When is it appropri ate for youngsters to learn specific body part terms, as well as gender identity?
Some parents voiced their concerns to the SAD 61 School Board and Superintendent Al Smith
about a recent presenta tion by Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine at Crooked River Elementary on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
A letter was sent to parents/caregivers, dated Sept. 30, regarding the scheduled presentation,
Two, not one, candidates will look to fill the remaining year of Fred Packard’s term on the Bridgton Select Board.
One candidate on the Nov. 8 ballot is Carrye CastlemanRoss.
The other candidate not on the ballot, but run ning as a write-in is Daniel Harden. Town Clerk Laurie Chadbourne clarified for The News that voters can either write in “Daniel” Harden or “Dan” Harden. “Either will work, as long as we can determine voter intent and the indicator box is checked,” Chadbourne said.
The News posed the fol lowing questions to the two candidates. Answers are arranged alphabetically.
Q. Why did you decide to enter politics?
Castleman-Ross: I believe that I am well-posi tioned to serve in a munici pal capacity by bringing my experience and enthusiasm for Bridgton to the Select Board table.
Harden: I have been involved in town politics for about 4.5 years. I cur rently serve on the Bridgton Planning Board. I am run ning as a write-in candidate for Select Board as I feel my knowledge of business, local residential needs, and local politics will bring added strength to the Board.
Q. What strength/skills
would you bring to the posi tion?
Castleman-Ross: My greatest strength and moti vation in running for Select Board is that I have a vest ed interest, both personally and professionally, in the town and want to contrib
noting topics to be dis cussed included “Knowing your Body” and “Identity and Gender Stereotypes.” School Counselor Amy Saunders noted that in 2018, the Maine Department of Education “rolled out a mandate requiring all school dis tricts in the state to imple ment a child sexual abuse prevention and response model policy.”
“This meant imple menting a program to help students develop skills and understanding around boundaries, personal body safety and healthy com munication,” Saunders wrote.
When Amy Morton’s two daughters (a fifth and third grader) came home, they were “confused” and “uncomfortable” as the result of the presen tation. Morton addressed the School Board Monday night.
“Let’s start with my fifth grader’s experi ence. She informed me that a male, dressed as a woman was one of the speakers. He informed the kids that he identifies as a ‘they/them.’ Meanwhile, the kids were given work sheets and they had to also write in their pronouns. My daughter was aware of what this meant, but many other students were not,” Morton said. “She was even asked by other students about what they should write. This shows that at 10/11 years old, they cannot and should not be comprehending infor mation of this magnitude. She came home extremely upset over this whole situ ation. After speaking with some of her classmates’ parents, it was very obvi ous that she wasn’t the
FRYEBURG — Shortly after her prized pig won Reserve Grand Champion in the market hog catego ry at the Fryeburg Fair, 12-year-old Kiley Gavett assisted a very young future 4-H’er with handling a pig let in the fenced-in area.
Kiley knows the ropes. She has been in 4-H half her life — although it seems like she was born into it, she said.
“My dad is in 4-H. I started showing sheep was I was six,” Kiley said.
This year, the Bridgton resident raised one sheep, a pig named Sky, and three cows including a heifer named Miss Karma and a steer named Blu. Blu became a blue-ribbon win ner, and was named Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer. Basically, Blu is a gentle giant.
“My steer was so good you could lay on it. I took a nap on it once,” Kiley said.
Incumbent Walter Riseman (Independent-Harrison) is seeking re-election on Nov. 8 to Maine House District 83. His challenger is Republican Donna Dodge of Denmark. HD 83 includes Bridgton, Harrison and Denmark. The News posed the following questions to the candi dates. Answers are arranged alphabetically:
Q. Why did you decide to enter politics?
Dodge: I have always been active from the sidelines: testifying in Augusta, writing letters to the editor, holding workshops on Common Core curriculum, approaching school boards on key issues, and serving as chairman for the Denmark Planning Board. But these past two and a half years have been difficult to watch. I felt that our rep resentatives were no longer representing us, but ruling us. I watched as the current administration passed legislation which violated our rights and used our tax money to do it. I watched as Augusta put big business and out-of-state corporate interests ahead of Maine people. And, I watched as our education and healthcare systems became more and more dysfunctional. I thought about our children and what kind of Maine we will leave them. Will it be one with unsustainable spending and higher taxes, or one with limited government and modest taxation? I felt I had to try to make a difference, for them.
Riseman: Thanks for that question. With 40-plus years living in the area, I have direct knowledge about the peo ple and our communities. After retiring, it soon became obvious to me, I still had more to offer. I had a growing concern about how government interacted with the people they served. It seemed to me that responsible govern ment was hindered by partisan politics, inefficient opera tions and expanding bureaucracies. Much the problem is caused by maintaining an appropriate balance between providing resources for people in need and increasing the
Q. Why did you decide to enter politics?
Powers: I didn’t decide to enter “politics,” but instead decided to enter public service. In 2019, I was diagnosed with cancer and learned that the survival rate for my type of cancer is only 40% out to five years. My diagnosis made me re-think my priorities. Supporting my family has always been and will always be my number one priority, but a close second is service to the community and I felt that I could do a better job in that area. I ran for Sebago Budget Committee and won (though very few people seem to want to be on Budget). I joined our local snow mobile club to help maintain the trails as our outdoors are what my family uses the most. I joined the Sebago Lions as they have the biggest impact as a group in our town. Earlier this year, I was asked by some friends to run for State Representative as there was only one candidate in the race and there was little time left before the filing deadline. I thought serving as State Representative could be another good way to assist our community even if winning might be a long shot. With seven clear CT scans since my cancer diagnosis, my health outlook is much bet ter now. Win or lose, when I do pass, I hope never to be remembered as a “politician” but instead as someone who wanted to help and made a difference.
Walker: Actually, I’m not sure I’m interested in enter ing politics. As the man said, “When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” So, I’ll
Q. Why did you decide to enter politics?
Fay: I’m a small businessperson who is also a State Representative and I bring that perspective with me to the position. When I first decided to run for the Legislature, it was because I realized that I could bring a thoughtful, responsive and respectful perspective to the job. I didn’t decide to run for ideological reasons, I simply wanted to help people in our community solve problems.
I love our community, our entire region, and wanted a representative who would recognize how special this area is, would protect our environment, and would represent the district in a common-sense, bipartisan manner to really get things done.
Foster: Being politically active most of my adult life, I have supported candidates in their campaigns to get elect ed, including my dad who won three out of five elections as a state representative from Gray. More recently, I believe our state is moving in the wrong direction, and I am making
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Carrye Castleman-Ross Daniel Harden
Age: 53
Background: A native of Nashville, Tenn., my partner Eric LaPerna and I moved to Maine in 1995 after graduating from the University of Georgia. So even though I still have a Southern accent, I’ve lived in Maine for over half my life and I love it here. In November of 2008, we bought a classic 1900s home in downtown Bridgton and restored it from the ground up. In July of 2013, we took a leap of faith, restored an old Wales & Hamblen warehouse and opened the Tap House. At that time, Depot Street was pretty derelict as the thriving train and freight era had passed but we saw the potential for revitalization and poured our hearts and souls into our dream.
Almost 10 years later, our business is thriving, we have a beautiful Airbnb Loft upstairs and Depot Street is (in my humble opinion) the epicenter of activity in downtown Bridgton. I am very proud of our success; the Tap House has become a beloved community gath ering place and local institution. We have supported and hosted many non-profit fundraisers over the years including Harvest Hills, Project Graduation (both LRHS and Fryeburg Academy), the Rufus Porter Museum, Through These Doors, Bridgton Food Pantry, Bridgton Community Center and Family Crisis Services.
A proud environmentalist, I have been on the board of Loon Echo Land Trust, was an early booster of Pondicherry Park and a founding member of the Community Gardens at the BCC. I was co-chair of Bridgton’s 250th birthday celebration and co-hosted the festivities for 2015’s BikeMaine, one of the biggest and most ambitious events ever held in town. A member of our Chamber of Commerce, I’ve been on the marketing committee and was voted “Businessperson of the Year” in 2014. I believe in the importance of volunteering and giving back to a town that has been so good to me.
Eric and I recently purchased a historic estate on Main Street and are restoring it to its former glory. We are per sonally and professionally invested in Bridgton and are thrilled to be a part of its exciting future while honoring its proud past.
As the proprietor of the Tap House and the Loft, I have been fortunate to meet many people from both here and away. The overwhelming response from our guests who are visiting from elsewhere is reliably a variation of the same theme: Bridgton is so beautiful, the downtown is so quaint, everyone is so friendly, it’s so safe, the locally-owned shops are adorable…While every town obviously has its issues and poverty and crime certainly are not nonexistent here, we are fortunate to have healthy social safety nets, a hospital, tight community bonds, accessible outdoor spaces, a thriving downtown and a four-season tax base. I am always reminded of how lucky we are when I see our town from others’ perspective.
ute to its future success. It is also important to me that we keep it growing in a sustain able and measured way. Our streetscape and wastewater infrastructure upgrades have shown business owners and future residents that we are willing to invest in our town, and the Comprehensive Plan is an important tool in setting building and design standards to keep us moving in a posi tive direction during these developments.
Harden: Having run a business for 10 years and managing many different budgets, I feel I can help the current board with executing various and complex projects in our town. Being involved in many non-profits over the years and giving back to the community is something I truly enjoy. Additionally, my experience organizing events has given me the ability to make decisions that have been great for our commu nity. We may not always see eye-to-eye on boards, but being able to have objective conversations and different points of view, we always focus on what’s right for our residents at large.
Q. What do you believe the role of government should be?
Castleman-Ross: From a macro standpoint, the role of government distilled to its finer points is: respect for and adherence to the Constitution and its amendments, taxation with representation, free and fair elections, equal rights and justice. These tenets hold true down to the purest and old est form of government: the municipal system. By living and working in the town you represent, you have personal
relationships with your con stituents, their needs and con cerns. It also provides real time checks and balances with those constituents, as you need to govern fairly and judiciously or you will be run out of town. Maybe not lit erally, but definitely figura tively! By virtue of living in the town you represent, your closeness with and accessibil ity toward your constituents keeps you honest.
Harden: I believe the role of local government should be to do what is best for the entire town of Bridgton; from our children to seniors, from downtown business to our many businesses in North, South and West Bridgton. The town covers a large area with residents of varying needs and interests and we should be helping the town thrive in all areas.
Q. If elected, what would be your three priorities (and explain why they are a pri ority)?
Castleman-Ross: 1. Moving the town forward in a fiscally responsible way by creating opportunity and economic stability for our residents while protect ing our most valuable asset — our priceless geographi cal surroundings and natural resources.
2. Providing a safe and nurturing environment for our children to thrive through continued support of Bridgton Rec, after-school programs and local mentoring, provid ing a safety net to meet basic social, food and heating needs for our elderly and less for tunate, and procuring the old Memorial School property to provide services for all of the above.
3. Supporting the overall
only one. Not only were they confused, but very upset and disturbed.”
Morton received a pic ture from another mother that was handed out by presenters to her daugh ter’s third grade class.
“The picture was com pletely inappropriate for third graders, never mind any elementary students,” Morton said. “When I asked my daughter about it, her response was, ‘mom, I ripped up my pic ture because it was weird and about privates.’ Let me give you a visual. The drawing was a young man sitting naked in a bathtub, a young woman standing naked in a mirror. Now, I could get passed that part, even though I still think third grade is much too young. My issue is with
the fact that the boy had the breasts in which the kids had to label. The girl was wearing a shaving cream mustache.”
Morton pointed out that students had to label the vulva on the girl and penis/ testicles on the boy.
“I am all for using proper verbiage for private areas, my kids know them. But, being 8 years old, she still chooses to use words like ‘privates’ because that makes her feel more com fortable. I am not sure who thinks that having breasts on a male or an 8-year-old needing to identify a vulva or having a naked boy and girl in the same room is appropriate when all it did was confuse them even more,” Morton said. “This day was a complete breach of mine, as well as so many other parents’ paren
tal roles. This presentation not only was inappropriate in many ways, but also took away my young chil dren’s innocence. It made them feel uncomfortable, confused and unsafe.”
Morton added, “My concern is far more about the safety of our children as well as keeping a parent’s right to teach things of this nature in a safe place at home, in the way we, the parents, see fit. While I realize that not every home is safe, and I truly feel for those situations, that still has no place in this matter. Let’s spend our time and resources focusing on how to help those children in unsafe homes.”
Morton also questioned why a poster was taped to the guidance counsel ing office door noting, “This classroom is a safe
and inclusive space for LGBTQ+ Students.” It notes that “this teacher is a resource if you need help or support.” The poster was provided by SARSSM and the United Way of York County.
“If we are trying to teach about inclusion, kindness and anti-bullying strategies, isn’t this sign completely hypocritical? Why would a sign that reads, ‘This classroom is a safe place for ALL students?’ Why are we teaching our elementary students that labels are accepted?” Morton asked.
In an interview with The News Tuesday morn ing, Smith gave a more detailed response to par
Candidate: Daniel Harden Age: 48
Background: Current president of Sunrise Property Management supporting local properties for 10 years. Prior to that, I held the position of Assistant Security Director of Construction at Logan Airport; and worked several years in various telecommu nications positions.
Bridgton has been my res idence since 2005, and I have been coming to Bridgton since 1987 with my family. I have supported many nonprofits in town, including seven years on the Chamber of Commerce Board, two of those years as president; current Bridgton Planning Board member; and sitting on executive board of Harvest Hills. My wife Alyssa and I enjoy camping and boating in the many areas around the Lakes Region. We also spend a lot of time with our combined seven kids.
well-being of our residents by continued focus on com munity volunteerism and the ongoing efforts of our local social services, mental health agencies and law enforce ment through collaboration and outreach. We all succeed when we support each other and create a healthy environ ment for all our citizens to prosper.
Harden: 1. Evaluate current downtown projects; ensure contractor is keeping best interests in mind while ensuring we properly manage the growth of our town.
2. While downtown is the heartbeat of Bridgton, other areas of town are just as criti cal and need proper consid eration in planning and bud geting.
3. As Select Board mem bers, it is our responsibility to ensure monies are appropri ated responsibly throughout the whole town; from our roads to water/sewer system to development and services for all to enjoy.
Q. What issues/problems do you feel the town has fallen short on and what do you propose to do to improve that situation?
Castleman-Ross: While
ents’ comments and con cerns.
First, Smith admitted SAD 61 failed to “ask some important questions” regarding materials to be used for the presenta tion. In the past, screening was done before outside groups addressed students. Since Zoom has been used the past two years due to COVID, the review step was missed.
“It is time to go back and remind them (staff) that you can’t skip things,” Smith said.
SARSSM has been used by SAD 61 for the past 10 years with no prior issues.
“The group’s program has been approved by the Muskie School of Public Safety. We did our home work to be sure we have the right, approved group. It was something that just went a little off,” Smith
not averse to offering con structive criticism when need ed, I truly feel like our town officers and municipal staff have done a solid job moving Bridgton forward recently, particularly given the unex pected challenge of COVID and its attendant economic downturn and uncertainty. We all know the streetscape and wastewater upgrades have taken longer than projected and the road conditions have been less than optimal these past few years (speaking as someone who has suffered through a blown tire, a bust ed tie rod and ruined shocks while navigating Bennett Street daily…) but we are nearing the finish line!
Harden: Being involved in property management and non-profits as mentioned, I am out and about our entire town. I feel we have fallen short in ensuring proper dis tribution of focus and funds to support areas outside of downtown. Clearly, down town is an important part of our wonderful community and I just want to see more balance for all residents. Love Always Bridgton.
BRIDGTON,said. “A letter was sent home to parents from the guidance counselor explaining the presenta tion, and reminding par ents if they declined hav ing their child take in the talk, they could ‘opt out.’ The child would then be placed in another room and given other work to do while the presentation was being made.”
To his knowledge (no mention from staff), Smith said no parent chose the “opt out” option.
“I am not aware of any,” he said. “They may have.” Smith received a half dozen phone calls and e-mails from parents after the presentation. “It was enough that I needed to check into this,” he said. When asked what is the appropriate age to dis cuss specific body parts
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Carrye Castleman-Ross Daniel Hardenburdens on taxpayers. It requires thoughtful work on the part of government leaders to properly address solutions. I believe we can do better. My mantra has been, “If you are going to complain about something, you should be willing to do something about it” and so I continue my quest.
Q. What strength/ skills would you bring to the position?
Dodge: Growing up in a family which often dis cussed politics and issues at the dinner table, I learned to keep informed so that I could participate. As a result, I enjoy debate and feel I can do so respect fully. As an adult, my job required public speaking, so I am comfortable with this aspect of the legis lative position. If elected to represent the people of Bridgton, Denmark, and Harrison, I promise to be available and honest. I will always Listen to concerns, Lead in a direction to solve problems, and always be Loyal to my word. Listen.
Lead. Loyal. I’m also a small business owner, who cares deeply about all small businesses and the workers they employ.
Riseman: I have just completed four years as your Independent State Representative. I have done my best to understand the complexities of important legislation and have based my vote on how my deci sion affects my constitu ency. It requires interac tion with people in differ ent capacities, regardless of political affiliation or beliefs. The ability to listen and communicate is essen tial to the process. Included also are the important prin cipals of respectful con duct, accountability, trans parency, honesty, and the ability to accept compro mise. As an Independent, I am not beholden to a particular expectation on how to vote by organized political parties.
Q. What do you believe the role of government should be?
Dodge: Our Constitution reserves nearly all power to the people and little to the government, yet the current administration in Augusta has continually chosen government regula tions and mandates over freedom — all under the guise of economic stability and safety. I believe people of Maine are fiercely inde
pendent and hard-working and they take the notion of personal responsibility seriously. The mindset I see in Augusta is contrary to these American values. The current administration has continued to grow gov ernment, increase regula tions, and raise taxes. I believe long-term solutions for greater prosperity for all Mainers involve shrink ing the size of government and allowing people to keep more of what they earn.
Riseman: Such an important question! The strongest and healthi est form of governmen tal is democracy. It was designed by the found ing fathers to be “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” Within those words can be vari ous interpretations of what democracy should look like and what the role of government should be. It is my belief that government must fairly represent the health, safety and welfare of all its people. It must be done in a manner which considers the needs and wants of both the society as a whole and also indi vidual liberties. The most difficult decisions of gov ernment come when these principals are in conflict. Good government occurs when there is factual and rational evidence present ed, thoughtful consider ation made, and clear and understandable outcomes established based on the principals.
Q. If elected, what would be your three pri orities (and explain why they are a priority)?
Dodge: 1. Maine cur rently has the third highest tax burden in the coun try, behind only New York and Hawaii. (Tax burden looks at individual income, property tax, sales tax and excise tax as a share of personal income.) Maine also made first place for highest property tax as per cent of personal income. (WalletHub). Our cost of living is 15% higher than the national average. These rankings don’t happen by accident, they are caused by bad policies. Our neigh bor, New Hampshire, with identical weather,
resources, tourists, and ter rain made the top five list of states with the lowest total sales and excise tax as a percent of personal income. The people in Maine deserve leaders who understand that we cannot continue to tax and spend our way to a more pros perous state. The Property Tax Stabilization Program, designed to freeze prop erty taxes for seniors, was passed this spring and is a great start, but we need to do more. I would support reducing or eliminating the income tax as well as reducing state tax on elec tricity, which is hovering around 14 percent.
2. Education. We spend more every year and yet our students’ proficiency and test scores continue to decline. We must bring back the basics — writing, science, arithmetic. We need to introduce technical and vocational education earlier than high school. We must give parents a voice in what their children are learning.
3. Energy costs. It’s no secret that Mainers are struggling. We saw an 83% increase in our electricity bills this year. More people in Maine rely on heating oil than any other state. I think of these folks as oil approaches $5 per gal lon. Gas is also on the rise, up 11 cents over this past week (as of 10/10/22). But there are strategies that could help. For example, we pay 30 cents state tax per gallon of gas. I filled up with 18 gallons yes terday and paid $5.40 in tax. This is a lot of money, especially if filling up sev eral times a week. It was suggested by voters that this tax be significantly reduced or eliminated for the winter months. I would support such a policy.
Riseman: 1. Drug Addiction and Mental Health. These crises are overwhelming our soci ety at all age and income levels. More resources are needed to properly address harm reduction, law enforcement and fam ily education. There is no single answer. It will take a multi-pronged and concerted effort to work through these problems. I will continue my work with various local and state-wide groups to bring more resource availability.
2. Affordable Housing and Homelessness. Inflation, lack of good jobs, an insufficient afford able housing inventory, and increased homeless ness will require innova tive solutions to address the problems. We need to explore additional resourc es and create more joint partnerships between the public and private sectors to be able fill the gaps, especially in the rural areas of the state. I will advocate for legislation to address
these issues. especially in the urban areas of the state.
3. Environment. This refers to more than just natural resources. The Maine Conservation Voters endorsed me giving me a 100% score on address ing environmental issues including, water quality, stopping PFAS pollution, stopping out-of-state trash dumping, and requiring more accountability by the state’s electric utili ties, among others. More work is needed on these and other important topics. I will continue my commit ment to improve all areas of environmental concerns.
Q. What issues/prob lems do you feel the state has fallen short on and what do you propose to do to improve that situ ation?
Dodge: I feel our state has dropped the ball when it comes to protecting our most vulnerable popula tions such as the elderly and disabled. For various reasons, Maine has lost three nursing homes over the past year. One of our top priorities should be optimizing reimbursement rates at nursing homes and long-term care facili ties to ensure they remain open and that there are enough qualified staff to provide care. Maine has also fallen short in imple menting affordable health care options to the general population. I feel that we must reduce healthcare costs for everyone by incentivizing competition across state lines. As your Representative, I will pro mote viable solutions to our healthcare system that encourage competition and attract much needed quali fied healthcare workers to Maine.
Riseman: Partisanship: Unfortunately, over the last decade the style of politi cal leadership has changed. Dominated by extreme ele ments in both organized political parties, the busi ness of legislating has been relegated to neither side wanting to jeopardize their political power, seek com promise or find resolution to deal with the issues. The role of the political moder ate needs to be reestab lished. I will continue to seek compromise among lawmakers when neces sary.
• Budget practices: There is major disconnect between consideration of legislation and the cost of funding it. Too often poli cies are voted for passage without consideration of how much and where the funding will come to pay for it. There is an annu al dilemma of allocating resources to pay for legis lation after it is approved. Too often good legislation ultimately “dies” for lack of funding. There sim ply isn’t enough money. I would advocate for reform ing and simplifying the roles of the Appropriations Committee and Legislature when it comes to money.
• Reform government: There needs to be more accountability and trans parency when it comes to government operations. At times, outdated systems, inefficient bureaucracies and lack of communication has staggered our ability to function in the best interest of the people we serve. I would suggest a best prac tices study be conducted for each state department.
Candidate: Donna Dodge (R) Age: 57 Residence: Denmark
Professional Background: Registered Dietitian since 1989; small business owner, Berry Farm, LLC; co-founder Mainers Against Common Core; Oxford County Chapter Leader of Weston A. Price Foundation (nutri tion resources); Denmark Planning Board 12 years (three years as chairman).
Personal Background: I live in Denmark with my husband and three children. Coached softball, t-ball, soccer. My interests include horses, gardening, and hiking.
Professional Background: I have proudly served the people in our region for over four decades. With my expe rience and dedication, I have continued to work hard to meet the needs of our fami lies and communities and make them healthier, safer, and more prosperous. I have strived to bring results orient ed but compassionate proven leadership to the legislative process. Here is some my proven record of accomplishments, they include:
• Helped protect our region’s environment,
• Relieved the property tax burden for seniors and veter ans,
• Promoted positive economic and community develop ment,
• Protected and created jobs, and advocated for small busi nesses,
• Increased government accountability and transparency,
• Supported legislation to provide resources to address the mental health and opiate crises,
• Advocated for responsible state budgeting and govern ment spending,
• Provided support for the neediest in our communities.
I believe my extensive background, professional experi ences and gained knowledge are valuable characteristics for the office I seek. I utilize them to seek answers and solve problems. Here is a list: organizational leadership, budgeting and financial management, civic participation, mentoring and business counseling, constituent resource navigation, crises management and seeking solution compromise.
Personal Background: I have been married to my wife, Jane, for over 30 years and currently live in Harrison. We are parents to eight children, four are my biological, two are her biological and two are adopted children. The youngest is now 20 years old. The oldest are my biological twins who are now 45 years old. We also have eight grandchildren including a 2-year-old granddaughter.
I attended high school at the Cambridge School of Weston, a college preparatory school, and was later accepted at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., where I graduated in 1970 with a BBA where I majored in Accounting and Finance.
I moved to Maine in the ’70s and worked for Hannaford Brothers as a staff accountant. I eventually bought and operat ed the Village Tie-up, a popular and well-known convenience store in Harrison, located at the head of Long Lake. I was extensively involved in civic activities including volunteering for youth activities, serving on town boards and becoming a foster and adoptive parent.
Eventually I sold the business in 1992 and took a job with Community Concepts, a Community Action Agency provid ing a variety of programs such as Head Start, family counsel ing, housing, transportation, small business development and affordable rental housing. With a budget of $23 million, in my financial role, I spent 20-plus years managing budgets, moni toring contract compliance, overseeing the annual audit, and serving on the agency executive team as the Chief Financial Officer.
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Candidate: Barry Powers (D)
Age: 58
Residence: Sebago Professional Background: BS in Marketing, Boston College. 35 years as a technology consultant, 19 of which were spent at IBM as their Global Software Leader for Financial Services.
Currently working at Amazon Web Services as their Software Partner Development Manager for Financial Services.
Managed large teams of people (40-plus) across 16 countries, budgets in the $10’s of millions and been responsible for driving rev enues in the $100’s of millions. Prior to that part of my career, I have also worked as a waiter, bartender, builder of doors and windows, sales clerk, mail clerk, car salesman and counselor for emotionally disturbed children.
Personal Background: Married to Christine Powers for 26 years with three children — Carolyn (24), John (21) and Elizabeth (20). I am a dog owner, but at this point it might be up for grabs whether my dog owns me instead. I am a Catholic. I like to fish (ice and open water), hunt (deer and turkey), camp, snowmobile, and ski.
I serve on the Sebago Budget Committee, the Sebago Lions, and help drive membership to the Sebago Branch Duckers Snowmobile Club. I have also helped build hous es through Habitat for Humanity. I am currently winning against a cancer diagnosis in 2019.
Candidate: Mark Walker (R)
Age: Lots younger than Joe Biden
Residence: Naples Professional Background: Small busi ness owner; Studied indus trial materials technology in college; Earned an MBA in business.
Personal Background: I grew up amid Midwestern cornfields. Fifteen years ago, I fell in love with Maine. I’ve worked in the trades; was the first person in my family to go to col lege; taught Middle School shop; worked for both small businesses and huge corporations; taught Sunday School; founded and served on community non-profits. I’m a hus band, father, and grandfather.
Candidate: Jessica Fay Age: 54
Residence: Raymond Professional Background: State represen tative 2016-present Legislative experi ence: Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, 2020-pres ent, Government Oversight Committee 2022-present, House Chair, non-partisan Legislative Caucus on Aging, 2018-present, House Chair Advisory Committee to the PFAS Fund 2022-pres ent, Environment and Natural Resources Committee 20162020, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee, 20182020, House Chair Commission to Study Long-Term Care Workforce Issues 2019-2020
Business experience: Owner Raymond Village Florist 2000-2015, Owner and designer Maine Lakes Wedding and Event Florist 2015-present.
Personal Background: Public service was an integral part of my family life growing up. Family members served in the military, worked in the public sector and served on volunteer and elected boards and committees. Inspired by this service, I’ve volunteered at the local Library, founded a volunteer-based Age-Friendly Community initiative and I’m currently on the Town of Raymond Recycling Committee. I enjoy hiking with my 3 Labrador Retrievers and paddling my kayak on our lakes and ponds.
Education: B.A., Simmons College, Boston, MA.
Candidate: Gregory Foster (R) Age: N/A
Residence: Raymond
Professional Background: I am a 1974 Graduate of Gray New Gloucester High School, and a 1979 gradu ate from the School of Forest Resources with a BS in Forest Management. Employed by the Department of Conservation from 1981 to 1985, I served in several capacities, including Maine Forest Service forest tech nician, Public Lands forest technician, Maine Forest Service Utilization Forester, and Service Forester. Hancock Lumber of Casco hired me in 1985 to manage their 12,000 acres of forestland and buy white pine sawlogs for their Casco and Pittsfield sawmills. In 1990, Lavalley Lumber of Sanford hired me to buy logs for their Sanford saw mill.
In 1993, I became a consulting forester offering profes sional forestry services to private forestland owners. My dad, also a forester, and I incorporated our consulting firm, Timberstate G. Now owned solely by myself, I have one employee.
Public Office: Raymond Planning Board
Community Service: Raymond Conservation Commission Member, Past; Raymond Comprehensive Plan Committee Member, Past and Current; Raymond Ordinance Implementation Committee Member, Past; Raymond Election Clerk, Republican Clerk, Current (when not on the ballot.)
Notable Achievements: As Maine Chapter Chair of the Association of Consulting Foresters, I was able to get consult
probably stay out of that game and just try to repre sent the people of Naples, Sebago, Baldwin, Steep Falls and Standish in trying to get some good govern ment in Maine — govern ment that’s driven from the bottom up, by the people, not by a few at the top.
Q. What strength/skills would you bring to the position?
Powers: I am a good listener, make decisions based on facts and support ing evidence, and can put myself in other people’s shoes. I am open, truthful and accessible. I can bal ance big budgets and can think strategically. We may not agree on everything, but you will always be able to talk with me and you will always know what I am thinking and why. Our last Representative only appeared in Augusta for a shockingly small 41% of the votes in this last term. I might not be perfect, but promise, that if elected, I will be here to meet with you, I will listen to you and I will show up in Augusta when it comes time to rep resent you.
Walker: Well, I try to be a good listener. I’m pretty good at dealing with new ideas. I understand orga nization operations and finance. I’ve learned a few things over the years about human nature. And, I sort of stubbornly believe in certain principals — like Citizenship, Equality under the Law, and the Balance of personal Liberty with
Responsibility. (Plus — I really despise outright deception shrouded in crafty or subtle political “spin.”)
Q. What do you believe the role of government should be?
Powers: The great thing about our democracy is that our government is us. We elect our government. Every two to four years, we can make big changes in Augusta and Washington if we feel those that we elect ed aren’t representing us or, like our last Representative, are barely doing the job at all. Even better, every year, we can create need ed change through activ ism and ballot initiatives that reflect what we want and need. Our government should only do as much as we want and need it to do and no more. Our govern ment should only do what we cannot do on our own as individuals. Protecting our rights, our fiscal resources and natural environment are minimum requirements to the job – building a better future for ourselves and our families is the goal.
Walker: The first duty of all governments is to restrain outright evildoers. People under any govern ment on earth that doesn’t do that are in supreme trouble. In our Western tradition, protecting the weak from being taken advantage of by the strong, regardless of status, is a pretty high priority. In a constitutional republic like ours, the duty of govern ment is to preserve order
this effort to correct it.
Q. What strength/skills would you bring to the position?
Fay: In order to most effectively represent the District, I have built rela tionships and worked to develop trust among my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, as well as those who work in state govern ment. While legislating sometimes requires passing laws, there are many times when there are other solu tions to people’s problems – even simply making the right connection between a constituent and an agency can make a huge difference. These skills are invaluable and take time to cultivate.
Being patient and invit ing and respecting different perspectives creates a better solution. This is why each bill that I have sponsored and passed has had bi-parti san support.
Foster: As a consulting forester, my expertise is in
managing forest properties for private, non-industrial forest land owners in south ern Maine. My knowledge is valuable as it pertains to promoting long-term for est management that makes these properties more valu able and less vulnerable to use changes. Protection of watersheds is a great ben efit, when state policies and laws affecting forest land owners are preserved and enhanced.
Q. What do you believe the role of government should be?
Fay: I believe the Preamble to the Constitution lays it out perfectly. Our government shall “estab lish Justice, ensure domes tic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, pro mote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.” State government can play an important role in each of these domains – for example: protecting survivors of domestic vio
and protect liberty, and to do that through the exer cise of the law. Under law ful constitutional govern ment, no person, regard less of their position, may exercise power apart from the authority of the law. Furthermore, in keeping with “government by the consent of the governed,” we hold that law is legiti mate exclusively because it is of the peoples’ will exer cised through their chosen legislative representatives.
Q. If elected, what would be your three pri orities (and explain why they are a priority)?
Powers: 1. An economy that works for all of Maine. We need lower taxes with responsible spending; con tinued, low unemployment; reduced energy and medical expenses to provide relief from rising costs to Maine families and Seniors; access to healthcare; and affordable housing are all key components to build ing a thriving economy that works for everyone. Doing these things will grow our state and local economy.
2. Improvement in our education system. Fully fund our schools including trade schools, continue two years free community col lege, computer science edu cation in all high schools, improve Internet connectiv ity and bandwidth across all of the district. In our district, lack of broadband is a key differentiator for the education available to our children. I have heard from too many parents that they would have to drive their cars to the library and use their WiFi so their chil dren could complete their lessons.
3. Protect women’s rights and access to reproduc tive healthcare. The recent
lence, ensuring quality of life, promoting clean drink ing water, and securing our elections.
Foster: It is to keep order and safety for the people.
Q. If elected, what would be your three pri orities (and explain why they are a priority)?
Fay: If I have the privi lege of being re-elected, I will continue to work on the issues that constituents have told me are important to them.
1. We all hear about how Maine is the oldest state in the nation. Drawing atten tion to and passing policies that have impacted older Mainers like property tax relief, age-friendly commu nities and access to home care has been an important part of my legislative work. I will continue working to improve the way we value and care for older people in our communities so that everyone can age with dig nity in the way that suits them best. This includes tax issues, workforce issues and healthcare issues.
2. Working to improve the way our laws protect survivors of domestic vio lence, specifically in the area of financial abuse. We
Supreme Court Dobbs deci sion and the subsequent ris ing tide of abortion bans and restrictions across the country coupled with the Maine Republican Party’s official platform to place more restrictions on abor tion makes one thing crys tal clear: Women’s repro ductive rights are under assault. There are no laws on any book in the nation or here in Maine that force me as a man to do any thing with my body that I don’t want. I will make sure women enjoy the same freedoms and rights as men. I believe that we are all created equal and that men and women deserve the same rights as one another. As such, I would support an amendment to Maine’s Constitution to protect women’s rights regardless of which political party is in the State Legislature.
Walker: Urgent and immediate priorities — 1. The cost of living, of housing, food, heat, and power—because, for some of our neighbors, it’s a mat ter of survival.
2. Our young people deserve a first-rate public education and technical training for the trades — because they are growing up fast and we care about their futures.
3. We must protect Maine’s quality of life from outside special interests of all kinds by exposing them and rallying resistance — because our quality of life is fundamental to our exis tence.
Q. What issues/prob lems do you feel the state has fallen short on and what do you propose to do to improve that situation?
Powers: Our primary problem in District 84 is
have made some impor tant progress in addressing issues like coerced debt but there is more to do.
3. Continuing to address toxic forever chemical con tamination that is impacting Maine farmers and drinking water has been a focus of my legislative work, and I will continue that focus. PFAS chemicals can cause cancer and immune system issues as well as developmental problems for children.
Foster: 1. Education for K-12 is of high priority. Maine ranks 27th out of the 50 states. The US of A ranks in the 30s in the world, when it once was number 1. This state and nation will contin ue to prosper only if our stu dents are better prepared for college, vocational school or the workforce. American companies needing quali fied professionals are or will be looking outside of the nation for employees.
2. Maine taxpayers are among the very highest taxed in the nation. When federal money runs out, the cost of the recently expanded state government will increase the tax bur den on them. Complicating this problem is the fact that
Barry Powers Mark Walker Jessica Fay Gregory Fosterthat we had virtually no representation in Augusta and in the 41% of time that our representative showed up, he was inef fectual. In addition, our representative was not meeting with his constituents and fell out of touch with what we needed in Baldwin, Naples and Sebago (and now Steep Falls and Standish). If elected I would hold regular “meet and greets” in each town in the district, my phone lines will be open and I will promptly return your e-mails and calls. I would keep a regular on-line presence and mail presence to describe what I am doing for our towns and solicit ideas from all political stripes. Finally, no one political party can have a monopoly on good ideas. I would bring bi-partisanship back to our dis trict and would work with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to do what is right and good for our community. My experience in business is that you focus on doing what helps promote growth and not focus on what divides one another. Our state is like our country’s symbol, the eagle; we won’t fly without the left and the right wings and the larger body in the center.
Walker: Of all prime responsibilities of state government, the basic education of children through our public schools, is where we most fall short. It is in some ways unclear to me why this is and what the underlying problems are. But this much I do know. There are a few schools in America where the majority of kids excel, and where the kids are from the very disadvantaged backgrounds, while at the same time, teachers are happier and well paid, and the overall school budgets are surprisingly modest. All I can say is, “Let’s find out what they are doing differently and do the same.”
fewer people are working now than before the pandemic, while at the same time Maine’s population has increased.
3. The cost of doing business in Maine has contributed to the loss of businesses and the lack of attracting businesses to Maine. Recently, Irving, who owns a large portion of Maine’s forest, built a paper mill in Georgia, a result of Maine’s poor business climate. Paper mill jobs are among the highest paying jobs in the nation.
Q. What issues/problems do you feel the state has fallen short on and what do you propose to do to improve that situation?
Fay: Maine has fallen short on protecting our children. This is a complex problem whose solution should include supporting families in crisis and holding DHHS accountable. I currently sit on the Government Oversight Committee and we are in the process of investigating DHHS’s handling of child protective services. There are multiple interventions that should be implemented, including increasing transparency, improving communication and better training for workers and supervisors.
Foster: Certainly, the above three issues are of concern. Parents need the ability to send their children to the school of their choice and the money should follow the student. Vouchers or some other means need to be available to the parent. Educational institutions that compete to educate the child will result in lower cost and higher educational results.
People simply need to keep more of their income. Lowering the cost of government and resulting lower taxes will positively affect Maine’s economy. Higher retained income for Maine people and a more positive business climate will result.
During the pandemic, the Governor ended up having too much executive power. This needs to be addressed so that the people still have representation through their elected officials in the House and Senate. State policy and laws resulting in incentives for capable Maine workers not to work, need to be reduced.
NOT A PRETTY LOOK — Someone decided it was fun to leave “beach donuts” at Highland Lake Beach grounds. One citizen feels the answer to such vandalism is to push for community service.
A local resident sent the following to The News regarding “beach donuts” at Highland Lake Beach area.
John F. Kennedy said, “Ask not what your coun try can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” Of course, the issue here is more local than that, but it’s the same idea.
Are we all invest ed in our community? Apparently, the individu al who did this is not, or momentarily lost sight of his or her priorities. These donut tire tracks are cer tainly a statement of some sort, but what are they say ing? Is it flipping the bird at the rest of us, or merely a show of the power of tes tosterone, a waste of fuel, and a show of what people without better things to do can do with a truck?
In this year, we have seen a rise in destruction of public property, at least at
the town beach. Naturally, questions arise. After the fire that destroyed our rel atively new public bath room, we might wonder, “Is it all the same individu al, or is this a trend among our youth?” We — who are community service minded — should be think ing, “How can we identify and help this individual, or these individuals, assimi late more positively into our community.” What kind of nurturing is need ed here? If the perpetrator grew up here, where did we go wrong in not instill ing what a beautiful town we have? Does that ques tion change if the perpetra tor did not grow up here? This is the proactive side of community service.
The reactive side of community service is what might be assigned to the perpetrator if we could ever prove who did these acts of disrespect. It is used to try to instill the
value of contributing to the betterment of the com munity. The hope is that through forced investment in beautification, the indi vidual begins to appreciate the value of serving others and the value of being a member of the community. It’s forced nurturing of the team ethos, and it’s either that or ship ’em out!
These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing):
Monday, October 10 6:41 a.m. Suspicious person on Cobb Street.
9:25 a.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call at Fryeburg Fair inves tigated.
3:31 p.m. Welfare check on Cobb Street.
Tuesday, October 11 9:35 a.m. Welfare check on Haley Town Road.
5:36 p.m. Serving a warrant on Lovewell Pond Road, police arrested Andrew M. Richardson, 25, of Lovell.
Wednesday, October 12 5:02 a.m. Radar detail on Ice House Road.
8:27 a.m. Theft com plaint on McNeil Road.
10:30 a.m. Citizen com plaint on Portland Street.
10:48 a.m. Theft com plaint on Corn Shop Road.
2:52 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue on Leach Road.
2:53 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Pine Street.
3:26 p.m. Fraud com plaint at Bridgton Road store.
6:27 p.m. Citizen com plaint on Willards Way.
These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing):
Monday, October 10 9:09 a.m. Citizen assist on Walker Street.
10:01 a.m. Mental health event on Portland Road.
11:11 a.m. Prescription medication disposal.
4:11 p.m. Citizen assist on Sweden Road.
4:49 p.m. Report of alleged intoxicated individ ual moving heavy equip ment on Mt. Henry Road.
6:01 p.m. Assist hospital staff with patient refusing to leave the facility.
6:46 p.m. Caller report ing her Facebook account had been hacked.
Tuesday, October 11 3:10 a.m. Suspicious vehicle on Highland Road.
7:12 a.m. Mental health event at Sawyer Circle; sub ject transported to hospital for evaluation.
Wednesday, October 12 8:16 a.m. Theft of pro pane tank on South High Street.
8:19 a.m. Disturbance on Portland Road between two males; parties separat ed prior to officer’s arrival. Harassment orders issued.
9:36 a.m. Police pres ence requested during a hearing at Bridgton District Court.
9:59 a.m. Police attempt ed to locate male, who had three arrest warrants, on Maple Street.
10:42 a.m. Dispute landlord and tenant on Mockingbird Lane.
8:24 p.m. Assist to coun ty deputy on Turcotte Drive in Naples, where a male was resisting arrest.
Thursday, October 13 5:06 to 7:56 a.m. Traffic/ radar detail at Portland Road/Frances Bell Drive.
10:15 a.m. Citizen assist regarding obtaining a pro tection from abuse order.
7:46 p.m. Alleged simple assault between two juve niles at the intersection of Main Street and Cross Street.
7:52 p.m. Vehicle off the road at the intersection of Sweden Road and Crotched Pond Road.
Friday, October 14
3:01 a.m. Noise com plaint on South High Street.
5:27 a.m. Traffic/radar detail at Portland Road/ Frances Bell Drive.
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Granite counters and stainless appliances, radiant heat on first floor and garage, three propane fireplaces, central AC, stunning cherry wood flooring through out, master suite, theatre room, central vac, wraparound deck with Trex decking, attached two-car garage, paved drive way, potting shed, fruit trees, lovely landscaping, and more. Large two-story shed in the rear to store all your extra things, and a whole-house generator. MUST SEE! $865,000
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9:07 p.m. Suspicious activity at Lovell Road campground.
9:09 p.m. Assist State Police at Main Street busi ness.
9:51 p.m. Welfare check on Haley Town Road.
Thursday, October 13
6:27 a.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street.
5:42 p.m. Radar detail on Bridgton Road.
5:56 p.m. Welfare check on Haley Town Road.
Friday, October 14
5:45 a.m. Assist county deputy at Pequawket Trail in Brownfield.
12:26 p.m. Two-vehicle crash, no injuries, at the intersection of South Bridgton Road and South High Street.
6:02 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Portland Road.
6:12 p.m. Welfare check on Mountain Road.
10:59 p.m. Report of evicted tenants pos sible trying to re-enter Wayside Avenue apartment; unfounded.
Saturday, October 15
8:39 a.m. Citizen assist regarding issuing deer tag for deceased animal on Willis Park Road.
9:22 a.m. Suspicious per son at Plummers Landing
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tee and fairway of Bridgton Highland Country Club golf course. Highly desirable neighborhood in the Highlands abutting the country club for golf and tennis. Town beach on Highland Lake close by. Minutes to Shawnee Peak Ski Resort and even closer to downtown Bridgton for shopping, movies, restaurants and fun. Underground power to the lot. Leach field is in. $64,900
CASCO — The Casco Planning Board is pushing for a moratorium on solar energy projects on the com mercial level.
A moratorium would put on hold all future applica tions until the town has in place an ordinance address ing solar farms.
Of course, grandfather rights would apply. A moratorium, if passed by residents at a special town meeting, would not impact the two solar proj ects already approved by the planning board or the solar farm to be constructed
at the town’s landfill.
On Monday, for the third time, the planning board voted unanimously to request the Casco Board of Selectmen to consider a moratorium on solar proj ects until the town is able to put a proper ordinance in place. This go-around, vote was 3-0. The quorum included Pete Watkins, Ryan McAllister and Marc Rocque Chair McAllister spoke on the solar issue.
“We are woefully unpre pared for larger develop ments than we have had come before us,” he said.
“We have voted unanimous
ly twice for a solar morato rium. We have just enough time to get an ordinance done before Town Meeting so the town doesn’t end up with a solar farm that isn’t lining up with what people what to see for Casco.”
Essentially, the planning board recommended that the selectmen start the ball rolling to set up a shortterm moratorium, spanning about eight months, until Annual Town Meeting in June.
The catch is that a town meeting must be held in order to pass the morato rium, and that could take weeks.
NAPLES — A Yarmouth man suffered life-threaten ing injuries last Wednesday following a motorcycle crash on Harrison Road (at Woodland Shore Drive) in Harrison.
Michael Levesque, 35, was transported to Maine Medical Center by Naples Rescue. Levesque was trav eling with several other rid ers who witnessed the crash
at about 4:03 p.m.
Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies along with Naples Fire and Rescue responded. It was reported the male operator had suf fered serious head injuries.
Levesque was operating a 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle. He was travel ing south on the Harrison Road and went off the road way to the right into the soft
shoulder and lost control of the motorcycle. The motor cycle went onto its side and Levesque was thrown from it. Levesque was not wear ing a helmet and struck his head on the pavement.
The crash remains under investigation; it does not appear that impairment or speed were factors in the crash, according to CCSO Captain Kerry Joyce.
“If next Monday, a major solar project applica tion were to land on [Code Enforcement Officer] John’s [Wiesemann] desk, we would not be protected against it,” McAllister said.
On Tuesday, the Casco selectmen listened to the planning board’s recom mendation as they directed the Casco Town Manager Tony Ward to ask legal counsel to draft the solar moratorium.
Ward clarified that this short-term moratorium would prohibit commercial solar projects from going through the application process. The moratorium would not stop solar pro jects on residential proper ties.
Selectman Plummerrepeated the reasoning behind a moratorium.
“This is that our ordi nance is not up to snuff to be prepared for large solar projects in town. The mora torium would be for a short time in order for us to adopt some language,” he said.
“It is not that difficult.
Many towns around us are doing it. Ask counsel to help us with step one, getting ready for a spe cial town meeting again,” Plummer said.
The selectmen will meet again on Nov. 1.
It is expected that the draft will be ready in two weeks. If the selectmen decide to go forward with implementing a moratori um, they must set a date for special town meeting.
While the selectmen’s discussion was taking place, Planning Board member McAllister stepped into the room.
Vice-chair Scott Avery spoke to him.
“We got the gist of what you are looking for. We feel the same way. We gotta get going on this,” Avery said. “You will plan for an ordinance.”
McAllister answered “We have some good building blocks,” he said. “The next step is public input around the bullet points we have to date. The main points we have hit and identified. It’s getting the verbiage right so that it can get executed in time for June town meeting— definitely.”
CASCO — By a narrow margin, the Casco Board of Selectmen denied a request to give bulky waste stick ers to seasonal residents who own property at Club Sebago Association (CSA).
Technically, the board voted, 2-2, on a motion that would allow members of CSA to use the bulky waste facility by displaying a unique bulky waste sticker beginning in 2023. A tie means the motion failed.
Selectman Grant Plummer and Mary-Vienessa Fernandes voted against it.
Chairman Robert MacDonald recused him self since he is employed by Point Sebago.
SERIOUSLY INJURED — A Yarmouth man suffered life-threatening injuries when he crashed his red 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle on Harrison Road in Naples last week.
Road.
10:55 a.m. Civil mat ter on Plummers Landing Road.
12:28 p.m. Prescription medical disposal.
10:25 p.m. Female on Kennard Street issued a summons for disorderly conduct.
Sunday, October 16 2:43 a.m. Mental health event on Willis Park Road.
3:18 a.m. Motor vehicle crash on Kansas Road. 9:50 a.m. Disturbance between roommates on
Gage Street.
1:31 p.m. Male on Main Street arrested for theft, violation of conditions of release, and two active war rants.
2:34 p.m. Assist citizen at Bayberry Lane.
4:37 p.m. Suspicious vehicle on Portland Road; moved along.
5:26 p.m. Request for police to check a Wayside Avenue apartment after sub jects had been evicted; a cat was found abandoned at the property.
6:57 p.m. Assist res
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10 a.m. Theft complaint at Fryeburg Fair.
4:05 p.m. Assist agency at Pebble Circle. Saturday, October 15 2:15 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Main Street and Dana Street.
6:58 p.m. Radar detail on Main Street.
8:32 p.m. Suspicious activity on Bridgton Road. Sunday, October 16 4:454 a.m. Domestic disturbance on Wicks Road. 3:37 p.m. Assist agency on Buzzell Drive. Monday, October 17 1:45 a.m. Assist agency at Bridgton Road medical building.
cue personnel with a call on South Bridgton Road involving an elderly indi vidual who “had too much marijuana.”
8:30 p.m. Assist county deputy with traffic stop at the intersection of North High Street and Joshua Way.
9:19 p.m. Check suspi cious vehicle at Portland Road business. Subject had parked near store to access the Internet to do home work.
11:02 p.m. Suspicious vehicle at Sabbatis Island. Officer found adult talking to her teenage daughter. Subjects advised to leave since the park closed at 10 p.m.
Monday, October 17
1:24 a.m. Assist Buxton Police to locate a miss ing female, possibly at a Wyonegonic Road location.
1:39 a.m. “Intoxicated” male found sitting on the sidewalk at the intersec tion of Harrison Road and Iredale Street. Officer con tacted a family member to pick him up.
7:25 a.m. Citizen assist on Main Street.
About 349 homes are part of Club Sebago Association (CSA).
Many sections of Point Sebago, the people do not own the land but pay for the structure on it. In CSA, people own the lots and are allowed to reside there between April and November.
Casco Town Manager Anthony “Tony” Ward introduced the agenda item during the selectmen’s reg ular meeting on Tuesday.
“This started back in August,” he said.
A resident of CSA came forward and asked if the seasonal residents who own land could have access to bulky waste facility, Ward said. It was made clear that CSA members weren’t interested in getting rid of household trash at the town’s facility. The goal
was to be allowed to use the bulky waste area, he said.
“At the last meeting, it was tabled until you got counsel’s guidance,” Ward said.
Fernandes asked him to summarize when the town attorney had conveyed to him.
“Legal counsel basically said that CSA is very simi lar to any other summer residents paying property taxes. If you are going to authorize summer residents to have access to bulky waste, you will open town to litigation if don’t give the same benefits to all summer residents,” Ward said.
He outlined some options legal counsel said the board could do.
The town could create/ design “a different stick er to allow them to have bulky waste and not the transfer station,” Ward said. The selectmen could limit time that bulky waste can be used to the seasonal use of homes, from April to November, he said. The board could pass a policy that puts limitations on who could use the facility, but it has to be equitable across the board, he said.
Fernandes asked wheth er or not the bulky waste sticker should be yearround and just during the months a resident lives at CSA.
Ward said that even though residents must be out by November, construc tion occurs from November through April.
“My personal recom mendation is to make it
year-round. Any construc tion during that time is not different from someone who owns camp on Parker Pond or Pleasant,” Ward said.
Plummer spoke.
“They are not supposed to be all-season. They are April through November. They are getting a better benefit than the people who are here year-round,” he said.
“I’m not in favor of this motion at all. We aren’t supposed to have proper ty owners in that contract zone,” Plummer said.
“I think it is going to cre ate an impact that we aren’t aware of.”
CASCO — Locally elected officials discussed what should be on the top of the list for capital improve ments and the importance of putting that on paper.
“Our hope is what we do today does not burden the future residents of the Town of Casco. We want to make sure our infrastructure is set up so there are no catastrophic problems 10 or 20 years from now. That we haven’t already tried to think about and direct a plan
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and Independents.” – Senator Bill Diamond
Sophomore Bella Smith has been an important cog in the Lake Region varsity girls’ soccer team’s drive to make the Class B South playoffs.
“Bella has been a solid defender this season as a center back. Her athleti cism and her ability to read the game has kept us in some very tough matches,” Laker Coach Peter Webb said. “She always has a positive attitude in prac tice and games and will do whatever the team needs. I have never heard a negative comment coming from her toward her teammates or an opposing team. She is very mature as a sophomore and I believe will continue to improve because her work ethic is excellent. Bella is such a pleasure to coach and I strongly believe her teammates will agree that she deserves recognition as the Hancock player of the week.”
In recognition of her strong work ethic, deter mination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Bella is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.” Each week, a Lake Region athlete is
Senior Taylor Spearrin has been a very important part of the Lake Region varsity boys’ soccer team this year.
“He is a great team mate and he is a hardworking individual. It has been a blast having him on the team,” Lake Region Coach Ryan Harlow said.
Taylor joined the soccer team after playing football for the last three years. Taylor had not played soc cer since fifth grade.
“His willingness to listen and work hard to improve his game started this summer and contin ued throughout the sea son,” Coach Harlow said. “He brings a level of leadership to the team and pushes everyone on the team to be better. It may have only been one season, but he was a huge part of our team. Taylor brings a level of physical play that we have been missing. As a lacrosse player, he knows how to hold his ground. We wish we had Taylor for another season!”
In recognition of his strong work ethic, deter mination, commitment and
Fryeburg Academy wel comes alumni, family, and friends back to campus this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22 to celebrate Homecoming events and induct the newest members into FA’s Hall of Excellence.
On Friday, Oct. 21, FA ski team alums are invited to the lobby of the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center from 4:30 to 6 p.m. to celebrate 75 years of skiing at Fryeburg. At 7 p.m., the Fryeburg Raider football team takes on Leavitt High School in a big Class C match-up of play off teams. At halftime, the new stadium will be offi cially dedicated, honoring the late John H. Atwood. Fans will enjoy complimen tary sweets provided by the Fryeburg Academy Alumni Association.
On Saturday morning, Hall of Excellence induct ees and guests will enjoy a celebratory brunch fol lowed by the induction cer emony held in the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. The induction ceremony starts at 10:30 a.m. and is open to the pub lic.
The 2022 inductees are Nettie Kimball Bennett ’60, Dennis Ela ’67, Keith Durham ’72, Ginny Sislane ’77, Caleb Hopler ’87, Seth Eastman ’11, Silas Eastman ’13, Bill Reilly (signifi cant supporter), as well as the 1976 Class C State Championship Basketball Team.
Nettie created hand-paint ed designs on clothing and sold them to Jack Frost Ski Shops, Carroll Reed Ski Shops and other stores. She and her daughter started their own business, Spruce Hurricane, which continues as a thriving boutique in North Conway Village.
She and her husband split their time between Florida and Maine, enjoy ing time on Kezar Lake. Her children, Aaron ’84 and Amber ’87 both gradu ated from FA, as well as grandchildren, Billy ’07 and Bethany ’2013.
Maine Prep School football title. As a wrestler, Keith went 16-0 his junior year. He won the Maine Prep title at 177 and the state Class B title at 185. As a senior, he won the New England Prep Class C title and was second in the Class B tournament. His overall wrestling record was 31-3.
trial judge. She worked as a control ler for a seafood wholesale company in Gloucester, Mass. She recently retired, and moved back to Maine.
When Coach Pauline Webb decided to name Reannah Dingley as her Player of the Week nomi nee, it was not based on the fact that Reannah is the Lake Region field hockey team’s only senior.
“She so deserves this award. She stepped up into a leadership role last year and continued it this sum mer and into the season. She is one of our captains this year. She is one of the hardest-working athletes I’ve ever coached. She is a product of our youth pro gram. I coached her in the youth program and saw her work ethic back then,” Coach Webb said.
Reannah’s game has improved incredibly the last two years and has continued to improve in each game this year.
“She plays with heart and determination, that’s something you can’t coach — you either have it or you don’t. She makes things happen for us at the offen sive end and you’ll see her sprint back to help the defense. She is coachable and has become a very versatile player,” the coach added. “She is willing to play wherever I need her and she gets the job done in any and all of those posi tions. Since her freshman year, she has played every position except goalie, and
Senior cross-country captain Ezra Gronlund has a quiet demeanor, but he is an excellent leader by example, particularly in terms of his persever ance, Lake Region Coach Laura Pulito said.
“Ezra has been run ning XC since middle school, though he has had a huge breakthrough this season. He ended last season with a goal of breaking 20 minutes his senior year and trained all summer, competing in some road races and getting in important base mileage. Prior to this season, his PR (personal record) was 20:21 and he had faced some dis appointing times/races. This season, he broke 20 minutes in our first meet (19:39) and just recently broke 19(!) minutes, run ning a time of 18:58 at Festival of Champions,” Coach Pulito said.
“Additionally, Ezra has been a consistent #4 scorer for our team and will make a huge impact at the WMC champion ship and Regional cham pionship meets. He is incredibly deserving of the success he has found so far this season.”
In recognition of his strong work ethic, deter mination, commitment and good sportsmanship,
The Hall of Excellence was created in 2010 to further recognize the out standing achievement and contributions in the area of extra-curricular activities by the school’s many gifted and dedicated students and friends while maintaining the integrity of the institu tion.
Nettie Kimball Bennett three-sport varsity athlete excelling in field hockey (all-star), basketball and softball. She attended Bliss College and worked as a dental assistant. She mar ried her high school class mate, Alan Bennett ’60, and assisted him in run ning the family business, Bennett Transportation, for 30 years.
A talented designer,
Dennis Ela was a lead er in soccer (captain) and baseball (MVP in 1968). He received his BS and MS degrees from the University of Maine Portland/Gorham. He served as an assis tant principal and princi pal at Manchester School in Windham, worked as a teacher in the Gorham school system, was a prin cipal for Grades 7-8 in SAD 57/Waterboro, was inter im principal at Shapleigh Middle School in Kittery.
He was a founding mem ber and first president of USM’s Athletic Association and was honored by the Western Maine Board of Approved Soccer Officials with the Philip D. Perino Memorial Award for excel lence in soccer officiating.
Keith Durham was a force on the football field and wrestling mat. His senior year, the Raiders went 7-1 and won the
Keith earned a degree in Social Science/Secondary Education from Plymouth State College, and taught in Boston public schools for 31 years. He coached wrestling in Massachusetts for 34 years at four differ ent places, and was induct ed into the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2019.
Keith owns and oper ates a vending business out side of Fenway Park, for almost 40 years. He lives in Plymouth, Mass. with his wife, Cathy.
Ginny Sislane was a top ski racer, capturing the state prep slalom title, state giant slalom title and state prep school Ski Meister title as a senior. She was also a talented field hockey player, earning three varsity letters, and played at Johnson State College. She also skied alpine for JSC.
In the mid-80s, Ginny settled on the North Shore of Boston and became involved in off-short sail boat racing and later fol lowed her love of Labrador Retrievers to become a trainer, handler and field
Caleb Hopler excelled in wrestling, football and baseball, earning 10 varsity letters. Was All-Conference in football. Was a region al and state champion in wrestling, capturing three New England Prep titles, was a two-time McDonald’s Invitational champion, and became the first FA wrestler to earn 100 wins.
He became a machinist, and since 2016 has held the Milling Machine Tool and Programming manager position. He and his wife, Deena, have two daugh ters — Mercedes Ann and Sienna Marie.
Seth Eastman earned 12 varsity letters in crosscountry running, Nordic skiing and track & field. He ran at four straight Maine State Cross-Country meets. He was an All-State Nordic skier, finishing as a runnerup at the state champion ships twice.
Seth earned an associ ate’s degree in Business Management from the University of New Hampshire and enlisted in the N.H. Army National Guard, later working as a diesel mechanic. He was accepted into flight school as a Blackhawk pilot.
Seth supervises the
BOYS’ SOCCER Lakers 5, Wells 1: Jacob Chadbourne scored 4 times to lead the Lakers past Wells. Freshman Nico Russo also had a goal for the Lakers. Tyler Jones added 2 assists and Braden Coyne picked up one.
Freshman Colin Coyne picked up the win with 15 saves.
Fryeburg 3, Lakers 1: Jacob Adams scored once and Rafael Ajimura scored twice as the Raiders
Hancock Lumber’s PLAYERS OFNational Guard automo tive maintenance shop in Concord, N.H. and flies search and rescue missions in the White Mountains.
He lives in Salisbury, N.H. with his wife Brianna, son Everett (age 4) and newborn daughter Erin.
Silas Eastman earned 12 varsity letters excelling in cross-country, Nordic skiing and track & field. He is unmistakably one of the most talented athletes to graduate from Fryeburg Academy. His resumes includes:
2010, 2011 Class B state champion, cross-country; he was runner-up in 2009 and 2012. He lost just once in 2012, and went unde feated in 2010 and 2011. He never missed a race or prac tice during his four years at FA.
2011 State champ in Nordic skate, classic 2012 State champ in Nordic skate, classic
2013 State champ in Nordic skate, classic
2013 New England champ in Nordic skate, classic 2012 3200-meter state
track champ
Silas attended Colby College, where he earned conference honors in crosscountry and Nordic skiing.
He currently works for Weston’s Farm during the summer, head of groom ing and trail maintenance at Jackson Ski Touring Foundation in the winter, and is in the process of building a timber-frame barn to expand his small custombuilt furniture business.
Silas and wife Deanna were married in September, and reside in Chatham, N.H. Bill Reilly ’s passion since 1954 has been athletic competition. He discovered wrestling his senior year and went 9-0, all pins. He has run over 600 races at all distances and is most proud of the fact that in his last 30 years of racing, he has consistently maintained a WAVA 80% plus rating for his age group.
He joined the Academy coaching staff (crosscountry and outdoor track) in 1990, and led several FA athletes to state titles. The FA girls won the state title in 2002, and Bill was named XC Coach of the
Year. He was inducted into the Maine Running Hall of Fame in 2016.
In 2021, after 32 years, Bill retired from Fryeburg Academy to spend more time with his family. 1976 Class C State Championship Basketball Team. The Raiders defeated Searsport 73-64 in the Class C state game at the Augusta Civic Center. The team included Ken Rickaby, Tony Smith, Kevin Turner, David Vasquez, Zeke Wofford, Scott Lovejoy, Peter Mason, Bim Chiaravelotti, Jim Scanlon, Woody Carrick, Dwight Walker and Jeff Cohen. Coach Harry True was assisted by Dan Turner, Scott Kelly and Gerry Durgin.
“This is the best bas ketball team I have ever coached. I shall miss each of the seniors greatly; they are some of the finest men I have ever known, and their contributions to the school and community are significant and immea surable,” Coach True said. “Personally, they are more than just members of a great team. I shall ever be grate ful for their friendship.”
recognized for his/her dedica tion (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coachabil ity and academic good stand ing. Recipients receive a spe cially-designed t-shirt, spon sored by Hancock Lumber.
Player Profile Name: Bella Smith Year in School:
Sophomore Hometown: Sebago Parents: Carrie Smith and Brandon Smith
Sports you Play: Soccer, basketball and lacrosse School organizations:
Leadership Council, ASTRA
Q. Why did you choose soccer? My mom signed me up for soccer when I was little, and I have stuck with it because it’s pretty cool.
Q. Complete the follow ing, “I know I’ve had a good game if…” I feel happy and confident and know I made a difference in the game.
Q. What goes through your mind before a big game? Usually, I just try to stay calm and not think about it too much.
Q. If things are not going well, what do you do
to rebound and clear you mind to be more positive? I like to just talk it through with my teammates to stay positive.
Q. How has sports changed you as a person? Sports have kept me being happy and healthy. Sports have taught me many real, life skills.
Q. What is the biggest reward you get from com peting in sports? The biggest reward I have gotten from competing in sports are the friendships I have made that will last forever.
she never once was nega tive about it; she just wants to play. I have never had to address Reannah about her attitude; she has set the bar high for her teammates to follow in attitude and work ethic.”
In recognition of her strong work ethic, determina tion, commitment and good sportsmanship, Reannah is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.” Each week, a Lake Region athlete is rec ognized for his/her dedica tion (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coachabil ity and academic good stand ing. Recipients receive a spe cially-designed t-shirt, spon sored by Hancock Lumber. Player Profile
Name: Reannah Dingley Year in School: Senior Hometown: Naples Parents: Beverly Willey, Raymond Dingley Sports you Play: Field Hockey, Alpine Skiing, Track School organizations: Class Officer School honors: English, History, Art
Q. Why did you choose field hockey? I’ve done it since first grade and fell in love with it and kept it ever sense.
Q. Complete the fol lowing, “I know I’ve had a good game if…” I’ve worked extremely hard and know I put everything I had into the game.
Q. What goes through your mind before a big game? Try your hardest and
do the best you can!
Q. If things are not going well, what do you do to rebound and clear your mind to be more positive? I get upset for a few minutes then let my emotions come back down to normal. I think about all the good things I have done in that game or previous games.
Q. How has sports changed you as a person? Sports has taught me many lessons. Sportsmanship, Loyalty, Respect, Hard Work and Friendships.
Q. What is the biggest reward you get from com peting in sports? With play ing sports, you get to interact with the community and have a sense of belonging. Having a team behind you cheering you on and supporting you!
10,000 MILES ON FOOT — Thomas Tomczyk will talk about his hiking adven tures at the Norway Public Library tonight, Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m.
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library will host Thomas Tomczyk to pres ent a talk, “10,000 Miles on Foot: A Hiker’s Journey,” on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Since retiring, Tom has backpacked over 10,000 miles, recently completing the Triple Crown of hiking — the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail,
an achievement less than 600 people can claim. He has also trekked in Nepal, Sweden, and Iceland.
This talk will provide an overview of the Triple Crown and the benefits and motivation of long-distance hiking. Tom will share photos and videos from the trails, tell stories of his experience, display gear, and answer questions.
Tom and his wife have
lived in Norway for about 10 years since retiring from a business career in the Portland area. He loves to share his passion for longdistance hiking through stories, photos, and discus sions.
Norway Memorial Library is located at 258 Main Street, Norway. For information, call 207-7435309 or visit www.nor waymemoriallibrary.org.
good sportsmanship, Taylor is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.” Each week, a Lake Region athlete is rec ognized for his/her dedica tion (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coach ability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a specially-designed t-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.
Player Profile Name: Taylor Spearrin Year in School: Senior Hometown: Bridgton Parents: Cynthia Spearrin and John Spearrin Sports you Play: Soccer and lacrosse School organizations: Student Council
Q. Why did you choose soccer? I chose this sport because I feel the commu nity and the fan base around
soccer is very positive.
Q. Complete the fol lowing, “I know I’ve had a good game if…” my team and I take home a win and we have been working hard to get to that point at the end of the game.
Q. What goes through your mind before a big game? I think in my mind that this is it, there’s no more excuses for me to not put everything out on the field.
Q. If things are not going well, what do you do to rebound and clear you mind to be more posi tive? I just think it’s a game and I just have to try harder the next quarter or next half.
Q. How has sports changed you as a person? I feel like it helps with my mental state and happiness. After a good game, it has me thinking this is going to
be a good rest of my week.
Q. What is the biggest reward you get from com peting in sports? Knowing my friends are there at the end of the day.
edged the Lakers at the Academy Tuesday. Jacob Chadbourne scored in the closing minutes. LR goalie Aidan Bourgoin had 10 saves.
Gray-NG 3, Lakers 1: Caleb Coombs scored for the Lakers. Goalies Aiden Bourgoin and Colin Coyne combined for 15 saves.
FIELD HOCKEY Cape 5, Lakers 1: For the second time, the Lakers put the highlyranked Capers behind the
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As part of 4-H this year, Kiley has shown her animals at fairs in Union, Windsor, Oxford, and most recently at the Fryeburg Fair.
Definitely, owning an animal has its daily respon sibilities. Having livestock at the fair demands more intensive care and groom ing in preparation for judged shows and the live auction.
“Most days, I’m up at roughly 5:30 a.m.,” Kiley said.
From there, it depends on whether there is show that day. The most constant chore is keeping the pens clean and making clean water available. All day long, “You pick up tick ets,” she said, using the slang word for poop.
At the Fryeburg Fair, people who own cows are allowed to tie up overnight so that the bovine get fresh air and owners can thor oughly clean cattle stalls.
4-H students share experiences Kiley had a laborious 10 days at the Fryeburg Fair, camping overnight there and tending to her livestock during the entire time.
Other 4-H’ers who are Kiley’s age, Makenzie Callaghan and Peyton Foster, talked about what being involved in 4-H has taught them. Also, the girls provided the details of what it was like to show livestock at the fair.
Twelve-year-old Makenzie Callaghan lives in Denmark and is a sev enth grader at Molly Ockett School. She has been in 4-H for four years. At the Fryeburg Fair, Makenzie handled a goat that she leased from a farm. The goat got first place in its group there. Additionally, she entered livestock in the Cumberland Fair and Ossipee Valley Fair. Her other 4-H activity is horse riding.
Peyton Foster, an 11-year-old resident of Otisfield is in sixth grade this year. She raised a sheep named Leo this year. She also showed a steer owned by Sadie Fowler. Peyton took her sheep to Ossipee Valley and Oxford fairs. For next year’s fair season, Peyton plans to have a market lamb plus a market steer.
“Working with animals has taught me patience,
lots of patience.” Peyton said.
Kiley said raising live stock through 4-H has taught her to be more timeefficient.
“Learning how to man age time and how to man age money,” she said.
“Learning how to act around the animal because animals can sense emo tions.”
Makenzie weighed in.
“It has taught me how to work well with my ani mals, and patience,” she said.
Makenzie’s mom Katlyn
FRYEBURG — Nothing warms the belly like hot food. Nothing warms the heart like the feeling of helping out friends.
Folks can get a double dose of warmth by coming to a spaghetti dinner fun draiser for the Aubuchont family who lost their home in a fire earlier this year.
The Oxford Caprine 4-H Milkers Club is hosting the spaghetti dinner fundraiser at the Fryeburg Recreation Center this upcoming Saturday. The fundrais ing event goes from 5 to 8 p.m. The center is locat ed 59 Recreation Drive in Fryeburg.
“The fundraiser is for this family of six who lost
their home and everything they owned to a house fire this year. They are living in a camper trailer with space heaters, and may be there for the winter while they try to rebuild their home and their lives,” accord ing to 4-H mom Katlyn Callaghan.
The house fire happened on Jan. 31, 2022. The home, located in Denmark, was a completely destroyed by the fire. According to news reports, family members lost everything except the pajamas they had on.
Now, the family faces another winter crammed in camper trailer. The children range in age from 8 to 16 years old.
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added that her daughter has learned how to be careful around animals.
Peyton said she has overcome the fear of being dragged by a sheep, which she said happened to her brother. Plus, she learned to deal with “the fear of so many people watching me.”
Everyone agreed that showing livestock in front of judges and the general public builds confidence.
“It has benefitted Peyton to be in 4-H because it has taught her confidence for sure,” according to
Peyton’s mom Micah. “She has also learned and been able to appreciate the process of working with an animal from start to fin ish.”
Preparing livestock for show, auction
Peyton’s sheep, a Hampshire Cross named Leo, competed at Oxford Fair in September and was awarded Grand Champion Market Lamb.
something judges take into consideration.
Makenzie spent two days at the Fryeburg fair, beginning with opening day.
is supplying the spaghetti with or without meat sauce, salad, bread and refresh ments. Meanwhile, cookies will be made by students in the Essential Skills Program at Molly Ockett School.
The meal will cost $10 a plate. Dinner starts at 5 p.m.
There will also be a live auction, a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle and a donation box.
“Please join us and help keep this family warm and safe this winter,” Callaghan said.
If a person cannot attend Saturday’s fundraiser but would like to make a finan cial contribution, the per son can private message (PM) Callaghan through Facebook to find out where to send the donation.
“We would wake up early and be in the barns around 5:30 a.m. We would feed them at 6 a.m. First, we would run the hose over them so they felt cool. It was hot. Then, we fed them after we hosed them down. After they ate, we let them be for a while,” Peyton said. “We sheered them on Wednesday. We brushed out the leg wool so it is fluffy, put leg wraps on so they don’t chew or pick at wool. When we are getting ready to show, we put oil on ears and on their hooves. And, we make sure the ear tags (ID) are clean.”
Kiley explained the ear tags are an identification for livestock like a birth certificate.
There is downtime while waiting for competi tions to take place.
“You practice a lot at the show, walking to make sure they are used to it,” Peyton said.
Kiley said walking makes the sheep’s butts bigger, more muscular —
“I stayed the night there with my 4-H leader and a friend in our group. We got up early and fed the goats. Then, after break fast, we set up our stands and got the goats ready in the goat barn. We had to clean their hooves and we used black shoe shine on their hooves,” she said.
Oberhasli is the breed of the dairy goat. That breed naturally has black hooves.
“I spend time brush ing and cleaning her fur. I have to shave her udder and make sure her ears are clean,” Makenzie said.
The judging took place on Monday, and the goat Makenzie handled took first place.
As part of the process, the judges ask the 4-H’ers questions about a goat’s anatomy.
“Makenzie has benefit ed from being in 4-H in many ways. It has opened doors that wouldn’t have been possible if she wasn’t apart of 4-H. In just the past 4 years, she has grown immensely. It has taught her not only responsibil ity but has given her selfconfidence,” according to her mom Katlyn.
“I’m grateful for the experiences that 4-H has given her: She has met
many new people, made new friends, has learned many new skills. It’s made her have a great work ethic. She’s learned time management skills, and most importantly she has continued respect for all animals, her peers and her community,” she said.
Kiley talked about pre paring her steer for auction.
“We normally just throw a show halter on them, which is a halter with chain. We put oil on hair during shows and dur ing the auction. The cow cannot get the oil in its eyes because it could make them go blind,” she said.
“Some people think that when the steer gets auc tioned off, it is going to go to a nice home somewhere and live out the rest of its life. That is not the case. They’re actually going to get it for the meat,” Kiley said.
Kiley’s mom Victorya said, “She bonds with all her animals. Auction day is not an easy day.”
Peyton said her mom went back to the camper when their sheep went to market.
“Her lamb was like a puppy,” Micah said.
From day one every body knows that the animal is being raised for its meat, but that does not make it any easier, she said.
“If they are not bonding and not showing emotion, they probably shouldn’t be doing this,” Micah said.
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FAST ON FEET is a necessity when showing livestock as owner Peyton Foster dem onstrates with her sheep Leo during the Oxford Fair. (Photo courtesy of Micah Peyton) BLUE RIBBONS — Makenzie Callaghan, 12, of Den mark, poses with the goat she handled at the Fryeburg Fair. (Photo courtesy of Katlyn Callaghan) ALL SMILES — Kiley Gavett, a member of 4-H, is all smiles as her pig Sky is awarded Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog during the Fryeburg Fair earlier this month. (Photo courtesy of Victorya Gavett) MISS KARMA walks around the ring with owner Kiley Gavett, 12, of Bridgton. (Photo courtesy of Victorya Gavett)
By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer
The Lakes Region Recovery Center, which has existed in the commu nity for four years, has offi cially announced its mov ing date.
The drop-in center will be open at its new location, 2 Elm St., on Oct. 31.
The change of location was made public a few months ago, but the day when that would happen was unknown until now.
“LRRC members have been asking for months, ‘When will the space be ready?’ When we were finally able to give them an exact date of Oct. 31, everyone has been so excited,” according to Communications Specialist Candy Greenberg.
“We’re feeling nothing but positive energy from folks,” she said.
“LRRC officially opens the doors to 2 Elm St. on Halloween Day. We encourage the community
to come visit during the day,” she said. “We’ll be wearing our Halloween costumes and passing out candy to trick-or-treaters in the evening.”
“We don’t expect every thing to be unpacked and organized by then. We do expect to be celebrating the new space and welcoming our members to their new home away from home,” Greenberg said.
As a result of the move, the center will be closed for three days next week.
“The center will be closed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 26 through Oct. 28. Groups have been cancelled for
those days with the excep tion of the Bridgton AA New Day Group which continue to meet at noon per usual,” Greenberg said.
“The new space will benefit LRRC and our members in many ways. The location is easily accessible and parking is abundant. It’s walkable for many in our community without transportation,” she said.
“We will have extra meeting rooms, and an additional full bathroom. There are three offices for staff and volunteers. This is two more than we pre viously had,” she said. We’ll have a computer/ lending library to honor Dr. Peter Leighton. We will have a full kitchen and din ing area to be able to cook and serve meals — some thing we love doing!”
The new space will have a living room area with com fortable seating and a tele vision and Wii games, she said.
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and gender identity, Smith noted that the Department of Education mandated in 2018 that schools include body part identification as the result of child moles tation cases and the need during court proceedings for young victims to be “specific” regarding inap propriate touching.
Smith announced Monday night that the dis trict will follow new pro tocols in regards to such presentations, including close review of materials to be used and how the talk will unfold.
“The letter that goes home needs to be specific, listing the parts that will be included on a work sheet. That way, parents will have a clearer pic ture — better information to enable parents to make determinations if this is for my child or not,” he said. “We can be more specific
as to what will be identi fied and why. The ‘why’ is the biggest piece here.”
As to the guidance office poster, Smith was emphatic that it will remain.
“We have some students identify in school as dif ferent identity but haven’t shared that with their par ents. We have the social responsibility in school to have them feel comfort able. They or them, he or she, they don’t want parents to know, yet. We respect that. Legislation just passed allowing us to do so. Hopefully at some point, they can share that with their parents, but maybe they won’t be able to until they are adults,” Smith said. “You think you know what is going on with a child, but often times, we don’t. See a sticker or sign at school, and knows there is a safe place to be able to talk to someone about
it. There is a missed cue, by some adults, as to why it’s there. It’s not there because we don’t value all students, it’s there as a door opening opportunity. They know it’s a place they can safely go to and feel comfortable.”
SAD 61 currently does not include gender identity in its Grade 3-5 curricu lum. However, it is likely coming. Smith said the recent presentation is an initial step toward address ing a subject that “it’s here, and it’s here to stay.”
“Right now, we don’t teach this as part of our curriculum, but I’m not sure that at some point in time, it will be. I would like for us to work with parents to hear their thoughts, as well as being an opportunity to provide them with some materials that might help the dis cussion,” Smith said. “We look at it as a grammar les
son — they, them. It was always considered plural, but Webster’s Dictionary (three years ago, I think) actually changed it so that they or them can be singu lar or a group. It’s an edu cation we are all learning. It is something that is in our school every day. We welcome all kids. They’re struggling with where do they belong. We’re becom ing much better working with the gender identity pieces but we have a ways to go.”
Back in his early days as a science teach er, Smith was asked to also teach sex education. While he thought the les son belonged as part of the health program, Smith took the assignment.
“It really didn’t bother me. The community side of it was a struggle — it belongs at home. Well, I agree. It would be great if some of these things were
dealt with at home, but I think parents themselves struggle with ‘how do I do this’ and ‘what do I say,’” Smith said. “Like they and them, it is relatively new. What does ‘they’ refer to? Not male or female, this is who they are. Them is the group. It creates con fusion with parents and older people like me who
haven’t had to deal with it.”
Smith felt parents in attendance Monday night were at the meeting “for the right reason” and he appreciated their candid yet calm words.
“We’re all learning,” he said. “The best way to move forward is for us to communicate.”
Ezra is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber
“Player of the Week.” Each week, a Lake Region athlete is recognized for his/her dedication (does more than what is asked), work ethic, coachability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a specially-designed t-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.
Name: Ezra Gronlund Year in School: Senior Hometown: Bridgton Parents: Angela and Geoff Gronlund Sports you Play: Cross-Country, indoor track, out door track School organizations: National Honor Society, Mets
Q. Why did you choose cross-country? Because I like to run competitively.
Q. Complete the following, “I know I’ve had a good meet if…” I can enjoy my night without wonder ing if I could have done better.
Q. What goes through your mind before a big meet? Nothing. I try to remain calm before meets and hold no expectations so that I can run my own race with out any stress to slow me down.
Q. If things are not going well, what do you do to rebound and clear you mind to be more positive? Go on long runs and listen to music.
Q. How has sports changed you as a person? It’s given me a good work ethic and developed a drive to accomplish my goals.
Q. What is the biggest reward you get from com peting in sports? The confidence to always push for a faster time.
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eight ball as Reannah Dingley scored in the first quarter for a 1-0 lead.
But, staying on script, the Capers (12-2) found their stride and scored five straight goals to rebound for a win on Senior Night.
The Lakers fell to 5-8-1.
“I couldn’t be more proud of how these girls played. They played with grit. I wish the outcome had been different, but once again, the score is no indication of how well we played. Cape is a strong and fast team, and they outshot us, but we were in this game,” Laker Coach Pauline Webb said. “We were playing short a starter once again, but Mya King and Mia Letarte played very well for us; they stepped up their game and played a big role.”
Coach Webb added, “The girls felt good and were positive during halftime; we only gave up 2 penalty corners in the third quarter and were able to defend them and keep them from scoring until 5 minutes left in the quarter. We had an opportunity to tie it up on a penalty corner but couldn’t finish it. Kasey Johnson and Mallory Smith had some great give-n-go passes several times up the field getting us into our offensive end. I am happy with the effort the girls gave tonight; we’re ready to continue to practice and work hard to prepare for the playoffs next week.”
Laker goalie Reiyn Hart was phenomenal, stopping 22 shots.
“Reiyn had her best game this season. She came out when she needed to, she cleared the ball well and she made some of the most incredible saves I’ve ever seen. Several times, she had compounded saves; from low hard shots to lifted shots. I am so proud of her perfor mance tonight,” Coach Webb said.
STREET WALKERS — These ladies call themselves the Harrison Street Walkers. They meet and walk Monday-Friday at 8 a.m., weather permitting. Pictured left to right: Mary Ann Fasulo, Jane Seeds, Joanne Sullivan, Anne Kallander, and Carol Phaneuf. Soon four of the five will be heading to warmer places.Seeing as it’s about to be hunting season, and indeed already is for archers, I thought it appropriate to sit down this week for a telling of one of my favorite pieces of local history, to spin out a rare hunting yarn as we’re all oiling up our rifles and measuring out power and shot in prepara tion for the big days to come. Now this story happened away back at the tail end of the 19th century, over in our neighboring Harrison village, early in October at the close of fair season. Just north of the village is a placid sheet of water, which in our modern day is known as Crystal Lake, but in these earlier times it bore the far more the rustic and charming name of Anonymous Pond. This was all before so many of our local lakes were rebranded to better appear to tourists in the early 20th century.
Thus, did Bridgton’s unique Crotched Pond become another one of many ‘Highland Lakes’ in Maine, while quaint old Tom Pond in Waterford was dressed up in a mock native-American guise as Keoka Lake. But that’s a bit off point.
In 1895, Crystal Lake in Harrison was still Anonymous, and during the first week of October locals in the village began to notice an anonymous something else, swimming around beneath the surface. The thing was first seen by W.M. Shaw, a fisherman at the nearby Camp Owlsley, a hunting and fishing camp on Owlsley Cove. As he saw it on the morning of Friday, Oct. 3, it was a large, black object moving around under the water. Shortly afterwards, he glimpsed it again, floating placidly on the surface; a long dark shape which dipped down under the water when he got closer. He soon had called out several of his other huntsmen to take a look, and it was not long before one of them pronounced the incredible. For all the world, it looks like an alligator!
And, so it was.
Now reports differ on the exact circumstances which took place over the next three days, but so far as we have been able to determine, the alligator in Anonymous Pond caused quite a stir. For three days, it swam around eating fish, chasing after ducks, and being shot at by numerous members of the Owsley Hunting Club and other concerned citizens. Swimming in the lake was of course prohibited, and a public outcry was soon raised amongst those citi zens who had seen the thing, demanding an explanation. It soon came out that weeks earlier, a travelling circus caravan coming overland from Norway to Harrison for the Northern Cumberland County Fair in South Harrison had crashed along the way, and several animals had escaped. This alligator was soon determined to be one of them, after it was recalled by Joe Pitts of Harrison that, one night while staying late at the fair, he had heard the “snake woman of the sideshow” speaking with her husband about “our lost alligator.”
Various accounts of the great alligator hunt that ensued have come down to us today, drawn from the archives of a myriad papers of the era. We will here reproduce one of them, which seems to cover most of the available facts,
medical bill. She’s also helped my neighbor navigate prob lems with her utility bill.
Twenty years ago, I was enrolled in an advanced study online program in women’s health physical therapy that was offered by Texas Woman’s University. Each week, we were assigned a set of questions that we had to answer, and we had to share our answers with each other. I chuckled when one of the students wrote, “Nancy, you are the queen of references.”
I totally admit that I am not fond of ambiguity. I am com forted by definitive answers. I have a button that I continue to display on my desk that states “Show Me the Science.” I am also not at all fond of guessing. A while ago, I was asked to further interpret a statement on the result of a soil test that advised the landowner to “apply 11 pounds of lime per 100 sq. ft.” The questioner was planting a small garden area and wanted more definitive guidance. I was able to contact the Maine Soil Testing Service and received a more usable figure of ½ pound for every three 5-gallon buckets of soil. Now, the gardener did not have to guess about how to comply with research-based directions.
Because I am not fond of guessing, I listen to and follow the advice from experts in their respective fields. I search for answers from reliable sources, or references, which are pro vided by experts that have done quality research on the topics in which I am interested. As a result, I have many books writ ten by successful gardeners.
This month, I had the great pleasure to present to the Senior College on the topic of gardening with native plants
to support pollinators. I received an e-mail from one of the attendees that she would like a list of the books that I refer to for gardening information. Following is my primary list.
Let’s Get Gardening by DK — Includes information on gardening techniques for fruits, vegetables and flowering plants. Great Illustrations.
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner — Not a gardening techniques book, but a book that teaches about what lives above the soil and below the soil.
Gardening with Emma: Grow and Have Fun: A Kid-toKid Guide by Emma Biggs and Steven Biggs — A 13-yearold documents her gardening experiences and describes projects with vegetables and flowers.
Grandma Lisa’s Humming, Buzzing, Chirping, Garden by
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Earlier this week, I took another positive step in our fight to defend the lobster industry and all of its hard-working men and women.
Once again, I plan to vote for Jessica Fay. She’s worked hard for the Maine community these past two years, helping improve the lives of Mainers all over the state, including here in her district.
Jessica has stepped in to volunteer at the library for the children’s program. She works an extra plot at the community garden for the food pantry. She’s always available to her constituents.
I’ve had the benefit of her assistance a few times these past two years. Jess was my “go-to” person when I needed information in dealing with a
Mainers, real Mainers, are people who help their neigh bors, work for the benefit of their community, and care for their state. Jess Fay is a real Mainer. She has my vote.
Linda Pankewicz Raymond
To The Editor: There is one obvious choice for Maine State Senate, District 26: Gary Plummer, and for good reason.
Gary has served with dis tinction as a Windham Town Councilor, Cumberland County Commissioner, Maine House of Representatives and Maine State Senator. When he ran for re-election, voters always returned him due to
Maine’s lobster industry is a model of sustainable harvest ing practices and management, with generations of Maine lobstermen working hard to protect the sustainability of the fishery. Our lobstermen helped develop whale protection measures and they have complied with regulations, spending tens of thousands of dollars out of their own pockets — a huge expense — to modify or outright change up their gear to protect right whales. As a result of those efforts, no right whale death has been attributed to Maine lobster gear, and there has not been a single right whale entanglement attrib uted to Maine lobster gear in eighteen years.
Despite these uncontroverted facts, the federal government is moving heedlessly ahead with a new round of regulations that will endanger the livelihoods of thousands of hardwork ing lobstermen who risk their lives to put food on the table, while paying out of their own pockets to protect right whales.
As someone with deep roots in Stonington, where my forebearers fished and risked their lives, I know that Maine fishermen are at the heart of our state and they have my deep est gratitude and my fervent support. I’ll fight with every thing I have to protect them and their families. I’ve sued the
his consistent track record of accessibility and honesty.
Gary is widely known for his community involve ment. Included in his count less volunteer activities is his work with Neighbors Helping Neighbors, the Alumni Association (currently presi dent), numerous veterans’ functions and the four elegant flower gardens at the Fosters Corner rotary. And because of
his personal intervention and appreciation of local heritage, the preservation of the historic Babb’s covered bridge.
As our representative in the Maine State Senate, Gary Plummer will prioritize responsible budgeting, pro mote small business, and carry on the efforts of his predeces sor, Bill Diamond, in call ing for reform in the Office of Child & Family Services relating to at-risk children.
For inspired, uncompro mised leadership, please join me and countless others in voting for Gary Plummer, for good reason.
Julie Lunt-Farley WindhamA plurality of regis tered voters in Maine are Independents, not Democrats, not Republicans. Die-hard Independents tend to be fed up and disenfranchised with the current political system. Here’s why! Party values have been hijacked by extremist and radical members in both parties. Basic and civil politi cal discourse has become skewed and has moved the
National Marine Fisheries Service and my administration has been in court fighting tooth and nail for months to prevent this new round of regulations from taking effect. In fact, with the approval of the Office of Attorney General and $3 million approved by the Legislature in the biennial budget, we’ve hired specialized outside counsel who have extensive experi ence litigating Endangered Species Act issues related to com mercial fishing and they are representing the State of Maine.
Contracting with this expert law firm, with the approval of the Attorney General, puts the State of Maine in the strongest possible position to fight these cases on behalf of lobstermen in Maine.
To further support Maine lobstermen, earlier this week
“common sense” political ide ology away from its tradi tional roots.
Party leadership makes decisions based on how best to maintain control of political power, not necessarily what people need or want. Party members are expected to vote as a controlling block. Anything less will be per ceived as power weakness and is unacceptable.
Often disregarded, Independents represent an important component of the political system because they are informed voters. They tend to do their homework on the issues, vote with under standing, and not be unduly influenced by ridiculous parti san rhetoric.
If you’re like me, you want a government that allows for the full participation of the electorate not just the exclu sive two-party clubs. If reelected, I will continue to work hard to represent people and not parties and seek to reform the governmental pro cess.
To learn more about my record as your representative in Bridgton, Denmark and Harrison, please visit my web site: www.walterriseman.com
Walter Riseman HarrisonTo The Editor:
As seasonal residents, as Bridgton taxpayers, and as folks whose house in Bridgton is regularly rented on Airbnb, we are in full support of the shift to Pay Per Bag. Even though many of our Airbnb renters are not good recyclers (in fact many of them generate eye-popping amounts of trash), we believe that we should be the ones to cover that from the rental income — not the town and certainly not those taxpayers who are better recyclers than our renters. Everyone should pay their fair share, be they visitors, permanent residents, seasonal residents, or haulers.
The more expensive trash gets for the Town of Bridgton, the higher our taxes will go and the higher the cost of the transfer station sticker may go. Either we change our trash-generating behavior amongst permanent and seasonal residents and visitors, or we’re all going to end up covering the costs somehow and somewhere. We prefer that we incentiv ize better recycling through
WINTER PREP WORK DONE — With her wood all split and stacked, the Mystery Mermaid of Moose Pond rewards herself by relaxing in her favorite summer reading spot. (Photo by Suzanne Richard)DONATION FROM COMFORT ANGELS — Diane Madden, the executive director for The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, recent ly received a donation from The Comfort Angels. The Comfort Angels founded by Mary Dempsey craft handmade items to bring support, comfort, and smiles to others. The group of more than a handful of volunteers came together over two years ago. Currently, over a dozen Comfort Angels meet once a week and make heart pillows, afghans and port protectors amongst other items. If you are looking for ways to be involved or make a donation e-mail comfortangels2020@gmail.com. Pictured left to right: Mary Dempsey, founder of The Comfort Angels and Diane Madden, executive director of The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine.
Pay Per Bag as the next best step — before further footing the bill for people’s way too trashy ways.
Rachel Miller and Danielle Pignataro Bridgton and Brooklyn, N.Y.
To The Editor: As a concerned citizen of Lovell, I want to express my support for Lovell’s Code Enforcement Officer (Alan Broyer) and his decision to reject the application for expanded self-storage facili ties on Route 5 in Lovell.
The Board of Appeals in Lovell has a hearing sched uled for Oct. 20 to address Phase 2 of the Lovell SelfStorage Project. The pro posed expansion involves the construction of six addi tional self-storage buildings (29,900 square feet) with paved access to the buildings. Our recent town vote (March 2022) on land use expressly states that if a new project is not expressly listed in the Land Use table of Lovell’s Ordinance handbook, then it cannot be approved. It further states that, “When there is a question about whether a pro
posed use is listed in the table, the Code Enforcement Officer shall make a formal, written determination.”
The decision was already made. Please go to the fol lowing e-mail link to see Mr. Broyer’s Notice of Decision: https://www.lovellmaine. org/sites/g/files/vyhlif6916/f/ uploads/bridgton_invest ment_fund_llc_decision.pdf.
In summary: self-storage facilities are not warehouse distribution centers under the new ordinance related to Land Use. Lovell has an ordinance for warehouse distribution centers. It does not have an ordinance for self-storage facilities.
I would like to encourage the Board of Appeals to sup port Mr. Broyer’s decision to disallow the expansion of the storage units on Route 5. I also want to encourage any concerned citizens to voice their opinions in the Public Comments-Lovell SelfStorage section of the town website (see other letters at https://www.lovellmaine. org/sites/g/files/vyhlif6916/f/ uploads/storage_unit_letters. pdf).
Please submit your letter to the Town Office or by e-mail to the Town Clerk, town clerk@lovellmaine.org.
Also, please consid er attending the Board of Appeals public hearing sched uled for Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Ann Prescott Lovell
Louise LaValley Chapman (Peg gy), 85, died October 5, 2022, at Bridgton Hospital two days be fore her 86th birthday.
Lillian was born October 7, 1936, in St. Johnsbury, Vt., to Leon and Ellen Clapper LaValley.
Lillian is survived by: daugh ter Gloria and husband Sean Kel ley of East Conway, N.H., son John and wife Carmen Hicks of Brownfield, son Leo Hicks of Na ples, son Norman and wife Sandi Hicks of Zephyhills, Fla., daugh ter Lillian Tillson of Brownfield, daughter Audrey and husband Brian Huot of Fryeburg, daugh ter Lena Kimball of West Paris, daughter Linda Chapman of Brownfield, son Wayne (Chip) Chapman and partner Brenda Vladyka of Brownfield. Brother Terry Amadon and Bonnie, sister Sherry and Mike Winning, sister Jackie and Steve Bar ber, brother Ricky And Sandy Amadon, sister Lena Lavalley. Sixteen grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, three greatgreat-grandchildren, plus many nieces and nephews.
Lillian is predeceased by: her parents, daughter Tammy Lee Chapman, husband Wayne Chapman, sisters Louise New ton, Brenda Amandon, Leona Benson, grandson Shawn Hicks and great-grandson Kaden Fecteau.
Lillian enjoyed her time going “Up to camp” in Wood stock, Maine. She loved her flower gardens, and crocheting gifts for family and friends. Lillian loved to bake goodies and put up canned goods. She also loved to collect frogs and has a collection that is quite amazing.
There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date to be announced.
Donations can be made to Cancer Care Center of Central Maine Medical, Lewiston or American Heart Association.
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Lisa Doseff — Grandmother teaches her grandchildren about planting native plants and the wildlife and insects that will be supported.
Monarch Butterflies by Ann Hobbie — A teaching book about the Monarch life cycle.
How to Raise Monarch Butterflies: A Step-by-Step Guide for Kids by Carol Pasternak — Includes wonderful photo graphs abut each stage of the Monarch life.
The Garden Primer by Barbara Damrosch — My first “go-to” for information on planting anything and everything that I plant outside. Barbara and her husband own a large farm in Harborside, Maine.
Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening by Louise Riotte. Great advice regarding what to plant and what not to plant near each other to increase growth and health of plants. For example, “Sow two or three radish seeds in cucumber hills to protect against cucumber beetles.”
American Horticultural Society: Northeast Smart Garden Regional Guide — How to create a garden based on site con ditions, sun conditions, color desired, etc.
A Way to Garden: A Hands-on Primer for Every Season by Margaret Roach — This book provides a lot of great ideas and advice and wisdom for creating, managing, and enjoying vegetable and flower gardens. The pictures are inspiring.
Gardening with Maine Native Plants
The Northeast Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden by Uli Lorimer of the Native Plant Trust. Pictures and descriptions of native ferns, grasses, wild flowers, perennials, vines, shrubs, and trees.
Native Plants for New England Gardens by Mark Richardson and Dan Jaffe. A guide that includes pictures and information of and about 100 native perennials, trees, shrubs, ferns, grasses and vines that will grow in the New England environmental conditions.
To The Editor: Trumplicans are frustrat ed. The White supremacist, nationalistic, economic trickledown believers, replacement and QAnon theorists are not winning. They tried the ballot box, with their cult leader, the pathological liar, that didn’t work; they lost! Trumplicans tried overthrowing the will of the people on Jan. 6, 2021 — jail time and failure! They tried gerrymandering and voter suppression, and while that question is yet to be determined, it looks bad for Trumplicans. However, in all that, Trumplicans yell about, not a peep about Donnie’s actions to overthrow the U.S. government! Crickets! The second greatest attack on the Constitution since the Civil War and Donnie’s conspiracy to commit sedition, and all we hear is crickets
We hear Trumplicans tout Donnie’s tax bill or his Supreme Court — thank you Senator McConnell! On the other hand, anti-crime, police loving Trumplicans beat and bear sprayed Capitol police on Jan. 6.
Trumplicans love veterans, but tried to vote down the PACT Act. The Trumplican spokesman, Tucker Carlson, accused Major General Patrick J. Donahoe of “feminizing” the military because he stood up for his female soldiers.
Senator Rand Paul even wants to remove the espionage law now that Donnie might be indicted for espionage; and the beat goes on!
It is time for legitimate Republicans to stand up and disavow the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on our Constitution! They must stand up, as did Republicans Abraham Lincoln, Everett Dirksen, Ronald Regan and Olympia Snowe and swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States. These Republicans understood God and Country. Now, it is time for real Republicans, reading this letter, to stand up and decide — do I vote for Jan. 6 insurrectionists, including those who gave the mob aid and comfort, or do I vote for the Constitution of the United States of America?
Joseph W. Angelo BridgtonI appreciated State Representative Walter Riseman’s latest campaign literature. His centerpiece focused on the Roe v. Wade decision, which he strongly opposes. Riseman also has an over 90% voting record favoring workers’ rights. That automatically earns my vote. Anyone can get our repre sentatives’ voting records by contacting the Maine AFLCIO. I’m proud to vote for
PORTLAND — Ellery E. Gammon, 81, of Waterford, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022, at Maine Medical Cen ter. He was born on November 26, 1940, the son of Leslie and Helena (Wentworth) Gammon. He graduated from Norway High School and went on to serve in the United States Navy and worked various jobs, his favorite being a stocker at Walmart. He married Priscilla Andrews on December 27, 1979, and together raised four children.
Ellery enjoyed hunting, fish ing, riding his lawnmower, blue grass music and loved the Boston Bruins. He also enjoyed the treadmill and playing pool. He was a member of the American Legion Post 139. El lery would wander in the summer to find four-leaf clovers for Priscilla, she must have about 100 at home from him. His dry sense of humor will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his loving wife Priscilla Gammon of Wa terford, son William (Shelly) Brackett of Waterville, daugh ter Stephanie (James) Valliere of Buxton, daughter Rebecca (Scott) Edwards of Harrison, daughter Darrah Gammon of Waterford, grandchildren Ethan and Quinne Edwards and Colin Edwards, sister Audrey (Michael) Lawson of Belfast, nephew Travis (Christine) Lawson, nephew Les (Martha) Gammon of Oxford and great niece Tallulah.
A private burial will take place at Pulpit Rock Cemetery in Waterford. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in El lery’s memory to the Town of Waterford at 366 Valley Road, Waterford, ME, 04088, for heating assistance. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 45 Main Street, South Paris. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals.com
Deer-Resistant Native Plants for the Northeast by Ruth Rogers Clausen and Gregory D. Tepper. I have had many questions about deer-resistant plants. After this year, I need someone to write a book about porcupine-resistant, turkeyresistant, groundhog resistant, and chipmunk-resistant plants. I’ve considered building a moat around my property…but I think the critters would just laugh and smirk at me as they dog-paddled their way to my gardens.
Gardening to Support Nature
Gardening for Butterflies by the Xerces Society. While not exclusive to New England, this book does include informa tion about some of our native plants.
The Pollinator Victory Garden by Kim Eirman. A “howto” book regarding creating a garden that will support bees, butterflies as well as other pollinators.
Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy. I have read every book that Dr. Tallamy has written, and I have listened to him speak via YouTube, and via online courses for which I register. His teachings are very research-based and each one is a call to action about how we can create a garden/ landscape that is both beautiful and a habitat that is supportive to all forms of wildlife.
Nature’s Best Hope by Douglass W. Tallamy. There isn’t hardly a page in this book without one or more sentences that I have underlined or drawn stars next to. I offer two of his sen tences that I think tells what this book is about. “In short, we no longer have the right to ignore the stewardship responsi bilities attached to land ownership. Our privately-owned land and the ecosystems upon it are essential to everyone’s wellbeing, not just our own.” In the book Dr. Tallamy writes about individuals that can create a “Homegrown National Park”. He provides easy to understand and implement research-based information that will allow any individual to create small or large yards that will be full of life.
The Humane Gardener by Nancy Lawson. This book
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Independent Walter Riseman. Peter Bollen BridgtonAs lifelong residents of Maine, it has become quite disheartening with the ongo ing/increasing political divi siveness that is especially prominent during campaign season. We’re stronger fami lies, communities and coun try when we work together and build each other up rather than constantly going at each other and only focusing on what special interest and out side lobbying groups tell us we should.
One ray of sunshine running for re-election in House of Representatives District 86 (Casco, Poland, Raymond, Frye Island) is Jessica Fay. District 86 has been very fortunate to have Jessica representing them for three terms now and she has been doing a fantastic job working on behalf of her constituents. She’s active in her communities and makes herself available to all resi dents of them. She routinely sends out e-mail updates and posts news of what’s going on in or may impact her dis trict. We’ve had some issues come up in the past several years, including PFAS, insur ance liability and difficulty obtaining veterinary care,
that we had questions about and didn’t know what direc tion to go in. We reached out to Jess and she went out of her way to provide informa tion or help put us in touch with people or departments that could provide informa tion when she couldn’t. Her dedication to not only her dis trict but all of Maine, willing ness to help, sincere ear for listening, and strong desire to make a real difference is what makes her stand out and deserving of re-election. We can’t say enough good things about Representative Jessica Fay and hope to see her return to Augusta for another term.
Dennis and Cathy Knudsen TurnerTo The Editor: The political center of our great country is the United States Constitution.
Progressive Democrats constantly tell us that the Constitutional middle is on the right fringe. This is a semantic hustle using mirrors and flim-flam to divert atten tion away from their authori tarian, one party, centralized control of society that reduc es our country to a few haves and a lot of have-nots.
LETTERS, PageSOUTH PARIS — It is with sad hearts we announce the pass ing on early Wednesday morn ing, Oct. 12, 2022 at the Maine Veterans Home in South Paris, of our dear husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend, Jack W. Fogg.
The oldest son of the late Richard and Alice Fogg, Jack was born in Bridgton on Jan. 11, 1945, “the coldest night of the year,” Dad said.
Jack attended school in Casco and Naples and at 17 he joined the Army and served in France, Germany and Vietnam. After retiring from a 20-year military career, he was awarded the medals of Merit and Valor.
Jack had a successful painting business. He enjoyed mak ing blueberry pancakes for his family and giving away his blackberry jam. His love for horses and dogs was very strong and as a young boy loved to ride “Trigger.”
Jack taught himself with the help of friends to design web pages and loved to be of help to anyone he could.
Jack will be missed by his wife, “Coco” of 51 years; daugh ter, Mary Kavrakis and her husband, Angelo; son, Jimmy Hutchinson and his wife, Pauline; daughter, Pearl Johnson and her husband, Roger; son Brian; daughter, Helene and her hus band, Adam; his sister Ellen and her husband, Kevin; brothers, Robert and his wife, Christy, and Danny and his wife, Noreen; grandchildren, Sylvie, Sapphire, Alex, Tina, Jimmy Jr., Ste phen, Joey, Billy, Enzo; special aunts, Ruthie, Marjie, Madelyn, Barbara and uncle Richie; nieces Amy and Bobbie.
A celebration of Jack’s life will be held in the summer of 2023. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco where condolences and tributes may be shared at www.hallfuneralhome.net
but there are dozens which we might have chosen; initial reports in the Bridgton News and Oxford Democrat were soon taken up and re-broadcast by the Portland Daily Press and Kennebec Journal, and as the week passed and interest grew statewide, more details and eye-witness accounts were soon provided by letters to the Lewiston Evening Journal, the Bangor Industrial Journal, and the Ellsworth American. Soon, there was enough buzz cir culating about the story for it to be noticed by a reporter for the Boston Globe, who picked up the story and had it circulating in the national news by November. It may be of interest to note that the furthest West I can trace reports of this story is to Nebraska’s Omaha World Herald
Today’s column is that of the Boston Herald, circulating a letter from Norway written the morning after the beast’s death. For background, as we learn from other papers, the beast was slain on Sunday, Dec. 6 – it being judged per missible under state law in this extraordinary instance to hunt on Sunday – by Mr. E.L. Parker, who dealt the killing blow after the beast had been prompted to leap from the water by the gunfire of many others, as we see here”
“An alligator two years old was shot in Owlsley cove, Anonymous Pond, Harrison, yesterday afternoon and brought to South Paris this morning. The alligator was first seen by W.M. Shaw of South Paris. In company with other members of the Owlsley club, he was returning from Harrison with a load of provisions when he noticed a large, black object floating on the sunlit waters of the quiet little cove, near which the camp of the Owlsley club is situated. As the approached the object dived and as it went under the water the men caught sight of a head that rather startled them. There was no doubt about its being alive, at any rate. Mr. Shaw ran to the camp and came back with his gun. He got three shots at the creature during the afternoon, but did not seem to inflict injury. The creature would rise at intervals very slowly and barely lift the top of his nose
above the water, so that the birdshot glanced from his thick skin. During Friday and Saturday, the mysterious creature was occasionally seen by various persons, and shot at sev eral times without apparent effect.
Sunday, E.L. Parlin of South Paris arrived and got two shots at the creature without hitting it. He then gave his rifle to W.M. Shaw. The two men went around to the other side of the cove where the shore was more rough and rocky. Their new position brought them nearer. Mr. Shaw soon got a chance for a shot and apparently dazed the alligator, for it dove and then rose and lifted its head and half its body out of the water. While its head was thus lifted, Mr. Parlin, who was scarcely ten feet away, shot and killed the alligator almost instantly. The charge hit him on the right side of the head just below the lower jawbone.
The story of the hunt and death of the creature spread rapidly and throngs hurried to Owlsley cove to see the first alligator ever shot in Maine inland waters. It was exactly four feet four and one half inches in length. It is supposed that he escaped form some traveling show and found his way overland to Anonymous Pond. The Owlsley club will have him stuffed and place him among other curiosities in their camp.”
As a follow up, The Bridgton News sagely observed, “The people in the vicinity doubted the existence of the saurian and even went so far as to say that the persons see ing it must have been indulging in an over-abundance of the ardent. But those same people who had been so desir ous of doubting the truth of those who had seen the animal, at last came and brought their wives, and in fact children, to see the capture. It was surprising to see the number that came to see this alligator. In the history of Cumberland County, nothing of this kind has ever been seen by the oldest inhabitants.”
That is of course if you don’t count all those rumors of a sea serpent in Long Lake circulating about that same time… but I won’t swear to that. Also, just as a historic
John “Jack” E. Gordon, 89, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at the Mineral Springs Nursing Home in North Conway, N.H.
Born in Portland, Maine, on January 8, 1933, Jack was the first child of Edward and Doro thea (Roach) Gordon. He grew up in Cornish, Maine, and commut ed to Portland to Deering High School.
From there, he enrolled in the University of Maine in Orono where he was president of the Sig ma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
After graduation, he was drafted into the U.S. Navy and spent two years “seeing the world.”
With the military behind him, Jack taught for a year at the Piscataquis Community School in Guildford, Maine. The follow ing year, 1957, he began his 38-year teaching career at Fryeburg Academy, retiring in 1995 as assistant headmaster.
Jack was predeceased by his parents, his wife, Grace Weston Gordon of Fryeburg, and his brother Peter.
He is survived by a sister, Joanne Schenck and her husband, John, formerly of Vancouver, Wash.; his brother-in-law, George and his wife, Laurie Weston of Fryeburg; his three children, Su zanne Poulin and her wife Kirsten Gowdy of Somersworth, N.H.; John Gordon Jr. of Fryeburg, and Christopher and his wife Cici of Winchester, Mass., and Fryeburg, six grandchildren: Alexan dra, Nicholas, Kasey, Mackenzie, Tucker and Tate, and longtime companion, Jane Lasselle of Center Conway, N.H.
There will be a funeral service on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at 2 p.m., at the First Congregational Church in Fryeburg. Burial immediately following at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Fryeburg.
The family wishes to offer their sincere gratitude to the staff at Mineral Springs for their almost three years of kindness and care.
If desired, in lieu of flowers, Jack would greatly appreciate a donation in his name to a Fryeburg Academy Scholarship Fund so that deserving students may more easily continue their education.
Arrangements are under the care of the Wood Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 9 Warren St., Fryeburg Maine. To make an online condolence please visit www.woodfuneralhome.org
Zachariah John Flanders, 32, of Bangor, passed away unex pectedly on Sept. 10, 2022, in an automobile accident.
Zach was born Oct. 2, 1989, in Portland, Maine, to his parents Arthur and Mabel (Olden) Flan ders-Robbins.
Zach attended Lake Region High School and graduated from Job Corp.
He married his wife Hillary Reidel on September 26, 2020. Zach is predeceased by both par ents and his Granpa Don Olden. He is survived by his wife Hillary, his sister Abigail Perry, a son Zane, Mabel Olden (Nana) and many cousins and aunts and uncles.
Zach was very intellectual and related more to adults than his own age at a very young age.
Zach will be so missed by all, especially his Nana.
His wishes were to be cremated. A bonfire memorial ser vice was held in Bangor.
James A. Nelligan (Jim/Sunny) passed away on October 16, 2022, at the age of 90. Formerly of York, Maine, Jim died at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough, Maine. He was born in Lowell, Mass., on June 12, 1932, the son of James F. and Marian B. (Kelley) Nelligan. Jim was predeceased by his loving wife, Barbara A. (Binda) Nelligan in 1994. He is survived by his sister, Marian Littlefield, his nephew Brian Levasseur and wife, Faye, nephews Michael LeMay, and Ja mie LeMay, as well as great nieces Erin Levasseur and Court ney LeMay, brothers-in-law Louis Binda and Richard LeMay, and numerous cousins.
As a young man, Jim attended Keith Academy in Lowell and received his Bachelor’s degree in textiles from the Lowell Textile Institute. After serving in the Air Force as a naviga tor, he received a second Bachelor’s degree in Electrical En gineering from Lowell Technological Institute. Jim worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for many years until his retire ment at age 55.
Jim was a devoted parishioner of St. Christopher’s Church of York. He was best known by family and friends for his quick wit and love of animals, especially his cats. With his dear neighbor, John Howe, Jim was always in search of the elusive perfect fried clam.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, October 20 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, at 91 Long Sands Road in York,. A Funeral Mass will be Celebrated on Friday, October 21 at 11 a.m., in St. Christopher’s Church, 4 Barrell Lane in York, with Committal at Saint Patrick Ceme tery located at 1251 Gorham Street in Lowell, Mass., immedi ately following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor (Summersville, Mass.) or the Animal Welfare Society (West Kennebunk, Maine).
Visit www.lucaseatonfuneralhome.com for online condo lences.
fact, this would not prove to the only alligator ever to come to our region either. I hear that back in the 1920s the cel ebrated Norton’s Orchestra, of North Bridgton and Florida, once brought back home a live alligator as a curiosity, and that it lived for many weeks in a bathtub in the Norton homestead, until perishing from what all ascribed to be an intense disagreement with our northern climate. But that’s a story all its own, and it will have to wait, Till next time!
Kenneth Burnham, 79, of Bridgton died very peacefully on Saturday morning at Bridgton Hospital after suffering from a stroke.
A quiet and often misunderstood man he was, at his center, a wonder ful caretaker of cantankerous women. His quiet demeanor was often punctu ated with sarcastic humor that could brighten your day. He enjoyed quiet, and very long cups of coffee, as well as long winding drives to diners through out rural Maine.
There will be a small, private gath ering to celebrate his life.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter in Fryeburg in honor of Ken’s beloved dogs.
In lieu of cards, please go out for a long cup of coffee and enjoy the beauty of Maine.
I am heartbroken to announce the passing of my mother Nancy Hanscom on September 25, 2022 at the age of 63. After a long battle with cancer, she passed peacefully at the Androscoggin Hospice House.
She was born and raised in Bridgton. She loved horses, secondhand shopping, and her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Dave Hanscom; daughter Nicole Harmon; three sisters and a brother and two grandchildren. She is predeceased by daughter Brooklyn Boyer.
She was an amazing woman and will be forever missed.
Virginia “Ginny” C. Eilertson, 89, of Norfolk, Mass., and Bridg ton, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Born to the late Arthur P. and Marian Coggins in New Brit ain, Conn., she was predeceased by her brothers Burt and Larry.
Ginny graduated from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. She and her husband Don raised their family in Medfield, Mass., where she was a member of the United Church of Christ for more than 50 years. She enjoyed playing bridge, and was active in Questers, an organization dedicated to researching and teach ing others about antiques.
She was an active member of the Stencil Artisans League and attended numerous national stenciling conventions. She founded her own stenciling business, creating many beautiful decorative designs and teaching this wonderful art to others. She was an avid and skilled knitter who loved making sweat ers, hats and mittens for family and friends, and also knitting baby blankets through UCC Medfield.
Ginny had a great love for the state of Maine, having spent childhood summers in Pembroke. She and Don with their fam ily enjoyed many summers at their home on Highland Lake in Bridgton. Ginny was very involved with the Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity in Bridgton, acting as a docent, managing the gift shop and serving on the Board of Directors. She was also blessed to have a wonderful church family at the First Congregational Church of Bridgton.
She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Donald Eilertson of Norfolk, Mass., and their daughters Cindy and her husband Terry (Franklin, Mass.), Sue (Franklin, Mass.), Jody and her husband Tom (Barrington, R.I.), and Lynn and her husband Bob (Norfolk, Mass.), and her loving brother-in-law and sisterin-law, Alan and Marianne Eilertson of Norwood, Mass.
“Mimi” is also survived by her nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren who were a constant source of love and joy in her life.
A celebration of Ginny’s life will be held at the United Church of Christ, 496 Main St., Medfield, Mass., on Saturday, October 29 at 11 a.m. A private interment ceremony will follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ginny’s memory to the Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity, 121 Main St., Bridgton ME 04009, or the First Congregational Church UCC, 33 South High St., Bridgton ME 04009.
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outlines many practical things we can do as gardeners that will increases the diversity of insects and animals that should be present in our own landscape.
The Science of Gardening Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon. The what, where, how, and when of how plants grow and flourish. A very informative book that, I believe, every gardener should read.
My overall belief about gardening is that it is less enjoyable if it is a “guessing game.” I have come to under stand that gardening requires an understanding of what needs to happen above the ground and below the ground and around each plant. I have also come to understand that “creepy crawlers” are important to the ecosystem around me, with the exception of ticks. I have yet to read about anything beneficial about having ticks in the environment.
So, my advice is to take time to read and listen to experts, and also to take time to sit and enjoy every plant and crit ter that is in your garden, except ticks. It is proper to get “ticked off” about every darn one of them.
The Harrison Board of Appeals will meet Thurs., October 27, 2022 at 6 p.m., at the Harrison Town Office, 20 Front St., Harrison for an Application for a Variance submitted by the Town of Harrison for the new Town Garage Facility at 558 Edes Falls Rd., Harrison. 2T42
The Naples Planning Board will conduct a site walk for a 6,000 square foot storage building at the MSAD 61 High School campus (Tax Map R03, Lot 40). The Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. at 1877 Roosevelt Trail (Lake Region High School) by the bus garage.
The public is welcome to attend. A Planning Board meet ing regarding this matter will be held at 5 p.m. following the site walk. 2T42
Continuance of Prior Public Hearing from 12/16/2021 for:
Conditional Use Permit for construction of a LargeScale Solar Energy System using photovoltaic panels mounted at a fixed tilt on steel frames sup ported by ground screws or pilings.
By Maine DG Holdco, LLC and Sean McGrath
RE: Map 9 Lot 32
70 Percy True Road, Denmark, Maine 04022
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022, Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Denmark Municipal Building, Meeting Room 1T42
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To the American people, there isn’t a dime’s worth of difference between a Marxist dictator and a Fascist dicta tor. Progressive Democrat politicians, whether Marxist or Fascists and their camp fol lowers are destroying the cit ies and states along the East and West Coasts of America.
The Republicans residing in the Constitutional center of our country known as “fly over country” have been holding the line against the destruc tive forces of the Progressive Democrats.
Centrist Constitutional government is the product of the Founder’s wisdom.
Government based on the recognition that the people must limit the power of gov ernment so that the inevitable
corruption that comes with the accumulation of power can be controlled. The people through the Constitution have endowed government with a single mandate. That mandate on our governments is straightforward: protect and preserve the people’s Creator given, unalienable rights from viola tion by enemies from without and within.
Marxists and Fascists approach government with the attitude that the average citizen is too ignorant and/or stupid to make decisions about what is good for themselves or the state. Proper governance for Progressive Democrats requires professional bureau crats to interpret and enforce the law based the political con siderations of the party bosses.
This November, America must decide if we, as a people, will stay in the Constitutional center and continue to defend the individual’s right to life, liberty, and property or slide
TOWN OF BRIDGTON 3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009
In preparing the cemetery grounds for the winter months, all unauthorized items (including but not limited to floral designs, benches, vases, decorations, trees, flowers, rocks, gardens, shrubs, wreaths, plants, and statutes) must be removed by November 6, 2022, or will be cleaned up by the Cemetery Department. If you have any questions about what is allowed or not allowed, please contact Town Clerk Laurie Chadbourne at lchadbourne@bridgtonmaine.org or Public Services Director David Madsen at dmadsen@bridgtonmaine. org. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. 1T42
PUBLIC HEARING
CASCO PLANNING BOARD
OCTOBER 24TH, 2022
CASCO COMMUNITY CENTER 940 MEADOW ROAD 6:30 P.M.
There will be a Public Hearing held on October 24, 2022, 6:30 p.m. at the Casco Community Center Meeting Room, 940 Meadow Road, Casco, Maine, on the following items: Please note this is a reschedule from the September meeting due to an absence of a Quorum.
• Dimensional Variance Appeal, Laurie and Sidney Shane, Tax Map 10, Lot 24, located at 498 Mayberry Hill Road, Casco Maine. Residential District. The owners are asking for a Variance to place a Park Model on a previous Mo bile Home Site that was removed two years prior Respectfully Submitted, Mary Tremblay, Deputy CEO 1T42
down Hayek’s road to serf dom with the Progressive Democrats. Vote as if your children’s and grandchildren’s future depend on it. It does.
Jock MacGregor SebagoLetters LETTERS, Page 5B
The open southern border has been obvious to anyone
who is watching Fox News. The Border Czar, (VP) Kamala Harris, says the border is closed, yet she has not been to the border. Does she have her head in the sand, or is she lying? Same goes for our President Joe Biden.
Karine Jean-Pierre (press secretary) responded to a ques tion from Peter Ducey of Fox News, “The immigrants don’t just walk across the border.” Well actually 5,000 to 7,000 walk across the border every
On the following Zoning Ordinance Amendments:
- Addition of Self Storage Facility Ordinance as Section 5.19. Self-Storage Facility
- Addition of Metallic Mineral Exploration and Mining amendments as Section 5.18. Metallic Mineral Exploration and Mining
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022, Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Denmark Municipal Building Meeting Room 1T42
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).
The public is encouraged to attend. 2T41
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 scheduled to take place at the Municipal Building located at 62 East Main Street on October 25, 2022, at 6 p.m. A summary of the proposed amend ments is listed below. A copy of the proposed amendments is available at the Town Office and online.
The proposed amendments will be voted on by Secret Ballot on November 8, 2022.
“Shall the municipality approve the charter amendment reprinted (summarized) below?”
• Gender neutral words have been added i.e., Select Board vs. Selectmen and Chair Person vs. Chairman.
• Select Board Powers and Duties: clarification on when payroll and accounts payable warrants shall be signed and a requirement of an annual adoption of a Treasurers Disbursement Policy. (Page 3)
• Select Board Powers and Duties: authorizes the board when filling vacan cies, to appoint members to elected boards that are State of Maine legal residents paying real estate taxes on property within the Town of Denmark. (Page 3)
• Recall of Select Board, Planning Board Members, and M.S.A.D. #72 School Board Members, has been amended to include a detailed procedure for the recall of a member, including petition process, notice of intent and recall election process. (Pages 6-7)
• 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) 2T41
day! Karine has never been to the border, so does she have her head up in the clouds, or is she lying?
Alejandro Mayorkas (DHS) has repeatedly said
that the border is closed and is secure. He has been to the border several times, so what is his excuse? Is he lying? How can you ignore 2.15 million encounters so far this year? (DHS) reported a 1,500% increase in human smuggling in six months. The New York Times reported that the cartels earned $18 billion in human smuggling,
Applicant requests a one-year extension of its
up 2,500% since 2018!
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said this at her Sept. 30 press conference — Why are we shipping these immigrants up north? We need them to pick the crops down here! I think Pelosi’s statement gives us a real insight into the actual government policy. Democrats believe that these illegals should pick our crops and then vote democratic.
Below is a drone photo taken at Eagle Pass, Texas on July 13, 2022. Does that look like a closed and secure bor der? You be the judge.
The Cavalry is coming!
Bill Preis Bridgton
approved
Use Permit for the construction of a 8,938-panel solar array on approximately 13.72 acres. Equipment includes solar panels, transformers, and associated electri cal generating equipment.
Applicant: Consolidated Edison Development/ Henry Banks RE: Map 11 Lot 27 West Main Street, Denmark, Maine 04022
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022, Time: 7 p.m. Location: Denmark Municipal Building, Meeting
TOWN OF SEBAGO 406 Bridgton Rd, Sebago, ME 04029 Office (207) 787-2457
The Town of Sebago is seeking bids from a general con tractor to do repairs on Fire Station 3. This includes masonry work, framing and electrical. Building is located at 12 Kimball Corner Road, Sebago, ME 04029. For more information Contact 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. Upon selection, the firm shall enter into a final contract with the Town for Design Build Services which contract shall incorpo rate these and any additional requirements reasonably determined by the Town. The contract shall provide for a guaranteed maximum construction cost and for a fixed completion date. 2T41
Main Street, Lovell, ME 04051
207-925-6272 Fax 207-925-1710
The Lovell Board of Appeals has scheduled continuance of the Administrative Appeal Hearing regarding the ap peal filed by, Richard and Shelly Pilsbury 70 Boulder Brook Rd. PO Box 191 Center Lovell, Maine 04016 Date of Public Hearing: November 10, 2022 Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Lovell Town Hall, 1133 Main St., Lovell, Maine 04051
The application requests that: an Undue Hardship Variance (30-M.S.R.A. §4353(4)), be granted to allow a structure to be constructed within the 50-foot setback, (frontage). Setback requirements defined in Article 6.3 of the Lovell Zoning Ordinances.
Michael Burke Chairperson, Board of Appeals1T42
What is it with Mr. Angelo and t-shirts? Last week, a single t-shirt sent him on a syllogistic exercise from which millions of people were presumed to be anti-semites. This week, a single t-shirt expressing an opinion, which he vehemently takes offense to, produces his newest “fact,” that again, this is prima fac ile evidence of a monolithic depravity amongst millions of people who perhaps don’t think he has such a clear understanding of “facts” as he assumes. Just how clear an understanding of “facts” does he have? He offers as a “fact” Biden’s speeches sup
posedly calling on us all to come together. Would that be the same speech deliv ered against that blood red backdrop with two Marines wherein he accuses the mil lions of Americans who so vehemently oppose his gross incompetence of being fas cists? Not very soothing… not very smart…most assur edly not very effective…and for anyone with a basic com prehension of the English language impossible to fac tually characterize its tone and impact as Mr. Angelo chose to.
It’s interesting that in a letter predicated on fact he then proceeds to spend several paragraphs on a mathemati cal exercise best described as an exercise in “Kentucky
Windage,” at least, and a hypothesis at best. Last I checked, unsubstantiated hypotheses don’t fit the defi nition of “fact.” It’s probably closer to what’s called “disin formation.”
There is another misstat ed “fact” regarding Trump’s Charlottesville remarks. If one listens to his entire com ments about the event, and not the partisan edit provided by CNN and the like, you will hear a thoughtful, wellrounded comment pleading not to overreact because there were bad actors on both sides of the political spec trum, but to bear in mind there were responsible people present exercising their First Amendment rights too.
Finally, it does not qualify
as a “fact” if one wears a t-shirt proclaiming “hate” for the government that equates to hate of the Constitution. First of all, it’s just a t-shirt, and I am not aware of any political manifestos that originated on one. Somebody needs to take a breath here, and recognize political opinions and differ ences are not often conducted on a genteel basis, and as stated particularly in the polit ical arena what is easily rec ognized as an opinion should never be confused with a fact.
Well, I suppose at this point we’ll have to kick back and await Mr. A’s next contact and await the epiphany that no doubt will flow from that encounter.
Don Vose NaplesIn 1988, climatologist James Hansen announced, “Global warming has arrived.”
Now, 34 years later, it is painfully obvious that climate catastrophe has arrived.
Featuring scenes that have become more and more rou tine in recent years, summer in the northern hemisphere saw extreme heat and wildfires in many places, as well as torrential rains and colossal floods that washed away the products of human settlement in others. The worst hit by the latter, beginning in June, was Pakistan, where an agonizing humanitarian disaster put a third of the country under water and displaced 33 million people out of a popu lation of 230 million.
At least 1,500 people died as a direct result of the flood ing, including hundreds of children. Some 180 healthcare facilities were so damaged that they no longer function, leaving many desperate people without access to basic care for themselves and their families.
It’s hard to wrap one’s mind around the disaster, one that will continue to cause suffering in the South Asian nation through things like agricultural losses and waterborne diseases after the waters begin to recede. Pakistan is the country with the most glaciers below the Arctic Circle, which logically will contribute to morphing an annual fresh melt-water blessing into a curse.
Pakistan is eighth in terms of the climate disaster impacts it has already felt and risks it faces. Showing how unfairly this emergency is likely to play out, the country
by Derek Royden
is estimated to contribute less than one percent of world carbon emissions.
This crisis is not merely happening, it is accelerating.
Many celebrated pundits fill column inches and onair time with calls for a new cold war with China to go along with ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, where negotia tions seem ever less likely as Western and Russian arms manufacturers gleefully count their profits. None seem to connect the ravages of carbon emission-driven climate chaos with the massive carbon footprint of war and even preparing for war.
As always, the fact that the world’s largest militaries are the greatest polluters on a warming planet is a missing part of the story; when it comes to climate change the focus is always on individual responsibility rather than on the busi ness interests and large institutions like the U.S. military that are its main drivers.
Failing to face the roots of this planetary emergency — all the roots, not just the fantasies such as electric vehicles for everyone — is why we seem to be circling the drain rather than seriously addressing what is obviously neces sary.
The tragedy in Pakistan is a warning; we ignore it at our peril.
Derek Royden is a Canadian journalist.
Tiko…
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The Fryeburg Historical Society has cancelled its roast pork dinner scheduled for Friday, Oct. 22 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the East Conway Community Hall, 2861 East Conway Road.
The Edes Falls Sewing Circle will hold a public sup per on Saturday, Oct. 22 with settings at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Edes Falls Community Hall on Edes Falls Road in Naples. The menu includes two kinds of beans, hot dogs, American chop suey, potato salad, cole slaw, homemade biscuits and a variety of jellied salads. Cost: $10 for adults and $4 for children. Come meet your neighbors and friends.
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.
The Stoneham Rescue Hunters’ Breakfast will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 5:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the rescue on Butters Hill Road in Stoneham. Menu: Pancakes, sausage, home-fries, bacon, ham, and break fast sandwiches to-go. Raffle and more.
A free (donations appreciated) Thanksgiving Community Lunch will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Otisfield Community Hall, Route 121. Menu: Turkey with stuff ing and gravy, mashed potatoes, squash, cranberry sauce, rolls, pies, apple cider and coffee. Helpers are needed! If you can help set up, help at the lunch or clean-up, please call George Gallant at 207-739-1065.
I also announced that I am dedicating $100,000 from my Contingency Fund to the Maine Lobstermen’s Association’s legal defense fund to support their legal efforts as they fight alongside us.
We want to make sure that both the Maine Lobstermen’s Association and the State of Maine have the resources we both need to win these lawsuits against the federal govern ment and against the extremists who brought these regula tions forward and to support our partnership as we fight these regulations every step of the way.
As Patrice McCarron, the head of the Maine Lobsterman’s Association said, “The partnership between MLA, the state of Maine, and all of our other partners is so critical. The MLA appreciates the state’s leadership and investment in the future of Maine’s lobstering heritage.”
Well, I agree with Patrice and I pledge to always stand by the Maine lobstermen against these wrongheaded Federal rules.
The fishermen who set out from our docks before dawn, who haul traps in all kinds of weather, who feed their families and their neigh bors and our state’s economy with their catch — they are at the heart of Maine. We won’t stop fighting until we win for them.
Thursday, October 20 Community Potluck at the Wilkins House in Waterford at 6 p.m. Bring a main dish, salad or dessert and $2 (for clean-up) to participate. All are welcome. The supper is hosted by Nancy Engdahl and Tony and Donna Butterall. Friday- Saturday, October 21-22
Survive the Haunted Walk and Zombie Laser Tag, pre sented by Bridgton Rec, 5 to 9 p.m. Outdoors at the Town Hall, 26 North High Street. Volunteers needed. Cost is $6 for the walk or $16 for the walk and Laser tag. Proceeds benefit the Rec Department’s enrichment programs. For tickets, go to bridgtonmaine. org/bridgton-recreation
Saturday, October 22 Used Book Sale. The Friends of the Bridgton Public Library are holding a used book sale from 9 a.m. to noon at the library book shed in in the parking lot at 1 Church Street. Rain date: Sunday, Oct. 23, 9-12. All types of books available with proceeds to benefit Bridgton Public Library. FMI: 207-647-2472.
Learn about local sea plane instructor Mary S. Build’s passion for flying. She will be at Sebago’s Spaulding Memorial Library at 2 p.m. to talk about her book “Finding Myself in Aviation and her life.” The library is located at 282 Sebago Road, (Route 114). Free of charge.
Beastly tale. Come hear about the infamous beast Woolfaboomis and other leg ends with Bridgton Historical Society’s Mike Davis from 6 to 8 p.m. at Narramissic in South Bridgton. Local artist Dan Edwards took eyewit ness accounts from the 1800s describing the beast and brought Woolfaboomis to life with his unique style of draw ing (see graphic). The remark able image was the inspira tion for the Woolfaboomis BBQ sauce, made exclusively for the Bridgton Historical Society by Beast Feast Maine. It is on sale at the museum on Gibbs Avenue and this event. It makes for great Christmas gifts! Narramissic will also host ghost hunters Tombstone Paranormal, Jim and Dawn Brown. Historically Haunted will be doing a live vodcast. Don’t miss this unique oppor tunity! Tickets for this lim ited seating fundraiser will be available at the door for $20
each. For more information or to reserve a space, please call Kerry or Mike at the Firehouse Museum on Gibbs Avenue at 207-647-3699. In the event of bad weather, the event will be postponed until spring. Check the Bridgton Historical Society Facebook page for updates.
Rummage sale time at St. Catherine of Sienna Church in Norway from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Bring your own bags. St. Catherine of Sienna Church is located at 32 Paris Street in Norway.
Music on Main features Motor Booty Affair, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge. Food trucks, vendors, beer garden.
Sunday, October 23
Hike Hawk Mountain, hosted by Dan Lyons, who has been a personal trainer and exercise physiologist, from 1 to 3 p.m. Hike consid ered mild to moderate. E-mail waterfordcommunitycoordi nator@gmail.com
Tuesday, October 25
Open rehearsal at Mollyockett Chorus for women singers interested in joining a women’s barber shop group. First Universalist Church, 479 Main Street, Norway, 6:30 p.m. FMI call Nancy Sosman at 787-2638.
Wednesday, October 26
Internet Basics, in-person or Zoom, 6 p.m., Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell.
Thursday, October 27 Harrison Maine Climate Action Group has changed its meetings to the second and fourth Thursdays at 2 p.m., at the Harrison Village Library. Next meeting is October 13. This is a non-partisan group. Masks are encouraged, as the space is small. Interested but can’t attend? You can par ticipate without attending meetings: join the Facebook group: Harrison Maine Climate Action, or e-mail Andrea at: harrisonmainecli mateaction@gmail.com.
Kettle Dinner, present ed by the Bridgton Lions’ Club, 5 p.m. at the Bridgton Community Center. Menu: baked ham, au gratin potatoes, salad, rolls and ice cream sun daes. Indoor, sit-down service only. Free of charge.
Friday- Saturday, October 28-29
Survive the Haunted Walk and Zombie Laser Tag, pre
sented by Bridgton Rec, 5 to 9 p.m. Outdoors at the Town Hall, 26 North High Street. Volunteers needed. Cost is $6 for the walk or $16 for the walk and Laser tag. Proceeds benefit the Rec Department’s enrichment programs. This event was created as a fund raiser to support Children’s Enrichment Programs in Bridgton. These proceeds go to offering more enrichment opportunities after school for children and their fami lies. Last year, the Rec raised $2,259 in just three days for summer camp scholarships and enrichment field trips! BR wants to reach $5,000 this year! For tickets, go to bridgtonmaine.org/bridgtonrecreation
Saturday, October 29
Fall Bake Sale, Naples United Methodist Church, 1000 Roosevelt Trail, Naples from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. It will feature Fall breads and desserts!
Drive-Up Lunch at Lovell Church of Christ, 1174 Main Street, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $5 per person. Menu: homemade tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwich, brownie. Call 9283132 to reserve. Proceeds benefit LUCC Christmas bas kets.
Halloween Boo Extravaganza from 5 to 8 p.m. at Crystal Lake Park in Harrison. Includes Trunk or Treat. Event sponsored by the Harrison Village Library, Harrison Recreation and Pam Sessions of Bearfoot Realty of Oxford.
Beetlejuice on the big screen on the Naples Village Green at 6:40 p.m. The movie, popcorn and hot chocolate provided by Naples Recreation and Community Activities. Bring a chair, blan ket and snacks.
Halloween party from 7 to 9 p.m., featuring music, dancing, contests, and valu able prizes at the beloved “Hawthorne House” located at 40 Hawthorne Road in Raymond. Admission to the Halloween party is free, with fundraising donations greatly appreciated. Costumes are encouraged and the event is BYOB. Those wishing to attend are asked to please reg ister in advance by e-mailing Hawthorne@maine.rr.com or by going online to https:// hawthorneassoc.com/hallow een-party-2022/ Sunday, October 30
Drive Up Trick or Treat in the Lovell United Church of Christ parking lot, 3 to 4:30 p.m. (or until run out); photo booth available; all are welcome.
Monday, October 31 Trunk or Treat sponsored by the Greater Bridgton Chamber of Commerce, 5 p.m. at the Stevens Brook Elementary School parking lot.
Halloween games, cookie decorating, treat bags for kids at the Naples Halloween Party on the Village Green from 4 to 6 p.m. Come see the decorated pumpkin contest entries and show off your cos tumes. Check out the Naples Recreation & Community Activities Facebook page and town website for information regarding the costume photo contest and pumpkin decorat ing contest.
Halloween fun in Waterford, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Waterford Fairgrounds, 36 Irving Green Road. Truck or Treat, photoops, free books and refresh ments. Interested in volun teering? E-mail waterford communitycoordinator@ gmail.com
Wednesday, November 2
HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) staff will be at the Harrison Town Office, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check town website for docu ments you will need to pres ent as part of the application process.
Saturday, November 5 Christmas Craft & Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., North Sebago U.M. Church, Route 114 in Sebago. Light lunch.
Holly Berry Craft Fair, 9 a.m., Lake Region High School.
Craft Fair and Bake Sale, Sweden Volunteer Fire Association, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sweden Town Meeting Hall (Route 93, 147 Bridgton Road).
Members of the Molly Ockett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated its “official” Day of Service at the chapter’s second birth day party on Oct. 2. The “party” was held at the Campfire Grille in Bridgton.
The group of nine mem bers wrote personal notes on holiday cards to be sent to Veteran’s Last Patrol, for veterans in hospice care. In addition, a collection enve lope was passed among the attendees to help local veter ans pay for heating oil.
After the cards were written, a fine lunch was enjoyed, followed by a birthday cake!
Molly Ockett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated their second birthay with a “party” on October 2. This was also a Day of Service with time spent writing personal notes on holi day cards to be sent to veterans in hospice care.
The Molly Ockett Chapter DAR is based in Bridgton. All women who can trace their ancestry to a person who in some way helped to further the cause of the American Revolution are welcome and encouraged to join. The DAR is happy to help ladies interested in join ing research their lineage.
At the most recent meet ing of the Bridgton Lions Club, General Manager Ralph Lewis, of the recently renamed Pleasant Mountain, shared with the membership several plans that are on the mountain’s drawing board for future development.
Increased parking, Lewis
said, is a top priority. He stated that new electrical sys tems were being installed to improve snowmaking opera tions and that renovations were underway at the lodge.
A recently purchased 300 acres west of current area are being considered as a gentle
slope area for ski lessons and possibly future cross-country ski trails. The overall goal is to keep Pleasant Mountain a viable family friendly desti nation.
In a Q&A session follow ing his presentation, one Lion
Events scheduled at the Bridgton Community Center on Depot Street: Today, Thursday, October 20 6 to 8 a.m., Fitness class with Dan Lyons 10 to 11:30 a.m., Martins Point 5 to 6 p.m., Kettle Dinner (Pot Pie) presented by Norway Savings Bank 7 to 9 p.m., Chickadee Quilters meeting
Friday, October 21 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Chickadee Quilters 9 to 10 a.m., Chair Yoga 1 to 4 p.m., Mahjong meets, new players welcome Saturday, October 22 5 to 10 a.m., Hunters’ Breakfast Sunday, October 23 1 to 3 p.m., Girl Scouts 1 to 3 p.m., Bridgton Fiber Group Thursday, October 27 5 to 6 p.m., Kettle Dinner (Ham Dinner)
Author Mary Build
SEBAGO — Are you ready for a fascinating true-life story? Come to Sebago’s Spaulding Memorial Library this Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. as author Mary Build tells her story of a journey of discovery from an abusive childhood to finding freedom in the skies. Her talk is more than about flying although her adventures as a pilot are gripping. She has flown to Alaska, survived an airplane crash, raced airplanes, and taught hundreds of pilots how to safely fly seaplanes. Her story will also inspire anyone wondering what their true purpose is in life.
Mary lives locally and has two daughters.
Maybe you saw her when she was doing scenic sea plane flights.
Mary’s talk at the library is free and will allow time for questions. The library is located at 282 Sebago Road (Route 114). For more information, call 787-2321.
Lake Region Project Graduation is a program that helps provide a safe and drug/alcohol free celebration after graduation for seniors.
Lake Region Project Grad will hold its 32nd Annual Hollyberry Craft Fair at the high school on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring regional vendors and crafters. You can start your Christmas shopping right here with crocheted items, handmade quilts, photography, natu ral soaps, Color Street Nails, and more.
There will also be a special guest appearance from Santa Claus with photos. Cost for photos will be by donation.
At the fair, each vendor/crafter will donate an item for Project Grad (PG) to raffle off. You do not need to be pres ent to win. Tickets are 1 for $1, 7 for $5, 15 for $10 and 40 for $20. PG accepts Venmo @LRHS-ProjectGraduation.
Space is available for more vendors/crafters. If you are interested, please e-mail Katherine Vincent at lakerspro jectgrad@gmail.com. Cost for space (8x10) is $45, double space is $65, add table and chairs for $10 and if you only want chairs $5.
RAYMOND — Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home in Raymond — now involved in Phase 2 of its fundraising effort to repair, upgrade, and sustain the historic house — will hold a fun-filled Halloween party on Saturday, Oct.
Bridgton Historical Society will offer a series of low impact informational walks once a month at Narramissic Historic Farm and the Peabody-Fitch Woods in South Bridgton. BHS Board President and Loon Echo Land Trust Stewardship Manager, Jon Evans, will lead the walks. This last walk of the year will be held Friday, Oct. 21 at 9 a.m. For more information please contact 207-647-3699.
FRYEBURG — The Goldberg Gallery will host an art installation of Marsha Carlin’s work in October and November.
“Adaptive reuse is an approach to life and art that I learned from my parents, who were both children of The Depression. Saving and reusing string, baby food jars to hold nails and screws, and making doll houses from discarded wood scraps even tually influenced my cre ative process,” says Carlin. “I purposely use nontradi tional and repurposed mate rials to create art, clothing, and accessories.”
“I expanded from what was initially inspired by frugal ity to realizing how many materials we discard and fill our oceans, landfills, and sewers. By thinking of our discards differently, they can become pieces of art that are a joy to create, display, and wear.”
“I love turning toi let paper tubes into brace lets, the paper tubes on dry cleaner hangers into beads wrapped in discarded maga zine pages and decorative cocktail napkins; the metal hangers themselves into jew elry; the plastic forms used to display bathing suits at Costco into painted ladies; crushed or pounded metal bottle caps into earrings; and used tea bags into necklaces,” continues Carlin. “Let your imagination go to work the next time you start to throw away a package, a container, or see a stray piece of metal on the street and see how it can be adaptively reused to become something useful differently, or a piece of art or adornment.”
Marsha Carlin spent her early career as a Science Policy advisor to the U.S. Congress. She then discovered that she loved teaching and taught biology, math, and Chinese cook ing. After 30-plus years in the classroom, Carlin became an editorial director and vice president of elementary math edu cation at Macmillan/McGraw Publishing in New York City.
Art and visuals were constantly engaging and valuable in Carlin’s publishing career to ensure her lessons were visually appealing and accessible to all students regardless of abilities.
Marsha and her husband, Jim, recently retired full-time to their home in Pea Porridge Pond in New Hampshire, where she enjoys the Mt. Washington Valley artist community and repurposing materials into artistic and creative pieces.
The Goldberg Gallery is open to the public, and the hours are Sundays from 12 to 4 p.m. and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.; Monday-Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.; Fridays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Saturdays.
NORWAY — Visitors to Norway Memorial Library may enjoy a sculpture exhi bition, “Swarm” by Morgan Richardson.
Morgan was born and raised in Oxford Hills. As a child, Morgan would steal her mother’s camera and take pictures of anything and everything around her. She often would document her family’s life and travels.
Morgan was always drawn to any creative process and began to find her niche in her sophomore year of high school. There, she found her first interest in graphic design, joining the OHCHS’s program led by Virginia Valdes. She began interning for a local wedding photog rapher, Kate Michaud, allow ing her to build and expand upon her knowledge in a more professional setting.
After high school, Morgan majored in Graphic Design at Maryland Institute College of Art. Morgan had her first introduction to ceramics and found the medium to be a welcome break from being behind the lens or a com puter screen. It allowed her to tap into a side of her artis
tic process and create things wildly different than her typi cal style.
After transferring to the University of Southern Maine, her passion for ceramics took hold. She con tinued developing her skills, ultimately double majoring in Photo & Digital Art and Ceramics. Morgan draws inspiration faarom the orga nized chaos of nature, utiliz ing motifs viewed as repel ling and flipping the narrative to create something beautiful. As a working artist, Morgan makes graphic design promo tions for businesses, assists well-known wedding pho tographers, and takes pictures for weddings and other life events. Ceramics continues to be a necessary outlet for Morgan in an increasingly hectic world.
“For most people, the imagery I use is seen as offputting and ugly, often induc ing feelings of revulsion and horror when seen. It has made their place in art some what hidden or used as a visual villain to contrast more beautiful things,” she said.
“Portraying these vilified objects in a different light
and highlighting their beauty and intricacy becomes the focal point of my work. The interest isn’t limited solely to bugs but to changing the way we look at traditional images and creating something dif ferent from the wreckage of stagnant ideas. My work uses natural objects from life commonly deemed unfavor able or grotesque in a way that organizes their chaos. Contemporary art has formed a way of turning these gro tesque images on their head. The work is emblematic of subjected forces rebelling against traditional structure
and ideas. It is deeply person al to me as a woman, reflects my ideas about femininity, contrasts the structures of the world, and how it decides what kind of art women should produce. The art I cre ate represents how beauty is not limited in construction but a multifaceted approach to seeing the world.”
This display is on view whenever the library is open from Oct. 19 to Nov. 15. Visitors may enjoy an art reception with light fall refreshments on Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
FRYEBURG — The Pace Galleries of Art pres ents an exhibition of Ian Factor: Resolve & Resilience at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg. This show fea tures a collection of emo tionally arresting works in oils on canvas and charcoal on paper created over the last decade from Ian’s time living in New York City and Bend, Oregon. It includes pieces from a series convey ing a social and/or politi cal narrative, plus numerous portraits, and selections from
his highly-charged Danger series. All works available for purchase.
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@fryeburgacade my.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.
Visitors to Norway Memorial Library’s reference room can enjoy an art exhibit titled “Quiet Please” feature ing 15 mix-medium paintings by Peter Herley. Of his art exhibit he writes, “With static in the world, coming at us from all directions, we need a
place to be quiet and reflect. With that, Quiet Please…” Peter has enjoyed being part of the arts scene, both as an observer and a participant, as far back as he can remem ber. He was introduced to art in preschool when he learned
Fryeburg Academy is very pleased to announce that Joe De Vito’s Opera Lecture Series will begin his 12th season here at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center.
His presentations are geared to music lovers, opera aficionados, and those who are brand new to this art form who are looking for insights while preparing to attend the Metropolitan Opera broad casts in HD that are present ed at the Academy’s PAC on Bradley Street in Fryeburg on certain Saturday after noons throughout the year.
Lectures start at 3 p.m. on the Thursday prior to Saturday broadcast and last about two hours. They are free and open to the public; no registration is required.
Lecture dates, the fea tured opera and its com poser are:
Oct. 20: Medea, Luigi Cherubini
Nov. 3: LaTraviata Giuseppe Verdi Dec. 8: The Hours , Kevin Puts
Jan. 12: Fedora , Umberto Giordano
March 16: Lohengrin Richard Wagner
March 28: Falstaff Giuseppe Verdi April 13: Der Rosenkavalier , Richard Strauss
April 27: Champion, Terrence Blanchard May 18: Don Giovanni, W.A. Mozart June 1: Die Zaberflote, W.A. Mozart
During each session, De Vito guides attendees through each production and includes an analysis of the plot and musical compo sition with detailed excerpts of the music presented via video recordings along with some humorous commen
Today, Thursday, Oct. 20, the afterschool program will be participating in the annual Lights on Afterschool, a nation wide celebration of afterschool programs. Bridgton Rec will be one of 8,000 sites across the nation sending the message that afterschool is key to childrens’ success and we must keep the lights on and doors open after school.
Please join Bridgton Rec from 5 to 7 p.m. at Stevens Brook Elementary School, where Rec will showcase chil dren’s fantastic talents in Art, STEM, Physical Activity and Athletics. Please visit www.bridgtonmaine.org for a full list ing of available activities and registration.
The second annual Recreation Department fundraiser “Zombie Laser Tag and Haunted Walk” is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22 and Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Bridgton Town Hall from 5 to 9 p.m. Cost: $6 for the walk only and $16 for laser tag and walk.
To volunteer, please reach out to Gary Colello, director of Recreation, at 207-647-1126.
Festival of Lights is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 3.
Upcoming trips: The Magic of Christmas on Dec. 10. Bus leaves the Bridgton Town Hall at 12:15 p.m. Tickets are $45; Disney on Ice on Dec. 17 beginning with a pizza party and Disney trivia at 3:30 p.m. at the Bridtgon Town Hall, bus departs at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person. Preregistration is required for the trips.
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Joe De Vitotary. Additionally, ancillary research, via handouts, is available to all attendees free of charge.
Joe De Vito has been an opera fan for his entire life having most likely experienced his first opera while in utero. He brings decades of knowledge to each two-hour lecture. An avocational bass/baritone in his past life, De Vito, who resides in Bridgton with his wife Karen, retired from the English department at Fryeburg Academy where he taught for 10 years.
For more information, please call the box office at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at (207) 544-9066 or e-mail them at boxoffice@fryebur gacademy.org.
how to draw and finger paint. His father took him to museum exhibits often in New York City. He was enthralled by Jackson Pollack’s work and wanted to be as good as him.
Once he went to college at Rutgers University, he met other artists. They had several shows in galleries and multiple shows at low-key venues like living rooms, bars, abandoned buildings, and in storefront win dows. Once he graduated from Rutgers with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a minor in Education, he began submitting his work and getting shows in galleries and libraries in New Jersey and New York City.
After high school and through the early eighties, he traveled to Europe several times, California and the southwest, up and down the eastern seaboard, and for a short while lived in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. His travels influenced his art.
In 1986, he met his future wife Jeanne while working in an art supply store in New York City. They married in 1989, and moved from New Jersey to Portland, where they both became advocates for the homeless and part of the local art scene.
When Spring 1995 arrived, they packed their car, left Maine, and camped across the country and Canada for 5½ months, destination unknown. When they stopped, they were in Oregon. They lived in the Eugene/Springfield area for 19 years. When downtown Eugene was experiencing a blight, he and some friends started the Eugene Storefront Art Project. Their goal was to bring life back to downtown by adding art to empty storefronts until business returned. Downtown Eugene is now thriving.
Springfield invited them to bring more art to their city, so for several years they spread vibrancy through art to the neighboring city. His wife and him decided to move back to the east coast to be closer to aging parents in 2014. They moved to Norway, his wife’s hometown, where he continues to prolifically produce art and show in libraries and other public spaces.
This display is on view whenever the library is open now to Nov. 12. There is a guest book in the reference room for visi tor comments. Visitors may enjoy a closing artist reception with light refreshments on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
NORTH WATERFORD — The North Waterford Congregational Church is reopening the Puzzle Library every Monday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. The library has over 300 puzzles. Everyone is welcome. Please take as many as you want and keep them as long as you need. For more informa tion, call Milly Millett 207-583-2822.
jokingly asked, “Will we ever see the ‘e’?” in reference to the LOVE promotion often attached to the mountain’s ski trail clearings.
Lewis said that a recent cleaning of a storage area revealed a hand painted ban ner dating from the early 1950s stating, “The only chair lift in Maine.” He indi cated that the banner will find a prominent home some where in the lodge.
Lion president Bob Hatch thanked Lewis for his pre sentation and called the business meeting to order. He announced that he had received word from the Lions Club International Foundation that a grant of $100,000 had been sent to assist recovery efforts from hurricane Ian in Florida.
In mid-summer, the foun dation successfully complet ed a four-year capital funds campaign which added $300
million dollars to its coffers.
The local club donated $500 to the cause earlier this year.
Since its founding in 1968, the foundation has given over $1.1 billion (yes, that is a “b”) dollars in aid world-wide.
Treasurer Bruce Jones pre sented the 2022-23 budget of planned income and expens es. Chuck Wagon chairman Cliff Tuchon reported that proceeds from the recent Brew Fest were excel lent. Lion Brook Sulloway
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DRIED FIREWOOD — Dried twelve months. Selling seasoned hardwood year-round. One cord $350, cut, split, delivered. Call 207-595-5029; 207-583-4113. maineseasonedfirewood.com 52t31x
LITTLE GUYS FIREWOOD Cut, split, delivered. Prompt delivery. 603-960-2537 or 9356302. Fryeburg area $210 cord, over 20 miles add $10. 52t2x
FIVE LARGE — winter bush covers. Call Tom 647-2047. 2t41x
CHESTNUT — 3x5 dining table, four dowback chairs. Showroom condition $475. Yardman snowblower 9hp, 28” electric start $395. Snowbear trailer 41/2x8. Great for hauling lawn tractors, etc. Great condition $485. Call 8906432. 2t41x
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
KIMBALL PROPERTY MAIN TENANCE — Fall cleanup, Bark mulch, loam, aggregates installed. Brush removal, chipping avail able. Firewood available, call for price. Fully Insured. Call 207595-8321, 583-8010. 6t38x
DENMARK HOUSE PAINTING — Since 1980. Interior and exte rior painting. Free estimates. Call John Mathews 452-2781. tf40x
DRIVING MISS DAISY — Transportation Service… Especially for Seniors. From shopping trips, pick-up and delivery to personal errands, airport, and special requests. Call or text your request to 207-2910193. 4t42x
reported that he is actively working with Stevens Brook Elementary School person nel to secure a list of win ter clothing needs of local students in preparation for the club’s annual Christmas project, “Clothing for Kids.”
The balance of the sched ule for October is a full one: Regular meeting on the 24th followed by preparation and serving of the “Kettle Dinner” at the Community center on the 27th beginning at 5 p.m.
The annual “White Cane” collection for vision support provided to the Maine Lions Foundation will see three collection points open at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Hayes True Value Hardware, Food City and under the old tree in the parking lot behind Renys.
A Lions crew will be serv ing hot dogs and giving out candy at the annual “Trunk and Treat” in the parking lot at SBES on Halloween Night — Oct. 31.
Yes, we continue to observe the Lion’s motto: WE SERVE, now for 97 years.
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Again, a reminder that Lions Club membership is open to all men and women over age 18. Of course, you are welcome to attend our meetings on the second and fourth Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at the Bridgton Community Center. Check out how we accomplish so much “good stuff.”
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, Town Manager, P.O. Box 300, Harrison, Maine 04040 or E-mail: cnewell@harrisonmaine.org
The Town of Harrison is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
FRYEBURG ACADEMY
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Henry’s Concrete Construction is looking to hire for a few positions: concrete laborer, concrete floor finisher, and Class B boom truck operator.
Please DO NOT respond if you: are unable to set your alarm, text out sick once a week, have to find a ride to work, or think checking social media every five minutes is part of your daily tasks.
DO REPLY if you are a dependable hard worker that doesn’t whine, is able to be part of a team that provides quality work, you don’t mind working 50+ hours a week earning great pay, staying fit and get ting a great tan and have a never give up attitude. Please call or text 207-557-2801 TF43rCD
HARRISON — Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) staff will be at the Harrison Town Office on Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Please do not forget to bring these documents:
• Government-issued photo ID for primary appli cant (driver’s license, State ID, EBT card with photo, passport)
• SSN cards for all house hold members (or SSN veri fication documents: W2, 1099 tax form, U.S. military document)
• Fuel vendor name and account #
• Most recent CMP bill (at least first page – we need the account #, service address and the graph of usage). If an applicant is a CMP customer, the bill must be in the name of a household member in order to apply for any of the CMP low-income assistance programs.
• If rent is subsidized rent, then we need the housing cer tification letter (HUD form 50058/5005959 or RD 35608) that is in effect on date of application.
• Proof of gross income for all household members: pay stubs for past 30 days or one month, SS award letter, pension benefit statement, and if self-employed then 2021 fed tax return, etc.
• Proof of SNAP or TANF benefits.
LOVELL — Join Kezar Lake Watershed Association for a free, hands-on demon stration of LakeSmart prop erty improvements on Kezar Lake while enjoying fall colors this Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to noon at 40 Upper Bay Lane in Lovell.
When it comes to lake health, the condition of every lakefront property matters. Lake water quality is best protected when prop erty owners take actions to reduce runoff and erosion. For example, a well-veg etated, five layered shore line buffer reduces runoff and absorbs rainwater that would otherwise carry nutri ents and pollution into the lake.
Participants are invited to join in with mulching paths, planting, and other land scaping activities. Event includes an opportunity to learn from LakeSmart certified evaluators and landscaper Mark Priola of Lakes Environmental Association. Please bring gardening gloves if you have them. Water will be provided.
Registration required, please e-mail kezarwater shed@gmail.com
The event is spon sored by the Kezar Lake Watershed Association (KLWA) LakeSmart Team.
Scott Holden is mak ing his dreams come true by opening a long-await ed music center, Yaboo Music and More, located on 4 South High Street in Bridgton.
Holden was born in Newburyport, Mass., and his first job was at Strings Attached, a guitar center, where he discovered his love for music at age 14. A handful of years later, he found himself in Bridgton, providing carpentry and handyman services to locals. Holden decided to open up
Yaboo Music after 10 years of his services. While pro viding his local carpentry skills at the 4 South High Street location, Holden was struck with an idea when he noticed the space in the barn was empty. He pitched the idea to the building’s owner to clean up the barn space and clear it for his dream business; “No more crawl spaces” for Holden. Once the barn was cleared, Yaboo Music and More became a reality.
Holden created a com fortable and clean environ ment for him, his customers and the guitars. A few items
Holden sells are: capos, picks, vinyls, CDs, guitars and other accessories.
The space is not only for music lovers, but for local artists of any form. Holden has created a wall-space for artists who would like to display their work for any who stop by and see.
Yaboo is a center for music, local art, and new interests. “This is my dream, and I am making it happen,” Holden said.
Phone: 207-256-0426.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
to make sure we have the funds,” according to Casco Chairman Robert MacDonald.
Listing out a plan serves a two-fold purpose. It guides the budget planning process in a direction that helps achieve the capital improvement goals, and it provides the public with a map of how money will be spent in coming years.
On Oct. 4, the Casco Board of Selectmen talked about the priorities for the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
MacDonald asked board members to come up with three to five items that they consider to be priority since this will be an on-going discussion.
“I have a list,” Selectman Grant Plummer began.
“Under this, we’ve got public works, the road main tenance question with the current spending we have. I recently saw some invoicing for the roads, to see the expenses broken down. When people asked why we didn’t pave all of Quaker Ridge Road, we know why. Man, oh, man is paving expensive. There is something in the works, a study about the Casco fire barn,” Plummer said.
“I’m looking at that web and how that web all weaves together to get us to a point 10 years down the road when some of this has been checked off on the list,” he said. “I want us to get there. But we need to set up our 10-year plan, our 5-year plan, a 3-year plan.”
MacDonald agreed with laying out a plan.
“The first thing is to get it in writing for us. So, we can pass it on to the next board and they can see the plan we have,” MacDonald said.
Plummer returned to his list.
“This week, we posted another public works position. If public works is our focus, we need to see the plan. I say that because we need to talk to the townspeople about our public works plan. This is year number one. This is year number two. This is year number three and so on,” Plummer said.
“We are walking toward budget season again right now. So we have to get our ducks in a row soon,” he said.
Mary-Vienessa Fernandes spoke.
“Look at our cemeteries — it was mentioned years ago that the town would eventually have to take full coverage of this. Nothing is free,” she said.
Plummer asked Casco Town Manager Tony Ward what he thought.
“When you start looking at capital improvement, it is going to be multifaceted. It depends on what level service the town wants,” he said.
“Again, that is part of the dialogue for the CIP. If we keep spending $250,000 a year on roads, where is that going to get us? If we spend $1 million a year on roads, what cycle is that going to put us on? So we can have some intelligent dialogue about it. We’ve had a very poor history of maintenance on our roadways,” Ward said.
During the comprehensive plan discussion, people thought the large meeting room in the Casco Community Center was overused, which would mean more space would be needed to simultaneously hold municipal meet ings and community activities, Ward said.
If the citizens want to expand public works, where should that department be located, he said. Like contract ing out jobs, that is another budgetary issue, Ward said.
Fernandes spoke on the importance of having a CIP list.
“It is providing transparency so our town residents are aware of what the select board, the town manager and other folks are looking at for capital improvement proj ects,” she said.
She added that there were a few things the board want ed to do but found too costly to pursue. Having a capital improvement plan allows the town to save money over a period of years so the taxpayers do not get hit with the cost all at once.
“This undertaking is going to keep us very busy,” Ward said.
AUBURN — Cadet Master Sergeant Zachary Vogel, 18, of Bridgton earned his FAA Private Pilot’s Certificate this week. Becoming one of only a few hundred Civil Air Patrol cadets nation wide to do so, Cadet Vogel is a member of the Civil Air Patrol’s 77th Composite Squadron based at the Auburn/Lewiston Airport.
A senior at Lake Region High School, besides fly ing, Cadet Vogel enjoys skiing, lacrosse and soccer.
“Cadet Vogel’s accom plishment is a major mile stone toward unlocking
pathways to future avia tion careers. We are very proud of his achievement,” said Maine Wing, Chief of Staff Lt. Col. Greg Curtis CAP, who was also C/MSgt Vogel’s primary flight instructor. “C/MSgt Vogel’s accomplishment is one of many fantastic opportuni ties available to Civil Air Patrol cadets as part of our organization’s commitment to develop tomorrow’s aerospace leaders.”
Civil Air Patrol’s 77th Composite Squadron has said previously, “the CAP Cadet program is indeed a difference-maker. These cadets are our future lead ers, and this achievement is a testament to their talents and determination to suc ceed, as earning this certifi
cate is not an easy task.”
Cadet Vogel’s next immediate goal is to fly as a safety pilot for his father, a private pilot, who is working on his commer cial license. After that and college, a career as either a military or airline pilot is on the horizon. His family
is proud and excited to now have two pilots at home.
The Federal Aviation Administration Airman Certificate earned by Cadet Vogel grants his privileg es to operate as pilot-incommand of single-engine, fixed-wing, land-based air craft.
“I want to take this opportunity to thank the individuals that made this opportunity possible. First, I want to thank Lt. Col. Curtis for the countless hours and dedication. I have learned so much from him and really enjoyed fly ing with him. Secondly, I want to thank all of the FROs (Flight Release Officers) who released me for the many flights I have done over the last year. Lastly, I want to thank the senior members and cadets from the 77th Composite Squadron for all of the encouragement and sup port they have given me throughout this process. This has been a tremendous experience. Not one I will forget and one I hope to pay back in the future,” Vogel said. “Gaining the knowl edge required to success fully pass the FAA’s Private Pilot Knowledge Test was the most difficult part of the training. I’ve also gained a new-found appreciation of weather and its importance in every aspect of flying.”
Major Mark Hyland CAP Commander of theBridgton: Mon – Thurs 8-5 | Casco: Mon – Fri 7-4 Dr. Thomas Gordon OD | Dr. Brenna Gerchman OD Specsoffice@gmail.com | 207-647-2001 | 207-655-2020
SCOTT HOLDEN, owner of the new music store in Bridgton, is looking for ward to “no more crawl spaces” as he transitions from carpentry services to selling guitars and accessories.