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By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Up front, Ken Ainsley voiced no opposition to the development of a solar array adjacent to his White Mountain Way home.

He, along with James Curtis and Glen Jukkola, who reside on Kezar Heights, are concerned about one aspect of the North High Street Solar project approved by the Bridgton Planning Board.

“Our primary concern is access to the site by emergency vehicles,” Ainsley told the Bridgton Board of

Appeals last Thursday night.

The appellants’ main argument questioned the Planning Board’s decision to allow Borrego Solar Systems to develop a 14-foot road inside the fenced-in solar array, rather than staying with the 20-foot width recommended by a national fire code, which the state follows.

In preparing for the appeal, Ainsley noted that in his research he found an “additional test” planners could have applied to the request not simply the town ordinance, but the board was

likely unaware of this measure.

BOA Chairman John Schuettinger tasked members to consider just the access item under appeal, “the rest of the (Planning Board) decision is not to be contested.” Schuettinger added “no new or additional information” would be considered, only the PB record.

“If it is not in the original record of the Planning Board, bring it up if this is remanded back to the Planning Board to taken to court,” the chairman said.

BOA member Kevin

Raday was “uncomfortable” with the idea of hearing testimony regarding the “additional test” Ainsley had uncovered.

“This sounds contrary to what I thought I just heard regarding the proceedings,” he said. “If our attorney was present, it would be different. This type of hearing, the record is set and we determine if the record was handled properly or not. If this was a de novo hearing, we could look at it, but it’s not.”

Ultimately, Schuettinger SOLAR, Page 10B

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — One of this nation’s founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, uttered the familiar words, “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.”

In the Town of Naples, there has been another constant: The tax rate.

In fact, for more than five

consecutive years, the town’s tax rate has stayed the same.

It is $13.35. Therefore, the mil rate is 0.013350 per millionths.

On Aug. 23, the Naples Board of Selectmen voted to set the tax rate at $13.35 — the amount recommended by the town’s assessor.

This tax rate is for the 2021-22 budget year since

the town’s fiscal year kick off on July 1 and ends on June 30.

The town assessor is John E. O’Donnell & Associates, Inc. Tax bills are due Oct. 20, 2021, and April 20, 2022, according to the Town of Naples website. Last Monday, the Naples Town Manager John Hawley

brought up the topic of making the tax commitment, a subject that was on the agenda for that evening.

“So, we finished all the calculations. The assessment values have been completed.

We brought in about $15 million in new real estate assessed values in the next year, and about $10 milTAX RATE, Page 6A

6th straight year, rate stays same

AT THE PODIUM, Jimmy Oliver, Class of 1964 at Fryeburg Academy.

Oliver named ‘distinguised’ Park: Homerun for community FA alumnus

FRYEBURG — Jimmy Oliver ’64 was presented with the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award by Academy Alumni Association President, Dana Charles ’83, at Fryeburg Academy’s Reunion Brunch held on Saturday, Aug. 21.

Jimmy Oliver graduated from the Academy in 1964.

He grew up in Fryeburg, the son of the town’s pharmacist, “Bill” Oliver, also an FA alum of the class 1938.

Jim’s grandfather, S.T. Oliver, purchased Oliver’s drug store in 1935, succeeded by Bill, and then Jim. Jim completed his education at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy graduating in 1970 and returned to Fryeburg to work alongside his father, eventually taking over the store on Main Street.

In 1991, Laverdiere’s moved into Fryeburg, buying out the smaller, independent Oliver’s Drugstore and Jimmy went to work for Laverdiere’s (and then Rite Aid) until his retirement in 2015. To this day, the Oliver Drug Store phone number rings into the now Walgreens Pharmacy.

Since 1978, Jim has served on Fryeburg Rescue as an EMT and an officer in the organization. He remains an active member and chairs the Buildings and Grounds committee. The all-volunteer organization is called out on 750 to 900 rescue calls a year for the Fryeburg area and you will find Jimmy on many of them. Needless to say, the challenges faced by first responders throughout the past year and a half have been immense and we are all grateful for their commitment and service.

In 1993 when the Fryeburg Rescue outgrew its intown DISTINGUISED, Page 2A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — It’s a home run for the community.

Nothing says cooperation like a completed project in which many hands were involved.

That seemed to be the reoccurring theme of the Casco Community Park, formerly known as the Memorial Field.

Last Tuesday evening (Aug. 24), a small group of people gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Casco Community Park, which is composed of a brand new sports field with state-of-the-art lighting, a fully equipped concession stand, a nice walking trail, an inviting playground, a covered pavilion and a freshly paved parking lot.

“No matter how many years it took, this community and the people in it and the leadership in it didn’t waiver from the commitment. This is the perfect example of a community coming together

THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY — In the center, Casco Chair MaryVienessa Fernandes uses silver scissors to cut the ribbon for the Casco Community Park, which took about four years to complete. Park Committee member Bob Francis is on the left while Rose Snow, with the Recreation Committee is holding the ribbon on the right.

(De Busk Photo) in every shape and form up and not only wanted to amazed she has been by for something to happen,” change a child’s life, but the various volunteers who Casco Parks and Recreation made our community better show up and roll up their Director Beth Latsey said. and instilled the value of sleeves.

“I have been extremely what volunteering and giv“It’s a wonderful combiblessed with the people of ing back to the community nation. If they can’t coach Casco [who] have stood does,” she said. because they don’t have Latsey mentioned many kids. They help with fundnames during her quick ing, paperwork,” Latsey speech. She thanked Wendy said.

Betts, who applied for grant She also talked about money. the early beginnings of the from Harriman provided a “She is the main reason baseball leagues and the presentation during the Aug. we have what we have. She infancy of the baseball field.

9 meeting. worked day and night and She introduced Larry Carter, Then, last week, the board raised almost $200,000,” who coached the game for voted to move $102,560 that she said. more than 20 years. He lives had been earmarked for the She thanked the Carol and next door to the field. roof so that a portion of David Hancock Charitable “Unfortunately, we just those funds could be spent Trust for filling the spaces found out Larry is moving on more detailed engineer- not covered by grant money to Florida. I’m sure a big ing plans. or voter-approved tax dol- piece of his heart is staying Naples Town Manager lars. here,” Latsey said.

John Hawley explained why “I was getting pressured “Towns have fields. the funding will be neces- by the contractors who Look what you’ve got now,” sary for the next phase of were saying, ‘Where are Carter said. the project. you going to put the score “I remember in ’91 when “Just to let you know boards, Beth? We need to I came here, there were two now that the architects have know.’ They were digging telephone poles with a board completed the phases that the trenches. We had one across that top. That was the we ordered and budgeted scoreboard we got through bench,” he said. for,” Hawley said. “To move a grant. I needed another He described building forward on the subsequent scoreboard. I was literally the dug outs and the bleachportions of the project … almost in tears. I went out ers with help from others To formulate the actual final to my car and I just sat in the community who reccost estimate, they need to there and I called Carol ognized the importance of move beyond the concept [Hancock.] She ordered the offering activities to local plan, which is what they scoreboard,” Latsey said. children. have delivered at this point.

PARK, Page 2A She expressed how But, we didn’t budget to move forward on that point because we didn’t know that we were actually going to Established 1870 get as far as we have.”

P.O. Box 244, 118 Main St. “So because we didn’t budget, and we’d hate Bridgton, ME 04009 to stall the project, we 207-647-2851 thought the money we sat Fax: 207-647-5001 aside for the gym roof bnews@roadrunner.com PLAN, Page 3A

Money moves from roof to plan

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Some say that the foundation is where it all begins. The foundation is what keeps a building rock solid or makes it faulty.

The roof is where this story starts.

The Naples Town Hall gymnasium had a leaky

roof, which upon further inspection proved to be difficult to fix. It became a matter of build-new rather than renovate. It was time to step back and consider what was needed from any future town building.

That was about two years ago, when the Naples Community Center

Exploratory Committee was formed.

In early August, the Naples Board of Selectmen viewed the conceptual plans for a proposed community center. Harriman is the architectural firm that has worked with the committee for the past seven months. Representatives

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IMAGINE IT — This conceptual design will help residents to imagine what a proposed community center-town office might look like it. On Aug. 23, the Naples Board of Selectmen moved money from roof repair to fund more detailed engineers sketches.

(Photo courtesy of Harriman, of Auburn)

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Oliver ‘distinguised’ FA alumnus (Continued from Page 1A) location, Jim and other volunteers worked tirelessly to raise the money needed to put up the new barn which is now located around the corner on Route 302 — a challenging but successful undertaking.

Jim also served as a director on the Fryeburg Academy Alumni Board, beginning in the 80s and served as its president in the early 90s. During this time,

Jim and his sister, Betsy ’67 established a scholarship in memory of their father. Each year, they select and honor a Fryeburg Academy senior who best exemplifies Bill’s character.

Jim has served on the Fryeburg Planning Board, the town government committee, participated in the program for the new police building in 2004-2006, and in 2018 served on the committee for the new use of

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — With an eye on saving the town money, the Casco Board of Selectmen put into gear the custom-manufacturing of a fire apparatus. The payment and ownership is contingent upon town meeting voters’ say-so.

In early August, Casco Fire Chief Brian Cole introduced the idea of having Greenwood Emergency Vehicles build a demo vehicle for the town. It would put the Casco Fire and Rescue Department (CFRD) back on schedule for replacements, sidestep some of the price hikes planned for autumn and spring, and have a lowcost exit strategy in case the residents turned down the firetruck purchase.

Casco Town Manager Anthony “Tony” Ward provided a bare bones explanation.

The fire chief “and I have do not have the authority to go into a letter of intent agreement.”

That was a job for the selectmen. The board did vote to go forward with the pact with the fire apparatus manufacture.

“We enter into a letter-of-intent agreement to purchase an engine from Greenwood. They start the process of doing it and treat it as a demo vehicle. And if people do vote it down, we would have $5,000 fee to get out of the letter of intent agreement.”

“The benefit is: We start the construction early.

And, it stabilizes the price.

There’s no inflation built into the price,” Ward said.

The selectmen liked the sound of savings amid anticipated cost hikes.

“That’s as much as

an 8 percent increase,” Selectman Scott Avery said, referring to a 4% rise in the fall and 4% jump in the spring.

“We are looking at substantial savings if we do that,” Avery said.

Ward agreed, citing a savings of between $50,000 and $60,000 by starting the engine-build project before the prices go up. The motion was for the Town of Casco to enter a letter of intent to leasepurchase a fire engine from Greenwood. But, it will not be finalized until town meeting takes place.

Another item that had already been discussed prior to the Aug. 17 meeting: The chair transition policy, which had been introduced by Chair MaryVienessa Fernades.

The idea was to equally share the positions of chair and vice chair among the five members. The transition would take place after annual town meeting, according to the policy.

“The board should automatically appoint vice chair to chair. The outgoing chair is prohibited from

the CA Snow School. He has been a member of the Mt. Washington Old Car Club since 2013 and can be seen driving around town in his antique automobile and participating in local parades.

As impressive as all of this is, perhaps the most important role that Jim plays is that of outstanding community member and friend.

Over the years, Jim has performed countless acts of

kindness across the Fryeburg community. There are very few lives in Fryeburg that Jim has not touched, helped, and made better. Whether he’s on a rescue call, shoveling roofs and snow blowing driveways for friends and neighbors, or volunteering to mow the Fryeburg Recreation fields, Jim’s selfless acts help make all of our lives better.

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(De Busk Photo) enrichment classes avail- fryeburg@mainadulted.org. holding an office position “It is straightforward. for one (1) year unless There’s no guessing in otherwise approved by the there,” he said. selectmen,” Fernades said.

SAD 61 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS “One of the three remain“Like I said it opens up ing selectboard member the door for other board Sept 1: Hot Dog on WG Bun, Multi Grain Chips, Fruit of should be chosen as vice members to be an active the Day, Salad Bar, Milk chair.” part of establishing agenda Sept 2: Pizza, WG Cookie, Fruit of the Day, Salad Bar, Milk If it happens that the items,” Fernandes said. selection of a new chair Adoption of that policy Sept 3: No School Sept 6: No School and vice-chair is post- passed unanimously. poned, the current memThe board backed Sept 7: Popcorn Chicken w/WG Roll, Dipping Sauce, Oven bers would continue in establishing a credit-card Baked French Fries, Fruit of the Day, Salad Bar, Milk Sept 8: Ravioli w/Garlic Bread, Fruit of the Day, Salad their positions until new policy, too. appointments take place, “This is one of the four Bar, Milk she said. policies that our auditor Sept 9: Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza, Pretzels, Fruit of the Selectman Robert recommended,” Fernandes Day, Salad Bar, Milk “Bob” MacDonald said, introducing the agen- Sept 10: Baked Chicken Patty on WG Bun, Fruit of the Day, Salad Bar, Milk responded favorably.

POLICIES, Page 6A LAKE REGION MIDDLE SCHOOL Sept 1: Chicken Patty, Veggie Burger or Fish Patty on WG Bun, Deli Sandwiches, PB & J Sandwich, Make Your Own Pizza, Baked Chips, Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk former Administrative ity that will benefit Casco Sept 2: Personal Pan Pizza, Deli Sandwiches, PB & J Assistant, was the park and surrounding communi- Sandwich, Make Your Own Pizza, Fruit, Milk project manager, starting in ties for years and genera- Sept 3: No School 2016. He said it was a three- tions to come. And, it has Sept 6: No School phase project that took about finally come to fruition,” Sept 7: Beef & Cheese Nacho’s w/ Topping Bar, Deli Sandwiches, PB & J Sandwich, Make Your Own Pizza, four years to complete.

Fernandes said.

Mary-Vienessa Fernandes was handed Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk Fernandes, Chair of Casco the silver scissors in order Sept 8: Ravioli w/Garlic Roll, Fish Patty or Veggie Burger on WG Bun, Deli Sandwiches, PB & J Sandwich, Make Board of Selectmen, had to cut the ribbon. a long list of people and “I love this community,” Your Own Pizza, Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk Sept 9: BBQ Rib Sandwich on WG Bun, Grill Cheese, Deli groups to thank. There were she said. four town managers, the Following the cer- Sandwiches, PB & J Sandwich, Make Your Own Pizza, selectmen and the Casco emony, State Rep. Jessica Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk Planning Board members, Fay (D-Raymond, Casco, Sept 10: Stuffed Crust Pizza, Deli Sandwich, PB & J Sandwich, Make Your Own Pizza, Fruit, Salad Bar, Milk numerous local contrac- Poland) tors — some of whom did “This is such a wonderful work free or for a reduced expression of community. It price, Sebago Technics, the speaks volumes for the work Maine National Guard, a everyone did on this,” she Emma Jo Armington of Lovell earned a Bachelor of grant from the Maine Land said.

Science in Exercise Science cum laude from Simmons Water and Conservation “Plus, it is such an asset.

University in Boston.

Fund, and the Casco tax- Casco is lucky to have this payers. kind of facility. I’m gonna “Together, they had a start having office hours vision of a wonderful facil- under the pavilion.”

Casco passes policies galore

What’s for lunch?

Park: Homerun for Casco (Continued from Page 1A) “A lot of kids have been through the program. Kids need leadership around. It keeps them out of trouble,” Carter said.

Latsey said she enjoys watching volunteerism come full circle.

“I look at the kids who were involved in that [baseball] and stayed involved in multiple things [sports].

They are successful. They have gone on to coach sports for their kids,” Latsey said.

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Woodlands breaks ground on new Center Woodlands Senior Living, a Maine-based, family-owned-and-operated assisted living and memory care provider, broke ground last Wednesday on its newest facility.

Woodlands Memory Care of Bridgton, to be located at 200 North High Street, will be Woodlands’ 10th location and 16th community in Maine. Woodlands is planning a 48-bed community for individuals living with Alzheimer’s Disease and related memory impairments.

“There is nothing more important to families than making sure their loved ones are given high quality care,” said Matthew Walters, managing member of Woodlands Senior Living. “Memory care is very specialized, and requires a deep understanding of the structure, environment, and safety that will keep residents and their families as comfortable as possible. The new Bridgton community will be purpose built, meaning it is being built specifically for memory care services. This allows us to use the latest technology and techniques to ensure the highest possible quality care for residents of this community.”

The Bridgton community will be 24,000 square-feet, employ 30-plus people, and will feature the latest developments for memory care, including abundant natural light, home-scaled areas for resident engagement and safety systems. Woodlands Memory Care of Bridgton will be Woodlands’ second location in Cumberland County, and is expected to include on-site amenities such as a beauty salon, a physical and occupational therapy center, and a large outside courtyard.

Like its other communities, Woodlands Memory

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Care of Bridgton will accept both private paying and MaineCare eligible individuals and families.

“The project we are here to celebrate today is more than just an assisted living facility — it’s a path to keep our aging loved ones closer, job opportunities for our nursing students at Lake Region Adult Ed and it is another stepping stone of growth in our community,” said Bridgton Town Manager, Robert A. Peabody, Jr. “As many of you know, a tax increment financing agreement was approved by the voters. This TIF support will help fund infrastructure improvements that will enhance health and safety such as sidewalk construction, crosswalk signals, intersection improvements and wastewater expansion.

It will also fund recreational improvements to the Town Hall.”

Woodlands Senior Living

READYING TO BUILD — A group of officials and stakeholders participate in the ceremonial ground breaking for Woodlands Memory Care of Bridgton, located on North High Street. started in 1980 with a 39-resident boarding home in Hallowell. The organization has since grown to include 16 communities in 10 locations with the addition of

Bridgton. Woodlands is the only Maine-based senior living provider to make the 2021 list. Woodlands was also honored earlier this year with the Large Business

Kenney Award from the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Woodlands Memory Care of Bridgton is expected to open in the fall of 2022.

Harriman unveils community center sketches

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — How does it look on paper?

The engineering firm, which was hired to come up with a conceptual sketch of a proposed building to

replace the Naples Town Office, presented its ideas for a 20,000 square foot structure situated on the same piece of property as the current town hall.

For the past seven months, Harriman

Associates has been working closely with the Naples Community Center Exploratory Committee to capture the needs of the residents in a town-owned building.

Selectman Bob Caron II

has had the role of board liaison since the committee was formed two year ago.

Recently, he talked about some of the aspirations and some of challenges of the proposed community center project.

(Continued from Page 1A) replacement that was in CIP [Capital Improvement Projects] account could be carried into next year to be used specifically for this

work,” he said.

“It was originally intended to replace gym roof which we can’t do,” he said.

“And, this is money for the future improvement of the building.”

Hawley advised the board to carry-forward the $102,560 that was not need for roof repairs.

Chairman Jim Grattelo clarified that just because the money is there doesn’t mean that every penny must be spent.

“This doesn’t mean we have to spend it. This allows us to carry it forward until we get some cost estimates,” he said.

Selectman Bob Caron II said that the grant money was applied toward the conceptual sketches. Now, the funding was important to move forward, he said.

“We have to carry this forward. We may never spend it,” Grattelo said.

Selectman Colin Brackett asked about the costs involved in the next step of the project. He was not ask-

ing how much it would cost to build the structure.

Hawley had mentioned some of the items in the next stages of the project, which include: Floor plans building sections, finishes, doors, typical details Exterior elevations and materials to be developed and finalized Interior elevations and materials will be developed Millwork drawings to be developed Diagrammatic plans of building engineering systems Cost estimate Summary of technical specifications “I can tell you that in

order to get to pre-bid process, to get it to town meeting, the next phase is about $85,000,” Hawley said.

The vote to carry-forward the funding was 4-0-1.

Caron recused himself since he sits on the committee.

It was decided in order to get feedback on whether or not to move forward with the proposed community center, the board would put it on the agenda for the meeting after Labor Day.

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“This is what we feel is going to be best for serving our community,” Caron said. “It is a town office, a community center, a gymnasium and a post office.

It was tough when working with architects. The goal was not to put out of place our current town office and post office.”

Another objective was “to situate it on the piece of property here without getting in the way of dayto-day operations,” Caron said.

On Aug. 9, Will Gatchell, who is employed

by Harriman, presented the conceptual design to the Naples Board of Selectmen.

“The existing building has been looked at. It is a school from late ’30s early

Woodlands Senior Living — which plans to build a memory care facility in Bridgton — recently made the list of 2021 largest senior living providers in the country.

The 2021 Argentum & Lument Largest Providers Report has been released, providing data and information on 150 of the largest senior living providers in the United States.

Woodlands Senior Living, based in Waterville and with 15 communities throughout Maine, made the list.

Woodlands ranked at #131 on the Argentum & Lumen list, and is the only Maine-based senior living provider to make the 2021 list.

“We take a lot of pride in being included on this list,” said Matthew Walters, managing member of Woodlands Senior Living. We work hard at providing top of the line, quality care at every one of our communities, and the residents we serve and their families put a lot of trust in us to do so. The hard work and dedication of our team has allowed us to grow into more Maine communities and provide that care throughout the state. Being included in the Argentum & Lument Largest Providers Report is just another indicator of the incredible staff we have at Woodlands.”

The report ranks U.S. senior living providers by size according to the number of units, how many employees they have, the types of care being offered, and more.

Argentum, an association that supports companies operating resident-centered senior living communities, partnered with Lument, a national leader in commercial real estate finance, to add insight to this year’s list.

“As rapid changes continue in the senior living industry, having this data at hand is highly valuable,” said Argentum president and CEO James Balda. “It makes clear the resilience of senior living — it remains strong, viable, and essential.”

Woodlands Senior Living ranked at #131 on the list, with 671 total units, including 351 memory care units. The company lists 400 employees in 15 communities.

“Our ability to provide quality care will expand into a new community next year,” added Walters. On receiving local approval for the porject, Walters said, “They see a need — just as we do — to provide these very specialized services in the Lake Region of Maine.

For Woodlands, this means a greater opportunity to provide care, offer employment opportunities, and to continue serving individuals and families around Maine.”

Page 4A, The Bridgton News, September 2, 2021

Police news

Bridgton Police blotter

Reward upped Someone knows where Tony Torres is

“Someone, somewhere knows where our son is.”

For more than two decades, Ramona and Narciso Torres have spent publicly posing this statement in hopes of finding their son, Angel “Tony” Torres, who went missing May 24, 1999.

Thanks to the generosity of a Bridgton woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, the reward in Angel Torres’s missing person’s case has just been increased by $3,500 to $20,000.

Angel was last seen on South Street in Biddeford on the night of Friday, May 21, 1999. Investigators from the Maine State Police believe foul play was involved. Detectives have been following and developing leads for more than 20 years.

If anyone has any information that could result in the recovery of his remains, please call Maine State Police.

“Maine State Police detectives are interested in

talking to anyone who has more information about Angel’s disappearance,” said Lt. Scott Gosselin of Major Crimes Unit – Southern Maine. “We are confident that the right information from courageous people in the community is very likely to help us bring a successful resolution for the Torres family.”

At the end of his junior year of college, Angel “Tony” Torres traveled from Massachusetts, where he was living at the time, to Maine to visit friends. That would be the last time he was ever seen. Maine State Police say the night Angel disappeared he was on South Street in Biddeford.

They say the man he was with, Jay Carney, their key witness in Angel’s case died in 2015 of a drug overdose. Carney died without telling the police the whole story about what happened that night. Investigators from the Maine State Police

Angel “Tony” Torres

believe foul play was involved.

Detectives with the Major Crimes Unit South along with the Unsolved Homicide Unit have been following and developing leads for more than 20 years.

Anyone with information should contact the Maine State Police, Major Crimes Unit-South, One Game Farm Rd, Gray, ME 04039; 1-800-228-0857 (in state); 207-624-7076 (out of state); 207-6575748 (Fax).

One may also report information about this crime using the leave a tip form located on the state website at: maine.gov go to the Department of Public Safety, and click Report a Crime.

These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, August 23 10:02 a.m. Assist United Ambulance with medical emergency on Sam Ingalls Road.

1:03 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at intersection of Starlight Drive and South Bridgton Road.

1:25 p.m. Mental health event on Main Street; subject taken to hospital.

5:50 p.m. Failure to pay for gas.

10:24 p.m. Disturbance on Pond Road; peace restored and parties separated for the night.

Tuesday, August 24 3:56 a.m. Juveniles warned about noise on Main Street.

6:54 a.m. Dispute between family members on Sandy Creek Road.

9:45 a.m. Welfare check on Knights Hill Road.

10:42 a.m. Welfare check on Maple Street.

11:20 a.m. Report of two missing juveniles on Main Street; both located safe and returned home.

3:14 p.m. Police assisted Bridgton District Court marshal with an arrest of subject wanted on a war-

Charged in Casco break-ins

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CASCO — A 23-yearold has been charged with six counts of burglary, four counts of theft and violating conditions of release.

Austin Swanson-Monge reportedly confessed to two unsolved break-in cases at Casco Variety and Pears Ice Cream in Casco Village, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.

At 4:45 a.m. on Sunday, deputies responded to the Casco Bulky Waste/ Transfer Station for report of an alarm. The deputies

responded and interrupted a male in the process of attempting to open a safe inside the office. The male fled on foot and was not located. Deputies continued to search the area for the suspect believing he may be on foot, as a vehicle was located at the Transfer Station.

The deputies found a wallet and cell phone inside the vehicle and developed a possible suspect. Inside the

wallet was a main identification for Swanson-Monge.

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8:17 p.m. Suspicious male entering and exiting South High Street residence; unable to locate.

10 p.m. Report of intoxicated male on Sweden Road.

10:34 p.m. Assist State Police with vehicle stop on Waterford Road.

Wednesday, August 25 1:34 p.m. Complaint regarding motor vehicles speeding and squealing tires on South Bridgton Road.

2:13 p.m. Soft-top window for a Jeep lost on Portland Road.

3:27 p.m. Garbage bins knocked over and damaged on Depot Street.

6:39 p.m. Assist citizen regarding her safety and how to obtain a protection order.

7:34 p.m. Male issued a trespass notice at a Main Street business after allegedly threatening an employee.

Thursday, August 26 3:57 a.m. Stolen vehicle involved in a crash at the intersection of Nulty and Kennard Streets. Driver charged with operating while under the influence, leaving the scene of a crash, operating after suspension, disorderly conduct and unauthorized use of property.

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Female issued trespass notice at a Portland Road business.

2 p.m. Citizen dispute on Harrison Road.

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Singlevehicle crash on North High Street; minor dam-

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2:42 p.m.

Singlevehicle crash on North High Street; no injuries.

7:01 p.m. Assist hospital staff with “unruly” patient.

Friday, August 27 4:10 p.m. Theft of property on Main Street.

Saturday, August 28 4:08 a.m. Welfare check on Hio Ridge Road.

3:22 p.m. Suspicious female on Main Street; subject not located.

6:29 p.m. Dispute between family members regarding minor children at Edgewater Lane.

8:46 p.m. Fireworks complaint South Bridgton Road area.

Sunday, August 29 2:49 a.m. Disturbance on Sweden Road; parties separated for the night.

10:05 a.m. Sex offender routine registry update.

10:21 a.m. Citizen assist regarding police escort to retrieve property from a residence.

10:59 a.m. Singlevehicle crash with damage to town property on Main Street; “multiple” charges filed against the driver.

12:08 p.m. Theft of a motor vehicle on North High Street.

3:52 p.m. Report of an intoxicated subject on ATV on Otter Pond Road; area checked but no contact with subject.

5:01 p.m. Disturbance on Main Street; parties located and safe.

6:17 p.m. Suspicious male on Bridgton Road; negative contact.

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Loon Echo annual meeting Sept. 9

CRASH on Edes Falls Road in Harrison Sunday, involving this Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Yahama motorcycle left one person dead.

(CCSO Photo)

Loon Echo Land Trust will hold its 34th Annual Meeting at Camp Wohelo on Sebago Lake in Raymond on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 5 p.m.

Loon Echo Land Trust donors and interested individuals from around the Lake Region are invited to attend.

The event will begin at 5 p.m. with drinks and appetizers and an opportunity to socialize with fellow LELT supporters.

Updates from the Land Trust and a presentation

by Paul Hunt of Portland Water District will begin at 5:45 p.m., followed by

a BBQ dinner at 6:15 p.m.

The cost of the event with dinner is $30 per person, without dinner is $10 per person. Register online at loonecholandtrust.org/ annualmeeting. You may also register by mailing a check (memo: Annual Meeting) to 8 Depot St., STE 4 Bridgton, ME 04009. Please include the full names of the individuals you are registering, an e-mail address, and any dietary restrictions.

The event will be held outdoors. A rain date is set for Tuesday, Sept. 14, should the weather not cooperate. LELT kindly

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These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Saturday, August 21 3:45 p.m. Animal complaint on Oxford Street.

6:39 p.m. Traffic complaint at Weston’s Beach parking lot.

Sunday, August 22 8:10 a.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue on Fish Street.

10:55 a.m. Investigated alleged assault on Franks Way. 1:30 p.m. Suspicious activity on Airport Road.

1:45 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue on Franks Way. 8:26 p.m. Disturbance on Stuart Street.

Monday, August 23 9:45 a.m. Motor vehicle crash at intersection of Portland Street and Fish and Game Road.

10 a.m. Motor vehicle crash on West Fryeburg Road, near the cemetery.

4:31 p.m. Peace officer detail on Hemlock Bridge Road.

6:30 p.m. Suspicious person report on Bridgton Road.

7:20 p.m. Harassment complaint on Bridgton Road.

8:20 p.m. Welfare check at Corn Shop Road.

11:30 p.m. Welfare check on Corn Shop Road.

Tuesday, August 24 3:58 p.m. Theft report on Franks Way. 7:45 p.m. Attempt to locate on Main Street.

8:05 p.m. Animal complaint on Woodland Street.

Wednesday, August 25 1:08 a.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street.

3:25 p.m. Welfare check on Lovewell Pond Road.

4:50 p.m. Unwanted subjects on Kenerson Drive.

6:12 p.m. Alleged assault on Lovewell Pond Road investigated.

8:34 p.m. Assist citizen on Swan Falls Road.

Thursday, August 26 6:40 a.m. Motor vehicle crash at fairground’s Lovell gate, intersection of Main Street and Leach Road.

5:39 p.m. Unwanted subjects at Hemlock Bridge Road.

9:28 p.m. Domestic disturbance on Smith Street.

Friday, August 27 4:53 p.m. Speed sign posting on Main Street.

4:59 p.m. Radar detail on Main Street and Ballard Street.

7:11 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue on Fairview Drive.

10:34 p.m. Noise complaint at Lovell Road campground.

Saturday, August 28 12:12 a.m. Noise complaint at Lovell Road campground.

11 a.m. Disturbance on Menotomy Road.

PRESENTER Lakes Environmental Association’s treasurer, Charlie Tarbel, at the Annual Meeting held Tuesday, Aug. 24 at Camp Skylemar in Naples.

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LEA reports on water fight; awards presented The fight against milfoil is not just about milfoil, Lakes Environmental Association educator and Courtesy Boat Inspector Coordinator Mary Jewett emphasized at the LEA annual meeting last week.

There are several other invasive aquatic species that are encroaching our waters. She underscored that prevention and early detection are going to be key to success in the fight against these invaders and we are fortunate to have a robust Courtesy Boat Inspection program.

Staff also discussed LEA’s education efforts including guided nature walks, Lake Ecology School, and a close relationship with Lake Region and Oxford Hills School Districts.

LEA held their 51st annual meeting at Camp Skylemar in Naples on Tuesday, Aug. 24. The gathering was held outdoors in Skylemar’s new beautiful pavilion and dinner and the venue was generously donated by the Camp.

During the meal, board members and staff presented highlights about LEA’s programs including milfoil removal efforts, school and adult education, research and monitoring, LakeSmart, Courtesy Boat Inspections and more.

LEA Executive Director Colin Holme presented volunteer awards to both Orrin Shane and Roy Lambert for their hard work and dedication to protecting Maine’s lakes and ponds as long-standing board members.

Dottie and Drew Bets were given the “People of the Year” award for their support of the milfoil removal program. LEA has been using their peninsula as a hub to access the Songo River, Sebago Cove and Sebago Lake for the last eight years.

LEA’s Alanna Doughty also expressed great appreciation for Joe and Lynn Borst on the Northwest River, Four Seasons Campground on Long Lake, and the Sebago Cove Association for dock

and storage space.

LEA’s Research Director, Ben Peierls, talked about new technology at the Maine Lake Science Center, including an automated nutrient analyzer and flow-imaging microscope which categorizes, counts, and documents algae species from lake water samples. He also touched on partnering with local lake associations to conduct year-round water monitoring and LEA’s high-tech buoys.

Attendees were encouraged to get involved in the Clean Lake Check Up program which starts with a site visit to identify possible property improvements to protect water quality and prevent erosion.

Lauren Pickford also described a multi-year project to improve fish and wildlife connectivity in our streams and prevent flooding by replacing old, undersized culverts.

The meeting adjourned with a welcoming of new board members and a walk led by the Camp to enjoy a spectacular sunset.

Protect the pond by CFRD lands grant maintaing camp roads

U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced that four Maine fire departments will receive a total of $502,878 in grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). In this fiscal year, the AFG Program will award $319.5 million to an estimated 2,000 eligible fire departments and first responder organizations nationwide.

Casco Fire-Rescue Department — $37,461.90 for a Source Capture Vehicle Exhaust Extraction System.

Casco break-ins

(Continued from Page 4A) search camp roads and unoccupied properties. Deputies made contact with several pedestrians and homeowners to alert them and ask for information.

Eventually, the suspect was located sleeping inside and unoccupied camp by a deputy. The suspect, confirmed to be Swanson-Monge, was allegedly in possession of stolen property from the camp burglaries. During one of the burglaries, he allegedly stole a kayak and fled across Parker Pond. The kayak was later recovered and returned to its owner.

During a post-Miranda interview, Swanson-Monge confessed to two unsolved cases, burglaries at Casco Variety and Pears Ice Cream in Casco Village, CCSO reported.

Swanson-Monge was taken into custody without incident and is awaiting arraignment at the Cumberland County Jail.

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Hospital back to emergency status

Motorcyclist dies in collision

HARRISON — A Naples man died Sunday night when his motorcycle crashed into a vehicle on Edes Falls Road in Harrison.

Christopher McCue, 38, was traveling south on Edes Falls Road when his 1996 Yamaha 600FCR crossed into the opposite lane and struck the front of a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee, operated by Liza Poole, 38, of Harrison, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The Jeep was traveling north at about 6:32 p.m.

McCue was wearing a helmet, however he died at the scene as a result of the injuries sustained in the crash. Poole and two small children were evaluated for possible injuries.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office along with Harrison Fire Department, Casco Fire Department and United Ambulance were dispatched to the area of Edes Falls Road at the Harrison/Naples town line.

The crash remains under investigation by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit and Criminal Investigation Division.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office would like to extend its condolences to Christopher’s friends and family.

asks participants who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear a mask. In the event of cancellation, LELT will refund all registration fees or you may choose to donate your registration fee.

Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT) is a donor sup-

By Lauren Pickford Lakes Environmental Association The number one source of pollution to surface water in Maine is soil erosion, according to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Each year, rainstorms and snowmelt wash tons of dirt into the water.

The vast majority of all erosion and sedimentation problems within a watershed originate from camp roads. Maintaining effective drainage is probably the most important aspect of road up keep. Water should never run directly from a road into a lake or stream because it can carry pollutants like oil, phosphorus, and other chemicals.

Building and maintaining a good camp road can protect your property, your

vehicles, and the health of our lakes! Here are some tips to help get you started: • Keep your road or driveway above the original ground level. This will allow it to dry out and help prevent the road from rutting or becoming soupy.

• Maintain a proper crown to provide for adequate road drainage.

Crowning a road is essentially creating a slight ridge in the center of the road that water will run away from.

In certain areas, it is generally better to have the road slope gently in one direction- this is called ramping.

• Regular grading is necessary to maintain the crown after winter plowing.

Grading should be done with a steel tine rake, York Rake, or Front Runner-type grader by an experienced operator. When grading is

done, make sure there isn’t a berm left on the shoulder, which will catch and accumulate stormwater.

• Good ditches are essential for good roads.

Ditches collect road runoff and subsurface water and allow them to drain away from the road. They should be stabilized with vegetation or lined with rock, with outlets to low, natural areas away from any water bodies or wetlands. Ditches should be U-shaped to allow for the water to flow over a wider surface area, as opposed to V-shaped ditches, which are prone to erosion.

What’s the difference between crushed stone and gravel?

There is sometimes confusion between crushed stone and gravel, as the ROADS, Page 6A

specialized inpatient and emergency care” in a region where COVID-19 cases are rising and regional hospital volume is close to capacity. “We are keeping more patients at Memorial that we would typically move to another facility because there are no other beds available.”

According to the hospital, a Code White declaration is “an operational response” to the growing demands placed on the hospital and its resources and not a response to any particular case or patient.

“The Code White allows all of us to focus extra attention on our role in patient care — at the bedside or in supporting position,” Mathisen says, “and make certain each of us has the resources to continue providing excellent patient care. The Code White also reinforces the need for each of us to channel information up through your supervisor so resources can be planned appropriately and deployed quickly, and for communications and messaging to be accurate and consistent.”

The previous Code White at Memorial ended July 16 after 494 days. At that time, daily COVID-19 cases appeared to be trending downward, hospitalizations for COVID-19 were declining, and vaccine clinics throughout the region were bustling. Since then, a new COVID-19 delta variant has been surging, mostly among the unvaccinated, cases and hospitalizations have steadily grown, and the vaccination rate has stalled.

State and national data show the increase in COVID-19 related hospitalizations are primarily among those who are unvaccinated.

At the same time, Memorial and other medical providers have seen an increase in patients for nonCOVID-19 care, including some elective services delayed during the pandemic. “We are busier now than we were prior to the pandemic,” says Memorial Chief Medical Officer Dr. Matt Dunn. Both Mathisen and Dunn say increasing the vaccination rate is the easiest way to ease the volume on the health care system.

Dunn stresses the track record now available showing vaccine effectiveness.

“We have several months of data, hundreds of millions of doses administered throughout the world, and data showing that vaccines reduce the incidence of COVID-19 infections and, if a break through infection occurs, serious illness and hospitalization is unlikely.

Most hospitalizations for COVID-19 are preventable with a vaccine.”

The Memorial Hospital vaccine clinic, once open 5-days-a-week at the former Mt. Washington Discovery Center in North Conway, is now limited to Wednesdays from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. due to low demand. The clinic can easily scale back up to almost 300 vaccines each day, but until that need arises the staff has returned to other patient care duties in the hospital.

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Casco board busy with plethora of policies (Continued from Page 2A) da item.

Ward addressed the policy, which has become necessary because the Town of Casco is in process of transitioning to credit cards usage.

“Again, this is similar to what most towns have.

The most important part is

this protects the town. It protects the finances more than no policy would,” Ward said.

“Under credit card policy, it goes on warrant that goes to board approval.

It’s just good practice. It is ‘checks and balances,’” he said.

Selectman MacDonald

(Continued from Page 1A) lion in personal property tax value. In doing so, we are able to set the tax rate… to be the same next year, at $13.35,” Hawley said.

Chairman Jim Grattelo asked if that included the overlay. Hawley replied in the affirmative.

“Yes, that will give an overlay of $30,000,” he said.

“I would like to point out that this is about five or six years in a row that haven’t had a tax increase in the Town of Naples,” Gratello said.

The town manager said

the tax rate was that amount in the two years prior to his employment with the town, and that he came aboard about four years ago.

“Yeah, this will be the sixth year it has stayed the same,” Hawley said.

The vote was unanimous in support of the $13.35 rate.

Obviously, it won’t last forever.

“Next year, the real estate property revaluation will be completed so the mil rate will not stay that same. What people pay in taxes might be the same, but the mil rate will be different,” he said.

(Continued from Page 3A) ’40s. It is at the end of its useful capacity,” he began.

The goal was “to take what is here and try not to disturb it while coming up with something for the future,” he said.

The total needed square footage is 20,000, he said.

“We have a tally of existing spaces. The total composition of town office, shared spaces. We are carrying the post office square footage along. We knew it was piece that needed to be included,” Gatchell said.

There is office space plus customer service space in addition to shared meeting spaces. The selectmen’s meeting room is part of a large, dividable room. All the town departments have room to work.

The rooms are designed to create better connection between staff. In the conceptual drawing, the code enforcement department is included instead of separated from the main office, which is how it is currently. The plans call for a multi-purpose room that can get wet or messy and be easily cleaned, he said.

“In a sheltering situation, it would allow people to bring their pets,” he said.

Another factor the architects had to consider is where to place the building.

“The Village Green is an amazing space. All these little buildings. How to find room for 20,000 square feet that’s not on leach fields and not too close to the museum,” he said.

“We love a challenge.

What we ended up developing a site plan, which re-imagines the village green,” Gatchell said. “It allows the entire building that exists to remain occupied. It starts behind the post office loading dock.

The Village Green gets a little bit bigger. The parking is off to the side a little bit. There is the area with a lot of basketball courts and playgrounds out back.”

Where the town hall would be locate would make it “so that kids aren’t crossing the street,” he said.

Naples tax rate

like the idea of moving away from debit cards.

“Debit cards are too dangerous. For some reason, if a checking account info is not up to date, you can quickly get into trouble. You can get taken advantage of. I don’t like having debit cards,” he said.

Ward said luckily, the town keeps it debit cards

attached to a separate account that the one associated with credit cards.

Also, there is minimal amount in the debit card account, he said.

The board approved the credit card policy as presented and as discussed.

The vote was 4-0.

Also, the town manager introduced a proposed conflict-of-interest policy.

He asked the board to review it before the next meeting in September.

“Before you, the conflict-of-interest policy — this is for any board or committee and appointed positions like mine,” Ward said. “It defines what a conflict of interest is, and when someone should recuse themselves or not.”

“This is a good practice to go through,” he said.

“It’s only four pages. I would request the board to review and come back with any modifications.”

The selectmen are scheduled to meet again on Sept. 14, which is a departure from meeting on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

Center sketches

GREAT NIGHT OUT — Comfortable temperatures, spirited performances by musicians, Jordan Kaulback and the Pete Kilpatric Band, satisfying drinks and snack food, and renewal of friendships were all on tap at Saturday’s first Music on Main series, centered in the former Main Street Variety store lot.

BA memorial project picks up steam

This fall, Bridgton Academy will dedicate a special new addition to campus — the Bridgton Academy Veterans Memorial, located at the top of the hill adjacent to the athletic fields.

The project all began with two Bridgton alumni, Tony Chinappi ’65 and Tim Armour ’67, who had never met, but shared a vision for the Academy to have a dedi-

cated area on campus in recognition of veterans. As the plans for the Memorial came together, it was decided that the area would include a stone wall with seals representing branches of the United States Military, as well as inscribed commemorative bricks that provide the opportunity to honor those who have served our country.

Construction on this project is now well underway with the wall nearly completed and patio bricks soon to be installed. While it has been exciting to see the progress of the Veterans Memorial, it’s the stories from those members of the Bridgton family who have contributed to this project that are the most meaningful of all.

A few examples of these heartfelt dedications include members of the Class of 1996, who have chosen to honor the memory of their classmate, U.S. Marine Corps 1st LT Alex Wetherbee, who sadly lost his life in Fallujah, Iraq on his second tour of duty during the Iraq War. Alex was 27 years old.

A group of alumni from the 1960s-1980s have chosen to inscribe a commemorative block in honor of Mr. Warren Youker, BA’s Outing Club Director for many years. Mr. Youker served with distinction in World TAKING SHAPE — The new Veterans’ Memorial being created at Bridgton War II as a member of the Academy.

10th Mountain Division,

earning both his Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

Members of the Class of 1965 are honoring two of their classmates: 1LT Tom Gorrill, killed in action in Vietnam, and CDR Rocky Freeman, who served in the U.S. Navy.

Many others still are honoring the memory of parents and grandparents who served in World Wars or siblings and friends who currently serve. The stories are inspiring, and Bridgton Academy thanks you for sharing them.

For those who would like to provide a lasting tribute at Bridgton Academy to a veteran, whether a BA alumnus or someone special to you, the Academy invites you to consider making a gift in support of this meaningful and historic project.

Donations of any amount are welcome, and those over $250 include the opportunity to purchase a commemorative inscribed brick (4” x 8”, 12” x 12”, and 18” x 18”) that will be installed in the Veterans Memorial.

If you have any questions about the Bridgton Academy Veterans Memorial, please contact the Alumni Office (e-mail alumni@bridgtonacademy.org (alumni@ bridgtonacademy.org or call 207-647-3322, ext. 2). To make your donation toward the Bridgton Academy Veterans Memorial, please text Bridgton to 41444 or visit the online giving form at bridgtonacademy.org. Be sure to include a comment that your gift is intended for the Veterans Memorial.

Camp roads (Continued from Page 5A) terms get interchanged depending on where you live.

Crushed stone is just stone crushed down to a particular size (often ¾ inch or 1½ inch), whereas gravel is small stone, sand, and fines that are all mixed together and packed into a hard surface. Crushed stone is great for infiltration trenches, infiltration steps, and French drains.

Gravel is best used for driveways, roads, and other surfaces that should be hard-packed.

Good ditches are essential to collect road runoff. On the left, the ditch has badly eroded, and on the right (shown from the opposite angle) it has been armored against erosion with large angular crushed stones called “rip-rap.”

Hospital status

(Continued from Page 5A) what was experienced in Spring 2020 in that more is known about COVID-19 and the hospital is doing more to continue to provide patient care while facing the virus. “Our mission at Memorial has not changed, he wrote. “We must do all that we can to care for the patients that come through our doors.”

RIBBON CUTTINGH at L’Oma Buckwheat Pillows, located in the professional building on Elm Street in Bridgton, was held Friday, Aug. 20 by the Greater Bridgton-Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce. Pictured left to right: Charlottee Kelley of Key Bank, Susan Johnson, treasurer of L’Oma, Johnathan Brooks of L’oma, Kristine Karlsson of Chalmers Insurance Group, Samantha St. John of L’Oma, Ryan Remington of L’Oma, Gregg Alexis (back), president of L’Oma, Diana Alexis, VP of L’Oma, Brian Sullivan of Bear Mountain Inn, Jill Rollins of Bridgton Hospital and Jessica Putnam of Edward Jones Investments.

Regional Sports

September 2, 2021 The Bridgton News, Page 7A

Guide to LR fall sports teams

CROSS COUNTRY Coach: Laura Pulito Assistant Coach: Cory McCullough Girls: Seniors Libby Blais, Aleesa Jordan, Annie O’Connor; juniors Carly Dyer, Caitlin Lees, Micaela Reed; sophomore Sadie Plummer.

Boys: Seniors Jonathan Boos, Alex Kuvaja, Keegan Owens, Payton Owens, Brody Sandberg, Trey Spearrin, Jacob Stone; juniors Tristan Cormier, Ezra Gronlund, Grady Kemp; sophomore Bhavnish Tucker.

Top Newcomers: Junior Lizzie Brewer; sophomores Izabell Apovian, Susie Butler; freshmen Sage Cormier, Jonalisa King.

Boys: Senior David DelVecchio; sophomores Merrick Bryant, Michael Clarke, Aiden Douglass; freshmen Lucian Bassett, Ethan Kutella.

What do you like best about your team? Their enthusiasm and how supportive they are of each other. Both teams (boys’ and girls’) have established goals for the season and show their commitment to those goals each and every day.

What have you seen as the biggest difference from last year and this year? We have seen growth in numbers and experience. They are beginning to learn what it takes to be competitive runners and do not shy away from hard work; many of them have come to embrace it.

What seems to be the biggest question marks? How both boys’ and girls’ teams will stack up against other Class B teams at the Southern Maine Regional meet. We have certainly improved, but it is likely that other teams have as well considering the obstacles each team had to face last year due to COVID. What has been the main focus in preseason? Aerobic conditioning and general strength. We have not started any “5k specific” training as that will come later in the season.

We have also focused on developing efficient running form and pacing/racing strategies. On top of that, and most importantly, we have been establishing a strong and supportive team community.

What will need to happen for the team to be successful? Both girls’ and boys’ teams will need to establish tight packing among their top 5 runners. It is especially going to come down to our #3 and #5 runners and their ability to break up packing among our competitors.

Complete the following, “I would consider this season a success if…” If both boys’ and girls’ teams improve their placement from last season at the Western Maine Conference Championship meet.

Coach’s comment: We could not have asked for a better group of student athletes! It is an honor and a joy to be their coach.

Home Meet: Wednesday, Sept. 29, 4:30 p.m. against Freeport, Old Orchard Beach, St. Dom’s and Waynflete.

GIRLS’ SOCCER Coach: David Jaeger JV Coach: Peter Webb Returnees: Hailey Brewer (forward), Olivia England (mid), Grace Gagnon (back), Gwen Gagnon (back), Brianna Lewis (mid), Melissa Mayo, Abigail Roberts (forward), Emily Rock (keeper), Kathryn Rose (back), Caitlin Ross (back), Brianna Sargent (mid), Shelby-Lynne Sheldrick (forward), Elizabeth Smith, Brooke Toole (forward) Top Newcomers: Freshmen Margo Tremblay (midfield), Kayli Goodwin (midfield), Delia Fontana (forward), Bella Smith (back).

What do you like best about your team? The resilience they have shown over the past year and a half. There has been so much out of public control in high school sports that I an incredibly grateful for the girls’ ability to work past that and to train and play as though we are in a normal, every year season. I acknowledge that mentally it can be tough to focus on something past the next big decision, but this team shows up ready every day to play for that thing beyond the horizon, those games that no one can promise us.

What have you seen as the biggest difference from last year and this year? Our ability to come out playing.

In past years, we have struggled to get started on a positive note. This year, we have shown up ready to play in our initial scrimmages and have seen some great results right off the mark.

What seems to be the biggest question marks? Our ability to stay healthy all season. We can put out a very competitive team as long as everyone stays at 100 percent.

Only time will tell if we can maintain that all season.

What has been the main focus in preseason? After the strange year that was 2020, I think getting back into the competitive mind set and preparing for a relatively normal season. This year seems like it is starting off quick and making sure we are ready and can match those early teams will be key.

What will need to happen for the team to be successful? A lot of trust and mentoring our younger players on the fly. We have some outstanding freshmen who will absolutely make a difference, but they still need help getting there. I am counting on my older, more confident players to support and help them get ready for the challenges this season will no doubt throw our way.

Complete the following, “I would consider this season a success if…” We can walk away with no major injuries and everyone can find a reason that they are glad they joined the team. We really try to push that everyone needs to feel a part of the team in order to be willing to give their all for the players around them. If every player can say that at the end of our season, I will always count it as a success!

Home Opener: Saturday, Sept. 18, 6 p.m. vs Fryeburg Academy.

BOYS’ SOCCER Coach: Ryan Harlow Assistant Coach/JV Coach: Joe Dorner Returnees: Jacob Chadbourne, junior striker; Jacob Smith, captain, senior midfielder; Matthew Aker, captain, senior defensive midfielder; Josiah England, captain, junior defense; Preston Frye, senior midfielder; Jacob Gilmore, senior midfielder; Gavin Thayer, captain, senior defense; Jac Mageles, senior midfielder/defense; Zach Vogel, junior defense.

Top Newcomers: Adan Chavez, freshman midfielder; Jackson Libby, freshman midfielder/striker; Caiden Hall, freshman defense; Braden Coyne, junior midfielder/ striker; Tyler Jones, junior defense.

What do you like best about your team? This group of boys are hard-working and love to have fun. Last season, this group learned having fun will have a great impact on the game.

What have you seen as the biggest difference from last year and this year? We haven’t had a lot of playing

MAKING A PLAY OF THE BALL — Captain Hailey Gove will lead the Lake Region volleyball team as the Lakers return to their fall time slot. time together, but I believe as the season goes on we will become stronger. Once they start trusting each other and learning how each other plays, then we can be successful!

What seems to be the biggest question marks?Communication and working on the possession aspect of the game.

What has been the main focus in preseason? We will need to trust each other and communicate during games will have a big impact on our game.

What will need to happen for the team to be successful? For us to be successful, we need to forget about the past and worry about this season. This is a great group of hard-working boys. With a little bit of confidence and enjoying the game, it will be a fun season.

Home Opener: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 4 p.m. vs Gray-New Gloucester.

FIELD HOCKEY Coach: Pauline Webb JV Coach: Nicole Toomey Varsity returning players: Seniors Abby Elsaesser, midfielder/forward; Elle Hall, defender; Sadie Tirrell, midfielder; junior Reannah Dingley, midfield/defender; sophomores Kasey Johnson, forward; Kylie Myers, forward; Emma Nadeau, defender; Ashley Pelletier, midfielder; Hanna Siebert, defender.

Top Newcomers: Sophomores Reiyn Hart, goalie and Mallory Smith.

What do you like best about your team? What I like best about this team is their fun spirit, work ethic and their team chemistry.

What have you seen as the biggest difference from last year and this year? I’ve noticed that many of these players, especially the returning sophomores, are starting the season with some confidence they weren’t showing last year.

What seems to be the biggest question marks? The biggest question marks are, Can we stay COVID-free?and can this young team play with confidence and belief that they can compete with every team in our league.

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Guide to FA fall sports teams FIELD HOCKEY Coach: Dede Frost Assistant Coach: Jen Bartlett Returnees: Shelby Purslow, senior, defense; Camden Jones, senior, offense; Juliette Albert, senior, offense; Jade Blood, senior, offense; Eden Voter, senior, goalie; Grace Murley, junior, offense; Eliza Thorne, junior, offense; Maddie Foreman, junior, defense (injured, torn meniscus in the spring).

Top Newcomers: Abbie Paulding, junior, defense; Chloe Sartory, junior, defense; Polly Pierce, junior, defense; Olivia Towne, sophomore, offense; Liliannah Amazeen, junior, defense.

What do you like best about your team? We have several players who are new to the game this year and nine freshmen who were unable to have a season last year. I am thrilled that these young/new players have chosen to pursue field hockey and help secure the future of this amazing game!

What have you seen as the biggest difference from last year and this year? Obviously, last year was a strange year for all of us and FA field hockey was only able to participate in five games. We have less experience this year, but some tremendous leaders and a great deal of enthusiasm. Our biggest difference is that we are smaller and are trying to grow our numbers in order to support both a JV and varsity schedule.

What seems to be the biggest question marks? The biggest question marks will be finding the right system to match our strengths and compensate for the large number of vacancies left behind from last season.

What has been the main focus in preseason? Our main focus in preseason has been strength and conditioning as we try to prepare for the endurance we need to participate as a smaller team, and to avoid injury.

What will need to happen for the team to be successful? In order to be successful, we will need to continue to learn the game and become better each day than we were the day before.

Complete the following, “I would consider this season a success if…” at the last game of the season, every single player was heartbroken to see the season end.

Coach’s Take: I am confident that our experienced players will continue to act as leaders for our less experienced team members both on and off the field. We have a great group of young players who are eager to learn and be part of a meaningful team experience.

Home Opener: Friday, Sept. 3, 3:30 p.m. vs Gray-New Gloucester.

FOOTBALL Coach: David Turner Assistant Coaches: David Jones, Bob Pulito, Giovanni DiFazio Returnees: Bobby Hallam, senior, TE/DE; Jackson Witchley, senior, OL/DL; Charlie Campbell, senior, OL/ DL; Job Fox, senior, OL/LB; Tyler Day, senior, OL/DL; LINING UP A DRIVE is Fryeburg Academy senior Caleb Micklon, junior, RB/R/DB. Camden Jones. The Raiders’ home opener is this Top Newcomers: Will Hallam, junior, OL/DL; Owen Friday, Sept. 3 vs Gray-NG. (Photo by Julian Zhu/FA) Galligan, junior, REC/DB; Gabe McKenney, junior, TE/

LB; Gunnar Saunders, sophomore, QB/DB. What do you like best about your team? Our kids are willing to work hard each day to improve.

What have you seen as the biggest difference from last year and this year? We are conducting real practices and playing real games!

What seems to be the biggest question marks? Depth and experience. Most of our players will have very limited playing experience.

What has been the main focus in preseason? To commit to improving with each practice.

What will need to happen for the team to be successful? Stay healthy and gain needed varsity game experience.

Complete the following, “I would consider this season a success if…” we improve over the course of the season and maximize our potential.

Home Opener: Saturday, Sept. 18, 1:30 p.m. vs Westbrook. The Raiders start the season on the road against Medomak Valley this Saturday at 1 p.m. and next Friday against Cape Elizabeth at 7 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER Coach: Bob Hodgman-Burns Returnees: Captains are JoJo Jensen, Denali Jensen, Dana Hamlin, and Marcos Barrionueva. Also returning are Liam Patterson and Graham Blood.

Top Newcomers: Rafael Olivera, Matteo Schmidt, Geri, and Tim Schultz. Ethan St Pierre will also contribute.

What do you like best about your team? I like the mix of new players from the dorms as well as our returning players. They are willing to work hard and have jelled nicely.

What have you seen as the biggest difference from last year and this year? The biggest difference this year is we have had a full preseason and in theory will be having a 14-game schedule if everyone takes the precautions they RAIDER PREVIEWS, Page 8A

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(Continued from Page 7A) What has been the main focus in preseason? I have focused on conditioning and fundamentals. We are low in numbers so these girls will need to play a lot of minutes.

I’m stressing the importance of keeping it simple, focus on perfecting fundamental skills and out-hustle the opponent.

What will need to happen for the team to be successful? To be successful this season, my seniors will need to take the lead and create plays on the field. They will also need to be positive and encouraging to the younger players and help them elevate their game and help them believe in themselves and their abilities. We will need to trust each other and be ready to out-hustle our opponents.

Complete the following, “I would consider this season a success if…” we improve in each game, we play the best we can and give 100% every practice and every game and we finish the season loving the game more than we did at the beginning of the season.

Home Opener: Thursday, Sept. 9, 4 p.m. vs Freeport.

VOLLEYBALL Coach: Ryan Shible JV Coach: Kim Guptill Returnees: Hailey Gove, captain, senior outside hitter; Jo-Hannah Vincent, captain, senior outside hitter; Corrie Turentine, senior middle hitter; Olivia Pearson, junior middle hitter.

Top Newcomers: Kaylee Maguire, sophomore setter, “Kaylee has injected some great energy into our team; she always hustles, has a tremendous work ethic, and has shown a desire to keep improving as a setter.”; Rianna Reynolds, sophomore outside hitter, “Rianna has a shown some great progress as an outside hitter for our team, and is genuinely excited to learn, play, and continue to improve as a player.”

What do you like best about your team? The passion that each player has for the playing volleyball, and for their work ethic; they all work hard every practice to continue improving in every area of the game.

What have you seen as the biggest difference from last year and this year? I would say the biggest difference would be that we had the opportunity to practice indoors, which of course was very helpful in preparing for our season.

What seems to be the biggest question marks? The biggest question mark will be how we come together and play as a team in our first match this coming Saturday against York. This will certainly be a good first test for our team, as I know they will have some decent hitters, so I am

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What has been the main focus in preseason? Our main focus has been on effectively receiving hard serves and hits, so that our setter can work on consistently feeding our front row hitters.

What will need to happen for the team to be successful? As mentioned above, we will need to focus on effectively handing the serve and hit from our opponents, if we can do this consistently and keep our hitters hitting, then we should be able to control the pace of the game.

Complete the following, “I would consider this season a success if…” we effectively and consistently handle our opponents serves and hits, which will allow us to mount a consistent offense with our own hitters.

Home Opener: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 6 p.m. vs Wells.

FOOTBALL Coach: Mike Meehan, first year; grew up playing football in New Jersey Assistant Coaches: Jason Veilleux, Glynn Ross II, Sean Murphy, Gary Colello, Ben Mullins Varsity roster: Seniors Michael Ross, captain, RB/ LB, Emmitt Herrick, captain, RB/LB, Cam Jensen OL/ DL, Aedin Leland OL/DL, Ricky Heffro OL/DL; juniors Tavyn Hazelton RB/LB, Colby Chadwick, captain, RB/ LB, Aundrew Edwards OL/DL, Ryan Stoker RB/LB, Jack Bueler III TE/LB, Taylor Spearrin WR/FS, Logan Buchanan TE/LB; freshmen Brock Gibbons QB/SS, Sean Murphy RB/LB, Tyler Rowe QB/LB, Kale Jingst RB/LB. JV roster: Juniors Logan Allen TE/LB, Broly Cross WR/DB; sophomores Drache Tibettes OL/DL, William McGowan OL/DL; freshmen Brady Martin WR/DB, Sean Noble OL/DL, Cooper Miller OL/DL, Matthew Ross WR/ VETERAN PRESENCE — The Lake Region girls’ FS, Brayden Morasse OL/DL, Shane Labrecque OL/DL, varsity soccer team will rely upon several new faces Christopher Caron RB/DB, Sethlen Lester WR/FS, Glynn this fall, but one veteran set to anchor the team is senior midfielder Brianna Sargent.

Ross WR/DB, Landon Ross RB/LB. Coach Meehan — Our goal in Lake Region is to give a offseason and summer, so our staff was able to focus on new sense of purpose to sports in this area, football hope- strength and conditioning leading up to summer break. fully being the center of attention.

Once summer break hit, we had voluntary camp three What do you like best about your team? There is a days a week, which allowed us to cover a solid amount of natural sense of intensity and toughness from a core group ground. of upperclassmen within our program, which has now What will need to happen for the team to be successstarted to expand throughout our lower levels. These Lake ful? We need to get better every day, each time we step on Region boys are tough and possess natural true grit. They the field. Strive to go a little harder, run a little faster, stick will always work hard for you to get better. with it a little longer, and keep pushing a little further, just What have you seen as the biggest difference from when you think you can’t anymore. We want our boys to last year to this year? For one, it looks like we are full feel like good enough is neither, it’s never good, and never throttle for 2021 barring any setbacks — compared to that enough. of last year, not having a season. But as a new head coach Complete the following, “I would consider this seahere at Lake Region, the biggest difference I’ve noticed is son a success if…” I would consider this season a success culture. We’ve set high expectations for our players and if we put ourselves in a position to compete for the 8-Man staff. There is no question it is a commitment. But building Large State Championship. a successful program doesn’t come from starting in August Home Opener: Saturday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m. vs Old and ending October or November. We have a full staff Orchard Beach. devoted to making sure our players succeed, on and off the GOLF football field, year-round.

Coach: Art Kilborn What seems to be the biggest question marks? Right Assistant Coach: Andrew Stacy now, I would say our depth. Luckily, we have some very LAKER PREVIEW, Page 10A talented upperclassmen and a large group of incoming freshmen this year and next year. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to play 8-man football. It allows Saturday, Aug. 28, LRHS 94, Old Orchard Beach 126 our school to work on our Boys’ Times Girls’ Times growth, while still providing 1. Jake Twigg, Poland, 17:12 1. Alana Nataluk, FA, 21:50 players and fans a legiti- 5. Grady Kemp, LR, 19:44 8. Carly Dyer, LR, 24:28 mate and fun atmosphere on 6. Merrick Bryant, LR, 19:45 9. Isabel Macht, FA, 24:50 Friday night. This is my first 12. Ezra Gronlund, LR, 20:21 11. Susie Butler, LR, 25:28 go at 8-man football, and 14. Jacob Stone, LR, 20:34 19. Libby Blais, LR, 27:21 last Friday night when we 17. Authur Baptista, FA, 21:09 20. Micaela Reed, LR, 27:22 won our exhibition against 21. Jonathan Boos, LR, 21:38 23. Izabell Apovian, LR, 27:43 Sacopee Valley in the last 30 23. Bhavnish Tucker, LR, 21:58 25. Enna Carbone, FA, 28:30 seconds of the game, it didn’t 32. Andrew Irwin, FA, 23:52 27. Annie O’Connor, LR, 28:39 matter to anyone whether it 33. Michael Clarke, LR, 24:06 30. Caitlin Lees, LR, 29:16 was 8-man or 11-man. It was 36. Isaac Twombley-Wiser, FA, 24:25 32. Aleesa Jordan, LR, 29:44 just plain old fun.

38. Ethan Kutella, LR, 25:25 34. Amanda Howe, FA, 30:10 What has been the main 40. Payton Owens, LR, 25:47 37. Lizzie Brewer, LR, 32:39 focus in preseason? For 41. James Lougee, FA, 25:48 38. Anna Morse, FA, 33:26 starters, basic fundamentals. 42. Keegan Owens, LR, 26:17 40. Jonalisa King, LR, 34:10 As a new staff, we had to 47. Lucian Bassett, LR, 29:04 41. Kacey-jane Clark, FA, 38:18 get back to basics to gauge 49. Trey Spearrin, LR, 29:52 Team Scores: Windham 36, Poland 63, what these players know. We Team Scores: Poland 33, Gray-New Lake Region 71, Gray-New Gloucester 86, had great numbers in the Gloucester 48, Lake Region 57, Windham Fryeburg Academy 91

(Continued from Page 7A) need to take.

What seems to be the biggest question marks?

The only question mark I have is whether we can all stay healthy.

What has been the main focus in preseason?

The main focus has been integrating our 10 dorm students in with a veteran group.

What will need to happen for the team to be successful? For us to be successful, we need to score and defend at an elite level.

Complete the following, “I would consider this season a success if…” we play our schedule with minimal interruptions.

Home Opener: Saturday, Sept. 18, vs Lake Region (this game has been moved from Sept. 3). The Raiders head to York on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 4 p.m., to GrayNG on Friday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. and Wells on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER Coach: David Hart Assistant Coaches: Jacki Buzzell, Stevi Laird First Team: Seniors Brooke Emery (forward), Emma Rhydman (back), Katie McIntyre (captain, back), Taylor Gunther (captain, midfield), Zoe Kleban (midfield), Emily Walker (back), Adriana Mas Soto (back/midfield); juniors Allison Southwick (mid-

field), Ashleigh Bariteau (captain, midfield), Mia Zimmel (midfield), Lou Tillmans (midfield), Ginger Priestman (goalkeeper); sophomores Emily Chaine (back), Jilyan Byrne (forward), Greta Grant (back/ midfield) Ana Maillett (midfield), Heather Shackford (forward); freshmen Kiki Adams (midfield), Maya Mahan (goalkeeper), Phoebe Sartory (midfield).

Top Newcomers: We are very excited to have 40 players come out this season. Everyone (both new and returning players) has proven they have something special to contribute to the girls’ soccer program.

What do you like best about your team? Our players have embraced the culture we have presented and started to implement at FA. They have shown in just the short window of preseason their commitment and love for the game and their teammates. They have shown their desire to compete at the highest level.

They are very self-aware of themselves and those around them and are intentional about bringing their soccer program to the next level.

What have you seen as the biggest difference from last year and this year?

This is my first year.

What seems to be the biggest question marks?

Every day brings new wonderful questions. We look forward to moving forward together and see if we can come up with some solutions.

What has been the main focus in preseason?

We have been working hard to establish a player-centered culture where character drives results. The players are bright, enthusiastic, powerful, hard-working, young women. Building trust and relationships and an understanding of the standards and expectations is at the forefront every day.

What will need to happen for the team to be successful? They will need to have fun, find joy in the game, gain in their understanding of the game and themselves, and be open to the incredible life experience of playing high school girls’ soccer.

Complete the following, “I would consider this season a success if…” they laugh, love, compete, show commitment, practice being intentional, and practice self-awareness during training, games, and in their everyday life.

Home Opener: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 4 p.m. vs York.

GOLF Coach: Chris Dutton Returning starters: Sophomore Sean Davis, junior Tom Otengco.

Top Newcomers: Junior Bryce Richardson, sopho-

more Ethan Lord, freshman Quinn Hagerty.

Coach Talk: We are very young when it comes to experience but overall have a very good group of players that are eager to learn the game. Our top player is a battle between Sean Davis and newcomer Bryce Richardson. We had five matches already and are 2-3 on the season. Given our lack of experience and depth the team has surprised me with some of our scores.

Newcomers Ethan Lord and Quinn Hagerty have made good strides and improvements already in the young season, and show good promise in the future.

Next Match: Today, Sept. 2, 3:30 p.m. at Toddy Brook Golf Course vs Yarmouth; home (Lake Kezar CC) on Thursday, Sept. 9, 3:30 p.m. vs Cape Elizabeth.

CROSS COUNTRY: No preview report available at press time. See FA results from Dan Dors Memorial Run in accompanying article. Raiders travel to Sacopee Valley today, Sept.

2 to run against the Hawks, North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth and St. Dom’s at 4:30 p.m.

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Senior Rambles Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree

At Wild River

Wrong mushroom

CORRECTION — Two readers pointed out that the photo on Page 9A in last week’s edition incorrectly identified a mushroom seen by the Denmark Mountain Hikers during their jaunt at Province Mountain. John Schoenfeld of West Bridgton and Peter Lewis pointed out that the mushroom was Berkeley Polypore, not Chicken of the Woods.

Lewis, who worked at SOLO for many years, wrote hiking columnist Allen Crabtree, “As you have likely already heard, the mushroom in your column this week was misidentified as Chicken of the Woods, but was actually a Berkeley’s Polypore. Not a dangerous mistake, but a tough one…while the tender edges of young Berkeley’s are edible (we love them), a big ’ol specimen like the one in the photo will be like trying to eat the mudflap from a dump truck. I hope everyone isn’t turned off by trying to eat that thing, because genuine L. sulphureus is really quite good! Remember them earlier in the year (or their growth cycle) because the young edges sautéed crispy in butter are really good!

I really enjoy your columns and am psyched that you guys are still getting out there! I have my own trail obsession, having trail-run Pleasant Mountain 320 times, so far.”

Warning: If you plan to collect fungi to be eaten, misidentified mushrooms can make you sick or kill you. Never eat a mushroom that you are not 100% sure is edible. Use many resources, and be skeptical of your own conclusions. Please consider that many mushrooms take years of experience to identify reliably.

The Wild River Trail follows the bedrock of the Wild River in places. in the 2011 Tropical Storm Irene and 2012 Hurricane Sandy. Storms and high water are no stranger to the Wild River, which regularly lives up to its name.

The old logging operation in Hastings had a network of rail lines and bridges snaking up the canyons to haul logs to the sawmill, and these were often washed away. Part of the logging rail line that is now the Wild River Trail was washed away by the river, forcing a rather challenging reroute.

The only foot bridge currently across the Wild River is at the site of the former logging town of Hastings, where the Wild River and Evans Brook join. This location is outside the Wild River Wilderness area, and the bridge was built in 2013. It provides an easy access to the swimming hole on the west side of the river.

Where the Wild River campground road and Route 113 through Evans Notch meet is the site of the once bustling sawmill town of Hastings. In 1851, timber developers began buying up the forest acreage along the Wild River and harvesting the timber there, making extensive use of dams on the river, haul roads and eventually logging railroads. The town of Hastings that they built had three hundred workers and their families at its peak and there were at least six logging camps scattered throughout the Wild River valley that housed another seven hundred woodsmen. By 1898, the supply of old-growth timber in the Wild River valley had been nearly depleted. Logging and milling continued until a devastating fire swept through the Wild River valley in the spring of 1903 and in March 1914 the Hastings Lumber Company sold 41,000 acres of land to the federal government that became part of the White Mountains National Forest. The town of Hastings was abandoned around 1918 and all traces of the town are gone now;

Denmark Mountain Hikers Rick Dennen and Susan Gassett at the Wild River Wilderness Boundary.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree) the forest has overgrown the clearings where mill, buildings and railroad lines used to be.

Wild River Trail is in Carroll County, NH Difficulty – Easy Trail distance – 2.9 miles to Spider Bridge site Hiking time – 1 1/2 hours Elevation – 1,510 feet Vertical gain – 350 feet Coordinates – 44° 18’ 20’’ N 71° 03’ 50’’ W Topo Map – USGS Speckled Mountain 7.5-minute quad How to get to the trailhead: From US 302 in Fryeburg take Maine 113 North into Evans Notch. Look for the Hastings Forest Service Campground on the right.

Just beyond it turn left (west) off Route 113 onto Wild River Road (Forest Road 12). This turn is just before the bridge over Evans Brook where the brook joins the Wild River, at the site of the old logging town Hastings. Drive 5.7 miles on Wild River Road to the campground. Just before the campground entrance there is a parking area on the left. Note that ME113 is not maintained year-round through all of Evans Notch.

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Ketchum Pond in Perkins Notch and the river then flows northeast 17.2 miles to join the Androscoggin River near Gilead. On its way north, it flows through Evans Notch with the Carter-Moriah Range on the west and Caribou and Speckled Mountains to the east. The Wild River has lived up to its name over the years, washing out logging dams and bridges built across it as well as water-powered mills, roads and logging railroad beds built along its banks.

Along the Wild River Trail are ample examples of the raging torrent that the Wild River becomes during floods, including the remains of two foot-bridges across the river and a long stretch of logging railroad bed that has been washed away.

The Denmark Mountain Hikers hiked the Wild River Trail that starts at the Wild River Forest Service Campground and follows the old logging railroad bed on the southeast bank of the Wild River. Six of our group of 10 hikers hiked the 2.9 miles to the old Spider Bridge site and the other four of the group turned back at a big trail washout.

All that remain of the Spider Bridge are the concrete abutments on either side of the river. It washed out in a flood in 2005 and has not been replaced, as it was a non-conforming structure under wilderness rules. This area is part of the USFS Wild River Wilderness Area designation.

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It was a surprise to meet an ambulance from Bethel at the beginning of the Wild River Road in Hastings, at the junction with the Evans Notch road on the July 30, 2021 hike of the Denmark Mountain Hikers to the Wild River.

The EMT driving asked if anyone knew where the Blue Brook Tent Site was.

They were responding to a call for an injured hiker, but couldn’t find it. They had already driven to the Wild River campground, but couldn’t find it.

Denmark Mountain Hiker Jeff Sturgis said that there was a Blue Brook tent site up the Basin Trail and the Black Angel Trail from the Wild River campground. The ambulance followed us to the campground, where they met two from the party who had been camping at Blue Brook. One of their campers had an anaphylactic reaction and was self-evacuating. I didn’t overhear all of the conversation, but the EMT crew were apparently satisfied that everything was in good hands and left the scene.

The Denmark Mountain Hikers left on the Wild River Trail and didn’t see the campers coming down by the Basin Trail from the tent site, but when we got back to the trailhead their entire party was gone. I would have been curious to learn more details of the incident — what caused it and how it was treated, but will have to be content that apparently all turned out okay.

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Labor Day tennis classic

In only its second year, the Labor Day Men’s Annual Classic tennis tournament has joined with Weston’s Farm in Fryeburg, who will award relevant prizes to the winners and participants.

Last year’s inaugural players, including winner Mike Coleman of Denmark, went home with farmstand goodies just in time for the Labor Day barbecue, courtesy of tournament director John Waldie.

The format for the tourney will be a doubles’ round robin, with players tallying their individual games won.

The three highest scorers, in order, will get to choose which Weston’s Farm treat to take home to their ‘barby.’

All participants, regardless of scoring, will be presented with a consolation prize — “We’ll make sure no one goes home empty-handed,” says Mary (Weston) Di Nucci.

The tournament will be held Monday, Sept. 6, at 9 a.m. at Graustein Park courts in Fryeburg with any necessary overflow at Fryeburg Academy’s Howe Street courts. Director Waldie is looking for men who play at a club level 3.5 or higher and have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. To enter, send your intention to pianojaw2@gmail.com by this Friday, Sept. 3.

Annual Jug Town Challenge Athletes, staff, and volunteers from Momentum will gather on the shore of Camp Arcadia in Otisfield this Friday, Sept. 3 as our “rocket man” launches a rocket into the sky symbolizing the start of the Annual Jug Town Challenge.

The challenge was created by community members and Momentum team. Teams consist of athletes, partners and volunteers from the Casco, Windham, and Bangor Momentum offices. The “challenge” kicks off with a 3.1 paddle along Pleasant Lake. Once back on shore, a fist bump sends off the runners for a 3.3-mile run through the Jug Town Forest trails in Casco. Following the run is a .8 mile walk back to the Casco office on Meadow Road.

The final leg of the race is a grueling 12.2-mile bike ride back on the Jug Town Forest trails. Bikers will face tough incline hills, large boulder rocks, soft dirt, and off course some soupy mud. Teammate’s hoot and holler as the biker’s cross that triumphant finish line signaling the end of the challenge. Everyone always finishes with a smile and few clumps of mud to share with teammates.

Post-race lunch is then devoured, hard-earned shirts are handed out, and course times are announced and celebrated.

Training kicks off as early as March with excitement and endurance building through the summer months. For those at Momentum, the Jug Town Challenge is a personal achievement, testing our body’s limits and pushing beyond what we think capable. Of course, you can’t forget the bragging rights that come with the hard work.

Like many, COVID-19 has impacted us here at Momentum. Events have been cancelled and there were times we haven’t been able to see each other in person. But we are strong, and we persevere. As our favorite motto and mantra reads we will “Get Your Momentum On.” Friday’s event will be nothing short of remarkable. If you happen to be in the area on this day and see our athletes on the course please wave, beep, clap, yell, cheer and show your support for these talented individuals!

Laker Previews

(Continued from Page 8A) Roster: Senior Noah Duprey; juniors Chaffee Stoddard, Sydney Mushrow; sophomores Evan Duprey, Joshua Legere; freshman Noah Peterson, “who has been a welcome addition to the team and continues to improve every day (the other five members played last year).

Coach’s outlook: Numbers have declined as we currently have just six golfers on the team. Since six players make up the varsity, there will be no JV play. We have won two of the first three matches,” — Coach Kilborn.

Noah Duprey leads the team in scoring average (36.8) for his first 10 rounds. The others have noticeably improved and so has their confidence in their ability to play this game.

The desire to score better is evident in all players as they play each stroke. They realize that their success in playing this sport is relative to practice, practice, practice….

Top newcomer: Noah Peterson! As a freshman; he has displayed talent in lowering his scoring average, demonstrates a willingness to improve by taking advice and finally working overtime to make his game better!

Next home match: Today, Thursday, Sept. 2, 3:30 p.m. vs St. Dom’s at Bridgton Highlands.

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Fairway chips

By Suzie Kinney Bridgton Highlands Columnist Ah golf! Yes, I am enamored with this most infuriating of pursuits. Hitting a ball down a park like landscape, watching it fly, land, then roll, hopefully, down the fairway, avoiding various hazards, approaching it to hit again, and again until you finally, again hopefully, hit it in to the designated receptacle, a cup, surrounded by very short grass.

A regulation cup has a diameter of 4.25 inches. A golf ball is approximately 1.75 inches wide. So that cup is plenty wide enough to accept a ball dropping in to it. The circumference of a golf ball is 5.277 inches. Sometimes that 6-inch putt can seem so long and a choked putt is the result.

Unless that ball is really close to the hole, getting it in with the least number of strokes can be quite a challenge. Yes, on Wednesday I witnessed much of what I just described. However, I did not get to observe Susan Jordan as she putted the fewest number of putts over the back nine. She scored 13 putts with, I am sure, her signature happy wide smile. Sorry I missed seeing that.

The game was to prudently use 3 clubs and a putter for a winning low score.

Tried it yet? You should. It is surprising how little your score changes from a full bag ABOARD ‘EXPEDITION’ is the crew of Jeffrey of clubs compared to just 3 McCubrey and Silas Gordon, taking part in the clubs and a putter.

In a tie for first low gross Tuesday Lake Region Sailing Club race.

(Photo by Sandy Trend) the honor was shared by

Another drifter victory

By David Eddy LRSC Correspondent Another characterbuilder sailboat race was in the offing as Eddy’s Yellow Thistle turned a dead-air day into a Lake Region Sailing Club win on Long Lake in Harrison Bay. It’s a real test when sailors have only a breath of air for sailors to work with.

For the first half hour, there was a breeze, but barely enough to make a boat go even if you did everything right. Which the way the wind was actually coming in was up for grabs, and although the trend was superlight from the west shore, the invisible zephyrs came from the east during the middle of the start sequence. This was only apparent from the wind vanes on top of the masts, not based on any evidence on the water itself.

Realizing the moment that it then went back to the west was key to getting off the line and separated from the gaggle, and it was Eddy scooting out in super-slow motion to take the lead, overtaking Dean’s Laser and Kennedy’s Sunfish, who had started earlier but lay only 100 yards from the start after five minutes.

The wind then went from “I can’t feel any air movement” to “the sweat on my face tells me we have some air now” as each boat worked to get some forward movement.

And back to nothing again.

Port tack was the obvious only choice for a southerly course in a west air. Dust

on the water showed speeds as slow as 1-inch per second at times. To build boat speed, Eddy instructed his crew to breathe in facing forward, then turn and exhale facing the rear. (Few know that a well-timed sneeze, properly executed in the correct direction, can win a regatta! This is a coveted sailboat racing secret, so don’t tell anyone!)

After 20 minutes on starboard tack, Eddy found some actual pressure and came into the weather mark with which by comparison was rocket speed, making a gybe to port tack for the return to the finish line on the shortened course. Now all the other boats were into the new breeze and moving. Second to round was Bean’s Rampage, followed closely by Greg Dean.

Thereafter came Krug’s Lightning, Kennedy’s Sunfish and McCubrey’s Expedition. At this point, Tickety-boo had elected to retire and head home to have a beer.

Taking the gun well ahead were David Eddy with new crew Simon Hooper on Windlord.

Bob Bean and Paul Gillis snagged second on Rampage, and lookey here, Peter and Dorcas Krug got by three-time race winner Greg Dean for third!

Final results follow: 1. David and Derek Eddy, Pete Kelly/Thistle Windlord 2. Bob Bean, Paul Gillis/ J22 Rampage 3. Peter and Dorcas Krug/Lightning

4. Greg Dean/Laser 5. James Kennedy/ Sunfish 6. Jeffery McCubrey, Silas Gordon/Expedition 7. Walter Read, Craig Trend/Flying Scot Ticketyboo Racing starts at 5 p.m. near the shallow water marks off Lakeside Pines in Harrison Bay. All sailboats are welcome. Just show up and we’ll give you a start time. Bring a stopwatch or wristwatch with a sweep second hand so you can time your start. If you forget the watch, no problem, we’ll just say, “start now!”

If you would like to keep up with Club happenings, you can find us on as “Lakes Region Sailing Club” on Facebook. Request to join the group and you’ll get up-to-the minute requests for crew and event updates.

Until next time, Sail Fast!

good friends Lynne “Long Ball” Gillen and Shari “The Bomb” Linskey. Second low gross was claimed by Ellen “Sizzling” Cyr and third taken by “Smiling” Susan Jordan. Yes, the same Susan who won the fewest number of putts. Our low net winners were “Nitro” Nita Barker in first place, followed by Linda Munger in second, Brenda Tyler in third and Gail Chaiken in fourth.

Congratulations ladies!

12th Annual Rotary Club Golf Tournament & Fundraiser • Saturday, Sept. 18 starting at 8 a.m., Bridgton Highlands Country Club.

Proceeds go toward community needs.

Features: Hole in One Contest, prize a Myrtle Beach golf vacation.

Sponsorships: Platinum $1000; Gold $500; Silver $250; Bronze $100.

Players: $100/player; $400/team.

For more information about sponsorship opportunities and/or to register to play, go to https://www.lakeregionrotary.com or contact Lisa at LakeRegionRotary@ gmail.com.

Harrison Village Library Annual Scramble • Sunday, Sept 19, at Lake Kezar Country Club in Lovell.

Registration and Continental Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Shot Gun start at 8:30 a.m.

The Annual Golf Tournament is HVL’s first post pandemic event and it’s getting a face lift. Bring your friends. Bring your best golf game. HVL will bring the rest. Every registered golfer will receive the “Putter Package” which includes greens fee, cart, Continental Breakfast during registration, goodie bag, hot lunch from Marie’s Kitchen in Naples when finished.

Pricing: Individual Putter Package price $80; Individual Big Bertha Package price $100, includes the Putter package plus 20 raffle tickets, one Mulligan, beverage cart ticket, and complimentary bucket of balls.

Team Big Bertha Package price $380, if all four players are registered at once.

For those with a competitive side, course contests for prizes and bragging rights: Closest to Pin, Longest Drive, Putting and Best Team Outfits.

Four chances to win $1,000 Hole In One prizes.

Mulligans and additional raffle tickets available for purchase; Silent Auction items for bidding.

To register, go to the HVL website: harrison.lib.me.us

Foliage race registration open

22nd Annual Waterford Fall Foliage 5K Sunday, Oct. 10, noon Free entries into the 1 Mile Fun Run (11:30 a.m.) event for children 12 and under!

The 5K Road Race & Fitness Walk entry fees are $20 for pre-registration and $25 on race day.

There is plenty of parking within walking distance of the registration Website: table and start line! fall5k.com

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September 2, 2021, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

Independent Thought

by Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist

NOW is the time or it’s too late

“King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles…Suddenly, the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall…This is the inscription that was written: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin.

This is what these words mean: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end. You have been weighed on the scales and found too lightweight. Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians” (Daniel 5:1;5;25-26).

Once again, the handwriting is on the wall. This message isn’t delivered by a ghostly hand, writing ancient Aramaic on the walls of Belshazzar’s palace. In 2021, the writing comes from our overheated planet. Earth is writing in a thousand different scripts that fossil-fueled capitalism is long past its expiration date. It has reached a dead end as an instrument of human civilization.

Earth’s message is burning in 60-foot-high, fiery letters all across the face of the globe — in western North America, in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, around the Mediterranean Basin, across the boreal forests of Siberia, the bush country of South Africa and India, and a portion of the continent of Australia. Wherever decades of drought have turned semiarid cropland into arid wasteland, ferocious wildfires burn, devouring vast tracts of vegetation, wiping whole towns off the map in a day. Thus, the earth sends this message: You humans have burned too much carbon, and so you also shall burn; the days of your reign have been numbered, and now they are brought to an end!

Of course, it’s not just relentless wildfires. Around the world, the same grim message pours forth, from vanishing icecaps at the poles, from melting glaciers high in the Himalayas, Rockies and Andes, from rising oceans, monster hurricanes and typhoons, from flooding rivers and stalled torrential downpours that drop feet of rain in a single storm. Earth’s message is directed to fossil fuel oligarchs: You have been weighed and found to be moral lightweights; your carbonized empire is divided and given to others who will use my resources responsibly!

Also, there are human-authored messages, written by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Every five to seven years, they issue a report on the state of the climate crisis. This year’s report could not be more dire. It states that Earth is heating up, due mostly to human activity, especially burning carbon, period. It concludes that, at least through 2050, much hotter weather with an increasingly unstable climate is certain, no matter what we do, period. Last, if we do nothing during the present decade to reduce the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases we emit into the atmosphere, global overheating will become irreversible and continuous for the foreseeable future, period. To quote one of the report’s authors, Dr. Charles Koven, “In order to stabilize climate, we have to stop emitting immediately, full stop.” Period.

The report has been called “code red for humanity.” This is the real thing. No more game playing, no more excuses, NOW IS THE TIME, Page 2B

DROPLETS of water cling to this loon’s head while drifting along the lake. Photographer Pam Ward snapped this picture using a 600 Signa lens, which enabled her to capture this close up without being too close to the loon.

Plant fresh flowers not griefs

By Alice Rose Guest Columnist A few years ago, ads for a local nursery told us: “don’t just stand there, plant something,” but, if you are an older gardener or simply a gardener with a full schedule of work and family, planting yet something else may not be a command you want to follow or should follow.

I am of the first order — an older gardener — who when I was younger planted multiple flower gardens with my husband that as the years progressed became more than I could handle. I regret to say, each year I’ve continued to be enticed by one shrub or flower only to add it to what was already there competing for my attention.

Somewhere along the line, I’ve managed to be on the mailing list of every nursery in the country or so it seems. My mailbox and inbox overflow with catalogs. Most of these offerings occur at specific times of the year: December, April, and late July into early August. Threats or promises that this will be the last catalog I will receive unless I order prove meaningless, as the next catalog arrives despite my not having ordered anything. Truthfully, I have been tempted by a few of the latest offers. One catalog I recently received offered assorted small, preplanned gardens featuring flowering plants aimed at particular purposes, such as filling in a shady spot, discouraging

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foraging deer, or attracting pollinators. Another offered 100 assorted daffodil bulbs to be shipped and planted in the fall.

And then there are the gardening books. Not long ago I stumbled upon Kerry Ann Mendez’ book, The right-size flower garden that I reread this fall when enticed by those 100 daffodils. The first chapter of her book is entitled: “Help!”

My garden has taken me hostage as preparation for discussing how “to minimize maintenance or restore order to the garden.”

The goal, as she says, is to help us rethink our gardens “so they’re drop dead beautiful, but not drop-dead to maintain.”

To replace our more high-maintenance plants she offers specific downsizing suggestions, such as replacing perennial beds with flowering shrubs and using groundcovers. She also FRESH FLOWERS, Page 2B

Visiting Cormorants at the lake

Many folks can easily recognize Loons, but may not be as familiar with birds that visit our lakes only occasionally.

A few weeks ago, when one of our summer guests was paddling her kayak, she noticed a large bird, similar to a Loon, standing on a rock. She has vacationed here for years and was very familiar with Loons, but as far as she knew Loons did not perch on rocks. She wondered if the bird might be a are good” whereby phony Cormorant, and when she described a tall dark bird with a comparisons regarding red long beak, I agreed that most likely she had seen a Doublevs. blue states, COVID-19 survival rates is subjectively purloined and might also have deserved an Editor’s Note. I cite statistics for Aug. 26 published by Becker’s Hospital Review showing radically different attrition rates that also To The Editor: suggest outcomes subject I applaud Editor to policy, vaccination rates, Wayne Rivet and the poli- and Medicaid expansion cies regarding letter sub- among other factors (my missions to The News he take). https://www.beckeroutlined in his Aug. 26 shospitalreview.com/pub“Position” piece, “Time to lic-health/us-coronavirusreel in our letter writers.” deaths-by-state-july-1.html These are policies other Messieurs Vose and periodicals employ to miti- MacGregor, upon comparigate lies on the part of letter son of daily mortality rates PERCHED ON A ROCK, a Double-crested Cormorant writers being inadvertently per 100,000 in these studpublished. Mr. Rivet inter- ies can thank their lucky calamity, Aug. 26, North jected an Editor’s Note to stars that they’re in Maine Texas hospitals are obliged a letter by Jock MacGregor with a 0.14 percentage as to start planning for selecpublished Aug. 19 that compared to Florida with tive treatment of vaccinated called him out on mislead- its whopping 1.06 deaths vs. unvaccinated triage as ing statistics and untruthful per 100,00 per day (228)! ICU beds availability runs To The Editor: It was interesting to see opinions regarding science In a red state with 23 mil- out. The “death panels” are and COVID-19 deaths per lion of whom less than upon us courtesy of Texas that The Bridgton News is 100,000 comparing U.S. half of the adult popula- Governor Greg Abbott and now applying standards for states. MacGregor’s mis- tion is fully vaccinated, do his anti-vax, anti-masking Letters to the Editor, and Opinion columns. Those leading information is par- the math gentlemen! Your dictums and tantrums. standards, 300-word limit roted by Don Vose’s Aug. rosy picture appears not so Jon St. Laurent to Letters To The Editor, 26 in his letter “Chances rosy. In another red state North Bridgton and 700-word limits to Opinion columns are pretty much standard with all the newspapers I have been writing to the past 20 years, both in Massachusetts, where I lived before moving to Lovell, Maine for a year, and then Bridgton, since 2009.

It will be fascinating to see how those heretofore “flamboyant” letter writers adapt to these new standards, and how rigidly the editor applies those standards Like anything new, there will be glitches, so it would be helpful to add better lines of communication between publisher/editor and readers/writers. Some suggestions: an Ombudsman, ENJOYING TIME on the water in search of the great catch or a story of one that “office hours” for the edigot away.

(Photo by Pam Ward) tor, and an open meeting to

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Skewed Stats and Conspiracies

Let’s talk about it

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis BN Columnist

crested Cormorant.

The Double-crested Cormorant is a tall, gangly bird, more than two feet long, with a long, wide, wedge shaped tail, a long bill with a hook at the end, and a wingspan more than four feet wide. The bird can appear black or brownish, and in bright light can even be iridescent. There is a colorful yellowish orange patch on the face at the base of the bill. Immature birds are brownish with whitish throats and chests. The bird’s name is somewhat misleading, since only adult males have inconspicuous dark crests in the breeding season.

Both Loons and Cormorants make their living by diving for fish. The legs and feet of both birds are located toward the end of the body to help them dive and swim underwater, but this characteristic is more pronounced on Loons, who are unable to stand, or walk on land. Cormorants can stand upright, often with wings outstretched to dry them, and can even perch in trees. Both birds have to flap their CORMORANTS, Page 2B

present/discuss these standards.

Ombudsmen were a common feature of newspapers not too long ago; the editor could schedule “office hours” — maybe one hour per week — when readers can talk person-toperson with the editor about their concerns, suggestions, and any criticisms they may have; The News could schedule a one-time open forum to present/discuss these standards with interested readers/letter writers.

When the Portland Press Herald was at their old building across from Portland City Hall, the editor had a one-hour per week open session — I recall it was on Thursdays — when anyone could come in and talk to the editor, personto-person. I took advantage of this on at least two occasions; it was important and helpful, for me and the editor.

Any of these suggestions would be helpful to all, and I urge The News to give serious consideration to them.

Bob Casimiro Bridgton

Because he said so

To The Editor: Mark Lopez laments that the editor’s standards of proving the accuracy of one’s statements hasn’t apparently been used for Rev. Plaisted, for example.

The answer is simple — Plaisted’s letters and columns have been proved by Trump’s public statements calling climate warming a hoax or calling the election a fraud without one vote being counted and offering no proof. His publicly recorded statements asking Georgia’s Secretary of State to “get me 11,780 votes to turn over the election there.” Knowing how dangerous COVID-19 was to the public while assuring the public it was no big deal and will go away by itself. This was publicly recorded by journalist Bob Woodward.

Lopez makes divisive announcements on his electric billboard like “Biden Will Take Your Guns” and that “Fauci is a Fraud.”

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Medicare Nugget: Co-pay vs. co-insurance

By Stan Cohen Medicare Volunteer One of the things that Medicare beneficiaries find misleading is the word covered.

In both traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage, when a service is covered, it does not necessarily mean fully paid for. Typically, “covered” means that some of its cost will be paid for by Medicare.

For example, while out-patient surgery is a covered service under Medicare Part B, traditional Medicare pays about 80% of the Medicare approved amount for that service. You or your Medicare Supplement Plan must pay the other 20% (it’s called co-insurance when expressed as a percentage).

Another example: if you are getting your coverage through a Medicare Advantage plan, the plan will pay most of the bill for outpatient surgery — a covered service — but you may be responsible for a co-pay, $300 in some plans (it’s called co-pay when expressed as a dollar amount).

In Part D prescription drug plans a covered drug means that it is included in the plan’s formulary. It does not mean that it will necessarily be fully paid for by the plan. There may be, and often is, a “co-pay.”

Need help? Get some unbiased advice by calling 1-800- 427-7411.

Opinion

The Bull Attack of 1898

Howdy neighbor!

This week, we’ll be looking back on The News of Sept.

2, 1898, to an incident involving an enraged bull, which took place up on the old Wiggin Farm, along the Highland Ridge.

A narrow escape it was, from a situation that The News characterized as “Almost a Local Fatality,” but mercifully all worked out in the end and no one was gravely injured. I find no note on if poor Mr. Wiggin was wearing red. Enjoy!

“Daniel Wiggin Barely Escapes Death at the Hands of an Enraged Bull Last Friday afternoon, Daniel Wiggin of the Highlands, was called upon to undergo an experience which he is not at all anxious about repeating. He has been in possession of a thoroughbred Jersey Bull for the last two years which he is very proud of, and until last Friday it had appeared as gentle as a newborn lamb. Mr. Wiggin, having never before noticed any inclination upon the animal’s part to show flight, was a trifle off his guard, when the bull charged upon him and threw him violently to the ground.

Mr. Walter Carter, a guest at Dodge’s Highland Lake House, was in the barn, and rushed to Mr. Wiggin’s assistance with a pitchfork. It was soon seen, however, that his endeavors to release Mr. Wiggin from his precarious condition, only served to make the already enraged bull still worse.

Accordingly, at the request of Mr. Wiggin, he ceased his efforts and stood ready to render assistance should the animal attempt to gore his victim.

In the meantime, Mr. Wiggin with rare presence of mind, in his frightful position, seized the creature by the ring in his nose, and in this manner was able to keep him at bay until help should arrive to release him. The disturbance in the barn

A new milestone in the battle

Earlier this week, we welcomed a new milestone in the battle against the pandemic: the FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

In case you didn’t hear it, last Monday, the FDA granted full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 years of age and older.

This action reinforces the robust and rigorous scientific evidence that says that this vaccine is safe and effective, and, of course, unquestionably the vaccine is far better than running the risk of getting COVID-19, especially while the more dangerous and much more transmissible Delta variant drives a surge in cases and hospitalizations around the globe. This Delta variant is threatening the lives of people right here in Maine.

As of right now, there are more than 110 people in hospitals in our state, about half of whom are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and seriously ill with this deadly virus.

Nearly a quarter of the people in hospitals right now with COVID are on ventilators helping them breathe.

The Maine CDC reports that about 75 percent of the people hospitalized for COVID are unvaccinated. Please don’t let this be you.

Getting vaccinated may save your life. It may also save the life of a family member or a friend, or the life of a child,

NOW is the time

(Continued from Page 1B) no more evasion and denial are acceptable. The handwriting is on the wall. We’ve already done enormous damage to our home on Earth. This Garden of Eden, which God entrusted to our ancestors, is becoming less habitable for our species with each passing year. Either we will begin to mitigate the chaos we have unleashed, or the day surely will come when we look back at our lost paradise and find the roadway blocked by an angel with a flaming sword.

God gives us the choice to avoid that catastrophe, but God insists that we choose.

Judging from the “ho-hum” reaction of denialists to the IPCC report, it’s clear they’re still not willing to repent of their evil ways. Like the corporate fossil-fuel industry they represent, they’re addicted to money and power, no matter what the risks may be. Now, they’re facing the true costs of centuries of burning carbon – costs they’ve always refused to include in their accounting systems. Nature, however, keeps accurate books, and now our debt is due and payable in full. The only question remaining is this: Can we kick our fossil fuel addiction before it kills our civilization? We will learn the answer within the lifetime of most people alive today.

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

Cormorants at the lake

(Continued from Page 1B) wings and run along the water to take off, but Loons typically need to do that for longer distances. Although Loons and Cormorants have some characteristics in common, and make their living in similar ways, they are not related.

Cormorants are related to Tropicbirds, Boobies, Northern Gannets, Anhingas, Frigatebirds, and Pelicans.

The Double-crested Cormorant is commonly seen along the coast in summer, perching on wharf pilings, buoys, rocks, and other locations. This is the same bird we see when they visit inland lakes. They are colonial nesters that have been found nesting on 81 of our coastal rocky islands, according to “Birds of Maine,” by Peter D. Vickery. They migrate south to spend the winter on coastal and inland waters from the Mid-Atlantic States to the Gulf of Mexico, and in autumn can be seen flying over the ocean in long V-formations. During migration we may see a few on our lakes as they stop off to rest and feed.

Loons and Cormorants can look confusingly alike, because both tend to ride low in the water, but there are important differences. The Cormorant’s head, neck, and bill are more slender than those of the Loon, and the Cormorant tends to hold its hooked bill tipped slightly up, while the Loon holds its thick bill on the horizontal. In flight, the Loon’s body is held horizontally, and the head and neck can droop slightly lower than the body. The Cormorant, in flight, may show a slightly crooked neck, and a long tail, and migrating flocks, often flying in a long skein or a V, can resemble Geese.

Summer is winding down and summer visitors are preparing to return to their winter homes. Loons will winter on the ocean where there is no risk of being caught in the ice, and Double-crested Cormorants will head south to fish in warmer waters. There is a related species, the Great Cormorant, classified in Maine as Threatened. They are a more northern species, and coastal, so if we see Cormorants along the Maine coast in winter, they are probably Great Cormorants.

Views from Augusta

by Janet Mills Governor of Maine

who is not yet eligible for a vaccine.

COVID-19 vaccines are available at no charge at sites all across the state. For information on getting a vaccine, just visit Maine.gov/COVID19/vaccines or call the Community Vaccination Line at 1-888-445-4111.

Maine people’s adherence to the science throughout this pandemic has kept our rate of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and deaths fairly low compared to almost all other states, and it’s kept our vaccination rate high too. But we can’t let up now. We can’t let down our guard. Please, I urge everyone who has not yet been vaccinated — get your shot as soon as possible.

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director

served to arouse Mr. Wiggin’s wife, and daughter, Mrs. Hiram Clark, who were in the front part of the house. They immediately rushed to the scene, and instead of fainting or standing still and screaming, at once took in the peril of the situation.

Mrs. Clark rushed for help, while Mrs. Wiggin firmly grasped the chain which was attached to the ring in the bull’s nose, and thus was enabled to keep the animal’s horns from the body of her husband until help should arrive. In an amazingly short space of time, Mrs. Clark returned with Thomas Mead and son Arthur, who live nearby, and with the help of Mr. Carter succeeded in a few moments in freeing Mr. Wiggin from his dangerous position.

Mr. Wiggin was on the floor with the bull standing over him for about fifteen minutes, and but for his presence of mind and that of his plucky wife, must have been killed.”

Rare presence of mind indeed. Would each of us think so quickly, if such a situation occurred today? I’m curious to know, now that so much of our agricultural production in this section of country has lapsed far behind its historic level, if any of our readers have any similar stories which they’d like to share. I imagine this sort of thing – attacks from barnyard animals – are far less common now than they used to be, but I’m sure those incidents which do still occur are just as thrilling.

To my part, my grandmother always told the story of how her sister had been cornered and attacked by a particularly ornery rooster, but that was way back in the 30s. Can anyone provide a more recent story?

Till next time!

Plant fresh flowers

(Continued from Page 1B) provides beautiful photos of easy-care plants along with their requirements for sun and shade and water. The difficult part, she admits, is to adopt the mantra that plants are not children or pets and we need not feel guilty about getting rid of them, thus there is a chapter dedicated to “the elimination round: you be the judge.”

Mendez’ recommendations are sensible, but “when,” as Nezhukumatathil writes, “the daily news seems to bring forth fresh griefs,” whether it’s the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the wildfires and other extreme weather events occurring globally, violence, or the pandemic, I want to “plant something.” I want to plant flowers that will come up next year and years beyond that. Maybe 100 daffodils.

Obituaries Douglas L. Brackett OTISFIELD — Douglas L. Brackett Sr., 70, passed away at home surrounded by his family on August 18, 2021.

He was born in Norway on February 6, 1951, to Albert H. and Hilda J. Brackett.

Doug was a lifelong mechanic and an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing.

The greatest love of his life were his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Doug is survived by his wife of 45 years, Donna Brackett; six children, Joseph, Doug Jr., Tracy, Kenneth and his wife, Jocelyn, Hilda and her husband, Tom, and Amanda and her husband, Jason; 9 grandchildren, Jake and his wife, Kali, Amber and her husband, Matt, Alex and his wife, Amber, Tyler, Erin, Michael, Kaleb, Belle, and Braylin; six great-grandchildren; two brothers and six sisters. He was predeceased by his parents; three brothers and one sister.

A memorial graveside service will be held at a later date.

Memorial donations may be made in Doug’s name to: Maine Health Cancer Care, So. Portland Practice, Maine Medical Center, Philanthropy Dept., 22 Bramhall St., Portland ME 04102 (patient needs). You may also choose to plant a Douglas Fir in Doug’s memory.

Arrangements are in the care of Hall Funeral Home in Casco where condolences and tributes may be shared with Doug’s family at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

Heather M. Priest CASCO — Heather Marie Priest, 36, of Casco, died unexpectedly on Thursday evening, Aug. 26, 2021.

Heather was born on Mar. 31, 1985, in Rumford and is the daughter of John and Penny (Priest) Small.

She attended local schools, graduating from Lake Region High School.

Over the years, Heather has worked at numerous local restaurants and convenience stores and at some point, probably has waited on everyone at least once.

Heather loved her parents, family and friends deeply and this world was a better place with her in it.

She so loved the outdoors and everything it had to offer including camping and fishing. Heather also enjoyed playing darts, NASCAR, and the company of her various pets.

Heather is loved by her parents, John and Penny of Casco; a brother, Nicholas Small of Casco; maternal grandparents, Malcolm and Barbara Priest of West Baldwin; paternal grandfather, Robert Small of Casco; paternal step-grandfather, Bob Parritt of Naples; aunts and uncles, Wendy Priest of West Baldwin, Michael Priest and his wife, Judy of Killeen, Tex., Barry Priest and his wife, Jackie of Dover Foxcroft, and Joyce Small and her husband, Richard of Sebago; several cousins. She was predeceased by her paternal grandmother, Phyllis Parritt on Feb. 4, 2021.

A celebration of Heather’s life will be held at the American Legion Post in Naples on Sun., Sept. 12, 2021, from 12 to 3 p.m. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco. Please share your kind words and photos on her Tribute Wall at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

Susan A. Morton Susan Ann Morton, 61, a seasonal resident of Lee County, Fla., who considered Casco, Maine, home, passed away Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, in St. James City, Fla. She was born Nov. 28, 1959, in Portland, Maine.

Susan was an amazing ball of light and energy that you just could not help but gravitate toward. Her love for her family was unmatched and unmeasurable, which is why her loss is felt so hard. She loved nothing more than to take a road trip to see her family. With all that she accomplished in her life, she still managed to leave us all with the greatest gift, a lifetime of memories and adventures.

Sue was happiest outdoors. She loved four-wheeling, snowmobiling, dirt biking, competing in (and winning) cornhole tournaments and horseshoes. But nothing lit her up more than family boat rides at camp. Although, everyone was warned to let her take you tubing at your own risk. Her crooked and mischievous smirk was always a good indicator you were about to get dumped at 30 mph. You could hear her laughing through the wake of the boat going up your nose, in your ears and a 10-pound tube bouncing off your head.

She also loved to show off, especially her skills in the kitchen. She was an amazing cook. After years of restaurant ownership, she loved to host family and friends who would travel from all around with requests for her homemade mac n’ cheese and famous seafood chowder. It didn’t need to be a special occasion or a holiday for her to stop whatever she was doing and prepare you something extravagant.

Sue and her husband Larry loved traveling to Maine like renegades. Nothing could stop their all night travel to get to their grandchildren. Jason, Landon, Gianna, Theo and Cookie — please know that nothing in her life ever meant more to her than the title “Nana.”

You have always been our families’ lighthouse, Mom. Standing tall through every storm, shining your light bright to guide us all home. We pray one day that the perfect happiness of loving you will outweigh the immense pain of losing you. Until that day, please rest easy knowing you shined your light so bright it will always remain with us.

“The goal isn’t to live forever; the goal is to create something that will.”

She is survived by her loving husband of 17 years, Larry Morton of Casco, Maine; mother, Nan Lailer of Port Charlotte, Fla.; children, Elizabeth Scott (Dave Lemieux) of Windham, Maine, Samantha Garnet (James) of North Attleboro, Mass., Vanessa Koza (Brendan) of Ft. Collins, Colo., Kristina Morton (RJ Sargent) of Wilmington, N.C., and Ryan Morton of Harrison, Maine; brothers, Robert Jensen (Janis) of Westbrook, Maine, Richard Jensen (Julie) of Northport, Fla., and David Jensen (Diana) of Gorham, Maine; as well as grandchildren, Jason Scott, Landon Scott, Gianna Scott, Theo Garnet, and Brooklyn Koza.

Her father, Robert Jensen and her most beloved grandmother Phyllis Lailer preceded Susan in death.

A Celebration of Life will be held September 12 at the family camp in Casco, Maine from 12-4 p.m.

Memorial Contributions in memory of Susan Ann Morton are suggested to Maine Needs. https://www.maineneeds.org.

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As far as I know, Lopez doesn’t have a medical degree and he claims that Dr. Fauci — an international superstar as a chief

Jack Sandus Jr. Jack Sandus Jr., 67, of Bridgton, died Thursday, Aug. 26 at the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with his wife and two daughters by his side.

He was born on Sept. 5, 1953 to the late Jack and Rubie (Haughn) Sandus.

He was a longtime resident of Bridgton and on Oct. 27, 1974, he married Robin Huntress. He then joined the United States Air Force, and served eight years as a medic.

Hobbies he enjoyed in life were going for walks, hiking, traveling, playing pool and cribbage, and being with family and friends.

He leaves behind his wife Robin of 47 years; two daughters, Jen and husband Jay Larrabee, and Julie and husband Chris Burnell, five beautiful grandkids; and a sister Sharon McCourt.

Keeping with Jack’s wishes there will be no services. His family welcomes your memories and tributes at www.hallfuneralhome.net. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco.

Emma F. Pitts Emma Frances Hobbs Pitts, 94, died on Wed., Aug. 25, 2021, at Bella Point in Fryeburg, Maine with her daughter by her side.

Emma was born on August 1, 1927, in Norway, Maine, the daughter of Frank H. and Mary Louise Hunter-Antaya Hobbs.

She attended Guy E. Rowe Elementary School and Norway High School. She worked for her father at the Union Square Candlepin Bowling Alley on Tannery Street in Norway. She also managed her father’s restaurant, The Bowling Alley Lunch Room, located on the corner Tannery and Main Street. In 1946, she went to work at the New England Telephone Company which was then located over the Norway Savings Bank in Norway. She worked there two years.

Emma met Samuel (Bud) Lee Pitts Jr., of Harrison, Maine, and married on April 30, 1948, in Bethel, Maine. They moved to their home on Main Street in Harrison where they lived for 20 years and raised their three daughters, Donna, Kathy and Judy.

They ran the Lakeside Lunch hot dog stand on Main Street for two years, later leasing it out for three.

For three winters in the 1950s, Bud and Emma took their family to the Orlando, Fla., area where Bud worked at the Benway Racetrack, training horses. It was an adventure they never forgot.

Emma went back to work for the telephone company in 1960 when her girls were all in school, working split shifts or nights to be home for her girls after school.

Emma belonged to the Rebekahs in Harrison and also the Harrison Democratic Party.

She enjoyed antiquing, going to yard sales, and having yard sales in her barn, “Em’s Palace” on Main Street.

Emma and Bud divorced in 1970.

When the Norway telephone office closed, Emma went to work in Portland at AT&T Communications where she took training for new and updated systems. She made many new friends in Portland and worked there until her retirement in 1984. She then moved back to her home in Harrison, sold it, and moved to South Paris, Maine, and enjoyed happy times with old and new friends. She continued to enjoy antiquing and yard saleing up into her 90s.

She was engaged to Carlton Brown of Lovell, Maine, and they enjoyed many trips together over the years. Carlton died in 1975.

Her best times in life were spent with her family at Christmas, Thanksgiving, and at her birthday celebrations at Camp David on Long Lake in Harrison. In the early days, she enjoyed family gatherings in her front yard, watching the Old Home Days Parades.

She is predeceased by her parents Frank H. and Mary Louise Hunter-Antaya Hobbs, her daughter Katherine Patricia Pitts, brothers George Washington Hobbs who died in infancy, Robert F. Hobbs, sisters Louise H. King, Irene R. Dillashaw, and her youngest brother Fred H. Hobbs.

She is survived by her son Frank Benson of Whitehouse, Tenn., daughters Donna Lee Barker and husband David, Judy Pitts McIver and fiancé Steven Pepin, and six grandchildren, Jon Barker and his wife Rachel, Sarah Hart and her husband Chris, Jennifer Ward and fiancé Jason Neuman, Lindsey Seavey and her husband Jared, Ryan McIver and his wife Jamie, Justin McIver and his wife Bernadette and nine great-grandchildren.

Private graveside services will be held for the immediate family.

The family wishes to thank all of the staff at Bella Point, Fryeburg and Fryeburg Health Care Center for their care and kindness to our mother and to us over the last six years.

Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com Donations may be made in Emma’s name to the Norway Opera House Renovation. www.norwayoperahouse.org

Obituary Policy

To run at no charge, The News will include: who the person was predeceased by (i.e. parents, siblings, spouse, children), or survived by (i.e. spouse or significant other, children, and parents). Names of spouses of surviving relatives will not be included.

Names of grandchildren will not be included, but the number of grandchildren or nephews and nieces will be used. If the deceased individual’s only connection to the area is a nephew, niece or grandchild, that person will be listed by name.

Obituaries to run “as written” are paid obituaries, a price quote and proof will be provided. The News reserves the right to edit all obituaries including length if necessary.

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medical advisor for different administrations including a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George Bush — is fraudulent.

Lopez doesn’t need to send divisive announcements in this caring community or to extort the editor by threatening to pull his ads if things don’t go his way. He is a successful businessman and does very well in this community. I’m glad there are a number of “Bridgton Love” signs here outnumbering these obnox-

September 2, 2021, The Bridgton News, Page 3B

ious messages.

By the way, is there anybody, anywhere, who has noticed one ounce of compassion from Trump about anything?

Anyone?

Peter Bollen Bridgton

Here’s an example

To The Editor: In the spirit of complying with The News request

Obituaries Wayne A. Cadman Wayne Avard Cadman Sr., 72, of Bridgton, passed away suddenly on August 23, 2021, at his home in Bridgton with his wife by his side.

Wayne was born Dec. 17, 1948, at the Bridgton Hospital on 6 Main Hill to Gwendolyn Faye Cadman (Leavitt) and John Avard Cadman.

Wayne graduated from Bridgton High School in 1967, joined the U.S. Air Force, and was trained as a Security Police officer.

His first assignment was to Osan Air Base, Republic of South Korea, where he served a thirteenmonth isolated tour. He then was reassigned to Bentwaters Air Base in England where he played on the base football team for two years, and was the smallest man on the defensive line at 6’ 4” and 245 lbs. He worked for the United State Postal Service for 35 years and retired as postmaster of the Harrison Post Office.

Wayne built a home on a parcel of the family land where he grew up. He would have a large dinner or lunch for almost any occasion. It was not unusual to have eighteen to twenty-five people sit down for dinner, the way it had been in his parents’ home.

Wayne was a big man, with a big voice, and a big heart, and was involved with many community groups. He was commander of VFW Post # 9328 in Harrison, a member of American Legion Post #67 in Bridgton, past master of Masonic Delta Lodge #153 in Lovell, past master, trustee, secretary, and current junior deacon of Pythagorean Lodge #11 in Fryeburg. Past president of 16th Masonic District, a member of the Scottish Rite Valley of the Androscoggin, member consistory of Portland as a 32 Degree Mason. He will be missed by many.

Wayne enjoyed working on John Deere two-cylinder tractors or “Jonny Poppers.” He rebuilt his father’s 1948 John Deere “B” and traveled to upstate New York for many years for two-cylinder tractor shows. Wayne also loved smoking meat on a smoker that he had made, being in the woods on the family property, and working at the Fryeburg Fair for the week of the fair. In his younger days he was an avid hiker and hiked many trails in New Hampshire and Maine. Wayne loved camping and camped in the New Hampshire National Forest the week before his passing.

Wayne is survived by his beloved wife, Virginia Lee Cadman of Bridgton; children Micheale Jean Potvin of Orono, Mary Elizabeth Cadman of Naples, and Wayne Avard Cadman Jr. of Portland; two granddaughters, Constance Jean (CJ) Cadman, and Brea Renee Potvin; brother, John Craig Cadman and his wife, Kathie of Minot; sister, Julie Faye Richardson and her husband, Buster of North Bridgton and Rotonda West, Fla.; niece, Sarah Marean and her husband Chris of Hollis; nephew, Michael Nevells and his wife, Jeddy of Limington; niece, Melissa Gammon and her husband, Ryan of Limington; niece, Amanda Cadman of Minot; his chocolate lab, “Cocoa.” Wayne was predeceased by his mother and father, John and Gwendolyn Cadman; nephew, John F. Cadman.

A memorial service celebrating Wayne’s life and longtime involvement in Masonry will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in the Expo Center at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds.

Family and friends are invited to a time of visitation from 5-7 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, at the Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco. A committal service with military honors for Wayne will be at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept.

9, 2021, at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery (“New Maine Vets Cemetery”), 163 Mount Vernon Road in Augusta.

Gifts In lieu of flowers, may be made in Wayne’s memory to the Masonic Benevolent Fund, Pythagorean Lodge, P.O. Box 745, Fryeburg, ME 04037. Condolences, tributes and Wayne stories can be shared at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

for brevity, may I offer the following response to Mr. Hoobler’s challenge to Bob Howe for a single example of the left’s goal of “reinventing,” i.e. trashing America as we know it.

There is a gentleman named Obama (remember him), who while president, stated overtly the goal of

his administration was to “fundamentally change America.” There you have it, Mr. Hoobler, and unfortunately his minions, trying to make good on that commitment are busily at work trying to fulfill that goal.

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Clifford A. Rowe LOVELL — Clifford (Cliff) Arthur Rowe, born to Chester A. and Hannah (Martikainen) Rowe on Nov. 21, 1936, in Stoneham, Maine, passed away on Aug. 25, 2021, at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, Maine. Cliff spent his early years in Stoneham, and much of his life in Lancaster, N.H. He went to grade school and high school in Lancaster, graduating from the Lancaster High School.

Cliff worked at Remington Rand, then Metropolitan Life Insurance Company before settling into George M. Stevens and Son Company, where he spent the majority of his career; retiring as the senior partner in the firm. Cliff met the love of his life, Elizabeth (Liz) (Diamond) Rowe in June of 1956, in Littleton, N.H.; introduced by Liz’s mother’s cousin. They were married on Dec. 21, 1957, at Saint Peter’s Anglican Church in Sherbrook, Quebec, Canada. They lived in Hammond, Ind., for two years before moving back to the east coast and settling in Lancaster, where they spent the next 40 years. Upon retirement in 2000 they moved to their new family-built home on beloved Cushman Pond in Lovell, Maine. They lived in Lovell until Liz’s passing on Jan. 1, 2015, and Cliff’s passing on Aug. 25, 2021.

Cliff was extremely active in community and church activities, singing in the church choir at the Lancaster Congregational Church of Christ and Lovell United Church of Christ, playing the drums in the Lancaster summer band, playing the role of scout master for the Lancaster Boy Scout Troup 219, and actively participating in the Lancaster Rotary Club. Cliff was also a longtime member of the Freemasons.

One of Cliff and Liz’s favorite hobbies included travel. They travelled to fun locations such as California, Branson, Mo., Finland, England, Ireland, and Bermuda. They also spent significant time during the winters in Florida and Myrtle Beach, S.C. Cliff was predeceased by Liz, his parents, and Liz’s parents Evelyn and Frederick Diamond. Cliff leaves his three sons and their families: Douglas and Marsha Rowe of Scarborough, Maine, and their daughters and husbands Jordan and Richard Barrett from Portland, Maine, and Jamie and Sam Griswold from Portland, Maine; Brian and Karen Rowe from South Worthington, Mass., and their children Katlyn from Chester, Mass., and Caleb from Blandford, Mass.; Mark and Allison Rowe from Hartsville, S.C., and their children Isaac and Bethany from Hartsville, and Isabelle from Lake George, N.Y.; his sister Nancy (Rowe) Marshall and her husband Harold (Pete) Marshall. Cliff also leaves his partner of four years, Jackie Scudder, of Arkport, N.Y. The family is so appreciative of the companionship that Jackie provided to Cliff during the past few years.

A memorial service will be held at the Lovell United Church of Christ on Sat., Sept. 4, 2021, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers the family encourages donations be made to either the Stoneham Rescue Service (8 Butters Hill Rd., Stoneham, ME 04231) or Stephens Memorial Hospital; specifically the Emergency Department who so gracefully and professionally attended to Cliff’s final hours on our earth. Donations can be made by using the following online link: https://www.mainehealth.org/ Western-Maine-Health/Ways-To-Give/Make-A-Gift/OnlineDonation or by contacting Abbie Graiver, Director of Development at 207-744-6049.

Arrangements are with Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main Street, So. Paris.

Online condolences may be shared with his family at www. chandlerfunerals.com

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Calendar of Events

Legals Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF NAPLES

INVITATION TO BID

Office Closure

WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE The Town of Stow is requesting bids from qualified contractors to maintain winter roads for a threeyear term, Oct. 15, 2021 thru May 30, 2024.

The Naples Town Office will be closed Monday, September 6, 2021, in observance of Labor Day.

Contractor’s ability to perform (i.e. maintenance capability, backup equipment and personnel, etc.) will be considered as well as bid price. Town reserves their right to reject any and all bids.

Contact Stow Town Office for information package at 207-697-2007, or e-mail at townofstow@ fairpoint.net Sept. 15, 2021.

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Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Select Board Meeting

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The Naples Select Board will hold a public hearing in compliance with Title 22 M.R.S. § 4305(1) regarding the General Assistance Ordinance and Appendices (A-H) proposed by the State for October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022.

Details are available upon request by contacting the Town at 207-693-6364, ext. 109.

1069 Main Street, Lovell, ME 04051 Phone: 207-925-6272 Fax 207-925-1710

The hearing will take place at 6 p.m., on Monday, September 13, 2021, at 15 Village Green Lane. The public is welcome. Masks are recommended.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF LOVELL

The Lovell Planning Board will hold a public hearing on a Conditional Use application submitted by, Mark Lopez DBA: Bridgton Investment Fund, LLC / Lovell Self Storage The applicant requests to build an 18,100-square-foot selfstorage facility consisting of three separate buildings. The project is located at 699 Main Street, Lovell, Maine.

Date of Public Hearing: September 8, 2021 Time: 6 p.m.

Place: Lovell Town Hall, 1133 Main Street

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Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES

Planning Board Public Hearing The Naples Planning Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. The meeting will be held at the Naples Town Board Room located at 15 Village Green Lane.

On the agenda: Site walk for the following applications, starting at 4:30 p.m.; 1. A Site Plan Review for a proposed solar project located at 281 Harrison Road (Tax Map U52 Lot 96) submitted

by BWC Brandy Pond, LLC. 2. A Site Plan Review for a proposed solar project located at 18 Olde Village Woods (Tax Maps U5/U11 Lot 24-2) submitted by Naples Roosevelt Trail Solar 1, LLC.

PUBLIC NOTICE

PLANNING BOARD

BRIDGTON GATEWAY PROJECT The Planning Board for the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 5 p.m., on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. Public comments will be heard for Bridgton Gateway Project located at 267 & 271 Main Street, known as Tax map 23 Lots 105 & 106 Planning board meetings will resume as in person meetings. A copy of the proposed project can be viewed at the Town office by appointment. Agenda and instructions for Public Hearing will be posted at a later date on the Town website.

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MSAD# 61 LAKE REGION SCHOOL DISTRICT CHILDFIND NOTICE If you are aware of any child from Casco, Naples or Bridgton between the ages of 0 and 5 who has special need(s) which may require special education and supportive services, please refer them to: Child Development Services 230 Main St., Norway, ME 04268 (207) 743-9701 If you are aware of any child from Casco, Naples or Bridgton between the school ages of 5 and 20 who has special need(s) which may require special education and supportive services, please refer them to: Carla J. Gill, Director of Special Services MSAD# 61 School District, 1881 Roosevelt Trail, Suite B, Naples, ME 04055 (207) 627-4578 A child’s special need(s) may be in any of the following areas: vision, hearing, speech and language, socialemotional development, behavior, orthopedic, health, learning or any combination of the above.

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Planning Board meeting to follow.

Plans may be viewed online at www.townofnaples.org.

The public is welcome to attend in person for both the site walk and the meeting.

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

STATE OF MAINE

PROBATE COURT CUMBERLAND, SS.

LOCATION: PORTLAND DOCKET NO: ___________

In re: Adriana J. Hillery Petition for Guardianship

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ORDER FOR SERVICE

BY PUBLICATION

This notice is directed to Unknown, last of Harrison, County of Cumberland, State of Maine, whereabouts unknown.

This cause came to be heard on a Motion of the Petitioner whose address is 5 Town Farm Road, Harrison, Maine 04040 for Service by Publication on Thursday, August 26, and September, 2, 2021.

This motion has been submitted for the following reasons: to locate the father. Petitioner believers that Unknown Father is most likely located at the following address: Unknown.

Petitioner believes the newspaper in which public notice is most likely to reach is The Bridgton News, 118 Main St., Bridgton, ME 04009 (name and address of newspaper) for the following reasons: to try and locate the father.

It is hereby ORDERED that unknown father appear and defend the cause and serve a response to the Petition upon Petitioner, on or before Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Unknown Father is notified that if he/she shall fail to do so, the petition for minor guardianship will proceed without objection. His/her response should also be filed with the Cumberland County Probate Court, 142 Federal Street, Portland, ME 04101.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that this Order be published in the above named newspaper of general circulation on or before Sept. 21, 2021, once a week for two successive weeks.

8/17/2021 Date

Paul Aronson, Judge of Probate

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF CASCO PLANNING BOARD AGENDA SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 6:30 PM COMMUNITY CENTER MEETING ROOM • Determine a Quorum

NOTICE OF SEALED BID REQUEST

Old Business: • Approval of the Meeting Minutes of July 12, 2021

for Surplus Land Parcel

• Sign Final Plan for Old Mill Farms, Hancock Leasing LLC

Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the Town of Bridgton Warrant Article Number 33, a sealed bid for the purchase of a 100' x 160' (+/-) portion of Town Owned Land deemed as surplus on Map 54 Lot 10; will take place at the Bridgton Municipal Complex, 3 Chase Street, Suite 1, Bridgton, ME 04009 on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at 2 p.m.

Terms: The properties will be sold by sealed bid, as-is, where-is, with no warranties or guarantees of any kind. Special Requirements: A survey is required, any and all legal fees, as well as preparation and recording of the deed. All special requirements will be at the successful bidder’s expense.

Minimum Bid Requirements and Security Deposits do apply.

Detailed information can be found on our website at www. bridgtonmaine.org or by contacting the Executive Secretary, Nikki Hamlin at 207-647-8786.

The winning bidder will be notified within three days. Conveyance of the property will be by Municipal Quitclaim Deed.

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• Sign Final Plan for 224 Roosevelt Trail, Stroud Cannabis Cultivation • Sign Notice of Decision/Findings of Fact for 299 Roosevelt Trail, RJR,LLC , Amended Site Plan for Storage Building • Continue Tabled Review of Crooked River Campground Expansion from the June 14th Meeting. Site Walk was Performed on July 19, 2021.

New Business: • Solar Farm Application – Site Plan Review – Maine DG Holdings, LLC – Represented by Stantec Consulting Services Inc. A Proposed Solar Facility off Meadow Road (Route121) Tax Map 5, Lot 38 Additions: Next Meeting October 18, 2021 Adjourn Meeting:

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Rain date Sept. 11.

Meet and Greet at Gallery 302 in Bridgton with artist Christina Davis at 5 p.m. The exhibit dates are Aug. 28 to Oct. 1.

Saturday, September 11 Pot roast supper at the Raymond Village Community Church, $12.

Meals are take-out only.

Please order in advance as it is unlikely that extra meals will be available. To order your meals please call the office at 655-7749 and leave a message with your name, number of meals and time you will pick up. Or if you prefer you can send an e-mail to office@rvccme. org with the information.

Newfoundland Day, at 4 p.m. Buffet, band and pleasant surprises, Maine Inn, Poland Spring Resort. Enjoy a fun evening while learning about Newfoundland. Everybody welcome. Tickets at https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/ newfoundland-day-tickets-148619528009 or contact Daphne Izer at 207240-3788 or e-mail dizer@ roadrunner.com Sunday, September 12 Gina Williams live.

Denmark Arts Center at 1 p.m. presents Gina Williams as a performer in its DriveIn Live Music Series at the Bridgton Twin DriveIn. Gate opens at 12 p.m.

Concert starts at 1 p.m. Cost: $50 per vehicle (maximum five persons). Reservations suggested. To purchase tickets or find more information, visit www.DenmarkArts. org/event Wednesday, September 15 Open house. The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, previously housed at 199 Main Street, on the Stephens Memorial Hospital (SMH) campus, has relocated to 59 Winter Street, and will host an open house for the public from 2 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, September 18 Free museum day. The Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 17th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based museums.

Museum Day tickets will be available for download at Smithsonianmag.com/ MuseumDay.

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PUBLIC NOTICE MUNICIPAL OFFICERS’ NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL HEARING The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in the Downstairs Meeting Room located at 10 Iredale Street, in Bridgton, to hear public comments on the annual adoption of the Maine Municipal Association Local General Assistance Ordinance and Appendices A through H for the period of October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Friday, September 3 Milltown Roadshow performs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Bicentennial Park in Denmark as part of Denmark Arts Center’s After Dinner Music Series.

Saturday, September 4 Buffet breakfast at United Parish, 77 Main Street, Harrison, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Donations welcome.

Breakfast includes pancakes, French toast, sausage, fruit, coffee cake, muffins, juice, coffee, and tea. COVID guidelines will be followed.

Only 24 guests will be seated at one time. There is no fixed price, but donations are most welcome.

Deep-fried turkey supper. The Sweden Volunteer Fire Association will hold its annual deep-fried turkey supper from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sweden Town Meeting Hall on Route 93 (on the Bridgton Road) in Sweden.

Cost: $15 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for kids 5 and younger.

Inside and outside seating (weather permitting) offered, plus meals to go. For more information, call Bette Jean at (207) 583-7989.

Viewpoints, an art opening with Janet and Jeremiah Gill will be held from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Denmark Arts Center. The exhibit will show through Saturday, Oct. 23.

Thursday, September 9 Annual meeting. Loon Echo Land Trust will hold its 34th Annual Meeting at Camp Wohelo on Sebago Lake in Raymond at 5 p.m.

The cost of the event with dinner is $30 per person, without dinner is $10 per person. Register online at loonecholandtrust.org/annualmeeting. The event will be held outdoors. A rain date Tuesday, Sept. 14.

Friday, September 10 Blood drive.

The Harrison Lions Club and the American Red Cross will be having a blood drive from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at the United Parish Congregational Church in Harrison. Please call 1-800-RED-CROS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment.

Lincoln.

Bridgton Historical Society is excited to welcome award-winning and widely-acclaimed reenactor John Voehl from Colorado to present a speech on the expansion of statehood at 5 p.m. at Narramissic in South Bridgton. Bring chairs, blankets, drinks, as the event will be outside and is free to the public.

Donations are accepted.

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BHS Class of 1965 reunites in Naples

raffle items, 50-50, t-shirts and much more, made the day a huge success. Phil Harmon won $50 on the 50-50.

Some of us had planned to attend and paid our money, but were unable to get there: April Leland Dow, Suzanne Bigonski Willey, Dottie Chadbourne Snow, Diane Holden Morrill, and me, C.J. Pike.

Back in 1965, 72 students graduated, however, the class started out with 125. Some of them moved away and some pursued other opportunities.

Thirty-two members of the class have died; and some were not well enough to attend, so they were sent “thinking of you” cards. Ross Graham, David Woolley, Gail Thomas Gile and Carlene THE CLASS OF ‘65 (above).

SINGING during the Bridgton High School Class of 1965 reunion were (below) Dave Fickett were on the commitWolley and Ross Graham.

The 56th reunion of Bridgton High School’s class of 1965 was held at Gary’s Olde Towne Tavern on Route 302 in Naples on Saturday, Aug. 21. Due to COVID-19, it was postponed from last year, which would have been the 55th year since the class graduated.

Classmates attending the reunion were: Stewart “Ross” Graham, Jr., Ronald Thurlow, Carlene Eastman, David Barker, Barbara Matson, Joel Palmer, Cynthia Latham Wentworth, Carlene Allen Pickett, Virginia Lackee Ward, Aleta Kilborn, Kit Foster, Dee Dee Norman, Sandra Harmon Hewson, David Woolley, Geraldine “Gerry” Murch, Linda Conant Sanborn, Linda Hall Soutiere, Andrew Flagg Jr., Julie Cadman Richardson, James Tarbox, Gail Thomas, Philip Harmon, Nancy Lewis Mayhan, Beverly DeWitt, and Linda Davis Lewis, 26 classmates in all. ] Spouses and guests balanced out the group that attended, and a great time was had by all. Fred Ross, the high school tee to organize it, and they did a great job.

It was decided to have another reunion in a couple of boys’ and girls’ physical education teacher, also attended.

It was a first time for some and some had been to every years.

Fickett said that although it was exhausting to “bring it reunion they have had, six in all. Reunions were held on the all together,” Sandra Harmon Hewson encouraged her by 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th and this year.

According to one of the organizers, Carlene Fickett, saying that “The committee deserves a big ‘Thank You’ for there was a buffet-style lunch, with everything from chili all the hard work that went into the planning, because the with crackers, cole slaw made by Dave Woolley’s wife Pat, reunion was a big success. Phil and I loved it and from my potato salad with egg, baked haddock, turkey club sand- observation, everyone else did, too.”

So, after all these years, the class of 1965 still knows wiches, Chicken Alfredo, veggie lasagna, topped off with a wedge of lemon cake for dessert. A karaoke with a DJ, how to party and have a great time.

RPM free on September 18 The Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, Sept.

18, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 17th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based museums.

The annual event allows museums, zoos and cultural centers from all 50 states to emulate the spirit of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities, which offer free

Thanks to Smithsonian magazine Rufus Porter will offer free downloadable tickets for the museum on Sept. 18.

Mill’s last weekend for the season HARRISON – The Historic Scribner’s Saw Mill and Homestead will be open this Saturday, Sept. 4 for the last time this season from 1 to 4 p.m.

Come early enough to be able to enjoy the tour of the mill where you learn about the “sash” saw used to cut lumber, how to put together a barrel, watch the shingle mill slicing off shingles in the long shed, the blacksmith operating the forge in the blacksmith shop, and tour the Homestead. The barn, chicken and icehouses are also open for self-guided tours.

Scheduled in September, Scribner’s Mill Preservation, Inc. will be offering a

two-day Timber Framing Workshop under the direction of Ed Somers. Participants will learn how to make precision cuts to frame a 40 x 14

the opportunity to assist is constructing the frame as their time permits. This workshop is limited to five participants. Senior high school students are encouraged to enroll if interested in woodworking and learning an early construction trade. For more information and to register call 583-6455.

Scribner ’s Mill Preservation will be following the CDC guidelines as they change. We ask that those who have not been vaccinated to follow suit and wear a mask.

Scribner’s Mill is found south of Bolsters Mills on ASSEMBLING the floor joists into the sills for the Jesse Mill Road crossing over Exhibit Shed at historic Scribner’s Saw Mill.

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being shut down for a year or more, Museum Day 2021 celebrates the reopening of museums after long closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s theme, Experience America, represents the return to, and resurgence of, our country’s diverse cultural experiences, in the safest possible way.

While tickets will be free of charge, participating museums will have safety precautions in place for this year’s event so guests can safely and comfortably enjoy their experience.

Museum Day tickets will be available for download at Smithsonianmag. com/MuseumDay. Visitors

Exhibit Shed at the Mill and assist in the raising of the frame when completed. The week following the workshop, participants will have

admission every day. This year’s event is sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company.

Museum Day goes beyond getting visitors through museum doors — it acts as a springboard to empower and help advance the hopes and ambitions of the public, particularly school-aged children and those in underrepresented communities. It represents a national commitment to access, equity and inclusion.

With many public spaces

who present a Museum Day ticket will gain free entrance for two at participating venues on Sept.

18. One ticket is permitted per e-mail address. A list of participating museums, which will be continually updated as more museums continue to register, can be found at Smithsonianmag. com/MuseumDay. For more information, please visit Smithsonianmag. com/MuseumDay OR www. rufusportermuseum.org

Senior College Fall 2021 classes starting soon Autumn classes of the Senior College at Bridgton will meet in person at the Magic Lantern Theater Tannery Pub, 9 Depot Street in Bridgton from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from Sept. 21 to Oct. 14.

Due to the rapidly changing and virulent nature of the COVID-19 variants, proof of vaccinations and masks will be required to attend classes.

Senior College membership is valid for the Academic year, Sept. 1, 2021 through Aug. 31, 2022. The annual membership fee is $25 and allows registration for autumn, winter and spring classes. Class fees are $18 for each of the two, four session classes on Tuesday and Thursday. The Wednesday singlesession classes are free to paid members. (See the enclosed registration form for sign-up and mailing instructions.)

For more information, additional registration forms and special announcements see the website: seniorcollegeatbridgton.org or telephone 207-647-5593 or 207-583-4013.

Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes Presenter: Homer Pence Tuesdays, Sept. 21, 28 and Oct. 5, 12, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Britten’s Peter Grimes is an opera set in a 19th century English fishing village. This is a story with the potent dynamic

of the individual against the crowd. The fisherman, Grimes, loses his apprentice at sea and the villagers react without understanding the torments he suffers. Composed and premiered in 1945, Peter Grimes restored prestige to English opera and brought wide acclaim to Britten. The score is rich and sonorous, both vocally and instrumentally.

Climate Change: What to Do? Presenter: Allen Armstrong Wednesday, Sept. 22, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

After a brief overview of climate change science and effects, we will address ways to mitigate climate change, both by personal actions and governmental policy changes. We will use the En-ROADS simulator, a transparent policy simulation model that gives everyone the chance to design their own scenarios to limit future global warming.

Public Safety in Bridgton & the Lake Region Presenter: Chief Phillip A. Jones Wednesday, Sept. 29, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Policing in 2021 is a new and complicated challenge.

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Shakespeare’s Richard III Presenter: Margaret Reimer Thursdays, Sept. 23, 30 and Oct. 7, 14, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

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chicken or pork dish, or as an ingredient in a soup or stew, these little fruits add a bright flavor that is hard to match.

This recipe was sent to us by BrennaMae at Patch Farm. I heard from the Patchy’s that this stew is “Da Bomb.”

I can’t wait to try it.

The Swallow’s Pork and Tomatillo Stew

from Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl Serves 6 1/4 cup vegetable oil 8 large cloves garlic, peeled 2 pounds lean pork, cut in cubes salt pepper 1 bottle dark beer 12 ounces orange juice 1 pound tomatillos, quartered 1 pound Roma tomatoes, peeled and chopped 1 large onions, coarsely chopped 1 bunch cilantro, chopped 2 jalapeño peppers, chopped 1 14-ounce can black beans juice of 1 lime 1 cup sour cream Heat oil in a large casserole. Add garlic cloves. Add pork, in batches so as not to crowd, and brown on all sides.

Remove pork as the pieces get brown on all sides. Remove pork as the pieces get brown and add salt and pepper.

Meanwhile, put beer and orange juice in another pot.

Add tomatillos and tomatoes, bring to a boil, lower heat, and cook about 20 minutes, oruntil tomatillos are soft. Set aside.

When all pork is browned, pour off all but about a tablespoon of the oil in the pan. Add coarsely chopped onions and cook about 8 minutes, or until soft. Stir, scraping up bits of meat. Add chopped cilantro and pepper and salt to taste.

Put pork back into pan. Add tomatillo mixture and chopped jalapeños. Bring to a boil, lower heat, cover partially and cook about 2 hours.

Taste for seasoning. Add black bean and cook 10 minutes more.

Stir lime juice into sour cream.

Serve chili with rice, with sour cream-lime juice mixture on the side as a topping.

Enjoy!

The Bridgton Farmers’ Market is outdoors on the Green behind Renys. Hours are 8 a.m. to noon, rain or shine.

Some vendors are there until 1 p.m.

BFM is still offering online pre-orders. You will pick up your order at the Members Table.

For a full list of vendors and information on ordering visit https://www.facebook.com/BridgtonFarmersMarket/ or contact bridgtonfarmersmarket.me@gmail.com

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Breakfast Buffet

HARRISON — The United Parish – Congregational Church of Harrison and North Bridgton will hold a Public Buffet Breakfast, its first in almost two years, on Saturday, Sept. 4 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.

The menu will include pancakes (plain and blueberry), French toast, sausage, homemade coffee cakes and muffins, fresh fruit, coffee, tea and juice. There is no fixed price, but donations are most welcome.

The church is located at 77 Main Street in Harrison, right across the street from Crystal Lake Park. Health and safety are very important, therefore, the setup will look a little different. Only 24 people will be seated at one time.

Others will wait in the well-ventilated sanctuary.

Deep-fried Turkey Supper

SWEDEN — The Sweden Volunteer Fire Association will hold its annual deep-fried turkey supper on Saturday, Sept. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sweden Town Meeting Hall on Route 93 (on the Bridgton Road) in Sweden.

The menu includes mashed potatoes, gravy, corn on the cob, green beans, stuffing, cranberry sauce, bread and butter, drink mix, water and coffee. As always, there will be homemade apple crisp and homemade ice cream.

Cost: $15 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for kids 5 and younger.

Inside and outside seating (weather permitting) offered, plus meals to go. For more information, call Bette Jean at 207-583-7989.

Blood Drive Sept. 10

HARRISON — The Harrison Lions Club and the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Friday, Sept. 10 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at the United Parish Congregational Church in Harrison.

Please call 1-800-RED-CROS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment.

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True Andrea Ela, daughter of Lakyn Osgood Ela and Jared Ela of Fryeburg, was born on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H. True weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. She joins sibling Bryson Ela, age 10.

Maternal grandparents: Andrea and James Osgood of Fryeburg.

Paternal grandparents: Kathryn and William Ela of Conway, N.H. Great-grandparents: James and the late Donna Osgood of Fryeburg; the late Harry and Sandra True of Fryeburg; Carol and Roger Smith of Stow.

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All participants are asked to wear masks. Because of the size of the space, Tai Chi Maine is able to maintain distance between participants. All doors are open and the fans are on to allow for good air circulation. The group takes donations each week that are given to the Bridgton Food Pantry.

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By Nancy Tripp Bridgton Farmers’ Market Tomatillos are here, Yay! I love tomatillos and am always excited to see them come to harvest. The season in which we have tomatoes and tomatillos together (different fruits in spite of their names) is the height of summer and the dishes you can create with both can leave the resident foodie a bit over stimulated.

Tomatillos look like a small green tomato, wrapped in a thin husk that is easily removed. They have a slight stickiness that is easily rinsed off. The flavor is bright, acidic and vegetal with a hint of citrus. The texture is dense and not as juicy as a tomato. This little fruit is packed with vitamin A, C and E and loaded with antioxidants.

Tomatillos can be used raw or cooked. There are many recipes for tomatillos used in fresh sauces and salsas raw, slightly acidic, or roasted for a savory flavor. Used sliced raw the tomatillo is a fresh addition to salads and sandwiches. Cooked into a sauce the tomatillo will dress up a

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Sweden says farewell

SWEDEN — The congregation of the Sweden Community Church bid a fond farewell to Rev. Anita White on Sunday, Aug. 29.

Rev. White had served as the minister of the church for many summers and she will be sorely missed. A larger than average crowd filled the pews to hear Anita’s last sermon on “Goodbyes and

Hellos,” talking about how saying goodbye may be difficult but inevitable and will lead to saying hello to something new. Anita is leaving to spend more time with her family and find time to pursue some projects she has been planning for a while.

We wish her all the best for the future.

Another farewell to long-

time Sweden resident Tom Goodman will take place at the celebration of his life on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Town Hall, 144 Bridgton Road (Route 93). Tom passed away in March 2021 at the age of 95.

All are welcome to attend and share their memories of this unique, interesting and entertaining man.

RVCC has new pianist

RAYMOND — The Raymond Village Community Church is pleased to announce and welcome Michael Bostock as the church’s new pianist.

He will be leading the spiritual music of the church beginning on Sept. 12.

“We are excited to make this announcement of the hiring of Michael Bostock. We feel he will continue to further advance our music program each and every week,” Church Moderator, Tom Wiley said.

“Historically, this church has featured some of the best musicians and we look to continue that tradition.”

Michael Bostock is a highly awarded and recognized musician having been honored with the following awards for music excellence: winner, Kotschmar Memorial Trust Scholarship 2021 Competition; first place winner, Ocy L. Downs Biennial Piano Competition; honorable mention for Bagaduce Music Young Composers Competition; and honorable mention for Pine Tree Competition Junior Division.

He performs periodically at the MarstonKotschmar Music Club and has performed in many ensembles including Portland Youth Wind Ensemble and Maine Youth Rock Orchestra.

Michael will also be the featured musician at an upcoming Noonday Concert at the Portland Conservatory of Music on Nov. 4.

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NEW PIANIST at the Raymond Village Community Church is Michael Bostock.

Memphis King Rocks

By Perri Black Guest Writer The first show in the Denmark Arts Center summer concert series at the Bridgton Twin Drive-In on Aug. 22 was cancelled due to inclement weather, but rockabilly sensation King Memphis put on the second scheduled show and rocked the afternoon away last Sunday, Aug. 29.

Kris Day, Matthew Robbins, Kris Eckhardt and David Ragsdale performed a plethora of their origi-

nal songs created over 30 years of performing, as well as some cover versions of other artists’ works. Lively, dynamic and fun with a strong stage presence, King Memphis did not disappoint the enthusiastic music lovers who attended the show.

The next concert in the Drive-In series features popular local musician Bruce Marshall and The Shadow Riders. The band will take the stage on Sunday, Sept. 5, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 per vehicle (five

people maximum) and may be purchased at the gate (which opens at noon) or online at denmarkarts.org/ events (click on Calendar then go to the list of events).

Reservations are encouraged.

The Bridgton Twin Drive-In is located at 383 Portland Road. For more information go to www.denmarkarts.org The Denmark Arts Center is grateful for the generous support of Norway Savings Bank, Bridgton Twin DriveIn and the Davis Family Foundation.

THE SHADOW RIDERS will perform this Sunday, Sept. 5 at 1 p.m. at the Bridgton Twin Drive-In as part of the Denmark Arts Center’s Live Music Series.

DAC continues Drive-In series with music variety

DENMARK — The Shadow Riders is next up in the Denmark Arts Center’s Live Music Series at the Bridgton Twin Drive-In this Sunday, Sept. 5 at 1 p.m.

The Shadow Riders are a six-piece band from the New England area, performing the music of the original Marshall Tucker Band. Fronted by singer, guitarist Bruce Marshall, who has assembled an allstar lineup of musicians to faithfully create this timeless music.

Of particular note is the fact that Bruce Marshall played with Toy Caldwell, the lead guitarist, primary songwriter and co-founder of the Marshall Tucker Band. This gives the Shadow Riders a unique insight as to how this music was played, arranged and sold to the public.

The Shadow Riders is a name Toy Caldwell used for his backing group with Marshall in ’89 and ’90 and is the title for one of his songs.

This new stellar sixpiece ensemble performs hits like Can’t You See, Take the Highway and Fire on the Mountain and other popular tunes from their heyday like Heard it in a Love Song, Blue Ridge Mountain Sky and This ’Ol Cowboy and some “deep cuts,” as well.

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Guests can set their lawn chairs in front of their vehicle and our sound system brings the music to you.

We ask you to leave your pets at home for this DriveIn experience. Bring your coolers with food and drink and leave your alcoholbased beverages behind.

Bridgton Twin Drive-In does not allow alcohol.

Deep gratitude goes to Norway Savings Bank, Bridgton Twin Drive-In, Standard Gastropub, Davis Family Foundation, and Maine Arts Commission for making the Denmark Arts Center Drive-In Music Series is possible.

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DAC art opening of Gill work DENMARK — “Viewpoints: tive and somewhat pushed as Particular Visions Distinct I try to express the ‘feeling’ Perspectives” by Janet and of what I am painting and Jeremiah Gill opens on Saturday, respond to the painting itself.”

Sept. 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Jeremiah enhanced his Denmark Arts Center. drawing skills at the University DAC is delighted to have of Rochester, and then graduartists Janet Gill and Jeremiah ated with honors from the Gill join the center this sumUniversity of Connecticut. He mer. Their show focuses on was featured at the Island Art two people who have been Gallery (Kennedy Studios) on married for a while, become Martha’s Vineyard. one in many ways, though “Architectural renderretaining their individual ing taught me to draw things viewpoints — visible in how that do not exist. Studying they perceive the world and shadows was especially helpproduce art. ful. Working from blueprints Over the years, Janet has and drawing freehand with pursued her interest in art ink and permanent art makthrough various mediums — ers, I produced images of photography, printmaking, what the building would ultistained glass, music, paintmately look like,” he said. ing, graphic design, and pot“Now I paint for the pleasure tery. She has sought instrucof capturing the feeling of tion through various workbeauty and energy that exists shops and classes. During the — in people, at the ocean, in 1980s, a job at the Haystack the mountains or desert. Big Mountain School of Crafts vistas, cozy cottages, shady in Deer Isle created a desire VIEWPOINTS, an art opening with Janet and nooks, they can all entrance to attend an art school. Janet Jeremiah Gill will be held on Saturday, Sept. 4, from us when the light is right and studied the basics and focused 2 to 4 p.m., at the Denmark Arts Center. we suddenly awaken. Painting on printmaking at the Portland that moment when I feel School of Art (now MECA) in ‘Ooohh’ is what keeps me Portland. excited. Being able to share it with others is a joy, and “I love working with pastels. I am drawn to their rich when I hang it in my home it is like a permanent window and vibrant color and the energy that can be achieved by into that beauty that I so loved!” the actual pastel stroke or mark. There are endless ways Janet and Jeremiah Gill will be in Denmark Arts of experimenting with this medium which makes it inter- Center from 2 to 4 p.m., talking about their work, style, esting and exciting. When choosing subject matter and and inspirations and perhaps performing a song or two. composition, color seems to be foremost in my mind. It DAC will have light food and beverages available. The is what excites me and draws me to a subject,” she said. DAC Gallery is open each Saturday from 12 to 4 p.m.

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(9/21x) (6/21x) The Ballroom Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-2061 www.hastingsmalia.com Dance - Exercise - Yoga - Aikido FOUNDATIONS PLUMBING & HEATING (9/21x) Main St., Harrison, Maine 207-583-6964 (12/21x) Henry’s Concrete Construction Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. Foundations, Slabs, Floors CARPENTRY DENTAL SERVICES Harrison Tel. 583-4896 (9/21x) Specializing in repair service in The Lake Region 647-4436 (12/21x) Robert E. Guy Bridgton Dental Associates GARAGE DOORS General Carpentry – Additions Dr. Paul Cloutier Ken Karpowich Plumbing Repairs – Remodeling Complete dental care Repairs/Installation/Remodeling Roberts Overhead Doors www.bobguy@myfairpoint.net 138 Harrison Rd., Bridgton Commercial/residential – free estimates Master Plumber in ME & NH Harrison 743-5120 239-4804 (cell) Over 20 years experience 207-925-1423 www.bridgtondental.com Now offering Master Card & Visa (9/21x) 207-647-8052 (12/21x) (12/21x) (12/21x) 207-595-2311

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HELLO DOLLY by artist Erica Christensen.

This week’s puzzle theme:

Social Media

ACROSS 1. The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical 5. Hallucinogenic drug 8. Some special effects, acr.

11. Chip in Vegas 12. Cordelia’s father in Shakespeare play 13. One in squirrel’s stash 15. Dissenting clique 16. Tangerine/grapefruit hybrid 17. Type of lemur 18. *Popular messenger 20. Mosque prayer leader 21. Down Under marsupial 22. Thanksgiving serving 23. *100 days of snapping, e.g.

26. Military’s inactive force 30. Repeated Cuban dance step 31. The Kinks’ lead singer, a.k.a. godfather of Britpop 34. Late December season 35. Rough, as in voice 37. Chop off 38. Stephen King’s “The ____” 39. “Do ____ others...”

40. Strep throat organ 42. File a suit 43. Sewing pearls on a wedding gown, e.g.

45. One with authority 47. Army bed 48. Space path

50. Law school test acronym 52. *Unique social media identifier 55. Latin dance 56. “Place” in French 57. Sacred Hindu writings 59. Post-mortem bios 60. Actress Campbell 61. African chieftain 62. Recipe amt.

63. Nirvana’s “Come as You ____” 64. Badger’s den DOWN 1. Current tense of “had” 2. All over again 3. Eczema symptom 4. Second shot 5. Corporate department 6. Salpae, sing.

7. Type of coffee maker 8. Elizabeth McGovern’s “Downton Abbey” role 9. Inspiring horror 10. As opposed to outs 12. Capital of Zambia 13. Bruce Wayne’s ____ was Batman 14. *Message under a post 19. Bootlicker 22. Da, to a Russian 23. *Done to social media past before applying for job?

24. Feudal lord 25. Haile Selassie’s disciple

26. Gym exercises 27. Comedy Central’s “critique” 28. Dolby Theatre to Oscars 29. Often considered wise 32. *Video blog 33. Charge carrier 36. *Audio series

38. Killed, like dragon 40. Big bang maker 41. Permeate olate dogs 54. *Do this before post44. I to Greeks, pl.

51. Parking spot for a boat ing?

46. Sheet music line, pl.

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Country Living

Senior College starts

(Continued from Page 5B) England’s King Richard III… Was he the worst king in English history, or has he been sorely maligned by the popularity of Shakespeare’s play? This autumn we will read the play, take a look at some of Shakespeare’s sources and compare them to the historical record. As per usual, we will use the excellent video sources available in the Pub to help clarify the language and enliven our discussion.

The Senior College at Bridgton is the hometown program for anyone 50 years or older in Bridgton and surrounding Lake Region communities to learn new things and meet new friends.

Senior College has sessions in the spring, fall and winter each year that are designed

September 2, 2021, The Bridgton News, Page 9B

return the form to: Senior College at Bridgton, P.O. Box 308, Bridgton, ME 04009.

If you have questions, contact Kappy Sprenger, Senior College Registration, at 207-647-5593 or seniorcollegebridgton@gmail.com.

Class enrollments are limited to 25. Class spots will be allocated in the order your applications are received.

DAC Drive-In music series

(Continued from Page 5B) the Crooked River Bridge into the Town of Harrison, the mill is on the left. From Routes 35 or 117, follow the Maine State directional signs found at Carsley or Maple Ridge Roads respectively. For those following their GPS from Route 121, continue on Bolsters Mills Road to Jesse Mill Road instead of turning onto the Tamworth Road.

A $5 donation for each adult is requested. Check the website scribnersmill.org for more information about the mill.

(Continued from Page 7B) the fate of her entire music career.

Guests can set their lawn chairs in front of their vehicle and our sound system brings the music to you.

DAC asks you to leave your pets at home for this DriveIn experience. Bring your coolers with food and drink

to appeal to every interest.

Membership is open to any senior in the Lake Region.

Reservation Forms are available at the Bridgton Library and at the Senior College website http://www. seniorcollegeatbridgton.org.

Everyone should fill out the Reservation Form by Sept. 18 to reserve a space in the class(es) you wish and

Scribner’s Mill

Producer, actress, singer, pianist and composer Gina Williams performs at the Drive-In Sunday, September 12. and leave your alcohol- Arts Center Drive-In Music based beverages behind. Series is possible.

Bridgton Twin Drive-In Gate opens for both does not allow alcohol. shows at 12 p.m. Concert Deep gratitude goes to starts at 1 p.m. Cost: $50 Norway Savings Bank, per vehicle (maximum five Bridgton Twin Drive-In, persons). Reservations sugStandard Gastropub, Davis gested. To purchase tickets Family Foundation, and or find more information, Maine Arts Commission visit www.DenmarkArts. for making the Denmark org/event

Classified Advertising WORK WANTED

ATTENTION

Classified line ads are now posted on our website at NO EXTRA CHARGE! www.bridgton.com

HELP WANTED

ARE YOU LOOKING — for a fun place to work? Do you want to be more involved in your community? The MSAD 72 School District in Fryeburg, Maine, has a variety of anticipated and current positions available! We are an E.O.E. See our website www.msad72.org for specifics and to learn how to apply.

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BUSINESS SERVICES

ESTATE SALE

YARD SALES

JESUS IS LORD — new and used auto parts. National locator.

Most parts 2 days. Good used cars.

Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 Bridg­ton, 207-647-5477. tf30

DENMARK HOUSE PAINTING — Since 1980. Interior and exterior painting. Free estimates. Call John Mathews 452-2781. tf40x

FOR SALE

BUSINESS SERVICES

LOVELL THRIFT SHOP — Open Weds. & Sat. 10-2 p.m. Last Wed. & Sat of the month $2 fill a bag. Donations welcome. Lovell UCC, 1174 Main St., Lovell, ME 8t28x

LITTLE GUYS FIREWOOD — Cut, split, delivered. Prompt delivery. 603-960-2537 or 9356302. Fryeburg area $210 cord, over 20 miles add $10.

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KIMBALL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE — Spring cleanup, Bark mulch, loam, aggregates installed.

Brush removal, chipping available and more. Fully Insured. Call 207-5958321.

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LIFETIME — of collections. 43 Heritage Hill Road, Naples, Maine, 04055. September 4 & 5, 9 to 3. Silver-plate flatware, serving dishes, China, glass, books, records, art, antique baskets & kitchen tools and more.

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$5 FOR TATTERED — U.S. Flag when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, Windham, 893-0339. tf46

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SEASONED $275/cord

2$300/cord cord minimum

Green Firewood $225 per Cord Minimum two cords for delivery.

Order online at westernmainetimberlands.com or call 207-925-1138

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10' x 20' Unit – $125/mo.

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FRYEBURG FAIR

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Starting pay $12.50 per hr. & up General & Traffic Police – Parkers – Cleaners – Pari-Mutual Maintenance Workers – Barrel Dumpers

Security Office of Fryeburg Fairgrounds

Contact: Ray LaFrance 1-207-998-2009 * may apply on line at www.fryeburgfair.org

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MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT

TRANSFER STATION ATTENDENT

The Town of Sebago has an immediate opening for a part-time Transfer Station Attendant. This position is for 30 hours per week. Must be able to handle and operate all minor equipment relative to transfer stations such as compactors and backhoe, and should be able to lift 40 pounds. Duties include the performance of manual labor in connection with transfer station maintenance. Ideally, candidates will possess knowledge of DEP regulations as they pertain to Hazardous Waste Management. For a complete job description and application, please visit: https://www.townofsebago.org/ job-opportunities .

PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

The Town of Sebago is seeking applicants for a part-time administrative support staff position. This is a 9 hour a week position with the possibility of additional hours to cover vacations. Accurate data entry skills are a must. Duties include assisting with the collection of tax and non-tax revenues and filing, along with other administrative activities. Prior municipal experience and knowledge of TRIO software is a plus. For a complete job description and application, please visit: https://www.townofsebago.org/ job-opportunities .

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is found. Applications should be submitted to: Michele A. Bukoveckas, Town Manager, 406 Bridgton Rd, Sebago, ME 04029.

207-935-3777

Henry’s Concrete Construction is looking to hire for a few positions: concrete laborer, concrete floor finisher, and Class B boom truck operator.

Please DO NOT respond if you: are unable to set your alarm, text out sick once a week, have to find a ride to work, or think checking social media every five minutes is part of your daily tasks.

DO REPLY if you are a dependable hard worker that doesn’t whine, is able to be part of a team that provides quality work, you don’t mind working 50+ hours a week earning great pay, staying fit and getting a great tan and have a never give up attitude.

Please call or text 207-557-2801

Full time-Seasonal Fun Place to Work Must be available to work M-F from 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Looking For

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Hours may change during Fair week

Please contact: Fryeburg Fair Office 207-935-3268 info@fryeburgfair.org Applications are available at the Fair Office M-F 9:00-3:30

PLOW TRUCK DRIVER/LABORER

The Town of Sebago is seeking a qualified applicant for the full-time position of Truck Driver/Laborer to join our team. Duties associated with this position include: snow removal and sanding/salting operations, road maintenance, vehicle maintenance, building maintenance and other duties as assigned. Weekend, holiday and night work is very likely during winter months and significant weather events. Preference will be given to applicants that hold a valid CDL (A or B) with a clean driving record.

The Town offers a competitive wage as well as a benefit package. The Successful applicant must pass a pre-employment physical as well as drug and alcohol testing. For a complete job description and application, please visit: https://www.townofsebago.org/job-opportunities .

Please call Jim or Jayne

Cell: 207-415-4476

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Beginning Sept. 7 through Sept. 30, Interviews Will Be: EVERY Tuesday, Thursday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

EVERY Saturday through September 30 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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HELP WANTED

The Town of Sebago is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

FINAL MOVING SALE — 907 Bolsters Mills Rd., Otisfield. Sat., Sept. 4; Mon., Sept. 6, 9-4. Everything must go. Weather permitting.

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Oct 2021 – June 30, 2022

A Community Development Block Grant Program

Do you have a desire to help people solve problems?

One day per week for client meetings. Four days on call for consultation and follow up (approx 14 hours/week). Assist Bridgton residents with red tape, obtain services, resolve problems and make referrals.

Candidate should have: • Degree in Social Services or equivalent • 2 years work experience in social service field

This is a CDBG grant funded position.

Mail a letter of Interest/resume to: Bridgton Community Center, ATTN: CRN 15 Depot St., Bridgton, ME 04009

Sign-on Bonus available for select opportunities!

HELP WANTED

Memorial Hospital is seeking candidates for several clinical and non-clinical openings in North Conway, NH. Come join our team of dedicated professionals who care for our community!

The following opportunities are available at Memorial Hospital: NON-CLINICAL:

CLINICAL:

• Dietary Aides • Maintenance Technician • Registration Clerk • Medical Staff Coordinator

• EMT/AEMT • Licensed Nursing Assistant • Medical Assistant • Respiratory Therapist • Registered Nurse • Surgical Technologist

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Continuations

Solar project appeal

News Briefs

Grant $ awarded

PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Committee of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $113,174 in grants to 16 nonprofits through the Community Building Grant Program.

(Continued from Page 1A) Local grant recipients include: allowed the appellants to pro• Casco Library Association, to build and put in place ceed with their presentation kinesthetic literacy projects called StoryWalks to provide followed by a rebuttal from safe, socially distant family activities in public park spaces Ryan Bailey, project develin Casco: $2,300. oper for Borrego Solar.

• Lakes Environmental Association, Bridgton, to Ainsley described the repair and improve trail systems to allow for greater use by typography of the solar array the general public: $8,112. property (owned by Rolfe The next proposal deadline is Feb. 15, 2022. Application, Corporation) as “increasing guidelines and a complete list of grants can be found at in elevation to neighboring www.mainecf.org. homes” with “limited access GARDEN CAMP at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell was a great success!

Campers harvested vegetables in the library garden and learned which for the fire department to get behind a fire” especially if parts to eat, went for pollinator walks, collected caterpillars and observed monarch chrysalis, made kale chips and potato pancakes, created worm habitats and got to wind exists.

Ainsley questioned who take home a pet red wiggler worm… and much more! Many thanks to Lara Preece The Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity in had jurisdiction/authority for organizing the first (free) Garden Camp and making it a wonderful week!

Bridgton received a special grant from The Robert and regarding deciding to allow the developers to construct a mine whether to modify a ATVs could pull hoses if form to the ordinance, and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Foundation.

The $3,000 grant will be used to conserve and restore needed. let the town address concerns 14-foot wide roadway over standard.

The fire chief’s request for While planners can autho- from abutters and department the front entry and parlor of the Nathan Church House the half mile rather than the standard 20-foot road — the a hammerhead turnaround, rize a waiver, it must “not heads,” he said. “We worked (c.1790), one of two historic homes that comprise the fire chief or Planning Board. along with pull-off areas to affect the general welfare or with the fire chief to help us museum’s current campus at 121 Main Street, in Bridgton.

While the fire chief was okay enable emergency vehicles safety of the town,” Ainsley on the road. The plan met his The primary focus will be on removing cloth wallpaper with the width reduction, as maneuverability inside the quoted from the town’s ordi- needs. We discussed stump- bands on the ceiling of the parlor room. The parlor contains ing (around the array), but it in-situ wall murals painted by the Rufus Porter School of stated in his impact state- array were agreed upon by nance.

Ainsley told BOA was not required by the fire Landscape Muralists. ment, the appellants believed the developer. Fire Chief (at The Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity prothe responsibility ultimately that time) Tom Harriman felt members that abutters feel chief, so we didn’t include it.”

Bailey noted that by per- motes and preserves the life and legacy of Rufus Porter. fell on planners, who “apply the 14-foot road gave fire- an access road should be vary tests” — such as using fighters an adequate launch required around the exterior mit, the array area has to be Today, Porter is well recognized for his folk art; however, town ordinances — to deter- point to fight a forest fire. of the solar array, not simply mowed twice a year, spring he was so much more than a painter. Porter was an inventor, a musician, and a founding publisher, editor, and writer into the array, thus enabling and fall. firefighters to get to the blaze Admittedly, the project for Scientific American, still in publication today.

The museum is open Wednesday to Saturday from 10 quicker in the forested area. creates “more access” to the “At a public hearing, it was forested area than before. a.m. to 4 p.m. thru Oct. 9. Admission is $8 for adults, $4 said having a road (around Developers did slide the array for students, and children aged 15 and under are admitted the array) would be wonder- location 300-feet to create a free. There is no charge to visit the museum’s well-stocked ful. You can get (fire) appara- bigger buffer between the Gift Shop.

NORWAY — The Table Sunday, Sept. 5, 1 p.m., tus there much quicker,” said project and abutters.

During deliberation, (160 Main Street, Norway) Moose Pond, Bridgton (Off Ainsley, noting developing a 14-foot road inside the array Raday clarified that plancontinues to be busy offer- Route 302). ing weekly free clothing give Sunday, Sept. 12, 1 p.m., was “adequate” and less of a ners had not given a “waivaway, free breakfast (drive by Worthley Pond, Sumner (26 financial burden for builders. er” in regards to the 14-foot Looking for a piece of property? The Town of on the second, third and fourth Main Street, Peru). Meet at 12 “We prefer wonderful over road. He pointed out that the Bridgton has several tax-acquired properties up for bid. national code allows local Saturdays, 9 a.m., Norway p.m. at Mallard Mart in West adequate.”

Sealed bids are being sought for the following: He added, “We do feel it is officials to “amend the code Grange on Whitman Street), Paris to follow for directions.

• Frost Farm Road, Map 13, Lot 48, minimum bid recovery groups and kayaking Saturday, Sept. 18, 1 a good project and support it. as needed.” $5,000; $1,000 deposit “Local authority may on area bodies of water. p.m., Keewaydin, Stoneham We’d like another shot at fire • Noncarrow Way, Map 13, Lot 37, minimum bid The Table offers free (609 Maine Street), plenty of protection incorporated into approve less than 20 feet. A $9,000; deposit $2,500 Find us & Like us Store Hours: waiver was not required. The clothing on Tuesday and parking. Meet at 12 p.m. at the plan.”on facebook • North High Street, Map 12, Lot 42, minimum bid 7am-8pm Find us & Like us Schuettinger commended code gives local authority $5,000; $1,000 deposit Store Hours: Wednesdays from 1 to 5 p.m. Melby’s in Waterford to folSun-Sat Ainsley on andfacebook the appellants ability to do it. It is in there,” as well as the last Saturday of low for directions.

7am-8pm • North Road, Map 8, Lot 43-1A, minimum bid $600; for “one of the best presenta- he said. each month from 10 a.m. to Sunday, Sept. 26, 1 p.m., Sun-Sat $500 deposit Officials admitted the situ12 p.m.

Concord Pond, Sumner tions we’ve seen in a long • Pinhook Road, Map 5, Lot 61C, minimum bid $300; The Table’s Healthy (Concord Pond Road). Meet time, and I’ve done this for ation was a bit murky because $100 deposit three different fire chiefs — Outdoor Group continues kay- at 12 p.m. at Mallard Mart in 30 years.”

• Quarterhorse Road: Map 19A, Lot 9 minimum bid Jukkola chimed in that Tom Harriman, interim chief $5,000, $1,000 deposit; Map 19A, Lot 12 minimum bid aking through October. Please West Paris to follow for direcone test considered by plan- Todd Perreault and current $5,000, $1,000 deposit; Map 19A, Lot 40, minimum bid follow The Table’s Facebook tions. page for schedules. The HOG’s For more information, ners is whether a standard chief Glen Garland — were $5,000, $1,000 deposit is a group of people enjoying contact A-J Alexander, direc- creates a hardship upon the part of the discussions.

• Sunnybrook Farm Road, Map 19A, Lot 49, miniRaday opposed the mum bid $5,000; $1,000 deposit the beautiful state of Maine and torLocally (744-2557) e-mail By: thet- applicant. “14 vs 20 feet, Owned &orOperated the only reason I imagine is request to remand back to sharing it with others. able160@gmail.com David & Gail Allenson • Sweden Road, Map 17, Lot 15-3, minimum bid Locally Owned & Operated By: cost. Why go 14 over the last the Planning Board regard- $5,500; $1,000 deposit David & Gail Allenson half mile? Mr. Bailey replied ing the 14-foot roadway, • Whitney Road, Map 17, Lot 20D, minimum bid they needed 14 feet so trucks saying “code allows it” but $2,000; $500 deposit could bring in the solar pan- was willing to support ask• North Bridgton Road, Map 40, Lot 12A, minimum NORWAY — The Cancer that the Center offers – both els, not whether emergency ing planners to take another bid $5,000; $1,000 deposit Resource Center of Western onsite and in surrounding vehicles needed more space. look regarding cleared access • Burnham Road, Map 3, Lot 62-4, minimum bid Shopneeds ‘n Save 8 around the solar array.

Maine, previously housed towns – to anyone in west- The Fire Department $5,500; $1,000 deposit.

Supplied by at 199 Main Street, on the ern Maine who is affected ½ feet (wide), that’sShop not‘nmuch It was noted that there Save Sealed bids are due Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. For Hannaford Stephens Memorial Hospital by cancer. room when you have a fire.” were five solar farm fires over access the bid packages, go to the town’s website at Supplied by (SMH) campus, has relocatCurrently, CRCofWM Bailey counteredHannaford that his the past six years across the ed to 59 Winter Street, and staff continue to meet with firm relies on the “experts,” country, one was “impactful.” bridgtonmaine.org on the Assessing Page. Bid opening is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, at 2 p.m. :2 STORES will host an open house for patients by appointment, in this case the fire chief, The board voted 5-0 to The winning bidder will be notified within three days. the public on Wednesday, however they hope to begin : 2 SHOPPING STORES code enforcement officer and remand back to planners the Conveniently LOCATED in the SAME CENTER Sept. 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. offering designated week- Planning Board, for guidance sole issue of access distance Conveyance of the property will be by Municipal Quitclaim Deed.

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