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Serving Bridgton and the surrounding towns of Western Maine since 1870 Vol. 152, No. 27

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By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Eric Ashe made a strong first impression running in Bridgton’s 4 on the Fourth race.

The 34-year-old from Natick, Mass. nearly eclipsed the 20-minute mark to capture the 46th running for the popular four-miler. Ashe crossed the finish line in 20 minutes, 6 seconds (a 5.02-minute pace) to beat Scott Mindel, 35, of Burlington, Mass., who checked in at 20:19.

“This was my first time running the race. My Mom moved to Greenwood a few years ago and I saw this race was close by while I was visiting for the long weekend,” Ashe said. “I knew the race had a couple good hills and it typically takes close to 20 minutes to win the race. I ran a marathon two weeks ago in Minnesota and it went well, so I was confident in my strength but not so much my speed, so I wanted to be sure to keep the pace steady from the start.”

Ashe was really impressed with how well organized the race was.

“I hope to make this a yearly tradition!” he added.

Meanwhile, returning women’s champ Heather Gallant, 41, of Wayne repeated with a time of 23:26 (good for 15th overall), ahead of Alexandra Mindel, 36, of Burlington, Mass., who turned in a 24:58 for 32nd overall.

When asked if she made any adjustments this Fourth, Gallant responded, “Yes, I RACE, Page 7A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO— The construction costs rose for a solar farm that will supply electricity to the municipality.

The solar project was recently approved at Casco Annual Town Meeting. It was after town meeting that the town received the revised cost estimates for building the solar farm on the CascoNaples Transfer Site property.

The good thing is that this inflation won’t impact the taxpayers because the project will rely on outside business investors, and not tax dollars, according to Casco Town Manager Anthony Ward.

“The whole project is increasing from $474,300 to an anticipated cost of $559,367. That is all being absorbed upfront by their [Revision Energy’s] investment team,” Ward said.

“The part that would effect the community is: If at SOLAR, Page 3A

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GREAT WEATHER, GREAT SPIRIT felt across the Lake Region at the Bridgton and Naples parades, as well as the 4 on the Fourth Road Race.

Neighbors fear loose dog that bites

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The main reason that Donna Norton brought the dog-at-large complaint to town officials is that she was afraid the incident might be repeated during Casco Days at the end of this month.

In addition to being loose without an owner anywhere in sight, the dog has acted aggressively toward other dogs, Norton said.

Already, in late May, the mixed breed dog that has been loose in the Casco Village bit her son’s dog that was on a leash and with its people, including a child in a stroller, she said.

Then, on July 1, that same pit bull mix allegedly attacked

a neighbor’s black Labrador, Norton said.

This was after she brought the first incident, which happened on May 20, to the town’s attention during a Casco Board of Selectmen in early June.

According to Casco Town Manager Anthony Ward, the July 1 incident is “still an active case and is under investigation.”

Casco Animal Control Officer (ACO) Jessica Jackson is required to “investigate the complaint, determine if a Maine law or town ordinance was violated and then determine if enforcement action is necessary,” Ward said.

State law prohibits canines from running loose, he said.

“A dog at large is a violation of Maine law,” he said.

But there is no state or local law mandating owners to have a fence to keep dog in yard.

According to Norton, the owners of the pit bull had an electric fence, which now needs to be fixed. However, the owners frequently leave the front door of the home open, allowing the dog freedom to roam beyond its yard, she said.

“We are trying to stay as far away as we can from this dog.” Norton said this week.

“I was out on Friday night.

I saw the dog cross the street again and run after a couple with no dog. The man stated that he just turned around and the dog went back home.

That was the first time I saw him [the dog] go after people without pets,” she said.

She phoned Regional Dispatch and requested that ACO Jackson return her call.

“I told her that she needed to come out because the dog is at-large again. She did come out and spoke to the owners. She came back and talked to me. She said, ‘The dog is very pleasant. The dog is only trying to play with your dog,’” Norton said.

“This dog is not playing with my dog. He was on top of my dog. The other people said he went for their dog’s throats,” she said. “The white mark on my dog’s nose will be a scar. My dog didn’t get a scar from playing. She met DOG, Page 4A

Thanks to volunteers for jobs well done

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Three people boarded the Songo River Queen II and were awarded before they returned to land.

“The Naples Recreation and Community Activities Department celebrated the town volunteers who we feel are a huge part of making the town special,” according to Naples

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THE WHITE MARK is a wound that stopped bleeding and will be scar on the nose of the chocolate Labrador that was allegedly bit by a mixed breed dog that was loose in Casco Village. (Photo courtesy of Donna Norton)

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Community Activities Director Brian Crockett.

More than 50 volunteers were invited to the summertime outing.

Three of those people were recognized with awards, Torin Parritt, 12, was awarded the Youth Volunteer of the Year Award “for his assistance with coaching our kinder-

gartengroups in both soccer and basketball,” Crockett said.

Parritt’s “efforts in hanging the Causeway Christmas lights this year,” also earned him recognition from the department, he said.

Corey Mitchell was awarded the Volunteer Coach of the Year Award “for his kid-first, positive

coaching style that dem- Recreation Committee, onstrates a perfect balance and still serves as a true of player development, fun, VOLUNTEERS, Page 3A and life lessons,” Crockett said, adding, “Corey has coached baseball, football, and basketball.”

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By Dawn De Busk Staff writer CASCO — Constructive criticism, if done right, makes way for improvements.

Last week, elected officials and the town manager discussed how the Casco Annual Town Meeting went, and what can be done to improve it in 2023.

The most obvious problem was the voting softwarecomputer glitch — and that wasn’t anyone’s fault.

In fact, the town staff had attended Naples Annual Town Meeting in April to witness the electronic voting devices in action and to be better prepared for Casco’s.

“Every hiccup that Naples didn’t experience, we did,” according to Casco Town Manager Anthony “Tony” Ward.

“Pam [Griffin] and I had a dialogue about what happened. I think next year’s town meeting will be seamless,” Ward said.

The problems with the computer calculating the votes occurred after at least three amendments were made to Warrant Article 27.

That was less than half-way through the warrant articles.

After the computers went awry, the moderator announced people would be raising hands to vote.

During the board meeting MEETING, Page 3A

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July 4 snapshots from Bridgton

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Who had the fastest ducks?

The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club hosted its 23rd Annual Great Bridgton Duck Race at Stevens Brook bridge on Main Street in Bridgton on July 4.

The lucky winners were Kara Wood with first place for $500; Wells Carr with second place for $250; and Hannah Doyle (plus Hazel) for third place for $100.

Congratulations to all the winners.

A huge “Thank You” to all the Rotarians and community members and visitors who played. A grand time was had by all.

For more information about the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club, its projects and activities, check out lakeregionrotary. com and its Facebook Page.

For specific questions, contact lakeregionrotary@ gmail.com or send a message on Facebook.

SPECTACULAR fireworks painted the night sky over Stevens Brook Elementary School grounds.

(Photo courtesy of Sharalee Morrison)

Judges’ Picks

According to Bridgton Lions Club member and Parade Director Bob McHatton the top entries in the Bridgton Fourth of July Parade were: Commercial division, Hayes True Value first and Unc’l Lunkers second; Non-Commerical, Lake Region Community Theater first, Magic Lantern second; Judges’ Choice was Days End Farm; Honorable Mention to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

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KATHY KEINATH received the 2022 Volunteer of the Year award, which was given to her by Naples Community Activities Director Brian Crockett.

‘Thank you’ to Rec volunteers

(Continued from Page 1A) leader on the Land Use and Cemeteries committees.

She was recognized for all of her efforts, particularly her work preserving pride in our history and respect for those who have passed with her work in the cemeteries,” Crockett said.

The outing to celebrate volunteers took place on the Songo River Queen II on June 3.

“Though the weather was not ideal, we had around 120 guests including 52 volunteers and their families,” he said.

(Continued from Page 1A) year six, the town authorizes the purchase of the solar farm, it will be for a different price than originally quoted,” he said.

The town’s year six buy-out cost increased from $286,809 to $356,745, he said.

Last week, Ward presented an update on the solar farm proposed by Revision Energy.

Because a town cannot get tax breaks — such as those associated with investing in solar energy, businesses put up the money for solar infrastructure and receive the tax breaks.

Those tax incentives run out after five years. At that point in time, the municipality has the option to purchase the solar equipment.

In addition to construction cost increases, the wattage has been bumped up, too.

“The one thing you will notice, if you compared the two proposals, you’ll see the increase from the original proposal of 153 kilowatts to 155.52 kilowatts,” Ward said. “It just produces more energy.”

The savings on electricity spiked, too.

“The anticipated savings for the town, as a consumer, has almost doubled,” Ward said.

In the first proposal, the 25-year savings was supposed to be $335,000 — if the town purchased the solar farm in year six. Now, with a buy-out, that 25-year savings is predicted to be $591,000.

Chairman Robert MacDonald noted the long-term benefits.

“By the 40-year mark, we would save more than NEVER TOO YOUNG— Torin Parritt, 12, was recog- $1,000,000,” he said. nized as the 2022 Youth Volunteer of the Year Award.

“Correct,” the town manager said.

(Photos courtesy of Kim Litchfield) He updated the board on Revision Energy’s permitting process with Central Maine Power (CMP).

“They have submitted to CMP the feasibility of attaching to the power lines,” Ward said.

Revision did that in late June and expects a decision from CMP sometime in July, he said.

“If there is no connectivity problem, they will begin the process of building. Their timeline for completion — if there are no delays or no hiccups based on connectivity or materials — is to have this completed by early of next year,” Ward said. “The project would start as early as October.”

“We provided appetizers from Annette’s Country Skillet, Gary’s Olde Towne Tavern, Subway, and Hannaford Plus, the Songo River Queen II provided some music for the evening,” he said.

A handful of town staff and some of the folks who serve on the Naples Board of Selectmen joined the group “to help thank these important volunteers,” Crocket said.

“Children and adults of all ages enjoyed the social event, and it is our hope to COREY MITCHELL poses with the 2022 Volunteer make it an annual event,” Coach of the Year. Next to him is Naples Community he said.

Activities Director Brian Crockett.

Complaints lead to more mowing Hawley said. “I spoke with the mowing contractor and he adjusted his mowing routine to put a little more time between mowing so as not to allow the grass to burn up.

This allows the stray weeds that thrive in drier weather to grow.”

Unfortunately, the remedy to protect the lawn “makes it look like the cemetery is not being maintained,” Hawley said.

He brought the selectmen up to speed on the town’s response to the cemetery complaints during the June 27 meeting. His comments were made during the manager’s report section of the agenda.

In related business, the town has invested approxi-

mately $600 in preserving cemetery-plot maps.

“The antique cemetery maps — mentioned at your last meeting that we do not

allow the public to handle because they fall part — were taken to a document preservation specialist firm MOWING, Page 5A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Wrier CASCO — Few things can get people stressed out as much as traffic.

The Town of Casco plans to install some barriers to calm traffic.

Traffic calming is a concept that arose from the Comprehensive Plan

meetings, dubbed Casco Planning Days, that took place in late April and early May. It is something that elected officials would like to pursue this summer.

An engineer has offered a bid price of $3,000 to put in traffic-calming dividers along Meadow Road, from TRAFFIC, Page 5A

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES—The public keeps an eye on the local cemeteries.

Complaints were made recently that the lawn looked like it hadn’t been mowed and the weeds were getting out of control. Questions were asked about how often the contractor was mowing the grass in the cemeteries.

Naples Town Manager John Hawley explained why that had happened. He updated the Naples Board of Selectmen on the cemetery maintenance during the meeting before the Fourth of July weekend.

“After your last meeting [on June 7] I talked to the contractor. They had adjusted the mowing routine because they didn’t want the grass to burn up,” Hawley said.

Cutting back on mowing gave some growing room to the weeds.

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(Continued from Page 1A) on June 28, newly elected Selectman Grant Plummer commented that people had just got accustomed to the anonymity of voting with the clickers. Then for the ordinances that were more controversial, voters went back to hand raising which is less private.

“When we went through the amendments, the ones that were talked about extensively, I thought, ‘Do I want to raise my hand,’” Plummer said.

Seeing the Whole Budget During town meeting on June 15, the budget presentation was an issue that some voters mentioned.

One woman said without having a comparison of previous years, she felt like she was voting in the dark.

“I don’t know how you got to those numbers,” she said.

She said she could vote yes but she didn’t know if the amount she was approving was an appropriate amount or too much money.

A few residents asked town officials if there was a way to get the proposed budget into the hands of the public sooner or to provide that document at the meeting.

Phil Shane said SAD 61 mails copies of the budget to households in the district.

“I don’t know why the Town of Casco cannot mail out the budget, the warrant articles, so that residents have time to study it before town meeting,” Shane said.

On June 28, Selectman Scott Avery said that it would have made residents more comfortable to see the entire budget.

Plus, it would have made citizens more at ease to know there was no increase to the mil rate, he said.

“We should tell them upfront, ‘This is the budget as proposed.’ With anticipated extra revenue, our mil rate would stay flat,” he said. “The budget was only going up .6 percent. It is less than a 1 percent raise. I don’t know many other towns that were able to do that.”

It is important to educate the residents about the budget prior to town meeting, Avery stressed.

Plummer agreed.

“I don’t think it is bad thing to show what last year was like. It is helpful to see when those line items change,” he said.

Public Works vs. Contracting Out At the beginning of the discussion, Avery brought up the public works debate.

“My biggest thing was: What does the town want us to do with public works? It was okay to pay an employee, but they voted down putting away money for a backhoe,” Avery said.

“We specified that we wanted to go toward public works, but we didn’t go into the savings part of it,” Chairman Robert MacDonald said.

Ward said there was a solution.

“I can come up with a design of where I envision us going with public works. It can be posted on the website,” Ward said.

Avery asked about having the information that show how many years before the town sees a return on an investment like the backhoe.

“The return on investment is going to be very quick, except for capital,” Ward said The board decided to ask the town manager to come up with those numbers, and present them in about a month’s time. Then, when next year’s town meeting is held, the data has already been collected and can be presented to the public.

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July 4 snapshots from Naples

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IT CERTAINLY WAS FUN IN THE SUN at the Naples Fourth of July Parade.

(Photos by Dawn De Busk)

Dog bite investigation (Continued from Page 1A) the dog once, and she thinks that the dog is just trying to play,” Norton said.

She described the May 20 incident in which the loose pit bull mix came running toward her, growling and snarling. It took two people to separate the dogs.

“There is just no way it wasn’t an aggressive dog,” she said.

ACO Jackson said the

loose canine that had the runin with the black lab on July 1 is not being quarantined.

“There is no quarantine because there was no injury supporting that. There wasn’t a bite wound or scratch or anything. No one is being charged with anything,” she said.

However, the animal’s owners have agreed to fix the electric fence and keep the dog tethered in the yard

until the fence has been repaired, she said. It is better to allow the owners to apply money toward fixing the situation than toward court fees for a dog at large, she said.

Additionally, the canine is up to date on its vaccinations, she said.

“I am not concerned that there is any imminent danger to people or other dogs at this time,” Jackson said.

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(Continued from Page 3A) Casco Village to the Route 11 junction.

Early last week, Casco Town Manager Anthony Ward reported to the Casco Board of Selectmen of his plans to spend about $3,000 on some temporary trafficcalming measures. It will give the town a low-cost opportunity to see if it could be long-term answer for slowing down traffic coming into the village.

The proposal was from James Tasse, the assistant director with Bicycle Coalition of Maine.

“His proposal is for $3,000 to do a temporary pedestrian walkway with

dividers between here and Route 11 on 121,” Ward said. “Again, this would be the temporary ones that would be glued onto the asphalt, on the edge of what we call a bike lane now. It would narrow that road and slow traffic down. It would put a physical barrier, not to stop vehicles, but a physical barrier between the pedestrians and the traffic.”

The price of $3,000 is below the threshold of the amount that triggers the Referral for Proposals (RFPs) process. The town manager can enter into the contract without the board voting.

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Chairman Robert MacDonald agreed.

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July 7, 2022 The Bridgton News, Page 5A

Bridgton Police blotter These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, June 27 10:20 a.m. Citizen assist on Bells Point Road.

1:07 p.m. Attempt to locate subject (arrest warrant) on Oak Street.

1:20 p.m. Assist fire department with a reported structure fire on Wayside Avenue.

4:44 p.m. Welfare check on Knights Hill Road.

10:04 p.m. Assist fire department on Mockingbird Lane (fire alarm).

Tuesday, June 28 2:38 a.m. Assist United Ambulance with medical emergency on Main Street.

12:12 p.m. Male assaulted at Main Street location, transported to the hospital emergency department for evaluation.

12:53 p.m.

Police responded to a report that

a “disorderly male” drove across a Stevens Brook Elementary School field, where children were playing.

When staff approached the individual regarding safety concerns, the driver reportedly yelled back that she “should keep the children out of the way.” The officer saw photos and a video of the suspect. Police located the individual, and issued him a trespass notice.

2:56 p.m.

Dispute between neighbors on Wayside Avenue.

5:19 p.m. Attempt to locate ATV reportedly “operating unsafely with children” on Highland Road.

5:50 p.m. Police attempted to stop a dirt bike operating on the roadway on Portland Road and then to Willett Road. The bike operator eluded police by driving onto a snowmobile trail.

10:21 p.m. An officer checked Kansas Road

regarding vehicles “drag racing.”

11:59 p.m.

Police responded to a possible break-in on Winterberry Lane; no evidence found.

Wednesday, June 29 10:15 a.m. Citizen assist on Willis Park Road.

6:45 p.m. Assist county deputy with operating while under the influence suspect at Bridgton Hospital.

7:26 p.m. Welfare check on South Bridgton Road.

Thursday, June 30 8:31 a.m. Attempt to locate vehicle reportedly tailgating on South Bridgton TRADITION CONTINUES — Prior to the start of the annual 4 on the Fourth road Road. race, Kirby Vaughn always poses for a photo with Officer and now Chief Phillip 9:38 a.m. Mental health Jones. How time flies!

(Photos by Alexa Baumgardner) check on Knights Hill Road.

11:13 a.m. Citizen assist (fireworks) on Fosterville 2:59 p.m. Responding to event on Knights Hill Road.

11:08 p.m. Report of Road. a complaint on Main Street, 3:14 p.m. Man with an intoxicated person on 6:11 p.m. Motor vehicle police arrested a female for dementia found to be lost on Portland Road. crash on Portland Road. theft and issued a trespass Portland Road; police locat11:47 p.m. Citizen assist 8:03 p.m. Juvenile notice for a local business. ed a family member to take regarding town’s noise ordiproblem at Stevens Brook 3:13 p.m. Disturbance the man home. nance.

Elementary School. between family members at 10:03 p.m. Bail check of Monday, July 4 11:22 p.m. While parking John’s Cove; parties sepa- a female on Harrison Road.

9:46 a.m. Burglary to a near Highland Lake to enjoy rated.

10:10 p.m. Female arrest- motor vehicle on Coveside a fast-food meal and listen6:44 p.m. Juvenile issued ed on a warrant on Harrison Lane. ing to music might seem a summons for breaking into Road.

5:58 p.m. Motor vehicle These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department nice, a patrolman noted to vehicles, possessing drugs 11:23 p.m. Noise com- crash on Portland Road. log (this is a partial listing): two individuals that the park and carrying a concealed plaint on Plummers Landing 8:17 p.m. Motor vehicle Monday, June 27 is closed from dusk to dawn weapon.

Road; group of people asked crash with personal injury 5:37 p.m. Suspicious activity at Main Street business.

— and once they finished 7:30 p.m. Landlord-tenant to quiet down. at the intersection of North Tuesday, June 28 dining, it was time to move dispute on Wayside Avenue; Sunday, July 3 High Street and Hio Ridge 3:09 to 4:45 p.m. Four motor vehicle stops (1 Main along. one subject was arrested.

8:48 a.m. Report of peo- Road.

Street, 3 Bridgton Road) resulted in four warnings.

Friday, July 1 9:27 p.m. Responding to ple fishing off private docks 7:58 p.m. Disorderly 10:31 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue on North Fryeburg 4:07 a.m. Mental health a complaint on Sam Ingalls off Adams Pond Road. conduct complaint in Road. event on Kansas Road.

Road, police charged a sub9:49 a.m. Male issued a Pondicherry Park.

Wednesday, June 29 9:34 a.m. Radar detail on ject with domestic violence summons for theft and a tres9:30 p.m. Criminal tres4:36 a.m. Radar detail on Bridgton Road.

Highland Road. assault. pass notice for a Main Street passing at Portland Road 7:44 p.m. Traffic complaint on Portland Street.

1:39 p.m. Motor vehicle Saturday, July 2 business. business.

Thursday, June 30 crash at the intersection of 12:20 p.m. Motor vehicle 6:08 p.m. Motor vehicle 10:52 p.m. Fireworks 1:05 p.m. Welfare check on Union Hill Road.

Harrison Road and Middle crash on North High Street. crash with personal injury on complaint in Cottage Street 3:35 p.m. Harassment complaint on Union Hill Road.

Ridge Road.

12:37 p.m. Mental health Main Street, near Food City. area.

Friday, July 1 11:30 a.m. Abandoned vehicle on Bridgton Road.

1 p.m. Welfare check on Ballard Street.

Saturday, July 2 2:55 a.m. Complaint at Lovell Road campground.

10:29 a.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Lovell Road.

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“They cannot do anything information as the unsalva- for our records,” Hawley in Portland,” Hawley said.

6:57 p.m. Domestic disturbance on Hemlock Bridge geable maps. Therefore, it is said. “We should have those “Unfortunately, two of with them.”

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Page 6A, The Bridgton News, July 7, 2022

By Whit Lesure Highlands Golf Columnist Beautiful weather saturated the Lake Region and showcased the best week of golf to date in the early summer season, at least meteorologically speaking. My own game featured some “fireworks” both good and bad that seemed only fitting for the holiday weekend. I was not alone, I know that, as I bore witness to some rare shots and odd positioning on the course that were the subject of much banter on the delightfully friendly porch of the 19th hole. Be nice if this edition requires as much “editing” as much of my golf has over the past few days. Excuses abound, but none will be offered here.

Tuesday night Scrambles are well known for their fireworks both on and off the course and the Low Gross winner on this night was the team of Ed Kuklinski, Perry Gibson, Jim Semple, and Glen Yale. Earning 2nd Gross was the foursome of Merlin Bahr, Steve Collomy, Scott Parady, and Josh VanEeuwen. Third Gross belonged to “Barefoot” Sue Attianese and “The Boys” Ed Miller, Ted Raymond, and Russ Sweet, who rumor has it may be taking their act on the nationwide scramble tour soon. In Net play, first place was won

by Mark “Son of Shooter” Holden, Sean Edwards, Alexis Guzman, and “Young-Gun” Maddux Holden, who you will be likely reading plenty about in the not so distant future. Second Net went to the squad of Gordon Perry, Bob Allen, Matt “Dead-Eye” Plummer, and Ryan Hamlin. Third Net belonged to the group of Jim Apovian, Brian Grosso, John Chaplin, and Tom Guilford. NTP #8 went to Wes “the Whistler” Wisson at a nifty 30-inches. NTP #2 was even better with Ed Kuklinski knocking it 1-foot 7-inches from the cup.

On Thursday, 1st Gross was won in a tie-breaker by the summer camp team of Charlie Cohen, Mike Leonetti, Conor Hunter, and Wil Geftene, and who apparently let everyone know about it at the same time.

Stay tuned to that story should they return to defend their first crown. The “Pride of BA” team of Aaron “Izzy” Izaryk, Tim “that-a-boy” Atwood, Jim “Hoppy” Hopkins, and Dave “moving on up” Lepage settled for second place by virtue of a “hard to swallow bogey” on the par 3 #8. Third Gross belonged to the threesome of Brett O’Kelly, Ryan O’Kelly, and AJ Simokaitis.

First Net was won by the team of Bob Bissonnette and his henchmen Steve Vacchiano, Chris Harriman, and “Butchie” “the Man” Farley brought in discreetly for more “muscle.” Second Net was taken home by “The Other Guys” at BA, Will Hay, Derek Marshall, Ryan Connors, and Jeremy Meunch prompting a flurry of job applications to the North Bridgton sanctuary on the hill. Third Net was won by Duane Hendrix, Jim Barber, Andrew Hall, and Chris Hall. Jeff Anderson earned NTP #2 while Suzie “the scribe” Kinney copped NTP #8.

Weekend Sweeps were reduced to Sunday and Monday holiday action as far too many players made the decision to let a little rain in the Saturday forecast dampen their early morning golf spirits. Other journalists have reported that family obligations and commitments to significant others ruled out the links “trifecta.” Wayne Kuvaja earned Low Gross on Sunday with a magnificent 71 on his birthday of all things. Do not play Wayne on his birthday. Jim Thombs took home 1st Net. Multi-time champs Kuvaja and Cliff Walker paired up for the Team Low Gross honor. Nick Stuart and Ken Mushrow earned 1st Team Net. Bill Holden made his return to the Highlands from sunny Florida a good one with the Quota victory. NTP went to Rob “I was robbed” Pressman.

On the morning of “The Fourth,” the aforementioned longtime pals Kuvaja and Thombs split the 1st Low Gross in the once a year “red, white, and blue” event that featured rotating tee-boxes. George “Stinger” Sawyer picked up the 1st Net win with a true to handicap round. Wayne Kuvaja and Ken Mushrow won 1st Team Gross while weekday “buds” John Roberge and Whit Lesure earned the Team Net honor.

Roberge, widely regarded as one of the true gentlemen at the club, made his debut in the sweeps even sweeter with the Quota victory. Asked to comment, the mildmannered Roberge offered, “Jeepers, if I knew money was this easy on the weekends you would have seen me with these clowns long before now.” Nick Stuart wrapped up the holiday festivities with an NTP best #13 11-feet 3-inches.

Best wishes to long-time BHCC staffer Jeff Anderson as he takes his passion to new pursuits. Never one to be shy, Jeff could always take a “jab” as well as he liked to dish a few out.

Sign up now for tennis tourney

LOVELL — One of the perennial highlights of summer in Lovell is the Dave Mason Greater Kezar Lake Tennis Tournament.

The dates for this year’s tournament will be Friday through Sunday, Aug. 5, 6 and 7.

Each bracket has eight spots, first come first serve. Most of the brackets tend to fill quickly so be sure to let us know as soon as possible which events you want to sign up for to assure your spot.

If the bracket is full, you will be placed on reserve.

Organizers will let you know your status. Please be sure you can commit to all three days as winners progress to the next day with the finals being held on Sunday.

Events: Men’s and Women’s Singles, Men’s

and Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Junior Singles (under 16). Each player is limited to two events.

Entry Fee: $10 per event with a maximum of two events and Juniors will be free.

This is a closed tournament — open to residents of Lovell, Stow, Sweden, and Stoneham, their guests, and previous tourney participants.

Location: Lovell Town Courts and private courts.

Entry Closes at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 3.

Attractive trophies and the pleasant atmosphere make for a most memorable experience.

If you are interested in playing, please contact Martha Grzyb at grzyby@ NEW DAVE MASON TENNIS TOURNEY director fairpoint.net or at 207-928- Martha Grzyb (left) with Gary Heroux and Emily 2126.

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July Denmark Hikers rambles Denmark Mountain Hikers July 2022 Hikes July 8 — Easy/Moderate – Round Mountain (1,927 ft), Albany, ME – 4.2 miles RT, 1,061 ft elevation gain.

RT hiking time 3.5 hours.

RT driving 3 hours. Meet at the Denmark church at 8 a.m. We have hiked Round Mountain twice, in November 2014 and December 2016. An easier “moderate” hike with some steep spots and switchbacks. There is a loop trail at the Rock Castle near the summit, an interesting rock feature. It is only a short distance from Melby’s Market in Waterford for an ice cream stop on the way home. Postponed from June 2022.

July 10 — Easy – Hiker party at Rick and Susan’s place. 1:30 p.m. – to recognize the Denmark Mountain Hikers who worked to clean up Amy Morton’s farm yard of old animal sheds and shelters. Refreshments.

Bring a chair and swimming

togs if you wish. Their place is at 31 Trail Road on Lake Sebago just north of Camp O-At-Ka on Route 114 in Sebago.

July 15 — Difficult – Mount Hight (4,675 ft), Pinkham Notch, NH – 8.8 mi RT, 3,188 ft elevation gain. RT hiking 7.5 hours.

RT driving 3 hours. Meet at the Denmark church at 8 a.m. Mount Hight is next to Carter Dome. The group has hiked it twice in July 2014 and September 2018. We will use the 19-mile brook trail from Pinkham and turn off to Hight at the 1.9-mile point.

July 15 — Easy – Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Pinkham Notch, NH – 3.8 mi RT, RT hiking 4 hours.

RT driving 3 hours. Meet at the Denmark church at 8 a.m. We will have a second crew hiking in to the old logging camp on the Nineteen Mile Brook Trail while the first crew tackles Mt Hight.

July 22 — Easy/ Moderate – Pine Mountain

(2,405 ft), Pinkham Notch, NH – 3.5 miles RT 850-foot elevation gain. RT hiking time 2 hours 25 minutes.

RT driving 3 hours. Meet at the Denmark church at 8 a.m. We will split our climb to Pine Mountain – some to take the traditional easy climb from the Dolly Copp Campground side, and some to take the more difficult trail from Gorham village. Time for a swim in the Peabody River at the Emerald Pool.

July 29 — Easy – Sawyer Pond (1,940 ft), Kancamagus Hwy, NH. 3.0 mi RT from Sawyer River Road with 340 ft of elevation gain. RT hiking 2.0 hrs.

RT driving 2.5 hrs. Meet at the Denmark church at 8 a.m. We usually hike into Sawyer Pond for the summer swimming, and the water should be fine on this last July hike this year.

If you have questions about the difficulty of a hike, or for any other information, please call John Patrick at 207-756-2247 or e-mail johnfp@earthlink.net. If you would like to meet us at a trail head or somewhere along the route to the trailhead, please contact Allen Crabtree at 207-653-9271 or e-mail denmarkmethiker@ gmail.com. Hikes are subject to change or cancellation.

IFW fishing report

By Brian Lewis IFW Fisheries Resource Technician Sebago Lake Region: The months of July and August can be some of the most productive if your interest is in fishing small streams for wild brook trout.

The temperatures are generally pleasant and favorable for wet wading, the bugs are at least somewhat reduced from the levels typical to spring, and the trout are nearly always ready to bite. This kind of fishing does require some degree of exploration, though that can be part of

By Suzie Kinney the fun!

Highlands Golf Columnist Generally, target streams Another week of Maine’s beautiful weather was hap- that are in moderately hilly pily enjoyed by this southern girl. Sadly, I can’t apply terrain that are tributarthe same metric to the outcome of my recent golf. I will ies to medium sized rivpush on in the hopes of improving.

This past Wednesday, our ladies trooped out in two groups. The first group was playing 18 holes and led off URNITURE on the first hole in the cool morning air. Soon after, the DESIGNED • HANDCRAFTED group playing nine holes stepped out, starting on the 10th hole. The game today was straight up low gross and low net with the pot being awarded to closest to the pin on holes 10 and 13.

The 9-hole low gross winner was earned by Mary “Bash it” Barry followed by Ann Vernon in 2nd place.

The 18-hole low gross winner was Shari “Lights Out” Linsky. The 2nd low gross was a tie between Diane Stillman (we miss her) and Gail Triant.

The low net for the 9-hole players was Deb “Punch it” Parabouschi with Judy Graham in 2nd low net. The low net winner for the 18-hole players was Nita “Nitro” Barker. The 2nd low net winner was Laurie Tyler. The winners of closest to the pin for hole #10 was Chris “I’ve Got This” Gouterman and Donna “Launch It” REPAIRED • REFINISHED RESTORED Bleakney. The winner for closest to the pin for hole #13 was Shari “Lights Out” Linsky.

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ers. Satellite imagery can be useful for detecting transient impoundments in the form of beaver flowages that may concentrate trout and may provide a boost in size quality. Avoid locations that are outlets to ponds as these areas are generally too warm to support trout.

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Regional Sports

July 7, 2022 The Bridgton News, Page 7A

Race scores high marks

(Continued from Page 1A) made changes. I made a conscious effort to spend more training time running hills this spring, incorporating them into my long runs and easy runs more frequently.”

Her approach was “to be careful not to go out too fast in the first mile. Other than that, I knew I didn’t want to lose too much time on the second mile hills. I was able to shave some time off from last year and was pretty happy with the result.”

What does Gallant like about Bridgton’s race? “I love the challenge of the course and the enthusiasm of the race director and volunteers. It’s such a fun, upbeat event! The other draw for me is the crowd support; there’s nothing like having people all along the course cheering you on as you go by. It really helps keep you going and the Bridgton residents did not disappoint!”

When asked was the biggest challenge for the Grade 2 teacher at Monmouth Memorial School, she said, “The hills, of course. A mile and a half of fairly steady climbing is definitely a challenge!”

Report from the Race Director Some fun facts from Race Director William Graham: • Pastor Dave Albert of the Fryeburg Assembly of God Church gave a booming, spirited singing of the National Anthem.

• The air horn was fired by Dottie Cutter and Jim Chalmers at the traditional start line, near Food City on Main Street.

• Almost 1600 people registered (125 of which were remote and virtual), just over 1300 runners finished the in-person race on a perfect Maine morning.

• The first place Bridgton winners were Laura Pulito at 25:24, and Micah Benson at 21:55.

• Total finishers, 1304.

• Overall, there were runners registered from 37 states and the District of Columbia, and 10 foreign countries.

• Many thanks to over 30 local and regional sponsors; the Bridgton Police and Fire Departments, and the oncall EMT teams from the Bridgton Hospital; and over 75 remarkable volunteers who made this major event such a success.

Here’s the Top 25 1. Eric Ashe, 34, Natick, MA, 20:06 2. Scott Mindel, 35, Burlington, MA, 20:19 3. Joseph Reynolds, 37, Westbrook, 21;02 4. Andrew Mongiat, 25, Waterboro, 21:26 5. Chris Harmon, 34, Westbrook, 21;31 6. Caleb Grover, 23, Norway, 21:48 7. Micah Benson, 20, Bridgton, 21;55 8. Derrick Marshall, 29, Portland, 21:59 9. Matt Homich, 34, Portland, 22:23 10. Kevin O’Brien, 28, Attleboro, MA, 22:26 11. Sam Fletcher, 36, Auburn, 22:46 12. Sam Laverdiere, 14, Bridgton, 22:57 13. Ethan Seltzer, 24, New York, NY, 23:12 14. Silas Eastman, 27, Chatham, NH, 23:22 15. Heather Gallant, 41, Wayne, 23:26 16. Thomas Lyons, 19, Deerfield, MA, 23:26 17. Jack Benoit, 18, Dracut, MA, 23:39 18. Jake Hooper, 18, Harrison, PA, 23:54 19. Travis Brennan, 41, Portland, 24:00 20. Loren Kessel, 58, Portland, 24:06 21. Christopher McLeod, 37, Naples, 24:11 22. Scott Severson, 43, S. Pasadena, CA, 24:17 23. Louis Kail, 36, Bridgton, 24;18 24. Eric Darling, 49, Shelburne, VT, 24:23 25. Henry Osborn, 22, Weston, MA, 24:25 (Full results can be found at the race website) Lake Region area finishers 30. Ed Wolfe, 24, Brownfield, 24:55 35. Dave Sheldrick, 47, Sebago, 25:15 36. Laura Pulito, 27, Bridgton, 25:23 38. Tim Cushing, 36, Bridgton, 25:32 48. Christian Bassett, 39, Casco, 26:08 49. Ken Ross, 60, Harrison, 26:09 53. Erik Martin, 42, Naples, 26:38 59. Kyle Rhoads, 52, Windham, 26:53 61. Anna Lastra, 24, Bridgton, 26:56 66. Aaron Schulte, 37, Bridgton, 27:03 72. Joshua Tucker, 43, North Bridgton, 27:22 86. Caleb Coombs, 15, Bridgton, 28:01 101. Floyd Lavery, 65, Sebago, 28:44 112. Brian Ladd, 61, Bridgton, 29:09 119. Paul America, 41, Bridgton, 29:24 122. Rebecca Weston, 44, Bridgton, 29:26 127. Matthew Plummer, 14, Naples, 29:36 133. Aiden Baker, 14, Harrison, 29:46 145. Greg Olen, 53, Bridgton, 30:10 148. Melissa Bubier, 35, Bridgton, 30:15 155. Tim Atwood, 36, North Bridgton, 30:27 157. PJ Ricatto, 59, Denmark, 30:29 160. Jason Nadeau, 39, Bridgton, 30:31 167. Conor Quinn, 22, Bridgton, 30:46 172. Merrick Iacozili, 14, Fryeburg, 30:50 175. Glen Roy, 61, Naples, 30:53 180. Jonathan Boos, 18, Naples, 31:00 182. Patricia Schulte, 39, Bridgton, 31:04 185. Tucker Roy, 25, Bridgton, 31:12 RUNNERS, Page 8A

WINNER Eric Ashe of Natick, Mass. exchanges a REPEAT WOMEN’S CHAMP Heather Gallant of quick hand slap with a supporter on the Main Street Wayne approaches the stretch run on Depot Street sidewalk.

(Rivet Photos) during the 46th annual 4 on the Fourth.

Alexandra Mindel Sam Fletcher of Auburn, Burlington, Mass.

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Anna Lastra of Bridgton

WINNING HIS BET, running with construction tools, Dylan Dincer.

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Division winners

Female, Ages 0-8 1. Lily Burke, 7, Harrison, UT, 37:02 2. Riley Morin, 6, Arlington, MA, 38:08 3. Paige Rockwell, 7, Bridgton, 45:23 4. Marissa Cory, 7, Wellesley, MA, 46:07 5. Rosie Martindell, 8, Harrison, CO, 51:38 Male, Ages 0-8 1. Sawyer Severson, 8, South Pasadena, CA, 40:09 2. Colin Fendon, 8, Harrison, MO, 40:30 3. Oliver Kondili, 8, Hoboken, NJ, 42:18 4. William Larsson, 8, Milton, MA, 42:19 5. Mason Fendon, 5, Harrison, MO, 43:35 Female, Ages 9-11 1. Elizabeth Dietz, 9, Louisville, KY, 34:00 2. Holland Bolling, 11, Littleton, CO. 34:27 3. Chloe Biggs, 11, Cumberland, RI, 36:07 4. Teagan Precourt, 11, Arlington, MA, 40:26 5. Madison Tripodi, 9, Bridgton, 40:41 Male, Ages 9-11 1. Felix Knox, 11, Sebago, CT, 32:46 2. Grant Charleston, 11, Harrison, MO, 32:57 3. Roan Parkes, 10, North Waterboro, 33:29 4. Dillon Marts,11, Harrison, MO, 33:52 5. Mason Vernon, 11, Franklin, MA, 33:55 Female, Ages 12-15 1. Samantha Keeler, 14, Wilmington, NC, 30:50 2. Madelyn Riebold, 14, Deep River, CT, 32:14 3. Abbigail Nadeau, 13, Bridgton, 33:55 4. Lucy Biggs, 14, Cumberland, RI, 36:07 5. Delia Fontana,15, Naples, 36:07 Male, Ages 12-15 1. Sam Laverdiere,14, Bridgton, 22:56 2. Brooks Huddleston, 13, Bridgton, IN, 25:31 3. Aidan Roberts,15, Gorham, 25:39 4. Turner Crockett, 15, Harrison, OR, 25:46 5. Cade Potts, 14, North Yarmouth, 26:53 Female, Ages 16-18 1. Amy Rein, 16, Harrison, MO, 29:22 2. Amelia Bommer, 16, Houston, TX, 30:17 3. Annie Bergeron 17, Yarmouth, 31:59 4. Anna Donahue, 16, Harrison, NY, 32:06 5. Ava Olivier, 18, Weston, MA, 32:25 Male, Ages 16-18 1. Jack Benoit, 18, Dracut, MA, 23:39 2. Jake Hooper, 18, Harrison, PA, 23:54 3. Bear Brooks, 17, Paris, 24:38 4. Steven Sawyer, 17, Pembroke Pine, FL, 24:59 5. Heath Hoffman, 16, Harrison, NM, 25:39 Female, Ages 19-24 1. Anna Lastra, 24, Bridgton, 26:56 2. Melissa Brown 22 Madison, NH, 29:06 3. Katie, Tims, 22, Cornish, 31:03 4. Eliana Pacheco, 24, Burlington, VT, 33:09 5. Addison Metzger, 20, Lexington, MA, 33:37 Male, Ages 19-24 1. Caleb Grover, 23, Norway, 21:48 2. Micah Benson, 20, Bridgton, 21:55 3. Ethan Seltzer, 24, New York, NY, 23:12 4. Thomas Lyons, 19, Deerfield, MA, 23:26 5. Henry Osborn, 22, Weston, MA, 24:25 Female, Ages 25-29 1. Meredith Parmalee, 29, Quincy, MA, 26:42 2. Sarah Welch 26, Orono, 27:14 3. Sydney Hancock, 27, Charlestown, MA, 28:45 4. Megan MacDonald, 28, Ridgeway, PA, 29:16 5. Samantha Gluck, 29, Newtonville, MA, 29:30 Male, Ages 25-29 1. Derrick, Marshall, 29, Portland, 21:59 2. Kevin O’Brien, Attleboro, MA, 22:26 3. Silas Eastman, 27, Chatham, NH, 23:22 4. Matthew Beckshaw 25, Portland, 26:42 5. Griffin Stockford, 26, Bowdoinham, 27:05 Female, Ages 30-34 1. Lisa Deguglielmo, 30, Andover, MA, 28:12 2. Jessica Ainsley, 30, Jackson, NH, 30:10 3. Ariana Pike, 34, Conway, NH, 30:57 4. Susie Pepper 34, Raleigh, NC, 32:26 5. Kim Chase, 33, Raymond, 32:34 Male, Ages 30-34 1. Matt Homich, 34, Portland, 22:23 2. Eric Wold, 30, Thousand Oaks, CA, 24:55 3. John Beckshaw, 31, Andover, MA, 27:21 4. Joshua Grzyb, 34, Scarborough, 27:53 5, Matthew Dailey, 34, Boston, MA, 28:01 Female, Ages 35-39 1. Kari Newton, 39, Lewiston, 30:13 2. Melissa Bubier, 35, Sabattus, 30:15 3. Patricia Schulte, 39, Bridgton, 31:04 4. Christie Kimball, 37, Windham, 32:59 5. Lauren Abendroth, 38, Stowe, VT, 33:07 Male, Ages 35-39 1. Sam Fletcher, 36, Auburn, 22:46 2. Christopher McLeod, 37, Naples, 24:11 3. Louis Kail, 36, Bridgton, 24:18 4. Tim Morin, 39, Arlington, MA, 24:50 5. Kyle Vincent, 35, Smyma, GA, 24:59 Female, Ages 40-44 1. Marissa Trudeau, 44, East Waterboro, 28:23 2. Kira Freytag, 40, Newton Highlands, MA, 28:53 3. Carrie-Anne Dedeo, 44, Somerville, MA, 29:26 4. Rebecca Weston, 44, Bridgton, 29:26 5. Jessica Engle, 40, Norway, 30:03 Male, Ages 40-44 1. Travis Brennan, 41, Portland, 24:00 2. Scott Severson, 43, South Pasadena, CA, 24:17 3. Jeffrey Lindy, 43, Brookline, MA, 24:36 4. Erik Martin, 42, Naples, 26:38 5. Joshua Tucker, 43, North Bridgton, 27:22 Female, Ages 45-49 1. Molly Peters, 46, Huntington, VT, 49, 26:43 2. Deanna Parker, 49, Denmark, 32:05 3. Susan Brion, 47, Highlands Ranch, CO, 33:51 4. Maida Shivik, 47, Andover, MA, 34:03 DIVISION WINNERS, Page 9A

Markeza Villedrouin of Camp Newfound in Harrison.

Karin Levesque SHOWING HIS PATRIOTISM is Erik Hanson of Camp Owatonna in Fayetteville, N.C. Harrison.

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How area runners fared (Continued from Page 7A) 186. Jason Rosenberg, 41, Waterford, 31:18 194. Jeff Gagnon, 46, Bridgton, 31:33 195. Colin Murphy, 17, Bridgton, 31:39 206. Deanna Parker, 49, Denmark, 32:05 209. Ian St. John, 20, Naples, 32:10 220. Josh Harrington, 38, Denmark, 32:18 221. Samuel Carignan, 26, Bridgton, 32:19 228. Andrew Clear, 63, Fryeburg, 32:34 229. Kim Chase, 33, Raymond, 32:34 233. Frederick Robbins, 40, Bridgton, 32:43 235. Olivia Sennett, 26, Bridgton, 32:45 243. Keegan Brooks, 19, Raymond, 32:54 256. Erin Plummer, 39, Naples, 33:10 262. Craig Maloney, 36, Sebago, 33:19 271. Collin Varney, 13, Bridgton, 33:32 272. Kim Genecco, 39, Harrison, 33:33 276. Ethan Kutella, 15, Naples, 33:37 281. Kristen Huntress, 22, Harrison, 33:39 291. Abbigail Nadeau, 13, Bridgton, 33:55 304. Michelle Wheeler, 40, Bridgton, 34:04 307. Ricky Eng, 54, Waterford, 34:08 310. Jonah Eng, 19, Waterford, 34:13 315. Robert Greene, 51, Bridgton, 34:22 319. Mitchell Sperrey, 30, Hiram, 34:26 343. Sam Lariviere, 28, Casco, 34:59 346. Geo Ames, 58, Waterford, 35;02 357. James Hipkins, 45, Bridgton, 35:15 363. Brenda Bouchard, 60, Naples, 35:20 376. Bill Reilly, 74, Brownfield, 35:32 399. Jill McLaughlin, 31, Bridgton, 35:54 407. Sandra Iacozili, 44, Fryeburg, 36:06 410. Delia Fontana, 15, Naples, 36:07 412. Graeme Scales, 12, Bridgton, 36:12 415. Steven Mercer, 61, Naples, 36:16 432. Lucian Bassett, 15, Casco, 36:37 433. Lewis Kalmans, 53, Center Lovell, 36:37 443. Jon Jasse, 28, Bridgton, 36:52 444. Erin Sampson, 45, Casco, 36:53 447. Ben Kallander, 28, Bridgton, 37:00

IFW fishing report (Continued from Page 6A) for the waters you target and also keep in mind that general law for rivers and streams changes to artificial lures/flies only and a one trout bag limit on Aug. 16.

Potential streams to target include Swan Pond Brook in Biddeford, Douglas Brook in Gorham, and Black Brook in Woodstock.

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451. Rachel Barker, 41, Bridgton, 37:02 456. Don Gallucci, 54, Bridgton, 37:11 457. Scott Sennett, 58, Bridgton, 37:12 470. Robert Pressman, 55, Bridgton, 37:29 473. Shamus Shea, 34, Raymond, 37:34 500. Marney Chalmers, 40, Portland, 38:05 501. Richard Zimmer, 61, Bridgton, 38:05 513. Rylee Brooks, 14, Raymond, 38:23 514. Cody Chute, 18, Bridgton, 38:27 525. Peter Brooks, 48, Raymond, 38:51 528. Rainie Wiemer, 37, Naples, 38:57 552. Jack Chandler, 70, Bridgton, 39:18 553. Zachary Mains, 32, Naples, 39:18 560. Sarah Becker, 36, Bridgton, 39:33 562. Chip Tuomi, 69, Harrison, 39:36 565. Elizabeth Simmerman, 41, Bridgton, 39:40 566. Stephen Simmerman, 43, Bridgton, 39:40 576. David Packard, 35, Bridgton, 39:59 578. John Nugent, 63, Hiram, 39:59 581. Ashley Pelletier, 16, Bridgton, 40:03 594. Dwayne Varney, 42, Bridgton, 40:18 597. Kate Riggs, 37, Naples, 40:21 599. Christy Snow, 32, Denmark, 40:22 601. Paul Lahaie, 32, Denmark, 40:23 617. Jaclyn Salevsky, 27, Harrison, 40:39 618. Henry Lowell, 9, Bridgton, 40:39 619. Aiden Coombs, 11, Bridgton, 40:39 620. Andrew Schmeltz, 23, Bridgton, 40:39 621. Sarah Spindell, 33, Sebago, 40:40 623. Madison Tripodi, 9, Bridgton, 40:41 626. Aerin Kalmans, 22, Center Lovell, 40:47 630. Anne Trumbull, 47, Fryeburg, 40:51 638. Kevin Daner, 57, Denmark, 41:03 650. Brian Chute, 32, Casco, 41:20 652. Sage Suorsa, 46, Bridgton, 41:23 653. Hannah White, 32, Bridgton, 41:26 655. Brandon Toomey, 46, Bridgton, 41:28 661. Cassie Lalemand, 26, Harrison, 41:37 668. Victoria Cavanaugh, 29, Bridgton, 41:40 RUNNERS, Page 9A

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Paige Hornbeck of Littleton, Mass.

Division winners (Continued from Page 8A) 5. Kathryn Howarth, 46, Windham, NH, 35:54 Male, Ages 45-49 1. Eric Darling, 49, Shelburne, VT, 24:23 2. Dave Sheldrick, 47, Sebago, 25:15 3. Garth Altenburg, 49, Cape Elizabeth, 25:59 4. Jesse Southwick, 46, Jamaica Plains, MA, 27:08 5. Mark Seely, 45, Scarborough, 27:41 Female, Ages 50-54 1. Sophie Adamson, 50, Greensboro, NC, 29:17 2. Tara Bennett, 53, Milford, MA, 30:11 3. Laurie Nicholas, 54, Gorham, 30:31 4. Julia Rivellino-Lyons, 50, 32:12 5. Laura Bergeron, 50, Yarmouth, 32:46 Male, Ages 50-54 1. Kyle Rhoads, 52, Windham, 26:53 2. Didier Weizman, 54, Dedham, MA, 29:24 3. Stephen Matava, 50, Andover, MA, 29:54 4. Greg Olen, 53, Bridgton, 30:10 5. Douglas, Marshall, 51 Needham, MA, 30:15 Female, Ages 55-59 1. Tammy Slusser, 57, Monroeville, PA, 27:36 2. Deborah Sakr, 59, Amesbury, MA, 31:09 3. Kim Gluck, 58, Newtonville, MA, 32:53 4. Kate Gilmore, 55, Paris, 32:53 5. Lynne Peirce, 58, North Attleboro, MA, 34:03 Male, Ages 55-59 1. Loren Kessel, 58, Portland, 24:06 2. Billy Barone, 57, Watertown, CT, 24:57 3. Daniel Brabander, 56, Newton, MA, 26:41 4. David Brooks, 55, Paris, 27:09 5. Timothy Ramsey, 57, Watertown, CT, 27:49 Female, Ages 60-64 1. Kim Ratcliffe, 61, Carlisle, MA, 33:12 2. Brenda Bouchard, 60, Naples, 35:20 3. Mary Ann Johansen, 62, Scituate, MA, 35:52 4. Ellen Hart, 60, Cumberland Center, 35:58 5. Rick Meining, 61, Scarborough, 39:46 Male, Ages 60-64 1. Ken Ross, 60, Harrison, 26:09 2. Arno Bommer, 62, Houston, TX, 26:42 3. Billy Threadgold, 63, Newport Beach, CA, 27:42 4. Stephen Curran, 63, Cambridge, MA, 28:15 5. Brian Ladd, Bridgton, 29:09 Female, Ages 65-69 1. Lorraine McPhillips, 67, Bethlehem, NH, 34:39 2. Anne Haglof, 68, Harwich, MA, 39:01 3. Lisa Chase, 68, Hampton Falls, NH, 41:07 4. Ann Klein, 65, Reading, MA, 41:38 5. Janet Sheffield, 65, Groton, MA, 42:32 Male, Ages 65-69 1. Floyd Lavery, 65, Sebago, 28:44 2. Bob Mackinnon, 68, Yarmouth, 31:51 3. Scott Varin, 65, Thornton, NH, 32:17 4. Adam Nissen, 69, Amesbury, MA, 33:27 5. Kim Sheffield, 67, Groton, MA, 34:12 Female, Ages 70-74 1. Margaritt McNulty, 70, Windham, 42:08 2. Suzanne Siccone, 72, Upton, MA, 50:32 3. Betty Southwick, 72, Jamaica Plain, MA, 56:36 4. Irene Jacintho, 73, North Conway, NH, 57:55 5. Sarah Depoian, 72, Harrison, 1:01:10 Male, Ages 70-74 1. John Canora, 70, New Britain, CT, 31:28 2. Bill Reilly, 74, Brownfield, 35:32 3. Jack Chandler, 70, Bridgton, 39:18 4. Don Slusser, 70, Monroeville, PA, 43:46 5. Mark Kinsman, 70, Upton, MA, 46:09 Female, Ages 75-79 1. Judith Siemen, 76, Arlington, MA, 1:05:19 2. Susan Cohen, 78, Swampscott, MA, 1:07:10 3. Lynn Donaldson, 75, Hobe Sound, FL, 1:16:47 4. Susan Biggs, 75, Harrison, 1:17:38 5. Eloise Blanchard, 77, Bridgton, 1:19:40 Male, Ages 75-79 1. Ted McKnight, 77, Jericho, VT, 33:41 2. Charlie Simpson, 76, Kittery Point, 44:21 3. Ronald Kmiec, 79, Carlisle, MA, 48:21 4. Will Rhys, 77, Bridgton, 53:36 5. Daniel Goldberg, 75, Boston, MA, 1:04:50 6. Gordon Blanchard, 77, Bridgton, 1:19.42 Male, Ages 80-Plus 1. Bob Snyder, 82, Stuart, FL, 1:01.07 2. William Warren, 85, Bridgton, 1:11.33 3. John Brooks, 85, Falmouth, 1:17.20 Female, OPEN 1. Heather Gallant, 41, Wayne, 23:26 2. Alexandra Mindel, 36, Burlington, MA, 24:58 3. Laura Pulito, 27, Bridgton, 25:23 4. Sarah Pribram, 54, Shelburne, VT, 26:14 5. Deb Downs, 46, Watertown, MA, 26:27 Male, OPEN 1. Eric Ashe, 34, Natick, MA, 20:06 2. Scott Mindel, 35, Burlington, MA, 20:19 3. Joseph Reynolds, 37, Westbrook, 21:02 4. Andrew Mongiat, 25, Waterboro, 21:26 5. Chris Harmon, 34, Westbrook, 21:31

(Continued from Page 8A) 669. Susan Prince, 60, Bridgton, 41:41 670. Todd Canedy, 50, Waterford, 41:45 675. Cody Doucette, 21, North Bridgton, 41:50 688. Rachel Jensen, 20, Naples, 42:03 697. Luke Lowell, 9, Bridgton, 42:12 705. Roxanne Ames, 52, Waterford, 42:18 712. Jason Nadeau Jr., 11, Bridgton, 42:22 719. Erica Allen, 32, Casco, 42:35 729. Bill Wood, 69, Harrison, 43:08 730. Karen Shea, 60, Raymond, 43:08 757. Rae-Ann Nguyen, 41, Casco, 43:52 763. Bruce Kimball, 54, Bridgton, 44:02 769. Kelly Cote, 36, Fryeburg, 44:07 781. Carrie Bush, 42, Bridgton, 44:20 785. Debbie Tripodi, 47, Bridgton, 44:27 791. Dean Flanagin, 58, Raymond, 44:39 800. Alicia Fontana, 13, Naples, 44:54 809. Melissa Rock, 50, Bridgton, 45:06 810. Lisa Anderson, 54, Sebago, 45:06 818. Marla Keefe, 68, Casco, 45:16 820. Gabby Eng, 21, Waterford, 45:19 821. Taylor Morgan, 29, Denmark, 45:21 824. Paige Rockwell, 7, Bridgton, 45:23 828. Kelly Rockwell, 41, Bridgton, 45;25 829. Benjamin Kemp, 10, Casco, 45:26 830. Brianna Day, 35, Naples, 45:26 845. Erica Green, 51, Naples, 45:43 853. Martyn James, 54, Bridgton, 46:00 860. Lila Lowell, 11, Bridgton, 46:26 861. Micaela Reed, 16, Bridgton, 46:28 864. Lisa Candelora, 31, Lovell, 46:35 865. Paul Tworog, 66, Bridgton, 46:37 871. Maura Sousa, 54, Naples, 46:46 872. Daniel Richards, 60, Bridgton, 46:46 874. Nancy Kluck, 69, Bridgton, 46:47 878. Alec Brooks, 19, Raymond, 46:59 884. Jennifer Quinn, 55, Bridgton, 47:22 888. Jennifer Lewis, 46, Casco, 47:43 892. Sean Edwards, 56, Bridgton, 47:50 899. Paul Webber, 57, Bridgton, 47:59 901. Janet Guidi, 68, Harrison, 48:08 904. Leigh Hayes, 63, Bridgton, 48:14 905. Allen Hayes, 68, Bridgton, 48:15 914. Angie Rosenberg, 42, Waterford, 48:49 915. Emily Baker, 42, Harrison, 48:50 918. Bob Wentworth, 68, Fryeburg, 48:55 922. Laurie Allen, 55, Bridgton, 49:14 924. Nichole Johnson, 38, Casco, 49:16 926. Tom Gilmore, 64, Denmark, 49:22 928. Paul Sousa, 55, Naples, 49:29 940. Kelly Willard, 47, Fryeburg, 49:49 941. Claire Lowell, 12, Sweden, 49:50 942. Erin Green, 12, Naples, 49:50 943. Carl Iacozili, 46, Fryeburg, 49:51 944. Helena Sheldrick, 13, Sebago, 49:51

Lyon Osborn of Weston, Mass.

946. Paxton Iacozili, 7, Fryeburg, 49:52 947. Ann Lowell, 44, Bridgton, 49:54 952. Rob Tripodi, 50, Bridgton, 50:06 958. Paul St. John, 58, Naples, 50:28 959. Denise St. John, 54, Naples, 50:29 984. Alice O’Connor, 16, Bridgton, 52:11 985. Tyler Jones, 16, Casco, 52:11 987. Beth Brown, 53, Bridgton, 52:19 990. Megan Regis, 40, 52:37 999. Kim Flanagin, 59, Raymond, 53:14 1001. Roger Lowell, 74, Bridgton, 53:20 1003. Will Rhys, 77, Bridgton, 53:36 1005. Robyn Kiernan, 39, Bridgton, 53:41 1006. Dermot Kiernan, 5, Bridgton, 53:41 1011. Wayne Allen, 66, Bridgton, 54:07 1020. Marcia Uhl, 69, Fryeburg, 54:43 1027. William O’Connor, 50, Bridgton, 55:25 1029. Kensi Varney, 9, Bridgton, 55:31 1034. Laura Varney, 38, Bridgton, 55:59 1041. Shauna Perry Smith, 40, Naples, 56:29 1046. Leslie Kutasi, 63, Bridgton, 57:02 1055. Charm Woods, 21, Naples, 57:25 1056. Tali Kalmans, 18, Center Lovell, 57:33 1061. Ashley Tripodi, 11, Bridgton, 57:51 1085. Rebecca Tracy, 67, Raymond, 59:17 1086. Joe Balchunas, 68, Sebago, 59:30 1098. Sarah Depoian, 72, Harrison, 1:01.10 1106. Ellie Whetzel, 38, Bridgton, 1:02.08 1148. Jennifer O’Connor, 47, Bridgton, 1:06.25 1151. Gay Main, 69, Bridgton, 1:06.34 1175. Shannon Engstrand, 29, Bridgton, 1:08.21 1176. Ian Engstrand, 40, Bridgton, 1:08.22 1181. Lily Toohey, 8, Denmark, 1:08.54 1182. Jessie Toohey, 42, Denmark, 1:08.55 1188. Dermot Kiernan, 49, Bridgton, 1:09.08 1189. Ryan Kiernan, 8, Bridgton, 1:09.09 1196. Cindy Fontana, 51, Naples, 1:09.28 1197. John Fontana, 51, Naples, 1:09.30 1204. Rebecca Muise, 27, Bridgton, 1:09.52 1205. Mary Wood, 37, Bridgton, 1:09.53 1210. Arthur McDougall, 50, Bridgton, 1:10.10 1220. William Warren, 85, Bridgton, 1:11.33 1240. Jen Packard, 52, Bridgton, 1:14.19 1241. John Crowley, 66, Bridgton, 1:14.20 1242. Patrick Thompson, 34, Bridgton, 1:14.40 1243. Iona Hagl, 29, Bridgton, 1;15.50 1253. Silvia Campos, 33, Bridgton, 1:15.31 1254. Yeshe Hagl, 31, Bridgton, 1:15.31 1255. Jeffrey Packard, 39, Bridgton, 1:15.34 1267. Denis Roy, 65, Bridgton, 1:16.33 1269. Susie Roy, 62, Bridgton, 1:16.35 1275. Susan Biggs, 75, Harrison, 1:17.38 1297. Eloise Blanchard, 77, Bridgton, 1:19.40 1299. Gordon Blanchard, 77, Bridgton, 1:19.42 1301. Jeanne Finnerty, 59, North Bridgton, 1:19.45 1302. Kathleen Reilly, 60, North Bridgton, 1:19.48

Sydney Hancock, formerly of Casco, now of Charleston, Mass.

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College notebook

Emily Lake of Naples was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma National Honor Society at Western New England (Springfield, Mass.) in a ceremony on May 6.

One of the signature events on the Western New England athletics calendar each year, the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society recognizes college students that are significant contributors to their team and display leadership while maintaining a 3.4 or higher grade point average through their junior and/or senior years. Additionally, candidates must have an endorsement from their head coach and be of good moral character.

Emily is a member of the WNE women’s lacrosse team, and is working toward a BSE in Mechanical Engineering.

She is a 2019 graduate of Lake Region High School where she played four years of soccer, four of basketball, and four of lacrosse.

Riley Silvia of Raymond, who is a member of the Lasell University women’s soccer and track & field teams, has been named to the Academic GNAC All-Conference team. In order to be eligible for Academic AllConference, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA and have reached/completed secondyear academic status. Riley is a sophomore, and majoring in Sports Management.

USM Dean’s List The University of Southern Maine (USM) would like to congratulate the students named to the spring semester Dean’s List. To be placed on the Dean’s List, full-time undergraduate students — those who completed 12 credit hours or more, with a minimum of 12 lettergraded (A-F) credits, with the exception of required, program-specific Pass/Fail credits — must receive a grade point average of 3.6 or above. Area students named were: Bridgton: Peter Boswell, Sydney Franks, Joshua Littlefield, Shannon Nindl Casco: Nick Hall, Alexandria Sargent, Sanjay Tucker East Baldwin: Maddie Buzzell, Rachel Morrell Harrison: Nathan Casali, Shea Durgin, Ryan Guptill Naples: Aaryana Aliyaha, Rylee Sawyer, Taylor Wescott Raymond: Sophie Gardner, Riley Gardner, Savannah Lemieux, DJ Pelletier, Elizabeth Petersen, Holly Rose, Jacobi Schneider, Ryan Stresky Sebago: Hannah

Chadwick, Garrett Jones, Maggie Luce West Baldwin: Bella Harmon, Chelsea Skluzacek Brownfield: Shelby Day Denmark: Maddie Choyce Fryeburg: Connor Finn, Maggie Powers, Elise Richardson, Erin Richardson, Natalie Shaw Lovell: McKenna McGrath UMA President’s List To qualify for the fulltime University of Maine at Augusta President’s List, students must a) 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. Local students to achieve this honor were: Walker Elsaesser of Casco, Shad Lewis of Bridgton, Brittney Freitas of Harrison and Andrea Guimond of Hiram.

UMA Dean’s List To qualify for the fulltime University of Maine at Augusta Dean’s List, 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 or higher, with no grade below Cin any of these courses.

Local students to achieve this honor were: Nathan Couture of Raymond, Casey Simmons of Lovell, Wendell Proulx of Denmark and Krysten Whiting of Waterford.

Husson Honors List The following students have been named to the Husson University spring 2022 Honors List. Students who make the Honors List must be enrolled as an undergraduate student, carry a full-time load of 12 credit hours, complete all attempted courses in the time allotted for the semester, and achieve a 3.40 to 3.59 semester grade-point average. Local students were: Kora Lynn Hunter of Raymond, enrolled in the Secondary Education with a concentration in English program.

Delaney Kay Ennis of Raymond, enrolled in the Nursing (BSN) program.

Zachary Brett Fillebrown of Waterford, enrolled in the Criminal Justice program.

Husson Dean’s List The following students have been named to the spring 2022 Dean’s List at Husson University.

Students who make the Dean’s List must be enrolled as an undergraduate student, carry a full-time load of 12

Changes at the Academy

Emily Lake

Riley Silvia credit hours, complete all attempted courses in the time allotted for the semester, and achieve a 3.60 to 3.79 semester grade-point average. Local students were: Kellsie Rae Shaw of Harrison, enrolled in the Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing Management program.

Julia Rose Murch of Naples, enrolled in the Health Sciences/Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program.

Isaac Braedon Masterman of Waterford, enrolled in the Business Administration with a concentration in Small Business Entrepreneurship program.

Husson President’s List The following students have been named to the spring 2022 President’s List at Husson University.

Students who make the President’s List must be enrolled as an undergraduate student, carry a full-time load of 12 credit hours, complete all attempted courses in the time allotted for the semester, and achieve a 3.80 to 4.0 semester grade-point average. Local students were: Kamran Michael Dettling of Bridgton, enrolled in the Integrated Technology with a concentration in Software Development program.

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

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

Bridgton has a new Dean of Academics, Jamie Izaryk.

Jamie’s tenure with the Academy has spanned 10 years, first as a college counselor, and most recently as Director of College Counseling. In 2020, she was honored with the Andrew F. Staub ’04 Faculty Professional Development Award in recognition of caring and committed work in advising students.

Head of School Martin Mooney remarked of her appointment, “Throughout her time at Bridgton, Jamie has been a model of steadfast, empathetic leadership; she is guided by her keen sense of what is right and what is in the best educational and developmental interests of our young men.”

While Jamie will now direct all aspects of Bridgton’s academic programming, she will also continue her oversight of the College Counseling department and will work with a small group of students in that capacity this year.

Dave Lepage has been appointed Assistant Head of School. In this role, he will provide oversight of student life, strategic initiatives, professional development, and all operational aspects at Bridgton. Dave will also work closely with the Dean of Academics on programming and student needs.

He has been with the Academy since 1997, serving in a variety of key roles: STEM teacher, assistant hockey coach, dorm parent, and as Director of Technology.

He is also the proud parent of two Bridgton alumni: Nick Lepage ’17 and Cameron Lepage ’21.

From 2019-2022, Dave also served as the James “Jake” Laferriere Chair for Excellence in Teaching in recognition of his ability to inspire students, exceptional leadership skills, a commitment to pedagogical innova-

Jamie Izaryk Dean of Academics tion, a strong sense of justice, and a reverence for learning.

Mr. Mooney expressed enthusiasm about the appointment, “Dave’s willingness to innovate and embrace change, coupled with his approachability and connections with colleagues will go a long way toward helping this community move forward in the postCOVID era.”

Improving the Campus The time between Commencement and summer camp season might seem like a break from the hustle and bustle of life on the hill, but it is actually a rare opportunity to get busy with renovations and refurbishments that are not possible any other time of year. Several areas of campus have already received makeovers, with more work to come in July and August.

The most immediately apparent is a revamp of Massachusetts Hall, one of the oldest dormitories. In addition to a complete overhaul of the common room

David Lepage Assistant Head of School area, Mass Hall will now have a front deck where students and visitors can comfortably enjoy the campus’s natural beauty.

Another conspicuous project is the repaving of the lower campus parking lot.

To improve drainage and increase ease of access, the old parking lot was completely dug up and replaced with fresh asphalt that will improve the lot for years to come.

Additional renovations to common room interiors will take place throughout the summer months as part of a larger restricted gift initiative to improve upon all dormitory spaces. Common rooms are essential social spaces for any boarding school and this new furniture will make them more comfortable, appealing places for our Wolverines to relax and get to know each other during their free time.

Even when the dorms are empty, there’s never a dull day at the Academy!

From demolition to new renovation — Massachusetts Hall is looking great!

Sebago Days 5K Road Race

Help us kick off our second jam packed day of Sebago Days by clicking the link below to preregister for the Sebago Days 5K Road Race. 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 a.m. are $25.

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

• 5K Road Race starts at 8 am.

• Followed by our Grand Parade at 10 a.m.

T-shirts will be given to the first 100 registrants.

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Opinion & Comment

July 7, 2022, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis BN Columnist

Who is the hidden singer

“Up here…Here I am…Not there…Over here…Look up…Here I am…”

I was doing my best to follow his instructions, but even though the sound seemed to be coming from directly above my head I could not find the bird who called so persistently.

He was like a ventriloquist, and I could not pinpoint his location, but I knew from the endless repetition of short, deliberate phrases, often ending on an up note, that the hidden singer was a Red-eyed Vireo, a bird sometimes heard more often than seen.

Christopher Leahy, author of “The Birdwatcher’s Companion,” says this small bird may hold the North American record for the most songs sung at one time, 22,197 songs within a 10-hour period.

Birds are among the few groups of animals who have a highly developed system of communicating by sounds. Their vocalizations are generally divided into calls and songs.

Calls tend to be genetically inherited, and usually have a specific function, such as alarm calls. Most species of birds have alarm calls that are easily understood by other species, including by alert humans. Contact calls that relay the location of the caller are used to stay in communication with others. Late at night, we often hear Loons on our lake wailing, communicating their location to other Loons. Some species of birds such as Gulls, who have no real songs, have a complex repertoire of calls instead.

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Down the Garden Path

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

A woman, a book and lupines

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine, who is from Rhode Island, was driving to Bangor for an unexpected emergency event. She e-mailed me about how pretty the Lupines were on the roadsides and she also included a picture. Indeed, it was a beautiful picture of a massive area of purple and pink blooms on a hillside.

Unfortunately, the lupines that many take pictures of in late spring to early summer are not native plants in Maine.

The only Maine native Lupine species is the Sundial or Wild Lupine, for which the Latin name is Lupinus perennis.

The Lupine that is seen in large groupings in Maine is called Bigleaf lupine, or Lupinus polyphyllus. On the United States National Park Service website, it is written, “This plant was introduced to Maine as a landscaping plant, and quickly got out of control. It is what we refer to as an invasive species.” The website also informs that, “This species spreads like any recognized invasive plant and it has displaced both rare and common Maine plants.” The Bigleaf lupine is native to the Pacific Northwest.

In June of 2019, Ginger Laurits wrote an entry for “The Wrack,” which is a blog for the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve in Wells, Maine. She wrote, “This lupine is ‘possibly extirpated’ in Maine. Its disappearance attributed to residential development, habitat loss, plant collecting, and by hybridization with Northwestern lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus).” She explained that Maine’s native lupine is called Sundial lupine because of the observation that its leaves follow the sun. Extirpation is the term used to describe a A WOMAN, A BOOK, Page 2B

REFLECTION of the new railing installed at the Shorey Park bridge.

(Photo by Pam Ward)

Lesser known American heroes

Although the Fourth of July has just slipped past, and the sparkle of the fireworks are starting to fade, we should not let fade away our reflections on the significance of that day in 1776, nor should we ever forget the sacrifices made by those who made significant contributions to our quest for liberty and freedom.

We are all familiar with the popular icons: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams, but there are many others whose contributions deserve more exposure and consideration. Here are a few: Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was involved in many issues, including abolition of slavery, free public education, better treatment of the insane, prison reform, and was instrumental in getting the estranged founders, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, to re-establish a collaboration that would last to the end of their days, with both dying on July 4, 1826, fifty years after the Declaration of Independence.

What is most amazing about Rush was his involvement in his hometown of Philadelphia in treating victims of the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793. He insisted on treating victims from morning to night and almost died in this killer epidemic (Dr. Benjamin Rush by Harlow Giles Unger).

Henry Knox was a Boston bookseller who went on the

On My Corner

by Bob Casimiro Contributing Writer

become George Washington’s commander of artillery during the Revolutionary War, and the first Secretary of War. Knox had the idea to bring cannons from Fort Ticonderoga in New York State to Boston and place them on Dorchester Heights to menace the British who occupied Boston. He was rebuffed several times before being authorized to bring the sixty tons of cannon the 300 miles in the dead of winter, and place them on Dorchester Heights. This made the British position untenable, forcing them to leave Boston on March 17, 1776, a date that is celebrated in Suffolk County, Massachusetts as ‘Evacuation Day’ (Henry Knox’s Noble Train by William Hazelgrove).

Nathanael Greene was a Brigadier General in the Revolutionary War and was instrumental in frustrating the AMERICAN HEROES, Page 9B

Bridgton’s glorious Fourth

Howdy neighbor!

If I didn’t see you in person on the Fourth, then let me extend to you now a very hearty bout of well-wishing this Independence Day. What a fine holiday it was, in the truest sense of the word; the fireworks, the parade, the town band playing old Souza’s marches once again, the duck race as of yore — alas, I couldn’t win two years in a row! — while all about everywhere the bells tolled out in harmony with our people, as we all walk together into this 246th year of American Independence.

That night here in Bridgton, we fired off a small sounding cannon to close the festivities; though if you were over in Buckfield that morning you’d have heard the Zadoc Free Library celebrate with their yearly firing of the old King’s Arm, that venerable relic of the French and Indian War which, every year as it has since 1776, has been fired on the town green in honor of that first musket shot at Lexington and Concord. Now that’s a tradition to see at least once in your life, if you haven’t already. But there are other local customs too, which I know at least some of us observed hereabouts, as with the classic Independence Day supper of American Salmon and English Peas; ‘Salmon for Independence, Peas for Remembrance’ so the tradition holds, with a good bit more of lemonade and vanilla ice cream with maple syrup to

Letters Grab a paddle

To The Editor: First, let me thank the Lakes Environmental Association for conducting once again the stand-up paddle board races. I have participated in all of them and appreciate the hard work that’s involved in planning, promotion, and the execution of the event itself. Thanks also go out to all the volunteers, sponsors and the Tarry-A-While resort for hosting the event.

My second reason for this letter is to urge more people closer to my age (78) to participate. At the present time, because of a lack of participants, us more mature adults are linked in an age group that starts at 56 years. Come on, there’s got to be some more mature adult paddlers out there. It’s a lot of fun to participate in such a wellOPTIMISIM-ROUND TWO for these Denmark Bluebirds after successfully organized event as well as hatching three baby birds this spring.

(Photo by Suzanne Richard) benefiting a great organiza-

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director

wash it all down!

Now given the Fourth fell on a Monday this year, and we here at The News go to print on Wednesday mornings, I unfortunately have neither the space nor the time to give a full account of the recent festivities, though I trust these details will be amply provided for by my fellow columnists.

For my part, I now wish to share a few lines from that famous address once given in Fryeburg by our revered countryman Daniel Webster; former New Hampshire Statesman, Senator from Massachusetts, Secretary of State under three Presidents, mediator of the Aroostook War, and Headmaster of dear old Fryeburg Academy — I here rank his accomplishments in their proper order, as far as I’m concerned — who GLORIOUS 4TH, Page 2B tion.

That last sentence is my third reason for writing this.

LEA is a big reason we have all the wonderful lakes in this area. I urge anyone who enjoys any of the 40-plus lakes and ponds they monitor and especially those who are land owners along those waterways to learn more about LEA and strongly consider joining their membership.

Clay Johnson Bridgton

Precious Blessings

To The Editor: “How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!” — Thomas Jefferson What are America’s “precious blessings?”

The answer is simple, the American philosophy of government as stated in the Declaration of Independence. It is simply and easy to understand.

The American people

have “Unalienable Rights” granted by their Creator and extended to all individually. The Declaration of Independence further states, “That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed…”

The Founders’ wrote a Constitution that implements the Declaration’s philosophy and provides the foundational law of the land; the limits to and the allowances of governments’ power. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are integral to each other and cannot be separated.

This combining of philosophy and implementation by our Founders is the most unique approach to the people’s rights and government’s role in protecting these rights that the world has ever known.

Governments, however, are no more perfect than the humans who are hired to run them. The brilliance of the Declaration/Constitution is in its ability to recognize and minimize the weaknesses in LETTERS, Page 10B

Opinions

Page 2B, The Bridgton News, July 7, 2022

The Heart of the Wilderness

By Cynthia Stancioff Guest Columnist We are packing for another canoe trip to Quetico Provincial Park in far western Ontario. We will drive some 28 hours, load our canoe, and paddle into the wild for 12 days, bringing everything we might need. “Might need” takes on a new significance when there is no chance of compensating for errors in food calculations, clothing choices, equipment to meet basic comfort — perhaps survival — requirements. No roads, no stores, no signal, just you two.

Bordering the million-acre U.S. Boundary Waters Wilderness, the Quetico comprises about 1.2 million acres of lakes and forests. Yes, we live in Maine. Aren’t there enough lakes and forests in Maine, people ask? Why would you drive for days for more of the same? Well, because it isn’t the same, especially for canoeing.

But why, indeed? We wonder that too. As we work our way through our 60s, we wonder if we are still up to the challenge, but so far conclude that as long as the answer isn’t definitively “No,” we should probably do it. During the packing phase, however, with preparations for leaving a cat, five hens, a garden, ripening raspberries, wilding lawns, and unvisited Maine attractions, we feel somewhat insane.

So, let me drill down, as they say, and explore the heart of the matter. And it is the heart we are talking about. We all put our hearts into our daily lives, full of cares, worries about the world and its future, pressure to contribute meaningfully, unmet responsibilities. This heart burden spreads to the mind, and the result is a pervasive anxiety that sometimes seems impossible to escape.

When we get the canoe down to the water, load it, lock the car, stash our cell phones, climb into the boat and embark, our hearts begin to open and our minds begin to smooth. The water, water everywhere; the wind, with or against us; the sky surrounding us on all sides: we enter the wilderness.

The thing about the Quetico is that you can be on water with all your possessions carried by the waves for most of the time during any length trip. The lakes are a lacework on the map: you can plot dozens of routes through the park without having to carry more than a few hundred yards, and often less.

Some days, you will pass other campers, and some days not.

We have gone days at a time not seeing anyone.

At first, we still have the residual stress of life in our bodies and minds, and the physical exertions require a few days of adjustment. But soon fatigue turns into relaxation; we find ourselves sleeping twice as long as normal. We marvel at rediscovering an ability to read, to focus on an ant carrying a

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Community members are invited to submit articles.

crumb, to sort the ambient sounds into categories: bird, insect, amphibian, creaky tree limb. We notice our strength beginning to build, our skin gets tan, our bodies seem purified by the crystal water and clear air. We appreciate our simple and elegant routines, using just a few essential items to accomplish all we need.

Teamwork is required, and we re-learn our mutual appreciation. We admire each other’s talents and abilities as we make ourselves comfortable and happy in simplicity.

Together, we devise work-arounds for anything we might have forgotten or any bad luck we encounter.

Sometimes, the fish are plentiful, but there are times when the tension builds as the fish continue to elude us and food supplies wane. We certainly never starve, as we always overpack, but for reasons of tradition, fish matter. But what actually matters is that you are there, away from everything that had been pressing on your heart and mind, both of which are now wide open and bathing in the crystal waters and breezes, free and focused on the joy of the moment.

OK, I think I can get back to packing now. I’m not crazy: it’s worth it.

A woman, a book and lupines

(Continued from Page 1B) local extinction. Ms. Laurits explained that the native lupine is actually a member of the pea family and that the plant is categorized as nitrogen fixing, which means that it can enrich the soil where it is planted.

A sad fact associated with the extirpation of the Sundial lupine is the apparent extirpation of the Karner blue butterfly.

Sundial/Wild lupine is reported to be the only larval host for that butterfly.

On June 24, 2019, the National Resources Council of Maine posted a blog written by Deborah Perkins that was titled, “Maine’s Real Lupine Revealed.” She wrote that, “The prolific lupines of Maine’s countryside are actually native to the West coast and have only been here since the 1950s. The real Miss Rumphius is partially responsible for “decorating” Maine with masses of these Bigleaf Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus).”

My immediate reaction included the questions, Say What? or more specifically, Who? When? Where? And How? To answer my questions I, of course, went to my handy, dandy computer. The first website I found was that of the New England Historical Society. On the website is an article titled, “How the Real Miss Rumphius Decorated Maine With Lupines.” Well… as it turns out I now believe I have lived a deprived life because I have never read the children’s book titled, “Miss Rumphius.” Barbara Clooney wrote and illustrated the fictional storybook, and it was published in 1982. It

won the National Book Award for Children’s Books in 1983.

In the book, she told the story about Miss Alice Rumphius, who when she was very young was told by her grandfather that one of the duties of her lifetime was “to do something that would make the world more beautiful.”

According to the entry in the New England Historical Society, a 15-year-old girl named Hilda Edwards arrived in South Bristol, Maine in 1904 and stayed with her uncle at his cottage in Christmas Cove during the summer. (Interestingly, Barbara Clooney lived in Damariscotta, which is approximately 20 miles from Christmas Cove.)

She later married Talbot Faulkner Hamlin and together they had three sons. While she traveled a lot during her lifetime, she continued to return to Christmas Cove for the summertime. At some point, she imported some lupine seeds from England and began to sow them in her local area. In the report on the New England Historical Society website, it was reported that Hilda kept seeds in her pockets and when she went on her walks, she would sow the seeds. When friends took her for a drive, she would toss them out of the window.

Apparently, her friends began to call her “Hilda Lupina” of “The Lupine Lady.”

The National Resources Council of Maine posted a blog titled, “Maine’s Real Lupine Revealed” on June 24, 2019, in which it was written, “The prolific lupines of Maine’s countryside are actually native to the West Coast and have only A WOMAN, A BOOK LUPINES, Page 10B

Legals

Annual Meeting

of the Corporation, Harrison Village Library Thursday, July 21, 2021 6:30 p.m.

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Public Hearing

The public is welcome to attend

The Naples Select Board will conduct a public hearing on Monday, July 11, 2022 at 6 p.m. at the Naples Town Office, 15 Village Green Lane.

On the agenda: • Liquor License application for the property located on Tax Map U01, Lot 002, 828 Roosevelt Trail (also known as Beacon Bar and Bistro).

• An Entertainment Permit application for the property located on Tax Map U01, Lot 002, 828 Roosevelt Trail (also known as Beacon Bar and Bistro).

The public is encouraged to attend.

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

SENIOR TAX ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS NOW ACCEPTED Applications are now being accepted by the Town of Bridgton for the Senior Tax Assistance Program. This program was approved at Town Meeting on June 14, 2022. Applications must be submitted by August 1, 2022, for review. Appointments will be scheduled with each applicant on Monday, August 15, 2022, to discuss eligibility. Please call the Town Office at 207-647-8786 and ask for the Senior Tax Program or send an e-mail request to taxrelief@bridgtonmaine.org The Senior Tax Assistance Ordinance, informational flyer, and copy of the application can be found on our website www.bridgtonmaine.org

BID NOTICE Project:

Harrison Food Bank and Community Center Sprinkler and Fire Alarm System

Bid Title:

Sprinkler and Fire Alarm System

Category: Community Development Block Grant/ Private Funding Status:

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Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Public Hearing

The Naples Select Board will conduct a public hearing on Monday, July 11, 2022, at 6 p.m. at the Naples Town Office, 15 Village Green Lane.

On the agenda: • Liquor License application for the property located on Tax Map U01, Lot 002, 828 Roosevelt Trail (also known as Beacon Bar and Bistro).

• An Entertainment Permit application for the property located on Tax Map U01, Lot 002, 828 Roosevelt Trail (also known as Beacon Bar and Bistro).

• A Mobile Vendor application for Patina Group LLC d/b/a Roaming Eats (to be periodically located at Moose Landing Marina).

• An Outdoor Entertainment permit for Naples Marine Safety and Sebago Lakes Chamber for the Christmas in July Boat Parade on July 23, 2022.

The public is encouraged to attend.

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Publication for Bid Procurement

Sealed proposals for Harrison Food Bank and Community Center Sprinkler and Fire Alarm Systems located at 176 Waterford Rd., Harrison, Maine 04040 shall be addressed to Harrison Food Bank, Inc., c/o Sandy Swett, Operations Manager, PO Box 112, Harrison, ME 04040. The outside of the envelope shall have the name of the bidder and project name. Proposals shall be received until July 21 at 2 p.m., at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

There is a Mandatory pre-bid meeting a 9 a.m. on July 15 at the Harrison Food Bank and Community Center.

This project is being supported with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Development Block Grant, grant funding and additionally sourced private funds. Therefore, certain restrictions and other federal requirement attach to this opportunity. Bidders are required to comply with Federal Davis-Bacon Act. Bidders must not appear on the Sam.gov disbarment list.

Work will be based on Maine State Fire Marshall Office requirements for a Life Safety Fire Sprinkler System Design, Installation and alarm system. The owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or reject any or all bids. Harrison Food Bank is an equal opportunity Employer.

WALKING IN THE PARADE, on the Fourth in Bridgton is BN columnist Michael Davis (right, dressed in Colonial costume) along with Liam Opie (left, a member of the American Legion Post). (Rivet Photo)

Bridgton’s glorious 4th

(Continued from Page 1B) shared the following wisdom not so very many Fourth of July’s ago, when in 1802 he gave a public address in the old Congregational Church which was long remembered by just about everyone who heard it. Why it used to be in Fryeburg that the old-timers could still quote it, even 80 years later, but as those days have lately flown far from public memory, it seems fitting to again share selections of it now, as I feel his message remains a needed sentiment today.

Would that I could run all 16 pages of it here, but alas, for that you must go to Fryeburg yourself, to peruse the original in the archives of their very fine Historical Society. Today, I hope these humble excerpts will suffice to carry the weight of Webster’s words down the ages to the present, to those ears who may yet profit by the telling.

“Fellow Citizens, it is at the season when nature hath assumed her loveliest apparel that the American people assemble in their several temples to celebrate the birthday of their nation. Arrayed in all the beauties of the year, the Fourth of July once more visits us. Green fields and a ripening harvest proclaim it, a bright sun cheers it, and the hearts of free men bid it welcome… In the present situation of our country, it is, my respected fellow-citizens, a matter of high joy and congratulation that there is one day in the year on which men of different principles and different opinions can associate together. The Fourth of July is not an occasion to compass sea and land to make proselytes. The good sense and the good nature which yet remain among us will, we trust, prevail on this day, and be sufficient to chain, at least for a season, that untamed monster, Party Spirit — and would to God that it might be chained forever, that, as we have but one interest, we might have but on heart and one mind!

This age has been correctly denominated an age of experiments. Innovation is the idol of the times. The human mind seems to have burst its ancient limits, and to be travelling over the face of the material and intellectual creation in search of GLORIOUS 4TH, Page 10B

Alan B. Griffin CASCO — Alan Barclay Griffin, 84, passed away on June 28, 2022. Alan was born in Portland, Maine on Nov. 10, 1937, to Terena Elizabeth Dyer Griffin and Dwinal Cole Griffin. He was raised on Cliff Island where he attended the Island School, worked as a lobsterman, played baseball, and rowed all over Casco Bay with his siblings, cousins, and friends. The family moved inland to Sebago, Maine for a short time before returning to the island.

While living in Sebago, Alan met “the prettiest girl with a blonde ponytail he had ever seen,” Lucille Dingley Morton, of Casco who would become his wife.

Alan joined the Marines in 1955. After returning home he went to Arizona to play AAA Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Alan continued to play baseball on local leagues for years. He was a commercial lobsterman until his retirement in 1999.

Alan was a volunteer member of the Casco Fire and Rescue Departments. He was one of the first EMT’s in Casco.

He was predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Lucille Dingley Morton Griffin.

Alan leaves behind, his brother, Theodore Louis Griffin; his son, Keith Alan Griffin; his daughters, Karen Elizabeth Griffin, Laurie Alane Griffin Polland and son-in-law G. Michael Polland, Pamela Jean Griffin, and Allison Leigh Griffin; as well as his granddaughters Nicole Alane Griffin Polland and Taylor Elizabeth Griffin Polland.

Committal services at the Murch Cemetery in South Casco will be private. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road, Casco, ME 04015. Condolences and tributes may be shared with Alan’s family at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

Obituaries Walter H. Libby Jr. SOUTH PARIS — Walter H. Libby Jr., 74, of South Casco, died Sunday afternoon, June 26, 2022, at the Maine Veteran’s Home in South Paris with his wife by his side and where he had been a patient for the past five years in October.

He was born on Nov. 21, 1947, in Gorham, a son of Walter H. and Jeanette (Carrier) Libby Sr. He attended Gorham schools and went on to attend Southern Maine Vocational and Technical Institute earning a degree in HVAC/R after serving in the U.S. Navy where he studied diesel engines.

Walt served four years as an enlisted Navy man, and later worked at LC Andrew Lumber, Wickes Lumber, Stultz Electric, Central Maine Power, SD Warren Paper Company, and New England Trane Service (Trane Air Conditioning), seven years as a service technician and two as an operations manager.

He was a proud member of the Promise Keepers-Men of Integrity through his involvement in the Alliance churches of Bridgton and Casco.

He enjoyed reading, investing, woodworking, house con- struction, and God’s creation.

Walt is survived by his wife, Phyllis of South Casco, whom he married on April 6, 1997, at the Bridgton Alliance Church; stepchildren, Victoria Jipson and her husband, Wade of Leeds and their children, Amanda, Ashley and Aaron; Catherine Burniskis of Oxford and her children, Drake and Grace; grand- children, Alex and Fiona McKeen; siblings, Jack Libby and his wife, Diane of La., and their son and special nephew, Grant Lib- by, Jeanne Kennie and her husband, John of Gorham, Joanne Libby and her wife, Marie Lawson of Gorham and Windham, Tammy Speed of Gorham and Ted Libby of Fla. He was prede- ceased by a brother, David Libby.

Cremation arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco where condolences and tribute may be shared with his family at www.hallfuneralhome. net.

Eulalie M. Kingsbury HARRISON — Eulalie M. (Davis) Kingsbury on June 29, 2022, was called by the Lord to join her beloved hus- band Bob and son Timothy to the heavens where they wait for her.

Eulalie was born in Lisbon, Maine, on August 17, 1926, the daughter of Guy R. Davis and Laura (Dingley) Davis McAllister.

Eulalie graduated from Bridgton High school in 1945 and went on to graduate Pelletier Beauty School in 1946; on September 29, 1946, she married Robert Kingsbury whom she met on a blind date.

Eulalie and Robert lived in many places in their early years including Sanford, Maine, Chicago, Ill., Harrison, Manchester, Conn. And finally, back to Harrison were they lived until she moved to Bella Point Healthcare in Fryeburg.

Eulalie loved to work in her garden where she would spend hours weeding. She was known for her knitting of mittens and baby sweaters, she also made many quilts, but her crocheting of doilies was what she was known for. She also along with her husband Bob went on many camping trips and would spend the week at the Fryeburg Fair. Eulalie was a member of the Rebekah’s where she held many posts.

Eulalie was predeceased by her parents, her husband Robert and her son Timothy, also by her stepfather David A McAllister, her brothers Harold M. Davis, David E. McAllister; her sisters Arlene McAllister Delano Allen, Mary McAllister Greene.

Eulalie is survived by her sons Thomas Kingsbury (Louise) of Fryeburg, Steve Kingsbury of Harrison, Shirley McAllister Berg of Naples; grandchildren Shane Pinn of Athol, Mass., Crystal Kingsbury of Gardner, Mass., Marie Kingsbury of Stow, Vt., Jennifer Kingsbury Clark of Lewiston to whom she helped raise, also her step-grandchildren Lucien Roberge (Tina) of Bethel, Suzanne Gillette of Fryeburg, Ryan Roberger of Berlin, N.H. Along with her many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren and all her many nieces and nephews.

We would like to thank the staff at Bella Point past and present for the wonderful care over the past eight years that she made that her home. Also, many thanks to hospice.

In keeping with Eulalie wishes, there will be a graveside ser- vice on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at 10 a.m. in the Harrison Village Cemetery, Harrison.

Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. To make an online condolence please visit www.chandlerfunerals.com

Claudette M. LaPointe

Manlea W. Thompson Sr.

SEBAGO — Claudette M. LaPointe, 79, passed away on June 30, 2022, at her home, with family at her side, after a brief battle with colon cancer.

She was born in Montreal, Quebec, on June 8, 1943, daughter of the late John and Rebecca (Belleveau) LeBlanc and attended schools in Dieppe.

In her earlier years, she enjoyed bowling. During her later years, she could be found working on crossword puzzles.

In 1961, she moved from Canada to the United States.

During her working years, she was employed at the Kezar Falls and Oxford Woolen Mills; however, raising her family and making her home was most important to her.

She is predeceased by her husband George LaPointe in 2016; and her siblings Emma LeBlanc and Henry LeBlanc.

Claudette is survived by her children Mike LaPointe and his wife Bonnie, and Jim LaPointe and his wife Angela; siblings Omer LeBlanc and his wife Theresa of Moncton, N.B. Canada, Gene LeBlanc and his wife Joanne of Fitchburg, Mass., and Alice West and her partner Joe Gonynor of Shirley, Mass.; granddaughter Danielle; and many nieces and nephews.

Burial will be private amongst family and close friends in Sebago.

Online condolence messages can be submitted at the Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home website, www.mainefuneral.com

Manlea W. Thompson Sr., 80, of Bridgton, left this Earth Saturday, June 25, 2022, at Androscoggin Hospice House, in Auburn.

Manlea was born in Naples, in August of 1941, the son of Arlie V. and Clara F. (Harmon) Thompson Sr. He attended Bridgton High School and was a member of the class of 1960. After graduating he entered the Marines.

Manlea worked as a carpenter for many years eventually starting his own business which led him to becoming a property caretaker for Norman Brackett where he maintained the tree farm, and whatever projects Norm could find to keep him there, which lasted for over 25 years until he retired.

Manlea loved the outdoors. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding old dirt roads and ATVing. He was a founding member of the Lakes Region ATV Club. He also enjoyed going to the Fryeburg Fair, for the horse racing and people watching. Anyone that knew him can vouch for his gift of gab — he loved to tell a good story.

He was a lifelong fan of the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots.

Manlea is survived by his wife Penny Thompson, his children Angela Thompson, Cindy Boutin, and Manlea “Bub” Thompson Jr.; his grandchildren Olivia, Emily, Rachel, Veronica, Michael, Jacob, Danielle, two great-grandchildren; his brothers Paul Thompson and Raymond Thompson and sisters Marion Douglass and Valzora Fallon. He is predeceased by his parents, a daughter Julie Palmer, and several brothers and sisters.

A celebration of life will be held on Friday, July 8, 2022, from 4 -7 p.m., at his home, 2 Autumn Drive, Bridgton. To share memories and condolences with the family please go to www.chandlerfunerals.com. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 8 Elm Street, Bridgton.

Francis A. Dube SCARBOROUGH — Francis A. Dube, 73, of Lovell, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. He was the husband of the late Donna (Conrad) Dube, who passed in 2014.

He was born in Salem, Mass., on January 5, 1949, a son of Claire M. (LaChance) Dube of Swampscott, Mass., and the late Roland R. Dube. He grew up in Swampscott and graduated from Essex Agricultural and Technical High School in Danvers, Mass., in 1967. He then attended UMASS Amherst for Forestry and then subsequently employed by the U.S. Forest Service in Missoula, Mont., as a firefighter on a rapid response team.

He remained employed with the U.S. Forest Service until receiving the call in 1970 to become part of the Swampscott Fire Department, where he spent the next 32 years. Moving to Lovell, with his wife in 1989, he then commuted from Lovell to Swampscott for 13 years. After retiring from the Swampscott Fire Department in 2002, he was hired to plow snow for the Town of Lovell leading him to a full-time position where he then retired from the town of Lovell in 2012. He also served as a volunteer firefighter in Lovell, from 1990 and remained a member for 32 years.

He was drawn to being in the outdoors. Whether it was hunting for cottontails in Massachusetts as a boy or deer behind his home in Lovell, fishing for stripers and bluefish down to Martha’s Vineyard or fly-fishing small mountain streams for trout.

He enjoyed snowmobiling in the cold months of winter. He also enjoyed working in his vegetable garden in the summer months growing many different vegetables from asparagus to zucchini.

All of which he enjoyed sharing this time with family and friends.

Besides his mother he is survived by his two sons; Michael Dube of Revere, Mass., and Paul Dube and his fiancée Jennifer Chiulli of Middleton, Mass., and his stepdaughter Lindsay Crooker-Mazariego of South Paris. He also leaves four grandsons Marcelo, William, Nicholas and Cameron as well as three brothers Robert Dube and his wife Donna of Topsfield, Mass., John Dube and his wife Angela of Swampscott, Mass., and Roger Dube of Beverly, Mass., as well as several aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins. Also leaving a longtime companion Catherine Butkovic and her family.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a graveside service on July 9, 2022, at 11 a.m. at the Lovell No. 4 cemetery on Kimball Road in Lovell.

Please visit www.AdvantagePortland.com to sign Francis’ guestbook and leave memories and condolences for the family.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to: Swampscott Firefighters Relief Association, 76 Burrill St., Swampscott, MA 01907

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Rev. Stephen F. Concannon HAMPTON, N.H. — Rev. Stephen F. Concannon, senior priest at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish, former longtime priest in the Diocese of Portland, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.

He was born in Portland on April 9, 1939, the son of the late Stephen P. and Katherine A. (Feeney) Concannon.

He graduated from Cheverus High School, Portland and Boston College. He received his S.T.L. from St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore, Md., and was ordained to the priesthood May 16, 1964, by the late Bishop Daniel J. Feeney.

He served the Diocese of Portland as an associate pastor at St. Joseph’s in Gardener, and St. Martha’s in Kennebunkport, before being assigned to the Diocesan Tribunal. At that time he also served as chaplain at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Mercy and chaplain at the former McCauley High School both in Portland.

Father Concannon was appointed secretary to Bishop Peter L. Gerety and vice chancellor of the Diocese of Portland and continued in that assignment for five years with Bishop Edward C. O’Leary. In 1979, he was appointed pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish, Bridgton, in 1981 to St. Joseph’s Parish, Lewiston, in 1988 to St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Scarborough, as founding pastor and in 1997 to St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Brunswick.

He spent his retirement years as senior priest at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish in Hampton. During his active years in the Diocese of Portland he served for several years as chairman of the continuing Education of Priests Committee.

He leaves his two brothers, Kevin W. Concannon and his wife Eileen of Cape Elizabeth, and Gerard A Concannon and his wife Pamela of Portland; sister-in-law, Barbara Concannon of Swampscott, Mass.; brother-in-law, James Lamson of Southington, Conn., and numerous nephews and nieces.

He was predeceased by his two brothers, Joseph and Vincent Concannon and two sisters, Margaret Veroneau and Mary Ann Lamson.

The Rite of Reception of the Body will take place at 3 p.m., on Friday, July 8, 2022, in Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 289 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842. Father Concannon will then lie in state until 7 p.m., concluding with evening prayer. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2022, in the church. Burial will take place at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday in the family lot at Calvary Cemetery, South Portland. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society, 289 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842.

Arrangements are by the Remick & Gendron Funeral HomeCrematory, Hampton, N.H. Please visit www.RemickGendron. com to view Father Concannon’s memorial website, sign his tribute wall or for directions.

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New faces at Sebago-Long Lake Music Fest HARRISON — Violinist Keiko Tokunaga, winner of the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, will join Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival this summer as it celebrates its 50th season.

Keiko recently remarked, “I am honored to be invited to the SLLMF again this summer. I am looking forward to introducing my new violin, a J. B. Vuillaume violin from 1845, to the loving audience of the festival. As you can see from my new publicity photo, I am a violinist of Japanese descent whose passion is to find ways to interlace various cultures from all over the world through music. Although I will not be wearing my kimono during my return to Maine (it will simply be too hot for that!), I wanted to share it with all those I’ve met there.”

Keiko will be performing at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison during Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival concerts on July 19, 26 and Aug. 2.

She is one of 24 exceptional artists from across the United States who will be performing with the Festival this summer. Ms. Tokunaga first performed with the Festival in Maine in 2016.

Keiko Tokunaga spends most of her days touring and performing globally as a soloist and chamber musician. She has been praised by the Strings Magazine for possessing a sound “with probing quality that is supple and airborne” and for her “pure, pellucid bow strokes.”

She has soloed with various orchestras including the Spanish National Orchestra, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, and Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Orchestra.

In 2021, as her “pandemic projVIOLINIST Keiko Tokunaga joins ect,” Keiko founded an online concert Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival for series, Jukebox Concerts, in order to 50th season, here appearing in tradi- provide artistic outlets for musicians who lost their engagements due to tional Japanese Kimono.

the COVID-19 pandemic. The performances were made available not only to the subscribers, but also to residents of nursing homes, hospitals and assisted living facilities across the country. Later in the year, she created INTERWOVEN, a multi-cultural ensemble whose mission is to eliminate discrimination against the AAAPI (Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) community by integrating the musical traditions of the East and West.

While Ms. Tokunaga played with the internationally acclaimed Attacca Quartet between 2005 and 2019, the ensemble won numerous prestigious awards including the GRAMMY Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance; first prize of the 7th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in 2011; the third prize and the Australian Broadcast Corporation Classic FM Listener’s Choice Award of the 6th Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition in 2011.

Currently on faculty at Fordham University, Ms. Tokunaga also taught at The Juilliard School Pre-College Division, between 2008 and 2019.

Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will perform Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison, between July 12 and Aug. 9. For more information about the Festival and to order tickets, go to https://sebagomusicfestival.org/deertrees-tickets/

Paint Plein Air at Harvest Gold LOVELL — Harvest Gold Gallery is thrilled to announce that the third Plein Air Paint Out of this summer will be starring artist Kristen Dill.

This plein air event is taking place Saturday, July 9, starting at 10 a.m. The vibrant oils of Kristen Dill are now being shown at Harvest Gold Gallery! With wide splashes of color that are certain to bring energy and joy into any room, Dill’s paintings are a pleasant treat for the eyes!

After receiving a BA from the University of Southern Maine in 1978, Dill lived year-round in Maine for five

years. Since then, she has traveled around the United States: living and working in any place that catches her eye. From Dallas to Memphis to Raleigh, Dill has set up her easel on sandy beaches and woody mountain tops alike to “capture the ephemeral quality of nature and make it a shared visual experience.” In the summer, Dill calls Moose Pond in Bridgton home, and an old screen porch serves as her creative studio.

Kristen’s accolades are many, and she has accomplished much with her colorful work. Her paintings have been used in the Disney

feature film “Teen Spirit,” and a watercolor of hers has been used in an episode of the popular daytime drama, “One Tree Hill.” Her work has also been featured in the American Abstract Watercolor Magazine, and the lengthy article praised Dill for her ability to paint the fine impressionistic line between realistic and abstract.

Dill’s style is bright, colorful, and painterly. She begins her work by focusing mainly on organic shapes, and then uses layer upon layer of transparent oil paint to build up the vibrancy and intensity of color that is so characteristic

NORWAY — A retrospective exhibit by Barbara Rule Traficonte will open on Friday, July 8 at the Matolcsy Art Center, 480 Main Street, Norway. The exhibit theme is a “LIFE INSPIRED.” A reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 8.

The retrospective will remain on view daily from the July 9

tinuing education classes at Maine College of Art in Portland.

Barbara also mentored with the pastelist, Albert Handel, for two years and took classes from other fine pastel and oil painters throughout the United States.

Shortly after, she started to teach oil and pastel painting

husband, Arthur, opened the 100 Aker Wood Frame Shop and Art Supply Store in Norway.

In 1988, Barbara studied and sat for the Professional Picture Framers Association exam, which she passed.

Their shop was the first in the state of Maine to have that PPFA status. Their youngest son now owns the 100 Aker Wood store and her husband makes all of the frames for her paintings!

She invites everyone to join her and celebrate her past work on the First Friday event on July 8.

There will be light finger foods and drink.

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LIFE INSPIRED — a retrospective of works by Barbara Traficonte opens July 8 at Matolcsy Art Center. through July 23 from 11 a.m. to adults. The saying from to 3 p.m.

John Cotton Dana which Barbara’s retrospective hangs in her studio says, will represent a wide variety “Who dares to teach must of her work dating back to never cease to learn.”

1952; 75 years of oil and Barbara has been involved pastel paintings, graphic arts, in the Western Maine Art pottery, spinning and weav- Group in Norway since the ings, collage, bird carvings, mid-1970s: she first became needle felting, rug hooking, a member, then sat on the and more. board and later became presiBarbara grew up in dent of the group. In 1985, Kingston, N.J., attended she was honored as presiPrinceton High School and dent emeritus by the board graduated from Douglass of directors of the WMAG. College-Rutgers University Barbara was one of the with a BFA, minoring in Art founders of the Main Street Education K-12. After mov- Gallery, 426 Main Street, ing with her husband, Arthur which became part of the and young family to Norway Western Maine Art Group. in 1972, she attended conIn 1985, Barbara and her

of her work. After struggling for years with chronic illness, Dill says that she finds the creative process of sketching and painting regenerative.

“I paint in response either to visual stimuli, such as a unique color or shape, or to an emotion. The process of painting develops and crystallizes my own insights,” she said.

Painting both beautifully — but not stuffily — arranged still lifes and light and airy landscapes, Dill uses her brush to its fullest extent.

Come stop by Harvest Gold Gallery, Saturday, July 9, to watch Kristen paint! She will be painting out in the gardens starting at 10 a.m. and going until 3 p.m. If you

PAINT OUT! Harvest Gold Gallery will host its third Plein Air paint out with Kristen Dill on Saturday, July 9. are a plein air artist, feel free For more information on to bring your supplies and Dill, the Plein Air Event, or enjoy the beautiful scenery. the gallery in general, call The gallery is located at 207-925-6502, check out the 1082 Main Street, in Center website at harvestgoldgalLovell: just past the Center lery.com, or visit at instagram Lovell Market. @harvestgoldgallery.

Pealer Main St. Gallery NORWAY — Main Street Gallery will feature Sandra Pealer as Artist of the Month in July. A festive reception will be held on Friday, July 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. at 426 Main Street, Norway. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Please join the gallery for refreshments and a chance to meet the artist.

Sandra paints from her SANDRA PEALER will be featured artist for the month of July at Main Street Gallery in Norway.

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DONIZETTI: Trio for Flute, Bassoon and Piano July 9, 2022, 7:30 pm BETH WIEMANN: “The Lake Guide” (2021), HOUSE HAMILL HEELY TRIO &OF BETH PATTERSON JEDSEÂN WILSON commissioned by the SLLMF An evening of Jazz music June 11, 2021, 7:30 pm July 9, 2022, 7:30May pm14, 2022, 7:30 pm BEETHOVEN: Septet in E-Flat Major

with New England based Pennsylvania-based Seán Heely and Beth Patterson House of Hamill is a music musicians,An evening of Jazz WEBER: Flute Trio in G Minor, Op. 63 bring a high-energy repertoire fixture on festival with New Englandstages based PIAZZOLLA: Histoire du Tango for Flute and to the table, largely consisting Guitar across the US. They have Jed Wilson (piano) musicians, of Scottish and Irish tunes and SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major shared their music and Scott Kiefner (bass) songs. stories on the country’s Program III: July 26 Brian Shankar Adler (percussion) Jed Wilson www.houseofhamill.com premier folk (piano) stages.

FOOTE: Nocturne and Scherzo for Flute and String Champion fiddler and singer Seán is one of the most Scott Kiefner (bass) Quartet creatively andprofessionals, captivating artists of Together, Rose Baldino and Brian young Buchanon SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No. 2 This collaboration ofversatile seasoned Brian Shankar Adler (percussion) SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C Major write unusual new fiddle tunes and exciting, unhis generation. each a headliner in their own right, will take predictable original songs while also breathing Program IV: August 2, 2022 Louisiana native Beth Patterson has playedsongs. bouyou on a journey beyond traditional This collaboration of seasoned professionals, new life into traditional andboundacontemporary zouki professionally for thirty years.

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N.E.-based Jazz at Dragonfly THE HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton presents an Evening of Improvisational Jazz with New England-based musicians Jed Wilson (piano), Scott Kiefner (bass), and Brian Shankar Adler (percussion) this Saturday, July 9, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

This collaboration of sea-

world music project co-led with Dave Kobrenski, and a longstanding duo with singer-songwriter Heather Masse.

Scott Kiefner graduated from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music in Montreal, QC, where he studied with Fraser Hollins and Chris McCann. In the

(Chant Records, 2019).

His music video, “Mantra” won best music video at Transcinema International Film Festival in Peru and an official selection at Quiet City Film Festival in New York City. Adler has also been featured in Jason Bivin’s book Spirits Rejoice, Newsweek, NPR,

Chelsea Clinton’s film Of Many, Kamala Sankaram’s operas Thumbprint (LA Opera), A Rose (Houston Grand Opera) and The Jungle Book (Glimmerglass), and Elizabeth Swados’ final theatrical productions The Nomad and The Golem.

In alignment with CDC Guidelines, it is recommendBLACK CAT ROAD performs at the Denmark Arts Center this Friday, July 8 at 7 p.m.

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and National Watercolor Societies. Sandra’s work is collectable and can be found in collections throughout the United States and Canada.

Her work may be seen at Birds of a Feather Gallery in Rangeley, River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta, and Main Street Gallery in Norway among other venues.

Sandra was featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine as “One of the Best Watermedia Paintings of 2020,” showcased in the February 2021 issue with the painting “Artist at Rest” from WVWS Aqueous Exhibition Best of Show category, and also featured in Watercolor Magazine as “One of the Top 26 Watermedia Paintings of 2016, showcased in the February 2017 issue with the painting “Landline” from WVWS Aqueous Exhibition Best of Show category.

The Main Street Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

HARRISON — The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival String Quartet; SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No. 2 in E is celebrating its 50th anniversary during July and August of Minor, Op. 67; SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C Major, D. 2022. Committed to bringing live chamber music to the Lake 956, Op. 163.

Region of western Maine, the Festival will celebrate with August 2 — HANDEL-HALVORSEN: Passacaglia in a return to five concerts at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. G Minor for Violin and Cello; FIALA: Duo Concertante for Several community, healing and repeat concerts are planned Oboe and Bassoon; POULENC: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and as well.

Piano; BIZET: Selections from Jeaux d’enfants for Piano Music Director Mihae Lee remarked, “We are thrilled to Four-Hands, Op. 22; MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio No. 2 in be back at Deertrees for a full five-week festival this sum- C Minor, Op. 66. mer celebrating our golden jubilee season with 24 exceptional and acclaimed musicians performing outstanding well-known works. We will introduce some newer pieces as well as some composers never before performed at our festival. Lastly, we will perform a piece we commissioned The Lake Guide at our first concert.”

The Festival’s five concerts at Deertrees Theatre are on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 on July 12, 19 and 26 and Aug. 2 and 9. Programs are: July 12 — DONIZETTI: Trio for Flute, Bassoon and LIVE CHAMBER MUSIC will soon fill the air as the 50th anniversary season Piano; BETH WIEMANN: of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival begins on July 12.

“The Lake Guide” (2021), commissioned by the SLLMF; BEETHOVEN: Septet in August 9 — PROKOFIEV: Overture on Hebrew Themes E-Flat Major for Winds and Strings, Op. 20. for Clarinet, Strings and Piano, Op. 34; WILLIAM GRANT July 19 — WEBER: Flute Trio in G Minor, Op. 63; STILL: Folk Suite No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, Cello and Harp; PIAZZOLLA: Histoire du Tango for Flute and Guitar; RAVEL: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44. and String Quartet; BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G July 26 — FOOTE: Nocturne and Scherzo for Flute and Minor, Op. 25.

For more information about the concerts and the artists and to purchase tickets, go to the website https// SebagoMusicFestival.org. Individual tickets are $30 per concert; season tickets are $125.00. In addition to online purchases, tickets can be bought at the door on the night of the concert. Season tickets only are also available by sending your check to SLLMF, P. O. Box 544, Harrison, Maine 04040.

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Thursday, July 7 Waterford Historical Society will host its annual summertime music program from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Dance Hall on the Waterford World’s Fairgrounds in North Waterford. The musical performance, descriptive talk, and traditional contra dance will feature Greg Boardman and Friends, well-known traditional music performers, back by popular demand! The event is free, and the public is enthusiastically invited to attend.

Birds on a Wire will perform at 7:00 pm on Thursday, July 7, at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts on Christian Hill Road (just off Route 5) in Lovell. Tickets are available at the door: adults $10, children 12 and under $5. Refreshments will be served. For more information, go to www.lovellbrickchurch. org or call 207-925-1500.

Friday, July 8 Friday-Saturday, July 8-9 Yard Sale.

Finnish American Heritage Society of Maine indoor Yard Sale/ Fundraiser on Friday July 8th and Saturday July 9th from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., 8 Maple Street, West Paris. FMI: call 207-8903773 or e-mail mainefinns1@

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gmail.com Saturday, July 9 Community Fair Buffet Breakfast at the United ParishCongregational Church of Harrison & North Bridgton, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. The menu includes scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, fruit, coffee cake, muffins, coffee, tea, and juice. There is no set price, but donations are most welcome.

Craft and Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., North Sebago Methodist Church.

Harrison Community Fair, to benefit Christmas in Harrison and Harrison Rec programs. Events throughout the village of Harrison.

Food trucks, live music, local artisans, games and races, duck race, fireworks.

8:30 5K Run by the Lake; 10 a.m. fair is open; 11-12 Christian Ray Trio Band; 11-3 Sand Art; 12-3 Skillet Throw Contest; 1-2 Showtime Steve Performance; 2-2:30 Lauren Milo Performance; 2:30-4 Ultimate Country Band II; 4-5 Duck Race; 4-4:30 Lauren Milo; 4:30-6 The Killah B’s; 6:30-8 Brother’s Blue Band; fireworks at dusk.

Open Air Fair, Casco Village Church United Church of Christ, on the Church

Weekly Schedule to cancer patients and their caregivers. No registration required.

Jigsaw Puzzle Library, North Waterford Church (Route 35), the lending library is open every Monday from 1 to 3 p.m. All are welcome.

Waterford Farmers’ Market, 2 to 5 p.m., Waterford Common.

Tuesdays Harrison Food Bank, 12 to 6 p.m., located at the Harrison Food Bank, Ronald G. St. John Community Center located at 176 Waterford Road in Harrison. Telephone: 207647-3384.

Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., former Methodist Church building, Main Street.

Naples Food Pantry, 10 to 11:30 a.m., located at the Naples United Methodist Chuck; open to Naples residents, distribution is drivethru.

Tai Chi Maine at the St. Joseph Church parking lot on South High Street at 10 a.m.

For more information, go to the Tai Chi Maine website or e-mail Taichiinmaine@gmail. com Jeannette’s Closet, 9 to 11 a.m., free clothing, First Congregational Church, South High Street, Bridgton.

Caregiver Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., MWV Adult Day Center, 987 East Main Street, Center Conway, N.H.

Grounds, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Flea market, vendors, food booth, auction board, plant sale, raffle calendar, coffee and donuts. Admission is free.

941 Meadow Road, Casco or call 207-627-4282.

Chatham Historical Society will be presenting Dan Kinley, a re-enactor of America’s War of Independence at 10 a.m. at the Society’s schoolhouse at 1061 Main Road, Chatham, N.H. Denmark Lions Beanhole Supper, 5 p.m., Denmark Town Hall. Concert in the park, 6 p.m., Peter Allen and Hurricane Mountain.

Fireworks at 9 p.m.

Pot Roast Supper, Raymond Village Community Church, pick up 5 to 6 p.mn. at 27 Main Street, Raymond.

Order at 655-7749 or e-mail office@rvccme.org before noon and leave a message with name, number of meals and pick-up time. Menu: pot roast, gravy, potatoes, green beans, carrots, roll and brownie, $12.

Meals are take-out only.

Western Maine Art Group will host a members’ art sale on the lawn of the Matolcsy Art Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Don Campbell Band

appears at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison.

Tickets at deertrees-theatre. org Ragged Jack, 8 p.m., Waterford’s World Fair, 21-plus event, $10 per person.

Saturday-Sunday, July 9-10 Chickadee Quilters’ 41st Annual Quilt Show in Bridgton, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The show includes quilt exhibits, demonstrations, vendors, yard sale, chickadee auction, and café. The show is located at the Stevens Brook Elementary School on Route 302 in Bridgton. For more information contact chickadeequiltersme@gmail.com Sunday, July 10 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 42 Sweden Road, Bridgton, Sunday Service at 10 a.m.

Pancake breakfast.

Harrison Lions will be having an all-you-can-eat pancake (blueberry, chocolate chip or plain), French toast, sausage, juice and coffee breakfast, 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Long Lake Park (next to the Village Tie Up).

Truth About Daisies (folk/ pop), free Sunday Summer Concert, 6 p.m., Naples

Village Green (bring a chair).

In case of rain, the concert will be held at the nearby Naples Methodist Church.

Sunday Music Circle and Craft Sunday Music Circle and Craft with artist Anne Bradbury, 3 p.m., Bear Mountain Music Hall in Waterford, free event.

Tuesday, July 12 Harrison Maine Climate Action Group is meeting at 6 p.m. at the Caswell Conservancy Center (Main Street). This is a nonpartisan group. Masks are encouraged. You can participate without attending meetings

by Facebook group (Harrison Maine Climate Action) or e-mail Andrea at harrisonmaineclimateaction@gmail. com Public Supper, North Waterford Congregational Church off Route 35 opposite Melby’s Market, North Waterford, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Menu: Baked beans, American chop suey, casseroles, salads, brown bread, rolls, beverages and strawberry shortcake.

Adults $12 and children under age12 $6. Take-out available.

Contact Milly Millett at 207583-2822.

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Business Association free concerts from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gazebo in Bradley Park on Main Street in Fryeburg, sponsored by the Mulford Foundation. Performances will happen, rain or shine, with rain location at the Fire Station on Main Street.

The Little White Church (2371 Eaton Road, Eaton, N.H.) will be hosting Village Harmony at 7 p.m.

The Teen World Music Ensemble led by Sinead O’Mahoney, Bongani Magatyana from South Africa, and Scott Sexton will present songs from Caucasus Georgia, the Balkans, South Africa, American shape-note songs, and Renaissance pieces. A freewill donation will be accepted at the door for entry. Masks are required for indoor concerts.

Wednesday, July 13 Music Concert hosted by the Bridgton Community Band, 7 p.m., gazebo, Stevens Brook Elementary School grounds. Free, bring a chair.

Thursday, July 14 Ken & Laurie Turley, 6 p.m., Bear Mountain Music Hall, South Waterford, donation at the door.

This support group offers education, support and coping skills for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s or Related Disorders. Pre-arranged car is available for the family member while the caregiver attends the meeting. For more information, call 603-356-4980 or online at mwvadultdaycenter. org.

Al-anon, 5 to 6 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, www.lrrcbridgton.org Free Narcan Training every other month, third Tuesday (next May 17), 10 to 11 a.m. by Lake Region Recovery Center. Zoom at https://us02web.zoom. us/86337728738. Meeting ID: 86337728738 (You can use our computers to do this, or at home) Wednesdays Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., at Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, no charge.

Morning Coffee, 9 to 11 a.m., American Legion Post 67, 25 Depot Street, Bridgton.

Stop by and have a coffee

on us, and see what has been happening with the American Legion. All are welcome!

Chair Yoga (presented by Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine) at Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison with Susan Kane from 11 a.m. to noon.

Open to public ($10), free to cancer patients and their caregivers. No registration required.

Thrift Shop at the Lovell United Church of Christ (1174 Main Street), open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; $2 bag sale on the last Wednesday and Saturday of each month.

Family Caregiver Support Group, second Wednesday of each month, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Bridgton Community Center (15 Depot Street), confidentiality respected, sponsored by Southern Maine Agency on Aging; tel. 647-3116.

Sweden Food Pantry, open the first and third Wednesday of the month, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shoppers must wear a mask. For a To-Go box, call 647-5735 the Monday before

pantry. The pantry is in the basement of the Sweden Community Church, 137 Bridgton Road, near Sweden’s Four Corners (intersection of Route 93 and Waterford Road).

Hazel & Owen Currier Doll Museum, located at 103 Lovell Road in Fryeburg, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. See hundreds of dolls including Barbie, Shirley Temple, Madam Alexander and Cabbage Patch Dolls. To schedule private tours, e-mail Sally Whitaker at whitaker9244@roadrunner.com.

Suggested donation is $5 per

person. Children under age 12 must be supervised by an adult.

Alateen Meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., PVHI Outreach/ Legion Hall, 47 Bradley Street, Fryeburg. For more information, chris.whitaker@ pvhi.org or call 207-332-7735.

Wednesdays and Thursdays Fryeburg Historical Society Osgood House Museum, located at 83 Portland Street in Fryeburg, is open for tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information e-mail the Historical Society at info@ fryeburghistorical.org or visit

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Mondays Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., at Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, no charge.

Knitting Group meets at the Caswell Conservancy Center in Harrison from 1 to 3 p.m. All levels of knitting are welcome.

Stamping Up Class at the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, Norway, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Space limited, masks required, materials provided. Sign up at info@ crcofwm.org Chair Yoga (presented by Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine) at Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison with Susan Kane from 11 a.m. to noon.

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52. *Featuring Dre, Rainbow, Zoey, Andre, Diane, Jack 55. New Testament king 56. Is not, colloquially 57. At hand 59. Pond buildup 60. Microscope part 61. *”Hogan’s Heroes,” set in _____ Germany 62. Coin opening 63. Like some martinis 64. Big Bang’s original matter DOWN 1. ____-di-dah 2. Awfully long time 3. Stubborn beast 4. Make soiled, in the olden days 5. At the heart of Boston Tea Party 6. Quick or nimble 7. No longer working, shortened 8. *Featuring Rebecca, Jack, Kate, Randall, Kevin 9. *ABC comedy-drama, “____ 222” (1969-74) 10. 90-degree pipes, e.g.

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To be Grand Marshal lived in Sebago for most of her life. She attended Sebago schools and Potter Academy.

Diana has been a Sebago property owner and taxpayer for 64 years. She has seven children, 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Diana was a mail carrier for Sebago and Baldwin for 8½ years and loved the job because she could take her two youngest children with her as she delivered the mail.

After retiring from 21 years at Fairchilds/National

Semiconductor, she worked part time for Sebago, working on the town beach patrol and at the Douglas Mountain parking lot. She created the first printed trail guide for Douglas Mountain hikers, which included a history of the area and early photographs. Diana became a member of the Maine Big Bucks Club, when she shot a 9-point 208.5-pound buck off Robinson Hill Road in the 1970s.

Diana joined the Sebago Lions in 2003 — the second woman to join after the Lions in the state of Maine let women in, serving as Lion historian, secretary and was the first woman president of the Sebago Club from 20082010. She has received many accolades from the Lions, including the Melvin Jones Award for outstanding community service and was made a Loyal Shephard Fellow

by Fidelco, the Guide Dog Foundation. She is active in the Lions Veterans’ Day and Memorial Day events in Sebago, as well as Sebago Days activities.

Joining the Sebago Historical Society in 1996, Diana has worked on the calendar committee and has made many presentations about Sebago history, including her latest talk last month about the history of Pink Street, once a hub of business activity in Sebago, now Route 11.

Cheers to you Diana and SEBAGO DAYS Parade Grand Marshal, Diana thank you for your support of the Town of Sebago.

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BHS presentation The Bridgton Historical Society presents “Abraham Lincoln Alive and Civil War Reenactment” at Narramissic Historic Farm in South Bridgton this Saturday, July 9 from 1 to 6 p.m.

Reenactors will feature skirmishes, drills, march-

ing, and demonstrations starting at 1 p.m. Members of the 3rd Maine Vol. Infantry Company A, 35th Virginia Company B, and Civilian reenactors, Be What Remains, will be participating.

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COMING SOON — Don’t Miss It! The Friends of the Bridgton Public Library’s Big Summer Book Sale!

Kickstart your summer reading at The Friends of the Bridgton Public Library’s big summer book sale on Saturday, July 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot behind the library (1 Church Street, Bridgton).

Rain date is Sunday, July 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There is something for everyone: A wide

variety of children’s books, fiction, history, science, mystery, art, cookbooks, self-help, and much more. Prices range from $2 to “Fill a Bag with Books” for $5 from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Cash or checks accepted.

For more information, call 207-6472472 or visit www.bridgtonlibrary.org.

All proceeds support the Bridgton Public Library.

Hobbs hosts journalist

LOVELL — The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Speaker Series continues on Thursday, July 14 at 7 p.m. with an in-person discussion with Libo Liu, entitled “What is happening in Hong Kong and why it matters to us.”

The late Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping had promised the British rulers that the capitalist system and way of life Hong Kong people had enjoyed for decades would not change for at least 50 years after London handed sovereignty over to Beijing. But 23 years later on June 30, 2020, China’s new paramount leader Xi Jinping forced the National Security Law upon Hong Kong’s 7 million people. The impact has been so abrupt and brutal that even Beijing has stopped saying the slogan “50 years no change” How did that happen? What does BHS PRESENTS — it mean to the US and to the “Abraham Lincoln world? Will it affect ordinary Alive and Civil War Americans? Join us for a discussion with Libo Liu, a Reenactment.” veteran journalist who lived

JOURNALIST Libo Liu to speak Thursday, July 14 at 7 p.m. at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. in Hong Kong and covered it sively. Mr. Liu served mulfor over two decades. tiple assignments in Hong Libo Liu has been Kong over the years, includwith the Voice of America ing as Hong Kong Bureau Mandarin Service in Chief from 2009 to 2012.

Washington, DC for nearly In 2019, he led a team to 25 years. Prior to his current cover the 2019 Hong Kong position as a news editor, Protests that often saw viohe served as Congressional lent clashes between the Correspondent, Pentagon protesters and the police.

Correspondent, National He lives with his wife and Political Correspondent, and son in Washington, D.C. and traveled to and covered the spends a lot of time every Asia Pacific region exten- year in the western foothills of Maine.

This is an in-person talk, but please check the library website www.hobbslibrary. org on the day for any of older adults and adults with changes or updates. disabilities. As the designated For queries, contact the Area Agency on Aging for Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Western Maine, SeniorsPlus Library: 207-925-3177. provides statewide serThe Hobbs Library vices with an emphasis on Speaker Series is supportAndroscoggin, Franklin and ed in part by a generous Oxford counties for core ser- contribution from Norway Savings Bank.

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The Norway Office is located at 9 Marston Street. Hours are available by appointment. Call SeniorsPlus at 207-795-4010 to schedule an appointment for Tuesdays between 9 a.m. and noon, Thursdays 1 to 5

p.m., and Fridays 9 a.m. to noon.

The Caregiver Support Group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month from 2:30 to 4 p.m. and no appointment is needed.

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Bridgton Farmers’ Market recipe

Bitter, Sweet and Sour

By Nancy Tripp Bridgton Farmers’ Market I went to the Bridgton Farmers’ Market last Saturday and came home with so many greens that I could barely fit them in my fridge. Great big beautiful bunches of chard, kale, spinach, baby beets and bok choy. This time of year, I can’t get enough fresh greens.

Eating with the seasons, in spring, bitter greens, bitter herbs and roots are what Mother Nature offers us in abundance to balance a winter of eating heavier proteins and fats in our favorite comfort foods.

This recipe comes from Mollie Katzen of Moosewood fame. For this recipe, she likes to use collards, beet greens, dandelion and kale. I use whatever I can get. I love the contrast of all the contrasting flavors in this dish and I hope you do too.

REG STORIES — Reg Dinsmore: Norway’s Outdoor Adventure Writer will be heard at the Norway Memorial Library on Thursday, July 21.

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Bitter Greens with Sweet Onions & Sour Cherries

1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil 2 cups sliced onions (a sweet variety such as Vidalia if possible. BFM has Candy Onions!)

3 large bunches fresh greens, stemmed if necessary, and coarsely chopped about 12 cups) Salt to taste 1 cup sour cherries, pitted (or canned unsweetened sour cherries, drained — or dried sour cherries) Freshly ground black pepper, to taste Place a large deep skillet over medium heat. After about a minute, add the olive oil and swirl to coat the pan. Add the onions and sauté over high heat for about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium, cover the pan and let the onions cook until very tender, about 10 more minutes.

Add the greens in batches, sprinkling very lightly with a little salt after each addition, and turning them with tongs, bringing the wilted ones from the bottom to the top of the pile.

When all the greens have wilted, stir in the cherries and cook for just about 2 minutes longer (less if using dried cherries).

Transfer to a platter and grind on a generous amount of black pepper. Serve hot or warm.

Enjoy!

The Bridgton Farmers’ Market has moved outdoors for its 27th summer season. BFM is now offering a Community Tent to local organizations. Contact BFM (e-mail listed below) for more information on how to reserve a date.

The Market runs every Saturday from 8 a.m. to Noon, through Oct. 29. You can find BFM on The Green behind Renys on Depot Street.

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BHS presentation (Continued from Page 7B) tions start at 1 p.m. and the Historic Farmhouse will be open for self-guided tours of the first floor until 3:30 p.m.

Mike Davis will present a speech on local politics building up to the Civil War at 3:30 p.m. Beast Feast will be serving food starting at 4 p.m.

Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Speech — a Unity for America — will be presented by reenactor John Voehl of Colorado at 5 p.m. John has provided over 1,300 Lincoln

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He is a lifetime member of the Association of Lincoln Presenters and is recognized nationally as a Lincoln Historian and presenter as the 16th President of the United States.

Bring chairs, blankets, drinks, a picnic, as the event will be outside and is free to the public. Donations are appreciated.

The rain date will be July 10 at the same time.

For more information, please contact Bridgton Historical Society at 207647-3699.

NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library and the Norway Historical Society present Reg Dinsmore: Norway’s Outdoor Adventure Writer on Thursday, July 21, at 7 p.m. at Norway Memorial Library.

Regnall S. Dinsmore was born and educated and spent most of his life in Norway as a carpenter and writer. He wrote in a log cabin on the eastern shore of Pennesseewassee Lake on land that has been in the same family since 1839. In the 1920-30s, he published over 100 short stories in TopNotch Magazine, a popular pulp magazine of the time.

They were stories of hunting, fishing, and trapping in Western and Northern Maine and usually included a Maine Guide and a favored dog.

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Accounting, Taxes REAL ESTATE Southern Maine Retirement Services Infants, Toddlers, Teens and Adults 701 Pequawket Trail Audits, Full Service Payroll Brownfield 603-793-4984 (6/22x) InNetwork; N.E. Delta Dental & MaineCare Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Chalmers Real Estate 3 Elm St., Bridgton 100 Main St., Bridgton 207-647-4125 bdhc@myfairpoint.net (6/22x) Life and Senior Dental Insurance Office 647-5711 (TF) (TF) Saint Peters Episcopal 150 Main St., Bridgton 207-647-2900 (12/22x) Tel. 647-3311 Rev. Daniel Warren ELECTRICIANS Jones & Matthews, PA Kezar Realty INTERIOR DESIGN Sunday Service 10 a.m.

Certified Public Accountants Homes, Land & Vacation Rentals 42 Sweden Road 647-8549 (3/23x) D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons Accounting and taxes Lovell Village 207-925-1500 Universal Designz Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor KezarRealty.com (12/22x) Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg.

Consulting – Design Residential/Commercial/Industrial CLEANING SERVICES Route 302, Bridgton Decorating – Aging in Place Oberg Agency Licensed in Maine & New Hampshire 647-3668 cpas@maine.com (12/22x) Residential, Business, Lake Shore Servicemaster Bridgton 207-647-5012 (6/22x) www.UniversalDesignzMaine.com 207-754-0730 (12/22x) Property Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office ATTORNEYS 132 Main St., Bridgton J.P. Gallinari Electric Co. Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858 (12/22x) OIL DEALERS 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 (12/22x) Residential - Commercial - Industrial Shelley P. Carter, Attorney Aerial - Auger - Lifting Service RUBBISH SERVICE Dead River Co. Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA TLC Home Maintenance Co. Bridgton 647-9435 (12/22x) Range & Fuel Oil 110 Portland St., Fryeburg, ME 04037 Professional Cleaning and ABC Rubbish Oil Burner Service 935-1950 www.spcarterlaw.com Property Management Weekly Pick-up R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton (12/22x) Container Service (12/22x) Housekeeping and much more 24 hour Emergency Service Tel. 743-5417 (TF) 583-4314 (12/22x) Residential & Commercial PAINTING CONTRACTORS Michael G. Friedman, Esq., PA Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882 (12/22x) Worsters Rubbish Removal 132 Main St. – P.O. Box 10, COMPUTERS Redo Properties.com Trash hauling Bridgton, ME 04009 Docks – Demolition “AWARD WINNING” FLOORING 647-8360 (12/22x) Naples Computer Services Snowplowing/Sanding Interior/Exterior painting & repairs PC repair/upgrades – on-site service Harrison 207-583-6914 (6/22x) Local, experienced & professional Hastings Law Office Virus and spy-ware removal Bolsters Decorating Center Call/text 207-693-4663 (Home) (12/22x) 376 Main Street – PO Box 290 Home and business networking Carpet – vinyl – ceramic SELF-STORAGE Fryeburg, ME 04037 Video security systems Always free decorating consulting Webber Painting & Restoration Bridgton Storage 935-2061 www.hastingsmalia.com 71 Harrison Rd., Naples 693-3746 (6/22x) bolsters@megalink.net Interior/exterior painting & repairs 409 Portland Rd. (6/22x) 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202 Waterfront specialists – Free estimates 28 units & 4000’ open barn DENTAL SERVICES (6/22x) Fully insured – References 207-831-8354 Bridgton 272-8085 (6/22x) CHIMNEY LINING (6/22x)

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Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land info services – Surveys Boundary/Topographic/Flood elevation PO Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr. PLS Over 10,000 surveys on file (9/22x)

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Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Complete tree service – free estimates Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Licensed and insured Utility and Landscape Arborist Waterford ME – 583-2474 (6/22x)

VETERINARY Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Route 302, Fryeburg 207-935-2244 (12/22x)

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Ben Tucker and Chris Van Curan will host this event.

Chris is Reg’s grandson. He has collected and re-published some of his grandfather’s stories in “Top-Notch Stories.” The book will be available for purchase at this event. Proceeds from sales will go to the Norway Historical Society and the Norway Memorial Library.

Ben Tucker, whose grandfather was a close fishing and hunting partner of Reg’s, will read a selection from TopNotch Stories. Attendees will see some original Top-Notch Magazines and a small, lightweight canoe that Reg made to fish in remote ponds.

Norway Memorial Library is located at 258 Main Street in Norway. For more information, contact the library at 207-743-5309.

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the webpage at fryeburghistorical.org Thursdays Tai Chi Maine at the Bridgton Town Hall on North High Street at 10 a.m. All participants are asked to wear masks. For more information, go to the Tai Chi Maine website or e-mail Taichiinmaine@ gmail.com NA (Narcotics Anonymous), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, Suite E, located behind the old hospital using a private entrance, 803-8707, www. lrrcbridgton.org Women for Sobriety, 3 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, Bridgton (behind old Bridgton Hospital). Open meeting. In-person or Zoom (https://us02web.zoom. us/j/89816213447). Meeting ID: 89816213447.

Trail Runs.

Every Thursday, May to September, 5:30 p.m., Greater Lovell

Land Trust, Lovell Rec, and Upper Saco Valley Land Trust will co-host Roots & Rocks Ramblers Fun Trail Runs.

Check gllt.org to register for e-mail announcements of weekly locations.

Fridays Coffee Call, 8 to 10 a.m., Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison, pastries and donuts available, lots of hot coffee, stimulating conversations and time to share memories of time in the military and more.

Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., at Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, no charge.

Coffee Café at the Waterford Library, 10 a.m. to noon, a weekly gathering with your friends and neighbors.

Harrison Farmers’ Market, 2 to 5 p.m.

Saturdays Free Breakfast. The Table is excited for the return of in-person breakfasts with the option of pick-up to go meals

at 9 a.m. at the Norway Grange on Whitman Street in Norway.

The Table is always interested in other teams who would like to take a Saturday and serve breakfast. The in-person breakfast has been a great way to combat food insecurity as well as fulfilling a social need for many in the area.

Sebago Yoga classes on Saturday mornings at the Sebago Town Hall gym. Sign up at www.sebagoyoga.com.

Thrift Shop at the Lovell United Church of Christ (1174 Main Street), open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; $2 bag sale on the last Wednesday and Saturday of each month.

Painting classes for beginners and intermediates at 1 p.m. at the Caswell Conservancy Center, 42 Main Street, Harrison. Landscape techniques will be will taught and all materials will be provided. Cost is $20. Instructor: Sandra Kimball. Call (207) 693-5655 for subject matter for the coming weeks.

Art Classes at the Caswell Conservancy Center from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Open to all levels.

Call for information 207-6935655.

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All About Books, third Saturdays at the Waterford Library at 11a.m. All About Books offers Maine authors a platform to talk about their writing process, evolving journey, and their books. Recent challenges have made these conversations especially poignant. Program to be held at the library. All welcome. Free.

Zoom attendance available upon request.

Cornerstone Gospel Church, the third Saturday of each month, 7:30 to 9, Tel. 693-6102 or e-mail pastorjimmarstaller@yahoo.com Sundays Church Service at the North Waterford Church will now be held in person, at 10 a.m. on Sundays. All are welcome!

Ping Pong at the Bridgton Town Hall from 1 to 4 p.m. All welcome. Equipment provided free! 4 tables! FMI 647-2847.

South Bridgton Congregational Church service at 6 p.m. The church is located at 16 Fosterville Road, Bridgton. All are welcome.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Sunday Service, 42 Sweden Road, Bridgton, 10 a.m. All are welcome!

Lesser known American heroes

(Continued from Page 1B) British southern strategy, paving the way for eventual victory against the British in 1781. Greene was a Quaker who was expelled from Meeting because of his involvement in local military activities. His military knowledge was mostly asa book-soldier until his first action as a colonial brigadier in New York in 1776.

Elswyth Thane, the author of Greene’s biography, made this pungent comment in the book’s introduction: “The sheer physical misery of the ill-provided men in the ranks was fully shared by their officers-the untended wounds which took a hideous toll, the grinding hunger and the blistering thirst, the unsheltered wet and cold of the endless marches where the famous bloody footprints on frozen ground were attested to by the men who were there and saw them, and the hateful, humid heat of the Low Country swamps, alive with snakes and leeches, where to fall was often to drown. We must contemplate these ordeals again and again, in the light of our present comforts and privileges-not with indifference because it was all so long ago, not with a skepticism which only reveals willful ignorance of the written record, but with a grateful awareness of the agonies our simple, great-hearted forefathers were able to endure in order to realize their dream of a new nation, conceived in liberty. Some pride in our country and our heritage must be revived and sustained. They were giants in those days. We can still learn from them,” (The Fighting Quaker, Nathaniel Greene by Elswyth Thane).

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Please submit a letter of interest, resume and references to: Town of Sweden Selectmen, Attention: Rose McKenzie, 147 Bridgton Road, Sweden, ME 04040 or via e-mail to: adminassistbos@swedenmaine.org

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Experience needed (mechanical and computer diagnostics). Related schooling and certifications are a plus. We are a fast-paced, friendly shop.

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Town of Waterford Part-Time Transfer Station Attendant The Town of Waterford is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Part-Time Transfer Station Attendant.

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The person in this position is primarily responsible for tax collection. Experience in TRIO software is preferred however, we are willing to train the right candidate.

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Continuations

Who is the hidden singer

(Continued from Page 1B) for song, but those who do are known as oscine passerines, the songbirds. Songs, unlike calls, usually must be learned.

The learning of songs can take most of a bird’s first year of life, and very young birds can sometimes be heard singing baby versions of the adult song. Like calls, songs have different meanings and uses, such as for species recognition.

Researchers have found that Song Sparrows recognize their own species by the intervals between elements of their song, while Winter Wrens recognize their own kind by the sequence of elements within the song. Birds can recognize other individual birds by their voice.

In springtime, bird songs are heard everywhere, as males SUNDIAL LUPINE that I took at the Bridgton define and defend their breeding territories with songs. Each Pollinator Garden male bird uses his own particular type of song, with its individualized configuration of syllables or phrases. Male birds use song to attract females, and females are often attracted to males with the greatest number of songs, or the most complex songs. According to “The Birders Handbook,” some researchers believe song is responsible for coordinating the

A woman, a book and lupines

(Continued from Page 2B) been here since the 1950s.” This corresponds to when Hilda Hamlin would have been in her 60s. Again, these would have been the Bigleaf lupines (Lupinus polyphyllus).

In one of the “Plant of the Week” entries by Patricia J. Ruta McGhan of the U.S. Forest Service, she wrote, “Trying to transplant and adult plant is a waste of time, but colonies are easy to start from seed.” Indeed, Mickey Rathbun, the author of an article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette from Northampton, Mass. titled, “When Good Plants Love Bad Soil” wrote of her experience trying to grow lupines on July 7, 2019. After several unsuccessful attempts to transplant lupines she purchased at plant nurseries, she did some research and discovered that “Lupines have long tap roots and do not like to be disturbed once they’re settled. So, if you buy them in containers, chances are their tap roots have already been compromised and they do not do well. It’s best to start from seed, either nicked or soaked overnight to soften their shell.”

On a personal note, this year I purchased seeds from the Wild Seed Project of Maine, and I did both (soaked and nicked) and planted in terra-cotta pots and placed outside in March. I currently have 22 plants in pots that I will place in the ground in the fall.

McGhan emphasized that native lupines prefer sandy, even rocky, soil and that they do well in average, slightly acidic soil. For a description of how to plant these seeds, you should visit the website of the Wild Seed Project. (https:// wildseedproject.net/). I do want to emphasize that when you purchase any plant, not just lupines, from a nursery/greenhouse, I advise that you ask if the plants were grown from native seeds.

In May, I visited one of my favorite one of my plant nurseries where there were lots of lupines for sale. None of them were Sundial lupines. I spoke with one of the workers and she was very receptive to the information and wrote down information I provided.

While I could not retrieve an interview that W. Storrs Lee completed with Hilda Hamlin for Yankee Magazine in 1971, the New England Historical Society reported that in the written article Lee wrote, “She was on her way to the post office when a ‘regular old-time schoolmarm’ stopped her Model T and asked her to explain the origin of the lupines. Hamlin replied, At the end of the road lives a queer old bird who has so many hundreds of lupines on her land that she has acquired the habit of cultivating the seed when it opens. The old schoolmarm said she’d like to shake her hand. ‘Shake’ said Hamlin, ‘I am Hilda Lupina.’”

By the way, I searched for, but could not find, the obituary for Hilda Hamlin. But the obituaries for two of her sons (Norman and Talbot) were published in the Lincoln County News in 2007 and 2008, respectively. The obituary for her third son, Wilfrid Hamlin, was published in 2009 in the Barre Montpelier Times Argus.

I have decided that I will not be deprived any longer. I am going to go to our wonderful bookstore, Bridgton Books, and purchase my own copy of “Miss Rumphius” to proudly add to my collection. And, I hope that gardeners will take a pledge with me to “… to do something that would make the world more beautiful.” If you are not a gardener, there are endless ways to fulfill such a worthy pledge.

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Letters

(Continued from Page 1B) human nature and build on human strengths. There is no perfect governance because there are no perfect humans.

As imperfectly as our Declaration/Constitution have been adhered to by our Legislators, Justices, and Presidents the underlying principles and legal

reproductive cycle between mates, stimulating hormonal changes and promoting nest-building behavior.

The owner of a territory can identify his neighbors by their songs, so if a stranger with an unfamiliar song comes near the territory, the owner immediately knows, and tries to drive away the intruder. Any bird vocalizations, from an actual bird, or from a phone or other digital device, can seriously distract the territorial owner for as long as several hours. While he searches for the interloper he may not be providing food to his family, or defending them from another intruder.

The hidden singer in our yard finally came out from behind the leaves to perch in the open. He was a slim bird, about six inches long, olive on the back, with darker wings, and white underneath. The crown of the head was gray, with a white eyebrow over the eye, bordered above and below with a black line. I was not able to distinguish the ruby red eye, but there was no question who he was. The endlessly repeated song, “Up here…Here I am…Not there…Over here…Look up…Here I am…” had already told me he was a Red-eyed Vireo.

Bridgton’s glorious Fourth

(Continued from Page 2B) improvement. The world hath become like a fickle lover, in whom every new face inspires a new passion. In this rage for novelty, many things are made better, and many things are made worse. Old errors are discarded, and new errors are embraced. Governments feel the same effects from this spirit as everything else. Some, like our own, grow into beauty and excellence, while others sink still deeper into deformity and wretchedness. The experience of all ages will bear us out in saying, that alterations of political systems are always attended with a greater or less degree of danger. They ought, therefore, never to be undertaken, unless the evil complained of be really felt and the prospect of a remedy clearly seen. The politician that undertakes to improve a Constitution with as little thought as a farmer sets about mending his plow, is no master of his trade. If that Constitution be a systemic one, if it be a free one, its parts are so necessarily connected that an alteration in one will work an alteration in all; and this cobbler, however pure and honest his intentions, will, in the end, find that what came to his hands a fair and lovely fabric goes from them a miserable piece of patchwork…

The American Constitution is the purchase of American valor. It is the rich prize that rewards the toil of eight years of war and of blood: and what is all the pomp of military glory, what are victories, what are armies subdued, fleets captured, colors taken, unless they end in the establishment of wise laws and national happiness? Our revolution is not more renowned for the brilliancy of its scenes that for the benefit of its consequences. The Constitution is the great memorial of the deeds of our ancestors. On the pillars and on the arches of that dome their names are written and their achievements recorded. While this lasts, while a single page or a single article can be found, it will carry down the record to future ages. It will trach mankind that glory, empty, tinkling glory, was not the object for which Americans fought. Great Britain had carried the fame of her arms far and wide; she had humbled France and Spain, she had reached her arm across the Eastern Continent, and given laws on the banks of the Ganges. A few scattered colonists did not rise up to contend with such a nation for mere renown. They had a nobler object,

and in pursuit of that object they manifested a courage, constancy, and union, that deserve to be celebrated by poets and historians while language lasts…

Having thus, fellow citizens, surveyed the principle features of our excellent Constitution and paid an inadequate tribute to the wisdom which produced it, let us consider seriously the means of its preservation. To perpetuate the government, we must cherish the love of it. One chief pillar in the republican fabric is the spirit of patriotism. But patriotism hath, in these days, become a good deal questionable. It hath been so often counterfeited that even the genuine coin does not pass without suspicion. If one proclaims himself a patriot, this uncharitable, misjudging world is pretty likely to set him down for a knave... for the preaching of politics hath become a trade, and there are many who leave all other trades to follow it! Benevolent, disinterested men! With Scriptural devotion they forsake house and lands, father and mother, wife and children, and wander up and down their community to teach mankind that their rulers oppress them… Our purpose is only to draw lessons of prudence from the imprudence of others, to argue the necessity of virtue from the consequence of their vices.

Let us cherish genuine patriotism. In that, there is a sort of inspiration that gives strength and energy almost more than human. When the mind is attached to a great object, it grows to the magnitude of its undertaking. A true patriot, with his eye and his heart on the honor and happiness of his country, hath an elevation of soul that lifts him above the rank of ordinary men. To common occurrences he is indifferent. Personal considerations dwindle into nothing, in comparison with his high sense of public duty. In all the vicissitudes of fortune, he leans with pleasure on the protection of Providence and on the dignity and composure of his own mind. While the country enjoys peace, he rejoices and is thankful; and, if it be in the counsel of Heaven to send the storm and tempest, his bosom proudly swells against the rage that assaults it. Above fear, above danger, he feels that the last end which can happy to any man never comes too soon, if he falls in defense of the laws and liberties of his country.

Till next time!

foundation have sustained the American way of life through false starts, injustices, and just plain stupidity.

Periodically, the American people have forgotten their responsibilities to the principles of the Declaration/Constitution and allowed politicians, captains of industry, and union bosses to run roughshod over the rights of fellow Americans. With exquisite timing, one branch of government, the States, or the people have always stepped up and saved us from sliding into totalitarianism. The latest to step up is the Supreme Court with decisions that are pushing government back toward the principles of the Declaration/Constitution and the “precious blessings” of America’s uniqueness.

Jock MacGregor Sebago

They can’t talk about Afghanistan, the border, gas prices, inflation, food prices, shortages, mortgage rates, or a recession.

Victor Blackwell on CNN was interviewing Brian Deese, Economic Adviser to the President, when he asked, “What do you say to those families that say, ‘Listen, we can’t afford to pay $4.85 a gallon for months, if not years.

This is not sustainable.’”

Deese replied: “What you heard from the President today was a clear articulation of the stakes.

This is about the future of the Liberal World Order and we have to stand firm.”

Apparently, the Biden

makes this the worst first half downturn in history!

The market has lost $11 trillion in value and disposable income was down 3.3% and those dollars are worth about 8% less due to inflation.

Now the American economy is teetering on the verge of recession. Q1 was revised downward to -1.6% and the Atlanta Fed says that the Q2 is currently forecasted at -1% GDP. If that is true, we may see a recession declared sometime in July.

(Two successive quarters of negative growth.)

As the November elections approach, the extreme left has nothing to talk about but Abortion Rights and the January 6th sham.

administration cares more about the Liberal World Order than American families. Those words scare me.

The extreme left is now aware that the Supreme Court is no longer in support of their leftist ideas, and they are very angry.

I have not seen them this angry since — yesterday!

Only 39% of pole respondents are proud of the United States! 85% think the country is headed in the wrong direction. That is very sad. Joe Biden did that.

In November, voters will put an end to the failing Biden policies, and make American first, again.

Bill Preis Bridgton

Falling fast

To The Editor: The S&P 500 Index just lost 20.58% in the first half of 2022, which is the worst performance since 1970.

The Nasdaq was even worse, with a loss of 29.5%, which

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