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Stroll through park for all?

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Pondicherry Park is projected to draw 32,488 visits this year.

Yet, not everyone can enjoy a stroll through the intown 66-acre park because of their lack of full mobility — either due to being confined to a wheelchair or needing to use crutches.

Tom Perkins wants to create access for all.

Perkins, who is executive director of Loon Echo Land Trust, approached Bridgton selectmen Tuesday night regarding a proposal to upgrade 4,800 feet of forested trail, running alongside Stevens and Mill Brooks, enabling those with mobility issues a chance to enjoy the park.

In a letter to the board, Perkins said, “Being outdoors and getting into the forest for rejuvenation of the spirit and soul is a universal need of the human condition. Many opportunities exist for our able-bodied neighbors and visitors to get out into the woods and restore themselves. Loon Echo maintains 31 miles of trails to do just that. However, there is a glaring lack of a truly accessible trail for an underserved population limited by mobility. Loon Echo and the Town of Bridgton should correct this by reconstructing two trails within Pondicherry Park.”

The existing trail would be rebuilt, using a compacted crush-stone surface for multiseasonal access and re-engineered drainage for all-weather durability.

Perkins estimated the cost at $34,554. While Loon Echo will look to secure grants to help pay for the work, Perkins requested that Bridgton contribute $8,554 — which could be covered by Moose Pond Trust money.

Selectman Bear Zaidman asked if two trails were made handicapped-accessible would other trails need to be upgraded to meet that standard, as well?

Perkins spoke with state officials regarding ADA compliance, and found that when it comes to nature trails, “there are no standards.” The trails will be known as “Accessible Trails.”

Before the town moves on the issue, Zaidman recommended that a workshop meeting be held with other groups, including Lakes Environmental Association and the Pondicherry Park Committee. Perkins joked that Loon Echo often moves at “glacial speed,” and said there was no hurry to embark on the project — he simply wanted to pitch the idea.

A workshop will be held sometime after the first of the new year.

In other selectmen news: • Outdoor seating allowed. Bear Bones is set to release its newest aged beer this weekend, and if Mother Nature continues to cooperate, the celebration could move outdoors.

Selectmen voted 5-0 to allow the “tasting room” on Cottage Street to expand seating to the back parking lot.

Eben Dingman, co-owner of the Lewiston-based brewery, requested the extension of the license to include outdoor seating as the business looks to offer live entertainment and comedy shows.

The current license is for 40 patrons, but Dingman said the tasting room is only seating 12 at this time. A movable barrier would be placed in the parking lot, designating the area where patrons can consume alcoholic beverages.

Signs will be posted. Dingman said a mobile beer cart could be placed outdoors, and during cold weather months, an ice bar is a possibility.

Selectmen questioned how many special events, utilizing outdoor seating, were planned.

Weather will be a factor in the winter months, while Bear Bones plans to hold Comedy Night on the first Thursday of each month.

Dingman said this weekNOTES, Page 2A

It’s a wrap for Brother Fleckers

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — When the Fleck brothers were just youngsters, they shoveled snow and did other labor for their grandfather, Jim Build, a well-known figure in Naples.

Each of the three brothers began their employment at area restaurants as soon as they were old enough, typically around age 14. In the case of the youngest son, he was 13 and working for his older sibling who leased and ran Rick’s Pizza one summer.

All three boys — Dustin, Jake and Sam Fleck — established a hard-work ethic early in life and have continued to apply it to their daily living.

They said they contribute that learned behavior to their grandfather and their parents, Mike and Sue Fleck.

The Fleck brothers have had their hands in restaurants with some history and/or a good reputation in this waterfront town: Sydney’s Restaurant, Rick’s Pizza, The Galley and Merced’s on Brandy Pond.

This year, life’s circumstances circled back around when the family decided to accept the opportunity to operate the restaurant owned by Jim Build, Sue’s dad. As residents might recall, the structure

CARVING FOR A CAUSE — Top, Luke Blais focuses as he carves a pumpkin last Thursday inside the Lake Region High School gym as part of the school’s fundraising effort for Camp Sunshine. The 1,500 pumpkins were purchased for $10 each with proceeds benefitting the Casco camp.

Once carved, the pumpkins were loaded onto a Hancock Lumber truck and shipped to Freeport to be part of L.L. Bean’s annual Pumpkin Fest on Saturday night. At right, LRHS students Mattai Doucette (left) and Leah Clavette proudly show off their carved pumpkins.

More photos on Page 6B. (Rivet Photos)

FA to expand dining facility

FRYEBURG — Dining at Fryeburg Academy will become an “experience.”

Head of School Erin Mayo announced last week that the Academy has launched a $1 million capital fund drive to renovate the existing dining facility and student union, as well as construct a new, adjoining dining hall.

The LaCasce Building opened in 1984, and houses a kitchen and dining area that no longer meet school needs.

“At a seating capacity of 180, it is simply too small, resulting in dramatic constraints on meals; during the week, lunchtime requires more than three turnovers per seat. The school’s food service prepares approximately 4,200 meals during 19 separate sittings in a typical week, but the kitchen is too outmoded for optimal meal prepara-

tion,” Mayo said in the “All School” newsletter released Friday. “The facility’s architectural inconsistency with neighboring school buildings and its undeveloped basement student union are also challenges which this project aims to solve. ” The Academy currently enrolls 560 students, 405 are day students, and 155 who attend as resident students and live in one of five dormitories.

The renovation will increase the current space from 11,600 to 21,600 total square feet in order to achieve the following aims: expanding seating at meals from 180 to 360; diversifying food preparation and serving opportunities; implementing a two-story student union and making it ADA-compliant; and ensuring a level of inte-

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The sign ordinance is a document that will have ramifications — hopefully positive rather than restrictive — on how the Town of Naples will look and how the local businesses are able to advertise on their property.

The proposed Naples Sign Ordinance (SO) will not be on the ballot this November — absolutely not.

Only time will tell whether or not it appears at the town meeting in June.

The required public hearing for the Naples SO has yet to be scheduled.

Still ahead, there are numerous steps and plenty of re-edits to an ordinance that has taken more than a year before the Ordinance Review Committee (ORC).

On Tuesday, a joint workshop of the Naples Board of Selectmen, the Naples Planning Board and the ORC was held to review what is on paper so far.

Topics ranged greatly: how many types of signs end up making a business front look more cluttered than inviting; if a sign is taken down because of repair needs or change of ownership, it must adhere to the standards of a new sign ordinance — if that is passed by town residents; are digital signs advantageous over the back-lit signs currently being used; and where in town do residents want digital signs prohibited.

Another interesting suggestion made by Naples Chairman Jim Grattelo was: Would the public be willing to phase out signs that were “grandfathered in” to accom-

rior and exterior quality in The school has retained both buildings that is consis- Connor Architecture, an tent with that of the perform- award-winning architecture ing arts center and the library.

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Sign ordinance evolves with talks formerly known as Sandy’s Flight Deck Restaurant had been vacant for more than a year.

According to Sue, the building had been in her family for six generations.

“Our boys will be the seventh generation to own the building,” she said.

Their dad Mike said, “I am happy to see the boys back into it, enjoying it.”

Brother Flecker’s opened in late July — under the gun to get state permitting done prior to the Maine government shutdown.

“It was the craziest time to go into business. We went from hammering and taping one day to cleaning and prepping and serving food the next,” Sue said.

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plish the goal of keeping Naples’ visual appeal.

Toward the end of the almost two-hour discussion, Grattelo summed up the SO. “The Sign Ordinance has done one thing: it has created the conversation of how we want our downtown to look like,” Grattelo said.

The ORC Chairman Skip Meeker had an intimate relationship with the proposed Sign Ordinance and recalled the drafting of the original one.

“The old Sign Ordinance

deals with free-standing signs.

It was a very simple twopage document. The reason it was kept to two pages is: it just grew and grew and we couldn’t find anything that fit Naples. So it was free-standing signs only,” Meeker said.

“The new one has tried to encompass not only size but places in town: the Commercial District, the Village District, and the Causeway District. That was step one,” he said. “Step two was the different types of SIGN, Page 6A

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Brother Fleckers: It’s about food service expertise, solid work ethic

(Continued from Page 1A) The eating establishment employs between 18 and 22 people. Meanwhile, Sue and Mike have been working two jobs. Mike has continued to work as the assistant store manager and the meat department manager at the Umbrella Factory Supermarket. Sue has maintained a busy schedule as a realtor with the Keller Williams Realty Manchester Team while putting in time at the family-owned restaurant.

As everyone knows — the businesses on the Causeway have a short-lived tourist season and typically shut down shop in the autumn.

After a fantastic season that started with the late summer tourists and will end with leaf peepers, the restaurant will be closing for the season on Sunday.

For those local residents wondering where to get their fill of Brother Flecker’s Buffalo chicken rangoons or Irish nachos, don’t worry — Brother Flecker’s will re-open in the springtime.

But, there’s still time to sit down and sample the menu.

Brother Flecker’s hours this final week will be: Thursday,

11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to close; and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The restaurant will be open on Halloween evening for trick or treaters, too.

That is just one way to say thank you to the community that helped support their new restaurant located in a familiar spot on the Causeway.

The family had huge thank you’s to the contractors, the Naples Code Enforcement Officer, the employees at state permitting offices, the Naples selectmen who stopped in to see how the pre-opening preparations were going, and the local restaurant owners who helped with the startup.

According to Mike, “They were all really excited about seeing the business open again.”

Sue said, “Naples CEO Renee (Carter) was really great. She walked us through the process, helped us understand what needed to be done, and worked with us on communicating with the state. She was very cooperative. A number of the selectmen stopped by, interested in what was going on and happy with the changes being made.”

THE FLECK FAMILY — all of whom have a hand in the operation of the restaurant Brother Flecker’s, pose on the deck outside the establishment. Sue Fleck is in the front; the boys (from left) are: Sam, Jake and Dustin. Mike Fleck, their dad and Sue’s husband, is on the far right.

(De Busk Photo) “This is a nice, homegrown type of business,” she said.

“All the folks that own restaurants were more than willing to help with information and advice. When we ran short on something, they were happy to help us.”

For example, Brother Flecker’s ran out of register tape and straws, and Freedom Café came to the rescue with extras, Sue said.

Employees at state permitting agencies turned the red tape bureaucracy into rolling

out the red carpet.

“Worst case scenario, the state shutdown could have been two weeks or a month.

It was very tense. They were able to come in and give us provisional licenses,” she said.

Additionally, all the contractors from carpenters to electricians were on hold, making sure they were available when needed, Mike said. The family hired locally because they believe in supporting their community, Sue said.

FA to expand dining facility

(Continued from Page 1A) and design firm that specializes in school and university projects.

“Connor’s design plan is exciting. Renderings promise paired facilities that will be understood in a brand new and unified way: not merely as a place to eat, but as a student center that integrates other essential purposes and is the vibrant hub of our cam-

pus,” according to the school’s website. “The project will create a spacious, healthier daily dining interval and location for FA students, faculty and staff…Expand food preparation areas, allowing increased meal options to address individual dietary needs and preferences…Increase opportunities for garden-to-table dining and culinary instruction, with produce from the school gar-

den…Provide students with a recreational locale that is central, attractive, safe, and designed to encourage socializing, collaboration and performance…Incorporate new and highly-functional spaces for academic and extracurricular programming…and beautify exterior aesthetics and the quadrangle, and improve architectural continuity on campus.”

The student center project will cost an estimated $5.5 million. The board of trustees proposes funding this endeav-

or in part through “Students In the Center,” a $1.25 million capital campaign. To pay for the remaining project cost of $4.25 million, “FA is most fortunate to have recently received a generous bequest, a significant portion of which it plans to apply, along with cash and new debt.”

As of Sept. 20, contributions to the drive tallied $700,000. The school website outlines various “naming opportunities” based on donations made, as well as information on how to make a gift.

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The foundation for Brother Flecker’s success is a love of food service plus years of solid knowledge of food and beverage service. There are dozens of years between the three brothers who proudly wear the Brother Flecker’s T-shirts.

“Dustin came up with the Buffalo chicken rangoons — those are his special creation,” Sue said. “And Jake created the Jakeoli.”

Like his brothers, Jake loves working in the food industry.

“I like everything from cooking to bartending, from washing dishes to making orders. Going to auctions to buy equipment — that is fun,” Jake said.

“We will be ready to come back next spring, do it earlier, and knock it out of the park,” he said.

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end’s event would include two local bands playing inside, while Worth the Wait of Denmark will be tending a barbecue outdoors.

Code Enforcement Rob Baker voiced concerns over the reduction of parking spaces at the site, especially when second floor offices are eventually rented. Baker and Jim Kidder, director of Public Works and overseer of sewer allocations, also raised the issue of controlling the number of patrons at the facility at one time.

When Gastropub owner Will Holmes requested to set up outdoor seating, town officials required fencing around the area and entry through the pub area as a means to account for the number of patrons. Kidder suggested that Bear Bones be held to the same standard.

While Dingman admitted having customers enter solely through the main entrance (the front side of the building) was not “preferred,” he was willing to work with the town.

Dingman noted that staff is trained to be “attentive” as to the number (and condition) of patrons at Bear Bones due to the product — beer — they sell.

Selectmen approved the request with three conditions attached: 1. Officials will review how the “extension” fared at the time of license renewal; 2. Seating capacity is not exceeded; 3. The current sewer allocation fee is paid in full immediately.

• Who is the surveyer? Deputy Town Manager Georgiann Fleck recently received a call from a concerned citizen regarding an individual, who was representing himself as a town employee doing research on selected structures.

Fleck pointed out that anyone conducting work for the town is issued a photo ID, which must be displayed. In this case, Derik Goodine, former Naples town manager, is conducting a survey for the proposed wastewater project. He has been issued a Town of Bridgton photo ID. • Streets closed for Halloween. Three intown roadways — Elm, Chase and Iredale Streets — will be closed to vehicle traffic beginning at 5 p.m. on Halloween evening, Tuesday, Oct. 31, until approximately 9 p.m. for the safety of trick or treaters.

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It is sponsored by the Naples and Casco recreation departments and open to children in fifth grade or younger from both towns.

A Halloween costume parade is slated for 7 p.m. Prior to the parade, there will be opportunities for children to play games, pick out prizes, enjoy refreshments like donuts and apple cider, and have someone reveal their future.

“The fortune teller is in the small room. We haven’t had it in a few years. But, the last time we had the fortune teller, the line was so long that it was congesting the hallway,” Latsey said. “So, we are moving it around a little bit this year.”

“The beauty of it is: You can come with the family for an hour and a half. And then still have time in the evening to keep older kids happy with trick-or-treating at a few houses on the way home,” she said.

“We give candy out, too.

We give the kids a decent amount of candy,” Latsey said.

“They can get everything they need here.”

“With Halloween here, the next thing is basketball. It’s not too late to sign up and work off all that candy. So, contact your local rec director,” she said.

Bridgton Recreation Director Gary Colello is encouraging people planning to go to the Town Halloween Party to register online. People can show up without registering first, but the department is trying to get folks acquainted with the new registration system, he said.

“We are just trying to get our online registration moving and get people used to it.

Our opening registration is for the Town Halloween Party,” he said. “If people register online and RSVP for the party, they will be entered into drawing for a prize.”

The Town Halloween Party will be in the Old Town Hall on North High Street, on Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m.

Like Latsey, Colello said the event is about safety and convenience for area children and their parents.

“You don’t have to walk all over Bridgton for your candy.

This will be a fun, safe place to hang out for a couple hours,

enjoy the music and have fun,” he said.

“I think it promotes community, community involvement and gets friends together,” he said.

The evening includes a Halloween costume contest, games, a bouncy house and activities including freeze

dance.

“Freeze dance: it is like musical chairs without getting the chairs out. The music is playing. I tell the kids what they have to do when the music stops. For example, I say when the music stops, you have to freeze with your finger on your HALLOWEEN, Page 5A

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this for all Lakes Region children. It’s open to anybody,” she said.

She clarified that the pumpkin painting is geared toward the younger children. The pumpkins are judged by categories and the winners receive prizes.

“Halloween is a pretty big deal. People really get into the decorating and all the other activities,” Kilding said.

The Singer Center is located in the Naples Village Green, near the Town Hall and the U.S. Post Office.

All of the area’s recreation departments offer familyfriendly events on Halloween night, rather than the weekend prior to Oct. 31.

According to Casco Recreation Director Beth Latsey, “It should always be on the day of Halloween, no matter what day of the week that is.”

“It is a good safe alternative to going out randomly on the street. That is why we do it on Halloween, not the weekend before,” Latsey said. “We want to provide a safe, fun place for children in the community.”

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer When the grandparents of today’s trick-or-treaters were children, their choices may have been which street to walk down first or whether to accept the dare to venture inside that dark and spooky vacant home in the neighborhood.

Now-a-days once a Halloween costume has been nailed down like the outside of a vampire’s coffin, there is the matter of deciding what to do.

With the popularity of Halloween on the rise, the choices of where to go and what to do are numerous enough to make one’s head spin.

Certainly, each town in the Lake Region has something to offer. While Halloween seems to be tailored for children, there are events well-suited for adults, too.

The students at the Naples Before and After School Care, which is operated by Kim Litchfield, are already looking forward to the Pumpkin Painting Party. The event takes place Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Naples Singer Center.

“The kids are really excited about just painting the pumpkins. They overheard me and Kim talking about it, and they said they couldn’t wait to paint pumpkins again,” according to Marie Kilding, a member of Naples Main Street, which sponsors the annual event.

Friday’s Pumpkin Painting Party is open to all local children, not just those enrolled in the program, Kilding said.

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Bridgton Police blotter 12:13 p.m. Officer Muise checked a Main Street residence in search of a male, whom the Windham PD was looking for in reference to an assault summons. The residence was empty and was currently being renovated.

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Obituaries Edward E. Jilek

Edward Eugene Jilek of Naples, formerly of Myrtle Beach, S.C., passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 after a valiant 20-month struggle with gastro-esophageal cancer.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 4, 1940, Ed was the eldest child of Jeannette Parker Jilek and Edward E. Jilek Sr. He attended Cathedral Latin School and John Carroll University joining Dentsply International, York, Pa. as a sales consultant in 1961. For the next 38 years he enjoyed various sales positions with the company including national sales manager of the Trubyte Division. Upon an early retirement, he found he missed the dental community and the industry he loved so well and returned to it as a consultant on artificial tooth design, fabrication and marketing on a part-time basis. When not “talking teeth,” Ed could be found on the golf course, a sport he took up later in life, enjoying the camaraderie as much as the game itself. He was a past member of Myrtle Beach National and Point Sebago golf courses.

He was predeceased by his parents and a sister, Judy Catlett.

He is survived by his wife, Holly of Naples; daughter Rebecca Poulin of Frederick, Md.; a grandson of Baltimore, Md.; stepdaughters Sarah DeFalco of Chester, N.H. and Anne Wiseman of North Bend, Wash., and four siblings, Barbara Flahive of Westminster, Colo., Jim Jilek of Gahanna, Ohio, Janice Sack of Brandon, Fla., and John Jilek of Barrington; and numerous nieces and nephews.

At his request, there will be no services. Ed’s ashes will be spread at three of his favorite spots at his family’s convenience.

Arrangements are under the care of Direct Cremation of Maine, 182 Waldo Ave., Belfast. Memories and condolences may be shared at directcremationofmaine.com

Richard E. Smith

SCARBOROUGH — Richard E Smith, 63, of Windham, passed away on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was born in Portland on March 29, 1954, to Edward and Bernice (McVane) Smith. He attended Portland and Westbrook schools.

His favorite activity was spending time with his grandson; they had a super special bond. Other interests included hunting, fishing, camping (especially trips with Dave), bird watching and enjoying nature. His gardens exploded with flowers and vegetables. He had a knack for automotives. A self-taught craftsman, he rebuilt homes, custom made cabinets and furniture, some of which were from trees he cut down and milled himself. He followed NASCAR and other racing circuits.

His employers included the State of Maine, Suburban Propane, Mainegas, the City of Portland and Asselin Construction. He could be found in a plow truck at the first sign of snow, or bouncing around in some sort of heavy equipment on the hottest summer day.

He was predeceased by his parents.

He will be missed by his daughter, Amy Smith and grandson of Windham; stepmother Arden Smith of Sebago; brothers, Dana Smith of Minot and Jeffery Smith of Mt. Joy, Pa.; as well as nieces and nephews.

A celebration of Richards’s life was held at the Wilde Memorial Chapel within Evergreen Cemetery, 672 Stevens Avenue, Portland, on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his honor may be made to: Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, 11 Hunnewell Rd., Scarborough, ME 04074.

gally placed items into a Harrison Road dumpster.

12:56 p.m. A woman reported that her daughter had stolen a suitcase set.

1:07 p.m. An abandoned vehicle was found in a sand lot off North High Street.

2:21 p.m. Police received a report of a suspicious person on Portland Road. Officer Muise located the subject, and learned the individual was waiting on a person, who was taking a driving test.

9:15 p.m. Police located a hitchhiker, who reportedly jumped in front of a vehicle on North High Street.

Tuesday, October 17 7:07 a.m. A vehicle on North Bridgton Road was reportedly stolen overnight.

10:22 a.m. A caller on Chadbourne Hill Road let a male (whom the caller doesn’t know his name) borrow his car, and it had yet to be returned.

11:51 a.m. Police were asked to check the mental health of a male, who reportedly made inappropriate comments, unwanted hugs and touching. Officer McCormick handled the complaint.

7 p.m. Police received a call from Internet Crimes Against Children, alerting local officials that a girl and older teenage female were “live streaming inappropriate content.” Sgt. Jones went to the location and found the subjects, who told the officer “mom was at work.”

Officer Jones found no present danger, seized a device and spoke to the mother over the telephone regarding the report.

10:01 p.m. Sgt. Jones checked on a couple of vehicles parked at the Highland Lake Beach parking lot. Both drivers were found in the back seat of one vehicle. Sgt. Jones informed the subjects to defog the windows and

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The family of Dennis Hewson would like to thank everyone for the support, cards, expressions of sympathy, flowers, food and attending his celebration of life.

BOATERS BEWARE — Jean and Bill Preis (pictured) of Bridgton went out for a paddle on Highland Lake this past Saturday (Oct. 21) and found many rocks that are now very close to the surface due to lake level being dropped so town personnel could work on the public beach. The lake is nearly two feet lower than the summer level (6.2 feet) so these rocks, off Brookline Cottages, and many others pose a danger to powerboat operators. Boaters beware. leave the area.

Wednesday, October 18 12:10 p.m. Police were alerted that two males attempted to sell a stolen chainsaw at a Portland Road location. The saw had been stolen from a store a short distance away. Police located the subjects, and issued a summons.

7:32 p.m. Police assisted a county deputy with a combative subject in Naples, who was later arrested.

Thursday, October 19 3:43 a.m. Officer Muise assisted United personnel with a male, who had suffered a seizure at a Kimball Road location.

9:23 a.m. A caller questioned whether it was legal for a neighbor to use a washer and dryer outside a South High Street home. Officer McCormick found no wastewater from the washer on the ground.

6:40 p.m. Police were alerted about threats made by several people toward a Sweden Road resident.

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Halloween events

Firehouse Chatter Training vital in fire service

By Jay Spenciner “Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.”

After my knee replacement, the orthopedic surgeon let me resume light duty for the Bridgton Fire Department on Sept. 24. I had requested this date so I could take part in a Harrison FD training that day. It felt awfully good to be back.

I felt the training session was excellent, and I decided to write it up afterwards.

I met with Deputy Chief Nate Sessions and firefighter Rick Sykes a week later.

Firefighters Rick Sykes (left) and Nate Sessions Both are members of the department’s training committee.

JS: Besides Harrison, what other towns took part in the training?

NS: For the training, we decided we wanted to invite some of our mutual aid towns; represented at the training were firefighters from Otisfield, Sweden and Bridgton. Altogether, seven mutual aid members came and there were 24 members from Harrison present.

JS: You had three training stations.

NS: Yep, we had a building that was going to be torn down and the owner graciously allowed us to use it for fire department training. We wanted to train on some skills that firefighters could be asked to perform at any given fire, skills that are hard jobs to do and very demanding physically.

The first of the three stations was attacking fire in a basement. We had a charged hose line (water in the hose) and a crew of four firefighters advanced the charged hose into the basement.

The basement was filled with smoke and most of the firefighters had never been into this basement so it was unknown territory. They got to the bottom of the stairs and there was an option to go left or right, which went into separate rooms of the basement. They had to find the “fire,” which was just hand lights shining up. So they had to find the fire and shut it off.

Then, the second part of that station was that there was heavy fire on the first floor, so they weren’t able to exit the basement using the cellar stairs. They had to find a second way out, which were basement windows. All the windows were boarded up with plywood; one of them even had bars on it. The crews had to force their way out of a basement window. All the firefighters were breathing air, wearing TRAINING SESSION photos courtesy of Tim Bright, Bridgton Fire Department.

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(Continued from Page 3A) nose. It keeps the kids bouncing around. It creates fun and competition,” Colello said.

“They will go to town with freeze dance.”

“We want cleanup to be easy — just pulling the tablecloth and throwing it away at the end of the night,” he said.

“We will have some kind of food, some snacks, they could even be healthy or cold. It depends on what people donate and what is on sale at the store this week.”

Colello said keeping the Halloween event simple has been a good bet. The weather determines how packed the party is.

“A couple years in a row, we’ve had 300 to 400 kids.

A couple years ago, when it rained we had close to 400. It depends on the weather,” he said.

In the town next door, the Harrison Halloween Festival will be held at the Harrison Fire Station on Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The festival is for children 12 years old

and younger; and all children must be accompanied by an adult, according to the flyer.

Activities at the Harrison Halloween Festival include pumpkin bowling, an eyeball hunt and cookie decorating.

Also, on Halloween night, there will be a Trunk or Treat at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds.

There is a brief window of opportunity to participate in the second year of this Trunk or Treat. It goes from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

According to Lovell Recreation Director Meg Dyer, “There are a bunch of organizations together doing it.

In addition to Lovell’s recreation department, the Fryeburg Recreation Department, the Interact group from Fryeburg Academy, Early Act from Mollyocket Middle School (MMS) and the Parent-Teacher Associations from MMS and New Sumtook Elementary School will be involved in the fast-paced Trunk or Treat night.

“The cars will be parked; they decorate their vehicles and

there is candy. The kids don’t actually reach inside the trunk of the car; the candy is handed to them,” Dyer said. “Instead of going from house to house, they go from car to car.”

Other activities include a bouncy house and a cake walk.

“In our area, because we are so rural, Fryeburg always got slammed with trick or treaters. And, we would drop off our kids in Fryeburg and walk around,” Dyer said.

The Trunk or Treat “is in a confined space. We don’t have to worry about traffic, moving vehicles,” she said.

“People are under the impression that we are trying to take away the neighborhood trick or treating. That is not true,” she said. “The neighborhood trick or treating is a good tradition. We don’t want to take that away,” Dyer said.

For residents of Naples, Casco, Bridgton and Sebago, a different Trunk or Treat event will be held on Saturday — several days before Halloween.

The Trunk or Treat will be at the Lake Region High School from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday.

Volunteers will take the candy-gathering event inside if it rains.

Drug Take Back Day The Lakes Region Substance Abuse Coalition (LRSAC) wants to remind everyone to bring their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs to the Bridgton Community Center for safe disposal this Saturday, Oct. 28, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. This is a free, anonymous service open to the

public — no questions asked.

Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands with dangerous and often tragic results.

That’s why it was great to see so many folks clean out their medicine cabinets and turn in — safely and anonymously — over 300 pounds of pre-

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(Continued from Page 4A) and criminal trespass allegedly at a Cobb Street location.

Tuesday, October 17 10:22 a.m. Police investigated a report of juvenile offenses on North Fryeburg Road.

1:28 p.m. Unwanted subjects were at a Lovewell Pond Road location.

Wednesday, October 18 10:36 a.m. Police received a report of juvenile offenses at Molly Ockett School.

Thursday, October 19 7:25 a.m. A motor vehicle crash occurred on Lovell Road.

9:23 a.m. Police investigated a theft on Eastland Street.

2:58 p.m. Police assisted rescue personnel with a call on Lyman Drive.

8:31 p.m. A suspicious person was at the Main Street information center.

9:14 p.m. Sarah Talbot, 18, of Glen, N.H., was charged with domestic violence assault following an alleged incident at an Ice House Road location.

Friday, October 20 7:11 p.m. A motor vehicle crash occurred on Main Street.

10:09 p.m. Conducting a bail compliance check at an Ice House Road location, police charged Sarah Talbot, 18, of Glen, N.H., with violating conditions of release and illegal consumption of liquor by a minor.

Saturday, October 21 12:13 a.m. A suspicious person was at Subway on Main Street.

5:20 a.m. A motor vehicle crash occurred on Stanley Hill Road.

1:28 p.m. Police handled a civil matter on West Fryeburg Road.

Sunday, October 22 9:14 a.m. Police received a drug complaint on Pine Street.

11:50 a.m. A drug complaint at a Bridgton Road store was investigated.

12:39 p.m. Police investigated a theft at a Hemlock Bridge Road residence.

4:15 p.m. Police checked Fern Lane after receiving a suspicious person report.

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Liquids, needles, or sharps cannot be accepted, only pills or patches.

The Bridgton Police Department, in partnership with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration, aims to prevent pill abuse and theft, and semiannual drug take back days are helping. Last April, Americans turned in 450 tons (900,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at almost 5,500 sites operated by the DEA and more than 4,200 of its state and local law enforcement partners. Overall, the DEA and its partners have taken in over 8.1 million pounds — more than 4,050 tons — of pills in its 13 previous Take Back events.

The Lakes Region Substance Abuse Coalition shares some reasons to support Drug Take Back Day: • Unused or expired prescription medications are a public health and safety issue that can lead to accidental poisoning, overdose, and abuse.

• Pharmaceutical drugs can be just as dangerous as street drugs when taken without a prescription or a doctor’s supervision.

• The nonmedical use of prescription drugs ranks second only to marijuana as the most common form of drug abuse in America (excluding alcohol).

• The majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get them from family, friends, and the home medicine cabinet.

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• Unused prescription drugs thrown in the trash can be retrieved and abused or illegally sold. Unused drugs that are flushed or buried contaminate the water supply. Proper disposal of unused drugs saves lives and protects the environment.

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Sign ordinance evolves with discussions Causeway and in the Village District to advertise throughout the night.

Everyone agreed that the Naples Comprehensive Plan should and would play a part in shaping the Sign Ordinance.

This point was brought up by resident Jon March, who had rewritten the objective or

mission statement of the SO for the committees and CEO to include in the ordinance.

Meeker said the old Sign Ordinance was a one-size-fitsall approach. The world of signs has changed, he said.

The reader board is a dinosaur, he said. Most people don’t need massive signs to

locate a business since that information is accessible through cell phones, he said.

Another point is that municipal signs are exempt from the SO rules; therefore, the Town Hall could have an electronic sign at the Village Green.

CEO Carter said many residents have told her they

would have known about meetings or voting or sports registration if there had been a sign near the road in front of the Town Hall property.

Those folks don’t always look at the Fire Station’s digital sign for that type of information, Carter said.

A copy of the proposed Naples Sign Ordinance, which received more edits on Tuesday night, is available on the town’s website.

Stone walls are an integral part of the New England landscape, and the fields at Narramissic, the historic Peabody-Fitch Farmstead in South Bridgton, are bounded by particularly impressive examples of the art.

However, if they aren’t kept clear, they can rapidly become overgrown and fall into disrepair, and the Bridgton Historical Society, which owns Narramissic, wants to make sure that doesn’t happen.

To that end, the Society is inviting anyone who wants to OVERGROWN — The stone wall along the driveway help to come out to Narramissic leading to historic Narramissic in South Bridgton is on Saturday, Nov. 4 to help clear overgrown with brush. the walls.

Sixteen-year-old BHS member Mike Larrabee, who is organizing the event, says “Come out any time between 8 and 4. Come for one hour or come for three hours, or for all eight hours. We will need helpers to feed the chipper or cut wood with loppers and hand saws.”

Executive Director Ned Allen added, “It’s a great opportunity to get some fresh air and exercise in a beautiful spot, meet some friendly people, and contribute to a worthy cause.”

The Society has some tools available but volunteers should also feel free to bring their own.

Organizers point out that only

experienced people should handle chain saws, and they should wear chaps and use appropriate safety equipment when doing so.

The Society will also provide light refreshments.

Narramissic is located near the end of Ingalls Road, off Route 107 in South Bridgton.

For answers to questions go to or call the historical society at 647-3699 (or e-mail info@ bridgtonhistory.org), or call Mike Larrabee at 583-5033.

The Bridgton Historical Society was founded in 1953 to encourage an appreciation and understanding of the history of the Bridgton commu-

nity. Narramissic, The PeabodyFitch Farm, was bequeathed to the Society in 1987. It features a 1797 house, blacksmith shop, and large barn, known locally as the Temperance Barn, having been built without the assistance of “spirituous liquors.”

The Society also operates an archives and museum in the former fire station at 5 Gibbs Avenue in downtown Bridgton.

The museum is open yearround Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m., and other times by chance or appointment; it operates with expanded hours in the summer, when Narramissic is also open on a regular schedule.

ment officer stepped back and waited to see how a signrelated Supreme Court case would pan out.

According to Code Enforcement Officer Renee Carter, “We tried to avoid what people put on their signs at all.”

Part of Tuesday night’s discussion danced around digital signs, backlit signs and keeping a dark night sky versus allowing businesses on the

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Firehouse Chatter (Continued from Page 5A) their SCBAs (self-contained breathing apparatus). They kept their masks on and handed their packs out through the small basement windows (still breathing air from the packs).

So, they had to take the pack frames off and using teamwork climb up and out of the basement windows, which were about five feet above the floor. So that was a challenge.

The firefighters thought some wouldn’t fit (through the cellar windows), but at the end of the day, every single firefighter exited through a basement window, which was a real eye opener for most people.

The second station we had was search and rescue on the second floor of the house.

There were four rooms on the second floor.

We borrowed a life-sized dummy from Lake Region Vocational Center. We had the dummy dressed in fire gear and wearing a SCBA. We placed the dummy in a random room on the second floor. It was filled with smoke, zero visibility. They advanced to the second floor and searched for the dummy and then had to remove the dummy from the building. It weighed well over 200 pounds and that’s a skill that’s hard to do. The firefighters were on air the whole time.

The third station was ventilation. There were two good roofs. We had Bridgton’s ladder truck here and we also vented from ground ladders. We used our chain saws and

vent saws while wearing air packs. A lot of people hadn’t worked out of the ladder truck before. We put them in a harness. It’s a physically demanding job, which needs to be practiced.

JS: Did everything go smoothly or were there some glitches?

NS: Everything went very smoothly. We had over 30 people here on scene and it appeared to me that everybody was very interested and excited. We had no problems with keeping people focused; it was very hot that day, well into the 80s. People still had interest in training. We took good breaks and drank water and rested. We had United (ambulance) on scene. The training was very successful. We trained for three hours and right up to the end, people were still eager to train.

JS: How often does Harrison train?

NS: In Harrison, we have a training committee that plans our trainings month to month. Our goal is to have hands-on training once a month. We invited mutual aid towns because we had the opportunity to use this building. We also wanted to interact with area firefighters, who we very likely could be asked to work with. We rely on mutual aid regularly; turnout is unpredictable at any given fire. We want to meet some of our mutual aid responders and train alongside them.

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JS: I was very surprised at the number of older members who turned out for the training and they were all so anxious to help. I usually do accountability and there were four or five from Harrison willing to work on it.

That’s quite a luxury. At most of the trainings or fires I’ve been to, there’s usually just one person. Come over here Rick.

RS: Do we get paid for this?

JS: Sure, I’ll give you half my pay.

Unfortunately, half of nothing is nothing.

Besides accountability, what other jobs did older members do at the training?

RS: We’re pretty fortunate in that a number of experienced older members, myself included, have stayed with the department because there are jobs we can do, whether it’s accountability as you do or directing traffic, changing air bottles, filling air bottles, just helping out in general. I’ve given up SCBA as have other older members, but I can run a pump, change air bottles at a rehab center.

So there are plenty of jobs. No matter your age, we can use you. There are plenty of jobs these folks can do.

JS: The way I look at it, if you don’t have an older member to do a job, you may have to take a younger guy who can wear an SCBA and have him do it.

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plenty of things the older folks can do. They can give out drinking water. We’re fortunate that we have in Harrison a pretty good group of young folks who are dedicated and enthusiastic and SCBA qualified, and at the same time, we’ve hung on to the old folks who realize they can be useful. They can, at a scene make sure things are going as well as possible.

JS: It seemed to me, as an observer, that the older members were really appreciated by the younger members for their contributions.

This is not always the case in all departments.

I consider that a big plus.

RS: I think that’s a good observation. I think the older members are experienced and can pass on some of that knowledge to the younger members.

NS: A lot of our older members have 25 or even 45 or 50 years experience in the fire service, mostly in the HFD. All of these members are highly looked up to by the newer members. They used to be young at one time. They help the fire department all they can. As they get older, they still want to participate. They’re utilized on the fire scene and we appreciate anything they can do. Everybody brings something to the table.

Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something. And we appreciate all the help we can get. We welcome anyone to the Harrison Fire Department.

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“We tried to touch on everything we could, which is exactly the opposite as the first one,” he said. “It is the worst thing we ever did.”

Certainly, it was a labor of love or just laborious as many ORC members pointed out.

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Halloween Happenings BRIDGTON

Fix up your car, put on your costumes, and join in the fun at the Lake Region 6th Annual Trunk or Treat festivities on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. This is a family-friendly event and will be held rain or shine at Lake Region High School.

Bridgton Recreation Department will host its annual Halloween Party on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Old Town Hall on North High Street. Kids of all ages are invited to this free party featuring a costume contest as well as games, prizes, music, cotton candy, popcorn, and a jump house. The costume contest takes place at 6:15 p.m. (register online for the contest at bridgtonmaine.org/bridgton-recreation,) with Musical Chairs at 7 p.m., and a Freeze Dance at 7:30 p.m.

And for those a bit older and perhaps less dramatically inclined, the Warming Room at the Bridgton United Methodist Church, 214 Main St., will also be open on Halloween night, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m., offering hot coffee, hot cocoa, places to rest, and a potty. Treats for all and no tricks! Everyone is welcome.

Damnationland this Saturday

Just in time for Halloween, the Magic Lantern Theater presents the eighth annual Damnationland – the Way Life Should Bleed, a showcase of original, independent, Maine-made films that will be shown in the Tannery Pub on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m.

Don’t be put off by the title Damnationland. These are world premieres of five genre-defying short works, produced in Maine by Mainers. Although they may be a bit dark, surreal, and fantastic, the films redefine the classic thriller and horror categories and offer movie fans an excellent sampling of the talented people (including a significant number of women!) producing independent films in Maine today.

Last year the six short films, which lasted a total of about two hours, were more

Twilight Zone or Outer Limits rather than gore fests like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Nightmare on Elm Street.

They were presented within the framework of an “umbrella” film in which the residents of a nursing home try to frighten each other by telling scary stories during a Halloween party. The short films were the stories told by the residents and ranged from creepy to unsettling and even funny.

All of them were clever, well done, and would appeal to a wide audience. As far as ratings, generally speaking, they were more PG-13 than R. The Tannery Pub is a great place to settle into a comfortable chair, order a drink and a snack, and sit back to enjoy a couple hours of good, entertaining filmmaking. Tickets to Damnationland cost $8 per person and are now on

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The Rufus Porter Museum will be sponsoring a very special event this season. Their Celebration Tree will be shining brightly throughout the holiday season, a beacon of love, honor and remembrance.

Honor your loved ones, remember those who have passed on, and celebrate wonderful people in your lives.

For each bulb that you sponsor, your honoree’s name will be published in The Bridgton News through the month of December.

The Celebration Tree will be a large evergreen on the new campus of the Rufus Porter Museum at 121 Main St., directly across from the town holiday tree. Large white bulbs will shimmer on the tree throughout December.

It is very easy to participate in this wonderful event: go to RufusPorterMuseum.org to download the form or cut out the form that accompanies this article and send it, along with your payment, to Rufus Porter Museum, P.O. Box 544, Bridgton, ME 04009.

The Museum is planning to make this addition to the Festival of Lights an annual event. Plan on participating in the very first year! For more information call the museum at 647-2828. See donation form on page 5B.

The annual scrumptious and “spooktacular” Saturday Night Supper will be held this Saturday, Oct. 28, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Casco Village Church United Church of Christ, 941 Meadow Road (Rte. 121) in Casco. Dress in costume and get a treat! A grand prize gift basket will be awarded for the best adult costume and a fun prize will be given to the best kid’s costume. Come enjoy baked beans and hotdogs, casseroles, rolls, yummy desserts, beverages, and, new this month — a salad bar! All for only $8 per adult, $5 for children under eight, and $21 maximum for a family with young children. Don’t be a scaredy cat — join in for some great Halloween fun, food, and friends — no tricks, only treats!

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The Masons will be hosting a community breakfast at the Oriental Lodge #13 on Harrison Road (Rte. 117) in Bridgton on Sunday, Oct. 29, from 7:30 to 10 a.m. The menu features eggs cooked to order, scrambled eggs, omelets, pancakes, French toast, home fries, sausage, bacon, biscuits, and sausage ‘n gravy, along with various beverages. The cost of the meal is $7 per person.

Make Your Own Holiday Gifts

Show you care by making gifts for friends and family in fun and informative workshops at the Bridgton Public Library. On Saturday, Nov. 4, experience the World of Essential Oils, and on Saturday, Nov. 18, learn all about Chutneys and Vinegars.

Both workshops take place at 1 p.m. and are free but registration is required. Please contact the Bridgton Library at 6472472 for more information.

Bridgton on Saturday, Nov. 11.

All veterans and their families are cordially invited to join in for good fellowship and a feast of ham with all the fixings to honor those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Everyone is encouraged to come and connect with old friends and create new ones. Call 647-3116 for more information.

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OTISFIELD — With cooler temperatures becoming more frequent, it’s time to reconvene the sewing and craft group that meets at the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, DAC November Fest 231 Rayville Rd., for the winter season. The group meets DENMARK — The public is cordially invited to the every Wednesday of the month, except the third, from 1 to Denmark Arts Center on Main Street in Denmark for its 3:30 p.m. The group is free and all women are welcome to annual November Fest on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 5 to 8 EVENTS, Page 5B p.m. Partake in locally-crafted farm-to-table harvest appetizers, locally sourced libations, an art gallery opening, and live music. Meet the DAC board as well as friends and neighbors. Support the arts and community spaces.

An exciting auction will be part of the festivities and local string trio Alternate Ending will be providing live BOUTIQUE music for this special occasion. Everyone is welcome to Jewelry, Shoes, Women’s & this free event.

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The annual Halloween “Trunk or Treat” Harvest Festival at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds is taking place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Decorate your car and come in costume to have a fun, familyfriendly Halloween night.

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Stories of the Brownfield fire

New to Chamber

The Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome Bear Bones Beer brewery, 2 Cottage St. in Bridgton, as a new member.

Bear Bones launched their company from a small nanobrewery and tasting room in the heart of Lewiston in February 2016. Now everyone at Bear Bones is very excited to bring another tasting room and barrel-aging facility to downtown Bridgton. In the short time they have been open, they have enriched the local community with game nights, free local music, and their own sustainably-brewed craft beer selection.

Stylistically, they are flexible and brew a wide array of beer types and flavors, adding a subtle tweak here and there, making each beer different from the last.

Bear Bones brews daily and gives each batch the attention and focus a fine quality brew deserves. They hope to bring to the Bridgton area the same quality local beer and friendly service they have become known for in Lewiston. Stop in for a fresh, delicious beer and a great time!

Bone marrow drive at Morning Glory diner

A “Swab for Tami Harriman” bone marrow drive will be held at the Morning Glory Diner in Bridgton on Thursday, Nov. 2 from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Tami has been diagnosed with leukemia. Thousands of others have leukemia too, and depend on Be The Match Registry for a second chance at life. It only takes 10 minutes.

Please join organizers in their fight to save a life.

To donate, you must be 18 to 44 years of age. If you are older, please use the Be The Match Registry website (www. bethematch.org) to register or seek out additional information.

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In the face of the fire, Brownfield residents responded with courage and care — and even obstinacy in a few cases, like that of retired schoolteacher Mabel Stone. “She had her little dog Woofie with her, and she had a plan: she was going to stay at her house and fight the fire with a broom, a bucket of water, and a snow rake…”

Facing the devastation after the fire, neighbors ingeniously made do, shared what they had, and rebuilt what they could.

Lovell storyteller Jo Radner spent a year interviewing people who experienced the Brownfield Fire — residents who did and did

not lose their homes, as well as others who aided in the rescue and rebuilding effort.

From those interviews and from letters, historical photographs, and newspaper reports, Radner has created a powerful story of terror, courage, neighborly responsibility, recovery, and — yes — even humor.

Storyteller and author Michael Parent called Burnt into Memory “a tremendous story for our time, a story of hope and connectedness between humans at a time when hopelessness and disconnectedness are the rampant order of the day.”

Proceeds from the program will go to benefit the Well known local storytellDenmark Historical Society. er Jo Radner.

Last day for outside Farmers Market

Saturday, Oct. 28, will be the last day the Bridgton Farmers Market will set up outside on Depot Street, behind Renys. The Market will continue to be held in the Bridgton United Methodist Church, 214 Main St., on Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to noon during the winter starting on Nov. 11.

FULL MILITARY HONORS FINALLY GIVEN — U.S. Navy Seaman Emile LeJeune, a “Congressional Medal of Honor” recipient was buried in a pauper’s grave unmarked for 100 years. This past Sunday, Oct. 16, this tragic oversight was rectified. Seaman LeJeune was given full military honors and received the recognition due him. Among those attending to bestow the honor upon him were (pictured below, left to right) American Legion Post 155 Naples Vice Commander Donald Mulcahy, District II Commander Curtis Merrill, Maine State Commander Randall Kluj and Maine State Department Judge Advocate Jason Hall.

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DENMARK — To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Brownfield Fire, the Denmark Historical Society has asked storyteller Jo Radner to perform her Burnt Into Memory: Stories of the Brownfield Fire at Centennial Hall, 72 West Main St. in Denmark, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29.

Some Mainers still remember — in fact, cannot forget — October 1947 when, after a season of terrible drought, wildfires burned all over the state. Brownfield was one of the worst-hit areas: 80 percent of the town, including all churches, schools, post offices, and other public buildings, were completely destroyed in the space of a

CONWAY, N.H. — The Aspergers Parents Support Group invites all parents of children and young adults on the autism spectrum, police department personnel, fire departments, emergency service workers, criminal defense attorneys, school personnel, and all interested individuals to its meeting on Thursday, Oct.

26. Matt Brown, a retired law enforcement officer and parent of a young adult on the autism spectrum, will speak on police department preparedness for dealing with persons on the spectrum and what parents need to know when their child on the spectrum is dealing with the police.

The Autism Society of Maine adopted a goal to ensure that police departments and emergency responders understand and are prepared to deal with calls concerning individuals affected by autism. Matt Brown attended a training course with a nationallyrecognized expert and is now serving as the information specialist for the Autism Society of Maine.

He began a program to train police, fire, and EMS departments in recognizing individuals affected by autism and how to interact appropriately with them.

The Aspergers Parents Support Group is lucky to have Matt Brown come to the Mount Washington Valley to discuss his training program for emergency responders and what parents need to know if their child becomes involved with the police. The national press has described instances in which police departments have misinterpreted the behavior of individuals

affected by autism as being dangerous or noncompliant.

Having law enforcement and EMS workers understand who individuals with autism are and having parents prepared to deal with situations involving interaction between their autistic child and these service workers will benefit everyone concerned.

The Aspergers Parents Support Group is a group of parents of children on the autism spectrum who are in high school and who are intending to go on to college or post-secondary education, as well as parents of young adults in college or recently graduated who have concerns about their young adult child’s transition into the workforce and adulthood. The Group welcomes parents, people affected by autism, and professionals, including educators who work with those affected by autism.

The Oct. 26 meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Granite State College, 53 Technology Lane, in Conway, N.H. For this particular meeting, all parents of children with autism are invited and encouraged to come to obtain this important information. For more information or to get on the Group’s e-mail list, please contact Ellie Gordon at gordon.ellie@gmail.com

The local nonprofit organization Community H.E.L.P needs help! Due to circumstances beyond their control, the organization is struggling to remain in its current building at 7 Nulty St. in Bridgton.

It has grown considerably since it was founded by Patti Wininger in 2013 when she recognized the extreme need faced by many individuals and families in Bridgton and surrounding communities.

Currently, over 400 families are registered for Community H.E.L.P. programs offering gently-used clothing and housewares, books, and toys.

The organization also trains volunteer helpers from the Senior Goodwill Program, the ASPIRE program, Lake Region High School Vocational Center’s Diversified Occupations Program, and the FedCap Rehabilitation Services Work Experience Program. Patti’s efforts have been recognized

by American Senior magazine and ecomaine awarded her the eco-Excellence Award for her accomplishments in sustainability.

Community H.E.L.P. now urgently needs a more visible and stable location. They have outgrown the Nulty Street location, which can be difficult to find, and efforts to improve signage on Main Street have been thwarted.

They also face problems with electricity and water. It is difficult for Community H.E.L.P to deal with such issues in addition to their primary mission. They require stable rent and utilities in order to continue providing vital assistance to struggling individuals and families in the community.

Please help by shopping for and/or donating items, and contact Community H.E.L.P. at 647-5000 if you know of any location that may be available to keep this necessary nonprofit working for and in the community.

Harrison Recreation updates HARRISON — The annual Halloween Festival will be Tuesday, Oct. 31 at the Fire Station from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Dress up and come join the fun of games, guess jars, candy hunt and more!

The next Senior Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The Lions Club will be cooking up a turkey dinner

with the fixings. Attendees can also indulge in pie and play bingo! The Community Room doors will open at 11 a.m.

Basketball sign-ups can be completed online with Oxford Hills Athletic Boosters.

Harrison will be forming teams and starting in November, so sign up soon!

Little Dribblers basket-

ball registrations are still open.

Organizers will be ordering T-shirts on Nov. 1 so please sign up beforehand. Practices have been moved to Thursdays at 6 p.m.

For more information, contact Harrison Rec Director Kayla Laird at 583-2241 or e-mail klaird@harrisonmaine. org

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Wounded Warrior fundraiser with bellydancers LEWISTON — New England’s Premier Bellydance Troupe, Imari & the Sahara Desert Dancers, invites everyone along on a journey to a mystical place full of shimmies, sparkles, and smiles, with special guest percussionist Bernie Vigna.

The fundraising event, which will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, is brought to you in part by The Ballroom in Harrison, Fountain of You in Naples, and the Gendron Franco Center of Lewiston.

Imari & the Sahara Desert Dancers have committed 17 years to sharing the beautiful art of bellydancing with local hospitals and nursing homes including Bridgton Health Care Center, Norway Rehab, and the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris. They spend their summers entertaining at family festivals and charity events across the region and they have raised thousands of dollars for local charities such as the CMMC Unrestricted Annual Fund, the Salvation Army, The

United Way, the Odd Fellows Nursing Home, and MakeA-Wish® Maine. Imari also founded Bellydancing for Breast Health as a fundraiser for St. Mary’s Hospital Breast Health Program. The women in the troupe vary in age, each balancing professional and family lives, and together they have formed a strong bond while striving to make a positive difference in their community and beyond.

This colorful family event will take place on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. at the Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston.

Tickets are $12.50 per person or $2 for veterans and may be reserved online at www. francocenter.org They may also be reserved by phone 24/7 at 689-2000, or Monday to Friday from noon to 4 p.m. at 783-1585.

To learn more about bellydancing and Imari & the Sahara Desert Dancers call 749-6412, go to www.imaribellydancing. com or e-mail imari.bellydancing@gmail.com Imari & the Sahara Desert Dancers bellydance troupe.

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Thanksgiving baskets St. Joseph Church and the First Congregational Church of Bridgton are once again co-chairing the effort to provide a Thanksgiving Basket for each family in the community that may need assistance at this time. Applications for a Thanksgiving Basket can be obtained at St. Joseph Church, the First Congregational Church, or at the “Clothes Closet” sponsored by the First Congregational Church.

The greater Bridgton area has been supportive of this project for many years, in a variety of ways. For several years, students in the local schools have conducted a food drive. The nonperishable items collected by the students are divided between the churches and used to help fill the Thanksgiving Baskets. The “food drive” by the Bridgton Boy Scout

Troop also contributes items for the Thanksgiving Baskets.

Although for many of us the real planning for our own Thanksgiving celebration occurs closer to the actual day, members and friends of both Churches have collected canned goods, desserts, soups, and other items for a number of weeks in preparation for packing the Thanksgiving Baskets. Five Fields Farm has also generously provided a bag of apples for each Basket recipient for many years.

In addition to the food contributions listed, each family will receive a turkey, stuffing, potatoes, bread, and milk.

Every year the Thanksgiving Basket Committees look to the community for monetary donations to help purchase those items not collected through the food drives.

Donations to help defray the cost of purchasing those supplemental items may be mailed to St. Joseph Church, 225 South High St. Bridgton, ME 04009, attention of Michelle Porter, or to the First Congregational Church, 33 South High St., Bridgton, ME 04009, attention Thanksgiving Baskets.

The community’s past contributions have been extremely helpful, and the grateful “thank yous” from the Thanksgiving Basket recipients confirm that the thoughtfulness and generosity is very much appreciated. We are most fortunate to live in such a caring and sharing community.

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Story Mill at SRT BAR MILLS — The USM School of Nursing Rural Community Partnership, Leavitt’s Mill Free Health Center, and Saco River Theatre, are pleased to present The Story Mill on Friday, Nov. 3, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., in The Old White Church, 15 Salmon Falls Rd., Bar Mills.

The Story Mill is a night of true stories, told by real people.

All are invited to join in the exploration of what it means to live in a rural community — the hardships, the joys, and the stories.

Tickets are “pay-what-youcan” and proceeds from the sales will benefit the USM School of Nursing Rural

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Tickets are limited and will be cash only at the door. Please book in advance at www. sacorivertheatre.org or by calling 929-6476.

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WINDHAM — Windham High School is proud to present a production of the beloved musical The Sound of Music Nov. 10 through 19 at the Windham Performing Arts Center at Windham High School, 406 Gray Rd. in Windham.

Set in 1930s Austria, The Sound of Music is based on the true story of a young woman named Maria who is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When widowed Navy Captain Georg Von Trapp needs to find a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job. Although the children initially resent her, she soon wins them over bringing much-needed joy to the Von Trapp family’s lives — including the Captain’s.

The Captain and Maria find themselves falling in love even though he is engaged to a baroness and Maria is still a postulate. However, their personal conflicts are soon overshadowed by world events as Austria is about to fall under the control of Germany and the Captain may be drafted into the German Navy and finds himself forced to fight against his own country.

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AT THE FAIR — American Legion Riders Post 155 from Naples were on the road again promoting their “Veterans Outreach Program” at the Fryeburg Fair. Thanks to their efforts, hundreds of veterans have learned how to access their benefits they earned and how the American Legion fights for them.

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Hospital Guild Volunteer Appreciation lunch

The 2017 annual Bridgton Hospital Guild Volunteer Luncheon took place at at Tom’s Homestead in Bridgton on September 26. The Honorable Phyllis Ginzler, President of the Bridgton Hospital Guild and Marjorie Blaney, Vice-president, hosted the event that honored the volunteers who together donated over 6,200 hours of service in the last year.

Emily Hammerle, and her husband, Fred, who are moving to Sanford, were honored for their many years of service to the Guild. Emily managed the Thrift Shop for 14 years and created an efficient, productive business that served the hospital and the communi-

ty. Thanks to her management and the operating procedures she established, the Thrift Shop management has transitioned smoothly to Susan Campisano.

Fred Hammerle also donated many hours to help with the Thrift Shop building and grounds over the years. The Guild presented Emily with a watercolor painted by Elna Johnson, The Bridgton Dam Park, as a remembrance of her and Fred’s place in Bridgton’s history.

Last April, Guild volunteer, Jeff Hanscom was recognized by Governor LePage for his 5000 volunteer hours to help fund the capital needs of Bridgton Hospital. At the luncheon, Rep. Ginzler pre-

sented Jeff with a Legislative Sentiment, signed by her and Sen. Jim Hamper as well as Michael Thibodeau, President of the Senate, and Sara Gideon, Speaker of the House, and the officers of the Legislature to acknowledge this accomplishment in the State legislative record.

In addition to the Hammerles and Jeff Hanscom, the Guild

recognized the following volunteers for achieving volunteer milestone pins: 3000 hours pin awarded to Emily Hammerle; 1500 hours pin awarded to Diana Fallon; 900 hours pins awarded to Peter Bollen, Pam King, Barbara McLean, Elna Stone,Tom Stone, Marge Blaney, Terry Curns, Ann Ineson; 700 hours pin awarded to Jim Fallon, Mary Herland

Substance abuse prayer vigil Please join others on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m. for a prayer vigil at the First Congregational Church, 33 South High St. in Bridgton, to honor lives lost to substance abuse and praying for all whose lives have been impacted by substance abuse (which is everyone).

Come speak the names of family and friends who have passed, pray for yourself or others in recovery, and light candles of hope as we gather together in a scared space. The vigil will include prayers and readings shared by people in recovery, community leaders, area clergy, and those who have lost family members to substance abuse. People of all faiths and all backgrounds are welcome to this evening, which is cohosted by the Lakes Region Ecumenical Group, the Lakes Region Substance Abuse Coalition, the Bridgton Community Center, and the First Congregational Church of Bridgton.

Let’s Talk About It at Waterford Library WATERFORD — The Waterford Library has been selected to offer “Let’s Talk About It,” a free reading and discussion group with copies of books available through the library.

This program is provided by the Maine Humanities Council’s Maine Center for the Book in cooperation with the Maine State Library.

The series Modern Times in Maine and America, 18901930, begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, in the Waterford Library with an introductory film and continues for four sessions on the first Saturday of each month. Snow dates will be the following Saturday. No reading is required for the first meeting.

Books to be read and discussed in this series include: The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair; Herland, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis; and As the World Turns,

by Gladys Hasty Carroll. Books for the program are available for loan at the library.

The discussions will be facilitated by Candace Kanes, a former newspaper reporter and editor who has taught at the Maine College of Art and worked as curator and historian for the Maine Memory Network at Maine Historical Society.

She also has taught at Bates College, the University of Southern Maine, and the University of New England. She has a master’s degree in American and women’s studies from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a doctorate in American history from the University of New Hampshire.

For more information call the library at 583-2050.

Lovell Library Pietree fundraiser LOVELL — Pietree Orchard on Waterford Road in Sweden has offered the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library in Lovell another wonderful opportunity to raise money for programming. Buy one of their delicious homemade pies of any kind during the week of Oct. 30 through Nov. 5 and all proceeds will go to the library. There are many types of pie to choose from including apple, pumpkin, mixed berries, and strawberry rhu-

barb.

Furthermore, bring your receipt(s) for the pie(s) to the Hobbs library at 227 Main St. in Lovell, before Nov. 8 and receive a free ticket for the raffle for a signed Stephen King book. Five winning tickets for the signed Stephen King books will be drawn on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. in the library. Winners do not need to be present to win. The more pies you buy the greater your chances of winning!

During the weekend of November 4 and 5, the library will also be selling highquality secondhand books and book bags in the parking lot of Pietree Orchard. The library is very excited about this opportunity and hopes that many people will make

it to Pietree that week.

Pietree Orchard, located at 803 Waterford Rd., in Sweden, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. They may be contacted at 647-9419. For information about the fundraiser and raffle call Hobbs library at 925-3177.

Area births

Brittany Woolley and Keegan Reynolds of Harrison, Maine, happily announce the arrival of their son, Ryker Keating Arthor Reynolds, who was born in Bridgton Hospital at 12:02 p.m. on Oct. 13, 2017. Ryker Keating joins a sibling, Casco/Naples/Raymond American Legion Post #155 Levi. Grandparents: Pamela and Don Woolley of Harrison, Maine; Carrie and Tom Reynolds of Bridgton, Maine; and Fri., Oct. 27th • 6:30 p.m.

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Emily and Andrew Stacy of Sebago, Maine, are proud Thursday Sat., Oct. 28th to welcome the birth of their son, Breslin Scott Bertram 6:30 p.m.

Stacy, on Oct. 11, 2017, at 11:12 p.m. at Bridgton Hospital.

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“old” hospital. Its mission is to raise funds for equipment needs for Bridgton Hospital, and for awarding (5) $1,000 scholarships to local high school seniors who plan to pursue a career in a healthcarerelated field. In the past 10 years, the Guild has raised over $350,000. If you are interested in joining this remarkable organization, please contact Marjorie Blaney at 647-8132, or stop by one of the business locations and apply.

Cooking light for the holidays

Rep. Ginzler presents Jeff Hanscom with a Legislative Sentiment to recognize his 5,000 hours of volunteer work for the Hospital Guild.

Emily and Fred Hammerle received a painting by Elna Stone to commemorate their many years of service to the Hospital Guild.

and Sherry Morrison; 500 hours pin awarded to Cathy Merrill, Susan Campisano and Karen Gervais; 250 hours pins awarded to Marlene Adley, Linda Neilson, and Sara Rogers; 100 hours pin awarded to Clark Lewis and Carolyn Cilley The Bridgton Hospital Guild is a 100 percent volunteer organization. It operates two businesses: The Thrift Shop on Main Street and the Twitchell Campus Café at the

NORWAY — Eating healthy shouldn’t mean missing out! Stephens Memorial Hospital is pleased to offer Cooking Light for the Holidays, a class presenting ideas for healthy and delicious alternatives for holiday food, whether you’re hosting a formal dinner or just bringing a side dish.

Who says healthy eating can’t be fun and delicious too? Join Stephens Memorial Hospital’s Diabetes Nurse Educator Betty Sirois as she demonstrates some easy recipes to serve at the holiday table and offers samples to try.

This program will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Paris Fire Station, 137 Western Ave. in South Paris. The cost for this class is $5 and registration is required. For more information call 743-1562, ext. 6896 and to register, please go to www.wmh.coursestorm.com

Lovell

by Ethel Gilmore-Hurst Lovell Correspondent 925-3226 ehurst3@yahoo.com

Lovell news Charlotte Hobbs Library Don’t forget that the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library is taking part in the “One Book One Valley” reading program.

The book chosen for this year is The One in a Million Boy by Monica Wood. It sounds like fun. It’s the story of an 11-yearold boy who is obsessed with the Guinness World Records and his friendship with an old lady who is 104 years old.

Monica Wood will discuss her book at Kennett High School in North Conway on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.

We all know that the most talked about event in October is Halloween. This goes well with the theme for the Friday, Oct. 27, Story Swap with Jo Radner, which is “scary stories.”

Ghosts, goblins, and witches all are favorites for storytellers — what will your story be? The stories start at noon.

Lovell United Church of Christ The church is getting prepared for another online auction.

If anyone has some pretty something just hanging around doing nothing and would like to donate it to the auction they can contact Joe Dormer at joematthewdorner@gmail.com The LUCC Thrift Shop will be holding a $2 a bag sale from Monday, Nov. 6 to Saturday, Nov. 11. There is lots of winter wear for the cold weather that is on its way!

New Suncook School Once again the New Suncook PTA dads will be holding a Thanksgiving pie sale. They are now taking orders until Thursday, Nov. 2, for delivery by Thanksgiving. Those who don’t know a student or have one in the family but would like to help out the PTA can call or stop in at the school to place an order. All proceeds from the sale go toward transportation costs for field trips for the students.

A reminder that the Halloween “Trunk or Treat” Harvest Festival is Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds. This is a great event for families to join together for just the fun of it. It doesn’t work if we don’t have “trunks” decorated for the holiday. The New Suncook School PTA and others have banded together for a safe and fun Halloween. One special item the PTA needs is candy to hand out that night. Donations may be dropped of at the school.

Naples

by Cheryl Harmon Naples Correspondent 207-210-7337 scoopharmon01@gmail.com

News from Naples Condolences to the family of Forrest Proctor. He was a family man and a good husband to Betty for 32 years. He was a dad, grandfather, and great-grandfather, as well as a hunter and fisherman all his life. He was always known to me as “Little Forrest.” I knew him from the old days at Morton’s Pavilion. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

New members of the Edes Falls Sewing Circle include Dani Bennett Small and her daughter, Allie Small. Allie is our first junior member. They are the daughter and granddaughter of Beth and Gary Bennett. We will now be getting ready for our HO!HO!HO! Sale on Saturday, Nov. 18. Our last supper was very well-attended and we would thank each and every one of our patrons for all your support. We had only one slice of pie left after it was all said and done. Also a big thank you to all our workers who toil tirelessly to make all our food so yummy. See you all in November!

Nov. 3 is Friday Fish Fry day at the Legion. It’s the best in town because they have the best cooks. The meal starts at 5:30 p.m.

Well, this was a more seasonable this week and some much-needed rain is on the way. This will help the water table.

Have a great week!

Country living

October 26, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 5B

Western Foothills Land Trust buys 74 acres

OTISFIELD — The Western Foothills Land Trust recently purchased a 74-acre forested parcel of land on the Crooked River with funding provided by conservation partners working to protect the water quality in Sebago Lake.

Sebago Lake is the drinking water reservoir for the Portland Water District (PWD), providing clean drinking water to 22 communities and over 200,000 Maine residents. The Crooked River is the primary tributary into the lake, supplying 39 percent of the lake’s surface water. As PWD Environmental Director Paul Hunt often says, “as goes the Crooked River, so goes Sebago Lake.”

A photo of a pair of otters in Dingley Brook taken recently by Bruce Small reminds us that PWD billpayers are not the only residents relying upon clean water in the Sebago Lake Watershed. Maintaining the health of the lake, its tributaries, and the environmental functions of the watershed as a whole, are essential to a thriving and resilient community.

The Otisfield lot, owned by the heirs of Richard Fogg, includes 1,515 feet of frontage on the river, over 11 acres of wetlands, and 661 feet of stream habitat. The parcel also links two separate forested parcels owned by the land trust, which creates a protected landscape of 271 acres with 1.5 miles of contiguous shoreline.

The three lots, protected from development and division in perpetuity, will be managed as they have been since settlement — as working forestlands. The Trust will continue to pay tree growth taxes to the Town of Otisfield.

Funds for purchasing the land were provided by the Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, the Northeast Resilient Landscapes Fund of the Open Space Institute, The Nature Conservancy, and the Portland Water District.

The Western Foothills Land Trust now protects 1,457 acres through conservation easements and owns 790 acres in the Crooked River Watershed. A pair of inquisitive otters in Dingley Brook.

Area Events (Continued from Page 1B) join in. The next meeting will be Wednesday, Nov. 1.

Everyone brings a project to work on (knitting, crocheting, sewing, quilting, painting, card-making, rug-braiding, etc.) or some just come for the camaraderie of a small group of women. All women are welcome. For more information e-mail Elaine at dobleveriill@gmail.com or call 461-1995.

Western Maine Art Group Very Big Show

NORWAY — The Western Maine Art Group will present a Very Big Show featuring Sandra Bell, Rochelle Draper, Mary Isham, Irina Kahn, Beverly Laverdiere, Nikki Millonzi, Judson Pealer, OmDevi Reynolds, Judith Schneider, Melanie Tornberg, and Delian Valeriani. An opening reception for the exhibition is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 3, fro 5 to 7 p.m. at the Matolcsy Art Center, 480 Main St. in Norway. Friend and poet Lisa Moore will give a reading of works by Edna St. Vincent Millay and others relating to the art. The event is free and open to the public — everyone is welcome.

Windham Hill UCC Holiday Fair

WINDHAM — The Windham Hill UCC Women’s Fellowship is sponsoring its annual Holiday Fair on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church Fellowship Hall, 140 Windham Center Rd., in Windham.

The fair features a silent auction and fine wood crafts, as well as wreaths and sprays, SERRV International Gifts, used books and CDs, baked goods, handmade and attic treasures, feline gifts, and much, much more.

A delicious lunch will also be available so come along and make a day of it while getting a jump on your holiday shopping.

(Photo by Bruce Small)

St. Margaret Church to honor vets CONWAY, N.H. — St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church in Conway, N.H., will honor

and remember all veterans at its 10 a.m. service on Sunday, Nov. 6. The Annual Veteran’s Day service will

AHCH Challenge

LEWISTON — Mexican Chicken Soup, Lemon Lentil Soup, and other delights can be sampled at the fifth annual Soup, Chili and Chowder Challenge to benefit patient care at Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s Hospice House.

The contest takes place from 4 to 7 p.m. at Baxter Brewing Company on Saturday, Nov. 4. Tickets purchased in advance cost $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5 to 12. Children four and under are admitted at no charge. Tickets are available at Baxter Brewing, 130 Mill St., Lewiston; Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave. Lewiston; and the Hospice House, 236 Stetson Rd. in Auburn. Tickets will also be available at the door but will be $12 for adults and $6 for children. Each adult ticket comes with two coupons for a dollar off a pint of beer.

Those who attend will enjoy live music and be able to sample all of the soups, chowders, and chilis entered by the talented cooks competing for prizes and bragging rights.

Celebrity judges will determine the Judges’ Favorite award winner, while the audience will cast votes to decide the People’s Choice winner. All recipes for the soups entered will be included in a cookbook, which will be available for $3.

There will also be a door prize and a 50-50 raffle.

The event is organized by the Dream Team, one of several groups that raises money during the year and makes a final donation at the AHCH annual Hospice House 5K and Remembrance Walks that take place in May. For more information, please call Kate Sicotte at 333-6300.

include remembrances for the Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard as well as Merchant Marine veterans. The parish will also remember those who serve to protect our communities including police and firefighters. This year, Vietnam vets will particularly be recognized and remembered. Unique to the service is the Remembrance Ceremony where candles are lit and placed in memory of those who served or were lost in war and in peace.

The service is being held in conjunction with American Legion Post 46 in Conway.

The parish has several

memorials in its sanctuary in remembrance of those who served in the Korean War, Vietnam War, U.S. Navy Reserve, World Wars I and II, and the Middle East Wars, a long-standing tradition of the Anglican Church. The building also displays all of the nation’s service flags. Local veteran groups, including the American Legion, will be in attendance. All veterans, Merchant Mariners, and their families are invited to attend the service.

The church is located at 85 Pleasant St., in Conway, N.H. For more information call 603-447-2404.

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LRMS poet’s corner

Spring

By Calvin Kestner Cold water drips from dead trees As the sun beats down on the snowy forest Like a fiery eye gleaming Giving life back and melting the ice As easily as dead leaves burn in a warm autumn campfire Bringing the verdant spring back And banishing the cold, wet winter, Slowly, But surely.

Anticipation

By Kylee Nason She closed her eyes.

The countdown started Fifteen... Fourteen...

Thirteen more to go.

Twelve… Eleven…

She held her breath In fear, yes, But excitement helped to bandage that feeling.

Nine… Eight…

Time seemed to have slowed down just for the girl.

The world wanting, waiting, wishing to see her.

The timer boomed louder as the numbers increased.

The lady on the intercom

continued, Five…

She closed her eyes tightly.

Four…

Tension crawled up her throat like a snake ready to strike.

A gust of wind escaped her nose one last time.

Two… Finally.

One… It was happening.

THIS WEEK’S POETS (left to right) Jasmin Mei of Bridgton, Calvin Kestner of Casco Time and Kylee Nason of Naples.

By Jasmin Mei Time is something to think It twists and turns You think of how you will your Life about. your head. turn out next that have It has its ups and downs With not much time in the With time almost gone Made you who you are It swirls all around world, you think of moments in Today.

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Do you have talent or special skill that you would like to share?

Lake Region and Fryeburg Area Adult Education would love to talk to you about teaching a class. Adult Ed is currently looking for instructors for classes that will be in the upcoming Winter/Spring catalog.

Come in to the Casco office (off Route 11) or call at 6274291, ext. 21 for more information!

Hollyberry Craft Fair

1,500 CARVED PUMPKINS — The smell of pumpkin was throughout Lake Region High School hallways as students spent the day Thursday carving inside the school gym as part of the 10,000 Jack-o’-lanterns to light up L.L.Bean for Camp Sunshine Pumpkin Festival. The 15th annual festival, held Saturday, aimed to raise $75,000. LRHS students did their part, shipping 1,500 carved pumpkins to Freeport via a Hancock Lumber truck. The LRHS drive was coordinated by the Student Council and Crooked River Academy. Pictured are: (top left) Julia Murch and Brennan Bass; Morrigan DeJoseph (top right); and Anthony Thomas (below).

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Looking to start your holiday shopping a little early?

Check out the annual Hollyberry Craft Fair at the Lake Region High School gym on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The fair benefits Project Graduation 2018.

With over 45 businesses and craftsmen in attendance, there will also be many raffle items to take a chance on, as well as live entertainment.

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HARRISON — The Bridgton chapter of the Taoist Tai Chi Society/USA is hosting an Open House on Saturday, Oct. 28, to introduce new people to the ancient Eastern practice of tai chi.

Tai Chi is becoming more and more mainstream in the West as doctors and even some insurance companies recognize its benefits.

Students of tai chi report improvements in key areas, especially those involving balance, bone density and stress reduction. And as the opioid crisis focuses attention on the downsides of managing pain through medication, tai chi practitioners report decreases in chronic pain and

medication use. Even people without specific health issues praise the gentle, meditative aspects of the practice that can help alleviate anxiety, stress, and isolation, and also bring about a sense of relaxation, joy, and harmony.

The Taoist Tai Chi Society (TTCS) was founded by Master Moy Lin-Shin, who studied tai chi and other taoist arts in a monastery in China, which restored his failing health. He eventually immigrated to Hong Kong and later to Canada, where he started teaching in Toronto’s parks. He founded the TTCS almost 50 years ago and the organization now teaches in locations across the United States and the world.

The Bridgton TTCS chapter, which opened 17 years ago, holds classes in Bridgton, Harrison, and Denmark.

Anyone who is interested in learning more is invited to stop by the Harrison location (the Congregational Church at 77 Main St.) on Oct. 28 between 10 a.m. and noon to meet instructors, watch a demonstration, and try a few moves. Beginner classes start the following week and new participants are welcome to try a few classes for free to see if tai chi is a good fit for them.

For more information and a schedule of classes please visit taoist.org/usa/locations/ bridgton or e-mail maine@ taoist.org

Regional Sports

October 26, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 1C

BIG BLOCK — Fryeburg Academy’s Calvin Southwick breaks through the Gray-New Gloucester front to block a punt during Saturday’s regular season finale. The ball was scooped up by Raider Jared Chisari, who ran uncontested for a touchdown. (Rivet Photos)

Raiders dominate Pats 43-0, prep for Wildcat rematch

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer PLAYOFF PREVIEW FRYEBURG — Facing When: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. a winless Gray-New Where: Fryeburg Academy Gloucester team on Senior Who: The third-ranked Raiders (6-2) host sixth-ranked Day Saturday, Raider Coach York (4-4).

David Turner had three main What to watch: The Raiders beat York in Week 2 by a objectives.

20-0 score. The Wildcats lost their regular season finale, #1. He wanted his team to 29-3 to Cape Elizabeth. play well.

• Fryeburg has a 3-1 home mark, while the Cats are 3-1 “They (the players) read on the road. the papers and see records, • Coach’s View: “We need to be sound — assignment and sometimes no matter sound, technique sound. This is Randy (Small’s) last year what you tell them, they can of coaching (at York) and having coached against him as start to think they need simply an assistant and head coach, when you beat them the first to show up,” Coach Turner time, they come back the next time — they remember said. “We told them we just those things. They will come up here ready to play. They need to play our game, and it have experience. We have to be ready to match their doesn’t matter who the oppointensity and match their physicality,” FA Coach David nent is. We want to do our Turner said. “Our kids have playoff experience and will assignments and take care of be ready, but this is high school sports, and the two teams our business.” are pretty even in ability. Anything can happen. A break #2. It was also a chance to here or there, and you can be headed home.” sharpen up a few things prior Turnovers will be key on both sides. to next week’s quarterfinal “We had a lot of penalties the first time we played. In the playoff game against York. playoffs, turnovers, mistakes and big plays often make #3. And, stay healthy. the difference, especially when you have two teams that Fryeburg checked off are pretty even,” Coach Turner added. two of the three boxes — all • The winner advances to the Class C South semis next before halftime. week against the winner of the Lake Region (5-3)/Cape In less than 20 minutes of Elizabeth (6-2) game. play, the Raiders scored 43 points, blocked a punt and The one box left unchecked a drive toward the left sidereturned the loose ball for a touchdown and saw a reserve was staying healthy. After line. Hustling downfield, running back turn second taking a 8-0 lead, Raider FA senior Ryan Hewes put kicker Caleb Eklund pooched a big stick on G-NG’s Riley effort into a 20-yard score.

ONE IN FOR A SCORE ANOTHER SHORT — Above, Jared Chisari stretches out for the goal line, but was ruled out of bounds. Below, Cody Gullikson hauls in a TD toss.

Belanger, enabling Raider teammate Cody Gullikson to recover the loose ball.

The hit carried a big cost as Hewes injured his right arm and was sidelined the rest of the game. His status for Saturday’s playoff was uncertain following the game.

“Not sure exactly what’s he’s dealing with,” Coach Turner said. “We’ll have to wait and see.”

Belanger didn’t return either.

Although the Raiders could not improve upon their tourney seeding — dropping out of the second seed to third after the loss to Cape Elizabeth last week, and the Capers beating York this week — they wanted to put on a good showing before the home crowd.

The Patriots certainly focused on FA speedster Jared Chisari, who bolted for 17 yards on his first touch of the day. With G-NG defenders up tight to the line, Gullikson raced passed the Patriot’s safety and was all alone down the middle for a 22-yard TD strike from Oscar Saunders.

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Lakers answer every Knight challenge, 44-38

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer POLAND — It’s a good thing Hunter McDaniel has good hands.

In a wild offensive shootout, McDaniel finally sealed Lake Region’s fifth victory of the season when he snagged an onside kick with 6.7 sec-

onds left in a crazy 44-38 win over the Poland Knights last Friday night.

The Lakers (5-3) seemed to secure the win when senior running back Andrew Douglass (27 carries, 179 yards) burst up the middle and bolted 30 yards for a touchdown with 1:45 left on

the clock.

Down 44-30, Poland refused to call it a night.

Give the Knights credit, they are gritty and gutsy. With McDaniel nearly sacking Poland quarterback Brady Downing from the blind side, the Knights faced fourth down at their own 39 with

58.2 seconds left.

Downing may be just a sophomore, but in the preHalloween spirit, he suddenly transformed into Captain Comeback. He kept the game in doubt by connecting on four straight passes, including a 12-yard strike to Zach Cote to keep the drive alive and later a 22-yard TD bomb down the middle to Tyler Tucci.

Downing and Tucci hooked up for a two-point pass, making it a one-score game with 7.9 ticks left.

McDaniel, however, spoiled any thought of a Fantastic Finish, pushing his Lakers to the five-win plateau and a playoff berth, something that hasn’t been done since 2003.

“We’ve kind of done this two weeks in a row (get in a shootout). It doesn’t necessarily work against the good teams. We need to fix our base defense because we don’t want to try and answer like that against Cape. We need to make stops because we’re not really designed to play shootouts,” Lake Region Coach Brian Jahna said. “It does speak to the composure and maturity of the team that they responded each time when they were challenged tonight.”

What started as a pingpong match between the Laker and Knight offenses, later turned into a chess match between Poland Coach Gene Keene and LR’s Coach Jahna.

The Knights hardly SHORT GAIN — Poland receiver Zach Cote is hit immediately after hauling in a pass looked like a one-win squad

by Laker defenders Eric Milton (#18) and Hunter McDaniel (#14).

(Rivet Photos) as the Poland line showed

good surge and senior back Aaron Paradis (34 carries, 163 yards) bulled ahead, moving the ball into Laker territory.

LR was up for the physi-

cal challenge as Eric Milton drilled Poland receiver Isaiah Hill to knock the ball loose for an incompletion, while lineman Mark Mayo and lineLAKERS, Page 5C

DISRUPTING A CATCH is Laker linebacker Ethan McMurray against Poland receiver Zach Cote along the sideline.

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Regional sports

Cats end Lakers’ Cinderella story in double OT Controversial goal — was it or wasn’t it?

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer YORK — A win or a loss can come down to a matter of inches, as the Lake Region field hockey team found out against defending state champ, York.

In a hard-fought match between the top-ranked Wildcats and fifth-seeded Lakers, which was finally settled in a second overtime to decide the Class B South semis, the question remains — was it a goal or no goal?

Lake Region varsity coach Pauline Webb felt a tip shot by York’s Barbara Conratd (a Belgian exchange student who hadn’t scored all season) had failed to cross the goal line, as freshman LR defender Allie Vogel stopped it and sophomore Victoria Ross cleared the ball away from the net just before the first half came to a close.

Initially, there was plenty KELSEY APOVIAN, a Laker senior, battles a York of confusion on the field as player for the ball during last Friday’s Class B South the Lakers looked to play on while York’s Sydney semi-final.

Bouchard celebrated. Then, the officials declared a goal had been scored with just 40 seconds left.

“Not a goal,” Coach Webb told a reporter after the game. “The whole ball must go over the line. That ball was not over the line.

It’s very unfortunate to lose a game like that.”

The Lakers shook off the call and tied the game two minutes into the second half as senior Dessi Berry knocked in a rebound off a shot by senior Olivia Deschenes.

The score stayed that way through regulation and an overtime session. York dashed the Lakers’ hope of a Cinderella-like season, going winless a year ago to the doorstep of a conference final, when Bouchard dodged a couple of Laker defenders and unloaded a drive that found its way through goalie Maddie Nelson’s pad for the winner. Nelson had 10 saves for the Lakers.

DESSI BERRY, a LR senior, scored the game-tying goal in the second half, but the Lakers fell short.

(Photos by Dena Dunn) In the regional final Coach Webb felt the bigTuesday, York (14-2-1) gest obstacle the Laker girls reached the state finals for needed to conquer in the the fifth straight time with semi-final rematch was the a 3-1 win over third-ranked belief that they could beat Poland (12-5).

York; “believing in their They came a long way individual abilities and in Coming off an over- the team. That’s the mindset time loss to the Wildcats they had for that game,” the in the regular season finale, CATS, Page 4C

FA girls, LR boys reach X-C States For the Raider girls and Laker boys, they earned the right to run one more crosscountry race this fall.

With strong team efforts at the Regionals held last Saturday at Twin Brooks in Cumberland, the two squads punched their respective tickets to compete once more on that course, this time for state honors (race at 2 p.m. for girls and 2:30 p.m. for boys).

The Fryeburg Academy girls were fourth overall behind Emily Carty, who ran a 20:58.43 to capture fifth out of a field of 90 competitors.

Anneka Murrin of Yarmouth set the winning time in 19:31.37.

The Clippers won the girls’ crown with 52 points, followed by York (66), Cape Elizabeth (82), Fryeburg Academy (95) and Freeport (162).

Other FA finishers were: 17. Irina Norkin, 22:30.41 19. Emily Grzyb, 22:31.99 22. Zoe Maguire, 22:33.87 32. Merys Carty, 23:12.42 41. Maddie Choyce, 23:37.66 47. Alanceiah Waiters,

23:59.54 “The girls’ team is so close,” FA Coach Bill Reilly said. “With four runners in the Top 30, anything can happen.”

While the FA boys missed the cut, placing ninth out of 14 schools, Alfie Walker nailed down the 13th spot in 18:30.68 and will run in the State Finals. Senior Luke Laverdiere of Yarmouth was first in 16:11.34.

Other FA finishers were: 46. Osage Crie, 19:48.68 57. Luke Sekera-Flanders, 20:19.97 60. Seth Johnston, 20:29.15 62. Elijah Howe, 20:35.86 79. James Pullen, 21:08.63 The Lake Region boys, however, did reach the coveted seventh and final state meet spot with 211 points, ahead of Poland as the Knights finished with 220 points.

“It’s been a long time coming,” LR Coach Dan Dors said. “It’s been about nine years that we have made it as a team. I can’t say enough about this group. They had goals and reached them. Their

NOW through 12/31/17

HEADED TO STATES as a team are Lakers (left to right) Jeff McCubrey, Tim Moore, Devyn Hatch, Dawson Smith, Cameron Meserve, Evan Willey and Nathan Casali. commitment, dedication and work ethic carried them.

Coach (Kurt) Peterson and I are very proud of them.”

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In his first race in two 52. Tim Moore, 20:42 weeks due to illness, Jeff 60. Evan Willey, 21:00 McCubrey returned with a 67. Cameron Meserve, 21:28 “We will be ready for strong run, 19:09, for 31st place out of a field of 99 run- States,” Coach Dors said. ners. Other LR finishers were: “This is the frosting on the cake.”

37. Dawson Smith, 19:26

LRMS on move at finals Lake Region Middle School runners traveled to Twin Brooks in Cumberland last Thursday for the Triple C Cross-Country Championship meet. There were 18 teams in attendance and the Lakers held their own.

The LRMS girls finished in eighth place and the boys came home with a sixth-place finish.

The girls were led by Carly Dyer (14:23) and Libby Blais with 15th and 16th place finishes. Both girls ran PRs with Libby (14:26) chopping nearly a minute off her best. Winning time was set by Hadley Mahoney of Cape Elizabeth in 13:04.

“Libby is moving on to the high school next year, and if she sticks with it, will be a major force in cross-country,” LRMS

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The Laker girls fielded just four runners: Hannah Chadwick 25:25 for 56th out of a field of 90 runners; Madison Martin 71st in 26:46; Mercedes Martin 74th in 28:42; and Emily Colson 83rd in 32:07.

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Coach Kevin McDonald said.

Speaking of moving on, four of the six girls on the team will move to the high school.

“Next year could be a rebuilding year, hopefully with lots of new faces,” Coach McDonald added.

Following Carly and Libby were Brooke Toole, running with injury, in 54th place in 16:25, Rebecca Caron in 73rd in 18:39, Aleesa Jordan in 77th in 18:58, and Kaydence Felts in 90th in 21:16.

“An awesome day for these young ladies. To place eighth out of 18 teams speaks to the work that these athletes put in Dexter Thayer over the course of the year,” ible fifth-place finish in 12:07 the coach said.

The boys ran like the wind and only a seventh grader. with four in the top 37, led by Grady had missed a lot of pracGrady Kemp with an incredLRMS, Page 6C

Regional sports

October 26, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 3C

Raiders dominate Pats, prep for Wildcat rematch (Continued from Page 1C) Holder Nathan Knapp picked up the snap and fired a bullet to Cobey Johnson for the 2-point conversion.

Fryeburg wasted Gullikson’s recovery off the kickoff, driving the ball to the GNG-2 before fumbling and Patriot Ben Ingalls falling on the loose ball.

With the Raiders dominating up front, GNG quarterback Connor Myatt flicked a pass to the outside, where FA defender Scott Parker was awarded an interception. FA seemingly caught a break on the play as it appeared the ball touched the turf.

The “gift” turned into points as Saunders showed some nifty cuts, slicing through two GNG defenders

for a 19-yard scoring scamper. Eddie Thurston booted the extra point. The FA freshman was perfect on the day, 5-for-5.

Next Patriot possession featured a fake punt with upman Isaiah Thongsavangh looking to hook up with Hunter Bryant on the sideline, but it was incomplete.

After Gullikson galloped 30 yards to the GNG16, Chisari scored easily, untouched, on a sweep to the right for a score. With 4:36 left in the first, the Raiders were up 22-0.

After a 3-and-out by the Pats, the Raiders went back to work. Chisari for 10.

Saunders to Parker for 31.

Saunders for eight. Chisari for five, touchdown!

29-0 after one quarter.

With the Patriots unable to pick up a first down, things went from bad to worst as the second quarter began. A punt attempt was blocked by sophomore Calvin Southwick, and the loose ball was scooped up

by Chisari inside the 20 for an uncontested score.

Fryeburg showed no sign of letdown as the Raiders pushed GNG back on their next possession for minus 2, minus 8 and minus 2.

Taking over the Patriot 37 with 8:40 left in the half, Coach Turner called upon his second offensive unit. The reserves didn’t skip a beat.

Running back Justin Daniels showed good balance and force, breaking free from tacklers to score from 20 yards out with 4:41 left in the half.

Since the margin was more than 35 points, the officials signaled for “running time” for the remainder of the half (and ultimately, the game).

GNG recorded its first first down when Hunter Brown discovered some daylight against the Raiders’ second team defense, bolting for 31 yards before being tackled by sophomore Isaak McKenney.

GNG quarterback Andrew Topham looked to the right, but had a hard time throwing A CATCH? Game officials ruled that Raider defensive over the outstretched arms back Scott Parker interscepted this first half pass near of FA lineman Josh Frye as the pass skipped incomplete the FA sideline.

TRYING TO BREAK AWAY is Raider quarterback Oscar Saunders from the grasp of Gray-New Gloucester’s captain Eric Thompson.

(Rivet Photos) with 24 seconds left. Brown rushed for eight yards, but was stopped at the FA-12 by sophomore Jack Campbell.

On the half’s final play, Topham threw incomplete.

That was as close as the

Patriots came to scoring.

With running time in the second half, the Patriots ran just six plays, while the Raiders took all 12 minutes off the clock in the third quarter, RAIDERS, Page 4C

TOUGH TO THROW OVER — Gray-NG quarterback Andrew Topham fires the ball toward receiver Hunter Brown (#42), just getting the throw over the outstretched arms of FA lineman Eli Mahan.

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RAIDERS 43 First downs: 9 Penalties: 4-45 Turnovers: 1 Rushing: Isaak McKenney 5-35, Liam Chisari 4-16, Jared Chisari 5-67, Brad Kruger 5-18, Scott Parker 2-16, Justin Daniels 4-37, Oscar Saunders 2-27, Cody Gullikson 1-30, Nathan Knapp 1-5, Eddie Piessinger 1-3. Total: 31-253 Passing: Oscar Saunders 2-of-4, 43 yards, 1 TD; Nathan Knapp 1-of-1, 3 yards Receiving: Cody Gullikson 1-22, Cobey Johnson 1-3, Scott Parker 1-21 Tackles (solo, assist, total): Liam Chisari 3-14, Jack Campbell 4-2-6, Joe LeBrun 1-0-1, Caleb Eklund 1-0-1, Reese Kneissler 1-0-1, Cody Gullikson 2-0-2, Nathan Knapp 1-0-1, Dawson Jones 1-1-2, Arnold Jaber 0-1-1, Josh Frye 0-1-1, Calvin Southwick 2-1-3, Eli Mahan 0-1-1, Oscar Saunders 1-0-1, Justin Daniels 0-1-1, Isaak McKenney 2-0-2, Brad Kruger 0-1-1, Charlie Stokes 1-0-1, Jaycob Lingren 1-0-1 Record: 6-2 GRAY-NG 0 First downs: 3 Penalties: 3-20 Turnovers: 2 Rushing: 21-44 Passing: 1-10-6 Record: 0-8

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Fun & games

Page 4C, The Bridgton News, October 26, 2017

This week’s puzzle theme:

TV Families

ACROSS 1. *Stars of “The Waltons” and “Roseanne,” e.g.

6. Equinox mo.

9. Don’t do this to the messenger 13. Whitman’s dooryard bloomer 14. *Logo of “All in the Family” network 15. Beyond normal limits 16. *Where to hear Frasier Crane 17. Workout segment 18. Nary a soul 19. *TV’s largest family 21. *Flintstones’ best friends 23. Before now 24. Catch some Z’s 25. Car nut 28. “Brave New World” drug 30. “Can’t stop! I’m ____ a ____!”

35. Big Bang’s original matter 37. Sheep’s milk cheese 39. “So You Think You Can ____” 40. Knowing about 41. *Sansa, Arya, or Robb 43. Narcotics agent 44. Nymph of lakes and springs 46. Most populous continent 47. Major bike maker 48. “____ ____ the Clowns,” past tense 50. “Me and ____ and the Dying Girl” 52. “Da” to a Russian 53. Source of protein 55. More, in Madrid

57. *”Blackish” family 61. *”Fuller House” family 65. “So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, ____...”

66. Skeleton in a lock 68. Part of gastro-intestinal system 69. Modulator-demodulator, for short 70. Proper place for a napkin 71. Inspiration for poets and musicians 72. Born and ____ 73. Before of yore 74. Sign up again DOWN 1. Simpleton 2. Hokkaido native 3. Smeltery refuse 4. a.k.a. boreal forest 5. Scrawny ones 6. Army ____ hall 7. Pirate’s affirmative 8. Old but in 9. Door opener 10. Adored one 11. Half-moon shaped object 12. Tommy and Spike, e.g.

15. Straighten a paperclip, e.g.

20. Abode toppers 22. Israeli submachine gun 24. Computer program input 25. *Lucious and Cookie 26. Arm bones 27. “___ __ on the ground floor” 29. Of higher order 31. Deliver a tirade 32. Opposite of binary

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Rocks at mountain base *Family in “The Middle” Castle’s line of defense “Mi chiamano Mimi,” e.g.

Deserved consequence Chinese tapas What’s old is new again, prefix 51. Jousting match partici-

pant 54. Bracelet-wearing part 56. Sleep sound 57. Doorframe part 58. Airy emanation 59. Sweep under the rug 60. Financial aid criterion 61. Done on a Smith Corona 62. Joie de vivre

63. One way to memorize 64. *”Game of Thrones” bastard

67. Inner, middle or outer, on one’s head

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Cats end Lakers’ Cinderella story in double OT (Continued from Page 2C) coach said.

“They were ready physically, mentally and emotionally. We knew it was going to be intense. I didn’t sense any nerves on game day, just pure confidence and determination,” Coach

Webb said. “We always play very well against York and this year was no exception.

Having played them to OT in our last meeting at home, the girls knew what they needed to do to beat them the third time around — they actually wanted anoth-

Raiders dominate

(Continued from Page 3C) rushing the ball 11 times and gaining three first downs. For the game, the Patriots managed just 50 total yards.

“It’s hard to manage games like these because I don’t like putting 50 (points) up on someone. You try to get everybody in, and keep everyone safe at the same time. Sometimes, it is extremely difficult to do,” Coach Turner said.

For the second straight year, the Raiders finished with a 6-2 record and a tourney berth.

“These guys have put in a lot of time in the off-season lifting (weights), and we continue to do it during the season. 6-2 shows those types of things can pay off,” Coach Turner said.

Now, FA will look to keep the season rolling against the Wildcats this Saturday.

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When Berry scored the equalizer early in the second half, from there, it was pretty even once again from one end of the field to the other.

“Every player who stepped on the field made a difference and played well!”

Coach Webb said. “This is what playoff games should be like. It was anybody’s game!”

Overtime is eight minutes with 7-on-7.

“That’s a lot of territory for six field players to cover. It was a test of wellconditioned athletes, neither team subbed, and the teams went scoreless in the first OT,” the coach said.

York, who reached the South finals for the 10th

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The Lakers hoped to put the Wildcats on their heels early with plenty of intensity in their play.

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LR mounted a few great runs up the field in the first half with Delaney Meserve cutting back for the ball to win possession and working with Paige Davis to put the ball into the offensive end.

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“We fell short once again, but we went out with a big fight. I am so proud of what these girls have accomplished this season!”

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Regional sports

October 26, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 5C

Lakers answer every Knight challenge, 44-38 (Continued from Page 1C) backer Ethan McMurray (11 tackles) hammered Paradis for no gain and minus 1.

Downing tried to keep the drive alive with a scramble, but he was thumped by linebacker Brandon Sargent for a yard gain.

Poland took a 3-0 lead as Paradis booted a 38-yard field goal with 5:18 left in the first quarter.

The Lakers went to their workhorse, Douglass, right away, featuring the senior in the opening drive. He carried seven of the eight rushing plays, but the Lakers were stopped just inside Poland territory when freshman tackle Evan Kelly dropped Douglass for no gain on fourth down.

But, the Knights gave the ball right back. Paradis fumbled, and the Lakers needed just two plays — a 37-yarder by Douglass and a six-yard run by Sargent behind the blocks of Mayo and McMurray — to take a 6-3 lead with 2:16 left in the first. Paul Walker’s PAT try sailed wide right.

Lake Region went up 14-3 when quarterback Derek Mondville pitched a perfect pass down the middle to wideout Isaac Holland for a 17-yard score. Douglass added the two-point conversion. Poland helped move the chains, jumping offside twice to give the Lakers two first downs.

Downing rallied the troops by tossing a 16-yard TD pass to Cote on a third down play.

He also lofted a touch pass down the sideline for Cote, who hauled it in for a 22-yard gain, although it appeared he was well out of bounds.

PLAYOFF PREVIEW When: Friday, 7 p.m.

Where: Cape Elizabeth Who: The seventh-ranked Lakers (5-3) travel to second-ranked Cape Elizabeth (6-2).

What to watch: The Capers closed out the regular season with a convincing 29-3 win over York, and beat Fryeburg Academy 23-7 two weeks ago to move up to the second-seed. Cape is 4-0 at home. Losses were to Wells 14-7 in Week 2 and 19-14 to Leavitt in Week 6.

The Lakers snapped a two-game losing skid with a 44-38 shoot-out win over Poland. LR is 2-2 in record games this season.

• The two teams did not play each other in the regular season.

• Coach’s View: “Cape has a really strong, athletic fullback, who will be tough to stop. And, their quarterback is very, very good, so we’re going to have our work cut out,” — Coach Jahna.

• The winner advances to the Class C South semis against the winner of the Fryeburg Academy (6-2)/York (4-4) game.

Like the old lyric goes, “Anything you can do, I can do better” became the Lakers’ theme.

With Knight defenders placing all of their attention on stopping Douglass, Brandon Sargent showed them he, too, is worth game planning against. The LR sophomore made two nifty cutbacks and broke free for a 29-yard TD. He added the two-point conversion, and LR had a 22-9 lead.

Another good-looking Laker drive stalled at the P-29 when Sargent was stopped a yard short of the stick, again Kelly coming up with the big tackle.

With 1:11 to work with, Poland nearly took advantage of two big Laker penalties — pass interference and a horsecollar hit on the quarterback — as they drove the ball inside the LR-20. Initially, Paradis lined up for a field goal try with 3.9 seconds left.

LAKE REGION 44 First downs: 12 Penalties: 7-60 Turnovers: 0 Rushing: Andrew Douglass 27-179, Brandon Sargent 18-121, Brent Massey 2-8, Derek Mondville 4-27, Eric Milton 1-5. Total: 52-340 Passing: Derek Mondville 3-4-72, 2 TDs Receiving: Isaac Holland 1-17, Eric Milton 1-7, True Meyers 1-48 Total offense: 412 yards Tackles (unassisted, assisted, total): Ethan McMurray 8-3-11, Tyler Breton 6-3-9, Zack Clark 1-4-5, Mark Mayo 1-1-2, Brent Massey 4-1-5, Eric Milton 5-2-7, Colby Chaplin 1-1-2, Brandon Sargent 2-1-3, Seth Labreque 2-0-2, Hunter McDaniel 8-2-10, Keagon Leighton 2-0-2, True Meyers 2-0-2 (interception), Derek Mondville 1-3-4, Connor Perfetto 0-1-1, Cameron Lepage 0-1-1 Record: 5-3 POLAND KNIGHTS 38 First downs: 23 Penalties: 7-60 Turnovers: 2 Rushing: Aaron Paradis 34-163, Josh Cote 1-2, Brady Downing 6-38. Total: 41-203 Passing: Brady Downing 16-33-212, 3 TDs; Aaron Paradis 0-1 Receiving: Isaiah Hill 2-43, Zach Cote 9-113, Gawain Tibbetts 3-38, Tyler Tucci 2-25 Total offense: 415 yards Record: 1-7

LR was whistled for consecutive penalties, giving the Knights a first down at the LR-6. Coach Keene opted to try for a touchdown, but Downing was picked off by True Meyers to end the half.

“You have to take your hat off to them because they had some great play-calling. Their quarterback (Brady Downing, 16-of-33, 212 yards and 3 TDs) is only a sophomore, which is a little scary. I thought our outside linebackers were getting a little caught inside and weren’t able to get to their assignment, which allowed the quarterback, at times, to get some big runs,” LR Coach Jahna said. “When we played soft, they threw hitches. When we played tight, they threw seams. It was a chess match, and they won it. We need to get better.

They’re coming along.”

The Knights caught a break to start the third quarter when a high snap forced Laker punter Eric Milton to run. He gained just five yards, and the Knights took over at the LR-27. Five rushes by Paradis resulted in a score.

He added the extra point, and the LR lead was sliced to 22-16.

Anything you can do, I can do better.

A squib kickoff backfired for the Knights as Mondville nearly reached midfield to give his club great field position. And, they cashed in. Nine rushes, including a Mondville 16-yard run, ending with the LR quarterback scoring from three-yards out.

Walker added the extra point with 5:27 left in the third.

Lakers 29, Knights 16.

Downing rallied the Knights, completing passes of 10 yards to Cote and 27 yards to Gawain Tibbetts to move the ball inside the red zone. Following a pass interference call, Paradis scored from six-yards out. His kick, however, was blocked by Sargent.

Again, the Knights

WELL-TIMED LEAP — Lake Region linebacker Brandon Sargent breaks through the Poland line and blocks a kick.

(Rivet Photos) squibbed the kickoff and again Mondville had a good return. LR responded with a eight play, 56-yard scoring drive with Mondville firing a perfect ball to Meyers, who caught it in stride and blew past two defenders for a 48-yard TD. The catch erased a LR holding call, and put the blue and gold up 37-22.

“Two weeks in a row, our passing game has gotten a little better. The line did a better job pass blocking, and Derek (Mondville) is seeing the field a little better, as well. And, the receivers are running better routes,” Coach Jahna said.

Poland wasn’t done. After four runs, Downing completed four straight passes, including a 32-yard TD to Hill, driving 84-yards in eight plays and just under 4 minutes. Paradis’ two-point run made it 37-30 with 3:40 left in regulation.

Paradis looked to get the ball right back for the Knights, but his onside kick try was smothered by Meyers. LR made us of the good field position, scoring the game’s clinching touchdown in five plays, covering 51 yards and Douglass putting the final nail in the UP FOR GRABS — Lake Region’s Tyler Breton knocks the ball away from Poland’s Tyler Tucci (#25). coffin.

LR volleyball gains split Washington Academy 3, Lakers 0: Coach Ryan Shible felt the WA servers were difference-makers in the Saturday, Oct. 14 match.

“This was a tough match for our girls. They had a couple really good servers, who did a great job of moving the ball around and scoring points on us, which helped their team pull away from us in each set of the match,” Coach Shible said.

“Our libero, Cheyenne Bell, did a fine job in the match, making some great digs,

and averaged five digs in each set for us. Autumn Tremblay was really consistent with her serving and attacks, and she averaged three kills in each set, which helped to provide a boost to our offense.”

LR setters, Lindsey Keenan and Autumn Tremblay, did a good job of setting up hitters for some solid attacks at the net, yet unfortunately the Lakers struggled to break the serve

of Washington Academy servers, which helped them to keep the momentum in this match, Coach Shible said.

G1: WA 25 to LR 14 G2: WA 25 to LR 11 G3: WA 25 to LR 16 Lakers 3, Machias 0: Lindsey Keenan and Melissa Bonenfant helped the Lakers “ace” their test against Machias on Oct. 14.

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Regional sports

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The 2017-2018 program will run for six weeks (not including holidays and vacations) beginning Jan. 8.

Registration will be held in the Lake Region High School front lobby on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Please know height, weight and shoe size.

Registration will be $25 per student, with a maximum of $60 per family until Nov. 30. After Nov. 30, the registration fee will be $35 per student (no family discounts). No registrations will be accepted after Dec. 10. Scholarships are available for children of

LRMS on the move

(Continued from Page 2C) tices, but came on strong at the end of the season and showed what he is capable of.

Following Grady was Trey Spearrin in 15th in 12:42, Dexter Thayer in 33rd in 13:37, Ezra Gronlund in 37th in 13:39, Everett Yannelli in 75th in 16:00, Payton Owens in 81st in 17:05, and Keegan Owens in 101 in 19:30.

“We missed Wesley Martin, our fifth runner, as he had family commitments and could not race. However, to finish sixth as a team was very nice,” Coach McDonald said. “We only lose Trey to the high school so this team could make some noise next year.

Twice I heard at the meet “who are the Lakers?’ The gold and blue shined bright at Twin Brooks and I am very proud of these athletes. Always a bit of remorse when a season ends, however, what a season it was. I told these athletes at the team party I would not trade them for any other teams. The Lake Region should know that we have some of the very best Maine has to offer and it is a pleasure to be a part of it.”

On another local note, Coach McDonald, who leads the Fryeburg Academy indoor track squad in the winter, announced that Eric Hall of Casco has been hired as an assistant indoor track & field coach at FA.

This week’s game solutions

low-income families (grades 2 through 5), who wouldn’t otherwise be able to participate.

These are limited to paying for the ski ticket and will be awarded to students that apply during the registration process on Nov. 5.

Tickets and rentals: PMSC is encouraging the prepay system, which will be $84 for a ticket for six weeks or $210 for a ticket and rentals (includes $7 helmet) for six weeks. Or, pay as you go with a ticket cost of $16 per week and a rental cost of $24 per week (includes $8 helmet rental).

Volunteers needed: Volunteers are the key to success for this program. Skiers, snowboarders and nonskiers OFF AND RUNNING — Participants in the second annual Madam, I’m Adam 5K head are needed. Please consider down Kennard Street in Bridgton. The benefit run started at Highland Lake Beach boat giving just one afternoon a launch area and ended at the Depot Street entrance of Pondicherry Park. week to the program. If you are interested in helping, please sign the volunteer sheet during registration or call Sandy Swett at 647-3384 (volunteer Madam, I’m Adam 5K 25. Adam Potvin, 34:38 ski coordinator), Katherine Bridgton, Oct. 21, 2017 26. Margaret Whippen, 35:32 Vincent at 523-0373 (SBES), 1. Andy Gagne, 20:40 27. Thomas Chagrasulis, 35:52 Colin and Lisa Johnson at 2. Mark Snow, 20:45 28. Kayla Gray, 35:54 432-9099 (SES), Sue Fleck 3. Floyd Lavery, 20:54 29. Stevie Dembowski, 36:30 at 310-1544 (HS), Michelle 4. Chris Northrup, 22:17 30. Mia Perron, 42:57 DelVecchio at 203-824-2027 5. Eamon McGlashan, 22:51 31. Heather Perron, 45:16 (MS), or Jen Dorsey at 3106. Alex Miller, 23:58 32. Hannah Lilly, 47:27 1870 (SLE).

7. Aaron Lewis, 24:26 33. Jonathan Lilly, 47:29 Website: www.

8. Alan Taylor, 24:28 34. Brennan Lilly, 47:31 Pleasantmountainskiclub.org 9. Nico Russo, 25:25 35. Birgit Dobbertin, 52:26 10. Elizabeth Perron, 25:38 36. Rick Bader, 52:24 11. Sarah Kearsley, 25:38 37. Katelyn Lilly, 52:29 12. Rachel McGlashan, 26:29 38. Carol Mayberry, 1:04.24 13. Jayne Pearson, 26:55 39. Linda Scala, 1:04.26 (Continued from Page 5C) 14.

Christian Oren, 27:04 40. Mary Stinchfield, 1:06.02 an ace on her first serve, 15. Jesse Cottingham, 27:07 41. Emily Lewis, 1:06.04 then Melissa Bonenfant did 16. Holly Wadman, 27:16 42. Brian Cushing, 1:06.07 an amazing job with her 17.

John Gwozdz IV, 27:22 43. Rainie Wiemer, 1:07.03 serving as well, earning 10 18. Tommy Coady, 27:45 44. Constance Eldridge, 1:07.12 aces in the first set, which 19.

Kelly Winslow, 29:16 45. Kevin Rogers, 1:07.20 gave the Lakers a dominant 20. Tyler Oren, 30:04 46. Abigail Perron, 1:13.21 lead in the first set.

21. Declan McGlashan, 30:17 47. Joann Gwozdz, 1:13.24 Autumn Tremblay also 22.

Lee McGlashan, 30:39 48. Jack Gwozdz, 1:13.26 had a strong game and 23. Alaina Clark, 32:36 49. Sara Perkins, 1:16.11 served well in the second 24. Cidney Mayes, 34:36 50. Zacary Perkins, 1:16.14 set, with five aces and three kills at the net. Kayla McLean and Haley Fernald also had strong games, with five kills and some good blocks at the net. Haley realized our weakness was knee injury. with five aces in the match. (Continued from Page 4C) “All of the seniors Machias struggled to play with the girls. Spencer lack of scoring opportunities.

Coach Whitney sugstepped up and played the ended up staying with the generate offense off of gested we try a different forway they did and brought team as JV coach and did LR serves, which helped Coach Shibles’ club to a fantastic job!” Coach mation, which had worked the younger players along, keep momentum in each Webb said. “Coach Whitney for her. After losing 4-0 to elevating their game, is what set. Machias rallied in offered to come help when Poland in our third game, got us to the next level this the second set, yet again, her scheduled allowed it and we sat with the girls and year. It was a team effort!”

Laker serving and hitters I was quick to invite her in. I shared Coach Whitney’s she said. “From 0-13-1 last at the net did a good job I’m a true believer in sur- suggestion of changing our year to a semi-final game of controlling the pace of rounding myself with suc- formation. I said to the girls, this year (8-8) is success in the game and keeping the cessful people and learning ‘We can keep playing the my eyes. I am so proud of way we are now, and keep this team!” from them.” momentum. getting the same results, or Seniors included Kelsey Coach Whitney brought G1: LR 25 to M 9 along former player and assis- try something new and see Apovian, Hailey Parsons, G2: LR 25 to M 16 if it makes a difference.’ Olivia Deschenes, Dessi tant coach, Sarah Plummer.

G3: LR 25 to M 9 “Early in the season, we The rest is history. It was a Berry, Hannah Record and lot of hard work in a very goalie Maddie Nelson. short period of time, but The future looks prombecause of their desire to ising for the Laker field win and willingness to do hockey, Coach Webb added. whatever it takes, we were The varsity roster has two able to turn things around juniors, nine sophomores and compete in the semi- and two freshmen. finals.”

“It’s a long time to wait Another key to the turn- to get started again, but I’ll around was having Olivia be ready when fall 2018 Deschenes back on the comes around. Thank you SITE EXCAVATIONS • SEPTIC SYSTEMS field, after losing the club’s to families, friends and fans BOX 25 scorer last season who supported us through207-583-4948 leading when she suffered a severe out the season!”

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October 26, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 1D

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis BN Columnist

Where are all the birds?

For weeks, the question, “Where Are All The Birds?” has been asked several times a day, in the grocery store and the library, at Tai Chi and in shops on Main Street. It is asked at the Post Office, and even at the Friday Fish Fry. The area around our birdfeeder is quiet today, as it has been for the past month, but in the back yard a couple dozen Mourning Doves like to perch out of sight in the oak tree.

When I walk by the tree they panic and flee, two or three at a time, their wings making a familiar whistling sound as they hurry over to another tree. If they had stayed put, and stayed quiet, I never would have seen them. The ruckus attracts two Chickadees, who hop up onto a rock at the edge of the lawn, but when they see it is only me they go back to whatever it was they had been doing. Later, I hear their relatives, the Tufted Titmice, calling loudly and harshly from somewhere across the road.

The warm sun and soft air feel more like September than the end of October. Trees along the lakeshore glow red, gold, BIRDS, Page 5D

The Reading Life

by Peter Bollen Contributing Writer

Responses to the critics

Many writers tend to have a thin skin when they feel they’ve been misrepresented or treated unfairly in a review or interview, or attacked personally. I remember watching some famous encounters by writers on the Dick Cavett show years ago. Norman Mailer and Gore Vidal went at it. Another feud involved writer Mary McCarthy calling Lillian Hellman a liar, which resulted in lawsuits. Perhaps the most famous feud was between columnist and commentator William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal.

Buckley and Vidal were invited to be counter-commentators at the 1968 presidential conventions. At one point they exchanged caustic remarks and Buckley then gave a personal insult and threatened to punch Vidal on live television. The atmosphere was charged with the Vietnam War waging and war was an ongoing topic. The Chicago venue of the convention had riots going on outside the studio as protestors were being beaten and gassed by local police. Vidal made statements against the Vietnam War and Buckley defended it. After Buckley’s insult, the network cut off the air for a commercial.

The Buckley-Vidal feud continued as Buckley wrote an essay for Esquire magazine attempting to apologize to Vidal for a “personal” insult rather than a “political” one. Vidal followed up with his own response in the magazine and skewered Buckley point by point. Buckley sued Vidal and Vidal counter-sued. The suits went on for years and some settlements were made to both sides from Esquire magazine and Buckley himself to help settle the contractual matter.

Both sides claimed victory. ~ Erma Bombeck, the humor columnist, received a letter of complaint: “You gripe about everything. Aspirin bottles that only a two-year-old can open, grocery carts with wheels that go in four different directions, carrying on when the CRITICS, Page 6D Many people are complacent and believe that wildfire is something that happens to other people, especially in other parts of the country, including California, Florida, and elsewhere. Unfortunately, this misperception continues to exist and puts many Americans, To The Editor: including we Mainers, at seriEvery October is Fire ous risk for potential wildfires Prevention Month. Fire each year. An accumulation of Prevention Week just took fuels for wildfires has been place (October 8-14, 2017). building over time.

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Each October the local council of the Knights of Columbus of Bridgton/Fryeburg gives new children’s winter coats to those in need in our community. Russ Eagleston of the Knights is shown flanked by Emily Kirkpatrick and Mark Schrader, the administrative team of Molly Ockett Middle School. Donations of children’s winter coats in good, clean condition may be left at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 857 Main St., in Fryeburg on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 29, from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. For further information please contact Pat Bracken at 603-489-3135.

Put your neck on the block

You probably hadn’t heard because it didn’t get a lot of attention, but David Daoud Wright was convicted in a Boston federal court last Thursday of conspiring to cut Pamela Geller’s head off.

ISIS ordered her killed and Wright was attempting to implement that “fatwa,” or order. As quoted in the Boston Herald: “Acting U.S. Attorney William D. Weinreb called Wright’s conviction a ‘victory in the fight against ISIS and all terror organizations targeting the United States. Wright is a terrorist, an ISIS supporter and recruiter who intended to wage war against the U.S. by beheading people and killing Americans,’ Weinreb said.

‘Together Wright and his uncle planned to murder Americans, and those plans were as real as the long knives Wright’s uncle bought to carry them out.’”

Ten years ago Pam Geller interviewed me in Washington, D.C. after an exchange I had with Newt Gingrich at National Review’s “Conservative Summit.” I had no idea then who she was, but it was clear that she was an intense person on a mission. Gingrich had just finished a speech in which he predicted that sometime in next 10 years radical Muslims would destroy an American city with an atomic device. Happily, that has not yet come to pass.

Front Row Seat

by Tom McLaughlin BN Columnist

During the question and answer period following his speech, I went up to the microphone and identified myself as a middle school history teacher. I told Gingrich that my job of explaining to my students why radical Muslims were trying to kill us was getting difficult because the Bush administration kept denying any connection between Islamic terrorism and fundamental Koranic teachings. My students were hearing one thing from me and another from the president. That put me in an awkward position as a teacher in the public school. Gingrich basically told me to keep doing what I was doing.

As I returned to my seat I was swamped by media people askSPEAKING OUT, Page 6D

Government, Santa have scary secret

The heavy, ornate door swings open and the tour group steps inside Santa’s workshop.

As would be expected, dozens of elves are busy making the toys that will be delivered months from now. It is not the rag dolls and wooden sleds of years’ past that keep the elves busy in 2017. The landscape of what children once asked Santa for has shifted slightly.

Many elves have traded their doll-making or carpentry skills for degrees in computer technology, the tour guide says.

Knowing circuitry and computer chips is the new requirement for employment with Saint Nick.

Aside from that minor detail, the merry elves hum and sing as they manufacture these gifts. Santa’s workshop is a busy place.

The guide shuffles the people who paid for the North Pole Tour toward another room.

Here, the computers and iPhones are not being pieced together but used by the workers.

There is no cheerful humming coming from the elves. In fact, a company sign lays down many rules including “No humThe current wildfires out in California are a very serious reminder to all that we need to be a lot more mindful, aware, and cognizant to wildfire occurrences, including in rural and suburban areas. Our very recent drought, especially from 2016, should serve as a reminder to all that wildfire, especially in more droughty years or seasons, is a potential serious risk to property owners. The increased likeli-

RIVETING AND CONTRASTING COLORS were what most leaf peepers saw this weekend. The fall foliage peak might have been two weeks behind but Mainers and visitors to Maine did not miss out. The awe-inspiring autumn colors were at 75 to 100 percent peak before the rain started falling this week.

(De Busk Photo)

hood, probability, and reality of wildfire can have serious consequences, if ignored, by adversely impacting one’s private property, including homes, barns, and other outbuildings with escape routes.

As a reminder, it was 70 years ago this month, in 1947, that there were several significant catastrophic wildfires in southern and western Maine, including local communities here, besides Downeast Maine and areas into eastern New Hampshire. Fire occurrences included forests in mixed species pine forests and woodlands.

Folks, it is NOT a matter of if but when potential wildfires can occur, including potential catastrophic wildfires in rural, suburban, and semi-urban areas, including in the wildland urban interface (WUI).

I believe that it is important and imperative that we all start taking more proactive precautionary measures to mitigate for the potential and possibility of wildland fire, especially in more fireprone forest and woodland ecosystems, including those in our local area and beyond.

That definitely should involve having more defensible and survivable space all around your home and all outbuildings. Various information resources and other resources on these fire topics are out there.

It Dawned on Me

by Dawn De Busk BN Columnist

ming.” The last elf who accidently hummed got a swift kick to the shins and was hushed by another elf who needed silence to concentrate on the task at hand.

It is the computers that emit the gentle hum of electricity while the elves read e-mails from wishful children. Other elves have a cell phone in hand, listening to recordings on the wish list hotline.

SECRET, Page 6D Let’s all be proactive and do more in our communities to make them better and safer and attempt to prevent future wildfires. For more

details about this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!, and home escape LETTERS, Page 2D

TALKING TO THE LIONS — Maine Warden Service’s Sgt. Jason Luce of Sebago recently was the guest speaker at the Bridgton Lions Club meeting. Sgt. Luce is presented a certificate of appreciation by Lions Club Vice President Elaine Rioux.

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(Continued from Page 1D) planning, visit www.firepreventionweek.org David Hall, forester and fire management specialist Cornish

Sebago school vote

To The Editor: The Sebago vote on withdrawing from SAD 61 is set for Tuesday, Nov. 7.

I have been skeptical about the withdrawal process since the beginning. However, if the research demonstrates Sebago’s ability to support

a quality education at a similar cost while maintaining a local elementary school, I would support it.

The “research” has been short on depth of facts. One example of this lack of indepth research is the school facility, itself. We, taxpayers, are being asked to cosign on accepting this building without a current assessment of its condition and long-term viability. This assessment should be done by an independent third party similar to what many people must do when buying a home or business.

If the town votes to withdraw, it is not eligible to apply for state school construction funds for five years. At that point, if our project gets approved, we get in line behind years of

The Oxford County Education Association Retired (OCEA-R) continued its Maine Books for Maine Kids community participation project, which places a book written by a Maine author in each Oxford County public library. This year’s selection is Azalea, Unschooled, written by Portland freelance author Liza Kleinman. Liza explores the growing “unschooling” movement as well as the challenges of moving to a new home, making friends, and finding room for differences within a family. Pictured is Liza Kleinman (right) with Karen Ellis, cochair of this year’s project.

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backlog, which could easily stretch five to 10 years or more. If the need for new or rehab construction is sooner than the availability of state subsidies, the total cost is borne by Sebago taxpayers.

What is missing is the projected impact of such costs on Sebago residents. It all may be quite affordable, but without in-depth analysis, we don’t know.

I am left feeling that it is just not prudent to take on an obligation like this without more in-depth research and planning.

Jerry Holt Sebago

Land use

To The Editor: The October 12, 2017 edition of The Bridgton News had a front-page article entitled Your thoughts on land use?

The writer, Wayne Rivet, quoted Audrey Knight, Bridgton’s Community Development director, as saying, “Every land use has an impact, be it on the environment and traffic.” What Ms. Knight forgot to add is that land use regulations have a primary impact on property rights.

Without getting into the benefits or lack thereof of planning, I wonder where property rights fit into the thinking and planning that the Land Use committee has been doing? I ask this question because our Constitution allows for government based on limited powers; powers that are allowed to government by the people; powers to be used to protect the people’s unalienable rights to life, liberty, and property.

When it comes to property, the only way that government can interfere with our property is if there is a compelling government interest, due process, and just compensation.

The concept that a majority vote can alter the property rights of individuals is alien to our constitutional republican concept of government.

A majority vote to determine rights of any kind is the tyranny of a democracy and is why our Founders formed a Constitutional Republic instead of a Democracy.

James Madison said,

“Hence it is, that democracies have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.”

Thomas Jefferson said of a democracy, “Democracy is 51 percent of the people taking away the rights of the other 49 percent.”

I know that progressive attitudes towards property are ambivalent and somewhat confused. Possibly because they were taught the Wilsonian theory that the Constitution had outlived its usefulness and needed to be converted to a “living” document that could be changed at will by professional politicians, bureaucrats, and judges; elites who have unparalleled knowledge in all matters. Their studied planning should take precedence over inconvenient restrictions on government expressed by the Founders in the Constitution.

Progressives (self-defined) consider themselves better equipped to determine what people should do with their property than the people who create and own the property.

Progressives’ unmitigated hubris is only exceeded by their lack of knowledge about the value of property as the lynch pin that undergirds all other inalienable rights (maybe they do know but willfully chose to ignore property rights in order to push their socialist theories).

Progressives almost always turn to majority rule to bypass Constitutional limitations on government and its personnel.

Without incorporating the individual’s property rights into planning, their commission reports will be for naught as they are violating the Constitution on at least two levels. First, they are violating the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (compelling government interest, due process, and just compensation). Second, they are violating the whole concept of a Constitutional Republic by using the democratic notion that the majority can vote away the property rights of an individual or group of individuals.

Perhaps it would be a wise move on the part of

LUMINOUS SHORELINE, Highland Lake, Bridgton.

The late afternoon sun ignited the colors of the shoreline foliage and painted a luminosity upon the birches to create this view from Kramer’s Landing. “I used the birches to create a ‘natural frame’ in order to emphasize the brilliance of the tree and its reflection upon the water,” photographer Ed Stevens said. A polarizer helped to intensify the blues in the sky and the water. “Being without my usual tripod, I dialed in a higher ISO to allow for a faster shutter speed to ensure sharp image,” Stevens added. FUJI X100T 23mm fixed lens with polarizing filter. F/11@1/420 ISO 2000. the commission to show the electorate how their proposals protect inalienable, individual rights as defined under the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

Finding a law passed by a legislature or a regulation by an agency that conflicts with the Constitution is not sufficient justification to modify the Constitution. That would be unconstitutional.

Jock MacGregor Sebago

Blessings

To The Editor: Thank you to Hayes True Value Hardware and their customers who made a wonderful experience

for Linda Dolloff and me while selling raffle tickets on Saturday, Oct. 14, to help raise funds to be used for the Bridgton community. Your generosity was outstanding! We enjoyed interacting with you all when buying raffle tickets for the beautiful 75”x90” quilt made by Bev Holloway of Bridgton’s First Congregational Church.

Those of you who donated and asked us to give the tickets to the next person were very special to us; also the young men who were so pleasant when purchasing brought tears to our eyes. The quilt can be seen on Saturday, Nov. 11, at our Christmas Fair. A colored picture of it is posted at Hayes and the LETTERS, Page 4D

Bill Diamond earns high marks

The Lovell Selectmen will be meeting Tuesday, October 31st, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of conducting interviews.

This will be in executive session.

Regular business will be conducted at 8:00 p.m.

Selectmen Town of Lovell

AUGUSTA — State Senator Bill Diamond, D-Windham, was named a “Conservation Champion” for his consistent support for Maine’s environment, as well as policies that protect public health from toxic chemicals and advance the development and adoption of clean, renewable energy.

Maine Conservation Voters scored seven key environmental votes during this year’s legislative session. Sen. Diamond received a 100 percent score for his votes.

“I was proud to support these initiatives, especially the law we passed to protect our brave firefighters from being

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TOWN OF NAPLES Public Hearing

The Naples Planning Board will be holding a meeting at 15 Village Green Lane on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at 7:00 pm. On the agenda: 1.) An application submitted by KP Gagnon Company LLC to modify an approved Site Plan for property found on Tax Map U4, Lot 1, to provide additional parking at the Lakes Plaza project.

2.) An Outdoor Entertainment Permit Application submitted by Naples Main Street for their Winter Holiday Festival to take place on Saturday, December 9th, on the Village Green.

3.) An application for a Minor Site Plan Review submitted by Camp Mataponi for property found on Tax Map R06, Lot 3, for the proposed construction of a 3,475 square foot building to be used as an Arts and Crafts Center, along with additional site work.

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exposed to cancer-causing chemicals while on duty,” said Sen. Diamond. “I’ll always vote to protect Mainers and our environment from pollution and toxic chemicals, and to support energy independence through clean, renewable power.”

Sen. Diamond joins 15 other Senate Democrats and one Senate Republican, who earned perfect scores for their votes on conservation, energy efficiency, clean power generation and public health.

Votes scored by Maine Conservation Voters include: Senator Bill Diamond support for precedent-setting protections from the potential dangers of metallic mining; support for a ban on cancer-causing chemicals commonly found in upholstered furniture; support for a bill to protect incentives for the development of solar energy; support for improvements to the management of public lands; support for a bill to provide new funding to get arsenic out of Maine’s wells and to raise awareness about well water testing; opposition to a bill to roll back energy efficiency regulations; and support for a bill to strengthen Maine’s bottle-deposit law to prevent roadside litter.

For more information about votes scored, visit maineconservationvoters.org

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TOWN OF DENMARK Absentee Ballots are available for the November 7, 2017 Election & Municipal Election for Six Town Charter Commission Members Voters may make a written request for the voter’s own ballot, or that of an immediate family member, by mail, in person, or via fax.

To request an absentee ballot, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office at (207) 452-2163. Mail requests to: Town Clerk, ATTN: Absentee Ballot Request, 62 East Main Street, Denmark, ME 04022; fax to (207) 452-2333.

Please include your name, residence address, signature, and the address that you wish the ballot to be sent to, or stop by the office.

Absentee ballots may be turned in any time prior to the closing of the polls on November 7, 2017, unless otherwise required by law.

The Registrar will be available on Friday, November 3, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for anyone wishing to register prior to Election Day. Polls will be opened from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the Municipal Building on November 7, 2017, for people wishing to vote in person.

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By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated July 6, 2017, and entered in the Superior Court, Cumberland County, Civil Action, Docket No. RE2015-253, in an action brought by the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA acting through the RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, USDA, f/k/a the FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, Plaintiff, against MICHELLE LEE MILLER and TIMOTHY CHARLES PARKER, Defendants, for the foreclosure of a Mortgage Deed dated June 30, 2010, and recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds in Book 27888, Page 297, the statutory ninety (90) day redemption period having elapsed without redemption, notice is hereby given that there will be sold at public sale at the offices of the USDA, Rural Development, 306 U. S. Route 1, Scarborough, Maine, on November 28, 2017, at 2:30 p.m., all and singular the premises described in said mortgage deed and being Unit 35 of the Hawkes Farm Condominiums situated at 9 Tink Drive in Gorham, Maine.

The property shall be sold to the highest bidder at the sale. Ten Percent (10%) of the purchase price will be required to be paid, in cash or by certified check payable to USDA, Rural Development, at the time and place of sale. The balance of the purchase price is to be paid within thirty (30) days fol-

lowing the sale. Failure to pay the balance due within thirty (30) days following the sale shall be deemed a forfeiture of the successful bidder’s deposit.

Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale.

The above property is being sold “as is” and will be conveyed by Release Deed without any warranty as to the condition, size or location of the property or the state of title to the property.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

The property will be sold subject to utility easements and rights of way of record and utility easements and rightsof-way that are visible on the face of the earth. The property will be sold subject to real estate taxes assessed by and due and payable to the Town of Gorham.

Information regarding the terms and conditions of the sale of this property may be obtained by contacting the offices of Broderick & Broderick, P.A. at (207) 794-6557.

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Opinions Calendar BRIDGTON Fri., Oct. 27 — Kids engineering club, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Bridgton Public Library. FMI 647-2472.

Sat., Oct. 28 — Drug take back day, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Community Center.

Wed., Nov. 1 — Mah Jongg, 1 p.m., Community Center.

Thur., Nov. 2 — Casual Crafters, 9 a.m., Community Center.

Thur., Nov. 2 — Tami Harriman bone marrow drive, 2:30 - 6:30 p.m., Morning Glory Diner, Portland Rd. (Rte. 302). FMI www.bethematch.org Thur., Nov. 2 — Substance Abuse Prayer Vigil, 6 p.m., First Congregational Church.

All are welcome.

Thur., Nov. 2 — Chickadee Quilters, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.

Fri., Nov. 3 — Kids engineering club, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Bridgton Public Library. FMI 647-2472.

Fri., Nov. 3 — Girl Scout Troop # 1939 meeting, 4 p.m., Community Center.

Mon., Nov. 6 — Socrates Café, 6:15 p.m., Community Center. Topic: Defining Patriotism. FMI 583-6957.

Mon., Nov. 6 — NAMI meeting, 6:30 - 8 p.m., First Congregational Church, 33 S. High St. BROWNFIELD Sat., Oct. 28 — Community Church 2nd annual pork supper, all the fixin’s, homemade pies, 4:30 - 6 p.m. Live music with Jeanine Loubier and friends.

DENMARK Fri., Oct. 27 — Denmark Mountain Hikers, easy hike, Province Pond day hike and overnight, Chatham, N.H., 1,526 ft. Meet at Denmark Congregational Church, 8 a.m. FMI John Patrick 7562247.

Fri., Nov. 3 — Denmark Mountain Hikers, moder-

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ate hike, North Sugarloaf, Zealand, N.H., 2,317 ft. Meet at Denmark Congregational Church, 8 a.m. FMI John Patrick 756-2247.

FRYEBURG Sat., Oct. 28 — Drug take back day, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., 5 Fryeburg Plaza, 119 Bridgton Rd. (Rte. 302).

Tue., Oct. 31 — Red Cross Blood Drive, noon 6 p.m., Gibson Rec. Center, Fryeburg Academy, 745 Main St. FMI 1-800-733-2767.

HARRISON Tue., Nov. 7 — Senior Luncheon, turkey dinner by Lions Club, Doors open at 11 a.m., Community Room at Fire Station. $3 or donation.

HIRAM Sat., Nov. 4 — Roast Beef Supper, 5 p.m., Community Center, 14 Historical Ridge. $10 adults, $4 children under 12. FMI 625-8074.

NAPLES Sat., Nov. 4 — Ski program sign ups grades 2-12, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., LRHS front lobby. Equipment rentals will be fitted at this time, know height, weight, shoe size. FMI pleasantmountainskiclub.org RAYMOND Sat., Oct. 28 — Drug take back day, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fire Department, 1443 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302).

Sat., Nov. 4 — Homespun Holiday Craft/Food Sale, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., fire station. Sponsored by Raymond Friendship Group. FMI 5950874.

SWEDEN Sat., Oct. 28 — Sweden Volunteer Fire Assn. craft fair and bake sale, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Town Meeting House, Bridgton Rd. (Rte. 93). Chili and soup for lunch. FMI 6933681.

AREA EVENTS Sat., Oct. 28 — Drug take back day, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Norway Police Dept., 19 Danforth St., Norway.

Sat., Oct. 28 — Drug take back day, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Oxford Police Dept.,

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701 Main St., Oxford.

Sat., Oct. 28 — Pickwick Club meeting, 12:30 2:30 p.m., Auburn Library, Auburn. To discuss second half of Trollope’s Barchester Towers, moderated by Debbie Bliss. FMI 583-6957.

Sat., Oct. 28 — Night sky viewing, 6 p.m., Mahoosuc Land Trust, Valentine Conservation Ctr., 162 North Rd., Bethel.

FMI 824-3806.

Sat., Nov. 4 — Pancake breakfast, 7 - 9 a.m., West Baldwin United Methodist Church, W. Baldwin.

Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee, and OJ. $7 adults, $3 children.

ONGOING WEEKLY DAILY Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon - 1 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd., Bridgton. O/D MONDAYS Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 - 10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street. FMI 647-2402.

Taoist Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Beginner Class, Bridgton Community Center.

Sebago Food Pantry, 9 10:30 a.m. (3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

2nd Mon.) Nazarene Church, Rte. 114. FMI 787-2177.

Lovell Thrift Shop, 10 a.m. - noon, Lovell United Church of Christ.

Bridge, 1 p.m., Bradley St., Fryeburg. Runs yearround.

Cribbage, 2 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Celebrate Recovery, Christ-based 12-step recovery program, 6 - 8 p.m., Lake Region Vineyard Church, 402 Main St., Bridgton. FMI 6475439.

Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl.,

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

CONSULT OUR LISTING OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND LET AN EXPERT DO THE JOB! ACCOUNTANTS

CHIMNEY LINING

DENTAL SERVICES Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA Complete comprehensive oral hygiene care Infants – Seniors Most dental insurances, MaineCare 647-4125 bdhc@myfairpoint.net

Chandel Associates Accounting, Taxes Audits, Full Service Payroll 3 Elm St., Bridgton Office 647-5711

The Clean Sweep LLC Chimney Cleaning Service Supaflu and Stainless Steel Chimney lining and relining Dana Richardson 935-2501

Jones & Matthews, PA Certified Public Accountants Accounting and taxes Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg.

Route 302, Bridgton 647-3668 cpas@maine.com

Mountain View Dentistry Dr. Leslie A. Elston Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry Servicemaster 207-647-3628 Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office MountainViewDentistryMaine.com Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 DOCKS

ALARMS WAM-ALARM Systems Installation, Service, Monitoring Burglar-Fire-Temperature Sensors Free Security Survey 647-2323

APPLIANCE REPAIR Jones Appliance Service/Repair LLC Quality service you deserve All major brands jonesappliances@aol.com 647-4432

ATTORNEYS

CLEANING SERVICES

TLC Home Maintenance Co. Professional Cleaning and Property Management Housekeeping and much more 583-4314

COMPUTERS Grammy Geek Tech support for seniors (jr’s too) 1-1 support at your home Malware & virus removal/PC repair Free pick-up & delivery 207-310-0289

Ms. C’s Computer Repair Virus and spyware removal Shelley P. Carter, Attorney PC repairs 207-228-5279 Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA 110 Portland St., Fryeburg, ME 04037 27 Zion Hill Road, Bridgton 935-1950 www.spcarterlaw.com Naples Computer Services PC repair/upgrades – on-site service Michael G. Friedman, Esq., PA Virus and spy-ware removal 132 Main St. Home and business networking P.O. Box 10, Bridgton, ME 04009 Video security systems 647-8360 71 Harrison Rd., Naples 207-693-3746 Hastings Malia, PA 376 Main Street – PO Box 290 CONTRACTORS Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-2061 www.hastings-law.com Jeff Hadley Builder

CARETAKERS Caretake America Managing and Patrolling Kevin Rogers, Owner/Manager Rte. 35, Naples 693-6000

CARPENTRY Robert E. Guy General Carpentry – Additions Repairs – Remodeling www.bobguy@myfairpoint.net Harrison 743-5120 239-4804 (cell) Jerry’s Carpentry & Painting Carpenter & General Contractor Log homes – decks – remodeling Fully insured – Free estimates 207-527-2552

CARPETING Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Carpet and Flooring Sales and Installation 21 Sandy Creek Rd, Bridgton 647-5562 800-310-5563

Remodeling, Additions Tile work, Wood flooring Kitchens, Drywall, Painting 30 yrs experience 207-595-8421 jhadley44@gmail.com Quality Custom Carpentry From start to finish and from old to new Jeff Juneau Naples 207-655-5903

DANCE INSTRUCTION The Ballroom Dance - Exercise - Yoga - Aikido Main St., Harrison, Maine 207-583-6964

DENTAL SERVICES Bridgton Dental Associates Dr. Paul Cloutier Complete dental care 138 Harrison Rd, Bridgton www.bridgtondental.com 207-647-8052

Great Northern Docks, Inc. Sales & Service Route 302, Naples 693-3770 1-800-423-4042 www.greatnortherndocks.com

ELECTRICIANS Bosworth Electric Inc. Quality electrical contractor Commercial/Industrial/Residential Generators/Todd Bosworth/207-838-6755 bosworthelectricinc@hotmail.com D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor Residential/Commercial/Industrial Licensed in Maine & New Hampshire Bridgton 207-647-5012 J.P. Gallinari Electric Co. Residential - Commercial - Industrial Aerial - Auger - Lifting Service Bridgton 647-9435 McIver Electric “Your on time every time electricians” 221 Portland Rd, Bridgton 647-3664 www.mciverelectric.net R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor 24 hour Emergency Service Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882 David K. Moynihan Master Electrician Licensed ME & NH Bridgton 647-8016

EXCAVATION Mains Earthwork LLC Site work-Septic-Big/small jobs Fully insured – Free estimates Jarek Mains – Owner/Operator 207-461-7599 mainsearthwork@gmail.com Snow’s Excavation Complete site work Foundations-Septic-Lots cleared 207-647-2697

EXERCISE/FITNESS Dee’s BodyCraft Personal Training, Aerobics, Pilates Certified – Experienced Bridgton 647-9599

Raymond.

TUESDAYS Jeanette’s Free Clothing Closet, 9 - 11:30 a.m., First Congregational Church, Bridgton.

Tai Chi Maine, 9:15 a.m., Tibetan White Swan, Town Hall, Bridgton.

Tai Chi Maine, 10 a.m. set practice, Town Hall, Bridgton.

Chickadee Quilters, 10 a.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Naples Food Pantry, 10 11:30 a.m., United Methodist Church, Village Green. FMI 595-2754.

Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Methodist Church, 98 Main St., FMI 647-4476.

Community Lunch, noon, Sebago Nazarene Church, $3.50 suggested donation Bridge, 12:15 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Cards/Board games, noon - 2:30 p.m., Harrison Fire Station Community Room.

Pokemon Club, 3 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Harrison Food Bank, 6 - 7:30 p.m., VFW Hall, 176 Waterford Rd. FMI 8909742.

Adult Volleyball, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Brownfield Community Center.

Al-Anon Bridgton, 7 p.m.

Newcomers Meeting, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Open Meeting, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bridgton.

AA Step Mtgs., 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

WEDNESDAYS Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 - 10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street. FMI 647-2402.

Story Time, 9:30 a.m., Denmark Public Library, Rte. 117.

Lovell Thrift Shop, 10 a.m. - noon, Lovell United Church of Christ.

Sweden Food Pantry, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Sweden

FLOORING Bolsters Decorating Center Carpet – vinyl – ceramic Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202 J & M Wood Floors Installation/Sanding/Refinishing Fully insured – Free estimates 207-337-5623

FOUNDATIONS Henry’s Concrete Construction Foundations, Slabs, Floors Harrison Tel. 583-4896

GARAGE DOORS Naples Garage Door Co. Installation & repair services Free estimates Naples 207-693-3480

October 26, 2017, The Bridgton News, Page 3D Community Church. Rte. 93.

First and third Wednesday of the month only.

Senior Lunch, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Ping Pong, 1 - 3 p.m., Harrison Fire Station Community Room.

Harrison Historical Society Museum, Haskell Hill Rd., open 1 - 4 p.m. FMI 583-2213.

Taoist Tai Chi, 2 p.m., Beginner Class, Bridgton Community Center.

Pilates, 5 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Over 40 Pickleball, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Harrison Elementary School. FMI 583-2241.

Bible Study, 6 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 - 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

Otisfield Sewing & Craft Group, 1 - 3:30 p.m. (every Wed, except 3rd Wed. of mo.), Community Hall.

THURSDAYS Rotary Club Meeting, 7:15 a.m.

Bridgton Community Center.

Tai Chi Maine, 10 a.m., beginner class, Town Hall, Bridgton.

AA Step-Meeting, 9 a.m., Step Sisters 6 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

The Academy Collects, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Free Community Kettle Supper, 5 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

Pickleball, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Gym. FMI 627-4187.

Chickadee Quilters, 6:30 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

NA Women’s Meeting, 7 - 8 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd., Bridgton.

MOVING Bridgton Moving Residential & light commercial bridgtonmoving@verizon.net Glynn Ross 240 N. High St. – 647-8255 671-2556 (cell)

MUSIC LESSONS Up Scale Music Studio Piano Lessons – All Levels Composition-Theory-Transcription Evan 647-9599

NOTARY PUBLIC Northwoods Notary Mobile notary services Weddings - lulapoop@gmail.com Linda Mercer 207-776-9090

OIL DEALERS

Dead River Co. Range & Fuel Oil Roberts Overhead Doors Commercial/residential – free estimates Oil Burner Service Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton Now offering Master Card & Visa 207-595-2311

HEATING Bass Heating Oil Burner Service Sales and Installations Waterford (207) 595-8829

INSULATION Western Me. Insulation Inc Batts, blown or foamed Over 30 yrs experience Free estimates – fully insured 7 days a week – 693-3585

INSURANCE Ace Insurance Agency Inc. Home and Auto 43 East Main Street Denmark 1-800-452-0745 Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311

FRIDAYS Coffee Call, 8 - 11 a.m., Caswell Conservancy Center, 42 Main St., Harrison.

Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 - 10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street. FMI 647-2402.

Taoist Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Beginner Class, Harrison Cong. Church.

Tai Chi Maine, 10 a.m., beginner practice, Town Hall, Bridgton.

Lovell Thrift Shop, 10 a.m. - noon, Lovell United Church of Christ.

Free Beginners Spanish Class, 3 - 4 p.m. downstairs, Bridgton Library.

Over 40 Men’s Basketball, 4 p.m., Brownfield/Denmark School.

Pickup Volleyball — 6:30 - 9 p.m., Casco Community Center gym, 940 Meadow Rd., Free, all levels welcome.

Bring sneakers, water, knee pads. Call 627-4187 FMI and to reserve a spot.

SATURDAYS Farmer’s Market, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Depot Street, Bridgton.

Lovell Thrift Shop, 10 a.m. - noon, Lovell United Church of Christ.

Pickleball, 9 - 11 a.m., Harrison Elementary School, Naples Road.

Sebago Clothes Closet, 9 a.m. - noon, Warming Hut, Rte. 114, Sebago, next to Nazarene Church. FMI 7872177.

Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.

- noon, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell.

AA Meeting, O/BB/D/ A/L, 7 - 8 p.m., Lovell Church of Christ, 1174 Main St. AA Beginner’s & Group Mtgs., 7 - 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

SUNDAYS Ping Pong, 1 - 4 p.m., Bridgton Town Hall, North High St. All welcome, equipment provided free.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., Harrison Congregational Church.

RUBBISH SERVICE ABC Rubbish Weekly Pick-up Container Service Tel. 743-5417

RUBBISH SERVICE AM Enterprises LLC Trash & snow removal Serving Harrison & Bridgton ameinc@outlook.com 207-749-2850

SELF STORAGE Bridgton Storage 409 Portland Rd 28 units & 4000’ open barn Bridgton 647-3206 JB Self Storage Rt. 5 Lovell, Maine Monthly/yearly secure storage 207-925-3045

SEPTIC TANK PUMPING

Dyer Septic Septic systems installed & repaired Site work-emergency service-ecofriendly PAINTING CONTRACTORS 1-877-250-4546 207-583-4546 Jerry’s Painting Service Quality Painting – Interior/Exterior Fully Insured – Free Estimates 207-527-2552

SURVEYORS F. Jonathan Bliss, P.L.S. Bliss & Associates Surveying, Land Planning 693 Main St, Lovell 207-925-1468 blissinc@fairpoint.net

Webber Painting & Restoration Interior/exterior painting & repairs Waterfront specialists – Free estimates Fully insured – References 207-831-8354 Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land info services – Surveys PLUMBING & HEATING Boundary/Topographic/Flood elevation PO Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. D. A. Maxfield Jr. PLS Specializing in repair service in Over 10,000 surveys on file The Lake Region 647-4436 Holt Plumbing Inc. Service work – pumps Camp openings – 30 years exp.

207-318-9981 Ken Karpowich Plumbing Repairs/Installation/Remodeling Master Plumber in ME & NH Over 20 years experience 207-925-1423

TREE SERVICE Q-Team & Cook’s Tree Service Removal-pruning-cabling-chipping Stump grinding-bucket work-bobcat Crane-licensed & fully insured Q Team 693-3831 or Cook’s 647-4051 Toll free 207-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice

Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Complete tree service – free estimates

Universal Designz Consulting – Design Decorating – Aging in Place www.UniversalDesignzMaine.com 207-754-0730

100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311

Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscape Licensed and insured Organic lawn & garden maintenance Utility and Landscape Arborist Waterford ME – 583-2474 Shoreline restoration Southern Maine Retirement Services Creative stonework, property watch Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Snowplowing & sanding VETERINARY Life and Senior Dental Insurance 207-693-6646 www.clementbros.com Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital 150 Main St., Bridgton 207-647-2900 Small Animal Medicine & Surgery REAL ESTATE Route 302, Fryeburg INTERIOR DESIGN 207-935-2244 Chalmers Real Estate

MASONRY D & D Masonry Chimneys/fireplaces/walks/etc.

Fully insured Free estimates Darryl & Doug Hunt 693-5060

Kezar Realty Homes, Land & Vacation Rentals Lovell Village 207-925-1500 KezarRealty.com Oberg Agency Residential, Business, Lake Shore Property 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

WINDOW TREATMENTS Bolsters Decorating Center Custom window treatments Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202 Universal Designz Window Treatments – Upholstery Slip Covers – 207-754-0730 www.UniversalDesignzMaine.com

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Opinions

Passing the tax burden to next generation

Environmental marks high for Rep. Jessica Fay

AUGUSTA — State Representative Jessica Fay, D-Raymond, has received a 100 percent on environmental and public health policy votes in the newly-released Maine Conservation Voters’ 2017 Environmental Scorecard.

“I am very proud of the work we did on the Environment and Natural Resources Committee,” said Rep. Fay. “I am especially pleased that we were able to pass a firstin-the-nation bill to pro- Jessica Fay tect firefighters from cancer-causing chemicals.”

The statewide environmental advocacy group took into account seven key bills from the first session of the 128th Legislature. The bills included landmark mining protections, banning toxic chemicals in upholstery, raising awareness of arsenic in well water and adding a 5 cent deposit on “nip” liquor bottles in an effort to reduce litter.

Lawmakers were also scored on critical solar legislation that ultimately failed in the House when not enough representatives voted to override the governor’s veto.

View the scorecard online at www.maineconservation.org/scores. You can choose your legislators or search for them by your address in order to view their conservation records through the years and read more about the priority issues MCV scored this year.

Fay is serving her first term in the Maine Legislature and represents part of Casco, part of Poland and part of Raymond. She serves on the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee.

From Washington

by Angus King United States Senator the memory was especially vivid as the U.S. Senate pushed through its budget resolution this month — a bill, which despite my best efforts to find common ground and make modifications, I ultimately could not support.

You don’t have to be an accountant to understand that raising the rate for the taxpayers in the lowest tax bracket and cutting the rate for the taxpayers in the highest tax bracket will disproportionately benefit the wealthy. You don’t have to be a

census expert to deduce that cutting billions from Medicare and Medicaid will directly and severely harm seniors. You don’t have to be an economist to know that ballooning the national debt threatens our economic growth and even our national security. And you don’t have to be a financial planner — or a hardware store clerk — to know that deciding to spend the same amount but paying less of the costs you incur will mean more debt for future generations.

While I do not support the Senate’s present approach, I do believe there are areas where Congress can implement bipartisan reforms to the tax code in order to increase American competitiveness in the global marketplace and improve our national economy. However, the problem is that while this discussion has been framed as “tax reform” or “tax cuts,” the current proposal is in fact neither of those things. In reality, this plan is shift and shaft — we’d be shifting the burden from ourselves and shafting our kids. This is not the legacy I want to leave to my children and grandchildren; surely, we can do better.

Letters

(Continued from Page 2D) Chamber of Commerce on Portland Road as well as on Main Street at JDecor, Bridgton Books, and Maine Street Graphics. Tickets are also available at each of those businesses. Thank you to The Bridgton News for including the picture and write up about this fundraiser.

Blessings to all on behalf of the Ladies Guild of the First Congregational Church, 33 South High St., Bridgton.

Judy Pelletier Bridgton

Thank you!

To The Editor: Dear Community Members: On behalf of our 2017 Lake Region Hunger Committee I would like to express our sincerest thanks to many people that made our event a success.

First, I would like to acknowledge those on our committee who worked diligently planning our fundraiser this year: Joanne Vail from Casco Village Church Pantry; Nancy Grigg from Feeding for Jesus Ministries who serves weekend meals to needy Lake Region students; Connie Madura, director of Naples Food Pantry at the UMC in Naples; and our board at Crosswalk Community Outreach that runs a biweekly free meal site and food pantry out of the Naples municipal gym.

We could not have done this yearly event without the continued generosity of our partners, which include the Umbrella Factory Supermarket and

MID-DAY PATTERNS, Bob Dunning Memorial Bridge, Bridgton. Photographer Ed Stevens found it difficult to photograph foliage beneath the harsh mid-day light. “The strong lighting did create this intriguing pattern within the shadows of the bridge,” Stevens said. Some photographers avoid the bright mid-day lighting, but visual opportunities present themselves at all times, if one is ready. “Chance favors the prepared mind,” — Ansel Adams. FUJI x100T f/8 @ 1/2200 ISO 3200.

Dave Allenson in Naples; Kirsten Mackenzie Wears of Food City in Bridgton; Olivia’s Organics; Sandy Swett, coordinator of the Harrison Food Pantry; and Chris Minocozzi and her cooking angel of Naples for their help with the food preparation for our event. Thank you! The food and donations were such a blessing. Many, many thanks to Milltown Roadshow for an outstanding night of music. Your heart of generosity is exemplary. You made our night complete — thank you!

We also would like to express our gratitude to Andy Madura and the custodial and office staff at Crooked River for their amazing preparations and servant hearts that made our event so much more pleasant and go so smoothly.

Thank you!

And last, but not least, we wish to thank our volunteers, those who work tirelessly to make sure our most neediest citizens get the food they need yearround, without payment of any kind, just because they love their community. We

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VEHICLES FOR SALE

hope you continue to be encouraged by this night of support for your efforts.

On behalf of the 2017 Lake Region Hunger Committee I thank you for your support. Together we can make a difference in the lives of those most in need in our community. We thank you for your support and hope that next year you will join us once again in this worthy endeavor.

Joanna Moore, chair for the 2017 Lake Region Hunger Action Committee Naples LETTERS, Page 5D

Classified Advertising

CLASSIFIED DISPLAY ADS Deadline: Friday 4:00 p.m.

CLASSIFIED LINE ADS Deadline: Monday 5:00 p.m.

Classified advertising is sold in this space at the rate of $3.50 for 20 words or less and 15¢ a word over 20. All ads are payable in advance.

Repeats are charged at the same rate as new ads. Ads taken over the phone must be called in by Monday with payment arriving by Tuesday. A charge of $1.00 per week extra is made for the use of a box number if requested. A charge of $1.00 per classified is made if billing is necessary. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriams are charged at the same rate as classified ads. Poetry is charged by the inch.

Classified display is sold at $6.50 per column inch. Classified advertisers must furnish written copy.

The Bridgton News assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors in advertisements other than to reprint that part of any advertisement in which a typographical error occurs. Advertisers will please notify the business office promptly of any errors that may occur, phone 207-647-2851.

Discriminatory Advertising under the Fair Housing Act

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 at 42 U.S.C. 3604(c) makes it unlawful “to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale, or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

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HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED — Anticipated DRIED FIREWOOD — Dried and current employment oppor- twelve months. Selling seasoned Classified line ads are now posted tunities Maine School Adminis- hardwood year-round. One on our website at NO EXTRA trative District 72, Fryeburg, Me. cord $240, half cord $140. Call CHARGE! www.bridgton.com Posted on our website: www. 207-595-5029; 207-583-4113. msad72.org westermainefirewood.com 52t22x HELP WANTED tf5 $5 FOR TATTERED — U.S. POLLYWOGS TO SPECKLED FROGS — Child Care and Preschool in TREE WORKERS WANTED Flag when purchasing new U.S. Standish is searching for a respon- — Experience a plus. Must have Flag 3’x5’ or larger. Maine Flag sible, energetic, patient personali- valid driver’s license. Apply online & Banner, Windham, 893-0339. tf46 www.Q-Team.com/employ- ty to join our team. CDA, ECD, or at tf11 equivalent experience preferred. ment-application GOT WOOD — Ready to burn Competitive pay, paid holidays October 2017. $250 a cord. Cut, WORK WANTED and paid vacations. Please e-mail split and delivered locally. Call resumes to sbrawn1953@yahoo. ODD JOBS — By the hour, day, 647-8146. tf21 com or call 207-642-1209. week or job. Power washing, light ARIENS — HEAVY-DUTY

4t42x trucking. Free estimates. Call 6274649.

4t40x 1027 LE snowblower. Like new.

FEMALE IN CASCO — with $550. Call 693-6308, Naples. multiple medical issues looking for SEMI-RETIRED CONTRACTOR 2t42x help in her home 3 days weekly. — looking for plumbing work in Duties to include light housekeep- the local area. Call 647-8026. tf38 RED’S FIREWOOD — Cut, split and delivered. Any amounts. ing, meal preparation, occasional Call 615-6342 for details. tf18 transport to appointments. Must be reliable, and have good references.

She does have 2 small dogs in her home. Please call 207-240-1170.

HELP WANTED

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Public Works

The Town of Brownfield is looking for part-time plow drivers for the winter season, requiring a Class B (CDL) driver’s license.

Applications may be picked up at the Town Office Tuesday through Friday 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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REAL ESTATE

Now taking applications for employment.

100 Main Street, Bridgton, ME 04009 Phone: 207-647-3311 Fax: 207-647-3003 www.chalmers-ins.com

BRIDGTON —2-bedroom apartment, clean and quiet, laundry hook-ups, parking and snow reCASCO — Rooms for rent. $125 moval. Utilities not included. $800 per week furnished with Internet plus security and references. Call and laundry onsite. Call Tommy at 625-8812, leave message. 4t43x 207-595-4946. tf9

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CLASSIFIEDS, Page 5D

Concrete Laborers and/or Finishers Good Pay • Lots of Overtime Hours Class C license required. CDL a plus.

HENRY’S CONCRETE 583-4630 or 557-2800

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Buildings and Grounds Manager

Part-time Plow Drivers

The UMBRELLA FACTORY SUPERMARKET

Part of the Chalmers Group

FOR RENT

BRIDGTON — Rooms for rent. $125 per week furnished with Internet. Call Ben at 207-894-8303.

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CHALMERS INSURANCE &

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

All positions part-time. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 years old and older. Apply in person at The Umbrella Factory.

NAPLES SHOPPING CENTER Route 302, Naples, ME 207-693-3988 TF21CD

Salaried seasonal position. This full-time seasonal position offers oversight and management of all Shawnee Peak’s base lodge facilities and lodging properties. The position reports directly to the General Manager.

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As the man scanned my items, I asked him, “What do you think of the Bush tax cuts?” It felt like a reasonable question, given the amount of media coverage that was being devoted to the conversation, so I was quite surprised by his response.

“There haven’t been any Bush tax cuts,” he said. Perplexed, I pressed on. This proposal had been on the front page of every paper and discussed on every news broadcast for weeks now.

What did he mean there were no tax cuts?

This clerk then proceeded to make a fascinating, and convincing, argument: if you’re already in a deficit situation, and you reduce tax revenue, you’re not just cutting taxes. What you’re actually doing is reducing your generation’s tax burden by borrowing more money to cover your current expenses, leaving extra debt for future generations. Put more simply, it’s as if you charged an expensive vacation to your American Express and handed your kids the bill on your deathbed — not exactly the most thoughtful parting gift. This gentleman’s point has stuck with me in the years since our conversation, and

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Feeding the hungry

To The Editor: I would like to elaborate and expand on the article from last week titled Love and Feed thy Neighbor. First of all, I would like to thank Rite Aid for paying for four

hours for their employee to do community service.

However the real credit for this whole event should go to the entire Band for Hunger Committee, which includes Sandy Sweet, Nancy Grigg, Connie Madura, Joanna Moore, and Joanne Vail. All of these folks met on a regular basis for several months with many hours of planning and work by all. It was nice that Ms. Black showed up the night of the event to volunteer her time, however, Preble Street and Michelle

Lamb had no involvement in this year’s event whatsoever.

Also, the article states, “those employed at food banks and pantries” — those who run and help at local food pantries are not employed or paid by anyone. Most local food pantries are 100 percent volunteer and it takes hundreds of hours behind the scenes to pull off a three-hour pantry food giveaway. I would like to thank all the pantry coordinators and all the volunteers that give freely of their time, energy, effort, and love for their neighbors year round. What I don’t think a lot of people understand is the enormous challenges pantries have when it comes to securing funds to purchase food, and the energy and time involved in picking up, transporting, and storing the donated goods, and the logistical nightmare that many pantries have, trying to find space to properly store, refrigerate, and freeze all these goods.

Special thanks to all you volunteers, the folks at Crooked

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River School, the Milltown Roadshow band who donated their time, the 2017 Band for Hunger Committee, the many folks that donated, those who prepared the meal, and everyone that came out in support of our local pantries.

The backpack program that helps feed hungry children also does great work to help feed the most neediest Lake Region students through the love and support of Nancy Grigg and her organization Feeding for Jesus Ministries.

Many thanks as well to Dawn De Busk and The Bridgton News for covering the event.

Thank you all for your support. We can’t do it without you.

Dave Moore Naples

lurking on Halloween. What really scares me is the meat industry.

This is the industry that deprives, mutilates, cages, then butchers billions of cows, pigs, turkeys, chickens — animals who feel joy, affection, sadness, and pain, as we do. That exposes undocumented workers to chronic workplace injuries at slave wages, and exploits farmers and ranchers by dictating market prices.

The industry that contributes more to our epidemic of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and cancer than any other, then bullies health authorities to remove warnings from dietary guidelines.

That sanctions world hunger by feeding nutritious corn and soybeans to animals, instead of people.

The industry that generates more water pollution than all other human activities, that spews more greenTo The Editor: I have no fear of gob- house gases than all translins, witches, or evil clowns portation, that destroys more

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wildlife habitats than all other industries.

These are the things that keep me up at night.

Fortunately, my local supermarket offers a rich selection of plant-based meats, milks, cheeses, and ice creams, as well as a colorful display of fresh fruit and veggies. It gives me hope and courage for my future. But I still fear for my friends and neighbors.

Brandon Newcomb Bridgton

Dead end

To The Editor: “The realization that we are in a dead-end situation, and that some very basic things are going to have to change if we are going to survive, will not come as a revelation to anyone attending this conference. Most of us have been thinking about this for the last 30 or 40 years.” That’s how cultural LETTERS, Page 6D

Bird Watch: Where are all the birds?

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how far along these birds were in their molt.

Male Mallards have completed their molt, and are looking quite handsome and colorful. They pair up with females before winter, and we noticed several pairs of them around the edges of the lake, looking as if they would prefer to stay out of sight. Canada Geese have been around recently, too, passing through on migration. When we hear them honking we look up, and sometimes get to see a V-shaped flock flying overhead. A few days ago, friends told us they had seen several hundred geese take off from the lake into the air. We were sorry to have missed that grand sight.

Although many birds are still around here, there has been no activity around our seed feeders for weeks. At the end of summer, with an abundance of food available on seed-bearing plants in the fields and woods, it is likely the seed-eating birds prefer to feast on those while they can. It happens every year, but is more noticeable in some years. Seed-eating birds may have abandoned our feeders temporarily, but we expect our offerings of seed will seem more attractive when the wild seed supply has dwindled. In the meantime, we have been looking around, enjoying all the other birds in our neighborhood.

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Since the town has opened the dam, and let the water level down so dramatically this fall, parts of our shoreline are high and dry, and rocks that are normally underwater are now visible. When we go out in our canoe to explore the new contours of the lake, we slide mere inches above huge boulders.

Yesterday morning the surface was unruffled, so we could see right down to the bottom of the lake in many places, a secret watery world. A hawk flew overhead, and when we noticed the “flap-flap-sail” wingbeats we knew it was a Sharp-Shinned Hawk. Out beyond the mouth of the cove, we watched five Loons fishing, and wondered what they think about this shallower lake. Loons are molting now, from their black and white summer plumage to their gray winter feathers, but in the brilliant glare of the sunlight we could not tell

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The Reading Life

by Peter Bollen Contributing Writer

Responses to the critics

(Continued from Page 1D) plants in your doctor’s office are dead, and your stupid ironing board that hasn’t been down in years. You hate dogs, children, and urologists who offer you a drink. You’re sick! P.S. I never read you! I was married to a shrew like you once for three days.” Bombeck replied, “How did you last so long?”

The correspondent wrote back: “I drank.” ~ Nobelist and statesman, Winston Churchill, was in a heated exchange with a female MP. At the end of the argument the woman scornfully said, “Mr. Churchill, you are a drunk.” “And you madam,” replied Churchill, “are ugly. But I shall be sober tomorrow.” ~ A critic’s response to writers: “Writers…as a class have distinguished themselves as barroom brawlers, drawing-room wolves, breakers of engagements, defaulters of debts, and suicidal maniacs.” Malcolm Cowley ~ “Updike has produced one of the worst pieces of writing from any grown-up source [since 9/11]. Christopher Hitchens, in a review of John Updike’s novel, Terrorist. ~ “Now, (Theodore) Dreiser is an old passion. I’ve read all of Dreiser and have many different opinions of him along the way. Humanly he was a monster.” Robert Penn Warren ~ “When he died, at 77, he was busy stuffing his head with irregular Hungarian verbs. Plainly, he had a brain to match his liver.” Gore Vidal, on critic, Edmund Wilson ~ “A critic is someone who enters the battlefield after the war is over and shoots the wounded.” Murray Kempton ~ “You can’t, by just leading your daily life, really see a goddamn thing. You have to force yourself to get into unfamiliar areas.” Tom Wolfe, on the works of J.D. Salinger ~ “The only reason I hope I predecease him is that I’d find it next to impossible to say anything nice about him at his memorial service.” Philip Larkin, on Kingsley Amis ~ “Princess Daisy is a terrible book only in the sense that it is almost totally inept.” Clive James, on Judith Krantz’s book ~ “Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.” John Osborne ~ “The only thing worse than a bad review, being ignored altogether.” Theodore White Peter Bollen, a resident of Bridgton, writes an occasional column for The Bridgton News dedicated to books and authors including reviews and news of the book trade. The author welcomes comments and suggestions and he can be reached at pdboll@roadrunner.com

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(Continued from Page 5D) historian Dr. Morris Berman began his lecture at a conference on the future, held at the University of Waterloo, Ontario.

Berman is one of the more pessimistic scholars in the informal community called futurists. He concluded years ago that the United States would not survive its current crisis, so he moved to Mexico and became an expatriate. He’s more pessi-

mistic than I am, but I agree with his idea that we will not survive unless we change our way of life more radically than most Americans can imagine. I stated as much in an earlier letter.

So, what are the “dozen fundamental changes” I mentioned in that letter, without which our society likely will crumble? I’ve already stated two: Control our insane gun culture and radically reform our system of government. Here are ten more: 1) Eliminate gerrymandering and voter suppression; 2) Purge from our elections all trace of foreign

The price for speaking out

(Continued from Page 1D) ing me questions, and the most persistent was Pam Geller. I’ve met her several times since at the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) and she’s nearly always accompanied by her sidekick Robert Spencer. He directs Jihad Watch and is the author of 17 books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad.

Even before ISIS condemned her to death, she was constantly surrounded by bodyguards. When once I slid into a booth with Geller and Spencer for a chat at a Washington hotel lounge, I was immediately aware of rugged-looking men in nearby booths scrutinizing me before Geller signaled that I was okay. She’s an extremely courageous American and a Jew who won’t be intimidated by Islamic threats — and she’s willing to pay the price for speaking out. Like her friends the Somali immigrant Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Dutch member of Parliament Geert Wilders, she lives under guard 24-7-365 and likely will for the rest of her life for daring to publicly criticize radical Islam.

Fatwas are not empty threats. They were issued against a Danish newspaper and a French magazine for publishing pictures of Muhammed and jihadis twice tried to kill the Danish cartoonist. In January 2015, jihadis murdered 15 Charlie Hebdo magazine staff people in Paris. American media outlets (except for my website and a few others) self-censored and declined to publish the Muhammed cartoons. They claimed it was out of respect for Islam, but this writer sees that as a smokescreen for cowardice because they had no problems publishing images degrading Christianity.

So what did Pamela Geller do after the Charlie Hebdo mas-

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by Tom McLaughlin BN Columnist sacre? She conducted a “Draw Muhammad” contest in which the winner received a check for $10,000. Two jihadis from Arizona showed up at the Garland, Texas facility where the contest was held with semi-automatic rifles and opened fire, wounding a security guard. Another guard took them both out with a pistol.

Liberal media outlets like the New York Times that were too cowardly to publish the Muhammed pictures after the fatwas blamed Geller, claiming she was guilty of “hate speech.”

Geller later learned that the FBI had an undercover agent at the scene of the “Draw Muhammad” contest who had been surveilling one of the jihadis. According to TheIntercept.com: “FBI Director James Comey said in a press conference following the shooting that the FBI did not have reason to believe Simpson was planning to attack the event, even though the bureau had spent years trying to build a case against him.”

There was a time when I would have had no doubt about the credibility of a statement like that from the director of the FBI, but those days are gone.

Tom McLaughlin of Lovell is a retired middle school U.S. History teacher.

Santa and his dirty little secret (Continued from Page 1D) At another end of the room, elves are opening snail mail and entering the wish list data into the computers.

“Wait a second,” one woman whispers her friend, “those letters are addressed to the IRS.” “No they are not,” the tour guide says with rude urgency in her voice. The tour guide clears her throat and enunciates slowly.

“IRS means the Indispensable Real Santa,” she informs the group. “Next room please.”

The lady on the tour shakes her head in disbelief and horror.

She is a behavioral specialist and a mom — so she knows when she is being lied to.

That woman has stumbled upon a well-kept secret and littleknown truth: Santa Claus runs the Internal Revenue Service.

How else could Santa pay for multiple gifts for children all over the world? How else could some of the U.S. government programs be lacking enough funding despite considerable taxation?

For decades, Santa has been taking tax money to supplement Christmas morning around the world.

Of course, this arrangement means that parents who don’t pay their taxes will suffer when their children’s gifts are withinfluence and meddling; 3) Tax the hell out of billionaires, millionaires, and their policies that harm people — the weapons trade, burning carbon, religious and political extremism, and corporate propaganda; 4) Manage the inevitable collapse of fossil fuel capitalism; 5) End the unholy alliance between fundamentalist Christianity and Republican politics; 6) Expel science deniers from any role in setting environmental policy; 7) Reduce our ruinous military spending; 8) Increase our spending on things that benefit ordinary people — health

care, contraception, education, science, and the arts; 9) Establish the civil right to a decent living standard and health insurance; 10) End the abomination of white supremacy, and abolish all racial, ethnic and religious discrimination.

There are a dozen critical reforms. I’ll deal with all of them during the coming months, in no particular

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by Dawn De Busk BN Columnist held. Santa writes them a nice letter, saying it is their parents’ fault for not being a grownup and paying their taxes on time.

Santa’s letters put the blame on the parents and rely on the children to put the pressure on tax-debt slackers.

If anyone else on the North Pole Tour was paying attention, any night now they will wake up in a cold sweat with the heavy horrible knowledge that even Santa steals.

Sorry, the IRS director refrains from calling it stealing; the proper phrase is diverting large sums of money.

So, there you have it, Santa is the head of the IRS. Happy Halloween. order. No doubt there are more that I haven’t included, but these will do for starters. People who call themselves “conservatives” may well respond to these ideas with rage, insults, and derision. That’s their substitute for thinking. But the question remains: Whose future will we choose — business as usual, or a national vision that gives our descendants a

fighting chance to survive?

America today resembles the final scene of the movie Runaway Train —an escaped convict standing atop a train, laughing insanely as it thunders down a dead-end track toward the base of a mountain. We can jump off the train or wait for the crash, but the train won’t stop.

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