July 14, 2022

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Hiking & running

Chickadee Quilt Show returns; Community Fair in Harrison; Talking with Susie Pepper

Results from Harrison 5K By the Lake; upcoming races; Round Mtn. ramble

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Fire scorches Jugtown area

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — A wildfire burnt between 15 and 20 acres in Jugtown over the course of several days in early July, requiring the assistance of firefighters from as many 12 mutual aid departments, and using at least 110,000 gallons of water.

Tankers filled up at the Naples Fire Station, at the hydrant by Moose Landing Marina and at a dry hydrant on Leach Hill Road, according to Naples Fire Chief Justin Cox. On July 3, crews first responded to the forest fire in JugTown. In the following days, the fire rekindled twice: on July 4 and 5.

The incident caused officials to explore ways to better fight forest fires, and to figure out why the Maine Forestry Service turned down the fire chief’s request for a helicopter water drop.

One elected official asked: Are there ways to get water from nearby sources instead of driving tankers all the way back to Naples?

On Monday, Chief Cox reported to the Naples board of Selectmen about the wildfire that was discovered in Jugtown on July 3.

“It was reported as 25 acres that burned, but I would guess it was in-

between 15 and 20 acres,” Cox said.

“After being notified of a possible fire early that morning [July 3], our first due units quickly discovered that the fire was beyond the size and scope of one or two departments, and we asked for additional assistance,” he said.

“While I am on record I would like to thank the towns that helped us Sunday for the forest fire. I would like to read them out,” Cox said. “Naples, obviously our crew, Casco, Harrison, Bridgton, Raymond, Otisfield, Brownfield, Denmark, Sweden Poland, Oxford, Mechanic Falls, Gray, Paris and Norway.”

United Ambulance and other towns farther north covered the stations that were left unmanned, he said.

“P&K Sand and Gravel and Chaplain Logging helped supply heavy equipment,” he said. “They were not asked. They came to me and asked, which was awesome.”

ASSISTANCE FROM THE AIR? Naples Town Manager John Hawley reported to selectmen that after the forest fire in Jugtown, he tried to get clarification on why a helicopter from Maine Forestry Service wasn’t JUGTOWN, Page 5A

FRYEBURG — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is proposing to modernize an existing shooting range facility on the Major Sanborn (Brownfield Bog) Wildlife Management Area in Fryeburg.

The facility was first established in 1976, but over the last several decades there has been an increase use and demand at this facility.

To meet the demand for publicly accessible shooting facilities, MDIFW proposes to upgrade the current infrastructure to ensure the continued safe-use and accessibility, increase security and environmental stewardship, as well as increase educational opportunities for Maine’s citizens and visitors.

To view the Fryeburg Shooting Facility Environmental Assessment website, go to mefishwildlife.com/fryeburg.

As part of the planning process, IFW conducted an Environmental Assessment to assess potential impacts resulting from the project.

The 32-page assessment report produced in June by S.W. Cole Engineering Inc. of Gray, notes, “In 1976, a primitive shooting range was constructed on an old gravel pit site on the subject parcel, which fulfilled an unmet need to provide safe and consistent place for the public to gain proficiency with their firearms prior to

hunting season. Over time, there has been an increase in public demand and in response to increased public use, several minor upgrades have occurred to ensure the continued safe use of this public area.

“Additionally, the increased use at this State facility has likely deposited enough lead into firing berms warranting recovery and recycling to ensure proper management and environmental stewardship of the subject parcel. To accomplish this task, the subject parcel needs to be modified from the current conditions and MDIFW believes that the subject parcel will no longer be able to provide quality waterfowl habitat.”

Given these factors, IFW proposes to replace the subject parcel with an adjacent parcel on MSWMA. The replacement parcel, purchased with state funds, will provide equal if not greater waterfowl habitat and wildlife-dependent recreational benefits, and has a greater market value.

“Within this action IFW also proposes to modernize the Fryeburg Shooting facility to meet increased public demand for safe and accessible shooting facilities, enhance environmental stewardship, and provide much needed hands-on experiential education on the safe-use and handling of firearms and RANGE, Page 5A

Public input sought by IFW on firing range

FRIENDS RALLY together: Kim Elliott (above, left) and Angela Merrill hold their handmade signs during a reproductive rights rally that happened Sunday in Bridgton. At left, a group of people display signs in Shorey Park, near the Main Street sidewalk.

(Photos courtesy of Angela Merrill)

‘This is a human rights issue’ Bridgton joins statewide rally

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Bridgton resident Angela Merrill jumped at the opportunity to go to a reproductive rights rally that was being held in the town where she lives.

Since the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Merrill has been concerned about the future of women and all Americans.

On Sunday morning, Merrill joined 65 other individuals in Bridgton at one of the rallies being organized by “Bans off Our Bodies,” which is funded by Planned Parenthood. Simultaneously, rallies were unfolding in Portland and Augusta.

Merrill stood there in Shorey Park facing Main Street with a sign in her hand and her best friend Kim Elliott nearby. She was impressed with the number of people who showed up to the rally.

“It is nice to have one in Bridgton.

We are a liberal town. We forget that sometimes,” Merrill said. “I have been to many rallies, but this was the

most people I’ve seen get together in Bridgton for any cause. We got overwhelming support from passers-by.”

“Of the three [drivers] that gave thumbs downs — one was an older man and two of them were women.

That felt like a punch,” she said.

“People should understand: This is a human rights issue. This is not a political issue. This is a human rights issue. This should not change every time we get a new governor,” Merrill said.

“It is my right to do what I want with my own body,” she said “This is baseline safety. Why are the baseline safety of individuals being taken away? All the effort put in to protecting those reproductive rights. We are just going backwards,” she said. “It is universally given. To have to spend so much effort making a case of bodily autonomy is an absurd waste of our energy and resources.”

Merrill believes the law changes will impact not only the individual, but also society.

“Reproductive rights immediately

affects the work place and the economy,” she said.

These are topics that she talks about in her circle of friends. The rally served as a way to spread awareness, network with others, and to feel like she is doing something “There were people who drove by and looked confused. The world is on fire. But just for some of us.

Some of us don’t experience the fire,” Merrill said.

“It was a nice opportunity to be doing something positive and coming together before it is a crisis. It is not a crisis in Maine right now,” she said.

The general mood of the people during the rally was cheerful, Merrill said. Plus, the gathering served as a place for people to network for future events.

“There were a couple ladies who came from North Conway to see what it was about,” Merrill said.

The Bridgton group provided e-mail addresses so they could be alerted when something simiRALLY, Page 5A

Battle continues to be waged Example what is at stake

By Colin Holme LEA Executive Director Last week, our Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) staff joined representatives from the Moose Pond Association to visit Lake Arrowhead in Limerick and Waterboro.

Lake Arrowhead is a popular, multi-coved lake just about an hour south-west of Bridgton that has been invaded by a whopping three species of invasive plants.

The Moose Pond Association has been very active in invasive aquatic species prevention, and in the spring of this year they asked me if I could show them a heavily infested lake.

At first, I pondered showing them parts of Sebago Cove, but because there is no individual lake association on Sebago or Sebago Cove, I thought it would be better for the Moose Pond representatives to see how another,

INVASIVE VARIABLE LEAF MILFOIL in Lake Arrowhead is the same plant LEA is battling in Brandy Pond, Long Lake, Sebago Lake and the Songo River.

(Photo courtesy of Lakes Environmental Association) similar association, has dealt pay boat inspectors and we Arrowhead, we were relucwith an invasion. perform the annual surveys tant to bring one of our own Moose Pond Association on the pond. boats down and because we already funds courtesy boat With three invaders in MILFOIL, Page 7A inspectors at the launches and each year they have us survey another section of the lake for possible invaders.

Established 1870 Like many lake associations, they have non-profit sta- P.O. Box 244, 118 Main St. Bridgton, ME 04009 tus, but they have no staff.

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Brandy Pond Xing mediation pushed 6 mos.

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The mediation deadline was moved six months later, putting on hold for another half year the process for the Town of Naples to have a letter of credit honored.

The letter of credit is the promised funding to cover the cost of the remaining infrastructure work for a subdivision referred to as Brandy Pond Crossing.

The mediation deadline was moved from June 30 to Dec. 30, according to Naples Town Manager John Hawley.

“The June 30 date has come and gone, and no mediation between the town’s attorney or Coastal Realty’s attorney took place. I received notification on June 30 that our attorney filed a motion for continuance, moving the deadline from June 30 to Dec. 30,” he said.

Bankruptcy Attorney Bruce Hochman, of Eaton Peabody, is representing the Town of Naples.

He communicated with Hawley on June 30, and again this week.

“I had to file another extension to avoid having the court potentially issue an order for not complying with the previous order. I did so merely to extend the time in which medication needs to occur. As we have discussed, mediation is not likely to resolve our dispute so I am ‘kicking the can down the road’ while I wait on Chris Branson to resolve his client’s claim with the developer,” Hochman wrote on June 30.

Lawyer Branson “is

negotiating with Jeff Bennett who represents the developer, Paul Hollis.

If you know either Jeff or Paul, you know that is tough sledding,” the town’s lawyer said.

Hochman phoned Branson on June 29 “to see where things stand but he was out of the office. Thus, I filed the motion seeking more time,” he said.

On Monday, Hochman e-mailed Hawley, saying, “I have been waiting on the promised call from Chris Branson, but it has not yet arrived.”

“Yes, the delay is because Coastal and Hollis have not been able to resolve their disputes,” he said.

“As you may recall, the issue was that we could not hand-deliver the Irrevocable Letter of Credit ‘in hand’ due to COVID. Chris Branson has not denied that the ILOC is valid or served. He is claiming they have no money to pay it. I will press Chris to stipulate to judgment since there is no defense,” Hochman said.

“The waiting has been in order to hopefully have Coastal have funds to pay,” he said.

Hawley updated the Naples Board of Selectmen on the legal issues stemming from the incompletion of the subdivision.

“As you can see, the delay is because Coastal and Hollis are not able to resolve their dispute,” he said. “We don’t have a fight in this game because we weren’t partners. We have to go after the developer — depending on who is responsible.”

FUN DAY AT THE FAIR — The first Harrison Community Fair was a hit with great weather, lots of vendors, games and music. Top right, Patricia Atwater of Ideal Creations Store works on jewelry; top right, Jen Larrabee enjoys fried dough from the Bridgton Fire Department booth; there was info from Deertrees and popcorn from Happy Valley Popcorn.

(Photos by Sharalee Morrison)

Board goes slow throttle on buying boat motor

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— For the first time in about 15 years, the Naples Marine Safety boat that tows the fireworks barge on Long Lake was unable to do that job.

Naples Fire and Rescue boat filled in.

Unfortunately, on July 1, the motor blew on the 2007 Polar 1810 Bay Boat, which is the primary patrol vessel for marine safety, according to Harbormaster Shawn Hubert.

“On Friday, July 1, in the

late afternoon, one of the deputy harbor masters was out on his regularly assigned shift, and reported some engine troubles on our primary patrol boat. He was able to limp it back to the marina,” Hubert said.

The boat was taken to Naples Marina, where it was discovered “the head gasket was blown on that motor. It would be more expensive to rebuild than to buy new,” he said.

On Monday, Hubert presented his case to the Naples

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Selectman Rogers commented, coming from the viewpoint that marine safety needed more presence on the water during the height of boating season.

“It is a necessity more than anything,” he said, adding.

“That doesn’t sound like a bad price at all.”

Selectman Shane wanted more answers before shelling out more money.

“You [Hubert] mentioned the hull has stress cracks in it.

That is more money down the road,” Shane said. “Is it wise

for us to use the backup boat right now, and think about purchasing a new boat with next year’s budget?”

Hubert addressed the stress crack issue.

“I do believe we can get a few more, good solid years out of it before looking at replacing it or repairing any of those stress cracks,” he said.

It was determined that the motor on the backup patrol boat is about five years old.

Selectman Brackett said, “I’m siding with Teddy. Let us have the backup boat re-evaluated for now before we drop $12,500 on a new motor.”

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Earlier in the conversation, Harbormaster Hubert talked about the benefits if the patrol boat were outfitted with a 150 horse-power (HP) motor, instead of replacing the 115 HP motor.

As cited by Naples Marina, the estimated cost of installing a 115 HP motor was $10,000; and the price of putting a 150 HP motor was $12,800. Hubert pitched the idea of buying the bigger, more expensive motor.

“We have had an issue with this boat since day one.

It has been underpowered. It has a 115 now. It can’t get out of its way. It is all fiberglass so it is very heavy. It tows the fireworks barge. That motor works really hard to tow whatever it is towing,” he said.

“We would like to potentially upgrade to 150 horse,” Hubert said. “It is going to give that boat a few more years. I do think we could keep that boat for several more years anyways.”

Chairman Jim Grattelo spoke, saying, “You are here because you don’t have money in your budget.”

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Board of Selectmen for getting a new, faster motor for the patrol boat.

The majority of the selectmen decided to go slow throttle on buying a new motor for the aged boat. Three of the five selectmen voted against purchasing the new motor.

Selectman Kevin Rogers made the motion to take $12,800 from NMS Capital Improvement Reserve account, buy the motor, and put that boat back on water for season.

The vote was 2-3, with Selectmen Colin Brackett, Ted Shane and Bill Adams opposing the purchase.

“I want to make sure the boat is worth the money before we put this motor on it,” Shane said.

Bill Adams asked, “What is the turnaround time? If it is 4 weeks for the motor to be installed, it would already be August” before the boat is back on the water.

Brackett said that the boat is already at Naples Marina.

Therefore, the service department could answer some of the board questions about the expected lifespan of the boat. If needed, the board could always call an emergency meeting to allocate the money for the motor before the summer is over, Brackett said.

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Marcella named Realtor of the Year

Liz Marcella of Chalmers Realty in Bridgton has been selected as the 2022 Realtor of the Year for Western Maine.

Liz joined Chalmers Realty in 2005, where she has been a successful realtor for the past 17 years.

She and her husband Rick live in North Bridgton.

The Realtor of the Year program is designed to recognize a REALTOR member who has made significant contributions to the advancement of the real estate profession and the

community at large.

“I am so honored to be chosen as the Western ME Council Realtor of the Year for 2022. I’ve lived in our local community for over 30 years and have become successful because of my honesty and integrity, of which I am very proud,” Marcella said. “Raising a family — three boys — caused me to be involved in many local projects, clubs and teams through the years from T-Ball and Little League through high school baseball, lacrosse

and football. From Project Graduation, Casco Days, teaching skiing at our local mountain, Board President of the after-school program (SACC), to hosting football dinners, working on the Bridgton Economic Committee and so much more. Many of these duties continued through my kids’ college years, and now that my children have graduated and moved on, I’m finding more time to work and to serve locally.”

Being part of the Realtor Board is currently what

Marcella enjoys the most.

“As I continue to learn about our industry, while enjoying working on all of our projects, which include blood drives, diaper/ food bank drives, Meals on Wheels, Affordable Housing & heat program donations and more. As I move on, I find my passion is local, as there is so much to do and are so many that can use a hand,” she said.

Her reputation and nickname to many is ‘Honest Liz.’ “Honesty is my great-

est strength and greatest weakness, but a must that allows me to sleep at night,” she added. “I’m honored to become a member of this elite group of REALTORS, and if you need help purchasing or selling a home, feel free to call me anytime. I’m both proud and confident to promote our local area and amenities and I’d love to find you a home that you love as much I do mine, or to sell your home to someone new who will love it as you do.”

Liz Marcella, Realtor of the Year

Dinner with Pulitzer winner, support Camp

Mary Build pens new book, “Finding Myself in Aviation.”

Veteran seaplane pilot pens first book

Books in Bridgton.

Richard Russo is the author of eight novels, most recently “Everybody’s Fool” and “That Old Cape Magic;” two collections of stories; and the memoir “Elsewhere.” In 2002, he received the Pulitzer Prize for “Empire Falls,” which like Nobody’s Fool was adapted to film, in a multiple-award winning HBO miniseries; in 2016 he was given the Indie Champion Award by the American Booksellers Association; and in 2017 he received France’s Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine.

Caitlin Shetterly, a former Camp Susan Curtis staff member, is the author of “Modified, Made for You and Me: Going West, Going Broke, Finding Home” and the bestselling “Fault Lines: Stories of Divorce.” Her debut novel “Pete & Alice in Maine,” set during COVID about a couple from NYC that comes to Maine with their two daughters, will be

published by Harper Books in 2023.

The Evening with Maine Authors was inaugurated in 2017 to benefit Camp Susan Curtis, a multi-year, residential camp program for Maine children facing economic hardship. In its nearly 50-year history, Camp Susan Curtis has nurtured self-confidence and a sense of belonging in more than 18,000 children through a fun and enriching outdoor camp experience.

“It is our strong belief that the future of every Maine child has value and promise,” says Executive Director Kathryn Pierce.

“We know that access to opportunity and positive adult role models are powerful forces in enabling children to realize their value and promise. This is what we do at Camp Susan Curtis – we unlock the potential of Maine children with few economic resources – and the support that Evening with Maine Authors pro-

vides is critical in helping us do this.”

This event is made possible in part by Great Northern Docks of Naples, the presenting sponsor for the sixth consecutive year; and sponsors Norway Savings Bank of Norway, Hancock Lumber of Casco, Kezar Lake Realty of Lovell, Main Eco Homes of Bridgton, Howell Laboratories of Bridgton and the Hayes Family of Bridgton.

Camp Susan Curtis is located in Stoneham.

Campers come from across the state of Maine and are referred directly by their school counselors. All campers demonstrate financial need through qualifying for free or reduced school lunch.

The overnight camp experience, which is offered at no cost to campers, is made possible with the support of individuals, businesses, and community organizations. The multi-year

Author Richard Russo camp experience is customized for different age groups with traditional camp experiences for 4th through 7th graders, a variety of special ‘bridge programs’ for early teens, and a comprehensive leadership development program for older teen campers. For more information, please visit http://www.susancurtis.org/

HARRISON — Vocal performing artist, Maine Idol 2008 and Miss Maine 2009 Susie Pepper will be debuting “Songs of Celine

and Barbara” along with Mixolody at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison on Friday, July 29, at 7:30 p.m.

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artistic and executive direcQ: Did you train to be tor, posed the following a singer? How did you get questions to Susie as an your start? advance to the July 29 perSusie P.: I did not train formance: to be a singer! Well, not in the traditional way. I grew up singing in the choir at church which inadvertently demonstrated how to harmonize, blend with other vocal parts, and read music.

Around age 10, I started cantering at Mass, which helped hone my solo skills and overcome the fear of singing alone. I also sang in community theater and in the car, until my friends needed a singer for their group and I thought, “Why not?”

Q: How did winning Miss Maine affect your singing career?

Susie P.: Being Miss Maine was a huge help in my performance career.

Traveling around the state and singing at so many events prepared me for every type of performance.

Whether it was a singalong at a children’s hospital, the “National Anthem” at a Red Sox game or a fundraising show, I had to be ready to sing at each event.

I became very intuitive at foreseeing what would work for each situaSUSIE, Page 4A

Talking with...performer Susie Pepper

SUSIE PEPPER & MIXOLOGY will perform at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison on Friday, July 29. Tickets are on sale.

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Mary S. Build, wellknown in the aviation community as a seaplane pilot, Certified Flight Instructor, Designated Pilot Examiner, and flight school owner, has released her first book, Finding Myself in Aviation.

The autobiography chronicles Mary’s tumultuous early years, her search for a meaningful career as a mother, and finally discovering her passion for flight in her 40s.

Mary shares how she achieved her dream of flight, presenting a road map for others looking to find their purpose.

While Finding Myself in Aviation can help those struggling to achieve their dreams, it also is a compelling read for anyone interested in aviation.

Most of the autobiography chronicles Mary’s adventures in aviation, from earning her many certifications, to competing in the Air Race Classic, flying alone to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh — where her airplane won an award — to her four epic cross-country adventures from Maine to Alaska.

While sharing the highlights of her aviation career, Mary doesn’t shy away from telling stories of her most frightening moment in an airplane to the time she survived an airplane crash.

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STONEHAM — Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo will headline the 6th annual Evening with Maine Authors at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield on Friday, Aug. 12, from 5 to 9 p.m. The event proceeds will benefit Camp Susan Curtis in Stoneham.

The evening at Stone Mountain Arts Center begins with a cocktail hour in the Queen Post barn and segues to a buffet dinner in the Maine Concert Hall. After dinner, a former Camp Susan Curtis camper will share reflections about their transformative camp experience followed by readings by Mr. Russo.

The evening will conclude with a Q & A moderated by Caitlin Shetterly.

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Ball drop July 16 The annual Bridgton Lions Club Golf Ball Drop was scheduled to be held on July 4 but, unfortunately, had to be postponed due to COVID. The new date for the drop will be this Saturday, July 16 at 2 p.m. (weather permitting).

The drop will take place at Mountain Range Golf, 146 Harrison Road, Bridgton. Winners will be notified by a club member.

IN STITCHES — Friends Tracey Quinlan (left) and Lucy Quattrucci, both of Sebago, enjoy a good laugh during the Chickadee Quilters Quilt Show on Sunday morning.

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COOL BLUES and hues of green seem to be the primary color scheme of the quilts being viewed by an unidentified woman at the 2022 Quilt Show, sponsored by the Chickadee Quilters.

GOT YOU COVERED — On Sunday morning, a crowd moves through the displays at the 41st Annual Quilt Show which was hosted by the Chickadee Quilters and took place over the weekend.

Talking with...Susie P. (Continued from Page 3A) tion. Participating in Miss America was so exciting, as well! I am so grateful to have experienced that level of pressure and be able to thrive.

Q: Did you aspire to go to Los Angeles or Broadway? Have you ever played a major role in a musical?

Susie P.: Honestly, I didn’t expect singing and performing to become my career. I enjoyed performing but never had a plan to try and “make it.” It was always a dream to be on Broadway, but I figured that was out of reach for a small-town girl from Gray, Maine! Broadway seemed like this otherworldly place.

Looking back, I think it would have been amazing to try! I do love community theater. I credit my mom with forcing me to perform in “Godspell” when I was a tween, just when I really started to love to perform. Windham Center Stage Theater gave me so many early opportunities to perform. I played the narrator in Joseph, Julia in The Wedding Singer, Lady Larkin in Once Upon a Mattress, and Mrs. Jefferson in 1776, along with variety shows and a ton of ensemble parts at Point Sebago Resort.

Q: What is your favor-

ite music to sing? Do you have a favorite performer that you love to emulate?

Susie P.: I love so many different types of music, it usually depends on my mood. I love to belt out some Whitney and Beyoncé, but also love singing Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sara Bareilles, and other standards from the ’40s and ’50s. I think that is why I love Celine Dion — she does it all so effortlessly and I aspired to do the same.

Q: You’re debuting a new Celine Dion and Barbara Streisandthemed show. How do you choose the songs you perform?

Susie P.: Developing a show with music by two divas like Celine and Barbra is always going to be difficult because there are too many great songs! Like any show, I wanted to make sure there was a good balance of ballads and showstoppers. This biggest hurdle, of course, is writing the musician charts to ensure a streamlined show. Our band Mixology’s music director is Kelly Muse. I can’t stress enough how important he and the other musicians are in making these shows successful. Kelly has spent hours writing charts and makes sure we make the shows great!

Q: What do you love

about performing at Deertrees Theatre?

Susie P.: Deertrees Theatre has been so good to me and Mixology over the years. The building is so unique and the community never fails to come out and support us for each show.

We love performing there and hope to perform many more shows in the future!

Q: Share some thoughts on the successful podcast “Diaries of a Wedding Singer” that you co-produce.

Susie P.: The podcast!

What a wild ride that has been! It was my twin sister, Ali, who started the ball rolling. She too is in a wedding band out in Milwaukee, and one day said, “We always talk about the crazy things that happen during our gigs, why don’t we just press record?” I loved the idea and we’ve been recording since last year. I love having a record of what we’ve seen and heard, it really is a live diary! If anything, it will be hilarious for our kids to listen to later in life.

Q: How long have you performed with Mixology? How did you meet bandleader Kelly Muse?

Susie P.: I have been performing with Mixology since 2008. We began as the house band for Point SUSIE, Page 8A

PERFORMER Susie Pepper

In July each year, Gallery 302 in Bridgton invites campers attending area summer camps to exhibit their artwork in the gallery.

Their work is displayed prominently and gives the gallery a festive look.

This year, the Camp Show will be up for viewing July 22 to July 30. Many art mediums will be represented, including painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, woodworking, jewelry, and fiber arts.

Come to see the children’s colorful and playful art!

Gallery 302’s hours are: weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

2022 RAFFLE International Single Bench Surrey Gift of Geoff & Ginger Worden

Thank you for supporting NPL The Drawing will be on:

Rufus Porter Museum of ART & INGENUITY

121 Main Street • Bridgton, Maine

Come enjoy a Mystery Tour of Local Barns.

Each Barn will present a unique theme.

August 6th 2022

Members – $30 Non-Members – $35

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For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.rufusportermuseum.org or call 207-647-2828

Gallery 302 Camp Show

Tickets are available for $25

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July 14, 2022 The Bridgton News, Page 5A

Bridgton joins statewide rally (Continued from Page 1A) lar, through Bans Off Our Bodies, is organized in North Conway, she said.

Merrill and Elliott found out about the scheduled rally through the Bridgton Community page on Facebook. On the day of the event, Merrill noticed most of the people were in her age range.

“I was surprised there weren’t younger people. But, there aren’t a lot of kids and teens on the Facebook community

page,” Merrill said.

She hopes that future rallies will draw more people once word of mouth gets around.

“I am in convincing mode. My thought is: it is interesting that there is such overwhelming public support of reproductive rights, according to a Gallop Poll. It has stayed at majority approval for decades,” she said.

She did not know why the court would rule against what the majority

of Americans wanted.

Merrill referred people to news.gallup.com Under the topic abortion, there are graphs showing the outcome of almost annual Gallop polls since the mid1970s.

According to a poll conducted from the May 2 to 22, 2022, the question was: Would you like to see the Supreme Court overturn it’s 1973 ruling, Roe V. Wade, decision concerning abortion, or not?

Fifty-eight percent of those

polled said No, don’t overturn. Meanwhile, 35% said Yes the court should do that. And, 7% fell into the category of no opinion.

For 10 years, the majority of people said no to the court overturning it, ranging from 52% to 64%.

From 1992 to 2022, the percentage of people saying yes to the court overturning ranged from 25% to 35%. During that decade worth of polling, the no opinion group went from 4% to 18%.

A SIZABLE CROWD of people spent Sunday morning taking part in a rally for reproductive rights, which was held in Bridgton and organized by Bans off Our Bodies, which is affiliated with Planned Parenthood.

(Photo courtesy of Angela Merrill)

Input sought on firing range

(Continued from Page 1A) archery equipment. This will allow MDIFW to come into compliance with the original intent of the WSFR grant,” the report states.

MDIFW’s proposed action affects lands purchased with funds from the Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund administered by USFWS, WSFR. Because federal funds were used to purchase the land in question and associated federal regulations, this action must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act and the National Historic Preservation Act. NEPA requires federal agencies to integrate an interdisciplinary environmental review process to evaluate a range of alternatives including the No-Action alternative and provide an opportunity for public input as part of its ABOVE, the smaller parcel near the Fire Lane is decision-making process.

The EA will be used the existing range site, while the longer marked site along Pequawket Trail is the proposed replacement to determine whether to provide a Finding of parcel. Below, a sketch of the proposed range site.

Fire scorches Jugtown

(Continued from Page 1A) used to assist with putting out the fire.

Recently, Hawley met with Lt. George Harris, of the Maine Forestry Service.

“I questioned why the fire chief’s request for a helicopter water drop was denied,” Hawley said.

“According to Lt. Harris, several factors have to be considered before sending a helicopter. The one-scene forest ranger evaluates the size, conditions, and type of fire and relays that information to the on-duty supervisor and the helicopter pilot.

The three of them determine how effective the air drops will be. Because our fire was mostly ground and underground fires, water drops from the air would have been ineffective for this type of fire,” Hawley said. “He said digging and concentrated water streams were needed for this particular fire.”

“He also said hindsight being 20/20, it would have made sense to bring the helicopter in to take the chief up to look and survey his fire ground, but wasn’t sure why that did not happen,” Hawley said.

“When asked about the cost, he said cost is not a consideration. When evaluating fire grounds, all costs are covered in full by the state, and there are always funds available for this

activity,” he said. “Towns do not have to pay anything for the service.”

“Towns are never expected to pay for any of that because it could break a small municipality,” Hawley said.

BUSY MONTH FOR FIRE DEPT. The Naples Fire and Rescue Department has been straight out since July 1, Chief Cox said.

“We were fairly busy, starting July 1. I wrote down what we responded to just to give you an idea of what happened in just five days. Friday, July 1, two medicals and a structure fire in Casco. Saturday, July 2, a vehicle fire, a service call and two medicals.

Sunday, July 3, an outside fire, which was the forest fire in Jugtown and two medicals. We returned to the fire scene to mop up hot spots. Monday, July 4, we responded to a service call, a brush fire, a medical, a structure fire in Bridgton, and a rekindle out in Jugtown. Tuesday, July 5, there were two alarms, another rekindle in Jugtown and a medical,” he said.

Later, the selectmen discussed tankers, bringing up repairs on one that happened a few years ago.

“Speaking of tankers, it my understanding that the tankers all filled up at Moose Landing fire hydrant. My

understanding is there were no pressure issues at Moose Landing,” Grattelo said.

Cox said they avoided water pressure issues by filling up the tankers elsewhere the next time.

“After they filled, I assumed we couldn’t do any more. That is why we changed locations,” he said.

“Edes Falls river [Crooked River] is right there,” Grattelo said. “Is there something we need to buy, some apparatus, something we don’t have in our arsenal?”

Cox answered, “You need a good flowing river, and a good access point.

Everywhere along there is a 20- to 30-feet pull.”

“So, there is nothing we could buy,” Grattelo asked.

“If you bought a pumping station, and put it in the river I guess,” Cox answered.

Grattelo continued.

“I am asking questions because I don’t know,” he said. “Is there some type of pump that we would buy if we ever had a fire in that area instead of tanks having to drive all the way back to Naples to fill up?”

Cox said, “If the river was high enough, we would have pulled water from that. Obviously, coming back to the lake on the Fourth of July weekend wasn’t a point. We ended up using a dry hydrant on Leach Hill.”

No Significant Impact (FONSI) or to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). If the EA demonstrates that there is no significant impact to the human and/or natural environment, a FONSI will be prepared. If the analysis in the EA indicates that the proposed action is a major federal action that significantly affects the quality of the human and/or natural environment, a notice of intent to prepare a draft EIS will be published in the Federal Register.

Under Alternative C, IFW would dispose of the subject parcel and replace with a parcel on an adjacent state-owned WMA parcel with subsequent modernization of the Fryeburg Shooting facility to meet increase public demand, continued environmental stewardship, and improve safety and containment.

This alternative has multiple positive benefits to Maine’s citizens.

“The replacement property has a much greater habitat value for waterfowl management and has a broader range of recreational value for the WMA as a whole. The subject parcel contains no mapped wetlands, whereas the replacement parcel contains about 12 acres of forested wetland and nearly six acres of shrub swamp wetland habitats,” the report states.

The purpose of this EA is to review the current status of a parcel of land that contains the Fryeburg Shooting Range and alternatives for its future management as a part of or in conjunction with the existing MSWMA. The property was identified as part of a large acquisition effort begun in August of 1956 to create a state-owned wildlife management area in the southwestern part of Maine for waterfowl, fur bearers and upland game.

The Preliminary Project Statement for PittmanRobertson Project W-49-L said the “project is proposed as a means of promoting efficient management of fish and/or wildlife resources.” The Federal Aid Project Agreement dated July 16, 1957 refined that focus to land acquisition for the Brownfield Game Management Area for the purpose of acquiring a waterfowl management area to benefit waterfowl and muskrat.

Given the changes that have occurred at this location over time and the opportunity to modernize the facility, the Department has determined that the subject parcel will no longer serve the full scope of intent and purposes of the original WSFR grant agreement for waterfowl management.

MDIFW proposes to remove the federal nexus from the shooting range parcel (16 acres) and replace the subject parcel with an adjacent property that provides greater habitat and hunter access values for waterfowl management and has greater market value.

Additionally, MDIFW has determined that subsequently modernizing the Fryeburg Shooting Facility on the existing range site is the most responsible use of that parcel of land.

“The Fryeburg Shooting

facility is essential to the meet growing public demand for a safe, familyfriendly and environmentally responsible access to shooting range facilities within the State of Maine, while also providing increased opportunity for experiential learning, training, and participation in shooting sports,” the report states. “This two-pronged approach serves to accomplish the goal of maximizing habitat for waterfowl management within the MSWMA and providing a modernized shooting facility that will support hunting and shooting into the future.

This EA considers alternatives and evaluates the potential impacts of the proposed action to resolve this issue.”

Current range operations meet appropriate guidance from EPA’s Best Management Practices for Lead at Outdoor Shooting Ranges manual (revised June 2005). However, based on results from a June 8, 2015 lead-soil survey conducted by S. W. Cole Engineering Inc., MDIFW has identified a need to recycle and recover lead deposits at this facility in the near future to ensure continued responsible management of the facility.

Because the facility is still mostly a primitive design, the site was not designed for efficient lead recovery at the time initial improvements were made.

In order to accomplish this task, considerable site disturbance will be required.

The site disturbance from lead recovery and soil treatment will cause lasting effects to the habitat and hunting accessibility on the subject parcel.

Lead remediation alone is estimated at about $2 million dollars.

In recent decades, public interest in firearms and shooting sports has continued to increase, and during 2021 alone there were an estimated 5.4 million new firearms owners across the U.S. (NSSF 2022). Public access to safe user-friendly ranges has been identified nationally as a major factor in recruiting and retaining hunters.

“Ranges are critical in developing and encouraging hunters to learn safe and responsible hunting and shooting practices.

Given this demand, and the extremely limited number of state-owned ranges, we have determined that they most appropriate course of action is for the Fryeburg Shooting Facility to be modernized to meet current standards for safety, accessibility and environmental best practices, including engineered firing berms designed for ease of monitoring and lead recovery,” the report states. “This upgraded infrastructure will be critical to providing hands-on experiential training to new and seasoned firearms owners and hunters and provide a model of modern range design to serve as an example for other facilities.”

Decisions to be Made MDIFW and the USFWS will select one of the alternatives and the USFWS will determine, based on the facts and recommendations

whether this EA is adequate to support a FONSI decision or whether an EIS will need to be prepared.

Alternatives include: • Alternative A – No-Action Alternative.

Under a No-Action Alternative, MDIFW would maintain the subject parcel under WSFR grant agreement and continue operating the primitive range (“as-is”) on the subject parcel. This option would not address several issues facing the subject parcel.

The most pressing issue facing this facility is the increased use and public demand for safe and family friendly places to use their firearms. Currently, this facility lacks full ADA accessibility, the capacity to house more than a few shooters at one time, does not allow for a full complement of shooting activities (e.g., archery and crossbow use), no structural abatement of noise caused by shooting, firing berms that do not meet current industry safety standard, and lacks the infrastructure to provide proper hands-on training for the safe-use and handling on firearms, which MIDFW is statutorily responsible for delivering.

Under a no-action alternative, lead depositions would not be recovered and recycled, and shooting would continue to occur at the existing range facility, increasing lead depositions overtime.

• Alternative B – Closure, Remediation, and Restoration. MDIFW would shut down use at the primitive shooting range currently occupying the subject parcel and attempt to restore the subject parcel to its original habitat condition under the grant agreement. This Alternative may bring the subject parcel into compliance with WSFR grant funding but would not fully achieve the original intent of the grant (providing waterfowl habitat and hunter access) for several decades.

Closure of the Fryeburg Shooting facility would create a void in western Maine for safe, confined, and managed shooting opportunities for Maine’s public. Under current conditions, the infrastructure at this facility doesn’t adequately meet public use and demand for shooting opportunities and closing this facility would exacerbating the problem.

There are no publicly accessible ranges located within 45 minutes from this facility and closing down this public use would likely result in recreational shooting occurring in informal locations and create general safety concerns by uncontrolled shooting in inappropriate locations, create noise disturbances to nearby neighborhoods, unwanted shooting debris discarded on the landscape, all of which could lead to land postings and decreased access by legitimate sportsmen and women.

Under this option, MDIFW would need to find a proximate alternative location to develop a shooting facility to meet public demand and statutory obligations. Developing a shooting facility at an alterRANGE, Page 7A

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Police

Items on Bridgton Police Department blotter These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Tuesday, July 5 10:12 a.m. Citizen dispute; situation resolved.

10:17 a.m. Harassment complaint on Willett Road.

11:12 a.m. Juvenile problem on Church Street; crosswalk sign taken, subject ordered to return it.

2:46 p.m. Verbal argument between family members on Smith Street; parties separated.

3:06 p.m. Report of erratic motor vehicle operation on Main Street; driver located and warned.

5:45 p.m. Report of people staying in a tent on South High Street; moved along.

Wednesday, July 6 2:47 a.m. Mental health

event on Kansas Road.

8:14 a.m. Possible protection from abuse violation Thursday, July 7 9:16 a.m. Unsecure building on Salmon Point Road; nothing suspicious found.

11:21 a.m. Subject issued a trespass notice for a Main Street business.

12:03 p.m. Subjects camping at the Memorial School property; moved along.

11:12 p.m. Report of male fighting with children on Maple Street.

Friday, July 8 4:59 a.m. Medical emergency on Wayside Avenue.

5:16 p.m. Welfare check on Willis Park Road.

9:17 p.m. Noise complaint on Knights Hill

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Road.

Saturday, July 9 1:05 a.m. Suspicious vehicle on Brown Mill Road.

9:13 a.m. Backpack lost on Highland Road.

10:56 a.m. Medical emergency on Maple Street.

12:35 p.m. Subject charged with domestic violence assault after an alleged incident at Johns Cove.

3:10 p.m. Harassment complaint on Boulder Hill Road.

3:49 p.m. Criminal trespass complaint on Portland Road.

4:27 p.m. A motorcyclist suffered “multiple life-threatening inju-

ries including an amputated foot” as the result of a collision with a car on Mountain Road. The motorcyclist was transported to the hospital via LifeFlight. Police say charges are pending.

6:47 p.m. Overdose on Smith Avenue; subject revived after being administered Narcan.

8:36 p.m. Agency assist on Dugway Road.

9:18 p.m. Welfare check on Sandy Creek Road.

9:18 p.m. Report of a vehicle with a loud exhaust was speeding on Brickyard Hill Road; police were unable to locate the vehicle.

9:50 p.m. Weapons offense in the area of

Moonrise Lane.

9:58 p.m. Suspicious person/situation on Milbrook Road.

10:36 p.m. Report of male using drugs in a parked vehicle on North High Street; area checked, but police were unable to locate the vehicle.

11:07 p.m. Welfare check on Bacon Street.

Sunday, July 10 2:19 a.m. Mental health event on Kansas Road.

2:47 a.m. Barking dog complaint on Burnham Road.

5:32 a.m. Suspicious person/situation on South High Street.

12:52 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Iredale Street.

3:40 p.m. Lost/missing

person on Mountain Road.

4:35 p.m. Attempt to locate “disorderly male” drinking on the beach at Woods Pond Drive.

Male was arrested and trespassed from all town-owned beaches in Bridgton.

5:50 p.m. Report of an intoxicated subject on Wildwood Road.

5:55 p.m. Report of a possibly intoxicated driver on North High Street; unable to locate.

11:08 p.m. Female stopped on Burnham Road, charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence.

11:17 p.m. Medical emergency at Sawyer Circle.

These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Monday, July 4 2:29 a.m. Responding to a complaint at a Lovell Road campground, police charged Jonathan Murad, 27, of East Bridgewater, Mass. with domestic violence assault.

10:53 a.m. Motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Fish Street and North Fryeburg Road.

2:01 p.m. Unwanted subjects at Carolyn Drive.

2:11 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Leach Road.

Tuesday, July 5 3:50 a.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue on Eastland Street.

10 a.m. Civil matter on Stanley Hill Road.

4:52 p.m. Disturbance at the intersection of Pine and Portland Streets.

Wednesday, July 6 3:50 p.m. Suspicious activity on Haley Town Road.

8:13 p.m. Alarm activated on Main Street.

9:11 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue on Pequawket Lane.

Thursday, July 7 11:30 a.m. Harassment complaint on Harbor Road.

11:36 p.m. Assist Oxford County deputy on Depot Street in Brownfield.

Friday, July 8 5:30 p.m. Traffic complaint on A Street.

8:19 p.m. Responding to an unwanted subject com-

plaint on Lovewell Pond Road, police arrested April N. Louwers, 36, of Fryeburg on an outstanding warrant.

8:51 p.m. Fraud complaint on Belair Estate Road.

11:14 p.m. 9-1-1 hangup call at Lovell Road campground.

Saturday, July 9 2:37 a.m. Disturbance at Lovell Road campground.

6:08 a.m. Criminal mischief complaint at Lovell Road campground.

2:23 p.m. Motor vehicle

crash on Main Street.

5:39 p.m. Assist agency on Mountain Road in Bridgton.

8:23 p.m. Assist citizen on Bridgton Road.

9:23 p.m. Disturbance at Main Street campground.

9:51 p.m. Suspicious activity on Menotomy Road.

Sunday, July 10 3:03 p.m. Welfare check on Lovewell Pond Road.

Monday, July 11 4:40 a.m. Radar detail on Bridgton Road.

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July 14, 2022 The Bridgton News, Page 7A

What’s at stake in milfoil battle (Continued from Page 1A) wanted to hear their unique perspective, I called up the head of the Arrowhead control program and he arranged a tour of the lake for us.

When we met at the launch, the first thing I noticed was the signs.

Multiple signs, both large and small, indicating that there were invasive species in the lake and that the Lake Arrowhead Association was actively managing them and badly needed financial help to do this. The next thing I saw were milfoil fragments at the launch and as I scanned the nearby shallows, I saw a clump of the bottle-brush like plant growing next to the dock. Not a good omen.

Our hosts Mike and Dave, who are president and vice president of the association, showed us around the lake in a pontoon and took us to bays and coves chock full of milfoil. They gave organizational and personal accounts of their long fight to keep the lake open and usable to those who live and visit it.

Looking down into the water in the areas that were full of milfoil was a sad sight but one that was familiar to me. Since it was early July, it had not yet reached to the surface yet but the long, green, bushy tendrils of the plant spread out laterally from the base and brownish algae grew on the feather like leaves. In some areas, that was all you could see in the water. Large and small fragments were constantly floating by us as we putted around the lake.

Fragmentation is the primary reproductive strategy of milfoil. As the summer progresses and the plants grow longer, many of the tops break off and float in the water for several weeks until sinking and finding a new home where they root and start a new colony. It is very effective way to make clones

of the original plant.

As we left one bay and entered another, I saw a family along the shore and a young girl wading into the water. Pieces of milfoil floated near her and a large patch was straight out in front of her. I thought back to my own childhood and how I hated swimming outside the buoyed area because occasionally a plant from the depths below would rub up against my torso. I just didn’t like the feeling of it. I wondered if that girl felt the same way.

At the end of our trip, they took us to a long, thin, cove at the north end of the lake they had been working for many, many years. It looked to me like the milfoil was still shore-to-shore but they considered it a success story because they have harvested so many times that it no longer grows all the way to the surface. When they started in the cove, it would flower and bloom above the water each summer and the bay would morph into what looked like a fully-vegetated wetland.

While seeing the infestation in person was certainly jarring, the real impact for me was their story. Our two guides had been battling this for so long. Raising money, finding divers, corralling volunteers, trying different control techniques.

They seemed wearied and worn-down from the effort over the years. In the summer, they each spent more than 20 hours a week coordinating and fundraising for this work. They struggled to find younger association members to help take over the fight and told stories of affluent landowners on the shore with expensive houses and multiple boats who were eager to hear about progress, but were slow or reluctant to contribute the $100 suggested contribution.

I thought about Long Lake and Brandy Pond, where we have worked so hard to keep milfoil at bay and yet we can’t ever get more than 30% of landowners on the lake to contribute to the effort.

One thing I know for sure about these invaders is that you have to act early if you want to keep them from taking over. We are ahead of the curve in our area, but for how much longer? For the last two years, half of the funding for our control work has come from a foundation grant, where one of the advisors, who lives in Massachusetts, has seen first-hand how bad milfoil can get. Once that funding is gone, will landowners step up and contribute to the problem at our doorstep or will we have to cut our pro-

gram in half?

Although the milfoil was certainly the most dramatic in Lake Arrowhead, they also have invasive Swollen Bladderwort and Brittle Naiad. While little is known about the exotic bladderwort species, Naiad is particularly troublesome because its seeds are tiny and it is a very effective colonizer. In an exacerbated tone, Mike said to us all, “If they find one more invasive species in the lake, I am moving.” He also succinctly put into words, something I have long felt, “Our lakes belong to the state of Maine…until there is a problem and then that problem belongs to you.”

It is frustrating, but basically true. About a quarter of the cost of LEA’s control program is covered by grants that we apply for and report

PLEA FOR HELP — This banner is posted at Lake Arrowhead, asking the public for help to battle milfoil. on each year. The rest of the boat traffic on the lake funding we have to beg and already and when we went struggle for and the amount I did not see an inspector at we raise each season dictates the launch. However, I wish how long we can work. more people could see this I really don’t want more issue with their own eyes people to go down to Lake and recognize what we are Arrowhead. There is enough up against.

Input on Fryeburg shooting range

(Continued from Page 5A) native location would result in lead depositions into land the likely did not have any previous contamination.

By taking the shooting facility out of continuous use, MDIFW would then need to completely remediate the site according to standards in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. This procedure would likely cost about $2 million in state funds to complete, which may take several years for the Department to secure.

This action will require significant landscape changes that likely would result a timeframe of several decades to return the area to one that would provide hunting access and waterfowl habitat. Remediation of the site after closure of a shooting range includes recovery/recycling of lead, offsite removal and disposal of several inches of surface of topsoil, treatment of remaining site and re-vegetation.

This remediation activity would also require monitoring and potential retreatment of soils for many years after initial action, which would limit the capacity of the subject parcel to provide waterfowl habitat or recreational opportunities for Maine’s public.

• Alternative C – Preferred Action. MDIFW would dispose of the subject parcel and replace it with a parcel on an adjacent state-owned WMA with subsequent modernization of the Fryeburg Shooting facility.

MDIFW proposes to replace the 16-acre subject parcel under the WSFR grant obligations with an adjacent state-funded 108+/-acre property already contained within the MSWMA. The subject parcel contains no mapped wetlands, whereas the replacement parcel contains about 12 acres of forested wetland and nearly SIGN ABOUT TROUBLE at Lake Arrowhead boat six acres of shrub swamp wetland launch area warning the public about invasive habitats. While the replacement parBrittle Naiad. cel is under State ownership at this

time, this action will add an extra level of habitat and access protections by placing these 108 acres under Federal WSFR Grant obligations. The Department has commissioned a land appraisal of both parcels to verify that adequate financial compensation has been established for the disposal and replacement of lands under this action.

Under this Alternative, MDIFW proposes to recover and recycle the lead deposits on the current site and incorporate the treated soils back into re-engineered firing bays that are constructed in a manner that allows for a more efficient system of monitoring, recovery, and recycling of lead fragments without major disruptions in use at the subject parcel. Additionally, MIDFW proposes to capture and treat run-off in a stormwater collection system. A sound wall will be constructed behind all firearm shooting stations to redirect, dissipate, and break-up sound waves to limit noise disturbance to the surrounding area.

Under this alternative, MDIFW will be able to provide the shooting public a much greater range of activities and educational opportunities.

The facility will be designed to ADA standards to be fully accessible, with paved parking lot and access paths to all shooting stations and target areas.

MDIFW proposes to increase the available shooting stations to accommodate increase in public demand, with addition of 100-yard and 50-yard firing bays, improving the aerial shotgun field, adding a 60-yard archery bay, and a 15-yard training bay separate from other firing bays, to allow new shooters to gain confidence and proficiency without extra concussive forces or intimidation.

Modernization of this facility also will allow for increase security and predictable use at the site, as well as allow for additional hands-on experiential training for basic firearms han-

dling and shooting sports programming. MDIFW proposes to install a security fence around the entire facility with locked access, where public use is only accessible when an RSO is present.

This reconstruction will allow for increasing berm heights to meet current industry standards.

Under this alternative, MDIFW will be able to provide additional support structures on the subject parcel, including a heated storage and RSO administrative buildings and a future classroom site. These accessory structures will allow for secure storage of range supplies and provide a separate space, away from active shooting for students and RSOs to eat/rest. Modern facilities and support for volunteer RSOs will likely increase the number of volunteers and volunteer time to provide increased supervised public use hours and allow for critical education of brand-new firearms owners and participants to shooting sports.

The report looks how the range affects the environment regarding soils and topography, visual resources and aesthetics, vegetative communities and habitat, wetlands, streams and water quality, wildlife, fish and aquatic species, threatened and endangered species, air quality, noise, hazardous waste and solid materials, historic and cultural resources, socioeconomic conditions, public use, access and recreation. Under each of these categories, the report addresses impacts if Alternative A, B or C were followed.

IFW is seeking public feedback on the Environmental Assessment.

Comment deadline is Aug. 1, 2022.

If you have any questions please contact Nathan Webb via e-mail at Nathan.Webb@maine.gov or Robert Cordes, 353 Water Street, 41 SHS, Augusta, ME 04333; phone 207287-5202; or e-mail: Robert.Cordes@ Maine.gov

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Area news

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Tuba ensemble July 23 WEST PARIS — The tuba ensemble, Low Commotion, will present an outdoor lawn concert on Saturday, July 23 at 2 p.m. at the West Paris Library.

Low Commotion, formed in 2013, is an ensemble of euphoniums (tenor tubas) and full-sized tubas. The popular ensemble performs several concerts annually at senior living centers, veterans’ homes, churches, and libraries. Literature performed includes jazz, marches, classical and contemporary music.

This outdoor event is MIKE LEVINE TRIO with vocalist Wendy Pederson appear at the Denmark Arts free and open to everyCenter on Friday, July 22 at 7 p.m.

one. If you have a favorite comfy folding chair, you are welcome to bring it along.

There will also be folding chairs available.

West Paris Public Library is at 226 Main Street in West Paris. Parking is available behind the library.

The concert is sponsored by the Friends of West Paris Library. For more information on this and other programs, visit the website at westparislibrary.org; contact the library at 207-6742004 or librarian@westparislibrary.org.

Community Day

NORWAY — Everyone is invited to Norway Community Day at the Norway Grange on Whitman Street this Saturday, July 16.

The day will start with a free breakfast served at 9 a.m. The Car Show will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a free cookout for lunch. There will be an inside yard sale. Bring your antique or classic car and enjoy a day of good (free) food and fellowship. No registration is required please just show up and have fun.

The event is sponsored by the Norway Grange, Moss Brook Church, The Table and Friends.

For more information, please e-mail thetable160@ Center’s HEPA air purifier systems and ventilation gmail.com will be engaged for indoor performances.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online The Bridgton Historical Society will host a pancake at www.denmarkarts.org/ breakfast featuring blueberries on Saturday, July 23 from events (view calendar list- 9 to 11 a.m. at Narramissic in South Bridgton. The event ing) will take place outside. The rain date will be July 30. For more information please contact BHS at 207-647-3699.

Levine Trio, Pederson at DAC

DENMARK — The Denmark Arts Center presents the Mike Levine Trio with vocalist Wendy Pederson on Friday, July 22 at 7 p.m.

The Mike Levine Trio, along with vocalist Wendy Pedersen, has been per-

forming throughout Maine for the last 14 years. The group covers a lot of musical ground reaching into The Great American Songbook, Blues, Pop, Latin and a few originals all with a Jazz treatment.

With Mike on Piano,

Bassist Nicky Orta, and Drummer Steve Salo, the music keeps audiences engaged and grooving. Not to mention, Wendy is a world-class vocalist, who moves you into the lyrics of each song The Denmark Arts

NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library announces that Jerry Bryant from Amherst, Mass. will present a musical program on traditional sailor chanteys on Thursday, July 28, 2022, from 7 to 8 p.m.

The men who worked on square-riggers in the 19th century used rhythmic work songs, which they called chanteys (or shanties, depending on where they were from), to coordinate their muscle power as they raised sails, moved cargo, and heaved up the anchor.

These songs have found a resurgence of popularity on social media and recent movies. They are loved for

their compelling rhythms, sing-able choruses, and the salty flavor they deliver, conjuring images of wooden ships bowling along under a cloud of canvas.

Bryant is a singer and independent folk scholar who has deeply studied traditional sailor songs, including chanteys. He has appeared at maritime festivals across the United States, singing the old songs and keeping the art of the chantey alive. He accompanies his singing with concertina and banjo, but delights in belting out a capstan chantey unaccompanied, the way it was done on the deck of a barque or

brigantine 200 years ago.

His research allows him to add historical insights to his performances, so the audience comes away from one of his programs with an understanding of the cultural context in which these songs were originally sung.

Bryant has a YouTube channel called Chantey Talk, in which he explains the ship-board tools and terminology sailors used in traditional chanteys. He has appeared on numerous recordings and soundtracks.

With family roots in South Paris and Buckfield, he is excited to bring this music to the area.

This summer concert is

HARRISON — Harpist Stacey Shames will return to Harrison to play with the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival celebrating its 50th season.

Ms. Shames will perform at the Festival’s Aug. 9 concert at Deertrees Theatre.

“She performed with the Festival just once before, in 2018, and was much loved. The Festival Jerry Bryant had to have her back,” free to attend and open to remarked Carol Madsen, the public. Doors open at vice president of the Board 6:30 p.m. so please arrive of Trustees. “We have so seldom had a harpist play early as seating is limited.

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— Boaters don’t always realize that bow-riding is illegal.

Bow riding got brought up at the two most recent meetings of the Naples Board of Selectmen.

On Monday, Selectman Kevin Rogers said over the weekend a group of people

were talking about how people go down the ladder into the water while the boat is operating.

Chairman Jim Grattelo said if people can think up things to do on a running boat, they will do it. Bowriding is one of those activities, which involves the unsafe behavior of being outside the rails while the

boat is in operation, he said. Grattelo mentioned that a fatality occurred after someone who was bow-riding fell off the boat.

“On the way here, I stopped at Muddy River Bridge and yelled at someone riding the bow,” Selectman Ted Shane said.

Two weeks earlier,

during the June 27 meeting, the board previewed a water safety video produced by Naples Marine Safety (NMS) and bow riding came up.

In early June, an anonymous business donated $700 for NMS to finish the water safety videos. That was done.

“All four [videos] start

(Continued from Page 4A) Sebago Resort performing on the beach for guests. One year, the resort produced a “comedy wedding” — a wedding-themed dinner theater that featured us as the band. It was an absolute blast! A couple at a show asked, “Hey, do you want to play our real wedding?” The rest is history! Kelly and I have been friends since the beginning of our Point Sebago era, he’s a major factor in making Mixology so successful.

Singers always receive the most attention because we are front and center, but I wouldn’t be half as successful without every musician

on that stage, especially Kelly. They are more than friends — I love them like brothers.

Q: You are incredibly popular in Maine! What do you miss about Maine now that you are living in North Carolina?

Susie P.: Starting over is hard! I will always miss the ease of a ready-made fan base and the fans that I count on in the audience.

It will take time to get to know the music scene in North Carolina, but I’m up for the challenge! I’m excited to grow our audience in our new state while continuing to perform in Maine.

Q: What do you want

to share with the audience of your debuting show, Celine and Barbra?

Susie P.: When I first considered developing a Celine/Barbra show, I received a lot of raised eyebrows, gasps, and comments like, “Do you really think you can do it?” and “That’s very ambitious.” I took that as a huge challenge and a chance to push myself to a new vocal achievement.

I never dreamed that I’d get the opportunity to sing these songs, there aren’t many chances to perform My Heart Will Go On at weddings! We’ll have special guests as well, including violinist Ashley Liberty and Leon Griesbach, who

will be assuming the role of Andrea Bocelli for the night. This is the most vocally challenging show I’ve ever performed, nothing else comes close. It’s the Super Bowl of diva shows, and yes, you’re not going to want to miss it!

Sponsored by: Macdonald Motors and Norway Savings Bank.

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Ticket prices include a $2 Heritage Fee that supports the ongoing restoration and improvements of Deertrees Theatre.

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and end the same way. All the information is presented just about the same,” Hubert said.

“The goal is to have all the marinas and rentals to use them,” he said.

Eventually, there will be links so that people can watch the safety video before renting the boat or jet skis, he said.

The board viewed the video on operating jet skis.

Grattelo asked if the video on boating warned people not to bow ride. He had seen bow-riding occurring on pontoon boats over the last weekend in June.

“There were lot of people riding on the bows of boats. And, there were lot of waves on Long Lake because there were a lot of boats on Long Lake,” Grattelo said.

Hubert said that marine safety does take notice of this unsafe activity.

“I got 21 stops for bow riding this weekend,” Hubert said.

During the meeting on Monday, Hubert had not yet compiled the statistics from the weekends in July.

HARPIST Stacey Shames with us before. It is such a unique and beautiful instrument and Stacey is amazingly gifted.”

Stacey Shames is recognized as one of the world’s foremost harpists, performing as concerto soloist, chamber musician and orchestral principal.

Since making her debut at Carnegie Recital Hall, she has appeared as concerto soloist with “I am so happy to be returning to Maine, and very gratified to be playing one of the true gems of the harp repertoire, Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at Deertrees,” she said. “Having been commissioned for the newly developed double-action pedal harp, this piece dramatically demonstrates the magnificent capabilities of the harp in sound, fortitude, and chromaticism.

I can think of no better place to hear this piece than in the Lake Region of Maine, with its tranquil beauty…an area close to my heart since the annual visits of my childhood.”

Stacey is the solo harpist of the acclaimed Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with whom she records and tours. A devoted chamber musician, she is a member of the Aureole Trio, the preeminent merger of Flute, Viola and Harp.

To purchase tickets, go to https://sebagomusicfestival.org

Regional Sports

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Harrison 5K By the Lake 1. Remy Dufresne, 17, 17:44.5 2. Eric Darling, 49, 17:49.3 3. Bear Brooks, 17, 18:02.0 4. Jeff Lindy, 43, 18:06.7 5. Ken Ross, 60, 19:08.4 6. Sarah Pribram, 54, 19:30.5 7. Merrick Bryant, 16, 19:46.1 8. Christopher Terry, 44, 19:48.1 9. Arno Bommer, 62, 19:50.3 10. Steve Migausky, 40, 19:53.2 11. William O’Connor, 18, 20:03.0 12. Gavin Kuns, 31, 20:04.4 13. David Brooks, 55, 20:13.7 14. Jacob Mora, 15, 20:45.7 15. Adeline Casali, 21, 21:05.9 16. Martin Feeney, 59, 21:22.5 17. Brian Ladd, 61, 21:43.3 18. Tristan Cormier, 17, 21:55.7 19. Rebecca Weston, 44, 22:00.7 20. Greg Loen, 53, 22:10.4 21. Collin Varney, 13, 22:12.2 22. Daniel Whittle, 59, 22:30.4 23. Jaime Toohey, 45, 22:42.0 24. Dylan Feeney, 18, 22:48.5 25. Timothy Bryant, 49, 23:05.3 25. Eliza Weisse, 21, 23:05.3 27. Ron Dufresne, 50, 23:55.2 28. Samantha Kamras, 43, 24:18.8 29. Kate Gilmore, 55, 24:31.7 30. Robert Webster, 45, 24:51.6 31. Darius Pierko, 45, 25:10.7 32. Amelia Bommer, 16, 25:34.2 33. Kelsey Olen, 22, 25:39.9 34. Alyssa Bommer, 19, 26:09.9 35. Leigh Ann Dufresne, 53, 26:12.3 36. Nate Sessions, 44, 26:39.2 37. Isaak Anokye, 11, 26:47.4 38. Ephram Atwater, 14, 26:53.3 39. Alex Surro, 23, 27:15.6 40. Milo Kamras, 10, 27:24.4 41. Ari Roth, 20, 27:29.9 42. Nadia Griswold, 45, 27:44.1 43. Laurence Migausky, 41, 28:03.6 44. Daulton Feeney, 16, 28:13.9 45. Jaclyn Salevsky, 27, 29:20.2 46. Dwayne Varney, 42, 29:20.3 47. Brian Bates, 44, 29:59.1 48. Jamie Hudson, 44, 30:57.7 49. Todd Melioris, 58, 31:24.0 50. Janet Guidi, 68, 31:44.8 51. Karin Levesque, 64, 31:50.4 52. Amy Milo, 47, 31:51.4 53. Lucas Hutchinson, 15, 32:00.0 54. Quintessa DiBiase, 17, 32:00.1 55. Tracey Lydon, 49, 32:01.4 56. Chris Lydon, 48, 32:01.6 57. Joseph Breiling, 38, 32:08.3 58. Alix Breiling, 35, 32:10.8 59. Kate Melioris, 55, 32:22.1 60. Jennifer Norris, 47, 32:26.2 61. Amy Douglass, 51, 32:44.0 62. Sara Nappi, 34, 33:03.3 63. Jackson Hamm, 13, 34:33.1 64. Nick Hamm, 13, 34:43.8 65. Marianne Strickland, 61, 34:58.2

Round Mountain

This was our third climb of Round Mountain (1,827 feet) in Albany, Maine. This is a modest hill that has outstanding views from the trail climbing it, but also with an interesting “rock castle” feature near the top.

The Round Mountain Trail leaves the parking lot and initially climbs through hardwoods, primarily red oak. The summit is primarily spruce and fir. This climb is on the easy side of

66. Ken Hamm, 52, 35:04.1 67. Braeden Geer, 13, 35:12.7 68. Linda Roth, 56, 35:56.2 69. Lisa Graham, 42, 35:58.1 70. David Geer, 41, 36:01.7 71. Drew Toohey, 12, 37:39.4 72. Caitlin Stover, 47, 37:53.5 73. Rebecca Parsons, 44, 38:15.7 73. Katie Dubois, 38, 38:15.7 75. Susan Segar, 59, 38:15.8 76. William Toohey, 10, 38:27.7 77. Taylor Slemmer, 52, 38:47.6 78. Megan McDonald, 29, 39:36.7 79. Heather Tower, 52, 39:38.4 80. Pamela Teixeira, 49, 39:38.6 81. Abbey Galligan, 14, 39:56.5 82. Sophie Atwater, 10, 39:56.6 83. Robbie Webster, 11, 40:26.1 84. Kensi Varney, 9, 40:28.8 85. Laura Varney, 38, 40:29.0 86. Nicholas Nappi, 41, 40:38.2 87. Shauna Perry Smith, 40, 41:07.5 88. Heather America, 51, 41:24.5 89. Gary Pagel, 63, 44:15.0 90. Skye Webster, 11, 51:18.9 91. Bridget Webster, 47, 51:19.3 92. Kristen Manges, 49, 51:22.8 Age Division Winners 10 & Under Sophie Atwater, 10, 39:56.6 Milo Kamras, 10, 27:24.4 Ages 11-19 Amelia Bommer, 16, 25:34.2 Remy Dufresne, 17, 17:44.5 Ages 20-29 Adeline Casali, 21, 21:05.9 Alex Surro, 23, 27:15.6 Ages 30-39 Alix Breiling, 35, 32:10.8 Gavin Kuns, 31, 20:04.4 Ages 40-49 Rebecca Weston, 44, 22:00.7 Eric Darling, 49, 17:49.3 Ages 50-59 Sarah Pribram, 54, 19:30.5 David Brooks, 55, 20:13.7 Ages 60-Plus Janet Guidi, 68, 31:44.8 Ken Ross, 60, 19:08.4 Numbers by Age Class Female, 10 & Under: 2 Female, 11-19: 5 Female, 20-29: 5 Female, 30-39: 4 Female, 40-49: 16 Female, 50-59: 10 Female, 60-Plus: 3 Male, 10 & Under: 2 Male, 11-19: 17 Male, 20-29: 2 Male, 30-39: 2 Male, 40-49: 13 Male, 50-59: 7 Male, 60-Plus: 4

OKAY, LET’S GET READY FOR THE RACE — Prior to the Kids’ Race, the day before Bridgton’s 4 on the Fourth, physical therapist Erica Pond Green led youngsters in a variety of warm-ups. Then, it was off to the races as youngsters tested their speed and stamina on a Stevens Brook Elementary course.

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Senior Rambles Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree moderate. The trail is well marked with trail markers on the trees and trail cairns, some elaborate, along the route. There are some steep sections and some switchbacks as the trail climbs to the summit, and the blanket of red oak leaves on the trail can be slippery, especially

DENMARK MOUNTAIN HIKER Fran Wylder.

when wet.

Near the summit the trail divides into two at the Rock Castle Loop; Rock Castle is an interesting rock formation resembling a castle.

The left fork of the loop trail is steep in spots and the hiker who does the entire loop has the choice of either climbing steeply (if the left fork is taken) or descending steeply (if the right fork is taken). The trail does not go to the summit of Round Mountain but ends at a ledge about 100 vertical feet below the summit. The summit of Round Mountain is completely tree-covered with no view.

On an earlier hike, we discovered that the trail cairn fairies had gone hog-wild building stone trail cairns here. Jeff and I counted 100 cairns marking the trail on our last hike, but noticed that the number was much reduced this time.

Didn’t do a count, however, so we cannot testify as to the count currently, but clearly fewer than the overRAMBLES, Page 10A

Upcoming area races

Sebago Days 5K Road Race When: Saturday, July 16, 8 a.m.

Where: Out and back on Route 11 Registration: Online at https://runsignup.com/ SebagoDays Fee: $20 until July 14, 11:59 EDT; $25 after July 14; race day registrations start at 7 a.m., $25. T-shirts given to first 100 registrants.

Lovell Old Home Days 5K When: Saturday, July 16, 8:45 a.m.; packet pick up at the Lovell Athletic Fields between 7 and 8 a.m.

Registration: First 100 registered receive commemora-

tive t-shirt. Proceeds benefit Lovell Rec Department and Old Home Days Parade/Race.

Website: Contact: Director Stan Tupaj at 1-207-925-1500 or stan@fairpoint.net 43rd Annual Casco Days Country Run When: Saturday, July 30, 9:30 a.m.

Registration: Online at www.CascoDahys. com/2022/04/08/road-race Fee: $20 until July 25; $25 July 26-30 Ninth Annual Dole 3 Miler When: Saturday, Aug. 13, 8 a.m.

Where: Race starts at the Maine Visitor Information

Center, 97 Main Street (Route 302), Fryeburg; down and back on Fryeburg Rail Trail Registration: Online until Aug. 13 at www.dole3miler. com Fee: $20 pre-registration (and a free t-shirt)/$25 on race day 23rd Annual Waterford Fall Foliage 5K When: Sunday, Oct. 9, noon Registration: $20 preregistration, $25 on race day.

Proceeds benefit annual Tony Waldeier Scholarship Fund.

One Mile Fun Run, 11:30 a.m., children ages 12 and under Website: waterfordfall5k. com

THE FIRST 250 RUNNERS TO SIGN UP GET THE ANNUAL ROAD RACE T-SHIRT!

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WINNERS of the Bridgton Highlands County Club Nine and Dine Tournament were Coel Ziemnicki and Dan Hammond for Low Gross, along with Suzie Kinney, Edward Kinney, Beverly Chalmers and Bill Chalmers for Low Net.

On the Greens

By Suzie Kinney Highlands Golf Columnist Our ladies played on a soggy course this week. As I lay in bed listening to the rain, I wondered how many would venture out to play the wet fairways and mushy greens. At least, that’s what I thought would be the case as it rained for quite some time last night. But, we had a good turn out and my thoughts of rain being a problem were unjust.

It was a beautiful day and rain was no hindrance. The game today was to count only the number of strokes it took to get the ball onto the green. That number added for the nine holes was the earned score. Easy, right? If you have trouble putting, then today was your day…no putting needed. For many players, this number is smaller than the number of putts it takes to get the ball into the cup. If you were on the green in three strokes, that was the recorded score. The three to four putts after being on the green were not counted!

The low gross winner for this unusual way of scoring was the ever ready, often named here, Shari “Lights Out” Linsky.

The second-place low gross was a three-way tie between Ellen (She’s back) Cyr, Lynne Gillen and Maureen Tillet. The low net winner was Chris “Gangway” Gouterman. Linda Munger came in second and there was a tie for third for Mary Barry and Marlene Thombs. The pot today was for most tee shots in the fairway and the winner was Ellen “Sizzling” Cyr. She hit and held eight of the nine fairways. I felt pretty good about my five, but was beaten out by several others. Mary Barry, Donna Bleakney, Donna Rollo and Brenda Tyler all tied for the second-place honors. My measly 5 didn’t earn any accolades but I still felt pretty good. This in spite of the fact that like the numerous squirrels hunting for a hidden morsel of food I was pushing through underbrush looking for a missed hit golf ball.

Other golf news this week included the BHCC Nine and Dine event on Friday afternoon. Club Golf Pro John “Boz” Boswell laid out the rules of the game that was a step-aside scramble. This format makes for some interesting choices to be made by the participants. Everyone hits their tee shot. The ON THE GREENS, Page 11A

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Hiking today were 15 Denmark Mountain Hikers.

We left the trailhead parking lot at 9:10 a.m. and reached the first overlook ledge at 9:40 a.m. after climbing 0.57 miles by Paul T’s measurement. I tarried at the ledge while two of the group decided to head back down, and then climbed to the summit, reaching the trail loop junction at 10:10. From there, I took the shorter right-hand loop while Gordon led the rest of the hikers on the lefthand, longer loop. We met at the summit where Paul T announced the hike had taken 1 mile to that point.

After group photos and snacks, the group started back down on the righthand loop at 10:55 a.m., reaching the trailhead at 11:25 a.m. after 30 minutes of hiking. I figure the total hike was about 2.1 miles.

Round Mountain Round Mountain is tucked in with a number of similar peaks south of Bethel in the Sanborn River Valley including Lawrence Mountain (1,454 feet), Long Mountain (1,832 feet), Uncle Tom Mountain (1,702 feet), Bacon Hill (1,827 feet), Peabody Mountain (1,575 feet) and Lovejoy Mountain (1,792 feet). This one, however, has a very nice trail to the summit that is well marked.

There are several overlooks from the trail with fine vistas west and north of the White Mountains, the Oxford Hills and the Mahoosuc Range, as well as the little village of Hunt’s Corner with the historic Albany Congregational Church and the 1875 Round Mountain Grange Hall in the foreground.

It is one of many mountains in our area in private ownership, but where the owners have given their permission for hikers to use the trails that they maintain there. Hikers are asked to respect this, leave no trash, light no fires and do not camp overnight.

Round Mountain is

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The view from Round Mountain.

(Photo by Gordon Farrell)

listed in the MINDAT.com website as a locality for rose quartz. However, the landowner expressly prohibits any mineral prospecting and hikers are requested to respect their wishes.

Round Mountain in Oxford County, Albany, ME Difficulty – Moderate Trail distance – 2.1 miles round trip Hiking time – 2 hours round trip Elevation – 1,827 feet Vertical gain – 967 feet Coordinates — 44° 18’ 53”N 70° 44’ 36” W Topographic Map – USGS Greenwood 7.5-minute quad Directions to the trailhead: Take Route 35/37 north from Bridgton to Denmark Mountain Hiker Paul Waterhouse on the (Photo by Gordon Farrell) Waterford. When the two Round Mountain trail.

Route 118, then 1.7 miles Street in Bethel village folroutes split take Route 35 north for 4.6 miles just past left (north) on Route 118 to low Vernon Street for 6.9 miles, turn left and go 1.2 Melby’s Market to where Hunts Corner Road.

Alternatively, Round miles to Hunt’s Corner Route 118 joins Route 35.

Turn right (east) on Route Mountain may be reached Road, where the trailhead 118 for 3.4 miles to Hunts from Bethel. From Main will be on the left.

Corner Road, then turn left (north) and go 6.6 miles on Hunt Corner Road to the Round Mountain trailhead.

The trailhead is on the right about 0.7 miles beyond the Albany Congregational Church on the right at a Loon Echo Land Trust has several events planned for sharp right turn. the coming weeks. All LELT events are open to all and are The parking lot is on free of charge or have a suggested donation that supports the right side of the road LELT’s conservation work in the Lake Region. and has room for about History Walk, Friday, July 15, 9 a.m. at Peabody-Fitch 5 or 6 cars. The trailhead Woods, Bridgton. Join Jon Evans, LELT Stewardship may also be reached from Manager and Bridgton Historical Society board president, Waterford by continuing for a walk at Narramissic and Peabody-Fitch Woods in straight on Route 37 for 2.8 South Bridgton. Jon will discuss the history of the farmmiles to the junction with LELT, Page 11A

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LELT upcoming events & news (Continued from Page 10A) stead and the collaborative work of Bridgton Historical Society and Loon Echo Land Trust. The group will determine if they want to stick to the gravel surfaced trail or head up the Quarry Trail (which has rocks, roots, and one steeper section) to the quarries. No registration required.

Yoga on the Hill, Monday, July 18 and July 25, 5:30 p.m. at Hacker’s Hill Preserve, Casco. Join certified yoga instructors in a gentle yoga practice in the fresh air to explore postures and sequences together.

Yoga on the Hill will continue through September, every Monday at 5:30 p.m. (no yoga on Sept. 5). No registration required.

Sunset Concert featuring Bruce Marshall, Wednesday, July 20, 6 p.m., Hacker’s Hill Preserve, Casco. LELT is excited to welcome back local (and LELT) favorite Bruce Marshall for another sunset concert. Bring chairs, blankets, and a picnic! Suggested donation: $10 per adult. Rain date: Wednesday, July 27.

Trail Running Workshop, Thursday, July 21, 6 p.m., Raymond Community Forest. Learn from professional running coaches on Loon Echo Land Trust trails! Get tips on form, injury prevention, gear, and any other questions you have about trail running. All paces, all distances. No runner left behind!

Forest Forensics, Friday, July 22, 9 a.m., Tiger Hill Community Forest, Sebago. Join LELT staff at Tiger Hill Community Forest to explore deep into the forest to look for signs and clues from the past and

learn about the secrets the woods hold. Includes walking off-trail on uneven terrain.

For more information and a full calendar of events, visit LELT.org/ events or call 207-6474352.

In other Loon Echo news: • Volunteers Needed for Sebago Lake Loon Count, Saturday morning, July 16, 7 to 7:30 a.m. New England’s third largest lake (Sebago!) has never before been included in Maine Audubon’s official loon count. This has been due to a lack of volunteer counters needed to count the lake’s 50 designated survey areas.

The lake has 50 designated survey areas that all need to be surveyed in order for the lake to be included in the official state count. There have always been gaps in the data collected so this year many groups and individuals are coming together to ensure all areas are surveyed.

• Trail Work Days — Monday, July 18, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Location to be determined; Friday, July 29, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., location to be determined.

E-mail Jon at Stewardship@lelt.org to sign up and with any questions.

• Pondicherry Park Work. Gradual slopes, smooth surface, no roots, rocks, gaps or steps — that’s the future of the main trail in Pondicherry Park. Work has begun improve 0.7 miles of trail from the Bob Dunning Memorial Bridge to the Willett Road trailhead at Pondicherry Park. The goal is to increase accessibility for a wide range of users and to enhance access for

future maintenance needs in the Park.

It has long been the desire of the Town of Bridgton, Loon Echo Land Trust, and the greater public to improve the conditions of the Park’s main trail and replace existing infrastructure in order to make this community resource accessible to more people.

That vision will soon be a reality thanks to funding from the Maine Recreational Trails Program and generous private donors. If you would like to contribute to this project you may do so online at link.lelt.org/ pondicherry, or by mailing a check made out to ‘Loon Echo Land Trust’ at 8 Depot St., Suite 4, Bridgton, ME

commemorative hard-cover coffee-table book available for purchase as well.

The annual meeting will be held Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Narramissic Historic Farm & Peabody-Fitch Woods, South Bridgton.

Cost: $40 per person, which includes dinner and drinks.

Schedule: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., drinks and conversation; 5:30 p.m., Annual Meeting; 6 p.m., dinner and dessert.

Register today. More info at lelt.org

(Continued from Page 10A) best shot is chosen and the person who hit that shot now steps aside and does not hit the next shot. The other three hit and again, the best shot is chosen and the hitter steps aside. Once on the green, all players putt until the ball is holed. Foursomes were out on the course vying for bragging rights and club credit.

A fun afternoon of nine holes was followed by a delicious lasagna dinner prepared by Club Chef Mike Shea. What?

Who won? Oh, sorry, the low gross winners was the awesome team of Dan Hammond, Deb Hall-Wisse, Wes Wisse and Coel Ziemnicki with the winning score of 35.

The low net winners were the slightly less awesome team of Bill and Beverly Chalmers paired with Edward and Suzie Kinney with their winning score of 26.

Congratulations to all the winners this week.

Tip of the Week: Having a set up routine for every shot helps with focus and shot consistency.

See you next Thursday and remember to hit’em long and straight!

VOLUNTEERS FIX STEVENS BROOK TRAIL —

By Whit Lesure Volunteers from Woodard & Curran recently repaired Highlands Golf Columnist some sections of the boardwalk and trimmed back We can officially declare that summer is here with great the “jungle” on the Stevens Brook Trail in Bridgton.

Lakes Environmental Association removed truckloads weather providing all of us the perfect backdrop to a full slate of activities at Bridgton Highlands C.C. Thank goodness for of invasives, too!

July!

Friday evening, the “Nine and Dine” (aka “9, dine, & wine”) crew held their first event of the year, in what is always a fun time that features a slightly less rambunctious crowd of players than the “Scramble Gang.” The 1st Gross was won by the foursome of Wes “the Whistler” Wisse, Deb Hall-Wisse, Dan Hammond, and Coel Ziemnick. Low Net belonged to Edward Kinney, Suzie Kinney, Bill “the Mayor” Chalmers, and Bev “the Principal” Chalmers.

Also making their first appearance of the summer on Saturday night were “The Thirsty Brothers.” Unfortunately, while I had planned on attending this must-see event, I had two “thirsty brothers” of my own in town and you probably know how that goes, so let’s just say everyone had a grand time of it.

Speaking of good times, there were three Hole-In-One’s reported during the past week. Kim Kavanaugh (no relation to Bill “the Irish Cardinal” Kavanagh) accomplished the feat on #10. A day later, Steve Tratre holed his own on #2. Not to be outdone, Josef Rettman used an 8-iron to conquer the always treacherous #8. Well done folks! I await my first such outcome along with those of you who only dream of such things with the clock ticking on golf’s holy grail. fortunate to be home to the In weeknight Scramble action on Tuesday, the free-agent largest Common Loon popteam of Cliff Walker, Jim Thombs, Ken Mushrow, and Whit ulation in the Northeast?

Lesure combined to win Low Gross at 8-under par. 2nd Gross For nearly four decades, tion efforts to bolster the for Saturday, July 16, from belonged to the foursome of Aaron “Izzy” Izaryk and the Maine Audubon has been loon population. One of our 7 to 7:30 a.m.

“BA Boys” Tim Atwood, Jim Hopkins, and Dave Lepage. studying loon behavior most powerful and popular This event has engaged 3rd Gross went to the “Scramble Czar” Bob Bissonnette and and engaging volunteers tools is the Annual Loon more than a thousand vol- his henchmen Pete “Easy Rider” Gately, Chris Harriman, across Maine in conserva- Count, scheduled this year unteers since 1983. On the and Steve Vacchiano. 1st Net was won by the team of Scott third Saturday of July, par- Cushing, Mike McCormick, Gary McIver, and Pat Redding. ticipants head out in skiffs, 2nd Net was earned by the group of Paul Howard, Cody “Big kayaks, and pontoon boats Tex” Reid, Bob Pollard, and Jeff Polanski. 3rd Net belonged to to tally the Common Loons Frank Wall, Brian Wall, Mark Nollette, and Jeremy Meunch. they see. Last year, volun- Bridgton Academy claimed the rights to both NTP’s with Jim teers of all ages counted “Sleepless in Seattle” Hopkins earning #2 while Whit Lesure loons on 328 lakes. took home #8 at 27-inches on the first swing of the night. It Maine Audubon uses would get no better for Lesure in the days following as he conthe statewide snapshot to templated all aspects of his life in golfing. “What a game”, you estimate the annual popula- say! There are plenty of cheap clubs available filling the dusty tion and track population closets across America where sane folks came to their senses trends across the decades. and gave up the torturous madness of this ultimate challenge.

July 16th, 9am - 4pm Shorey Park, The information helps biolOn Thursday, the team of Tim Ebling, Kyle Ebling, ogists, state officials, and Doug Walo, and Scott Cushing earned the 1st Gross vicBridgton. Enjoy Art, Music & Food Maine lake users under- tory at 5-under par. 2nd Gross went to the group of Ed stand more about the loons’ Kuklinski, Perry “Guitar” Gibson, Mark Nolte, and Jeff Art in the Park is an annual event created by status and the health of “the Badger” Anderson. 3rd Gross belonged to “the Czar” Maine’s lakes.

(Bob Bissonnette) and his henchmen Steve Vacchiano, Chris “The count gives us Harriman, and Pete “Gator” Gately. 1st Net was won by the a window into the status team of Nita “Nuptials” Barker, Karen Mentus, Kenny Gilfry, and Carl Lindberg. 2nd Net went to “Murray Incorporated” “Monarch” by Sandra Tardo- Long LOON, Page 12A Ken Murray, Martha Murray, Meagan Murray, and Lance Travis. Rounding out the night with 3rd Net was the team Brent Brown, Don Carlson, Chris Dadman, and Dave Brown.

Tim Ebling captured NTP # 10, while Jim “Sleepless in Seattle” Hopkins Hopkins picked up his second NTP of the week on #13. Kudos to the “czar” for sending the scramblers off the back nine for a welcome change of pace and scenery.

In Saturday morning Sweeps play, Wayne Kuvaja took home Low Gross and Ken Mushrow earned Low Net. Mr. Kuvaja and Nick Stuart won the Team Low Gross. Jim Mains and Jim Macklin (“Team JM”) claimed Team Net. The alwaysaffable J. Mains won the Quota while “JM2” (Macklin) took NTP honors. All Saturday players got an earful following the round from Head Pro John “not always so affable” Boswell for scores he deemed “disgraceful.” Fortunately, this group seems to thrive on John yelling at them occasionally, perhaps a throw-back to the days of yore when such behavior was “par for the course” and could be interpreted as “caring.”

On Saturday, the venerable Wayne Kuvaja was back at it again earning a Low Gross sweep of the weekend. Wayne’s “bestie” John Roberge joined the circus for a second go and bridgtonalliancechurch.org came away with Low Net. Ken Murray and Nick Stuart scored the Team Gross honor, while Jim Mains and Wayne Kuvaja won the Team Net. Nick Stuart was the Quota winner, while Jim Mains earned NTP #10.

It was fun to see “1st team good guys” Bill Chalmers and Phil Libby join the morning Sweeps action. Apparently, word has traveled that there is money to be made on this circuit without a lot of real work. On this weekend, I was strictly a generous contributor to the “Kuvaja IRA.” The Wednesday night Twilight League is in full swing with a new partner format this year, while the annual President’s Cup is down close to the “elite eight.” Slick greens and tight fairways await all competitors. Make your next shot your best 1T28 shot and regardless, tip your bartender, please!

Art in the Park is this Saturday

Vacation Bible School July 18 – 22

6 to 8:30 p.m.

FREE KIDS EVENT

Bridgton Alliance Church 368 Harrison Road Bridgton, Maine

04009 (memo: Pondicherry Park).

During construction (July and August), parts of the trail will be closed.

Signs are posted. Please respect these temporary closures so you stay safe.

• Annual Meeting Date.

LELT donors and friends are invited to celebrate 35 years of conservation in the Lake Region of Maine! Join us for food, drinks, and discussion with fellow community members committed to conservation. We will have a

On the Greens

Annual loon count Saturday Did you know that loon chicks can swim right away but need parental care for their first three months?

That the shape of a loon’s forehead or length of its neck can change to indicate stress? And that Maine is

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Page 12A, The Bridgton News, July 14, 2022 Will Perkins of Fryeburg was named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, N.Y.) for the spring 2022 semester. Will is in the software engineering program. Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term grade point average is greater than or equal to 3.400.

Jesse Robert of Lovell has been named to the University of Maine at Machias Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester. To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List, a student must have completed 12 or more calculable credits in the semester and have earned a 3.30 or higher semester grade point average. Students who have part-time status during both the fall and spring semesters of a given academic year are eligible for part-time Dean’s List. They must have completed 12 or more calculable credits over both terms and have earned a combined GPA in those terms of 3.30 or higher.

Caitlin Riordan of Naples and Jessica Meyer of Raymond have been named to the Dean’s List for the 2022 spring semester at the University of New England.

Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester.

Saint Michael’s Dean’s List The following local students were named to the Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College (Colchester, Vt.) for the spring 2022 semester: Corban Ridlon, a May 2022 graduate and English major from Casco, and a graduate of Lake Region High School.

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into two political parties, the Federalists and the Nationalists, each of which conducts a party convention, sets a platform and nominates members for elected offices, including Boys Nation president, vice president and party leaders.

Each senator will also write, introduce and debate a bill of his choosing before an appropriate Senate committee, and if successful at that level the legislation will be voted on by the whole Senate. Bills passing the Senate are later signed or vetoed by the Boys Nation president.

The young men will also have an opportunity to tour the National Mall, including the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Wall and Korean War Memorial. They will also present a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery, see the Iwo Jima Memorial and meet with their state’s U.S. senators.

They may have the opportunity to visit the White House, as well.

In addition, delegates will attend a dinner at a

nearby American Legion post hosted by National Commander Paul E. Dillard of Texas.

This year’s crop of Boys Nation senators represents the finest of nearly 17,000 incoming seniors who attended Boys State programs. Famous Boys Nation alumni include former President Bill Clinton, actor Donal Logue, Govs. Chris Christie and Scott Walker, and Sens. Mike Lee and Tom Cotton. Notable Boys State alumni include Tom Brokaw, Michael Jordan, Rush Limbaugh, Jon Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Neil Armstrong, Roger Ebert and Justice Samuel Alito.

University of Maine at Orono for the spring 2022 semester, a student must have completed 12 or more calculable credits in the semester and have earned a 3.50 or higher semester grade point average. Students who have part-time status during both the fall and spring semesters of a given academic year are eligible for part-time Dean’s List. They must have completed 12 or more calculable credits over both terms and have earned a combined GPA in those terms of 3.50 or higher.

Local students named: Bridgton: Morgan MacNeil, Matthew Mayo, Fiona Murphy, Olivia Thompson Casco: Samantha Cummings, Emma Sperry Harrison: Colin Edwards, Catrina Wilson Naples: Grace Banks, Meghan Boos, Erik Christiansen, Justin Lees, Lauren Sturgess Raymond: Hannah Bernier, Biaggio Cushman, Colby Dionne, Callie Fielding, Niall Gushue, Niko Lessard, Estrella Pacanza-Rogers, Nathan Plummer, Emma Taggart Sebago: Sam Porter, Matt Price West Baldwin: Michael Murphy Denmark: Scott Parker Fryeburg: Kaia DeVries, Casey Kneissler, Sophie Kummer, Sinead Lounsbury, Patrick Malia, Shelby Pelkie, Katherine Trumbull Hiram: Oliver Hild Waterford: Greta Vanderblue Springfield College Dean’s List Springfield College recognized the following area students for achieving Dean’s List for the 2022 spring semester: Cody Gullikson of Denmark, a primary major of Accounting.

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

Kaitlyn Plummer of Naples, a primary major of Health Science/Occupational Therapy.

Grace Condon of Brownfield, a primary major of Health Science/Pre-Physician Assistant.

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

Christina Scheid from Fryeburg, a primary major of History.

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

The student must have a minimum semester grade average of 3.500 for the term.

UMF Dean’s List The University of Maine at Farmington proudly announces its Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester.

UMF maintains a Dean’s List for those students whose grade point average for the semester is equal to or greater than 3.8 are listed with High Honors; students whose grade point average for the semester is less than 3.8 but equal to or greater than 3.5 are listed with Honors.

Area students on the honors lists include: Bridgton: Blue Lagoda, Honors; Danielle Pride, High Honors Brownfield: Isaiah Day, High Honors; Gracie Vaughan, Honors Casco: Marissa Morrissette, High Honors Fryeburg: Tabitha Dunfee, High Honors; Reece Kneissler, High Honors; River Lusky, High Honors Harrison: Christa Allen, High Honors Naples: Emma Brown, High Honors; Jonas Edwards, Honors; Samantha Pond, High Honors Raymond: Chloe Smith, Honors.

Thirteen Maine high school seniors from Fryeburg Academy, Poland Regional, Gray-New Gloucester HS and Bonny Eagle HS each now have $1,000 more toward their college educations after Poland Spring®

Brand 100% Natural Spring Water, part of BlueTriton Brands, awarded its annual Good Science Scholarships.

Poland Spring has awarded more than $260,000 in scholarships since 2007.

Qualifying seniors must

attend a Poland Spring host community high school, plan to pursue a degree or training in life science, physical science, earth science, engineering or environmental science or policy, or similar field and submit an essay highlighting

Addison Wessinger, a junior environmental science major from Cornish, and a graduate of Sacopee Valley Jr./Sr. High School.

Mary Donkin, a sophomore media studies and digital arts major from Naples, and a graduate of Lake Region High School.

UNH Dean’s List The following students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for the spring 2022 semester: Kaia Staples of Brownfield, earning Highest Honors Cameron Scott of Sebago, earning Highest Honors Tanner Crockett of Sebago, earning High Honors Sydney Lisowski of Harrison, earning High Honors Olivia Toole of Naples, earning Honors Students named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire are students who have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance during a semester enrolled in a full-time course load (12 or more graded credits). Highest honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.85 or better out of a possible 4.0. Students with a 3.65 to 3.84 average are awarded high honors and students whose grade point average is 3.5 through 3.64 are awarded honors.

University of Maine Dean’s List To be eligible for the full-time Dean’s List at the

LR senior to Boys Nation

Alecssander Freitas, an incoming senior at Lake Region High School, has been selected as a senator for American Legion Boys Nation in the Washington, D.C. area, July 22-29.

Boys Nation is an annual American Legion program that includes civic training, leadership development and a focus on Americanism.

Freitas served as Director of Finance during his week at Maine Boys State, which was sponsored by American

Legion Post 155 in Naples.

At Lake Region High School, Freitas’ activities include cross country, alpine ski racing, and track.

A resident of Naples, Freitas hopes to attend Central Maine Community College.

During their eight days at American Legion Boys Nation, 100 “senators” will learn from a handson approach how the U.S. Senate and the federal government function.

Young men are divided

(Continued from Page 11A) and changes in Maine’s Common Loon population over time,” says Tracy Hart, Maine Audubon Wildlife Ecologist.

Since the loon count’s inception in 1983, the number of adult loons in the southern half of the state has essentially doubled, from an initial estimate of fewer than 1,500 to nearly 3,000 in 2020. This is thanks in part to conservation efforts like the Maine lead tackle ban and the Fish Lead Free Initiative (fishleadfree.org/ me) which have helped reduce the number of adult loons that die from swallowing lead tackle.

There’s still much more to learn about Maine’s loon population. That’s why Hart is particularly excited about the expansion of loon conservation and outreach programs, thanks to new

funding sources. Last year, Maine Audubon received a five-year grant to significantly expand the Maine Loon Project, and to partner with Maine Lakes, Lakes Environmental Association, and the Penobscot Indian Nation to work to improve loon productivity and reduce mortality in the state. The new partnership, the Loon Restoration Project, is an exciting opportunity to work with local volunteers to start documenting loon nesting successes and failures in more depth. Key components include placing artificial nesting rafts where appropriate and creating a robust volunteer loon monitoring program.

More information, including Maine Audubon’s “Living in Loon Territory” brochure, is available at maineaudubon.org/loons.

Annual loon count

Alecssander Freitas

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Opinion & Comment

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Independent Thought

by Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist

End of an era

Champlain Towers South, a high-rise condominium in Surfside, Fla., opened in 1981. Last summer, it collapsed catastrophically into rubble, killing nearly 100 innocent people. Modern, well-engineered buildings aren’t supposed to do that. So, what happened?

Investigations revealed the truth. It was poorly engineered, slapped together by a cheapskate foreign contractor. Officials were bribed to secure building permits and keep inspections to a minimum. Like much of the 1980s Florida real estate boom, lots of its financing was drug cartel money being laundered through American property. Repeated warnings from inspectors that it was dangerously unstable, never produced needed repairs.

Then, down it came.

It’s a classic example of the bedrock corruption in the Reagan/Thatcher era of world history. Thatcher became British Prime Minister in 1979, and Reagan galloped into Washington, D.C. from the Wild West a year later.

They were determined to bulldoze labor unions and “deregulate” business. They promised endless growth by liberating corporations from “burdensome government regulation.” They promised to usher in a new age of Western greatness, modeled on those glorious, good old days. They failed, abjectly.

There were earlier signs that their vaunted “conservative” economics was a house built on sand. When Hurricane Andrew blasted across Florida in 1992, it destroyed nearly every house in its path that was built in the Reagan years. They literally blew apart like matchsticks. Older houses fared much better, including the home of then-Attorney General Janet Reno – built in the 1930s. It sustained a direct hit, yet suffered only minor damage. Investigation of Reagan-era housing revealed that most of it was junk. Many blown-off roofs showed that half the roof nails completely missed their rafters.

The “Ronnie and Maggie Show” was a glitzy public relations scam to fool the rubes out in the hustings.

Remember those boastful slogans? “Let the good times roll!” “There is no alternative” to deregulated markets.

And my all-time favorite: “Vladimir Putin is a man with whom we can do business.” No kidding. How’s that free-markety stuff workin’ for ya?

Reagan/Thatcherism was one-part folly and two parts arrogance. But now, the show is over. The USA and the UK are in sadder shape than they were when the “Morning in America” crowd took office over 40 years ago. It’s way past sundown in America. The fallacy of the “Roaring Eighties” was the myth of a selfregulating, self-correcting “magic of the marketplace.”

Markets were offered as an infallible system, without fault or blemish, but every “infallible” system designed by humans must fail eventually. Free-market capitalism is no exception. There was never a question of whether it would fail, but only when. That day is at hand.

In times like these, I consult the writers called “Futurists.” Peter Zeihan wrote in his book, The End of the World is Just the Beginning, “The world of the past few decades has been the best it will ever be in our lifetime. Instead of cheap and better and faster, we’re rapidly transitioning into a world that’s pricier and worse and slower. Because the world — our world — is breaking apart…The 2020s will see a collapse of consumption and production and investment and trade almost everywhere…No economic system yet imagined can function in the sort of future we face.” Game over, oligarchs. You lose. Your time is up.

During World War I, Clifford Bax wrote, “Earth might be fair, and people glad and wise. Age after age their tragic empires rise, built while they dream and, in that dreaming, weep. Would we but wake from out our haunted sleep, Earth could be fair, and people glad and wise.”

Over a century later, consider Ukraine, ravaged by invasion and war, and the United States, ravaged by insurrection and terrorism. Fools and tyrants still try to build tragic empires, unaware that they’ve precipitated the end of an era. The dream of “conservative” glory was a chimera, an illusion. To quote Joni Mitchell, it was all “ice-cream castles in the air.” The future of our real world resembles hell more than heaven.

Rev. Robert Plaisted is a retired United Methodist clergyman, formerly of Bridgton, now residing in Bath.

DOE A DEER — Dry and uncut summer grass help camouflage this doe’s spotted fawn.

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Wood pellets to lower heat costs

With inflation at a 40-year high, the soaring cost of virtually everything, from groceries to gasoline, is a growing crisis.

The skyrocketing price of energy in particular is causing hardships by straining family budgets and increasing costs at every step of the supply chain. Mainers are also concerned about the rapidly rising cost of home heating oil. As of early June, the average price per gallon was $5.42, more than double what it was a year earlier. More than 60 percent of Maine homes use fuel oil, and a typical family will spend about $2,500 more per year at current prices.

Heating oil now costs $39.08 per million Btu. In contrast, wood pellets provide that same amount of heat for just $18.91. The only heat source that comes in at a lower cost is cord wood.

Wood energy is a growing part of the overall forest economy, creating good jobs and new opportunities for our forest workforce. I have long supported the use of wood energy to counter the effects of climate change and to improve our environment and our forest products industry. Pellets provide a market for low-grade, lowvalue wood that landowners routinely remove to promote healthy forests. Now, more than ever, wood pellets can help provide relief to the budgets of households and businesses.

I recently co-sponsored bipartisan legislation that would help more Maine households and businesses

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by Susan Collins United States Senator use energy-efficient biomass heaters instead of relying on fossil fuels. In 2020, after years of advocacy from the Maine delegation, a 26 percent tax credit available through the end of 2023 for highly efficient residential wood heating systems became law. This Congress, the updated Biomass Thermal Utilization (BTU) Act would provide tax credits for capital costs incurred in commercial and industrial installations, and it would also extend the residential credit passed last year through 2028. Several years ago, I achieved a breakthrough for this emerging energy sector by convincing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to classify wood pellet boilers as primary heating sources for the purpose of Federal Housing Authority financing.

With more than 750 million acres of forestland, the United States is blessed with abundant forest resources.

More than 17 million of those acres are in the State of WOOD PELLETS, Page 5B

Four civic skills for democracy

As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on Schoolhouse Rock’s cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good American means voting.

Those 1970s cartoons weren’t wrong. Voting is the most fundamental act of democratic citizenship. That’s why it has been fiercely contested throughout our history.

But now, we’re in the 21st century, deluged by information, increasingly divided, with few models of bipartisanship.

Democracy now requires much more than voting. What should a 21st century Schoolhouse Rocks teach?

Finding information. Most fundamentally, we need to be skilled seekers of information. In this era of deepfakes, bots, and fragmenting media platforms, the ability to access and evaluate information is key. Algorithms push us ever more deeply into one point of view. To address multifaceted 21st century issues, we need deliberately to seek a variety of information, including backstories about controversial events, from differing sources to construct the whole picture.

Understanding our own biases. We must process information skillfully, getting around our inherent neurobiological biases. For example, we naturally lap up information that confirms what we already think, but ignore information that challenges our worldview. We also are wired for double standards: we attribute another person’s

Letters VOTE to defeat

To The Editor: This e-mail creates a jigsaw puzzle entitled, “The End of Democracy.”

The centerpiece is the twice-impeached, defeated, disgraced, pathological liar, Donald Trump.

Adjacent pieces are labeled: white terrorists storming the Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021 intent on overthrowing the U.S. Constitution in the name of “Making America Great Again.”

Tucker Carlson and fans of “replacement theory,” present in Charlottesville, Va. in August, 2017 chanting “Jews will not replace us” is BEAUTIFUL EVENING CRUISE, setting sail from the Naples Causeway. another piece of the puzzle.

(Photo by Pam Ward) Then — the piece — the

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bad behavior to their personality (“she’s late because she’s disrespectful”) while giving ourselves a pass for the same behavior (“I’m late because traffic was bad”).

Understanding these natural biases lets us challenge ourselves to explore issues more fully.

Having conversations — not arguments — across divides.

Understanding biases promotes a third democratic skill: truly talking with one another. Research, including my own, shows that liberals and conservatives alike often experience cross-divide conversations as an assault on their values. Yet, most people also believe these conversations are important and would like to have them to feel connected and informed.

Constructive conversations require listening and asking good questions. Political scientist Andrew Dobson describes listening as our “democratic deficit.” We rarely listen CIVIC SKILLS, Page 3B different Trumplican State Legislatures; gerrymandering their States to restrict black voters. Further, we cannot overlook the largest piece of the puzzle — Fox News, hell bent on promulgating the “Big Lie, (the 2020 election was stolen).”

Another “End of Democracy” part of the puzzle, consisting of smaller pieces — the propensity for disinformation, such as the left (Biden) is responsible for inflation, baby formula shortage, rampant illegal immigration, restrictions on gun rights, denial of COVID masks and/or inoculation, the communistriddled U.S. education system, and my favorite, the price of gas. The green sign on U.S. Route 302 asks, “Would you rather buy gas from a terrorist or a Texan?”

My question — what’s the difference?

Make no mistake, Donnie intended to establish an autocracy in the

United States. He penned a Wall Street Journal editorial, in September, 1999, entitled, “America Needs a President Like Me.” Joseph Goebbels famously said, “if you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, the people will believe it.”

I watched the Jan. 6 Committee hearings on television. I saw and heard all the witnesses. Trumplicans reading this letter will spin the Jan. 6 hearings into a quagmire of misinformation. However, as my father always said, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.” Trumplicans have no credibility! Eric Herschmann, (Donnie’s attorney) told John Eastman (Donnie’s expert), all I want to hear from you are two words, “Peaceful Transition!” Trumplicans would do well to listen to Mr. Herschmann. Going forward, we will see/hear more pieces of the puzzle LETTERS, Page 3B

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In Ye Olden Times

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Ah, what sweet a fascination there is in dreams of days long gone; to hear the shrill piping of the fife and the tramp of marching feet, to smell the sweet aromas of roasting beans and pork and the sharp, acrid tang of gunpowder on the wind.

A starry pennant snapping against an azure sky. The ring of struck iron, hammer and anvil’s clatter. Such things as these were once to be found in olden times at our historic farm Narramissic in South Bridgton, and this late Saturday — as if by miracle — a window was opened upon the past and once more these things lived again, like a dream made real.

But, it was no miracle, rather the earnest product of some six month’s planning, the toil of dozens of volunteers and actors, all working together to resurrect these historic scenes for Bridgton to enjoy again, over a century and a half removed in time. I know I saw many of our readers there, as we and over a hundred of our neighbors together enjoyed the Civil War re-enactment put on by the Bridgton Historical Society. With some two dozen Union soldiers of the 3rd Maine, it was a busy day on the old farm; from the presenting of the Colors and their field encampment, to troop inspections and bayonet drills, and before the day was out we’d even resurrected a few old Johnny Reb’s to skirmish with. And with live forging demonstrations in the blacksmith shop, tours of the Peabody-Fitch Farmhouse, and plenty of delicious Yankee cooking courtesy of Beast Feast Maine, there were plenty of things to enjoy while waiting for the finale of the day; an oration of President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural address, delivered by none other than the man himself, live and in the flesh — or so it seemed to us at the time. For those who missed it, the few pictures I am here able to share will seem hardly believable; for all who did see it, these scenes will live long in our memories as a rare treat, when for one brilliant summer’s eve the ghosts of our vanished past lived and breathed once more.

While we’re on the subject of bygone things made new again, I must share with our readers the happy news that one of my personal favorite subjects in our local history has just received a modern tribute, in the form of a new song written to honor the building of the old Cumberland and Oxford

of local folk band Josephine County. Just released this past June, it is to the credit of his writing skill and familiarity with the customs of folk ballads that this new song, which comes with a lovely fiddle accompaniment courtesy of his wife Erica, can easily stand alongside the genuine antique ballads of our past, and if I had not been told that it was so new a song, I might well have been convinced that it actually dated back to the days of the canal’s operation. To hear the old, local names for each of the falls along the Presumpscot used again in modern speech is a rare treat – how many of our readers know where Gambo Falls are, and the powder mill

Canal. Now this canal, if you’re not from around here, was a series of locks and slipways primarily along the length of the Presumpscot River, which opened in 1830 and first allowed the conveyance of freight from the coast into the foothills of the Lakes Region. The last of these locks, which still remains today, is the famed Songo Lock of Casco, and all along the Sebago Lakes Route from Standish to Harrison the old Canal boats – double masted, flat-bottomed skiffs of 30 tons burden – were a fixture on the lakes for over 40 years. The canal closed in the early 1870s, surpassed by the inroads of the railways into Western Maine, which is why it came as so much of a wonderful surprise to hear just a few weeks ago on the morning radio the new song C&O by Matt Shipman,

there which once, exploding in a mighty cataclysm, made a sound loud enough to be heard here in Bridgton? Even the familiar local might look in vain on modern maps to find Horsebeef Falls, where once poor Nathaniel Knights lost his wife a child over the bridge in a tragedy, which found its own immortality in the folk ballads of Thomas Shaw of Standish.

So, I say that Mr. Shipman has made an admirable accomplishment in his new ballad, which in its own way sings a mournful song for the death of Tom Mahoney at Lock #10.

If you’ve an interest in local history, or simply wish to enjoy a toe-tapping good song to dance to at your next quilting bee, I would urge you to give it a listen. It is a rare treat.

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At that time, her entry lost out to the now familiar leftfacing design of John Flanagan, and thus was it decided for this special women’s history series to bring her bust of Washington out of cold storage and at last put the work of a female engraver on the face of these coins. Now that’s the logic behind it, and honestly it does seem a touching consideration and one which invests these coins with a special GHOSTS, Page 3B

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(Continued from Page 1B) emerge and the puzzle, “The End of Democracy,” will become crystal clear.

Independent voters, our Constitution is at the most critical moment in our history since the Civil War. The 2022 and 2024 elections are certainly about inflation, guns, baby formula, gas prices and/or individual rights, etc. However, without our Constitution, nothing matters. Americans will have NO VOICE and NO VOTE! We must speak out now — and VOTE to insure all Trumplicans, at all levels of government, are defeated.

Joseph W. Angelo Bridgton

Entitled

To The Editor: Are you entitled? Yes, you are entitled. You are most assuredly entitled to what you earn by the “sweat of your brow.”

Robert Casimiro Sage of Bridgton

Virginia Dims

To The Editor: I’m reminded of an ancient cigarette TV commercial attempting to exploit 70s feminism and its proponents, “You’ve come a long way baby!” The cigarette was longer and slimmer and probably tasted like sh-t, but I’ve no idea really as I was busy smok-

ing other things than skinny fags back then and couldn’t imagine white men messing with women’s uteruses as I took it for granted that that was clearly not the domain of others than the fair sex.

The development of taste is a curse. I’ve always maintained this. The best stomachs are not those that refuse all food, as Voltaire writes in Candide. Taste is miserable. Better not to have it. Better had COVID19 taken away your taste permanently. Once you are able to discern that some things are better than others, (your writer unfortunately for him, happens to be a chef), you start to become dissatisfied and picky, and everything around you goes downhill — sort-a-like what happened to America LETTERS, Page 4B

Civic skills for democracy

(Continued from Page 1B) closely to the other side.

This undermines our ability to create policy, which is seen as a legitimate outcome of democratic debate.

Nor do we ask enough genuinely curious questions to learn why others think what they do to help find common ground. As Steve Benjamin, former head of the National Conference of Mayors, noted, “We all suffer from some degree of experiential blindness and need to become experts at learning about others’ perspectives.”

Having complicated relationships. Perhaps the most important — and most difficult — 21st century cit-

Moody’s and S&P positive

Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s are global companies that analyze and issue reports of credit worthiness of states in particular. They have now affirmed their strong credit ratings and their stable outlooks on the State of Maine’s general obligation debt.

In its affirmation of our credit rating, Standard & Poor’s praised our “prudent expenditure management” and “measured approach to budget management with an emphasis on proactive structural solutions.” Moody’s stated that our “financial position has improved markedly over the last year” and that the Rainy Day Fund has grown significantly. Standard & Poor’s described our projected Rainy Day Fund levels as “very strong.”

Well to put it plainly, we’ve done a pretty good job managing Maine’s budget. In fact, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s have reaffirmed our credit ratings every year since I took office, including during the pandemic at a time when at least 22 other states’ ratings and outlooks were downgraded. By reaffirming our credit ratings, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s are saying they are confident in our leadership, in our fiscal standing, in our financial strength.

Thanks to our good fiscal management, not only is the state budget balanced as it must be — we have also doubled our Rainy Day Fund to half a billion dollars and we’ve achieved a record surplus. So, this summer, as you know, we sent half of that record surplus back to you, the taxpayers of Maine, in the form of $850 relief checks to help you grapple with higher costs, one of the strongest relief measures in the nation.

And, we have dedicated more than $205.9 million to the Department of Transportation — an unprecedented General Fund investment to improve Maine’s transpor-

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tation infrastructure — preventing, for the first time in years, the need to bond for transportation funding. We’re not borrowing. We’re paying General Fund dollars to fix the potholes and pave the roads.

While we are still grappling with higher costs that are driven by the pandemic and driven by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Maine’s economy as a whole has made one of the strongest recoveries in the nation.

Since 2019, Maine’s Gross Domestic Product has grown at the 11th fastest rate in the nation. Since the pandemic, our unemployment rate has now dropped to 3.2 percent, which is below the national average and below the New England average. These economic signs, and Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s strong affirmation of our credit worthiness, are more indications that our state has

izenship skill is maintaining relationships with people who think differently. For a democracy to function, we need not only a robust marketplace of ideas, but also the ability to work together for policy that meets widespread needs. A conservative interviewee in my study remarked, “Everybody is so comfortable being polarized — they are not happy unless they’re mad.”

It’s challenging to hold conflicting feelings about people, appreciating their good qualities while disagreeing on politics. But perhaps, we make it harder than it is.

Research shows we overestimate both how much the

other party dislikes us as well as how much they disagree with us about policy.

Asking genuinely curious questions and remembering what we appreciate just might help us find that we have more in common than we think. Our 21st century democracy needs us to develop these skills.

Melinda Burrell, PhD, @MelindaCBurrell, syndicated by PeaceVoice, was a humanitarian aid worker and now trains on the neuroscience of communication and conflict. She is on the board of the National Association for Community Mediation, which offers resources on cross-divide engagement.

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by Janet Mills Governor of Maine made a strong recovery from the pandemic.

We’ve got a lot more to do, addressing workforce issues and prices, and while we continue to do everything we can to bring down the higher costs for Maine people as much as we can, this week’s report by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s is a positive sign that Maine State Government made the right choices early on to protect our economy and that we’re making the right choices now.

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historic appeal, though all things being equal I must say that I understand why Mr. Flanagan’s design ultimately won out.

His is a more classical figure, richer in definition and detailing, and features a younger Washington to my eye; certainly, a happier looking one at that. Though I must admit, my biggest gripe with these new quarters is the fact that the jukebox down to Ricky’s Diner won’t take them; this Washington is a bit too jowly about the cheek for the tolerances of its coin reader. There’s a high-spot near the center of his face which I suspect is playing havoc with its older counterfeit detection plates, and causing the machine to mis-recognize it as a fraud, similar to how the Coin-Op laundry won’t take Canadian quarters (the routine bane of my grandmother’s

weekly laundry trips of yore). You’d think the Mint would do better checking to make sure these new designs aren’t materially different in profile than the traditional quarters, but that’s not my department and if I spent all day concerned with the wisdom of our Federal Government we’d be here all day. All I know is, I can’t blame the old Wurlitzer for raising Cain every time I try to pass one of these new quarters for my three plays of Mary Lou, California Girls, and The Shake, nor do I fault any of the other vending machines around the country which I’m hearing also struggle with these modern quarters. After all, they – just like me – are simply not up to the times. Though I will be saving a copy of each of the new GHOSTS, Page 4B

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Mark your calendar now for our Magic Lantern Innovation Center Opening House on July 22nd.

This very special celebration combines the Maine 4-H Foundation Annual Meeting and the Grand Opening of the Magic Lantern. Many special guests, scholarship winners, great food, youth demonstrations, a Magic Lantern tour, festivities and fun!

This summer the Magic Lantern will also host: July 11th, 18th, 25th, and August 8th. Magic Mondays: Come watch large screen movies and participate in hands-on STEM activities. Themes will include Animal Habitats, Dinosaurs, and Seaweeds. Participants will create creatures, dig for fossils and eat seaweeds.

July 18 - 20th: Cake Decorating: Youth will make their own fondant, and learn masterful decorating techniques as they create their own incredible edible artwork. Cakes will be displayed and admired at the July Grand Opening Gala!

July 25 - 29th: Girls Can Code: Learn to code through practice and exploration. This week is designed for girls to explore the world of coding with mentors and creative programming options. This program is sponsored by Educate Maine.

August 1st at 3 pm: Frogtown Puppets will be performing "Everybody Loves Pirates." Eightyear-old Lucy and her goofy pal Little Chucky are searching for buried treasure, but a gang of bumbling pirates keeps getting in the way! The kids get some help from some new oceandwelling friends, including enthusiastic superhero Lobster Boy, his reluctant sidekick Crabby, and an overgrown sea monkey. "Everybody Loves Pirates" features 15, hand-crafted mouth and rod puppets, and an 8 foot paper-mache pirate ship. The show is recommended for audiences ages 4 and up. ($10 per person.)

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(Continued from Page 3B) when John Roberts recently threw-up (his robes) into the air and abdicated outright, essentially leaving Clarence “the menace” Thomas the acting Pharisee-in-Chief of SCOTUS and all of its carpe diem aberrant agenda of Originalist personal beliefs, merrily overturning Roe and 49 years of stare decisis — just like that! Oh, thank you Messieurs McConnell and Trump and the legion of its brainwashed. Better we’d all some time ago gotten our brains wrapped around the idea that we had really no rights all these years since Brown v. Board of Education and the 1965 Johnson Voting Rights Act. It was all a charade and mirage as was Roe, and Obergefell v. Hodges 42 years thereafter. It’s all

about to be gone compliments of the “Handmaid” court with its insurrectionist enabling Clarence “the predator” apparently now at the helm, and since 1973, “You’ve gone a long way — BACK — baby!”

John St. Laurent North Bridgton

The New Judiciary

To The Editor: Starting in the 1920s, law schools introduced the study of Constitutional Law rather than the Constitution. This course of study is based on the Wilsonian theory of a “living” Constitution that makes stability of the law dependent upon precedent instead of the firm foundation of the Founder’s written Constitution.

The law students coming out of the elite law schools became the Liberal/

Ghost of the past

(Continued from Page 3B) Women’s quarters in a little drawer, as I did with the State coins of my youth, and while I can even admire the novel details and meaningful stories and history behind them, I still delight in knowing that at least there’ll always be plenty of the old ones to go around.

Till next time!

Obituaries

Michael Macut Jr.

A memorial service for Michael Macut Jr., who passed away on June 16, 2022, will be held on Saturday, July 16 at 3 p.m. at 92 Hidden Hollow Lane in Bridgton.

Richard W. Murray Jr. Richard “Dick” W. Murray Jr., 73, of Bridgton, died peacefully at home on July 6, 2022. Dick was born in Portland, Maine, on December 8, 1948, the son of Richard and Myrtle (Kennie) Murray Sr., of Gorham. Dick leaves behind his wife, Karena Murray of Bridgton, sister Rowena Murray of Gorham, children, Bruce and Tricia Skinner of Tallahassee Fla., Richard and Sara Murray of Fryeburg, Kirk and Ann Skinner of Lewiston, Michelle Murray of Blue Hill and Dawn Murray of Standish. Dick had a nephew, Christopher Murray, 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Dick was a lobsterman, police officer in Gorham, Vinalhaven, at USM Gorham Campus, Norway, Androscoggin Country Sheriff’s Office, and conducted details for Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office at the old green bridge in Standish and was police officer at the Fryeburg Fair for over 30 years. Served on the Gorham Fire Department with his father, Richard Murray Sr. and was a carpenter later in life.

Dick was quite a prankster like his father and no one was safe from the jokes. He loved hunting and being in the woods and was known for packing the family up for a hike through the woods to shoot down the best Christmas tree in the forest to bring home. Dick loved his wife, children, close friends and his dog Houdini. Dick will be greatly missed!

At this time there are no services. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 8 Elm Street, Bridgton. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals.com

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Progressive judges and justices who dominated the Supreme Court until 2017 when judges and justices who believe that the Founder’s Constitution is the supreme law of the land were named to the Federal Court system This return to Constitutional legitimacy has caused an orgy of teeth gnashing and garment rending among the Liberal/Progressive elites.

The destruction of private property, the threatening of justices’ lives, and fear mongering under the “living” constitution theory described as peaceful assemble, exercising free speech, or petitioning the government. Sophistries allowed under the “living” constitution theory, are not allowed under the laws based on the Founders’ Constitution (as amended).

This past week, the Supreme Court of the

United States began the process to return America to its Constitutional roots.

In Maine, the Court removed restrictions on the First Amendment.

In New York, the Court removed restrictions on the Second Amendment. The Court also found that Roe v.

Wade was beyond the federal limits placed on government by the Constitution and returned jurisdiction to the states and the people.

The states, which are closer to the people, will better reflect the democratic will of the people than the federal government imposing uniformity on the democratic process and individual rights. This propensity of a central government to run roughshod over the rights of the states and the people is precisely why the Founders’ Constitution limits the power of the central government.

Jock MacGregor Sebago

Charles E. Warner Sr. NORWAY — Charles E. Warner Sr., 85, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Stephen’s Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 5, 1937, in Haverhill, Mass., one of eleven children of Clarence and Mabel (Hudson) Warner.

Charles enjoyed hunting, fishing and making small talk with anyone. He worked on carnivals, but was a general supervisor at Sebago Inc. for 30 years.

Charles was predeceased by his wife, Donna Shepard. He is survived by his children, Charles Jr., Lincoln Warner and Patricia Warner, sister Dorothy M. Warner Heath of Texas and many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

A graveside service at Forest Hills Annex in Bridgton will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 45 Main Street, South Paris. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals.com

William J. Parmelee Sr. William John Parmelee Sr., 71, of Sweden, died unexpectedly on June 25, at his home with his wife by his side.

Bill was born May 6, 1951, in Yonkers, N.Y., to Charles Walter Sr. and Frances (Kelley) Parmelee. As a child “Billy” and his family enjoyed summer vacations in upstate New York on Lake Champlain where his love of the outdoors began. As a young man, Bill worked at Otis Elevator Co., and helped to build the elevations for the Twin Towers. He also worked at Consolidated Edison in the motor pool, honing his love of race cars and his skills as a mechanic.

After living in New York and Connecticut, he moved to Maine where he started his own excavation business but soon discovered his love for long-line fishing and purchased his own vessel, the Jarvis Bay. Later, Bill began Mobile Auto Repair, which he ran successfully until his retirement.

Bill enjoyed all things outdoors: hunting, fishing and target shooting. He loved motorcycles rides, spending time with his family, and was the founder and common winner of Turkey Soup Sunday, a family tradition following Thanksgiving. He was an amazing cook and those that didn’t think so could “eat around it.” He loved his children endlessly and became the best Pampa any grandchild was lucky to have. Bill never met a stranger and he enjoyed reconnecting with old friends and telling stories of his adventures. He was the oldest living Parmelee/Kelley and was proud of that title. He would often say he was at peace with the thought of death because he had lived an incredible life.

Bill was predeceased by his brothers Charles Jr. and Kevin, and his parents.

William is survived by his wife Margaret (Gibney) Parmelee, and his children: Frances Parmelee, William Parmelee Jr., Jeffrey Parmelee and wife Renee, Katherine (Parmelee) Saucier and husband Blake, Nathan Sessions and wife Pamela, Adam Gibney and wife Courtney and Megan Gibney.

Also his grandchildren; A’nyah McCain, Alexandra Parmelee, Jeffrey Parmelee, Christopher Evans, Ryan Sessions and Alex Sessions. He has been reunited with his family in Heaven and his favorite furry friend, Bella.

Donations in Bill’s memory can be made to the American Diabetes Foundation or the Epilepsy Foundation.

Obituaries Nancy C. Laurent Nancy threw her first party the day she turned six. When she realized there was no birthday party planned for her upcoming birthday, unbeknownst to her mother, she made her own invitations and handed them out at school. On the afternoon of her birthday the front doorbell rang and Nancy’s mother opened the door to a parade of kids toting their presents. A neighbor was hastily dispatched to the bakery for a cake and the festivities began. And for the next 50 plus years they rarely stopped.

Nancy died on the 4th of July. We who knew and loved her swear she picked that day and even if she didn’t, it was the most fitting. She was a firecracker — all energy and brightness lighting up the lives of those around her. Even at its worse, her illness couldn’t extinguish that spirit — her humor, that spark of mischief, the stubbornness.

She was a gifted athlete — basketball, softball, volleyball, gymnastics. She would do back flips up the steep driveway as a teen and was still performing flips into her 50s. At weddings and parties, a chant would start up, flip…flip…flip, a space would clear, and Nancy would flip her way across the dance floor, formal gown be damned. Basketball was her real game, earning her a full scholarship to college. Years later, at nine months pregnant, she attended a niece’s basketball game and decided to shoot a few hoops after the game. Those heading out stopped in their tracks, awed by the sight of this full-bellied mother doing basketball moves few could do at the height of their fitness — and making every shot.

Her friends will tell you that her competitiveness was legendary. Whether it be the board games she loved or the traditional ping pong tournaments — Nancy was determined to win, and she usually did.

Nancy was a teller at a local bank when she and her husband Marty met. The day Marty found himself at her window, he was smitten. Nancy would leave work to find little love notes tucked under her windshield wipers. They were married on July 28, 1990 and for 32 years they loved each other. They would tease and bicker good-humoredly and Marty would often be shaking his head at Nancy’s escapades; (“Where did all these flamingos come from?” Asked the morning after a particularly interesting pub crawl). But the pride and joy he had for her was clear to everyone. Every year, without fail, he planned something special for their anniversary.

They moved to Maine in 2003 where Nancy created a life full of friendship, fun, and family. Everyone knew Nancy — Marty called her the Mayor of Bridgton. She reached out to new neighbors and welcomed them into the community and her ever-expanding circle of friends. Summers were spent at the community beach, where families would gather and the kids would swim and play. Her kids say they always had the best snacks at the beach, all the other kids jealous of the giant bag of goodies their mom brought along. Other parents say it was Nancy who kept all the kids fed those beach days, running back up the hill to her house and returning with a dozen grilled cheese sandwiches balanced precariously on a paper plate. She opened Nancy’s Pub in 2017 and, forget the good food and brew; everyone went there because of Nancy — to spend time in the company of her laughter.

The most important thing in Nancy’s life was her family. She was happiest when they were all together — Marty and her three beautiful daughters and their partners, Jess and Jeremy, Jenn and Evan, and Jacqueline and Mauricio. She kept every card and memento her daughters ever gave her, refusing to throw away a single memory. She was at every cheer meet, every ball game, every school event. She missed only one game in all those years, the day of her surgery for breast cancer back in 2014. The first words when she came out of the anesthesia — how did Jacqueline do in the game? The next week, against the protests of her family, she put the pain aside, tucked her drain tubes into the pockets of her sweatpants, and was back on the sidelines cheering for her Jacqueline. She taught Jess to drive, patiently walking her through it.

Jess remembers those weekends of driving lessons as some of her best times, spending hours, just her and her mom, talking about everything. Jenn remembers Nancy warning her that she was in trouble because they were exactly alike. And later, always saying she was her best friend. In the last months, one of Nancy’s happiest moments was being able to dance with her Jenn at her wedding. Each of the girls will tell you, she was the best mom ever.

Nancy, you will be so missed. The world is a quieter place, the laughter subdued without you. From your girls: Clouds Moon Stars.

I love you to the moon and back.

Good night you look beautiful and pretty.

Nancy Claire Laurent was born on September 24, 1961, the daughter of Charles Roush and Dorothy Roush. She graduated from Walter Panas High School in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., in 1979. She is survived by her husband, Martin Laurent, and her daughters: Jessica Laurent and her partner, Jeremy Milair, Jennifer Thurlow and her husband, Evan Thurlow, and Jacqueline Laurent and her partner, Mauricio Acevedo. She is also survived by four sisters, Kathleen Schmitt, Karen Roush, Susan Novak, and Ellen Roush, and one brother, Michael Roush. She is predeceased by her parents and a sister, Eileen Roush.

The family asks that donations in Nancy’s memory be made to American Cancer Society, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island, Ste. 300, Topsham, ME 04086. 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, 45 Main Street, South Paris.

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Area Events

July 14, 2022, The Bridgton News, Page 5B

Roomful of Blues at Arts Jubilee ensembles in the world.

Currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band has never sounded fresher or stron-

formance schedule for over 50 years, Roomful of Blues has earned critical, popular and radio success and a legion of fans across

ROOMFUL OF BLUES kicks off Arts Jubilee’s 39th concert season at Cranmore Mountain Resort tonight, July 14 at 7 p.m.

Thursday, July 14th. The first of five concerts will feature American blues and swing revival big band, Roomful of Blues.

Bennett & Perkins will open the show at 6 p.m., followed by Roomful at 7 p.m.

Roomful of Blues has always been one of the tightest, most joyful blues

ger. Singer Phil Pemberton brings his sweet and soulful vocals and adds another bright new dimension to the jazzy, jump-blues musical roots. Their winning combination of jump, swing, blues, R&B and soul remains their calling card, as does their ability to fill the dance floor.

With a non-stop per-

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(Continued from Page 1B) Maine, where forest products are both our history and our future. We reject the false choice of pitting the environment against the economy because, in the Pine Tree State, the environment is the economy.

America’s working forests are sustained by strong partnerships between federal and state agencies, research scientists from leading universities, as well as the local landowners and foresters whose livelihoods depend on sustainable forests and promoting conservation. The result is that our working forests are thriving, and we have set the bar globally for productive forest management.

the globe. According to DownBeat magazine, Roomful of Blues “are in a class by themselves.”

With their masterful combination of jumping, hornheavy, hard-edged blues and R&B, it’s no wonder why the great Count Basie called them “the hottest blues band I ever heard.”

Since 1967, the group’s

options in the Lake Region

Hospers at DAC (Continued from Page 7B) vocals, Mike Sakash on saxophones, Jarrod Taylor on guitar, Michelle Boggs on trumpet and Craig Bryan, Jr. on drums. They play dance & rock music, with a heavy emphasis on R&B and the groove, plus some funky jazz and uptempo swing.

Denmark Arts is delighted to welcome Kemp Harris, an acclaimed s i n g e r / s o n g w r i t e r / p e rformer with influences that encompass funk, jazz, blues and more. Kemp honed his powerful, intimate, performance style in Cambridge’s coffeehouses, developing into a magnetic frontman who has shared stages with artists such as Koko Taylor, Gil ScottHeron, and Taj Mahal.

He has composed original music for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Complexions Contemporary Ballet, established a songwriting residency at Boston’s Wang Theater, and recently delivered a series of master classes at Berklee College

Any comments please contact Sandy Swett 207647-3384

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the rental agreement between AKA Storage and the parties named below, their personal property shall be Auctioned off by Storage Auction Solutions from July 20 to July 28, 2022 in order to satisfy all liens brought on by the default of payment.

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Kendal C. and Anna Ham Charitable Foundation, Inc

of Music on the subject of Artists as Activists, alongside Chad Stokes of the band Dispatch and members of the dance troupe Urban Bush Women.

Band Leader, bassist and Musical Director Al Hospers has done studio work in New York, played with BS&T and Buddy Rich, played with a variety of well-known regional artists including James Montgomery, Diane Blue, Bruce Marshall, as well as records and produces a wide variety of artists. Al has also toured as opening acts with Tower of Power, Argent, Canned Heat, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Elvin Bishop and has performed with jazz greats Louis Bellson and Stan Getz and had a rock/pop band with Bruce Hornsby.

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

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at www. denmarkarts.org/events (view calendar listing)

Legals

Harrison Food Bank is looking to obtain a loan/grant in the amount of $388,888 for the purpose of completing the Harrison Food Bank and Community Center from the USDA Rural Development Center.

This application will be discussed at the next public board meeting on July 28, 2022.

Heather Keene-Windham, Maine

Notice of Annual Return Availability

The annual report of the Kendal C. and Anna Ham Charitable Foundation, Inc. is available for inspection at the office of the Foundation, 2605 White Mountain Highway, Route 16, North Conway, New Hampshire.

Telephone 603-356-3389 during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days of the publication of this notice.

Principal Manager: Dorthea Seybold Date: June 7, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF CASCO ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CASCO COMMUNITY CENTER 6:30 P.M JULY 18, 2022

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Ordinance Review Committee Workshop A workshop will be conducted by the Ordinance Review Committee, Planning Board, and Select Board on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 6 p.m. at the Naples Town Office located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda, • Event venues in the rural zone The public is welcome.

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Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES

The Zoning Board of Appeals will be reviewing a request for a Variance submitted by Kirt Bell, Tax Map 18, Lot 2, Lakewood Road for a new home. This was an approved variance, which has expired.

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LOAN/GRANT APPLICATION

Biomass energy is sustainable, responsible, renewable, and economically significant as an energy source. Many states, including Maine, are already relying on biomass to meet their renewable energy goals. The carbon neutrality of biomass harvested from sustainably managed forests has been recognized repeatedly by numerous studies, agencies, institutions, and rules around the world.

Protecting our environment and our forests for current and future generations is a shared goal.

Wood energy is a sustainable, responsible, renewable, and economically viable way to achieve it.

Respectfully Submitted by, Mary Tremblay

deeply rooted blend of swing, rock ’n roll, jump, blues and soul has earned it five Grammy Award nominations and a slew of other accolades, including seven Blues Music Awards and the prestigious DownBeat International Critics Poll for “Best Blues Band.”

Concert admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for students, and free for kids 12 and under. Pre-order tickets online at www.artsjubilee. org, or pay at the gate on the night of the show (cash or credit). There’s plenty of free parking on site, food and beverages will be available for purchase on the Zip’s Pub deck, and there will be a raffle for a variety of great prizes at every concert. Please note we will be using an alternate front gate entrance due to the current construction at Cranmore. Seating is not provided at the venue, so concertgoers are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the show. Animals are not allowed on the property except for leashed service dogs. All concerts are rain or shine.

For more information visit www.artsjubilee. org. Special thanks to our July 14 Concert Lodging Sponsor: The Fox Ridge Resort

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NORTH CONWAY — Arts Jubilee returns to Cranmore Mountain Resort for their 39th Summer Concert Series on

Turn to page 11B for a variety of

Public Hearing Business, Liquor, Entertainment Permit

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A public hearing will be held on Monday, July 25, 2022 at 6 p.m. at the Naples Town Office located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: • Business License, Liquor License, and Entertainment Permit Applications for the property found on Tax Map U05, Lot 012, 215 Roosevelt Trail (also known as The Locks and formerly known as Black Bear Tavern).

The public is welcome.

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1069 Main Street, Lovell, ME 04051 Phone: 207-925-6272 Fax 207-925-1710

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Lovell Maine Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on an application for a variance as requested by; Toni Seger and Timothy Richardson 4 Lovell Landing Road, Lovell, Maine 04051 Map U23 Lot 003 Date of Public Hearing: July 14, 2022 Time: 6:30 p.m.

Place: Lovell Town Hall, 1103 Main St., Lovell, Maine 04051 The application requests that: a Hardship Variance be granted to allow a structure to remain within the 75-foot setback, (frontage). Setback requirements defined in Article 6.3 of the Lovell Zoning Ordinances.

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Michael Burke Chairperson, Board of Appeals

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

PLANNING BOARD

GRAVEL PIT APPLICATION The Planning Board for the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 5 p.m. on July 19, 2022, to hear public comment(s) on R Rolfe Corporation Gravel Pit application located on Bridgton tax Map 11 Lot 1a, 3, 4 and 5.

Proposed application can be reviewed by request to Lphillips@bridgtonmaine.org or at the Town Office by appointment.

Please direct any questions to Brenda Day, Code Enforcement Officer. bday@bridgtonmaine.org or 207-803-9963 1T28

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

PLANNING BOARD

SUBDIVISION PUBLIC HEARING The Planning Board for the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 5 p.m. on July 19, 2022, to hear public comment(s) on Lake Wood Commons Phase II Subdivision application located on Bridgton tax Map 10 Lot 10-1,10-2, 10-4, 8A, 58A. Proposed application can be reviewed by request to Lphillips@bridgtonmaine.org or at the Town Office by appointment.

Please direct any questions to Brenda Day, Code Enforcement Officer. bday@bridgtonmaine.org or 207-803-9963.

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Area Events

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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.

Journalist Libo Liu to speak at 7 p.m. at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. The talk is entitled, “What is happening in Hong Kong and why it matters to us.”

Hewnoaks History Night from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Lovell Historical Society, located at 551 Main Street.

Hewnoaks Board co-chair and Smithsonian curator Dr. Diana Jocelyn Greenwold as she explores the history and context of this arts-andcrafts-era space and its continued legacy.

Friday-Saturday, July 15-16 43rd Annual Sebago Days, family fun and entertainment, behind Sebago Elementary School; Friday, car show, beano, talent show; Saturday, yard sale, 5K run/ walk (8 a.m.), grand parade (10 a.m. “Four Seasons”), Lions lobster/chicken barbecue (5-6:30), fireworks (about 9:30).

Friday-Sunday, July 15-17 Waterford World’s Fair, 36 Irving Green Road, Friday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $6 for the day, $15 three-day pass, $50 three-day pass family of four, children ages 5 and younger are free, Friday is Senior Day, $3 admission, Sunday is Veteran Day, $3 admission. www.waterfordworldsfair.org Friday, July 15 Fryeburg Historical Society Italian Dinner, 5 to 6:30 p.m., East Conway Community Hall (2861 East Conway Road). Menu: Italian sausage, meatballs, pasta with sauce, tossed salad, Italian bread, and cream pies for dessert. Adults $15 and

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children $10. Take out is available.

Informational walk at Narramissic and PeabodyFitch Woods, South Bridgton.

BHS Board President and Loon Echo Land Trust Stewardship Manager, Jon Evans, will lead the walk at 9 a.m. For more information please contact (207) 647-3699.

Saturday, July 16 Public Breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. Masonic Hall (intersection of Main Street and Route 93 in Lovell) in conjunction with Lovell Old Home Days. Menu: Scrambled eggs, sausages/ bacon, home fries, French toast, pancakes blueberry, plain, sausage and gravy on biscuits, baked beans, orange juice and coffee. Cost: $10 for adults and children under age 5 free. Sponsored by Delta Masonic Lodge.

Lovell Old Home Days 5K, 8:45 a.m., packet pick-up at the Lovell Athletic Fields 7 to 8 a.m. Parade follows at 9 a.m.

Harvest Gold Gallery hosting Plein Air Paint Out starting at 10 a.m. featuring Doug Houle. All are welcome.

Book Sale. Friends of the Bridgton Public Library’s big summer book sale 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.

Book and Bake Sale at Spaulding Memorial Library, 282 Sebago Road (Route ll4), Sebago from 8 a.m. to 1p.m. Buy books at a very reasonable price and munch on homemade goodies while you enjoy the Sebago Days parade and activities. FMI 787-2321.

All About Books, Waterford Library, 11 a.m., author and garden designer Claire Ackroyd of Bangor will talk about her mystery novel, “Murder in the Maine Woods.”

Chinese Auction, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 139 Harrison, doors open at 3 p.m., drawing begins at 5

p.m., at the Harrison Fire Barn, 34 School Street. Hot dogs available at snack bar, homemade pie sale.

Texas Hold’em, Harrison Lions Club, at the Lions’ Den, which is located in the back of the Block Building on Main Street in Harrison.

Doors will open at 12 p.m. with a start time of 1 p.m.

Please bring your masks.

Norway Community Day at the Norway Grange on Whitman Street. Free breakfast at 9 a.m., Car Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a free cookout for lunch.

There will be an inside yard sale.

Sunday, July 17 Summer Fair, Lovell Historical Society from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Mill Town Road Show (country/Americana), 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.

Marci Starr Brennan, crystal bowl concert, 6 p.m. at the Bear Mountain Music Hall in Waterford. Free event.

Monday, July 18 Straw Rockets, 2 p.m. with Maine Cooperative Extension, at Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. This activity is recommended for ages 7-11.

You must register for this event. To register: call 9253177 or e-mail thedesk@ hobbslibrary.org Tuesday, July 19 Milltown Road Show, Fryeburg 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.

Wednesday, July 20

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

Thursday, July 21 Abstract Painting with Carol Hanson, 2 p.m., Fryeburg Library. No experience needed, class is suitable for teens and adults. All materials provided. Space is limited. Call 935-2731 to register.

Meet and talk with author Susan Conley at 7 p.m. at Spaulding Memorial Library, 282 Sebago Road (Route 114), Sebago. Conley will discuss her works, both fiction and non-fiction. Free.

FMI 787-2321.

Friday, July 22 4-H Fridays on the Farm: Morning Glory Farm, Bethel, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Learn about daily life on a farm, career paths related to farming and agriculture (including making and selling hot sauce!), and do some hands-on farm learning with Christine Trefethen and her summer WWOOF workers (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) all on a gorgeous farm nestled beneath the western Maine mountains. Register by July 12 at https://extension. umaine.edu/4h/youth/agleadership/fridays-on-thefarm-registration/ Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival Community Discovery Concert at 6:30 p.m. at the McLaughlin Garden & Homestead, located at 97 Main Street, South Paris.

Mike Levine Trio with vocalist Wendy Pederson at 7 p.m. at Denmark Arts Center. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at www.denmarkarts.org/events (view calendar listing) Saturday, July 23 Blueberry Pancake break-

fast at Narramissic in South Bridgton, from 9 to 11 a.m.

The event will take place outside. The rain date will be July 30. For more information please contact BHS at (207) 647-3699.

Tuba ensemble, Low Commotion, will present an outdoor lawn concert at 2 p.m. at the West Paris Library. Free concert. Bring a chair. West Paris Public Library is at 226 Main Street in West Paris.

Music on Main features Pete Kilpatrick Band and Matt Fournier, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton.

Free of charge. Food trucks, vendors, beer garden.

Sunday, July 24 Cribstoners (blue grass), 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.

Contradance, 3 p.m. at Bear Mountain Music Hall in Waterford, free event.

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). Rain date following Sunday.

Tuesday, July 26 Don Campbell, Fryeburg 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.

Wednesday, July 27 Music Concert hosted by the Bridgton Community Band, 7 p.m., gazebo, Stevens Brook Elementary School grounds. Free, bring a chair.

Thursday, July 28 Muffin Tops, children’s program, Shellie Leger and Steven Moore, 6 p.m., Bear Mountain Music Hall, South Waterford, free event, donation at the door.

Jerry Bryant from Amherst, Mass. will present a musical program on traditional sailor chanteys from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Norway Memorial Library. This is a free concert. Space is limited.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday, July 28-30 87th Annual Casco Days, Casco Days Park, Route 121, Thursday-Friday nights 6-10, Saturday 10 a.m. to close. Thursday, fireworks 9:30; Friday, chicken barbecue 5 p.m., children’s parade 7 p.m.; Saturday, pancake breakfast 8 to 11 a.m., road race 9:30 a.m. (Sign up online: https://www.raceentry.com/casco-days-roadrace/race-information), grand parade 2 p.m., community supper 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 31 Brian Curtis, Johnson & Allen (60s, 70s, 80s), 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.

Wednesday, August 3 Music Concert hosted by the Bridgton Community Band, 7 p.m., gazebo, Stevens Brook Elementary School grounds. Free, bring a chair.

Sunday, August 7 Preston & Curry (country/70s classics), 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.

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the Bridgton Community Band, 7 p.m., gazebo, Stevens Brook Elementary School grounds. 84th birthday celebration with refreshments. Free, bring a chair.

Thursday, August 11 Peaceful Means, Heather Pierson & Leah Boyd, 6 p.m., Bear Mountain Music Hall, South Waterford, donation at the door.

Saturday, August 13 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). Rain date following Sunday.

Allies for Autism ATV Ride, hosted by Pulpit Rock Trail Blazah’s ATV Club, Abby Road, Stoneham, registration 8 to 10 a.m., contact Linda (207) 776-9090 or Marcia (207) 890-6403.

WOXO Music Festival, RADR Field, Harrison (Route 117), gates open 1 p.m., Showtime on Yankee Ford stage 2 p.m., Sebago Dock and Lift fireworks 8 p.m. Concert features national headliners Steve Azar, Heidi Newfield, James House and Jim “Moose” Brown, along with Maine’s best Stephanie Ryann & Buck T. Edwards. Tickets $25. http://woxomusicfestival.com Wild Light Art Festival & Lawn Party, 3 to 7 p.m., Hewnoaks Artist Colony, 68 Hewn Oaks Road, Lovell.

Sunday, August 14 Delta Knights Band (all occasions), 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.

Concert in the Park, Crystal Lake Park in Harrison, 12 to 4 p.m., group “Latch” plays 1 to 4 p.m.,

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Thursday, August 18 The Cobblestones, 6 p.m., Bear Mountain Music Hall, South Waterford, donation at the door.

Saturday, August 20 Dog Days of Bridgton, 1 to 4 p.m., Bridgton Community Center. All dogs must be leashed. Vendors, dog rescues, games, raffles. Benefits Harvest Hills Animal Shelter and other local pet rescues. Hosted by Tasteful Things.

47th Arts & Artisan Fair all juried show with over 50 artisans, to benefit Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New Suncook School, Route 5, Lovell, rain or shine, free admission.

Sunday, August 21 Mill Town Road Show (country/Americana), 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.

Thursday, August 25 G. Al Mallory, 6 p.m., Bear Mountain Music Hall, South Waterford, donation at the door.

Saturday, August 27 Music on Main features Don Campbell Band and Small Craft Advisory, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge.

Food trucks, vendors, beer garden.

Sunday, August 28 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). Rain date following Sunday.

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DENMARK — Denmark Arts Center presents Al Hospers & The Valley Horns with Kemp Harris on Friday, July 15 at 7 p.m.

Kemp Harris with Al Hospers & the Valley Horns is a seven-piece band playing in the New England area. The band plays and eclectic mix of cover tunes and unique arrangements of instantly recognizable tunes as well as original songs that audiences have come to enjoy.

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AL HOSPERS with Kemp Harris appears at the Denmark Arts Center on Friday, July 15 at 7 p.m.

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Friday, July 22, 4:30 p.m., Web Tavern, Magic Lantern Innovation Lab & Learning Center, 9 Depot Street, Bridgton.

Saturday, July 23, 11 a.m., The Ballroom, 50 Main Street, Harrison; 2:30 p.m., Bridgton Historical Society’s Temperance Barn at Narramissic Farm, 46 Narramissic Road, Bridgton; 7 p.m., Waterford Congregational Church, UCC, 15 Plummer Hill Road, Waterford.

Sunday, July 24, 5:30 p.m., Bridgton Congregational Church, 33 South High Street, Bridgton.

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Upcoming Breakfasts & Suppers WATERFORD SUMMER BREAKFAST In hiatus since 2019 due to the pandemic, the muchloved Waterford Summer Breakfasts returned on July 4, 2022. Precautions were in place with spacing of tables and masks available, but these wonderful gatherings began again with 360 exuberant guests and volunteers. Hosted at the Wilkins House on Plummer Hill in the Flat of Waterford, adjacent to the Congregational Church, there will be three more breakfasts this summer on Wednesdays, July 20, Aug. 3 and Aug. 17 from 7:30 to 10 a.m.

The breakfast consists of scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, muffins,

donut holes, juice, coffee, tea, and real Maine maple syrup. The price is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 10 and under.

Volunteers are always welcome.

For more information about volunteering, contact Ginny at WilkinsHouse1797@ gmail.com.

Proceeds from the breakfast help with the upkeep of the Wilkins House, a longtime community gathering place in the heart of Waterford Flat.

FIRE ASSOCIATION BENEFIT SUPPER The Sweden Volunteer Fire Association will hold a benefit spaghetti supper on Saturday, July 23 at the Sweden Town Meeting Hall (147 Bridgton Road/

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This supper is to benefit Cassie Noble, the daughter of former Fire Chief Warren Noble, who is undergoing cancer treatment.

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HARRISON, ME 04040 There will be a 50/50 drawing, as well as other raffle items.

For more information, call Bette-Jean at (207) 583-7989.

CHURCH PUBLIC SUPPER A public supper will be held on Tuesday, July 26, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Waterford Congregational Church (Route 35 across from Melby’s Market). The menu includes baked beans, American chop suey, casseroles, salads, brown bread, rolls, beverage, and strawberry shortcake. The supper is served buffetstyle; takeout available.

Cost: Adults $12, children ages 12 and under $6. For more information, contact Milly Millett at (207) 5832822. Proceeds benefit the church’s general fund.

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Thursday, September 11 The Guys — A play by Anne Nelson, 6 p.m., Bear Mountain Music Hall, South Waterford, donation at the door.

Saturday, September 17 Free Harvest Moon Festival, 2 to 10 p.m., Depot Street, Bridgton. Music, games, food and crafts.

Saturday, September 24 18th Maine Lakes Brewfest, 12 to 4 p.m., Point Sebago Resort, 261 Casco Road, Casco. 21-plus only, ID required. Online ticket sales only, no tickets at the game, gblrcc.org/brewfest/ Music on Main features American Ride and Bryan Frates, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge. Food trucks, vendors, beer garden.

Sunday, October 9 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). Rain date following Sunday.

Saturday, October 22 Music on Main features Motor Booty Affair, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge.

Food trucks, vendors, beer garden.

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Local Happenings Bridgton Day at RPM

The Rufus Porter Museum is holding Bridgton Day this Saturday, July 16.

Bridgton Day is a day to celebrate Bridgton! From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Rufus Porter Museum will be offering free admission to Bridgton residents (proof of residency required). Come learn about local icon Rufus Porter, an itinerant artist, prolific inventor, and publisher of Scientific American, who once called the Lake Region home.

Additionally, Mike Davis of the Bridgton Historical Society will be on site for a presentation and a display of local history.

Bridgton Day also coincides with Art in the Park, hosted by Gallery 302 in Shorey Park and the Bridgton Library’s Annual Book Sale! There is lots to see and do in Bridgton on July 16! RPM looks forward to sharing the history and art of Bridgton with everyone!

Texas Hold’em tournament

HARRISON — The Harrison Lions Club will hold their Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, July 16 at the Lions’ Den, which is located in the back of the Block Building on Main Street in Harrison. There will be a $60 entry fee. Doors will open at 12 p.m. with a start time of 1 p.m. Please bring your masks. Great food and refreshment are available. Proceeds will be used to support the Harrison Food Bank and the Harrison Summer Rec program.

Charlotte Hobbs Library events

LOVELL — Upcoming events at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library (Route 5) in Lovell include: Straw Rockets, Monday, July 18, 2 p.m. with Maine Cooperative Extension. Try something out of this world by joining Oxford County 4-H and Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library for a STEM Lesson on Straw Rockets!

Youth will build and launch their own straw rocket and learn all about what 4-H has to offer.

This activity is recommended for ages 7-11. You must register for this event. To register: call 925-3177 or e-mail thedesk@hobbslibrary.org Watercolor Class, Thursday, July 21, 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Zoom with Sarah Copperberg. This is a free watercolor class. All levels welcome but you must pre-register and purchase watercolor supplies needed for the class. Zoom link at www.hobbslibrary.org

Famous Chicken Pies for Sale

HARRISON — The Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church will be selling their famous chicken pies and gravy on the third Saturday of the month until further notice. This month’s sale will be on Saturday, July 16.

Orders for pies will be taken only on the morning of the 16th by calling the church between 9 and 11 a.m. Do not leave a message. Telephone: 583-9024.

Chicken pies must be picked up at the church, located at 664 Bolsters Mills Road in Bolsters Mills Village, Harrison between Noon and 2 p.m., unless arrangements are made when placing the order.

A Famous Chicken Pie with Gravy is $15. Multiple pies may be ordered; however, organizers cannot always guarantee that large quantities can be honored. The chicken pies are fully cooked and can be frozen and reheated for a future meal.

Caswell Conservancy happenings

Historic Scribner’s Mill open HARRISON – The historic Scribner’s Saw Mill and Homestead site will be open for tours this Saturday, July 16 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Come early enough to be able to enjoy the tour of the mill where you learn about the “Sash” saw used to cut lumber, how to make a barrel, exhibits in the Long and Exhibit Sheds, and tour the Homestead. The barn and ice houses will also be open for self-guided tours. The blacksmith shop will be open, however, the blacksmith is not available this weekend to demonstrate the forge.

Historic Note: While Jesse Scribner ruled the roost at the mill, his wife, Birdena (Birdie), was in charge of the homestead. After raising their family, then taking care of Birdie’s father, Jesse and Birdie had two years of an empty nest before tragedy struck on Oct. 10, 1935.

Mabel, their daughter-inlaw, was struck with what she thought was a cold after Ed, their five children and a nephew, had attended the Fryeburg Fair. As she grew worse, they called for the local doctor to come see Mabel. Dr. Ruby Day immediately called for an ambulance to take Mabel to the hospital. Unfortunately, she

STAY STILL — In the woodshed, Birdena gives young Bourdon a haircut with sister, Lucy, standing by.

never made it to the hospital for she died while on the way in the ambulance.

Afterwards, she was diagnosed as having Polio. Her five children were all under the age of 10.

One by one, Mabel’s children moved into the comfort of their grandparent’s home.

First it was Catherine, then Phyllis, then Lucy and finally the two boys. The Homestead was occupied by the Scribner

family until 1983. Since then, it has been restored to its period of significance of 1924, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is owned by Scribner’s Mill Preservation, Inc. Scribner’s Mill is found south of Bolsters Mills on Jesse Mill Road crossing over the Crooked River Bridge into the Town of Harrison, the mill is on the left. From Routes 35

or 117, follow the Maine State directional signs found at Carsley or Maple Ridge Roads, respectively. For those following their GPS from Route 121, continue on Bolsters Mills Road to Jesse Mill Road instead of turning onto the Tamworth Road.

A $5 donation for each adult is requested. Check the website scribnersmill.org for more information about the mill.

Waterford Library Annual Meeting WATERFORD — The Waterford Library annual meeting is set for Wednesday, July 20 at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.

This year, the library is celebrating Waterford’s New Pollinator Garden! This has been a wonderful work of collaboration between the Climate Conversations sponsored by Waterford Congregational Church, the Waterford Library and the Oxford County Master Gardener Volunteers Program.

The idea evolved from a Climate Conversation about wildlife habitat and the importance of native plants.

The pollinator garden will be used to educate by demonstrating how native plants support our pollinators and wildlife. The Waterford Library was quick to offer a public space for the garden.

and graciously given donations and physical labor, you have made this garden both possible and sustainable.

Sincerest thanks to everyone who has helped create this living gift to the human and pollinating inhabitants of Waterford. Please come visit and share the joy. This is a before image (shown).

For more information, go to www.waterfordmainelibrary.org WATERFORD LIBRARY celebrates their new pollinator garden.

Jane Traill, who is involved choose to invite pollinators with the Oxford County to their own backyards. A Master Gardeners Program, handy plant identifier will be brought her expertise to the available in the near future. design, choice of plants, and The most significant, their placement. WL’s hope and satisfying aspect of the is that folks will find this Pollinator Garden Project has garden as a place of solace been the outstanding commuand beauty, as well as a living nity involvement and volunexample of plants they might teer efforts. Through quietly

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HARRISON — Ongoing events at the Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison include: Knitting & Crocheting. It’s not too late to start on a winter scarf, mittens, or lap throw. Knitting is for all levels of experience. If crocheting is your preference, you are most welcome, as well. Participants are creating hats, sweaters, wash cloths, and an assortment of other items.

The session is held every Monday from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Lots of knitting books available for ideas. Light refreshments served. For more information, call Muffett at 850501-2709.

Coffee Call every Friday from 8 to 10 a.m. Fresh pastries, lots of great conversation, and a chance to meet locals and summer visitors. Donations are greatly appreciated. All ages welcome. Hot tea and cocoa available for non-coffee drinkers.

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Annual Traditions

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LHS presents a Summer Fair

LOVELL — The Lovell Beer Dinner on Aug. 25; dinner Historical Society will be prefor four at Oxford House Inn; senting a special Summer Fair one cord of seasoned firewood this Sunday, July 17 from 10 a.m. from Khiel Firewood; antique to 3 p.m. quilted coverlet with two pilDuring the day, dealers will low shams; golf (includes cart) be on hand displaying antiques, for four at Bridgton Highlands jewelry, paintings, bird houses, Country Club; signed and numand more. At 11 a.m., there will bered first edition of Joseph D. be a live auction conducted by Bates, Jr.’s 1966 “Streamer Fly Barry Gilman. Just Be-Cause, a Tying & Fishing”; historic tour musical group celebrating origiof Kezar Lake for four (includes nal Americana songs, will begin refreshments and limited-ediperforming around noon. There tion map); dinner for four at will be grilled foods, sandwichSeverance Lodge Club; Kezar es, beverages, and dessert items, A STEAMBOAT CRUISE for Four on Kezar Lake Marina’s day rental of a Lake will be auctioned as part of the Lovell pontoon boat (includes full tank including ice cream, available.

The live auction will begin Historical Society’s Summer Fair. of gas); pair of WWI folding at 11 a.m. Currently, the items candle lanterns; Harvest Gold’s to be auctioned include: a fully restored 1941 Old Town sterling silver “Saco River” bracelet; decorative “Bears” 18-foot Guide canoe; 100 gallons of heating oil from B & L sign bracket by Rod Iron Designs; 12 “Kezar Lake” stemOil and Propane; steamboat cruise for four on Kezar Lake less wine glasses with Craft Artisan Baking Co. refresh(refreshments included); dinner for four at the Lodge at ments.

Pleasant Point; “The Vault,” a limited edition Sunday Riley If you are unable to attend and would like to bid on an skincare kit; two tickets to Ebenezer’s sold-out Belgium item, just let the Society know. They will

Waterford World’s Fair

Dates: July 15-17 Location: Waterford Fairgrounds, Irving Green Road, Waterford.

Description: A family-oriented agricultural fair, featuring local vendors, entertainment and livestock. Old MacDonald’s Barn full of animals, outside stage with local talent, demonstrations and livestock exhibits.

Major Events: Live music, 4-H events and exhibits, horse and ox pulling and shows.

Website: http://www.waterfordworldsfair.org

All About Books at Waterford

CLAIRE ACKROYD will be featured speaker at Waterford Library’s All About Books series. her many years in remote maple syrup camps in the northwestern Maine woods.

Murder in the Maple Woods

was a finalist for a Maine Literary Award in 2021 and has been a consistent top seller in the Maine Authors

Publishing catalog.

Plot: Nearing the end of the season, organic inspector, Simone Thibodeau, finds herself caught up in the aftermath of an apparently accidental death at her uncle’s sugar camp.

Faced with the need to support the suspicions of her young cousin, she applies her knowledge of the organic certification process to unravel the mystery of a tragic death. The story offers an authentic look into the little-understood PUPPET CAMP at Denmark Arts Center on cross-border peculiarities, Wednesday, July 13 through Friday, July 15 from 9 toughness, and off-the-grid a.m. to 12 p.m. remoteness of the maple syrup industry.

Library website: www. waterfordmainelibrary.org

Puppet Camp at DAC this week

Bridgton Farmers’ Market recipe

Fresh Pea Dip

By Nancy Tripp Bridgton Farmers’ Market I don’t give this recipe out very often, but I love this recipe. It is seasonal. It is fresh. It is easy. It is a lovely brilliant green color that stands out on the table and the taste is undeniably titillating. Even my brother who dislikes green food loves this dip. It is a terrific recipe to take to a party when you don’t have much time or energy to put something together.

This time of year, I make it with fresh shell peas and that is special! But you can make it with frozen peas with good results any time of year.

I serve this with a plate of fresh crudite, pita chips or a favorite cracker.

I like to make my own pita chips by cutting pita bread into triangles, brushing them lightly with olive oil and popping them in the oven for a few minutes to toast them up or just by a bag at the store.

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on Thursday, July 14 before the performance of Yellow Bird Chase. Campers will receive a free ticket to Liars & Believers performance of Yellow Bird Chase 3 p.m. at Deertrees Theater in Harrison, on the second day of camp, Thursday, July 14. In addition, campers will have an opportunity for their masks to be showcased before the performance on Thursday at Deertrees Theater. On Friday at noon pick-up campers will show families and friends what they have been working on during camp.

Register for camps online at info@denmarkarts.org HEPA air purifier systems and ventilation will be engaged for indoor performances. Season Calendar online at www.denmarkarts. org/events (view calendar listing)

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1 lb shelled peas or 1 lb frozen peas thawed 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice ½ - 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt 1 jalapeno or cayenne to taste Handful of chopped cilantro or parsley Handful of chopped red onion if desired In a food processor, place peas, olive oil, fresh lime juice, cumin, salt and jalapeno or cumin. Blend to desired consistency.

Stir in parsley or cilantro and red onions (onions are optional) and place in a pretty serving dish. Set out with your chips, crudite or crackers.

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

Thank you!

For a full list of vendors and information on ordering from vendors visit BFM at https://www.facebook.com/ BridgtonFarmersMarket/ or contact at bridgtonfarmersmarket. me@gmail.com BFM accepts credit cards and EBT. See you there!

DENMARK — Puppet Camp returns to the Denmark Arts Center Wednesday, July 13 through Friday, July 15 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Boston’s most playful theatre ensemble returns, Liars & Believers! This year camp features masks and improv skill builders. Kids will build their own masks and learn how to create characters. Improv is fun, it’s one of the foundations of theatre. Whether it’s puppets, masks, clown or just plain acting, improvisation teaches you how to be a great partner, think on your feet, and free your creativity. Liars & Believers uses improv in everything we do, from creating our shows to performing them. Join us and bring out your best theatre artist!

Campers will make their own masks that will be featured at Deertrees Theater

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WATERFORD — The next Waterford Library All About Books features Claire Ackroyd this Saturday, July 16 at 11 a.m.

This series gives Maine authors a platform to talk about their writing process, evolving journey, and their books. It is free.

Claire Ackroyd is a landscape designer and independent organic certification inspector. Growing up in England, she was raised on detective novels by the greats — Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, Dick Francis, etc.

— so the Murder Mystery was the most natural vehicle for storytelling. Her debut novel, “Murder in the Maple Woods,” evolved from

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Country Living

Christmas in July Boat Parade NAPLES — The Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce and the Naples Marine Safety Patrol are happy to announce the 3rd Annual Christmas in July Boat Parade is scheduled

for Saturday, July 23, on Brandy Pond and Long Lake in Naples.

Have a boat? Decorate it, register it at the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber website and come join

the parade at 8:15 p.m. on Brandy Pond!

There will be prizes awarded for the top three best decorated boats, as determined by the Naples Select Board.

Don’t have a boat? No worries, come have dinner at one of the sponsor restaurants — Brother Flecker’s, Freedom Café, or Gary’s Olde Town Tavern, or do a little shopping at sponsor Causeway Gifts. Whatever you do pre-parade, make sure you find a nice viewing spot as the parade makes it way from Brandy Pond onto Long Lake and back (starting at around 8:30 p.m.)!

Thank you to the other Captain’s Club sponsors, Long Lake Marina, Naples Marina, and Moose Landing Marina (last year’s best decorated marina boat)!

For more information, contact Chamber Executive Director Robin Mullins CHRISTMAS IN JULY boat parade, sponsored by the Sebago Lakes Region at director@sebagolakesChamber of Commerce and Naples Marine Safety Patrol takes place on Saturday, chamber.com or call 207892-8265.

July 23.

Denmark Arts Center Camps

Sensory Art

DENMARK — Denmark Arts Center presents Sensory Music & Art Camp for children up to age six Tuesday, July 19 through Thursday, July 21 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

317 Main Little Roots will teach music for three days exploring and fostering multi-sensory and social emotional learning. This is a parent and child experience and parents, grandparents and kincare families are encouraged to attend.

Little Roots is a high-quality, developmentally appropriate, music education curriculum for children, to teach toddler music sessions incorporating our community’s young families. Parents and caregivers engage in simple songs, rhythms, rhymes, and movement activities. Musical instruments are incorporated to create a playful experience while work with beats and tempo.

Camp is inside Denmark Arts Center and current CDC guidelines will be followed. The camp is free, though DAC requests you to pre-register online.

Thanks to the generosity of Town of Denmark & 317 Main Community Music Center!

HEPA air purifier systems and ventilation will be engaged for indoor performances.

Season Calendar online at www.denmarkarts.org/events (view calendar listing).

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ATTENTION

Classified line ads are now posted on our website at NO EXTRA CHARGE! www.bridgton.com

HELP WANTED

MSAD72 SCHOOL DISTRICT ­­­— (EOE) in Fryeburg, Maine has immediate openings for custodians.

Anticipated openings for the 2223 school year: Secretary at New Suncook School, Van Drivers (no CDL required), Bus Drivers (CDL required), Bus Aides, Substitutes.

Visit www.msad72.org, call 207935-2600 or pick up an application today at Door #10, 25 Molly Ockett Drive, Fryeburg, ME tf25 FUTURE LEADERS WANTED — Q-Team Tree Service in Naples.

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VEHICLES FOR SALE BUSINESS SERVICES JESUS IS LORD — new and used auto parts. National locator.

Most parts 2 days. Good used cars.

Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 Bridg­ton, 207-647-5477. tf30

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NOW ACCEPTING — new clients at SALON @ 240 MANE ask for Tammy Reynolds 207-4610818 or 207-647-8688.

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DK PROPERTY MAINTENANCE — Property watch/caretaking.

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LOST & FOUND

LOST — in Bridgton: Man’s large plain gold wedding band.

If found, please contact jimmymaine@gmail.com.

Thank you.

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PLEASE RECYCLE

10' x 10' Unit – $75/mo.

10' x 20' Unit – $125/mo.

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SUPPLY IS LIMITED, ORDER ONLY NOW! DELIVERED TO MAINE

DENMARK HOUSE PAINTING — Since 1980. Interior and exterior painting. Free estimates. Call John Mathews 452-2781. tf40x

FOR RENT

ROOMS FOR RENT ­— in Casco, Maine. Call Everett Blakelund at 978-502-9019 for all questions/ showings.

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RETIRED VETERAN ­— Looking for first floor apartment in Lake Region. One bedroom or light housekeeping. Call Don Jordan.

352-7095.

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SELLING, BUYING — Bear Mountain Vintage. Merchandise, furniture, seven days, 9-5. (Next to True Value) 192 Portland Road, Bridgton. 207-803-8318 8t28x INCOGNITO IN MAINE – (aka Karen). Selling quirky stuff at Bear Mountain Vintage (next to True Value) 192 Portland Road, Bridgton. 207-803-8318 8t28x

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LOVELL — 74 Kimball Rd. Featuring many antiques and collectibles, including: depression glass, match holders, Pyrex, McCoy, flower frogs, kitchenware, other household items, rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia, snowshoes and much more! Sat. and Sun., July 16 & 17, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Rain or shine. 2t27x

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$3.50 for 20 words or less 15¢ a word over 20 MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED

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LITTLE GUYS FIREWOOD — Cut, split, delivered. Prompt delivery. 603-960-2537 or 9356302. Fryeburg area $210 cord, over 20 miles add $10.

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350/cord 325/cord 325/cord SEMI-SEASONED: DELIVERED TO MAINE ONLY

KIMBALL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE — Spring cleanup, Bark mulch, loam, aggregates installed. Brush removal, chipping available and more. Fully Insured.

Call 207-595-8321.

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Fryeburg Academy offers a comprehensive Benefits Package including: Health, Dental, Vision, FSA, LTD, Life, Retirement, Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Leave. To apply and view a full listing of our available positions, please visit our website at https://www.fryeburgacademy.org/about/employment.

We are an EOE.

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Order online at westernmainetimberlands.com or call 207-925-1138

Henry’s Concrete Construction

Please DO NOT respond if you: are unable to set your alarm, text out sick once a week, have to find a ride to work, or think checking social media every five minutes is part of your daily tasks.

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Help Wanted

Town of Sweden TAX COLLECTOR

Experienced Help Welcome Apply in person Full & Part-time Positions Available In All Departments

The Town of Sweden, Maine, is seeking qualified applicants for the part-time position of Tax Collector.

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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Offering SeaSOnal/Year-rOund, Part-time/full-time POSitiOnS Now accepting new candidates to join our team at Aries Landscaping. Starting pay $18 hourly, plus incentives!

Must be reliable and goal oriented. If you are a hardworking individual, we at Aries Landscaping offer all of the training for you to succeed. Two references required.

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landScaPing 207-461-1539 / johnallenhemi@yahoo.com EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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.

This part-time position is great opportunity for a retiree or anyone who just wants some part-time work and doesn’t mind working weekends and a couple of weekday afternoons. As a part-time position there are no benefits, but it does offer competitive pay. From May to October the position requires 24 hours per week, from November to April it is on an as-needed basis.

Applications can be obtained at the Town Office – 366 Valley Rd., Waterford, ME 04088, or at the town’s website waterfordme.org For more information or a job description, you can contact the Waterford Town Office by e-mail at townofwaterford@roadrunner.org or by telephone at 207-583-4403 or visit the website waterfordme.org

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New hire bonuses available.

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Looking to fill a full-time auto-technician position.

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

Resumes may be dropped off at Frechette Tire Company 164 Passaconaway Rd., Conway E-mail to: FrechetteTire@hotmail.com Or call 603-447-5538 or 603-447-2647 to schedule an appointment for an interview

DO REPLY if you are a dependable hard worker that doesn’t whine, is able to be part of a team that provides quality work, you don’t mind working 50+ hours a week earning great pay, staying fit and getting a great tan and have a never give up attitude.

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Entertainment &Arts

July 14, 2022, The Bridgton News, Page 11B

Time for Art in the Park Saturday Gallery 302 (Bridgton Art Guild) presents Art in the Park 2022 this Saturday, July 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Shorey Park (off Main Street) in Bridgton.

Rain date is Sunday, July 17.

See a wide variety of artists and mediums including: Suzanne Agostino, Janet Berger, Holly Best, Ruth Boisvert, MacKenzie Bowker, Tracy and Eric Bradford, Brian Buckland, Carand Burnet, Jennifer Butts, Lyell Castonguay, Rowland Creitz, Maggie Daigle, Kate Erwin, Nancy Fitch, Celeste Fleming, Catherine Freeman, Rosemary Gerbutavich, Rebecca Gilbert, Harvest Gold,

Heather Green and Hannah Green, Rick Greenlaw, Aurora Killer, Maya Kuvaja, Darylann Leonard, Harriet Libby, Karen Lipiatos, Jim Mann, Sheila McDonough, Lisa Nelson, Nancy Lee Piper, Susan Pulaski, Richard Snow, Robert Spencer, Carolyn Taylor, Lucienne Timblin, Nick Todisco, Ralph Watson, Ann Williams, Traci Witham, Catherine Worthington, Deertrees Theatre.

Information Tent: Loon Echo Land Trust, Rufus Porter Museum.

Food: Street Eats.

Live Music: Songwriters’ Circle.

A WIDE VARIETY of art and artists will showcase their work on Saturday, July 16 at Shorey Park in downtown Bridgton. Gallery 302 presents this Art in the Park annually.

Shown at left is Monarch by Sandra Tardo Long.

Doug Houle at Harvest Gold

CENTER LOVELL — Harvest Gold Gallery is thrilled to announce that Doug Houle will be the featured artist for the fourth Plein Air Paint Out of the summer!

This Saturday, July 16, Doug will begin setting up his easel at 10 a.m. to paint one of the various views around the gallery. Last year, he painted an incredible scene of the gallery’s beautiful architecture, which is his specialty.

For the past 29 years, Doug has been living and traveling around Northern England, now he lives permanently in Jefferson. Outside of painting, Doug loves to spend his time in nature, hiking and enjoying the beautiful New England scenery. He was born in Connecticut, always having an interest in art, he graduated from Plymouth State College with a degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. After college, he attended many art shows around New England, eventually ending up in New Hampshire and then finally Augusta.

Northern England charm has a firm hold on Doug, he sees

it as a “treasure of potential artwork.” From old red barns to sturdy coastal lighthouses, to hidden diners and barbershops, Doug is inspired by all of it and paints as much of it as he can. Some of these quite mundane places to the rest of us, are a desirable subject to Doug. As an impressionistic oil painter “light and color are crucial” in creating the right mood for his paintings. The way the subject interacts with light varies drastically yet impacts many aspects of the painting, like the mood. Doug has the difficult job of accurately depicting it, he told HGG “objects absorb and reflect all sorts of color and how that is manipulated impacts the mood.” With his use of sharp lines, dramatic color and unique perspective he is able to turn these seemingly mundane scenes into absolute masterpieces.

Doug will paint throughout the day until 3p.m.

Harvest Gold Gallery is located at 1082 Main Street, Center Lovell. If you would like more information about the Plein Air Paint Out, call 207-925-6502, e-mail at harvestgoldjewelry@gmail.com, visit on instagram @harvestgoldgallery, check out the website harvestgoldgallery.com or stop by the gallery.

EVENING OF CLASSIC MUSIC at The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton this Saturday, July 16 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. featuring the Portland Piano Trio.

Piano Trio at Dragonfly Barn The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton presents an Evening of Classical Music with the Portland Piano Trio on Saturday, July 16, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Portland Piano Trio presents “Folk Songs,” a program that includes Haydn’s “Gypsy” Trio; Piano Trio by Reena Esmail, a young composer who weaves the sounds

of India into her work; and Mendelssohn’s rhapsodic D Minor Trio, whose slow movement draws on the tradition of German Romantic song.

The Portland Piano Trio, recognized as “among the city’s must-hear groups” by critic Allan Kozinn, has played public performances and house conPIANO, Page 12B

will host the second edition of our signature gathering, Wild Light. Part lawn party, part art festival, the 2022 Wild Light event will showcase artwork and immersive performances by Hewnoaks alumni that celebrate the interconnectedness of the natural environment and the creative impulse.

We invite you to come enjoy the artwork, mingle, and explore the historic Hewnoaks property. We’d love to introduce you to the work that the Greater Lovell Land Trust is doing

in the area, and tell you about the support that Hewnoaks gives to artists through the residency program. We’ll offer food and beverage aplenty, nature walks, music, as well as family-friendly participatory art experiences.

Featured artists include: Ashley Page, Hannah Wasielewski, Kristen Stake, Brian Smith, Pamela Moulton, Amy, Megan and Emily Grumbling, Nate Luce, Genevieve Beaudoin (as Dead Gowns), Michel Droge and Sarah Loftus.

TONIGHT: History of Hewnoaks 156 Deertrees Road

LOVELL — Hewnoaks History Night takes place this evening, Thursday, July 14, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Lovell Historical Society, located at 551 Main Street.

Hewnoaks is an artist residency located on the shore of Kezar Lake that hosts a dynamic array of contemporary artists in all media for short-term residencies every summer, building on a long tradition of hospitality. The property was once home to the Volk family of artists and has a deep history as a creative

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Give My Regards to Broadway!

Robin Spielberg is a prolific composer and a delightful pianist.

Her piano solos & arrangements are known worldwide.

Sponsored by Old Mill Tavern & Greenwood Manor Inn.

Friday, July 15 • 7:30 p.m. — $28

space for painters, weavers, carvers, and textile designers going back a century.

Join Hewnoaks Board co-chair and Smithsonian curator Dr. Diana Jocelyn Greenwold as she explores the history and context of this arts-and-crafts-era space and its continued legacy.

Wild Light Art Festival & Lawn Party, Saturday, Aug. 13, 3 to 7 p.m., Hewnoaks Artist Colony, 68 Hewn Oaks Road, Lovell.

Hewnoaks and the Greater Lovell Land Trust

Donor/Sponsorship Party with

The Cobblestones

Complimentary food and a cash bar at the Salt Lick Cafe – Come dance & mingle and listen to great music in our Art Gallery.

Sponsored by Jane Curran & Gail Bowen $10 — Suggested Donation

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Entertainment

This week at Deertrees: Broadway & Rock HARRISON — Deertrees Theatre, Maine’s most enchanting playhouse, presents a full weekend of entertainment ahead. On Friday, July 15, at 7:30 p.m., Steinway Artist/ Pianist Robin Spielberg performs “Give my Regards to Broadway.” On Saturday,

comedies, family shows, concerts annually from June through early September.

Tickets are available at deertrees-theatre.org.

First up, on Friday, July 15, beloved pianist/composer and Steinway Artist Robin Spielberg performs, consistently winning the

the room, Spielberg casts a spell on her audience that is palpable, visceral, and spiritual. Better said-after you see her perform, you’ll just feel a whole lot better about the world,” says Bruce Bressack of Hippo Press New Hampshire.

She is a celebrity

care facilities and performing arts centers.

Robin Spielberg is represented on tour by Kosson Talent. The DT event is sponsored by Olde Mill Tavern and Greenwood Manor Inn. Tickets to Robin Spielberg are $28. All

org, call 207-583-6747 or follow Deertrees Theatre on Facebook and Instagram.

On Saturday, July 16, Deertrees opens its doors to thank its sponsors and donors at an open-to-thepublic thank you party.

Southern Maine band The Cobblestones perform an eclectic mix of music from familiar artists and some originals in the Americana realm, specializing in pas-

sionate vocals and tight harmonies. Guests are welcome to sing along and dance in Deertrees’ intimate Salt Lick Café cabaret performance stage, and a summer evening of good eats and refreshments plus beer, wine and cocktails for purchase.

The thank you party is generously sponsored

by Gail Bowen and Jane Curran.

HARRISON — The second week of Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival’s 50th anniversary season will be filled with the magic of tango. Our featured newer DEERTREES THEATRE HEADLINERS this weekend — Steinway artist/pianist Robin Spielberg (left) and artist Oren Fader will bring The Cobblestones Band (right) perform this weekend at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. Spielberg plays at 7:30 his classical guitar virtuosity p.m. on Friday, while The Cobblestones play at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are on sale now. to the music of Argentina and its native dance the tango, July 16, at 5:30 p.m., hearts of listeners around spokesperson for the ticket prices include a $2 in the exuberant, someAmericana/acoustic rock the world with her com- American Music Therapy Heritage Fee that sup- times subdued, and even ensemble The Cobblestones pelling melodies and sensi- Association. Spielberg’s ports the ongoing restora- rowdy composition by Astor performs at Deertrees’ com- tive piano techniques since work with music and well- tion and improvements plimentary donor/sponsor debuting her first record- ness has been documented of the Historic Deertrees party, open to the public. ing of original solos for in The New York Times and Theatre. Admission to The Both events occur at 156 piano. A prolific composer, in segments on LifeTime Cobblestones donor/sponDeertrees Road, Harrison.

Spielberg has 20 recordings Live and ABC News. As sor thank you party is free, Deertrees has been to her credit and appears spokesperson, she conducts a $10 donation is encourserving the Greater Maine on over 40 compilations workshops and seminars on aged; beer, wine and cockregion since 1936 offering around the world. the topic of music and heal- tails are available for puran eclectic summer season “From the moment she ing throughout the United chase. For more informaof entertainment, featuring walks on stage, until the States in hospitals, schools, tion, visit deertrees-theatre. theatrical productions and last note gently caresses community centers, nursing org, e-mail gail@deertrees.

miered over 250 solo and chamber works with guitar, and can be heard on over 50 commercial recordings and film.

Oren received his undergraduate degree from SUNY Purchase and his Master of Music degree from Florida State University. His major teachers include David Starobin and Bruce Holzman.

Since 1994, Mr. Fader has

Classical Guitarist plays with SLLMF

MTM hosts Chamber Music

CONWAY, N.H. — Mountain Top Music Center once SLLMF president Barbara Graustein shares Wiese’s again welcomes the Sebago-Long Lake Chamber Music enthusiasm, noting that, “Partnering with Mountain Top at Festival players to the Majestic Theatre in Conway village on the Majestic is expanding the reach of our festival in new, Wednesday, July 20 at 7:30 p.m. for a Mainstage Series con- creative ways.” cert, following their well-received visit to the Valley last fall.

The extraordinary musicians on the Majestic mainstage The performance features Carl Maria von Weber’s vir- July 20 will be flutist Susan Rotholz, violinists Min-Young tuosic Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano in G Minor, Op. 63, Kim and Keiko Tokunaga, violist Matthew Sinno, cellists Astor Piazzolla’s transformative Histoire du Tango for flute Eliot Bailen and Mihai Marica, guitarist Oren Fader, and and guitar, and Robert Schumann’s glorious Piano Quintet in pianist Mihae Lee. All have performed with orchestras and E-Flat Major, Op. 44. ensembles worldwide, and enjoyed prominent careers at Tickets are $25, and are available at mountaintopmusic. the forefront of today’s classical music scene. org/concert-series.

The Majestic Theatre Mainstage Series is produced The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Attendees are also invited to attend a pre-concert conversation about the evening’s music, hosted by musicologist George Wiese, in the Majestic Theatre from 6:15 to 7 p.m.

The Sebago Long Lake Music Festival (SLLMF), now celebrating its 50th year, is a pillar of Western Maine’s cultural scene. The festival’s world-class musicians, based at Deertrees theatre in Harrison, perform multiple concerts there each summer.

Mountain Top Executive SEBAGO-LONG LAKE MUSIC FESTIVAL musicians on the Majestic Theatre stage.

Director George Wiese says, “This is exactly what we envisioned when we set out to by Mountain Top Music Center and strives to bring renovate the Majestic Theatre. Now that vision has become a high quality, diverse musical programming to the Mount reality. We’ve built an exceptional concert venue that attracts Washington Valley year-round. internationally distinguished musicians to our community, For more information, please visit mountaintopmusic. creating accessible opportunities for our students, locals, and org. If you are interested in sponsorship or volunteer Valley visitors to hear great music played by extraordinary opportunities as a Friend of the Majestic, please call 603musicians.”

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Piano Trio at Dragonfly

(Continued from Page 11B) certs throughout Maine and New England, including in Portland, Portsmouth, Camden, Freeport, and Peaks Island. Musicians Tracey Jasas-Hardel (violin), Wayne Smith (cello), and Anastasia Antonacos (piano) are committed to bringing “energy, understanding, technique, insight, great beauty, humor, impressive ensemble, and

shared musical values” to the music they play. Their varied programs feature traditional repertoire alongside newer works.

The Portland Piano Trio is the resident ensemble of 240 Strings, which builds community among Portland, youth through subsidized music lessons and affordable chamber music concerts. The trio was chosen for a week-

GUITARIST Oren Fader performs with the SebagoLong Lake Music Festival on Tuesday, July 19 at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison.

Piazzolla, Histoire de Tango for Flute and Guitar (1985).

Classical and electric guitarist Oren Fader first performed at the Festival in 2019, and has proved to be a brilliant and much-loved artist. He has performed in Asia, Europe and throughout the USA. Concerto performances include the Villa-Lobos Guitar Concerto with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez” with the New Jersey and the Omaha Symphonies.

Fader has performed hundreds of concerts with a wide range of classical and new music groups including the Met Chamber Ensemble, Cygnus Ensemble, Bowers Fader Duo, New York Philharmonic, Talea Ensemble, ICE, Mark Morris Dance Group, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has pre-

been on the guitar and chamber music faculty of the Manhattan School of Music.

He also directs the classical guitar programs at Montclair State University and SUNY Purchase.

Other repertoire on July 19 includes: WEBER: Flute Trio in G Minor, Op. 63 SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 Artists performing at the first concert will be: Susan Rotholz, flute; Min-Young Kim, violin; Keiko Tokunaga, violin; Matthew Sinno, viola; Eliot Bailen, cello; Mihai Marica, cello; Oren Fader, guitar; and Mihae Lee, piano.

For tickets and more information about the remaining four concerts on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. from July 19 to Aug. 9 at Deertrees Theatre, check out https://sebagomusicfestival.org/concert-tickCLASSICAL, Page 7B

long residency in both 2017 and 2018 at the Avaloch Farm Institute in New Hampshire and was the Ensemble-inResidence at New England Music Camp.

In alignment with CDC Guidelines, it is recommended, but not required, that patrons wear a mask and are vaccinated.

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