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Bridgton, Maine

October 28, 2021

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GIGGLES AND GRINS — Whether a person aims to have some laughs or get really scared, the Lakes Region towns have a variety of Halloween events scheduled for this weekend.

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Lots of haunted area happenings

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer REGIONAL — On Halloween night things come to life.

This Halloween people can get their kicks killing the undead instead.

Zombie Laser Tag will be offered for two nights outdoors on 26 North High St. On Friday, Saturday and Halloween night, there will be a Haunted Walk through the Bridgton Old Town Hall and Ice Rink. On two of those nights — Friday and Sunday — Zombie Laser Tag will be an option.

The cost of the Haunted Walk is $5. If a person wants to have a laser gun and participate with a zombie response team, the cost is another $7. A group of five people, can get laser tag equipped for a group bargain of $20.

On all three nights, the time is from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Again, the laser tag is only on Friday and on Halloween night.

Bridgton Recreation Director Gary Colello said that the activity is geared toward older children, teenagers and adults.

“The intent is to scare and give people a little bit of a thrill for a few minutes on Halloween weekend,” Colello said. “It is not necessarily for little kids. The attempt is there to scare people. We have low lighting.

We have fog machines. It wouldn’t be a good idea to send your kindergartener through. It is not gory. It is certainly suspenseful. If you don’t like to be scared, don’t go.”

The Recreation Committee determined that there is a lot of stuff for younger children like the Trunk or Treat events and trick-or-treating on Elm Street, which is temporarily shut down to vehicular traffic.

“We wanted to include older kids and adults. We decided to do a scary walk through town hall and the ice rink. The laser tag come secondary” after discussing it with Bill Adams, whose company 207 Entertainment provided laser tag during the rec department’s summer camp.

“If you have ever been in the old town hall or the ice rink at night with the lights off, it is not the most comfortable setting. It’s dark. It’s an old building. It creaks and makes noises. The kids joke that there is ghost upstairs in the attic,” he said. “We basically decided to create a haunted walk in those two buildings, and walk into the woods out back and do a fundraiser for the rec department in the meantime,” Colello said.

“Basically, the objective is you go through town hall.

We built an elevator which mimics going into a deep fallout shelter. You have to work through both buildings and get to the other side without a zombie getting you.

The zombies aren’t allowed to touch you. Basically they run after you and you have the laser gun to shoot HALLOWEEN, Page 3A

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer HARRISON — If they had to make a choice — use Zakelo as a beach or a boat launch — most residents chiming in during last week’s public hearing would side with keeping the small, intimate spot as a beach.

Many via Zoom voiced their concerns about an increasing number of big boats being launched at the remote spot on Zakelo Road, where the lake level is shallow and there is little to no room to park trailers.

Presently, the site has had dual usage, but Town Manager Tim Pellerin found that state law requires that a site be either one or the other, not both.

The Harrison Select Board held the hearing to gauge public opinion on the issue. While officials listened to comments, no decision was made last Thursday. The board will discuss the matter at their next meeting.

Pellerin noted that the property deed does not designate a particular use. Back in the 2000 era, selectmen voted to put up a

sign indicating when boats could be launched from Zakelo into Long Lake.

However, if the spot is used as a beach, state guidelines call for the area to be “defined” by roping and certain markers.

Legal counsel reviewed the matter and informed municipal officials they needed to decide what the best use of land and access to water is.

Selectman Rick Sykes asked Pellerin if he had received an answer to whether the area could be used strictly for swimming (although a small area could be retained to launch canoes or kayaks) certain months of the year, and as a boat launch during other designated times of the year?

Pellerin was told such an arrangement could be used, but a “mechanism,” such as a gate, would be needed to prevent boats from launching during the “swim period.”

Zakelo Road resident Debra McLaughlin suggested a swim period of June 1 to Sept. “The major concern is safety. Children and families sit by the

water and enjoy the beauty of the beach; exhaust going into the water isn’t good,” she said.

Colin Holme, execu-

tive director of Lakes Environmental Association, recommended discontinuing launching there HARRISON, Page 2A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — What happened 17 years ago and will begin again this spring?

It is not the re-emergence of cicadas.

It is Casco’s comprehensive plan process.

Last week, Senior Planner Vanessa Farr with Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG)

provided the game plan for the comprehensive plan process to the Casco Board of Selectmen.

Farr will appear before the selectmen again in November and work with staff in the upcoming months, but it won’t be until the spring that the public gets involved.

“We’ve plotted out a schedule that has a period

of raising awareness for the project. That’s scheduled for April-May. We need to make sure there is nothing else happening in the community that would create a time conflict,” Farr said.

There was some discussion about getting as many viewpoints as possible from this town’s community members. This was a common goal of both the board

GPCOG, which was awarded the bid to do this job.

“I think the one most important things I want to relate to the select board is that me and my team really believe in the public process. We believe that everyone has a voice,” Farr said.

“We try to make the process of gathering information convenient, welcoming, PLAN, Page 2A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Chairman Jim Grattelo said he loves sitting on the deck overlooking the water and sipping a drink before dinner. However, he will not support an ordinance that allows one type of businesses to have a restaurant deck in the shoreland zone and excludes other eateries from having the same advantage.

But, Grattelo’s opinion was in the minority.

The Naples Board of Selectmen on Monday voted, 4-1, to request the Naples Ordinance Review

Committee (ORC) to work on the town’s ordinance of a state law allowing marinas with existing restaurants to have a deck in the shoreland zone. Grattelo opposed the motion.

JP Connolly, a senior project engineer, brought this to the selectmen’s attention. In June, the state enacted a law allowing marina-based restaurants to expand into the shoreland zone, he said.

It is referred to as LD61, he said. Richard A Bennett (R-Oxford) is the Maine State senator who sponLAW, Page 3A

“Nobody has addressed the disposal. Nobody has discussed the noise,” Chairman Jim Grattelo said.

Selectman Kevin Rogers read the section of the ordinance that delved into decommission of solar-array equipment after 25 years of usage.

Bogdan said the planning board members were aware of what was written so far.

“Our concern is what is going to happen with that material. Is it going to be a hazardous waste? How are we going to deal with it?

What is going to happen with these things in 20-plus years,” he said.

Because solar energy on a commercial level is relatively new to Maine, “I don’t think there has been anything decommissioned in this state yet,” he said.

Two other planning board members shared their views with the selectmen, and a representative from one of the solar energy businesses also stepped to the microphone.

“The fact that Naples has an ordinance for solar is truly great. Other towns are scrambling,” Planning Board member Martina Witts said.

“Our ordinance has a decommission component to it,” she said.

She expressed concerns about some of the hazardous materials such as lead, silicon tetrachloride and polyvinyl fluoride, contained in solar equipment.

In the past four months, the planning board has approved four solar projects that will encompass SOLAR, Page 2A

ONE OR THE OTHER — Harrison residents voiced their opinions as to whether the town should use access to Long Lake off Zakelo Road as a beach or boat launch during a public hearing last week.

Comp Plan needs many voices

Law allows for zone expansion

Naples passes solar moratorium

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The local selectmen responded warmly to the idea of passing a moratorium on solar energy projects.

To be clear, the passage of the moratorium will not shut out any solar energy project applications that have already been submitted to the Town of Naples.

The Naples Board of Selectmen on Monday voted unanimously, 5-0, to support the adoption of a six-month moratorium on solar energy projects. The moratorium will therefore be on the annual town meeting warrant for voters to approve as well.

Naples Planning Board Chair Doug Bogdan brought the request to the selectmen following a discussion at the

planning board level.

“The majority of the board was in favor of a moratorium,” Bogdan said.

In 2020, the Naples voters passed a solar ordinance that allowed solar arrays to be in places like former gravel or sand pits. In 2021, the amendments were adopted. The Naples Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) crafted an ordinance allowing residents to use solar for their private use. Among other things, for larger solararray projects, the ordinance prevents impacts to the viewshed from the road and from bodies of water.

So, a Solar Energy Ordinance is in place.

However, elected officials would like to close any gaps, and be specific about topics not previously put in the ordinance.

MUSHROOM HUNT — Tom Gabel and his family have a cabin where Tom often enjoys foraging for gourmet mushrooms in the surrounding woods in Sweden. “One of my favorites to seek in the late summer/early fall is the Chicken of the Woods, which I find to be a top choice edible mushroom. A few weeks ago, I came across this giant ‘family’ of Chicken of the Woods essentially covering the entire one side of this White Ash tree. It was such a unique and amazing find,” said Tom, who decided to share this photo with BN readers.

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Flushing away ‘pottie’ problem?

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The porta-potty problems on the Naples Causeway may lead to a more long-term septic solution.

The answer might be one that allows the town to use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars to build a public bathroom facility.

During the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting on Monday, Town Manager John Hawley brought up the public porta-potty problem, which became more of a hassle this year partly because there was a shortage of workers who normally maintained the Polyurethane plastic mobile bathrooms.

The honey buckets have been anything but sweet for the people working near them this summer.

“The town has had a long-standing agreement with the property owner of Rick’s Cafe that permits them to store their docks at the town beach in exchange for giving the town permission to put porta-potties for public use behind Rick’s Cafe during the summer months,” Hawley said.

“Wayne Warren, the current owner of Rick’s reached out to me, and we met to discuss the arrangement moving forward.

Wayne acquired property on the Brandy Pond side of the Causeway that now permits

him to store his docks on his property,” he said.

“He stated that the portapotties behind his property had created a nuisance for him and his employees as the cleaning schedule for the units is not regular enough to keep up with usage. His staff often picks up the trash accumulation left behind at the units. In addition, people often use the areas around the units to relieve themselves when the units are entirely occupied, or the person is intoxicated,” Hawley said. “Therefore, he has requested that we stop using that area for the bathroom units.”

When one door shuts, another one opens.

Recently, Hawley has been in the conversational stages with someone who owns land and is willing to lease some land for public restrooms.

Hawley said that a permanent structure could be constructed. He planned to research the legality of using the ARPA money, which can be put toward septic systems.

One of the selectmen suggested renting a bathroom trailer instead. Perhaps, if the restrooms are classier, people will treat them better than the plastic versions.

The selectmen backed the idea of pursuing negotiations with the unidentified land-owner to lease some space for public restrooms.

(Continued from Page 1A) safe and really meeting the community where it is at,” she said. “We will go to where the people are. We will work with you to figure out where the people go. If we know they are at a soccer game, we will go there. If we know they are at the recycling center on a Saturday, we will go there.

We really shape the outreach so that we hear from as many people in the com-

munity as possible.”

Chair Mary-Vienessa Fernandes spoke.

“When you say the voice of the people. We know we have 3,800 year-round residents. I would like to personally hear their voices — possibly a survey a paper and an electronic survey,” Fernandes said.

Farr said that an example of Online surveys is on GPCOG’s Connect 2025 project page.

IN OXFORD, a 40-acre solar energy farm is visible from Route 26, and is located next to the Oxford County Regional Airport. In Naples, a moratorium on solar energy projects was passed.

(De Busk Photo)

Naples passes solar moratorium (Continued from Page 1A) more than 160 acres of land, Witts said. Adding up the kilowatts that could be produced, there was more power being generated that all the households in Naples could use, she said.

“I raised the concern about the moratorium. There are some gaps in the ordinance,” Planning Board alternate Marty Zartarian said. “It is a great ordinance but there is the uncertainty of visual buffers. If someone is in rural district, it cannot be visible. If someone is in commercial district, they can be visible from the roads.”

“There are no standards on noise,” he said.

The audio from some of the equipment is at same decibel as a vacuum cleaner. While a vacuum cleaner isn’t that loud, having it 50 feet from a house might be annoying to the homeowner, he said.

“This [the noise] can be mitigated, but it needs to be put in the ordinance,” Zartarian said.

Alan Robertson, the managing director of solar development with BlueWave Solar, said he was “speaking out for not doing a moratorium.”

(Continued from Page 1A) all together. His reasons included the launch area is shallow, parking is limited and most importantly, there is a high risk of invasive plants being introduced

into Long Lake since the area lacks a courtesy boat inspector.

“There is not enough money to cover enough hours at primary launches (such as the head of Long

The type of Online survey is one that is userfriendly and intuitive. Also, professionals rather than volunteers write the questions to make certain the questions are open-ended, Farr said.

Selectman Scott Avery spoke.

“We have a lot of elderly people in town who don’t use social media. The last thing I would want is for them to be left out of the equation,” Avery said.

The GPCOG employees who will be working on the comp plan project can strategize to include the senior population by arranging ride of go where seniors are comfortable gathering, Far said.

“So, the seniors gather here for lunch,” Holly Hancock said, referring to senior lunches at the Casco Community Center.

“This is the kind of local custom information that we need as we are engaging that PLAN, Page 3A

public process,” Farr said.

“Do they come early and stay late?”

Several board members said yes at the same time.

“This is exactly the kind of information I like,” Farr said.

She changed the topic.

“I guess it’s been a while since you’ve done a comp plan — 17 years,” she said.

The timeframe to start and complete the comp plan is slightly more than a year long, she said.

“This next three months — we call this the ‘onboarding phase.’ [It involves] meeting with staff and you and gathering information and data and looking forward to what this planning process will be like,” Farr said.

Her purpose for being at the selectmen’s meeting on Oct. 19 was getting acquainted.

“I am here today to say, ‘hello,’ to introduce myself,” she said.

She told the board a little

“The ordinance is extremely prohibitive, he said. “It is extremely prohibitative and also responsibible.”

“My organization for this particular project have been doing a lot of due deligience. The project on Harrison Road will not be visible from the lake or roads,” he said.

“The state’s decommissioning standards are more stringent. In addition to telling the state where we are going to decommision it, we have to update it every five years,” he said.

He addressed Witt’s con-

cern about hazardous materials.

“Once upon a time, they were hazardous. They no longer use lead. The reality of solar rays. The vast majority of the equipment is aluminium, copper. Everything is recyclable. That wasn’t the case 10 years ago,” he said.

“Our project still needs off-takers. Our plan is to go to Town of Naples first and local businesseses,” Robertson said. “There is a lot of stake that could be of benefit to the town. A moratorium could be detrimental to the town.”

Harrison weighs beach options

Comp Plan needs many voices

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Lake). People do whatever they want without supervision,” Holme said.

He said the Zakelo Beach area is a “prime habitat” for invasive species because it is shallow and muddy “Do you want another place for plants to come in to the lake?” he asked.

“Use as swimming only.”

While he applauded the idea of allowing boat launching early and late in the season, Holme was a little leery the arrangement, over time, could become confusing.

“People will wonder why can’t we launch now,” he said. “Make it one use, make it for swimming.

Allow ice fishermen and snowmobilers access to the lake.”

William Post, who has a mooring there, hasn’t seen any problem between those looking to swim and those trying to launch a boat.

Resident Keita Whitten said the remoteness of Zakelo Beach creates various challenges. She asked the owner of a “large” pontoon boat to use the in-town launch site due to space as well as the craft could be inspected there. His response, “he didn’t need to, he had spoken to town hall and had been cleared.”

Zakelo Road resident Leone Rickabaugh prefers to keep the area solely as a beach, saying boats damage the beach area.

“Swimming is wonderful for children during the day. It should close at dusk, because there’s all kinds of stuff on beach, like condoms. It’s a party area at night,” she said. “It’s very shallow. Parents are able to let children play and not have to worry.”

Resident Rick Liberty, who owns property next to the beach area, provided officials with numerous pictures and documentation regarding dangerous situations he has witnessed. One example is a boat looking to return to shore, forcing a family to ask their children to return to their side. He says maintenance on boats there create a “downright dangerous, health and safety issues.”

“A boat will be coming in and suddenly you see little heads pop up out of the water,” Liberty said.

“We’re just waiting for something horrible to happen there. It’s not what the area is all about. People who are hot and tired and don’t feel like going into town to launch their boat bend the rules. When you have it happen over and over, it is really scary. I’m hoping you decide to have it as a beach. People who don’t have waterfront need a place to go; we have places where boats can be launched.”

Liberty suggested that if officials deem Zakelo as a swim area, gate should be installed to make sure no one bends the rules; and a street light be placed to avoid partying.

Charlie Sclafani, who has lived on Zakelo Road for 15 years, has “seen all kinds of things happening that shouldn’t be like keg parties, boats launched because of their size.

“There’s no one to watch them and it becomes a free for all,” he said. Sclafani said giant rocks could be used to “prevent activity that doesn’t belong there,” and they could be moved in the winter to allow folks access to the lake and get on the ice.

People also spoke about garbage being left on the beach, as well as people using private property as a bathroom facility.

“It’s a total misuse of private property, disrespectful,” one person said. “If you need to use a bathroom, you should go home.”

Mark Curran of Naples Road has used the beach for 36 years — swimming and launching small boats on occasion. He understands some concerns, but also supports some shortterm policing “to clean this up.

“I don’t want paddlers banned,” said Curran, who also asked that the beach stay open since he likes to take a summer swim at 9 p.m. from time to time.

“It’s unfortunate people don’t follow the rules.

Unfortunately, we need to deal with things that we shouldn’t have to; I’d hate to see traditional use cut off; rope off the swim area, provide space to get smaller boats in; there’s not a lot of room to work with.”

Selectman Sykes read a text from resident Penny Bean, who suggested that the town let voters decide by referendum how Zakelo should be used.

After a half hour of comments, the hearing closed and Select Board members posed questions to Pellerin.

The town manager noted that a swim area and nonmotorized crafts, such as kayaks and canoes, could co-exist, but the swim area has to be “designated” by ropes and markers.

Sykes asked LEA’s Holme whether courtesy inspectors check kayaks and canoes for invasive plants.

“They’re supposed to,” Holme responded.

Board Chairman Ray Laplante thanks the public for their comments and “good feedback; it’s very helpful.”

Pellerin said the town will publicize when the topic will be brought up for discussion.

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Wednesday, November 3 • 7

The Hayloft at Dragonfly Barn 95 Sanborns Grove Road, Bridgton

Classical music by Bach, Brahms, Li

Suggested donation $20, proceeds go to artist

“For music-lovers, to refresh

Please enjoy this 1-hour concert intended to brighten and bring people together in this time of isolation

• Proof of vaccination required or negative Covid Te

• Masks to be worn

Covid Safety Protocols:

Concert info:

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Halloween tricks; shoot zombies (Continued from Page 1A) them,” he said.

Pre-registration is recommended if people want a time slot guaranteed for the Haunted Walk.

“If there is space, we can accommodate people.

We are looking to send in eight to 12 people every 8 to 10 minutes. So, there is a cap there. That’s why we are running it for the three nights — to give people a chance to not miss out because it was only one night,” Colello said.

FOR THE LITTLE ONES For Bridgton-based families with younger children, a Trunk or Treat is being offered in the parking lot of Stevens Brooks School.

That happens on Halloween from 6 to 8 p.m.

“It’s a new local event that will hopefully keep Bridgton residents in Bridgton for Halloween,” according to Angie Cook, the executive director for the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce.

“This is all age friendly.

Our trunk or treat is for all ages. We will be handing out candy,” Cook said.

“There is still time to participate, if you want to decorate a trunk and hand out candy, show up at Sunday night at 5,” she said.

People can contact Cook at 647-3472 if they want to donate candy or join the fun.

Additionally, the Bridgton Fire Department will be selling fried dough and the Bridgton Lions’ Club will be serving hot dogs.

“This is the chamber’s first year of doing it.

I am getting a very good response on Facebook and Instagram. If there is a good turnout, we will continue this,” Cook said.

In neighboring Casco, there will also be a Trunk or Treat from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Halloween.

Casco’s Halloween offering will be held at the Casco Community Park, off Route 11 near junction of Rt. 121.

“Everything is taking place at the community park,” according to Casco Recreation Director Beth Latsey.

“We have 18 or more trunks. The haunted walk is going to be on part of the walking trail,” she said.

“It’s going to be a fun event. We are going to have lots of candy. It’s an opportunity to see the new park.

People can still go to the Village and trick or treat as normal afterwards,” Latsey said.

Also, children living in Lovell will have a safe trick or treat opportunity.

That event takes place on

Halloween from 3 to 5 p.m. or “until the candy runs out,” according to the flyer.

The drive-through trick or treat will be held in the Lovell United Church of Christ parking lot, 1174 Main St. In addition, there will be a phantom-tastic photo booth.

TWO NIGHTS IN NAPLES In Naples, the festivities already began on Monday when pumpkins and Halloween kits were handed out.

People with youngsters can still contact the Naples Recreation Department to get clues for the scavenger hunt, which takes place through Halloween.

On Saturday, the day before Halloween, from 6 to 8 p.m., people can dare to get a scare in the Naples Museum.

A Haunted Night at the Museum is being hosted by the women of the Visitors’ Center and the Historical Society. There will be games, refreshments and a haunted walk at the museum, located 19 Village Green Lane.

On Sunday, the Village Green activities will go from 4 to 6 p.m.

“We wanted to spread things out. Saturday is the haunted museum and Sunday back to the Village Green — outdoors, unless

it is raining,” according to Naples Recreation and Community Activities Director Brian Crockett.

“On Halloween night, there will be games. We are going to do it outside.

We will displaying the Jack O’Lanterns. The middle school and freshmen basketball players will be helping with the games,” Crockett said.

“It all happens before it gets too dark,” he said, repeating 4 to 6 p.m. timeframe for Halloween.

“It gives great options for families,” Crockett said.

“I don’t necessarily recommend both nights. That is great as an option. What we thought about was a school night and to do something on a night that’s not a school night,” he said.

“We want something on Halloween night because that is traditional.”

The list of event held in Naples, including an Online children’s costume photo contest, can be found on the Town of Naples webpage under Departments: Recreation & Community Activities. The Halloween Central box has a link to all activities.

TRUNK OR TREAT IN HARRISON Harrison Rec will hold its second annual Trunk or Treat from 5 to 7 p.m. at Crystal Lake Park.

DON’T LOOK UP! The Bridgton Old Town Hall, 26 North High St., will be the site of a Haunted Walk and zombie laser tag.

(Photo courtesy of Gary Colello)

Stop by Lantern

Come and enjoy some games and give-aways to celebrate Halloween at the Magic Lantern from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

“Although we are not open yet, the Magic Lantern wants to keep the wonderful traditions started by the Magic Lantern years ago,” said Susan Jennings, executive director of Maine 4-H Foundation, which recently purchased the theater facility.

Come and see the familiar faces as all of the current Magic Lantern employees are now employees of the Maine 4-H Foundation and will continue to run the theater and restaurant. The community will see that the wonderful and traditional operation of the theater will be the same.

Halloween activities will be held outside of the facility, since the Magic Lantern is in the process of securing needed licenses.

“Over time, we will be adding educational, workforce and career opportunities, and a focus on innovation,” Jennings noted. “This is now a very exciting time for the new 4-H Innovation Lab and Learning Center for Bridgton and the region. We plan to offer engineering innovation with a focus on mathematics, literacy through play writing, media and marketing, storytelling and more.” directly answered.

In addition, the restaurant will be home to culinary arts, Rogers suggested the nutrition and food preservation and innovation. Internships other restaurant owners in will be possible for high school and college students in the shoreland zone try to a variety of areas. For more information please contact pass a bill as well.

Susan Jennings at susan.jennings@maine.edu.

“Everyone has the ability to do what has been done here — to go the state and get their blessing,” Rogers said.

Shawnee Peak has long been known as a “family” Prior to the vote, Lakes mountain.

Environmental Association It will join a new family this winter.

(LEA) Executive Director Last Friday, the local ski resort’s owner, Chet Homer, Colin Holme, weighed in on announced on the Shawnee Peak Facebook page that the the Gratello’s desire to have all shore-side restaurant be operation has been sold to Boyne Resorts, which owns able to expand with decks in Sunday River and Sugarloaf.

Homer wrote, “Today, I am writing this email with very the shoreland zone.

“One of the reasons that it bittersweet feelings. I recently turned 71 and realized how passed is because it was lim- much of my life and my family’s life has been committed ited in scope in how much it to the stewardship of Shawnee Peak at Pleasant Mountain could affect [the shoreline over the last 27 years. It has been full of fun times, yet not and the water quality.] If without many challenges at this awesome ski area!

“Despite rumors since my first year of ownership in the board is really interested September 1994, I have never solicited nor received an in having every business in interest in taking over my stewardship of this great ski area. town have decks in shoreland zone, I can tell you At a recent casual lunch with industry friends, one menright now, it is not going tioned if you ever were to consider a transfer of stewardship to pass. It is not going to we would be very interested. I was caught off-guard, but go anywhere because the after discussion with my family we agreed to pursue only Natural Resource Council is if the interested party was upfront with a fair offer, would going to shut it down,” he provide enhanced employee opportunities, continue with capital improvements each year and continue the family said.

“One of the things that friendly atmosphere that I think we have established. They Rick [Bennett] told me agreed.

“I am excited to announce that we have completed a personally is that it would transaction with Stephen Kircher and Boyne Resorts, a have limited affects on the 100% family-owned organization. I know they will mainwaters,” Holme said. tain the special family vibe of Shawnee Peak. Geoff will still retain a very visible role for the near future.

This was a very difficult decision for our family, especially me, yet I look forward too many more years of from inside the school. The friendship and skiing together. I also realize I need to make entrance and exit for voters some time for my four grandsons while I can still out run/ will be a separate entrance out ski them, but also help them!

“My family is so lucky to have built such great friendfrom the school,” the public ships with employees and passholders, many whom have notice said. been loyal supporters of Shawnee Peak for all 27 years and The polls will be open then some!

Thank you all! from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. — per “Shawnee Peak has a great future under the stewardship usual.

Law allows expansion in SZ area

(Continued from Page 1A) sored the bill. He represents Senate District 19, which covers Naples and Bridgton and 11 other towns.

Each town must draft its own ordinance of the law.

Apparently, three businesses in Naples: Naples Marina, Causeway Marina, and Long Lake Marina will be allowed to capitalize on the law. Naples Marina has Captain Jacks. Long Lake Marina operates the Dairy Bar. “I have a real issue with this whole bill. First of all, I go to Captain Jack’s. It is the best place in Naples.

The deck is awesome for tourists. It’s awesome for the Town of Naples.

Unfortunately, it [the deck] is illegal,” Grattelo said.

“This bill is not going to help all the restaurants that are water-dependent like Freedom Cafe. They could easily have a deck and expand. Nor will it help Brother Flecker’s. Marie’s Kitchen — years ago, we wouldn’t allow her to have picnic tables because that was a structure in the shoreland zone. Moose Landing Marina probably has the best

spot if they put a restaurant behind the boat warehouse, overlooking Brandy Pond.

But because they don’t have a restaurant already, they will never be able to enjoy this bill,” he said.

“I was elected to represent all the citizens of Naples and to treat them equally. This bill does not treat the businesses equally,” Grattelo said. “This is not right for the Town of Naples. If it was rewritten to include other businesses, I would support that.”

He said that the town of Naples should not support a law that plays favorites, that excludes many local businesses.

“But we are not, the state is,” Selectman Kevin Rogers said.

Grattelo said that the State Legislature instead of writing and passing a solid law, sent it back to each town to write their own version. The state lawmakers should have vetted it out, he said.

“They softened the bill to let it pass,” Vice-chair Bob Caron II said. “The original bill was a lot more restrictive than the final draft that

got approved.”

The owner of Naples Marina, Jimmy Allen spoke, saying he wanted to “clarify a couple things.”

“This bill came from us.

We approached the DEP in March 2020 just before COVID hit to expand our restaurant,” he began.

The Department of Environmental Protection said that Allen’s business “is two primary uses. You can’t expand the restaurant but you can expand the marina.”

“I didn’t write the law.

We hired someone to write it — that was what DEP recommended.”

He later said Mike Morse, a former DEP employee, who now owns a consulting business drafted the language.

“This isn’t a bill just about Captain Jack’s, Naples Marina. This bill effects every marina in the State of Maine that has a restaurant,” he said.

“I hope you send it to the committee,” he said.

Selectman Ted Shane said, “Why can’t we ask this to be changed to include everybody?”

His question was not

On Tuesday, the gymnasium of the school off Route 11 is where Casco residents will want to go to vote.

The polling place for the Town of Casco is no longer at the Casco Community Center. That is the wrong place to go.

“The Secretary of State’s Office of Elections (Continued from Page 2A) in Augusta approved the bit about her experience. polling place change to the According the GPCOG Crooked River Elementary website, she has 22 years in School,” according to Casco her field.

“I have been involved in comprehensive plans in a number of towns in this state as well as providing zoning and technical assistance on a variety of land use issues and challenges,” Farr said.

Town Clerk Penny Bean.

“The Town of Casco is pleased and excited to announce that our voting location will be at the Crooked River Elementary School Gymnasium located at 1437 Poland Springs Road in Casco,” according to the town’s Facebook page.

“Voters will be completely separated from the student body as there will not be access to the voting area

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Bridgton Police Department

These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, October 18 9:27 a.m. Theft complaint at Renys; two juveniles summonsed for theft.

6:54 p.m. Attempt to locate truck with no taillights on South High Street; vehicle located and owner alerted to issue.

Tuesday, October 19 4:31 p.m. Car/deer collision on Kimball Road; minor damage to vehicle.

Wednesday, October 20 1:21 p.m. Citizen assist, regarding purchase of firearm, on Cross Street.

3:29 p.m. Suspicious activity on Luck Grove.

5:11 p.m. Suspicious vehicle on Kansas Road; located and stopped by county deputy.

Thursday, October 21 7:58 a.m. Welfare check on Robinson Way; injured subject transported by United Ambulance.

7 p.m. Assist United Ambulance with medical emergency on Portland Road.

8:43 p.m. Assist county deputy with motor vehicle crash on Lambs Mill Road in Naples.

Friday, October 22 11:24 a.m. Report of female hitchhiking on North High Street; unable to locate

subject.

1:54 p.m. Welfare check at Ward Acres.

2 p.m. Complaint about construction noise on North High Street.

6:19 p.m. Citizen assist regarding eviction process.

7:12 p.m. Attempt to locate vehicle that had fled scene of a crime in Waterford.

9:20 p.m. Welfare check on Kennard Street.

11:17 p.m. Citizen assist (locked out of a residence) on Kennard Street.

Saturday, October 23 1:34 a.m. Noise complaint on South High Street.

4:41 a.m. Assist United Ambulance with medical emergency on Knights Hill Road.

9:16 a.m. Subject arrested on a warrant on Willett Road.

9:25 a.m. Citizen assist regarding driving with a conditional license.

9:26 a.m. Prescription drug disposal.

10:44 a.m. Suspicious person on Portland Road;

These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Sunday, October 10 3:26 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Christopher Street.

5:10 p.m. Disturbance on Swan Falls Road.

5:32 p.m. 9-1-1 hangup call on Lovewell Pond Road.

Monday, October 11 6:55 a.m. Burglar alarm on Bridgton Road.

12:33 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up

call on West Fryeburg Road.

3:45 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at Lil’ Mart on Main Street.

4:24 p.m. Civil matter at Fryeburg Fair.

4:52 p.m. Suspicious person on Dana Street.

8:05 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue at Fairview Drive.

Tuesday, October 12 12:05 p.m. Welfare check on North Fryeburg Road.

1:58 p.m. Theft complaint on Drift Road.

10:57 p.m. Harassment

complaint on Stuart Street. activity on Oxen Pull Road.

Wednesday, October 13 Thursday, October 14 5:33 p.m. Violation of 6:34 p.m. Harassment protection order on Stuart complaint on Fish Street.

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9:55 p.m. Unwanted sub10:20 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up jects on Smith Street. call on Cross Street.

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TOO CLOSE — A vehicle struck the backside of the Bridgton Public Library Tuesday morning, causing damage to the siding and breaking a window.

deemed not suspicious.

12:40 p.m. Citizen assist regarding questions about firearms.

2:29 p.m. Responding to a report of suspicious person on Church Street, police found a man under the influence and face down “in a Little Debbie snack.” Police gave the man a ride back to his residence.

3:59 p.m. Assist to United Ambulance with a medical emergency on South High Street.

3:59 p.m. Request for extra patrols in Ward Acres area after an eviction.

4:50 p.m. Community policing for Music on Main event.

11:50 p.m. Criminal trespass complaint on Lyons Cove Way. Sunday, October 24 12:39 a.m. Arrest for operating under the influence on Zion Hill Road.

1:06 p.m. Motor vehicle crash at intersection of Sandy Creek and Portland Roads; minor damage, no injuries.

5:15 p.m. On Depot Street, a female was issued a summons for possession of drugs and violating conditions.

8 p.m. Report of individual allegedly taking items from outside of Renys.

Police to check security footage.

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SEBAGO — Kevin Pike, 61, of Norway escaped injury last Wednesday morning when his dump truck struck a utility pole on Peabody Pond Road in Sebago.

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School news Lions’ Student of the Month

CARVING FOR A CAUSE — Last Thursday, Oct. 21, the Lake Region Student Council and Alternative Ed were able to resume a long tradition of assisting local Camp Sunshine with their annual fundraiser, cancelled last year due to COVID-19. The gym was prepared Wednesday afternoon and all-day Thursday, 1,100 pumpkins were carved. Friday, the Alternative Ed students went to LL Bean to help unload pumpkins that were graciously transported by Hancock Lumber. It is one of Camp Sunshine’s biggest fundraisers and LRHS is the school who yearly carves the most. Go Lakers!

Alternative Education students do community service throughout the year and this was their second big event this year. Their first event was taking incoming vocational students through outdoor team building activities at the start of the year.

(Photos and text provided by Ann Bragdon)

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Rebecca Caron of America and countries around the world while also learning how to be a better writer and analyze readings to get the most out of pieces of literature.

The academic challenge that came with this class was great. I loved showing up to Humanities first period every morning.

What is your toughest class? My toughest class is Math. I’m anticipating Calculus in the spring is going to be very challenging. It’s sometimes hard for me to envision how the math that I am learning will fit into my life and the careers that I am looking at, and it has always just been something that requires a lot more time and effort from me than my other classes.

How do you balance your class work and your extracurricular activities? It can get challenging at times and I do spend a fair amount doing homework after midnight when I should be sleeping, but I do my best to stay disciplined even when I don’t have the motivation. I always create daily to-do lists and use Google Calendar to plan out my days and weeks in blocks every hour.

What is the biggest challenge high school students face today? I think that the biggest challenge that high school students face today is distractions.

Students have so much going on in their lives that can often take away from time spent on work and their mental focus in school.

Who has inspired you educationally? My brother, Bobby, inspired me educationally. In elementary school, I would always sit at the kitchen table with him while he did his homework or go bother him in his room while he was reading books about space and dinosaurs. Whatever he did, I was always right there picking up bits and pieces of the information that he was learning too.

These little conversations and kitchen table homework sessions with Bobby started my love for learning.

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MESSAGE ON A WALL — Lake Region High School (LRHS) Student Council will leave behind a message: Teach Peace. The mural, which was designed by the council and took about two hours to complete, has received a positive response from students and staff.

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Diamond reponds to report In response to the Casey Family Programs report being issued, with recommendations to improve Maine’s Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS), State Senator Bill Diamond, D-Windham, issued the following statement: “After reading the recommended steps for OCFS to take in order to improve child safety, I’m disappointed to say that I feel many of the deeper, longstanding issues within the department that have led to numerous child deaths in recent years have been missed. Ensuring coordination between all those involved in a child welfare case, following national best

Rebecca Caron of Naples has been selected as area Lions Clubs’ “Student of the Month” for October.

Each month, area Lions Clubs recognize a Lake Region High School senior who has excelled academically. The recipient is honored at a Lions’ dinner meeting and is presented a monetary award.

Student: Rebecca Caron Class of: 2022 Parents: Bob and Marie Caron Sibling(s): Bobby Caron Activities: I compete in JV and Varsity basketball and lacrosse and I am a member of the Varsity Club. I also compete on club lacrosse teams such as Maineiax and Wicked Lacrosse.

Community activities: I have been a member of the Girl Scouts of Maine since kindergarten, earning my Bronze and Silver awards through extensive community service projects. I am the president of the ASTRA Club and a member of the National Honor Society, and I have volunteered with the Naples Historical Society.

Hobbies: I love photography, horseback riding, and just being outside. I spend a lot of time out on Brandy Pond and Long Lake on our boat as well as hiking various trails in Maine, the White Mountains, and National Parks.

Future Plans: I will be attending college for marine transportation to become a ship captain for the Merchant Marines, a pre-veterinary track with a major in animal science, or a pre-law track with a major in political science and a concentration in constitutional law.

Schools that you have or will apply: I will be applying to Maine Maritime Academy, Michigan State University, Tufts University, Liberty University, Louisiana State University, the University of Pennsylvania, New York University, and the University of Michigan.

Schools that you have been accepted to: I have currently been accepted to Montana State University.

What is your favorite class? My favorite class was definitely senior Humanities. Mr. Carlson and Ms. Gaumont made the content very enjoyable, but I learned so much about the history

practices, and supporting engagement between OCFS and parents are all things that we currently expect from of our child welfare agency. These recommendations appear to take a soft approach to urgent, severe issues. Additionally, there does not appear to be a recommendation addressing the Department’s inability to place children in safe households, which the Child Welfare Ombudsman has reported over the previous two years.

“Time and time again, we have seen recommendations come and go, only to have children continue to perish at the hands of their abusers. I am worried that once

again, we are stuck in the cycle where children die, reports get issued, but no meaningful change occurs.”

In the wake of five child fatalities that occurred this past June, the Maine Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) requested assistance from Casey Family Programs to evaluate existing child safety policies and to make recommendations to support child and family safety. Casey partnered with Collaborative Safety, an organization that uses safety science methods to conduct critical incident reviews, to conduct the assessment.

During the previous legislative session, Sen. Diamond intro-

duced a bill that would take OCFS out from under DHHS, creating a separate Department of Child and Family Services with the goal of directing more resources toward protecting Maine children. The bill was opposed by DHHS, and though it received bipartisan support in the Senate, it did not receive sufficient support in the Maine House to become law.

In September, Sen. Diamond hosted the Walk a Mile in Their Shoes tour, visiting several communities that had been touched by fatal child abuse.

Sen. Diamond’s involvement in seeking solutions to child abuse and neglect began in 2001, when fiveyear-old Logan Marr was found dead in her foster mother’s basement.

(Continued from Page 3A) of Stephen Kircher and his family —Sincerely, Chet.”

How did the ski public take the announcement?

Some remarks following Homer’s post included: “I’ve skied this mountain for 58 years. It’s in good hands with Boyne. Their ownership of Sugarloaf, Loon, and SR have been great. They are stable (yipee) and will keep things consistently moving forward.”

“Always a fun place to ski with your continuous improvements through the years!”

“Best wishes Chet and family. We can hope they

don’t mess too much with your formula.”

“Happy for you and your family. Speaking as a longtime SR/Sugarloaf skier, Boyne is a good choice to maintain your vision and values.”

“Hopefully the family friendly environment remains the same. I couldn’t think of a better place to raise my two children and hopefully someday my grandchildren. Best of luck and thank you for many great years.”

“Great move for everyone and perfect time to rename SP back to Pleasant Mountain.”

(Continued from Page 3A) p.m. Parking will be limited during these times. It is strongly recommended to plan accordingly to avoid traffic delays,” the public notice said.

At one point in time, the Crooked River School was the official voting venue for Casco residents. Therefore, this change is a return to what was once traditional

custom.

“The main reason for the change is to be ADAcompliant,” Penny said.

This Election Day, anyone who goes to the community center looking for a ballot will be schooled in their ways.

The Crooked River Elementary School gym is the where voting will take place.

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Regional Sports

October 28, 2021 The Bridgton News, Page 7A

Raiders stung 48-0

SETTING THE EDGE — Lake Region senior Mike Ross (#28) proved to be a devastating blocker at the edge, opening the door for a 3 TD, 307 yard night for junior running mate Ryan Stoker (#1).

(Rivet Photos)

Ground & pound

WRAPPED UP and no place to go as Lake Region junior Aundrew Edwards makes a hit for no gain.

Stoker rushes for 307, 3 TDs in Laker rout, 62-14

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Ryan Stoker gets butterflies at the start of football games, but once he takes that first hit, he is fired up and ready to go.

Stoker had an extra bounce to his step and attitude in his stride Saturday night as he rushed for an eye-popping 307 yards on 30 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead fourth-seed Lake Region (3-4) over fifth-seed GrayNew Gloucester 62-14 in the opening round of the 8-Man Large Division playoffs.

“I love playing. I’ve been doing it since I was little,” the junior running back said.

“I wanted to have a big game

tonight. It’s super exciting to win a playoff game here.

Super group of coaches and players.”

Fleet-footed, but certainly not built like a bulldozer, Stoker proved heart and determination go a long way on the football field. His signature play — and one that defined how the Lakers would approach this matchup with the Patriots — of the night came late in the first quarter. After hitting a big hole created by lineman Cam Jensen and fullback Mike Ross with a burst of speed, Stoker bounced off a couple of defenders, was wrapped up but refused to go down, and somehow slipped a cou-

ple of tackles to break free and bolt 50 yards for a score.

The TD cut Gray-NG’s lead to 8-6, but sent a message — the Lakers were up for a ground and pound attack.

“We’ve been trying to get Ryan going all year. It was a backfield by committee. Ryan stepped up, showed leadership this week, and we were finally able to do what we wanted to do all year long — feeding the ball to Mikey Ross and Ryan Stoker.

They’re tough kids who will play hard for four quarters,” Laker Coach Mike Meehan said. “Ryan is an amazing kid to watch. He has great attitude and is doing everything

IN FOR A SCORE is Lake Region receiver Colby Chadwick on a TD pass from freshman quarterback Brock Gibbons. that is being asked of him.” day. Coach Meehan felt his How a team practices Lakers were prime for a big often tells a coach how the night. group will play on game GROUNDS, Page 9A

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer TURNER — What could go wrong, did go wrong for the Raiders Friday night against undefeated Leavitt.

FA Coach David Turner figured his team had to play mistake-free ball, catch a few breaks and contain a stable of Leavitt burners to pull off an upset.

None of those keys to the game happened.

Featuring multiple of high-octane running backs and receivers, the Hornets rushed for 223 yards and scored four touchdowns, and passed for 111 yards and two scores to overwhelm the Raiders 48-0.

The Raiders fumbled three times, were intercepted, and saw a few snaps sail high over their intended targets, giving Leavitt shortfields to work with.

To pile on more misery, a brazen (one could easily add “unsportsmanlike” to this description) Hornet mascot stood less than 10 yards away from Raider players on the sideline, created an imaginary frame with its fingers and pointed to the scoreboard to the far left corner of the end zone.

Give FA players credit, they simply ignored the striped pest and finished the game with some second and third string players closing out the final quarter.

Early on, the Raiders gave Leavitt plenty to handle. Without senior Bobby Hallam, the Raider defense stuffed the Hornets on their RAIDERS, Page 8A

LR recaps: Tirrell drive ousts Rangers, 2-1

FIELD HOCKEY Playoff, Lakers 2, Greely 1. For six frames, Lake Region senior sharpshooter Sadie Tirrell had been stymied by Greely goalie Savanna Harvey.

She unloaded laser drives, but from close range and from just inside the scoring circle, but Harvey managed to either get a pad or glove on those scoring bids during last Friday’s first-round playoff game.

While Tirrell can easily be described as aggressive, unrelenting, powerful and physical, her tenacity and persistence were game changers.

With darkness starting to settle over the Linda Whitney Field, Tirrell finally found a way to beat the Ranger’s

superb netminder. Greely was whistled for a penalty, and Tirrell calmly and confidently stepped up to the stroke line. Using her upper body strength, Tirrell flicked a drive into the upper corner to beat Harvey and send the Lakers to a playoff date with top-seeded York.

The quarterfinal was scheduled for yesterday, Wednesday, weather permitting at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford.

Greely (4-11) jumped out to a 1-0 first half lead when Daphne Campo’s drive from the left side off a penalty corner opportunity skipped into the goal.

The Lakers regrouped and mounted several strong scoring chances, including a shot

HEADED TO STATE MEET — Celebrating their clinching runs and a ticket to the Class B State Meet are Lakers Susie Butler (left) and Carly Dyer.

CHASE IS ON — Lakers Jonathan Boos (#666) looks to overtake a Gray-NG runner while teammatge Tristan Cormier looks to make his move.

ripped on net by Tirrell from just feet away from Harvey, and two put backs, one by Kasey Johnson just went wide.

That persistence paid off in the third quarter as a Tirrell rebound rolled out to the left, where Johnson beat a Greely defender to the ball and knocked the ball past a retreating Harvey.

CROSS COUNTRY The top 7 girl and boy runners for the Lake Region cross-country team competed in the Southern Maine Regional Meet at Twin Brook this past Saturday. The highlight of the day was Susie Butler and Carly Dyer qualifying for the State Meet.

“They both went into the QUICK TRIGGER — Lake Region senior Sadie Tirrell unleashes a drive during race with the goal of qualilast week’s playoff game against Greely. Stymied for six quarters, Tirrell finally fying, which required them broke through with a penalty stroke, sending the Lakers to the quarterfinals, to place among the top 30 runners in the Class B race. sonal records) in the process,” ly and work together to move hard to stay patient in large, They finished the race in 24th Laker Coach Laura Pulito up in placement as it pro- competitive race, especially (Susie) and 27th (Carly) and said.“The plan was for them gressed. They were part of a when the stakes are high, but each of them ran PRs (per- to start the race conservative- large pack vying for the 30th they did exactly what they spot when they went through were told and it paid off.”

Class B Southern Regional XC Championships the first mile, and managed Carly, a junior, has become Saturday, Oct. 23, to move up to finish where an experienced, level-headTwin Brook Recreational Park, Cumberland they did.” ed competitor and Susie (a Girls’ Results Coach Pulito added, “It is LR RECAPS, Page 9A 1. Hadley Mahoney, Cape, 19:15 4. Alanna Nataluk, FA, 21:05 24. Susie Butler, LR, 22:44 27. Carly Dyer, LR, 22:47 28. Isabel Macht, FA, 22:47 40. Libby Blais, LR, 23:47 47. Sadie Plummer, LR, 24:02 65. Hannah Nguyen, FA, 26:18 71. Annie O’Connor, LR, 27:03 76. Enna Carbone, FA, 27:59 77. Caitlin Lees, LR, 28:04 78. Micaela Reed, LR, 28:06 79. Amanda Howe, FA, 28:09 83. Kacey-Jane Clark, FA, 33:44 86. Sophie Milo, FA, 38:42 Teams: 1. Cape Elizabeth 79, 8. Lake Region 209, 9.

Fryeburg Academy 250; 13 schools figured in the scoring.

Boys’ Results 1. Logan Ouellette, Leavitt, 16:44 46. Bhavnish Tucker, LR, 19:21 52. Grady Kemp, LR, 19:29 62. Jacob Stone, LR, 20:15 65. Arthur Baptista, FA, 20:30 67. Ezra Gronlund, LR, 20:40 73. Jonathan Boos, LR, 20:49 75. Tristan Cormier, LR, 20:51 79. Michael Clarke, LR, 21:29 87. James Lougee, FA, 23:09 89. Andrew Irwin, FA, 23:13 90. Isaac Twombly-Wiser, FA, 23:25 92. Chris Kwon, FA, 24:13 RAIDERS EARNING ANOTHER RACE — Teams: 1. York 61, 12. Lake Region 300, 14. Fryeburg Fryeburg Academy’s Alanna Nataluk (left) and Academy 423.

Isabel Macht will compete in the Class B State Meet.

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Area sports

PLAYOFFS #3 Fryeburg (5-3) vs. #6 Gardiner (3-5) Saturday, 1:30 p.m., at Fryeburg Academy Previous meeting: FA 24, Gardiner 6, Week 5 Tigers on roll: Gardiner won their final two games, 19-14 over Westbrook, and 39-9 over Maine Central Institute

Raiders stung 48-0

NEARLY A CATCH but Raider receiver Jordan Zerner is unable to haul in the pass from FA quarterback Gunnar Saunders during Friday’s game against the Leavitt Hornets.

(Rivet Photos) when Saunders over- was bailed out on an ille- air hoping to strike once shot favorite target Caleb gal block, negating a first- more before intermission.

Micklon, who had a couple down run.

They reached the FA-36 steps on a Hornet defender, After a Raider 3-and- with 1:15 left, but a holdand then another toss sailed out, the Hornets found their ing call, pressure by Job high and was intercepted. rhythm. They ripped off big Fox and an incompletion Leavitt had another chunks in the running game, on fourth down kept the 3-and-out when lineman and sophomore quarterback game a two-score contest at Jackson Witchley applied Noah Carpenter then found the half. the heat, forcing an errant slot receiver Dayton Calder There would be no fanthrow. The Hornets nearly for a 33-yard completion to tastic comeback for the caught the Raiders sleep- the FA 16. Two plays later, Raiders on this fall night. ing on a fake punt, but FA senior quarterback Hunter Leavitt scored on its Hayes bulled in from a yard first two possessions of away. Carpenter added the the third quarter — a little PAT run. razzle, dazzle flip, reverse Fryeburg looked to to Colten Taylor from 4 answer as Saunders rushed yards out, and a power rush for 8 yards to midfield, but up inside by Trevor Bosse LEAVITT HORNETS 48 a fumble put the Hornets from 20 yards out. Both First Downs: 10 back in business. Six plays 2-point attempts were good.

Penalties: 4-35 later, Carpenter hooked up Down 32-0, the night got Turnovers: Fumble with Sawyer Hathaway, all worse when Saunders was Rushing: 33 carries, 223 yards alone in the left corner of the hit from the blind side and Passing: 8-of-13, 111 yards end zone, for a 19-yard TD sacked for an 8-yard loss Total Offense: 334 yards strike. Degan Jordan added with 5:57 left in the third FRYEBURG RAIDERS 0 the two-point conversion quarter. Saunders was done First Downs: 4 with 8:09 left in the half. for the night.

Penalties: 3-20 Down 16-0, the Raiders FA went to its reserves, Turnovers: Fumbles (3) Rushing: Hayden Fox 6-13, Gunnar Saunders 8-19, Alex moved the ball near mid- and saw a few nice power Joubert 1-0, Jaden Victor 6-23, Caleb Micklon 2-3, Owen field when Saunders fired runs from Jaden Victor. a 9-yard strike to Owen But a couple of fumbles in Galligan 1-minus 2; 24 carries, 56 yards Galligan. After a 6-yard the fourth quarter deep in Passing: 3-of-13, 19 yards Total Offense: 75 yards, minus 30 yards on bad snaps; total gain by Hayden Fox, the FA Raider territory enabled the drive soured. A fumble but Hornets to tack on a pair of 45 yards Tackles (solo, assist, total): Job Fox 5-0-5, Will Hallam FA recovery lost 4 yards. TDs, plus 2-point conver2-1-3, Caleb Micklon 4-0-4, Jordan Dutton 2-1-3, Jackson Fryeburg was flagged three sions.

Like a hornet sting, this Witchley 0-2-2, Jordan Zerner 4-0-4, Owen Galligan 3-0-3, straight snaps — two for Tyler Day 1-1-2 (fumble recovery), Charles Campbell 1-1- procedure and one for hold- one likely hurt for a short 2, Hayden Fox 1-0-1, Gabe McKenney 2-1-3, Noah Reed ing. With 3:24 left, FA had time, but the Raiders know at 5-3, they get at least one 0-1-1, Eric Yoo 1-0-1, Alex Joubert 1-0-1, Derek Maxim to punt.

The Hornets went to the more football game.

1-0-1, Asher McKenney 1-0-1

(Continued from Page 7A) first possession on big stops by linebacker Job Fox and lineman Will Hallam.

After quarterback Gunnar Saunders completed two straight passes, including a 9-yard dart to tight-end Jordan Dutton, Saunders picked up two first downs using some shifty moves — the key one being an 8-yard gain behind a big lead block from Will Hallam.

But, the drive stalled

FIRED UP EARLY — Raider senior Tyler Day reacts after making a defensive stop.

FA Stat Sheet

PRESSURING THE QUARTERBACK into an errant throw is Fryeburg Academy linebacker Job Fox. Below, Gunnar Saunders looks to pass to Owen Galligan (#3).

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(Rivet Photos) interception, leaping high Gibbons hardly played in front of a Patriot receiver like a rookie under the bright for the pick at the LR-36. lights of a playoff game on With Stoker gaining 15 and what became a tone-setting 10 yards, and Ross 13, the moment for the Lakers. He Lakers capped off the drive showed poise connecting with Gibbons following a with Ross for 7 yards on third Ross block for a 13-yard TD. down to keep the drive movRoss added the PAT run for a ing. He rushed for 8 yards on 22-14 Laker lead. a fourth down call, earning a Gibbons showed off his new set of downs with 13.8 athleticism with a nifty inter- seconds left. And, Gibbons ception in front of the GNG showed good vision, speed bench with 1:17 left until the and determination, taking off half. and diving into the end zone “I saw the guy go out on for a 13-yard TD with 9.1 a wheel, which he had been ticks left. doing all game, so I waited, “It was all about the blockbaited him and caught it, ing from my O-line and my making sure me feet were coaches giving me a chance inbounds,” he said. to score. I need to thank all of them for the opportunity.

You can’t do anything without the offensive linemen,” he said. “It was a momentum changer. We put it all out on (Continued from Page 4A) the field.” activity on Smith Street.

Coach Meehan felt his Friday, October 15 defense delivered in big 1:52 a.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Smith Street. moments against a good8:14 p.m. Animal complaint on Lovewell Pond Road. game caller in former Laker 10:22 p.m. Welfare check on Elm Street.

Saturday, October 16 2:30 a.m. Disturbance on Stuart Street.

7:12 p.m. Welfare check on Pequawket Lane.

7:19 p.m. Non-reportable crash at 302 West Smokehouse.

10:01 p.m. Responding to a disturbance on Cobb Street, police charged Michael W. Parker, 46, of Fryeburg with disorderly conduct, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, and assault on an officer.

Sunday, October 17 3 a.m. Burglar alarm on Jockey Cap Lane; unfounded.

12:05 p.m. Traffic complaint on Lovell Road.

12:15 p.m. Assist citizen on Fish Street.

2 p.m. Assist citizen on Fish Street. #112 Monday, October 18 8:26 p.m. Assist Oxford County Sheriff’s deputy on Harbor Road.

Tuesday, October 19 4:15 p.m. Assist citizen on Lovewell Pond.

4:29 p.m. Attempt to serve protection from abuse order on Wiley Drive.

6:27 p.m. Mental health event on North Fryeburg Road.

Wednesday, October 20 1:17 a.m. Responding to a reported disturbance on Ice House Road, police charged Stacia Fraser, 32, of Fryeburg with domestic violence assault.

6:30 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Farnsworth Road.

7:43 p.m. Burglar alarm on Bridgton Road.

9:29 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street.

10:30 p.m. Disturbance on Mountain View Road.

Thursday, October 21 7:07 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Tall Pine Terrace.

7:13 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Main Street.

8:06 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on West Fryeburg Road.

8:25 p.m. Suspicious activity on North Fryeburg Road.

9:26 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Thunder Road.

Friday, October 22 4:37 p.m. Served restraining order on McNeil Road.

7 p.m. Non-reportable motor vehicle crash n McNeil Road.

Saturday, October 23 1:34 a.m. Unwanted subjects on Portland Street.

10:15 a.m. Assist fire department on Cobb Street.

Coach Brian Jahna.

“Brian is a phenomenal strategist. You never know what he is going to come out with. It’s tough to game plan against him. I was on edge what he was going to bring.

We’re all playing 8-man football for a reason. We all rely on a ton of really young kids.

They’re young. We’re young.

Our kids wanted it tonight,” Coach Meehan said. “All week long, the message has been, setting the tone and keeping the tone. A lot of these kids don’t realize it’s like being in shape. You’re not going to be a gamer. You just don’t go out there and get in shape. You have to work hard, even when you don’t think it is necessary. We had our kids flying around all week. They had great practices. They’re buying in.”

Up 32-14, the question was whether the Lakers kept their foot on the accelerator or cruise?

Junior Aundrew Edwards set the tone with two big defensive hits to stymie the Patriots’ second half opening drive.

The LR offense responded with a 10-play, 53-yard drive keyed by a Stoker 14-yard run and a 24-yard romp by Ross. At the GNG-7, Gibbons made a little push pass to Stoker in the backfield, and he made a spin move near the goal line to score from 7-yards out.

The rout was one when Gibbons rifled a 29-yard pass to junior Colby Chadwick, who was all alone on the right sideline for a TD with 1:28 left in the third quarter.

After spending most of the game doing the dirty work — being the lead blocker — senior Mike Ross had his moment to reach the end zone, scoring on a 23-yard run.

Assistant Coach Ben Mullins said he wanted to dial up plays earlier to give Ross a chance to score, but the senior declined the opportunity.

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(Continued from Page 7A) “We played how we practiced all week. They showed up ready to work hard all week long. It all comes down to smash-mouth football. The game plan going in was see what works and stick with it. They can’t stop it, we stay with it,” Coach Meehan said.

“The message was set the tone, do your job…We needed this one.”

Gray-NG struck first on a 9-yard run with 1:59 left in the first quarter, capping off a 7 play, 53-yard drive.

The Lakers found “what works” on their second drive as senior Mike Ross provided the punch with bruising blocks off the corner and Stoker added the pop by at first showing patience for hits to be made before turning on the burners.

Stoker’s 50-yard TD made it 8-6, as LR failed on the PAT run.

It appeared the Lakers would keep momentum on their side when they recovered an onside kick, but the home team turned the ball over on the second play from scrimmage.

The Patriots cashed in on the gift, converting a third down play with a 19-yard pass completion, setting up a 5-yard TD burst six plays later. The PAT failed, but the Pats lead 14-6.

With 6:43 left until halftime, the Lakers tied the game on a 4-yard TD by Stoker, who ripped the Patriot defense for a 38-yard run. LR freshman quarterback Brock Gibbons scrambled and completed a 10-yard pass to Ross to the GNG 26. Stoker did the rest with carries of 18, 4 and 4 to reach paydirt. Ross added the 2-point conversion.

Freshman Sethlen Lester made a game-changing

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BIG DEFENSIVE STOPS — Freshman defensive back Sethlen Lester intercepts the ball (left) and junior Colby Chadwick stops a Gray-NG runner.

(Continued from Page 7A) sophomore running her first season of XC) has benefited from having her as a training partner and role model, the coach said.

“I am so excited to see what they do at the State Meet, and even more so for where they could end up next season,” Coach Pulito said.As a team, the girls placed 8th out of 11 scoring teams. The top 7 teams qualify for the State Meet, but despite being one spot off, Coach Pulito and the Lakers were still happy with where they finished as this was the highest placement for a Laker girls’ XC team at the regional meet since 2006.

Libby Blais and Sadie Plummer had outstanding races, managing to position themselves in front of Poland’s #2 runner, which the Lakers knew they needed to do to place ahead of the Knights as a team. Annie O’Connor was the 5th scoring runner for the Laker girls, and ran over a minute faster than her previous time on the course. Caitlin Lees and Micaela Reed stepped up to fill in as the 6th and 7th runners at short notice after Coach Pulito found out two girls would be out due to injury.

“They are the definition of team players and both have positive attitudes, which is so important at a meet like Saturday’s,” Coach Pulito said.

The boys’ team finished 12th out of 14 teams. They were led by Bhavnish Tucker, who finished his breakthrough season with a PR of 19:21. He was followed by Grady Kemp, who ran a season-best time of 19:29 after dealing with an injury for the past couple months. LR’s next four runners were separated by just 36 seconds.

“Their packing has been impressive as of late and this is a strength that we hope to play to next season,” the coach reported.

Michael Clarke, the 7th runner and first-year XC athlete, ran a PR that was nearly three minutes faster than when the Lakers last ran the Twin Brook course in early September.

“He has been improving steadily all season and will be an important part of the team over the next two years,” Coach Pulito noted.Carly and Susie will compete at the state meet in Belfast this coming Saturday.

“The season has come to a close for everyone else, but it was a successful season for all!” she said.

VOLLEYBALL Playoff, Gardiner 3, Lakers 0 Set 1: 25 to 9, Gardiner. The Lakers struggled with its passing against Gardiner’s serves last Thursday, which impacted the team’s ability to mount a consistent offense. Jo-Hannah, Corrie Turentine, and Olivia Pearson each contributed one kill each.

“Gardiner’s hitters had some strong attacks at the net, especially their middle hitter, Lizzy Gruber,” Laker Coach Ryan Shible said. “Corrie Turentine and Olivia Pearson helped to put up a defense against Gardiner’s hitters, with each earning LR RECAPS, Page 10A

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Continuations

Raider recaps FIELD HOCKEY Playoff, Raiders 5, Poland 0: Eliza Thorne scored two goals and Jade Blood, Juliette Albert and Camden Jones added one apiece as the fourth-seeded Raiders (10-5) cruised past the No. 13 Knights (2-13) in a Class B South first-round game at Fryeburg last Thursday.

Olivia Towne and Juliette Albert each had an assist.

Raider goalie Eden Voter made three saves. Poland goalie Emma Moreau finished with 24 saves.

Up next, the fourth-ranked Raiders host fifth-ranked Leavitt today, Thursday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m.

The Hornets (12-3) blew out Lincoln Academy (1-131) by a 7-0 score last Thursday. Emma Beedy and Keriah Marston each had two goals for the Hornets.

EQUALIZER — Lake Region’s Kasey Johnson reacts after scoring the game tying goal last Friday in the Class B South prelim field hockey game against Greely. The Lakers won the game after two overtime sessions as Sadie Tirrell scored on a penalty stroke. The Lakers were scheduled to play #1 York yesterday. (Rivet Photo) being hauled down just out- down and even found goals side the box by a Medomak against teams we have failed Valley player, Shelby to score against in the past Sheldrick lined up for one three seasons.”

Coach Jaeger felt this year (Continued from Page 9A) technical game, jumping to a of her dangerous freekicks.

As she has done so many was an important building one block. Phoebe Payne had 7-0 lead by halftime.

The Lakers didn’t give times this season, Sheldrick year for the Laker program, a good game on defense, as she earned five serving recep- up and got goals from Jacob set her nerves aside, lined with a strong senior class Chadbourne (2) and senior up and struck a line drive helping to guide and suptions.”

Set 2: 25 to 10, Gardiner. captain Matthew Aker in the into the top left corner of the port those younger players net, just out of reach of the who will eventually be filling The Lakers continued to second half.

Medomak Valley keeper. The their shoes.

Goalie Aiden Bourgoin struggle with Gardiner’s score remained tied for the “No early end to a season serving and hitting. Jo- made 10 saves. is ever easy to accept, but The Lakers finished with a rest of the second half.

Hannah and Ava Smith each The goal gave Lake these girls have every right earned two kills and Hailey 4-11 mark. Jacob Chadbourne Gove one. Gove, Sabrina lead the team in goals with Region a burst of confidence. to hold their heads high,” Senior defenders Kate Rose Coach Jaeger said. “To Lopez, and Smith each did 22. and Brianna Sargent along the seniors of the Class of GIRLS’ SOCCER a great job on defense, earnPlayoff, Medomak with sophomore Caitlin Ross 2022, thank you so much ing one block. Setter Kaylee Maguire displayed some Valley 2, Lakers 1. The cur- and freshman Bella Smith for an incredible four years. great hustle and was able to tain fell on the Lake Region played outstanding defense, You have done so much to make some great sets for LR girls’ soccer team on Saturday stepping to and shutting down improve and shape this program!” hitters. Phoebe Payne and in a tight game against third- many MV opportunities.

Junior keeper Emily Rock Season long stats for Riannah Reynolds also had ranked Medomak Valley.

The game was tense until recorded 14 saves on the day. this year saw seven difsome strong play in the back Medomak Valley got ferent goal scorers for the court, each recording four the final whistle, with Lake and five serving receptions Region struggling to play lucky off a split-second mis- Lakers. Sheldrick lead with passing soccer on a bumpy, marked player situation to 13 goals, Abigail Roberts talrespectively. net the game winner. In that lying 4, Hailey Brewer and Set 3: 25 to 6, Gardiner muddy and narrow field.

“The girls did an outstand- moment of confusion, MV Abby Lavoie both netting 3 Set three was a struggle for the Lakers to gain momen- ing job keeping the play on ended up finding the back of and Leah Plummer, Kayli tum on offense. Gove and the ground and out of the the net inside the last minute. Goodwin and Keeley Elliott “The girls really played each adding one.

Vincent each recorded a kill, air against a team that did well this year. We had a In goal, junior Emily nothing but clear the ball as while Gove had a huge block against one of Gardiner’s hit- far and as hard as they could very young team in some Rock recorded 107 saves. every time it came close,” very important positions. Sophomore Lyla Levesque ters.

Laker Coach David Jaeger Underclassmen stepped up in managed 20 and freshman BOYS’ SOCCER a big way. Against one of the Jordan Blanton stopped 43.

Playoff, Freeport 7, said. most competitive schedules “We would like to thank Medomak scored first Lakers 3: Lake Region (#12) traveled to Freeport (#5) off a high deflection into the in southern Maine, our girls the fans, parents and adminFriday night for the their first upper left corner of the goal. put in an outstanding effort,” istration for everything they appearance in the playoffs in The slippery conditions saw Coach Jaeger said. “Through did to bring this season back 14 years. Freeport came out things get a little physical as injuries and COVID setbacks, to as close to normal as posand played a fast paced very the game wound down. After these ladies never backed sible!” Coach Jaeger added.

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(Continued from Page 9A) Coach Mullins said.

Ross is “always positive, always trying to help the team out,” Gibbons said. “No one is going to stop this man. He’s a strong kid. He doesn’t give up.

“I was just doing my job, that’s it. Everyone is doing their job, that makes the difference. You do your job, you win games,” Ross said. “(Getting the win) is the best feeling you can have. It means a lot to me. I love these kids — they put in a lot of effort.”

The Lakers put their final points on the board when Gibbons tossed a 23-yard TD strike to Chadwick with 4:52 left. The PAT run by Ross made it 62-14.

Why throw the ball when they were up 24 points?

“We have to get confidence back. If we throw an interception there, we look like a bunch of clowns. We don’t want to rub it in anyone’s faces. I let my coordinators be coaches. We had it taken to us the last two weeks. Our kids need to get some of their confidence back, especially going into the next playoff game against Cheverus,” Coach Meehan said.

While the Lakers will be the underdogs in Portland Saturday, they know if they can capture lightning in a bottle they could be trouble. “Cheverus is a good team, but you always have a chance,” Ross said.

Having a chance is what the Lakers worked hard for under first-year Coach Mike Meehan, who Ross says is putting the program on the right course.

“The difference is Coach (Meehan) has heart. He cares about us. He puts in a lot of time and effort,” Ross said. “He asks us what we should try next. A coach who asks you questions what we should try is a real coach. He believes in us.

Coach Mike is the best coach I’ve ever had. I wish I could have worked with him longer.”

What will work against the Stags?

“We need from start to finish to play fundamental football.

We have talented kids, but you can’t play football with just one or two kids. You need all eight to come to play every series, every down. That’s the bottom line,” Coach Meehan said.

A tall task awaits the Lakers on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. against Cheverus, but Ryan Stoker and Co. will be up for the challenge.

“I’m ready to bring it,” Stoker said.

Laker Stat lines Rushing yards: 469 Rushes: Brock Gibbons 9-102, Mike Ross 7-60 Passing: Brock Gibbons 4-for-8, 70 yards

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Independent Thought

by Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist

Opening the Pandora’s Box

Thomas Jefferson wrote, “I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.” He also deplored “the selfish spirit of commerce [that] knows no country, and feels no passion or principle but that of gain.”

MAGA “conservatives” like to quote Jefferson, but they rarely quote statements like those. They love his comment about refreshing the tree of liberty with the blood of patriots, but they’re silent as the tomb about his warning that our democratic principles were being corrupted by the growing power of backroom deals and untraceable corporate money.

You’ve probably heard of “The Pandora Papers,” and maybe also their predecessors, the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers. They’re a Pandora’s Box, just the latest chapters in a long, sordid story of greed and corruption by the world’s richest people. Together, all these leaked documents expose more than $15 trillion of secret financial transactions by the world’s super-rich folks. Experts suspect their total hidden, unaccounted wealth may be four or five times that amount. It was all secret; most of it was crooked. Drew Sullivan wrote, “The Pandora Papers show the criminal brazenness of the global financial industry. We’ve seen natural resources plundered, pensions looted and budgets gutted, only to have it all end up in Manhattan or Dubai real estate.”

Shadowy networks of super-rich bankers, corporate shysters and corrupt politicians have collaborated for decades to bleed our global economic system to death. They hid the profits of their criminal acts in a rat-maze of crooked financial institutions — so-called tax havens — invisible, untaxed, and beyond the reach of honest accounting. That’s one reason so many countries struggle to provide a basic, decent standard of living. They’re ruled by kleptocracies, government by thieves.

It’s been going on for generations.

We’ve heard whispered tales of secret Swiss bank accounts since we were children. During the 1930s, Switzerland was notorious for opaque, impenetrable banking laws, enabling banks to hide vast sums of money and art treasures looted by the Nazis and other criminal actors. In exchange for their help, bankers took a big slice off the top of every transaction, becoming very rich in the process. Recently, we read yet another story of a Jewish family still trying to recover priceless paintings stolen from their grandparents nearly a century ago. The number of those “tax havens” has increased exponentially. Three of the worst are right here at home — South Dakota, Texas and Florida, all MAGA states.

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To The Editor:

It’s important to realize that Hydro-Quebec has been producing and selling electricity for decades and currently has no projects that will increase production. Therefore, the power that would be passed through Maine to Massachusetts by the Central Maine Power (CMP) corridor is already being generated and is not new energy. The real purpose of the corridor is to transmit existing electricity to a new customer to increase profits for the foreign companies CMP and Hydro-Quebec.

Maine is simply in the way.

Massachusetts could claim that they have reduced their carbon footprint, but transferring existing clean power to a new location does not improve the global carbon footprint. In fact, the project’s global impact would be negative because the 53 miles of trees that would be clear-cut are currently removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

To improve the climate worldwide we have to create

truly new clean, renewable energy and reduce our use of fossil fuels. Vote “Yes” on Question 1 and put an end to this latest energy shell game.

Jonathan Chappell Bridgton

It’s a fire danger too

To The Editor:

I am writing concerning Question 1 on the November ballot. Put all the rhetoric, and illegal activity, on the back burner for a minute and consider the following: In November 2019, Business Insider reported that over the past 16 years, 1,500 wildfires were caused by power lines maintained by PG&E, including the deadliest blaze on record, which killed 85 people. Do we really want the worst-rated power company in the United States (i.e., the Free World) involved at all in a project like this?

Reuters reported that PG&E will now bury over 10,000 miles of existing transmission lines to mitigate the fire danger. One must wonder, who will bear the cost of this?

It has been a long time since 1947 and the current statewide drought-cycle has just begun in 2020, according

FALL FISHING — An unidentified fishermen sits in a kayak on the Crooked River in Naples last week.

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Storing up in October for winter

How can October be described? How can there be pink, gold, green, and scarlet, all on the same maple tree, and even on the same leaf? How is it possible to describe the surface of water that shimmers, ripples, or smooths out, and glistens with many colors whenever the light changes? The Witch Hazel shrub in our yard blooms in October, with delicate, spidery yellow flowers that are easy to miss unless you know where to look. In her “Naturally Curious” blog, Mary Holland alerts us to them, along with the shrub’s dried brown seed pods that have burst open and flung their seeds as far as thirty feet away.

Early one morning, we watch the deep gold full moon slip lower in the dim northwest sky, reflected in the still water of the lake. Like the majesty of Mount Washington, glowing unearthly white with its first full covering of snow against a backdrop of clear blue sky, these wonders cannot be properly described in words or captured in photographs. October is best experienced in person. It is a time to be outdoors, to stand on the side of a mountain and feel the raw, damp wind, knowing in your bones that in the higher elevations, snow is falling.

October is a time of change, when we humans collect and store up memories to revisit in the dark days of winter, but we are not the only ones preparing for the change of season. A few weeks ago, on a warm sunny day when we were enjoying our lunch outdoors on the porch, we noticed something unusual. The male Red-bellied Woodpecker, who occasion-

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis BN Columnist ally visits our seed feeder, was making frequent repeated trips. He flew away in the same direction each time, and we discovered he was flying from the feeder to a pine tree around the corner of the house, where he landed in the crotch of a limb on the far side of the main trunk. Each trip between the tree and the feeder took less than a minute. He was storing food for winter and caching it in the tree.

A few days later, we noticed a Blue Jay on our seed feeder, rather than on the ground below where Jays like to pick up fallen seeds. We also noticed that each time it left the feeder its crop was bulging with seeds. Like the Redbellied Woodpecker, this Jay was taking seeds away to cache them for winter. Other birds, including Chickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches, other Woodpeckers, and Crows are known to STORING UP, Page 4B

A Pair of Specters haunt Bridgton

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In the history of any town that’s been settled for over two and a half centuries, especially one here in New England, one’s sure to find preserved the odd ghost story, monstrous legend, or twilight superstition handed down through the generations. Bridgton is no different, with stories of witchcraft and local folk medicine in the days of the settlers, haunted houses and mournful ghosts in the nineteenth century, and of course the Beast, which we discussed earlier this month.

Today, in honor of the coming Hallowe’en, we’ve selected two of these stories from our annals to share with you today, in hope that you may share them anew with your families, and so breathe a fresh spark of life into these old, mostly-forgotten tales.

The first story concerns the tragedy of Betsey Hale, a local woman and daughter of some of our first settlers, the Hales of South Bridgton. The Hales settled at the corner of Fosterville Road, next to their friends and close relations by marriage, the Fosters. Born in 1782, we know very little about the early life of Betsey, other than that she did not join the membership of the Congregational Church here until 1813, at the age of 31. This is a notable fact, in that it appears to speak to the already-present manifestation of that illness which plagued her throughout her life. For Betsey was, as the people of her day described her, a ‘madwoman.’ We know very little about four generations of our neighto The Bangor Daily News.

Robert Cross bors — the Harmon family — Waterford arrived at our home knowing that my husband was not going to be able to bring in our firewood for the winter due to recent cancer surgery. They all worked for four hours steady, brought in and stacked over five cords of wood and left us warm for the winter and filled To The Editor: with a renewed faith in the Friendship and kindness are kindness of others. alive and well on Hio Ridge Many thanks to Beverly Road in Bridgton. Last Sunday, Harmon, Terri and Mark Pike, Scott Harmon, Amy Millar and her children, Everett and Gracie.

Sue Drisko Bridgton

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The vegan perspective

To The Editor:

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director her case, because unfortunately people like Betsey, existing on the margins of society in her lifetime, are very rarely recorded in historic documents. Still, what we do know paints a very tragic picture. From the letters of the Peabody family, we find notes from the winter of 1835-36 in which members of the Perleys discuss local news, Betsey among them. From a letter of Dec. 19, 1835, we find a line that, “Betsey Hale is no better, acts strangely,” and from one of Jan. 3 of the following year, we find the longest passage discussing Betsey which has survived. Sadly, it is a rather heartless assessment, indicative of the notions surrounding mental health at the time, and so the less we dwell on it the better. “Betsy Hale is about as she has been — sometimes trying to kill herself, & sometimes trying to kill Rebeckah. I don’t know but it would be right to let her SPECTERS, Page 3B Earth more coercive than Carnism. Those who eat meat and consume dairy, who wear leather and wool force their beliefs on others to such an extent that others die because of that belief. Billions of animals die each year for human use — just how forceful is that?

If it was the non-vegan (Carnist) who was the one waiting in line to have their throat slit or was having their babies stolen from them like a dairy cow, or was about to be skinned alive, they’d be begging, sobbing, pleading for people like us (Vegans) to speak up for them and save them (and we would).

So, looking at it from the victim’s perspective, if anything, the question should be: “Why aren’t vegans more forceful in proclaiming their beliefs?”

For much more on veganism, and Carnism please Google, “the vegan project — global, michael corthell.”

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.

Michael Corthell The Vegan Project Bridgton

The complaint I receive most from non-vegans, by far is: “Stop forcing your vegan beliefs on us!”

First, writing about what vegans believe isn’t exactly forcing anyone to do anything.

And second, the dominant belief system concerning animals and their rights is Carnism, which after all, is about conditioning (teaching) people that it’s okay to eat and use some animals but not others (you wouldn’t eat your dog, right?). To The Editor: HITTING THE PEAK — Peak leaf season in Denmark is all about the red!

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Verbal gymnastics

vious of White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki’s skill of twisting words into a shape that would make a pretzel baker blush. She has also mastered exaggeration, embellishment, obfuscation, distraction, distortion and numerous other tactics that allow her to cover up the truth about what a disaster the Biden presidency is. Like her boss President Biden, Psaki has no qualms with lying profusely when her sleight of hand seems not to be fooling anyone.

Biden has perfected the art of referring to the endless catastrophes he has blundered into by stating, “the buck stops with me” and immediately blaming everyone under the sun for his gross incompetence. Biden’s administration is stocked to the rafters with people totally unqualified to be leading a great nation.

In an act of utter stupidity, Biden threw open the Southern border and invited all the world to come, and come they did by the hundreds of thousands.

Asked by horrendously overextended border officials if they would like a COVID shot or not, illegal immigrants are then bussed across America to establish a new life completely funded by America’s hapless and helpless taxpayers.

Border workers who refuse to take a COVID shot are threatened with firing. What a

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LATE AUTUMN VIEW — A beautiful evening view of Kezar Lake and the White Mountains, photographed this past weekend by Pam Bliss of Lovell.

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Given this fact, what on earth is the purpose of the Biden administration’s agenda besides the accumulation of unrestricted government power? They are enamored with never-ending crisis, usual created by government.

An unacknowledged crisis at our Southern border; hunTo The Editor: dreds of thousands of illegal The Constitution’s pur- aliens, drugs, drug runners, pose is to restrain government human traffickers, sex trafpower not to make it easy for fickers, and terrorists turned government to exercise un-

The Town Clerk’s Office will be open on Thursday, October 28, from 4 until 7 p.m. for the purpose of accepting voter registration and other election related issues. No other town 1T43 business will be conducted during this time.

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There will no longer be voting at Casco Community Center.

The school’s drop-off time is 8:15 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. and pick-up is 2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Parking will be limited during these times. It is strongly recommended to plan accordingly to avoid traffic delays.

Polls will be open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

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The Town of Casco is pleased to announce that our voting location will now be at Crooked River Elementary School Gymnasium located at 1437 Poland Spring Road in Casco.

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TOWN OF NAPLES Planning Board Meeting

The Naples Planning Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021. The meeting will be in person at the Naples Town Hall Board Room located at 15 Village Green Lane starting at 6 p.m. On the Agenda: 1. New Business a. A Site Plan Review for a proposed solar project located North of Lambs Mill Rd (Tax Map R04, Lots 34, 35, & 36) submitted by Longroad Development Company. b. A Dock Permit with square footage totaling 384 sqft, measuring 96’ x 4’, located at 23 Rabbit Lane (Tax Map U44 Lot 8A) submitted by Michael and Lisa Plummer. c. A Dock Permit with square footage totaling 1,368 sqft, measuring 126’ x 4’ with multiple slips along with an observation/relaxation dock totaling 140 sq. ft., measuring 20’ x 4’ with a 6-foot attachment located at 46 Shirley Road (Tax Map U39 Lot 8) submitted by Donna Ritchie. d. A Site Plan Review for a proposed renovation and expansion project for the Naples Marina property (Tax Map U1 Lot 5) submitted by DM Roma Consulting.

Plans may be viewed online at www.townofnaples.org The public is welcome to attend the meeting. Masks are recommended.

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Little scares me about Halloween or trick-or-treating.

Ghosts, zombies, skeletons and witches have nothing on all the milk ingredients in candy and the frightening truth about the

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are hit hardest by stealth taxes: inflation, tax bracket creep, increased corporate taxes, and lost job opportunities. The least affected are the powerful elites in government and quasi-private businesses.

Questions: Are the American people’s lives becoming better or worse? Are race relations better or worse?

Is our public education system getting better or worse?

Is our position in the world better or worse? Do we control our destiny or does government?

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loose into our country.

Closing federal lands to oil/gas exploration; ridiculously high gasoline and home heating oil prices.

Supply chain disruption; ports unable to move goods from docks to end users. Government regulations restricting owner operator trucks from working the docks, severely limiting hours drivers can work, and not allowing newer diesel fueled trucks to operate in California.

Critical Race Theory: A theory that teaches our children that if they are white they are oppressors and if our children are descended from at least one non-white parent they are oppressed. This is racism pure and simple. It is up ending the gains brought about through the efforts of the Civil Rights movement.

CRT is re-segregating society based solely on race, a pernicious concept rejected by most Americans regardless of race. Problem: If the white race is corrupt, what will happen to bi-racial children?

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slap in the face and disgrace by an administration drunk on power and out of control.

When asked by a reporter about former President Barack Obama’s statement that, “open

Amendment and save the country from this shell of a president.

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borders are unsustainable,” Secretary Psaki cavalierly stated, “the border isn’t open.”

This is the type of stupidity and arrogance that infects Biden’s team from stem to stern.

America can’t survive Biden’s gross incompetence and lack of empathy for all Americans, not just progressives. For God’s sake, Democrats, use the 25th

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(Continued from Page 1B) kill herself — according to all appearances she never will be any better, & if she keeps on at the rate she is going on now she will kill Rebeckah & David, for aught I know. They cannot get any one to stay there, & Rebeckah has all the work to do, & take care of her. I should say the sooner she killed herself the quicker — I should not say so, if there was the least hopes of her ever becoming sane again.”

Following this, and an unsuccessful stint in the new “Augusta Insane Hospital,” Betsey returns and, unable to be supported any longer by her mother and father, is turned out and becomes a town charge. The selectmen of Bridgton, operating in their role as “Overseers of the Poor,” were charged with finding accommodations for Betsey at town expense, and over the following decades we find occasional report in town documents of their bidding off the care of Betsey to various families in town. The indenture of one of these families, the Barnards, still survives and attests to the condition of Betsey in 1844; “Said Barnard shall properly support, take care of, and provide for said Betsey Hale for the term aforesaid, provided she shall so long live or in that proportion should she not live to the end of the year at his own house in said Bridgton, which he the said Barnard promises & agrees to do — and he further

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dairy industry. This is the industry that has spent billions convincing humans that drinking the milk of another species is okay.

This is the industry that feeds millions of dairy cows in favor of feeding starving humans.

This is the industry that creates pastures for dairy cows which accounts for a substantial reduction of forestland and other wildlife habitats. Add to this that the digestive system of cows discharges large amounts of methane, and their waste

discharges nitrous oxide, both contributors to global warming.

This is the industry that perpetually impregnates cows in order to keep them lactating to produce milk meant for their offspring and then kills them off after they are “spent.”

The dairy industry is more frightening than any Halloween nightmare.

But, we’re lucky. Our local supermarkets offer a selection of plant-based milks, cheeses, and ice creams, as well as a colorful display of fresh fruits and veggies. And the dairy industry reporting slumping sales is just the treat we need this holiday season.

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David W. Cassidy Sr. David W. Cassidy Sr., 90, of Bridgton, died unexpectedly and peacefully on October 18, 2021, at Bridgton Hospital, while surrounded by family. Son of the late Robert F. Cassidy and Genevieve Gower Cassidy. David was born in Boston and grew up in Braintree MA graduating with the class of 1949.

David is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Elinor McGaughey Cassidy of Bridgton; his children David W. Jr. (Kathleen) of Westford, Mass., Dennis J. (Cynthia) of Naples, Thomas M. (Karen) of Albany Township, James F. (Susan) of S. Weymouth Mass., Peter R. (Juanita) of Phillipston, Mass., and Maureen Cassidy Walther (Brien) of Jackson Township, N.J. He is survived by his grandchildren; Lauren Cassidy of Amherst, Mass., Katie Cassidy Davis (Adam) of Windham, Maine, Kevin Cassidy of New York, N.Y., Emily Cassidy of Casco, Maine, James Cassidy (Nichole) of Hingham, Mass., Colleen Cassidy of Abington, Mass., Patrick Walther of Jackson Twp., N.J., and predeceased by Sarah Walther of Jackson Twp, N.J. He is also survived by his great-grandchildren Grace and Joan Davis, and Nora Cassidy Funeral from the Hurley Currie Funeral Home, 127 So. Franklin St. (Rt. 37), Holbrook on Saturday, October 23, at 10:45 a.m., followed by a funeral mass at St. Joseph Church in Holbrook at 11:30 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held Friday, October 22nd from 4-7pm. Interment St. Mary’s Cemetery, Randolph.

In lieu of flowers, donations in David’s memory can be made to Give Kids the World Village, 210 S. Bass Rd., Kissimmee FL 34746. The family asks that we remain safe by following recommended wearing of face masks. For online guestbook and directions, visit www.thehurleyfuneralhomes.com.

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promises to keep her from wandering from place to place to the best of his ability.”

Betsey Hale died sometime in 1861, having outlived her parents and her brother David Jr., who seems to have taken charge of her in the 1850s. She was buried in a pauper’s grave in South Bridgton, and her grave, while unmarked, is believed to lie beside that of her parents, where a small boulder has been set in the ground in lieu of a headstone. And now we have come to the close, in a story which has been passed down through the Barnard family; the last chapter in the life of Betsey Hale, a chapter which, whether true or not, was written and passed into history after her death. Ruth Barnard Sanborn, in her manuscript history of South Bridgton, recorded in 1953 a curious piece of folklore which she had heard her mother SPECTERS, Page 4B

Obituaries Walter A. Horton III Walter A. Horton III went to be with his wife and the Lord on October 13, 2021. He was born July 20, 1928, in Central Falls, RI., to Walter A. Horton Jr. and his wife Alexandrina. He grew up in Pawtucket during the Great Depression, where he spent much of his boyhood involved in Troop 16 of the local Boy Scouts. He rose to Eagle Scout, and worked as Roman Scoutmaster, being appointed by famous Boy Scout Executive, J. Harold Williams.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Walter joined the local Civil Defense. As a messenger, he was one of the only children allowed to have a bicycle due to the rubber shortage. He joined the Army with three friends, and they became known at the “Pawtucket Boys,” men who joined the Army to benefit from the GI Bill. After training as an engineer, he served with the 1st Cavalry in Occupied Japan, where he had MP duties. He told his grandsons many interesting stories about Japanese culture, the cities he saw and touring Japan’s countryside.

Upon his discharge from the Army, Walter attended Brown University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1952. Immediately after college, he was called to serve the Lord, and joined the Order of Cisterian Monks of the Roman Catholic Church. During the next 14 years, Walter became an ordained priest, helped build by hand St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Mass., and received a license degree in Theology after a year of study at St. Thomas University in Rome. Although he left the priesthood, and was very humble about his accomplishments, it was a very important part of his life.

In 1966, through his work with the monks, he met the love of his life and soulmate, Betty L. Crook. They married July 29, 1967, and he adopted her two daughters, Carmen and Kimberly.

After living briefly in Concord, N.H., they purchased Betty’s childhood homestead in Bridgton on September 12, 1969. Three days later, while moving into their new home, they welcomed their son, Walter A. Horton IV into the family.

Walter became a civil engineer for the State of Maine Department of Transportation in 1969. He was the chief engineer on many southern Maine road construction jobs and retired from the state in 1987. He also became a licensed site evaluator and did his first job on June 11, 1974, for a neighbor. For almost 50 years, Walt designed septic systems all over southern Maine. He was very well liked and respected by the many contractors he worked with over the years. On October 3, 2021, he officially retired from site evaluation work. In 2009 he published his book called The Wild Strawberry School; The book of Conscious Sensations.

He enjoyed gardening, walks with his many dogs, and spending time with his family. October 2, 2021, his wife of 54 years passed away at home, with him by her side. Knowing that she was at peace and his work was done, he went to be with his wife in Heaven the morning of October 13.

He was also predeceased by his parents and his brother, Raymond Horton. He will be dearly missed by his daughters Carmen Horton and Clifford Daigle of Bridgton, Kimberly and Gordon Camous of Norway, and son Walter A. Horton IV (Zak) of Bridgton. Also surviving him are his six grandchildren, Brogan Horton and Cassidy Howard, Cameron Horton, Liam and Gabby Opie, Walter A. Horton V (Nolan), Makyah Camous and Emilie Camous. Also, great-grandchildren Amelia and Oliver Howard.

He is also survived by his sister, Sandra, and Ralph Tomei, of Seekonk, Mass., and nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be held at Homeland Cemetery on Middle Ridge Road, Bridgton, on November 6 at 1 p.m.

A double service will be held to include a service for his wife, Betty, whose service was postponed due to family illness. Rain date is November 7 at 1 p.m. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, 8 Elm St., Bridgton, To make an online condolence please visit www. chandlerfunerals.com

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July 4, 1947 – July 12, 2021

Lawrence “Larry” Olsen Horn came into this world in a blaze of glory, as fireworks were exploding outside the hospital, in Portland, Maine, on July 4, 1947. His parents, Emmanuel “Manny” Horn and Elizabeth “Betty” Horn (nee Olsen) soon moved their growing family to Woburn, Mass., where Larry spent his childhood years as a kind, adventurous, fun-loving kid. Betty loved to tell the story of the time young Larry hopped onto the back of a fire truck on his way home from school to go help the local firemen fight a fire.

She found out because Larry’s older brother Steve went home first to ask permission; when she told him “absolutely not!”, he responded, “but why not?! Larry is already there!” Larry had a strong desire to help people, and that desire along with his pursuit of fun and laughter shaped his path through life.

Larry chose to join the Army at the age of 20 and served as a medic in Vietnam from 1967-1968. He was stationed in Tan An when it was bombed, sadly lost his best friend, and almost lost his life. His injuries were severe enough that he was told that he would never walk again, but he persevered and was walking again within a year.

He did not often talk about his experiences in Vietnam, but he enjoyed communicating through writing, and later wrote an article about his neardeath experience which was called “A Face From Above” and published in the Mar/Apr 1998 edition of the magazine Angels On Earth. He was proud of his service to his country, and started a nonprofit organization called the Vietnam Veteran Registry with the goal of helping Vietnam veterans reunite. He believed strongly in fighting for freedom, and often said, “I may not agree with what you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it.”

True to form, Larry continued to pursue his passions after returning from Vietnam. He attended Boston College and became an RN. He met the love of his life, Frances “Fran” Deslauriers (also an RN) at Maine Medical Center. He and Fran moved to Seattle in 1977. There, he was able to further enjoy his scuba diving hobby as well as numerous other outdoors activities including hiking, rock climbing, and camping. They were married on a ranch in Colorado in 1978 and embarked on their 43 year adventure together.

They moved back to Maine in 1981, after Larry had returned several times to scout for the perfect property. Together, they tore down an old barn and used the wood to build their house, which Larry designed. Their daughter Alycia (“Ally”) was born in 1984 and four years later their daughter Krisandra (“Krissy”) was born.

Larry loved children and naturally transitioned into the role of a stay-at-home parent. He was an excellent father, just the right mix of protective and encouraging; he was just as quick to participate in a water gun fight with his girls as he was to tell them that their shorts weren’t long enough. He eagerly helped them with school projects, cheered loudly at their sports competitions, chaperoned field trips, and deftly navigated their teenagerhoods. As part of his legacy, he instilled in them a strong work ethic, independence, and love of family and community.

Being a stay-at-home dad did not prevent him from keeping himself busy with various community service endeavors. He was quick to lend a helping hand to anyone in need; after the ice storm of ’98, he went around with a chainsaw helping to clear roads and driveways and checking on neighbors. In addition to the Vietnam Veterans Registry, he also started the non-profit Sweden Emergency Response Fund and volunteered his time as an EMT, with the goal of making sure the residents of Sweden had prompt access to EMS services. He also volunteered for the Sweden Fire Department, and worked as an EMT for Bridgton EMS. When the girls were older, he went back to school at the University of Southern Maine and obtained his masters in occupational therapy at the ripe young age of 57. He re-entered the workforce as a traveling OT for several years.

Larry was what some would call an adrenaline junkie. As a teenager, he worked at both a toy store and a Chinese food restaurant in order to fund his private pilot lessons. He finished the hours needed for his pilot’s license later in life, and enjoyed flying whenever he had the time. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol for several years in his 60s. He also enjoyed building remote controlled airplanes and flying them. It brought him joy to teach others how to fly them, even though it meant that they often crashed; retrieving them and rebuilding them was just part of the fun.

In addition to flying, Larry was a man of many other interests.

He enjoyed war and sci-fi books and movies. He had a good memory for trivia, and would often cite random medical trivia. He wrote several unpublished books because he thoroughly enjoyed writing.

Whenever he wanted to express something to a person or business, he would write an eloquent letter, which usually produced the result he was looking for. Ideas for inventions would come to him in dreams, and he subsequently drafted plans for things like hovercrafts and pneumatic drills. At any given moment he would be working on several projects, ranging from building a play house for the kids to building a garage bigger than the actual house. He was a problem-solver, although his family members lovingly remember his “solutions” often going awry. He and Fran regularly attended church and bible groups. He was the go-to person for organizing family parties; at get-togethers, he could typically be found at these gatherings telling tales resulting in gales of laughter. He followed the Boy Scout motto “Be Prepared”; whether you needed a pocket knife, a defibrillator, or a bug out bag, he had you covered. He liked to skeet and target shoot. Travel was high on his list of pleasures, and he and his family created wonderful memories camping in the earlier years and exploring national parks in the later years.

He surely led a full life, and passed comfortably on July 12, 2021, surrounded by the ever-lasting love of his daughters and wife. He is survived by wife Fran Deslauriers, daughters Ally Reppel and Krissy Horn, son-in-laws Jeremy Reppel and John Haskell, grandchildren Belle Haskell, Cedar Haskell, Lucian Reppel, Alice Haskell, and Callan Reppel, brother Brian Horn, and sister-in-law Martha Horn. He is predeceased by his father Manny Horn, mother Betty Horn, and brothers Jeff Horn and Steve Horn.

He left this letter to be opened upon his death, written March 12, 1997, addressed to his family and friends: “I have always loved to tell stories, and this one is especially important now that I am gone: An ancient Greek legend tells of a mother that lost her only son in war. One night, the mother dreamed that she awoke before a huge rugged mountain. Young men much like her son were carrying huge sacks up the mountain. Thinking she might find her son, she eagerly searched the endless procession of men struggling upwards under their huge burdens. Finally, she found her son and showered him with tears of joy as he continued up the mountain.

Seeing her son was in pain she asked, ‘son, my son, why are you carrying this burden?’ The son, his face drawn and tired, replied, ‘Mother, I carry the tears that you and others have shed for me.’

I ask that if you truly love me, you will not make my burden a heavy one.

If you wish to honor my memory, then I ask that you celebrate life, not death.

Where I go, I go without fear because of the strength of my family and friends.

Love, Your Son, Brother, and Friend”

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Opinion

A Pair of Specters haunt Bridgton

late 1860s, and which Major Shorey of the then-new Bridgton News documented on June 20, 1873. I wish we could better explain the story here, but space this week limits us to only the article. If there is sufficient interest a follow-up may appear sometime over the winter.

“A Haunted House in Bridgton Our village has been rife of late with stories and rumors concerning the appearance of a spectral visitor in a certain house in the heart of this village, which, we learn, for several years past has had the unenviable reputation of being haunted.

Two families have in turn moved out of the house, saying that they were annoyed by strange noises and other unaccountable phenomena. The apparition appears in the form of a woman, and invariably makes visitations in a certain bedroom in the upper story. Connected with these stories is that, told by certain old citizens, to the effect that many years ago a woman and child died in this house under circumstances which led to the belief that there had been foul play.

The present occupant of the house is Mr. P-----, an intelligent and highly respected citizen who, by the way, is no believer in supernatural manifestations. He had never slept in the bed chamber aforementioned until recently, but some of his children had, and they several times complained of being frightened by strange sounds. But he only smiled at their statements, and begged of them to dismiss all such silly fears. One night, a little over a week ago, Mr. and Mrs. P----- occupied that bedroom for the first time. In the middle of the night, Mrs. P----- who was lying awake, saw by the moonlight, a strange figure WHAT A FALL SCENE — Not even an overcast day can mute the fall colors at Five approached the bed, whereFields Farm in South Bridgton.

(Photo by Suzanne Richard) upon she uttered a loud shriek, (Continued from Page 3B) relate when she was a child in the 1880s, concerning the freedom which Betsey’s tormented spirit is said to have found in death. “The Hales were another family now gone from South Bridgton. Ernest Stevens lives now on the Hale Road (now the Pond Road). David and Nathaniel Hale lived at either end of this road. Betsy Hale had a white horse which she loved to drive, but she had a mental breakdown and after that she was not allowed to drive it any more. She resented this, and some people pitied her. After Betsy died, it was said that she came back at night and drove the horse, as in the morning it was found dripping with sweat.” As Caroline Grimm, our local chronicler these many years best put it; “In death, Betsey Hale rode wild and free.”

The second story for your consideration today concerns a haunted house which was discovered here in Bridgton in the

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and the apparition instantly vanished. The scream awakened her husband, who saw nothing unusual in the room. By and by he heard a peculiar noise, apparently in the basement.

Lighting a lamp, he proceeded to the locality whence the sounds appeared to emanate, and he could discover nothing of an extraordinary character. A few nights later, as they were sleeping in the same room, Mrs. P----- again became aware of the presence of the mysterious visitor.

By a strong effort of the will, she so far controlled her nerves as to quietly watch the spectral guest. It was the figure of a woman rather above the ordinary height, with a pale, sad countenance, partly closed eyes, and dressed in white with the exception of a bright sash around her waist. The figure slowly approached and, bending over the bed extended her arms over Mrs. P, who unable longer to control her fright, again screamed, upon which, as before, the specter vanished. Since then, it has not appeared. The couple still occupy the haunted room at night, with the determination to probe the mystery if possible. We give the simple statement of the facts, and leave our readers to draw their own conclusions. Meanwhile, the people talk, and still the wonder grows; the young people hear the fearful tale and draw nearer to their elders, when ‘all without is dark,’ and these in turn shake their heads and, casting furtive glances about the room, mentally soliloquize, ‘There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.’”

Till next time!

Storing up in October for winter

(Continued from Page 4B) cache food at this time of year, but most of the time we do not know if one bird is making multiple trips to the feeder, or if multiple birds are each making a single trip. We do know, though, that a great quantity of crushed sunflower seeds is vanishing each day, and the feeder that normally we fill every few days, has been emptying within hours.

Numerous studies have been done to better understand caching behavior in birds. According to Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Red-bellied Woodpecker who was ferrying seeds from our feeder to the pine tree may also be storing away acorns and nuts in other locations. He will probably STORING UP, Page 5B REAL ESTATE

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ACROSS 1. Good earth 5. Pea soup bone 8. Transport, with a U 12. Top notch 13. Copenhagen native 14. Boggy 15. Who would 16. Play parts 17. “Sesame Street” roommate 18. *World’s best-selling candy bar 20. Law school entry requirement, acr.

21. Use a garrote 22. Homer Simpson’s exclamation 23. *”Gimme a break” bar 26. Scrimmage line group 30. Dollar 31. Saltwater game fish 34. Hindu workout 35. 4 years for a U.S. President, pl.

37. *Hyde & ___ Boutique candy 38. Seize a throne 39. Popular aquarium performer 40. Germany’s National Socialism, for short 42. Ryder Cup peg 43. Excellent 45. Jet setters’ vessels 47. Scientist’s office 48. Game ragout 50. One from Glasgow

52. *Twizzlers competitor 55. There’s none like home?

56. Vocal piece for one 57. Small ladies’ handbag 59. Black cat crossing the street, e.g.

60. One with biggest share?

61. Actor Wahlberg 62. Secondary school 63. Follow ems 64. Sheltered, nautically DOWN 1. Order’s partner?

2. Sounds of amazement 3. Any day now 4. a.k.a. hop clover or nonesuch 5. Certain consonant marker 6. Cavern or cave 7. Army ____ hall, or dining room 8. *Who’s Kisses?

9. Pavlova or Kournikova 10. Newton, e.g.

11. Caustic chemical 13. One of Fanning sisters 14. Cell dweller 19. Online conversations 22. Cacophony 23. Japanese string instrument, pl.

24. Apathetic 25. 9 a.m. prayer 26. Mischievous Norse

deity 27. *Pop Rocks sizzle and pop in it 28. Kind of heron 29. Back of the neck, pl.

32. Back of military formation 33. *Short for Pfefferminz 36. *Chocolate-covered

whipped marshmallow (2 words) 38. Savory taste sensation 40. Apprehend 41. Spirit of the woods 44. Not now 46. Auteur’s art 48. European finch 49. Goodbye, in Puerto

Vallarta 50. Hurtful remark 51. Zoo room 52. Respiratory rattling 53. Et alibi, abbr.

54. “You betcha!”

55. OB-GYN test 58. *Mike and ____ fruity, chewy candy

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Opinion

October 28, 2021, The Bridgton News, Page 5B

Column: Opening Pandora’s Box

group of super-rich mega-criminals — many of whom lead double lives as political leaders and financial titans in the visible world — have seized massive power and a huge portion of global wealth. We’re all being robbed, right in front of our eyes. Had Jefferson lived to see this day, he might say, “I’m sorry, but I told you so.”

The lust for money has deep roots in our culture. French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville toured the United States in 1835, and then compiled his observations into a famous book, Democracy in America. His insights were unflattering.

He viewed our 19th century forebears as mostly a nation of fast-buck hustlers, and he considered that a huge flaw in our

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character. He wrote, “As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?”

Twenty centuries ago, St. Paul warned that, “the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil,” (I Timothy 6:10). Two centuries ago, Jefferson and Tocqueville warned that money lust was corrupting America’s character and politics. We still aren’t listening. The more we change, the more we stay the same.

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

Storing up in October for winter

(Continued from Page 4B) revisit those cache sites to refresh his memory of location and contents, to better find his stored food in winter. Chickadees, who eat mostly caterpillars in summer, switch in winter to a diet consisting of 50% seeds. In winter, when they require more calories to stay warm, they consume twenty times food

more per day than they do in summer, as described by Sarah Perrault in her article “Chickadee Tricks” in the Jan/Feb 2006 issue of Bird Watcher’s Digest magazine.

This is a time for storing up, and in preparation for the coming season we humans store things, too, including memories of October’s extravagant beauty.

by Janet Mills Governor of Maine

Milestone toward heat pump target

I am proud to announce that more than 28,000 high-efficiency heat pumps have been now installed in Maine buildings over the past year. This marks a major milestone toward my target of installing 100,000 new heat pumps by 2025.

Last year, one of the significant actions we took to reduce our carbon emissions, our carbon footprint, and to advance clean energy in Maine was the enactment of LD 1766. That was the bill that put into law our goal of installing 100,000 heat pumps by 2025.

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Opinion

Page 6B, The Bridgton News, October 28, 2021

Twitching: the search for a rare breed

By Mary Jewett Guest Columnist In 2014, I was excited for a trip to Nebraska, for the sole purpose of experiencing the epic sandhill crane migration. Each year, about 500,000 sandhill cranes gather to rest

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and fuel up along the Platte River and cornfields outside of Omaha. A friend and I paid to stay in a bird blind on the river overnight, and even rented expensive lenses for our cameras.

It was a long, cold night in the bird blind, but I was rewarded with several (hundred) photos and a glimpse of a rare whooping crane. Traveling all the way to Nebraska for a new “life bird” felt like the best decision I’d ever made.

And then fall came, and it turns out that sandhill cranes migrate through, and sometimes breed, right here in our great state of Maine. I had no idea. Since my wonderful trip to the mid-west I have seen cranes in Poland, Auburn, Bridgton, and, most frequently, in Fryeburg. Last year, I saw over 20 in the turf fields off of Fish Street in Fryeburg, strolling around, eating up bugs and getting ready to migrate.

These are truly incredible birds, standing at about four feet tall, with a six-foot wingspan. They also have this cool trilling call, which wasn’t quite so charming when coming SANDHILL CRANES taking a rest during their from thousands of beaks, squawking to each other on their pit stop at the Platte. migration south.

Milestone toward heat pump target

(Continued from Page 5B) You know cold weather’s coming upon us pretty fast and we’ve got to be efficient and save money as we heat our homes and businesses. And you know, Maine is the most heating oil dependent state in the country. $5 billion a year goes out of state, out of our pockets, and into the hands and pockets of big oil and gas companies. Let’s reverse that.

Transitioning to heat pumps instead of costly, inefficient and environmentally-harmful heating oil is creating goodpaying jobs right now, it’s curbing our carbon emissions, and it’s cutting costs for Maine families across the state while making those families more comfortable in their homes, a hat trick for our state.

These high-performance heat pumps are affordable, efficient, and accessible. They are appliances that both heat and cool. They do heat in very, very cold temperatures. They work well in cold climates and are much more efficient than window air conditioning in the summer when used for cooling, and they are easy to use.

The law we enacted in 2019 directed the Efficiency Maine Trust and Maine Housing to use existing revenues — that’s non-tax dollars — to achieve our goal by adding 100,000 new heat pumps. Doing so is predicted to reduce your heating bill by between $300 and $600 a year. That’s between $300 to $600 a year per home. That’s a pretty big savings for all Maine families. And, there are rebates available. You can get savings and programs through Efficiency Maine Trust and through Maine Housing to install a new heating pump in your home.

Expanding the use of high-efficiency heat pumps is also sparking a demand for heat pump installers and distributors and sellers. That in turn creates good-paying jobs and diversifies our economy, which is a step toward achieving my

goal of more than doubling Maine’s clean energy and energy efficiency jobs to 30,000 by 2030.

Already, hundreds of firms are registered on the Efficiency Maine website as heat pump installers, who serve customers from Madawaska to Millinocket to Munjoy Hill.

In addition to installing 100,000 heat pumps by 2025, we are expanding incentives for purchasing electric vehicles

Birdwatching is a wonderful hobby, which involves patiently observing our avian friends. Twitching is a different animal altogether. The term originated in Britain, a twitcher being someone who will go to great lengths to see new birds.

I would say I am 70% birdwatcher and 30% twitcher.

Some don’t like the term, but I think it makes perfect sense, as I get pretty twitchy when I see new birds.

I have had limited success as a twitcher. When reports of a rare bird come through the grapevine, I will occasionally try to see it. Some successes have been a calliope hummingbird in Manchester, New Hampshire, and the very reliable great black hawk in Portland from a couple years ago. The dark side of twitching is that sometimes you fail miserably.

I once drove hours to Western Massachusetts in search of a rare European robin-like bird, only to find myself wandering around in the cold, along with dozens of other crazy people on the same mission.

So, I clearly have a passion for birds. Whether I’m traveling thousands of miles, or taking a leisurely walk at the Holt Pond Preserve in Naples, I always have my eyes and ears open. One of my favorite events here in Maine is the Christmas Bird Count. The CBC gives us an opportunity to track our native birds, those who stay with us during the long Maine winter. Through the CBC participants identify and count our sweet chickadees, titmice, and other resident birds, is a fun way to contribute to decades of data. This information is used to track populations and determine if any species are declining.

Whether you are a casual birdwatcher, or an avid twitcher, the Christmas Bird Count is a great event to take part in. If you are interested in this program please give me a shout: mary@mainelakes.org. We probably won’t see any cranes, but anything is possible! and we’re building more electric vehicle charging stations all across Maine; we are doubling the pace of home weatherization, equally important; and we are purchasing more renewable energy through the state procurement process.

We should all be proud of this milestone — 28,000 heat pumps in one year. That’s more than three times the number of heat pumps installed in Maine in 2018. This means we’re contributing to the global efforts against climate change, and we are reducing the use of fossil fuels, and we are building a thriving economy with good-paying, green-collar jobs all across Maine.

Weekly Schedule of Events

Mondays Knitting Group meets at the Caswell Conservancy Center in Harrison from 1 to 3 p.m. All levels of knitting are welcome.

Stamping Up Class returns Nov. 1 at the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, Norway, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Space limited, masks required, materials provided. Sign up at info@ crcofwm.org Chair Yoga (presented by Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine) at Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison with Susan Kane from 11 a.m. to noon.

Open to public ($10), free

to cancer patients and their caregivers. No registration required.

Tuesdays Harrison Food Bank, 12 to 6 p.m. Located at the Harrison Food Bank, Ronald G. St. John Community Center located at 176 Waterford Road in Harrison. Telephone: 207647-3384.

Bridgton Food Bank, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., former Methodist Church building, Main Street.

Tai Chi Maine at the Bridgton Town Hall on North High Street at 10 a.m. All participants are asked to wear masks. For more information, go to

the Tai Chi Maine website or e-mail Taichiinmaine@ gmail.com Jeannette’s Closet, 9 to 11 a.m., First Congregational Church, South High Street, Bridgton.

Caregiver Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., MWV Adult Day Center, 987 East Main Street, Center Conway, N.H. This support group offers education, support and coping skills for caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s or Related Disorders. For more information, call 603-356-4980 on online at mwvadultdaycenter.org.

Wednesdays Morning Coffee, 9 to

11 a.m., American Legion Post 67, 25 Depot Street, Bridgton. Stop by and have a coffee on us, and see what has been happening with the American Legion. All are welcome!

Chair Yoga (presented by Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine) at Caswell Conservancy Center (42 Main Street) in Harrison with Susan Kane from 11 a.m. to noon.

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LEA, Rotary & BHS partner Alanna Doughty of Lakes Environmental Association and Mike Davis of the Bridgton Historical Society shared a wealth of knowledge with the 17 participants who joined the Stevens Brook Trail History Walk on Thursday, Oct. 21.

The entire trail is rich with history. This walk focused on the mills from the Pondicherry Woolen Mill at the Food City site to the Smith Sash, Furniture and Coffins Factory on Smith Avenue. Participants were from Waterford, Sweden and Bridgton, along the brook and beyond. Newcomers and folks with a history of family members working in the mills participated and shared along with the TALKING HISTORY — Alanna Doughty of Lakes educators.

When Rotarian Carol Environmental Association and Mike Davis of Bridgton Historical Society share their mill knowl- Madsen, who chairs the Club’s environmental committee, asked edge during last week’s History Walk.

Kerry Cushing and Mike Davis of the Historical Society if they’d like to sit down and explore how we could work together, they jumped at the opportunity to collaborate to bring this historic trail more into the public eye.

In November, a meeting with representatives of LEA, BHS, Rotary and perhaps others will explore how a partnership might be formed and what we might hope to achieve over the next few years.

Anyone seeking a role in this activity, please contact Carol Madsen at carjmad@hotmail.

To learn more about LEA, go to https://mainelakes.org.

For more information on the Bridgton Historical Society, go to https://bridgtonhistory.org.

For more about BridgtonLake Region Rotary Club, go to https://lakeregionrotary.com.

1st Church to brighten holidays

This Thanksgiving, First Church Bridgton will be offering to Bridgton residents a gift card (Food City, or Hannaford or Irving Gas) to help make this season of thanks a little easier and happier for you and your family.

An application can be downloaded from the church website at http:// www.fccbridgton.org or can be picked up at the church, located on 33 South High Street in Bridgton from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Applications must be mailed or dropped off to the church by Friday, Nov. 5, 2021.

Gift cards will be delivered as you drive through the church parking lot located at 33 South High Street in Bridgton, on Saturday, Nov. 20, between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m.

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program. The parents of Bridgton kids, in the 8th grade or younger, will each receive a gift card per family to Walmart, Renys, Old Navy or Carter’s. An application to be a part of this

Local Events

Book Shed Sale

The Friends of the Bridgton Library will hold a November book sale on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon. The sale will take place at the Book Shed in the rear of the library parking lot. Some great bargains will be available! Cash and checks will be accepted. The proceeds from the sale will support the library’s many activities and programs.

Hollyberry Craft Fair

The annual Hollyberry Craft Fair, featuring local vendors and crafters, will take place on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lake Region High School. The fair is sponsored by Lake Region Project Graduation.

Vendors and crafters interested in participating can contact Katherine Vincent at nunnabear1013@gmail.com

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Pints for Polio tonight 10/28

Rotary members in the Bridgton-Lakes Region are taking action in honor of World Polio Eradication to raise awareness, funds, and support to end polio, a vaccinepreventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today. $1 of every pint sold on today, Thursday, Oct. 28, from 3 p.m. to closing at the Olde Mill Tavern in Harrison (56 Main Street) will be donated to Rotary’s fight to eradicate Polio.

When Rotary and its partners, the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and UNICEF launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, there were 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries every year. We’ve made great progress against the disease since then. Today, polio cases have been reduced by 99.9 percent, and just two countries continue to report cases of wild poliovirus: Afghanistan and Pakistan. And we remain committed to the end.

With polio nearly eradicated, Rotary and its partners must sustain this progress and continue to reach every child with the polio vaccine. Without full funding and political commitment, this paralyzing disease could return to poliofree countries, putting children everywhere at risk. Rotary has committed to raising $50 million each year to support PINTS, Page 9B

Benefit for Brandon Wears

A benefit for Brandon Wears will be held on Sunday, Nov. 14 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Gary’s Olde Town Tavern in Naples. There will be a 50/50 drawing, a Chinese auction, t-shirt sales and music provided by DJ Dan Harding from 1 to 3 p.m. and Pete Finkle from 2 to 5 p.m.

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Army veteran, and a single father of two. He suffered a traumatic brain injury during night-time jump training. He was medically discharged and his parents purchased a fixer-upper to provide a space for him to live and raise his children with their help.

The home in Bridgton needs to be adapted to his medical needs and provide a safe and comfortable place to raise his children. His military disability is stretched and won’t cover construction costs, so that’s where a local veteran and plumber Chris Rocci, who looked at his needs decided to rally to help because Brandon is a proud veteran that would never ask for help.

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(Continued from Page 6B) North High Street at 10 a.m. All participants are asked to wear masks. For more information, go to the Tai Chi Maine website or e-mail Taichiinmaine@ gmail.com Fridays Bridgton Easy Riders Snowmobile Club meets the second Friday of each month (next one Oct. 8) at the Bridgton Community Center (Depot Street); 6 p.m. potluck supper; meeting follows.

Saturdays Sebago Yoga classes on Saturday mornings at the Sebago Town Hall gym. Sign up at www. sebagoyoga.com.

Church distributed clothing to Bridgton kids in conjunction with Bridgton community businesses, organizations and individuals.

This year, First Church, will be offer a different

program can be downloaded from the church website at http://www.fccbridgton. org or can be picked up at the church from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Applications must be mailed or dropped off at the church by Friday, Nov. 27, 2021. Gift cards will be delivered to you as you drive through the church parking lot on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m.

If you have any questions about these programs or need to speak with the Program Coordinator, contact the church office at 647-3936.

ROTARIANS Jessica Putnam (left) and Julie Forbes will host Pints for Polio today, Oct. 28 at Olde Mill Tavern in Harrison. They are pictured here at a Youth Safety Day Event

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Bridgton Farmers’ Market recipe

Moose in the Stew

By Nancy Tripp Bridgton Farmers’ Market If you are lucky enough to have a hunter in the family, and if that hunter is lucky enough to win the moose lottery, you may be blessed with a hunk of moose meat this fall. If not that kind of lucky, substitute a piece of a rump or beef chuck steak. So, you’re not partial to beer? Substitute a cup of red wine. Got extra turnips or parsnips? Throw ’em in. Stews are for adding what you have available. Use it up, eat it up — Yum! I don’t have a moose hunter in this house and I found that a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste added a depth of flavor to my beef broth.

INSTRUCTIONS In a large bowl toss the meat with 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and the flour.

Pour the olive oil into a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over high heat. When the oil shimmers, add the meat in batches (if too crowded it will steam rather than brown). Brown the meat on all sides, about 10 minutes, and remove from the pot.

Add the butter, shallots, and the bay leaf and season with a pinch of salt and a few twists of pepper. Add the garlic, oregano, and basil (I added a few whole cloves for spice) and stir with a wooden spoon to combine. Pour in the beer and scrape the bottom of the pot to remove all the good brown bits.

Add 3 cups of water to the pot, bring to a simmer, and add the moose. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook until the moose is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. (Some meats may take longer than others. Cook until your cut of meat is fully tender). Prepare the dumpling dough while it cooks.

Add the celery, carrots and potatoes to the stew and simmer, uncovered, until just tender, about 10 minutes. I added a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste here.

Making sure the stew is at a slow boil, stir in the frozen peas and dollap the dumpling dough in heaping teaspoons on top of the stew. Cover and cook until the dumplings are cooked just through and a sharp knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 4 to 5 minutes. Serve piping hot.

A Stew of Moose with Parsley Dumplings

from The Lost Kitchen by Erin French Serves 8 to 10 INGREDIENTS 2 pounds moose. Cut into 2-inch chunks Salt and pepper 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 shallots quartered 1 bay leaf 1 garlic clove, chopped 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil — I added 3 or 4 whole cloves (spice) 1 (12-ounce) bottle of beer (on the lighter side) I also added 2 tablespoons of tomato paste Parsley Dumpling Dough — (recipe to follow) 2 celery stalks, cut into ½-inch pieces 4 medium carrots, cut into ½-inch pieces 1/2 pound potatoes, cut into ½-inch pieces 1 cup frozen peas

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Saturday, Oct. 30 is the last day of the Bridgton Farmers Summer Market, located on the green behind Renys from 8 a.m. to noon.

Beginning Saturday, Nov. 13, the Bridgton Farmers’ Market will begin its Winter Market indoors.

BFM is still offering online pre-orders. You pick up your order at the Members Table.

For a full list of vendors and information on ordering visit https://www.facebook.com/BridgtonFarmersMarket/ or bridgtonfarmersmarket.me@gmail.com

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MULTI-TALENTED ARTIST and writer Michael Arnowitt will play a lively, colorful music program of classical favorites on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m.

Classical piano at The Hayloft

The Hayloft at Dragonfly Barn presents an evening of classical piano music with Michael Arnowitt on Wednesday, Nov. 3 from 7 to 9 p.m.

After a successful 2020 Music Series, a unique opportunity arose to host a multi-talented artist and writer, Michael Arnowitt, who will play a lively, colorful music program of classical favorites on The Hayloft’s beautiful grand piano. The venue is located at 95 Sanborns Grove Road, Bridgton Pianist, composer, and event organizer Michael Arnowitt is one of the most creative musicians of today.

His imaginative musical landscapes and extraordinary sense of touch at the piano have delighted audiences in concert halls around the world, from his home base in Vermont and Toronto to France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, and Korea. His life and music are the subject of a documentary film, “Beyond 88 Keys” (2004). The documentary, filmed in both the United States and Europe, has been broadcast on public television and has been shown at a variety of film festivals and venues including the Rode Pomp, an arts center in Gent, Belgium and the Anthology, a theater in New York City’s East Village. Once international touring resumes, he will be performing an eight-concert tour of China with the guitarist Steve Blair where the duo will perform in Beijing and other Chinese cities.

In 1989, Michael Arnowitt began his novel, 26-year-long presentation of the complete 32 Beethoven piano sonatas, matching up his age as he performed the various sonatas with Beethoven’s age as Beethoven composed them.

The eight concerts in the series, spaced out over 26 years, became a study in the psychology of aging and development: audiences have heard how Beethoven developed as a composer, how Arnowitt developed as a pianist, and the intersec-

tion of the two processes.

Other creative projects have included “If Music Be the Food of Love,” a performance of classical and jazz music about food with the simultaneous serving to the audience of the food tastes that inspired the composers, and an intriguing collaboration where he combines his piano improvisations with the live creation of paintings on stage by visual artists. He also performs with the photographer Marjorie Ryerson in a multi-media program Water Music where piano music about water is combined with the projection of water photographs and spoken readings on the subject of water written by leading musicians of today.

In 2013, his composition Haiku Textures for three cello soloists and orchestra was premiered. In this composition the three cello soloists, mirrored by different trios of orchestral instruments scattered in the four corners of the hall, symbolize the three lines of a Japanese haiku poem. A two CD set of 14 of Arnowitt’s jazz compositions, Sweet Spontaneous, was released

by Parma Recordings in July 2018. He is currently working on a new composition, Sound Essence, for jazz quartet and Indonesian gamelan orchestra. Arnowitt is also developing a new concept of a multi-sensory performance event where he will be collaborating with a fabric artist, a chef, a botanist, a scent artist, and technologists to create a novel concert where the audience will be presented music paired with related simultaneous experiences in all the senses — touch, smell, sight, and taste.

Arnowitt has also distinguished himself as an event organizer. In September 2000, he was the artistic director of the Vermont Millennium Music Festival, whose concept was to present in chronological order music from the year 1000 to the year 2000. An extraordinary chronicle of the music and culture of the past thousand years, the festival’s 24 CLASSICAL, Page 9B

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(Continued from Page 10B) to clear cutting. Clear cutting created huge amounts of downed tree tops and limbs, a tinderbox of fuel just waiting for a spark. The wood-fueled logging railroad locomotives spewed sparks from their stacks, and probably caused the 1886 fire, and many other, smaller ones. By the early 1890s, most of the easily reached commercial timber in the Zealand Valley had been cut and removed, and in 1892 Henry moved his logging operations to Lincoln. Another fire in 1897 destroyed the Zealand saw mill and several buildings in the town, and by 1900 the area had been denuded of commercial trees. In 1903, a major forest fire swept the area, and logging was finished in the valley. Not too long thereafter, the land was purchased by the U.S. Government and became part of the White Mountain National Forest.

Since then, the burn scars have healed and the forest has regrown, creating a wonderful place to hike and enjoy nature.

I can’t recommend the hike to Zealand Notch enough, for hikers of all abilities and especially children. It is an easy one and the rewards are well worth the very modest effort.

Zealand Falls in Grafton County, Twin Mountain, NH Difficulty – Difficult in winter Trail distance – 2.8 miles to AMC hut Hiking time – 1.5 to 2 hours to AMC hut Elevation – 2,630 feet Vertical gain – 650 feet Coordinates – 44° 11’ 44’’ N 71° 29’ 39’’ W Topographic Map – USGS Crawford Notch 7.5-minute quad Directions to the Zealand Falls Trailhead: Take Route 302 from North Conway over Crawford Notch, through Bretton Woods. Zealand Road is closed from mid-November through mid-May and hikers must then park at the parking lot on the north side of Route 302 at the end of Zealand Road. Coming from the west, Zealand Road is 2.3 miles west of Twin Mountain village on Route 302. The summer trail is 2.8 miles to the Zealand Hut. In winter, hikes start at Route 302 and are 3.1 miles longer.

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Black History of Maine at Norway Library

NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library is pleased to announce that Maine historian Bob Greene will give a talk, “Black History of Maine” on Thursday, Nov. 4, from 6:30 to 8 pm.

It is often said that Maine is the whitest state in America. Yet, black people have a long history in the Pine Tree State. Slaves? Yes, but also builders, farmers, fishermen, ship captains, and educators. It is that hidden history of our state that Bob Greene will reveal in an eye-opening, fact-filled presentation followed

by Q & A. A native of Portland, Bob Greene is the eighth generation of his family born in Cumberland County. His roots in Maine stretch back into the 1700s. After graduating from Portland High, Bob went off to college and a career as a journalist. He covered airplane crashes, Mississippi River floods and the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. among other things. He has met three presidents: Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. As the Associated Press Tennis Writer, Bob traveled the world covering the sport. After retiring as a journalist, he returned home to Maine where his genealogical research led to a greater knowledge of Maine’s black history. He currently teaches a Black History of Maine course at OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at the University of Southern Maine. Bob is the 2021 recipient of the Maine Historical Society’s Neal Allen Award, which is presented each year for exceptional contributions to Maine history.

This program is an in-person program.

Masks that fully cover the mouth and nose are required regardless of vaccination status.

Attendance is limited to 30 people.

Please call 743-5309, ext. 1, stop by the Information Desk, or e-mail norlib@norway. lib.me.us with questions.

History of sporting camps

PORTLAND-NATIVE Bob Greene will speak on “Black History of Maine” on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m.

Norway Memorial Library is pleased to announce that author Steve Pinkham will deliver a talk via Zoom on the history of sporting camps in Maine on Tuesday, Nov. 9, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Maine is well-known for its hunting and fishing opportunities. But when did it all begin? Learn about when sporting travel to Maine began, how hunters found out where to go, and how to get there. When did the railroads get built into the woods, when did sporting camps begin, and how did they find travel books, maps, and guides to hire?

Steve Pinkham, who has collected over 26,000 related articles, written several books on the Maine woods, and writes a monthly historical column in the North Woods Sporting Journal, will answer these questions and more.

To join the Zoom meeting go to https:// networkmaine.zoom.us/j/82371780975 Please call 743-5309, ext. 1, or e-mail norway.lib.me.us with questions.

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Art Moves hosts Gala of Wander, dance and music

NORWAY — Gala of Wander, Cottage Street Creative Exchange’s moving gallery of dance, music and strategically located charcuterie cups by Kezarstone Catering, will grace the top two floors of the Art Moves Dance Studio building at 13 Cottage Street in Norway on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m.

Matt Fournier, a local favorite, will be singing and playing his guitar. Several dance groups will be performing inside and out (weather permitting) in a variety of locations to keep everyone moving and comfortable during the two-hour event. Tickets are $25 per person.

The silent auction will once again take place online at 32auctions.com. Links to that and globalocal Videodanças created during the pandemic will be available by sending an e-mail to CottageStreetCreati veExchange@gmail.com.

USPS mailed invitations SINGER Matt may also be requested via Fournier will take e-mail. part in the Gala of The website and social Wonder on Saturday, media will be updated weekNov. 6 at 6 p.m. in ly until after the gala.

Norway. (Photo by CSCE’s board of direcLeanne Heidrick) tors are Amanda Daniels, Cathy Lane, Dana Ryerson, Koley True and artistic director Debi Irons.

Our ongoing collaborators are Expansion Arts, (Continued from Page 7B) Cosmic Creations, Casco global polio eradication efforts. The Bill & Melinda Gates Bay Movers, Collective Foundation has pledged to match that 2-to-1, for a comMotion and The Moving Company. CSCE’s annu- bined yearly contribution of $150 million.

“Rotarians are people of action and we couldn’t think of al fundraising event takes a better way to tell our story then by showcasing one of our place on the first Saturday biggest efforts, eradicating polio,” said Julie Forbes, 2020of each year. To know more 21 president of the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club and about our events, programs and mission, contact us on a polio survivor herself. “We encourage everyone to join us the project side of artmoves- today (Oct. 28) at the Olde Mill between 3 p.m. and closing dance.com or call Artistic and support Pints for Polio. Eat dinner, have a beverage and Director Debi Irons at 207- hear Bruce Marshall sing. What could be better?”

Rotary has contributed more than $2.1 billion to ending 743-5569. polio since 1985, including over $25,000 donated by the Rotary Club of Bridgton-Lake Region.

About Rotary Club of Bridgton-Lake Region The local organization was founded 30 years ago and serves the communities of the Lakes Region: Bridgton, Harrison, Naples, Denmark and Sweden. The club is Masks required.

Christmas Fair & Bake made up of 25 business and nonprofit professionals from Sale, North Sebago United throughout the region who strive to make a difference in Methodist Church, Route our community. Since 2000, the club has contributed close 114, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Light to $400,000 and countless hours of Service Above Self to lunch available. Crafters the Lakes Region.

More specifics at https://lakeregionrotary.com and the wanted (call Mabel at 787Facebook Page.

2530).

Any questions?

Contact Jessica Putnam, president 2021Sunday, November 14 A benefit for Brandon 22, at LakeRegionRotary@gmail.com

Pints for Polio

Calendar of Events

Thursday, October 28, Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club Speaker Series, 7:30 a.m., via Zoom, Speaker: Linda LaCroix, Bridgton Community Development Director, update on Bridgton’s development. For Zoom link, contact George Szok at gszoksbox@gmail.com Pints for Polio, 3 p.m. to closing at Olde Mill Restaurant, 56 Main Street, Harrison, a fundraiser and awareness campaign for the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club. For more information, contact Julie Forbes at LakeRegionRotary@ gmail.com Drive-thru Kettle Dinner from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Bridgton Community Center and will be prepared and hosted by the Bridgton Lions Club.

Sunday, October 31 Heather Pierson and Bernice Martin will host a ‘Heart Songs & Circle Songs’ community singing circle at Nurture Through Nature in Denmark at 4 p.m.

All ages and abilities are welcome, no singing experi-

ence necessary. To register for the community sing, or for more information, please e-mail heartsongsandcirclesongs@gmail.com or visit www.heartsongsandcirclesongs.com.

Monday, November 1 Public supper, Caswell Conservancy Center, in Harrison.

Reservations are required so please call ahead. For reservations call Joanne at 207-452-4001 or Muffett at 850-501 2709.

Take out to be picked up at 5:30 p.m. Dine-in at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, November 3 Chess at Caswell Conservancy Center in Harrison at 2:30 p.m. The program is open to public, private and home-schooled students. There is no charge to participate.

Saturday, November 6 Micromasse, 7 p.m. at Denmark Arts Center.

Recent rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant and concern for our audience, staff, artist and community safety, masks are now required regardless of vaccination status.

Performances will be a Pay-

What-You-Can (suggested donation $10).

Book Shed Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Bridgton Library, 9 a.m. to noon.

Hollyberry Craft Fair, featuring local vendors and crafters, will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lake Region High School. The fair is sponsored by Lake Region Project Graduation.

Craft and bake sale, sponsored by the Sweden Volunteer Fire Department, will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sweden Meetinghouse, 147 Bridgton Road, Sweden.

Thursday, Nov. 11 to Saturday, November 13 All School Musical Mamma Mia! at Fryeburg Academy. Shows are at 7 p.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. In order to keep the PAC doors open, facemasks will be required inside the building. Tickets website: fryeburgacademy.org Saturday, November 13 Jolly Holiday Homemade Bazaar at Denmark Arts Center, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wears will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. at Gary’s Olde Town Tavern in Naples. There will be a 50/50 drawing, a Chinese auction, t-shirt sales and music provided by DJ Dan Harding from 1 to 3 p.m. and Pete Finkle from 2 to 5 p.m. Venmo donations: @brandonwegotyours Thursday, November 18 40th Ashbury Short Film Concert, at 7:30 p.m. Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy. In order to keep PAC doors open, face masks will be required inside the building. Tickets website: fryeburgacademy.org Saturday, November 20 Annual Fall Sale, St. Joseph Women’s Guild, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the St. Joseph Church Hall, South High Street, Bridgton.

Classical piano

(Continued from Page 8B) concerts and special events created over a four-day span an effect akin to timelapse photography. Arnowitt has also been the principal organizer of a number of large-scale fundraisers for humanitarian aid, among them an April 1999 benefit concert that raised $10,000 for Balkan war refugees; in addition to the monetary funds, the concert collected 300 emergency first aid kits and needed clothing for the refugee camps.

In 2016, he organized a benefit concert of Syrian music and literary readings that raised $14,000 in aid for Syrian refugees.

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Arnowitt created a thoughtprovoking program, surveying Syria’s diverse cultures, with thirty performers presenting Syrian secular and sacred music, poetry, short stories, and drama, with special Syrian-born guests from Chicago, Albany, New Haven, and Vermont.

The Washington Post said of a concert Michael Arnowitt performed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., “he played with an exquisite sense of touch, color and musical imagination.”

Arnowitt has been living in Toronto, Canada since 2017. He is returning to New England this fall to perform a few in-person concerts for the first time since the pandemic began. The program opens with a half-dozen of Bach’s miniature 3-Part Sinfonias, companion pieces in 3-part counterpoint to Bach’s more familiar 2-Part Inventions. The major work on the program is Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Haydn, transcribed for piano from the original orchestral version by Arnowitt.

Based on a cheerful melody known as the St. Antoni Chorale, the wide-ranging adventures Brahms takes us on makes this his greatest composition in the theme and variations form. The Hungarian-born composer Gyorgy Ligeti, in the final decades of his life, wrote three books of piano etudes Arnowitt regards as the best piano pieces of the last fifty years. He will perform Open strings, Rainbow, and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, showcasing the amazing imagination and creativity of these pieces full of beautiful new piano sounds and textures. The program closes with the rousing finale of Alberto Ginastera’s dynamic Piano Sonata no. 1, based on folk music influences from the Pampas region of Ginastera’s native Argentina. Altogether, this program of lively, colorful music should make for a congenial time together enjoyable to all.

Tickets: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com

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Go for a Hike

Senior Rambles Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree

Zealand Notch The Denmark Mountain Hikers have hiked into Zealand Falls and the Zealand Falls AMC Hut in all seasons, but we try to go there when the fall colors are bright and brilliant.

The foliage for our hike of Oct. 1 was not disappointing, and the weather was crisp with patches of blue sky and puffy clouds for much of the day.

What was disappointing, however, were the numbers of cars that filled the trailhead parking lot, the overflow lot, and were parked along the side of the road leading up to the trailhead. In addition to lots of hikers we met on the trail, there was a school bus full of fifth and sixth graders from Franconia Elementary School out on a nature field trip with their teachers.

The trail to the Zealand Falls is 2.8 miles long, most of it following an old logging railroad bed from the days when the town of Zealand was a thriving logging town. So, there was plenty of space for all these hikers to spread out, and crowds were not a problem. We kept leap-frogging the school kids, however, as they stopped frequently along the trail to make measurements and observations — so we would pass them, and a bit later they would come up the trail and pass us. It was fun to talk to all of them on the trail.

Hiking were 10 Denmark Mountain Hikers. We left the trailhead at 10 a.m. and took 1 hour 45 minutes of hiking time to the hut. After a bite of lunch and photos, we headed back down a 1 p.m., reaching the trailhead after 1 hour 40 minutes of hiking.

Whitewall Brook gushes down the smooth, steep granite slopes of Zealand Mountain before plunging 25 feet at Zealand Falls. The Zealand Falls AMC Hut is situated on the side of Zealand Mountain adjacent to the falls, both a

The trail into Zealand Falls is a delight in the fall.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree)

The name “Zealand” The area was initially called “New Zealand” on Henry Francis Walling’s Map of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. However, Charles H. Hitchcock’s 1878 Geologic map of New Hampshire and Environs called it simply “Zealand” and by 1890 the “New” had pretty much disappeared from common usage. The name “Zealand” is the Anglicized form of the Danish place name “Sjælland,” the largest island in Denmark, where Copenhagen is located.

“Zeeland’ was also originally an area of the Netherlands.

Logging and Fires in Zealand Notch The Zealand Notch area was not always as spectacular as it is now. According to C. Francis Belcher’s Logging Railroads of the White Mountains and Bill Gove’s J.E. Henry’s Logging Railroads, logging began in the Zealand Valley in 1881. The logging town of Zealand was created out of the wilderness near the confluence of the Zealand River and the Ammonoosuc River, where Zealand Road meets Route 302 today. In addition to the logging town, Henry had six logging camps spread along the valley, employing 250 loggers each winter. In 1884, the Zealand Valley Railroad began hauling logs from the 10,000-acre forest holdings of J.E. Henry. Eventually, the railroad extended 11 miles into the Zealand Notch area.

Henry began logging the spruce in a selective manner, cutting only the larger trees and leaving the remainder. Most logging in the day was done by clear cutting, and after a large fire in the summer of 1886 that burned a large amount Denmark Mountain Hiker Steve Kelley crossing a boardwalk over Zealand Notch wetlands. (Photo by Allen Crabtree) of standing timber, Henry changed from selective cutting SENIOR RAMBLES, Page 8B romantic and practical location. The views from the Hut of Whitewall Mountain and Zealand Notch on the boundary of the Pemigewasset Wilderness take my breath away every time I see it. If you choose to spend the night at the hut, you will be lulled to sleep by the sound of the rushing water down the mountainside and over the falls. The falling waters power a small hydroelectric plant to provide electric lights at the hut – the only AMC hut so equipped.

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