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Police dispatch headed to County

By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer Just 20 ballots made the difference between whether dispatching services for the Town of Bridgton would be handled by the Cumberland County Regional Communications Center (CCRCC) in Windham rather than by the locally-run Bridgton Dispatch.

Letters in last week’s edition of The Bridgton News from two Bridgton selectmen and another from the entire board, written by Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz on their behalf, strongly urged townspeople to contract with Cumberland County, based primarily on the projected savings to the town over three years and beyond.

According to the selectmen, “The review of this proposal

indicates savings to our taxpayers in the first three years of this (CCRCC) service in an amount of $259,000 with expected annual savings after Year 3 to be about $125,000. The Bridgton Board of Selectmen fully endorsed this approach considering the economic times we all face and it will allow the Town to avoid costly capital equipment upgrades and replacements in future years above the projected annual savings.”

In the end, voters did opt to have dispatch services provided by the Cumberland County Regional Communications Center.

However, the final tally was decidedly close — with 342 in favor of contracting with the DISPATCH, Page 2A

By slight margin, pay hike approved

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Some Casco employees will soon see a slight jump in their paychecks.

Casco’s annual town meeting began with an amendment to the administration budget to include two-percent pay raises, which passed after two recounts.

Firefighter Tom Mulkern introduced the amendment; and the pay raises increased budgets for administration, bulky waste and the parks and recreation department. The total increase to the three departments was approximately $10,400, he said.

Mulkern said the community should take care of its town associates, who hadn’t had a pay raise in three years despite inflated fuel and food costs.

The extra income could help employees make ends meet, he said. The pay raise did not apply to the town manager’s income, since that is decided by the Casco Board of Selectmen.

The first time residents raised their voting cards, questions were raised about the close call.

The initial vote was 99-101, turning down the pay raise.

Residents demanded a recount. The second vote produced a tie: 100-100.

As moderator, Holly Hancock cited Maine State Law, saying she could cast her tie-breaking vote to give town employees a pay raise.

Another recount was requested. The final vote was 101-94.

According to the Casco Town Office, 214 people registered to

HARRISON — Matthew Frank and Richard St. John were elected to three-year terms on the Harrison Board of Selectmen Tuesday in unopposed elections for two open seats.

Frank received 131 votes, and St. John received 125 votes, with 151 residents, or just over 8% of registered voters, going to the polls. They will be sworn in Thursday to the seats formerly occupied by Eddie Rolfe and Bill Goodwin, both of whom decided not to run for another term.

Leroy Edwards won a threeyear seat on the Planning Board,

with 16 write-in votes, while incumbent Doug Wall won another five-year seat on the Appeals Board, with 22 votes.

Harrison residents passed the SAD 17 School Budget by a vote of 106-44, and agreed, by a vote of 90-59, to make just over $1 million in improvements to indoor air quality at the Otisfield Elementary School. The district would have to repay $388,500 of a $1 million state loan. Local voters also agreed, 106-42, to spend just over $100,000 for improvements to district elementary schools that would include Harrison Elementary School.

Members of the Bridgton Economic Development Corporation will travel by van soon to tour the Maine Advanced Technology Center at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.

The trip had been planned for June 7, but had to be rescheduled.

“It’s a super economic hot spot right now,” said Bridgton Economic and Community Development Director Alan Manoian. The Technology Center supports the workforce training needs of advanced manufacturing companies that use advanced

composites materials by providing training for workers in composites and advanced technologies.

The corporation members will meet with the center’s Director, Deborah Mattson, who will answer their questions and provide advice about ways the center can benefit Bridgton’s existing and future industries. The members will ride in a van provided by Bridgton Academy, and Manoian said the ride to the center and back will provide opportunity for members to brainstorm about industry attraction.

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TIME FOR THE BLUES — The Maine Blues Festival coordinator Jill Steinman hams it up with co-founders Kevin Kimball and Michael Bray. The trio is standing next to the

festival sign located near the Casco-Naples line on Route 302. The Blues Festival is this weekend at multiple venues in Naples.

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What: The Maine Blues Festival Where: Multiple venues in Naples, with shuttle buses offered When: Friday night, all day Saturday and Sunday Cost: $15 for bracelet on Saturday

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES – Maine-based blues musicians will drive miles, bring their voice boxes, lug their equipment, and walk their toetapping feet into Naples this week.

When those musicians start to play or gather for free-style jams, it draws quite an audience.

The Maine Blues Festival — which is estimated to attract about 4,000 participants — begins Friday night, peaks with activities on Saturday, and winds down on Sunday, according to Festival Coordinator Jill Steinman.

Folks will be hearing the blues and local entrepreneurs will be seeing the green, during this music festival, which has become a favorite for many Mainers in a quick six years.

(Read how the town expanded parking spaces in time for the Blues Festival above) Thousands of people will

Where to park this weekend

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES – Mainers and tourists visiting the Causeway this summer aren’t asking to have the red carpet rolled out for them.

They just want a place to park.

It will be the red carpet treatment for motorists: Residents and businessmen and even clergy have collaborated in an effort to expand places for people to park their vehicles beyond the state required minimum of 35 parking spaces on the immediate Causeway.

Naples resident and attorney Robert “Bob” Neault has drawn up an agreement with The Cornerstone Gospel Church, located on Route 114, to open up its parking lot to the public during the tourist season from now until early October.

The move comes just in time for this weekend’s Maine Blues Festival, which promises an attendance of more than 4,000 people.

It was important for the townspeople to make more parking into a reality before Fathers’ Day weekend when the crowds PARKING, Page 10A decend upon the Causeway at various times to select “blues venues” to listen to music and enjoy the views of water and mountains. Establishments that offer blues bands fare really well, getting a steady stream of business that is like an economic energy drink right before the full-tilt tourist season.

“It’s our busiest day of the year, and it’s a big boost to my business,” said Michael Bray, who owns Bray’s Brewpub &

Eatery. He is also involved in coordinating the blues festival, which falls on Fathers’ Day weekend.

“The blues festival stretches out the summer season for businesses,” he said.

“I’ve heard the same from other establishments,” Bray said, adding Tony’s Foodland sees a jump in sales, too.

Naples resident Elaine Merced said she’s been engrossed in the blues festival every year since

it began.

“It’s great. I go around with my friends to all the places where the blues are playing all day long. Then, we end up here,” she said, pointing at the docks outside the window of her new restaurant, which until May was known as The Tiki Bar & Grill.

“This is the best spot. I know a lot of boaters, and we hang out and listen to the music,” Merced said.

This year, as the co-owner of Merced’s on Brandy Pond, she will hear blues artists perform on the stage outside the restaurant she runs with her husband. She will greet and cater to friends and first-timers — who will be the ones hanging out at the blues festival and spending their money in Naples this weekend.

According to Steinman, the three-day festival anchors people in Naples, and the local economy reels in a financial boost.

Once participants arrive they can choose from several options of blues artists playing at the same time. Entertainment will be provided at 13 different spots so blues fans can pick a favorite, and business owners have an equal opportunity in increase foot traffic.

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Prospects dim for Pondicherry Square

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Hopes for a bright business future for Pondicherry Square are dimming. The deal for a brewery to go into the Big Kahuna building is dead, vacant storefronts abound, and the former Chapter 11 discount store is once again going out of business. Pegaleg Pete’s is closing, too, and the building that houses it is, like the Laughing Moon building and others, up for sale — with no buyers in sight.

Just what the heck is going on?

“Pondicherry Square is on the brink of collapse,” said Alan Manoian, Bridgton’s Director of Economic and Community Development, on Tuesday. “A lot of people are looking at Pondicherry Square and are asking, why? Why?”

As a first step toward answering that question, Manoian said he plans to call a meeting soon with the owners of all of the tightly-knit buildings near Pondicherry Square and “see if we can turn this around.”

Manoian said up to 10,000 cars drive through the square every day, and the square is near an attractive riverfront promenade. Yet the vacancy rate of commercial spaces at the square is as high as it was when he came to town two and a half years ago, and several of the buildings are in a state of deterioration.

“I see no other way than to bring (the property owners) together and see if they can function as a unified team” to revitalize the commercial potential of the square, said Manoian.

He said he’s gotten “a number of calls” from upset residents

since last weekend, when signage went up on the ground floor of the Big Kahuna announcing plans by building owner Tom McCarthy to begin operating a weekend flea market there soon, renting tables to all comers for $10 each.

The callers, said Manoian, were “expressing their hope that the building would have had a brighter future.”

Last November, professional brewer Robert Prindle

of Bridgton announced plans to open a micro-brewery and blues pub in McCarthy’s building, a three-story historic former Masonic Hall. Prindle received planning board approval for the plans, but the deal fell apart during negotiations between McCarthy and Prindle in the months that followed.

McCarthy declined comment Monday on what went wrong, and Prindle, who planned to SQUARE, Page 2A

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(Continued from Page A) open the Benchmark Pub at the site, could not be reached for comment. Manoian confirmed that both parties informed his office a few weeks ago that the project was dead. He said he has since been working with Prindle to find another suitable location for a microbrewery, either in or near the downtown.

Meanwhile, next door, George and Amy Maguire, owners of the Wales and Hamblen building, haven’t had much luck finding first floor commercial tenants to lease the spaces — despite a major facelift the Maguires gave to the historic building.

In a tightly interwoven downtown district, said Manoian, one vacancy tends to breed another, despite the fact that the Maguires “did everything right,” even going for a change of use to turn the commercial spaces and the upstairs rental units into condominiums.

“These are some very talented, capable people,” he said of the property owners. Next door to the Big Kahuna is the vacant Laughing Moon building, owned by Nancy Patterson of Plymouth, Mass. He said she’s had it on the market for years, but hasn’t invested in renovations. The result is, while there has been interest expressed, “What usually brings the discussion to a conclusion is the asking price” — considered to be too high, given the building’s condition, “And there seems to be little room for negotiation.” Manoian said the last he knew, Patterson was asking $200,000 for the building.

Across the street, at the former bakery building owned by the Macdonald family, “the roof has literally collapsed,” he said. “The buildings are all in such a state of advanced deterioration” that it’s hard to attract investors, he said.

Three members of the Dinan family have for several years tried to make a go of a discount operation at the former A&P Grocery Store, at the corner of Main and Lower Depot Street. Starting with Chapter 11, then Dinan’s Discount, and most recently as Off Price Stores, the Dinans decided last week to hold yet one more “Going Out of Business” sale. Manoian said he met Tuesday with the building’s owners, Stanley and Zak Sclar, to discuss possible future uses for the property.

The Sclars reportedly have the building on the market for over $400,000. Manoian said the Sclars are open to investigating two approaches; one would renovate the existing building, and the other would replace it. However, for either approach to work, a suitable investor must be found.

Pegaleg Pete’s owners, Rick and Peggy Marston, recently put up “Going out of Business” signs, citing a lack of sales since the economic downturn in 2008 and a high rate of theft from the store.

They have the circa 1900 building, which includes three apartments, listed with local realtor Carole Goodman for $165,000.

Manoian said the town stands ready to help the private building owners to succeed commercially with their properties. But, he added, “We can only do so much, because ultimately it’s private property.”

There is one surprise success story, however, at Pondicherry Square. Greg Smith has greatly increased his business, Stone Surface Granite & Marble since relocating to 1 Portland Road, which Manoian said proves that the visibility of the high-traffic corner can be a boon to business.

Manoian said there’s also a “morale booster” in the upcoming completion of work to be done at the walkway park, which connects the square to the town-owned parking lot. Evergreen Tree and Landscape has been awarded the contract, and are expected to have the landscaping work completed by the 4th of July weekend, he said.

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Dispatch vote; Hoyt, King elected (Continued from Page A) CCRCC, and 322 voting to stay with the current local dispatch services handled in-house.

“I certainly respect the voters’ decision, and we’ll work as hard as we can to make the system work to assure emergency responders get to the calls to which they need to go,” Bridgton Chief of Police Kevin Schofield said, soon after the results were known.

Bridgton Dispatch Supervisor Dan Managan had this response to the outcome of the June 14 ballot vote on dispatch services: “We appreciate the people who supported us, and we think they’re going to lose a major asset to the police department,” he said.

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Option 4: to “close the building and disassemble without replacement” received 92 votes.

Ordinance amendments pass All of the proposed amendments to different municipal ordinances were approved by voters, as presented June 14, including those to the Site Plan Review, Shoreland Zoning, Sign and Special Amusement Ordinances, as was the enactment of a new ordinance entitled, “Ordinance Controlling Nudity in Commercial or Business Activities Not Requiring a Special Amusement Permit.”

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Option 1: which was “to complete the basic structural maintenance, building repairs and roof renovations for similar facility uses” for an estimated cost of $400,000, received the most votes — 339.

Option 2: “to complete Option 1 and renovate the exterior siding and roof to meet historical renovation standards which have increased ongoing maintenance based upon the materials used” and meaning “uses in the building could be more restricted” at an estimated cost of $750,000 received 137 votes.

Option 3: “to disassemble the building and replace it with a modern building for similar

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Selectmen agreed Tuesday to get serious about upgrading and expanding the town’s sewer system to support economic development.

The board voted to appoint Bear Zaidman, a licensed wastewater operator, to the Sewer Committee, who, along with members Mark Hatch and Ray Turner, would work with the Office of Economic and Community Development toward creating a comprehensive sewer plan that would include expansion of the existing line from the downtown along Portland Road all the way to Sandy Creek.

“It’s not going to be cheap to do, but there are grants for this type of thing,” said Mike Tarantino, in a telephone interview before the meeting. Tarantino is chairman of the town’s Community Development Committee, which recommended to the board to have a plan developed by February of next year. The plan will also include recommendations to use a combination of TIFs, grants, public and private loan programs and tax incentives to fund expansion of the line to also include Route 302 East and West, lower Main Street, Harrison Road and South High Street.

Selectmen also agreed in concept with other recommendations by the Community Development Committee, as follows: • Commerce Park — The board agreed to ask the Bridgton Economic Development Corporation to develop a plan for a Commerce Park in town. They were less enthusiastic about the CDC’s suggestion that the corporation work on future locations for town services such as police, public works or fire departments,

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Barry N. Gilman ran unopposed for a three-year term on the Bridgton Water District, receiving 566 votes. Brian J. Thomas had 530 ballots cast for him for a three-year seat on the Bridgton Planning Board.

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Casco Public Library receives full funding (Continued from Page A) vote at the town meeting, which was held at the Casco Fire Station on Wednesday, June 8.

During the pay-raise vote, some residents voiced concerns about the timing given the present financial climate.

“There’s not much in our pockets. Our Social Security isn’t going up,” Pat Troy said, adding she was straddling the fence on the amendment.

“No raises for town employees until Social Security gives raises,” Peg Dilley said.

Jenn Murray questioned whether the two-percent raise would be across the board for all employees, or would it be tied to six-month reviews. She asked if the proposed budget already included cost-of-living raises.

Town Manager Dave Morton said the salaries were flat from the current budget.

“We didn’t spend everything that was appropriated last year.

We budgeted based on staffing needs, but we don’t always staff to the full amount of budget,” Morton said.

Other than Mulkern’s comments when he proposed the amendment, nobody went to the microphone to express support of the pay raises that ultimately passed.

Library & Communications Community members decided to give the Casco Public Library its requested funding, and reduced the amount allotted to taping and televising municipal meetings.

The library, which expanded in 2002, submitted a budget that almost doubled last year’s amount. The library asked for $64,825 in an effort to stop dipping into its endowment fund to pay bills.

Troy tried to amend the amount to $41,000, which was a few thousand dollars more than the current fiscal year.

“I am really not a Grinch. I love the library. I volunteered there for 25 years. I have a tight connection with the library, but I am concerned about the amount.

They asked for more. Good people, this is not a good time to give all the money to the library,” Troy said.

Resident Donna Norton recommended residents not lower the amount.

“If you ever go into the library on weekdays, you’ll see several home-school groups that are accessing a lot out of our libraries. My heart says that with this economy, people are giving less (during library fundraisers). I am encouraging everyone to vote down the amendment,” Norton said.

The amendment to lower the library’s budget request failed.

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Many others described how invaluable the library was to their lives, to the community.

Staff argued that the monetary amount would support some operational costs, and save the endowment fund, which is designed so only interest is accessed.

The majority of residents didn’t have qualms with the town easing the library’s financial burden, and voted the $64,825 into the 2011-12 budget.

Many in the community had pushed to have municipal meetings taped and televised on community cable television, and replayed on the town website.

However, most agreed it was best for the town to take baby steps in expanding its media coverage or purchasing equipment for a recording studio. Rather than support the communication endeavor at $27,000, residents opted to allot $15,000 on Article 24.

Troy introduced the amendment to decrease the amount of money used to record and rebroadcast meetings. Earlier, she expressed a need to cut the budget somewhere to offset the pay raises.

Resident Jeannine Oren disagreed with the amount being altered.

“I am speaking on behalf of passing the article with the original $27,000. If you use the full amount, you open the town up for grants to fund your own cameras. You won’t have to wait in line behind another town to use their equipment,” Oren said. She added the money comes from revenue reimbursed by the cable television company the town subscribes to.

Troy championed using less of the money.

“It’s been marvelous. I feel we are taking baby steps in the program. I would like us to start with less,” she said. “We can always raise it next year.”

Other votes

Community members backed the use of $75,000 toward Loon Echo Land Trust’s joint-purchase of Hacker’s Hill so the parcel could be preserved for the public.

Voters passed Article 26, which would allow the state to release funding to the town; and the funds would be distributed for groundwater-protection projects.

The money is a settlement for the Tenney Hill hazardous waste site.

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HIGH LIONS’ HONOR — Sebago Lions enjoyed a delicious meal at Naples Golf Course Dining Hall at their annual banquet on Sunday, June 12. Several awards were presented by outgoing president John Descoteaux. International Director and Sebago Lion Ron Johnson presented the Lions’ Highest Honor — the Melvin Jones Award — to Ted Davis (top photo) and John Descoteaux (photo on right).

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Selectmen get serious about sewers (Continued from Page A) however. The board agreed that the corporation, being a private entity, would be the appropriate body to take the lead on attracting future businesses to locate in such a park. Selectmen stressed the need to support existing businesses in town in development of the park.

Tarantino said the CDC would like to attract light industry, perhaps in the medical supply field, and expects that it would be most realistic to focus on companies with under 25 employees. The idea for the commerce park arose out of meetings of an informal

group of residents calling themselves Citizens For Responsible Growth. Adam Grant, a member of that group, had suggested that Hancock Lumber had available land for a commerce park on Route 302 near the Naples line.

• Budget Committee — The CDC had recommended that the Budget Committee be made a permanent standing committee, with the expanded role of making recommendations about means of financing future and expanding infrastructure and other development needs in town, in addition to their current budget review function.

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Hot as asphalt: Casco to continue easement plowing

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Like blacktop in the direct July sun, roads are a hot topic.

People put money and hard labor into maintaining the road they live along, and those who get the town’s plowing service would like to continue to do so.

Plus, most residents feel they pay more than enough taxes, and deserve to have their roads plowed on the town’s dime.

By law, residents must vote annually that the town will provide wintertime maintenance services on public easements — which are private roads that adhere to a set of standards.

This vote is required because the Maine State Law deemed public dollars cannot be spent on private roads.

During Casco Town Meeting on June 8, when moderator

Holly Hancock said, “The ‘yeahs’ have it,” the response was all-out applause.

Although the vote was overwhelmingly in favor of continuing to plow the 17 miles of public easements in Casco, the comments on the issue were more than a mile long.

“These people who live on private roads, that is the only thing they are getting for their tax dollars,” Phil Shane said.

“There is a subcontractor in town who spent a lot of money and would lose money” if public-easement plowing stopped, he said, adding, “I would feel bad. I remember when we used to plow driveways, too.”

“It’s small peanuts,” Shane said as he spoke in support of town funds being applied toward keeping those private roads plowed during the winter — especially since it’s a

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• Town Promotional Material — The board agreed in concept that the town needs to become more aggressive in marketing itself as an attractive place to work, live and do business, and Selectman Doug Taft suggested that the town’s website could be redesigned with that purpose in mind. The CDC had recommended that a subcommittee be established of Tarantino, Jim Mains of the Greater Bridgton Lake Region Chamber of Commerce, Chuck Renneker and George Harden to develop promotional material and a plan by next January. Taft cited the community of Bethel as a good example of a chamber-town partnership in which the chamber takes the lead on promoting Bethel’s attractions.

“All we’re trying to do is to get everyone to start thinking about these things,” said Tarantino, in explaining the CDC’s list of recommendations to the board.

In other action, the board accepted, without much comment, a draft Memorandum of Understanding governing the use of the Director of Economic and Community Development’s time in working with the Bridgton Economic Development Corporation.

Under the MOU, the director, Alan Manoian, will provide an average of 12 hours per week of administrative support to the corporation’s various business attraction projects, and will help the corporation identify and apply for grants. If named in any legal claim against the corporation, the corporation will pay for Manoian’s defense expenses.

Corporation President Lee Eastman said it was understood even before the corporation was formed that a formal agreement would be necessary to formalize the relationship with the town. He said a similar agreement is in place with the Bridgton Community Center.

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Some residents said the service is already paid for, by the taxes of homeowners living on those roads.

“Tax revenue from residents of plowed roads is 45 percent of tax. The tax burden is almost twice those,” said John Curtis, of South Casco, who quoted dollar amounts from numbers he had crunched.

“We should continue to plow private roads because there is a heap of tax money coming from those people,” Curtis said.

Resident Jenn Murray said she would like to know the dollar amount that is spent on

wintertime maintenance of the town’s public easements.

“The (Casco) Finance Committee didn’t come up with that number, and (Town Manager) David Morton was going to come up with a hard number,” she said.

“We really need to take a hard look at who is benefiting from those private roads being plowed,” Murray said.

Alice Rose, who lives on Maple Street which is a private road and not a public easement, said, “We do spend a lot of our own money, our own time. Those roads were built in the 1970s when developers built homes, and the town was anxious to see tax money.”

“I am not saying the town should continue forever through infinity,” she said.

“I would ask the town to work with people who live on these roads to fairly distribute the cost of maintenance and plowing,” she said.

“As a community member, I should support these services whether I use them or not,” Rose said including the school and library with plowing of public easements.

Resident Jeannine Oren asked about the protocol for road associations to have their roads classified as a public easements so the town could assume the burden.

“What is the policy to get

our roads on the list?” Oren asked.

“If the road association wishes to require the services, they would have to petition the board of selectmen,” Morton said.

In other business, Morton told voting residents the wintertime maintenance for Route 302 increased by $394,460.

That brought Casco’s roads budget to $707,060.

Residents approved $160,000 for road maintenance and reconstruction. In a separate article, another $75,000 was dedicated to road improvements. That money is listed under capital improvements.

By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer NAPLES — Just under 65 people attended the annual town meeting here last week, where a proposed amendment to the Site Plan Review Ordinance regarding criteria and standards for aquifer protection was defeated.

Penn Worcester was once again elected moderator.

Selectman Rick Paraschak announced, at the beginning of the June 8 annual town meeting, that both Selectmen Robert Caron Sr. and Thomas Mayberry were unable to attend, due to medical issues.

Town Manager Derik Goodine spoke positively of the relationship between him and the Naples Budget Committee, saying, “The Budget Committee and I had a very cordial (budget) process this year. It was actually fun, sometimes.”

Several of the 67 warrant articles were approved without any discussion, whatsoever, including those to raise and appropriate: $598,900 for Administration; $98,745 for the Recreation Department (with $64,000 of this budget offset by revenue); $71,000 for the Naples Public Library; $202,325 for the Naples Fire Department; $404,105 for the Rescue Department; and $287,700 for Sanitation.

Article 14, which asked voters to raise and appropriate $504,000 for the Capital and Other Reserves Fund Account, was also passed without any discussion. This included $300,000 for Highways and Bridges (paving and construction reserve); $90,000 for Kent’s Landing; $52,000 for a fire pumper and $14,000 for the Ambulance Reserve account; and $10,000 for the Historical Society Building.

Articles 15 through 37 were voted on and approved as a block. These included monies for various community activities such as $4,000 for Naples Baseball/Softball; $5,000 for Naples Main Street; $7,500 for the Lakes Environmental Protection Association Milfoil Protection Program; $2,000 for Save Sebago Cove; $5,000 for PROP (the People’s Regional Opportunity Program); and $3,000 for the Senior Citizen Congregate Meal Site.

Business articles Articles 52 through 64 — listed as “Business Articles” — were also passed as a block, including the due dates for property taxes with the first installment due Oct. 20, 2011 and the second installment due on April 20, 2012, and an interest rate of 7%, the maximum allowed by the state treasurer, to be applied to delinquent taxes, or those paid after the above due dates.

Ordinance articles Article 47 would have prohibited those uses “that generate, store or use hazardous, solid or leachable waste, excluding septic systems” within 1,000 feet of the boundary of an aquifer protection zone.

Several who spoke against the proposed amendment regarding aquifer protection said they were in favor of the intent of the article but were recommending a “no” vote because, in their opinion, it is to too vague and needs more work before it is once again brought before voters.

Jason Pond addressed the town meeting, asking, “Why do we have to make more ordinances in this town? I think this is total nonsense, and we should vote this down.”

Planning Board Chairman Larry Anton said, “This (proposed amendment regarding aquifer protection from hazardous materials) applies to a very small number of properties that are over an aquifer — some are in the Village District, some are on Route 11, and one or two are on Route 302 toward the Casco (town) line…Once you contaminate an aquifer, it’s very difficult to clean it up. We are talking about our future water supply.

We have to protect the aquifer.

I know some object…But, I think we should pass this article…We’re looking to prevent gross contamination.”

Resident Ed Cash said he was concerned that there seemed to be no distinction between commercial and residential properties in the proposed amendment to the Site Plan Review Ordinance pertaining to aquifer protection standards.

“This does not cover residential properties — only commercial ones,” Anton

replied. “The Ordinance Review Committee specifically exempted residential properties.”

‘Business unfriendly’?

Selectman Paraschak stated, “I was concerned also about the commercial-residential distinction.”

Paraschak went on to say that, while he “feels strongly we should protect our aquifer, I disagree with Larry — I find it very, very restrictive.” He suggested the town meeting body defeat the proposed ordinance amendment and wait until the Ordinance Review Committee comes back with a different one in the future.

“The way this is written, this would deter anyone who would want to build a motel with a 1,000-gallon propane tank outside,” said Paraschak.

Town Manager Goodine said he was “a little concerned” with the wording of the amendment, saying, “I don’t think this gives flexibility.”

Additionally, Goodine said the amendment, as worded, would likely prevent someone like Robert Fogg of Q-Team from performing the debarking of trees at his business on Route 11.

“So, while I think this ordi-

nance has great intent,” said Goodine, “it could be considered too strict and business unfriendly.”

“I think we all want to prevent hazardous materials over an aquifer,” said Fogg, “but I don’t think this is the right ordinance to do it.”

Article 47 was then soundly defeated, by a show of hands.

Chambers to have new Info Center in Naples During a discussion on what to do about the Naples Historical Society Museum/ Info Center, Barbara Clark, a Naples resident and executive director of the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, said her Chamber is joining forces with the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce to share an information center in Naples.

“We have made a decision to find another location for the Information Center,” and not use the town-owned building they have been located in for several years, Clark said.

“This is the tourism Mecca of the Lakes Region,” stated Clark.

“I just think it’s important we make this announcement tonight and try to alleviate any expense to the taxpayers of Naples.”

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Powers named chairman

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES – Christine Powers was traveling back to her home town after attending her daughter’s college graduation, when fellow members of the Naples Board of Selectmen voted her in as the new chairman.

According to former Chairman Dana Watson, Powers had agreed to serve in the position prior to the vote that took place during her absence.

But, during Monday’s meeting, Watson joked, “It’s time to elect a new chairman, and seeing as Christine isn’t here let’s vote her in.”

The vote was 3-0, with Watson and selectmen Rick Paraschak and Tom Mayberry present.

Watson was elected as vicechairman. Both will serve in THESE HIGHLAND RIDGE PRESCHOOL STUDENTS — participated in the preschool’s end of those roles for a year.

In preparation for this weekthe year celebration held at Camp Winona on Moose Pond June 3. From left, are: Adam Quincy, end’s Maine Blues Festival, the Madyson Gibbons and Trevor Chute. (Ackley Photo) board unanimously approved variances to the special amusement permits at several locations. A few years ago, the town adopted a policy that Bridgton Hospital is proud to catheter placed while being cared Larry Hopperstead, M.D., prohibits outdoor music from announce that due to its efforts for in the hospital, and over 50% most recently chief medito improve quality and patient of them are unnecessary. cal officer at Central Maine care standards, the facility has According to Jill Rollins RN, Medical Center, offered his not had a hospital-acquired director of Acute Care Services, note of congratulations to the How expensive is it to raise a Catheter Associated Urinary “This is something every- staff, “Congratulations to each child these days?

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Selectmen exempted Merced’s at Brandy Pond and Bray’s Brew Pub & Eatery – since blues music will be performed al fresco until the bewitching hour at both establishments.

An exemption was granted to The Songo River Queen ll, which will be docked with a band playing on board from 9 p.m. until midnight. The Queen will ferry passengers to the Songo Lock and back to its mooring as it offers three “Blues Cruises” during the day on Saturday. The band will be staged on the top deck of the paddleboat replica.

In addition, Tail of the Lake Lobster Pound will provide live entertainment outdoors until 10 p.m. So, selectmen gave that Causeway business a one-hour extension.

In other business: • Following the public hearing before the regular meeting, the selectmen unanimously approved the liquor license for Naples Pizza and Dugout. Town Manager Derik Goodine said the license is for the sale of beer only. “It’s a

low-key place,” he said, adding there have been zero complaints from state police. Selectman Rick Paraschak said local firefighters turn to the Dugout for many a pizza.

• The board approved the engineer’s designs for the proposed boat ramp at the Naples Town Beach. The design company Gorham-Palmer did the work for the town. The state required the town to provide professional blueprints for it boat ramp.

• Selectmen gave Causeway Renovation Committee member Bob Neault the go-ahead to arrange for a fund-raising consultant to speak to the committee, fundraising volunteers and the board of selectmen. The consultant would charge a flat rate, rather than a fee based on percentage of dollars brought in during fundraising, Neault said. One of the roles of a consultant would be to develop the town’s case for raising the money, and to put together leads of potential financial supporters. “With the right person in place, we could get enough money,” he said.

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Items on the Bridgton Police Department blotter

These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Tuesday, June 7: 11:59 a.m.

A subject reported their car struck a pothole on North High Street between Main Hill and the Fryeburg town line and there was reportable damage, as a shock broke.

12:05 p.m. A caller from Stonehedge Road reported a dog barking for three and a half hours.

The Animal Control Officer was notified.

4:30 p.m. A domestic disturbance on Harrison Road was investigated.

6:31 p.m. No injuries were reported, when a 2006 GMC Envoy operated by Michele L. Kibbee, of Bridgton, struck a tree at the intersection of North High Street (Route 302) and Ciliberto Way. 7:47 p.m. A resident of North High Street reported they were working in their front yard when a vehicle went by several times and hollered at them.

Wednesday, June 8: 6:12

a.m. A red fox was reportedly walking in the middle of the road on Highland Road.

9:07 a.m. A caller from Muirfield Drive reported a neighbor’s dog barked for over two hours the previous night. The Animal Control Officer was notified.

11:46 p.m. A subject reported their vehicle’s windshield was broken when someone threw a rock at it on Portland Road (Route 302) before the Naples town line.

Thursday, June 9: 3:57 p.m.

No injuries were reported, when a 1995 Subaru Impreza operated by Timberlee J. Stanley, of Bridgton, collided with a 2003 Chrysler Town & Country van operated by Betty Louise Horton, of Bridgton at the intersection of Route 37 and Harrison Road (Route 117).

5:32 p.m. A 2007 Toyota Hybrid operated by Nancy Barry, of Sebago, struck a deer on South Bridgton Road. The deer ran off into the woods.

5:52 p.m. A fire was reported near a gas stove at a residence on

Upper Ridge Road. The fire was extinguished, and all fire personnel and apparatus returned to quarters at 7:10 p.m.

8:53 p.m. A resident of Cedar Drive inquired if anyone had found an “8-foot by 8-foot barnyard red float with blue barrels that was tied to a tree and has possibly floated off.”

Friday, June 10: 10:06 p.m.

A report was received of a dog barking on Bell’s Point for about two hours. The Animal Control Officer was notified.

11:25 p.m. A warning for disorderly conduct was issued, following a complaint of loud subjects on Thompson Road.

11:42 p.m. A resident of Mitchell Lane reported fireworks going off for the past hour. The responding police officers took all of the remaining fireworks away from the subjects who had them.

Saturday, June 11: 6:58 a.m.

A report was received of a male subject throwing rocks at the gate and sign at the town garage on Willett Road. The responding

WHY YOU SHOULD STILL

VOTE NO

On May 28th, voters rejected SAD 61’s budget of $26,121,000. On two subsequent meetings, the School Board cut $172,000 from the budget.

Additional budget cuts of $732,519 are still required to have a ZERO INCREASE for the 2011–2012 school year.

WHY A ZERO INCREASE IS CRITICAL — SAD 61 has not controlled its costs for years. Living beyond your means was easy when state subsidies were high, and new waterfront properties were added and property values rose every year. Those days are over! Many households have had to cut their spending habits to adjust to the “new normal” following the Great Recession. SAD 61 is no exception… SAD 61 must cut costs as well and do it now!

A VERY SIMPLE COMPARISON MAKES THE POINT — Compare the planned budget for SAD 61 with RSU 23 Old Orchard/Saco/Dayton. That’s the district your superintendent Patrick Phillips will be running starting July 1st.

Total Budget 2011-2012 Total Cost Per Student Less State School Subsidy Cost To Taxpayers Per Student

$25,949,000* 13,738 438 $13,300

in the ditch at the intersection of Wildwood and Swamp Roads.

The operator, Daniel T. Sciacca, of East Orland, was issued a summons for failure to give notice of a motor vehicle accident by quickest means.

Monday, June 13: 1:42 p.m.

A Main Street resident reported that both license plates were stolen from their vehicle sometime since noon the day before.

2:16 p.m. A caller requested the Animal Control Officer for a raccoon and skunk problem “that occurs each night” at an apartment building and garage on Fowler Street. The caller was advised that an Animal Damage

Old Orchard/ Saco/Dayton $43,600,000 10,666 2,906 $7,760

The difference in cost before any State of Maine subsidy is $3,072, which is 28.8% more per student. The statewide average cost per student is in the $10,500 to $11,500 range. As you can see, the final cost difference, after the state subsidy is $5,540 or SAD 61 taxpayers spend 71.4% more per student.

SAD 61 stands alone as a high costs district. (*Latest revision.)

SAD 61’s SITUATION IS UNSUSTAINABLE — The double-whammy of high operating costs and low state subsidies needs to be fixed. Your School Board must cut costs and produce a ZERO INCREASE budget now.

Maine’s Flawed and Unfair School Subsidy System Some Maine towns and cities are “GAMING THE SYSTEM” to insure they receive an UNFAIR SHARE of the state of Maine school subsidies. Check the state subsidy PER PUPIL in some towns/districts.

Proposed State Subsidies for the 2011-2012 School Year District & # Subsidy District & # Subsidy Lakes Region 61 $438 Augusta $5,859 Norway/SParis/Harris 17 4,768 Waterville 6,370 Gray/N. Gloucester 15 4,229 Rumford 5,795 Windham/Raymond 4,089 Skowhegan/Canaan 54 6,116 Gorham 6,545 Belgrade/China 18 4,419 Buxton/Standish 6 5,088 Berwick 60 5,811 Saco/OOrchard/Dayton 23 2,906 Scarborough 1,421 Lewiston 7,176 Bangor 4,552 Auburn 5,019 Portland 1,914 Westbrook 5,513 Cape Elizabeth 1,348 Cumberland 51 5,065 Falmouth 2,155 Fryeburg/Lovell 72 2,580 Freeport/Pownal/Dur 5 2,611 Brunswick 4,645 Sanford 5,971 Topsham 75 5,453 Kennebunk/Kport 1,540 IF YOU THINK SUBSIDIES ARE UNFAIR… then VOTE NO on June 28th.

NEXT… voters of Bridgton, Casco, Naples and Sebago must insist that all four Town Managers, Boards of Selectmen, and School Board Members UNITE and WORK AS ONE to negotiate a fair and higher school subsidy for SAD 61. Option — Initiate a class action lawsuit against the State of Maine and challenge Maine’s unfair method of allocating school subsidy funds.

NO ACTION… means all four Lake Region towns are prepared and willing to accept minimal state school subsidies from now on. The state has now tagged all four towns as “rich towns” probably too rich and too uncaring to fight back. TAKE ACTION NOW, OR PAY HIGHER UNFAIR TAXES NOW AND FOR YEARS TO COME!

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5:33 p.m. A TD Bank employee advised there was a black cat with some white on its chest inside the bank.

8:22 p.m. A caller reported that a neighbor’s dog on Bell’s Point Road barks continuously.

The Animal Control Officer was notified.

11:30 p.m. A young male riding a bicycle toward Naples on Portland Road (Route 302) with no lights on was warned about not having lights on his bike.

Tickets: During this reporting period, police issued zero summonses and 20 warnings.

On the Fryeburg Police log FRYEBURG — The following is a partial listing of incidents handled by the Fryeburg Police Department from June 6 through 12, 2011: Monday, June 6: 3:38 p.m.

A police officer responded to a burglar alarm at a business on Bridgton Road (Route 302) in East Fryeburg.

6 p.m. A non-specified complaint on Pond Street was responded to and a report taken.

Wednesday, June 8: 1:23 a.m. A police officer responded

to a burglar alarm on Lovewell’s Pond Road.

9:22 p.m. Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance on Portland Street, and a report was taken.

Thursday, June 9: 11:15 a.m.

A police officer responded to a report of fraud on Smith Street, and a report was taken.

11:40 p.m. A report of suspicious activity on Portland Street was taken care of by the responding police officer.

Friday, June 10: 12:03 a.m.

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police officer had negative contact with the subject.

8:34 a.m. A caller who had closed up their residence on Kansas Road last fall reported that someone had entered the house and taken all of the copper piping. The responding police officer made a report of burglary, theft and criminal mischief.

10:45 a.m. No injuries were reported when a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche operated by Peter Stryjewski, of Brockton, Mass, collided with a 2009 Pontiac Vibe operated by Theresa M. Weber, of North Yarmouth.

11:32 p.m. A 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee was reported

(Continued from Page A) The report notes geographic variations in the cost of raising a child, with expenses the highest for families living in the urban Northeast, followed by the urban West and urban Midwest.

Families living in the urban South and rural areas have the lowest child-rearing expenses.

This is the 50th year USDA has issued its annual report on the cost of raising a child. In 1960, the first year the report was issued, a middle-income family could have expected to spend $25,230 ($185,856 in 2010 dollars) to raise a child through age seventeen.

Housing was the largest expense for a child both then and now.

Health care expenses for a child doubled as a percentage of total child-rearing costs. In addition, some current-day costs, such as childcare, were negligible in 1960.

The report also highlights that expenses per child decrease as a family has more children. Families with three or more children spend 22 percent less per child than families with two children.

As families have more children, the children can share bedrooms, clothing and toys can be handed down to younger children, food can be purchased in larger and more economical quantities, and private schools or child care centers may offer sibling discounts.

A theft on Fairview Drive was investigated.

7:30 p.m. A police officer responded to a motor vehicle accident on Haleytown Road near the intersection of Main Street, and a report was taken.

Saturday, June 11: 4:55 a.m.

A police officer responded to a burglar alarm at a store on Bridgton Road (Route 302).

9:30 a.m. A burglary on Hemlock Bridge Road was investigated.

5:40 p.m. Fryeburg Police assisted Fryeburg Rescue personnel on Main Street.

Sunday, June 12: 9:55 p.m.

A report of unwanted subjects on Bull Moose Run resulted in the arrest of Daniel P. Merrill, 39, of Fryeburg on a charge of eluding a law enforcement officer.

10:30 p.m. A police officer responded to an assault at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds, and a report was taken

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New MOMS principal named; personnel happenings

Gas price watch Average retail gasoline prices in Maine have fallen 4.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.73 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 5.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.71 per gallon, according to gasoline price website MaineGasPrices.com Including the change in gas prices in Maine during the past week, prices yesterday were 98.9 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 25.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago.

The national average has decreased 23.3 cents per gallon during the last month and stands $1.01 per gallon higher than this day one year ago.

Indicted in June

PORTLAND — The following individuals were indicted June 9, 2011 by a Cumberland County Superior Court grand jury for crimes allegedly committed in the Lake Region: Daniel Dingfelder, 31, of Raymond, one count each Class B trafficking in Schedule W drugs and Class D trafficking in Schedule Z drugs on Jan. 1, 2011 in Bridgton.

Cristopher Hunt, 30, of Casco, also known as Christopher W. Hunt, one count each Class C assault on a minor and Class D domestic violence assault on Jan. 27, 2011 in Bridgton.

Karl Kroc, 40, of Naples, three counts of Class C burglary and one count of Class C theft on Dec. 10, 2010.

Ashley Levesque, 27, of Bridgton, two counts of Class B trafficking in Schedule W drugs in February and March, 2011 in Bridgton.

Travis Lowberg, 20, of Casco, two counts of Class C criminal threatening with a weapon on March 31, 2011.

Toni Orlandella, 34, of Winthrop, Mass., four counts of Class B trafficking in Schedule W drugs in January and February, 2011 in Bridgton.

Note: Class A, B and C crimes are felony crimes, while Class D and E crimes are misdemeanors.

She will take over the principal’s post at Snow School left vacant by the upcoming retirement of Jeannette Almy, who has been employed by SAD 72 for 33 years.

Kirkpatrick holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Boston University, a Master of Arts in Education from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Arts degree in Educational Administration from San Francisco State University.

The new SAD 72 administrator comes to Maine from Santa Rosa, California, where she has served as assistant principal at the Roseland Elementary School District since 2003, as well as its Summer School principal.

Previously, Kirkpatrick was the Science Department chair for the San Mateo/Foster City School District in San Mateo, Calif., where she was also a grade 6 Earth Science teacher at Abbott Middle School, and a grade 1-2 and grade 1 teacher at Laurel Elementary School.

Kirkpatrick has completed 10 professional development opportunities and is a member of various associations and activities.

She is a triathlete, girls’ bas-

ketball coach, a primary soccer coach, a swimming instructor and a school volunteer.

New teacher The SAD 72 Board of Directors also approved the hiring of Pamela Watson as a kindergarten teacher at the Brownfield-Denmark School at their meeting on June 8, as Jan Gourley has announced her retirement.

Watson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in Social Science from the University of Maine at Farmington and earned a Master of Science degree in Education from the University of New England. She previously taught second grade for 11 years at the Baldwin Consolidated Elementary School in SAD 55, and was a grade 3 and grade 4 teacher, Ed Tech and substitute teacher at Quimby Elementary School in SAD 13.

Watson is a member of various associations and school committees and is an elementary girls’ basketball coach.

Resignations Sue Thurston has resigned as Athletic Director at Molly

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Danielle Gagnon tendered her resignation as a grade 1 teacher at the BrownfieldDenmark School.

Contracted teachers approved The nominations of first and second-year contracted teachers

4 teachers honored FRYEBURG — Four teachers here have been honored by their peers in School Administrative District 72 for their outstanding commitment to their students, education and their schools.

Those chosen by their peers to receive the Horace Mann Crystal Owl Award for their “commitment to students, outstanding performance in education and commitment to excellence in teaching” are: • Lanie Buskin — Brownfield-Denmark School; • Patty Pitman — C.A. Snow School; • Mary Welch — Molly Ockett Middle School; and • Valerie Wilfong — New Suncook School.

There was one recipient from each school, and they each received a glass owl with their name engraved on it.

Klinepeter re-elected

By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer FRYEBURG — Incumbent Thomas Klinepeter won re-election to the Fryeburg Board of Selectmen at the polls Tuesday by an almost 3 to 1 margin, defeating challenger Lawrence Perry 292 votes to 105.

“I’m happy about it,” Klinepeter said Wednesday morning, “and I thank everyone for their support. We’ve got a good team right now, and we’ll continue working to do the best we can for the town.”

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By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer A 21-year-old man from Bridgton was arrested here last week and charged with unlawful sexual contact.

Anthony William Gardner was arrested by Bridgton Police Department Investigator Brad Gaumont on June 7, 2011. Gardner made an initial court appearance in District Court in Portland on that charge on June 8, 2011 and remained incarcerated at the Cumberland County Jail as of June 13 where he is being held on $1,000 cash bail, according to an intake officer at the jail.

Gardner was arrested late last year, on Dec. 1, 2010 in Bridgton, and charged with sexual abuse of a minor. He pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to have a jury trial on that charge in Portland on July 11, 2011.

It is the policy of The Bridgton News not to name those individuals charged with sex crimes until they have made an initial court appearance or have been indicted by a Superior Court grand jury.

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Rufus Porter Museum schedules busy July

NEW DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL ENGINEERING, Marine Products at Howell Labs in Bridgton is David T. Roberts.

Roberts joins Howell Labs

Howell Laboratories, Inc. announced this week the appointment of David T. Roberts as director of Commercial Engineering, Marine Products.

Roberts joins Howell from Bath Iron Works where he was responsible for hull outfit systems for the Zumwalt destroy-

ers. He had previously been a Senior Project Engineer for Fiber Materials, Inc. and Lanco Assembly Systems. He has over 25 years of experience in manufacturing, design and automation.

Roberts is a graduate of the University of Maine with a B.S.

in Mechanical Engineering.

He is a registered Professional Engineer in Maine and formerly so in Washington State.

Howell Laboratories, an employee-owned company, is a leading supplier of specialized marine fluid processing machinery to the United States Navy and to Bath Iron Works and the other Navy building yards. Its Shively Labs division is North America’s largest supplier of FM broadcast antennas, filters and combiners.

A historic house tour, a weathervane exhibit, and five days of hands-on art classes are all on offer during July at the local Rufus Porter Museum.

The house tour, slated for Saturday, July 9, features seven local properties of great interest, ranging from a local farmhouse built in the 1830s, to a Queen Anne-style meeting hall built in 1892.

The most unusual property on the tour is a water-powered coffin factory. Built by Bridgton’s first undertaker in 1856, the shop is the only survivor among two-dozen factories along Stevens Brook running from Highland Lake to Long Lake. The shop’s ground floor features many old saws and implements used in cabinet making.

Folk Art on High is the museum’s summer exhibit of 19th century weathervanes from two private collections.

Thirty-six exciting weathervanes are on display.

A three-day course, one of six during the Cultural Heritage Series scheduled for late July, provides students with an eco-friendly wall to paint in the Rufus Porter style.

Two newly published books further enhance the museum goers’ experience this summer.

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The Rufus Porter Museum is busy collecting and displaying Porter’s innovative wall murals he created as an itinerant artist in the 1830s.

Nephew Jonathan Poor’s murals are also featured in the collections.

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Sponsors sought for massage service

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Denise Morin’s nonprofit organization, Connected Touch, is seeking support for “In Honor of You,” a two-mile walk fundraiser to be held on Saturday, June 25, at 9 a.m., starting from Highland Lake Beach.

In its fourth year, “In Honor of You” is one of the major fundraisers she does, and is critical in supporting her ability to offer a rare service, free massages to cancer patients in the comfort of their own homes.

Sponsor sheets are available at The Printery on Route 302 in Bridgton. In prior years, around 50 to 75 people have taken part, and Morin is hoping to meet or exceed that level of support in 2011.

Morin said the 1,000 or more cancer patients she’s had the privilege of working with in Androscoggin, Cumberland and Oxford Counties over the last decade have benefited greatly from her work. Her type of gentle massage works on an energetic level, to relieve pain from chemotherapy and radiation, and provide comfort at a time when cancer patients are confronting their own mortality.

“What we share is a very intimate time together, in a safe space. They talk to me about dying, and they feel less alone,” she said. “Our connection is so deep. They are my angels, and I represent their experiences.”

All too often, as much as they’d like to, said Morin, friends and family cannot provide the

very thing cancer patients need most — the comfort of a loving touch. Instead, all too often a cancer patient’s last days are spent suffering, surrounded by pain, needles and the turmoil of a family in emotional crisis.

“People don’t know what to do or say, so they don’t do anything at all,” she said. “I think this is my purpose and calling in life. I come in, and for some reason they totally open up to me. I put warm lotion on their skin and as I’m massaging them, they share with me what they’re feeling.”

Massage offers a way for the cancer patient to “reestablish themselves in their body” after being knocked for a loop by the invading cells.

Afterward, or sometimes in the midst of a massage, the patient is able to settle back and drift off to sleep. “They take what they need in each lesson. And sometimes it’s a deep, deep sleep that they’ve needed for a month.”

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The individual needs of each patient determine how often Morin provides the massages, or for how long. If they go into remission, she said, “My work is done.”

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CIRCLE OF LOVE — Family members of persons with cancer who have been given in-home massages by Denise Morin gather in a circle to begin last year’s “In Honor of You” walk fundraiser.

This year’s fundraiser will be held starting from Highland Lake Beach in Bridgton on Saturday, June 25. entirely to cancer patients. Now, at age 51, “I want to do this the rest of my life. I was born to do this.”

More recently she’s begun giving talks about her work, and is in the process of writing a book about “what my cancer patients have taught me, and what I now need to teach you” about the emotional needs of cancer patients.

The book will be called Life’s Lessons From Cancer.

What do cancer patients need?

“They need to hear from you,” and not feel like they are being avoided because of their illness, she said. And most of all, said Morin, “They need to be touched.”

For more information on the June 25 walk or Morin’s work, go to her website, www.connectedtouch.org or call her at 576-4090.

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For more information, call 647-2828, or visit the museum’s website: www.rufusportermuseum.org

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Hear the sweet sound of the Blues

(Continued from Page A) “We are trying to expand the whole festival so people come and stay for a while: Do some shopping, do some boating, do some fishing, do some hiking, and enjoy the blues. What’s better than that?” Steinman said.

“We are very adamant about keeping the community on our forefront,” she said.

“We reinvest into the town by donating money to the (Lake Region) High School music department, providing a musical scholarship fund,” she said. “We are all about re-creating interest in the younger generation for the love of the blues.”

At the heart of this festival is the love of blues — for both the listener and the performer.

The musical gathering was the brainchild of Kevin Kimball.

“Kevin was the one who said, ‘There is so much talent out

there. Let’s start a blues festival,’ ” Steinman said.

“These people play all over the place throughout the year.

This is great time for them to all get together, stay up until 2 a.m., jamming with friends,” she said.

“Also, it’s a good time for club owners to listen to different groups to see if there is a new group they’d like to book into their clubs. So, it’s a great showcase,” Steinman said.

Word of the festival’s popularity has spread. Every year she gets inquiries from blues musicians around New England.

But if they aren’t from Maine, they don’t get an invitation to perform.

“There are so many blues bands in the state of Maine.

These are all Maine-based musicians. That’s the key to this festival,” she said.

This year, the blues bands’ members will be wearing IDs so they are easily recognizable, Steinman said, adding, “Don’t be shy about thanking them for the music they play.”

“I don’t want to leave out the volunteers. It takes about 80 volunteers to do this. We get the same faces and some new ones each year,” she said.

“We give them tickets, the T-shirt and blues bucks. We just can’t thank these people enough.

We are able to hold the cost of these tickets down because of volunteers and what they give us,” Steinman said.

Because the blues jams at Bray’s have been so popular, there will be a second jam session at the Galley.

Sandy’s Flight Deck and Sydney’s are two places that would feature more intimate settings, with only one or two

(Continued from Page A) arrives for Maine Blues Festival that kicks of Friday and winds down Sunday, Neault said.

“We are doing this to enhance the businesses by increasing the availability to park on the Causeway,” he said. Ideally, business owners and employees of downtown businesses would park at the church parking lot, and leave the closer parking spots for patrons, he added.

Monday, Neault brought the agreement before the Naples Board of Selectmen, and requested that Town Manger Derik Goodine check into making sure the church’s parking lot was covered under the town’s insurance.

“I need to check with the insurance company that we are covered under the Maine Torte Claims Act,” Goodine said.

The agreement with Cornerstone Gospel Church will open the 50-space lot to the public from now through early October.

If special functions such as a wedding are taking place, the church will post signs to indicate the parking lot is closed to the public, Neault explained.

There will be a fee of $10 per season.

Also, Neault has been talking with property owner Dick Dyke about clearing space for another 30 parking spots on the Brandy Pond side of the Causeway. Neault said he was uncertain if the area would be available before the weekend, but he planned to phone Dyke about progress on the possible parking area.

As soon as those additional parking spaces are ready for the public, “that about doubles what we had on the Causeway, and everyone would be happy with that,” Neault said.

Everyone has been aware of the need to expand parking, which becomes a bigger issue during well-attended town events like the Fourth of July activities, Independence Day fireworks, the ice derby

in February, and the upcoming blues festival.

Maine Blues Festival Coordinator Jill Steinman said she was delighted with the parking arrangement shifting into gear prior to the popular event.

In another annual effort to eliminate the headache of finding a parking spot, festival-goers can catch a shuttle bus.

Shuttle buses (yellow school buses) will be transporting people to the multiple venues, where blues is being played around the town of Naples.

For more information, go to www.mainebluesfestival.com.

Using the buses assists in alleviating parking problems and traffic congestion on festival days, with events taking place on the Village Green, along the Causeway, and at establishments along Route 11.

In an official move, the town endorsed the use of the school buses owned by SAD 61.

“They’ve been kind to let us use their buses,” Town Manager Goodine said.

musicians playing, she said.

“If you want to dance and have a lot of people, Rick’s Café, Merced’s, Freedom Café, Bray’s and Tale of the Lake are the places to go to dance,” Steinman said. Also, the American Legion Post No. 155 will be open to non-members, and will provide a dance floor for feet that can’t stay still when the blues are playing.

The Village Green is set up with a family-friendly atmosphere, and an expanded children’s area features face-painting and crafts. On-site food vendors offer easy eating. Other vendors sell local crafts, including jewelry and novelties that appeal to teenagers and children.

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KIDS TAKEN ‘BACK TO THE PAST’ — Fifth graders from Sebago Elementary School were treated recently to a tour of the historic sawmill and homestead at Scribner’s Mill in Harrison. Clockwise, from top, students watch Scribner’s Mill Preservation, Inc. board member Ed Somers work the loom in the barn next to the farmhouse; Marilyn Hatch, who owns the property with her husband John, shows students Ayden Grass, left, and Henry McCarthy the finer points of churning butter; and volunteer Randy Withee shows off barrel stave-making equipment in the sawmill, which was built in 1847, a year before the farmhouse was built.

The nonprofit educational group has been offering the tours to area schoolchildren for the past four years, and encourages a hands-on approach to learning how life was lived over 150 years ago.

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Scribner’s saw mill to open HARRISON — Scribner’s saw mill and homestead will be open this Saturday, June 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. When open, there will be demonstrations of barrel assembly and shingle making.

The 1849 Scribner Homestead museum will also be open for tours, where visitors will learn about the five generations of Scribners who operated or worked in the mill. The mill and homestead will be open the first and third Saturdays throughout the summer.

Entrance is free; however,

all donations will go to the permitting process to establish a low head dam with a fishway for the operation of the water-driven sash saw mill.

Scribner’s Mill is found one mile south of Bolsters Mills from Jesse Mill Road over the bridge on Scribner’s Mill Road in the town of Harrison.

Or, follow the Maine State directional signs found at Carsley Road, from Route 35 north or Maple Ridge Road from Rte. 117 to the mill. For more information, call 583MILL (6455).

Summer music series begins

The Bridgton Farmers’ Market, held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday at the Community Center on Depot Street, is offering a Summer Music Series, as follows: • June 18 — John Sayles, guitarist, 9 a.m. to noon.

• July 16 — Lauren Scott and Chris Bannon, 10 a.m. to noon.

• July 23 — Evan Carey, flamenco guitarist and composer 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

• Sept. 3 — Lauren Scott and students, fiddling, 9:30 a.m. to noon • Sept. 10 — John Sayles, guitarist, 9 a.m. to noon.

The Bridgton Farmers’ Market is now accepting applications from artists and artisans. Vendor applications can be found online at bridgtonfarmersmarket.com. For more information, call 956-8257.

St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church 225 South High St., Bridgton

NEW SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE Saturday —4 p.m.

Sunday —8 & 11 a.m.

WEEKDAYS Monday & Thursday —8:30 a.m., Wednesday —6:30 p.m.

Rectory/Church Phone: 647-2334 Schedule only: 647-4339

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church 857 Main St., Fryeburg

Sunday —8 a.m.

Thursday evening —6:30 p.m.

Rectory/Church Phone: 647-2334 Schedule only: 935-4245

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‘Let’s Talk About It’ book group NAPLES — The Naples Public Library will once again be offering a free reading and discussion group, thanks in part to library volunteers and the Maine Humanities Council program. The “Let’s Talk About It” program is provided by the Maine Humanities Council’s Maine Center for the Book in cooperation with the Maine State Library.

The series, Becoming American: Struggles, Successes, Symbols, begins at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15 at the Naples Public Library and continues for two more Wednesdays on July 20 and Aug. 17 at the same time.

Books to be read and discussed in this series include: An Orphan in History by Paul Cowan (June 15), The Way to

Rainy Mountain by M. Scott Momaday (July 20), and Papa Martel by Gerald Robichaud (Aug. 17). The discussions will be facilitated by volunteer participants.

Books for the program are available for loan at the library.

Call the library at 693-6841 to check on availability of books in the series. The library is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday from 2 to 7 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and July 1 through Sept. 2, the library will also be open on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This program is offered to Maine libraries through the Maine Humanities Council by a grant from the Belvedere Fund of the Maine Community MEMORIAL DAY IN SEBAGO — A beautiful warm day kept the crowd in the shade as Foundation.

Sebago Lion Ben Bowditch introduced the Sebago Memorial Day special guest speaker, his brother USMC Col. Thomas Bowditch, Ret. Lions extend special thanks to Pastor Karen Moore, Col. T. Bowditch, soloist Maureen Scanlon, the Lake Region High School and elementary school bands, and all who joined in the memorial service. (Photo by Diana Letelier)

Naples Library summer reading

NAPLES — The 2011 Summer Reading Program theme is “One World, Many Stories.” Register this week and pick up the full schedule of events Miss Syntha has lined up for your summer fun.

The program offers six weeks when children can come in anytime the library is open and explore the world through stories: Week of June 28 — The Intriguing Orient Week of July 5 — Stories from across Europe Week of July 12 — Join in celebrating our great country, the USA Week of July 19 — Africa Week of July 26 — A surprise country

Week of Aug. 2 — Hola! From Central and South America The library continues with Preschool Storytime, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Storytime with Music, Thursdays at 10:30 a.m., and Pajama Storytime, Thursdays at 6 p.m.

Extra events include Bridgton author Dan Edwards with his book McFrawley’s Traveling Circus, on Thursday, June 30 at 6 p.m.; Carroll the Conjurer on Tuesday, July 5, at 4 p.m.; I Spy Bingo, on two Saturdays, July 2 and 30, at 11 a.m.; Drawing with Maya, on six Wednesdays from July 6 to Aug. 10, at 4 p.m.; America’s Got Talent contestant Rick Adam with Shadow Tales, on Thursday, July 21, at 6 p.m.; and Kids ‘n Kameras, on July 6 and 13, 20 and 27, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Further details can be found on the library’s website www. naples.lib.me.us or call Miss Syntha at 693-6841.

Wheels and Water Antique Transportation Show

NAPLES — The 21st annual Wheels & Water Antique Transportation Show is coming up this weekend, June 17 and 18, one mile from Route 302 on State Park Road (there will be signs). Bring an old car, truck, tractor, snowmobile, boat or anything old and interesting or just bring Dad. There is no fee for visitors, and the exhibitors’ fee is $10. Donations will be accepted.

The Sebago Lions will be on hand to serve breakfast and lunch, as well as a wonderful chicken barbecue on Saturday evening, which is open to the public. This show supports the Naples Historical Society.

In the past 20 years, the society has raised over $10,000 for the renovation of their museum.

This year, with a T.I.F. grant, the society will replace the old rundown building with no heat or water and poor lighting with a new building similar in appearance to the old building, but with all the amenities. The new building will include a fire suppression and security system as well.

The Information Center, now located next to the Veterans Memorial on Route 302, will be consolidated into the new building in the fall. Although the soci-

ety is currently not supported by any chamber, they plan to serve and promote Naples small businesses.

The society invites any business to participate (for a very small fee) in its effort to support them. Since the chamber has taken their phone number, they have obtained a new phone number, which is 693-3500. The center will open for regular hours

by Saturday, June 25.

Casco Church flea market

CASCO — The fleas are coming. Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 9, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., when the Casco Village Church United Church of Christ hosts their annual flea market and auction board on the Village Green, Route 121 (Meadow Road) in Casco Village.

It’s the biggest and grandest event of its type in the Lakes Region area. Don’t miss the fun, friends, food and festivities. Rain date is Saturday, July 16. Call 627-4282 for more information.

Casco Church supper June 25

CASCO — The Casco Village Church United Church of Christ, 941 Meadow Road (Route 121) in Casco Village is having another fantastic Saturday Night Supper on June 25 at 5 p.m.

Join others for casseroles, baked beans, salads (a special addition this month), meatballs, and of course homemade pies.

All for $7 adults, $4 children under 10, and $20 max for families with young children, and that includes rolls and beverages. The meal is sponsored by the church board.

Historical society celebrates 40th year CASCO — The RaymondCasco Historical Society will be celebrating its 40th anniversary on Saturday, July 9 at the museum, located on Route 302, Casco, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In addition to refreshments being served all day, there will be guided tours of the museum, barn and a collection of vintage cars.

One of the major events of the day will be the book signing of the newly published Acadia Book Images of America Raymond and Casco coauthored by Pam Watkins Grant and Betty Watkins Glassford.

Visitors will have plenty of opportunities to purchase RCHS history museum T-shirts, caps and vintage postcards.

For more information visit their website www.raymondcascohistory.org or call Pam Grant at 655-2438, Betty Glassford at 655-4854, or Betty McDermott at 655-4646.

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BALDWIN June 18 — Public baked bean supper, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., East Baldwin Church Parish Hall.

BRIDGTON June 16 — Bridgton Rotary Club, Return of the Rails with Bill Shelley & Mrs. Tux, 7:15 a.m., Alliance Church.

June 16, 21, 23 — Tai Chi, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Town Hall.

June 16 — Alcohol Server/Seller Training Program with Frank Lyons, 10 a.m., Community Center.

June 16 — The Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Community Center.

June 16, 23 — Table Tennis, 1 to 4 p.m., Town Hall.

June 16, 23 — Knitter’s Day, 2 p.m., No. Bridgton Library. FMI: 647-8563.

June 16 — Chickadee Quilters, 7 p.m., Community Center.

June 17, 20, 22, 24 — Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., Town Hall. FMI: 647-2402.

June 17 — LEA event, Paddling in the Lake Region, meet 9 a.m. at Highland Lake boat launch. FMI: 647-8580.

June 17 — Parkinson’s Support Group, 10 a.m., Community Center.

June 17, 24 — BRAG Dodgeball, 7 p.m., Town Hall. FMI: Dan Edwards, 831-8092.

June 17 — Mother Goose Time, celebrating Father’s Day, 10:30 a.m., library.

June 18 — Public breakfast to benefit Bridgton Fireworks, 7 to 10 a.m., Masonic Lodge, Rte. 117.

June 18, 25 — Bridgton Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Community Center. FMI: 452-2772.

June 18 — Laurie Carter Bergen Memorial BRAG Golf Tournament, starts 8 a.m., Bridgton Highlands Country Club. FMI: 627-7380.

June 18 — DancingTrees annual tag sale fundraiser, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., patio of Magic Lantern Theater. FMI: 539-2670.

June 18 — Summer Music Series, John Sayles on guitar, 9 a.m. to noon, Farmers’ Market, Community Center.

June 18 — Bake and craft sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bridgton United Methodist Church, 214 Main St. FMI: 693-3476.

June 18 — American Red Cross Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hannaford Supermarket, 109 Portland Rd. June 18 — Lobster roll luncheon, also hot dog luncheon, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bridgton United Methodist Church, 214 Main St. FMI: 6933476.

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June 18 — Tee for Two Golf Tournament, starts 7 a.m., Lake Kezar Country Club.

June 18 — Super Saturday Morning, 9 a.m. to noon, Chewonki Foundation program, “One Pond – Many Stories” 10-11 a.m., library.

June 19 — Lake Region Open Golf Tournament, Point Sebago Golf Resort. FMI: 647-3472.

June 20 — Preschool Storytime, 10 to 11 a.m., library.

June 20 — Charlotte’s Web, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library.

June 20 — Invasive plants talk

by Kezar Lake Watershed Assn. & Lovell Invasive Plant Prevention Committee, 7 p.m., library.

June 22 — Lovell Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wicked Good Store, Rte. 5. FMI: 452-2772.

June 22, 24 — $1 a bag sale, 10 a.m. to noon, Lovell Thrift Shop, Lovell United Church of Christ, Rte. 5.

June 25 — Summer Recreation sign-ups, 9 to 11 a.m., library. FMI: 925-1084.

June 26 — Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Luncheon, noon, Severance Lodge. FMI: 925-3177.

NAPLES June 16, 23 — Storytime with Music, 10:30 a.m., library.

June 16, 23 — Pajama Storytime, 6 p.m., library. FMI: 693-6841.

June 17-19 — Maine Blues Festival, various venues, Naples businesses.

June 17, 18 — 21st annual Wheels & Water Antique Transportation Show by Naples Historical Society, one mile from Rte. 302 on State Park Rd. June 17 — Barbecue fundraiser for LRHS Project Graduation, 5 to 8 p.m., Tony’s Foodland.

June 18 — Play With Your Food, 11 a.m., library.

June 18 ­ — Edes Falls Sewing Circle supper, Edes Falls Community Hall.

June 19 — Father’s Day Breakfast, Legion Hall, Rte. 11.

June 20 — Friends of the Naples Library organizational meeting, 7 p.m., library. FMI: 693-6841.

June 21 — Preschool Storytime, under age 5, 10:30 a.m., library.

June 23 — Trip to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens by Naples & Casco Recreation, bus leaves 9 a.m., American Legion, Rte. 11. FMI: Harvey Price Jr., 693-6364.

June 25 — Second annual Christ Church Golf Classic, 9 a.m., Naples Golf and Country Club. FMI: 5836185.

June 25 — Reunion for descendants of Skillings/Sawyer/Hoyt, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., home of Steve and Tracy Hoyt, 85 Harrison Rd. FMI: 693-1129.

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RAYMOND June 20 — Baby Time, 10 a.m., library. FMI: 655-4283.

June 20 — Preschool Time, 11 a.m., library. FMI: 655-4283.

June 22 — Toddler Time, 10 and 11 a.m., library. FMI: 655-4283.

June 23 — American Red Cross Blood Drive, 2 to 7 p.m., JordanSmall School, 423 Webbs Mills Rd. FMI: 1-800-482-0743.

June 25 — Free community meal followed by family-friendly movie, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Christ Chapel, 37 Northern Pines Rd., off Rte. 85. FMI: 655-5058.

June 26 — Summer Reading Program begins, library. FMI: 6554283.

SEBAGO June 20 — Story Hour for Preschoolers, 9:30 a.m., library.

June 21 — Sebago Knitting Club, 6 to 8 p.m., library. FMI: 787-2321.

June 22 — Family heirloom and antique appraisal by Harry Hepburn III, 4 to 6:30 p.m., registration 3:30 p.m., Sebago Historical Society, 347 Convene Rd. FMI: 787-2489.

June 25 — “Owls of Maine,” three live owls, Push Back the Stacks program by Chewonki Traveling Natural History, 7 p.m., library. FMI: 787-2321.

June 26 — Sebago Historical Society, 347 Convene Rd., building open for browsing & research 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

WATERFORD June 19 — Edible and medicinal plant identification workshop with Rebecca Golden, 2 p.m., DeerWood Farm & Gardens, 571 Norway Rd. FMI: 583-2412.

June 21 — Public supper, 5 to 6:30 p.m., No. Waterford Congregational Church, off Rtes. 35 & 37, opposite Melby’s Market.

June 23 — 14th annual Sheena Fraser Lecture with Ruth Copeman, executive director of McLaughlin Garden, 7 p.m., library.

AREA EVENTS June 16, 23 — Norway Farmers’ Market, 2-6 p.m., Cottage St., Norway.

June 16 — Chocolate for Charity benefit for Bryson Herlihy, Attitash Grand Summit, No. Conway, N.H. June 16-23 — Talley’s Folly,

by M&D Productions, 7 p.m., 1857 White Mtn. Hyway, No. Conway, N.H. FMI: 603-662-7591.

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FRYEBURG June 17 — Take-A-Chance Auction by Maine & Northern N.H. Jr. Hereford Members, viewing 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., drawing starts 6:30 p.m., Fryeburg Fairgrounds. FMI: 9352248, 569-3137.

June 17 — Comic Brent McCoy, 7 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 7 p.m., Fryeburg Academy. FMI: 935-9232.

June 18 — Tales of Suspense by bestselling author and FA grad Casey Sherman, 7:30 p.m., Fryeburg Academy Performing Arts Center.

FMI: 935-9232.

June 20 — Bridge, 1 p.m., Legion Hall, Bradley St. June 24 — Annual TRIAD Senior Citizen Picnic by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Fryeburg Fairgrounds.

FMI: 743-9554, ext. 4.

June 25-26 — Ham Radio Field Day by Oxford County Amateur Radio/Community Emergency Response Team, noon Sat. to noon Sun., Fryeburg Fairgrounds. FMI: 557-8460.

HARRISON June 17, 24 — Harrison Farmers’ Market, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., Village.

June 17-19 — Lake Region Community Theatre’s Cinderella, 7:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Deertrees Theatre, Deertrees Rd. FMI: 583-6747.

June 18 — Scribner’s Mill & Homestead open for demonstrations, 1 to 4 p.m., Scribner’s Mill Road.

FMI: 583-6455.

June 18 — Famous chicken pie supper, seatings at 5 & 6 p.m., third if needed, Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church. Reservations: 583-9024 9 a.m. to noon Sat.; do not leave a message.

June 20 —Adult Coed Basketball, 6 to 8 p.m., Harrison Elementary School gym.

June 24-26 — Lake Region Community Theatre’s Cinderella, 7:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Deertrees Theatre, Deertrees Rd. FMI: 583-6747.

June 25 — Homemade Pie Sale

by VFW Post 9328 Ladies Auxiliary, begins 8:30 a.m., parking lot beside library.

LOVELL June 17, 20 — $1 a bag sale, 10 a.m. to noon, Lovell Thrift Shop, Lovell United Church of Christ, Rte. 5.

June 16, 23 — Family Playtime, 10:30 a.m., library.

June 16 — Gardener’s Group, noon, library.

June 17, 24 — Mouse Paint Storytime, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library.

June 17, 24 — Bingo, early birds 6:30 p.m., regular play 7 p.m., VFW Hall.

June 17 — Community Storytelling Festival, 7:30 p.m., Brick Church for the Performing Arts. FMI: www.lovellbrickchurch. org

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June 24 — Herbs at Holt Pond with Kevin Pennell, 9 a.m. meet at LEA office, 230 Main St., 9 a.m.

June 24 — Day trip to Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park by Bridgton & Sebago Recreation. FMI: Tom Tash, 647-8786.

June 24 — Mother Goose Time, The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, 10:30 a.m., library.

June 24 — Open house, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dead River, 161 Portland Rd. FMI: 647-2882.

June 25 — “In Honor Of You” fundraiser walk for Connected Touch, starts 9 a.m., Highland Lake Beach.

FMI: 576-4090.

June 25 — Free tennis programs as part of Tennis Across America, 10 a.m. to noon, Bridgton Highlands Country Club. FMI: Bob Kimnach, 603-986-6708.

BROWNFIELD June 16, 21 — Bridge, 1 p.m., Community Center.

23 — Playgroup, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Community Center.

June 18 — Brownfield Lions Dance, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Lions building, Rtes. 5 & 113.

June 25 — Community- wide yard sale by Brownfield Rec, 8 a.m., Community Center.

CASCO June 16, 23 — Summer Pajama Storytime, 7 p.m., library.

June 18 — Lake Region Open Golf Tournament, Point Sebago Golf Resort. FMI: 647-3472.

June 18, 19 — Raymond-Casco Historical Society open, 1-3 Wed., 10-3 Sat., 1-3 Sun., museum, Rte. 302. FMI: 655-2438.

June 21 — Storytime with Michelle Brenner, 10:30 a.m., library.

June 22, 25 — Raymond-Casco Historical Society open, 1-3 Wed., 10-3 Sat., 1-3 Sun., museum, Rte. 302. FMI: 655-2438.

June 23 — Trip to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens by Naples & Casco Recreation, bus leaves 9 a.m., American Legion, Rte. 11, Naples.

FMI: Beth Latsey, 627-4187.

June 25 — Saturday Night Supper, 5 p.m., Casco Village Church, 941 Meadow Rd. DENMARK June 17-19 — Pleasant Mountain Fiber Arts Workshop, both half and full-day classes, Denmark Arts Center.

FMI: 452-2687.

June 19, 20 — Open casting for The Cherry Orchard, 1 to 4 p.m., Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main St. FMI: 452-2412.

June 20 — Tai Chi in the Park, 9 a.m., Bicentennial Park.

June 22 — Preschool Storytime, 9:30 a.m., library.

June 25 — Denmark Historical Society annual meeting, 10 a.m., lower level, library.

June 25 — Humorist John McDonald, 7:30 p.m., Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main St. FMI: 4522412.

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June 18 — Public supper by Friends of Equine Journeys, 5 p.m., Stevens Brook Elementary School cafeteria. FMI: 647-8475.

June 18, 25 — Adult Indoor Soccer, 6 to 8 p.m., Town Hall.

June 19, 26 — Adult Basketball, 6 to 9 p.m., Town Hall. FMI: 4082299.

June 20-July 1 — Four-part class on Excel, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Community Center. FMI: 647-3116.

June 20 — Cribbage, 2 p.m., Community Center.

June 20 — 4 on the Fourth Race Committee, 5 p.m., library.

June 20 — Exercise group open to anyone, 6 p.m., Highland Lake Beach. 647-2897.

June 20 — “The Language of Flowers” with Dr. Margaret Reimer, 6 p.m., at her garden. FMI: 743-7236.

June 21 — Rainbow Days Playgroup for toddlers 6 months to 5 years, 9 a.m., Bridgton Ice Rink. FMI: 452-2300.

June 21 — Chickadee Quilters, 10 a.m., Community Center.

June 21 — Bridge, 1 p.m., Community Center.

June 21 — Youth Basketball Open Gym for grades 3-6, 3-5 p.m., Town Hall. FMI: 647-8786.

June 21 — Stories read by Michael, 4 to 4:30 p.m., library. FMI: 647-2472.

June 21 — Annual Solstice Hike at Bald Pate Mountain Preserve, 5 p.m., meet at parking lot just past Five Fields Farm, Rte. 107.

June 21 — Bridgton High School’s Class of 1950, 61st reunion, 5 p.m., Trailside Restaurant. FMI: Gerry Smith, 583-2213.

June 22 — Senior Lunch, noon, Community Center.

June 22 — Bridgton Bookies, Infidel, 3 p.m., library.

June 22 — Rufus Porter Museum opens for season with exhibit on weathervanes, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., museum, 67 No. High St. FMI: www. rufusportermuseum.org or 647-2828.

June 22 — Bible Study, 6 p.m., Community Center.

June 22 — Bereavement Support Group, 6 p.m., Community Center.

June 22 — Bridgton Crime Watch, 6 p.m., Municipal Center, lower level.

June 22 — Gardening with Native Plants with LEA’s Colin Holme, 7 p.m., LEA office, 230 Main St. FMI: 647-8580.

June 23 — Bridgton Rotary Club, Connie Slater on physical therapy, 7:15 a.m., Alliance Church.

June 23 — Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Community Center.

June 23 — Registration for Summer Reading Program, 1 to 5 p.m., library. FMI: 647-8563.

June 23 — Chamber After Hours, 5 to 7 p.m., Rufus Porter Museum, 67 No. High St. FMI: 647-3472.

June 23 — Bingo, doors open 5:30 p.m., early birds 6:30 p.m., regular play 7 p.m., St. Joseph Church,

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Library ‘Friends’

The Naples Library is wondering if you are looking for a way to help the library and to meet new people.

Come to the library on Monday, June 20 at 7 p.m. for an organizational meeting to start “Friends of the Library.”

Friends of the Library would help with fundraising and programs. The library welcomes new ideas for fundraising as well as programs. If you have any ideas on programs, bring them with you to the meeting.

Fundraising is how the library gets to do the many programs they have, and to get things they need for the library. If you have any questions, stop at the library.

I got an e-mail from Hannah Smith, program director for Denmark Arts Center. They are revamping the center and would like folks to come on up and check it out. They have updated the Tumblr and it’s on Facebook, too. To see the schedule for the

entire summer programs go to www.denmarkarts.org. They are trying to better the center with some interesting performers and fun for the patrons as well.

One example is Maine comedian, author and talk show host John McDonald, who will appear on Saturday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $10.

The Denmark Arts Center is on Route 160 in Denmark Village, 50 West Main Street. For more Information you can call 4522412 or go to their website.

I know this is early but Dea Dea Robbins has a bus trip to Salem, Mass. on Saturday, Oct. 29. If you went last year, you know it was a fun trip. Cost is $26 per person, and the bus leaves Bridgton Health Care Center at 7 a.m., returning around 8:30 p.m.

Last year they expected 3,000 witches to gather there. Call Dea Dea at 693-3408 for more information or to get a seat.

The Bridgton United Methodist Church will hold their first ever lobster roll luncheon on Saturday, June 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The luncheon will be by reservation only.

The menu is lobster roll, coleslaw and chips, eat in or take out. Cost is $10. Also available are hot dogs, coleslaw and chips for $5. Call Bev at 693-3476 by Wednesday, June 15 to reserve your lobster.

Also on June 18, there will be a bake and craft sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For sale will be breads, pies, candy, muffins, etc. Crafters are needed; call Bev at 693-3476 to reserve a table.

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LAKE REGION COMMUNITY THEATRE presents Cinderella at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. Performances wil be held June 17-19 and 24-26. Fridays and Saturdays the show starts at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m.

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By Leigh Macmillen Hayes Special to The News Lake Region Community Theatre will present Cinderella, the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical treatment of the romantic fairy tale, this weekend and next at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison.

The tender and timeless love story is about a young woman (Emma Walker) who is forced to act as a servant to her cruel and conniving stepmother (Anne Miller) and delusional stepsisters (Emily David and Shannon Oliver).

The herald (Chris Madura) kicks off the proceedings with the announcement that the prince (Jake Dunham) is throwing a ball to which every eligible maiden in the land is invited. It’s the idea of the queen (Ginnie Spaulding), much to the dismay of her reluctant husband (Craig Holden), in order that the prince might find a wife. Cinderella, with the help of her magical fairy godmother (Keli Forke), goes to the ball and dazzles the prince. She must leave before the clock strikes midnight though and in her haste leaves behind a glass slipper. The prince searches the kingdom for the girl who fits into the slipper. Will the prince find Cinderella and live happily ever after?

The following round out the cast: Matt Stoker, chef, James Kramlich, steward, Brian Harris, footman, Mason Kluge-Edwards, minister and Tim Richardson, coachman. The Ensemble includes Katie Neault, Taylor Cronin, Janet Ver Planck, Gwen Randall, Shannon Brenner,

Joanne Ridlon, Corban Ridlon, Kendyl Ridlon, Liza CollinsSchrader, Jess Johnson, Evelyn Basile, Savannah DeVoe, Carley Watts, Jennifer Shiffer, Derrek Schrader, Andrew Shepard, Erin Ohlenbusch and Polly Vaillant.

The show is directed by Mary Bastoni, with George Wiese directing the music and Pam Collins-Stahle directing the choreography. Mary Brown is in charge of props, while Michelle Brenner creates the costumes and Greg Harris constructs the set.

Janet ver Planck, Jyselle Watkins and Lew Krainin are the producers.

Tickets are $15 per person and $12 for ages 12 and under, and are available at Hayes True Value Hardware in Bridgton, Krainin Real Estate in Naples and Raymond, or Books N Things in Norway.

You can see Lake Region Community Theatre’s rendition of Cinderella at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison on June 17-19 and 24-26. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m.

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Lobster roll lunch A Lobster Roll and/or Hot Dog Luncheon will be held on Saturday, June 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the United Bridgton Methodist Church, 214 Main Street. The church will also hold a bake and craft sale on that day, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information, call 6933476.

The Laurie Carter Bergen Memorial BRAG Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, June 18, starting at 8 a.m. at the Bridgton Highlands Country Club. For more information, call 627-7380.

There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hannaford Supermarket on Portland

SAD 61 Elementary School June 20 – June 22 MONDAY: Chef’s choice, veggie sticks, applesauce, milk.

TUESDAY: Turkey & cheese sandwich on whole-wheat bread, mini pretzels, orange, ice cream cup, milk.

A delicious meal and music, WEDNESDAY: Last day of school, no lunch, breakfast only. too, are happening this Saturday, SAD 61 Middle School June 18, at 5 p.m. in the cafJune 20 eteria at the Stevens Brook MONDAY: Half day, last day of school, no lunch.

Elementary School, Francis Bell Road, Bridgton, the school behind Rite Aid. A variety of entrees will HARRISON — Bolsters vegetable, rolls, homemade be available, as well as salad, Mills United Methodist Church dessert and beverages. Cost is bread, beverages, and dessert. will hold one of its “famous” $8 for adults, $4 for children The food is provided by the chicken pie suppers on Saturday, under the age of 12. The space Friends of Equine Journeys, a June 18, at the church. The first is handicap accessible and is nonprofit organization that proseating will be at 5 p.m., second air-conditioned. Reservations vides therapeutic carriage drivseating at 6 p.m. and a third will be accepted on Saturday ing, riding and farming activiseating as needed. between 9 a.m. and noon by ties for individuals with disThe supper includes chicken calling 583-9024 for confirma- abilities. At 6 p.m., guests will enjoy music by Chris Bannon, pie, mashed potatoes, gravy, tion. Do not leave a message.

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The Rufus Porter Museum and Cultural Heritage Center, 67 North High Street, is holding workshops Tuesday through Saturday, July 26-30, as well as on Friday and Saturday, Sept.

16 and 17. Lectures will be held on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. from Saturday, July 16 to Thursday, Aug. 18. Children’s activities are offered during July and August. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors and students, and under 15 free. The museum is air-conditioned and handicapped accessible.

Esther Grimm went to Seabrook, Texas for the graduation of her grandson, Decmer Frost, son of Catherine Guinn Frost.

SEBAGO — Do you have a curio or memento that you desire to know about? Maybe you wish to know the value of an antique or family heirloom? If so, bring them to the Appraisal Program at the Sebago Historical Society building at 347 Convene Road on Wednesday, June 22.

Harry W. Hepburn III will be on hand to evaluate your items from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Hepburn has been a full time antiques dealer since 1971, and has specialized in antique clock repair since 1968. He has been a licensed and bonded auctioneer and appraiser of antiques and personal proper-

ty since 1977. He is well recognized throughout New England as an authority in early clocks, period furniture and their accessories.

Registration by member Joan Morford begins at 3:30 p.m., for a donation of $5 each for the first two items, or three for $12.

The society exhibits will be open for viewing and light refreshments will be available.

For questions prior to this date, call the society president at 7872489 after 5 p.m.

A brief business meeting will follow at 7 p.m. for finalization of plans for Sebago Days.

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WATERFORD — What plants can be used for cuts, bruises and bee stings? What herbs are tonics for the liver and help us cleanse the body?

What herbs help fight cancer?

Learn what is edible and medicinal growing right in your own backyard in a free workshop on Sunday, June 19, at 2 p.m. at DeerWood Farm & Gardens on 571 Norway Road the talented and popular local (Route 118) in Waterford. This musician. workshop will be taught by Cost for admission is $10 Rebecca Golden, an herbalist in person, under 12 is only $5, Southern Vermont, who makes under 5 dine free, and $25 feeds a family. For more information, OXFORD HILLS call 647-8475. It’s a delicious, enjoyable evening for a worthy cause.

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Born to: Jennifer Fournier of Bridgton and Matthew Ball of Auburn, a daughter, Ashlynn Claire, on June 6 at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. Ashlynn weighed seven pounds, eight ounces, and joins brothers Richard Stoenner, 2, and Cayden Ball, 2. Maternal grandparents are Janet Fournier of Oxford and Richard Fournier of Greenwood. Paternal grandparent is Laurie Ball of Gardiner.

Born to: Kimberly Nadeau and Timothy Raymond of Albany, N.H., a boy, Aaden Joseph Raymond, on June 6 at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H. Aaden weighed six pounds, four ounces, and joins his brother Declan Raymond, 3. Maternal grandparents are Cheryl Nadeau, Albany, N.H. and Thomas Nadeau, Manchester, N.H. Paternal grandparents are Barbra Raymond and Ken Bishop of Warren, Mass.

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Paris Hill Home Tour part of Founders’ Day

By Bob Moorehead Special to The News PARIS — A tour of 14 homes and flower gardens on historic Paris Hill, the first indoor/outdoor combination of its kind in many years, will take place on Saturday, July 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as a new feature of the annual Hamlin Library and Museum Founders’ Day celebration.

Founders’ Day features the popular Classic Car Show of the Bob Bahre car collection at his home, the historic Hannibal Hamlin house. Craft vendors are also offered on the Common.

The home and garden tour will benefit the village Academy Hall, the 1856 two-story, belfried former schoolhouse that now serves local residents as the Community Club. In some cases, both homes and gardens will be opened, while in others, only gardens are being shown.

The architecture in the village, a National Historic District, dates to 1789, four years before the town was incorporated. The homes, characterized by owners as “money pits,” are a dictionary of early architectural Americana.

Open house and garden combinations start with the 1802 Smith House on Paris Hill Road; the Crossroads home (1818), the Rice Home (1818) and the Registry (1826), all three on Hannibal Hamlin Drive; the Marble Farmstead (1840) on Lincoln Street, the Hammond house (1853) on Paris Hill Road, and the Birches (1885) on Christian Ridge Road.

The Crossroad gardens combine with those of the old courthouse. They were designed by Katherine Kleitz and date to the early 20th century. Like

The large white structure is the 1856 Paris Hill Academy building, which will receive all proceeds from a Paris Hill Home & Garden Tour to be held the same day as Founder’s Day, on Saturday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The proceeds will be used to continue with structural and restoration projects.

(Janet Brogan photo) the courthouse, the registry was once part of the cluster of county buildings converted to private homes after 1895.

The Rice home, originally built by Simeon Cummings, was devastated by a fire in 2000, leaving only the lilacs still growing. Both the house with its Rufus Porter murals and the perennial gardens have been painstakingly restored by Mr. and Mrs. Anton H. Rice III of Greenwich, Conn.

The registry, the summer home of Col. (ret.) and Mrs. Robert DeMont, is being shown for the first time. The unique brick structure served as the Oxford County offices until 1895, and is directly across from the old granite jailhouse now

housing the Hamlin Library.

The Greek Revival Hammond house was originally built by Benjamin Bates and owned by the Jarius K. Hammond family until 1930. It is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Richardson, who have extensively restored and renovated the property.

One of the most carefully restored, in terms of house, barn and garden, is the 1840 Jarvis Marble homestead on Lincoln Street. The property is now owned by Mr. and Mrs.

Michael Brogan, transplanted Californians who have fashioned a showplace.

The Birches, the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Pinto on Christian Ridge Road, contains 18 rooms, five baths and five working fireplaces. The gardens date to the ownership of Mary Burchfield in the late 1800s.

The home, walls, gardens and walks have been restored by the Pintos.

The Hubbard House (1807) owned by Mr. and Mrs. William Burmeister, may claim title to the oldest and largest gardens on Paris Hill. The gardens are on the east side of the Paris Hill Road across from the Village Common. The north garden, designed by Patrick Chasse of Landscape Design Associates, is home to the largest swamp white oak in the state, designated “Maine State Champion” of its species.

The Ledges, the 1840 home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Robinson next door to the academy building, has extensive day lily gardens designed and tended by Mr. Robinson. The gardens and back lawns face one of Paris Hill’s spectacular views of the White Mountains.

The Morin and Rideout gardens on the west side of Paris Hill Road are part of the former Rideout family compound. The gardens are fairly modern by village standards, terraced with rock walls and facing another spectacular mountain view.

The Rawson gardens at the corner of Lincoln Street and Paris Hill Road include perennials, evergreens, terraced rock walls and mature trees. Further up Lincoln Street, Jarvis Marble’s other house (the one he built for his daughter) sits beside the Brogans, with gar-

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PARIS — Paris Hill, scene of the Saturday, July 16 Home and Garden tour and Founders’ Day celebration, is part of the Town of Paris and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The village has been written about extensively, including historian and novelist Martin Dibner’s insightful Portrait of Paris Hill (1990).

State Historian Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission calls Paris Hill, along with Castine and Wiscasset, three of the bestpreserved communities in the state.

The first settlers arrived in the 1770s, cleared land to farm, and started building homes.

The earliest surviving home and the first frame house is the 1789 Lemuel Jackson, Jr. house on the north side of The Hill. It was later owned by the Rawson and Carter families.

By the early 1800s the village was the center of the Town of Paris (incorporated in 1793) and the seat of government (1805) for Oxford County.

Early buildings on what was originally Court Street (now Hannibal Hamlin Drive) included the jailhouse, the jailer’s house on the south side, the Court House, the Registry and the Baptist Church adjacent to the large village common.

On the north side of the jail, Dr. Cyrus Hamlin built a house in 1807 (added onto extensively over the decades) that came to personify “The Hill.” In 1809, Abraham Lincoln’s future Vice President Hannibal Hamlin dens designed and maintained

by Chris and Pam Brown.

Across the street from the Brown’s and Brogan’s homes is Judy Gideonse’s carefully planned English garden, a small masterpiece designed by David Neufeld.

Rounding out the gardensonly side of the tour is Sunny Croft Farm, a 1911 combination of farmhouse, barn and gardens.

Owned by Dr. and Mrs. Russell Florenz, it is the only working farm still in operation on Paris Hill.

Attendees will find food and refreshments available at the Community Club, on the Common, and at the nearby Paris Hill Country Club.

Tickets, at $20 each, are available at Books N Things in downtown Norway, and on the day of the event at the Marble Farmstead (57 Lincoln Street) ’RE WE EN OP

was born in that house.

Across from the common were the Hubbard House and Union House, early lodgings for lawyers and persons doing business with the county.

Between 1800 and the 1890s, Paris Hill residents filled 24 federal offices. The vice president was joined by two U.S. Senators and 12 Representatives to Congress and Post Master General Horatio King.

The well-connected Albion K. Parris was a U.S. Senator, a federal comptroller and a federal judge. His one-room law office still sets between the Hubbard and Union Houses.

In addition to those in federal offices, Paris Hill men had a strong influence at the state level. Their number included five governors, six state Supreme Court judges, an Attorney General, three presidents of the State Senate, three speakers of the House and a Secretary of State.

The Hill’s political influence came to an end in 1895.

As Martin Dibner summarized it: “Then, like a bolt of lightning, disaster struck.” Disaster was the establishment of rail service through South Paris village and the movement of the county buildings “downtown” to Western Avenue.

“For a dozen years The Hill barely breathed,” wrote Dibner. “A handful of remaining year-round residents stayed on, refusing to surrender their village to neglect and certain extinction. Their tenacious spirit and the determination HISTORY, Page B and on the Village Common across from the library and museum. Lunch is available at the Academy Hall (Community Club), catered by 76 Pleasant Street, Norway. Food will be served on the Common by the Cafe Nomad, Norway. Lunch and beverages will also be served by the Paris Hill Country Club, across the parking lot from the Academy Hall.

The house and garden tour is being offered in conjunction with the annual showing of the Bahre family classic automobile collection. The extensive collection of early American and European cars is considered one of the finest in the United States. It is housed in garages on the grounds of the Bahres’ Hannibal Hamlin house, beside the Hamlin Library and across the street from the Village Common.

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(Continued from Page B) of a scattered band of summer people kept it alive.”

Actually, the Academy Building and the Lincoln Street School continued schooling children and teenagers, and in 1899, summer residents and locals opened Paris Hill Country Club on pastureland once owned

by Lemuel Jackson. Although PHCC didn’t purchase its present location and incorporate until 1913, it is still considered among the half dozen oldest in the state. And although government had moved to South Paris, The Hill remained surrounded by thriving farms and orchards.

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Hill in 1900 and electricity lit the homes in 1921.

The Hubbard House, the Union House, Elmhurst on Lincoln Street (built in 1878

by Jarvis Marble for his daughter) continued as summer hotels, catering to “summer people” who came for the view and to rest for three months. Even the Hamlin House was converted in 1910 to a summer hotel for several years.

By the post-World War I period through the 1930s, many of the old homes had been purchased by “people from away” and converted to summer residences.

A revival of interest in early American homes in the l960s1980s period led to numerous purchases and renovations of the Paris Hill properties. More renovations took place in the early 2000s. The interest continues and may be sparked again by reductions in real estate prices as a result of the Great Recession of 2008.

Bridgton bingo

Bingo will start on Thursday, June 23, at St. Joseph Church, 225 North High Street in Bridgton. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and early birds play at 6:30 p.m., with regular play starting at 7 p.m. Bingo will continue each Thursday until Aug. 25. Everyone is welcome.

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Campaign to replace floor During the observance on June 12 of Pentecost Sunday, the Lovell United Church of Christ launched its Capital Campaign Operation Renovation “A Mission Possible.” In celebration of this endeavor, the church was decorated with red balloons, a symbol of joy for those attending.

The church, dating back to 1866, has serious structural problems. Originally this campaign would cover only the repairs to the steeple, the roof over the classrooms and the north side of the building. However, softness in Community Room floor revealed a major project that had to be addressed immediately.

With Dave Mason as honorary chair, Cliff Rowe as chair and five other committee members, they have already made pledges to start the ball rolling. The Community Room, or vestry, is used for many events by many of the town organizations, including the Boy Scouts, Kezar Lake Watershed Association, the Kezar Lake Trailblazers Snowmobile Club and for the end of season luncheon by the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library’s Cribbage Group.

The room, with its wonderful kitchen, is used for many of the great suppers during the year, including the famous Harvest Supper. Now the floor is in desperate need to be

replaced before any of the other work can be started, which just adds to the cost of the renovations. It is because of the added cost that the Capital Campaign committee is appealing to the community as a whole.

Lovell is a community that sticks together when help is needed. Examples include the fundraising appeal for the addition to the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, the renovation to the Brick Church for the Performing Arts and the Lovell Historical Society’s needs. These successful campaigns prove that the folks in our community help no matter if the donations are large or small.

Appeal letters have gone out for donations with a pledge form, so if you feel a need to help, fill it out and send it back to the committee. If you didn’t receive a letter you can contact the church at 925-1321.

The “Tee for Two” charitable organization will hold their third annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 18 to raise funds to benefit both breast and prostate cancer. For the second year, organizers have put together a silent auction of fantastic prizes, which will be displayed on the porch of the clubhouse for bids from anyone in the community through Saturday, June 18. The prizes will be drawn the day of the tournament. What a day — golf, prizes and dinner under the big top. The proceeds go

June 16, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page B toward patients of either cancer that live in the surrounding community.

The Brick Church for the Performing Arts will hold a Community Storytelling Festival on Friday, June 17 beginning at 7:30 pm. This is a fun evening with Jo Radner, storyteller extraordinaire, leading the way. Helping her in their own way will be Cyndi Broyer, Dell Foss, Richard Rice, Davy Sturtevant, Anna Romer and the audience. Some the tales might be true, while others might be a figment of an overactive imagination. Come and laugh, reflect and enjoy the surprises in the stories.

This is a free event but donations will be accepted.

The library will be holding “Super Saturday Morning” on Saturday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to noon. This jam-packed morning allows children aged two to 12 to register for the One World, Many Stories summer reading club. For those who join, they’ll receive a reading passport to use for redeeming prizes throughout the summer.

There will also be a Chewonki Foundation National History program on June 18 sponsored by the Greater Lovell Land Trust. “One Pond — Many Stories” will run from 10 to 11 a.m. The children will learn the mysteries of a pond, what lurks under the water, and what animals use the pond as its habitant.

Children who missed the first recreation program signup will be able to enroll for any program. Also, there will be free Portland Sea Dogs ticket vouchers available for those who sign-up for the summer reading club. If that isn’t enough, there will be refreshments of fruit salad and a piece of happy summer cake. It will be a fun-filled morning for the kids, and a chance for the adults to check out the new books and the donated books

in the secondhand store downstairs.

The seventh annual Lovell Old Home Days 5K race will be held on Saturday, July 16 at 9:45 a.m. To pre-register online, go to the website www. runreg.com or send a check to Lovell Road Race, P.O. Box 272, Lovell ME 04051.

The entry fee prior to July 6 is $13, and thereafter is $18 up to race day. For the first 100 runners to register, there will be an Old Home Days commemorative T-shirt designed

by Fryeburg Academy graduate Kim Hurst.

The top male and female finishers will receive special awards. After the 5K race, Lovell Rec has the Lollipop Youth Race, and awards will be handed out. All refreshments, random prizes and awards will take place at the finish line. All proceeds from the race benefits the Lovell Rec Department and the Lovell Old Home Days Parade.

Happy 17th birthday to Mathew Bennett on June 14.

It’s scary how these young people are growing up so fast.

Also, happy birthday to Dale Heath on June 16.

There is no better view of the White Mountains and Lake Kezar then from the Pleasant Point Inn on a sultry summer evening. The inn will again be open for breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. and dinner from 6 to 9 p.m., beginning on June 17.

There will also be a takeout menu that you can order from.

Reservations are requested by calling 925-3008.

Hey, I never said I was perfect all the time, just most of the time. But last week I goofed when I inferred that the Strawberry Festival was a fundraiser for Bryson Herlihy.

The proceeds from the festival will go toward the upkeep of the East Conway Community Hall. Bryson’s great-grandmother called and corrected me. Thanks Patty.

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The Met Presents Summer HD Encores

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Wednesday, June 22nd • 6:30-9:50 PM An encore performance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Patricia Racette sings the title role in the late Anthony Minghella’s stunning production of Puccini’s tragedy, a new classic of the Met repertory that opened the 2006–07 season. Marcello Giordani is American Navy Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton, and Dwayne Croft and Maria Zifchak co-star. Patrick Summers conducts. We will once again be offering dinner before the show, more details to follow soon! Tickets: $18-Adults, $15-Seniors (65+),$10-Students, series discount available for purchasing all 6 performances in advance.

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Calendar (Continued from Page B)

ents Lend Me a Tenor, 8 p.m. Thurs.Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Norway Grange, Whitman St. June 17, 24 — Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:15 a.m., Rec. bldg., King St., Oxford. FMI: 783-4153, 743-9153.

June 17-19 — Juried art show & sale, 4-8 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., Old White Church, 15 Salmon Falls Rd., Bar Mills, next to Saco River Grange Hall. FMI: 9296472, 642-4219.

June 18 — Indoor yard sale & craft fair, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sabbathday Lake Grange, New Gloucester. FMI: 998-2586.

June 18, 25 — Fox School Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Fox School, East Main St., So. Paris.

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June 18 — Hands-on class on basic hand-dovetailed drawer construction with Chris Becksvoort, morning and afternoon sessions, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum, Rte. 26, New Gloucester. FMI: 9264597.

June 18 — Nature hikes, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Sabbathday

Lake Shaker Village, Rte. 26, New Gloucester. FMI: 926-4597.

June 18 — Father’s Day BBQ & Auto Show, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Rd., Tamworth Village, N.H. FMI: 603323-7591.

June 18 — Summer Wildlife Days, fly tying and fly casting by Sebago Trout Unlimited, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Maine Wildlife Park, Rte. 26, Gray. FMI: 557-0118.

June 18 ­ — Cellist Charles Prewitt, Six Bach Suites For Solo Cello, 7:30 p.m., Old White Church, 15 Salmon Falls Rd., Bar Mills. FMI: 929-6472.

June 19 — Finnish-American Society of Maine, 2 p.m., FinnishAmerican Heritage Center, 8 Maple St., West Paris.

June 20 — Conway Library Morning Book Group, Hannah Coulter, by Wendell Berry, 10:15 a.m., Conway Library, Conway, N.H. June 20 — Energy alternatives for home & business, 6 to 8 p.m., Conway Library, Conway, N.H. June 21, 23 — Safe Sitter Class, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues., 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thurs., Harper Ctr., Stephens Memorial Hospital, Norway. FMI: 743-1562.

June 21-24 — Lifeguard Training Course, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saint Joseph’s College, Standish. FMI: 893-6615.

June 22 — Wednesday Knitting Group, 10 to 11 a.m., Soldiers Memorial Library.

June 22 — People Who Read Discussion Group, Card Turner by Louis Sachar, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Conway Library, Conway, N.H. June 22 — Let’s Talk About It: The American Sporting Experience, 7 p.m., Norway Library, Main St. FMI: 743-5309, ext. 1.

June 23 — Country dinner, Italian Night, 5 and 6:30 p.m. seatings, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Rd., Tamworth Village, N.H. FMI: 603-323-7591.

June 23 — Annual New Gloucester Strawberry Festival, 6 to 8 p.m., Congo Vestry, 19 Gloucester Hill Rd., New Gloucester.

June 23-26 — OHMPAA presents Lend Me a Tenor, 8 p.m. Thurs.Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., Norway Grange, Whitman St. June 24 — Garden Thyme Series for beginning gardeners, 10 to 11 a.m., Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Rd., Tamworth Village, N.H. FMI: 603-323-7591.

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Scholarships & honors

Scholarships and honors presented to the Lake Region High School Class of 2011 during Sunday’s graduation ceremony: Betty & Sumner O. Hancock Scholarship Fund: Tiffany Greenleaf, Dylan Palmer, Kyle Peterson, Tim Richardson, Marissa Skillings, Sydney Spaulding, Julia Thibodeau.

Betty & Sumner O. Hancock Scholarship Fund/ Lois Varney Award: Morgan

Brown.

Betty & Sumner O. Hancock Scholarship Fund/ K. David Hancock Award: Andrew Carlson, Leona KlugeEdwards.

Bridgton Business & Professional Women’s Club: Julia Thibodeau.

Bridgton Scholarship Foundation: the George N. Abbott Memorial Scholarship to Emily Toews; the R. Wm. Foster Memorial Scholarship

to Emily Toews; the George Riley Memorial Scholarship to Emma Rickert; the Andy Sanborn Memorial Scholarship and Kendall Ham Memorial Scholarship to Clark Sulloway; the George M. Oberg Memorial Scholarship to Leah Bennett; the Donald Beal Memorial Scholarship to Anthony Triglione; the Henry Shorey Memorial Scholarship to Helen Crawford; the Carl and Esther Kilborn Scholarship to Jessica Johnson; the Lebovitz Memorial Scholarship to Jessica Johnson; the John T. Gyger Memorial Scholarship to Jennifer Laurent; the Blynn Davis Memorial Scholarship to Tiffany Chaplin; and the Eli Kroot Memorial Scholarship to Adam Shane.

North Bridgton Congregational Church: Katherine Kugelman.

Raymond Allen Memorial Scholarship: Eve Rottersman.

Frank Pike Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Jennifer Cobb.

Thomas Willins Scholarship: Hailey Geoghegan.

Lillian Willins Memorial Scholarship: Garrett LaBarge.

Bridgton Hospital Guild Hazel Cook and Emily Richards Scholarships: Stephen Achorn, Jennifer Cobb.

Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Book Scholarship: Leona Kluge-Edwards, Mike Shea, Stella Fillmore-Patrick, Tim Richardson.

Bridgton Lions Club Educational Grant: Leah Bennett.

Casco Fire Association Scholarship: Julia Thibodeau, Leona Kluge-Edwards, Morgan Brown, Andrew Carlson.

Christ Episcopal Church Golf Tournament Book Award: Crystal Farrington, Tiffany Greenleaf.

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GRADUATION DAY MOMENTS — Top left, Crystal Farrington receives her diploma from Lake Region H.S. Principal Ted Finn; (top right) guitarist Garrett LaBarge leads his classmates; (above) Class Marshall Andrew Carlson receives a high five at the conclusion of graduation ceremonies; (left, middle row) graduates Garrett Anderson and Leona Kluge-Edwards; (bottom photos, top row) Nicolette Silvia and Cam Arnold; (bottom) Omar Gongora receives his diploma.

(Rivet Photos) Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club Scholarship: Stella Fillmore-Patrick, Leona KlugeEdwards.

Don White & Son Inc. Award: Cody Cyr, Crystal Farrington.

Dr. Charles J. McDonald Memorial: Hannah Cutting.

Dr. Christina L. Chaplin Scholarship: Rachel Loring.

Dr. John Bischoffberger Scholarship: Marissa Skillings.

Dr. Peter D. Robertson Scholarship: Autumn Crowell, Tim Richardson.

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Hazel F. Cook National Honor Society Scholarship: Allison Stewlow.

Jack McCleery Scholarship: Andrew Carlson, Hannah Cutting.

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Graduation

Lake Region H.S. Class of 2011 Top 10 percent The Lake Region High School Class of 2011 Top 10% includes: Stella Fillmore-Patrick, Class Valedictorian Residence: Bridgton.

Parents: Heidi and John Fillmore-Patrick.

School Involvement: World Quest Team, crosscountry running, Math Team.

Community Involvement: Denmark Church.

Hobbies: Sewing, playing the fiddle, telemark skiing.

Future plans: Government work. Stella plans to attend St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md. Morgan Brown, Class Salutatorian Residence: Casco.

Parents: Amy and Sam Brown.

Activities: Soccer and lacrosse.

School Involvement: National Honor Society, Alternate Spring Break Club.

Community Involvement: Student Ski Patrol at Shawnee Peak.

Hobbies: Snowboarding, playing the guitar, cooking.

Future plans: Become a snowboard/outdoor journalist. Morgan plans to attend St. Michael’s College.

Awards Received: Lions’ Club Student of the Month, Western Maine Conference Citizenship Award.

Leona Kluge-Edwards, Honor Essayist Residence: Casco.

Parents: Dan Edwards, Jim and Sally Willey.

Activities: Field hockey, indoor and outdoor track, Drama, Show and Jazz Choir.

School Involvement: National Honor Society, Student Council, Alternative Spring Break Club.

Community Involvement: Camp Sunshine volunteer, Casco Days volunteer, Spanish Education at Stevens Brook Elementary School.

Hobbies: Reading, crossword puzzles, sewing, cooking.

Future plans: Leona plans to attend the University of Maine at Farmington.

Other Top 10% Students The remaining Top 10% are listed alphabetically, not in the order of class finish: Stephen Achorn Residence: Casco.

Parent: Stephen Achorn.

Activities: Acting, singing, working out.

School Involvement: LRHS Jazz Choir, Show Choir, Drama, SKA Band, track and field, National Honor Society, Chess Club.

Community Involvement: Harvest Hills Animal Shelter volunteer.

Hobbies: Waterskiing, Magic the Gathering, singing.

Future plans: To become a veterinarian. Stephen plans to attend the University of Maine at Orono.

Awards Received: Merit Scholarship from the University of Maine at Orono.

Leah Bennett Residence: Bridgton.

Stella Fillmore-Patrick

Morgan Brown

Leona Kluge-Edwards

Stephen Achorn

Leah Bennett

Elysha Bosworth

Jennifer Cobb

Hannah Cutting

Jessica Johnson

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Parents: Richard and Linda Bennett.

Activities: Jazz Choir, Band, Portland Youth Wind Ensemble.

School Involvement: National Honor Society, Natural Helpers.

Community Involvement: First Congregational Church.

Hobbies: Oboe, reading, crafting.

Future plans: Leah plans to attend Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. Awards Received: DAR Good Citizen, Lions’ Club Student of the Month.

Elysha Bosworth Residence: Naples.

Parents: Todd and Jennifer Bosworth.

Activities: Indoor track and field, outdoor track, musicals.

School Involvement: Musicals and plays, National Honor Society.

Community Involvement: Lake Region Track & Field Camp volunteer.

Hobbies: Rock climbing.

Future plans: To earn a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Elysha plans to attend Wheaton College in Norton, Mass.

Awards Received: Lions’ Club Student of the Month; Wheaton College Merit Scholarship.

Jennifer Cobb Residence: Bridgton.

Parents: Evelyn Cobb and Linwood Kelley Jr. School Involvement: National Honor Society.

Hobbies: Photography, tennis.

Future plans: Go to college and major in nursing. Jennifer plans to attend the University of Southern Maine.

Hannah Cutting Residence: Sebago.

Parents: Marie and Jeff Cutting.

Activities: Varsity field hockey, basketball and softball.

School Involvement: Secretary of the AFS Club, secretary of National Honor Society, president of the Varsity Club.

Community Involvement: Sebago Days and Casco Days volunteer, assisted with sports clinics, Relay for Life participant, volunteer at the Wayside Soup Kitchen.

Hobbies: Photography, wakeboarding, sports.

Future plans: Attend the University of New England to study Marine Biology.

Awards Received: UNE Merit Scholarship.

Jessica Johnson Residence: Bridgton.

Parents: Julie and Barry Johnson.

Activities: Drama, Choir.

School Involvement: Class Officer, Natural Helpers, National Honor Society.

Community Involvement: Lake Region Community Theatre.

Hobbies: Singing, acting, reading.

Future plans: Study psychology and become a psychologist. Jessica plans to attend Clark University in Worcester, Mass.

Yutaro Katayama Residence: Japan and Casco.

Parents: Host parents Rosemary and Mark Snow.

Activities: Cross country, indoor track, tennis.

School Involvement: Math Team, Outing Club.

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Matthew Schreiber

Allison Stewlow

Clark Sulloway

Christina Thiessen

Emily Toews

guitar.

Future plans: Play football at Susquehanna University, where Matt plans to study biology/pre-med in the Honors Program. He plans to go to medical school to become a doctor of infectious diseases.

Awards Received: Susquehanna Scholarship.

Allison Stewlow Residence: Sebago.

Parents: Lisa and Dan Stewlow.

Activities: Singing.

School Involvement: Track and Field team, Prom Committee, theatre and drama.

Community Involvement: Harvest Hills Animal Shelter volunteer.

Hobbies: Photography, reading, archery, drawing.

Future plans: Become a veterinarian. Allison plans to attend the University of Maine at Orono.

Awards Received: Lions’ Club Student of the Month.

Clark Sulloway Residence: Bridgton.

Parents: Brook and Misty Sulloway.

Activities: 4-H, hiking, rowing and sailing.

School Involvement: Band, Jazz Band, Drama, National Honor Society.

Community Involvement: 4-H, Laker Youth Community Action, laying milfoil mats.

Hobbies: Traveling, back-

country skiing.

Future plans: Become a civil engineer. Clark plans to attend the University of Colorado.

Awards Received: Lions’ Club Student of the Month, Ski Team Varsity Club Award.

Christina Thiessen Residence: Germany and Naples.

Parents: Lydia Wacker and Igor Thiessen. Host parents, Bruce and Linda MacDougall.

Activities: Dance, Ballroom Dance, cross country, indoor track, tennis, Show Choir, musical.

Hobbies: Playing the piano, writing music, drawing, guitar.

Future plans: Studying languages, social studies or art at a European university.

Awards Received: Indoor track and cross country athletic awards, Honors degree.

Emily Toews Residence: Bridgton.

Parents: Harvey and Heidi Toews.

Activities: Soccer.

School Involvement: National Honor Society, Varsity Club, varsity soccer.

Community Involvement: Local blood drives, town hall volunteer, elementary school student teacher.

Future plans: Emily plans to attend Endicott College in Beverly, Mass.

Hobbies: Drawing, drums.

Future plans: Electrical engineering. Yutaro plans to attend the Toyota National College of Technology in Aichi, Japan.

Noemi Salmeri Residence: Italy and Casco.

Parents: Host parents, Wanda and Rooney Plummer.

Activities: Show Choir, volleyball, cheerleading, tennis, Dance Showcase, musicals.

School Involvement: Prom Committee, AFS Club, Math Team.

Community Involvement: Church Choir, ADPA Marathon.

Hobbies: Dance, arts and music, reading, fashion.

Future plans: After earning a medical degree at an Italian university, Noemi hopes to earn her master’s degree at a school in the Boston area.

Matthew Schreiber Residence: Naples.

Parents: Paul and SaraSue Schreiber.

Activities: Varsity football, indoor track, lacrosse.

School Involvement: National Honor Society officer, Varsity Club member.

Community Involvement: Student Ambassador for People to People International program, Mercy Hospital volunteer.

Hobbies: Wakeboarding, WELCOME BACK MR. LOWELL — Seniors welcomed back former LRHS Principal Roger snowboarding, playing the Lowell, who was the class’ commencement speaker.

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Scholarships & honors

(Continued from Page C) Jeff Flanigan Memorial Scholarship: Jared Black.

Kendal C. and Anna Ham Charitable Foundation: Leah Bennett, Tiffany Chaplin, Jennifer Cobb, Helen Crawford, Meagan Dearborn, Stella Fillmore-Patrick, Krista Gagne-Haskell, Jessica Johnson, Katherine Kugelman, Garrett LaBarge, Jennifer Laurent, Rachel Loring, Carmela Policastro, Emma Rickert, Adam Shane, Clark Sulloway, Emily Toews, Anthony Triglione.

Ken McIntyre Scholarship: Leona Kluge-Edwards.

Lake Region Teachers’ Association: Andrew Carlson, Sam Worcester, Adam Shane, Hannah Flagg, Jack Tragert, Jessica Johnson, Kyle Peterson, Leah Bennett.

Mary Lou Smith Fund Memorial Scholarship: Elysha Bosworth.

MELMAC Richard W. Tyler Principals Scholarship: Kyle Peterson.

Michael Arnold Scholarship: Morgan Brown, Leona KlugeEdwards.

Michael J. Bradshaw Memorial Theatrical Scholarship: Tim Richardson.

Mitchell Institute Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship: Jennifer Cobb.

Mountain View Dentistry Award: Stephen Achorn, Allison Stewlow.

Naples Scholarship Foundation: Michael Shea, Matthew Schreiber, Jack Tragert, Ben Shaw, Heather Wood, Aldi Guzja, Jared Black, Elysha Bosworth, Jessie DeCarlo, Stephen Achorn, Cody Belyea, Hannah Flagg, Daniel Place.

North Sebago United Methodist Ladies Church Circle Award: Cody Cyr. Paul Robinson Varsity Scholarship: Daniel Place.

Pleasant Mountain Chapter of ME Obsolete Auto League: Cody Cyr, Matt Dalpe.

Roger W. Lowell Scholarship Fund: Leona Kluge-Edwards, Andrew Carlson.

Ronald Belanger Scholarship: Katherine Kugelman.

Russ Haggett Memorial Scholarship: Clark Sulloway, Jack Tragert.

Sebago Elementary School Scholarship: Colton Abrams, Cody Cyr.

SINGERS — Performing the “Star Spangled Banner” were singers (left to right) Helen Crawford, Garrett LaBarge, Leah

Bennett, Katherine Kugelman and Jessica Johnson.

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Sebago Lions Club: Hannah Cutting, Erin Maguire.

Sebago Volunteer Association: Erin Maguire, Naomi Stewlow.

Shawnee Peak: Hannah Cutting.

Songo Locks School Scholarship: Jessie DeCarlo, Julia Thibodeau.

Student Council Scholarship: Andrew Carlson, Hannah Flagg.

Tee C. Madura Memorial: Jared Black, Cody Belyea.

The Alfred N. Frazier American Legion and Auxiliary of Naples, Casco and Raymond: Julia Thibodeau, Jessica Johnson.

The Reny Charitable Foundation: Katherine Kugelman, Garrett LaBarge.

Theodore E. Nutting Scholarship: Hannah Flagg, Matthew Schreiber.

SAD 61 lands Bush Foundation grant Mrs. Barbara Bush announced this week that the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy’s Maine Family Literacy Initiative (MEFLI) (www.mainefamilyliteracy.com) has awarded $25,000 to the Western Maine Family Literacy Program.

Zane Clement, director of SAD 61 and SAD 72 Regional Adult & Community Education, proudly accepted the award from Mrs. Bush at a ceremony held at the J. Richard Martin Community Center in Biddeford on June 15, 2011.

The grant will be used to provide adult education, early childhood literacy, intergenerational literacy, parenting education, career exploration and job training to families through a combination of center-based and home-based services.

The Crooked River Adult & Community Education Center in Casco includes a state-licensed childcare that is free for adult education students. Other programming is provided at the Molly Ockett Middle School in Fryeburg, Fryeburg Head Start, the Brownfield Public Library, and at the libraries in Bridgton, VALEDICTORIAN Stella Fillmore-Patrick will be attending Sebago, Fryeburg, Denmark St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md., and lists government and Lovell as requested. Grant funds will also be used for outwork as her future aspiration.

reach to local service providers and surrounding communities interested in establishing or expanding family literacy programs. To learn more about the Western Maine Family Literacy Program and current class schedules, call 888-825-4291, ext. 22.

“The abilities to read, write and comprehend enable people to create brighter and more prosperous futures for themselves, their families and their communities,” said Mrs. Bush. “The staff and volunteers with the

MEFLI programs are making a wonderful difference in many lives, and I am proud of their work to make Maine a more literate state.”

A total of 10 grants of $25,000 were awarded this year from applications submitted by libraries, adult education and public schools across the state.

Programs receiving support provide family literacy services including adult and early childhood instruction, and time for parents and children to read together.

An additional two planning grants of $5,000 each will help communities develop the partnerships and resources needed to implement a family literacy program in 2011.

Five “Lighthouse Model Programs” grants of $25,000 have also been awarded to well-established, model family literacy programs that have proposed outreach activities to support the promotion and expansion of family literacy services in Maine. Applicants GRANT, Page C

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College notes

Hannah Sawyer of Lovell, a junior at Gettysburg College (Pa.), has been placed on the Dean’s Honor List for outstanding academic achievement in spring 2011. Students with a quality point average of 3.60 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for a semester’s work are placed on the college’s Dean’s Honor List.

Thomas Hamilton of Naples has been named to the Dean’s list at Thomas College for spring 2011. Thomas is majoring in Criminal Justice.

St. Joseph’s Dean’s List. The following local residents were named to the Dean’s list at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine for the spring semester: Nora Antonio of Bridgton, Halley Alfano of Brownfield, Gordon Smith of Casco, Katie Walsh of Casco, Lisa Costello of Denmark, Amber Sargent of East Baldwin, Megan Watson of East Baldwin, Michael Nadeau of Harrison, Susan Attianese of Naples, Molly Shaw of Naples and Alyson Schadler of Raymond. To be eligible for Dean’s List, a student must attain an average of 3.5 or better.

Michelle Heroux of Harrison is among the 1,120 Harding University students included on the Dean’s List for grades achieved during the spring 2011 semester. To be eligible, a student must be carrying 12 or more hours with a 3.65 or higher grade point average and no incompletes.

Timothy Martin of Casco, a member of the Class of 2013, and Ian Levinsky of Raymond, a member of the Class of 2012, were named to the Tufts University (Medford, Mass.) Dean’s List for the spring 2011 semester. Dean’s List honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.

Dylan M. Chandler of Bridgton has been named to the Dean’s List at Western New England College (Springfield, Mass.) for the spring semester of 2011. Dylan is a senior majoring in Industrial Engineering. Students are named to the Dean’s List for achieving a grade point average of 3.30 or higher.

Jonathon Cosgrove of Casco has been named to the Dean’s List for the 2010-11 spring semester at Geneva College (Beaver Falls, Pa.). Dean’s List status is awarded to students who earn a 3.6 grade point average or better. A Grad senior, Cosgrove is majoring in Political Science.

Tyler E. Keef of Sweden has been named to the President’s List at Western New England College (Springfield, Mass.) for the spring semester of 2011. Tyler is a senior majoring in Electrical Engineering. Students are named to the President’s List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or higher.

SYMBOL RESEARCH PRESENTED — Songo Locks School second graders recently presented their findings regarding the history of several U.S. symbols. Top (left) are Jacob Keef, Luke Blais and Logan Davis; (top, right) Hannah Leighton, Sophia Fogg and Samantha Waligora; (bottom, left) Sadie Jines, Mercedes Martin and Leah Brogan; (bottom, right) Giovani Lopez Rashawanda M. Currier, daughter of Yolanda and James and Ainsley Wescott.

Currier of Bridgton, has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars. Currier, a sophomore at Lake Region High School, “is now a member of a unique community of scholars — a community that represents our very best hope for the future,” said NSHSS Founder and Chairman Claes Nobel.

NAPLES — Families and after reading about each sym- “This was hard at first, but many compliments from parNobel said Currier was selected because of her superior aca- friends of students in Mrs. bol. Each group made a poster they got a lot better.” ents, grandparents, aunts and demic achievement. “I am honored to recognize the hard work, Wetmore’s second grade class of their symbol and colored it.

The cafeteria was filled with uncles about how much the sacrifice and commitment that Rashawanda has demonstrated to at Songo Locks School were They glued specific facts on the family and friends on June 3 students knew and how well achieve this level of academic excellence,” he said. treated to a wonderful presenta- back of the posters to make it who were extremely pleased they behaved. Congratulations Currently, there are more than 530,000 society members in over tion of United States Symbols. easier to read when they shared with the knowledge the students to a wonderful class who put 160 countries since the NSHSS was formed in 2002. Each member This presentation occurred their information. shared. All 21 students attend- forth their best effort. It was is encouraged to apply their unique talents, vision and potential on Friday, June 3 on the SLS “It has been a very busy ed the presentation. Everyone even more meaningful because for the betterment of themselves and the world. stage in the cafeteria. Students time for the class. Students did a great job remembering it was the last presentation worked hard to learn 11 songs rehearsed for many weeks and their parts and speaking up as Mrs. Wetmore will conduct as and a long poem called America. learned how to sing doing a much as they could. she is retiring at the end of They learned all about the round,” Mrs. Wetmore said.

Mrs. Wetmore received June.

Liberty Bell, the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, The Rose, “Star Spangled Banner,” Mount Rushmore, FRYEBURG — The in four sports. He played foot- years of basketball and baseThe Umbrella Factory-Tony’s Foodland in Naples will kick off The Great Seal, the eagle, and Fryeburg Academy Hall of ball, basketball, baseball and ball at Fryeburg and only a fundraising for Lake Region High School’s Project Grad 2012 the Statue of Liberty. with a barbecue this Friday, June 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. during the Students signed up for the Excellence is proud to announce track and received 12 letters in knee injury his senior year kept him from four years of football. his high school career.

Blues Fest. symbol they wanted to work on. its Class of 2011 inductees.

This is the second class to Nancy Schildberg Hogan John earned seven varsity letEnjoy a cheeseburger, chips and a soda for a minimum dona- They did research and found tion of $5. There will be a band and items for raffle, including a three facts they wanted to share be inducted and the 13 new graced the Academy playing ters in his time at the Academy.

Brent LaCasce can easily gas grill. All proceeds will benefit Project Grad 2012. Bring a about their symbol. They com- members will be enshrined on fields earning three letters in lawn chair, your family and friends. pleted comprehension sheets Saturday, Oct. 1, as part of field hockey and softball, while be referred to as “Mr. Fryeburg the Academy’s Homecoming earning two additional letters in Academy.” He was a three-sport athlete playing football, basketWeekend. basketball.

This year, the Hall of While at Fryeburg, Robert ball and track. His three letExcellence has been expand- Jones played one year of foot- ters in track included an MAIS ed to include inductees who ball but he made his mark championship in the relay, a excelled, not only in sports, but on Academy history with his conference title in 1978 and a in any area of extracurricular exploits of four years’ worth prep championship in 1977. He activities. of basketball and track. Robert coached track and basketball at The Class of 2011 includes: routinely scored enough points Fryeburg and is currently the Emore Alexander ’49, Nancy by himself to win the meet for Fine Arts Chair at the Academy.

More recently, he has turned out Schildberg Hogan ’56, Robert Fryeburg.

Jones ’56, Richard Heikkinen Richard Heikkinen was co- a bevy of state champion choral ’62, John Garner ’72, Brent captain of the football team in and jazz groups that have given LaCasce ’78, John Gordon ’80, his only year at the Academy, the school state and national Chris Gordon ’81, David Rohde 1961-62. He is better known for recognition.

John Gordon amassed nine ’85, Catherine Riddle ’85, Erica starting the Fryeburg Academy Perry ’00, Elroy LaCasce and wrestling team in 1966 and letters in his athletic career. He Frank Petillo. coaching the 1968 and 1969 participated in football, wrestling and track all four years at Emore Alexander was a championship teams. standout athlete at the Academy John Garner played four FA HALL, Page C

Currier: National scholar

SLS youngsters look into ‘symbols’

Project Grad event at Tony’s Foodland

New FA ‘Hall’ candidates

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This week’s puzzle

Theme: Summer fun

ACROSS 1. Group of wives?

6. Parabola, e.g.

9. Designer Hugo 13. Helen in Moscow 14. Fan’s discontent 15. Type of salmon 16. It has blips 17. aka Common Market 18. Liquorice flavor 19. NASA flier 21. *Type of pool 23. *Ball holder 24. Wish harm upon 25. Tax preparer 28. *Tire swing hangs from it 30. *Often involves a basket 35. Frees 37. ____ of March 39. Vital life, in Sanskrit 40. ____ mater 41. Empower 43. Yemen port 44. Spontaneous loss of consciousness 46. In bed 47. Spanish surrealist Juan (1893-1983) 48. Arctic plain 50. Ear-related 52. *They did it at the BBQ 53. Type of mountain goat 55. Sin over tan 57. *Played with mallets 61. Heavyset 64. *Summer sitcom, usually 65. Step on it

67. Same as vial 69. Unlace 70. Word between “dogs” 71. Pitchers 72. Enthusiastic enjoyment 73. DNA transmitter 74. Often goes with “ranted” DOWN 1. Of a female 2. Having wings 3. Do over 4. Perform in a play 5. *Farmer’s ______ 6. Lend a hand 7. ___ vs. Wade 8. *Add this when making chocolate ice cream 9. Moore in “Moonraker” 10. Kent State state 11. Average 12. Palm reader, e.g.

15. Cats’ favorite herb 20. Suggestive of the supernatural 22. *Located behind the plate 24. Strongbox 25. Plane or boat 26. Pilaff 27. Short for administrator 29. Dame ____, Australian celeb

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31. Study all at once 32. Gymnast Comaneci 33. Unable to move 34. *Water ride 36. *Used to make castles 38. Lard cousin 42. Authoritative proclamation 45. Christian Trinity, e.g.

49. Famous for being honest 51. Barrel maker 54. Formerly used as anesthetic 56. Neutral middle vowel 57. Actress Penelope 58. ____ Descartes 59. Scraps of meal 60. Give up 61. Stiff hair 62. Capital of Ukraine 63. Ready and eager 66. “Atonement” author McEwan 68. Acid

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(Continued from Page C) the Academy. He returned to teach and coach at the Academy, also serving as a dean and a dorm parent.

Chris Gordon, younger brother of John, played four years of football and track and wrestled for three years also earning nine letters in his time. Chris has given back to the Academy by serving as a Trustee and he was instrumental in the Phoenix Project and current campus renovations.

David Rohde was a cross-country skier all four years, and a member of the 1985 State Championship team. He was on the track and field team those years, as well, and was the prep school State Champ in the two-mile run. He ran cross country his sophomore and junior years and played soccer his freshman and senior years. David is a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and a Trustee at the Academy.

Catherine Riddle played four years of field hockey and was a four-time letter winner, three-time captain, two-time AllConference and an All-State selection. Her four years of basketball netted her four letters, a 2nd Team All-Conference selection and she was a captain her junior and senior years. She played four years of softball where she earned four more letters and was chosen captain her senior year.

Erica Perry was a four-year starter and earned 12 varsity letters in soccer, basketball and track and field. She collected nine All-Conference selections, two State Championships (javelin) and a Western Maine Conference Title in soccer.

Elroy LaCasce, better known as “Mr.” was headmaster at Fryeburg Academy from 1922 to 1955. He then became a Trustee in 1955. He started the football program at the Academy in 1923 and he also coached basketball and baseball for a number of years.

The importance of Elroy LaCasce to Fryeburg Academy cannot be listed in a few short sentences, but it goes without saying, were it not for “Mr.” the Academy would not be here today.

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INVENTION CONVENTION ATTENDEES — Recently, several students from Molly Ockett Middle School attended The Maine State Invention Convention in Hampden. The students included Joelle Buzzell, Janelle Wiesemann, Wyatt Rugg, Patrick Carty, Jordan Kruguer, Emily McDermith, Zachary Sheehan and Bridget Bailey. (From left to right) Joelle and Janelle won first place for their invention of a Wagow; Patrick won a special Eureka! Award for his idea for his invention; Jordan and Zachary won honorable mention for their projects. Great job to all for qualifying for the state-level competition.

MAY’S TOP STUDENTS — Molly Ockett Middle School has named its May Students of the Month and Most Improved students. Students of the Month are: Alison Upton, grade 8; Eamonn McCabe and Jordan Kruguer, grade 7; and Tabitha Day, grade 6. Most Improved are: Jazmine LaFontaine, grade 8; Kaitlin Robinson, grade 7; and Chevy Prescott, grade 6. Pictured, left to right, Tabitha Day, Jordan Kruguer, Chevy Prescott, Eamonn McCabe, Alison Upton and Kaitlin Robinson. Absent from photo: Jazmine LaFontaine.

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The day, coincidentally, also is Father’s Day, and park staff throughout the park system is expecting it to be a great day to honor the paternal side of the family.

Last year, more than 2.6 million people visited Maine state parks and historic sites for day use and camping, the largest number of visitors in the past 21 years, according to BPL figures. Many of the parks and historic sites were able to open early because of the unusually warm, clear weather, with some parks

opening five weeks earlier than usual.

“We are looking forward to warm, sunny weather and strong attendance again this year,” Harris said.

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ner, while Elaine Tinker posted Closest to the pin on Hole 8 the second low gross. Jan Wall was Carolyn Ehrman at 5-feet, was the low net winner. Tied for 4-inches. second were Yvonne Gluck and Lake Kezar Country Club Pauline Elmer.

In Social League play on June 7, the team of Bill Wapenski, Dana Morrill and Dan Roy posted a scored of 88 to win first place. Gene LeBlanc, Corey Douglas, Dick (Continued from Page C) The final inductee is Frank Petillo, who taught music at the Day and George Harden were Academy from 1948 until he retired in 1974. Known as “The second with a score of 95.

Closest to the pin were Gene Man of Music,” Frank Petillo formed a Glee Club, Boys’ Chorus LeBlanc on Hole 5 at 31-feet, and many joint concerts with surrounding schools. He organized and Jim Dubeau on Hole 16 at school musicals, a non-marching band and a school orchestra. He also continued to accompany both Graduation and Baccalaureate 6-feet, 3.5-inches.

Greenie: Dana Morrill.

Services many years after his retirement. He was the first to put White Mountain Seniors the Fryeburg Academy music program on the map.

In play June 10 at Norway Once again, a long list of candidates made the selection process very competitive. The selection committee hopes that you will Country Club, there was a attend the induction ceremony as the Academy proudly adds these first place tie at Plus 9, Plus 16 between Howie Prior new members to the Fryeburg Academy Hall of Excellence.

(Providence Lake), Bill Curtis (Norway), Lee Barth (Norway) and Chuck Patterson (Colebrook) and the team of Jon Lang (Balsams), Bill Wapenski (Lake Kezar), Jan MacZuba (Lake Kezar) and Phil Gabardi (Bridgton Highlands).

Third place with a Plus 8, Plus 14 went to Jack Small (Norway), Cy Hunter (Ridgewood), Daryl Kenison and Robert McHatton (Bridgton Highlands).

Fourth place with a Plus 8, Plus 12 went to Doug Wicks (Providence Lake), Fred Seger (Norway), Gary Gold (Bridgton Highlands) and Don Gilbert (Colebrook).

Closest to the pin was Bob Bechtold (North Conway) at 22-inches.

Chips and drives from the fairways

Bridgton Highlands CC In Ladies’ Day play, the tournament for the day was “Low Gross, Low Net.” Carolyn Stanhope was the low gross win-

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at Fort Knox to welcoming summer at Roque Bluffs among the rugosa roses, it will be a great day to take Dad out for an outing,” said Commissioner Bill Beardsley of the Maine Department of Conservation.

“This is a great way to start the summer season with a free trip to your favorite state park or historic site,” Will Harris, BPL director, said. “We hope to see many Mainers out enjoying their

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“From birding at Aroostook State Park to baking bread in the Civil War vintage oven

Area sports

June 16, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page C

Cabela’s, Wardens partner for new life jacket program

ANOTHER BIG CHECK — The Kiwanis Club of Norway-Paris gave $1,000 to Camp Susan Curtis (in Stoneham) Director Terri Mulks, left, on May 26. In the center is longtime Kiwanian Bill Stockwell and club President Becky Toothaker. Since the early 1980s, the service club has contributed more than $42,000 to help provide a summer camp experience for more than 1,000 underprivileged children in the Oxford Hills.

Local tennis pro honored

Cabela’s has partnered with the Maine Warden Service for a new pilot program on Sebago Lake, and has donated 20 Type 5 inflatable Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) to the Warden Service. Maine Game Wardens will have these PFDs on board their patrol vessels for violators to wear; PFDs will be on loan to violators for the day.

In Maine, the inflatable PFD must be worn at all times to be considered a legal PFD; it cannot be simply stored on the ves-

sel to be considered in use.

Boaters in violation will be given the option of receiving a ticket or wearing the loaner PFD for the remainder of the day in exchange for the information on their driver’s license.

At the end of the day, they will return the loaner PFD to the warden service, and their driver’s license will be returned to them. They will also receive a discount coupon to purchase a PFD at Cabela’s, located in Scarborough.

This program is being instituted to educate the public on safe boating. The Maine Warden Service has never recovered a dead body from the bottom of the lake wearing a personal floatation device, simply put, PFDs save lives.

For more information about Cabela’s partnership with the Maine Warden Service and the PFD program, call or email Greg Sirpis at Cabela’s in Scarborough at 883-7451, greg. sirpis@cabelas.com

Join Loon Echo Land Trust for their traditional hike up the Bob Chase Trail at the Bald Pate Mountain Preserve in South Bridgton on Tuesday, June 21 at 5 p.m. to celebrate the first day of summer.

A short hike of 20 to 30 minutes, with 300 feet of elevation gain, brings you to the rocky summit of Bald Pate Mountain, which affords views of the surrounding lakes and hills.

Participants are invited to play a musical instrument, read a poem or express a thought about summer or their con-

nection to the environment.

Hikers will then take in the beauty while feasting (please bring your own snacks). Don’t miss this fabulous start to the summer!

Participants should plan to meet in the Bald Pate parking lot in South Bridgton (just past Five Fields Farm on Route 107). Bring water, snacks, hiking boots, a rain jacket and bug spray. The hike will be cancelled if it there is a thunderstorm or moderate to heavy rain.

Loon Echo preserves 3,750 acres of land and manages 22

miles of multi-use trails in Bridgton, Denmark, Harrison, Naples, Casco, Raymond and Sebago. Its mission is to conserve the region’s natural resources and character for current and future generations.

All Loon Echo hikes are free; however, donations are always welcome and will qualify you for a one-year membership. Find out more about Loon Echo by visiting www.loonecholandtrust.org.

For more information about this hike contact Jon Evans at jon@lelt.org or call 647-4352.

and down the face of Shawnee Peak, a two-mile run.

The fastest time to date is 1:59:58 set by Poland Spring Team 2. The fastest individual time is a mere 3.0 minutes slower at 2:02:58 set by Rick Nelson.

Though some are truly racing, most individual folks and teams are simply trying to finish the race and improve their efforts from the previous year.

“Though it looks and sounds tough, more and more new entrants are signing up. Often, teams break up as each member wants to try it alone,” Race Director Rob Knowles said. “We are also seeing a big influx from folks who have volunteered for a couple of years to run the event trying it out and getting hooked.

You don’t have to be an ‘Ironman Triathlete’ to do this event; having said that, it is also not for the faint of heart. It falls into the category that puts you in a great community of athletes.”

This is a fun event and everyone who has tried it raves about it.

Every athlete gets a t-shirt, lunch for two and their lanyard that they

carry throughout the race.

“We have a remarkable return rate and it grows every year,” Knowles added. “Make this your year. If you want to just see what it’s like, come to the mountain and watch.”

The Challenge starts at 9 a.m.

Volunteers are needed! It is a big undertaking and requires a lot of dedicated helpers. If you are interested in volunteering, call Rob Knowles at 647-5298 (before 8:30 p.m.) or log onto the website at maineadventureracing. com or Google Great Adventure Challenge and click on more info.

The proceeds of registration for this event go 100% to the benefit of adults with developmental disabilities in western Maine. Many of the people responsible for making this event possible are employees of Good Neighbors Inc. The sponsors of this event are also mostly local. Norway Savings Bank is the Presenting Sponsor and has been joined by a host of other local organizations and businesses.

“Many people have come together to make this race happen. It has been picked by The Bridgton News as one of the Top 10 sporting events in the area,” Knowles added. “Come out and give it a try. You will surprise yourself at what you can do. As I say to every entrant — see you on

Bald Pate solstice hike Tuesday

Robert Kimnach, Jr., owner of the Mt. Washington Valley Tennis School, director of tennis at Bridgton Highlands Country Club and winter pro at the Falmouth Foreside Fitness and Tennis, recently received the Pro of the Year honor at the 2011 USPTA New England Division Annual Convention Awards Luncheon.

The convention was held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, R.I., held May 20-22, 2011.

Nearly 125 of the local, most influential tennis teachers gathered at this convention to attend the educational seminars, the awards luncheon and the manufacturer’s displays.

The convention featured such noted speakers as USPTA

President Tom Daglis, Ken DeHart, courtesy of Wilson; Tim Mayotte, courtesy of Head/Penn; Mary Rompf, Tim Smith, Jak Beardsworth, Andy Burgess, Mike Quitko and Bill Mountford.

Attending these conventions shows that a teaching professional is committed to staying on top of the latest changes in the game and business of tennis.

Founded in 1927, USPTA strives to raise the standards of the tennis profession while promoting greater awareness of the sport. USPTA offers 70 professional benefits to its more than 15,000 members worldwide, including certification and professional development. With more than 300 days of educational opportunities through-

Aug. 20 is approaching more quickly than one can imagine.

This of course is the date for the Fourth Annual Great Adventure Challenge at Pleasant Mountain.

Robert Kinnach Jr. For those who don’t know about Highlands Tennis Pro this event, it is a triathlon that has out the year, USPTA offers the venues of 2.5 miles of kayaking on most comprehensive continuing Moose Pond, 14.5-plus miles of education program in the tennis mountain biking around Pleasant Mountain, and a trek/hike/run up industry.

HARRISON — Attention all youth soccer players in the Lake Region and Oxford Hills area. Challenger British Soccer Camp turns to Harrison’s RADR Complex Aug. 8-12.

The camp is open to boys and girls: Ages 3-5, first kicks, 4 to 5 p.m., $59; Ages 6-8, half day, 9

a.m. to noon, $108; Ages 9-14, half day, 9 a.m. to noon, $108.

Campers receive a free British soccer ball and camp shirt, a free giant fold-out soccer poster, and a personal skills evaluation. Sign up prior to next Friday, June 24 and receive a British soccer coaching jersey.

British Soccer Camps provide young players with the rare opportunity to receive high-level soccer coaching from a team of international experts right in the heart of their own community.

Each British Soccer Camp provides players of all ages and abilities the appropriate program

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and level of curriculum and a wonderful cultural and educational camp experience!

Each day includes individual foot skills, technical drills, tactical practices, small-sided games, coached scrimmages, and a daily tournament. Register online at www.harrisonmaine.org and click on recreation and follow the link. For more information about Challenger Soccer go to www.challengersports.com For further questions, call Harrison Rec Director Paula Holt at 5832241 or e-mail pholt@harrisonmaine.org

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Raiders headed to fourth straight State title game

(Continued from Page 10C) Path to Finals Like a year ago, the path to the State Finals was hardly a smooth one for the Raiders.

It again took late-game heroics — some by cagey veterans

and another by a reserve — for the Raiders to move on.

“You just never know who is going to deliver that big hit or make the big play in the playoffs. We have a full roster of kids who can all impact a game

Bocce League scores HARRISON — In Week 3 of the Harrison Bocce League, Henry’s Concrete edged Long Lake 4-2; Scott and Mentus tied at 3-3; Fillebrown and Worster rolled to a 3-3 tie; Aces squeaked past Caswell House 3-2.

North Division: 1. Aces 7-3, 2. Caswell House 6-3, 3. Worster 6-5, 4. Long Lake 6-6.

South Division: 1. Mentus 6-5, 2. Fillebrown 5-7, 3. Henry’s 4-6, 4. Scott 4-7.

Next week: Worster vs. Aces and Long Lake vs. Mentus at 6 p.m.; Scott vs. Henry’s and Fillebrown vs. Caswell at 7:30 p.m.

at any point,” Coach Apt said.

He was right on.

Junior reserve Abby Brown crushed a 0-1 pitch just inside the third base line in the seventh inning scoring Rascoe (walk) from first base to lift the Raiders to a 4-3 victory over Greely in the quarterfinals.

Maggie McConkey and Maddie Pearson were both 2for-3 for the Raiders. Pitcher Sarah Harriman tossed a five hitter with 9 strikeouts and three walks.

Fryeburg scored first in the opening inning. Tripp led off with a walk, and then Pearson then hit a double in the gap.

The throw went to third base and hit Tripp in the helmet.

Pearson got caught in a rundown (and eventually would be tagged out), but Tripp was able to score when the Rangers failed to have a player cover home plate.

In the fourth inning, Fryeburg would add two more runs as Pearson singled, moved to third on a double by McConkey, and scored on a wild pitch. Ashley Watkins knocked in McConkey with a RBI single to make it 3-0.

Greely tied the game in the fifth, keyed by a hard ground ball that bounced off McConkey and trickled into leftfield to plate two runs.

Another fantastic finish played itself out the next day as

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the Raiders rallied from a tworun deficit in their last at bat to tie the game, and eventually won it in the ninth, 5-4, over Lincoln Academy in the semis.

Lincoln, a team the Raiders hadn’t seen in the regular season, scored first in the top of the third inning on two hits.

Fryeburg came right back in the bottom half to tie it on back-to-back doubles by the #8 and #9 hitters — Karissa Watkins and Bri Pelkie.

Lincoln loaded the bases in the fourth inning, but FA pitcher Sarah Harriman (7 strikeouts, 3 walks, 7 hits) would get out of the jam with a pop out to first baseman Ashley Watkins to end the threat.

Fryeburg looked to build off that as Ashley Watkins started the fourth with an opposite field single. But, Harriman lined a bullet at the first baseman, who turned a double play.

Lincoln would take a 2-1 lead in the fifth on a dropped third strike. The Lincoln hitter beat the throw to first, which allowed a runner to score from third.

Fryeburg struck back in the bottom of the sixth with two outs as Charlotte Lewis roped a double into the gap, which rolled to the fence. The hit seemed to spark other FA teammates, including Rascoe. The FA senior fell behind 1-2 in the count, but she fouled off several pitches and ultimately won the battle by launching a double to the opposite field to score Lewis, evening the score.

“If you really need a hit, Michelle is one of the players you want up in that situation because she always seems to put the ball in play,” Coach Apt said. “She showed no signs of being nervous in that situation.”

In extra innings, Lincoln scored twice in the top of the eighth to stun the Raider faithful.

Raider players, however, returned to the dugout confident about their ability to battle back under extreme conditions.

“This game is not going to end this way,” senior Ashley Watkins told her teammates.

With one out, Watkins started the rally by aggressively running out a double. Harriman knocked her in with a base hit to right and took second on the throw to home plate. With two outs Rascoe was again in the spotlight, and delivered a RBI single to tie the game.

“Michelle said she wasn’t ready for the season to end yet,” Coach Apt said.

After Lincoln went quietly in the ninth, FA junior Bri Pelkie (2-for-30 drilled a 1-2 pitch for a single. Tripp (3-for-5) singled and Pelkie moved up to third base. The Whammer (Pearson) connected on a 2-0 pitch for a fly ball to right-center, deep enough to score Pelkie with the winning run.

With new life, the Raiders now look to win their third state championship in four years on Saturday morning.

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Q. Who has inspired you? Kevin Floster inspired me because he holds the (Lake Region) record time in the 800, making my goal to match or break that time.

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June 16, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page C

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Morgan Brown excels as a student-athlete in the classroom, as well as the lacrosse field.

Morgan started playing lacrosse only three years ago as a sophomore. “He has quickly learned the game through hard work and his desire to improve,” Lake Region Coach Don White said. “He had several goals this year and was one of the leading ground ball winners on the team. He even scored a goal soccer style by kicking it in from 10 yards away.”

Coach White worked with Morgan in soccer and lacrosse for 10 years and over 550 practices and games.

“He has always showed great sportsmanship and leadership on the field and off,” Coach White said. “He is admired by his peers for his hard work and positive attitude.”

In recognition of his strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Morgan is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.”

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The Brown File Name: Morgan Brown Year in School: Senior Town: Casco Parents: Sam and Amy Brown School Activities/Sports: Soccer, lacrosse, National Honor Society Q. Why did you choose lacrosse? It was a new sport at our school, so there was an opportunity to try something else. It was addictive, and I’ve played since my sophomore year.

Q. What did you hope to accomplish this season? The season is over, but my goals were to improve my ground balls and shooting.

Q. What did you enjoy the most? Watching our team improve and grow closer every game.

Q. What did you like the least? It’s difficult to play some of the better teams because we are still a very new program.

Q. What makes you suc-

Morgan Brown cessful? I make an effort to work as hard as possible in every game and practice. I also listen to any suggestions my coaches have.

Q. What would your dream moment be? To score the winning goal against Windham; they’re a Class A team that we play very competitively against.

Q. What has the sport taught you? Not to shy away from something just because it is new or seems difficult.

Q. Who has inspired you?

Jack Tragert. We started lacrosse at the same time, so he is someone I can compare myself to, and he pushes me to be better.

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The Leckie File Name: Doe Leckie Year in School: Senior Town: Naples Parents: Stuart and Christian Leckie School Activities/Sports: Soccer, indoor track, outdoor track, Varsity Club, AFS Club, Healthy Hands, National Honor Society Q. Why did you choose track?

I’ve always loved track, and have been doing it for six years. I’ve been very successful in it, and like that it’s an individual sport.

I wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t do it.

Q. What did you hope to accomplish this season? I hoped to place at States, qualify for New Englands, and make my way through Junior Olympics programs.

Q. What did you enjoy the most? The fact that track is for everyone; the team can never get too big. Also, winning. It’s one of the best feelings because in that moment you know that all of your hard work has paid off.

Q. What did you like the least?

Worrying about injuries. Most people can just play the sport without worries, but I find myself always having to be cautious because of prior injuries and surgeries.

Q. What makes you successful?

Training. I will often go on my own runs or work on technique after practice or on my own personal time. This allows me to focus more.

Q. What has the sport taught

you? To be nice and accept everyone — all because some people aren’t as talented as others, it doesn’t mean they’re not working as hard.

Q. Who has inspired you?

Hannah Flagg. She is always optimistic about everything she does.

Her positive personality tends to rub off on me during prac-

tices and right before my races at meets. She always believes in me and pushes me, which helped more than she’ll ever know. I feel honored to have done two, even sometimes three, of the same events as her for the past four years, not because of her skills, but because of her overall athletic ability and personality.

STRONG FINAL SHOWING — Members of the Fryeburg Academy track and field team — left to right, Jamie Gullikson, Laura Pulito, Sage Hennessy, Christina DiPietro and Corinn Bedell — made a strong showing at the New England Championships held last Saturday in Vermont.

FA track girls at N.E. finals

(Continued from Page 10C) up of Sage Hennessy, junior Laura Pulito, sophomore Christina DiPietro and Corinn Bedell had a fine race. Sage learned her lesson about getting a good warm-up and ran a super fast sub 60 to handoff to Laura with the lead. Laura ran tough and gave the baton to Christina who dug in and held the team in a solid fourth. Corinn received the baton for the final lap and made a great surge to fly past Class A Cheverus of Portland and two other schools with a team finish of second in their eight-team heat with a time of 4:16.46.

“It was a great day for the

Fryeburg Track & Field girls and they gained valuable experience at a ‘big time meet’ which should serve them well next year as they all return,” FA Coach Bill Reilly said.

A final note: Coach Reilly

is calling all girls, all abilities to join the Raider track team next year. A new track surface awaits at FA, and Coach Reilly is hopeful a strong field of girls will take advantage of the upgrade.

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Area sports

Raiders claim 5th straight West title

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer STANDISH — “It never gets old!”

That was the feeling of Fryeburg Academy varsity softball coach Fred Apt, as well as senior captains Kelsey Sheehan, Charlotte “Chuckie” Lewis and Ashley Watkins as the Raiders won their fifth straight Class B West title Tuesday night with a dominating 6-1 victory over fourthranked Oak Hill.

The Raiders (19-0) will meet the winner of the East Finals — Caribou or Bucksport — for the state championship on Saturday, 11 a.m. at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish.

For the three FA captains, this will be their fourth straight state title game appearance.

“It’s just amazing,” said Sheehan as she hugged fellow teammates after freshman pitcher Sarah Harriman recorded her 11th strikeout to end the game.

Harriman was amazing as well. After struggling in her first two playoff appearances, Harriman studied game tape and found a “few problems” with her delivery. Those “tweaks” paid off as Harriman entered the final inning sporting a no-hitter. Oak Hill ended a streak of 16 straight hitters retired on a fast-sinking fly ball to left-center, which Maddie “Whammer” Pearson nearly made a sliding basket catch.

Oak Hill ruined the shutout bid with an infield single.

Harriman finished the night with an impressive story line — five times she retired the “other” Raiders in order, two hits allowed, no walks and a 2-

GAME BALL FOR CHUCKIE — Raider senior captain Charlotte “Chuckie” Lewis (right) was given the game ball for her clutch hitting and big time defensive stops as Fryeburg Academy rallied to beat Lincoln Academy 5-4 in the semifinals last Saturday. Chuckie is pictured with sister, Laura. for-3 night at the plate, including a two-strike bomb in the first inning, good for a two-run triple as FA opened up a quick 3-0 lead.

Coach Apt liked his club’s aggressive approach both offensively and defensively.

“When we play Fryeburg softball, we’re really tough to beat,” he said. “I thought it was important that we start quickly, and keep the pressure

on them.”

FA put Oak Hill, which was making its first title game appearance in many years, on their heels right from the start.

After a quick 1-2-3 top half of the first, Fryeburg struck for three runs. After Carla Tripp reached on an error, she stole second. A base hit

by Pearson and a steal put runners at second and third.

Maggie McConkey delivered a

Sophomore Jamie Gullikson had the first event of the day in the pole vault at 10 a.m. This event is the only rain sensitive event, and the start was postponed several times. Finally at 1 p.m., the event began.

Unfortunately, many girls were unable to clear the opening height of 9 feet due to the long layoffs and loss of rhythm.

Jamie was among these, but she is sure to return next year and crack the 10-foot barrier.

Next up was the 400 meters.

Junior Sage Hennessy learned an important lesson about not getting a good warm-up before the race and ran 27th out of 34

girls competing with a time of 61.04.

Junior Corinn Bedell ran a great race, beating her own school record with a blistering time of 59.06 to finish 14th overall. She also beat Kristen Saulter of Hermon, who had

RBI single up the middle. With two out, Harriman hammered an outside pitch to the left-center gap for a two-run triple.

FA kept the heat on by scoring a run in the second. With two out, Tripp beat out a bunt single, and then scored when Pearson launched a bullet into the left-center gap, sending the ball to the wall. Pearson tried to stretch the double to a triple, but was thrown out at third.

Fryeburg tossed around the leather as well as shortstop senior Michelle Rascoe silenced the Oak Hill faithful by vacuuming up a hard ground ball, and fellow senior Charlotte “Chuckie” Lewis continued her stellar play at second, cooly scooping up a hot shot in the seventh to record the second out.

With Coach Apt encouraging his hitters to not be content with a 4-0 lead — “Let’s show them we’re not just a oneinning team,” he said — the Raiders plated two more runs in the fifth as Pearson (3-for4) doubled and Lewis ripped a triple down the third base line with two out. Harriman picked up her third RBI with a line drive single to right-center.

FA touched up Oak Hill pitching for 11 hits.

Just as their pre-game tshirts proclaimed, Fryeburg Academy showed their “swag” and brought home another plaque for the trophy case.

Now, just one test remains.

“We’re happy, but we know we’ve got more work to do,” Coach Apt said. “We’ve worked too darn hard since early April to be satisfied. The bigger prize is right in front of us.”

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Lessons learned at N.E. track finals BURLINGTON, VT. — Facing some nationally-ranked athletes, the Fryeburg Academy girls gained some valuable experience at the New England Track & Field Championships held last Saturday in Burlington, Vt. The Fryeburg girls competed against the best athletes from schools in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

The weather for the day began on a gray and chilly note and went downhill from there to a slow cold rain. Yet, the track was an all-weather track and the competition continued.

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outrun her the previous week at the Maine State Meet. Precious Holmes from Connecticut, who is ranked Number 2 in the entire USA, won the race in a time of 55.42.

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Doe Leckie

Dillon Knudsen

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Some athletes display “potential” early on in their high school careers, but never quite reach the summit.

Doe Leckie is one track athlete who did live up to her potential.

Doe concluded her brilliant Lake Region High School Track and Field career with her performance at the State Class B Championships in Augusta by smashing the school record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.77 seconds in the preliminary round.

“She ran faster than the old record by over a quarter of a second, which is pretty remarkable in sprint races,” Lake Region Coach Dana Caron said.

Doe also placed fifth in the state in the 300-meter hurdles, and anchored the successful 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams.

“For these performances, as well as in recognition of her four years of success and the way she has represented the Lake Region team, we feel she deserves strong recognition for this week’s Player of the Week,” Coach Caron said.

In recognition of her strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Doe 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

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Dillon Knudsen is on the verge of being one of the runners to watch in high school track.

Dillon was one of two representatives from the Lake Region Track and Field boys’ team to qualify for this year’s State Class B Championships in Augusta.

“After a year plagued with injuries, it was good to see him compete with the state’s finest,” Lake Region Coach Dana Caron said.

Dillon ran the 800 meters, and took the LR coaches’ advice and “ran all out from the start.”

At the halfway point, Dillon had a sizeable lead, and was able to maintain it throughout the rest of the race. He finished the race in a season’s best time of 2:05:89, easily winning his heat.

“This is the kind of performance to build on for next year,” Coach Caron said. “Because he was able to overcome the many obstacles he faced this year, and to finish the season on such a high note, Dillon is a deservedly good choice for this week’s Player of the Week.”

In recognition of his strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Dillon is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.” Each week, a Lake Region athlete is recognized for his/her dedica-

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Opinion & Comment

June 16, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page D

Viewpoints Views from Senate

by Bill Diamond State Senator, D-Windham

Curtailing our right to vote

Traditionally, Maine has among the highest voter turnout in the nation. Before I was a state senator, I had the honor of being Maine’s Secretary of State, which oversees elections, and I was very proud of Maine’s high voter participation numbers. One of the reasons we have such high turnout is that Maine makes it relatively convenient to exercise our right to vote.

Now this is under attack.

LD 1376 seeks to end voter registration on Election Day and put major restrictions on absentee voting. Election day registration — the ability to go to the polls on Election Day and register to vote then and there — is a key element in high voter turnout. The five states that had the highest rates of voter participation in 2008 all allowed people to register on election day, and experts estimate that it adds between 5% and 15% to the turnout numbers. In 2008 over 60,000 people registered to vote on Election Day. We have done this for almost 40 years without difficulty, and it mystifies me as to why people would want to change that.

And yet they do. In an almost party line vote in both bodies at the legislature, this serious erosion of our rights passed in its initial votes and looks like LD 1376 will be enacted. To me the most frustrating part of this is that the bill seeks to eliminate a non-existent problem. If there were rampant voter fraud resulting from Election Day registration, then I could see the point, but statistics on fraud have been minimal. There have been two cases of voter fraud in Maine in the last 30 years. I don’t call this sufficient reason to shut the door on people who, for whatever reason, don’t register to vote until Election Day. Another reason given for this proposed change is that municipal clerks are overwhelmed by people registering in addition to

the normal demands of Election Day. First of all, if this were the case, then the clerks would know that election days are very busy and they should plan accordingly and bring in extra help if it is needed, but this, too, is apparently not a problem. When the public hearing on this bill was held, not one town clerk has testified that registering people to vote on Election Day is a burden.

There are many reasons why people register to vote on Election Day. Many are young voters, seeking to exercise their right for the first time.

Others are people who have just moved to a new town. Still others are our elderly parents or grandparents who might have moved into a retirement home in a new community. Then, there are the busy parents with kids and hectic daily routines.

None of these people should be denied their right to vote.

Placing barriers to the voting booth diminishes the importance of democracy. The Constitution is a living document that is meant to be immune to political influence. Unfortunately, those who are trying to prevent people from registering to vote on Election Day will be literally stopping thousands of people at the polls on Election Day saying “stop — we’ve changed the rules — you can’t vote.”

We all know that every vote really does count, and I am very sorry to say that if this law passes there will be a lot fewer people voting in Maine after it goes into effect.

If you would like to get in touch with me you can call my office at the State House at 287-1515 or visit my website at www.mainesenate.org/diamond to send me an e-mail. I’m always glad to hear from you.

Senator Bill Diamond is a resident of Windham, and serves the District 12 communities of Casco, Frye Island, Raymond, Standish, Windham and Hollis.

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WELCOME TO THE STATE HOUSE — State Rep. James Hamper (R-Oxford), Rep. G. Paul Waterhouse (R-Bridgton), Rep. Jeffrey Timberlake (R-Turner) and students from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School gathered on the balcony at the State House last Tuesday, June 7. The young ladies, who are taking part in Maine Dirigo Girls State, came to the Capitol to learn more about the legislative process. Girls State was created to develop leadership, educate students about government, stimulate a want to maintain democratic government processes and to instill a greater understanding of American traditions.

The legislators were delighted to discuss Maine State government with the group and show them around the Capitol. The Oxford Hills girls were (left to right) Lacey Landry, Kathe Washburn, Megan McNelly and Mikeckney Ward.

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Attitudes toward the president

Attitudes toward President Obama have changed drastically since last year here in western Maine. I just finished correcting my final batch of about six-dozen elderly interviews, which I’ve been assigning to students around here for 30 years. There will be no more since I’ll become a former history teacher after Friday.

Students select someone 70 years old or older and ask 20 questions I give them and make 10 of their own questions. One assigned question asks who their favorite president was and why. The other asks who their least favorite president was and why.

Answers to the first question of who was their favorite president have always varied widely with no president getting a majority. However, a plurality each year for the entire 30 years has gone to Franklin Roosevelt.

As for why, the typical answer has always been that “He got us out of the Depression.” Last year, President Obama got quite a few endorsements for favorite president — about 15 or so if I remember correctly. Most people said things like: “He’s turning the economy around,” or “He’s going to help the little guy,” or “He’s very smart.”

This year, however, only three people indicated that Obama was their favorite president.

Instead, he got about 15 votes for least favorite president, second only to Richard Nixon.

For the past three years or so, George W. Bush was select-

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ed by about 15 people for least favorite president, but he was only mentioned three times this year. Evidently people in western Maine are holding Obama responsible for our weak economy, even though Obama has been blaming Bush for nearly three years now. The bloom is definitely off the Obama rose if my informal annual polling is any guide.

One lesson from all this is that James Carville’s “It’s the economy, stupid” advice to his client Bill Clinton in the 1992 campaign sustains today. More recent histories like Emily Schlaes’s The Forgotten Man, question the enduring myth that President Roosevelt “got us out of the Depression.” She makes a strong case that his New Deal policies worsened and prolonged the Great Depression rather than end it. Roosevelt surrounded himself with biggovernment control freaks, who were fervent believers in the ideas that came to be known as Keynesian economics after the late British economist John Maynard Keynes. They borrowed and spent with the notion that they were priming an economic pump, or jumpstarting an

economic engine, which would rev up under their hyper-regulatory direction. They went off the gold standard and declared the value of money by fiat. The Federal Reserve went along, just as it is now.

None of it worked, but Roosevelt seemed to be doing something. He convinced people in his fireside chats that “happy days are here again,” even if they weren’t. President Obama and his economic team are using the same tactics and getting the same results.

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by contrast, believed in the ideas of Frederick Hayek, who believed government should stay out of business affairs and let markets work things out.

My students studied the conflicting economic ideas of Keynes vs. Hayek this year and how they’ve played themselves out in the 20th century.

My hope is that at least some of them will have a conceptual understanding of what government’s role in the economy should be. Maybe that will at least partially offset the enduring myth that Keynesian economic policies worked under Franklin Roosevelt.

Voters, meanwhile, are trusting their own judgment on how those ideas are working out under President Obama. Let’s hope that’s reflected in the 2012 election.

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Page D, The Bridgton News, June 16, 2011

ATTENTION SEBAGO VOTERS For the 189 Sebago voters who turned out to vote in the May 24, 2011 referendum on the MSAD-61 budget — thank you! As a result of your vote, Sebago voters rejected the 2011–2012 budget by 114 no votes to 73 yes votes. The other three towns in MSAD-61 rejected it as well, with an overall vote of 473 no and 380 yes votes.

In response to the rejection of their first budget, the MSAD-61 School Board has proposed reducing the 2011–2012 budget by $172,000. This revised budget will be presented to voters from the four towns on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 for their approval.

Voters – your job is not done yet!

It is vitally important that every Sebago voter turn out to vote!

About 2/3 of the town’s entire budget goes to support MSAD-61.

Lake Region High School Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

This will be your only chance to vote on individual school budget warrant articles with this newly revised budget.

If you voted before, you must now vote again.

The revised budget is $26,666,233, or $172,000 less than the one you voted on in May. The target for the School Board was $200,00 in cuts. The MSAD-61 Leadership Team submitted a prioritized list of $322,000 possible cuts that could be made to the School budget, but the School Board declined to make more than $172,000 in cuts from the list.

Sebago’s share of this MSAD-61 revised budget for next year is estimated to be about $3,229,629. This school budget reflects an increase for Sebago of $129,206 over the current year school levy. To put this increase into context for Sebago taxpayers, if your home were assessed at $200,000 your taxes would increase by approximately $68.78 as a result of this school budget increase. It is your money — and you need to make your wishes known by voting!

Thank you for your support and voting in this important event.

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Letters Library thanks

To the editor: The North Bridgton Public Library has many people to thank for the success of the annual Book, Bake and Plant Sale starting with the numerous people that came out to buy plants, baked goodies, books, bid on auction items and those who made contributions. Many volunteers helped with plants, and sales, baked items, and organized and sorted books, to make this a special day. Without the public support of this sale, we would have fallen short of our fundraising goal at a time when funds are critically needed.

Thanks also go out to the local business that supported our event — Treehouse Farms, Party Insanity, The Village Tie Up and Bridgton Academy donated prizes, sale items and supplies.

Our beautiful, locally-made auction items were donated

by Barbara Marshall, Bruce Marshall, Dana Flanders, Cherry Chapman, Janet Derouin, Sue Connolly, Sue Black, Polly Polstein, Joanne Webb, Merry Vigneau, and Maine Morning Micro Roasters.

The very popular children’s bike parade and children’s tent wouldn’t have been possible without the help and organization of Lisa Burlinson. Thank you to Mary Trembley at the Jacob Hazen House and Sue Lebel from Bridgton Academy, who donated supplies and was the chairperson for the parade.

One last very special thank you goes to the children that volunteered in the children’s tent and helped with the parade. The turnout of children from North Bridgton village to help the library was impressive. Children are the future of NBPL, and it was heartwarming to see the number of kids who care about their village library.

The used book sale will continue for the remainder of the summer during library hours.

Great deals are to be had on used hardcover and paperback books

as well as children’s books.

The library will also continue to carry the very popular note cards and framed, hand-tinted prints of historic North Bridgton and Bridgton Academy. Be sure to check our silent auction item each month. This month it is a coffee basket donated by Maine Morning Micro Roasters.

The NBPL now has a letterbox. Visit the library to check it out and learn about letterboxing.

It’s a great summer hobby for the family.

And don’t forget the following upcoming events: • Thursday, June 23 — Registration for the Summer Reading Program begins. Come in anytime during library hours to register.

• Monday, June 27, 11 a.m.

— Free letterboxing class, 11 a.m. Letterboxing is a growing hobby that combines elements of hiking, treasure hunting and creative expression into an activity that the whole family can enjoy.

• Monday, July 18, 10:30 a.m. — Campfire Stories, 10:30 a.m. every Monday. Join us for stories around the fire, music, crafts and the summer reading program.

Library hours are Monday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Computers are available during library hours and Wi-Fi is now available.

Heather Silvia, librarian

McLaughlin’s column

To The Editor: Tom McLaughlin’s commentary published in the May 26 edition is once again flawed and disrespectful. The use of the verbiage “scrappy Jews” in his column discounts the enormity of the battles that were waged by the IDF in the 1967 war. Israel felt that it was fighting for its existence in ’67. “Scrappy” is defined as “consisting of disorganized, untidy, or incomplete parts, determined, argumentative, or pugnacious.”

The IDF was highly organized and excellently trained even with 80% of the force being made up of reserve civilians. Israeli leaders fearing an imminent Arab assault launched a preemptive strike that eventually lead to Israel gaining control over key buffer zones in the north, east and south of the region.

McLaughlin’s statement regarding the construction of the Temple Mount Mosque being “an in your face gesture to Jews and Christens” is also flawed and possibly could be considered as bigoted. The Great Jewish Temple on the Mount was destroyed in different conflicts and rebuilt, with its final destruction by the Romans.

Beginning in 70 A.D., the Jewish LETTERS, Page D

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Harrison Planning Board will be conducting a site walk at Summit Hill Road, Harrison, Maine, Map 48, Lots 5 & 6. This site walk is in regard to a Pre-Subdivision application submitted by William Day Jr. and Sons Land Holdings LLC, and represented by George Sawyer of Sawyer Engineering, Bridgton, Maine.

The Planning Board will meet at the site at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2011. A regularly-scheduled meeting will follow the site walk.

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TOWN OF NAPLES PLANNING BOARD The Naples Planning Board will meet on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 at 7:00 P.M. at the Naples Municipal Offices located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: 1. An application for an Outdoor Entertainment Permit Application for RAD Jetskis, submitted by RAD Jetski, Inc. 2. An application for an Outdoor Entertainment Permit Application for The Galley Restaurant & Pub, submitted by M.M. Sullivan, Inc. Public Welcome 1T24 PUBLIC NOTICE

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1. To approve Minutes of May 16, 2011.

2. Erika L. Frank, Esq. has filed an application for an Administrative Appeal of the Planning Board’s approval of a cellular telephone tower to AT&T on a portion of property known as Map 6, Lot 347, 190 Tamarack Trail, located in a Residential District. This matter was continued from the May 16, 2011 agenda.

3. Jonathan R. Berry, Esq. has filed an application on behalf of Dolores Curran nee Briggs for a General Variance to permit division of Map 3A, Lot 25 into three (3) parcels as originally conveyed to Mrs. Curran in 1975. The parcels were merged by the Town of Casco during a revision to the Zoning Ordinance. The property is located in a Residential District.

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING AND INTENT TO FILE A WASTE DISCHARGE LICENSE AMENDMENT The Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in the Select Board Room in the Town Offices at 3 Chase Street to take both written and oral comments regarding the Town’s intent to file with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection an application amending its waste discharge license to increase the overall capacity of the system based upon the improvements completed in the Fall of 2010.

The Town, in compliance with 38 MRSA, has notified the abutters of the proposed public hearing and filing.

A copy of the application will be made available for public inspection at the Town Offices during the regular business hours Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Town intends on submitting the application to the MDEP during the first week of July, 2011.

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Letters

(Continued from Page D) state would cease and the Jewish culture would begin to adjust to a decentralized religious focus.

The Temple Mount is a sacred place for both Jews, Muslims and Christians. All three religions controlled Jerusalem at different points in history.

Ancient history should be studied and understood in context, not alluded to in derogatory half sentences. The control of the Temple Mount was a statement of power and that Islam was now in control of the sacred rock under its dome.

As for Jews, some feel that the Temple should be rebuilt; some feel Israel as a state should not exist; and some feel blessed just to be able to get as close to the Mount, also called the “Holy of Holies” by many Jews, as possible.

So as usual, McLaughlin’s column is Palinsque in its tendency to present a flawed his-

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tory and right-wing persecutive.

For the record, “Palinsque” is an adjective meaning, “All glitz and glitter, no substance. Looks good, but behind the appearance, deficient.” Obama’s speech regarding the 1967 boundaries was an attempt to restart peace talks in a purposeful manner and certainly was politically reactive. Once again, McLaughlin has shown that his grasp of reality is tainted, his commentary flawed and his writings disrespectful.

Allan Rosen-Ducat Summer resident, Naples

Insanity

To The Editor: One definition of insanity is to continue to pursue policies that have repeatedly failed, and expect a different outcome.

When Barack Obama was campaigning for president in 2008, he stated over and over again that if elected president of the United States that he “would fundamentally change

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America.” Much to our horror, he was elected and with unanimous support of Democrats in Congress, he has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams in reshaping America.

Massive federal government has so infiltrated the private sector that our country is beginning to look more like those bastions of economic vibrancy, Cuba and the old Soviet Union, than the America that for so many years was far and away the most dynamic economic powerhouse the world has ever seen.

Two years after the recession officially ended, our economy continues to shed jobs at an alarming rate. Two hundred thousand new jobs need to be created each and every month just to keep up with the growth in our population. Housing values continue to plummet with no end in sight. Food and energy prices are going through the roof. The Obama Administration continues to saddle the business community with an avalanche of ever expanding, onerous new rules and regulations that are

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

CONSULT OUR LISTING OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND LET AN EXPERT DO THE JOB! ACCOUNTANTS Chandel Associates Accounting, Taxes Audits, Full Service Payroll 3 Elm St., Bridgton Office 647-5711 Jones & Matthews, PA Certified Public Accountants Accounting, Taxes, Payroll Service Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg.

Route 302, Bridgton 647-3668 cpas@maine.com McFadden Pratt & Associate Accounting Services Accounting/Payroll/Taxes 316 Portland Rd., Bridgton 647-4600 www.cpaprattassoc.com

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

APPLIANCE REPAIR Jones Appliance Service/Repair LLC Quality service you deserve All major brands jonesappliances@aol.com 595-4020

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

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

AUTO REPAIR Naples Auto Repair Auto & motorcycle inspections Lawn mower repairs M-F 8-5, Sat. by appt. 693-6770

CARETAKERS Caretake America Managing and Patrolling Kevin Rogers, Owner/Manager Rte. 35, Naples 693-6000 Lake & Mountain View Property Maintenance Cleaning & caretaking Exceptional references 207-650-1101 North Country Home Watch “We’ll be there when you can’t” www.nchw.us 207-713-0675 Rick Lewis Property Surveillance Seasonal and Year Round Bridgton 207-415-4476

CARPENTRY Robert E. Guy General Carpentry – Additions Repairs – Remodeling www.bobguy@myfairpoint.net Harrison 743-5120 239-4804 (cell) Jerry’s Carpentry & Painting Carpenter & General Contractor Log homes – decks – remodeling Fully insured – Free estimates – 207-527-2552 Northern Extremes Carpentry Custom Decks – Additions Remodeling – Free Estimates Log Hunting and Fishing Camps Insured Bridgton 647-5028 McHatton’s Cleaning Service Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Fire, Smoke, Soot, Water Certified Technicians Bridgton 647-2822, 1-800-850-2822

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

CATERING A Fine Kettle of Fish Catering Personal chef service/catering Sheila Rollins 583-6074 www.finekettleoffishcatering.com

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

CLEANING SERVICES First Impressions Cleaning Inc. Residential & Commercial Seasonal 647-5096 Lake & Mountain View Property Maintenance Cleaning & caretaking Exceptional references 207-650-1101 McHatton’s Cleaning Service Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Fire, Smoke, Soot, Water Certified Technicians Bridgton 647-2822, 1-800-850-2822 Servicemaster Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 TLC Home Maintenance Co. Professional Cleaning and Property Management Housekeeping and much more 583-4314

COMPUTERS Backwoods Computer Consulting Virus recovery/data recovery/web sites Plus more Tim Haight 693-4580 Ms. C’s Computer Repair Virus and spyware removal PC repairs 207-228-5279 27 Zion Hill Road, Bridgton Naples Computer Services PC repair/upgrades – on-site service Virus and spy-ware removal Home and business networking Video security systems 71 Harrison Rd., Naples 207-693-3746

CONCRETE Concrete Works Slabs, floors, block work Custom forming & finishes Masonry repairs Bill@409-6221

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

No job too small – 625-8159

Quality Custom Carpentry Specializing in remodeling & additions Jeff Juneau Naples 207-655-5903

COPIES The Printery Black & White/Color Copies Special discounts for large orders Fax: Sending and Receiving Rte. 302, Bridgton 647-8182

We need a hero

To The Editor: A very heart-warming situation took place on Friday and I feel compelled to share my EXCAVATION K.S. Whitney Excavation Sitework – Septic Systems Materials delivered Kevin 207-647-3824

EXERCISE/FITNESS Dee’s BodyCraft Personal Training, Aerobics, Pilates Certified – Experienced Bridgton 647-9599

COUNSELING

FLIGHT INSTRUCTION

Ellia Manners, LCPC In Her Own Image/Counseling for Women Call for brochure/Insurance accepted www.elliamanners.com 207-647-3015 Bridgton

Sheila Rollins Private/instrument/multi-engine instructor Flight training – Ground school Flight review 583-6074

CRANE SERVICE Bill O’Brien Inc. Crane Service Hourly rates 838-7903

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

DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA Complete oral hygiene care-infant to senior Most dental insurances, MaineCare accepted 207-647-4125 email: info@bdhc.me

FOUNDATIONS

DOCKS Great Northern Docks, Inc. Sales & Service Route 302, Naples 693-3770 1-800-423-4042 www.greatnortherndocks.com

ELECTRICIANS All Service Electric John Schuettinger Licensed Master Electrician Residential, Commercial Alarms Bridgton Phone 647-2246 A to Z Electric “The Boss Does The Work” David S. Gerrish, Master Electrician Residential/Commercial/Industrial 30+ yrs. exp., Naples 693-6854 Bouchard Electric Co. Mike Bouchard – Master Electrician Generators All types of wiring Lakes Region 583-9009 D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor Residential/Commercial/Industrial Licensed in Maine & New Hampshire Bridgton 207-647-5012 J.P. Gallinari Electric Co. Residential - Commercial - Industrial Aerial - Auger - Lifting Service Bridgton 647-9435

Licensed ME & NH Bridgton 647-8016

BOARD OF SELECTPERSONS PUBLIC HEARING The Naples Board of Selectpersons will hold a Public Hearing on June 27th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Naples Municipal Office Buildings.

On the agenda: An Application for a Street Vendor Permit Application, submitted by the Naples Lions Club.

Public welcome.

LAWN MAINTENANCE Chapman’s Lawn & Yard Works Mowing - Cleanup - Brush Cutting Debris removal – Bark mulch Blaine Chapman 647-5255 Dawn’s Lawns & Landscaping 25+ years experience Fully insured Dawn Munn-Latendresse 583-4793

LP GAS Bridgton Bottled Gas LP Gas Cylinders/Service Route 302 Bridgton 207-647-2029 Country Gas, Inc. LP Gas Bulk/Cylinders Box 300, Denmark Tel. 452-2151

D & D Masonry Chimneys/fireplaces/walks/etc.

Fully insured Free estimates Darryl & Doug Hunt 693-5060

J. Jones Construction Services Inc. Foundations – Frost Walls Free estimates – Fully insured Call 928-3561 www.jjonesconstruction.com

MASONRY

MOVING Bridgton Moving Residential & light commercial bridgtonmoving@verizon.net – Glynn Ross 240 N. High St. – 647-8255 – 671-2556 (cell)

MUSIC LESSONS Up Scale Music Studio Piano Lessons – All Levels Composition-Theory-Transcription Evan 647-9599

OFFICE SUPPLIES The Printery General line of office supplies In stock or special orders Rubber stamps - Fax Service - Labels Rte. 302, Bridgton 647-8182

A –1 Thompson’s Services LLC Cleanings and repairs, Boilers Furnaces, Monitors, Oil tanks New installations, 24 hr burner service Licensed and insured 207-693-7011

Dead River Co. Range & Fuel Oil Oil Burner Service Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton

Bass Heating Oil Burner Service Sales and Installations Waterford (207) 595-8829

McBurnie Oil/Casco Oil Delivery and Service Denmark, Maine Tel. 207-452- 2151

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

INSULATION

OIL DEALERS

PAINTING CONTRACTORS Bob Champagne Painting/papering/some carpentry Small jobs – reasonable rates Lead safe certified 26 Zion Hill Rd, Bridgton, 207-647-5571

Newhall Construction Blown-in insulation Air-sealing – BPI trained Shawn 743-6379

George Jones Quality Painters Interior/Exterior – Fully Insured Free Estimates Excellent References 207-318-3245

Western Me. Insulation Co. Blown-in or Rolled – 28 yrs. exp.

Free estimates – Fully insured 693-3585 – 7 days-a-week

Gotcha Covered Painting Interior/exterior-deck refinish-powerwash Serving the Lakes Region over 15 years Free estimates Kevin 693-3684

INSURANCE Ace Insurance Agency Inc. Home/Auto/Commercial 43 East Main Street Denmark 1-800-452-0745 Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311 Harrison Insurance Agency Full Service Agency 100 Main Street, Bridgton 583-2222 Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858 Southern Maine Retirement Services Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Life and Long-Term Care Insurance 150 Main St., Bridgton 1-866-886-4340

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

Tuomi Electric Chip Tuomi, Electrical Contractor Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-4728

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

Bonney Staffing & Training Center Temporary & Direct Hire Placements Call us with your staffing needs Rte. 302 Windham 892-2286

TOWN OF NAPLES

Henry’s Concrete Construction Foundations, Slabs, Floors Harrison Tel. 583-4896 J. B. Concrete Bill O’Brien Poured Foundations 207-647-5940

LANDSCAPING Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscaping Organic gardening, design/maintenance Creative stonework, property watch 207-693-6646 www.clementbros.com

opportunity to get the prescription filled is short. Her psychiatric specialist was not going to be back in this area until Monday.

The mother was told she would have to wait until then, leaving the child without her meds for three days. Her mother was distraught and in a panic. Even though she knew this was not a life-threatening situation, she was well aware of the possible setbacks her child might suffer if left for over 48 hours without her medication. She tried to communicate her concerns and fears with her primary care LETTERS, Page D

Public Notice

Maingas Your Propane Specialist 1-800-648-9189

Stanford Electric Commercial, Industrial and Residential Wiring – Generators Naples 693-4595

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story.

This is about a little nineyear-old girl with a mental condition that requires the assistance of a child psychiatric specialist and powerful medications to stabilize her mood swings and emotional outburst. She has been on a long and difficult road for several years, but most recently, her meds have brought her to a manageable place, resulting in a very happy little girl, as well as a relieved family and school staff. The drugs she must take are narcotics and highly controlled. Because it is a controlled drug, the window of

Barry Concrete Foundations Tim Barry Inc. Poured foundations – Frost walls Bridgton 207-650-3507 tbconcrete@myfairpoint.net

Fryeburg Family Dental HAIRDRESSERS Preventative Dental Hygiene Services Victoria’s Hairitage 19 Portland Street / PO Box 523 207-256-7606 www.fryeburgfamilydental.com One Beavercreek Farm Rd (top of Packard’s Hill – Rte. 302) Vicki Crosby Owner/Stylist Mountain View Dentistry Jessica Zaidman Color Specialist Dr. Leslie A. Elston 647-8355 Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry 207-647-3628 HEATING MountainViewDentistryMaine.com

McIver Electric “Your on time every time electricians” Douglass Construction Inc. Custom Homes/Remodeling/Drawings 221 Portland Rd, Bridgton 30 years exp. in Lakes Region 647-3664 Phil Douglass, 647-3732 - Jeff Douglass, 647-9543 www.mciverelectric.net Sweden Rd. Bridgton R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor Jeff Hadley Builder 24 hour Emergency Service New homes, remodels, additions Residential & Commercial Painting, drywall, roofing, siding Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882 Kitchens, tile & wood floors Fully insured – free estimates David K. Moynihan 27 yrs. experience 207-583-4460 Master Electrician J. Jones Construction Services Inc. New Construction – Remodeling Roofing – Siding – Decks – Docks Free Estimates – Fully Insured Call 928-3561 www.jjonesconstruction.com

causing many small business owners to give up in disgust.

Until such time as the American people demand a halt to the massive amount of corruption in our political system, nothing is going to change.

America is very close to plunging over a cliff, and most of us seem to be totally disengaged as to the looming catastrophe that is about to engulf our nation.

I pray for the millions of Americans who cannot find a job, and the many millions more who are finding it increasingly difficult to put food on the table for their families. We, the American people, are the only ones with the power to save our country.

Robert M. Howe Jr. Bridgton

June 16, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page D

Jerry’s Painting Service Quality Painting – Interior/Exterior Fully Insured – Free Estimates 207-527-2552

PET GROOMING Dawg Gone Gorgeous Small dog grooming & boarding 85 Roosevelt Tr., Naples, Me 04055 www.suej-59@hotmail.com 693-4933

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

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

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

REAL ESTATE Chalmers Real Estate 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311

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REAL ESTATE Coldwell Banker Lakes Region Properties “At the Lights in Naples” Waterfront, Residential Commercial & Land 207-693-7000 Oberg Agency Residential, Business,Lake Shore Property 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

RUBBISH SERVICE ABC Rubbish Weekly Pick-up Container Service Tel. 743-5417 Bridgton Trash & Rubbish Service Serving Bridgton Weekly pick-ups Tel. 207-595-4606

SELF STORAGE Bridgton Storage 409 Portland Rd 28 units & 4000’ open barn Bridgton 647-3206 JB Self Storage Rt. 5 Lovell, Maine Monthly/yearly secure storage 207-925-3045

SEPTIC TANK PUMPING Bridgton Septic Pumping Free Estimates 647-3356 329-8944 Dyer Septic Septic systems installed & repaired Site work-emergency service-ecofriendly 1-877-250-4546 207-583-4546

SURVEYORS F. Jonathan Bliss, P.L.S. Bliss & Associates Surveying, Land Planning P.O. Box 113, Route 5 Lovell, ME 207-925-1468 Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land Information Services P.O. Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr., P.L.S. Over 10,000 surveys on file Pioneer Surveying & Mapping Services Boundary/topographic/construction surveys Commercial/residential Kenneth Farrar PLS PO Box 368, W Paris ME 04289 674-2351

TOWING Stuart Automotive Free Junk Car Removal 838-9569

TREE SERVICE CARMUR Inc. Logging Specializing in selective cutting House lots cleared 29 years experience – references C. Murphy Silvicultural Tech 647-5061 Q-Team & Cook’s Tree Service Removal-pruning-cabling-chipping Stump grinding-bucket work-bobcat Crane-licensed & fully insured Q Team 693-3831 or Cook’s 647-4051 Toll free 207-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Complete tree service – free estimates Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Licensed and insured – Utility and Landscape Arborist Waterford ME – 583-2474

VETERINARY N. D. Beury, DVM Spay/Neuter – Well-pet care North Bridgton For Appointment 583-2121 Bridgton Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Rt. 117, Bridgton, ME 647-8804 Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Route 302, Fryeburg 207-935-2244 Norway Veterinary Hospital Naples Clinic Corner Rte. 302 & Lambs Mill Rd.

By Appointment 693-3135

WELDING Welding Repair Services Aluminum, stainless, steel Tig, mig, brazing, soldering Route 114, Naples 712-3391

Classifieds

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

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

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

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

Classified display is sold at $6.25 per column inch. Classified advertisers must furnish written copy.

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

WORK WANTED

NEED HELP — with maintenance of your propertuy? Offering lawn care, mowing, landscaping, edging, cleanup and general property maintenance.

Call Paul at 207-939-6593 for more information.

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AUTOMATIC WASHER/DRYER — unit, LG, Model #WM3431HW, $700. Does not need 220 electrical line! This one piece unit is a compact and portable washer/dryer appliance.

Front load washing machine: Add detergent, set up to 12 hours ahead for PAINTING JOBS WANTED — 35 washer/dryer cycle to run. Clothing years experience, free estimates, ex- stays in the same unit to dry. This unit cellent references. If you want the job dries clothing by steam process. It done right, call Henry, 647-3018. truly is a one piece unit. When setting

4t23x wash cycle, you can set drying cycle at GOTCHA COVERED PAINTING the same time. This unit is perfect for — Interior, exterior, deck refinishing, an RV, camp/cottage, small apartment power washing. Serving the Lakes with no 220 line, or anyone needing Region for over 15 years. Free esti- a compact washer/dryer. Size: 23 3/8 mates. Kevin, 693-3684.

14t13x x 25 3/8 x 33 1/4 inches. Weight: 147 lbs. Please call 207-577-0643 for DAY CARE more information.

1t24 MS. DEE-DEE DAYCARE — and preschool has opening. For more information call 583-4512.

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CATERPILLAR CLUBHOUSE — Childcare program has an active individualized curriculum for ages 1-5 years. I have over 10 years of experience, 185 hours in early childhood development trainings and an associate’s degree in education. To set up an appointment please contact Melissa @ 647-4156 or 595-5209.

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COMMERCIAL BUILDING — South High Street location available.

New, attractive 1,600 square foot space. Energy efficient, gas heat & A/ C. Great signage and parking. $1,450 per month. Call 207-890-9192. tf24

RAYMOND — Commercial space for rent. Owner willing to accommodate or divide for tenant for reasonable rent.

SOUTH PARIS: Great office space location, great for public access. All rents need application and security deposit and first month rent when approved. Call Ralph at Lake Country Property Rentals (207) 647-8093.

Have clients for renting. Need owners for homes or apartments. 3-, 2- and 1bedroom units needed. tf19

SCREENED LOAM — Please call NAPLES — Clean 1-bedroom off Ron between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Route 35. No smoking, no pets.

647-5173.

24t16x Laundry on-site. Security deposit required. $600 per month includes heat WANTED TO BUY & electric. Call 207-899-5052. tf23 FIREARMS, MILITARY ITEMS BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom — and ammunition, Swe­den Trad­ing apartment, recently renovated, laundry Post. 207-647-8163. tf43 on premises, gas heat, walking distance to town. Call Jerry 831-0368. 2t24x

VEHI­CLES FOR SALE

COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE JESUS IS LORD – new and used — near Bridgton’s downtown. High auto parts. National locator. Most visibility location with good parking.

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 at 42 U.S.C. parts 2 days. Good used cars. Ovide’s Two floors, clean, quiet and near 3604(c) makes it unlawful “to make, print, or FOR SALE Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 Bridg­ton, Hannafords and Dunkin’ Donuts. publish, or cause to be made, printed, or

tf30 $600 per month with heat and electric published any notice, statement, or adver$5 FOR TATTERED – U.S. Flag 207-647-5477. tisement, with respect to the sale, or rental of when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x included. References and one month FOR RENT a dwelling that indicates any preference, limi5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, security required. For inquiries, call tation, or discrimination based on race, color, Windham, 893-0339. tf46 BRIDGTON – 1, 2, and 3-bedroom 647-2587.

4t21 religion, sex, handicap, familial status or apartments. $550-$675 mo. plus national origin, or an intention to make any FIRE­ARMS – Sup­plies. Buy, sell, references and security. JPD HARRISON — All inclusive. $650 such preference, limitation or discrimination. trade. Wan­ted, firearms, ammunition Properties, 310-0693. tf2 month, first plus deposit. No pets. & mili­tary items. Swe­den Trad­ing Available July 1. Call 583-9965, leave Post. 207-647-8163. tf43 HARRISON — Rooms in warm message.

5t22 cape on back lot 5 years. W/D. Good OLD TOWN DISCOVERY neighbors. Smokers + pets allowed. BRIDGTON — Studio apartment, — Canoe Package, $800. Very $420/room or $813 buy. 233-5033. recently remodeled, laundry on & nice condition - practically new!

1t24x premises, gas heat, walking distance to 2004 Old Town Discovery Canoe, town. Call Jerry 831-0368.

2t24x 16’9”. Included in package is 1 set COMMERCIAL SPACE — for Part of the Chalmers Group of pontoon stabilizers, 2 sit backers lease, 1,000-2,000 sq. ft. with Rte. CASCO — Completely furnished back support seats, 1 canoe caddy 302 frontage. Call for details, 647- rooms, heat, lights & cable TV 100 Main Street, (on wheels). Please call 207-577- 4465. tf46 included. $120 weekly. No pets. Call Bridgton, ME 04009 cell, 207-650-3529, home 207-6270643 for more information. 1t24 NAPLES — Long Lake condo with 1006. tf17 Phone: 207-647-3311 FIREWOOD — Green, $180 cut, boat slip, 2 bedrooms, 1½-baths with SOUTH BRIDGTON — 1-bedroom, Fax: 207-647-3003 split & delivered. Dry, $230 cut, split washer/dryer, beach and tennis courts. & delivered. Call Wendell Scribner Walking distance to town on Route heat, hot water & electric included, www.chalmers-ins.com at 583-4202.

10t23x 35. $875 plus utilities. No pets, no sun deck. $635 unfurnished, $700 smoking. Furnished or unfurnished. furnished. Security deposit required.

BN 24 SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL Available for 1 year starting 8/1. Call 247-4707 or 232-9022. tf13 — Logger and heat with carbon 617-448-0693.

4t23 HELP WANTED NAPLES — Clean 3-bedroom neutral wood or wood pellets.

NURSE SUBSTITUTE — (RN, Purchase a Central Boiler outdoor BRIDGTON — Furnished 1- duplex, Route 35. No smoking, no LPN, EMT) needed part time for wood furnace on sale, EPA qualified bedroom apartment. Heat & utilities pets. Screened porch. Laundry camp Encore/Coda in Sweden. Day- to 97% efficient. 603-447-2282. included. $200 per week plus security hookups. $1,100 per month includes 13t14x deposit. Call 647-3565. tf38 heat. Security deposit required. Call time on 7/17 & 2 evenings during the 207-899-5052. tf23 week of 7/18. Contact James Saltman at 207-647-3947 or jamie@encore- GOING OUT OF BUSINESS — HARRISON — $395. 1-bedroom NAPLES — 2-bedroom mobile coda.com tf24 Sale. Jerry’s Sport Shop in Denmark. apartment. Neat, clean, 1 person only. home. Near causeway, $650 month 20%-50% off. Gun, ammo, rods, No pets, non-smoker. Includes heat & tf21 plus security deposit & 1st month.

MUSICIANS — The local band reels, camping, reloading presses, electric. 207-415-9166.

Call 577-7680.

1t24 REV is looking for a guitar player super cheap. Open 7 days. 4525t24x and drummer. Auditions held ASAP. 2320.

Upcoming shows require committed players. Originals/Covers. Call Bill FIREWOOD — Please call Ron Peters at (207) 205-6755.

2t24x between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. at 647— A 60-Bed Nursing Home — 5173.

15t16x Rte. 115, Windham, ME 04062 WORK WANTED HILLTOP FIREWOOD — Positions Available: EXCAVATING – Have hoe, will Seasoned, $220 cord delivered. Call tf20 travel. Site work, foundations dug, for details, 890-9300. back filling, septic systems, sand, loam, gravel. Call Brad Chute, 653- ANTIQUES — Figure Eight Bandito 4377 or 627-4560. tf44 Spur. Mounted on cherry heel. 6½” x Full-Time 11” + 2.” Wrought iron artifact. 2336:30 a.m.

– 3 p.m. / 2:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

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1t24x FARM/GARDEN — Looking for fields to mow in the Oxford, WaterContact Paula Lowell, RN/DNS at 892-2261. ford, Lovell, Fryeburg and Lakes Re- PLEASE CONSIDER – donating E.O.E. gion areas. Call 583-6161.

1t24x your leftover garage sale items and 3T23CD your attic, basement and closet LAWN & FIELD MOWING — overflow to Harvest Hills Animal York raking, road & driveway repair, Shelter. For more information, call tree work. Call Wendell Scribner at 935-4358 ext. 21. Thank you. tf28 Summer Lake Patrol Position 583-4202.

10t23x Discriminatory Advertising under the Fair Housing Act

CHALMERS INSURANCE

REAL ESTATE

FOR RENT

FOR RENT

EAST FRYEBURG — Year round new home. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, some furniture, garage, office, great for family, and Fryeburg schools. 508776-9330.

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NORTH BRIDGTON — 1-bedroom SEBAGO, DOUGLAS HILL — area, apartment. Nice location includes heat. 1-bedroom apartment, W&D, plowing, 617-272-6815.

4t23 heat and electricity included. Nonsmoker, first, last and security. $700 a BRIDGTON — 1-bedroom handicap- month. Call 415-4760 leave message. accessible apartment on Highland 4t24x Lake. Tile bath and kitchen area. Use of private beach, coin laundry & fitness BRIDGTON — 1850s renovated center. 3/4 mile to downtown. $750 farmhouse. Four bedrooms, open includes all utilities, cable TV, trash. kitchen w/cathedral ceiling, 2 woodNo smoking, no pets. 647-5301. tf24 burning stoves, 2 decks, attached barn. $595 week. Call 978-387-6640. tf20 DENMARK — Moose Pond 2bedroom, 1-bath, basement, lakeviews, REAL ESTATE FOR SALE K1 monitor, woodstove, washer/dryer. $850 month/$550 week. otismaine@ BRIDGTON — Beaver Creek Farm Yahoo.com or 207-452-8018. 2t24x Road, 3 acres, black top road with electricity, site cleared with driveway.

BRIDGTON INTOWN — Third View of Mt. Washington and other floor efficiency. Neat, clean, bright mountains. $33,000. 583-6695. tf23 & sunny. No smoking or pets. $525, includes heat, hot water, snow & trash NORWAY — Moose Hill Road, removal. First, last & security. 647- approx. 3 acres for sale by owner.

9090. tf19 Assessed by town at $25,000, sell for $8,500 cash sale. 207-650-5669. tf21 NEW BRICK HOME — for rent.

Long-term rental. Energy- efficient, 2 BRIDGTON — Beaver Creek Farm bedrooms, bright and sunny. Hannaford, Road, 3.27 acres, well, black top road, hospital & village amenities nearby. mountain views, electricity. $27,000. tf23 Plowing & grounds maintenance 583-6695. included. No pets/smokers. $850 BRIDGTON — Hio Ridge Road, month, call Brickwoods at 452-2441 approx. 27 acres for sale by owner.

FMI. tf22 Good developable land, mostly cleared. tf21 FOR RENT — Two lovely properties $59,000. 207-650-5669. on Moose Pond in Denmark, Maine. NAPLES — 100-plus acres of land, June through October. Fully furnished Route 35. Trout brook, 2 very large and applianced. Rent both together fields with 500-plus feet of shore or separately. A-frame on the water’s frontage on Long Lake with restorable edge: 2-bedrooms, 2-baths, on two 3-story New England farmhouse and levels, sunny and charming, with deck large barn, 2 wells and replaced septic overlooking the water. Dock, picnic system. Wooded with acres of soft and area, grill. Unique, quaint interior. hardwood trees, sunset views, clean title Beach. $1,000 per week. Carriage and up-to-date survey. For information House with water views: 2-bedrooms, call Gary Bennett, 207-415-0078.

1-bathroom, laundry. Modern, 4t24x beautiful, sunny, wood interior. New WANTED kitchen, skylights, porch. Picnic area, grill, beach access. $800 per week.

E-mail: hucarlson@aol.com. No YOUR OLD OR UNUSED — smoking or pets. Pictures available leather jackets, chaps and vests for new upon request.

7t19 consignment shop in Limerick, Maine.

Call Dana at Secondhand Biker, 2077t20 CASCO — 2-bedroom townhouse, 793-3947. laundry on premises, gas heat, neat & clean, walking distance to beach. Call LOOKING TO RENT — Professional Jerry 831-0368.

2t24x couple looking to rent a home longterm in the Lakes Region, 3-bedroom tf14 NORTH BRIDGTON — 1-bedroom with garage. 207-595-8027. apartment, short walk to public beach, no smoking, no pets, $425 per month plus first, last & security. 647-4436.

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Wales & Hamblen Realty Trust 207.615.9398 Wales_Hamblen@yahoo.com

is accepting applications for the following openings for 2011–12:

GRADES 4/5 MULTI-AGE TEACHER –

New Suncook School Experience preferred; Maine 020 certification required For more information please visit servingschools.com Please send letter of intent, resume and other related credentials to: Gary MacDonald, Superintendent of Schools 124 Portland Street, Fryeburg, Maine 04037 (207) 935-2600 * Fax (207) 935-3787 E.O.E.

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Now Hiring • Truck Driver with Experience Hauling Chip Trailer & Moving Equipment • Experienced Dump Truck Driver

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Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES SUMMER BEACH CARETAKERS

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In exchange for the duties required as part of this position, the host family(ies) is(are) required to maintain and keep up the entire Town Beach and Boat Launch areas. No rent will be charged and no compensation will be paid, for the approximate average of 20 hours per week of labor. The Town will, however, provide a campsite with water, electricity, and a sewer hookup as compensation for the duties included as part of this position. The successful candidate(s) shall be the owners or renters of a motor home unit that is in good repair and appearance. Please visit the Town of Naples website at www.townofnaples.org and look for link entitled “Caretakers of Kent’s Landing Town Beach and Boat Launch” for a detailed list of duties to be performed as part of this position, or call the Naples Town Office at 207-693-6364 with any questions or the list of duties.

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Security & Cleaning Deposit Required

MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT NO. 72

The Town of Lovell is accepting applications for a summer lake patrol person. This will be a ten-week position from Friday before July 4th weekend until the Tuesday after Labor Day. This will be approximately 16 hours per week to mostly include Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday.

Qualifications for this job will be: knowledge of operating a Boston Whaler, having a friendly and polite demeanor and being able to deal with people. Having a current CPR card would be a plus.

A job application can be obtained at the Lovell Town Office.

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The Town of Naples is offering an exciting opportunity to the successful candidate(s) to spend the Summer on the Town Beach property in Naples, Maine. The Town is looking for caretakers for its public beach property.

Subject to Employment Verification

142 Main Street Conway, NH 603-447-3611 Metal Detectors

159 Harrison Rd., Bridgton, Maine Equal Opportunity Employer

H/HW, Frig, Stove, MWave Secure, 2nd Floor Entrances

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TOWN OF LOVELL

Competitive Wages, Benefits Apply in person

2-bedroom ~ $800/mo.

Buying and Offering US Coins Gold & Silver Bullion

CNAs

Full-Time Salesperson

260 Main Street, Bridgton, ME

1-Bedroom Loft ~ $600/mo. or $150/wk.

Ledgewood Manor Healthcare

HELP WANTED

Wales & Hamblen Building

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*Applicants must have a valid Class A CDL, Medical Card, and clean driving record We offer competitive wages and a complete benefit package that includes: Health Insurance • 401 (K) • Uniforms Paid Holidays • Paid Vacations Qualified applicants should apply within at: 65 Bull Ring Road, Denmark, ME 207.452.2157

Naples Veterinary Clinic 3 Lambs Mills Rd., Naples ME 9t18cd

Openings Veterinary Technician Part-Time Receptionist Part-Time Naples Veterinary Clinic is looking for a part-time veterinary technician and receptionist to join our AHAA-accredited hospital in a most scenic lake area in Maine.

Receptionist

Current RN license in the state of Maine, 1–2 years of recent acute care nursing experience, a valid Maine driver’s license, reliable transportation, and current CPR Certification (Healthcare Provider) are all required. Will be part of the weekend and holiday rotations.

If you are interested please stop by (any of our offices) or request one at ahch.org!

Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice

Very strong organizational skills. Excellent computer skills with in-depth experience with spreadsheet and database software, management and reporting. An understanding of independent school culture, or a willingness to work toward that understanding. Warmth, patience, tact, and a sense of humor.

Qualified applicants are encouraged to email a letter of interest and resume, by June 24th, to Deb Kutasi, Human Resources Manager at dkutasi@bridgtonacademy.org.

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15 Strawberry Avenue Lewiston, ME 04240 1-800-482-7412 or 795-9416

Responsible for the day-to-day administrative management of the Academic Office. In addition, this person will also act as the Executive Assistant to the Dean of Faculty, assisting this person with the administrative details of the position.

This is a twelve-month, hourly position with full benefits.

For a complete job description and further information about Bridgton Academy, please visit our website at www.bridgtonacademy.org 1T24CD

We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic pet loving person to join the front office staff. Our front office staff works very closely with clients, doctors, and other hospital personnel to achieve the highest level of patient care.

Responsibilities; multi-line phones, appointments, check clients in, photo pets, basic office machines, and payment processing.

We need an individual who is a quick thinker, strive in a fast paced environment, and is able to function independently, while multitasking.

Veterinary Technician / Veterinary Assistant Naples Veterinary Clinic has a part-time-time position available for a Veterinary Technician. The ideal candidate should be registered, or highly-skilled due to their previous employment, experience, and education.

Contact: Fred Rowan We offer a professional environment, PO Box 273, Norway, ME 04268 where Technicians are utilized as Email: frowan@norwayvethospital.com professionals, and encouraged to be or by fax: 207-744-0255. active team members.

BENEFITS AVAILABLE… Vacation time, continuing education, retirement fund, paid holidays, generous pet services discounts.

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Opinions

June 16, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page D

BUSINESS SERVICES

HEAP HAULERS — Towing service. NATURALLY NICE — LandscapCash paid for junk cars. Call 655- ing. Cleanups, mowing, rototilling, 5963. tf12 shrubs trimmed. Free estimates. Call Tony, 647-2458.

4t23x COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION — & Handyman Services - Painting, MOTORCYCLE/SCOOTER — landscaping, remodeling, decks, kitch- Repair, most brands. Pickup/delivery ens & baths, new homes. 40 years ex- local area available. Also light auto perience. Call Mike, 693-5284. 13t14x and rust repair. Years of experience. $25 per hour. Call 321-8030. tf21 HEMINGWAY CONTRACTING — Renovations, metal roofs, doors B & L ROOFING — 20 years expeand windows, painting, light carpentry, rience, fully insured. New roofs and garages & sheds, drywall repairs. repairs. Call 207-650-6479. tf20 Specializing in mobile homes. 20 years YARD SALES experience, fully insured. No job too small. 1-207-595-7123/207-743-0420. BRIDGTON YARD SALE — 6

16t24x Fern St. (off Lower Main Street), FriJ.C. HURD BUILDERS — Custom day, June 17, Saturday, June 18, 9-3.

1t24 homes & additions. caretaking, snowplowing, removal and sanding, YARD SALE — 129 Brickyard Hill commercial & residential. 207-809- Road, North Bridgton, June 18th, 86127. tf35 1, rain or shine. Great clothes, kids BOAT MD — All boat makes and things, furniture, books, room heater, 1t24x models motor repair. Boat detailing. and more.

Accessory repair/replacement. Trailer YARD SALE — June 18, 19. 9 a.m. service. Wholesale ATV & motorcycle 3 p.m., Harrison, 26 Old Whitney Rd. parts. 207-925-1177 chaplin2849@ off Deertrees. Household goods, toys, roadrunner.com.

7t24x furniture, clothing, Sharp electronic DEN­MARK HOUSE — Painting, cash register, youth’s guitar. 1t24x Inc. Inter­ior and Exterior Paint­ing. GARAGE SALE ­— at 12 Mt. Henry Also, Paper­hang­ing. 35 yrs. ex­pe­ri­ Road, Bridgton, Fridays & Saturdays. ence. Call for esti­mates. Call John Large variety, something for everyMath­ews, 207-452-2781. tf31 one.

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YARD SALE • YARD SALE • YARD SALE SATURDAY, JUNE 18TH 9AM-3PM RAIN OR SHINE

Many antiques/vintage items including doll carriage (early 1900’s), Star Wars memorabilia, comic books (70’s/80’s - Xmen, Capt. America, etc.) Lots of new and used items 1t24cdx also 10 cu. ft. Upright Freezer, deer hauler. Kids toys, glassware, baskets, etc.

26 Harrison Heights Rd., Harrison (just up the hill from Caswell House in Harrison Village)

Handyman 207-615-1689 scottbaileyhandyman@hotmail.com

Complete residential services including:

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Maintenance Property management Seasonal property caretaking Renovation, consulting & design Decks/Patios Garage packages Gutter cleaning Roof Raking Weather stripping Water and weather damage Communications wiring Spring & Fall Cleanups Always Free Consultations Fully-Insured

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GARAGE SALE — Antiques, glassware, linens, prints, furniture and lots more. Friday 9-5, Saturday 9-5, Rte. 37, 563 No. Bridgton Rd., Bridgton.

1t24x MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE — Toys, clothing, tools, jewelry, books, household items, collectibles & more.

One day only. Saturday, June 25th. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 328 Main St., Bridgton, just past Food City.

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CRAFT SALE — High-quality goods handcrafted from decorator fabrics. One-of-a-kind. Purses, totes, table runners, cloths and mats, pillows, children’s aprons. 25% off. June 18, 19. 26 Old Whitney Road, off Deertrees, Harrison, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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COMMUNITY FLEA MARKET — Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Sundays 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. Antiques, collectibles, tools and general merchandise. Inside & outside spaces available. For information call 603-447-2679.

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LOST

SWIMMING FLOAT — four barrel (blue) with barn red painted top.

Floated away from 102 Cedar Drive, Moose Pond (north of Route 302).

Call 207-831-5304.

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Renewable energy

By T. Jewell Collins Earle Morse and John Howe, both residents of Waterford, each utilize the basic function of the stationary bicycle, but for different purposes.

I visited Earle in his garage workshop near the shores of Lake McWain to learn the steps that illustrate the old saw, “necessity is the mother of invention.”

It all began when Earle and his wife, Joanne, were serving in the Peace Corps in Tanzania, Africa. The village had no power, so he designed a power system that worked off the local taxi’s car battery, which was well-charged after a day of picking up and dropping off customers. His low-drain system, based on 12-volt fluorescent lamps, provided light for the library of an orphanage in Africa.

Medicare nugget

By Stan Cohen Medicare Volunteer Counselor Over the next two years, an abnormally large number of blockbuster drugs are scheduled to lose their patent protection, opening the doors to cheaper generic drugs. Here is a list of the most well known: In 2011 Advair (fluticasone/salmeterol): To treat asthma.

Concerta (methylphenidate): Used for ADHD in teens.

Levaquin (levofloxacin): To treat bacterial infections.

Lipitor (atorvastatin): To reduce cholesterol.

Protonix (pentaprazole sodium): For acid reflux (generic now available).

Tricor (fenofibrate): To reduce cholesterol.

Xalatan (latanoprost oph-

thalmic): To treat glaucoma (generic now available).

Zyprexa (olanzapine): For schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

In 2012 Actos (pioglitazone): Oral diabetic medication.

Avandia (rosiglitazone): To treat diabetes.

Avapro (irbesartan): To treat hypertension Diovan (valsartan): To treat hypertension.

Lescol (fluvastatin): To reduce cholesterol.

Lexapro (escitalopram): To treat depression.

Plavix (clopidogrel): To prevent blood clots.

Singulair (montelukast): For asthma and allergies.

Symbicort (budesonide): To treat asthma LETTERS, Page D

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“When I designed this bicycle system, I used recycled parts from old computers.

Africa receives a lot of computer garbage,” said Earle, shaking his head to indicate disbelief in this practice. “The generator is a stepper motor, and its usual function is to drive the scanner of a photocopy machine. Stepper motors can also be found in old printers. This is a good example of how parts can be recycled.”

Earle climbed aboard his stationary bicycle mounted on a wooden frame and began to pedal. On a table behind the bicycle, a little orange streetcar (also connected to the generator) circled around a track, maintaining a steady speed.

No matter how fast Earle pedaled, the streetcar maintained a steady speed and the lights mounted on the table, a steady illumination. “No batteries anywhere,” Earle announced.

“Once you get up to speed in pedaling, it produces a nice stable power.”

“In the third world,” he says, “the most important thing that can be done with electricity is to run lights because year round the sun, in countries near the equator, rises at 6 a.m. and sets at 6 p.m.”

My next visit was to see how John Howe utilizes the bicycle, and he, too, jumped aboard his stationary one to illustrate how it worked shucking beans.

Then he demonstrated his silent, solar-powered golf cart by driving it around the yard with me as a passenger! He also has a bright yellow retrofitted M.G. converted to electric drive, which can be solar powered or plugged into the grid. This car can attain a speed of up to 50 mph and

a distance of 100 miles at an average of 35 mph.

For a tractor, he uses a 1938 solar-powered Ford Ferguson, the fifth in a series of concept/test vehicles for farming or transportation. He and his wife, Debbie, raise corn (some for popping!), turnips, potatoes, onions, winter squash, beans — whatever stores well over the winter — and depend upon the Ford Ferguson in preparing the soil for planting.

John’s journey began over 30 years ago with the realization that if we, as a nation, continue using our non-renewable resources at our present rate, we are fast heading toward a day of reckoning. John sees that day just about behind us, despite his vigorous efforts to educate the public.

He offers for consideration the acronym L E A R N— Localize agriculture, energy production, social services, etc.; Educate yourself and others about peak oil, natural gas, coal, and all energy sources, as well as economics; Adapt to a very limited solar-electric future; Ration all fossil fuels; Negative population growth.

At a Sustainable Oxford Hills Renewable Energy Festival several years ago, both men gave attendees firsthand demonstrations of what the energy generated by their stationary bicycles can power John’s website is www. solarcarandtractor.com and its purpose is “to clarify and present honest facts and answers for survival in a post-carbon future.” Although Earle doesn’t have a website, he welcomes inquiries from interested parties.

T. Jewell Collins is a resident of Harrison.

Letters to editor

(Continued from Page D) giver, but with no success. She did not know where to turn for help, but I did.

A call was made to Scott McKinnon, president and CEO, at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H. He listened with compassion and understanding.

He understood the intensity of the mother’s concern and her determination to keep her child on schedule to avoid setbacks in her stability. He took the time to defer the situation to Dr. Rabideau, who immediately called me and listened patiently to my concerns. He did not make me feel he was too busy to listen. He made it clear that he was going to do anything in his power to ease our anguish. Just knowing that this doctor had empathy and compassion was calming and comforting. He understood the emotional stress this dilemma was causing. He honored the dedication and determination of a mother fighting for the needs of her child. First with reassurance and then with resolve, Dr. Rabideau made all the necessary arrangements for this child to get her needed care and meds immediately. He didn’t have to do this. He had every right to refuse to help, after all this was not his patient. He chose to put the needs of this child and this family in the foreground. He went that extra mile with compassion, concern, and empathy — qualities we all hope for, but don’t always get from our healthcare providers.

This situation needed someone to step up and be a hero, and Dr. Rabideau chose to be that hero. I cannot express my appreciation and gratitude enough. Compassion is not a skill that you learn in medical school, it is a part of who you are. It is not a requirement to becoming a doctor, but it is an important part of being a really great healthcare provider. Dr. Raymond H. Rabideau, MD,

you are at the head of your class and Mount Washington Valley is blessed to have you here.

I felt it was important to share my story. It’s a story of kindness and we don’t often show enough appreciation for this gift when it is given. I believe that if we focused more on the good things people do and shared our stories that even more good things would happen. Don’t you just love a happy ending! Now go do something nice for someone.

Donna Woodward Fryeburg

Ethanol

To The Editor: Maybe if our Legislature read Popular Mechanics instead of the New York Times, they would know that ethanol is not good and Maine drivers are tired of paying extra for less mileage.

From Popular Mechanics list of six things to do to get better mileage: “Avoid Ethanol When Possible: Avoid gasoline that has been cut with 10 or 15 percent ethanol, called E10 or E15, is an mpg killer. Why? Gasoline stores more energy than ethanol (119,000 Btu per gallon vs. 80,000). So it takes more ethanol than gasoline to go the same distance.”

Maybe if politicians in Augusta had to pay for their own gas instead of getting mileage payments for going back and forth to their jobs as state representatives or senators, we would be able to buy ethanol free gas in Maine. Five percent better mileage may not mean anything to them but it sure does to us.

Rev. Bob Celeste A maybe candidate for State Senate in 2012 www.MaineTV.net Harrison LETTERS, Page D

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Obituaries

George H. Larracey Jr.

Edward D. Conway

Albert D. Bean

HIRAM — George H. Larracey Jr., 76, of Hiram, formerly of Portland, died on April 16, 2011, at Hope Hospice of LeHeigh Acres, Fla., after a long illness.

He served nine years in the U.S. Air Force and was plant manager of Allied Chemical Coatings Shoe Factory in Saco for many years. He owned and operated George’s Barber Shop for 21 years in Portland.

George was born in Albion, the son of Rita and George Larracey Sr. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Hope Doughty; his father, George Sr.; and three brothers, Gerald and Todd of Maine, and Allen of Massachusetts.

Interment will be at Brooklawn Memorial Park of Portland; date to be determined.

HARWICH, MASS. — Edward Dennis Conway, 89, died June 11, 2011 in Harwich, Mass.

He was born Nov. 25, 1921 to James and Elizabeth Conway of East Boston, Mass.

For many years and until his retirement in 1986, Edward and family resided in Wakefield, Mass., where he was actively involved in the community as an elected official. He forged many lifelong relationships within the town, which lasted for the remainder of his life. He then relocated to Naples, Fla. and summered at Keoka Lake in Waterford.

Edward was a decorated war veteran rising to the rank of Lt. Colonel while serving during WWII in China. After the war, Edward was an active member of the Marine Corps reserve for many years serving for two years in Quantico, Va. during the mid-1960s.

Edward spent much of his time fulfilling a lifelong passion for travel with Bernadette as well as serving as a distinguished and highly respected role model for all his extended family.

A lifelong family man, he leaves behind his beloved wife of 66 years, Bernadette M. (Young) Conway; seven children, Edward Conway Jr., James Conway, Michael Conway, Anne Haglof, Stephen Conway, Eileen Rounds and Robert Conway; as well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Friday, June 17 at 11 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Church, 57 Highland Avenue, Chatham, Mass.

Notes of sympathy and comfort may be made to his family at www.

MorrisOConnorBlute.com

SOUTH PORTLAND — Albert D. Bean, 91, died peacefully at Seaside Nursing Home on Thursday, June 9, 2011.

Mr. Bean was born in Portland and lived most of his adult life in South Portland, where he attended public schools and later raised his own family, primarily at his Willard Street home. He was the oldest of four children born to Ida Pearl (Benton) and Roy Bean. Mr. Bean grew up during the Depression and began work at a very young age to help make ends meet for his family. He spent time at the CCC Camp in Cape Elizabeth as a young boy and sent money home to his mother. He enjoyed baseball, basketball, and was a prolific ice skater as a boy and young adult.

During World War II, Mr. Bean worked on Liberty Ships at the South Portland Ship Yard. In the years following the war, he worked building houses and owned his own service station. He worked as a mechanic most of his life and spent more than 20 years as an employee of the City of South Portland. He began as a mechanic, was promoted to foreman, and later became supervisor of the Public Works Garage. Mr. Bean had a strong work ethic, was proud of his work for the City, and wanted to make sure the job was done right. He retired from the City of South Portland in 1981 but returned to part-time work for Portland Glass until his eventual retirement in the late 1980s.

Mr. Bean married Eva Karantza of Portland in 1939 and the two were married for 47 years until her untimely death in 1986. Al and Eva raised three sons together, James, Charles (Jud) and Al. They were very proud of their sons and were always seen together at their many games and activities. Mr. Bean enjoyed listening to baseball in the car and on his front porch in the evenings, a good cigar, listening to country and Greek music, fried seafood, playing the washtub, going to camp on weekends, picnic areas, playing Bid Whist with his sons, picking blueberries, walks to the Point at Willard Beach, a Sunday ride, playing horseshoes, horse races, working around the house, tinkering with cars, a good barbecue with family, and sitting in his backyard on Willard Beach. He married Nancy Conwell in 1989 and they continued to reside in South Portland.

Mr. Bean is survived by his wife Nancy; her daughter Laurie Dupont of South Portland, her son Neal Murphy of Fryeburg; two step-grandchildren; a step-great-grandchild; three sons, James Bean of Milford, Conn., Charles (Jud) Bean of South Portland and Al Bean of Buxton; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Neil Thomas of Scarborough.

Visiting hours were held on Wednesday, June 15 at Hobbs Funeral Home in South Portland with a service followed by a reception, all at Hobbs Funeral Home & Reception Center, 230 Cottage Road, South Portland.

Charmaine P. Carter FALMOUTH — Charmaine P. Carter, 82, of Falmouth, formerly of Westbrook, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 11, 2011, with her four children at her side.

She was born in Burlington, Vt., the daughter of Glen and Sarah Baker Prest. She graduated from Deering High School and attended Westbrook College.

On August 16, 1948, she married the love of her life, Norman W. Carter.

During their 53 years together, they especially looked forward to spending their summers at their cottage on Pettingill Pond with their family.

Charmaine had a passion for antiques and rented a booth at a local antiques shop for many years. She also loved going to yard sales, playing bridge, bingo and doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles. She loved nature and enjoyed feeding the many birds that visited her backyard.

Her love of gardening showed in her many beautiful gardens. She especially enjoyed writing letters to all her family and friends.

She was corresponding secretary for the Woman’s Republican Club in her early years, later volunteering for the Ronald McDonald House.

Her family always came first. This special mother and grandmother will be greatly missed by all who loved her.

She was predeceased by her husband, Norman, in 2002; her brothers, Donald and Glen Prest; and sisters, Jean Cook and Virginia Fahie of Nova Scotia.

Surviving are her sister, Mary Margaret Prest of Alberta, Canada; her son, Robert Carter of Scarborough; daughters, Deborah Morris of Raymond, Jeanne St. Cyr of Falmouth and Jacqueline Carter, also of Falmouth; seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

There will be a private graveside service. Arrangements are by Blais and Hay Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Animal Refuge League of Westbrook, 449 Stroudwater Street, Westbrook, ME 04092.

Grace Z. Chandler July 8, 1929 – June 6, 2011

Grace Z. Chandler of Bridgton died Monday, June 6, 2011 at Bridgton Health Care Center. Born Grace Zilpah Weymouth, on July 8, 1929 in South Windham, she was the third child of Roy and Mary O. Smith Weymouth.

She grew up in North Bridgton, where she attended grade school, but like many others at that time found work and family took precedence over a high school education. For her, classes ended in the middle of her sophomore year. In 1980, cheered on by family and friends, she gathered her courage and completed a GED prep course in Fryeburg. A few months later she took the final exam at Lake Region High School and proudly received her GED certificate.

She met her husband, Philip Chandler, while working behind the soda fountain at Tony’s, now Main Street Variety, at that time owned by Tony Gallinari, whom Grace confessed was her favorite boss for all of the kindness he showed her. In later years she worked in a variety of Bridgton businesses including several restaurants, Bridgton Academy and Saunders Dowel Mill. She worked at Pleasant Mountain Moc for many years. Most recently, from 1994–2005, she served as a volunteer videographer for Lake Region Television, working in both multiplecamera programs including concerts, graduations and parades, and many single-camera tapings of Bridgton selectmen, planning board and SAD 61 school board meetings.

She loved needlework, rug braiding, reading, vegetable gardening, fishing and animals. Over the years she took in a number of stray cats and birds. She also loved family gatherings at her home on Highland Lake, where she and her husband Philip celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a surprise party in August 1996. The love she had for her grandchildren was returned to her many times over, especially as her health declined in the last few years.

Grace is survived by a son Jack and his wife Debra of Bridgton; a daughter Laurie Severance and her husband Bill of Bridgton; a brother John Weymouth and his wife Anneliese of Fayetteville, N.C.; three grandchildren, Lyndsey J. Chandler of Brunswick, Dylan Chandler of Bridgton and Angela Thayer and her husband Greg of New Gloucester; and great-grandchildren Amanda and Alexa Thayer. She also leaves several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband Philip in 2000, and a sister Elizabeth Clee of Tenn.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, June 17 at 11 a.m. at Forest Hills Cemetery in Bridgton, conducted by Deborah Dean, Director of Discipleship at Bridgton Alliance Church. Donations in her memory may be made to the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter, 1389 Bridgton Road, Fryeburg, ME 04037.

Arrangements are under the direction of Raymond-Wentworth/Chandler Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com

Michael B. Lufkin CASCO — Michael Barry Lufkin, Sr., 58, died on Tuesday morning, June 7, 2011 at Stephen’s Memorial Hospital in Norway surrounded by loved ones.

He was born on Sept. 10, 1952, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Burleigh Mason and Norma Lee (Sparkman) Lufkin Sr. Michael grew up in Westbrook on a riding stable and farm. He was an excellent horseback rider as well as a master gardener. He attended Westbrook High School. Michael’s Triumph motorcycle was his most valued possession. He was an accomplished carpenter, machinist and jack-of-all-trades. His hobbies were hunting, fishing, boating, sailing, water skiing, playing the piano and harmonica, listening and playing music and partying. Michael was an avid pet lover and had many pets throughout his lifetime. His English Setters were his favorites. His pride and joy were his children and grandchildren. Michael, who had a dynamic personality with a positive attitude and beaming smile, will be dearly missed by family and friends.

He was predeceased by his parents; and his brother, the retired TSGT USAF Burleigh M. Lufkin, Jr. Surviving are his sister Pauline N. Lufkin of Casco; two daughters, Katrina Doyle of Killeen, Texas and Tiffany Lufkin of Burlington, N.C.; his son, Michael Lufkin, Jr. of Burlington, NC; his stepson Robin Woodard of Norway; his beloved grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives and cherished friends.

At Michael’s request, there will be no funeral services. A celebration of life was held on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Red Neck Lounge on Route 11 in Naples.

In memory of Michael, donations may be made to the Animal Refuge League, 449 Stroudwater Street, Westbrook, ME 04092.

Arrangements are by Hall Funeral Home, Casco.

Rae Maclean Lee NAPLES, MAINE — Rae Maclean Lee, 81 passed away at The Cedars on the June 7, 2011 after a long illness.

Rae was born in the town of Atherton, Australia on November 11, 1929, to James R and Mabel A Dawson.

She attended school in Atherton and then boarding school in Herberton and Brisbane, Australia.

At 24, Rae yearned to see the world and she and a few friends travelled by P&O liner to Southampton, England via Sri Lanka, the Suez Canal, Italy and France. When Rae arrived at Southampton the large ships “Queen Elizabeth” and the “United States” were in port. Rae worked at the Midland Bank in Threadneedle St., London between trips to Europe.

Rae then went to Scotland and worked for the USAF Meteorology Squadron. During this time she learnt to ski in Yol, Norway and spent vacations in Garmish, Berchtesgaden in Germany and Kitzbuhel in Austria. In visits to Scotland and England she visited the areas where her ancestors the Dawson and Maclean families lived in before they moved to Australia in the 1840s. In 1959 Rae transferred to the USAF Base in Goose Bay, Labrador. During this time she met her future husband, Edward Thomas Lee. Rae married Ed in Wichita Falls, Texas in Nov., 1959. Ed and Rae enjoyed the same outdoor activities and spent many happy times together.

They were transferred to Dow AFB in Maine in 1962 and that was the start of their love affair with Maine. This was then interrupted by a stay of two and a half years in Turkey at Karamursel AFB. After Ed retired from the Air Force in 1967 they returned to continue their love affair with Maine. Ed retired from accountancy work in 1985 and they renovated their cottage at Brandy Pond to make it a beautiful home year round. Rae enjoyed gardening, was good at crafts, loved music and bridge, was an enthusiastic sailor and a good tennis player. Many of these skills were gained from her parents but Ed also had a big influence on her sailing and snow skills. Rae played a violin when she was young and this has been used by her Australian grandnieces and grandnephews.

Rae and Ed continued to travel after retirement. Their favorite destination was the Caribbean. Rae only traveled home to her beloved Australia twice as her health restricted visits but these trips were a great celebration and adventure.

Rae may not have had children but her three dogs Josie and two Cobbers were like children to her and they were more spoilt than most children. They gave her much love and their loss was like losing family to Rae. Rae volunteered and was generous in giving to charities. Rae also valued those friends who helped her during the last few difficult years. They gave her much love and kindness during her life in America and she wanted to say a final thank you to them, particularly Jim and Jan Stanton, Joan Korb, Barbara Adlard, Ed and Mary Yee and Ann Philips.

She was predeceased by her brother Fred in 2009. She leaves behind her husband Ed Lee of Bridgton Maine, her sister Beryl, brother Noel, nine nieces, one nephew and 18 grandnieces and nephews, all in Australia.

Special thanks go to Dr. Charles Carpenter and Dr. Douglas Couper, the staff and many others at Martin’s Point, the wonderful doctors at Maine Cardiology Associates and the staff at MMC Cardiology, the Visiting Nurses, Naples Rescue Unit, and Bridgton Emergency Room staff. They were her heroes.

In lieu of flowers please send any donations to: Naples Rescue, Naples ME 04055; Bridgton Hospital Emergency Room, 10 Hospital Drive, Bridgton ME 04009; or MMC Cardiology Intensive Care, 22 Bramhall St., Portland ME 04102.

Philip G. Cole

CASCO — Philip Greenleaf Cole, 93, died peacefully at the Country Village Assisted Living facility in Casco on Monday, June 13, 2011.

He was born on Dec. 6, 1917 in Raymond, a son of Gardner W. and Laura (Day) Cole. He graduated from Casco High School as valedictorian of his Class in 1935 and Hebron Academy in 1936, also as valedictorian. He completed the Commercial Course at Bryant & Stratton Business School in Boston and was attending Boston University when World War II interrupted his studies. Right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was stationed in Washington, D.C., where he met and married Bessie May Joy prior to his deployment to London, England. Assigned to Naval Communications, Philip liked to tell about the night of the Normandy Invasion (D-Day), how communication traffic fell silent and without knowing, he and his fellow servicemen surmised, “This is it!”

After returning to the United States in 1945, Philip was employed

by Hancock Lumber Co. and later by L.C. Andrew as an accountant.

When his father died unexpectedly in 1948, he and his wife Bessie May continued to operate Casco Inn, letting rooms and serving three meals a day. The inn business evolved to short order and soda fountain services and became a local favorite “night out” for local and summer residents and many summer camp counselors. Philip and Laura also continued to operate the Casco Laundry, which provided service to many summer camps in the area until 1984.

Philip was serious about fulfilling his civic duties. He was a longtime member of the planning board, school board member and was town meeting moderator for many years. He was active in the Casco Village Church, Casco Grange, Fire Department, Civil Defense and the Raymond/Casco Historical Society.

His passion was music. He was a classically trained tenor and was the lead tenor at King’s Chapel in Boston as well as High Street Congregational Church in Auburn. He was called upon and willingly sang for weddings, dedications and for church and Grange pageants and functions. He was an accomplished pianist and violinist and was known to strum the guitar and banjo on occasion.

Philip is survived by his three children, Nelson of Casco, Charles of Texas, and Joy of Greene; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; a niece and nephew.

Philip was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Bessie May Cole; his parents; and sister, Katherine Duntley Redmun.

A funeral service will be held at the Casco Village Church on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in his memory may be made to the Raymond/Casco Historical Society, P.O. Box 1055, Raymond, ME 04071.

Arrangement are by Hall Funeral Home, Casco.

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SOUTH PARIS — Hugh S. Durgin, 87, died June 5, at the Maine Veterans’ Home.

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Obituaries Brenda M. Dyke AUBURN — Brenda Marie Dyke, 67, of Bethel, died Saturday, June 11, at the Hospice House.

She was born in Bridgton, Jan. 2, 1944, the daughter of Herbert F. and Marie Tremble Barker. She had been employed in a local shoe shop, Newton and Tibbetts Woodmill in West Bethel, as a babysitter, and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Ring-McKeen American Legion Auxiliary in West Paris and a member of the 4-H. On Aug. 25, 1961, she married Ronald Dyke. He passed away Oct. 6, 2005.

She is survived by two sons, Darrell Dyke, of Starks and Dana Dyke, of Albany; a daughter, Dodie, of New Portland; nine grandchildren; two brothers, Dennis Barker of South Paris, and David Barker of Norway; many nieces and nephews; and many special friends.

She was predeceased by her parents; and her husband, Ronald.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, June 17, at 11 a.m. at East Bethel Cemetery in Bethel with Pastor Lloyd Waterhouse officiating.

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Service animal

To The Editor: These were my reactions as the result of last week’s headline, “Pegaleg challenged for denying service dog.” I would have thought that with such an extensive background in law enforcement Rick Marston would have had consideration for the disabled, or at least enough sense to realize that he could not deny entry of a service animal. Then, he and his wife had the gall to claim to be the victims? They are, in my opinion, lucky that the party only sued for $20,000.

This tells me that she did indeed only intend to stop future discriminations by the Marston’s business.

I could only hope that every single handicapped person in the State of Maine with a service animal would march through this establishment, and of course, not make a single purchase. To me as a disabled veteran, I am insulted and willing to be the first in line with a service animal.

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of both classroom instruction and behind the wheel practical instruction.

Twelve people, representing four departments (Fryeburg Fire, Fryeburg Rescue, Lovell Fire and Saco Valley Fire) successfully completed the training.

We wish to say “Thank You” to: McNeil Associates, West Oxford Agricultural Society, Dearborn Precision Tubular Products, Fryeburg Public Works and Stow Corner Store.

Without the support of these organizations, this training would not have been possible.

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June 16, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page D

Tracking and reducing harmful mercury in the United States

Mercury is one of the most persistent and dangerous pollutants that threatens our health and environment today.

This powerful toxin affects the senses, the brain, spinal cord, kidneys and liver. It poses significant risks to children and pregnant women, causing an elevated risk of birth defects and problems with motor skills. It is estimated that approximately 410,000 children born in the United States each year are exposed to levels of mercury in the womb that are high enough to impair neurological development. While mercury exposure has gone down as mercury emissions in the United States have declined, levels remain unacceptably high.

Each new scientific study seems to find higher levels of mercury in more ecosystems and in more species than we had previously thought, even in the songbirds that live in New England’s forests. As of 2008, every state in the country has issued fish consumption advisories due to mercury contamination. Here in Maine, every freshwater lake, river, and stream in our beautiful state is subject to a mercury advisory, warning pregnant women and young children to limit their consumption of fish caught in these waters. While this advi-

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sory is bad enough for the many anglers who love to fish Maine waters, it is especially difficult for indigenous peoples like those of the Penobscot Indian Nation for whom subsistence fishing is

an important part of their culture. In addition, mercury levels in Maine fish, loons, and eagles are among the highest in North America.

Reducing this threat to our

people and our wildlife is one of my priorities. In 2002, the Senate unanimously passed my legislation to ban the sale of mercury fever thermometers, the source of some 17 tons of mercury in solid waste every year.

Today, scientists must rely on limited information in order to better understand the critical link between mercury emissions and environmental impact and human health. That is why a comprehensive national mercury-monitoring network is MERCURY, Page D

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Page D, The Bridgton News, June 16, 2011 the winter throughout the southeastern United States, although some travel as far as Mexico and Central America.

The wood thrush winters from Colombia to Mexico, and the veery migrates as far south as Brazil. They are among the more than two hundred fifty species of birds, known as neotropical migrants, who breed in the north in our spring and summer, then migrate to the New World Tropics of the Caribbean, and Central or South America, to spend the rest of the year.

In all, about one third of our North American bird species winter in Central and South America, where deforestation is a significant problem.

Neotropical birds must cope not only with the natural hazards of a long migration, but also with the loss of safe places to rest and feed along the migration route. For years, ornithologists have studied migration in the hope of coming up with ways to protect the birds, their wintering and breeding

habitats, and their migration routes. Sidney Gauthreaux, an ornithologist who began using radar in the mid 1960s to track migrating birds, discovered that in just a couple of decades the number of birds migrating over the Gulf of Mexico decreased by half. Between 1978 and 1987, the Breeding Bird Survey conducted field studies that documented a seventy-five percent decline in the number of neoptropical migrants who nest in North American forests.

The studies showed significant declines in nesting populations of the wood thrush and the veery.

Protection of neotropical migrants is especially complicated because the birds live on two continents and cross many political boundaries.

Since 1990, Partners In Flight, an international partnership of federal, state, and provincial agencies, conservation organizations, and private industry, has worked to protect all the native land birds that regularly breed in the United States and Canada. Under the Partners in Flight umbrella, the groups work together to improve understanding of migratory birds, identify the species most at risk, and cooperate on plans to protect habitat.

Changes in our local forests may seem insignificant to the casual observer, but multiplied over the years, and over all the miles from Maine to Brazil, those changes add up. Hermit thrushes, wood thrushes, and veerys still come to this area to breed and raise their families, but they are less numerous than in the past. This spring I have seen and heard hermit thrushes and veerys, but not in our neighborhood. Ever hopeful, though, I will still stand on our porch in the evening, listening, and maybe one evening I will hear an exquisite flutelike birdsong coming from THE HERMIT THRUSH the woods. lets out a beautiful, flute-like Jean Preis is a resident of song.

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The morning was sunny, and cool, and a handful of hopeful birdwatchers had gathered to see what birds we might find. We stood in a cluster near our cars, dabbed on insect repellant, fiddled with our binoculars, and introduced ourselves to one another. Over the friendly chitchat of the group someone heard a bird singing.

We all stopped what we were doing and listened. The song was exquisitely lovely, a clear flutelike sound, with a single note introducing each phrase of the song. It was a hermit thrush, one of the most beautiful singers in our woodlands.

Every spring, I eagerly await the return of the three species of woodland thrushes, the hermit thrush, wood thrush, and veery, hoping they survived the winter and their long migration.

I like to stand on our porch in the evening and listen for their beautiful songs, but this spring I have heard only leaves rustling in the wind, peepers peeping, and the sound of cars passing by on the road.

Like many birds that nest in our woodlands, the hermit thrush, the wood thrush, and the veery have been negatively affected by changes in our forests. Two hundred years ago, extensive North American forests were cleared for agriculture, and although much of the forest in the northeast has grown back it is fragmented, separated into smaller parcels by roads, towns, fields and clear cuts. Predators, both birds and mammals, typically hunt near the edges of the forest, and can more easily penetrate smaller woodlands to prey upon the birds who nest there. Small woodlands are also attractive to the brown-headed cowbird, that lays its eggs in the nest of other birds, to the detriment of the nesting bird’s young.

Most hermit thrushes spend

FAIRY TALE BALL — Parents and children alike enjoyed the Fairy Tale Ball, held June 10 at the Bridgton Public Library during Mother Goose Time. Mother Goose Time is held every Friday at 10:30 a.m. in the Youth Services department. Each week this toddler storytime focuses on a different theme. On June 17, Father’s Day will be celebrated. The following week, June 24, will focus on the story of The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. See you at the library.

Reducing harmful mercury

(Continued from Page D) needed to protect human health, safeguard fisheries, and track the impact of continued emissions reductions in the United States. Tracking the progress we make here at home is particularly important as emissions from other parts of the world increase. We simply must have

more comprehensive and accurate information, and we must have it soon; otherwise, we risk making misguided policy decisions.

In order to obtain these real-world measurements, I have joined with Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) to introduce the Comprehensive National

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