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At the ballot box • Bridgton: Referendum

questions gain approval It was a late Tuesday night for many area ballot clerks as voter turnout — either by absentee or in-person — was brisk.

Here’s a few highlights (editor’s note, since The News has an earlier print deadline since its return from the COVID-19 shutdown, results from some area towns were unavailable): • Bridgton — The race for two selectmen’s seats was heated, but the remainder of the ballot was relatively clear-cut as voters passed all of the referendum questions (regarding marijuana and changes to the Land Use Ordinance).

“Unofficially,” G. Fred Packard won a second term on the Selectboard with 428 votes. The second seat looks up for grabs. Bernie King and Paul Tworog each received 347 votes — again, unofficially. A recount is expected; and if a tie remains, a run-off between the two would determine a winner. Other candidates: James Kidder received 336, Robert McHatton Sr. 325 and G. Paul Waterhouse 267. There were 45 miscel-

laneous write-ins.

In other races: Ken Gibbs was reelected to the Planning Board with 1,030 votes; Dan Harden received 1,046 for a one-year Planning Board term; there were write-ins for Planning Board alternate with Mike Figoli leading the pack with 44 votes, and a second three-year term on the SAD 61 School Board.

Pamela Brucker was reelected to the school board with 1,031 votes.

Eight marijuana relatedreferendum questions all passed, most receiving 700plus “yes” votes to 500-plus “no” votes.

In regards to Land Use changes, the “housekeeping” amendment was approved 876-378, while Q. 10 related to subdivisions passed 682578.

Q. 11 related to additional land uses in single-story structures was approved 810-460.

Q. 12 drew the most attention prior to Election Day as residents along North High Street argued against passage of this amendment to add Assisted Living Facilities as part

of the Downtown Village Neighborhood District.

The amendment opens the door to the development of a proposed Memory Care and Assisted Living Facility.

To date, no formal plan has been submitted for town review by the developer.

Adding Assisted Living Facilities to the district was approved by an 880-469 margin.

Town warrant items all were approved.

SAD 61 budget validation: 1,034 yes and 290 no.

State referendum: Q. 1 for broadband improvement 1,017 yes, 369 no; Q. 2 for highway and bridge improvement, 1066 yes, 329 no.

Democratic primary: Rep. to Congress, Chellie Pingree 524; U.S. Senator, Sara Gideon 419, Bre Kidman 35, Elizabeth Sweet 83; State Senator, Katherine Branch 461 Republican primary: U.S. Senator, Susan Collins 462; Rep. to Congress, Jay Allen 400; State Senator, Richard Bennett 462; Rep. to Legislature, Michael Davis 465.

Election Day look across the region: • Naples — Ted Shane (374) and James Gratelo (337) secured seats on the Naples Selectboard. Other candidates: Kevin Rogers 252, Rick Robinson 144, Marie Kushner 120 (withdrew after ballots printed), Robert Nyberg 109.

• Harrison — The town shifted to a secret ballot vote regarding municipal warrant

items, feeling more voters would be involved compared to under 50 attending the annual meeting. It seemed to work.

Total votes cast was 1,078. All 31 questions passed by a wide margin.

Matthew Frank (374) and Richard Sykes (387) were both reelected to the Selectboard. There were no candidates for a three-year Planning Board term and

a five-year Appeals Board term. These vacancies could be filled via write-ins.

SAD 17 passed (Q. 1 380-139, Q. 2 414-130, Q. 3 432-110).

Democratic primary: Rep. to Congress, Pingree 239; U.S. Senator, Gideon 172, Kidman 18, Sweet 53; State Senator, Branch 214.

Republican primary: U.S. Senator, Collins 182; RECAPS, Page 4A

• Recaps from area towns

Brandy Pond Crossing projects goes belly up

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — It seems that the dreams — plumped up like a goose down pillow by developer Paul Hollis to construct 16 (sixteen) 60,000-square-foot lots in a subdivision called Brandy Pond Crossing — have fallen flat.

Hollis, who owns Great Lots of Maine, has left the dreams unfulfilled. Hollis allegedly left the project incomplete and left behind some debts including paychecks for workers and a line of credit for the town that was required when the project was approved.

Ashley Hanlon is the granddaughter of a woman who owns a home that

existed before the developer stepped in with plans to build on the property.

Hanlon’s grandmother purchased the home when it was adjacent to the Naples Golf Course & Country Club.

On Monday, Hanlon spoke at the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting about the Brandy Pond Crossing subdivision.

“I was informed today that Paul Hollis owes the workers $70,000. His line of credit is no longer valid,” she said.

Hanlon described incomplete roads, and open ditches on the property with electrical transformers laying bare.

“It looks like to me that

one man has pretty much rumbled through this town,” she later said.

Early on, Hanlon asked why the town has not taken any action.

Chairman Jim Grattelo explained that town officials have not been able to do anything about it because the law firm the town hires has a conflict of interest.

The town’s legal firm, Drummond and Woodsum, was involved in a case with Hollis. Therefore, the town is waiting to be re-assigned a lawyer from a firm that doesn’t have a conflict of interest.

Naples Town Manager John Hawley explained PROJECT, Page 3A

MASKS REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE and seating will be social distanced, some of the many changes Magic Lantern general managers Debora King and Cori Bowen had to institute to meet CDC guidelines amid COVID-19.

Lantern re-lit

Theatre has safety measures in place; will customers return?

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Frank Howell always remained confident that the big screens at the Magic Lantern would come to life once again.

He just wasn’t sure when.

Behind a colorful face mask, the theater owner was smiling at the reality that the popular movie house makes its return tomorrow, Friday, July 16. With CDC recommendations in place, Howell and staff look forward to seeing the Magic Lantern reopen for business.

“It’s been a long wait, but we’re now ready. We’re glad to be back,” Howell said. “It’s a chance to bring the community together, once again.

That’s been the goal of the Magic Lantern since we started.”

COVID-19 turned out the Lantern’s lights in early spring. The writing was on the wall in February, Howell said.

With the pandemic starting to take a hold in the United States, major film companies started pushing big ticketed projects, like the next James Bond saga, out until fall.

“First run releases were drying up,” Howell said.

“That’s still the case.”

Howell doesn’t expect to

Manager.

That is according to Chairman Thomas Peaslee.

The contract amount is $6,000 and includes the use of a part-time, interim town manager should a candidate not be selected before the current town manager resigns, Peaslee said.

“I signed the contract. So we have hired them [Eaton Peabody] for $6,000 to navigate the search” for a town manager, Peaslee said.

On June 16, Casco Town Manager Courtney O’Donnell sent an e-mail to the selectmen, letting them know of her intentions to resign.

The letter said, “I, Courtney O’Donnell, Town Manager and Road Commissioner for the Town of Casco, hereby submit my three months’ notice of resignation effective today, June 16 per my contract.

My last day will be Friday,

COVID-19 rules for movie going at the Magic Lantern: • Before entering the building, your temperature will be taken using a noncontact infrared thermometer.

• Please maintain six feet of physical distance from individuals who are not part of your group whenever possible.

• All visitors (and Team Members) are to wear a face covering.

• Seating has been marked to allow for six feet between rows, there needs to be three seats between you and the next party within the row.

• For contact tracing purposes, the Magic Lantern will be maintaining a record including contact information for visitors and staff who have direct prolonged interaction.

• If you are not feeling well, please choose a different day to visit the Magic Lantern for a movie and/or the Tannery Pub. • Limited bathroom occupancy; you will need a bathroom pass (which you can get from the concessions stand). There will be no waiting line for the bathroom.

• No loitering in the lobby at any time.

• Exit through Emergency Exits in back lobby or fire exits doors in the individual theaters. see a new release until midAugust (the first one expected is “Tenet,” an epic spy-fi action thriller film written, directed and produced by

Christopher Nolan. It stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, LANTERN, Page 5A

Board parts ways with artistic director Harris

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer HARRISON — The curtain has fallen on Andrew Harris’ time as artistic director at Deertrees Theatre.

Last month, the theatre’s Board of Directors ended Harris’ tenure.

“It is Deertrees Theatre’s policy not to discuss any personnel matters,” said Cheryl McLaughlin, the board’s president.

“Deertrees

Theatre is currently closed for the season due to the pandemic. However, we are working diligently at this time to continue improvements to the theatre and making plans for our 85th Birthday Celebration next summer. We plan to offer our patrons the quality theatre performances they have come to expect.”

Like many theaters across Maine, summer programming has been canceled due to COVID-19.

On the Deertrees’ website, McLaughlin posted the following message regards to September 11, 2020.”

On June 23, following cancellation of the season, an executive session, the as well as efforts planned selectmen voted to accept for 2021: “… We have thought O’Donnell’s resignation.

Peaslee pointed out that the big concern is that there may not enough time to get someone suitable before Established 1870 O’Donnell leaves.

P.O. Box 244, 118 Main St. “Courtney’s job end date Bridgton, ME 04009 is Sept. 11. It is a very short 207-647-2851 window,” Peaslee said.

Fax: 207-647-5001 Eaton Peabody has bnews@roadrunner.com SEARCH, Page 3A

Firm hired for manager search

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Town of Casco has signed the contract to hire the firm that will assist with the search for a new town manager to replace the one leaving in mid-September.

The Casco Board of Selectmen will hire Don Gerrish, a municipal consultant with Eaton Peabody, to take care of filling the position of Casco Town

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long and hard about going forward with the upcoming summer season. We cannot predict with assurance that DEERTREES, Page 3A

The Bridgton News

Worth a Browse

Page 2A, The Bridgton News, July 16, 2020

Unplanned event created journey

Project in need of completion

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When Walt Bannon would tell his crazy bottle collecting adventures to work associates, they would often suggest he write a book.

“First, I got published in antique bottle collecting journals, and then I assembled enough stories to write Digger Down.

Waiting for inspiration for the next book, I found myself living with a WWII survivor, whose escape from Belgium had never been revealed. I wrote The White Pocketbook as a serious expose of my own mother’s life torn by war after discovering her trauma after 75 years,” the Bridgton resident said.

“Now, Tales of a Little White House takes readers along on my roller-coaster ride as I pursued a free home. The path I took was not the typical way others would take. Wanting to share that interesting adventure is what lured me once again to write the story.”

The News posted the following questions to Bannon as part of the ongoing “Worth a Browse” series: BN. Do you schedule writing or do you write when inspired? What is your longest writing session?

WB. I’ve always said that, “Inspiration should be captured at the point of conception.” If I get an idea for a story, I will start writing and not stop until I am sure I have captured the idea and locked it onto an immortal page. I’ve let too many songs and stories get away for lack of recording my immediate thoughts.

Not anymore! I’ve written into the late evenings when I’m on a roll and at times just placed some framework ideas down in a couple minutes.

BN. What was the inspiration for this book?

WB. It is always writeworthy when unplanned events create a journey so laughable that the story must be told. Such was the case with my flippant purchase of this abandoned lot from the Town of Bridgton. In the historical discoveries along the way and the deep lows and highs of my venture, I saw all the makings of a good read.

BN. Give a brief account of what the book is about.

WB. The pairing of two “has-beens,” an abandoned lot and the forlorn abode of some long past dweller turned a passing dream into my cozy castle.

Repurposing meets Maine ingenuity at its best. In my quest for a “free house,” I also discovered that “free” was a terrible misnomer, at least in my case. After a long and arduous struggle,

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer History and Memories of North Fryeburg, Maine and Fryeburg Harbor was a project Diane Jones knew in her heart she had to finish.

Diane first started collecting photographs and written histories when she moved into the 1896 Jones Homestead in Fryeburg in June 1969 when she married Edward W. Jones.

History was a passion for the couple.

Ed encouraged Diane to write a history of North Fryeburg. When Ed became ill, Diane decided writing and sharing her thoughts would be good medicine for her ailing husband. He needed something “positive,” and the project seemed to fit the bill.

Ed, however, failed to rebound. As his illness worsened, Diane put the book project aside. Ed passed away at their home on May 13, 2019.

Last fall, Diane decided to take another crack at writing, knowing Ed would be “so pleased” if she finished the project she had started.

This Saturday, a book signing takes place at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds by the Main Office from 1 to 4 p.m.

There is something for everyone in this new book, said Diane, who has two sons, Michael and Erlon, along with three grandchildren Hunter, Catherine and Parker Jones.

The News posed the following questions to Diane Jones — a native of Fryeburg and a well-known historian, former Fryeburg selectman, life member of the Fryeburg Historical Society (she retired from FHS in December 2017) of which she was president, director and curator over a period of 31 years and a member of the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society — as part of the continuing “Worth A Browse” series profiling local authors.

BN. What lured you to writing?

DJ. The loss of my husband, Edward, who lived his entire 80 years in North Fryeburg and loved it. He encouraged me to write a history of it.

BN. Do you schedule time to write or do you start when ideas strike you?

DJ. Longest writing session, seven hours… shortest, 1 hour.

BN. What was the “inspiration” behind this book?

DJ. My husband, Edward.

BN. Give a brief account of what the book is about.

DJ. The book contains many vintage photographs of North Fryeburg and Fryeburg Harbor, histories of both, cemetery inscriptions of the four cemeteries in this area, a collection of diaries from 1917 to 1939 written by Gladys Pray, wife of Frank Pray, who lived in Fryeburg Harbor.

The Jones family was very active in many aspects of North Fryeburg.

BN. Did you experience bumps in the road while writJONES, Page 4A

the dream was eventually realized. What I never saw coming was where I fit in after the “dust” had settled.

BN. Did you experience bumps in the road while writing, and how did you move forward.

WB. Every good story needs a challenge and a triumph, a villain and a hero.

Tales of a Little White House includes the dream, the challenge, the many bumps in the road and lastly, the triumph. While there is an opponent, he is one who never showed his face. This true story takes you into the deep lows where my precious dream was crushed. It lifts you however, back to a place of relief at seeing the final and surprising outcome!

BN. How did you go about developing the story?

WB. In this case, the story is an account of actual events that just needed chronological work and important events recorded.

The most difficult part of writing this book was getting the timeline accurate since so much of what was written required looking back twelve years to the very beginning of the project.

BN. What worked well?

WB. Creating a large, panoramic page of the dates of events was the way we pieced together the whole picture. I worked alongside my wife to reconstruct the dates and times of each phase of the project so that the story was accurate and flowed smoothly from beginning to end. This was a difficult task and at times almost caused me to shelve the book forever.

BN. What didn’t work well?

WB. My first two or three drafts had many errors in the chain of events. Because of the huge task of fixing the timeline, I became frustrated to the point of giving up on writing the story.

After setting it aside for several months, I finally decided to ask for help.

Within a few weeks, I had an accurate record of actual events.

BN. What do you think readers will enjoy most reading this book?

WB. Several readers have commented already about the low moments being heart-rending. I tried to open up to readers what it was like to be in a state of mind where you sense that all is lost and what that feels like. While buyers of the book are looking forward to reading about my comical journey in getting a free house, readers are responding with surprise and empathy at learning the brutal pain of failure followed by the joy of success.

BN. How have you

Walt Bannon of Bridgton

GET A COPY — Readers can pick up a copy of Walt Bannon’s latest, Tales of a Little White House, on Saturday, July 18, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Bridgton Public Library courtyard. Spacing is urged, as is wearing face coverings. All books will be pre-signed. To purchase a book, buyers simply drop $10 into a bucket and pick up their copy.

“This makes the whole event a safe and simple operation with minimal interaction,” Bannon said. Books will also be available at Bridgton Books and Amazon. grown as a writer?

WB. When I first started writing, I felt that every sentence I created was worthy of inclusion in my story. Now, I may be excited about creating a sentence that comes from the heart, but if it doesn’t move me, if it doesn’t fit well, if it doesn’t hit the heart of another reader precisely how I intended it to hit, I will delete it or rewrite it. I can’t be in a hurry to write because if I let time become a factor, I will take shortcuts to cheap lines and frivolous fillings. I’ve grown most by giving myself time to write better, read my writings after a few days, fix or remove them if they don’t impress me, and then, and only then will I move on.

BN. Any advice from others that positively affected your writing style or choice of genre?

WB. I have had several readers tell me that they can see in their minds the things that I am writing about. I have tried to make sure I describe every location and every situation with enough detail to enable the reader to visualize the events with me, just as I saw or felt it. That is one reason I tell readers in the early pages of my books that they are going on a journey with me. I think the feedback from readers has helped to BANNON, Page 4A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — A one-sizefits-all ordinance for mobile vendors clearly did not fit the Town of Naples as well as originally thought.

A street vendor ordinance was passed sometime after the swing bridge was replaced with a fixed bridge and the Causeway was reconstructed.

The ordinance, which required a $2,000 permit, was designed to protect the town’s businesses.

Once again, this summer, a vendor selling lobster set up near Family Dollar parking lot. It concerned residents and town officials.

“You are undercutting businesses in town. A vendor cannot set up next to a local business and undercut them,” Selectman Bob Caron II said.

Recently, the vendor ordinance was amended to include vendors selling food on private property.

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Brandy Pond Crossing project Dr. Smith joins (Continued from Page 1A) why Hollis owed money to the town in an e-mail written on Tuesday.

“The planning board required a letter of credit from the developer, Paul Hollis, as a condition of the subdivision approval.

The letter was given to the town in the amount of $373,951.39. This credit was to be tapped into by the town in the event that the developer did not complete the infrastructure for the development by October 31, 2019,” Hawley said.

“The development was incomplete and so the town took official steps to draw

down the funding with the intent to hire contractors to finish the project,” he said.

“Longer story short, when the town placed the demand for the funds, we were informed that the credit company did not have the liquidated assets to cut us a check,” he said.

On Monday, Hanlon shared her family’s ordeal with the board. The road no longer comes to her family’s home because a new road was being built.

“We were told by Mr. Hollis that the driveway would be extended. Now, that is going to be done at our own expense,” she said.

“What plans does the town have to protect the taxpayers?”

Chairman Grattelo took the floor.

“All the people who bought new lots from Dick Dyke and the developer — it is buyer beware,” he said.

“We have some obligation to the taxpayers, and you people who lived in the homes that were already there. Our obligation to you guys who were there before the golf course was sold, you were paying taxes, we should do whatever we can,” he said.

“Part of our obligation is to have a fire suppression system there,” he said.

“This is like any other subdivision that goes belly up, we cannot spend taxpayers’ money to bail out a subdivision,” he said.

Grattelo stressed that he wanted to go forward with(Continued from Page 1A) out getting into a lawsuit. already addressed this in its proposal to the town, which The town was simply waitincludes an interim town manager clause.

“Also, we have a contract with them, $600 a day, for an interim manager. It would be two to three days a week — not full-time, just part-time,” he said.

By Dawn De Busk “There is a good possibility we may not get a town manStaff Writer ager in time,” he said.

NAPLES—The selectmen “I am making this process easy and smooth,” Peaslee spoke up and made certain said.

“Don Gerrish is the one who would be the interim if the cupola would be returned we need him,” Peaslee said, adding that Gerrish has some to the family who originally gifted it to the town. experience in that area.

During the first Naples Gerrish filled in as interim town manager in Windham and in Gorham. He led the manager search for the town of Board of Selectmen meetOgunquit in 2017, and for the towns of Cape Elizabeth and ing since the Annual Town Meeting, the board discussed South Portland in 2016.

There was no need for the Town of Casco to put the what to do with the cupola manager-search job out to bid. That is because the cost of after voters had decided to paying a firm to be in charge of hiring is less than $10,000. that the town should give up Peaslee said the board reached out to Casco’s legal coun- ownership of the structure.

The town manager was sel, Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry for a recommendation.

Legal counsel suggested Eaton Peabody, which is a law prepared to sell the structure that once sat atop the Bay of firm that provides municipal consulting services, he said.

“We want to make sure we do it right, by the law,” he Naples Inn by “putting it out to bid.” said.

The selectmen put a stop “We have to hire a town manager by law,” he said.

The board met with Gerrish on Wednesday, July 8, and to that.

On Monday, the cupola will meet again this Wednesday.

Peaslee said he is pleased that the board selected Eaton disposition was an item on the town manager’s report.

Peabody for the process.

“Following the town “It is good for the select board to have hired someone meeting vote to dispose of with that experience and knowledge,” he said.

Casco town manager search

ing on being reassigned an attorney to get the necessary legal advice.

Selectman Jim Turpin spoke.

“Just what are the town’s oversight obligations when this initially came before us?

Are there any lessons to be learned from this,” Turpin said.

Hawley answered, “The main lesson is to get the cash upfront.”

Chairman Grattelo said this is a first-time situation for the town.

“This is unchartered waters for us,” he said “At our next meeting we need to have an executive session and figure out what our role is going to be in this,” he said.

Hollis has a Facebook page for his business Great Lots of Maine. His other businesses include Coastal Property Development and First Step Land Development.

Cupola to be returned

the cupola, the select board needs to determine the best way to do so. Since the vote, I have received interest from four separate parties interested in owning the structure,” according to Naples Town Manager John Hawley.

“It would be my recommendation that we put the sale of the structure out to a sealed bid process and sell it to the highest bidder,” Hawley said.

Selectman Jim Turpin spoke.

“It is my understanding that the Ruhlin family owned it and turned it over to the town,” he said, adding that ownership should revert back to the Ruhlins.

By making the sale part of a bid process, the buyers would agree to remove the cupola from the property.

The concern was whether CUPOLA, Page 8A

Deertrees parts way with Harris health, although no nearer a cure (Andrew has battled a heart condition and cancer), has enabled me to be more active than this time last year,” Harris said in an e-mail response to The News’ inquiry regarding his status on Tuesday.

The News received a letter to the editor from Barbara Grandolfo of Harrison (see Opinion pages) regarding Harris’ dismissal, and thus reached out to the longtime Deertrees director to verify the news.

“Sadly, it is true,” Harris responded. “This will be the first summer in 35 years I will enjoy doing nothing — nothing that is except to ponder some other arts initiatives, for this area. Life moves on, so will I, but with a very bitter taste in my mouth.”

Andrew’s wife, Carole, broke the news in a June 20 Facebook post. She wrote, “A year ago, we were opening the beautiful historic Deertrees Theatre in Harrison for its 83rd season.

This year, its doors will not open and Andrew Harris and I are no longer affiliated with the theatre we love passionately. Deertrees’ Board of Directors has elected to take charge without our involvement. Good-bye Deertrees… we will always love you.”

The post drew 39 comments including: “We are so, so sorry to read this. As far as our family is concerned, you and Andrew WERE the theatre.”

“You were the heartbeat of that theatre. Sad, sad day.”

“Andrew IS Deertrees.”

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ic media. Andrew said the board asked Carole to stay on, but “You can probably guess the answer to that proposal!” he said.

When hired about a decade ago, Harris was courted to revive the theatre, which had money problems as well as structural issues.

“After 10 years of very hard work for very little remuneration, I have moved the organization forward and had a good idea what the future path should be to preserve the building and provide the arts programming this area deserves,” Andrew added.

“Every ‘arts’ organization has its own set of unique circumstances and considerations. Deertrees is a summer theatre, only, and it is housed in an historic building and at best, it is really only open for eight weeks a year. That is a very unique business model and as such does not fit easily into any other non-profit.”

Andrew noted that he has run theaters and arts organizations all his working life — that’s 45 years of knowledge. “The board must have a real expert ready to take my place, so I step right back and will let them get on with it,” he said.

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — Dr. Jennifer Smith says family medicine is about developing relationships.

“Get to know your patients. Meet them where they are [in their health journey]. Give them facts to make the best choices for their health,” she said.

Dr. Smith, a resident of Fryeburg, joins the staff at Memorial Hospital’s Mt. Washington Valley Rural Health Primary Care practice in August.

Dr. Jen Smith “I am excited to get started and meet my patients,” she says.

In addition to seeing patients of all ages, Dr. Smith will become involved in Memorial’s addiction recovery and treatment efforts.

Memorial Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Matthew Dunn says Dr. Smith is a well-respected family practitioner with years of experience and deep local ties.

“We are fortunate to welcome a provider with Dr. Smith’s credentials and reputation,” he said.

A Michigan native and born into a family of nurses, Dr. Smith started college at Michigan State University with DR. SMITH, Page 5A

Dr. Razdan earns teaching award NORWAY – Shantanu Razdan, MD, from Western Maine Surgery, was recently awarded the Dr. Clement Hiebert Student Attending Teaching Award for his commitment and dedication to student education.

This distinction was awarded as voted by the Maine Medical Center/ Tufts School of Medicine Maine Track medical students class of 2020.

“I feel honored and humbled to receive this Dr. Shantanu Razdan prestigious award at such an early stage of my career,” Dr. Razdan said. “It is a privilege to have the opportunity to teach and interact with medical students and contribute to their growth into amazing physicians.

They are always eager to learn and keep inspiring me with their scientific curiosity and enthusiasm.”

The Maine Track program is a partnership between MMC and Tufts that was formed 12 years ago to help address the shortage of doctors in Maine, provide financial assistance to aspiring medical students from Maine and to develop an innovative curriculum focused on community-based education.

New Foundation director named

Dorothea M. “Dot” Seybold has been named as the new executive director of the Kendal C. and Anna Ham Foundation. Paul L. Brigham, president of the Foundation made the announcement effective Aug. 1, 2020.

Ms. Seybold assumes this position of executive director from Robert J. Murphy, who has held that position since 2005.

“The Ham Foundation has been enormously fortunate to have had Bob Murphy as executive director,” Brigham said. “The last 15 years have been extremely busy ones for the Ham Foundation with Bob overseeing the Foundation’s grant-making efforts totaling some $7 million during his tenure. All of us at the Foundation will miss Bob and his counsel, and we thank him for his tireless efforts on behalf of the Mt. Washington Valley, Fryeburg and Bridgton advisory areas.”

Brigham and the organization are thrilled that Dot Seybold, having served as a director of the Foundation since 1999, will become the next executive director. She is not only familiar with the Foundation and its operations, she has lived in the Mt. Washington Valley for over 30 years. Dot is well known in the area for having worked as marketing director and then general manager for the Settlers Green retail complex and for her involvement with numerous community organizations.

She and her husband, Russ, former owners of the Conway Scenic Railway, live in Jackson, N.H. and summer at their lake house in Maine.

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in store for Deertrees.”

“Unfair and inexplicable.

Glad we saw some great shows there when we could.

Love you both.” “…The two of you will always be known for having made a gem of a theater.” “…This is not right.

Andrew is a brilliant showman.”

“Good luck to the Harris’.

More luck to the board. I hope they have a plan that is as devoted as they were.”

“It was under Andrew’s direction that Deertrees is still alive. He made it back into a professional theater that it once was. We all worked doing productions there because Andrew was there, not the board.”

And one person called for Harris’ reinstatement, “Andrew and Carole know more about managing Deertrees Theatre in their sleep than this Board of Directors — who, by the way, Andrew asked all of the board members to serve on the board! Then, they turn around and let Andrew and Carole go? Talk about shooting themselves in the foot.

Stupid move…The public and performers should be outraged and tell the board to reinstate Andrew and Carole.”

For Andrew and Carole, Deertrees became a team approach. He scheduled the wide range of music and theater acts while Carole took on the “unofficial charge” of marketing and electron-

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(Continued from Page 1A) this pandemic will have peaked and passed on by this summer. The safety and health of everyone involved with the theatre is always our top priority. Therefore, with much sadness, we have postponed our 2020 Season.

“This pandemic is devastating news for all the performing arts and will definitely be a hardship for Deertrees and other nonprofits who depend primarily on gate income and donations. We derive about 51% of our revenue from gate income which covers basic operating expenses such as salaries, insurance, building maintenance and utilities.

The remainder of our budget comes from generous donors who support the upkeep of our historic building.

“We understand the impact that our decision will have on our staff, volunteers, Board members, performers, and especially you, our patrons, sponsors, and benefactors. In the meantime, we will be diligently working to bring you worldclass performances next summer… Deertrees Theatre will be back even stronger next summer (2021) for our 85th Anniversary Season!

Please stay safe as we navigate these uncharted waters together.”

Harris said the board’s decision to let him go was “totally unexpected” and “at a time which made no sense.”

“I had the season for this year resolved. With COVID-19, I had started to transfer acts into next year.

We were in a reasonable financial position and my

group in August

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Police news

Items on Bridgton Police Department blotter These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, July 6 8:40 a.m. Caller reported possible fraud activity connected to selling furniture on an Internet site.

9:37 a.m. Harassment complaint tied to a family dispute involving a tenant eviction.

10:16 a.m. Police were asked to review store video footage regarding alleged employee theft on July 6.

11:57 a.m. Caller checking to see if any outstanding warrants were active since she claimed to have paid all previous fines and court costs.

12:53 p.m. Caller sought details regarding no cost rehab/treatment programs.

1:56 p.m. Criminal mischief complaint (graffiti) at a Main Street business building.

4:37 p.m. Box truck backed into another vehicle on South High Street, near Woods Pond Beach.

9:02 p.m. Animal complaint (non-stop barking) on South Bridgton Road.

11:28 p.m. Notice of truck repossession (owner unaware) on South High Street.

Tuesday, July 7 6:10 a.m. Criminal trespass complaint (subject reportedly informed police she planned to retrieve items from a barn despite a trespass order in effect) on Kennard Street.

11:45 a.m. Animal problem (llama in the road) on Hio Ridge Road.

11:59 a.m. Suspicious vehicle report on Ledges Road.

2:47 p.m. Assist county deputy to check suspicious vehicle (someone slumped over the steering wheel) parked at Bridgton-Harrison town line.

2:48 p.m. Attempted burglary on Del Chadbourne Road; Officer Muise responded.

4:30 p.m. Harassment complaint (involving teen girls) at Highland Lake Beach; Officer Regis took statements and spoke to the on-duty Park Ranger, who did not see the situation unfold.

4:40 p.m. Attempt to locate white Volvo, whose driver was possibly under the influence and involved in a theft (failing to pay for gasoline) traveling from Naples toward Bridgton on Route 302.

5:54 p.m.

Officer Regis made contact with a Massachusetts policeman regarding an alleged violation of a protection order by an individual while in Maine. The victim reportedly received text messages from an individual, but when the victim contacted county dispatch, the victim was told it was a Massachusetts issue.

Officer Regis contacted the victim, and discovered the offense occurred while the victim was in South Portland.

Information was passed along to the Massachusetts policeman.

10:04 p.m. Suspicious activity (flashlights seen) reported at the corner of Smith Avenue and Kansas Road; Officer Regis responded.

Wednesday, July 8 5:38 a.m. A vehicle struck a deer on North High Street.

2:15 p.m. Disturbance (subject yelling and screaming) on Kennard Street.

2:58 p.m. Agency assist possible structure fire due to lightning strike on Christopher Lane. At 3:06 p.m., firefighters reported no smoke or fire visible.

3:38 p.m. Welfare check (infant child) on North High Street.

4:38 p.m. Identity theft complaint (received e-mail regarding food stamp application, which the caller did not make) on South Bridgton Road.

9:05 p.m. Suspicious person report at Portland Road

were “hanging below minimum standards” causing the incident to occur. The roadway was for several hours.

12:24 p.m. Disturbance (dispute over flag possession) on Highland Road.

1:35 p.m. Reported crash in the TD Bank parking lot; Officer Hammond found no evidence of a collision.

1:58 p.m. Mental health event (out of control child); three officers responded.

2:03 p.m. Drug paraphernalia found at Power House Road boat launch area.

2:13 p.m. Citizen assist with child custody issue; Officers Regis and Muise responded.

3:30 p.m. Citizen dispute (boat cover ordered but not received).

3:59 p.m. Police requested to speak with out-of-state visitors at house rental about the use of face masks.

8:44 p.m. Harassment complaint; Officer McCloud responded.

LINES PULLED DOWN last Friday when a flatbed 10:05 p.m. Complaint

(Continued from Page 1A) Rep. to Congress, Allen 164; State Senator, Bennett 191; State Rep., Davis 175.

State Bond: Q.1 broadband, 418 yes, 127 no; Q.2 highways and bridges, 414 yes, 130 no.

• Lovell — State Bond, Q.1 broadband 219 yes, 44 no; Q.2 highway and bridg-

es, 224 yes, 41 no.

Democratic primary: Rep. to Congress, Golden 138; U.S. Senator, Gideon 109, Kidman 6, Sweet 25; State Senator, Perkins 124; Rep. to Legislature (D-70), Burnett 122; Rep. to Legislature (D-117), Sessions 8.

Republican primary:

Rep. to Congress, Bennett 17, Brakey 22, Crafts 26; U.S. Senate, Collins 63, Colter 6; State Senate, Keim 62; Rep. to Legislature (D-70) Wadsworth 64; Rep. to Legislature (D-117) Head 3.

• Raymond — Voting for two for Selectboard, Samuel Gifford 799, Lawrence Taylor 757.

Budget Committee, vote for two (no candidates on ballot), Joe Bruno 6, Laurie Forbes 4, Leigh Walker 4, Kaela Gonzalez 4; 63 writeins had less than 4 votes.

Bruno is already on the committee; Gonzalez is a town employee; Forbes and Walker will be contacted to see if they are interested in serving.

RSU 14 Board member, Anna Keeney 316

transporting a construction vehicle caught low hanging wires on Iredale Street. (Photo by Peter Dumont) parking lot; Officer Regis the water and leaving clothchecked area. ing on a dock without per9:25 p.m. Following mission) on Mountain Road. a stop on Portland Road, 8:16 p.m. Citizen dispute police charged the vehicle’s (removal of property line surdriver with operating after veying flags) on Highland suspension. A passenger was Road. charged with unlawful pos9:49 p.m. Weapons session of a schedule Z drug offense (possible shot fired) and a fugitive from justice off South Bay Road. warrant had been issued by Friday, July 10 the Carroll County Sheriff’s 2:19 a.m. While on patrol, Office. She was transported Officer McCloud spotted a to the county jail. The vehicle vehicle parked at the far end was towed. of the Shawnee Peak parking Thursday, July 9 lot. The officer made con11:31 a.m. Attempt to tact with the occupant, who locate blue Nissan Frontier, said her false teeth had fallen which was reportedly “swerv- out and she had stopped the ing in and out of lanes” on vehicle to try to fix them.

Harrison Road.

9:53 a.m. Disturbance at 12:15 p.m. Two vehicle facility on Portland Road. crash in the Family Dollar 11:09 a.m. A utility pole parking lot off Portland Road. on Iredale Street was pulled 2:28 p.m. Citizen dispute down when a flatbed tow regarding work on a vehicle truck, hauling a construction and failure to pay for service. vehicle on the bed, made 4:51 p.m. Juvenile prob- contact with low hanging lem (disorderly behavior in wires. Police say the wires

of individuals igniting fireworks after curfew at Junior Harmon Field.

10:37 p.m. Juvenile problem (knocking on home windows) on Forest Avenue.

Saturday, July 11 10:31 a.m. A subject met with police attempting to locate a truck. A brief investigation revealed the subject’s husband had been arrested in Harrison by a county deputy and charged with operating under the influence. The truck had been towed.

1:33 p.m. Attempt to locate pick-up truck, which reportedly almost ran a bicyclist off the road along Chadbourne Hill Road and Middle Ridge Road.

6:21 p.m. Citizen assist regarding threatening statements made on Facebook.

7:03 p.m. Criminal trespass and theft complaint on South Bridgton Road. Police reviewed video footage, and charged a 31-year-old with theft by unauthorized taking BLOTTER, Page 5A

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(Continued from Page 2A) ing, and how did you move forward?

DJ. The biggest bump I experienced was the death of my husband Edward on May 13, 2019 to whom I was married 50 years and was with 54.

BN. How did you go about developing the story?

DJ. A collection of vintage photographs that I had collected over the years in my mother and father-in-law’s photo album. I read many histories during the 31 years I was director, curator, president, and on the board of directors of the Fryeburg Historical Society.

BN. What do you think readers will enjoy most reading this book?

DJ. Its history and the vintage photographs.

BN. Any advice you received from others that positively affected your writing style or choice of genre?

DJ. I have a big following on Facebook and have had for many years of people who enjoy all the vintage photographs I share there.

BN. What is next?

DJ. No idea.

I have my friend of 35 years, Randall H. Bennett of Bethel, Maine, to thank for encouraging me to take another look at the book four months after Edward passed away.

Randy retired June 1 as the executive director of the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society and had been on staff there for 35 years. He’s written and published many books of his own over the years and he felt this book was one that should be published, as there had not been much written on the history of North Fryeburg and Fryeburg RSU 14: Q.1 722 yes, Harbor, Diane added.

292 no; Q.2 711 yes, 315 no; Q.3 770 yes, 207 no; Q. 4 782 yes, 209 no.

State Bond: Q.1 broadband 808 yes, 260 no; Q.2 (Continued from Page 2A) highways and bridges, 812 guide my style of writing. yes, 266 no.

BN. What is next?

Democratic primary: WB. I have three books I started but never finRep. to Congress, Pingree ished. Diver Down, Dogs of Kennebunk and The White 529; U.S. Senate, Gideon Room. The third would be my first venture into fic397, Kidman 34, Sweet 110; tion. While I have been encouraged to write fiction, I find State Senate, Diamond 528; the jump from non-fiction to fiction a major leap. I’m pretty Rep. to Legislature (D-66) excited to have sold many books from my own driveway Fay 429; Rep. to Legislature with all of the COVID issues going on. After one month, I (D-67) Accardi 111.

Republican primary: am on my third re-order of books. Consequently, I plan to U.S. Senate, Collins 318, present the first in Maine, socially-distanced, outdoor preColter 2; Rep. to Congress, sentation. Attendees can bring their own chairs if they wish.

Allen 285; State Senate, Lockwood 298; Rep. to Legislature (D-66) Foster 247; Rep. to Legislature (D-67) Austin 69.

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Lantern (Continued from Page 1A) Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh) and even then, it could take a few additional weeks for the film to hit the Magic Lantern big screen. “We’re a proud, small independent theater, so if a new movie is a ‘limited’ release, we’ll have to wait because it will go out to the bigger chains first,� Howell explained. There are roughly 5,000 to 6,000 screens nationwide and the Magic Lantern is ranked somewhere in the middle at 2,400th or 3,600th So, the local movie house will be dipping into the distributor’s vault, bringing back some classics, as well as films that burst on the big screen.

General Manager Cori Bowen has heard suggestions from the Facebook followers, and she has looked to secure some releases that had a limited run due to COVID-19 shutdown.

Bowen pointed out that one misconception the public might have is that theaters have a wide array of movie selection possibilities, not true. Bowen is given a selec-

STILL WORKING BEHIND THE RACE SCENES — A board member for 15 years and the “face� of Bridgton’s 4 on the Fourth road race, Jim Cossey, is still at it! Jim is pictured hanging the finish line banner by Highland Lake Beach with a helping “lift� from Gary McIver of McIver Electric. Bridgton’s 4 on the Fourth virtual race will continue through this Sunday, July 19.

This Friday, July 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. is the last time shirts and bibs will be distributed from the front steps of the Bridgton Public Library. If you missed online registration for the race and/or would like to purchase a race shirt, you may do so on Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the library. For more information, please visit www. (Continued from Page 3A) health care in in mind. fouronthefourth.com. “I was a medical technol-

tion list — action, comedy, children’s, etc. — to choose from. Unlike new releases which theaters are contracted to run for a certain length of time, the older releases will be changed on a weekly basis.

The lineup to date includes: July 17-19: The Fast and the Furious, Despicable Me July 23-26: Irresistible, Jurassic Park July 30, 31, Aug. 1-2: Sing, The Dark Knight Aug. 6-9: Minions, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri While the Lantern is “always spotless,� Howell said many changes had to be put in place to meet CDC and state guidelines to reopen and keep the viewing public safe.

As patrons enter the facility, rule 1 is stated at the doorway — face masks required. If patrons don’t have one, paper masks will be provided. The masks must be worn at all times, except once seated in the theater, the mask can be removed to consume beverages, popcorn and candy. The mask must be used at any point of movement. “It will be strictly enforced,�

Howell said. “No shirt. No shoes. No face mask. No entry.�

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Bridgton Police blotter

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9:03 p.m. Fireworks inquiry (very loud, “shaking� caller’s home and “driving

her dog crazy�) on Sweden Road.

9:49 p.m. Harassment complaint on Maple Street.

Sunday, July 12 3:15 a.m. Disturbance (possible theft of money and

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8:12 a.m. Late motor vehicle crash report; incident in Depot Street parking lot on Saturday.

11:33 a.m. Harassment complaint (sex video being shared and posted by an “ex�) made; case under investigation.

11:53 a.m. Tractor backed into parked, unoccupied vehicle on South Bridgton Road.

1:15 p.m. Criminal trespass complaint (vehicles traveling on private road) near Salmon Point Campground and Beach.

7:58 p.m. Attempt to locate silver mini-van reportedly “all over the road� on Route 302.

9:41 p.m. Harassment complaint at Sawyer Circle.

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ogy major,� she says, before deciding about “halfway through college� to pursue a career as a physician.

Since graduation from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Smith came to New England, where she completed an internship and residency at Maine Dartmouth Family Practice in Augusta.

Another important aspect of family medicine, according to Dr. Smith, is helping patients “navigate and organize� their health care through a system that often includes multiple providers and services. This will be made easier at Memorial, Dr. Smith says, with the hospital’s growing specialty practices located on the campus.

In addition to her family practice, Dr. Smith will also share her time assisting in Memorial Hospital initiatives such as substance abuse treatment and women’s health, especially as they impact family health. She has been interviewed numerous times on medication-assisted opiate use disorder treatment.

Dr. Smith was also a captain of the Army National Guard, serving in the Medical Command Center in Manchester, N.H., where she provided physicals for deploying and returning troops.

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July 16, 2020 The Bridgton News, Page 5A The theater will have “oneway traffic� with patrons entering the main doors, but leaving theaters through back, emergency exits. Staff will temperature check patrons and record “tracing� information.

There will be a portable sink for patrons to wash their hands. Patrons will return to their school days if they need to use bathroom facilities. To prevent too many people in one spot, patrons will need to go to the snack bar area and retrieve a key to use the bathroom facilities.

Theaters will be limited to 50 patrons. To meet 6-foot social distancing requirements, rows will be kept empty. Four-person parties can sit together, and three empty seats will be used to distance from others not part of the group. Lantern staff will be present to be sure proper distancing is maintained.

Unlike past practice when theater clean-up was tackled at the end of the night, seating will be sanitized between every showing.

One upside to Magic Lantern theaters is the facility is serviced by a state-of-the-art HVAC system, which moves air, and each has high ceilings.

Howell praised the efforts of his general managers, Bowen and Debora King, in making the necessary changes to meet health guidelines while also trying to create a safe and fun experience for the community. Outdoor dining seating has been created, and proper distancing inside the Tannery Pub is in place.

The idea of building the Magic Lantern was to bring the community together, which is why it was built in the center of the downtown.

Frank Howell says the mission remains the same, but with a greater health safety emphasis. “We’re determined to make this as an enjoyable and safe experience as we possibly can,� Howell added.

The Magic Lantern is ready to get back to entertaining the community, but the big question is, “Will people come?� especially if the theater is limited to showing old or just-run movies?

By early fall, Howell will have a good handle on whether the Magic Lantern will continue to operate based on customer turnout or again go dark until the pandemic wanes and/or new releases become available.

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College notes Rytel P. Reynolds of Harrison has earned her bachelor of science in Dental Hygiene from the University of New England Westbrook College of Health Professions.

Rytel is the daughter of Paul and Tammy Reynolds of Harrison.

University of Maine Dean’s List The University of Maine recognized 4,201 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2020 semester.

Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,763 are from Rytel Reynolds Maine, 1,329 are from 41 other UNE graduate states and 108 are from 43 countries other than the United States. Local students named include: Bridgton: Douglas Mayo, Matthew Mayo, Anne Sheehan, Haley Usilton Casco: Colby Emmertz, Abby Green, Emily Jackson, Kaylyn Jordan East Baldwin: Jordan Miner Harrison: Isaiah Carter, Gunnar Docos, Brenna Macneil, Hayley McLeod, Nick Soucy Naples: Meghan Boos, Lily Charpentier, Marcus Devoe, Leia Hodgdon Raymond: Maggi Bradford, Colby Dionne, Liam Flynn, Sophie Gardner, Dylan Koza, Cameron Peavey, Jeffrey Pollard Sebago: Maraia Nason West Baldwin: Michael Murphy Denmark: Owen Burk, Jeremiah Schrader Fryeburg: Samantha Johnson, Casey Kneissler Hiram: Abigail Mosson Lovell: Mariah Davis, Spencer Thomas UMF Dean’s List The University of Maine at Farmington is proud to announce its Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester. UMF maintains a Dean’s List each semester for those students completing a minimum of 12 credits in courses producing quality points. Students whose grade point average for the semester is equal to or greater than 3.8 are awarded high academic achievement. Students whose grade point average for the semester is less than 3.8 but equal to or greater than 3.5 are awarded academic achievement. Area students recognized: Bridgton: Mark Mayo Brownfield: Gracie Vaughan Casco: Marissa Morrissette Fryeburg: Reece Kneissler, River Lusky Harrison: Kirsten Edwards Hiram: Naomi Anderson Naples: Emma Brown, Samantha Pond Waterford: Alyssa Morin West Baldwin: Emma Ridley, Olivia Ridley CMMC Dean’s List President Scott Knapp of Central Maine Community College has announced the Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester. Students on the President’s List earned a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.9 or higher (on a 4.0 scale).

High Honors denote a minimum GPA of 3.6 and honors recognizes those with a minimum GPA of 3.3. Area students who have achieved academic honors are listed below.

President’s Honors: Angelique J. Breton of Casco, Kyle M. Johnston of Fryeburg, Ryan M. Guptill and Kristen E. Huntress of Harrison, Victoria Strengari of Lovell and Vincent M. Perfetto of Naples.

High Honors: Haley R. Fernald of Bridgton, Chandler G. True and Connor M. Ward of Naples, Cheyenne G. Bell of Poland, Cindy J. Ring of Stoneham and Heather L. Barker of Waterford.

Honors: Shelby L. Day of Brownfield, Bobbi E. Smalley of Casco, Sarah Sheehan of Lovell, Matt B. Casey of Naples, Christian A. Lessard of Raymond and Michael W. Rowe of Waterford.Â

FA grad nets ‘Arrive Alive’ video first place Audra Hamlin’s fish story hooked the top video prize in the 16th annual Arrive Alive Creative Contest, sponsored by the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein. The contest asks students to come up with a creative message about the dangers of drinking and driving and/or distracted driving.

The Fryeburg Academy graduate’s stop motion video won first place for depicting how drinking impacts your ability to make wise decisions. The Stoneham resident was honored among the Top 20 winners statewide during a Zoom ceremony on June 25.  In addition to celebrating the contest’s winners, the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein donated $50 per Honorable Mention winner to a library or food bank in each graduate’s hometown.

A total of $5,050 was donated to 20 nonprofit organizations throughout Maine.

The Arrive Alive Creative Contest is open to graduating high school seniors in Maine who may enter a creative project of their choice.

First-place winners receive a new laptop, second and third-place winners receive a new iPad, and every student who enters receives fun prizes from the law firm.

Since 2005, over 1,000 graduating seniors have entered the contest from 125 Maine high schools.

A complete set of rules and all past winning entries can be viewed online at: www.arrivealivecreativecontest.com or on Facebook.

In the past 16 years,

the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein has given away over $150,000 in prizes to help educate teenagers on the risks of dangerous driving. The firm’s dedication to the Arrive Alive Creative Contest made them a finalist for the American Association for Justice Trial Lawyers Care Award in 2014.

Over the past 16 years, the Arrive Alive Creative Contest has received more than 1,000 entries from over 125 Maine high schools. “We are proud to have helped educate so many Mainers in their most formative driving years and salute these creative teenagers. Our hope is that these entries continue to influence drivers of all ages for years to come,� organizers said.

Audra’s one-minute, 32-second video clip is entitled, One Day on the H20.

The screen includes a boat and Swedish (candy) fish below the water line. The dialogue unfolds as follows: It’s a good day for fishing 10 minutes later Swedish fish below water line Hey, watch it.

Oh, it’s just you Sully Why are you swimming so bad today?

I’m not swimming badly You’ve been drinking, haven’t you?

Oh fine, my parents migrated early this year so we can drink as much as we want You should be more careful, drinking impacts your vision, balance and judgment There are many fisher-

men out today Yeah, whatever, no it’s really fine (Something disturbs the surface, black screen) Oh, I’m fine‌lunch (hook with a worm on it) Oh no, that’s clearly a Audra Hamlin trap Oh, it’s really fine Oh, I think we’ve got one sucker! (fisherman above) Music and mini car Yeah, It’s a sucker, a big VIDEO, Page 8A

By Madelyn Litz Adult Education Director Lake Region & Fryeburg Area Adult Education is working hard to not let the pandemic slow down our programming!

Although we’ve had to adapt to changes in our instructional delivery, and the pace of learning has been different, our students continue to make progress toward their goals.

We’re open for business and continue to enroll new students as the summer continues!

We want to encourage graduates of Lake Region High School to contact us for support as they plan their postsecondary education. Our Maine College & Career Access program provides specific supports for LRHS collegeintending graduates, and without your high school counselors, we’re your one-stop location for the wrap-around services new graduates need. So, please call our college and career advisor, Rhonda Jacobson, at 647-3015 or e-mail her at rhonda.jacobson@lakeregionschools.org to set up an appointment to get the help you need.

Our College Transitions program provides these same services for all students to get the help they need to successfully prepare for post-secondary education and training.

Academic programming for high school completion continues to be active all summer. Current students are working hard to complete graduation requirements. Gradation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. in the LRHS Auditorium. Although the pandemic has decreased the number of graduates this year, those students who were able to connect remotely for instruction during this transition have worked hard to complete their diploma credits or HiSET exams to march across the stage!

Our catalog will be in your mailboxes soon — and we encourage folks to see what will be available in either a live format or online. So be on the lookout for it and as always, call us with any questions or suggestions for enrichment classes you might have.

Awards corrections

In last week’s listing of Lake Region High School underclassmen awards, two students’ names were incorrectly spelled. They were: Caitlin Lees, who was honored for outstanding achievement in Global Studies.

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Senior Rambles Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree

Douglas Mountain

THE STONE TOWER on Douglas Mountain and in the foreground the large boulder carved with an inscription. (Photo by Allen Crabtree)

“I don’t ever remember climbing Douglas Mountain in the summer,” said Denmark Mountain Hiker Jeff Sturgis. “Every time we climb it is on snowshoes in the winter.”

“Well, you’re almost correct,” I said. “The Denmark Mountain Hiker records show that we’ve climbed Douglas Mountain nine times including our hike today, and seven of those were in the winter. The only other summer hike was in August, 10 years ago.”

“I remember the last time we climbed it there was so much ice on the steps going to the top of the tower that most of us couldn’t make it to the top,” he said.

Twelve Denmark Mountain Hikers climbed Douglas Mountain in

Sebago on last Friday, July 10, only our second summertime hike. The summer conditions were in the high70s with fog and mist in the morning, which burnt off to blue skies as we reached the summit and the stone tower there. Oppressive humidity dogged our steps and there was no breeze until we got back down to the Ledges Trailhead. When I got back my light shirt was soaked through with sweat, and the dip in the pool when I got back home was most welcome.

Douglas Mountain Douglas Mountain (1,416 feet) is one of the four Saddleback Hills on the western side of Sebago Lake, and was named for early settlers John and Andrew Douglas.

The Nature Conservancy acquired the title to the top of Douglas Mountain and the land where some of the original trails were. The Douglas Mountain Preserve was donated to the Town of Sebago by the Maine Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, which now owns and man-

ages the mountain. The town acquired additional lands for parking and hiking, and a new trail was created in 2004 as part of the Eagle Scout service project of Sebago Scout Troop 82’s Seth Newcomb, with assistance in selecting the route and building the trail from Sebago Conservation Commission’s Fern Letellier and Ted Davis.

The Eagle Scout trail (1.25 miles) starts at the parking lot and is well marked. It follows snowmobile trail S-7 part of the

way around the mountain, crossing a small brook. The hiking trail then leaves the snowmobile trail and goes to the right and climbs (short steep section), joining the Nature trail near the summit. Go either right (¼ mile) or left (½ mile) on the Nature loop trail to the summit, where the Ledges (½ mile) and Woods (¾ mile) trails begin. Either of these will bring you to the road, where it is another 0.4 miles back to the parking lot. The Woods trail is the easier RAMBLES, Page 8A

Chip shots from the Highlands

A LITTLE DIFFERENT ENDING but Dan Goldberg and Donna Small of Boston still enjoyed that feeling of accomplishment as they finish this year’s Bridgton 4 on the Fourth “virtual” race on July 4. The race continues through this Sunday, July 19, utilizing the route of the original event — along Highland Road, Middle Ridge Road onto Dugway Road and finishing near Highland Lake Beach.

Ladies Golf Association: Hello golf enthusiasts! Suzie here, relaying the results of Wednesday, July 8, ladies golf at Bridgton Highlands.

Our intrepid ladies indulged in a relaxing scramble format. The club pro, John Boswell, set up the foursomes in an equitable manner so that everyone had a good chance for a happy outcome.

This week, the foursome of “Nuclear” Anita Barker, Lynne “Long Ball” Gillen and “Sunny” Susan Jordan won first low gross on the front nine with a total score of 36. Yes, I made no mistake, we had two foursomes made up of three players.

The winners of First Low Net went to the foursome, er, threesome of “Jumping” Judy Graham, Shari “Lights Out” Linsky and “Elegant” Eleanor Nicholson. Second low net was won by the foursome of Linda Burnham, Gail Chaiken, Suzie Kinney and Karen Lombardo. The pot this week was for the team that got the most tee shots on hole #2. This was a three-way tie by the foursomes of: Anita Barker, Lynne Gillen and Susan Jordan; Judy Graham, Shari Linsky and Eleanor Nicholson; Susan Howcroft, Donna Rollo, Vicki Smith and Carolyn Stanhope. Each

of those teams had two tee shots that held the green.

Congratulations ladies for a fun scramble. It’s too bad the weather turned so hot toward the end of play as some of us were tuckered out!

On Thursday, July 9, the North Conway Country Club hosted a tournament to which several clubs were invited to participate. Six of our members signed up for the tournament and played on their beautiful and scenic 18-hole course. Again, it was hot and humid and we tried to keep our cool, literally and figuratively! The format was a two-person, best ball. Each player played tee to hole. The best score per hole of the two players, with handicap, was the score tallied for the team. All six of our players did well in spite of the heat and enjoyed the course and clubhouse. The team of Susan Jordan and Suzie Kinney were tied for second low net.

At the next tournament, let’s have more of our Bridgton ladies involved.

See you next week and keep on hitting long and straight. — Suze Kinney Whit’s Corner: Whether you were shooting to break 80 or 100, working up a sweat didn’t take too much effort in the sweltering humidity this

past week at the Highlands.

In Tuesday’s Scramble, the team of Mike Ross, Mark Holden, Alexis Guzman and Scott Cushing earned Low Gross Honors. Finishing second was Aaron Izaryk, Lee Jatkevicius, Jim Chalmers and Bill Kavanagh. First Net belonged to the squad of Mark Nollette, Gordon Blanchard, Deb Paraboschi and Paul Howard. Second Net went to Bob “40%” McHatton Jr., Mike Collins, Nick Klimeck and Justin Conforte.

On Thursday evening, the team of Bob Bissonnette, Steve Vacchiano, Chris Harriman, and Pete Gately took First Gross honors. The group of Willie Elliot, Mitch Berube, Rich Green and Lori Edgerly earned Second Gross. First Net was captured

by Glen Yale, Dana Phillips, Gordon Blanchard and Cody “Just a boy from Texas” Reid.

Taking Second Net was the threesome of Kim “Giddyup” Pike, Len “the Bagman” Carsley and Steve Dearborn.

Saturday Sweeps were postponed due to inclement weather.

On Sunday, Wayne Kuvaja earned a Low Gross best 77.

George Sawyer walked away with top Net honors. Ken Mushrow made his first trip to the weekend tee-box and

collected on top Quota points.

In team play, Cliff Walker and Whit Lesure notched the Low Gross victory. Wayne Kuvaja and Ken Mushrow captured the top Net score.

The generally affable Head Pro John Boswell roundly scolded all players remaining on the porch for their less than best performance on the day, promising future sanctions if the listlessness continued. I guess the heat can get the best of us. Play well! — Whit Lesure Area golf courses are welcome to report tourney and league play results, and upcoming events at no charge by e-mail (bnews@roadrunner.com) or fax (647-5001) by Tuesday morning.

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Naples officials put price on vendor’s licenses (Continued from Page 2A) On private property for the season: $1,000 Vendor on public property all season: $2,000 “When we amended the Land Use Ordinance, it was primarily to bring in vendors for one-time events like a wedding or family reunion. If you own private property and hire a mobile vendor for private-use only, there would be no vendor’s fee,” Hawley said.

At this point in the conversation, the town manager and the board were tossing around ideas of what to charge vendors on different types of property.

If the private property is publicly accessible, should the annual vendor’s fee be $2,000 as it is with vendors on public land like the Causeway, Hawley asked.

“Let’s use Moose Landing [Marina] as an example. Moose Landing is having a food truck there for the entire summer for their customers. There won’t be a sign saying, ‘food truck.’ It

is for their customers only,” Chairman Jim Grattelo said.

“I think we need to have a fourth category — private [business] property, customers only,” he said.

He compared the food vendor open all summer and selling only to Moose Landing boaters with the mobile vendor supplying sustenance during a onetime customer appreciation day at Causeway Marina.

“There needs to be a fourth category,” Grattelo concluded. “The question is: What do charge for that?”

Selectman Jim Turpin spoke.

He admitted he was playing the Devil’s advocate.

He said if the business says the mobile vendor is for customers only. Then, anyone who shows up is a customer. And the mobile vendor becomes publicly accessible.

Selectman Caleb Humphrey agreed.

“We don’t want a loop hole,” Humphrey said.

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floor again.

“The first one is clear.

Causeway Marina has an event once a year. There is no fee. The food is free to the customers,” Grattelo said.

“If you have it on the Causeway, a mobile vendor

can be there all year, it is a bigger fee $2,000,” he said.

“Moose Landing — they don’t allow the public. It is only for customers. There is even a sign on the road saying the public is not allowed,” he said. “The question is: What do we

want to charge them if it’s for the summer?”

Grattelo answered his own question, suggesting $1,000 for a vendor to be parked on private property for the season.

“We are not using public property which is owned by

the taxpayers. That is a fair split,” he said.

According to Hawley, the fine is $100 per day if a vendor is operating without a license.

The board unanimously adopted the new fee schedule.

(Continued from Page 2A) or not, the family that once owned the cupola would be able to move it off the property.

Chairman Jim Grattelo suggested that Jamie Ruhlin be notified “They understand that it

has to be moved,” Grattelo said.

“They feel that since they are the ones that donated it to the town” the cupola should now belong to their family, he said.

“You could have something drawn up that says

they fully understand that by returning {the cupola} to them, they are obligated to have it moved,” Grattelo said.

“If that is going to be your vote. I will ask the family to make arrangements with the land-owners,” Hawley said.

The motion was to return the cupola to Ruhlin family writing up a document saying the cupola must be moved and negotiations to do so would involve the propertyowner.

The board unanimously supported that outcome.

Cupola to be returned to family

Senior Rambles: Douglas Mountain

(Continued from Page 7A) of the two trails but a bit longer. The trails are well marked, with many signs at the trail junctions. Maps are also available at the trailhead kiosk.

Douglas Mountain’s Stone Tower Douglas Mountain is the only mountain that I am aware of that features a large boulder at the summit with a Latin saying “NON SIBI SED OMNIBUS” chiseled into it. This roughly translates to “not for one but for all” and reflects the philosophy of Dr. William Blackman, a New York surgeon, who used to own the mountain. He felt that everyone should have a chance to enjoy the views here. Dr. Blackman bought most of the acreage on Douglas Mountain in 1892 and had a summer home there.

The mountain also sports a 16-foot tall tower made of native fieldstone, with an internal stairway and observation deck at the top. It is a popular spot where Douglas Mountain hikers can climb and enjoy a panoramic view of the White Mountains and Sebago Lake. The tower was built in 1925 as a gift of Dr. Blackman.

When Dr. Blackman built his summer home on Douglas Mountain, he joined a long-standing tradition of “city folks” vacationing in Sebago. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many of these farmhouses took in families of summer folks from “away” who were looking for a bucolic experience escaping the heat and dirt of the city.

Guests enjoyed the fresh milk and vegetables served at mealtime at their sum-

mer farms and inn, the good fishing for trout and salmon in nearby streams and lakes, swimming (the Douglas Hill Inn had a bath house at Long Beach on Sebago Lake for their guests) and hiking the nearby hills and mountains. A climb up Douglas Mountain was a popular treat for the same reasons it is today — a relatively short and easy climb with wonderful views of Sebago Lake and the surrounding mountains.

Douglas Mountain in Cumberland County, Sebago, Maine Difficulty – Easy, with a few steep and slippery spots Trail distance – approximately 2.4 miles using the Eagle Scout trail and Nature trail to ascend and the Ledges trail to descend, and then back to parking lot.

Hiking time – 1 to 2

hours round trip Elevation – 1,416 feet Vertical gain – 486 feet Coordinates – 43° 52’18” N 70° 41’ 48” W Topo Map – USGS North Sebago 7.5-minute quad Directions to the trailhead — Follow Route 107 north from Baldwin or south from Bridgton. If coming from the north go through Center Sebago (town offices, fire station, church) and turn right (west) onto Dyke Mountain Road. At the top of the hill, turn left onto Douglas Mountain road, and a short way further turn left at the signs to the Douglas Mountain parking lot.

Parking is $3 by the honor system, with a drop box at the parking lot. Please do not park along the side of the road, or at the trailhead for the Ledges and Woods trails.

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Farmers market recipe

Kohlrabi Fritters and Avocado Cream

It’s Christmas in July at one of the roadside displays at Denmark’s Reverse Fourth of July parade, photographed by Nathan Holbert.

Bellows to speak at virtual Rotary

Shenna Lee Bellows will be the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club’s speaker on Thursday, July 23, at 7:30 a.m. discussing human rights in Maine with a specific emphasis on racial justice and anti-bias.

Shenna is perhaps best known for her work with the American Civil Liberties Union, where she served as executive director of the ACLU of Maine for eight years. In that role, she built coalitions with both Republicans and Democrats to pass privacy and civil rights laws. Currently, she is the State Senator from Maine’s 14th District in her second term, having first assumed that position in December 2016.

She is also executive director of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, having joined in June 2018. The Holocaust and Human Rights Center

Shenna Bellows to be the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary speaker. of Maine promotes universal respect for human rights through outreach and education. Using the lessons of the Holocaust and other events past and present, the Center encourages individuals and communities to reflect and act upon their moral responsibilities to confront prejuBELLOWS, Page 2B

By Nancy Tripp ¼ teaspoon kosher salt Special to The News ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper ½ cup grapeseed oil or vegThis week’s featured recetable oil (I used much less!) ipe stars an otherworldly in Avocado Cream appearance, yet beautifully ½ avocado hewed bulb called kohl¼ cup plain yogurt rabi. In years past, I have ½ lemon admired this outlandish look¼ teaspoon salt ing vegetable, a member of Scallions as garnish the cabbage family, but have Cut the leaves off the never purchased it to cook. kohlrabi and peel the bulb.

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For the dipping sauce: and not hot… My recom- ative cook to turn it into a delicious dish.

Remove the avocado pit and mendation is that you try it and decide for yourself. The kohlrabi is used in many East scoop out the flesh with a spoon. In a small bowl, mix the Indian recipes so adding your favorite masala (Indian spice avocado, plain yogurt, lemon juice, and kosher salt to make the avocado cream (or blend the ingredients together in a mix) to a soup or stew enhances its flavor.

This recipe comes from Brenna Mae at Patch Farm. If food processor).

To serve, slice the green onions. Serve fritters with avoanyone knows her vegetables it is this woman. She raved about this recipe on Facebook last week so I stole the recipe cado cream and green onions. Note: These fritters are best and now it is being raved about at my house. Himself said eaten warm the day of making; they don’t save well. Like I could make it again anytime. The Avocado Cream Sauce anything made with avocado, the avocado cream sauce will on its own is stellar and would complement any type of become brown after exposure to air. Make sure to cover the vegetable fritter you decide to make. So, fritter away and surface with plastic wrap when storing.

The Bridgton Farmers’ Market runs Saturdays on the have some fun with this recipe.

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Scribner’s Mill to open July 18 HARRISON — Saturday, July 18, Scribner’s Mill — its shingle mill, blacksmith shop, barn and ice house — will be open for tours starting Saturday, July 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the 19th-century family-owned industrial site.

In the mill, visitors learn how logs were cut from 1847 to 1884. Due the COVID19, the Scribner homestead will not be open; however, a guided tour will be offered of the barn aand icehouse, with its interesting exhibits.

Blacksmith Lucas Damen and his apprentice will be at the wooden forge demonstrating their blacksmithing skills.

The book Scribner’s Mill that tells the story of its beginnings, the families, and those who worked at the mill will be available for purchase. A $5 donation for each adult is

HARRISON NEWS

Library Annual Meeting July 23 HARRISON — The annual Meeting of the Corporation of Harrison Village Library will be held virtually, via Zoom, on Thursday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m.

Members of the public are welcome to attend; please e-mail kkramer@harrison.lib.me.us for the link to join the event. For more information, please contact the library at 583-2970.

TAKING A NAP is Jesse P. Scribner, who operated the mill until 1962 when he was 92 years of age. He was still very active, but needed a nap now and then. requested. Check the website scribnersmill.org for more information about the mill.

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.

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Masks and safe distancing are required.

The mill will be open Aug. 1 and 15 and Sept. 7.

The “Back to the Past at Scribner’s Mill” celebration planned for September has been cancelled.

Schedule a visit at Historical Society HARRISON — The Harrison Historical Society museum and farmhouse located on Haskell Hill Road will open only by appointment. Please call Gerry Smith at 583-2213 for more information.

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Free drive-by chili meal July 18

IF FLOWERS HAD CHAKRAS — This Clematis would achieved the crown chakra, which is associated with the crown of the head and is believed to enlighten the spiritual connection to others. This Clematis, also known as President Flower, is growing at McLaughlin Garden and Homestead in South Paris. (De Busk Photo)

NORWAY — The Table will be holding a free drive-by white chili meal on Saturday, July 18, in front of the Norway Grange on Whitman Street in Norway beginning at 11 a.m. and serving until the meals are gone.

Guests can enter Whitman Street from Main Street and pull over in front of the Norway Grange and a Table Member will bring your meal(s) to your passenger side window or back seat.

“We truly miss seeing everyone at The Table and we are so looking forward to being able to gather together for Friday Fun Nights and Free Saturday Breakfast at the Norway Grange,” organizers said.

As we are “Staying Healthy At Home,” the Little Yellow Schoolhouse is being renovated to welcome small groups such as recovery groups, selfhelp groups, mid-week

BHS ‘65 postpones reunion to 2021

simple service and the like.

There is currently an NA (Narcotics Anonymous) meeting on Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. at the Little Yellow Schoolhouse.

The 3-C Clothing giveaway both in the spring and this fall have been canceled.

“We are in hopes to find a building where we can have a free store to offer to the community.”

The Table is a group of the Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church, Norway Grange and the community to offer chemical-free family-friendly activities and supports. For more information, please feel free to e-mail A-J at aaturnleft3@ gmail.com; put The Table in the subject line.

“We miss you all at The Table… where there is always room.”

The Bridgton High School Class of 1965 reunion committee has decided to postpone the reunion until September 2021 because of virus concerns.

“We, as a group, believe we should put the safety and wellbeing of our classmates

first and foremost. The COVIaD-19 pandemic is not going away as fast as we hoped for. Hopefully things will improve for next year. Please pass this information on to any classmates. Stay safe and we hope to see you all in September of 2021,” the committee said.

Drive-through supper July 21 NORTH WATERFORD — The first drive-through supper was a great success… so the North Waterford Congregational Church plans to do another one!

On Tuesday, July 21, the North Waterford Congregational Church will provide a wonderful meal of oven-baked barbecue chicken, vegetables, coleslaw, a dinner roll, and the ever-popular strawberry shortcake for dessert.

Please drive up Green Road, around behind the church, and down Five Kezars Road to receive your packaged meal. All meals are $10. All are welcome! Please come!

Support New Friends Group for Lovell library LOVELL — The Trustees of the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell have approved the creation of a new group of community supporters, the Friends of the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library.

Focused on fundraising, the Friends aim to keep the library vital and active.

Like many other local libraries, CHML is a private institution. It is supported in part by annual contributions from Lovell and the nearby towns from which it draws its patrons, but more than half of its operating revenues must come from individual donations or such fundraising events as the popular August Arts and Artisans Fair, an excellent juried market of arts and crafts. The creation of the Friends group is timely during this pandemic

period, when most of the normal fundraisers will be either impossible or vastly reduced in scope.

Although it had to close its doors in March because of the coronavirus, the library continued to provide Internet outside its walls, and its groups for writers, readers and storytellers continued to meet online. The library itself reopened with reduced hours on June 8 and is once more a safe and welcoming space for browsing for books, CDs and DVDs. (For general protection, masks are required and a maximum of five patrons are admitted at one time.

Hand sanitizers and disposable masks are available inside the front door.)

To show your support by joining the Friends of the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, fill out a membership form, which can be picked up at the library circulation desk

or downloaded from the “FRIENDS of CHML” tab at www.hobbslibrary.org.

All who love the library are welcome to join the Friends with donations small or large; ultimately, people are the heart of the library. For questions about the Friends, write to friends@hobbslibrary.org.

Summer Gardening seminars by UMaine Cooperative Extension

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Opinion & Comment

July 16, 2020, The Bridgton News, Page 3B

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director

Boat mufflers and summer people

Hello neighbor!

After considerable searching on my part through the stacks of the old Bridgton News Archive, and having read many, many newspapers over the last 150 years bearing this specific date, I can say to you that it seems an eternal fact that this, the third week of July, seems ever fated to be a slow news week locally. We are now in the full swing of the summer season, and with the excitement of Independence Day now faded away, and many weeks to go before anyone need think of stacking fire wood, our area is gradually relaxing into the quiet idyll of summer in just the same way today as we did a century ago.

And so The News for this date of 1880, 1909, 1937, etc., all have, as their biggest story, some little piece concerning the arrival of “the summer people,” as they used to be and still are called — yet another thing which, on reflection, seems now a fact of life, a natural byproduct of the season regardless of the century. In light of this perpetually slow news week, today I will (and hold on to your hats here, folks) bring you a story which is, if not exciting, at least interesting; July 16, 1909… the day when mufflers were first added to boats.

“Motor Boats Must Be Muffled.

Now that the summer season is on and the waters of Highland Lake and others are becoming populated with motor boats, the residents along the lakes and the summer cottagers are beginning to insist that the law as to muffling the motor boats be complied with. If any boats are now being run without this equipment they should be so provided at once. The law passed at the last session of the legislature in regard to this matter is as follows: Chapter 64, Section 1 – Motor boats run or operated in any tidal or other waters within the state, without the use of proper or suitable mufflers or other devices to deaden sound are common nuisances within the meaning of revised statutes, chapter 22, section twelve; but the penalty for so running or operating the same, shall not exceed twenty-five dollars for each offence.

Section 2 – This act shall not apply to motor boats while entered and competing in boat races; provided such races are held between the hours of nine o’clock in the forenoon and nine o’clock in the afternoon.

Section 3 – Any muffling device approved by the United States inspectors having jurisdiction of the tidal waters of the state shall, in case of motor boats run or operated on such tidal waters, be deemed to be in a compliance with this act.”

Exciting stuff, right? Oh, and in other news, lest I forget, this issue also contains a minor, completely unimportant footnote which states, “Winston Churchill, the famous author, together with his wife and son, passed through here last week, taking dinner at the Bridgton [House]. The party was on an automobile trip through this section of the country.”

Personally, I wish they’d saved more space spent on boat motors to cover the arrival of this summer person instead, but that’s just me. What do you think?

Till next time!

Mike Davis is the assistant executive director of the Bridgton Historical Society. With The News reaching 150 years of publication, Davis is taking a weekly look back into The News’ archives.

Letters Response to reader

To The Editor: Dear Ursula: Of the five comments on my June 17 article, “Protest on your own time,” yours was the most provocative. You accused me of wanting to “feign compassion” and to falsely be seen as a “humanitarian” (“State your true message,” June 25, pages 6B and 7B).”

First off, my concern is not with the “refugees” you refer to. Refugees are legal migrants, who come here through the auspices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and are placed here by Volunteer Resettlement Agencies (VOLAGS) in a number set annually by the president of the United States. My concerns are with illegal aliens, the reason for holding my “Secure Our Border” sign.

Secondly, you refer to my “hateful view against immigrants,” and were justly corrected by my dear friend Alice Darlington of South Casco, who pointed out that my cause is not “antiimmigrant,” but “anti-illegal immigration in the interest of following the law, protecting its citizens and caring for our country (“Anti-Illegal,” July 2, page 3B).”

Thank you, Alice.

My consternation over your remarks was only added to in our brief encounter on June 20 when you were holding a “Black Lives Matter” sign and made some passing comment about me

“pretending.”

The word “feign” is defined as giving the appearance of, making a show of, making a pretense of …” A person has to do something outwardly, visibly, for all to see; such as, holding a sign, writing a letter, making a speech, etc. All things I do. However, there are things done in private, not visible, not outwardly, for which there can be no “feigning” or “pretense.” Such it is with charitable giving, and my history of charitable giving may serve to rebut your incendiary remarks about my “hateful view against immigrants,” and an attempt to “hide one’s [my] racism.”

My charitable giving started in 1978 when I was working in Bloomington, Ill. — 42 years ago — and, for whatever reason, my focus was on Africa, as I started making regular donations to World Vision, whose mission at the time was to feed the hungry in sub-Saharan Africa; i.e., black Africans.

In 1991, when I was working at a financial services company in Quincy, Mass., I funded my Arruda Charitable Trust, and from that trust I made many additional donations to World Vision, and one contribution to the Kenya Disaster Relief fund in 2002, at a time when Kenya was hit by widespread flooding, and loss of life, and I responded to an appeal for assistance by the Red Cross.

After I moved to Weymouth, Mass., I became a supporter of the American Anti-Slavery Group (AASG) in Boston, whose mission at the time was to free African slaves in the Sudan. The Janjaweed, militant Muslim farmers in the north of Sudan,

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The north-south divide

There are more “Impeach Mills” signs visible on Route 302 as I leave Oxford County and travel through Bridgton in northern Cumberland County. Every week, I pass through on my way to South Portland, where I encounter no such political sentiments. Left-wing Democrat Janet Mills has been our governor here in Maine for the past year and a half. They love her around the leftist bastion of Greater Portland, but folks out in the hinterland of Oxford County and northern border region of Cumberland County have had enough and are obviously plotting her demise.

Also visible in rural Maine are “Bring Back [former governor] LePage!” signs and other evidence of left/right political polarization. In Greater Portland, one sees lots of “Black Lives Matter” signs on the roadsides, on buildings, bumper stickers and elsewhere. Also common are professionallymade lawn signs with multiple messages which would, taken together, convey coded progressive political sentiments.

For example, a very common lawn sign in Cape Elizabeth has: “WE BELIEVE” at the top followed by seven lines, each of different font size and color. One proclaims: “BLACK LIVES MATTER” followed by: “NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL” which would seem to be a paean to open borders. Next comes: “LOVE IS LOVE” in lavender font

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by Tom McLaughlin BN Columnist

which probably is a pro-gay, LGBT slogan. After that is: “WOMEN’S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS” which, given that abortion is most prominent in a list of women’s rights proclaimed by feminists, could transmit a pro-abortion sentiment. Then comes: “SCIENCE IS REAL” which likely pertains to the controversial, progressive claim that 99% of scientists believe in anthropomorphic climate change.

Following that comes: “WATER IS LIFE” but I’m not sure what progressive cause to which that might pertain. Last comes: “INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE.” Not sure of that one either, except maybe a belief that every injustice can be eliminated NORTH-SOUTH, Page 4B

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By Sally Chappell Guest Columnist What about this situation: millions of people without employment and lots of work to be done? We can all think of needs right now in this pandemic crisis. People are in need of food, healthcare and shelter, as well as nonphysical needs such as purpose and meaning in their lives (For an excellent analysis of our nonphysical needs, google Paul K. Chappell — A New Peace Paradigm). The earth continues to be assaulted by the human activities to which we collectively contribute: air pollution, deforestation, climate change, etc. Thanks to the significant contributions of volunteers, many of these needs are being partially met. Government coordination of such activities would be helpful though. There is modern precedent for this type of project — the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).

Instituted during the Depression in response to a high unemployment rate, the CCC created beautiful structures during that period that we can still enjoy in our national parks, scenic places and cities. It put thousands of young people to work, and the main architect of the program, Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor, has Maine roots. Her family’s summer cottage is in Newcastle and is maintained as an historic landmark. frequently conducted raids in the south of Sudan, to capture blacks and take them back to work as slave labor on their farms in the north.

AASG collected funds, which were sent to a collaborative organization in the Sudan, that then bought back slaves from the Muslims.

Through my donations, 18 or more, black African slaves were “emancipated.”

Francis Bok, a former Sudanese slave, came to the United States, wrote a book, Escape from Slavery, and toured the United States on behalf of AASG. You can read about AASG on www. iabolish.com.

After moving to Bridgton, I donated to a fund organized by Paul Currie, then a member of the Bridgton Alliance Church, now retired to Florida, to build a water well in Mali, in west Africa.

The building of that well

was delayed due to a period of violence that caused the missionaries the church supported to flee to a neighboring country until things settled down. The well was eventually built, (a picture shown here). The thousands of dollars I donated provided the final funding needed to build that water well in Mali.

So, that’s my story, Ursula.

I should thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell my story, something I have never done before. No, Ursula, it is all real, genuine, heartfelt and sincere, and the same for my feelings and reactions on illegal aliens and border security.

At my advanced age, I can hear the faint jangling of the chains of the Grim Reaper approaching, far off I pray, but relentless, and steady, and now I have been able to tell one of my life stories. My stories are not necessarily unique

Earth Notes

“Earth Notes” is an outgrowth of a deep ecology discussion group. Writers reflect a delight in, and concern for, the earth and are individually responsible for opinions and information.

Community members are invited to submit articles. E-mail beepbeep207@roadrunner.com for details.

In our modern times, we need an Earth Corps, a contingent of paid volunteers doing national service that could be a healing presence for the earth’s degraded ecosystems, as well as a vehicle to engage the nation’s youth in meaningful work. There could be multiple branches of this corps, but one could be a roving crew to pick up roadside litter occupying the aprons of every highway in the U.S.A. The members of this branch could be called, the “Blue Battalion” from their neon blue vests to distinguish them from other road crews, who for the most part wear orange or green neon. The blue color would BLUE BATTALION, Page 4B

and overwhelming, but they are mine.

For the record, I do have documentation to prove all of the above, except for my earlier years in Bloomington, Ill. and Akron, Ohio.

“Racism,” and “feigning?”

Let the reader decide.

Bob Casimiro Bridgton

‘Harmless’ deaths

To The Editor; President Trump has said that 99% of the COVID19 cases are harmless. Last week, the United States passed two milestones: three million COVID-19 cases and 130 thousand deaths. One percent of three million is 30 thousand. President Trump must feel that 100 thousand of the COVID-19 deaths have been harmless.

Jon Chappell Bridgton

Is America’s time up?

To The Editor: Everywhere one looks, the America that has been a light to the rest of the world for centuries now is rapidly coming apart at the seams.

Political discourse at all levels of our government is quickly approaching the point WATER WELL in Mali West Africa, funded through of mortal combat as all sides the efforts of Paul Currie, formerly of Otisfield, now in have retreated to their respecretirement in Florida. (Photo by Paul Currie) tive corners and refuse to

engage their political opponents in any sort of civil dialogue.

The 2020 election campaign has been fully underway for months now as both major parties have confiscated the nation’s airwaves with an unrelenting level of character assassination ads, which only serve to stoke the fires of vitriol and demagoguery that are tearing the country apart along racial and political lines.

We still have four months to go before the polls open, so one can imagine the utter cacophony of smear ads that we are going to have to endure before this election from hell nightmare is finally behind us, and we can regain some semblance of sanity before the 2022 campaign commences.

There is no shortage of critical problems facing America that are only going to get worse as both Democrats and Republicans continue to fiddle as Rome burns, so to speak.

Even without the COVID19 disaster, the nation’s debt continues to skyrocket at a rate that will eventually lead to an economic crisis that will make the Great Depression seem like a patty-cake in comparison.

Shutting down the nation’s economy has been an unmitigated disaster as millions of Americans have lost their jobs and tens of thousands of businesses have gone bellyup, never to return.

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Opinion

The north-south divide

(Continued from Page 3B) by a big government — with a resultant utopia.

Further along Route 302 another, anti-Governor Mills sign proclaims: “HEY JANET, IT’S A GOVERNORSHIP, NOT A DICTATORSHIP; OPEN MAINE NOW!” Which would pertain to her restrictive economic shutdown over the COVID virus. Another sign nearby says: “EVERY BUSINESS IS ESSENTIAL; END THE SHUTDOWN NOW! Near that sign, another says: “HOW MAINE SPELLS IDIOT: J-A-N-E-T M-I-L-L-S” Maine is very blue, along with every other New England state and so is adjoining New York State, but within each of those states is a divide between urban areas and rural areas.

Each is a microcosm of the entire United States within which exists a similar dichotomy. Urban coastal areas of America are overwhelmingly leftist, while the rural interior is mostly conservative. Red/Green political maps of our country have reflected this for several presidential-election cycles.

The progressive signs described above contain the logo of a Portland, Oregon, company called https://www.signsofjustice.com. Visiting it, I saw they also made many of the individual “BLACK LIVES MATTER” lawn signs, bumper stickers and T-shirts so visible around Greater Portland, Maine. The biracial couple who established the Oregon company states: “Like many others on election night 2016, our family was left in shock and disbelief. How could a man who campaigned on hate become president of the United States? What would this mean for our values of love, decency and inclusion? How could we rise above the oppression and PUBLIC NOTICE

The Harrison Board of Appeals will meet Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 6 p.m., at the Town Office, 20 Front St., Harrison for an Administrative Appeal submitted by Patrick and Ann Maguire, 86 Rocky Point Rd., Harrison.

Tax Map 22, Lot 27. A site walk will be performed at 5:30 p.m. by the Board.

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(Continued from Page 3B) be symbolic of keeping trash from washing or leaching into waterways and bodies of water.

My own interest in roadside litter cleanup comes from personal experience. As a homemaker with grown children, I’ve extended the concept of “home” to be the earth, which is in dire need of a good cleaning. I often pick up recyclables, returnables and trash along a stretch of Route 302 in West Bridgton. Other people are doing the same thing near their homes. There is even a term applied to the hobby of picking up trash while jogging. “Plogging” began in Sweden as an organized activity around 2016 and then spread to other countries.

Who are the people who purposely throw trash out their vehicle windows or who negligently allow items to fly out of the backs of their pickup trucks? As I collect a varied assemblage of rejected or mistakenly displaced objects, I try not to be judgmental. In the case of purposeful trash disposal onto the highways, the perpetrators may feel disposable

themselves. Or, they may opt, in the interest of keeping their vehicles clean, to ditch their trash thinking it will eventually be cleaned up by someone or magically disposed of by nature.

I can’t speak for other roadside picker-uppers, but in my own situation, it’s a case of atonement. For two years, my husband and I disposed of our trash into a clump of banana trees during our service in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Assigned to the capital city of Freetown, we had access to Western-style markets and bought canned and packaged foods regularly. There was no transfer station or curbside pickup. The local dump for everyone in our neighborhood was a clump of banana trees conveniently located below our second-story flat. At one point, the accumulating trash was picked up by someone, and we got the word that we shouldn’t put our trash there anymore. No alternatives were given, however, and we guiltily continued, together with everyone else, using the lovely banana trees to hide BLUE BATTALION, Page 5B

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT NO. 61

TOWN OF NAPLES

VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING The Planning Board for the Town of Bridgton will hold a Virtual Public Hearing at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, to hear public comment(s) on Sanborn Gravel Bank application located on Bridgton tax map 5 Lot 54 and 56.

Proposed application can be reviewed by request to Brenda Day bday@bridgtonmaine.org Please direct any questions to Brenda Day, Code Enforcement Officer. bday@bridgtonmaine.org

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Board of Appeals Meeting July 28, 2020 at 7 p.m.

TOWN OF DENMARK

INVITATION TO BID

The Naples Board of Appeals will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, July 28 at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: A.) An application for a 10-ft. right yard setback reduction to build a deck and addition for property found at 55 Sunset Rd., Tax Map U47, Lot 14 submitted by James and Marybeth Madigan.

Public welcome.

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Notice of Public Hearing for the Following Properties:

Town of Sweden

Conditional Use Permit to amend August, 2014, approval to include 2nd floor fire escape egress on east side of the Denmark Centennial Hall Museum RE: Map 31 Lot 18 72 and 74 West Main Street Denmark, Maine 04022 * * * * * * * * * * * * * Foundation Under a Non-Conforming Structure in the 100-ft. Buffer Zone Within the Shoreland District for Robert Carty RE: Map 025 Lot 031 148 Wabunaki Road Denmark, Maine 04022

The Town of Sweden will hold an

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Saturday, July 18, 2020 At 9:00am at the Old Saco Inn Barn 125 Old Saco Lane Fryeburg, Maine 04037

The proposed Warrant may be found on the Town website www.swedenmaine.org

Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020 Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Denmark Municipal Building Meeting Room

The Town of Sweden wishes to express tremendous gratitude to the owners of Old Saco Inn for their generous donation of their Rustic Barn to hold the Annual Town Meeting in accordance with CDC guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 4,000-square-foot space will provide for safely-distanced, ample seating for Sweden residents and guests.

The Town of Sweden also thanks the Bridgton Magic Lantern for the generous donation of their space for consideration of the meeting venue.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PURSUANT TO 14 M.R.S. §6323 By virtue of a Stipulated Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated December 23, 2019 and entered in the Cumberland County Superior Court at Portland, Civil Action, Docket No. PORSC-RE-2019-215, in an action brought by the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA acting through the RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, USDA, f/k/a the FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, Plaintiff, against KAREN L. PITTS, Defendant, for the foreclosure of a Mortgage Deed dated May 10, 2011, and recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds in Book 28691 Page 183, the 120-day equity of redemption agreed to by the parties having expired without redemption, notice is hereby given that there will be sold at public sale at the offices of the USDA, Rural Development, 967 Illinois Avenue, Bangor, Maine (the sale may be conducted outside if the agency is closed for any reason and attendees at the sale may be asked to observe social distancing due to the COVID-19 restrictions), on August 19, 2020, at 10:15 A.M., all and singular the premises described in said mortgage deed and being situate at 38 Tink Drive in Gorham, Maine.

The property shall be sold to the highest bidder at the sale. Ten Percent (10%) of the purchase price will be required to be paid in cash or by certified check payable to the USDA, Rural Development at the time and place of sale. The balance of the purchase price is to be paid within thirty (30) days following the sale. Failure to pay the balance due within thirty (30) days following the sale shall be deemed a forfeiture of the successful bidder’s deposit. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale.

The above property is being sold “as is” and will be conveyed by Release Deed without any warranty as to the condition, size or location of the property or the state of title to the property.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. In the event a representative of the mortgagee is not present at the time and place stated in this notice, no sale shall be deemed to have occurred and all rights to reschedule a subsequent sale are reserved.

The property will be sold subject to utility easements and rights of way of record and utility easements and rights of way that are visible on the face of the earth. The property will be sold subject to real estate taxes assessed by and due and payable to the Town of Gorham.

Information regarding the terms and conditions of the sale of this property may be obtained by contacting the offices of Broderick & Broderick, P.A. at (207) 794-6557. /s/ Richard H. Broderick, Jr., Esq. Dated: July 6, 2020 Attorney for Plaintiff 3T28

VEHICLE LIFT & TRACTOR LEASE PURCHASE FINANCE BID BID NO. ELP2020 Maine School Administrative District No. 61 is accepting sealed bids from qualified financial institutions to provide the District with Lease/Purchase Financing of a 4 column wireless lift system and a tractor Bidders are to name the rate of interest to be charged the District for this Lease/Purchase Loan based on the following: Total approximate amount to be financed: $103,174.02 Closing date: August 7, 2020 Terms of Finance: 3 years Repayment 3 equal payments to be paid on Schedule: Nov. 1, 2020 Nov. 1, 2021 Nov. 1, 2022 There will be no prepayment penalty and the bid is to include a nonappropriation clause.

Social distancing will be observed, and facial coverings will be required.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * Conditional Use Permit involves the construction of a 8,938-panel solar array on approximately 13.72 acres. Equipment includes solar panels, transformers, and associated electrical generating equipment by Consolidated Edison Development RE: Map 11 Lot 27 West Main Street Denmark, Maine 04022

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make an impact?”

Another barometer of Maine’s political divide might be mask-wearing. It’s relatively rare in Oxford County, but ubiquitous in the Greater Portland area, even on beaches.

Last week, Governor Mills ordered business owners in Cumberland, York and Androscoggin counties to enforce mask-wearing in their establishments. All employees and patrons sport masks, but several have pulled them down to their chins inside the store.

To deal with uncooperative Maine citizens like these, Governor Mills put up a tattletale website for other Mainers to turn them in. Should you wish to do so, go here: https:// appengine.egov.com/apps/me/non-compliance. It’s titled: “Reporting on Alleged Non-Compliance with Executive Orders,” and further states: “If you wish to report a potential situation of non-compliance to the guidance relating to COVID-19, you may report those details using this form.

The information will be reviewed by appropriate agency or agencies and responded to as needed.”

Rural Mainers see that as Orwellian and wonder: what’s next?

DENMARK LIONS SALUTE CLASS OF 2020. One Tom McLaughlin of Lovell is a retired middle school U.S. of the displays at Denmark’s Reverse Fourth of July History teacher. parade, photographed by Nathan Holbert.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PURSUANT TO 14 M.R.S. §6323 By virtue of a Stipulated Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated June 23, 2020, and entered in the Maine District Court, District Nine, Division of Northern Cumberland at Bridgton, Civil Action, Docket No. BRIDC-RE-2019048, in an action brought by the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA acting through the RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, USDA, f/k/a the FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, Plaintiff, against STEVEN D. MURPHY and RUTH ANNE MURPHY, Defendants, and NORTH STAR CAPITAL ACQUISITIONS LLC and MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, Parties in Interest, for the foreclosure of Mortgage Deeds dated August 31, 1982 and May 7, 1990, and recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds in Book 5021 Page 042 and Book 9163 Page 335 respectively, the statutory 90-day equity of redemption having been waived, notice is hereby given that there will be sold at public sale at the offices of the USDA, Rural Development, 967 Illinois Avenue, Bangor, Maine (the sale may be conducted outside if the agency is closed for any reason and attendees at the sale may be asked to observe social distancing due to the COVID-19 restrictions), on August 20, 2020, at 12:00 P.M., all and singular the premises described in said mortgage deeds and being situate at 408 Lambs Mill Road in Naples, Maine.

The property shall be sold to the highest bidder at the sale. Ten Percent (10%) of the purchase price will be required to be paid in cash or by certified check payable to the USDA, Rural Development at the time and place of sale.

The balance of the purchase price is to be paid within thirty (30) days following the sale. Failure to pay the balance due within thirty (30) days following the sale shall be deemed a forfeiture of the successful bidder’s deposit. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale.

The above property is being sold “as is” and will be conveyed by Release Deed without any warranty as to the condition, size or location of the property or the state of title to the property.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. In the event a representative of the mortgagee is not present at the time and place stated in this notice, no sale shall be deemed to have occurred and all rights to reschedule a subsequent sale are reserved.

The property will be sold subject to utility easements and rights of way of record and utility easements and rights of way that are visible on the face of the earth. The property will be sold subject to real estate taxes assessed by and due and payable to the Town of Naples.

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All bids must be received at the Central Office, MSAD #61, 900 Portland Road (Route 302), Bridgton, ME 04009 no later than 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

Bids must be in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Bid No. ELP2020 in the lower left-hand corner”. Bids received after 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, 2020, improperly marked, or received by facsimile or e-mail will not be accepted.

Any questions concerning this invitation to bid should be directed to Sherrie Small, Finance Coordinator at the Business Office at 207-647-3048, ext. 523.

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

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This week’s game solutions

Obituaries

The Blue Battalion

(Continued from Page 4B) too quickly. Food waste was the pile and turned into a our refuse. I must add that nonexistent, and even bottles variety of useful products the refuse did not pile up and cans were rescued from including musical instruments.

The first bit of culture shock I experienced upon setting foot in Freetown Donald Eugene Spiller, 77, of Bridgton, passed away on was seeing an abundance Tuesday, May 12, at his home. He was born in Bridgton on of roadside trash. But, just February 12, 1943, the son of Donald Edward and Mary a few years ago, I witnessed Jane Williams Spiller. He attended Bridgton schools and a similar sight out of a bus had been employed by Bridgton Bottle Gas for many years. window on approach to He also worked for Kimball’s Ambulance service.

New York City. It appears Donald was a jack of all trades, he could fix anything. that roadside trash is a globDonald married Willa Ames Proctor on August 20, 1965. al phenomenon. An orgaHe loved to read and spend time with his family. In his nized government program younger years, he enjoyed fishing, canoe trips and days at to address this blight would Funtown. serve environmental and Donald is survived by his wife of Bridgton; son Donald social purposes.

Donald E. Spiller

A. Spiller; daughter Amy E. Bruns; grandchildren Joshua Spiller, Neisha Bruns and Isaiah Bruns. He was predeceased by his parents, his brother Benjamin and sister Mary Ellen.

Private services were held. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals.com.

Edward J. Wentworth HARRISON — Edward J. Wentworth, 95, of Harrison, died peacefully Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family.

He was born August 8, 1924, in Harrison the son of Ralph D. and Ruth J. Wentworth. He grew up in Harrison and served in the U.S. Army during World War II Edward married Carolyn Paradise on January 20, 1948, and together they raised four children.

Edward was a very active volunteer in Harrison. He served as chairman of the board of selectmen, spent 30 years as a member of the Harrison Fire Department, school board member of SAD 17, corporator of the Bethel Savings Bank (now Northeast Bank) and president of the Sun ‘N Fun Mobile Home Park Board of Directors. He was a member of the Calvary Community Church, past commander of the William Pembroke American Legion, past commander and charter member of the Ronald G. St. John VFW Post 9326, Crooked River Lodge, Kora Temple Shrine, Kora Temple Shrine Club of Bridgton, Oriental Chapter #30 and The Commandry #22.

In his early years he worked as a logger, drove truck for Wilner Wood Products, and then started a construction company, KCW, with Ed Kaustinen and Dick Cohen.

He moved to Fort Myers, Fla., in 1980, and he and Carolyn spent the next 38 years there. Edward did not immediately retire in Florida but continued in the construction business working for Ken Bunting Carpentry for many years. Upon retirement he kept busy doing small construction jobs in his Florida community.

Edward was known to enjoy a good glass of scotch, tell a good story, and was thrilled to welcome his first great-grandchild, Callen, in April of this year. His favorite time of year was fall when he could spend the week at Fryeburg Fair, attending every day from opening to close. He loved to hunt and for 17 years went to Colorado deer hunting with his son Wayne. It was a joy for him to share his love of hunting with his grandson Jordan. He was a fishing guide in the Rangeley Lakes Region and in the Harrison area. He enjoyed watching the Cubbies play baseball and was thrilled when they won their second World Series in 2016. He was also an avid Patriots fan and was always ready to watch a NASCAR race rooting for Jimmy Johnson.

They enjoyed traveling in the United States and visited 49 of the 50 states. He never met a person he couldn’t talk to.

Edward is survived by his wife of 72 years; his children, Barbara Wentworth of Fort Myers, Fla., Bonnie Hearl and husband Jerry of Venice, Fla., and No. Bridgton, Wayne Wentworth of Longmont, Co., and Becky Cummings, and husband Wayne of Harrison. Grandchildren Jordan Cummings, his wife Carlee and their son Callen of Harrison. Abbie Cummings of Glover, Vt., and Michaela Cummings of O’Fallon, Mo., and several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. His family always came first and he will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

The family wishes to thank Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice for their excellent care and support they provided during Edward’s last few days. Honoring Edward’s wishes, there will be no service but he asks that you raise a glass and tell your favorite Ed story — we know you have one!

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/

Julie Flanigan Julie Flanigan, loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 11, 2020. She was 74 years old.

Julie married Basil Flanigan in 1973 on top of Pleasant Mountain and together they built a home focused on family and friends. Julie was known for opening that home to those in need, from teens and family members to even taking in stray animals. They spent many happy years boating on the lakes in the Bridgton and Naples area, bringing laughter and joy to those around them.

She spent most of her career as the administrator of an elderly housing complex in Portland before retiring to Florida to enjoy some of her favorite things: reading, relaxing on the beach, shelling and snorkeling.

Left to cherish her memory are her devoted husband of 47 years, Basil Flanigan; children, Lee Flanigan and Julie Bennett; sister, Jean Mascola; and all their respective families and friends, which are too numerous to list.

A service will be planned at a later date.

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Letters

(Continued from Page 3B) One of the awful relegations to come out of the pandemic are how many millions of Americans are all too willing to scam the unemployment system, as well as the millions who refuse to go back to work because government largess is far more lucrative than going back to work.

Every day now, it is becoming more and more apparent that after decades of attacking religion and patriotism by the rapidly expanding political left, the nation

W. Scott Kelman III W. Scott Kelman III, 71, of Bridgton died from renal failure Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at his home with his wife Darlene by his side and surrounded by so much love in his final days.

Born in Lowell, Mass., Oct. 21, 1948, son of Walter S. and Gabrielle (Duguay) Kelman II. The family moved to South Portland at Scott’s young age where he grew up and graduated from South Portland High School where he was active in golf and basketball. He earned a degree in pharmacy at Mass.

College of Pharmacy in Boston.

He began his 20-year pharmacy career at Allen’s Pharmacy and later director of pharmacy at Northern Cumberland Memorial Hospital in Bridgton.

A turn of events led him down an altogether different career path working as a survey technician with the USDA, Saco District of the White Mountain National Forest in Conway, N.H., where he retired after 20 years. A job he loved going to every day.

A lifetime golfer who enjoyed many years playing in the MSGA, having an impressive record with a special foursome. His great golfing adventures in so many states with lifelong friends are too numerous to mention. How thrilled was he that Dee finally took up his favorite sport. They enjoyed many great rounds in New England, Florida and Arizona. He was a past member of Bridgton Highlands and Lake Kezar Country Clubs where he was active in twilight leagues.

An avid skier, fisherman and sports enthusiast he also enjoyed cribbage tournaments with Dee and friends, pool, basketball, horseshoes, cornhole and shuffleboard with a regulation court at his home. Scott loved competition but more importantly the comraderie of playing with friends.

A favorite pastime for many years was cruising Long and Sebago Lakes on Skyy’s the Limit. Always catching and not just fishing in Sebago Lake. Catching trout at his favorite Stevens Brook spots his last few weeks was a daily norm.

Thrilled to have purchased his dream car, a 1967 El Camino, he and Dee enjoyed many sweet rides. The Naples 4th of July parade was a fun summer highlight especially with Asja riding sidekick or tossing candy from the back.

After retiring, he loved spending Januarys in Cancun, Mexico, with travels to Virginia, D.C., South Carolina, Arizona and California, until wintering on Anastasia Island in St. Augustine, Fla. It was a wonderful place to connect with special cousins and friends to enjoy golf and all things warm.

Always the optimist, he dealt with a series of medical issues over the past few years but never lost his great sense of humor.

He always did love telling a good joke.

The most important part of Scott’s life was his family whom he loved more than anything and cherished times together.

Always supporting Asja in any sporting or school event meant the world to him. She truly was his shining light.

We’ll miss his hugs, positive attitude, warm loving nature, comedic style and voice of reason.

Scott is survived by his wife Darlene (Gillespie) Kelman, the love of his life whom he married on August 29, 1970, in South Portland; a son, Jason Kelman and fiance Meeghan Carrigan, granddaughter Asja of Cumberland; a sister, Sandy Forgione and husband Tony of Mesa Az.; brothers-in-law and a sister-in-law that he loved like they were his own siblings, Jim, Gary, Scott and Karen and their families; special cousins and a lifetime of close friends. He will be sorely missed by all lives he touched.

Darlene and Jason would like to thank all who have reached out with so much loving support, and Androscoggin Hospice for their assistance and compassion during his final days.

Cremation arrangements are in the care of Hall Funeral Home,165 Quaker Ridge Rd., Casco, where Darlene and Jason would love for tributes to be shared with them on Scott’s Tribute Wall at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

In lieu of flowers donations to a favorite charity in Scott’s name may be made.

A celebration of Scott’s life will be announced at a later date.

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is approaching the point of that if they play their cards unsustainability. right, they can take us over Communist China is lick- without firing a shot. ing its chops at the revelation LETTERS, Page 6B

Janet Swett Janet “Jan” Swett, 72, of Stanford, Ky., passed peacefully on the morning of Friday, July 10, 2020, at her residence.

Born Tuesday, March 2, 1948, in Grayson, Ky., she was the daughter of Mary Faye Haney Sweeney of Grayson and the late Henderson “Tom” Sweeney.

While in Maine, Jan and Bob were successful business owners for 40 years, until their retirement, when they moved to Ky. Bob and Jan were named Citizens of the Year (twice) in Harrison. While in Maine, Jan also successfully served as co-chair of the Harrison 2000 Celebration, which 1,500 citizens enjoyed. She joined the Harrison, Lions Club (District 41L) Saturday, June 1, 2002. While in Maine, Jan served as region chairperson, Peace Poster chairperson, and Speak Out chairperson, a public speaking competition for teenagers.

In addition to her husband and mother, Jan leaves behind one daughter, Melissa “Missy” Swett of Stanford, Ky.; one granddaughter, Gracie Swett of Stanford, Ky.; one sister, Mary Jo Mosier of Olive Hill, Ky.; special cousins, Tim Prichard (Debbie) of Grayson, Ky., Tony Prichard (Linda) of Louisville, Ky., and Jackie Arnett (Edmond) of Nashville, Tenn.; brotherin laws, Charlie Swett (Rosie) of Fla., Terry Swett (Sandy) of North Bridgton; sister-in-lawís, Sally Smith (Tom) of Saco, Linda Cox of Gray, and Laurel Hoyt (Perry) of Hayes, N.C.; and special friends, Iris White of Harrison, and John David, Mary, Jesse, Reese and Logan Friend of Stanford, Ky. Funeral Services and burial took place Tuesday, July 14, 2020, and Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at Fox & Friend Funeral Home, Stanford, Ky. John David Friend, Bro. Kerry Jones, and Terry Swett officiated the service. Craig Johnson, Donnie Mosier, Tim Prichard, Tony Prichard, Mac Ferguson, Terry Swett, John David Friend, and Jeff Randle served as active pallbearers. The Stanford Lions Club and the Lions of Kentucky served as honorary pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions suggested to the Stanford Lions Club, PO Box 143, Stanford, KY 40484.

Fox & Friend Funeral Home, Stanford, was entrusted with Jan’s arrangements. Guest Book at www.friendfuneralhomes.com

Norman R. Stanford Norman R. Stanford, age 89, of Bridgton, passed away peacefully due to complications from lung cancer on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at his home in Bridgton.

Born on August 14, 1930, in New Bedford, Mass., to the late Benjamin and Agnes (Wheeler) Stanford, he graduated from Somerville High School where he was an outstanding athlete on the basketball team. One of his proudest achievements was playing in a championship basketball game at Madison Square Garden.

While living in Somerville, Norman and his brother, Ronald, owned and operated Stanford Modernizing Company. He moved his family to Bridgton in 1967. He taught Residential House Construction at Lake Region High School for 22 years and held a B.S. from the University of Maine. In addition to his work as a carpenter and teacher, Norman was a Korean War veteran, a member of the Bridgton Congregational Church, a member of the Lionís Club, and a fire chief of the West Bridgton Volunteer Fire Department. Not only was he born with a hammer in his hand, but Norman also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was very proud of his Newfoundland heritage, and he could sing along to a good ole “Newfie” tune with the best of them.

Norman was a devoted and loving husband to Jean Porter of Bridgton. They met in 1975 at a night class Norman offered at Lake Region High School and married in 1976. Together they built a beautiful home, took many memorable trips, planned, designed and completed a multitude of home projects and gifts, spent many wonderful months at their winter home in Winter Haven, Fla., and loved and enjoyed their many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife Jean; sons, Raymond Stanford (wife Christine) of Naples, Robert Stanford (wife Pam) of Brunswick, Donald Stanford (wife Susan) of Waterford, Rev. Mark Stanford (wife Jane) of Bangor; stepsons Rick Dyer (wife Pam) of Harrison, Ret. Col. John Dyer (wife Carsey) of Hawaii, stepdaughter Teresa Dyer (husband Tom Ferent) of Bridgton; brothers Clarence Stanford (wife Rita) of Somerville, Mass., Allen Stanford (wife Loralee) of Winter Haven, Fla., and his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his sons Daniel Stanford and William (Bill) Stanford, brothers Ronald Stanford and George Stanford, and his sisters Francis Elliot, Barbara Dyer and Eleanor Mercer.

The family wishes to extend its gratitude and thanks to the nurses and staff of the Androscoggin Hospice House for their loving care.

There will be no formal ceremony at this time.

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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(Continued from Page 5B) America was a wonderful idea while it lasted, but we are about to reap the whirlwind.

We owe the millions of Americans who preceded us and sacrificed so much blood and treasure an apology for what we have done to their beloved country.

Robert M. Howe Jr. Bridgton

Masks too powerful?

To The Editor: When did we decide to give a thin strip of cloth over our face such power? Why does the choice to submit or resist the mask mandate elicit such disgust, rejection, anger, outrage, resignation and bafflement on both sides?

Our identity has become defined by a mask or the lack thereof. Either choice places us in completely separate groups where individuality is shunned in favor of the sole purpose of reducing each other into a mindless ideology.

This point was driven home to me when I read your June 9 letter to the editor in

The News. Mr. Bill Felts. Like you, I am amazed, and I don’t understand. I’m baffled by the opposite view; I’m amazed at the number of people who are wearing masks.

I am amazed at all the insults I’ve gotten from complete strangers for not wearing a mask, people giving me the finger as they drive by, sending me sullen, hateful stares as I do my shopping.

I’m amazed that one store on Main Street in Bridgton refused me entry even when I showed them my letter of medical exemption due to my COPD. What amazes me most is that you, Mr. Felts, can judge people you don’t know who aren’t wearing a mask as “ignorant,” “arrogant” and “indifferent,” and suggest it’s because they’re “so sucked into Trump’s lies.” There undoubtedly are some people like that, but it certainly doesn’t describe me.

If you had come up to me like you did that person and “politely” asked why I was maskless, I would have done my best to explain that I had researched the issue and concluded, that cloth masks don’t prevent COVID-19 and very likely are harmful to health.

I would tell you I practice social distancing both out of respect and because it’s more effective than masks, accord-

ing to the CDC. I wouldn’t get into a big debate but if you truly wanted to understand I would try to explain why I and many other critical thinkers believe as we do.

I am no crusader either, Mr. Felts. But I’ll do whatever I can to help you to see me as an authentic human being, and not as an ideology.

Gail Geraghty Norway

Details please

To The Editor: I wonder how many of us got a strong sense of deja vu in reading Mr. Angelos’ letter last week. It sure looked like a rerun of his March 26 letter.

Anyway, there are several things emerging about him. One, he has an apparent need and fascination to form a more perfect union. Two, it appears that like the Rev., he’s contracted one of the most severe cases of Trump Derangement Syndrome on the planet. Three, and most important, he likes to level vague and bombastic charges against our president without a scintilla of detail as to what specifically he means.

According to Mr. Angelos, Trump will turn this country into an autocracy. It would be

very kind of him to elaborate specifically what he means by that. Please, also tell us how this nefarious outcome will be achieved with our Constitution’s separation of powers and checks and balances in place not to mention the 10th Amendment. It will also be fascinating to learn how one goes about “owning the executive” of the United States.

The details of how he can name his own successor should prove particularly fascinating since there are no powers available to him even to ensure his own reelection.

Mr. Angelos’ assertion of a rubber stamp judiciary is particularly strained given recent Supreme Court decisions.

Of course, there have been attempts by the executive in the past to manage or “pack the court.” Jefferson in 1803 tried to impeach a Federalist justice that he didn’t care for, and of course, FDR tried to “pack the court” in 1937, but fortunately in both cases, in spite of having legislative majorities, their own parties rejected their presidents’ petulant efforts and maintained the important concept of separation of powers and judicial independence.

It seems petulance tends to emerge amongst Dems when they don’t get their way as both presidents were Dems

and as most certainly our merry band of “resistors” are too.

Finally, please enlighten us as to how one “brands” the presidency. Inquiring minds would like to know.

Don Vose Naples

Keep the cupola

To The Editor: I am reading the July 9 edition of The Bridgton News.

I think it is a crying shame that the cupola did not garner the support of town officials and meeting. I am a Bridgton seasonal resident… yes, not full-time. Of course, the cupola absolutely adds to the “rural character” of Naples. I think it is a unique structure that adds to the charm of the town. As an active member of my hometown historical society, I hope that a positive resolution can be achieved to save the Naples cupola.

Beth Dwyer Bridgton

Where’s the leadership?

To The Editor: The people of Maine deserve legislators who will

serve us, resolve issues and problems. Unfortunately, the Maine Legislature’s “leadership,” including Senate President Troy Jackson and House Speaker Sara Gideon adjourned (>) 120 days ago.

COVID-19 related issues and problems have gone unabated and remain unresolved.

That includes, among others, all the many challenges and woes of the Maine Department of Labor, on Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman’s watch. Also, we just celebrated Independence Day. The people have inherent unalienable rights, including the right to work, earn a living, and have a livelihood. Mainers are entitled to unemployment insurance benefits when out of work. The ongoing crises, ills and woes with the Maine Department of Labor and its bureaus are alarming, are totally reprehensible and unconscionable, period!

One shouldn’t have to contend with all of the issues going on with this bureau, unemployment.

Where is the legislative leadership, including but not limited to House Speaker Sara Gideon? AWOL, doing nothing, that’s what! Not acceptable at all! Very sad and shameful.

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from Rev. Plaisted all repeat the same hateful message against President Trump. It’s hard to tell one from another, few facts but lots of exaggeration. Recently, he has added Republican voters to his list of those who should be hated. If anyone said that about blacks or Jews they would be immediately condemned but Rev. Plaisted states “I never thought telling the truth was hate.” I’m sure a grand wizard of the KKK has the same confidence in his own views.

Stephen Shorey Bridgton

(Continued from Page 6B) Legislature and its leadership reconvene, and belatedly address, fix and resolve many of the challenges and issues involving Maine state government and services (or the lack thereof). That includes the non-payment of unemployment insurance weekly claims to Mainers that legitimately claimed their benefits.

Also, it is time for problem resolution and remediation with better, reformed services for the people of Maine.

With all due respect, “Failure is not an option.” Time to “Make it so.” Thank you.

David Hall To The Editor: I just resigned from the Cornish Girl Scouts after more than 25 years in the program.

The organization is not supposed to be political, but I recently got an e-mail with the request to sign their To The Editor: Anti-Racism pledge, a polMany of the social media icy I assumed was already sites are limiting hate speech. covered in the Girl Scout I think it is time for The “Promise and Laws.” I didn’t Bridgton News to think about feel it was necessary as the doing the same. The letters laws state that we should

No political stands

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“respect myself and others” along with “being a sister to every other Girl Scout.”

So, this seemed redundant.

Since this new pledge was accompanied by a letter from Joanne Crepeau, CEO of Girl Scouts of Maine, which stated that we would be supporting Black Lives Matter, I wanted clarification: do we support the slogan “Black Lives Matter,” or the organization? The response specifically states that we are supporting the movement BLM, and that is where my issue with Girl Scouts lies. We are not supposed to be supporting any political entity.

I did my research, and when you read the platform of BLM, you can see it is a political movement. At BlackLivesMatter. com (they are not a .org, or a 501(c)3), you can read their latest manifesto about defunding the police. You can watch reports on the nightly news. At the end of June, the BLM President of the Greater New York chapter, Hawk Newsom, told a cable news station, “if the country doesn’t give us

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what we want, the we will burn down this system, and replace it.” Does that sound like something Girl Scouts should be supporting? Not for me.

I believe that Girl Scouts should not be involved with any movement or association that has a political agenda, from BLM to The Three Percenters, from Democrat to Republican, from the Tea Party to the Coffee Party.

Girl Scouts have plenty of ways to support their sister scouts, the community and our country without delving into any political philosophy. I believe we should look to respecting all life and go back to the Golden Rule. Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you (Matt. 7-12). Yes, black lives do matter, but so does every other human being and maybe that’s where we need to start. Girl Scouts should go back to their roots and focus on their foundation. When they stop their activism, I might go back, as it’s all about the children we work with.

Susie Mosca Lovell

July 16, 2020, The Bridgton News, Page 7B

Thank you, Andrew

To The Editor: I had some unfortunate news this week that the board of directors unceremoniously fired Andrew Harris from his role at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. It is very sad to note that during a time of great stress both personally for the Harris’ and communally for our town, we lose Andrew at the helm of Deertrees.

I find the board’s decision totally insensitive and cruel.

During this pandemic time, I have seen so many kindnesses in our small village.

Unfortunately, this is not one of them. I am ashamed of this decision.

I want to take this opportunity to thank Andrew and Carole for their many years of service to our community. You definitely made Deertrees a fabulous venue to enjoy so many wonderful events. I will miss you and I will miss Deertrees.

All my best, Barbara Grandolfo Harrison

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CLEANING SERVICES

Chalmers Real Estate 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311

Kezar Realty Homes, Land & Vacation Rentals Lovell Village 207-925-1500 KezarRealty.com Oberg Agency Residential, Business, Lake Shore Property 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

RUBBISH SERVICE ABC Rubbish Weekly Pick-up Container Service Tel. 743-5417

Q-Team & Cook’s Tree Service Removal-pruning-cabling-chipping Stump grinding-bucket work-bobcat Crane-licensed & fully-insured Q Team 693-3831 or Cook’s 647-4051 Toll free 207-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Complete tree service – free estimates Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Licensed and insured Utility and Landscape Arborist Waterford ME – 583-2474

VETERINARY Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Route 302, Fryeburg 207-935-2244

WINDOW TREATMENTS

AM Enterprises LLC Bolsters Decorating Center Trash & snow removal Custom window treatments Serving Harrison & Bridgton Always free decorating consulting ameinc@outlook.com 207-749-2850 bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202 Worsters Rubbish Removal Trash hauling Universal Designz Docks – Demolition Window Treatments – Upholstery Snowplowing/Sanding Slip Covers – 207-754-0730 Harrison 207-583-6914 www.UniversalDesignzMaine.com

This week’s puzzle theme:

Dr. Suess

ACROSS 1. On a cruise, 2 words 6. Horse poker 9. Deadly slitherers 13. Way to curl hair 14. *Today is gone. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another ____.”

15. Islam’s Supreme Being 16. Subway coin 17. Salve for Tin Woodman 18. Grim Reaper 19. *”A ____’s s FineSomething-That-AllPeople-Need.”

21. *”Christmas Day will always be, Just as long as we ____ ____.”

23. Structure named for 31st President 24. Indoor allergy trigger 25. Ship pronoun 28. H. H. Munro’s pen name 30. Something or anything 35. Madam, to a cowboy 37. Dr. Jones, to his friends 39. Best not mentioned 40. Not in favor of 41. Myths and legends, e.g.

43. Ma√Ætre d’s list 44. France’s longest river 46. *”I Can Read ____ My Eyes Shut!”

47. Use a beeper 48. In direct line of descent 50. Italian car maker 52. Equinox mo.

53. Coral barrier 55. Not a friend

57. *”From there to here, From here to there, Funny ____ are everywhere.”

60. *”Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. ____ ____.”

63. Canine foe 64. However, poetically 66. Full 68. Up and about 69. Porridge grain 70. Say something 71. Start of a conclusion 72. Parental involvement org.

73. Popular garden flower DOWN 1. *”Step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s A Great Balancing ____.”

2. Turkey dance 3. Punjabi believer 4. Correct 5. Pause in breathing, pl.

6. *”If you never did, you should. These things are fun and fun is ____.”

7. “Wheel of Fortune” request, 2 words 8. Indian metropolis 9. Sheltered, nautically 10. BBQ side 11. Toupee spot 12. “Zip it!”

15. Countdown to Christmas

20. Inbox item 22. Chowed down 24. Middle of a torso 25. *”A person’s a person, no matter how ____.”

26. Capital of Vietnam 27. Dine at home 29. *”You’re on your own.

And you know what you ____.”

31. Pipe smoker’s tool 32. Letter-shaped girder

33. Polynesian kingdom 34. *”Today you are you, that is truer than true.

There is no one alive who is ____ than you.”

36. Bog down 38. Sasquatch’s Himalayan cousin 42. Elevator passage 45. Breadwinner 49. Race part 51. 50-50

54. Bar by estoppel 56. Related on mother’s side 57. Baloney 58. Rwanda’s majority 59. a.k.a. The Islamic State 60. Itty-bitty bit 61. ___ von Bismarck

62. Not quite an adult 63. Latissimus dorsi, for short 65. *”It’s a shirt. It’s a sock.

It’s a glove. It’s a ____.”

67. Wine quality

Solutions on Page 4­­­B

Page 8B, The Bridgton News, July 16, 2020

“The Cap” The Cap Memorial Inc.

GOLF TOURNAMENT T

he Cap Memorial Golf Corp Board of Directors and the entire Cap & Margot Priest Family wish to give special thanks to our sponsor and donation business partners in this our 15 Anniversary and final year of play.

These generous and giving partners have helped the Cap Memorial Golf Inc. donate over $75,000 to the Lake Region’s local youth athletic programs including town recreation departments, LRHS sports, LRHS Student Collage Scholarships, BRAG/Ham Sports Complex, individual town athletic special projects and purchases including equipment, uniforms and structures.

Will you please shop at and use these service providers any chance you can. Your support will encourage them all to continue supporting your communities.

Sincerely, Peter Priest, President

Hole Sponsors Northeast Food Magic lantern J P Gallinari Electric MDP-Matt Neal Paulsen Premier Properties Worsters Marine Service Casco Fire & Rescue McIver Electric Robert Hunt Associates Umbrella Factory Chalmers Insurance Sunsports Poland Spring

Clement Brothers Lawn & Landscaping Norway Savings Bank-Bridgton Jordans Store Sebago EMS CN Brown Company Bridgton Eye Care Shads Custom Countertops Brother Fleckers Resteraunt Liberty Mutual-Cole Gaucher F&I Direct-Sean Wilta Hayes True Value JMG Construction

Northeast CNC Consolidated Communications All In One Millwork, Inc. MacDonald Motors-Bridgton/ Conway NH Jones & Mathews Lake Region High Class of 1987 Nealco Construction Paris Farmers Union Trashman Top of The Ninth-Fryeburg House of Pizza

Donation Businesses Ben Priest Family Cambridge Isotope Labs Portland Red Claws Bridgton Drive In Bridgton Highlands Cindy Priest Commons Driving Range Subway TD Bank The Gazebo New Balance Amato’s D’Angelos Gemme’s Store Lee’s Family Trailer Old Homestead Point Sebago Golf Course The Brake/Exhaust Center Raymond Car Wash Raymond’s Frozen Custard Sebago Brew Pub

Bob’s Place (State Park Variety) Amato’s Shaw’s Frito Lay General Mills Depot St Tap House O’Reilly Auto Parts DM Electric Ricky’s Diner Village Tie Up Buck’s Naked BBQ Freedom Café Friendly’s Golf And Ski Warehouse Microtel Hotel Portland Sea Dogs Simplicity Salon Smitty’s Boston Bruin’s Boston Red Sox Moose Landing Marina

Galanari Electric Advance Auto Applebees Aubachon Hardware Carriage House Antiques Causeway Dairy Bar Naples Chutes bakery Colonial Mast Campground Eva Chandler Garys Old Towne Pub (Bray’s) Gazeebo Tees Lakeside Dairy Bar Long Lake marina Annette’s Country Kitchen Marias kitchen Merced’s Naples Lobster Pound Rick’s Café Steamboat Landing Sweet Laurel Shop Top of Hill Grille

Watkins Flowers Brandy Pond Campground Butchers Seafood Black Horse Tavern Key Bank Mac’s Place NAPA Auto Parts Nouria Energy Lil’ Mart Sportshaus Black Bear Café Warrens Florists Bridgton Books Bridgton House of Pizza Lakeside Pines Campground Ruby Food Sawyer Engineering Vivo Restraunt Captain Jack’s Jewlz Salon Sebago Brewing Co Raymond Donut Shop