October 13, 2022

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Enock Glidden’s life path: ‘How can I?’

“Every accomplish ment starts with the deci sion to try,” — John F. Kennedy

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer

Enock Glidden has lived his life following one simple phrase, “How can I?”

It always could have been easier for Enock to look at a challenge and say, “I can’t” and most people likely would understand.

Enock was diagnosed with Spina Bifida — a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord don’t form properly. It left Enock paralyzed from the waist down. Initially, his parents were given the grim prognosis their son would live for three months.

“I was basically wait ing to die,” he said. “But, I didn’t.”

Today, Enock is 44 years old. Over the years, he had about 55 surger ies, including placement of a shunt into his head to drain brain fluid. He gave up using braces that allowed him to walk with crutches, deciding at the age of 13 he was more mobile in his wheelchair.

His legs were weak, but Enock’s heart drove him to heights few of us ever consider or try. Enock refused to let his disabil ity from keeping him on the sidelines. Instead, his life has been defined by “breaking physical bar riers” and “defying the odds.”

“I always say, ‘If you don’t go, you don’t know.’ If you try, things happen,” said Enock, who was the

special guest speaker of Loon Echo Land Trust and the Bridgton Historical Society last month at the Bridgton Community Center.

Enock was invited by the two organizations to assist them in redesign ing trails at Pondicherry Park and Narramissic in South Bridgton to make them more accessible for those with mobility issues. Enock works as a con sultant with Maine Trail Finder, and is a strong advocate for all to get out and enjoy what nature has to offer.

His website is “Beyond the Fence,” and his motto is, “The scenery is always better when you are part of it.”

Enock opened his

talk with a little personal history. His love of the outdoors started early on with trips into the woods in his wheelchair. He got stuck a few times, and had to figure out how to get out. Frustration always lead to determination to overcome. Bob Dyer drilled that point home for Enock. The junior high physical education teacher was the person who told Enock, “Yes, you can.” Dyer encouraged Enock to try new things. And, he did. He tackled skiing, he played basketball and soc cer, he rode a three-wheel bicycle, and later compet ed in wheelchair racing.

Enock’s passion for adventure and pushing himself to the limits lead

New rides delight, Fair attendance up

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

FRYEBURG — A new rides vendor put fair-goers on Cloud Nine.

This year, the Fryeburg Fair formed a partner ship with Dreamland Amusements, out of Long Island, NY.

People who attended the Fryeburg Fair in 2022 were treated to carni val rides that have never before been on Maine soil. The adult rides, such as the Super Himalaya, the Starship 3000 and the Dream Catcher, proved to be thrilling and heart drop ping.

Meanwhile, Dreamland offered a few services to calm the nerves: People could buy tickets Online prior to arriving; and credit cards were a permissible form of payment once at the fairgrounds.

Additionally, the total number of ticket sales at the Fryeburg Fair broke records from past five years by at least 12,000.

Fair officials were noth ing short of delighted with the equipment and the employees at Dreamland Amusements.

“It was beyond fantastic. Their rides were clean and well-managed,” accord ing to Rachel Andrews Damon, who is in charge of Fryeburg Fair Publicity and Advertising.

“We’ve gotten com pliments on how friendly and helpful the Dreamland

employees were,” Damon said.

Parents expressed their pleasure in the improve ments in the kiddie rides as well, she said.

The company “sold ride tickets Online for the first time ever in the history of the fair,” she said. “They also took credit cards for the first time. That was

very helpful to fair-goers.”

Dreamland offered one price for unlimited rides during six out of the eight days that the fair was open, Andrews Damon said.

“They had long, long lines at the most popular rides,” she said.

The change in ride ven dors had a positive impact

Chiropractors back Harrison Food Pantry

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Colder weather increas es the appetite.

Some people have an appetite to help others in their community.

This upcoming Monday, the Ten Lakes Chiropractic Clinic will hold an event called Community Appreciation Day.

“It is a day to show appreciation for Bridgton and the community around Bridgton. The best way to do that this time of year is to support the food pan try,” according to Dr. Derek Eagan.

The fundraiser is spe cifically for the Harrison Food Pantry, he said.

“It provides food for all the surrounding towns. It is

What: Community Appreciation Day

Where: Ten Lakes

Chiropractic Clinic, 300 Portland Rd., Bridgton

When: Monday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

What to do: Drop off money inside the office to help staff reach a goal of raising $2,000 for the Harrison Food Pantry. There will be a truck in the parking lot for those people who want to donate non-per ishable food.

one of the largest ones in the area,” he said.

Rather than doing a canned food drive, Eagan and his staff decided to focus on financial fundrais

ing. After all, boxing up and carrying all those cans can be hard on the back, he said.

“We decided to do a cash donation drive. We set a goal to raise $2,000 for the food bank,” he said.

The patients at the chi ropractic office are being asked to donate $10 per person. Along with Eagan, Dr. Karyn Hood will be working on Monday. People who are not patients can also make donation by stopping into the office.

Still, there are options for people preferring to donate food. A truck belonging to the Harrison Food Pantry will be located in the parking lot.

“There will be a truck

Casco installs posts to create pedestrian lane

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

CASCO — Lots of folks avoid walking along Meadow Road because they do not feel safe about the nearly non-existent shoul ders and the speeding traf fic.

That was brought up during workshops for the Casco Comprehensive Plan process: How to address excessive speeding and how to increase walkable spaces in town.

On Thursday, a step was taken toward pedestrian

safety.

Approximately 45 white reflective posts were placed about 250 feet apart on the white line of the north bound lane of Meadow Road, which is also known as Route 121. The stretch of road is about 1-1/4-mile long, from the Casco Fire Station to Mayberry Hill Road.

“The town has heard complaints about the behav ior of drivers at the edge of the road. We are making a little bit of visual friction for the drivers,” according

to James Tasse, who was hired as a consultant.

Tasse’s firm is called James Tasse Consulting, LLC.

Last week, he helped with the install, using the assistance of Casco Public Works Director Mike Genest. The trafficcalming method, utilized by Bicycle Coalition of Maine, is being used on a trial basis to get a feel for how well it works, he said.

The proposal was approved by the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT)

before the installation could take place.

“This installation shows that the Town of Casco is concerned about the safety of people walking on Route 121, and is willing to try some techniques to calm traffic and create a measure of separation between the travel lane and the shoulder of the road,” he said.

“It is very low cost, and demonstrates responsive ness on the part of the town government,” Tasse said.

The total cost was about $3,000, he said.

Tasse referred to this fall’s project as a “partial install.” The posts will be removed by mid-November or before a plowable snow storm, whichever comes first, he said.

“Because we installed

rather late in the season, we only put down about half the delineators the complete project proposed. In the spring, if the town wants to reinstall, they may choose to put down closer to 100

FAIRGOERS enjoyed plenty of new spins with the arrival of new amusement rides at this year’s Blue Ribbon Classic in Fryeburg.

ENOCK GLIDDEN spoke to a small group

Casco posts

flex posts on this stretch of road,” Tasse said.

Additionally, the flex posts would be 150 feet part instead of 250 feet part, he said.

While the installa tion was taking place on Thursday, the public works truck was on the side of the road with the hazard lights on. At least three home owners came outside to ask what was going on.

“They were supportive of the effort to improve pedestrian safety on the road. They were critical of the behavior of drivers who seem to speed. They were happy something is being done to improve pedestri an safety. There was some uncertainty about whether this would be enough,” Tasse said.

Some people questioned how the posts will stand up against plow trucks. The posts won’t have to face that foe.

“This project is intended to be seasonal. It is tempo rary. It will be coming up before the snow flies,” he said.

The town will be responsible for repairing or replacing any damaged flex posts.

“The delineators can withstand quite a lot of abuse before they need to be replaced, but drivers shouldn’t hit them because they are not in the travel lanes,” Tasse said.

“I would character ize them as durable, able to take repeated impacts before requiring replace ment. If drivers are paying attention, they shouldn’t be hit at all,” he said.

Rae-Anne Nguyen, the chairperson of the Casco Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee was happy to see the white posts along Meadow Road.

“I am pleased the traffic calming process is begin ning,” Nguyen said.

“I look forward to hear ing feedback from towns people,” she said.

Actually, public feed back is a crucial part of the project. Comments should

be directed to Anthony Ward, Town Manager. “A survey to collect

Enock’s path: How can I?

him to rock climbing. He was inspired by a friend, Nick Hall, who lost his life on Mt. Rainer as a res cue ranger, trying to help someone. Looking over the “amazing” photos from Nick’s climbs, Enock decid ed he wanted to see those spectacular views with his own eyes.

The familiar question had to be asked, “How can I?”

The answer was Paradox Sports, an organization that helps people of all abilities to rock climb. Enock found his passion, and immedi ately set a lofty goal —

to ascend the Zodiac route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He spent countless hours training and learning from adaptive bigwall climber Sean O’Neill, who was in the audience at the Community Center talk. Enock met Sean, who climbed El Cap, through Paradox Sports.

“It’s not realistic to expect the mission to suc ceed, but what is realistic is to give it your best shot and let it play out,” said Sean. “However it plays out, it’s a beautiful thing.”

Every step of this gruel ing journey was captured by Craig Muderlak, who cre

ated the short documentary entitled, “Enock.”

The film starts with Enock being carried in a rescue-like cage by a team of hikers, and him saying, “There was this bird with one leg. I realized no one was ever going to tell that bird that it was disabled. It was going to live its life and continue to do what it does not knowing anything is dif ferent.”

Midway through the 10-minute film, Enock is made aware at the end of Day 2 that he had reached the point of no return (“the make or break moment”) — either repel (go down) or go (fight to reach the summit). Enock didn’t want to quit, but was leery of putting his team in a tough situation if he was unable to physically finish the climb.

He was told “to be hon est with yourself” and “if you’re not feeling it, you’re not feeling it.”

ple of weeks,” Tasse said. He stressed that the future traffic-calming tech niques are entirely depen dents on whether town offi cials and citizens want to do that.

“Again, it is going to depend on the town and whether there are adequate rights-of-way to put in something like a glorified

dirt sidewalk. What we have created so far — that could be enhanced further. It depends on what the town wants to do and what the MDOT is willing to let them do,” he said.

“It is possible that this type of treatment could be reinstalled annually, with Maine DOT approval and continued town support.”

Good ride

on the fair.

“We’re excited about this change. It will mean big ger and better offerings for our fair-goers. Dreamland has rides that haven’t been seen in Maine before. They will encompass the same footprint and space as Smokey’s did at Fryeburg Fair. I think it is a great move,” according to David Andrews, Fryeburg Fair’s General Superintendent.

Smokey’s Greater Shows was the company that provided rides at the fair for more than 30 years, Andrews Damon said.

Dreamland Amusements is owned by Bob and Kathy DeStefano, who are long time professionals in the carnival and amusement business. Dreamland owns 50 rides; and this year it brought 32 rides to the fair in Fryeburg.

“Fryeburg Fair was Dreamland Amusement’s first time serving a fair in the State of Maine,” Andrews Damon said. “While they own all their rides, they do not own food and conces sions, but they book them all as part of their shows. Current concessionaires at the Fryeburg Fair will be booking through Dreamland Amusements going for ward and can reach the Dreamland office through their website dreamlanda musements.com.”

The turnout for this year’s fair was spectacular, Andrews Damon said.

The fair attendance numbers surpassed preCOVID numbers based on five-years of data.

“It was better than preCOVID numbers. It is the best in 5 years,” she said.

The total number of peo ple to enter the fair by pay ing admission was 183,000, she said.

In 2017, five years ago, the fair attendance totaled 170,614 for the entire peri od it was open. Therefore, this year’s attendance beat that by about more than 12,200

Compared to last year, 17,085 more people paid to enter the fair. Compared to last year, 8,829 more people came to the fair on opening day, which was Oct. 1.

This year, per usual, Saturday and Friday had the highest attendance with 36,145 people showing up on Saturday and 27,071

public responses to the project is planned and will be released in the next cou

DELINEATOR POSTS surround Casco Public Works Director Mike Genest and private consultant James Tasse. On Thursday, a small crew put reflective posts on the white line of the Route 121 northbound travel lane from the Casco Town Hall to near Mayberry Hill Road. (De Busk Photos)

GLUED TO pavement— Consultant James Tasse (at left) uses a propane heater to soften the butyl rub ber while Casco Public Works Director Mike Genest presses on a reflective post to adhere it to the pavement.

WITH TRAFFIC whizzing by, consultant James Tasse watches Casco Public Works Director Mike Genest put his weight onto a reflective post so that it sticks to pavement. The delineators create a separation between the roadway and the shoulders where pedestrians walk.

Upward or down?

With a deep breath, Enock said, “I don’t know…We’re going up.”

Enock told the BCC group that he was scared, but the fire that has always burned deep to push ahead gave him the strength to continue.

One of his guides saw Enock’s big heart in action.

“I don’t know what you did, but you flipped the switch today. You have been fierce and non-stop. Ever since (you made the decision), you haven’t hesi tated.”

Enock responded, “I think I thought about bail ing (what if I can’t make it?) because I knew I could. I can’t stop now.”

Two days later, Enock found that last bit of energy and mental toughness to pull himself onto the sum mit. Mission accomplished.

“The challenging part of climb El Cap is it hurts,”

the guide said. “It felt good to work so hard for some one else.”

Enock responded, “People see me climb, they realize it is not impossible. You just need to ask for help.”

His ultimate chal lenge will be Mt. Rainier. A GoFundMe site has been created to help with expenses.

“Climbing Mt. Rainier as a person with Spina Bifida is not going to be easy. I am aware of the challenges ahead of me.

Unfortunately, one of the most significant barriers is currently cost. Since I decided that I needed to experience Mt. Rainier beyond just pictures, I have struggled to fund this mission. I have been training with local guides from Synott Mountain Guides to prepare for what I will experience during this adventure. I have also been working with a local

engineer, Justin Whitney, to construct a ski appara tus that will allow me to ascend fixed ropes up the Disappointment Cleaver route and ski back down where applicable. I have the ability, drive, moti vation, and fire within me, just as I did with El Capitan. Thank you for considering donating and sharing this. Together we can reach new heights.”

Trail Assessment Work

Who better to help cre

ate an accessible trail for those with mobility issues, but also leave a “little chal lenge” for those wanting to test their fortitude in the wild?

Enock has visited points across Maine, and files reports on social media and his website regarding trails — what users can expect to see and what conditions they will encounter. Here’s what he had to say about the Peabody-Fitch Woods and Narramissic Trail:

Torch passed at Lovell pantry

LOVELL — Michelle Molloy founded the Lovell Food Pantry during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, she is pass ing the torch.

Molly recently resigned as manager of the Lovell Area Food Pantry, the Board of Directors announce that Rachel Thurston and a cochairperson (to be named in the future) will assume leadership of the community program.

Directors said it was Molloy’s “passion to feed any area family in need, and work closely with the other local Food Pantries and NGOs to eliminate food inse curities in Western Maine.”

Sandi Swett of the Harrison Food Bank was

instrumental in getting Molloy and the Lovell opera tion organized. She has been a guiding light the past year and a half.

Molloy has moved on to other endeavors out of the local area, the Board of Director noted in a public statement. “The Board and the wider community appre ciate all she did to get the Food Pantry operational,” the statement reads.

A celebration of her step

ping down is planned in the future.

The Food pantry will again be open today, Thursday, Oct. 13, and then every second and fourth Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon.

The pantry is located

at the Lovell Lions build ing at 2081 Main Street. Preregistration is encouraged but no one will be denied. Operating hours and guide lines can be found at lovel lareafoodpantry@gmail.com or on Facebook.

To all neighbors and donors, please feel free to stop by during operating hours to visit, volunteer or donate.

For more information, contact Rachel Thurston at 207 542-7239 or LovellAreaFood Pantry@ gmail.com

Benefit for Pantry

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out front. This is making sure that they can donate food if they want to,” Eagan said.

The clinic’s doors open at 8 a.m., and the truck should arrive shortly after that, he said.

In the past, Ten Lakes Chiropractic Clinic has spearheaded Christmas present drives and food drives, he said.

“We want to give back to the community that helps us be successful like we are,” Eagan said.

Good ride for Fair

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making a trip to the fair on Friday.

This year total of 183,000 does not reflect all the people at the fair grounds, she said.

“That does not include children under 12, senior citizens on Tuesday, farm

ers, livestock owners, ven dors and fair employees. I would guesstimate that the total is about 225,000 to 250,000 people,” Andrews Damon said.

“… I love to see orga nizations coming together to make the world a better place…The trail is called Peggy’s Pasture Loop. That is exactly what it is. A rectangular loop around the field behind the old farm house. The trail starts at a perfectly flat and wellconstructed parking lot. It also has 4 resting spots with benches. On the recom mendation of Jon (Evans) from LELT who joined me on the hike, I decided to turn right and do the loop counterclockwise. The trail at this section has eroded a bit so the surface is a bit

soft and hard to push. Jon is working on figuring out a solution for that to make it stay firm. As we get to the first turn the trail starts to go up. The entire prop erty is on a gradual incline. Both sides of the loop go up the incline. I found it hard to push in some areas due to the erosion. Also, there are parts of the incline that are steeper than the over all gradual slope. I went back the next day to check the slope to make sure I wasn’t wrong in that assess ment. I found if the incline were perfect from end to

TRAIL CONSULTANT — Enock Glidden has served as a consultant, including working with Loon Echo Land Trust on the Pondicherry Park project, to point out how to make trails accessible for ALL.

Bridgton Police Department

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

Monday, October 3

8:55 a.m. Citizen had questions regarding arrest warrant.

9:02 a.m. Two vehicle crash at the intersection of Willett Road and Portland Road; no injuries reported.

3:03 p.m. Theft com plaint on Portland Road.

Tuesday, October 4

12:56 p.m. Citizen had questions regarding a used police cruiser, which had been purchased, and wheth er it was legal to use its emergency lights. Police explained that, “only trained and sworn police officers can use such a vehicle on the road.”

1:09 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street.

4:21 p.m. Police assisted a citizen trying to get in touch with a family mem

ber.

6 p.m. Welfare check on Main Street; subject trans ported to the hospital.

9:49 p.m. Officer assist ed citizen who was locked out of a Highland Pines Road home.

Wednesday, October 5 2:36 a.m. Officer responded to an agency assist on Willis Park Road.

8:44 a.m. Officer responded to an agency assist on Main Street.

10:49 a.m. Family dis pute at Bridgton District Court.

12:25 p.m. Assist citi zen with prescription drug disposal.

1:42 p.m. Officers escorted citizen to a North Bridgton Road property to retrieve personal items.

3:21 p.m. Suspicious vehicle report on Fosterville Road.

Thursday, October 6 5:59 a.m. Mental health

Fryeburg Police Department

These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a par tial listing):

Monday, October 3 6:24 a.m. Assist fire department at Fryeburg Academy.

8:58 a.m. Civil matter on Harbor Road.

10:18 a.m. Civil matter on Portland Street.

11:03 a.m. Radar detail on Maple Street.

3 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call at Fryeburg Academy inves tigated.

Tuesday, October 4

4:34 p.m. Assist citizen on Haley Town Road.

7:30 p.m. Unwanted sub jects at Fryeburg Fair; warn ing issued.

Wednesday, October 5

5:50 a.m. Assist Fryeburg

Rescue at Fryeburg Fair.

4:45 p.m. Civil matter on Swan Falls Road (Gate 5); officer assist request at Gate 6.

10:10 p.m. Disturbance at Fryeburg Fair.

11 p.m. Criminal trespass complaint at Graustein Park (Fairview Drive).

Thursday, October 6

2:37 p.m. Assist fire department on Fairview Drive.

6:15 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street.

11:28 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Main Street and Christopher Street.

Friday, October 7

2:17 a.m. Following an assist citizen request, police made an arrest at Fryeburg Fair.

5:52 p.m. Civil matter on Main Street.

10:31 p.m. Non-reportable motor vehicle crash on Corn Shop Road.

11:03 p.m. Burglar alarm on Fish Street.

Saturday, October 8

1 a.m. Traffic hazard on Drift Road.

2:15 and 2:45 a.m. Death investigation on Smith Street.

9:14 a.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street.

10:48 a.m. Parking prob lem on Bridgton Road.

11:36 a.m. Officer assist at Fryeburg Fair.

7:55 p.m. Disturbance on Main Street; peace restored.

8:05 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Main Street and Swan Falls Road.

11 p.m. Assist citizen on

Chautauqua Road.

Sunday, October 9 12:54 a.m. Assist citizen on Smith Street.

2:25 a.m. Suspicious activity report at Fryeburg Shopping Plaza.

2:44 a.m. Suspicious activ ity reported at the intersection of Lovewell Pond Road and Cobb Street.

8:20 a.m. Suspicious per son at Bridgton Road business.

1:30 p.m. Parking prob lem on Main Street.

3:29 p.m. Animal com plaint on Pine Street.

4:09 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street (Gate 4).

7 p.m. Assist citizen at Fryeburg Fair; warning issued.

Monday, October 10 1:29 a.m. Noise complaint at Moose Rock Road.

Enock’s life path: How can

end with no flat spots or changes in grade it would be a perfect 5 percent grade. The issue with it being steeper comes when the trail flattens out for a while or at least gets less steep. That makes the next section shorter and steeper. If my math is correct some

of the sections are in the 11 percent range but only for very short distances. This is still within trail accessibility guidelines but does make it harder to push along the trail…There are also stunning views of the property all along the trail. There are going to be viewing spots construct

ed in the future. This will make it easier for those of us who use wheelchairs to get a better look…I would highly recommend every one check out this beauti ful place. Even though this trail is only about a halfmile in length, I could see spending hours there taking

the views. There are also chances for bird watching and other activities.”

event on Main Street. 10:48 a.m. Citizen had questions regarding evic tion process.

2:01 p.m. Theft com plaint on Portland Road.

3:46 p.m. Officer responded to an agency assist on Smith Avenue.

Friday, October 7

2:23 a.m. Traffic hazard (cones place in the middle of the road) at intersection of Main Street and Gibbs Avenue.

9:32 a.m. Pedestrian welfare check on South High Street.

10:06 a.m. Report of missing tool bag on Iredale Street.

12:13 p.m. Officer assisted with medical call on Hotchkiss Lane.

9:53 p.m. Officer assist ed with report of possible structure fire at Hospital Drive. Bridgton Fire Department conducted a smoke investigation.

Saturday, October 8

8:48 a.m. Citizen dispute on South High Street.

11:34 a.m. Citizen assist on North Bridgton Road.

2:56 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at the intersection of

Portland Road and Sandy Creek Road.

3:37 p.m. Fire alarm investigation by Bridgton Fire on South High Street.

6:53 p.m. Suspicious person report on Peak View Lane.

6:54 p.m. Citizen assist regarding suspected fraud involving sale of puppies.

Sunday, October 9 6:04 a.m. Mental health event on Kansas Road.

12:14 p.m. Motor vehi cle crash at the intersection of North High Street and Kendal Ham Drive.

12:30 p.m. Citizen assist regarding suspected trespassing by regular dog walkers.

4:42 p.m. Officer assist ed rescue personnel with medical call at the Transfer Station.

Monday, October 10 7:23 a.m. Citizen voiced concerns about speeding on Willis Park Road.

4:11 p.m. Traffic hazard (a large granite post) in the middle of the road (intersec tion of Walker Street and Main Street).

7:54 p.m. Mental health event on Portland Road.

Fire & Rescue Public Safety Day

HARRISON — Harrison Fire and Rescue will hold a public safety open house this Sunday, Oct. 16 (rain date Oct. 23) from 1 to 4 p.m. at the fire station.

Learn about the history of the department, tour the fire station, try on a set of gear, take part in fire prevention activities, and go through the smoke trailer.

Enter a raffle for a chance to win prizes including a ride to school! Fun for all ages!

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Regional Sports

Lakers strike early, blank Raiders 4-0

FIELD HOCKEY

Lakers 4, Fryeburg Academy 0: Although light rain fell from time to time during Monday’s morning meeting between the two rivals, there was a seeming ly higher level of energy on the Laker side — partly due to it being Senior Day, as well as a little revenge fac tor in play (the Raiders won the first meeting a month ago, 2-0).

With a quick pass ing game and two goals by junior Kasey Johnson (who missed the first meet ing), the Lakers handed the Raiders a 4-0 defeat. It was Fryeburg’s fifth straight defeat (fourth by shutout, leaving them at 5-7) which enabled the Lakers (4-6-1) to leapfrog them in the Heal Ratings.

“We started with good intensity,” Laker Coach Pauline Webb said.

The Lakers opened the scoring at the 12:41 mark of the first quarter as Johnson finished a pass from Emma Nadeau.

With the Lakers keep ing the pressure on, Raider goalie Rayna Wales tried to clear the ball in front of the

goal, but her boot sent the ball too high resulting in a penalty corner chance. The Lakers cashed in. Midfielder Ashley Pelletier unloaded a hard drive, which Emily Reardon’s stick deflected toward the left side of the goal cage. It became a race between Johnson and net minder Wales as the ball slowly made it way to the goal line. Johnson won the foot race, pushing the ball over the line for a score.

“(The deflection) is something we’ve been working on,” Coach Webb said.

Meanwhile, the Laker defense managed to bottle up FA’s leading scorer, Eliza Thorne, who consistently tried to split double-teams.

FA looked to cut the deficit in half, earning a penalty corner in the final seconds of the first half, but the ball bounced out of the scoring circle and outside the next zone to conclude the half.

Fryeburg had a good scoring chance in the third period as Thorne and Grace Murley, each positioned tightly next to LR goalie Reiyn Hart, looked for a rebound opportunity, but

the Lakers cleared the zone.

Junior forward Emily Reardon delivered the knock-out punch for the Lakers with a goal with 2:51 left in the third quarter.

“Emily has several assists this season so I was happy for her to finish one herself,” Coach Webb said.

But, the Lakers weren’t done. With Coach Webb yelling out, “No letdowns,” senior Reannah Dingley capped off Senior Day in fit ting fashion just 37 seconds later. Johnson made a per fect crossing pass, leaving Dingley with a point-blank shot, which she fired into the right corner. An assist went to Mallory Smith.

“This was another team effort win so I want to give Ashley Pelletier, Hanna Siebert, Emma Aker and Mya King credit for their hard work in the midfield and defensive end,” Coach Webb added.

LR goalie Reiyn Hart finished with 2 saves and FA goalie Rayna Wales had 1 save.

Yarmouth 3, Lakers 0: Although the Lakers were shutout last week against the Clippers, LR Coach Pauline

Webb said the score was no indication of how well her squad played against Yarmouth on their turf.

“Yarmouth has some fast players and we stayed with them all night. The game was scoreless at the half,” she said.

Yarmouth scored 3 min utes into the third quarter.

“We thought we had it tied up later in the third, but the official said the whole ball had not completely crossed the line. We were down one goal to start the fourth quarter and had 2 more shots that were on the goal line but not completely over.

It was definitely a battle in front of the goal,” Coach Webb noted. “We outshot them in the fourth, but Yarmouth ended up scoring 2 more goals. I’m pleased with the fight these young ladies had in them once again; we continued to knock on their door but we just couldn’t finish. The girls had a positive attitude and know their hard work will pay off.”

Lake Region goalie Reiyn Hart finished with 8 saves.

Up next: The Lakers face a tough home stretch. They went to top-ranked York (10-1) yesterday, and close out with Poland (3-) at home on Saturday at 11 a.m. (varsity only) and travel to Cape Elizabeth (9-2) on Monday at 6 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

Waynflete 2, Lakers 0: Waynflete scored twice handing the Lakers their fifth loss of the season.

Raider coach to be inducted into ‘Hall’

FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy track coach Kevin McDonald of Lovell will be one of nine individuals, who have made “significant contributions to the sport of running in Maine,” to be inducted into the Maine Running Hall of Fame next month.

The 21st induction ceremony will be held on Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Governor’s Hill Mansion in Augusta.

McDonald will be joined by Kelly Bennett Brown, Ralph Fletcher, Gladys Ganiel O’Neill, Louis Luchini, Glendon Rand, Andy Spaulding, Maureen Sproul and Tim Wakeland. The Hall induction will include the Maine Marathon (for merly the Casco Bay Marathon) recog nized as a legacy race which takes place in Portland.

Coach McDonald’s profile reads as follows:

From running on his high school team as a middle-schooler to capturing the Master’s division of a New England race

series, Kevin McDonald of Lovell, longtime coach at Fryeburg Academy, made his mark as a lifetime competitive racer. And just as notable are his achievements to contribute to the sport in the state of Maine through coaching and directing races.

Born on April 16, 1950, in Falmouth, Massachusetts, McDonald graduated from Falmouth’s Lawrence High School in 1968, and from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1972.

He started running in 1963, as a mid dle school student; however, since his school did not have a track and field team he ran with the high school team. He was a scoring member on nine Massachusetts State High School championship teams –three each in cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field –under a legendary coach, Jim Kalperis.

His high school personal bests were 4:33 in the Mile and 9:47 in the 2-Mile.

“It was a warm Friday afternoon, but we just didn’t show up to play,” Laker Coach Pete Webb said. “Everyone seemed tired and slow to react while the Flyers were ready for the game. They outshot us 15-8.”

Laker goalie Emily Rock ended up with 9 saves.

Lakers 7, Poland 0: It took the Lakers a while to get going, but they eventu ally ended up creating a lot more chances on goal and put the ball in the net more last Tuesday. It was 1-0 at the half.

“We made a couple of adjustments and found our rhythm in the second half,” Coach Webb said.

Kayli Goodwin ended up with 4 goals, Margo Tremblay netted 2, and Melissa Mayo added 1. Goalie Emily Rock made a couple of “great saves” to earn the shutout.

“Bella Smith, Olivia England, and Caitlin Ross all provided a solid defen sive effort while creating excellent transition into our attack consistently,” Coach Webb said. “We moved the ball around much bet ter tonight and were able

to penetrate the seams in Poland’s defense thus creat ing many scoring opportu nities.”

York 2, Lakers 0: It was a beautiful 70-degree after noon for soccer, but York put a damper on things in handing the Lakers its sixth loss of the season.

“This was a winnable game, which would have been huge in our hunt for a playoff spot,” Coach Webb said. “We missed the con tributions of starters Caitlin Ross and Bri Lewis as both were out with injuries. We had five shots on goal and York had eight. Everyone gave 100% this afternoon, but we just couldn’t find the back of the net.”

Up next: At press time, the Lakers (5-6) were ranked #15 in Class B South. LR closes the regular season with home games — Friday vs. Gray-New Gloucester (#12 3-6-2) at 7 p.m. and Tuesday against Fryeburg Academy (#17 0-10-1) at 6 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER Sacopee Valley 3, Lakers 1: Jacob Chadbourne scored the lone goal for the Lakers (2-9).

Up next: Ranked #16, the Lakers close out the regular season at home Friday against Gray-New Gloucester at 5 p.m. and at Fryeburg Academy (6-5) Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

POST-GAME CELEBRATION — Laker goalie Reiyn Hart is joined by team mates to celebrate a 4-0 win over Fryeburg Academy. Hart is surrounded by Hanna Siebert (#7), Reannah Dingley (#6), Ashley Pelletier and Emma Nadeau.

RACE TO THE GOAL LINE — Lake Region junior Kasey Johnson (left) man ages to push the ball over the goal line as Raider netminder Rayna Wales looks to make a stop during Monday’s match-up in Naples. Johnson tallied twice.

BATTLING FOR POSSESSION of the ball dur ing Monday’s rivalry match-up are Lake Region’s Kimberly Stiffler and Fryeburg Academy’s Eliza Thorne. (Rivet Photos)

MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR to growing the sport of running in Maine has been longtime Coach Kevin McDonald of Lovell.

SLIDER, Lake Region sophomore defender Caiden Hall looks to knock the ball away from an oppo nent. (Photo by Kevin Murphy)

CROSS COUNTRY

Last Thursday, the Laker XC team travelled to Poland for their last regular season meet. Knowing that they raced twice in the last week, Coach Laura Pulito decided to have them run this race “strategically” versus “allout.”

“We had some members of the team run at tempo pace and/or in packs. Overall, it was a success, as our focus is now set on the Western Maine Conference meet, and ultimately the Southern Maine Regional meet, which determines what teams and individuals qualify for States. Both girls’ and boys’ teams are in the running,” Coach Pulito said.

Despite likely feeling tired and intentionally racing conservatively, there were still a few highlights.

Abigail Roberts won the meet after tempo-ing the first two miles. She was in second place until the final mile, in which coach es let her take off and she tracked down NYA’s top girl (Hadley Smith, who turned in a 23;28) to take the win. The girls’ team finished first overall, taking places 4-6 and 8 (Carly Dyer, Susie Butler, Sadie Plummer, and Micaela Reed).

1. Abigail Roberts, 22:52

4. Carly Dyer, 24;20

5. Susie Butler, 24:24

6. Sadie Plummer, 24:26

8. Micaela Reed, 24:32

18. Caitlin Lees, 30:37

22. Lizzie Brewer, 32:48

Standings: Lake Region 15, Poland 40. No score: North Yarmouth Academy, Sacopee Valley, Gray-NG and Fryeburg Academy.

Grady Kemp won the boys’ meet by a comfort able 59 seconds. Bhavnish Tucker worked to pace some of his teammates before breaking away in the last quarter mile to finish fourth.

1. Grady Kemp, 18:42

4. Bhavnish Tucker, 19:49

9. Tristan Cormier, 20:13

10. Ezra Gronlund, 20:28

16. Ethan Kutella, 21:27

17. Michael Clarke, 21:29

19. Alecssander Freitas,

21:46 23. Wesley Martin, 23:23 32. Lucian Bassett, 25:39

Jacob Kuvaja, 27:25

Gabriel Lunt, 30:46

Standings: Gray-NG 33, Lake Region 40, Poland 62, Fryeburg Academy 107, North Yarmouth Academy 115.

Up next: Western Maine Conference Championships, Friday, 2:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s College. Then, it is the Maine Regional on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. held at Twin Brook in Cumberland. The State Meet is on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. at Twin Brook.

VOLLEYBALL

Wells 3, Lakers 0: 27 to 25 Wells, 25 to 12 Wells, 25 to 17 Wells.

“In this match, we strug gled to fully counter Well’s attack from the front row, and our offense was not as consistent as it should have

been, which allowed Wells to stay ahead in each set,” Laker Coach Ryan Shible said.

Rianna Reynolds and Olivia Pearson did help to generate some offense, with each earning 6 and 3 kills respectively. Rianna

and Olivia were also a big help on defense with Rianna earning 9 blocks, and Olivia recording 5 blocks. Marissa Payne had a good game on defense in the back court with 9 digs.

“Wells did a good job keeping the pressure on us with their own hitters, which

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match against Gray-New Gloucester on Friday at 6 p.m. FOOTBALL Ellsworth 28, Lakers

BIG DAY FOR THE LR SENIOR, Reannah Dingley (right) who scored a goal and helped the Lakers to a win over Fryeburg on Senior Day.

FULL EXTENSION by Lake Region senior captain and defenseman Zach Vogel. Below, Laker Melissa Mayo #12 fights for control of the ball. (Photos by Kevin Murphy)

Raider Recaps

FOOTBALL

Wells 28, Raiders 14: To beat a good team — one with a winning tradition — on their home turf, you can’t afford mistakes. Ideally, jump ahead early, control momentum, and never give the opponent a sniff of a comeback.

Fryeburg Academy checked two of the boxes early Friday night when they went to Wells and built a 14-0 lead. Gunnar Saunders caught a 16-yard TD pass from Cohen Carter to get things started.

“Gunnar did a great job of tapping his feet inbounds on the right side of the end zone,” FA Coach David Turner said. The PAT pass was incomplete.

Then, Haden Fox found pay-dirt from 2 yards out, set up by a Saunders’ 56-yard run. Carter rushed for the 2-point conversion.

But, Wells sniffed a comeback in the making in the second quarter. Leading and with the ball just shy of midfield, FA’s Caleb Micklon ran a sweep right and broke into the secondary. He was headed for a score, but a Wells defender dove and knocked the ball loose from behind. Instead of a Raider TD and a three-score lead, Wells recovered and had new life. They made it count, hitting on a 57-yard TD pass the very next play. Momentum swung. Wells scored to tie it with less than 20 seconds to go in the half.

After a scoreless third quarter, Wells went ahead with seven minutes left in the game.

Fryeburg appeared to tie the game when Carter con nected with Owen Galligan for a long TD pass with five minutes to go, but the Raiders were whistled for a pen alty, erasing the score.

Wells salted away the win with a score with 30 sec onds left.

“Unfortunately, turnovers and untimely penal ties proved costly. In addition to the first half fumble, our quarterbacks threw two interceptions and we lost another fumble deep in Wells territory,” Coach Turner said. “We played hard against a tough, physical team. Unfortunately, we made too many mistakes to beat a good team like Wells.”

Up next: The Raiders (3-3) travel to Westbrook (2-4) on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game.

Laker Recaps

Libby was the prime target, hauling in 10 receptions for 171 yards and two touchdowns.

“In the last two games, Jackson has 365 receiving yards

Mid Sugarloaf

As we entered Crawford Notch for our hike on Sept. 23, 2022, we were greeted with a rainbow overlaying a thick layer of clouds capping the mountains in the notch.

As we drove further into the notch, the tops of Mounts Willard and Webster were sheathed in heavy clouds, although the lower slopes were cloud free. The drive to the Middle Sugarloaf trailhead was rain-free with brisk temperatures — it was 38 degrees F as we left the cars and started up the trail. Winds were brisk, roar ing in the tree tops as we climbed, and the river was flowing full and loud at the base of the mountain. At the summit, the wind was much stronger, adding an early fall “zing” to the air.

Hiking were 14 Denmark Mountain Hikers. We left the trailhead at 9:45 a.m., reaching the trail junction to the Middle and North Sugarloafs in 1 hour 15 minutes, and the summit of Middle Sugarloaf at 11:15 a.m. after another 30 min utes of hiking.

The summit was sur rounded by an underlayer of clouds on all the peaks around us, but with views down Zealand Notch with the beginnings of fall col ors. Much of the summit was very windy, so we took our summit photo in a sheltered spot before heading down at 11:30 a.m. We reached the trail head and the cars at 12:45 p.m. after 1 hour 10 min utes of hiking.

The Sugarloaf Mountains

Looming over the west side of the Zealand River is a chain of four moun tains starting at the site of the old logging town of Zealand and running south down Zealand Notch. The two northern of these four are North Sugarloaf

(2,310 feet elevation) and Middle Sugarloaf (2,526 feet elevation). Next in line is South Sugarloaf (3,023 feet elevation) and Mount Hale (4,077 feet elevation). There are good trails to the sum mits of Middle Sugarloaf and North Sugarloaf and there are great views from both for a fairly modest effort. On a clear day, the entire spread of the Presidential Range from Mount Madison to Mount Pierce dominate the hori zon, with the towers and observatory on Mount Washington standing out in the middle of the range.

There is a common trail to Middle and North Sugarloaf summits that begins just past the bridge over Zealand River, off the Zealand Road. The trail follows beside the river for 0.2 miles before climbing easily, then more moderately and steeply in places, to a saddle between the two peaks. The trail is well

Senior Rambles

Hiking Trips & Tips by Allen Crabtree

GOOD OPENING FIELD TACKLE by Fryeburg Academy’s Jagger Helwig during the Raiders’ win over Freeport. (Rivet Photo)

Recent rains have swelled the Zealand River at the base of Middle Sugarloaf. (Photo by Ginny Haase)

Denmark Mountain Hiker Dale Nelson at large glacial erratic boulders on the Middle Sugarloaf trail. (Photo by Ginny Haase)

Denmark Mountain Hikers Paul Tworog (left) and Allen Crabtree at the trail junc tion to Middle and North Sugarloaf. (Photo by Ginny Haase)

McDonald to be inducted into Hall

He earned All-New England status in cross country at Springfield College.

After moving to Maine in the early 1970s, McDonald turned his attention to road races, notching impressive times in distances from 5K through the marathon. He was a consistent top-10 finisher at the highly competitive Bridgton Four on the Fourth during the late ’70s and ’80s, fin ishing as high as second in 1980.

He continued to set PRs through the early ’90s, and in 2010, as a newly minted 60-year-old, McDonald won the Male Veterans category in the highly competitive New England Runner Pub Series. McDonald’s per sonal bests include: 3000, 9:20.8, Bates College, 1983; 5K, 15:49, Woody Allen 5K, 1988; 4-Miles, 20:35, April Amble, Westbrook, 1989; 10K, 32:43, Gorham, N.H., 1991; 15K, 52:11, Lost Valley, Auburn, 1984; 10-Miles, 56:39, Good

Sports, Brunswick, 1980; Half-Marathon, 1:15.25, North Conway, N.H., 1986; Marathon, 2:39.11, Casco Bay, Portland, 1982.

When not running races, McDonald was contribut ing to the Maine running scene in other ways. He was co-director, with his wife Tensy, of the Lovell 4.5-Mile Road Race, held from 1978 through the mid1980s. He was also involved with Maine USATF in the mid-’90s, working with Ron Kelly, Steve Podgajny, and others, and directed Team Dirigo at USATF Cross Country Nationals.

McDonald began his coaching career at Fryeburg Academy, where he served during the 1981-1982 sea sons. After a 17-year hia tus, he returned to coaching when he took the position of assistant coach for Lake Region Middle School track and field in 2009. In 2010, he became head coach for the Lake Region Middle School cross coun try program (a position he

Senior Rambles

marked with yellow blazes and passes huge glacial erratic boulders along the way. At the saddle between the two peaks, the trails divide and hikers can elect to take either the shorter 0.3-mile trail to the right and the North Sugarloaf summit, or the slightly longer 0.5-mile trail left to the summit of the Middle Sugarloaf.

In the five years since the Denmark Mountain Hikers have climbed the Sugarloafs (North Sugarloaf in November 2017), much work has been done to improve the trail, including a long flight of stone steps up a steep part and stones lined up along the downhill slope of much of the trail. The wooden steps are still there to aid climbing the last bit of ledges to the summit. We classed this as a moder ate hike in difficulty, but it is difficult in places where rock scrambling is required. Still, a good hike. Middle and North Sugarloaf in Grafton County, Bethlehem, N.H.

Difficulty – Easy but with steep parts Trail distance (one way) – 1.4 miles

Conway, take Route 302 West through Crawford Notch toward Twin Mountain. Turn left onto Zealand Road at the camp ground sign. The parking area for the Sugarloaf Trail is 1.0 mile from Route 302 on the right shortly after the campground, just before the bridge over the Zealand River (this road is not plowed in the winter). The Sugarloaf and Trestle Trails begin just after the bridge on the right, and the Sugarloaf Trail diverts to the left up the moun tain about 0.2 miles from the road. A daily or sea son parking fee is charged to park in the White Mountain National Forest parking lot.

held until 2019), as well as serving as head coach for the Fryeburg Academy indoor track and field team and assistant coach for Fryeburg’s outdoors pro gram.

Since 2011, he has been head coach at Fryeburg Academy for both indoor and outdoor track and field, as well as meet direc tor for all Molly Ockett Middle School home track and field meets. Corinn (Bedell) Hope, a former Fryeburg Academy athlete and now McDonald’s assis tant coach, tied the Maine record for 400 meters in 2012 with a time of 57.17

under his guidance.

According to Hope, “Coach K has tremendous love and respect for both the sport and the kids in track and field… (He) has the skill and wisdom to push athletes to reach their great est potential… (It) always leaves me speechless just how many kids Coach K has met and affected through track and field.”

She adds, “It’s amaz ing and wonderful to me to see how he remembers all their names, how he knows what’s going on in their lives, and to see how much he really cares for them.”

Hope concludes, “As

an athlete in high school, I looked up to him for guid ance and direction on every thing from how to run a particular race to how to take care of a sore muscle.

Now as his assistant coach, I’m still looking to him for guidance and direction.”

The MRHOF induction ceremony and banquet is open to the public. Space is limited, so reservations are strongly recommended.

The ceremony takes place at the Governor Hill Mansion, 136 State Street, Augusta beginning at noon with a social hour, followed by lunch and the induction ceremony. The event takes place from 12 to 4 p.m.

Tickets are $30 per per son and can be purchased

through Event Brite at the following link: https://www. eventbrite.com/e/2022maine-running-hall-offame-induction-banquettickets-422090583297

The Maine Running Hall of Fame (MRHOF) was established in 1988 with the intent to recognize individuals and events that make significant contribu tions to the sport of running in Maine. The MRHOF Board of Directors include Robert Ayotte, Michael Carter, Todd Coffin, AnneMarie Davee, Michael Gaige, Tracy Guerrette, Don Harden, Glen Holyoke, Chandra Leister, Sarah Mulcahy, Christine SnowReaser, Deke Talbot and Jim Toulouse.

Lakers fall short at Ellsworth

and five touchdowns. This is his first year playing foot ball, and he’s only a sopho more!” Coach Meehan said.

Gibbons connected on a 62-yard pass to Libby, and a 65-yarder to Sethlen Lester, who also found the end zone.

“Obviously not the result we wanted, but I am proud of our young squad! We were in it up until the last 30 seconds. Back and forth all night. Some nice defensive stops, and a ton of positive offense!” Laker Coach Mike Meehan said.

The Lakers gained 120 yards on the ground with Landon Ross leading the

way with 6 carries for 51 yards, while Gibbons had 38 yards on 7 carries and a touchdown.

Senior Aundrew Edwards and sophomore Nolan Cummings each had another big night defensively with 7 and 8.5 tackles respectively.

“They were all over the field,” Coach Meehan noted. Gibbons was also a factor on the D-side, recording 8 tackles.

Up next: The Lakers (1-5) are off this week, and close out the regular season next Saturday, Oct. 22 with a 1 p.m. game against secondranked Mount Desert Island (3-2). The Trojans last week beat Ellsworth 62-20.

Raider Recaps

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CROSS COUNTRY

Arkie Baptista ran a 20:09 to be the fastest Raider finisher at the fiveschool meet held at Poland last Thursday. The FA boys placed fourth overall.

Other FA finishers were: 21. James Lougee, 21:56 26. Dodge Mixer, 23:45 28. Andrew Irwin, 24:37 30. Jaemin Kwon, 25:03 33. Sullivan Olsen, 26:09 36. Isaac Twombly-Wiser, 26:50

On the girls’ side,

Aleigha Monroe lead the Raiders with a time of 31:27 to place #20. Other finishers were: 21. Emily Moll, 31:36 23. Maggie Albert, 33:05

SCOREBOARD

Boys’ Soccer: Raiders 3, Traip Academy 2; York 2, Raiders 1; Raiders 7, Poland 0. FA is 7-5, ranked #8 in Class B South. Remaining games at home

against Poland, Wells and Lake Region.

Girls’ Soccer: Waynflete 3, Raiders 0. FA is 0-10-1.

Field Hockey: Poland 2, Raiders 0.

Editor’s note: E-mail attempts seeking informa tion from coaches regard ing game highlights went unanswered by press time Wednesday morning.

HE’S REALLY TOUGH TO BRING DOWN, Lake Region quarterback Brock Gibbons fights for yards against Gray-NG. (Photo by Kevin Murphy)

& Comment

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director

A Man At the Top of His Profession

Howdy neighbor!

Today, we’re featuring a special installment of our new, occasional series — Stories from the Steeple — in which I document and share various episodes from the history of Bridgton’s Methodist Church, now a property of the Bridgton Historical Society. I’m willing to bet, this is a tale which even the oldest of the Methodist’s amongst our readership won’t be familiar with.

Have you ever heard of a steeplejack? Well, I’ll tell you, it’s a dying industry these days, and a rare kind of man who can measure up to the task. Have you ever wondered how things like smokestacks and church steeples get repainted? Well, now-a-days most folks just go on down to Hayes True Value and rent one of those lineman trucks, the eponymous ‘bucket on a stick’ type machines that elevate you up in a safe caged platform with the quiet grace of pistons and hydraulic power. That’s really only if you’re brave and particularly handy with a paintbrush; perhaps it’s fairer to say that most folks these days simply hire a painting crew and let them handle it. But once upon a time, this was not so. Well, the hiring part still was, but consider the situation of the old steeple painters of the 1700s, of the 1800s, and yes even of the early 1900s; such men as these had no fancy machines to lift them up. No, their job was done by hand only; the job of a steeplejack, alone in the sky, setting right weathervanes, fixing bells and clocks, repainting boards, re-plastering bricks, and replacing loose shingles. All done by hand, in the open air, well above the reach of any ladder and with nary a trifling regulation like safety ropes to bind them. Yes indeed, they climbed them, and such were rare artisans whose jobs required more than a keen eye and mastery of handicrafts, but also a keen command of both nerves and balance, for theirs was a trade where each job was its own death-defying feat, and retirement came more often than not by the smallest of accidents, with a misplaced foothold or instant’s faltering grip, followed only by that dreaded one-hundred foot plunge straight down, with only hard earth and an early grave for relief.

In the 1920s, Bridgton had one such man, and his name was Harry Chick. In a typical article from the News describ ing his work, I find Mr. Chick remembered as “a steeple jack by trade, and he has been engaged in work along these lines here. He repaired the steeple on the Catholic Church and has also painted several of the flag poles about town.” In a local career which seems to have lasted through the 1920s and into the mid 30s, I find notices of Chick ascending the steeples of

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Letters

Join us!

To The Editor:

Once again, we use this vital community resource to say, “Thank you and come join us.” The South Bridgton Congregational Church appre ciates the community prayer support and financial contribu tions throughout this past year to keep our doors open. Our fundraising suppers provided desperately needed finances, community fellowship and great entertainment. We will definitely schedule those from spring until fall for 2023.

We worship Sunday eve nings at 6 p.m. on Fosterville Road in Bridgton. Our sister church, Sebago Congregational Church, graciously shares their pastor, Fred Fortier, and is our partner in our fundrais ing efforts. We appreciate their support more than we can say.

A special “Thank you” to Paul and Shirley Field and

their family who are the rock that God is rebuilding this church on.

Come be part of all God is doing here. We begin a sixweek Bible study this Sunday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. Please come join us to learn what prayer is, why we pray, as well as Biblical prayers we can pray.

You can join us for worship if you’d like after our study

For more information, please e-mail heather.chan del@yahoo.com

Thank you and join us, please!

Heather Chandel Bridgton

Angels

To The Editor:

In all walks of life, we meet challenges, some simple, oth ers complex. Our upbringing and spiritual being enable us to meet those challenges, which come our way. Sometimes, there is a crimp in the hose, which is not an easy one to get out of, but we meet it head-on.

I have been a resident of Bridgton for over 35 years and

Fall brings an uninvited visitor Bird Watch

On the last day of September, when we came downstairs to have an early cup of tea, we looked out into the dooryard and discovered a surprising sight. Both bird feeders were not on the shepherd’s hooks where they belonged, but were on the ground, and one of the poles was bent over in a neat arc. There was no question how this had happened: only a bear could wreak this kind of damage. After a quick look around, to be sure there was no bear in sight, we went outside. The

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the bear to return.

How, we wondered, were we going to explain this to the large flock of Goldfinches that has been a nearly constant presence at our feeders? As it turned out, no explanation was required. The Goldfinches vanished and have not been seen in our yard since that day.

Now, we have only one bird feeder, and we have adjusted our bird feeding schedule. At the end of the day, we bring the feeder inside, and then return it to the shepherd’s hook when we get up in the morning. The first day of this new routine, there was not a bird in sight, and we heard only one Chickadee calling in the distance. We worried. Had the birds abandoned us? That first day, no birds came, and then a White-breasted Nuthatch showed up and took seeds. By the second morning, when we carried the feeder outside, we heard a Chickadee calling, and over the next days, birds gradually began returning to the feeder.

tube feeder had been broken and was useless. The homemade plastic milk bottle feeder was dented, but had survived the attack, so we refilled it and hung it on the remaining shep herd’s hook. Later that day, our next-door neighbor sent us a photo from the game camera that hangs in his yard, showing a healthy-looking black bear that had appeared at 12:33 a.m. Folks who live in more remote, wooded areas have told us that because of bears they do not feed birds at all, or feed only in the winter months when bears have gone to sleep in their dens. In more than three-and-a-half decades that we have lived here, though, we have never heard of a bear visit ing our neighborhood, so we have kept a welcoming supply of seeds available for our local birds year-round. Sadly, we realized, this would have to change, or we might be tempting

have bonded to this fabulous town with friends and more. I will not go into what hospital izations that took place from this trauma, but it changed my life. This trauma happened last year, and did not end quickly. Slowly, you get back to your whole self again, but you never forget the positive journey of wellness in this beautiful town, thanks to the Bridgton Police Department, United Methodist Church in Naples, care centers linked to Bridgton Hospital and the alert people who saw a distress call.

I have written a video on YouTube called “Angels Among Us,” which you may want to see. There are many angels in Bridgton.

Thanks again, everyone.

Sue Parent Bridgton

Tested

To The Editor:

The Town of Lovell has been tested in the past year by outside corporations who have tried to benefit from our zoning.

On Oct. 20, the Lovell Board of Appeals will hear from Bridgton Investment Fund, LLC on the issue of whether a self-storage facility is a type of warehouse.

This company had original ly been approved for a threebuilding facility under our old zoning rules that allowed their facility to be considered a warehouse since self-storage was not in our zoning ordi nances. The town then passed more restrictive verbiage that expressly states what may or may not be allowed. Selfstorage is not on the list of land

uses. Their hope is to triple the size of their footprint and that only works if the Appeals Board determines that it is indeed a warehouse.

Common sense should prevail here. The facility is advertised as self-storage; dis plays business signs calling it self-storage; but since it’s not allowed now in our town, it’s suddenly a warehouse.

A warehouse is a huge facility that houses numerous customers wares, has employ ees that handle, sort, contain and deliver these products at a price to customers and ven dors.

Self-storage is rented based on the size needed and used by individuals for their own possessions, which they handle themselves.

Our CEO (code enforce ment officer) determined that this expansion was not allowed under our current ordinances.

I understand Mr. Lopez’s determination to upgrade and expand his business, but not at the expense of Lovell citizens.

Lis Bender Lovell

Rebuttal

To The Editor:

It’s always interesting to see how folks think.

For instance, in his letter last week, Mr. Angelo tells us he watched a PBS series on the Holocaust, recalled seeing someone wearing a sweatshirt with an anti-semitic message on it, and concludes that there fore 74 million (and counting) Americans are reincarnations of Hitler’s SS. That’s amazing!

He then proceeds to share with us his concern about

We had planned to be away for four days, so once again we took in the feeders, wondering how the birds would adjust to this unusual situation. We need not have worried. As soon as we returned home and hung the feeder out in the dooryard, we heard Chickadees announcing the news, and by evening, when it was time to take the feeder indoors, we had to politely ask a Chickadee to get off the feeder so we could take it down. Since then, a steady stream of Chickadees, Titmice, White-breasted Nuthatches, along with the Red-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Blue Jay have helped themselves to seeds.

Maine and New Hampshire have large populations of black bears. They are not active in winter, but are not true hibernators. By late November, most have found a den where they can sleep, according to Maine Department of Inland

“nativism,” which he neglected to define. So, admittedly this is a guess, but he was probably referring to those folks who are fed up with globalists, who for the past 60 years haven’t been able to ship our jobs overseas, and eviscerate our industries fast enough. Selfish little bug gers aren’t they; wanting a good paying job to support a family. After all, there’s only so many coding jobs to go around. So, just ignore that great sucking sound of jobs leaving.

His concern about which side has authoritarian tendency is puzzling given what people who had the misfortune to live in blue states experienced the last couple years as our “dear leaders” enthusiastically told businesses to shut down, people to be laid off, children denied effective education, the right to worship, and on and on while red states very quickly and effectively restored their usurped civil liberties. One wonders how long before the aborted ministry of truth is res urrected to ensure our blissful ignorance of reality?

Did anyone notice his citing the importance of the Declaration of Independence, and Pledge of Allegiance, but he left out the Constitution as he further revealed his con cerns and anxieties. Rather curious omission.

Now as to his complaint regarding apparently too many of Trump’s accomplishments being cited; may I remind him he asked for accomplishments not legislation. He seems terri bly confused as well regarding the function of the president.

All that time spent chronicling legislative activity was a waste.

The President is head of the executive branch not the leg islative, which is the exclusive province of Congress. He can lobby them, but his power and effectiveness flow from his administration of the laws, and setting policy which examples were cited and are not to be confused with talking points.

Finally, his admiration for Biden’s accomplishments is quite amusing as he apparently is confused as to what has been done as we wait to see what will actually be done. Has he forgotten Obama’s mea culpa for thinking all his proposals were “shovel ready.”

There is a reason for the existence of the sayings, “the devil is in the details,” and “there is many a slip between the cup and the lip.”

All we can do is “stay tuned for the next exciting chapter,” and hope this gaggle of incom petents doesn’t screw it up too badly.

Don Vose Naples

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To The Editor: Facts are facts. Alternative fact is a phrase coined by White House adviser Kellyanne Conway to defend a false state ment by press secretary Sean Spicer about the attendance at President Trump’s inaugura tion. (Political Dictionary).

President Biden gave a speech Sept. 1 and also Sept. 5, calling all Americans to come together. However, these speeches were immedi ately criticized as divisive. The president was speaking about the attack on our democracy,

QUICK GLANCE — Unfortunately, there is no “Scenic View” sign marking this pleasing spot along Route 302 between Bridgton and Fryeburg, so look carefully before the fleeting colors fade. (Photo by Suzanne Richard)

CAUGHT ON CAMERA, heading for a bird feeder on Highland Road is this black bear.

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which is very real. He differ entiated between Republicans and Trump’s MAGA follow ers. Biden appealed to legiti mate Republicans to come together, but…

The “real facts!” In 2020, 158,383,403 votes were cast for 39 presidential candidates (including Biden and Trump).

Biden 81,268,924 or 51.31% and Trump 74,216,154 or 46.86%. Of the other 37 candi dates, Scalf received the few est votes (29), while Jorgensen received the most (1,865,724).

The percentage of others is 1.77% for a total of 99.94% of the total 2020 vote (fec.gov).

President Biden differ entiated between legitimate Republicans and MAGA Republicans. I don’t know the split, so I will take half of Trump’s vote 23.43% and call them legitimate Republicans. The other half (MAGA) I call Trumplicans. Thus, 81,268,924 (Biden), plus (half Trump) 37,108,077 equals 118,377,001 which is .747408 or 75% of the total vote in 2020. Donnie’s other half of voters, the Trumplicans are the crowd that chanted “Jews will not replace us” in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, 2017. Donnie didn’t condemn that crowd so it swelled with other white supremist groups: Oath Keepers, 3 Percenters, Proud Boys, to attack the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, this time chanting, “Hang Mike Pence!” These Trumplicans live in the alter native world of Kellyanne Conway. I saw a person wear ing a t-shirt indicating, “I love America, but hate the govern ment.” Facts, reason and logic evade the Trumplican mental ity. They function from the premise, “My mind is made up, don’t confuse me with facts.”

Fact, it is impossible to love America and hate the Constitution!

It is time to fish or cut bait. When we go to the polls this Nov. 8, we must ask our selves, are we more loyal to our political party, or are we more loyal to the Constitution of the United States?

I appeal to all believers in our Constitution to stand up, speak out, and vote!

Joseph W. Angelo Bridgton

Where’s The “Leadership”

To The Editor:

Another election cycle is here. Mainers have impor tant choices and decisions to make this November. Mainers deserve better than what happened during and after the COVID pandemic, with adverse impacts upon our businesses, communities and Mainer’s rights, includ ing our personal livelihoods. Little progress was made to address and resolve many issues, with little to show by this current Administration and Legislature. It’s imperative that changes are made in the next Legislature, etc.

Going forward, it’s time to elect new legislative repre sentatives and senators to rep resent us, address issues and problem solve for Mainers. Let’s support and vote for new state representatives, including Donna Dodge, Greg Foster, Caleb Ness, among others. Also, let’s support and vote for candidates Jim Libby and Rick Bennett for Maine Senate, representing Mainers here in western Maine. Also, let’s all ask ourselves the following:

• What have your current state representative and senator accomplished for your area?

• Are you better off now than you were one or two years ago? Are you better off now vs. three years ago?

• If better off now vs. onethree or four years ago, how are you better off? How so?

• Are you happy and satis fied with your current gov ernment, including the current administrations at the federal and state level? How so?

Moving forward, we need effective state leaders to rep resent Mainers with much bet ter leadership from the top, from Augusta and Washington, D.C. It’s time to carefully dis cern and vett all candidates thoroughly and thoughtfully.

Let’s move forward to elect responsible and more respon

sive leaders to lead, problem solve and represent the peo ple’s interests. Additionally, let’s move forward to address, fix and reform government, its programs and further improve Maine’s communities, its economy and business climate, lower taxes, etc. and get better jobs and improve all our live lihoods, including in western Maine and beyond.

In closing, let’s all vote discerningly and responsibly for better political leaders for Maine. Let’s have a better and brighter future for all Mainers. “Failure is not an option.” Let’s remember, come November. Think about it. Thank you very much.

David Hall Aggrieved Maine taxpayer Cornish

Myths

To The Editor:

Every attempt at immigra tion reform in recent years has failed and there appears to be no current political solu tion. The Bridgton News has published many letters to the editor on immigration, but I can remember only those that were opposed to the influx of people from other places, often referred to as “illegals.”

The issue of immigration stirs the passions of people on both sides of the issue and puzzles those of us in the middle trying to figure it all out.

To the last point, I’d like to recommend a book that celebrates the positive aspect of immigration to serve as a counterpoint to anti-immigrant sentiments. They Take Our Jobs! and 20 Other Myths About Immigration by Aviva Chomsky (Noam Chomsky’s daughter) was originally pub lished in 2007, and an expand ed edition appeared in 2018. The title of the book says it all. We need immigrants to fill all

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By Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist

“God has shown us what is good. What does the Lord require of us, but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God,” (Micah 6:8).

That’s one of my favorite biblical passages, and it strikes me that today’s unjust, arrogant, and cruel period in human history is a good time to call it to our attention. Much of human civilization gets a grade of F-minus in doing the things required of us in the Judeo-Christian tradition, and in most other religious traditions also.

We’ve been warned repeatedly about the consequences of living in disharmony on Earth. Jesus told us to love one another and put away our weapons. We didn’t. We’re still fighting stupid wars all over the world. The prophet Micah told us three things are required of us, yet injustice flourishes everywhere, kindness is hard to find amid the cruelty, and humility in the presence of godliness is barely detectable. How many times has our corrupted humanity told us that cruelty is the point and humility is for losers?

We’re still striving to demonstrate that our justice system

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actually can do justice, whether the accused are ordinary folk or rich, privileged elites. Gangs of street thugs are now on trial for conspiring to commit sedition. We already know the identity of the ringleaders behind that conspiracy yet not one of them has been indicted. It remains an unanswered ques tion, whether we’re capable of administering “equal justice, under law.”

Ahead loom existential crises. Dr. James Hansen, then at NASA, warned us in 1988 that continued burning of carbon would result in catastrophic changes to Earth. Since then,

TOWN OF BRIDGTON

3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING

Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton

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hold a

TOWN OF HARRISON

Town Dock Removal

being given that

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3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

PUBLIC NOTICE

CEMETERIES NOTIFICATION

Please be advised that we have begun the process of cleaning up our cemetery grounds in preparation for the winter season.

As we ask annually, please make sure that all of your baskets, pots and flowers are removed from all town-maintained cemeteries.

If you have not already done so, please make sure these are removed by November 1.

Thank you for your cooperation.

David Madsen Public Services Director Town of Bridgton

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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.

TOWN OF SEBAGO

Rd, Sebago,

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The Town of Sebago

seeking bids from a general con tractor to do repairs on Fire Station 3.

includes masonry work, framing and electrical. Building is located at 12 Kimball Corner Road, Sebago, ME 04029.

more information

the Fire Chief, Philip Strike at 207-451-0385, Monday – Friday or In terim Town Manager, Maureen Scanlon Tuesday – Friday at 207-787-2457.

Bids must be submitted by 5 p.m., Friday, October 28, 2022. Bids will be opened and awarded at the November 1, 2022, Board of Selectmen’s meeting.

selection, the firm shall enter into a final contract with the Town for Design Build Services which contract shall incorpo rate

and any additional requirements

determined by the Town.

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PUBLIC HEARING Select Board Meeting

The Naples Select Board will conduct a public hearing on Monday, October 24, 2022, at 6 p.m., at the Naples Town Office, 15 Village Green Lane.

On the agenda:

Liquor License application for the property located at 841 Roosevelt Trail (also known as Songo River Queen II / RC Marine Tours LLC).

• An Entertainment Permit application for the property located 841 Roosevelt Trail (also known as Songo River Queen II / RC Marine Tours LLC).

A Business License Application for the property located at 841 Roosevelt Trail (also known as Songo River Queen II / RC Marine Tours LLC).

public is encouraged to attend.

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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.

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.

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

Terms: The  properties  will  be  sold  by  sealed  bid,  as is,  where is,  with  no  warranties  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

Public Notice

TOWN OF DENMARK

Notice of Public Hearing

October 25, 2022 • 6 p.m. MUNICIPAL BUILDING CHARTER AMENDMENTS

The Selectboard will be holding a public hearing in accordance with Title 30-A M.R.S. §2528 for proposed amendments to the Denmark Town Charter. The hearing is

take place at the Municipal Building located at 62 East Main

the proposed amend

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of Select Board, Planning Board Members, and M.S.A.D.

School Board Members, has been amended to include a detailed procedure for the recall

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including petition process, notice of intent and recall

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• Quorum, Voting and Abstention: The definition of a quorum has been clari fied, including the explanation of a tied vote and specifies how a member abstaining from a vote is counted toward a quorum. (Pages 11-12)

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

A Man At the Top of His Profession

the Catholic Church mentioned above, the Congregational Church on South High, and the Universalist Church on Main Street to repaint their weathervanes, as well as jaunts into the belfry of the old High School on Gibbs Avenue to repair its bell, and countless local chimneys for various jobs of clean ing, painting, and re-plastering. In surveying his career as documented in public notices, it appears he made most of his money as a chimney sweep on common houses, and I get the sense that his larger, public ascensions of steeples served as something in the way of advertisements for his business, for he openly welcomed spectators to come watch his climbs wherever he went. I even find reports in the News preannouncing when he planned to be “in the neighborhood once again, doing some high climbing,” and since I can recall hear ing a rumor that once upon a time, a man climbed all the way to the top of the old brick chimney on the Pondicherry Mill where Food City now stands, all on a bet to prove he could do it, I am inclined to associate that feat to his credit, as well. One thing I can definitely be sure of is the very important fact that he also played the accordion, a note whose relevance will become clear shortly. For on Sept. 8, 1928, he and his son engaged to climb the steeple of our very own Methodist Church, with Mr. Chick ascending the spire hand over hand

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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.

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

progress

on the Collaborative Broadband Planning Process

the

of Agreement

by each Town. Presentations will be con ducted by Mission Broadband and Eastern Slopes Regional Broadband Committee.

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.

$26,500

Bid

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.

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to perch at the very top, arm in arm with the old weathervane, to bask in the applause of his adoring public. I refer now to a short notice which later ran in the Bridgton News of Sept. 14, 1928:

“Harry Chick and his son, who advertised to climb the Methodist Church steeple Saturday afternoon, attracted a large crowd to the scene. They made a successful climb from the ground, easily going to the top of the steeple where the elder Chick played an accordion solo. The crowd gave them a good hand.”

And here he is, as seen in this surviving photograph of the event, taken 94 years ago. What a showman. The story does not end there either; we notice here his son, who was named Floyd, mentioned as assisting in this ascent – this climb was presumably made during his training to become a steeplejack himself, for eight years later in 1936 I find notice of Floyd Chick scaling a pair of 200-foot smokestacks at Mechanic Falls, and of painting a 150-foot chimney near Auburn, having succeeded his father as our region’s steeplejack par excellence.

Mercifully, it would appear that his father, in passing the torch to his son, was among the few steeplejacks of the olden days to end his career with his feet, and nothing else, on terra firma, for he suffered no accident and lived to stand there among the throng, watching his son climb in his stead and adding his voice to the cheering crowd. Thus, did Floyd

Chick continue the good work of his father and establish their trade as a family profession. But even so I have to wonder, did he also play the accordion? Our history is, unfortunately, silent on this last point.

Till next time!

Fall brings an uninvited visitor

Fisheries and Wildlife, maine.gov. They typically awaken in early April, as natural food becomes available, although they may become active earlier if the weather is unusually warm. For folks concerned about attracting a bear, Maine IF&W recommends taking down bird feeders from April 1 to Nov. 1. We have not yet discussed this with the local Chickadees.

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we’ve been warned again and again about the climate crisis. We responded by doing nothing. So, now we see the terrible, perhaps not survivable, future we made for ourselves. The scenario Hansen predicted 35 years ago has arrived, about fifty years earlier than he thought. He underestimated how quickly we could mess up God’s Creation when we really put our minds to it.

If we have endured any more disastrous summer weather in my lifetime, I can’t remember it. Wildfires, floods, droughts, heat records, hurricanes and typhoons erupted all over the globe for more than four months, with no end in sight. September didn’t go out like a lion; it went out like a whole pride of lions on the hunt, with three disastrous super storms in ten days.

Fiona flattened Puerto Rico, turned north, and roared all the way to the Maritimes, becoming the worst summer storm in Canadian history. Next, Ian barreled out of the Gulf, inflicted some of the heaviest damage in Florida’s history, revived in the Atlantic, and battered the East Coast from the Carolinas to Massachusetts. Meanwhile, on the far side of the planet, Typhoon Noru slammed the Philippines and Vietnam. All those storms were part of a pattern – a climate in dreadful turmoil.

These are the results when we choose to live by greed, injustice, cruelty to our neighbors, and indifference to God. We always face a choice. We can do what is required of us, or we can settle for what is merely convenient. In the end, we will reap the harvest we have sown. To paraphrase Jesus, “What does it profit people if they gain the whole world, while losing the only home they ever will have?”

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

Supporting caregivers and loved ones

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, nearly 30,000 people ages 65 and up in Maine were living with Alzheimer’s in 2020. It is estimated that 35,000 Maine people aged 65 and older will be living with that disease by 2025.

Families across Maine are doing their best to care for loved ones who are living with dementia or other disability in the comfort of their own homes, but it sure isn’t easy. This week, I announced a new initiative to give families access to important services so they can better support themselves and their loved ones. Through my Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, approved by the Legislature, I am start ing a pilot program. It’s called “Respite for ME” and it will provide grants of up to $2,000 to families who care for a loved one at home. Through “Respite for ME,” family caregivers of people living with a disability, or Alzheimer’s Disease, or other related dementias can receive grants to help them access respite care for their loved ones. Caregivers can also access counseling and training, legal and financial guidance, and services to maintain their own health such as occupational and physical therapy.

To be eligible for these grants, in general, a caregiver

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must be an adult who is not otherwise receiving payment for the care provided. For more information about “Respite for ME,” contact your local Area Agency on Aging at 1-877-353-3771.

Respite for ME is just one way we are helping Maine people age comfortably in the communities they call home. To help more Maine people become direct care providers, we also included $20 million in my Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to support health care workforce train ing. This includes the Caring for ME campaign to educate and encourage residents to become direct care providers such as home health aides serving older Maine people and people with disabilities. In addition, we’re providing scholarships and student loan relief to encourage more people to become long-term support workers and other health professionals.

My administration will continue to do all we can to sup port Maine caregivers and their loved ones.

Warren’s

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HARRY CHICK, the local steeplejack tasked with set ting right weathervanes, fixing bells and more, shown in this surviving photograph taken 94 years ago.

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the “help wanted” signs we see outside so many businesses. How often do we hear “staff ing shortage” as an excuse for unavailable service? The antiimmigrant voices seem to think there are many of our own citi zens unwilling to work. How many of us can’t accept that as a reason for “staffing short ages?”

“Charity begins at home” is often used as an excuse to ignore the plight of suffer ing migrants and sometimes quoted as if it is a Biblical passage although it is not from either the Hebrew or Christian Scriptures. The line is from a play written by Terence, a Roman poet who lived 150 years before Jesus.

Compromise is possible and necessary. Congress needs to do its job and pass immi gration reform that preserves human dignity and provides a capable workforce for all the necessary work that needs to be done.

Sally Chappell Bridgton

Complete mess

To The Editor: The Biden administration was quick to take credit for the temporary reprieve in record high gas prices, the primary cause of which was poor pol icy. Record prices did cause some demand destruction and the release of one million bar rels per day of oil from the strategic reserve helped tem porarily bring gas prices down. Prices remain 40% higher than when Biden took office. Voters should not view the tempo rary reduction in gas prices as a victory for the Biden Administration.

The draw-down of the stra tegic reserve has resulted in near record low level in the reserve which will need to be replenished, thereby fueling

demand. OPEC just voted to reduce production by two mil lion barrels per day at a time when we need to replenish our reserves. What will that do to oil and gas prices? It is quite simple, the cost of gas and oil, and everything else that depends these commodities, is going to go straight up. You can expect record high gas and oil prices before the end of the year. Unfortunately, that will be after the mid-term elections, much too late for Biden sup porters that believe everything the liberal media tells them.

The complete mess we find ourselves in is due to poor policy at many levels. Don’t listen to the noise and don’t believe what you hear. Believe what you see when you go to the gas station, grocery store, fill your oil tank and any other time you pay for something.

Inflation is costing the aver age family in excess of $600 per month. 900,000 got-aways at the border. 75 arrests of known terrorists at the border. 300 Americans dying each day from fentanyl. Record crime across the country. Can liberals really point to anything that is working for this failed admin istration?

If you do not like the direc tion this country is going, if you want things to change, that change starts on Nov. 8. Let the liberal leaders know that you have had it with their woke agendas, soft on crime policies and constant manipulation of the facts. They think voters are stupid. Show them they are wrong and vote for a change.

Mark Lopez Bridgton

Common Sense v. Radical

To The Editor:

The November midterm election is about com mon sense that should exist because it benefits the American people vs. the cur rent radical ideology that is about central control of

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all elements of society and the economy that only ben efits politicians, the politi cally connected, the teach er’s unions, and other large donors.

Radical Ideology, as mandated by Biden and his Democrat cohorts, dictated that in the name of climate change, America must reduce our petroleum output from leading the world and export ing to Europe to begging countries to increase their output of oil, all in the name of saving the planet. If we have all the fossil fuels we need right here in America, does it make sense to pay higher prices to get energy from our enemies?

In the name of climate change, Biden and his Democrat cohorts have decreed that we must use electricity instead of petro leum. Unfortunately, our electric grid is barely able to handle current demand and is totally inadequate if we are forced to abandon our inter nal combustion engines and switch to electric vehicles or EVs (see California this past summer). It will take tril lions of dollars and decades of construction to even come close to supply the required EV demand. Ironically, wind and solar energy generated electricity only accounts for 9.8% of our electricity needs currently. The rest is supplied by generators powered by fossil fuels. Democrats across the board seem to think that if they mandate a wacky idea and write a law that voila, it will happen. Maybe they can find Samantha and have her wiggle her nose.

Common sense, as advo cated by Republicans, says we should turn our energy sector loose so that they can bring down the real cost of energy. Doing this in con junction with a reduction in spending money we don’t have will force the inflation dragon back into its cave.

Remember in November that Republicans have prov en their common sense and Democrats have proven their

Too much kindness

To The Editor:

It’s election time and political posters are sprout ing like weeds on lawns and along our highways. One intriguing Democrat poster states, “Make America Kind Again.” What a noble senti ment, but unfortunately most Americans are up to here with Democrat “kindness.”

Bob Pelletier West Bridgton

Coin Toss

To The Editor:

At the beginning of a foot ball game, the first thing that happens is the “Coin Toss” to determine which team receives the kickoff, and which goal will be defended. The coin toss is a simple and decisive way to make a choice. I wish someone had given President Biden a coin to toss.

If President Biden had a coin to toss, the many blun ders he has made, might have been cut in half due to the law of averages. Biden chose to leave Afghanistan against the advice of his generals and the Pentagon. We all see how that turned out. A coin toss might have chosen differently.

President Biden chose to open the southern bor der, when everyone knew it would be a catastrophe. A coin toss might have helped.

President Biden chose to shut down the U.S. oil and gas industry, without think ing of the consequences of high gas prices, shortages, inflation, and dependence on foreign oil. A coin toss?

Saudi Arabia and OPEC just cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day, so it is likely we will see gas prices exceed those in the spring. Biden is now offering to ease sanctions in Venezuela, and is asking Iran to produce more oil, when all he has to do is

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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 lobsters 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 583-9024 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 chick en 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 delights with ingredients from Patch Farm and Talented chefs from STANDARD Gastropub on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. Website: DenmarkArts.Org

ROAST PORK DINNER

The Fryeburg Historical Society will hold a roast pork dinner on Friday, Oct. 22 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the East Conway Community Hall, 2861 East Conway Road. Menu: Roast pork, mashed potatoes, squash, stuffing, apple sauce, pumpkin bread, apple pie and pumpkin pie. Cost: $15 for adults, $10 for children.

SCRUMPTIOUS & SPOOKTACULAR SUPPER

The Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ is hosting its annual “October Saturday Night Supper” on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. This month’s dinner will be a “Scrumptious & Spooktacular Supper” featuring casseroles, hot dogs, baked beans, coleslaw, salads and homemade pies for dessert! It’s all for only $10 for adults, and $5 for children age 8 and under. Costumes welcome of course! The church is located at 941 Meadow Road in Casco. Contact: 207-627-4282.

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Lovell Historical Society’s Fall Harvest Festival

LOVELL — The Lovell Historical Society will present a Fall Harvest Festival Sunday, Oct. 16 from 1 to 4 p.m.

This event should have something of interest for all members of the family. There will be a demonstration of the oper ation of a cider press, dealers selling their wares, and fall craft activities for children.

Inside the 1839 Kimball-Stanford House, there will be a pie sale and an abundant refreshment table. Additionally, after a year of restoration, the second

floor of the museum will be available for viewing.

Back by popular demand, “Birds on a Wire” will be performing in the barn. This group, comprised of Jenny and Greg Huang-Dale and Jeanine Loubier, will be playing traditional “fiddle” music.

Anyone interested is warmly invited to attend this festival. The Society is located at 551 Main Street (Route 5) opposite the Lake Kezar Country Club. The event is free and open to the public.

Author talk at DAC

DENMARK — Join the Denmark Arts Center this Saturday, Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. as Denmark Historical Society, Public Library and Arts Center Collaborative presents the Authors Series and an afternoon with poet Jacques J. Rancourt and his full-length collection, Brocken Spectre

Maine at Farmington, where he received a B.A. in English and a B.F.A. in Creative Writing. Rancourt earned an M.F.A. in Poetry from the University of WisconsinMadison.

His first full-length col lection, Novena, won the Lena-Miles Wever Todd prize, selected by Hadara Bar-Nadav, and was pub lished in 2017 from Pleiades Press. A chapbook of poems, In the Time of PrEP, was published the following year as the inaugural title in the Chad Walsh chapbook series from the Beloit Poetry Journal. His second fulllength collection, Brocken Spectre, is an editor’s choice selection for the Alice James Award and was published in 2021.

This reading with be on a Saturday different from the usually Sunday presentations and it is the last talk in the 2022 Authors Series. It’s a Books & Beer type of season — sit back, sip and savor the spoken word. Concessions are available.

Jacques J. Rancourt was born in southern Maine and spent his formative years in an off-the-grid cabin near the mouth of the 100-mile wilderness, the Appalachian Trail’s northern terminus. He attended the University of

He has published individ ual poems in magazines such as AGNI, Boston Review, Georgia Review, Kenyon Review, Missouri Review, New England Review, Ploughshares, Southern

NEXT KETTLE CHEFS — Its agreed. “We’ll serve baked ham at the next Kettle Dinner on (Thursday) Oct. 27.” As Bridgton Lion’s Club president Bob Hatch looks on, the planning committee for the dinner set the menu; IPP John Schuettinger, chair listens as someone suggests adding au gratin potatoes, salad, rolls and ice cream sundaes for dessert. Ready to prep and serve are Lions (left to right) Ruth Shalline, Kent Schalline and Pat McHatton. Indoor, sit down service (only) will begin at 5 p.m. at the Bridgton Community Center on Depot Street on Thursday, Oct. 27. Kettle Dinners are open to all and are served free of charge by the Lion’s Club as a thank you for the community’s support of their other community projects. (Photo by Elaine Spenciner)

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Happenings at the Bridgton Community Center: Winter Wear Giveaway, Friday, Oct. 14 from 4 to

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Six years ago, Elyse Wilson of Christ the King Parish in Skowhegan read about a program that helped provide shoeboxes full of gifts to mission children in South America who had

gifts as well as a list of what cannot be sent appear on the website of Cross Catholic Outreach (www.crosscatho lic.org/boxofjoy). In general, toys, hygiene items, and school supplies are accept

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Author talk & FallFEST at DAC this weekend

His work has been fea tured in Poetry Daily, From the Fishouse, and the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as in the Best of the Net and Best New Poets anthologies.

Jacques is the recipi ent of a Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford

University, a Halls Emerging Artist Fellowship from the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, a fivemonth residency from the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, France, and scholarships from the Bread Loaf and Sewanee Writers’ Conferences. Support for

Authors Series from an Anonymous Angel, Bridgton Books, and University of Maine Farmington Writers Collaborative.

FallFEST Dinner & Auction Fundraiser Sunday, Oct. 16, at 5 p.m. Plan on which auction bas kets you want to win in

order to become possible sweet presents for the holi day season! The FallFEST Dinner & Auction annual fundraiser for Denmark Arts Center is a place to have fun with friends, win great auction items, and enjoy a good food. From experi ence baskets to pieces of

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JESUS IS LORD — new and used auto parts. National locator. Most parts 2 days. Good used cars. Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 Bridgton, 207-647-5477. tf30

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Some of the auction bas kets to consider are Farmers market Delights with a 2023 CSA to Patch Farm & Padruig Jewelry and assort ed yummies; Ski Holiday with Ski Hot Ski Shop & Pleasant Mountain ski area gift certificates; Wine Lovers with items from JDecor, White Mountain Winery, Tear Cap Workshops, Weston’s & Sherman’s Farm; Books & Beer with Bridgton Books gift card, Authors’ signed books and some Maine brews; Voice Lessons & Piano Lessons from Judith Milardo; 2 Museum Majesties baskets with Portland Museum, Coastal Botanical Gardens, McLaughlins, and Maine Audubon Society; Date Nite at Stone Mountain Arts Center; Golf Lovers with Bridgton Highlands Country

Club; Kids Day Out with Storyland passes; Farmers Market Delights with farm ers gift cards; Bouquet Beauties from Brickwood Farm Flowers, Out Fishing with items from S.S. Flies, Gene Bahr, Unc’l Lunkers and oh so many more!

Guests need to register by Friday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. online at www.denmarkarts. org/events

Thanks to support STANDARD Gastropub, Worth The Wait Farm, Pietree Orchard, Grandy Organics, Patch Farm, Affordable Events LLC, and McSherry’s Nursery and Garden Center for our FallFEST Dinner & Auction annual fundraiser!

The Arts Center’s HEPA air purifier systems and ven tilation will be engaged for indoor performances. Tickets are $10 or pay what you can and can be purchased online at www.denmarkarts. org/events (view calendar listing)

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TOWN OF HARRISON

Part-Time Deputy Clerk

The Town of Harrison is accepting applications to fill a part-time (24-30 hrs/wk) Deputy Clerk posi tion with possibility of full time within three months upon interest and on an as needed basis.

This position has primary responsibility for customer service interactions and handles a wide range of customer transactions utilizing multiple different software programs. The ideal candidate is a Maine Notary Public or will become one. Please see the Town of Harrison website: (www. harrisonmaine.org) for a full description of Primary Essential Duties and Knowledge/Skills/Experience requirements. Also, a pre-requisite to serve in this job is the ability to pass a full criminal and motor vehicle background check.

Completed applications and resumes may be dropped off at the Town Office, mailed or e-mailed by October 21, 2022. To: Cass Newell, Assistant Town Manager, P.O. Box 300, Harrison, Maine 04040 or E-mail: cnewell@harrisonmaine.org

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Kat Reinhert at Dragonfly

The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton (95 Sanborns Grove Road) presents a songwriting work shop and an evening of jazz, folk, music by Kat Reinhert this Saturday, Oct. 15.

The Songwriting Workshop will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. followed by her performance from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Inspired by a rich back ground of jazz, folk and popular music styles, while seamlessly weaving story and sound with depth, imagi nation and creativity, singer and songwriter Kat Reinhert is an artist whose music defies categorization

Reinhert writes songs that blend the complexity of jazz harmonies to the lyri cal prosody of a singer-song writer in an easily accessible aural palette. She has a clear and expressive voice that can move effortlessly from a secret whisper of longing to a laughter filled explo sion as she moves through each story with authenticity and expression. As a lyricist, she draws from both reallife experiences, as well as those made from whole-cloth or sparked by watching the world with through the lens of an observer. Ever the opti mist, Reinhert has a keen ability to dig deep into dif ficult subjects while never alienating her listeners.

Her first original music appeared on a now archived album released in 2001 and Kat continued to lead and sing with various bands. In 2008, she released her second album, Chrysalis, her first all-original material release. Reinhert continued to per form throughout NYC as well as lead several national tours. During this time was when she really caught the ‘songwriting bug.’

During the next seven years, Reinhert recorded two albums: Spark, released in 2015 to critical acclaim containing twelve original songs and a RUSH cover, and Home Movie, released in winter 2018, containing nine creative interpretations of folk songs, covers and jazz standards. Spark was produced by David Cook and contains guest artists Julia Pederson, Jody Redhage, and Jo Lawry, Shayna Steele and Sarah Tolar and both records have Kat’s core band of Perry Smith, Sam Minaie and Ross Pederson.

After spending time in Miami pursuing alternative career paths, Reinhert relo cated back to New York City in 2019 and has returned to the performing and cre ative industries full time. In 2021, she released her fifth studio album of all original material, Dead Reckoning Drawing from the challenges

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and experiences of main taining an artistic creative life and relationships while pursuing a parallel passion in education and research, the songs on this upcom ing album are a testament to the honesty, vulnerability, charm, and hope we all dis cover on our journeys. The album features Reinhert’s longtime band members Perry Smith (g), Jesse Lewis (g), Matt Aronoff (b), and

Ross Pederson (d) as well as guest artists Jody Redhage (c), Rob Saunders (m) and features background vocals by Jamie Leonhart, Crystal Monee Hall and Jo Lawry, working alongside producer David Cook (k), Reinhert and Cook shaped the sonic landscape that takes the lis tener on a compelling aural journey.

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Reinhert released four singles, produced by Happy Camper Studios in Nashville: Better Without You, The Thief, Behind and Hiding in the Dark. She is currently working on three new singles, one of which she is producing herself, with release dates this coming fall and winter. She has worked with Josh Logan (Black Eyed Peas, Andy Grammer, etc.), Stephen Lit (Galantis, One Direction, etc), MONA (Hailee Steinfeld, Daya, etc.), Idarose (Warner Chappel), and David Cook (Taylor Swift, Maren Morris, Keisha), as well as written for Sesame Street and col laborated on podcast theme songs, and her music is featured in the credits for Songwriting for Music Educators. Reinhert is look ing forward to continuing releases, opportunities, writ ing and performances.

About the Workshop Designed for any level of songwriter, this work shop will focus on ways to stay creative and inspired, while simultaneously giving participants constraint-based writing techniques and appli cable ideas for song genera tion. Participants will begin work on a new original song during the workshop.

This workshop is for any one — even if you’ve never written a song and are wor ried you won’t be good at it! And if you’re an advanced songwriter, this workshop will offer ideas for ways to stay creative, generate inspi ration, and continue your

songwriting journey.

Kat Reinhert, PhD, is an accomplished performer, songwriter, voice teacher, and educator. Kat special izes in contemporary voice, songwriting, jazz, piano, and popular music pedagogy and curriculum.

Reinhert is currently Professor of Songwriting at Berklee School of Music in Boston, Mass., where she teaches songwriting, lyric writing and beginning pro duction classes.

In 2021, alongside Sarah Gulish, she co-founded Songwriting for Music Educators, a company dedi cated to empowering music educators from all fields and disciplines to engage with their own creativity, write songs, and help their students write songs.

Ms. Reinhert currently resides in New York City, where in addition to com muting to Boston, she can be found performing, teaching, running her own business, mentoring, and giving mas terclasses and workshops on songwriting, contemporary voice and higher popular music education.

Tickets: Songwriting Workshop, $15; performance $25. Purchase at: www.hay loftatdragonfly.com

Doors open 7 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. This is a BYOB event permitted for alcoholic beverages.

In alignment with CDC Guidelines, it is recommend ed, but not required, that patrons wear a mask and are vaccinated.

Friends of the Bridgton Public Library will hold a “Clear The Book Shed Shelves Sale” on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (rain date Sunday, Oct. 23, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.) at the Book Shed, located in the parking lot at 1 Church Street, Bridgton.

In anticipation of the upcoming Donation Day, it is time for FBPL to clear the book shed shelves. The final book sale of the year will be a ‘Pay What You Want’ sale. Those who become a Friend of the library will be able to fill a bag free. Those showing their library cards can choose 2 books free. The sale will include hardcover and paperback, fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books. Books have a shelf life, come and help yourself to a winter’s worth of books. Cash and checks are accepted.

Monies raised from this sale will help support Bridgton Public Library’s programs, activities and events.

Texas Hold’em tournament

HARRISON — The Harrison Lions Club will be holding their Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Lions’ Den, located in the back of the Block Building on Main Street in Harrison. There will be a $60 entry fee. Doors open at 12 p.m. with a start time of 1 p.m. Great food and refreshment are available. Proceeds will be used to support the Harrison Food Bank and Harrison Rec activities.

Exhibit at Pace Galleries

FRYEBURG — The Pace Galleries of Art presents the exhibition opening reception for Ian Factor: Resolve & Resilience on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg. Admission is free.

This show features a collection of emotionally arrest ing 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, Oregon. It includes pieces from a series conveying a social and/or political narrative, plus numerous portraits, and selections from his highlycharged Danger series. All works available for purchase.

Following the opening reception, the exhibition will be open to the public on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m. when Fryeburg Academy is in session or by appointment. Please e-mail boxoffice@fryeburgacademy.org or call 207-544-9066 to schedule a visit at another time.

The LHE/PAC is located on the campus of Fryeburg Academy at 18 Bradley Street in Fryeburg.

Annual Craft Fair & Bake Sale

SWEDEN — The Sweden Volunteer Fire Association will hold its annual craft fair and bake sale on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sweden Town Meeting Hall (Route 93, 147 Bridgton Road).

Table rental is $10 for an 8-foot table or space. SVFA will provide tables. Call Bette-Jean to reserve your table or space at (207) 583-7989.

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open U.S. oil production. Gas prices would drop immediate ly, on the news, even though it would take months to ramp up production. We could, in time, secure our own energy needs, and begin to supply Europe and other nations who will be in desperate need of energy this winter.

The Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) was imple mented in December 1975,

but Biden opened the Reserves in order to lower the gas prices before the com ing election. It has resulted in 32.7% reduction of (SPR), the lowest level since 1987! This may leave the country vulner able if there is some kind of emergency, and that oil will have to be replaced at much higher prices.

A coin toss may have changed the selection of Kamala, or the defund move ment, or no cash bail, or close ties to China, etc. Just a thought.

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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 on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m.

John Bear Mitchell is a cit izen of the Penobscot Nation from Indian Island in Maine. He presently serves as the University of Maine System Office Native American Waiver and Educational Program Coordinator, University of Maine’s Wabanaki Center Outreach and Student Development Coordinator, as well as, a Lecturer of Wabanaki Studies and Multicultural Studies at the University of Maine in Orono. He has served on

numerous museum and edu cational boards throughout the state with missions based on Maine’s Wabanaki people.

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For 15 years, John visited schools in Maine as a Maine Touring Artist delivering an Arts in Education program. During that time, he visit ed over 150 schools. While working his way through college, he toured with the Native American Storytellers of New England. He pre sented a traditional and con temporary program in Native American Stories and Song.

His singing and storytell ing can be heard in many Maine PBS, tribal-sponsored awareness videos, indepen dent film, HBO Lionsgate TV, and many documenta ries with topics on Maine’s Native People.

LOVELL — The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell has a busy fall coming up, so put these in your calendar! All events are in person unless otherwise stated. Further details at https://www.hobbslibrary.org or call 925-3177.

Thursday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m. June O’Donal talks about Drinking Our Way Through New England History.

Monday, Oct. 17, 1 p.m., Zoom only, Page Turners Book discussion, Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty.

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m. Hybrid. Internet Basics.

Thursday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m., Majestic Theater, Conway, One Book/One Valley.

Thursday, Nov. 3 and Nov. 10, at 7 p.m., Zoom only, watercolor class.

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 6 p.m. Hybrid, E-mail Basics.

KAT REIHERT to present a songwriting workshop and an evening of jazz, folk, music this Saturday, Oct. 15.