July 21, 2022

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Big run Saturday

Photo spreads from the Lovell Old Home Days and Sebago Days Parades

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Development director to retire

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer As Bridgton’s Community Development Director, Linda LaCroix helped plant the seeds for the town’s rebirth.

Now, she is stepping into retirement after just under three years at the CDD helm, and looking forward to seeing those plants grow and blossom.

Her resignation is effective this Tuesday, July 26, but LaCroix will assist in the transition process until Aug. 12.

Town Manager Robert Peabody has appointed current Deputy Community Development Director Victoria Hill to the CDD post, subject to confirmation by the Bridgton Select Board at their July 26 meeting. If confirmed, Hill will be the new Community Development Director effective July 27.

“Linda assumed the position in the midst of a

whirlwind of activity in the Town and after the position had been vacant for a considerable period of time. She proved to be an able and effective director and community leader. I am appreciative of her efforts and wish her well in her retirement,” Peabody said.

LaCroix felt the time was right to retire.

“The Town is in a great position for me to step down and let a young, competent, and qualified person take the reins,” she said.

“While I truly loved my job, it is also time for me to take a step back and enjoy this beautiful town and the excitement of new things happening here. Mine has been an exciting and multifaceted life and I find myself ready to slow it down and possibly write those books I have been planning to pen.”

LaCroix became CDD in early November 2019. She certainly had many irons

in the fire all at once and is quite proud of the accomplishments achieved during her tenure.

“We have accomplished the primary task I was given, which was to make hay of the investment the Town made in wastewater and streetscape. People and businesses are moving in, arts & culture abound in the form of murals, art walks, music, and galleries, we have the Comprehensive Plan update well under way with new out-of-the-box efforts to reach out to the entire community, bring in an open space plan, and a platform for gauging priorities based on whether they increase resilience within the town,” she said.

“Monies coming in from the Net Energy Billing program will reduce the Town’s electric power costs by $462,000 over 20 years, and multiple amendments to the new Land Use Code

Linda LaCroix saved over $56 million in development that would have not happened without the fine-tuning of the ordinance.”

LaCroix also pointed to the consolidation of five land-use related ordinances into one land use code that helped to eliminate duplication and conflicts and CDD, Page 10A

Concerns raised over gravel pit

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer As Bridgton’s develops more housing and commercial space, the need for construction material will also grow.

The Planning Board’s docket Tuesday night touched upon all three elements: 1. Review continued on a proposed subdivision at the former Camp Woodlands property off Kansas Road.

Initially, developer Geoff Bowley of Woodlands WALKING TALL during the Lovell Old Home Days Camp Development LLC of Parade Saturday is Anaya Ward, who was joined on Kennebunk proposed 13 pristilts by Jonah and Solana Ward.

(Rivet Photo) vate home lots, along with a

4-acre open space for recreation, as well as a club house facility near the Long Lake shorefront.

Due to concerns regarding wetland and stormwater runoff, Bowley downsized the project to 12 lots.

2. Planners moved closer to final approval of Main Eco Homes’ Lakewood Commons project, which includes apartment buildings totaling 84 residential units, as well as three buildings providing 18 commercial units along with a bowling alley.

3. Finally, a public hearing was held regarding R.

Rolfe Corporation’s proposal to develop a gravel pit on North High Street (Map 10, Lot 1A, 3, 4, 5). Rolfe Corp. owns a 239.64-acre tract, and proposes to develop a gravel pit on a 41.12-acre spot.

The hearing will continue on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 5 p.m.

Planners called for a site walk, set for Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 9 a.m.

Camp Woodlands Redevelopment of the former children’s camp brought concerns from abutters regarding stormwater runoff, as well as whether the project met minimum shorefront

standards. A legal opinion was sought by planners regarding definition and manner of measuring the shoreline.

Developer Bowley opened his presentation Tuesday saying, “My opinion, as the ordinance is currently written, it is vague at best…I am not looking to take advantage of the ordinance…I am approaching it in a fair and logical manner. My process in real estate development is to work with all parties the best I can and within reason, bound within the rules. I feel the application has been transparent and fair.”

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Casco prevails, cleans up junk

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Town of Casco took advantage of a court order and removed trash and debris from 941 Quaker Ridge Road.

“The contractor removed three dump trucks and one flatbed worth of material,” according to Casco Town Manager Anthony “Tony” Ward.

Going forward, law enforcement rather than the town’s code enforcement will deal with the renters living at the property, Ward said.

During the Casco Board of Selectmen meeting last week, Ward reported on the most recent developments. The update occurred as part of the Manager’s Comments on the agenda.

The issue of a junky yard, a Land Use Ordinance violaPREVAILS, Page 10A

No Parking signs appear overnight

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — It seems like the No Overnight Parking signs popped up overnight.

Some “No Overnight Parking” signs have been posted at the Casco Community Center off Meadow Road and at the Casco Community Park off Route 11, according to Casco Town Manager Anthony “Tony” Ward.

He explained why the signs were put up during the Casco Board of Selectmen meeting.

“The ‘No Overnight Parking’ signs here at the community center and the community park — I made the decision on doing that. Part of what my decisionmaking process was: I was told that in the past, there was overnight parking here. During the winter-time, we had problems with some individuals so I implemented that,” Ward said.

“At the community park, the intent of no overnight parking was for the 18 wheelers. They were using that as their resting spot. If you look at the base coat on that asphalt there, having a semi sitting there for 24 hours was becoming harmful,” he said.

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BUDDING ARTIST Aurora Killer, 7, of Bridgton, answers the questions of customers at her booth in Art in the Park on Saturday, and signs one of her framed pieces at right.

(De Busk Photos)

Art in Park, an ageless activity

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer One artist was selling her framed artwork at a rapid pace.

A customer returned and asked the artist to sign the back of a piece that she had purchased for $10. Other customers were quick to find a bracelet or two that matched their style.

The artist was helpful and informative, answering the questions of people who were attending Art in the Park that took place in

Shorey Park on Saturday.

“Bracelets — I’ve been doing them for a couple years now. I started making them when I was 5,” artist Aurora Killer said.

“When I was three, I started doing art. I started doing cards and dot paintings,” she said.

At age 7, Aurora already has a role model, artist Karla Gerard. Apparently, Gerard is a big fan of Aurora, too.

“I really like her. Some stuff that mama shows her, she comments on my art,”

Aurora said.

Her mother Amanda Killer explained who Gerard is, and that she views Aurora’s art on Instagram.

“Karla Gerard is a Maine artist who does folk art and

lives in Waterville. She really took to the type of art that Aurora does,” Amanda said.

Aurora repeated, “She comments on my art.”

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Finding treasures at Art in the Park (Continued from Page 1A) old Bridgton resident get so immersed in art?

“I do homeschool. I kinda want to be an artist.

So, I am into art. I know every art medium,” Aurora said.

Homeschooling allows Aurora to explore many forms of art. Some of those mediums include collages, painting, bracelet-making and sewing. Items she has sewn are pillows, drawstring purses and fairy furniture, she said. But, none of those were for sale at Art in the Park.

Last week, she tie-dyed T-shirts with her father.

Next year, she hopes to have more of those for sale.

Most recently, drawing birds has been her passion.

One image she created is of a puffin on a rugged rock with seagulls in flight.

“We did a puffin cruise a couple years ago,” her mom said.

“Because of homeschooling she worked with a Maine naturalist Lee Hayes.

She worked with her all year and so she learned a lot about birds,” Amanda said.

“And nature,” Aurora said.

The mother and daughter learned about Art in the Park through a lady who provided sewing lessons to Aurora. The woman was involved with Gallery 302 and suggested that Aurora put her art in the show.

“This year, they invited us,” Amanda said.

The transition from doing art to engaging with

the public was fairly easy for Aurora. “Well, I am usually so shy. But, I am kinda right there right now — I am old enough that I can be around grown-ups,” she said.

Being in the art show has been an enjoyable experience, she said.

“It’s fun,” she said. “I even sold art to people before we were even ready.”

FIRST-TIMERS AT ART IN PARK Another artist who is new to Art in the Park was Maya Kuvaja, a mixed media artist who resides in Bridgton.

“This is my first time. I have never done this before because it seemed overwhelming. And it was a lot of work,” she said, laughing that she was scrambling to fit everything in her vehicle this morning.

Previously, she has done art shows at Galleries, where her someone else set up her art for her.

Antique book pages have become the canvas for images of black crows and golden owls. The style is one that has evolved over 10 years, Kuvaja said. She explained how she came up with the idea.

“I love old books and going to thrift stores and finding all these forgotten, sort of discarded materials.

They are so beautiful. But there is so much of it. I want to give it new life and kind of recycle it and make a new story out of it,” Kuvaja said.

“I paint lot of birds

because I have so many birds around me. I think it has just inspired me, all the beautiful birds so that became my that subject matter,” she said. “I love collage and I love painting and I decided to combine them that way.”

The very detailed birds might take two to three hours to paint, she said.

After completing the collage, she paints the bird on top of it.

“I make the collage first.

Sometimes, I have a bird in mind. But usually I make the collage and then look at my bird images and then one of them speaks to me and seems like it wants to be there like it is intuitive. I don’t know how it is going to turn out in the end. It evolves organically,” she said.

She did not regret her choice to be in the show.

“It has been really fun. A lot of people have stopped in to chat,” she said. “There are tons of people here.

They come by and tell stories about crows and birds that they relate to.”

FROM BRIDGTON TO BRUNSWICK AND BACK The images are very familiar from Pleasant Mountain during the nonski season to coastal lighthouses decked out in summer.

If the viewer takes a closer look, he or she will realize that the colors are made up of fabric. This is the niche that artist Jennifer Butts discovered. This is the

SHOWN HERE is a sample of 7-year-old Aurora Killer’s art.

MIXED MEDIA artist Maya Kuvaja holds up images of birds that she painted on antique book pages. This was her first time at Art in the Park. (De Busk Photos) genre of art that built her business Maine Hill Studio.

“I first started out as a quilter. And I loved fabric. Like going to fabric stores was my favorite thing,” Butts said. “I would make quilts and I would do some little designs on them. But, I always have to sew around them, and that was not my favorite thing. I thought there has to be better way.”

“I started about 25 years ago making cards. I figured out I could use my heat bond and put the fabric on a card. It just opened up the world for me,” she said.

Greeting cards, luggage tags, key fobs and framed fabric collages.

“It has been 25 years and I have been going strong,”

Road budget meets inflation

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Overview Lane is going to need a lot more rip rap.”

While the repairs required might seem numerous at least enough money was budgeted.

“We over-engineered so we won’t be over budget. In fact, we should come out even,” Ward said. “Thank God we did over-engineer. Petroleumbased products have gone up about 11% since April, which works out to $12,000 more on this project.”

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Bridgton Police Department blotter These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, July 11 9:13 a.m. Traffic hazard (“large pothole”) on Mountain Road.

9:20 a.m. Suspicious text message from an unknown person.

12:56 p.m. Lost wallet on Portland Road.

2:16 p.m. Parking problem on Brickyard Hill Road.

5:33 p.m. Assist Oxford County deputy to locate subject on Portland Road.

6:24 p.m. Welfare check at Frances Bell Drive.

8 p.m. Assist United Ambulance personnel with mental health event on North High Street.

10:27 p.m. Juvenile problem on Main Street.

Tuesday, July 12 9:10 a.m. Attempted break-in on Fosterville Road.

9:19 a.m. Welfare check on a female “wandering around under the influence” on Highland Road.

Police located the individual “highly intoxicated” in a ditch. She was transported to the hospital for evaluation.

11:21 a.m. Request to issue a trespass notice to a former employee.

12:29 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at the intersection of South High Street and Hospital Drive.

1:57 p.m. Disturbance (male yelling at people) in

the Hannaford parking lot; subject left prior to the officer’s arrival.

2:01 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at the intersection of South High Street and South Bridgton Road.

4:01 p.m. Male warned for disorderly conduct on Main Street.

6:25 p.m. Welfare check on Swamp Road; subject taken to hospital for evaluation.

7:17 p.m. Report of female “jumping in traffic” on North High Street; police unable to locate.

11:31 p.m.

Four teens moved along from Highland Lake Beach parking area (beach and lot closed at dusk).

Wednesday, July 13 1:26 a.m. Officer assisted hospital staff with the removal of a disorderly person.

2:05 a.m. Assist county deputy with a suspicious person/situation on Upton Road in Harrison.

7:18 a.m. Vehicle off the road on Willett Road.

8:12 a.m. Dispute between family members over a cat on Knights Hill Road; situation temporarily resolved.

9:55 a.m. Female arrested for violation of a protection order on Knights Hill Road.

10:34 a.m. Female pedestrian “under the influence” on Highland Road taken to her residence and left in a family member’s care.

PARK RANGERS ON DUTY — Please welcome Bridgton Police Department’s 2022 summer Park Rangers — Libby Blais (left) and Taylor Dastoli. This summer, if you spend any time at Bridgton public beaches and parks you may be greeted by Taylor and Libby. They will share the responsibility of patrolling Bridgton’s downtown, parks, and beaches providing a positive community presence and supporting the various Town of Bridgton summer staff, Bridgton Chief of Police Phil Jones said. Since 2014, Bridgton PD has offered this opportunity to graduating high school seniors and college students to spend the summer as part of the Police Department’s community policing efforts. “Our Park Rangers perform foot patrols, business check-ins, beach and park patrol, assist with the summer rec programs, and learn more about the exciting and challenging nuances of the law enforcement profession,” Chief Jones said. “We are excited to have Taylor and Libby on the team this summer.”

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11:54 a.m. Motor vehi12:12 p.m. Criminal cle crash on Porter Hill trespass incident on Road.

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11:56 a.m. Citizen assist 2:48 p.m. Citizen assist at Bridgton Hospital. on Sandy Creek Road.

Friday, July 15 3:33 p.m. Motor vehicle 4:17 a.m.

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9:33 p.m. Male arrested for operating a motor vehicle after suspension, failure to appear on a warrant and refusing to submit to arrest following a stop on Portland Road.

Saturday, July 16 10:34 a.m. Snowmobile trailer and a tent were found on a trail off Kansas Road.

11:57 a.m. Citizen assist regarding noise ordinance.

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4:54 p.m. Vehicle off the road on South High Street.

8:29 p.m. Citizen assist regarding expired driver’s license.

9:34 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Harrison Road.

Sunday, July 17 2:20 p.m. “Issue” at Highland Lake Beach between parent and a lifeguard.

9:16 p.m. Threats via text allegedly made to Pond Road individual.

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Woodlands, Lakewood get nods; gravel pit concerns (Continued from Page 1A) Saying he was not interested in a drawn-out argument with the town, Bowley “begrudgingly” reduced the project from 13 to 12 lots, eliminating Lot 9 (1.77 acres).

Tuesday’s hearing was a continuance from a June 7 meeting on the project.

Michael TademaWielandt of Terradyn Consultants pointed out that Lot 9 was located at the “bottom of the loop” (Camp Woodland Road), and other lot property lines would be adjusted.

Planning Board chairwoman Deb Brusini told developers the town could approve the subdivision concept, but could not give final approval until the project received DEP approval/ permit.

Several people raised questions and concerns during the public segment of the hearing: • Richard Shain of Naples voiced concerns about increased boat traffic. The restriction will be one slip per

house lot.

• Sean O’Meara sought more clarity regarding a club house at the shorefront. The project calls for construction of a 20-by-32 club house with a parking area for four to five vehicles. The intent is for users to drive to the site and drop off items they may be using, either in their boat or swim area. “The club house is not a full kitchen.

The purpose is to get out of the rain, sit on the porch, look at the lake and perhaps have a cocktail. It’s not a destination point, it is designed as an amenity to the subdivision,” Bowley explained.

• Tadema-Wielandt described how “models” were developed to consider stormwater effects/runoff created by the project.

Ultimately, the project will reduce the amount of runoff existing today, he summarized.

• While Camp Woodland Road will be brought to town specs, a 30-foot wide right of way to existing O’Meara Lane will be retained.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO— Currently, the interview process for a parttime clerk with the Town of Casco has been taking place.

That is not unusual.

There have been job openings advertised with the town. However, there is a departure from how things have been done. Town employees will get the chance to interview the candidates.

Casco Town Manager

Anthony “Tony” Ward said he had conducted the first round of interviews for the part-time clerk position.

“The second round of interviews are being done by staff. They never had input on who their co-workers were. So staff will interview the three finalists, and say what their perspective is,” Ward said.

“I make the ultimate decision, but I thought I would get their perspective on who should be working for the community,” he said.

struction.

Not everyone is happy about the direction of development on Portland Road or Bridgton, for that matter.

Linda Arris, speaking on behalf of her mother whose home sits between Main Eco Homes developments, told planners “Bridgton is not designed to be Windham or Portland, but it’s what everyone seems to want now. My mom is on this little tiny island…It’s not a wonderful life for my mother because what I consider too much (development) for this little town. Bottom line, money and power, it is what it boils down to really. I don’t like what I see. I hate what I see is happening to this little town.

When does it stop?”

Brusini pointed out that planners give “no preference or bias” to any applicant, and judge projects on whether they meet town standards as listed in various ordinances.

Planners gave final approval pending DEP’s report, which the board will review to be sure “nothing has changed” that they would need to address.

Rolfe Gravel Pit With development of homes, commercial buildings and roads, the need for gravel is increasing, one reason why PLANNING, Page 6A

LAYOUT of the proposed gravel pit by Rolfe Corporation. Several peope voiced concerns about the pit’s possible impact on Sawyer Brook, which feeds Kezar Pond and Moose Pond. noted that the ordinance Lakewood Commons in a week or two, according requires a second (safety) After “considerable to project consultant Craig road when a subdivision hits review” and six board Burgess) and Maine DOT 20 lots. Since the Woodlands meetings, the Lakewood (movement permit). project now sits at 12, a sec- Commons project is in a Burgess noted that MDOT ondary access road is not holding pattern waiting on will require a sidewalk, which required. approvals from DEP (site will be reviewed.

By a 5-0 vote, planners plan amendment is under Initially, developer Main gave preliminary approval. review, approval expected Eco Homes proposed to use temporary tanks to address wastewater, but decided to wait until the town’s wastewater plan is operational. The project will connect to the Meanwhile, interviews was the yard foreman. He town’s wastewater system, ended up being quite fruit- was promoted to assistant which is currently under conful for the Casco-Naples supervisor position,” he Transfer Site and Bulky said. “One of the applicants Privacy in Fryeburg Waste Facility. that applied for the assistant FRYEBURG – Imagine sitEarlier this month, “the supervisor position then in ting on your back deck in bulky waste assistant super- turn took the yard foreman complete privacy while drinkvisor position was filled,” position that was open from ing your morning coffee! This Ward said.

Matt’s leaving.” expanded Cape offers four “We interviewed three “Now, we actually have bedrooms and two full baths people. We brought in a full staff down at bulky with first floor laundry. Eat-in internally Matt Libby who waste,” Ward said. kitchen with ample space for

Casco busy with interviewing

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LOVELL — Problems with your bicycle? A Bike Workshop will be held on Saturday, July 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Charlotte Hobbs Library in Lovell.

The event is by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.

Curious about bicycle mechanics? Looking to maintain your faithful steed or conduct long overdue TLC? Perform a roadside repair and keep that bicycle mojo elevated?

Yes, yes, yes! This Fix-A-Bike Workshop will cover all the above and answer any other bicycle related questions you bring along for the ride.

This is a free hands-on workshop, open to teens and adults. We will cover routine maintenance, roadside repairs, and how to perform a basic tune up. Bring your own bicycle to learn and work on. The BCM will provide all the tools, materials and instruction. You may also bring your helmet for a fit inspection. Six people (or six pairs, i.e. parent/teen or couple) will be accommodated.

Registration is required. Go to www.hobbslibrary.org or call 925-3177.

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LEA notes

Dr. David and Darbee Percival donated this plaque to commemorate the honor of being listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Maine Register of Historic Places.

Plaque marks theatre’s history

HARRISON — Deertrees Theatre is listed on Maine’s State Register of Historic Landmarks and on the National Registry of Historic Places and self-funded by box office receipts, grants, and an annual capital campaign.

In 1999, the Town of Harrison deeded the theater to the Deertrees Foundation and today the theater is being run as non-profit theater presenting around 40 productions during a season that runs from late June to early September.

In 1936, a stunning opera house was built on the site of an old deer run in the forest above the friendly village of Harrison. The theatre was the vision of opera singer Enrica Clay-Dillon. It was designed by Harrison G. Wiseman, a famous theatre architect of the day who was instructed to, “Create the most acoustically and technically perfect theatre possible.” Constructed of rose hemlock, in the Adirondack-style, with hand-carved fixtures and near perfect acoustics, the 300-seat theatre was considered as fine as any on Broadway!

Deertrees Theatre was listed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1989. The theatre is operated as a non-profit organization and presents a diverse schedule of performances and events, both musical and theatrical, every summer.

Status of Milfoil Control Lakes Environmental Association crews have been hard at work in Sebago Lake, Long Lake, the Songo River, Sebago Cove and the Northwest River Cove this season and things are looking better every day!

The 110 benthic barriers LEA laid last year in the Northwest River have virtually cleaned out the cove and the crew is chasing single plants and small clumps instead of managing acres of monoculture there.

Sebago Cove is a work in progress, but LEA is placing many more benthic barriers this season and conditions are improving.

LEA continues to keep the main channel of the Songo River, which was once wall-to-wall milfoil, clear of this invader. Most of the milfoil clumps are in shallow coves off the main channel — please heed milfoil buoys and stay out of these areas. Also, remember it is headway speed only in the River and please stay clear of divers working.

LEA has addressed the Long Lake infestations in Cape Monday Cove, as well as hotspots from year’s past. LEA is still coming across sporadic, small plant clumps in this large water body, which is disconcerting. It’s like finding a needle in a haystack, and LEA is looking for volunteer plant surveyors to help be eyes on the water, if you’re interested please contact alanna@ mainelakes.org.

Please do your part by financially contributing to this important work and

Upcoming GLLT calendar maintenance against defoliating insects.

Wednesday, July 27, 5 to 6 p.m., Poetry Reading. An in-person reading with poet Judith Steinbergh, July 20 workshop participants, and anyone who would like to read a nature-related poem or listen to the creative works of others.

Light refreshments served. Sponsored by GLLT, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, and Hewnoaks Artist Colony.

Thursday, July 28, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Rewilding.

Led by artist and Hewnoaks Summer Manager Pamela Moulton, this multi-sensory, interactive experience where a treasure trove of materials, ranging from bedazzling sequined fabrics, to rhinestones, plastic frogs, and old-fashioned curlers,

Planning Board pit is between 40 to 50 years.

While the site proposed to be developed as a pit is 41.12acres, permitted use will be 10 acres used at one time, meaning portions of previous

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In its application, Rolfe Corp. noted: • The life span of a gravel

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The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is proud to announce the induction of Aaron Hagan as its president for the Rotary Year 202223. Each July 1 around the world, local Rotary clubs, districts and worldwide affiliations swear in new officers.

Aaron Hagan has been a member of Rotary for three years. He is Vice President and Manager of Key Bank Bridgton. He lives his life exemplifying Service Above Self, the Rotary motto.

Last year, he was awarded Volunteer of the Year

by the Greater BridgtonLake Region Chamber of Commerce.

A native of Australian with a lovely family, he has planted roots in the Bridgton area. Aaron has been an active member of the Club since joining, playing a key role on the Community Service Committee and in the annual Duck Race. His goals for his year include expanded partnerships in the community, working with other clubs, and engaging others in our work.

“The 4th of July Duck

Race was a great start to the Rotary Year, with a big festive crowd enjoying it. I look forward to partnering with the many other local organizations to make a positive impact in our great community,” Hagan said.

For more information about the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club, check out the website at https:// lakeregionrotary.com or the Facebook Page.

For specific questions for or about Aaron, contact him at LakeRegionRotary@ gmail.com.

always check and clean your boat and trailer. “We cannot do it without your help!”

Meet the Interns LEA’s summer internships are geared toward motivated and responsible college students with environmental or educational interests. On the job, they learn practical skills they can apply in their future careers! Interns this summer include: Hanna Holden — Hanna is a rising senior at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, where she is studying biochemistry and sustainability. This is her second summer as the lab

intern at LEA. She is a captain of the Saint Joe’s volleyball team and enjoys hiking and spending time by the lake.

Abby Mahoney — Abby is one of our water testing interns and is a rising junior at Westfield State University in Massachusetts. She is studying environmental science, regional planning, and restoration ecology.

She’s loving her summer in Maine working on the water.

Rachel Davis — Rachel is a rising senior at the University of Southern Maine, studying biology and environmental science.

Rachel began work at LEA last year on the milfoil team and has returned as a water testing intern this year. In her spare time, she enjoys baking, kayaking, and spending time in the garden.

LEA Annual Meeting LEA’s annual meeting will take place at beautiful Camp Takajo on Long Lake in Naples on the evening of Tuesday. Aug. 23.

Please mark your calendars to enjoy a dinner by the lake with friends and hear the highlights of what LEA has been working on for the last year! More information about how to sign up coming soon!

will inspire participants to experiment and create individual textile sculptures that can temporarily become part of the interactive Rewilding installation at Hewnoaks. No sewing knowledge necessary and glue will be flowing!

Saturday, July 30, 1 to 3 p.m., Yoga In the Woods.

This gentle yoga experience with GLLT board member and Yoga Instructor Deb Nelson will focus on a variety of breathing techniques and alignment of the body through movement and meditation. Absolutely no experience is necessary and modifications will be offered as we walk, perform some poses, practice reflection, and listen to a poem or two to connect to the outdoors.

For all events, folks need to register online: https:// www.gllt.org/calendar

ARTIST COLONY’S Pamela Moulton, Hewnoaks summer manager, to experiment and create individual textile sculptures that can temporarily become part of the interactive Rewilding installation at Hewnoaks, July 28 from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

(Photo by Pamela Moulton)

acreage will be reclaimed as the operation moves to other portions of land. Under the proposal, there will be six phases.

• Mineral extraction is a permitted use in the rural neighborhood district.

During the public comment period, many people either in-person or via Zoom raised concerns about the effects of dust to nearby property owners and nearby waterbodies such as Sawyer Brook, which feeds Kezar Pond and Moose Pond.

Bob Pelletier of Knights Hill asked how many trucks per day would be coming and going from the pit? The number of “trips” is projected at 40 to 60 max. Pelletier noted that “speeding is becoming a

problem” in that area.

Debbie Ogle of Kezar Heights encouraged planners to strongly consider “quality of life” of people paying taxes and importance of protecting the area’s greatest resource — the lakes — over letting businesses expand.

Dana Hall of Arrowhead Road emphasized that Knights Hill is a “neighborhood not an industrial area,” and pointed out that unlike other development such as a subdivision, the gravel pit is “destructive to everyone around it.”

Brusini noted that the town is currently working on its Comprehensive Plan and encouraged people to give the committee input regarding how Bridgton should proceed into the future.

Several people talked about noise impacts.

Ken Ives felt “it is alarming” that a gravel pit be situated close to Sawyer Brook, which feeds Kezar Pond.

Scott Frame of Hio Ridge Shore South encouraged planners to contact Lakes Environmental Association — an “independent view”

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Join Greater Lovell Land Trust for these programs this month: Saturday, July 23, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Short and Long-Term Implications of Spongy Moth Outbreak.

Local certified Arborist Eli Hutchins of Hutch’s Tree will discuss the Spongy Moth (formerly known as Gypsy Moth) outbreak of the past two years in Oxford County and touch on the short and long-term implications for the forest and trees. He’ll provide information about what insects are in the area, and those that are not here yet. Finally, he’ll introduce the ArborJet Tree Injection System and discuss a number of different injectables that can be used effectively to treat trees for many plant stressors, including preventative

SWEARING IN — Jessica Putnam, president 2021-22, swears in Aaron Hagan, president 2022-23, of the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club.

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— to gauge what impact this project could have on local waters.

Brusini agreed, feeling an independent study on both noise and dust be commissioned.

She added that if others would like to comment on the project, they can submit written material to the board.

Regional Sports

July 21, 2022 The Bridgton News, Page 7A

Lovell 5K sights & sounds

By Stan Tupaj Lovell OHD Race Director Congratulations to Andrew Rotz and Laura Pulito for being the top male and female runners in the 17th Annual Lovell Old Home Days 5k. Andrew had a winning time of 17:31 and Laura finished with a time 19:09. Both runners received an award made by Conway glass blower, Nathan Macomber.

Every year, the Lovell OHD 5k attracts runners of all ages. At eight years of age, Milo Monteith, Cordelia Marshall and Zoe Kamras were the youngest runners and Wayne Hadlock, 78, continued his streak of finishing the race.

Lots of sights and sounds await the runners as they run down Main Street and under the giant American flag.

And once again, KAJEMO, Molly Ockett’s rock band, provided musical entertainment. Equally entertaining, as you passed Price Hutchin’s house, was the sight of a giant unicorn spraying water on the runners as they passed.

For a small town, Lovell presents a grand parade. This year’s Grand Marshal was Rosie McKenzie, a life-long resident, who ran the popular Lovell Village Store & Restaurant — which became known as “Rosie’s” — for 20 years. She sat up high in an antique fire truck driven

by Tommie McKenzie.

This year’s t-shirt was designed by graduating Fryeburg Academy student, Brody McGrath.

Race proceeds are evenly split between the Lovell Recreation Department and the Old Home Days Parade.

The success of the 5k run is dependent on the generosity of sponsors. Thank you to: Northeast Bank, Harvest Gold Gallery, Bliss & Associates, Walker Electrical, Fieldstone Landscaping, Attorney Michael G. Friedman, JB Self Storage, Chet Rogers, Bennett Transportation, Lovell Hardware, Builder Bruce T. Thurston, Jr. and Kezar Realty.

Every year, runners are eligible for some very nice raffle prizes. Donations came from: Lake Kezar Country Club, Kezar Lake Marina, Designs by Diana Bags, Stow Corner Store, Saco River Brewing Company, Pirate’s Cove, Stonehill Lavender, the Lodge at Pleasant Point Inn, Thriftway Market and the Jockey Cap Store.

As always, we are grateful for the assistance of the Lovell Volunteer Fire Department, the Old Home Days Committee and the many race and parade volunteers.

TOP GUYS in the Lovell Old Home Days 5K, going 1-2-3 were (left to right) Andrew Rotz, Finn Delachappelle and Lincoln Mccaffrey.

(Rivet Photos)

17th Annual Lovell Old Home Days 5K Saturday, July 16, 2022 1. Andrew Rotz, 32, Lovell, 17:37 2. Finn Delachapelle, 16, 18:05 3. Lincoln McCaffrey, 15, Williamstown, NJ, 18:23 4. Laura Pulito, 27, Bridgton, 19:09 5. Ken Ross, 60, Harrison, 19:11 6. Ezra Gronlund, 17, Bridgton, 19:24 7. Samantha Carus, 19, 19:45 8. Eric Morgan, 20, 19:47 9. Sarah Welch, 26, Orono, 19:57 10. Tristan Cormier, 17, Bridgton, 20:54 11. Arno Bommer, 62, Houston, TX, 20:59 12. Donald Marshall, 45, 21:15 13. Kyle Manlogon, 23, Boston, MA, 21:19 14. Jack Delachappelle, 13, 21:27 15. Amelia Bommer, 16, 21:37 16. Ethan Kutella, 15, Naples, 22:26 17. Meredith Harjes, 40, Lowell, 22:28 18. Jordan Talbot, 40, 22:54 19. Micaela Reed, 16, Bridgton, 23:56 20. Dan Reed, 41, San Antonio, TX, 24:00 21. Isabel Macht, 16, Lovell, 24:34 22. Andrew Irwin, 17, Chatham, NH, 24:40 23. Stephen McDonald, 62, Bridgton, 24:55 24. Lewis Kalmans, 53, 25:03 25. Edward O’Brien, 57, Attleboro, MA, 25:05 26. Alyssa Bommer, 19, 25:21 27. Nate Sessions, 44, Harrison, 25:30 28. Jason Wood, 46, Brownfield, 25:37 29. Robert Bechek, 63, Dover, MA, 25:40 30. Robert Hodgman-Burns, 52, Fryeburg, 25:55 31. Jack O’Brien, 60, Attleboro, MA, 26:43 32. Alan Sparn, 63, Madison, CT, 27:02 33. Robbie Rostami, 11, Lowell, 27:16

34. Stephen Jacobs, 65, Greene, 27:18 35. Randy Rowe, 74, 27:20 36. Sarahn Talbot, 53, 27:28 37. Jason Candelora, 39, Hollis Center, 27:30 38. Crystal Drew, 43, Center Lovell, 27:39 39. Avery Morgan, 23, Darien, CT, 27:59 40. Katrina Heimbach, 51, Brownfield, 28:12 41. Milo Kamras, 10, Sweden, 28:22 42. Anne St. Pierre, 64, Lovell, 28:25 43. Jamie McIver, 43, Sweden, 29:31 44. Courtney Gillis, 40, 29:45 45. Karen Harter, 54, 30:45 46. Kelly Cote, 36, Fryeburg, 30:47 47. Andrew Goodwin, 46, Stoneham, 31:08 48. Enzi Moore, 14, 31:46 49. Lisa Candelora, 31, Lovell, 33:05 50. Alice Jolicoeur, 57, Lovell, 33:25 51. James Leonard, 70, 33:30 52. Marti Kinsel, 67, Center Lovell, 33:54 53. Caroline Morano Hill, 26, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33:58 54. Christiana Miller, 38, 34:28 55. Wayne Hadlock, 78, 35:08 56. Linda Candelora, 63, Lovell, 35:36 57. Haley Littlefield, 14, Albany, 35:55 58. Jane Hadlock, 70, 37:00 59. Kendall Kalmans, 20, 37:32 60. Milo Monteith, 8, Lovell, 37:54 61. Cordelia Marshall, 8, 38:57 62. Julia Kameron, 42, 38:59 63. Josh Anderson, 13, 39:38 64. Jon Anderson, 49, 39:40 65. Jacob Hillman, 33, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 39:44 66. Zoe Kamras, 8, Sweden, 40:12 67. Samantha Kamras, 43, Sweden, 40:15 LOVELL OHD 5K, Page 8A

STRETCHING OUT before the Sebago Days 5K were Meghan Riley and L. Riley of Hampton, N.H.

(Photo by Sue Rivet) Sebago Days 5K Saturday, July 16, 2022 1. Joaquin Gonzalo, 15, Sebago, 18:29 2. Tate Becker, 17, Concord, MA, 18:47 3. Dave Sheldrick, 47, Sebago, 18:48 4. Anna Noble, 25, Boston, MA, 18:59 5. Samuel Mathes, 34, New Portland, 19:03 6. Gonzalo Secades, 13, Sebago, 20:34 7. Linda Berry, 57, Windham, 20:47 8. H. Waechter, 12, Sebago, 20:50 9. Floyd Lavery, 65, Sebago, 20:55 10. Lauren Noble, 20, Rochester, NH, 21:07 11. Mark Brazell, 25, Lynn, MA, 21:20 12. N. Secades, 11, Sebago, 21:44 13. Brian Ladd, 61, Bridgton, 21:46 14. Blake DeCosta, 15, Sebago, 22:04 15. Connor Erdman, 15, Sebago, 22:04 16. Alexander Davison, 14, Sebago, 23:01 17. F. Knox, 11, Sebago, 23:09 18. Kira Cocorochio, 23, Saugus, MA, 23:33 19. Austin Johansen, 26, Scarborough, 23:36 20. R. Nieto, 12, Sebago, 23:57

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TOP GALS in the Lovell Old Home Days 5K were (left to right) Laura Pulito, Samantha Carus and Sarah Welch.

(Rivet Photos)

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TOP RACERS at the Sebago Days 5K were left to right, winner Joaquin Gonzalo, runner-up Tate Tucker, first female Anna Noble and second female Linda Berry.

(Photos by Sue Rivet)

How they finished in Sebago (Continued from Page 7A) 21. Eli Small, 19, Hiram, 24:07 22. Jaime Casanueva, 15, Sebago, 24:14 23. Alexander Turner, 15, Sebago, 24:15 24. Bryce Girardin, 13, Sebago, 24:24 25. Sean Stelmach, 13, Grafton, MA, 24:27 26. Damian Bodge, 22, Standish, 24:27 27. Brooke Westie, 40, Boxford, MA, 24:29 28. Will Cefalo, 13, Bedford, MA, 25:02 29. Joseph Williams, 44, Sebago, 25:11 30. Alex Terrio, 34, Sebago, 25:35 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE heard by Sebago Days 31. Rob Becker, 54, racers before the start of Saturday’s 5K. The race Concord, MA, 25:37 made a successful return afte a year’s hiatus.

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Boxford, MA, 26:00 33. Kristin Cefalo, 47, Bedford, MA, 26:22 34. Chace Belanger, 29, Westbrook, 26:23 35. Kim McCourt, 39, Canton, MA, 26:26 36. Finnian King, 15, Plymouth, MA, 26:51 37. H. Saunders, 12, Sebago, 26:58 38. J. Connelly, 12, Sebago, 27:44 39. B. Harper, 11, Standish, 28:15 40. Alanna Yannelli, 40, Sebago, 28:22 41. Nick Scott, 32, Limington, 28:37 42. Rachel Ladd, 46, Sebago, 28:45 43. Maggie Williams, 44, Sebago, 29:08 44. Grace Yannelli, 14, Sebago, 30:18 45. David Spaulding, 36, Hiram, 30:25 46. C. Cardenas, 10, McKinney, TX, 30:47 47. Brenda Bell, 63, Portland, 30:53 48. L. Coyle, 12, Sebago, 31:15 49. Carl Maenak, 31, Sebago, 31:16 50. Christopher Walles, 26, Limington, 31:18 51. Stephanie Spizzuocco, 35, Sebago, 31:36 52. Jessica Knowles, 37, Denmark, 31:37 53. Marla Keefe, 68, Casco, 31:53 54. Lucile Matthews, 31, Sebago, 32:19 55. Lisa Anderson, 54, Sebago, 32:32 56. O. Lindsay, 12, Sebago, 32:35

57. Arthur Harper, 34, Standish, 33:42 58. Taz Higgs, 15, Portland, OR, 34:01 59. Kate Landry, 43, Dana Point, CA, 34:14 60. Frank Finn, 29, Sebago, IN THE VILLAGE, Kelly Cote of Fryeburg makes her way past The Common 34:18 Loon with her furry friend, while Wayne Hadlock waves to supporters along the 61. Cassandra Smith, 24, Lovell race course.

(Rivet Photos) Sterling, MA, 34:19 62. Helena Sheldrick, 13, Sebago, 34:29 63.

M. Coyle, 10, Wilmington, DE, 34:59 (Continued from Page 7A) West Lovell, 55:28 Andrew Rotz, 32, 17:37 64. Mark Swanson, 60, 76. Corinne Whitaker, 61, Kelly Cote, 36, 30:47 68. Runner #40, 40:35 Sebago, 36:18

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By Suzie Kinney Highlands CC Golf Columnist Our friendly ladies golf group on Wednesday morning traipsed out in two groups. There was a group that played 18 holes and a second group that played only nine holes. We played a simple low gross, low net game. The pot was for fewest putts made in the round.

I played in the nine-hole group this week and in spite of a foot injury thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Sitting in the cart more than usual, with my foot elevated, I was more aware of some sounds that I had not noticed in the past. The sounds of golf are varied and numerous. Some are: the satisfying ping of a solid tee shot, swish of the club through grass, thump of the bounce on the sand resulting in a good shot out of a bunker, the dreaded knock of the ball on a tree, the almost silent roll of a ball traveling to the cup, the very satisfying and particular sound of a ball, your ball, falling in to the bottom of the cup, followed by the silent little cheer to yourself for a shot hit well.

The morning wore on and upon learning of the results in the clubhouse, I note and report to the readers: • For the 18-hole group the low gross winner was Shari “She’s a Winner” Linsky followed by Nita “Soon to be Wed” Barker in second low gross. The low net winner was Lynne “The Putter” Gillen. In second low net was the effervescent CHIP SHOTS, Page 9A

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(Continued from Page 8A) lefty Maureen Tillett. The winner for fewest putts pot was won by “The Putter” Lynne Gillen. She posted total putts of 25 for 18 holes.

• For the nine-hole group, the low gross winner was “Sunny” Susan Jordan. Suzie Kinney, limping along, came in at second low gross, just two shots behind the leader. Our low net winner was Linda “Mashie” Munger closely followed by Mary Barry, our hostess today. The fewest putts pot was won by Linda “Mashie” Munger.

This is no surprise as she was last year’s Seeing Eye Ball trophy winner and I’m thinking she wants to repeat that honor. She dropped just 14 putts in nine holes. Remember that sound I spoke of? Well, she heard it less than the rest of our foursome. Tied for second in the fewest putts was Susan Jordan and Deb Hall-Wisse, who both scored 15 for fewest putts.

Congratulations to all our winners!

Tip of the Week: Hold the ball still with your eyes.

If you can see the ball till you hit it, your chances of a solid strike will rise. ’Til next week, hit’em long and straight! ++++++

By Whit Lesure Highlands CC Golf Columnist Dry days and warm nights have left the Bridgton Highlands playing like “the Old Course” at St. Andrews, home to the recent Open (British) Championship.

Don’t be surprised to see a few young folks (and possibly some old courageous ones) sporting a “mullet” in the weeks to come in hopes of achieving some magic of their own on the putting greens.

Finding the magic in Tuesday night’s scramble was the veteran team of “Barefoot” Sue Attianese, Ed Miller, Russ Sweet, and Jeff Anderson who picked up the Low Gross victory in a tie breaker. 2nd Gross went to the foursome of Bill Lundy, Darius Pierco, John Battle, and Phil Ghi. 3rd Gross belonged to Bob Bissonnette, Steve Vacchiano, Chris Harriman, and Pete Gately. 1st Net was won by the squad of Mike Collins, Bob “Mr. 80 %” McHatton, Justin Conforte, and James Neal.

2nd Net was captured by the team of Chet Hansra, Pete Thompson, Don Carlson, and Timmy King.

3rd Net belonged to the threesome Josh “the buck stops here” Truman, Sam Ross, and Seth “smooth as a paint brush” Purdy. NTP #10 was won by Timmy King, while Scott Parody picked up NTP #13.

In Thursday evening Scramble action, 1st Low Gross was won by the

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NAPLES — Long Lake Marina and Bottle Bash will host the 2nd Annual Bottle Bash Tournament at Sebago Lake Sandbar on Saturday, July 23 from noon to 4 p.m.

There is no charge to play!

Long Lake Marina and the makers of Bottle Bash have partnered for the second year in a row to host this event.

Sign up in advance with a teammate or meet organizers at the Sandbar to play this fun, backyard-style game. Teams of two people required. Rain date is Sunday, July 24.

Free prizes and other giveaways will be available, while supplies last. The winner(s) of the tournament will receive an inflatable SUP Board Kit, which will be awarded on the spot!

To register for free, follow the link to complete the Google Form for this event: https://forms.gle/fS4azMMe3SjU3TwRA Or, check out the event on Facebook at Long Lake Marina: https://fb.me/e/1vb3g1IDr

This was an easy hike on a picture-perfect hiking day — cool temperatures, a light wind, no bugs, blue skies with light puffy clouds! We had a dozen hikers on our June 24 hike and we left the trailhead on Foss Mountain Road at 9 a.m. reaching the summit at 9:20 a.m. The views from the summit of Foss Mountain were spectacular.

On some previous hikes there, we had been socked into dense mists and clouds, so the great weather and views were appreciated.

After pictures, a poem and cookies, we started down at 9:50 a.m. reaching the cars and trailhead at 10:15 a.m.

A short but fine little hike with endless views from the summit.

Foss Mountain is named for the Foss family, early Eaton settlers who lived on the mountain in the 1800s.

Eaton was granted and incorporated Nov. 7, 1766

by Benning Wentworth, governor of the Province of New Hampshire under King George III. The Town of Eaton manages a large wild lowbush blueberry field at the base of Foss Mountain, and sale of the blueberries helps pay for maintenance of the mountain and its trail.

The blueberries were not yet ripe, and there were several “no picking” signs when crossing the blueberry fields — the money the Town of Eaton earns from the annual crop goes to maintaining the property and the trail. As the new trail leaves the woods and enters the summit cone area, there is another sign allowing blueberry picking on the top of the mountain.

Because the Foss Mountain trail had become heavily worn and badly eroded, in 2014 the Eaton Conservation Commission hired Jed Talbot and his “Off the Beaten Path” firm from Turner, ME, to route and build a new trail to the north of the town’s blueberry fields. Along the way the new trail passes Brooks Field with two private active wild low-bush blueberry fields, the Brooks Farmhouse cellar hole, and three kiosks with trail information. It is well marked with yellow paint blazes and the footpath is graveled and levelled making for easy climbing. The trail is about 0.7 miles long and accesses the north summit from the west (back) side of the mountain. The old trail has been abandoned

team of Tim Ebling, Kyle Ebling, Doug “the Raider” Walo, and Jeff Sands. 2nd Gross went to the Stuart family, Mike, Sam, and Jo Jo with a little help from Cliff Walker. 3rd Gross belonged to a rare fivesome of Bob Pollard, Pat Redding, Brian Grosso, Jim Apovian, and Jeff “Doc” Polanski. 1st Net

NTP’s on the night were won by Mike “the SwissArmy Knife” Stuart and Laurie Edgerly.

Weekend Sweeps were suspended for the weekend in order to host the annual Two Ball Championship.

This has become a two-day event in recent years and the 2022 edition proved to CHIP SHOTS, Page 10A

TAKEOFF — Helicopter piloted by Frank Howell and assisted by Justin Kiger prepare to drop the numbered golf balls on the target at Mountain Range Golf for Bridgton Lions.

Lions announce ball drop winners

The Bridgton Lions held their annual golf ball drop on Saturday, July 16 at Mountain Range Golf in Bridgton, after a delay from the original drop date of July 4.

The winners are: Tom Royce of Massachusetts, $500; Betsy Boccuzzi of Massachusetts, $250; and five $50 winners — Lynne Cole of Harrison, Bob Hatch of Fryeburg, Theresa Tripoli of Massachusetts, Baylee Buck, greatgranddaughter of club members Bob and Pat McHatton, and one anonymous winner, who returned his winnings to the club for its charitable distribution.

Table tennis Senior Games at Town Hall

The Maine Senior Games Table Tennis Tournament will be returning to the Bridgton Town Hall on Sunday, Aug. 14, starting at 10 a.m. Last year, the Maine Senior Games had its most successful event in history, and the hope is to have even more participants this year.

If you play Table Tennis and are at least 45 years of age, you can participate in this event. Players will compete in five-year age categories (for example 50-55, 55-60, etc.).

You can sign up for Singles, Doubles, or Mixed Doubles by filling out your application online, or you can print out a paper version. Information on the tournament, including cost, can be found at: http://maine.fusesport. com/registration/1651/ Players are required to wear sneakers. Entry fee includes receiving a t-shirt in your size. There is a supply of paddles and balls for participants who need them.

The Bridgton Town Hall is one of the best Table Tennis facilities in Maine, with four good quality tables, newly refinished hard wood floors, LED lighting, high ceilings, bathrooms, and plenty of parking. Thanks to the Town of Bridgton, and Rec Director Gary Colello for their support.

If you need some practice or just want to play ping pong and have fun, please join in at the Bridgton Town Hall on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.

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went to old friends “Wild” Willie Elliot, Laurie “the Hammer” Edgerly, Ray Perry, and Ellen “Sizzling” Cyr. 2nd Net was won by the team of Bob Bissonnette, Steve Vacchiano, Chris Harriman, and Pete Gately.

3rd Net went to Jake Brown, Craig Belhueman, Adam MacDonald, and Brian Keahon. The two

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Senior Rambles Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree

Denmark Mountain Hikers on the Foss Mountain trail (left to right) Kathy Huchthausen, Susan Sedita and her granddaughter Gianna. (Photos by Allen Crabtree)

Denmark Mountain Hikers on the Foss Mountain trail. and is no longer in use.

Coordinates – N 43° 52’ Foss Mountain has another 49” W 71° 2’ 14” summit to the south that is Topographic Map – 10 feet taller, but getting to USGS Conway 7.5-minute it requires bushwhacking. quad / 44.10567; -71.094 This was a good hike Directions to the sumwith perfect weather for our mer trailhead — From first group hike. It was Brownfield Road headgood to see old friends and ing west from Brownfield new ones on the hike, and I toward Eaton, N.H., take am looking forward to get- a left (south) onto Bull ting back into the routine of Pasture Road. Take a right a hike every Friday. onto Stewart Road (dirt).

Foss Mountain in Take a left onto Foss Carroll County, Eaton, N.H. Mountain Road (dirt) and Difficulty – Easy follow it up the mountain Trail distance – approx. until you see open fields on 0.7 miles to the North Peak your right. The new Foss summit Mountain Trail parking Hiking time – 20 to 30 area and trailhead is just minutes to the North Peak before these fields on the summit right. There is room for a Elevation – North Peak dozen cars or more at the – 1,647 feet / South Peak – parking lot. The old trail 1,657 feet and old parking lot (beyond Vertical gain – 267 feet the blueberry fields on the to North Peak summit left) is not used anymore.

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School news

Farewell to SAD 61 retirees Studies in Literacy Education, both at USM. I loved teaching reading and writing and wanted to focus my instruction in those areas. I was a Title 1 Reading Specialist at Songo Locks School, then became our district’s first Literacy Specialist.

I returned to classroom teaching as an ELA teacher at Lake Region Middle School, then worked as that school’s librarian while I was earning a master’s degree in Library Science from Clarion University.

I enjoyed each and every role I held in SAD 61, working with staff and students to promote books and to provide instruction in reading and writing.

I retired this year after 40 years of public-school teaching.

Now, in retirement, I will continue to teach online and face-to-face literacy classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels at USM. Teacher preparation seems like a really good way for me to share my experience and expertise with others who will be stepping into the classroom. I am also planning to spend more quality time with my family, travel with my husband, and play with my new baby granddaughter. In my spare time, I love to paint, crochet, and read.

Linda Chute — I have been a school bus driver for 29 years. I am a graduate from Newburyport High School in Newburyport, Mass. I would spend my summers at Bosworth’s family Circle Campground with my parents and brothers. I live in Casco with my husband Brian. Together, we have four children and three wonderful grandchildren.

I enjoy our family times together. We love to camp, swim, fish and just enjoy the outdoors.

Being a school bus driv-

Highland chip shots (Continued from Page 9A) be another thriller. Four teams were tied for the lead after Saturday morning’s first round format consisting of 18 holes of “best ball.” On Sunday morning, George “the Stinger” Sawyer teamed with his late-add partner Jim “Ho Hum” Thombs to blow away the field by 10 strokes for the Net Event victory which featured nine holes of Scramble and a final nine of “alternate shot.” The veteran pair also combined to win the Gross although no prize was awarded for such. Taking 2nd Place in a tie-breaker was the partnership of Jim “the Engineer” Macklin and Nick “par from nowhere” Stuart. In the press tent after the round, Sawyer was effusive in his praise of his partner Jim Thombs, “Look, I was a bit fortunate to pick up a guy late as talented as ‘Ho Hum’ (Thombs), but I’ve been telling people for years I could win this event with a partner I didn’t have to carry around for two days.”

It would seem that the “fireworks” of early July are continuing right into the second half of the month as we all benefit from the absolutely superb condition of the course. Hats off to George Thomas (Superintendent) and his outstanding staff for the meticulous care and attention to every detail of BHCC. Well done!

er was very rewarding. I drove a lot of students and watched them grow. Over the years, I’ve become close to quite a few of them. This job allowed me to be with my children and watch them grow. I would have school vacations, snow days and the summer to be with them and not worry about daycare.

Sure, no pay but moments I’ll always treasure.

My plans for retirement are to travel with my husband and explore as many states as possible.

Joanne S. Eaton — Retired from SAD 61 after being an employee of the district since March 1987. Joanne has always been an educator and has held many titles. Math and Science were the primary subjects that she taught, but she also taught History, PE, Personal Fitness, English, Health, Personal Finance, and a few other subjects while either being a regular education teacher, an alternative education teacher/coordinator, a Sophomore Team educator or as a member of the Diversified Occupations Team at Lake Region Vocational Center.

Over the years, Joanne held different leadership positions. This allowed her the opportunity to work with the Southern Maine Partnership, the State of Maine’s Math-InCTE curriculum development program, SAD 61’s Teachers Collaborative, Lake Region Vocational Center’s Advisory Board, and the State of Maine’s Pilot Induction Mentoring program.

Joanne’s different extracurricular activities involved organizing awareness programs, orientation events, an HIV/ Aids awareness program, and was the yearbook advisor in the early and mid 2000’s, before everything was computerized.

She co-facilitated and/or co-coordinated Interactive Theater, the district Mentoring Program, and was a Co-Class Advisor for three different classes for four-year stints.

Joanne was extremely proud to share that she was Teacher of the Year, in 2006.

Joanne was the assistant cheerleading coach for two years and was the X-Country ski coach for four years. That team

planned on and won the state title their senior year, drop the mic!

Outside of school, she has been a board member for the Keoka Lake Association since the late 1980s, served for nine years on the Oxford County Board for the Maine Community Foundation, and has volunteered for the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum in Bethel and for local community theater groups.

Joanne has many people to thank for her successful years. Her husband Tim, her mom Martha and the rest of her large family and friends to start.

To all the past students who stopped and thanked her for helping them and making a difference. When asked, she couldn’t imagine sharing all the ways that students have taught her and helped her to continually grow.

To the parents in our

district that thanked and trusted her and other educators to be a trained professional and do what’s best for their student(s).

For the many colleagues that she has had the pleasure to work with and/ or team teach with, but especially to learn from.

To Roger and Rosie, the best administrators in the world.

When asked what advice she would give to current or graduating students she responded, “Continue to ask questions and be willing to work at discovering new things.”

Joanne plans to continue to work for CMCC, continue to be a Superhost for AirBnb, to get back to volunteering at the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, and to continue to work for Tim “doing the books” and other tasks for his furniture refurbishing and antique business. She doesn’t plan on slowing down.

(Continued from Page 1A) streamline the application process for folks developing properties in Bridgton.

Other accomplishments included: • Two new Tax Increment Financing programs were passed that helped bring the memory care facility and the soon to be started 55-plus housing facility to Town, bringing in an estimated 60 new jobs to Bridgton.

• A development program that will support further expansions of wastewa-

ter, streetscape, child-care programs and other important projects.

“The Economic and Market Analysis report was completed by the University of Maine and has been an excellent source for community development work and will be an important part of the Comprehensive Plan update,” she added.

• Producing a popular “swag” program that is spreading the word about Bridgton.

• Loon Echo is now

upgrading the primary Pondicherry Park trail to be ADA compliant.

• Bridgton is honing in on broadband townwide with new plans from Consolidated to build out the infrastructure in all corners.

“If there is one thing I am most proud of, it is that folks are engaging and coming out, especially important after all we have been through with COVID,” LaCroix said.

What will she miss most?

“The people I work with and engage with each day.

Bridgton is most special because of the people who live, work and play here,” she said.

So, what’s in her future?

“Ha, ha – to rest!

Otherwise, just to enjoy this beautiful place and as I mentioned, perhaps begin writing – not going anywhere so the town is stuck with me!” she said.

See Linda’s letter to the folks of Bridgton in this week’s Editorial Page section.

(Continued from Page 1A) tion, has been going through the court system since last summer.

“On July 7, the town contracted with a local company to remove the junk located at 941 Quaker Ridge Road,” he said, reporting that had been completed.

“That had gone through about a year’s worth of litigation in [Maine] District Court. And, the court found in favor of the town and removal of junk from that property. They gave the property-owner until July 1 to clean it up themselves or the town could go in and do it,” Ward said.

“The resident who resides there made it very wellknown that he would not clean it up and the town would have to do it,” he said.

Even though the town tidied up the yard with the court on its side, Ward predicted problems in the future.

“Unfortunately, I think this is going to be an ongoing problem. They have been disruptive to that

neighborhood with loud vehicle noise. And, shortly after this occurred, they began disrupting with loud noises the neighborhood, at which point it then becomes a Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) aspect,” he said.

CCSO plans to lead a community meeting “to discuss a strategy plan on how the neighborhood can deal with it and what else we can do as a town,” Ward said.

“But, it is a law enforcement issue from their perspective.”

(Continued from Page 1A) The community park, which is where the Memorial School sports fields are, has had many improvements made to the property, including paving the parking area.

“I had no intent of

trying to usurp anyone’s authority. I was just trying to resolve the problems quickly,” he said.

Chairman Robert MacDonald said that topic would be added to the agenda for the board’s next meeting. The select-

men could discuss adopting a policy to match the signs.

Drafting a policy that forbids overnight parking at those town’s properties would strengthen the signage, MacDonald said.

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When the SAD 61 school year ended, the book closed for 14 employees, who represented a total of 345 years of service.

“The SAD 61 School Board would like to thank this year’s retirees for their many years of outstanding service to our community. Happy retirement to all!”

Staff members retiring included: Paula Boyce, 39 years of service Avis Boyer, 17 years of service Linda Chute, 29 years of service James Cleveland, 35 years of service Joanne Eaton, 33 years of service William Glennon, 32 years of service Patrick Lettiere, 29 years of service Madelyn Litz, 16 years of service Eugene Long, 18 years of service John Lucy, 25 years of service Jamie Riel, 12 years of service Esther Watkins, 23 years of service Reginald Watkins, 24 years of service Carol Werda, 13 years of service When asked by the School Board’s Liaison Committee to share a little information about their work and what is ahead, these new retirees offered the following: Paula Boyce — I graduated from Woodland High School in Baileyville, Maine and earned a bachelor ’s degree in Elementary Education from UMO. I began my career by teaching first grade at Casco Memorial School, then second grade at Naples Elementary School. I earned a master’s degree in Special Education, then a Certificate of Advanced

Opinion & Comment

July 21, 2022, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

Recycling Matters

By Kate Fitzcharles Bridgton Recycling Committee

21 days to the recycling habit

How long does it take to build a new habit…say, like recycling or composting?

The common understanding is 30 days. Dr. Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon in the 1950s noticed that it often took a minimum of 21 days for a patient to become used to their new nose or an amputee to stop sensing a phantom limb. He found that it requires a minimum of at least 21 days for an old mental image to dissolve and a new one to jell.

Years later, Dr. Phillippa Lally, a health psychology researcher at the University College of London, published a study in the European Journal of Social Psychology. Her research found that it takes 18 to 254 days for a behavior to become automatic, like putting on your seatbelt when you get in the car. The average was 66 days or 2 months. This time varies from person to person. So, where am I going with this?

The town of Bridgton’s recycling history began in 1978 with recycling cardboard and newspaper. In the early 80s, we moved to multi-sort. In 2008, we started single sort. I got to thinking about my family’s recycling history. Sometime in the 80s, one of our sons started working toward a badge for Cub Scouts. One of the requirements was to start a recycling program at home and record your results, which he did. And we did, and we never stopped. Once we got into the habit, we didn’t see a reason to stop.

How do you start a new habit?

• Set a specific goal. You could begin recycling/composting or increase the amount you recycle/compost.

• Create a plan. Decide where you will place your recycling container. If your goal is to compost, will you try home composting or use the Transfer Station?

• Make it easy — accessibility is key.

• Track your results and then give yourself a pat on the back.

Like anything new, you will slip up and forget, or toss in the wrong item. Just get back on track and keep doing it. ecomaine’s Recyclopedia is a great resource and easily available online to help you do just that.

Remember that habits are a process, not an event. Embrace the process, put in the work and commit to the program. You will be a recycling wizard in no time (or maybe 66 days!).

Constitutional Minute

by Bobbie Hilliard Guest Columnist

WE make the rules What if the NFL did not hire referees?

Presently, the NFL makes the rules for professional football. They train and hire the referees to keep the players within those established rules and the rules are uniform throughout the country.

For example, every team must advance the ball 10 yards to keep possession of the ball. That’s the rule. It’s not nine yards for one team and 12 yards for another.

This keeps the game consistent for everyone throughout the country…not only for the teams, but for the fans as well.

But...what if the NFL did not hire the referees? Instead, what if the fans voted to elect the referees?

Would you, as a voting fan, want (and need) to have a working knowledge of the rules so that you could make the most informed vote? And wouldn’t an informed vote mean better referees?

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Letters

Director, this is text from my last advertisement in the September issue of the Portland Magazine as I am retiring from my position. I wanted to share this with you, the folks from Bridgton, my favorite little town …

Sometimes on a lazy summer afternoon, I pick up To The Editor: From the heart, by your the old history books of my Community Development favorite little town in west-

A magical place

NEW RAILING at the Shorey Park bridge.

OUT FOR A FAMILY OUTING — Loons swim along with a chick close behind. (Photo by Pam Ward)

Sharing the lake with loons

Loons usually begin nesting around Memorial Day, and chicks usually hatch by the Fourth of July, just when large numbers of summer vacationers arrive to enjoy the lakes.

Unlike Ducks and other water birds, Loons produce only one or two eggs per year, so each egg and each chick are precious.

If a chick is lost, the parents will not breed again until next year. Loon chicks cannot fly until they are three months old.

While they are maturing, their parents guard them, feed them, show them how to find food, and teach them to survive on their own.

In order for Loons to raise a family, they must find a lake with suitable nesting habitat, enough fish to sustain growing chicks, and safe places for the chicks to grow. Very soon after hatching, chicks leave the nest to go into the water. If the parents are incubating a second egg, or if the weather is severe, they will take the new chick back to the nest temporarily. The new chick’s fluffy down feathers are not waterproof, so if it begins to be chilled or waterlogged, it climbs onto the parent’s back or under the parent’s wing to get warm. This also offers protection from predators such as snapping turtles. The parents feed tiny fish to their helpless, down-covered chick, who gains enough weight and strength after a couple of weeks to be able to dive a few inches and stay under a few seconds. Young chicks may not dive well, swim fast, or care for themselves, so if a passing boat separates a chick from

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis BN Columnist

the parent, the chick can get lost or killed. Loon parents can do nothing to shield their chick from curious boaters, who get too close, or save it from being struck by a boat whose driver fails to notice a chick on the water. Trauma from collision with watercraft is the most common cause of Loon deaths in Maine. It is up to us to be aware of Loons on the lake, and to keep a good distance between us.

Loons communicate by their posture. If a Loon comes toward us high in the water, with its white breast showing, it is signaling us to go away. If it rises up to appear larger, or flaps its wings, or calls, it is very agitated, and is warning the intruder to back off and give it more space. There may be a chick, hidden behind the parent, or waiting unguarded near LOONS, Page 2B

A prescription from Moses

A little while ago, the Bridgton Historical Society was pleased to acquire a rare specimen of Bridgton’s pharmaceutical past. In the early days, reliable medicine was not widely available; you will perhaps remember the patent medicine Opodeldoc, which we treated on in an earlier column, but for today’s column, we’re going to peer further back in time, seeking for the dim, early days of the 1800s. For despite having had a local physician since 1790 and the arrival of Dr. Samuel Farnsworth, it was not until 1821, a year after Maine’s statehood, that the first apothecary came to Bridgton.

Before this time, if Dr. Farnsworth prescribed a course of treatment, if it were not composed simple roots or herbs they could grow themselves, prescription holders were required to leave town to fill their orders, and one memorable anecdote still told today relates that once a sick man named Noah Stiles, desperately needing medicine, was forced to walk all the way to Standish to find treatment, returning on foot several days later with a gallon jug of molasses and a bushel of salt thrown over his shoulder. ‘It was on the way,’ he’d told his wife, ‘and I weren’t walking all that way and not doing my business too whilst I was there.’

But starting in 1821, a drugstore finally came to Bridgton.

Henry O. Moses, a young druggist from Durham, had come to town following the completion of his studies and ern Maine. Sometimes, it does me good to remember how this little town emerged from the lakes and foothills, woods, and water. This town that grabs people as they drive through, that sticks in your mind as you pass by, that entices you to return.

And then you are here again, not remembering how or why but keenly aware of how it has grown on you, captured you, surprised you that such destinations remain untouched and yet evolve and reinvent themselves through time; that such a destination has lured you back year after year. It has inspired you and you find yourself no longer from away but here now where you too have staked a claim.

The water it is magic, the sunset it is mesmerizing, the people they are generous to a fault, the landscape ever changing, the atmosphere it is a rarified experience filled with the scent of pine, and the loons they are the gift you will always fall back on to lift your spirits and sooth your soul. We Live, Work, and Play here for the quality of life and the never-ending story of this magical place.

With love, Linda LaCroix Bridgton

High praise for camp

To The Editor:

When we asked our grandchildren to rate Camp Invention on a scale of 1 to 10, they replied, “30,000.”

Thank you, once again, to the amazing Allison Sands, her wonderful collaborators and the Rufus Porter Museum for making the camp possible.

We — and the young inventors — are so grateful.

Carol and François Rigolot Bridgton and Pasadena, Calif.

Lions say thanks!

To The Editor:

The Bridgton Lions Cub wishes to thank all those who purchased tickets for our annual golf ball drop. The money made will be used to assist our many yearly charitable donations.

Specials thanks go to Frank Howell for the use of his helicopter; Ingrid and Rob Vincent of Mountain Range Golf for the use of their property to hold the event; Hayes True Value for the place to sell tickets; our members who gave

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director

opened a drug store on Main Hill, on a lot purchased from Benjamin Walker. Even at this early date, it is recalled that the “Moses Block” was a fine building, and customers found his new drugstore particularly “well-appointed.” He would do business here for 50 years, from 1821 until his shop was destroyed by fire on Christmas Eve of 1871; after which, he built the elegant red Apothecary Shop on the same location on Main Hill, which still stands today. But he was not to continue his practice after the fire, after half a century in the trade, Moses now wished to retire, and soon after rebuilding he hired Frank Hazelton to manage the pharmacy in his stead.

Hazelton later purchased the business for himself in 1882, and a decade later Hazelton sold the drugstore to Dr. Frank E. PRESCRIPTION, Page 2B of their time to sell tickets; Kent and Ruth Shalline for handling tickets; and lastly to the members who came to help collect the dropped golf balls — John Schuettinger, his son, John III, and grandsons Jack and Hank, Cliff Tuchon, Pat McHatton, Jay Spenciner and Dan Macdonald and Rob Vincent for using of his golf ball raking machine.

Thanks again.

Ruth Shalline and Elaine Spenciner Ball Drop Co-chairs Bridgton Lions Club

Time to wake up

To The Editor:

When will all of the Trump/ Republican haters wake from their 18-month slumber and realize that their man, President Biden, has been at the helm for the last year and a half? Their team also controls the House and Senate. After 18 months in control, the current administration is responsible for the state of our country. How is it going? Inflation still transitory like the President told us in 2020?

Is he doing “everything” in his power to control the border? In each of the last two years, we have had enough

illegals cross our border to create a city the size of Chicago.

Ask the families of the 107,000 Americans that died of drug overdoses last year how the president is doing.

Is he doing “everything” he can to bring down fuel prices?

He did meet with the Saudi leaders, the same leaders he called “pariahs” in the past, but did not have time to meet with the CEOs of our biggest oil companies when they came to Washington. I guess “everything” means ask terrorist to drill their oil while trying to shame gas stations owners by blaming them for the high gas prices. There are plenty more questions I could ask.

Instead, I would like to issue a challenge to all of those that continually bash the past administration and the Republicans. The challenge comes from a past coach I had that would only allow cheering for our team. No bashing the other team. My challenge is simple. Fight the urge to bash the team that has not been in power for the past 18 months and start writing about the great things your team is doing. Let’s hear some cheering for how much better things have gotten in the last 18 months. As difficult as it will surely be, try to support your cheering with facts instead of

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A prescription from Moses

(Continued from Page 1B) Stevens, who managed the pharmacy for the remainder of its existence, with Dr. Asaph Walker practicing dentistry on the second floor. It is now the JDecor interior design shop.

As is often the case with history, the further back one goes the less information survives; despite a career spanning five decades we today know relatively little about H.O. Moses, when compared against the plethora of information and surviving artifacts available from the many doctors who hung out their signboards in the years after him. But there are a few things recorded about these earliest years of pharmacy in Bridgton, which I’d like to share with you today.

So popular was his store, and so wide his range of clientele, that we find it written the H.O Moses drugstore soon became “the favorite lounging place for the ‘big brass’ of the business and professional world of Bridgton,” who would gather to tell “many stories… by the back office” as they waited for their various pills and tonics to be prepared. Moses, who advertised himself as a “Druggist and Bookseller,” sold many of the popular patent medicines of the time, including Farr’s Chery Cough Cure, Boothby’s Medicines, and our own local Knights’ Opodeldoc; but in addition to these sovereign remedies, he also compounded many of his treatments in house, whipping them up from drugs and chemical elements he bought wholesale in Portland.

We are now lucky enough to add to our collections, courtesy of the estate of the late George Morrill, an original treatment prepared by Mr. Moses in August of 1840; a prescription for what we believe to be a finely milled bi-carbonate antacid, as his directions indicate to “Take a teaspoon after each meal.” At least, we hope this mysterious white powder from the 1840s is an antacid. I would say, as it is meant to be ingested, that we can at least be certain it isn’t poison, although given the state of medicine almost two centuries years ago, perhaps that isn’t so safe a bet.

This was, after all, the same age when doctors prescribed mercury for syphilis and lead salts for menstrual cramps.

All I can say is, when this little box came in, I resolved to only open it once ever, at which time I documented its contents by photography. It is now cased safely in glass on the shelf of artifacts not judged fit to be handled, where it will remain undisturbed through all the years to come.

Whatever this medicine may truly be, we are at least sure of one thing; this little treatment was once measured

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opinion and innuendo.

I can hardly wait!

Mark Lopez Bridgton

Questions to ponder

To The Editor:

Harrison residents, I just want to ask you to think about a few things.

If you have a scanner you might have heard the call a week ago Sunday for a possible stroke victim. Wouldn’t it have been a good thing to have staffed our fire department with per diems to respond quickly to

the person needing help who ended up being life-flighted to Maine Med? How long did she and her family wait for United to get out to the Cape Monday area and then have to wait for extra help requested

by United from Pace? Is this really acceptable? Is this what we want for our town’s residents?

At the budget revote, I know I wasn’t the only one who saw the selectman, who had made the motion for $0 for the fire chief and per diems, stand up to vote in opposition to his own motion? Really? If that was how he truly felt, why didn’t he vote for the amendment offered by (Selectman) Mr. Frank at the budget hearing, which was a compromise that the attending audience voiced support for?

There is an old saying that “You reap what you

Sharing the lake with loons

out, weighed, and ground down with careful precision in the mortar and pestle of Bridgton’s very first pharmacist, and sold over the counter to some suffering forebear seeking treatment in a desperate age when the people of our town had nowhere else to go. Moses was here for them, to provide such care as he could, for fifty years of service.

And that fact invests this little box with more meaning and honest value than many medicines which I can think of still being sold today.

Till next time!

P.S. At the risk of turning this column into the Patent Medicine variety hour, the Bridgton Historical Society is seeking to expand its collection of local medicine and other bottles for an upcoming planned exhibit. In particular, there are three local medicine bottles known to us which we are presently hoping to add to our collection.

The first is a bottle of Potter’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by here in Bridgton by Dr. Prentiss Potter; the second a bottle of Sloan’s Rheumatic Lineament, produced by the King Manufacturing Company, and lastly any medicine bottle bearing the “Bennett’s Pharmacy” mark, from the old pharmacy of Dr. Louville Bennett.

Any bottles or trade documents relating to these brands are eagerly sought to complete this exhibit, and I wonder how many of our readers might have any of these bottles lying around in a kitchen cabinet or attic today?

For reference, already in our collection are specimens of Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Knights’ Opodeldoc, Dunn Brothers Pharmacy, Steven’s Pharmacy, Varsity Beverages, Bridgton Beverage Co., and a variety of local milk bottles; though the society will of course welcome any further unknown medicines, or additional examples of these as well. Thanks! sow.” Unfortunately, I think, the majority of the people who showed up to the first vote made some bad choices because of being misled by someone they respected, who took them down the wrong path! Now, we as a town will have to live with what has been sown for at least another year.

How sad is that?

Just asking you to think about it!

Ray Laplante Harrison

Comical geniuses

To The Editor:

I had to laugh today when two whining knucklehead dirtbags caught on video brandishing weapons and bearspraying Capitol policemen on

Jan. 6 were sentenced by a federal judge for their crimes against the state and their court appointed lawyers’ only defense was that these two were uneducated and hapless enough to buy TFG’s malarkey.

Now how did that work out for these morons incarcerated since posting their Facebook videos of their respective criminal assaults better than two years ago? Really not all that well; maximum sentences… no forgiveness for being dumb in this judge’s book apparently.

Moving on to other more high-profile seditionist criminals, the Jan. 6 Commission has identified as being the characters requesting pardons from the lame duck former guy in early 2021— Marjorie T. “3 toes” Greene, just three days elected to the U.S. House from some hillbilly rural district of Georgia — and what’s up

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Harrison Board of Appeals The Harrison Board of Appeals will meet Thurs., July 28, 2022 at 6 p.m., at the Harrison Town Office, 20 Front St., Harrison for a shoreland zoning variance application submitted by Gunnar Borsetti at 23 Naples Rd., Harrison. A site walk will be performed at 5:30 p.m. by the Board.

Planning Board Amendments to Zoning Ordinance, Section 8.9.

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

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(Continued from Page 1B) shore. If a Loon begins to swim away, or maintains the same distance as a boat moves slowly toward it, the boater needs to increase the distance from the Loon. We may not always know why a Loon feels threatened, but the warning is clear, and it is important to respect its meaning.

Loons also communicate with their calls. The Tremolo, sounding a bit like laughter, is an alarm call. It is intended to drive away people who get too close to the chicks, or too close to a Loon that is fishing. If the call rises in pitch or increases in frequency, it signals increasing alarm. A different call, the Yodel, starts low and rises higher with each repetition. Like the Tremolo, the Yodel tells us to move farther away.

In summer, human families flock to the lakes to enjoy themselves, but there may be a Loon family on the water, too. The best way to protect Loons and their chicks is to stay far away and observe them with binoculars, or photograph them from a distance. Loon chicks cannot get out of the way of a motorboat, so boaters need to be especially alert to their presence. Even curious, quiet, well-meaning paddlers can unintentionally threaten Loons and their chicks. We do everything possible to keep our own children safe, but we are not the only ones trying to protect youngsters. We share the lakes with Loon families, and they need our protection, too.

WE make the rules

(Continued from Page 1B) Of course, it would!

The same principle holds true for the election of our government officials at all levels.

Think of the voters as those whose job it is to elect representatives to keep the government within the rules WE established.

The rules WE established for the federal government are in the U.S. Constitution.

We are starting with a series of very short posts with the hope to stir the reader’s curiosity and an interest in acquiring a “working knowledge” of our Constitution.

Some say our Constitution is broken. Our Constitution isn’t broken! Our Constitution isn’t outdated. The problem is that WE — who Alexander Hamilton said are “the natural guardians” of the Constitution — didn’t bother to learn it.

Since we didn’t bother to learn it, we elected representatives who also hadn’t bothered to learn it. And so, everyone ignores it.

WE THE PEOPLE need “fixing.” Restoration of our religious and moral foundation and our Constitution is the answer to the healing of our Land.

Let the restoration begin with you.

Bob Hilliard of Buffalo, Texas (wethepeoplehandbook@ gmail.com) is a retired food-service design consultant, Navy veteran, and student of the Constitution since 2009 (and still a student). whiddat? — three days in, and you want a pardon already?

Here is the line-up of some of the others per the The New Yorker, and what dear, I must ask, could you have possibly done, MTG, to request such a thing three days in and why so worried? Perhaps conducted illegal dress-rehearsals of the imminent hillbilly Capitol invasion and showed anarchist murderers where Speaker Pelosi and VP Pence might be spirited to in the event of a lynching attempt by chance?

The villains were the six — just six — members of Congress who had reportedly requested pardons for themselves: Brooks (who lost a primary for Senate in Alabama); Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida (who is facing a federal probe for sex trafficking); Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona; Rep. Perry of Pennsylvania; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia; and Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas.

It was a sign of just how small the caucus of dead-enders was, and of what political line the hearings have offered to draw for Republicans: civil society on one side, and on the other, the former President, a few lawyers, a half-dozen members

This week’s game solutions

of Congress, the Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys, the mob.

Yippee- Kay-Yay boys.

Enjoy the next 44 months of bologna sandwiches while your wives cavort in your absences.

Jon St.Laurent North Bridgton

The true issue

To The Editor:

I read the article on “human rights” in last week’s paper and found so many misstatements I had to write this letter.

1. Bridgton is a liberal town — I beg to differ. There are plenty of conservatives in Bridgton. When they stand on street corners to express their views, they get more than a “thumbs down” from those who disagree with them. So much for a polite society.

2. It is an abortion issue.

Cloaking it in the current “feel good phrase” does not change the fact that it is about abortion.

If you look at those who are more like to choose an abortion, it is liberal women — so

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Down the Garden Path

Watching Monarchs in the garden

On July 6, I was very happy to see the arrival of the first Monarch butterfly on my land. One week later, there were three monarchs landing on my milkweed plants to feed on the nectar from the pink flowers. With my binoculars in hand, I sat on my deck to watch for where a female would deposit an off-white or cream-colored egg that is oval with vertical ridges and is approximately one-half the size of the head of a small pin. A female butterfly will land on a leaf and curve her abdomen toward the underside of the leaf, or on the buds at the top of the plant and release the egg on the surface. She also releases a sticky substance so that the egg will remain in place.

During one of my observations, a female monarch deposited eggs on milkweed plants that were only about four inches tall. I know this because I retrieved the leaves with the eggs on them and brought them inside and placed them inside fabric cages so that predators would not eat the eggs. In 3-5 days, the eggs will hatch and monarch caterpillars that are only a couple millimeters long will emerge. From that point on, I will have to clean the cage daily and provide 1-2 fresh milkweed leaves each day. In approximately two weeks, the caterpillar will grow to be approximately two inches long and it will crawl to the top of the cage, spin a silk attachment to the cage and begin the process of entering the chrysalis stage.

In 10-14 days, it will emerge from the chrysalis as the beautiful butterfly.

As you read the first paragraph, the only plant I mentioned was the milkweed plant. Female monarchs only deposit eggs on milkweed and the caterpillars will only eat the leaves of the milkweed.

On my land, I have Common Milkweed, Swamp Milkweed and the Butterfly weed. This year, quite a few Common Milkweed plants appeared in my perennial beds. I really do not want the pink blossoms in my purple perennial bed. I let them stay for this year, but because it spreads very easily via rhizomatous roots, it can quickly take over an area. So, after the butterfly season is over, I will collect the seeds from the milkweed plants and plan to sow them in an area where it will not displace perennials. I am also planting more of the Butterfly weed, which does not spread so easily, in another perennial bed because I really enjoy the orange blooms among the other white and yellow perennials in that bed.

I am also enjoying watching the worker bumblebees as they gather nectar and pollen to bring back to the nest so that the queen bumblebee can continue to lay eggs to increase the population of worker bees. The worker bees are all females.

Later in the summer, the queen bee will begin to lay eggs that will be all males (termed drones). Yesterday, I counted at least one dozen worker bees on just one of the catmint plants in my garden. The bumblebees also can be seen on the milkweed blooms, and now on the goldenrod that is beginning to bloom.

The Bee Balm is another plant that the Bumblebees seek out.

In earlier columns, I provided lists of plants that support

Obituaries Murdock M. MacGregor SEBAGO — Murdock Malcolm “Mac” MacGregor Jr., 83, of Sebago, formerly of Wilton, Conn., died Sunday, July 17, 2022, at the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

Mac was born on Oct. 7, 1938, in New York City, oldest son of, Murdock Malcolm and Leonore (Smith) MacGregor, Sr. Mac grew up in Great Neck, Long Island. He graduated from Delbarton Preparatory School in Morristown, N.J., in 1956. Before joining the United States Marine Corps, he attended The Ohio State University. While in the Marine Corps, Mac was a Presidential Guard for President Eisenhower. While serving, he met his best friend, and future brother-in-law, Joel Ackle, who introduced him to the love of his life, Adele. He and Adele married in 1962, and spent over 60 wonderful years together.

Mac designed and built the family home, where he and Adele raised their two children. Mac spent most of his professional career as an entrepreneur in the construction industry. In addition, he was one of the founders of the Cannondale Corporation, best known for manufacturing high-end bicycles. Always creative, Mac redesigned and rebuilt his summer home, in North Sebago, where he and Adele eventually retired. Sebago held a special place in Mac’s heart, as his parents first bought their family summer property in Sebago, in 1954 to enjoy with their three sons.

Today, the fifth generation of MacGregors continues to come to their beloved Sebago.

Mac was a member of the Wilton Presbyterian Church for over 40 years, where he served as Elder, and on the Building Committee. He and Adele welcomed many friends and relatives into their home over the years, where they were always made to feel part of his family. In 1980, the MacGregors welcomed their honorary son, Didier Vercruysse, into their home, through AFS for Didier’s Senior year. That experience resulted in a long, loving family relationship that continues today.

Mac was passionate about life, design, history, building, sketching and painting, but his passion for family surmounted all other pieces of his life.

He is loved by his wife, Adele, of Sebago; his children, Anne Chatillon (John) and Murdock Malcolm III (Jennifer) MacGregor; grandchildren Roger, Michael (Sarah), Jack (Libby) Willson, Madeline Willson French (Gabe), Amelia, Murdock IV, and Brennan MacGregor; step-grandchildren Kirsten and Carter Chatillon, and Catherine Bourne (Davis), great grandchildren Wade and Adeline Willson; siblings John (Norma) and Roderick (Joan) MacGregor, and many beloved nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, his brother-in-law, Joel Ackle, and brother and sister-in-law, William and Denise Shields. sisterin-law Anne Margulies.

A memorial service for Mac will be held on Friday, July 22, at 2 p.m., at the North Sebago United Methodist Church. A private family interment will be at the North Sebago Lakeside Cemetery at a later date.

Donations in Mac’s memory may be made to Tunnels to Towers Foundation at www.t2t.org. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road, Casco, ME where tributes may be shared with his family at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

As Frank’s apple trees blossomed and fruit began to grow, he died at Gosnell Hospice House on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

He was born Francis Frederick on April 26, 1938, in Portland. Parents were John L. Morrison and Jeanette Chasse Morrison. He graduated from Rockland High School in 1956 and from the University of Maine, Orono, in 1961. He then enlisted in the Coast Guard, attended Officer Candidate School, and spent most of his service as Public Information Officer at the Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn. In 1965, he retired and continued in public relations at out-of-state colleges until 1971 when the family moved to Cumberland Center. He did public relations work for non-profits and in retirement worked at a hardware store.

Frank and Martha Robinson were married in 1964, have children Andrew and Elizabeth Morrison. In 2008, Frank and Martha moved to Raymond, next to the orchard he and family had planted in 1976.

Singing and arranging music shows kept him happy. Choir at the Cumberland Congregational Church and Freeport Chorus and Lake Region Community Chorus were long time memberships.

He also enjoyed producing music shows and participating in Hank Beebe’s musicals. He was an original member of the Maine Steiner acapella group at UMO. Survivors include wife, Martha; daughter Elizabeth; son Andrew; a granddaughter; and a brother, Richard Morrison.

A remembrance will be held in the fall at the Cumberland Congregational Church. Cremation arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco.

Condolences and tributes may be shared with Frank’s family at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

pollinators in the spring season, and in the summer months.

Below, I am providing a list of plants that will support pollinators in September and October.

Common name: Blue lobelia or Blue cardinal flower Botanical name: Lobelia siphilitica Color of bloom: blue to purple Height: 2-3 feet Growing conditions: full sun to part shade Moisture: medium to wet soil Common name: Broad-leaved mountain mint Botanical name: Pycnanthemum muticum Color of bloom: pink Height: 1-3 feet Growing conditions: full sun, part shade Moisture: medium to wet soil Common name: Narrow-leaved mountain mint Botanical name: Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Color of bloom: white Height: 2 -3 feet Growing conditions: full sun, part shade Moisture: dry to medium soil Common name: Cutleaf Coneflower GARDEN, Page 4B

John E. Ebinger Cmdr. John Edwin Ebinger (USNR, Ret.), 90, of Harrison, died peacefully with family by his side on Thursday, June 30, 2022 after a short illness.

John was born June 9, 1932 in Canton, Ohio, and he graduated from Lehman High School and the University of Cincinnati, where he earned a metallurgical engineering degree. After graduation, John was commissioned in the United States Navy Reserve and worked in naval cryptology, where he met his wife of 65 years, Betty Smith Ebinger.

Together, they moved to North Canton, Ohio, where they raised five children, and where John worked first as an engineer, and subsequently as a science teacher and high school swimming and diving coach at Hoover High School. Retirement took them to Charleston, S.C. and Harrison, where they had adventures and joy with friends and family, including seven grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at United Parish of Harrison and North Bridgton at noon on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. A Celebration of Life event for family and close friends will be held following the church service.

Jeanne Morton-Tenney Jeanne Morton-Tenney passed away peacefully on Friday, July 1, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born in Portland on Nov. 24, 1937 to June and Charles Normann of Naples.

Jeanne leaves behind three sons, Michael Morton of Naples, Thomas Morton of Casco and Timothy Morton, also of Naples; her two daughters, Susan Fogg of Naples and Julie Beckwith of Windham; eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one on the way. She has two surviving sisters, Dea Dea Robbins of Naples and Margie Webber of Winthrop.

She was predeceased by her son, Patrick, who died in 1974.

Jeanne enjoyed the simple things in life, reruns of the Waltons and Little House, a dish of ice cream, and a nice hot cup of tea, while reading. She loved decorating her home for the holidays, keeping her candy dishes filled for visits from family and friends, but mostly she loved the Lord. Jeanne was a prayer warrior and she shared the gospel of good news with just about everyone she met.

She will be remembered for her beautiful smile, laughter, and gracious demeanor. She had the gift of gab and was also a good listener.

A graveside burial will be held on Sunday, July 24 at 2 p.m. at the Morton family cemetery on the Songo School Road. She will be laid to rest alongside her son, Pat, and her former husband, Richard Morton. Please feel welcome to attend. She will be greatly missed.

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(Continued from Page 3B) Botanical name: Rudebeckia laciniata Color of bloom: yellow with green center Height: 1.5 - 3 feet Growing conditions: full sun to part shade Moisture: medium Common name: Bluestem goldenrod Botanical name: Solidago caesia Color of bloom: yellow Height: 1.5 - 3 feet Growing conditions: full sun to part shade Moisture: medium to dry soil Common name: Zigzag goldenrod Botanical name: Solidago flexicaulis Color of bloom: yellow Height: 1-3 feet Growing conditions: full sun, part shade Moisture: medium Common name: Rough-stemmed goldenrod Botanical name: Solidago rugosa Color of bloom: yellow Height: full sun Growing conditions: full sun Moisture: medium to wet soil Common name: Seaside goldenrod Botanical name: Solidago sempervirens Color of bloom: yellow Height: 3.5 feet Growing conditions: full sun Moisture: medium Common name: Heart-leaved aster Botanical name: Symphyotrichum cordifolium Color of bloom: pale blue to rich blue with yellow center Height: 2-5 feet Growing conditions: full sun to part shade Moisture: dry to medium Common name: Smooth blue aster Botanical name: Symphyotrichum leave Color of bloom: blue with yellow center Height: 2.5-3 feet Growing conditions: full sun Moisture: medium to dry soil Common name: New England aster Botanical name: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Color of bloom: deep pink-purple Height: 3 to 6 feet Growing conditions: full sun Moisture: medium Common name: New York aster Botanical name: Symphyotrichum novae-belgii Color of bloom: pink Height: 1-1.5 feet

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Growing conditions: full sun Moisture: medium Common name: New York ironweed Botanical name: Vernonia noveboracensis Color of bloom: purple Height: 4-6 feet Growing conditions: full sun Moisture: medium to wet soil Common name: Closed gentian Botanical name: Gentiana clausa Color of bloom: blue to purple Height: 1-2 feet Growing conditions: full sun, part shade Moisture: medium I want to provide a positive vote for the goldenrod that often gets a bum rap when it is seen in meadows, roadsides and fields. I offer that if you want to support pollinators at this time of the year, allow the goldenrod to remain where it is, or plant some in your garden. The bright yellow goldenrod blooms are now beginning to appear and will persist into the

autumn. Goldenrod is a very valuable source of nectar and pollen for pollinators and is carried from flower to flower and back to their nests by butterflies, bees and other pollinators.

The yellow blooms are often blamed for the sneezing, watery and itchy eyes, and other allergy symptoms that some people experience at this time of the year. The truth is that it is most often not the goldenrod that is causing the uncomfortable symptoms.

Ragweed shares the same flowering time and is the stimulus for most of the late seasonal allergy responses due to the fact that the ragweed pollen is carried by the wind into the air. The pollen of the goldenrod is large and heavy and sticky and, therefore, is not carried by the wind into the air. Indeed, a person would have to handle or sniff the goldenrod to experience the allergic symptoms from the pollen. Of course, it is possible that some people are allergic to goldenrod. However, the major culprit at this time of the year is ragweed. Another fact about goldenrod is that it is a deer-resistant plant.

So, while the often-cited phrase “take time to smell the roses” is good advice for most people, my advice is not to take time to smell the goldenrod. Instead, I advise that people should sit outside and relax and watch the many pollinators (including the monarch butterflies) that will visit the goldenrod plants.

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Once upon a time, not long ago, in a place not far away, there was an enterprise called Colonial America. The State of Maine was then called the Province of Maine. It was the northern, lightly populated part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. That colony was an example of pure theocracy.

Church and state were fused into one enterprise. The leaders of the church often also were the leaders of the government.

What the church considered to be sinful, the state considered to be criminal.

For violating Puritan doctrine — skipping worship, lying, using profanity, gossiping, defying instruction of ministers — people were fined, tormented in the stocks, pillory, or ducking stool, whipped, exiled or hanged. They demanded rigid conformity — uniform appearance, behavior, language and theology. They believed God established one true religion (theirs), and anyone who resisted it was an enemy.

In 1636, Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts Bay for heresy. He then established Providence Plantations, later Rhode Island, based on the idea of freedom of conscience. One year later, Anne Marbury Hutchinson was summoned to court, accused of holding Bible studies in her home without being supervised by a man. She refused to stop.

Soon she was back before the Puritan churchmen, convicted of heresy. Rev. John Cotton, the minister who had welcomed her into the church, pronounced her judgement. “Forasmuch as you, Mrs. Hutchinson, have highly transgressed and… troubled the Church with your errors…and have made a

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lie…I do cast you out…and account you from this time forth to be a heathen and a publican…I command you as a leper to withdraw.” Whew!

Then, as now, nothing is more intolerable in patriarchal religion than a bright, assertive woman. Women were required to accept their subservience to men and never challenge it. Anne Hutchinson refused. She argued with male judges over biblical interpretation, proving herself their equal, and sometimes their superior, as a scriptural scholar. In their eyes, she was that most despicable of sinners, an uppity girl who refused to color inside their lines. Rather than learn from her, they exiled her. She, her family, and her followers walked south for a week to join Roger Williams in Providence.

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ACROSS 1. Candy bar Baby 5. New York baseball player 8. *____ days of summer 11. Southern cuisine pod 12. Austin Powers’ charm 13. Phlegms 15. Finish with plaster 16. Balanced 17. Shy 18. *Usually June 21 20. Wood sorrels 21. Between septet and nonet 22. Stir fry pan 23. *”Out” for most kids in summer 26. Popular white fish 30. ___ Tsu 31. Pavlov’s conditioned ____ 34. Part of cathedral 35. Dwelling 37. *It’s often hot and muggy in summer 38. Be in accord 39. Physicist Niels ____ 40. Like some wedding cakes 42. A Bobbsey twin 43. Comparative of staid 45. *Like waterskier’s dream lake surface 47. Jean-Claude ____ Damme 48. Not our

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55. Drunkard 56. Falling out 57. Like one deserving of a Christmas gift 59. On and on (2 words) 60. Black tropical cuckoos 61. Bob ____ of boxing industry 62. JFK’s brother 63. “Owner of a Lonely Heart” band 64. Typically 5 of these in a men’s tennis match DOWN 1. “Arabian Nights” bird 2. Luau strings 3. Crosby, Stills and Nash, e.g.

4. Attention-grabbing shout 5. *Summer blockbuster 6. DVD player button 7. Muscle quality 8. Russian parliament 9. “Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay” singer 10. Cowboy’s heel prod 12. Courage to carry on 13. Counter seat 14. *Summer activity: berry ____ 19. Game status 22. Car wash option 23. Granite store units

24. Explorer John ____, a.k.a. Giovanni Caboto 25. Commotion 26. German mister 27. Farm structure, pl.

28. Part of an eye, pl.

29. *Adjective for bikini?

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much for the next generation of liberals. Planned Parenthood offers other services, but they have mainly become the go to for abortion.

3. The Bridgton Facebook page is very liberal, so only liberal or tourist friendly things are allowed to be posted and shared — nothing conservative or negative about Bridgton, or you’ll be banned.

4.The Supreme Court is NOT a court of public opinion. They follow the law and Constitution, not the “cause of the year,” so the polls mean nothing to them, nor should they mean anything on ANY issue. They are part of the balance of government, as some of us were taught in school.

Nancy Coshow Bridgton

It’s the Economy…

To The Editor:

FDR’s socialist guru, Harry Hopkins, famously said at election time, “spend and spend, tax and tax, elect and elect.”

Bill Clinton’s political guru, James Carville, famously said at election time, “it’s the economy, stupid.”

Obama’s socialist guru, Rahm Emanuel, famously said, “You never let a serious crisis go to waste.”

Friedrich A. Hayek, economic guru, famously said, “If a socialist understood economics he wouldn’t be a socialist.”

The Democrat Party from Washington to Main Street, has gotten the Spend, Tax, Elect and Use a Crisis things down pat. However, they have stupidly ignored the economy.

Using the faux global warming crisis and the disastrous handling of the COVID crisis as cover, the Democrats have intentionally curtailed hydro-carbon production, closed down small businesses and decimated employment in critical areas necessary for public wellbeing. Thousands of

police, first responders, hospital workers, airline pilots, educators, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard etc. have left due to COVID mandates and Woke policies.

Restricting gas and oil production has doubled transportation costs. This has had a cost escalation effect on everything that Americans rely on to live.

These costs affect: work, food, housing, education, entertainment and safety.

Faced with increasing inflation, the democrats double down on the things that caused inflation in the first place: spend and spend, tax and tax, elect and elect, milk a crisis, and remain doubly ignorant of economics. Faced with societal calamity and having no understanding of economics, they turn to decrees and mandates to divert people from their ineptitude. Sadly, they think that growing government power and crushing individual rights creates a better society. Maybe they have to do this n order to keep their sanity. Maybe the end justifies the means, apparently not.

To paraphrase Hayek: “If socialists understood economics they wouldn’t be socialists.”

Jock MacGregor Sebago

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To The Editor:

As a community we are, indeed, fortunate to have the BNews as a source for local news, events, and in the case of last week’s edition, inadvertent embedded humor by three people somewhat overestimating their wisdom and clarity of their perspective.

Their commonality is their collective morose view of this wonderful country, and their incredibly misplaced analytics as to why this is so.

In the first case, a selfstyled narcissistic pundit who fashions himself quite the political philosopher unveils a new skill on his CV; he is now, apparently, a credentialed international, not only a macro but micro economist. We would never have known, but for this economic “sage” that

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(Continued from Page 4B) discovered that we’re her direct descendants. I was delighted to learn that I have such an ancestor. I inherited my disdain for religious tyranny from a good source.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

That’s what theocracies look like. Today, a majority of the Supreme Court is pushing American women backward — not to the 1930s, but to the 1630s. Religious extremists want to return to an antiquated system. Rep. Lauren Boebert recently announced, “The church is supposed to direct the government. The government is not meant to direct the church. That is not how our founding fathers intended it. And I’m tired of this separation of church and state junk.” She’s not the first insurrectionist to advocate for theocratic tyranny, and she certainly won’t be the last.

Patriarchal Christians seethe with rage because they’re becoming a shrinking minority in America. They’re determined to re-establish the iron-fisted social control that their ancestors wielded, come hell or high water. The two largest denominations in the United States — Roman Catholics and Southern Baptists — have the same sort of patriarchal leadership. Both deny women ordination and access to preaching ministry. They haven’t changed much since colonial times, but American society has. Independent women infuriate patriarchs as much as they ever did. That’s why they want to force women backward into dependency and subservience.

I wish our reactionary Supreme Court justices no luck at all. They’re younger than I am, so I pray that they live long enough to witness the wreck and ruin they’re inflicting on our nation. They deserve to taste the bitter fruit from their poisoned tree.

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

not only is a president of the United States responsible that the country’s laws be faithfully executed but also that local building codes were also his responsibility. So much for Federalism. He listed a long list of objectives that in his august wisdom Reagan failed to meet his standards. Really, a short list of what he actually did accomplish would have sufficed. He very effectively cleaned up the abysmal mess (inflation, soaring gas prices, shortages, sky high interest rates — sound familiar) our first progressive president, President Carter, created. As the expression goes, things were pretty much onward and upward for 40 years until our current progressive descended on us and immediately went to work replacing Carter as the worst, most incompetent president in the history of the republic.

As to Thatcher, she effectively rescued Britain from the morass of socialism, and effectively revitalized Britain’s economy and social fabric.

Curiously, he worked Putin into this discussion, even though in Reagan and Thatcher’s era, he was a KGB apparatchik. Oh well, accuracy isn’t really his forte.

Speaking of accuracy, comparing circumstances dur-

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ing a war in Ukraine with the misrepresentation that we are currently ensnared here in an ongoing insurrection and terrorism tells us all we need to know as to the value of his thoughts.

The second highly amusing communique last week comes to us from a gentleman that can’t decide whether he’d prefer to buy gas from a terrorist or a Texan. This is a difficult question apparently because he can’t tell the difference between them. Really?

What do you think…tough question? Read the beginning part of that paragraph in its entirety. Then, since apparently the writer thinks Biden’s policies bear no responsibility,

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ask an actually tough question.

What planet is he on? It’s also fascinating the value he places on the “Schiff show.” Perhaps, he can explain how anything probative can emerge from an ex parté process. It would appear he shares a similar level of legal expertise as the third source of amusement last week.

In this letter, I was glad to hear the writer is a chef for I fear if he was relying on his demonstrated legal expertise, he might starve to death.

Obviously, a fate no one would wish on anyone unless, of course, they were a “woke lefty” so overcome by hate and intolerance they couldn’t help themselves. In the body

of his letter, he continues to mesmerize with his esoteric legal knowledge sharing with us the heretofore unknown legal title Pharisee. Perhaps, he could be so kind as to share with us unenlightened what “carpe diem aberrant agenda of originality personal beliefs” means. I suspect it just means he doesn’t like their decision and having previously established his skill at psychiatry knows exactly what they’re up to.

Finally, I’m curious if the 57 years Plessy stood before Brown somehow is irrelevant (it is) as opposed to the 49 years of Roe (also irrelevant) Don Vose Naples

Calendar of Events

Wednesday, July 20 Music Concert hosted by the Bridgton Community Band, 7 p.m., gazebo, Stevens Brook Elementary School grounds. Free, bring a chair.

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

Meet and talk with author Susan Conley at 7 p.m. at Spaulding Memorial Library, 282 Sebago Road (Route 114), Sebago. Conley will discuss her works, both fiction and non-fiction. Free. FMI 7872321.

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

Learn about daily life on a farm, career paths related to farming and agriculture (including making and selling hot sauce!), and do some hands-on farm learning with Christine Trefethen and her summer WWOOF workers (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) all on a gorgeous farm nestled beneath the western Maine mountains.

Register by July 12 at https:// extension.umaine.edu/4h/ youth/ag-leadership/fridayson-the-farm-registration/ Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival Community Discovery Concert at 6:30 p.m. at the McLaughlin Garden & Homestead, located at 97 Main Street, South Paris.

Mike Levine Trio with vocalist Wendy Pederson at 7 p.m. at Denmark Arts Center.

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

Free Concert at the Naples Museum at 5 p.m. by The Happy Wanderers (Wes and LuWayne), who will feature vintage songs of Naples. Some music by Naples resident, Dr. A.P. Reed was played by the orchestra at the Bay of Naples Inn in 1900. Donations accepted and will go toward film preservation for the Naples Historical Society. Bring your chair!

Saturday, July 23 Tuba ensemble, Low Commotion, will present an outdoor lawn concert at 2 p.m. at the West Paris Library. Free concert. Bring a chair. West Paris Public Library is at 226 Main Street in West Paris.

Plein Air Paint Out, Harvest Gold Gallery in Center Lovell, at 10 a.m. fea-

turing Sandra J. Bell. All are welcome. For more information 207-925-6502 or harvestgoldgallery.com Stuff the Bus, a school supply drive for local children sponsored by the Community Resource Council of Naples, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Umbrella Factory parking lot. Supplies needed: erasers, glue sticks, pens, markers, pocket folders, pencils, highlighters, one-subject notebooks, rulers, colored pencils, water bottles and backpacks. Donations also accepted at the Naples Town Office.

Music on Main features Pete Kilpatrick Band and Matt Fournier, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge. Food trucks, vendors, beer garden.

Heather Pierson Trio, 7:30 p.m., at The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn, Bridgton, www.hayloftatdragonfly.com Sunday, July 24 Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival Community Discovery Concert at the First Congregational Church of Bridgton – UCC. Musicians from the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will perform in the sanctuary at 5:30 p.m. for listeners of all ages.

The concert is free and open to the public. To help defray the cost of this event, a donation of $10 will be gratefully accepted. The program features Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia, the Haydn String Quartet, known as “The Joke,” the first movement of Kodaly’s Duo, and finally Dvorak’s String Quartet, “The American.” Musicians include violinists Min-Young Kim, Keiko Tokunaga, Matthew Sinno on viola, and cellist Mihai Marica. The performance will be about 50 minutes with some time for questions from the audience.

Cribstoners (blue grass), free Sunday Summer Concert, 6 p.m., Naples Village Green (bring a chair). In case of rain, the concert will be held at the nearby Naples Methodist Church.

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

Tuesday, July 26 Don Campbell, Fryeburg Business Association free concerts from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gazebo in Bradley Park on Main Street in Fryeburg sponsored by the Mulford Foundation. Performances will happen, rain or shine, with rain location at the Fire Station on Main Street.

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a.m. to Noon at St. Joseph Church, 225 South High Street, Bridgton. Face masks will be required. All are welcome.

Climate Action Group, 6 p.m. at the Caswell Conservancy Center, Main Street, Harrison. This is a nonpartisan group. Masks are encouraged. Interested but can’t attend? You can participate without attending meetings: join the Facebook group at Harrison Maine Climate Action or e-mail Andrea at: harrisonmaineclimateaction@ gmail.com Wednesday, July 27 Music Concert hosted by the Bridgton Community Band, 7 p.m., gazebo, Stevens Brook Elementary School grounds. Free, bring a chair.

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

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

Space is limited. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

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

Refreshments will be served.

For more information, go to www.lovellbrickchurch.org or call 207-925-1500.

Thursday-Saturday, July 28-30 87th Annual Casco Days, Casco Days Park, Route 121, Thursday-Friday nights 6-10, Saturday 10 a.m. to close.

Thursday, fireworks 9:30; Friday, chicken barbecue 5 p.m., children’s parade 7 p.m.; Saturday, pancake breakfast 8 to 11 a.m., road race 9:30 a.m.

(Sign up online: https://www. raceentry.com/casco-daysroad-race/race-information), grand parade 2 p.m., community supper 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 30 Casco Days Supper, Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Menu: baked beans and hot dogs, chop suey and casseroles, salads and homemade pies. $10 for adults, and $5 for children 8 and under.

The church is located at 941 Meadow Road or contact 207627-4282.

Sunday, July 31 Brian Curtis, Johnson & Allen (60s, 70s, 80s), free Sunday Summer Concert, 6

p.m., Naples Village Green (bring a chair). In case of rain, the concert will be held at the nearby Naples Methodist Church.

Sam Robbins and Halley Neal, 7:30 p.m., The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn, Bridgton, www.hayloftatdragonfly.com Tuesday, August 2 National Night Out with the Bridgton Police at the Bridgton Memorial School from 5 to 8 p.m. The purpose of National Night Out is to promote strong PoliceCommunity partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie.

Games, food, info.

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

Friday, August 5 House Tour, Sweden Historical Society, of the Nevers/Moulton/Johnson home at 316 Bridgton Road (Route 93) in Sweden from 10 a.m. to noon. $5 fee to benefit the Historical Society.

Friday, August 5 to Sunday, August 7 Sweden Days. Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tour of Sweden Oldest Farmhouse, 316 Bridgton Road, Sweden, $5 to benefit the Sweden Historical Society; 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Spaghetti Supper by the Sweden Fire Department, Sweden Meeting House, 147 Bridgton Road, $12; 7:30 p.m., Sweden Annual Talent Show — skits, songs, musicians.

Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ongoing — Historical Society Membership Table selling old books and postcards and Bicentennial Book Living, Learning, and Worshipping; author Robert Spencer reading and signing his latest books; fire trucks and new firehouse design drawings display; Narrow Gauge Rail Line Team display and talk; antique tools and blacksmith tools; wood carvings by Jamie Popkin; School House tours with Doug Porter; old glass restoration talk by Dan Sullivan; knitters and weavers, corn hole and other family games; bring and show off your classic car (open to anyone); 9:30 a.m., Church Bell Ringing and Dedication Jane Gibbons; 10 a.m., Historical Society Remembrance Dedication by Kay Lyman inside the School House; 10:10 a.m., Chair Yoga by Elizabeth Markey across the street at the Meeting House; 11:30 a.m., Painting with Jeff Dalzell, $5, at the Meeting House; 12:30 p.m.,

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Menu: sausage, bacon, pancakes and drinks. Donations accepted. For more information please contact BHS at 207-647-3699.

CHURCH SUPPER South Bridgton Congregational Church, 16 Fosterville Road, on Saturday, July 23. Menu: baked beans, brown bread, casseroles, salads and homemade pies. Music by Blue Canoe follows. For reservations, call Shirley Field at 647-1218.

FIRE ASSOCIATION BENEFIT SUPPER The Sweden Volunteer Fire Association will hold a benefit spaghetti supper on Saturday, July 23 at the Sweden Town Meeting Hall (147 Bridgton Road/Route 93) from 5 to 7 p.m. This supper is to benefit Cassie Noble, the daughter of former Fire Chief Warren Noble, who is undergoing cancer treatment.

The menu includes spaghetti, choice of three sauces, tossed salad, bread, desserts, punch, coffee and water. Cost: $12 for adults, $5 for children age 6 to 12, and free for children ages 5 and younger.

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

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

LIONS PANCAKE BREAKFAST The Harrison Lions will hold an all-you-can-eat pancake (blueberry, chocolate chip or plain), French toast, sausage, juice and coffee breakfast on Sunday, July 24, from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Long Lake Park (next to the Village Tie Up).

CHURCH PUBLIC SUPPER A public supper will be held on Tuesday, July 26, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Waterford Congregational Church (Route 35 across from Melby’s Market). The menu includes baked beans, American chop suey, casseroles, salads, brown bread, rolls, beverage, and strawberry shortcake. The supper is served buffet-style; takeout available. Cost: Adults $12, children ages 12 and under $6. For more information, contact Milly Millett at (207) 583-2822.

Proceeds benefit the church’s general fund.

CASCO DAYS SUPPER The Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ will host its annual “Casco Days Supper” on Saturday, July 30 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. This month’s dinner will feature baked beans and hot dogs, chop suey and casseroles, salads and homemade pies! It’s all for only $10 for adults, and $5 for children ages 8 and under. The church is located at 941 Meadow Road in Casco, or contact 207-627-4282.

WATERFORD SUMMER BREAKFAST Waterford Summer Breakfasts at the Wilkins House on Plummer Hill in the Flat of Waterford, adjacent to the Congregational Church, Wednesdays, Aug. 3 and Aug. 17 from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Menu: scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, muffins, donut holes, juice, coffee, tea, and real Maine maple syrup. The price is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 10 and under. Volunteers are always welcome.

(Continued from Page 7B) Potatoes — your choice (I use one potato per person plus a few extra to be safe) Scallions or chopped onions (red, yellow or white onions — they are all available at BFM) Garlic scapes — I chopped up 2 big ones Parsley— or do you prefer dill?

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Balsamic vinegar or a lovely Lambrusco Red Wine vinegar Sugar snap peas — or Snow peas — Green beans when they ripen Salt and pepper Cook the potatoes and cool them. Cut to the size you like.

Chop, chop vegetables and add to the potatoes, dress with olive oil and vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy!

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

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

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Free, bring a chair.

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

Saturday, August 13 Pancake breakfast.

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

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

WOXO Music Festival, RADR Field, Harrison (Route 117), gates open 1 p.m., Showtime on Yankee Ford stage 2 p.m., Sebago Dock and Lift fireworks 8 p.m. Concert features national headliners Steve Azar, Heidi Newfield, James House and Jim “Moose” Brown, along with Maine’s best Stephanie Ryann & Buck T. Edwards.

Tickets $25. http://woxomusicfestival.com Wild Light Art Festival & Lawn Party, 3 to 7 p.m., Hewnoaks Artist Colony, 68 Hewn Oaks Road, Lovell.

Sunday, August 14 Delta Knights Band (all occasions), free Sunday Summer Concert, 6 p.m., Naples Village Green (bring a chair). In case of rain, the concert will be held at the nearby Naples Methodist Church.

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

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Food Pantry Raffle Drawing; 7 p.m., Contra Dance at The Meeting House (147 Bridgton Road), donation jar. Sunday, 11 a.m., Sweden Community Church History by Shirley Crowe; 11:30 a.m., Church Service.

Sunday, August 7 Preston & Curry (country/70s classics), free Sunday Summer Concert, 6 p.m., Naples Village Green (bring a chair). In case of rain, the concert will be held at the nearby Naples Methodist Church.

Sunday, August 7August 15 Dance Festival. Norway arts non-profit Cottage Street Creative Exchange presents dance 207 festival along with co-sponsors Art Moves Dance Studio of Norway and Expansion Arts Dance Studio of South Paris. Morning and evening sessions in modern, jazz, tap and choreography will culminate in a Sunday Evening studio show. Special guest artist is Sara Whale, the last artistic director of Ram Island Dance Company. More information can be found on the Project side of artmovesdance.com under events or by calling artistic director Debi Irons at 207-743-5569 Monday, August 8 Rescheduled Speaker (tentatively), Libo Liu as part of the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Speaker Series, 7 p.m. in-person at the Lovell library. Topic: What is Happening in Hong Kong and Why it Matters. Liu is a veteran journalist who lived in Hong Kong and covered it for the Voice of America for over two decades. He lives in Washington, D.C. and has a second home in Bridgton.

Wednesday, August 10 Music Concert hosted by the Bridgton Community Band, 7 p.m., gazebo, Stevens

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Landslide author talk SEBAGO — Susan Conley, award-winning author of five books, will be speaking at Sebago’s Spaulding Memorial Library tonight, Thursday, July 21, at 7 p.m.

There is no charge for this event and provides a chance to talk with an author about her experiences writing fiction. She will talk about writTHIS OLD SWEDEN HOUSE is open for tours on ing fiction based on real lived Friday, Aug. 5, during Sweden Days, which run from experiences.

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Sweden Days returns Friday through Sunday, Aug. 5-7, with the following events: Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tour of Sweden Oldest Farmhouse, 316 Bridgton Road, Sweden, $5 to benefit the Sweden Historical Society.

4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Spaghetti Supper by the Sweden Fire Department, Sweden Meeting House, 147 Bridgton Road, $12.

7:30 p.m., Sweden Annual Talent Show — skits, songs, musicians. If you would like to participate, call Jane Gibbons at 647-3987.

Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ongoing — Historical Society Membership Table selling old books and postcards and Bicentennial Book “Living, Learning, and SWEDEN DAYS, Page 10B

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the novel.

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

She has won the Maine Book Award and the Maine Award for Publishing AUTHOR Susan Conley Excellence. Susan’s TEDx speaks TONIGHT at LANDSLIDE, Page 10B Spaulding Library.

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Potato Salad and Peas

By Nancy Tripp Bridgton Farmers’ Market Okay, I get it. Enough with the pea recipes! But, the season is so short and the pea, so small, beautifully green and let’s face it, fresh and delicious. This summer, I have been making a potato salad dressed very simply with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

This potato salad is a recipe-less recipe and begins with your favorite potato. This year, I am loving the yellow potatoes grown right here in Maine and last year, I was jamming on red potatoes. As soon as the harvest begins for our farmers at

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Upcoming Bridgton Community Center events: Today, Thursday, July 21, Community Kettle Dinner serving barbecue from 5 to 6 p.m., inside or to go, sponsored by the Rotary Club. Meals are free, donations welcome.

Wednesday, July 27, Senior lunch (to be determined), 12 to 1 p.m. every Wednesday; cost $3.

Thursday, July 28, Community Kettle Dinner, 5 to 6 p.m., inside or to go, meal to be determined, sponsored by the Bridgton Police Department. Meals are free, donations welcome.

Bridgton Farmers’ Market, it will be whichever wonderful variety they have grown for this year, as fresh potatoes are the very best.

After boiling and cooling the potatoes, I begin to chop the vegetables I want to put in this Salad de Jour. This week, I chopped many of the fresh vegetables I picked up at BFM, scallions (don’t skimp), garlic scapes and parsley, all of which I added to the potatoes after slicing them to the desired size and while they were still warm. Then, I decided to add a bit of fresh green crunch and sliced sugar snap peas in long ribbons from end to end and added a pint of peas to my salad.

This salad grew in size as I was making it so I divided it into two bowls to dress with olive oil so as not to mash my potatoes, as I had over cooked them a bit. I drizzled extra virgin olive oil over the mixture until it tasted appealing to me, added salt and pepper and moved on to the choice of vinegar.

Today, I chose a Dark Spesso Balsamic from Tasteful Things.

Thick, syrupy and sweet it was just the right touch to finish this potato salad loaded with fresh vegetables. Which leads me to beg the question: When does a potato salad cease to be a Potato Salad and be a Pea Salad with Potatoes?

I’ll let you decide. And then, the season moves onto green beans and basil. Let’s see what this salad will morph into then.

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Come enjoy a Mystery Tour of Local Barns.

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Paint Out with Bell

Harvest Gold Gallery is thrilled to announce that Lovell artist, Sandra J. Bell, will be painting at the Plein Air Paint Out this upcoming Saturday, July 23! Sandra will begin setting up at 10 a.m., and will be painting throughout the day showcasing her approach to plein air.

Sandra is primarily an oil painter. Painting both in the studio and plein air, her work consists of both abstract and impressionist

pieces. Her style varies throughout all her works. Her plein air pieces are sometimes complete in one session, meaning she paints an entire scene, only small details are refined in the studio.

Her abstract pieces are created entirely from her imagination — there are no photos to help guide the process. Which is wildly different from her approach to impressionist studio pieces, which are done by using upwards of four photos. Allowing her to see her subject from multiple angles, which results in Sandra being able to paint a more accurate picture of the scene and how it looks from the human eye. If only one photo is used for these impressionistic studio pieces, it results in the painting looking flat. It can also cause the painting to look too pixelated, too photographic, which results in the painting having no life or emotion. Sandra wants her paintings to come to life.

The event will begin at 10 a.m., painting will continue until 3 p.m. or until she gets too tired to paint. If you paint plein air, feel free to bring your supplies, find a place on the lawn and paint one of the beautiful scenes around the gallery. All are welcome!

Harvest Gold Gallery is located at 1082 Main Street, Center Lovell. If you would like more information on the Plein Air Paint Out or just the gallery in general, call 207-925-6502, e-mail harvestgoldjewelry@gmail.com, visit the website at SANDRA BELL will “Paint Out” at harvestgoldgallery.com or just stop by the gallery!

Harvest Gold Gallery on Sat., July 23.

ALLMAN BROTHERS TRIBUTE is tonight, July 21, at Cranmore Mountain Resort as part of the Arts Jubilee series.

Allman Bros. Tribute

NORTH CONWAY — Arts Jubilee presents Live at the Fillmore: The Definitive Tribute to the Original Allman Brothers Band tonight, Thursday, July 21 at Cranmore Mountain Resort.

Singer/guitarist Christian Martin will open the show at 6 p.m., followed by Live at the Fillmore at 7 p.m.

Live at the Fillmore performs the music of the original Allman Brothers Band as it was performed in the early years before the untimely deaths of Duane

and Berry Oakley, and the departure of Dickey Betts.

For many, those were the “glory days” of the Allman Brothers Band. Anyone who had the good fortune to hear the Allman Brothers Band shows back in the day on the same or successive nights will corroborate that though they did leave room for improvisation and personal expression, for the most part the songs remained the same. This has been Live at the Fillmore’s approach to performing their music.

DAC hosts dance and strings DENMARK — The Neveah Dance Circus-Family Fun DAYS is at the Denmark Arts Center this Saturday, July 23 at 10 a.m.

Nevaeh Dance Circus is the creation of sisters, Nettie and Hannah Gentempo. The two women founded the group in 2005, while still in their early teens. In 2016, the sisters evolved the company from Nevaeh Dance Company into Nevaeh Dance Circus.

Together, Nettie and Hannah Gentempo have created a world of their own and they welcome you to experience all color, sound and artistic freedom that it has to offer!

Performed in Bicentennial Park if good weather and in Denmark Arts Center if inclement weather. Register online for tick-

ets at http://www.denmarkarts.org/events DAC has a treat at Noon inside Denmark Arts Center following Neveah Dance Circus.

DAC is delighted to welcome Molly Ockett School band, KAJEMO, who will perform a summertime set in the park. Band members include Kai Cannon-Steele on Bass Guitar, Asa Dickinson on Drums, John Callen on Trombone, Emmett Lounsbury on Trumpet, Maks Bondarev on Baritone Horn, and Oren Monteith on Guitar.

HEPA air purifier systems and ventilation will be engaged for indoor performances. Season Calendar online at www.denmarkarts.org/events (view calendar listing) Thanks to the generosity of the Town of Denmark Family Fun DAYS are a pay-what-you-can performance!

Daponte String Quartet The Denmark Arts Center presents New Chamber Series with Daponte String Quartet this Sunday, July 24 at 3 p.m.

New for 2022 Denmark Arts Center’s Chamber Series, DAC will host four chamber performances this summer. To kick-off the new adventure is the wonderfully talented DaPonte String Quartet. 2022 marks the DaPonte String Quartet’s DAC WELCOMES Neveah Dance Circus to its 31 year as a quartet — a rare Family Fun DAYS on Saturday, July 23 at 10 a.m. feat in the world of classical

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Live at the Fillmore brings back authentically the performances of the Allman Brothers Band for those who were there to hear and still remember them, along with those who have a similar love for this music and wish they had been there.

Concert admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for students, and free for kids 12 and under. Pre-order tickets online at www.artsjubilee.org, or pay at the gate on the night of the show TRIBUTE, Page 10B

music.

Not long after forming in Philadelphia, the Quartet surprised the musical world by moving to Maine where, as the New York Times noted, they create an experience “like watching the Celtics play in the local gym.” The move was prompted by a temporary rural residency grant from Chamber Music America and the NEA and was unusual enough to DAPONTE STRING QUARET take the stage at earn them a feature on CBS Denmark Arts Center on Sunday, July 24 at 3 p.m.

Sunday Morning. Once they been profiled on national TV; and appeared arrived in Maine, they forged an unbreak- on several of the nation’s most prestigious able love-bond with the state and decided to concert series. stay. They have been here for 22 years now.

Guest artists who have performed with Although their main commitments are them include Awadagin Pratt, Kate Aldrich, in Maine, the DSQ are sought after to Gilbert Kalish, and Peter Serkin. Former perform and teach everywhere. They have New York Times music critic Allan Kozinn performed at Carnegie Hall; appeared in called their playing “consistently polished,” France, Scotland, Canada, and more than “thoughtful and rich hued” and filled with 20 American states; broadcast on nation- “sheer intensity” and “a searing incandeswide radio and television both in the cent energy.”

United States and Canada; received awards Guest Artists: Clarinetist Mark Simons, from the NEA, Philadelphia Musical Violinist Alexander Romanul.

Fund Society, Music Teachers National HEPA air purifier systems and ventilaAssociation, Chamber Music America, and tion will be engaged for indoor performancMaine Arts Commission (which named es. Season Calendar online at www.denthem Fellows in Performing Arts for 2016); markarts.org/events (view calendar listing).

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Sunday, July 31, 2022 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Come Enjoy a Sunset Cruise aboard the Songo River Queen II Located at 841 Roosevelt Trail on the Naples Causeway.

The boat will depart at 6:30 p.m. for a special sunset cruise rain or shine.

Tickets are $5 in advance online at www.eventbrite.com.

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All are welcome to join us!

Once on the Eventbrite site, click on the “charity and causes” tab and scroll down to our Faith and Family Cruise to purchase tickets.

Tickets will be $7.50 the day of the cruise upon boarding, if space is available.

Children 3 years and under ride free with paying adult.

Entertainment: Special music will be provided by the “Fulcrum Praise Band” and others.

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July 21, 2022, The Bridgton News, Page 9B

Imagine: The Beatles at DT SLLMF’s third concert

HARRISON — Deertrees Theatre, Maine’s most enchanting playhouse, presents exceptional entertainment ahead.

This Saturday, July 23, at 7:30 p.m., “Imagine — The Beatles Solo Years” is presented by Joe Boucher’s nine-piece rock orchestra. In 1969, The Beatles walked across Abbey Road and away from the studio where they created the most important body of work that any rock band has before

or since. “Imagine — The Beatles Solo Years” brings together the solo hits of the individual Beatles as they might have sounded had they continued their musical journey together, as if their legendary producer George Martin crafted these songs with them. The show originates from the creative team behind the hit orchestral pops show “Piano Men – The Music of Elton and Billy” and “Classic Rock”, featuring orchestrations

by Christopher Eastburn.

Sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

On Friday, July 29, 7:30 p.m., Susie Pepper and Mixology debut their new show “The Songs of Celine and Barbara,” featuring famed repertoire by pop superstars Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand, sure to soar to the star-filled sky over Deertrees. The performance features Mixology bandleader K. Kelly Muse on vocals and keys. A dynamic and highly sought-after vocalist, Pepper was previously featured as soloist in Portland Symphony Orchestra’s Magic of Christmas series and other concerts, as well as more intimate events with The Susie Pepper Quartet jazz combo. Sponsored by Macdonald Motors and Norway Savings Bank.

Both performances occur at 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. Deertrees has been serving the Greater Maine region since 1936 offering IMAGINE — The Beatles Solo Years at Deertrees an eclectic summer season Theatre this Saturday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. of entertainment, featuring (Photo by Danielle Knight Studios) theatrical productions and

HARRISON — Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will perform its third concert at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison on Tuesday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m. Each concert of its 50th season is celebratory, featuring music of old masters as well as lesser-known but wonderful composers. This week’s program includes: ARTHUR FOOTE: Nocturne and Scherzo for Flute and String Quartet SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67 SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956, Op. 163 Artists include: Susan Rotholz, flute; Varty Manouelian, violin; Movses Pogossian, violin; Keiko Tokunaga, violin; Matthew Sinno, viola; Mihai Marica, cello; Bonnie Thron, cello; and Mihae Lee, piano.

Lesser-known composer Arthur Foote was born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1853.

Son of the publisher of the Salem Gazette, he was late to music beginning piano lessons at age 14. But he entered Harvard University

comedies, family shows, concerts annually from June through early September.

Tickets are available at deertrees-theatre.org.

Tickets to Imagine — The Beatles Solo Years are $32. Tickets to The Songs of Celine and Barbra are $34.

FLUTIST Susan Rotholz will perform Foote’s Nocturne at Sebago-Long lake Music Festival’s third concert at Deertrees Theatre on Tuesday, July 26.

to study music and received Harvard’s first Masters of Arts degree in music, in fact the first such degree in America. He went on to SLLMF, Page 10B

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

Admission to The Cobblestones donor/sponsor thank you party is free, a $10 donation is encouraged;

beer, wine and cocktails are available for purchase.

For more information and a complete season schedule, visit deertrees-theatre. org, e-mail gail@deertrees. org, call 207-583-6747 or follow Deertrees Theatre on Facebook and Instagram.

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Trio at Hayloft Chorus at Brick Church July 28

The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton presents an evening of acoustic folk music with the Heather Pierson Trio on Saturday, July 23 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Hailing from New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley, the Heather Pierson Trio brings their multi-genre musical skills to bear on original songs and choice covers that bring to life the sounds of the streets of New Orleans, the valleys of Appalachia, and everywhere in between.

With Heather Pierson on piano, acoustic guitar, and lead vocals, Shawn Nadeau on bass and vocals, and Craig Bryan on percussion and vocals, they share heartfelt music with brilliant ease and boundless joy.

Heather burst upon the national folk scene in 2015 with the release of her Acoustic Trio’s debut EP, Still She Will Fly, whose title track was the #2 single on the Folk radio charts that year.

Heather’s 2017 release, Singin’, debuted at #1 on the Folk radio charts and was the #11 album for the year.

Heather’s 12th full length CD, Lines and Spaces, was released in November 2019, and features performances from the current Trio with Craig Bryan on drums and THE HEATHER PIER- percussion.

“Heather is like two great SON TRIO appears at The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly acts in one, sliding from Barn this Saturday, July sweet acoustic Appalachian old-timey vibe with Patty 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Griffinesque lyrics to brassy New Orleans blues piano with a bone thrown to Bessie Smith,” — DC Bloom, Lone Star Music Magazine.

In alignment with CDC Guidelines, it is recommended, but not required, that patrons wear a mask and are vaccinated.

Admission: $25.

Tickets: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com

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There’s plenty of free parking on site, food and beverages will be available for purchase, and there will be a raffle for a variety of great prizes at every concert. Please note that we are using an alternate front gate entrance due to the current construction at Cranmore.

Seating is not provided at

the venue, so concertgoers are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the show. Animals are not allowed on the property except for leashed service dogs. All concerts are rain or shine.

For more information visit www.artsjubilee.org.

Special thanks to July 21 Concert Lodging Sponsor, The Green Granite Inn.

LOVELL — The Mollyockett Chorus will perform at all over the tri-county area. They produce shows of their 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, at the Brick Church for the own and have sung with other choruses at Deertrees Theater Performing Arts on Christian Hill Road (just off Route 5) in Harrison, All-Souls Chapel at Poland Spring, the Sawyer Foundation in Greene and in many community settings. In in Lovell.

Tickets are available at the door: adults $10, children addition, the Mollyockett Chorus hopes to resume singing 12 and under $5. Refreshments will be served. For more regularly in nursing homes, churches, and for veteran’s information, go to www.lovellbrickchurch.org or call 207- organizations such as the American Legion.

The Chorus sings a combination of upbeat songs and 925-1500.

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!

This year’s performance is an eclectic range of music with a combination of serious songs, 50s and 60s medley, and ballads. Since much of this music is still played today, it will be familiar to all who are interested in a THE MOLLYOCKETT CHORUS will perform at Lovell’s Brick Church on next fun evening of music. The Thursday, July 28 starting at 7 p.m.

Chorus is under the direction of Simon Smith of Bethel and Portland, who has really helped add spark and ballads in four-part a cappella harmony, often called “barbershop” style. Their diverse and entertaining programs often depth to the music.

The Mollyockett Chorus began in Norway, Maine, with develop a humorous theme, as in this year’s show.

For more information, contact Stan Tupaj at 207-925a core group of 12 enthusiastic women who are in a chapter of Harmony, Inc. Since that time, the chorus has performed 1500 or go to www.lovellbrickchurch.org.

Sweden Days SLLMF concert

(Continued from Page 7B) Worshipping”; author Robert Spencer reading and signing his latest books; fire trucks and new firehouse design drawings display; Narrow Gauge Rail Line Team display and talk; antique tools and blacksmith tools; wood carvings by Jamie Popkin; School House tours with Doug Porter; old glass restoration talk by Dan Sullivan; knitters and weavers, corn hole and other family games; bring and show off your classic car (open to anyone).

9:30 a.m., Church Bell Ringing and Dedication Jane Gibbons.

10 a.m., Historical Society Remembrance Dedication

by Kay Lyman inside the School House.

10:10 a.m., Chair Yoga by Elizabeth Markey across the street at the Meeting House.

11:30 a.m., Painting with Jeff Dalzell, $5, at the Meeting House.

12:30 p.m., Food Pantry Raffle Drawing.

7 p.m., Contra Dance at The Meeting House (147 Bridgton Road), donation jar.

Sunday, 11 a.m., Sweden Community Church History

by Shirley Crowe.

11:30 a.m., Church Service.

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

Conley’s presentation is part of the library’s Push Back the Stacks program of free family events.

The library is located at 282 Sebago Road (Route 114). For more information, call 787-2321.

LANDSLIDE, is set in Maine and was a New York Times Book Review “Editor’s Choice,” a Today Show “Summer Read.”

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(Continued from Page 9B) compose steadily for 45 years and his chamber music was widely admired and performed. As a composer he came of age during the late 19th century, where he became one of the Boston Six, which was bringing American music to a new level of craftsmanship and sophistication.

Longtime artist with Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, Susan Rotholz will bring her virtuosity to Foote’s Nocturne, which begins and ends with a melodious, dreamy song.

Throughout the movement, flute and strings pass melodies back and forth. The tonal combinations are beautiful, the harmonies rich, and the rhythms varied. A piece not to be missed.

For tickets and more information about the remaining three concerts on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. from July 26 to Aug. 9 at Deertrees Theatre, check out https://sebagomusicfestival.org/concert-tickets/.

IMAGINE The Beatles Solo Years

IMAGINE, brings together the solo hits of the individual Beatles as they might have sounded had they continued together with producer George Martin.

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The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn

Saturday, July 23 • 7:30 p.m. — $32

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Pennsylvania-based $20 – Limited seating. musicians,Seán and Beth HouseHeely of Hamill is a Patterson

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