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The recent bid-style sale of a piece of property that the Town of Casco purchased 20 years ago to expand Webbs Mills Park has frustrated neigh bors.The non-buildable lot next to the burned down home on the edge of Webbs Mills Park ended up on a list of tax-acquired proper ties being sold to the public when in fact the town had bought it for the park in 2002.About a half-dozen resi dents spoke during Public Participation during the Casco Board of Selectmen meeting on Aug. 23. Don Waits, of Casco, said that he was “part of the group that helped convince the town to purchase the properties across from the Gazebo.”“Thethird property was not for a sale, but the fourth property was,” he said, add ing the town purchased the lot on the other side of what is now a burned down house facing Route 11. “That was part of the rea son that land was purchased with the plan of making the entire area one continuous park,” Waits said. “It is disappointing that it was sold for such a small amount. It’s disappointing it was sold to begin with, but to be sold under market value,” he said. “It was sold for $2,750 when the town bought it for $18,000 in 2002. The per son who bought it has it for sale for $19,000 right now,” Waits
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RAYMOND-CASCO Historical Society Museum President Frank McDermott stands in the blacksmith building that was moved behind the museum in July. (De Busk Photo)
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BEFORE WINTER — On Aug. 23 and 24, a crew put up a metal roof on the old Watkins blacksmith building. Earlier this summer, the building was moved behind the Raymond-Casco Historical Society Museum. (Photo courtesy of Greg Plummer)
By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The black smith tools have been kept in theThosefamily.tools belonging to Albert Watkins were col lected and preserved long after his blacksmith busi ness shuttered its doors, probably in the late 30s to early 40s. In a twist of fate, a new landowner offered the blacksmith building to an area museum — if it could be moved from one location to another.Earlier this summer, the structure was moved to its new home: The RaymondCasco Historical Society Museum property. The society paid professionals, people with some expertise in moving older buildings, to do the job. One of the volunteer workers turned out to be the blacksmith’s great grandson, Greg Plummer. Now-a-days, Plummer spends much of his spare time improving and repairing the building. “When I was about five-years old, my mother brought me up to the shop because the shop was literally on the corner of old 302 and Quaker Ridge Road. That’s where I grew up. It had been abandoned at his point. I was 5 in the early 80s,” Plummer said.
CASCO — Taking into consideration the existing economic climate, with inflated prices everywhere including at the gas pumps and grocery stores, the Casco Board of Selectmen sent a message to the town assessor: Don’t raise the milTherate.current tax rate is $15.66 and that is where it will stay for the fiscal year 2022-23.“I,myself would like us to leave it flat for just one more year. The way the economy is, the pandemic that we are hopefully out of, I think a lot of fami lies have trouble this year. I think we should leave it alone,” Selectman Scott AveryThesaid.tax rate was set in late August as is the cus tomary in Technically,Casco.the select men are not the ones who set the mil rate — as was pointed out by the town manager.Casco Town Manager Tony Ward presented the topic to the board. “The mil rate is set by the assessor, not by the select board. What the select board has dialogue on is what the overlay is going to be, which then does have a direct effect on Casco tax rate stays same Page 4A SOLD, Page 4A PIT, Page 2A
Bridgton planners jug gled a varied list of projects Tuesday night from hear ing concerns and changes to a proposed gravel pit in West Bridgton, to ques tions whether a lot in the Highland Pines subdivi sion could be split, dis cussion of plans to build a barn exhibit building on the Rufus Porter Museum campus, and a proposed change of use that would open the door to a new spa and health center. • Gravel pit continu ance. Planners reopened the public hearing on Rolfe Corporations’ pro posal to develop a gravel pit on property in West Bridgton (off Route 302, a few miles from the Bridgton-Fryeburg town line).A site walk was con ducted at the site, which developers noted will be scaled back from 41.12 acres to 26. Rolfe Corp. owns significant acreage in the proposed pit area — 239.64 acres adjacent to the target site. Already, a solar farm has been approvedPlanningnearby. Board Chairwoman Deb Brusini noted that 76 letters from citizens regarding con cerns about the project have been received. She also took a few minutes to read the charge of plan ners, which is to collect evidence and apply town performance standards to determine whether proj ects can be approved or rejected.Brusini noted that the developer is modifying the plan and preparing evidence, such as a noise study, to be submitted to planners. The hearing will remain open, giving citi zens a chance to review new information (which has to be turned in to the town office 12 days before the next scheduled meet ing on the project) and pose questions or con cerns.Planners sought addi tional information regard ing: • A dust study. Nick Adams, representing Rolfe Corporation, raised the idea of a dust study to DEP officials, but were told they were not aware of such studies. Instead, pit operators must follow “best management prac tices.”Brusini did her own research and found that a company in Cumberland “evaluates” dust for per mit purposes. She noted DEP standards mention dust management, and suggested that Adams contact the state agency to explain how an applicant meets those standards. “DEP needs to explain what evidence they need,” she said.
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Thesaid.residents requested that the town try to buy back the lot from the new owner. The real estate deal was a matter that needed to be addressed as soon as pos sible, the people who in live in the Webbs Mills commu nityAftersaid.all, since the lot is back on the market someone else could snag it first. Plus, any land purchase must face approval of Casco citizens at a special town meeting. Since the meeting two weeks ago, the owner has been contacted and is willing to sell, according to Casco Town Manager Anthony Ward. “Staff made a mistake,” Ward said on the Friday before Labor Day weekend. The Webbs Mills lot will be on the agenda during a selectmen’s meeting on Sept.This13.date is an additional meeting because the board’s regularly scheduled meeting on the first Tuesday of the month involved a lengthy executive session with legal counsel.OnAug. 23, the Webbs Mills land sale was not on the agenda. It was discussed during public participa tion. At that time, residents impressed upon the select men the sense of urgency in correcting this mistake. “It is a really frustrating conversation for me to have about this property. It might not seem like a big deal to a lot of folks, but that park has been the centerpiece of Webbs Mills for hundreds of years,” Amy Brown said. “For $2,750 we poten tially created a campsite in the town park. It is a natural resource protected area. I understand mistakes hap pen,” she said.
Pit review continues, RPM proposes ‘barn’
By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO —
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• Second, FBA asks that you dismantle and remove your displays no later than Monday, Oct. 31. It’s that simple! To add to the fun, prizes will be awarded for creativity and presentation to the judges’ top choices. If any business would like to support the event by sponsoring one or more of the prizes for this contest, FBA would love to hear from you. Your name and participation will be proudly listed on all promotions and ads. Please contact FBA at FBA@ FryeburgBusiness.com for more information.
FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Business Association encourages everyone to get out and have some fun this fall and be part of the 3rd Annual Fryeburg Pumpkin People event! Put your thinking caps on and come up with your own creative ideas to highlight your business or organization. Those that took part last year were amazed at how many people stopped to take pictures of themselves with theThisdisplays.year’s theme will be “Find It In Fryeburg.” FBA is keeping it simple and easy with very few rules/ guidelines.
• Planner Ken Gibbs sought information regard ing the nearby aquifer’s depth from the surface. He also wondered if “natural toxic elements” exist at the site. “I’m thinking about the health safety of the public and workers there,” he said. Brusini said chem ical separations can be done on sand samples to determine if heavy metals exist. Planners said water from Sawyer Brook could be tested to determine “baseline conditions.”
• Laura Pickford, plan ning and land use manager for Lakes Environmental Association, informed the board that LEA has reviewed the gravel pit plan and “as far as we can tell, it fits the ordinance.” “Any suggestions or recommendations LEA might have can be submit ted to the board,” Brusini noted.Before planners moved on to the next agenda item, time was given for some public comment. With the pit expected to have a life expectancy of 50 years, Scott Frame encouraged planners to either approve a shorter period or pencil in periods of review. He cited climate change and the possibility of change in ownership down the road as reasons for periodic town review to be sure restrictions continue to be followed.“The Planning Board has one chance to do this right,” he said. “I appreci ate the diligence and effort that the Planning Board is looking at this so closely.” Adams pointed out DEP does an annual inspection, and Rolfe would be sub mitting an annual report to the town regarding the amount of material removed. Due to “high” pub lic interest in this proj ect, planners will contin ue the public hearing on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 5 p.m.
You may know some of them do Hacker’s Hill, Pleasant Mountain, or Bald Pate Mountain ring a bell? And did you know that all of LELT’s preserved lands are managed responsibility for timber products, are open to hunting and that 99% of the land is on municipal tax rolls?
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Norway Savings Bank is proud to announce a dona tion of $20,000 to the 4-H Innovation Center at the Magic Lantern in Bridgton. The new Center, which officially celebrated its rib bon cutting on Friday, July 22, 2022, provides science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) programming for the com munity’s youth. In addition, they offer literacy and other skill-building classes. The Magic Lantern movie theatre building was donated to the Maine 4-H Foundation, which then purchased equipment inside the building in October 2021 with the intention of maintaining and operating the existing assets — three movie theaters and a fullservice restaurant — and adding the new educational opportunities.“Weareso thankful for companies like Norway Savings Bank for commit ting significant resources to the Innovation Center,” said co-assistant director, Jacqui Gray. “Without com munity-minded corporate citizens, initiatives like ours wouldn’t be able to get off the“Educationalground.” opportu nities like those offered at the Innovation Center will positively impact commu nity members now and in the future,” said Dan Walsh, President and CEO of Norway Savings Bank. “By encouraging more kids to take advantage of STEAM programming, they are also helping to build a welltrained and valuable work force. Norway Savings Bank is proud to participate in this worthwhile endeavor.” To learn more about the Innovation Center, register for classes or check out the movie schedule, visit www. magiclanternmovies.com.
• Planner Rolf Madsen requested existing traf fic count on Route 302 near the pit’s access point, and how that number will change as dump trucks move sand from the pit. Madsen did note that he found the Rolfe applica tion “very complete.”
Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT) is a community supported non profit land trust that protects over 8,500 acres of land and manages over 32 miles of recreational trails in the towns of Bridgton, Casco, Denmark, Harrison, Naples, Raymond, and Sebago LELT owns and manages 12 preserves, all of which provide access to the public for recreation and solitude
If you care about trails & public access to the outdoors in the Lake Region, consider participating in the 2022 Trek for the Trails, presented by Norway Savings Bank The Trek is LELT’s largest annual fundraiser and 100% of the $20 registration fee helps maintain and upgrade the trails you know and love, the ones you have yet to discover, and trails yet to be built To participate in the Trek all you have to do is register and then visit any LELT trail or preserve throughout the month of September to hike, walk, bike (on trails where biking is permitted) or take in the view Trail runners can compete for the best time via Strava segment on three trail running routes one on Pleasant Mountain, Bald Pate, and at Raymond Community Forest All Trek participants are invited to a celebration on Friday September 30th and will automatically be entered into a raffle for prizes from local businesses including a 2022 2023 ski season pass to Shawnee Peak Visit LELT org/trek to register today
HELPING THE CAUSE — Norway Savings Bank employees present Susan Jennings, Executive Director of the 4-H Foundation (middle), with a $20,000 check for the Innovation Center at the Magic Lantern in Bridgton.
The gravel pit proposal will be the lone item on the agenda. Lakeview Commons, a Main Eco Homes cialresidential/commerprojectoffPortland Road, has received DEP approval, but is still wait ing on a Department of Transportation permit. Planners will take up Findings of Fact and Conclusion of Law at their Sept. 20 workshop meet ing. Brusini noted that once commercial uses are determined, the devel oper will need to return to the Planning Board for approval. Highland Pines, devel oper Mark Lopez pur chased property in the Highland Pines subdivi sion, after checking with an attorney whether the lot could be split. He was told ‘yes.” However, other property owners claim deed restrictions prevent lots from being split and calls for a single-family house to be constructed there, maintaining 50-foot buffers around the lot’s perimeter, and challenged
• First, although you can start anytime, please have your display completed and registered with the FBA for judging by Monday, Oct. 17. To register, simply e-mail FBA@FryeburgBusiness.com with your name, location, and contact information.
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In addition to property that LELT owns, the organization holds conservation easements on an additional 3,000 acres of private and town owned lands like Pondicherry Park and Perley Mills Community Forest These lands, protected forever, safeguard our water resources, wildlife habitat and working farms and forests Land conservation helps the Lake Region retain its rural character while supporting tourism outdoor recreation, and forest products industries Can you imagine what the Lake Region would be like without its iconic forests trails and pristine water ways? Preserving wildlife habitat and Maine’s tradition of public access ensures that hunting, fishing, and nature observation will always be available to residents and visitors
Integral to LELT s mission is making sure everyone has access to the outdoors in their community Recently, LELT has made significant investments in the construction of universally accessible trails These trails have durable surfaces and gentle slopes free from barriers like steps, rocks, and roots If you haven’t checked out the new trail upgrades in Pondicherry Park, add it to your list this fall You can access the trail from the main entrance to Pondicherry Park in the Depot Street parking lot behind Reny’s and the Magic Lantern
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CASCO BLACKSMITH Albert Watkins is shown in his blacksmith shop in this photo. (Photo courtesy of Greg Plummer)
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ORIGINAL METAL is left in the boards of the Watkins blacksmith build ing. (De Busk Photo)
His mother was Sharon Dingley.“Mom took a whole bunch of the old tools out of the shop and preserved them. Mom always told the story of how great grandpa would say, ‘What do you want those old things for? Those dirty old things?’ Mom said, ‘Grandpa, they are special to me,’” Plummer said. “She had actually taken a lot of them, mounted them, and put them on the walls. As a child growing up, that is what decorated our base ment. When great grandpa saw that and he kind of got a little emotional. He got choked up that someone had cared enough to save those“Heretools.”we are 40 years later, when a lot of those tools are now going to be coming back to the shop as well as the original anvil that I have. Obviously, everything else that the whole team has saved,” he said. “It’s just crazy how it all comes back full circle.” “It is fascinating to be working on something that is not only rich with his tory — it the oldest black smith building in the state of Maine — but also it’s rich as far as the history in regard to my family. It was something that my mom was really passionate about. She was a genealo gist,” Plummer said. “We lost her back at the end May. She was really inter ested in this project.” “This has been a way for me to process that, morn her life, and give back to the community. It is so important on so many dif ferent levels,” he said.
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The mission of the his torical society is to have a totally operational black smith shop manned by someone who is skilled in blacksmithing and even tually offer blacksmith courses, according to RCHSM President Frank McDermott.RCHSM received fund ing from the towns of Raymond and Casco to cover the cost of having the building moved by pro fessionals.EdSomers, a restoration carpenter from Bridgton, wasPlummerhired. put togeth er some of the video for the museum’s use. The YouTube videos are avail able on the RaymondCasco Historical Society’s webpage. The vid eos are entitled: “ Time Lapse Disassembly of the Watkins Blacksmith Shop” and “Timber Frame Construction of the Blacksmith Shop and pre paring for Move. The actual move took place July 1. The land is owned by Skip Watkins, who granted the society permission to set the black smith shop behind one of the museum buildings. A crew put a metal roof on the building on Aug. 24. A few days later, on a Friday, Aug. 26, Plummer and McDermott were put ting in some manual labor at the building. A sheet is in the place of what will be a sliding door. “This is the blacksmith shop. It was taken apart in nine pieces. Miraculously, the building is square,” he said. “When we were given the building, it was full right up to the rafters with tons of stuff. David Allen and I looked at it. We looked at each other and said, ‘Do we really want to do Hethis?’”took the time to talk to a gentleman who is very knowledgeable about blacksmith build ings. He contacted Robert Schmick, who has worked as the museum curator at the 19th Century Curran Village in Orrington. He told Schmick about this opportunity to save a piece of history. The following week, Schmick agreed to meet him in Casco. “We took him to the blacksmith shop. He walked in. It was full of all kinds of stuff. He start ed poking around, and he hemmed and hawed and he UNDER RE-CONSTRUCTION — In late August, members of the Raymond-Casco Historical Society (from left to right) Pam Grant, Alice Bradeen, Irene Morton and President Frank McDermott pose in front of the Blacksmith building that was relo cated from Quaker Ridge Road to the museum property. The towns of Casco and Raymond each budgeted $25,000 toward the cost of moving the historical building. (De Busk Photo)
ORIGINAL BLACKSMITH shop was located by Old Route 302 and Quaker Ridge Road. (Photo courtesy of Greg Plummer)
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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — With the advent of the automobile more than a hundred year ago and the reduction in horse-drawn equipment, the blacksmith was phased out. Greg Plummer does remember his great grandfather but he does not remember him as a blacksmith. In fact, he has had to construct some history such as when the blacksmith shop was no longer a necessity. “I would guess the mid-30s to late 40s. I don’t know when great grandfather got out of it. He was a barber as well so he had another job,” Plummer said. “The black smith went away with cars. But they were probably needed to build leaf springs. That transition from carriage to car and until the automobile manufactures started making their own“Whatparts.”is fascinating is that the trade itself has been invigorated here recently,” he said. People start getting into blacksmithing “for the artis tic side of it. Then, they see the functionality of it all,” Plummer said. “It is interesting how far metal-smithing has come in a short period of time, more than a hundred years,” he said. “It is one of those arts or trades that skipped a couple gnerations. Thank God it is being picked up by people in their 20s and 30s,” Plummer said. Frank McDermott agrees. He is the president of the Raymond-Casco Historical SocietyRecently,Museum.RCHS offered a blacksmithing class. It was a course on making a knife from a railroad spike. The response to the offering was tremendous, McDermott said. There was enough room for 10 people and 17 signed up. The instructor made room for 12. The wait list contin ued to “Thegrow.workshop is part of an epiphany we had here,” he “Forsaid. example, we have been open since May, Saturday and Sunday. We have had over the course of the summer, maybe 20 people,” he said. “Our epiphany is that museums no longer can be a place
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The museum in Orrington offers two-day courses such as making crystal radios and doing fiber art using big looms, she said. “It would be neat to have more classes on things people used to do: fiber arts, using a loom,” Bradeen said. “That is what we can do when we get more established as a place where people learn things versus just looking at things.”
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Lopez’s attempt to subdi vide the Plannerslot. voted 3-2 against holding a public hearing, and then listened to comments from Lopez and100abutters.acreswas originally subdivided into nine lots. “Nothing in the deed restrictions says you are unable to subdivide,” Planner Dan Harden point ed Plannersout. decided to seek legal advice regard ing whether the deed restrict subdividing, and if it is allowed, what consid eration is given in regards to buffers. More than a barn. Rufus Porter Museum wants to add a “historic” looking barn to its campus to house exhibits, includ ing plaster walls (25 sec tions) removed from a Porter home that feature hand-painted murals by Rufus Porter. The “walls” have been kept in a local basement until a formal exhibit space can be devel oped.Eric Wissman, presi dent of M&S Builders of Maine in Lovell, outlined the proposal to construct a one and a half story “barn” situated on the back side of the museum property. Recently, Sebago Technics adjusted the original site plan, which moves the structure about four feet closer to the red structure, and out of the floodplain. While the building will look like a historic barn, inside the space will be a “contemporary” museum — heated and air condi tioned, outfitted with two handicap-accessible bath rooms. The post-and-beam structure will also include an antique staircase, not “functional” but staged for viewing.Wissman said the idea is to create a barn that when visitors see it, they will want to discover, “What is insideThethere?”goalis to tie waste water from the museum campus into the new sewer system line on Church Street. The town expects the new wastewater system to be ready for operation by fall 2023. If approved, the museum would break ground on the new barn in the spring. “It will be a full year project,” Wissman projected. Change of use. Initially, Main Eco Homes built a commercial space off Route 302 with the idea it would be a medical office building. The plan has changed. Developer Justin McIver looked to planners for a change of use, noting that half of the new build ing on Sustainable Way would be the future home of Lakes Luxury Spa, owned by Samantha Libby of Fryeburg, while the left side of the building could be a health center (McIver indicated he would be back before planners in October about those plans).
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“At the time we started [as selectmen], there was a lot of property that the town owned. That the town was making no money on from taxes. There didn’t seem to be a plan for any of it. Did we do our true due dili gence? No,” he said. “In our goal to get open property off the tax rolls, we moved faster than we should have,” MacDonald said. “We need to move this to a special town meeting as soon as possible to see if we can’t purchase the land back. Let’s try to make wrong a right as soon as possible.”Twoother board mem bers said this was the first time they had heard of a land purchase for the Webbs Mill Park that happened two decades ago. “A lot of us are in that boat: We did not know 20 years ago that this hap pened. I feel bad it slipped through,” Selectman Scott Avery said. “I have been here since 2010. I never heard any thing about that becoming a park or anything,” MaryVienessa Fernandes said. It was a sign that it was valuable to get as much his tory as possible when mak ing decision, she said. Webbs Mills resident Sam“TheBrown:lotin question is Lot 7 on Map 32. There are gran ite rocks from old foundation that were placed [on the lot’s boundaries] by the town. The town has been paying for it to be mowed since 2002 when the park was estab lished,” Brown said. “This speaks to the importance of community involvement. It speaks to the damage that lack of community involvement can cause,” he said. “I appreciate the spirit of what you are saying, ‘Move forward, not backward,’” he said.
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RCHSM Treasurer Alice Bradeen said there was a big connection between relocating the blacksmith building and being able to cater to people’s interests. “It will bring people here,” she said. “I’ve already have E-mails from people wanting to be on a wait list” for the next knife-making class taught by someone skilled in the blacksmith arts. She referred to Robert Schmick, who is the museum curator of the 19th Century Curran Village in Orrington.
“It’s unbelievable what she (Libby) is bring ing to Bridgton,” McIver said. “She was consider ing Windham and North Conway, and chose Bridgton. I see it as the right fit for the community — a missing piece of the puzzle for the town.”
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where you come and look at something once and leave and never come back,” he said. “A museum is a place where you come to do something.” “The blacksmith class is the first of many different classes we plan to have here, to offer people the lost arts, things that have not been taught anymore. We think that this going to be the salvation of the museum,” McDermott said.Plummer expressed concern that these skills should be passed“Onceon.this knowledge is gone, once this generation of knowledge leaves us, there is no getting it back,” He listed some of those skills that could be taught at the museum: timber framing, building your own forage, win dow construction, and some aspects of cabinetry. He said the attitude of people in the community might be receptive to learning these skills. “I feel like because of COVID, people had the opportu nity to slow down, and a lot of people want to harken back to those yesteryears, when life was slower, more whole some, and learn some of these crafts, which is good, I felt like history was starting to get lost here,” Plummer said.
“He knows everything about the blacksmith job because he has moved a lot of them [buildings]. He was able to connect us with a lot of information. He brought it all together in way that helps us defend why it was important to save and move,” she said.
Moving, restoring the old shop from Page 3A) what the mil rate is going to be,” Ward said. “I have a couple propos als that you can look at. Ultimately, if you go with an overlay of $289,470, the mil rate would stay flat. If you went with the $315,506 overlay, the mil rate would then increase to $15.70,” he Thesaid. larger overlay would have resulted in a 4-cent increase in the mil rate.“I just need direction,” Ward told the board. “It doesn’t have to be neces sarily a vote because the assessor is the one who will ultimately do it. But, he takes guidance from the board.”“The mil rate is the easi est thing to discuss because that is what most people know,” he said, providing the tax rates for the past five years. • 2017 — $15.40 • 2018 — $15.40 • 2019 — $15.40 • 2020 — $15.60 • 2021 — $15.66 After Avery spoke, Mary-Vienessa Fernandes piggy-backed on his line of thinking.“Considering what Scott said, I would like to keep flat for coming year,” she said.Although the votes were deemed unnecessary, the board made a motion for the tax rate to remain flat for upcoming tax rate and voted, 5-0, to support that. “The tax rate for 2023 is flat, same as last year,” Chairman Robert MacDonald announced. “Don’t be sur prised when the year comes that we have to come up on the mil rate. It is going to happen whether we want it to or not. I ask everyone’s patience and understanding when that happens.”
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Blacksmithing from Page said this is an absolute trea sure. This building needs to be saved,” he said. “He said that to his knowledge it was the oldest blacksmith build ing in SchmickMaine.”pledged the museum his help in rebuild ing the forage so that it is operational,“Thisis where the for age is,” he said, pointing out the granites rocks that formed a square shape and were encircled by bungee cords.“This is actually going to be a working blacksmith shop when it is done so he will put this back together and it will be just the way it was 180 years ago,” he said. It is amazing that the building was still there to be moved. There was some evidence that fires had stared and been extin guished over the years “When we took the floor off we turned over the floor boards and there was a 12-X-12 where it was charred,” McDermott said. “This building should have gone up in flames. How they put the fires out — we don’tAnyhow,know.” the relocated building will have modern fire protection, especially once if becomes operation al. “There will be protection from that,” he said. Also, a metal roof was added to help remove snow load quickly. Most likely the roof from the time period would have been shingles, he said. However, the remaining details will be careful to represent the blacksmith shop from a bygone“Whenera.someone comes to visit here and they walk in, they will see the origi nal walls, the original roof boards, the original pearl ings, the original shop. It survived under 200 years of smoke and coal dust,” McDermott said. “Greg Plummer’s mother Sharon Dingley — when we first started the project she was a person who had intimate knowledge of the Blacksmith shop because her grandfather owned it, and she remembered that,” he Sharonsaid. died on May 29 of this “Gregyear.has become our best volunteer. The first day of taking this building apart was two months ago, he was there. He has an intimate connection to the blacksmith shop. He was the great resource. He has the original anvil, where the blacksmith pounds and shapes his hot iron,” McDermott said. Pam Grant, with RCHSM, said the black smith building has brought people out of the wood work. The high interest level from the public is exciting, she “Everyonesaid.isvery enthu siastic about it. A lot of people are interested, stop ping in and looking around. The more people talk about it, the more people come in saying they heard about it … the blacksmith building being here,” Grant said. “It is a lost art: Blacksmithing. It would be hard to find one now.” If people are interested in donating to the black smith building fund or learning more about it, go to society.orgraymondcascohistorical
“I think waiting a month is unacceptable,” she said. Brown was referring to the next time the subject could be on the agenda based on the scheduled selectmen’s meetings. “How can we immedi ately rectify this,” Brown said. “The taxpayers voted for that to be a park space not a Shecampground.”wasreferring to the town meeting in 2002, dur ing which time residents approved the purchase of land for the expansion of Webbs Mills Park. Ward suggested putting it on a future agenda. He said that the board could use the time during Selectmen’s Comments on that evening’s agenda to talk about it. Chairman Robert MacDonald explained what led up to the lot being sold.
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September events by Loon Echo Land Trust include: Yoga on the Hill Monday, Sept. 12, 19, 26 at 5:30 p.m., Hacker’s Hill, Casco. Join certified yoga instructors in a gentle yoga practice in the fresh air to explore postures and sequences together. No reg istration required. History Walk, Friday, Sept. 16, 9 a.m., PeabodyFitch Woods, Bridgton. Join Jon Evans, LELT Stewardship Manager and Bridgton Historical Society board president, for a walk at Narramissic and Peabody-Fitch Woods in south Bridgton. Jon will discuss the history of the farmstead and the collab orative work of Bridgton Historical Society and Loon Echo Land Trust. The group will determine if they want to stick to the gravel sur faced trail or head up the Quarry Trail (which has rocks, roots, and one steeper section) to the quarries. No registration required. Outdoors for All: Presentation by Enock Glidden, date to be deter mined, 6 p.m., Bridgton Community Center. Join LELT and Bridgton Historical Society for a pre sentation by Enock Glidden of “Go Beyond the Fence.” A lifelong Mainer, Enock was born with Spina Bifida. He is a disabled athlete, adventurer, and advocate who has made it his life’s mission to make the out doors more accessible. Enock has worked with Maine Trail Finder and Maine land trusts (includ ing LELT) to evaluate trails for accessibility and design new trails. This event is free, registration is not required. Hacker’s Hill Work Day, Friday, Sept. 23, 9 a.m., Hacker’s Hill Preserve, Casco. Participants will be sowing a cover crop (Winter Rye) in place of the dying Japanese Knotweed in order to stabilize the soil, along with raking the soil, plant ing seeds, and giving the seeds a head start with water treatment.Tobring: A rake (if you have one), gloves, sun screen, water and snacks. Two to three people are needed, e-mail Griff at griff@lelt.org to sign up.
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These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, August 29 8:11 a.m. Citizen assist on Highland Road. 9:18 a.m. Family fight on Harrison Road; parties sepa rated, no charges filed. 9:32 a.m. Litter complaint on North Road. 1:17 p.m. Two-vehicle crash on North High Street; one vehicle sustained minor damage. No injuries reported. 4:36 p.m. Mental health check on Portland Road; sub ject taken to the hospital for evaluation. 5:26 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street. 7:16 p.m. Attempt to locate individual involved in a verbal dispute on South High Street. 9:34 p.m. Burglary on South High Street investigated. Tuesday, August 30 7:10 a.m. Juvenile problem on Frost Farm Road. 8:32 a.m. Missing juvenile on Pond Road. 5:16 p.m. A vehicle sustained minor damage in a colli sion in a Main Street parking lot. 5:29 p.m. Attempt to locate vehicle reportedly traveling “unsafely” on Willis Park Road. Police located the vehicle, and issued a warning to the driver. 11:39 p.m. Suspicious vehicle on Kennard Street.
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Trek for the Trails, anyone who cares about and loves LELT trails, through the month of September. Cost: $20 per adult, youth 16 and under are free! This is a fundraiser to support the trails you love in the Lake Region (and help build new trails!) so that everyone can get outside. Run, walk, hike, bike, skip or drive — whatever gets you out enjoying nature! You’ll have all of September to complete your Trek. Two participation options give you the opportunity to tailor this event to you: Trek Anywhere or compete in the Trail Run Challenge. Go hike, walk, bike, check out a new trail, or challenge yourself with a competitive run on Pleasant Mountain, Bald Pate, and Pismire Mountain. All participants are entered to win great prizes from awesome local businesses (including a 2022-2023 season’s pass from Shawnee Peak!). New this year: Find the loon! The Loon “mascot” will be located at four different locations on LELT preserves throughout the month of September. Check the Facebook page for hints! The first 10 people to submit a photo of themselves with the loon (accepting name suggestions) in all four locations will win a Cotopaxi fanny pack courtesy of Ski Hot Ski Shop. All trekkers are invited to a BBQ celebration on Friday, Sept. 30 at the Bridgton Community Center. Website: lelt.org.
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Saturday, September 3 4:42 a.m. Verbal dispute on Wayside Avenue; one subject issued a disorderly conduct warning. 5:10 and 9:14 a.m. Suspicious person located behind a Portland Road business “moved along.” Later, police received another report that the man’s “behaviors were making citizens comfort able” and again he was asked to “move along.” 5:29 a.m. Mental health check on Bridgton Road. 9:47 a.m. A person requested a police escort to retrieve belongings on Allen1:45Avenue.p.m.Motor vehicle crash with personal injury on Sweden Road. 4:10 p.m. Driver stopped on Sweden Road for speed and unsafe passing. Subject was arrested for operating after9:11suspension.p.m.Welfare check on Mockingbird Lane. Sunday, September 4 8:36 a.m. Welfare check on Mockingbird Lane resulted in a dog seized by Animal Control for alleged “severe neglect,” and a male was transported to the hospital for evaluation. 4:10 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on East Main Street. 4:48 p.m. Male involved in a crash in Denmark arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and refusing to sign a crimi nal5:17summons.p.m. Citizen assist on North High Street. 7:31 p.m. A car collid ed with a deer on Wilbur Moulton Lane. 10:32 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Police with recov ering a firearm from a vehi cle on Kansas Road. Monday, September 5 4:52 a.m. Traffic detail on Portland Road. 12:09 p.m. Two kayak paddles found on the side of South Bridgton Road. 1:09 p.m. A male driv er, involved in a crash on Main Street that damaged a fence, light post and sign, was charged with failing to notify police of a motor vehicle crash after leaving the scene, operating after suspension, violating condi tions of release, failing to register a motor vehicle and driving to endanger. 1:11 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Portland Road. 2:44 p.m. A citizen sought advice regarding a harassment order. 9:36 p.m. Assist to United Ambulance with “intoxicated” male patient on North High Street.
The team with the low gross honors was Beverly “Chipper” Chalmers, Linda “Mashie” Munger, Diane “Slammer” Stillman and Brenda “Tap In” Tyler. The low net winners were “Glowing” Gail Chaiken, “Exultant” Pauline Elmer, “Super” Shari Linskey and Carolyn “Striker” Stanhope. Then, there was the team who was awarded closest to the pin on hole number 2. Four ladies benefited from the tee shot by “Jubilant” Susan Jordan. In other golf news: the Bridgton Hospital charity golf tournament took place at the Bridgton Highlands Golf and Tennis Club on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Steven Littleson, CEO and president of Central Maine Healthcare, with Peter Wright, president of Bridgton Hospital, both spoke of the importance of local and state healthcare and the people who support them in this vital industry. The golfers were all participants in the support as the dollars spent were to the benefit of Bridgton Hospital. They were followed by John Boswell, Head Golf
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Church Pond near Conway, N.H., is one of the Denmark Mountain Hikers’ favorite, easy hikes and we try to schedule it every sum mer when we can combine a hike with a swim in the pond.The pond is a hidden gem, tucked away off the Kancamagus Highway west of Conway, N.H. and is reached by a very easy, near ly level, hike of about 1.1 miles. The trail traverses a pine and spruce swamp and bog, “providing access to a kind of terrain and forest that trails in the White Mountains seldom visit” (from the AMC White Mountain Guide). As the trail approaches the pond there is a mod est rise in elevation and the hiker enters a magnificent grove of red pines that frame the pond and scent the air. There is often a cool breeze blowing through the pines, even on the hottest of days. The pond has a sandy bot tom and a gradual gradient that encourages wading and swimming. On a hot day, you can almost hear it invit ing you to take a dip. Church Pond’s name is attributed to American land scape artist Frederick Edwin Church (1826-1900) accord ing to Robert and Mark Hixon in their Place Names of the White Mountains (1980).The Church Pond trail starts in the Passaconaway Campground just off the Kancamagus Highway. The trail to the pond involves two stream crossings near the trailhead, first with a cross ing of the Swift River almost immediately after leaving the trailhead, and another smaller branch stream short ly afterwards. The Swift can be easily waded during low water conditions, but this crossing could be dangerous during high water flows. The smaller branch stream of the Swift is an easier crossing. According to New England’s Lost Hiking Trails, around 2014 the Church Pond Loop was truncated and the eastern loop portion abandoned because of wet land damage from the trail. The western loop portion was renamed the Church Pond Trail and crosses a long stretch of bog on the way to the pond. Numerous wooden walkways have been added to keep hikers above the bog and in the dry, and to mini mize damage to the bog and the sensitive plants that live there. Our Hike The temperature at the beginning of the hike was 73 degrees under slightly over cast skies. The sun never really peeked out for long, so the tree-cover and the overcast kept us out of the heat from the direct sunlight for the entirety of the hike. After the river crossing, the trail runs through a delta area that obviously floods during the spring. Then, it continues through a wide tree-covered path that is quiteAfterpicturesque.crossing the river, we arrived at the junction with the Nanamocomuck Ski Trail that comes in from the right from Bear Notch Road. This also was the junction with a Church Pond Loop Trail that used to exist. Even though the loop trail still exists on many maps, it is completely over grown and impassable. The ski trail follows the Church Pond Trail for about .4 miles until it branches off to the left toward Lilly Ponds. Shortly after this intersec tion, we encountered a trail side research station that had a battery-powered sensor on a pole. The accompany ing sign informed us that it was a monitoring station for bats, which have been deci mated by the “White Nose Syndrome.”Afterwe passed this area, the trail started run ning through an extensive bog. The fir trees were more spread out and an extensive network of boardwalks runs through the bog. In this sec tion the brush is not trimmed and it grows over the trail in most places. Due to the early morning timing of our hike and the rain from the previ ous night, our legs and shorts got soaked as we brushed against the vegetation. As we neared our destination, ripe blueberries cropped up on both sides of the trail creating a slight diversion as we stopped to pick and eat Nearthem. the end, the trail emerges from the bog and starts the only elevation gain of the hike, a whole 50 feet! The “summit” is a clearing at the top of a small ridge that juts out into the pond, after covering about 1.2 miles in 50 minutes of hik ing. The clearing is a beauti erty owner after find a door “kicked in.” Thursday, September 1 2:18 a.m. Suspicious vehicle in a Portland Road parking lot. 2:41 a.m. A loud “crash noise” was heard at Millers Way. Police searched the area and found no evidence of a vehicle crash. 5:33 a.m. Agency assist on Hio Ridge Road. 7:04 a.m. Traffic detail at Frances Bell Drive and Portland Road. 12:21 p.m. Police inves tigated a report of a person trespassing on a Portland Road property and allegedly stealing electricity from the property; charges pending. 9:17 p.m. Domestic dispute on Portland Road; police issued warnings for disorderly conduct. Subjects were separated for the night. Friday, September 2 5:45 a.m. Traffic detail at Frances Bell Drive and Portland Road. 6:14 a.m. Traffic detail at Portland Road and Smith Avenue.6:19 a.m. Suspicious person on Chase Street. 8:10 a.m. Motor vehicle crash at intersection South High Street and South Bridgton Road. 4:57 p.m. Report of sub ject being harassed by text messages. When police contact the alleged suspect, a cease harassment notice will be 11:31issued.p.m. Noise com plaint at Sam Ingalls Road. Subjects involved were “cooperative” and turned their music down for the night.
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By Suzie Kinney BHCC Golf Columnist Who/what am I? It’s possible that my first ancestor was a roundish rock that dribbled into a gopher hole after being struck by a stick. Ooh fun! Let’s do it again, and again, and again. My first manufactured skin was leather and I was filled with feathers. I have evolved over the years to be a composite of rubber and plastic with lots of dimples. There are many makers and they each stamp their name on me. Some people mark me with a bit of color so they can identify me as their own.If not found on the course, I could be hit by a mower and reveal a thin smile. (It reveals my happy or wicked self.) You will find me sporting a variety of colors, but most often I wear white.People hit me with sticks and I sometimes punish them. I hide easily in plain sight, roll into water, fly into forests, cozy up next to roots and rocks. At times, I get so excited that I become a hosel rocket. (Yes, look it up.) I often exasperate those with calm demeanor. There are times, however, when I roll straight, follow the break as read, hit a tree and bounce on to the fairway. Frequently, actually quite a lot, I fall gently in to the desired cup with a satisfying sound. So, talk nice to me. I deal with love/hate relationships often. I am not a psychiatrist, but you may speak with one after dealing with me. Well, that wasn’t very mysterious and if you are a golfer you probably understood all of it. On Thursday, our ladies group played a team scramble fol lowed by our end of season meeting and delicious luncheon held at the Greenwood Manor Inn. We will however, continue to play weekly till weather changes our collective minds.
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By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — With several new faces on the field and a few returning starters in new positions, Coach David Turner saw his Raiders’ season football opener Saturday as a “feeling out process” in a 24-6 victory over“WePoland.had guys out there that hadn’t played before or were in new positions,” Coach Turner said. “New players have gotten better over the past three weeks. They’re really working hard to get better. They made plays. They missed a few. They’re starting to understand what we’re try ing to Onedo.”new face is junior Cohen Carter. He opened at quarterback, with last year’s signal caller Gunnar Saunders lined up as a run ning“Ourback.plan is to play both of them. Gunnar can do a lot of things. He’s an excellent quarterback. Moving him someplace else allows us to play him on defense more,” Coach Turner said. “The plan was to play Gunnar at quarterback today, but when I was ready to put him in, we had a couple of guys who needed a rest, it didn’t work out that way. I think him being able to move around, play QB, is going to make us that much better.”Carter at QB paid off. He went 8-for-9 passing for 134 yards and showed out standing scrambling ability, breaking loose for gains of 11 and 13 yards, includ ing a 1-yard plunge for a touchdown.Cartershowed off a big arm on the opening drive of the game, connecting on a deep throw deep down the middle of the field, hauled in by Caleb Micklon for a 41-yard strike. The FA senior receiver made a spectacular grab, leaping between two Poland defend ers, and ultimately wres tling the ball away from Brady Martin. The catch erased a 3rd-and-27 situa tion as the Knights sacked Carter for a 12-yard loss and FA was later flagged for 5 yards. At the P-7, Fryeburg handed the rock to Saunders, who lowered his pads and hammered into Knight defenders between the tackles behind blocks from Will Hallam and River Pullan. On his third try, Saunders found pay dirt. His fellow battering ram, senior Haden Fox, added the two-point conversion.
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FIELD HOCKEY Lakers 2, Greely 0: Ashley Pelletier and Kasey Johnson scored first-half goals as the Lakers won their opener in Naples. Emma Nadeau and Emily Reardon each were credited with an assist. Freshman goalie Nicole Watson made one save and junior netminder Reiyn Hart stopped five shots as they teamed up for the shutout.Kate Parkinson made three saves for Greely. “I was pleased with the way the girls played, especial ly since this is a new formation for us. We had some great offensive runs in the first half. I think the girls just went into defensive mode in the second half and lost their offensive drive a bit,” Laker Coach Pauline Webb said. “At halftime, we had talked about not being comfortable with a 2-0 lead and to keep the intensity up. We picked it back up a bit in the fourth quarter, enough to hold onto the win. We will need to improve on that and make sure we play with energy and intensity for 30 minutes.
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BOYS’ SOCCER Fryeburg Academy 5, Lakers 1: Jacob Chadbourne scored the lone goal for the Lakers in the season opener. Colin Coyne and Aiden Bourgoin split time in goal. “Fryeburg has a lot of talent, not much we could have done, shot placement was near perfect,” Laker Coach Ryan Harlow said. GIRLS’ SOCCER Lakers 1, Fryeburg Academy 0: Margot Tremblay converted a free kick from about 30 yards with a shot into the upper far corner in the 35th minute as the Lakers topped the Raiders in Fryeburg. Emily Rock made eight saves for the shutout.
KICK SAVE — Lake Region junior goalie Reiyn Hart stops a drive during the team’s home opener against Greely. LR won 2-0. (Rivet Photo)
AMAZING GRAB — Fryeburg senior Caleb Micklon made the catch of the day Saturday, reach ing high between Poland defenders Isaac Ramsdell (left) and Brady Martin for a deep pass. Micklon ultimately wrestled the ball away from Martin for a 41-yard completion, setting up the Raiders’ first touchdown. (Rivet Photos)
Greta Hermanson made a strong push down the left sideline, and dished to FA’s top-scoring threat senior Eliza Thorne, who dodged a couple of Knight defend ers to work the ball close to the net. A shot deflected off the netminder’s pads, and Thorne flicked a shot to the left corner for a goal. The assist went to junior Olivia Towne.“Eliza is extremely fast and has a great deal of endurance. This is what makes her an exceptional athlete. Her ability to accel erate when she has the ball definitely makes her our biggest scoring threat,” Coach Frost said. The Raiders iced the win when senior Grace Murley netted an unassisted goal. Maybe the play of the game came in the fourth quarter at 10:53 left in the game when the Knights unleashed a line drive to the right side of the net. Defender senior Lily Amazeen was guarding the
Poland looked to even the score on their first drive, relying on stretch run plays as Isaac Ramsdell and Brady Martin were able to turn the corner for gains of
GOAL SAVING STOP, Raider defender Lily Amazeen makes a stick stop of a Poland shot in the second half of last week’s season opener at home. Fryeburg prevailed 2-1. (Rivet Photo)
VOLLEYBALL York 3, Lakers 0: G1: 25 to 12 York G2: 25 to 11 York G3: 25 to 16 York Jenna Jordan and Rianna Reynolds did a fantastic job of getting the ball up from York’s hits and serves. York did a good job with some short attacks and tips at the front of the net, which gave them an edge in this match.
FOOTBALL Yarmouth 45, Lakers 6. Game highlights unavail able at press time. The Lakers travel to Mt. Ararat in Topsham this Friday night, 7 p.m. MA lost its season opener, 8-6 to Morse. HOME GAME SCHEDULE Today, Thursday: Volleyball vs Lewiston, 4:30/6 p.m. Monday: JV football vs Mt. Ararat, 4 p.m. Tuesday: Girls’ Soccer vs Freeport, 4:15 p.m. and JV at 6 p.m.
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From week to week, cross-country runners strive to trim seconds and minutes off their previous best times. Last week, Lake Region’s Abigail Roberts and Sam Laverdiere each claimed victories in the opening season run — the Dan Dors Invitational held on their home course at LRHS. Five days later, the duo gave an encore performance, leading their respective packs, but crossing the finish line on the rubberized track seconds ahead of their last raceLasttime.Thursday’s meet featured Fryeburg Academy, Gray-New Gloucester and Poland. All teams were able to score (meaning each squad had at least five runners for the next challenge
KEEPING HIS BALANCE and finding the end zone for the two-point conver sion is Fryeburg Academy senior running back Haden Fox. (Rivet Photo)
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“York’s serving was also very good, which helped to give them an early lead in sets one and two,” Laker Coach Ryan Shible said. “Our setter, Kaylee Maguire, demonstrated some outstanding hustle in this match, as she created many scoring opportunities for our front row hitters. Olivia Pearson, Rianna Reynolds, and Samantha Douglas did a great job helping our offense in his match, with each earning 4, 3, and 2 kills respectively.” Moving forward, the Lakers will work on becom ing more consistent defensively in the back row against opponents’ serves, as well as work on increasing the consistency and power of their hits, Coach Shible added.
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“The biggest reason for this is that we started off with one system favoring offensive strength. We were too crowded and got bogged down,” the longtime Raider coach said. “We switched to a different system. With only five players with var sity experience, we are still trying to figure out what style best suits our team.” After a scoreless first quarter, the Raiders final ly broke the ice at 10:23.
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By Whit Lesure BHCC Golf Columnist Labor Day Weekend saw cooler morning tem peratures foreshadow the fast-approaching Autumn apple-picking season, but it certainly did not dimin ish the volume of play at the Highlands. Great weath er and the overall upkeep by Club Superintendent George Thomas and his crew have the course play ing as well as it has all year. Taking full advantage of both the conditions as well as his intimate knowl edge of such (not limited to sand) was Scott Cushing as he led his foursome that included Gary McIver, Jeff Labarge, and Jason Michael, to a big victory in the Tuesday Scramble. 2nd Gross went to the team of Bob Bissonnette, Pete Gately, Chris Harriman, and Pete Gately. Picking up 3rd Gross was the squad of Josh Truman, Seth Purdy, Sam Ross, and Brady Damon. In the always-contentious “Net Game” (see previous “handicap” discussions), 1st place was earned (loosely speaking in some cases) by the team of Gordon Perry, Bobby Allen, Jim Allen, and Ryan Hamlin. 2nd Net was won by the group of Brian Grosso, Jim Apovian, Tom Gulford, and Matt Lonnegan. Taking 3rd Net was the team of Mike Klemick, Mike Collins, Justin Conforte, and Bob McHatton Jr. (Mr. 40%?). Justin Conforte won the NTP #2 while all good-guy 1st teamer Teddy Raymond picked up NTP #8. In Thursday Scramble action, “Wild” Willie Elliot and his veteran team of Laurie “the Hammer” Edgerly, Ellen “Sizzlin’ Cyr, and Ray “the Akoya” Pearll fired a minus-7 win ning Low Gross. 2nd Gross went to the squad of Len “the Bagman” Carsley, Kim “Giddy Up” Pike, “Sneaky” Steve Dearborn, and Tim White. 1st Net belonged to Bob “Fix a Flat” Pollard, Cody “Vengeance” Reid, Patty Howard, and Paul Howard. 2nd Net was cap tured by the team of Anita “Look what I Bagged” Barker Carsley, Karen Mentus, and Kenny Gilfoy. Gary Skellet won NTP #2 while Jim Barber took home NTPSlow#8. Play resurfaced as a favorite topic of conversa tion this week as it appeared Wednesday that the high ly successful Bridgton Hospital Tournament might have to stretch over two days. Limited prizes as well as a shortage of informa tion at press time led this slightly sarcastic reporter to believe that the healthcare business is not looking for an ounce more scrutiny than it already has in any form. In response, CommanderIn-Chief of Pace of Play Ken Mushrow announced the formation of a “slow player task force,” which would be charged with the goal of ensuring 4 ½ hour rounds at all club events, as well as instituting small fines on members deemed to be holding up play on
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The stage was set for the third and final round, which resulted with Team World tallying three more match wins and nine points to bring their overall win total to 20. Team Europe was not done yet and battled to add three match wins and a total of nine points in the final round as well, bringing their total wins to 16.
24. Lizzie Brewer, 35:43 25. Samantha Kilgore, 40:47For Fryeburg Academy, sophomore Isabel Macht took fourth place in 24:47. Other finishers were: 15. Enna Carbone, 29:34 16. Emily Moll, 30:08 26. Brackett-Anne Clark, 27.41:02Kacey-jane Clark, 42:21 Teams: 1. Lake Region 21, 2. Poland 45, 3. Fryeburg Academy 80, 4. Gray-NG 81. The Laker boys were once again led by sopho more Sam Laverdiere, who was the first to cross the finish line for the second week in a row in a personal record time of 17:03 — 11 seconds better than his last outing. Sam was followed by senior Grady Kemp, who ran a PR (and his fast est time since his fresh man year) to place third in 17:59. Junior Bhavnish Tucker was fifth with a 28-second PR of 18:40, senior Ezra Gronlund was ninth with a PR of 19:39, and senior Alex Freitas was LR’s fifth scoring runner with a time of 21:36 (cut ting 6 minutes off his time from last week). The meet came down to a tie breaker, which fell on
Bridgton Highlands hosted its first Laver Cup this Saturday, Sept. 3. Last year’s event was the Davis Cup as Team Captains had their countries battle it out in doubles play.For this year, Bridgton decided it would be appropri ate to have their version of the Laver Cup, which is a nod to professional tennis’ Laver Cup held in late September. The pro version of the Laver Cup is held over three days with four matches played, while Bridgton had three rounds presenting the days and six matches played per round. Bridgton’s Laver Cup did stick to the pro Laver Cup’s scoring format with each win in the first round equaling one point. The second round would be worth two points per match win and the third round would be three points per match win. Round One saw Team Europe, dressed in blue tops, earn three points and Team World, dressed in red, matched that with three wins of their own. In Round Two, Team World pulled ahead with four match wins and a total of eight points to Team Europe’s two match wins and a total of four points.
GOOD START — The Lake Region field hockey team got off to a good start winning their sea son opener at home over Greely 2-0. Left, Ashley Pelletier manuevers past a Ranger; top, Kasey Johnson celebrates a first half goal. (Rivet Photos) finishing) and both Laker girls’ and boys’ teams won. “This was an awesome follow up to our pre-sea son invitational last week, which both the girls’ and boys’ teams also won,” Laker Coach Laura Pulito said.The Laker girls swept the top 3 places with junior Abigail Roberts in first overall in 21:15 (a 53 second improvement) followed by senior Carly Dyer in second in 24:10 and junior Susie Butler in third in 24:18. All five scor ing Laker runners were in the top 10 (senior Micaela Reed in 6th in 25:01 and junior Sadie Plummer in 9th in 26:09). The girls were able to comfortably win the meet with 21 points over second-place Poland’s 45.Other Laker finishers 13.were:Emma Scribner, 28:54 19. Caitlin Lees, 31:46 20. Jonalisa King, 33:30 21. Sage Cormier, 34:09
Bridgton Highlands Tennis Director, Justin Chaffee would like to thank all the players for bringing a fun vibe to the day and playing great tennis throughout.
“The tennis was fun, the weather was ideal and the Laver Cup format brought a new excitement to the calen dar,” he said. “Everyone involved played with high spirits and there’s no doubt that we will plan to continue to have this event next Congratulationsyear.”to Team World and special thanks to Mike and Lynn Fusco for their help in preparing for the tournament, as well as Mikita Orsoz and Phoebe Smith for decorating the tennis venue with country flags, and of course a thank you to Bridgton Highlands for hosting the event.The final tournament of the summer season is the Harvest Hills Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament, this Saturday, Sept. 10. This tournament benefits the local ani mal shelter and runs with the golf tournament at Bridgton Highlands. Please contact Justin Chaffee at JustinC1984@ gmail.com to sign up.
Today: Boys’ Varsity Soccer vs. Gray-NG, 4:15 p.m.; Golf vs. Cape Elizabeth, St. Dom’s, 3:30 p.m., Lake Kezar CountryFriday:ClubField Hockey vs. York, 4 p.m.; Cross-Country vs Freeport, North Yarmouth Academy, Old Orchard Beach, Traip Academy, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday: Field Hockey vs. Lake Region, 4 p.m. Wednesday: Girls’ Soccer vs. Wells, 4:15 p.m.
BIG PLAYS BY NEW ADDITIONS — New quar terback Cohen Carter had a big day throwing the ball to Owen Galligan and other FA receivers, while Joshua Wake (top) makes this tackle and recovered a fumble. (Rivet Photos)
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STOPPING A KNIGHT’S ADVANCE — Fryeburg Academy’s Haley Littlefield pokes the ball away from a Poland player during last week’s season opener. The Raiders prevailed 2-1. (Rivet Photo)
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Head Coach: David Turner Top Returnees: Seniors Owen Galligan, Caleb Micklon, Haden Fox, Gabe McKenney, Will Hallam; Juniors Jordan Dutton and Gunnar Saunders. Strengths: “We have a lot of skilled guys, who are returning and have had some playing experience. We also have some guys who have played and gone through the process, which will help us,” — Coach Turner. Areas to Improve Upon: “We lost a lot of our offensive line. We had some seniors who were just tough up front. They had a tough mentality we need to replace. We’re not there yet. It is a work in progress. We’re getting better every week. We have some guys that can do it. We have some young guys in there. The interior is something we have to focus on. We’re get ting better — a lot better than we were two weeks ago,” — Coach Turner. Keys to Success: Stay healthy. Create depth. Eliminate mistakes. “We have some new guys in dif ferent positions. We have to develop them and we have to develop some depth. It is something we have been working on in the preseason. We played people in the exhibitions to see who can play. We need to eliminate mistakes,” — Coach Turner. far post for goalie Rayna Wales, and stopped the waisthigh liner with her stick, preventing a goal. “Defensively, we are still working on positioning as well. Rayna made some great stops (she had 10 saves). Abbie Paulding also had a save on the post,” Coach Frost noted. “Due to an injury, we have moved some things around a bit for the start of the season hoping to add Alegra Bartlett back into the midfield she recovers.” Poland players standing on the sidelines cheered their teammates all game, and finally were rewarded for their enthusiastic support when Sydney Lancombe spoiled FA’s shutout bid by scoring on a hard drive just inside the scor ing circle late in the final quarter. “I think the biggest take away from our first game is that the game is not just about skill, but it’s also about experience. With the majority of the team lacking varsity experience it will take a bit of time for them to know how to react in specific situations,” Coach Frost said. “We have five seniors who are exceptional leaders and the under classmen are working hard to fill-in positions left behind last season. It will be fun to watch them all improve each day and become more confident in every game.”
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The 23rd Annual Waterford Fall Foliage 5K Road Race, Fitness Walk and 1 Mile Fun Run registration is nowPleaseopen!visit the website at www.waterfordfall5k.com to print an application or to register online at Running 4 Free. com or at Active.com If you would like an application mailed to you, then please reply with your name and mailing address. The 1 Mile Fun Run (for children under 12) is free. There is also a Family Rate of $70 for four or more 5K entries (printable application only). The 23rd Annual Waterford Fall Foliage Road Race, 5K Fitness Walk and One Mile Fun Run will take place on Sunday, Oct. 9 on the Waterford Common. The event includes a Chili Cook-Off sponsored by the Waterford/ Harrison P.T.O. The one-mile fun run for ages 12 and under will start at 11:30 a.m. The 5K will start at noon. The race is a chal lenging, scenic, “out and back” course along Routes 35/37 (alongside Keoka Lake) to Sweden Road and back to the Common. Race fee is $20 in advance and $25 on race day. Please visit the website at www.waterfordfall5k.com to print an application or to register on line at Running 4 Free.com or at Active.com. If you would like an applica tion mailed to you, then please e-mail your name and mailing address to waterfordfall5k@gmail.com For more information contact Roxanne Ames at 583-2603.
By the Numbers First Downs: FA 16, Poland 6
Pro of BHCC, who laid out the ground rules for play. Golf enthusiasts from far and wide participated in this much anticipated event. Fun golf, friends old and new, an air cannon on the 17th hole, good food, a 50/50 raffle, a putting con test, a long drive for men and women contest, a match ing cards decision for win ners and prizes for the low gross team and the low net team. The low gross win ning foursome was Jimmy Bilata, Dennis McIver, Bob Prescott and Larry Sanborn. The low net winning team was Tom Mitchell, Liam Morton, Kyle Romick and Tommy Romick. The men’s long drive was won by John Baker and the women’s long drive was won by Suzie Kinney. The men’s winner for nearest to pin on hole #13 was, again, John Baker at 5 feet 5 inches. Nancy Murphy won the women’s nearest to pin at 21 feet. Darryl Walker won the putting contest in a three-way playoff. (Richard Packer had the snappiest shoes.) It was a wonderful event to benefit the Bridgton Hospital. One that is not to be missed in the com ing years. Congratulations to everyone!Asnoted in the descrip tion above, there were many instances of balls in the woods, fairways and cups. Those who hawk for balls will be rewarded. Tip of the Week: Better chips result in lower scores. Hit’em long and straight! 8 and 10 yards. Fryeburg was hit with a 15-yard pen alty, moving the Knights to theBut,FA-30.the Raider defense delivered a big hit on fourth down as Knight quarterback Lagan Driscoll reached for the first down mark, but was popped hard. The ball squirted free, and FA’s Joshua Wake recovered.Withthe ball at the FA-11, Carter showed poise under fire. He scooped a bobbled snap and rushed for 8 yards, then delivered a dart to the sideline to Owen Galligan for 7 yards. Facing a third down, Carter rifled a pass to the Raider sideline, just over the head of Galligan, but hauled in by Micklon, good for 20 yards. Poland was slapped with a face mask penalty, adding 15 more yards to the play. At the P-39, Coach Turner shifted to his run game. Saunders picked up 8 yards, Carter gained 11 on a keeper, and Saunders broke free from a couple of tacklers for 7 more yards. Fox, who made a couple of nice cuts, reached the end zone from 11 yards out, but the score was erased due to a holding call. No matter. Carter rum bled for 13 yards, Saunders gained 4 setting up a 1-yard plunge by Carter behind a thumping block by Pullan. Fox added the two-point conversion with 5:21 left in theAfterhalf. stuffing the Knights on three plays, the Raiders looked to score before intermission, but the drive fizzled due to a holding penalty and an illegal lineman downfield, which canceled a diving 22-yard catch by Galligan. “The quarterback gets scrambling, it’s tough on a lineman — is he going to run or pass? It’s one of the things we need to work on,” Coach Turner noted. The Knights scored to start the second half as junior quarterback Dylan Cook tossed a 25-yard completion to end Landon Cooper, who was all alone crossing from left to right. Martin took a sweep play to the left and scored from 4 yards out with 7:58 left. The conversion failed. Fryeburg responded with a 10-play, 60-yard drive featuring their work horse, Haden Fox, who had runs of 18 and 10 yards to start the series. He added 13 more yards as the Raiders scored on a fourth down play with Micklon taking a toss to the right, and springing free behind blocks from end Jordan Dutton and lineman Gabe McKenney for a 12-yard TD. Again, Fox tacked on the 2-point try, lower ing his shoulder pads and bouncing a Knight tackler. “Haden doesn’t get tired. He has good vision. He is very deceptive. You think there is nothing there, and he finds the crack and gains yards,” Coach Turner said. “Last year, we were pleasantly surprised how he sees things. He has great eyes, which makes him a good back. He is very patient, makes good cuts, and turns small gains into substantial gains.” Fox had a solid day, 16 carries for 74 yards. The Raiders rushed for 193 yards.Next up is a trip to Lisbon this Friday night. The Greyhounds fell to Freeport 35-22 in their opener.“They’re always tough, well coached and always good,” Coach Turner said of Lisbon. “It’s good to come out here today and win and feel you controlled the game, but we have a ton of stuff we can improve on. We have to get better. There’s certainly room for growth.”
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Penalties: FA 6-60, PolandRushing:1-15 Saunders 13-67, Fox 16-74, Micklon 5-14, Carter 11-124, Galligan 1-14. Total: 46 carries, 193 yards Poland: Brady Martin 10-77, Isaac Ramsdell 6-20, Shane Yorkey 3-3, Lagan O’Driscoll 1-4, Dylan Cook 1-minus 4. Total: 21 carries, 100Passing:yards FA 8-9-134; Poland 5-11-36 FA Receiving: Saunders 2-19, Micklon 3-81, Galligan 2-19, Cam JohnsonTackle1-15Leaders: Gabe McKenney 4, Jose Francis 4, Emerson Hall 4, Joshua Wake 4, Will Hallam 3. Change in Venue: Because the Raiders’ new turf field is still under con struction, the season opener was moved to Kennett High School in North Conway.
Lake Region’s sixth runner Ethan Kutella. Because he placed higher than GNG’s sixth runner (#19 in 23:45), the Laker boys were able to win the meet. Here’s how other runners fared: 14. Ethan Kutella, 21:37 16. Wesley Martin, 22:44 17. Tristan Cormier, 22:50 21. Michael Clarke, 23:50 28. Lucian Bassett, 26:46 31. Aiden Douglass, 42:42 For Fryeburg Academy, Arkie Baptista was the lead Raider in 20:41, good for 10th overall. Other finish ers were: 12. James Lougee, 21:14 20. Andrew Irwin, 23:49 22. Isaac Twombly-Wiser, 27.24:30Dodge Mixer, 26:28 29. Sullivan Olsen, 27:37 Teams: 1. Lake Region 31, 2. Gray-NG 31, 3. Poland 82, 4. Fryeburg Academy 86. Up next: pUyThis com ing Friday, the Lakers will compete at Twin Brook in Cumberland against Greely, York, Poland, and St. “ItDom’s.will be good for the team to see some new com petition, as well as get a chance to run on what will be the Regional and State meet course. We are just grateful to have started the season on such a strong foot as the energy is high and everyone seems moti vated to continue working hard, which we will need to do to see more success down the road,” Coach PulitoThesaid.Raiders on Friday host Freeport, North Yarmouth Academy, Old Orchard Beach and Traip Academy starting at 4:30 p.m. the course. For the time being, “the honor system” would remain intact, although club members Rodney Allen and John Roberge, as well as Assistant Pro Dan Cahill were all nominated for the prestigious position of “Ranger” if it was deemed necessary later. There was no “Twilight League” information to report this week. See above. Twilight League will finish this week.Atrue rarity occurred Saturday in weekend Sweeps, as a bevy of low scores had praise raining down from Head Pro John Boswell afterwards. “It’s about time,” said the “power of positive thinking guru” and “master-motivator.” No one was any more in the legendary instructor’s crosshairs than yours truly, who led the onslaught with an even-par round of 72 and was later deemed “the Whitman Sampler,” an apparent reference to “never knowing what you’re going to get.” Jim Thombs (a.k.a. “Fluff”) came in two back at 74 with Russ Sweet at 76. The real story, how ever, was that all four groups were on the front porch in 3 ½ hours and all reported an especially enjoyable round. The Sweeps, like the Scrambles, Twilight, and many other events have all fought the “scourge of pace.” Like Roger Bannister’s famous four-minute mile, it is hoped that once broken, this accomplishment that once seemed out of the realm of possibility, can soon become a regular occurrence.OnSunday morning, Wayne Kuvaja was back in the money with a Low Gross best 74. Russ Sweet lived up to his name with a Net best 72. Club “Mayor” and “SwissArmy Knife” athlete Jim Mains paired up with Wayne Kuvaja to earn Team Gross. Team Net went to Ken Murray and Bob (Mr. 80%) McHatton. Mr. 80% added to his win nings with a Quota victory, while Bill Holden continued to make his summer-stay in the Lake Region a profitable one with an NTP #13. The President’s Cup Tournament, famous itself in part for its duration, concluded with Wayne Kuvaja defeating Jim Macklin 3 & 2 for the match-play championship. Congratulations to both players who have enjoyed tremen dous success on the course this summer. Looking ahead, the Wally Pearson Senior Tournament will be held this coming Sunday, Sept. 11. Sign-up is in the Pro Finally,Shop.the Bridgton Highlands Golf Association Banquet will be on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 5 p.m. with Mike Shea putting on a spectacular barbecue to comple ment the awards night evening. This is usually a “can’t miss” event, featuring every “zinger” you weren’t able to get out earlier this summer on the course, and a few “cracks” for next year to keep everybody’s blood flowing through the vicious winter months. This reporter will be sure to grab the highlights for you if you can’t make it!
Church Pond in Carroll County, Albany, NH Difficulty – Easy Trail distance – 1.1 miles Hiking time – 45 min
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utesElevation – 1,263 feet Vertical gain – 50 feet Coordinates – 44° 0’ 10.25” N 71° 22’ 26.27” W Topographic Map –Mount Washington quad / 44.10567; -71.094 Directions to the Church Pond trailhead: The trail begins in the Passaconaway Campground just off the Kancamagus Highway. There is a small parking lot with space for 2 to 3 cars next to Camp Site 19. The turnoff to the Passaconaway Campground is west of Route 16 in Conway, and is on the north side of the Kank west of the Sawyer Pond Trail and the Jigger Johnson Campground. Across the road from the Passaconaway Campground are the parking lot and trailhead for Potash Mountain and the UNH trail to Hedgehog Mountain. The campground is well signed.
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September 9, Easy, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Pinkham Notch, NH — 3.8 mi RT, RT hiking 4 hours. RT driving 3 hours.Meet at the Denmark Church at 8 a.m. DMH hiked into the old abandoned logging camp twice — the last time in August 2020. After the hike, we will go to the Emerald Pool for a dip if the weather is still warm. Deep pool and cliffs for jumping off — one of my favorite swimming spots in the Whites. September 9, Moderate/Difficult, Imp Face (3,165 feet), Pinkham Notch, NH — 4.4 mi RT, 1,850-foot elevation gain. RT hiking 5.5 hours. RT driving 2.5 hours Meet at the Denmark Church at 8 a.m. A companion hike to the easier 19-Mile Brook hike. This is a new hike for us, taking the north end of the Imp Trail loop to the Imp Face and return on the same trail. September 16, Easy, Tiger Hill Community Forest (600 feet) Sebago, ME — 3.0 mi RT. 450-foot elevation gain. RT hiking time 3 hours. RT driving 1 hour. Meet at the Denmark Church at 8 a.m. This is second time that we’ve hiked here — DMH did this last in March 2020 on Loon Echo Land Trust’s Tiger Hill Community Forest in Sebago.Hikes are subject to change or cancellation. If you have questions about the difficulty of a hike, or for any other infor mation, please call John Patrick at 207-756-2247 (johnfp@ earthlink.net).
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To The Editor: I wish to thank and give my blessings to the two women who came to assist me in the parking lot of the 207 storefront. I appreciated their kind concern as I was not feeling well. Their kindness once again proves to me that Bridgton is a caring community.PeterBridgtonBollen Lifeactionsaving
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gural issue of a column series we’re calling ‘Stories from the Steeple,’ which will run irregularly whenever we find a piece of history worth telling week to week. Stay tuned for more in the future, but for now, let us go back to The Bridgton News of October 30th, 1896, and sit down with those neighbors of yore to enjoy the harvest delights of yesteryear.“Theladies of the Methodist Society Circle gave their annual Harvest Supper at the church vestry Thursday evening, 22nd inst. It was numerously attended. The committee in charge of the entertainment were Mrs. D.B. Holt, Mrs. A. Hanney, Mrs. Fred Dodge and Mrs. Charles Potter. A bountiful old-time supper, whose menu embraced all the substantials in vogue in our grandparents’ days, was served. A collection of vegetables, displayed upon an
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To The Editor: I would like to give a big shout-out to the EMTs that showed up at my house on July 3. Arriving within five minutes after my husband’s 9-1-1 call, they were quickacting, knowledgeable and kind. They expertly stabilized me and quickly transported me to Bridgton Hospital. Their actions saved my life. I don’t know who they are, but I just want them to know how grate ful I am.
Howdy neighbor! The harvest is almost here, are you prepared? Well if you’re not, or found little fruitful in your victory gardens this year, then we here at the Bridgton Historical Society are here to help. This season, returning by popular demand after a lapse of more than a couple years, we are again partnering with the Rufus Porter Museum to host our annual Harvest Supper at Narramissic, which will be held this Saturday evening with two seatings at 5 and 6:30 p.m. However, unlike previous years, there will be no tickets sold at the door, and the total seat count is limited to 120. Tickets are going fast, but luckily at time of writing, there are still a few tickets left for the 5 o’clock supper, and more than a few left for the 6:30. So give us a call, or stop by Bridgton Books good and early, because once they’re gone, they’re gone until next year. What a feast it will be, stuffing, potatoes, pie and cranberries, and of course tur key – this year both roasted and smoked! To tide you over until then, how about a reflection on the history of Harvest suppers here in Bridgton, with a look back on the supper of 1896, which was put on that year by the ladies of the Methodist Church. Of course, with our Society having recently purchased the Methodist Church and taken up the responsibility of preserving its history, it thus is an especial pleasure to here present a memory drawn from the depths hallowed halls — an inau
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To The Editor: As another anniversary of September 11, 2001, approach es, one can be sure that the coverage provided in main stream news will ignore the voluminous body of evidence by independent researchers debunking much of the official 9/11 narrative. Critical events and information left out of the 9/11 Commission Report such as the free-fall collapse of 47-story WTC Building #7 have been covered in depth by others.In February 2020, International Relations (IR) scholar, Dr. David Hughes, published a paper in the peri odical Alternatives titled, 9/11 Truth and the Silence of the IR Discipline where he challenges those in the IR and scholarly community for “uncritically accept[ing] the official narra tive regarding the events of 9/11 and refus[ing] to exam ine the massive body of evi dence generated by the 9/11 truth movement.” In Hughes’ paper, he subtly directs read er’s attention to the work of Dr. Judy Wood and her 2012 book, Where Did the Towers Go? Evidence of Free-Energy Technology on 9/11. In an interview posted one year ago at peterbcollins.com, Hughes defends Wood’s work main taining that she has been unfair ly marginalized and maligned, even in the 9/11 Truth commu nity, often by those who have not read her book or exam ined her work. He provides numerous examples of strange phenomena related to the col lapse of the WTC buildings and empirical evidence upon which Wood builds her case
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To The Editor: I agree with the Roman philosopher Seneca, “If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.” Trumplicans have no vision. Trumplicans are like their disgraced, twice impeached leader Donnie Trump. They say they are for freedom, but not when it comes to women, to the LGBTQ community, to vaccinations or masks to cope with COVID. Trumplicans say they are for law and order, then beat the Capitol Police on Jan. 6 or go gunning for the FBI as in Cincinnati. They are for veterans, but vote against PACT, a bill to help veterans who were exposed to “burn pits” while they served their country. Trumplicans are for democracy, but vote to restrict voting rights and limit vote drop boxes in minority com munities. Further, Trumplicans complain about inflation. I recall a friend asking what I thought of gas prices when gas was approaching $5 a gal lon? Since then, I have heard crickets about gas prices. If economics 101 proves any thing it is what goes up, will come down. Trumplicans are attached at the hip to Donnie; on a no-win course just sailing in circles.Thegreen sign on Route 302 bemoans the forgiveness of student debt. The shortsight ed author forgets the GI bill that built the middle class in this nation. The only difference between now and those who cursed President FDR’s New Deal, back in the day, is back in the day they didn’t have digitalTruesigns.Republicans know they are between a rock and a hard place, but can’t get out. They are too weak to stand up to Donnie; so they sail on with no real vision (home port). Meanwhile, there is an increasing number of Americans including tradi tional Republicans, who fear a second Civil War and the destruction of our democracy. Trumplicans who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, and now preach violence in the streets (Lindsey Graham) when they can’t get their way, would do well to remember without our Constitution, the only thing left will be an autocrat who famously said, “Only I can fix it.” Good luck with that! Independent voters, we must stand up for our Constitution, speak out and vote down any and all Trumplicans!Joseph W.BridgtonAngelo
Guest Column by Brad ExecutiveWolfDirector and co-founder of Peace Action Network In the White Mountains of New Hampshire, I recent ly joined a gathering of people highly concerned with a range of threats, from war to climate catastrophe and more.One speaker presented on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine that has come under shelling. It has six reactors. Any one of them, if hit by artillery, would explode with more destructive force than 10 Chernobyls. If they aren’t hit by shelling, the power grid keeping the nuclear rods cooled could be knocked offline by shell ing in the area. This would cause a meltdown. Or, the workers at the plant could flee the area because they are working in the middle of a deadly war zone, thereby leaving the plant without the necessary technicians to keep it running safely. This was just one of the issues raised last week. We also spoke of hypersonic missiles which fly at five times the speed of sound, are low flying and eva sive and thus cannot be detected by radar, making them a highly destabilizing instrument of war; the deploy ment of tactical nuclear warheads to be used as part of a conventional attack under the absurd assumption that a limited nuclear war can be fought; and, the $1.5 trillion to be spent on “modernizing” the U.S. nuclear force, rebuilding every leg of the nuclear triad. Is this not some form of planetary madness? I looked around the room at our hard-working, wellinformed, occasionally disorganized group from various backgrounds and asked myself, “It’s up to us to save humanity? Groups like this are to pull us back from the brink? Shouldn’t there be some vast international organization of Nobel laureates with global support and authority doing this? Some world agency with endless resources working every day at this?” After all, we had trouble arranging the picnic tables in an orderly fashion. No, it’s just us, random groups of citizens around the world trying to save our species from extinction. My mind reeled, spun. I eventually found footing in the reassuring fields of art, poetry, music, beauty. I thought of dance.Thedance of sympathy refers to the idea that our bodies feel compelled to move in response to the music we hear. Music evokes a sympathetic connection and our bodies, regardless of where we are from, move as a result. From a waltz to a samba to Afro Dance, we come together on the floor, unknown to each other a moment before but now sharing space, swaying to the tempo, rhyming without words. The dance of sympathy says our emotions connect us, makes two strangers rise in a room and begin to dance in unison, both responding to the music they hear. Similarly, a poem, a painting, a sculpture can elicit comparable outbreaks of emotional bonding. We are all connected, sympathetic kin transcending borders, ethnicities, and religions. This group of peacemakers in
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PORCH PARTY — Charlotte Hobbs Library, Main Street, in Lovell will celebrate the newly reconstructed front porch with a Porch Party this Friday, Sept. 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. The library invites the public to see the newly restored front porch. There will be refreshments, games, talk and fun. See what is happening at the Charlotte Hobbs Library.
VANISHING POINT — An open stretch on the four-mile paved Mountain Division Trail in Fryeburg reveals a peek at the distant White Mountains. (Photo by Suzanne Richard)
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a debili tating disease that may rob people of their physical abili ties, but it does not rob them of their heart, their love, or theirLastspirit.weekend, I joined the Bangor Walk to Defeat ALS in solidarity with families and in honor of all those liv ing with ALS w in memory of those we have lost to this disease.Like many people across Maine, I have lost friends to ALS, friends like George Smith. George Smith was an avid sportsman, a prolific writer, and a good-natured friend to all. He was the very embodiment of the character of Maine: strong but kind, independent, compassionate, wise but humble. George’s decades-long advocacy contributed to the preservation and protection of hundreds of acres of forests, lands, lakes, and streams across our state that now will be enjoyed by untold generations to come. George Smith’s love and respect for our great state is only surpassed by the love its people, including this Governor and other governors, had for him. His lived his life to the fullest, even as he fought ALS with his charac teristic grit, fortitude, and courage to the very end. I also lost another individual to ALS. Joe Mayo was the clerk of the Maine House of Representatives, very wellknown individual, and a former state representative, very popular, well-liked, and someone who successfully fought for legislation to ease the suffering of people with ALS at the end of their lives. Well this past legislative session, I was pleased to sign a new bill in honor of George Smith and Joe Mayo and others, and at the request of Karin Tilberg, who also lost her husband, Chris Smith, to ALS recently. This bill, LD 2007 creates a mandatory statewide registry for ALS so we can all better understand the prevalence of the disease in Maine and maybe reach a cure or some way of preventing the disease from taking hold in the first place.
• Defeating ISIS: the U.S. military and intelligence community continued to fight ISIS and ISIS sustained major losses. They lost con trol over territory, but they are still active around the world.
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To The MostlyEditor:with respect to the letter by Don Vose (Sept. 1) about how great Trump’s presidency was:
Sunday, September 11 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Rain or Shine at the Brownfield Public Library 216 Main Street, Brownfield * Plant and Seed Sale * Snacks * Children’s Activities * Information * Vendors * Face Painting * Musice with Sharon Novak * Workshops: 11 a.m. – Seed Saving 12 noon – Beekeeping For more information or to sign up for a workshop 207-935-3003call
• Energy independence: the U.S. dependence on for eign oil fell with the rise in fracking technology, Trump didn’t get in the way and didn’t make it happen.
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DONATION — The Bridgton 4 on the Fourth Race Committee on Wednesday, Aug. 24 presented the Bridgton Public Library with its largest annual check ever for $45,000. By charter, the race distributes 90% of its profits to the Library to support operations for both the Library and the Children’s Library. Pictured from the left are Jayne Hamaty, Jim Cossey, Library Director Amy Stone, Donna Bleakney, Dave Hursty, and Race Director Bill Graham. from Page 1B)
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that an unknown energy must have been employed to cause “dustification” of the massive Twin Towers prior to reach ing the ground. Interestingly, Hughes explains in the interview that the “price of admission” to be accepted for publication was to remove much of the references to Wood. One is left to pon der why there is such per vasive, unjustified rejection of Wood’s work. As Hughes suggests, one can justifiably infer that she is “on to some thing” in the 9/11Delstory.LeonardWaterford
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LETTERS, Page 3B ample stand, was disposed of by auction, Mr. Hanney act ing as auctioneer. Then, a program of musical and literary exercises, as follows, Mr. George Widdoes presiding; Prayer by Rev. D.B. Holt; organ solo by Miss Ada Chase; recitations by Willie Pledge, Ada Chase, Bessie Potter; two vocal renditions by a male quartette — Messrs. Corliss, Widdoes, Holt and Eastman; vocal duet, Mr. and Mrs. George Widdoes; singing of two selections by a double quartette — Messrs. Widdoes, Eastman, Hanney, Corliss, Mrs. Harriman, Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Widdoes, Miss Dodge; Mrs. Frank P. Bennett was instrumental accom panist.”Tillnext time!
• The Abraham accords: Iran scared Sunni Arab nations so much they would rather sort-of ally with Israel then let Iran dominate the region. The Trump adminis tration was helpful, but with
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Evita to Biden’s Juan Peron (Don’t cry for me Argentina). A speech filled with angry, accusatory words. A speech filled with lies and hate. On a personal level, I am offended. I am a Marine. My brother and his wife’s brother were Marines who served at the Marine Barracks at 8th and I street, S.E., Washington, D.C. (Presidential Guard). I find it preposterous that true heroes were used as props to embellish an incompetent politician’s desperate bid to save his Party from its politi cal Biden’sfolly. speech was straight out of Sol Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals. He accuses the supporters (70,000,000-plus) of Make America Great Again of doing what Biden and Democrats at the federal, state, and local levels are actually doing. The Department of Justice attacks people who disagree politically with the Democrat agenda. State Departments of Education, assisted and encouraged by the U.S. DOE genuflecting to the education unions who have presidents, governors, legislators (U.S. and states), and local school boards beholden to them and willing to do their bidding in exchange for huge political donations and turn out the voteTheefforts.raid on Mar-A-Logo was nothing but a political ploy to keep President Trump from running against Biden or Hillary or Gavin Newsom or whomever. The raid was also to deflect attention away from Democrat policy fail ures (inflation, open bor ders) so that they will have a chance to stem the MAGA onslaught in JockNovember.MacGregorSebago
• Scrapping and renego tiating NAFTA. A big fuss about minor changes in NAFTA, Trump wanted to get rid of NAFTA (he said so), but could not quite man age it.
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• Strengthening American defenses: China built up a larger navy than ours and during Trump’s administra tion were catching up with the U.S. militarily in numer ous ways.
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There’s a branch of mathematics known as game theory. It was developed primarily to analyze strategy for games of great skill, like complex card games and board games such as chess. It has few applications in standard, off-the-shelf parlor games, which often rely on randomly drawing clues from a stack of cards or spinning a wheel. Game theory interests politicians, economists, phi losophers and mathematicians a lot. For example, John Maynard Keynes, originally a mathematician, used game theory in developing his economic theories, which are universally detested by “conservative” economists to this day. When Reagan/Thatcherism swept the world in the 1980s, “conservatives” confidently predicted the demise of “socialistic” Keynesian economics. They favored the “free-market” theories of the Austrian School of Economics, led by Friedrich von Hayek and, in the United States, his disciple Milton Friedman. As usual, they mis took a temporary fad for an eternal truth. Repeated finan cial crashes during the early 21st century destroyed faith in the Austrian School. The self-regulating, self-correcting magic of the marketplace is fading away. Lord Keynes, were he still alive, would have predicted that. Game theory also interests political and military lead ers. It came into its own during the bad old days of the Cold War. National security strategists employed mathematical models of game theory extensively during the 1950s and 60s, especially in computerized nuclear war games. Several movies during that period featured plots about war games spinning out of control and accidently destroying human civilization. The most famous, of course, was Dr. Strangelove. More about that film another time. Game theory has many useful applications for society, but one branch of it is dangerous because of irresponsible ways of thinking that develop from it. That would be the “zero-sum game,” which often leads to zero-sum thinking. Zero-sum games assume that, in order for one player to win, the other player has to lose the same exact amount. That results in a sum of zero, and no change in the situa tion. The problem is not that such games aren’t theoreti cally possible, but that, in reality, no situation can remain unchanged over time. In the universe, nothing stays static. Change is the process by which reality operates. In human society, zero-sum thinking can result in fal lacies, such as leaders dividing societies into “winners”
To The RepublicanEditor:majority state legislators just this year voted down a $47 million allocation in the budget to put a band-aid on Jackson, Mississippi’s antiquated and already compromised water supply infrastructure now shut off entirely after recent devastating floods. There is no local tax base to fix this mess and not unlike Flynt, Michigan (also primarily black and Democrat), there seems to be longtime racist elements at play, as well as apathy and malfeasance as contributory factors. The city’s infrastructure problems started around 1970 when federal courts forced Jackson schools to desegre gate — 16 years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case. 16 years! Thousands of white fami lies moved out of the city, many sending their children to majority Christian private schools run by the White Citizens’ Councils, white supremacist groups and with them went the support of the capital city. Generous sums were allocated in the afore mentioned state budget to enforce draconian anti-repro ductive rights laws and to fight other alleged “crime” in Jackson, but apparently the safe and clean water needs of pregnant women, citizens of color and other perceived “gangsters” are deemed sec ondary in importance to the MAGA crowd that make Mississippi’s laws.JonSt. Laurent South NorthformerlyPortland,ofBridgton Goodbad?or
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• Terminating TPP: He avoided joining a group of nations that could help con tain China, is that a great achievement?
Harvest Supper at Narrimissic Ingalls Road • South Bridgton Saturday, September 10 Two Seatings: 5 & 6:30 p.m. Tickets $25 Children (6 & under) Free Traditional Turkey Dinner, pies, great company and music Tickets sold in advance only. Contact Bridgton Historical Society 207-647-3699 or Rufus Porter www.rufusportermuseum.org207-647-2828 Proceeds benefit Bridgton Historical Society and Rufus Porter Museum 1T36
To The Editor: The president of the United States is supposed to be the president of all of the American people. The other night, President Biden became, officially, the presi dent of less than half of the American people. His extremely divisive speech and his very pecu liar setting for it were jar ring to say the least. The setting was reminiscent of so many dictators in my lifetime. The dramatic red lighting, the Marines in the background, the inflamma tory rhetoric, Dr. Jill playing
• China, tariffs, trade: increased costs to U.S. industries using Chinese goods in their production and increased prices to U.S. con sumers. China did not cry.
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What Shall the Harvest Be? (Continued from Page 1B) the disease. Now we can better support patients living with the disease and their families. And, with the rate of Maine veterans with ALS being at least twice the national aver age, greater awareness can also help us ensure that veter ans get the benefits that they might be owed. I want to thank Senator Ned Claxton of Auburn and Representative Laurie Osher of Orono for sponsoring this legislation and for securing unanimous support for the bill in the Legislature. I was proud and pleased to sign it intoItlaw.ismy fervent hope that this law will improve our understanding of this terrible disease until we can defeat ALS, once and for all, in the memory of baseball great Lou Gehrig and many home town heroes, as well.
• Fixing cost participa tion in NATO: His pressure on NATO members had an impact on defense budgets, but the major change was made by Putin’s attack on Crimea. Trump also made some countries consider leaving NATO. That was fine with him since he said NATO was obsolete and should be shut down.
John (Jack) Rexford Barnes, 86, of Otisfield, passed away in Bridg ton, on August 17, 2022, following cardiovascular disease complicated by a COVID-19 infection. John was born November 19, 1935, in Hamden, New Haven, Conn., the son of Rexford Daniel and Dorothy E. (Quitek) Barnes. He married Shirley (Ellingwood) Barnes March 25, 1961, in West Paris. He was a graduate of Ham den High School in Connecticut. John is a veteran who served in the U.S. Army from 1955-1958, spend ing two winters in Korea. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Reserve in 1963. John received a B.S. degree from the University of Maine (Orono) in 1961 and a M.S. degree from Rutgers University in 1964, both in Entomology. Besides his home state, John lived in N.J., N.Y., andJohnMaine.was employed at the Connecticut Research Farm’s En tomology Dept., the University of Maine (Honey Bee Mainte nance, Asst. Lab Instructor, and Forest Entomology), HoffmannLaRoche in Nutley, N.J. (Discovery Lab) where he contributed several publications, Stauffer Chemical Company (research and development for crop herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides, plus in house trials, in the Northeastern U.S. and Canada), A.C.D.S. Research Co. (environmental studies, soil sampling and protection), Eastman Kodak, N.Y. (R&D of agricultural chemi cals), Cornell Biotech, N.Y., and Orkin Pest Control, Maine, be fore having his own business (H&G Pest Control) for 15 years, successfully treating over 250 properties in Maine (camps, busi nesses, homes). John held professional memberships in the Na tional Entomological Society, Weed Science Society of America, National Pest Management Association (NPMA), New England Pest Management Assoc., etc. He was also involved with the NEESA, NEWSSA, National ESA, National WSSA, READ monthly magazine, many agricultural meetings, and the Cornell Cooperative Extension. In his younger years, John attended the Mt. Carmel Congre gational Church, was a Boy Scout and troop committee mem ber, an avid golfer, and a crop farmer. He enjoyed target shooting with rifle clubs, playing pool, ice skating, fishing, and playing in softball leagues. John and Shirley would can and freeze produce from their fruit trees, berry bushes, and vegetable gardens, and enjoyed giving some away. He also planted roses and other flow ers. Pickle making and sweet corn were two of John’s special ties. Fresh apple cider was always a treat (from his 110-tree apple orchard in Kirkville, N.Y.). He cut his own wood for winter heat, and could be found feeding the wild songbirds and turkeys, and observing wildlife. He was known to humanely trap, remove, and release varmints. John enjoyed traveling, and appreciated time spent with family, friends and work associates. He could often be found laughing and sharing a good story from the older days. John is survived by his daughter Lori (Ann Barnes) Grippo and her husband Carmine, son Steven John Barnes and his wife Diane (White), his granddaughters Courtney and Brittany Grip po, a brother-in-law George A. Clark Jr., a nephew Kevin Clark, and good friends. John is predeceased by his parents, wife, and sister Nancy B. Clark.Amemorial service with military honors was held Sunday, Sept. 4, at John’s home (40 Mountain View Dr., Otisfield, ME 04270).Memorial donations can be made in John’s name to the Amer ican Heart Association and the Cornell Cooperative Extension (Crop Agriculture – Madison County or Onondaga County), N.Y. John’s family would like to thank family and friends for their support and prayers, and also Bridgton Hospital and Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris for their care and ar rangements. MKJ Marketing
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Love for the woods called him back to logging in the early 1970s and he gave all his effort to build a successful logging operation, wood brokerage and land development business. He enjoyed working in the woods alongside his father, son, sons-in-law and grandsons at various times during his career. Don delighted in spending time with his eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Don was predeceased by a brother, Richard Roakes of Ot isfield. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Jeannette; children Scott (Bobbi) Roakes of Sebago, Carol (Earl) Kline of Windham and Elaine (Clint) Chaplin of Bridgton; grand children Timothy (Margie) Kline, Zachary Roakes, Travis (Megan) Kline, Trevor (Brittany) Chaplin, Tiffany (Austin) Brown, Kaitlyn Roakes (Cody Vickers), Ben Roakes (Nicole Mercier) and Garrett Roakes; 10 great-grandchildren; sister Dorothy (Roakes) Smith of Oxford, sister Shirley Roakes of Lewiston; and many special nieces and nephews. He will be missed by all who knew him. Services will be private. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals.com
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• Record growth in per sonal income: This measure is distorted by the tax cut noted, but it was larger than usual. Some of that is due to long term effects of Obama’s recovery policies. It would have been better if the tax cut had really been that broad based and, for Mainers, bet ter for many if they kept the deductions for state and local taxes over a rather low limit.
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• Moving the U.S. embas sy to Jerusalem: the Israelis wanted this for years and Trump gave it to them and got nothing in return. I thought he was supposed to be a master of the deal? Giving up a card and getting nothing back— that is The Art of the Deal?
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• Record low unemploy ment: Unemployment is now lower than it was at the end of Trump’s administration. He does not get much blame for the near record high unem ployment early in his term — COVID gets that — but record low? No.
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Donald Austin Roakes, 79, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed peacefully in Bridgton on Monday, September 5, 2022, after a battle with MDS, a form of blood cancer. Don was born in Auburn on August 4, 1943, a son to the late George and Lucile (Bates) Roakes. When Don was 13 years old, the family relocated to a dairy farm they purchased in Harrison. He developed a lifelong love for the outdoors from growing up on the farm. He graduated from Bridgton High School in 1962. Don married Jeannette Billings of Norway, celebrating 59 years of marriage this past July. They shared the same birth day, with Don being a year older than Jeannette. Donald started his career in logging after high school but found it to be a challenging occupation. He switched careers and worked for many years at Osgood Brothers in Fryeburg.
We just completed a major renovation to be more comfortable and up-to-date for today’s families. And Chandler Funeral Homes is constantly advancing and offering more services than any other funeral homes in the area. Family and friends attending services now have a stunning reception area to share a meal after the service. Also, our casket selection is now online for your convenience. Improvements all done with our families in mind to give quality service above and beyond the rest at affordable prices. While we are adding more, we are still committed to keeping our prices fair. That’s one important reason we are the most preferred funeral home and we won’t ever forget that. 45 Main St. • South Paris (207) 743-8402 Fax: (207) 743-0497 26 W. Dwinal St. Mechanic Falls (207) 345-5691
Mark Gordon NAPLES — Mark Gordon, 58, of Naples passed away on Monday, Aug. 29, He2022.was born July 9, 1964, in Concord, Mass. Mark worked as a master carpenter for 40 years. He was a true Maine Cabin Master working in the Lake Region for the last 20 years. He is predeceased by his parents, Edmund and Beverly Gordon; and his brother, Glenn Gordon. He leaves behind two brothers, Paul and Jim Gordon; two nieces; and a nephew.Markwill be buried locally in a family plot.
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18: attempted subversion of the Constitution of the United States.Biden accomplishment: defending the Constitution of the United States. The criticism of Biden is overblown and ignores actual accomplishments including revitalizing and using NATO, which Trump wanted to elim inate. Also, a note to Robert Plaisted: That MAGA beard ed white guy meant (as you surely know) by “white man’s country” that white men had all the power. He was object ing to sharing power with women, Blacks, AmerInd, etc.
• Reduced size of federal regulations: Whether this was a good or bad thing depends on the regulations. Some were just nuisances, big or small. Some were protections for the environment and for individuals who needed the protection. At best, a mixed bag.• Operation Warp Speed: A win. As President Trump gets credit even though the work was done by forbeenseveralbureaucrats/scientistsgovernmentandbyprivatefirmswhohadlayingthegroundworkyears.Trumpaccomplishment
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WATERFORD — Henry Plate, 96, passed away on August 30, 2022, surrounded by family and a panoramic view of his beloved farm. Henry was born on October 12, 1925, to Henry and Esther (Nel son) Plate in Ridgefield, N.J. He lived in West Springfield, Mass., Ithaca N.Y., and Manlius N.Y., but his true home would be Waterford, Maine.While Henry attended Camp Waganaki in Waterford, his parents spotted an old farm next door and purchased what would become the Plate Farm in 1940. Henry found true joy at “The Farm,” and it profoundly influenced his life. He and his parents turned the property into a home. He taught himself to farm, planting fields of corn as a teenager to sell to a local cannery. He would plant gardens for the rest of his life, but was happier growing vegetables than eating them. His passion for farming led him to the University of Maine (Orono), earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Dairy Husbandry (interrupted by two years in the Army during World War II), followed by a Master’s in Agronomy. He worked at the Eastern States Farmers Exchange (which would become Agway), retiring as chief agronomist after 39 years. Eastern States was the other place he found “Joy,” for it was there that “a cute girl kept winking at me. There was nothing I could do except ask Joyce Walker for a date.” He presented her engagement ring on the shores of McWain Pond and they married in 1958, soon joined by son Bob (1962) and daughter Karen (1963). There was no place Henry would rather be than at “The Farm,” a Jack Daniels in his hand, surrounded by family, friends, and the breathtaking views. He and Joy moved to Waterford yearround in 2005, and he enjoyed morning swims, driving his trac tors, fixing the barn, and straightening perfectly good rock walls. He was an amazing husband, father, grandfather, and greatgrandfather, with a welcoming smile and a dry sense of humor. He loved getting on the floor to play with his dogs, and relished visits from family and friends. Henry was always ready to help. His volunteer activities in cluded the Stoneham Rescue Service, Manlius (N.Y.) Fire De partment, and Waterford Congregational Church (head trustee). And for years, Henry greeted guests and took tickets at the Wilkins Community House breakfasts. Henry will be missed by his wife of 64 years, Joy, of Wa terford; son, Bob Plate (daughter-in-law Kathy) of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughter Karen Shelnutt (son-in-law Rex), of Douglasville, Ga.; grandchildren Jessica Plate (Shehan Pei ris); Austin Shelnutt (Brittany); Kelsey Cote (Matt); Taylor Mund (Cole); and Jeff Plate; six great-grandchildren; and the many friends and care providers who have become his ex tended family. If you come over the crest of McWain Hill at the right mo ment and look across the fields of the Plate Farm, you might still spot Henry rumbling across the fields on his tractor with a big grin on his face and a boxer dog in pursuit.
Henry’s life is best summed up in his own words: “I love this place. I like being free, with no house right next to me. I like seeing the Mahoosucs. I have a good wife, two great children, five grandchildren, (six great-grandchildren), and this place. I don’t have any regrets.” In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Henry’s memory to the Waterford Congregational Church, PO Box 59, Waterford, ME 04088 or the Wilkins Community House, also at the same address. To share memories and condolences with the family please go to www.chandlerfunerals.com. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 45 Main Street, South Paris.
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ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — Cynthia Gail Hamlin went Home to the Lord on August 17, 2022, just days after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.Cynthia was born on January 4, 1950, in Norway, Maine, to Patricia Flanders and Walter Hamlin, both of whom predeceased her. Cynthia grew up and spent most of her life in Waterford, though she had lived the last 17 years in Englewood, Fla. Cynthia attended UMF and gradu ated with degrees in Early Childhood Education and Psychology. She used her education to start a nursery school/daycare called Gateway to the Shire. After her daughter Dawn joined her in this endeavor it was expanded to include a large summer program called Kids Kamp. Cynthia was very involved in her hometown of Waterford and served as town selectwoman, on the SAD 17 board of directors and as a member of AVCOG. She was also a member of D.A.R. and the Order of the Eastern Star. Cynthia leaves four children: Dawn Hagar; Dori Meservier; James Hagar; Justin Hagar; and their spouses; her eldest sister Sheryl Hamlin; a brother Wally Hamlin and his wife. Eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and her stepmother. She was predeceased by a brother Walter Hamlin Jr., sisters Pamela Ward and Callina McNair. Services will be held October 1, 2022 at 2 p.m. at the Waterford Congregational Church with a reception to follow at the Wilkins House. Flowers can be delivered to the Wilkins House after 10 a.m.
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Guest Column by Melinda Burrell National Association for Community Mediation Board Member ceed.” So, do I, Mr. President; so, do I. Zero-sum thinkers believe immigrants entering America are taking the country away from people who already are here. In zero-sum games, there can be only so much pie. The only way you can have pie is to take it away from me. That’s a fallacy. To satisfy the needs of a more populous America, ya gotta bake more pies. Any family can seat additional guests at Thanksgiving dinner. That used to be calledMisapplication“sharing.” of zero-sum thinking can lead to terrible socio-economic policies. Every person, who ever lived in the Americas, either was an immigrant, or descended from immigrants. MAGA cultists can stop chanting, “You will not replace us!” No one is trying to replace anybody. None of our families got here by “replacing” other people. We just added our own baking skills and produced an everlargerThere’spie. nothing wrong with the idea of the zero-sum game, but misusing it can produce a dysfunctional social order, such as we have in the United States today. Rather than combining our skills and efforts to produce a better USA, we seem determined to follow the lead of those who think they can only get richer by making others poorer. That’s not a zero-sum game; it’s a “Zero-Dumb Game.”
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Does an angry outburst actually mask fear? The term “hangry” is a great example of how a more complex under standing of our emotions brings power to control them. When we realize we’re angry because we’re hungry, we know that food is part of the solution. In our dynamic world, we need to get comfortable with complexity. Good solutions to our myriad problems require it. Is that the 21st century version of patriotism? If we love our country and want to help it succeed, is our best tool our choice to be inquisitive about people and issues? Melinda Burrell, PhD, @MelindaCBurrell, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a former humanitarian aid worker and now trains on the neuroscience of communication and conflict. She is on the board of the National Association for Community Mediation, which offers resources for com munity approaches to difficult issues.
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Saturday, September 10 Genealogy Workshop
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The final Raymond Village Community Church pot roast supper will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10. Same good food, pot roast and gravy, potatoes, green beans, carrots, a roll, and a brownie for $12. Meals are take-out only. Pick up between 5 and 6 p.m. at 27 Main Street in Raymond. They will be hot and ready to take home! 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 before noon on Sept. 10 or by e-mail to office@rvccme.org with the information.
Friday, September 16 Low impact walk. Bridgton Historical Society will offer a low impact informational walks at Narramissic Historic Farm and the Peabody-Fitch Woods in South Bridgton. BHS Board President and Loon Echo Land Trust Stewardship Manager, Jon Evans, will lead the walk at 9 a.m. For more information, please contact (207) 6473699.
. The Molly Ockett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is hosting a genealogy workshop to help you discover if you have an ancestor who rendered patri otic service in the American Revolution. Women age 18 and over are especially invited to join this informative event at the Bridgton Community Center from 10:30 a.m. to noon. For more information call 207-925-1076 or com.LakeRegionDAR@gmail.e-mail
Peaceful Means will appear live at the First Universalist Church, 479 Main Street, Norway, at 7 p.m. Free, but donations accepted. Masks required. Saturday, September 17 Free Harvest Moon Festival, 2 to 10 p.m., Depot Street, Bridgton. Music, games, food and crafts.
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A take-out Harvest Supper will be held on Friday, Sept. 9, 5 to 6:30 p.m., at Lovell United Church of Christ, 1174 Main Street, Lovell. Cost: $15. The menu includes corned beef, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, tur nip, bread and apple or pumpkin pie. For information, contact Linda Libby at 207-925-3661 or e-mail lindali bby12345@outlook.com
Jigsaw Puzzle Library, North Waterford Church (Route 35), the lending library is open every Monday from 1 to 3 p.m. All are welcome. Waterford Farmers’ Market, 2 to 5 p.m., Waterford Common.Baldwin’s Monday Market was formed by a group of local vendors with local wares. They set up every Monday from June until August on the lawn of the Brown Memorial Library in East Baldwin, off Route 113 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays Harrison Food Bank, 12 to 6 p.m., located at the Harrison Food Bank, Ronald G. St. John Community Center located at 176 Waterford Road in Harrison. Telephone: 207647-3384. Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., former Methodist Church building, Main Street. Naples Food Pantry, 10 to 11:30 a.m., located at the Naples United Methodist Chuck; open to Naples resi dents, distribution is drivethru. Tai Chi Maine at the Bridgton Town Hall (North High Street) at 10 a.m. For more information, go to the Tai Chi Maine website or e-mail Taichiinmaine@gmail. WEEKLY, Page 8B
Monday, September 19 Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Speaker Series contin ues at 6 p.m. with an in-person presentation by Dr. Larissa Malone entitled, “Critical Race Theory in Education.” This is an in-person talk, but please check the library web site www.hobbslibrary.org on the day for any changes or updates. For queries, contact the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library at (207) 925-3177.
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Community Swap in the Bridgton Public Library Courtyard: Outdoor Gear/ Sports Equipment, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., set up at 9 a.m. June O’Donal, local author of the Fryeburg Chronicles takes us on a romp through stories of how we got our favorite New England bev erages into our cups, mugs, and jugs at 1:30 p.m. at the Great Ossipee Museum of Hiram Historical Society, 20 Historical Ridge, Hiram (off Route 117 in Hiram village). Business meeting at 1 p.m. Light refreshments, free and open to the public. FMI 207615-4390 Thursday, September 11 The Guys — A play by Anne Nelson, 6 p.m., Bear Mountain Music Hall, South Waterford, donation at the door. Tuesday, September 13 Friends of Bridgton Library Meeting, 9:30-10:30 a.m. by Zoom. Thursday, September 15 The Bradley Jazz Collective will perform at 7 p.m. at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts on Christian Hill Road (just off Route 5) in Lovell. Tickets are available at the door: adults $10, children 12 and under $5. Refreshments will be served. Air-conditioning is provided. For more information, go to www.lovellbrickchurch.org or call 207-925-1500.
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Tuesday, September 20 Board of Trustees Meeting Bridgton Public Library, 7-8 p.m. by Zoom and in-person including the Corporation Annual Meeting.
Saturday, September 17 & Sunday, September 18 Community Fun Days, Spurr’s Corner Church in Otisfield will be officially cel ebrating their 150th anniver sary on and around the church grounds at 1005 State Route 121 in Otisfield. On Saturday, a Community Fun Day will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. on the church grounds. It will include activi ties for children and families (a bounce house, games, facepainting, and other fun activi ties) from 2 to 5 p.m., and a Cruise-In Car Show at the Fire Department across the road from 3 to 5 p.m. The day will conclude with a Community Supper in the church base ment beginning at 5 p.m. On Sunday, there will be a Community Church Service at 10 a.m., and will be followed by a relaxed reception of cof fee, punch, donuts, cake, and conversation.
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Thursday, September 22 Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Speaker Series continues at 6.30 p.m. with a Zoom-only presen tation for the whole family entitled, “A Seals’ Journey.” To join this event by Zoom, visit www.hobbslibrary.org and click on the Zoom link. For a phone link or queries, contact the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library at (207) 925-3177.
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Saturday, September 24 Book Shed Book Sale, 9 a.m. to noon, in the parking lot by the Bridgton Public Library Book Shed. 18th Maine Lakes Brewfest, 12 to 4 p.m., Point Sebago Resort, 261 Casco Road, Casco. 21-plus only, ID required. Online ticket sales only, no tickets at the game, gblrcc.org/brewfest/ Music on Main features American Ride and Bryan Frates, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge. Food trucks, ven dors, beer garden. Saturday, October 1 Tear Cap Workshops is hosting an Open House Celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free or by donation. The day will feature artisan demonstra tions, a small craft fair, live music by the Happy Wanderers, and delicious food. The event is part of the Maine Craft Weekend, an annual statewide tour of Maine craft studios and events. 22 Hampshire Street, Hiram, ME 04041; tearcap workshops.org Sunday, October 9 Pancake breakfast. Harrison Lions will be hav ing an all-you-can-eat pan cake (blueberry, chocolate chip or plain), French toast, sausage, juice and coffee breakfast, 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Long Lake Park (next to the Village Tie Up). Rain date following Sunday. Saturday, October 22 Music on Main features Motor Booty Affair, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge. Food trucks, vendors, beer garden. Saturday, November 5 Christmas Craft & Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., North Sebago U.M. Church, Route 114 in Sebago. Light lunch. Villa 60. *St. ____, 1928 Olympic site 63. East Asian peninsula 64. Nope 66. “Bite the bullet,” e.g. 68. Relating to Quechuan people 69. B&B, e.g. 70. Foul smell 71. Challenge 72. Langley, VA agency 73. Decorates, as in Christmas tree DOWN 1. Type of undergarment 2. *LikeSteindescribedgenerationbyGertrude 3. Brain wave 4. Shades of blue 5. Very tired 6. “The Fighter” actor Christian ____ and of *American Girl charac cuckoo 67. Robinson to “The
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Mondays-Fridays AA Bridgton New Day Group, 12 to 1 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, Suite E (locat ed behind the old hospital using a private entrance, 8038707, www.lrrcbridgton.org Tuesdays-Wednesdays Free Clothing. The Table continues to offer free cloth ing from 1 to 5 p.m. as well as the last Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. There is a variety of cloth ing available for both genders and many sizes. The Table is located at 160 Main Street in Norway (across the road from the hospital). Mondays Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., at Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, no charge. Knitting & Crocheting Group meets at the Caswell Conservancy Center in Harrison from 1 to 3 p.m. All levels of knitting are welcome. Stamping Up Class at the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, Norway, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Space limited, masks required, materials provided. Sign up at info@ crcofwm.org Chair Yoga (presented by Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine) at Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison with Susan Kane from 11 a.m. to noon. Open to public ($10), free to cancer patients and their caregivers. No registration required.
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BEAN SUPPER The Edes Falls Sewing Circle will hold a public sup per on Saturday, Sept. 17 with settings at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Edes Falls Community Hall on Edes Falls Road in Naples. The menu includes two kinds of beans, hot dogs, American chop suey, potato salad, cole slaw, homemade biscuits and a variety of jellied salads. Cost: $10 for adults and $4 for children. Come meet your neighbors and friends. ITALIAN SUPPER The Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ is hosting its annual “September Saturday Night Supper” on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. This month’s dinner will be a Maine Harvest and will feature ham and potatoes, baked beans, roasted vegetables, squash, zucchini and pumpkin breads, cider with homemade apple pie or crisp and ice cream! It’s all for only $10 for adults, and $5 for children ages 8 and under. The church is located at 941 Meadow Road in Casco or contact 207627-4282.
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REGION — The 16th One Book One Valley community read program is underway. Sixteen public libraries throughout the region and White Birch Books have once again planned a two-month series of programs and discussions based on a common read. This year, the featured book is Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty. The author’s first book, it was released in August to a host of positive and starred reviews, and has been nominated for this year’s New England Book Award. Set in a native community in Maine, Night of the Living Rez examines the consequences and merits of inheritance.
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MILLIE GILBERT received a plaque honoring her service. Nancy Sanborn made a special cake for Millie. (Photos by Pam Hale)
HARRISON — Harrison resident Christen Eaton, Associate Director, Office of Advising, at the University of Southern Maine will offer “What to Expect: College Q and A,” on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at Harrison Village Library.Christen will address topics such as general college questions, information about financial aid, and the FAFSA
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NAPLES & SEBAGO — Special services to honor first responders will be held this Sunday, Sept. 11 at 9 a.m. in Naples at the Church of Good Fellowship and at 11 a.m. in North Sebago at the North Sebago United Methodist Church.Sunday’s services will not be a traditional Methodist Sunday worship service, but will focus on music, read ings, remembrances, and sharing. The service is specially designed to surround our first responders and volunteers with love and thanks for all the work they do for us. It will be a non-denominational service recognizing and honor ing special responders on 9-11 and on every day since and before. This includes police, EMTs, fire, rescue, medical personnel, and citizen volunteers who serve us not just during a national disaster, as on September 11, 2001, but in floods, fires, accidents, storms, electric outages and the day-to-day disasters, small and large! Open to all. Organizers hope that first responders and emergency personnel in the communities will feel wel come to come on Sept. 11th to gather and remember and honor the work of all first responders and volunteers in the community and beyond. Whether you can come for just a few minutes or the full hour, everyone is invited to come and share this September 11th Sunday.
FRYEBURG — The 250th Anniversary Open House at the Benjamin Wiley House, 439 Fish Street in Fryeburg, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., hosted by the Albert Family. Suggested donation is $5. Come and help celebrate, tour the inside of this wonderful colonial home, and learn about its history.
DENMARK — “Don’t forget that we’re having a party to honor Millie’s 90th birthday coming right up,” said Pam Hale to the con gregation of the Denmark Congregational Church at an outdoor service recent ly. “And it is a surprise — so don’t anyone let Millie know! Keep it a secret!”
MILLIE GILBERT celebrated her 90th birthday in August. (Photo by Pam Hale)
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Apparently, every one did and when Mildred (Millie) Gilbert walked in to the Denmark Community Center, she was expecting to work cleaning out one of the closets there and was dressed in work clothes. She was delightfully surprised at the large group gathered to honor her on her 90th birthday, singing “Happy Birthday” plus the balloons, refreshments, and a large birthday cake made just for her by Nancy Sanborn! Millie was brought up in New Canaan, Conn., but has lived in Denmark for decades. For years, she has been active with the Denmark Congregational Church, faithfully sending cards and notes to the con gregation on their birthdays and anniversaries, plus play ing a key role in organiz ing and baking for church fund raisers and community lunches. She is an absolute genius in the kitchen and every dish she makes is a masterpiece! It is always a treat to receive an invitation to join Millie at her house for dinner and socializing with friends.Over the years, she has also been very generous when repairs or improve ments to the church building were needed. Millie truly is one of the pillars of the little community church! Pam Hale, former church treasurer and chairwoman of the Fundraising Committee, helped arrange the party and presented a plaque to Millie, “In appreciation of your many years of faithful service that aid individual and community making the world a better place. You make an extraordinary dif ference in our lives and for that we are truly grateful!” At 90 years young, Millie is still going strong and we all wish her a Happy Landmark Birthday and many more!
HIRAM — June O’Donal, local author of the Fryeburg Chronicles, takes participants on a journey of favorite New England beverages in her “Drinking our way Through History” program on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 1:30 p.m. at the Hiram Historical Society. The business meeting starts at 1 p.m. followed by O’Donal’s program. The Historical Society is located at 20 Historical Ridge, Hiram Village 04041. The program is free, and light refreshments will be available. For more information, call 207-615-4390.
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portion of the proceeds from pizza sales will be donated to One Book One Valley. A “Meet the Author” soup, salad, and sandwich supper will be held prior to the main event on Oct. 27 at the Conway Public Library from 5 to 6 p.m. Tickets, which will be limited, will be on sale ahead of time at the Conway Public Library. One Book One Valley is a community read program for the Mount Washington Valley. Its mission is to strengthen community ties and promote literacy through reading and discussing a book with a theme that resonates locally. Along with founding partner White Birch Books, participating librar ies are Bartlett, Bridgton, Brownfield, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial in Lovell, Chocorua, Conway, Cook Memorial in Tamworth, Effingham, Freedom, Fryeburg, Jackson, Madison, Meredith, Moultonborough, Pope Memorial in North Conway, and Samuel H. Wentworth in Sandwich. All One Book One Valley programs are free and open to the public thanks to the sustained financial support of participating libraries, Friends of Libraries organi zations, independent book store White Birch Books, and business partners including Flatbread Company, Black Cap Grille, and The Samuel O’Reilly House. Friends of Jackson Public Library, a notfor-profit 501(c)3 organiza tion, is fiscal sponsor for One Book One Valley. To help support the One Book One Valley pro gram, contributions can be made to Friends of Jackson Public Library, PO Box 276, Jackson NH 03846, or contribute online at https:// gofund.me/843e53bb.
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com Jeannette’s Closet, 9 to 11 a.m., free clothing, First Congregational Church, South High Street, Bridgton. Caregiver Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., MWV Adult Day Center, 987 East Main Street, Center Conway, N.H. This support group offers edu cation, support and coping skills for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s or Related Disorders. Pre-arranged car is available for the family mem ber while the caregiver attends the meeting. For more infor mation, call 603-356-4980 or online at mwvadultdaycenter. org. Al-anon, 5 to 6 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, www.lrrcbridgton.org Free Narcan Training every other month, third Tuesday (next May 17), 10 to 11 a.m. by Lake Region Recovery Center. Zoom at atour86337728738us/86337728738.https://us02web.zoom.MeetingID:(Youcanusecomputerstodothis,orhome)
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From year to year, I forget how much I love these little bright green gems until I make my first batch of Salsa Verde and fall passionately and crazy in love with them again. I can’t eat Ienough.likethe acidic, tangy fresh ness of this salsa. Want a salsa that is less acidic, smoother and sweeter in flavor? Roast the tomatillos, peppers and onion before blending them into salsa for a savory salsa. Salsa is not the only way to utilize the toma tillo. They make a great sauce on chicken, pork or on a lovely piece of fresh fish. Add them to a vinaigrette for a bit of citrusy tang or chop the fruit and add to a salad or a tostado. Slice them and eat them in a sandwich or on a bruschetta. I’m sure your Italian uncle will forgive you once he takes a bite. Native to Mexico, the tomatillo or husk tomato has grown wild in almost all parts of the Americas for a very long time. Farmers began to cultivate the tomatillo and appreciate it for its resistance to disease and its prolific output. Nutritionally, tomatillos are a good source of dietary fiber, niacin, potas sium and manganese, vitamins C, K and A. They also contain a healthy amount of iron, magnesium, phosphorus and cop per. Research is being done to explore the anti-inflammatory properties of the tomatillo and its enhancement of lutein which can support our vision. They are power packed orbs of flavor.Hereare two very simple and delicious ways to use the tomatillo. Salsa Verde 1 pound fresh tomatillos, husked, washed and cut into quar 1terssmall white onion 1 clove of garlic, peeled and chopped 2 serrano chilis or jalapenos, more to taste, stemmed and chopped, seeds removed if you want less spicy 4 or 5 tender stems of fresh cilantro, roughly chopped, leaves SaltincludedtotasteCombine tomatillos, onion, garlic, serranos and cilantro in a food processor or blender and process. Add more water if a thinner consistency is desired. Add salt to taste. For a savory salsa, roast tomatillos, onions and chilis under the broiler for 3 to 5 minutes until charred and then process. For a spicier salsa leave the seeds in the chilis. Avocado Salsa Verde Salad 2 large avocados chopped 1 large ripe tomato At least 1 and maybe 4 tomatillos, depending on size and your love of these little orbs of flavor ½ red onion chopped finely ½ jalapeno seeded and chopped (or more to taste) 1/3 cup fresh cilantro chopped
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Trail Runs. Every Thursday, May to September, 5:30 p.m., Greater Lovell Land Trust, Lovell Rec, and Upper Saco Valley Land Trust will co-host Roots & Rocks Ramblers Fun Trail Runs. Check gllt.org to regis ter for e-mail announcements of weekly locations. Fridays Coffee Call, 8 to 10 a.m., Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison, pastries and donuts available, lots of hot coffee, stimulat ing conversations and time to share memories of time in the military and more. Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., at Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, no charge. Coffee Café at the Waterford Library, 10 a.m. to noon, a weekly gathering with your friends and neighbors. Harrison Farmers’ Market, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays Free Breakfast. The Table is excited for the return of in-person breakfasts with the option of pick-up to go meals at 9 a.m. at the Norway Grange on Whitman Street in Norway. The Table is always interested in other teams who would like to take a Saturday and serve breakfast. The inperson breakfast has been a great way to combat food insecurity as well as fulfill ing a social need for many in the area. Sebago Yoga classes on Saturday mornings at the Sebago Town Hall gym. Sign up at www.sebagoyoga.com. Thrift Shop at the Lovell United Church of Christ (1174 Main Street), open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; $2 bag sale on the last Wednesday and Saturday of each month. Painting classes for beginners and intermedi ates at 1 p.m. at the Caswell Conservancy Center, 42 Main Street, Harrison. Landscape techniques will be will taught and all materials will be pro vided. Cost is $20. Instructor: Sandra Kimball. Call (207) 693-5655 for subject matter for the coming weeks. Art Classes at the Caswell Conservancy Center from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Open to all levels. Call for information 207-6935655. All About Books, third Saturdays at the Waterford Library at 11a.m. All About Books offers Maine authors a platform to talk about their writing process, evolv ing journey, and their books. Recent challenges have made these conversations especially poignant. Program to be held at the library. All welcome. Free. Zoom attendance avail able upon request. Cornerstone Gospel Church, the third Saturday of each month, 7:30 to 9, Tel. 693-6102 or e-mail marstaller@yahoo.compastorjim Sundays Church Service at the North Waterford Church will now be held in person, at 10 a.m. on Sundays. All are welcome! Ping Pong at the Bridgton Town Hall from 1 to 4 p.m. All welcome. Equipment provided free! 4 tables! FMI 647-2847. South Bridgton Congregational Church ser vice at 6 p.m. The church is located at 16 Fosterville Road, Bridgton. All are wel come. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Sunday Service, 42 Sweden Road, Bridgton, 10 a.m. All are welcome! Grief Support meet ing, 11:30 a.m., through September. Be with others who understand. For more information, call (207) 3100576.
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In addition to the main event at the Majestic Theatre, there will be multiple oppor tunities in September and October — both in-person and virtual — for readers to meet at local libraries or at White Birch Books to dis cuss the book and learn more about some of the book’s themes. Presentations and panel discussions will cover the history of Indigenous peoples in this area, and the connections between mental health, trauma, and substance use disorder, among other topics.Afull schedule of discus sions and programs can be found on the One Book One Valley website, onConway,Flatbreadprograms.futureershavebookonevalley.org.https://oneOrganizersoftheseriesalsoplannedfundraistobenefitthisyear’sandOneBookOneValleyAbenefitnightatCompanyinNorthN.H.willbeheldMonday,Oct.10,whena
Alateen Meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., PVHI Outreach/Legion Hall, 47 Bradley Street, Fryeburg. For more information, chris. whitaker@pvhi.org or call 207-332-7735. Classic Car Show, pre sented by the Pleasant Mountain Chapter of the MOALS, 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the former Stone Surface lot (adjacent to Ricky’s Diner), Main Street, Bridgton. WednesdaysThursdaysand Fryeburg Historical Society Osgood House Museum, located at 83 Portland Street in Fryeburg, is open for tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information e-mail the Historical Society at info@fryeburghistorical. org or visit the webpage at fryeburghistorical.org Thursdays Tai Chi Maine at the Bridgton Town Hall on North High Street at 10 a.m. All participants are asked to wear masks. For more information, go to the Tai Chi Maine web site or e-mail Taichiinmaine@ gmail.com NA (Narcotics Anonymous), 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, Suite E, located behind the old hospital using a private entrance, 803-8707, www. lrrcbridgton.org Women for Sobriety, 3 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, Bridgton (behind old Bridgton Hospital). Open meeting. In-person or ID:us/j/89816213447).(https://us02web.zoom.ZoomMeeting89816213447.
Wednesdays Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., at Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street, no charge. Morning Coffee, 9 to 11 a.m., American Legion Post 67, 25 Depot Street, Bridgton. Stop by and have a coffee on us, and see what has been happening with the American Legion. All are welcome! Chair Yoga (presented by Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine) at Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison with Susan Kane from 11 a.m. to noon. Open to public ($10), free to cancer patients and their caregivers. No registration required.
Juice of ½ lime Salt and pepper. Mix avocado, tomato, toma tillo, onion, jalapeno and cilantro in a bowl. Squeeze the juice of ½ line and season with salt and pepper to taste. TheOle’ Bridgton Farmers’ Market is offering a Community Tent to local organizations. Contact BFM at the e-mail listed below for more information on how to reserve a date. The Market runs every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon through Oct. 29. You can find the Market on The Green behind Renys on Depot Street. If you bring your dog, please maintain a short leash and control over your animal. Thank you! For a full list of vendors and information on ordering visit https://www.facebook.com/BridgtonFarmersMarket/ or con tact BFM at bridgtonfarmersmarket.me@gmail.com BFM accepts credit cards and EBT. See you there!
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LOVELL — The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Speaker Series con tinues on Monday, Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. with an inperson presentation by Dr. Larissa Malone entitled, “Critical Race Theory in Education.” This talk is part of the Maine Speaks program sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council. Dr. Larissa Malone teaches at the University of Southern Maine. Her talk guides the audience through the fundamen tal elements of CRT and the guiding constructs that shape its core, namely the permanence of racism, interest conver gence, racial realism, the critique of liberalism, whiteness as property, and the power of counter-stories. This topic is approached with the premise that culture is critical to human agency and race is a relevant, salient, and undeni able influence upon educational policies and practices. The historical, political and social dominance of white suprem acy is also directly discussed to understand the critical role race plays in schools today. This is an in-person talk, but please check the library website www.hobbslibrary.org on the day for any changes or updates. For queries, contact the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library at 207-925-3177. Join Marine Mammals of Maine (MMoME) on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6.30 p.m. for a Zoom-only presenta tion for the whole family entitled, “A Seals’ Journey.” MMoME will take you through a seal’s journey from stranding to release, and all of the obstacles in between. Starting with seal basics such as: whether it’s nor mal for them to be out of the water and why you might see a baby on its own, and then dive into when and why seals need our help. You will learn what MMoME is, what they do, the animals they care for, and how you can help. To join this event by Zoom, visit www.hobbslibrary. org and click on the Zoom link. For a phone link or queries, contact the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library at 207-925-3177.
Thrift Shop at the Lovell United Church of Christ (1174 Main Street), open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; $2 bag sale on the last Wednesday and Saturday of each month. Family Caregiver Support Group, second Wednesday of each month, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Bridgton Community Center (15 Depot Street), confidenti ality respected, sponsored by Southern Maine Agency on Aging; tel. 647-3116. Sweden Food Pantry, open the first and third Wednesday of the month, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shoppers must wear a mask. For a To-Go box, call 647-5735 the Monday before pantry. The pantry is in the basement of the Sweden Community Church, 137 Bridgton Road, near Sweden’s Four Corners (intersection of Route 93 and Waterford Road). Hazel & Owen Currier Doll Museum, located at 103 Lovell Road in Fryeburg, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. See hundreds of dolls including Barbie, Shirley Temple, Madam Alexander and Cabbage Patch Dolls. To schedule private tours, e-mail Sally Whitaker at adult.12person.Suggestedker9244@roadrunner.com.whitadonationis$5perChildrenunderagemustbesupervisedbyan
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GUEST ARTIST at Gallery 302 in Bridgton now through Oct. 6 is Jane Croteau.
The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn 95 Sanborns Grove Road Bridgton ME
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The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn 95 Sanborns Grove Road Bridgton ME
Tickets $35.00 Available online at: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com or at the Venue LISTENING ROOM | WELL VENTILATED | HEATED AND A/C For More events@dragonflybarnmaine,comInformation:2077496160
Jane Croteau Guest Artist at Gallery 302
An evening of Jazz music with New England based musicians, Jed Wilson ( Scott Kiefner Brian Shankar Adler (percussion)
September 10, 2022, 7:30 pm For nearly three decades he has been a fixture of the west coast music community from Alaska to San Diego, while also touring internationally. A widely respected songwriter, Van Kirk applies his pen to myth and heroes, which he calls, “the shouted poetry of dawn.”
Gallery 302 welcomes Jane Croteau as Guest Artist now through Oct. 6. Jane is a former longtime, very active member of Gallery 302 who now specializes in oils.For 36 years, until she retired in 2016, Jane worked as a stained glass artist, designing and fabri cating windows for homes, offices, and churches. In 2002, she picked up a paint brush for the first time and tried her hand at watercol or, falling in love with the medium immediately. From there, she explored pas tels, acrylic, and finally, oil color. Beginning in 2012, she worked under the tute lage of Tomás Balezetina, an accomplished Spanish painter at his studio in Portland and Madrid. Working with glass, which relies on light reflect ing and transmitting through it, most likely influenced her choice of subject matter and color palettes. Nature scenes, whether a landscape or seascape, allow Jane to create deep contrasts of shadow and light as well as use lots and lots of color. “I love blending my own color mix of paint rather than relying on hues straight from the tube,” she said. In the summer, Jane mostly lives on her sail boat with her husband, cruising the Maine coast line. Sunrises and sunsets abound and her camera is always close at hand. Jane and her husband spend their winters in Portugal, where rocky coasts, sunny days and turquoise seas provide ample motivation to “paint what I see.” Jane says “no matter where I happen to be in the world, my eye is always ‘cropping the shot’ for another potential paint ing.”Gallery 302 is located at 112 Main Street, Bridgton.
Kray Van Kirk — The Midnight Commander
JED WILSON TRIO
This collaboration of seasoned professionals, each a headliner in their own right, will take you on a journey beyond traditional boundaries, to the next level of musical expression.
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The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn 95 Sanborns Grove Road Bridgton ME
SEÂN HEELY & BETH PATTERSON
"The world is changed little by little, every single day, by individuals setting their hands to the work that flows from their hearts. When they know that work and their very existence to be valid and worthwhile, not just academically but with the wild abandon of Don Quixote setting forth, then we will discover what the world can be." Tickets $25.00 AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com LISTENING ROOM | WELL VENTILATED | HEAT AND A/C events@dragonflybarnmaine,comCONTACT:2077496160
BRADLEY JAZZ COLLECTIVE performs at The Brick Church for Performing Arts in Lovell on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.
LOCAL BAND NIGHT with 2nd STRING on Friday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Center. Tickets are $15. (Photo credit: 2nd String stock)
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LOVELL — Formed as the inaugural act for the Bradley Backstage series at Fryeburg Academy’s Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, the Bradley Jazz Collective is now celebrating eight years of creative collaboration. For this year’s concert at the Lovell Brick Church for Performing Arts on Thursday, Sept. 15, the group prioritizes musical interaction and spontaneity in its fresh interpretations of the jazz repertoire. This year’s diverse con cert program features the music of pianist Bill Evans, trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, and Brazilian composer, Egberto Gismonte. The September gath ering of the Bradley Jazz Collective features musi cians well-known to the Mt. Washington Valley. Craig Bryan Jr. is a Maine based drummer and music educa tor. He can be heard per forming with a number of artists in jazz, rock, funk, blues and folk genres. He can also be heard on two albums by singer-song writer Heather Pierson, Motherless Child and Lines andAlSpaces.Hospers, a profession al bassist for over 50 years, toured with the Buddy Rich Band and Blood Sweat & Tears in the 1980s. He now performs with a variety of creative rock and jazz groups in the New England
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Coming off five years of living in his van and play ing music across the United States and Canada, he thought that a career in the sciences might be a bit more secure than playing music for a living, especially as a single parent. Eventually, however, he realized that healing the world was pri marily a matter of the heart, not the head, and he put aside his computer, picked up his guitar, and set out again.“The evening’s act was Kray Van Kirk, whose 12-string guitar and soar ing vocals were spellbind ing. The Alaskan singersongwriter, in his Edinburgh debut, was not the reason I arrived early, but was cer tainly why I stayed late.” — Daily Fringe Review, Edinburgh, Scotland. Van Kirk, however, is not your average crying-inyour-coffee singer songwrit er. “We need a renewal of myth and wonder and hope,” he says, “for these are the shouted poetry of dawn.” This is where the Zatoichi impression comes in handy. Shintaro Katsu played the blind but fiction al wandering masseuse as a bumbling nobody in movies from 1962 to 1989. Prior to unleashing his unrivaled swordsmanship, he closes his eyes, cocks his head to one side and listens intently, as does Van Kirk. “We are driven by myth and the seasons of the heart. We need new stories and new myths for the 21st cen tury so that everyone, abso lutely everyone, regardless of creed, identity, sexuality or anything else, can lis ten and look and see them selves on the Hero’s Quest,” he Thus,said. his songs: Thunderbird resurrects the Phoenix in an empty desert diner somewhere in the American Southwest (yes, the Phoenix drives a Thunderbird), The Queen of Elfland plucks Thomas the Rhymer from the EnglishScottish border in 1250 and drops him, along with the Queen, into a subway car, and The Midnight Commander has an insane old man leading the city of New York to take up arms (and underwear) against hatred.Of this charming, Quixotic, and decidedly eclectic performer, the Borderline Folk Club in New York wrote, “it is what every singer-songwriter should aspire to.” Tickets are $25 and may be purchased in advance or at the door. COVID requirements, tickets, and additional information may be found at dragonfly.comwww.hayloftat
Master singer-songwriter brings new myths to tilt at 21st century windmills and summons everyone of all identities, creeds and eth nicities to the Hero’s Quest. Folk singers often try to one-up each other with obscure details and pas times. No slouch in that regard, Kray Van Kirk, who will be performing at The HAYLOFT at the Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton (92 Sanborns Grove Road) on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m., has not one but two obscure distinctions. First, he holds a Ph.D. in fisheries population dynam ics modeling. If that’s not obscure enough, he does a spot-on impression of Japan’s nineteenth century blind swordsman, Zatoichi. A fine finger-style guitarist with a precise baritone and roots in the Celtic tradition, Van Kirk obtained his doctorate from the University of Alaska.
The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn 95 Sanborns Grove Road Bridgton ME May 14, 2022, 7:30 pm Seán Heely and Beth Patterson energy repertoire to the table, largely consisting of Scottish and Irish tunes and Champion fiddler and singer Seán is one of the most creatively versatile and captivating young artists of his Louisianageneration.native Beth Patterson has played bouzouki professionally for thirty years. She has been featured in various lineups, ranging from traditional Celtic to myriad genres that typically don t include the bouzouki, such as Cajun, blues, and metal.
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KRAY VAN KIRK will be performing at The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
June 11, 2021, 7:30 pm based House of Hamill is a fixture on festival stages across the US. They have shared their music and stories on the country’ s premier folk stages. Together, Rose Baldino and Brian Buchanon write unusual new fiddle tunes and exciting, unpredictable original songs while also breathing new life into traditional and contemporary songs. The trio recently added Carline Browning on bass. All are confident and unique lead vocalists, and the blend of their harmonies is hypnotic and irresistible. Tickets $35.00 Available online at: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com or at the Venue LISTENING ROOM | WELL VENTILATED | HEATED AND A/C www.houseofhamill.com For More events@dragonflybarnmaine,comInformation:2077496160
— Denmark Arts Center presents 2nd String on Friday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.Hailing from as far away as Waterford and as close as Denmark, 2nd String comes off the bench to deliver a high-impact, lowcarbon footprint show at the Arts Center. The group entertains with a mixture of pop, rock, bluegrass, and originals along with a healthy dash of self-deprecation and witty banter. When not working their day jobs, these self-proclaimed Wordle and Heardle masters get together to play ear candy songs a different way each time. Band members regularly switch up vocals and genres, and with a trumpet or fiddle often covering leads, you never know what is coming next. While they may not always agree on who is singing what, 2nd String does promise concert-goers a good time! 2nd String is comprised of Colin Holme, Justin Ward, Ben Peierls, Mark Priola, and BethDenmarkPerron.Arts Center’s HEPA air purifier systems and ventilation will be engaged for indoor performances. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at www.denmarkarts. org/events (view calendar listing).
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BUXTON — Saco River Theatre in Buxton pres ents an Evening with Kyle Carey on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Kyle Carey’s unique trans-Atlantic fusion of music includes influ ences of the American Folk Anthology, the Appalachian poetry of Louise McNeill, and the traditional music of Ireland, Cape Breton and Scotland.The results are well described by Jeremy Searle of R2 Magazine: ‘Kyle Carey is, quite simply, a delight. Drawing from both the American and British folk traditions, her songs, including some very fine originals, are beautifully crafted and performed. She’s assured, confident, charming andKyle’sirresistible.’debut album Monongah , produced by former Lùnasa guitarist Donogh Hennessy, rose to number eight on the Folk DJ charts, landing on a number of ‘Best of 2011’ lists by year’s end. Her original songs draw heavily from the American folk tradition, while her fluency in Scottish Gaelic makes for her own brand of ‘Gaelic Americana’ music. Kyle’s sophomore release North Star recorded in Scotland and produced by Solas founding member Seamus Egan was released in the fall of 2014 to wide spread critical acclaim, charting at #45 in the top 200 CDs of 2014 — compiled by Folk DJs nationwide. Her fan-funded third album, The Art of Forgetting, produced by Dirk Powell, features a cast of backing musicians which includes luminaries such as Rhiannon Giddens and John McCusker, and was released in early 2018 on the World Music Network’s Riverboat Records label to widespread acclaim — landing on PopMatters “20 Best Folk Albums of 2018” list by year’s end. Having toured for five years on both sides of the Atlantic, Kyle Carey is a unique and innovative artist not to be missed. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. www. sacorivertheatre.org
Heather’s creative path began early in her teenage years, when she was in an original rock band in the early 1990s with Leah. From there, Heather’s musical adven tures took her through years of exploring and performing country to jazz to folk, all while working to support her creative life — everything from being a full-time nanny to retail management to children’s librarian! Heather realized her full-time music-making dreams in 2010, and has so far released 14 recordings, two songbooks, and several singles of her original music. The original spark between these two soul-sisters would reignite now and again over the years, in vari ous and brief musical projects that would bring them to venues from New England to Florida to the Rocky Mountains, and to sharing the stage with such world music greats as Baba Olatunji and Paul Winter. That same spark has been kindled by their individual commitment to nonviolent practices and to sharing the creative fruits of thatDrawingsearching.on their years of friendship and wealth of experience, Leah and Heather are happily reunited as Peaceful Means, inspired anew to create and share new music with audiences eager for an affirmation of human ity’s highest hopes. For both Leah and Heather, making music together has always been and continues to be one of their greatest joys — and joy multiplies when it is shared.More artist information is available at www.peaceful means.net.
THE ECO PRINTING Workshop with Mary DeLano was a magical experience. Eco printing uses plant materials placed on specially treated fabric, and then steamed to release the pigments in the plants.
HIRAM — Tear Cap Workshops is hosting an Open House Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free or by donation. The day will feature artisan demonstrations, a small craft fair, live music by the Happy Wanderers, and delicious food. The event is part of the Maine Craft Weekend, an annu al statewide tour of Maine craft studios and events. Some of the artisans and organizations who will be present at Tear Cap’s Open House include: Eve Abreu, Ravenwood Studio; Ryan Adams of Bell Hill Forge; Ida Atkinson, basketmak er; Matthew Burke, wood carver; Alex Edney, Edney Guitars; Karl Gifford, Sebago Stonework; Sally Williams of the Hiram Historical Society; Brian Grady, sawyer; Kathy Banks, pottery; Cheryl Callahan, fiber artist; Gabrial Gray, woodworker, and many more! A big “thank you” goes out to Hancock Lumber for their early support as lead sponsor of this event. Tear Cap Workshops is a non-profit, community ben efit organization located in Hiram at the site of a for mer pine sawmill. Eleven existing buildings are slowly being transformed into artisan workshops and educational workspaces for a variety of hands-on crafts. The mission of the organization is to unleash creativity through hands-on learning: the goal is to use what we have in abundance, making use of a former industrial site, and utilizing native Maine wood, stone, andOvertalent.the last year, every one at Tear Cap has been
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NORWAY — Peaceful Means is a new musical duo featuring the harmonious warmth and presence of Leah Boyd and Heather Pierson. Weaving together original songs and uplifting arrangements of choice covers with their voices and accompanying piano, acoustic strings, and percussion, they create music as an invitation to remember and to cultivate the joy, peace, and connection that are available in every moment. The duo will present a concert next Friday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, 479 Main Street, Norway. Free, but donations accepted. Masks required. For both Heather and Leah, music has been the com mon thread in lives filled with diverse experience. After a career performing contemporary music, Leah shifted her focus to performing, writing, and recording her original music and now has four CDs in circulation. In recent years, she has been primarily using her music to enhance her work of sharing nonviolent consciousness through training events and guiding facilitated experiences.
One night during my stay in the mountains, a woman from outside our group read from a book of poetry she had recently published. The poems were about things she should have said to her son who lost his battle with drug addic tion. The subject was difficult, the poems wrenching and beautiful. One of them had the refrain, “Why did I pour so much love into every bath?” Why, if this was to be the result? She used precise rhyming schemes, sonnets and villanelles, to help order her outrage, give form and shape to her suffering. Her artistry had led her to a personal peacemaking, with herself, with her son, and the world. As a member of one these scattered, random groups of dissident peacemak ers, I join others trying to do the same, practicing our nonviolent arts, writing our saving works, using hopeful creativ ity to bring order to chaos and lead us through these dark, looming apocalyptic days so that love lurches on, cleansing, healing, restoring. May we all rise, cross our invented borders, and meet in sym pathetic connection. May we all be poets and peacemakers, ending this planetary madness. Brad Wolf is Executive Director and co-founder of Peace Action Network of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. A former law yer, prosecutor, professor, and community college dean, he writes for various pub lications.
PEACEFUL MEANS will appear live at the First Universalist Church, 479 Main Street, Norway, on Friday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. Free, but donations accepted. Masks required. (Photo courtesy Reinaldo Cortez)
working hard. A new artisan space is taking shape out of what used to be the building that collected and bagged pine shavings. (Now, it is affectionately known as “the Baggins Building.”) When it’s complete, it will be the new, larger luthier shop for resident guitar maker, Alex Edney. Tear Cap Workshops is also following up a series of hands-on workshops with excellent teachers. Over the last sold-out workshop season, Ken Wise taught a spoon carving workshop with all participants bring ing home a unique and beautiful wooden spoon; Ida Atkinson taught a group how to make a handsome, multiuse round basket; Anna Low of Purplebean Bindery led a coptic bookbinding work shop; and Mary DeLano taught a class how to eco print on fabric. Don Perkins offered a seminar on Maine barns, and Henry Banks and Eve Abreu led a wood working class making pine benches with hand tools. Coming up next, Tear Cap is offering more handson classes this fall on stone wall building, bookbinding, spoon carving, and basket making. More information and registration are available at Street,Workshops,orGivetearcapworkshops.org.acallat207-625-3396dropalinetoTearCap22HampshireHiram,ME04041.areaincludinghisownbandAlHospers&TheValleyHorns.MikeSakashisasaxophoneplayer,writer,andarrangerforthePortlandJazzOrchestraandColdRiverRadioShowandchairoftheArtsDepartmentFryeburgAcademy.MikestudiedclassicalsaxophoneperformanceattheUniversityofMassachusetts and composition at the Eastman School of Music. Jed Wilson is a New England based pianist involved primarily with jazz and free improvisa tion. Current collabora tions include a growing set of ingKobrenski,projectTonyrecordingsimprovisation-basedwithdrummerFalco,aworldmusicco-ledwithDaveandalongstandduowithsinger-song writer Heather Masse. On Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m., the Bradley Jazz Collective will play at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts on Christian Hill Road in Lovell. Tickets (at the door) will be $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. For more information, please call 207-925-1500 or go www.lovellbrickchurch.orgto
Open House at Tear Cap
EVENING WITH KYLE CAREY, ‘Gaelic Americana,’ performing at the Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Buxton, on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m
Kyle Carey at Saco River Theatre
The dance of sympathy
TEAR CAP WORKSHOPS and the Stone Trust are co-hosting a one-day Stonewall Building Workshop on October 22. Led by Karl Gifford, this is a perfect work shop for anyone to start learning about how to build dry stone walls. The cost of the workshop is $375 and is open to anyone 18 years or older. Please see tearcap workshops.org or thestonetrust.org to register. All photo credits: Sarah Banks / Tear Cap Workshops the White Mountains knew that, lived it, worked to implement it. We did not all rise and dance, thank goodness, but our hearts and minds moved in unison. Our world is perpetually at war, injus tice rampant, suffering is too commonly accepted or overlooked. Greed drives this malevolent chaos, corroding the spirit, emptying the heart, distorting the mind. Greed disdains beauty and art unless it can possess it privately. Avarice cannot reconcile itself to fellowship, its insa tiable appetite inevitably consuming all those within its reach. Art can create order out of such chaos, bring form and shape to pain, outrage, and injustice. It also affirms love, com passion, and a shared humanity. It says, you are not alone, whether in pain or joy we travel Workingtogether.forpeace and justice is not only the moral and right thing to do, but is also a creative expression of what it is to be human, an effort to eliminate war by bringing order to chaos, replacing violence with harmony. It is to dance in sympathy with all people. Conversely, to be a warrior, to kill, or to ignore the deeds of warriors, requires an act against self, a contraction of spirit, a shutting down. It is an isolating act, self-immolating, burn ing up any connection to humanity.
Peaceful Means
