October 6, 2022

Of beast & ghosts

Casco buys land, improves beach

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

CASCO — Slightly more voters showed up at the Casco Special Town Meeting last week than turned out for the annual town meeting in June.

A total of 75 residents registered to vote last

Tuesday, compared to 71 earlier this summer.

During the last 10 min utes before the meeting started, all the seats were filled and people were being handed folded chairs as they got into the line to register to vote. The crowd appeared to be larger than this sum

Aroma Joe’s waits on T-lane

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

NAPLES — A lot of fuss is being made over a cup of coffee to go.

The plans for an Aroma Joe’s located in the far end of the Lakes Plaza were approved a year ago. Then, it took almost a year for the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) to determine that a turning lane on Route 302 was required before the first cup of joe could be served. That turning lane will run from the residential property slightly before Lake Plaza entrance to the Dunkin’ Donuts turning lane a few hundred feet down the road.

MDOT “looks at these coffee shops as high traffic pro ducers. The worse case scenario is 100 trips during peak hours. They look at Dunkin’ Donuts and now Aroma Joe’s as high traffic producers,” according to Kevin Gagnon, who owns the Lakes Plaza building.

“It was a very lengthy process. Once we finished with the Naples Planning Board, we went to the MDOT. We had a scoping meeting earlier in the year. We got our Traffic Moving Permit (TMP) but all the construction documents had to be approved. Route 302 had to be surveyed. They do that from aerial shots,” Gagnon said.

Posts installed to ‘calm’ traffic

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

CASCO — In most cases, it is the driver who needs to be calmed down.

What would happen if the traffic could be calmed down?

It can be. That was one of the takeaways from the Casco Comprehensive Plan meetings that took place earlier this year.

The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently approved traffic-calming measures on two trouble some areas: Along Meadow Road from Casco Village to the Route 11 Junction, and also for 800 feet along Route 11 where the Crooked River Elementary School is located.

Today, the public works director will begin the installa tion of the delineator posts along those sections of Route 11, according to Casco Town Manager Tony Ward.

“Right now, we are putting them 100 feet apart. In the spring, they will be 50 feet apart,” Ward said.

He talked about this traffic-calming project during the Casco Board of Selectmen.

He explained that the reason this solution is being tested out is because during the comp plan workshops, one of the biggest concerns people expressed was the excessive speed ing in these areas, he said.

So toward the end of this week, the delineators will be put up in the spots that MDOT approved.

“This is an attempt to see what effect this will have on speeding,” Ward said.

The town will be able to keep track of the actual speeds by placing a digital speed sign in the area, he said. The sign records the speeds of vehicles passing by.

The temporary, seasonal barriers are designed to slow

mer. For comparison’s sake, the June town meeting was held in the gymnasium of the Crooked River Elementary School, which spread people out more, while the special town meeting took place in one of the rooms at the Casco Community Center.

Several people comment

ed on how exciting it was to see such a big turnout and to see so many residents involved in the democratic process.

“You people tonight outnumber the town meet ing,” Chairman Robert MacDonald said before the meeting was adjourned.

“The more, the merrier,” Selectman Scott Avery said, adding that he wished all meetings were better attend ed.

On Sept. 27, citizens voted to allocate money to purchase two pieces of land that abut Webbs Mills Park and to finish upgrades at

Pleasant Lake Town Beach.

Residents overwhelming ly supported using $20,000 to purchase a non-buildable lot on the edge of Webbs Mills Park. In fact, only about three people voted against that warrant article. The vast majority of voters

Naples to hold Q&A sessions

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The best foundation for making sound decisions is to gather information, and to sort out fact from fiction.

This month, three ques tion-and-answer sessions have been scheduled so that Naples residents can get the facts and figures about a proposal to build a new town hall campus.

The build-new proposal

FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Water Company last week it had com pleted installation of ionexchange treatment tech nology to remove PFAS (per-polyfluoroalkyl sub stances) from “Well 2” of

will be presented to vot ers as a ballot item during the upcoming November Election.

Therefore, the members of the Naples Community Center Exploratory Committee (NCCEC) have begun a public awareness campaign in the weeks leading up to Election Day.

All three public meet ings will be held on a Wednesday in October. There will be two loca

the Fryeburg water sys tem.

The State of Maine’s Drinking Water Program completed final inspec tion yesterday, after previ ously approving installa tion of the new treatment

Harden enters race as write-in

The race to fill the Bridgton Select Board seat vacated by Fred Packard just become a little more interesting.

Carrye Castleman-Ross appeared to be the lone candidate for the one-year seat, but now she will face some competition. While Castleman-Ross, who owns the Depot Street Tap House, is the lone name on the Nov. 8 ballot, Dan Harden will seek the position as a writein candidate.

Harden, who is presently a member of the Bridgton Planning Board, announced his write-in candidacy on social media over the week end.

“People are asking

if I’m running for the Select Board, the answer is yes . I decided to run as a write-in candidate for the November election.

Bridgton is a great town and we need to keep it going in the right direc tion for all of its citizens.

I have been a member of the Planning Board for 3.5 years, and I thoroughly enjoy it. I feel that with my experience in the town already, and being a busi ness owner in the town, my time would be better spent on the Select Board,” he wrote. “I have lived in Bridgton for 15 years and vacationed here for past 30 years. I decided to run to help move Bridgton for

ward and keep the town viable by bringing in new business yet keeping the small-town feel.”

The News will soon

publish profiles of political races throughout the Lake Region area, including this new race for Bridgton Select Board.

What: Q&A sessions on Naples town hall campus construction project

When and where: Wednesday, Oct. 12, and Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6 to 8 p.m. both days, at the Naples Town Hall meeting room, 15 Village Green Lane

When and where: Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m., Edes Fall Community Hall, 319 Edes Fall Rd.

tions for those gatherings. The first meeting (this Wednesday) and the last meeting (on Oct. 26) will take place at the Naples Town Hall, 15 Village

system. Lab results have confirmed treatment is effective — no PFAS were detected in any samples taken after the treatment was installed. With that, Well 2 is now online and available for use in time for the start of the annual Fryeburg Fair, a signifi cant consumer of water and an important contribu tor to the local economy.

The public water sys tem that serves over 800 customers in Fryeburg is owned by the Fryeburg Water Company (FWC). Maine Water is under con tract to FWC to manage operations and maintain infrastructure.

Mike Cummons, Maine Water’s director of service delivery, cited the excep

Green Lane. The second meeting is scheduled to take place at the Edes Fall Community Hall, 319 Edes Falls Rd., on Oct. 19.

tional work of the Maine Water team and of two companies in the Maine Water vendor network as the reason why Well 2 was able to be returned to ser vice so quickly. WrightPierce, an engineering firm, was responsible for design, and ECT2, a water treatment solutions pro vider, is the company that provided the technology for removing the contami nants from the water. Both have offices in Portland.

“Our vendors were very attentive, and got right to work,” Cummons said.

“They understood the con cerns of customers and community leaders and worked as quickly as pos sible. The treatment sys

FUN AT THE FAIR — Firefighters tested their skills at Fryeburg Fair’s muster, while others put their chopping talents on the block during Woodsmen’s Day events. Of course, there is plenty of livestock to see as Maine’s largest agricultural fair continues through Sunday. (Photos by Sharalee Morrison)

Carrye Castleman-Ross Daniel Harden

Project

“People can come and ask questions, whether they are for or against the project,” according to NCCEC member Jenn Kenneally.

Construction prices and the mil rate impact are some of the topics that will probably concern voters.

“ Those are the types of questions we want to address in person,” Kenneally said.

“If it’s approved, it goes out to bid. We can turn down the bid if it’s too high. Taxes may not even go up until a year and a half down the road,” she said.

Prior to scheduling the public meetings, the committee members got together and listed the questions they had heard most often. They created a document that answered the questions so that the information being con veyed to the public is con sistent.

In addition to the public meetings, the committee has engaged in other ways of informing voters such as mailings and posts on the town’s website.

Pleasant

Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation is entering into a new partnership with Pleasant Mountain of Maine (formerly Shawnee Peak).

Maine Adaptive will be integrating with Shawnee Peak Adaptive to manage their long-standing schoolbased adaptive “learn to ski” program. This collabo ration will provide new ter rain for the broader adap tive community to explore together.

Maine Adaptive is eager to continue the work of Shawnee Peak Adaptive and to welcome the strength of their volunteer network and school-based program ming. As one of the largest year-round adaptive recre

Maine Adaptive join forces

Steeple work done, paid for

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

RAYMOND — The restoration of the church steeple has been completed and paid for.

However, the funds are still being raised to re-pay within the next two years a loan taken out to cover the entire expenditure.

The total cost of the steeple restoration on the East Raymond Chapel (ERC) was $132,000, according to ERC treasurer Nancy Follett.

After repaying some of its loan in September, the East Raymond Chapel still owes $30,000 on the debt, Follett said.

Joyce Long is the pastor for Casco Village United Church of Christ. She also serves as pastor for ERC, which is a seasonal church. The two churches are separate, with separate expense accounts, she said.

The steeple restoration was completed this year with the help of very vital grants and private citizens’ donations, Pastor Long said.

Maine Steeple Fund provided some of the money as did a grant from the Maine Conference of United Church of Christ, according to Long.

ERC was able to secure $64,326 in grants from the two entities; meanwhile, the chapel’s parishioners raised $32,334, according to treasurer Follett. After all the grants and donations were added up, the East Raymond Chapel took out a loan for $36,000 to cover the cost of the neces sary restorations.

The need for donations to help pay off the steeple is still there.

“We still $30,000 toward this restoration of $132,000,” Long said.

Thank goodness the restoration happened when it did, she said. A major support beam had rotted out, she said.

Follett commented on what the contractors found.

“When they came in to start the work, when they came in and opened up the walls, there was a rotted beam that was holding it up. We have pictures of it,” she said. “It was a true blessing that it happened this year. The whole thing has been a bit of a miracle.”

Pastor Long said the chapel has historical significance.

“It is on the national historical list. It is a national historical building for the state of Maine and the Town of Raymond,” she said.

People wishing to donate to the steeple restora tion repayment fund, can make checks payable to: East Raymond Chapel and mail to 12 Dunollie Dr., Raymond, ME 04071

Seats fill up on Casco boards

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

CASCO — Recently, the primary mission of the Casco Open Space Commission (OSC) has centered upon recruit ing more members.

Open Space’s objectives were falling by the wayside because there was a lack of people who could help with the legwork. In fact, several times during the summer, Eric Dibner spoke to the locally elected officials, suggesting way to fill those seats. He and Jennifer Morton were the lone members of that five-person commission.

“A mailing will go out to all the registered vot

ers,” Kenneally said. The committee was established three years ago with the mission of looking

into options for replacing a town gym that had reached the end of its lifespan. The committee hired Harriman

as the engineer. Harriman provided a few different options that were later pared down to one choice.

AN AERIAL VIEW of what the Naples Village Green could look like if Naples voters approve a new town hall campus. (Images courtesy of Harriman)

SPACE FOR the U.S. Post Office is part of a ballot referendum to build a new gymnasium, town office, and community center. Three question and answer sessions have been scheduled for the public during the month of October.

WILL NAPLES voters approve or reject a proposal to build a new town hall cam pus? That will be referendum item on the ballot in November.

programs in the state for adults and children with disabilities, Maine Adaptive

to Maine Adaptive Board President, David Patch,

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MAKES US STRONGER — Maine Adaptive and Shawnee Peak volunteers train together to prepare for alpine season ahead.

Casco buys land, improves beach

backed a $100,000 expense to purchase a second lot in Webbs Mill Village, and to cover the cost of removing the burned structure on the land. Also, voters approved using $25,000 to complete upgrades at the beach and boat ramp that is situated in the Casco Village.

The appropriation of funding for these three projects will not impact the tax rate since money from an existing account will be used, according to Casco Town Manager Tony Ward.

“This won’t affect taxes. We are using the Unassigned Fund, which the state calls a ‘rainy day fund,’ ” Ward said.

During the discussion on each warrant article, some background information was provided to help voters. For example, when asked by a resident to be careful about

upgrades near Pleasant Lake since some people draw their drinking water from the lake, Selectman Grant Plummer addressed the project.

“This has been a multiyear project to get through the DEP [Department of Environmental Protection] process,” he said. “The peo ple who know the Casco town beach know it is very sloped. The town has made a couple attempts, with the state’s guidance, to retain the beach right by the water’s edge. The second one that was installed has failed.

Eventually, [the contractor will] take out the slope and eliminate it. Instead of a slope that is quite steep,” the incline will be softened.

Inside the fence, a retain ing wall will erected and the wooden board at the water’s edge will be removed. The beach will be ADA acces sible, he said.

“It is a great project for

FWC Well #2 back in service

tem is effective and oper able in time for the fair.”

Concern about PFAS in Fryeburg surfaced after Maine Water began sampling under new test ing standards recently passed by the Maine Legislature and signed into law by Governor Mills. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substanc es (PFAS) are man-made chemicals that have been widely used since the 1940s in consumer prod ucts and industrial appli cations. The Legislature recently enacted an inter im standard that limits PFAS in drinking water to 20 parts per trillion.

The two FWC wells were tested in May of 2022 and results arrived on June 1. In one well, no PFAS at all were detected. But PFAS were detected in Well 2 at slightly less than 33 parts per trillion. Well 2 was immediately shut down and the Maine Water team began explor ing potential solutions. Maine Water has worked closely with the Maine Drinking Water Program, the state’s drinking water regulator, for project funding and treatment

approval.

“The Maine Drinking Water Program staff has been very responsive in helping to provide a time ly solution to serve cus tomers of Fryeburg Water Company,” Cummons said.

As the contract opera tor for the Fryeburg Water Company, Maine Water continues to collaborate closely with the Maine Drinking Water Program, and will stay in regular communication with cus tomers, environmental officials, Fryeburg town officials, FWC, and local media.

The Maine Water Company is a public water utility that owns 12 public water systems engaged in the collection, treatment and distribution of drink ing water for homes, busi nesses and fire protection service. The Maine Water Company serves approxi mately 80,000 people in 21 communities across Maine.

The company also has contracts to operate/man age five other systems, including the Fryeburg Water Company. For more information, visit www. MaineWater.com.

Boards fill up

resident had reached out expressing an interest in the com mission.

“Mr. Raymond wanted to be involved in the commu nity, and had some skill sets for open space,” Ward said.

Raymond spoke to the selectmen.

“Casco has some amazing, unique areas. I look forward to working with people to preserve those areas,” he said.

The board voted, 5-0, to appoint Raymond on the OSC for two-year term.

His appointment was met with clapping from the audi ence.

“I am glad to see Open Space Commission has been filling up,” Chairman Robert MacDonald said.

“I take advantage of the open spaces in this area. It is near and dear to me. I want to help grow it for future gen erations,” Raymond said.

Meanwhile, Brown was officially added to the OSC a few weeks earlier, on Aug. 23, when the board voted unanimously to appoint him. Brown pointed out that the commission still has room for one more person.

the Town of Casco. The three years trying to put out the bid, the numbers we put on it three years ago just don’t work in today’s mar ket,” Plummer said.

Warrant Article 3 was the purchase of .33 acres.

Resident Eric Dibner spoke on the behalf of the Open Space Commission.

“The park is going to be beneficial for the Town of Casco. It provides open space, wildlife habitat, and offers recreational oppor tunities,” he said. “Some planning is necessary. We are looking to support the town’s vision for conserva tion. That includes making a plan for what the objectives of the land are.”

Another resident spoke against the purchase because she believes in keeping land in private hands.

“When we have open space, we have less land to tax. We have less land for

people to build their homes on. Open space is something that needs to be more con trolled,” she said.

Having too much land in conservation means less tax revenue, and causes towns to rely on the state for financial help, she said.

During the discussion about Warrant Article 4, which was the purchase of land with burned home on it, there were quite a few questions.

Kevin Gillespie asked why the owner did not get rid of the burned building before selling it to the town. He also asked if the land had been appraised.

A woman asked how the town could know how much the demolition would cost without putting it out to bid first.

It was a Catch-22: if the town took more time to present more facts to the resident, another buyer

might step in and purchase the lots.

“Residents here spoke about doing it [buying the for sale lots] as soon as pos sible. Taking longer than that means the house could be sold and the town would lose the opportunity,” Town Manager Ward said.

Essentially, a home with the same footprint could be built there if the town did not purchase the land.

Again, Plummer explained the history of the homes built close to Route 11 in Webbs Mill Village.

“They all fall in to RP [Resource Protection] Zone, doesn’t allow you to do much. If a tree falls, the CEO might let you clean it up but maybe not. RP is very strict,” he said.

He explained the current landowner isn’t the same person who had the home fire. That person sold it, and the new owner has building

permit to replace the struc ture.

“As crazy as it seems, a home could be built where the home is, about 10 feet from the road,” Plummer said.

Voting residents sup ported the town owning the land.

The special town meet ing was wrapped up in less than an hour. The selectmen spoke before adjourning.

“You people tonight outnumber the town meet ing,” according to Chairman Robert MacDonald.

Selectman Eugene Connolly commented on the democratic process.

“The townspeople came to us because they saw a vision. We heard it and we are acting on it,” Connolly said. “Thank you very much for speaking up.”

His words were received with a round of applause from residents.

Rec events

Bridgton Rec is offering the following:

Learn the Basics Ice Skating: Learn to Skate is a program to help children ages K-5 learn the basic fundamentals of ice-skat ing. The program is held on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Chalmers Ice Arena at Bridgton Academy, starting Oct. 4 and running to Nov. 8.

Ice skate season rentals $25 or bring your own pair.

After-School Enrichment Program participants will be bussed to the arena.

This program is open to all; register at bridgton maine.org

For more information, call Rec Director Gary Colello at 647-1126 or e-mail rec@bridgtonmaine. org

Learn to Play Ice Hockey: Do you know how to skate and want to learn how to play ice hock ey? Learn to Play is for ages 5 and up. Participants must already know how to skate. The program is held at the Chalmers Ice Arena at Bridgton Academy on Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., running to Nov. 10.

Sweden

SWEDEN — The Fire Department has been awarded an Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) from the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021in the amount of $84,705.76 in

Fire Dept. lands grant

federal funding.

Sweden Assistant Fire Chief Tommie McKenzie said this is tremendous for the struggling department. The funds are to be used for radio equipment and shall consist of the replacement

and upgrading of all depart ment radios, mobiles and portables.

“This is an excellent time for our department, as Oxford County Regional Communication Center (Oxford RCC) is well into

the process of upgrading the county radio network to bet ter serve all first respond ers,” McKenzie said.

“Communications is a criti cal link to all first respond ers’ operations and our old,

Pleasant Mt., Maine Adaptive join forces

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conversations and is a nat ural evolution of ongoing shared events and experi ences, including countless pre-season training. For nearly five years, Shawnee Peak Adaptive and Maine Adaptive volunteer instruc tors have trained together and demonstrated that “we are stronger together.”

As Shawnee Peak Adaptive co-founder and Executive Director Charlie Scribner observed, “We’re each motivated by a desire to encourage recreational opportunities for all, wheth er on snow, water, or what

ever. The chance to combine forces and bring more joy to more individuals is an amazing one, and will be a legacy to build upon.”

Both Shawnee Peak Adaptive and Maine Adaptive believe that having

access to and participating in recreational sports is inte gral to a well-rounded life for every person. Recreation also offers a platform for individuals, young and old, to bond through their love of sport or adventure while encouraging reasonable risk taking that will empower participants to challenge themselves and exceed their own expectations.

For more information about Pleasant Mountain of Maine, visit: https://www. pleasantmountain.com/

To learn more about Maine Adaptive’s yearround programs and how to get involved, kindly visit www.maineadaptive.org.

Specific questions regarding this collabora tion may be directed to Lizz Peacock, Operations Director, lpeacock@maine adaptive.org, 207-824-2440 ext. 1100.

BIKES FOR BOOKS EFFORT — The Maine Masonic Greenleaf Lodge, #117 AF&AM, in Cornish, recently sponsored a program in partnership with Sebago’s Spaulding Memorial Library. Sebago children were encouraged to read, earning a chance for a new bike with each book read during September. The library and four lucky kids are very grateful to the Masons for their generosity and encouragement of reading. Bicycles were awarded on Saturday morning, Oct. 1 to the winners: (pictured, front, left to right) Mia Pierre, Tucker and Will Carriere, and Natalie Thompson; (middle row) Masons John Mayo and Eric Durgin; (back row) Masons Dale Dyer, George Davis and Ben McKenney.

SWF lands grant

mismatched radio equip ment has always added a great level of difficulty to all incidents. The new radio shall be state-of-the-art and uniform in use, allowing for the user to be familiar with the units and its operation.”

This is a huge addition to the safety of all of fire fighters on all scenes. The Sweden Fire Department does not currently have

enough radios to safe ly operate at an incident, which creates an extreme safety risk to firefighters. With the addition of the new radios, all members shall now be radio equipped and a blackhole of com munication will be greatly covered.

The next big hurdle for Sweden is a new fire sta tion, which SFD hopes shall become a reality next year.

FULL SLATE OF ACTIVITIES — SAD 61 elementary school students had plenty to check out and do when they visited the Lake Region Vocational Center last Friday. High school students manned several exhibits and sta tions that enabled them to show off their various skills from home con struction, to culinary arts, to allied health as well as drone and 3-D art demonstrations. Youngsters also had a chance to drop an apple into a cider press and turn the crank.

(Rivet Photos)

Lakeside Cemetery needs town’s help

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

CASCO— Gone are the days of individuals man aging a cemetery. Instead, cemetery maintenance seems to be falling onto the shoulders of the towns where the graveyards are located.

The Lakeside Cemetery may end up on that list.

On Tuesday, Casco Town Manager Tony Ward talked about the town taking over the Lakeside Cemetery, which is located on the edge of Casco Village fac

ing Pleasant Lake. At this point, all the record keeping and other documents will be sent to the town’s law firm for a review before a next step is taken, he said.

“A lot of the cemeteries had people who managed it. If you look at Lakeside Cemetery, between Holly Hancock and the person before her there was 85 years of service,” Ward said.

After Holly moved away from the community, her responsibilities with the cemetery were passed to her son Geoff Hancock.

Recently, Geoff spoke with the town manager, saying the job was more time-consuming than he expected, Ward said. Geoff handed over to the town the paperwork for the cem etery. Holly Hancock did an excellent job at keep ing records and financial accounts, Ward said.

“The markings are remarkable. Everything is documented. We have everything we need to main tain the cemetery,” he said.

By law, a town must mow the areas around vet eran’s graves — if that is not already being done.

“Legally, we have to take over portions of it,” Ward said.

The town’s law firm

Jensen Baird Gardener & Henry has been made aware of the developments.

“I am sending all the documents to legal counsel to review, to move forward at regular town meeting or a special town meeting in the future,” he said.

“Unlike some other asso ciations, when they turn over to the town, they are bankrupt,” Ward said.

“This association is not that way. They have a healthy trust fund,” he said, adding that without reading all the fine details he was uncertain of how the money can be used.

“More and more com munities are having this happen with cemeteries,” Ward said.

Bridgton Police Department blotter

These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing):

Monday, September 26

10:44 a.m. Attempt to locate vehicle “all over the road” on South Bridgton Road.

11:54 a.m., 12:20 p.m., 2:26 p.m. Dispute between landlord and ten ant on Harrison Road.

3:19 p.m. Mental health welfare check.

4:21 p.m. Dispute between neighbors on David’s Way; male given disorderly warning.

8:30 p.m. Person over dosed on prescription medication at a Portland Road location, and taken

to hospital by ambulance.

9:34 p.m. Portland Road business found unsecured.

10:38 p.m. Verbal alter cation at a Portland Road location.

Tuesday, September 27

5:34 a.m. Welfare check requested at a Main Street location.

9:52 a.m. Attempt to locate tractor trailer truck, traveling erratically, on Sweden Road; unable to find vehicle.

12:42 p.m. Report of gun shots in Memory Lane area; are checked, nothing found.

1:42 p.m. Male inquired whether a war rant had been issued for

his arrest.

Wednesday, September 28

8:58 a.m. Police inves tigated a theft at a Portland Road business.

3:43 p.m. Welfare check on Cross Street.

4:49 p.m. Juvenile problem at Bridgton Hospital emergency department.

5:36 p.m. Dispute between neighbors on Warren Street; both sub jects issued disorderly warnings.

Thursday, September 29

4:07 a.m. Motor vehi cle crash with personal injury on Kansas Road.

9:42 a.m. Motor vehi

cle crash on North High Street.

2:10 p.m. Motor vehi cle crash on Sandy Creek Road.

5:53 p.m. Police inves tigated a theft of equip ment from a Main Street location.

Friday, September 30 9:59 a.m. Assist to Adult Protective Services on Creamery Street.

1:14 p.m. Parking problem on Main Street.

1:55 p.m. Police escort requested to retrieve prop erty at Holly Loop.

Saturday, October 1 6:32 a.m. Motor vehi cle crash at the intersec tion of Harrison Road and Chipmunk Lane.

Wait on Aroma Joe’s turning lane

The stakeholders involved in the new Aroma Joe’s store had to wait for decisions to be made.

Meanwhile, in September when the road-widening started, drivers were held up as one lane was closed for road work.

Currently, Route 302 has been widened and paved to accommodate the turn ing lane. “The paving is all done,” Gagnon said.

During the week of Fryeburg Fair, which is happening now, there is a state mandate that con struction on all major roads stops, Gagnon said.

very pro-business through this whole thing. Code Enforcement Officer Kate Matthews has also been help ful and supportive,” he said.

It is anticipated that Aroma Joe’s will have a grand opening in November, he said.

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down traffic and make pedestrians feel more safe. The delin eators will be put up this month and removed in November or prior to the first snowstorm.

Earlier this summer, the Town of Casco hired James Tase, an engineer with Bicycle Coalition of Maine, to sketch the plans.

On June 28, Ward explained the plans, which essentially are a test run of whether or not the method will work.

Tase’s proposal will cost $3,000 to do a temporary pedes trian walkway with dividers between Mayberry Hill Road and Route 11 Junction on Meadow Road, which is also known as Route 121, Ward said.

“Again, this would be the temporary ones that would be glued onto the asphalt, on the edge of what we call a bike lane now. It would narrow that road and slow traffic down. It puts a physical barrier, not to stop vehicles, but a physical barrier between the pedestrians and the vehicles,” Ward said.

“I know this is something that the board wanted to make sure to discuss. It is a win-win: To do a quick trial for a mini mal cost to see if it could be a long-term action or if it’s just a trial,” he said.

Therefore, on Tuesday, the road construction crew will resume the work — painting the lines and the turning arrows.

“The road itself was widened to permit the turning lane. It’ll be done by striping,” Gagnon said.

The Aroma Joe’s com pany hired Great Falls Construction, Inc., based in Gorham, as the general contractor and retained RJ Grondin & Sons for the off-site and on-site earth work, he said.

Gagnon expressed his thankfulness to employees with the Town of Naples.

“Town Manager John Hawley has been very sup portive and very helpful,

At this point in time, Lakes Plaza has five tenants including up and coming Aroma Joe’s, he said.

“Your mix of tenants is what makes or breaks a project,” Gagnon said. “We really try to put the right businesses in so they complement one another. Like any of our projects, the type of business has to go well with the other tenants because businesses feed off each other.”

Gagnon has been approached by a consign ment shop, an axe-throw ing business and a medical marijuana company, but he didn’t feel those were a suitable fit for the plaza.

“Fortunately, I was able to hold out until I got the right tenants,” he said.

9:37 a.m. Female turned herself in to police on an arrest warrant.

1:18 p.m. Dispute between business owner and vendor.

7:38 p.m. Attempt to locate possible intoxi cated driver on Portland Road; unable to locate.

9:35 p.m. Report of possible road rage inci dent on Kansas Road.

Sunday, October 2 2:41 p.m. Dispute between two subjects on Jim Douglass Road.

3:27 p.m. Male arrest ed on a warrant at a Main Street location.

4:28 p.m. Report of gun shots on South Bridgton Road; subjects located, target shooting.

7:26 p.m. Dispute between neighbors on Main Street.

9:37 p.m. Suspicious vehicle on Highland Road; operator had pulled over to talk on a cell phone.

Monday, October 3 12:56 a.m. Driver issued a summons for operating after suspension following a stop at the intersection of Portland Road and Willett Road.

2:58 a.m. Citizen assist on South High Street.

4:29 a.m. Traffic detail on Harrison Road.

5:03 a.m. Traffic detail on Portland Road.

Fryeburg Police

These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Monday, September 26

5:36 p.m. Liquor law violation at a Bridgton Road business.

Tuesday, September 27

2:03 a.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue at Oxen Pull Road.

3:52 a.m. Radar detail on Portland Street.

7:11 a.m. Radar detail on Fish Street.

3:21 p.m. Criminal trespass complaint at Bridgton Road business.

4:03 p.m. Criminal trespass complaint at Main Street business.

4:44 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call at a Main Street location.

5:05 p.m. Summons served at a Main Street location.

5:32 p.m. Restraining order served at Jeanette Road location.

8:16 p.m. Animal complaint on Lovell Road.

11:29 p.m. Assist county deputy on Spring Street in Brownfield.

Wednesday, September 28

2:36 p.m. Criminal trespass complaint on West Fryeburg Road.

8:13 p.m. Theft reported at Fryeburg Fair.

Thursday, September 29

3:15 p.m. Citizen assist at police headquarters.

6:03 p.m. Criminal trespass complaint at Fryeburg Fair; warning issued.

6:58 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Sanborn Road and North Elkins Brook Road.

Friday, September 30

12:43 a.m. Domestic disturbance on Wicks Road inves tigated.

3:27 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street.

8:07 p.m. Noise complaint on Fish Street.

9:27 p.m. Civil matter on North Elkins Brook Road.

Saturday, October 1

2:54 a.m. Suspicious activity at Main Street business.

10:47 a.m. Noise complaint on Fish Street.

11:49 a.m. Civil matter on North Elkins Brook Road.

1:01 p.m. Assist citizen on Fish Street.

2:56 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue at Fryeburg Fair.

10:09 p.m. Late report filed regarding accident on Mountain Division Trail.

10:23 p.m. Welfare check on Kenerson Drive.

10:24 p.m. Welfare check at Portland Street business.

10:26 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Main Street and Bridgton Road.

10:31 p.m. Death investigation at Fryeburg Fair.

11:54 p.m. Noise complaint on Smith Street.

smallboat shop

Tiger Hill

Mary Lou Moulton, her son Robert, Jon Evans from Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT) and Forester Jesse Duplin and I last hiked to Tiger Hill in the Tiger Hill Community Forest on a rainy March day in 2020, one of the last hikes before we put our Denmark Mountain Hikers’ group hikes on hold for 19 months because of the COVID19 virus concerns. Since then, most everyone in our group has had their shots and boosters for COVID, and the Denmark Mountain Hikers have been back on the trail every Friday since 2021. Now, after 2 ½ years, it was time to go back to Tiger Hill and see what improvements have been made.

Our hike was on a crisp sunny day, Sept. 16, and we discovered that much has been done for hikers and kayakers — a new park ing area off Folly Road, a kayak/canoe launch site, and new marked trails. Hiking were 21 Denmark Mountain Hikers and one dog, and leading the group was Denmark Mountain Hiker Greg Dean, who has hiked many of the trails in the Tiger Hill Community Forest.

We left the trailhead on Folly Road at 8:45 a.m., reaching the trail junction of the Tiger Hill Muddy River Sno-Seekers snowmobile trail at 9:30 a.m. after 45 minutes of hiking. From there, Greg led us to an old

Senior Rambles

Hiking Trips & Tips by Allen Crabtree

cellar hole on Tiger Hill, and up an old wood road to the view-less treed summit for our summit photo, home made cookies and brownies, and a poem.

At the top of Tiger Hill, there is a very large gla cial erratic boulder with a row of hand-drilled chisel holes from an early settler who had started the process of splitting the boulder into smaller granite slabs for use somewhere in the founda tion of a home or barn. We started down at 10:15 a.m., took a side trip to a pond with a large beaver house just off the trail, then back down to the cars, reaching there about 11:15 a.m. A fine little hike on a fine day. Thank you, Greg for taking the lead.

TH Community Forest Tiger Hill is a 1,400-acre community forest in Sebago that has been permanently protected as part of a larger effort to protect the forest ed watershed surrounding Sebago Lake. Working with local residents the Loon Echo Land Trust has perma nently protected 1,400 acres that are now a Community Forest, where people can walk their dogs, hike with their kids, snowmobile or snowshoe in the winter, fish and hunt.

In addition to providing outdoor recreation and sus tainable forestry, the Tiger Hill Community Forest pro

October

October 7: Easy, Mount Sabattus (1,253 feet), Center Lovell, 1.6 mi RT, 653 feet elevation gain. RT hiking 1 hour. RT driving 1.5 hours.

Meet at the Denmark Church at 8 a.m. DMH last climbed this in July 2020. This is an easy climb to the top of the cliff at the southwestern face of the summit with impressive views, returning by either branch of the loop trail. The parking lot at the trail has room for several cars.

October 14: Easy, Raymond Community Forest and Pismire Bluff (640 feet), North Raymond, 2.8 mi RT, 400 feet elevation gain. RT hiking 2 hours. RT driving 1.5 hours.

Meet at the Denmark Church at 8 a.m. The Raymond Community Forest is 356 acres of land in North Raymond located on Conesca Road, including much of Pismire Mountain and a large forested parcel beside Crescent Lake. DMH hiked this last in April 2021.

October 21: Moderate, Pleasant Mountain Traverse (2,009 feet), Denmark, 4.2 mi RT, 1,206 feet elevation gain. RT hik ing 4 hours. RT driving 0.5 hours.

Meet at the Denmark Church at 8 a.m. We’ll climb the Ledges Trail to the summit, then traverse the ridge and descend on the Bald Peak trail. Colors should be brilliant, including the scarlet wild blueberry bushes. We’ll need to spot cars at the Bald Peak trailhead to shuttle. DMH last did the traverse in October 2020.

October 28: Easy, Pleasant Mountain Work Hike (1,900 feet), Denmark, 5.4 mi RT, 1,400 feet elevation gain. RT hik ing 4 hours. RT driving 0.5 hours.

Meet at the Denmark Church at 8 a.m. This will be our fall work hike to clean out the erosion bars, remove any trees fall en across the trail, rebuild cairns, and trim branches that have grown into the SW Ridge trail on the west side of Mt. Pleasant. Bring work gloves, rakes, potato forks, brush nippers, shovels, pry bars, and hand saws. The DMH have “adopted” this trail.

If you have questions about the difficulty of a hike, or for any other information, please call John Patrick at 207-7562247 (johnfp@earthlink.net).

If you would like to meet DMH at a trailhead or some where along the route to the trailhead, please contact Allen Crabtree at 207-653-9271 (denmarkmethiker@gmail.com).

Hikes are subject to change or cancellation.

tects the water supply that serves more than one-sixth of Maine residents. The $1.6 million project is the cor nerstone of Sebago Clean Waters, a collaboration of nine conservation organiza tions to protect the forested watershed of Sebago Lake. The lake supplies 22 million gallons of water each day to roughly 200,000 people in 10 communities around Portland.

The Loon Echo Land Trust and local residents worked together to protect the forested area. The land is now owned by Loon Echo Land Trust, which will manage the property. Matt Markot, executive director of Loon Echo Land Trust, said the property remains on municipal tax rolls, “ensur ing that the benefits of land conservation do not come at the expense of town bud gets.”

“Land conservation sup ports robust outdoor recre ation and wood products industries, while also pre serving a traditional way of life in Maine’s Sebago Lake region,” he said. “The Tiger Hill Community Forest protects wildlife habitats, secures public access for recreation and preserves working forestland.”

I encourage hikers to explore the Tiger Hill Community Forest. More information on the forest and a map are available at the LELT website: https:// www.loonecholandtrust. org/tigerhill/

Tiger Hill Community Forest in Cumberland County, Sebago, ME

Difficulty – Easy Trail distance to the summit of Tiger Hill – 1.5 miles

Hiking time

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Elevation

Topographic Map – USGS North Sebago 7.5-minute quad

Directions to the trailhead – There is a newly developed park ing area just west of the Northwest River bridge, on the south side of Folly Road. Across the road is a marked access road to a kayak/canoe launch area above the bridge to the NW River. The hiking trails on the Tiger Hill Community Forest are in the process of being developed and marked, but are shown on the trail map posted at the trailhead kiosk. We fol lowed a snowmobile trail and an old town road, start ing with a trail that leaves Folly Road just east of the bridge over the Northwest River.

Folly Road runs east from Route 107 north of Mud City and continues on to Nason’s Beach on Route 114 in North Sebago.

WATERFORD — The 23rd Annual Waterford Fall Foliage Road Race, 5K Fitness Walk and One Mile Fun Run returns after being cancelled two years in a row due to COVID-19.

This year’s event takes place this 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. and is free for all kids. 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.

Funds raised benefit the Tony Waldeier Scholarship Fund to support students in furthering their education.

This scholarship was cre

ated in memory of Tony, to honor an amazing, unforget

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Busy week for XC runners

Last week was the busiest week of the season for Laker cross-country runners, as they hosted a Homecoming meet and Senior Night on Wednesday and then travelled to Belfast for the Festival of Champions meet on Saturday.

“In short, the team per formed above and beyond our expectations and we could not be more thrilled with the posi tion they are in as we head toward the championship phase of the season,” Laker Coach Laura Pulito said.

The girls’ team won the Homecoming run, making them undefeated on their home course this season. They were led by Abigail Roberts, who placed first individually, also making her undefeated on her home course. Carly Dyer, Susie Butler, Sadie Plummer, and Micaela Reed were the remaining scoring runners for the Lakers and each of them ran either a season best time or a personal record time. Jonalisa King, Caitlin Lees, Lizzie Brewer and Sage Cormier also turned in their best times of the season.

How they finished: 1. Abigail Roberts, 20:23 5. Carly Dyer, 23:18 7. Susie Butler, 23:52 8. Sadie Plummer, 23:57 10. Micaela Reed, 24:24 20. Jonalisa King, 29:57 21. Caitlin Lees, 30:01 23. Lizze Brewer, 31:36 24. Sage Cormier, 31:42 25. Samantha Kilgore, 38:18 Standings: Lakers 23, Waynflete 32. St. Dom’s, Old Orchard and Gray-NG failed to meet the requirement of five finishers to score.

The Laker boys’ team took second by just 3 points to Gray-NG. The last time they raced G-NG on our home course, they won in a tie breaker.

“They will be an impor tant team for us to keep our sights on at the Regional meet,” Coach Pulito said.

Sam Laverdiere held a comfortable lead until the final 200 meters, in which G-NG’s Carter Libby chased him down and managed to

outkick him in the final 50 meters. However, Sam ran a PR time of 16:59, breaking 17 minutes for the first time in his career.

Grady Kemp, Bhavnish Tucker, Ezra Gronlund, and Tristan Cormier also scored for the Lakers, with PRs from Bhavnish and Tristan.

Here’s how runners fared:

1. Carter Libby, GNG, 16:58

2. Sam Laverdiere, 16:59

4. Grady Kemp, 18:08

5. Bhavnish Tucker, 18:16

12. Ezra Gronlund, 19:43

13. Tristan Cormier, 20:19

15. Alecssander Freitas, 21:08

17. Michael Clarke, 21:40 24. Wesley Martin, 22:24

35. Gabriel Lunt, 25:16

39. Calvin Kestner, 27:15 42. Brian Harmon, 32:44 43. Aiden Douglas, 38:17

Standings: Gray-NG 33, Lakers 36, Waynflete 73, Old Orchard Beach 81

“As if we thought things couldn’t get much better, they absolutely did on Saturday in Belfast at the Festival of Champions meet. We were a little worried that the kids would be tired from a busy week of Homecoming activi ties and racing just three days prior, but every single Laker runner had an outstanding race, running either a person al record or season best time (there were 18 total Laker PRs on the day),” Coach Pulito said.

The team results reflected their individual success. The meet featured over 1,000 ath letes (678 boys and 526 girls) from schools from across Maine, New England, and Canada. There were 58 boys’ teams competing and the Laker boys placed 15th over all, beating competitive con ference teams Cape Elizabeth and Yarmouth.

There were 55 girls’ teams in total and the Laker girls placed 19th, also beating some very talented teams.

“We left Belfast in very high spirits and are excited for what’s to come!” Coach Pulito said.

Boys’ Highlights

• Sam Laverdiere - 12th

place overall with a 25-sec ond PR of 16:34; recognized for being the fastest sopho more at the meet.

• Bhavnish Tucker - 59th overall - 41-second PR of 17:35

• Grady Kemp - 61st over all - 23-second PR of 17:36

• Ezra Gronlund - 158th overall - 41-second PR of 18:58

• Domenico Falcon - 229th overall - 1:24 PR of 19:14

• Tristan Cormier - 258th overall - 51-second PR of 19:28

• Ethan Kutella - 336th overall - 1:07 PR of 20:11

• Alecssander Freitas352nd overall - 47-second PR of 20:21

• Michael Clarke - 391st overall - 45-second PR of 20:44

• Lucian Bassett - 549th overall - 2:28 season best of 23:29

• Gabriel Lunt - 567th overall - 1:22 PR of 23:54 Girls’ Highlights

• Abigail Roberts - 25th place overall with a 31-sec ond PR of 19:52

• Carly Dyer - 122nd over all with a 1-second PR of 22:10

• Susie Butler - 154th overall with a 12-second PR of 22:32

• Sadie Plummer - 181st overall with a 58-second PR of 22:54

• Micaela Reed - 218th overall with a 51-second PR of 23:33

• Izabell Apovian - 333rd overall - 1:16 PR of 25:37 (in her first race of the sea son coming back from inju ry!)

• Caitlin Lees - 417th overall - 2:28 season best of 27:33

Jonalisa King - 454th overall - 1:03 season best of 28:54

• Sage Cormier - 471st overall - 1:51 PR of 29:51

• Lizzie Brewer - 491st overall - 36-second season best of 31:07

Samantha Kilgore519th overall - 1:33 PR of 35:47.

HOURS: Monday – Closed

– 10 a.m. to Noon

– Noon to 4 p.m.

– Noon to 4 p.m.

– Noon to 4 p.m.

– 9 a.m. to Noon Sunday – Closed

You’re invited to come in and learn about

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Denmark Mountain Hikers Kitty Nelson (left) and Dale Nelson on the Tiger Hill trail. (Photo by Allen Crabtree)

Regional Sports

Hall of Fame induction set for Oct. 15

The Lake Region Hall of Fame will induct seven new members in a cer emony on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 5:15 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

The Class of 2022 includes:

Jeff Weeks of Raymond, Class of 1983, who competed in soccer, basketball and outdoor Track & Field.

Mark Snow of Casco, Class of 1985, who com peted in cross-country and outdoor Track & Field.

Snow is a member of the current Lake Region coaching staff (1989-pres ent).

Kimberly (Rivet)

Chase of Raymond, Class of 2007, who competed in soccer, basketball and soft ball.

Kayla (Nowell) Laird of Harrison, Class of 2007, who competed in field hockey, basketball and softball.

Tiana-Jo Carter of Harrison, Class of 2014, who competed in soccer, basketball and softball.

Kate Hall-Harnden of Buxton, Class of 2015, who competed in soccer, indoor and outdoor Track

& Field.

Dan Dors, who coached from 1995 to 2018 at Lake Region High School. He served as Indoor Track & Field coach, as well as boys’ and girls’ crosscountry.

“I’m really excited about this induction. This is a great class,” Lake Region Athletic Director Paul True said.

True noted that Kate Hall-Harnden will be unable to attend the induc tion ceremony. While she will be inducted as a member of the Class of 2022, she will be person ally recognized at a future ceremony.

The public is welcome to attend. A social will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Laker recaps

FOOTBALL

Gray-NG 40, Lakers 22: Certainly, the Lakers and Patriots provided an energized Homecoming crowd plenty of fireworks Friday night. LR’s sizzle came in the form of sopho more quarterback Brock Gibbons, who sliced up the Gray-NG secondary to the tune 305 yards passing on 19-of-42, includ ing three touchdowns (20, 10 and 62 yards).

Unfortunately for the Lakers, sizzle turned to fizzle when a chance to retake the lead (down 26-22) slipped from their fingertips with a costly fumble at the 5-yard line.

The Patriots held on for the win

“What a fantastic night of football both programs. Its everything you could ask for in a Friday night game! It’s Homecoming, the crowd was into it, we had the little guys down at the youth level get a fun quarter of tackle football at half, our athletic department and boosters did a fantastic job,” Laker Coach Mike Meehan said. “I know our boys gave the crowd their money worth. It was a blow-for-blow shoot out, up until the middle of the fourth. We had a couple of back-toback crucial mistakes in the beginning of the fourth quarter that we just didn’t have enough time to dig ourselves out. Our goal is always to avoid giving Brian (Jahna, Patriot head coach) the ball when we play GNG, his veer offense can be deadly, as you saw Friday night.”

LR’s running attack had trouble as Gibbons lead all carriers with 29 yards on 7 carries. LR rushed for just 47 yards with Kale Jingst picking up 19 and Landon Ross 9.

Raiders light up Freeport

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer

FRYEBURG — Coach David Turner knew his team needed a dress rehearsal before their big Friday Night Lights date.

“We knew it would be very emotional, so we came out here last night (Thursday) for the first time. They were so juiced up,” the Raider head coach said. “If we had waited to be out here on the new turf for the first time tonight, it might have had a nega tive effect on us. Facing this team (Freeport), we couldn’t be over hyped. We couldn’t over penetrate and we couldn’t over play things. We had to be disci plined and stick with our assignments.”

With a full house on hand, the new Atwood Stadium was rocking.

The Raider football team christened the ren ovated turf facility with a dominant 28-7 victory over Freeport, snapping a two-game losing skid.

“We used the emotion in a positive way,” Coach Turner said. “We knew there would be a lot of people here because of the novelty of the new sta dium. It was nice to get a win. The whole experi ence, atmosphere, it was great.”

Junior Gunnar Saunders gave FA fans plenty to cheer about, rushing for 109 yards and scoring the first TD on the new turf,

while also completing a couple of deep bombs for 81 yards passing.

On the other side of the ball, the Raiders stifled Freeport, recording six stops for losses, includ ing sacks from Joshua Wake, Gabe McKenney and Emerson Hall while limiting the Falcons to 87 yards of total offense. FA showed great discipline when the Falcons tried to run stretch plays to the edges, but were stopped dead in their tracks by out standing form tackles by corners Caleb Micklon and Cohen Carter.

And when Freeport hoped to catch the Raiders loading up against the run by airing it out, FA backs made athletic stops, including an impressive tip away by Cam Johnson.

“This was a week we just had to play our cov erages. We had to play our gaps, and not just run around and over penetrate and over think — just keep with our assignments. Our kids did a good job over all keeping everything in front of us, which was really important,” Coach Turner said.

Neither club could get much going offensively in the opening period as officials cluttered the field with dirty laundry. In fact, the Raiders saw lots of yellow to the tune of 10 flags for 120 yards — a couple of those penalties were unsportsmanlike

from excessive celebra tions after scores.

“These guys (game offi cials) were very tolerant of me tonight, which I appre ciate. I can get worked up a little bit. When it comes to celebration penalties, I think it depends upon who is making the call. To one person, it may not be a big deal, to another, it is a big deal. As a player, you need to know you just can’t do it. The easy answer for us, don’t do that. You get two of those (penalties), you’re done. We can’t afford that,” Coach Turner said.

The Raiders were final ly able to celebrate with 3:12 left until halftime. Owen Galligan gave the

Raiders great field posi tion with a punt return to midfield. Saunders picked up two first downs with runs of 6 and 14 yards on key third downs. Haden Fox twisted and kept his legs churning for 8 yards, and Caleb Micklon scoot ed to the outside for 5 more yards. On third down at the F-2, Saunders found a big hole on the left side, and rumbled to the goal line, holding the ball up high with one hand for the score. The extra point failed.

McKenney’s sack made it a quick 3-and-out for the Falcons, leaving the Raiders with 2:05 to oper

But, the air attack was lethal. End Jackson Libby had a career night, catching 11 balls for 188 yards and three scores. Jaiden Meehan hauled in 5 passes for 57 yards and Tyler Rowe had two catches for 27 yards.

Defensive standouts were Nolan Cummings with 18 tack les, Daniel Noyes with 10 and Aundrew Edwards with 9.

“Our kids played great! I couldn’t be more proud of these guys. What a battle! We get better every week, sometimes these results don’t show that, but our average age at the varsity level right now is 15 years old, so we are young. These guys are right at the corner for having something really special here at Lake Region,” Coach Meehan said.

Laker Stat Lines (Through 4 Games)

Passing: Brock Gibbons 33 of 79, 532 yards, 7 touch downs, 2 interceptions.

Rushing Leaders: Brock Gibbons 41-259, 3 TDs; Kale

Raider recaps

FIELD HOCKEY

Cape Elizabeth 3, Raiders 0: If there was one word that Coach Dede Frost planned to emphasize to her Raider play ers after last week’s shutout against second-seed Cape, it is finishing

Although the Capers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period, the Raiders could have made the contest very interest ing had someone been able to dig out a rebound and fire into the net.

“We had 11 shots on goal, and they had three,” Coach Frost said. “Yet, we were down 2-0. It was fabulous the way we were bringing the ball up the field and getting it to the circle. So many times. So many shots off. But, when it was saved, we couldn’t put the rebound in. Our biggest issue was finishing. It can be frustrating. At halftime, I told the girls we had plenty of shots, but we were behind because we hadn’t put one in the net…There is a technique to finishing. There is a desire that needs to be present.”

Cape managed to do something rarely seen in high school field hockey — net two goals off high drives. The first score was a high shot that deflected off a Raider defender’s stick.

“There is nothing you can do about that. It wasn’t danger ous because it was a straight shot at the goalie. It was high, but it just happened to deflect. She was right where she was supposed to be. Right place. Right time. Just unlucky. Nothing we could do defensively,” Coach Frost said. “The second goal, another high ball. Those are really hard to defend against. Again, another tough goal. Two high balls, a little odd.”

The Raider defense stiffened, pitching a shutout until very late in the game.

Fryeburg had a great scoring chance in the second half as senior Eliza Thorne weaved through the CE defense, and pulled the trigger on a hard, point-blank drive that unfortu nately hit the Cape netminder square in the pads.

If the Raiders had scored in the opening minutes when they pinned Cape in their defensive end or on Thorne’s opportunity, Coach Frost felt her squad had a legitimate

Jeff Weeks, Class of 1983

Kimberly (Rivet) Chase, Class of 2007 Mark Snow, Class of 1985

Kayla (Nowell) Laird, Class of 2007 Tiana-Jo Carter, Class of 2014 Kate Hall-Harnden, Class of 2015

Dan Dors, Coach from 1995 to 2018

ENJOYING FRIDAY NIGHT UNDER THE LIGHTS — The Fryeburg Academy student section had plenty to cheer about as the Raiders rolled to a 28-7 win in the first night game at the renovated Atwood Stadium. (Rivet Photos)

RISING UP to score the first touchdown on the new Atwood Stadium turf is Raider Gunnar Saunders, who scored twice.

Micaela Reed Evan Duprey

Senior captain Micaela Reed seems to have saved her best cross-country season for last.

“She has been running XC since her freshman year. Micaela faced some adversity over the past two years, struggling to run the times she had as a freshman despite being one of the hardest work ers on the team. From a coach’s perspective, I believe that Micaela has improved so much in the area of mental toughness over the past year, and that has made a huge differ ence for her,” Lake Region varsity cross-country coach Laura Pulito said. “When Micaela ran a PR (personal record) time at our Homecoming meet of 24:24, finally beating her freshman year PR, I thought, ‘finally!’ as she deserves it more than any one.”

Then, three days later, Micaela absolutely shattered that time, run ning 23:33 at Festival of Champions.

“Micaela has been a scoring runner for the girls’ team all season and is also one of the kind est people you could ever meet,” Coach Pulito noted. “She cares so much for her teammates and their individual success just as much as her own, and we are so fortunate to have her as a leader on our team.”

In recognition of her strong work ethic, deter mination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Micaela is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.” Each week, a Lake Region athlete is recognized for his/her dedication (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coachability and academic good stand ing. Recipients receive a specially-designed t-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

Player Profile Name: Micaela Reed

Evan Duprey has filled the role of captain as most coaches hope.

He has been a leader on the scoreboard.

He has been a teacher on the golf course.

And, he has imparted on a young squad what it takes to succeed.

“Evan has in many ways helped several of our play ers improve their game,” Lake Region varsity golf coach Art Kilborn said. “He has been the most con sistent scorer on our young team (of one freshman, five sophomores and Evan being the lone junior).”

Five Lakers play ers earned the right to participate in this year’s State Qualifier played at Natanis Golf Club. They were freshman Jacoby True, sophomores Noah Peterson, Glynn Ross and Matthew Ross, and Duprey.

“Although the team has not won a match this year, we have improved,” Coach Kilborn noted.

In recognition of his strong work ethic, deter mination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Evan is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.”

Each week, a Lake Region athlete is recognized for his/her dedication (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coachability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a speciallydesigned t-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.

Player Profile

Name: Evan Duprey

Year in School: Junior Hometown: Casco Parents: Matt and Alison Duprey Sports you Play: Golf, Basketball and Baseball

Q. Why did you choose to play golf? I would always play with my dad and my grandparents when I was younger. Back then, I wasn’t planning on playing golf in high school because I played soccer, as well, and golf wasn’t really my thing. But as time went on and I got a little older, I was able

Laker recaps

Jingst 39-235, 3 TDs; Landon Ross 19-59, 1 TD

Receiving Leaders: Tyler Rowe 6-159, 2 TDs; Jackson Libby 5-101, 1 TD; Jaiden Meehan 9-92, 2 TDs; Sean Murphy 4-62, 1 TD; Colby Chadwick 3-55; Sethlen Lester 4-49, 1 TD

Total Yards: LR 1,163, Opponents 1,469

Passing: LR 532, Opponents 364

Passing TDs: LR 7, Opponents 5 Rushing: LR 631, Opponents 1,105

Rushing TDs: LR 7, Opponents 21

Turnovers: LR 9, Opponents 10

Solo Tackles: Jackson Libby 13, Nolan Cummings 10, Aundrew Edwards 8, Tyler Rowe 8, Daniel Noyes 7, Sethlen Lester 6 Assists: Aundrew Edwards 21, Daniel Noyes 15, Nolan Cummings 10, Colby Chadwick 8, Logan Buchanan 7, Jackson Libby 6, Landon Ross 5, Brayden Morasse 5

Up Next: The Lakers (1-4) travel to Ellsworth Friday night for a 6 p.m. game. Ellsworth/Sumner is 0-4 on the sea

Lake-front home with sunsets

CASCO – Rare opportunity to own this pristine lake-front home nestled at the end of a private road with westerly fac ing sunsets. This custom-built home offers over 200 ft. of private sandy bottomed wa terfront on Parker Pond. The perfect place to enjoy water skiing, tubing and swimming in the summer. There are four-wheeler trails, snowshoeing and snowmobiling trails accessed right from your front door. Step right into the first floor which boasts radiant heat, beautiful kitchen and open floor plan. Perfect for large family gatherings and entertaining. It opens up to oversized low-maintenance deck with built-in grill, hot tub and outside shower with tons of room for seating and dinning. There is a half bath, large mud room, living room and dining area also. The second floor features four bedrooms, two baths and a large master suite with gor geous views of the waterfront. The unfinished basement features radiant heat with full daylight for future living space. There is 400 amp service and attached two-car garage with another attached garage below for storage or hobbies. If you love privacy, sunsets, fishing and listening to the loons then this is the home for you. $1,149,000 MLS # 1538012 Barry Atkins 207-240-0464

Lake living without waterfront price NAPLES – Great opportunity to enjoy Long Lake with out the waterfront price tag! Spend your summers on the east shore of Long Lake on a beautiful sandy beach. Enjoy this open concept living room and kitchen, one-bedroom Park Model with enclosed porch. This home is part of Birch Point Colony Club which gives you ac cess to ±700 ft. of lake front with a sandy beach, a community center, marina where you could have a boat slip (currently a small waiting list) and a lodge where your guests are welcome to stay for $20 a night! Only a couple of miles from the Naples Causeway. $159,900 MLS# 1540763 Jocelyn O’Rourke-Shane 207-838-5555

Own a piece of Naples history NAPLES – Wonderful oppor tunity to own this beautifully renovated farmhouse on a highly traveled road! Known as “The Barn,” this property has been a part of Naples since the late 1700s and is a welcoming sight as you enter the Naples Causeway. The entire property has been recently restored to include a cafe, post and beam barn perfect for an antique shop or to host beautiful events and the home is outfitted with two Airbnb units that are fully booked. The historical Cupola is the only

to the Bay of Naples Hotel and is being

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son, coming off a 62-20 thumping by Mount Desert Island, whom the Lakers will close out the regular season at home on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 1 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL

Lakers 3, NYA 2 S1: 25 to 22 NYA, S2: 25 to 20 Lake Region, S3: 25 to 22 NYA, S4: 25 to 13 Lake Region, S5: 15 to 9 Lake Region

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So many options!! $2,500,000 MLS# 1541654 Jocelyn O’Rourke-Shane 207-838-5555

Spacious Raymond Colonial RAYMOND – Situated on 17.8 acres is this beautifully designed Colonial with over 5,600 square feet of living space! Sunken family room with hardwood flooring, ca thedral ceilings and a fire place. Entertain in the kitchen with granite counters, island

Bridgton – 1828 farmhouse on 7+ acres. 5-6 bedrooms, sunny living/dining area, new kitchen with large granite bar, stainless appliances, two pantries, new sliders adding tons of light, pro pane heat stove, fireplace, and exposed beams and brick. First floor office, den, bedroom and full bath. Upstairs offers 3-4 bed rooms, two full baths, extra room that could be another bedroom or a gym or a craft room, along with a large sunny space over the twocar garage. New heat pumps with AC and also a new FHA propane system, new Efficiency ME foam insulation, new roof, new hot water heater, garage doors and more. Half mile to the golf course, gazebo and fire pit in the rear, sheds, paved driveway and more. MUST SEE! $695,000

Bridgton – Cute 3 bedroom, 2 bath home set on a nice lot at the top of the hill. Walk into a slate entryway with a wood stove, left into a nice kitchen with lots of cabinets and a dining area. This room connects to a fabulous large sunny threeseason room which goes out to a deck and the backyard. One bedroom and full bath on the first floor, two bedrooms and full bath upstairs. One and a half attached garage, paved driveway, public road and public water. Only three miles to town, one mile to golf course and within walking distance to the North Bridgton beach. $285,000

Bridgton – Beautiful like new 4-5 bedroom home with four and a half baths, 3,000 s.f. of well-appointed living space with beautiful windows offering abundant natural light, stunning views of Mt. Washington with Westerly sunsets. The home also offers a finished daylight basement with two bedrooms, a large family room, a full bath, and a second washer and dryer.

Granite counters and stainless appliances, radiant heat on first floor and garage, three propane fireplaces, central AC, stunning cherry wood flooring through out, master suite, theatre room, central vac, wraparound deck with Trex decking, attached two-car garage, paved drive way, potting shed, fruit trees, lovely landscaping, and more.

Large two-story shed in the rear to store all your extra things, and a whole-house generator.

Bridgton – Ranch-style home with large yard in West Bridgton close to Shawnee Peak Ski Area and town park and boat ramp on Moose Pond. Wood floors, solid oak cabinets, red wood siding. Primary bedroom with bath. Two-car garage and full house generator. Call for showing. $329,000

Lake Region Coach Ryan Shible credited his squad’s pass ing and consistent coverage as keys to nipping the Panthers last Monday. Rianna Reynolds, a middle hitter, had an outstanding game on offense and defense; earning 20 kills and 7 blocks. Olivia Pearson also had a great game, earning 13 kills and 12 blocks. Middle hitter Samantha Douglas also contributed to the vic tory in a big way on defense, by earning 13 blocks while

Hancock Lumber’s PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

VICTORY SPLASH — Lake Region varsity soccer coach Ryan Harlow gets a victory bath from senior Jacob Chadbourne after the team’s Homecoming win. Right, Colin Murphy with the header.

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FA lights up Freeport in new stadium debut

ate with until halftime. It was more than enough.

Saunders connect ed with Micklon for 14 down the sideline. FA was whistled for a block in the back penalty, eras ing an 8-yard Saunders scamper. But, Micklon showed great focus and great hands, somehow catching a ball between two Freeport defenders who had the FA receiver blanketed along the side line. The catch went for 42 yards. The next play, Saunders scored from 2 yards out with 46 seconds left. He added the twopoint conversion.

“I don’t know how he made that catch, but Micklon’s catch jump started us,” Coach Turner said. “We missed some things early on, but then had some big plays in the

second half. We should be better throwing the ball. We will keep getting bet ter.”

Fryeburg took control of the game in the third quarter. Cam Johnson pinned Freeport at their own 7 with an outstanding punt, and then the defense kept the Falcons inside the 10, stopping two runs for just 2 yards, and a third down pass fell incomplete as the receiver felt Jose Manuel Urquiza Francis ready to unload a hit.

Starting at the F-48, the Raiders struck quick ly as Galligan gained 18, and Saunders went to the shifty, speedy receiver for a 25-yard TD bomb down the left sideline.

QB Cohen Carter also targeted Galligan for the 2-point conversion, which was good.

Following another

quick Freeport series, the Raiders drove 80 yards, running the ball 13 times with Saunders as the workhorse, six touches including runs of 14 and 9 yards. Carter finished the drive with a 4-yard run. The PAT was no good.

“They both can play multiple positions. Gunnar is a physical run ner, and can throw it too. They both have strengths, and we’re trying to uti lize those strengths. It’s worked okay so far,” said Coach Turner regarding use of two quarterbacks.

Freeport capitalized on a roughing the passer and pass interference penalties (15 yards each) to move within striking distance.

Falcon quarterback Aidan Heath just managed to zip the ball past the out stretched arms of Raider defensive end Emerson Hall to connect with Maximillian Peters for a 13-yard TD with 3:26 left in the game. Alexander Graver booted the extra point.

As the final seconds ticked off the clock, fans cheered the Raiders and

tossed baby powder into the air to celebrate the first Friday Night Lights win.

Coach Turner admitted it was a big win, not only for the FA community but for his club as they face big tests in the coming weeks — Wells, Westbrook and Homecoming against powerful Leavitt.

“We needed this one,” Coach Turner said. “Now, we need to keep it going.”

RAIDERS 28

First Downs: 17

Penalties: 10-120

Rushing: Gunnar Saunders 22-109, Haden Fox 12-63, Cohen Carter 6-6, Owen Galligan 2-28, Caleb Micklon 2-7; total 44-213

Passing: Cohen Carter 4-632, Gunnar Saunders 3-5-81; 7-for-11, 113 yards

Receiving: Caleb Micklon 2-56, Colton McCarthy 1-14, Haden Fox 1-14, Owen Galligan 2-28, Gunnar Saunders 1-1

Total Yards: 326

Tackles (solo/assists/total): Emerson Hall 3-2-5, Caleb Micklon 3-1-4, Joshua Wake 4-0-4, Will Hallam 1-2-3, Jose Manuel Urquiza Francis 2-0-2, Jordan Dutton 2-0-2, Cohen Carter 2-0-2, Jagger Helwig 1-01, Owen Galligan 1-0-1, Gabe McKenney 1-0-1, Myles Garland 0-1-1, Cam Johnson 1-0-1

FREEPORT 7 First Downs: 6 Penalties: 9-55

Rushing: 14-33

Passing: 8-16-54

Total Yards: 87

Laker recaps

recording 12 kills.

Marissa Payne was a veritable wall in the back row, earn ing 18 digs.

“Moving onto our next match, we will want to continue to do a good job with being consistent with our passing, so that we can create positive momentum on offense,” Coach Shible said.

Lakers 3, Noble 1 S1: 28 to 26 Noble S2: 25 to 23 Lake Region

S3: 25 to 15 Lake Region S4: 25 to 16 Lake Region

After a tight loss in the first set, the Lakers found their footing Saturday and knocked off the Knights. Olivia Pearson, Rianna Reynolds and Samantha Douglas each recorded 7, 10, and 7 kills respectively.

“Rianna and Sam also had a fantastic game on defense, with Rianna earning 7 blocks, and Sam earning 4 blocks against Noble’s hitters,” Coach Shible reported. “Vylet Robbins also had a great game on defense with 10 digs. Our setter, Kaylee Maguire, did an outstanding job getting the ball to our front row hitters in this match; and while doing so, she also ended up picking up 11 kills and 5 blocks for our team.”

Up Next: The Lakers (3-8) host Messalonskee Saturday at 10/11:30 a.m. and travel to North Yarmouth Academy on Tuesday, 4/5:30.

FIELD HOCKEY

Lakers 1, Gray-NG 1: This match up was pretty even. Gray-NG scored first, 5 minutes into the second quarter on a penalty corner. Audrey Philbrook tied it up for the Lakers with a rebound off the pads with 5 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Gray-NG had 2 corners in the fourth quarter, but Laker DPC team — Ashley Pelletier, Emma Nadeau, Emma Aker and Hanna Siebert — have been great defending corners so far this season, and “came up big with the game on the line,” Coach Pauline Webb said.

The Lakers also had a chance to score off a penalty corner in the fourth, but couldn’t capitalize on it.

“Ashley Pelletier had one of her best games at G-NG, creating lots of offensive attacks,” Coach Webb said. “Emma

TIPPED AWAY — FA corner Cam Johnson times perfectly his leap to tip away a pass intended for a Freeport receiver along the sideline. (Rivet Photo)

NOWHERE TO RUN — Fryeburg’s defense was quite stingy, lead by Emerson Hall (left) and Will Hallam, allowing just 33 rushing yards.

LOTS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT — Left, Joshua Wake responds after recording a quarterback sack, while FA signal caller Cohen Carter shows he is pumped up after scoring a touchdown.

Laker

Nadeau once again played strong and with great deter mination; she was hustling and making defensive recov ery sprints that were impres sive.”

The Lakers played two sudden death overtime peri ods and once again had an opportunity to score when Reannah Dingley fought for possession and sent the ball across the goal for her team mates to finish it, but we weren’t able to get a touch on it.

Ashley Pelletier, Emily Reardon, Audrey Philbrook, Emma Nadeau, Reanna Dingley, Hanna Siebert and goalie Reiyn Hart played two grueling eight-minute OT periods after having played 60 minutes of regulation time.

“I love the fight these girls have; it’s bound to pay off,” Coach Webb added.

Freeport 1, Lakers 0: Facing third-ranked Freeport, the Lakers once again showed plenty of fight and turned in an outstanding effort, falling just short.

Scoreless at the half, the Falcons scored halfway through the third period for the only goal of the game.

“We are working hard for more offensive opportuni ties and I know it’s going to come,” Coach Webb said.

“The defense played another great game, limiting shots on goal and only allowing one penalty corner in the fourth period. It wasn’t a win, but it was a big improvement from the first time we played them.”

LR goalie Reiyn Hart had 4 saves.

Lakers 3, Gray-NG 1: After a 1-1 tie in two over times the last time they met,

the Lakers expected anoth er tough game against the Patriots.

“The girls came ready to play,” Coach Webb said.

Gray-NG scored first with 5 minutes left in the first quarter. The Lakers respond ed with good intensity and tied the game in the second quarter off a penalty corner. Mya King sent the ball on goal and Emma Nadeau had the finishing touch. The game stayed tied 1-1 at the half.

“We were determined that this game was not going into overtime,” Coach Webb said. “We had a great pass ing game in the second half which created some great opportunities to score.”

Kasey Johnson gave Audrey Philbrook a great pass to put the Lakers ahead 2-1 in the fourth period. Philbrook notched her sec ond goal when she rebound ed a shot off the pads.

“This was a total team effort! I’m so happy for the girls. This is a great win for us,” Coach Webb added.

LR netminder Reiyn Hart had no saves.

Up Next: Today, Oct. 6, the Lakers travel to Yarmouth (4:30/6) and then host Fryeburg Academy on Monday at 11 a.m. The Lakers (ranked #8 at 3-51) close out the regular season with a trip to York Wednesday, home against Poland on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 11 a.m. (varsity only) and at Cape on Monday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER

NYA 3, Lakers 0: The Lakers couldn’t find their game in Yarmouth. NYA took the lead early in the first half and never looked back. The Panthers added two more scores in the sec ond half.

LR netminder Colin Coyne had 8 saves.

Lakers 4, Poland 1: Nothing like Homecoming adding a little more juice to a team’s psyche. Jumping out to an early lead two min utes into the game on a goal scored by Jacob Chadbourne, the Lakers rolled past Poland. Adan Chavez added his sec ond goal of the season min utes later, which proved to be the game winner.

Chadbourne added two more goals, one as time expired in the first half. Lakers assists went to Tyler Jones, who had two, and Colin Murphy. LR goalie Aiden Bourgoin stopped 8 shots.

Up Next: Friday, the Lakers (2-8) host Sacopee at 6 p.m. and host Wells on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 6:15 p.m.

Raider

shot at upending the talented Capers, which has won nine straight since opening the season with a loss.

“If you are able to answer with your own goal, you prove you are capable, you know you can do it again and the momentum shifts. You get to set the pace for a while,” she said. “They are very skilled. We are a tena cious, gritty team. The styles are very different, but I think our kids work extremely hard and keep themselves in the game.”

The two early goals didn’t bother Coach Frost, but the score with just 23 ticks on the clock did.

“We were tired, and just couldn’t see it through. It’s still a critical point in the game until that buzzer goes off, you have to be on your toes. We just let down,” she said. “Finishing is what got us — not able to score and not being able to finish out defensively.”

Facing the league’s top clubs and falling short on the scoreboard dropped the Raiders to 5-5 and sixth place in Class B South. But, Coach Frost feels there is an advantage to playing elite teams.

“For me as a coach, I welcome these games. It’s how you get better. We’re a young team. We have five seniors, but we have a lot of freshmen and sophomores out there on the field and subbing,” she said. “They need to see this type of com petition. Yes, it is a chal lenge, and no, you don’t always pick up the win, but you are seeing great field hockey and I am a believer you do rise to the occasion and you do rise to the level of competition. We’re learn ing. We battled. Overall, I was very, very pleased.”

Yarmouth 5, Raiders 3: Quick starts by opponents has been a FA bugaboo this season, and it contin ued Monday at Yarmouth as the Clippers scored three times in the first period and knocked off the Raiders.

FA’s “saving grace” on this day were Grace Murley, who broke up Yarmouth’s shutout bid in the third peri od, assisted by Eliza Thorne. Then, it was Grace Porcaro’s turn, finding the back of the net twice in the fourth — assisted both times by Thorne.

Up Next: Today, Fryeburg travels to Poland for a 4 p.m. game, and is then off until Monday, Oct. 10 when the Raiders trav el to Lake Region (#8 at 3-5-1) for an 11 a.m. game. The next home game is Wednesday, Oct. 12, in a rematch with Yarmouth (#5 at 5-4) at 4 p.m.

Heal Watch: At 5-5, the Raiders sit at #6 in Class B South.

GOLF

Last week, the Raiders pulled out a victory against Poland. Ethan Lord and Quin Dickey helped lead the attack with good scoring from Bryce Richardson. Later on, the team moved their sights to the Conference qualifier with 10 teams battling for three spots at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro, where they received over 7 inches of rain within days of the event.

“It definitely played a role with some standing water and wet grass, and scores seemed little higher than normal,” Raider Coach Chris Dutton said.

The Raiders battled through and ended up with a fifth-place finish for the team up 3 spots from last year which was a positive note. Bryce Richardson regrouped from a slow start then carded a few birdies and shot an 84 to lead the team. He punched a ticket to the State Individual Finals.

FA had three players close to qualifying as individuals as

Ethan Lord and Quin Dickey were 2 shots off the qualify ing number and Sean Davis was 3 shots short.

“Good news is we have a good core of the team back next season to hopefully be able to make a run as a team for States and more individu als,” Coach Dutton added.

Richardson will play this Saturday back at Natanis.

CROSS COUNTRY

It was a field of just Navy and Burgundy last week as the Raiders and Freeport squared off on the Falcons’ home turf.

The Freeport boys secured a 15-49 win as Henry Horne set the winning pace at 18:01. The Falcons captured the top six spots before Raider Arkie Baptista broke the string with a time of 19:57 to place seventh.

Other FA finishers were: 10. James Lougee, 21:00 11. Dodge Mixer, 23:25 13. Jaemin Kwon, 26:08 16. Sullivan Olsen, 30:38

On the girls’ side, Caroline Carter of Freeport ran a 22:06 to claim first place. The Falcons took places 1-6, before Isabel Macht crossed the finish line in 24:26.

Other FA finishers were: 11. Enna Carbone, 28:46 12. Aleigha Monroe, 29:08

14. Kacey-jane Clark, 41:53

Up Next: The Raiders trav el to Gray-NG today, Oct. 6, to rmeet the Patriots, Sacopee and Poland at 4:30 p.m.

Fall Foliage Race Sunday

table teacher/principle who loved sharing his enthusi asm for learning. He had a great love of nature and people, teaching in a unique, creative and caring style at the Waterford elementary school for 28 years. A men tor and friend to all ages.

Scholarships are award ed to graduating high school students, with prior ity given to students from Waterford, attending Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. To date, the schol arship fund has given over 107 scholarships totaling $80,000.

This long standing, com munity supported event in town draws upwards of 300 participants in support of the race, including runners, race volunteers, sponsors and the Chili Cook-Off contestants, along with their families and the chili samplers.

Race fee prior to the race is $20 and $25 on race day.

Registration informa

Player of the Week profile: Evan Duprey

to make the decision to play golf in high school.

Q. Complete the following, “I know I’ve had a good match if…” I was able to do my part for the team and put together a good round of golf.

Q. What goes through your mind before a big match? Before a match, I normally try to keep myself calm and focus on the little things.

Q. If things are not going well, what do you do to rebound and clear your mind to be more positive? I try to figure out what I’m doing wrong, and do what I can to try and fix it. But for me, golf is mostly just a mental game, so the most important thing is to just stop thinking about all the bad

things that could happen from a shot and try to focus on the good things that can come from it. In golf, one shot doesn’t define a whole round, so if you do have a bad shot you just have to shake it off and move on to the next shot.

Q. How has sports changed you as a person? My life revolved around sports ever since I was little, so it’s played a pretty big part in my life. It definitely has given me a com petitive nature, even when it comes to a game of Uno. Sports have also taught me about being resilient. After a loss or a tough game, I work hard in practice to be better the next time.

Q. What is the biggest reward you get from competing in sports? My biggest reward is being able to have fun doing the things I love.

tion is available at www. waterfordfall5K.com or Facebook.com/Fall5K.

For more information contact Roxanne Ames at 207-583-2603.

The Chili Cook-off

Competition benefits the Harrison/Waterford PTO. Free to enter your chili, $5 to taste. Contact harrisonwater fordpto@gmail.com to enter your chili!

Profile: Micaela Reed

Year in school: 12

Hometown: Bridgton

Parents: Chaz and Kari Reed

Sports you play: Cross-country and softball

School organizations: Homeschooled

Q: Why did you choose cross-country? A lot of my aunts and uncles ran cross-country and they would always tell me about it, so I had a good opinion of it. I really made my decision, though, at an indoor softball practice. Partway through the practice, Coach Peterson walked through and used his classic, “You look like a runner” line to get me to join. It worked!

Q: Complete the following: “I know I’ve had a good meet if…” At the end of the race, I am completely out of breath and can hardly stand up. Also, if I had a good race, my legs hurt like heck the next day.

Q: What goes through your mind before a big meet? “Just stick with Carly (Dyer) and Sadie (Plummer) and you’ll be fine. The faster you run, the faster you will be across the finish line. Don’t focus on how bad you feel, focus on catching the person in front of you, then the next, then the next. Don’t have any regrets: give it your all. You’ve got this!”

Q: If things are not going well, what do you do to rebound and clear your mind to be more positive? I have the best team in the world, and they really help me to stay positive. Being part of a team means that even if I am not happy with my race, I can still be happy for the others who did well and enjoy my time with them.

Q: How has sports changed you as a person? Crosscountry is pure willpower. Training will make your body strong, but your mind is what ultimately decides whether or not you will be fast. This sport pushes you far past what you once believed you could do, and I think that translates very well into the rest of life. It has made me realize that I can’t always blame my failures on other people and other things. I am the only one who can put in the time and effort to succeed.

FOLLOWING THE BOUNCING BALL is Lake Region senior captain Reannah Dingley. (Photo by Kevin Murphy)

BLOCKING THE PASSING LANE is Fryeburg Academy’s Alegra Bartlett (#2). (Rivet Photo)

AT HIS FINGERTIPS — Lake Region’s Sethlen Lester goes high to catch this ball during Friday’s game against Gray-NG. (Photo by Kevin Murphy)

WRAPPED UP — Lake Region defenders Brock Gibbons (#22) and Aundrew Edwards (#59) tackle a Patriot. (Photo by Kevin Murphy)

Opinion & Comment

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director

A Woman on a Bicycle!

Howdy neighbor!

In April of 1869, Miss Carrie Augusta Moore came to Bridgton, and she brought her bicycle with her. And that, in those days, was news. In all fairness, even looking back from the vantage point of today, this was a rather momen tous occasion. This machine, very likely, was the first of its kind seen in Bridgton; in any event, it was certainly the first one ever seen being ridden by a woman. Bicycles, or Velocipedes as they were then known, were still a relative ly new invention here in the United States; first invented in France in the early 19th Century, they reached our shores immediately following the American Civil War and, owing to a series of design improvements in the late 1860s, by the close of the decade America and Europe found themselves in the midst of a historical period we now call the ‘Bike Boom’ of 1869.

At this early date, examples of the wonderful new invention quite literally swept the nation, and here in Maine they found ready customers. In January of 1869, a Portland man, Duncan Morrison, invented a new design of velocipede, which he billed as much improved over the French design, which by February was being manufac tured and sold at the old Carriage Works on Preble Street. Meanwhile, an indoor Velocipede Rink had opened up in Bath, a School of Velocipede Riding was just organiz ing itself up in Lewiston, and the Directors of the State Insane Hospital at Augusta were planning to introduce the Velocipede to their patients, thinking it might offer a very “appropriate” form of treatment. Maine was hooked.

Since at least 1865, a woman named Miss Carrie A. Moore of Boston had been hard at work making a name for herself by demonstrating skillful routines and stunts on ‘Parlor Skates,’ an early form of roller skate. These too were relatively new, and early on Ms. Moore had shocked the nation by her boldness in adopting the new sport. For not only did she soon prove herself an able skater, folks soon began to take notice of the extraordinary costumes, stunts and dramatic displays she worked into her routine. I hear a lot of interstate news about flesh colored tights and ostrich feathers, which seem to have scandalized some of the more sensitive newspaper editors of the era. So, by 1869, Ms. Moore was widely known throughout the country as ‘America’s Champion Parlor Skater,’ having exhibited her talents on both coasts. When news of the Velocipede reached her in 1868, she began to train, eager to work this novel machine into a new tour, slated to begin on the East Coast over the winter of 1869. Ultimately, this tour was widely praised, and directly led to her opening a

Letters

Show up for Jess

To The Editor:

I am writing to sup port the re-election of State Representative Jessica Fay, House District #66, rep resenting parts of Casco, Raymond, and Poland. I have known Jess for many years as a business owner in Raymond and as a State Representative. One thing I’ve always known about Jess — she shows up!

Jess is always showing up for the town of Casco and the residents, by vol unteering, attending meet ings and events, and listen ing to the concerns of con stituents. Casco is currently in the process of updating

the Comprehensive Plan and Jess has been actively involved in the process. She attended Casco Planning Days events, including gen eral meetings and specific workshops like Sustainable Future, listening to what the residents wanted and needed, and offering her own input. It was valuable to have her supporting these activities and knowing she will be there for the future! I often see Jess in town, at commu nity events like Casco Days and the opening of our new Casco Community Park, and supporting local businesses like Hancock Family Farm. She’s active and engaged at events, celebrating the town and chatting with residents.

It’s extremely beneficial to have a representative who listens and responds to citi zens’ calls and e-mails with care, compassion, and action. Many times, I have suggest ed folks with questions or

Pay Per Bag will save money

Kudos again to the Bridgton Select Board members who have supported the Pay-Per-Bag (PPB) initia tive! With that endorsement, the Recycle Committee is enthusiastically moving into the final weeks of our campaign to convince Bridgton voters that PPB can save our town big bucks and at the same time contribute to a cleaner, healthier environment.

If you are one of our stellar citizens who are already recycling to the max, we members of the Bridgton Recycle Committee thank you, your kids will thank you and the environment quietly appreciates your efforts.

Recycling isn’t difficult: all kinds of paper and card board; cans of aluminum, steel and tin; plastic bottles, jugs and jars with their lids on, glass bottles and jars can all go in the recycle bin and keep the $1.25 PPB you bought for just real trash. You might even manage with a $.75 cent small bag every week. You can keep that bag even lighter if you keep a compost container, which can be emptied at the Transfer Station compost pile or into your home garden or compost pile.

Recycling Matters

By Donna Joss Bridgton Recycling Committee

Just remember, getting rid of solid waste (real trash) costs us twice what it costs to send recyclables to be processed. We could collectively save Bridgton $60,000 to $80,000 annually by implementing PPB which, according to reliable data, usually results in a 20% increase in the rate of recycling in towns already using PPB.

We can do this, Bridgton! For the sake of the environ ment, we must do this. Please vote “yes” for Bridgton’s Pay-Per-Bag proposal!

Gardening To Do List: Mulching

Each year, the autumn seems to appear all of a sudden to me, and while the hours of daylight are shorter, my gar dening “to do” list is not. This year, I must still plant some Allium and Daffodil bulbs, put in the native Maine plants that I recently purchased from the Wild Seed Project and Audubon in the ground, remove weeds one more time, clean gardening tools, and apply mulch. Just as I change my wardrobe to clothes that provide more insulation, the mulch I spread in my perennial beds also insulates plants from the winter cold. There are several benefits of applying mulch in perennial beds and shrubs:

• Insulation of the plant roots

• Protection from erosion of bare soil

• Retain soil moisture

• Block weeds

Organic mulch breaks down over time and provides nutrients by increasing the organic matter in soil. Organic matter increases the soil’s ability to maintain nutrient levels.

A visit to any gardening center will reveal that there are many options when it comes to mulching materials and deciding which to use can be a challenge. One of the first decisions is whether to use organic or inorganic mulch.

Organic means that it comes from living material and inor ganic means that the material was never a living substance.

concerns to contact Jess. All of them come back to me and thank me for the recommen dation and let me know Jess was responsive and helpful. Always showing up!

I fully endorse and sup port Jessica Fay’s re-election for House #66, and encour age my neighbors to show

up and vote for Jess, like she shows up for us!

Rae-Anne Nguyen Casco Luck

To The Editor: “I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it,”

Thomas Jefferson Robert Casimiro Sage of Bridgton

Storage v. warehouse

To The Editor:

An upcoming meeting in October for the Lovell Appeals Board is in regards whether the Bridgton Investment Fund, LLC selfstorage facility is a type of warehouse or not. Lovell’s code enforcement officer has written a formal deter mination that a self-storage facility is not a warehouse. I understand the Board of Appeals will have to resolve this issue.

Prabu concluded the ceremony by blessing the people and sprinkling the tree with a good measure of

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the tree bestow love and good will to all passersby on South High Street as

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I have never considered a self-storage facility to be a warehouse of any kind and also never considered a ware house to be a self-storage facility. As I see it, a selfstorage facility is a single building or group of build

Down the Garden Path

by Nancy Donovan, Ph.D., PT Master Gardener Volunteer

Organic mulch will decompose over time so it will need to be replenished. Organic mulch is best for building healthy soil. Inorganic mulch will not break down to enrich the soil.

Following is a list of the most common options from each category.

Organic Mulch Grass clippings: This option is free, and the clippings are rich in nitrogen. However, the grass may also contain weed seeds and the clippings may mat down which may impede the delivery of water to the plant. You must also ensure that the clippings are free of pesticides.

Leaves: The leaves will be seed-free, but they must be shredded (can do with lawn mower or electric shredder)

ings, where people rent or lease a unit to store their per sonal property. People who rent or lease a unit place and remove their property when they want to. A self-storage facility provides no service other than personal storage.

I also feel a warehouse is a large facility used by businesses to hold merchan dise or commodities that are sold to others. Warehouses have people who handle the placement and discharge of these items. These facilities are a resting place for mer chandise before shipment to stores, etc.

Having no law degree, my knowledge is minimal, but I have never seen a sign adver tising for people to “store” their belongings in a “ware house.” These places are not one in the same and our code enforcement officer’s deter mination regarding this mat ter should be affirmed.

Lynn Hurd Lovell

Thoughtful care

To The Editor: I am writing this letter in appreciation and support of the staff at Bridgton Hospital.

My 93-year-old mother-inlaw recently sustained a sig nificant fracture from a fall

at our home in Bridgton. From the moment she was brought to the Emergency Department, through radiol ogy, admissions, to care on the floor, both acutely and in rehabilitation, the treatment and caring was superlative. All staff was knowledgeable, well-trained, and thought ful. I am a physician and never once thought that she could have received better care anywhere else. From my own experience, I recognize the toll that COVID has taken on all healthcare workers, but the team at Bridgton made our family feel the pride they felt in providing care.

Jeffrey Mendel Bridgton

Thanks For Being There

To The Editor: These days, I find myself saying “thank you for being here” whenever I can. A store clerk stocking the shelves, the front-line check-out crew and anyone working to make your life easier. Everywhere we turn, we see, Help Wanted signs. Some positions are filled, but unfortunately, not for very long. Think about it. Who wants to work in

SCENERY BY SEAPLANE — Landing his seaplane last week on Long Lake, Matthew McFadden, owner and pilot of Naples Seaplane Adventures, provides Fall color from a new perspective for local and visiting thrill seek ers. (Photo by Suzanne Richard)

PRINCE OF PEACE TREE DEDICATION — A new tree on South High Street was dedicated on Saturday, Oct. 1 at St. Joseph Church with Frs. Arockia Prabu, HGN and Brittoraj Amalogam, HGN officiating. Parishioners gathered around the baby elm tree celebrating Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. Planted in June by the Social Justice and Peace Commission of St. Joseph Parish, the Princeton Elm is a cultivar that has some resistance to Dutch Elm disease, a blight that decimated most elm trees in the last century.

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I know where I’m going Independent Thought

Recently, I had a real-life moment that brought me up short. While reading the summer issue of Maine Alumni Magazine, I saw a familiar name. An online check of obituaries confirmed the death of Bill Richardson, my undergraduate roommate in Orono, the best man at my first marriage, and one of the two best friends from the earliest third of my life. We were buddies, in the best sense of the word. In a world where honest, decent people remain in short supply, Bill was one of the good guys. I’ll miss him. A lot.

Good friends play an important role in our lives, and then they die. That focuses the mind on death, a tradition ally taboo subject in our society. It’s been observed that Americans rank among the most death-denying people on earth. We’ve invented many euphemisms to avoid saying “died.” Americans “pass away,” “go to heaven,” “walk on golden streets,” “receive their reward,” but rarely die. However, death is universal. Everything that lives eventu ally dies. Our phobia about that fact is useless. Refusing to talk about reality does not make it go away. Hence, this column is necessary, and hopefully, also useful.

Humans have understood the reality of biological death since the days of our prehistoric ancestors. Even the stron gest, healthiest members of ancient tribes grew weak and frail. One day, they stopped breathing, and nothing could revive them. In very ancient times, dead bodies were left to decay where they died. Over millennia, prehistoric people learned to deal with death by burning corpses or burying them in the earth or sea. Eventually, our ancestors devised elaborate religious ceremonies, combining the necessary disposal of corpses with remembrance of people they never would see again. So, began the funeral.

I know where my biological body is going. After it dies, it will break down into the elements from which it was made. Nothing can stop that process, so I chose to speed it up. While I was still in my twenties, I decided to have my body cremated. Those instructions are included in the end of life documents, which Sue and I drew up almost 20 years ago.

But, what about the rest of me, the more important part,

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an environment where apa thy is what you have for a co-worker. If you are a hardworking employee, expect to be disappointed.

Frustration and exhaus tion are the daily condition. But these wonderful people are there for us. Not only do most deal with work over load, the impatience and intolerance of humankind is beyond embarrassing.

I have heard someone comment at the Transfer Station on a hot summer day, as to the horrible smell emitting from the hopper! Seriously?! I couldn’t help but to respond with, “Would you like to work here?”

Think about those who take care of our daily ser vices. A little patience and understanding goes a long way.

A personal “shout-out” to the Food City staff, especial ly the deli. They have worked understaffed throughout the summer and maintain incred ible service. Just last week, two members of their staff asked if I had a nice anniver sary… days later. And… I don’t even think they know my name, simply my face. Thank you all! Thank you for being there!

Loraine Janelle Bridgton

Pay Per Bag concerns

To The Editor: We on the Bridgton Recycling Committee are writing this letter to address concerns from some in our community. Thank you for asking these very valid ques tions.

The cost for the bags for Pay Per Bag has been reduced to 75 cents for a 13-gallon bag and $1.25 for the 30-gallon bag. These bags will be readily avail able at various in-town retail ers and the Transfer Station. If you are already a vigor ous recycler, then your cost should remain low. Families have seen a decrease from three to one bag weekly as they increase their recycling and composting. This helps to offset the cost of the des ignated bags. Composting can be done at home or the Transfer Station. Information on composting can be found at https://lakeregiontv.org/ Video-Archive/ctl/player/ itemihttps://lakeregiontv. org/Video-Archive/ctl/play er/itemid/5594/mid/3378/ media/video?popUp=true d/5594/mid/3378/media/ video?popUp=true. For information regarding what is recyclable, go to https://

www.ecomaine.org/whatcan-be-recycled/ and the town website https://bridg tonmaine.org. Go to gov ernment and then Transfer Station.

Yes, a permit will still be needed at the low price of $5 per year. The sticker is a permit to use the Transfer Station services.

It has been noted that there could be an increase in illegal dumping after the initiation of Pay Per Bag. This has been demonstrated, where it happens, to be short lived. Municipal ordinances are in place and will be enforced to address these potential prob lems. It is also illegal to burn trash for health and environ mental reasons.

The state of Maine passed the “Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (LD1541) on July 13, 2021. Once this program is imple mented, Maine municipali ties will be reimbursed for some of the cost of handling non-recyclable packaging. As consumers, we should always look for ways to reduce the amount of waste resulting from packaging and online shopping. Additional information regarding this bill may be found at https:// www.nrcm.org/programs/ sustainability/epr-for-pack aging/.

Unfortunately, there will be events such as floods, fires, etc. If such an event occurs, most people opt to bring in a dumpster for easier clean up or utilize the demo

by Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist

that makes me who I am, rather than just an increasingly frail collection of bones and softer tissue? Our ancestors called it the spirit, soul, ghost and a lot of other ethereal things. What happens to the energy that imparts to our physical bodies that spark, which we call life? Is there something like an afterlife?

To orthodox Christians, of course, that answer is obvi ous. The souls of the saved go to heaven; the souls of the damned go to hell. Since I describe myself as an “unortho dox Christian,” you might guess that I think the answer is neither obvious nor clear. I rejected much traditional Christian dogma about heaven and hell when I was in high school.

My understanding of life after death is based on science, not dogma. In physics, matter and energy are neither cre ated nor destroyed, but they can transform. Atomic bombs explode because a small amount of matter can transform into a massive amount of energy. Experiments confirm the reverse; an enormous amount of energy can transform into a small amount of matter. Not an atom of the “stuff” in the universe ever is lost, only changed.

I know where my biological body is going. It returns to the elements from which it was created. Those elements eventually become the building blocks of something else. As legendary astronomer Carl Sagan wrote, “We are made of star-stuff.” I also know where the energy, which transformed my biological body into “me,” is going after “I” die. It’s going somewhere safe in the presence of the creative power I call “God.” My understanding of heaven doesn’t require golden streets or a massive, four-square,

can at the transfer station.

Bagged pet waste, used cat litter, infant and adult soiled diapers will continue to be accepted as waste. These items may be bagged with your regular trash and will be incinerated at ecomaine’s waste to energy plant.

You may have heard that Gorham is switching from Pay Per Bag to stickers that are placed on the trash bag of choice. The stickers will cost the same as the Pay Per Bag bags. This program may work for Gorham, because unlike Bridgton, they offer curb side pick-up. While not cheaper, this program would create extra work for our already busy Transfer Station employees. Each bag would need to be inspected for a sticker instead of being easily identifiable by color. Having a bag that is color specific to Bridgton would also help to eliminate the possibility of trash being brought in from other towns.

We hope we have answered your questions and welcome further discussion.

The public is invited to attend the Recycling Committee meetings either in person or via Go to Meeting. Concerns may be addressed to bridg tonrecyclingcommittee@ yahoo.com

Thank you for your inter est both in the community and this important issue.

Respectfully, The Bridgton Recycling Committee

Vote to survive

To The Editor:

On Nov. 8, the American people have a critical deci sion to make that could deter mine whether the nation sur vives or collapses into the dustbin of history as so many once great countries have.

Recent years have been an unmitigated disaster for America and its 330 million citizens. Our polished sys tem is corrupt at its core, and many Americans have appeared to throw morality out the window as they hap

ancient walled city in the sky. I believe a power, greater than I can imagine, caused “me” to exist. I’ll trust that same power to take care of “me” in eternity.

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

Gardening To Do List: Mulching

because whole leaves can mat down and not allow nutrients and water to reach the soil.

Straw: May contain seeds that will grow in the garden.

Shredded bark: Must know what kind of tree the bark came from. Pine bark can make soil more acidic. Oak bark can make soil more alkaline. Bark mulch must be aged, or it can actually draw nitrogen, which plants require, from the soil.

Bark nuggets: Can last 7 to 10 years. Similar issues to shredded bark. Frustrating to use if more plants are to be added to soil. Also, can move during a hard rain and so rak ing to reposition may be required.

Wood chips: The chips are low in nitrogen and so they may rob nitrogen from soil which is an essential nutrient for plants.

Compost: May contain weeds if it was not allowed to reach the temperature required to kill the seeds. Another option is to not place weeds, rhizomes, or seed heads in your compost.

Inorganic Mulch

Pea gravel or crushed rock: Must place very thick or over a fabric weed barrier. Rocks can absorb heat and kill beneficial insects, worms, and ultimately, plants, and soil.

Rubber pieces: Can leach chemicals into the soil.

Weed barrier material: Unattractive unless covered by and organic or inorganic material. Weeds can penetrate the fabric and also travel underneath the fabric via rhizomes.

One other type of mulch available is dyed mulch. The most common colors are black, red, and brown. The dyed

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pily sit home and sponge off the diminishing number of their fellow citizens who are willing to work hard to sup port their families and pay their fair share in taxes.

Crime is approaching epidemic levels as roaming bands of thugs have made many American cities vir tually unlivable. Criminals know that if caught, their chances of being prosecuted are nil, as most politicians have no interest in punishing them.

President Biden and the legion of unqualified and incompetent hacks sur rounding him have no idea what they are doing. But then again, maybe they do. I believe that there is a deliberate plan to take down America. The Democratic machine is leading us from the iron grip of socialism into outright Communism, where our rulers will dictate what cars we can drive, what fuel we can heat our homes with, and will basically control every waking moment of our lives.

Our military is now a shadow of what it used to be because of gross underfund ing and an officer corps who, at the highest levels, are more interested in being woke to

the hilt rather than being at a maximum level of lethality.

It is long past time for Americans to take a stand before it is too late.

Robert M. Howe Jr. Bridgton

Annoying & amusing

To The Editor:

It’s not easy being annoy ing and amusing at the same time, but it seems the “Rev” has been blessed with this unique talent. How exactly does he achieve this unlikely combination? Last week’s “little homily” is a very good example.

Not one blessed with self-awareness, he provides amusement as he shares his five “rules” blissfully unaware that these nefarious traits do quite well describe himself and groups and activities which he approves. It really is pretty funny that the individual he describes in rule one is a perfect selfdescription. Similarly, rule two “bingo!” A perfect description of his rioting, vandalizing, arsonist “bros” on the left. As to rule three, one really has to laugh given

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the current clowns running our government when he seriously suggests we look to the government for probity. That would be “Gramps” and crew who assured us there would be no inflation and that the Supreme Court deci sion in Roe outlawed abor tion (it doesn’t). Rule four continues to reflect his lack of awareness as he mocks his own “peeps’” behavior as they continue to pervert the

laws governing our border security and assail the civil liberties of ordinary citizens with selective and misdirect ed law enforcement, or lack of it. Think Hunter. Rule five is definitely the most amus ing as he is obviously refer encing Jan. 6, and in a typi cally unbalanced convenient way ignores the five years of activities by his buddies in the “resistance” and their 574 individual riots.

Yeah, he is so divorced from reality one has no choice but to laugh at him.

However, in addition to earning dismissive amuse

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ment, he also is immensely annoying as week after week he incessantly recycles his hate for Trump, Caucasians, and this country with slander, inaccuracies, and disrespect.

In his “little homily,” he falsely states Trump won in 2016 with Russian collu sion. Apparently, he missed the Mueller report. He most emphatically did not prom ise to disregard laws, tradi tion, and precedent. Quite the opposite, in fact. The sub sequent disorder and chaos can and should be clearly ascribed to “whack jobs” and mobs on the left.

Obituaries

Scott W. Secord

CASCO — Scott Wilson Sec ord passed away on Tuesday, Sep tember 27, 2022, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Scott grew up in South Portland and graduated from South Portland High School.

After graduating, Scott immedi ately joined the Army, serving for three years as an Army Ranger.

Upon returning home, Scott worked as a lobsterman for several years. During this time, he met the love of his life, Amy.

Scott later joined the Cumber land County Sheriff’s Department, where he served for over two decades as a corrections officer. He was also selected to serve on special assignments in Naples and the island of Chebeague for two summers.

Scott’s last role with the Sheriff’s Department was serving as the Cumberland County Court Officer.

After retiring from Cumberland County, Scott found a new career and home with The Granite Group in Auburn. During his time there, he found a renewed passion for work.

Scott loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing. He always enjoyed his time around a bonfire with a Jim Beam and Coke, spending time with his close friends.

Scott’s true passion was his family. Especially his wife Amy Ellen Secord and son Wilson Robert Secord for whom his love and pride knew no bounds.

In addition to Amy and Wilson, Scott’s life centered around his family.

He is survived by his father, Stephen Secord; brother, Chad, his wife, Jenny, and nephew, Derek; his sisters, Laurie and Becky (Secord) Dyke, her husband, Ben, and daughter, Rachael; his mother-in-law, Joanne Hatch-Lee, and her husband, Bill Lee; brother-in-law, Rob Hatch, his wife Megin, and their four chil dren Aidan, Clay, Lucy, and Sitota; brothers-in-law Matthew Lee, Ryan Lee, Ryan’s wife, Brianna, and their daughter Amelia. Scott was predeceased by his mother, Gail Secord, father-in-law, Danny Hatch, and nephew, Bradley Secord.

Scott’s love and care extended well beyond his family and especially to his close friends, Kevin, Kate, and their son Bennett, Pat, and Joanne, and to all those around the bonfire, Chris, Jason, Rich, and too many more to mention. You know who you are, and you know he loved you.

Services were held on Saturday, October 1, at Crooked River School in Casco, from 10-11 a.m., with a reception immediately following from 11-12 p.m. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco where condolences and tributes may be shared at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

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Since The News requests a certain brevity, I won’t list more specific annoying things the Rev recycles again and again as he displays his intolerance, disrespect, and hatred, suffice it to say the only reason to read his twist ed comments is to see what he’s repeating this week, and to marvel how someone can misread and misrepresent so badly the greatest country and people on the planet.

As the saying goes, “you just can’t make this up.”

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Jeanne M. Heald

FRYEBURG — Jeanne M. Heald, 87, passed away on Sep tember 30, 2022, from a brief ill ness at The Cedars nursing home in Portland, Maine.

Jeanne was born on October 12, 1934, in Bar Harbor to Richard and Marguerite H. Gain. She grew up in Fryeburg and graduated from Fryeburg Academy. Later on she married Fred Calvin Heald on December 20, 1954. They started a family the following year and had five children. Jeanne and her fam ily moved to Bethlehem, N.H. She started to work as a housekeeper and then onto Littleton Hospital for many years until moving back to Fryeburg.

Jeanne spent many hours reading western and romance nov els. She enjoyed knitting afghans, mittens, hats, and socks most of which she gifted to family and friends over the years. Jeanne loved to teach her daughter, Diane, and niece, Marion, how to can and make zucchini relish.

Jeanne is predeceased by her husband, Fred C. Heald, in 2017. Jeanne leaves behind her children, Donna Ridley and hus band Garey of Littleton, N.H., Dennis Heald of Brooklyn, N.Y., Debra Aceto and husband Edmund of Portland, Diane Cassidy and husband Thomas of Littleton, N.H., and David Heald and wife, Wendy of East Conway, N.H. She also leaves behind four grandchildren, Brian Ridley, Chantelle Ridley, Thomas Cassidy IV, and Marguerite Aceto.

Jeanne will be forever missed by all who knew and loved her.

The family has chosen not to have a service but instead to celebrate her life privately.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home, Cornish, www.mainefuneral.com

William P. Gardner

William “Bill” Perry Gardner passed away on October 1, 2022.

Bill was born in Norfolk, Va., to O.D. and Virginia (Barham) Gardner on April 25, 1938. He attended Norfolk public schools and graduated from Granby High School, Norfolk, Va., Lynchburg University, Lynchburg, Va., and Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C.

Bill was married to Nancy (Eppling) Gardner for 60 years.

Bill is survived by his wife, daughter Clare Gardner of Lovell, son Stuart Gardner and his wife Paulette of Des Moines, Iowa, brothers O.D. Gardner, Jr., and Thomas B. Gardner and his wife Susie, and nephew Christo pher Gardner and family. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, grandchild David Grace Gardner, nephew Alex Gard ner, and niece Sarah Gardner.

Bill was ordained for ministry in the Virginia Annual Con ference of the United Methodist Church. Bill served parishes in the state of Virginia from 1964-1991. Bill retired to Lovell, where he served several UCC churches as interim minister, was a Grand Circle Travel group leader, and was a “new agent of the year” for Northwestern Mutual. Bill moved to Des Moines, Iowa, in 2018 where he led weekly worship services and ministered to fellow residents and staff at Edencrest in Beaverdale.

Bill enjoyed hiking, camping, travel, music (listening and especially singing), family, jokes, westerns, chocolate, good food, and above all he loved to laugh. And how could we forget his love of ice cream!!!

The family receives friends beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednes day, October 5 followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at Iles Westover Chapel, 6337 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA 50322.

A celebration of life will also be held at Lovell UCC in Lovell, ME at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bill’s memory to Lovell UCC or Greater Lovell Land Trust.

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Change of Service Location

The funeral service for Roger A. Clement Sr., 76, of Naples, scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Cornerstone Gospel Church in Naples has been moved to Camp Skylemar, 457 Sebago Road in Naples. www.hallfuneralhome.net

Martha R. Salimeno

NORWAY — Martha R. Sa limeno, 84, of Waterford, died on October 3, 2022, at Stephens Me morial Hospital. Martha was born in Norwich, Conn., on November 4, 1937, the daughter of Louis Philippe Roath II and Mary (Tud hope) Roath.

Martha was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Pondi cherry Chapter in Bridgton. She loved doing all types of crafts, but her favorite hobbies were walking her 17-pound Chihuahua Benny and spending time with her three grandchildren.

Martha is survived by her son Craig, her daughter Marcy and her husband Tom, her grand children, Rebecca, Daniel, and Savanah; her sister, Mary Lou (Roath) Helwig, and a brother Louis Philippe Roath III. She was predeceased by her parents and her husband Kenneth.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the historic Harrison Public Library located at 42 Maine Street in Harrison Maine from 11am – 1pm on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Light refreshments will be served. To share memories and condolences with the fam ily please go to www.chandlerfunerals.com. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Ser vice, 45 Main Street, South Paris.

Gerald E. Genesio

SCARBOROUGH — Gerald Ernest Genesio, 83, of Scarbor ough, Maine, known to family and friends as Jerry, passed away at his home on September 27, 2022. Jerry, the son of Louis Tilio and Genevieve (Reid) Geneseo, was born November 19, 1938, in Fram ingham, Mass., and was raised in Milford, Mass. He graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Milford, Class of ’56 and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps later that year serv ing six years. The spelling of his last name changed when he entered military service because he was required to use the name as it appeared on his birth certificate, which was thought to be incorrect but later research and the dis covery of original documents in Italy proved it to be correct. He was also a graduate of the University of Southern Maine in Port land, Class of ’93.

Following his military service, Jerry worked on several union construction projects in North Carolina, and as a biologicals rep resentative in northern New England. Later, in 1985, he founded and was the first president and National Executive Director of Veterans for Peace (VFP), a United Nations-NGO humanitarian organization established to assist with providing relief for child war victims in Central America. He resigned in 1996 and later withdrew his membership when VFP’s primary mission changed from providing aid to child war victims. He went on to assist in the evacuation of war-wounded children from Bosnia working with the Children of War Rescue Project, which he also founded. He was the author of many magazine articles, several historical works and family histories, and a novel based on his experiences in Nicaragua in the 1980s. He was a retiree of Bayer’s Human Blood Products Division of West Haven, Conn. Later he was em ployed by the Portland Public Library, where he was a Maine historian and Special Collections assistant.

Jerry was preceded in death by both parents; his brother Lou is, killed in action in Vietnam; his adopted son Anthony Vincent; and his son Louis Tilio II. He is survived by his wife and love of his life, Lorraine Ann Gregoire Sutton Genesio; a brother, Stephen J. Geneseo, and a sister-in-law, Barbara Geneseo, both of Sweden; a half-sister, Catherine Piemonte, of Dover, Mass.; two nieces, Mary Sohl of Sweden, and Jennifer Campbell of Denmark; his nephews Stephen M. Geneseo and partner Sidnei Degois of Richmond, and William J. Geneseo of Harrison; and two grand-nephews, Matthew Sohl and wife Lauren, and Evan Sanderson, all of Sweden.

There will be no public funeral service in accordance with his wishes. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Good Shepherd Food-Bank, P.O. Box 479, Lewiston, ME 04243.

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skating and biking school in California during the 1870s, but for our study today, her activities in April of 1869 are what concern us. Because in April, she came to Maine. It started in Portland, where on April 3 and April 5, Ms. Moore performed a two-night special at City Hall. In addi tion to “her astonishing, wonderful and daring feats on the Bicycle or two-wheeled Velocipede,” she also demonstrat ed her skating tricks to an impressive score orchestrated by the Portland Band. Following this, there was a “Fancy Dress Carnival,” to which all the leading socialites of the city had been formally invited, to appear in their wildest costumes. She certainly knew how to throw a party fit for the headlines, and indeed her display did attract many local reporters, including those of the Portland Daily Press. The advertisement, which opened this column, dates from the Press of April 3, and their issue of the April 5 brought this account of her performance;

“A large audience was in attendance at City Hall on Saturday evening to witness the fair champion in her revolutions on the velocipede. Miss Moore was attired in blue velvet, embroidered in gold loose trousers of the same reaching to the knee, white tights, high bronze boots, and blue velvet cap with white feather. She is tall, of pleasing appearance, with a wealth of blonde hair, and performs feats upon her bicycle hardly to be imagined by those who have never seen a first-class performer. Her balancing on one foot in the saddle, and, again, standing on the treadles of the driving wheel and propelling the machine while a gentleman sits in the saddle and steers, are really won derful displays of agility, strength and maintaining one’s equilibrium.

Miss Moore’s performances called forth the greatest enthusiasm. She will give a matinee at 3 p.m. today, at City Hall, and again in the evening. She will also, at both exhibitions, give an opportunity for the public to witness her abilities as a parlor skater. These will be the two last opportunities of seeing Miss Moore, as she exhibits in Lewiston to-morrow night.”

Advertisements for this follow-up show ran in the Lewiston Evening Journal, looking much the same as those in the Portland papers, and on April 6, she exhib ited in Lewiston at Central Hall to the accompaniment of Johnson’s Cornet Band. Her performance in that city is related in the Journal of the following day, viz;

“The performances on the velocipede at Central Hall last evening were witnessed by a respectable audience, though it was not so large as might have been expected. Miss Carrie A. Moore in her wonderful feats upon the bicycle was loudly applauded, as also were the exhibitions

Great things

To The Editor:

I watched the documen tary, “The U.S., and The Holocaust,” on PBS pro duced and directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. Certainly not America’s finest hour. One of the takeaways of the doc umentary is how “people” acted in the 20th century and how they are acting now.

“Only I can fix it,” — Trump, “Jews will not replace us,” — Charlottesville, “Camp Auschwitz” emblazoned on the sweatshirt of the man in the Capitol on Jan. 6. era of nativism and threat of authoritarianism. This thread

has a History in America, and now, once again it is up to people who understand The Declaration of Independence and the Pledge of Allegiance to stand up and resist the lies and efforts by Donnie and his Q-anon conspiracy cult, a.k.a. Trumplicans. My favorite lie, “The 2020 elec tion was stolen.” Not a shred of evidence.

Another lie I mentioned in my Aug. 25 letter to the BN editor — “Trump did great things for America. Name three without nam ing tax relief for the rich and three Supreme Court Justices!” A respondent to that letter offered 17 talking points, but no real legislation other than the bogus tax law.

I did a little drilling into the “Donnie did great things for America lie,” and found that during the 115th Congress, 2017 to 2019, 442 laws were enacted. (www.congress. gov/public-laws/115th-con gress.) Of the 442 laws, I

of fancy riding by experts. The skating on parlor skates was capitally done, and Miss Moore fully sustained her reputation as the ‘champion lady skater.’”

We believe it was on her return trip from Lewiston that Ms. Moore came to Bridgton, for by the close of April she is exhibiting down in New York, and it appears she never returned to Maine after 1869. As our town was without a newspaper at this time, we are sadly unable to present an account of her show at the old Town Hall, though we assume it would be comparable to those put on in Lewiston and Portland. Fortunately, we are not wholly lacking news of this spectacle, for something in the form of advertise ment from this event still survives. Stenciled out on a cotton bedsheet and inked in a once rich and parti-colored

only counted 87, from PL 355 to PL 442, and found 25 laws or 28.736% of the 87, either naming or renaming a post office or other fed eral property. I liked PL 433 “75th Anniversary of World War II Commemoration Act!” Moreover, the116th Congress has more of the same. In my Aug. 25 let ter, I asked for “GREAT THINGS” that benefitted all Americans like Biden’s infrastructure Bill PL 11758 that is fixing roads for all Americans, or lowering prescription drugs for all Americans, not “17 talking points.” Please, no more lies!

Our Constitution is under a great threat today. Trumplicans must not prevail this November! Independents, real Republicans and Democrats need to rise up, speak out and vote to save our Constitution.

Joseph W. Angelo Bridgton

Competition v. Monopoly

To The Editor: Checks and balances are the competition necessary to keep government within the bounds of the Constitution.

Our Founders, recogniz ing that man’s nature is to concentrate power and that power corrupts, intentionally limited the powers allowed to the federal government and the men and women within it.

Progressives have been promoting socialism in one form or another since the late 1800s. Socialism depends on its ability to monopolize politics, policing, justice, law making, social norms, education, speech, media, religion, the Constitution (particularly the Bill of Rights) and the Declaration of Independence.

Competition decreases

Gardening To Do List: Mulching

mulch is often made from hardwood pallets, old decking, demolished buildings, or pressure-treated lumber. It has been demonstrated that this material does not break down to enrich the soil as quickly as natural mulch. While the dye that is typically used is food safe dye, the wood that is used may have been treated with chemicals and thus may kill beneficial insects, soil bacteria, earthworms, and plants. The dye or chemicals from the wood can also get onto the body or feet of pets if they walk on the mulch. If your choice is to use dyed mulch, it is important that you find out the origin of the wood as some can contain contaminants such as chromium, copper, and arsenic.

After choosing the mulch you will place around your perennials, there are a couple principles you should pay attention to.

Apply at a depth of 2 to 4 inches. Deeper mulch can decrease the flow of oxygen to the soil and to the plant.

Do not apply to the main stems of the shrubs or plant. Placing mulch close to the plant base/stem may result in too much moisture to the plant and cause rot. It is the best practice to place the mulch 2 to 3 inches away from the base of the plant.

In conclusion, this is the time of the year that I put a blan ket on my bed and a blanket around my perennial plants. While I like turtlenecks that are tight against my neck, plants do not enjoy mulch that is tight about the base. Okay, weird analogies, but they do work for me.

bureaucratic overreach; cen tralized power; corruption, abuse of authority and reduc es political sleight of hand with the people’s money. Competition increases indi vidual freedom, the value of our money, adherence to our Constitution, uplifts every one’s ability to be upward mobile and improve their lives spiritually, economi cally and medically.

Monopolies increases deep state overreach; concen trates power in the hands of a few politicians, oligarchs, and apparatchiks; grows government way beyond its Constitutional limits; inflates our money which decreas es our standard of living, increases politicians wealth while decreasing our wealth; decreases our ability to move up out of poverty unless we become Party members; increases government regu lations; decreases individual liberty and property owner ship; Socialism (monopolis tic by nature) crushes spiritu ality, economic growth, and medical competence.

In November, we have a choice between continuing at the state and federal level the destructive socialism of the current office hold ers (Mills, Biden, Pingree, Pelosi, Golden, Schumer) or rebuilding our economy in Maine and the country, returning government to its Constitutionally right ful place protecting our unalienable rights from for eign or domestic foes; and current office holders with Republicans (Paul LePage for governor, Edwin Thelander for U.S. Representative in District I, Bruce Poliquin for U.S. Representative in

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District II and Republicans for Maine’s Legislature).

Jock MacGregor Sebago

Compassion Means Salvation

To The Editor:

Most major religions preach that suffering did not exist before evil exist ed, and with that, they also teach humans are at least partially responsible, with some even teaching that the time will come when evil and suffering will simply go away.

The problem with these precepts is not the mytho logical allegory upon which it is based, as much as it is the belief that we can’t do much of anything at all to alleviate suffering.

From that worldview, it follows that mitigating suf fering is not a high prior ity for humankind and this is simply wrong. The natural order of life itself is a cycle of birth and death with suffering as part of that natural order.

The problem I have is that this natural order of suffering has been weapon ized, through fearmonger ing in religion and politics to subjugate and control populations for the benefit of a few.

I believe that we have in our own hearts and hands the power to save ourselves by accessing the divine spir it of compassion that lives in all of us.

Michael Corthell Bridgton

CLEANING

DENTAL

ELECTRICIANS

Opinions

Enhancing computer skills

Three years ago, I unveiled our 10-year economic development plan. It was drafted and crafted with the input of business leaders and researchers, educators, and everyday Maine people from across the state, to build the economy our state will need to prosper in the coming decades.

That plan told us that Maine students need to have stronger computer science skills in order to compete in our changing economy. Last week, I announced a new initiative that will make sure that Maine students have the skills they need to succeed. Using federal funds, I’m sending a free mobile computer lab to all Maine public

TOWN

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Town of Sebago Planning Board will hold the following Public Hearing on October 11, 2022 at 6 p.m. at the Sebago Town Office Building.

SITE PLAN REVIEW

Town of Sebago Great Falls Construction, Inc. and Sebago Technics, Inc. requests a Site Plan Review for the property located on Sebago Tax Map 2, Lot 3 (7 Pit Road)

use of the property

Safety Building

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EASTERN SLOPES REGIONAL BROADBAND PUBLIC MEETING WITH TOWN SELECT BOARDS

October 19, 2022 • 6 p.m.

Molly Ockett Middle School 25 Molly Ockett Drive Fryeburg, ME 04037

Eastern Slopes Regional Broadband will be hold ing a public meeting to present information to the Select Board members from the following towns; Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Lovell, Stow, Stoneham and Sweden. The purpose of the meet ing will be to update the Select Boards on progress thus far on the Collaborative Broadband Planning Process under the Memorandum of Agreement signed by each Town. Presentations will be con ducted by Mission Broadband and Eastern Slopes Regional Broadband Committee.

TOWN OF BRIDGTON

3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD OF APPEALS

PUBLIC HEARING

The Bridgton Appeals Board will conduct a Public Hearing at The Bridgton Town Office, Three Chase Street, Suite 1, Bridgton, Maine on Thursday October 20, 2022, beginning at 5 p.m. to consider the following:

An Administrative Appeal filed by Alison Bailey, from the Bridgton Planning Board’s Decision dated July 5, 2022 of the Camp Woodlands/11 Camp Woodlands Rd application for a Subdivision, located at 11 Camp Woodlands Rd, Bridgton, Maine 04009, known as Bridgton Tax Map 6 Lot 40.

The application is available for viewing at the Bridgton Town Office by appointment only. All interested individuals are invited to attend at the above place and time to present any le gal argument concerning the decision of the Planning Board. 2T40

schools this fall.

Views from Augusta

by Janet Mills Governor of Maine

Every student in Maine public schools will be able to access real-world training in robotics, in programming, augmented and virtual reality, in coding, and hardware — skills that our employers are all looking for right now.

I’m also using some of those federal funds to pay for training for Maine’s teachers, so they can use computer skills in every classroom. These mobile computer labs are just one way that my Administration is working hard to enhance computer science skills for Maine students.

Last year, my Administration utilized federal funding to integrate computer science into our free Pre-K through 12 online learning platform and we funded a grant program to help teachers expand their own understanding of computer sciences and how it can help them in the classrooms.

This summer, I was very pleased to join all 50 gover nors on a bipartisan pledge to increase K-12 computer sci ence education in all our states. Maine is already a national leader on this front, but there’s still more to do.

My Administration will continue to ensure that Maine

Public Notice

miles, Unit #54

3. 2008 Chevrolet Uplander Van, 192,735 miles, Unit # 57

4. 2001 GMC Sierra 4x4 Pickup w/plow, 196,492 miles, Unit #37

Bids must be in a sealed envelope clearly marked “USED VEHICLE BID #10.13.22” in the lower left-hand corner and received at MSAD #61, Central Office, 900 Portland Rd., Bridgton, Maine by 2 p.m., on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at which time and place, they will be publicly opened and read. Due to COVID 19, we will accept bids by fax or e-mail to the attention of Roxanne Gagne. To request a Bid form, fax Roxanne Gagne 207-647-5682 or e-mail: Roxanne.gagne@lak eregionschools.org. Bids received after 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2022, will not be accepted.

The vehicles, located at Lake Region Transportation De partment Bus Garage, may be seen by contacting An drew Madura, Transportation, Facilities and Food Service Director at 693-6467 or 647-5343.

The successful bidder(s) must make full payment of the sale bid amount by certified check or cash. Vehicles must be removed within five (5) business days of notice of award of bid. Checks are to be made payable to M.S.A.D. #61. The Board of Directors of M.S.A.D. #61 reserve the right to waive all informalities, to reject any or all non-conform ing or conditional proposals, and to accept any bid or re ject any bid (or part thereof) should it be deemed in its best interest to do so.

have the skills, knowledge, and training they need to succeed. Whether they take up automotive repair, or welding,

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that are offered in our state.

A Woman on a Bicycle!

design, a large circus banner announcing the coming of Ms. Moore survives in the collections of the Bridgton Historical Society, still proclaiming after a century-and-ahalf the happy news; “A Lady on a Bicycle! Miss. Carrie A. Moore will Perform on a Two Wheeled Velocipede”

This banner is set to be displayed at our new exhibit space in the Methodist Church next year, but for a sneak preview in the meantime, readers are encouraged to come down to the museum to see the banner in person. Ultimately, this era of bicycle fever did not last very long, and it would be many decades still until they reached wide public use, but even so 1869 strikes me as an important year in their local development not to be overlooked.

TOWN OF DENMARK

Municipal Tax-Acquired Property Sales Notice

In accordance with MRS Title 36, §943 and Article 64 of the Town of Denmark 2022 Town Warrant, the Town is disposing of the following tax-acquired prop erty by sealed bid.

Bid package may be obtained on the Town’s website or at the Municipal Office during normal office hours. Sealed bids must be submitted on the Town Bid Form. Bids can be submitted to Town of Denmark, 62 East Main Street, Den mark, Maine 04022 and must be marked “Tax-Acquired Property Bid”. Bids will be accepted until 3 p.m. on October 21, 2022, at which time the Town Manager will open and read the bids aloud. Received bids will be reviewed and a winning bidder will be selected by the Select Board on October 25, 2022, at their regularly scheduled meeting. The awarded bidder will be notified within 3 business days.

a  winning  bidder  will  be  selected  by  the  Select  Board  on October  25, 2022 at  their  regularly  scheduled  meeting.  The  awarded  bidder  will  be  notified within  3 business  days. Terms: The  properties  will  be  sold  by  sealed  bid,  as is,  where is,  with  no  warranties  or guarantees  of  any  kind.  Minimum  Bid

In May, I find dealers in Portland issuing Velocipede Licenses, a concept which mercifully does not seem to have stuck very long, and by June Portland had adopted the first ordinance governing the use of bicycles on roadways in the State of Maine, a precursor to the bike laws still in effect today. By the end of the year, there were enough enthusiasts in southern Maine that orga nized bicycle races began to appear in cities, and in time even the phenomenon of a woman on a bicycle becomes not so unheard of, as articles begin to appear recommend ing the style of dress most appropriate for any women who may want to take up the sport. Ultimately, our region would come to know many woman on bicycles, in fact the majority of pho tographs of early bicycles in our archives, dating from the 1880s and 90s, feature women instead of men. Most notable of these local women bicyclists was Anne Carey Bradley, the famed painter of Fryeburg who went freely on her bicycle through our envi rons with an easel strapped to

Terms: The properties will be sold by sealed bid, as-is, where-is, with no war ranties or guarantees of any kind. Minimum Bid Requirements and Security Deposits do apply. Detailed property information can be found on our website at www.denmarkmaine.org on the Assessing Page. The winning bidder will be notified within 3-Days. Conveyance of the property will be by Municipal Quit claim Deed Without Covenants / Release Deed. 2T40

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF HARRISON Town Dock Removal

Notice

being given that as

PUBLIC NOTICE

Town of Waterford

SALE OF INTERNATIONAL PLOW TRUCK

The Town is accepting sealed bids for a 2009 Intrnational 7400 SRA 4x2 Plow Truck, Model MaxxForce DT, yellow in color (VIN#1HTWDAAR99J105499 with 58,770 Miles Showing on the Odometer). Unit is sold AS-IS/WHEREIS with no warranty implied. Truck can be viewed at 516 Waterford Road (Town Garage). Bid packages are available at the Town Office, 366 Valley Road and on the Town’s website (www.waterfordme.org).

Bids are due Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 6:30 p.m., and will be opened at the Selectmen’s Meeting that evening.

Bid = $26,500

Town reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, and to waive any and all informalities, and to negotiate

terms with the Successful Bidder,

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Town of Sweden

the right to

PUBLIC HEARING

The Sweden Planning Board will hold a Public Hear ing on Tuesday, October 18 at 6 p.m., to consider the Conditional Use application for construction of a dock on Hardscrabble Road at Map U-7, Lot 2-3. The pro posed dock would consist of five sections, each 4' x 8' in size. Three sections end to end would form a center portion extending from the shore and measuring 4' x 24'. Two additional sections would attach to the side of the center section at the far end from shore and form an 8' x 12' section; the whole dock would form a “T” shape extending 24' from shore. The Board will commence with a site walk at 5:30 p.m. on Hard scrabble Road at Encore Coda Lane (Camp Encore Coda entrance road). The Board will reconvene at the Town Meeting House at 6:15 p.m. for the hearing and their regular meeting. The applicant for the dock is Sunsets on the Pond, LLC.

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TOWN OF HARRISON Voting Hours

Absentee ballots available Oct. 11 until Nov. 3, 2022.

can call and request a ballot to be mailed to you (207-583-2241, ext. 1), stop in the Town Office, 20 Front St., Harrison or apply online. Our office will be open late on Wed., Nov. 2 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. for absentee voting only.

Election Day is November 8, 2022, and held at the Town Office from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Election information

available on our website www.harrisonmaine.org

Clerk’s Office.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Town of Waterford

SALE OF CASE 580M SERIES II TURBO BACKHOE LOADER

The Town is accepting sealed bids for a 2006 Case 580M Series II Turbo Backhoe Loader. Unit can be viewed at 516 Waterford Road (Town Garage). Bid packages are available at the Town Office, 366 Valley Road and on the Town’s website (www.waterfordme.org).

Bids are due Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 6:30 p.m., and will be opened at the Selectmen’s Meeting that evening.

The Town reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, and to waive any and all informalities, and to negotiate sale terms with the Successful Bidder, and the right to disregard all noncomforming or conditional Bids.

PUBLIC NOTICE

LOVELL BOARD OF APPEALS

The Lovell Board of Appeals has scheduled an Adminis trative Appeal Hearing at the request of Mark Lopez

Bridgton Investment Fund, LLC

Commons Drive Bridgton, Maine 04009

Date of Public Hearing: October 20, 2022

6:30 p.m.

Place: Lovell Town Hall, 1133 Main St., Lovell, Maine 04051

The application requests that the Board of Appeals reverse the decision of the Code Enforcement Officer.

denial was based on a misinterpretation of the Ordinance.

Weekly Schedule

Mondays-Fridays

AA Bridgton New Day Group, 12 to 1 p.m., Lake Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, Suite E (located behind the old hos pital using a private entrance, 803-8707, www.lrrcbridg ton.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 clothing 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 wel come.

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 registra tion required.

Jigsaw Puzzle Library, North Waterford Church (Route 35), the lending library is open every Monday from 1 to 3 p.m. All are wel come.

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: 207-647-3384.

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.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 education, support and coping skills for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s or Related Disorders. Prearranged car is available for the family member while the caregiver attends the meet ing. For more information, 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 , 10 to 11 a.m. by Lake Region Recovery Center. Zoom at https://us02web.zoom. us/86337728738. Meeting ID: 86337728738 (You can use our computers to do this, or at home)

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 registra tion required.

Thrift Shop at the Lovell United Church of Christ (1174 Main Street), open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; $2 bag sale on the last Wednesday and Saturday of each month.

Family Caregiver Support Group, second Wednesday of each month, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Bridgton Community Center (15 Depot Street), confidenti ality respected, sponsored by Southern Maine Agency on Aging; tel. 647-3116.

Sweden Food Pantry, open the first and third Wednesday of the month, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shoppers must wear a mask. For a To-Go box, call 647-5735 the Monday before pantry. The pantry is in the basement of the Sweden Community

Church, 137 Bridgton Road, near Sweden’s Four Corners (intersection of Route 93 and Waterford Road).

Hazel & Owen Currier Doll Museum, located at 103 Lovell Road in Fryeburg, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. See hundreds of dolls including Barbie, Shirley Temple, Madam Alexander and Cabbage Patch Dolls. To schedule private tours, e-mail Sally Whitaker at whita ker9244@roadrunner.com. Suggested donation is $5 per person. Children under age 12 must be supervised by an adult.

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.

Wednesdays and Saturdays

Thrift Shop, Lovell United Church of Christ, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesdays and Thursdays

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 fryeburghis torical.org

Thursdays

Tai Chi Maine at the Bridgton Town Hall on North High Street at 10 a.m. All participants are asked to wear masks. For more information, go to the Tai Chi Maine website 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 Zoom (https://us02web.zoom. us/j/89816213447). Meeting ID: 89816213447.

Trail Runs. Every Thursday, May to September, 5:30 p.m., Greater Lovell Land Trust, Lovell Rec, and Upper Saco Valley Land Trust will co-host Roots & Rocks Ramblers Fun Trail Runs. Check gllt.org to regis

ter for e-mail announcements of weekly locations.

Harrison Maine Climate Action Group has changed its meetings to the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 2 p.m., at the Harrison Village Library. Next meeting is Oct. 13. This is a non-partisan group. Masks are encouraged, as the space is small. Interested but can’t attend? You can participate without attending meetings: Join the Facebook group: Harrison Maine Climate Action or e-mail Andrea at: harrisonmainecli mateaction@gmail.com.

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 gather ing 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 207-693-5655.

All About Books, third Saturdays at the Waterford Library at 11a.m. All About Books offers Maine authors a platform to talk

about their writing process, evolving journey, and their books. Recent challenges have made these conversa tions especially poignant. Program to be held at the library. All welcome. Free. Zoom attendance available upon request.

Cornerstone Gospel Church, the third Saturday of each month, 7:30 to 9, Tel. 693-6102 or e-mail pas torjimmarstaller@yahoo. com

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.

Local Suppers

CORNED BEEF SUPPER

A corned beef supper will be held tonight, Thursday, Oct. 8 at the North Sebago Methodist Church in North Sebago from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

TURKEY ROAST

4th Annual Trash Can Turkey Roast returns after a COVID hiatus on Saturday, Oct. 15 at noon, Historical Ridge, Hiram. Kids crafts table, raffle of four live lob sters and more, country music by David Foley. Cost: $12, kids under 12 are $5. Kelly Day of Smoke ’N Days will roast turkeys, BBQ pork, ribs and all the trimmings, cider, homemade apple and blueberry pies. Kids will make leaf animals out of autumn leaves. Rain or shine.

FAMOUS CHICKEN PIES

The Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church will be selling their famous chicken pies and gravy on Saturday, Oct. 15. Orders for pies will be taken only on the morning of the 15th by calling the church at 5839024 between 9 and 11 a.m. Do not leave a message.

Chicken pies must be picked up at the church, 664 Bolsters Mills Road in Bolsters Mills Village, Harrison between noon and 2 p.m., unless arrangements are made when placing the order.

A Famous Chicken Pie with Gravy is $15. Multiple pies may be ordered; however, organizers cannot always guarantee that large quantities can be honored. The chicken pies are fully cooked and can be frozen and reheated for a future meal.

The church will not be selling chicken pies in November or December to give the turkeys a chance to be featured. A decision will be made early in 2023 about when the church will restart pie sales. If you would like to be able to purchase chicken pies through the winter months, let the church know when ordering or picking up your pie on Saturday.

FALLFEST FEAST-DINNER & AUCTION

This year’s annual fundraiser for Denmark Arts Center is inside harkening back to the All Town Dinner ~ A Farm to Table delight with ingredients from Patch Farm on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. Dining will be inside Denmark Arts Center with air flowing with airpurifiers. Talented chefs from STANDARD Gastropub will serve a tasty and delectable plated dinner, and des sert with cash bar for Denmark Arts Center supporters and angels. McSherry’s Nursery and Garden Center will create the fall atmosphere, Grandy Organics granola and nuts will adorn desserts and salad along with fruits from Pietree Orchard and yummy assorted vegetables from Patch Farm, making this fundraiser truly a local delight! Pre-registration is required.

Visit the DAC event page to keep up with the soon to be announced menu and wonderful silent auction items available that evening to plan your purchases and pos sible sweet presents for the holiday season!

Website: DenmarkArts.Org

Check out Beast of Bridgton & Ghosts at Narramissic!

More than 100 years ago, a beast roamed Bridgton, digging up bur ied animals and terrifying credible eyewitnesses with its human looking eyes. The ominous four-legged crea tures were known as “Woolfaboomis.” Newspaper accounts from local citi zens describe some type of large feline with stripes and a hairless tail. Despite whispers of the beast well into the 1940s, the infamous Woolfaboomis is presumed dead.

Come hear about this and other legends with Bridgton Historical Society’s Mike Davis on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Narramissic in South Bridgton.

Local artist Dan Edwards took eyewitness accounts from the 1800s describing the beast and brought Woolfaboomis to life with his unique style of drawing (see graphic). The

remarkable image was the inspiration for the Woolfaboomis BBQ sauce, made exclusively for the Bridgton Historical Society by Beast Feast Maine. It is on sale at the museum on Gibbs Avenue and this event. It makes for great Christmas gifts!

After the Beast, and for the first time in its 225-year history, Narramissic will host ghost hunters! Tombstone Paranormal will be on hand with audio and video recording devices and tools to sense the presence of spirits. This will be unrehearsed and anticipation is running high. Tombstone Paranormal are local ghost hunters, Jim and Dawn Brown. Historically Haunted will be doing a live vodcast. Don’t miss this unique opportunity!

After Tombstone Paranormal, a short walk in the dark to share spooky stories and observe the night sky, if

you dare.

Tickets for this limited seating fun draiser will be available at the door for $20 each. The event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Chairs, warm clothes and a headlamp are encouraged. For more information or to reserve a space, please call Kerry or Mike at the Firehouse Museum on Gibbs Avenue at 207-647-3699.

In the event of bad weather, the event will be postponed until spring. Check the Bridgton Historical Society Facebook page for updates.

The Bridgton Historical Society is a member supported, 501(c)3 non-profit organization and exists to encourage an appreciation and under standing of the events, customs and traditions of the Bridgton commu nity. (Images courtesy of Bridgton Historical Society.)

FallFEST at Denmark Arts

DENMARK — Denmark Arts Center’s Annual FallFEST FEAST Fundraiser, Auction & Dinner will be held on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. inside, harkening back to the All Town Dinner ~ A Farm to Table delight with ingredients from Patch Farm.

The Denmark Arts Center will have its air flowing with air-purifiers. Talented chefs from STANDARD Gastropub will serve a tasty and delectable plated din ner, and dessert with cash bar for Denmark Arts Center supporters and angels. McSherry’s Nursery and Garden Center will create the fall atmosphere, Grandy Organics granola and nuts will adorn our desserts and salad along with fruits from Pietree Orchard and yummy assorted vegetables from Patch Farm, making this fun draiser truly a local delight!

Pre-registration is required to have dinner ready for you on Sunday.

Wonderful silent auc tion items to choose from

as sweet presents for the holiday season! From expe rience baskets to pieces of art from Linda Gray, Janet Gill, Kristen Pobatschnig, and encaustic artist Heather Newton Brown. Auction baskets to consider are Ski Holiday with Ski Hot Ski Shop and Pleasant Mountain ski area gift certificates; Kids Day Out basket with Storyland and Children’s Museum passes; Farmers Market Delights with a Patch Farm CSA for 2023 and Padruig Jewelry!; Out Fishing basket with items from SS Flies, Gene Bahr, and Unc’l Lunkers, Date Night with a gift certifi cate from Stone Mountain Arts Center and oh so much more!!

This weekend, DAC will also host a Gallery Meet & Greet this Saturday, Oct. 8 from 12 to 4 p.m. with Heather Newton Brown.

Ask about the process of encaustic painting with art ist Heather Newton Brown.

Heather’s FORM & FOLD art exhibit is now through Oct. 29.

Church Choir returns after two years

After two years and seven months of COVID -forced dormancy, the outstanding choir at Bridgton’s First Congregational Church will return to the chancel and sing this Sunday, Oct. 9 at 10 a.m.

Lead by its interim, highly experienced and dynamic Music Director, Deborah C. Owen, the choir will also be wearing new grey robes and liturgically appropriate shawls in memory of its long-time and dearly loved Flo Cooper who pass away last year.

Joining the choir at the church’s newly rebuilt

1930 Estey pipe organ is American Guild of Organists member John E. Williams, who has stepped forward to temporarily support the choir and congregation with the 794-pipe instrument. He has recently become a full-time Maine resident but is a long-time seasonal visitor.

Deborah C. Owen, known as Debbie, has recently moved to Maine full-time with her husband. A violinist and vocalist, she is a member of the Cambridge-based Cantata Singers and has been singing in or leading choirs for many years.

Owen has been performing with the Cantata Singers for about 30 years. They are a Boston, Mass.-based group that was created with the goal of exploring and performing music not heard anywhere else by the Boston community and surrounding area; specifically, the cantatas/choral canon of Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

Regarding church services, Debbie believes that as musicians, choirs are not performing, they are leading worship and helping to create a bridge between the con gregation and the Holy Spirit that is moving amongst us. First Congregational Church’s choir couldn’t agree more!

First Church is an open and affirming church. Everyone is welcome here! Emily C. Goodnow is Senior Pastor and Lisa Burger, Associate Pastor. For more about the church visit, www.bridgtonucc.com or call 207-647-3936.

LOCAL ARTIST Dan Edwards brought Woolfaboomis to life from eye witness accounts. The image became inspiration for Woolfaboomis BBQ sauce, made exclusively for the Bridgton Historical Society.

DAC’s

Bridgton Farmers’ Market recipe

Crushed and Fried Potatoes

CL w40 bridgton farmers market recipe with pic New Potatoes Are Here!

By Nancy Tripp Bridgton Farmers’ Market

We baked potatoes last week for the first time since last spring. Summer pota toes, rare on my table, are served in a salad or boiled with fresh herbs and butter.

As the weather gets colder, spuds begin to appear on the table in a wider range of recipes and with more frequency.

The potatoes at the Bridgton Farmers’ Market are beau tiful, freshly dug that come in a variety of colors, shapes and textures, ready for you to enjoy baked, smashed, scal loped or in this recipe. I picked up fresh potatoes a week ago and I couldn’t wait to prepare this recipe. Originally popularized by Jacques Pepin, this recipe has been tweaked by Josh McFadden. I love the simplicity of the preparation and the complexity of flavors. One note, I would make, is that I never use as much oil to fry the potatoes as is written in this recipe. I find that a generous amount of oil in the pan does the job without achieving the recommended half inch of oil. Maybe, if I were cooking a large amount of potatoes for a tribe I would use that much oil. But for the two of us and another couple or two…nevah!

This recipe did not disappoint. The crispy edges of the potatoes and the crisp fresh herbs make this one of my favorite ways to prepare potatoes.

Crushed and Fried Potatoes with Crispy Herbs and Garlic

by Josh McFadden from Six Seasons

a Different Way with Vegetables — Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 ½ pounds, small medium-starch potatoes, such as Yukon Gold Extra virgin olive oil for frying 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves

1 teaspoon thyme leaves Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1.4 teaspoon dried chili flakes

4 lemon wedges

Directions:

Heat the oven to 400 degrees.

Spread the potatoes on a baking sheet and bake until fully tender when poked with a knife, about 30 min utes, depending on how big they are.

Let the potatoes cool enough that you can handle them, then crush each one with your palm or the back of a pan. You want to create a patty shape, with lots of craggy surface area to crisp up in hot oil. If you have larger potatoes, tear them up into smaller pieces after smashing.

Heat ½ inch of olive oil in a large skillet until quite hot. Put a corner of a potato into the oil to test the heat; if it sizzles nicely the oil is ready. Working in batches, fry the potatoes until nicely browned on one side. Flip and cook until both sides are browned, about 5 minutes total, but about 30 seconds before the potatoes are done, toss in some of the garlic, rosemary and thyme. Transfer the pota toes to paper towels to drain. Continue frying the potatoes, scraping out the bits of garlic and herbs between batches so it doesn’t burn.

Season with salt and black pepper and the chili flakes. Serve with a lemon wedge for each diner.

Enjoy!

The Bridgton Farmers’ Market is outside for the rest of October. In November, the Market will be mov ing to the winter location at the Masonic Hall, Oriental Lodge #13 at 166 Harrison Road (Route 117).

BFM is now offering a

Lions Club Notes

A “pride” of Lions gathered at the Bridgton Community Center on Sept. 12 to launch the 97th year of the Bridgton Lions Club. President and King Lion Bob Hatch called the members to order and fol lowing the usual opening triad of Pledge to the Flag, Lions toast and invocation, led the procession to the dinner buffet table.

After the ample and delicious repast, Hatch introduced the two guest speakers — Bridgton Town Manager Robert Peabody and Public Service Director David Madsen. The former made a presentation on the two current infrastructure projects, which have left the town’s streets look ing a bit like a war zone. However, he made it clear that the end is in sight and that final hot topping will be in place in the spring. The two extensive projects are funded from several sources which, to this writ er are only comprehensible to a Wall Street banker.

Peabody and Madsen then fielded a question and answer period, which clarified the extent of the projects and their future viability to the community.

During the business section of the meeting, Hatch (who also served previous terms as KL in ’91 and ’10) gave a brief outline of his plans and goals for the year ahead, stating that his primary

goal will be recruiting new members.

Cliff Tuchon report ed on the plans for the Lions Chuck Wagon to be in operation for the 18th Lakes Region Brew Fest this Saturday, Sept. 24 at Point Sebago.

With no further busi

ness, the meeting was declared adjourned.

In view of the goal of membership growth men tioned above, the Lions Club is open to all individ uals over 18 and this year is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the inclusion

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 BFM 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 contact bridgtonfarmersmarket.me@gmail.com

BFM accepts credit cards and EBT. See you there!

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NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library will host Jason A. Gutekunst, M.A., B.A., on Thursday, Oct. 6, 6:30 to 8 p.m., to pres ent, “The Land Looks After Us: Wabanaki History and Healing.”

For thousands of years, the indigenous Wabanaki peoples of Maine lived and communed with these lands.

Over the past 500 years, due to disease, war, and colonial policies determined to eradi cate their way of life, the Wabanaki population and culture dwindled. Recently, the Wabanaki peoples of Maine have reformed their historical Confederacy and are experiencing a cultural resurgence.

After a brief introduction

to the Wabanaki, their home land, and history, this talk will consider some issues of what restoration of Maine’s Wabanaki peoples might mean. It will include chal lenging notions of myth and history and use the familiar figure of Molly Ockett as a case study. It will also explore how this vision for Maine’s future draws upon traditional modes of reli giosity toward healing and reconciliation and ways to contribute to the process.

Jason Gutekunst grew up in Norway. After gradu ating from Oxford Hills High School, he obtained a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Maine at Farmington, an

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Local Happenings

Chair Yoga in Bridgton

New Chair Yoga will be held at the Bridgton, Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot Street, Bridgton weekly on Fridays from 9 to 10 a.m., starting Oct. 14. Susan Kane teaches this class, which can easily be modified to every one’s ability level. You do not need to register in advance.

Chair Yoga is also available in Harrison at the Caswell Conservancy, 42 Main Street, Harrison, Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m.

Chair yoga can lessen the impact of chronic illness and pain. It may also help cope with feelings of isola tion. Being calmer and more relaxed inevitably leads to a greater feeling of happiness and well-being.

The programs are presented by the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, (CRCofWM) located at 59 Winter Street, Norway, on the Stephens Memorial Hospital campus. Participants of in-person classes are asked to please wear a mask. Anyone impacted by cancer (cancer survivors and caregivers) can participate.

Yoga Class in Harrison

HARRISON — Join Jane Riseman for “Stretch, Flow and Go” yoga at the Caswell Conservancy Center, 42 Main Street, in Harrison. Be guided through a relaxing class to unwind after your workday. This one-hour session is just enough to strengthen and relax while learning yoga postures. Prior yoga knowledge is not required.

The four-week series starts on Thursday, Oct. 13 and will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call Jane at 207-743-4686 or Muffett at 850-501-2709.

Speakers Series at Hobbs Library

LOVELL — The Charlotte Hobbs Library Speaker Series continues on Thursday, Oct. 13 from 7 to 8 p.m. with an in-person presentation including a PowerPoint for the whole family entitled, “Drinking Our Way through History.”

Local author June O’Donal presents a PowerPoint display, which weaves the stories of rum, apple cider, coffee, tea, soda fountains and the Christian Women’s Temperance Society with local history.

For more information and to check the status of the in-person event, contact the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library at 207-925-3177.

The Hobbs Library Speaker Series is supported in part by a generous contribution from Norway Savings Bank.

Wabanaki program

M.A. in Chant Performance from the University of Limerick, Ireland, and an M.A. in Comparative Religion from Miami University in Ohio. His the sis, “Wabanaki Catholics: Ritual Song, Hybridity and Colonial Exchange in 17thCentury New England and New France,” addressed the ways indigenous Wabanaki peoples of Maine negotiated situations of colonial con tact. Gutekunst has taught as

an adjunct professor at uni versities in Maine and Ohio.

Since his return to Maine in 2010, he founded Song Hill Farm in Norway, a homestead and eco-lab dedi cated to wildlife advocacy and cooperative, sustainable models of engagement.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Norway Memorial Library at 207743-5309. The library is located at 258 Main Street, Norway.

Hiram art exhibit of landmarks

HIRAM — Eighteen watercolors of Hiram Historic Landmarks in Color will be on dis play in an Art Show this Friday, Oct. 7 through Monday, Oct. 10 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Great Ossipee Museum. The watercolors were painted by two Baldwin friends — Mary L. Cobb and Mary L. Burnell. Their works will be donated to Hiram Historical Society in an exempla ry example of people in different towns work ing together.

The Baldwin artists worked from photo graphs in the collection of Hiram Historical Society. Mary Cobb pre fers to paint buildings and features, such as the Pickle Factory, Ella M. Rankin’s Millinery and Fancy Goods, Gazebo garden, and the Bull

Ring Tub. Mary Burnell prefers to paint nature and people, such as the Hillbillies of South Hiram, Just Us waiting for the train, and the Cranberry House sorters.

In addition to the paintings of landmarks mostly still standing, the

show will include the photographs the artists worked from, images that caught their eye and some that didn’t, and stories behind the paint ings. Meet the artists and ask how, what, why, and when they painted landmarks of Hiram, a town they don’t live in, and decided to donate those paintings to Hiram Historical Society. Meet the artists Saturday, Oct. 8, from 2 to 5 p.m.

All the paintings are included in a 2023 calendar so you can take home a catalog of the show for every month of the year!

The Art Show is free, and the calen dar in full color is $20 at the Museum.

The Great Ossipee Museum of Hiram Historical Society is located at 20 Historical Ridge. For more infor mation, call 207-615-4390.

Calendar of Events

Thursday, October 6 Author Talk with Robert Spencer, 7 p.m., at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. Conversation about Robert’s newest book, Francena Hallet’s Heart.

Norway Memorial Library will host Jason A. Gutekunst, M.A., B.A., 6:30 to 8 p.m., to present, “The Land Looks After Us: Wabanaki History and Healing.”

Friday, October 7 Gallery reception. Everyone is invited to the reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at Gallery 302 in Bridgton to view the paintings of the Painted Ladies.

Saturday, October 8 Mushroom Walk with Eric Milligan, 10 a.m. to noon, C.C. Browne Woods, Washington Hill Road, Chocorua, N.H. Participants will observe, collect, and receive hands-on experience with different types of fungi found in the area, and learn how fungi play an integral role in the forest ecosystem and the preservation of the lake. This program is free, and space is limited. Please register in advance at bit. ly/CLC-100822 so that we can let you know of any changes in the schedule.

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.

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Rev. Doug Forbes will share a special children’s message at the Stow Baptist Church in Stow, at 10 a.m.

At the conclusion of the program, each child will receive a beautiful new 3D Bible Buddy toy!

Tuesday, October 11 Drinking Our Way Through New England History at 7 p.m. at the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell. In-person, power-point presentation which weaves the stories of rum, apple cider, cof fee, tea, soda fountains and the Christian Women’s Temperance Society with local history. Cider will be served.

Open rehearsal at Mollyockett Chorus for women singers interest ed in joining a women’s barbershop group. First Universalist Church, 479 Main Street, Norway, 6:30 p.m. FMI call Nancy Sosman at 787-2638.

Thursday, October 13 Harrison Maine Climate Action Group has changed its meetings to the second and fourth Thursdays at 2 p.m., at the Harrison Village Library. Next meeting is October 13. This is a nonpartisan group. Masks are encouraged, as the space is small. Interested but can’t attend? You can participate without attending meetings: join the Facebook group: Harrison Maine Climate Action, or e-mail Andrea at: harrisonmaineclimateac tion@gmail.com.

Friday, October 14 to Sunday, October 16 Winter Wear Giveaway.

Community HELP wants to keep local residents warm this winter. A Winter Wear Giveaway will be held on Friday, Oct. 14 from 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 and Sunday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Bridgton Community Center. Bridgton residents only. Children must be present to try items on; no exceptions will be made. Income verification forms required (available on site).

Contact Laura at (207) 3211988 if you are unable to attend on these dates.

3rd Annual Food Drive with Maine Cabin Masters.

Great Northern Docks invites area residents to come by 1114 Roosevelt Trail in Naples with a cash or non-perishable dona tion for the Crosswalk Community Outreach in Naples from 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, October 15

Crafting with Sarah Curran at the Wilkins House, 19 Plummer Hill Road in Waterford, from 10 a.m. to noon. Sarah, owner of Twice as Nice retail shop, will share her love of up cycling fabrics and doilies into beautiful wall art. Bring your favorite stick and old fabric. Sign up by e-mail (waterfordcommunityco ordinator@gmail.com) by Friday, Oct. 14 to attend.

Fall Bake Sale at the Lovell United Church of Christ, 1174 Main Street, Lovell, 10 a.m. to noon, assorted fall treats for sale including apples, pumpkins, pies, cakes, apple butter, apple sauce, candied apples, pumpkin bread, bars and more.

Proceeds benefit

Sunday, October 16

Oregon. It includes pieces from a series conveying a social and/or political nar rative, plus numerous por traits, and selections from his highly-charged Danger series. All works available for purchase.

Tuesday, October 18 Open rehearsal at Mollyockett Chorus for women singers interest ed in joining a women’s barbershop group. First Universalist Church, 479 Main Street, Norway, 6:30 p.m. FMI call Nancy Sosman at 787-2638.

Wednesday, October 19 Mitchell conversa tion. To support learning from and connection with Indigenous neighbors, John Bear Mitchell has been invited to speak at the Wilkin House (19 Plummer Hill Road) in Waterford at 6 p.m. John Bear Mitchell is a citizen of the Penobscot Nation from Indian Island in Maine.

Thursday, October 20 Community Potluck at the Wilkins House in Waterford at 6 p.m. Bring a main dish, salad or dessert and $2 (for clean up) to par ticipate. All are welcome. The supper is hosted by Nancy Engdahl and Tony and Donna Butterall.

Saturday, October 22 Used Book Sale. The Friends of the Bridgton Public Library are holding a used book sale from 9 a.m. to noon at the library book shed in in the parking lot at 1 Church Street. Rain date: Sunday, Oct. 23, 9-12. All types of books avail able with proceeds to ben efit Bridgton Public Library. FMI: 207-647-2472.

Pam Brennan Ann Clark Diana Coit Betsy Elliman Emily Johansen Sandra Long Carol MacLeod

Factor works. The Pace Galleries of Art in Fryeburg presents Ian Factor’s “Resolve & Resilience” from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on the Fryeburg Academy campus. This show features a collection of emotionally arresting works in oils on canvas and charcoal on paper cre ated over the last decade from Ian’s time living in New York City and Bend,

Learn about local sea plane instructor Mary S. Build’s passion for flying. She will be at Sebago’s Spaulding Memorial Library at 2 p.m. to talk about her book “Finding Myself in Aviation and her life.” The library is located at 282 Sebago Road, (Route 114). Free of charge.

Rummage sale time at St. Catherine of Sienna Church in Norway from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Bring your own bags. St. Catherine of Sienna Church is located at 32 Paris Street in Norway. Music on Main features Motor Booty Affair, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge. Food trucks, vendors, beer garden.

Sunday, October 23 Hike Hawk Mountain, hosted by Dan Lyons, who has been a personal trainer and exercise physiologist, from 1 to 3 p.m. Hike con sidered mild to moderate. E-mail waterfordcommuni tycoordinator@gmail.com

Tuesday, October 25 Open rehearsal at Mollyockett Chorus for women singers interest ed in joining a women’s barbershop group. First Universalist Church, 479 Main Street, Norway, 6:30 p.m. FMI call Nancy Sosman at 787-2638.

Hole in the Wall gallery exhibit opening

RAYMOND — Hole in the Wall Studioworks gal lery will hold an exhibit opening this Saturday, Oct. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. for artists Dee Burdick, Susan Bennett and Anne Bernard. Meet the artists, view their work, and enjoy refreshments outside in the

her grandparent’s farm are often expressed in her pastoral scenes, while the experiences of lobster fishing with her father influenced her seascapes. She feels very fortunate to live where there are farms, as well as beautiful coastal scenes which pro

sculpture yard. The exhibit will continue through Nov. 14.

Dee Burdick has spent most of her life in southern Maine and New Hampshire. Memories of

vide endless inspiration. Dee describes her painting style as “disrupted real ism.” Painting intuitively, she “disrupts” the tradi tional image with a more expressive approach. She

A Woman on a Bicycle!

(Continued from Page 5B) her back for decades, painting beautiful local scenes every where she went; of which many are still preserved with jealous care by local families and institutions. Ultimately, the bicycle and the freedom it offered women entered into the early suffrage movement; in the Bridgton News of October 5, 1894 the Bicycle is specifically called out as an agent of “emancipation,” as its growing use among women had led to their adoption of split skirts, which by 1894 were starting to look more and more like, gasp! … Trousers. For that “the woman who rides bicycles will wear knickerbockers is a bit of concluded destiny; that once having found them acceptable for one form of exer cise, she may find them convenient for divers… that she will dance in them or dine in them… once she has learned

draws from her well of memories and perceptions to create work that evokes an emotional response.

Anne Bernard says, “My work grants me access to things unknown

Lions’ Notes

of females as members. The Bridgton club meets on the second and fourth Mondays at the Community Center at

— through both the pro cess and the result. Each piece arises from a response to materials, the natural world, time and memory. Often, a meaning is not immediately clear to me. Just as often there is not so much a meaning as a feeling of connection — something more felt than named.”

Anne lives and works from her home and studio in Maine.

Susan Bennett says, “I learned many skills associ ated with women, as well as non-traditional work that offered a living while growing up in a period that saw the dissolution of small self-sufficient com munities in Maine. The traditional role of women became somewhat obso lete, even discarded, in an era electric with change. Pursuing autonomy gave me the opportunity to appreciate life flying by the seat of my pants. I have always believed that there is more to intuition than meets the eye, and fortu nately, I was encouraged to develop this gift as a young woman. Artistically, I have focused on mate rial that I understand on a technical level. Steel and stainless steel are heavy, sold materials. My intent has been to dispel these impressions, giving the metal qualities of motion and weightlessness.”

The gallery is located at 1544 Roosevelt Trail, Route 302, in Raymond.

Gallery hours: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30

MTM Bluegrass Concert Oct.

CONWAY, N.H. — Mountain Top Music welcomes Beg, Steal or Borrow, Vermont’s Triple Crown Bluegrass Band, to the Main Stage of the Majestic Theatre for a special concert of fun-filled music on Saturday evening, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Since its formation in 2013 with a mission to resur rect the music of the iconic Old and In the Way band from the 1970s, Beg, Steal or Borrow has appeared at festivals and venues throughout the northeastern United States and features an ever-growing repertoire of original music and classic covers. Known for their harmonies and high-energy instrumentals and ensemble work, Beg, Steal or Borrow won bluegrass festival band competitions at Podunk, Grey Fox, and Thomas Point Beach, hence being dubbed a “Triple Crown Bluegrass Band” by virtue of the fact that they took home honors from regional bluegrass competitions held in New York, Maine, and Connecticut.

Band members include Fran Forim (upright bass, harmony vocals), Geoff Goodhue (mandolin, harmo ny vocals), Jeremy Sicely (guitar, lead and harmony vocals), Luke Auriemmo (banjo), and Roland Clark (fiddle), who meld their skills in a fluid and flawless manner, but also write all their own material, an element that further enforces the cohesive, creative sound they manage to maintain.

Their celebrated debut album of original music, “Old Mountain Time,” released in 2019 put them on the map with songs like Molly Bootlegger, Old Mountain Time, Harder than Time and Medicine Man.

Lee Zimmerman writing for Bluegrass Today said, “They have managed to absorb their essential influences — Appalachian, folk, and country sounds in particular — and refashion them in a way that’s so accessible and infectious that the music’s all but irresistible.”

Advance sales for reserved seat tickets are $25, or $5 for attendees 18 and under accompanied by a parent or guardian, and are available at conwaymajestic.com. Walk-ins are welcome and tickets purchased in person at the door are $30, so it’s best to order in advance. Doors and Majestic Café concessions open at 6:30 p.m. and music starts promptly at 7:30 p.m.

For more information on Mountain Top Music Center or the Majestic Theatre, please visit conwaymajestic.

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CONNECTING BRIDGE (above left), mixed media on board, by Anne Bernard. Early Autumn (above right), acrylic on paper on panel, by Dee Burdick. Monhegan Wildflowers (at right), painted steel, by Susan Bennett.

VERMONT’S TRIPLE CROWN Bluegrass Band, Beg, Steal or Borrow, will perform Saturday, Oct. 8 at Mountain Top Music’s Majestic Theatre in Conway village.