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Bridgton, Maine

July 17, 2014

Q&A with Bob Peabody ‘I’m fairly even-keeled’

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Two weeks into his new job, Bridgton Town Manager Bob Peabody sits in an office that former Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz has yet to clear out.

But Peabody considers himself lucky that he’ll be able to learn from Berkowitz, who won’t officially retire until Oct. 2. The Bridgton News met with Peabody Monday for an initial interview. What follows are questions we asked, and his answers: BN: What led you to apply for the Bridgton job?

Peabody: I’ve known Mitch for a very long time, back since about 1980 when I started in Berlin, N.H. He was the GETTING COMFORTABLE Monday in Mitch Recreation Director and I was City Assessor. And when Berkowitz’s former office was new Bridgton Town I heard he was retiring, I reached out to him, because I’d Manager Bob Peabody.

(Geraghty Photo) been over this way quite a bit visiting, and I think the area is extremely beautiful, and I really very much liked your grandchild, who will be three in August. downtown, too, being a former downtown merchant and BN: You’ve spent a great deal of your professional and growing up in a downtown merchant family. I thought the personal life in the Rockland-Rockport area, you grew up downtown was very appealing, so I reached out to him, and in Bath. As beautiful as this area is, it’s quite a change to here I am. Only for information, because you want some be away from the coast. background before you apply.

Peabody: It’s still water.

BN: Wife? Children?

BN: Are you going to be able to make that transition?

Peabody: My wife’s name is Karla. Three children: I’ve heard once you’ve lived on the coast long enough, Shaunacy, mid-30s, Alexander, 21, and Emma, 19, and one PEABODY, Page A

Residents vent on ‘Dollar’ store

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — It’s good that a pop quiz did not follow the discussion.

An educational meeting was held on Tuesday to review four ordinance amendments that were tabled during Casco’s Town Meeting in June.

But, the discussion never got to the point where all four ordinance changes were outlined or summarized.

First, the gathering gave residents the opportunity to vent about the chain store, General Dollar. About a month ago, a sign appeared advertising a future General Dollar store coming to the Village district of Casco.

The sign was located in the right-of-way of the grassy field between Crossroads Discount Store and the Casco Fire Station lot.

“We are here because of (General Dollar),” resident Pat Maines said.

Casco Town Planner Jim Seymour said General Dollar did not have a pending plan with the town.

“We don’t even have an application. I have had no discussion with (General Dollar,)” Seymour said.

“That is not the impetus for why we are here,” he said.

“Right now, we are looking strictly at definitions in the ordinance,” he added.

The first ordinance

change was a set of definitions that, for the most part, are already in the town’s ordinances. The definitions have been streamlined into one section.

The definitions were consolidated so they would be easier to reference, Seymour said.

“The language wasn’t changed. It was transformed so it’s easier to follow — just for the commercial and Village districts,” Seymour said.

Also, Tuesday night’s informational meeting pointed to the pressing need for an updated Comprehensive Plan, which was last completed in 2003. According to Maine State law, towns need

to complete a new comp plan once every 10 years.

Along that same vein, the need for design standards, or design guidelines, came up.

Those would allow the town to dictate how any new commercial buildings looked and how they blended into the appearance, or character, of the town.

The task of creating a new comprehensive plan and putting together a set of design guidelines is a timeconsuming one, according to Seymour and others who spoke.

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FRYEBURG — Hunting Dearborn, Inc. is expanding its manufacturing facility in Fryeburg, which could create up to 60 new jobs over the next five years.

The company, considered an industry leader in deep hole drilling and machining of precision tubular components, was recently certified for a Maine Department of Economic & Community Development (DECD) incentive package designed to assist the company’s upcoming expansion.

“Maine’s economy is continuing to grow, and this expansion is just another example of what is happening across our state,” said Governor Paul R. LePage.

“This is what happens when government partners with private industry, creating a business-friendly climate that encourages and appreciates private investment and job creation. Congratulations to Hunting Dearborn. I thank them for choosing to invest in our state and provide more Mainers with good-paying careers and the opportunity to prosper.”

Hunting Dearborn’s Chief Financial Officer Robert Newton spoke about the competitiveness of the DECD incentives.

“They were clearly an essential ingredient in our decision to further invest in Maine,” said Newton. “Our interaction with DECD and Governor LePage, Account Executive Brian Doyle was seamless and an overall positive experience. We’re hoping to have shovels in the ground sometime later this month.”

Expanding the existing manufacturing facility in Fryeburg will allow the company to meet increased demand for its products and services both here in the United States and overseas.

Hunting Dearborn manufactures sophisticated machined products for the oil and gas, and turbine engine industries. The company currently employs about 250 people in Fryeburg.

By Emily Gillette Contributing Writer FRYEBURG — The search for a new police chief continues as the town is now accepting applications, said the board of selectmen on Thursday, July 10.

Applications have been distributed since June 30 and will continue to be accepted until Monday, July 28.

From Wednesday, July 30 through Thursday, July 31, all applications will be reviewed, and those who are selected for interviews will be chosen and notified on Monday, Aug. 4 and Tuesday, Aug. 5.

On Aug. 19 and 20, the oral board interview will take place in front of a sixperson committee consisting of retired police chiefs, the town manager and selectmen.

The next round of interviews will take place “around the 25th and 26th,” said Fryeburg Town Manager Sharon Jackson.

From Thursday, Aug. 28 through Wednesday, Sept. 10, all background checks will be performed including psychological testing, medical testing and additional interviews.

Town Manager Jackson plans to present an offer to the chosen candidate around Sept.

11th or 12th.

On Monday, Sept. 15, the finalist will appear before selectmen for confirmation and, if all goes well, the new police chief is expected to start on Oct. 6.

To date, there have been 17 applications received.

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By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer An engineer for AT&T put to rest Tuesday the contention by Hio Ridge Road residents that the company could meet its coverage needs by co-locating an antennae on an existing cell phone tower on Sam Ingalls Road.

Put simply, a ridge between the 130-foot-tall Sam Ingalls tower and east to Route 302 blocks the line of sight, said AT&T Radio Frequency Engineer Ernesto Chua. Even if AT&T extended the tower height to 200, 300, or 400 feet — well beyond what’s acceptable — the ridge would still be in the way, added

AT&T spokesperson Barry Hobbins.

Hio Ridge Road resident Paul Veit, however, pointed out that AT&T’s application for a new tower at 214 Hio Ridge Road specifically stated that the signal needed to run west, not east. By sending the signal west, Veit said, “It’s a straight shot.”

Hobbins denied Veit’s claim, saying “It’s not specific. It’s not.”

The debate began as Hobbins asked the board to hear from Chua, who researched multiple sites before concluding that the Hio Ridge Road property AT&T, Page A

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MISSED OPPORTUNITY? — An attempt to return a working narrow gauge train to Bridgton ended last Friday when two railroad cars were removed from their rails off Portland Street and relocated to a site just off Route 100 in Gray, the future home of a rail museum.

(Photo courtesy of Bill Shelley)

By Mike Corrigan Special to The News The ghosts have exited, stage left. For now.

The latest five-year effort to bring a working narrow gauge train back to Bridgton came to a close last Friday, when the Return of the Rails’ display in front of the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce building returned the two small railroad cars to their stewards, the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. of Portland.

The idea of establishing a museum on Depot Street and maybe developing a working tourist train was some time ago passed on to the Town of Gray, which convinced the Portland company that it had the most viable location and plan for a satellite narrow gauge railway museum.

Train museums and displays have long been part of the tourist attraction packages at Belfast, Boothbay, Phillips and Wiscasset. There is also a popular trolley museum in Kennebunkport. Since Bridgton — for almost 60 years — did have a working line and Gray, for example, never was railconnected, it made sense to many in the area to try to bring the narrow gauge “back home.” Railroad aficionado Bill Shelley, of Bridgton and Georgia, even pledged his own money in

Farewell to Return of the Rails matching funds through Return of the Rails, and led the effort to build the track for the Chamber display and other projects.

But, the timing of fundraising and approvals couldn’t be made to mesh. Still, Shelley appeared in parades with his mounted train whistle — and often didn’t even wait for a parade to blow the horn on his “ghost train.”

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Firefighter grant U.S. Congressman Mike Michaud announced that the Denmark Volunteer Fire Department will be awarded operations and safety grants through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. FEMA will allocate $157,510 to Denmark to fund new equipment.

“This crucial funding will be used to arm our first responders with the newest and most effective equipment available,” said Michaud. “We can’t ask our firefighters to save lives and protect our communities without our full support. I’m pleased that FEMA will ensure that the Denmark department has the resources and tools they need.”

Denmark’s funding will go toward a new mini-pumper fire truck, a compact fire engine that is best equipped to respond to smaller emergencies.

Rankin on task force

Rep. Helen Rankin, D-Hiram, a longtime advocate for school nutrition, has been named to the student hunger task force created by a bill passed last session in the Maine Legislature.

The task force will meet over the summer and fall to explore ways to end student hunger, including leveraging millions of federal dollars to provide breakfast and lunch to students. The group held their first meeting earlier this month.

“In my 40-plus years as a school nutrition director, I saw student hunger first-hand,” said Rankin. “It is inexcusable and we need to bring attention to this important issue faced by thousands in Maine.”

The task force is made up of education and food service experts, legislators and department officials. The focus of the first meeting was on gaining an understanding of the scope of student hunger in Maine and the programs and agencies whose goal is to reduce it. Maine ranks third worst in the nation for food insecurity, with over 80,000 students struggling with hunger.

Rankin is a third-term representative who serves on the Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee.

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HARRISON — Ronald St. John Post VFW Post 9328 in Harrison will be holding a U.S. flag disposal ceremony in either August or September. “We encourage anyone who wants their worn flag disposed of the correct way to drop them off at the VFW Post (Route 37) or contact a member for assistance,” Post officials said.

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HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING WORK — Carol Miller, Food Service manager at Bridgton and Rumford Hospitals (fourth from the right), was recently honored by Premier Food Service, as one of the top 10 food service directors across the county. As one of the finalists for the 2014 Premier Illuminating Excellence Awards, Miller was recognized for improving patient satisfaction and food quality while slicing food expense and labor costs to new lows. At Bridgton and Rumford Hospitals, Miller emphasizes continued process improvement with all departments she serves, driven by a strong teamwork ethic among her own staff. A tireless advocate for her employees’ career advancement, Miller encourages education and provides tools to promote personal growth. Miller continues to set new standards of excellence by initiating co-ops at Bridgton and Rumford for employee purchasing at contracted savings, and negotiating with a local program to provide well-balanced nutritional meals to seniors, disabled and lower income individuals at affordable prices.

Residents vent on ‘Dollar’ store (Continued from Page A) District,” Seymour said.

Putting design guidelines in writing would allow residents to dictate how future buildings would look. If passed, design standards would permit the town to require new business buildings to have the aesthetics that complement existing structures, he said.

“We cannot segregate one user out. We cannot go against one potential user,” Seymour said.

More than 30 people attended the meeting, along with the five members of the Casco Planning Board, Casco Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) Don Murphy and Seymour, who works as a civil engineer for Sebago Technics and is hired parttime as Casco’s town planner.

Audience members provided ideas to help with the next informational meeting, which is scheduled for July 28. Some of those suggestions included using visual aids such as a flipchart or a

Powerpoint slide presentation so that everyone could see the ordinance changes being discussed rather than flipping through pages.

Planning Board Chairman Lynne Potter was among those who thanked the audience for their participation.

“Town involvement is very, very important. Your voice is very important; and, if you don’t exert it,” those opinions will not be known, she said, adding that residents should stay involved with the proposed ordinance amendments process as well as the updated comprehensive plan and evolution of design guidelines.

“It started with town meeting. And, you are here tonight. Don’t let it stop,” Potter said.

Earlier in the meeting, an abutter to the property where the Dollar General sign appeared, spoke. Tammy Theriault said she was very concerned about a national chain store being constructed on the lot next to hers. Also,

she accused town officials of trying to slide the ordinance changes by the public in an effort to open the doors for Dollar General.

Seymour shook his head and said that was simply not the case.

Later, Theriault warmed up to the concept of design guidelines.

“If they are going to build something across from my house, make it look good,” she said.

Seymour responded, “That is what design guidelines are for: Not only the size, but how buildings look, how they fit into the Village.”

Maines said she took offense not only to the idea of an oversized box store in plain view of the Village, but what would happen if the business went under in years to come.

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“With performance standards and with a maximum size, it would help to prevent a store from coming in that cannot be sustained in Casco’s economic environment,” she said.

Another audience member spoke in favor of allowing businesses to locate in Casco.

“We only need to provide guidelines that address noise levels, pollution, clutter, damage to the environment.

Let businesses come in and make an attempt to serve the residents of Casco,” he said.

“We don’t have to be so restrictive,” he said.

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BNews Q&A: Robert Peabody (Continued from Page A) you’re kind of wed to it.

Peabody: I don’t see that as an issue.

BN: Are you going to move here?

Peabody: Yes, I am. There’s a lot of similarities too. If you look at Bridgton’s year-round population of 5,500 and then you go up to 12,000 in the summer months, that’s very similar to the coast, where you have that kind of seasonality, the returning of your summer residents. So I’m used to that sort of cyclical nature.

BN: What’s the population of Rockport?

Peabody: Rockport (where he was town manager for nine years) is 3,400. Rockland (where he was a city councilor eight years, mayor three years) is about 7,300.

Rockland appears bigger, because it’s a service center, and its infrastructure is built around 30,000 people working there during the day. And it’s also a service center that has the county seat. So it seems bigger than it is.

BN: Do you consider Bridgton as a service center for the Lake Region?

Peabody: Most certainly, with the downtown, because if you look at the surrounding towns, we have the downtown.

BN: What is your impression of the Bridgton community, now that you’ve been here for a while?

Peabody: Well, I’ve been here all of two weeks. I’m very impressed by the staff, the quality of the staff and their dedication to the town. And I’m very much looking forward to working with them.

BN: How about (Deputy Town Manager) Georgiann (Fleck)? I bet you’re happy to have her working with you.

Peabody: I am — she’s a powerhouse. And also, a lot of the staff have been here quite a while, so you have an institutional knowledge, which sometimes you just don’t have because there’s vast turnover.

BN: Did the selectmen give you a list of priorities that they’d like you to focus on?

Peabody: We haven’t had what I would call our goalsetting session yet. I think we’re taking the opportunity to transition. This is an unusual situation. You rarely have a manager being able to work with the leaving manager. I think it’s going to be very beneficial to the town. Typically you come into these situations cold. The other manager’s left, the seat may have already turned cold by the time you sit in it. It’s given me the opportunity to learn from Mitch, as well as being brought up to speed on any of the issues.

When I look at an agenda, I can say, Mitch, what’s this agenda item for, instead of having to run around and try to learn it, and maybe learn it wrong.

BN: When you went to Old Orchard Beach (interim town manager, 3/13–9/13), you had to jump into a fire (former Town Manager Mark Pearson had just been fired).

Can you talk about how you dealt with that crisis?

Peabody: It was interesting. It was a matter of not becoming embroiled, myself, in it. It was a matter of working with staff, trying to keep the boat going forward, instead of hitting a sandbar or sinking. I tried to keep up with all of the things that were falling between the cracks.

I was negotiating three labor union contracts at the same time, and was able to actually bring to the council, when I left, a package for the public works department for ratification. I had to put a budget together in a very short period of time — thank goodness I had a good staff for that. So

it was a matter of focusing on keeping staff’s morale up in the middle of a firestorm.

BN: Did you have hopes of staying there?

Peabody: That was one of the things we had discussed, that possibility. They were always going to go through the search process, and then when the six (selectmen) were voted out and only one remained, and we had six new councilors, they picked up the process once again. And they chose a very good gentleman who actually lived in Old Orchard Beach and had really strong credentials, Larry Mead, who was (town manager) in Kennebunkport, so I helped work with him to transition.

BN: You mentioned the downtown, and your attraction to it. There are so many people in town that have such great hope for the future for downtown. What would you like to see happen?

Peabody: Well, when I look at the downtown I see what’s happened to the Magic Lantern and that area, which is great. What we’re doing for Depot Street — that is going to make, in my mind, a huge difference. When you look at the amount of traffic flowing through downtown during the summer, it’s huge. And what you want people to do is not just drive through it, but to stop. So things like streetscape are incredibly important to creating an atmosphere that beckons a motorist to stop. When I look at all our summer cottages, I think are we doing enough to draw those folks from the cottages, not just to go to the grocery store, but to come into the downtown on a rainy day and hang out.

BN: You have some considerable economic development experience, right?

Peabody: Well, I was on the board of directors for Eastern Midcoast (Development Corporation), and then when our area left Eastern Midcoast, I helped them transition into the Midcoast Economic Development District.

We joined up with the Brunswick-Bath area. I’ve always worked with community/economic development directors.

And I think coming from a business background, I sort of have an understanding of that world.

BN: I assume you’ll work with the Bridgton Economic Development Corporation.

Peabody: Yes, I haven’t met them yet, but I look forward to developing that relationship.

BN: Other than the downtown, what do you see as the needs or concerns?

Peabody: I think when you look at the economics, we obviously have a high level of people who are in the poverty range, which needs to be addressed. There’s a number of issues, and I don’t mean to assume that I’m well-versed on what all your issues are. I think having a strong commercial base, a strong economic base, helps to mitigate those things, but that’s going to take some time. I need to learn more.

BN: You have some experience with Comprehensive Plans. Tell me about that.

Peabody: Well, I think that what a Comprehensive Plan does is it sets up a roadmap for the community. You get a sense of what the community feels is important. My job as manager is to make sure that we’re aligned with the desires, the goals, and that when we do things, we think about them in the context of the plan.

BN: Could I ask your age?

Peabody: Let’s just say I’m in my early 60s.

BN: What are some of the terms of your contract? Your salary?

Peabody: The first six months is at $75,000, plus benefits, and then after the six-month probationary period it goes to $78,000. It’s a one-year renewable contract.

BN: What were you making in Rockport?

Peabody: I was making $93,000.

BN: What was Mitch making?

Peabody: With his longevity, he was at, I think, $86,000. But you can’t quote me on that. (The actual figure $85,326.)

BN: Were there any issues in negotiation? Because I got signals that there was a protracted period before agreement.

Peabody: I would say, I think your selectboard negotiated well on behalf of the town. Neither one of us got exactly what we wanted; we found a workable place in the middle.

BN: The circumstances of when you left Rockport (he was placed on administrative leave in January 2013, and resigned two weeks later) — could you speak to that?

Peabody: I can’t comment on that. Our agreement is such that the town can’t comment and I can’t comment.

Doesn’t mean I wouldn’t like to, but I’m just not able to.

BN: You must wish you could, because it remains an unknown.

Peabody: Yeah, which isn’t uncommon, but that’s the way it is.

BN: When do you think you’ll move here?

Peabody: I’m already working with a broker, plus doing some research on my own. For me, it’s a two-hour and 15-minute commute each way (he lives in Rockland), although I am staying part of the week with my oldest daughter, who lives in Farmingdale, which is only an hour and 15 minutes away. I’m anxious to integrate into the community. I’m one of those people that in my public life, I go to the store, I want people to recognize me, and if they have a concern, stop me and talk to me. I’m not one of those that hides in a cave.

BN: What is your impression of the people of Bridgton?

Peabody: They’ve been nice to me so far, but then again I haven’t said ‘no’ to anybody so far. The nature of the work is, you’re not going to make everybody happy.

When I was on the (Rockland) City Council, I figured for every decision I made, probably 49% of the people were going to be angry with me, 51% were happy with me, and it would fluctuate back and forth.

BN: How do you deal with crisis? When you have 100 people in a room, all of them upset about one issue or another?

Peabody: Well, I like to think I’m fairly even-keeled. I don’t take it personally, because you can’t. They’re upset about issues, so I try to maintain that demeanor and not take it personally. That’s not always easy to do. I’ve been through four property tax revaluations, so I know what angry taxpayers look like.

BN: You have a fair amount of expertise in assessing.

Peabody: I used to be a certified Maine assessor, a certified New Hampshire assessor and a certified appraiser.

I didn’t keep my licenses, because of the educational requirements. I didn’t want to give up that much time. I also taught real estate valuation for the University of Maine for awhile, too. I oversaw Rockport’s revaluation and Berlin, New Hampshire’s revaluation. I was also involved with Auburn’s. Maybe there was another. Anyway, that was enough.

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completely booked: we have some terrific talent coming to the Festival! Friday’s music is in open mic format as it was last year, so even if you don’t want to sign up ahead of time, plan to come and do your thing! There are some fun and exciting things happening, which cannot yet be disclosed! Stay tuned!”

Activities are starting to shape up! Organizers are still looking for people to participate and help.

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with a planning team member, or look up the Festival on Facebook and find a way to participate!

The Chalmers Group is a $1,000 sponsor of the Festival again this year, as is Norway Savings Bank at the $500 level. A contribution of $1,000 from the Peter Terry Fund is the start of the $2,500 music sponsorship needed by the Festival.

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Plans are brewing for this year’s Village Folk Festival, happening Friday and Saturday, Aug. 22-23 on Depot Street in Bridgton!

Look for the mailable, collectable postcards (thank you to Mody Boutros of About Time Graphics) now all around town, as well as posters coming soon.

If you live in Bridgton or the surrounding area, whether full- or part-time, this Festival is a celebration of you and all you do. So get in touch

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Items on the Bridgton Police blotter These incidents appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter between the dates of Tuesday, July 8 and Saturday, July 12 (This is only a partial listing).

Tuesday, July 8 11:45 a.m. A man and woman were arguing near

a black and white truck at Sandy Creek Park.

2:47 p.m. A late 2000 Honda Civic was speeding and passing in a no-passing zone on Route 302 in Naples.

5:46 p.m. A Burnham Road woman said she con-

Fryeburg police chief search (Continued from Page A) ule,” Jackson said.

Additionally, for the full-time patrol position, oral boards were scheduled to take place for applicants on Monday, July 14, and Monday, July 28 will be the physical agility test.

Discussion tabled: Selectmen tabled discussion on the proposed Dollar General as there was no new developments.

Selectman Rick Eastman wanted to remark about the views expressed by others at the last meeting.

“There’s some groups that have gotten together to find out how to make businesses more comfortable in Fryeburg,” he said. “And a couple weeks ago, they weren’t as comfortable as they could have been when we had an individual sit in the audience and say ‘we want you to come…but don’t build it there.’”

Selectman Eastman went on to say that there are going to be changes that some may not like and that, “to send a mixed message like that, I think I’m a little uncomfortable with it.”

Service project: Boy Scout Troop 99 will be performing their service project on Native American history in Fryeburg on Tuesday, Aug. 12. They plan to help clean up the historic Battleground monument on Lovewell Pond Road, near where the battle took place in May of 1725.

“Last year, we replaced several of the wooden fence pieces that were rotted, and this year there are several more,” Jackson said.

The troop isn’t sure yet whether they will make a replacement fence or repair the one that is currently there, but they also wish to put up a flagpole and a sign, as well, for people to see it more clearly.

Next meeting: The next selectmen’s meeting will be Thursday, July 24 at 6 p.m. at the Fryeburg Town Office.

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She said she has reported this before, and wants to speak with an officer.

6:26 p.m. Two dogs were panting in a red Prius parked in the Magic Lantern parking lot.

9:43 p.m. Someone was seen smoking on town property at the Oak Street softball field.

Wednesday, July 9 1:23 p.m. A pot-bellied pig was seen walking on Hio Ridge Road with a woman following behind it.

4:22 p.m. A dog was stuck inside a Dodge sports van in hot weather in the Hannaford parking lot.

5:20 p.m. A driver reported that the vehicle was damaged by a pothole on Route 302.

6:18 p.m. A male passenger was smoking with a child inside a blue and tan Subaru parked at the Circle K in Raymond.

7:26 p.m. A man called police complaining he was having a difficult time finding a tow truck to haul his disabled Chevy Trailblazer at the corner of Portland Road and Main Street.

10 p.m. A caller com-

plained about ongoing disturbances at 3 Fowler Street.

The caller said there was a lot of screaming and hollering, and tires squealing.

Thursday, July 10 1:03 p.m. A man at the Moose Pond Causeway picnic area said his dog was attacked by an unleashed police dog and the dog’s owner didn’t seem to care. The man’s dog was not injured.

4:01 p.m. A Hyundai Tucson and a Toyota Tacoma collided on Knights Hill Road and North High Street, causing property damage only.

5:40 p.m. A man taking care of a Casey Drive property said someone chopped down a tree, which fell across the driveway.

6:57 p.m. A clerk at the Big Apple on Main Street reported a customer who appeared to be intoxicated and drove off in a vehicle.

7:36 p.m. A resident of an apartment at 3 Fowler Street reported two subjects who were causing a disturbance and asked police to remove them.

9:44 p.m. Bridgton Police assisted the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department with a crash involving a

(Continued from Page A) would best meet AT&T’s coverage needs. The board has yet to hear from the independent third-party consultant who is reviewing Chua’s work, but Hobbins said “It’s important to know the due diligence that AT&T has done” to investigate the possibility of co-locating on the Sam Ingalls Road tower.

“The major focal point of this whole issue is whether Sam Ingalls is appropriate,” Hobbins said. “There’s been a lot of accusations made that we haven’t talked to U.S. Cellular” about using their tower, which are false, he said.

Veit said the major debate is over the feasibility of co-location. “The (Tower) Ordinance doesn’t say that if you can get a slightly better sliver of coverage, you get a new tower,” he said. The ordinance requires applicants to only consider a new tower if no existing tower provides a feasible location.

Chua said he spoke once to the independent consultant from IDK Communications in order to explain his methodology, but

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LOVELL — Ethel Hurst knows how difficult it can be watching a loved one fight cancer. Her own son has waged the fight for the past 18 years.

So, when Ethel was handed a flyer regarding a Marrow Donor Registry Drive to be held this Saturday, July 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Athletic Field off Smart’s Hill Road in Lovell, she passed along the information to The News to alert the public.

Seeking a marrow match is Joe Jacobs.

Joe was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, served in the U.S. Air Force, and graduated from Ohio State University. For the last 33 years, he has worked in the insurance and financial industry. He is married and is the father of five children: two biological, two adopted, and one foster. He is also the grandfather of six.

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9:33 p.m. Someone was reportedly shooting off large fireworks over Moose Pond, possibly coming from the Knights Hill Road area.

9:40 p.m. A Salmon Point Campground resident said his neighbors are using his raft and he doesn’t want to be held liable if someone gets hurt.

9:42 p.m. A dead deer was in the road on North High Street near Punkin Valley Restaurant, causing a traffic hazard.

10:24 p.m. Someone was shooting off fireworks south of Deerfield Village elderly complex.

This past week officers from the Bridgton Police Department responded to 90 calls for service, they include the following: 14 traffic stops, two motor vehicle crashes, 10 suspicious activity/disturbance complaints, two animal control complaints, one harassment complaint, one service of court paper work and one missing persons complaint. There was also one arrest for an assault.

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Saturday, July 12 2:11 a.m. A large group of people were partying and being very loud on Abenaki Road. The disturbance was reported as an ongoing issue.

8:19 a.m. A Sam Ingalls Road woman told police she believes someone is stealing her mail.

2:46 p.m. A bright yellow Old Town canoe was stolen from a Cumberland resident in Bridgton.

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Friends find fun in ‘Frightful’

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer OTISFIELD — As two longtime friends, Henry Hamilton and Patricia “Pat” Chandler talked, the topics flew like a well-educated witch on a broom.

The subjects soared: An often photographed ancient tree in the southern bayou, real life spiders that travel on wind currents and silken sails a hundred feet above the earth, and finally to Stephen King.

“All over the world, wherever you go, people love spooky stories,” Hamilton said.

About nine months ago — after a year’s work, Hamilton published the book, Night Full Frightful, which is now available at the Bridgton Book Store and Books N Things in Norway.

Hamilton authored the book; and Chandler provided the illustrations for what he had written. To add a true LEAH HANEY has written her first book, “Little Paws personal flavor to the drawings, both Hamilton’s and and Lion Hearts — Stories about Pekingese Dogs.”

Debut book released

Those who know Leah Haney from Bridgton Veterinary Hospital already know that she loves dogs, but what they may not know is that she really loves Pekingese dogs.

She adopted her own Pekingese Muffin from Moose Pond Animal Shelter in Sumner in 2001 and began working with Little Paws Big Hearts Pekingese Rescue about two years ago.

Leah also enjoys writing. She regularly writes the Bridgton Veterinary

Hospital’s monthly newsletter, as well as health care articles for the Down East Dog news.

Now, her two loves have come together with the release of her new book, Little Paws and Lion Hearts — Stories about Pekingese Dogs. A bit of the truly unique history of the Pekingese breed, as well as a collection of stories submitted by women all over the East Coast, about what life is really like with this tough little dog, who quite often has no need to please anyone

other then himself!

The official release party was held on Sunday, June 15 as friends, family and clients of Bridgton Veterinary Hospital helped Leah celebrate this achievement. However, that will not be the only opportunity to get a copy of Little Paws and Lion Hearts. The book will also be available at Bridgton Veterinary Hospital’s Pet Community Event this Sunday, July 20, or you can purchase it on Amazon.com

(Continued from Page A) communities in which he has lived, and was even elected co-citizen of the year along with his wife in Harrisville, N.H. in the middle of the last decade. His office is currently in Keene, N.H. on Washington Street and he is an active member of Rotary, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Society for Human

Resources Managers In 2006, Joe was diagnosed with stage three prostate cancer and underwent intense radiation therapy. In 2012, he was diagnosed with large-B cell lymphoma, as well as a rare form of leukemia (CMML) that has no cure.

Joe completed almost a year of chemotherapy for the

lymphoma and was in remission for a few months. In 2013, his lymphoma returned.

A stem-cell transplant would be his only chance at cure, if a match can be found.

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Cooks wanted The Village Folk Festival is taking the Bean Recipe Challenge out to all of the folks.

“Yes, we’re having a restaurant challenge again this year, but we’re also asking for you — all area cooks — to send in recipes using beans and to sign up for the challenge to be held on Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Village Folk Festival in Bridgton,” said Festival organizer Lucia Terry.

Submit a recipe of any

kind using beans as a main ingredient. Soups, dips, appetizers, main dishes, casseroles, salads, cakes, puddings — the Festival welcomes your creation!

If the dish has a story, please share it!

The Festival will invite local chefs to taste your entries and pick the winners. Recipes will be collected all winter and made

into a cookbook/program for next year’s Folk Festival.

E-mail your entry to: villagefolkfestival@ gmail.com or mail to: Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot Street, Bridgton, ME 04009.

Questions? Call Lucia Terry at 415-9837 or email: villagefolkfestival@ gmail.com

Chandler’s family members were the models for the characters.

Popular scenic views around the state of Maine provide the backdrop in the drawings. The rest – those classic spooky rhymes and the bizarre details – is sheer imagination.

“I want to give Stephen King a bit of credit. I was his UPS man when I lived in Bridgton. He would get packages at least once a week,” Hamilton said.

“The only thing that he has written that I have ever read is Carrie. But, his spooky way of talking rubbed off on me,” Hamilton said.

Chandler shared her love of the morbid and the mysterious.

“I think the fact that I grew up in Maine. I have always grown up with the sense that underneath here in Maine, there is ‘a darkness’ something old and ancient,” she said.

“Like Stephen King, the paintings I do for myself are the dark side of Maine,” Chandler said.

“I grew up hunting and fishing and hiking with my dad. There are old spirits in the woods of Maine.

Those places appealed to me because it’s dangerous and eerie; and, if you got lost, you might never come out,” she said.

For a year’s time, from October 2012 to the following year’s Halloween, when Night Full Frightful was published, the pair of friends has been on a journey — a collaboration of the imagination.

It all started when Hamilton was working as the superintendent for the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray.

Staff members asked him to read spooky stories during the park’s Halloween event.

That’s probably because Hamilton has a deep, booming and dramatic voice — a talent he utilized as a storyteller for Alabama Public Radio for seven years.

Anyhow, Hamilton went to the library the next day, and browsed through the books. He was disappointed with the selection of spooky writings for children.

So, he took the next logical step: He started writing his own book for that genre.

As his manuscript started to take shape, Hamilton heard an interview on National Public Radio about getting books published. He promptly wrote down some contact numbers. He discovered the publisher assigned the book to an artist who had no contact with the writer.

Personally, Hamilton found it annoying when he was reading literature and the illustrations did not match what had been writFRIGHTFUL, Page A

Artist Pat Chandler and writer Henry Hamilton hold a copy of their creepy collaboration, Night Full Frightful. The book is available at Bridgton Books on Main Street.

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What: ‘Night Full Frightful’ Where: The book is available for purchase at Bridgton Books and Books-N-Things in Norway. The book can also be checked out at the North Bridgton Public Library.

When: On Sunday, July 27, from 9 am. To 4 p.m., author Henry Hamilton will be at the Moore Park Art Show in South Paris. Hamilton will be selling copies of his book’s illustrations, by artist Pat Chandler. For more about art show, go to www.mooreparkartshow.biz.

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For this year’s Village Folk Festival Bean Recipe Challenge (set for Friday, Aug. 22), organizers will have participants provide their “creations” for a group of tasters, who will pay a small fee for the privilege of tasting and choosing their favorites.

The tasters will also have their names in a drawing for restaurant gift certificates, which the Festival will provide for each of the restaurant entries, with the largest certificate made out to the restaurant with the winning recipe.

To participate in the Challenge: • Please send in your recipe for a dish of any kind, (salad, appetizer, main course, casserole, pie, soup, pudding, cake) using beans as a main ingredient, to villagefolkfestival@ gmail.com. Please include restaurant’s name and contact information.

• As soon as the Festival receives the recipe and accompanying (business) logo, as well as anything you want to tell about your restaurant or your recipe, Festival organizers will post

the recipe in The Bridgton News. Submissions are needed by Friday for the following week’s paper.

“We have just five papers left!” Festival organizer Lucia Terry said.

• Please plan to make your dish for 25 to 30 small servings.

• The tasting will happen around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, just before the Farmto-Table Feast is served.

• Please contact Lucia Terry at 415-9837 or villagfolkfestival@gmail.com with any questions.

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Watch here in the next weeks for news of what’s happening for food, for music, for crafts, for activities, for entertainments.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Vicki Toole believes she has discovered the fountain of youth.

To Toole, that youthful connection can be found through exercise. Exercise tones the body, clears the mind, and allows the energy to soar.

So, the fountain of youth is not that fabled spring that runs from the earth and promises to all who drink it a halt of the aging process.

But, Fountain of You is a real place now. Formerly, the building was known as Causeway Family Fitness.

At the same time that Toole was earnestly looking for a place to set up shop — a studio to hold a variety of exercise classes, a friend told her that the local fitness club had gone out of business. Toole jumped on the opportunity to rent the space; and for the past six weeks, she and her husband have been doing an overhaul of the interior.

“My daughters thought of the name,” Toole said, adding, “How could I pass it up?”

“I really feel that exercise is the fountain of youth. It should be top priority. You should be top priority. Fountain of You could help everyone keep their equilibrium,” she said.

Raising her two daughters and running a catering business with her husband, Toole had been offering Zumba classes at community centers and town gyms around the region. While she has been kicking to Latin beats and hip-hop tunes, she has been kicking around the idea of her own studio.

“It was always in the back of my mind. I wanted to do it in a much larger space, have a smoothie bar,” she said.

“This was a way that I could start small, and expand. It was very appealing to me and doable, too,” she said.

Her concept was to create an elegant space. The room now has hardwood floors, a fresh coat of paint, and white lace curtains on the walls. It comes across as simple and spacious.

In addition to two separate shower stalls that give people the option of freshening up after a workout, there are two big pluses.

It has air conditioning and the floor is designed for highimpact exercise, Toole said.

“It is extremely hot in the summer. So, having air conditioners was a necessity,” she said.

The class schedule will have a Mid-Eastern twist: Belly dancing classes. An instructor will teach a class on twerking, the new dance craze. Also — just to make it more fun and mix it up — there will be monthly, theme-oriented Zumba classes like ‘70s disco.

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VICKI TOOLE POSES at her new business, Fountain of You. Although classes are already taking place, the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on Friday, July 25.

(De Busk Photo) Fountain of You will have its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, July 25. Representatives from the Greater Bridgton Chamber of Commerce will be on hand for the event, which will include raffles and refreshments.

“I am hoping for nice weather. I hope to have it spill out onto the lawn,” she said.

“I have some great instructors. I’ll be offering nutrition workshops, personal training — if people want it,” she said.

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(Continued from Page A) ten, he said. So, he decided to self-publish and he asked Chandler if she would be willing to provide the illustrations to accompany his rhymes.

“At first, I was saying, ‘I don’t have time to do this.’

I had two other jobs; and I didn’t have time. But, I asked him to send me the poems anyway,” she said.

“I said, ‘I have to do this because I already have visions,’ ” she said.

Hamilton describes that turning point in Chandler’s decision to be on board with the creative project.

“When Pat said how busy she was, I said, ‘I will wait.’

I want someone I know to work on the illustrations,” he said.

“She came up with the images, and they fit what I had in mind,” he said.

Chandler added, “We did a whole lot of research on creepy things.”

“Scary rabbits — you can just Google it and get all kinds of images. I searched for scary trees, scary landscapes. We tickled our imagination a little more by looking at all these scary creatures,” she said.

“Then, I got hooked,” she said.

“This totally consumed me for a year. I shared it (the rhymes and the drawings) with my art classes. I showed them to my (grown) children,” she said.

“It had its own momentum. My relationship with Henry was wonderful. It was a real collaboration,” she said.

He interjected, “I look at these and am pleased I was able to tickle them out of your mind.”

Likewise, Chandler’s images helped to fuel the fire for more writing. The whole time that she was putting visual images to Hamilton’s writings, he continued writing.

That was for economic value. It cost the same price to publish between 1 and 40 pages. The price jumped up after 40 pages.

“I wrote The Presence just to fill book; and it one of my favorites as far as the book. It is my grandson’s favorite, too,” he said.

While much of what Hamilton wrote ranges from mythical to downright creepy, several of the illustrations draw on natural Maine scenery like Chimney Pond at the foot of Mount Katahdin and Otter Cliff in Acadia State Park.

On the mythical side of things, Chandler said she did study several books that depicted dragon images – a topic that spurred a lot of questions from one young boy. Hamilton did a reading of his book at Stevens Brook Elementary School.

At the time, a student asked where such dragons could be found.

Night Full Frightful has been kid-tested and approved.

During the feedback process, Hamilton corresponded with a teacher “who said she reads the book, passages, then she has her students draw the images.”

Another educator discusses with her students the messages behind the rhymes.

Mystery Mountain has an environmental theme, but also addresses bullying and how some bullies can be kind at heart.

“I like the way the sister stands up for her little brother. That is a great lesson for children: Stand up for yourself,” Chandler said.

There is another reason that Chandler decided to sign on as the artist for her friend’s book.

“Ever since I can remember, I have loved being scared,” she said, as a sparkle came to life in her eyes.

Hamilton said he has listened to feedback from parents of children.

One mother “said her daughters read the book incessantly. They read the same stories over and over, and they spook each other out,” he said.

Rufus Porter Museum The Rufus Porter Museum has a variety of educational events for all ages, including the third annual Books Alive!

Series (a partnership with the Bridgton Public Library), a camera-obscura-making workshop and a weekly reading group discussing literature and science.

Peek into the Past: A Camera-Obscura-Making Workshop: Thursday, July 17, 2 to 3 p.m., Rufus Porter Museum. Are you interested in the origins of photography? Do you enjoy hands on projects? Join us to learn about and make your own camera obscura, an optical device that reflects an image onto a screen. Although it was originally used for drawing by artists including Rufus Porter, it led to the advent of photography. All supplies provided.

Please call (207) 647-2828 or e-mail rufusportermuseum@ myfairpoint.net to reserve your spot.

Books Alive: Friday, July 18, 2 to 3 p.m., Bridgton Library. Meet at the library for a reading and craft activFUN WITH PINWHEELS — Rufus Porter Museum ity! We will explore Rufus Education Intern Mollie Fullerton shows off pinwheels Porter’s airship invention and and face painting from the Fourth of July event held at encourage young inventors to think about innovative flight the Webb House on Main Street. machines! Put on your think-

ing cap and create something new!

Rufus the Writer: A Literature and Science Reading Group: Wednesdays, July 16, 7 to 8 p.m., Wales and Hamblen Building. Each week, the museum will hold a discussion surrounding a theme drawn from different issues of Rufus Porter’s Scientific American.

The discussion will draw on readings from scientific and literary sources, and will seek to bridge the gap between science and art. Participants are encouraged to check the website for weekly readings and bring their own writing and

any articles or books they find relevant. Please check the blog at www.rufusportermuseum. org for updates and a reading list!

Also coming up, the eighth annual Cultural Heritage Series. This year, RPM has broken the classes up into two different sessions, July 24-25 and Aug. 6-8. RPM is offering a wide range of classes, including Theorem Stenciling, Rug Braiding and Rufus Porter Style Painting.

For more information about the class schedule and registration information, visit the website at www.rufusportermuseum.org

Music Fest benefits fuel collaborative This September, there will be music in the air at Pleasant Mountain in West Bridgton.

The Pleasant Mountain MusicFest at Shawnee Peak will feature a wide variety of continuous bluegrass and country music from 10 great bands, as well as food and fun on Saturday, Sept. 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale at $20 for general admission (donation), while kids ages 12 and younger are free. Go to PleasantMountainMusicFest.com for more information and to order tickets.

Proceeds benefit the Bridgton Fuel Collaborative. The event is sponsored by the Bridgton Community Center.

Upcoming line-up at Deertrees Theatre HARRISON — The 2014 season at Deertrees Theatre is certainly living up to its promise of presenting a varied mix of performances.

Today, Thursday, July 17, the theatre launches it second opening night of a production with Heroes. The play was the winner of the Laurence Olivier Best Comedy Award and was originally written by Gerald Sibleyras, adapted by Tom Stoppard.

This wonderfully entertaining play has been directed

by Daniel Burson and features local actors David Butler and Paul Haley and Massachusetts actor John Fogle. This sharpwitted comedy sits happily alongside a tale of cantankerous camaraderie. The set, which simply sets off and illuminates the production, has been designed by Meg Anderson — the theatre’s resident designer.

Friday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. sees the Emilia Dahlin Quartet take the Deertrees stage. This exciting and entertaining, Portland based band is bound to delight all music lovers. Emilia weaves mesmerizing tales — complete with Greek myths, robotic messiahs, epic floods and tax evaders — with raw rootsy folk and dynamic jazz vocals, her return with the full band is eagerly anticipated and

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The busy week for the theatre concludes on Saturday evening with the second performance of the family friendly play, The Selfish Shellfish. This colorful romp with a conservation message we should all heed has every element going for it to make the family weekend! Audience participation is compelling and the shared sense of triumph and loss

which happens in the play is felt by both young children and those young at heart alike. Catch this play and capture summer entertainment in Maine at its best.

All performances this next week go up at 7:30 p.m. For more information on performances listed and the remainder of the season through to Aug. 16 go to www.deertrees-theatre.org or call the box office 583-6747.

LOVELL — Have you heard the Mollyockett Chorus — that imaginative, talented, and often very funny group of singing women from Oxford, Androscoggin, and

Cumberland counties?

If you have, you’ll want to hear them again, and if you haven’t, your next chance will be on Thursday, July 24, at the Brick Church for the

Performing Arts in Lovell.

The title of the chorus’s new show, The Big Tease Hair Salon, gives just a hint at the chorus’s famous talent for parody — expect a very lively, beautifully-rehearsed, harmonious, and hilarious show.

The Mollyockett Chorus began in Norway with a core group of eight or 10 enthusiastic women. They obtained their charter in 1996 as a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, the world’s largest nonprofit music education association for women singers. Since that time, the chorus has performed all over the tri-county area. They present shows and “sing-outs” in full costume and makeup and also do choreo routines.

They produce shows of their own and have sung with other choruses at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison, All-Souls Chapel at Poland Spring, the Sawyer Foundation in Greene and in many community settings.

In addition, the Mollyockett

Chorus sings regularly in nursing homes, churches, and for veteran’s organizations such as the American Legion.

The chorus sings a combination of upbeat songs, ballads and popular show tunes in four-part a cappella harmony, often called “barbershop” style. Their diverse and entertaining programs often develop a humorous theme, as in this year’s show.

The Mollyockett Chorus will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts located on Christian Hill Road (just off Route 5) in Lovell. Tickets are available at the door: adults $10, children 12 and under $5. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, go to www.lovellbrickchurch. org or call 925-1500.

Chorus brings ‘Big Tease’ to Brick Church Land Trust events

(Continued from Page A) of a collaborative effort. Arsenault, a botanist and ecologist with Stantec Consulting of Topsham, will introduce the audience to the intricate beauty and natural history of sedges in this informative talk.

Thursday, July 24 at 9 a.m., a guided walk at the Sucker Brook Outlet in Lovell. On this walk, docents will lead participants through the woods to two special viewing areas where the lower end of Sucker Brook meets the Lower Bay. This hike will cover two to three miles at a leisurely pace. Activity level: Moderate with some uneven terrain.

Friday, July 25 at 1 p.m, “The Barred Owl” talk at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library. Hearing a barred owl in the woods might cause one to stop and wonder if monkeys have found their way to Maine, such is the varied and complex sounds they make. In this family program, Bonny Boatman will describe the life history of the barred owl, so named for the striped pattern on its breast and one of just a few resident owls in Maine.

For more information and directions to the walk locations, visit the GLLT website at www.gllt.org, e-mail bridie.mcgreavy@maine.edu, or call 925-1056.

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Farewell to ‘Return of the Rails’ effort News & Comment ried freight and passengers on regular schedules.

The railroad era almost literally put Bridgton back on the map, lasting under its best head of steam from the 1880s to the 1920s, with the little trains superseding the transportation options of the canals and lake traffic. A living example of that long-gone lake traffic is Naples’ famous Songo River Queen line. But the little trains were themselves later overtaken by trucks trundling on the highways, and finally the railroad equipment was sold off lock, stock and socket wrench to a Massachusetts entrepreneur. Then, 20 years ago, that same equipment, some of it “busted but still running,” as an old book title said (underlining the spunkiness of the original Bridgton line), arrived in Portland for display and to eventually provide rides for families around the perimeter of the Portland waterfront. Equipment from other Maine lines is used and displayed there as well, with a cadre of volunteers spending their own time and money to repair, refurbish and run the old equipment. (They are tireless, those volunteers; there is no fan quite as fanatic as a railfan.) If you’ve never taken your family to the Portland museum, you will find that kids love train rides — especially when the cars seem almost fashioned to their scale!

Other “ghost trains” besides Shelley’s ghostly whistle have been seen and heard in the area in the past few years. The old “Pondicherry” railcar and engine ran on a very short section of track set up in Bolster’s Mills, with work coordinated by the unsinkable Gerry Smith of Harrison — but that was a short and temporary arrangement. The Portland corporation loaned several different cars to Bridgton, to help promote the Return of the Rails effort. Shelley and a small crew built the few feet of track that the cars sat on.

Local businesses supported the project, and the cost and time involved in hauling the cars up and back on Route 302 was donated, as well.

The Chamber says it will landscape the area and do something different now that LEAVING BRIDGTON...In 2009, two railroad cars were installed on rails in front of the Greater Bridgton-Lakes the cars have pulled out of Region Chamber of Commerce in a bid to bring back a working narrow gauge to Bridgton. Last Friday, the rail cars town; maybe another garden were loaded on flatbeds and transported to a site in Gray (above), where museum will be built. (Bill Shelley Photos) will go in. Some other reminder of local history would work, too. But, no, no trains. No trains for Bridgton. It wasn’t really all that easy to even get the cars here. An opportunity missed. restoration & repair There are trains in Bridgton, CONSTRUCTION of wood/canvas canoes it should be noted. The local Historical Society on Gibbs & LOGGING, LLC 394 hio ridge rd.

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(Continued from Page A) town land and on the old rightof-way through town, received support, including from the Historical Society and some town officials. But, legal questions and some local resistance to the proposed project eventually ran the string out on a viable Bridgton plan. Even 70 years after the trains were sold off, factions of enthusiasts for the trains still remained committed, saying the trains never should have left “in the first place.” Others insisted it was wise to sell then, and it still seems for the best, and anyway, the latest plan required more unanimous public support and required more legal groundwork.

Anyway, time’s up. That push is over. I was one who had no particular interest in trains, but I do love history, and Bridgton, and the idea just seemed like a natural fit to me, the kind of project that would tie the planned present to the working, historic past and to the tourist-involved future. Every town needs something special and different to make it stand out. Towns need to understand that a living past keeps them vibrant, tells them who they are, and reminds them that all they see around them today did not just happen — somebody made it all happen.

Bridgton already has a lot going for it, of course, including its fairly well-preserved downtown, its visible history, strong tourist support systems and, of course, the Mountain and the beautiful lakes. It seemed to me that bringing the train back would just complete the package, and make the Bridgton brand truly different in Maine, providing a unique combination of historic and scenic effects — but I understand too that there were difficulties, and lots of Ts to cross, and no way to guarantee success. Also, competing ideas were presented, both on the local front and from the outside, as well, in the form of bids by other towns for a satellite working narrow gauge museum.

I think Bill Shelley and his Return of the Rails group deserve kudos for trying, and for all the work they did do, and while that group has now no real local project to support, maybe something will be done by the next generation? Or by this one — if the Gray project falters. Because, guess what — this old equipment lasts forever. Even the jury-rigged cars were built to last, and they have lasted. The tracks are long gone, but the right-of-way through woods and fields remains hard-packed and clearly visible for more than 20 miles through this section of Maine southward.

Many of the cars in stock at the narrow gauge museum at Portland originally ran as part of the Bridgton & Saco River RR, a narrow gauge line connecting Bridgton, Sandy Creek, Sebago, Denmark and Hiram to the standard gauge track running from Portland to points northwest. The cars displayed in front of the Chamber ran on that line, which eventually was extended to Harrison, and car-

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Big prizes add to fun at Sebago Days SEBAGO — Suppose you are the lucky one to win one of the prizes at Sebago Days? The Bonus Drawing Raffle at the July 18–19 celebration offers the chance for some summertime fun, by offering a Bear Creek canoe, a picnic table or a pass for Seacoast Fun Park.

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of items being donated for the Bonus Drawing Raffle.

The collection continues to grow with over 100 prizes, which may double before July 19. Check out other items on the Sebago Days Facebook site.

Thanks to the generosity of area individuals and businesses, around 150 names

may be called as winners.

You could go home with movie passes, a color TV, a chance to dine in several restaurants, shopping sprees, or even a day of skiing next winter. Tickets are $1 each, and are available by calling E. Heigham at 787-3290 or any Sebago Days Committee member. Tickets will also be

available at Jordan’s Store and at Sebago Days, which will be held behind Sebago Elementary School.

Prizes will be on display during the event, to tempt those with an extra dollar.

An even better incentive is that all winning tickets for the daily drawing gifts will be returned to the ticket bar-

rel for the Big Bonus Ticket drawing, which will be held at the end of Saturday evening. Winners do not have to be present to win, so buy your lucky tickets soon.

Sebago Days offers a talent show, race, parade, vendor booths, demonstrations, rides, games and fireworks The Talent Show starts at 7

p.m. Friday, with registration from 6 to 6:45 p.m. There’ll be cash prizes in the Preteen, Teen and Adult divisions. For more information, call 787-2489. On Saturday, the fun runs from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., with entertainment by Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection and fireworks at dusk.

Waterford World’s Fair a ton of fun NORTH WATERFORD — The weather is getting very warm and muggy — it must be time for Waterford World’s Fair. The fair will start on Friday, July 18, and for the next three days, there will be a lot of activities going on at 36 Green Road, North Waterford. The fair runs through Sunday, July 20.

Lots of animals will be judged, and the Exhibit Hall will be overflowing with four granges displaying everything that the ladies and gents of the granges have been working on for the last year. They’ll have lots of homemade articles made with very special care, and the quilt squares are waiting for the winner to be announced. There will be tickets on sale for the quilt that was made from last year’s squares; check with Elaine Emery for tickets.

Be sure to take in Old MacDonald’s Barn, with chickens waiting to get out

of their shells and rabbits to pet. The barn also will have pigs and horses to watch and whatever Brendi can find that you don’t want to miss.

There promises to be lots of talent on the Norway Savings Bank stage, starting at 2:30 p.m. Friday, 12:30 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The fair’s food shack will be open with lots of specials, the ice cream shop will have cool treats, and the Hen House (up by the pulling ring) will have lots of sandwiches and desserts.

The kids’ tent will have lots of fun games for the kids to do, and a bouncy house to burn up the boundless energy of children. The craft building will have exhibitors, and of course there will be the animals that will be judged or will be competing for prize money.

As for new happenings at this year’s fair, Mad Science will have 45 minutes of

unforgettable interactive events in the dance hall, and The Maine Outdoor Exhibit and Demonstrations will have samples of wild turkey and filleted pickerel for you to try. Little Hands on the Farm will be fun for the children to fill their gathering basket and go to the garden, grain bin, apple orchard and the chicken coop. Then the kids take their gathering to the farmers’ market for a “Fair dollar” to spend at the grocery store. The kids do not want to miss the kiddie pedal tractor pull, with a progressive drag courtesy of Waterman’s Farm Machinery Co. at the J. Hooker Antique Tractor Ring.

There will be the usual pig scrambles, bike giveaway, cow chip bingo, horseshoes, steer and oxen pulling, sheep dog trials and all your old friends to stop and visit with, while you have some of the usual fair food and lots of music on the stage.

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Theatre review: ‘Annie’ is fantastic

By April Boyle Little girls. Little girls.

Everywhere Lake Region Community Theatre (LRCT) turns, it can see little girls.

The theater is staging Annie, directed by Mary Bastoni.

And Lake Region High School’s stage is teeming with exuberant young performers.

Over 30 girls auditioned for the roles of Annie and her orphan friends. Wanting to cast as many as possible, the theater decided to double-cast, with rotating “pink” and “blue” groups taking on

the primary children’s roles.

When not in the featured group, the girls appear as unnamed orphans, bringing the cast to a sizable 38 members.

The pink cast starred Saturday night, with Margaret MacLeod stepping into the lead role of Annie. MacLeod was plucky as the beloved 11year-old redhead, belting out her well-known songs with self-assured confidence.

Rachel Frum (Molly), Jessica Frum (Duffy), Madison Martin (Kate), Kara Moxcey (July), Sydney

Mushrow (Tessie) and Emily St. John (Pepper) joined MacLeod as Annie’s ragtag friends at the Municipal Girls Orphanage. The seven girls delivered an impressive performance of Hard Knock Life, complete with admirably-executed choreography

by Pamela Collins-Stahle and Samantha Scarf.

The alternate blue cast features Jordan Meier as Annie, with Fiona Murphy (Molly), Katie Edwards (Duffy), Alanna Nataluk (Kate), Liza Collins-Schrader (July), Fiona Brosnan (Tessie) and

Collette Woodson (Pepper).

Along with the orphans and “Hooverville” children, Annie features of a cast of adult performers that will perform the same roles throughout the run.

Susie Mosca is delightfully cast as Miss Hannigan, the villainess audiences love to hate. Mosca delivers a memorable performance as the booze-guzzling orphanage matron. Her vocals are strong, and her performance is packed with humor.

Derrek Schrader and Savannah DeVoe nicely play off of Mosca as Miss Hannigan’s sleazy brother, Rooster, and his gold-digger girlfriend, Lily. The three deliver an entertaining rendition of Easy Street.

Veteran actor Craig Holden stoically portrays the role of Oliver Warbucks. He is nicely-paired with Teresa Dyer as Warbuck’s feisty assistant, Grace Farrell. Dyer delivers a standout performance, with powerful operatic vocals.

For the role of Annie’s scene-stealing stray, Sandy, LRCT has cast Jaffrey. The 14-month-old dog is in training to assist people with disabilities. Bracelets made by the “Annie” orphans are being sold at intermission to benefit the program.

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Warbuck’s private art gallery is particularly eye-catching, with replicas of such famous works as da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring.

LRCT’s cast and crew have clearly put a lot of work into bringing Annie to the stage. They are also having fun doing so. The production is an enjoyable family show that showcases the talent of the community and a great way to get young people excited about the world of theater.

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WHAT: “Annie” by Lake Region Community Theatre WHERE: Lake Region High School, Route 302, Naples SHOW DATES: Friday and Saturday, July 1819 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, July 20 at 2 p.m.

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Entertainment & Concerts Thursday, July 17 Free admission comes with the Stone Mountain Arts Center’s Waltzing for Dreamers Show, featuring folk music by Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche. Show time is 8 p.m. at the Arts Center, located at 695 Dugway Road in Brownfield. FMI: 935-7292.

Arts Jubilee starts off the five-week summer concert series at Cranmore Mountain, North Conway, N.H., with the Beatlemainia Stage Show starring Ceili Rain’s Bob Halligan Jr. as Paul McCartney. Find them at the base of the North Slope at Cranmore Mountain at 7 p.m., with an early concert performance beginning at 6 p.m. Cost is $10, seniors $8, students $5 and kids 12 and under are free. FMI: 1-800-Sun-n-Ski. A Sharp-witted comedy, Heroes, is offered at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. This entertaining play has been directed by Daniel Burson and features local actors David Butler and Paul Haley, and Massachusetts actor John Fogle. FMI: 583-6747.

Thursday-Saturday, July 17-19 The Mainstage Reader’s Theatre will provide Good Humor, an entertaining evening in the well-known Reader’s Theatre style, at 7:30 p.m. each evening at the Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark. Suggested donation is $10. FMI: 452-2412.

Fiddler Don Roy will perform at 7:30 p.m. at The Brick Church for the Performing Arts, Christian Ridge Rd. Friday, July 18 Music at the Meetinghouse returns to the Lord’s Hill Meeting House in Effingham, N.H., when Pat O’Brien will perform traditional Irish and American folk music. FMI: 603-539-4071.

The Emilia Dahlin Quartet takes Harrison’s Deertrees Theatre stage at 7:30 p.m. A Portland-based band, Emilia weaves mesmerizing tales complete with Greek myths, robotic messiahs, epic floods and tax evaders. FMI: 5836747.

Friday-Saturday, July 18-19 Selections from The Sound of Music will be offered at no charge at The Brick Church for the Performing Arts Summer Theater Camp in Lovell, under the direction of Lily Bayrock, on Friday at 4 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m.

The camp, appropriate for all ages, is a great introduction to music and the stage for little ones. This event is sponsored by the Sear Family Foundation. FMI: brickchurchtheatercamp@gmail.com

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To learn more about this technique and its artist, visit Ruth’s website at www.

ArtfulHeirlooms.com Some of the other artists and exhibitors at Back to the Past include a straw broom maker, spinners, weavers, a collector of historic quilts, and beekeeper Andy Szott.

Barrel-making machinery will also be in operation at the historic mill on the Crooked River, and a blacksmith will demonstrate traditional smithing.

Return to the past by seeing a Stanley Steamer auto and racecar in operation, watch a farrier shoeing horses, and tour the collection of antique engines from the Maine Antique Power Association. Watch a team of oxen demonstrate how they used to haul logs to the mill, and ride to and from the parking lot in a wagon drawn by a team of Belgian horses.

Bring your children so they can make an old-time craft or dip birthday candles, and have fun making ice cream with a hand-cranked ice cream maker. A food booth

Strange, Liberty at RVCC

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Friday-Saturday, July 18-19 Sebago Days offers a talent show, race, parade, vendor booths, bonus drawings, demonstrations, rides, games and fireworks behind the Sebago Elementary School on Routes 114 and 11. On Friday, the Talent Show starts at 7 p.m., with registration from 6 to 6:45 p.m.

There’ll be cash prizes in the Pre-teen, Teen and Adult divisions. FMI: 787-2489. On Saturday, the fun runs from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., with entertainment by Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection and fireworks at dusk.

Lovell Old Home Days kicks off Friday with a Chicken/ Pig Roast by the Kezar Trailblazers from 5 to 7 p.m.

Saturday starts off with a breakfast by Delta Lodge #153, from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Lovell Masonic Hall. The Lovell Old Home Days & 5K Race at the town’s Athletic Field in Center Lovell starts at 9:45 a.m. Register online at www.

Running4Free.com. Then at 10 a.m., the Grand Parade begins, running along Route 5 through the center of town to Smart’s Hill Road and ending at the Athletic Field, where there’ll be plenty of activities and food, entertainment with the Blue Willow Band, crafts and exhibits, including Cow Chip Bingo at noon sponsored by Lovell Rec. Friday-Sunday, July 18-20 Family-friendly fun is guranteed at the annual Waterford World’s Fair, which gets better every year thanks to a hardworking team of fair volunteers. The fair will present a special day devoted to agriculture and conservation for the whole family to enjoy, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, along with old-fashioned games, oxen and horse pulls, rides, exhibits, entertainment and food.

Saturday, July 19 The 36th annual Founder’s Day Classic Car Exhibit shows off over 50 classic vehicles in the collection of Robert Bahre at his home on Paris Hill. There’ll also be music, entertainment and a craft fair. FMI: 743-2980.

Saturday-Sunday, July 19-20 Bethel’s Mollyockett Days commemorates Bethel’s past and its vibrant present, with a parade, artists and artisan displays, Native American basketry demonstrations, a live animal show and an ARTirondack chair auction with handcrafted chairs by Reggie Brown at the bandstand at 1 p.m.

There’ll also be entertainment and fireworks, and Sunday’s events include running and walking events and a Tubing & Treasure Scavenger Hunt. FMI: www.mollyockettdays.com Thursday-Saturday, July 24-26 A midway, parade, entertainment and lots of food are in store for the popular Casco Days celebration in Casco Village. The midway runs from 6 to 11 p.m. Thursday & Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. Saturday’s events include an 8 a.m. pancake breakfast, a road race at 9:30 a.m., the Grand Parade at 1 p.m. and a 4:30 p.m. supper at the Casco Village Church. Rick Charette and the Bubble Gum Band is on stage Saturday at 7 p.m., then Bold Riley.

Grand prize drawings are held at the end of each night.

Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 2-3 Scribner’s Mills opens its historic mill and homestead on the Crooked River in Harrison for its annual Back to the Past celebration of turn-of-the-century wood industry and homesteading. Exhibitors will demonstrate felting, weaving, chair-caning and other essential crafts, while volunteer millworkers will power up original machinery to make barrels and shingles. FMI: 583-6455 .

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some lightning stepdancing as well!

Since 2000, Don has given his talents back to the community by teaching free monthly musical sessions in Portland, which have evolved into the nonprofit organization Fiddle-icious, with a staff offering tutoring in fiddle, stepdancing, singing, and accompaniment. See more about this extraordinary group at www.fiddleicious.org. Don also makes and plays his own violins.

The Don Roy Ensemble will be performing at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts on Christian Hill Road in Lovell on Thursday, July 17. Tickets (at the door) will be $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. For more information, please call 207-925-1500 or go to www. ENSEMBLE TO PLAY — The Brick Church for the Performing Arts in Lovell will be sponsoring the Don Roy Ensemble next Thursday, July 17, at 7:30 p.m. lovellbrickchurch.org

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Quebec, and beginning at age six, Don was learning to play music at family house parties.

At 16, he won his first fiddle competition, the beginning of a long string of awards including the Massachusetts and Maine State Championships, the Harold Carter Memorial Award for country fiddling and (three times!) the Individual Artist Fellowship Award from the Maine Arts Commission.

Don’s CD Thanks for the Lift earned a nomination for the National Heritage Award.

Cindy Roy, Don’s wife, brings vivid Acadian traditions to the ensemble, playing guitar and piano. Larry Burkett accompanies the ensemble on guitar. On July 17, attendees can expect Cindy and gifted bassist Jay Young to step away from their instruments occasionally and demonstrate

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LOVELL — Champion fiddler Don Roy will bring his ensemble to perform at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts in Lovell next Thursday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m.

What makes a “quintessential Downeast fiddler,” as Bau Graves, Director of the Old Town School of Folk Music, has named Don? Here’s his answer: Roy combines “the dynamism of Quèbècois, Acadian, and Cape Breton traditions from Canada with the grit of oldtimey Appalachian, bluegrass, western swing and contest fiddling to the south and the lilt of international Irish music.” You have to hear it to believe it.

Don himself comes from Franco American — and musical — ancestry. His grandparents emigrated to Maine from

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SLL music series continues on July 22 HARRISON — The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will present Fun and Fancies, the second concert of its 42nd season, on Tuesday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison.

In the Festival tradition of presenting a wide variety of music from different periods, combining beloved staples of the repertoire with lesser known works, Music Director Laurie Kennedy has prepared a program that will satisfy and please all.

This summer, musicians are coming to SLLMF from the LA Philharmonic, the Cincinnati, North Carolina, Indianapolis, Omaha and Portland Symphonies; the

New York City Opera and Ballet; the Orpheus and St. Luke’s Chamber Orchestras; The Boston Chamber Music Society; Apollo’s Fire; UCLA, and the University of Iowa.

These performers are stars in the world of classical music.

They come because they love performing chamber music, especially in the beautiful woodland setting of Deertrees Theatre.

Perfect for a warm summer evening, Fun and Fancies offers works that are graceful, playful, dreamy, lively and delightful. Susan Rotholz is the featured flutist in works by Gordon Jacobs and Camille Saint-Saëns. Jacobs, a 20th century British composer, whose works range from sym-

phonies to film scores, gives us, here, a simple, charming piece, Four Fancies for flute and strings. Next, are two short contrasting works by the prolific and ever-popular French composer, Camille Saint-Saëns — his graceful Romance for flute and piano, Op. 37, and his lively Tarantelle for flute, clarinet and piano, Op. 6.

Rounding out the first half of the concert is the Beethoven Trio, Op. 11 for clarinet, cello and piano, performed

by Carmelo Galante, Eliot Bailen and Stephen Manes.

Composed by a 28-year-old Beethoven, this trio has a carefree spirit, in keeping with the early 19th century “entertainment” style. It is the second in

Arts & Crafts

Saturday, July 19 The Bridgton Art Guild will hold its popular Art in the Park art show in beautiful Shorey Park beside Highland Lake in Bridgton. The annual event draws many visitors who come to view fine art by over 50 artists. The rain date is July 20. FMI: 647-2787.

Friday, July 25 The gallery opening for artist Anne Buckwalter’s Artillery Park exhibit takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark. Her intensely-detailed illustrations depict obscure competitions, esoteric rituals and domestic scenes. FMI: 452-2412.

Saturday, July 26 Naples for the Arts and Lake Region businesses present their annual Arts and Crafts Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Causeway in Naples. Along with arts and crafts will be live entertainment all day at the Amphitheater, sections for health and wellness and animals, children’s entertainment and face painting.

Bridgton artist Maya Kuvaja will offer a mixed media workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main

Street, Denmark. A $10 donation is suggested. FMI: 4522412. She transfers images to different surfaces, then layers on acrylic paint to achieve unexpected results.

Sunday, July 27 There’ll be plenty of arts and crafts, entertainment and food at the Moore Park Art Show, held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Moore Park in South Paris, at the corner of Route 26 and Main Street. FMI: 824-3575.

Tuesday, August 5 An exhibition of paintings by Robert Casper is on display from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pace Galleries of Art, inside the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy. FMI: 935-9232.

Wednesday, August 6 The Met Opera HD Summer Encore Series presents Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West at 7 p.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy. Tickets are $18 adults, $15 seniors and $10 students.

FMI: 935-9232.

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Friday-Sunday, July 18-20 The Originals present the Maine premiere of Snake in the Grass, a thriller by Alan Ayckbourn, at Saco River Theatre in Bar Mills. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for students and seniors. The play will also be offered the following weekend, July 24-26 at the same times. FMI: 929-5412.

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the cycle of all Beethoven’s piano trios, which SLLMF is presenting, three each season, for three years.

The program closes with the Piano Quartet in A Minor, Op. 21, by Herbert Howells, performed by pianist Stephen Manes, joined by violinist Gerry Itzkoff, violist Laurie Kennedy and cellist Eliot Bailen. Herbert Howells was one of the composers in the early 20th century, whose elegant, expertly-crafted, and often traditionalist works brought England to prominence in the musical world.

Gordon Jacob and betterknown compatriots, Elgar and Vaughan Williams, were also in this category. Howells’ Piano quartet is inspired by a hill, deep in his beloved English countryside, where he often walked. The hill is depicted first, as dawn unfolds into day, then, through the eyes of someone lying in a meadow watching the clouds drift by, and, finally, as a brisk spring wind makes the daffodils prance. Thus, this concert begins and ends with a comfortable bucolic English sensibility. Time to relax, no worries, and enjoy the music!

Tickets for the concerts at Deertrees are $100 for the series of five concerts, and $25 for individual concerts.

Tickets for anyone 21 and under are free.

Tickets online: www. sebagomusicfestival.org Tickets at the Deertrees Theatre box office, 58836747.

Tickets by mail: SLLMF, P.O. Box 544, Harrison ME 04040.

Tickets at local outlets: Bridgton Books; Books N Things in Norway.

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The Lake Region Community Theatre presents its production of Annie at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m.

Sunday matinee, at Lake Region High School in Naples. The cast includes more than 30 people ages eight and up in this musical, based on the comic strip, Little Orphan Annie. Tickets are $16 for adults, $12 for children 12 and under.

Saturday, July 19 The Blue Willow Band will perform at the Lovell Old Home Days, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. They’ve been performing at Old Home Days every year for some time now, having lots of fun under a gazebo at the Lovell Fairgrounds, after the parade. Come on over and say hello.

The Summer Theater Camp at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts in Lovell will present a free concert with selections from The Sound of Music at 4 p.m. at the arts center on Christian Ridge Road. The camp is under the direction of Lily Bayrock.

Sunday, July 20 Relax at the Naples Concert on the Village Green at 6 p.m. in Naples Village with the Paul & Ellen Duo, playing country and blues tunes.

Monday, July 21 A benefit concert for Lakes Environmental Association features Camp Encore/Coda campers and counselors who donate their time to play classical music for a good cause. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. Tickets are $22 for adults, $18 for kids 14 and under. FMI: 647-8580.

Tuesday, July 22 An evening with Marc Cohn is a fundraiser for the Mountain Top Music Center, offered at 8 p.m. at the Stone Mountain Arts

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(Photo by Mark Silber) seating and will be held at nights starting at 6:45 p.m. the front entrance box office. Reserved tickets must be Tickets are available concert picked up by 7 p.m.

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The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, in its 42nd season, continues with a 7:30 p.m. Fun and Fancies concert with music

by Gordan Jacob. The festival runs through Aug. 12 at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. For reservations, call 583-6747.

The Bradley Park Concert Series in Bradly Park, Fryeburg continues with The Rollins, Tyoe and Hobson Band at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 23 The Met Opera HD Summer Encore Series presents the Baroque pastiche, The Enchanted Island at 7:30 p.m. at the Leura HIll Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg. Tickets are $18 adults, $15 seniors, and $10 students.

The Bridgton Community Band offers traditional and modern music starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Gazebo beside Stevens Brook Elementary School in Bridgton.

Thursday, July 24 The next Concerts by the Lake series at the Noble House Inn, Highland Road, Bridgton, features singer/songwriter Jesse Terry at 7:30 p.m. Jesse’s music has been compared to the likes of Paul Simon and Jackson Browne. Donation of $10-$15 goes entirely to the artist. FMI: 647-3733.

The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, in its 42nd season, offers a 1 p.m. community concert at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Main Street, South Paris. Tickets are $4 adults, $2 children, free to LOOK participants.

The Arts Jubilee concert series continues at Cranmore Mountain, North Conway, N.H., with the Don Campbell Band at the base of the North Slope at Cranmore Mountain at 7 p.m.

An early concert performance is offered at 6 p.m. Cost is $10, seniors $8, students $5 and kids 12 and under are free. FMI: 1800-Sun-n-Ski. The Mollyocket Chorus will perform “The Big Tease Hair Salon” at 7:30 p.m. at The Brick Church for the Performing Arts, Christian Ridge Road, Lovell. Come hear this chapter of Sweet Adelines International sing enthusiastically, in four-part a cappella harmony. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. FMI: 925-1500.

Waltzing for Dreamers is the Stone Mountain Arts Center’s free music show for all ages, starting at 8 p.m. at the center, located on Dugway Road in Brownfield. FMI: 935-7292.

Join the Loon Echo Land Trust for an Acoustic Sunset Concert with the Bold Riley band at 7 p.m. on top of Hacker’s Hill on Quaker Ridge Road in Casco. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children. Rain date is July 25. fmi 647-4352.

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Breakfasts & Suppers Friday, July 18 A Chicken/Pig Roast will be served by the Kezar Trailblazers as a Landowners Appreciation, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lovell Athletic Field. This is a major fundraiser for the Kezar Trailblazers.

Do you enjoy eating barbecued food but do not like preparing and cooking it? Why not take the evening off and join the Harrison Lions Club for a dinner of Barbecued Chicken or Ribs? The Lions will be holding the barbecue at Long Lake Park from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. under the tent and beside beautiful and peaceful Long Lake in Harrison. Dinner will consist of BBQ chicken or ribs, corn on the cob, cole slaw, watermelon, and a drink. Proceeds will be used to provide services that the Lions Club renders to the community, such as school scholarships, Christmas for Kids, and eye screening for prekindergarten and kindergarten classes.

Saturday, July 19 A Bean Supper at the Bridgton United Methodist Church also includes hot dogs, casseroles and salad, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Takeout dinners are always available.

The Raymond Village Community Church’s Pot Roast Supper will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the church in Raymond Village. Tender, flavorful sliced pot roast, carrots, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, rolls and beverages, and homemade pies will be served. Cost is $9 adults and $5 children under 12. Books left over from the yard sale will also be available for 50 cents. FMI: 655-7749.

A Pancake Breakfast will be served by the Delta Lodge #153 from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Lovell Masonic Hall on the corner of Routes 93 and 5 in Lovell. The menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage links, home fries, juice and coffee. Cost is $7 adults, $4 children.

Invite your friends and family for a Pancake Breakfast from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Long Lake Park in Harrison. Breakfast will be served by the Harrison Lions Club, consisting of pancakes, French toast, sausage, juice, and coffee. Adult price is $8, with children under 10 only $5. Proceeds are used to provide services that the Lions Club renders to the community, such as senior luncheons, support for the local library and food pantry and children services.

The Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church in Bolsters Mills, Harrison holds its Famous Chicken Pie Supper with two seatings at 5 and 6 p.m., and a third to follow if necessary. Dinner includes chicken pie, mashed potato, gravy, vegetables, rolls, homemade dessert, beverages and dessert. Cost is $8 adults, $4 children under 12. Reservations are taken from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday only by calling 583-9024. Do not leave a message; reservations must be confirmed.

Sunday, July 20 Sorry, reservations are full for the Bean and Casserole Supper at the South Bridgton Congregational Church in Bridgton. FMI: Sandy, 647-2800.

The Ronald St. John VFW Post, 176 Waterford Road in Harrison, will be holding their popular Scrambled Egg Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. The menu includes scrambled eggs, French toast, bacon, sausage, home fries, biscuits and

Entertainment & Concerts (Continued from Page B)

Friday-Sunday, July 24-26 The Originals present the Maine premiere of Snake in the Grass, a thriller by Alan Ayckbourn, at Saco River Theatre in Bar Mills. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m.

Sunday matinee. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for students and seniors. FMI: 929-5412.

Saturday, July 26 Local favorites, The Mollyocket Chorus, bring their signature a cappella harmonies to the Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark. Their show, called Big Hair, reprises some great barbershop harmonies from the golden age of American music. A $10 donation is suggested.

Center Stage Theater presents Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at 11:30 a.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy. Tickets are $3 general admission and will be available at the door, starting one hour before the performance.

The next Music with a Mission concert features two favorite Lake Region singers, Kelly Caufield and Matthew Small, at 7 p.m. at the North Windham Union Church, Route 302. Pianist Laura Artesani will accompany them as they sing personal, moving interpretations of musical theater, pop, standards, folk and more.

Celebration Barn Theater presents its popular Big Barn Show with a family show at 2 p.m. and a Big Barn Spectacular at 8 p.m.

Cost for the family show is $10, and the evening show is $15. The theater is located at 190 Stock Farm Road in South Paris. FMI: 743-8452.

Sunday, July 27 The reluctant face of a global brand, Burt of Burt’s Bees, is the subject of a documentary, Burt’s Buzz, to be shown at 7:30 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark. The film celebrates the curmudgeonly life in and around the quiet Maine backwoods where Burt lives in a converted turkey coop. Suggested donation is $5. FMI: 452-2412.

Guitarist and singer Brian Curtis Johnson will perform from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Naples Village Green on Route 302. He entertains all over, and this is his first time on the Village Green.

The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival comes to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Route 117, Bridgton, for an hour-long fun and informative concert called “Discover the Joys of Classical Music.” There’ll be selections from Mozart as well as a Maine composer, Delvyn Chase. The concert is free; donations are accepted.

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Adults are $7 per person and children under 10, $3.

Friday, July 25 Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church will hold their Annual Turkey Supper from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the church at 454 McNeil Road in Fryeburg Harbor, between Fryeburg and Lovell. The menu is fresh roasted turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetables, rolls, coffee/cold drink and homemade pies. Adults are $9, children under 5 free. Food will be served buffet-style, and takeout is available.

Saturday, July 26 A Free Community Meal will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Christ Chapel, 37 Northern Pines Road (off Route 85 Near Crescent Lake) in Raymond. The menu is a New England boiled dinner with corned beef, casseroles, salads, chicken noodle soup and desserts. Food is continually served, buffet-style. For more information, call 749-3731.

A Public Supper will be served at the North Waterford Congregational Church, off Route 35, opposite Melby’s Market, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The menu includes baked beans, American chop suey, casseroles, salads, brown bread, rolls, beverages and strawberry shortcake for dessert. Adults are $8, children under 12 $4.

Wednesday, July 30 A Summer Breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 10 a.m. in the Wilkins Community House at the foot of Plummer Hill Road in Waterford. The menu is freshly-baked muffins, scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon and sausage, donuts, coffee, orange juice and real Maine maple syrup. Cost is $7 for adults, $4 for children ages 5 to 10, and free for children under 5. The proceeds go toward maintenance of the Wilkins Community House. An indoor yard sale will be going on in the Wilkins House basement from 7:30 to 11 a.m.

Sunday, August 3 A Fire Department Pig Roast to benefit Stoneham Fire & Rescue will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the rescue barn on Butters Hill Road.

Saturday, August 9 Don’t miss this chance to have breakfast lakeside when the Harrison Lions Club serves a Pancake Breakfast from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Long Lake Park Gazebo beside Long Lake in Harrison. The menu is pancakes, French toast, sausage, juice, and coffee. Adult price is $8, with children under 10 only $5.

Saturday, August 16 The Bridgton Knights of Columbus will serve at Pig Roast at 5 p.m. at St. Joseph Church, 225 South High Street, Bridgton. The menu is roast pork, coleslaw, calico beans, German potato salad, beverages and strawberry shortcake for dessert.

Seating is limited, and the cost is only $12. Tickets are available from any Knight, or call 647-8440 and leave your name to reserve.

AUTHOR HELEN PEPPE will give a talk at Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday, July 22 at 7 p.m.

Pigs Can’t Swim author at Hobbs

LOVELL — Helen Peppe, author of Pigs Can’t Swim, will be the featured speaker at the 213th annual meeting of the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell.

Pigs Can’t Swim tells the story of Peppe’s childhood as the odd one out in her chaotic family, describing her encounters with issues of race, class, animal rights, molestation, teen pregnancy, and more coming-of-age confusion than anyone should endure.

Unable to feel a sense of belonging in her tumultuous household, Peppe formed strong friendships with the family’s animals, became a vegetarian and buried herself in the work of James Herriot and Stephen King as she made her way through 16 years of family conflict.

Despite her life’s many hardships, Peppe manages to fill Pigs Can’t Swim with humor, insight and touching compassion for the family that was never able to understand her.

Constantly finding herself in trouble despite her efforts to avoid it, the young Peppe maintained an unfailing innocence that proves both charming and heartbreaking.

Peppe, writer and photographer, lives near Portland, with her two children, four dogs, eight rescued rabbits, four guinea pigs and two destructive kittens.

The program will be interpreted in American Sign Language by Margaret Haberman.

All welcome. Refreshments served.

A concert called The Demon will be performed at the Sebago- Mountain, North Conway, N.H., with the Traditional Pops Long Lake Music Festival by summer musicians at 7:30 p.m. Concert by the New England Society Orchestra, presenting the at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. The music is based on a rather music of Hollywood and the movies, followed by fireworks! gruesome 1922 story by Max Krell from the German expressionist The concert starts at 7 p.m. An early concert performance is ofschool, but at the end, all is well. Tickets are $25 for adults, under fered at 6 p.m. Cost is $10, seniors $8, students $5 and kids 12 21 free. FMI: 583-6747. and under are free. FMI: 1-800-Sun-n-Ski. Get your groove on at Bradley Park in Fryeburg when The Saturday, August 9 Kelly Karuzis Band performs rhythm and blues, rock ‘n’ roll and It’s an evening of poetry, by 2013 White House inaugural old and new country songs. Karuzis’s voice has such richness and poet Richard Blanco and other poets, sourced from all corpower you’ll be wanting more at the end of the night. The show ners of the state of Maine. Come experience the simple beaustarts at 7 p.m.; bring your blanket or lawn chair. ty of spoken words at 7:30 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Center, 50 Wednesday, July 30 West Main Street, Denmark. Suggested donation is $10. FMI: The Met Opera HD Summer Encore Series presents Puccini’s 452-2412.

OXFORD HILLS La Rondine at 7 p.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Sunday, August 10 Center, Fryeburg Academy. Tickets are $18 adults, $15 seniors and Come watch Night Labor, $10 students. a fascinating film of a night The Bridgton Community Band offers traditional and mod- worker in a Maine fish-packern music starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Gazebo beside Stevens Brook ing plant, by turns suspenseOXFORD PLAZA, MAIN ST., (RT. 26) Elementary School in Bridgton. ful, surprising and contempla- 743-5100 www.flagshipcinemas.com Thursday, July 31 tive. A $5 donation is suggestSHOWING JULY 18 – JULY 24FRI. & The Arts Jubilee concert series continues at Cranmore Mountain, ed for the film, to be shown at Doors Open at 11:45 A.M. SAT. North Conway, N.H., with the Jonathan Edwards Trio at the base 7:30 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Sex Tape (R).......................1:10, 4:30, 7:15, 9:35 of the North Slope at Cranmore Mountain at 7 p.m. An early con- Center, 50 West Main Street, Planes: Fire And Rescue (PG).........12:10, 2:10, 4:20, 7:05, 9:10 cert performance is offered at 6 p.m. Cost is $10, seniors $8, stu- Denmark. FMI: 452-2412.

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (PG-13)....12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 9:40 dents $5 and kids 12 and under are free. FMI: 1-800-Sun-n-Ski. A variety of country muTo Echo (PG).............12:00, 2:20, 7:00, 9:05 Sunday, August 3 sic and rock ‘n’ roll is offered Earth Tammy (R)..........................1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 9:30 Oldies but goodies and everyone’s favorites are offered by na- by a Village Green favorite, Transformers: Age Of Extinction (PG-13)..........12:20, 3:50, 7:20, ––– tonal award-winner Jose Duddy from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Naples Stevie Gee & the Mrs., from 6 To Train Your Village Green on Route 302. to 7 p.m. at the Naples Village How Dragon 2 (PG)........................12:40, 4:00, ––– Tuesday, August 5 Green on Route 302.

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Tennis players take to courts Aug. 1-3 All the local tennis players will be happy that the Dave Mason Greater Kezar Lake Tennis Tournament will once again take to the courts, starting Friday, Aug. 1 to Sunday, Aug. 3. It’s sponsored again by the Stow Corner Store, and the events to be played are: Men’s Singles, Men’s and Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Junior Singles (under 16).

For the younger players, the tournament is an excellent time to find out what competition is like in a great setting, so sign up. This longstanding event in Lovell is open to residents of Lovell, Stow, Sweden and Stoneham, or their guests or former tourney participants. All play will take place at the Lovell town courts, or private courts if necessary. If you sign up to play, it’s required that you plan to play the entire tournament to make it fair for the other players.

For those who like to play but don’t have a partner, the tournament committee will try to find one for you. There will be an entry fee of $5 per event, with a maximum of two events. For more information or to register to play, contact Gary Heroux at 9252828 or as alternate, Elliot Lilien at 925-2828. For the Juniors, contact Jim Carty

at 647-8478. There will be a signup table at Lovell Old Home Days.

This weekend is going to be busy in Lovell, with all the activities going on. We start on Friday night with the Kezar Trailblazers Chicken/ Pig roast at the athletic field from 5 to 7 p.m. This is a major fundraiser for the group, plus it’s a big thank you to the folks in Lovell that let the Trailblazers use their property for trails. Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for children under 12.

For those who have signed up for the 5K race, you can pick up your race packets that evening, too. For those who have not registered, this is an early opportunity. You can check in with Stan, starting at 4:30 p.m.

Bright and early on Saturday, July 19, there will be a breakfast hosted by the Delta Lodge #153 A.F. & A.M from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Lovell Masonic Hall, located at the corner of Routes 93 and 5. The menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausages links, home fries, juice and coffee. For the adults it’s $7, and $4 for children.

At 9 a.m. Saturday, those taking part in the parade will assemble at the Wicked Good Store. There will be floats, music, clowns and the Lovell

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by Ethel Gilmore-Hurst Lovell Correspondent 925-3226 ehurst3@yahoo.com Fire Department, with other town departments also represented. Of course, riding proudly in the parade will be our Grand Marshals, Al and Jacky Stearns.

At 9:45 a.m., the 5K race will kick off, and take note that the roads will be closed at 9:30 a.m. At 10 a.m., the parade will start down Route 5, and we’re looking for a big turnout.

At the field there will be many activities, including musical entertainment by the Blue Willow Band. Then there are games, the dunk tank, mini golf and lot of things for the kids. Hungry?

There will be lots of stuff to eat; just look around and it will be there.

At noon the cow will be let loose and hopefully will produce a chip for the Cow Chip Bingo. Buy your ticket and support the Lovell Rec Department.

Tired? Get a seat under the tent and relax and enjoy

the music, or visit with a neighbor; that’s what the day is all about.

For those who aren’t tired out on Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19, they could attend a performance of Annie at the Lake Region Community Theatre. Two local people are in the cast — veteran Susie Mosca as the nasty Miss Hannigan, and young and talented Alanna Nataluk as an orphan. Other familiar names in the cast are Fryeburg veteran actor Craig Holden. The doors open at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets can be bought at the door, or at Papa’s Florist in Fryeburg, and are $16 for adults and $12 for children.

The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library will be holding a special afternoon program “Super-cold Science,” with the Boston Museum of Science on Tuesday, July 22, at 2 p.m.

This program lets the partici-

pant find out what can happen to objects in the extreme cold. The family is invited but is suited better for children age six and up.

The library will be holding their annual meeting on July 22, at 7 p.m. Outgoing Board President Mary Heroux will give a presentation on the “State of the Library.” She will then introduce the slate of trustees for a vote into office. The vote completed, she will introduce the speaker of the evening, author Helen Peppe, who wrote Pigs Can’t Swim.

Disillusioned with her hectic family life, Helen turned to the friendship of the family’s animals and other pursuits to help her get through 16 years of a tumultuous household.

Living in Portland with her two children, she still has a houseful of animals. The program will be interpreted

by Margaret Haberman in American Sign Language.

The Greater Lovell Land Trust is sponsoring an evening on Thursday, July 23, with Bridie McGreavy at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library at 7:30 p.m. The evening will have Bridie emphasizing the importance of environmental communication and how to promote conservation. Communication is vital in communities in order

to conserve resources for the betterment of the community.

The Brick Church for the Performing Arts will present the Mollyockett Chorus on July 24, starting at 7:30 p.m.

This group has been at the Brick Church before, with four-part harmony that all can enjoy. A regional group of Sweet Adelines International, their a cappella sound brings back sweet memories.

The Greater Lovell Land Trust is sponsoring an afternoon on Friday, July 25, with Bonnie Boatman at the library at 1 p.m. Those attending will find out how the barred owl sounds differs from other owls. Bonnie will also explain why these birds are called barred owls.

This is a family program, and it’s hoped that learning about nature together can be a fun afternoon.

The Brick Church for the Performing Arts Summer Theater Camp will be performing selections from the Sound of Music on Friday, July 18, at 4 p.m., and on Saturday, July 19, at 3 p.m.

The camp is under the direction of Lily Bayrock, and they have spent the week learning about music and the stage.

The camp is sponsored by the Sears Family Foundation.

This event is free.

It’s just the way that she is The Concert on The Village Green on Sunday, July 20 that Dea Dea Robbins organized will be the Paul and Ellen Duo at 6 p.m. They sing country and blues. They have been here before in past years, and have been enjoyed by all. Then, on Saturday, Sept. 6, Dea Dea is getting a bus to take folks up to Hollywood Slots in Bangor (I haven’t been there yet). The bus will leave the American Legion Post #155 at 7 a.m., and will leave Bangor at 4 p.m. For more information

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We thank Dea Dea so much for trying to set up nice things to do for the folks.

She gets no gain from it at all; it’s just the way she is.

Her mom was the same way, helping others. She helped us when we were young and in Brownies. She and my mom were our leaders. Let’s go have some fun.

The Red Bonnets will not be going to Sandy’s Flight Deck on Friday, July 25, nor to the Dugout Pizza, both in Naples. They will be going

to Mack’s Place in Bridgton.

They will meet at Mack’s Place at 11:30 a.m. It is located across from NAPA Auto Parts and beside Wit’s End Child Care. Thank you, everyone, for making note of these changes.

Some may not have heard that Ellie Lashua fractured a vertebra and is recovering at home. We all wish her well and a speedy recovery. Polly Glavine is doing well with her physical therapy treatment on her right shoulder.

Margot and Erma visited her July 11 and they all had a few good laughs.

Celebrating birthdays this month are: Phyllis Stanton, July 2; Rita Harding, July 10; Alice Leavitt, July 10; and Sue Budroe, July 14. Happy Birthday wishes to all! If you need more information, call Margot at 692-0828.

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July 17, 2014, The Bridgton News, Page B

Agriculture and Conservation Good Humor family day at Waterford Fair at DAC tonight WATERFORD — Waterford Fair will present a special day devoted to agriculture and conservation for the whole family to enjoy this Friday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The theme for this year’s event is “Back to Basics.”

Scattered over the grounds will be “Learning Stations,” where a 15-minute visit will teach folks about such diverse subjects as vernal pools, forest bugs (good and bad!), beekeeping, what does Maine produce, and how long does it take for items to decompose?

Along with these will be many more, with an emphasis on farming and farm animals.

Fair-goers will be able to talk to experts about draft horses, oxen, bees, blacksmithing, fibers, and how to make butter. And if that’s not enough, there’s also Brendi’s famous Old MacDonald’s Farm, where the animals will take all the petting you can give!

Old-fashioned games will be set up for whole families to enjoy — marbles, jump rope, bean bag toss, ladder toss and hula hoop.

New to the fair this year is the start of a fantastic new program entitled, “Little

DENMARK — Mainestage Readers Theatre is back for its 22nd summer stage romp, Good Humor, playing on tonight, July 17 (dress rehearsal with audience invited), Friday, July 18, and Saturday, July 19, at the Denmark Arts Center.

Please put these dates on your calendar and plan to attend one (or more) of these performances in the lovely air-conditioned comfort of the Denmark Art Center’s downstairs theatre.

Curtain each night is at 7:30 p.m. and DAC hopes you will attend an evening of nonstop laughs performed in traditional Readers Theatre style by the talented cast of Dona Forke, Brian Grennan, Lee Goldsberry, Mari Hook, Penny Morris, Stan Struzynski and Allene Westleigh.

DAC asks for a $10 donation at the door to benefit the Denmark Arts Center. Since “laughter is the best medicine,” you’ll be doing yourself a favor by joining the readers as they poke fun at our society and ourselves. Good Humor will leave you smiling and laughing for days afterwards.

For more information, visit www.denmarkarts.org

BACK TO BASICS is an Waterford Fair.

Hands for Agriculture,” where youngsters up to 10 years of age can put on an apron, grab a basket, feed the animals and collect the produce to take to the Farmer’s Market, where it will be displayed and they will receive “Fair Dollars”

agricultural and conservation program added to the that may then be taken to the Farm Store to purchase goods. This is the first year of this award-winning program that is spreading across the states to fairs from Maine to California.

As always, the Norway

Police Department will be on hand to talk to the children and let them get a close-up look at a police car. This simple meet and greet with law enforcement can make a huge difference in how your child can handle an emergency

Area Events

Church yard sale July 18 & 19

Flea Market and Bake Sale in Waterford

where the police need to be involved.

Bring a picnic lunch or eat at the incredibly delicious Waterford Fair Food Booth and enjoy an ice cream for dessert. There’s all of this and more on Agriculture & Conservation Family Day at Waterford Fair. This event is sponsored by Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District.

For more information,

please call 743-5789, ext.

101/111 or e-mail jean.federico@me.nacdnet.net All programs and activities of the Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital or family status, political belief, citizenship status, veteran’s status or disability.

Shelter, Little Paws Big Hearts Pekingese Rescue, Molly’s Moments Pet Rescue and Animal Shelter and Mainely Rat Rescue. Nancy Freedman-Smith of Gooddogz Training will give trick-training demonstrations and lessons. Shop for art, treats and other pet-related items from local vendors. Raffle prizes will be drawn. For more information, call 647-8804.

Author Hunter Shea at No. Bridgton Library NORTH WATERFORD — A Flea Market and Bake Sale Summer resident Hunter Shea, author of the dark and parawill be held at the North Waterford Church (Route 35, opposite Melby’s Market and Eatery) on Saturday, July 19, from 9 normal, will show videos from his podcast Monster Men on a.m. to 2 p.m. Come check it out on your way to the Waterford Tuesday, July 22, at 7 p.m. at the North Bridgton Library. A question and answer session will follow his talk. Shea’s books World’s Fair! have been described as novels that “combine ancient evil, old Scribner’s Sawmill and Homestead Tours school horror and modern style.”

HARRISON — Scribner’s Sawmill and Homestead will The need for Environmental Communication be open for tours on Saturday, July 19, from 1 to 4 p.m., in LOVELL — Bridie McGreavy will explain the field of advance of the annual Back to the Past celebration on Saturday Environmental Communication for Conservation in a presenand Sunday, Aug. 2 and 3. The original 1847 sawmill housed an Up and Down Sash saw to cut dimension lumber, and tation on Wednesday, July 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Charlotte machinery to manufacture clapboards, shingles, and lathe. Hobbs Memorial Library. The field of environmental comIn 1896 over 10,000 barrels were made for use by the local munication offers many ideas for people working to promote apple growers to ship their produce to London where the conservation. McGreavy will provide an overview of the local Baldwin apples were a sought-after treat in the foreign field, and offer practical advice for people who are interested market. The mill continues to make barrels and shingles while in improving their environmental communication. This talk is the restoration of the site continues. The Homestead, built in geared for those working in local communities on sustainabil1849, was the home for five generations of the Scribner family ity-related issues who want to learn more about constructive and is interpreted as it appeared in the 1920s. The barn holds a approaches to improved communication. large collection of antique mill equipment, and the icehouse is Children’s Musician to Play filled with tools used in harvesting ice off the Crooked River. at Harrison Village Library Scribner’s Mill is located on Scribner’s Mill Road in Harrison.

HARRISON — Children’s musician Buster B. (Shawn Entrance is free; however, donations are welcomed and used Hennessey) will bring his special blend of energetic music for the continued restoration of the site. For more information and guitar playing to Harrison Village Library on Wednesday, call 583-6455.

July 23, at 1:30 p.m. Designed to get kids dancing and moving, Pet Community Event at vet hospital Buster B.’s music will also appeal to the adults in the audience.

The 6th annual Pet Community Event at Bridgton This program is made possible by a grant from the Schiavi Veterinary Hospital, Route 117, Bridgton, will be held on EVENTS, Page B Sunday, July 20, from noon to 2 p.m. Learn all about the pet SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER DAILY rescue and adoption opportuniBIGGEST & BEST OMELETS AROUND! ties from representatives from FRIDAY & SATURDAY rescues and shelters, including the Friends of Willow Rabbit Best Prime Rib In Town Rescue, Harvest Hills Animal KING & QUEEN CUT

The First Congregational Church’s annual All Church Yard Sale will take place Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This massive sale will be held rain or shine behind the church, located at 33 South High Street in Bridgton. There is plenty of parking behind the church.

The organizers are offering space to those who would like to sell goods privately. The cost is $20 per day, and is payable on the days of the yard sale. Tables can be supplied for an additional $10 per day. Contact Trustee Jeff Frey at jeffreyafrey@gmail.com or call 671-2678.

No time for breakfast before the sale? Don’t worry, because breakfast and lunch specials will be available both days.

According to Frey, lots of great merchandise has been donated for the fundraiser, including partial estate sale items. Books, antiques, and sports equipment are examples of other items available for sale.

“We want to encourage everyone to come to the yard sale,” said Frey. “Whether you’re looking for a great bargain or a great breakfast or lunch, we want to see you at the sale. Our food — breakfast sandwiches, hot dogs, burgers, chips, drinks and ice cream — is truly delicious.”

Proceeds of the yard sale benefit the church’s outreach programs like Jeanette’s Closet, where local families can find no cost clothing, and the Adopt-aChild for Christmas program that benefits more than 150 Bridgton kids each year.

If you’d like to donate good, gently-used items to the yard sale, you can bring them to the church on Thursday, July 17 after 9 a.m., or contact Frey or Jim Cossey at jcossey193@aol.com or 647-3724. Pickup of large, highly saleable items is available.

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Wildlife Refuge. Participants will walk two or three miles through the woods to two special viewing areas where the lower end of Sucker Brook meets the Lower Bay. From there, one may appreciate the beauty of the brook and the surrounding area. Sucker Brook offers diverse habitat, with upland forest and ample wetlands, perfect for investigating beaver and (Continued from Page B) Foundation, and is free and open to the public. For more infor- moose sign, and for special late-blooming flowers adapted to these environments. Call the Greater Lovell Land Trust at mation, please contact the library at 583-2970.

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Hiram Historic House Tours

HIRAM — Several Hiram homeowners will open their historic homes for the public to view, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 26, as part of Hiram’s Bicentennial Celebration.

It may be only the exterior, some of the interior, or it may be the entire home or barn. Participants will be able to get a booklet describing each house/barn that is available for viewing, and be able to go to any or all of them at their leisure. This is not a guided tour. Pick up brochures at Soldiers Memorial Library, Four Corners Store and at each house on the tour.

For more information, contact Sally Williams at 625-4762 or Grace Gilpatrick at 625-3946.

Lions Club holding Bed Race LOVELL — Docents will lead participants on a Guided Local charities will benefit from the fun when the Bridgton Walk on Thursday, July 24, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Sucker Brook Lions Club holds a Bed Race on Saturday, July 26, at 4 p.m.

Outlet Reserve, on the eastern side of the John A. Segur at Stevens Brook Elementary School in Bridgton. There’ll be prizes for the fastest time Annual Book Fair in East Baldwin and most original bed, and EAST BALDWIN — Brown Memorial Library will hold refreshments will be available. For more information, their Annual Book Fair on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 visit www.e-clubhouse.org/ p.m. at the library, located at 2 Norton Place, East Baldwin.

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‘Super’ kids

Senior Project produces plenty of smiles, memories

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer HARRISON — Miranda Murphy had always felt bad for “little kids,” who either struggled to complete the Harrison Old Home Days 3.2-mile course or simply had to watch others from the sidewalk.

“I wanted to do something for kids. The 5K is too long for them, so I wanted to do something short and fun,” said Miranda.

“I’ve been involved in the Harrison 5K with my mom, who has been running it for the past four years, so I had an idea what it would take to put on a kids’ race.”

By organizing and overseeing a kids’ race, Miranda could also take care of a graduation requirement as she enters her senior year at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.

To graduate, each senior must complete a Senior Project. According to the school’s Student Handbook, the Senior Project is “meant to allow all seniors the opportunity to meaningfully use their own learning to create, build, invent or experience something uniquely their own that benefits themselves or others. The Senior Project encompasses the senior English research paper, a process portfolio, journal entries and a final presentation.”

All students are also required to perform a minimum of 20 hours of community service prior to earning a diploma.

“You have to come up with something that will help the community and shows you are involved in the community,” Miranda said. “You have to create a presentation, talk for a minimum of 10 minutes to a group of four teachers, and show visuals — proof of the project.”

Organization is the key to a successful

event, Miranda quickly discovered.

“Everything has to be done by a certain time — on time, beforehand. All the sponsors need to know at least three weeks in advance to get their money in if they want to be on the t-shirt; I had to order the t-shirts three weeks in advance; everything has to be scheduled and planned out in order for it all to work out,” she said. “I got a lot of advice from my mom and Paula (Holt, Harrison’s rec director); it came easier to me than maybe someone doing it for the first time because I have been involved in the 5K. I definitely learned a lot from this, especially about being on time, following a schedule.

And, I definitely watched the news a lot to see what the weather was going to be like.”

To add some “fun” to the kids’ race, Miranda decided to ecourage youngsters to dress as their favorite super hero. Each participant received a lime green t-shirt with the “Superman” emblem on the front, as well as a “S” medal.

The course was simple, yet challenging for the little tikes. Following a lead car, kids started from the Harrison Town Office, proceeded along Route 35, left onto School Street, up to the fire station, and then a turnaround back along the same route to the finish line at the town office.

Some super heroes breezed along the cone-lined roadway led by 9-year-old Mason Stafford who run the half-miler in 4 minutes, 20 seconds, while others felt their super powers deflate, resulting in a few tears along the way.

“It was definitely cute, and I was really excited to see the number of people who took an interest in the race,” Miranda said. FASTEST SUPER HERO — Posting the fastest time at the Super Hero Half Mile Dash “A lot of people have told me that they would last week was 9-year-old Mason Stafford, who is escorted down the home stretch by race volunteer Murphy McKinley of Harrison (right).

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Off to the races July 19: Old Home Days 5K, Lovell

The 10th Annual Lovell Old Home Days 5K Run will be held on Saturday, July 19, at 9:45 a.m. Runners race through Lovell Village toward the Athletic Field.

The first 100 registered runners will receive a commemorative t-shirt designed

by Fryeburg Academy student Alison Upton, while the top male and female finishers receive an award designed

by Conway glassblower Nathan Macomber. Other prizes will be given to winners of various age groups. Poland Spring is providing water for runners on the course and at the finish line where there will be refreshments and random prizes.

Timing is provided by 5k Sports Race Management of Portland.

Proceeds benefit the Lovell Recreation Department and the Old Home Days Parade.

The popular Lollipop Youth Race kicks off the day’s activities.

Prior to July 12, the entry fee is $13 and then $18 through race day. Runners may register online at www.

Running4free.com or download an entry form at www. lovell5k.com. Contact Race Director Stan Tupaj at 9251500 or stan@fairpoint.net.

July 19: Sebago Days Fun Walk/Run

The Sebago Days 2-Mile Family Fun Walk/Run will take place on Saturday, July 19 at 8 a.m.

The day opens with a Toddler 50-Yard Dash at 7:55 a.m. There is no fee for the dash.

Race entry is $10. For a registration form, either stop by Jordan’s Store in East Sebago or contact Race Directors Marie and Jeff Cutting by e-mail at cutfam5@ roadrunner.com or call 787-3819.

Registration on the day of the event: 7 to 7:45 a.m. at the start line located at the intersection of Routes 114 and 11 across from Sebago Elementary School.

The two-mile course is an out-and-back on Route 11.

T-shirts go to the first 75 preregistered entrants. T-shirt sizes may be limited so preregister early for best selection.

Medals awarded in the following male and female categories: overall, 10 and under, 11-13, 14-17, 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and over.

July 20: Harvest Hills 5K

The Harvest Hills 5K will take place on Sunday, July 20 at 9 a.m. starting at Bridgton Veterinary Hospital on Route 117 in Bridgton. Sign-in and registration begins at 8 a.m. Registration on race day is $20, or $25 if you want a t-shirt (based on demand, shirts may not be available on race day). Dogs may attend, but must be well behaved and dog/people friendly.

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TOP RUNNER — David Krall of South Weymouth, TOP FEMALE FINISHER — Jen Rohde of Cumberland Mass. won this year’s Run by the Lake 5K in Harrison posted the fastest time for a female in 20:45. She was 10th last Wednesday night. overall.

Harrison Run by the Lake 5K 1. David Krall, 44, S. Weymouth, MA, 18:11 2. Arnoa Bommer, 54, Houston, TX, 18:51 3. Dana Welch, 32, Gray, 19:38 4. Michael Mageles, 18, Bridgton, 20:03 5. David Landry, 16, 20:18 6. Glenn Gordon, 50, Mexico, 20:24 7. Mark Hogan, 36, Washington Depot, CT, 20:26 8. Dorn Sclafani, 14, Harrison, 20:41 9. Josh Weisbach, 15, Naples, 20:42 10. Jen Rohde, 44, Cumberland, 20:45 11. Dimitri DiBiase, 16, Harrison, 20:48 12. Anna Lastra, 16, Bridgton, 20:56 13. Oliver Weiss, 15, Naples, 21:08 14. David Levy, 15, Naples, 21:27 15. Mack Telfer, 17, North Bridgton, 21:32 16. Virginia Kain, 20, Barrington, RI, 21:57 17. Murphy McKinley, 16, Harrison, 22:04 18. Stacey Landry, 48, 22:06 19. Brian Ladd, 53, Harrison, 22:10 20. Steve Bioren, 47, Harrison, 22:23 21. Brian Rogers, 60, Belmont, MA, 22:56 22. DJ Croy, 22, Harrison, 23:12 23. Matt Drucker, 13, Naples, 23:14

24. Alan Sparn, 55, Madison, CT, 23:17 25. Matt Boucher, 16, Fryeburg, 23:24 26. Andy Gluck, 51, 23:31 27. Nicholas Hoch, 13, Newton, MA, 23:35 28. Scott Baldwin, 50, 23:37 29. Sam Heller, 14, Naples, 23:40 30. Ben Pearl, 14, Naples, 23:47 31. Chuck Patten, 39, Harrison, 23:54 32. Liam McHugh, 44, Naples, 23:56 33. Trevor Smith, 28, 23:58 34. Mitch Laracy, 12, 24:00 35. Pat Burke, 44, Chester Springs, PA, 24:02 36. Clark Landry, 12, 24:07 37. Lanee White, 44, Dixfield, 24:16 38. Misty Brown, 42, Wilmington, NC, 24:20 39. Adam Tuomi, 23, Harrison, 24:30 40. Mikko Liimatta, 19, 24:35 41. Benjamin Sykes, Lynnfield, MA, 24:39 42. Denise Hoch, 45, Newton, MA, 24:52 43. Shannon Levangie, 12, Hanover, MA, 24:56 44. Matt Myers, 15, Naples, 24:59 45. Keith Yannelli, 57, Bridgton, 25:08 RUN BY THE LAKE, Page C

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‘Super Hero’ dash times (Continued from Page C) like to see this race every year. They’ve said, ‘You need to keep it going.’ I’ll try.”

SUPER HERO DASH RESULTS 1. Mason Stafford, 9, 4:20 2. Miles Stafford, 6, 4:30 3. Harrison Landry, 7, 4:32 4. Jane Leonard, 7, 4:39 5. Quintessa DiBiase, 9, 4:49 6. Charlie Robinson, 10, 4:54 7. Jackson Libby, 7, 4:59 8. Taylor Little, 9, 5:03 9. Vincent Catalano, 9, 5:04 10. Trevor Ward, 10, 5:19 11. Cody Monto, 7, 5:24 12. Cameron Mayhan, 5, 5:25 13. Mariah Baker, 4, 5:27 14. Ezra Tsapis, 5, 5:37 15. Liam Gregoire, 5, 5:39 16. Jack McGowan, 7, 5:43 17. Aiden Baker, 6, 5:47 18. Raymond Tucker, 8, 5:47 19. Jameson McGowan, 5, 5:50 20. Jake Loveless, 10, 5:54 21. Noa Tsapis, 7, 6:01 22. Dylan Libby, 4, 6:18

Vincent Catalano, age 9

23. Clayton McGinnis, 4, 6:20 24. Brendyn Little, 4, 6:37 25. Landon Mayhan, 3, 6:49 26. Benjamin Barker, 6, 6:50 27. Cole Micaulch, 3, 7:04 28. Brooke Taber, 6, 7:10 29. Ryley Little, 4, 7:33 30. Phaedra DiBiase, 4, 7:34 31. Kaden Gordon, 5, 7:34 32. Conor Loveless, 3, 7:40 33. Jacob Scente, 3, 7:42 34. Matthew Dupee, 4, 7:48 35. Jude Tucker, 6, 7:52 36. Drew Toohey, 4, 8:04 37. William Toohey, 2, 8:10 Top finishers receiving special “capes” were: Fastest Super Hero Girls Ages 4-5: Cameron Mayhan, Naples Ages 6-7: Jane Leonard, Harrison Ages 8-10: Quintessa DiBiase, Harrison Fastest Super Hero Boys Ages 2-3: Landon Mayhan, Naples Ages 4-5: Ezra Tsapis, Harrison Ages 6-7: Miles Stafford, Harrison Ages 8-10: Mason Stafford, Harrison

Conor Loveless, age 3

Landon Mayhan, age 3

Drew Toohey, age 4

Mariah Baker (left), age 4 Receiving her special cape and Cameron Mayhan, 5 is Quintessa DiBiase

READY TO SOAR is Super Hero dasher Jack McGowan, age 7.

CAPED CRUSADERS — After overseeing the running of the Super Hero Dash, Miranda Murphy (right) stayed in costume and ran in the Harrison Run by the Lake 5K. She is pictured running with Cameron Shaw of Byron.

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July 28, 29, 30 & 31 Grades 1-5 (3:00-4:30 p.m.) | Grades 6-7-8 (4:30-6:00 p.m.)

CAMP DIRECTOR: LRHS Head Coach – Michael Chaine Instructors – LRHS Soccer team members Location – Lake Region High School • Development of skills and team play • Promote mentorship between the older and younger generations of Lake Region boys soccer players • Provide a fun, positive learning environment for all skill levels

$45 per student

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Early Registration due by July 18.

Registration after the 18th up to 28th will be $55 and shirts may not be available before camp ends

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Run by the Lake (Continued from Page C) 46. Chip Tuomi, 61, Harrison, 25:11 47. Jacob Beahchele, 18, Harrison, 25:17 48. Peter Rackley, 49, Raynham, MA, 25:33 49. Dave Kruse, 45, 25:40 50. Kelsey McLaren, 24, 25:49 51. Jake Smith, 32, Lunenburg, MA, 26:05 52. Riley Burke, 13, Chester Springs, MA, 26:09 53. Darci Hamm, 40, Norway, 26:24 54. Matt Lazer, 13, Naples, 26:34 55. Jennifer Prince, 20, Bridgton, 26:43 56. Bruce Murphy, 65, Westbury, NY, 26:50 57. Linda Davis, 64, South Casco, 26:51 58. Evan Hamm, 8, 26:57 59. Emily Bryant, 21, Brunswick, 26:58 60. Chris Bryant, 47, Brunswick, 27:02 61. Pamela Baldwin, 52, Gorham, 27:07 62. Katey Rodzen, 19, Lewiston, 27:09 63. Saige McGinms, 13, Harrison, 27:16 64. Donovan Maxfield, 37, 27:18 65. Cameron Shaw, 16, Bryon, 27:22 66. Miranda Murphy, 18, Harrison, 27:24 67. Nan Patterson, 56, Naples, 27:26 68. Noah Pierini, 12, 27:32 69. Kiersten Delano, 34, South Paris, 27:33 70. Jody Heikkinen, 44, El Paso, TX, 27:37 71. Ralph Perfetto, 52, 27:38 72. Sukie Dhami, 32, San Francisco, CA, 27:40 73. Beth Frechette, 48, Harrison, 27:41 74. Marla Keefe, 60, Casco, 27:43 75. Scott McLaren, 53, Harrison, 27:44 76. Andrew Whitney, 59, 27:47 77. Juliet Fink, 17, Chatham, NH, 27:54 78. Bill Wood, 61, Harrison, 27:56 79. Amber Gadway, 22, Harrison, 27:58 80. Jesse Leonard, 12, Harrison, 28:00 81. Andrea Pride, 54, Kittery, 28:08 82. Joshua Tucker, 35, Gray, 28:10 83. Katherine Tucker, 30, Gray, 28:11 84. Sara Pierini, 12, 28:14 85. Broc Larocque, 12, Harrison, 28:15 86. Dave Gluck, 44, Lyman, 28:18 87. Alex Patterson, 56, Naples, 28:20 88. Walaiporn Heikkinen, 45, 28:23 89. Mike Murrin, 48, Harrison, 28:25 90. Emily McDermith, 16, Fryeburg, 28:27 91. Daniel Dam, 59, Bridgton, 28:29 92. Jaclyn Giannino, 25, Beverly, MA, 28:31 93. Jacqueline Lemieux, 47, Williamstown, MA, 28:44 94. Sarah Patten, 36, Harrison, 28:52 95. Lori Laracy, 48, Braintree, MA, 28:53 96. Katrina White, 23, Rumford, 28:55 97. Alyssa Bommer, 11, 28:59 98. Allison Taber, 31, Harrison, 29:04 99. Mae Milo, 12, 29:07 100. Morgen Ray, 15, Harrison, 29:19 101. Nicky Burke, 9, Chester Springs, PA, 29:21 102. April Ray, 33, 29:29 103. John Cross, 63, Brighton, 29:31 104. Donna Lebkuecher, 53, Harrison, 29:34 105. Patricia Brooks, 45, South Paris, 29:39 106. Jamie Hudson, 36, Harrison, 29:51 107. Janet Guidi, 60, Harrison, 30:03 108. Michael Riseman, 12, Harrison, 30:16 109. Marianne Strickland, 53, Harrison, 30:19 110. Jane Riseman, 54, Harrison, 30:21 111. Theresa Wilson, 15, Harrison, 30:26 112. Pamela Kinney, 50, Gray, 30:31 113. Bailey Kruse, 12, 30:33 114. Sarah Boucher, 49, Fryeburg, 30:35 115. Jessica Lilly, 25, Waterford, 30:37 116. Alicia McGinms, 37, Harrison, 30:42 117. Eric Liimatta, 46, West Paris, 30:55 118. Catrina Wilson, 12, Harrison, 31:07 119. Katherine Perfetto, 25, Allston, MA, 31:09 120. Patricia Perfetto, 51, 31:12 121. Lance Clavette, 24, Williamstown, MA, 31:17 122. Dawn Letourneau, 41, West Paris, 31:25 123. Amy Pond, 38, Naples, 31:27 124. James Plante, 14, 31:30 125. Theresa Edwards, 28, 31:34 126. Crista Bush, 26, Beaver Falls, PA, 31:37 127. Christy Gluck, 46, Torry, VT, 31:39 128. Shannon Shanning, 37, Poland, 31:42 129. Michael Luedtte, 37, Bellington, MA, 31:44 130. Cassidy MacIsaac, 11, 31:53 131. Barbara Maxfield, 37, Durham, 31:55 132. Mae Hoff, 7, Bethel, 32:28 133. Shanta Hoff, 42, Bethel, 32:30 134. Heather MacIsaac, 40, 32:35 135. Phyllis Giannino, 58, Beverly, MA, 32:38 136. Jessica Lemieux, 23, Williamstown, MA, 32:46 137. Rebecca Tracy, 60, Raymond, 32:48 138. Colton Dover, 11, Harrison, 33:19 139. Peter Brown, 11, Harrison, 33:20 140. Katie Fortuna, 23, Harrison, 33:42 141. Daniel Grobman, 15, Naples, 34:08 142. Megan Eagleson, 35, Naples, 34:10 143. Bobbi Burke, 29, South Paris, 34:17 144. E.B. Hoff, 9, Bethel, 34:26 145. Jonathan Hoff, 46, Bethel, 34:27 146. Mindy McLaren, 19, Harrison, 34:39 147. Melissa McLaren, 23, 34:41 RUN BY THE LAKE, Page C

OPEN HOUSE

LACROSSE The Lake Region Youth Boys and Girls Lacrosse Camp will be held Monday, July 21 to Thursday, July 24 at Lake Region High School.

Girls Camp is for fourth graders through eighth graders from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Boys Camp is for third graders through eighth graders from 5 to 8 p.m.

The camps are hosted by Lake Region High School with several guest coaches.

Cost: $25 for girls, $50 for boys. Both camps receive a free LR lacrosse pinnie, water bottle and cinch bag.

All levels welcome — from beginner to experienced players. Scholarships are available, please ask if needed.

This is a fundraising event for the lacrosse program, but the main goal is to have as many kids attend as possible.

The following equipment is required for the camp: boys — helmet, stick, gloves, arm pads, shoulder pads and mouth guard; girls — stick, goggles and mouth guard.

Loaner equipment is available if needed, please contact Don White for more information.

Camp will include: goalie training for anyone interested, radar gun, trashcan lacrosse tournament, face-off competitions and lacrosse games.

To register or for more READY FOR THE STARTING GUN? — Not really. Harrison Town Manager Bud Finch was joking with friends prior to the start of last Wednesday’s Run by the Lake information, contact Don 5K. Below on right, DJ Croy of Harrison gives a thumbs up; Nicky Burke, age 9, of White by e-mail at kdaChester Springs, Pa. (Rivet Photos) vis24@maine.rr.com or 3211882.

GIRLS SOCCER The 2014 Laker’s Soccer Camp for Girls will be held Monday through Thursday, July 28-31 at the Art Kilborn Athletic Complex at Lake Region High School.

The camp is open to girls entering grades 3-8 this fall.

Camp times are as follows: Grades 3-5 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.; Grades 6-8 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. The camp will be run by Lake Region High School and LRSC coaches and players. Fee is $40 for grades 3-5 and $50 for grades 6-8. The fee includes a camp shirt.

For a registration form, contact LRHS varsity girls’ soccer coach Harvey Toews at htoews49@roadrunner. com or call 671-8073 or 6274578, ext. 23.

Bocce scores

HARRISON — In Game 7 of the Harrison Bocce League, Aces blanked Caswell House 4-0; Searles and Mentus rolled to a 3-3 tie; Henry’s edged Ruby Slipper 4-2; and Worster’s squeaked past Long Lake 3-2.

North Division: Aces Plus 9, Ruby’s Plus 1, Mentus Minus 2, Caswell House Minus 17.

South Division: Henry’s Plus 10, Worster’s Plus 5, Searles 0, Long Lake Minus 8.

ANNA LASTRA of Bridgton was the second fastest female, posting a time of 20:56.

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Chip shots

JULY 11 REPORT Bridgton Highlands CC First prize went to Linda Munger in last week’s Ladies’ Day flag tournament. Pauline Elmer and Donna Bleakney tied for second. A tie for third went to Elaine Tinker and Vivian Howard. Yvonne Gluck won the prize for best patriotic attire.

Lake Kezar, Lovell In Tuesday Social League play, the team of Art Duggan, Corey Douglas, Jan Maczuba and George Harden claimed first place with a Plus 17.

Second place with a Plus 14 went to George Bassett, Josh Fisher, Bob Bean and Jerry Guyot.

Mike Tarantino was closest to the pin on Hole 5 at 11-feet, 7-inches while Paul Means was closest on Hole 16 at 4-inches.

Greenie: Team 3, Pete CHIP SHOTS, Page C

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It’s all about the weather

LR Sailing Club, Race 3

By David Eddy You would think that racing a sailboat is about going fast and in the right direction.

But it’s not. It’s all about the weather!

The most nerve-racking part of the Lake Region Sailing Club Tuesday Night Race Number 3 was figuring out if it was safe to sail. All week, the wind was “in the west” and mostly blowing hard. The humidity was consistently high, which makes for thunderstorm potential.

Back in the day, there was no such thing as a weather website, so you never knew when a thunderbolt was going to show up unless you were eyeballing the thunderheads.

In the digital present day, it’s a different story. When I went online two hours before the starting gun, I saw that red and yellow radar image moving east over Lake Winnepesaulkee and it was looking like trouble would be messing with our party.

I called my crew and told him to meet me at the dock around 4 o’clock. We’d make our decisions then.

At 4, it didn’t look much better. The storm cell was just as big, and a lot closer, but racing sailors don’t give up sailing that easily. We decided to tow out to the start and see what was what. We weren’t too hopeful though.

That storm cell was close to Pleasant Mountain now, and the rain was starting to fall at Salmon Point campground.

As we arrived at the starting line off Lakeside Pines in

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Harrison Bay, I pulled out the handy-dandy smartphone and pulled up the radar.

“Well, lookey here!” I said.

The storm cell had evaporated and we were good to go.

As is usual, boats start based on their speed rating — the slower boats first, faster boats later, in what is known as a pursuit format. The wind was still in the west, with an occasional swing to the south, just like last Tuesday. Well, not exactly. Gone were the generous puffs of a week ago.

Instead, the air was downright leisurely, which makes a sailor sweat. You never know what can happen when the air gets light. Lady Luck can mess with your karma!

The first boats started well with a nice lifted starboard tack, but then the wind dropped off at the first mark and Sandy Trend, in the lead, went into park. Other boats came up and clumped nearby. Hat Trick and Windlord got into the mix, choosing to go to the right a few hundred yards below the pin. Up came a totally local breeze for them that never touched down to ripple the glassy water. Only Hat Trick and Windlord seemed to benefit.

Hello Lady Luck. Trick and Lord took off for good.

The second leg was a run and those who had spinnakers flew them, although it was a real trick keeping them filled in what little air could be found. It was Windlord and Hat Trick in an interestSAILING, Page C

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Run by the Lake (Continued from Page C) 148. Katie Murrin, 14, Harrison, 34:45 149. Amy Peet, 17, Norway, 35:05 150. Kelsey Hutchins, 17, Norway, 35:06 151. Kate Luedtke, 34, Bellingham, MA, 35:09 152. Katie Stricker, 36, Brooklyn, NY, 35:28 153. Tess White, 44, Dixfield, 36:00 154. Allen Young, 28, Norway, 36:15 155. Aaron Small, 30, 36:16 156. Joni Poirier, 34, Harrison, 36:26 157. Matthew Kruse, 7, Fairfield, VA, 36:36 158. Kim Gadway, 48, Harrison, 36:44 159. Cassidy Patten, 17, Harrison, 36:52 160. Jessica Meserve, 34, Harrison, 37:56 161. Kristy Smith, 34, Lunenburg, MA, 37:59 162. Lucy Leonard, 10, Harrison, 38:14 163. Allison Taber, 12, Harrison, 38:15 164. Kitty Kruse, 42, Fairfield, VA, 38:30 165. Anna Kruse, 10, Fairfield, VA, 38:31 166. David Wentz, 41, 38:49 167. Dave Lemieux, 49, Williamstown, MA, 39:51 168. Priscilla Ormsby, 72, Jay, 40:01 169. Duncan MacIsaac, 41, Norway, 40:02 170. Amy Milo, 39, Harrison, 41:24 171. Grace Milo, 9, Harrison, 41:24 172. Sandae Conley, 51, Mexico, 42:46 173. Kristen Edwards, 12, Harrison, 43:19 174. Beth Rehmert, 36, Harrison, 44:20 175. Kristin Charette, 49, Fryeburg, 44:59 176. Mikaylah Coffmen, 9, Buckfield, 44:59 177. Del Maxfield, 62, Harrison, 46:41 178. Cathy Maxfield, 58, Harrison, 46:41 179. Una McLain, 7, Los Angeles, CA, 47:09 180. Deby McLain, 61, Harrison, 47:09 181. Joanne Sullivan, 75, Harrison, 48:56 182. Jane Seeds, 80, Harrison, 48:56 183. Carol Phaneuf, 44, Harrison, 49:00 184. Sophia Milo, 10, 49:07 185. Danielle Small, 31, Harrison, 50:32 186. Richard St. John, 56, Harrison, 51:05 187. Melissa St. John, 44, Harrison, 51:05 188. Bud Finch, 65, Harrison, 51:20 189. Hannah Murrin, 14, Harrison, 51:36 190. Julia Plante, 16, 51:36 191. Trish Murrin, 47, Harrison, 53:31 192. Angie Milo, 46, 53:32 193. Deb Maxfield, 41, Harrison, 55:05 194. Tony Cole, 49, Harrison, 55:06 195. Gary Williams, 55, Harrison, 55:06 196. Lynne Cole, 61, Harrison, 55:07 197. Keegan Maddocks, 8, Harrison, 56:01 198. Damian Drummond, 11, Harrison, 59:33 BIG KICK TO THE FINISH — Broc Larocque, 12, of 199. Angela Maddocks, 31, Harrison, 59:44 Harrison gives it his all as he approaches the Run by the AGE CATEGORY WINNERS Lake 5K finish.

(Rivet Photos) Female, Ages 6-12: Shannon Levangie, 12, Hanover, 24:56 Male, Ages 6-12: Mitch Laracy, 12, 24:00 Female, Ages 13-19: Anna Lastra, 16, Bridgton, 20:56 Male, Ages 13-19: Michael Mageles, 18, Bridgton, 20:03 Female, Ages 20-29: Virginia Kain, 20, Barrington, RI, 21:57 Male, Ages 20-29: DJ Croy, 22, Harrison, 23:12 Female, Ages 30-39: Kiersten Delano, 34, South Paris, 27:33 Male, Ages 30-39: Dana Welch, 32, Gray, 19:38 Female, Ages 40-49: Stacey Landry, 48, 22:06 Male, Ages 40-49: Steve Bioren, 47, Harrison, 22:23 Female, Ages 50-59: Pamela Baldwin, 52, Gorham, 27:07 Male, Ages 50-59: Arno Bommer, 54, Houston, TX, 18:51 Female, Ages 60-69: Linda Davis, 64, South Casco, 26:51 Male, Ages 60-69: Brian Rogers, 60, Belmont, MA, 22:56 Female, Ages 70 and over: Priscilla Ormsby, 72, Jay, 40:01

Off to the races (Continued from Page C)

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The 36th Annual Casco Day Country Run four-miler will be held on Saturday, July 26 at 9:30 a.m. The race is sponsored by the Casco Fire Association.

Registration will be taken the day of the race between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. at the Casco Community Center on Route 121 in Casco Village. All contestants are required to check in at registration prior to the start of the race, even if they are preregistered. The first 250 pre-registrants will receive a Casco Days Road Race t-shirt. Please note you must register before July 21 in order to ensure receiving a t-shirt. Cost is $18 before July 21 and $23 after July 21 to race day. Register online at www.cascodays.com More race listings in next week’s edition, along with Lovell and Sebago race results.

Fun & games

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This week’s theme: Finish the Lyrics ACROSS 1. Raccoon’s cousin 6. Western tribesman 9. Rigatoni relative 13. Deposit the ashes 14. Computer simulation 15. Courted 16. In-place, legally speaking 17. Common Market initials 18. Repetitions 19. *”Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought __ __ __...”

21. Swellings 23. *”The day my Mama socked it to the Harper Valley ___” 24. Confined 25. Financing acronym 28. *”Back in the U.S., back in the U.S., back in the _ ___” 30. Tree of Life to ancient Egyptians 35. They will inherit the earth?

37. *The O’Jays, “Ship ____” 39. You can be fined for hitting these in NYC 40. Vigor 41. Specific site 43. Warsaw Pact opponent 44. “The Raven” author

46. *”It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too _____” 47. *”____ the nights are better” 48. Small stream 50. Scorch 52. Bard’s “before” 53. Oration station 55. Hawaiian Mauna 57. *”Good times never seemed __ ____” 60. *”Where ______ is heard a discouraging word...”

63. Vessel pointed at both ends 64. *”You ain’t seen nothing _ __” 66. Musical duo Hall & _____ 68. Makes eyes at 69. Caustic chemical 70. Anti-elderly 71. *”Father Christmas...

Don’t mess around with those silly ____” 72. *”___ it be” 73. Tooth trouble DOWN 1. Belarus+Russia+Ukraine, originally 2. *”Get down __ __” 3. Camera setting 4. Donald or Ivanka

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5. Unmoved 6. Hand-me-down 7. *”I keep the ends out for the ___ that binds.

Because you’re mine...”

8. Mike holder 9. Camera feature 10. Bit 11. Found in a caddie’s pocket 12. Dog tags, e.g.

15. *”How sweet the sound that saved a ______ like me...”

20. Like Fran Drescher’s voice 22. Chain letters 24. A particular course of action 25. *”Oh beautiful for spacious skies, for ____ _ waves of grain...”

26. Hidden or placed on watch 27. Monarch’s duration 29. *”One for the money, two for the ____...”

31. Top notch 32. Hunger for 33. Lay to rest 34. *”I hope some day you’ll join us, and the world will be __ ___” 36. Riddle without solution 38. Christmas season 42. Satisfy, as in thirst 45. Does over again 49. ___ Tsu 51. Load again 54. Tennyson poem, e.g.

56. “Haste makes waste,” e.g.

57. Kind of palm 58. *”____ the good die young” 59. *”There ____ my baby” 60. Editor’s mark 61. Auricular 62. Tableland 63. Soldier’s bed 65. *”It’s the ___ of the tiger.

It’s the thrill of the fight.”

67. Chester White’s home

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Loon Echo events

Trail Work on Pleasant Mountain Saturday, July 26, 7:45 a.m. Join trail adopters and the Maine Chapter of AMC

for a day of trail work on the Ledges Trail at Pleasant Mountain. This popular trail gets lots of use and you can help maintain it by pitching in and doing some trail work.

Some tools will be provided, but bring along loppers and a hoe. For more information, contact Jon Evans at jon@ lelt.org Evening of Astronomy Tuesday, July 29, 7:45 p.m. Raymond and Casco Public Libraries will host an evening of astronomy atop Hacker’s Hill. Sponsored EVENTS, Page C

(Continued from Page C) Malia, Bill Wapenski, Jim Stone and Bill Rice.

Super Skin, Hole 10: Team 1, Art Duggan, Jan Maczuba, Daryl Kenison and George Harden.

White Mountain Seniors In play at Maplewood in Bethlehem, N.H., the foursome of Chris Wonson (Province Lake), Floyd Colby (Den Brea), Dudley Bell (Maplewood) and Cindy Schieman (Black Mountain) with a Plus 8 Plus 11.

Second place with a Plus 7 Plus 17 went to Gary Davis (Androscoggin), Art Gregory (Indian Mound), Dana Morrill (Lake Kezar) and Dick Arzoomanian.

Third place with a Plus 7 Plus 8 went to Ed Chamberlain (Black Mountain), Larry Schieman (Black Mountain), Larry Nicol (Waukewan) and Dick Arzoomanian.

Fourth place with a Plus 5 Plus 6 went to Joe Balducci (Oakdale), Moe Foulds (Lake Kezar), Everett Kennedy (Mt. Washington) and Dot Garrett (Black Mountain).

Ed Chamberlain had the longest putt at 9-feet, 8-inches.

Gary Davis was closest to the pin at 4-feet, 11-inches.

Birds: Ed Chamberlain on 3, Ron Cross on 9, Ernest Anastos 13, Gary Davis 16 and eagle on 17, Jerry Chaisson 18.

Plus Points: Gary Davis 13, Kathy Pomroy 8, Dudley Bell 6, Jerry Chaisson 5, Larry Schieman 4, John Severance 4, Everett Kennedy 4, Diane Johnson 3, Chris Wonson 3 and Dave Rodham 3.

Next: Jack O’Lantern.

Chamber Golf Tournament The Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce will hold a benefit golf tournament scramble at Bridgton Highlands Country Club on Thursday, Aug. 14 with a 5 p.m. shotgun start.

The Chamber is looking for golfers/individual or teams, gold sponsors for $200 (includes a team of four players), silver sponsors for $100 and hole sponsors at $50 each (buy two get a third free).

The scramble’s price is $30 per person, which includes green fees, cart, prizes, music, a light dinner and another free round of golf at BHCC! Cart not included. Register today!

JULY 18 REPORT Bridgton Highlands The ladies played a scramble on July 9 at Bridgton Highlands. The team of Elaine Tinker, Martha Eaton and Dotty Dexter came in first, while the two-man team of Carolyn Stanhope and Maryellen Taggart were a close second.

Carolyn Stanhope was closest to the pin on the second hole and Linda Munger was closest on the eighth.

Lake Kezar, Lovell In Tuesday Social League play, the foursome of Pete Malia, Dick Day, Bill Morella and Phil O’Hanley captured first place with a score of 101.

Second place with a 102 went to Bill Wapenski, Alan Emery, Mike Caron and George Harden.

Closest to the pin were Gene LeBlanc at 12-feet, 5-inches on Hole 5 and Jan Maczuba at 19-feet, 5-inches on Hole 16.

Greenie: Team 4, Dick Trapani, Leon Shackley, Dan Roy and Hal Taylor.

Super Skin: Hole 11, Team 4 (above) 0.

White Mountain Seniors In play last Friday at Jack O’Lantern in Woodstock, N.H., the winning foursome with a score of Plus 8 Plus 20 went to Bob Bechtold (North Conway), Dick Baker (Province Lake), Everett Kennedy (Mt. Washington) and Faith Bartlett (Waukewan).

Second place with a Plus 8 Plus 14 went to Jon Lang (Concord), Ron Cross (St. Johnsbury), Jim Hartshorn (Colebrook) and Louis Bellaud (Waukewan).

Tied for third place with a Plus 8 Plus 13 were: Ernest Anastos (Jack O’Lantern), Larry Nicol (Waukewan), Yolanda Miller (Waukewan) and Don Gilbert (Colebrook); and the team of Everett Landry, Bill Wapenski (Lake Kezar), John McInerny (Lake Kezar) and Cindy Schieman (Black Mountain).

Fifth place with a Plus 7 Plus 10 went to John Ward, Don Champion, Skip Theiling (Granite Fields) and Phil Gabardi (Bridgton Highlands).

John McInerny had the longest putt at 8-feet, 2-inches.

Skip Theiling was closest to the pin at 5-inches.

Birds: Calvin Colby on Hole 2, Jim Hartshorn on 4, Ernest Anastos on 5, Kathy Pomroy (eagle) on 14, Don Johnson on CHIP SHOTS, Page C

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Page C, The Bridgton News, July 17, 2014

Sailing report: It’s all about the weather (Continued from Page C) ing rounding at the second mark. Leg three was a close reach, and it was Windlord out ahead, then Hat Trick with a gang of contenders not far back, and Rampage coming on fast.

In the end, the first three positions were the same as last week — Windlord, Hat Trick, Rampage. Yup, it’s all about the weather! Just ask

Lady Luck.

On to next Tuesday then!

Final Results: 1. David and Elizabeth Eddy, Mike Tynzek on Thistle Windlord (race ) 2. Walt Read, Craig Trend, Adam Tsapis on Santana 20 Hat Trick (race) 3. Bob Bean, Hugh Bean and Mike Bray on J22 Rampage (race) 4. Jerry Guyot on a Flying

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(Continued from Page C) 16, Bob Bechtold on 17 and John McInerny on 18.

Plus Points: Kathy Pomroy 11, Bob Bechtold 11, Calvin Colby 8, Ed Jilek 8, Carol Nicol 7, Yolanda Miller 7, Jim Hartshorn 7, Bill Wapenski 7, Dick Arzoomanian 6, Don Champion 6, Faith Bartlett 6 and Henry Middlemiss 6.

Next: Lake Kezar in Lovell.

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Scot (race) 5. Rob Knowles with his son-in-law on Catalina 22 Barbara B (cruising) 6. Sandy Trend on a Sunfish (dinghy) 7. Mike Caron on Flying Scot Sail La Vie (race) 8. Pat Klofas, Mary Build on a Highlander (race).

The Lake Region Sailing Club invites all sailors to come out to sail on Tuesday nights in Harrison Bay off Lakeside Pines. Races start at 5 p.m.

Or visit www.lakeregionsailingclub.com, and give a call or send an e-mail if you’d like to join. The club is always open to taking a new sailor out on one of the boats.

RACE 2 RECAP The second race of the Lake Region Sailing Club Tuesday Night Race Summer Series began on the evening of Tuesday, July 1, with the starting line set just off the shallow water marks at Lakeside Pines.

Once again, Lakes Region Physical Therapy is sponsoring the 10-race series. Thank you to Pat Klofas, who not only supports the event with trophies but also participates on her vintage hot-red Highlander!

The weatherman was call-

ON A RAMPAGE — Bob Bean raced Rampage (above photo is from the previous race season) to a third place finish in the Lake Region Sailing Club’s second race of the 2014 campaign. ing for sunny skies and very hot, and it was, but fortunately a slight drop in temperatures as the 5-o’clock-starting time approached, bringing with it moderate southwest breezes and generally pretty comfortable sailing conditions. By

race time, winds had swung west, and things had settled in to 8 to 10 knots with gusts into the mid-teens. Perfect!

As is usual, boats start based on their speed rating, the slower boats first, faster boats later, in what is known as a pursuit format. With the handicaps applied at the start, final results equate to the position taken at the finish (Continued from Page C) line. You know how you did through the Loon Echo Land Trust’s Environmental Education right when you cross the finGrants, participants will have an opportunity to get expert ish line. advice on the night sky and view constellations through teleThe first boats set off with scopes and tablets. nice airs, and definite yet 27th Annual Meeting Sunday, Aug. 24, 5 p.m. Join Loon Echo to celebrate 27 years of land conservation. Loon Echo will provide a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres by the lake followed by presentations and a camp-cooked dinner. The annual meeting will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. at Wyonegonic Camps in Denmark. Please RSVP. Visit Loon Echo online at www. loonecholandtrust.org

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This Week’s Game Solutions

somewhat inconsistent shifts.

Typical for westerly airs near the Bridgton shore. The first mark was to the south off Bluff Island, and as is usual when the wind is “in the west,” it was dead air against the Bridgton shoreline so you didn’t want to get too far to that side. With the first mark to the left of the wind, the beat required more time on starboard and less time on port tack. Those that picked the times to take the port hitch well gained on those SAILING, Page C

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Regional sports

July 17, 2014, The Bridgton News, Page C

Freedom of Hills: Old Speck “Oh how do you do, young Willy McBride Do you mind if I sit here down beside your (trail cairn) And rest for a while ’neath the warm summer sun I’ve been walking all day, and I’m nearly done….”

— Eric Bogle, from The Green Fields of France Views from Old Speck’s summit are magnificent! (Photo by Rick Dennen) (1976)

By Allen Crabtree Guest Writer Grafton Notch State Park is a 3,000-acre jewel of mountains, waterfalls and deep gorges. It is located on Maine Route 26 about 12 miles north of Newry, or about three miles past Screw Auger Falls and Gorge.

The portion of the Appalachian Trail from Grafton Notch to near the summit of the fourth-highest peak in Maine, Old Speck (4,170-feet) is a difficult and rocky (read “boney”) trail that taxed the stamina of the Denmark Mountain Hikers on their hike. The AMC Maine Mountain Guide describes the Old Speck trail as steep with a “series of switchbacks with many rock steps,” with “frequent ledgy footing and numberous short descents interspersed through the ascent” including “a fairly steep and rough pitch” near the summit.

Faced with the trail climbing steeply yet again Margaret exclaimed “This is ridiculous!” and we agreed!

We found the trail to the summit to be probably the toughest hike the group has done because of the rocky footing and frequent steep ups and downs.

According to Steve Pinkham in his Mountains of Maine the mountain was originally named Lincoln Mountain for Maine Governor Enoch Lincoln, but the local name of Speckled Mountain prevailed because of the large expanses of exposed ledges that sparkled when water flowed over them. The name was shortened to Old Speck because there are several other Speckled Mountains in the area.

A 40-foot fire tower was first built on the summit of

Four Denmark Mountain Hikers atop the Old Speck observation tower.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree) Old Speck “Standard” trail leaves the trailhead and parking area on the west side of Route 26 and follows the Appalachian Trail (AT) (white blazes) for most of the way to the summit. At 0.1 mile from the road there is a trail junction — the Old Speck/AT continues left and the trail to the Eyebrow Trail diverges to the right.

The Eyebrow is an exposed, crescent shaped cliff face with good views. The left fork (Old Speck/AT Trail) stays lower longer and follows the Cascade Brook for a bit with numerous cascades and small falls, but eventually climbs steeply to rejoin the Eyebrow Trail. At 1.1 miles the Eyebrow Trail and Old Speck Trail join and the main trail continues on to the summit. It follows the ridge for most of the way, alternately climbing steeply then descending steeply. There are two fine open ledges along the way with views to the east and then to the north.

Near the summit the Old Speck Trail ends with the junction with the Mahoosuc Trail at 3.5 miles from the trailhead. The Old Speck summit is 0.3 miles farther on. A steel observation tower at the summit provides won-

derful 360° views.

Directions to the two western trailheads: The west side of Old Speck can be accessed from the Speck Pond or Mahoosuc Notch Trailheads. Both are located on the Success Pond Road, which runs from Berlin, N.H., to Grafton Notch, ME. The Success Pond Road is dirt and from Hutching Street in Berlin. The Mahoosuc Notch Trailhead is 10.9 miles down Success Pond Road on a 0.3mile side road on the right.

The Speck Pond Trailhead is another 1.5 miles from Berlin, 0.8 miles down a right-hand side road.

(Continued from Page C) whose decisions were less in phase with the shifts.

Cathy Grigsby had a very good first leg, rounding first on her Super Porpoise, with Santana 20 Hat Trick a ways back in second. With the wind shifting from southwest to west and back, the second leg wavered between a run and a broad reach. Those who had spinnakers and a comfortable space free of boats The trail follows Cascade Brook for much of the first mile, passing sev- elected to fly the chutes, but eral delightful cascades and small waterfalls.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree) others in heavy traffic elected to stay with the jibs to allow for freedom to maneuver.

It was a logjam at the gybe mark for some folks, and leg three saw a close reach to the leeward mark, with nice smooth puffs assisting. Cathy still held the lead, but Read and Company on Hat Trick were close at hand, and the Eddy Thistle and Rob Knowles’ Barbara B were

coming on, accompanied

by Jerry Guyot and Mike Caron, each soloing on their Flying Scots. Not far back were Sandy Trend and David Stuart each on a Sunfish. Bob Bean’s Rampage was working its way through the fleet with blue and green spinnaker flying, having started last as a handicap for being the fastest boat in the race.

At the final turn, Hat Trick caught up to Cathy Grigsby, and the Eddy Thistle Windlord was close at hand. The beat to the finish still heavily favored starboard tack, but playing the shifts was still important. Windlord went on to cross first. Read’s Santana Hat Trick was second and Bob Bean’s J22 Rampage finished third.

Knowles’ Barbara B was first in Cruising Class, and Cathy Grigsby took first place in Dinghy Class. Full

Old Speck in 1914, upgraded in 1919, and was manned during high fire danger times until 1959 when it was abandoned. About a decade ago a newer steel observation tower was built on the summit by a crew of volunteers from the area at a cost of $26,340. For those who climb the ladder to the top it provides wonderful panoramic views of the Mahoosucs on the southwest, the Presidentials to the north, and Grafton Notch.

Eight Denmark Mountain Hikers climbed the 3.8 miles and 2,720-feet of elevation gain to the summit of Old Speck on June 27, 2014 day.

It took us 3 hours and 40 minutes to ascend and another three hours to descend. Allin-all a very strenous workout. Weather was clear and not too hot, the views from the two ledge overlooks and the summit were superb, and the black flies were devilish, especially at the summit.

Hike facts Old Speck Mountain is

located in Oxford County, Upton, ME. Difficulty – Difficult Trail distance (one way) – 3.8 miles Hiking times (one way) – 3 hours 20 minutes (book time) Elevation – 4,170 feet Vertical gains – 2,720 feet Coordinates – 44° 34’ 27”N 70° 57’22”W Topographic Map – USGS Old Speck Mountain 7.5minute quad Directions to the eastern (Grafton Notch State Park) trailhead: Take Route 26 north from Bethel and continue through Newry and another 12 miles. The Grafton Notch State Park trailhead parking for Old Speck is on the left (west) side of Route 26 about three miles north of the parking lot for Screw Auger Falls. Grafton Notch State Park requests $2 per hiker, and there is self-pay pipe at the trailhead kiosk.

Trail information: The

A steel observation tower at the summit of Old Speck can be climbed, providing fine views in all directions.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree) What to bring: Clothes suitable to the season (hat, gloves, jacket), rain gear, touring poles, sunglasses, water and snacks, personal first aid kit, pocket knife, whistle, matches or fire starter, map and compass, flashlight or headlamp, and cell phone. Let someone know your hiking plans before you leave!

Next: The next hiking column will provide information on Geezer Hike Reprise in the White Mountains, N.H. For the next Denmark Mountain Hikers’ climb, check The Bridgton News community calendar.

LR Sailing Club recap

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Final Results 1. David and Elizabeth Eddy, Mike Tynzek on Thistle Windlord (race ) 2. Walt Read, Craig Trend, Sara Laroux on Santana 20 Hat Trick (race) 3. Bob Bean, Paul Gillis and Chris on J22 Rampage (race) 4. Mike Caron on a Flying Scot (race) 5. Rob Knowles Catalina 22 Barbara B (cruising) 6. Jerry Guyot on Flying Scot Sail La Vie (race) 7. Cathy Grigsby on a Super Porpoise (dinghy) 8. Pat Klofas, Mary on a Highlander (race) 9. Sandy Trend on a Sunfish (dinghy) 10. Ken Davis Hunter 23.5 Catch Me If You Ken (cruising) 11. David Stuart on a Sunfish (dinghy)

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College notes

Hyde MVP award Senior Evander Lenardson of Waterford, son of Eric Lenardson and Jodie Lenardson, recently received the MVP award for his achievement in Track and Field during the spring trimester at the independent, character-based Hyde School in Bath. Head of School Laura Gauld says of the Hyde philosophy, “All students are expected to play sports in three seasons. Hyde’s young athletes are tested daily on their work ethic, stamina, and ability to work together as a team. These individuals are among the finest examples of athletic character at Hyde School.”

EARN THEIR CNA CERTIFICATES — These Lake Region Vocational Center students received their Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certificates. They included: (front row, left to right) Allison Thomas, Melissa Taylor, Tianah Fisher, Ashley Clark and Bridgett Letarte; Instructor Kathiann Shorey, RN, Christina Engstrom, Tyler Davidson, Alex Dennison, Whitney Harriman and Alizah Thayer.

LRVC students prep for future According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation’s population aged 65 and older (senior citizens), comprises over 40.3 million. They represent 12.9% of the U.S. population — that’s approximately one in every eight Americans.

By 2030, there will be about 72.1 million older persons, more than twice their number in 2000 (Administration on Aging).

Job growth may be stagnant in some industries, but health care isn’t one of them.

The health care industry added 23,000 jobs in March

alone, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

What does this mean for teens? As the population ages, the need for care and services will also increase.

Technological developments in the medical industry will also lead to job growth. It’s an exciting time to join this field, and Lake Region’s Vocational Center is an ideal starting point for young people.

Ten students from sending schools, Lake Region High School, Sacopee Valley High School and Fryeburg Academy received their Certified

Nursing Assistant (CNA) certificate from the Maine State Board of Nursing.

Led by Registered Nurse Kathiann Shorey, instructor at the Lake Region Vocational Center who has over 35 years in health care including 20-plus years at Bridgton Hospital, this year-long class provides introductory skills in patient care, medical terminology, patient safety, and technology with a focus on nursing ethics. Participants experience over 160 hours of classroom and hands-on practicums in a skills lab and at Bridgton Health Care

Center and Bridgton Hospital to prepare for the statewide CNA exam.

Shorey has an impressive 100% State Board Exam pass rate at the end of the school year. Over 70% of these high school students attend post-secondary education programs in a health-related field or continue working as a CNA. If you’re interested in attending the next open house or to learn more about the Health Occupations Program, contact Kathi Shorey at: kathiann.shorey@lakeregionschools.org

Nine graduate from Birthwise

Birthwise Midwifery School in Bridgton Maine proudly graduated nine students on June 21.

The 2014 graduates are from various parts of United States and Canada and all will be continuing on their journey of Midwifery.

Birthwise Midwifery School is a small, private institution founded in 1994 in Bridgton. Birthwise is a comprehensive, three-year education program for aspiring Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs), accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council and licensed by the State of Maine Department of Education.

Birthwise has been approved by SEVIS for enrollment of international students, and students are eligible to apply for Federal Student Aid through the U.S. Education Department (FAFSA).

Graduates included: • Christine Solberg has recently purchased a farm in

Madison, Wisc., and will be living there with her husband and two daughters, assisting local midwives and starting a home birth practice in the coming years.

• Elizabeth Syrotuik is continuing her education in Washington State and plans on eventually returning to her home province of Ontario.

• Claudia Berns has moved back to her home state of Minnesota, and plans to become a family nurse practitioner in conjunction to practicing midwifery.

• Fiona Schubeck will be continuing her midwifery training in Haiti and back in Washington State, where she plans to practice.

• Bethany von Bezold is continuing her midwifery education at The Birth Cottage in New Hampshire for the next year, and then

plans to return to Canada to practice midwifery.

• Teresa Cramer, CPM, passed the NARM exam this February, becoming a CPM, and is currently assisting midwives in western Massachusetts, working toward beginning her own practice • Anna Buhler, CPM, finished her training in Pennsylvania and passed the NARM exam this February,

becoming a CPM. She is currently deciding on where she would like to start her home birth practice.

• Jaqxun Darlin will be moving to Portland, Oregon to help start a clinic with a naturopathic doctor. The clinic will have an emphasis on transgender health. Jaqxun would also like to continue on to become a family nurse practitioner.

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BIRTHWISE GRADUATES — Pictured are: (left to right) Christine Wanezek Solberg, Elizabeth Syrotuik, Claudia Berns, Lauren Romero, Fiona Schubeck, Bethany von Bezold, Teresa Cramer, Anna Buhler and Jaqxun Darlin.

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Brandon Denison of Harrison graduated from the New England School of Communications (NESCom) in Bangor with a bachelor’s of science degree in Communications Technology. Family and friends gathered on May 10 in the Newman Gymnasium on the campus of Husson University in Bangor to honor 120 graduates receiving their degrees.

Thomas Kenneth Yates of East Baldwin earned a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration from Stonehill College (Easton, Mass.). The college’s commencement ceremony was held on May 18.

Monica Couvillion of Sebago, a member of the Class of 2016, has been named to the Marist College (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester.

Lucy Fowler of Casco has earned an Enrichment Scholarship from Keene State College (N.H.). This scholarship recognizes first-year students who display high academic performance. Merit awards are determined from a review of students’ applications for admission to Keene State.

Kayla J. Turner was named to the Dean’s List at Colby College in Waterville for her outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2013-14 year. Students whose grade point averages were 3.7 or higher were named to the Dean’s List. Kayla, a member of the Class of 2015, is the daughter of Cynthia Turner of Norway and Gregory and Sara Turner of Waterford.

USM Dean’s List The following part-time, in-state students have been named to the University of Southern Maine Dean’s List for the 2013-2014 academic year.

In order to be named to the list, students must earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours for two semesters. Those named include: Bridgton: Benjamin J Williamson Casco: Alice M Bradeen Harrison: Katrina Ann Dailey Raymond: Christina Ann Leslie Sweden: Stefanie Elisabeth von Kannewurff-McKeith Brownfield: Eliza H Burdett Fryeburg: Timothy John Atwood.

UMO Dean’s List The University of Maine at Orono recognized 2,130 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2014 semester. Of the students who made the Deans List, 1,730 are from Maine, 338 are from 30 other states and 62 are from 24 countries other than the United States.

Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for spring 2014, completing 12 or more credit hours in the semester and earning a grade point average of 3.5 or higher: Bridgton: Karen Lewis, Bryanna Plummer, Joseph St. Cyr, Wesley Sulloway, Michael Triglione Casco: Shannon Brenner, Leona Kluge-Edwards, Jeremy Leavitt, Corey Morton, Christian Oren Harrison: Kyle Forsythe Naples: Savannah DeVoe, Maude Meeker, Ryan Skillern, Haley Vaudreuil Raymond: Benjamin Algeo, Drew Gagnon, Megan Stevenson Sebago: Kathryn Cutting West Baldwin: Christina Metcalf Brownfield: Catherine Gillette, Tyler Hill, Ian Shea Denmark: Logan Gerchman Fryeburg: Aubrie Howard Hiram: Benjamin Mayhew Lovell: Walker Day, Janna Kurnick, Austin Ward Waterford: Mariah Kimball, Jaidyn Rice.

New England School of Communications honors The New England School of Communications in Bangor has announced the spring 2014 Honors List: Alan Wardwell of Raymond earned the distinction of being named to the High Honors List.

Brandon Denison of Harrison earned the distinction of being named to the Honors List.

Rebecca Grondin of Raymond earned the distinction of being named to the High Honors List.

Opinion & Comment

July 17, 2014, The Bridgton News, Page D

Dark Side of the Sun

by Mike Corrigan BN Columnist

On second thought

It’s never too early to start shopping for Christmas, you know. But, you say, what do you get for the man who has everything?

Whatever you get for me, thank you! You shouldn’t have.

Really, I don’t need it. Because isn’t it obvious that the perfect gift for the man who has everything is… nothing?

Just in case you’re still stuck with a greedy man, or child, and with Christmas only five and a half months off, here are some real products you can buy, though God knows why you would: 1. The Kipling Alcatraz II Backpack, “a folding roller with backpack straps and a pocket for your laptop.” This is clearly for the kid who has everything (including rich parents), and now needs someplace to store the stuff. And the best part? It’s only $229. Just. Only. For that price, if the kid flunks out, you can send the backpack to college.

2. The Boosted Board, a battery-powered skateboard with, I guess, front wheel drive or something. Says here you can go 20 miles an hour on the thing, at least until you die. And the best part? The price. $1,995. Just! Only! For a skateboard!

Get two!

3. The BabyZen Yoyo Stroller, lightweight and maneuverable. And the best part? The price! Just $399. Only! Your kid will be the envy of all the other neonatal yuppies.

4. The F-Type R Coupe from Jaguar. Just $99,000! Only!

Slap a big red ribbon on top of that beauty! Or, buy her a sporty little Ferrari California T for just $198,000.

5. The 998 Independence Day Sneaker, made for J Crew at a factory right here in Maine — which I’m guessing is the last time anyone in Maine was allowed to touch a pair. Just $175! For sneakers! Only! Suitable for bronzing, I guess. Or gold-plating.

6. Sugaree’s Pecan Pie, made with many pecans plus lots of butter and lard, for optimum healthfulness. $40, and cheap at the price. Eat this pie in one sitting and you won’t have to worry about shopping, ever again.

7. You can also buy an authentic 39-foot Viking ship “reproduction” for $540,000. The Viking Ship Museum in Denmark will throw in a pair of oars, free. Now, really, that is one thoughtful gift. You can get a fleet and go conquer England again.

8. The Bison Airlighter is guaranteed to light your charcoal. Or you can just burn the $100 bill and not get the lighter.

Your choice.

Well, that ought to get you started… If these items seem a bit pricy, check Reny’s. Just as high quality, not a $300 backpack in the place, and they sell gizmos so unusual there that nobody’s ever figured out what they’re supposed to do.

Letters One less bottle

To The Editor: What’s wrong with buying bottled water?

Summer is finally here.

You are headed out for a hike/day at the beach and

want to stay hydrated so you grab a new bottle of water from the fridge and throw it in your backpack. What’s wrong with that?

To start, making all those plastic bottles uses a lot of crude oil. Manufacturers use 17 million barrels of crude oil to make the 29 billion water bottles the U.S. consumes a year. That’s enough oil to keep a million cars going for 12 months.

To get a sense on a per

CELEBRATING THEIR 70TH — Richard and Alice Fogg of Naples recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.

Living on fumes of greatness

Only men over 60 have do violence on our behalf, but ever been subject to the we don’t have a government military draft in America. that either appreciates them or Knowing you could be forced knows how to use them. by government to fight in a I hate to point this out, but

by Tom McLaughlin war focuses one’s attention on we’re not just getting fat, dumb what’s happening in the wider and lazy anymore. We’re there BN Columnist world beyond the peaceful and we have been for some shores of the Unites States. time now. Obesity is epidemToday, however, our military ic. We don’t know much about is all volunteer. Fewer than history, geography, civics or 1% of Americans serve now and that’s been true for decades. anything else, and more than 90 million of us have dropped out If you don’t want to, you don’t have to. Is that a good thing? of the workforce. The evidence is overwhelming that our citiI’m not so sure. zenry is in serious decline. Consequently, so is our nation. More Americans under 60 have led a remarkably pampered life and more of us are dependent on government entitlements and, by world historical standards. They’ve grown up in the most due to our ignorance of simple arithmetic, we are unaware that powerful country the world has ever seen and have never been those expensive programs are mathematically unsustainable. forced to seriously consider how brutal other humans can be. Bankruptcy looms, but we keep on spending as if it weren’t.

Some have paid attention to what goes on elsewhere. Some We keep reelecting a government that is a reflection of us. have studied history and have come to understand that the No surprise there. Paradoxically however, opinion polls indicate Pax Americana we’ve known is more the exception than the that we don’t approve of the government for which we keep rule. Most, however, never consider Orwell’s observance that: voting. Why do we continue to reelect congressmen, senators “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because and a president we dislike? Is it because they tell us what we rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” We want to hear as if it were true? Perhaps the lyric in the Sheryl don’t appreciate how fortunate we are to have been born in Crow song applies here: “Lie to me. I promise, I’ll believe.” late-20th-century America. We still have rough men ready to FUMES, Page D

Front Row Seat

bottle basis, imagine a water bottle filled a quarter of the way up with oil. That’s about how much oil was needed to produce the bottle. It also takes a lot of water to produce a water bottle — it takes three times the volume of water to manufacture one bottle of water than it does to fill it.

Water bottles can be recycled into many usable items, such as clothes, synthetic decking and playground

equipment, but most are not.

They end up in landfills and the ocean, causing terrible pollution problems.

Did you know that up to 47.8% of the bottled water we buy is actually just repackaged tap water? The best solution to bringing water on your hike/day at the beach is to bring tap water in a reusable water bottle.

This will save you money and help conserve our natural resources.

(• Sources National Geographic and Huffington Post) Heather Rorer Bridgton Recycling Committee

Thank you

To The Editor: The Friends of the Bridgton Public Library would like to thank the many book browsers and buyers who made the used book sale a huge success. It’s great to know we have so many readers and library supporters in the area. We hope many of you will return for the Aug. 2 sale (rain date Aug. 16).

Betsy Morris, President Friends of the Bridgton Public Library

The Right Stuff?

ENTER THE RACE! — Lion Jon McGowan (standing left) is prepping his team and getting their bed ready for the Bridgton Lions First Bed Race. The race will take place on Saturday, July 26, at 4 p.m. at Stevens Brook Elementary School. For team entry information, go to www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/bridgton or contact Race Chairman Al Glover at 647-5163. Deadline for entry is July 22 at 5pm. Pictured with Jon are Jeremiah Palmer (standing right) and Dylan Riley (on the bed).

To the Editor: Mr. Paraschak — you got some good ink in The Bridgton News taking on that nasty issue of parking spaces. We needed a man who is photogenic. Please know that you and your town office staff are parking in the wrong place. You and the staff should be parking next to the museum. Walk!

Prior to his departure, His Majesty, Derik Goodine, had the lines and spaces painted in front of town hall. He neglected to have the four spaces closest to the front door (towards the west) identified for customers. They were left unidentified. Early

every morning, those spaces are sucked up by the town manager and the office staff.

As previously stated, I believe His Majesty has a form of mental defect. He had the first four spaces to the east of the front door identified for customers of the town office. Unfortunately, those spaces are directly in front of the United States Post Office, and after nearly 20 years of postal patrons using those spaces for the post office, compliance is highly unlikely. It was a waste of paint and money.

Maine has the highest percentage of elderly citizens in the U.S. It is insensitive, unprofessional, selfish, egotistical, arrogant, and cruel for you and your staff to monopolize the four parking spaces closest to the front door of the town office.

Those spaces should be for customers. Park next to

the Museum, and walk.

Kindest regards, Tom Yarcheski PS: Mr. Goodine never recovered the sand on Heritage Hill Road. He had lots of excuses consistent with his “can’t do” attitude.

Be creative! Hire some teenagers, give them brooms and shovels, and teach them the discipline of work. Spend a little money now, or spend a lot of money later. Or, is this an Earth Solutions/P&K Sand and Gravel conspiracy?

Welcome to Naples. Let’s see if you’ve got the right stuff.

The road to serfdom

To The Editor: The government can’t really help people by giving them things. In order to help LETTERS, Page D

Medicare nugget

By Stan Cohen Medicare Volunteer Counselor Durable medical equipment (DME) is covered under Medicare Part B as long as it is provided by a Medicare-approved supplier. DME includes items like walkers, wheelchairs, power scooters, hospital beds, diabetes self-testing equipment, home oxygen equipment and certain nebulizers.

In most cases, items used for convenience rather than medical necessity aren’t covered under Medicare.

Also not covered are medical supplies, such as catheters, that are disposable and thrown away after use. An exception to this is that Part B does cover lancets and test strips for diabetes. Another exception to this rule is that if you qualify for Medicare-covered home health care, certain disposable items, such as intravenous supplies, gauze or catheters may be covered.

For oxygen equipment, after your 36-month rental period ends, you will no longer have to pay a rental fee, even though the supplier will continue to own the equipment. You can keep the equipment for two additional years as long as your doctor says it is still medically necessary. In most cases, your supplier must continue to keep your equipment in good working condition and provide supplies, parts and maintenance free of charge. If you own your own equipment, Medicare will help pay for oxygen contents and supplies.

Stan Cohen, a Medicare volunteer counselor, is available for free, one-on-one consultations by appointment only. Call 647-3116 to arrange for an appointment.

Opinions

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Changes coming for this America

More than 52,000 Hispanic children and another 39,000 women with children have crossed the U.S. border in the southeast. Coming mainly from Central America, they say they are driven out by dire poverty and criminal and police brutality. The estimate is that the number will reach 90,000 by the end of the year and 148,000 in 2015. The immigrants’ plan is to find salvation here and later bring their families up.

Not going to happen, the White House warns, and seeks $3.7 billion for improved security and humanitarian conditions along the border.

Those are the current headlines on immigration, an issue that seems to have paralyzed Congress and badly confused the public. All agree that the influx of foreigners needs urgently and wisely to be managed. But how? The choices made now — if, in fact, ever made — will shape

our politics, economy and culture for years to come.

First, a few facts: Despite vast expenditures and blather, our borders are hardly “sealed off.” Witness the current “Children’s Crusade.” The country harbors maybe 12 million illegal aliens — many of whom have become respectable residents imbedded in their communities but fearing deportation if they come forward. Congress and President Reagan gave amnesty to over three million of them in the 1980s — a measure that is now anathema to the Tea Party Right.

The inadequate American education system requires that we import persons with special skills = 13% of the annual total arrivals. We also have a humanitarian obligation to take in refugees from regions of strife and disaster = maybe 17%. Two-thirds of total admittances, however, are family members of immi-

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shreds this dream with the appearance of compassion.

If the government really wants to help people attain a better life, government must do a U-turn on the road to serfdom. The only way to truly eliminate poverty is to re-build the private economy within a free market capitalist system (centrally controlled crony capitalism only insures poverty and provides a widening gulf between the poor and the wealthy). Government must give up its conceit that it can do things better than the private sector. The reason government is so ill-equipped to handle economic growth is that growth of government is dependent on taking resources out of the productive economy and squandering those assets on non-productive government growth. Government

(Continued from Page D) one person by giving them stuff, the government must first hurt someone else by taking the stuff away from them.

This is the essence of the welfare state. Unfortunately, the ultimate result of the welfare state is serfdom for the many and opulence for the few.

The politicians who push the welfare state can’t solve the problem of poverty because their power is based on the dependence of the poor. It is this enforced dependence that robs the poor of their ability to attain the American Dream.

A family, a job, a home and the blessings of liberty are the essence of the American Dream. The welfare state

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES PUBLIC HEARING The Naples Board of Appeals will be holding a meeting on July 29, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Office Building. On the agenda:

ented chef at the controls. I see only squabbling and selfinterested amateurs preparing the future servings.

Can anything be done to control the flood? Two options face us: One is the slowing of the U.S. economy, which will change Latino perception of this land of opportunity.

That’s not a choice anyone would pick.

The other tactic would be to strengthen the economies and societies of the sending nations. Economic development will mean creating jobs, improving education and health (the kinds of things we ought to be doing up here for our own people) and most important, but rarely discussed, slowing population growth by making contraception and abortion cheaply available.

Otherwise, standby for the deluge.

Henry Precht is a retired Foreign Service Officer.

opinions — that’s what they are, opinions. It causes other people to respond, and in the mesh of options we might get solutions to some of the many problems the town, city, state and country has.

I don’t like today’s television — The Walking Dead, Vampires, etc. Most is for young kids. I have about seven to 10 channels that I watch, but I pay $80 a month for 200 channels that I never watch — that’s the way many companies package things.

In Florida, where I reside for three months, we have 50 free channels. In Maine, you To The Editor: I like Tom (McLaughlin). are lucky to have three or I even subscribe to the BN four channels free.

Taxes are higher in Maine in Florida so I can get his for people on fixed incomes,

so they have to parcel their lands to have any extra to survive. In a newspaper report, it was stated that Maine has more older people than Florida. More people in Maine are on fixed incomes and cannot afford to go anywhere; they have a hard time surviving.

I still will subscribe to the BN for Tom’s opinions because our Freedom of Speech gives us this right. I will accept his opinion, will not down him, but try to build on constructive opinions toward a better future in our time.

Frank Haddad Sr. Bridgton

Small World

by Henry Precht BN Columnist grants (children, spouses, parents, brothers, sisters.)

In 1970, first generation immigrants in our population totaled 9.6 million; in 2007 the figure was 38 million. In 1970, 60% of foreigners were from Europe; in 2000 the figure fell to 15%. The top sending countries in 2006 were Mexico, China, Philippines and India.

The states with largest (over 200%) increase in immigrants (1990-2000) were N.C., Ga., Nev. and Ark. Maine’s immigrants increased 1.1%.

Plainly, this immigrant surge will work major changes in the lives of settled Americans. If a liberal immi-

gration bill (i.e., with some sort of amnesty) is passed by Democrats over Republican opposition, many Hispanics will give their votes to the former for many elections ahead, especially in states now dominated by Republicans, e.g., Texas, Ariz., Fla. and other southern states.

The enlarged ranks of newly-arrived consumers will be stimulating for the economy. At both the skilled and unskilled ends of the employment spectrum, however, traditional American workers will find competition for jobs much intensified. Men and women who are out of

growth is a drag on the economy’s ability to grow.

Preserving and protecting the life, liberty and property of the individual American is the stated reason for government’s existence so, it is incumbent upon government to remove impediments to the growth of the economy. The government must return to law based on the Constitution and not on the whim of the members of the various branches of government, who think that they can interpret or create law outside of the constraints of the Constitution because they, in their wisdom, can divine the meaning of a “living” Constitution with unlimited variables.

No system of government

can guarantee the uniformity of result (not for lack of trying but because the effort is like herding cats), however, a Constitutional Republic buttressed by a free-market economy is proven to give the best result for the most people. For those who may fail, a helping hand based on the maximum participation possible by the needy in their own help is the formula for success.

Jock MacGregor North Sebago

I like Tom

M.S.A.D. #61

TOWN OF FRYEBURG

DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS

THE GRAUSTEIN PARK TENNIS COURTS IN FRYEBURG WILL BE CLOSED FOR RESURFACING FROM MONDAY, JULY 28, 2014 THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2014.

TOWN OF BRIDGTON

2) An Application for a lot setback reduction for property located on 31 Scenic View Drive, Map U10, Lot 25, submitted by Diane Monaco.

3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

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PUBLIC NOTICE Agenda

Casco Zoning Board of Appeals July 21, 2014 Casco Community Center 940 Meadow Road 7:00 P.M.

1. Approve Minutes of February 24, 2014.

2. Timothy Richardson has filed an application for Dimensional Variance to permit construction of a 30'x50' garage behind the existing garage. Applicant has requested a 50' reduction from the required 80' front setback to allow a 30' front setback for siting of the new structure.

The property is known as Map 25, Lot 16, and is commonly known as 413 Roosevelt Trail, and is located in a Commercial District.

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS DEPOT STREET IMPROVEMENTS TOWN OF BRIDGTON, MAINE Sealed bids for the project named above will be received at the Town Manager’s office, Bridgton Town Hall, 3 Chase Street Suite 1, Bridgton, Maine 04009, until 12:00 noon (prevailing time) on Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. Thereafter, bids will be opened in public and read aloud.

Construction is expected to begin on August 25, 2014, and be substantially complete no later than November 15, 2014.

Specifications and bidding documents may be obtained in person from Milone & MacBroom, Inc., 100 Commercial Street, Suite 417, Portland, ME 04101, on or after 2:00 p.m., July 15, 2014. The documents may be examined at the Bridgton Town Hall, 3 Chase Street Suite 1, Bridgton, Maine 04009 on or after this date. A one hundred and twenty-five dollar ($125.00) nonrefundable payment is required for each set of documents, made payable to Milone & MacBroom, Inc. Any questions concerning the project named above should be directed to the following: Dustin Roma, Milone & MacBroom, Inc., (207) 541-9544 or dustinr@miloneandmacbroom.com A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the project site on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. Attendees should meet at the Depot Street Municipal Parking Lot. This project is being partially funded by HUD Community Development Block Grant funds. Davis-Bacon Federal Wage Rates apply to this project, please take notice to the wage rate determination attached to the bid documents.

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1) An administrative appeal regarding the Harbor Master’s May 12, 2014 approval of Mooring #LW70

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work become natural recruits for drugs and crime. Study harder, learn Spanish will be among the positive lessons.

Throughout our history, we have foreseen big, complex problems coming, but done little on nothing to mitigate them. It was commendable to free African slaves; it was tragic that they were thrust into American life without adequate preparation. We understand now that inequality is increasing between the few rich and the many poor; nothing is done with taxes or other instruments to level the economic and social arenas.

Money is allowed to play a role in politics; one-man onevote is no longer the rule.

It would be a great blow of unpredictable scope to our national values if massive numbers of people from totally different backgrounds overwhelm our systems. The melting pot doesn’t work on automatic pilot; it needs a tal-

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARING The Bridgton Planning Board will conduct a Public Hearing at the Bridgton Town Office, Three Chase Street, Suite 1, Bridgton, Maine, on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, beginning at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following application: Vista Investments LLC/Criterion Development LLC Cottages at Willett Brook — An Age-Restricted Community 234 South High Street/22 Courtyard Circle; Map 9 Lot 27A 60 Housing Units/Garage and Storage Buildings/Club House The application is available for viewing at the Bridgton Town Office Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

All interested individuals are invited to attend at the above place and time to present any comments. The Board reserves the right to conduct any other routine business as necessary.

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MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT #61 INVITATION TO BID SCHOOL BUS BID – BID #072014 Maine School Administrative District #61 is currently seeking sealed proposals for furnishing the District with one (1) minimum 14-Passenger with Wheelchair Lift, Type-A School Bus, as specified in the attached proposal and specifications. Bids will be received at the Central Office, MSAD #61, 900 Portland Road, Bridgton, Maine 04009, until 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.

Bids must be in a sealed envelope, clearly marked “School Bus Bid 072014” in the lower left-hand corner. Bids received after 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 29, 2014, and bids received by facsimile will not be accepted.

Delivery is to be made as close to August 1, 2014, as possible and shall be F.O.B. destination. Bids are to indicate anticipated delivery date and must be valid for seventy-five days from the opening date.

All equipment offered on this bid shall be new as of the latest available. The dealer will state in its bid the name and model number of the equipment it is offering, and will include in its bid a catalogue or brochure marked to indicate the standard factory equipment of the model being bid.

Please direct any questions regarding bid specifications to Mr. Andy Madura at (207) 693-4635.

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Notice to all persons who have attended MSAD #61 and received Special Education services and who were born between January 1980, to June 30, 1987 MSAD # 61 has confidential student records in its possession and will destroy these records after October 14, 2014.

To obtain these records, please contact the Special Education Office at 627-4578, ext. 21. Once you have contacted our office to pick up your records please be sure to have a picture ID. 2T29 LEGAL AD

MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT #61 INVITATION TO BID MINI VAN BID – BID #072014

M.S.A.D. #61 is looking for bids on one (1) new mini van for delivery of students throughout the district. The District welcomes proposals from dealers on listed specifications as well as alternative proposals. Bids should include information on vehicles proposed. Bids should include availability. Bids should indicate all and/ or any rebates or discounts available.

Bids will be accepted at the District Central Office, 900 Portland Road, Bridgton, Maine 04009, until 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bids must be in a sealed envelope, clearly marked “Mini Van Bid 072014” in the lower left-hand corner.

Bids received after 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 29, 2014, and bids received by facsimile will not be accepted.

All equipment quoted must be at least equal to the equipment make and model specified and must include manufacturer information and specifications sheets.

Please contact Andy Madura at (207) 693-4635 with any questions regarding this bid.

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MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT #61 INVITATION TO BID GROUNDS EQUIPMENT BID BID #072014 M.S.A.D. # 61 is looking for bids on one (1) new Gator for use on the district athletic fields and on the grounds throughout the district. The District welcomes proposals from dealers on listed specifications as well as alternative proposals. Bids should include information on vehicles proposed. Bids should include availability. Bids should indicate all and/or any rebates or discounts available.

Bids will be accepted at the District Central Office, 900 Portland Road, Bridgton, Maine 04009, until 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bids must be in a sealed envelope, clearly marked “Grounds Equipment Bid 072014” in the lower lefthand corner. Bids received after 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 29, 2014, and bids received by facsimile will not be accepted.

All equipment quoted must be at least equal to the equipment make and model specified and must include manufacturer information and specifications sheets.

Please contact Andy Madura at (207) 693-4635 with any questions regarding this bid.

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Letters The townspeople are plucky (Continued from Page D)

For the confused

To The Editor: Someone came up to me and asked me why I was so mean to Reverend Plaisted, Henry Precht and Cindy Alden in my last letter to the editor. Well, truth be known, those three writers, along with Mike Corrigan (and others who write less frequently) are, of course, my very favorite writers in The Bridgton News with whom I rarely have a single word of dispute. I do think the Reverend Plaisted is an excellent prophet — not deluded in the least — and old age is a time when one can feel less constrained to “tell it exactly how they/we see it.” Not that some of us still do worry about what will happen to us in our dotage if we speak our truth to those who appear to have more money and power than ourselves. Alas, Social Security doesn’t entirely provide for our safety net. And, as someone who had to learn the hard way, some of us did speak up even when we

Editorial note: The Bridgton Weekly enough animals jest itchin’ to git a blade of News made its initial appearance under green grass to eat. the editorship and ownership of Maj. H.A. Local note excerpt: The Nelson estate on Shorey just 90 years ago this week as one Long Lake, Harrison, recently purchased by of many business enterprises to spring up in Mr. and Mrs. Robert Abendroth of Towson,

by Janine Francisco town following the Civil War. In his editoMd. has been organized as Camp Ticawa for rial column, the Major announced the purboth boys and girls and will be operated this Bridgton Historical Society pose of the NEWS as being to excel all other season. The camp will offer a specialized papers in news pertaining to the area and to program of instruction in reading and writfurnish a paper of great literary merit or one ing in addition to the customary schedule of that would vie with the metropolitan press in camp crafts and athletic and water activities. giving the latest foreign and general news. Without references to the problem News item excerpt: Harrison Mutual Fire Insurance Co., which is observof getting the newspaper underway, the publisher stated that, “In deciding to ing its centennial this year, will be hosts for a 100th anniversary dinner permanently locate in this place and to become identified with its interests, as Saturday, to be held at the Wyonegonic Inn, North Bridgton. The company’s the publisher of the local newspaper, we have presumed that the people are original charter was approved by the Maine Legislature on March 5, 1859 enterprising and plucky, and that they so fully appreciate the advantage accru- for the purpose of insuring property in the town of Harrison against loss or ing to the property holders and businessmen of the town by the establishment damage by fire and lightening. Subsequent amendments have permitted the of a local paper here, that there can be no questions of the success of the enter- company to expand its area of coverage to include neighboring towns, then prise. The community is abundantly able to give the NEWS good support and Cumberland and Oxford counties, and finally in 1937 approval was granted to make it a live, influential and racy paper, which shall be creditable alike to to operate in the entire State of Maine. its publisher and the enterprising citizens of the enterprising town.”

Notice: Due to rising operating costs and the completion of many necesNews item excerpt: The Lobster Claw on Route 302 has been purchased sary improvements, and in spite of the generous contribution from the Town

by Marshall H. McGrath and Virginia M. McGrath of Miami, Fla., and Cape of Bridgton, the hospital continues to operate at a loss. For many years, the Elizabeth from the estate of the late Claire Mitchell. The McGraths plan to Bridgton Hospital has stood ready to serve the community when general move to Bridgton in the near future and will operate the restaurant. hospital, accident and obstetric services are needed. The Bridgton Hospital News item excerpt: Over two inches of rainfall in Bridgton Tuesday is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to handle emergencies and rouand melting snow swelled the lakes, brooks and marshes in this area and tine care. Hospital care costs many times more now than it has in the past. caused concerns, by town officials about flood conditions. According to H. Operating costs are much greater. At times, occupancy is low, at other times Dayton Benway, town manager, part of the dam at Pondicherry Mill, now the the hospital is filled to capacity. There is no way to determine anticipated Bridgton Machine Shop, washed out and a part of the Bisbee Mill wooden income. Hospital rates locally are less than in most places and the care given gates, now owned by Charles Fadden, gave way, relieving pressure in the patients by the nursing staff is excellent. village.

Don’t miss the 4th Annual Bluegrass Festival at Narramissic on Saturday, Local note excerpt: Also with Easter over, the women folks can git busy Aug. 2, from 3 to 7 p.m. Featured bands: Jerks of Grass, Mountain Emergency with their spring housecleanin’, while the men folks git out their rakes an’ and Backporch Bluegrass. Burgers, hot dogs, homemade fries, beer, soda and clean up the yards as the green grass is a startin’ to poke thru. It won’t be no desserts will be sold. Cost is $15, while children under 12 free. The festival time at all before they will have to start a mowin’ lawns. We always have will be held rain or shine.

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Denmark 207-452-2091 Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscape Organic lawn & garden maintenance TOWING Shoreline restoration Creative stonework, property watch Stuart Automotive Snowplowing & sanding Free Junk Car Removal 207-693-6646 www.clementbros.com 838-9569

Handy Hands Property Maintenance TREE SERVICE Comprehensive custom service Caretaking – long or short term Q-Team & Cook’s Tree Service A-Z/lot clearing to structure & Removal-pruning-cabling-chipping 647-8291 grounds care Stump grinding-bucket work-bobcat Southern Maine Retirement Services Crane-licensed & fully insured McHatton’s Water Damage Spec.

Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Q Team 693-3831 or Cook’s 647-4051 Life and Long-Term Care Insurance Drying and Flood recovery Toll free 207-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com 150 Main St., Bridgton 1-866-886-4340 In-house financing available Credit cards accepted Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice www.mchattonswds.com Complete tree service – free estimates KENNELS Bridgton 647-2822 1-800-850-2822 Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Bridgton Veterinary Kennels Licensed and insured REAL ESTATE Boarding Utility and Landscape Arborist Route 117, Bridgton, Me. Waterford ME – 583-2474 Chalmers Real Estate Tel. 647-8804 100 Main St., Bridgton VETERINARY Tel. 647-3311 LAWN CARE Bridgton Veterinary Hospital Lakes Region Properties Small Animal Medicine & Surgery North Country Property Services “At the Lights in Naples” Rt. 117, Bridgton, ME 647-8804 Lawn Care Waterfront, Residential Property Management Commercial & Land Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital www.ncpsllc.com 207-713-0675 207-693-7000 Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Route 302, Fryeburg LOGGING Oberg Agency 207-935-2244 Residential, Business, Lake Shore Morgan Construction & Logging Norway Veterinary Hospital Property Logging/trucking/lot clearing/exc.

Naples Clinic 132 Main St., Bridgton D.E.P. & C.L.P. Certified Corner Rte. 302 & Lambs Mill Rd. Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858 Bridgton 595-4971

By Appointment 693-3135 Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

LP GAS Bridgton Bottled Gas LP Gas Cylinders/Service Route 302 Bridgton 207-647-2029

MASONRY D & D Masonry Chimneys/fireplaces/walks/etc.

Fully insured Free estimates Darryl & Doug Hunt 693-5060

ROOFING BLH Roofing & Painting Metal, Rubber, Asphalt New roofs & repairs For all your construction needs Bryan 207-232-5138

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

Rozzie May Animal Alliance Low-cost spay/neuter www.rozziemay.org - Conway, NH By appointment 603-447-1373

WELDING Iron Man Welding/Metal Sales Fabrication and repairs No job too small Construction – homeowners or business Lge. inventory steel/metal in stock/spec. order 647-8291

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Page D, The Bridgton News, July 17, 2014 CLASSIFIED DISPLAY ADS Deadline: Friday 4:00 p.m.

CLASSIFIED LINE ADS Deadline: Monday 5:00 p.m.

Classified advertising is sold in this space at the rate of $3.50 for 20 words or less and 15¢ a word over 20. All ads are payable in advance.

Repeats are charged at the same rate as new ads. Ads taken over the phone must be called in by Monday with payment arriving by Tuesday. A charge of $1.00 per week extra is made for the use of a box number if requested. A charge of $1.00 per classified is made if billing is necessary. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriams are charged at the same rate as classified ads. Poetry is charged by the inch.

Classified display is sold at $6.50 per column inch. Classified advertisers must furnish written copy.

The Bridgton News assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors in advertisements other than to reprint that part of any advertisement in which a typographical error occurs. Advertisers will please notify the business office promptly of any errors that may occur, phone 207-647-2851.

Discriminatory Advertising under the Fair Housing Act

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 at 42 U.S.C. 3604(c) makes it unlawful “to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale, or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

CHALMERS INSURANCE &

REAL ESTATE

Part of the Chalmers Group

100 Main Street, Bridgton, ME 04009 Phone: 207-647-3311 Fax: 207-647-3003 www.chalmers-ins.com BN 29

HELP WANTED

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

FOR RENT

FOR RENT

COOK, LINCOLN PUB — (Cornish, Maine). Great opportunity. Thurs.-Sun. approximately 30 hours per week (schedule could be flexible). Pub in a small country inn, serving dinner only, no breakfast. 50-seat pub and 16-room inn.

Experience with fresh garden ingredients from the farm to the table approach a plus. Small staff, great open cooking environment. Job starts immediately. Wage based on experience. Must be a motivated team player, please call Elaine at 233-0230 and leave a message or e-mail innkeeper@corishinn.com

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1990 JCB 4X4 BACKHOE — with extendahoe and side dump bucket. Only 3,300 hrs., formerly city owned for 20 years, no broken glass, no dents. $13,200. Tires 50%. FMI call Eddie at 583-2345.

6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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MAYTAG REFRIGERATOR — & Propane Stove. Great condition. $300 & $350 or $600 for both. Call 452-2583.

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DENMARK — 1 bedroom, 1st floor apartment. Heat/electric/hot water/trash/plowing included.

Peaceful country setting with water views, walk to town beach. Town park is 400 feet away. Full monthly rent is $640 but the rental unit is subsidized by the Maine State Housing Authority based on your monthly income. Your income must be less than $20,700 to qualify. Quiet pets are OK but sorry, no dogs allowed. A $500 security deposit is required. Please call for more information: 508-947-3796.

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BRIDGTON — 3 bedroom house for rent in Bridgton’s Knights Hill Community. Amenities to beach, pool and tennis courts included, 1-year lease required. $875/month plus utilities. Call 207-647-8686 or 321-266-2720. No answer. please leave a message.

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FLAGGERS NEEDED — Free certifications. Jobs in Naples & Casco areas. License & vehicle needed to move between job sites.

For more info call 225-5627. EOE

4t29 COOK WANTED — Camp Tapawingo in Sweden. Full time thru Aug. 30. 647-3351.

2t29 GENERAL MAINTENANCE — helper needed for Camp Encore-Coda in Sweden. May through mid-August, 25-30 hours per week. Basic carpentry skills required. Non-smoking camp.

Contact Peter Jordan at pwjordan1228@yahoo.com tf13 CLEANING PERSON — needed for Camp Encore-Coda in Sweden. Mid-June through late August.

15-20 hours per week, mornings.

Contact James Saltman at: jamie@ encore-coda.com tf11

WORK WANTED

CLEANING & organizing — Local company looking to fill empty slots. Excellent references and free estimates. Please call 207595-1542. tf25 EXCAVATING – Have hoe, will travel. Snowplowing, removal and sanding. Site work, foundations dug, back filling, septic systems, sand, loam, gravel. Call Brad Chute, 653-4377 or 627-4560. tf3

GUNS — Buy, sell, trade. Wanted all military items. Sweden Trading Post, 207-647-8163. Will travel.

SCREENED LOAM — and tf15 firewood. Please call Ron between 4 p.m.-8 p.m. for more information. 6.5 HP TORO LAWN MOWER Call 595-8359.

12t28x — $180 has bagger and front wheel drive self-propelled. 207POWER BOAT — 1972 Century 595-6915.

1t29x V8 inboard. New 360 engine & transmission. New interior, great DOCK SECTION — Used. paint, cover & trailer included. 8’x10’ with hardware. $300. All $6,000. 207-415-2486.

4t29x that’s needed is pipe. 207-5956915.

1t29x FIREWOOD — $225 per cord green. Ask about volume discount. 2 $5 FOR TATTERED – U.S. cord minimum for delivery. 207-925- Flag when purchasing new U.S. 1138. westernmainetimberlands. Flag 3’x5’ or larger. Maine Flag com tf13 & Banner, Windham, 893-0339.

tf46 WESTERNMAINEFIREWOOD. com — Seasoned hardwood. Aged FIREWOOD AND HAY — 12 months or more. Cut, split and Seasoned or green cut, split and delivered. Half cord $140, cord delivered. First cut horse hay; $270. 583-4113 or 595-5029. 4t29x square bales $4.00, round bales RECORD COLLECTION — $40.00. Call Wendell Scribner.

10t28x 600+ mostly big band era. Make 583-4202. me an offer. 583-4589.

1t29x CRAFTSMAN 19 HP — lawn RED’S FIREWOOD — Cut, tractor. Just tuned up & sharpened split and delivered. Any amounts. blades, with garden trailer. $500.

1t29x Call 615-6342 for details. tf35 207-595-6915.

2004 STARCRAFT POP UP — GOT WOOD — Order wood that Camper bought new 2006, used will be ready to burn this fall $250 about 12 nights, stored winters per cord. Call Jack to schedule and most of last few years. Fully your delivery 207-647-8146 or 26t23x furnished, need only clothes. 207-252-4397.

Excellent condition. $3,500 OBO. VEHI­CLES FOR SALE Naples. Call 941-423-3547 or 941661-9321.

2t29x 1972 KARMANN GHIA — sedan, red with black interior. Easy G.B. LOGGING & FIREWOOD ­— Sawed & split to length or tree restoration, Virginia car, slight rust. length, buyer of soft & hardwood Pictures available. $3,200 or best 1t29 stumpage. Free tree removal. $200 offer. Call 207-653-8141. cord. Call Glen at 1-603-662- JESUS IS LORD – new and 4191.

5t27x used auto parts. National locator.

1986 MONTE CARLO BOAT Most parts 2 days. Good used cars.

— 60 hp, runs fine. $1,500. Call Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 tf30 452-2583.

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DAY CARE

ATTENTION

Classified line ads are now posted on our website at NO EXTRA CHARGE! www.bridgton.com

HELP WANTED

FOOD SERVICE ­­— helpers and dishwashers needed for Camp Encore-Coda in Sweden. Full-time.

Mid-June through mid-August.

Contact Keith Cole at 207-3148442. tf21

ABC ACADEMY PRESCHOOL — has openings for the upcoming school year. Class sessions are on Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9 to noon.

Children must be 3 years old by October 15th. Your child will have tons of fun while developing basic fundamentals and working on academics that will be beneficial when starting kindergarten. Est. in 1992 with excellent references.

FMI call Sandy at 647-3040 or 807-0122.

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LICENSED ELECTRICIAN — Apply McIver Electric, 221 tf20 Portland St., 647-3664

Wanted: Candidates to be Direct Support Professionals ~ A Diamond of Supports ~

(Experience preferred but not required)

Good Neighbors, Inc. a provider of services to persons with intellectual disabilities, is seeking motivated individuals to work in a challenging yet rewarding field of work. Experience a plus but not necessary as all candidates will receive extensive training. An attractive benefits package is offered to qualified candidates by the company.

Home Care for Maine, a statewide homecare agency, is seeking caring dependable candidates to assist elders and disabled individuals. PCA/PSS/CNA experience not required. Current openings in: Baldwin, Bridgton, Sebago, Standish, Fryeburg, Hiram, Lovell, Norway, Otisfield and Oxford.

1-800-639-3084 or apply online at: www.homecareforme.org EOE/AAE

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The Bridgton News has a new Staff Position opening in our Advertising Department

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Please send resume: bnews@roadrunner.com; P.O. Box 244, Bridgton, ME 04009 or call 207-647-2851

Public Montessori Kindergarten Teacher Job Posting

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Robert Frost Public Charter School is seeking a Montessori-credentialed educator with a desire to teach in a single-age, public school classroom where the Montessori method is the primary method of instruction.

The ideal candidate will be a MACTE-credentialed Montessori educator, have a commitment to Montessori education in a public setting, and be familiar with Project-Based Learning.

This position involves supporting the Executive Director of MAC and the Network Facilitator of BANC in various administrative and community activities.

Position Type: Full-time, Kindergarten Benefits:

Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years of driving experience and must also have experience operating a log loader. A valid Class A CDL, Medical Card, and clean driving record are also required.

Interested candidates can e-mail: HR@RobertFrostCharterSchool.org

Heavy Equipment Mechanic

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The ideal candidate will: • Be an experience Montessori educator able to deliver the Montessori experience in a single-age classroom.

• Have familiarity with Project-Based Learning • Demonstrate a willingness to collaborate with colleagues to deliver the educational program as outlined in our Charter.

• Have a passion for teaching and developing innovations in public education • Spanish language skills preferred.

Now Hiring Log Truck Driver

Salary is competitive and is based on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications: • Montessori Primary credential from a MACTE accredited program.

• NH teacher certification (preferred) or willingness to obtain NH certification.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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Personal Support Specialists

Salaried with flexible hours.

References and optimism required.

The Mahoosuc Arts Council (MAC) and the Bethel Area Nonprofit Collaborative (BANC) seek a part-time, contracted Communications and Outreach Specialist, for a two-year position – $15 per hour/10 hours per week.

Mahoosuc Arts Council | PO Box 534 | Bethel | ME | 04217

BRIDGTON — Furnished 4-bedroom house, 2 baths. Washer/dryer/ dishwasher. Available July 19-26 and July 26-August, 1, 2014. $1,300 per week. No pets, no smoking. Security deposit. References required.

1-403-986-2210.

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A must for all candidates is to have a High School Diploma or GED, be at least 18 years of age, possess a Valid Driver’s License, and possess basic computer skills.

Seeking Communications and Outreach Specialist

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and resume to: info@mahoosucarts.org by July 24, 2014.

CLEAN, PRIVATE — Peaceful & spacious 1-bedroom apartment near the Bridgton/Sweden line, large kitchen, living room, 2 large walk-in closets, full bath, amazing mountain views. No pets. $775 month, utilities included. 207-5230906.

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BRIDGTON — Furnished 4-bedroom house, 2 bathrooms. Washer/ dryer/dishwasher. Mid-September through June. No pets. No smoking. $850/mo. + utilities. Security deposit and references. 647-2119.

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Familiarity with newspapers, Mac/Apple computers helpful.

Computer literacy essential.

EOE

Job requires a wide range of skills. Opportunity for growth and expansion in the future.

BRIDGTON — Professional office space for rent. 1200 square feet.

Great location near Hannaford/ Dunkin’ Donuts. $1000 month plus heat and electric. 207-415-9166.

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BRIDGTON — Sunny 2-bedroom upstairs apartment, near town center, large yard, $600 + utilities plus security, no pets. Available now. Call 207-890-6663. 3t28x

Starting pay: No experience $9.25/hour — With current certifications in CRMA, MANDT, CPR/FA and DSP or CDS $9.75/hour

Please contact Wanda Millett, Human Resource Manager, at 6478244, ex. 11, to request an application and for more information, or pick up an application at the Central Office at 119 Sandy Creek Road in Bridgton.

Required Experience • Bachelor’s degree • Private or nonprofit administrative experience preferred Required Skills • Excellent communication skills, oral and written • Good computer skills • Proficiency in social media and cloud computing platforms • Creativity to engage online audiences through social media and other outreach mechanisms • Ability to professionally represent the organization(s) in person at events, meetings, and other in-person opportunities, and report back effectively • Proficiency in conducting online research • Position also requires administrative support, copying, contact management, mailings, etc.

Qualified candidates will be: • Adaptable • Flexible • Self-motivated • Community-minded • Creative • Very well-organized

HARRISON — Rental ideal for 1 person. Efficiency apt. in beautiful area. No pets, non-smoker.

Full kitchen and bath. $450 month includes: Heat, electric. 207-4159166. Leave message. tf26

WEEKLY VACATION — lakefront cottage rental on Moose Pond, Denmark, Maine with dock for your boat. Sleeps 5. Fully equipped kitchen. Has Internet and tv. $850/week. Call Jane 603-3219025.

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Applicants must have experience working on logging and/or excavation equipment.

We offer competitive wages and a complete benefit package that includes: - Health & Dental Insurances - Paid Holidays - Simple IRA Retirement - Paid Vacations - Uniforms Qualified applicants should apply within at 65 Bull Ring Road Denmark, ME 207.452.2157 TFCD29

Classifieds

Opinions

July 17, 2014, The Bridgton News, Page D

FOR RENT

FOR RENT

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

FRYEBURG — On Maine/NH line. 1-bedroom apartment, mountain views, cable & Internet provided. No pets. $600 month plus utilities. Call 207-415-1444. 4t27x

BRIDGTON — 16 South High St. Non-smoking, no pets. 2 bedroom apartment, quiet, safe building.

Incudes heat, hot water, off-street parking. Walking distance to Main St., town beach, church. Coin-op laundry on site. $850/month. First, last and security requested. References checked. 207-632-8508.

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RUSTIC CAMP — on Webber Pond in Sweden. 90 feet shorefront, 1.8 acres. $119,000. Call 6478384.

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THOMPSON LAKE — Casco vacation rental. $1500/wk (Sept./ Oct. $1200/wk) 3 bedroom 2.5 bath. Lakefront w/deck. Gas fireplace. No smoking, no pets. 646325-8317. parsonspointcasco@ gmail.com 4t26x CASCO — Completely furnished rooms, heat, lights & cable TV included. $120 weekly. No pets. Call cell, 207-595-4946. tf37

Our business is “picking up” Weekly & one-time pick ups BARNS, BASEMENTS, ATTICS & WHOLE HOUSE CLEANOUTS POWER WASHING

EOWOCD

207-595-4606

Wallboard Specialist

REALESTATE FOR SALE

DENMARK — $120,000 year round log cabin minutes to Shawnee Peak and Moose Pond.

65 Allen Rd., Call David Roberts 207-741-2006 The Maine Real Estate Network.

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Plaster - Drywall

207-515-0415

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Residential / Commercial Repairs – New Ceilings 23 Years Experience Free estimates

142 Main Street Conway, NH 603-447-3611 Metal Detectors

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Saturday Night of Worship July 26 at 6 p.m.

Bridgton Alliance Church

NAPLES — Sat., July 19, 9-1 p.m. Furniture, household & miscellaneous items. 45 Woodland Shores Drives, off Rt. 35, Naples.

1t29x GARAGE SALE — Fri.-Sun., July 18-20, 8-5, rain or shine. 180 Harmon’s Beach Rd., Standish.

Little bit of everything.

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YARD SALE — 420 South Bridgton Rd. Friday-Sunday, July, 18-19-20, 9-5. Lots of PLEASE CONSIDER — miscellaneous items.

1t29x donating gently used furniture, household items and more to MOVING SALE — 15 Saw Mill Harvest Hills Animal Shelter. Lane, Naples. July 19, 20 & 25, FMI, go to our website www. 26, 27, 10-2. Phone 693-9148. harvesthills.org for details or call Everything must go. Free stuff 1t29x 935-4358, ext. 21. tf44 too.

WANTED

YARD SALES

2 FAMILY YARD SALE — Sat. 7/19 9-2, 456 Upper Ridge Rd., (across from Ring Farm) . Canoes, garden tools, plumbing supplies, clothing, antique wicker bassinet, antique sled, much more. 1T29X COMMUNITY — Flea Market, Fryeburg Fairgrounds Sundays 7 a.m.-2 p.m. until August 31.

Expo 1 and outside vendor space available. Info 603-662-3147.

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ESTATE SALE — 66 South High St., Bridgton. Bone china, teacups and saucers, dinnerware, bakeware, cookbooks, small appliances, linens, candles, buttons, fabric, clothes, framed art, doll books, Japanese items, glassware and much, much more. July 19 and 20, 9-3.

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REDS FIREWOOD

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By the cord — Any amount

incognito in maine AKA Karen Erickson, selling her vintage items at The Wonder Store, Route 5, Center Lovell Mon 9-1 (karen’s day) & Thurs-Sun 11-4

124 State Park Road, Naples, Maine 04055 207-615-6342 • pkm177@fairpoint.net

Campfire Wood

Bundled or by the truckload • Delivery available

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ESTATE SALE

66 South High St., Bridgton Bone china, teacups and saucers, dinnerware, bakeware, cookbooks, small appliances, linens, candles, buttons, fabric, clothes, framed art, doll books, Japanese items, glassware and much, much more.

SUNDAY, 7/20/14 • 12 – 3 p.m.

BRANDY POND WATER RIGHTS 585 Roosevelt Trail, Naples

July 19 and 20 • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Call early for

* NOW! Seller Will CONSIDER EVERY OFFER! *

Spring Cleanups

Complete Lawn Care BOOKING NOW FOR 2014 SEASON

207-452-2279

Dir: Naples – Across from Brandy Pond, (Moose Landing Marina)

Reduced to $149K

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YARD SALE — Inside/outside moving sale, every Saturday 95. Antiques, collectables, hydes, (Continued from Page D) chairs, couches, barrels. New stuff every week. 5 Depot St., were younger, had families SEBAGO — $450,000 gorgeous Harrison.

6t29x and didn’t know what the waterfront on Sebago. 162 Safe Harbor. By appointment. Call GARAGE SALE — Antiques, repercussions would be. We David Roberts 207-741-2006 The glassware, linens, prints, furniture naively believed democracy Maine Real Estate Network. 6t26x and lots more. Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5. had been won and we would Rte. 37, 563 N. Bridgton Rd., never slide back into the kind STANDISH — $300,000 Snug Bridgton.

1t29x of feudalism from which we Harbor/Sebago Lake year round home. Call David Roberts 207- MOVING SALE — Sat. & Sun. had escaped to build this 741-2006 The Maine Real Estate 8-3. Harrison. Antiques, furniture, country and that because Network.

6t26x linens, quilts & coverlets, Victorian Jesus and the prophets died & christening dresses, for us, we might be okay.

BUSINESS SERVICES baby glassware, hardware, books on However, with regard to what RON PERRY CARPENTRY — antiques and needlework. 33 I was saying in my We Are Renovations and new construction. Stonehedge Way (off Chapman). The Answer Part III letter 1t29x 35 years of experience, no job too Rain or shine. small or too big. Bridgton, Me. incognito in maine — AKA karen to the editor, I was simply 978-502-7658.

4t28x erickson selling her vintage items playing with Mike Corrigan’s satiric proposal that he would HEAP HAULERS — Towing at The Wonder Store, Rte 5, Center create his own corporation, Lovell.

Maine.

Mon. 9-1 (karen’s service. Cash paid for junk cars. tf28 Mike Inc. based on the sellCall 655-5963. tf12 day) & Thurs.-Sun. 11-4

MOBILE HOME — 14’x76’ 2 bedrooms, 2 baths & den. All appliances included. Immaculate condition. One-car garage with large work area, paved driveway. large lawn, well landscaped.

Within 2 miles of hospital, school and shopping. $55,000 no more, no less. FMI call 650-1111 8 a.m.- IF YOU NEED ANYTHING — 8 p.m.

1t29 cleaned up or hauled off, my trailer is 6’-x-10’. Chuck’s Maintenance, BRIDGTON — 5 acres, beautiful 743-9889.

25t17x Mt. Washington view, driveway, HOUSE — lot cleared, underground power. DEN­MARK $115,000. 207-205-6349. 6t28x Painting, Inc. Inter­ior and Exterior Paint­ing. Also, Paper­hang­ing. 40 years of painting ex­pe­ri­ence. Call for esti­mates. Call John Math­ews, 207-452-2781. tf49

Buying and Offering US Coins Gold & Silver Bullion

YARD SALES

ing of manure, speaking as if I had turned corporate, was now born again to embrace the most malevolent aspects of the corporate culture. I could say, “Well, because I never made the $24 through the sale of my photo cards to buy a share of Mike Inc. Manure corporation, I am now reborn back into the idealistic, reform-minded, naïve troublemaker God intended me to be. When I imagined myself the “born again investor,” I was acutely aware of my ability to rationalize, to sneer, blame, have derogatory, patronizing words come from my mouth so I could quadruple my profits from Mike, Inc.’s manure business. It may be entertaining to watch a fight, drug oneself up on delusions re: power and money but it rarely does more than cause serious brain damage to whatever it is within us that wants to be empathic and cooperative rather than competitive with others.

I do want those who write things in The Bridgton News that give me needed information, hope and inspiration to keep at it and know that I, and I suspect, many others who don’t necessarily write, I do support what they do. Believe it or not, I am equally pleased to learn from the opinion writers with whom I disagree. But goodness gracious, it does appear to me that disdainful, sneering criticism is in vogue these days when what we all need is to be welcomed,

loved, respected and even forgiven. As independent as we are, few of us have the ability to live in a lotus position, totally dependent on the mystical properties of a mysterious God to feed and nurture us. We all need a secure place at the table, mirroring from others of what is best than what is worst in us. We also need forgiveness. Indeed, we do need loving criticism from empathic souls, but to be demonized, declared collateral damage and ostracized for our fallibilities, debts and sins of omission and commission is quite another matter.

I’m not sure any of us learn what we need to learn to feel happy, free, welcomed, creative and respected people from excessive blame, selfish consumerism or from physical, emotional, spiritual, psychological bullying and/or ostracism. In fact, I believe the opposite is true. Indeed, some of us do need to be stopped in our tracks and subject to tough love when we act on hateful and revengeful impulses.

In closing, I am making a public prayer in this newspaper. I know this is politically incorrect, but I’m feeling pretty desperate. In this case, my public prayer is for a couple, close to the age of 70 who have little money and huge gifts to give to us all. They are now being forced to leave their lovely rented apartment, located in a neighboring community, because the house in which their apartment is located, is now up for sale. I could not imagine better tenants or better neighbors. They need an affordable place, where they can survive and thrive for a long time, hopefully forever.

If anyone has an idea, call me at 647-8157 or call Tom or Mary Phillips at 928-9006 or 329-2004. It is true that this couple is one of many in the same situation. However, sometimes we need to start with those we know best and do what we can to widen and deepen expressions of love and justice to all with both prayer and action.

Virginia (Tilla) Durr Bridgton LETTERS, Page D

SEND US YOUR CLASSIFIED AD…

CLASSIFED ADVERTISING RATES: $3.50 for 20 words or less, and 15¢ a word over 20 CATEGORY: ________________________ NAME: ADDRESS:

This is a serious opportunity to buy at a good price, do some updating, and own a 2-bath home with wide views of Brandy Pond in your windows! Fireplace, office/den for guest’s area (small Home Occupation per town guidelines.) A four-season home with water rights to a small sandy beach on Brandy Pond to launch your kayak or canoe. MLS 1095649.

Help Wanted • Work Wanted • Daycare • For Sale Lost & Found • Real Estate For Sale • For Rent Vehicles For Sale • Wanted to Buy • Yard Sales Business Services • Card of Thanks • In Memoriam

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Opinions

Page D, The Bridgton News, July 17, 2014

Barbara M. Marley

Peter Montpelier FORT MYERS, FLORIDA — Peter Montpelier, 75, a prominent Maine banker and native of Norway, died July 2, 2014, in Fort Myers, Florida.

Peter was born on Oct. 15, 1938, in Norway, to Camille and Alice Montpelier. His mother Alice was also a banker and well-known in the community, and she served for many years as an officer of Norway National Bank. Peter grew up in Norway with his brothers, and was educated in the Norway schools. He graduated from Bliss Business College in Auburn. He served in the U.S. Air Forces SAC command, and was stationed at bases in the U.S. and in Marrakesh, Morocco. During his banking career he attended numerous seminars and advanced training courses sponsored by the banking industry.

Peter’s banking career started at the teller’s window of Norway Savings Bank in April of 1965. Early in his employment at Norway Savings Bank he was named the manager of the bank’s first branch office located in Bridgton. He became the treasurer of the bank in 1976, and succeeded G. Freeman Hall as the bank’s 14th President in 1978, the youngest to serve as president of the bank at the age of 40. Under his leadership, in his first ten years the bank expanded by opening branch offices in Fryeburg, Naples, South Paris and Windham, and a broad expansion of the bank’s landmark home offices on Main Street in Norway, which was completed in 1988. Peter retired as president and CEO of the Norway Savings Bank on Dec. 31, 2000, after 22 years in this role.

He stayed on as the chairman of the Board of Directors for an additional five years. At the time of his retirement from the board, the bank was one of the largest Mutual Savings Banks in Northern New England with 10 branches.

Peter served his hometown as a selectman for nine years. He also served in various capacities for the Oxford Hills Area Development Corporation, Norway Revitalization Committee and the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce. He was the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, chairman of the Savings Bank Association of Maine, and served on the Executive Committee of the State Association of Mutual Savings Banks.

Peter married Elaine Richard, of South Paris, on April 20, 1960, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Norway. They had three children, Shelly Shibles, Pam Montpelier and Richard Montpelier. Through the years Peter always looked forward to the month of March when he enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren watching the Red Sox play baseball at spring training in Fort Myers, Fla. Peter is survived by his wife of 54 years, Elaine; his daughters Shelly and husband Brian of Waterford, Pam Montpelier of Fort Myers, Fla., and son Richard and wife Elizabeth of Washington, D.C.; and his grandchildren, Eric Mozynski, Matthew Mozynski, Kimberly Montpelier, Bret Stuart, Ryan Stuart, Caitin Shibles and Amy Brodis. He was predeceased by his parents and brothers George and Lewis.

Visiting hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, July 31, at the Chandler Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, 45 Main Street, South Paris. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 1, at the The First Congregational Church in South Paris, with Rev. Don Mayberry officiating.

The family requests, in lieu of flowers and in honor of Peter Montpelier, that you consider a donation made to the Alzheimers Association, www.alz.org/join_the_cause_tributes.asp, or to the Stephens Memorial Hospital, wmhcc.org, in Norway. Condolences can be expressed at www.chandlerfunerals.com

Neil H. Bryant STOW — Neil H. Bryant, 86, of Stow, died peacefully June 26, 2014 at the Fryeburg Health Care Center with his wife, Jean, by his side. He was born Oct. 27, 1927 in Stow at the family farm. Neil was the only son of Ned H. and Winnie (Lebroke) Bryant.

He spent his younger years working on the farm and in the woods.

On Jan. 5, 1947, he married his only love, Jean E. Hill. As an adult, Neil drove logging truck for Ralston Bennett of Lovell and farmed for Thurston Farms and Hill Farms of North Fryeburg. Upon his retirement, Neil spent many hours tending the vegetable gardens and mowing the many acres of the homestead. He especially enjoyed his daily rides with Jean as his copilot.

Neil was predeceased by his parents, stepfather Fred Harmon; his three sisters, Eleanor Libby, Ruby Watson, and Vera Libby; and his son-in-law Scott Walker.

He leaves behind his wife Jean and their three children, Cathy Trumbull and husband Allan of Fryeburg, Ned Bryant and wife Jackie of Stow and Peggy Jo Walker of Stow. Neil also leaves eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

The family would like to thank everyone at Fryeburg Health Care Center for all the kindness and care given to Neil and Jean.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p m., Friday, July 18th, at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Stow. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Saco Valley Fire Department at 148 No. Fryeburg Road, North Fryeburg, ME 04037, or to the Fryeburg Rescue, P.O. Box 177, Fryeburg, ME 04037. Arrangements are made with Wood Funeral Home, Fryeburg. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.woodfuneralhome.org

CAPE ELIZABETH — Sally Mirick MacAuslan died peacefully on Sunday, July 13, 2014. She was 89 years old and had lived life joyfully, and with tremendous grace and dignity.

Sally was a lifelong learner who inspired others to learn and to find joy in their world. Her passion for knowledge and the arts, and her curiosity for the adventures of family and friends, never ebbed.

Born on September 23, 1924, in Worcester, Mass., Sally was the daughter of George H. and Ruth (Goodnow) Mirick. The family spent summers on their farm in Princeton, where Sally developed a love and curiosity for nature and the world around her. This led her to study Geology and Geography at Mount Holyoke College, where she finished her Bachelor’s degree in three years. After college, Sally performed geological fieldwork in the Rocky Mountains and was employed by Harvard University for the American Geological Society.

Sally also passionately pursued her interest in music. At 15, she was encouraged by her aunt to take singing lessons, and she went on to study piano and voice privately, and then more formally at Mount Holyoke and the New England Conservatory of Music. She studied under some of the most renowned musicians of the day. She had a glorious voice and was a frequent soloist. However, Sally was by nature a modest and gracious person. She was much more interested in hearing about others’ adventures than on dwelling on her own good fortune or considerable talents.

Sally met her husband, Dr. Robert C. MacAuslan in 1947.

Together they had five children whom they raised in Raymond and then Naples. Sally’s family was the primary source of joy in her life and they, in turn, were devoted to her. She quietly supported each of them, and many others; her tolerance and willingness to listen and to understand were legendary. She was admired by so many, frequently welcoming the extended families of her children into her home and her life. She did so with great generosity and an unconditional and giving spirit.

Sally was the Director of the Public Library in Bridgton for many years. She dedicated herself to her work there and showed keen and insightful leadership in improving the building and its services. At the time, the revitalized building was described by a board member as “a monument to Sally MacAuslan, whose spirit, dedication and leadership made it a reality.” Sally also worked at Northern Cumberland Memorial (now Bridgton) Hospital as Medical Librarian. In both of these positions she displayed keen skill, modesty, and a generosity of spirit. She had enormous energy and continued to work part-time at the hospital until the age of 80, when the onset of Parkinson’s disease finally slowed her down.

Sally lived a rich life, full of music, education, and interesting people. She was a tireless leader who served her family and the community through civic and volunteer work. When her children were young, she was Coordinator of the Kennebec Girl Scout Council, and volunteered at the Naples Public Library and with American Field Service (the International Student Exchange Program). She was later a founding member and ongoing board member of the Deertrees (Theatre) Foundation, which restored the theater and allowed the building to return as a regional focal point for the performing arts.

Sally performed in opera at Deertrees and then enjoyed an array of performing arts in the restored building, later in life. She was also a core member of the group that protected and preserved the McLaughlin Garden in South Paris. A one-time president of the Lakes Region Chamber Music Association, Sally also performed with the Maine Opera Guild and with the Maine Choral Arts Society. She loved the years she spent as a member of the Raymond Village Church and Bridgton Congregational Church Choirs.

Beyond her leadership, volunteerism and support of the arts, it was her determination and independence, along with an iron will to carry on in the face of adversity, that made her remarkable. In her final years, she rose every day with grace and dignity, going about a set of daily chores that might include gardening, knitting a scarf for someone in need, or doing countless strength and balance exercises to keep the worst of her disease at bay. She worked hard, with a sense of joy and without complaint. “Life is too short,” she said, “you have to live it to the fullest, make every day count.” In 2013, as a resident of Village Crossing Assisted Living in Cape Elizabeth, she was presented with the “Remember ME” Lifetime Achievement Award by the Maine Healthcare Association, in recognition of her civic leadership.

Sally leaves her son, Joel Mirick MacAuslan and daughter-in-law Rita of Nashua, N.H.; daughter Persis Strong and son-in-law William Turner of Naples, Fla.; daughter Margaret (Meg) MacAuslan and sonin-law Richard Kujawa of South Burlington, Vt.; daughter Martha (Molly) MacAuslan and son-in-law Varney Hintlian of Cape Elizabeth, and son Ian James MacAuslan, of Irvine, Calif. She also leaves a grandson, and seven granddaughters. Sally is also survived by her sister Susannah Mirick Swihart of Casco, and was predeceased by her husband Dr. Robert C. MacAuslan, and her brothers Richard W. Mirick and Albert H. Mirick.

The family would especially like to acknowledge the kindness and compassion of Sally’s caregivers who were so helpful over the last several months.

A celebration of Sally’s life is scheduled for Aug. 16, 2014, at 2 p.m., at the Spurwink Church in Cape Elizabeth. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Maine Parkinson’s Society or to the Deertrees Foundation in Harrison.

Please visit www.advantageportland.com to sign Sally’s guestbook and to leave condolences for the family.

Graveside Service Helen Gioino

A Mass of Christian burial for Helen Gioino will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 19 at St. Joseph Church, 225 South High Street, in Bridgton. Helen and her husband, Thomas (predeceased) lived in Sweden for 30 years. Burial will be at Sanderson Cemetery in Sweden immediately after the Mass.

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Barbara M. Marley, 90, recently of Harrison, passed away in South Paris on Monday, July 14, 2014.

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Rachel A. Tabor SOUTH PORTLAND — Rachel Andrew Tabor passed away peacefully at the South Portland Nursing Home on Wednesday, July 9, 2014.

The only child of George Irving Andrew and Gertrude Brophy Andrew, Rachel Andrew was born in Portland on Aug. 7, 1921.

She grew up in South Windham, where her family ran the L.C. Andrew Lumber Company and graduated from Windham High School in 1938, after which she attended Nasson College in Springvale. Graduating in l942 with a bachelor’s degree and a major in Home Economics, she spent five months as a dietary intern at the North Adams Hospital in Massachusetts.

In November, she joined Maine Medical Center in Portland as a staff dietician, a position she held until 1949 when she accepted a position as chief dietician at Westbrook Junior College.

In October 1951, she married James LeForest Tabor. They had three children: Andrew Davidson, who was born in 1956, Gretchen in 1960 and Thomas Sanborn in 1961.

Rachel was a member of the Junior League of Portland and the Osewantha Garden Club. She did volunteer work at Maine Medical Center and was a director of the South Portland Nursing Association. While her children were in school, she was active in Parent-Teachers Association, serving as president of the Small School PTA. She was also a former member of the State Street Church in Portland.

Initially, Rachel and her husband lived on Deering Street in Portland. From 1953 to retirement, the Tabors made their home on Drew Road in Danforth Cove in South Portland, and built the family cottage on Keoka Lake in Waterford in 1966. Upon her husband’s retirement from Oakhurst Dairy in 1981, the family bought and renovated an 1830 farmhouse in Naples that they had admired for years as they passed it while traveling to and from Waterford.

A dedicated homemaker who enjoyed nature and the outdoors, Rachel and her husband delivered “Meals on Wheels” in the Casco, Raymond and Naples area for many years. They made their final home together in the Applegate community in Falmouth starting in the year 2000, and later resided at The Cedars in Portland starting in 2010. Rachel moved to the South Portland Nursing Home in 2014.

Rachel’s husband James predeceased her in September, 2013.

She is survived by son, Andrew of Cape Elizabeth; a grandson; daughter, Gretchen Heath of Chamblee, Ga; two granddaughters; son, Thomas of Surry.

A private graveside service will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are under the guidance of Hobbs Funeral Home, South Portland. Condolences may be expressed online at www. hobbsfuneralhome.com

Celebration of Life Janet and Tom Valley

A gathering to celebrate the lives of Janet and Tom Valley will be held on Sunday, July 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Campfire Grille in West Bridgton. All friends and family are welcome.

Letters (Continued from Page D)

Above and beyond

To The Editor: For five years, the Ridge Run Walk 5K has been the major fundraiser of the Equine Journeys at Ring Farm Program. We are a not-for-profit organization providing various horse and farm-related programs to individuals, primarily veterans and individuals, with disabilities. Our prizes for the road race are outstanding, and (I humbly believe) are the huge reason runners will come back each year.

Believing in the cause, I put aside my inhibitions once a year and “beg” for prizes from merchants I frequently patronize all year long. There is one exception, and she deserves the First Prize for generosity, initiative and creativity. That goes to Lisa B’s Summer Place for all five years! When Lisa sees the poster announcing the upcoming race, she calls the farm phone and offers to donate a prize for the runners. She delivers the most beautiful and unique gifts, different every year, with items from her shop. The donation is always the first to be chosen by winners.

This year, the fastest runner said she was “embarrassed” to be able to take the gorgeous basket containing wine and glasses hand-etched with horse shoes and a horse donated by Lisa Burlinson.

Equine Journeys is honored to have a friend like Lisa supporting the work we do. Thank you, Lisa, from everyone at Equine Journeys at Ring Farm.

Marian Rabe Program Manager Equine Journeys

Another success

To The Editor: Please let me say “thank you” for another successful fireworks breakfast. There are numerous people who deserve a lot of thanks, starting with the members of Oriental Lodge #13 for hosting and having a great group of volunteers in the kitchen, the Bridgton Lions

Club, who also has been a great supporter of the effort, and also the Bridgton Rotary Club.

This is a great example of the service clubs in our town pulling together to support and contribute to a great town function.

Mostly, I would like to thank all of the citizens who stopped in and enjoyed the breakfast and friendship, which is always found at one of these functions.

Doug Taft Member of Oriental Lodge #13 and the Bridgton Lions Club

Attention shoppers

To The Editor: I have to give a big “thank you” to all the shoppers that shop at the Waterford Farmers’ Market on Mondays. The common across from Keoka Lake comes alive with eight to 10 vendors every Monday from 2 to 5 p.m. The lady farmers are so appreciative of the support they have been receiving from local folks and our friendly vacationers.

Thank you for the support of local farmers!

Dottie Bell Thunder Hill Farm Waterford Farmers’ Market

The border, Part VI

To The Editor: Things continue to heat up down at the border.

Thousands of “Escorted Illegal Alien Minors” continue to stream across the Texas border, with no end in sight. The Border Patrol is unable to keep up with this flood of migrants and they are sending them to many locations around the country for processing.

You may ask why this can’t be stopped. Well, if they make it across the Rio Grande they have to go through our legal processing system.

Can’t we stop them before they come across the Rio Grande? Well, that would require the cooperation of the Mexican government, something not likely to happen LETTERS, Page D

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BRIDGTON Thur., July 17 — Bridgton Lake-Region Rotary Club, speaker Laurie Kennedy, music director of Sebago Long Lake Music Festival, 7:15 a.m., Bridgton Alliance Church.

Thur., July 17 — Camera Obscura Making Workshop, 2 to 3 p.m., Rufus Porter Museum, No. High Street. FMI: 647-2828.

Thur., July 17 — LEA program on invasive plants, 6:30 p.m., LEA office, 230 Main St. FMI: 647-8580.

Thur., July 17 — Author Caroline Grimm on Beneath Freedom’s Wings, 7 p.m., North Bridgton Library.

Fri.-Sat., July 18-19 — All Church Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 33 South High St. FMI: 647-3724.

Fri., July 18 — LEA program on Great Blue Herons, 10 a.m., LEA office, 230 Main St. FMI: 647-8580.

Fri., July 18 — Books Alive! Reading and Craft Activity, 2 to 3 p.m., library.

Fri., July 18 — The wacky inventions of Rufus Porter, 2 p.m., library.

Sun., July 20 — Pet Community Event, noon to 2 p.m., Bridgton Veterinary Hospital, Rte. 117.

Mon., July 21 — WalMart Job Fair, noon to 4 p.m., Community Center. FMI: 603356-0130.

Mon.-Fri., July 21-25 — Free Summer Lunch for Youth, noon, Highland Lake Beach, 12:15 p.m., Sawyer Circle, 12:30 p.m., Woods Pond Beach, BCC on rainy days, noon.

Mon., July 21 — Foster Care Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.

Mon., July 21 — Bridgton Community Band practice, 7 p.m., Stevens Brook Elementary School. Concerts Wednesday into Aug. FMI: 647-5266.

Tue., July 22 — Bridgton Literary Task Force, 5:30 p.m., Community Center.

Tue., July 22 — Author Hunter Shea on his podcast Monster Men, 7 p.m., North Bridgton Library.

Wed., July 23 — Bridgton Bookies discuss Lowland by Jumpha Lahiri, 3 p.m., library.

Thur.-Fri., July 24-25 — Cultural Heritage Series, wide range of classes, Rufus Porter Museum, North High St. Also Aug. 6. FMI: 647-2828.

Fri., July 25 — Red Bonnets, 11:30 a.m., Mack’s Place, Portland Road.

Fri., July 25 — Joy of Singing, 3 p.m., Community Center.

Sat., July 26 — Bed Race sponsored by Bridgton Lions Club, 4 p.m., Stevens Brook Elementary School.

BROWNFIELD Sat., July 19 — Pleasant Lake and Parker Pond Assn.

Annual Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Casco Community Center.

CASCO Wed., July 23 — “Let’s Talk About It,” The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, 1:30 to 3 p.m., library.

DENMARK Fri., July 18 — Moderate hike to Table Mountain, Bear Notch Rd., Bartlett, N.H.

by Denmark Mountain Hikers, meet 8 a.m. at Denmark Congregational Church. FMI: 756-2247.

Fri., July 25 — Difficult hike to Mount Hight, Carter Notch, N.H.

by Denmark Mountain Hikers, meet 8 a.m. at Denmark Congregational Church. FMI: 756-2247.

HARRISON Thur., July 17 — Annual Harrison Village Library meeting, 6:30 p.m., library. Public welcome.

Sat., July 19 — Scribner’s Sawmill & Homestead Tours, 1 to 4 p.m., Scribner’s Mill, Scribner’s Mill Rd. FMI:

583-6455.

Mon., July 21 — Monday Movie Night, Twilight (PG13), sponsored by Friends of the Library, 6 p.m., library.

Wed., July 23 — Children’s Musician Buster B. (Shawn Hennessey), 1:30 p.m., library.

FMI: 583-2970.

Thur., July 24 — Red Cross Blood Drive, 1 to 6 p.m., United Parish Church, Main St. Sat., July 26 — Summer Pie Sale by VFW Ladies

Chamber of Commerce Chamber After Hours, 5 to 7 p.m., Pietree Orchard, 803 Waterford Rd. All welcome.

WATERFORD Fri.-Sat., July 18-19 — Craft, Food & Yard Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Waterford Grange, Rte. 35, next to No. Waterford Post Office. Also same time July 25-26. FMI: 583-4490, 928-2878.

Sat., July 19 — Bake Sale/Flea Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., North Waterford Church,

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Gathering Space, 10 a.m. to noon, Raymond Village Church Vestry.

Preschool Storytime, 10 to 11 a.m., Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library.

Children’s Program, 10:30 a.m., Raymond Library.

Storytime, 10:30 a.m., North Bridgton Library.

Old Town House Museum, open 1 to 3 thru end of summer, Waterford.

Bridge, 1 p.m., Fryeburg

noon, Sebago Church of the Nazarene.

Prayer & Meditation Time, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., First Congregational Church, Bridgton.

Bridge, 1 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Games Seniors Play, 13 p.m. (except Senior Social Day), Harrison Fire Station Community Room. FMI: 5832241.

Mah Jongg, 6 p.m., Naples Library.

ART IN THE PARK is this Saturday, July 19 in Shorey Park on Route 302 in Bridgton. The park will be filled with beauty as more than 50 artists gather to sell their work. The Bridgton Art Guild’s annual Art in the Park, which attracts thousands of visitors and has become one of Bridgton’s premier summer events, will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a rain date of July 20. There is no charge to attend, though you may be inspired to purchase some nice pieces of art for your home or as gifts. Many kinds of artwork will be available, from paintings and prints to pottery and jewelry, photography, glass, wood, textiles and more. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church provides a booth with food and drink. Light jazz by Skylark, rock by A Bunch of Old Hippies and blues by Brad Hooper will add a nice vibe to a lovely summer day in the park. Several nonprofit organizations, such as Deertrees Theatre, Denmark Arts Center and the Rufus Porter Museum will also have booths at the park.

Auxiliary, 8:30 a.m. to noon, library parking lot.

Sat., July 26 — Book Club, 2 p.m., library. FMI: 583-2970.

LOVELL Thur., July 17 — Gardening class, “Bugs & Diseases in your Garden,” 10 a.m., library. FMI: 925-3177.

Thur., July 17 — GLLT Guided Walk, Back Pond Reserve, Five Kezars, 10 a.m.

Mon., July 21 — Discussion of Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

by Sue Lanser, 12:30 p.m., library. FMI: 925-3177.

Tue., July 22 — Supercold Science with the Boston Museum of Science, for age six and up, 2 p.m., library.

Tue., July 22 — Annual meeting Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, guest speaker author Helen Peppe, 7 p.m., library. Public invited.

Wed., July 23 — GLLT program, Bridie McGreavy on Environmental Communication, 7:30 p.m., library.

Wed., July 23 — Sedges of Maine with Matt Arsenault, 7:30 p.m., library. FMI: 9251056.

Thur., July 24 — Guided Walk to Sucker Brook Outlet Reserve, 9 to 11 a.m., call GLLT, 925-1056.

Fri., July 25 — GLLT program, Bonnie Boatman on The Barred Owl, 1 p.m., library.

NAPLES Thur., July 17 — Annual Library Public Meeting, 7:15 p.m., library.

Tue., July 22 — Scrabble, 7 p.m., library.

Thur., July 24 — Lego Club for grades K-3, 4-5 p.m., library.

Fri., July 25 — Open House & Ribbon Cutting, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Fountain of You, 703 Roosevelt Trl. FMI: 9392436.

SEBAGO Sat., July 19 — Giant Yard Sale by Sebago Lions, opens 8 a.m., next to Veterans’ Park East.

SWEDEN Thur., July 24 — Greater Bridgton Lakes Region

Rte. 35, across from Melby’s Market.

Sat., July 26 — Dance with the Country Ridge Riders, 8 p.m. to midnight, Waterford World’s Fair Fairgrounds, 36 Green Rd. AREA EVENTS Sat., July 19 — Flamingos & Fleas Sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., East Otisfield Church.

Sat., July 19 — W.I.L.D. Encounters, exotic wildlife, 11 a.m., Maine Wildlife Park, Rte. 26, Gray.

Sat., July 19 ­ — Garden Illuminated, 8 p.m., McLaughlin Garden, 97 Main St., So. Paris. FMI: 743-8820.

Mon., July 21 — “Write to Score” writing workshop with Darren Deth, 6:30 p.m., Conway Library, Conway, N.H. Sat., July 26 — Historic House Tours, various homes, non-guided tour, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hiram. FMI: 625-4762, 625-3946.

Sat.-Sun., July 26-27 — The Ancient Ones, Living History Re-enactors, 9:30 a.m., Maine Wildlife Park, Rte. 26, Gray.

Sun., July 27 — Service honoring Bell Hill Meetinghouse builder Nathan Nutting Jr, 2:30 p.m., Bell Hill Meetinghouse, Bell Hill Rd., Otisfield.

ONGOING WEEKLY DAILY Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302), Casco.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon to 1 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd., Bridgton. O/D MONDAYS Free Tai Chi in the Park, 9 a.m., Bicentennial Park, Denmark.

Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402, 647-4134.

Storytime forPreschoolers with Miss Liz, ages under five, 10-11 a.m., Lovell Library.

Knittervention, weekly knitting circle, 10 a.m., North Bridgton Library. All crafters

Park & Rec, Bradley St., Fryeburg. Runs year-round.

The Food Basket and Kyrie’s Kitchen, every other Monday, 1 to 3 p.m., Naples Town Hall gym. FMI: 6153226.

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

Cribbage, 2 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Mousepaint Storytime, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Lovell Library.

Sebago Food Pantry, Nazarene Church, Rte. 114, second Mondays, 3 to 7 p.m.

Casco Food Pantry, 6 to 7 p.m. third Monday of month, Casco Alliance Church. FMI: 344-5370.

Waterford Bridge Group, every 4th Monday, 6:30 p.m., library.

Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302), Casco.

TUESDAYS Jeanette’s Free Clothing Closet, 9 to 11:30 a.m., First Congregational Church, Bridgton.

Sebago Food Pantry and Clothes Closet, Nazarene Church, Rte. 114, 4th Tuesdays 9-11 a.m. & 5-7 p.m.; clothes closet Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. FMI: 274-1569.

Chickadee Quilters, 9:30 a.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Tai Chi Maine Set Practice, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Town Hall, No. High St., Bridgton.

Naples Food Pantry, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., United Methodist Church, Village Green. FMI: 595-2754.

Adult Play Group, every other Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Brownfield Community Center.

Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Naples Library.

Mother Goose Story Time, 10:30 a.m., Bridgton Library.

Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Methodist Church, 98 Main St. FMI: 647-4476.

Sebago Senior Luncheon,

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Harrison Food Pantry, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 2 Naples Rd. FMI: 583-6178.

AA Step Mtgs., 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302), Casco.

Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 225 High St., Bridgton.

WEDNESDAYS Well Woman Clinic, by appt., free, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Birth House, Bridgton. FMI: 647-5968, ext. 108.

Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402, 647-4134.

Lovell Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rte. 5. FMI: 452-2772.

Cribbage, 9 a.m. to noon, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell.

Sweden Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, Sweden Church basement, 137 Bridgton Rd. FMI: 647-4429, 647-5399.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Senior Lunch, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Harrison Historical Society, museum & farmhouse on Haskell Hill Rd. open for viewing 1-4 p.m. thru Aug. 27.

Knitting Group, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell.

Discovery Kids, 3 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Reading with Holly Dog, 3:30 p.m., Bridgton Library.

Bible Study, 6 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Catherine’s Cupboard Food Pantry, 6 p.m.

Wednesdays, Standish Town Hall, Rte. 35.

Volleyball, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Brownfield Community Center.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302), Casco.

THURSDAYS Bridgton Rotary Club, 7:15 a.m., Bridgton Alliance Church, Rte. 117.

Adult Children of Alcoholics, 10 a.m., Waterford Library.

Storytime, 10 a.m., Harrison Library, Harrison Village.

Senior Wii Bowling, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Casco Community Center.

Musical Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Naples Library.

Book Discussion Group, 11 a.m. to noon, Soldiers Library, Hiram. FMI: 6254650.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Knotty Knitters, noon to 2 p.m., Soldiers Library, Hiram. Drop-ins welcome.

FMI: 625-4650.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Brownfield Food Pantry, 1 to 5 p.m. third Thursdays, 701 Pequawket Trl. FMI: 935-2333.

Tai Chi Maine Set Practice, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Town Hall, No. High St., Bridgton.

Mother/Baby Cafe, free newborn care, 3 to 5 p.m., Windham Assembly of God, 1051 Roosevelt Trl., Windham. FMI: 6934678.

Raymond Food Pantry, 4-6 p.m., 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Lake Region Baptist Church, 1273 Main St. FMI: 232-5830.

Community Kettle, 5 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

No Table Tennis, 5-8 p.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St., all welcome.

Equipment provided free, 7 tables.

Bingo, doors open 5:30 p.m., early birds 6:30 p.m., regular play 7 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 225 So. High St., Bridgton. Ends Aug. 21.

Al-Anon, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., Open Meeting, newcomers welcome, Naples Methodist Church, Village Green.

AA Meeting, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Lovell Church of Christ, Rte. 5.

Narcotics Anonymous Women’s Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd. (Rte. 93) off Rte. 302, Bridgton.

AA Ladies Step-Meeting, 7 a.m. & 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail, (Rte. 302) So. Casco.

FRIDAYS Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402, 647-4134.

Parents & Children Activity Group, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Casco Community Center.

Harrison Farmers’ Market, 1 to 5 p.m., Rte. 117 headed toward Bridgton.

Bingo, early birds 6:30 p.m., regular bingo 7 p.m., Fryeburg/Lovell VFW Post #6783, Lovell. FMI: 9352895.

Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH SATURDAYS Bridgton Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Depot Street.

Lovell Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., behind Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell.

AA Beginner’s & Group Mtgs., 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail, (Rte. 302) So. Casco.

SUNDAYS Open House, 2-4 p.m., thru July and August (except Aug. 17), Finnish-American Heritage Center, 8 Maple St., West Paris.

Adult Basketball, 6 p.m., Town Hall, No. High St., Bridgton.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., Harrison Congregational Church, corner Route 117 and Dawes Hill Rd.

Norway Savings Bank Robert R. Caron Sr. Krainin Real Estate Jack Donovan RPM Service, Inc. American Legion Post 155 Birch Point Colony Club Bayview Cabins

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Poet’s Corner

Fireflies

By Peter C. Berry At dark of moon the fireflies Forgo the burning day To light the weedy pasture With a flickering display.

“Time is short, where are you, Dear?”

The frantic seekers beam.

A phosphorescence urgency To attain an ancient dream.

LUNCH WITH SENATOR KING — Areas residents and business people from the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce and Sebago Chamber of Commerce enjoyed casual conversation and lunch with United States Senator Angus King on Tuesday, July 1. Pictured, left to right are: Bill Macdonald of Macdonald Motors, Greg Smith of Stone Surface, James Dlugos of St. Joseph’s College, Dawn Dyer of Law Office of Dawn Dyer, Tom Bartell of the Town of Windham, Michelle Hapgood of Campfire Grille, Senator Angus King and David Allen of Howell Labs.

Riotous illuminations seek the furtive kiss.

A blink, a blink, a blink, a blink, A blink, a blink, Oh, bliss.

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(Continued from Page D) anytime soon; the Mexican government not only turns the “blind eye” to illegal migrants coming through Mexico on their way to the United States, but provides assistance to them.

When I was in Naco, Ariz. on my first border watch we could see the orange jeeps of Grupos Beta, a service of the National Institute of Migration (INM) of Mexico, bouncing around in the desert on the Mexican side of the border providing assistance to those waiting to cross illegally into our country.

More recently, the Mexican government entered into an agreement with the government of Guatemala called the “Southern Border Program to Improve Passage.” With this initiative, Guatemalans are given a 72-hour pass to travel legally into Mexico, enough time to travel the 1,300 miles from Guatemala to Texas.

What are prospects of the Unaccompanied Alien

Children (UAC), as the “Escorted Illegal Alien Minors,” are officially known, coming to Maine.

FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) has a map on their website (fairus.org) showing locations were the UACs have been, or are intended to be, sent. One of those receiving two planes full of illegal aliens was Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts.

Public officials have spoken out against UACs coming to their communities; what does our Congressional delegation say?

Very little.

Sen. King was on CNN talking about it but made no mention of securing the border and turning away the flood of UACs. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud is running for governor; enough said.

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree: disengaged.

Sen. Susan Collins did sign a letter to President Obama on June 26, 2014, asking him to take action to stop this, but it should be in flashing neon lights on her website.

Period. Full stop.

Bob Casimiro Bridgton

Safety planning and tips

As a domestic violence longer living there and advocate, there are many suggest for them to call parts of the job that are the police should they see crucial in establishing the that person in the area; wellbeing of one’s clients; • Discuss situation

by Lake Region Coalition one of which is creating with children’s school/ Against Domestic and comprehensive safety plans daycare, your work/ Sexual Violence with victims and survivors school and confirm who of domestic violence to has permission to pick ensure s/he remains safe children up; provide copwhile in the residence, while attempting to flee the resi- ies of any protection orders/custody papers; dence, and even after s/he has left the residence for good.

• Keep emergency numbers in secure place, and on Because the cycle of domestic violence is rather indi- hand; vidualistic and the relationships look different for every• Consider filing a protection from abuse order; one, it is important to implement different tips and tools to • Report any incidents to the police/keep a journal of ensure the safety of the victim or survivor. incidents that happen; In this column, I would like to offer some safety planFor many victims, leaving the home and fleeing from ning tips for anyone who is or may know someone who is an abusive relationship is the scariest and most dangerous experiencing domestic violence within their relationship. time during the relationship.

While engaging in an argument with your partner, while If you are preparing to leave, these tips may help: in the home, it may be helpful to consider the following: • Open a separate savings/checking account in your • Try to have the argument in a place that has easy name; access to an exit; • Rent a separate post office box in your name; • When you are in the home by yourself, practice how • Leave money, keys, important documents, and clothto get out quickly and safely; ing with someone you trust or in a safe, easily accessible • Plan a code word to use with your children/neighbors/ place outside of the residence; friends/family when the police need to be called; • Consider filing a protection order/consider going into • Know where you are headed once you leave the home; shelter/contact an attorney; • Have a spare phone, set of keys, clothing, and impor• Slowly move belongings to a storage facility or give tant documents in a safe place for when you leave. to someone you trust for safekeeping; Utilize the following tools to stay safe within the home, • Speak with a domestic violence advocate/review your even when an argument is not taking place: safety plan often.

• If the abuser leaves the home, consider changing door For more information or more tips on creating a sucand window locks; cessful safety plan for yourself or a loved one please con• Discuss a secure safety plan with your children for tact an advocate at Family Crisis Services by calling our times when you are not with them; 24-hour hotline at 874-1973 or 1-866-834-4357. Services • Talk to your landlord/neighbors about your partner no are free and confidential.

Stopping the Abuse

Living on fumes of greatness (Continued from Page D) How long can this continue?

When I ponder that question, something columnist Mark Steyn said comes to mind: “Sometimes societies become too stupid to survive.”

Peggy Noonan, former Reagan speechwriter and Wall Street Journal columnist, wrote something last week that also haunts me. Commenting on the illegal alien crisis on the Mexican border, she observed: “America is the house that is both falling apart and under new stress. Those living within it, those most upset by what they’re seeing, know America has big problems — unemployment, low workforce participation, a rickety physical infrastructure,

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an unsound culture, poor public education. And of course discord of all sorts… They know America can’t pay its bills. They fear we’re living on the fumes of greatness.

They want us to be strong again.”

Noonan is describing Americans who do pay attention, who understand history, who know we cannot go on doing what we’re doing. But I’m afraid those Americans are in the minority now. Remember: 52% of us reelected Barack Obama two years ago in spite of what he did in his first term. That’s when I was forced to realize that yes, the America in which I grew up has fundamentally changed.

First generation immigrant Dinesh D’Souza just released a movie titled, America: Imagine The World Without Her. I haven’t seen it yet, but I know what’s in it. He sees what I see. I have been imagining such a world and it isn’t pretty, because I know there are brutal people out there who ponder it gleefully. I still choose to believe in spite of mounting evidence to the contrary that enough Americans are beginning to understand we must turn things around. We have to start this November if we’re to have any hope of resurrecting the America we used to take for granted.

Tom McLaughlin of Lovell is a retired middle school U.S. History teacher.