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FIREWORKS & PARADES

Bridgton — July 3 fireworks at dusk and craft and vendor fair from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside of the school. July 4 Road Race at 8 a.m., parade (theme “Under the Big Top”) begins at noon. Naples — July 4 Parade (Americana) at 2 p.m. Fryeburg — July 1, Fryeburg Rec presents Independence Day Celebration with a Cornhole Tournament at 6 p.m., Live Band (Rek’lis) at 8 p.m., and fireworks at 9:15 p.m. (gate closes at 9 p.m. sharp), all at 59 Recreation Drive; July 4 Parade 10 a.m.

Denmark — July 4 Parade at 10 a.m. Waterford — July 4 Parade at 11 a.m.; book sale at the library from 8 a.m. to noon.

4 ON THE FOURTH RACE ROAD CLOSURES

The 47th annual Bridgton 4 on the Fourth Road Race will be run on Tuesday, July 4. This wonderful event brings runners from near and far to Bridgton. From competitive racers to leisurely walkers, there will be more than 1,900 participants.

BENEFIT CAR SHOW, sponsored by Macdonald Motors, to help the new Tucker’s House in North Bridgton — a women’s recovery residence — was a big success Sunday, drawing hundreds of vehicles of all makes, sizes and eras. Below, Karen Macdonald shows off trophies presented to class winners.

Naples rejects road request

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES

— Residents

in the Chaplin Hill subdivision hoped that the Town of Naples would take on sanding and plowing.

In fact, the subdivision petitioned the town to take over the road maintenance.

On Monday, locally elected officials decided against increasing the num-

ber of roadways on the wintertime road maintenance list.

Rather than tabling the request, the Naples Board of Selectmen voted, 5-0, to deny it.

Chairman Ted Shane offered up viable options.

“We could vote no. We could table it. We could go look at it,” Shane said. “The reason we would say no —

Town deems dam dangerous

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

NAPLES — The April 30 rainstorm event really did a number on the remains of Edes Falls dam. The water was four feet from the top of the dam remnants. On the West end, the floodwater loosened lots of rocks and washed a header downstream.

On Monday, the Naples Board of Selectmen addressed the hazardous condition of the dam remains. The board concurred that the area was a potential danger to the public. This development altered the amount of the dam that will be removed during a demolition project by Trout Unlimited and Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. Departing from the initial plan, more of the structure will be taken out of the river and only about a 20-foot abutment of the dam will be preserved. Also, on Monday, the Town of Naples posted no trespassing signs at the dam remains. During the past few

weeks and over the weekend, Naples resident and retired engineer Ken Norton has been scheduling tours of the remaining structure of the Edes Fall Dam, located on the Crooked River.

“I was down there [Sunday] giving another tour. I was on Jugtown side and I saw some people walking on the other side. When I got to the other [River Road] side, I met the two young women. They were counselors from a camp in Raymond. They were thinking about bringing their kids there to walk out on the remnants of the dam,” Norton said.

“The biggest issue is when you walk in there the downstream face of the remains doesn’t look that bad. . . The people walk up there, and they don’t realize what they are walking across, which is open space, rocks tipped down underneath,” he said.

“Like a freight train left at the station without the brake on. It will slowly gain speed until it is out of control. Or like a landslide

it is not fully developed. It is a lot of maintenance for five homes.”

Selectman Bill Adams suggested that the board table it until a site walk could be scheduled or until individuals go check out the road for themselves.

“I don’t know about tabling,” Selectman Kevin Rogers responded. “We turned down a request on

another subdivision based on we can barely handle the roads we have. At this stage of the game, I’m not sure we should go down that road. They did put in a hammer head. At this point, until we are confident about our current winter road maintenance, I don’t know about adding to the workload.”

Shortly after that, the

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The racecourse runs through and around Bridgton that will result in several temporary detours and road closures on that morning. Signs will be deployed a few days prior to the race.

Access through the downtown area will be closed off at 8 a.m. from Pondicherry Square (Food City area) to the Monument (intersection of North and South High streets). This area will be reopened at approximately 9:30 a.m. once all runners and walkers have passed. Police officers will direct local traffic as necessary.

Those travelling to the Bridgton Highlands golf course for morning tee times should plan to arrive before the roads are closed or detoured.

LRMS PRINCIPAL RESIGNS

Matthew Lokken has resigned as Lake Region Middle School’s principal after eight years. A resident of Bridgton, Lokken will be heading up Route 302 west for his next administrative post. He will become the next Molly Ockett School Grades 6-8 principal in Fryeburg. His nomination was approved by the SAD 72 School Board at its June 13 meeting.

Lokken succeeds Emily Kirkpatrick, who will become principal of the Molly Ockett elementary school this fall.

OFFICE, TRANSFER STATION CHANGES

Beginning Saturday, July 1, the Bridgton Town Office hours will be Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Fridays. Online services are available at bridgtonmaine.org

Also beginning July 1, the Transfer Station hours will be Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. Bridgton residents can purchase an annual transfer station sticker at the Town Office or Transfer Station for $10 per household, which are valid for one year beginning July 1.

Selectman Bob McHatton Tuesday night tried to delay the Transfer Station change for another two Sundays as the town gears up for two of the busiest tourist weekends of the season. He urged reconsideration, but the effort to stay open July 2 and July 9 failed. Public Service Director David Madsen chimed in, feeling the change was very short notice for employees, who likely

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TU expands dam removal

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

NAPLES — At the urging of the Town of Naples, Trout Unlimited will expand the amount of the dam to be removed from the Crooked River.

but it is our budget, not your budget,” said Matt Streeter, of Trout Unlimited. He emphasized that the financial responsibility for removing the dam remnants was not on the town’s shoulders.

“A big chunk of the cost is building access to the area. It [the change in plans] will raise costs. We will raise the additional money,” he said.

that starts with some small stones rolling down the mountain before the whole mountain comes down. The dam remnants are very dangerous and eventually will fall into the river,” he said. “It is going to go. It’s just a matter of when.”

Norton spoke during the selectmen meeting on Monday. Chairman Ted Shane kicked off the topic, the declaration of a public safety emergency for Edes

Falls Dam. It was listed under old business. Naples Interim Town Manager Bill Giroux spoke. “You do have a Comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan, which gives you the authority to decide if there is a hazard and decide to mitigate it. You could use the emergency declaration to expand the demoli-

UPSTREAM of the West side of the dam, the storm damage is more evident. On Monday, the Naples Board of Selectmen voted to use the declaration of Public Safety Emergency regarding the Edes Falls dam remains. (De Busk Photo) DAM, Page 2A

The weather had a hand in the matter. The rainstorm event from late April impacted the Edes Falls dam remains in such a way that the Naples Board of Selectmen decided to remove more of the dam remnants than originally voted upon by residents.

This change will not impact taxpayers since Trout Unlimited (TU) is doing the fundraising therefore covering the cost of the demolition-and-reconstruction project.

“The budget will go up

Streeter attended the selectmen’s meeting on Monday after hearing that Edes Falls dam was on the agenda. Streeter shared details of what would happen prior to the actual demolition, such as historical documentation of the remaining dam for the Maine Museum’s records.

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tion that was previously planned,” Giroux said.

Chairman Shane took the floor, referring to the demolition project, which has been approved at town meeting.

“At this point, we already know that there is work going to be done there by Trout Unlimited and Maine Inland Fish & Wildlife,” Shane said. “What do you need tonight — for us to say it is a safety issue and that proper signage needs to be put up to stay away from it?”

Giroux commented that the town posted the signs earlier that day.

“But, your declaration would be at no cost to the town. To allow them [Trout Unlimited] to demolish a larger area, based on the engineering analysis that Ken Norton had provided at a previous meeting,” he said.

“It is clearly a hazard. Most of us have looked at it. It is dangerous. If the wrong person wanders out there, it could be big trouble for us, for the town. It is no cost to the town,” Giroux said.

Norton spoke briefly about the history of the demolition plan which was submitted a few years ago. Initially, residents voted on removing the JugTown side to the existing remains before the raceway, he said.

“Since that time, the dam, the remains have continued to deteriorate. Every time I go down there, it is settling. It is happening quick,” Norton said.

“We would still preserve 20 feet of that abutment. We could stabilize that portion,” he said, adding that is not a certainty until work starts. He warned the town it could be financially liable for fixing the dam if it falls.

“If you don’t decide to do it, and the thing falls down, it will be town’s responsibility,” he said.

“The River Road side raceway continues to fall. You are going to have to take it all down. The other end is unraveled. To do it correctly and be safe, you are going to have to take down a large portion of what is here and rebuild it,” Norton said. “It seems to me the town gains and

the river gains. We’ll make the river more natural.” Selectman Steve LaPointe provided his viewpoint.

“I had an opportunity to go tour both sides of that dam. I understand Edes Falls is historic and all that,” LaPointe said. “But, it is dangerous. It should be, in my opinion, taken down. Putting signage up there and you are going to try to stop kids or

17-years or young adults going out there having fun and enjoying themselves. Somebody is going to get hurt.”

He commented on the scenic and recreational aspects of the location.

“It is a gorgeous area. It would make a good park. It is a great fishing hole,” he said.

But right now, the danger of the dam is the drawback, he said.

“It really truly, in my opinion, ought to come down,” LaPointe said.

The board voted, 5-0, to use the emergency declaration on Edes Falls dam remains and to authorize Trout Unlimited to remove the dam to the end of the raceway, leaving a 20-foot abutment.

Following the vote, there was some discussion on how to be certain that the town is not liable for

injuries. Selectman Colin Brackett expressed his concern.

“What are we going to do in the meantime? Is the town covered with the signage,” Brackett asked.

“The signs say, ‘No trespassing.’ It covers us,” Giroux said.

Resident Ed Cash added, “It’s better off to put up a no trespassing sign. You have legal right to haul people in.”

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Later, he provided a timeline for the project.

The dam-removal project, which is referred to as the Edes Falls Salmon Connectivity Project, should be on schedule to start during low water next summer, sometime between mid-July and Sept. 30, 2024, according to Streeter.

“We hired an engineer. We raised two-thirds of the funding,” he said. “He [the

engineer] is ready to develop a 60 percent design by the middle of July. The design will be more or less what it will look like. It includes access routes, erosion control and water management.”

By mid-July, 60 percent of the design will be completed, he said, adding that TU will return to share the more detailed design.

“This phase of the design covers everything that a nontechnical person will care

about,” Streeter said.

“The Department of Agriculture will do a historical and archeological survey of the site. Make sure we are adhering to that,” he said.

The historical and archaeological review is done by the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. That review should be completed by the early fall. Also in the early fall of this year, the permitting process takes place with

Army Corps of Engineers and with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

By early fall, the final engineering should be completed as well, according to Streeter.

If the checklist gets done as planned, the project could be put out to bid by late autumn, Streeter said.

Interim Naples Town Manager Bill Giroux commented on the importance

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already made plans for those new days off.

McHatton also wondered why Transfer Station workers failed to assist an elderly woman with a cane “dragging” bags of trash to the hopper.

“It’s a shame no one could help her,” McHatton said.

Town Manager Bob Peabody said workers do help “on occasion,” but the practice is discouraged by insurers and Maine Municipal citing liability and an attempt to keep worker’s comp claims to a minimum. While he hasn’t seen it happen here, Peabody cited a past experience where a dump attendant assisted a citizen with moving trash from a vehicle to the disposal container. Later, the citizen sought reimbursement, claiming the attendant tossed an item not intended to be thrown away. Peabody also noted that the town has had worker’s comp claims across all departments.

Board Chair Carmen Lone said the situation is a sign of the times, living in a litigious society that is also less helpful.

BALANCING

NIGHT LIFE AND TRANQUILTY

As a DJ and Planning Board member, Dan Harden understands a balance needs to be struck between luring patrons with a robust night life, and those citizens who like to go to sleep before midnight.

Harden received a few complaints from citizens regarding loud music late into the night at two Bridgton establishments over the weekend. In one case, it involved karaoke, while the other was “live” music played past the townapproved permit of 11 p.m., ending after 11:30 p.m.

Harden mentioned the issue wanting to know proper protocol for citizens to follow. The answer: contact the police department, and

the code officer will follow up later.

Planner Dee Miller said the board may need to be more specific as to what can and can’t be done — is the request just for acoustic guitar or all types of music such as karaoke — when it gives approvals.

The Select Board

approves time frames when approving yearly entertainment licenses. Originally, the board approved entertainment time at the new Queen’s Head Pub from 8 to 11 p.m. Select Board member Bob McHatton called for a stop time of 10 p.m. due to nearby private residences, but the group

allowed the 11 p.m. Pub owner Justin O’Connor asked the board Tuesday to revise the time, starting the music at 6 p.m., after receiving requests to rent out the rooftop Tiki Bar for private functions with entertainment. The board approved the request.

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EARLY DEADLINE

ALL Display and Classified Advertising is due THURSDAY, June 29 by 4 p.m. for the July 6 issue. NO EXCEPTIONS.

of taking the steps in this timeline.

“One of the main reasons, [we are] committing to public safety is they [Trout Unlimited] need to know now. They go to bid by November. Between then and now is all the permitting,” Giroux said.

Around the same time as the presidential election, interested contractors can put in a bid for the Edes Falls dam project.

TU has the support of almost a dozen funders and/ or partners for the Edes Falls

salmon connectivity project, according to Streeter. Those include Sebago Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, Lakes Environmental Association in Bridgton, Maine Council of Trout Unlimited, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Sebago Clean Waters, Sebago Lake Anglers Association, Sebago Lake Rotary Club, The Nature Conservancy and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

The Race Committee invites you to join them on Tuesday, July 4th at 8 a.m. for the 47th running of Bridgton’s

The Race Committee invites you to join them on Tuesday, July 4th at 8:00 a.m. for the 47th running of Bridgton’s 4 on the Fourth Road Race Start time is at 8:00 am next to Food City.

Kids Fun Run on July 3rd at 4:30 pm

4 on the Fourth Road Race Start time is at 8 a.m. next to Food City.

Kids Fun Run on July 3rd at 4:30 p.m.

Presenting Sponsor: Chalmers Insurance Group

Gold Sponsors:

Bronze Sponsors:

Fuller Business Solutions, Bridgton Hospital Hancock Lumber, Norway Savings Bank WF Painting

Dead River Company

Dr Detail Granite and Cabinet Creations

Silver Sponsors:

Griffith Concrete

Hannaford

HEB Engineers

McDonald’s Restaurant

Nectar

Pleasant Mountain Ski Area Sundown Lounge

Woodlands Memory Center

Ancora Italian Kitchen, Aperto Fine Art, Beacon Electric, Black Horse Tavern, Blue Planet Graphics, Chandel Associates, Dax Docks, Flewelling Brothers Construction, Harris-Vogler Charitable Fund, Hayes Ace Hardware & Rental, Henry’s Concrete Construction, Howell Laboratories, Jordan Custom Carpentry, Key Bank, Living Well Family Medicine, Maine Snow Removal, Pitstop Grill, Poland Spring, Rick’s Remodeling Etc., Rolfe Corporation, Saco Bay Physical Therapy, Squeaky Clean Laundromat, Tarry A While Resort

Supporting Sponsors: Fryeburg Fair

Bronze Sponsors:

Flewelling Harris Hayes

Beth’s Kitchen Café Jones and Matthews, P.A.

Pepsi Bottling

Dead River Company, Dr. Detail, Granite and Cabinet Creations, Griffith Concrete, Hannaford, HEB Engineers, McDonald’s Restaurant, Nectar, Pleasant Mountain Ski Area, Sundown Lounge, Woodlands Memory Center

Food City

Maine Street Graphics Muddy River Signs

Supporting Sponsors:

Bridgton News Premier Physical Therapy McIver Electric Camp Encore/Coda

Fryeburg Fair, Beth’s Kitchen Café, Jones and Matthews, P.A., Pepsi Bottling, Food City, Maine Street Graphics, Muddy River Signs, The Bridgton News, Premier Physical Therapy, McIver Electric, Camp Encore/Coda

Vendors: Beacon Bistro, Sail Away Coffee

Vendors: Beacon Bistro Sail Away Coffee

It’s not too late to sign up! Register online at https://fouronthefourth.com

Registration closes on July 2nd at 8 p.m.

THE EAST SIDE of the Edes Falls dam does not appear inviting — with boulders sliding down and tree roots accelerating the erosion of the structure as seen on Sunday. (De Busk Photo)

The Bridgton News office will be closed Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in observance of Independence Day.

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board voted unanimously not to add another road to the winter workload.

Prior to the vote, there was a discussion about the required town meeting vote to accept roads.

There was a pause to explain what was being requested and what the process was. The acceptance of a new road for winter maintenance must go to town meeting in order to be approved or denied.

Resident Ed Cash disagreed with the method.

“You need to re-evaluate

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BPD SERGEANT RETIRES

Wednesday was Bridgton

Police Sgt. TJ Reese’s last day. After 15 years of service to the town of Bridgton, Sgt. Reese has decided to retire and move on to other ventures. “We wish him all the best,” Deputy Town Manager Georgiann Fleck noted in her report to the Select Board Tuesday night.

BPD welcomed Officer Jacob Hammond to the department. Officer Hammond has started his 9-12 weeks of field training after which he will be assigned a patrol shift as he awaits the next opening at the Police Academy.

BRIDGTON LANDS

STATE TOURNEY

Bridgton has been awarded the bid to host the 2023 Babe Ruth State Softball Tournament. There will be a total of 19 teams in Bridgton the weekend of July 14-16 with 32 games. The games will take place at the Ham Complex and Jr. Harmon Field beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday going non-stop until Sunday around 7:30 p.m.

A gate fee for entry Friday and Saturday with a weekend band costing $7 for anyone 15 and older.

A snack shack will be open at both Harmon Field and Ham Complex. Help is needed for this event for snack shack, scorekeepers, umpires, field prep crew, ticket booth, appeals committee and clean-up crew. Contact Rec Director Gary Colello if you can help out.

how we do this. You have 15 or 20 people to sign off, saying that it [the road] is all right,” Cash said.

Chairman Shane said there is no way around it.

“Acceptance of a new road has to go to town meeting,” Shane said.

Adams mentioned that it is state statue.

Only town meeting has the authority to deny or accept a private road as a public easement.

Initially, when the agenda item came up, it was introduced by Interim Naples Town Manager Bill Giroux.

“If you have no intention of moving to acceptance, there’s no reason for them to spend the engineering money,” he said.

It was mentioned that this private road has been paved, but only one layer of pavement has been done.

Resident Doug Bogdan, a planning board member who was in the audience, spoke on the topic of accepting roads as public easements.

“A lot of times, private developments want to turn road over so that town does maintain it. The trouble is if

the road was built to what the standards were. Town standards are different then than what they are today,” he said.

Bogdan advised: Make sure the road is up to current standards if the town is willing to take over and maintain that.

Chairman Shane agreed with Bogdan. He commented that there were only five homes in the subdivision.

Adams expounded.

“In order to take over, there has to be a certain number of houses in the development,” he said.

MUSICIAN Randa Viitala, a Bridgton Community Band percussionist, gets ready for her big performance at the R.B. Hall Day Celebration held in Richmond this past Saturday.

Local band shines on R.B. Hall Day

Members of the Bridgton Community Band traveled to Waterfront Park, in Richmond on Saturday, June 24 to participate in the 43rd annual R.B. Hall Day celebration.

Bridgton Community Band was among 15 bands from across the state, that performed concerts throughout the day as part of the festivities. In addition to concerts by each band, the event included a performance by a large, massed band comprised of musicians from all 15 of the participating bands.

musician. Since then, the annual celebration has been held in different locations throughout the state each year, bringing together the many community musicians that are a part of Maine’s great band tradition.

Highlights of Bridgton Band’s concert were performances of George Frederick Handel’s Royal Fireworks Music with the beautiful Androscoggin River flowing in the background and a thundering drum solo during their performance of the exotic Lawrence of Arabia!

FUN NIGHT AT MUSIC ON MAIN as Mother Rain turned off the spigot for music fans to enjoy the Mallett Brothers and Chase Job Music returns this Saturday with Griffin William Sherry.

Rescue correction

In last week’s edition, a front-page story entitled, “Fryeburg Rescue, 50+ years of public service,” had several errors. The Bridgton News regrets these mistakes and apologizes for any public misperception or frustration the mistakes may have caused people reading the article.

To clarify, Fryeburg Rescue is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation.

On Page 1A, the wrong person (Glen Anderton) was mentioned in a story about the Fryeburg Rescue’s first junior rescue. Charlie Berg is the correct name of that person who volunteered as a teenager.

On page 2A, the tenth paragraph erroneously says that Richard “Dick” Fox was a captain. Dick Fox was never a captain.

Also, on Page 2A, there were two misspelled names. In the ninth paragraph, the correct spelling is Roland Wiley. Earlier in the story, Whitten is the correct spelling of Sally Hill’s now-married name.

In the picture on Page 2A, Glen Anderton was correctly identified. However, his title is not junior rescue. Also, the man next to him is Frank (not French) Eastman.

The event celebrated Maine musician, Robert Browne Hall. Born in 1858 in Bowdoinham, he was a renown cornet virtuoso and bandmaster, and an internationally recognized composer, who wrote over 62 marches which continue to be popular today. Hall received important recognition during his lifetime, but in 1981, Maine Governor Joseph Brennan issued an official proclamation declaring that the last Saturday in June of each year would be designated as R.B. Hall Day, to commemorate and honor this legendary Maine

“The Bridgton Community Band was proud to represent the people of Bridgton and be part of this incredible event!” exclaimed Bridgton band director, Steven Sweetsir. “The band did a tremendous job, to make our hometown proud! We are so appreciative of all the support Bridgton has given us.”

Bridgton Band member, Lynne Hasler, was inspired by the opportunity to participate in the massed band. “It was such an amazing experience to play alongside so many great musicians from all over the state!”

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Band schedule

Celebrates 85th Birthday!

This summer, the Bridgton Community Band celebrates 85 years of providing music for the Bridgton community!

The band will open its festive, 2023 summer concert series with an inspiring patriotic concert, on Monday, July 3, at 7:30 p.m., at the historic, Bridgton band stand, located on Steven’s Brook Elementary School grounds, just behind Walgreens. The concert will be followed immediately by the Bridgton’s annual fireworks display.

The band’s summer concert series will continue on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., beginning July 12 and culminating on Aug. 16.

All Bridgton Community Band’s concerts are free to the public, typically attracting large audiences, and offering an exciting summer event for residents and visitors alike.

This year, each concert will feature a theme, including music from the movies, jazz, marches, old favorites, and Broadway

hits. The concerts are sure to be enjoyed by everyone from children to seniors. Be sure to bring lawn chairs and snacks! Bring a friend, as well! Don’t miss celebrating with the Bridgton Community Band during their 85th birthday year!

The band is directed by its returning outstanding conductor, Steven Sweetsir. Rehearsals are held each Monday at 7 p.m. at Stevens Brook School. Musicians from the community, as well as visitors are welcome to join the band.

Additional information can be obtained by e-mailing Band President Dick Albert at dickalbert143@ gmail.com

For more information about the band, visit the website www.bridgtoncommunityband.org.

Band Calendar:

Monday, July 3, “Patriotic Favorites”

Wednesday, July 12, “Something Wicked This Way Come”

Wednesday, July19, “Movie Magic”

Wednesday, July 26, “Name That Tune”

Wednesday, August 2, “All That Jazz”

Wednesday, August 9, “Full of Surprise”

Wednesday, August 16, “Best of Bridgton”— 85th Birthday Celebration with refreshments

Arts Jubilee summer concerts

NORTH CONWAY, N.H.

— Celebrating their 40th year of presenting live concerts in the Mt. Washington Valley, Arts Jubilee is pleased to announce that their fiveweek concert series is returning to Cranmore Mountain Resort this summer!

The outdoor concerts will run weekly on Thursday nights from July 13 through Aug. 10 at the North Slope Base of Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway.

The 2023 season will feature:

• Piano Men: The Music of Elton John and Billy Joel

on July 13

• Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country on July 20

• The annual Pops Concert and Fireworks Show — performed by the Seacoast Wind Ensemble — on July 27

• Moondance: The Ultimate Van Morrison Tribute Concert on Aug. 3 and

• Ceili Rain on Aug. 10

All concerts start at 7 p.m. and feature an opening act at 6 p.m. This year’s opening acts include: Rek’lis (July 13), Cold Chocolate (July 20), Cat Wolf (July 27), Bennett & Perkins (Aug. 3),

Heather Pierson Trio at Hayloft

Heather Pierson, and partner/bassist Shawn Nadeau recently returned to their home in New Hampshire after spending May on a very well received month-long maiden tour to the West Coast. Their well-attended shows, as well as the workshops they offered at the Central Ohio Folk Festival in Columbus on their way west, helped to incentivize the Heather Pierson Duo towards offering uplifting live performances throughout Washington, Oregon, and California.

On route home to New Hampshire from their last tour stop in Santa Cruz, Calif., Heather and Shawn were joined by Craig Bryan, on percussion, for a weekend of music making in Maryland. The Heather Pierson Trio parted ways again as Heather and Shawn embarked on a full week of working and teaching at the New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp where they’ve been sought after and appreciated for over a decade.

On Saturday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m., the Heather Pierson Trio will debut some new music that they are scheduled to spend the following week recording in the studio! They’ll be bringing their brilliant musicianship, stirring three-part vocal harmonies, boundless joy, and desire to share from the heart to The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton.

This performance in the Hayloft’s beautiful restored barn with pristine acoustics at 95 Sanborns Grove Road is the first of a busy summer for Heather Pierson playing shows in Maine, and New Hampshire with a few stops in Massachusetts and New York.

Visit https://www.hayloftatdragonfly.com/ for tickets, and check out the rest of Heather Pierson’s summer offerings at www.heatherpierson.com, you’ll be glad you did!

and Willow Carter (Aug. 10).

Admission is $18 for adults, $12 for seniors, $5 for students, and free for kids 12 and under. You can preorder tickets online at www. artsjubilee.org or pay at the gate on the night of the show (cash or credit).

There’s plenty of free parking on site, food and beverages will be available for purchase, and there will be a raffle for a variety of local prizes at every concert. Seating is not provided at the venue, so concertgoers are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket. Animals are

not allowed on the property except for leashed service dogs. All concerts are rain or shine barring extreme weather.

For more information please visit www.artsjubilee.

org. The North Conway Flatbread Pizza Company will be hosting a dine-todonate fundraiser in support of Arts Jubilee’s 40th season on Tuesday, June 27. Flatbread will donate a percentage of every pizza sold, including take-out orders, from 4 to 9 p.m.

History Mystery Tour

Back again by popular demand, the Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity has again created a History Mystery Tour and you are invited to come along.

The homes remain a mystery until you pick up your map at the Rufus Porter Museum on Main Street in Bridgton on the morning of the tour. Come and see how folks have made their home in Bridgton over the last 200 years — right up until the present day. Refreshments

will be served along the way as you travel around and explore the houses at your own pace.

You may purchase tickets right up to the day of the tour or you can visit the rufusportermuseum.org website to purchase tickets online. It is great fun and a great way to spend the day out with your friends, all the while getting to know the wonderfully historic town of Bridgton. The tour will happen on Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Strawberry Festival

OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Historical Society invites the public to celebrate its 42nd anniversary at the annual Strawberry Festival on Sunday, July 9 from 4 to 6 p.m.

The Strawberry Festival, featuring hand-picked

strawberries, homemade whipped cream and biscuits, will be served outside the Bell Hill Meetinghouse at the top of Bell Hill Road in Otisfield. An Otisfield landmark since 1839, the meetinghouse has functioned as

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Thompson Lake Rights

– No Wait-list!

CASCO – Come enjoy Rights to Thompson Lake and go boating, swimming, canoeing and kayaking with no current waiting list for a dock!!! Quietly situated on a ±4.9-acre lot in a small lakeside community is where you’ll find this beautiful ±2,900 sq. ft. contemporary home. One of the best features of this home is the large addition that serves as a fun game room that has a pool table and large sitting area. Features three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, hardwood flooring, stainless steel appliances and a finished basement. Well landscaped lot with a built in fire pit behind the home. $699,900 MLS# 1557235

Own a piece of Naples history

NAPLES – What an opportunity this is… to own a piece of Naples history! Built in the 1700s, this farmhouse has been a staple in the community for centuries. Offering a beautifully restored farmhouse, barn and attached café, two Airbnbs and the historical cupola from the Naples Hotel. Located on highly traveled Route 302, you’ll find this entire property is perfect for an antique shop or to host beautiful events in the large post and beam barn as well as a separate café serving lunch and baked goods to the local and summer crowds! Newly paved circular driveway and parking lot gives easy access to the property. $1,999,999 MLS# 1555162 Land

HARRISON – Buildable three-acre lot located in a quiet neighborhood with plenty of privacy! This lot is situated at the end of a culde-sac and a short drive from Harrison Village. Build your dream home in a town where you’ll find plenty of activities for four seasons of fun. $39,900 MLS# 1562843

NAPLES – Build the waterfront home you’ve been wanting with 120 ft. of frontage on the Songo River, giving you access to Sebago Lake, Long Lake and Brandy Pond. A short boat ride to the Naples Causeway where you can enjoy eating at one of the many restaurants or take a walk along the boardwalk and enjoy the sights! Naples is 45 minutes from the Portland Jetport, Maine Mall area and 40 minutes from shopping the outlets in North Conway. Shawnee Peak Ski Resort is 25 minutes away for fun winter enjoyment.

$299,900 MLS#: 1553141

NAPLES – Here is your chance to build the waterfront dream home you’ve always wanted! Enjoy ±244 ft. of owned frontage on quiet and pristine Trickey Pond! This lot is located just 1.2 miles from the Naples Causeway and all it has to offer. Enjoy taking walks along the water while taking in the beautiful views of Long Lake, Brandy Pond and the White Mountains. Easy access to all major routes to North Conway, Portland, Lewiston and Auburn. $599,900 MLS# 1556154

CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Happy July 4th

ORPHEUS GUITAR DUO AT DAC — Sunday, July 9 at 3 p.m., Denmark Arts Center presents Chamber Series with Orpheus Guitar Duo. Experience the variety, beauty, and depth of the music of J.S. Bach as you’ve never heard it before: on concert and baritone classical guitars. Lauded as “brilliant, wild-thinking artists” and “among the premier ensembles…defining 21st-century performance practice,” Joseph Ricker and Jamie Balmer bring their singular sound to the 4th French Suite, selections from the Well-Tempered Clavier and Art of Fugue, and more. Tickets for this event are $15, supporting the musicians and Denmark Arts Center. For reservations and more information go online at www. denmarkarts.org/events (view calendar listing).

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Open kitchen/dining area, sunny living room, full bath and two bedrooms on the first. Finished daylight basement including family room, full bath, laundry room and two bedrooms. Updates include heating system, windows, whole-house generator, floors, covered deck and more. Storage shed, firepit too! Three minutes to Sabattus Island picnic area. Multiple public hiking trails nearby. $395,000

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

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

Bridgton – Main Street location currently used as a physical therapy office, with lease in place. Half-bath, heat and AC (heat pumps), reception area, handicap ramp, private rooms and open space. Small upstairs area for storage. Public water and sewer. $349,000

Bridgton – Two BR, one bath seasonal cabin with deeded water rights to Adams Pond. Updates include new bath, lighting, kitchen counters, sink and faucet, stove and freshly painted cabinets. Screened porch with views of the lake. Fully furnished, this cabin is turn-key. Enjoy the sandy beach where you can swim and leave your kayaks. Won’t last long!

$299,500

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

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CATCH Heather Pierson Trio at the HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton on Saturday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m.

COPS ON TOP — Bridgton Police teamed up with other law enforcement over the weekend for their annual Cop on Top fundraiser for Special Olympics Maine held at Hayes Ace Hardware. The effort raised $6,497. Pictured are Bridgton Deputy Town Manager Georgiann Fleck and Public Safety Administrative Assistant Grace Pelletier (above); Maine State Police Trooper Cpl. Kristy Libritz (middle photo); Up on the roof is Bridgton Police Chief Phil Jones (right) along with Chief Lizanecz of the Ogunquit PD and Detective Rappold of Gorham PD. This was the fifth Cop on Top event staged by BPD. (Photos courtesy of BPD)

Items on Bridgton Police Department blotter

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

Monday, June 19

1:35 p.m. Suspicious vehicle reported on North High Street.

3:11 p.m. Officers updated the sex offender registry.

Tuesday, June 20

3:25 a.m. Suspicious group behind a Portland Road business. Officers checked the area.

7:18 a.m. Suspicious

Man faces charges

CASCO — A Casco man faces three charges after he was arrested Saturday morning following an alleged incident on Rosewood Road.

activity at a rental property on Iredale Street. 10:26 a.m. Theft complaint on South High Street.

2:06 p.m. Theft complaint on Portland Road. 8:39 p.m. Police assisted a county deputy at an Edgewater Lane residence. 10:40 p.m. Report of a possible overdose at Hospital Drive; officers spoke to individuals there.

Wednesday, June 21 11:30 a.m. Agency assist regarding court paperwork

served on Mountain Road.

2:46 p.m. Citizen assist on Hillcrest Avenue regarding civil issue.

7:23 p.m. Attempt to locate two tractor trailers driving erratically toward Harrison.

Thursday, June 22

8:35 a.m. Welfare check at an Ingalls Road home.

2:12 p.m. Citizen assist on Power House Road.

2:31 p.m. Pedestrian check on Main Street.

7:41 p.m. Citizen dispute

at Misty Meadow Lane.

8:07 p.m. Littering complaint on Highland Road.

Friday, June 23

5:22 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Harrison Road.

Saturday, June 24

1:21 a.m. Report of a suspicious person on Portland Road.

12:44 p.m. Animal welfare check on Sunnybrook Farm Road.

8:34 p.m. Welfare check on Waterford Road.

11:36 p.m. Noise com-

plaint on Portland Road; officer responded.

Sunday, June 25

9:30 p.m. Officer assisted a county deputy at a reported verbal domestic dispute on Swamp Road.

10:13 p.m. A male was arrested and charged with domestic assault following an alleged incident on Pleasant Street.

Monday, June 26

1:08 a.m. Suspicious vehicle reported at business parking lot on Portland Road.

• During this reporting period, Bridgton Police responded to nine alarms and conducted 25 property checks.

• The News received a report Tuesday from a citizen regarding a fraudulent phone call. The resident said the incoming number, 6476066, is a Bridgton Hospital line. The citizen terminated the call, and then phoned Bridgton Hospital inquiring if a call had been placed by hospital personnel — none had.

Dog bites deputy during call

BALDWIN — A Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputy was attacked by two dogs while taking part in arrest last Thursday morning in Baldwin. At about 9:14 a.m., deputies responded to 879

Adam Pierce

At approximately 8:09 a.m., the Cumberland County Regional Communications Center (CCRCC) received a 9-1-1 call from 21 Rosewood Road in Casco. The caller was reporting there was male at the residence that was destroying property and physically assaulting the occupants. Two occupants were able to flee the scene to get to safety. The Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the scene.

While responding, additional information was gathered from witnesses that suggested the male had access to and may be armed with a firearm and a knife. It was reported that there may be a female injured still in the home. Due to the information, assistance was requested from the Windham and Bridgton Police Departments.

Within minutes, a deputy arrived at the scene and observed a male in the roadway, screaming and causing a disturbance, CCSO reports. The male ran back into the home and then exited and engaged in an altercation with the deputy. While the deputy was attempting deescalation, the male disregarded commands and attempted to flee. The deputy successfully deployed a taser and the male was taken into custody.

Police say further investigation revealed the male was intoxicated and had allegedly assaulted his live-in girlfriend and threatened the other occupants of the home. The male and three victims were evaluated for minor injuries at the scene by Naples, Casco and Raymond EMS.

Adam Pierce, 33, of Casco was arrested and charged with Domestic Violence Assault, Criminal Threatening and Refusing to Submit to Arrest. He was booked at the Cumberland County Jail and issued $1,000 cash bail.

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both a community center and a church. The building is now owned by the Bell Hill Meetinghouse Association, a group dedicated to historic preservation. Designed by local architect Nathan Nutting, Jr., it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The cost of the shortcake is $5.

In addition to enjoying the shortcake, you are invit-

ed to explore the interior of the meetinghouse, where Maine artist and member of the Western Maine Arts Group, Ulla Hansen, will be showing works in oils and pastels depicting Maine scenes, florals, and other nature themes. Ulla will be present at the July 9 festival and her paintings will be available for purchase. Otisfield’s only remaining one-room schoolhouse will also be open for tours.

Pequawket Trail to assist the Sheriff’s Office Civil Division with paperwork service. Deputies learned that two residents at the address had warrants for their arrest based on unrelated criminal proceedings.

During the paperwork

service and arrest attempt, contact was made with the homeowners, who subsequently released two dogs from the residence, CCSO reported. The dogs charged and attacked one of the patrol deputies. One dog would not release its

bite and the deputy shot the dog once with a service weapon. While the first dog was attacking the deputy, a second dog began to attack and was also shot, CCSO reported. Both dogs were transported from the scene

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~ Lake Region Maps ~

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

Maps completed include:

Arrowhead

Cobbossee

Highland Kezar

Little Ossipee

Little Sebago

Long & Brandy

Maranacook

Moose Pond

Sebago Lake

Thomas Pond

Thompson

Trickey Pond

Woods Pond

…and more on the way!

GLLT: Pollinator Flower Fest set for July 1

LOVELL — Greater Lovell Land Trust’s (GLLT) 2nd Annual Pollinator Flower Fest will take place on Saturday, July 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. behind the office on Route 5 in Lovell.

Come view the butterflyshaped garden, participate in a butterfly release, create some crafts and play some games geared to children and adults, learn about the

flowers and their pollinators, and eat ice cream.

On Wednesday, July 5, GLLT will sponsor a talk by Jesse Stevens of Sy’s Nursery entitled “Foraging for Edible Foods.” The talk will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. at Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell.

The following morning, July 6 at 9:30 a.m., Jesse will lead a walk with the

same focus. From 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 8, GLLT will lead a flora and fauna walk beside Charles Pond in Stow. Space is limited. To register for any of these events, go to gllt.org and click on the calendar.

In addition, the Storybook Trail at Kezar River Reserve on Route 5 in Lovell currently fea-

tures The Mother of Spring, written by Susan Wells and Kate Erwin, and illustrated by Kate, the Harrison artist who is creating the murals on buildings in Bridgton. Rainbows created by Lovell Recreation kids and GLLT volunteers and staff also decorate the trail.

If you aren’t up for a nature hike, but like to run or walk on trails, GLLT

Upcoming LEA programming

Notes from Lakes Environmental Association: Lake Ecology Course (high school students), July 18-20.

LEA’s Lake Ecology course is an immersive three-day field experience where high school students examine lake, forest, and wetland ecosystems.

During the course, attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of lake and stream monitoring techniques, lab procedures, and watershed science. Whether you are looking to gain skills in the environmental field, build a resume, or simply explore, this course has it all!

To register, go to the LEA website.

Camp Encore/Coda Chamber Music Benefit Concert at Deertrees

A LARGE PATCH of milfoil in Cape Monday Cove in Long Lake. Large clumps of milfoil like this are almost always found by a docked or moored boat. Please avoid boating through any plants to help prevent more milfoil from spreading.

Theatre, July 17, 6:30 p.m. Support LEA and Deertrees Theatre by attending a concert put on by the Camp Encore/Coda music directors. These fantastic and talented musicians always put on a wonderful orchestral concert that should not be missed! Tickets are free with an optional donation at the door.

LEA Annual Meeting at Bear Mountain Inn, Aug. 15, 5 to 7 p.m., Bear Mountain Inn, Waterford. Meet the LEA staff and board and learn about current projects while enjoying a box supper from the Good Life Market overlooking beautiful Bear Pond. Depending on logistics and weather, the event may be inside or outside. Space is limited so get your tickets soon! Website: mainelakes.org

Band shines on R.B. Hall Day

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At this year’s celebration, the Bridgton Community Band and Westbrook City Band combined forces to give a joint performance at the event. John Knox, conductor of the Westbrook Band, joined Sweetsir on the

podium, leading the group in a rousing performance accompanied to loud cheers and applause from the appreciative audience!

The town of Bridgton hosted R.B. Hall Day in 1988 and 1998, under the direction of former Bridgton

and conductor and current band president, Dick Albert. This summer, the Bridgton Community Band will be performing free concerts on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. from July 12 through Aug. 16, at the Bandstand on Stevens Elementary

School grounds, just behind Walgreens. They will also perform a special patriotic concert on July 3, at 7:30 p.m., just before Bridgton’s annual fireworks display, as well as making an appearance in Bridgton’s Fourth of July Parade!

College notebook: Honors & grads

Gilon Backlund of Harrison, a Communications and New Media major at Southern Maine Community College, was one of 10 Maine community college students awarded $3,500 scholarships in honor of Leon A. Gorman for the upcoming 2023-2024 academic year.

The students were celebrated Monday, May 15, in an online event with Gorman family members and L.L. Bean leadership.

This is the eighth year the Leon A. Gorman Scholarship has been given. The scholarship supports three students at Southern Maine Community College, two students at Central Maine Community College, and one student at the other five colleges.

The Leon A. Gorman Endowed Scholarship was established in 2014 by the children of Leon and Lisa Gorman in honor of Mr. Gorman’s 80th birthday. The scholarship supports Maine community college students who demonstrate strong academic achievement, financial need, and a commitment to community service, a hallmark of the scholarship’s namesake.

Mr. Gorman was the longtime president and CEO of L.L. Bean. He was deeply committed to the people and places of Maine and recognized the power and poten-

tial of Maine’s community colleges to transform people’s lives. He and his wife Lisa worked quietly behind the scenes supporting the colleges and the couple was central to the 2009 establishment and success of The Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges for which Mrs. Gorman continues to serve as vice chair.

Rebecca Roy of Bridgton was recently named to the Castleton University (Vt.) Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2022-23 academic year. To qualify for this academic honor, students must maintain fulltime status and a semester grade point average of 3.5.

Josh Waldie of Fryeburg, who is in the computer engineering program, and Joey Trumbull of Fryeburg, who is in the software engineering program, were named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year.

Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term grade point average is greater than or equal to 3.400.

William Cheever of Raymond graduated from Emerson College in Boston, Mass. on Sunday, May 14, 2023. He received a bachelor’s degree in Marketing Communication.

David L. DelVecchio

of Bridgton was named to first honors on the Clark University Dean’s List. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the spring 2023 semester. Students must have a GPA (grade point average) of 3.8 or above for first honors or a GPA between 3.50 and 3.79 for second honors.

Kiana Webster of Raymond was named to the spring 2023 Dean’s List at Eastern Connecticut State University. Kiana, a junior, majors in New Media Studies. To qualify for Dean’s List, full-time students must complete a minimum of 12 credits in letter-graded courses with an average GPA of 3.5 or higher in the semester.

Morgan Burkholder of

sponsors a Roots and Rocks Ramblers Fun Run/Walk each Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m. The location

changes weekly. Contact Leigh Hayes at leigh. hayes@gllt.org to learn more.

EV station at Lovell Library

LOVELL — The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell now has an Electric Vehicle charging station available 24 hours/day, every day. This is the only year-round, public access charging station between Fryeburg to the south, and Bethel and Norway to the north and east.

Raymond has been named to the University of Maine at Augusta President’s List. To achieve this honor, students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of 100-level or higher UMA coursework (exclusive of pass/fail courses) and maintain a semester grade point average in these courses of 3.8 or higher. Brittney Freitas of Harrison has been named to the University of Maine at Augusta Dean’s list. To earn this honor, students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of 100-level or higher UMA coursework (exclusive of pass/fail courses), and maintain a semester grade point average in these courses of 3.25 to 3.79, with

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The station is on the library driveway, next to the main entrance on the library’s south side. The driveway is plowed in winter, making the chargers available in all seasons.

The station has two Level II charging plugs, which are to connected to the Internet so that drivers can know when each plug is available for charging. The chargers accept chip-enabled credit cards as well as smartphone payment apps. The charging price is set to cover the costs of electricity and network connectivity.

Installation of the charging station and its Internet connectivity was accomplished without any municipal funds and impact to the library’s operating budget. Last fall, Efficiency Maine and the Nature Conservancy announced a program for libraries to help build EV charging infrastructure across Maine. It covered 90% of the cost to install the chargers and Internet connectivity for the first five years. A private donation specifically directed to the charging station covered the other 10% of the project.

Northlight Electric of Poland installed the chargers and coordinated the Internet connectivity networking, extended warranties for the equipment, construction and commissioning. The chargers went into operation on June 3, and had their first customer the next day.

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NEW ADDITIONS — Nicholas Rinchich, president of Northlight Electric, stands next to the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library’s new EV charging station.

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Regional Sports

Twer, Johnson claim MD title

Bridgton Highlands Country Club kicked off its first tennis tournament of the 2023 season on Sunday, June 25. The Mixed Doubles event was set to be held on Saturday, June 24 but rain pushed it into Sunday. The draw consisted of a strong playing field of 14 teams.

In the top half of the main draw, the first semifinal was between the team of Jeff Gerhart and Susan DePatie and Arthur Goldsmith and Megan Goldsmith. Gerhart and

DePatie played efficient points, which carried them to an 8-2 victory.

In the bottom half of the main draw, Joe Twer and Mary Johnson battled back from a 3-5 deficit to defeat Mike Coleman and Polly Mackenzie 8-5.

The championship match was competitive with Twer and Johnson carrying their momentum from a hardfought semi-final victory to capture the championship match 8-2.

In the consolation draw,

Senior Rambles

Mount Cutler

Mount Cutler, at 1,232 feet of elevation, is not a huge mountain, but it dominates the skyline west of the village of Hiram and is a nice, local climb that we do often. There are several open ledges on Mount Cutler that provide stunning views, such as the Front Ledge that allows you to look down on Hiram Village.

The Denmark Mountain Hikers have climbed Cutler a dozen times, the first time in October 2010, the same year that the group was formed in January.

Some history of Hiram and Mt. Cutler: Settlers began arriving in what is now Hiram, Maine, about 1788, and the town was incorporated Feb. 27, 1814. The name of the town was selected by Hiram’s first postmaster, Timothy Cutler, in honor of “Hiram, King of

Rich Siegrist and Kathryn Brown defeated Maureen Enos and Henry Coons 8-4.

Bridgton Highlands Tennis Director Justin Chaffee would like to thank all the players for their support and participation as well as the staff at Bridgton Highlands for hosting the event. A special thank you to Mike and Lynn Fusco for helping with the tournament preparations and Abe Shurland, John and Jimmye Russell and Mary Johnson for arriving early to help dry

the courts. “The first tournament of the season was a success with not only a great turn out, but with a strong level of play. Congratulations to the tournament champions in both draws.”

Bridgton Highlands will be hosting their next tennis tournament on Saturday, July 29, in honor of Joseph Wikler, who Court 2 is named after. The format will be mixed doubles. Please contact Justin to sign up at: Justinc1984@gmail.com

COLORFUL ADDITION TO THE START LINE at Bridgton’s 4 on the Fourth Road Race is this new mural on the Food City side wall.

Lace’m Up!

Saturday, July 1

Frye Island Road Race

1 Mile Run at 9 a.m.

5 Mile Run at 9:30 a.m.

This year the price of the race will be $10 per person if you pre-register online or at packet pickup on Friday, June 30, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Community Center. Both runners and walkers are welcome! There will be limited race day registration from 8 to 8:30 a.m. for $ 20. Register at: Runsignup.com

The cost of the shirts will be $20.

Monday, July 3 Bridgton 4 on the Fourth Kids Run

Time: 4:30 p.m. at Stevens Brook Elementary School, Bridgton

Race bibs for the Kids Fun Run/Walk must be picked up from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. on race day (July 3) at the Fun Run registration table at the back of Stevens Brook Elementary School. Parking is available in the school parking lot.

The Fun Run/Walk is for kids from 3 to 10 years of age. Three tracks of different distances are available to participants: ¼ mile; ½ mile and 1 mile. Participants can choose which distance they wish to run at the start of the race.

Tuesday, July 4 Bridgton 4 on the Fourth

Time: 8 a.m.

Race Bib & Timing Chip Pick-up: Early pick-up of the 4 on the Fourth race bibs and t-shirts will be available from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on July 3 at the Finish Area at old Memorial School on Depot Street. Race day pickup of bibs and t-shirts will begin at 6 a.m. at the same location on July 4.

Website: fouronthefourth.com

Sunday, July 9

Christmas in July Santa Mingle & Elf Jingle 5K, 1K Kids Run

29 Main Street, Harrison

5K Pre-registration $25, Race day $30

Kids Fun Run, $10/$15

Race day registration at 7:45 a.m. on Lincoln Street

Fun Run starts at 8:30 a.m.

5K starts at 9 a.m.

This event is a fundraiser for Christmas in Harrison in collaboration with Harrison Recreation.

Race Director: Pam Sessions, pam@bearfootrealty. com

Tyre.” Cutler lived near the base of the mountain and it is named after him.

Hiking were 21 Denmark Mountain Hikers. Two of our hikers got an early start and we met them on the Ridge Trail, and another joined us at the first trail junction for the Moraine Trail. Gordon Farrell took the lead and Steve Kelley was the sweep, although we were well spread out all over the mountain at times.

There are eight short and fairly easy trails on Mount Cutler allowing for a variety in hiking. We started at the trailhead parking lot on Hiram Hill Road and climbed the North Trail to the summit ridge. This is fairly steep with some ledges to climb, which we have learned are a challenge when covered with ice and snow. We followed

the Ridge Trail to the Gully and several of the group bushwhacked to the true summit while several others chilled out in the shade. We were going to climb back to the trailhead on the NW Trail but Dan Hester had posted a warning sign that hikers had been stung by yellow jackets on the trail, so we opted to climb back down via the White Flag and Boulder trails to avoid stings.

The trails are well marked (blue paint for the North Trail and white for the White Flag Trail), well maintained and with convenient signs at every trail junction along the way. A great deal of credit goes to Dan Hester of Hiram for his dedication to Mount Cutler over the years and the Mt. Cutler Preservation Trust.

We left the trailhead at 9:35 a.m., and the group that climbed to the true summit reached it at 11:40 a.m. Rick Dennen baked cookies and Susan Gassett had a poem that she read to the group at one of the scenic stops along the Ridge

Trail. We were back at the cars by 1:15 p.m.

Mount Cutler in Oxford County, Hiram, ME

Difficulty – Easy Trail distance via North Trail and White Flag Trail (loop) – 1.5 miles

Hiking times (loop) – 1 hour

Elevation – 1,232 feet

Vertical gain – 872 feet from Hiram Hill Rd trailhead

Coordinates – 43° 52’ 22”N 70° 49’ 29”W

Topographic Map – USGS Cornish and Hiram 7.5-minute quads/ 44.10567; -71.094

Directions to the north trailhead: From the west end of the Saco River bridge on Route 5/113 in Hiram go north and turn on Hiram Hill Road (left turn, or west). The trailhead for the North Trail and White Flag Trail begins off Hiram Hill Road on the left at the first turn beyond the railroad tracks.

Directions to the east trailhead: From the west end of the Saco River bridge on

Saturday, July 15 Lovell Old Home Days 5K, 8:45 a.m.

Pre-registration $15, Day of Race $18

Director: Stan Tupaj, (207) 925-1500 or stan@ fairpoint.net

First 100 registered receive a commemorative t-shirt designed by a Fryeburg Academy art student. Top male and female finishers receive special awards. Refreshments, food, random prizes and awards at the finish line! Proceeds benefit the Lovell Rec Department and the Old Home Day Parade/Race.

Saturday, July 15 Sebago Days 5K, 8 a.m.

Race-day registration is $25. No preregistration required for the free 50-yard toddler dash at 7:55 a.m.

The 44th annual Sebago Days celebration will again include a road race open to both runners and walkers. Out-and-back course on Route 11, starting near the intersection of Route 114, and the course will be closed to traffic.

T-shirts to the first 100 entrants in the 5K

Awards for top three overall males and females, and first place in the following male and female categories: Overall, 10 & under, 11-13, 14-17, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over.

Saturday, July 29

Casco Days Road Race 4-Miler, 9:30 a.m.

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Day of race registration will be accepted starting at 7:30 until 8:30 a.m. at the Casco Community Center on Route 121 in Casco Village. All contestants are required to check in at registration prior to the start of the race even if they are pre-registered. The first 250 pre-registrants will receive a Casco Days Road Race t-shirt.

Awards are given to the top two female and male race winners and all category winners and runners-up.

Entry fee to the Casco Day Fair Association: $25 until the Tuesday before the event; $30 after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25 through race day.

Website: cascodays.com

Saturday, August 12

Dole 3 Miler, Fryeburg, 8 a.m.

Registration: $20

Website: dole3miler.com

The Tenth Annual Dole 3 Miler is a celebration of George Dole’s accomplishments as an elite runner in 1954. George was in the pole position during the race when Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile. The 3-mile was George’s favorite race! This 3-mile down and back race along the Fryeburg Rail Trail is a family friendly event organized by the Fryeburg New Church Assembly at 84 Main Street in Fryeburg.

Sunday, October 8

Waterford Fall Foliage 5K, 1 Mile Fun Run

Time: 11:30 a.m.

Website: waterfordfall5k.com

Champions Joe Twer, Mary Johnson

Finalists Jeff Gerhart, Susan DePatie

Champions Consolation Rick Siegrist, Kathryn Brown Consolation Finalists Maureen Enos, Henry Coons

Hiking Trips & Tips by Allen Crabtree

HIRAM VILLAGE from the top of the Front Ledge at Mount Cutler. (Photo by Ginny Haase)

HIKERS crossing a large oak across the Mount Cutler North Trail. Pictured are Kathy Huchthausen and Pete Stickles. (Photo by Gordon Farrell) RAMBLES, Page 8A AREA ROAD RACES, Page 8A

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Senior Rambles

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Route 5/113 in Hiram turn south on River Road, and then immediately turn into Mountain View Avenue. Parking is alongside the old railroad tracks. If you cross the railroad tracks on River Road you’ve gone too far. The trail sign is across the tracks from the parking area, at the beginning of the Barnes Trail. A loop trail can be done combining the Barnes and North Trails but will require either dropping a car at one trailhead or the other to shuttle hikers back and forth, or hiking 2.0 miles along the railroad track to the trailhead of beginning.

Area road races

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Challenging, yet scenic out and back run begins at the historic Waterford Commons continuing alongside Keoka Lake, while offering the classic fall beauty amidst the rolling hills!

Free 1 Mile Fun Run for children ages 12 & under, begins at 11:30 a.m.

Race Day registration opens at 9 a.m.

Roads leading to the event will close at 11:20 a.m.

5K Road Race & Fitness Walk begins at noon.

Cost: $20 Pre-Entry, $25 Race Day

Free t-shirts for all 5K entrants registered prior to Sept. 10.

Saturday, December 2

Santa Shuffle 5K, Kids’ Run for the Children, Bridgton

NFI North’s Bridge Crossing will host their second annual Run for the Children, a 5K to Benefit the Bridge Crossing Residential Children’s programs and special education school, Bridge Crossing Academy. This event will take place at the new Bridge Crossing Academy at 7 Nulty Street, Bridgton, and will be the first event of Bridgton’s Festival of Lights!

Race Day registration opens at 8:45 a.m.

Kids Fun Run begins at 9:30 a.m.

5K Run/Walk starts at 10:30 a.m.

Individual 5K Walk/Run registrations are $25 ($35 on Race Day); kids are free if pre-registered ($10 on Race Day). To register for the event, visit www.nfinorth.com/ santa-shuffle

For more information about this event, including sponsorship opportunities, please contact Alisa Gibson at (603) 647-4404 or e-mail Alisa Gibson at alisagibson@nafi.com.

NORWAY — The annual Norway Triathlon is back for its 16th year on Saturday, July 8 at Pennesseewassee Park.

This year’s triathlon is set to run at its maximum race capacity of approximately 120 individuals and teams. The event will begin at 8 a.m. with a .75-kilometer swim in Lake Pennesseewassee.After the swim, competitors run to the transition area, don their bike gear and hit the road.

Registration, course

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to a veterinarian.

Cory-Jo Bello, 40, of Baldwin, was arrested on an outstanding warrant and charged with assault and violating conditions of release. He was booked at the Cumberland County Jail and issued $350 cash bail.

Samantha Bello, 37, also of Baldwin, was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Massachusetts. She was charged as a fugitive from justice and booked without bail pending extradition. The deputy involved was evaluated at the scene, was later treated and released from Maine Medical Center.

By Whit Lesure Golf Columnist

Bob Dylan famously coined the phrase, “you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” and you all certainly don’t need me to once again describe what we’ve all been living through this month. But, I am happy to report that Tuesday’s Scramble and Sunday’s Sweeps went off without a hitch this past week. (“Applause Sign.”)

Additionally, the MSGA held its annual “Play-Days” at BHCC on Friday and Saturday and none other than our own (even if he is from Jersey, his heart is here) Rob “the Boss” Pressman won the “Senior Division” Low Gross with a 79 against some of the best “golf veterans” in the state. Congratulations Rob and kudos to Bridgton Highlands for once again hosting this spectacular state-wide event.

In the Tuesday Scramble, the Czar (Bob Bissonnette) was on edge (Czar’s typically live on the edge) from the very start and bullwhipped his team of good-

By Suzie Kinney Golf Columnist

I missed out on the play day for Wednesday. However, I still report on the golf results for our readers.

The ladies were given a break of scoring by having one hole thrown out, presumably the worst scored hole. The nine-hole players threw out one of their nine. The 18-hole players tossed one on the front nine and one on the back nine.

The low gross winner of the nine holes players was Gail “TNT” Triant. Claiming 2nd low gross was Joanne Cohn and 3rd was taken by

guys Steve Vacchiano, Chris Harriman, and “Slim” Jim Macklin to the 1st Gross victory in a tie-breaker at 5-under. “Wild Willie Elliot and the Outlaws” of Laurie “the Hammer” Edgerly, Greg Sawyer, and McGwire Sawyer settled for 2nd Gross. The “Bad Boys” of BA featuring Aaron “Bryson D” Izaryk, Tim “don’t call me Rusty” Atwood, Whit Lesure, and Dave Lepage finished 3rd. 1st Net went to the team of Gordon Perry, Bobby Allen, Matt “Hoops” Plummer, and Joe Murphy. 2nd Net belonged to the foursome of Tim “no one puts (or putts) in more time out here than me” Ebling, Jeff Sands, Mike Karusis, and Kyle Ebling. The 3rd Net was won by the squad of Brent Brown, Jeff Meinhart, Jim “Bo” Fisher, and Mark Nolette. Mike Libby won NTP #2 at 7-feet 6-inches while “Slim” Jim Macklin earned NTP #8 at an even 7-feet. In the Scramble Raffle (which demands closer scrutiny by yours truly), Brent Brown and Laurie Edgerly each won a FootJoy shirt. Peggy “Strings” Viola

Lauren Packard. Of the ninehole players, the low net winner was Candy “Kept her head down” Gibbons, coming in 2nd place was Ann Vernon and 3rd place was taken by Margie Goodman.

Our group of 18-hole players were a smaller group, but still competitive. The low gross winners, tied, were J. “Links” Larson and Ellen “Sizzling” Cyr. The low net winner was Laurie “Punch It” Paladino and 2nd low net was taken by Brenda Tyler.

The pot this week was for fewest putts. Our winners, tied for the 9-hole group, were Gail “TNT” Triant and

took home a dozen ERC Softs. Mike Collins won himself a Titleist Hat while Mike Stuart was awarded the Callaway Hat. Finally, Ken Murray walked away with a Titleist Aussie Hat. Someone, please tell me when they raffle away the “Walo-Pros.” That will be a story. And by the way, from what I hear, they are selling like “hotcakes” so don’t be the last in your wet neighborhood to have a pair.

In Sunday Sweeps, Whit Lesure (call me “Wade” or “the nicest-meanest guy around” according to the John Roberge Civility School) earned his first Low Gross win of the season at 79, but was more pleased by his good friend “Wayno” Kuvaja putting a cash deposit in the Lesure family account. Rob Viventi earned Low Net. Aaron “Bryson D” Izaryk paired up with fan club friend Ken “Commish”

Mushrow to earn Team Low Gross. “Gentleman” John Roberge partnered up with Rob Viventi to win Team Net. Ken “the Commish” Mushrow took home the Quota win. George Sawyer

Linda “Mashie” Munger. (No surprises here!) Second place for fewest putts was also a tie, between Mary Barry and Lauren Packard.

The 18-hole group lowest putt winner was Shari “Lights Out” Linsky followed by Ellen Cyr in second. Again, no surprises.

The ladies had a 50/50 raffle and the winner was “Lucky” Lauren Packard.

Although I didn’t participate this Wednesday I did play some this week and something has finally gotten through to me. Growing up as the athletic girl with four brothers I wanted to play

Battle of Paddles Sat.

Lakes Environmental Association is hosting its Sixth Annual Paddle Battle at the Tarry-A-While Resort on Highland Lake in Bridgton on Saturday, July 1.

For participation in this fun fundraiser, go to https:// mainelakes.org/event/2023paddle-battle. Participants can paddle a stand-up paddleboard or a kayak. There

Norway Triathlon July 8

maps and detailed race information can be found at www.wfltmaine.org/norway-triathlon.

Anyone interested in volunteering for the morning of the event, please contact info@wfltmaine.org.

will also be food, silent auction items, and a raffle. All proceeds go to LEA programs. Online registration, $30, closes at noon this Friday. Day-of registration is $40 cash or check only. T-shirts are $15 online and $20 dayof the event. There will be a paddle board raffle: 1 ticket for

$5, 3 tickets for $10 and 7 tickets for $20. All proceeds benefit LEA. The O’Brien Burnside bamboo shell (max capacity at 265 pounds with a retail value of $1,100) was generously donated by LakeRegionPaddle.com/ SkiHot. The winner will be drawn following the Paddle Battle on July 1.

returned to the winners’ circle (2022 Two Ball Champ with “the Bogey-Man” Jim Thombs) with a somewhat controversial NTP #10 victory. Rob Viventi apparently had full pockets at that point and didn’t put up a fuss. Sawyer accepted the cash graciously, but was also was spotted speeding away rather quickly. Asked for comment following the mild fiasco, the prideful Viventi offered, “Hey, I’m still the new guy around here (news-flash: you will be for the next 100 years too) and honestly these guys are throwing money at me hand over foot down at my driving range (Mountain Range Golf) so I’m cool.”

For those of you paying any attention to my side job as a food critic in the region, you will want to check out “Streakers” new indoor seating at the MRG. Rob’s Father’s Day special of a “Bucket of Balls” with a “Bucket of Beers” was a big success (what a surprise!) and the daily lunch and dinner offerings are calling your name if you’re looking for a new spot to try in the local area.

Chips & drives from Highlands Keep your eye on the prize

sports with them. I had two things against me.

1. I was a girl.

2. I was their sister.

Smaller than all of them, I still fought, usually lost, but was competitive. I have played several sports and always faced an opponent. So, what finally got through to me regarding golf is that my opponent is the course. Not the others in my foursome. What a golfer should focus on is where your shot goes, what your next shot and club to use will be, no matter the lie of the ball, where to land on the green and the putt needed to go in the hole. I can’t think about how far someone else hit their ball. Understanding that it is me against the course freed me to focus on my ball striking. My score was better and my enjoyment of being on the course improved. It’s a struggle for my competitive spirit.

That’s my tip of the week: It’s you against the course so focus on your needed shot to get the ball in to the hole. (But old habits die hard.) Till next week: Hit’em long and straight!

UP THE ROCK SIDE — Denmark Mountain Hikers on the Mount Cutler Ridge Trail. Pictured left to right Kathy Huchthausen, Pete Stickles and David Atchason. (Photo by Gordon Farrell)

Lions’ Student of the Month

Annabelle

Montgomery of Naples has been selected as the Naples Lions Clubs’ “Student of the Month” for June. Each month, area Lions Clubs recognize a Lake Region High School senior based on academics and volunteerism in school and community services. The recipient is honored at a Lions’ dinner meeting and is presented a monetary award.

Lake Region & Fryeburg

Area Adult Education held its graduation ceremony in the Lake Region High School auditorium on Thursday, June 15. Nineteen high school degrees including the high school equivalency (HiSET) and the adult high school diploma were conferred to residents of both the SAD 61 and SAD 72 school districts.

Student speakers

Damian Boullie (’23) and Sarah Rowe (’22) offered thoughtful remarks to the graduating class.

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no grade below C-minus in any of these courses.

Plymouth State University grads

The following local students earned degrees from Plymouth State University:

Ellery Hunt of Bridgton graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work.

Tyler Hunter of Fryeburg graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.

Emily Wallace of Harrison graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education.

Riley Silvia of Raymond was named to the Lasell University (Newton, Mass.)

Dean’s List for the spring 2023 semester. The Dean’s List includes students who have completed at least 12 credits as a full-time student in that semester and have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Ariana Wenger of Naples was named to the

Four students were inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society. Student awards included Central Maine Community College’s Courage to Grow Award, the Lake Region & Fryeburg Area Adult Education scholarship, Rotary Club of BridgtonLake Region scholarship, and the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce scholarship. These scholarships mean so much to students who plan to go on to achieve post-

Dean’s List at York County Community College in Wells for the spring 2023 semester. Ariana earned a 3.5 or better grade point average.

Thomas College honors

Thomas College in Waterville recently announced undergraduate students named to the Spring 2023 Honors List.

Local students include:

Kathryn McIntyre, Madison Rock, and Jo-Hannah Vincent of Bridgton; Daniel Brewer, Jordan Magiera, and Nicholas Magiera of Casco; Cierra Grover of Naples; Jarod Maher of Sebago; and Cameron Meserve of Waterford. Husson President’s List

Area students named to the spring 2023 President’s List at Husson University (achieved a 3.80 to 4.0 semester grade-point average) include:

Liz Smith of Casco, who is enrolled in the Exercise Science/Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program.

Kiara McLeod of Harrison, who is enrolled in

secondary education and training opportunities.

SAD 61 Superintendent Alan Smith, SAD 72 Superintendent Jay Robinson, and SAD 61 School Board Chair Janice Barter were also in attendance.

“Thank you to everyone who came out to support our graduates. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors!”

Adult Ed would like to thank Lake Region TV for filming the graduation and making it available online;

19 earn high school degrees College notebook: Honors & grads

the Hospitality and Tourism Management program with a concentration in Sales and Marketing.

Tucker A. Buzzell of Lovell, who is enrolled in the Sports Management/Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

Marra MacMillan of Lovell, who is enrolled in the Accounting/Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

Ashley Bell of Raymond, who is enrolled in the Criminal Justice/Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician/ Community (MHRT/C) certification program.

Kora Hunter of Raymond, who is enrolled in the Secondary Education with a concentration in English program.

Husson Honors List

The following area students have been named to the spring 2023 Honors List (achieved a 3.40 to 3.59 semester gradepoint average) at Husson University: Paige G. Sperry of

BRIDGTON-LAKE REGION ROTARY CLUB’S

24th Annual Great Bridgton DUCK RACE

Jul y 4, 2023 11:30 AM Stevens Brook Bridge, Main Street

CASH PRIZES

1st Duck: $500 2nd Duck: $250 3rd Duck: $100

TICKETS $5.00 ea or 5 for $20.

BUY TICKETS:

▪ Outside Renys on Weekends

▪ From Rotarians at any time

▪ At July 3 Fireworks

▪ Just before the race at Stevens Brook Bridge

▪ Email LakeRegionRotary@gmail.com for Venmo & other options

Virginia Moler, owner of Huntress Bakery, for her donation of individual graduation cakes for graduates; Ashleigh London, for her photography services; and Warren’s Florist for the beautiful carnations.

Lake Region & Fryeburg Area Adult Education is open year-round to assist community members with achieving their high school degree. It’s never too late to graduate! Call or e-mail today at 207-627-4291 or adulted@lakeregionschools.org

Casco, who is enrolled in the Nursing (BSN) program. Zach Fillebrown of Waterford, who is enrolled in the Criminal Justice program. St. Lawrence University

Graduates

Area students taking part in the St. Lawrence University Class of 2023 Commencement ceremonies, which were held Sunday, May 21, at Newell Field House in Canton, N.Y. include: Cam Ghadfa of Denmark, who majored in Art and Art History.

Aidan Hagerty of Fryeburg, who majored in Conservation Biology.

Parent: Sheri Montgomery Activities: Competitive dancer at Maine Dance Center, ASTRA club vice president, Class officer, National Honor Society member.

Hobbies: Painting, photography, fishing.

Future plans: I plan to attend a four-year university and will be majoring in Political Science. Then, I will go to law school to become a criminal defense attorney.

Q. What do you believe are three keys to being a good student? I believe the three values that make a good student is being willing to learn new things and learn from your mistakes, having self-discipline, and being able to work well with others. All these qualities I have used in my classes which helped me be the best student I can be.

Q. What is your favorite class and why? My favorite class I have taken over the years is my Principles on Investigations college class. This is a dual-enrollment class that I have taken this year. Within this class, we broke down a criminal case step by step and learned how to investigate it. My favorite class in high school has been taking a painting class. This class helped me learn how to paint in many forms, which I loved.

Q. Who is your favorite teacher and why? I have a great relationship with all my teachers, but if I had to pick one it would be Teal Carlson. She has taught me in many art classes throughout high school. She is truly an amazing person and teacher. She has helped me learn from my mistakes and become a better artist.

Q. If you could change one thing about your educational experience, what would it be and why? I wish that during my educational experience we had a wider variety of classes that we were able to take. Having more options can help students get more exposure to things that may peak their interest. This would overall better prepare students for the future because they are able to find out what interests them at an earlier age.

Q. What accomplishment are you most proud of, and why? There are multiple accomplishments I am proud of. Becoming dance team captain this year has allowed me to develop greater as a leader. My GPA (grade point average) which is greater than 4.0 is also one of my greatest accomplishments because it shows that my hard work and dedication to school has paid off.

Sebago Days 5k Run/Walk Race

5k Run/Walk Race

Saturday, July 15 @ 8am

https://runsignup.com/SebagoDays

• Pre-register via this link until July 14. 11:59 EDT for $20 sign-up fee.

• After July 14th, price increases to $25.

• Race-day registrations starting at 7 am are $25.

• The free toddler race takes place at 7:55 am with no pre-registration required.

T-shirts will be given to the first 100 registrants! AWARDS FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE FOLLOWING MALE & FEMALE CATEGORIES:

AWARDS FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE FOLLOWING

Overall, 10 & under, 11-13, 14-17, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over

MALE & FEMALE CATEGORIES:

Overall, 10 & under, 11-13, 14-17, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over

Annabelle Montgomery

Opinion & Comment

June 29, 2023, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

Queen’s Head lends hand

To The Editor: The Bridgton Food Pantry would like to thank The Queen’s Head Pub first for inviting us to their soft opening, and second, for the donation from this opening being donated to the Bridgton Food Pantry! It was great to see so many generous people at the opening. The new building is as nice on the inside as it is on the outside. Thank you, Queen’s Head Pub Penni

Robbins Executive Director

Bridgton Food Pantry

Free speech lives on

To The Editor: Congratulations and thank you for keeping free speech alive. It’s wonderful reading both the right and left point of view on various topics from members of our community. Whichever “side of the aisle” one sits, all letters in BN are lively, informative and sometimes humorous.

As far as high school students screening letters, based on nationwide student test scores, I would prefer to avail myself of Google or Wikipedia for clarity regarding vocabulary or concepts I don’t understand!

All the best, keep it up.

Kathryn Bufano Bridgton

Time for a truce

To The Editor: I am very sorry Mr. StL thought my response to the “Scotch info” he stumbled upon indicated a tightening of any apparel. Au contraire. I was actually quite amused.

More to the point, and probably much to his surprise, I would happily accept his invitation to share some “nectar of the gods” anytime. If this surprises you Jon, it’s because I have no baked in animus to you as a person, but obviously I sure do as to your politics.

Way back when, in college, my best friend was Peter DeTroy, who became a well-known and respected attorney in Portland. He was also, as we described things back then, “a roaring flying screaming cavorting liberal.” Since, to both of us, politics was philosophical not personal, we had some hellacious albeit fun discussions with a reasonable amount of derogatory personal asides, and when we were done, we simply resumed being best friends. I guess that’s why those times are referred to as “the good old days” as things like that were

not only possible they were common. In any event, Jon, if you’re serious, please get in touch and let’s get together for a drink. I’ll buy since as a Dem, I know you prefer using other people’s money (that’s intended as a joke Jon, and I hope you can laugh at it).

I am serious about buying, however.

Don Vose Naples

They said it better

To The Editor: Thank you, Mike Dennis and Shelley Hall! I’ve been wanting to express these thoughts for months. I’m glad I didn’t because you two said it so much better than I ever would. I almost canceled by subscription to the BN, but changed my mind. I just quit reading the rants from these guys. How arrogant to think anyone really cares what they think? They are just taking up space in an otherwise nice local paper.

Don’t forget Howe Jr., whose disrespect for our government and our president is disturbing.

These guys should go out behind a barn and fight it out, and leave the rest of us out of it. Hopefully, they injure the fingers on their writing hands.

Craig Jud Bridgton

Is Bigger Better?

To The Editor: The Biden Democrat Party, Rino Republicans, and other members of the anti-Constitution establishment are dedicated to the proposition that bigger government is better government. The reality is that bigger government is better for the political elites, but bigger government is a disaster for the American people regardless of their race, creed, or national origin.

As governments have grown, the power and wealth of the political elites have grown and with that growth has come the inevitable corruption of those in power and the crumbling of the very foundations of the American civilization.

For example: The AntiConstitution Establishment is teaching children, K-12, to study, experiment with, and promote sexually with all of its permutations. Social Emotional Learning instead of academics. Cross dressing and gender confusion; children in the developmental stage are being further confused by being introduced to this unscientific claptrap, which tells them that they can change their biological sex by wishing it so, body mutilation and sterilization. Irreversible changes pushed onto defenseless children without parental knowledge or consent. Worse, children are being taught not to

LETTERS, Page 3B

The chipper Chipping Sparrow family

In the spring, we listen for the mechanical, monotone trill of Chipping Sparrows as they go about their daily activities in our yard. Some folks think all Sparrows look alike, and sometimes refer to them LBJs, Little Brown Jobs, but while it’s true that from a distance small brown birds may be hard to distinguish, a Chipping Sparrow in breeding plumage is definitely worth noticing.

The adult is a very handsome, trim little bird with clean lines, a bright rusty cap, a brown back with dark streaks, a grayish face with a white eyebrow over the eye, and a thin black line through the eye. The under parts are not streaked. These Sparrows usually arrive in our yard around the middle of April and stay all summer to nest and raise their families. They also nest throughout the United States and most of Canada. By early October, just before cold weather sets in, they move south to winter in the southern parts of the United States, in Mexico, and even as far south as Nicaragua. While we see rusty-capped Sparrows around here in winter, they are American Tree Sparrows. They breed across Alaska and northern Canada, and move this far south only in winter, after the Chipping Sparrows have migrated to their wintering areas. The two species may look similar, but they are not closely related.

During the breeding season, Chipping Sparrows are fairly common here because our neighborhood offers good habitat for them, and a plentiful supply of food. They prefer to nest at the edge of the forest where there are

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis BN Columnist

also some open areas, often choosing to build a cup nest in thick conifers a few feet off the ground. According to birdsoftheworld.org, the typical Chipping Sparrow nest is so flimsy that daylight shows through it. It is an adequate first home, though, and the young hatchlings grow quickly. Upon hatching, they are helpless, but by their second day primary feathers begin to grow in, and each day after that other types of feathers grow. At the same time, as muscles grow, the hatchlings become more active and can accomplish more. By the fourth day, they can hold their head up, and over the next few days they can stand, preen their feathers, and explore the nest. By the eighth day, they can perch on the rim of the nest. By the tenth day, their muscles are well grown, the little birds are well covered with feathers, they are ready to fly, and in the next few days will leave the nest. By then, the youngsters are heav-

International Plastics Treaty

Not many of us lie awake at night worrying about plastic pollution, but it contributes to the misery of many lives around the world.

A negotiating process to develop an international treaty on plastics concluded in Paris, France, at the beginning of June. Members states of the United Nations and other stakeholder groups (waste pickers, scientists, environmentalists, industry affiliates, etc.) gathered there for the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution known as INC-2. INC-1 was held last November in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Scientists and environmentalists generally said that real solutions will require global controls in plastics and significant reductions in plastic production. Industry advocates, on the other hand, emphasized that recycling plastic must be part of the solution to plastic pollution. Member states and stakeholders were divided between the “high ambition coalition” and those with “low ambition.” The U.S. appears to have low ambition on the plastics issue judging by its opposition to strong global mandates in favor of individual country targets and its lack of coverage by the mainstream media during and after the negotiations.

The problems associated with plastics are deepening and becoming more obvious: clogged waterways in poor

Recycling Matters

By Sally Chappell Guest Columnist

countries and plastic trash in the oceans, toxic emissions from burning plastics, the difficulties in recycling plastic, their contribution to climate change because of being derived from fossil fuels, the leaching of chemicals from plastics holding food and liquids causing adverse health effects, among other difficulties.

The American Chemistry Council favors the use of pyrolysis or gasification to turn plastic waste into fuel or feedstocks for new plastics, but Betty Osei Bonsu, manager for the Green Africa Youth Organization, was quoted as saying that those “techno-fixes” will only perpetuate our addiction to plastics (Inside Climate News, Bruggers, 5/29/23).

PLASTICS, Page 4B

The Titanic Disaster In Ye Olden Times

Howdy neighbor.

It feels appropriate at this juncture to recall the fate of RMS Titanic, once the largest ship ever built and firmly said to be unsinkable, a champion of modern technology and innovation, yet which in the early hours of April 15, 1912, on her maiden voyage slipped beneath the waves of the North Atlantic, taking over 1,500 souls with her in the greatest maritime disaster the world had ever known. The impact which this had upon modern maritime travel is almost incalculable; the shock and horror of her ruin, and the awful weight in human lives lost, have etched their somber mark upon our modern world and culture indelibly. Lost to history until her rediscovery by ROV submersibles in 1985, she lies broken in pieces, strewn across the ocean floor over 2,100 fathoms down — that’s about 12,500 feet below the surface of the sea — in a great trench

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director

which now bears her name,

and which was immediately designated an International Maritime Memorial by Act of Congress in 1986.

This did not of course dissuade ever-curious humanity from attempting to visit her, with the first manned expedition into that black abyss reaching Titanic just a year later in 1987, and over the long years since many expeditions — manned and unmanned — have been led to gather scientific, historical, and cultural data from the wreck. She has been mapped, photographed, and of course featured in innumerable Hollywood and documentary films. Her bell has since been retrieved,

sections of her hull hauled back to the surface, innumerable pieces of flotsam and driftage harvested for museums and morbid collectors, and in that time, she has sustained further damage from the environment, the currents, and the delving submersibles which at times descend to pick over her surface, now mottled with frozen stalactites of rust and corrosion depending from her prow and decks.

SHOW DEDICATED TO THOSE LOST — Tony, Drama Desk, and Olivierwinning composer and lyricist Maury Yeston paid a visit to Maine State Music Theatre last Thursday night to attend one of the final performances of the highly successful production of Titanic. With music and lyrics by Yeston, and book by Peter Stone, Titanic premiered on Broadway in 1997 and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and ran for 804 performances. The MSMT production of Titanic, opened on June 7 to critical success, strong word of mouth and robust ticket sales. Yeston applauded the cast of Titanic and Maine State Music Theatre for “the guts, the bravery, the independence, and the commitment to decades of absolute excellence” and took a moment to address the recent Titan submersible discovery, which had occurred hours before. “As you know, there’s been a terrible tragedy undersea very, very recently. And unfortunately, all — right next to the Titanic — were lost. We mourn with great sadness those people. We strive. Sometimes we fail. We have to applaud the striving, and regret the failure. We continue to adventure. We dedicate this performance to the memory of those sad souls who lost their lives, tragically, on the site of the Titanic.” TITANIC, Page 5B

In 2001 UNESCO declared an end to the further pillaging of her wreck by international treaty, but this has not stopped nominally scientific expeditions from descending to her dark,

SEEN THROUGH THE FOG — A pair of deer photographed by Robert Fogg.

CHIPPING SPARROW, Page 4B

The Dark Side of Starch

“Really? My plate of spaghetti is fattening?” And so, began a conversation with my cousin, Roseann. We had met for breakfast and inevitably started chatting about diet. She was asking for advice on losing a few pounds. Her comment came when I mentioned that starches increase body fat. She continued, “I mean, there’s no fat in pasta so why are you saying it makes us gain weight?”

Another teachable moment, I was ready.

“So, here’s the deal,” I stated. “Foods such as pasta, bread, potato, rice, cereal, crackers, pancakes, etc. are made up of starch. But we need to ask, what is starch?”

Roseann just shrugged her shoulders.

“If we were to look at starch under a microscope,” I said, “we would see something resembling this.” Grabbing a napkin, I quickly sketched:

Dietitian’s Corner

by Donna Dodge Registered Dietitian & Nutrition Consultant

“So, you’re saying spaghetti is really a plate of sugar?” asked Roseann, visibly upset.

“In a way, yes. Our eyes may see a plate of spaghetti, but our body ‘sees’ a plate of sugar, at least this is how it reacts to it.”

“I don’t like where this is going,” replied Roseann, “but I want to know more.”

“When sugar enters the blood stream, our body sends insulin to remove it. The problem is that because so much sugar is released, lots of insulin is called onto the scene. Here’s where it gets dicey. Insulin’s primary responsibility is to take blood sugar and shuttle it into cells. I like to refer to insulin as a storage hormone because that’s what it does, it tells the body to take sugar and shuttle in into cells and store as body fat.”

“Wow,” Roseann replied, “I can see now why we should not overdo starch. But I love pasta and toasted bagels with butter.”

“What are the circles?” asked Roseann.

“Each circle represents a piece of sugar,” I answered. “So, essentially starch is just a myriad of sugars hooked together to form a very large molecule. It resembles a bush, but instead of leaves, we have sugar.”

I could see that I had peaked Roseann’s interest. I went on, “Let’s say you were eating pasta. As you chew, an enzyme in your mouth called amylase begins breaking the bonds holding all these tiny sugars together. Once the pasta is swallowed and enters the stomach this breakdown process kicks into high gear. The freed sugar quickly enters the blood stream and causes an increase in blood sugar. This is where the insult occurs.”

“Ah, butter, I’m glad you mentioned it,” I remarked. “The irony is that a bagel without anything on it is metabolically worse than a bagel slathered with butter or cream cheese. Eating fat or protein with starch slows down digestion and slows the influx of sugar into the blood, thereby preventing large increases. The result is lower insulin level.”

“What about wheat bread and whole wheat pasta?” Roseann asked, her eyes hopeful.

“Whole wheat offers the benefits of fiber and extra nutrients, but its effect on blood sugar is essentially the same,” I reluctantly replied.

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Tick, tick, tick…time to get bitten?

The Tick Apocalypse is upon us, a disaster almost Biblical in scope. The creeping, crawling, biting invasion of the spring of ’23 reminds of Egypt’s plague of locusts. There ought to be a law against it but, as usual, Congress does nothing.

I’ve talked to several people the past three days. Every single one had a tick story. Lab worker at the hospital said she had just pulled a deer tick out of her very young son’s arm; she got him a pill, and tests, and awaits developments. “It’s scary that something so small can cause such big problems,” she said.

Later, I was downing a sundae at the ice cream shop in Naples when an old friend happened by. Showed him the dog tick bite divot on my belly. Tom pulled up his shirt. Deer tick got him in the same place and at about the same time, late May or early June.

I went home and complained about the unfairness of modern life to my sister-in-law in an e-mail; she reminded me that my nephew had been afflicted by a deer tick bite about five years ago. He went through hell for a year. Nature’s attack never ends. “Greg went to the dump the other day and came home with six ticks on him,” Jackie wrote. Sometimes it’s not so good to be popular.

To a longtime friend who I depend on for reassurance that I won’t die anytime soon, I complained about my symptoms — it felt like Muhammed Ali had pounded desultorily on my legs for an hour or so. The tick had been in my body for 10 days, at least. I had mistaken it for a mole. (I may be living for some time with that mistake.) Corinne asked if I had gotten my Doxycycline. I said I had, and I had bloodwork done, beyond the bloodwork the dog tick itself did. “You’ve done what you could,” she soothed. “See what the tests say.” So, we made dinner plans for Saturday night. Saturday afternoon she called and said she couldn’t make it. Blinding headache. When I called to check on her the next day, she almost cheerily explained she had found the cause. A deer tick had been discovered wriggling away in her thigh. She thinks it had been in her for more than 36 hours. “I’m working on getting my medicine now,” Corinne said. The drug is a prophylactic and not a longterm treatment. Corinne doesn’t think she’ll die anytime soon either, but then she’s always been an optimist, and easy with all of Mother Nature, even with ticks apparently. Doctors have plans of treatment but have to get test results back first and that takes about a week.

Franklin D. Drew Sr.

Franklin Delano Drew Sr., 81, of Raymond passed away unexpectedly on June 18, 2023.

He was born at home on Meadow Road in Raymond April 5, 1942, the youngest of 12 children. He was the son of Elsie Berry and Jesse Drew. Frank grew up in Raymond and attended schools there. He married the only love of his life, Christina Mae Jacobson on July 16, 1961. Frank loved his three sons unconditionally and was known to help them in any time of need.

Frank was a Jack-of-all-trades including mechanic, masonry, woodsman and carpenter. He enjoyed working on and fabricating his own vehicles and equipment.

He is predeceased by his wife, son John Drew, parents, stepfather Homer Perkins, a grandson Steve Odum, siblings Joe Delan, Mary Kelly, Ruby Greenlaw, Harry Delan, Lawrence Delan, Willard Delan, Thomas Drew, Leroy Drew, Homer Drew and Ralph Drew.

Frank is survived by his sons, Franklin Drew Jr. of Gray and Robert Drew of Raymond and by his sister Evelyn Sawin of Poland Springs, grandchildren Callie Drew, Kristina Drew, Frank Drew, Jimmy Drew, Jacob Drew, Samuel Drew and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be announced at a later date.

Clelie M. Welch

Funeral services for Clelie Marie Crawford Welch will be held on July 1, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Chandler Funeral Home, 26 West Dwinal Street, Mechanic Falls. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, West Poland. Calling hours are set for June 30, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Chandler Funeral Home.

My Irish Up

by Mike Corrigan BN Columnist

It’s a bad year, state says.

Famously, Lyme disease can be the result of some deer tick bites. A case of Lyme can have long-lasting physiological effects, sometimes even after it’s treated. Untreated, victims often feel lousy and don’t know the cause, and the cyclical returning effects can last for months or even years.

The warmer temperatures in Maine and recent rainy weather have caused an increase in the tick population, state entomologists say, and an increase in cases of Lyme disease and something called Powassan virus. And there’s a new worry these past couple of years: Babesiosis, also carried by deer ticks. Symptoms include fever, chills and lethargy. Since ticks are not true hibernators, they can attack any time of year, but spring to fall is prime tick season. In southern Maine, experts have noticed an uptick, so to speak, in the population as early as February.

You can find copious information about the arachnids online at several sites. Beyond that you can take precautions.

Know where to expect ticks; remove leaf litter from yards and near the house; avoid wooded areas; plant garlic, sage, mint and rosemary in borders around your garden; ticks don’t like nice things apparently.

Treat clothing and gear with products containing permethrin.

There are home remedies for tick repellent including cinnamon, oil of lemon eucalyptus and other fragrant essences like orange.

Wear long pants and shirts when possible; tuck pants into socks.

Be wary and aware; learn prevention.

Check yourself all over after possible exposure. Prompt removal of ticks, they say, can prevent the passage of blood-borne diseases. You can use the buddy system to check for ticks after the fact in places you cannot see yourself. If you check after a day outside most won’t be dug in

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Clelie was born on March 17, 1947, and passed away on June 26, 2023. Clelie was born and raised in Baton Rouge, La. She was born to Allen F. Crawford and Clelie N. Crawford and was fourth out of 10 children. She graduated from St. Anthony High School. She was an active member of the Girl Scouts of America beginning her lifelong skill set to help others, where she was a co-master and camp counselor and was honored with the Girl Scout Gold Award, their highest achievement. She joined the United States Air Force and while serving her country met the love of her life, Bradford Welch. The two were married for over 44 years and made their home in Casco. Clelie worked for FairPoint Communications as an engineer until she retired. She and Bradford shared their love of hunting and fly fishing. Clelie was a sharpshooter for partridge at Nesowadnehunk Campground, one their favorite places to go. In recent years, Clelie’s Kitchen was formed where she shared her talents in baking wonderful desserts and making relishes, jams and jellies for folks near and far!

Clelie attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. She also served her community and volunteered for the Casco Rec Department as well as the committee to help start and run events at the farmer’s market. Her involvement continued as she ran the new concession stand for the baseball and softball games. When in Louisiana visiting her niece, Christi Faulkner, she helped her Cajun family serve up jambalaya to hungry college students! She was an avid college sports fan always supporting her hometown LSU Tigers from afar. Her adventures also took her to travel the country to see family and friends. Clelie was a beloved wife, sister, aunt, honorary mother and grandmother and faithful friend. She will be remembered for her forthright spirit and determination, her patriotism, her kind smile and gentle love for her family and friends where she used her time and talents to help out — even the birds and deer who were her daily companions.

Clelie is survived by her siblings, Cecil Crawford (wife Pat), Sondra White (husband Gary) and Brian Crawford (wife Rhonda), numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great-nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Bradford Welch, her parents, Allen F. Crawford and Clelie N. Crawford. Her siblings, Ronald Crawford, Roland Crawford, Glynn Crawford, Keith Crawford, Neal Crawford and Beth Cottle.

The family would like to offer special appreciation for Stephan, Holly, Hayden and Margo Tremblay, Jay and Terry Asher and Brent and Corinna Bartlett for their unwavering love, care and support.

Pall Bearers will be Cecil Crawford, Brian Crawford, Cody Crawford, Zachary Faulkner, Stephan Tremblay, Hayden Tremblay, Brent Bartlett and Mike Poland.

In lieu of cards or flowers, a donation can be made to the charity of your choice.

This week’s game solutions

David P. Morton

CASCO — David Preston Morton, 68, of Casco passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family camped out on the living room floor on June 25, 2023, after a hard-fought battle with a rare and aggressive type of kidney cancer.

Born 1955 in Portland to George P. and Marion (Pike) Morton. Initially living in White Rock, his family then moved to Windham where he grew up and attended schools. He earned a degree in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham. After interning during college with Eben Marsh in Gorham, Dave took charge helping to mold the Town of Casco, taking the role of the first full-time town manager ever at the incredibly young age of 22. Wisely, his age wasn’t broadcast to the town at the time. Although Dave considered himself first and foremost an outdoorsman with a passion for hunting and fishing, he dedicated his entire career spanning 41 years to serving the Town of Casco. His easy going, evenkeeled, honest, and consistently fair leadership solidified his position with the town and its people allowing him to earn the record for being the longest tenured manager in one town in the state of Maine. He was deeply respected beyond the town of Casco as he became a leader amongst his peers across the state. He was actively involved in Eco Maine and Regional Waste Systems, including a groundbreaking trip to Europe in the early eighties studying advanced recycling facilities.

He married his high school sweetheart, Donna Sylvester, after being in the same class together every year since kindergarten. They started dating their senior year when she was a cheerleader, and he was a basketball player. They were the king and queen at the prom, and each received the Outstanding Leadership Award at graduation together. Dave was a natural leader even in high school where he was elected class president. He was proud to be one of the starting five members of the WHS Triple C Championship Basketball Team.

After becoming the town manager in 1978, he and Donna moved to Casco, eventually settling on Thomas Pond to start a family. His kids, Ben, Jen, and his AFS daughter Ayako from Japan, were his pride and joy. While raising his kids in Casco, he deeply rooted himself in other aspects of the town including running the Bingo Tent at Casco Days, coaching various sports, and being a Scout master amongst many other things. Dave’s vast knowledge of the history of the town through personal and professional experience would be impossible to replicate.

Dave’s lifelong passion for the outdoors began at an early age with hunting and fishing trips with his father, grandfather, and uncles as well as other mentors.

Dave’s father was a Boy Scout and became his Boy Scout leader, passing on his knowledge and guiding Dave to become an Eagle Scout. He then became a Scout leader to his son, Ben, helping him also to achieve Eagle Scout rank. Dave’s early experiences lead to a lifelong pursuit to all outdoor activities including countless family camping trips, canoe trips, backpacking and hiking trips, and more hunting and fishing trips than one could imagine. His kids always liked to joke that the only thing more vast than the Maine Gazetteer was Dave’s mental map of Maine’s back roads. “You could get there from here” if Dave was with you. He especially enjoyed hunting and fishing in very remote places with a special proclivity for fly fishing trips for salmon in Northern Quebec, using one of the thousands of flies he expertly tied himself.

He was fortunate to have two camps. The first being a hunting camp in Oquossoc, rich with history which he shared with his friends, Mark, Mike, and Dale. The second, was his family camp on Spring Lake, which was his favorite place in the world. It was his place to hunt, fish and be with friends and family. The stories he could tell would fill a book.

He is predeceased by his parents, George and Marion Morton. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Donna; his son Benjamin (Kate) of Raymond and his daughter, Jennifer (Daniel Burnell) of Casco; his AFS daughter of Japan, Ayako Sheppard (Craig), sister, Becky Blake (Roger) of Otisfield, and brother, Russel (Leslie) of Casco, and many nieces and nephews, and his lifelong friends, Mike Doucette, and Mark Gardner, as well as his many dear friends and neighbors.

A service will be held at Crooked River Elementary School at 1437 Poland Spring Rd., Casco, ME 04015 on Friday, June 30, 2023, at 10 a.m. (Doors open at 9:15).

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the: Casco Public Library 5 Leach Hill Rd. Casco, ME, 04015 or Rangeley Region Guides and Sportsmen P.O. Box 244, Rangeley ME. 04970.

Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco. www.hallfuneralhome.net.

Edward L. Fitzgerald 1947 – 2023

SEBAGO – Edward Laurence Fitzgerald died on June 23, 2023, after a four-year battle with cancer. He died at home with his family by his side.

Ed was born on February 13, 1947, in Portland, Maine to Mary Louise (Parent) and Laurence Fitzgerald, and was the eldest of eight children. After graduating from Cheverus High school he joined the Army and served in Vietnam. He earned degrees from Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, and the University of Southern Maine, and was an instructor at SMVTI (now Southern Maine Community College) from 1980 – 2016.

Ed is survived by his wife of 56 years, Sherri; his three daughters, Bethny Sprague and her husband Paul; Elissia Morton; and Natelle Fitzgerald; his six grandchildren: Nicole DeVries and her husband Ryan; Sara Eastman and her husband Josh; EJ (Edward) Morton and his wife Savannah; Andrew Morton and his wife Misty; Kendra Kitch; and Cody Sprague; his eight great-grandchildren: Natahli, Gabreil, Kylie, Koston, Finley, Jedediah, Colten, and Orion.

Visitation will be held on Friday, June 30 from 1-2 p.m., followed by a service at 2 p.m. at the Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home, 71 Maple St., Cornish. Burial will follow at Sebago Cemetery on Hancock Pond Road. All are welcome.

Online condolence messages can be submitted at the funeral home website, www.mainefuneral.com

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of Southern Maine or your favorite animal shelter.

George R. Webb

AUBURN — George R. Webb, 90, of Casco died of natural causes June 24, 2023, at the Androscoggin Home and Hospice House in Auburn Maine.

Bob was born on September 23, 1932, in Casco, to Philip and Dorothy Webb. He attended high school at Pennel Institute in Gray, and joined the Marines upon graduating. He fought in the Korean War and saw combat in the Chosin Reservoir. He reenlisted after the war and served in Greece. Upon returning home he worked for many years at the family sawmill in South Casco and then retired from the State of Maine Department of Conservation Parks and Recreation division. He was a Marine until the day he died.

Bob is survived by one sister, Nancy Leach, his daughter Julie Anne Webb, and his son Peter Webb and his wife Pauline. He has a grandson Brandon Webb and his wife Mallory, and granddaughter Erica (Webb) Anderson and her husband Ryan. He also has five great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by his wife Sandra, his brother John Webb, and his sister Janet Hyler. Bob loved to hunt and fish in his earlier years and went up to Camp on the Golden Road as much as possible. He also loved to attend and support any athletic event that his grandchildren were involved in. He was a fixture for many years at the local high school watching sporting events after his grandchildren graduated. He was a well-known fixture at Chutes Bakery for many years. He was also an accomplished woodworker and sold many Adirondack chairs that he built in his later years.

Family and friends are invited to a time of visitation from 5-7 p.m., Friday, June 30, 2023, at the Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco. Private family interment will be at the Murch Cemetery in South Casco. www.hallfuneralhome.net.

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trust their parents. Government agencies are pushing parents out of their children’s lives and replacing them with teachers, social workers and bureaucrats.

These adults are grooming children to accept aberrational sexualization while they are most vulnerable. This crosses the line into child abuse in the name of diversity. What on earth are these adults thinking?

Note to Mike Dennis: Congratulations on one of the subtle attempts to censor political speech. Speech which is specifically protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. I won’t quote it, I’ll let you look it up. Wouldn’t want to confuse you. By the way, a better way to protect yourself from we weekly letter writers is: just don’t read us.

Jock MacGregor Sebago

Restore rights

To The Editor: Our fundamental freedoms are being attacked by the Supreme Court. The partisan right-wing majority on the bench gutted voting rights, opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate money in our elections, struck down gun safety laws, and limited the government’s ability to protect our air and water.

In the year since they overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion has been effectively banned (with extremely limited exceptions) in 14 states. Nearly one in three Americans have lost access to abortion care.

This can’t go on. We need to move away from these types of extremely partisan rulings and restore the legitimacy of the Court.

Congress has a constitutional duty to act as a check on the Supreme Court and restore faith in our judicial system. It’s time they act before it’s too late.

Jeffrey Nangle Harrison

The letter “W”

To The Editor: In the event the letter “W” were to suddenly disappear from the alphabet, the messaging propaganda arm of today’s Grand Old Party would implode like the Titan submersible and

go down faster than recipients of its leader’s campaign hush money payments. Think about it — no “W” would mean no “Woke” pariah to merrily vilify in its relentless culture wars… this would all but hamstring a certain red state governor and presidential candidate’s homophobic agenda.

Witch hunt: How could the ever aggrieved Orange One be coddled were he no longer perceived as a victim of the elites and his martyrdom for us…just keep sending money for his myriad legal expenses.

Weaponization: Again, were the narrative that the crime boss former occupant of the White House’s unfair treatment to disappear how could he still be a victim of AG Merrick Garland, the DOJ and a biased FBI?

What-about-isms: Such as the perennial “What about ANTIFA and BLM!?” in response to tfg’s J6 putsch, “What about Hillary’s e-mails and Hunter’s laptop!?”

The loss of the letter “H” would spell disaster too, but let’s stay on task with “W.” And last but not least, “White aggrievement,” and the bogeyman of “replacement theory.” WOW!

Jon St. Laurent Lovell

Taking back our rights

To The Editor:

Another Independence Day holiday has arrived for all Americans. Let’s all appreciate and have gratitude for what real freedoms and liberties we do have. Let us all appreciate the nation’s birthday. Let’s celebrate it with family and friends in a safe manner.

During this time, including over the holiday weekend, we all should take the time to read or re-read the Declaration of Independence and study it more in greater detail. Let us all remember and realize that our rights and liberties are God-given, inherent natural rights, also known as unalienable or inalienable rights.

As such, our rights and civil liberties come from our Creator, and do not come from the government. Yet, this government, including the current administrations, seem to act and see it otherwise. It is time for more American people to fully realize this and wake up to the situation, including the past situations, including while the COVID-19 pan-

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Tammy Clark (1958-2022)

Celebration of Life

Eric Nelson, Owner and Funeral Director 165 QUAKER RIDGE RD., CASCO, ME 04015 207-627-4538 • HALLFUNERALHOME.NET

The Strout family and friends invite you to celebrate the love and laughter that Tammy Clark brought to all of our lives. We will host a Celebration of Life at 8 Ora Strout Lane in Casco at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 29 after the Casco Days Grand Parade. Please bring memories of Tammy to share, and instead of flowers, feel free to bring a children’s book that we can donate in Tammy’s honor. Please send any questions to Alaina Clark at clark.alaina@gmail.com

Kathleen Forrest

CARLISLE, PA — Kathleen Forrest, 78 of Carlisle, Pa., passed away Sunday, June 11, 2023, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Kathy was the best friend, companion, teacher, soldier, and most of all, wife that anyone could ever have.

She was born Feb. 20, 1945, in McKees Rocks, Pa., an only child to the late Peter and Stephanie (Spak) Ilnicki. “Cookie,” as she was known then, attended local schools, graduating from McKees Rocks High School in 1963, before going on to earn both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Elementary Education from Duquesne University. Kathleen enjoyed a long and rewarding career in education, teaching all over the world, from Pittsburg to Washington, D.C., to Ft. Sill, Okla. to Ft. Jackson, S.C. and all the way to Korea; and then back to Pennsylvania, where she retired from the Carlisle Area School District.

Kathleen honorably served her country in the U.S. Army Reserves for 10 years, ending in 1982 with a rank of SP5. It was during this tenure that she met and married her husband, Gerald Bickford “Bick” Forrest, and they were inseparable for the past 43 years. She was predeceased by her parents, Peter and Stephanie Ilnicki.

She is survived by her husband, G. Bickford Forrest (a native of Harrison), stepdaughters Deborah Clark and Dianne Forrest, a grandson, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In the future, she will be interred together with her husband in Arlington National Cemetery.

To read the full obituary and/or sign the guestbook, visit www.HoffmanFH.com.

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demic was happening. Let us all remember and truly understand the following from the Declaration of Independence: “ …We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed …”

It is time to take care of our country and take back the rights of the people, once and for all. Time to “make it so.”

A safe, forthcoming Happy Independence Day to all.

David Hall Standish

The Dark Side of Starch

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“I’d hate to think I can never have starch again,” muttered Roseann.

“But you can,” I quickly added. “A good rule of thumb is for women to eat two to three servings per day; men three to four. A serving is half cup pasta, potato, rice, cereal, one slice of bread (15 grams of carbohydrate). Any more than this and we risk too much insulin leading to more fat storage.”

“There’s one more aspect of starch worth discussing,” I added.

“What could be worse than spaghetti being sugar?” sighed Roseann.

“You’ll like this. Starches cause water retention. One estimate is that for every pound of starch eaten, we retain three pounds of water. You can imagine how this extra fluid impacts blood pressure. It goes up!”

“Good to know,” said Roseann. “High blood pressure runs in our family.”

Our breakfast together was coming to an end. Before parting, I offered a few suggestions:

• Use wraps instead of two slices of bread or have openfaced sandwiches.

• Use spaghetti squash or other veggie “noodles.” Many stores sell these in the produce section.

• Experiment with creative recipes such as cauliflower “rice” or zucchini pizza crusts.

This week’s puzzle theme: Biology 101

Plastics Treaty

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What are the solutions? That question provides a divergence of opinion ranging from reducing plastic production to increasing “circularity” (getting the most out of the material during its use, and then recovering it to make new products) in order to avoid plastic waste. Here are some issues:

• The U.N. Environment Programme reported that of the 13,000 chemicals used in plastic production, more than 3,000 are considered hazardous;

• High-income countries generated 87% of exported plastic waste between 1998 and 2016, which ended up in developing countries with limited waste management

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ily streaked below, brown on top of the head, and look quite different from the parents. Over the next few weeks, they will depend less and less on their parents for care and for food. During this time, if the mother is raising a second brood the father will care for the youngsters, but once they are independent, the youngsters will gather in flocks. Some time in the fall, prior to migration, those flocks will include adults, too.

• Always eat a starch with fat or protein. Examples of both include butter, cream cheese, eggs, sandwich meats, cheese, and peanut butter, avocado, and tuna fish.

Just a note: The rollercoaster fluctuations of blood sugar and insulin predispose us to diabetes. It also causes our liver to overproduce triglycerides and cholesterol thereby increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. When I counsel clients for heart disease, my first recommendation is to reduce starch, not fat. If you are physically very active or routinely participate in vigorous exercise, you can tolerate higher amounts of starch as you will burn it off. Until next time!

Donna Dodge of Denmark has 30 years of experience as a registered dietitian and nutrition consultant. Do you have a diet or nutrition question? E-mail the Bridgton News at news@bridgton.com for a chance to have your question featured in next week’s paper. All questions will remain anonymous.

During much of the year, the adults are primarily seed eaters, but during the breeding season they include insects in their diet. The protein from insects is required to fuel their reproduction, and to feed their growing youngsters. In the early days of spring, Chipping Sparrows visit our seed feeders frequently, and we often hear them trilling. That sound has been compared to the mechanical sound of a sewing machine and it is easy to confuse it with the trill of the Dark-eyed Junco. The Chipping Sparrows name, in English, comes from the chip sound it makes. In recent weeks, though, we have not seen our neighborhood Chipping Sparrows as often, or heard their trilling call. We hope they have established territories, found mates, are busy raising their families. This would be a good time to start paying closer attention to any little brown birds in the neighborhood. They might be the brown streaked Chipping Sparrow youngsters.

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STANDING WATCH, this Heron is photographed on a dock in Sebago by Pam Ward of Denmark. Was the Heron waiting for summer to finally arrive after a rainy, cold June? Hopefully, the Lake Region is ready to turn a corner weather wise.

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The Titanic Disaster: Now & Then

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silent grave in the last few decades. Something like 2,000 people have since visited Titanic, some of them multiple times, and increasingly these expeditions have been in the high-paying tourist vein, rather than serving any useful scientific or memorial purposes. Earlier this year, in hopes of preventing similar expeditions and to preserve Titanic as she presently exists, a

deep-water seabed mapping company compiled a highresolution digital scan of the ship, reproducing it in virtual form for study and educational purposes. Perhaps you remember hearing of that just over a month ago, and at the time I remember thinking how good it was that now, hopefully moving forward, Titanic could be left alone by man to keep her honored dead in respect

Tick, tick…time to get bitten?

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yet. They move to the head, the neck, the groin, underarms and anywhere on the body really. Remove the ticks immediately — unlike some people.

I don’t know when or where I picked up my tick; I’m not much of a nature guy. So, from my daunting personal experience I would add my own precaution to the experts’ lists: Never, under any circumstances, leave the house again.

International Plastics Treaty

infrastructure;

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• Countries that profit from fossil fuel and plastics production are stalling efforts to move forward with solutions (EHN, McConnell, 6/9/23).

With plastics production on track to triple by 2060, it is imperative that curbing plastics should be the focus in addition to managing plastic waste according to the Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health.

With the next set of negotiations scheduled for Nairobi, Kenya in November, and the projected finalization of the treaty in 2024, Espen Barth Eide, co-chair of the High Ambition Coalition (European Union, Canada and Japan), emphasized the need for redesigning plastic to increase circularity, using alternatives to plastics in certain products and ending the use of single-use plastics (Inside Climate News, Bruggers, 5/29/23).

Will the USA sign and ratify the treaty at the conclusion of negotiations? Chances are not good. We have a history of avoiding international commitments when it comes to environmental concerns. With or without American compliance, however, the plastics industry has been served a wake-up call that reducing plastic output and changing methods of operation are the expectations. The challenge for citizens will necessarily involve political will, driving the market to force alternative materials, being more mindful of waste, and yes, continuing to recycle plastic in spite of the difficulties while reducing our use of this addictively convenient product.

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and undisturbed peace. I personally do not see the appeal in paying over a quarter of a million dollars to gawk at the grave of over 1,500 innocent people, for no other reason than to gratify one’s pride. And now of course, the sad news comes to the world of that dreadful accident recently handed down by oft-tempted fate. I don’t think I have to comment on last week’s disaster in the North Atlantic; of that tourist submersible which, straining the limits of technology and prudence, has since joined the mighty ship at eternal rest in the lightless gulph. Lost at Sea; another five men to add to the roster of Titanic’s dead, another set of loving families senselessly deprived of fathers and sons, and all the rescue efforts of our modern navies just as powerless to save them as those of 111 years before. It is a tragedy, and the horror of it is the same as that of the Titanic, for it lies just how preventable it all was. While there is something in the romance and terror of this story which is compelling to the heart and mind, and which captivates our interest today just as Titanic did for our grandfathers a century and more ago, I cannot help but think that in this circumstance we have failed to grasp the fullest measure of that lesson which the crew and passengers of Titanic gave their lives to teach us so many years ago. I turn now to The Bridgton News of April 26, 1912, when a week after the disaster our editors expressed their sorrow in the following observance:

“It remained for the biggest steamship ever built to score the biggest disaster in maritime history. That the Titanic, the latest word in steamship construction, should go to the bottom on her first trip, carrying with her more than fifteen hundred human beings, many of them men of national and international fame, is humbling to human pride. The builders of the Titanic believed that she was proof

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Public Notice

TOWN OF SEBAGO

Townofsebago.org

CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM COMMITTEE

The Town of Sebago is seeking three individuals to fill vacancies on the Capital Investment Program Committee effective immediately.

This is an appointed position by the Select Board for a three-year term.

ZONING BOARD of APPEALS

The Town of Sebago is seeking two individuals to fill vacancies on the Zoning Board of Appeals effective immediately.

Those interested in either position or both may contact the Town Manager at 207-787-2457 for more information.

Applications are available on the Town of Sebago’s website at www.townofsebago.org.

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

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406 Bridgton Rd Sebago, ME 04029

Applications must be received no later than July 19, 2023, for consideration.

against any possible accident that might befall; that her bulkheads and numerous airtight compartments rendered her unsinkable. Yet on her maiden trip and in a calm sea she met one of the commonest of sea perils and went down at the first stroke.

Man’s impotence in the face of nature is the obvious lesson of the catastrophe, yet it is not the real lesson. Man is not impotent. He learns by his failures. This very wreck will teach him how to avoid similar ones in future. For one thing, it shows him that there may be a limit to speed and bulk. Possibly that limit is already reached. For another, it makes plain that the lanes of ocean travel should be shifted farther to the south, especially during the seasons of icebergs. For a third, it proves that some means should be devised that every vessel may carry sufficient lifeboats to save all her passengers and crew. The Titanic had only about one-third the required number.

The pity is that such a price was paid for these lessons. W.T. Stead, the writer and humanitarian; C.M. Hays, the railroad president; Isidor Straus, the merchant and philanthropist; Colonel John Jacob Astor, capitalist and inventor; Major A.W. Butt, aid to the President, and hundreds more of high or humble station make this sea horror one that will be remembered as long as men go down to the sea in ships.”

Today, there are many museums dedicated to preserving Titanic’s legacy around the world, but the mission statement of one in particular has always resonated with me. “In memoriam of all those lost in the Titanic disaster. Our aim is to honor those and their long fall from the world above.” This is the spirit which I pray shall characterize our relationship with Titanic moving forward. Anything else courts only further pain. Till next time.

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Select Board Meeting

The Naples Select Board will conduct a public hearing and meeting at the Naples Town Office, 15 Village Green Lane on Monday, July 10, 2023, beginning at 6 p.m. On the agenda:

1. Liquor License and Entertainment Permit Applications – Freedom Café, 923 Roosevelt Trail, Map U25, Lot 14.

2. Minor Outdoor Gathering Application – Mountainview Woodies Classic Boat & Car Show scheduled for August 12, 2023 (Rain Date August 13, 2023) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Naples Town Docks. The public is welcome. 2T26

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

The Town of Sebago Planning Board will hold the following Public Hearings on July 11, 2023, at 6 p.m. at the Sebago Town Office (406 Bridgton Road).

SITE PLAN REVIEWS

Public Hearing #1 – Kurt Christensen requests a Sketch Plan Review for the property located on Sebago Tax Map 09, Lot 14E, (Land Lot on Kimball Corner Road, near 231 Kimball Corner Road) for a proposed 3-lot Subdivision.

Public Hearing #2 – Erik Christensen requests a Sketch Plan Review for the property located on Sebago Tax Map 14, Lot 18A (Land Lot on Hancock Pond Road, near 399 Hancock Pond Road) for a proposed 4-lot subdivision. (The Site Plan Review Applications are available for review at the Town Office during normal business hours.)

If you require special accommodations in order to attend this meeting, please contact the Town Office at (207) 787-2457 as soon as possible to advise us of your need.

CLARINETIST Pavel Vinnitsky will perform for SLLMF’s 51st Season.

SLLMF welcomes clarinetist Vinnitsky

HARRISON — Clarinetist Pavel Vinnitsky, a native of Ukraine and Israel who has called the U.S. home for the last 20 years, will play with Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival for the first time this summer.

Vinnitsky is an Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of Cincinnati Conservatory College of Music. He has gained international acclaim through numerous solo, chamber music, and orchestral appearances at major concert venues around the world and is recognized as one of the most in demand clarinet performers and teachers in the United States. During the 2016-22 seasons, he has served as an acting clarinet section member with the New York Philharmonic and as an Associate Clarinetist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 2009.

Pavel regularly appears as a guest clarinetist with the Chicago Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the American Symphony and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. His discography includes Grammy Award winning recordings for Deutsche Grammophon with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as well as Sony Classical and Deca Gold albums with the New York Philharmonic. Pavel can be heard on soundtracks for motion pictures, as well as TV series on Netflix and Amazon.

“This will be my first time in Maine, so I am super excited to be there and playing with the other artists at SebagoLong Lake Music Festival,” Vinnitsky SAID.

Music Festival Director Mihae Lee said of Vinnitsky, “Pavel is an exceptional clarinetist and a very nice person. I can’t wait for our audience to hear his charismatic performance. Also, we look forward to introducing him to the wonders of Maine.”

Pavel is one of the 24 outstanding artists from around the United States performing with the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival this summer.

Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will perform Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison, between July 11 and Aug. 8. This is the Festival’s 51st season and 30th year performing at Deertrees. For more information about the Festival and to order tickets, go to https://sebagomusicfestival.org/concert-tickets-2023/.

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and an English paper piecing class will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The classes are free and a kit with the class supplies will be provided at no cost. Just bring a hand sewing kit, scissors, thimble, needles and white thread. Space is limited to 20 people.

If all this sewing and browsing leaves you hungry, a light lunch of homemade chicken salad sandwiches, fruit salad, yummy desserts, and cold beverages can be purchased in the

Chickadee Café. Donations at the door of $7 and other proceeds from the show help fund the Bridgton Community Center to support their programs, local food pantries, comfort quilts for local families experiencing great loss or hardship and Christmas for Kids programs in the Bridgton area. Parking is free. The show is handicapped accessible. For more information, e-mail chickadeequiltersme@gmail.com.

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Thursday, June 29 Tenny River Paddle, 9 a.m. at Tenny River, Raymond. Join LELT, Portland Water District, and Sebago Clean Waters for a paddle of the Tenny River in Raymond! We will learn about efforts underway to protect the water quality of Sebago Lake, the drinking water source for one in six Mainers. Please bring your own boat (canoe or kayak), PFD, paddle, water, snacks, and anything else you may need. Free, but space is limited so register at lelt.org

Friday, June 30

Maine author Susan Conley will be at Spaulding Memorial Library in Sebago (282 Sebago Road/Route 114) at 6 p.m. to discuss her works and life. Her latest work “Landslide” has received much acclaim. Free program. FMI 787-2321.

Magic Bus – The Who Tribute Band, 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison (deertrees-theatre.org).

Saturday, July 1

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

Pie Sale American Legion

Auxiliary Post #139 in Harrison will be having a Pie Sale on the Library green from 8:30 a.m. to noon or until the pies are sold out.

Paddle Battle. Lakes

Environmental Association is hosting its Sixth Annual Paddle Battle at the Tarry-AWhile Resort on Highland Lake, Bridgton. For participation in this fun fundraiser, go to https://mainelakes.org/ event/2023-paddle-battle. Participants can paddle a stand-up paddleboard or a kayak. There will also be food, silent auction items, and a raffle. All proceeds go to LEA programs.

Flower Fest. Greater Lovell Land Trust (GLLT) will host a Pollinator Flower Fest from 2 to 4 p m behind the office on Route 5 in Lovell. To register, go to gllt.org and click on the calendar.

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Calendar of Events

Concert at Causeway Marina in Naples, 2 to 8 p.m., performances by Something Stupid, The Only Hope Band and 2nd Shift reunion. Bring a chair.

Sunday, July 2 Storyteller. Denmark Historical Society presents Jo Radner: Tangled Lives: A Talk About Her Ancestor’s Interactions With Native Americans Sunday at 3 p.m. FMI: denmarkhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

Monday, July 3 Kids Fun Run/Walk, for ages 2-10, 4:30 p.m. at the back of Stevens Brook Elementary School. Registration from 3:30 to 4:30 or online at www.fouronthefourth.com.

Fee is $4. Food and shirts for all participants. Benefit for the Children’s Room at the Bridgton Library. Ice Cream Social. The Bridgton Historical Society will hold an ice cream social from 5 to 8 p.m. before the fireworks. The event will take place outside at the Firehouse Museum and Archives on Gibbs Avenue in downtown Bridgton. The rain date will be when the fireworks are rescheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. This event is free to the public.

Tuesday, July 4 Summer Breakfasts return for the 67th summer at the Wilkins House at the foot of Plummer Hill in the Flat of Waterford, adjacent to the Congregational Church. There will be four breakfasts in all. Other dates are Wednesdays, July 19 and Aug. 2 and 16. All are from 7:30 to 10 a.m. The breakfast consists of scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, muffins, donut holes, juice, coffee, tea, and real Maine maple syrup. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children five years old and younger.

Waterford Parade at 11 a.m. Book Sale, 8 a.m. to noon. Under tents in the Waterford Library parking lot. Huge selection of new and used books. No early birds.

Strawberry Shortcake at the Center Conway United Methodist Church, 1626 Main Street, Center Conway, N.H., 2 to 6 p.m. $7 for shortcake and a bottle of water.

To eat in or take out! All are welcome!

Wednesday, July 5

Edible food talk. Greater Lovell Land Trust will sponsor a talk by Jesse Stevens of Sy’s Nursery entitled, Foraging for Edible Foods.

The talk will take place from 7 to 8 p m at Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell.

The following morning, July 6 at 9:30 a m , Jesse will lead a walk with the same focus.

To register for both of these events, go to gllt.org and click on the calendar.

The Bugmobile is coming to the Harrison Village Library. Chewonki Traveling Natural History at 4 p.m.

Thursday, July 6 Resilient Harrison Maine at 7 p.m. at the Harrison Library. New members are welcome!

Don and Cindy Roy will perform at 7 p.m. at the Brick Church for Performing Arts on Christian Hill Road (just off Route 5) in Lovell. Tickets are available at the door: adults $10, children under 12 $5. Refreshments will be served.

Friday, July 7

Opening Minds through Art. (OMA) art show from 1 to 3 p.m., SeniorsPlus, 9 Marston Street, Norway. The public is invited to an art opening in the Norway office featuring OMA artists and their art. Free. Contact SeniorsPlus at 207-795-4010, edcenter@ seniorsplus.org.

Saturday, July 8

Pancake Breakfast. The Bridgton American Legion Post 67 hosts a pancake breakfast on the first Saturday of each month from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Bridgton Community Center (15 Depot Street, Bridgton). The breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, coffee, and juice. Proceeds support local veterans, children/youth, and community programs. The suggested

donation is $8. Chalk the Trail Event, at the Mountain Division Rail Trail at Maine Information Center, Main Street (Route 302) in Fryeburg, 9 to 11 a.m. Sponsored by the Town of Fryeburg, Fryeburg Rec and Mountain Division Alliance.

Rain date July 9.

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

Saturday Artwalk, sidewalk artists, special exhibits, gallery openings in Bridgton’s Main Street area, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, July 8 and

Sunday, July 9 Chickadee Quilters’ Annual Show. This year’s show will be the 42nd annual and it will be held on Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9 at the Stevens Brook Elementary School off Route 302 in Bridgton. The exhibition hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. This year’s theme is Color My World! $7 donation at the door.

Sunday, July 9

Strawberry Festival. The Otisfield Historical Society invites the public to celebrate its 42nd anniversary at the annual Strawberry Festival from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Bell Hill Meetinghouse.

Thursday, July 13

Author Talk. The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial

Library is hosting a very special talk with best-selling author Joe Hill, starting at 6:15 p.m. It will be free and open to the public.

Confronting Terrestrail Invasives program will be held at 6 p.m. at the Maine Lake Science Center. Join LEA for a presentation about emerald ash borer, browntail moth and other terrestrial invasives in the area.

Songo Garden Club field trip to Kimballs Greenhouse in Waterford. Garden Tour and presentation on container gardens. Please meet at 10 a.m. in the Legion parking lot to carpool. For more information, please contact Jane Freedman at 207-233-7722 or jane.freeds@gmail.com

Friday, July 14 Sebago Days Car Show at the junction of Routes 114 and 11, behind Sebago Elementary School in the ballfield area; DJ Chris Bannon followed by Preston & Curry Duo at 8 p.m. in the main tent.

Saturday, July 15 Big Summer Book Sale at the Bridgton Public Library parking lot from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rain date: Sunday, July 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monday, July 17 Benefit Concert. The Camp Encore/Coda Chamber Music Benefit Concert at

Deertrees Theatre in Harrison will be held on at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 21-Sunday, July 23

The Original’s present

A PICASSO BY JEFFREY HATCHER, at Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills, July 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7:30 p.m. and July 23 at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets: $15 general admission at www.sacorivertheate. org or call 207-929-6473 for reservations.

Saturday, July 22

Every Body Bikes, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Narramissic Farm & Peabody-Fitch Woods in South Bridgton. Try biking on trails for free! Kids bikes, adult bikes, adaptive bikes all available. Biking surfaces include gravel trail with gentle slopes, wide dirt trail with gentle slopes and some rocks. Bathrooms available. Register at lelt.org or e-mail laurie@ lelt.org. The event is sponsored by Loon Echo Land Trust, Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation, and Sports Haus Adventure Outpost. Tuesday, August 15 Annual Meeting of Lakes Environmental Association from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bear Mountain Inn, 364 Waterford Road, in Waterford. Space is limited so get your tickets soon (mainelakes.org).

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Local Happenings

BHS Ice Cream Social

The Bridgton Historical Society will hold an ice cream social on Monday, July 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. before the fireworks. The event will take place outside at the Firehouse Museum and Archives on Gibbs Avenue in downtown Bridgton.

Stop by before the fireworks and take a look at the newly acquired safe from the Wales and Hamblen building. The rain date will be when the fireworks are rescheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. This event is free to the public. For more information please contact BHS at 207-647-3699.

Chewonki Bugmobile

HARRISON — The Bugmobile is coming!

BRIDGTON LIONS CLUB again donated funds to provide scholarships to youngsters interested in attending Camp Invention. Pictured left to right are Rufus Porter Museum Community Engagement Coordinator Madeleine Lane-Duigan, Lion Bob McHatton, SBES teacher Allison Sands, SBES fifth grader and Camp Invention camper Kensi Varney, Lions Bob Hatch and Elaine Spenciner, and RPM Board of Trustee Judith Graham.

Lions support Camp Invention

Six years ago, two representatives from the Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity, Margaret Lindsey and Liz Shane, addressed the Bridgton Lions Club about a new and innovative summer program for elementaryage children being considered by the museum.

The program dubbed “Camp Invention” was the idea of the National Inventors Hall of Fame and was being planted in communities across the United States. The concept, based on STEM (Science/Technology/ Engineering/Math) was designed to allow kids to use their imaginations and creativity — to think outside the box — and to come up with their own inventions and discoveries.

Lindsey and Shane sold the idea to the club, which subsequently voted

to donate $500 toward scholarship funds. The Lions have continued to support the camp every year since and have increased their backing to $1,000. Tuition for Camp Invention is $285 per camper. The Lion’s grant may be used at the discretion of the camp coordinators and director to provide full or partial aid, as they see fit.

Camp director and fifth grade teacher a SBES, Allison Sands had set a goal of $3,000 in scholarship aid for this year’s program and expressed her delight when she received one third of her aim from the Lions’ grant. She also said that she hoped for an enrollment of 130 campers this year.

The camp which is housed at SBES will be held July 10-14; this year’s theme is “WONDER” and will use four modules to develop the concept

during the week.

Leadership is provided by the National Inventors organization and a host of local staff and volunteers will also be on board.

The Bridgton camp is one of only four in Maine, with over 1,500 camps spread across the country. The idea continues to grow annually. Lindsey, who has been instrumental in the introduction of and the continued workings of local camp since its inception, is most praise-worthy of its effectiveness, creativity and results.

Coincidentally, Lions Immediate Past President John Schuettinger and his wife Anne are enthusiastic supporters of Camp Invention. Two of their grandsons have attended the local camp the last two years during their

Chickadee Quilters’ Show

It is almost time again for the Chickadee Quilters’ Annual Show. This year’s show will be the 42nd annu-

al and it will be held on Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9 at the Stevens Brook Elementary School off Route

302 in Bridgton. The exhibition hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. This year’s theme is Color My World!

The exhibition displays nearly a hundred locally made, hand and machinesewn quilts and other forms of fiber art. The special challenge project this year was to make a quilt with the colors assigned on a paint chip color strip. Each quilter was to pick a dark, medium, and light color from the color strip, select fabrics containing those colors and turn the fabric into a quilted project. It will be interesting to see how the color interpretations turned out.

Other projects on display include a block exchange, table runner, wine tote and book pillows.

The show will be your first opportunity to see and purchase raffle tickets for the Color My World 2024

Raffle Quilt. The quilt is a scrappy Irish Chain, with a solid white background and hand appliqued borders. The quilt used an assortment of 1930’s reproduction fabrics to achieve the scrappy look. The 2023 Raffle Quilt will also be on display, and you will have a last chance to purchase tickets for this beautiful potholder style quilt “Birds and Blooms” before the drawing at the close of the show.

In addition to the quilt exhibition, the show offers a chance to shop with local quilt store vendors, browse the Chickadee’s table for handmade items and of course the quilters yard sale tables will have lots of bargains. The silent auction table also returns with many enticing baskets for quilters and non-quilters alike. Mini classes are a new addition to the show this year. A Sashiko class will be offered at 11 a.m. on Saturday

Harrison Village Library will welcome Chewonki Traveling Natural History to the library on Wednesday, July 5, at 4 p.m. Chewonki’s science educators provide live, interactive experiences as they explore intriguing animals and natural phenomena. The Bugmobile will transport the world of arthropods — insects and their relatives — into the library. Using models, costumes, and live specimens, the educator will explain the unique characteristics of four major groups of arthropods. The live “bug” species will introduce some of the fascinating adaptations essential for survival, such as mimicry, camouflage, armor, and the use of venom.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the library at 207-583-2970.

Church Bingo returns

St. Joseph Church Bingo is back for another great summer starting on Thursday, July 6 and will continue through Aug. 24. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., early bird games start 6:30 p.m. Players must be 16 years old.

The church is located on 225 South High Street, Bridgton. For more information, call or text Tom Leonard at 468-1522.

Open Air Fair July 8

CASCO — The Casco Village Church United Church of Christ is once again hosting its annual “Open Air Fair” on the church grounds on Saturday, July 8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event will feature a flea market, vendors, food booth, auction board, plant sale, raffle calendar and coffee and donuts. Please come enjoy the fun, sun, people, and awesome deals! Admission is free. The church is located at 941 Meadow Road in Casco. For more information, call 207-627-4282.

Live Auction at Aperto

Aperto Fine Art Gallery, located at 63 Main Street in Bridgton, is excited to announce its first live auction on Saturday, July 22.

PAINTING: William Kelly Thorndike, Tomorrow, 2022, Mixed Media on Birch Panel, 14 x 14 inches.

This auction will feature six extraordinary artists whose fine art is both sublime and explosive. This will be an exclusive event and the gallery encourages an RSVP to attend. If you are interested in reserving one of the available seats, please contact the galley directly at 207-291-4245.

Casco High School Reunion

The Casco High School Reunion will take place on Sunday, July 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Casco Community Center in Casco. All Casco High School alumni welcome. Rocky Pratt has been very busy planning an ice cream social. RSVP by July 16 to Toppa Sims at 978-806-7019 or toppaplb@hotmail.com.

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summer visit with their grandparents. The boys hail from in the Washington, D.C. area.

At the recent “photo op,” camp director Sands said, “I would like to say thank you to the Lions Club for making this generous and exceptional donation. The camp is such an amazing opportunity for kids, and so

many of them would not be able to attend if it were not for the efforts of people like you! Thank you genuinely.”

Lions Club benevolence is made possible by the generous support of the public of the club’s fundraising efforts. For example, the club’s Chuck Wagon will be on site at the Bridgton fireworks display on July 3, offering their usual fare

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At noon on the Fourth of July, the annual parade will kick off. The parade has been sponsored by the local Lions for over 30 years. In the mid-afternoon of the Fourth, the annual Golf Ball Drop raffle will take place offering a $500 top prize to the winner. As the Bridgton Lions Club begins its 98th year they are proud to hold high the international motto: WE SERVE!

In other Lions’ news:

The first Lifetime Achievement Award recently was presented to Bob Pelletier. He has been a Lion since 1963, a member and officer of several different service clubs during his business career. He joined the Bridgton club in 2002 when he retired

and immediately became its secretary. An always “there guy,” Bob has honchoed the annual “White Cane Drive” and been responsible for the successful annual business sponsors solicitation. He has served several district offices and continues on the club’s Board of Directors.

At the annual awards night, a 60/40 drawing was conducted, with the majority intended as a gift to the Black Horse staff. However, the winner returned their portion and the total amount given to the staff. Two gift certificates generously donated by the restaurant were drawn and a raffle gift presented.

Parting comments were extended and the club adjourned until Sept. 11. — Submitted by Carl Talbot, Bridgton Lions Club.

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KIMBALL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE — Spring cleanup. Brush cutting and removal, trucking of aggregates, loam, bark hauling and more. Fully insured Call 207-595-8321 or 207-5838010. 5t26x

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— Property watch/caretaking. Mowing, trimming, tree/brush removal. Debris removal, spring/fall clean-ups. Driveway repair, gravel, stone loam, mulch and rototilling. Dan Knapp 207-713-0779 Bridgton. 21t15x

WANTED

RETIRED PROFESSOR seeking affordable long-term housing beginning July 1st in Bridgton/ Waterford/Harrison/Naples area. Prefer quiet/rural environment. Non-smoker. Have older cat. Please contact Paul at 207-3930411. 1t26x

SALES

YARD

GARAGE SALE — Saturday, July 1, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. 420 Sweden Road (Rt. 93) Bridgton. 1t26x

CONTRACTORS WELCOME Many household items and tools, construction material. July 1 & 2 (10-2). 25 Side City Rd., Bridgton. 1t26x

Henry’s Concrete Construction is looking to hire for a few positions: concrete laborer, concrete floor finisher, and Class B boom truck operator. Please DO NOT respond if you: are unable to set your alarm, text out sick once a week, have to find a ride to work, or think checking social media every five minutes is part of your daily tasks. DO REPLY if you are a dependable hard worker that doesn’t whine, is able to be part of a team that provides quality work, you don’t mind working 50+ hours a week earning great pay, staying fit and getting a great tan and have a never give up attitude. Please call or text 207-557-2801

TOWN OF FRYEBURG

HELP WANTED

Cleaning Services for Town Buildings

The Town of Fryeburg is seeking an individual or company to complete weekly cleaning of six townowned buildings (approximately 10 hours/per week). Cleaning supplies will be provided by the Town. Please forward a letter of interest and proposal to: Katie Haley, Town Manager, Town of Fryeburg, 16 Lovewell Pond Road, Fryeburg, ME 04037, or e-mail to townmanager@fryeburgmaine.org.

Candidates will be subject to a background check, fingerprinting and must pass a Criminal Justice Information Services exam.

YARD SALE

July 1 & 2 • 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dishes, jewelry and tools. 26 Kimball Corner Road, North Sebago 2T25CD

Events and meetings scheduled at the Bridgton Community Center:

Thursday, June 29

6 a.m., Dan Fitness

9 a.m., DHHS family visit

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

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

Friday, June 30

6 to 8 a.m., Dan Fitness

9 to 10 a.m., Chair Yoga

1 to 4 p.m., Mahjongg

Sunday, July 2

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

Monday, July 3

6 to 8 a.m., Dan Fitness

10 to 11 a.m., Chair Yoga

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

2 to 4 p.m., Cribbage, free

Tuesday, July 4

Closed, Independence Day

Wednesday, July 5

6 to 8 a.m., Dan Fitness

10 a.m., Annette Crafts

to 1 p.m., Senior Lunch

to 4 p.m., Mahjongg

to 7 p.m., Kayley Arts

Ready to make a real difference?

Direct Support Professionals (DSP)

Wanted in Casco and Windham

Momentum is seeking full-time (34-40 hours/week) DSPs to provide compassionate and respectful support. We serve individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism in activities as they relate to their person-centered goals. Our teams enjoy a positive and encouraging work environment, that offers opportunities for growth. We offer a great benefits package that includes generous personal time off and tuition reimbursement! Sign on bonus.

To find out more and to apply go to: momentumme.com/Careers.

Interested applicants will need to provide verification of H.S. diploma or equivalent, a valid driver’s license with proof of auto coverage and a current DSP certification or be committed to completing the DSP certification through Momentum. Starting pay based on experience. MOMENTUM IS AN EQUAL

NOW HIRING, Join Our TEAM!

NOW HIRING, Join Our TEAM!

We are a rapidly growing, locally owned, private company

We are a rapidly growing, locally owned, private company

We are currently seeking a Deep-Hole Driller with Oil & Gas Industry Experience and an experienced CNC Milling Machinist

We are currently seeking a Deep-Hole Driller with Oil & Gas Industry Experience and an experienced CNC Milling Machinist

or Learn a New Trade!

No Experience necessary, however mechanical aptitude & dependability are needed. Day & Evening shifts Overtime available.

Competitive Pay Scale

Paid Holidays, Vacation, Personal Days, 401K Matching Health & Dental Insurance

Bonus Program

If you’d like to join an exciting, growing company in the Mt Washington Valley call, email or stop in. Dearborn Bortec, 12 Budrich Drive, Fryeburg, ME 04037 207.935.2502, careers@dearbornbortec.com

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TOWN OF DENMARK Help Wanted Public Works — Equipment Operator

The Town of Denmark is seeking an Equipment Operator/Laborer to start immediately. Duties include operating trucks and sanders, heavy equipment to perform such duties as snow removal and road maintenance. Other duties include seasonal repair and maintenance of municipal properties, mowing of cemeteries, Spring and Fall cleanup of roads, general maintenance of Public Work’s vehicles/equipment and municipal buildings. A full job description is posted on the Town’s website or you can request one by e-mailing the Town Manager.

The ideal applicant shall have: the ability to deal courteously with the public and to establish and maintain effective work relationships with other employees. Have knowledge of traffic laws, obtain knowledge of the geography of the Town, willing to work night and weekends during winter season and storms as needed.

An applicant applying for this position should be able to continuously maintain a Class B driver’s license and pass random drug testing. This position reports directly to the Public Work’s Director.

This is a full-time, non-union, 40-hour week position, Monday – Thursday. Benefits include, health insurance, vacation time, sick time, holiday pay, and matching retirement. The Town of Denmark offers competitive pay rate, this is an hourly rate of pay which will be based on experience and knowledge. To apply: application may be picked up at the Town Office during business hours, or you may e-mail the Town Manager to request an application – townmanager@denmarkmaine.org. Review of applications is expected to begin immediately. The position will remain open until filled.

Bridgton Farmers’ Market Fecipe Refreshing Summer Salad

By Nancy Tripp Bridgton Farmers’

Market

It is salad season and Bob and Debbie McHatton of Wicked Good Cupbahd created this salad to feature some of the wonderful products we have at the Bridgton Farmers’ Market. All of our dirt farmers have gorgeous heads of lettuce on their tables and the little Hakurei turnips are a spring and early summer treat. Carrots, scallions, garlic scapes and even a cucumber or two are arriving (if you’re quick!). Tuck in a chiffonade of fresh herbs, dress your salad with the McHatton family’s latest creation, a Teriyaki Salad Dressing, and you have a cool and refreshing summer meal for these unusually humid days.

Bob suggests that we pickle the turnips, cut up sourdough bread and bake up the croutons ahead of time, and then wash up the lettuce and assemble the salad.

Let’s give it a spin!

Refreshing Summer Salad from Bob & Debbie McHatton of Wicked Good Cupbahd Pickled Hakurei Beets

¾ pound of Hakurei turnips (15-24 various sizes)

1½ cup white wine vinegar

¼ cup sugar

Breakfasts & Suppers

Saturday, July 1

Turkey Pot Pie supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Sebago Town Hall. The supper benefits Sebago Volunteers. Cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children ages 12 and younger. The supper also includes stuffing, green beans, cranberry sauce, and strawberry short cake.

Tuesday, July 4

The Denmark Congregational Church is hosting the Annual July 4th Lobster Lunch with pickup starting at 10:30 a.m. Price: $15. Following the Denmark Town Parade, which starts at 10 a.m. and ends at the Municipal Building, the Lobster lunch is a go and pickup at the Municipal Building! You must pre-order. You need to call and give your name and how many lunches you want to order. Call 207-452-2423. You will pay at pickup! The lunch will include lobster and a roll, coleslaw, chips, water and a homemade whoopie pie.

1 teaspoon mustard seed ½ teaspoon turmeric Trim, wash and slice turnips into bite size pieces. Place in a heatproof glass jar. Bring all the other ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan whisking to dissolve the sugar. Pour over the turnips. Let cool and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.

Croutons Cut sourdough bread from Lollipapa Farm into ½-inch cubes and place in a bowl. Spray with canola pan spray, or toss lightly with your favorite oil. Shake and spray again to coat all the cubes. Shake on Wicked Good Cupbahd’s No Salt Meat Seasoning, generously, and toss well to coat all. Place on a baking sheet in one layer. Bake at 400 degrees checking every 5 minutes and giving the croutons on the tray a stir. Bake to desired color

and crispness.

Dressing

½ cup Gahlic Gingah Teriyaki Sauce from Wicked Good

Cupbahd

½ cup white wine vinegar

⅓ cup olive oil

Mix all ingredients together and shake well to combine. Salad Wildfire Lettuce (from Gould Acres Farm) or any of the other beautiful lettuces our farmers grow.

Hakurei turnips

Fresh carrots from Patch Farm

Shiitake mushrooms from Shady Grove Mushrooms

Scallions and maybe some garlic scapes, your favorite herbs (chopped finely)

Clean the lettuce and assemble your salad. Add fresh garden produce of your choice, but Bob likes shiitake mushrooms from Shady Grove Mushrooms, sweet carrots and scallions from Patch Farm and our salad is topped with the pickled turnips, and home baked croutons. Bob and Debbie created the Teriyaki Salad Dressing recipe to titillate your taste buds. And it is a treat!

Serve with a side of cottage cheese from High View Farm and you have a satisfying, well balanced summer meal.

Enjoy!

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

For a full list of vendors and information on ordering or to sign up for the weekly newsletter visit BFM at https:// www.facebook.com/BridgtonFarmersMarket/ or contact the Market at bridgtonfarmersmarket.bfm@gmail.com

BFM is now offering a Community Tent to local organizations. Contact BFM at the e-mail listed above for more information on how to reserve a date.

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

BFM accepts credit cards and EBT. See you there!

Programs and events at the Bridgton Public Library in July:

All Month

Storytime Crafts To-Go: various through the month

Applying for the Affordable Connectivity Program: ask FMI Summer Reading Program, “All Together Now,” for kids and adults. Reading logs at the circulation desks. Raffle drawing Aug. 16.

Every Friday, Storytime, 10 to 11 a.m. in Children’s Main Room.

Every Friday, Kid Writers’ Café, 10 to 11 a.m. in Youth Services Reading Room.

Every Friday, Build-It Lab, 10 to 11 a.m. in Youth Services Reading Room.

Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, Technology Help, 2 to 4 p.m. in Resource Room.

Meetings and Book Groups

Tuesday, July 11, Friends of the Library Meeting, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Book Shed.

Tuesday, July 18, Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m. by Zoom and in-person.

Wednesday, July 26, Bookies Book Group, 3 to 4 p.m. by Zoom.

Special Events and Programs

Sat, July 1, Youth Literary Club, 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Youth Meeting Room.

Saturday, July 1, Book donations at the Book Shed, 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, July 8, Christmas Crafts in July, 9 to 11 a.m. in the Meeting Room.

Saturday, July 15, Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Book Shed. Rain date July 16, same time and place.

Saturday, July 15, Youth Literary Club, 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Youth Meeting Room.

Saturday, July 22, Christmas Crafts in July, 9 to 11 a.m. in the Meeting Room.

Saturday, July 29, Christmas Crafts in July, 9 to 11 a.m. in the Meeting Room.

Please RSVP for any of these special events through the BPL website.

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ed multiple fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, as well as Literary Fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Maine Arts Commission, and the Massachusetts Arts Council.

She has won the Maine Book Award and the Maine Award for Publishing Excellence. Susan’s TEDx talk, the “Power of Story” has been viewed widely and she is a featured TEDx speaker.

Susan has taught at the Stonecoast Writers Program at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, where she was a co-founder of the Telling Room, a youth creative writing center.

Susan’s presentation is part of library’s Push Back the Stacks program of free family events. The presentation was originally scheduled in July 2022 but had to be postponed due to extreme weather and road closures.

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English settlers and Native peoples as they struggled to control the Abenaki land of northern New England — land to which each group felt entitled, land on which different cultures clashed, mingled, and merged. Exploring questions of responsibility and justice, the stories reveal the way English and Native people in this region saw one another as defenders and trespassers, pursuers and refugees, relatives and aliens, kind neighbors and ruthless destroyers.

Radner presents stories from extensive research and from the written memoirs of two families who arrived in Massachusetts in 1635 and migrated over time to settle New England towns, including Pequawket (Fryeburg), Maine.

This program is presented by the Denmark Historical Society and donations are gratefully accepted. The program takes place at the Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Maine street, Denmark.

Art & Entertainment

Gallery opens for 26th season

CENTER LOVELL —

Harvest Gold Gallery owners

Lynda Rasco and Bill Rudd are excited to start their 26th season in Center Lovell. The gallery exhibits the work of over 200 American artists, along with the handmade jewelry of the gallery owners. With Lynda specializing in gem setting and ring making, and Bill focusing on intricately hammered earrings and bracelets, the jewelry shown at Harvest Gold is a unique style all their own. Harvest Gold jewelry has been sold in galleries and jewelry stores across the globe for over 35 years now.

“I am just as excited, 26 years in, as I was the very first day we opened up our doors,” jeweler Lynda Rasco says. “I love seeing all of our

customers and artists, old and new, young and old, coming in year after year. We have a beautiful collection of Maine gems both set and unset, that I am excited to share.”

The 2023 summer exhibit features new artists and new works, as well as many of your old favorites. The collection features internationally awarded artists, nationally awarded sculptors, museum quality glasswork, and many more fine art gifts. Come view some of Rebecca Klementovich’s bright abstract paintings of the local scenery, some of Jean swan Gordon’s magical flower vase watercolors, or Bill Housley’s intricately hand-turned boxes and bowls.

The outside of the gallery is bordered by wonderful

gardens, all kept up by Bill Rudd. Filled with sculptures, mobiles, wind chimes, and brilliant flowerbeds, the gardens frame a breathtaking view of Kezar Lake and the White Mountains. New work by Dale Rogers Studio including their iconic American Dogs are on display.

“We grow together, as a family and as a gallery,” Lynda continued. “Both of our children, who were just babies when we started making jewelry, are now married, and we are happy to have made their rings. The gallery is now exhibiting more artists than ever, and we are branching out into styles that we have never shown before. We are thrilled to be here sharing beauty in a beautiful place.”

Harvest Gold Gallery

Rock & blues at Old Saco Inn

will be starting up their Plein Air Saturdays with a different guest artist every week. All are welcome to stop by and watch or bring your own paints and enjoy the view.

Harvest Gold is open daily and is located just past the Center Lovell Market at 1082 Main Street. For further information about the gallery, please call 207-9256502 or check out the website at www.harvestgoldgallery.com.

Brick Church Concert

LOVELL — The Brick Church for the Performing Arts in Lovell welcomes back Don and Cindy Roy to present an evening of Franco-American music on Thursday, July 6, at 7 p.m. They will be joined by Jay Young and Rossby, Elsie, and Oliver Arnott. Fiddle, piano, and step dance will be featured.

FRYEBURG — Once an Outlaw feat/Chris Anderson of the Outlaws with special guest Jon Butcher is coming back to the Old Saco Inn (125 Old Saco Lane) in Fryeburg on Monday, July 3. This annual show brings a new and exciting line-up every time. In the past, the line-up has included Chris Hicks of the Marshall Tucker Band, Jeff Howell (Foghat/ Outlaws), members of the Allman Brothers Band, Dickie Betts Band and the Outlaws to name a few...

The core group remains the same with powerhouse guitarist/vocalist Chris Anderson (formerly of the Outlaws), local guitar slinger Chuck Farrell of the Carolyn Ramsay Band/ James Montgomery and AJ Vallee (Night of Queen).

The group also includes Wally “Gator” Sirotich (Coasters, Gregg Allman, Toler Brothers) and Tim Archibald (Barry Goudreau Band/Skunk Baxter). Opening the show will be Grammy nominated guitar-

ist Jon Butcher of the 80s super group, Jon Butcher Axis.

Tickets are available at eventbrite.com or by calling the Inn at 207-925-3737. Ticket price includes priority table seating (first-come, first-served) and a buffetstyle dinner. A handful of show-only tickets are available while they last. Don’t miss this incredible night of guitar-driven blues rock by some of the best in the business in a beautiful intimate venue.

Radner at DAC

Don and Cindy Roy’s music is deeply rooted in two strains of FrancoAmerican tradition — Quebecois (from Canada’s Province of Quebec) and Acadian (from the Maritime provinces of Canada) — significant to the heritage of New England’s robust French-Canadian communities. Don’s Uncle Lou introduced him to the fiddle when he was 15. Only one year later after picking up the fiddle, Don won his first fiddle competition. He has since been named winner of numerous fiddle contests throughout the Northeast.

In 1988, Don and Cindy

formed the Maine French Fiddlers. This band took the distinctive FrancoAmerican sound to a national audience. It was featured in several notable venues, including the Maine Festival, the National Folk Festival, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Wolf Trap. The band appeared on the Prairie Home Companion radio shows, also.

Joining Don and Cindy is Jay Young on Upright Bass who has been performing with them for nearly four decades. Other guest performers are Rossby, Elsie, and Oliver Arnott of Otisfield, who each began playing the fiddle when they were four years old. They were self-taught until they met Don at the 2018 Waterford World’s Fair Fiddle contest. Since then, they have enjoyed learning from Don and playing with the Don Roy Trio.

The Brick Church is located on Christian Hill

DON AND CINDY ROY will perform FrancoAmerican Music at the Lovell Brick Church for the Performing Arts on Thursday, July 6 at 7 p.m.

Road in Lovell. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Refreshments will be served at intermission. The church has air conditioning for warm nights. For more information call 207-9251500 or go to the BCPA Facebook page.

Conley at Spaulding Library

SEBAGO — Susan Conley, award-winning Maine author, will speak at Sebago’s Spaulding Memorial Library on Friday, June 30 at 6 p.m.

Storyteller Jo Radner

DENMARK — What kinds of stories shaped New England identities in the 17th and 18th centuries? Storyteller Jo Radner will give listeners a glimpse into that world in her performance of Tangled Lives: Native People and English Settlers in Colonial New England at the Denmark Arts Center on Sunday, July 2 at 3 p.m.

A p a r t y t o c e l e b r a t e o u r 2 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y w i t h a l i v e a u c t i o n o f b e a u t i f u l A r t i s t - d e c o r a t e d w o o d e n b o x e s T h e e v e n i n g w i l l f e a t u r e a u c t i o n e e r J i m C o s s e y , l i v e m u s i c , f o o d , r e f r e s h m e n t s a n d a r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h e

a l l e r y s o r g a n i z e r s a n d f o u n d e r s S t o p b y o r c a l l t h e G a l l e r y t o p u r c h a s e y o u r t i c k e t s

Tangled Lives blends and juxtaposes material from Abenaki and English tradition, tracing some of the intertwined threads in the relationships between

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This event provides a chance to talk with the author about her experiences writing fiction, especially fiction based on real lived experiences.

Susan’s latest novel, Landslide, is set in Maine and was a New York Times

Author Susan Conley

Book Review “Editor’s Choice,” a Today Show “Summer Read” and a “Best Book” for Good Morning America. She will read from this book, which is about a modern fishing family in crisis. Gentrification, raising teenage boys, and pressures on a marriage are some of the themes that run through the novel.

Susan has been award-

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LYNDA RASCO and Bill Rudd, owners of Harvest Gold Gallery, are excited to start their 26th season in Center Lovell.