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LRHS wins grading appeal

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Back when Ted Finn was in high school, he was taught that if a number had .5 or higher, he would “round up” to the next whole number.

Finn, who is now a principal, was quite surprised earlier this year when his school — Lake Region High School — earned a “D” grade as part of the Maine Department of Education’s new “School Performance Grading System.” The school received a 94.5 grade regarding student participation in taking the high school assessment test, which is given during a student’s third year. Participation below 95 results in a one letter grade deduction.

After making huge strides — increased test scores and higher gradua-

tion rates — after landing as one of Maine’s 10 low-performing schools, Finn and SAD 61 Superintendent of Schools Kathleen Beecher were extremely disappointed with the “D” grade.

Disappointment turned to frustration when they saw the state adjust Kennebunk’s grade, as the result of “rounding up.” The local school officials wondered “why not us too?”

“We really felt bad for our kids and our staff, who have worked very hard to turn things around here,” Finn said.

To make matters worse, State Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen visited Lake Region H.S. shortly after the “D” grade was handed out and PRIDE OF THE FLEET is reflected in the eyes of Lovell Fire Chief Thomas McKenzie during Saturday’s Old Home (Photo courtesy of Frederic Sater) boasted how through deter- Days festivities. Lovell parade photos appear on Page 8C. GRADE, Page A

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer In an action that caught the town off guard, the Bridgton Economic Development Corporation’s Board of Directors voted July 17 to modify its bylaws to remove all references to townappointed members on their board.

In effect, the action will make the nonprofit economic development organization totally autonomous, operating privately and independently of the town on busi-

ness attraction efforts.

Former Selectman Woody Woodward had served as a corporation board member until he retired from his selectmen’s seat in June.

Under the original bylaws, selectmen had authority to appoint three BEDC board members.

The BEDC’s action comes five weeks after Town Meeting voters decided to cut the $9,000 in the town budget that had been earmarked to support the corporation, which was formed in

Eco Development Corp. cuts ties with town

Casco Board: Fix those roads

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The list of roads in need of repair is as long as a drive down them feels: Swerving bumps, bouncing, braking, and anticipating the next stretch of good pavement.

Town Manager Dave Morton has a list of roads that could use some simple repairs.

However, “simple repairs” are not inexpensive in the world of infrastructure upgrades.

On July 15, the Casco Board of Selectmen gave Morton the go-ahead to hire contractors to do road improvements that fall below the $8,000 range.

This means that the board would forego the bidding process unless the project promised to cost more than $8,000. Instead, Morton would do a site walk with at least three local contractors; and then choose the less expensive route for the road repairs.

“These are normal maintenance projects brought up over time,” Morton said.

Selectman Grant Plummer suggested that Morton first get cost estimates on the most expensive projects, “The ditching of Stone

Road, and the ditching and culverts on Edwards Road: Those are the two biggest dollar value projects,” Plummer said.

“Your brief write-up is a good description” of what the road projects entail, he said.

“I am saying experiment with a couple of the higherpriced ones” to see where those road maintenance projects fall price-wise, Plummer said.

Selectman Ray Grant agreed.

“Let’s try the two higher (priced) ones,” Grant said.

Chairman Mary-Vienessa Fernandes said she would like to see some bids.

Morton responded, “I need to give all three people the same construction job. When I talk to any contractor, I get a verbal estimate right away.”

Later, he asked the board if there was a monetary threshold — a dollar amount that would be okay to go forward with, without using the formal bidding process.

Fernandes suggested $5,000.

Morton said that amount would not go very far. Then, he asked the board members if they were comfortable with the $7,500 to $8,000 range, and anything over that would ROADS, Page A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Throughout the decades, people in the military have received their orders to “ship out.”

Town officials have talked about moving the Veterans’ War Memorial — just across the street to a location on the public beach property.

The little sliver of lawn where the memorial is currently situated becomes noticeably cramped during national holidays when ceremonies take place at the Village Green.

According to American Legion Post No. 155 Commander Curtis Merrill, the existing location is a

February 2011 and granted funding its first two years.

If the Town Meeting vote of no confidence had any bearing on the BEDC’s decision to remove town-appointed members from its board, no one was saying so at Tuesday’s Selectmen’s meeting, when the decision was announced.

Chairman Doug Taft only read from the July 17 letter from Skip Sullivan, BEDC Liaison to the Town of Bridgton. The letter states that two-thirds of the cor-

poration’s directors voted on July 16 “to remove any and all references to TownAppointed Members to the Corporation.” Doing so will require that a new MOU, or memorandum of understanding, be drafted.

Sullivan’s letter says the BEDC is “extremely grateful” to the town and its selectmen for all that it has done to support the corporation, and “This action in no way is meant to minimize that gratitude.” The explanation given was that, “We believe

this action will reinforce our mission as an independent 501c(3) corporation to work to help secure the growth of business in Bridgton.”

At Tuesday’s meeting, Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz said it is not unusual for an economic development organization to “solidify its independence” from town government. He said that Anne Krieg, Bridgton’s Director of Planning, Economic and Community Development, “is not a liaison” with the

corporation, but works with them as needed.

Both Berkowitz and former Economic Development Director Alan Manoian spearheaded efforts to form the corporation, and helped recruit representatives from Bridgton’s prime economic sectors, such as healthcare, banking, manufacturing and tourism, to serve on the board. Early on, the MOU stipulated that the economic development director set aside 12 hours a week to TIES, Page A

New Pastor to be installed

SWIM LESSON FUNDRAISER — Rian Benoit, right, with her brother Jack Benoit, shows off her “tattoos” — Cupcake Love and Renys — that honor the two businesses that pledged $50 total for the Bridgton Recreation Department’s annual half-mile swim held July 19 from Highland Lake Resort to the Town Beach Landing. Rian, 9, who raised the money so other children can receive swim lessons, finished first in the age 15 and under group, with a time of 21:30 minutes. Finishing first overall, with a time of 13 minutes, was Heather Clark, 39, while 66year-old Roy Lambert came in a very close second, with a time of 13:02. Twins Matthew and Mark Mayo, 12, finished second and third in the younger age category, with times of 25 and 26:19, respectively. Other younger swimmers were Julia Garrity, 12 (27:15), Melissa Mayo, 8 (29:31), Susan Rose, 13 (30:12) and Jack Benoit, 9 (31); along with older swimmers Janice Garrity, 41 (28:17), Dean Shaw, 44 (28:54), Leah Scully, 21 (27:07), Miranda Chadbourne, 17 (28:19) and Danny Knauer, 21 (29:14.

Veterans’ memorial on move problem area with inadequate parking.

Recently, the Naples Board of Selectmen briefly discussed relocating the marble memorial and matching benches to the Naples Public Beach property, which is directly across Route 302.

“Some people would like to move it onto the opposite

side of the road,” Selectman Robert Caron II said.

“It is a memorial so it should be more visible. I suggested up on the hill,” Caron said.

According to Chairman Dana Watson, backfill would be needed to level out the slope and place the memorial MEMORIAL, Page A

Fr. Innocent Okozi, SMA, will be installed as Pastor of St. Joseph Parish this Sunday, July 28, at 10 a.m. in Bridgton.

Fr. Daniel Greenleaf, Vicar Forane, will preside at the installation at St. Joseph Church, located on South High Street.

St. Joseph Parish consists of St. Joseph Church in Bridgton and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Fryeburg. As he continues to settle here in Bridgton, The News caught up with Father Okozi and asked him the following: Q. How did you Father Innocent Okozi become interested in the priesthood?

Fr. Okozi: My interest in the priesthood began at about age 7 in Nigeria, where I was born. I was attracted by the activities performed by the priest at the Catholic Mass, and I “played” Mass with my sibling and friends, using my towel tied around my neck as my chasuble (the outer garment worn by the priest). As I grew up, the desire for the priesthood stayed with me.

Later, I did my training in two local Catholic seminaries in Africa.

My influence, as a missionary, came from some priests of the Society of African Missions (SMA). The SMA is a missionary community of Pontifical rite in the Roman Catholic Church, which is also regarded as a Society of Apostolic Life (under the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life). The SMA community, due to its focus on mission “ad extra” also works under the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

I was an altar server and worked with some of the SMA priests, as well as with some Diocesan priests in the southwestern part of Nigeria. I appreciated very FATHER OKOZI, Page A

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Review: Powerful whispers from Bridgton girl of Civil War

By Mike Corrigan Special to The News Phebe Beach was a firecracker, but even a South Bridgton girl could not outboom the entire Civil War. Still, Wild Sweeps the Wind, Caroline D. Grimm’s novel “based on the real life Civil War diary of Phebe F. Beach, Esquire,” shows that one human voice can speak as loudly and as clearly about her times as all the history books detailing all the strategies and battles in all those Virginia crossroad towns of 150 years ago.

I must insist that those not captivated by Miss Phebe’s voice may just not like people, that’s all; and though the diary ends in 1864, Caroline Grimm picks up the story and imaginatively and satisfyingly gives it greater depth and breadth and length.

The original diary, extended by the author to include post Civil War and generational mysteries, follows Phebe from girlhood to old age. Wild Sweeps the Wind bristles with witticisms, insights and peeks into daily life in a New

Author Caroline Grimm England town — South Bridgton, at that! — in the years just prior to and during the Civil War. There are courtings and Miss Phebe’s amused resistance to same; Lyceums and Phebe’s star turns at them; a school teaching gig and her stand against the school board; church-goings and socials; chores and readings, walks and rides into the countryside. Phebe cares for her adopted Aunt, her adopted Uncle, and is cared for by them. She is a member of small town; she is a leader in mischief for her mischievous age set. She is a careful

and calculated flirt, who has not much mind for marrying — at least not until a young blacksmith changes her mind, and her heart.

Here is the flavor of her voice, about one of her first times out with her future husband: When I went in, Aunt inquired what on earth made me stop so long. I told her I was kissing my beau.

She laughed and wanted to know who he was. I told her I couldn’t think of his name, but she would probably find out when she got our invitations, if not before. Uncle had gone to bed and called out that if I had a beau, he would think the world was coming to an end. Especially if I had one more than two nights in succession. And if he had got so far as for me to let him kiss me, he supposed he’d have a little job and a large fee and plenty of cake quite soon…

And, in the Be Careful What You Wish For Department, this early diary entry: I wish some great catastrophe would happen to somebody (not me, of course) so that I might have

something of importance to set down in my journal. But I suppose everyone’s journal (who is foolish enough to keep one) is made up of everyday incidents, mixed up with a startling love adventure now and then.

Well so much for the joyful first half of the book; the war soon comes to color everything, to shadow every day. Phebe wrote a wonderful poem, included as a diary entry, which casts portentous shadows over the second half of the book. Because it seems, she writes after her marriage and the departure of her own new husband for the South and the battles, “that every woman in town is wearing black.” Phebe Beach Jordan, newly married, fears that soon she will be among them.

All war is a great tragedy, and our Civil War perhaps our most tragic of all. It came as near to total war as any experienced in this hemisphere; we feel the scarred hope and awful weight of the war in these brief pages. The epistolary novel is exactly as old as GRIMM, Page A

First in a series In 1857, a young Bridgton woman named Phebe Beach was coming of age, beset by the constraints of society that expected her to marry and become in her words “a stocking darner and a baby manufacturer.” She shared her dissatisfactions in a diary she began writing that year. Her lively, lighthearted descriptions of annoying suitors, girlish rivalries, and social gatherings soon gave way to other more SERIES, Page A

Town backs lake protection grant

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Thompson Lake encompasses more than 4,400 acres. Its shoreline extends into three towns: Casco, Poland and Otisfield. More than a dozen species of fish, including salmon and shiners, swim in its waters.

Given those parameters, Thompson Lake is among many lakes in the area that people desire to protect for future generations.

“Soil erosion is the biggest problem,” said property owner Barry Jorve, who serves as the treasurer for Thompson Lake Environmental Association (TLEA).

The association is applying for an $8,500 grant to

help with mitigating soil erosion; and TLEA is coordinating with Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation (CCSWC) toward that end.

Jorve appeared before the Casco Board of Selectmen and asked for an official letter of support from the town.

The board voted unanimously to back the lake association efforts and to assist with the grant application process by providing that letter of support.

Since 2008, the town has allocated a few thousand dollars toward the water conservation endeavors that have occurred on the Casco end of the lake, according to Jorve.

“The intent is that the

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“There are a lot of small road projects. Near Cottage Road, it’s a $10,000 project,” he said.

“These are projects that are too big for our Youth Conservation Corps,” he said.

There are three proposed undertakings, and CCSWC would assume the role of project manager, Jorve said.

Selectman Grant Plummer asked for a description of those sites and a summary of the work that needed to be done in those areas.

Jorve answered that he was putting together a presentation, partly in preparation for the association’s annual meeting.

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expressed some reservations about promising money to the lake association, or saying yes to a grant proposal and then having to come up with the matching funds.

“I am a little gun shy. I don’t know about the rest of you,” he said.

Grant suggested capping the amount that Casco would shoulder at $9,000.

Chairman Mary-Vienessa Fernandes agreed, saying, “We need a fiscal cap.”

Town Manager Dave Morton clarified the action the board could take.

“It’s a letter of support, not a contract.

The process of grants is that it requires some commitment on the part of the town,” Morton said.

Jorve agreed with Morton’s statement.

“When we submit something like this we are asking for a lot of money. They want to know that there are other players who can promise money,” he said.

TLEA has put its money toward preserving the quality of water — spending more than $35,000 in the past five years on projects to reduce pollution runoff into the lake, Jorve said.

The recipients of the grant will be notified in the fall; and the money would be applied toward the project in the spring and summer of 2014 and 2015, he said.

Prior to the vote Selectman Plummer said, “I think the work is important. We can address the soil erosion with those three projects.

MOVING ACROSS THE STREET — The Naples veterans’ memorial will be moving across to the public beach area.

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Memorial on move

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Already — since this winter, plans have been in the making to relocate to the beach a cupola, one of the sections from the old Naples Hotel.

Caron, who admitted to playing in the cupola as a child, said that structure would be better closer to the road.

“The key is to figure out where the gazebo (cupola) goes first,” Caron said.

Town Manager Derik Goodine penciled a quick sketch of where the vintage structure and the memorial could be placed.

“We need to have a good layout plan,” Goodine said.

Selectman John Adams said there was most likely a grant available to help pay for the costs of moving the memorial that immortalizes local veterans of foreign wars.

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Grimm review

First in a series

(Continued from Page A) tragic happenings as the nation hurtled into civil war.

In 2006, local historian and author Caroline Grimm uncovered Phebe Beach’s diary while researching Beach’s uncle, Joseph Palmer Fessenden. As she read the entries in the diary, she was struck by the young woman’s lively personality and touched by her story. Since that time, Grimm has extensively researched Beach’s life story and written an historical novel based on her life. The book, Wild Sweeps the Wind, is the first volume in a planned series about Bridgton’s history called Voices of Pondicherry, Maine. Future volumes will feature Squire Enoch Perley, Parson Joe Fessenden and Cloe Perley, Bridgton’s first “woman of color.”

Grimm, who grew up in Bridgton and graduated from Lake Region High School, has been researching Bridgton’s history since 1970.

“Bridgton’s past is full of fascinating stories and characters,” says Grimm. “I wanted to give those characters a chance to tell their stories in their own voices.”

The first book in the series, Wild Sweeps the Wind, takes place in Bridgton, Fryeburg, Portland, New Gloucester, Denmark, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. It details all aspects of life during the mid to late 1800s and will be of particular fascination to those interested in local history, the Civil War, women’s history, diarists and American social conventions.

Grimm is available for speaking engagements at local schools, libraries and museums.

Wild Sweeps the Wind is available in paperback (ISBN 978-0982914373) and Kindle (ASIN B00DPJ3GEK) format from www.amazon.com.

It is available locally at Bridgton Books, Bridgton Public Library, Bridgton Historical Society and North Bridgton Public Library. To schedule a speaking engagement, contact Caroline Grimm, c/o Church Mouse Publishing, P.O. Box 605, Bridgton, ME 04009 or 515-2393 or cdgrimm@ voicesofpondicherry.com

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IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULBS as several volunteers spend many hours setting up for Casco Days in the Village. The event kicks off today when the midway opens at 6 p.m. (De Busk Photo)

Casco Days takes center stage today CASCO — For many Casco residents, the last weekend in July is perhaps the busiest part of summer.

That is because Casco Days falls on that weekend.

The four-day event kicks off today when the midway opens for business at 6 p.m. A big crowd pleaser is the fireworks display, which begins at 9:30 p.m.

On Friday, folks can fill their belly with a barbecue chicken dinner from 5 to 6 p.m. Once again, the midway is up and running at 6 p.m.

A small town delight, the Children’s Parade, begins at 7 p.m. The parade route is

along Route 121. All parade entries can register at the Village Green as early as 6 p.m.

The Grand Parade takes place on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m. with signups at noon at the Village Green.

Earlybirds might want to take advantage of the pancake breakfast, which is served from 8 to 9:30 a.m.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — A well-maintained road is a commodity.

In fact, many lending institutions will not approve a home loan if the house is located on a substandard road.

One of the property owners along Mountain View Road now resides in her retirement home in Wells.

She would love to sell the house she owns in Casco, and she even has an interested buyer. However, there is a catch.

Years ago, Mountain View Road was dropped from Casco’s wintertime maintenance because the road conditions played havoc with plowing. Residents along the road recently changed that — repairing the road with ditch work, installing new culverts, and creating a turnaround for the plow truck.

“It is much better than it was,” Town Manager Dave Morton said. “The contractors will bring to our attention roads that are not acceptable. That is why we have stopped plowing some roads.”

“In this particular case, things have changed and they have improved the road again,” Morton said.

The Casco Board of Selectmen on July 16 brought Mountain View Road back into the fold.

This unanimous decision

will allow the real estate deal to move forward.

Representatives from both the buyer and the seller approached the board with their requests to accept the road as a public easement.

The residents “are all going to be in the same boat if they want to sell their property,” said Ann Drew, the representative for the seller, who owns a parcel at the end of Mountain View Road. “Putting this together gives them a little more stability to upkeep that road.”

Mountain View Road is located off Route 121 near Lower Coffee Pond.

Residents along the road have made the improvements, which allowed the town to consider the road a public easement. Therefore — as approved annually at town meeting, Casco citizens chose to allocate public money for wintertime maintenance of these roads.

During the discussion about Mountain View Road, the board talked about reviewing the standards for public easements maintained by the town.

“We have to have a workshop and set better standards.

I am not against plowing a road that is up to a good standard,” Selectman Ray Grant said.

Prior to the vote, Chairman Mary-Vienessa Fernandes suggested tabling the agenda item until the board had time

(Continued from Page A) work with the corporation, but that requirement was later dropped. Berkowitz said at the time of its formation that the corporation represented the kind of public-private partnership that is essential to successful future business growth in town.

Sullivan’s letter does not, however, use the word “partnership” in describing the BEDC’s future relationship with the town. The letter states, “We look forward to our continued work on behalf of Bridgton, and our continued cooperation and coordination with the Selectboard and the Office of Planning, Economic and Community Development.”

To that end, the BEDC letter asks “to see a new MOU developed between the parties that would outline the working relationship with the town.” The terms could be discussed at a workshop with both boards, along with Berkowitz and Krieg, the letter suggests.

Taft agreed a workshop was needed, and would probably be held some time in September. Beyond that, he did not comment.

But Selectman Paul Hoyt said, “I think it would have been nice to know about this ahead of time, instead of coming to us to say we need a new MOU.” Fellow Selectman Ken Murphy agreed, saying, “I tend to agree with Paul.”

There has been some turnover of membership on the BEDC board since its formation. Their website does not list the names of board members, but in a 2011 report to selectmen, the members were listed as Lee Eastman,

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to hold a workshop on road standards.

Board members agreed a workshop was in order, but wanted to vote on Mountain View Road that evening.

“I think it is a road that we plowed in the past, and they have brought it up to similar standards that it was when it was getting plowed,” Selectman Grant Plummer said. “Tonight, I think I would like to approve it.”

Selectman Tracy Kimball agreed the time was of the essence.

“Let’s go ahead and approve this road, especially since we have a buyer and seller,” Kimball said.

president; Holly Dvorak, vice president; Liz Marcella, secretary; and David Frum, treasurer; along with Sullivan, David Allen, Zenya Brackett, Madelyn Litz, Mark Lopez, Bill Macdonald and Woodward. Laurie Allen and Ed Rock were listed as having recently resigned.

Lopez was at Tuesday’s selectmen’s meeting, but made no comment on Sullivan’s letter.

Red tape to slow school efforts

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The red tape rules that come with federal Brownfields cleanup money will likely delay Bridgton’s redevelopment of the former Memorial School property until 2015 or later, despite the willingness of all parties to work together.

The SAD 61 School District is willing to transfer ownership of the vacant school at the end of Depot Street to the town, which it is now using for storage. And the Bridgton Economic Development Corporation is also willing to take over ownership from the town, in order to act as a third party as is required under the Brownfields funding guidelines.

Yet it’s now looking like it won’t be until 2015 that all those requirements, and more, will be met, Anne Krieg, director of planning, economic and community development, told selectmen Tuesday.

“The one thing I get stopped on the street about the most is the Memorial School,” she said, noting that interest in redevelopment of the site has been keen for years, and is among one of the top priorities for both selectmen and the BEDC as a work project.

Krieg said it will also be necessary to hold an August meeting with the Greater Portland Council of governments, the entity overseeing SCHOOL, Page A

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(Continued from Page A) the novel itself, originating with Samuel Richardson’s 1740 work, Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded. I have no doubt the real life Phebe was more than a match for any fictional Pamela: cheerful, fun, merry, saucy, teasing, willful and hilarious.

And a most excellent writer, as well. And Caroline Grimm might as well be the 21st century Phebe Beach incarnate: she picks up the voice, the high spirits (later tamed, necessarily, by the cruelties of time and war) and the wit and attitude of her 19th century counterpart.

Caroline Grimm has previously written a series of whimsical stories as co-author with “Perley Churchmouse,” and also a how-to series on small business finances. She wrote this book after finding Phebe’s diary, and subsequent research sent her to New England libraries and Blue Ridge historical societies. A very helpful afterword tells how the writer stitched and seamed the novel together; it is indeed difficult to tell where Beach ends and Grimm begins. (Among other parts, Arthur’s letters home were invented: there was just a whiff of the impersonal and clinical history about some of them, though perhaps he was just an extremely well-informed soldier, keeping a very stiff upper lip? That distance — and perhaps, for all that, I just grew used to Phebe’s intimacy — plus a couple of minor text type-size issues, would be my only small criticisms of this wonderful book.)

Do the times make the woman, or does the woman make the times? Well, the Civil War would outboom anyone. But the echoes of Phebe Beach’s life, and the lilt and the haunt of her lively words, words burnished and extended by a sympatico writer of the 21st century, who lives almost magically in the same part of the same New England town and attends the very same church — same church, same pew — echo onward against the still reverberating din of those years.

A very good book, Wild Sweeps the Wind. Those who love history, those who love Bridgton, those who love the human spirit, will love Phebe Beach and will glory and sorrow to her story. What better memorial to one so thoroughly lost now than a book of her own words, still vibrant, still wise and insightful, still so very human, still piercingly alive?

Wild Sweeps the Wind, 2013, 178 pp., Church Mouse Publishing, Bridgton.

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Bridgton Police blotter 7:23 p.m. Police were asked to check the wellbeing of a male, who was lying in the grass on South High Street.

7:24 p.m. Police were sent to a Church Street apartment due to a disturbance. A verbal warning was issued.

11:18 p.m.

Police searched Wayside Avenue after receiving a report of a “peeping tom,” who was wearing “something red and had a bandana on.”

Thursday, July 18 10:50 a.m. A motorist failed to pay $41.03 for gasoline. Another theft occurred at 1:52 p.m. in the amount of $25.14.

6:40 p.m. A caller asked to speak with an officer regarding a possible fraud involving Craig’s List.

6:54 p.m. Police received a report of a possible hitand-run accident near the Magic Lantern.

11:45 p.m. Michael F. Corcoran, 18, of Bridgton was charged with for operating a motor vehicle without a license and refusing to submit to arrest following a stop at the intersection of Burnham and Willis Park Roads by Bridgton Police Officer Brad Gaumont.

Corcoran was released on personal recognizance.

Friday, July 19 2:46 p.m. No injuries were reported when two vehicles collided at the lights near McDonald’s.

The drivers were Kevin L. Thurston, operating a 2005 Dodge, and Kathleen M. Martin, operating a 2008 Honda Civic.

7:51 p.m. Police responded to a report that a male was being administered CPR at Highland Lake Beach.

Saturday, July 20 9:54 a.m. A motorist failed to pay $32.51 for gasoline.

12:21 p.m. Police were alerted that a syringe was found near a vehicle parked in the Hannaford lot. Caller requested disposal of the item.

4:11 p.m. Police attempted to locate a gray-colored vehicle with several teens inside, reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed on Route 302.

9:45 p.m. A fireworks complaint was received from the Beaver Creek

Farm Road area.

Sunday, July 21 5:09 a.m. Police investigated a burglary alarm on Waterford Road.

6:02 p.m. Four “needles” were found on Carissa Drive.

8:32 p.m. Police were told that a vehicle traveled a high rate of speed past a female riding a horse on North Road.

Monday, July 22 6:20 p.m. A two-vehicle collision occurred on Main Street near Renys. The drivers were Ryan Haley, operating a 2001 Mercury, and Beth A. Damiano, operating a 2014 Mazda.

7:12 p.m. A 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, operated by Charles C. Tardie, struck a pole on North High Street.

Recap: This past week, the Bridgton Police Department responded to 186 calls for service including: 20 traffic stops, 8 motor vehicle crashes, 7 theft complaints, 21 disturbance/suspicious activity complaints, 16 animal control complaints, 1 violation of a protection order complaint and 4 harassment complaints.

There were three arrests resulting in the following criminal charges: operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, obstruction of government administration, sale and use of drug paraphernalia, operating a motor vehicle without a license and refusing to submit to arrest or detention.

HONORED — American Legion Auxiliary president Roxy Hagerman and American Legion Commander Steve Wentworth presented Delmore A. Maxfield of Harrison (center) with his WWII decorations. Delmore served with the 5th Rangers in Europe.

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These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Tuesday, July 16 8:21 a.m. Several vehicles parked on South High Street were broken into and a GPS was stolen.

9:31 a.m. A crash resulted in some damage to the Public Works building.

5:44 p.m. A vehicle struck a parked car on Main Street.

The vehicles involved were a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier, owned by Jesse M. Bell, and a 2005 Jeep Cherokee, operated by Teresa L. Barton-Ross.

5:44 p.m. A male requested to speak with an officer regarding being kicked out of his Church Street apartment by his roommate.

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Police responded to a disturbance on Moonrise Lane.

Wednesday, July 17 7:08 a.m. A female reported the theft of medication.

8:43 a.m. Attempting to execute a search warrant at a Warren Street location, Bridgton Police Officer Phillip Jones arrested Marcus D. McGraw, 27, of Portland for obstructing government administration.

McGraw was released on personal recognizance.

9:52 a.m. Heather A. Smith, 29, of Bridgton was summonsed for sale and use of drug paraphernalia

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1:06 p.m. A money bag was reportedly stolen.

2 p.m. Police responded to a trespass complaint at a Birches location.

3:35 p.m. A local resident claimed her ex-boyfriend, who resides out-ofstate, was making harassing phone calls.

4:55 p.m.

Police responded to a disturbance on Wayside Avenue regarding a male subject who was yelling.

5:46 p.m. Douglas A. Taft reported that his 2008 Chevy truck sustained some damage when it backed into a telephone pole on Pond Road.

7:05 p.m. A North Road resident reported being struck by a firework, ignited by a neighbor. The caller did not require medical attention.

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July 25, 2013, The Bridgton News, Page A

New St. Joseph’s pastor: Fr. Okozi (Continued from Page A) much the courage and zeal of these missionary priests, and how they left their own countries and dedicated their lives to working with peoples of Africa and of African origin.

Later, I was recruited by the SMA priests, completed my training and sent on mission. I made my final SMA commitment on Dec. 2, 1994 and was ordained a priest on Dec. 8, 1995 in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Q. What led you to the United States and what were the biggest adjustments you faced?

Fr. Okozi: I was sent on mission in 2004 to the United States by my Superiors from Africa. I was welcomed by the American province of my religious order in New Jersey. I was later appointed Parochial Vicar of Queen of Angels Church, Newark, N.J., where I engaged in pastoral ministry.

Later, I became a pastoral associate at the Parish of the Transfiguration, Newark, N.J., with the pastor, Father Josephat K. Kalema, STD. I also spent some time at the parish of one of my friends and the pastor of St. Philip Neri, Pennsburg, Pa., Father Robert Roncase.

During my pastoral ministry, I studied Mental Health Counseling (at the master’s degree level) and Counseling Psychology (at the doctoral degree level) from Seton Hall University (New Jersey) and graduated in 2010.

Sometimes, it was quite a challenge for me to adjust to doing both pastoral ministry and my studies. I also learned to adjust to living through the winter months, as well as the hot and humid summer days.

Q. How would you describe yourself? Your interests?

Fr. Okozi: I would describe myself as a Christian, easy going, soft-spoken, adventurous, caring and faith-filled person. My interests include sporting activities, such as soccer, football and cross-country skiing. I enjoy listening to music, watching sports (when I find the time) and learning about different cultures and people. I also enjoy different kinds of fish food and delicious Acadian dish.

I finally got to see three live moose in Madawaska this year! I would like to go on a boat ride on the lakes in the region and go hiking in the parks in area. I also look forward to going to the Fryeburg Fair this year.

Q. Recall some of your fondest achievements.

Fr. Okozi: I am one of those people who do not really like listing my achievements. However, one of my fondest memories includes scoring some equalizing and winning goals for my soccer teams in the seminary.

I also recall owning my first box guitar and playing my first song, “Oh When The Saints Go Marching In.” Another fond achievement was when I was able to converse freely in at least six different languages, including French.

Publishing some of my research studies, completing my internship at University of Maine, Orono and graduating from the doctoral program at Seton Hall University and completing my postdoctoral experience in Augusta were also among my fondest achievements.

I also cherished presenting some of my academic research work at local, regional, national and international conferences.

Lastly, kayaking on Moosehead Lake and taking some “baby steps” in cross-country skiing, and seeing my first live moose and black bear are also included in my fondest memories. I am grateful to God and all those people who helped me along the way for these achievements.

Q. How has your training as a missionary priest and your work here in the diocese in Maine helped prepare you to be a pastor?

Fr. Okozi: My life experiences and missionary work prepared me for my assignment as a pastor. During my training to become a missionary priest, I studied philosophy in Nigeria and Theology in Côte d’Ivoire. I also

engaged in missionary work in different countries in Africa prior to my missionary work here in the United States.

From the onset, I was exposed to training in international settings, some of which include doing some programs with some American students in Togo. I worked mostly in French-speaking African countries prior to coming here. I also studied at St. Anselm’s Institute, Kent, England for a year. My pastoral ministry in the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J. also prepared me for pastoral assignments in Maine.

I have been involved in pastoral ministry in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland since August 2009. I was appointed last year by Bishop Richard J. Malone, STD for part-time pastoral ministry at the Corpus Christi parish in Waterville, and part-time with the Diocesan Chancery in Portland. This appointment was my most immediate preparation for this assignment. As a part-time parochial vicar at the Corpus Christi Church, Waterville, I coordinated the outreach program of the parish, especially the ministry to the sick and the homebound. On most weekends, I provided coverage for priests who were engaged in other ministries outside their regular pastoral ministry.

That enabled me to travel to the different parts of Maine, including Madawaska and Biddeford.

During my various assignments, I met many wonderful people, both Mainers and people “from away” (as we say in Maine). I also cultivated many lifelong friendships. I have a great respect and appreciation of different people and their life experiences, not only here in Maine, but in different parts of the country.

Q. What do you see as the biggest challenges as pastor of two parishes consisting of four churches and one summer church?

Fr. Okozi: At this time, it is a little difficult to state the biggest challenges as pastor of two parishes. One of the challenges I can imagine is the lack of priestly personnel; we — Fr. Samuel Madza, SMA, who has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Church in Bridgton and Blessed Teresa Calcutta Parish in Norway — will be two priests assigned to lead these communities. We will foster and encourage more involvement of the Catholic Lay faithful, in different aspects of the life of the church community.

We would encourage young persons to consider embracing the vocation to the priesthood and religious life.

Another challenge I foresee is how to be more present to members of these church communities while engaging in the administrative responsibilities of a pastor. To facilitate my pastoral ministry, I look forward to working with both volunteers and staff of the two parishes entrusted to me by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland. I also look forward to meeting different people from the Lake Region and getting to know them. It is my hope that my missionary presence in the Diocese of Portland would contribute positively to its missionary dimension, as well as enrich my own life.

I use this opportunity to appeal to Catholics in the Lake Region who have stayed away from the church for various reasons, and want them to know that they are welcome anytime to the church. I also look forward to meeting them and sharing a cup of coffee together with them.

Q. What were your first impressions of Maine and the Lake Region area?

Fr. Okozi: I like Maine and I love the people of Maine.

The Lake Region is splendid and beautiful. There is something peaceful about Maine that draws people to Maine.

The four seasons in Maine are quite distinct from each other and they are beautiful. I enjoy the simplicity of life in Maine, as well as its natural habitat. Maine is one of the most beautiful locations in the country and in the world. It feels like a second home to me.

Note: The installation as Pastor at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish will take place at a later date.

GETTING THE WORD OUT — “Dine, Design and Discuss” with us, proclaims a colorful banner the Comprehensive Plan Committee tied to the front of the former Stone Surface building at Pondicherry Square.

Forums are scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, July 29, at Campfire Grille; 4-7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, at the Tannery Pub; with a third scheduled for Aug. 19 at a yetto-be-determined location. Members are especially hoping to attract summer visitors to the forums, who don’t typically have the opportunity to voice their thoughts at other times of the year.

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(Continued from Page A) Brownfields funding, to outline all the roles each party will play. Then, it will be necessary to hold a charette with the public, in September or October, to get consensus on what future use should be made of the site. A public forum will follow the charette, with a final plan ready for the selectmen to review by this December.

That plan will go to the voters in June of 2014, along with separate articles to authorize the transfers of ownership. It is only afterward that the town will be able to apply for the grant cleanup funds, Krieg said, because the rules require the site to be under ownership of a third party before the grant application can be submitted, she explained.

“It’s really important, before we even apply for any funds, that the third party has to be the owner,” Krieg said.

One of the unfortunate consequences of the delay until next year is that the town will need to re-do the site assessment that has already been completed. That assessment

found no significant areas of ground contamination from the Narrow Gauge Railroad terminal that predated the construction of the Memorial School, which once served as the high school.

Krieg said the Environmental Protection Agency will not accept as valid a site assessment that is over six months old. Looking on the bright side, she said, the replication of the work will go much quicker the second time around, and likely cost less.

“The EPA is very clear that these Brownfields monies are not just for cleanup, they’re for cleanup for redevelopment,” she said.

Selectman Paul Hoyt wondered what assurances the town would have that its plan would be carried out as presented by the town, once the BEDC becomes the official owner of the property. BEDC Board member Mark Lopez said such assurances could be written into the transfer of ownership as deed restrictions, and Hoyt replied that he would be satisfied with that.

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Fryeburg Historical Society to dedicate home are six working fireplaces with original architecture and early wide board floors with inset granite hearths. The house will be the Society’s museum and their extensive research library will be housed in the restored post and beam barn when the work is completed.

This Saturday, the Society is holding a day of activi-

Recipe #2 Note: Each week leading up to the Village Folk Festival scheduled for Friday, Aug. 15 from 3 to 10 p.m. on Depot Street in Bridgton, The News will publish recipes of local restaurants planning to compete in the “You Don’t Know Beans” contest.

Entry: Tom’s Homestead, North High Street, Bridgton Recipe: Bean Soup Directions: 11 oz. Tasso Ham, cut into 1/4 inch pieces 1 lb Dry White Beans 1 to 1/2 Tab of Salt 1 tsp Black Pepper 1 Green Pepper Chopped 1 Red Pepper Chopped 3/4 cup Onions Chopped 3/4 cup Celery Chopped 4 quarts of Chicken Stock 1/2 cup of Olive Oil 1/2 tsp of Cumin 1/2 tsp Fresh minced Garlic (approximately 2 cloves) 1/2 cup Butter 3/4 cup Flour 3 cups Chopped Peeled Tomatoes On very low heat, start simmering the celery for 5 minutes. Add onions and cook 5 more minutes. Then peppers and cook 5 more minutes. Take veggies out of pot and set aside. In the same pot, add stock and beans and cook until the beans are 3/4 way done. Then, add all other ingredients except for the butter and flour.

Roux: In a small fry pan, add butter and on low heat cook until the water has cooked out. Add flour and cook until it is a rich golden brown color then put in a bowl to cool. Add about 5 or 6 cups of the soup stock and using a whip mix until it is smooth. Then, put it all back into the soup and cook for about another hour or so on very low heat. Add more salt to taste.

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ties at the new home with rides on the replica of the Fryeburg Horse Railroad built by Edward Jones, beginning at 9 a.m. Guided house tours will be offered from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., after which a dedication ceremony will be held on the grounds at 1 p.m. During this time, the name of the new home will be announced and Amo Kimball, a society member, will share some of her childhood memories when she lived in the house.

Douglas Albert, owner of Maine Turf Company and an adjunct professor at Southern Maine Community College, will be the keynote speaker.

After the dedication ceremony, there will be a light luncheon and ice cream social on the lawn. Tickets will be sold. The price of the luncheon and social is $10 for

adults and $8 for children 12 and under. Music will be provided by the Mountain Top Music Center.

The Society invites everyone to join them for the festivities. Period dress is encouraged, but not necessary.

The Society gratefully thanks the Clarence E. Mulford Trust, The Ham Foundation and The Davis Foundation for their generous grants and continued support for this project and to each and every person who has donated period antiques, financial contributions, and volunteered their time to help make this home become a reality.

For further information contact Diane Jones, Society president, at 697-3484 or e- DEDICATION FOR NEW ‘SOCIETY’ HOME — The mail ewjones@roadrunner. Fryeburg Historical Society will hold a dedication of its new Portland Street home this Saturday, July 27. com

Educational series at Museum The Rufus Porter Museum has a variety of educational events for all ages, including the second annual Books Alive! Series (a partnership with the Bridgton Public Library), a special Maine/ Rufus Porter themed trivia night at the Campfire Grille, Children’s Culture Days and much more. The following are educational programs for July 27-Aug. 10.

• Children’s Culture Days: Porter’s Apprentices — Saturday, July 27, 10:30 a.m., Rufus Porter Museum.

Rufus Porter often worked with an apprentice or another local muralist to complete his murals depicting the countryside, harbors, and mountains.

At this Children’s Culture Day program, kids will fill the shoes of Porter’s many students who learned the

tools of the trade from this wandering artist. These new apprentices will study the characteristics of Porter-style murals and learn to recognize some of the telltale differences between artists within the Rufus Porter Style School.

Using the skills they learned about perspective and stencils, kids will paint a small Porter style mural of their own and add unique features

to the Porter tradition.

• Museum Trivia — Tuesday, July 30, 8 to 9:30 p.m., Campfire Grille. Join the museum at the Campfire Grille and Bar on Route 302 in West Bridgton for a fun trivia night with questions about Maine Cultural Heritage and Rufus Porter.

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FRYEBURG — These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Monday, July 15 7:54 a.m. Criminal mischief complaint at the First Congregational Church on Main Street.

8:21 a.m. Theft report on Maple Street.

11:59 p.m. Suspicious activity on West Fryeburg Road.

Tuesday, July 16 12:05 a.m. Criminal trespass incident at Canal Bridge Beach on Lovell Road.

1:50 a.m.

Stephan Shannon, 26, of Albany, N.H. was charged with aggravated operating a motor vehicle while under

the influence, failing to stop for a police officer, refusing to submit to arrest/detention (physical force) and speeding following a stop on Main Street.

12:43 a.m. Suspicious activity on Portland Street.

Wednesday, July 17 4 a.m. Burglary alarm checked at a Dearborn Drive.

7:06 a.m. Criminal mischief on North Fryeburg Road.

5:42 p.m. Motor vehicle accident in the Thriftway parking lot.

10:57 p.m. Suspicious activity on Ice House Road.

Thursday, July 18 1:32 a.m. Suspicious activity at an abandoned house on Portland Street.

3:30 a.m. Logan Pease, 18, of Chatham, N.H. was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license following a stop on Fish Street.

Friday, July 19 10:29 a.m. Checked an abandoned vehicle across from the Canal Bridge front gate.

11 a.m. Patrick D. Allain, 30, of East Fairhaven, Mass. was charged with transportation of malt liquor or wine following a stop on Swan Falls Road.

4:43 p.m. Theft complaint on Pleasant Street.

8:59 p.m. Police investigated an alleged sex offense at a Fish Street location.

10:30 p.m. Zachary Estey, 20, of Dracut, Mass. was charged with disorderly conduct following an alleged incident on Lovell Road.

Saturday, July 20 2:30 a.m. Mark C. Adams, 22, of Center Conway, N.H. was charged with driving to endanger and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence following a stop on Kenerson Drive.

8:45 a.m. Burglary alarm

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6:47 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on Bridgton Road.

Sunday, July 21 3 a.m. Shane M. O’Leary, 20, of West Roxbury, Mass. was charged with disorderly conduct, escape/custody and criminal trespass following an alleged incident on Lovell Road. He was transported to the Oxford County Jail in South Paris.

8:38 a.m. Motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Main Street and Bog Pond Road.

11:40 a.m. William T. Grace, 29, of Portland was charged with assault following an alleged incident at Walker’s Landing.

9:06 p.m. Stephen E. Herbert, 34, of Gray was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and operating a motor vehicle while his license had been suspended/ revoked (OUI prior) following a stop at the intersection of Hattie Pike Road and Portland Street.

9:35 p.m. Motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Bridgton and Wilton Warren Roads.

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• Books Alive! — Wednesday, July 31, 1 to 2 p.m., Bridgton Public Library. The Books Alive! Series consists of a history-themed story hour for children, with a creative accompanying project designed to explore the stories of the community and its shared past. Stories will incorporate themes like the Civil War, Morse code, inventors, and artists. Special emphasis will be on Maine and Rufus Porterrelated concepts, including innovation, artistic expression and technology. The series is a collaborative project with the Bridgton Public Library’s Dig Into Reading! summer reading program.

• Children’s Culture Day: Curious Arts and Quirky Science — Saturday, Aug. 3, 10:30 a.m., Rufus Porter Museum. In 1825, Porter published Curious Arts, an instruction manual primarily designed to give the public quick and easy steps to creating various types of artwork and applied science experiments. Join in at the Rufus Porter Museum to learn about Porter’s scientific interests, publications, and oftentimes peculiar experiments. Children will follow updated versions of Porter’s original recipes to create invisible ink and learn about applied science.

• Camera Obscura Sketching Day — Saturday, Aug. 10, 9 a.m. to noon, Rufus Porter Museum. Are you interested in knowing more about the early roots of photography? Do you enjoy being creative? Then this workshop is for you.

Participants will start at the museum with a brief chat about what a camera obscura is and how Rufus Porter used one, then they will construct their own out of provided materials. They will also travel off-site (weather permitting) to try out their creations and draw plein air. No drawing skills are necessary. Bring your own camp chair and sketchbook if you have them, and they will provide the rest. $10 will cover supplies and instruction. Please call 647-2828 to register.

CCSO fundraising

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office will be kicking off its annual fundraising campaign to support the Police Athletic League (PAL) on Monday, July 29.

The Cumberland County PAL has been supporting youth sports for years, and has been providing four $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors that attend high school in Cumberland County.

This fundraising campaign will encompass telephone solicitation calls throughout Cumberland County.

At the completion of the fundraising campaign, members of the Sheriff’s Office will be playing flag football against former New England Patriots players at Fitzpatrick Stadium, Deering Avenue in Portland, on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m.

Prior to the game at 5 p.m., there will be a youth clinic hosted by the New England Patriots alumni players.

THE SKYLARKS will be performing at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts in Lovell on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m. will be $10 for adults, $5 for children 15 and under.

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

Naples Library NAPLES — Twenty-four canoe paddles, painted by local artists to benefit the Naples Public Library, will be auctioned off at the Canoe Art Auction on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Naples Country Club. Tickets are $10 and are on sale at the library, Country Sleigh, Black Bear and the Naples Country Club. There will also be a raffle of a quilted wall hanging made by volunteers. The paddles and wall hanging are on display in the library.

Roof replacement The library roof will be replaced in September. For the safety of patrons, staff and volunteers, the library will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 7.

As an additional safety measure, access to the parking lot will be blocked from Friday through Monday, Sept. 6-9.

The library will resume its regular schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

Children’s programs Story Time — Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Musical Story Time — Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

Pajama Story Time — Thursdays at 6 p.m.

Children’s events Thursday, Aug. 1, 7-8 p.m.

— Chewonki presentation Tuesday, Aug. 6, 5-8 p.m.

— Hobbit movie party Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2:30 p.m. — Dig into Magic with Conjuring Carroll Saturday, Aug. 10, 1:30 p.m. — End of Summer

Reading Program BBQ Adult programs Tuesday, Aug. 13 and 27, 7 p.m. — Scrabble Summer hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday from 2 to 7 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more details, call the library at 693-6841, check the bulletin boards or their website: www.naples.lib. me.us or sign up for their email newsletter.

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WATERFORD — The Waterford Santa organization is holding a fundraising quilt raffle. All monies raised go directly toward Christmas presents for area children.

The Turning 20 quilt, with stained glass effect, measures 58”x75” (twin size), and was handcrafted and donated by local artisans. Tickets are $1 each, or six for $5.

They can be purchased at the Wilkins House breakfasts on Wednesday, July 31 or Wednesday, Aug. 14, or at the Waterford Town Office. You may also contact waterfordsanta@yahoo.com. The drawing will be held Columbus Day weekend, and the quilt can be shipped. For more information, call 583-2446.

Acoustic sunset benefits Hacker’s CASCO — Join Loon Echo Land Trust for an Acoustic Sunset at Hacker’s Hill in Casco on Wednesday, July 31 from 7 p.m. until sunset. Folk musician André Villoch will perform a onehour set of acoustic music while the sun sets beyond the White Mountains.

Famed for his dynamic vocal range and vivacious onstage wit and charm, Andre is authentic and soulful and will have the crowd entertained throughout. With roots in opera, pop, gospel, bluegrass and folk, Andre’s melodies convey his honest desire to make the world laugh and inspire the human soul.

A mainstay on the Michigan folk and indie circuit for over 10 years, André has recently made the state of Maine his new home.

With a huge fan base all over the United States, André has three albums to credit, which can be heard in 12 different countries as well as on iTunes and Amazon.

There is a $10 per person ($5 for children) suggested donation at the “door” to benefit the protection and stewardship of Hacker’s Hill, a 27-acre scenic conservation preserve available for picnicking, kite flying, dog walking and much more.

Hacker’s Hill is located at the height of land on Quaker Ridge Road in Casco, accessible by Routes 302 and 11.

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ANDRE VILLOCH, a folk musician, will perform on Wednesday, July 31 at 7 p.m. at Hacker’s Hill in Casco. the following day, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m.

Loon Echo Land Trust protects land in the northern Sebago Lake region to conserve its natural resources and character for current and future generations. Currently, Loon Echo protects over 5,000 acres of land including six preserves, which are open for public use.

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Collapsing Casco home, barn to face demolition

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Demolition of the collapsing home and old barn on private property off Burgess Road should begin late this week or early next week — depending on the weather.

According to Casco Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) Don Murphy, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) granted the permit by rule on Tuesday.

The permit by rule is required because the home and barn are less than 75 feet from the Rolfe Brook shoreline. Rolfe Brook runs through wetlands for about four miles before emptying into Panther Pond in Raymond, according to Murphy.

Usually, it takes about two weeks for the permit to be granted, but the DEP is “chomping at the bit” to have the structure removed, especially after home heating fuel leaked into the soil and into the nearby brook, Murphy said.

This past winter, the main floor of the home began to collapse, causing a beam to settle on the fuel tank in the basement. Then, the fuel tank tilted, breaking the copper pipes leading to the furnace.

The basement had a dirt floor, which allowed the fuel leak to spread to the watershed.

“There was a direct line of oil to the stream,” Murphy said.

With the aid of a DEP representative, Murphy emptied the fuel tank by cutting a hole in the wall of the home since entering the basement was too risky.

Now, the contaminated soil must be removed and transferred to a DEP-certified site. Also, the contractor will be required to bring in new backfill. Additionally, an erosion control plan must be in place until new vegetation takes hold.

In late June, the Casco Board of Selectmen awarded the bid for disposal of the home, which had been declared a dangerous building, to general contractor Robert Varney. The bid amount was $11,700.

On July 16, the selectmen awarded the job of demolishing the barn to Varney as well. The cost will be about $10,400.

Selectmen’s hopes that timber from the old barn could be salvaged were dashed.

Legally, the town cannot transfer the ownership of anything on the property since it is still privately owned.

According to Town Manager Dave Morton, “We checked with our municipal attorney. She said that the town has a right to step in and destroy the building. But, the town has no right to salvage material or to sell it to others.”

“The town has no right to reassign ownership (of items on the property.) At this point, the property owner has not given permission for that,” Morton said.

Therefore, all contents will be put into a dumpster and hauled away, he said.

Even the vehicles inside the barn will head to a proper disposal site.

“This is one that has bugged

me for a number of reasons.

The ability to save that old structure is something I am a fan of,” Selectman Grant Plummer said. “This will be another debt.”

The cost of demolishing the two structures can be recovered, Morton said.

“The law allows us to place a lien against the property. It is a special tax assessment,” Morton said.

Therefore, the landowner would owe money in addition to the bi-annual property tax bills. This special tax assessment process can take up to three years, Morton said.

While the taxes are not completely current, the property owner is not in danger of foreclosure at this point, Morton said.

The Burgess Road property is where the cat hoarding case occurred last summer.

The Casco Animal Control department rescued most of the cats. Also, the town took on the medical bills for the felines. The total cost of that was between $36,000 and $38,000.

There is no lien process for the municipality to recoup those costs associated with the cat rescue. However, the town can file a criminal complaint and then the district attorney can determine whether it can be pursued in court, Morton said. Essentially, the animal control officer would first file a complaint with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.

Chairman Mary-Vienessa Fernandes requested that Morton pursue that avenue.

Regarding disposal of the barn, the town could not burn the building, according to Murphy.

Casco Fire Chief Jason Moen had stated that his department does not burn structures that do not provide a training opportunity for volunteers.

Additionally, burning the barn would pose an environmental hazard.

“Burning it would have caused an environmental problem. It would leach into the stream. It has to go to DEP-registered sites. It is hard to burn something and not have the ground contaminated,” Murphy said.

(Continued from Page A) mination and a willingness to take a risk — create and implement a new learning approach — the school had made the difficult climb back to the peak of the educational mountain. Bowen noted that when other school officials sought ways to improve their systems, they now look at Lake Region H.S. Like a student who felt shortchanged on his or her final grade on a well-written research paper, Finn and Beecher felt LRHS had come too far in the improvement process to let the “D” grade stay on the school’s report card. So, they made a strong argument and filed an appeal. While the “rounding up” argument did not reverse the original grade, LRHS won its appeal when state officials found a discrepancy in student participation numbers.

Months after the appeal was filed, the state agreed with Finn and Beecher. Lake Region now has a “C.” Based on the grading rubric, LRHS would have

earned a high ‘C,’ but the grade was lowered to a “D” because the state computation came up with a lower than 95% participation rate,” Superintendent Beecher said. “They (the state) have now recalculated the participation rate and agree with our appeal.”

In a letter dated July 17, Commissioner Bowen said his department reviewed LRHS’ data and found that a “flag denoting students who were exempt from the assessment due to not being in the third year of high school was overlooked by programmers.”

One student should not have been counted for participation. By removing that one student, LRHS’ participation rate increased to 95.2%, thus eliminating the grade level penalty.

“We deeply regret our error and thank you for bringing it to our attention,” Bowen wrote. “More importantly, I want to commend you and your students, staff and community for the dramatic transformation that is underway at

Lake Region High School.

To earn a ‘C’ just three years ago after being named one of Maine’s persistently lowest-achieving schools is a tremendous testament to the courageous change and hard work your school has collaboratively undertaken and is something to be incredibly proud of…Keep up the great work!”

While the apology and grade change was nice, again, SAD 61 officials found themselves facing a public image problem.

Beecher wished the error had been acknowledged earlier by the state, since she fears too many people might still think the school received a “D” when it should have had a “C.”

Lake Region was not alone when it came to incorrect grading. Mount Abram also saw its “D” raised to a “C,” prompting its principal to say he wished state officials were more careful about their calculations before publicly releasing grades.

“It’s not necessarily going to be publicized as much as the ‘D’ was, unless we go out and hold a press conference,” Principal Marco Aliberti said in a daily newspaper report.

Although most staff are on summer vacation, Superintendent Beecher nearly did just that — she sent an e-mail to media outlets last week regarding the grade change.

SET FOR DEMOLITION — This old barn on Burgess Road in Casco will be torn down sometime this week or next.

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Lake Region H.S. grade: D to C

Casco Board: Fix those roads

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The selectmen settled on that amount, and did so without voting.

Prior to coming to this agreement, Selectman Paul Edes expressed his concerns about Pine Hill Road, which has been washing out under the pavement.

“Paul (Edes) is right about Pine Hill Road. The ditch needs work so it doesn’t undercut the embankment,” Morton said.

Morton — who also serves as road commissioner — said there was some good news about this decade’s roadwork. The latest models of plastic culverts have a longer life than those used in the past.

“All of these projects need to happen. I think all of these projects can happen within our maintenance budget,” he said.

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Dam Jam to rock Denmark Saturday be in the best stone-soup tradition to have a big party, and invite everyone. That’s how the DAM JAM was born.”

This year, organizers have changed the format slightly.

There will still be a beer garden, courtesy of Bray’s Brewpub of Naples, but this year it will include most of the park itself, instead of being limited to the Gazebo area.

Also, the time has been shifted from early afternoon to later into the evening, with music wrapping up by 11 p.m.

They have also expanded the food offerings to include two great local vendors: Fire Placed Pizza is an artisanal pizza maker based in Bethel, and El Corazon is an authentic Mexican taqueria-onwheels based out of Portland.

Both will be on hand to satisfy throughout the day, along with the DAC youth volunteers, who will be offering homemade cookies, popsicles and lemonade.

Also on hand will be the

Concert listings Thursday-Sunday, July 25-28 The Ossipee Valley Music Festival is a four-day celebration of roots, Americana, and openminded acoustic music. It is a camping/RV-friendly festival and features four stages with over 40 Grammy and award-winning bands, regional talent, as well as workshops, contests, barn dances, midnight film screenings, morning yoga, farm fresh local food, swimming. The fairgrounds are at 291 South Hiram Road, Hiram. Festival tickets range from $25 to $115. FMI: 625-8656.

Thursday, July 25 The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival comes to Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School to perform Stories in Music at 1 p.m. Tickets are $4 for adults, $2 for children, free to LOOK participants.

The Blues Summit will give a concert on the north slope of Cranmore Mountain in North Conway, N.H., as part of the Arts Jubilee Summer Concert Series. FMI: 603356-5543.

The Paul McKenna Band from Scotland kicks up the stage with traditional Celtic music at Deertrees Theatre, Deertrees Road, Harrison. Paul has showcased regularly with headline performances at the internationally-acclaimed Celtic Connections Festival at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. FMI: 583-6747.

The new Crystal Lake Park Gazebo in Harrison will feature the music of Al Bean & BAWT at 6:30 p.m. They do a variety of upbeat, rocking, contemporary Christian music, some original. Bring your own chair or blanket and enjoy an evening of music with old friends as the band plays on.

Saturday, July 27 Harrison musician Bob Carabia brings together old

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Artvan, Maine’s signature mobile art-therapy program.

A nonprofit organization dedicated to offering kids the opportunity to develop a love for art making through guided activity, the Artvan has worked with countless schools and organizations throughout central Maine, and is a welcome addition to the DAM JAM. But, in the end, it’s all about the music. This year’s lineup crosses the spectrum, kicking off with a bona-fide Japanese drum ensemble, the celebrated Burlington Taiko Ensemble at 4 p.m., and ending with Portland’s fast-rising synth-pop juggernaut Sunset Hearts at 9:45 p.m.

In between, the DAM JAM will entertain with a raucous, NY-based bluegrass duo Mountain Animation at 5 p.m.; Northwood Maine’s experimental folk hero (with a full band) Jacob Augustine at 6:15 p.m.; and, returning from last year, Bar Harbor’s groundbreaking fuzz-rockers Coke Weed at 8:45 p.m. Then,

DAM JAM is this Saturday, July 27 from 4 p.m. to midnight at Bicentennial Park in Denmark (Route 160), benefiting the Denmark Arts Center. The festival will feature six bands. anchoring the heart of the lineup at 7:30 p.m., is headliner Kristin Hersh, accompanied here by last year’s DAC artist-in-residence, cellist Brent Arnold.

The whole affair costs a sociable $10, and ID will be required for the beer garden.

Kids 12 and under are free.

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Ricky Nelson remembered FRYEBURG — Experience “Ricky Nelson Remembered” at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on Saturday, July 27, at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors (65-plus) and $15 for students (18 and younger). Tickets may be purchased at the box office by calling 935-9232 or online at www.fryeburgacademy.org/pac. Group discounts are available to parties of 10 or more. The theater is located at 18 Bradley Street on the Fryeburg Academy campus. Parking is free.

“Ricky Nelson Remembered” is a unique multimedia entertainment event featuring the live music of Ricky Nelson’s hit songs (including Hello Mary Lou, Travelin’ Man and Garden Party) performed by Ricky’s own twin sons, Matthew and Gunnar and includes never before seen big screen video footage of the Nelson family with interviews from celebrities influenced by Ricky Nelson, who died in a tragic New Year’s Eve plane crash.

The show appeals to a wide audience and multiple generations and celebrates the life of America’s original “Teen Idol.”

Ossipee festival starts today HIRAM — The self-proclaimed “Festival that dares to be different,” the Ossipee Valley Music Festival, begins today, July 25, and runs through Sunday, July 28 at the Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds, 291 South Hiram Road, Hiram. The festival’s aim is to find bands that push the limits of genre, and straddle

invention and tradition with barn dances, midnight film hybrid musical performances screenings, morning yoga, of exceptionally high quality. farm fresh local food, swimThis four-day celebraOSSIPEE, Page B tion of roots, Americana, and open-minded acoustic music is camping/RV friendly, and features four stages with over 40 Grammy and award-winning bands, regional talent, as well as workshops, contests,

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friends and musicians to present Bob Carabia and the Maine Street Dixie Jazz Band at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison at 7:30 p.m. Their great jazz cries out that summer is in full swing. FMI: 583-6747.

The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg will offer Ricky Nelson Remembered, a unique multimedia entertainment event that combines live music of Nelson’s hit songs, performed by his own twin sons, with big screen video footage of the Nelson family with interviews from celebrities influenced

by Nelson. FMI: 935-9232.

The Hurricane Mountain Band will finish out the day following the Moore Park Art Show with a free concert on the gazebo at Moore Park in South Paris from 5 to 8 p.m.

If you like southern gospel, come hear The Walkers of Perry, Fla., at 6 p.m. at the Church of God at 302 Roosevelt Trail, Windham.

The Dam Jam, put on by the Denmark Arts Center from 4 p.m. to midnight in Denmark’s Bicentennial Park, Route 160, Denmark, will feature music from the Far East to Down East, with the Burlington Taiko Ensemble, Mountain Animation, Jacob Augustine, Sunset Hearts, Coke Weed and Kristin Hersh, all for $10. FMI: www.denmarkarts.org Rick Charette & the Bubble Gum Band will capture the hearts of young and old alike with his delightful and inspiring children’s songs in a free concert at 7 p.m. as part of the Casco Days Celebration.

Sunday, July 28 Discover the joys of classical music with a special appearance JOINING IN SONG — Four Lake Region members will be among the singers at a benefit performance given by the award-winning Downeasters Barbershop Chorus of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival at 7 p.m. at St. Peter’s at Deertrees Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 3. Pictured (left to right) are: Larry Newth Episcopal Church, Sweden Road, Bridgton.

Al Bean & BAWT will perform as part of Harrison’s “Music and John Mansfield of Harrison and Jim Curtis and Mike Daley of Bridgton. These four have a combined experience of over 100 years singing a cappella barbershop in the Park” series at the Gazebo in Crystal Lake Park at 2 p.m.

Alan and his group do a variety of upbeat, rocking, contemporary harmony.

Christian music, some original. al Barbershop Harmony derful audiences at Deertrees, ing the box office at 583-6747 The Noble House Inn, Highland Road, Bridgton, is offerwhere the excellent acoustics Tuesday through Saturday ing “Music Above the Lake” concerts this summer, and on this Society. from 1 to 5 p.m. Come and day, the concert will feature the music of singer-songwriters Ken Make plans for the entire are well-known. family to join in the fun at Tickets at the door are enjoy listening to a uniquely Yates and Brian Dunne, an acoustic folk duo, from 4:30 to 6:30 Deertrees Theatre on Aug. $22 for adults, $18 for chil- American art form, while p.m. Suggested donation is $10-$15.

Jose Duddy will perform oldies but goodies at the Naples 3. The Downeasters always dren 14 and under. Advance supporting this historical Concerts on the Village Green from 6 to 7 p.m. enjoy entertaining the won- orders may be taken by call- theater in Harrison.

Tuesday, July 30 The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival’s third of five concerts, Mahler and Brahms, focuses on Germanic symphonic music at 7:30 p.m. at historic Deertrees Theatre in Harrison.

Subsequent concerts will be held Aug. 6 and 13. FMI: 5836747.

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Al Shafner & The Revtones will entertain with top 40 hits of Brothers will give a live ossipeevalley.com or by callthe 50s, 60s, and 70s at 6:30 p.m. in Bradley Park, Fryeburg, with performance at the Ossipee ing 625-8656. a pre-concert dinner offered at the Assembly of God Church, beFrom winning multiple Valley Music Festival in hind the Mobil Station, at 5 p.m. The park will offer wares from Hiram on Sunday, July 28. Blues Music Awards to various business vendors.

The trio — bassist/vocalist sharing stages and recordWednesday, July 31 Sherman Holmes, his broth- ings with Bob Dylan, Van Folk musician Andre Villoch will provide acoustic music er, guitarist/vocalist Wendell Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, while the sun sets beyond the White Mountains in a special Loon Echo Land Trust concert from 7 p.m. until sunset. Andre is auHolmes, and drummer/vocal- Patti Smith, Willie Nelson, thentic and soulful and will have the crowd entertained throughist Popsy Dixon — will play Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel and out. Tickets are $10, $5 for children, with proceeds benefitting songs from their latest CD, others, The Holmes Brothers LELT. FMI: 647-4352.

Feed My Soul. have seemingly done it Thursday, Aug. 1 The Holmes Brothers will all. Recently though, The The Don Campbell Band will celebrate the music of Dan appear at 12:45 p.m. on the Holmes Brothers confronted Fogelberg and Tom Dyhrberg, with Gordon Lightfoot favormain stage of the Ossipee a stark reality when brother ites, on the north slope of Cranmore Mountain in North Conway, Valley Music Festival at the Wendell was diagnosed with N.H., as part of the Arts Jubilee Summer Concert Series.

Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds, cancer in 2008. Tight-knit The Holmes Brothers Osborne, is an album born Showtime is 7 p.m., with a local band doing a pre-concert at 6 291 South Hiram Road, on and off the stage, they overcome this setback. from this harrowing experi- p.m. FMI: 603-356-5543.

With Wendell’s victory Hiram. Festival tickets range found strength in their fam The Skylarks will share songs from the past as done by Ella from $25 to $115, and may ily, friendship and faith to over the disease, the group ence. The songs deal with Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at 7:30 p.m. at the Brick Church for emerged fully-energized and friendship, loyalty, family, the Performing Arts, Christian Hill Road, Lovell. Tickets are $10 inspired to create the deepest, aging, illness, as well as poli- adults, $5 for children age 15 and under. FMI: 925-1500.

Exceptional Gemstones from Maine most original, most satisfying tics and the current state of Friday, Aug. 2 and around the world album of their career. Feed the world, while still mainA free concert at Fryeburg’s Bradley Park will feature the My Soul, produced by long- taining the patented Holmes amazing vocal harmonies of Rollins, Tyoe and Hobson from 6 Fine Jewelry time friend of the band and Brothers sense of humor. to 7:30 p.m., as part of the town’s summer Concerts in the Park Complete Custom After signing with Alligator series. There’ll be street vendors and artisans prior to the concert, platinum-selling artist Joan Design Services in 2001, The Holmes Brothers from 2 to 6 p.m. released the magnificent Saturday, Aug. 3 145 Main Street The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue will liven things up at Speaking In Tongues, proSouth Paris, Maine duced by Osborne, who also 7:30 p.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at 1-800-686-7633 sang backup vocals through- Fryeburg Academy. Come hear the music of the 1950s doo-wop www.creaserjewelers.com out. With help from Grammy- era. FMI: 935-9232.

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HARRISON — Approximately 40 members of the Downeasters Chorus from southern Maine are donating their time and talents to support the Deertrees Theatre in Harrison at a concert on Saturday evening, Aug. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

The Downeasters have competed on the international stage and are considered to be among the top 15% of barbershop choruses worldwide. They are currently rated #1 in their division.

They will also feature “On Air,” the current New England quartet champs, who hail from Nashua, N.H. They include Jayson McCarter as lead, Kurt Boutin as bass, John Green as tenor and Matt Kosper as baritone.

Sharing their love of music and the harmonies of barbershop singing, the Downeasters make several public appearances annually throughout southern Maine.

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HARRISON — Come join the celebration of local history at Scribner’s Mill as the turn-of-the century homestead and sawmill holds its 22nd annual Back to the Past event on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3-4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This annual event offers something for everyone, including two full days of demonstrations, exhibits, house tours, chil-

dren’s activities and excellent food.

As you approach Scribner’s Mill, you will hear the hum of old machinery turning out barrel parts, shingles, and planed boards.

Visitors will watch dry barrel parts being manufactured as well as have the opportunity to help assemble their own barrel. Barrels will be available for sale.

BARREL MAKING — Scribner’s Mill’s Back to the Past celebration Aug. 3 and 4 lets visitors see wooden barrels being made from staves, as volunteer Roy Clark demonstrates. The barrels are available for purchase, and can be branded by the blacksmiths with the Scribner’s Mill logo.

On Saturday the Twisted Sticks 4-H Club will be there demonstrating their projects and achievements. On Sunday, Dottie Bell of Thunder Hill Farm in Waterford will be demonstrating with oxen.

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Thursday-Saturday, July 25-27 Get ready for the ever-popular Casco Old Home Days in Casco Village, featuring a midway, fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, chicken barbecue at 5 p.m. Friday and a 7 p.m. Children’s Parade, then a full day of Saturday fun, starting with a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m., road race at 9:30 a.m., Grand Parade at 1 p.m., church supper at 4:30 p.m., and Rick Charette & the Bubble Gum Band at 7 p.m. A fireworks display caps the close of events on Saturday.

Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 3-4 Scribner’s Mill Back to the Past celebration allows participants to immerse themselves in the life and times of a working 19th Century sawmill and homestead that operated over the Crooked River in Harrison from the early 1800s to 1946. The Autoneers, a touring antique car club from the “Brass Era” of autos, will roll in around 11 a.m. Saturday.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, there’ll be demonstrations of the sawmill in action, as well as oxen teams that hauled the logs, weavers and spinners, antique machinery, children’s games, blacksmithing, horse-drawn carriage rides, entertainment and plenty of food. FMI: 583-6455.

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Friday, July 26 A Turkey Dinner will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Bradley Memorial United Methodist Church, 454 McNeil Road, Fryeburg Harbor.

There’ll be turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, veggies and homebaked pies. FMI: 890-5388.

The annual Casco Days Chicken Barbecue will be held at 5 p.m. at the Casco Village Church, located in Casco Village.

Saturday, July 27 A Free Community Meal will be served by the Christ Chapel, 37 Northern Pines Road, off Route 85 in Raymond, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Menu is baked beans, kielbasa and hot dogs, casseroles, salads and desserts, and is served buffetstyle.

A Bean & Casserole Supper will be served by the members of Pondicherry Eastern Star from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Bridgton Masonic Hall on Route 117. Pie and coffee will be served with the meal, which costs $8 for adults, $4 for children.

A Bean Supper will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Sebago Methodist Church on Route 114 in North Sebago.

A Project Graduation 2014 Benefit Breakfast will be served from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Casco Village Church on Route 121 — a great place to stop by after the annual Casco Days Country Road Race.

The Casco Village Church will host its annual Casco Days Church Supper at 5 p.m. at the church, located on Route 121 in Casco Village.

Tuesday, July 30 A public supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Waterford Congregational Church, off Route 35, North Waterford. Strawberry shortcake will be served for dessert. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children under 12.

In support of Fryeburg’s Tuesday Concerts in the Park, the Assembly of God Church in Fryeburg will offer a PreConcert Dinner at 5 p.m. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children, under five free.

Come and meet your neighbors at a Potluck Dinner on Tuesday, July 30, at 6 p.m. at the South Bridgton Congregational Church, Fosterville Road. Bring a main dish, vegetable or salad. The church will supply the ice cream and toppings.

Wednesday, July 31 A Waterford Summer Breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Wilkins Community House at Waterford Flat. The menu is scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes with Maine maple syrup, home-baked muffins, donuts, coffee, tea and orange juice. Cost is $7 adults, $4 children. An Indoor Yard Sale will be held in the basement from 7:30 to 11 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 3 A Baked Bean & Chop Suey Supper will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Sebago Town Hall to raise funds for the fire and rescue departments. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children age 10 and under.

An Old-Fashioned Bean Supper will be served starting at 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Paris on Paris Hill, with beans, casseroles, brown bread, biscuits, pickles, hot dogs, beverages and desserts, all for $7 adults, $3.50 children.

A Pancake Breakfast will be served from 7 to 9 a.m. at the West Baldwin United Methodist Church on Route 113 in West Baldwin. There’ll be pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee and orange juice, for $6 adults and $3 children under 10.

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Arts Calendar

Now through July 31 The paintings of birds done by Falmouth artist Sue Shane reflect her keen awareness of their behavior in the wild — come see for yourself at an exhibit at Harvest Gold Gallery in Center Lovell. Also, local artist Scott Cole exhibits his vibrant, luminescent prints in which dyes are imbued into aluminum sheets. The owners have brought in over 20 new artists to the gallery, with over 200 new items to show.

FMI: 925-6502.

The works of artist Deborah Randall will be on exhibit through July at the Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street. Frost Farm Gallery, Pike’s Hill Road, Norway, has an exhibit titled “Explorations: A Duet Exhibition,” will feature paintings by Anne Richter and scupltural ceramics by Dan Greenfeld. FMI: 743-8041.

Now through Aug. 12 Landscape artist David G. Hall of Raymond offers an exhibit of his acrylic paintings of local wooded areas at Hole In The Wall Studioworks on Route 302 in Raymond. FMI: 655-4952, jlmastro@maine.rr.com Friday, July 26 to Friday, Aug. 2 Artist Kumi Yamashita will be the artist-inresidence this week at the Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark. Her most recent work is currently hanging in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery. She’ll offer an Art Making class for kids age eight and older from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 29-Aug. 2.

FMI: 452-2412.

Saturday, July 27 The 4th annual Moore Park Art Show will see Moore Park in South Paris come alive with artists showing their works, along with live music, dance and food vendors. The poster for the show features Bridgton resident Anne Treadwell’s watercolor of the historic barn at the Stock Farm, now the Celebration Barn Theater. After the show, the Hurricane Mountain Band will perform from 5 to 8 p.m.

FMI: 890-6386.

Seth Lepore’s Losing My Religion offers a

hilarious romp through the self-help movement at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn Theater, Stock Farm Road, South Paris. Tickets are $14 adults, $12 seniors, $8 kids/students. FMI: 743-8452.

Brownfield’s first annual Music and Arts Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the grounds of the Brownfield Library. There’ll be many fine crafters selling their art, and live music in the morning and afternoon.

Sunday, July 28 Yellow bows will guide you to the Open Art Studios in the town of Sebago that will be open for visits by the general public on this day, from 1 to 4 p.m. This self-guided tour showcases 10 artists who work in a variety of art forms. FMI: Spaulding Memorial Library, 787-2321.

Friday, Aug. 2 Another First Friday Art Walk gives folks the chance to visit Water’s Edge Gallery in Fryeburg, as well as other local artist’s establishments, from 4 to 7 p.m. in downtown Fryeburg. FMI: 253-9060.

A First Friday reception will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at Frost Farm Gallery, 1 Pikes Hill, Norway, for a new show by Maya Best, titled “Flight: Metaphors in Motion.” Her style employs mixed media materials in a kaleidoscope

of colors and shapes. Guitarist and singer Brad Hooper will perform. FMI: 7438041.

Saturday, Aug. 3 Proceeds of the $10 ticket price will benefit the Naples Library at the annual Painted Canoe Paddle Auction, wherein local artists have beautifully painted many paddles that will be put up for auction.

It’s all happening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Naples Golf & Country Club. FMI: 693-6841.

Sunday, Aug. 4 A Pancake Breakfast sponsored by Mt. Moriah Lodge #56 will be served from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Masonic Lodge, Rte. 160, Brownfield. Cost is $5 per person for pancakes, sausage and home fries, and proceeds benefit their Square & Compass Fund.

Saturday, Aug. 10 The Main Street Arts and Craft Fair brings together the works of area artists from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Bradley Park, Fryeburg, with a rain location of the Fryeburg Fair Crafts Pavillion. FMI: 935-4509.

The Raymond Library News At a Glance Wednesday, July 28 — Book Group, 7 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 5 — Summer Reading Programs continues through Monday, Aug. 19 Sunday, Aug. 18 — Tent Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the library Wednesday, Aug. 28 — Book Group, 7 p.m., Hawthorne House Monday, Sept. 3 — Labor Day, library closed Summer Reading Program: Dig into Reading On Sunday, July 28 there will be a Comic Book Presentation for 10 years and older at 1 p.m. at the Raymond Village Library.

This presentation is limited to 12 participants. All these programs are free and will continue into August. Call 655-4283 for more information or check the library’s Facebook page or website.

Sarah Sparks returns Monday, Aug. 5, at 10:30 a.m. with another science activity, Soil Presentation. This will be a hands-on activity for all

age groups, held outside at the Raymond Village Library.

If raining, it will be held at the Raymond Public Safety Building. Children will be making Straw Rockets on Monday, Aug. 12 with Lisa Davison, again held outside at the library at 10:30 a.m. The Summer Reading Program will end Monday, Aug. 19 with an Awards Picnic, complete with prizes, held at 11 a.m. at the library. All these programs are free. Please call the library at 655-4283 for more information, or check the library’s Facebook page or website.

Tent Book Sale There will be an endof-summer book sale at the library on Sunday, Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Books of every type, including some rare finds, as well as lots of children’s books, puzzles, audio books, music CDs and videos for sale. This is the day to get great deals on books for your fall and winter reading or for holiday gifts for friends and relatives. If the weather doesn’t cooper-

Come & Meet Your Neighbors Bring a main dish, vegetable or salad. We’ll supply the Ice Cream and toppings.

ate, no worries, the sale will move inside.

Donations The library is always ready to accept donations of books, puzzles, audio books, and DVDs in good condition.

At this time, the library could use any pre-owned DVDs to add to its collection.

Star Gazing The Raymond Village Library has the Orion StarBlast 4.5” telescope to help you view the night sky.

Cornerstones of Science donated the telescope to the library in honor of past Executive Director Jocelyn Hubbell. The telescope is available for loan to adults for one week and offers a great way to view the summer sky.

Call the library at 655-4283 to reserve the telescope or ask at the desk the next time you are in.

Book Group The book group will meet at the library on Wednesday, July 28 to discuss the novel, One Amazing Thing, written by Chitra Banerjee Divakuruni. This story takes

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The book group will meet at the Hawthorne House on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. to discuss Abide with Me, by Elizabeth Strout. This novel takes place in the late 1950s, in the small town of West Annett, Maine, where a minister struggles to regain his calling, his family and his happiness in the wake of profound loss. All interested readers are invited to join in.

The book will be available upon request at the library.

Labor Day Please note that the library will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, celebrating Labor Day. However, it will be open on Sunday, Sept. 1, the day before.

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(Continued from Page B) half-hour. In the barn and woodshed, there will be a display of old tools, Civil War and WWI displays, along with demonstrations of spinning, knitting, basket weaving and caning.

Next to the corn house, children will be able to participate in children’s workshops from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. both days. At 2:30 p.m., the young at heart will have an opportunity to turn the crank to make homemade ice cream; free samples will be offered.

Hamburgers, hot dogs, pulled pork and lobster rolls will be available for lunch at the food booth. After lunch, make sure you stop by the Just Desserts booth for a piece of homemade pie and ice cream. Refreshing hand-squeezed lemonade will also be for sale. Scribner’s Mill shirts and hats will be available at the sales booth to remind you of this year’s event.

You can enjoy your lunch while listening to the upbeat and talented Brad Hooper and Rusty Wiltjer playing on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Heat was rough, but oh what fun Congratulations to the Old Home Days Committee for another great celebration of the town we live in, Lovell.

The parade was great, and the games, food, entertainment and booths were well done. Al and Irene looked special riding in that hot red car, love the hat, Rosie. It was hot and tough on young and old alike, but everyone was greeting each other, seeing folks they hadn’t seen in a while, neighbors meeting neighbors. Great fun.

The Dave Mason Greater Kezar Lake Tennis Tournament will be held Friday through Sunday, Aug 2-4. Competition will be in Men’s Singles, Men’s and Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Junior (under 16) Singles. The entry fee will be $5 per event, with a maximum of two events. This is a closed tournament, open only to residents of Lovell, Stow, Sweden and Stoneham or their guests, or any person who has contended in previous tournaments.

The action will take place on the town courts and other privately-owned courts if necessary. If anyone would like to play in the doubles matches and does not have a partner, one might be provided. All entries will close at noon on Aug. 1. For more information, contact Elliot Lilien at 9252828, and if Elliot is unavailable, contact Gary Heroux at 925-1001. For the Junior Tournament, Maureen Duggan is the contact at 925-1738. For the fifth straight year, the sponsor will be the Stow Corner Store, which also sponsored a Lovell Rec baseball team.

Like great food? Stop by for the great dinners.

The Lazy Days of Summer is the theme for the United Church of Christ Summer Fair to be held on Thursday, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be something for everyone, including baked goods, a gift table of all sorts of articles for that special gift, a treasure table for items slightly used

Area births

Lauren N. (Arruda) and Patrick A. Dow of North Conway, N.H., have a daughter, Annie Katherine Dow, born on July 10, 2013 at Bridgton Hospital. Annie joins Patrick Dow Jr., age 10, and Denise Dow, 2. Maternal grandparents: John and Cindy Arruda of Silver Lake, N.H. Paternal grandparents: Alden and Caroline Folsom of Cary Plantation.

Jessie R. (Dunning) and Michael T. Toohey of Denmark have a daughter, Lily Katherine Toohey, born on July 12, 2013 at Bridgton Hospital. Lily joins Ruth, age 2. Maternal grandparents: Sally Dunning and the late Bob Dunning of Bridgton. Paternal grandparents: Peter and Ruth Toohey of Harrison. Great-grandparent: Ruth Ahern of West Roxbury, Mass.

Ashley Ross and Ryan Dingley of Bridgton have a girl, Madison Elizabeth Dingley, born June 25, 2013 at Bridgton Hospital. Madison weighed seven pounds, 10 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Crystal Woolley of Bridgton, and Karl and Cindy Ross of Westbrook.

Jennifer Wiggin and Kevin Ponteau of Fryeburg have a girl, Sofia James Ponteau, born July 11, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H. Sofia weighed six pounds, 14 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Sue Wiggin of Fryeburg and Bill and Karen Wiggin of Fall River, Mass. Paternal grandparent is Renee Roberson, New Haven, Conn.

Anthony Moore and Morgan Wormwood of Otisfield have a boy, Cassius Ray James Moore, born July 8, 2013 at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. Cassius weighed six pounds, nine ounces and joins a sister, Nova, 16, and a brother, Kamen, 14. Maternal grandparents are Raymond Wormwood and Heather Ward. Paternal grandparent is Carlene Rugg of Waterford.

Alex and Stephanie (Lauer) Baltos of Westbrook have a girl, Abigail Grace Baltos, born July 6, 2013 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Abigail weighed eight pounds. Maternal grandparents are Linda and Lonnie Lauer of Bridgton. Paternal grandparents are Fran and Peter Baltos of Westbrook.

Andrea and Neal Tripp have a boy, Greyson Stanley Tripp, born July 8, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in North BIRTHS, Page B

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by Ethel Gilmore-Hurst Lovell Correspondent 925-3226 ehurst3@yahoo.com and very interesting, and (the one I love) a flower table, with fresh flower bouquets that just smell so good. A beautiful set of hand-loomed place mats and napkins will be raffled off. There will be a luncheon served by Girl Scouts. Take a lazy day, seek and you will find just what you’re looking for, whether it be food or gifts or flowers.

The Lovell Lions Club will be holding an auction on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Center Lovell Fire Station at 10 a.m.

Remember how the saying goes, that someone’s junk is someone else’s treasure? No junk here; just things that can

be used and treasured by others for a good cause, that of student scholarships. The Lions Club treasures the students from Lovell who graduated, and awards scholarships to help them further their education. An auction is always fun, so come and help the club help the local students. If you need something picked up, you can call Cliff Hill at 928-3744.

The 8th Annual Tour de Lovell will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10. This 20mile trip of scenic beauty will start at an earlier time of 8 a.m., at the New Suncook School in Lovell. There is the course for the adults and one

By Ethel Hurst Special to The News Former Lovell resident Harry Crosby has been honored by the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum with a display and memories of his service during World War II. The display, “Time and Navigation: The untold story of getting from here to there,” explains the role that navigators played in the air war over Europe. Harry was a perfect example of how the Air Force took men, some who were pilot cadets but didn’t make it as pilots, and, if they had the math skills, turned them into navigators.

Even though he got lost now and then, within months Harry became an excellent navigator. As lead navigator of the 100th Bombing Group, he had to be spot on under some very bad conditions. When a bombing mission depended on the navigator, he had to know his stuff.

In July of 1943, his bomber was leading a mission over Europe under very poor weather conditions. Harry not only got them to the site for a completed mission, he got every plane back to base. For this effort, he was

awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Harry’s background after the war was of teacher and writer. The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library has several of his books, including On a Wing and a Prayer and a historical writing on what is now the VFW building. Harry knew firsthand about flying on a wing and a prayer, as one of his B17s was hit right in the navigator’s compartment. Harry was one of my mentors when I first started writing, and I was proud to know this exceptional man. If you’d like to see the piece online you can go to http://timeandnavigation. si.edu/navigating-air/navigation-at-war/wartime-navigator/harry-crosby

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The GLLT Walk on Thursday, Aug. 1, is a follow-up to the Wednesday night talk, and will meet at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Parking lot at 10 a.m. The walkers will experience the surrounding environment and landscape. They will also check out the pools, so rubber boots are recommended, and of course repellent and water.

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I’d like to apologize to the Lady Golfers. Alma did get me the results of play, but — oops — I can’t find the paper. I do remember that 29 gals turned up to play in that terrible heat, so my hats off to you. Wish I could join you.

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for children. The Lovell Rec Department and the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library are sponsoring this event. For registration information, go to the website, www.bikereg.com On Thursday, Aug. 1, the Brick Church for the Performing Arts will present The Skylarks. This jazz ensemble performs songs from the past, as done by Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Remember the blues and swing and love songs? You’ll get to hear them this night. Program starts at 7:30 p.m., and admission is $10 adults and $5 for children age 15 and under.

The Greater Lovell Land Trust will present conservationist Aram Calhoun on Wednesday, July 31, for a talk about vernal pools. Calhoun, a professor of wetland ecology and director of the Ecology & Environmental Science Program at the University of Maine, will talk about the necessity of protecting the vernal pools. The program is at

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(Continued from Page B) Conway, N.H. Greyson weighed nine pounds, three ounces and joins brothers Luke, 9, and Tanner, 6. Maternal grandparents are Donna Davis, Tim Purslow, and David and Carol Davis of Lovell. Paternal grandparents are Cindy Tripp of Sweden and Neal Tripp of Fryeburg.

Jennifer Wiggin and Kevin Ponteau of Fryeburg have a girl, Sofia James Ponteau, born July 11, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H. Sofia weighed six pounds, 14 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Sue Wiggin of Fryeburg and Bill and Karen Wiggin of Fall River, Mass. Paternal grandparent is Renee Roberson of New Haven, Conn.

Hayden Draper and Joseph McMurdo-Minnich of Fryeburg have a boy, Iver Joseph Minnich, born July 12, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H. Iver weighed seven pounds, two ounces. Maternal grandparents are Julie and Bob Doane of Peterborough, N.H, and George and Anne Draper of Laconia, N.H. Paternal grandparents are Peter Minnich and Sally McMurdo of Glen, N.H. Joann and Louis Aubuchont of Denmark have a girl, Isabella Marie Aubuchont, born July 15, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H. Isabella weighed eight pounds, 10 ounces and joins four sisters and two brothers: Tamara, 17, Courtney, 13, Alana, 8, Madison, 5, Scott, 10, and Tyler, 6. Paternal grandparent is Salli-Ann Drew of Conway, N.H. Jessica Coffee and Derrick Walker of Brownfield have a boy, Travis Leeman Walker, born July 18, 2013 at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H. Travis weighed nine pounds, 11 ounces and joins a brother, Madden, 5½. Maternal grandparent is Vicki Coffee of Brownfield. Paternal grandparents are Charlie and Jeanie Walker of Gorham.

Ashley McKenney and Shane Hatfield of South Paris have a boy, Gavyn Sawyer Hatfield, born July 19, 2013 at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. Gavyn weighed five pounds, four ounces and joins a sister, Liyla, 3, and a brother Brayden, 2. Maternal grandparents are the late Kenneth McKenney of Phippsburg and Cynthia and Todd Martin of Oxford. Paternal grandparent is Christine Bouthillette of Naples.

Nina (Anzaldua) and Jon Morrison of Casco, have a son, Liam Kellan Morrison, born on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at Bridgton Hospital. Liam joins Devon Bryant, age 8, Kiley Morrison, 6, and Bruce Morrison, 2. Maternal grandparent: Israel M. Anzaldua Jr. of Okala, Fla. Paternal grandparent: Patricia Murphy of Bridgton. Great-grandparents: Lynn and James Murphy of Winthrop; and Carol Ellen Johnson of South Paris.

Amy P. (Fortin) and Ross B. Lanning of Naples, have a son, Mitchel Francis Lanning, born on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Bridgton Hospital. Mitchel joins Jourdain, age 6. Maternal grandparents: Richard and Geraldine Fortin of Wells. Paternal grandparents: Dwight and Patricia Lanning of Benton.

14 members attend BHS Class of 1955 reunion

The 58th annual gathering of Bridgton High School’s Class of 1955 was held July 1 at Campfire Grille in West Bridgton. Fourteen members of the class and 11 spouses and guests attended, enjoying the once-a-year opportunity to socialize and enjoy fine food with excellent service and accommodations.

Attending from outside the Lake Region area were: Sandra Gardner Cameron and John from Auburn; Linwood

Douglass and Marion from Las Vegas; Carolyn Farrar Keene and sister from North Anson; James MacDonald and Judy from Northport, Fla.; and Patricia Lovell Schulze from Laatzen, Germany.

Attending from Bridgton were Bruce Chalmers and Laurie; George Drisko; Ruby Hill Gouette and Richard; and Stanley Richardson and Jan. Others attending from the region included Robert Libby and Sandra, from Standish;

Nancy Dillingham Pond and Burpee, from Naples; Elaine Little Smith and Gerald, from Harrison; Beverley Leavitt Warren and William Warren, from Gorham; and guest Ruth Waisanen, from Denmark.

The 12 members of the class who did not attend include Barbara Conant Autio, Merl Barker, Janice Sanborn Clark, Harvey Daraich, Julie Moran Farrell, Nancy Hogan, Sydney Roberts Keniston, Dorothy

Libby, Arline Graham Matlock, John Maxfield, Sylvia Moynihan, Antoinette Uniold Pirie, William Henry Richardson and Beverley Cushman Schmelk. Several not attending sent their best wishes to their classmates.

A pleasant time was enjoyed by all. Plans were made for the 59th gathering at the Campfire Grille on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. A reminder — the 60th reunion is scheduled for 2015.

Autoneers at ‘Back to Past’

HARRISON — The Autoneers are on a threeday weekend tour around the Bethel area, touring approximately 70 miles each day following the tours through Grafton and Evans Notches, as well as around the area lakes. The touring “Brass Era” autos will be joining the festivities at “Back to the Past” at Scribner’s Mill on Saturday, Aug. 3, and are expected to arrive around 11 a.m.

Twenty cars have signed up for the tour, all of which are 1914 and older, representing the “Brass Era” of automotive history. The cars will range from a 1909 Model T Ford, 1908 Buick, 1910 Rambler, 1910 Hupmobile and a Stanley Steamer, driving on its own power from Woodstock, Vt. for the weekend.

Participants have been encouraged to dress in costume for the day, which in

ALL ABOARD, AUTONEERS — The Autoneers, representing the “Brass Era” of automotive history, will join this year’s Back to the Past celebration at Scribner’s Mill in Harrison. Around 20 of the cars will be on display on Saturday, Aug. 3.

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The Bridgton Historical Society’s Narramissic Farm in South Bridgton will play host to a Civil War Encampment of Company A, 3rd Maine Regiment Volunteer Infantry, on Saturday and Sunday, July 27-28. Hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, with living history exhibitions, house tours, lunch and refreshments. Cost is $5 adults, $2 for children age 12 and under, and Society members pay $1. For more information, call 647-3699.

Maine Old Cemetery Association meeting

The Maine Old Cemetery Association (MOCA) will hold its second 2013 program day and meeting on Saturday, July 27, at the Harvest Home Grange #52, 84 Moosehead Trail Highway (Route 7) in Brooks. The public is invited to attend. There will be a number of informative speakers.

Ray Quimby’s illustrated presentation will be “Brooks: Then & Now.” Also presenting will be Maine State Librarian Linda Lord, who will discuss “Cemetery information at the Maine State Library,” Dan Mulcahey, Ret. Command Sgt. Major who will tell the group about Brooks’ new Veterans’ Memorial, and Betty Littlefield, a Brooks Historical Society founding member and current president, who will share some information about the society.

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the door. Questions may be asked of Cheryl Willis Patten ting. Concessions will be open, and there will be raffle at cwpatten@tds.net tickets available. Please come out and support the complex and have a great time with your family. For more informaLovell Church Summer Fair tion, call 627-7380.

LOVELL — The Lovell United Church of Christ will Child safety seat inspection offered sponsor “The Lazy Days of Summer” Summer Fair on Thursday, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church on NORWAY — The staff at the Family Birthplace wants Route 5 in Center Lovell. There’ll be gifts, baked goods, everyone to make sure their child safety seats are propproduce, flowers, balsam fir pillows, jewelry, Christmas erly installed on Saturday, Aug. 10 at the Oxford Hills loft, treasures and a raffle.

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Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will be availYoga demo at Diabetes Support Group NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — The Diabetes Support able to provide free hands-on seat inspections.

Stephens Memorial Hospital is not only an inspection Group at Memorial Hospital in North Conway will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the hospital’s site, but also is one of several distribution sites for car seats Sunroom from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be in the state, and is able to provide car seats and boosters to Michele Keenan, MS, CMA, coordinator of Heart Health families at no cost if they meet state financial requirements. and Wellness Services at the hospital. She is a certified It is preferred that you to have the child with you, and is Yogafit level 1 instructor and Reiki master, and will talk required if you are requesting a distribution seat. Childcare about the benefits of restorative yoga for beginners who will be available as needed. For more information, contact have chronic health issues. Keenan will demonstrate some Carol Welsh at 743-1562, ext. 6951.

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BROWNFIELD — The Brownfield Lions Club is Summer Carnival holding a Car Show in conjunction with Brownfield Day fundraiser for BRAG Complex on Saturday, Aug. 10, at the field behind the Brownfield A Summer Carnival will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10, Community Center. Registration runs from 9 a.m. to noon. at the Kendall and Anna Ham Recreation Complex off There will be a 50/50 and a hunting rifle raffle, along with Portland Road in Bridgton. The games, including a ring grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, coffee, soda and water. toss, pick your color, dime toss, golf, fishing for a grab bag For more information, call Bob at 935-3634 or Wanda at and more will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather permit- 935-3870.

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drills. In addition, the Third Maine includes women, who represent the relief societies that helped supply the troops with food, clothing and comfort during the long years of the Civil War. Visitors to the farm will be able to tour the camp, speak with the participants, and watch demonstrations.

Sunday’s activities will include a worship service as

Ossipee festival (Continued from Page B) ming, a beer tent with icy cold Sebago Brewery beers, shade tents, kids activities, and a free children’s music program sponsored by the Davis Foundation. It also has one of the most enthusiastic field pickin’ scenes in the northeast, so bring your instrument.

Audience members of the Ossipee Valley Music Festival this year will enjoy performances that blend unique and energetic combinations of blues, soul, folk,

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Cost is $5 for adults ($4 for Bridgton Historical Society members) and $2 for children 12 and under.

Tours of the Peabody-Fitch farmhouse will be available, as will samples of that Civil War infantry staple, hardtack.

In addition, the volunteers of the Historical Society will be offering burgers and hot dogs

from the grill, home-baked beans, beverages and desserts for a modest price.

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How did they sleep between skirmishes with the Rebels, and what did they eat?

Was the war a “men only” affair, or did women play a role in supporting the troops in the field?

Answers to these questions, and more, can be answered by asking some of the soldiers themselves!

The Bridgton Historical Society is hosting the Third Maine Regiment, Company A, Volunteer Infantry for a two-day encampment at Narramissic, the PeabodyFitch farm in South Bridgton this Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, July 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Third Maine is a living history organization that helps to preserve the memory of Maine’s contribution to the war effort from 1861-1865.

The historic Third Maine was formed from a militia unit in Bath, which served in many of the major campaigns in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

The current Third Maine dedicates itself to demonstrations of camp life and military

(Continued from Page B) Maine Wildlife Park A Community Pass to the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray is available to Raymond Village Library patrons upon request.

This pass is to be used by individuals or families of seven people or less. Each person over age four with a pass will be charged $2.50.

Raymond Garden Tour The library thanks the sponsors who helped launch this ambitious plan, as follows: Speedy Stop, Reynolds family, Gifford family, Point Sebago, Raymond Village Florist, Donna Kantor and Mike McClellan. The donors include: David Holt, Mirar Bella Hair Salon, Ultimate Hair and Tanning Salon, Lee’s Family Trailer Sales and Service, Jordan Bay Animal Hospital and Cumberland County Federal Credit Union. Also contributing were the lunch locales: Café Sebago, Good Life Market, Speedy Stop, Migis Lodge and the Mosquito Ice Cream Shop.

Clynk One of the easiest ways to contribute to your library is to utilize the green plastic bags available at the library to collect your recyclable cans and bottles. When it is filled, just bring it down to the local Hannaford. The library will receive the money from the deposit to benefit the library material and services.

Ask for the recycle bags the next time you come into the library.

Facebook The Raymond Village Library’s Facebook page can help CIVIL WAR LESSON UP CLOSE — The Third Maine Regiment will take up encamp- you keep touch with what’s happening at your library. Please ment this weekend at Narramissic in South Bridgton. friend us and check it often.

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Music Theatre Man at SAC

S TA N D I S H — Schoolhouse Arts Center presents Meredith Willson’s The Music Man starting July 18 through Aug. 4.

Traveling con man “Professor” Harold Hill arrives in River City, Iowa intending to hit the town with his standard scam: offering to equip and train a student marching band, but skipping town with the money because he has no musical talent. But his plan goes awry when he falls in love with the town librarian, whom he must divert from exposing him while he inadvertently and unwittingly instills in the town a love of music.

Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. For reservations, call 642-3743 or go to www.schoolhousearts.org. Tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for seniors and students. The theater is located off Route 114.

Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, Aug. 4 Schoolhouse Arts Center will present Meredith Willson’s The Music Man at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 5 p.m. Sundays at the theater, located off Route 114 in Standish. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and students. FMI: 642-3743.

Thursday-Sunday, July 25-27 The Originals present the Maine premiere of Adrift in Macao at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday, at the Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. The show is a hilarious parody of film noir movies, set in an exotic far-Eastern port. Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for students and seniors. FMI: 929-5412.

Friday, July 26 The comedy A Couple of Blaguards will be offered by AIRE Theatre at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre, Deertrees Road, Harrison. Audiences love this play. FMI: 583-6747.

Wednesday, July 31 The Met Opera Summer Encore Series presents Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg from 7 to 10 p.m. The Rossini opera is one of the most beloved operatic comedies of all time.

FMI: 935-9232.

Thursday, Aug. 1 The comedy A Couple of Blaguards will be offered by AIRE Theatre at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre, Deertrees Road, Harrison. Audiences love this play. FMI: 583-6747.

Friday, Aug. 2 It’s Parents’ Night Out at Harrison’s Deertrees Theatre, when Karen Morgan and Jim Colliton offer a brand of comedy that’s decidedly for grown-ups, a chance to laugh at the trials and tribulations of parenthood, marriage, family and everyday life in America. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. FMI: 583-6747.

Saturday, Aug. 3 Hilary Chaplain will offer up “A Life in Her Day,” an outrageous chase for happily ever after, at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn Theater, Stock Farm Road, South Paris.

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Family affair, again

Nickersons set pace at Sebago run

SSEBAGO — Christine and Michael Nickerson defended their Sebago Days Fun Run titles Saturday — this time as a couple.

A year ago, the couple were the top male and female finishers at the Sebago Days Fun Run. They then tied the knot in November.

Michael, who is the nephew of Race Director Marie Cutting, was the undisputed victor with a time of 10 minutes, 45 seconds in the down-and-back course, besting recent Lake Region graduate Mark MacDougall, 12:15.

Christine was sixth overall in 12:46.

How they finished 1. Michael Nickerson, 10:45 2. Mark MacDougall, 12:15 3. Nicholas Ernst, 12:31 4. Stephen Nickerson, 12:35 5. Anthony Bobeck, 12:41 6. Christine Nickerson, 12:46 7. Fran Tighe, 13:15 8. Nicole Lepre, 13:17 9. Peter Hine, 13:21 10. Corrie Kavanaugh, 13:29 11. Brad Donahue, 13:43 12. David Juhlin, 13:51 13. Michael Kavanaugh, 13:54 14. Owen Tighe, 14:36 15. Daniel Chizmar, 14:48 16. Sarah Conforti, 15:13 17. Ashley Lepre, 15:26 18. Kim Tupper, 15:36 19. Billy Upfold, 15:43 20. Sarah Cutting, 15:48 21. Steve Mercer, 15:50

40. Katie Kavanaugh, 18:57 41. Hannah Cutting, 19:29 42. Kate Cutting, 19:30 43. Wendy Moon, 19:47 44. Grace O’Shea, 19:48 45. Shelby Sheldrick, 19:50 46. Abel Arthur, 20:55 47. Kristen Shafer, 21:05 48. April Frost, 21:10 49. Paula Bennett, 21:14 50. Joe Balchunas, 21:16 51. Mary Noble, 21:23 52. Carole Foley, 21:31 53. Kathy Dellarocco, 21:32 54. Ramona Dixon, 21:35 55. Emma Burnham, 21:45 56. Coleen Finn, 21:50 57. Jennifer Burnham, 22:09 58. Caitlin Lees, 22:14 59. Chris Lees, 22:19 60. Anika Donahue, 22:20 61. Megan Osgood, 22:39 62. Brian Kavanaugh, 22:47 63. Katie Kavanaugh, 23:12 64. Joseph Untisz, 23:18 65. Sue Jensen, 23:43 66. Pat Nyren, 23:43 67. Joseph Chizmar, 23:48 68. Sam Fickett, 25:57 69. Darren Fickett, 25:59 IN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE AGAIN — Christine and 70. Robert Elwell, 26:26 Michael Nickerson defended their Sebago Fun Run titles 71. Eva Fickett, 26:32 this past Saturday.

72. Rachel Fickett, 26:34 73. Helena Sheldrick, 27:06 22. Dan Norton, 15:52 31. Nancy Kavanaugh, 17:15 74. Grace Conant, 27:31 23. Tom Kavanaugh, 16:02 32. Natalie Noble, 17:39 75. Lisa Larkin, 27:32 24. Lauren Noble, 16:07 33. Katie Norton, 18:27 76. Allie Helfrich, 27:58 25. Benjamin Johnston, 16:09 34. Arthur Donahue, 18:33 77. Robin Helfrich, 28:03 35. Emily Johnston, 18:46 26. Ayden Grass, 16:29 78. Sara Shafer, 28:09 36. Colleen Lepre, 18:48 27. Peter Conforti, 16:30 79. Carla Sutter, 30:23 37. Nikki Donahue, 18:48 28. Olivia Tighe, 16:34 80. Alexia Arthur, 30:31 29. Nicholas Rodriquez, 16:59 38. Jason Luce, 18:53 81. Virginia Untisz, 32:15 39. Lauren Nickerson, 18:57 30. Alice Doughty, 17:02 SEBAGO, Page C

Repeats, as well, at Lovell 5K

LOVELL — The Ninth Annual Lovell Old Home Days 5K Run had a number of familiar faces running down Main Street, as well as at the awards ceremony.

Silas Eastman, Maine’s male Athlete of the Year, crossed the finish line first with a time of 16:33. In September, Silas will begin studying at Colby College in Waterville, where he will continue to participate in both cross-country running and Nordic skiing.

Terry Ballou, 45, of Staten Island, N.Y., who has been the top female winner five out of the past six years, again came in first place with a time of 19:18. Even more impressive was that Terry finished eighth overall, more than two minutes ahead of the next female runner.

Both Eastman and Ballou received awards designed by Conway glassblower, Nathan Macomber.

On a very hot and humid morning, 129 runners ran the course that finishes at the Lovell Athletic Field. Every year, the race sees runners take on their first 5K. Congratulations to: Carolynn Plowden, 45, of Stow, who has been training to run the course; Alfie Walker, 12, of Fryeburg showed great form, finishing 20th overall with a time of 21:39; The father-son duo of John Crowe, 87 years young from

MAJOR HONOR — Former Lake Region football player Kamen Scott received the Team Advisor Award as a member of the West All-Stars playing this past weekend in the annual Shriners’ Lobster Bowl. The honor recognized Kamen for his outstanding character, leadership and football awareness. Despite the Lakers earning a single victory in 2013, Kamen’s play made a major impression.

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NO SURPRISES IN LOVELL as Terry Ballou of Staten Island, N.Y. (left) and Silas Eastman of Chatham, N.H. each defended their titles at the Ninth Annual Lovell Old Home Days 5K race on Saturday.

(Photos by Frederic Slater)

Track & Field Coach Kevin McDonald.

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

The event would not be possible without the generous support of sponsors: Norway Savings Bank, Midtown Marketing Services, Muddy Moose Restaurant, Bennett Transportation, Bliss & Associates, FairPoint Communications, Harvest Gold Gallery, Michael Friedman, Esq., Doyle Antiques, JB Storage, Mo’s Electric & Solar, Chet Rogers, Thurston Home Builders, Drew Corporation, Dr. N. Scott Ferguson, Rachel Kuvaja, North Conway Dental Associates, Lovell Village Store, Bob the Screenprinter and Kezar Realty.

Poland Spring and Rosie’s contributed to the post-race refreshments.

Saucony Shoes, The Frontside Grind, The Red Parka Pub, Lake Kezar Country Club, Kezar Lake Marina and the Pirate’s Cove Golf provided wonderful prizes for the random awards.

KEVIN MCDONALD of Lovell won his age division and A very big special thank placed 37th overall in 23:16. you goes to Dave Mason of Sweden, finished seconds ahead of his son, Jonathon Crowe of Lovell.

Fryeburg Academy was well represented with many students along with

Fryeburg who, at 96 years old, continued his streak of starting all nine races.

Race Director Stan Tupaj also acknowledges the support of Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant, as well as Tommie McKenzie and the Lovell Volunteer Fire Department. And no event could be successful without the large number of volunteers and the support of the Town of Lovell.

How they finished 1. Silas Eastman, 18, Chatham, NH, 16:33 2. Andrew Huemmler, 18, Wallingford, PA, 17:28 3. Eric Hannes, 17, Fryeburg, 18:22 4. TJ Rose, 16, Lovell, 18:23 5. Arno Bommer, 53, Houston, TX, 18:36 6. Zachary Sheehan, 16, Lovell, 19:01 7. Brian Burkhart, 30, Hoboken, NJ, 19:16 8. Terry Ballou, 45, Staten Island, NY, 19:18 9. Donald Fredrikson, 53, Conway, NH, 19:29 10. Brian Arsenault, 47, Hudson, NH, 19:43 11. Jonathan Burk, 16, Denmark, 20:06 LOVELL 5K, Page C

BIDDEFORD — Kamen Scott epitomized what Lake Region varsity football coach Brian Jahna wants to see in his players.

Kamen gave full effort from start to finish, even as his legs and body became weary after taking a pounding for 32 minutes with few breaks.

He filled in wherever he was needed — be it in the trenches, a thumper at linebacker or even a bulldozer at fullback — to help his team.

And, Kamen always showed good sportsmanship.

Kamen Scott was a perfect choice to represent Lake Region at the annual Shriners’ Lobster Bowl game, played over the weekend at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford.

At the banquet on the night before the game, Kamen was presented with the West “Team Advisor Award” for his outstanding character, leadership and football awareness. “We are extremely proud of this accomplishment, primarily because at Lake Region, we are attempting to be a character-driven program,” Coach Jahna said. “We knew that we were sending a young man that epitomizes the positive qualities that we would like to be the hallmark of our program. We are proud of Kamen and thankful, but not surprised, that the West Team coaching staff recognized what a special young man he is. He acted as a wonderful ambassador for our program and our community.”

Kamen’s mother, Matty Mack, certainly was proud of her son’s achievements and honor. While at the banquet, Kamen heard a comment that he mentioned to his mother.

It left her slightly perturbed to a point that she crafted the following entitled, “Thoughts from a Football Mom.” It sends a strong message regarding what a true winner really is: “The game was good today. The weather also held up nicely. The West Team did not walk away with the win, but they played hard. Kamen and I were talking and reflecting on his football journey. We talked about although you don’t always win the game, how you play the game and how you deal with defeat shapes who you are.

“I remember a coach of mine in high school took me aside after I had announced that I was ready to quit the volleyball team. He looked me straight in the eye and told me that if you quit now, you will always be a quitter. Quitting will become your solution when things get tough. Those words helped shape the person I am today. I went on to receive many awards and played college volleyball and received many awards there, as well. The reality is that the trophies will collect dust somewhere on a shelf eventually, but the lessons you learn and the decisions you make will have lasting effects to shape the person you will become.

Having good character is something that helps you rise above defeat in life.

“Kamen shared with me today that someone at the banquet (a parent of some A-teamer) had the audacity to ask Kamen, ‘So how does it feel to have to play for a losing team?’ (referring to Lake Region football) UNREAL! No one wins everything all their lives. Hard times come to develop character. Thank God they do or we’d be spoiled and take everything for granted. When you put a KAMEN, Page C

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Melinda Lawrence, 33, of Lovell ON THE COURSE — (Left), Christian Bedell, 14, of Center Lovell placed 14th overall; (top) running together along Main Street are Adam Armington (left) and TJ Rose, who crossed the finish line at the Lovell Athletic Fields in 18 minutes, 23 seconds to take fourth place.

(Photos courtesy of Frederic S. Sater)

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(Continued from Page C) 12. Liuke Yang, 16, Fryeburg, 20:17 13. Bryce Thurston, 43, Lovell, 20:19 14. Christian Bedell, 14, Center Lovell, 20:54 15. Adam Armington, 18, Lovell, 21:06 16. Karl Cyr, 31, Lovell, 21:07 17. Michael Friedman, 44, Philadelphia, PA, 21:27 18. Jeffrey Davis, 43, Gorham, 21:29 19. Michael Mendonca, 56, Lovell, 21:31 20. Alfie Walker, 12, Fryeburg, 21:39 21. Virginia Friedman, Philadelphia, PA, 21:46 22. Cathleen Livingston, 47, Chocorua, NH, 22:02 23. Anna Lastra, 15, Bridgton, 22:11 24. Mary Warner, 36, Milton, MA, 22:19 25. Andrew Chambers, 26, Denver, CO, 22:27 26. Sarah Wilson, 39, Center Lovell, 22:29 27. Jake Thurston, 18, Lovell, 22:38 28. Katie Chambers, 27, Denver, CO, 22:40 29. David Williams, 41, Eliot, 22:41 30. John Whitmore, 16, Gloucester, MA, 22:42 31. Rachel Heben, 20, Windham, NH, 22:49 32. Jessica Daly, 16, Wrentham, MA, 22:53 33. Alan Sparn, 54, Madison, CT, 22:58 34. Kyle Manlogon, 14, Amherst, MA, 23:00 35. Elizabeth Johannsen, 31, Salem, MA, 23:09 36. Eric Sessler, 36, Dover, NH, 23:14 37. Kevin McDonald, 63, Lovell, 23:16 38. Laura Pulito, 18, Brownfield, 23:25 39. Jeff Blodgett, 52, St. Paul, MN, 23:30 40. Nicholas Sebo, 42, Roslindale, MA, 23:40 41. Juliet Fink, 17, Chatham, NH, 23:44 42. Cliff Graves, 48, Fryeburg, 23:49 43. Bob Wentworth, 59, Fryeburg, 24:05 44. Neale Attenborough, 53, Manchester, MA, 24:12 45. Elizabeth Cyr, 31, Lovell, 24:33 46. Dustin Morrill, 16, Otisfield, 24:39 47. Manny Baptista, 12, Fryeburg, 25:09 48. Josh Rose, 10, Lovell, 25:22 49. Tracy Burk, 41, Denmark, 25:30 50. Caroline Price, 15, Concord, MA, 25:39 51. Walter Stinson, 66, Windham, 25:54 52. Paul Cronin, 43, Roslindale, MA, 25:57 53. Harrison Macdonald, 12, Holliston, MA, 26:20 54. Andrew Clear, 55, Fryeburg, 26:24 55. Colby Allen, 15, Gloucester, MA, 26:42 56. Jessica Dineen, 46, Lovell, 27:14 57. David Fontenault, 52, Conway, NH, 27:32 58. Paul Armington, 54, Lovell, 27:42 59. John Howe, 78, Waterford, 27:48 60. Chris Hallberg, 44, Lovell, 27:49 61. Anne St. Pierre, 55, Berkley, MA, 27:51

62. Beverly Bedell, 54, Center Lovell, 28:26 63. Scott Wilson, 59, Center Lovell, 28:29 64. Sarah Boucher, 48, Fryeburg, 28:34 65. Courtney Sessler, 33, Dover, NH, 28:57 66. Bruce Taylor, 64, Lovell, 29:00 67. Alexander Dattelbaum, 31, Hoboken, NJ, 29:06 68. Wayne Hadlock, 69, Lovell, 29:07 69. Alyssa Bommer, 10, Houston, TX, 29:13 70. Sam Stone, 10, Quincy, MA, 29:28 71. Bill Batman, 46, Catonsville, MD, 29:35 72. Nick Stinson, 43, Gorham, 29:38 73. Jessica Cronin, 38, Roslindale, MA, 29:59 74. Heath Strange, 24, Lovell, 30:01 75. Clifford Strange, 23, Lovell, 30:02 76. Sherri Towle, 30, Center Conway, NH, 30:11 77. Anita Day, 57, Fryeburg, 30:27 78. John Huffman, 66, Waterford, 30:29 79. Allison Batman, 45, Baltimore, MD, 30:32 80. Amelie Crowe, 13, Lovell, 30:37 81. Laurie Ramsay, 47, Fryeburg, 30:44 82. Leslie Glynn, 54, Danvers, MA, 31:10 83. Jeffrey White, 68, Bedford, MA, 31:21 84. Linda Gervais, 62, North Chelmsford, MA, 31:32 85. Jack McCormick, 12, Buxton, 31:41 86. John Towle, 30, Center Conway, NH, 31:43 87. Suzanne McCormick, 46, Buxton, 31:48 88. Bill McCormick, 48, Buxton, 31:49 89. Debra Taylor, 56, Lovell, 32:24 90. Laura Rancatore, 45, Waltham, MA, 32:40 91. Bill Mair, 47, Westerville, OH, 32:48 92. JJ Mair, 10, Westerville, OH, 32:50 93. Rachel Fitzgerald, 28, Niantic, CT, 33:25 94. Hal Taylor, 71, Canton, CT, 33:27 95. Grace Stone, 13, Quincy, MA, 33:44 96. Leigh Annne Monk, 51, Fairfax, VA, 33:52 97. Emily Julien, 12, Waltham, MA, 34:16 98. Jon Julien, 46, Waltham, MA, 34:18 99. Anna Romer, 51, Lovell, 34:47 100. Jane Hadlock, 62, Lovell, 34:55 101. Emily Batman, 11, Baltimore, MD, 35:01 102. Sophia Batman, 13. Cantonsville, MD, 35:02 103. Margot Kissinger, 10, Carlisle, MA, 35:04 104. Marcia Uhl, 60, Fryeburg, 35:21 105. Melinda Lawrence, 33, Lovell, 35:56 106. Raymond Fitzgerald, 75, Niantic, CT, 37:16 107. Debbie Howe, 67, Waterford, 37:29 108. Britta Anderson, 16, Harrison, 37:31 109. Tammy Anderson, 46, Harrison, 37:33 LOVELL 5K, Page C

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July 25, 2013, The Bridgton News, Page C

Lovell 5K race results

(Continued from Page C) 110. Sammy Mair, 7, Westerville, OH, 37:45 111. Emma Armington, 13, Lovell, 38:00 112. Bailey Friedman, 17, Center Lovell, 38:00 113. Emily Mock, 10, Holden, 39:20 114. James Whitmore, 60, Gloucester, MA, 40:27 115. Elizabeth Dayon, 41, Portsmouth, NH, 40:44 116. Carolyn Plowden, 45, Stow, 40:44 117. Benjamin Mock, 9, Holden, 41:30 118. Chet Rogers, 74, Hollis, NH, 41:41 119. Fiona McCormick, 10, Buxton, 42:30 120. Delaney Hallberg, 12, Lovell, 43:18 121. David Taylor, 70, Cromwell, CT, 47:44 122. Katie Mair, 12, Westerville, OH, 49:58 123. Johnn Crowe, 87, Sweden, 49:59 124. Jonathan Crowe, 46, Lovell, 51:07 125. Hope Dudley, 46, Waterford, 54:55 126. Elisabeth Mock, 44, Holden, 54:59 127. Madison Murray, 5, Bridgton, 59:48 128. Hannah Murray, 3, Bridgton, 59:48 129. Amanda Murray, 25, Bridgton, 59:48 Age Class Winners Female 1-15: Anna Lastra, 15, Bridgton, 22;11 Male 1-15: Christian Bedell, 14, Center

Lovell, 20:54 Female 16-19: Jessica Daly, 16, Wrentham, MA, 22:53 Male 16-19: Andrew Huemmler, 18, Wallingford, PA, 17:28 Female 20-29: Katie Chambers, 27, Denver, CO, 22:40 Male 20-29: Andrew Chambers, 26, Denver, CO, 22:27 Female 30-39: Mary Warner, 36, Milton, MA, 22:19 Male 30-39: Brian Burkhart, 30, Hoboken, NJ, 19:16 Female 40-49: Virginia Friedman, 43, Philadelphia, PA, 21:46 Male 40-49: Brian Arsenault, 47, Hudson, NH, 19:43 Female 50-59: Anne St. Pierre, 55, Berkley, MA, 27:51 Male 50-59: Arno Bommer, 53, Houston, TX, 18:36 Female 60-69: Linda Gervais, 62, North Chelmsford, MA, 31:32 Male 60-69: Kevin McDonald, 63, Lovell, 23:16 Male 70-99: John Howe, 78, Waterford, 27:48.

Sebago Days Fun Run

ENJOYING THEIR WALK — Sammy Mair, age 7, of Westerville, Ohio (left) and Chet Rogers, 74, of Hollis, N.H. wave to the crowd as they walk along Main Street during Lovell’s annual Old Home Days 5K. (Photo by Frederic S. Sater)

Kamen Scott honored ready to face the good and the bad realities in life with humility, than to have him sail through life and when adversity comes, have it destroy him because he’s never been taught how to handle not having things go his way.

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Team Advisor Award given for good character and leadership; maybe then that parent got a clue! There is a valuable lesson to learn when dealing with failure, and it’s called perseverance, it’s called commitment, it’s called humility!

Thanks to the many coaches who have helped mentor Kamen and continue to help shape the lives of these young men who work so hard. And, may these young men grasp the true victory that lies within the lessons of defeat.

“Oh, and we have an answer for that other football mom who asked Kamen, ‘So what is it like to play for a losSaturday, July 27, ing team?’ Kamen’s answer is, ‘He doesn’t know because Casco Days Country Four Miler he has never had to play with The 35th annual race, losers.’” sponsored by Hancock

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contestants are required to check in at registration prior to the start of the race, even if they are preregistered. The first 250 preregistrants will receive a Casco Days Road Race t-shirt.

The Casco Days Road Race will be timed by Granite State Race Services with the RACES, Page C

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DAVID JUHLIN heads toward the finish line during Saturday’s annual Sebago Days Fun Run. He won the 60 and over age class.

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(Continued from Page C) conscious effort into being the best version of you that you can be and love and respect others, now that is something.

I’d rather have my son play for a team that doesn’t win every game and grows from that experience so that he can walk away his senior year

(Continued from Page C) 82. Avis Boyer, 32:23 83. Patti McKay, 33:16 84. Cindy Smith, 33:16 85. Sharon Osgood, 33:44 86. Arthur Osgood, 33:45 87. Sharon Memolo, 33:56 88. Florence Memolo, 33:56 89. Robert Boyer, 34:05 90. Ellie Donahue, 36:04 91. Timothy Donahue, 36:04 92. Laura Shafer, 38:15 93. Jeff Shafer, 38:16 94. Melanie Clark, 38:45 95. Herb Clark, 38:46 Race thanks Race Directors Marie and Jeff Cutting thank all of the participants and volunteers, which include Michele Rowe, Hibby Nickerson, Matt Norton, Tom Cutting, Harvey Dutil, Maureen Harriman and Chris Harriman.

Thanks to the sponsors: Jordan’s Store, Kurt Christensen Custom Homes, Stone Surface Granite, Osgood Electric, Stop ’n Chop Tree Farm, Timberdown Logging and Gemme’s General Store. Thanks also to Ben McKenney for his donation.

Also thanks to Sebago Days Committee and Sebago Rescue.

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Chips from the fairways Bridgton Highlands In Sweeps Stableford play, low gross went to Wayne Kuvaja while second gross went to Cliff Walker and Jim

Thombs. Low net went to Ken Mushrow while second net went to Dave Crowell.

In Scotch Foursome action on Sunday, July 14,

MOVING ON TO SECTIONALS — Eddie Thurston of Fryeburg, son of Jim and Sue Thurston, won the 10-11year-old boys NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition held during the annual Shriners’ Lobster Bowl high school football game day in Biddeford last weekend. Eddie now moves on to the sectionals to be held later this fall.

Sectional winners will compete at Gillette Stadium during a New England Patriots’ game.

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BRIDGTON – Beautiful period home in the heart of Bridgton. 1910 home with wraparound porch, tin ceiling in kitchen, gleaming wood floors throughout. New metal roof.

Sunny kitchen with charming pantry. Large family room with fireplace. Master suite, 5+ bedrooms, 2.5 baths. $179,500.

HARRISON – Move into this home which is in good condition.

Large eat-in kitchen, living room, 4 bedrooms, full bathroom, wonderful enclosed porch, attached shed for storage, 2-car detached garage. Located in a country setting, close to the village/beaches/ boat launch. $111,000.

first place went to the group of Skip Blanchard, Bruce Elmer, Julie Lindberg and Pat Brandenberger.

Second place went to the foursome of Steve Munger, Ray Pesola, Dottie Dexter and Kathy Blanchard.

Ray Pesola was closest to the pin on Hole 2.

In Scotch Foursome play this past Sunday, July 21, first place went to the team of Bruce Elmer, Kathy Blanchard and Judy Siemen.

Second place went to Skip Blanchard, Linda Munger and Pat Brandenberger.

Bruce Elmer was closest to the pin on Hole 2, while Pauline Elmer was closest to the pin on Hole 8.

Lake Kezar CC In Tuesday Social League play on July 16, the team of Dick Trapani, Pete Radasch, Bob Fitzsimmons and Mike Tarantino with a score of 99.

Second place with a score of 100 went to Bill Wapenski, Leon Shackley, Jan Maczuba and Phil O’Hanley.

Closest to the pin were Corey Douglas at 13 feet on Hole 5 and Pat Johnston on Hole 16.

Greenie: Art Duggan, Bob Gallagher, Mike Caron and Ed Jelik. Super Skin: Corey Douglas, Bob Spanglo, Dick Day and Jerry Guyot.

HOCKEY PLAYERS ARE NEEDED, NOW! — Interested in playing in a friendly coed ice hockey league? Games are played on Sunday nights at the Bridgton Ice Arena, located on the campus of Bridgton Academy, at 5:50 p.m. Game cost is $10. Contact Rink Manager Steve Ryan at 647-7639 for more information.

Skating times at BIA The Bridgton Ice Arena in North Bridgton will offer public skating during the month of July as follows: Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Saturdays, 4 to 6 p.m.

Sundays, noon to 2 p.m.

Sticks and Pucks: Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m.

Conflicts do arise on occasion, so call ahead to confirm at 647-7637, ext. 1310.

Prices: $4 for adults, $3 for students

Upcoming races

(Continued from Page C) Champion Chip timing system. A starting signal will begin your time and it will immediately end as participants cross the finish line. Runners and walkers will receive a Champion Chip timing device in the pre-registration packet or when they register the morning of the race. The chip is matched with participant’s information. The device must be attached to one’s shoe, and runner/walker are responsible for returning it to a volunteer at the finish line.

Awards are given to the top two female and male race winners, and to all category winners and runners up. Age groups: 13 & under, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-plus; camp categories (only area campers are eligible): 13 & under, 14-16.

Entry donation to the Casco Fire Association: $23 July 22 through race day.

Thursday, Aug. 8, Hacker’s Hill Climb Join Loon Echo Land Trust and partake in the 2nd Annual Hacker’s Hill Climb, a challenging four-mile run or walk to benefit the ongoing stewardship of the Hill.

This scenic run will take place at 6:30 p.m. with registration at 5:30 p.m. Cost to participants is $20 for adults and $15 for those under 18.

Runners will park atop the Hill and will be shuttled to the starting line near Route 302 by the Blacksmith’s Winery.

The course is an undulating scenic run along Quaker Ridge RACING CALENDAR, Page C

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BRIDGTON – Custom contractor’s home built with quality in mind! Wood and tile floors. Large kitchen with center island and sink, stainless appliances. Large pantry, 1/2 bath off kitchen. Living room, family room with cathedral ceilings. Master with tile walk-in shower, sauna. $297,500.

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ALL STARS HEADED TO REGIONALS — Allison Morse (left) and Ashley Clark, both high school juniors, are members of the Maine District 6 All Stars, which consists of 14 players from seven different high schools.

Allison and Ashley were also members of the Maine Panthers U-16 team. The Eastern Regionals will be played in Worcester, Mass. July 26 to Aug 1. Allison is the daughter of Troy and Colleen Morse. Ashley is the daughter of Lisa and Andy Clark.

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in grades 1-12, $2 for children ages 5 and younger, $2 for seniors ages 62 and older, $5 for sticks and pucks, and $4 for rentals.

No ice skating charges for Bridgton residents (proof of residency required).

For more information regarding adult leagues, learn to skate, scheduling and other programs, contact Rink Manager Steve Ryan at 647-7637. The arena is located on the Bridgton Academy campus. For more information, log on to BridgtonIceArena.com

MLS 1091379....Harrison.........4.30 acres....Ridgeview Estates................$64,900.00 MLS 1091380....Harrison........5.02 acres....Ridgeview Estates................$42,900.00 MLS 1091378....Harrison......12.56 acres....Ridgeview Estates................$34,900.00 MLS 1091370....Harrison.........1.84 acres....For home or recreation........$13,900.00 MLS 1091376....Waterford....60.00 acres....Gorgeous view. Private........$59,000.00 MLS 1016032....Waterford.......1.49 acres....Home Farm..........................$29,900.00 MLS 925011......Waterford....14.00 acres....Long road frontage..............$54,500.00 MLS 1070114....Waterford....12.00 acres....Homesite. Near village........$55,000.00 MLS 1048406....Waterford......5.00 acres....Settler’s Knoll.......................$65,000.00 MLS 1088742....Waterford......5.00 acres....Settler’s Knoll.......................$42,500.00 MLS 1055069....Waterford......8.37 acres....Beautiful meadow................$65,000.00 MLS 1042351....Waterford....10.22 acres....Mountain slope.....................$66,000.00 MLS 925487......Waterford....90.00 acres....Development Potential......$135,000.00 MLS 1055070....Waterford....14.00 acres....Mountain views/Reduced!. .$144,000.00 MLS 1080186....Waterford......3.40 acres....Abnaki Acres........................$24,000.00 MLS 1095539....Waterford.....12.50 acres....Nice area for homesite.........$48,900.00

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July 25, 2013, The Bridgton News, Page C

Freedom of hills

Hike to Lord Hill Quarry

By Allen Crabtree Guest Writer There are three small mountains in Stoneham at the southern end of Evans Notch that are easy to climb and offer fine views from their summits.

Lord Hill (1,297 feet), Pine Hill (1,250) and Harndon Hill (1,395) are clustered fairly close together and there is a network of trails allowing all three to be climbed in one outing if desired.

This column is about hiking one of these peaks — Lord Hill and the bonus of the old quarry there.

While the views are nice and the climb is a good leg stretcher, the primary attraction of Lord Hill is the old quarry near its summit and the opportunities for rock hounds to collect a variety of minerals. Ancient volcanic activity created semiprecious stones, including smoky quartz, garnet, tourmaline, beryl and topaz in a pegmatite matrix.

The ice-age glaciers wore the mountains down, exposing the minerals, making the Lord Hill Quarry one of the favorite mineral collecting sites in Maine. Twenty-four minerals have been identified at Lord Hill, including finds of large crystals of white, light blue and colorless topaz, and giant smoky quartz crystals. While most of the large crystals have been found and collected over the many years the quarry has been worked, there are still a large variety of minerals to

be found by the serious rock hound.

Lord Hill was originally known as Harndon Hill, but the name was changed about 1917. It was known as a mineral collector’s site as early as the late 1870s, and in the early 1880s Nathan Perry and Edgar D. Andrews opened a quarry there.

By 1882, Nathan Perry was the sole operator, extracting several different minerals including feldspar, a raw material used in glassmaking and ceramics. The quarry was idle for a number of years until Col. Joseph Pollack of Harrison operated it for massive topaz in the 1970s. There is also a history of feldspar mining here then but it apparently wasn’t profitable because of the distance to the nearest processing mill.

So for most of its existence, Lord Hill Quarry has been a rock hound hotspot.

Today, Lord Hill and the Lord Hill Quarry are located within the White Mountain National Forest, and any mineral collecting must be noncommercial and done with hand tools only. No permission is needed to collect minerals here.

There are two distinct pits to the Lord Hill Quarry, an east and a west pit. There is also a large tailings area with waste rock from the earlier commercial operation of the quarry. The quarry can be accessed either by the Mine Loop Trail from the west or the south (see trail directions below), or from the summit of Lord Hill via the Conant Trail. The two trails can be combined to allow a loop to both the Lord Hill summit and the quarry.

The Denmark Mountain Hikers climbed to Lord Hill

on a very warm and humid day in early July 2013, and with some bushwhacking from the summit found the quarry. The trail from the summit of Lord Hill to the quarry is very short but is not well-marked and we walked right past it. We continued past the summit and down the slope toward Horseshoe Pond before one of our hikers, Doug Bowen, felt we’d gone too far. We backtracked to a couple of small cairns and a small trail marker that is the only indication of the side trail to the quarry.

Doug, who is a passionate rock hound, showed us samples of some of the minerals to be found at the Lord Hill Quarry and talked about operations there. It was an interesting chance to learn about the geology of the area in addition to adding another mountain summit to our list of achievements.

Trail facts Lord Hill is located in Oxford County, Stoneham.

Difficulty: Easy Trail distance: 2.0 miles to Lord Hill summit Hiking time: 45 minutes to 1 hour to Lord Hill summit Elevation: 1,257 feet to Lord Hill summit Vertical gain: 1,167 feet Coordinates: 44° 13’ 27”N 70° 57’ 10” W Summit of Lord Hill 44° 13’ 26” N 70° 57’ 11” W Lord Hill Quarry Topographic Maps: USGS Center Lovell 7.5minute quad Directions to the trailhead: The most direct route to the Lord Hill summit and the quarry is from the south. Starting at the junction of Routes 93 and 5 in FREEDOM, Page C Phone: Fax: Outside ME:

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Woodstock – Charming country 2-bedroom home conveniently located on back street near town amenities. This home, all 1-level living with enclosed porch, would make a great starter home. Easy to heat and maintain and includes some furnishings and woodstove hookup............................$69,900.

Bridgton – Sunny 3-bedroom, 2bath home in private neighborhood, tucked away. Slate entryway with wood stove, master bedroom and large bath on 1st floor, 2 bedrooms upstairs with 2nd full bath.

Large addition off back adds tons of room to kitchen area. 1-car garage, paved drive.........$142,000.

Harrison – LONG LAKE BARGAIN! One person’s “camp” is another’s “cottage.” Take a look at this great East Shore Long Lake property and you decide. Sleep a crowd here in 4 bedrooms, relax on the spacious deck and spend many hours boating, swimming, etc. on the water...........................$289,900.

Stoneham – Adorable seasonal cottage at water’s edge, with 150 ft. private waterfront on Keewaydin Lake. Gradual sandy entrance with mountain and lake views. 2nd bedroom is on the enclosed porch......... ..........................................$159,900.

Bridgton – Cute 2-bedroom, 1 full bath cottage with large loft upstairs and great screened-in porch in back. Front deck adds lots of living space and wood stove heats things up nicely. Needs some love, but great deal with all Knights Hill amenities..........................$127,000.

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Bridgton – Privately situated high on a hill, within walking distance to town. Farmhouse w/newer 24’x32’ garage w/100 amp and 220 service.

Game room in barn. Living room w/cathedral ceilings and windows to private back yard. Warm blend of old and new..................$154,500.

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Bethel – Great 3-unit apartment building close to Sunday River for rentals. Directly across from the Bethel Inn golf course. Needs some love, but selling much below value due to short sale. Great investment property........$165,000.

Harrison – Built in 2012, this immaculate and sunny 2- or 3-bedroom ranch has decks on front and back, 2-car garage, Jotul gas stove, granite countertops, Anderson vinyl windows, vaulted ceilings in the open kitchen/living area, 2 full baths, tile floors, laundry rm., full dry basement w/epoxy floors, workshop and more. Must see!......$219,900.

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Bridgton – Outstanding high and dry 2.27-acre surveyed lot with spectacular views of Shawnee Peak Ski Area. Highland Lake rights with protective covenants.

Private boat dock and 1000 ft. common lakefront, swimming dock, float, gazebo with picnic area. Excellent fishing, too!.......... ..........................................$99,900.

Bridgton – Enjoy the beautiful association beach at Big Sandy with Highland Lake just steps away from this seasonal cottage. Water views, large deck, enclosed porch (which adds extended space), 3 bedrooms, 1 bath..............$179,000.

Bridgton – Private, wooded and sloping 5-acre lot with views of Shawnee Peak. Association rights to Moose Pond and large common area. Dock and boat slip available...........................$69,000. Bridgton – Extremely well-mainHarrison – Great Opportunity! tained home with many handcrafted ±9.6 acres with 3-bedroom septic built-ins. Very spacious home can system in place. Old granite foun- hold a crowd. Perfect for large famdation on the property. Potential ily gatherings with all Knights Hill Views!..............................$59,900. amenities. Close to Shawnee Peak for 4-season getaway. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths............................$209,000.

THIS IS MAINE AT HER BEST, “THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE”!

DOUG BOWMAN giving a field lecture to the Denmark Mountain Hikers on minerals found in the Lord Hill Quarry.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree)

This week’s puzzle: Kids’ Classics

ACROSS 1. Hospital’s CAT and PET 6. Deadeye’s forte 9. Song “Sixteen ____” 13. Essay theme 14. Often precedes “bum” or “bunny” 15. Blender button 16. Swelling 17. *Princess fairy tale tormentor 18. In pieces 19. *Shooters and keepsies game 21. *Roald Dahl title character 23. It’s often served at Thanksgiving 24. Bad habit 25. As opposed to a hook or cross 28. Gauche or Droite in Paris 30. Store in a silo 35. Matured or cured 37. Short for returned 39. A hunter follows this 40. “Ta-ta!” in Italy 41. Self described “King of All Media” 43. Football great ____ Graham 44. Clumsy one 46. Black and white treat 47. Makes lacework, intertwines 48. Establishes 50. All excited 52. Get the picture 53. *Told to go away in nursery rhyme 55. Affirmative action 57. *Double Dutch action 61. Set the boundaries of 65. Biblical patriarch 66. Grassland 68. *Harry Potter antagonist 69. Bed on a ship 70. Big galoot 71. Wading bird 72. Gaelic 73. Over the top 74. Must-haves

36. *Pencil-and-paper game 38. Fortune-telling coffee remnants 42. Nobody 45. Switzerland metropolis 49. What 49ers did 51. *Little ______ Books 54. Ice house 56. Sad song 57. Agree 58. Substance abuser

59. *Looney Tunes’ Marvin was from here 60. Goose liver dish 61. Cuckoo 62. Filly’s mother 63. Coffee choice 64. Marines’ toy recipients 67. Chow down

Game solutions on Page 6C

DOWN 1. Kind of cell 2. Musical finale 3. Rich Little, e.g.

4. Not in my backyard, acr.

5. Relating to a musical scale 6. Nile reptiles 7. *He follows Mike on candy box 8. Dolphins’ home 9. South American Indian 10. Face-to-face exam 11. Egghead 12. ___ _ good example 15. Plate used to hold bread during Eucharist, pl.

20. Eastern V.I.P.’s 22. *Highest card in “War” 24. One who is celebrated on special holiday 25. *a.k.a. Knucklebones 26. Catlike 27. Knockout or dandy 29. Obama’s special power 31. *Dick and Jane’s dog 32. I to Greeks, pl.

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Racing calendar

LILI FOX, a fourth grade teacher at Stevens Brook Elementary School in Bridgton, has seven teens in a book club reading the popular “Red Pyramid” trilogy.

“Nobody gets the next book until they’re done reading the entire previous book,” she says. First Book, in partnership with the Bridgton Literacy Taskforce, has made 24 copies of the trilogy available for free to local kids.

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College notes Evan Flynn of Raymond graduated from Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance (Ithaca, N.Y.) with a major in Clinical Health Studies. The degree was awarded in May 2013.

Indigo M. James of Denmark, a junior majoring in Women’s & Gender Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Vermont, has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

Calista M. Allen of Raymond, a junior majoring in Political Science in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Vermont, has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2013 semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

UMaine Dean’s List The University of Maine recognized 2,032 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2013 semester.

Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,715 are from Maine, 254 are from out of state, and 63 are from foreign countries.

Area students earning Dean’s List recognition were: Bridgton: Daniel Casey, Bryanna Plummer and Joseph St. Cyr. Brownfield: Stephanie Lange.

Casco: Shannon Brenner, Christian Oren and Cassandra Ratigan.

Denmark: Derek Prox.

Harrison: Kyle Forsythe.

Naples: Ryan Skillern and Haley Vaudreuil.

Raymond: Arthur Olsen and Cory Schweitzer.

Sebago: Elizabeth Balchunas and Allison Stewlow.

Waterford: Mariah Kimball, Joshua Little and Jaidyn Rice.

West Baldwin: Christina Metcalf.

BRIDGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1947 held its 66th reunion at Camp Tall Pines in Poland on July 14, 2013. Pictured are: (front, left to right) Rev. Ronald A. Murch, Carleen Libby Nelson, Rubie Haughn Sandus and Gordon S. Durfee; Carol E. Murch (guest), Marie Webb (guest) and E. Maurice Edwards (Class of 1948, guest). receive a Tour de Lovell tshirt. The first 20 Kids’ tour registrants receive a Tour de Lovell t-shirt.

Bicycle helmets are required for all participants.

Aerobars are not permitted.

The 20-mile course starts at the New Suncook School and travels north on Route 5 and turns right onto Route 5A for a scenic climb with breathtaking views of the White Mountains. Cyclists return to Route 5 at Center Lovell (approximately five miles into the Tour) and will then be challenged by four long winding hills in the rural forested farmland of North Lovell. The turnaround is near the Stoneham town line and cyclists return on Route 5 through Center Lovell to the finish at the New Suncook School.

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Each year, Loon Echo staff is joined by the Maine Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) and a group of hardy volunteers to maintain the popular trail during the hiking season. The trail workday is set for this Saturday, July 27.

“A lot of folks ask me how they can give back and how they can help” said Loon Echo’s Stewardship and Volunteer Coordinator Jon Evans. “Trail maintenance is a great way to do just that! It’s always fun and everyone has a great sense of accomplishment at the end of the day.”

The work involves cleaning drainage ditches, clipping brush and trail hardening. Some tools will be supplied, but you should come prepared with work boots, gloves, water and energy-rich snacks. And don’t forget your camera, because there’ll be some spectacular views along the way.

Interested volunteers should meet Loon Echo staff at the Ledges trailhead, located three miles down Mountain Road from Route 302 in Bridgton at 7:45 a.m.

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(Continued from Page C) Road ending with the short, steep rise up Hacker’s Hill.

Two water stops will be provided along the course and refreshments and prizes will be available at the finish line. Runners will not find a more beautiful finish line at any other race.

Visit Active.com (http:// www.active.com/running/ casco-me/hackers-hillclimb-2013) to register online. To register the day of the event, please arrive no later than 6 p.m.; the race start is 6:30 p.m. For more information on this event please contact Loon Echo at 647-4352 or e-mail trek@ lelt.org.

Saturday, Aug. 10, Tour de Lovell Bike Race The 8th annual Tour de Lovell, presented by the Lovell Recreation Department and Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, begins at 8 a.m.

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Freedom of hills (Continued from Page C) Lovell, head north on Route follows Fire Lane 48, a 5 for 2.4 miles. Turn left dirt road, for about 0.5 on West Lovell Road, cross miles to a trail/road juncthe Kezar Lake Narrows and tion. This is marked with after 2.7 miles from Route a road sign “Mine Road.”

5 turn left on Foxboro Road Continue straight on the for 1.5 miles. At the next hiking trail. fork go straight (the left fork If Fire Lane 48 is dry and is New Road). At 0.6 miles passable, 4x4s can be driven there is another road fork to this trail junction and there — go straight (the road to is room to park off the road.

Horseshoe Pond goes to the From the Mine Road trail right). junction the trail enters the Trailhead parking is 0.1 White Mountain National mile further on the right — Forest and climbs at a modthere is room for about six to est rate for about another seven cars. There is no trail- mile to the junction with the head kiosk or trail sign. The Conant Trail. trail, Fire Lane 48, to Lord This trail junction is easy Hill and the Quarry follows to miss. At the Conant Trail, the dirt road northwest, pass- hikers may go left (southing the old Lord cemetery on west) to the summit of Pine the left.

Mountain (1,250 feet), go Trail information: From straight about 0.5 miles to the parking lot, the trail the Lord Hill Quarry, or take

Help with trails (Continued from Page C) generations.

Currently, Loon Echo protects over 5,000 acres of land, and Pleasant Mountain Preserve is one of six preserves that are open to the public. Other Loon Echo preserves include Bald Pate Mountain in Bridgton; Mayberry Hill Preserve in Casco; Hacker’s Hill in Casco; Sylvan Woods in Harrison; and Sebago Headwaters Preserve in Bridgton. Loon Echo currently maintains more than 20 miles of multi-use trails at these preserves.

Find out more about Loon Echo by visiting www. loonecholandtrust.org. For more information about trail maintenance day or other Loon Echo events, contact Jon Evans at jon@lelt.org or call 647-4352.

TAKING A BREAK during their climb at Lord Hill, Denmark Hikers enjoy their snacks and conversation.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree) the right fork (northeast) to the summit of Lord Hill (1,257 feet). The right hand trail climbs more steeply for about 0.5 miles to the wooded summit of Lord Hill.

Ledges to the right of the trail (east) offer nice views of Horseshoe Pond.

At the Lord Hill summit are two stone cairns and on a tree a small Chatham Trails Association (CTA)

trail marker. An unmarked and little used trail goes left (west) about 0.1 miles to the Lord Hill Quarry. There are a number of trails in this area and the descriptions can be confusing, so hikers are recommended to have either the CTA trail map or the AMC Maine Mountain Guide map to refer to.

There used to be a public beach on the north end of

LOVELL — The Greater Lovell Land Trust and the Kezar Lake Watershed Association are pleased to announce a week-long focus on vernal pool ecology and conservation.

For more information on the programs described below, e-mail bridie.mcgreavy@maine.edu, call the GLLT office at 925-1056, and visit the website at www. gllt.org • Vernal Pool Conservation with Dr. Aram Calhoun on Wednesday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Aram J.K. Calhoun is professor of Wetlands Ecology, director of the Ecology & Environmental Sciences Program at the University of Maine, and a leading scientist of vernal pool ecology.

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Horseshoe Pond, where hikers could take a dip and cool off after climbing Lord Hill, but that beach and the loop trail to it are no longer open to the public.

What to bring: Clothes suitable to the season (hat, gloves, jacket), rain gear, touring poles, sunglasses, water and snacks, personal first aid kit, pocket knife, whistle, matches or fire start-

er, map and compass, flashlight or headlamp and cell phone. Let someone know your hiking plans before you leave!

Next: The next hiking column will be on the Speckled Mountain, Evans Notch, ME. For the next Denmark Mountain Hikers’ climb, check the Bridgton News community calendar.

GLLT focus: Vernal pool ecology and regulation and how land trusts, municipalities, and individuals can become involved in these efforts. Her research focuses on bringing together the concepts of conservation and economic development to enhance sustainable communities in Maine.

• Vernal pool ecology walk, Thursday, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon, private property, meet at Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library parking area in Lovell.

In this walk to follow the vernal pool ecology and conservation talk in the evening natural history series, Bridie McGreavy and GLLT docents will lead an exploration of these vital and fascinating wetland habitats.

Participants will learn about the animals who rely on ver-

nal pools for all or part of their lifecycle, as well as the requirements in the surrounding landscape that keep pools and their inhabitants healthy.

Fun tools like microscopes, nets and trays will be used to learn more about pools and

the life therein.

Families are encouraged to attend and rubber boots and insect repellent are recommended. Activity level: Moderate with some walking over uneven terrain.

Night visit at Wildlife Park GRAY — It’s time to plan for a night visit at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray (Route 26), with Northern Stars Planetarium from 6:30 to 9 p.m. this Saturday, July 27.

The universe is traveling to the wildlife park! An inflatable star theater will be set up inside the Fox gazebo, where a star projector, slides, video and special effects will introduce kids to astronomy and space science.

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educational exploration of the night sky. The presentation is called “The Wonderful Sky” and will explore constellations, visible planets, meteors, the sun, the moon and

maybe even comets.

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(Continued from Page C) years, sharing the wonders of the sky with nearly 20,000 Maine school children each year.

Tickets for each of the four consecutive shows will be distributed to visitors as they enter the park. About 25 people at a time will be able to participate in each show.

Before or after the star shows — scheduled at 7, 7:30, 8 and 8:30 p.m. — visitors can walk around the park learning more about astrono-

my and what wildlife does in the dark.

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Opinion & Comment

July 25, 2013, The Bridgton News, Page D

Things my mother said (and said) (and said)

My mother’s job was to take charge of utter chaos and pretend to give it shape and form.

As her children, our job was to provide the chaos. We felt our work gave mother a purpose in life, and she should be grateful. I don’t think she was. Actually, she sounded somewhat peeved, at times.

She never learned to relax and go with the flow.

We kept her busy, anyway. We four kids were rambunctious, hyperactive, noisy excuses for human beings and she wasn’t. That was her problem, we told her. She was way too civilized to be our

My Irish Up

by Mike Corrigan BN Columnist

mother. We kids, she claimed, in her defense, were “enough to make a saint swear.”

Somehow, this just proved to us how roguish and mischievous, and thus how irresistibly adorable we were. Though it went unacknowledged in the movie credits, Gremlins 2 was based on a series of misunder-

standings that occurred in our dining room in 1957. But in the movie, all the little monsters died. At our house, the ending wasn’t quite as happy as that.

What follow are some of my mother’s favorite sayings — or at least some of her more commonly-used ones.

Compare them to your own experiences.

“Were You Brought Up in a Barn, Child?” (And I’d answer: “No, but they say I was born in a manger!”)

“Because I Said So, That’s Why!” “Clean Your Plate If You Want Dessert.” (Most satisfying answer: “We already ate the dessert, while you were cooking supper.”)

“Wait Till Your Father Gets Home!”

“You Didn’t Learn That Language In THIS House!”

(Common answer: “But, I DID!”) MOTHER, Page D

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WHERE THERE’S A WILL — there’s a way, and it seems a seed from a nearby petunia flowerbed in Bridgton’s Pondicherry Square found its way, and its glory.

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It Dawned on Me

by Dawn De Busk BN Columnist

How hot can we handle it?

At least, I am not in Death Valley.

This is the sentence I repeat each time I succumb to the need to complain about the heat.

Thank goodness I am not stuck in Death Valley, where temperatures reached 126 degrees and any water that can be seen is really a mirage.

Fortunately in Maine, there is public access to a number of lakes and streams — places to cool down and get a grip on the heat. Unfortunately, not everyone has the free time to swim or even take a dip in the water.

During the daytime, aside from air conditioners, there are trees that provide some shade for the sun-beaten individuals.

A person would be hard-pressed to find a pine forest or to step under the billowing branches of a hemlock fir in Death Valley.

But, even in New England’s shade, the high humidity is like the tenacious tentacles of a jellyfish — far-reaching and brainlessly-stinging.

Everywhere I go, there is someone complaining about the heat. The cashier at a convenience store said it was the worst heat wave in memory. Then, he said he hardly dared to say it, but he wished he could push a button to bring winter back.

One woman said it had never been so hot. She described a brutal trip to the transfer site, where she worked up a sweat throwing pieces of sheet rock off the back of a truck. Physical labor becomes a lot more physical in 88-degree temperatures — that’s for sure. She said the only cool place in town was her air-conditioned truck.

When I visit my girlfriend, she hurries me into her home, trying to prevent the entrance of the unwelcome guest behind me — that blistering-hot muggy air.

In the grocery store, I heard a mother scold her children who HOT, Page D

Letters

Looking for answers

To The Editor: Smart meters are the way to go, said Central Maine Power. So, we have a smart meter at our home. These were to make reading the meters easier and to do many other things.

Well, in June when we received our electric bill from CMP, there was an asterisk by usage, which tells me that they did not read my meter. It was a bill based on previous use. Okay, there maybe was some problem that it was not read on their end, but it would catch up the next month.

So, on Monday when we received our July bill, which was lower than expected, it was again noted that there was an asterisk to note that the meter was not read for a second month in a row.

Called CMP to find out why the meter was not read for two straight months. The nice lady told me that it could be due to outages in the area.

We do not remember outages both months (actually either month) in our area. We told her that we wanted an answer as to why the meter was not

read for two months. It was late in the day, so she needed to contact some department that shuts down at 4 p.m. so she would get back to us.

Received a call the next day, to tell us that someone would be out to read the meter. Again, we asked the question as to why two months passed and no readings. She again said that there were probably outages in the area. We then asked if the meter readers work to get the electricity restored. She replied, “Yes.” Strange, don’t you think?

What has the smart meter accomplished?

Someone did come today to read the meter, but it still does not thoroughly answer the question as to why there were two months that passed without an electric meter being read.

Has CMP cut back so much that they do not have the personnel to perform the meter-reading job?

Sandra Gabardi Bridgton

Many thanks

To The Editor: Once again, Otisfield’s Fourth of July events were well attended and enjoyed by all. I wanted to take time to thank all that made this

By Stan Cohen Medicare Volunteer Counselor Have you heard the term medical home? It is a health care delivery arrangement in which health care services are coordinated to manage each patient’s care.

Two large-scale pilot programs suggest medical homes may save a great deal of money over time. One is based in Richmond, Va., the other in San Francisco. In both settings, patient health has improved, and costs have come down.

Patients come or call the practice first when they have a problem, and a team of physicians, nurses and other professionals take care of patients and keep tabs on their conditions over time. The team makes sure patients are taking medicines properly, getting timely preventive care and that no unnecessary tests are done.

Medical homes may just turn out to be the future of health care in the United States, especially for people with chronic conditions.

Stan Cohen, a Medicare Volunteer Counselor, is available for free, one-on-one consultations at Bridgton Hospital on Tuesdays from 8 to 11 a.m. No appointment is necessary. Alternatively, call the Southern Maine Agency on Aging (800427-7411) and ask for a Medicare advocate. Mr. Cohen will not be available on the last three Tuesdays in July.

year’s event possible. From the parade participants, parade lineup crew, traffic control, to the watermelon slicers, tattoo artist and bake sale hosts, this event could not be possible without your help year after year.

I want to send a special thank you to the folks that made the stairs and railing for our staging, it worked great and the time spent was greatly appreciated. We had a few new vehicles in the parade and hope to see them again next year. I would also like to thank the firefighters and other volunteers that spent time before, during and after the Fourth of July events, it was a delight to work with everyone this year and hope to see you again next year.

Thank you, Fourth of July Committee.

Beth Kostura Otisfield

Back on track, too

To The Editor: So, Tom McLaughlin (read July 28, 2012 Bridgton News Opinion piece) has finally found the time and space to write his new book about left leaning individuals and lobbying groups’ attempts to censor, discipline and dismiss the poor man when he was a teacher LETTERS, Page D

Jane Horan, left, president of the Bridgton Art Guild, chats at her booth with mural artist Nelle Ely, at Sunday’s Art in the Park.

(Geraghty photo)

Bankruptcy and golf

If I get depressed driving up and down Main Street through my small town of Lovell, Maine and see vacant businesses, does that mean we’re in a depression?

The hardware store has been closed up for more than a year and it’s a 20-mile round trip now when people here need a nut or a bolt.

There used to be three stores with lunch counters here, but only one is open year-round now. Another isn’t able to fill its shelves with merchandise and a third lies vacant. There just aren’t very many people around town anymore, not like there used to be, and it’s high summer.

There’s not a lot of boat traffic on Kezar Lake either.

I like that, personally, but part of me knows it’s not good for my town. Our lake is a beautiful one and it’s nice to have it all to myself on a nice summer evening, but

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by Tom McLaughlin BN Columnist something’s wrong. Boat traffic diminished considerably when Stephen King bought the Kezar Lake Camping Area and closed it down, but it’s been several years now.

We absorbed that. Something else is happening now and it isn’t good.

Some say it’s the new normal. Seven or 8% unemployment rate. Fifteen percent if we count those only working part-time because they can’t find a full-time job and that doesn’t count tradesmen, who can’t find enough work in construction, so they’re scrounging around under-

bidding each other for small repair jobs. More and more work under the table for cash, making it still more difficult for small businessmen to keep their chins above water and paying for ever-increasing local, state and federal regulations required to stay “on the books.” As big government grows ever larger, so do the efforts to avoid it, feeding the underground economy.

I don’t know how it is where you live, but that’s what I’m seeing out my window. When I go out of town and bump into former GOLF, Page D

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Thinking about race

I sniff the breeze to learn what topics are ruffling thinkers this week. One is strong and apt to be sustained for a fair time: the killing of Treyvon Martin by George Zimmerman and the not guilty verdict that the jury pronounced.

Two factors receive the most attention: the legal elements of the case and racism (Martin was AfricanAmerican; Zimmerman is a white Hispanic.) I’ll skip over the legalisms, not being a lawyer, and concentrate on the race factor, having grown up in the South before desegregation.

Our house was one block from the jagged line that separated white and black neighborhoods in my city. Few on either side crossed that line.

We never saw blacks, who lived just down the street unless they had urgent business — catch a bus, do a job — on our side.

The first blacks I came to Daryl Ann Leonard poses beside her photo of a spiral know were the maids, whom staircase, which won first place in Sunday’s Art in the my mother hired to look after my brother and me. I Park show sponsored by the Bridgton Art Guild.

(Geraghty photo) remember Suzie and Lily,

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then again, given that I never tried to censor or fire you for your views and actually defended your right to express them and sought common ground — never receiving the same in kind — I deserve to be totally ignored.

Too bad I don’t have it in me to write lovely prose about the migration of red-breasted stackpole birds, certainly a better venue for women, who want to write than to write (in public) about things like injustice, democracy and/or peace.

I’ve given up. I’m now going out to grow my own vegetables, chop down a few trees and build myself a shelter in the woods — just like it was in the good old days when men were men, women were women and people had some gumption. I think I’ll get myself one of those fancy, very fun machine guns with lots of bullets that can explode all at one time and

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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT STATE OF MAINE CUMBERLAND, SS.

BOARD OF SELECTMEN Public Hearing Tuesday, July 30, 2013 7:00 P.M. You are hereby notified that the Raymond Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing at the Raymond Broadcasting Studio on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. to allow for public comment on the following topics: a) General Assistance Ordinance Appendices A & B-E Copies of Appendices are available at the Town Office during regular business hours and included in the Selectmen’s ePacket released Friday, July 27th.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PURSUANT TO 14 M.R.S.A. §6323

Service, at the time and place of sale. The balance of the purchase price is to be paid within thirty (30) days following the sale.

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

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

The property will be sold subject to utility easements and rights-of-way of record and utility easements and rights-of-way that are visible on the face of the earth.

The property will be sold subject to real estate taxes assessed by and due and payable to the City of Westbrook.

Information regarding the terms and conditions of the sale of this property may be obtained by contacting the offices of Broderick & Broderick, P.A. at (207) 794-6557.

Dated: July 15, 2013

) ) ) ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, acting ) through the RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, ) USDA, f/k/a the FARMERS HOME ) ADMINISTRATION ) PLAINTIFF ) vs. ) MICHELLE A. RENY a/k/a MICHELLE ) A. TANGUAY ) DEFENDANT ) and ) WILLIAM T. TANGUAY ) and ) PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, ) LLC ) PARTIES IN INTEREST )

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT MAINE DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT NINE LOCATION: PORTLAND DIVISON OF S CUMBERLAND DOCKET NO. PORDC-RE-2012-418

ORDER FOR SERVICE

BY PUBLICATION TITLE TO REAL ESTATE INVOLVED

To The Editor: Apologies first to the people who were turned away on LETTERS, Page D

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES The Naples Board of Selectpersons will hold a Public Hearing at their regular meeting on August 12, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at the Naples Municipal Offices located at 15 Village Green Lane, Naples, Maine. On the agenda: Renewal of a Liquor License Permit Application and a Special Amusement permit for Bray’s Brewpub & Eatery, submitted by Michael Bray.

Public Welcome.

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

INVITATION TO BID The Town of Bridgton is requesting bids for the project entitled: Inflow and Infiltration Remediation, Wastewater Collection System. Sealed bids will be received by the Town of Bridgton at Bridgton Town Office until 2:00 p.m. on August 9, 2013, to be opened and read aloud. Bids submitted after this time and date will not be accepted.

Contract bid documents are available from: Anne Krieg, Director of Director of Planning, Economic & Community Development, Town of Bridgton, 3 Chase Street, Bridgton, Maine

Questions regarding the project may be directed to: Technical questions: Jim Kidder, Public Works Director, pwd@bridgtonmaine.org

It further appears, and the Court so finds, that personal service of the Complaint cannot be made upon the Defendant inasmuch as her present whereabouts is unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be established, it is hereby ORDERED that service be made upon the Defendant, Michelle A. Reny a/k/a Michelle A. Tanguay, by publishing this Order once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Bridgton News, a newspaper of general circulation in Cumberland County. The first publication shall be made within twenty (20) days after the Order is granted. Service by publication shall be complete on the twenty-first day after the first publication. Within twenty (20) days after service is completed by the foregoing method, the Defendant, Michelle A. Reny a/k/a Michelle A. Tanguay, shall appear and defend this action by filing an answer with the Clerk of the Maine District Court at P. O. Box 412, Portland, Maine 04112, and also by serving a copy of the answer on Plaintiff’s attorney, Richard H. Broderick, Jr., Esq., at P.O. Box 5, Lincoln, ME 04457. The Defendant, Michelle A. Reny a/k/a Michelle A. Tanguay, is hereby notified that if she fails to do so a judgment by default will be rendered against her for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A copy of this Order is also being mailed to the Defendant, Michelle A. Reny a/k/a Michelle A. Tanguay, if the address of the Defendant is known to the Plaintiff.

IMPORTANT WARNING: IF YOU FAIL TO FILE AN ANSWER WITHIN THE TIME STATED ABOVE, OR IF AFTER YOU FILE YOUR ANSWER YOU FAIL TO APPEAR AT ANY TIME THE COURT NOTIFIES YOU TO DO SO, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU IN YOUR ABSENCE FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME. IF YOU INTEND TO OPPOSE THIS LAWSUIT, DO NOT FAIL TO ANSWER WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME. If you believe the Plaintiff is not entitled to all or part of the claim set forth in the Complaint or if you believe you have a claim of your own against the Plaintiff, you should talk to a lawyer. You may ask the office of the Clerk of the Maine District Court for information as to places where you may seek legal assistance. s/Richard Mulhern Judge, Maine District Court

Spaghetti shortage

Mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held: Monday July 29, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at the Bridgton Municipal Building, 3 Chase Street, Bridgton, Maine, Selectmen’s Meeting Room. The meeting may continue at field locations.

On Motion of the Plaintiff for an order for service by publication of the Complaint for Foreclosure on the Defendant, Michelle A. Reny a/k/a Michelle A. Tanguay, pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 4(g), it appearing that this is an action to foreclose a mortgage from Michelle A. Reny to the Plaintiff dated May 22, 1992, and recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds in Book 10076, Page 161, on premises located in Windham, Maine.

Dated: July 5, 2013 3T29

try to knock off “politically correct” folk who talk about injustice, sustainability or use the color green for anything beside money. We all know what green, sustainability and government means folks? It means we’re out with our jet packs containing bombs and snooping bugs so as to protect the property and gun rights of freedom loving successful folk.

Maybe, I can get a job with Mike Corrigan and become a good spy — a girl needs to make a buck.

Virginia (Tilla) Durr Bridgton

Board of Selectpersons

PLANNING BOARD

TOWN OF RAYMOND

/s/ Richard H. Broderick, Jr., Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff

to retire. He continued to be paid for his opinion pieces with little interruption with the support and solidarity of Constitution loving, successful Christian men and women, who never ever, ever gave up, no matter the Islamist loving Marxists in town out for blood. At long last, we can look forward to his book and read about it all.

Now that those like Rev. Robert Plaisted, Mike Corrigan and Henry Precht (very intelligent men, who won’t give me the time of day as well) a little masochistic attention is better than none at all so Tom, please, please, please, write about me. But

TOWN OF NAPLES

Public Notice

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

little cash. In later years, my father would drive out and deliver old clothes, food or cash to their house, a ramshackle structure patched and fenced by rusted pieces of sheet metal.

These were the days of street vendors. Elenora Battist walked to us with a basket on her head full of fresh crabs and shrimp. Johnny pushed his cart with fresh vegetables he had bought at the city market downtown. And twice a day, seven days a week, Mr. Law — we learned his name later — delivered our mail. He would rest on the front steps and my mother would give him a glass of ice water.

I left out Percy and Irene who were the janitor and maid who maintained 38th Street

Public Notice

Verizon Wireless requests a Site Plan Review for the property (Owned by William Allen) located on Sebago Tax Map 12, Lot 5C (Land Lot)

By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated April 9, 2013, entered in the Portland Superior Court, Civil Action, Docket No. PORSC-RE-2012401, in an action brought by the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA acting through the RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, USDA, f/k/a the FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, Plaintiff, against ANTHONY CATALDI and LAURIE CATALDI, Defendants, for the foreclosure of a Mortgage Deed dated October 6, 2006, and recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds in Book 24446, Page 200, the statutory ninety (90) day redemption period having elapsed without redemption, notice is hereby given that there will be sold at public sale at the offices of the USDA, Rural Housing Service, 306 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, Maine, on August 27, 2013, at 2:00 P.M., all and singular the premises described in said mortgage deed and being situate at 407 Duck Pond Road in Westbrook, Maine.

coal black skin and starched white dresses. We weren’t rich, so they can’t have been paid very much. They took us to the nearby playground and chatted with the other maids while we fooled around with our friends. Before too long, they were no longer needed.

There followed a period without almost any contact with the other race — certainly not in schools (through university), the public library or the shops we frequented.

Theirs was a separate, distant world. One of the few visitors from that world were Ike and Phibbi Higgins, who had long worked in the kitchen and yard for my father. Ike was pretty old and feeble, but he still sometimes walked in from Tatunville to do some raking or such and earn a

CLOSING NOTICE

Public Notice

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

BN Columnist

CASCO/NAPLES BULKY WASTE CASCO/NAPLES TRANSFER STATION

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A Site Walk and “Balloon Test“ are scheduled at this location on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at 8:00 a.m.

The “Balloon Test“ will be performed for an eight-hour period (weather permitting), with a rain date of Sunday, July 28, 2013.

by Henry Precht

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Public Welcome.

(Continued from Page D) just because he taught “objective truths” about Islamist terrorism, abortion, homosexuality, Second Amendment rights or other controversial issues.

It must have been pure torture when the “lame stream” media — those well-to-do pseudointellectual secular relativists, who read Nietzsche and Karl Marx and love having the poor dependent on government — went after him tooth and nail. Well, no matter, our Tom prevailed and kept his teaching job until he wanted

Small World

School. They kept mainly to themselves, but Percy was always helpful when I, as the film projectionist, had heavy lifting. Then, during the summer when I was at junior college, I worked in the Westinghouse wholesale warehouse. I was the bottom man in the three-man operation and knew nothing of moving refrigerators or handling steel conduit heated by the hot sun. Oscar, the black employee, was my instructor and, often, the one who did the work. Always to the point, sympathetic and never condescending, he saved me and my 75 cents an hour.

A later summer, I worked shifts in the paper mill for higher pay. Most jobs were for whites; some dirtier ones for blacks. I still recall the night a black worker fell in the lime pit, a seething slurry used to bleach pine wood. He suffered horribly, without a chance of surviving. I looked in vain for a report in the Morning News.

One final episode: My father, a Republican in a RACE, Page D

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All other inquires: Anne Krieg, Director Planning, Economic & Community Development, ecodev@bridgtonmaine.org No telephone calls. All questions and answers will be available to all bid package holders on the Town’s website: www.bridgtonmaine.org – front page.

The project: • Selected construction, repair and replacement activities at service access locations (manholes) throughout the Bridgton Wastewater Collection System to remediate the inflow and infiltration of ground and surface water into the system.

• The provision all labor, materials and supplies at a fixed unit price.

NOTE: This project is partially funded by HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Davis-Bacon federal wage rates apply to this project. Take notice of the wage rate determination included in the bid documents.

The Town of Bridgton reserves the right to waive all informalities in bids, to accept any bid, or any portion thereof, or to reject any or all bids deemed in its best interest to do so.

The award of this bid shall be governed by the Town’s purchasing policy, unless otherwise required by law.

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Letters

major fundraiser for the library was a success because so many of you joined us; we hope to see you again next year.

(Continued from Page D) Gratefully, July 3 at the Bridgton Public Sally Dunning, chairman Library’s Spaghetti Supper.

BPL Spaghetti Supper We ran out of spaghetti! We Committee had the largest turnout ever for this event, and served over 350 hungry visitors with a delicious dinner.

Thanks go out to everyone who worked behind the To The Editor: Congressman Jerrold scenes including the many bakers, publicity helpers and Nadler was being interviewed on C-SPAN and, in prep staff.

We are indebted to the response to a question on many local merchants who immigration, made reference generously supported our to “undocumented immiefforts: Food City, Morning grants.” Whoops! He quickly Dew Natural Foods, Big corrected himself by saying Sky Bakery, The Gazebo, “undocumented persons.”

Tsk! Tsk, Jerry!

Sherman Farms, Alma Farm, Jerry has to be particuDunkin’ Donuts, Oakhurst Dairy, Hannaford, Shaw’s larly careful with his Ps and Supermarket, Walmart, The Qs because he is not only a Bridgton News and Bridgton Democrat, but he is on the U.S. House of Representatives Hospital.

The staff at Stevens Brook Judiciary Committee, where Elementary School were immigration bills originate.

Of course, we know the unfailingly gracious and helpful. Chef Norma Bartlett technical and legally cornever stops amazing us with rect terms are “illegal alien” her ability to make magic and “illegal immigrant,” but happen for the library. This advocates for illegal aliens

Jerry spills the beans

NEED A

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE? THE BRIDGTON NEWS

never let such niceties get in the way of political correctness and “deceptive advertising.” They have no shame.

He was then asked a question that put me into full belching volcano apoplexy mode. The interviewer asked Jerry about legalizing illegal aliens in the country. He replied, “They don’t have to become legal.” What an opportunity! The next question should have been: “What would you do about those who don’t become legal?”

The interviewer blew it, and thus my full belching volcano apoplexy reaction.

What indeed would you do about those who would not legalize if the U.S. Senate bill, or something like it, becomes law?

A similar question came up during the Senate Judiciary Committee mark up for the bill, S.744, the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.” The cutoff date for legalization is Dec. 31, 2013.

Senator Blumenthal said 400,000 illegal aliens will come into the country after that date and suggested the

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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Jetport Denture Center Full dentures – partial dentures Relines – repairs Austin Carbone, LD & Kelly Richardson, LD 171 Portland Rd, Bridgton 207-274-1887

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COMPUTERS Basile Computer Services Basic software/Internet instruction Reasonable rates 207-344-4129 Jamie@basileservices.com EEcomputer Services Small business specialists eecomputerservices.com 603-733-6451

Robert M. Neault & Associates Attorneys & Counselors at Law Corner of Rte. 302 & Songo School Rd. Ms. C’s Computer Repair P.O. Box 1575, Naples Virus and spyware removal 693-3030 PC repairs 207-228-5279 27 Zion Hill Road, Bridgton BOOKKEEPING NE Professional Services Exceptional bookkeeping services 207-583-4364 http://neprofserv.com

CARETAKERS Caretake America Managing and Patrolling Kevin Rogers, Owner/Manager Rte. 35, Naples 693-6000 North Country Home Watch “We’ll be there when you can’t” www.nchw.us 207-713-0675

CARPENTRY Robert E. Guy General Carpentry – Additions Repairs – Remodeling www.bobguy@myfairpoint.net Harrison 743-5120 239-4804 (cell) Jerry’s Carpentry & Painting Carpenter & General Contractor Log homes – decks – remodeling Fully insured – Free estimates 207-527-2552

Mountain View Dentistry Dr. Leslie A. Elston Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry 207-647-3628 MountainViewDentistryMaine.com

DOCKS Great Northern Docks, Inc. Sales & Service Route 302, Naples 693-3770 1-800-423-4042 www.greatnortherndocks.com Scott Docks Inc. Sales and Service Floating and stationary docks Jason Kelman Kevin Whitney 207-647-3824

ELECTRICIANS A to Z Electric “The Boss Does The Work” David S. Gerrish, Master Electrician Residential/Commercial/Industrial 30+ yrs. exp., Naples 693-6854 D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor Residential/Commercial/Industrial Licensed in Maine & New Hampshire Bridgton 207-647-5012 J.P. Gallinari Electric Co. Residential - Commercial - Industrial Aerial - Auger - Lifting Service Bridgton 647-9435 McIver Electric “Your on time every time electricians” 221 Portland Rd, Bridgton 647-3664 www.mciverelectric.net

R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor 24 hour Emergency Service Naples Computer Services Residential & Commercial PC repair/upgrades – on-site service Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882 Virus and spy-ware removal Home and business networking David K. Moynihan Video security systems Master Electrician 71 Harrison Rd., Naples 207-693-3746 Licensed ME & NH

CONTRACTORS

Bridgton

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Tuomi Electric Douglass Construction Inc. Chip Tuomi, Electrical Contractor Custom Homes/Remodeling/Drawings Residential & Commercial 30 years exp. in Lakes Region Harrison 583-4728 Phil Douglass, 647-3732 Jeff Douglass, 647-9543 EXCAVATION Sweden Rd. Bridgton Jeff Hadley Builder New homes, remodels, additions Painting, drywall, roofing, siding Kitchens, tile & wood floors Fully insured – free estimates 27 yrs. experience 207-583-4460

K.S. Whitney Excavation Sitework – Septic Systems Materials delivered Kevin 207-647-3824

Snow’s Excavation Complete site work Foundations-Septic-Lots cleared Quality Custom Carpentry Specializing in remodeling & additions 207-647-2697 Jeff Juneau Naples EXERCISE/FITNESS 207-655-5903

Dee’s BodyCraft Personal Training, Aerobics, Pilates Certified – Experienced Ellia Manners, LCPC McHatton’s Cleaning Service 647-9599 In Her Own Image/Counseling for Women Bridgton Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Call for brochure/Insurance accepted Fire, Smoke, Soot, Water FOUNDATIONS www.elliamanners.com Certified Technicians Bridgton Bridgton 647-2822, 1-800-850-2822 207-647-3015 Henry’s Concrete Construction Foundations, Slabs, Floors CARPETING DANCE INSTRUCTION Harrison Tel. 583-4896 Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center The Ballroom Sales & Service Dance - Exercise - Yoga - Aikido GARAGE DOORS Meadow Rd. (Sandy Creek Junction) Main St., Harrison, Maine Bridgton 647-5562, 800-310-5563 207-583-6964 Naples Garage Door Co. www.thurlowscarpet.com Installation & repair services Free estimates DENTAL SERVICES CHIMNEY LINING Naples 207-693-3480 Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA The Clean Sweep LLC Complete oral hygiene care – infant Roberts Overhead Doors Chimney Cleaning Service Commercial/residential – free estimates to senior Supaflu and Stainless Steel Most dental insurances, MaineCare Now offering Master Card & Visa Chimney lining and relining 207-595-2311 207-647-4125 www.BDHC.me Dana Richardson 935-2501

CARPET CLEANING

COUNSELING

July 25, 2013, The Bridgton News, Page D

A father shows his sons the perfect symmetry of wooden tops carved by woodcarver Henry Duquette, who won a second place showing in the 3D category in Sunday’s Art in the Park show sponsored by the Bridgton Art Guild.

(Geraghty photo) cutoff date be changed to April 17, 2013. It was not an amendment, just an observation, and was “offered and withdrawn.”

The Congressional Budget Office, in its assessment of S.744, states, “The net annual HAIRDRESSERS The Hairitage One Beavercreek Farm Rd. (top of Packard’s Hill – Rte 302) Vicki Crosby Owner/Stylist Tami Prescott, Nail Specialist 647-8355

HARDWARE

flow of unauthorized residents would decrease by about 25% relative to what would occur under current law.”

So, they wouldn’t become legal and the flow would continue.

It makes no sense — absoMOVING Bridgton Moving Residential & light commercial bridgtonmoving@verizon.net Glynn Ross 240 N. High St. – 647-8255 671-2556 (cell)

MUSIC LESSONS

L. M. Longley & Son Hardware/Plumbing/Heating/Metal Shops Up Scale Music Studio Electrical/Welding supplies/Housewares Piano Lessons – All Levels Main St., Norway, ME 743-8924 Composition-Theory-Transcription Evan 647-9599

HEATING

A –1 Thompson’s Services LLC Cleanings and repairs, Boilers Furnaces, Monitors, Oil tanks New installations, 24 hr burner service Licensed and insured 207-693-7011 Bass Heating Oil Burner Service Sales and Installations Waterford (207) 595-8829

OIL DEALERS Dead River Co. Range & Fuel Oil Oil Burner Service Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton Downeast Energy/Denmark Delivery and Service Denmark, Maine Tel. 207-452- 2151

Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Monitor Heaters Sales & Service PAINTING CONTRACTORS Meadow Rd. (Sandy Creek Junction) Bridgton 647-5562, 800-310-5563 George Jones Quality Painters Interior/Exterior – Fully Insured www.thurlowscarpet.com Free Estimates Excellent References INSULATION 207-318-3245 www.georgejonespainters.com Western Me. Insulation Inc Batts, blown or foamed Gotcha Covered Painting Over 30 yrs experience Interior/exterior-deck refinish-power wash Free estimates – fully insured Serving the Lake Region over 15 years 7 days a week – 693-3585 Free estimates – Kevin – 693-3684

INSURANCE Ace Insurance Agency Inc. Home/Auto/Commercial 43 East Main Street Denmark 1-800-452-0745 Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311 Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

Jerry’s Painting Service Quality Painting – Interior/Exterior Fully Insured – Free Estimates 207-527-2552 Webber Painting & Restoration Exterior & Interior painting Repairs/Installations/Modifications Fully insured – Estimates – References Craig, 207-831-8354

PEST CONTROL

Protect Pest Services Southern Maine Retirement Services Service designed to need & budget Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Free inspections and estimates Life and Long-Term Care Insurance 40 yrs. experience 207-321-9733 150 Main St., Bridgton 1-866-886-4340

KENNELS Bridgton Veterinary Kennels Boarding Route 117, Bridgton, Me. Tel. 647-8804 Wiley Road Kennels Groom & Board Wiley Rd, Naples 207-693-3394

LANDSCAPING Cabins to Castles, Inc. Design/Build/Landscapes Shoreline Restoration www.cabinstocastlesmaine.com 207-452-2997 ctoc@fairpoint.net

LAWN MAINTENANCE Chapman’s Lawn & Yard Care Mowing-Cleanup-Brush cutting Debris removal – Bark mulch Blaine Chapman 647-5255 Dawn’s Lawns & Landscaping 30+ years experience Fully Insured Dawn Munn-Latendresse 207-583-4793 Durgin’s Seasonal cleanups Lawn care & Landscaping 207-739-9022

LP GAS Bridgton Bottled Gas LP Gas Cylinders/Service Route 302 Bridgton 207-647-2029 Downeast Energy/Denmark LP Gas Bulk/Cylinders Box 300, Denmark Tel. 452-2151 Maingas Your Propane Specialist 1-800-648-9189

MASONRY D & D Masonry Chimneys/fireplaces/walks/etc.

Fully insured Free estimates Darryl & Doug Hunt 693-5060

PET SUPPLIES Paw Prints Health Food Store For your pet 647-9907

lutely none — to grant legal status until we have dramatically reduced both the presence of illegal aliens in the country and the continued flow of illegal aliens into the LETTERS, Page D REAL ESTATE Coldwell Banker Lakes Region Properties “At the Lights in Naples” Waterfront, Residential Commercial & Land 207-693-7000 Oberg Agency Residential, Business, Lake Shore Property 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

RUBBISH SERVICE ABC Rubbish Weekly Pick-up Container Service Tel. 743-5417 Bridgton Trash & Rubbish Service Bridgton/Naples/Harrison/Fryeburg Weekly & 1-time pickups – Cleanouts Tel. 207-595-4606 The Dump Guy Insured – Junk removal Basement and attic cleanouts 207-450-5858 www.thedumpguy.com

SELF STORAGE Bridgton Storage 409 Portland Rd 28 units & 4000’ open barn Bridgton 647-3206 JB Self Storage Rt. 5 Lovell, Maine Monthly/yearly secure storage 207-925-3045

SEPTIC TANK PUMPING Dyer Septic Septic systems installed & repaired Site work-emergency service-ecofriendly 1-877-250-4546 207-583-4546

SURVEYORS Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land Information Services P.O. Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr., P.L.S. Over 10,000 surveys on file

TOWING Stuart Automotive Free Junk Car Removal 838-9569

PLUMBING & HEATING

TREE SERVICE

A Plus Plumbing & Heating Inc. Plumbing Supplies – LP Gas BBQ Gas Grill Parts & Access.

Portland St., Bridgton 647-2029

Q-Team & Cook’s Tree Service Removal-pruning-cabling-chipping Stump grinding-bucket work-bobcat Crane-licensed & fully insured Q Team 693-3831 or Cook’s 647-4051 Toll free 207-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com

Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. Specializing in repair service in The Lake Region 647-4436

Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Complete tree service – free estimates Ken Karpowich Plumbing Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Repairs/Installation/Remodeling Licensed and insured Master Plumber in ME & NH Utility and Landscape Arborist Over 20 years experience 207-925-1423 Waterford ME – 583-2474

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

VETERINARY

Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscape Organic lawn & garden maintenance Shoreline restoration Creative stonework, property watch Snowplowing & sanding 207-693-6646 www.clementbros.com

N. D. Beury, DVM Spay/Neuter – Well-pet care North Bridgton For Appointment 583-2121

Bridgton Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery 647-8804 Handy Hands Property Maintenance Rt. 117, Bridgton, ME Comprehensive custom service Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital Caretaking – long or short term Small Animal Medicine & Surgery A-Z/lot clearing to structure & Route 302, Fryeburg grounds care 647-8291 207-935-2244 J Team Property Services Property security checks-Handyman repairs Fully insured – Painting/carpentry Fall/Spring cleanups – Lawn care Home/rental home cleaning John England 207-650-9057

Norway Veterinary Hospital Naples Clinic Corner Rte. 302 & Lambs Mill Rd.

By Appointment 693-3135

Rozzie May Animal Alliance Low-cost spay/neuter Vigilant Guard Security www.rozziemay.org - Conway, NH Property management and maintenance By appointment 603-447-1373 Wstn. Maine – 632 Rocky Knoll Rd, Denmark hudson.eldridge@roadrunner.com WELDING 207-739-9077 Iron Man Welding/Metal Sales REAL ESTATE Fabrication and repairs No job too small Chalmers Real Estate Construction – homeowners or business 100 Main St., Bridgton Lge. inventory steel/metal in Tel. 647-3311 stock/spec. order 647-8291

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Part of the Chalmers Group

100 Main Street, Bridgton, ME 04009 Phone: 207-647-3311 Fax: 207-647-3003 www.chalmers-ins.com BN 30

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CONTRACTOR — Semi-retired, looking for plumbing and electric work in the local area. Call 647-8026. tf45 MAINTENANCE WORK — by hour, by day, by week or by job.

Free estimates. Call 627-4649.

4t30x CAMP/RENTAL/HOME— Office cleaning. Locally owned ecofriendly cleaning service. Great rates. Excellent references. Fully insured. Evergreen Cleaning. 207253-9044.

8t23x BACKHOE/YORK RAKE — for hire by hour or job. Driveway grading/underground power/landscaping, etc. Insured. Call Michael Ginty, 595-1374.

4t30x IF YOU NEED ANYTHING — cleaned up or hauled off to the transfer station, my trailer is 6’-x10’. Chuck’s Maintenance, 7439889.

8t24x EXCAVATING – Have hoe, will travel. Site work, foundations dug, back filling, septic systems, sand, loam, gravel. Call Brad Chute, 653-4377 or 627-4560. tf44

FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS — for sale or trade. Rakes, clippers, dung fork, steel wheelbarrow, etc.

Will trade all for small lawnmower (app. 20”) in good condition. Call 1t30 647-8803.

NEW TOILET — push button Classified line ads are now posted type, $50. Lazy Boy leather on our website at NO EXTRA couch, excellent condition, $175.

CHARGE! www.bridgton.com Hardwood kitchen set w/4 chairs, $100. Call 838-1181. tf30

HELP WANTED

GREEN FIREWOOD — $175 CLEANERS NEEDED — Look- cord, loose cord. Cut, split & ing for dependable cleaners for delivered. Call 583-4227 or 595homes in the Bridgton area mostly 4016.

12t19x for Saturdays. Need to have reliable transportation, good vacuum. 19’ SPORTSCRAFT — fish & ski $20/hr. Call 207-647-4000. 2t29 boat, 140 hp, i/o motor, high side, great bay boat, boat with trailer, SEEKING BOOTH — operators. $1,200 or best offer. Call 647-8652.

Established clientele preferred.

2t30x Large open salon in heavy traffic center. Inquire at Shear Techniques $5 FOR TATTERED – U.S. Flag in Naples. Ask for Amy. 693- when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x 3052.

4t29x 5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, Windham, 893-0339. tf46 LANDMARK — Human Resources is accepting applications OFFICE FURNITURE — 3for part-time support persons to piece set. Corner work center, side work with adults with intellectual table and mobile file cabinet. Very disabilities in the Bridgton and Ox- good condition (new $400). $195.

1t30 ford Hills areas. Hours: 9-2 Mon.- 207-647-9585.

Fri. Some additional relief may be FIREWOOD — Seasoned or available/required. Vacation & sick green. Cut, split & delivered. Call benefits. For application, call 647- Wendell Scribner at 583-4202.

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BRIDGTON — 3-bedroom, 3bath home, available Aug. 1. No utilities included, no pets, no smoking. $1,150/month. 310-3960.

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RON PERRY CARPENTRY — Renovations and new construction.

35 years of experience, no job too small or too big. Bridgton, Me. 978-502-7658.

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LOVELL — Serene. Quiet. Very large apartment: 1 bedroom, full kitchen & bath, and living room with fireplace in new carriage house. $995 month includes electricity, laundry hookup, and 50% of heat. Mountain views and Kezar Lake access. No pets/no smoking. 1 year lease/first and security deposit/reference check required.

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WEST BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom apartment available. $695 month & security deposit. Includes JESUS IS LORD – new and heat. 1-year lease. No smoking. No used auto parts. National locator. pets. 207-450-4271. EHO tf18 Most parts 2 days. Good used cars.

Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 ROOMMATE WANTED — PriBridg­ton, 207-647-5477. tf30 vate, immaculate home, new property, off Hio Ridge Road, Bridgton.

FOR RENT 1st floor bedroom & private bath, laundry facility. $500 includes all FRYEBURG/BRIDGTON — utilities. Call Jon at 595-2969. line, near Harvest Hills. 1-bedroom 3t30x with den on 2nd floor of 2-family.

Open floor plan includes electric & NAPLES — Three-bedroom dubasic cable, woodstove and plenty plex, Rte. 35. Three-season porch, of parking. 2 acres. Available Au- private yard, no smoking, no pets, gust, pets considered. $795 month. $1,100 month includes heat plus Call Ed at 617-680-6802. 4t29x security deposit. 207-899-5052

tf27 EMPTY NESTING — or just ready to downsize? Lovely, clean NORWAY — 2-bedroom duplex, and bright 2-bedroom home in heated, washer-dryer hookup, refquiet location yet convenient to erences, first month & security devillage amenities. New carpet/ posit, $775 month, available Aug. paint. Plowing, yard, maintenance, 1. Call 603-882-9355 or 603-809water and kitchen appliances in- 9714.

4t28x cluded. Full basement, W/D hookBRIDGTON — 3-bedroom, 1ups, FHW, walk-in shower, tile & Berber. Very efficient to heat. $875 bath apartment available immemonth plus utilities. No pets/smok- diately. Heat & lights included. ing. Call (207) 452-2441 FMI. $995/month, no pets, no smoking.

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BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom apart- NAPLES — 2-bedroom mobile ment, heat included, $650 month in small park. Clean, bright, large & security. Separate entrance, close rooms. No pets. $600 month plus tf25 to town. Available now. 207-935- utilities. FMI 221-3423.

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3t28x SEBAGO — 1-bedroom apartNAPLES — Off Rte. 35, quiet, ment, carpeted, fireplace, covered one-bedroom, 1st floor, pine pan- patio, lake view, beach nearby, quieling, built-in book shelves, coin- et, N.S. indoors, no pets. Includes op laundry onsite, no smoking, no heat and electric. $790 month & 4t27x pets, 1st and one-month security security. 787-2121. required, $700 month, oil heat & REAL ESTATE FOR SALE electricity included. 207-899-5052.

tf11 NORWAY — Lot on cul-de-sac at Frost Homestead. Offers limited BRIDGTON — 16 S. High St. covenant protection, a quiet Non-smoking, no pets. 1 bedroom setting, tennis courts. $65K. 207on second floor, office space, quiet, 743-8703. www.LandMaine.com safe building. Includes heat, hot 1t30x water, off street parking. Walking distance to Main St., town beach, ATTENTION church. Coin-op laundry on site. $725 month. First last and security Classified line ads are now posted requested. References checked. on our website at NO EXTRA 207-632-8508. tf28 CHARGE! www.bridgton.com

VEHI­CLES FOR SALE

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GENTLY USED — children’s books needed for Bridgton Literacy Taskforce giveaways. Drop off at 3 Pleasant Street or call Bill for free pickup 647-5209. tf21

YARD SALES

YARD/GARAGE SALE — Multi-family, rain or shine, 9-3, Sat., July 27th, 482 Naples Rd., Harrison.

1t30x YARD SALE — (weather permitting) Saturday, July 27, 9:00-3:00, 10 Maple St., Bridgton.

1t30x MOVING SALE — Garden tools, insulators, books, advertising glasses, Santas, skis, collectible banks, snowblower. Saturday, July 27, 8-3, 33 Stonehedge Way, off Chapman Road, Harrison. 1t30x

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GRACE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — Annual Yard Sale, Sat., July 27, 9-1, rain or shine. 11 Pinhook Road, Bridgton (off Route 107). Too many great bargains to list them all. Something for HEAP HAULERS — Towing everyone. Come find your treasure service. Cash paid for junk cars. at Grace Christian Church. 1t30 Call 655-5963. tf12 COMMUNITY FLEA LOOKING FOR HOUSES — MARKET — Fryeburg or camps to paint for 2013 season. Fairgrounds, Sundays 7 a.m. - 2 Fully insured, free estimates. p.m. June 30-Sept. 1. Expo 1 and Dirigo Custom Painting, 743- outside. Vendor space available.

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10t26 DEN­MARK HOUSE — BRIDGTON HOSPITAL Painting, Inc. Inter­ior and Exterior GUILD — Thrift Shop accepts Paint­ing. Also, Paper­hang­ing. 40 your “after-yard sale” items. Your years of painting ex­pe­ri­ence. Call support will help all community for esti­mates. Call John Math­ews, members. Tax receipts available.

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LOOKING TO HIRE — an all- FIREWOOD — Delivered in halfaround handyman for work. Also cord loads. Call Ron between 4 p.m. need a part-time gardener. 207- and 8 p.m. 595-8359.

18t27x 415-9166. tf26 SCREENED LOAM — Please SACO RIVER CANOE — & call Ron between 4 p.m. and 8 Kayak is looking for dependable p.m. 595-8359.

18t27x delivery drivers who have a good driving record and are able to inde- SPEEDBOAT — 1966 Century pendently load and unload canoes. mahogany 16’ 185 gray marine.

If you enjoy working with the 888 original hours. Needs some public, and don’t mind having fun plank restoration. 1988 trailer. while you work, then come see us. $7,500. 693-6701 Sonny 0405513t23x Send resumes to Saco River Canoe 1535. & Kayak, PO Box 100, Fryeburg, SAILBOAT HUNTER 212 — ME 04037 or e-mail info@sacoriv- Trailer, 2HP Honda, extra set of ercanoe.com tf18 new sails. $7,600.00. 647-2321.

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Repeats are charged at the same rate as new ads. Ads taken over the phone must be called in by Monday with payment arriving by Tuesday. A charge of $1.00 per week extra is made for the use of a box number if requested. A charge of $1.00 per classified is made if billing is necessary. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriams are charged at the same rate as classified ads. Poetry is charged by the inch.

Classified display is sold at $6.50 per column inch. Classified advertisers must furnish written copy.

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TOWN OF SEBAGO Working Public Works Director

POSITION OPENING Part-Time Deputy Clerk The Town of Denmark seeks qualified candidates for the position of Part-Time Deputy Administrative Assistant (Deputy Town Clerk). This position is a challenging and highly-responsible part-time position involving first line of customer service to citizens. Candidates should possess good organizational and communication skills, excellent customer service skills, computer knowledge a must, person should be capable of multitasking with minimum supervision. Duties include but are not limited to preparation and maintenance of municipal documents, motor vehicle registrations, sport licensing, recreational vehicle registrations, dog licensing, vital records preparation, various state reporting, tax collection, payroll, and voter registration. Municipal background and experience with TRIO municipal software desired but not required. Sixteen to twenty-seven hours per week with sixteen hours the norm. Ability to have a semi-flexible schedule. An appropriate educational background is required.

A job description is available at the Denmark Town Office and at www.denmarkmaine.org. Pay range $11.50 to $14.00 per hour depending upon qualifications. No health benefits. Position currently entitled to prorated vacation and sick days.

The Town of Sebago is accepting applications for the position of Working Public Works Director. This position is responsible for, but not limited to, planning, directing, implementing, and supervising all programs and activities of the department in concert with the Town Manger. The department has an annual budget of $890,892 and four employees. Salary range will be $42,000–$46,000.

Applicants must possess, or have the ability to obtain within one year, Class A Maine driver’s license. Pre-employment physical and CDL drug and alcohol screening are required with job offer.

Obtain application forms at the Sebago Town Office during regular business hours or visit our website at www.townofsebago.org A college education in a related field is preferred, or a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in public works or related field.

The Town of Sebago is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Applications will be accepted at the Town Office, 406 Bridgton Road, Sebago, Maine 04029, Tuesdays through Fridays, until Friday, August 9, 2013. Interested applicants must submit a completed job application form with a cover letter, current resume and three business references.

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To lawn or not to lawn

By Alice Rose Nature depicted in 18th century English landscape paintings is nature tamed and cultivated. Fields and lawns are spacious and neatly mown.

Cottage gardens are lush and carefully landscaped, not a weed can be seen anywhere in these paintings. I cannot say the same about my small plot of landscape.

Take my lawn, for example.

What grows there is green, for sure, and requires regular mowing, but what grows is not grass, as I think of grass and as I’ve occasionally attempted and failed to grow.

Amongst the assortment of green weeds for which I have a green thumb are wild strawberry and dandelions in good measure, along with straying brambles, milkweed, clover and the shoots of maple trees that appear while I’m sleeping.

This spring, I looked at a wide strip of what I loosely call lawn and wondered what it would look like planted in native grasses and wildflowers. Much of this area covers my leach bed and is unsuitable for perennial shrubs. I wondered the same about the field behind my house. It’s a practical consideration, as well as an aesthetic one.

Grass care is labor-intensive, a negative at my age and on my budget. But, more importantly, grass needs fertilizer and pesticides, unlike my weeds and unlike native grasses and wildflowers.

Think of a funnel cut in half vertically and you have the topography of my property.

The house sits on a manmade mound on one side of this funnel. Not only are there

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slopes that must be mowed, but the funnel empties into a bog at the bottom. Water in this bog, in turn, runs under and over my neighbors’ driveway, emptying into a stream that runs through a culvert under Libby Road. The stream empties into Thomas Pond.

At least some part of any fertilizer or pesticide I use on my property would end up in Thomas Pond.

I am not anti-fertilizer or anti-pesticides. I fertilize my roses and tomatoes and Deep Woods Off is my best friend this time of year. However, I found interesting a report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reported “hom-

eowners use up to 10 times more chemical pesticides per acre on their lawns than farmers use on crops, and they spend more per acre, on average, to maintain their lawns than farmers spend per agricultural acre” (homeowners_guide_frogs.pdf).

Gary Fish, Pesticide Programs manager at the Maine Board of Pesticides Control, provided me with data compiled on wholesale distribution of pesticides in Maine from 1995 through 2011. This data is distribution data, not use data and, he says, “Is only the dry granular and powdered formulations which are the bulk of what is applied

by homeowners and [which] may be around 60% of what professionals use.” According to this data, in 1995 800,000 pounds of pesticides were distributed in Maine, after which distribution rose to a high of 6,210,502 pounds in 2006. Distribution dropped to 5,736,273 pounds in 2011.

Weed and feed type products used on lawns probably make up 80 to 90% of the distribution figures.

The Maine Yardscaping Project recently published a booklet (available free for download at www.yardscaping.org/documents/New_ Yardscaping_Booklet.pdf), Yardscaping for a Healthy Maine: Five Steps to Make Your Piece of the Planet a Healthy Place to Live, aimed at Maine homeowners, who wish to “put nature to work in your [their] yard.” It will be a welcome resource next winter when I tune up my plans for next year’s lawn. Less mowing! More butterflies and bees! How nice!

Highland Lake Memories

By Peter C. Berry Guest Writer They visited the lake often in good weather and sat in their folding chairs at the water’s edge under a clump of white birch trees, she with her knitting and he with his book, and they took great pleasure in the peacefulness of the surroundings and the familiar view up the lake. In the end, it was her favorite place.

He remembers when they retired; he bought a canoe and they paddled around the lake many times until she grew fearful of the water; then they sat under the birches in her favorite place nearly every summer afternoon; and she was content in that tranquil environment.

Sitting alone now, his thoughts are of her as watercraft of all sizes come and go from the nearby launching area and a family of Canada geese, mindful of the danger the boats present, raft close to the rocky shore, a dozen goslings well protected by vigilant parents. The sounds of children playing penetrate the funk he has fallen into and he looks across the wide grassy lakefront with its picnic tables and busy swingset to the crowded swimming area beyond and memories of a different kind emerge.

He remembers when he was a child playing with his younger brothers on this same beach and taking swimming lessons, beginning at age four and on up through the years.

He and his friends could swim like fish and they learned how to dive from the board at the

end of the dock. He remembered how one year the boys would go off the board and duck under when the girl in the black bathing suit dove in because sometimes her top would slip to her waist.

He recalled those glorious summer days when he and several kids swam to Little Island. They began this journey by diving off the board and swimming under water to Big Hippo then on to the flagpole for a short rest before the long pull to the island.

There was very little boat traffic then and on the return journey they swam across the lake to Kramer’s float and waited there until Mr. Kramer politely informed them that the float was for his guests only. Back at the beach after their swim, they lounged on the warm grass as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.

Older still, he took lifesaving lessons and learned to empty water from an overturned canoe and to make water wings from a pair of pants.

Then, there was the one day each summer when Mum and Dad came to the beach.

He and his brothers lined up on the diving board and yelled, “Dad, Dad, Dad,” until he looked their way then they performed perfect jackknifes or swan dives or back flips then hurried back to the board and yelled, “Mum, Mum, Mum, watch this” and started the process all over again and kept this up until there was no one watching.

After school started and

swimming ceased, he remembers eating ears of corn and sometimes a fat trout roasted over an open fire in the picnic area, near the fish rearing pool and in the dead of winter, he recalls watching men with long pick poles maneuver blocks of ice cut from the very spot where the geese now floated.

Then one day, he is standing on the beach with her and their kids are on the diving board shouting “Mum, Dad, watch this” and they watch until the kids are exhausted and come shivering to the towels held out to them.

Today, sitting alone, he watches a woman in an orange cap swimming up the

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little shy, shuffled through the books on the table and turned away empty handed. When I asked him what he liked to read about he said, “Nothing.”

But, he had looked through the books with interest just a minute earlier.

I let him be for a while, but before packing up and moving on to our next location, I went over to him and said, “Hey, why don’t you just whisper what you want to read about into this ear.” I leaned over, cupped my left ear, and heard him whisper, “Bugs.”

“Bugs! Don’t move a muscle. Stay right there,” I said as I scurried off to the BLT mobile.

In no time, I was striding back from my car carrying a large-format book, The World of Beetles.

(Continued from Page D) country. It can’t be a series of actions and programs; it must be an objective.

The solution to stopping the flow is found in Mexico City, San Salvador, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, Beijing and other world capitals. These are among the countries sending the most illegal aliens here. Why can’t someone in a position of authority and responsibility in this country — a bona fide American — tell these countries: “We’ll take your trade exports; keep your illegal border crosser exports?”

Bob Casimiro Bridgton

To The Editor: After getting to know a dozen youngsters and their parents at Sawyer’s Circle, we decided it was time to add another location to sites visited on a regular basis by the Bridgton Literacy Taskforce.

On Thursday, Grace and I set up our free book table at Junior Harmon Field, off Lower Main Street.

We wanted to find out how many kids were there, their ages and what they wanted to read about.

It was like Old Home Week for Grace and the neighborhood kids — many had her as a teacher a decade ago.

Remarkably, she knew most of them by name.

One little boy, perhaps a

lake accompanied by another woman in a kayak. He observes this pair until they are lost in the haze beyond the island. The breeze off the water is cooling, the geese have made it safely across the lake, and the boats come and go. A ray of sunlight slices through the overcast and turns the shadowy water at the far shore into a sparkling string of lights He sits alone at the water’s edge under the white birch trees, her favorite place, and after a long look up the lake he picks up his book.

Peter and his wife, Ruth Jane, were married for 59 years when he lost her on Dec. 20, 2012.

Roland Simard, who won first prize in 2D for his pigmented pulp artwork, working with a visitor at his booth during the Art in the Park last Sunday.

(Geraghty photo) “Look,” I said, as I opened the book randomly toward him not knowing which beetle he was seeing, but I saw his eyes widen.

“It’s the Goliath Beetle!”

I said looking down at the double-page spread.

In no time, he was sitting on a rock leafing carefully through the pages.

“When I come back next week will you teach me about three beetles?” I asked.

“Which ones?”

“Surprise me,” I said.

I looked over at Grace who had just finished reading a Dr. Seuss book to a cute pair of sisters. Creating a partnership between a book and a child is a wonderful feeling.

George Bradt, Secretary Bridgton Literary Taskforce

Opinions

Obituaries

Page D, The Bridgton News, July 25, 2013

Herman Roush Jr.

George H. Haskell

NAPLES — Herman “Jake” “Rusty” Roush Jr., 82, beloved husband of Patricia A. (Mazzeo) Roush, died Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass.

He was born in Harrisburg, Pa. on Dec. 26, 1930, the son of Herman J. Roush and Beatrice (Ashenfelter) Roush and lived in Billerica, Mass. for many years before moving to Naples in 1991.

Mr. Roush served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and retired in 1968. He later was employed as a plant engineer at Analog Devices in Wilmington for 20 years. While living in Naples, Mr. Roush was a former chairman of the appeals board, a member of the VFW and a charter member of the Sebago Lake Anglers. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Besides his wife of 59 years, Mr. Roush is survived by his sons, John Roush of Illinois and Joel Roush of Massachusetts; a daughter, Janet Grandfield of Naples; eight grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren.

Mr. Roush was the brother of the late Michael Roush and Maryann Bietz.

A Memorial Mass was held Wednesday at St. Theresa Church, 466 Boston Road, Billerica at 10:30 a.m. Burial ceremony at Crooked River Cemetery will be held Thursday, July 25 at 11 a.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

Arrangements under the care of Sweeney Funeral Home, 66 Concord Road, Billerica, Mass. (www.sweeneymemorialfh.com).

Lydia Hines FARMINGTON — Lydia “Tootie” Hines, 85, of Farmington, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Edgewood Manor.

She was born March 22, 1928, in Rumford, the daughter of Leroy Jordan and Bessie (Spofford) Jordan. She attended school in Rumford. Lydia worked at Bass Shoe Shop and retired in 1989.

She was a member of the Snowshoe Club of Rumford, enjoyed playing bingo, but especially loved time spent with her family and grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughter, Shelby Nichols of Fayette; three sons, Richard Arsenault of Everett, Wash., Gary Arsenault of Exeter, N.H. and John Healy of Raymond, N.H.; 13 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; her brother, Ken Jordan of Livermore; sister, Hazel Applebee of Levittown, Pa.; half brother, Robert Jordan of Florida; and half sister, Ethel Scott of Waterford.

She was predeceased by her mother and stepfather, Bessie and Irving Churchill; father and stepmother, Leroy and Marion Jordan; two sisters, Viola Robichaud and Doris Moro; and a granddaughter.

Messages of condolence may be sent to www.finleyfuneralhome. com At Lydia’s request, there will be no visitation or funeral service.

KEZAR FALLS — George H. Haskell, 80, of Porter, died peacefully on July 20, 2013 at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough with his loving family by his side.

He was born in Baldwin on Feb. 25, 1933, a son of Leland and Kathleen Black Haskell. He attended local schools and graduated from New Gloucester High School in 1951. He proudly served in the U.S. Army as a radio operator during the Korean War period.

He married Ruth Sinclair on June 25, 1960.

George worked in the lumber industry his entire life, working for several mills as a young man. He worked for 33 years at International Paper in Madison, N.H. and later worked six more years operating Haskell Labor Service as an independent contractor for International Paper.

Church was always very important to George. He most recently attended and was very active with the Sebago Church of the Nazarene. He was also very artistic and enjoyed painting pictures in his spare time. Above all, he enjoyed time spent with his family being together, especially the family croquet games that he always liked to win.

Besides his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Donald Haskell; a sister, Arlene Haskell; and a great-grandson.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 53 years, Ruth Haskell of Porter; his son, Steven Haskell of Gray; three daughters, Cindy Floyd of Virginia, Kim Jones of Cornish and Kathy Spencer of Biddeford; a brother, Wayne Haskell of Baldwin; three sisters, Betty True of Portland, Anna Haskell of Baldwin and Eleanor Draper of Baldwin; eleven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

An hour of visitation was held on Wednesday, July 24, immediately followed by a memorial service at 4 p.m. at the Sebago Church of the Nazarene, 179 Sebago Road (Route 114), in Sebago. Pastor Dave Suitter officiated. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wnyfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: The National Parkinson’s Foundation, P.O. Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741.

Grace T. Stillings

PORTLAND — Grace T. Stillings, 84, died on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at The Gosnell House in Scarborough.

She was born on Nov. 20, 1929, in Rockland, the daughter of the late Eugene F. and Bertha L. Lawry Thompson. She attended Rockland schools graduating from Rockland High School, where she had been a member of the National Honor Society. She was a member of the last graduating class of the Maine General Hospital School of Nursing.

Grace was a registered nurse having worked at the Maine Medical Center for 45 years and was a member of the Float Pool Retirees. She was a longtime communicant of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, where she was a member of the Episcopal Church Women, the Mercy Hearts, and was a very active church volunteer working on numerous activities. She also volunteered at the Maine Senior Games.

GORHAM — Geraldine R. (Macisso) She was predeceased by her husband, Russell C. Stillings, Bartholomew, 86, of Gorham died peacein 2003; and two sisters, Lucy Suomela in 2003 and Glennice fully on Friday, July 19, 2013 surrounded Simmons in 2011. by her loving family.

Grace is survived by her son, Robert G. Stillings of Raymond; a Geraldine was born in Portland on sister, Jennie Witham of Owls Head; a brother, Kenneth Thompson Feb. 20, 1927, the daughter of the late of Glen Cove; a granddaughter, Robyn Amanda Stillings of Martin Macisso and Christina Cairns.

Raymond; nieces and nephews.

She attended local schools and was a Visitation was held at Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home, communicant of St. Peters R.C. Church, 199 Woodford Street, Portland, on Wednesday. A Burial Office will and most recently attended church at St. be celebrated on Thursday at 11 a.m. from St. Peter’s Episcopal Anne’s.

Church, Washington Avenue, Portland. Burial will follow in Geraldine spent her life caring for her Brooklawn Memorial Park, Portland. loving family. With her husband, the late In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Ralph Bartholomew, Geraldine moved memory to: St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 10 Alton St., Portland, to Florida and lived there for many years until returning to Maine and taking up residence at the Gorham ME 04103.

House, where she was a very active resident.

Geraldine was deeply devoted to her husband, family and friends and will be dearly missed by many.

Surviving are her children, Ralph S. Bartholomew of Raymond, Patricia B. Docsh of Florida and Costa Rica, Rita C. Bartholomew of West Kennebunk and Thomas M. Bartholomew of South GORHAM — Keith A. Sayward, Portland; brothers Vincent, Martin and Samuel; 10 grandchildren, 57, of Gorham, passed away on July eight great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

21, 2013.

A period of visitation for Geraldine was held Tuesday, July 23 at He was born in Westbrook on the Gorham House, 50 New Portland Road in Gorham. A Memorial Aug. 26, 1955, the son of Harvey and Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Peter’s R.C. Church, Elizabeth Lamb Sayward. Keith was 72 Federal Street, Portland on Wednesday, July 24. educated in the Gorham schools and was Care for Geraldine has been entrusted to the Jones, Rich & a 1973 graduate of Gorham High School.

Hutchins Funeral Home of Portland.

He then served in the U.S. Army from In lieu of flowers the Bartholomew family suggests memorials 1976-79. be made to: The Gorham House Scholarship Fund, 50 New Portland Keith worked as a laborer in the Road, Gorham, ME 04038.

Gorham/Windham area most of his life, most recently at NexCycle. He was a member of the American Legion and a longtime member of the NRA. Keith enjoyed hunting and fishing as well as all outdoor activities. He was also an avid cook and was a legendary fudge maker.

BRIDGTON — Frances V. Wasiuk, 100, of Knights Hill Road, Keith had also taken a course in gunsmithing.

He was predeceased by his parents. died Saturday, July 20, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family.

Survivors include his brothers, Lyman R. Sayward of Gorham, She was born in Rutland, Mass. on May 30, 1913, the youngest of Norman D. Lamb of Gorham and his twin brother, Kenneth A. five born to Joseph and Sophia (Kania) Karp. She was raised in Sayward of Raymond; sisters, Claudia A. Sullivan of Yarmouth, Oakham, Mass., and lived many years in Grafton and Uxbridge, Mass.

Penny J. Loura of Gorham and Susan J. Howard of Gorham; and She retired with her husband John to Cape Cod, Mass. many nieces and nephews.

At the age of 85, she bought her home on Knights Hill Road to be Visiting hours will be held on Friday, July 26, from 5 to 7 p.m., at near her daughter Jackie. the Dolby Funeral Chapel, 434 River Road, Windham. A graveside She was predeceased by her husband John and her grandson Eric. service will be held on Saturday, July 27, at 10 a.m., at the White She is survived by her daughters, Jacquelene (Clinton) White of Rock Cemetery, North Gorham Road, Gorham. Online condolences Bridgton, Jo-Anne Shaffer of Forestdale, Mass., and Judith (Charles) may be sent to www.dolbyfuneralchapels.com Smith of Franklin, Mass. She is also survived by her ten grandchildren, In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to: seventeen great-grandchildren, by her dog Sammy, and special friend Animal Refuge League, P.O. Box 336, Westbrook, ME 04098.

Harry Toler.

The family would like to thank Beacon Hospice for their wonderful care, especially Jessica and Wendy, and caregivers Judy and Debbie.

The Bridgton News A graveside service will be held at a later date in Whitinsville, Mass. Arrangements are under the care of A.T. Hutchins Funeral and Cremation Services, Portland, Maine.

To offer words of condolence and share memories with the family, please go to www.athutchins.com

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Keith A. Sayward

Frances V. Wasiuk

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Calendar BRIDGTON Thur., July 25 — Trip to Whale’s Tale Water Park in Lincoln, N.H. by Bridgton & Sebago Rec., leaves Sebago 9 a.m., Bridgton Municipal Center 9:30 a.m.; returns to Bridgton at 6 p.m. FMI: 5958173.

Thur.-Sat., July 25-27 — Rufus Porter Museum’s Cultural Heritage Series, over a dozen classes, folk art, decorative arts, world of Rufus Porter, etc., museum, 67 North High St. FMI: 647-2828.

Thur.-Sat., July 25-27 — Free Youth Mural Painting Classes, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Community Center. FMI: 6473116.

Fri.-Sat., July 26-27 — All Church Yard Sale, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., First Congregational Church, 33 South High St. FMI: 647-9578, 671-2678, 647-3936.

Fri., July 26 — Ferns and Flora Walk at Holt Pond with Cathy Paris and Dave Barrington, 9 a.m., meet at Holt Pond parking lot. FMI: 647-8580.

Fri., July 26 — Keynote Address, Cultural Heritage Series: Nicholas Picerno on local men at Battle of Antietam, 7 p.m., First Congregational Church, 33 South High St. FMI: 647-2828.

Sat., July 27 — Trail maintenance by LELT, Ledges Trail, meet at trailhead 3 mi. down Mountain Rd. from Rte. 302 at 7:45 a.m. FMI: 647-4352.

Sat., July 27 — Big Yard Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Grace Christian Church, 11 Pinhook Rd. Sat.-Sun., July 27-28 — Civil War Encampment at Narramissic Farm, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., end of Ingalls Rd. off Rte. 107.

Sat., July 27 — Children’s Culture Days: Porter Apprentices, 10:30 a.m., Rufus Porter Museum, No. High St.

FMI: 647-2828.

Mon., Tue., Thur., July 29, 30, Aug. 1 — Bridgton Literary Taskforce, reading aloud & free children’s books, 11 a.m. to noon, Highland Lake Beach. FMI: 647-5209.

Mon., July 29 — Kids Cooking Club, 2 p.m., Community Center.

Tue., July 30 — Author Lois Lowry, reading & autographs, 1 p.m., Highland Lake Resort function room.

Tue., July 30 — Community Gardens Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Community Center.

Tue., July 30 — Museum Trivia, questions about Maine Cultural Heritage and Rufus Porter, 8 to 9:30 p.m., Campfire Grille. FMI: 647-2828.

Wed., July 31 — Books Alive!, 1-2 p.m., library. FMI: 647-2828.

Thur., Aug. 1 — Bridgton Rotary Club, speaker Wilfred Plalum on Rotary’s help with his Sudanese village, 7:15 a.m., Alliance Church.

Sat., Aug. 3 — Used Book Sale, 9 a.m. to noon (weather permitting), Bridgton Library Courtyard.

Sat., Aug. 3 — Children’s Culture Day: Curious Arts and Quirky Science, 10:30 a.m., Rufus Porter Museum, No. High St. FMI: 647-2828.

BROWNFIELD Sat., Aug. 3 — Annual Women On Target Instructional Shooting Clinic, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Community Center. FMI: 615-5773.

CASCO Thur., Aug. 1 — American Red Cross Blood Drive, noon to 5 p.m., Point Sebago Resort.

FMI: 1-800-733-2767.

DENMARK Fri., July 26 — Difficult hike up Speckled Mtn., Evans Notch, N.H., by Denmark Mountain Hikers, meet 8 a.m. at Denmark Congregational Church. FMI: 756-2247.

Thur., Aug. 1 — Crystal Bowl Guided Meditation with Marci Starr, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Nurture Through Nature. FMI: 595-8260.

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Tree Talk Advice from an Arborist

By Robert Fogg You’ve probably noticed recently a lot of pine needles turning brown and dropping as if it were fall. This has become almost a yearly occurrence. We call it needle-cast or needle-blight.

I’ve been asked many times if the trees are dying. My standard answer is: Probably not. It seems that, for the past few years, we’ve had stretches of unusually wet rainy weather that runs through the spring and into the summer. When this happens, the trees don’t get a chance to dry out between rainstorms and a fungal disease can take hold.

Will it kill the trees? Probably not, unless the tree was sickly beforehand. If the trend continues, year after year, we may start to see higher mortality rates.

Fir and spruce trees are probably affected the most. If you have a decorative fir or spruce on your property that is starting to show signs of inner needles dying/dropping, the best thing you can do for the tree is to remove the lowest limbs that are close to the ground and also thin some of the higher limbs. This will help the air to circulate through the tree and allow it to dry out sooner after each rain.

If you need advice or help with a specific tree, contact a competent arborist for help.

Robert Fogg is general manager of Q-Team Tree Service in Naples and also a licensed arborist. He can be contacted at RobertFogg@Q-Team.com

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by Ron Terciak JN Past Commander U.S. Power Squadron

Long Lake Marine Patrol

Towing dangers

Last week on a lake in Michigan, two small children were killed and a third critically injured when their father was towing them with a PWC (personal watercraft) without a lookout and did not see a boat behind him, who did not see the raft the children were on and struck them.

You must have a lookout while towing and that lookout must be at least 12 years old and in a position to observe the towed person(s) continuously.

A couple of years ago, I witnessed a boat towing small children on a tube on Brandy Pond and the lookout was 6 years old.

It is also illegal to tow persons on any device on the water between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise. If the towing vessel is a PWC, it may tow between sunrise and sunset only. Saturday night, while piloting the Songo River Queen II off Cape Monday on Long Lake, I witnessed a boat towing a banana raft with several people aboard the raft. I could not tell if they were adults or children because it was close to 9:30 p.m. and pitch black. If someone had fallen off, it would have been impossible to find that person. This behavior is very reckless and dangerous.

A reminder —it is illegal to tow within 200 feet of the shoreline including islands. Towing from or returning to shore is allowed if the operation does not endanger any person or property.

If towing with a PWC, the PWC must be able to accommodate three people — the operator, the observer and the person being towed.

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The children of the Rev. Tom Beauchamp of Pleasant Mountain Presbyterian Church, Jonathan, Chloe and Sarah, gave out freeze pops to those strolling the walkway in Shorey Park during Sunday’s Art in the Park.

(Geraghty photo) nual Golden Oldies Cruise by Naples Lions Club, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Causeway.

Mon., July 29 — Swim lessons, 2nd session, begins, runs thru Aug. 16, lessons start 9 a.m., Naples Town Beach. fmi 693-6364.

Wed., July 31 — Pinterest: DIY Projects, 7 p.m., library.

FMI: 693-6841.

Thur., Aug. 1 — Chewonki presentation for children, 7-8 p.m., library.

RAYMOND Wed., July 31 — Book Group, One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee, 7 p.m., library.

FMI: 655-4283.

SEBAGO Thur., July 25 — Trip to Whale’s Tale Water Park in Lincoln, N.H. by Bridgton & Sebago Rec., leaves Sebago 9 a.m., Bridgton Municipal Center 9:30 a.m.; returns to Bridgton at 6 p.m. FMI: 595-8173.

Sat., July 27 — Putting Contest fundraiser to benefit library, 4-8 p.m., Links at Laurel Ledge, Oak Rd. FMI: 787-2321.

Sat., Aug. 3 — Chewonki Program, “Bats of the World,” 7 p.m., Spaulding Library. FMI: 787-2321.

SWEDEN Thur., July 25 — Chamber After Hours, Pietree Orchards, 803 Waterford Rd. FMI: 6473472.

WATERFORD Sun., July 28 — Waterford Music Sunday, 9:30 a.m., Waterford Congregational Church, in village.

Sun., July 28 — Open Houses, Waterford Library and Waterford Historical Society’s Old Town House and Mary

Gage Rice Museum, 10:30 a.m., in village.

Sat., Aug. 3 — Dance with Brazen Cane, 8 p.m., Waterford World’s Fair fairgrounds, 36 Green Rd. FMI: 890-7669.

AREA EVENTS Fri.-Sat., July 26-27 — Preparing for Birth Classes, 6-8:30 p.m. Fri., 8:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. Sat., 193 Main St., Norway. 743-1562, ext. 6951.

Sun., July 28 — Annual Summer Service, 100th anniversary, 2:30 p.m., Bell Hill Meetinghouse, Bell Hill Rd., Otisfield. FMI: 539-2521.

Sun., Aug. 4 — Uptown Cruizahs Fifth Annual Car Show, register 7:30 to 11 a.m., voting 12:30 p.m., New Balance Factory Store, Rte. 26, Oxford.

FMI: 890-0870, 743-8073.

ONGOING WEEKLY

DAILY Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302), Casco.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon to 1 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd., Bridgton. O/D MONDAYS Senior Fitness Jumpin’ Janes, 9-10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402, 647-8026.

Free Tai Chi in the Park, 9 a.m., Bicentennial Park, Denmark (if rain Denmark Arts Center).

Storytime for Preschoolers with Miss Liz, ages under five, 10-11 a.m., Lovell Library.

Baby/Toddler Playtime, 10:30 a.m., Raymond Library.

Storytime, 10:30 a.m., North Bridgton Library.

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The Food Basket and Kyrie’s Kitchen, Every other Monday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Naples Town Hall gym. FMI: 615-3226.

Knotty Knitters, noon to 2 p.m., Soldiers Library, Hiram.

FMI: 625-4650.

Cribbage, 2 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Mousepaint Storytime, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Lovell Library.

Waterford Farmers’ Market, 3 to 6 p.m., on the Commons, Waterford Flat, Rtes. 35/37.

Casco Food Pantry, 6 to 7 p.m. third Monday of month, Casco Alliance Church. FMI: 344-5370.

Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302), Casco.

TUESDAYS Saco River Recreation Council, 8 a.m. thru Aug. 27, Swan’s Falls Dam, Fryeburg.

Jeanette’s Free Clothing Closet, 9 to 11:30 a.m., First Congregational Church, Bridgton.

Sebago Food Pantry and Clothes Closet, Nazarene Church, Rte. 114, 4th Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.; clothes closet Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Chickadee Quilters, 9:30 a.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Tai Chi Maine New Beginners’ Classes, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall.

Naples Food Pantry, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., United Methodist Church, Village Green. FMI: 595-2754 Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Naples Library.

Mother Goose Time, 10:30 a.m., Bridgton Library.

Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Methodist Church, 98 Main St. FMI: 6474476.

Sebago Senior’s Lunchon, noon, Sebago Church of the Nazarene.

Prayer & Meditation Time, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., First Congregational Church, Bridgton.

Bridge, 1 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Youth/Teen Basketball Open Gym for G. 3-12, 3-5 p.m., Bridgton Town Hall.

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Adult Co-ed Softball, 68 p.m., Crystal Lake Park, Harrison. FMI: 583-2246.

Harrison Food Pantry, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 2 Naples Rd. FMI: 583-6178.

AA Step Mtgs., 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302), Casco.

Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 225 High St., Bridgton.

WEDNESDAYS Lovell Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., beside Wicked Good Store, Rte. 5.

Senior Fitness Jumpin’ Janes, 9-10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402, 647-8026.

Free Well Woman Clinic, by appt., 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Birthwise Community Clinic, The Birth House. FMI: 6475968, ext. 108.

Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Raymond Library.

“Mini Me” Storytime, for ages 2 and under, 10:30 a.m., Bridgton Library.

Sweden House Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, Sweden Church basement, 137 Bridgton Rd. FMI: 647-4429, 647-5399.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Senior Lunch, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Knitting Group, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell.

Discovery Kids, 3 p.m., LEA, 230 Main St., Bridgton.

Cope Group session, 68 p.m., Harrison Fire Station Community Room. FMI: 508633-0159.

Bible Study, 6 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Catherine’s Cupboard Food Pantry, 6 p.m.

Wednesdays, Standish Town Hall, Rte. 35.

Wood Carving Group, 7-9 p.m., Ice Rink building, behind Bridgton Town Hall.

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Fri., Aug. 2 — Easy hike up Bear Mountain in Waterford

by Denmark Mountain Hikers, meet 8 a.m. at Denmark Congregational Church. FMI: 756-2247.

FRYEBURG Sat., July 27 — Dedication of Fryeburg Historical Society’s new home at 83 Portland St., 1 p.m., light lunch follows.

Guided house tours, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. FMI: 697-3484.

Mon.-Fri., July 29-Aug. 2 — Summer Food Service Program, 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. and 12:30 to 1:15 p.m., Molly Ockett Middle School.

HARRISON Thur., July 25 ­— American Red Cross Blood Drive, 1-6 p.m., Harrison Congregational Church, Main St. FMI: 1-800RED-CROSS. Sat., July 27 — VFW Homemade Pie Sale, 8.30 a.m. until sold out, Town Hall/ Library parking lot.

Sat., July 27 — PTSD Seminar, 10 a.m. to noon, VFW Post, Waterford Rd. FMI: 8313285.

Sat., July 27 — Doll Tea Party, 2:30 to 4 p.m., library.

FMI: 583-2970.

Wed., July 31 — Harrison Historical Society Open House, 1-4 p.m., museum & farmhouse, Haskell Hill Rd. FMI: 583-2213.

LOVELL Thur., July 25 — Alphabet Hike by GLLT to the HealdBradley Reserves, 10 a.m. to noon, meet at Slab City Rd. parking area. FMI: 925-1056.

Fri., July 26 — Writing Group, 1 p.m., library.

Fri., July 26 — “The Graceful Lives of Great Blue Herons,” with Bonny Boatman, 1 p.m., library. FMI: 925-1056.

Sat., July 27 — Free Boating Safety, BBQ and Fishing Clinic, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Lovell VFW, corner Rte. 93 & Smart’s Hill Rd. Wed., July 31 — Vernal Pool Conservation talk with Dr. Aram Calhoun, 7:30 p.m., library.

Thur., Aug. 1 — Lovell Summer Fair, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lovell U.C.C. Church, Rte. 5.

Thur., Aug. 1 — GLLT vernal pool ecology walk on private property, meet at library, 10 a.m. to noon.

Fri.-Sun., Aug. 2-4 — Dave Mason Greater Kezar Lake Tennis Tournament, Kezar Lake Country Club. FMI: 925-2828.

Sat., Aug. 3 — Lovell Lions Club Auction, 10 a.m., Center Lovell Fire Station. FMI: 9283744.

NAPLES Thur., July 25 — Lego Club, 4 p.m., library.

Sat., July 27 — 10th an-

to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302), Casco.

THURSDAYS Bridgton Rotary Club, 7:15 a.m., Bridgton Alliance Church, Rte. 117.

Adult Children of Alcoholics, 10 a.m., Waterford Library.

Senior Wii Bowling, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Casco Community Center.

Storytime with Music, 10:30 a.m., Naples Library.

Brownfield Food Pantry, 1 to 5 p.m. third Thursdays, 701 Pequawket Trl. FMI: 9352333.

Tai Chi Maine Set Practice, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Bridgton Town Hall.

Raymond Food Pantry, 46 p.m., 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Lake Region Baptist Church, 1273 Main St. FMI: 232-5830.

Community Kettle, free supper, 5 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Table Tennis, 5 to 8 p.m., Bridgton Town Hall, all welcome, equipment provided free, 7 tables. FMI: 647-2847.

Pajama Storytime, 6 p.m., Naples Library.

Al-Anon, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., Open Meeting, newcomers welcome, Naples Methodist Church, Village Green.

Chickadee Quilters, 7 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Narcotics Anonymous Women’s Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd. (Rte. 93) off Rte. 302, Bridgton.

AA Ladies Step-Meeting, 7 a.m. & 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail, (Rte. 302) So. Casco.

FRIDAYS Senior Fitness Jumpin’ Janes, 9-10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402, 647-8026.

Parents and Children Activity Group, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Casco Community Center.

Brownfield Playgroup, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Brownfield Community Center.

Harrison Farmers’ Market, 1-5 p.m., Harrison Town Office parking lot.

Reading with Holly Dog, 3 p.m., Bridgton Library.

Adult Indoor Soccer, 5-7 p.m., Bridgton Town Hall.

Bingo, early bird 6:30 p.m., regular bingo 7 p.m., VFW Hall #6783, Lovell. Runs until Oct. 26.

Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH SATURDAYS Bridgton Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Depot Street parking lot across from Renys, Bridgton.

Arts and Crafts Sale, Saturdays through Aug. 31, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bridgton Community Center front yard.

FMI: Diana White, 647-8816.

Adult Indoor Soccer, 5-7 p.m., Bridgton Town Hall.

AA Beginner’s & Group Mtgs., 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail, (Rte. 302) So. Casco.

SUNDAYS Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., Harrison Congregational Church, corner Route 117 and Dawes Hill Rd.

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Thinking about race

(Continued from Page D) deeply conservative region, was regularly called to the grand jury. He always asked for assignment to the education committee and one year, maybe in the late forties, he was chairman. He made a point of visiting the “separate but equal” colored schools and found them terribly wanting. They were dilapidated structures, had inadequate

books and materials, and on and on. His report somehow was published in the Morning News. There was no reaction or remediation.

Mr. Law later retired from the postal service and became chairman of the local NAACP and agitated for his community. I often wondered after I moved away what he and his silent, invisible people thought about during

those days of virtually complete segregation. There must have been an anger building up that we now see bursting out when there is a case like Treyvon Martin’s.

Affirmative action and voting rights are efforts to atone for those decades of abuse and neglect. Inadequate efforts, I would say.

Henry Precht is a retired Foreign Service Officer.

Ray Turner enjoyed some of the food offered at Art at the Park, sitting with others overlooking Highland Lake.

(Geraghty photo)

Some just like it hot out” comes to mind. I uttered those words when the mercury kissed 80 degrees in late May. So, I stubbornly refuse to repeat them again. Even during a week-plus of days in the high 80s, I stayed quiet and kept my cool. Even when the mid-July weather system stalled out, switched directions, and granted the region with a brimstone-and-fire hot day, I kept mute.

After all, it’s just weather.

And, weather is the ultimate reminder of how life is both cyclic and quick changing.

The dog days of summer come and the dog days of

summer go.

I can choose to whimper and whine like a wounded canine, or I can bound outdoors like an exuberant puppy.

Last Friday evening, I submerged into the water of Crescent Lake and came to terms with that huge ball of heat in the sky.

The sun acknowledged my mindset with a glorious spread of colors ranging from poinsettia red to tangerine that lingered until slate gray appeared in the last act, and only the A happy family returning from a swim at Highland Lake Beach during Sunday’s Art in (Geraghty photo) planet Venus remained for the the Park show. standing ovation.

Bankruptcy, golf and more vacations

(Continued from Page D) students, they’re working at whatever jobs they can find because they can’t find work in their field of study and have student loans to pay.

They’re discouraged.

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Also, remember to remove pets, popsicles and rogue crayons from the automobile.

This year, I noticed the chewing gum I keep in my vehicle had turned into balls of glue inside the wrappers.

I’ve since switched to peppermint Lifesavers.

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of times in the past 36 years here in western Maine, I see homes going into disrepair, lawns overgrown, paint peeling, shingles missing, and “For Sale — Price Reduced” signs in front of many. I’ve never seen it so bad, and I wonder how many of their mortgages are underwater, how many have already been foreclosed but banks are reluctant to evict the residents for fear the properties will deteriorate further. For the past year and a half, I’ve been driving along Route 302 twice a week. It’s the main east/west highway through southern Maine. As soon as I leave Portland and go into the rural hinterland, I’m seeing the same thing — more

“For Sale” signs and decaying properties, both residential and commercial.

Yeah, I hear that housing prices have bottomed out and sales are increasing, but how long will that last? That’s only because the Federal Reserve is creating digital dollars out of thin air at the rate of $85 billion per month and using much of that to purchase mortgage-backed securities. Yeah, I hear that the stock market is breaking records too, but it’s all artificial. When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hints that he may slow down his money printing, the market drops a hundred points. How long can this go on? Not long, and then what’ll happen?

Administration apologists and their mainstream media lapdogs continue to proclaim that it would be worse if not for the trillions in stimulus that have put America into record debt. Three years ago, the president said, “What is a danger is that we stay stuck in a new normal, where unemployment rates stay high.” Looks like we’re here in spite of his record deficits.

You want to see our future?

Look at Detroit. It used to have the highest per capita income in the United States back in 1962. Then, progressive Democrats and their union supporters took over total control and they’ve held it for 50 years. The result?

Bankruptcy.

At the end of his first year in office, President Obama went to Allentown, Pa. and lamented the economic slowdown saying, “I promise you this: I won’t rest until things get better.” Well, he’s played 100 rounds of golf since that speech and 125 since he took the oath of office. He is the tenth president I remember in my lifetime and I don’t recall any of them taking as many vacations as he has. Last month, it cost us over $100 million to send the Obama family to Africa — again — and it looks like they all had a great time.

How are you doing?

Tom McLaughlin of Lovell is a retired middle school U.S. History teacher.

Things my mother said (a lot)

(Continued from Page D) “Never Mind What Your Father Said.”

“Only Weed Out the Actual Weeds This Time!” (And I’d say, “Some people aren’t professional hicks, you know.”)

“You’d Forget Your Head If It Wasn’t Sewn On!” “What Is WRONG With You, Child?”

“Do You Know How to Say Please?”

“Belching Will Probably Not Be a Profitable Career

Path.” (Best answer: “It’s worked so far for Dad!”) “Mind Your Ps & Qs.” “Are You Wearing Clean Underwear, For the Autopsy?”

“You’re Getting Too Big for Your Britches!”

“I SAID, Stop Clobbering Your Brother With the Garage Door!” (Unvarying answer: “But, he started it!”)

Day after day, the same old things. At least, I think she was saying the same old things.

Frankly, we tuned her out after the first year or two.

Many of mother’s sayings were impromptu, and somewhat more brilliant because of that. For example: “If God Had Wanted Man to Fly, He Would Have Given Woman a More Powerful Dropkick.”

She once told me, “This Is Going to Hurt You More Than It’s Going to Hurt Me!” and I asked if she didn’t have that backward, what with all the regret she’d face and so forth.

“No,” she said, “I won’t feel a thing. I’m going to wear oven mitts.”

Some of mom’s sayings

were specially adapted for northern New Hampshire.

“I’ve told and told you: Always Wear Your Winter Coat,” she chided one day, in admonitory caps like that.

“But, Mom, it’s June!”

“I know that, Einstein, but look outside — it’s also snowing!”

Mike’s mom would also demand: “You’re not writing down everything I say to be used against me when I’m gone, are you?” And, he would respond, “Of course not! That would be wrong.”