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Bridgton reshaping continues

After 21 years, time to move on

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer HARRISON — For the past 21 years, Paula Holt’s goal has never changed.

She wanted to create the best recreation program for her town, and give children a fun and learning experience.

Later this month, Holt will turn the program over to someone else, who will bring the same drive and desire she has put forth for over two decades.

Holt informed Harrison Town Manager Bud Finch last week that she will resign as Recreation Director effective Friday, Aug. 26.

“I — for one — am sure and expect many of her fans in our age bracket recognize two very important points.

First and foremost, Paula has built a recreation program from the ground up that far exceeds what towns our size can even imagine,” Finch said in his weekly update. “Secondly, her desire to have more time for

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Harrison Rec Director Paula Holt herself and her own family is understandable.”

Finch added, “I had hoped (the letter of resignation) would not come before my time here was up as I know how difficult it will be to fill those big shoes.”

Leaving was a very difficult decision, Holt said, but one she is very comfortable with after great consideration.

“I feel like I have been running, and many times sprinting for 21 years, trying to build a Recreation Department that offers a wide variety of quality programs for residents and visitors of all ages,” she said. “The entire 21 years have been an extremely rewarding experience in so many ways with each and HOLT, Page 2A

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Bridgton appears to be turning an economic development corner.

With a clearer (not precise one yet) picture emerging as to the amount of sewage allocation available as the result of a new calculation formula, the Bridgton Planning Board gave approvals Tuesday night to three projects: • Standard Gastropub on Main Street now has the green light to open a deck area located behind the popular eatery.

Owner Will Holmes had

sought additional sewage allocation to accommodate 40-plus customers, who now can take food items to the outdoor seating area.

Holmes plans to schedule some acoustic musical acts and other “low-key” entertainment.

Sewage Superintendent Jim Kidder (the town’s public works director) informed code officer Robbie Baker that preliminary numbers from the town’s engineer indicate sewage allocation can be increased. Firmer numbers are expected soon.

• That revelation spelled good news for Justin

McIver of Main Echo Homes. McIver had a proposed 26’ x 70’, two-story professional building plan put on hold in early July until the sewage allocation issue was settled.

The 2 Cottage Street structure covers 3,640 square feet. Jeff Amos of Terradyn Consultants LLC of New Gloucester (representing McIver) informed planners that the plan had a few minor revisions.

First, the building’s position has been shifted to allow a patio to face Main Street, while parking (13 spaces total) will be toward

the back.

Secondly, the original plan called for professional space downstairs and apartments upstairs. Now, the building will house “mixed uses,” which will be retail and possibly restaurant space (a total of six units — two businesses on the first floor and four upstairs).

There will be one “common restroom” on the second floor.

Like his retail store on the old Sportshaus site, McIver will install a signpost indicating businesses located at the 2 Cottage PROJECTS, Page 3A

Opioid crisis: Lack of understanding

This article — Part 2 — is brought to you by the Lakes Region Substance Abuse Coalition (LRSAC) — a collection of concerned citizens who will help facilitate the prevention of substance abuse, determine barriers to and support treatment for opiate abuse, and educate the community in order to promote understanding of and treatment for opiate abuse among our neighbors.

By Dr. Peter Leighton Special to The News The number one reason effective opiate addiction treatment isn’t happening is a lack of understanding about the nature of addiction.

The fork in the road and the true line of departure when discussing treatment hinges on whether one thinks addiction is an acute or a chronic problem. If we treat addiction as an acute problem, like a broken leg, then incarcerating addicts followed by mandatory treatment should work.

However, talk with any law enforcement leader in the State of Maine and what you’ll hear is the same people are being arrested and thrown in jail time and time again because they cannot stop using opiates.

If we approach opiate addiction as a chronic illness like diabetes, then we can expect times of stability and times of instability just like a diabetic can choose to live a healthy lifestyle or devour fried dough and candy apples at the

OPIOID FACT: Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the US, with 47,055 lethal drug overdoses in 2014. Opioid addiction is driving this epidemic, with 18,893 overdose deaths related to prescription pain relievers, and 10,574 overdose deaths related to heroin in 2014 — American Society of Addiction Medicine Fryeburg Fair. When a diabetic has worsening blood sugar control, we provide additional medication, encouragement and counseling to improve their health. When a person suffering from addiction uses drugs we can also provide medication, encouragement and counseling.

To me, there is no judgment as to their morality or fortitude — they’re chronically ill, just like a diabetic, and deserve the very best treatment modern medicine has to offer.

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Naples paves problematic roads Village volunteers Eric and Lisa Magiera.

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Casco Days = A family affair

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Little did Eric and Lisa Magiera know when they purchased the fitness center in the Village that they would inherit the responsibility and the joy of volunteering for Casco Days.

It was 12 years ago that the couple bought the Bushido Karate Dojo & Fitness Center. And, it’s been a dozen years since the couple started volunteering for Casco Days.

Their two children have gone from youngsters clamoring for one more ride on the merry-go-round to teenagers who apply themselves to their volunteer job stations at Casco’s annual three-day event.

Despite the passage of years, riding the merry-goround continues to be a nice ritual and an annual photo opportunity for Jordan, 15, and Nicholas “Nick,” 13.

As the owners of BKD, Casco Village is the family’s stomping ground. So, it is truly exciting when that part of town is transformed into a family-friendly carnival atmosphere during the last weekend in July, Lisa said.

“We love it. We love Casco Days,” she said.“We’ve been in the Children’s’ Parade and the Grand Parade — they are good parades; it’s just so hot

outside.”

“Eric likes to run in the road race. He and Nick and Jordan participated in it this year,” she said.

Everyone in the family has their favorite part of Casco Days.

“Eric likes talking to the people at the merry-goround. Me, I like the fireworks. Jordan gets the first and last ride on the Ferris wheel. Nick likes the Bouncy House, and running around with his friends,” she said.

“It goes by too quickly.

We wait for it all year round, and it goes by too quickly,” Lisa said.

According to her husband Eric, “It is unwritten rule of living in the Village that you volunteer at Casco Days.”

Lisa agreed.

The former owners, “John and Beth (Bielat) volunteered at Casco Days and raised their kids in the village,” she said.

During their first spin as volunteers at Casco Day, Eric and Lisa started out running one of the game tables.

“We probably ran one game the first few years.

Then, we started taking tickets for Neal. Neal was a firefighter, and he took tickets at the merry-go-round. One day, he was looking a little tired and I said I could give CASCO DAYS, Page 8A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — What road contractor doesn’t love the smell of asphalt in the morning?

To be truthful, fresh asphalt has a nauseating stench.

However, a recentlypaved section of road has quite the opposite effect: It can put a driver’s stomach at ease.

For the driver, a road that has been smoothed and leveled by a topcoat of pavement is heaven-sent, or heaven’s scent.

The people who travel in their vehicles along Cooks Mills Road will notice the improvements of pavement

since that road was surface paved on Wednesday morning.

After several years of banking money for future road-paving projects, the Town of Naples has prepped several roads to be paved starting this month.

“Paving will take place in the next two weeks on Songo School Road, Chaplin’s Mills Road, Steamboat Landing Road, Cooks Mills Road and the front lot of the maintenance facility,” according to Naples Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak, who also serves as road commissioner.

“Each road won’t take long to do. There will be minimal delays” to local traffic, he said. For each road, the

paving can be done quickly because it is mostly a surface coat of asphalt.

F.R. Carroll, Inc., of Limerick, has been hired to do the multiple-road paving job, which is estimated to cost about $250,000, Paraschak said.

The order of the paving projects is up to the contractor, he said.

On Tuesday morning, the crew from F.R. Carroll was marking the centerline on parts of Cooks Mills Road.

Also, on Cooks Mills, a short stretch of pavement in about three sections of roadway had been ground down.

By Tuesday evening, most of Cooks Mills Road had been shimmed.

On Wednesday, crews were hard at work in the sun — finishing up with the top coat of pavement for the first road on their list.

That work is being completed for about one mile from the Naples town boundary to the curved section where the road dovetails into Edes Falls Road.

In late July, Paraschak drove the roads with the contractor and discussed the work to be done.

Included in the road work is the paving of the parking lot of the town’s maintenance building. The maintenance lot is the former Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) lot, which the town PAVING, Page 7A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The food at restaurants on the Causeway is the reason.

Several Naples citizens have asked why there is a mobile office structure parked on the town property next to the fire station.

The mobile unit will serve as the Maine Department of Transportation’s temporary office for the Crockett Bridge replacement project that is scheduled to start after Labor Day. The MDOT project engineer is Craig Hurd, who served as the project engineer during the replacement of the Naples swing bridge and the renovation of the Causeway.

That three-year project (from 2010 through 2013) gave Hurd ample time to taste test the fare at local establishments.

“I do like my food,” Hurd

said.

But, the construction phase will not be lengthy enough that Hurd will have to worry about putting on pounds.

In comparison to the Naples bridge and Causeway project, the Crockett Bridge replacement has an incredibly short timeline.

The actual bridge replacement will take about 30 days, Hurd said. The Crockett Bridge is located on Route 114 and spans the Muddy River. In fact, some locals refer to it as the Muddy River bridge.

Thirty days is the time period in the autumn that the road will be completely closed to traffic.

The start date of the road closure is Sept. 19, with plans to reopen the road to vehicular traffic on Oct.14, Hurd said.

One of the more interest-

ing aspects of this state transportation department project is that crews will be burning the midnight oil.

“When they close the road they plan on working 24-7 at least at the start. It’s going to be very busy for 26 days,” according to Hurd.

T-Buck Construction, of Auburn, will be constructing the bridge, Hurd said. The MDOT advertised the job in April, he said.

T-Buck Construction will be working with boat owners to let people know about upcoming bridge closures.

“There is a notification

process that the contractor needs to follow to notify (the public) of any closures to boat traffic. The contractor can close the channel for ten non-consecutive days during construction,” Hurd said.

In early August, there will be one-lane road closures as T-Buck begins ditch work and some phases of road construction.

“The construction will begin at the start of August; and they will try to do as much work on the approaches as possible before the road closure,” Hurd said.

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Holt leaving as rec director talented, knowledgeable staff and learn life skills from a variety of activities offered in a safe and positive environment. A place where a child can unleash his or her talents and at the same time discover new ones. It’s a model program that other towns should try and emulate. It’s a winwin all the way around and the benefits are endless for years to come.”

A talented and caring staff enabled Holt to grow the summer program into a firstrate operation.

“My staff obviously does

watch them and cares for the safety of each child, but also teaches children life skills such as swimming, art, reading, nutrition, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, sports and games using their own knowledge along with the resources and tools I provide them with. My goal is that after eight weeks, each child leaves with newlylearned skills they can use at home, in the great outdoors, in the gym, in the academic classroom and beyond. Also, at the same time, they learn and acquire character-building skills such as hard work,

HEART OF A LION — The Harrison Lions Club presented this year’s Lion Hearted Award to Bruce Stanton (right), a longtime resident of Harrison, pictured here with Kevin Varney. Bruce was encouraged by his mother Ruby (Stanton) McLaren, who ran the Food Pantry in Harrison, to appreciate the value of helping others. Bruce has been a longtime volunteer at the Food Pantry, mows lawns, shovels snow and sands walkways for many people unable to do it themselves. At the food pantry, Bruce picks up food, inspects food and helps carry it out to cars. The cap Bruce wears says it all, “GIT-R-DONE.” His mission is to give people respect and help them feel at home in Harrison. Pay him with a smile! He’s a good neighbor and generous individual…well deserving of the Lion Hearted Award.

team work, respect, cooperation and good sportsmanship,” she said. “The Town of Harrison taxpayers have and continue to financially support this program beyond my expectations, which also helps me to provide the tools and resources for my staff so they can strengthen the body, mind and spirit of each child who enrolls in the program.

What a great way for a child to spend his or her summer vacation right in their own town and in a safe, positive and fun environment.”

Holt’s motto has always been “finish strong” for each and every program she has offered. After 21 years of leading Harrison’s recreation program she, too, is crossing a finish line “strong,” leaving Rec in a better place than when she arrived.

“The person with the right skill set that will replace me will have a turnkey operation as everything from forms, schedules, and a well-stocked inventory of equipment and supplies, in the proper location for all programs currently offered, are in place,” she said.

What’s next?

“It’s time for me to discover more about myself and my hidden talents. A time for me to slow down a bit and refocus on family, and even have more time to enjoy our natural world,” Holt said.

In her letter of resignation, Holt said, “It has been an honor and privilege to serve the residents of Harrison as Recreation Director during the past 21 years. I must say it has been an extremely rewarding experience in so many ways, and a huge part of my life I will never forget.”

Diamond named ‘Legislator of Year’ State Senator Bill Diamond of Windham was recognized by the Maine American Legion as a “Legislator of the Year” at the group’s 98th annual state convention in early June.

The award was given to legislators for their work to

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“It is an honor to receive this award from the American Legion,” said Sen. Diamond. “Working on behalf of Maine veterans is always a priority in the Legislature and I am pleased

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On the evening of Thursday, Aug. 11 at 9 p.m., Loon Echo Land Trust and Southworth Planetarium along with the Casco and Raymond Libraries invite you to Hacker’s Hill Preserve in Casco for a relaxing evening under the summer sky to view this spectacular cosmic event. Feel free to arrive at 7:30 p.m.

The Perseids Meteor Shower is a summer favorite due to the typically warm evening temperatures. At its peak, up to 60 meteors per hour will stream across the sky as the shower seems to originate from the constellation Perseus, giving rise to the name Perseids. In between shooting stars, participants will have the chance to gaze through telescopes, high-powered binoculars and become familiar with “apps” for smartphones and tablets which make learning about the night sky even more fun and accessible. Rain date Aug. 12.

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Bridgon projects (Continued from Page 1A) Street building.

McIver informed planners that he is in discussion with a neighbor regarding fencing. The two parties have decided to “wait and see what the building looks like” and then address fencing.

McIver expects construction to begin this fall.

Planners, meanwhile, will seek a letter of sewage allocation from Kidder, and then put the project through the final Findings of Fact process for final approval at their Aug. 16 meeting.

• After weighing remodeling vs. razing the old Main Street Variety store building on Main Street, new owners Joan Wilson and Jimmy Burke found demolition is the best route.

Engineer and surveyor George Sawyer (representing Wilson and Burke) told planners the proposed new structure will actually be slightly smaller than the current one, and will likely house “three entities,” — a restaurant (40 seats), ice cream shop and something else.

“The exact occupants are not known right now,” Sawyer said.

Sawyer pointed out that the new building will be

slightly smaller because the current structure is “a foot or two” on the abutting property, owned by Peter and Judy Oberg.

In regards to sewer allocation, the new project retains what existed when Main Street Variety was operational. Burke noted that additional allocation had been purchased months ago.

Because the building sits in the floodplain, a waterproof foundation will be installed, as well as steelplated doors that fit into grooves in the concrete foundation that will create a watertight seal (designed

by Matt Miller, a structural engineer in Windham), Sawyer said.

The building’s roof will slope toward the rear of the structure, as it currently does.

When asked if the old foundation will be demolished, Sawyer noted that there isn’t one and much like the old Magic Lantern building, the current store is “sitting on muck.”

The project received tentative approval, and will undergo final Finding of Fact and Conclusion of Law at the Aug. 16 planning board meeting.

• In other business, plan-

ners gave approval with conditions to Ethan Mayes and Rose Guay to operate a gunsmithing business at 177 Monk Road.

Mayes told planners that he has no intention of operating a gun shop or employing other workers. He is easing into the gunsmithing business as a spare-time job, for the moment. He hopes to make it a full-time venture later.

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These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, July 25 8:23 a.m.

Officer McCormick met with a Kezar Heights resident concerning the town’s ordinance regarding discharge of a weapon.

11:25 a.m. A caller reported that someone videotaped his young daughter while she was chasing after a ball.

1:43 p.m. A Church Street resident reported the theft of plant pots that were in her driveway.

11:51 p.m. A motor vehicle crash occurred near Piper Way. Tuesday, July 26 8:55 a.m. Officer Jones responded to a criminal mischief complaint at the intersection of Main and Church Streets.

11:40 a.m. A subject had a question regarding a land dispute, and was instructed to see a district court official.

11:42 a.m. Officer Jones informed a subject, allegedly causing a disturbance at the hospital, that he would give him a ride to the Community Center, where he could make arrangements for a ride to Harrison.

2:33 p.m. Officer Jones handled a landlord/tenant dis-

pute of Fowler Street.

5:55 p.m. Officer Muise responded to a minor property damage accident on Main Street.

Wednesday, July 27 4:02 p.m. Police received a report that a female allegedly made several threats against the hospital.

7:11 p.m. Police were alerted to “three weird happenings” at a local store: someone banged on the windows and left the area; another male asked for “scraps”; and a group of kids asked to “smell a female’s armpits.”

9:29 p.m. Officers Reese and Gaumont responded to a disturbance in the Depot Street parking lot.

Thursday, July 28 5:34 p.m. Police received a tip of possible drug activity near Highland Lake Park.

Friday, July 29 9:14 a.m.

Officers McCormick, Jones and Hammond investigated the theft of a 2001 blue Audi from Sawyer Circle.

12:28 p.m. A local resident reported that he received multiple phone calls from someone claiming to be a CMP representative. At 1:29 p.m., police received a second report from a business owner who had fallen victim to the CMP scam and had purchased $2,200 in green dot cards. Police received two additional reports regarding the scam at 2:39 and 4:17 p.m. One resident said he was told he owed $500 and the only way he could pay the debt was by using a pre-paid

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4:58 p.m.

Officer Gaumont met with a citizen who claimed to have been photographed without permission.

7:19 p.m. Officer Gaumont stopped a Gray 2012 GMC Sierra on Portland Road after receiving a report of erratic operation. Following a field sobriety test, Officer Gaumont made an arrest.

11:55 p.m. Police received a report of a suspicious person in front of Renys. Officer McCormick found the male, who was wearing a black jacket and was “hunched over.” When the officer asked the subject what he was doing, the male responded that he was playing Pokemon Go. Saturday, July 30 1:02 a.m. Police responded to a report of a forced entry into a South High Street location. Initially, it appeared entry was gained by cutting a screen at the backside of the building. Police determined that the screen was simply ripped, not cut.

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Officer McCormick handled a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Main Street and Portland Road, where a car struck a building.

2:46 p.m. Officers Reese and McCormick responded to a North High Street location following a report of a disturbance involving three people.

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Officer Gaumont checked South

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Sunday, July 31 12:08 a.m. A man was reportedly seen kicking a soda machine off Portland Road, saying he needed “a chaser.” He was last seen headed for bushes near the CMP building.

4:30 p.m. Police checked Woods Pond Drive after receiving a noise complaint.

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Officer Hammond checked Route 302 toward the high school after receiving a report of an intoxicated passenger traveling in a gold Buick causing a disturbance on Kansas Road.

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1:43 p.m. Police checked a report of criminal trespass at the range on Fish & Game Road.

Tuesday, July 26 1:43 p.m. Police checked a Bradley Street building when a burglar alarm sounded.

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(Continued from Page 1A) by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to prescribe Suboxone. The waiver process is actually pretty straightforward. A licensed physician takes an online or live class that typically takes nine hours or so to complete followed by an exam. Most hospitals reimburse physicians to pay for the certification fee in order to acquire the “X” designation on their DEA number in order to legally prescribe buprenorphine. Prescribing methadone, the other more well-known form of MAT, requires specialty training in a fellowship that isn’t possible for most physicians.

Prescribing buprenorphine in the primary care setting was felt to be an effective way to reach more addicts and has been a treatment option since 2000. Many of us who prescribe Suboxone were alarmed when the leaders of our state suggested last year that patients be shifted from methadone clinics to Suboxone prescribers in the primary care setting. As noted by MPBN reporter Susan Sharon in her Feb. 19 article, “State of Withdrawal,” of the 120 buprenorphine prescribers in the State of Maine, only 15 were accepting new patients and many of these prescribers had long waiting lists.

Why don’t more physicians prescribe Suboxone?

Speaking from my experience as a general internist and primary care provider, many of us are simply overwhelmed by the burden of practicing primary care — there just isn’t enough time to get everything done never mind altering one’s Dr. Peter Leighton practice style and taking an online course to be waivered. Many of us are also reimbursed based on productivity and fear losing our income due to taking on a population of patient’s that have “issues,” which typically require more time than the average person to see. Finally, and sadly I must confess, I still hear my colleagues say they don’t want “those people” in their offices and practices.

Many of these same physicians over-prescribed opiates leading people to become addicted. I feel it’s our duty as physicians to provide evidence-based treatment to anyone who comes in our office just like we do with our diabetics, regardless of their social status.

The final barrier is a lack of access to the healthcare system. As noted recently by our Chief of the Bridgton Police Department, Richard Stillman, it’s a true failure of a community when someone reaches out their hand for help and we can’t provide it. We as a community have to decide whether or not we truly want to help persons addicted to opiates because it’s going to cost money and a lot of it. Like diabetes, opiate addiction is a lifelong disease prone to times of clinical instability that’s very expensive to treat. Even one life is worth all the money in the world when it’s your mother, father, brother or sister.

Dr. Peter Leighton is a member of Bridgton Internal Medicine, and is LRSAC Board president. For more information please contact: Kimberly Leighton, LRSAC board secretary at e-mail: LRSACoalition@gmail.com The Lake Region Substance Abuse Coalition (LRSAC) is surveying residents to determine their familiarity with issues surrounding substance abuse. Please take a moment to fill out this survey by pasting the following address in your browser https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/lrsac

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August 4, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 5A

Chatter: The disappearing volunteer firefighter

By Jay Spenciner Guest Writer “In most places in America, when a fire breaks out, a volunteer shows up to put it out. But, the ranks of volunteers are dwindling… There are still more than twice as many volunteers as career firefighters.

But the number of volunteers has dropped by around 11% since the mid-1980s, while the number of career firefighters has grown more than 50%…the rise in two-income households often means that

Firehouse Chatter there is no stay-at-home parent to run things so the other can dash off for an emergency. Urbanization and the aging of the rural population are taking their toll as fewer young people are available to replace firefighters who retire. …volunteers save not only lives but money — more than $139.8 billion annually for local governments.”

The above appeared in the New York Times of Sunday, Aug. 16, 2014, written by Andrew Brown and Ian Urbina. I have written several times in my columns about how various area fire departments are in need of volunteers. I can guarantee that the critical shortage of volunteers has gotten worse since this article was pub-

a Lovell Road campground.

Edward J. Minahan, 19, of Lakeville, Mass. was charged with illegal consumption of liquor by a minor, unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and possession of marijuana. Peter R. Loranger, 19, of East Freetown, Mass. was charged with sale/use of drug paraphernalia.

8:45 p.m. Caleb Lovering, 19, of Wolfeboro, N.H. was charged with illegal consumption of liquor by a minor at a Lovell Road campground.

11:15 p.m. Andrew J. Abreu, 22, of Saugus, Mass. was charged with unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and possession of marijuana at a Lovell Road campground.

Saturday, July 30 12:45 a.m. Christopher J. Bozarjian, 22, of Salem, Mass. was charged with unlawful possession of a schedule drug at a Lovell Road location.

1:45 a.m. Following a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Fair and Pond Streets, police charged Nicholas A. Johnson, 31, of Fryeburg with violating conditions of his release, oper-

ating a motor vehicle while under the influence, and operating a motor vehicle after license suspension.

7:10 a.m. Police investigated a theft report at a Swan Falls Road campground.

11 a.m. A motor vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Main Street and Bog Pond Road.

12:23 p.m. Sarah E. Stewart-Crosta, 26, of Quincy, Mass. was charged with drinking in public at a Lovell Road campground.

12:45 p.m.

Richard J. Medeiros III, 26, of Dartmouth, Mass. was charged with drinking in public at the Swan Falls Road public boat launch.

2:30 p.m. A 17-year-old was charged with possession of marijuana at the Fryeburg town beach.

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Farmington, Maine is about an hour and a half drive from Bridgton. It has a population of about 7,700 (Bridgton has about 5,500) and is the capital of Franklin County. Franklin County’s economy is quite a bit poorer than Cumberland’s, but I wouldn’t call Farmington poor. Like Bridgton, it has a hospital. It also has the University of Maine, Farmington, which contributes a lot more to the town’s economy than Bridgton

Academy does. Farmington I have ties to the does not get Bridgton’s tor- Farmington area and follow rent of tourists, but it gets the happenings there. A few plenty of students and staff months ago, I read in the at UMF. CHATTER, Page 7A

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2:30 to 11 p.m. During this time period, police made an arrest(s) at Canal Beach for liquor law violations; six cases of liquor law violations at a Lovell Road campground; and two drug complaints at the campground.

3:38 p.m. A motor vehicle crash occurred at a Main Street

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7:10 p.m. Nicole Ascolese, 20, of Fryeburg was charged with illegal consumption of liquor by a minor at a Lovell Road campground.

8:40 and 10:50 p.m. Police investigated theft reports at a Lovell Road campground.

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5:17 p.m. Scott A. Walker Jr., 32, of Westbrook was charged with theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. He was stopped on Main Street.

8:50 p.m. Police received a report of unwanted subjects on Bridgton Road.

Thursday, July 28 5:56 p.m. Police handled a criminal trespass complaint at the Canal Bridge campground.

9:37 p.m. Police investigated a burglary on North Fryeburg Road.

Friday, July 29 5:30 p.m. Benjamin J. Gilbert, 22, of Brookline, N.H. was charged with drinking in public off Lovell Road.

7 p.m. Victoria A. Robinson, 19, of Salem, Mass. was charged with illegal consumption of liquor by a minor at a Lovell Road campground.

7:29 p.m. Heather B. Brand, 30, of Windham was charged with drinking in public off Lovell Road.

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LRCT: It’s a family affair

Hello!

How do you do?

We are Lake Region Community Theatre, and we are so happy to meet you!

“How does one become involved in Community Theater?” you ask?

You audition!

I do not know of a single parent who does not “Dream Big” when it comes to their child — be it music, sports, drama or any interest our child may show, at any age between 1 month and 200 months. For my daughters, I have been blessed with children who love being active, and who thrive on multiple activities. My daughters have been involved in Girl Scouts, soccer, band, softball, chorus, basketball, theater, gymnastics, and community service projects. Products of a mother, who believes that involvement in their community will serve them well in the long run,

each with different benefits.

Sports require an ability to work as a team. It requires acceptance and response to constructive criticism. Band and chorus requires teamwork, but also a level of self interested ethic. Each member wants to achieve a solo. Each strives to perform their best.

Theater requires a commitment unlike the commitment to sports, chorus, or band, common school activities. Theater is unique in that it requires a certain amount of personal talent that plays well with others. In theater, each individual is called upon to be a part of a larger piece, and every participant is integral to the success as a whole.

Theater requires “huge ego,” while also understanding that there is no “small part.”

Teaching our children that, speaking as a “Stage Mom” myself, takes a lot of help, and nowhere have I wit-

nessed the more applicable phrase, “It takes a Village” than in Community Theater.

Our current production, Willy Wonka, has a cast of 43.

Of those 43, there are seven family “clans” involved!

Clan Baker involves stayat-home mother, Meagan, sharing this experience with one of her two daughters, Allison. Meagan is a veteran of the stage, while Allison is expanding her experience, having performed for Stevens Brook Elementary and Lake Region Middle School productions.

Then, we have the “Rogues Gallery,” featuring brothers-in-law Phil Bowman and Bill Libby.

LRCT is so proud to present our “Generations of talent,” presenting Pam CollinsStahle, choreographer, her nephew, Derrek Schrader, Pam’s daughter, Liza CollinsSchrader, and introducing

Pam’s son Ty Stahle.

Our next “branch” involves the Frum Family.

Julie and Rachel are no strangers to the stage. This will be their third performance with LRCT. The Webb Family is represented by patriarch Mike, his daughter-in-law Becci, and granddaughter Acadia. Parents in the Lake Region may know Becci as a beloved teacher at “The Ballroom” in Harrison,” and her daughter, Acadia, recently performed in the SBES production of Sleeping Walter this past spring.

We are happy to present Ella and Lacey Tilsley, sisters and students at Telstar Middle School in Bethel.

Finally, we have the Rose Trio, mother Kathy, and daughters Susan and Kate.

While both girls are veterans of LRCT, mom Kathy is participating for the first time.

Community theater thrives

on community involvement, be it acting, stage management, set building, volunteering, costuming, or concession assistance.

We hope you and your family will be able to join us for our upcoming production of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka opening Friday, Aug. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Lake Region High School in Naples. Other performance dates are Aug. 13, 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 14 and 21 at 2 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased at Hayes True Value in

Sharing bread with pantries Recognizing the issue of summertime hunger and the lack of focus it receives, the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger developed an event to highlight this issue and make a significant contribution to food pantries in every Maine county including two in Cumberland County.

One of those receiving a contribution was the Casco Village Church Food Pantry in Casco.

Food pantries in every Maine county received a contribution, along with Good Shepherd Food-Bank, which serves more

than 90% of the hunger organizations in the state. The funds are part of the record-setting $623,000 the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger raised in 2015.

“People are not as focused on hunger and the struggles that food pantries go through in the summer as they are at, say, the holidays. In addition to providing support to food pantries during an especially difficult time, raising awareness that hunger exists throughout the year is also part of our objective,” remarked Jon Paradise, vice president of Governmental

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For their part, food pantries that received a contribution were extremely appreciative of the timing and the amount. One food pantry said, “Summer is one of our most difficult times because, frankly, people are thinking about the need for hunger, so we receive fewer contributions. Unfortunately, the need doesn’t diminish in the summer so this contribution is so welcome.”

The presentations were held in Westbrook at the Maine CU League, where loaves of bread and checks were presented to representatives from Maine’s eight, southern-most counties, and in Hampden at Good Shepherd Food-Bank’s Northeast Distribution Center.

Since 1990, the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger has raised $6.5 million to help end hunger in Maine including a record-setting $623,000 in 2015. 100% of all funds raised go directly to the cause, and stay in Maine.

SHARING THE BREAD — Jon Paradise (right), vice president of Governmental & Public Affairs for the Maine Credit Union League, which coordinates the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger, presents a check to Theda Logan and Ronnie Titles of the Casco Village Church Food Pantry, one of two food pantries in Cumberland County and one of 33 pantries statewide that received contributions through the campaign’s “Share the Bread” event.

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“I have no intention in putting out a sign or to publicly advertise. I plan on being very discrete,” he said.

Mayes plans to install a security system, and could increase secured storage.

He added that if he had to test a repaired weapon, he would go to a shooting range, not fire the gun or rifle on his property.

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August 4, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 7A

Above & beyond: Hospital honors Heroes

Naples paving

(Continued from Page 1A) purchased two years ago. It is located off Route 11.

Paraschak estimated that the cost of paving only the driveway and the parking area will be about $15,000.

Already, the town has spent about $10,000 for grading the area prior to paving. P&K Sand and Gravel did the grading work.

The total paving bill for all the roads on the list will be roughly $250,000, Paraschak told the Naples Board of Selectmen recently.

“There is a big (paving) reserve. We will use about half of it,” Paraschak said.

“It is a lot of money, but it doesn’t go far” when it comes to the expense of paving, he said.

Depending on how far the paving money goes and how fair the fall weather is, Gore Road could be partially paved this year. If Gore Road doesn’t get a coat of pavement this autumn, it will most likely be paved next spring, Paraschak said.

Gore Road is one of the few town-owned dirt roads in Naples.

“Of all the dirt roads, it has the highest maintenance (cost) because of the traffic,” Paraschak said.

“It needs more prep work,” he said. “Because paving prices are cheaper, it may happen this fall. And if it doesn’t, it would be in the spring,” Paraschak said.

“We measured Gore Road, and likely we will have to have the trees trimmed back.

There is a split stone arch at the end of Gore Road, we should put in a culvert and be done with it,” he said.

The split stone arch is for overflow water from Tricky Pond, he said.

“The other end of Gore Road needs some ditching work,” he said.

The HEROES (Healthcare Employees Reaching Out with Exceptional Service) Award was established several years ago by the Central Maine Medical Family to acknowledge outstanding employees at Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital.

The awards are presented annually. Bridgton Hospital announced its roster of HEROES in July.

“The HEROES Award recognizes staff members who demonstrate the Central Maine Medical Family mission by providing, with expertise, commitment and compassion, exceptional healthcare services in a safe and trustful environment,” said David Frum, president of Bridgton

and Rumford Hospitals.

To be recognized as one of the organization’s HEROES, an employee must be nominated by a fellow employee through a formal review process.

During the ninth annual celebration, Rodney Welch, PTA; Paula Cox, Plant Operations secretary; Mahnee Dinsmore, M.D., Bridgton OB/GYN; and Kimberly Elliott, MA, Bridgton Pediatrics were honored for their compassion, citizenship, integrity, service, excellence and commitment.

The HEROES were feted BRIDGTON HOSPITAL HEROES (from left to right) with an afternoon social Mahnee Dinsmore and Kimberly Elliott. and received glass trophies.

Their names will be added to a slate plaque beside the main entrance of the hospital.

(Continued from Page 5A) SCBAs (needed for interior Franklin Journal that the firefighting).

JS: Now you have four Farmington Fire Department was considering adding full-timers. What is a fullfour full-time firefighters to time firefighter here? What their volunteer department. I is the pay?

TH: We have four posiknow Tim Hardy from other than his Farmington Fire tions. They work two days Department service. We sat on, then two days off. We down at that town’s fire sta- only staff 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

We don’t staff overnight. tion recently.

JS: Tim, what is your They work 42 hours a week.

The full-time firefighters position?

TH: I’m one of the full- get $13 an hour, an officer $14.75 an hour. Everyone is time captains.

JS: In the Bridgton area, going to have to be an EMT none of the departments (Farmington has a separate have full-timers. To be hon- ambulance service). We still Do you want to enroll in a job-training program and est, to me, it’s a horrible have one per diem, Monday thing to have full-timers in to Friday, eight hours a day, don’t have the money?

Do you need help determining what training is avail- a volunteer department and $12.50 to $13 per hour (in a few years ago, I’d have the Lake Region area, the able in your area?

Do you need help figuring out what kind of training is said “never.” But, I feel like going rate is closer to $17 we volunteer departments are per hour). the best fit for you?

JS: I know it’s only a short Come to a short informational session and meet our on a sinking ship, as far as training partners: Workforce Solutions and the Career having enough volunteers. time that you have had fullCenters. They will share what they can do to support your If we have a structure fire, timers, but how does it seem efforts to get some training that leads to good paying jobs! we typically call eight to 12 to be working?

TH: All four positions The informational session is Wednesday, Aug. 10 at other towns for mutual aid.

4 p.m. at Adult Ed at the Bridgton Town Office Lower One town will send an engine were filled by June. It seems with only one guy; anoth- to be working well. The two Conference Room.

Don’t miss an opportunity to get the help you need. er might send a couple of officers are fairly experiFor more information, call Lake Region/Fryeburg Area firefighters. We didn’t used enced. We’re getting everyAdult Ed at 627-4291. Job training programs are sup- to need much outside help. one up to speed on driving ported by Adult Ed partners and they may be able to help In my department, we don’t all the trucks, pumping, etc. even have per diems. How Our full-timers wear packs you pay for it! did it come about that you and have to be able to drive everything. They do hazmat hired full-timers?

TH: We hired a full-time (hazardous materials). They chief back in 2000 and in continue their educations.

JS: How did the volun2007, we started having problems during the daytime teers react to the full-timers?

(Continued from Page 1A) TH: So far, it has been “There will be one-lane alternating traffic during the with staffing and that’s when fairly well with the full-time our per diems started.

This days,” he said. year, we started not having staff. With our per diems, The existing bridge is 76 feet long.

The replacement bridge will be 80 feet long and 28 feet the same level of consistency we were starting to reach wide, including three-foot-wide raised shoulders for pedes- with our per diems. We had out and hire some who were some people who could work not members of the FFD. trians.

The cost of the Crockett Bridge replacement is $1,600,000, numerous hours, but then That actually was causing…

Obamacare started kicking in It was more about the ownaccording to the MDOT website. for our per diems since the ership of the organization. town has over 50 employees. That’s one of the benefits JS: I’ve been very con- of the full timer. It’s their cerned with what’s happen- department and station too. ing with coverage and it’s not They take pride in it. We just my department. In my have a lot of people who take area, we’re all pretty much pride in the organization. Our struggling to get enough vol- fleet is second to none.

JS: That’s not our probunteers. When did you put in lem either. We have good the full-timers?

TH: It actually began May equipment. The taxpayers in Bridgton have been very gen1 of this year.

JS: How many volunteers erous. We’re advertising for had you dwindled to when a full-time chief now. When you hired full-timers, were you went to full-timers?

TH: We were down to 24 there any physical requireor 25 and another problem ments to be able to do certain was our age. We don’t have things?

TH: There was not a young people coming in to replace those who retire. As physical agility test, just the people age, they stop wearing standard medical tests that all

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firefighters get. Firefighter 1 and 2 were required.

JS: Do they have to maintain the ability to wear packs, etc.?

TH: No, but all the ones we hired are in pretty good shape. We have access to weights, treadmills and an elliptical.

JS: If you don’t mind I’m going to change the topic. Do you have anything to remove the diesel fumes (a known carcinogen) from the station?

TH: We have a Nederman Exhaust System. It’s hooked to the truck and then to a fan in the attic. When you drive out, it drops off magnetically.

We got it back in 1998.

JS: 1998! You guys are way ahead of everybody.

Bridgton is getting one soon.

Many towns in our area don’t have an exhaust system.

Have you had any problems with your system?

TH: Nope. Ours works with magnets and 30 pounds of force separates it (as the truck pulls out).

JS: I have one more question for you. Do you guys have two sets of gear or one set (a second set helps reduce exposure to carcinogenic diesel fumes, which cling to the clothing)?

TH: The majority of us have two sets of gear. People usually keep their set that gets replaced as a backup.

The chief had wanted people to keep their old sets of gear.

JS: The opinions I have expressed above are my own and not necessarily those of anyone else in the BFD or any other department.

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Marina photo catches couples’ eyes at show

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — A couple who owns a local marina was delighted when they stumbled upon a professional photo taken of their business property.

The familiar image of their marina in the photo caught their eyes. In the photo, the marina was bathed in a tangerine-colored light with pink at the edges. The moored boats seemed to be in a state of slumber.

The find happened during the Annual Arts and Crafts Festival, a juried art show sponsored by Naples For The Arts. The festival took place on the Causeway this past weekend.

Around noon on Saturday, Dan and Dawn Allen, who own the Causeway Marina,

were taking a walk on the boardwalk in order to see the vendors involved in the Naples Arts and Crafts Festival. They moved from booth to booth.

Then, they walked into the booth for the small business Scenes of Maine Photography.

Almost, immediately they were smitten with one photo in particular. They decided to purchase it.

Artist Stephen Beckwith, who is a resident of Harrison, asked if they owned one of the boats in the photo.

“I own the property,” Dan Allen said.

Beckwith said he expected that someone with a personal connection to the boats at the marina would most likely buy the photograph.

Beckwith explained how

IN SEARCH OF A PHOTO —Marina owners Dan and Dawn Allen find a photo of their business, the Causeway Marina, taken in the early morning hours. The Annual Arts Festival, sponsored by Naples For the Art. had a strong turnout.

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the photo had been taken during the early morning hours as the sun was rising on Brandy Pond.

“The art show is a great event to have in Naples,” Allen later said.

The art festival draws tourists and lots of locals onto the Causeway. With the festival happening in their backyard, Allen and his wife did not have to wander far from the marina during the busy season.

The print has not found a permanent home, he said.

For now, it is on display in the marina office, he said.

On Saturday, Beckwith received a judges’ second place ribbon for one of his photos. In that winning photo, he captured the Milky Way in the night sky while keeping in focus the two canoes on the beach in the foreground. He said the remote spot on a northern Maine lake provided the incredibly dark sky, and the campfire served as lighting for the canoes.

“Dawn and dusk are my two favorite times of the day, and most of my photographs are taken during those hours.

I love to watch the transition of light between day and night, and seeing what Mother Nature does in that fleeting moment,” Beckwith wrote on his business webpage.

“Colors can turn magical, shadows may seem mystical, but the scene always has a story to be told,” he said.

More likely than not, the Allen family has plenty of stories to accompany the pre-dawn photo of their marina.

Join Lakes Environmental Association naturalist Mary Jewett at the Maine Lake Science Center on Friday, Aug. 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. for an informative and exciting afternoon in Pondicherry Park safely catching, learning about, and releasing dragonflies.

Participants will become familiar with the local species of dragonflies and damselflies, and then grab nets and head to the field in the park to practice catching and safely handling these beautiful insects that keep obnoxious bugs at bay! There is

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(Continued from Page 1A) him a break,” Lisa said.

“Around that time, Eric and I started taking tickets at the merry-go-round. What was great was that our kids were riding the merry-goround, and they got to ride for free. So, it was a little less expensive,” she said.

For the past four or five years, her children have helped by volunteering at the kiddie rides, she said.

On Saturday, Jordan donned an alligator costume

VOLUNTEERS Jordan Magiera, 15, and Nick Magiera, 13, enjoy a spin on the Casco Days carousel. and joined Rick Charette and the Bubblegum Band for a rendition of Alligator in the Elevator.

“Jordan is a Junior Firefighter. She was happily wrangled into putting on the costume,” Lisa said.

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than we do. She helped set up two weeks beforehand.

She worked every minute of it.”

“That because she’s a Junior Firefighter. The firefighters are at the foundation of everything at Casco Days,” she said.

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ADORABLE ADORING FANS surround the alligator during the live musical show with Rick Charette and the Bubblegum Band during Casco Days on Saturday. Junior Firefighter Jordan Magiera, 15, was happily wrangled into putting on the alligator costume this year.

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Grab the kids and join in: free for LEA members, $5 for nonmembers. Please preregister so there will be enough nets! Meet at the Maine Lake Science Center on 51 Willet Road, and head to the woods. For more information and to register: mary@leamaine.org Bringing Nature to Life with Watercolor Local artist Lynn Driscoll will lead a three-session seminar (Aug. 12, 19 and 26 from 9 a.m. to noon) using watercolor to bring plen air sketches to life.

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Area Events

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Artists at Work

Interested in the artistic process? Come to “Artists at Work” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Gallery 302, 112 Main Street in Bridgton, on Saturday, Aug. 6. Twelve local artists will be set up and demonstrating how they create their artwork. Questions are encouraged!

The Community Loom

The Brownfield Public Library invites everyone to contribute to the Community Loom that is on the library lawn. Bring something from home that represents you to weave into the tapestry of the town.

A hair ribbon, string, your favorite old shirt cut into strips, yarn or flowers — something you will be able to spot in the tapestry when it’s finished, and is on display at the Community Center.

You can add your part anytime during daylight hours until the loom is full. Be creative and have fun!

Senior Trip to Theatre

Join Casco and Naples Recreation for a Senior Trip to Sea Dog Brewing Co. for lunch, followed by an unbelievable show at the Maine State Music Theatre, Mamma Mia! Lunch will be served Sea Dog Brewing Co. and will include your choice of Mediterranean steak and artichoke salad, chicken and broccoli Alfredo, fish and chips, and dessert (cheesecake).

The trip is Tuesday, Aug. 23. Bus leaves the Plummer Field Complex at 10 a.m. and returns around 6:30 p.m.

Cost: $77 residents, $107 nonresidents. Nonresidents will be put on awaiting list and will be taken if space is available. Deadline is Friday, Aug. 12. For more information, contact Casco Rec Director Beth Latsey at 6274187 or Naples Rec Director Harvey Price at 693-6364.

Program on Carding Mill

The August meeting of the Waterford Historical Society will be a special program on the Carding Mill at Old Sturbridge Village. One hundred years ago, it was a functioning part of South Waterford “City,” where once there were many mills. In the 1960s, it was taken apart and moved to the museum village.

Robert Spencer will be the guest speaker. He has done much research, along with David Sanderson, in preparation for an historical marker, which WHS will place at the former site of the mill. The dedication of the historic plaque, planned for Aug. 13, will unfortunately be postponed until further notice.

The meeting will be at 7 p.m., Thursday, August 11, at the Wilkins Community House in Waterford Flat. Potluck refreshments. The Old Town House museum next to Keoka Lake will be open every Monday and Wednesday until Aug. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Raymond Community Fair

This Saturday, Aug. 6, Raymond will celebrate the Second Annual “Everybody Hearts Raymond” Celebration. The day will begin at 10 a.m. with a parade on Main Street featuring local celebrities, businesses, Raymond Fire and Rescue, and antique cars! The free Festival continues to 2 p.m. at Sheri Gagnon Park (63 Mill Street) with face painting, bounce house, slide, dunk tank, craft vendors, bake sale and pie-eating contest!

The Raymond Revitalization Committee hopes that everyone will come and find out what makes Raymond a special place to live, work and play, and why “Everybody Hearts Raymond, Maine.”

For more information, please contact Carrie Colby at cmcolby@maine.rr.com or check out the event on Facebook.

BUXTON — David Mallett returns once again to the Saco River Theatre in Buxton on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m., after an unforgettable sold out show last year!

David is one of America’s true original troubadours. In a career spanning four decades, he has recorded 14 albums, had several hundred covers of his songs, including the American folk classic, Garden Song and has performed in clubs, concert halls and festivals across the United States, Canada and Europe.

Known for his carefullywritten, poetic offerings, his body of work has provided material for an eclectic list of artists that includes Alison Krauss, Pete Seeger, Hal Ketchum, Emmylou Harris, John Denver, and The Muppets.

“Few people could be called the living embodiment of the state where they live.

But what Garrison Keillor is to Minnesota, Mallett is to Maine,” — Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel .

“David Mallett is the best folk singer alive in America today,” — Dan McCullough, Cape Cod Times,

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the only artist working today whose portraits and stories, derived from the American heartland, can come close to being compared to the works of Stephen Foster,” — Steve Lacrosse, Popular Folk Music Today.

General Admission: $30 for adults, $25 for students and seniors. Reservations advised: 929-6472 or www.sacorivertheatre.org Thursday, Aug. 18th at 7:30 p.m., see and hear Buckwheat Zydeco.

If you’ve gotten into zydeco music, or felt its influence, or watched the world celebrate this great aspect of Louisiana culture over the past 30 years it’s likely been because of Buckwheat Zydeco. The band can claim the three largestselling zydeco albums of all time. No other zydeco artist has come close to selling as many records or exposing the music to more people around the world.

Tickets: Adults $35; students and seniors $30.

Reservations advised at 9296472 or www.sacorivertheatre. DAVID MALLETT appears at the Saco River Theatre org (29 Salmon Falls Road) in Buxton on Saturday, Aug. 13.

Free community picnic at Shorey Park on August 16 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and Beth’s Café are collaborating, with a large number of community businesses, to hold a free Community Picnic at beautiful downtown Shorey Park in Bridgton.

The picnic will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. The theme of the event is to get back to the old days of summer, evoking a time when perfect summer gatherings were held at the local park. A rain date has

been set for Wednesday, Aug. 17, 5 to 7 p.m The first 100 participants to arrive will have the opportunity to enjoy the great taste of a free Beth’s Café boxed meal while all residents will enjoy the great sounds of Skylark, a local area band, who is donating their time and talent.

Residents need only to bring their lawn chairs and sit back and enjoy the beautiful Maine evening.

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Entertainment & Concerts

Suppers & breakfasts

Thursday, August 4 Arts Jubilee presents Boogie Blues with vocalist and keyboard artist Victor Wainwright and his band, Wildroots, at 7 p.m. at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway, N.H., rain or shine.

Tickets: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students, kids 12 and under free.

Saturday, August 6 Beatles For Sale, a New England Beatles tribute band will perform at Deertrees Theatre at 7:30 p.m. It will be a fun and energetic performance complete with original instrumentation and vocal harmonies as accurate to original Beatles recordings as possible. Tickets are $25 (over age 15) or $15 for under age 15. Tickets available at Deertrees box office at 156 Deertrees Rd, Harrison or online at www. brownpapertickets.com/event/2553539 DAM JAM, featuring alternative music all day and an arts festival, 2:30 to 10:30 p.m. in Bicentennial Park in Denmark. The Jam benefits the Denmark Arts Center.

Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Kids 12 and under are free. Order at denmarkarts.org Sunday, August 7 The Summer Concert Series continues on the Village Green in Naples from 6 to 7 p.m. (inside Naples Methodist Church, if rain). This week’s concert will feature Steve Cee with 50s-60s and Country music.

Monday, August 8 The Poland Springs Preservation Society’s annual summer concert series is held at the All Soul’s Chapel, Poland with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and program starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $6 in advance at Maine State Building or $7.50 at the door. FMI: 998-4142.

Tuesday, August 9 The Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival presents, Windfest, at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre, Harrison. Call 781-3202 for information on tickets or purchase online at www.sebagomusicfestival.org/tickets Thursday, August 11 Thom Bennett and Kathy Perkins along with Taylor Whiteside will perform at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. in Lovell.

Friday, August 12 Encounters in Sound, featuring pianist Jed Wilson and jazz vocalist Dominque Eade at 7:30 p.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, located on the Fryeburg Academy campus (Bradley Street). Tickets $15 for adults, $5 for students, 935-9232 or www.fryeburgacademy.org/pac Saturday, August 13 As part of its Push Back the Stacks program, Spaulding Memorial Library in Sebago will present Outrageous Banjo with Peter Mezoian at 7 p.m.

Dave Mallett returns to the Saco River Theatre in Buxton for a 7:30 p.m. performance. Tickets: $30 for adults, $25 for students and seniors. Reservations advised: 9296472 or www.sacorivertheatre.org

PETER MEZOIAN will perform at the Spaulding Library in Sebago on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m.

Outrageous banjo at library SEBAGO — As part of its Push Back the Stacks program, Spaulding Memorial Library in Sebago will present Outrageous Banjo with Peter Mezoian on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m.

Peter has been a very popular performer at the library in the past, and organizers are expecting another stellar show from him.

Free admission. The library is located at 282 Sebago Road, Sebago. For more information, call 787-2321.

Peter Mezoian is one of the most dynamic and versatile musical artists today. It’s only coincidence that he is also a great entertainer. He plays the banjo with a smooth, lush tone and combines staggering technique with a human emotional approach that connects to anyone who listens.

The roots of his instrument are in the birth of American popular and jazz music from the early 1900s. Unlike many banjoists, Peter decided that those syncopated infectious rhythms and provoking melody could transfer to other genres and generations of music. Where Cole Porter crosses Paul Simon and Broadway intersects with the Beatles. The roaring 20s catches up with the psychedelic 60s. Years of taking the banjo across the world as a feature act on theater and night club stages in America, England, and Japan, music festivals and more than 50 different cruise ships have created a funny, charming and engaging performer who keeps you wondering what he will play next. He is your typical Steve Martininfluenced, Maine native, donut-eating, espresso-drinking, half-Armenian, half-Greek, four-string banjoist. All this and Peter’s only 5 feet 3 inches tall.

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Thursday - Sunday, August 4-7 Sweden Days happenings over four days. Talent show, history walks, potluck supper and contra dance.

FMI: visit swedenhistoricalsociety. com or find them on Facebook.

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Saturday, August 6 A pancake breakfast will be held at the West Baldwin United Methodist Church (Route 113) from 7 to 9 a.m. The menu includes scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee and orange juice. Cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 10 and younger.

Bridgton Methodist Church will hold a baked bean and hot dog supper with all the fixins including pies at 5 p.m. at their Main Street location in Bridgton. The cost will be $7 for adults and $3 for children.

A Roast Beef Supper will be held at the Hiram Community Center, 14 Historical Ridge, Hiram at 5 p.m. $10 for adults and $4 for children under 12. There will be gluten-free options. Call 625-8074 for more information.

The Sebago Volunteer Association will hold a baked bean supper from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the old town hall on Route 107. The menu also includes hot dogs, potato salad, chop suey, coleslaw, rolls, brown bread and dessert. Cost is $9 for adults, $4 for children ages 6 to 12, and free to kids ages 5 and younger.

Sunday, August 7 The Harrison Lions Club will host a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Long Lake Park (next to the Village Tie-up). The menu includes pancakes (blueberry, chocolate chip and plain), sausage, French toast, juice and coffee.

Cost: $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 8 and over, free for children ages 8 and under. All you can eat. (A second breakfast will be held on Sunday, Aug. 21.)

A barbecue chicken supper will be held at the North Sebago Methodist Church from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 10 The Waterford Summer Breakfasts continue from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Wilkins Community House at the foot of Plummer Hill Road, next to the Waterford Congregational Church. A breakfast of freshly-baked muffins, eggs, pancakes, donuts, coffee, tea and orange juice and real Maine maple syrup will be served. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children ages 5-10.

Saturday, August 13 A blueberry pancake breakfast will be held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (42 Sweden Road, Route 93 in Bridgton) from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Cost: $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 3-10, free for children under age 3.

Delta Lodge 2nd Annual Spaghetti Supper: The Delta Masonic Lodge will hold their second annual spaghetti supper from 5 to 7 p.m. With the pasta, there will be either sauce with or without meat, green salad and garlic bread and homemade desserts. This is a fundraiser for the SAD 72 Back Pack program. The cost is $7 for adults and children under 12 are $4.

Tuesday, August 16 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and Beth’s Café are collaborating, with a large number of community businesses, to hold a free Community Picnic at beautiful downtown Shorey Park in Bridgton. The picnic will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. The theme of the event is to get back to the old days of summer, evoking a time when perfect summer gatherings were held at the local park. A rain date has been set for Wednesday, Aug. 17, 5 to 7 p.m. The first 100 participants to arrive will have the opportunity to enjoy the great taste of a free Beth’s Café boxed meal while all residents will enjoy the great sounds of Skylark, a local area band, who is donating their time and talent.

Church Supper to benefit the First Congregational Church of Fryeburg Steeple Restoration Campaign from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Masonic Hall on Portland Street, Fryeburg.

Traditional hot dogs, homemade beans, casseroles, salads, rolls and pies. Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12.

Public supper at the North Waterford Congregational Church (off Route 35, opposite Melby’s Market) from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Buffet-style, all-you-can-eat menu includes baked beans, American chop suey, casseroles, salads, brown bread, rolls, beverages and dessert (strawberry shortcake). Cost: $9 for adults, $4.50 for children under 12.

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Thursday, August 4 Summer Fair “The Lazy Days of Summer” will be held at the Lovell United Congregational Church on Route 5 in Center Lovell from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There will be gifts, baked goods, produce, flowers, balsam fir pillows, jewelry and other treasures. Also lunch and a raffle.

Saturday, August 6 Opening reception of “The House in the Landscape: A three-artist exhibit” at Hole in the Wall Studioworks in Raymond (Route 302), 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit, which runs through Sept. 12, features work by Wendy Newcomb, Karen Pettengill and Francine Schrock.

Friday, August 12 Watercolor series with Lynn Driscoll at Maine Lake Science Center in Bridgton, 9 a.m. to noon.

FMI and to sign up, stonerivergallery@gmail.com Dragonflies with Mary Jewett at Maine Lake Science Center at 1 p.m. FMI and to register, mary@leamaine.org Saturday, August 13 Metallurgist John Hildebran, maker of fine brass and bronze castings, will speak at the Hiram Community Center (14 Historical Ridge, Hiram) at 1:30 p.m.

Nature Photography with LEA naturalist Mary Jewett, 9 a.m., Holt Pond Preserve. FMI and to register: mary@leamaine.org

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Preview of Village Folk Festival musical acts

The lineup card for the Village Folk Festival has plenty of variety and lots of zip to it.

The annual fest is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19-20 at the Bridgton Community Center grounds off Depot Street.

The schedule is as follows:

Friday, August 19

• 3-4:30 p.m., Brad Terry & Dan Moore • 5-6 p.m., Two Doors – Bob Wallace & Paul Dube • 6:30-10 p.m., Contradance with Puckerbrush

Saturday, August 20

• 9-10:30 a.m., Sharon Novak – Music for Kids • 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Brad Hooper • 1-3 p.m., Milltown Roadshow • 3:30-6 p.m., Rusty Truckers • 6:30-10 p.m., Shark Martin About the Performers: Brad Terry and Dan Moore are two incredible musicians who have played together in the past, brought together by the passing of long time local and sister of

the festival planners, Liza Terry Jewett. Their musicianship is unsurpassed and they bring an in-depth musical conversation to every tune they play.

Two Doors Bob Wallace is a longtime resident of Harrison. He is a songwriter with two CDs of original material full of humor, vibrant images and a maritime feel. Paul Dube knows a million tunes and sings them all over the state. Together, they are Two Doors, enjoying the music and the camaraderie.

Puckerbrush is a contra dance band based out of Eaton N.H. Accompanied by caller, Eric Rollnick,

Puckerbrush is sure to make dancers out of everyone before they’re through their lively, joyous performance.

Shana Aisenberg of Freedom, N.H. plays fiddle and mandolin; Gale Johnsen of Freedom, N.H. plays fiddle; Peter Kimball of Ossipee, N.H. plays guitar; Candace Maher of Eaton, N.H. plays accordion, cello, flute and pennywhistle.

Sharon Novak sings Music for Kids with a simple and fun style inviting her audience to join in with singing, dancing, jumping or whatever the song may ask them to do. “Little children love songs that invite them to move. I have made this

the standard for most every song I write or sing.” Bring all the kids you know, young and old, to Sharon’s show on Saturday.

Brad Hooper helps the Village Folk Festival throughout the year and our reward is to have him play each year.

He represents exactly the “folk” we’re celebrating at the festival, a talented, hardworking local who is invested in his music and his community.

Milltown Roadshow is a five-piece band based in and around Bridgton, Maine. It features a unique blend of “Americana” music drawn from a variety of genres as well as a selection of wellcrafted original songs. The band’s diverse repertoire allows it to adapt its performances to a broad audience. With unsurpassed vocal harmonies and strong instrumentation, this sometimes thought-provoking, sometimes emotional, and often-energetic group of seasoned professionals are sure to deliver a memorable and

SLL Music Festival finale Aug. 9 HARRISON — The final concert of the 44th season of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will be both grand and exhilarating featuring wind instruments, as the Festival dedicates the concert to its cofounding music director and oboist, the late Judy Pence.

The piano and strings will join the winds in this highspirited program, Windfest, highlighting the diverse and unique qualities of the Festival.

From Strauss to Nielsen, to Mozart and Dohnanyi, you will be transported in a magical evening of musi-

DOHNÁNYI: Sextet in C Major for piano, clarinet, horn, and strings, Op. 37 Performers: Stephen Taylor, solo oboist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Jo-Ann Sternberg, clarinetist and artistic director of The Maine Chamber Music Seminar at Snow Pond; John Boden, principal horn of the Portland Symphony Orchestra; William Purvis, French horn soloist and member of the New York Woodwind Quintet; Adrian Morejon, bassoonist of the Dorian Wind Quintet; Miki-Sophia Cloud, violin-

ist and artistic director of the White Mountains Music festival; Laurie Kennedy, principal violist of the Portland Symphony and former SLLMF music director; Lindy Clarke, founding cellist of the Claring Chamber Players; Anthony D’Amico, principal bass of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the Boston Philharmonic; Mihae Lee, pianist and the new music director of the SLLMF. Tickets: Individual tickets are $25; free for anyone 21 and under. Tickets available

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The Rusty Truckers is Jim McLaughlin (keys), Brenden Dowd (bass), Masa Takahashi (guitar) and Bill Mead (drums). This impromptu collaboration is made up of folks from the local area and beyond. Always top shelf quality, Bill puts together fantastic talent to take music in unexpected directions.

Shark Martin is Ryan St. Onge — larynx, fingerstrings; Shawn Nadeau — thick finger-strings, larynx; Daniel Spoffard — sticks and skins, larynx; Rafe Matregrano — larynx, keys, finger strings (large and small) sticks and skins; and

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August events at Naples Library

SLL finale show (Continued from Page 3B) online: http://sllmf.org/tickets/ or 781-3202.

All tickets are for open seating and will be held at the front entrance box office. Tickets are available concert nights starting at 6:45 p.m. Reserved tickets must be picked up by 7:15 p.m.

For more information including ticket purchases and artists bios, please visit their website: www.sebagomusicfestival.org

Calendar BRIDGTON Mon., Aug. 1 and Thurs., Aug. 4 — Tri-County Support Group, community Center, 10 a.m.

Mon., Aug. 1 to Fri., Aug. 5 — Free lunch for youth 18 years and under at Highland Lake Beach at noon; Sawyer Circle at 12:15 p.m.; Woods Pond Beach at 12;30 p.m.

Tues., Aug. 2 — COPD Support Group, Community Center, 1 p.m.

Tues., Aug. 2 — Pokemon Club, Community Center, 3 p.m.

Wed., Aug. 3 — Bridgton Community Band Concert, Gazebo behind Rite Aid, 7:30 p.m.

Wed., Aug. 3 — Bible Study, Community Center, 6:30 p.m.

Thur., Aug. 4 — Bingo, St. Joseph Church, South High Street. Doors open 5:30 p.m.

Early birds at 6:30 p.m. Regular play at 7 p.m.

Thur., Aug. 4 — Rotary Club meeting, Community Center, 7:15 a.m.

Thur., Aug. 4, Ping Pong at Bridgton Town Hall (North High Street), 5 to 8 p.m., equipment provided.

Fri., Aug. 5 — Dr. Rob Sanford, author of Reading Rural Landscapes, to speak at Maine Lake Science Center, 10 a.m.

Fri. Aug. 5 — The Bridgton Historical Society will host Robert Sanford, chairman of the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Southern Maine and author of Reading Rural Landscapes; A Field Guide to America’s Past, who will conduct a guided hike of Pondicherry Park at 1 p.m.

Sat., Aug 6 — LEA walking tour of residential conservation practices, 95 Woods Pond Dr., 9:30 a.m.

Sat., Aug. 6 — Computer Fundamentals Training Class, Community Center, 10 a.m.

Register, 6473116.

Sat., Aug. 6 — Gamers for Christ, Community Center, 6 p.m.

Sun., Aug. 7 — New Heights Baptist Church morning service, 10 a.m., Community Center, af-

ternoon service at 12:45 p.m.

Mon., Aug. 8 — Memory Mondays, support group dementia/memory loss caregivers, 6 p.m, Bridgton Health Care.

Mon., Aug. 8, Kids Katering, free lunches for youth 18 and under, Highland Lake Beach noon, Sawyer Circle 12:15, Woods Pond Beach 12:30.

Wed., Aug. 10 — Bridgton Community Band Concert, Gazebo behind Rite Aid, 7:30 p.m. Birthday cake served after.

Wed., Aug. 10 ­ — 4 p.m.

Job training program informational session, Adult Ed space, Bridgton Municipal Complex Lower Conference Room.

Thur., Aug. 11 — Ping Pong at Bridgton Town Hall (North High Street), 5 to 8 p.m., equipment provided.

CASCO Wed., Aug 10 — Antique & Collectible Appraisals, 5 p.m, Raymond/Casco Historial Museum, Rte. 302, Casco.

DENMARK Fri., Aug. 5, Difficult hike, Caribou Mountain, Evans Notch. Meet at Denmark Congregational Church at 8 a.m. FMI: 756-2247.

Wed., Aug. 10 — Archive Night, check out scrapbooks, research family history, 7 p.m., Centennial Hall.

Fri., Aug. 12, Easy hike, Church Pond, Kancamaugus Hwy, N.H. Meet at Denmark Congregational Church at 8 a.m. FMI: 756-2247.

HARRISON Thur., Aug. 4 — Youth Night, ages 10-15, 6-9 p.m.

Come and enjoy a variety of games, fun, music, or simply socialize and meet new friends.

Parent signature required at the Caswell Conservancy Center, 42 Main Street.

Fri., Aug. 5 — Coffee Call.

8-10 a.m. Open to all, enjoy coffee and a donut. Donations accepted at Caswell Conservancy Center.

Sat., Aug. 6 — Historical Society Museum open, Haskell Hill Rd., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. FMI: 583-2213.

Sat., Aug. 6 — Fiber Crafters Day, Scribner’s Mill homestead, noon-4 p.m.

Wed., Aug. 10 — Historical Society Museum open, Haskell Hill Rd., 1-4 p.m. FMI: 5832213.

FRYEBURG

Tue., Aug. 16 — 6 to 8 p.m. Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative heroin/opiate community forum, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Bradley Street.

Wed., Aug. 17 — 7 p.m.

Fryeburg Academy gym, Jack Renkens, college coach and recruiting expert, will talk on “The Realities of College Athletic Recruiting.”

LOVELL Thur., Aug. 4 — GLLT sponsored walk, Walk the Bounds, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., meet behind Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library.

Tue., Aug. 9 — 7:30 p.m., GLLT talk, “Efforts to Restore the American Chestnut, with Dr. Brian Roth, at Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library.

Wed., Aug. 10 — 9:30 a.m. to noon, GLLT hike, “Visiting Lovell’s Chestnut Trees,” meet at Charlotte Hobbs Library to carpool.

NAPLES Sat., Aug. 6 — Summer Reading Celebration, 10 a.m. to noon, Naples Public Library.

Wed., Aug. 10 — The Summer Author Series at Naples Public Library, 6 p.m., Beverly Lessard, “Are You Emotionally Ready to Retire?”

Sat., Aug. 13 — Organizational Zen with Janie Downey Maxwell, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Naples Public Library.

Bring a notepad and pencil.

SEBAGO Sat., Aug. 13 — North Sebago Methodist Church yard and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 13 — Doggie Days of Summer, 2 to 5 p.m. at Sebago Elementary School ballfields. Proceeds benefit Spaulding Memorial Library.

AREA EVENTS Sat., Aug. 6 — Free community breakfast, Norway Grange Hall, Whitman Street, Norway, 8 - 9 a.m., FMI: 461-3093.

Sat., Aug 6 — Community Casserole Supper at 5:30 p.m., Congregational Church, 50 Main Street, East Sumner. FMI: 388-2667/388-2263.

Sun., Aug. 7 — Finnish American Heritage Society Open House, 2-4 p.m., 8 Maple St., West Paris.

Sun., Aug. 7 — Uptown Cruizahs’ annual Car Show at New Balance Factory Store, Rte. 26, Oxford. Registration 7:30 to 11 a.m. Voting 12:30

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Read to Bear, Thursdays at 6 p.m.

Scrabble, second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 7 p.m.

Mah Jongg, Thursday, games begin at 10 a.m.

Call For Submissions: BRAINS. Artwork wanted for October fun. Contact Dani for details.

Naples Public Library: www.naples.lib.me.us or call 693-6841.

GET CRACKING — The East Otisfield Free Baptist Church will hold its Third Annual Lobster Dinner on Saturday, Aug. 13. The menu will consist of 1 1/4 pound lobster, cornon-the-cob, dinner roll, drawn butter, coleslaw, blueberry cake and other refreshments — alternative of oven-baked half chicken available by request. A total of 76 seats will be available in two sittings, first sitting at 4.30 p.m., second sitting at 6 p.m. Tickets need to be purchased in advance from Rev. Genise Stern at only $20 each and are sold on firstcome, first-served basis. Please call 539-2241 or 712-6605 for reservations. All proceeds will support multiple church activities within the community. The Lobster Dinner will be held at the church located on Rayville Road, one mile off Route 121 in Otisfield. p.m.

Sat.-Sun., Aug. 13-14 — Community Roots event at Alan Day Community Gardens, 26 Whitman St., Norway, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ONGOING WEEKLY DAILY Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon to 1 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd., Bridgton. O/D MONDAYS Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402.

Taoist Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Walking Warriors, 7 a.m.

Mon., Wed., Fri., meet at church across from Crystal Lake Park, Rte. 117, Harrison.

Tai Chi in the Park, for beginners, free, 9 a.m., Denmark Bicentennial Park, thru Aug. 22.

If rain, use Municipal Bldg.

Sebago Food Pantry, 9-10:30 a.m. (3:30-5:30 p.m.

2nd Mon.) Nazarene Church, Rte. 114. FMI: 274-1569.

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station.

Card games before, bingo after.

FMI: 627-4044.

Bridge, 1 p.m., Bradley St., Fryeburg. Runs year-round.

Cribbage, 2 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Celebrate Recovery, Christ-based 12-step recovery program, 6-8 p.m., Lake Region Vineyard Church, 402 Main St., Bridgton. FMI: 647-5439.

Coed Adult Basketball, 6 to 7:45 p.m., Harrison Elementary School. FMI: 583-2241.

Bridgton Community Band, 7 p.m., Stevens Brook Elem. School. FMI: info@ bridgtoncommunityband.org Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

TUESDAYS Jeanette’s Free Clothing Closet, 9 to 11:30 a.m., First Congregational Church, Bridgton.

Chickadee Quilters, 9:30 a.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Tai Chi Maine, Set Practice,

10 a.m., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. Naples Food Pantry, 10 to 11:30 a.m., United Methodist Church, Village Green. FMI: 595-2754.

Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Methodist Church, 98 Main St., Bridgton.

FMI: 647-4476.

Bridge, 12:15 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Cards/Board games, noon to 2:30 p.m., Harrison Fire Station Community Room.

Pokemon Club, 3 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Taoist Tai Chi, 6:30 p.m.., Bridgton Community Center.

Harrison Food Pantry, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Adventist Church, 2 Naples Rd. FMI: 583-6178.

Adult Volleyball, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Brownfield Community Center.

Al-Anon Bridgton, 7 p.m.

Newcomers Meeting, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Open Meeting, St. Joseph Catholic Church.

AA Step Mtgs., 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

WEDNESDAYS Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402.

Crafty Critters, 9 a.m. to noon, Harrison Fire Station Community Room. FMI: 5832241.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Senior Lunch, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Ping Pong, 1-3 p.m., Harrison Fire Station Community Room, Harrison.

Over 40 Pickleball, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Harrison Elementary School. FMI: 583-2241.

Bible Study, 6 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Pickleball, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Gym. FMI: 627-4187.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

Tai Chi Maine, new class, Tibetan Tai Chi short form, just 27 moves, 10 to 11 a.m.

Town Hall, North High Street, Bridgton.

THURSDAYS AA Step-Meeting, 9 a.m., Step Sisters 6 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

Tai Chi Maine, set practice, 10 a.m., Town Hall, North High St., Bridgton.

The Academy Collects, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy.

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station.

Card games before, bingo after.

FMI: 627-4044.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Free Community Kettle Supper, 5 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Ping Pong, 5 to 8 p.m., Town Hall, Bridgton. All equipment provided free. 7 tables.

Al-Anon, 7 to 8 p.m., Open Meeting, Naples Town Hall.

NA Women’s Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd., Bridgton.

FRIDAYS Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, No. High St. FMI: 647-2402.

Taoist Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to noon, Charlotte Hobbs Library, Lovell.

Harrison Farmers’ Market, 1-5 p.m., Rte. 117, just outside of Village.

Free Beginners Spanish Class, 3 to 4 p.m. downstairs, Bridgton Library.

Over 40 Men’s Basketball, 4 p.m., Brownfield/Denmark School.

SATURDAYS Bridgton Farmers Market, 8-1, Community Center back side of parking lot.

Sebago Clothes Closet, 9 a.m. to noon, Warming Hut, Rte. 114, Sebago, next to Nazarene Church.

AA Meeting, O/BB/D/A/L, 7 to 8 p.m., Lovell Church of Christ, 1174 Main St., Lovell.

Al-Anon, 7 to 8 p.m., Lovell Church of Christ, 1174 Main St., Lovell.

AA Beginner’s & Group Mtgs., 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

SUNDAYS Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., Harrison Congregational Church.

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JOHN BODEN, principal horn of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, will perform in the final concert of the SebagoLong Lake Music Festival on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison.

NAPLES — Upcoming events at the Naples Public Library include: Saturday, Aug 6, 10 a.m. to noon, Summer Reading Celebration. All readers are welcome to join NPL on the Naples Town Green/Singer Center (rain) for games and friends to celebrate each other and the library community.

Tuesday, Aug. 9, 4 p.m., Family Movie.

Saturday, Aug. 13, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Organizational Zen with Janie Downey Maxwell.

Bring a notepad and pencil.

Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2 p.m., Let’s Talk About It, Book Discussion Uncommon Waters; Women Write About Fishing (Morris, H.), with Casco Public Library and Maine Humanities Council.

Wednesday, Aug. 17, 6 p.m., Walk With a Realtor.

Janice Janetty answers property questions, stroll The Causeway, weather permitting. Rain location: Gathering Room.

Thursday, Aug. 18, Scented Beeswax Ornaments with Margo, $15 materials fee, registration required. Learn to handcraft gardener hand cream, cold cream, all-natural minty mouthwash, aromatherapy eye pillows and balsam sachets. Ingredients, supplies and recipes provided.

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Still plenty going on as we head into August LOVELL — I know I’ve been harping on this but where did July go? Lots of things to do makes the time go fast, so here we go into August.

A happy 60th birthday to my youngest son Doug, turning, I can’t believe it, 60.

Dave Mason Greater Kezar Lake Tennis Tournament will take place from Friday, Aug. 5 to Sunday, Aug. 7. This annual Lovell event includes players from Lovell, Stow, Sweden and Stoneham families of guests and friends.

The competition includes men’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, mixed doubles and junior singles.

Lately, the competition has been fierce with exciting matches to watch. With the upgrade of the area around the Lovell village court, the parking and seating area shows off the excitement of matches. None of this would be possible without the hard work of the Tournament Director Gary Heroux, Co-director Elliot Lilien and junior tournament director Jim Carty.

Any tournament needs backing and this hometown event has the best in Jim and Maureen from the Stow Corner Store. Their backing is as great as the food they serve to the people who stop in for a meal or pizza.

This hardworking couple still

takes time to be sponsors of both the tennis tournament and the Stowe Corner baseball team in Lovell Rec. This is testified to by the Trip Advisor.

Starting times: Friday at 9 a.m., men’s doubles; 11 a.m., ladies’ doubles; 1 p.m., men’s singles; 3 p.m., mixed doubles; and 5 p.m., juniors.

Library Reading Club Wrapup: The kids taking part in the Charlotte Hobbs Library Reading Club this summer are going to have a ball at the end-of-season wrapup party on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m. There will be games and the best of all the Bouncy Castle. Even though this is the party for the end of the season, children are encouraged to keep reading until the end of summer for prizes. The regular library children’s programs will begin after the Fryeburg Fair.

In other library news, Professor Sue Lanser will lead the book discussion group on Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. at the library.

The topic book will be Sula

by Toni Morrison. This is a story of two black girls growing up together in an Ohio town through the two different paths they take in life. Books are available at the library or Minerva.

The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Arts and Artisans Fair and Used Book Sale will be held on Aug.

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by Ethel Gilmore-Hurst Lovell Correspondent 925-3226 ehurst3@yahoo.com 20. All wheels are turning to prepare for this event, which includes closing the Book Cellar so the books can be packed up to be removed to the school. The cellar will close on Saturday, Aug. 13 and will reopen hopefully with fewer books on Aug. 22.

There is a raffle for items donated by those who will be taking part in the Fair. Those items will be on display when the artisan gets them to the library. Ten items of great quality make this raffle very popular. All proceeds benefit the library. If you’re not familiar with the programs of the library, be aware that there is something going on for every age group during the year.

Trout Count: There will be a count of trout in the area brooks and streams from Aug. 8-10. Last year, the count took place in the watershed consisting of Andrews, Beaver, Boulder, Coffin, Cold, Great, Martin, Mills, Red Rock, Shirley and Willard brooks. The State of Maine supports the wild

brook trout in these areas to maintain the species.

There is a need for volunteers to help in this effort.

Anyone interested can contact Lucy LaCasse at wnder@ aol.com GLLT Talk Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library: Dr. Brian Roth will speak on the efforts to save the American Chestnut Tree at the library at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9. He will talk about the importance of bringing this tree back to this area both for the environment and the role it plays in the forest.

Dr. Brian Roth will continue with the American Chestnut Tree with the GLLT walk on Wednesday, Aug. 10 studying the Lovell Chestnut Trees. Meet at the Charlotte Hobbs Library at 9:30 a.m.

Brick Church with Bennett and Perkins: The Brick Church concert series continues Thursday, Aug. 11 with the Bennett and Perkins. This pair from the White Mountains of New Hampshire blend both vocals

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Connecticut to California in the 1960s. His guitar playing is influenced by blues and ragtime and is often compared to Richard Thompson and Jim Kweskin.

Kathy Bennett is a classically-trained vocalist who also began playing guitar as a child. On her own, she plays an eclectic mix of blues, rock, and folk.

Before relocating to the North Country in 2002, she performed at coffeehouses and clubs in the Boston area and has opened for artists including Martin Sexton.

Kathy startles the audience with her at once gutsy and lacy vocals.

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LOVELL — Whether you’ve already heard the extraordinary guitars and vocal harmonies of Kathy Bennett and Thom Perkins — on the Cold River Radio Show, perhaps, or on NHPR’s Folk Show, or at Stone Mountain — or whether you have been waiting for your first chance to hear this White Mountain duo, you can hear them soon.

They will be coming to Lovell’s Brick Church for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m.

The pair performs a startling, eclectic blend of both original music and their own arrangements of a wide variety of works by songwriters around the world. While folk is a cornerstone influence for the pair, their music borrows from Americana, roots, bluegrass, blues and more.

Joining Bennett & Perkins will be multi-instrumentalist Taylor Whiteside, a favorite of New England audiences. He was a member of the popular Northeast Winds and The Brandywine Singers before developing a reputation as a solo artist and a fine songwriter in his own right. A talented musician with an impressive command of many instruments, Taylor will be backing up Bennett & Perkins on mandolin and fiddle.

Bennett & Perkins both bring vocal and guitar playing abilities to the stage.

But what makes their music special is how their individual strengths so well complement each other.

Thom Perkins began playing guitar at age 8 and was playing country fairs and coffee houses from

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and guitars with the magic of their original words and tunes. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Adult tickets are $10. Children under 12 are $5.

11th Annual Tour de Lovell: Contrary to rumors, the popular Tour de Lovell will ride out on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 8 a.m.

On race day, registration and picking up racing numbers will take place from 7 to 7:30 a.m. at the New Suncook School (the starting area).

The course will not change, with the riders’ experiencing some of the most beautiful scenery along the route.

To preregister by Aug. 5 go to https:/www.bikered.

com/11th-annual-tour-delovell There is also a blog https:/ tourdelovell.wprdpress.com/ All proceeds benefit the Lovell Rec Department.

Delta Lodge 2nd Annual Spaghetti Supper: The Delta Masonic Lodge will hold their second annual spaghetti supper on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. For those bike riders, this is a good way to replace those carbs. With the pasta, there will be either sauce with or without meat, green salad and garlic bread and homemade desserts. This is a fundraiser for the SAD 72 Back Pack program. The cost is $7 for adults and children under 12 are $4.

Lovell Events

• Aug. 4: Lovell United Church of Christ Lazy Days of Summer Fair, Thursday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Aug. 4: Lovell Fire Department and Delta Lodge Blood Drive at Center Lovell Fire Station.

• Aug. 4: GLLT Walk 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Walk the Bounds. Meet at Charlotte Hobbs Library.

• Aug. 5-7: Dave Mason Greater Kezar Lake Tennis Tournament, local courts.

• Aug. 5.: Summer Reading Club Celebration with Bouncy Castle, Library, 10 a.m.

• Aug. 8-10: Trout Survey Volunteers needed, contact Lucy LaCasse at wnder@aol.com • Aug. 9: GLLT talk, Dr. Brian Roth, Efforts to Save the American Chestnut Tree, 7:30 p.m. at the library.

• Aug. 10: GLLT walk 9:30 a.m. to noon, Dr. Roth, American Chestnut, meet at library.

• Aug. 11: Brick Church, Bennett and Perkins from the White Mountains, 7:30 p.m.

• Aug. 13: Tour de Lovell Bike Race.

• Aug. 13: Delta Lodge 2nd Annual Spaghetti Supper, 5 to 7 p.m., benefit SAD 72 Back Pack Project.

• Aug. 14: Lovell Historical Society Dinner at the Garcelon Mansion, limited seating, contact Society.

• Aug. 16: GLLT and KLWA Movie Night, The Messenger, Climate Change Observatory.

• Aug. 17: GLLT walk, the mushrooms of Lovell, meet at kiosk Horse Shoe Pond Road.

• Aug. 20: The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Arts and Artisan Fair and Used Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Aug. 20: Lovell Fire Department Chicken Barbecue, Center Lovell Fire Station, 4 to 7 p.m.

• Aug. 24: GLLT and the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, the Barns of Maine, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

• Aug. 25: Continuing with Don Perkins and the Barns of Maine, 9:30 a.m. to noon, meet at library.

• Aug. 25: Brick Church presents folk artist Dave Rowe, 7:30 p.m.

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The Bridgton Historical Society will host Robert Sanford, chairman of the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Southern Maine and author of Reading Rural Landscapes; A Field Guide to America’s Past, who will conduct a guided hike of Pondicherry Park this Friday, Aug. 5 at 1 p.m.

Professor Sanford will explain how careful observation of the landscape can tell us about past uses of the land.

It is possible to “read” much of its history by understanding how trees and plants grow, and the significance of paths, stone walls, and other man-made features.

The hike will begin at the entrance to the park by the Bob Dunning Bridge, and the society is requesting a $5 donation from participants.

The program is made possible by a grant from the Maine Humanities Council. As part of the project, Professor Sanford has also been helping the historical society develop a selfguided tour that will be available in the form of a brochure.

The brochure also has an optional link to a portion of the existing Downtown Historic Walking Trail, which is available at the Historical Society’s kiosk in the parking lot behind Renys department store.

The Society also plans to develop a downloadable

Help from friends Thank you goes out to my Sewing Circle friends for the get-well card and gift. I appreciate it so much. Feeling so much better. Still have to use the O2 when exerting myself, using nebulizer and an inhaler, daily.

Condolences to the family of Michael Geary of Casco.

He was a cousin of mine through his mother and my mom.

Really nice guy, loved his family and friends and especially Xena, his soul mate. He will be greatly missed.

Condolences to the family of Sandra Skillings of Exeter, N.H., formerly of South Casco. A wonderful lady, who opened her heart and home to all who needed it. She and her family were so good to me when I lost my husband, Lonnie.

They invited me into her home to rest and be taken care of.

Such a big heart. She totally loved her family and all extended members and friends. She was a member of Post #155 Auxiliary. She will be fondly missed by all who knew her.

The Sunday concert on the Village Green this week — Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. — features Stevie Cee, who will play 50s and 60s music and country. He’s a very good singer.

Remember, if it rains, go to the church vestry.

Here it is August already. Summer is zipping right along.

Been really nice weather. They say the heat and humidity will be back by the end of this week. Not so good for those of us with breathing problems and little ones and older folks, plus your pets, so keep as cool as you can, keep hydrated, go swimming, etc.

Happy Birthday to my “best fellas” Bobby and Eddie Black. I can’t believe it’s been 27 years, Aug. 9, 1989. They really should come visit me sometime. Their sisters, Charity and Nicole, should too, with the kids.

WATER from the Kneeland Spring, one of the historic features that will be part of the hike, was bottled and sold as a remedy for diseases. As surface water, however, it is not considered safe for drinking today. app using the content of the hike. According to Executive Director Ned Allen, “Just because we are a historical society, it doesn’t mean that we have to do everything the oldfashioned way. With an app we can combine text, audio, and images in a format that reaches anyone with a smartphone or other device, whether they are right there hiking in the park or just sitting somewhere else miles away. It will not only allow us to reach a broader audience that we might miss otherwise, but I think it also creates an engaging learning experience that, at least for some people, may be more meaningful than simply read-

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NATHAN DEFENDS HIS TITLE — Nathan Madeira, 21, wins his second straight Casco Days race in 22:07, just five seconds off last year’s time.

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Category winners

Top 10 Casco male residents Matt Olson, 37, 28:11 Evan Hancock, 37, 33:18 Patrick Locke, 50, 35:00 Paul Moscoso, 47, 36:28 Nicholas Magiera, 13, 36:30 Jeffrey Jones, 39:52 Gregory Locke, 22, 40:50 Wes Miller, 46, 43:36 Eric Magiera, 43, 43:47 Brayden Webb, 7, 44:16 Record: Richard Klauber, 2009, 20:32 Top 10 Casco female residents Alexandra Stokes, 22, 28:26 Anna Menke, 22, 31:36 Elizabeth Dana, 20, 32:58 Brooke Rothschild-Mancini, 22, 34:36 Helena Murray, 21, 34:55 Alice Cutter, 14, 34:57 Lucy Vogt, 15, 35:11 Carmella Bury, 29, 35:36 Amy Skienar, 19, 35:52

Rosemary Robbins, 19, 35:53 Record: Mandy Ivey, 2008, 24:15 AGE CATEGORY WINNERS Top 5 finishers Female, 13 and Under Mary Kinaer, 11, 35:05 Isabel Dionne, 12, 38:22 Molly Mulligan, 10, 38:39 Molly Cochrane, 13, 38:56 Allegra Cronin, 12, 40:01 Male, 13 and Under Bear Brooks, 11, 30:44 Nicholas Minkin, 10, 33:16 Declan Gallagher, 8, 35:11 Nicholas Magiera, 13, 36:30 Thomas Brewster, 11, 37:16 Female, 14 to 19 Gabrielle Eyl, 19, 33:08 Mary Summers, 14, 34:05 Julianna Kiley, 18, 34:35 Kelly Anne Jones, 14, 34:54 Amy Skienar, 19, 35:52 Male, 14 to 19 CATEGORY, Page 2C

Any student wishing to participate in a fall sport at Fryeburg Academy will need proof of a physical signed by a doctor that clears him/her for all physical activity within the last two years, a signed athletic handbook with proof of insurance before they can participate.

All the forms are outside the Athletic Office and also posted on the Fryeburg Academy website.

All athletes and parents need to attend Jack Renken’s presentation on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m., which will be followed by a coaches’ meeting with parents and athletes.

Practices for the following sports will start on Monday, Aug. 15 and all teams (except Golf) will start by meeting near the Gibson Recreational Center on opening day!

Cross Country: 7 to 9 a.m.

Girls’ Soccer: 7 to 9 a.m. and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Boys’ Soccer: 7 to 9 a.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Football: 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.

Field Hockey: 8 to noon for conditioning and FH Camp, 5 to 7 p.m.

Golf: 3 p.m. at Lake Kezar Country Club Mountain Biking and the Fall Spirit Team will start as school starts.

Fall soccer

HARRISON — Yes, it’s that time to register for fall youth soccer for Harrison girls and boys entering grades K-6 this fall.

You can register with the Oxford Hill Boosters by going to the following link: https://leagueathletics. com/Registration/Default.asp ?org=oxfordhillsathleticboos ters.

Please do not delay!

Organizers need to know the number of children playing HARRISON, Page 5C

Lakers help win Nationals

Two Lake Region varsity girls’ basketball players helped lead a Maine squad to the national junior championships in Washington, D.C. Kristen Huntress and Chandler True were members of the MBR U17 team, coached by Central Maine Community College Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Andrew Morong.

The MBR team captured the Copper division National Championship at the U.S. Junior Nationals Nike National Tournament in Washington, D.C. During pool play, MBR defeated KSC Ducks (Mass.), Maryland Hurricanes, DM Panthers (N.J.), Metro-USA (Penn.), and Crystal City Stars (N.Y.).

MBR was the only Maine team to go unbeaten in pool play and advance to championship bracket play. After dropping an exhibition game to a team from the Platinum division, MBR won two games to secure the Copper division championship. This run was a followup to last summer’s second place finish at the 10th grade AAU National Tournament in Orlando, Fla. “Junior nationals was a tremendous experience, and not just because we won. We faced tough competition each and every game that really challenged us as a team, and our individual players,” Coach Morong said.

“Between the basketball, sightseeing, team meals, and just spending quality time together, it all adds up to an experience I will certainly cherish for a long, long time.”

Each game was played in front of multiple college coaches from various levels including, NCAA D1, NCAA D2, NCAA D3, NAIA, and USCAA. The team is comprised of high school girls’ basketball players from LAKERS, Page 3C

HAVING A BALL THIS SUMMER on the hardwoods, as part of the MBR junior national champions, were Lake Region varsity girls’ basketball players Chandler True (front, left) and Kristen Huntress (#4).

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Casco Days category winners (Continued from Page 1C) Sean McDowell, 16, 22:37 Adam Taylor, 19, 23:33 Jimmy Banta, 18, 24:24 Steven Smith, 18, 24:25 Charlie Herrmann, 15, 24:56 Female, 20 to 29 Alexandra Stokes, 22, 28:26 Kat Celata, 24, 30:19 Anna Menke, 22, 31:36 Jillian Hall, 28, 32:08 Shannon Rose, 26, 32:28 Male, 20 to 29 Michael Beam, 24, 25:14 Cameron Leary, 27, 25:32 Jordan Derosby, 21, 25:36 Mark MacDougall, 21, 25:49 Christopher Hayes, 28, 26:55 Female, 30 to 39 Lexi Abel, 34, 28:45 Sandra Eckelman, 36, 31:48 Melinda Barber, 36, 32:51 Harmony Locke, 35, 33:24 Stephanie Davis, 34, 37:00 Male, 30 to 39 Jimmy Butcher, 30, 23:12 Adam Zukowksi, 34, 23:25 Edz Lamy, 31, 24:59 Erik Martin, 36, 25:37 Mark Hogan, 38, 27:55 Female, 40 to 49 Jen Rohde, 46, 27:10 Jennifer Blastow, 44, 28:02 Sara West, 44, 29:19 Sarah Pribram, 48, 31:25 Karla Buchanan, 41, 32:53 Male, 40 to 49 Timothy Stanley, 49, 26:38

John Dougherty, 47, 26:57 David Brooks, 49, 28:19 Anthony Sindelir, 47, 28:54 Mark Van Winkle, 48, 29:00 Female, 50 to 59 Karyn Bristol, 52, 28:49 Amy Mortimer, 51, 31:36 Wendy Glazier, 51, 35:53 Deborah Ecker, 52, 36:56 Ann Comer-Woods, 51, 37:07 Male, 50 to 59 Chris Boothby, 53, 31:22 Peter Marcinvk, 5, 32:55 James Horne, 58, 33:34 Millard Nadeau, 58, 33:45 Geo Ames, 52, 33:49 Female, 60 to 69 Marla Keefe, 62, 36:57 Barbara Morrissette, 62, 37:33 Sherri Conte, 60, 37:47 Polly Bassett, 61, 44:18 Rebecca Tracy, 62, 45:09 Male, 60 to 69 Christopher Alberto, 61, 31:07 Thomas Heeht, 60, 40:06 David Heaton, 62, 41:16 Kent Lindstrom, 66, 41:28 David Dudek, 65, 42:22 Female, 70 and Over Sandy Utterstrom, 72, 49:53 Carolyn Shapiro, 73, 1:10.08 Male, 70 and Over John Gibbons, 74, 40:21 Irwin Price, 75, 44:34 Michael Szala, 70, 1:04.03

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GLADIATOR MAN Mark Endrizzi, 23, looked pretty SPIFFY OUTFIT worn by Anthony Sindelir, who placed (Rivet Photos) comfortable as he was about to finish his Casco Days run. 57th overall.

How they finished at Casco Days (Continued from Page 1C) 166. Rosemary Robbins, 19, Casco, 35:53 167. Erica Dudek, 47, Cordova, TN, 35:53 168. Wendy Glazier, 51, San Marino, CA, 35:53 169. Elliot Reed Robinson, 11, Raymond, 35:55 170. Chris Anderson, 44, 35:59 171. Nick Lewin, 42, Otisfield, 36:01 172. Emily Rose, 22, Atkinson, NH, 36:02 173. Don Merdrumle, 56, Washington, DC, 36:21 174. Karen Kinear, 44, Rockville, MD, 36:23 175. Tom Cook, 28, Standish, 36:25 176. Brian Seiter, 15, Raymond, 36:27 177. Paul Moscoso, 47, Casco, 36:28 178. Stephen Masters, 47, Scarborough, 36:28 179. Nicholas Magiera, 13, Casco, 36:30 180. Ian Flynn Thomas, 17, Olympia, WA, 36:43 181. Emily Saulnier, 19, Casco, 36:46 182. Nate Krinsky, 19, Southborough, MA, 36:48 183. Bella Miller, 20, Casco, 36:55 184. Deborah Ecker, 52, 36:56 185. Marla Keefe, 62, Casco, 36:57 186. Stephanie Davis, 34, Swampscott, MA, 37:00 187. Rosemarie Donnelly, 49, Langley, WA, 37:06 188. Ann Comer-Woods, 51, West Roxbury, MA, 37:07 189. Ross Krinsky, 53, Southborough, MA, 37:10 190. Karen Coomer, 51, Seabrook Island, SC, 37:12

191. Christina Cappola, 13, Raymond, 37:14 192. Caitlin Neafsey, 12, Raymond, 37:14 193. Fran Ruthuen, 24, Casco, 37:16 194. Thomas Brewster, 11, 37:16 195. Cory Beaudoin, 27, Roslindale, MA, 37:23 196. Javin Michael, 15, Raymond, 37:29 197. Ronnie Blanchard, 26, East Providence, RI, 37:30 198. Steve Eyl, 50, Boulder, CO, 37:31 199. Barbara Morrissette, 62, Norway, MA, 37:33 200. Sean Morrissey, 31, Deerfield, NH, 37:35 201. Kiirsten Flynn, 45, Olympia, WA, 37:37 202. Scott Hilton, 54, Dayton, 37:38 203. Andrew Stanley, 45, Arlington, VA, 37:44 204. Sherri Conte, 60, Halifax, MA, 37:47 205. David Patterson, 36, 37:48 206. Robert Jones, 40, Avon, MA, 37:57 207. R. Leigh Frost, 50, 37:58 208. Roxanne Ames, 46, Waterford, 37:58 209. George Hornyak, 52, Wellesley, MA, 38:04 210. Kathy Murphy, 53, 38:05 211. Isabel Dionne, 12, 38:22 212. Benjamin Elfland, 19, Southborough, MA, 38:24 213. George Walker, 17, Raymond, 38:26 214. Brian Hu, 15, Raymond, 38:26 215. Andy Hoglend, 30, 38:28 CASCO DAYS, Page 3C

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Casco Days (Continued from Page 2C) 216. Katie Schlebecker, 28, Cambridge, MA, 38:28 217. Jeff Cuozzo, 38, Kingston, MA, 38:35 218. Frankie Cuozzo, 8, Kingston, MA, 38:35 219. Kelley Winslow, 49, Casco, 38:35 220. Cara Hancock, 40, South Portland, 38:35 221. Molly Mulligan, 10, North Yarmouth, 38:39 222. Johnna Mulligan, 42, North Yarmouth, 38:39 223. Paul Cochrane, 42, Raymond, 38:51 224. Coleman Stanton, 14, 38:56 225. Molly Cochrane, 13, Raymond, 38:56 226. Marta Opie, 16, Bethel, 38:57 227. Karen Leary, 25, Casco, 39:01 228. Tamar Stanley, 46, Arlington, VA, 39:06 229. Gunter Haug-Pavlak, 15, Falmouth, 39:07 230. Jennifer Finch, 28, Casco, 39:09 231. Kelley Spence, 47, Westford, MA, 39:17 232. Rachel Lazevoy, 40, Pompano Beach, FL, 39:19 233. Matt Bergreen, Raymond, 39:39 234. Arthur Connolly IV, 20, 39:39 235. James Brewster, 47, 39:48 236. Jeffrey Jones, 41, Casco, 39:52 237. Cindy Hilten, 53, 39:53 238. Youval Yadlin, 23, Oxford, 39:55 239. Marika Mortimer-Lotke, 17, Arlington, VA, 40:00 240. Allegra Cronin, 12, Takoma Peak, MD, 40:01 241. Thomas Heeht, 60, 40:06 242. Parker Eckelman, 9, 40:10 243. Margeaux Kanamori, 14, Casco, 40:12 244. Sorcha Salom, 12, 40:14 245. Grace Murray, 18, Raymond, 40:18 246. Nate Van Lonkhuyzen, Raymond, 40:18 247. John Gibbons, 74, 40:21 248. Courtney Berzolla, 16, Casco, 40:26 249. Brenda Durgin, 52, Otisfield, 40:27 250. Kaitlin Goldin, Poland, 40:37 251. Zach Balter, 15, 40:41 252. Lauren Thurley, 23, Poland, 40:49 253. Gregory Locke, 22, Casco, 40:50 254. Carl Schaberg, Raymond, 40:56 255. Melissa Cusano, 48, Topsham, 40:57 256. Caden Cutinella, 13, 40:58 257. Jude Huckaby, 10, Portland, 41:00 258. Samantha Fisher, 17, Upper Saddle River, 41:03 259. David Wescott, 38, Swampscott, MA, 41:07 260. Tracy Wescott, 31, Swampscott, MA, 41:07 261. Rob Bukowski, 45, Acton, MA, 41:12

NICE RUN — Andrew Stanley of Arlington, Va., gets a high five as he approaches the Casco Days Four-Miler Saturday.

(Continued from Page 1C) the following high schools; Edward Little, Lewiston, Oxford Hills, Lake Region, Spruce Mountain, Boothbay and Thornton Academy.

Coach Morong had the following comments by Huntress and True: Laker senior Kristen Huntress — “Battling a nagging ankle injury is never fun, but Kris battled through it all week, and was still the quickest player on the court. She caused all kinds of havoc with numerous deflections, offensive rebounds, and all of the other little things a coach values.

When her shot wasn’t falling, she found other ways to make an impact — and when it was, it took our team to an entirely different level.”

Laker junior Chandler True ­— “Chan is typically known for her outside shooting, but when that wasn’t working early on this weekend, she really got us going defensively. She was constantly talking, jumping to

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272. Warren Joubert, 59, Attleboro, MA, 42:40 273. Sen’ari Minnis, 11, Raymond, 42:43 274. Roman Sejnoha, 11, Raymond, 42:50 275. Colin Murphy, 11, Bridgton, 43:18 276. Jordan Magiera, 15, Casco, 43:23 277. Sam Smith, 20, Naples, 43:29 278. Rees Vogen, 9, Naples, 43:29 CASCO DAYS, Page 4C

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Casco Days (Continued from Page 3C) 279. Nicole Lafleur, 28, Deerfield, NH, 43:32 280. Tobin Walsh, 10, Raymond, 43:35 281. Wes Miller, 46, Casco, 43:36 282. Elizabeth Simpson, 11, Gladstone, NJ, 43:36 283. Eric Magiera, 43, Casco, 43:47 284. Laura Simpson, 44, Gladstone NJ, 43:48 285. Erin Levasseur, 21, Naples, 43:52 286. Kirstin Krinsky, 51, Southborough, MA, 43:56 287. Jack Coggeshall, 45, South Portland, 43:56 288. Lisa Stevens, 51, South Portland, 43:56 289. Karen Van Dyke, 55, Lewiston, 44:01 290. Dylan Leighton, 15, Falmouth, 44:04 291. Brooke Eckelman, 8, 44:06 292. Brayden Webb, 7, Casco, 44:16 293. Jacob Webb, 33, Casco, 44:16 294. Polly Bassett, 61, West Tisbury, MA, 44:18 295. Blake Allen, 12, 44:22 296. Laren Spirer, 45, New York, NY, 44:23 297. Jen Cutinella, 40, Casco, 44:24 298. Justin Balter, 47, 44:24 299. Gavin Andrew, 10, North Grafton, MA, 44:24 300. Emma Nadeau, 10, Bridgton, 44:26 301. Irwin Price, 75, Brookline, MA, 44:34 302. Sarah Keane, 16, Casco, 44:38 303. Kate Keane, 16, Casco, 44:38 304. Abby Bergreen, 14, Casco, 44:40 305. Leah Hinks, 16, Casco, 44:40 306. Landon Choi, 18, 44:42 307. Kate Dudek, 17, Cordova, TN, 44:43 308. Abigail Desmarais, 12, Freedom, NH, 44:43 309. Lee Kelting, 53, 44:47 310. Schuyler Holleman, 14, Raymond, 44:52 311. Chase Adamo, 8, Otisfield, 44:54 312. Cameron Shapiro, 9, Atlanta, GA, 44:54 313. Claudette Andrew, 42, North Grafton, MA, 44:58 314. Ethan Shapiro, 38, Atlanta, GA, 44:58 315. Kendra Adamo, 37, Otisfield, 44:59 316. Brooke Ryan, 12, Casco, 45:01 317. Emma Olazabal, 12, Casco, 45:01 318. Ed Hughs, 61, Poland, 45:03 319. Brad Cuozzo, 6, Kingston, MA, 45:04 320. Samantha Cuozzo, 38, Kingston, MA, 45:04 321. Rebecca Tracy, 62, Raymond, 45:09 322. Jade Jones, 21, Casco, 45:12 323. Lior Lapid, 29, Otisfield, 45:21 324. Lori Wetzel, 55, 45:44 325. Mallory Adamo, 9, Otisfield, 45:45 326. Brittany Butcher, 30, Otisfield, 45:45 327. Tori Adamo, 8, Otisfield, 45:45 328. Barbara Connell, 63, Casco, 45:52 329. Stefanie Miller, 49, Holderness, NH, 46:13 330. Kathleen O’Brien, 42, Freeport, MA, 46:51

Regional sports 342. Karin Schott, 49, Brooklyn, NY, 48:21 343. Jessica Beaudoin, 27, Roslindale, MA, 48:44 344. Jonathan Valvano, 62, Austin, TX, 49:00 345. Matt Thayer, 49, 49:05 346. Abe Thayer, 13, 49:05 347. Will O’Leary, 10, Raymond, 49:07 348. Fletcher Boyd, 11, Raymond, 49:38 349. Emily Buell, 22, Otisfield, 49:43 350. Matthew Cyr, 37, New Gloucester, 49:43 351. Gary Cyr, 65, Auburn, 49:44 352. Emily Holder, 33, Presque Isle, 49:44 353. Tyisha Berger, 23, 49:49 354. Sandy Utterstrom, 72, Falmouth, 49:53 355. Evelyn Fiks, 9, Casco, 49:54 356. Julia Hermos, 47, Casco, 49:54 357. Julia Dailey, 13, Casco, 49:55 358. Isabel Abors, 13, Casco, 49:55 359. Anna Buell, 12, Casco, 50:01 360. Morris Smith, 11, Raymond, 50:25 361. Pat Hayes, 20, Raymond, 50:26 362. Cary Russell-Cacaan, 31, Glen Burnie, MD, 50:31 363. Thomas Dachille, 50:31 364. Kim Arn, 58, Otisfield, 50:36 365. Jeff Arn, 27, Otisfield, 50:36 366. Danielle Quilan, 26, Haverhill, MA, 50:36 367. Melissa Arn, 25, Otisfield, 50:36 368. Brian Cormier, 25, 50:36 369. Carter McMahan, Raymond, 51:02 370. Lex Waugh-Bacchus, Raymond, 51:02 371. Brooke Whittier, 13, Casco, 51:03 372. Maeve McSloy, 15, Casco, 51:05 373. Leah Joubert, 62, Attleboro, MA, 51:54 374. Connor Martin, 13, Naples, 52:36 375. Chanse Corbi, Poland, 52:46 376. Nikki Shaw, Poland, 52:47 377. Jennifer Stroup, 36, Casco, 52:56 378. Naomi Shapiro, Poland, 53:18 379. Alexandra Goldman, 24, Poland, 53:18 380. Andrew Winsberg, 11, Casco, 53:35 381. George Vooris, 57, Casco, 53:46 382. Helen Deitelzweig, 48, New York, NY, 53:47 383. Sonja Kuftinec, 49, Minneapolis, MN, 53:50 384. Florangel Moro, 65, Aventura, FL, 54:59 SPRINT TO THE FINISH LINE by Jacob Albert of 385. Paul Janus Jr., 39, Casco, 55:47 386. Asher Cronin, 10, Takoma Park, MD, 55:57 Casco and Cai Flynn.

387. Todd Desmarais, 48, 56:45 388. Edward Pennell, 25, Casco, 56:58 331. Rebecca Leclerc, 28, Casco, 46:52 389. Suzanne Whiteley, 59, 57:12 332. Sherri Desmarais, 47, Freedom, NH, 47:05 390. Lindsey Framer, 33, Swampscott, MA, 57:12 333. Jessica Tracy, 36, Casco, 47:06 391. Grace Reali, 30, Cumberland, 57:12 334. Marye Moreshead, 54, Casco, 47:08 392. Anita Chadbourne Field, 40, Sebago, 58:19 335. Barbara Moses, 59, 47:40 393. Jodie Callow, 21, Casco, 58:19 336. Hunter Korn, Poland, 48:04 394. Alice Eegan, 22, Casco, 58:37 337. Hannah Dawson, 23, Poland, 48:06 395. Lindsay Smith, 13, Casco, 58:44 338. Caitlyn Monsley, Poland, 48:07 396. Eva Morris, 13, Casco, 58:44 339. James Dougherty, 44, Carrboro, NC, 48:09 397. Whitney Spater, 13, Casco, 58:44 340. Leah Janus, 38, Casco, 48:15 341. Kristine Rosebrooks, 46, 48:16 CASCO DAYS, Page 6C

CONGRATS to Jennifer Stroup, 36, of Casco (right).

OUT FOR A SWIM OR A RUN? (left to right) Brittany Butcher, Mallory Adamo and Tori Adamo.

5th Annual S’mor Social & Holistic Festival taking place this day at property from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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Harrison – Breathtaking views of Crystal Lake. Open concept living/dining/kitchen and sunroom all open onto the view.

3BR, 2BA. 3.2 ac. Close to golf, skiing, lakes. $269,900

Otisfield – 7 ac. of privacy w/Mt. Washington views! 2-car gar. & carport, 3BR, 2BA, gleaming wood floors, finished basement, wood stove and tons of storage.

A Must See! $239,000

Bridgton – Vintage intown home conveniently located close to area shopping & entertainment.

Home has many improvements & includes attached barn w/ workshop & storage. $79,500

Sweden – Home w/2-ac. lot w/200 ft. of ftg. on beautiful Stearns Pond. Open floor plan, huge deck, tons of big windows, master BR suite, priv. boat gar. & 3-car gar. Must see! $429,000

Sebago – Simple camp on beautiful and desirable Peabody Pond. Small, sandy beach. Dock, float, nice lot w/wonderful views up the lake. Partially-finished bsmt. with walkout to yard. $289,000

Naples – 2BR, 2BA, wood flooring, granite counters, split plan, move-in ready! Close to Long Lake, golfing, dining, shopping plus winter activities. $110,000

Bridgton – Very affordable half-acre building lot in nice area, very close to Shawnee Peak, Moose Pond and snowmobile trails. Come build your dream home. $16,500

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Bridgton – 2BR, 2BA, across from Adams Pond. Newer metal roof, updated kitchen and bath.

Paved driveway, 2 sheds, gazebo, gas fplc., storage rm., back deck and open floor plan. $120,000

Bridgton – Long Lake – 100 ft. shared waterfront plus your own boat slip come with this .73-acre Bridgton homesite. Build your dream year-round or vacation home here, and enjoy all the benefits of lakefront living without the waterfront taxes. $99,900 Lovell – Two Stunning lots on private road, with mountain views. Power already in. Beautiful area. 3. acres at $99,000.

Other lot is 2.27 acres at $65,000

Fun & games

August 4, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 5C

This week’s puzzle theme:

Famous Actresses

ACROSS 1. *Grace Kelly was first actress on a U.S. one 6. Brow shape 9. *Audrey Hepburn starred in “My Fair ____” 13. Dugout vessel 14. Ciao in the U.S. 15. Post-employment insurance 16. “Welcome to my humble ____” 17. *Thompson of “Some Kind of Wonderful” 18. Like a neon sign 19. *She portrayed Crawford 21. *Actress with most Oscar nominations 23. Hawaiian wreath 24. Pauper’s permanent state 25. A great distance away 28. River in Bohemia 30. Crazy ____ card game 35. Words from Wordsworth 37. Makes mistakes 39. First sound of the day?

40. Lymphatic swelling 41. *Geena or Bette 43. Red carpet purse 44. Turns grape into raisin 46. Mongolian desert 47. Post-deductions amount 48. Singer ____ Bocelli 50. One on drugs 52. “Be quiet!”

53. Shining armor 55. Gloppy stuff 57. *Star of seven Woody Allen movies

60. *Katharine or Audrey 64. “Bring back!” to Fido 65. *Kate Winslet starred opposite him in “Titanic” 67. Suggestive of the supernatural 68. Absurd 69. As opposed to St. or Blvd.

70. Dismantles 71. Facial protrusion 72. *Kathleen Turner star of “____ of the Roses” 73. “Thou ____ not...,” in the Bible DOWN 1. Common tropical marine fish 2. Not to be mentioned 3. At another time, to Romeo or Juliet 4. Most frequent value, statistics 5. ____ Aloysius Herman 6. Competently 7. Pastrami holder 8. ____ and desist 9. Opera house box 10. Up to the task 11. Between stop and roll 12. Swerve 15. Opening between esophagus and stomach 20. Was sick 22. Golf peg 24. Like a certain Nellie?

25. *She’s also known for workout videos 26. Bedazzle

27. Made over 29. Toot your own horn 31. Mountain valley 32. Dislikes intensely 33. It’s a fact 34. *This Maggie is a Dame 36. Nostradamus, e.g.

38. *Magda, Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor, e.g.

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Military blockade Be full of anger In the past Stanley and Helen on “Three’s Company” 54. Jon Voight to Brad Pitt 56. African sorcery 57. Bingo-like game 58. Greek H’s

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63. Empty ____ 64. Shark part 66. *Mendez or Langoria

High school breakout Field worker Celestial bear Cambodian money

Solutions on Page 7C

GLLT programs: Walk the Bounds, tallest tree

Bocce league

In Harrison Bocce League play Week 10, Ruby’s topped Caswell 4-1, Mentus downed Long Lake 4-1, Ace’s edged Worster’s 3-2 and Henry’s blanked Searles 4-0.

North Division: Ruby’s +11, Worster’s +3, Searles -8, Caswell -20.

South Division: Henry’s +22, Ace’s +8, Mentus +4, Long Lake -20.

Harrison soccer

(Continued from Page 1C) so they can make reasonable-size teams. If you wait too long and teams are formed, it could mean a large team resulting in very little playing time for your child. So please take a few moments and register now.

If you have any questions please call Harrison Rec Director Paula Holt at 583-2241.

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate.

Tuesday, Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library.

Efforts to Restore the American Chestnut to our Eastern Woodlands with Dr. Brian Roth, sponsored by GLLT The goal of The American Chestnut Foundation is to restore this tree to eastern woodlands for the benefit of environments, wildlife and society. Dr. Roth, who joined this organization in 2013 as a member of the Board of Directors for the Maine Chapter, will describe the group’s efforts, the important role this species once played in eastern forests, and their multiple

efforts to restore it to its once widespread status.

Wednesday, Aug. 10, 9:30 a.m. to noon, meet at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library to carpool.

Visiting Lovell’s Chestnut Trees: Last fall, an American Chestnut tree in Lovell was deemed the tallest in North America. We’ll pay it a visit and then venture to one of the GLLT’s reserves and hike in to view other native American Chestnut trees.

Degree of Difficulty: Easy/Moderate.

The Greater Lovell Land Trust walks are free and open to the public. For all of this week’s events, we’ll meet at the Charlotte Hobbs

Memorial Library. Please look for us in the back parking lot.

Be aware that though dogs are welcome on some properties, the GLLT asks that you not bring a pet on a GLLTsponsored walk. Thank you for your cooperation.

Walks last approximately three hours, so please dress for the weather conditions.

We suggest long pants, long sleeves and sturdy shoes with socks. We highly rec-

ommend that you bring plenty of water, snacks, insect repellant and your camera.

And if you have not yet visited the self-guided nature walk along the blue/red trail of the Heald and Bradley Pond Reserve, please do so.

Plaques are located beside wildflowers, ferns, trees and lichen all the way to Otter Rock. Park at the Fairburn Parking lot on Slab City Road to access this trail.

Fairway chips Bridgton Highlands Ladies Golf Results!

The tournament played last Wednesday was “Three Clubs and a Putter.” Two ladies tied for low gross: Diane Stillman and Suzie Kinney. Three ladies tied for low net: Linda Munger, Gail Chaiken and Vivian Howard.

The pot was won by Pauline Elmer, making the longest putt on Hole #18 at 7-feet 6-inches.

Lakefront Construction AND

Remodeling our Specialty

Before Harrison: Single-family cape farmhouse on 3.5 level acres. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Appliances included.

Detached barn. Open field bordered by stone walls. Paved road. Country living at its best and still near shopping areas. $189,000.

After

No. Bridgton: New England farmstyle. Appliances included. Screened porch. Gas fireplace. Near country club/golf course. Organic soil. 4.4 acres. Attached barn with 3 stalls. $225,000.

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of an entire property under the protection of the GLLT to give you an example of one of the pieces being preserved for the future by the Trust. We’ll bushwhack off trail, so this is for the more intrepid walkers among you! Be sure to bring a snack or lunch and plenty of water.

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LOVELL — The Greater Lovell Land Trust has a variety of events planned for this week.

Thursday, Aug. 4, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Meet at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library to carpool.

Walk the Bounds: We will explore the outer edges

FEATURED PROPERTIES ED

CONDO LIVING – Brandy Pond. Turnkey Winsor Green Condo with DEEDED boat slip on Brandy Pond. Very clean. This 2-Bedroom, 2.5-Bath condo has central air and a loft. The association has 380 feet of waterfront beach. 40 miles of boating waiting for you to enjoy. Skiing is only 20 minutes away. $199,900

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LONG LAKE WATERFRONT – Naples. Outstanding 3-bedroom, 2-Bath home on Long Lake with 100 ft of owned waterfront. Completely redone in 2006. Open concept ranch with a 3-car detached garage. Enjoy spectacular seasonal fireworks or stunning sunsets while lounging at your own private, sandy bottom beachfront. Minutes to area shopping and attractions.

This property has it all!! $799,900 UPDATED FARMHOUSE – circa 1800, Bridgton.

Beautifully updated farmhouse circa 1800. 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath with hardwood floors and updated kitchen. Large wraparound screened-in porch. Large historic, 2-story barn. Large fields on this 4.7-acre property. 15 minutes to Shawnee Peak and 5 minutes to downtown Bridgton. $189,000 MOOSE POND – Ski chalet, Bridgton. This beautiful year-round, 4-BR, 2-BA Chalet home is walking distance to the base of Shawnee Peak.

Deeded beach rights and boat slip on Moose Pond in the summer. 2-Car Garage, updated kitchen and bathrooms make this a one-of-a-kind vacation retreat. $239,900

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Casco Days

A COUPLE OF CAMPERS share a joyful moment at the conclusion of the Casco Days Four-Miler.

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(Continued from Page 4C) 398. Anne O’Leary, 13, Casco, 1:00.01 399. Matthew Spear, 11, 1:00.39 400. Sean Greatorex, Raymond, 1:00.39 401. Maddi Murphy, 16, Raymond, 1:02.54 402. Laura Levasseur, 37, Raymond, 1:02.55 403. Walter Backman, Raymond, 1:03.09 404. Rachel Sama, 48, Casco, 1:03.41 405. Michael Szala, 70, Otisfield, 1:04.03 406. Robin Nureck, 59, Otisfield, 1:04.03 407. Brian Levasseur, 54, Naples, 1:05.09 408. Brian Kestner, 45, Casco, 1:05.20 409. Calvin Kestner, 10, Casco, 1:05.21 410. Will Bradley, Raymond, 1:06.11 411. Mickey Feeney, Raymond, 1:06.12 412. Paige Wavrek, 16, Casco, 1:06.12 413. Emily Washburne, 16, Casco, 1:06.14 414. Michael Elfland, 52, Southborough, MA, 1:06.52 415. Anne Eyl, 25, Boulder, CO, 1:06.53 416. Melissa Price, 48, 1:08.18 417. Simon Thayer, 8, 1:08.18 418. Jesse May, 20, Raymond, 1:09.18 419. Harlan Smith, 15, 1:09.19 420. Phil O’Brien, Raymond, 1:09.19 421. Will Klatchko, Raymond, 1:09.43 422. Carly Deitelzweig, 17, New York, NY, 1:10.00 423. Amanda Shapiro, 17, New York, NY, 1:10.00 424. Carolyn Shapiro, 73, Casco, 1:10.08 425. Mason Hastings, 14, Casco, 1:10.18 426. Amy Anderson, 14, Casco, 1:10.19 427. Stella Harris, 14, Casco, 1:10.19 428. Tess Quinlan, 15, Casco, 1:10.19 429. Maddy Buell, 15, Casco, 1:10.30 430. Lindsey McBride, 16, Casco, 1:10.31 431. Pete Bernard, 15, 1:10.31 432. Spencer Smith, 15, 1:10.31 433. Martine Perez, 16, Casco, 1:10.31 434. Ben Doseck, Raymond, 1:10.31 435. Jack Feeney, Raymond, 1:12.00 436. James Gorayeb, Raymond, 1:12.02 437. Emma Keane, 16, Casco, 1:12.07 438. Charlotte Meger, 15, Casco, 1:12.08 439. Eva Rando, 13, Casco, 1:13.09 440. Molly Crocker, 17, Casco, 1:13.09

SHOWING HIS DETERMINATION — Will O’Leary, age 10, strides to the finish line.

(Rivet Photos) 441. Isabel Nadal, 14, Casco, 1:13.12 442. Madison Suitor, 16, Casco, 1:13.15 443. Lucy Gebbie, 15, Casco, 1:13.15

Next up on the racing front

WALKING TOWARD A PAIN-FREE FUTURE The Fourth Annual Walking Toward a PainFree Future, to raise awareness for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 11:15, starting from the Bridgton Community Center. A bake sale starts at 9 a.m. in front of Oberg Agency (Main Street) followed by a raffle drawing at 10:45 and a butterfly release at the Bob Dunning Memorial Bridge in Pondicherry Park at 11 a.m. To register, go to http://goo.gl/forms/ ZB0WRHa9HO9UDXnD3 For more information, contact Rosemary Wiser at rosemary.wiser@gmail.com or 207-756-9464.

DOLE 3-MILER The Dole 3-Miler is Saturday, Aug. 6 beginning at 8 a.m., starting at the Visitor’s Center off Route 302 in Fryeburg and proceeding along the Mountain Division Rail Trail. Pick up your race materials on Friday, Aug. 5 from 5

to 7 p.m. at the Fryeburg New Church Assembly, 84 Main Street, Fryeburg, or on Race Day, Saturday, Aug. 6 from 7 to 7:45 a.m. at the Visitor’s Center.

TOUR DE LOVELL The 11th annual Tour de Lovell bicycle race will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 8 a.m. starting at the New Suncook School, located on Route 5.

The road (performance racing bicycles) and touring (mountain-comfort bicycles) compete in a 21.6-mile course. Registration is $30 before Aug. 5, and $35 after.

The Kids’ Tour (under age of 14, all bicycles) is a fivemile race, starting immediately after the Tour pack leaves. Cost is $5, and $10 after Aug. 5. Register online at: www.bikereg.com/11thannual-tour-de-lovell First 50 Tour & Road registrants receive a Tour de

Lovell t-shirt.

Tour de Lovell is a fundraising event for Lovell Recreation Department programs, equipment and facilities. This not-forprofit organization serves the western Maine towns of Lovell, Stoneham, Sweden, Stow, Fryeburg and Chatham, N.H. The 21.6-mile course starts and ends at the New Suncook School.

GREAT ADVENTURE CHALLENGE The ninth annual Great Adventure Challenge takes place on Saturday, Aug. 20 beginning at 9 a.m. (registration at Shawnee Peak Ski resort closes at 8:30 a.m.)

The Great Adventure Challenge is a one-of-a-kind triathlon event that combines kayaking (2.5 miles on Moose Pond), mountain biking (16+ miles) and concludes with a two-mile dash/

hike up and down Pleasant Mountain Registration fee is $60 for singles and $150 for teams (two or three members). For more information, contact Rob at gachallenge@live.com or (207) 647-5298 or go to the website: maineadventureracing. com FIT 4 DUTY 5K The Fit 4 Duty 5K will be held on Saturday, Aug. 20 at 9 a.m. at Windham High School. Net proceeds benefit the Rick Duncanson Memorial Scholarship Fund Divisions include: Public Safety Team Challenge (four runners per team, no team limit from one town or district, at least two members must be members of public service), Civilian Team (four members per team), and Family/Stroller Division. Awards also go to top finishers and age category winners.

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August 4, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 7C

Senior Rambles Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree

Sawyer Mountain If you have tramped through the woods and hills of our area, you can’t help but have noticed the stone walls and granite foundations of farms scattered around in what is now forest. Sometimes, there is also a small graveyard, lonely and solitary in the midst of the forest. These are reminders that families have lived in these hills, sometimes for generations, scratching out a subsistence living from the earth. These are their marks that have been left behind for us to wonder who they were and what their lives were like.

History came alive for us on a crisp November hike to Sawyer Mountain in Limerick. Hiking with us was fellow Denmark Mountain Hiker Celia Wilcox, who was born in her family’s farmhouse on the mountain. Celia is the great-greatgranddaughter of Maude Estes, who was one of the original settlers to Sawyer Mountain. The trail to the summit of the mountain, Sawyer Mountain Road, passes right by the granite foundation and cellar hole of the old Estes homestead. It is not too difficult to image what it was like when this was an old town road when travelers in horse and wagon, and then early motorcars, used this road to go across the mountain from Limington to Limerick.

The granite foundations and cellar hole of the old Estes farmhouse are all that remain today, but Celia told us the story of a family that cleared these woods and raised several generations here. Celia told us about her family’s home and shared pictures of the house from 1931 when it was still a vibrant center of the Estes family’s life. Across the old town road overlooking the farmhouse foundation is the family cemetery where many of the Estes and McKenney family are buried.

Celia then took us on a tour of the old family cemetery, pointing out the graves of her ancestors.

As I mentioned, the route to the top of Sawyer Mountain is the old town road, which goes from one side of the mountain to the other. There are trailhead parking lots on either side of the mountain. From the Limington trailhead follow the old Sawyer Mountain Road to a point near the summit, where a side trail (marked) diverts left to the summit. The trail is steep and eroded in places, with evidence of old tarmac and culverts from the days when this was a traveled road by other than the feet of hikers. Along the way, several old cellar holes and family cemeteries are passed in addition to the Estes homestead, mute testimony to the families that once lived here and called Sawyer Mountain their home.

Hikers may wish to continue on the old Sawyer Mountain Road to the Limerick trailhead on the other side of the mountain.

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Celia Wilcox shows the Denmark Mountain Hikers her family’s cemetery on Sawyer Mountain.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree) Whale oil signal beacon Sawyer Mountain has more historical stories to tell if you go there for a hike. There are a number of reports that the summit of Sawyer Mountain, at 1,213 feet, was once the site of a whale oil light that was used as a navigation beacon for shipping in Portland Harbor in the early 1800s. I’ve never been able to confirm that report, although I suspect that somewhere buried in a Casco Bay or Portland history book there is an account of one, or perhaps several, such mountaintop beacons to assist ships navigating the harbor to Portland. It seems to me, however, that this is more of a folklore account considering that that it is more than 20 miles to Portland from the top of Sawyer Mountain.

Nevertheless, there is a sign at the summit of Sawyer Mountain commemorating the whale-oil beacon’s story, and also reporting that there was a stone tower here as well that the beacon was placed on. Reportedly, in 1884, the U.S. Geological Survey placed a 15-foot-tall stone tower on the summit. Later, the tower was struck by lightning, and now only scattered stones remain. On our November hike, we could see Sebago Lake and nearly to the coast, 22 miles from the summit.

Sawyer Mountain Highlands The Sawyer Mountain Highlands are part of the single largest block of undeveloped land in York and Cumberland Counties. The Sawyer Mountain Highlands area is preserved under the Francis Small Heritage Trust, which owns over 1,400 acres in northern York County. This private, “not-for-profit” land trust was founded in 1990 and its purpose is to conserve natural resources and provide public access to these lands. The Trust has a map on their website showing the Sawyer Mountain trails (www.fsht.org.)

We were very fortunate to have Celia help bring the past to life for us on our Sawyer Mountain hike. On other hikes as I discover stone walls, cellar holes and the foundations of old farmhouses and cemeteries tucked in the woods I often wonder what their stories are. Even if you don’t have a personal docent with you on your hike, I recommend the hike to Sawyer Mountain, a nice and local climb full of history.

Sawyer Mountain in York County, Limerick, ME Difficulty – Easy Trail distance (one way) – 1.8 miles Hiking times (one way) –1.5 hours Elevation – 1,213 feet Vertical gain – 763 feet Coordinates – 43° 44’ 46”N 70° 45’ 19”W

Sign at the summit of Sawyer Mountain commemorating the whale oil beacon light.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree) Topographic Map – USGS Limerick 7.5-minute quad / 44.10567; -71.094 Directions to the Limington trailhead: Take Route 25 south from Cornish toward Standish, and turn onto Route 117.

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Regional sports

Thar she blows

By David Eddy The fifth race of the Lake Region Tuesday Night Series had plenty of breeze and four boats came out to get their workout.

Once again the wind was in the north, and when race time grew near, it went up a couple notches on the Richter Scale. Large dark stretches of water sported the manes of white horses, and it was going be a workout, keep those boats upright. However, as the time to get out on the course drew near, the wind moderated and swung farther west.

It was going to be important to handle the wind without being knocked over. A boat laid on its side in a powerful gust is a slow boat, dramatic though it might look. This kind of air had the potential to produce speed and it was essential that each boat be going fast at all times, if possible.

The turnout was smaller than normal. Greg Dean had been out early in his laser and the rampant breeze convinced him that it was prudent to sit this race out. David Eddy was there with his Thistle, but sailing shorthanded with only one crew instead of the normal two. It was going to be harder than normal to keep the boat on its feet.

Rob Knowles headed of on his Capri 22, moving well upwind. (Rob loves a good breeze.) Jerry Guyot with crew Craig Trend went off second, then Dave Eddy with Josh Davis, and finally Bob Bean with Paul Gillis on Rampage.

Some went out on port toward the middle of the lake, others dug back on starboard to stay in touch with the western shore, hoping to get a little less overwhelmed by the puffs coming down the lake. There were shifts to be played but the sequence was inconsistent and difficult to properly time. Those who were able to work the shifts and keep the boat moving when the puffs were overpowering made gains.

At the first turn, it was Eddy’s Thistle with Rob

Knowles not far behind.

Guyot’s Flying Scot was third, and Bean’s J22 fourth.

With all the breeze, Eddy elected to fly only jib and main instead of putting up the spinnaker. At the second mark, it was Eddy, Knowles, Guyot and Bean in that order, and so it held down the beam reach to the gybe mark.

Powerful puffs made planing possible.

At the last mark Eddy made the turn first with a final upwind leg ahead. Following were Knowles, Guyot and Bean. Bean worked the right corner and overtook Guyot, but Knowles held on for second. Eddy took the gun for first.

Full results follow: 1. David Eddy, Josh Davis/Thistle Windlord 2. Rob Knowles/Capri 22 Barbara B 3. Bob Bean, Paul Gillis/ J22 Rampage 4. Jerry Guyot, Craig ABOARD THE BARBARA B is captain Rob Knowles (left) as he manuevers his Capri 22 during Lake Region Sailing Trend/Flying Scot Sail La Vie Club racing on Long Lake.

Knock down, drag out for some racers

By David Eddy The Jay Lavey Memorial Regatta was a one-of-a-kind, some would even say surreal event.

The thunderstorm potential that has been absent so far for the Tuesday Night races was back in evidence on Saturday, with a cold front predicted to drop down from Canada way in the afternoon. All eyes were on the morning forecast update, which predicted a late afternoon potential for electrical energy from on high.

With race start scheduled for 1:30 p.m., the vote was to go forward with racing, keeping a vigilant eye on the radar via smartphone. Paul Follansbee and Nancy Boucher had race committee duties, with their puppy dog Captain Sissa in command.

As the first start sequence began, a reasonable air filled in from Harrison Village, crossing the 1.5-mile windward/leeward/windward course at about 6-8 knots. Off went the racers, slower-rated boats first, faster

boats thereafter, and all was well in the world.

With the course skewed to the breeze, it was a long port tack and a short starboard to the first pin, then a beam reach to the gybe mark. With the shorter than normal course, boats were in close proximity and the roundings were fairly crowded, but no paint was exchanged and all discussions were courteous.

Bob Bean took the gun with a goodly lead, David Eddy’s Thistle a remote second. Then, Rob Knowles and the balance of the flotilla.

The Lavey Regatta features multiple short races, so the start sequence was initiated once more, and the boats maneuvered around the starting line in nervous anticipation, like those pesky ducklings on the campground beach awaiting tossed breadcrumbs.

A line of wind appeared to the north.

A slight drizzle began to move down the lake.

The air remained moder-

ate, but the rain intensified, and soon huge cold drops were pummeling the lake surface, casting up silver crowns as far as the eye could see, sparkling jewels in the light. Wet, but delightful. Somebody take a picture!

Then to the west, a foggy wall descended and moved toward the fleet. Behind, a cloudface stood up and spread its wings. The air still moderate, boats heading west sailed into their own private zones of zero visibility. Aboard Eddy’s Thistle, nothing could be seen but the sails and the water for ten yards in any direction.

Slam.

Capsized.

Knockdown.

Like a slow motion disaster movie, one second, all was well. Next second, what the hell!?! The Thistle was on its side. Molly scrabbled over the top to stand on the centerboard, and Skipper Dave joined her there as Elizabeth made sure all sheets were uncleated. Up came the boat, filled with nine hundred eighty-three and a half

gallons of Long Lake’s wettest offering.

No one needed to get the memo. Racing is concluded folks: run for cover. Every boat in sight had dropped sails.

Eddy was the only sailor inept enough to suffer a knockdown, and the more skilled of the sailors (everyone else) headed for safe harbor while Paul Follansbee, Nancy Boucher, and Cap’n Sissa came by on the committee boat to offer the newly-baptized a tow.

Offer accepted. If it’s a Knock Down, gotta have a Drag Out. It wasn’t long before the thunder began to sound, first distant, then ever closer. It was quick-like-a-bunny to the town docks in Harrison Village. No one was any more than wet, or shall we say “soaked, like totally.” Leave it until tomorrow to dry out those sails!

Congrats to Bob Bean for his dominating win on Rampage.

And to everyone who managed to stay upright, if not dry!

And as for the one who was in on the Knockdown, Drag-out?

Nobody fools Mother Nature!

Full results follow.

1. Bob Bean, Hugh Bean, Greg Dean/J22 Rampage 2. David Eddy, Elizabeth Eddy, Molly Williams/Thistle Windlord 3. Rob Knowles/Capri 22 Barbara B 4. Unknown Sailors/Hobie 16 5. Mike Jeanneau, Craig Trend/Daysailer 6. Sandy Trend/Sunfish 7. Jesse Mann and crew/ Hunter 23 The Lake Region Sailing Club Tuesday Night is sponsored by Pat Klofas of Lake Region Physical Therapy.

The race starts at 5 p.m. near the shallow watermarks off Lakeside Pines in Harrison Bay. Come on out with your sailboat to have some fun! Or, call Paul Follansbee at 7761265 to get a ride out on the committee boat to see the action close up. Until then, Sail Fast!

Opinion & Comment

August 4, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 1D

Small World

by Henry Precht BN Columnist

Conventional conventions

Pretty boring! Lacking in authentic eloquence, i.e., making do with words hot off the teleprompter. (Michele Obama a rare exception.) Repetitious. An absence of original, breakthrough ideas. Mere traces of humor. Stuffed with ordinary folks as fillers. An epidemic of long-windedness. Tedium.

Speeches prolonged way beyond normal bedtimes.

Everyone may not have shared my impatience with both the Republican and Democratic conventions. Some people, old timers with experiences dating back a half-century or more, may have thought they were witnessing history in the making. They are nourished by traditions, seasoned by party loyalty.

I had a different sort of problem: I have long been influenced by the adage, “a genius is never bored.” In the dullest of circumstances, we are told, a person of intelligence can find bits and bobs to turn over and over in his mind. He can sit through the dullest film, appear interested in the most tiring conversation, and find sustenance in the most meager of exchanges. I guess the past two weeks in July proved that I am short on the genius side of the mental ledger. Or the two conventions broke new ground in the boredom sweepstakes and swept away my aged adage.

But I am but one soul. What about the nation at large being subjected to this deadly torment? Let’s check out the history of political life. Think back: Every four years the Greeks held the Olympic games, an integral part of the country’s religion and national spirit. There is no surviving bit of archeology CONVENTIONS, Page 8D

Earth Notes

“Earth Notes” is an outgrowth of a deep ecology discussion group.

Writers reflect a delight in and concern for the earth and are individually responsible for opinions and information. Community members are invited to submit articles. E-mail beepbeep207@roadrunner.com for details.

Leave them be

By Alice Rose It wasn’t as easy as I’d hoped, trudging across the field through calf-high snow dragging a five-foot-tall Christmas tree. Behind me was a trail, not of breadcrumbs, but of pine needles. In the past, my husband and I had hauled trees plucked of decorations to the Naples/Casco Bulky Waste facility, but we’d decided that this year I’d drag it into the woods.

My mind was elsewhere, as is more often than not the case, and if hefting it over a fallen birch hadn’t been such a struggle, my eyes might not have registered a shadow close to the top of the tree near the trunk. At first, I thought it was a forgotten Christmas bulb, but when I peered closer I saw a bird’s nest.

Somehow, the nest had survived the trip from the tree farm tied across the trunk of the car and from there into the house; survived jostling down the steps and across the field; and had gone unnoticed through the hours spent decorating the tree, staring at the blinking lights and removing all those same decorations.

After a childhood of collecting curiously shaped rocks, translucent seashells, strips of birch bark, and other earth oddities, I might have taken the nest or at least lifted it from between the branches to examine its wondrous fragility and sturdiness. I wondered and still wonder how it was created, what architectural schema the bird had used to construct it.

However, for reasons legal and ethical, I left it where it was and where it may still be.

In the early years of the 20th century, the federal government passed two laws, the Lacey Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that together prohibit the illegal taking, transporting, possession, and selling of native birds. Non-native species that are listed as endangered or threatened are also protected. These laws make it illegal to collect bird nests, eggs and feathers and to kill migratory species without a permit.

State laws soon followed that also protected and managed wildlife (in Maine, Title 12, Conservation). These laws were passed in response to millions of migratory birds being killed worldwide, some to the point of extinction or near extincLEAVE, Page 7D

Letters Feeling not wanted

To The Editor: The Bridgton Farmers’ Market is feeling not wanted in Bridgton. Selectmen want us to move and after attending many meetings the problem of where is still not settled. When we were on the “Green,” we were asked to temporarily move as a sidewalk was to be added and new grass planted.

That was two years ago and we’re still waiting for the project to be completed and return to the Green, where we were more visible to the public.

The selectmen have mentioned putting us in front of the municipal complex on the pavement, where we cannot tie down our tents. We also need bathrooms, water, electricity and no direct sun.

A few selectmen recently attended the market and spoke with Patch Farm about placing us behind the Bridgton Community Center, which makes no sense at all. After unloading our goods, we would have to park our vehicles up by the school and walk back to our tents. We need our trucks near us to be able to replenish our stock as it is sold. If it rains or storms, our products would be ruined before we could load them into vehicles. This would cause a hardship, especially to our elderly and disabled.

The Bridgton Farmers’ Market is an event enjoyed by the public on Saturday mornings. Customers bring their families, listen to the entertainment provided by the market and socialize with friends. It is an important part of the community.

We want to stay where we are until the project concerning the “Green” is completed.

We truly believe it is the best spot for the market. To our faithful customers, we would

STILL LIFE DURING FAST-PACED FESTIVALS — These sunflowers and the sunshine-yellow food truck portray a quiet moment at the Village Green in Naples. On the contrary, there was a steady stream of vehicles and people in Naples on Saturday as two events took place: The Naples Village Green Summer Fest and the Annual Arts Festival on the Causeway.

(De Busk Photo)

Our seniors deserve respect

I was concerned recently when I read an article in the paper saying that Progressive Insurance Company was planning to give all of its Maine auto insurance customers an unexpected 65th birthday surprise: a 6% rate increase.

I have submitted legislation — along with Rep. Henry Beck, D-Waterville — to keep that from happening by prohibiting rate increases based solely on age. I will do everything in my power to make sure my bill passes. Any policy discriminating against seniors simply because they are seniors is disrespectful and wrong.

Since the news of Progressive’s plan was published, I’ve heard from a lot of folks — seniors and their children and grandchildren — who are concerned that other insurance companies will follow Progressive’s lead. They’re worried that if this policy is allowed, what will stop insurance companies from jacking seniors’ rates up even higher? Who says it will stop at 6%?

The end result may well be a situation where seniors can either pay an exorbitant amount of money for car insurance, or opt to give up their right to drive, and thus their independence, completely. That’s an unacceptable choice to have to make in a rural state like ours, where reliable public transportation isn’t an option in most areas.

Some may assume this rate increase is just a way to account for the added risk that seniors pose to other drivers. But here’s the truth: There is no added risk. According to published research, drivers aged 75 and older are involved with just 3% of all crashes annually. Compare that to drivers aged 35 to 44, who are involved in 18% of all crashes. The figures for teens are even higher.

And seniors are more careful about driving safely, according to AAA. They are far less likely to drive drunk, use the Internet or text while driving, or go out in bad weather. You’re not very

Views from Senate

by Bill Diamond Maine State Senator likely to see a senior playing Pokémon Go while behind the wheel.

The State of Maine has a process in place to address concerns about an individual’s capability to operate a car. Anyone with a legitimate grievance about a specific person can file a report with the secretary of state, who will investigate and decide if action is warranted. Furthermore, older drivers must take vision tests and are required to renew their licenses more often than younger drivers. These practices are fair and sensible.

In the 1990s when I was secretary of state, I opposed road testing for seniors. I argued in favor of seniors’ independence, and that concerns over their ability to drive safely were largely unfounded. Road testing was an indignity and I saw no justification for it.

I will continue to fight for seniors’ independence now, just as I did then. Seniors deserve our respect, consideration, kindness and appreciation, for all they have contributed to our society.

They do not deserve to be discriminated against, ripped off, and caused anxiety by the kinds of business practices proposed by Progressive. As always, please feel free to contact me at diamondhollyd@aol.com or 287-1515, if you have questions or comments.

Money for classrooms, teachers

Maine Education Association puts money into political campaigns, not classrooms.

The Maine Education Association has a tremendous influence on legislators in Augusta. But make no mistake: the MEA’s mission has nothing to do with improving education for our children.

I have never kowtowed to special interest groups — and I will not now. That’s why we must expose the MEA’s tactics to the Maine people. The MEA is nothing more than a lobbying group trying to get more money from taxpayers for an education system that is not improving.

The MEA wants legislators to support a 10% income tax on successful Mainers. They claim the state has never fulfilled its obligation to pay 55% of public education — but they don’t tell you it is a moving target that can never be fullyfunded the way the law passed. Superintendents decide what the 55% will be, and they move the goal posts every year.

Furthermore, if you take into account the state’s portion of teacher pensions and health care after retirement, the state is paying over 55% of the cost of public education.

Recently, the MEA sent a questionnaire to legislators, implying their answers will decide whether MEA will endorse them in November election.

The MEA implies that spending more money on schools appreciate you supporting us by contacting the town office.

Thank you.

Helen Ramsdell, manager Bridgton Farmers’ Market

Family pleasure

To The Editor: One of our family’s favorite activities on summer Saturday mornings is to visit the Bridgton Farmers’ Market.

We enjoy perusing the colorful stalls filled with a cornucopia of healthy, locally-grown vegetables, beautiful flowers, free-range meats and eggs, delicious cheeses and so much more. We usually spend an hour or so enjoying donuts and coffee, greeting friends and neighbors, chatting with local farmers, and listening to the live music that fills the summer air. For several years, the Farmers’ Market has been a high point of our summers and one of the institutions that makes Bridgton such a unique-

ly interesting place.

Let’s face it: there aren’t many towns in Maine that can boast of such a healthful, happy, heartening attraction as our Farmers’ Market. I hope we can continue to enjoy it for years to come.

The recent issue of traffic congestion in this popular part of town should be viewed as a positive development, not a problem. I’m sure a solution can be found to keep the wheels of commerce turning so that residents and visitors can continue to enjoy the Farmers’ Market, as well as all the other stimulating Bridgton attractions. I was heartened to hear Bridgton Town Manager Robert Peabody express similar optimism this week when he confidently told The Bridgton News, “We can work through this.” In the interest of our community, I’m sure that will be the case.

Charlie Simpson Bridgton and Kittery Point LETTERS, Page 2D

Views from Augusta

by Paul LePage Governor of Maine

will reduce child poverty. It perpetuates the myth that charter schools will destabilize public schools. It asks legislators to increase the minimum wage to $12 an hour, calling it a “livable wage.” In fact, it should be called a starter wage.

Minimum wage was never intended to be a livable wage.

The MEA wants to remove a school administrator’s ability to transfer teachers. The MEA also scares legislators into thinking teachers will not get adequate pensions.

I always say the education system has two winners and two losers. The winners are the union bosses at MEA and the superintendents. The losers are the students and our teachers.

The MEA is not interested in putting adequate money into EDUCATION FUNDING, Page 5D

Medicare nugget

By Stan Cohen Medicare Volunteer Counselor There are several programs available to assist lowincome seniors with health coverage.

Examples: MaineCare, Medicare Savings Program, Low Cost Drugs for the Elderly, Maine Rx Plus, Federal Low Income Subsidy for Part D, and pharmaceutical company Patient Assistance Programs.

Even many hospitals have “free care” policies for those who are really needy. I suspect that one reason why many eligible seniors do not enroll in these programs is that Mainers are proud, self-reliant people.

These are admirable qualities. In most cases, however, an eligible person has already helped to pay for the assistance program through income taxes. It is, therefore, not a “hand-out.” They should, in my view, not let pride get in the way of taking care of themselves.

Think of it this way. The healthier you can stay, the less you become a burden to yourself, your family, and to your community. So, in a very real way, each eligible person who applies for assistance from one or more of these public programs is doing everyone a favor. Need more information? Call 1-877-353-3771.

Medicare volunteer counselors are available for one-on-one consultations at no charge. Call the Bridgton Community Center at 647-3116 to arrange for an appointment.

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Letters (Continued from Page 1D)

Big WOW!

To The Editor: As we pack up the final stuffed animals, disassemble the rides and tents, count the final coins, and reflect on the 82nd annual Casco Days, all we can say is “WOW!”

We are so lucky to live in this beautiful town with such tremendous people and support! An entire community came together, pulling off a record-breaking three-day festival, all to benefit the Casco Fire Association and the community organizations it supports.

Since 1935, Casco Village has come alive with family fun, traditions, prizes, rides and more! This spectacular event brings our surround-

Public Notice

Bridgton Bottled Gas will be conducting a controlled burn from August 3rd to August 5th at our 4 Raspberry Lane facility.

This burn will be staffed at all times and a permit has been obtained from The Bridgton Fire Department.

This is a normal process to burn off propane in old tanks that are being taken out of service. This process is similar to burning propane in a gas fireplace in your home.

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LAKE REGION MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS NEW TO MSAD #61

OPEN ENROLLMENT

Grades 6, 7 and 8 Aug. 15th, 2016 • 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Please bring your child’s birth certificate, immunization record and two proofs of residency.

School address: Lake Region Middle School 204 Kansas Rd., Naples, ME 04055 Phone: 647-8403, if you have any questions.

ing communities together and creates lasting traditions and memories for families and friends. Thousands of visitors from near and far gathered to enjoy the 2016 celebration with fireworks, midway games and rides, parades, a four-mile road race, live concerts by Rick Charette and Bold Riley, an incredible food booth, and more.

The Casco Fire Association would like to thank all the hundreds of volunteers who helped make this year’s event a reflection of a community at work and play together — it truly is a one-of-a-kind family event.

People from local businesses, churches, community service organizations, athletic teams, schools, camps, as well as whole families, get involved to help pull it all together. It takes a huge number of volunteer hours and hard work and it all goes toward raising dollars that flow back into the local community.

Casco Village was blessed with incredible weather this year — not a drop of rain fell on the midway — and the event ended perfectly with an incredibly gorgeous and fitting cottoncandy sky on Saturday night.

The food booth served up a record number of hamburgers, French fries, onion rings, sausages, fried dough balls, fresh squeezed lemonades, cotton candy and more. Continuing with tradition, the Thursday night fireworks show impressed the crowd, with “ooohs and ahhhhs” heard around the village. Friday night’s Children’s Parade oozed of cuteness and cleverness, while hundreds of spectators lined the streets on Saturday afternoon for the Grand Parade. Our state championship Lake Region boys’ basketball team served as the grand marshal, proudly displaying their gold ball for their fans lining the street.

Over 400 runners, including hundreds of area camp-

ers, crossed the finish line on Saturday morning’s 38th annual four-miler road race! And, as always, Rick Charette and the Bubble Gum Band put on a great show as children danced and sang their favorite tunes.

Once again, our sincere thanks to all the wonderful folks who came to the 82nd Annual Casco Days celebration, especially our business sponsors who are an integral part of the event’s success!

To the hundreds of people who make Casco Days the reason to get together and celebrate family, community, and pure summer fun every year — thank you!

Without your support we would not be able to help local charities and groups.

Thanks again for making the best year yet! See you in 2017— always the last Saturday in July – July 27-29.

Kevin Hancock, Holly Hancock, Tom Mulkern Co-Chairmen, Casco Days 2016

Sarcasm?

To The Editor: Mr. Trump, if you’re listening, should Russia also hack the IRS, and release your tax returns?

Jon Chappell Bridgton

I was just thinking…

To The Editor: I have a few more “light bulb” questions for both our current high school-aged students and my fellow Baby Boomers.

Exactly who decided that the best course of action for the United States of America was to seek and maintain supremacy in “all things” worldwide?

How much has that arrogant decision already cost average American citizens emotionally, socially, politically and economically?

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

Notice of a Public Hearing

PUBLIC NOTICE

SELECT BOARD PROPOSED LAND USE ORDINANCE

Request For Bids • Painting

Downstairs Meeting Room, Iredale Street entrance to the Municipal Building addressed at 3 Chase Street

TOWN OF FRYEBURG

August 23, 2016, 6 p.m.

The Town of Fryeburg is requesting bids to paint two town buildings.

Painting Specifications for the Fryeburg Town Library and the Fryeburg Town House can be obtained at the Fryeburg Town Office or on the Town website: www.fryeburgmaine.org. Bids will be accepted until Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at 12:00 PM. 1T31

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF WATERFORD Public Hearing

The Town of Waterford will hold a public hearing on a proposed subdivision located off the Passaconaway-Mayflower-Apple Blossom Lane.

The hearing will be held on Wed., August 17, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. at the Waterford Municipal building, 366 Valley Road, Waterford.

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TOWN OF CASCO

The Town of Bridgton Select Board will hold a public hearing on a proposed Land Use Ordinance prepared by the Select Board appointed Land Use & Zoning Committee. The hearing is on Tuesday, August 23rd at 6 PM in the downstairs meeting room off Iredale Street in the Municipal Office Building addressed at 3 Chase Street.

The ordinance proposes to create four (4) new districts for properties abutting to or near to Route 302, generally from properties by the Civil War Monument to the municipal boundary with the town of Naples. The districts are named Downtown Village Business District, Downtown Business District, Inner Corridor, and Outer Corridor. The districts’ ordinance contains requirements as to building setbacks, building height, parking, landscaping, use, sidewalks, building fenestration and building placement. The ordinance also proposes the creation of an advisory committee, called the Design Review Committee (DRC.) The purpose of this committee is to review and make recommendations relevant to architectural and landscape designs for new construction and/or renovation of existing structures in the noted corridor of Bridgton.

The purpose of the public hearing is to review and comment on the ordinance as currently written. The Select Board will forward these comments to the Land Use & Zoning Committee for possible edits and amendments.

The Select Board will also hold a separately noticed public hearing on the ordinance, once finalized, prior to town meeting.

Notice of Tax-Acquired Property For Sale The Town of Casco is offering several tax-acquired properties for sale. A list of properties is available at the Casco Town Office and on the Town website. Information regarding parcels is available at the Town office.

A public auction will be held Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at the Casco Selectboard meeting for one parcel located at Tax Map 8 Lot 36 at 86 Leach Hill Road. Additional parcels will be available by sealed bid.

Sealed bids are due at the Casco Town office by noon Monday, August 29, 2016. Bids must be accompanied by a Town of Casco bid form with appropriate deposit.

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The current draft of the ordinance can be found on the town’s website under Ordinances/Codes and Policies at http:// www.bridgtonmaine.org or at the municipal office building 3 Chase Street Bridgton Maine 04009. You can also receive a copy by email request to mailto:ecodevdir@bridgtonmaine.org. The document and accompanying district map for this hearing will be available on or before August 10 2016. Previous working drafts are currently available for review. Comments may be made to the Select Board by mail to the noted address, in person at the noted hearing, or by email to the noted address.

Affected properties for these newly created districts are as follows, and all owners were notified on this hearing.

Assessors Map 26, Lots 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

PUBLIC NOTICE

Assessors Map 22 Lots 92, 91, 90, 86, 70, 71, 73, 74, 83, 84, 85, 87, 94, 108, 95, 103, 96, 101, 102, 97, 98, 99, 100, 113, 112, 114, 115, 116, 123, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3a, 39, 46, 40, 41, 42, 43a, 45, 43, 44, 38

AGENDA Public Hearing Casco Planning Board August 8, 2016 Casco Community Center 940 Meadow Road 7:00 P.M.

Assessors Map 23 Lots 58, 48, 59, 60, 61, 22, 24, 39, 24a, 25, 36, 37, 38, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 27, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 35A57, 102, 101, 103, 100, 73, 74, 75, 76, 95, 96, 99, 97, 98, 92, 93, 94, 69, 63, 62, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 114, 115, 116, 117, 113, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 128, 135, 134, 133, 132, 131, 130, 129, 136, 137, 138, 139, 145, 143, 142, 146, 147, 148, 5, 6, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21 Assessors Map 24 Lots 103, 93, 102, 101, 100, 99, 48, 47, 26, 46, 33, 34, 38, 35, 36, 12, 13, 1, 10, 7, 8, 6A, 6, 9, 3, 4, 56, 55, 21, 20, 19, 18, 16, 15, 14 Assessors Map 27 Lots 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 6, 39, 40, 41, 43, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 23A, 24, 22A, 25, 26, 27, 7, 8, 9, 10, 47, 44, 5 Assessors Map 28 Lots 24, 23, 19, 19C, 19B, 37, 25, 26, 35 Assessors Map 9 Lots 83, 56, 60, 60A6A-0001, 60B, 58, 65, 63, 66, 52, 76A, 76, 75, 72, 27, 72A, 72B, 72C72D, 71, 72A, 70, 69B, 69A, 69C, 69, 67, 67A, 67B, 64-0001, 64-0002, 64-0003, 64A, 62, 61, 57, 59, 53, 54, 79, 79A-0001, 79B8, 80 Assessors Map 10 Lots 4, 3-0001, 3-0002, 3-0003, 5, 6, 10A, 7, 8, 58C, 58B, 8A, 9, 58A, 10, 10B, 10-0004, 25, 15D15A, 14, 1, 1A, 2, 3-0001, 3-0002, 3-0003, 15, 15A, 15B, 15B-0001, 15B0002, 15C, 17, 17B Assessors Map 3 Lots 63, 62-0007 Assessors Map 5 Lots 81, 92, 92A, 96G-000196G-0004, 93, 96A, 96H-0001, 96H-0002, 96I-0001, 96I-0002, 89, 85-0005, 850005A, 87, 85-0004B, 85-0001, 85-0002, 85-0003,85-0004A, 84, 83B, 83, 82A-0001, 82A-0002, 82A-0003, 82B, 86A, 86C, 98, 97 Assessors Map 6 Lots 15, 14, 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D, 25, 27A, 18, 16, 27, 19-0001, 19-0002, 19-0003, 19-0004, 19-0005, 19-0006, 19-0007, 19-0008, 19-0009, 19-0010, 19-0011, 19-0012, 19-0013, 19-0014, 19-0015A, 19-0015B, 19-0015C, 28, 30, 29B, 29A, 29, 24, 24G, 24H, 24I, 24K, 24L, 24F, 24D, 24J-0001, 24J0002, 24J0003, 24J0004, 24J-0005, 24J0006, 24J-0007, 24J-0008, 24J0009, 24J0010, 24J-0011, 24J-0012, 24A, 29C, 29C-001, 31, 35D, 35E, 35-0001, 35-0002, 35-0003, 35-0004, 35-0005, 35-0006, 350007A, 35-0007B, 35-0007C, 35A, 35C, 26, 26-0001, 26-0002, 26-0003, 26-0004, 26-0005, 26-0006 The Town of Bridgton strives to ensure adequate access to our meetings to the public. Please alert us if you require special assistance to participate in our meetings.

1. Call to Order 2. Approval of July 11, 2016 Minutes 3. Thomas F. Smith, Esq. has submitted an application for Amended Contract Zoning Agreement between The Town of Casco and Brian E. Chamberlain & Beverly J. Chamberlain for property known as Settlers Village to permit conversion of the property to allow same to be divided into single dwelling units and thereby allow individual sale of properties. The property is located in a Contract Zone and is known as Map 8, Lot 14-A. 4. Other.

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TOWN OFFICE 635 Meadow Road, Casco, Maine 04015 Phone: 207-627-4515, Fax: 207-647-4180

Thank You To All Casco Residents:

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The Casco Selectboard would like to thank the Town of Casco residents for their attendance at the June 15, 2016 annual Town Meeting. Our residents’ participation and all levels of support are vital for our Town’s preservation and growth.

Town of Casco Selectboard:

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Holly B. Hancock Mary-Vienessa Fernandes Grant F. Plummer Calvin P. Nutting Thomas H. Peaslee

Opinions

Letters

(Continued from Page 2D) What is currently happening on active U.S. military bases located in countries bordering Russia in Europe?

How do Japan and other Asian neighbors feel about the presence of our servicemen/women on bases in their communities?

Where have Russian surveillance flyovers and nautical tours in oceans worldwide been spotted during 20152016?

Why is our Navy monitoring behaviors by Red China on the shores and islands surrounding the Sea of China?

Was Obama naïve to let himself be distracted by the hype and glamour of becoming the first AfricanAmerican president to be more fully aware of the damage to our status worldwide he was to inherit from previous administrations’ adherence to, “We’re number one, and don’t you forget it?”

Why do so many people in nations we’ve been claiming to help for decades resent or hate us? How is assistance different from domination?

Is one possible hazardous consequence for remaining Number One that other competitors seeking supremacy status will be working diligently to displace us?

Could every American decide to become less distracted by the deceptive tactics of our own political representatives and more informed about what is really happening around the world?

Have longer and more

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expensive political campaign seasons improved conditions in our 21st century America?

If we become better informed or more willing to actively participate in our government positions at every level, can we prevent a continuous downward spiral for our culture?

If I were ever to meet Donald Trump, I would regretfully encourage him to snap out of it, take a double dose of reality, and seek healthier ways to cope with his hidden insecurities than to ridicule anyone who may disagree with him. Now that there is increasing evidence that the approach to real estate development he inherited from his father has resulted in several applications for bankruptcy, it might be smart to seek other outlets for feeding his tenuous ego.

Look what becoming president did for Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. “Pride goes before a fall, and time waits for no man.”

If I were to meet Hillary Clinton, I would say, “Unlike many Americans, I can handle the truth.”

Cindy Alden West Fryeburg

Casting our ballots

To The Editor: This November, voters will become legislators as they cast their ballots for or against six referendum questions. While the lawmaking process of our republic requires testimony, debate, compromise and the consensus vote of elected rep-

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE? THE BRIDGTON NEWS

On the Water

by Ron Terciak

JN Past Commander U.S. Power Squadron

Long Lake Marine Patrol

The dangers of bow riding

You are driving your car and notice a car being driven with children sitting on the hood of the car. Is there any one of us who would not call the sheriff to report that outrageous and dangerous situation?

Yet every day, boaters do just that by allowing children and adults to sit on the bow of the boat with their legs dangling in the water. This is both dangerous and illegal. Your passengers must be in the boat.

Earlier this summer in Berwick, a passenger sitting on the bow slipped off and was run over by the boat he was on and was killed. There are numerous accidents where children have been maimed by boats’ propellers after having slipped off boats while bow riding. Children, in particular, are not aware of the danger that exists sitting on the boat bow while underway.

You as a boater must not allow this situation to happen even if it upsets your passengers. Remember you are responsible for the safety of the passengers on your boat. resentatives and senators, the Maine State Constitution provides an indirect initiated path through citizen initiatives. For that reason, voters have an important responsibility to understand and analyze for themselves the questions on the ballot.

The Lake Region Republicans are holding a forum on each of the first five referenda. (#6 is a transportation bond question). At these forums, proponents and opponents debate the ques-

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

CONSULT OUR LISTING OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND LET AN EXPERT DO THE JOB! ACCOUNTANTS Chandel Associates Accounting, Taxes Audits, Full Service Payroll 3 Elm St., Bridgton Office 647-5711 Jones & Matthews, PA Certified Public Accountants Accounting and taxes Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg.

Route 302, Bridgton 647-3668 cpas@maine.com

CHIMNEY LINING The Clean Sweep LLC Chimney Cleaning Service Supaflu and Stainless Steel Chimney lining and relining Dana Richardson 935-2501

CLEANING SERVICES First Impressions Cleaning Inc. Residential & Commercial Seasonal 647-5096

DOCKS Great Northern Docks, Inc. Sales & Service Route 302, Naples 693-3770 1-800-423-4042 www.greatnortherndocks.com

ELECTRICIANS Bosworth Electric Inc. Quality electrical contractor Commercial/Industrial/Residential Generators/Todd Bosworth/207-838-6755 bosworthelectricinc@hotmail.com

Servicemaster Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office ALARMS D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 WAM-ALARM Systems Residential/Commercial/Industrial Installation, Service, Monitoring TLC Home Maintenance Co. Licensed in Maine & New Hampshire Burglar-Fire-Temperature Sensors Professional Cleaning and Bridgton 207-647-5012 Free Security Survey 647-2323 Property Management J.P. Gallinari Electric Co. Housekeeping and much more Residential - Commercial - Industrial 583-4314 APPLIANCE REPAIR Aerial - Auger - Lifting Service COMPUTERS Bridgton 647-9435 Jones Appliance Service/Repair LLC Quality service you deserve Grammy Geek McIver Electric All major brands Tech support for seniors (jr’s too) “Your on time every time electricians” jonesappliances@aol.com 647-4432 1-1 support at your home 221 Portland Rd, Bridgton Malware & virus removal/PC repair Free pick-up & delivery 207-310-0289

647-3664 www.mciverelectric.net

Shelley P. Carter, Attorney Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA 110 Portland St., Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-1950 www.spcarterlaw.com

Ms. C’s Computer Repair Virus and spyware removal PC repairs 207-228-5279 27 Zion Hill Road, Bridgton

R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor 24 hour Emergency Service Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882

Michael G. Friedman, Esq., PA 132 Main St. P.O. Box 10, Bridgton, ME 04009 647-8360

Naples Computer Services PC repair/upgrades – on-site service Virus and spy-ware removal Home and business networking Video security systems 71 Harrison Rd., Naples 207-693-3746

ATTORNEYS

Hastings Malia, PA 376 Main Street – PO Box 290 Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-2061 www.hastings-law.com

BOAT REPAIR

CONTRACTORS Jeff Hadley Builder Remodeling, Additions Tile work, Wood flooring Kitchens, Drywall, Painting 30 yrs experience 207-595-8421 jhadley44@gmail.com

New England Boat Shop LLC Maintenance/Repair/Sales/Service Welding/Shrinkwrap/Storage Quality Custom Carpentry Mark Swanton, owner – 207-693-9310 From start to finish and from old to new CARETAKERS Jeff Juneau Naples 207-655-5903 Caretake America DANCE INSTRUCTION Managing and Patrolling Kevin Rogers, Owner/Manager The Ballroom Rte. 35, Naples 693-6000 Dance - Exercise - Yoga - Aikido Main St., Harrison, Maine CARPENTRY 207-583-6964 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

CARPETING Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Carpet and Flooring Sales and Installation 21 Sandy Creek Rd, Bridgton 647-5562 800-310-5563

DENTAL SERVICES Bridgton Dental Associates Dr. Paul Cloutier Complete dental care 138 Harrison Rd, Bridgton www.bridgtondental.com 207-647-8052

David K. Moynihan Master Electrician Licensed ME & NH Bridgton 647-8016

EXCAVATION JDN Enterprises Septic systems, Water lines Site work, Drainage 207-647-8146 Snow’s Excavation Complete site work Foundations-Septic-Lots cleared 207-647-2697

EXERCISE/FITNESS Dee’s BodyCraft Personal Training, Aerobics, Pilates Certified – Experienced Bridgton 647-9599

FLOORING Bolsters Decorating Center Carpet – vinyl – ceramic Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202 J & M Wood Floors Installation/Sanding/Refinishing Fully insured – Free estimates 207-337-5623

Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA Complete comprehensive oral hygiene care FOUNDATIONS Infants – Seniors Most dental insurances, MaineCare Henry’s Concrete Construction Foundations, Slabs, Floors 647-4125 bdhc@myfairpoint.net Harrison Tel. 583-4896 Mountain View Dentistry Dr. Leslie A. Elston J. B. Concrete Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry Bill O’Brien 207-647-3628 Poured Foundations MountainViewDentistryMaine.com 207-647-5940

tion and take questions and comments from the audience.

In June, they hosted a session on the legalization of recreational marijuana (Question 1), and in July, on the 3% surcharge tax on incomes above $200,000 (Question 2). These events are held on the last Tuesday of each month prior to the election. On Tuesday, Aug. 30, they will take on the question of background checks on private gun sales and transfers (Question 3).

LETTERS, Page 5D GARAGE DOORS Naples Garage Door Co. Installation & repair services Free estimates Naples 207-693-3480

August 4, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 3D

Tree Talk Trees and clean water

By Robert Fogg Licensed Arborist In Maine, we are extremely lucky to have a multitude of beautiful, clean lakes and streams. One of the reasons our waters are so clean is our overabundance of trees and other vegetation.

Trees and vegetation absorb rainwater and hold it back, which gives it a chance to evaporate or sink into the ground, rather than run directly into a water body. When rain is allowed to run directly into a lake or stream, it washes phosphorus and other material from the shore into the water body with it. Phosphorus feeds algae, and algae not a good thing, not as far as water quality is concerned, anyway.

Over the years, we’ve seen the Shoreland Zone tree-cutting rules become more and more of a priority, and with good reason. It’s a lot easier to keep a lake clean than it is to restore it once it declines.

I have found the current Shoreland Zone tree -cutting rules to be, in general, very fair and a good balance between the desire for a lake view and a need to maintain water quality. If you own lakefront property, you are one of the stewards of our precious natural resource.

Tree-cutting and pruning for a lake view is allowed, to a certain extent, but must be performed within the Shoreland Zone regulations. Not only is excessive cutting bad for water quality, it can be very expensive in the way of fines and mitigation. Many towns now require a permit for any Shoreland Zone tree-cutting. Before cutting, check with your town code enforcement officer, and/or be sure to hire a competent professional who cares as much about water quality as you do.

Robert Fogg is general manager of Q-Team Tree Service in Naples and is a licensed arborist. He can be contacted at 693-3831 or www.Q-Team.com

PAINTING CONTRACTORS Jerry’s Painting Service Quality Painting – Interior/Exterior Fully Insured – Free Estimates 207-527-2552

Roberts Overhead Doors Commercial/residential – free estimates Webber Painting & Restoration Interior & Exterior Painting Now offering Master Card & Visa Repairs, updates, mold washing 207-595-2311 Estimates & Insured (207)831-8354

HANDYMAN

Advantage Handyman/Home Repair Finish carpentry/install/repair doors/painting www.advantagehandymanandhomerepair.com 207-583-0440

HEATING Bass Heating Oil Burner Service Sales and Installations Waterford (207) 595-8829

INSULATION Western Me. Insulation Inc Batts, blown or foamed Over 30 yrs experience Free estimates – fully insured 7 days a week – 693-3585

INSURANCE Ace Insurance Agency Inc. Home and Auto 43 East Main Street Denmark 1-800-452-0745

PLUMBING & HEATING Burnell Plumbing New Construction, Remodeling Well pump installation, replacement, Service 310-7270 Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. Specializing in repair service in The Lake Region 647-4436 Holt Plumbing Inc. Service work – pumps Camp openings – 30 years exp.

207-318-9981 Ken Karpowich Plumbing Repairs/Installation/Remodeling Master Plumber in ME & NH Over 20 years experience 207-925-1423

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

SELF STORAGE 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 F. Jonathan Bliss, P.L.S. Bliss & Associates Surveying, Land Planning 693 Main St, Lovell 207-925-1468 blissinc@fairpoint.net Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land info services – Surveys Boundary/Topographic/Flood elevation PO Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr. PLS Over 10,000 surveys on file

THIS SPACE CAN BE YOURS Call 647-2851 for details or e-mail bnews@roadrunner.com

Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscape Organic lawn & garden maintenance Shoreline restoration Chalmers Ins. Agency TRAVEL AGENCY Creative stonework, property watch 100 Main St., Bridgton Snowplowing & sanding Tel. 647-3311 207-693-6646 www.clementbros.com Getaway Travel and Tours, LLC Oberg Insurance Over 20 years experience Auto, Home, Business, Life Making travel dreams come true REAL ESTATE 132 Main St., Bridgton www.getawaytravelandtours.com Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858 PO Box 402, Harrison, 207-583-8150 Chalmers Real Estate Southern Maine Retirement Services 100 Main St., Bridgton TREE SERVICE Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Tel. 647-3311 Life and Senior Dental Insurance Q-Team & Cook’s Tree Service 150 Main St., Bridgton 1-866-886-4340 Kezar Realty Removal-pruning-cabling-chipping Homes, Land & Vacation Rentals Stump grinding-bucket work-bobcat KENNELS Lovell Village 207-925-1500 Crane-licensed & fully insured KezarRealty.com Bridgton Veterinary Kennels Q Team 693-3831 or Cook’s 647-4051 Boarding Lakes Region Properties Toll free 207-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com Route 117, Bridgton, Me. “At the Lights in Naples” Tel. 647-8804 Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Waterfront, Residential Complete tree service – free estimates Commercial & Land MASONRY Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding 207-693-7000 Licensed and insured D & D Masonry Utility and Landscape Arborist Oberg Agency Chimneys/fireplaces/walks/etc.

Waterford ME – 583-2474 Residential, Business, Lake Shore Fully insured Free estimates Property Darryl & Doug Hunt 693-5060 Top Notch Tree Service, LLC 132 Main St., Bridgton All aspects of tree care & removal MOVING Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858 Fully-licensed and insured Bridgton Moving Excellent references ROOFING Residential & light commercial 207-357-WOOD (9663) bridgtonmoving@verizon.net JDN Enterprises Glynn Ross VETERINARY Shingles – Roofs replaced 240 N. High St. – 647-8255 New construction – Repairs 671-2556 (cell) Bridgton Veterinary Hospital Bridgton 207-647-8146 Small Animal Medicine & Surgery MUSIC LESSONS Rt. 117, Bridgton, ME 647-8804 Up Scale Music Studio Piano Lessons – All Levels Composition-Theory-Transcription Evan 647-9599

NOTARY PUBLIC Northwoods Notary Mobile notary services Weddings - lulapoop@gmail.com Linda Mercer 207-776-9090

OIL DEALERS Dead River Co. Range & Fuel Oil Oil Burner Service Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton

RUBBISH SERVICE

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

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

Norway Veterinary Hospital AM Enterprises LLC Naples Clinic Trash & snow removal Corner Rte. 302 & Lambs Mill Rd. Serving Harrison & Bridgton

By Appointment 693-3135 ameinc@outlook.com 207-749-2850

SELF STORAGE Bridgton Storage 409 Portland Rd 28 units & 4000’ open barn Bridgton 647-3206

WINDOW TREATMENTS

Bolsters Decorating Center Custom window treatments Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202

Classifieds

CLASSIFIED DISPLAY ADS Deadline: Friday 4:00 p.m.

CLASSIFIED LINE ADS Deadline: Monday 5:00 p.m.

Classified advertising is sold in this space at the rate of $3.50 for 20 words or less and 15¢ a word over 20. All ads are payable in advance.

Repeats are charged at the same rate as new ads. Ads taken over the phone must be called in by Monday with payment arriving by Tuesday. A charge of $1.00 per week extra is made for the use of a box number if requested. A charge of $1.00 per classified is made if billing is necessary. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriams are charged at the same rate as classified ads. Poetry is charged by the inch.

Classified display is sold at $6.50 per column inch. Classified advertisers must furnish written copy.

The Bridgton News assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors in advertisements other than to reprint that part of any advertisement in which a typographical error occurs. Advertisers will please notify the business office promptly of any errors that may occur, phone 207-647-2851.

Discriminatory Advertising under the Fair Housing Act

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 at 42 U.S.C. 3604(c) makes it unlawful “to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale, or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

CHALMERS INSURANCE &

REAL ESTATE

Part of the Chalmers Group

100 Main Street, Bridgton, ME 04009 Phone: 207-647-3311 Fax: 207-647-3003 www.chalmers-ins.com

HELP WANTED

MISC. PROJECTS — Repoint stone wall, waterside. Replace 4 single garage doors. Removal of moss on 3 garage roofs. Bridgton location. Pick your project. Call 603-387-2296.

2t30x YEAR-ROUND STAFF — wanted for busy convenience store. Experience making pizza & subs a plus. Apply in person. Casco Village Variety. 978 Meadow Rd., Casco.

2t30 TREE WORKERS WANTED — Also mechanic wanted. Experience a plus. Must have valid driver’s license. Apply online at www.Q-Team.com/employmentapplication tf23

WORK WANTED

TWO 5,000 BTU — window air CASCO — Completely furnished conditioners $75 each. 647-5383. rooms, heat, lights & cable TV in 1t31x cluded. $125 weekly. No pets. Call cell, 207-595-4946. tf46 RED’S FIREWOOD — Cut, split and delivered. Any amounts. LOVELL — 2-bedroom in-law Call 615-6342 for details. tf35 apartment with spectacular view.

Heat, electricity, cable, WIFI, OLD TOWN CANOE — Model snow removal included. See it at: 169. $225. Call 207-935-6000. housekeepingbusiness.blogspot.

3t31x com/ No smoking, no pets. $750.

DRIED FIREWOOD — Dried First/last/security. Available imme2t30 twelve months. Selling seasoned diately. 207-890-8810. hardwood year-round. One BRIDGTON — Single-bedroom cord $240, half cord $140. Call apartment, convenient location.

207-595-5029; 207-583-4113. No dogs. Off-street parking. Utiliwestermainefirewood.com 52t22x ties included. $775 month plus HAY/FIREWOOD — Seasoned 1-month security deposit, referenc$260, green $225 cord. Cut, split & es a must. Contact Shannon 207delivered. 1/2 cord seasoned $150, 461-0025 or Victor 207-650-8071.

27t4x green $125. Wendell Scribner, 583-4202.

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NATURALLY NICE — Landscaping. Lawns mowed, rototilling gardens, spring cleanups. Free estimates. Call Tony at 647-2458 or 595-5485.

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FOR RENT

WATERFORD — 3 bedroom, 2 bath, nonsmoker, no pets. Plowing and landscaping included. 1st, last & security. $650 plus utilities. 6503t30x LAWN CARE — bark mulch in- 0916. stalled, mowing, trees cut down, NAPLES — Route 35, 3-bedroom brush cutting, garage clean-outs, duplex, washer/dryer hookups. No light trucking and more. Call 595- smoking, no pets. $1200 per month 8321.

6t31x included heat. Security required. tf30 ODD JOBS — By the hour, day, Call 207-899-5052. week or job. Also power washing. FRYEBURG — 1 bedroom. NH/ Free estimates. Call 627-4649. Maine line. Heat, cable, Internet.

2t30x No smoking, no pets. Avail. Sept.

EXCAVATING — Have hoe, will 1st. $795, security & references.

3t31x travel. Snowplowing, removal and 207-415-1444. sanding. Site work, foundations NAPLES — Off Route 35, 2-beddug, back filling, septic systems, room apartment, second floor. No sand, loam, gravel. Call Brad smoking, no pets. $950 per month Chute, 653-4377 or 627-4560. tf3 includes heat & electric. Security required. Call 207-899-5052. tf30 DAY CARE

LOAM AND FIREWOOD — Please call Ron between 5 and 8 p.m. 595-8359.

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$5 FOR TATTERED — U.S. Flag when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, Windham, 893-0339. tf46 WAIT STAFF — full-time, year- round wait staff wanted for Punkin GOT WOOD — Ready to burn Valley Restaurant. Apply in per- October 2016. $250 a cord. Cut, son, Route 302, West Bridgton. tf6 split and delivered locally. Call 647-8146. tf21

NORTH BRIDGTON — 1-bedroom apartment, short walk to public beach, no smoking, no pets, $425 per month plus first, last & security. Leave a message at 8319093. tf29

BIRCH POINT — Colony Club, Naples, Maine. 30’ trailer with slideout, Maine room, deck, shed on 5,060-sq.-ft. lot in association on Long Lake. Short walk to beach, 57 lots in park, lodge for extra guests, rec room, comfort station. $62,500. Call Kevin 978387-4537 4t30 SOUTH BRIDGTON — 5-acre lot with Mt. Washington view.

Driveway in, power conduit in.

Beautiful views. $99,000. Call 207-205-6349.

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BUSINESS SERVICES

HEAP HAULERS — Towing service. Cash paid for junk cars.

Call 655-5963. tf12

COASTAL TREE SERVICE — Fully-licensed & insured arboriculture. Specializing in power lines, removal, pruning, vista, lot clearing, chipping, stump grinding. John C. Goodwin, licensed arborist #FCU3031. 207-479-6229. coastaltreeservice1@gmail.com

12t30x LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER — Cats $70-$85, dogs starting at $100. Grant funds available for qualified Oxford County residents.

Rozzie May Animal Alliance www.RozzieMay.org 603-447tf18 1373.

Part-time cook – year-round with experience preferred. Weekends a must; transportation a plus. Stop in and complete an application.

109 Main Street, Brownfield. 935-4444.

The Back Burner Restaurant & Tavern

MISCELLANEOUS

YARD SALES

YARD SALES

1000sf. Furniture/in and out, rugs, power tools, sports, books, kitchen, garden, yard, clothes, and more!

Saturday, August 6 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (no early birds) 276 Highland Rd. Bridgton 1T31CDx

LET’S SWAP — I have a 200acre forest in Sweden, you have a small condo in Sarasota/Miami.

Call 647-2389.

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MOVING SALE — Last, last, last chance. Fri. & Sat. 8/5 & 8/6, 8-1. 568 Harrison Rd., Naples.

28’ awning, 40’ aluminum ladder, maple buffet, shelving, work WANTED bench, electric trolling motor and 1t31 PLEASE CONSIDER — much, much more. donating gently used furniture, household items and more to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.

AWESOME FMI, go to our website www.

YARD SALE! harvesthills.org for details or call Downsizing 3000sf935-4358, ext. 21. tf44 COMMUNITY — Flea market: Fryeburg Fairgrounds. every Sunday, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. Antiques, collectibles, old coins, sports cards, sporting goods, general merchandise and more. Vendor spaces available call 603-4472679, 603-662-3147.

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YARD SALE — Bridgton, barn/ tag sale. Friday, Saturday & Sunday 9-4. No early admittance.

Currently a vendor at Maine Street Mercantile, across from Renys. Combination flea market antique shop, much better pricing.

Antiques, vintage, hand-painted furniture, home décor, linens, quilts, oil paintings, a bit of everything. The barn has been completely reworked. Dealers you will be able to purchase and resell. Come experience the changes. 75 Highland Road, next to Noble House Inn. Drive up long driveway. See pictures on Craigslist & Facebook at Mainely Painted Things. A page like would be welcome.

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TOWN OF FRYEBURG HELP WANTED LIBRARY AIDE Fryeburg Public Library

The Town of Fryeburg has a part-time position for a Library Aide at the Fryeburg Public Library. The 10-hour position includes working Monday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Wednesday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Thursday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Computer and customer service skills are required. You can obtain a copy of the job description on the Town website: www.fryeburgmaine.org, at the Town office or the Library. Resumes will be accepted until August 19, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. Please mail cover letter and resume to the attention of: Town Manager, 16 Lovewell Pond Road, Fryeburg, ME 04037.

The Town of Fryeburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We have the following positions open for all shifts

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Seeking Direct Support Professionals for Residential & Community Supports

(Experience Preferred, but will train the right candidate)

The agency is seeking caring, creative and energetic team members to provide services to adults with severe cognitive and physical disabilities in our residential settings and community support services. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting with personal care, facilitating activities and community involvement, documentation, and promoting life skill development.

An attractive benefits package is offered to all qualifying candidates and starting wage is $10.00 per hour All candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED, be at least 18 years of age, possess a valid driver’s license, and possess basic computer skills.

Please contact Wayne Alexander at 647-8244 ext. 13 to request an application, or pick up an application at the Bridgton office at 119 Sandy Creek Road.

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Opinions

August 4, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 5D

Letters

(Continued from Page 3D) I urge my constituents to attend these forums. You have an awesome responsibility to decide these important issues and make law.

They are being hosted by the new Harrison Conservancy,

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Rep. Phyllis Ginzler House District #69 Bridgton, Denmark and Harrison

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To The Editor: These last two months have been surreal and bittersweet, working on a project I’ve been planning for years, in a space still filled with the creative spirit of Carol and Dale Honaberger. These lovely people, lost to us a year and a half ago, lived and worked in the gray house with attached barn at 209 Main Street, across from the Methodist Church.

I spent many hours in the old Lamp and Shade Shop revisioning old lamps with Dale and figuring out the proper shades with Carol, and have found a magical setting there for the shop I’ve been creating in my mind for years.

Opening this week, groundcover will strive to be an expression of my love of plants, of gardens, and of our local native landscape in particular. We will offer a wide variety or garden-themed merchandise, from tools to gifts.

We will also share a commitment to repurposing and recycling, and a design philosophy that draws from the Arts and Crafts notion of beautiful things having purpose and things we use every day being beautiful. We will celebrate well-designed products, both new and old, crafted for beauty and for lasting value. We welcome you to come see what we’re doing and share your love of all things botanical.

Though I am known to be a plant person, groundcover is not meant to indicate typical “groundcover” plants, but rather to conjure the ground

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BEST FACE FORWARD — Harper Cox, 6, expresses pleasure in having her face painted like a butterfly while her sister Charlotte, 5, opts for a rainbow on the forehead, during the Naples Village Green Summer Fest on Saturday.

With so many family-oriented events happening in the region, the Cox family spent Thursday evening enjoying Casco Days, and dedicated a portion of Saturday to appreciating the Summer Fest in Naples. Also, on Saturday, the family perused the Causeway during the Annual Arts Festival sponsored by Naples for the Arts.

(De Busk Photo) covering nature of all plants, and furthermore, to think of everything we do and have and create, as covering the ground, covering the Earth… the planet we live on.

I feel Dale pushing me… telling me, that no matter how much we love what we do, we also have to find a way to have it support us. And I feel Carol’s eye on the place, “Lucia, why not red for a signature color?”

We hope to honor their work, their love of this wonderful building, and most of all, their kindness. I miss them, and am grateful to be working in their space.

Lucia Terry Perennial Point of View and groundcover Bridgton

How low can you go?

To The Editor: Good God! Every time I think Donald Trump’s “Trumpublicans” can’t stoop any lower, they prove me wrong. Trump said this at a recent news conference, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.” So now, to the long list of negative terms that have been used to describe Trump, we can add an even uglier one — traitor.

If Hillary Clinton, or any Democrat, had said what Trump just said, right-wing blowhards would have been screaming “treason” from the rooftops. That’s just the way they work. But treason and

traitor are different words with different meanings. Just to be clear, Trump’s comments don’t quite meet the constitutional definition of treason, but traitor simply means a person who is disloyal to his country or friends. Trump’s comments are not legally treasonous, but they are without doubt the most unpatriotic, disloyal comments by any presidential candidate in my lifetime, or perhaps in American history.

By publicly inviting an adversarial foreign power to commit illegal cyber-espionage directed against his political opponent, Trump is encouraging Russia to meddle in our elections, something no candidate ever has done before. Add the fact that Trump and some of his highranking campaign people have massive business connections to the governing oligarchy in Moscow, and you have a situation that is more dangerous to American national security than anything of its type seen before.

At this point, any person planning to vote for Trump without first seeing his tax returns will be committing a traitorous act against our country. If Trump has colluded in any way with Vladimir Putin and his Moscow oligarchs, voters have a right to know that before they vote to make him our next president. Mark Salter, former chief of staff to Sen. John McCain, recently wrote an essay, which detailed this issue better than I can. I close with an extensive quote: “Could it be that a major party nominee for president is beholden to Russia’s leader and might compromise the security interests of the United States

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and our allies to maintain that relationship? We don’t know the answer…We can’t begin to answer the question until Trump releases his tax returns for the last several years. The media should make this the focus of every interview with Trump and senior Trump staff.

The Republican Party chairman should urge him to release his returns. The Republican leadership in Congress should insist on it. Every American voter should demand it. There are legitimate suspicions about whether Trump’s business relationships could compromise his loyalty to our country.

Unless and until he puts them to rest, not by dismissing them but by disproving them, he should be considered unfit to hold the office of president.”

Rev. Robert Plaisted Bridgton

Last chance

To The Editor: America is on the brink of spinning out of control.

Everywhere one looks, virtual chaos seems to reign.

From a federal government that for all intents and purposes is totally corrupt from top to bottom, to a populace that ethically and morally has lost its compass, our country is teetering on the brink of civil anarchy.

The recent assassinations of police officers suggest that a large segment of our citizenry is bent on utter mayhem, with an overwhelming contempt for the rule of law.

When you have the president, many of his handpicked cabinet members and most of our elected representatives believing that laws apply only to the little people, we are very close to losing this magnificent nation that millions of Americans over the years have made the ultimate sacrifice for.

We have a president and his compliant party that refuse to take the actions necessary to protect us from the scourge of Islamic terrorists, who will not relent until they have brought the entire world under the yoke of Sharia law. The president cannot even bring himself to say the words Islamic terrorism. There has to be a nefarious reason for that, otherwise he has to be the most out-oftouch president in the nation’s history.

Drugs are taking an ever-

increasing and deadly toll on millions of American families yet our politicians refuse to get tough with those that consume drugs, as well as those that sell them. Meanwhile, millions of American families slip into dysfunctionality with the attendant astronomical cost placed on the backs of taxpayers.

Politicians have no intention of getting serious about the drug catastrophe, because all they can envision is the billions of dollars they will have to spend when drugs are finally legalized and taxed, which is only a matter of time.

Our government has grown in size and scope to a level that is far in excess of anything the founding fathers could have imagined in their wildest dreams. Regulations pour out of Washington, D.C. at the rate of thousands per year.

No wonder that Americans are becoming hesitant to open new businesses, which are the prime engine of economic growth and job creation for the nation’s workers.

Barack Obama has been an unmitigated disaster for America, with repercussions that will plague the nation for decades to come. He has left no stone unturned in his quest to polarize the nation along political, racial, gender and religious lines as he fanatically pursues his goal of fundamentally remaking America. He has achieved his goal with flying colors, in record time, with little or no resistance from a feckless Republican Party.

In no uncertain terms, Hillary Clinton has made it clear that her administration will be a carbon copy of Barack Obama’s, only on steroids. One can only imagine the wreckage she will leave in her wake.

Clinton and her revered husband have a decades-long record of acting as though they are above the law and a clear majority of the American people seem to have no problem whatsoever with that.

She and the people surrounding her will be a perfect fit for a country that is in an absolute ethical and moral freefall.

Clinton will almost certainly continue to move the nation’s highest courts to the extreme radical left as Obama has so successfully done. She LETTERS, Page 7D

Education funding

(Continued from Page 1D) classrooms. It is politically motivated to keep the status quo, while teachers and students pay the price.

For years I have asked the MEA to join with me in supporting Maine teachers by improving and increasing the opportunities available to them through professional development. I have never received a response.

I once again challenge the MEA to p‎ ut up five million dollars and the administration will match it. This money could be used for training and professional development of our teachers — some of whom spend money out of their own pockets to buy school supplies for students.

Keep in mind, the MEA pays 15 of its employees more than $100,000 a year each (plus benefits). Surely, it can find resources to support the improvement of skills and development of our teachers.

Instead of working with our administration to improve education, the MEA is using the dues it takes from teachers’ paychecks to run political campaigns.

Be sure to ask the candidates in your district who they support: union bosses and school bureaucrats or teachers and students.

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Obituaries

Alvin K. Hersey

Stephen L. Andrews

THE VILLAGES, FLA. — Alvin K. Hersey, 99, of The Villages, Fla., and formerly Kennebunk, died early Friday morning, July 29, 2016, at Brandley Hospice House in Summerfield, Fla. following a lengthy illness.

He was born in Waterford on Oct. 7, 1916, a son of Charles Alvin and Carrie Blake (Kingsbury) Hersey. He graduated from Bridgton Academy, then earned his bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from the University of Maine, Orono.

Alvin served in Yankee Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He was a prisoner of war, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

Alvin was a dairy inspector for the State of Maine for over 32 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed gardening, jigsaw puzzles, puttering around the house, and spending time with family and friends.

He was a member of West Kennebunk Methodist Church.

Alvin is predeceased by his wife, Helen M. Hersey; three brothers; and three sisters.

He is survived by his son, Alban Hersey of West Paris; three daughters, Margaret Wills of Florida, Barbara McCallum of Saco and Elizabeth “Betty” Bartley of Florida; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 1 p.m. in Hope Cemetery, Kennebunk. To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Alvin’s Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer Street, Kennebunk.

Should friends choose, memorial donations in Alvin’s name are encouraged to: Village Honor Flight, Inc., PO Box 490, Lady Lake, FL 32158-0490 or Hospice of Marion County, c/o Brandley House, PO Box 4860, Ocala, FL 34478-4860.

HARRISON — Stephen L. Andrews, 69, of Harrison, passed away with his family by his side on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the South Paris Veterans’ Home after a five-year battle with a brainrelated illness.

Stephen was born on Oct. 24, 1946 in Bridgton to Louis and Joan Andrews. Steve was an outdoorsman through and through, spending much of his free time fishing and hunting. Having a love for muscle cars and motorcycles throughout his life, Stephen also enjoyed riding his Harley.

He leaves behind his wife, Lori; his three daughters, Courtney, Ashleigh and Morgan; a step-daughter, Elizabeth; six brothers and sisters, Carol, Tommy, Keith, Donald, Gene and Kim; as well as his five grandchildren, who he loved very much.

He is predeceased by his parents; and his daughter, Pamela Andrews.

Services for Steve will be held Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Harrison at 3 p.m., followed by a celebration of life at 4 p.m. at the Harrison VFW Hall. The family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the South Paris Veterans’ Home B-Unit at Stephen’s celebration of life. Online condolences may be left for the family at hallfuneralhome.net

Earle G. Porter Jr. HIRAM — Earle G. Porter Jr., 58, passed away at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

Earle was born and raised in Portland, the son of Earle and Irene (Stormont) Porter, on Dec. 20, 1957.

He was very handy fixing anything, especially cars; he referred to himself as a “jerk of all trades.” He enjoyed helping anyone who needed help. He was a Patriots fan from the beginning when they were the Boston Patriots playing at Fenway Park.

He was predeceased by a brother, Brian; and a sister, Earleane.

He is survived by sons, Earle G. Porter III, of Mechanic Falls and Aaron Porter of York; daughter, Cassandra Porter of South Portland; five grandchildren; and sisters, Sue Hoyt of Portland and Brenda Palmer of Limerick.

Visiting hours will be on Sunday, Aug. 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Blais & Hay Funeral Home, 35 Church Street, Westbrook. Online condolences can be expressed at blaisandhayfuneralhome.com

James B. Monroe LOVELL — James Beardsley Monroe, 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 22, 2016.

James was born on April 18, 1931. He graduated from St. Lawrence University with a degree in Economics, and began a career with Morgan Guaranty Trust Company as an investment banker.

He commuted from his home in Chappaqua, N.Y. for over 40 years and said the train ride was his favorite part of the day. James retired to Center Lovell, where he became a dedicated supporter of the library and historical society, and occasionally ran the Old Home Days 5K. In addition to spending time with his family at their Maine home, James loved classical music and watching the Mets, even this season; and he put ketchup on just about everything.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara; his son, Clay, his daughter, Shelby, sons Chris, Charlie and John.

A gathering for family and friends will be held in August at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Wood Funeral Home, Fryeburg.

IN LOVING MEMORY

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OBITUARY POLICY The News will run, at no charge, obituaries that have local connections. Photographs may be submitted at no additional charge, and whenever possible, they should be emailed as a jpg file.

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It has been two years since you left our mortal sight.

The love lives on in all you have touched.

— Your loving family

The News will include: Individuals – predeceased by parents, siblings, spouse, children; survived by spouse, significant other, children, parents. Names of spouses of surviving relatives will not be included. In most cases names of the grandchildren, nephews and nieces will not be listed, just the number of each.

However, if the deceased individual’s only connection to the area is a nephew, niece or grandchild, that person will be identified. The News reserves the right to edit all free obituaries.

Requests for more complete obituaries will be accepted as paid advertisements.

Contact: The Bridgton News, P.O. Box 244, 118 Main Street, Bridgton, ME 04009. Tel. 207-647-2851, Fax 207-6475001, E-mail: bnews@roadrunner.com

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Owen H. Smart POLK CITY, FLA. — Owen Hayward Smart, 88, formerly of Bridgton, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016, at the Good Shepherd Hospice in Lakeland, Fla. He was born in Sweden, Maine to Hayward and Helen Rankin Smart, on Nov. 1, 1927. Owen graduated from Bridgton High School in 1946.

He worked at the Bridgton Post Office until being drafted into the Army. He was stationed in San Francisco for the duration of his time in the Army. After returning to Bridgton, he worked at several retail food stores in the area. In 1960, he married Patricia Swallow of South Paris. In 1967, he purchased the IGA in South Paris. He also owned several apartment buildings in Norway and South Paris. He suffered a heart attack in 1972 and sold the IGA. He continued managing the apartments for several years before retiring to Fla. Owen was a member of the Crazy Eights Square Dance Club, the Maine Obsolete Automobile League, the Antique Auto Club of America, the Pleasant Mountain Chapter of the Moals, and the Krazy Kruzin Bandits of Auburndale, Fla. He was honored with a lifetime membership to the Pleasant Mountain Moals for his many years as president. His favorite pastime was driving his antique cars to shows all over New England.

Owen is survived by his wife Patricia; daughter Lisa Heath and husband Mark, daughter Linda McAfee and husband David; grandchildren Deven McAfee, Justine McAfee Redmun and Casey Heath; and two great-grandchildren, Rory McAfee and Owen Redmun.

At Owen’s request, there will be no service. There will be a private committal service in Hiram, Maine at a later date.

Andrew J. Whiting Andrew J. Whiting, 30, of Bridgton, died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 27, 2016.

Andrew was born in Stoughton, Mass., on May 11, 1986, a son of Frank B. Whiting and the late Kelly (Rapoza) Cram. He attended schools in Mass., and graduated from Lake Region High School in Bridgton. Andrew was a loving and devoted father to his three children.

As a young man, Andrew always wanted to be a firefighter. After high school, he attended Firefighter 1 and 2 as well as EMT classes, and served on the Bridgton and Sweden Fire Departments. He was Captain of the Sweden Fire Department. Andrew was always thinking of others and devoted his time to his community, family, and friends.

He had been employed by Prompto Oil and Lube in North Conway.

Andrew was predeceased by his mother. Surviving are his father Frank and his wife, Wendy Whiting of Waterford; two sons, Austin and Adam Whiting, both of Pembroke, Mass.; his daughter, Meah Whiting of Brockton, Mass.; his fiancée, April Brown, of Bridgton; a brother, Dan Cram of Kingston, Mass.; two sisters, Jessica Whiting of Plymouth, Mass., and Lauren Whiting of Waterford; paternal grandmother, Priscilla (Sis) Whiting of Bridgton; and his maternal grandmother, Doreen Ross of Plymouth, Mass.

Visiting hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m., on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, at the Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 8 Elm Street, Bridgton. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Bridgton Central Fire Station located at 3 Chase Street, Bridgton. Burial will follow at the Forest Hills Annex. Condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting www.chandlerfunerals.com

Curtis Danley CASCO — Curtis Danley, 75, died early Wednesday morning, July 27, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born June 28, 1941, in Newton, New Jersey.

Curtis enjoyed sports in high school and continued this throughout his life. He served in the Vietnam War. Curtis worked for Saco Defense and General Dynamics.

Curtis married the love of his life nine and a half years ago, Gloria.

They were fortunate to be able to vacation over 20 times in Punta Cana, soaking up the sun. He traveled all 50 states and hunted Caribou in Canada.

He loved music, dancing, darts, lobster, feeding the wildlife, baseball, and sausage sandwiches at the Fryeburg Fair. Curtis was an avid hunter and fisherman, and enjoyed being outdoors.

Curtis was predeceased by his beloved beagle Bert. He introduced many to hunting and fishing and was a wonderful role model and loyal friend. He will be truly missed, and remembered by many with his statement “Every day is a good day.”

Curtis was very thankful and grateful for his amazing primary Physician Tara Pelletier, and his “grandson” Bear, who made sure he got to all of his treatments and doctors’ appointments.

He is survived by his wife Gloria; stepchildren Michael York of Montana, Jeff York and wife Megan of Georgia, Lindsay York of Windham; and cousin Rusty and wife Angel and their children, Russell, Justin, Melinda, and Amanda of New Jersey.

At the request of Curtis there will be no services. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider donations in his memory to Tall Tails Beagle Rescue. Online condolences may be left for the family at hallfuneralhome.net

Deborah St. Clair has relocated her Flowerbed Farm antique business to a newly-refurbished milking barn located at 221 Middle Ridge Road in Bridgton.

The new Flowerbed Farm is filled with Deb’s signature vintage furnishings, garden and home accessories and unique treasures. Open for browsing and shopping on most weekends from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment.

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Douglas D. Stevens LEWISTON — Douglas Dean Stevens, 53, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016.

He was born in Portland on March 30, 1963, the son of Wallace and Barbara Stevens. He grew up in Harrison.

Throughout his life, Douglas enjoyed several wonderful programs and group homes. In 1999, he moved into Lori Dean’s group home in West Paris, where he spent 15 years. He lived his later years with Community Partners at 24 Old Lisbon Road in Lewiston, while enjoying time at the Social Learning Center. Douglas enjoyed biking, swimming, riding horses, writing letters, the circus and blowing bubbles. He loved listening to his records and trying to stump everyone with spelling games. His favorite holiday was Christmas and he kept his room decorated year-round.

Douglas was predeceased by his father Wallace A. Stevens. He is survived by his mother Barbara (Peary) Stevens; his brothers, Russell Stevens and wife Jana of Sumner, Michael Stevens and wife Nancy of Medfield, Mass., and Keith Stevens of South Paris; his nieces and nephews, Rusty, Tyler, Cassidy, Kalle, Derek and Matthew.

Private services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals.com

Dennis J. Lone EUREKA, CALIFORNIA — Dennis J. Lone, 72, died July 6, 2016 at Granada Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Eureka, California, after a brief illness.

Dennis was born in Newark, New Jersey, on Oct. 2, 1943, the son of Harold and Dorthea Lone. He grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Kearny High School. He served in the United States Navy, was discharged in 1974, after which he settled in Maine and worked in the communications industry including Data General, Honeywell Bull and Nexus Management.

Throughout his life Dennis was an avid sports enthusiast — participating, coaching and watching. His entrepreneurial spirit lead to the creation of two companies: Information Management Consultants, serving the needs of legal and accounting firms in Maine, and his retirement project, Café DeCarlo, the first Internet café and espresso shop in Bridgton, Maine.

He is survived by sister Janet Reid and brother-in-law David Reid of Florida; niece Tracy Miller of Pennsylvania; stepdaughter Amanda Ribas, grandson James Lone, and wife of 30 years Carmen Lone, all of Maine. A private burial service will be held for the family at Forest Hills Cemetery in Bridgton.

Barbara N. Turner CHIEFLAND, FLA. — Barbara “Bobbie” Norton Turner, 97, passed quietly at her home in Chiefland, Florida, on July 8, 2016, following a brief illness.

A native of Bridgton, and daughter of Charlotte and Albert Norton, Barbara grew up in the home of her grandfather, Dr. Edward S. Abbott.

She often recalled happy memories of growing up in Bridgton at a time when winters demanded the use of horse and sleigh, and summers meant playing ball in the street with friends Henry Shorey, Penny Ntceros, and others. Always active in school sports, including basketball and field hockey, Barbara was also an avid skier, and was asked to try out for the Olympics in downhill skiing, having sharpened her skill regularly down the steep Tuckerman’s Ravine on Mount Washington.

After a few semesters at Bates College studying journalism, she married Nelson J. Turner and settled for a while in Bridgton, where her only child, John, was born. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, Barbara published numerous short stories in women’s magazines, and would lecture at the Bridgton library on occasion.

Following several moves around the country, she and Nelson retired in Cedar Key, Fla., in 1968, where they remained active in their community. Following her husband’s death, Barbara faithfully cared for her mother, frequently spending summers with her at the family camp on Cold River in the White Mountains, which she often referred to as “heaven on earth.”

Barbara is survived by her son, John E. Turner, and wife, Pamela Turner, of Chiefland, Fla.; granddaughter, Jessica Bradford, of South Pasadena, Calif.; grandson, Seth Turner, of Intervale, N.H.; and three great-grandsons.

A memorial service was held on July 23, 2016, at Ellzey United Methodist Church, Otter Creek, Fla., where she attended. Her remains will be interred at the Cedar Key Cemetery in Fla. The family wishes to thank all for the overwhelming display of support and condolence. Many were influenced by Barbara’s kind, generous spirit, devotion to God and family, and disciplined ways.

Hers was a life well lived.

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(Continued from Page 5D) will no doubt greatly accelerate the use of executive orders to make an end run around Congress, a task that Obama has excelled at.

Republicans have all but rolled over and played dead as Obama and his party have trashed the Constitution and the rule of law.

Our founding fathers knew how corrupt politicians could become over time; so in their infinite wisdom, they devised the federal government to be comprised of three separate but co-equal branches. The executive and judicial sides have now corralled all the power while the legislative branch has been reduced to being clueless bystanders.

All of us are going to rue the day we foolishly allowed so many political charlatans from both parties to seize control of our nation.

The upcoming election is, in all likelihood, the last chance we are going to have to pull America back from the moral and financial abyss.

Does anyone care? It appears not.

Robert M. Howe, Jr. Bridgton

Fear and cynicism

along our borders, learning the “art of the deal,” displaying a spectacular show of military might and promoting guns and aggressive verbal assaults to those with whom he disagrees. Apparently, “Your fired,” promotes respect and is an excellent business practice.

Alas, I would like to pin the ills of present day economic and social dysfunction on Donald and the Republican Party, given that I was born and raised as a “liberal” within the culture of Democratic establishment ideology and politics. Like many, I love my family and/ or want my family to love me in return. When we are on good terms, there is nothing better than being with family.

When we are on contentious terms, there is no greater hurt, anger and or emotional suffering. After my love for family, comes love for my friends, my church and my community. Then, of course, there is my country and after that the big wide world, which I find endlessly fascinating except when I become aware of the fragility of the planet and all the social and other forces that could so easily destroy it.

The Republicans say “Make America Great Again,” when much that some once thought was great — say predatory capitalism and/or slavery was an abomination — the Democrats are saying “We are Already Great but Maybe We Can Be Better.” They too often choose to ignore at worse, or condescend patronize, and use top-down approaches. It is as if those with relatively more financial security become authorities about suffering and poverty whereas the people experiencing it are ignored or treated with the aforementioned condescension.

It is time to understand that we who live within or on the edge of poverty are not the problem but should be welcomed as consultants in the solutions, given that we are the experts on poverty. Neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton has the same expertise as ourselves. This is not to say we all have a great deal to learn from one another.

Virginia (Tilla) Durr Bridgton

To The Editor: In the July 29 edition to the New York Times, David Brooks, one of my favorite opinion writers (and a Republican) writes the following: “The essential contract of society — that if you behave responsibly things will work out — has been severed for many people.”

Brooks continues to say, “It could be that in this moment of fear, cynicism, anxiety and extreme pessimism, many voters may have decided that civility is a surrender to a rigged system, that optimism is the opiate of idiots and that humility and gentleness are simply surrendering to the butchers of ISIS.” From listening as intently as I can to Trump’s message, my take is that he is telling us that optimism is the opiate of idiots and humility and gentleness sure signs of weak surrender to evil. It is as if such values will cause death to law and order, promoting anarchy while leaving patriotic American citizens vulnerable To The Editor: to more murder, theft and rape Tubbies and Tubbettes, — not only from ISIS but at greetings. the hands of lone sociopaths Now that we are well into and immigrants. His solution the summer months, I see requires building a huge wall

An uphill angle

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis BN Columnist

Hawkish watch

August 4, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 7D sands. Best flights are usually a few days after the passage of a cold front from the north.

As the hawks reach the Gulf of Mexico, the region’s geography forces the flocks to funnel along the coast, converging in what has become famous as the River of Raptors. According to Hawk Watch International, two million broad-wings, almost the entire world population of this species, pass through Veracruz, Mexico on their way to Central America and South America. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology reports that four broad-winged hawks, with satellite transmitters attached to their backs, were recorded flying an average of 4,350 miles to South America, covering an average of 69 miles each day.

After watching the broad-winged hawk on the limb outside our living room window, we thought that was the end of our hawk watching, but the next morning when we came downstairs to have our early morning tea we saw the bird again, perched on a limb not far from the same window.

After it stayed for 20 minutes, facing in our direction, the question finally occurred to us, who was watching whom?

A few days ago, we invited our next-door neighbors over for a visit on our screened porch, where we chatted and watched the hummingbirds chasing each other away from the sugar water feeders. It was a typical afternoon scene, until our neighbor looked up and noticed a large stocky bird perched upright on a limb of the maple tree.

We all got up from our chairs and moved over to where we could have a look at it. The bird, perched in deep shade, was facing in our direction. It was about a foot tall and quite stocky, but even though we could not see details of its plumage we guessed it might be a broad-winged hawk.

After a few minutes, it slipped off the branch and glided across the road into the woods.

Our neighbors returned home, and we thought no more about the hawk until that evening, when we went into the living room to watch the TV news, and discovered a broadwinged hawk perched on a branch about 50 feet from the living room window. This time we clearly saw the rust colored barring of the breast, the yellow legs, a scattering of irregular light-colored areas on the brown wings, and the distinctive wide whitish bands on the dark tail. It stayed motionless while we satisfied our curiosity by staring at it through binoculars, consulting several books, and taking photos. Broad-winged hawks are perch hunters who wait on a limb beneath the tree’s canopy, watching an open area for small prey such as amphibians, small mammals, or even insects and newly hatched young birds. After almost an hour perched outside our window, the hawk spread its wings, fell forward off the branch, and glided down rapidly toward the lawn. We did not see if it caught anything before it disappeared among the trees.

Long distance migrants, these hawks come north every spring to breed in the mixed conifer-deciduous forests, of eastern North America, and in autumn they head south.

Along the way, they find thermals, vertical columns of warm air, which carry them up to great height. At the top of the thermal, they peel off and glide for many miles without having to flap their large, broad wings, an extremely efficient way for long distance migrants to use less energy.

The broad-winged hawk migration through this area peaks around mid-September, a good time to look for flocks of broad-wings rising up in a thermal, known as a kettle of BROAD-WINGED HAWK sits outside the Preis’ hawks, which can number from a few individuals to thou- living room window.

(Photo courtesy of Bill Preis) many of you, and your less caloric-challenged neighbors, out strolling and, in some cases, “power walking.” Alas, your perambulations around town have more psychic than therapeutic value.

As mentioned earlier, the real benefits from such activity are realized when you elevate your heart rate into your Fat Burning/Aerobic range which, for me, is about 85/100 per minute (“Burning Fat,” July 14, 2016).

For those of you who can tolerate a little technical/analytical stuff, let me relate the results of an hour I spent on the treadmill at Lake Region Fitness. The upshot: Going uphill burns 2 1/2 times as many calories as walking on a flat/level surface. With no

elevation of the treadmill, my heart rate at 3.0 miles per hour (a typical walking speed) was 66. When I raised the treadmill to 12% elevation, also at 3.0 miles per hour, my heart rate was 102, well into the aerobic range for my age.

You can achieve something similar with hikes up Pleasant Mountain, where the grade varies from 12% to 14% and, on a recent hike, my heart rate was 90, showing similar results on treadmill and hiking trail.

What are the benefits?

Renewed vigor and energy; plus, that afternoon “power nap” will be much more restor-

ative and refreshing.

So, my dear Tubbies and Tubbettes, elevate, elevate!

Bob Casimiro Bridgton

Privilege, not a right

To The Editor: Last week (July 28), a letter in The Bridgton News expressed concerns about use of the library courtyard. The library is open to the public and has continually sought ways to better serve patrons of all ages and interests.

While open to all, use of the library is a privilege. No individual or group has the right to abuse our staff, misuse our facilities or offend others who wish to use our services The library courtyard is not a place to ride bicycles, is not an ashtray nor a public bathroom. Our concerns and those of many patrons were not with the age of individuals, but with behavior that was totally unacceptable and infringed on the rights of others.

The Bridgton Public Library Board of Trustees

Just leave them alone

(Continued from Page 1D) tion, to support the millinery industry. Elaborate and exotic feathered hats conferred status on their wearers.

Photographs and paintings of the period show hats with sweeping ostrich plumes and the dazzling colors of parrot feathers, even whole stuffed birds. In her article, Fashion to Die For, Rachel Nuwer notes, “one woman’s dress was reportedly adorned with the feather patches of 3,000 Brazilian hummingbirds.”

As important as these laws are, like all laws they have their limits. Some might argue that one limit of these laws is that they make no distinction between the person who removes a nest

from a dying and discarded Christmas tree and the person who pulls a nest out of a tree with the baby birds still in it, or between a person who picks up woodpecker feathers from the remains of a victim of their living room window and the person who shoots a woodpecker for its feathers. But, in my view, the important limit of these laws lies in enforcement. Do we have the resources — wardens, court time, jail space — to pursue any but the most egregious violations of these laws? When I was a child, a neighbor removed baby crows from a nest to raise as “pets.” He made no secret of it, but although it was surely illegal no law enforcement

official ever came knocking on his door.

If we look at the history of these laws, we see that their enactment followed a change in how people viewed the killing of birds for decoration; this change in values and attitudes — an ecological ethic — was then codified into law.

If we want more than what Janet Lembke points to as “…birds that can be observed only in memory and imagination, the birds of myth and poetry, the birds of Mother Goose and Edward Lear,” (okay, and Alfred Hitchcock), as individuals we can leave off collecting eggs, nests and feathers of protected birds. We can leave them be, because it’s the ethical thing to do.

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Phone use, avoiding poop

My wife and I often take a seaside strolls evenings around Bug Light Park in South Portland. Others enjoy that too and most look to be in their twenties and thirties. I can’t help noticing how many stare at their cell phones. One night, I decided to count exactly how many. It was a lovely evening with a warm breeze. Planes were gently descending toward the Portland Jetport, ferries were coming and going, the salt air was sweet and Portland’s lights twinkled across the harbor. About 20 young people were standing around the lighthouse in small groups, while others sat on benches facing the water. All were looking at their cell phones — every single one.

That must have diminished their appreciation of a special time and place. That night, we saw no one in our sixties demographic, but when I do happen to see some they don’t have a phone in their hand. Some may occasionally talk on one, but I almost never see them just staring at the screen.

There’s definitely a generation gap in use of cell phones.

While nearly everyone my age I know has one on them, they use them about as they would use a handkerchief — taking it out only when they need it.

I’d like to know exactly what those young people were doing with the phones. They weren’t talking to anyone on them and they weren’t talking to the others who were physically present either. It was as if they were in an airport where no one knew each other, but clearly those at the park did know each other even if they were not conversing. They weren’t texting either: I saw no thumbs moving. They were just staring at screens. It would have been rude to go up and stare over their shoulders to see what so engrossed them, so I can’t say what they were looking at.

We were holding hands as we sauntered along the paved walkway next to the water. I run the same path mornings and have to keep an eye out for dog poop, but at night I’m not able to see it. Most dog people are good about cleaning up after their pets, but occasionally, I’ve had to dodge a turd.

I’m thankful that so far I have not felt that sickening squish underfoot during our evening stroll.

I shouldn’t let other people’s cell phone behavior trouble me, but it does, and it has for a long time. I’m still not sure why. It bothered me the first time I noticed it while walking on a sidewalk in Boston years ago and I wrote about it. Today, phones do many more things and they’re use has greatly increased. That is changing us in some basic way because we are what we do every day. I’m not sure if the change is good or bad. We’re communicating more, but in a more indirect way. People used to write letters, then they morphed into e-mails. Now texts predominate. Volume of communication has increased, but quality has diminished.

Sometimes, I take my evening walk there alone. Smell of the sea brings with it memories of nighttime adventures with my teenaged friends in Newburyport and Gloucester, Massachusetts 50 years ago. We were part of a loosely organized Sea Scout troop in the sixties and spent weekends sanding, painting and varnishing pleasure boats while they were on dry dock in late winter and spring. Doing so, we earned the privilege of using those boats to cruise around Cape Cod Bay, Martha’s Vineyard and Provincetown. Pleasant memories, those.

People pass by but I’m alone with my thoughts and it’s nice, very nice, but it just wouldn’t be the same if I were staring at a screen. What’s the point of being in a special place like that if I’m looking at something else while there? Yet, I see young couples walking along each staring at a screen.

They’re there, but they’re not there. They’re together, but they’re not together. Something very basic has changed for them.

Orwell described Winston Smith’s resentment of the

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ubiquitous telescreens in his novel, 1984. Unlike cell phones, those screens were fixed to a wall. Smith’s fellow citizens stared at them and Big Brother could monitor them as they did. Our cell phones go around with us and are equipped with GPS, so our whereabouts can be known by anyone with the desire to track us. That’s concerning too, but not so much as The opioid and heroin crisis is a threat to the health what I see young people doing of their own free will. and safety of our communities, and it’s shattering lives Tom McLaughlin of Lovell is a retired middle school U.S. and tearing families apart. Of all the challenges I’ve seen History teacher. facing Maine during my time in public office, this may be the most difficult. But if we work together to understand the epidemic, listen to the people fighting it every day, and dedicate resources to proven approaches to treatment, then there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Just recently, we had a rare bipartisan victory in Washington on the issue of tackling addiction. After months of negotiations in Congress, the president signed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) into law on July 22. And though this new law isn’t perfect, it provides a community-based response to the addiction crisis (Continued from Page 1D) facing America and proves that both sides of the political that tells us that any respectable Greek suggested a political aisle are ready and willing to take action on this pressing convention be substituted. (Certainly they would not wish to problem. see any of the Cleveland or Philadelphia grandees in the nude One of the promising reforms ushered in by the CARA and oiled down for the competition. A race of refined tastes, law is a provision I supported that allows licensed nurse those Greeks.) practitioners and physicians’ assistants, who can already Well, what about their successors in antiquity, the Romans? prescribe many medications, to prescribe medicine that can Something like us, they expanded their empire to such an help people suffering from addiction turn their lives around. extent they worried about popular unrest and stability. Then This medicine, buprenorphine (more commonly known as some consultant came up with the formula that carried the Suboxone), is part of a larger approach known as medicaday for a long line of emperors: “Bread and Circuses.” The tion-assisted treatment (MAT) which combines medication first element poses no problem for our system. Bread is with counseling and other support. cheap (if often tasteless). Producing circuses, entertainments Study after study has shown that medication-assisted designed for the masses, was more of a problem for Roman treatment can reduce drug use and overdose risk for people rulers; there wasn’t a ready market for gladiator victims and suffering from addiction. But despite these encouraging carnivore meals. That required an unending series of wars to results, Maine and much of America isn’t doing enough to produce captives for sacrifice. At least until the Christians make this medication and treatment available to the people began to grow in numbers and offer appealing flavors. who most need it.

Now, I’m not suggesting that our tough-talking politicians The changes we have made through the CARA law will prove themselves by producing blood sports. We already have help increase that access by allowing trained nurse pracour universities and professional athletes monopolizing those titioners and physicians assistants to participate in MAT. arenas. With the growth in the Hispanic electorate, however, Recently, I held a roundtable in Bangor with Maine nurse perhaps one of the parties might think of staging an evening practitioners in order to hear directly from them — not only of bull fighting where the candidates deck themselves out about the challenges they see in fighting the opioid epidemic in bespangled duds and go after prime ribs. Meanwhile, the every day, but about how increased access to MAT can help more intellectually inclined among them might challenge them do their important jobs. These men and women are on their competitors to a Jeopardy-like game. Or if action ori- the front lines of the heroin and opioid battle, and this can ented, those who find the Second Amendment endearing can be another tool for them to treat addiction and save lives. demonstrate their prowess with the assault rifle, pistol or bow The roundtable in Bangor was the fifth in a series of and arrow ranges. discussions that I’ve convened across the state in order to The basis problem for organizers is that there is little drama better understand the addiction crisis and help develop soluremaining after the drawn-out primaries. It has all been said tions. Like the previous sessions in Brewer, Portland, Paris and said again. The Democrats tried to generate some tension and Bangor, this most recent one provided critical insights by asserting that Putin and Russian hackers were responsible on how we can work together on this issue. We have to for exposing the rigged game the Democratic Party managers continue to arm ourselves with information if we’re going were conducting against Bernie. Had the Republicans been to win this battle. possessed of the same chutzpah, they would have accused There is no question that the CARA law is a step forward Mexico or some other convenient enemy of having injected in our fight against addiction. But despite the solid reforms Ms. Obama’s 2008 words into Ms. Trumph’s 2016 oration. it makes, it also fails to dedicate the funding necessary to It’s a mystery why a bunch of opinion masters dedicated to make the law fully-effective. To fix that, I’ve been pushing obscuring the truth would hesitate before such an opportunity. for Congress to pass additional emergency funding sooner The important point is to break the hold that the once rather than later. relevant, more recently pseudo-, conventions have over This is a serious crisis, which is as complex as it is heartour political rituals. The present system of primaries and breaking. We can prevail, but it will a take a coordinated caucuses needs revision together with the rigged setup for and comprehensive approach — and that is what is now super-delegates. In other words, we need a healthy dose of coming together. democracy as well as a team experienced in providing quality entertainment worth staying up for.

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