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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The Naples tax rate — which has main tained zero increase for quite a while — fell from $13.35 to $8.25. On Monday, the Naples Board of Selectmen reduced the tax rate, following the recommendation of Town Assessor John O’Donnell to create on overlay of more than $350,000. The overlay is the extra tax revenue that covers the percentage of tax bills that are paid late. For the 2022-23 tax commitment, O’Donnell and Associates provided the town with a couple viable options.“They came back with two proposals: Set mil rate at $8.20, which would have an overlay of $396,527. If you go to $8.25, $364,120 is the overlay,” according to Naples Town Manager John Hawley.“My recommendation is to go with $8.25 primarily because what we’ve seen in the past is where we keep the mil rate locked in year after year, it will wear down the overlay, where eventu ally we have to raise the mil rate,” he said. The board threw its full support behind the new tax rate, voting, 5-0, to set the tax rate at $8.25. The lower mil rate doesn’t necessarily mean a lower tax bill, Hawley said. The town just wrapped up a property revaluation, he said. Some pieces of land have been appraised at a higher value. Some proper ty-owners’ tax bills might be coming in higher than last year, he said. In related news, the Naples selectmen appointed a new tax collector. With Judy Whynot’s “pending retirement in December, we need to transfer the tax collector duties that have been histor ically hers,” Town Manager Hawley said. “It is best to do so now that the new commitment is set; that way, Judy will have no personal liability for the uncollected taxes with the new commitment. Any unpaid taxes from the last commitment have now gone to lien, and therefore under the law, that liability

This most recent Trail Running Workshop was the fifth one held and hosted by LELT in the past two summers. Each one has been at a different site. The one in June panned out at Pondicherry Park. But July thunderstorms cancelled the clinic planned in the Raymond Community

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— An attorney joined locally elected offi cials via Zoom and updat ed them as to where the Town of Naples stands in getting the funding it was promised if projects were left unfinished at Brandy Crossing Subdivision. The developer was Paul C. Hollis, of Front Nine Homes, LLC. The Naples Planning Board approved the subdivision. At the time, a certain percentage of the project cost was set aside as financial assur ance. Coastal Realty is the company that put up a let ter of credit, an agreement with the town that funding was available to ensure the town could complete work if for some reason the developer was unable to. When work-completion deadlines were not met, the town tried to liqui date the letter of credit and discovered there was no money to back it, according to Naples Town Manager John Hawley. Last fall, the town pur sued the legal route only to find that the lawyer for Hollis and the law firm for Coastal Realty were trying to get a court date to argue their respective client’sMeanwhile,side.

the Town of Naples hired the Attorney Bruce Hochman specifi cally for any litigation and legwork required to get a letter-of-credit honored, to get the funding to hire a contractor to complete infrastructure work at the subdivision. The town’s regular law firm could not defend Naples in this situation since there was a conflict.OnMonday, via Zoom, Hochman reported that a judge had made a ruling: putting Coastal Realty’s financials matters into the hands of a receiver. He mentioned the ruling occurred in early August, and he was surprised the stakeholders who have filed complaints against Coastal hadn’t been noti fied

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When COVID-19 put the state in lockdown, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles temporarily closed mobile units across Maine, includ ing the rented space at the Bridgton Municipal Complex. Temporarily became threeFromyears.time to time, local officials have been asked by residents if the mobile unit planned to reopen operations here, but there has been no official notice when services would be restored.One inkling that the state is still interested in keeping Bridgton as one of 19 mobile unit sites across Maine is the desire to enter into a new lease agreement. A proposal has been sub mitted to Bridgton’s Select Board, but the terms hardly received a warm reception. In fact, unless the BMV is willing to nego tiate new terms, Bridgton could pull the plug on the arrangement. The nearest mobile unit would be South Paris (the last Monday of the month at the Trinity Lutheran Church), while the closest BMV branch es would be Lewiston, Portland or Scarborough. The state has 13 BMV branches.Deputy Town Manager Georgiann Fleck, who has had conversations with the BMV, pointed out major concerns the town should have regarding the pro posed new lease: • Terms call for the BMV to have “exclusive use” of the space on every Monday and Friday and the first and last Thursday and second Tuesday of each month, beginning Aug. 1, 2022 to July 31, 2024. Exclusive means the town would not be able to use the space even if the BMV canceled services on those days. The meeting room in the lower level is frequently used either by town com mittees as well as the Select Board, Planning Board and Board of Appeals. With the town experiencing tremen dous development, plan ners meet more frequently to hear new applications and hold public hearings, as well as schedule workshop sessions. There is no other meeting space of this size in the building.

Finding joy on run Workshops look to build community, new friendships

“Participating in a group activity gives someone who might be nervous about try ing a new skill or exploring a new place a supportive environment to do that in. The events also give com munity members the oppor tunity to meet their neigh bors and other people who enjoy the same activities as them,” Lynn said. “We want to help peo ple find joy in the outdoors and build community while we’re at it,” she said.

• Proposed rental would be: 2022-24, $2847.60 or $237.30 per month; 202426, $3,139.44 or $261.62 per month; and 2026-28, $3,461.28 or $288.44 per month.Previously, the rent from 2021-2022 was $2,645.89 or $220.49 per month.

COMPARING SOLES —Acadia Gantz, a running coach at Canyon Wren Coaching, show off two shoes with different levels of cushioning, during a Trail Running Workshop at Bald Pate Mountain Preserve on Thursday. In the back ground is another person who led the clinic: Dr. Kelton Cullenberg PT, DPT is the founder of Steady State Physical Therapy and Performance. (De Busk Photo)

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The people who researched the options to resolve the problem of a gymnasium with a faulty roof and to be proactive about a 50-plus-year-old town hall building pleaded with the Naples chairman to put just one option on the ballot.Itis highly probable that the voters will support the complete rebuild, they said. After all, it was the most preferred option presented in a straw poll that took place during the Primary Election in June. On Monday, members of the Naples Community Center Exploratory Committee (NCCEC) spoke, asking the Naples Board of Selectmen to put the plan before the voters during the November elec tion.Chairman Jim Grattelo predicted that voters will clutch their purse strings, and turn down the build new project that engineers estimate could cost $10 mil lion.He said the only way he would support putting it on the ballot for Election Day is if there were more options, less expensive options.“We are rolling the dice. We are going for the prized jewel or nothing. If you are willing to go all or noth ing,” Grattelo said. “I am not opposed to a plan that gets half a loaf as opposed to no loaf at all.”

It wasn’t exactly seren dipitious that a trail run ning clinic sponsored by Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT) assisted one woman in learning about an area running club that meets at Sebago State Park trail head; and simultaneously, it helped the running club gain some more feet on the ground.After all, networking is one the hopeful objec tives of events such as the Runners Workshop that the non-profit offers to the community.“Weoffer a variety of free events and work shops on our preserves and trails for a number of rea sons,” according to LELT’s Development and Outreach Manager Maggie Lynn.

“Thissooner.order was signed Aug. 4, but they didn’t bother to send it to the town,” he said. He predicted it might be another three months before the town knows how much money it will get. The job before the receiver is too pool togeth er all the assets before div vying up what is owed, he said.“There is a court order for an appointment of a receiver. It is a civil pro ceeding. The whole plan is for disillusionment. The principals for Coastal Realty have thrown up their hands at the creditors blue Selectman Kevin Rogers, ME

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• The BMV, at its “sole discretion,” can renew the lease for two terms of twoyears each.

Fleck noted that the Town to push for better deal

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GEAR GALORE — An assortment of trail running shoes, socks, water bottle carriers and gel-based snacks were laid out for viewing and discussed during the Trail Running Workshop, held at Bald Pate Preserve on Thursday. (De Busk Photo)

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The Pondicherry Park all access trail is complete! Loon Echo Land Trust has been working toward this day for years: imagin ing what could be, working through obstacles, raising over $120,000, finalizing plans, and getting the work done.Now, it’s here, for you and your friends and neigh bors and families and every one who visits Bridgton to enjoy.The trail has a packed gravel surface, gradual slopes, several rest areas to pull off into, a few benches (more will be added), and is six feet wide at its nar rowest point. There are two main entrances to the trail — one from the Depot Street/ Bob Dunning Bridge Park entrance and one from the Willett Road parking area. The one-way length is 0.7 miles, and the trail will lead you through a number of forest types along portions of Stevens and Willett Brooks.

GLLT STAFF from left to right are: Rhyan Paquereau (stewardship manager), Sam Teixeira and Andy Irwin (summer interns), Leigh Hayes (education director), Alice Bragg (office manager), and Erika Rowland (execu tive director). The group is at Eastman Hill Stock Farm in Lovell. (Photo by Jill Rundle)

The communities — Casco, Naples, Raymond, Sebago and Standish — last Wednesday asked Internet providers to submit propos als for potential solutions. Chosen providers would gain the opportunity to expand their footprint in southern Maine and apply for state funding.Therequest for proposals follows a two-year effort by volunteers and local officials. Each town has areas where residents and businesses lack high-speed service. People struggle to access video conferencing services, streaming videos, telehealth services and remote educa tion opportunities. Business owners can’t access online platforms that could help them improve operations and increaseManysales.residents who lack adequate service must now spend thousands of dollars to connect to high-speed Internet service.

LOVELL — One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strong ly support saving the open spaces they love. Since 1985, Greater Lovell Land Trust has been doing just that for the people of western Maine. Greater Lovell Land Trust has announced it has achieved national recognition — join ing a network of over 450 accredited land trusts across the nation that have demon strated their commitment to professional excellence and to maintaining the public’s trust in their “Accreditationwork. demon strates Greater Lovell Land Trust’s commitment to permanent land conserva tion in Maine,” said Erika Rowland, GLLT Executive Director. “Our strong pro fessional staff, with the support of a great group of volunteers, has worked hard to reach this important mile stone.”Greater Lovell Land Trust provided extensive documentation and was subject to a comprehen sive third-party evaluation prior to achieving this dis tinction. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission awarded accreditation, sig nifying its confidence that Greater Lovell Land Trust’s lands will be protected for ever. Accredited land trusts steward almost 20 million acres of land – the size of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. “We are a stronger orga nization for having gone through the rigorous accredi tation program. Our strength means that ecosystems in the Cold River, Kezar Lake, and Kezar River watersheds will be protected forever, and our work serving the towns of Lovell, Stoneham, Stow, and Sweden will assure that open lands will remain for the benefit of our communities in the future,” said Jill Rundle, president of the Greater Lovell Land Trust volunteer board. Greater Lovell Land Trust currently conserves just over 6,000 acres with in the four western Maine communities it serves, pro viding hiking trails, water access, and White Mountain views at many sites, includ ing Heald and Bradley Ponds Reserve in Lovell, Five Kezar Ponds Reserve in Stoneham, and the Stone House easement in Stow. Working closely with local schools, community groups, and other conserva tion organizations, the land trust offers year-round envi ronmental education and outdoor programs on a range of topics that are free to all.

“The region’s fragment ed broadband infrastructure is an obstacle to economic development and participa tion in 21st century society,” said Clara McCool, Regional Broadband Coordinator at the Greater Portland Council of Governments, which worked to bring the com munities together. “We need to provide equitable access to the modern world.” “Until the global pan demic, we generally accept ed the level of internet services as adequate,” said Naples Town Manager John Hawley, who chairs the Cumberland Oxford Lakes Area Broadband Steering Committee. “However, not everyone was satisfied with it, and it took COVID to point out all the shortfalls that restricted the delivery of essential communication. As a result COVID has changed how we do our every day business now, and the demand for faster, more reli able connections has never been more essential.”

Five towns in the Lake Region are working together to ensure that all residents and businesses have access to high-speed Internet.

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“At Loon Echo Land Trust, we believe that every one should have access to the outdoors. Today, more people can enjoy this place than before. There is always more work to be done and more barriers (physical and otherwise) to break down, but right now we’re looking forward to celebrating this new and improved commu nity resource,” LELT said. A ribbon cutting and trail tour will be held today Thursday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. Meet at the Depot Street trailhead.“Thank you to the Town of Bridgton, the Recreational Trails Program, Warren Excavation and all the indi viduals, businesses, partners and foundations that helped make this trail a reality,” LELT added. “The only way projects like this happen is thanks to the generosity and support of a community of people like you. Thank you!” (Teen/Adult 14+): 7 p.m. MusicWEDNESDAYS&Movement (pre Ballet ages 3+): 2:45-3:30, 8 week sessions – 10/12/22 & 2/1/23 Ballet/Tap (ages 5+): 3:30 p.m. Ballet I (ages 7+): 3:30 p.m. Jazz/Tap (ages 6+): 4:30 p.m. Ballet II (ages 8+): 4:30 p.m. Ballet IV (ages 10+): 5:30 p.m. Ballet Technique (Ballet VII dancers): 6:30-7:45 p.m. FirstTHURSDAYSSteps(Ballet for ages 4+): 2:30-3:20 p.m. Dance Games (Creative Movement ages 4+): 3:45 p.m. Funky Jazz I (ages 9+): 3:30 p.m. Dance Creations (Creative Movement ages 7+): 4:45 p.m. Ballet VII (ages 13-18): 4:30-6 p.m. Adult/Teen Advanced Tap: 6 p.m. Adult/Teen Advanced Beginner/ Intermediate Tap: 7 p.m. Ages in class descriptions are guidelines. Prior experience is the most important factor in determining class placement. Private lessons are available with our dance faculty by appointment. at The Ballroom… Ballet, Ballroom & Latin Dance, Children’s Creative Movement, Integrative Fitness Training, Jazz, Modern, Pilates, PIYO, Somatic Liberation Dance, Tap, &

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The Maine Connectivity Authority has up to $70 mil lion available to build out Maine’s broadband infra structure. The authority plans to allocate $20 million this fall and the remaining funds in 2023.TheLake Region towns are keeping their options open. All five communities could partner with just one company to provide service to the region, or individual municipalities could make their own arrangements with providers.Thetowns have found that it is more efficient to work together than go it alone, McCool said. “They are helping each other understand the com plicated issues involved, but they haven’t committed to a one-size-fits-all solution,” sheOptionssaid. on the table could include a public-private part nership in which communi ties own a portion of the new infrastructure. Another option is for current service

Another measure addresses scenic impact. The town’s attorney sug gested using a one-mile radius from a solar farm. “We’re asking devel opers to site (solar farms) where it can not be viewed,” she added. More Music on Main. It seemed like yesterday Justin McIver stood before the Bridgton Select Board pitching the idea of creat ing a music venue at the former Main Street Variety lot he purchased and seek ing permission to use town property.Ayear has nearly passed, and with Music on Main becoming a popular month ly event, McIver was before town officials Tuesday night with a single question, “Do you want us to keep going? Overwhelmingly, the board answered in the positive, renewing an agreement to allow the popular free con cert series to enter a second year.Music on Main has made the downtown a major attraction every last Saturday night of the month, including this week when the Don Campbell Band and Small Craft Advisory come to town. The concerts run from 6 to 9 p.m., and include a wide range of food trucks and vendors. McIver thanked the board, along with the town’s fire and police departments, as well as many sponsors. “It’s a very rewarding thing to do for the commu nity,” McIver said. “It takes a village to do this, and we’re very thankful.” McIver recalled town officials agreeing to the ini tial proposal and taking a “see how it goes” approach. While the events lured large crowds, McIver said the concert series has had “no problems,” verified by Bridgton Police Chief Phil Jones, who was in the meet ing room when the topic was being discussed. The final concert sched uled for 2022 is in October featuring the popular Motor Booty Affair. When asked if a Christmas Music on Main program would take place, McIver said, “I’d love to do it, but there are a lot of things I’d love to do.” One idea he posed was creating a skating rink at the Music on MainThesite.Select Board voted 5-0 to extend blanket approval for Music on Main from Sept. 15, 2022 to Sept. 14, 2023 — same terms, conditions, provisions as the current approval. Quick action. The Select Board approved Suzanne Schrader as a member of the Ordinance Review Committee and Michael Davis to the Comprehensive Plan Task Force; a medical marijuana large scale caregiver opera tion license (renewal) was approved for Armonice Botanicals. Planning Board Chair Deb Brusini clarified that Armonice was one of the first medical marijuana grow operations approved by the town. Since that time, the town has created licensing and fees, as well as other standards. She is hopeful that early opera tions such as Armonice and B&B Cultivation do satisfy current standards (one of the main concerns abutters often question is odor con trol).Officials approved the naming of a road (Map 14, Lot 39-3) Elysian Way — which means “heavenly” Peabody noted. Night work will take place this Sunday, Monday and Tuesday starting at 6 p.m. in the McDonald’s area. Traffic is expected to be one lane and flaggers will be present to handle traffic flow. Next meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 5 p.m.

In other meeting notes: Placed on the November warrant. When voters go to the polls in November, they will act on four ordi nance matters — Pay Per Bag, amendment to the Consumer Fireworks rules, changes to the Dog Control standards, and amendments to the Bridgton Land Use Code to establish standards for solar energy facilities and correct miscellaneous errors.The Select Board voted 5-0 in support of each mea sure (copies will be avail able on the town website for review).Citing rising costs asso ciated with solid waste disposal, Selectman Bob McHatton wondered if the board has the “authority” to enact a Pay Per Bag policy rather than taking the mea sure to the Nov. 8 ballot box?Town Manager Bob Peabody felt it was a ques tion that should be posed to the town’s attorney. “It is typically done by ordinance,” said Peabody. An ordinance is approved by Therevoters.is still time to get the legal opinion before the warrant is anthatnersBoardfarmforThat’sthemPeoplevisualgestrespectandflexibilityayard,”ofIthighwe’restructure.ratherplacestandardsuressolarincorrect“voicedoghadOne,oftyposboard,”table.PerwhichthementswonderedSelectmanfinalized.KenMurphywhattypeofcomwerebeingheardbyRecyclingCommittee,hasbroughtthePayBagquestiontothe“It’sallacrosstheLonesaid.Brusiniaddressedsomediscoveredinafewtheamendedordinances.theReviewCommitteestrucklanguageintheordinanceregardingcontrol”andnotednumbersintheordinance.Thosefigwerechanged.Brusininotedthatthepushpeopletosolarpanelsonroofsthananaccessory“Ifitisonetheground,tryingtolimithowupandhowbigitis…willbetothesideorreartheproperty,notthefrontshesaid.“Therewaslotofdiscussiontoallowforlandownersbusinesses,butalsoabutters.Thebiginputwereceivedwasandscenicimpact.don’twanttosee(solarpanels),period.theprimaryreasonbuffers.”IntwooutofthreesolarprojectsthePlanninghasapproved,planattachedaconditionfencingbeusedaroundinvertertoreducenoise.

proposal is “more geared toward them (BMV) than us.”“If we decide we want to discontinue, there is no opportunity for us to do it,” sheTownadded. Manager Bob Peabody pointed out that the town is responsible for cleaning the space as well as heating and electrical. “At the end of the day, it is a service for the area, the entire area. It isn’t a great deal of revenue for the town,” Peabody said. Selectman Ken Murphy wondered if another space in town — possibly the Bridgton Community Center — might be a better alternative than tying up the Municipal Complex’s meet ingSelectmanroom. Paul Tworog felt it is “odd” that the state “can’t let us know when the space won’t be used” so that the town could use it. Tworog added that he would support a two-year lease, nothing longer. Board Chairwoman Carmen Lone, while she was still working at the Community Center, was asked by senior citizens when the mobile unit would return. She too supported a two-year lease, suggest ed scaling back the num ber of days, and questioned whether the rent should be higher.“I’m not sure what it should be, what’s the going rate?” she Peabodyasked.asked whether the board needed a work shop to craft a counter-pro posal?“Three years, we haven’t had them here. As far as I am concerned, say goodbye… not under these con ditions,” Selectman Bob McHattonSelectmansaid.Fred Packard chimed in, “They’re asking for an awful lot for noth ing; I thought they were here two days a week in the past; same rent for four days, something is wrong here. We use this room. We have meetings here. I think we should look over this carefully. It’s our building.” Packard is against a six-year lease, feeling it “ties our hands forever,” and would support a two or three-year lease.While Tworog did note many citizens like the con venience of having a mobile unit here, the board and Peabody instructed Fleck to reach out to BMV officials to determine if there is a willingness to negotiate. “If no, no sense to waste time (crafting a counterproposal),” Peabody said.

Lake Region GOP Headquarters will open soon at 293 Portland Road in Bridgton. The Headquarters will be manned throughout the weeks leading up to the November election for the purpose of dis tributing signs and literature about the candidates running for various state offices. GOP headquarters Edward

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FREEDOM RALLY and fundraiser sponsored by the Lake Region Republican Coalition was held at the RADR Complex in Harrison. In attendance were: legislative candidate Donna Dodge (top, right) pictured with Phyllis Ginzler; candidate for governor, Paul Lepage was unable to make the event so his campaign manager Joe Turcotte spoke (below, left); Al Fitzmorris presented community member Muffet Crowell with a plaque thanking her for all her hard work and service to the community (top, left); a brother and sister team performed God Bless America. (Photos by Sharalee Morrison)

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— Everything has its Theseason.ideaof putting before the people a referendum question about creating a Naples charter commission was tossed around before it was tossed out. Both elected officials and people in the audience said that other items are priority. The main reason for deciding not to pursue the charter commission referen dum question was that there are too many other issues being presented to the voters this fall during the November election.Perhaps, the subject of a charter commission can be revisited this spring, every one agreed. In fact, the board voted unanimously to table the matter until spring 2023. Selectman Colin Brackett brought up the topic two weeks ago in early August. “Let’s put it on the November ballot to see if the town would like a charter commission. It would give a lot of structure to the town,” he said on Aug. 8. Selectman Ted Shane agreed.“Ifit is done right, it is not a bad thing. It is the Bible for the town,” Shane said. On Monday, the subject had been placed on agenda because there was a timeline of putting together warrant articles by Sept. 8, accord ing to Naples Town Manager JohnSelectmanHawley. Kevin Rogers shared his opinion. “I don’t think we are any position to start this with the projects before us right now,” he said.Another challenge is the number of people required to serve on a charter com mission when it is a strug gle to get enough people for the Ordinance Review Committee or other board meeting, he said. “I don’t believe this is the time. If we want to dust off the comp plan and start flip ping through it . . . I think it is good that it [the charter] is being talked about. I don’t think this is the time to start,” RogersSelectmansaid. Bill Adams countered that putting it on the ballot and having people approve it does not obligate the town to start ASAP. “Even if it got voted on and approved, we don’t have to start on Jan 1,” Adams said.Brackett said he wanted to know if the public was inter ested in a drafting a charter. Maybe, having a straw poll question would help to gauge the public’s interest in it. Chairman Grattelo expressed his concerns about the staff, the volunteers, the financial costs and the time commitments that a charter commission would require. “Putting together a charter can be an expensive process. We have to hire an attor ney to walk that commis sion through the process,” Grattelo said. “The cost is a minimum of $50,000 dol lars.”“The Town of Naples doesn’t have the staff to sup port this at all. It requires a lot of staff to support the charter commission. The first thing is you appoint the staff person to be a liaison between the commission and the employ ees. The charter commission I was on met once a week for a year,” he said. “I agree with Kevin. We have so many things on our plates. Longer-term, Naples

“There are definitely alternative ways to get this done,” he Steeringsaid.committee mem ber Kevin Woodbrey, an infor mation technology consultant who lives in Raymond, said it’s important that that new infrastructure does more than address minimal needs at the cheapest costs. “We want to lay a foun dation that guarantees good high-speed service now but also allows us to take advan tage of technologies in the future that would provide the region with more robust ser vice and at far faster speeds that people can get today,” he said.Proposals are due by Sept. 23.

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REACHING THE ONE-TON MARK — Michael Ackley of Saco brought the total berries picked so far this season at Crabtree’s Blueberries in Sebago (off Route 107) to one ton. Here he is with Crabtree’s employee Riley Smith and Polly the Blueberry Dog. Blueberry picking continues strong, and Crabtree’s is open seven days a week through August for picking from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. now passes to me as the treasurer,” he said. “So now is the best time to make that clean transition,” he Thesaid. board voted, 5-0, to appoint Michelle Thibodeau as tax collector and Kim Thompson as the deputy tax col lector.

“It is exciting to recog nize Greater Lovell Land Trust with this national mark of distinction,” said Melissa Kalvestrand, executive director of the Commission. “Donors and partners can trust that the more than 450 accredited land trusts across the coun try are united behind strong standards and have dem onstrated sound finances, ethical conduct, respon sible governance, and last ing stewardship.”

(Continued from Page 2A) providers to expand their networks to reach unserved households.Building out a fiber net work is not the only option, said John Calarese, a steer ing committee member from Sebago. He said the most cost-effective solution could involve working with cell phone companies to create a hybrid network in which wireless technology is used to extend high-speed Internet access to some remote areas.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— Election Day might be months away. But, there are some dead lines that require tending to now. Also, educating the resi dents about the items to be on the November ballot is an important and timely matter. Naples Town Manager John Hawley recently said it wasn’t too early to start let ting people know the town office will be closed on ElectionThereDay.isnot staff to work the voting site and assist cus tomers at town hall, Hawley said. The best course of action is to close the office, he said. A lot of towns around Maine are doing this, too, he said. Getting to the point in time that an item is placed on the ballot requires count ing backwards on the calen dar. After all, the town must hold public hearings that have been advertised in advance. That timeline was discussed thisFollowingweek. the Naples Board of Selectmen meet ing on Monday, some reg ular meeting dates were changed to adhere to an early September deadline to set the warrant article items that will appear on the ballot on Election Day in November. Since Sept. 8 is the drop-dead date for any ref erendum question to be on this November’s ballot, the selectmen will convene on Thursday, Sept. 8, to finalize several items that are slated for the Also,ballot.ajoint committee meeting has been sched uled for the fourth Monday of the month and will take place one hour earlier than usual. The selectmen, the Naples Planning Board and the Ordinance Review Committee will meet Aug. 29 at 5 p.m. to continue work on a proposed ordinance that would allow events barns to operate in the rural zone. The selectmen have expressed a desire be put that proposal before the voters in November.ThisElection Day, Maine voters choose a governor, which brings hundred more voters than during a nongubernatorial race year. The Naples selectmen decided that certain decisions should be presented via the voting method that has the biggest turnout. Rather than appear as warrant articles at annual town meeting in April, the town staff recommended the November election as having a higher turnout for referendum questions. Another date to put on the calendar is Sept. 19. That is the Monday during which time the board “can hold the public hearing for the refer endum and solidify any out standing language,” Hawley said.

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HARRISON — When Harrison property owners receive their tax bill, it will be up slightly. After a slight dip in the mil rate a year ago from $11.90 to $11.70 per thousand valuation, the Harrison Select Board voted at their assessing meeting to return the rate to the 2020-21 level of $11.90. What does it mean? In last week’s weekly update, Town Manager Cass Newell gave an impact comparison. On a property valued at $100,000, the tax bill last year was $1,170 but will now jump to $1,190 — $20. A property valued at $150,000 goes from $1,755 to $1,785, while one at $275,000 goes from $3,218 to $3,273 — up The$55.first payment is due on Sept. 12 with interest start ing on Sept. 13. The second payment is scheduled for Feb. 1

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To The Editor: On Thursday, Aug. 18 about 7:45 a.m., Jean and I were enjoying our usual tea and coffee on our front porch, when we heard a very loud cracking sound as a large Oak tree across the street crashed to the ground. It struck the power lines on the other side of the street and caused sparking and a brief power outage. The tree then broke in half and doubled over on itself, as it came to rest, blocking Highland Road completely. Fortunately, nobody was hurt as the tree fell. We immediately called police dispatch to report the incident. They called the Fire Department and John showed up quickly to ascer tain the situation. Realizing that the tree was too big for the Fire Department, he called Public Works. The Fire Department closed off the traffic at both ends of Highland Road and soon the Public Works crew, with chain saws and safe ty equipment, arrived at the scene with a frontend loader/backhoe and several dump trucks. They system atically sawed off the tree branches and put them in the dump trucks. Then, the backhoe steadied the main trunk of the tree while the crew cut it into pieces and dropped them into the dump truck.In just over an hour, the tree was cleared out and Highland Road was reopened. A job well done by the Bridgton Fire Department and Bridgton Public Works! BillBridgtonPreis Clearing path, job well done!

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These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, August 15 11 a.m. Two-vehicle crash on Portland Road; minor damage11:30reported.a.m.Mental health event on Cross Street. 2:33 p.m. Medical emergency on Middle Ridge Road. 6:40 p.m. Parent notified police regarding child com mitting a theft. Tuesday, August 16 7:33 a.m. Two vehicles crashed on Harrison Road; one left the scene; the other car sustained minor damage. 11:48 a.m. Non-reportable crash involving two vehicles on Chase Street; no injuries reported. 11:44 a.m. Pedestrian check on Portland Road; officers unable to make contact. 11:57 a.m. Verbal domestic dispute on Main Street. 5:35 p.m. Police are seeking the public’s help in locat ing a suspect involved in a vehicle theft on Sweden Road. The vehicle was taken from a driveway, and recovered a few days later with a flat tire on a side road in Naples. BPD posted an image on its Facebook page of the suspect, described as a male, 5-foot-10 to 6-feet tall, 190 to 200 pounds, with tattoos on his arms and neck, along with nose piercing. Contact BPD with any information. 5:38 p.m. Call regarding smoke in the Willis Park Road area; officers checked the area but found no smoke or fog. 7:45 p.m. Officers responded to a call regarding an intoxicated individual on Depot Street; they checked the area but were unable to locate the subject. 8:44 p.m. Suspicious vehicle on private property off Willett Road; officers located the vehicle and found that the driver had permission to be there. 8:56 p.m. Welfare check on Wayside Avenue. Wednesday, August 17 12:19 a.m. Suspicious activity involving juveniles on Portland Road; officers unable to locate the group, but no criminal activity suspected. 9:46 a.m. Disturbance between two individuals in vehicles on Harrison Road. Subjects separated before officers arrived. 9:46 a.m. Ongoing dispute between landlord and ten ants on Harrison Road. 10:18 a.m. Medical emergency on Sweden Road. 11:12 a.m. A juvenile was charged with theft. 12:37 p.m. Officers responded to a call regarding an ongoing juvenile issue. 2:14 p.m. Suspicious male at Holden Hills; officers unable to locate. 2:47 p.m. After receiving a report of a vehicle passing unsafely on Portland Road, police located the vehicle and issued the driver a warning. 2:50 p.m. Theft report at a Portland Road business. 4:23 p.m. Juvenile problem on Smith Street. 4:38 p.m. Suspicious behavior at a Highland Road home; officers failed to make contact with individuals. 5:09 p.m. Man arrested Sawyer Circle for non-compli ance with Maine Sex Offender Registry. 7:15 p.m. Man issued a summons on Portland Road for violating conditions of his release. 8:07 p.m. Single vehicle crash at the intersection of Washington View Lane and South Bridgton Road; minor damage and no injuries. 9:56 p.m. Report of disorderly vehicle on Main Street; unable to locate. 10:14 p.m. Suspicious vehicle at JR Mains Drive; unable to locate. Thursday, August 18 12:31 a.m. Citizen assist (locked out of a trailer) at Salmon Point Road. 5:17 a.m. Motor vehicle crash on Highland Road. Friday, August 19 11:57 a.m. Police received information regarding motorist littering on Burnham and Portland Roads. 12:50 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Police at the intersection of North High Street and Stack Em Inn Road. 1:53 p.m. Citizen dropped off expired prescription drugs at police headquarters. 2:04 p.m. A two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersec tion of South High Street and Hospital Drive. One vehicle was disabled, while the other suffered back end damage. One subject was issued a summons for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. 2:22 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on North High Street. 5:30 p.m. Report of a young child running in the road at the intersection of North Bridgton and Harrison Roads. The child’s mother retrieved the youngster before officers arrived. Saturday, August 20 12:42 a.m. Assist United Ambulance with a medical/ overdose on South High Street. 1:30 p.m. Wallet lost or stolen on Fowler Street; wallet

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These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a par tial listing): Monday, August 15 11:28 a.m. Theft com plaint at the Community Center on Recreation Drive. Tuesday, August 16 10:50 a.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Saco River. 5:06 p.m. Assist fire department on West Fryeburg Road.6:23 p.m. Assist citizen on Fairview Drive. Wednesday, August 17 1:23 a.m. Suspicious activity at covered bridge on Hemlock Bridge Road. 7:14 a.m. Alarm checked on Fish Street. 8:15 a.m. Assist fire department on Wall Street. 1:40 p.m. Mental health event on Ed’s Way. 3:23 p.m. Unwanted sub jects at Main Street business. Thursday, August 18 6:17 a.m. Alarm on Main Street.10 a.m. Motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Main and Portland Streets. Friday, August 19 3:12 a.m. Responding to a report of suspicious activ ity at the Maine Visitors’ Center on Main Street, police charged David M. Didonato Jr., 42, of Conway, N.H. with attaching a false license plate.9:45 p.m. Disturbance on Maple10:41Street.p.m. Alarm on Bridgton Road. Saturday, August 20 1:16 a.m. Assist Conway Police on East Conway Road. 2:30 a.m. 9-1-1 hangup call at Fiddlehead Campground on Lovell Road.1 p.m. Disturbance on Main1:44Street.p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Campus Way. 5:52 p.m. Disturbance at Main Street campground. Sunday, August 21 5:29 p.m. Welfare check on Main Street. Monday, August 22 4:31 a.m. Unwanted sub jects at Main Street business.

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Sunday, August 21 1:34 a.m. Suspicious people reportedly trying to get into a Roosevelt Trail building; officers unable to locate, they secured the building.10:23 a.m. Woman issued a trespass notice, and left a South High Street property.12:36 p.m. Receiving a tip regarding a motorist driving under the influence, police located the suspected vehicle on Portland Road and charged the female driver with operation while under the influence. 2:27 p.m. Report of a motorcyclist operating erratically on South High Street; police were unable to locate.7:50p.m. Welfare check on South High Street; sub ject transported to the hos pital.9:10 p.m. Disturbance on South High Street; “screaming” children told to go inside and quiet down, no further action taken.

“I think we are in a bet ter position than we were 60 days ago when we were just spinning our wheels,” he said.

later recovered and turned in to police, missing cash and credit cards. 3:36 p.m. Caller report ed receiving harassing/ threatening messages via social4:30media.p.m. Officers responded to a domestic situation on Portland Road; male charged and taken to jail.7:12 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Police with a disorderly disturbance on Main Street in Fryeburg. 11:31 p.m. Juveniles reportedly screaming at the Iredale Street playground; police informed them that the park is closed at that hour.

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Selectman Kevin Rogers said the option is one sup ported by the board. After all, the selectmen asked for the creation of this commit tee three years ago. Plus, the committee updated the board every step of the way. Rogers questioned why board members were not backing the entiretingrightthetherecommendationcommittee’s“whenselectboardsupportedcommitteealltheway,towherewearesitrightnow.”“Weneedtoputthatplantothepeople,” RogersSelectmansaid. Bill Adams predicted it not pass ing based on economics. Nobody wants to see their mil rate raised during this period of inflation. “I don’t think they are going to approve it. If you want to put it out there — $10 to $11 million. Nobody is going to vote on that tomorrow,” Adams said. Because of the work force shortage and the sup ply shortage, contractors are proposing higher cost estimates. That makes the proposed community cen ter less affordable. It was later pointed out that the board can turn down bids. “If the bid goes out, the town can refuse the bid if it’s too high,” NCCEC Chairman Bob Caron II said.A few times during the discussion, Grattelo said all of this started with a gym roof that needed to be replaced. He felt that going from a gym roof replace ment to getting a whole new building was extreme. Selectman Colin Brackett brought up the white elephant in the room — which is the blue tarp covering the gymnasium roof.“My problem has been this gym. This gym is the blue tarp capital in Naples. It is going through another winter. There is nothing to fix it. At one point, are we going to address the situ ation? This is unsafe and we are just buying blue tarps and not addressing it,” Brackett Selectmansaid. Rogers spoke.“That blue tarp is like this building waving a white flag to surrender,” he Kenneallysaid. said the board’s backing was impor tant to seeing the complete course of the committee’s work.“It would help if you guys voted yes to support it,” Kenneally said, adding that not making concessions is part of coming to the group’s plan. “I wanted the building in front and the parking in back. No one agreed with me and I had to let it go,” shePriorsaid. to the vote, Selectman Ted Shane spoke. “I really appreciate the work that committee has done. I support the proj ect. I have been clear about that. I support the project because I saw the [engi neer’s] report on this build ing,” Shane said. “I’d like to see the ques tion put to the residents,” he said.

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Selectman Colin Brackett asked Hochman, “In order to follow this path, what is a rough esti mate of legal fees?” “The answer is three or four hours of negotiating with the receiver wheth er to fish or cut bait,” Hochman“Beforesaid.you decide if you’re going to have a huge fight over the let ter or negotiate a payment, this is a better solution to get something than it was when dealing with the courts,” the attorney said. “Here is a receiver who has a judiciary obligation to resolve these complaints.”

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“The question at the last meeting is do we want to continue to because it doesn’t seem like we were getting anywhere,” he said.

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“Receiver is differ ent from what I have ever seen,” he said. “A receiver has been tasked with trying to wrap up, decide what projects to complete, what creditors to pay, how they can create revenue to pay everyone. In a receivership, it will all come into one pool and the money will get paid out,” Hochman said. “So, our case isn’t stopped. I think we can go right to the receiver and deal with him,” he said. In figuring out the time frame for finding a finan cial resolution, Hochman estimated it would take more than a month for the receiver to get brought up to speed on Coastal Realty’s situation. “It is probably a 45-day window for the receiver. He hasn’t been involved and it is going to take time for him to catch up,” he said.Hochman gave his advice on the best plan of action for the town’s benefit.“Ithink we should put the receiver on notice. Here is the complaint we filed. Here is the letter of credit. That will be a lot faster than dealing with court judge. I think that is where we are,” he said. “All this isn’t a bad thing. It probably expe dites a resolution com pared to doing it through the court system,” he said. “The only downside is your don’t have a personal guarantee on the letter of credit.”Someone asked: Once the receiver puts together the pool, what is the peck ing order for being paid? “It is a disillusionment rather than a liquidation.

That is a distinction with out any real difference. Certain folks have mort gages. We have a letter of credit. We are on par with other creditors. We are ahead of all the inves tors,” Hochman said. After Hochman had provided the most recent developments, Chairman Jim Gratello asked the board, “Do we bail or con tinue with attorneys?”

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A STRAW POLL taken by about 40 percent (37.5%) of the people who voted in the Primary Election indicated that a slight majority preferred Option 1, which is the complete rebuild of the town gym, the town hall and space for the United States Post Office to lease. (De Busk Photo)

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Naples voters to decide on new town hall 302 the time managing his diabetes. This handsome guy is so charismatic and curious! He loves attention and to explore. Tiko is good with other cats and children. He is good with dogs as long as it’s not on his “turf.” Tiko is diabetic is going to require insulin injections twice daily. Visit our website at harvesthills.org to see other dogs and cats waiting for a new home! Visit our website at harvesthills.org to see other dogs and cats waiting for a new home!

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THE NAPLES GYMNASIUM has no activity late Monday night. Meanwhile, in a meeting room nearby, the Naples Board of Selectmen voted, 4-1, to put on the November ballot the referendum question of whether or not to build a new com munity center, town hall and post office space. (De Busk Photo)

Jennifer Kenneally said that going with the option that includes a new gym plus community center and town office and space for the post office is following the wish es of the people. “Let’s just put this to bed. Put this option out there. I think we can get it approved,” she said. “If you put this plan out, I will talk to people night and day through November. I really feel strongly about this,” she said. That evening, the select men voted, 4-1, to put the single option on the ballot for Nov. 8. Grattelo opposed the motion, having already stated his reasons why. The option is a twophase rebuild on the exist ing Village Green property.

Foul weather (see Cody Reid — Mother Nature conspir acy — see Cody Reid for stories period…) again limited Scramble action to one night this past week. On Tuesday, the Low Gross winners were the familiar and ferocious four-some of Merlin Bahr, Scott Parady, Steve Collomy, and Mark Nolette who shot a nifty 8-under 28. 2nd Gross was won by the team of Ed Miller, Ted Raymond, Russ Sweet, and Jeff Anderson. 3rd Gross went to the scramble van-guard squad of Bob Bissonnette, “Sneaky” Steve Vacchiano, Chris Harriman, and Pete Gately. 1st Net was won by the “Silver Surfers” of BA, featuring Jim “Head of the Union” Hopkins, Rick “I Don’t Feel Retired” Marcella, Joe “All I Do is Produce” Hemmings, and honorary mem ber Jeremy Muench. 2nd Net belonged to the group of Bob Pol-lard, Cody Reid, Paul Howard, and Pat Redding. 3rd Net went to Jeff Sands, Mike Karusus, Tim Ebling, and Bob Henderson. Steve Collomy took home NTP #2 while Russ Sweet earned the NTP honor on #8. There’s no “hoping” for a good time when the “Nine & Dine” tee it up; you can bank it! The Low Gross win ners in Friday’s August event were the mixed foursome of Peggy Viola, Bob Viola, Carole Duperre, and Mike Duperre. Reached for comment following the victory dur ing the “Dine and Wine” part of the program, Peggy and Bob Viola offered, “with a last name like ours, you gotta be able to play.” 1st Net was captured by the mixed foursome of Susan Jordan, Joe Jordan, Norm Rollo, and Donna Rollo. Finishing last in the event, one of the few times it might be considered socially acceptable, was the good-time group of Bill Chalmers, Bev Chalmers, Alan Souza, and Kathy Souza. When asked for comment, the cozy Chalmers cou ple said simply, “this game makes insurance and education look like a piece of cake.” In Sunday Sweeps play, Wayne Kuvaja held his recent Fairway chips

By Suzie Kinney Highlands Golf Columnist Checking my weather app for several days, I noted our play date of Wednesday would likely be rained out. “Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day.” I sang this ditty frequently as a child. Any suspicion of impending rain set me to dancing and singing these few lines to ward off the rain that threatened the end of any outdoorHowever,play. we do need the rain. As I walk my lawn, I cringe at the crunchy sound of the dry and brittle grass blades. The flowers droop and vegetables wither. Singing for no rain seems selfish, we do need rain. As it turned out, it was a win-win situation. Our players got their nine holes in, had lunch, ran a few errands and then we were blessed with some lovely, refreshing rain. Our low gross winner was Shari “Long Ball” Linskey. In second place low gross was her frequent golf partner Lynne Gillen. The third place low gross winner was Nita Craig-Carsley. The low net winner was none other than Kathy “Down the Middle” Souza. Tied for second place low net was Marlene Thombs and Brenda Tyler. The pot was for fewest putts. First place went to Shari “Just Putting Around” Linskey with 13 putts over 9 holes. Well done Shari! Second place for fewest putts was a tie between Nita Craig-Carsley and Suzie Kinney. (I’m back!) They both posted 15 putts for the 9 holes. In other golf new, on Friday afternoon, the Bridgton Highlands Golf Club hosted a nine and dine event. As usual, Golf Pro John Boswell set the tone for this always enjoyable 9-hole contest. With his good sense of humor, he explained the format and sent the participants out to “Go Get’em!” Once we all checked in having completed the nine holes, we enjoyed the porch gathering with the winners and the could-haves laughing and joking about what did, and didn’t happen. We all appreciated the spread of appetizers followed by dinner prepared by Chef Mike Shea.The foursome that won the exalted position of First Low Gross was taken, after some card comparisons with two other tying foursomes, by Mike and Carol Duperre and Bob and Peggy Viola. The much coveted position of First Low Net was won handily by the foursome of Joe and Susan Jordan and Norm and Donna Rollo. A great time was had by all this week, and I congratu late you one and all. As the summer winds down I see fewer people out on the course from by vantage point on the porch. I still see several golfers who continue to work on their game. As we’ve heard for every endeavor, “practice makes perfect.” And so it is proven by Gary Gold, who scored a hole-inone on hole 8 this week. I hope to experience this thrill one day and stand a drink for all in the club. Congratulations are in order for so many winners this week. I salute you all. Tip of the Week: To jump a stymie use a mashie. (You may have to look this one up!) Hit’em long and straight! # # # # # # By Whit Lesure Highlands Golf Columnist Apologies in advance for any melancholy tone I find myself temporarily sharing. As we near the unofficial end of sum-mer, countless folks have lamented how quickly this particular one has seemed to pass. Explanations abound, such as “welcome to getting older” that no doubt have some merit. I try to fight that one off as best I can in much the same way that I attempt to manage some tempo in my golf swing. It doesn’t always work so well. Some days you just feel a bit older than others. Every once in a while, the “Fountain of Youth” pays you a friendly visit. Most of the time, you’re just doing whatever you’ve learned to do to achieve a nice rhythm or balance to both your golf swing and everyday life. I’m guessing that there are other forces at work here too, poli tics and religion aside, as our world moves on in the after math of the pan-demic. In any case, perhaps the best rem edy for whatever ails us is “hope.” It was Andy Dufrense in “Shawshank” who wrote, “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best thing.” Well, “hope” got me to the driving range this morning after a pretty disastrous and depressing finish to the 18th hole yesterday, inside 90 yards to the green. Here’s to looking ahead… One loyal Bridgton Highlands CC member-friend who won’t have to hope for a Hole-In-One any longer is the “Nutmeg State’s” (CT) Gary Gold. Gary made his first career “Ace” last week with a 6-Hybrid on the 8th hole. No one grinds any harder than Gary, and in this case, persever ance met its reward. Congratulations Gary!

Ashten “is a physical therapist with a passion for helping people remain active and doing the activi ties they love. She has a special interest in return to impact activities such as running, hiking, CrossFit, and lifting,” according to LELT website. “Her areas of expertise include: pelvic health, hip/low back pain, foot and ankle pain, knee injuries as well as ACL and postpartum rehab.”

Do you enjoy spending time outside in the Lake Region? Have you ever hiked Pleasant Mountain, Bald Pate Mountain, or Pismire Mountain? Maybe you’ve enjoyed the sunset from the top of Hacker’s Hill or a stroll on the acces sible trail at Peabody-Fitch Woods.Theone thing these plac es have in common is that they are owned and man aged by Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT), which means that public access to these Lake Region gems is guar anteedAndforever.now,with access to the outdoors more impor tant than ever, you can give back to these trails and spe cial places by participating in the 2022 Trek for the Trails, presented by Norway Savings Bank. The Trek is LELT’s largest annual fun draising event and 100% of the $20 registration fee helps maintain the trails you know and love, the ones you have yet to discover, and helps build new trails. To participate in the Trek, all you have to do is register, and then visit any LELT trail or preserve throughout the month of September to hike, walk, bike (on trails where biking is permitted) or take in theTrailview.runners can com pete for the best time via Strava segment on three trail running routes – one on Pleasant Mountain, Bald Pate, and at Raymond Community Forest to com pete for pie (and bragging rights)!Trekkers can also choose to raise money from friends and family to support their Trek and LELT trails. All Trek participants are invited to a celebration on Friday, Sept. 30 and will automatically be entered into a raffle for prizes from local businesses, including a 2022-2023 season pass to Shawnee Peak Ski Area, gift cards from Bridgton Books, a two-night stay at Pleasant Mountain Camping, and more.The Trek begins on Sept. 1, 2022 and runs through Sept. 30. Registration is $20 per adult, and the Trek is free for youth 16 and under. Registration can be done online at LELT.org/trek or by mailing a check to LELT (memo: Trek) at 8 Depot St, Ste 4 Bridgton, ME 04009. Participants may register up until Friday, Sept. 30. Funds raised from the Trek help Loon Echo stew ard over 8,500 acres of land and 30-plus miles of trail in the Lake Region. LELT’s goal this year is to raise $15,000 — a quarter of the annual cost to maintain LELT’s trails and preserves, all of which are available to the public year-round and free of charge. The 2022 Trek for the Trails is generously spon sored by Norway Savings Bank, Chalmers Insurance Co, Hancock Lumber, Shawnee Peak, Minuteman Press, Squeaky Clean Laundromat, Jones & Matthews P.A., Clement Bros Landscaping, The Good Life Market and many other local businesses. Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT) is a community sup ported, non-profit land trust that works to protect the land and natural resources of the northern Sebago Lake region for future genera tions. For more information on LELT preserves, upcom ing events, or how to get involved, visit lelt.org or the Loon Echo Land Trust Facebook page.

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“Dr. Kelton Cullenberg PT, DPT is the founder of Steady State Physical Therapy and Performance, who specializes in helping runners run without pain,” the site said.“Kelton also enjoys educating runners on numerous injury prevention topics to help them continue to do what they love.” During the run, Kelton said that 80 percent of regu lar runner suffer from an injury and the most com mon cause is overuse. That is why he recommended switching up trail types from hilly to flat to avoid overuse of certain muscle groups.Prior to the run, some time was spent talking about gear, especially running shoes with lots of cushion and height versus footwear with thinner soles. To prevent injuries, Kelton advised that avid runners have two pairs of shoes and switch it up so that different muscles and ligament are being worked Before beginning the run, the Cullenbergs led the exercises to warm up mus cles. Some of those warm ups include: the sitting

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During the clinic, Gantz brought samples of running shoes, water bottles, gear to carry water bottles, back packs and snacks. The other two people leading the workshop were Dr. Ashten Cullenberg PT, DPT, and her husband Dr. Kelton Cullenberg PT, DPT.

THE REWARD IS a great view from the summit of Bald Pate Mountain. The people who participated in a trail running workshop pose on the summit. The workshop, which took place Thursday evening, was offered by Loon Echo Land Trust. (De Busk Photo)

Forest.On Thursday, the eve ning run was uphill at Bald Pate Mountain with partici pants summiting just in time for the Aboutsunset.18people showed up plus a running coach and two physical therapists who specialize in treating run ning“We’veinjuries.had great turn out at all the trail running clinics this year and last, but this is the largest group we’ve had to date,” Lynn said.While she was going uphill, she claimed the Bald Pate Preserve was on her most loved list. “Bald Pate is my favorite because there are a number of trails to choose from — you can come back several times and get to the summit a different way,” Lynn said. “It’s my go-to after work hike because it’s not that long of a hike, but it still gets your heart-rate up and you’re rewarded with amaz ing views at the top and on the way up— depending on which trail you choose,” she said.Also, there is a chance to enjoy the natural surround ings.“The pitch pine forest at the top is also unique: beau tiful and ancient,” Lynn said.There were three people leading the workshop: a run ning coach from Bridgton and a married couple who are physical therapists working in Portland and liv ing in “AcadiaBrownfield.Gantz is a local ultra-runner, UESCA cer tified running coach at Canyon Wren Coaching and co-founder of Run for the Hills run club,”according to the event details on LELT’s Online registration page. “She has a passion for helping people enjoy out door spaces and find their strength through running,” the article said.

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Denmark Mountain Hikers on the Five Kezar Lakes trail. (Photo by Jeff Sturgis)

At 4 p.m., seven boats chose to go out on Long Lake for the weekly Lake Region Sailing Club race. Winds were steady at 18 to 25 knots with total whitecaps. Naples disappeared in the rain, but still they went out. Good for tune prevailed as the winds diminished to a nice steady 10 to 15. Coming out of the ESE was unusual, but made for a good race. Using the staggered start, pursuit racing format, the boats left on a beam reach with the slowest first and fastest last. LRSC is pleased to announce a new sailor and crew, Bryan Driscol, in a 22 Catalina. With the wind steady and the clouds clear ing, everyone was off cleanly and headed to the windward A mark. Rounding first was Sandy Trend in her sunfish followed by Ian Fraser in his Vanguard and Greg Dean’s Laser. New boat Bryan Driscol rounded a respect able fourth, but was caught at the mark by Bob Bean’s J22 and Craig Trend’s Flying Scott. After going toward the east shore and having to fend off an inconvenient wind shift, Peter Krug rounded his Lightening. The A to B mark was a beam reach and boat

ROUNDING B MARK during last week’s Lake Region Sailing Club race on Long Lake is Ian Fraser. Gerchman

The Five Kezar Ponds Preserve (formerly known as the Back Pond Preserve) is 259 acres next to Five Kezar Pond Road. From the Greater Lovell Land Trust brochure, “The land’s slopes and pla teaus are host to an upland northern hardwood forest.” “The Mountain Trail is a 0.83 mile steadily rising trail to the summit. Once there, you can look south through the Kezar River valley, west to the Presidential and White Mountains and north to Evans Notch and Evergreen Valley. An extraordinary view!”Ron’s Trail is an “…0.85mile loop trail through the lower portion of the property. Features include two streams that feed into Back Pond, a large moist area at the top of the trail where breeding birds are active, hemlock groves, and boulders from the last ice Thereage.” were a number of benches along the trail, and great views from the summit of the ponds. It was a fine August day that 15 Denmark Mountain Hikers climbed the preserve trails for their third trip to the mountain. The temperature was in the midseventies with a slight breeze that made for a very pleasant hike after the extreme heat of the past couple of weeks. After a few small ups and downs, the trail ascends moderately and steadily up to a ridge through a beautiful area of mixed hardwoods. After 40 minutes covering .8 miles, we reached the junc tion with a short spur that lead to a nice overlook of some of those Kezar Ponds. After a 10-minute inter lude enjoying the view, we returned to the main trail and continued a steady climb to the main viewpoint. This viewpoint consisted of a large ledge that featured the Kezar Ponds and a short descent away toward the west another smaller rocky knoll that featured views to the west and the White Mountains. We spent about 20 minutes eating our early lunches and enjoying the views.The two parking lots on the Five Kezar Ponds Road are less than a half-mile apart, so it is not necessary to spot cars as there is only a short hike along the camp road to return to your vehi cles after hiking the loop in eitherThedirection.descent was steady and moderate through the same picturesque hard woods. After about .9 of a mile, we reached a trail junc tion with Ron’s Loop. The left branch of the loop runs through a swampy area, so we chose the right branch. We reached the parking lot for Ron’s Loop at 11:45 a.m. The hike back along the camp road to the parking lot where we had parked took only 10 minutes finishing our hike just before noon. This was a beautiful hike in many ways, and some of us felt that a return dur ing the fall foliage season would provide some color ful views of the Five Kezar Ponds area. Five Kezar Ponds Preserve in Stoneham, Oxford County, ME Difficulty – Easy Trail distance – 3.0 miles Senior Rambles

Hiking Trips & Tips by Allen Crabtree View from the summit of the Back Pond Preserve. (Photo by Allen Crabtree) Kezar Preserve

CENTER, Page 10A The 13 t h A n n u a l GOLF CLASSIC 8:00 am Registration & refreshments 8:55 am Begin travel to starting holes on the course 9:00 am Shotgun start, all teams start at the same time 18 hole scramble format with barbecue & awards following play September 17, 2022 Hole-In-One Wins Myrtle Beach Golf Vacation Valued at $5,000 All Golfers Invited Teams and Individuals Wanted Same Day Registration Welcomed Contact Lisa Ryan at LakeRegionRotary@gmail.com Cost: $100/player all proceeds go to our 501(c)3 charity Sponsors as of 8-22-22 Platinum Coleman Industries, Dyer Septic and Excavation, Hancock Lumber, Norway Savings Bank Gold Boca Raton Rotary Club, Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscape, Edward Jones Bridgton, Jessica Putnam, Financial Advisor Silver Bear Mountain Inn, Chalmers Insurance, Kurt Christensen, Main Eco Homes, Southern Maine Retirement Services, USA Mortgage - Bridgton Bronze Bridgton Books, Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA, CNSL LLC (McDonalds Rest.), Dead River Company, Everlast Roofing, Jones & Mathews PA, Key Bank Bridgton, Macdonald Motors, Michael Friedman, Esq, Naples Marina, Ruby Food, Rolfe Corporation, Rufus Porter Museum, Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, State Farm Bridgton, Ten Lakes Chiropractic, Umbrella Factory BRIDGTON-LAKE REGION For More Information or Registration Contact Lisa at: LakeRegionRotary@gmail.com 1T34 The Opportunity Alliance’s COVID Community Care Program helps residents of all ages across Cumber land County safely isolate or quarantine due to test ing positive for COVID-19 or being exposed to some one who has tested positive. We also share facts and resources to keep everyone safe and healthy. www.opportunityalliance.org/covid19-resources Sports & school August 25, 2022 The Bridgton News, Page 9A

• Magic Ark: Area Resources for Kids provid ed enrichment workshops for children in the arts, sci ences, and international cul tures. Kids built balloonpowered cars, 3-D monster art, and designed bridges from toothpicks.

• Magic Mondays: Youth were invited to participate in hands-on STEM activities. Themes included Animal Habitats, Dinosaurs, and Seaweeds. Participants cre ated creatures, dug for fos sils, and explored Maines aqua culture products.

• Girls Who Code: Learn to code through practice and exploration. This week is designed for girls to explore the world of coding with mentors and creative pro gramming options. This program is sponsored by Educate Maine.

• Art Camp: Explore some of the “Masters” of art history. Bring the Art Movement to life as youth, the artist, experiment with famous painting techniques to create their own treasured artwork.Inaddition to these programs, the Innovation Center showcased Classic Movies to 57 area seniors last winter and spring through a partnership with the Bridgton Community

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Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is pleased to announce its 13th Annual Golf Classic on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. “Held at the Bridgton Highlands Country Club, this is the club’s biggest fundraiser and allows us to do all our work in the community,” said Club President Aaron Hagan. He went on to say, “This includes Community Kettles, Winter Clothes and Boots for Children in Need, Youth programs such as Citizen of the Month, Youth Leadership Camp scholarships, academic and vocational scholarships, dictionaries for 3rd graders, therapeutic devices to help students adapt to classroom settings, assisting veter ans, elderly more.”environmentaltransportation,cleanupand

Save the Date! The 12th Annual Harrison Village Library Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday, Sept. 19 at Lake Kezar Country Club in Lovell. For more information and to register, please visit the website: tournament/rison.lib.me.us/events/golf-https://www.har

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Clayton Franklin of Raymond has been named to Dean’s List at University of Maryland Global Campus for the spring 2022 semester. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC.

Run for the Hills is a run ning club, based in Bridgton that meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at Pondicherry Park. It is free to join to the group and it is open to everybody no matter the skill level, according to the Run for the Hills Facebook page. Casco Running Club gets together for a trail run outside the Sebago State Park at 6:15 p.m. every Tuesdays. The club has a Facebook group and an Instagram page.

• Open Robotics Lab: Youth were invited to take part in Lego Spike, VEX Robots, a robot for the Magic Lantern youth programs, and some youth even built their own design to solve a 10 X 10 Rubrics Cube.

• Cake Sculpture and Decorating: Youth made their own fondant and learned masterful decorat ing techniques as they creat ed their own edible artwork.

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LEARNING THE FINER POINTS of track & field were 60 youngsters who took part in the Lake Region Track & Field camp held at the high school. Youngsters were guided by current LR high school track members along with varsity coach Mark Snow. chair, a deep lunge walk, a side lunge walk and going up and down on toes to stretch calves. After the run, Gantz commented that a person experiences a much differ ent energy when running with a group than while run ningOnealone.couple that joined the workshop was vacation ing in Bridgton for a week. She learned about it by looking up running events in the area, she said. Her goal is to try as many differ ent trails as possible wher ever she goes, the woman said.Lynn said she enjoyed herself immensely. “I had a blast! It’s always rewarding to get out on LELT lands and trails with fellow community mem bers. It’s one of the best parts of my job: to see other people enjoying the places we work so hard to protect and care for,” Lynn said.

College notebook from Aug. 22 to Sept. 26. Winning tickets will be drawn by the Masons at the library on Sept. 28. Elementary school age children (grades 2 through 5) from Sebago resi dent families are eligible. (Home-schooled children are eligible, as well as those at Sebago Elementary School.)Thelibrary is located at 282 Sebago Road (Route 114). For more information, call 787-2321. for Books effort underway Great start for Innovation Center

Harvey’s 16th Annual Golf Challenge, to ben efit Harvest Hills Animal Shelter, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10 with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. at Bridgton Highlands Country Club. go to calendar of events, fundraisers.Interested in being a tourney sponsor? Opportunities include: $100 hole sponsor; $500 silver sponsor; and $750 gold sponsor. Donation form is on the website.

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Registration and refresh ments at 8 a.m. and shot gun start at 9 a.m. This is an 18-hole scramble format with barbecue and awards following play. A Myrtle Beach Golf Vacation, valued at $5,000, will be awarded for a Hole in One. Rotarian Lisa Ryan, Golf Committee Chair, remarked, “Most of our sponsors are onboard again this year, although we would be happy to welcome others. We are especially interested in increasing the number of golfers. At $100 per player, teams and individuals are encouraged to contact me for a registration form” Registration forms are available at the website at tary.comhttps://lakeregionroorbye-mailing LakeRegionRotary@gmail. com.

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Haley Ryan of West Baldwin has been named to the MCPHS University (Boston, Mass.) Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester. Haley is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene. Haley will graduate in 2022. The Dean’s List recognizes those students with a full-time course load who have achieved outstanding scholarship with a 3.5 GPA or higher for the academic term. William Cheever of Raymond earned Dean’s List honors for the spring 2022 semester at Emerson College in Boston, Mass. The requirement to make Dean’s List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester.

William is major-ing in Marketing Communication and is a member of the Class of 2023. Jacob Mondor of Harrison, Alec G. Brooks and David K. Sands Jr. of Raymond were named to the University of Maine at Presque Isle Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester. Kyle Bouchard of Raymond, class of 2023, has been named to Dean’s List at Tufts University (Medford, Mass.) for the spring 2022 semester. Students must earn a grade point average of 3.4 or greater for the semester.

The new Magic Lantern Innovation Center (MLIC) has proven its dedication to bringing research-based, hands-on experiential edu cation to Bridgton and the surrounding area. In addition, the center serves as a base for UMaine Extension professional staff and offers classroom programs to area schools, camps, and more. The the ater and restaurant are open, and all revenue supports education in the local area. Every time you come to the movies and eat popcorn, you are supporting our local youth and community pro grams. With COVID still in Maine communities, MLIC is allowing for distancing in the theater – so come out and support your hometown theater and include:Programrestaurant.highlights

• Frogtown Puppets per formed “Everybody Loves Pirates.” The show featured 15, handcrafted mouth and rod puppets, and an eightfoot paper-mache pirate ship.

Trail running clinics (Continued from Page 7A) lock on winning Low Gross with a solid 76. 2022 Club Champ Jim Macklin won the Low Net. Ironically, or not, these same two will pair off in the President’s Cup Match Play Championship. Both players enter the final with a lot of momentum. Kuvaja is seeking a “repeat” of last year’s champi-onship, while Macklin is hoping to attain an elusive “double” of his own this summer. Team Gross belonged to Whit Lesure and Wayne Kuvaja while Team Net went to Ted Raymond and John Roberge, no strang ers themselves, to a good time. The affable Roberge added to his coffer by splitting the Quota victory with Jim Thombs. Not to be outdone, Thombs took home the NTP #13 and immediately turned it over to wife Marlene to help pay for the lights recently in-stalled in their backyard hitting area.

Naples Causeway upkeep goes out to bid needs a charter, but on the priority list, we don’t have the time,” Grattelo said. He said he supported the idea of a straw poll with no strings attached— just to get an idea of if the towns-people have an appetite for a establishing a town charter. “Now, with a straw poll, we are not obli gated. We don’t have to put a budget together. Then, it gives us until the May or June elec tion to get it on the ballot,” he said. “If we do a non-binding question, we will know: Is it 50-50? Or it is overwhelmingly for or against?”Selectman Brackett responded, “That is all I’m looking for.” Martina Witts, who serves on the planning board, asked to speak on the topic. “I didn’t really know much about char ters. I did some research. New Gloucester is into year three, and just now presenting the report,” she said. “I was juxtaposing that against our comp plan is overdue,” she said. If the voters decided to draft a charter, dur ing the next polling date, the elections of the charter commission would take place, requir ing at least six people to run for the position and volunteer their time. “We don’t even get enough people on the planning board,” she said. “Our comp plan is 16 years old. If we have any kind of time or bandwidth I would rather see that. Having an updated comp plan is essential in writing good ordinances that reflect what the people want. That is my request,” Witts said. Selectman Shane spoke “I am all in favor in polling the town. The sad thing is you could get 6 to 9 people involved in this for 3 years, spend $50,000, and get it voted down,” he said. “I am in favor of it but not in favor of it in November. As Kevin said we have a lot of things on our plate. If people voted for it, they would expect us to get started. We should put another year out,” Shane said. Chairman Grattelo concluded with what ended up being the motion. “I agree with Ted. I think we are putting the cart before the horse. Let’s wait until the spring,” he said.

Rambles: Kezar Preserve (Continued from Page 8A) Center.The theater also introduced low-cost entertainment options for local families through their $5 Saturday Family Movie Series bringing in over 175 children and family members and counting. As we move into fall, MLIC anticipates a number of new and exciting programs available for the whole family. The upcoming lineup for the Magic Lantern theater can be found at MagicLanternMovies.com including a 21-plus A Standup Comedy Showcase set for this Friday, Aug. 12, at 7Thep.m.Magic Lantern’s work depends on community support. Coming to the theater, restaurant, or making a donation all help MLIC to grow and become the amazing venue the Bridgton community deserves. We do need your help! To contribute to the project, contact the Maine 4-H Foundation, 207-615-7300; susan.jennings@maine.edu. A video about the initiative is online, as is a donation link. Innovation Center (Continued from Page 9A) speed paid off. The boats lined up and the faster boats had a good leg. Rounding first was still Sandy Trend followed by Bob Bean and Greg Dean. The following boats had some difficulty with diminishing winds. It was if they were in two different races. With shift ing zephyrs, the head of the fleet to the C mark while the back of the fleet fol lowed in doldrums. When wind did arrive, it could come from any point. The top three boats were incred ibly close, often less than three feet apart. Working in light shifty winds, several boats went to the west shore to look for wind while others went to the center. The latter made the right choice. Finally finishing in 2 knot winds, the results were Bob Bean first, Greg Dean sec ond, Sandy Trend third, Ian Fraser fourth, Craig Trend fifth, Peter Krug sixth and Bryan Driscol seventh. LRSC hopes to put more boats on the line next Tuesday. Everyone is wel come. Good sailing (Continued from Page 8A)

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NAPLES — The trash cans on the Naples Causeway are emptied twice a day on the Despiteweekend.that, there are complaints that the trashcans are filled beyond capacity. The topic of Causeway upkeep came up during the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting on Monday.

“The contractor changes the trash bags twice a day during the weekend, espe cially if there are events” taking place in Naples, Hawley said.

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STRING ME ALONG — On Friday night, the Tartan Terrors provided an energetic, humorous and heartfelt concert at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. The band’s last appearance at DeerTrees was in 2017; Tartan Ter rors was scheduled to perform in 2021, but Canadian travel bans prevented the band from returning until 2022. Here, Emily Yarascavitch (at left) showcases her fiddling skills while Chris Kerba demonstrates his ability on the guitar. DeerTrees Theatre and Maine got a shout out on the Tartan Terrors’ Facebook page. (De Busk Photo)

“The current three-year contract with Care Take America for maintaining the Causeway will expire as of Columbus Day this year. I need to put that work back out to bid,” according to Naples Town Manager John Hawley.“Iknow that there has been some discussion about how the future contract would work if the public works proposal had passed last year. As it did not, I am assuming that you still want me to seek another three-year contract,” he told the board. The selectmen and people in the audience had some ideas of what could be improved upon. “We need more trash removal. Those trash cans are overflowing, especially by the town docks,” Selectman Ted Shane said. Bob Caron II, who is no longer a selectman but was present for another agenda item, decided to speak on the matter since he walks along the boardwalk almost daily. His concerns were get ting trash under control and trimming the plants that are infringing upon the walking areas.“Some of the growth on Long Lake side — keep it trimmed back. It need to be trimmed back [because] you are walking in road,” he said.Hereported that passersby have a habit of using the garbage cans — maybe, a little too enthusiastically. “I’ve actually seen peo ple stop and take the trash bag out of their car” and put it in the trash receptacle on the Causeway, Caron said. Hawley said that Care Take America tries to keep up on the trashcans, which get a lot of use.

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View of Kezar Lakes from the summit overlook. (Photo by Jeff Sturgis) for the three-trail loop Hiking time – 2 hours 20 minutesElevation – 1,200 feet Vertical gain – 600 feet Directions to the Trailhead — From Route 35 and North Waterford, take 5 Kezar Road oppo site Melby’s Restaurant. At 1.9 miles, turn right onto Kezars Ridge Road. Follow this for .65 miles and bear right at the fork onto 5 Kezar Ponds Road. The first trailhead will be on your right in 0.1 miles. The Back Pond Preserve is a property maintained by the Greater Lovell Land Trust.

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While they do not claim that this indicates a stunning level of both ignorance and commitment to purblind prejudice, that should be quite obvious. We’ve all seen the uproar over critical race theory, which at its core is simply a commitment to teach pupils the truth about American history. The truth is what students need. They can decide for themselves what they believe to be good, great, bad, or evil. But Fox News and Republicans call for a ban on suchSometeaching.ofthis obdurate, willing ignorance is rooted in a Howdy neighbor! With August heat slow to depart, it may seem prema ture to speak of Fair season, as in our neck of the woods it will not be starting for quite some time, but by the time we go to press already the first of our state fairs are starting up in Acton and the Piscataquis Valley, with Washington County’s to follow before August is out. All through September, Fair season will reign throughout the state, with 10 more fairs winding us down to the last, and in my view greatest exhibition, the Fryeburg Fair, to close us out at the start of October. That’s 15 in all if anyone’sNaturallycounting.itwould seem obvious to say that each of these fairs have a long history, but I imagine less folks realize that those 15 fairs we are left with today are what we might consider the survivors of and succes sors to that dim-remembered and even greater number of former state and county fairs which, for a variety of reasons, did not survive to the present. For example, the last Fair in September, which closes out the day before Fryeburg’s starts, is the Cumberland Fair, which this year is proudly celebrating its 150th season of opera tion. But there is more to that story, for if you go back 150 years you only get to 1872, and in truth there have been so-named ‘Cumberland County Fairs’ since at least 1835. So what’s the story? Why is the Cumberland County Fair not about to celebrate its 187th year? Well, it all everything has to do with the organizations running each fair. In the olden days, the Cumberland County Fair as a legal body consisted of a group of directors and trustees organized together into a body politic, by name the Cumberland County Agricultural Society. In a simi lar manner today, the Fryeburg Fair is managed by the West Oxford Agricultural Society, and the only reason we don’t still call it the West Oxford Agricultural Fair is because after many years of moving around various towns in this region it finally settled down in Fryeburg to stay. But that is not what happened in Cumberland County. The original Cumberland County Fair no longer exists, and that fair which is now held every year in the town of Cumberland is its successor. Because in 1871, the Cumberland County Agricultural Society held its 36th fair in Portland, though prior to this it had many years been held alternately in Gorham, Standish, Gray and even a few times up here in Bridgton. For a variety of reasons, some of which are not clear even to me, it appears that 1871 was to be this fair’s last season. After that, a new fair was begun in the town of Cumberland to supply the countywide deficiency, and this agricul tural exhibition was put on by the Cumberland Farmer’s Association; a different legal body, and thus a different fair.It may seem a slight quibble, but I find it fascinating to consider the histories of our lost fairs; the original Cumberland County Fair, the grand State Fair, and even Columnist by Wim Laven, Ph.D. Instructor of political science and conflict resolution courses this loon chick was hatched on July 3. Jill Welch of Sweden photographed the loon chick, which later spent time diving with its parents on Stearns Pond.

To The Editor: I believe most Americans know that the real reason President Biden threw open America’s southern border and encouraged hordes of illegal immigrants to flock here by the hundreds of thousands was the expecta

The word “dross” originally was a term in metallurgy, referring to the scum of worthless slag that forms atop mol ten metal in a furnace. Melting down metallic ore to liberate pure gold, silver, or copper from useless dross was a major economic enterprise in Old Testament times. The prophet Malachi took that a step further, saying that God uses a simi lar process to burn up the dross in a corrupt society, so that precious virtues can be set free. Refining fires are burning in America today. Our national pathway lies straight through the fiery trials looming ahead. Our nation has been corrupted by a demagogue. I now call him MAGA-GUY. He turned the White House into a crimi nal enterprise, purging honest public servants and installing crooked hacks and yes-men. When they lost the 2020 elec tion, they conspired to overturn the results and remain in power by illegal and violent means. Today, they’re still work ing to achieve their seditious objectives.

• The location is above an aquifer. The proposed excavation to 5-feet above an important water resource is irresponsible.

“When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie, my grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply; the flame shall not hurt thee; I only design thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine.” That’s a verse from the traditional hymn, How Firm a Foundation. It’s loosely based on Malachi 3:2-3, “He will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap…He will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.”

• The loss of property values, which will decrease tax revenues by the mil lions. This may very well increase the tax burden for other Bridgton residents in order to meet future town budgets.

• The proximity to Sawyers Brook, Kezar Pond, Moose Pond, and the Saco River Watershed, exposes our pristine lakes, streams, and ponds to irre versible pollution.

To The “TheEditor:rightof the people to be secure in their per sons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreason able searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affir mation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” (4th Amendment in its entirety)

• The impacts of exces sive noise, dust particulates, the increase of hazardous diesel truck exhaust for 60 trips a day will affect the health and well-being of residents and vacationers for generations.

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The 4th Amendment is not a license for government to go on fishing expedi tions to see if they can find or manufacture evidence with which to persecute a political enemy. The 4th Amendment is to protect the American citizen from an abusive, weaponized, tyran nicalTyrantsgovernment.and dictators, past and current, will cel ebrate the way that the Magistrate, and our secret police, ignored the 4th Amendment and violated a former President’s protec tions against “unreasonable searches and seizures.” The whole search and seizure was unreasonable because you don’t settle issues between a citizen and gov ernment with unlimited application of force. If the Presidential documents stored at Mar-A-Lago were in such eminent danger, why did the DOJ wait from Friday, when the Mar-ALago search warrant was issued, until Monday morn ing to raid Mar-A-Lago. The National Archives had inspected the Presidential articles being held at Mar-A-Lago in late January with the for mer President’s complete cooperation. The National Archives took 15 boxes then; the remaining docu ments left at Mar-A-Lago were locked in a secure room as asked for by the archivists. A phone call would have been sufficient to get the secured docu ments at any time between January and August of this year. The search of the whole house instead of just picking up what was in the secure room makes one wonder if the Democrats are trying to switch atten tion away from Biden’s dis mal performance. Ea-gads, if the government can vio late a former President’s 4th Amendment rights think of what they could do to you. Jock MacGregorSebago Closedoor!the

Pitforbadall To The Editor: The residents of Bridgton need to be aware of a pro posed gravel pit applica tion being reviewed by the Bridgton Planning Board. We should all be profoundly against this project, which may have a 50-year life span, for the following rea sons:

Many people doubted whether our badly damaged Department of Justice would fulfill its constitutional duty to “establish justice,” as the Preamble states. They are responsible for prosecuting lawbreakers, convicting and punishing them for criminal acts when necessary. When the FBI executed a search warrant at MAGA-GUY’s Florida for tress, Mar-A-Lago, most doubts vanished. Attorney General Merrick Garland clearly is prepared to hold the MAGA mob boss accountable for his crimes. I salute him. Within days, the search warrant was made public. It shows the former president is under federal investigation for three felonies, including violating the Espionage Act, the most seri

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• The site is zoned Rural Neighborhood, which should be upheld. (Editor’s note: According to the Town of Bridgton Code Enforcement Officer, the proposed pit is in the Rural Neighborhood (the road leading to it is par tially in the Mixed Use Neighborhood). Mineral exploration, which includes sand and gravel pits, is an allowed use in both of those districts.)

• The additional exces sive wear and tear on Route 302, South High Street, and RouteThe117.adverse impacts of the Rolfe Corp. gravel pit on Bridgton, East Fryeburg, Denmark, and Sweden are tremendous and far reach ing.It is unfathomable that one person’s pursuit of money will have such a detrimental impact to the health and tranquility to so many people, as well as to our natural environment.

Tuesday’s primary elections are a routine occasion of frustration for many Americans. August 16, 2022 continued this trend. Central questions included ideas about the amount of power still wielded by Donald Trump, whether the accom plishments of the Biden administration have been promoted enough, and can election results be trusted? Many pundits point to Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman defeating Rep. Liz Cheney as more proof that Trump is in control of the Republican Party. Ten Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection; four retired rather than face reelection, four lost to Trump-backed opponents, and two advanced to the general election. This requires a critical analysis. Let’s look at a few ele ments.Results from a 2019 Civic Science survey helps to articu late the complicated mess that uncritical analysis creates. The survey revealed troubling information about how bias and prejudice problematize political decision-making. For example, 56 percent of respondents said that schools in America shouldn’t teach Arabic numerals (which, as every schoolchild should know are the numerals we all use every day and throughout American education, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4…)

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To The DearEditor:patriotic Americans, andIfothers,youhaven’t been fol lowing the American writer Heather-Cox Richardson, you should. She is the author of “Letters from an American,” a six-day-aweek chronicle of American politics.AsI write this letter, she is describing with intel lectual clarity the coming destruction of the American democratic experiment. An excerpt from the Aug. 17, 2022 letter: “The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution established that Americans have a right to consent to the government under which we live and that we are equal before the law. But today’s MAGA move ment is based on the Big Lie that former president Trump won the 2020 election, and its adherents are currently engaged in the attempt to make sure that they can rig elections going forward, establishing a one-party state whose leaders can do as they wish.”Find the full letter by Googling Ms. Richardson. It is an important dispatch from a true patriot and a warning — a warning that must be heeded by all patriots if we wish to continue as a free and democratic nation.MichaelBridgtonCorthell

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The program is expected to start accepting applications in early September. These grant funds are in addition to the $62 million “Grow Maine” initiative which I announced earlier this summer. All together, we’ve provided $120 million to help Maine small businesses succeed here in Maine. I encourage all small businesses who might be struggling with worldwide economic disruptions and with the effects of the pandemic to visit FAME’s website — famemaine. com/thrive — to see if they might be eligible for this relief. My administration will continue to do everything we can to support the long-term success of our small businesses across the state.

Bridgton’s own – for yes indeed we once had an indepen dent Bridgton Fair all our own. More on that will come later in the season, but for now let us review a report involving that last, fateful Cumberland County Fair of 1871, as it first appeared in The Bridgton News of Aug. 26,“The1871.County Agricultural Show — Posters are now being printed at the News office containing a list of the committees and premiums of the Thirty-Sixth Annual exhibition of the Cumberland County Agricultural Society, which is to be held in connection with the Portland Horticultural Society and the Presumpscot Park Association, at Portland and Deering, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26, 27, 28 and 29,The1871.Exhibition of Manufactured Articles is to be in the City Hall, which will be open to the public on Tuesday afternoon. The committees will commence their examination at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning, at which time all animals must be in their pens and manufactured articles in their places. All stock driven to the exhibition a distance of over eight miles will be cared for the nigh previous to the exhibition at the expense of the society. The premiums offered are quite liberal, and the hope is earnestly expressed by the Executive Committee that all engaged in Agricultural pursuits in the county will endeavor to be present with samples of products of the farm, the orchard, and the dairy; and that the ladies in particular will show a due appreciation of the efforts of the society by offering for exhibition such articles in the line of household manufactures as they may possess; and that manufacturers and artists will lend their aid in get ting up an exhibition which shall do honor to the County.

From increased costs to nationwide and worldwide sup ply chain disruptions and workforce issues across the coun try, many small businesses are facing unexpected hurdles and we need to help them. To ensure that our small businesses here in Maine can continue to recover from the pandemic despite worldwide economic disruptions, I recently announced I am dedicating $58 million through my Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to provide forgivable loans to small businesses in Maine. This new “Thrive Maine” program, administered by the Finance Authority of Maine, will offer forgivable loans to eligible Maine small businesses who experienced losses, increased costs, or market interruptions related to the pan demic.Small businesses may apply for loans of up to $2 mil lion. And if businesses are approved and continue to meet program terms, these loans may be fully forgiven over a four-year period. Full eligibility details and other information can be found at www.famemaine.com/thrive.

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tion that the vast majority of them would eventually be accepted and granted citi zenship with the right to vote and that their votes would overwhelmingly go to the Democratic Party, giving Democrats a strong hold on the election process for decades to come. In July alone, on direct orders from President Biden, the Department of Homeland Security released 79,652 migrants into the United States after they were detained for illegally cross ing the southern border. This brings the total number of illegal immigrants caught and released into the United States during Biden’s tenure to 1,335,959.Attheirpace, Biden will catch and release over 3.5 million illegal immigrants into the United States in his first term — a population larger than that of Chicago, The chaos that has envel oped much of the nation’s southern border is grossly unfair to the residents of the area who have had their lives totally disrupted, and in many cases, had their property destroyed and safety placed in jeopardy. The president and his team of incompetents won’t even concede there is a problem, let alone try to deal with it. For centu ries, Americans have shown that we are a compassionate and caring people as we have extended massive aid to folks all over the world. We allow a million people a year to become United States citizens. Wouldn’t it make more sense to increase that number to perhaps two million a year and see how it goes, instead of just blind ly throwing open the entire country to as many as want to come Americanshere? cannot sur vive another two plus years of President Biden’s gross stupidity and disrespect for the nation’sRobertlaws.M. Howe BridgtonJr. Harddefineto To The WhatEditor:isa Trumplican? I use the term Trumplican many times in letters to the editor of The Bridgton News I tried defining Trumplican, but can’t. However, I think I can describe them. Since WWII, there have been seven Republican presidents for 40 years and seven Democrat presidents (till now) for 38 years. During this time, America was without a coherent, consistent foreign policy. We were all over the place. Further, we were at war (Korea, Viet Nam, Iraq, Afghanistan, with side con flicts in Bosnia, Lebanon etc.) for 60 years, all with out a single Kodak moment like V-E or V-J Day. The fall of Saigon and Kabul were not our finest hours. Our foreign policy vision was blurred. Republicans gave us only one shining light, Ronald Reagan, in all their years, while Democrats offered a couple of glim mers during theirs. This brings us to — now. Mr. Jon Chappell, in his let ter July 21, 2022 p. 5B, hit the nail on the head, “Make the GOP grand again.” Republicans thrash around, are disoriented, confused and frustratingly search for the light again. They settled on Donnie Trump. Donnie is a cult leader who prom ised Republicans, “he alone could fix the mess.” He would Make America Great Again. Republicans drank the dark potion and now are stuck in Donnie’s morass; unable to admit they made a mistake. Republicans became Trumplicans, think ing their last option is vio lence (Jan. 6, 2021), now attacks on the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. Violence is NOT an option. Trumplicans continue to spout the same lie — Trump did great things for America. Name three with out naming tax relief for the rich and three Supreme Court Justices! I am not a Democrat, but can name five major pieces of legislation enact ed into law in two years of Biden: COVID Relief, Infrastructure, Chip, Pact and Inflation Reduction. Yes, we have inflation and high gas prices. Yes, we need coherent policies on immigration, guns, and vot ing, to name a few. But as the sign in Boston said during the Big Dig, “If Rome were built in a day, we would have hired the architect!”The2022 election is crit ical to the U.S. Constitution. I urge Independent vot ers and everyone trying to bring our Nation together; stand up, speak out, and vote to defeat any and all Trumplicans?Joseph W.BridgtonAngelo Heed warningsthe

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It won’t be long before winter descends on Europe. Before it does, most European countries must address the question of how long and how well they will be able to handle decoupling from Russian energy. Because of the Ukraine war, oil and natural gas are the chief currencies, which means that energy politics is central to determining the war’s future. Oil and gas finance Putin’s war, constrain Europe’s response to it, and largely determine which side the rest of the world takes.

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The son of Frank and Eliza beth Floster, “Bill” was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 19, 1949. He was raised in South Plainfield, New Jersey along with his two brothers, and graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson Univer sity in 1972 with a degree in busi ness. After graduation, he worked as a purchasing agent for Conair Corporation and Mattel, Inc. Bill married Judy Rother on May 28, 1983, and they en joyed nearly forty years of steadfast, devoted marriage. After vacationing each summer in his early years on Crystal Lake in Harrison, they moved to Bridgton, Maine, in 1987, thoroughly appreciating the slower pace of rural life. While in Maine, Bill worked for Hancock Lumber and a number of small businesses in the area. In 2006, he and his wife purchased a seasonal restaurant on the causeway in Na ples, Maine, which they owned and operated for ten years. Bill was proud to own a business and employ many members of the local community. At his core, Bill was a dedicated family man. He loved nothing more than the simple pleasure of spending time with his family. His biggest joy in life was raising his two sons. He was actively involved in Boy Scouts, teaching his children and other scouts important life and wilderness skills. He was a fixture on the sidelines of his children’s sporting events, and cherished celebrating his family members’ achievements and milestones.Billhad many interests and hobbies. He was an avid out doorsman, and spent many hours camping, fishing, and boat ing on the lakes of Western Maine with his family. He enjoyed antiquing with his wife, and building collections of various items over time. Bill also had a discerning taste in music, and loved listening to his favorite bands, attending concerts, and discovering new musicians. He was a lifelong reader, always seeking to learn about new things. A staunch supporter of free dom, liberty, and the American way of life, he could always be found tuning in to his favorite talk radio shows and staying up-to-date on current events. But, at the end of the day, Bill was most happy spending time with family around the kitchen table with a good cup of coffee. Bill leaves behind his wife Judy of Bridgton, son Brian of Portland, Oregon, son and daughter-in-law Kevin and Jen na of Merrimac, Massachusetts, brother Jack of West Paris, sister-in-law Lorraine of Jacksonville, Florida, many nieces and nephews, and extended family in the New Jersey area. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Elizabeth Floster of Harrison, and brother Frank of Jacksonville, Florida. Visiting hours will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, August 26 at the Chandler Funeral Home in Bridgton, Maine. Ser vices will be held at the Harrison Village Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 27. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Bill’s name to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation online at https://t2t.org/donate/.

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Beverly Jean (Finnemore) For bus passed away on August 17, at her home in Sweden, Maine. She was born on November 4, 1937, to Harry and Thera (Gardiner) Finnemore at the home of her ma ternal grandparents in South Solon. As she grew up, her family lived in several locations in Maine in cluding the Gardiner homestead in Solon; in Springvale and Old Orchard, which were close to the shipyards where her father worked; and Athens, where her mother was a school teacher and her father was a farmer. The family lived on a dairy farm on Stickney Hill in Athens from 1946 until 1952 when the buildings caught fire in the night. No one was injured, but the family lost everything. For many years, she enjoyed visit ing the homestead with her children, passing down stories of her family and Beverlychildhood.graduated from Somerset Academy in Athens in 1955 and was a longtime resident of central Maine, especially the towns of Hartland and St. Albans. She worked many jobs to sup port her family, including hand-stitching moccasins at Medwed and Norwalk in Skowhegan and office work at the Irving Tanning in Hartland. She also worked as a local reporter for the Morning Sentinel, a bank teller at Maine National Bank, and as a certified nursing assistant in Hartland and Dover. These jobs provided the necessary income, but her creative talents were best employed as a florist, a ceramics instructor, and an excellent baker. She owned her own floral and craft shops and was the proprietor of the Park House restaurant in Hartland. Beverly was devoted to her five children and six grandchildren, and to her surviving husband, Earl Forbus to whom she was married for nearly 40 years. After retiring, Bev and Earl relocated to the town of Sweden in southwestern Maine where she was active in the local com munity, especially as a volunteer in the Bridgton Hospital Cafe. Her favorite pastimes included playing contract rummy, sewing and crocheting, shopping for vintage items at flea markets, and cooking meals for family. She was also interested in state and local history, belonging to several historical societies in the towns where she Beverlyresided.willbe dearly missed by her family and many friends. While married to Elwood Prouty from 1955 to 1976, Beverly had five children. She is survived by her husband Earl Forbus of Swe den; her children, Karen Prouty (Mark Rollins) of Scarborough, Karla Prouty of Portland, Kevin Prouty (Marie Lagman) of Lyn nfield, Mass., Karole Clark (Lucky) of Sweden, and Ken Prouty of Lansing, Mich.; her grandchildren, Sean Rollins of Mukilteo, Wash., Ryan and Kyle Prouty of Lynnfield, Mass., Kaden Clark of Sweden, and Allison and Simon Prouty of Lansing, Mich.; her siblings, Norman Finnemore (Joan), George Finnemore (Bar bara), Sandra Peterson (Ron), and Harry Finnemore Jr. She was predeceased by her parents, her sister Barbara Finnemore, and her sister-in-law Donnice (Downs) Finnemore. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The family re quests that in honor of Beverly’s memory, monetary donations be made to Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice, Attn. De velopment Office, 15 Strawberry Avenue, Lewiston, ME 04240. To honor Beverly’s spirit of volunteerism, please consider donat ing time to volunteer for a worthy cause.

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Jason Bordoff, director of Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, says: “One of the consequences of this conflict is a fundamental realignment of the global energy system, trading relationships and geopolitical alignments, with China and India more closely aligned with Russia.” Those two countries are buying about half of Russia’s oil exports, at a whopping 30-percent discount. It’s a great deal for both, enabling Beijing and New Delhi to diversify their sourcing away from the Middle East and bolster their econo mies with cheap fuel. At first glance, Russia’s reliance on energy exports, which account for about 40 percent of the country’s revenues, remains firm. Besides China and India, Russia has customers in Africa and other parts of Asia. Globally, gas and oil imports from Russia have only declined by 15 percent in recent months. That is consistent with the overall international political response to the Russian invasion, in which most countries outside the European Union (EU) and North America have remained on the side lines, unwilling to criticize Russia openly, usually out of concern about their energy supplies.

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William A. Floster, 72, of Bridgton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness, with his lov ing family by his side.

Still, some experts believe these alternative customers are not enough to make up for Russia’s European market. In fact, they say, lack of overseas markets is only one facet of the Russian economy that is “imploding.”

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A major dilemma for all countries that are sanctioning Russia is that, thanks to rising energy prices, Russia’s income continues to go up even as its deliveries go down. Six of the top 10 importers of Russia’s fossil fuels are EU members, and the combined value of all EU-member imports from Russia is roughly $100 billion so far. For the first 100 days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU accounted for 61 percent of Russia’s fossil fuel export revenue. That dependence is slowly changing as a number of countries are disconnecting from reliance on Russian fossil fuel exports. The Scandinavian countries and the Baltic States

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kind of tribalism. This can be an uncritical acceptance of dogmatic positioning and dishonesty in the name of loyalty to group, but has no authentic place in a democracy. If I go along with my tribe (e.g., progressives, conservatives) uncritically, I am both lazy and cowardly. I’m lazy when I don’t fact-check my “leaders.” I’m cowardly when I do fact-check them, find their errors, and fail to alter my position accordingly. A lazy and cowardly democracy is no democracy at all. Continued loyalty to Donald Trump presents a departure from democratic norms and an embrace of fascism. He intro duces falsehoods and repeats lies of others when it seems to serveThehim.acceptance of QAnon conspiracy theory — demon strably false by any due diligence reasonable standard— into the Republican Party has created a GQP that values allegiance to party over country. Facts and truth have taken a sideline; hence, we see a deeper movement toward authoritarianism.Trump’sTuesday victories undermine the pillars of democracy. He undermines choosing and replacing elected officials in free and fair elections. His supporters discourage active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life. The GQP attacks human rights and equality under the Itlaw.isan extremely important time for people to think, act, and vote. The people have the power and can reclaim guar antees for free and fair elections and affirmations for equality and human rights. Everyone needs to commit and prepare to safeguard democratic institutions and values before they’re gone. Wim Laven, Ph.D., syndicated by PeaceVoice, teaches courses in political science and conflict resolution.

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The mid-term elections are just weeks away, so now is the time for men to use our voices to help defeat extremist, anti-democratic candidates. And, inseparable from elec toral politics, men must also speak out against the alt-right, violence-glorifying, seditious, insurrectionist group that I propose should rebrand itself as the “Loud Boys.” Of course, we must also vigorously challenge all of their allies, from the Oath Keepers to the Three Percenters.

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• Recall of Select Board, Planning Board Members, and M.S.A.D. #72 School Board Members, has been amended to include a detailed procedure for the recall of a member, including petition process, notice of intent and recall election pro cess. (Pages 6-7)

• Boards and Committees, Board of Appeals, residency requirements have been amended to read “Members shall be Town of Denmark legal residents or State of Maine legal residents paying real estate taxes on property within the Town of Denmark.” Under State Statute members do not have to be registered voters or legal residents of the town or city in order to serve in an elected or appointed position. (Page 12)

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Guest Columnist by Rob Editor-publisherOkun of Voice Male magazine men and Western culture are under siege. Their description of “Western chauvinism,” she says, is code for white replace ment conspiracy theory. Men would be doing voters a great service by exposing the close ties between extremist candidates and extremist organizations. Especially important would be exposing those candidates who ally themselves with — or are reluctant to disavow, for example — the manifestos of the mass shoot ers in 2019’s Christchurch, New Zealand mosque; an El Paso, Texas, Wal-Mart, as well as this Spring’s massacre in PROUD, Page 6B

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The Naples Select Board will hold a public hearing on THURSDAY, September 8, 2022 at 6 p.m. It will take place at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: • Liquor License Application – For the property found on Tax Map U25 Lot 14 and located at 907 Roosevelt Trail (also known as Brother Fleckers) • Entertainment Permit Application – For the property found on Tax Map U25 Lot 14 and located at 907 Roosevelt Trail (also known as Brother Fleckers) The public is welcome.

ous crime against the United States, treason excluded, which a citizen can commit. The warrant alleges that he illegally took boxes of documents with him to Florida when he left the White House, including 11 sets of classified documents, including some classified at the highest level. Should those crimes be proven in court, he could spend up to 33 years in prison. That sounds like justice to me. No “innocent until proven guilty” lectures, please! The presumption of innocence applies to people who actually are on trial, accused of criminal acts. MAGA-GUY isn’t on trial for anything, yet. If and when he is, I’ll grant him the presumption of innocence due to every citizen. Until then, I’ll presume he’s guilty until I see convincing evidence that he isn’t.Asusual, the MAGA cult reacted by throwing stink bombs — hurling death threats at the judge who approved the war rant, the AG, and the FBI, even accusing them of planting evidence. There also were threats of civil war and violence from those “very fine people.” Within days, a gun-toting yahoo attacked the Cincinnati FBI office, ending up dead for his MAGAtrouble. insurrectionists are the dross in America today, low-value slag that threatens to overwhelm our precious metal, which has sustained our nation for 232 years. It’s impossible to predict whether today’s refining fires can con sume that dross without destroying our whole society. We must accept that risk, however great it may be. The MAGA cult and its leaders must be investigated, indicted, tried, con victed and imprisoned. It is no longer optional. If we can’t do that, so be it. The demise of our nation will rest upon all of ourJohnheads.Adams wrote, “We are a nation of laws, not of men.” We cannot preserve our constitutional republic if rich, pow erful people are allowed to defy their legal obligations. The disgraceful former president has done exactly that. Until he is compelled to answer before the bar of justice, our rule of law is just a bunch of words. Rev. Robert Plaisted is a retired United Methodist clergy man, formerly of Bridgton, now residing in Bath.

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August 30, 2022 • 6 p.m. The Selectboard will be holding a public hearing in accordance with Title 30-A M.R.S. §2104 for pro posed amendments to the Denmark Town Char ter. The hearing is scheduled to take place at the Municipal Building located at 62 East Main Street on August 30, 2022, at 6 p.m. A summary of the proposed amendments is listed below. A copy of the proposed amendments is available at the Town Of fice and online. “Shall the municipality approve the charter amend ment reprinted (summarized) below?”

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Harvest Gold Gallery , Plein Air Paint Out on Saturday, Aug. 27, starting at 10 a.m. featuring Sandra J. Bell. All are welcome. For more information (207) 9256502 or harvestgoldgallery. com. Lovell artist, Sandra J. Bell, returns to paint plein air once again. Bell was a guest artist earlier this summer, painting a beautiful floral still life, shown above. She is a talented plein air impres sionist, and a joy to have as guest artist. Music on Main features Don Campbell Band and Small Craft Advisory, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge. Food trucks, vendors, beer garden. Bruce Robert Coffin , award-winning crime/mys tery novelist, will speak at Sebago’s Spaulding Memorial Library at 7 p.m. A former Portland detec tive sergeant, Coffin is well known for his Detective Byron series and for his entertaining public presenta tions. The library is located at 282 Sebago Road (Route 114). Free. FMI 787-2321. Sunday, August 28 Pancake breakfast. Harrison Lions will be hav ing an all-you-can-eat pan cake (blueberry, chocolate chip or plain), French toast, sausage, juice and coffee breakfast, 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Long Lake Park (next to the Village Tie Up). Rain date following Sunday. Barbecue and Annual Meeting. As part of its “Phase 2” Fundraising Campaign, the organization oversee ing much-needed repairs of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home in Raymond is holding a Chicken Bar-B-Q and Annual Meeting at Camp Wohelo, 25 Fire Lane 24 in Raymond, on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $15

Thursday, August 25 G. Al Mallory, 6 p.m., Bear Mountain Music Hall, South Waterford, donation at the door. Dr. Chuck Radis, author of Island Medicine: Life, Community, and Healing on a Maine Island will speak at Norway Memorial Library at 6:30 p.m. This program is an in-person program that is free to attend and open to the public. Masks that fully cover the mouth and nose are required regardless of vac cination status. Meet the Candidates Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison, 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. The candidates fea tured will be incumbent House District 83 (Bridgton, Denmark, Harrison) incum bent Walter Riseman (Independent) and challenger Donna Dodge (Republican). Friday, August 26 to Sunday, August 28 Every Brilliant Thing at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison, Friday and Saturday, at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday at 3 p.m. The production stars Mary Beth Murphy in the one-person show, directed by David Costa. Tickets to all perfor mances are available at deer trees-theatre.org. Saturday, August 27

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ACCOUNTANTS Chandel Associates Accounting, Taxes Audits, Full Service Payroll 3 Elm St., Bridgton Office 647-5711 (TF) Jones & Matthews, PA Certified Public Accountants Accounting and taxes Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg. Route 302, Bridgton 647-3668 cpas@maine.com (12/22x) ATTORNEYS Shelley P. Carter, Attorney Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA 110 Portland St., Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-1950 www.spcarterlaw.com(12/22x) Michael G. Friedman, Esq., PA 132 Main St. – P.O. Box 10, Bridgton, ME 04009 647-8360 (12/22x) Hastings Law Office 376 Main Street – PO Box 290 Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-2061 www.hastingsmalia.com(9/22x) CHIMNEY LINING The Clean Sweep LLC Chimney Cleaning Service Supaflu and Stainless Steel Chimney lining and relining Dana Richardson 935-2501 (12/22x) CHURCH SERVICES Field of Grace Baptist Church Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. 701 Pequawket Trail Brownfield 603-793-4984 (12/22x) Saint Peters Episcopal Rev. Daniel Warren Sunday Service 10 a.m. 42 Sweden Road 647-8549 (3/23x) CLEANING SERVICES Servicemaster Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 (12/22x) TLC Home Maintenance Co. Professional Cleaning and Property HousekeepingManagementandmuch more 583-4314 (12/22x) COMPUTERS 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 693-3746 (9/22x) DENTAL SERVICES Bridgton Dental Associates Dr. Paul CompleteCloutierdental care 138 Harrison Rd., 207-647-8052www.bridgtondental.comBridgton (12/22x) DENTAL SERVICES Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA Family & Periodontal Dental Hygiene Svcs. Infants, Toddlers, Teens and Adults InNetwork; N.E. Delta Dental & MaineCare 207-647-4125 bdhc@myfairpoint.net (9/22x) ELECTRICIANS D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons Dennis McIver, Electrical BridgtonLicensedResidential/Commercial/IndustrialContractorinMaine&NewHampshire207-647-5012(12/22x) J.P. Gallinari Electric Co. Residential - Commercial - Industrial Aerial - Auger - Lifting Service Bridgton 647-9435 (12/22x) R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor 24 hour Emergency Service Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882 (12/22x) FLOORING Bolsters Decorating Center Carpet – vinyl – ceramic Always free decorating consulting 9bolsters@megalink.netMarketSq.,So.Paris207-743-9202(9/22x) FOUNDATIONS Henry’s Concrete Construction Foundations, Slabs, Floors Harrison Tel. 583-4896 (9/22x) GARAGE DOORS Roberts Overhead Doors Commercial/residential – free estimates Now offering Master Card & Visa 207-595-2311 (12/22x) INSURANCE Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311 (TF) Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858 (12/22x) Southern Maine Retirement Services Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Life and Senior Dental Insurance 150 Main St., Bridgton 207-647-2900 (12/22x) INTERIOR DESIGN Universal Designz Consulting – Design Decorating – Aging in 207-754-0730www.UniversalDesignzMaine.comPlace(12/22x) OIL DEALERS Dead River Co. Range & Fuel Oil Oil Burner Service Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton (12/22x) PAINTING CONTRACTORS Redo Properties.com “AWARD Interior/ExteriorWINNING”painting & repairs Local, experienced & professional Call/text 207-693-4663 (Home) (12/22x) Webber Painting & Restoration Interior/exterior painting & repairs Waterfront specialists – Free estimates Fully insured – References 207-831-8354(9/22x) PLUMBING & HEATING Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. Specializing in repair service in The Lake Region 647-4436 (12/22x) PLUMBING & HEATING Ken Karpowich Plumbing OverMasterRepairs/Installation/RemodelingPlumberinME&NH20yearsexperience207-925-1423(12/22x) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Clement Bros. 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are moving swiftly to disconnect, while Germany, Italy, and Netherlands are moving very slowly as they try to increase their reserves. The EU’s Struggle to End Dependence EU sanctions on Russian oil will be complete at the end of the year. Natural gas from Russia’s Gazprom, which used to provide about 40 percent of the EU’s total gas consumption, looks about to stop, after weeks of being turned on and off as Putin looked for leverage on the EU. Six countries now have had their gas cut off by Gazprom. “Putin is playing with our dependency,” one European legislator said, especially against Germany. “Putin’s energy blackmail,” the head of the European Commission puts it. Putin thinks he’s in the driver’s seat, but so far, the pres sure on the EU isn’t working. How so? First, the G7 group’s finance ministers, meeting in late July in Germany, confronted the dilemma of banning Russian oil imports by agreeing to put a cap on oil prices with the cooperation of the banks, insurers, and other companies that enable Russian oil to get to market. If this so-called buyer’s cartel works, Russia’s oil revenue will decline but still be enough to ensure that Russia continues to ship oil to Europe. (There’s some doubt about that, however.) Then, the EU came up with a common plan on natural gas consumption—this, despite the great differences among them, ranging from Germany, which far and away is the heaviest gas consumer, to Spain and Portugal, which are among the least, and Hungary, which refuses to accept limits. The EU agreement cuts natural gas use by 15 percent until nextMeantime,spring. it is finding new natural gas sources, such as Nigeria, Algeria, Norway, and Azerbaijan. The combination of reduced consumption and new sources led an EU official in early August to claim the EU had reduced its dependence on Russian gas from 40 to 20 percent. But the political challenge remains: Will the EU’s unity remain firm as their economies contract and the spirit of sacrifice for Ukraine wanes? Moving Away from the High-consumption Model The other challenge for the EU’s energy situation con cerns climate change policy. Europe has been a leader on carbon reduction—nearly 30 percent since 1990. But it has to do more, and the heat wave and wildfires now raging in Europe should be persuasive. Germany, which historically has contributed the most among European countries to global warming — though far less than the US and China, it should be noted — has a key role in stopping and reversing global warming. Lecturing to developing countries about moving away from fossil fuels won’t cut it these days, since the EU is not setting a great example.Their fossil fuel consumption has to be dramatically reduced and economic “development” needs to be redefined to suit a new era of environmental responsibility. How sad that it takes a war to realize that. Mel Gurtov, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University and blogs at In the Human Interest.

solutionsweek’sThisgame a Buffalo, N.Y. supermarket. The shooters’ manifestos all decried “white replacement.” Finally, essential to an organized men’s response to the perils of the present political moment, must be our unequivocal support for women’s reproductive rights. In the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, more and more men have recognized that the stakes are simply too high to declare abortion is a “women’s issue.” In Kansas, it’s believed men in surprisingly high numbers were among the voters who overwhelmingly affirmed wom en’s bodily autonomy, contributing to the stunning victory for reproductive rights in that state’s referendum earlier this month. These men need to be encouraged to not just identify themselves as supporters of women’s rights, but also to reach out to other men. If men organize as a gender to help to defeat autocrats, they will be surprised how many allies there are ready to join them. Denouncing the “Loud Boys” is not enough. We need heartfelt, mature “Proud Men” to stand up and step forward. Right now. Rob Okun (rob@voicemalemagazine.org), syndicated by PeaceVoice, writes about politics and culture. He is editorpublisher of Voice Male magazine.

Wednesday, August 24 Scribner’s Mill Annual Meeting , member Peter Hammond will give a spe cial presentation “Little Unknown Facts about the Civil War.” His talk will connect facts of the war with 18-year-old Bourdon Scribner and the artifacts that the mill has of his service. The annual meeting will be held at the Homestead at 6:30 p.m. This is an open meeting, deserts will be served, and there will be a brief business meeting summarizing this past year’s achievements.

LOBSTER LUNCHEON

The Naples United Methodist Church (1000 Roosevelt Trail) will be hold their Annual Lobster Luncheon in memory of Muriel Osborne on Saturday, Aug. 27 (rescheduled from Aug. 20), from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will be a drive-by luncheon. The menu will include freshly picked lobster meat, roll, blueberry cake, a bag of chips, and a water. Everyone will drive up to the church and get a bag lunch to go. Everything will be freshly prepared and packaged separately for you to make your own lobster roll. The cost will be $20 each. As we would like to have an approximate count of how many to prepare, please call 693-6594 and leave a message to let us know how many lunches you would like.

CHURCH SUPPER A public supper will be held at the South Bridgton Congregational Church on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m. The menu includes baked ham, potatoes, vegetables, homemade rolls, and an assortment of homemade whoopie pies. Music following the meal, and a 50/50 raffle. Donation of $12. Call Shirley Field for reser vations, 207-647-1218. The church is located at 16 Fosterville Road in South Bridgton.

Pictured from left to right, Brad Bonney, Chamber Executive Director Angie Cook, Ben Wells-Goodwin, C.A. Wortley, Elizabeth Roth of Bear Mountain Music Hall, Nathan Towne (behind), Dana-Beth Wells-Goodwin, Brian Sullivan of Bear Mountain Inn, Anne Bradbury, and Charlotte Kelly of Key Bank.

Naples/Casco/Raymond American Legion Post #155 TEXAS HOLD’EM Thursday, August 25 Doors open 6 p.m. • Game time 7 p.m. (Every 2nd & 4th Thursday) Meat Roll Friday, Aug. 26 6:30 p.m. MEMBERS & GUESTS with Ericka Saturday, Aug. 27 6-9 p.m. BINGO Wednesdays Doors open at 5:30 p.m. • Game starts at 6:30 p.m. HALL RENTAL AVAILABLE — 693-6285 Route 11, Naples, ME • 693-6285 • americanlegionpost155.com ofQueenHearts Sun., Aug. 28 4 p.m. Naples/Casco/Raymond American Legion Post #155 Pork Roast Dinner With all the Fixings — $15 per person Sunday, Aug. 28th 1-3 p.m. HALL RENTAL AVAILABLE — 693-6285 Route 11, Naples, ME • 693-6285 • americanlegionpost155.com • Homemade Fudge • Caramels • Fruit & Nut Clusters • Turtles & more! German Beers & Wines $1 OFF any order $10 or more! Please present coupon upon checkout 2 Cottage Street, Bridgton, Maine • 207-647-2400 2483 White Mt. Hwy., No. Conway, N.H. • 603-356-2663 www.bavarianchocolatehaus.com • bch@bavarianchocolatehaus.com TF29 HOURS: OPEN EVERY DAY 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 103 Main St., Bridgton Open Every Day 9 to 7 (207) 647-3672 fireflyshopmaine.com Pre-Labor Day, Starting Right Now 30% OFF Selected Slacks (many options) Many other items as much as 50% OFF ALL SummerDresses20%OFF ! Tanks, Shorts shortT-Shirtssleeve20%OFF keepsFashionFallcoming Bargains Galore to make room ASLE ! OPEN DAILY • 31 MAIN ST., BRIDGTON 207.647.5555 JDECORMAINE COM •IN THE OLD RED APOTHECARY• OPEN DAILY • 31 MAIN ST., BRIDGTON 207.647.5555 JDECORMAINE COM •IN THE OLD RED APOTHECARY• OPEN DAILY • 31 MAIN ST., BRIDGTON 207.647.5555 JDECORMAINE COM •IN THE OLD RED APOTHECARY• Bridgton News Welcome back OPEN DAILY • 31 MAIN ST., BRIDGTON 207.647.5555 JDECORMAINE COM •IN THE OLD RED APOTHECARY• HOME • WINE • DESIGN PURVEYORS OF GOOD TASTE • IN THE OLD RED APOTHECARY • OPEN TUE-SAT 10-5 31 MAIN STREET BRIDGTON 207.647.5555 JDECORMAINE. COM OPEN DAILY • 31 MAIN ST., BRIDGTON 207.647.5555 JDECORMAINE COM •IN THE OLD RED APOTHECARY• OPEN DAILY • 31 MAIN ST., BRIDGTON 207.647.5555 JDECORMAINE COM Dads Love Craft Beer •IN THE OLD RED APOTHECARY• Get yours here 1T34 OPEN DAILY • 31 MAIN ST., BRIDGTON 207.647.5555 JDECORMAINE COM •IN THE OLD RED APOTHECARY• OPEN DAILY • 31 MAIN ST., BRIDGTON 207.647.5555 JDECORMAINE COM •IN THE OLD RED APOTHECARY• OPEN DAILY • 31 MAIN ST., BRIDGTON 207.647.5555 JDECORMAINE COM •IN THE OLD RED APOTHECARY• Bridgton News Welcome back OPEN DAILY • 31 MAIN ST., BRIDGTON 207.647.5555 JDECORMAINE COM •IN THE OLD RED APOTHECARY• Are they still badhabits if I like them? availableCSAtoo! WESTON’S FARM RIVER STREET (Route 113) FRYEBURG OUR OWN SWEET CORN GREEN BEANS BLUEBERRIES PEACHES NECTARINES TOMATOES CUCUMBERS ZUCCHINI BROCCOLI PEPPERS EGGPLANT LETTUCE CARROTS SUMMER SQUASH CHERRY TOMATOES CABBAGE WATERMELON CANTALOUPE SWISS CHARD ORGANIC LETTUCES – BASIL – CUCUMBERS CARROTS – SUMMER SQUASH – ZUCCHINI EGGPLANT – GREEN NATURALPEPPERSANGUS BEEF PORK • LAMB BAKED GOODS • MAINE WINE Our Own MAPLE SYRUP and MAINE GIFTS www.westonsfarm.com 935-2567 Mon.-Sat. 9-6 • Sun. 9-5 Sustainable Agriculture Since 1799 • Pesticide-Free Available SIGN UP NOW Maine Senior Farm Shares Local Eggs 1T34 Country Living August 25, 2022, The Bridgton News, Page 7B

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MASONS’ BREAKFAST Delta Masonic Lodge (920 Lovell Road, Lovell) will be hosting another Public Breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 3 from 7 to 9 a.m. Cost is $10 for adults and chil dren under 5 eat free. The menu includes scrambled eggs, sausage/bacon, home fries, French toast, plain and blueberry pancakes, sausage and gravy on biscuits, baked beans, coffee and orange juice. Come and enjoy and socialize.

TURKEY DINNER A turkey dinner will be held on Saturday, Sept. 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Sebago Town Hall. Take-out only. Pre-order by calling Donna at 207-776-4944. This is a scholarship dinner to benefit Sebago students who attend Lake Region High School.

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SUZI PARRON will speak and hold two workshops at Sewclusion Retreats in Sebago in September. SEBAGO — Spaulding Memorial Library in Sebago looks forward to welcoming back awardwinning mystery novelist Bruce Robert Coffin for what promises to be an entertaining talk about his novels, his life, and future developments.

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Coffin will be at the Sebago library on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. Coffin is a former Portland detective ser geant with more than twenty-seven years in law enforcement. He super vised all homicide and vio lent crime investigations in Portland. After Sept. 11, 2001, Coffin spent four years agenthighestDirector’sforcounter-terrorisminvestigatingcasestheFBI,earningtheAward,theawardanon-canreceive.Withallthisexperi Bruce Coffin to speak

Barn Quilt retreat in Sebago

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SEBAGO — Suzi Parron, photogra pher and author of Following the Barn Quilt Trail, will speak and conduct two workshops on Barn Quilting, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 16-18, at Sew-clusion Retreats, LLC’s studio, 694 Hancock Pond Road in Sebago. Parron’s Friday evening lecture and weekend workshops will be conducted outdoors, lakeside, rain or shine. The weekend will appeal to creative artists, painters, quilters, folk art enthusiasts, and lovers of Americana. A barn quilt is a traditional quilt block mural painted onto metal or wood and adhered to the side of barns, garag es, sheds, porches, fences, and more. Sew-clusion owner and host, Patty Sawyer, hopes this event will help sup port local artists and generate interest in documentation of a barn quilt trail in Cumberland County. The Barn Quilting movement has been sweeping the country for several years now. Currently, there are established trails only in Franklin, Somerset, Penobscot and Aroostook counties in Maine. Parron’s talk and instruction will focus on the American Barn Quilt Trail, which she has documented in two books by traveling across the United States with her husband and their dog Gracie in their converted bus, Ruby. Her presentation includes over a hun dred photographs of barn quilts and stories of those who have painted quilt blocks that adorn barns’ walls. The cost of the workshops will include all materials for attendees to paint their own two-by-two-foot barn quilt block.

HARVEST SUPPER The Bridgton Historical Society and Rufus Porter Museum will co-host the annual Harvest Supper at Narramissic, the Society’s historic farmstead in South Bridgton on Saturday, Sept. 10. There will be a tradi tional turkey dinner, pies, great company, and music. Advance tickets are $25 and children 6 and under are free. There will be no tickets sold at the door. Tickets are available at the Bridgton Historical Society Museum on Gibbs Avenue and the Rufus Porter Museum on Main Street in Bridgton. There are two supper times available, at 5 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. Proceeds from the dinner benefit both the Bridgton Historical Society and the Rufus Porter Museum. The annual event has a great reputation for delicious food and a friendly atmosphere in a wonderful old barn. Visitors who arrive early can take a hike through the Peabody-Fitch Woods or just enjoy the grounds. Narramissic is located on Ingalls Road, off Route 107 in South Bridgton. For more information and to reserve advance tickets, please contact BHS at 207647-3699 and Rufus Porter Museum at 207-647-2828. Tickets can be purchased online at rufusportermu seum.org

The Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ is hosting its annual “August Saturday Night Supper” on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. This month’s dinner will be an “Italian Night” and will feature a salad bar, Italian cuisine, and dessert! It’s all for only $10 for adults, and $5 for children 8 and under. The church is located at 941 Meadow Road in Casco. Call 207-627-4282.

Attendees will be encour aged and inspired to install these quilt murals where they can be easily viewed and help create public art in their respectiveParticipantscommunities.mayattend the lecture or any of the workshops or stay and retreat for the entire weekend. For more information, tickets, reservations or costs of available packages, visit 8500.2022-barn-quilting-eventhttps://www.sew-clusion.com/copy-of-orcallPattySawyerat207-803-Spaceislimited.

The Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting to welcome Bear Mountain Music Hall in Waterford!

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Mondays-Fridays AA Bridgton New Day Group, 12 to 1 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, Suite E (locat ed behind the old hospital using a private entrance, 8038707, www.lrrcbridgton.org Tuesdays-Wednesdays Free Clothing. The Table continues to offer free cloth ing from 1 to 5 p.m. as well as the last Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. There is a variety of cloth ing available for both genders and many sizes. The Table is located at 160 Main Street in Norway (across the road from the hospital).

ence as fodder for his writings, Coffin has won many awards. He is the winner of Killer Nashville’s awards for Best Procedural and Best Investigator and the Maine Literary Award for Best Crime Fiction Novel. He was also a finalist for the Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel.Coffin has four books out so far in his bestselling Detective Sergeant John Byron Series set in Portland. He continues to live and write in Maine. Spaulding Memorial Library is located at 282 Sebago Road (Route 114). The program is free. For more informa tion, call 787-2321.

MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ARE ACCEPTED OPEN 6 DAYS – closed Sun.-Thurs.Summer/WinterTuesday11am-9pm/8:30pmFri.&Sat.11am-10pm/9:30pm160MainStreetBridgton,ME04009 Dine In or Take Out TFr50 Aperto Fine Art A new art gallery celebrating extraordinary art in an extraordinary setting. Chris Polson William Kelly Thorndike New Works August 26, 2022 5 8 pm 63 Main Street, Bridgton, Maine Details at www. apertofineart.com thegallery@apertofineart.com (207) 291 4245 Gallery Hours: Fridays 5 8, Saturdays 10 4, Sundays noon 4 Brought to you by Kidder & LaCroix 2T33 NAPLES LIONS CLUB presents Songo RiveR Queen ii SunSet Dance cRuiSeS ~ On Long Lake ~ Door Prizes • Cash Bar • D.J. RockClassic‘n’Roll Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $25 per person in advance $30 per person day of cruise upon boarding, if space available Buy tickets online www.songoriverqueen.net All net proceeds of all Lions events go to charities. 2T34 Classic Country Living Page 8B, The Bridgton News, August 25, 2022

Wednesdays Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., at Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, no charge. Morning Coffee, 9 to 11 a.m., American Legion Post 67, 25 Depot Street, Bridgton. Stop by and have a coffee on us, and see what has been happening with the American Legion. All are welcome! Chair Yoga (presented by Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine) at Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison with Susan Kane from 11 a.m. to noon. Open to public ($10), free to cancer patients and their caregivers. No registration required. Thrift Shop at the Lovell United Church of Christ (1174 Main Street), open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; $2 bag sale on the last Wednesday and Saturday of each month. Family Caregiver Support Group, second Wednesday of each month, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Bridgton Community Center (15 Depot Street), confidenti ality respected, sponsored by Southern Maine Agency on Aging; tel. 647-3116. Sweden Food Pantry, open the first and third Wednesday of the month, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shoppers must wear a mask. For a To-Go box, call 647-5735 the Monday before pantry. The pantry is in the basement of the Sweden Community Church, 137 Bridgton Road, near Sweden’s Four Corners (intersection of Route 93 and Waterford Road). Hazel & Owen Currier Doll Museum, located at 103 Lovell Road in Fryeburg, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. See hundreds of dolls including Barbie, Shirley Temple, Madam Alexander and Cabbage Patch Dolls. To schedule private tours, e-mail Sally Whitaker at adult.12percom.whitaker9244@roadrunner.Suggesteddonationis$5person.Childrenunderagemustbesupervisedbyan Alateen Meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., PVHI Outreach/ Legion Hall, 47 Bradley Street, Fryeburg. For more informa tion, chris.whitaker@pvhi.org or call 207-332-7735. Classic Car Show, present ed by the Pleasant Mountain Chapter of the MOALS, 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the former Stone Surface lot (adjacent to Ricky’s Diner), Main Street, Bridgton. Wednesdays and Thursdays Fryeburg Historical Society Osgood House Museum, locat ed at 83 Portland Street in Fryeburg, is open for tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information e-mail the Historical Society at info@ fryeburghistorical.org or visit the webpage at fryeburghis torical.org Thursdays Tai Chi Maine at the Bridgton Town Hall on North High Street at 10 a.m. All participants are asked to wear masks. For more information, go to the Tai Chi Maine web site or e-mail Taichiinmaine@ gmail.com NA (Narcotics Anonymous), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, Suite E, located behind the old hospital using a private entrance, 803-8707, www.lrrc bridgton.org Women for Sobriety, 3 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, Bridgton (behind old Bridgton Hospital). Open meeting. In-person or Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.

By Nancy Tripp BridgtonMarketFarmers’ This week’s recipe comes from Natalie at Hosac Farm. Utilizing the freshest vegetables from the garden at this time of the summer season, it is easy to make and one of sum mer’s most simple and deli cious pleasures. I made a full recipe, which seemed like a lot for two people, but it disappeared quickly. I also played with the amount of jalapeno I added to the recipe, to accommodate dif ferent people’s tolerance of the pungent taste. Some hotter and some milder. I added fresh cucumber and a can of black beans, which turned the salsa into a wonderful crunchy summer salad that I totally enjoyed. I couldn’t stop eating it! When I told Natalie how much I had enjoyed this recipe, she asked me if I canned it. This opens a dialogue about the best way to safely can fresh salsa. After inves tigation and research, I think I will strain the juices from the salsa into a bowl and cook the tomato and vegetable juices to condense the flavors and use as a hot pack. Then, process the result in a hot water bath. Canned salsa has to be cooked in one way or another and this seems to be a combo technique to retain the crisp freshness of the vegetables and render a safe product. The other option is to simply freeze the salsa for later use in the cold of win ter. Neither will be as good as today’s fresh salsa, but very welcome flavors come December and January. Enjoy!

Bridgton Farmers’ Market recipe Farm Salsa

3Ingredients:cupschopped tomatoes, slicers, cherries or a mix ½ cup chopped green pepper 1 cup onion, diced ¼ cup minced fresh cilantro 2 tablespoons fresh lime 4juiceteaspoons chopped fresh jalapeno pepper (including ½seeds)teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cup fresh corn (raw) Directions: Combine and serve. The Bridgton Farmers’ Market has moved outdoors for its 27th summer season. BFM is offering a Community Tent to local organizations. Contact BFM at the e-mail listed below for more information on how to reserve a date.The Market runs every Saturday from 8a.m. to noon, through Oct. 29. You can find BFM on The Green behind Renys on Depot Street.Ifyou bring your dog, please maintain a short leash and control over your animal. Thank you! For a full list of vendors and information on order ing from our vendors Market!cardsmarket.me@gmail.comorBridgtonFarmersMarket/https://www.facebook.com/visitcontactbridgtonfarmersBFMacceptscreditandEBT.Seeyouthe per person. Those wishing to attend are asked to please register by Aug. 12 by send ing e-mail to Hawthorne@ maine.rr.com or calling 207329-0537. Payment will be at the door. Stone Broke (coun try rock/some blues), free Sunday Summer Concert, 6 p.m., Naples Village Green (bring a chair). In case of rain, the concert will be held at the nearby Naples Methodist Church. Dam Jam Festival, pre sented by Denmark Arts Center, in Bicentennial Park, 12 to 8:30 p.m. This year, the focus is family with kid’s art, stilt-walkers, traditional crafts, good music — as always — with a fun selec tion of food trucks, and an earlier time slot. Featured bands include The Mallett Brothers Band (7 p.m.) and Jason Spooner Band (5 p.m.), along with the Bee Parks & the Hornets (2 p.m.). Go to the website for ticket information.

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Jigsaw Puzzle Library, North Waterford Church (Route 35), the lending library is open every Monday from 1 to 3 p.m. All are welcome. Waterford Farmers’ Market, 2 to 5 p.m., Waterford Common.Baldwin’s Monday Market was formed by a group of local vendors with local wares. They set up every Monday from June until August on the lawn of the Brown Memorial Library in East Baldwin, off Route 113 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays Harrison Food Bank 12 to 6 p.m., located at the Harrison Food Bank, Ronald G. St. John Community Center located at 176 Waterford Road in Harrison. Telephone: 207647-3384. Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., former Methodist Church building, Main Street. Naples Food Pantry, 10 to 11:30 a.m., located at the Naples United Methodist Chuck; open to Naples resi dents, distribution is drive-thru. Tai Chi Maine at the St. Joseph Church parking lot on South High Street at 10 a.m. For more information, go to the Tai Chi Maine website or e-mail Taichiinmaine@gmail. com Jeannette’s Closet, 9 to 11 a.m., free clothing, First Congregational Church, South High Street, Bridgton. Caregiver Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., MWV Adult Day Center, 987 East Main Street, Center Conway, N.H. This support group offers edu cation, support and coping skills for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s or Related Disorders. Pre-arranged car is available for the family mem ber while the caregiver attends the meeting. For more infor mation, call 603-356-4980 or online at mwvadultdaycenter. org. Al-anon, 5 to 6 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, www.lrrcbridgton.org Free Narcan Training every other month, third Tuesday (next May 17), 10 to 11 a.m. by Lake Region Recovery Center. Zoom at atour86337728738us/86337728738.https://us02web.zoom.MeetingID:(Youcanusecomputerstodothis,orhome)

Mondays Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., at Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, no charge. Knitting & Crocheting Group meets at the Caswell Conservancy Center in Harrison from 1 to 3 p.m. All levels of knitting are welcome. Stamping Up Class at the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, Norway, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Space limited, masks required, materials provided. Sign up at info@crcofwm.org Chair Yoga (presented by Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine) at Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison with Susan Kane from 11 a.m. to noon. Open to public ($10), free to cancer patients and their caregivers. No registration required.

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Thursday, September 1 Andrew Brosnan will per form at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts on Christian Hill Road (just off Route 5) in Lovell. Tickets are available at the door: adults $10, children 12 and under $5. Refreshments will be served. Air-conditioning is provided. For more informa tion, go to www.lovellbrick church.org or call 207-9251500. Thursday, September 8 The Novel Jazz Septet will be performing at St. Lawrence Arts (76 Congress Street on Munjoy Hill in Portland), for a swinging evening of jazz by legends Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn! For more infor mation, call 207-347-7177 or go to rencearts.org/https://www.stlaw

Weekly Schedule

Friday, September 9 Local Band Night with 2nd STRING at 7 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Center. Tickets are $15. Sunday, September 11 The Guys — A play by Anne Nelson, 6 p.m., Bear Mountain Music Hall, South Waterford, donation at the door. Chamber Series with Mark Smith and Andrew Mark at 3 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Center. Tickets $15. Saturday, September 17 Free Harvest Moon Festival, 2 to 10 p.m., Depot Street, Bridgton. Music, games, food and crafts. Saturday, September 24 18th Maine Lakes Brewfest, 12 to 4 p.m., Point Sebago Resort, 261 Casco Road, Casco. 21-plus only, ID required. Online ticket sales only, no tickets at the game, gblrcc.org/brewfest/ Music on Main features American Ride and Bryan Frates, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge. Food trucks, vendors, beer garden. Sunday, October 9 Pancake breakfast. Harrison Lions will be hav ing an all-you-can-eat pan cake (blueberry, chocolate chip or plain), French toast, sausage, juice and coffee breakfast, 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Long Lake Park (next to the Village Tie Up). Rain date following Sunday. Saturday, October 22 Music on Main features Motor Booty Affair, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge. Food trucks, vendors, beer garden. Saturday, November 5 Christmas Craft & Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., North Sebago U.M. Church, Route 114 in Sebago. Light lunch. of

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Szechuan, Hunan & Cantonese Cuisine (207) 647-8890

• www.gallery302.com Hours: Sun thru Thurs 12-4, Fri & Sat 10-5 Harvest Gold Gallery m 1082 Main Street Lovell, ME l b Harvest Gold Gallery www harvestgoldgallery com (207) 925 6502 1082 Main Street Lovell, ME Celebrating Years25 1T34 Entertainment Arts& August 25, 2022, The Bridgton News, Page 9B

Audiences experience a very special performance, leaving the theater uplifted and with the reminder that there are many brilliant facets of life to celebrate.”

Sponsored by Chalmers Realty & Garvey Construction Friday, Saturday & Sunday, September 2, 3 & 4 at 7:30 p.m. — $26 Contact us at deertrees-theatre.org for tickets

LOVELL — Hits and Hooks: You know those songs you fall in love with the first time you hear them? Join Andrew Brosnan as he plays his favorite covers, deep-cuts, and B-sides from popular singer-songwriter artists of the ’70s through today. His eclectic set list may make you laugh, cry or dance, and his performance is always delivered with heartfelt acoustic guitar and vocals. Andrew with Fiona Brosnan and Pinkerton will perform at the air-conditioned Brick Church for Performing Arts in Lovell on Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7 Andrewp.m. Brosnan was a drummer since age 10 and vocalist since his early 20s. Andrew later leveraged his love of rhythm and melody to focus on rhythm guitar. As a musician, Andrew combines a finely trained ear for rhythm and melody with heartfelt vocals and guitar in a way that touches audiences. Andrew’s style encompasses an eclec tic mix of folk, rock, pop, country, singer songwriter, soul, and R&B. Fiona Brosnan is cur rently a senior at Fryeburg Academy. Fiona has been active with chorus and theater since middle school. Fiona’s vocals have been described as a “powerful force.” On a recent trip to the Heritage Music Festival in New York City, Fiona’s performance won her the Maestro Award. Pinkerton is an alumnus of the prestigious Musicians Institute in Hollywood, Calif. Pink is a true musician’s musician. In addition to gui tar, Pinkerton plays bass, drums, trumpet, and piano among other instruments. Also a talented music pro ducer, Pink’s latest album, Logical Destination, is available on SoundCloud andTheYouTube.Andrew Brosnan concert will take place at the Brick Church for Performing Arts on Christian Hill Road in Lovell. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for chil dren 12 and under and will be available at the door. Refreshments will be served at intermission.Formore information, contact Stan Tupaj at 207925-1500 or go to www. lovellbrickchurch.org.

CHAMBER SERIES with Mark Smith and Andrew Mark on Sunday, Sept. 4 at 3 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Center. DAC, Page 10B

Guest Artist Jane Croteau Join us Friday, Sept. 2nd from 5-7pm for a reception with former gallery 302 artist Jane Croteau as she returns for a guest artist show. Admire Janes’s beautiful oils and the work of more than 40 local artists that exhibit regularly at Gallery 302. Refreshments will be served. Jane’s work will be on view and for purchase at the gallery through Oct. 6th. Main St., Bridgton, 207-647-2787

Andrew Brosnan at Brick Church ANDREW BROSNAN performs at the Brick Church in Lovell on Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. along with Fiona Brosnan and Pinkerton.

DENMARK — Denmark Arts Center presents Mark Smith and Andrew Mark in the final Chamber Series per formance on Sunday, Sept. 4 at 3Thep.m. Smith-Mark Viola/ Cello Duo will perform a recital of musical gems from the timeless essence of Bach to the impassioned tango. A suite of short pieces by Ukranian composer Reinhold Gliere will act as a center piece of the program honor ing the bravery of all those who have fought to protect their homes and families. Cellist Andrew Mark received his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music, graduating with top honors in both performance and aca demics. His principal teach ers have included Bernard Greenhouse, Laurence Lesser, Colin Carr, George Neikrug, and Deborah Reeder. Mark is an active mem ber of Boston’s classical music community. He has performed and recorded with such groups as the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra since 1989. In 2018, he became the cellist of the Portland String Quartet which was presented Chamber Music America’s Acclaim Award in recogni tion of outstanding service and cultural contributions to the community throughout its 50-yearMarkhistory.Smith, a native of Michigan, has been teach ing strings and performing for over 40 years. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Viola performance from Indiana University, and a Master of Music degree from New England Conservatory where he was violist of the Graduate Honors String Quartet. Mr. Smith has per formed chamber music at numerous prestigious festi vals around the world includ ing the Aspen Music Festival, The Academy of the West and the Spoleto Festival. As an orchestral performer, he has been a member of the Lansing (Mich.) Symphony, Evansville (Ind.) Symphony, the Yamagata (Japan) Symphony, the Vermont Symphony, the Boston Opera Company, and also toured Japan and Korea with the Boston Pops. Mr. Smith has strong ties Mark & Andrew at DAC on 9/4

Deertrees’ final performances

Performed in Massachusetts earlier this year, the produc tion earned several nomi nations from the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theater’s Distinguished Achievement and Special Honors (DASH) Awards, with the recipients anticipated to be announced in late August. The Marvelous Wonderettes ’58 takes the audience to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where they meet The Wonderettes — four girls (in perfect harmony) with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves, the girls perform classic ’50s songs includ ing Lollipop, Dream Lover, Stupid Cupid, Lipstick on Your Collar, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, and other classic hits! You’ve never had this much fun at a prom, a must-take musical trip down memory lane, a delightful one-hour version of the smash Off-Broadway hit. The production features actors Frankie Johnson, Jessica Banegas, Liz Casper and Nicole Essien. Tickets to Every Brilliant Thing are $26, seating is limited to Salt Lick Café cabaret space capacity. Patrons will be seated on stage and in the Art Gallery, limited to 70-seat capac ity. Please note that “Every Brilliant Thing” explores topics related to depression andTicketssuicide. to “The Marvelous Wonderettes ’58” are $26. All ticket pric es include a $2 Heritage Fee that supports the ongoing

Every Brilliant Thing Duncan MacMillon’s critically acclaimed play “Every Brilliant Thing” is a life-affirming story about the strength inside all of us and how to delight in the everyday. This heartwarming, one-person show tells the story of a woman who started a list of “brilliant things about the world” as a little girl to ease her mother’s depression. She con tinues the list as an adult, and discovers it has a great impact on her life. “Every Brilliant Thing” stars Mary Beth Murphy. At Deertrees the staging will take place in our Salt Lick cabaret space and patrons will be seated on the stage. Seating will be limited so get your tickets early!

BEST OF SUMMER — Deertrees wraps up 2022 sea son with heart-warming play and musical restoration and improve ments of the Deertrees Theatre.For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit Facebooklowcalle-maildeertrees-theatre.org,gail@deertrees.org,207-583-6747orfolDeertreesTheatreonandInstagram.

The Marvelous Wonderettes ’58 The Marvelous Wonderettes ‘58 takes you to the 1958 rural Spring Creek High School prom, where we meet the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves, we are treated to the girls performing classic ‘50s songs. Directed by Gail Phaneuf with Music Direction by Eric Johnson, and Choreography by Katie Mebane Harvey. The show will star Frankie Johnson, Liz Casper, Nicole Essien and Jessica Bandegas! See you at the PROM!

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HARRISON — Saving the best of its summer season for last, Deertrees Theatre presents Duncan MacMillon’s critically acclaimed play Every Brilliant Thing, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26-27, 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 3 p.m. The production stars Mary Beth Murphy in the one-person show, directed by David Costa, sponsored by Jane Curran and Gail Bowen.The following week, spanning Labor Day week end, Deertrees presents a one-hour version of the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes ’58 , from Friday through Sunday, Sept. 2, 3 and 4, 7:30 p.m. The work is created by Roger Bean, and the pro duction is directed by Gail Phaneuf, with choreography by Katie Mebane Harvey and music direction by Eric Johnson, sponsored by Garvey Construction and ChalmersDuncanRealty.MacMillon’s critically acclaimed play “Every Brilliant Thing” is a life-affirming story about the strength inside all of us and how to delight in the everyday. This heart-warm ing, one-person show tells the story of a woman who started a list of “brilliant things about the world” as a little girl to ease her moth er’s depression. She con tinues the list as an adult, and discovers it has a great impact on her life. Enlisting the audience to tell the story, witness how Every Brilliant Thing shares how to achieve hope by focusing on life’s smallest miracles, and pulls back the curtain on the lengths we go to for those we love. Every Brilliant Thing is much more than a play, according to Director David Costa. “It’s an interactive, theatrical experience that shines a light on one of the most powerful things we can do — focus on all the positive things in our lives, rather than the nega tive.

Frankie Johnson Jessica Banegas

Sponsored by Jane Curran & Gail Bowen Friday & Saturday, August 26 & 27 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 28 matinee at 3 p.m. — $26

Liz Casper Nicole Essien

The public is invited to come see Jean Swan Gordon’s art in person at Harvest Gold Gallery, which is located at 1082 Main Street, Center Lovell. If you have any questions about Jean Swan Gordon, her work, or the gallery in general please call 207-925-6502 or makeJean’slery.com,onlinecom.harvestgoldjewelry@gmail.e-mailHarvestGoldhasanstore,harvestgoldgalwhereyoucanviewpaintingifyoucan’tittothegallery.

Meeting ID: 89816213447. Trail Runs. Every Thursday, May to September, 5:30 p.m., Greater Lovell Land Trust, Lovell Rec, and Upper Saco Valley Land Trust will co-host Roots & Rocks Ramblers Fun Trail Runs. Check gllt.org to register for e-mail announce ments of weekly locations. Fridays Coffee Call, 8 to 10 a.m., Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison, pastries and donuts available, lots of hot coffee, stimulat ing conversations and time to share memories of time in the military and more. Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., at Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, no charge. Coffee Café at the Waterford Library, 10 a.m. to noon, a weekly gathering with your friends and neighbors. Harrison Farmers’ Market, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays Free Breakfast. The Table is excited for the return of in-person breakfasts with the option of pick-up to go meals at 9 a.m. at the Norway Grange on Whitman Street in Norway. The Table is always interest ed in other teams who would like to take a Saturday and serve breakfast. The in-person breakfast has been a great way to combat food insecurity as well as fulfilling a social need for many in the area. Sebago Yoga classes on Saturday mornings at the Sebago Town Hall gym. Sign up at www.sebagoyoga.com. Thrift Shop at the Lovell United Church of Christ (1174 Main Street), open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; $2 bag sale on the last Wednesday and Saturday of each month. Painting classes for beginners and intermedi ates at 1 p.m. at the Caswell Conservancy Center, 42 Main Street, Harrison. Landscape techniques will be will taught and all materials will be pro vided. Cost is $20. Instructor: Sandra Kimball. Call (207) 693-5655 for subject matter for the coming weeks. Art Classes at the Caswell Conservancy Center from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Open to all levels. Call for information 207-6935655. All About Books, third Saturdays at the Waterford Library at 11a.m. All About Books offers Maine authors a platform to talk about their writing process, evolving jour ney, and their books. Recent challenges have made these conversations especially poi gnant. Program to be held at the library. All welcome. Free. Zoom attendance available upon request. Cornerstone Gospel Church, the third Saturday of each month, 7:30 to 9, Tel. 693-6102 or e-mail marstaller@yahoo.compastorjim Sundays Church Service at the North Waterford Church will now be held in person, at 10 a.m. on Sundays. All are welcome! Ping Pong at the Bridgton Town Hall from 1 to 4 p.m. All welcome. Equipment pro vided free! 4 tables! FMI 6472847. South Bridgton Congregational Church ser vice at 6 p.m. The church is located at 16 Fosterville Road, Bridgton. All are welcome. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Sunday Service, 42 Sweden Road, Bridgton, 10 a.m. All are welcome!

The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn 95 Sanborns Grove Road Bridgton ME September 3, 2022, 7:30 pm With a blend of dreamy acoustic duets, foot stomping folk and bluesy murder ballads, New Zealand born and Nashville based South for Winter’s sound is as eclectic as their origins. These three multi instrumentalists and songwriters combine elements such as cello, guitar, mandolin, and three part harmonies into a genre bending sound described by American Songwriter as “impeccable”.

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“MARCHING into June,” one of the paintings by Jean Swan Gordon now on display at Harvest Gold Gallery in Center Lovell.

The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn 95 Sanborns Grove Road Bridgton ME

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fiddler and singer Seán is one of the most creatively versatile and captivating young artists of his Louisianageneration.native Beth Patterson has played bouzouki professionally for thirty years. She has been featured in various lineups, ranging from traditional Celtic to myriad genres that typically don t include the bouzouki, such as Cajun, blues, and metal.

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Weekly Schedule (Continued from Page 8B) to the state of Maine as he was the assistant principal violist with the Portland Symphony Orchestra from 1986-1991 and has taught at the New England Suzuki Institute (NESI) sinceAndrew2009. and Mark first met in gradu ate school at New England Conservatory, where they were members of the Honors String Quartet. This year they celebrate over 36 years together and they have two sons adopted from Cambodia. They happily divide their time between Massachusetts and Maine, where they have a house on Great EastDenmarkLake. Arts’ HEPA air purifier systems and ventilation will be engaged for indoor performances. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at www.denmarkarts.org/ events (view calendar listing).

Watercolor art at HGG

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MTM at Majestic Theatre

An evening of Jazz music with New England based musicians, Jed Wilson (piano) Scott Kiefner (bass) Brian Shankar Adler (percussion) This collaboration of seasoned professionals, each a headliner in their own right, will take you on a journey beyond traditional boundaries, to the next level of musical expression.

SOUTH FOR WINTER

CONWAY, N.H. — Clarinet and saxophone virtuosos Peter and Will Anderson will bring a quin tet of world-class musicians to the Majestic Theatre in Conway, N.H. on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Pianist Jesse Gelber, percussionist Alex Raderman, and vocal ist Molly Ryan will join the Andersons in a con cert featuring the songs of 20th Century American songwriter Irving Berlin.Peter and Will have sold out previous Mountain Top home concerts; this event, with an expanded group, marks their first performance in the renovated Majestic Theatre.Called “remarkable” by The Wall Street Journal and “delightful, dazzling and infectious” by Backstage magazine, Peter and Will, identical twin brothers, are known for their exciting arrangements of jazz classics and fresh original music. Hailing from Washington, D.C. when their talents were recognized internationally as teenagers, they attended the Juilliard School in New York City, where they cur rentlyTheylive.have headlined at Birdland, The Blue Note, and Jazz at Lincoln Center in the city, and their extensive tour ing schedule has also taken them to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the New Orleans Jazz Festival, the Sarasota, Florida Jazz Festival, and many other important musical venues. They have per formed in over 45 U.S. states, toured Brazil, Japan, Canada, and the U.K., and been featured six times in New York City’s famed “Highlights in Jazz” series. In this performance on the Majestic Main Stage, the quintet will cover the work of the iconic tin-pan-alley song writer, Irving Berlin. His masterpieces include such well-known tunes as Blue Skies, Puttin’ on the Ritz, “Cheek to Cheek, Always, God Bless America, White Christmas, and What’ll I Do. Berlin is considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history, with a body of work totaling well over 1,000 songs, includ ing the scores for 20 original Broadway shows and 15 original Hollywood films. Vocalist Molly Ryan’s elegant style evokes the big band singers of the 1930s and breathes new life into familiar standards. She performs at prestigious Manhattan venues including the Café Carlyle, Town Hall, The Waldorf Astoria, Rainbow Room, and Birdland. Pianist Jesse Gelber fell in love with the stride piano style while attending New England Conservatory in Boston, and has become a mainstay of the northeast swing scene and a “first call” sideman for much of New York’s traditional Jazz scene. Percussionist Alex Raderman is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, and has shared the stage with an impressive list of musicians, including the Hot Sardines and David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band. Raderman has performed at venues and festivals ranging from Birdland to Joe’s Pub, the Blue Note, the Newport Jazz Festival, and more. Tickets are $25, or $5 for attendees 18 and under accompanied by a parent or guardian, and are available at conwayma jestic.com. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the music starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. For more information on Mountain Top Music Center or the Majestic, please visit conwaymajestic.com.Ifyouareinterested in sponsoring a future concert, or volunteer opportunities as a Friend of the Majestic, please e-mail office@mountaintopmusic.org.

HOUSE OF HAMILL

The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn 95 Sanborns Grove Road Bridgton ME

CENTER LOVELL — Harvest Gold Gallery is hon ored to have recently received more Jean Swan Gordon paintings from her family. Her phenomenal water color and ink flowers capture the attention of everyone in the Atroom.only 14 years old, she went off to Old Lyme, Conn. to apprentice under numer ous accomplished portrait artists because she was rec ognized as a child prodigy. After graduating from Smith College in 1942, she got mar ried, later having three chil dren. Their family lived many places across the globe due to her husband’s Naval career. Eventually, they moved back to Old Lyme, Conn., with a summer house in Boothbay. For years, much of her artwork consisted of incred ibly complex pen and pen cil line drawings, as well as oil figures and landscapes. It wasn’t until her later years that she started painting flow er, however they became an incredible success, both for Jean and anyone to behold them. A passionate gardener and nature lover, Jean’s house in Boothbay was the home of her massive gardens. Each of her flower pieces started with blank white paper, which turned into a confident ink drawing of the flowers. Later, she added the layers upon layer of watercolors to get her classic Jean Swan Gordon look — rich and varying col ors against the sturdy black outline.Jean’s ability to convey emotion through her work is unmatched. Her use of sea sonal flowers take the viewer to a new spring day, the smell of rain and the hope of warm ing days; or perhaps a half dry bouquet that feels like the crisp autumn air above the comfort of a sweater. The lack of staging in the bouquets is so reminiscent of flowers we all have just thrown into a vase, her work can elicit a deeply nostalgic feeling.Sadly, Jean passed away in 2013, yet her spirit lives on in every flower in her paintings.“Aswith people, no two are the same. They can move around like people, and there’s something challeng ing about that. That’s why I try to convey in my work the vigor, energy, and variety of flowers at various stages of growth and development.”

SEÂN HEELY & BETH PATTERSON

Seán Heely and Beth Patterson bring a high energy repertoire to the table, largely consisting of Scottish and Irish tunes and Championsongs.

June 11, 2021, 7:30 pm Pennsylvania based House of Hamill is a fixture on festival stages across the US. They have shared their music and stories on the country’ s premier folk stages. Together, Rose Baldino and Brian Buchanon write unusual new fiddle tunes and exciting, unpredictable original songs while also breathing new life into traditional and contemporary songs. The trio recently added Carline Browning on bass. All are confident and unique lead vocalists, and the blend of their harmonies is hypnotic and irresistible. Tickets $35.00 Available online at: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com or at the Venue LISTENING ROOM | WELL VENTILATED | HEATED AND A/C For More events@dragonflybarnmaine,comInformation:2077496160

JAZZ QUINTET Molly Ryan, left, with Peter and Will Anderson, center with saxophones.

Tickets $35.00 Available online at: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com or at the Venue LISTENING ROOM | WELL VENTILATED | HEATED AND A/C

JED WILSON TRIO

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