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SAD 61 developing projects to ease parking, access issues

BUSINESS PERSON OFTHE YEAR, Jessica Jones, owner of Firefly Boutique in Bridgton. The honor was presented at the Greater Bridgton-Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce annual Awards Banquet last week at Shawnee Peak. Photos of other honorees appear on Page 3A.

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By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer The Jones File Even though Jessica Age: 39 Jones came from four gen Grew up in erations of retailers, she Marblehead, Mass. never considered following

Graduated with a that same path. bachelor’s degree in At first.

Interdisciplinary Studies Then, she changed her in Society, Ethics and mind.

Human Behavior with a It proved to be a wise Minor in Human Rights career choice. from the University of Today, Jessica is the Washington; proud owner of Firefly Attended Northwest Boutique, located on Main Aviation Academy in Street in Bridgton, and last Washington, achieved week was named the Greater private pilot license, Bridgton Lakes Region commercial and instruChamber of Commerce ment ratings; “Business Person of the House cleaner for Year” at the organization’s four years while going annual Awards Banquet to college (own business held at Shawnee Peak. using all natural prodPrior to receiving ucts) ; the award, Jessica was First jobs: working described as “an active for a toothbrush facsupporter of the Chamber tory, pizza joint, selling and is an active member art at the Seattle pubof our community working lic market, making hors with other local businesses d’oeuvres, waitress at to come up with promo- several restaurants such tions that will highlight her as the International business, as well as other House of Pancakes businesses in the area… (awful sticky job); She is very instrumental Traveled extensively in planning and executing through Southeast Asia, Bridgton’s Annual Ladies South America, Central Weekend and is on the cut- America, Mexico, ting edge of Social Media as Caribbean, parts of shown with her new video Europe and Africa and promoting Firefly Boutique most of the United on Facebook.”

States; started backpackThe News reached out to ing at age 18 through Jessica Jones for this week’s South America ; “One on One with…” proMoved to Bridgton in file: 2005 from Seattle to be BN. What was your with boyfriend, Rick; reaction to being named Owner of Firefly “Business Person of the Boutique, Main Street, Year” at the annual Chamber Bridgton. dinner, and what does it mean to you?

Jessica: Complete surprise! I feel so honored by the Chamber and the community. The recognition made me feel a sense of accomplishment. I am very thankful!

BN. How did you get started in business?

Jessica: Accidentally, as great things sometimes do.

Even though I came from four generations of retailers, I never considered it for myself. I started in wholesale first JESSICA, Page 3A

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Finding a parking space or trying to safely drop off students during school rush hours can be difficult at Lake Region Middle and Songo Locks Elementary Schools.

Those issues could soon be eased.

Discussions by the SAD 61 School Board’s facilities and finance committees with Andy Madura, director of Transportation, Maintenance and Food Service, have resulted in two proposals to address these long-time concerns.

Madura unveiled sketches of proposed work to be done at the two schools (see graphics). In each case, there will be bus lanes and drop-off areas, similar to the design SAD 61 used at Stevens Brook Elementary in Bridgton.

At LRMS, the school presently has 77 parking spaces, which includes six handicap slots. The plan would bring the total to 116 spaces.

Estimated cost is $228,000, but increased lighting, repairs to the back parking lot and sidewalks (about $50,000) and Maine Department of Environmental Protection approvals and survey ($12,000), the project will reach about $290,000.

At Songo Locks, there are

SAFER AND MORE SPACES — A schematic rendering of the proposed additional parking and rearrangement of spaces at Lake Region Middle School. presently 89 parking spaces and two handicap slots.

The proposed project would include adding a second enter/exit point and increased parking. Thirty-six parking spaces will be designated as parent drop-off spots (but

could also be used for parking during special events) with two handicap slots. The project would result in 254 parking spots and five handicap slots.

Projected cost is $468,618, which includes lighting

upgrades and landscaping, but the wild card will be expenses created by DEP involvement, which Madura will not be able to lock down until the district’s application is reviewed by the state PARKING, Page 5A

Marriage recipe: humor, trust

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Marian Merrill was a single woman going to college in West Virginia when she decided to look for a summertime job. That’s how she found an opening at Howard Johnson’s in Naples, Maine.

She was in the right place to meet her future husband Curtis Merrill.

“It was the summer of ‘62.

I was the Causeway pick-up,” she joked. “Back in those days, people didn’t have cars.

When we came up to work for the summer we didn’t have cars either so we started dating anyone who could take us to the Laundromat.”

“The Causeway — people wouldn’t recognize it if they hadn’t been there back then.

No one had cars. Everything was on the Causeway,” she said.

Her husband Curtis added, “That was where everybody ended up — on the Causeway.”

Marian continued, “There were seaplanes and boats.

It was great time. My folks didn’t know I was going to have so much fun. There was a group of guys he belonged to that was called the Neighbors. One of them had a house in the village.”

“That was what the gang was called,” Curtis said. When asked what the Neighbors did, he answered, “Drank beer.”

Marian said they “just hung out, laughed, joked” and were open to spontaneous fun, and would do whatever they could to help out

other people. “The Neighbors were a good group of men,” she said.

Curtis and Marian met on the Causeway in 1962.

But, they did not start dating until the following summer in 1963, times which they described recently as they sat down to talk about marriage after 50 years.

On Nov. 5, a 50-year anniversary party was held for Curtis and Marian. Perhaps, it was supposed to be a surprise party. But, it was an impossible mission to keep it secret since the golden anniversary party was being held at the American Legion Post 155, where the Merrills volunteer so much of their time.

In fact, Curtis and Marian could be called the backbone of Post 155, the sweethearts of Maine veterans.

Although Curtis stepped down as post commander in 2015, a lot of questions and requests still come his way.

This year, Curtis and Marian have focused their volunteer energy on helping the veterans at Togus Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center.

In 1962, Curtis was in the U.S. Army, and he was stationed in Ludwigsburg, Germany. That summer, he on emergency leave and had come home to Casco because his father was dying.

The following year, in 1963, Curtis had served his active duty and he returned home to the Lake Region. He had been born and raised in Casco, and his mother ran a nursing home off Route 302.

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DENMARK — The next meeting of the Denmark Selectmen will be on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m.

In last week’s article, the story indicated that selectmen would make their ruling on whether to renew Poland Spring’s water extraction permit for Cold Spring at 6:30 p.m.

The Nov. 29 agenda begins with a public hearing on the General Assistance Ordinance followed by the selectmen’s meeting, Town Manager Christopher Loughlin reported.

A SLICE OF HEAVEN — Curtis and Marian Merrill cut the cake that was served as part of their 50th wedding anniversary celebration at the American Legion Post 155 on Nov. 5. Later, the couple described meeting for the first time on the Naples Causeway in 1962 although they did not start dating until the following summer.

(Photo courtesy of Steve Merrill)

Voters to decide 5 or 3 on board FRYEBURG — Holly Foster’s effort to bring the question of whether the Fryeburg Board of Selectmen should be increased to five members to voters will be realized in January.

“Thanks to 575 validated voters, we successfully petitioned to question if Fryeburg voters want a five-selectmen board,” Foster reported.

A special town meeting will be held on Jan. 10, 2017. The warrant will include two items: one to vote to seat the third selectman, and two to decide whether to keep the board at three members or expand to five.

Foster reminds voters that Dec. 8, 2016 absentee ballots will be available from the town clerk.

“We all worked hard to have this right to vote, so please vote,” Foster added.

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Recipe for marriage: humor, freedom, trust ily lived. Then, upon returning from their honeymoon, people in Maine held another wedding reception for them.

What prompted Marian to look for an adventure of a summer job in Maine?

Marion remembers a trip with her mother and father to New Hampshire and knew that the region appealed to her. When she decided to look for a summer job, she already had put the kibosh on West Virginia and Kentucky.

“I went to the college and looked for summer jobs, I saw Howard Johnson. My folks said, ‘We’ll give her 2 weeks.’ So, here we are over 55 years later,” Marian said.

“I have no desire to move anywhere else.”

“He got a child bride. He is six years older than I am,” she said.

Curtis commented that after their November 1966 marriage, he turned 30 that following calendar year in August.

“At least, I wasn’t as young as Loretta Lynn,” Marian quipped.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Marian Merrill is concerned about the well-being of so many modern day military veterans. In her thoughts and prayers are those young Mainers who have faced roadside bombs and conflict during the War in Afghanistan.

Many of those military personnel did not come back. They are remembered in Gold Star ceremonies.

Other fellow Mainers return home with debilitating injuries. Meanwhile, those who come back whole suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or at the very least find civilian life difficult after experiencing deployment overseas, she said.

“Maine has gotten the blunt end, where our people go over so much,” she

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Curtis pondered the secret of long marriage with a “phew.”

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said, adding that the conflicts have been relying on Reserve Units.

She’s found a way to do something about what bothers her.

Marian and her husband Curtis Merrill — both active members of the American Legion Post 155 in Naples — have been putting hundreds of miles on their vehicles by taking trips to the veterans hospital outside of Augusta.

The Togas Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center has its own zip code, Marian said.

It was the first VA hospital in the nation, Curtis said.

The couple believe it is paramount “to help the veterans” and do so by volunteering at Togus, an activity they encourage others to do.

“The suicide rate is out of sight, you figure one suicide an hour. There are all the disabilities, things you cannot see, PTSD and all,” she said.

“You have to keep these families together. That is the biggest concern for guys and gals coming back, the family union,” she said.

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“Every Veterans nursing home in the state has a gift shop for veterans who are residents. They get to come down and pick out gifts for no cost. And we mail them to their families. I am doing the one up in Togus,” Marian said.

“Some of these guys… you laugh a lot and you cry a lot. Some of the guys are nearly comatose, but they bring them down to the gift shop and we say, ‘We know your daughter is such and such an age. Maybe, she would like some jewelry,’” Marian said.

On the calendar for February in Togus is a program to facilitate healing through creativity. It is called the Creative Arts Festival.

The event is open to “veterans, any age, especially new veterans, if they write poetry, sing, dance, whatever. It is visual and performing arts,” she said.

“We have some painters and woodworkers. We have some singing groups.”

“That is what we are working on now,” she said.

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FIFTY YEARS AGO — Curtis and Marian Merrill exchanged wedding vows during a church ceremony in Kentucky. When they returned to the Lake Region, there was a wedding reception with friends, some of whom showed up for their 50th anniversary party at the American Legion Post 155 on Nov. 5.

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a dog. That’s what happened before the family grew with Steve Merrill, who resides in Bridgton, and Troy Merrill, who calls Naples home.

“You had to have a dog first,” Marian said.

“We spent the last dollar we had on a dog,” Curtis said.

“We spent $5,” Marian corrected. “We didn’t have Steven until 1968.”

Easily, Marian listed “having a good sense of humor” as the key to successful marriage.

“We had friends that were married for 50 years,” she said.

“My sister was married 60 years,” Curtis said.

“We know a lot of people that have achieved that. You always have your ups and downs. Sometimes, we are as much alike as we are different,” Marian said.

“We had a discussion before we were married. I said, ‘I am an only child. I’ve come and gone as I like,” she said.

“Every time one of us goes out the door, you don’t have to come with. I had things I did. I’d go with girlfriends to a pop music or a symphony concert in Portland,” she said.

“Yeah, that didn’t interest me. I don’t like that,” he said.

“I had my outlets and he didn’t particularly like to go.

He had his outlets like the Masonic Lodge,” she said.

“Another thing I told him: I do not ask permission to go.”

“We had our lives together, too. Then, we still had time for dances on Friday

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“I got out of the service and returned. I lived here my whole life,” Curtis said Marian said, “We dated that summer, 1963. That is when I went to Boston for nursing school for three years. So, we didn’t get married until I got out of nursing school.”

They kept in touch through letters. Soon, Marian was heading back to Maine to spend time with Curtis during her spare time.

“I got off duty on Friday.

I would run to my dorm, grab my suitcase and take the Greyhound (bus.) On Sunday, he took me to school,” Marian said.

Curtis said, “We saw each other every other weekend.”

“We were engaged for two years,” he said.

He proposed in 1964, presenting a ring to Marian while they were visiting her relatives’ home in New Jersey. Then, on Nov. 4, 1966, they stood before the altar of a church in Kentucky, where most of Marian’s fam-

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PRESIDENT’S AWARD — ED ROCK, former general to Nicaragua and, after coming back, I felt very refreshed. manager at Shawnee Peak Thankfully, I have great employees who allow me to escape over 400 free gifts at Firefly this past LDO 2016. It’s been in the dead of winter. I’ve always enjoyed meeting people and experiencing different food and cultures. a mutually advantageous event for retailers and customers.

BN. I understand you have a variety of other interests.

BN. In your line of work, things change in a hurry in regards to style and fashion. How do you go about deciding They are?

Jessica: I love creating things — stained glass, jewelry, what products or direction Firefly goes in, as well as how to feather pins, painting, gardening. I always have an art project market the business?

Jessica: I try to order as much American-made products going on that is taking over the house.

BN. Finally, if you were to offer some advice for others as possible — we do have an impressive amount of jewelry and clothing that is U.S.-made, probably about 70%. I also who are thinking of going into business, what might it be?

Jessica: The hardest thing is believing in yourself and love fair trade or fair wage products. I’ve noticed customers making that first step. It is so scary, especially if you have do care.

Knowing what to order is always difficult, but I do listen a family to support, or if you are a woman. But, be fearless to what customers are looking for. Whatever product I invest — don’t look back. Keep your head to the grindstone and in, I try to make a big presentation of it. Following fashion always move forward despite the disappointing setbacks. I trends can sometimes be disastrous, so instead I am more know it sounds cliché, but believe in yourself — no one will do it the way you do it, so you have something unique to interested in unusual finds, fun colors and classic styles. offer to the world.

BN. What do you enjoy most about business?

Firefly Boutique is open Monday through Saturday from Jessica: The people. I love meeting people.

BN. Conversely, what is the most difficult side of busi- 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Located: 103 Main Street, Bridgton ness?

Telephone: 647-3672 Jessica: The financial aspect. Dealing with the books.

Website: www.fireflyshop.us Sticking to a budget. Knowing when to say “no” to pushy Facebook page: Firefly Boutique sales reps. Having confidence.

BN. Business can be consuming, so what do you do “to get away from it all?”

Jessica: I love yoga and travel. Last January, we went

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(Continued from Page 1A) under the tutelage of my fiancé, Rick DuBrule, importing and selling jewelry from Bali, Indonesia and Kenya, Africa.

Rick also had a retail location in Bridgton and taught me how to run a wholesale and retail business. I learned by doing and really wanted to spend more time in Maine and less traveling on the road.

Having spent so much time at trade shows, I identified many interesting products that might work well in a Main Street (Bridgton) location. I found a small shop to rent at 87 Main thanks to Chuck Renneker. I then purchased all inventory using credit cards and hoped I would be able to pay them off. It was like jumping out of a plane without a parachute. It took time to build the business, but my family and customers were very encouraging. Sales gradually improved over time. Expansion happened naturally as our inventory and sales grew.

BN. It can be difficult to succeed as a small business.

What would you say have been reasons for your success?

Jessica: I always greet customers with a smile, it’s important to make people feel welcome. Why would anyone want to shop in a place that made you feel unwelcome? That is the most important. I also genuinely want people to be pleased with their purchase so I try to be helpful — it’s not about the money for me personally. For me, kindness and consideration are very important as is making people happy.

BN. What have been some of the biggest lessons you’ve learned?

Jessica: Surround yourself with good people. Listen to what they have to say. Most importantly, follow your instincts. Make mistakes. Those mistakes have taught me how to do better.

BN. Anyone been influential in your business life?

Jessica: My fiancé, Rick.

BN. In regards to your move to the new location, how did it come about, were there any reservations, and how would you say things have gone?

Jessica: My friend and co-worker, Charles Simpson, suggested I talk to Justin McIver about his new building at 103 Main Street. I had huge reservations. Could I be successful enough to justify an increase in rent? It was very hard to move emotionally. I had grown to love the building and the people in it after seven years. However, Firefly hit a plateau and I didn’t feel like we were growing anymore. Foot traffic could be better. I even considered moving out-of-town and/ or a career change. But, after meeting Justin from Main Eco Homes, I immediately felt it was the right move. His confidence in the building and the tenants made it very appealing.

I was hoping to be closer to Beth’s Café, Towanda’s and the downtown area. It turned out to be the right move. Foot traffic has increased and now we are growing again!

BN. What were your customers’ reaction to the new location?

Jessica: Exuberance. Customers were very supportive and complimentary. We are so lucky to be in the Bridgton community. People here are truly exceptional.

BN. You were instrumental in the Ladies Day Out Weekend. How did this come about, and how do you feel it has been received?

Jessica: For years other cities and towns have been doing Ladies Day Out events.

I thought it would be great for Bridgton and so did all the retailers that I contacted.

The event has grown from just under 20 retailers to 32 over the years. We passed out

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Items on Bridgton Police blotter regarding an 11-year-old who allegedly set up an account on a dating website, and had a male messaging her.

2:41 p.m. A caller informed police that her son allegedly had been sexually assaulted sometime prior to this past March.

3:40 p.m. A caller reported that someone attempted to “steal her identity.” She was instructed by her card issuer to report the situation to police.

7 p.m. Police received a report of a vehicle “racing up and down” Millbrook Road.

7:47 p.m. A caller sought information regarding homeless shelters.

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These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Monday, November 14 10:24 a.m. A patrolman assisted a citizen on Pine Street.

4:01 and 4:37 p.m. Police stopped motorists near Haley Town Road and near the Brownfield town line.

5:34 p.m. A late accident report was filed regarding a collision at the intersection of Portland Street and Fish & Game Road.

10:37 p.m. Kenneth Dupuis, 24, of North Conway, N.H. was charged with assault.

Tuesday, November 15 9:38 p.m. Police responded to a complaint on Pine Street.

Wednesday, November 16 10:30 a.m. Inspections were done at a Leach Road residence.

Thursday, November 17 3:20 p.m. A report of suspicious activity on North Fryeburg Road was reported.

Friday, November 18 7:51 a.m. A motor vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Main Street and Bridgton Road.

5 p.m. A restraining order was served at a Lovewell Pond Road residence.

8:20 p.m. A suspicious person at a Bridgton Road business was reported.

Saturday, November 19 11:39 p.m. Police assisted an Oxford County Sheriff deputy with a call on Pequawket Trail.

Sunday, November 20 3:16 p.m. Police conducted a bail compliance check at a Pequawket Lane residence.

6:07 p.m. Police were sent to a Main Street location to respond to a complaint.

7:17 p.m. Suspicious activity was reported on West Fryeburg Road.

went off the roadway into a ditch at the intersection of Kansas Road and Kansas Shores Road.

Tuesday, November 15 1:21 a.m. A High Street resident reported that someone was banging on the door and running up and down the stairs.

7:20 a.m. Police received a complaint of a vehicle speeding on Whitney Road during the morning commute.

1:28 p.m. Vandals broke items at a Hio Ridge Road property.

2:27 p.m. A caller claimed that his/her son had been assaulted.

6:14 p.m. Officer Muise did a welfare check on a subject who was making suicidal statements on Facebook. A female, who lives out-of-state, contacted the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, which then notified Bridgton Police.

11:29 p.m. A caller reported that a South High Street tenant saw a ladder go up to her window then saw it taken down.

Wednesday, November 16 8:11 a.m. Police responded to a minor motor vehicle crash in the Bridgton Hospital parking lot. A vehicle struck a hydrant.

10:57 a.m. A local resident told police that she had found marijuana cigarettes in her son’s coat pocket.

9:49 p.m. Bridgton Police assisted Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office deputies with

a burglary in progress on Colonial Circle in Harrison.

Thursday, November 17 9:12 a.m. Police responded to a report of two males verbally arguing in the drive-up lane on Harrison Road.

12:12 p.m. Police were asked to check a Bennett Street property, which had possibly been broken into.

5:48 p.m. Police and fire personnel responded to a deer-car collision on Harrison Road.

Friday, November 18 2:42 p.m. Police handled a theft complaint on Kimball Road.

Saturday, November 19 5:36 a.m. A motorist was issued a summons for criminal speed following a stop on Portland Road.

11:27 a.m. A caller reported that a vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed on a flat tire on Plains Road in Harrison, and then pulled off the roadway near the pipeline and took off into the woods.

2:24 p.m. A caller requested to speak with an officer regarding possible child abuse.

3:12 p.m. A caller wanted to speak with an officer regarding a subject who allegedly took a vehicle without her permission.

3:48 p.m. A vehicle struck a light pole on Portland Road.

8:42 p.m. A caller reported that his vehicle collided with a deer.

Officer’s badge, uniform found CASCO — A uniform and badge stolen from Cumberland County Jail corrections officer in early October have been recovered.

However, the officer’s firearm has yet to be recovered.

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Brad Gaumont (pictured), a Bridgton police officer who served in the U.S. Marine Corps and Army and who completed two tours in Iraq, was the lucky veteran who won the patriotic quilt. This quilt was one of three that were created by members of the Bridgton Chickadee Quilters to honor local veterans.

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12:32 p.m. A caller claimed people were using and selling marijuana along Frances Bell Drive, the location of Stevens Brook Elementary School.

1:32 p.m. A caller requested to speak with an officer

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SAD 61 projects to ease parking, access

(Continued from Page 1A) agency. Review can take several months, Madura noted.

Survey and other work could be in the $25 to $27,000 range. To cover these costs, Madura will use funds from this year’s facility budget.

The school board will address how to finance the two projects once they begin

creating the next budget.

Madura has been working with engineer Tom Greer of Pinkham & Greer of Portland.

Casco Director Stan Buchanan asked Madura whether the plan has too many parking spaces at SLS if SAD 61 revisits and reopens Crooked River for Grades 3, 5 and 5.

Facing theft, assault charges RAYMOND — A Raymond man faces charges of theft and domestic violence assault following an alleged incident on Thomas Pond Terrace last Wednesday between 9:45 and 10:30 p.m.

Edward Eric Farrell, 36, was charged with Aggravated Domestic Assault (strangulation), theft by unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and operating after suspension.

Farrell was held without bail at this time as he is on probation for a prior Edward E. Farrell domestic.

Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 69 Thomas Pond Terrace in Raymond for a reported domestic situation on Nov. 16.

Upon arrival, the deputies spoke to the adult female victim, and witness to the event. The suspect, victim’s boyfriend, had already fled the residence prior to the deputies’ arrival and could not be located.

Around 10:30 p.m., another call was received by an 11-year-old male calling from the residence, reporting that the boyfriend was back and assaulting and allegedly “choking” the female. While deputies were responding, Farrell fled the scene on foot.

Deputies arrived and started to search for the suspect.

A Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit also responded. While a K-9 track was underway, a vehicle was seen leaving Thomas Pond Terrace. The vehicle was stopped and police found the suspect was the driver.

Police discovered Farrell had stolen the vehicle from 134 Thomas Pond Terrace to flee the area.

“I don’t think so,” Madura responded.

He recalled days at the high school when, due to limited space, vehicles were parked on the front lawn.

When the district created more parking, vehicles are off green spaces and there is ample room.

Sebago Director Joe McMahon said the plan addresses both safety and traffic flow, making it a “sound plan” in his eyes.

In other school board meeting news: Pilot program goes well.

Making use of a new overhead four-speaker audio system, Lake Region Vocational Center Director Rosie Schacht, along with Jeannette Vanidistine and Sandy Arris, gave a spirited presentation on the Diversified Occupations Summer Employment program.

LRVC was selected by the Department of Labor to unveil the pilot work program, which started with seven students and finished with six (representing all four of the district’s towns).

This time around, the program targeted just LRVC students. Next time, Schacht hopes to include students from sending schools, Fryeburg Academy and Sacopee Valley as the program moves to take on 40 students.

Students spent some classroom time learning employment ability skills from learning how to write a resume, conflict resolution and proper hygiene.

Job opportunities were set up within the community and students were paid for their efforts. Job sites included: LRHS kitchen, Ricky’s Diner, Bridgton Community Center, Community H.E.L.P., Morning Glory Diner, Chute’s

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Adult Ed Director Madelyn Litz reported that there are 72 students enrolled in adult ed programming — 30 high school diploma/ equivalency students, 33 college transition students, and nine adult transition students (who are exploring career opportunities).

Litz noted that Adult Ed would again be offering three college courses, which local high school students can take and earn college credits.

Registration for students will be until Nov. 28, then open registration goes until Dec. 12.

Classes for fall Adult Ed programming was strong with 75% of the offerings listed in the brochure were offered.

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Jennifer Maynard was approved as a special education technician at Stevens Brook Elementary School. This is a new position. There were four applicants, three were interviewed.

Brian Gagne was approved as a long-term substitute special education teacher, replacing Kathleen Devoe who transferred to another position. There were four applicants, two were interviewed.

Kenneth Donahue was approved as a long-term substitute Spanish teacher at Lake Region Middle School, replacing Paula Miller. There were five applicants, two were interviewed.

Louise Chapman resigned as a special education technician at Lake Region Middle School.

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Conway is a family member of a staff person. This year, two “water stations” were installed at the school facility — one in the Lake Region Vocational Center wing and the other near the LRHS gym. The stations filter water.

Alma Richards makes an annual donation of $260 in memory of the 26 students and six teachers killed in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Fundraising continues for the SBES greenhouse project.

Academic Leader Liz Shane recently secured a $3,000 grant from the Simmons Foundation.

Andy Madura, director of Maintenance, Transportation and Food Service, reported Monday night that the greenhouse will be 20 feet by 30 feet in size, and its placement will be in an area where it would not impede future school building expansion.

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To be thankful

It’s about helping

GUEST SPEAKER — The 2016 Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce held its Annual Awards Banquet last Thursday, Nov. 17 at Shawnee Peak. The BUSINESS OF THE YEAR — RALPH LEWIS, general guest speaker was Jennifer Geiger, PR/Communications manager of Shawnee Peak. manager for the Maine Office of Tourism. be superficial, competitive and/or one-way advice. I am grateful to be an American citizen, who believes in civil rights, civil liberties, a free press and the kind of law and order practiced by the present crop of policemen employed

by Bridgton.

I am grateful to kind landlords, to good neighbors, to daily blessings and the amazing beauty that I find around me. I’m even grateful to have been the beneficiary of charity, especially when it is given by people who believe I’ve earned their help because I try to return what has been given to me, even if it cannot be of monetary value. I am very grateful that I continue to be published more often than not in the The Bridgton News, which is the newspaper that is the most impor- NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR presented to Dave Barker, president of the Bridgton tant to my life because it is Lakes Region Rotary Club (left), who is pictured with Sue Mercer, Chamber executive director and Kristine Karlsson, president of the Chamber Board of Directors. local and it is good.

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(Continued from Page 2A) of the VA. The Creative Arts Festival, which is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, is taking place in February nationwide.

Curtis and Marian have incorporated a volunteer lifestyle into their activities.

Their hope is that a younger crowd will learn the ropes at the local Legion.

“We used to help out a lot more before,” Marian said.

Curtis has been a member of Post 155 for 26 years.

“I was always here helping so I joined the auxiliary, she said. “We always wanted to help our community. He was a fireman and a rescue volunteer” for both Casco and Naples departments.

“We were always involved with things around the town and the kids,” she said. To me, that is part of living. My son said to me, ‘Mom why don’t you get a real job?’”

“We look now at the Legion and we say, ‘My gosh, if we don’t get some people in here, what is going to happen?’ Our big push is to keep things going, to get volunteers to help the veterans,” she said.

The Legion helps with the annual Children’s Christmas Party, which provides gifts and a visit with Santa to young children. Prior to the holidays, the Legion members try to fill the requests of financially-strapped families in the area.

The Merrills would like to encourage more veterans in their 20s or 30s to get involved in the American Legion, but they know that many in the age group are working full-time and/or raising families.

The couple highly recommended the experience of volunteering at Togas.

“I am trying to get people to go there if they haven’t been,” Marian said. “People have no idea how big it is. It’s just building after building.”

It has the distinction of being the first-ever Veterans Affairs hospital in the U.S., Curtis said.

“If you could see some of the people up there, it would break your heart,” he said.

indigent black folk did their best to survive within a culture that was doing their best to “keep black people in their place” as servants to wealthy white folk. Delta Phi sorority sisters were told by their wealthy white parents that it was far better to give than receive. Therefore, we Delta Phi girls needed to learn unselfishness by becoming good missionaries to good and obedient black folk. Our generosity of spirit was proved as we handed out canned food, old clothes and a turkey. The response was gratitude and we experienced how lovely it was to become an unselfish giver.

To our dismay, in one of the homes we visited, the beneficiary of our largess hurled the turkey at the door and told us white folks to get out. I secretly sided with the ungrateful and attempted to give my chaperone a lecture in what it must have felt like to receive charity. The Delta Phi chaperone could not have been more appalled, not only at the ingratitude of a charity recipient but by receiving a lecture on empathy from a 15-year-old. That was the end of me and Delta Phi. It was also the beginning of a long history of being considered “not a good fit.”

So what am I grateful for this Thanksgiving? I continue to be grateful to have a roof overhead, heat, electricity and this computer, where I can express my thoughts. I am grateful that I have survived many crises, disappointments and even the deaths of family and friends and have not yet been entirely broken. I am particularly grateful for family and friends who have managed to remain steadfast and loyal through some very hard times when our need to be right or in control interfered with the gratitude we wanted to feel from the recipients of our special gifts and talents.

I am particularly grateful to some who have allowed me not only to be a student but a teacher as well, rather than insist that conversation must

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By Tilla Durr Special to The News In a few days, we will celebrate Thanksgiving, a season that is suffused with charity and gratitude. These two virtues have caused me extreme internal and external conflict. Surely, I should be grateful to charity when I am in need. Surely, I should give back to others what I have received in abundance.

Yet, charity has always felt to me like the lovely way that wealthy people can “give back” to others less fortunate to punish them with shame and confirmation that to be in need confirmed my inferiority.

I well remember being a teenager in the South.

Because of the popularity of my older sister and a family name that proved I was from a well-to-do fine, upstanding southern family, I was admitted to a sorority. Alas, what my sorority sisters were not yet aware of was that my parents, though born to “good blood” were known as “nigger-loving communists.” Not only that, we were broke because my father had resigned from a well-regarded member of the Washington establishment to take on the forces threatening civil liberties and then civil rights for all citizens. All of this noble work resulted in our family becoming “poor as Job’s turkey” and financially-dependent on relatives with whom we wholeheartedly disagreed when it came to civil rights.

But back to Thanksgiving and my charitable sorority sisters. Our mission, a few days before Thanksgiving more than 60 years ago, was to visit a few shacks, where

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Area Events Library Open House

HIRAM — There will be caroling and a tree lighting ceremony in the Village Square in Hiram at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 27. After the ceremony the Friends of Soldiers Memorial Library will hold an Open House at the former Community Church (next to the library) at 8 Hancock Ave. For more information call 625-4650.

Denmark Arts Center

DENMARK — The Denmark Arts Center is exhibiting the work of Brownfield artist Sean O’Neill during the month of December. O’Neill uses computer programming to generate variations of Pascal’s Triangle producing images that are stunning and fascinating. Join others in welcoming Sean to the DAC at the opening reception for his exhibition on Friday, Dec. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. Stop by, enjoy some refreshments, meet the artist and view his amazing artwork.

Patron Appreciation Open House

NORTH LOVELL — The Lewis Dana Hill Memorial Library, 2079 Main St. in North Lovell, will hold a Yuletide patron appreciation open house on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. Light refreshments, coffee, tea, and cocoa will be served. Everyone is welcome to come and share some festive goodies, look for a good book or DVD, and visit with your friends and neighbors!

Lions Club Silent Auction

HARRISON —The Harrison Lions Club will hold a silent auction starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, as part of the Christmas in Harrison celebrations. The auction will take place at the Lions Den behind the Northeast Bank (which is located at 46 Main St. in Harrison).

Children can enjoy cookies and crafts while parents browse the items up for auction. Proceeds from this event will help support Lions Club projects such as free eye screenings for pre-kindergarten and elementary students in the Oxford Hills region and Project Graduation, as well as scholarships for Oxford Hills area students.

Pancake and Egg Holiday Breakfast

HARRISON — Start off Saturday, Dec. 3, with a buffet breakfast at the Olde Mill Tavern from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. as part of the Christmas in Harrison celebrations.

Many thanks to the Olde Mill for letting the United Parish use their beautifully decorated restaurant for this annual event.

Scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, hash brown potatoes, fresh fruit, coffee cake, and muffins will be on the menu along with juice, coffee, and tea.

There is no set price for the breakfast, but donations will be gratefully accepted. Proceeds will go to the United Parish Deacons Fund. Recently, the deacons provided over 40 Thanksgiving dinner boxes to needy families in Harrison and North Bridgton. At Christmas those families will receive Hannaford gift cards and all year round the Deacons Fund helps people who have trouble paying their utility bills. Anyone unable to come to the breakfast is welcome to contribute to the United Parish Deacons Fund by sending a check to P.O. Box 95, Harrison, ME 04040.

Socrates Café

WATERFORD — The Waterford Library, 663 Waterford Rd. in Waterford has been hosting a monthly Socrates Café meeting for the past eight years and the next meeting on Monday, Dec. 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. will discuss Robotics in Our Near Future: Benefits, Effects, Dangers. The discussion, which is free and open to the public, will be moderated by John England. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate; light refreshments will be provided. For more information call 583-6957.

Norway Historical Society Holiday Sale

NORWAY — Stores along Main Street in Norway will be open for shopping until 7 p.m. every Friday night during the month of December. The Norway Historical Society will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 23 with special holiday gifts on offer including a variety of historical books, posters, notecards, photos, and a reproduction of an 1880 map of Norway. There will also be items related to the Gingerbread House such as mugs, notecards, and advent calendars. Stop in at the Norway Historical Society, 471 Main St., on December Friday evenings, as well as Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon, to find unique historical holiday gifts for your family and friends.

Chamber Tree Lighting Ceremony

The 2nd Annual Greater Bridgton Lake Region Chamber of Commerce (GBLRCC) Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, at the Chamber building, 101 Portland Rd. in Bridgton. The Lions Club will serve cookies and hot cocoa and DJ Dan will provide some festive music.

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HARRISON — Christmas arrives in a big way in the town of Harrison beginning on Thursday, Dec. 1, and everyone is invited to take part in the festivities. The United Parish Congregational Church, 77 Main St., will host a meal of soup, bread and dessert from 5 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, followed by a Christmas concert at 6:30 p.m. featuring the Oxford Hills Chamber Choir and a live nativity scene at 7:30 p.m.

On Friday, Dec. 2, Libby Armstrong and her puppets will perform The Night Before Christmas at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall on Front Street, then hot chocolate will be served at 6:30 p.m. before Santa arrives on an antique fire truck and the countdown to the 2016 tree lighting begins.

Saturday, Dec. 3, is packed full of events beginning with

a holiday egg and pancake breakfast at the Olde Mill Tavern from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.

The Christmas parade through the center of town begins at 9:30 a.m. and various events and activities are scheduled throughout the day including a craft fair, horse drawn wagon rides, a candy cane

scavenger hunt, cookie walk and a Christmas tree sale. A number of businesses and organizations are also holding open houses, among them are The Village Tie-up, The Harrison General Store, the Caswell Conservancy Center, The Ballroom, and Northeast Bank.

To round out the celebrations there will be a dance at the VFW Hall, 176 Waterford Rd. (Rte. 35), at 8 p.m. on Saturday night featuring the popular local dance band “The Afterburners.” Tickets to the dance cost $10 and can be purchased at the door or at a number of businesses in town.

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Perch dissection demonstration at Boxberry School. Clockwise starting at 12 o’clock: Teacher Matt Baker-White, Quinlan Friel, Willa Ramos-Wolter, Lila Marchetti, HARRISON — Students Alison Graves, Perrin Gill, Sophie Billings, Trinity Alanskas, Aemelia Graves, Sylvie Gill. from the Boxberry School in Harrison recently embarked on a new Learning Expedition entitled Edible Swimmers.

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Country living

Gallery 302 welcomes back Kappy Sprenger Gallery 302 is happy to welcome back Kappy Sprenger and her beautiful one-of-a-kind boxes.

Kappy started working with wood as a child in Colorado, scavenging lumber from scrap piles in her neighborhood in order to build birdhouses. As an adult living in California, she helped manufacture light-weight redwood boomerangs. She continued to save scrap lumber and began to make boxes: round boxes, square boxes, oval boxes with drawers, boxes with false bottoms and hidden compartments and tiny boxes for tiny treasures. Her

boxes are not only beautiful but useful as well. She cuts, sands, polishes and oils the wood to bring out its lovely, contrasting yet balanced colors, shapes, swirls and stripes.

In 2002 Kappy moved to Maine as a wildlife rehabilitator specializing in birds.

She built aviaries, pens and cages for her charges and made more boxes for friends and family from the leftover lumber. Eventually she displayed them in Gallery 302 and she now returns to the gallery as a featured artist exhibiting in the gallery’s Small Works Show, which runs through Friday, Dec. 2. Wooden boxes by Kappy Sprenger

Harvest Gold featured in jewelers’ trade-magazine

The Western Maine Art Group will host its annual Christmas party on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Matolcsy Art Center, 480 Main St. in Norway.

Refreshments will be served and pianist Matt Draper will provide live music. Everyone is invited to come and meet the artists and enjoy their work. An exhibit of small paintings (10”x10”) on sale for $100 will also be on display. Proceeds from sales will go toward improvements to the Art Center.

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Harvest Gold Gallery is proud to announce that they have been featured in Jeweler’s Circular Keystone Magazine, a leading national trade magazine for the jeweler’s industry that shares popular jewelry trends and up-and-coming artists with the jewelry community. Intrigued by Harvest Gold’s unique flexible jewelry designs and their jewelry/gallery storefront, JCK reached out to Harvest Gold at the beginning of the 2016 summer season. Several e-mails later, a photographer from the magazine came to do a photo shoot with gallery owners and jewelers Bill Rudd and Lynda Rasco, and an editor also called to interview them.

“I was so nervous, but it was a good nervous; an excited nervous,” said Lynda. “JCK is an industry staple in the jewelry world. We have read JCK for a long time now, and it

is a wonderful feeling to be recognized.” The magazine’s article on Harvest Gold was in the “Shop Talk” section that highlights new and gamechanging styles of business and approaches to selling merchandise. In the article about Lynda and Bill, they give us an inside scoop on how Harvest Gold Gallery is set up for success.

What really intrigued JCK was how the gallery could so seamlessly mesh together fine art and fine gold jewelry.

The editor that interviewed Lynda and Bill was amazed by how well Harvest Gold managed to get along deep in the rural wilderness of western Maine. “We hang our art as if it were hung in an actual room in your own home. Handmade furniture and functional art glass are grouped together with paintings that share similar colors or subjects to create a feeling of Zen when viewed

as a whole,” says Bill. “It is all about creating harmony and balance that is pleasing to the eye.”

“Our jewelry is beautifully displayed with fine art and crafts all made in America.

The items we carry are made with the highest craftsmanship and with love. The gallery has seven rooms full of art!” Lynda went on to explain how she and Bill met many artists through the years taking their handmade gold jewelry to shows.

It just seemed fitting to fill the walls of their shop with the work of their friends and peers.

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Post 197, Rte 25 in Westbrook. The house band with Timmy Sprague and Murkey Water will play along with guest performers Dennis Moro, Ed Stubbs (who is also the show’s emcee) and Melanie Jordan. There will be raffles, door prizes, a cash bar and food. A $5 donation at the door is suggested. For more information call 490-1232 or visit www. ptscountrymusicassoc.org

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The Friendly Riders Snowmobile Club will host a Senior Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Room in the Fire Station, 34 School St. in Harrison. A delicious ham dinner will be served at noon followed by bingo in the afternoon. The cost of the meal is $3 (Continued from Page 1B) per person.

Country Music Christmas Show The Harrison Town Office will be closed for Thanksgiving Christmas 4 Kids WESTBROOK — The Pine Tree Country Music on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24 and 25. For more informaNAPLES — The Naples Community Resource Council Association will put on a Country Christmas Show on tion about any Harrison events please call Kayla Laird at 583Sunday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. at the Westbrook American Legion is now accepting application for their Christmas 4 Kids proj- 2241 or send an e-mail to Klaird@harrisonmaine.org ect. The Resource Council’s goal is to ensure all children in Naples enjoy a nice Christmas that includes gifts and a meal.

Raymond Library December Events If your child is a resident of Naples and you could use a little RAYMOND — On Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. help this Christmas, please call Connie at 595-2754. The the Raymond Village Library, 3 Meadow Rd. in Raymond, deadline for applying is Friday, Dec. 9. will host an evening with Maine author Christopher Morin.

The Naples CRC relies solely on the local community to Mr. Morin will talk about his books A Tale of Life & War, provide this service. They thank you for your continued sup- The Rebel’s Wrath, and The Besieged. He will also sign copYou are cordially invited to visit our Annual port. Cash donations may be mailed to: Naples CRC, P.O. ies of his books, which will be available for purchase during BOX 477, Naples, ME 04055. Donations of new toys are also the event. welcome. Please call the above contact to make arrangements The library’s annual holiday bake sale will take place on Nov. 25 & 26, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. • Nov. 27, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. to deliver and pick up toys. Thank you and Merry Christmas! Sunday, Dec. 11 to Friday, Dec. 15. Homemade baked goods Gifts from Local Artists and so much more. will be on sale during regular library hours and all proceeds Harrison Events Lots of Hidden Treasures.

HARRISON — Join others to play pickleball on will benefit the library.

9 Wiley Rd., Naples, ME 04055 (2 miles up on Rt. 35, off Rt. 302) Miklos Pongratz of Pongratz Law will be at the library on Wednesday and Thursday nights from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the 207-251-1618 OPEN YEAR ROUND 3T45 Harrison Elementary School, 309 Naples Rd. Don’t worry if Monday, Dec. 19 from 6 to 7 p.m. to meet with patrons on a you’ve never played before — newcomers are happily taught drop-in basis to answer legal questions and provide pro-bono and it is always a lot of fun! Note: there will be no pickleball legal advice.

For more information about these and other events at the on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 23 and 24, due to the library call 655-4283.

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Gramp’s old shoes — A Christmas story

By C.J. (Cynthia) Pike Special to The News Gramp’s old brown shoes were next to the chair where he always sat. He sat down there to take them off when coming in from the barn and he sat there to put them on when going out.

In fact, when I think about him, I always remember those old brown shoes with a little piece of hay stuck in the buckle. I’ve never seen anyone else wear that kind of shoe.

They were different, a medium brown boot that came just above the ankle, with a little strap across the arch connected to the small buckle.

The toes were all scuffed up, heals run down on the outside edges, maybe because of his bowleggedness, and the sides were also well worn. I don’t ever remember seeing him wear any other shoes; it almost seems that he wore the same pair for forty years.

Gramp was a very feisty and colorful person with a song in his heart and a twinkle in his eye. At the spur of the moment, he’d burst into Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree With Anyone Else But Me. Sometimes, he changed the words to suit his mood.

Watching him singing and dancing around the kitchen always made you feel like joining right in, and nothing pleased him more.

Gramp raised and trained racehorses; and usually had between eight to 12 horses in his pasture and barn. During the summer months and well into late fall, he was out of the state racing in such faraway places as New York or New Jersey. He didn’t get home very much until late in November. Once he got settled into a routine and the snow would fall, he started training the horses up around the old fairgrounds. Every morning, he started his routine. One by one, he hitched a horse up to his old red sleigh and began the workout.

It was the morning of Christmas Eve, and I arrived, just as he was leading old Bank Night out of the barn

READY FOR A RIDE with Gramp, Frank Pike, in his red sleigh, pulled by Bank Night. The photo was taken across from his barn on South High Street, which is no longer there. The barn and pasture were at the current location of Pike Farm apartments. He trained his horses on the old fairgrounds track located behind the old Bridgton Hospital. and hitching him up to the sleigh.

“Are you going out right now, Gramp?” I asked.

“Ayuh, want to come along?” he asked in turn.

“Yes, I do,” I replied.

“Jump in then,” he said.

I hopped into the sleigh on the right side and snuggled down under the big bear skin blanket. He led the horse to the edge of the street, jumped into the sleigh, picked up the reins, and off we went.

It was a short distance to the back road that led to the old fairgrounds. Soon, we were on our way and he gave a couple of “get-ups” and Bank Night stepped a little livelier.

He enjoyed these Saturday mornings with his grandchil-

dren, and as I looked up at him, I could see it in his face.

His cheeks were rosy and his eyes twinkling, but even then the lines of age graced his face and his hair had turned gray.

As I studied him, he made me think of Santa Claus sitting there in his old red sleigh.

“How old are you, Gramp?”

“Old enough to know better,” he replied.

I smiled. Gramp always had something funny to say.

We reached the old fairgrounds and he gave a little tap of the reins and Bank Night picked up some speed. Gramp whistled and sang, Here Come Santa Claus... as I snuggled up close and pulled the blanket up to my chin. I exhaled to see

my breath, and pulled my hat down over my ears.

The little red sleigh went swishing through the wooded trail with Bank Night’s tail flying, steam pouring out of flared nostrils and the crunch of fresh snow under the sleigh’s runners.

Around and around the fairgrounds we went, four turns around the old track, a one-mile workout. “Get up, Bank Night,” he kept calling.

Back to the barn we headed, brushed down the horse to cool him off, and gave him a fresh pail of water, some grain and hay. I darted into the tack room, while he was busy, reached up to the little box and came out with eight cubes of sugar, one for each horse.

Banding together for your health NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center and Bader Physical Therapy are pleased to announce a new exercise class, Banding Together To Restore, for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. The class will be held on Mondays, Dec. 5, 12 and 19, from 11 a.m. to noon at Richard Bader Physical Therapy, 176 Main St. in Norway. Lori Britting will lead the program, which is focused on regaining motion and strength through guided instruction using stretching and colored Therabands. Each participant

will be encouraged to work within their abilities to safely achieve their desired goals.

Getting back energy and the ability to move easier, carry out daily tasks, and enjoy life are also part of this program.

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There were little pieces of hay all over the barn floor from the morning feeding, and he swept them quickly down the trap door.

“Let’s go have some lunch,” he said.

As we closed up the barn and walked back to his house for lunch, I glanced down.

There was a little piece of hay stuck in the buckle of his shoe.

“Gramp, there’s a little piece of hay stuck in your buckle.”

“I’ll keep that in case Grammie doesn’t give us any lunch,” he replied, and we both laughed.

Whenever I would visit my grandmother years later, after he had passed away, his old shoes were still there next to

the chair by the door, as if waiting for him.

My mind wandered back to that wonderful Christmas sleigh ride years ago, and I thought of Bank Night trotting through the snow with the little red sleigh behind.

And, Gramp sitting in the driver’s seat, reins in hands, rosy cheeks, twinkling eyes, whistling and singing, Here Comes Santa Claus...

That morning sleigh ride was the best Christmas present ever!

And, I would glance down at the old shoes, straining to see if the little piece of hay was still in the buckle.

C.J. Pike resides in West Newfield. Her brother, Kim, lives in Bridgton.

Area birth

Shannon Turner and Nick Allen of Fryeburg have a new daughter, Savannah-Nikole Patricia Allen, born at 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at Bridgton Hospital.

Savannah-Nikole joins siblings Lukas, Mikaela, Phoenix, and Trinity. Grandparents: Patricia Farris of Bridgton, Maine, and Galen Farris of West Paris, Maine.

Lori Britting will be the instructor for Banding Together To Restore, a new class sponsored by the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine which will be held at Richard Bader Physical Therapy in Norway.

(Continued from Page 2B) card to a $15,000 painting; or even just chatting with us about the nature of art in general.”

Harvest Gold Gallery encourages everyone to come visit the gallery and enjoy wine and refreshments during their Annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, Nov. 26, from 1 to 5 p.m.

The Gallery is located at 1082 Main St. in Center Lovell, just past the Center Lovell Market. For more information about JCK and Harvest Gold, visit www.harvestgoldgallery.com or call 925-6502.

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I’d like to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving — eat lots of turkey and enjoy your family!

Veterans Day Although it was a brisk and windy day, Fryeburg/ Lovell V.F.W. Post #6783 held a service at the Veterans Monument in Lovell village.

Commander Matt Tibbetts welcomed those who attended and introduced members of the V.F.W. and their time and theater of service. A wreath was laid at the monument by Ladies Auxiliary members Barbara McAllister and Jean Blake, followed by a prayer by the chaplin. Before the conclusion, a music student from Fryeburg Academy played Taps.

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There was something different at the site this year.

In front and in back of the monument there was a bench.

In 2000, a committee made up of Dave Mason, Roberta Chandler and Dave Fisher was formed to promote the idea of a Veterans Monument in Lovell Village to serve as an honor roll of men from Lovell who served in an armed service, either during war or peace time. Those to be included must have been born in Lovell, lived in Lovell for more than a year, and be buried in Lovell. The first list contained 531 names.

Collette Monuments of Lewiston took the job of building the monument for $16,235 with the town of Lovell voting to pay $12,000. The remainder of the money was raised by selling granite blocks for $100 each. The monument was dedicated on Veterans Day 2001 with many donors and dignitaries attending, including the V.F.W. color guard.

Through the years, names have been added until Historical Society President Cathy Stone presented a list of Civil War veterans discovered through the research of John McCann. These additional names filled the remaining space on the monument, which presented a problem for the selectmen.

A suggestion was made to put the two benches on the site. The benches were made of granite with space on the top to add more names in the future. Between the Historical Society and the selectmen, everyone who is eligible will make it onto the monument.

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by Ethel Gilmore-Hurst Lovell Correspondent 925-3226 ehurst3@yahoo.com Dave Mason attended the ceremony in his 99th year. God bless him. After the ceremony, the folks who attended were invited back to the V.F.W. hall for lunch.

Remembering Veterans and Others Men and women who fight in the wars of our country sometimes are forgotten except on Veterans Day. There is one man who lives in Stow, Warren Bailey, who is a veteran himself and was nicknamed Bill by his grandmother because of the song Bill Bailey. He served six years on the USS Enterprise before returning to civilian life and running his own business in Stow fixing anything mechanical. One thing he loves, besides his wife and fixing stuff, is visiting veteran’s homes. When he makes an appearance either in a parade, at a veteran’s home or at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, he dresses in full costume as Captain America.

He gets joy out of these visits, especially when he sees the surprise on the faces of young children seeing an action hero right there for them. When he visits veterans in hospitals he feels honored to shake the hands of those who have served their country.

Warren is a very busy man, coaching 4th, 5th, and 6th graders in soccer for Lovell Rec, serving on two Fire Departments — Lovell and Sweden — and as a member of the North Fryeburg Congregational Church. On Veteran’s Day, he knows that he’s proud to be an American and live in a country where he can make people smile by dressing up in a super hero costume.

Chili Cook Off It seems that each year the chili cooks keep kicking it up a notch because it’s getting harder for the judges and the people to agree on the best ones. Up until this year both the judges and the public were always close when it came to the winners, but not this year. The judges kept looking puzzled because each entry was fantastic, which made it harder to decide the winners.

They had to have a taste-off to decide third place — it was that close! The crowd was down but the contenders were up and they came to win. Even the baked goods were bought up to add to the money raised by the cookoff for the Friends Helping Friends fund.

The People’s Choice winners were: first place, Jean Hunter; second place, a tie

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Upcoming Christmas Events Yes, it’s that time of year when all children are waiting for Christmas. Start with the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library tree lighting, which will take place on Friday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m. Can you believe it’s almost 2017?

Wow! There will be carol singing out by the tree with the help of folks from the Lovell United Church of Christ. If we sing loudly, perhaps a certain Mr. and Mrs. might stop by for a visit with goodies.

After the tree lighting, people are encouraged to go to the Stephen and Tabitha Room in the library for goodies. The kids can also tell Santa what they just have to have for Christmas.

On Saturday, Dec. 3, the Lewis Dana Hill Library in North Lovell will hold their Yuletide Patron Appreciation Open House starting at 9 a.m. and continuing until noon.

There will be refreshments and a chance to look over the books and DVDs. See you there!

Since this is Thanksgiving week, I’d like to end this column with something my oldest great-granddaughter sent to me. Mariah is 20 and in her second year at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts studying to be a teacher.

She sent me the following: We are all human beings.

We all have hearts with blood pumping through them. We all have to go through everyday life. Stop and think about what you say to a Trump or Hilary supporter. Don’t forget that they are also humans. We the people are going to change America, not the president.

We are all American citizens.

Stop and think about how you are treating a human being. Be kind, respectable and empathetic. Hold a door open, smile at someone, say thank you or have a nice day, help someone in need. Is it going to matter if they are a Trump or Hilary supporter? No, being a good person and thinking about actions is going to change America. Look in the mirror and ask yourself how you have recently treated people, are you happy with yourself? I don’t know who wrote this but it makes a good point. Again, Happy Thanksgiving.

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between Anna Kulakowski and Chris Hughes; and third was another tie between Paula Hughes and Stephen James. I told you it was touch and go on the judging! The Judges Choices were: first place, Art Parameter; second, Jan Newhouse; and third was a tie between Steve Stearns and Anna Kulakowski. The prize for table décor went to Twins Sister by Anna Kulakowski and Maria Croteau. I give credit to the judges. Imagine how many years these four people have each taken two or three bites of seventeen different chilies and survived to come back for more. I guess the ice cream helps! The winner here is really the Friends Helping Friends fund and I give credit to the organizers.

Online Auction The Lovell United Church of Christ online auction is now up and running. This fundraiser has been successful for the last two years and its fun wondering who will win the bid for dinner for four with me. To view the items up for auction go to www.luccauction.org and to donate an item go to joemathewdoemer@ gmail.com Congratulations to the LUCC Youth Group for the wonderful spaghetti dinner.

The sauce made by Jacob was great — good job!

Benefit Spaghetti Dinner There will be a benefit dinner for Shawn Dewitt, who was injured in a motorcycle accident and hasn’t been able to return to work. This will be the First Annual Two Black Dogs Fundraiser and will be held on Sunday, Nov. 27, from 3 to 7 p.m. The menu features spaghetti and meatballs, salad, and dessert. For those who don’t know where the Two Black Dogs Country Pub is, it’s located next to the Thriftway and Rite Aid Plaza on Route 302. A $10 donation is requested for the meal and tickets can be obtained at Thriftway. All proceeds from the dinner will go to this year’s recipient, Shawn, to help him on the road to recovery.

Russian Concert Don’t forget the Russian concert at the Lovell UCC on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.

There is no charge for the concert but a free will offering is greatly appreciated.

(Continued from Page 1B) Tuesday, Dec. 6 — Joe De Vito hosts his Opera Lecture Series at 3 p,m. The workshop will focus on the Metropolitan Opera’s upcoming production of L’Amour de Loin. Free Admission.

Saturday, Dec. 10 — The Met Opera Live in HD presents L’Amour de Loin at 1 p.m. The White Mountain Cider Co. will be serving lunch in the lobby from noon to 1 p.m. Tickets cost $26 for adults, $23 for seniors, and $18 for students and may be ordered online at www.frye-

burgacademy.org/pac or by calling 935-9232.

Sunday, Dec. 11 — The Fryeburg Academy Music Department presents its annual Candlelight Concerts at 4 p.m, and 7 p.m. Free general admission.

Friday, Dec. 16 — Bradley Backstage presents the 5th Encounters in Sound concert at 7:30 p.m., featuring pianist Jed Wilson with mandolin player and songwriter Joe K. Walsh. $15 for adults, $5 for students. Order tickets online at www.fryeburgacademy. org/pac or call 935-9232.

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November 24, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 5B

Lake Region Community Chorus dressed in attire from last year’s winter concert. The group is gearing up for this year’s holiday concert at the Bridgton Academy Chapel.

Fourth annual LRCC concert December 11

The Lake Region Community Chorus is joyfully preparing for its fourth annual Winter Concert to be held in the Twitchell Chapel

at Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton. The concerts are scheduled for Friday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 3 p.m.

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BROWNFIELD — The Brownfield Recreational Department is pleased to announce they now have cheering coaches — thank you Kristi and Margie!

Watch your e-mail or Facbook page for practice schedules and more information.

A new group has started for the local home school community, meeting on Fridays from noon to 2 p.m. at the Brownfield Community Center. The group is free and open to all.

Brighten Up Brownfield: For just a $10 donation (per light) you may purchase a light on the town Christmas tree in honor or memory of a loved one. The names will be read at the tree lighting ceremony and ultimately be added to the plaque that hangs in the Town Office. See the Rec Department or Town Office to obtain a form.

Join others for the Annual Christmas Caroling and Tree Lighting Ceremony at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4.

Meet at the Brownfield Community Center and hop on the wagon to join in for caroling up and down Main Street and Blueberry Lane. We will end at the Town Office to enjoy musical performances, a prayer, and the reading of the Brighten up Brownfield honorees, before switch is flipped to light up the tree! Following the tree lighting feel free to join others at the Community Center for hot cocoa and refreshments. And don’t forget your camera… we heard Santa will be stopping in for a visit!

This is a free event and everyone is invited.

Brownfield Rec is also considering hosting a “paint night” — more details will be available in the future.

For more information about Browfield Rec programs please call 890-4240

This enthusiastic choral group is made up of 52 members from 14 fourteen towns in the Lake Region. The program offers a wide variety of musical styles from classical to popular and everything in between.

Come hear these energetic singers perform a perfect blend of holiday and seasonal songs includ-

ing Pachelbel’s Canon of Peace, John Rutter’s We Wish You Christmas and the always-popular Silver Bells.

Reverend Cynthia Priem will be joining the chorus’s instrumental accompanists on violin and Mark Priola will be playing percussion. The chorus also welcomes back Zachary Gray on trumpet and Bernie Vigna on African

drums. There will be other musical surprises as well as the Hallelujah Chorus sung with audience participation!

The LRCC, directed by Jan Jukkola, Susan Stockwell and Dan Allen, is accompanied by Carolyn Stanhope with assistants Sara-Sue Schreiber and Nancy Capone.

The chorus would like to thank Bridgton Academy

for all their help and support and for providing them with rehearsal space and a concert venue. The concert is free but donations to help cover operating costs will be gratefully accepted. Come experience the joy of the season with the Lake Region Community Chorus and a musical program that is sure to be enjoyed by all.

Popular Maine author, educator and historian Caroline D. Grimm is finishing her latest novel, The Guest Book: A Novel of Acadia, which is due to be published in mid-January 2017.

A vacation cottage, a strange request, a mysterious host, intersecting lives, and inspirational characters set against the stunning beauty of Acadia National Park on Mt. Desert Island in Maine provide the basis for the book’s storyline.

The first edition is being partially funded by a Kickstarter campaign, which the author chose to do because she believes this novel will not only entertain but will positively inspire and thoroughly uplift the reader.

Therefore, she is determined to give her work the best start possible.

This heartfelt novel weaves five stories of tragedy, triumph, sadness and hope that will leave the reader filled with their own sense of hope and optimism. Ms. Grimm says, “In August of 2016, I was taking a long weekend trip to Acadia National Park. My husband and I stayed in a cute little cottage on the Quiet Side of Mount Desert Island. While I was in the shower, this book came to me, start to finish.

I jumped out of the shower and rushed for a notebook. I scribbled down the story to capture it before it slipped away. When I got back home, I set the story aside to work on other things. But, this was

a story that was determined to be told. Like a cat hungry for breakfast, this story wouldn’t leave me alone.”

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At the ‘Little White Church’ special concert with acoustics that make the crystalline musical notes seem to resonate in the air, inviting the audience to explore the meditative silence between the notes.

Max Dyer is a professional cellist with nearly 35 years of experience in the United States and abroad. Unusually versatile, he is fluent in many musical styles and ways of playing in public — from traditional concerts and recitals to multicultural, jazz and world music performances at festivals, clubs and churches.

He performs with the Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, and the Houston Symphony.

Singer Leah Morrow will be featured on several pieces at this performance and will lead the audience in singing Silent Night. Leah

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Auditions for LR’s Got Talent

Calling all talented performers: singers, dancers, musicians, magicians, comedians, improv groups, actors, jugglers…If you’ve got talent, we want to see it.

Lake Region Community Theatre presents the Fourth Annual Lake Region’s Got Talent (LRGT) contest. Large audiences enjoyed lots of talent last year. Come share your talent with us this year.

LRGT will hold auditions over two weekends. Open auditions will be at Lake Region High School, Route 302, Naples from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 and at CenterStage Dance Studio, 1233 Roosevelt Trail, Raymond, (Raymond Shopping Center beside the post office) from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11.

Any person or group may audition. There is a one-time $15 audition fee with no need

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For your audition, a sound system will be available.

Bring a CD, or you may connect your own MP3 player, iPod or phone to the system. A keyboard will also be available.

Performances will be held at The Magic Lantern in Bridgton as follows: • Quarterfinals, Jan. 8 and Jan. 15, 2017, 1 p.m.

• Semifinal, Jan. 22, 2017, 1 p.m.

• Final, Jan. 29, 2017, 1 p.m.

For the quarterfinals, a panel including performance experts will choose the acts that will move on. During the semifinals and finals, judges and the audience will select those that move on, and ultimately the winners.

Winners will share $1,000 in cash and prizes.

For more information, call or text Lew Krainin at (207) 868-6846.

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trained with Ralph Farris and completed her musical education at Westminster Choir College. She has performed locally on a number of occasions and is the choir director at St. Joseph’s Church in Ossipee, N.H. An after-concert reception will provide an opportunity to chat with the musicians, purchase CDs, and enjoy amazing refreshments provided by Barbara Holmes.

Seating is quite limited and the performance usually sells out, so buying tickets in advance is strongly recommended. Advance tickets are $30 through Dec. 4, and the price increases to $35 during the week before the concert. Tickets are being sold at White Birch Books in North Conway (603-356-3200) and at the Eaton Village Store.

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‘Health and Happiness Fair’ for the family NORWAY — The Health & Happiness Fair for the Family had a great turnout on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Gymnasium in South Paris. Forty vendors representing several areas of the health and wellness fields were present to meet with patrons.

Dunkin’ Donuts, Aquafina and Hannaford provided light refreshments for all.

Free childcare services were also provided by Oxford SACC/Club Rowe and the Lil’ Leapin’ Lizard Family Adventure Center provided a

bouncy house for children to play in.

Raffle items were generously donated by Crystal Clear Photography, Norway Country Club, Teresia Reiki, Norway Savings Bank, Knopp Chiropractic and many more of the vendors. This year introduced two larger basket raffles: one for “Self Care” and the second for “Family Fun,” each one valued at over $500. At the door, TD Bank provided reusable bags for patrons to gather information and several door prizes were handed out to winners, thanks to donations from area busi-

Celebration of Life for Peter Sepich Saturday, November 26, at 2 p.m.

Crooked River Masonic Lodge, Harrison Masonic funeral ceremony followed by refreshments. All are welcome.

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CAT O’ NINE TAILS appear to have lived out their nine lives as the common bulrush goes to seed during a 60 degree day in mid-November. A week later, residents in the Lake Region woke up to a coating of snow on the ground. According to the National Weather Service, there is a 30 percent chance of snow mixed with rain on Thanksgiving night; but any snow should give way to rain in the following days.

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nesses and vendors.

The Health & Happiness Fair is a perfect opportunity for the Oxford Hills community to gather in one venue and meet with multiple providers servicing all areas of health and wellness for the entire family. The Fair, presented by Richard Bader Physical Therapy, SAPARS, Safe Voices, and Fitness en Route, will return again next fall, always on the first Saturday in November. If you would like more information about the fair please e-mail carley@rbpt.com or visit www.healthandhappinessfair.

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Family Crisis Services receives grant Family Crisis Services, with community partner agencies, is pleased to announce it has recently been awarded four significant grants.

A grant from the Maine State Department of Public Safety will place a domestic violence advocate within the correctional system to provide re-entry advocacy and support for women integrating back into the community after incarceration. The Maine Department of Public Safety was also awarded a grant that will expand its partnership with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, primarily to oversee FCS’ Enhanced Police Intervention Collaboration program throughout Cumberland County by extending domestic violence first responder outreach efforts to fire and rescue departments. A grant from the Federal Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, will provide assistance to victims of dating and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking who require transitional housing, short-term housing assistance, and related support services. Finally, a grant

provided through Pine Tree Legal Assistance from the Office on Violence Against Women will provide resources to coordinate a campus safety project to ensure that survivors of domestic violence receive effective referrals to legal assistance.

Family Crisis Services’ Executive Director, Rebecca Hobbs, reports, “This complement of grants will

strengthen the safety net for victims and survivors of domestic violence, including those who are homeless, victims of crime, and in need of supportive services. Family Crisis is in an excellent position to advocate for and assist victims for years to come, and to work with our community partners to improve the response to people in need.”

Family Crisis Services’

mission is to provide programs that focus on individual advocacy and safety for domestic violence victims and their children, to work for and encourage institutional change to assign responsibility for abusive behavior to the perpetrators, and to change the cultural values that perpetuate and support domestic violence through community education.

Soil & Water meeting, awards SOUTH PARIS — The public is cordially invited to attend the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the First Congregational Church of Paris, 17 East Main St. in South Paris. Prior to a dinner served at 6 p.m. there will be a time for visiting, followed by the awards presentations and entertainment. The guest speaker for the evening will be Scott Vlaun of the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy.

The following individuals and businesses will receive awards: Partnership Award —

SWOAM (Small Woodlot Owners of Maine) Lifetime Achievement Award — Jane Heikkinen Award for Continuing Support of Educational Programs — Oxford County Extension Service 2016 Volunteer Awards — Marilyn Jones; Linda Hooker/ Hooker Family Farm; Oxford Hills Christian Academy 2016 Annual Photo Contest — First Place: Spring by Lori Hill of Waterford. Honorable Mentions: A Walk in Maine Woods by nine- year-old Hunter Koskela of Bethel; Loons on Hall’s Pond by Charles Martin of South Paris; and Winter by Lori Hill of Waterford.

2016 Oxford County Big Tree Contest — Certificates and prizes for winners of the 2016 Oxford County Big Tree Contest will be awarded for finders of seven new county champs, including the amazing new chestnut tree found in Lovell.

There will also be a ticket auction featuring lots of great items — just in time for the holidays!

Seats may be reserved by calling 743-5789, ext. 111, or by sending an e-mail to oxfordcountyswcd@gmail.com by Friday, Nov. 25. The 2016 OCSWCD Annual Reports will be available online by early December.

November 24, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 1C

END OF ‘THE ROAD’ — With temperatures reaching into the high 50s Friday, Bridgton Academy teacher Ryan McLellan — an accomplished poet and writer — thought a good way to end his classes’ study of Cormac McCarthy’s novel, The Road, would be to take a trip to the North Bridgton Beach and spend some time “reflecting” on the story and characters. The Road is a story about a father and his son as they walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food — and each other. A cairn is a collection of rocks positioned on top of each other, serving as a marker. Students — including Brian Quinn (top) of Pearl River, N.Y. and a member of the Wolverine hockey team — constructed several cairns along the Long Lake beachfront, varying in height and width, including one that looks like a snowman. McLellan and his students then walked out to a rock formation to the right of the beach area, where the teacher told the young men to look out over the water and think about the book, their own families, and the tough journey they had either experienced or expect to conquer in the future. The Road concludes with the man and boy’s arrival at the coast, which is anti-climactic since the water looks gray and it looks like life isn’t sustainable.

But the boy, with his father’s encouragement, runs to the waves and swims in the ocean, which lifts both his and his father’s spirits. Although none of the BA students jumped into the lake, they did bask in the sunshine and enjoyed the moment of a nice fall morning, which they all know will soon lead to a cold, blustery winter in North Bridgton. (Rivet Photos)

Showing a positive path from boys to men

Sam Eley knows the startling statistics.

1 in 5 women is sexually assaulted in college.

1 in 4 women experience violence by a partner at some point in her life.

1 in 5 teens knows a victim of dating violence.

Males ages 15 to 19 are five times more likely to commit suicide than females of the same age.

Young men ages 18 to 19 are almost 16 times more likely to be in jail or prison than females of the same age.

Boys ages 10 to 17 are almost five times more likely to be in delinquency cases involving drugs.

As a group of 15 Lake Region Middle School seventh-grade students filed into the classroom, Eley hoped that conversations and exercises over a fiveweek period might help the transition these young teens will eventually make from boys to men.

“We know that every boy has the potential to become an emotionally healthy, respectful, nonviolent man.

We also see many social and cultural pressures pulling

them in exactly the opposite direction,” reads a paragraph on the Boys to Men website.

“As a result, boys and men are hurting. They are hurting themselves. They are hurting other men. And, they are hurting girls and women at alarming rates. It is critically important that we examine the elements of our culture that cause boys and men to detach emotionally and engage in self-destructive and violent activities.

Boys and men need to stand up as leaders, alongside girls and women, to hold ourselves and others to a higher degree of accountability. We all need to be part of the solution.”

Eley, of Portland, is a Program Assistant with Boys to Men. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College, where he led an all-male student group that raised awareness of sexual assault and worked to prevent sexual violence on campus.

Boys to Men officials reached out to LRMS Principal Matthew Lokken about bringing the fiveweek program to the school this fall.

Founded 18 years ago,

the mission of Boys to Men is to reduce interpersonal violence, specifically male violence against women and girls, and support the development of emotionally fluent, civically-engaged boys.

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SELFIE TIME — Michael Chase, “The Kindness Guy,” takes a photo with Lake Region Middle School students following a school-wide assembly. Chase met with a smaller group of students and teachers later in the day.

Kindness rules

Best-selling author, speaker brings strong message to LRMS “If we are to reach real peace in this world...we shall have to begin with children,” — Mahatma Gandhi Michael Chase hoped to start a kindness revolution at Lake Region Middle School.

Students at Lake Region Middle School received a very timely and timeless message from Chase, the “Kindness Guy,” who visited the school on Thursday, Nov. 17. Chase is a bestselling author, national motivational speaker and founder of The Kindness Center.

A Maine native, Chase has devoted his life to spreading kindness and teaching others the importance of doing the same. He has organized and participated in local and national events in large, as well as small, cities to simply perform random acts of kindness. He has found that this has a domino effect. When someone is the recipient of a kind act, that person will often pay it forward and be kind to someone else.

Chase spoke to a very attentive audience of more than 400 middle school students during a full school assembly. He shared that his childhood included lots of unkindness, but that he has become a role model for others who want to turn that around and live a life filled with kindness.

As a world-renowned leader in personal and spiritual development, Chase revealed how living

HAVING A GOOD DAY at Lake Region Middle School is Michael Chase, a best-selling author and motivation speaker. from the heart plays a critical tory of substance abuse, viorole in healing our lives and lence, depression, and suicide, Chase chose a differour planet.

In addition to teaching ent path, spreading positive the importance of human- energy throughout the world.

When searching for how kind-ness, he offers proof that within our challenges to be happy in his adult life, lie great opportunities for Chase realized that he felt growth and service toward happiest when he was being others. Despite a family hisKINDNESS, Page 2C

GROUP PHOTO WITH THE KINDNESS GUY, Michael Chase who spent the day at Lake Region Middle School.

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Showing a positive path from boys to men (Continued from Page 1C) “Boys to Men addresses the development of boys in the context of their relationships, socialization process, and cultural environments.

Boys are bombarded by narrow, confusing, and often destructive messages about masculinity beginning at very early ages,” the BTM website states. “We believe it is not the boys, but rather the culture in which they live and grow, that is in need of repair. While holding boys and men to a higher degree of individual accountability, we also put an appropriate level of focus on the environment —families, schools, community organizations, and peer culture — as the key agents of change in the lives of boys.”

Eley opened the final session by asking students the difference between empathy and sympathy? Students accurately defined each word — the first being, how someone feels, and the second, caring when others are experiencing a tough time.

The words set the tone for the first exercise of the

session. Each student was given a sheet of paper that listed an experience in the upper left corner. Each boy had to then approach a classmate, state the experience and then write down the response.

Questions included “Have you ever received a very good or bad grade on an assignment? How did it make you feel?” One responded that he received a good grade, and then felt more confident. “Have you ever been lied to or have you lied?” One boy answered, “Of course I’ve lied.”

Another said, “Many times.”

Once the students returned to their seats, Eley asked what words classmates used to answer some of the questions. They included ecstatic, amazing, proud, powerful, cautious.

“It’s important to remember that we all have shared experiences,” Eley said. “Remember how you felt, and you will understand what others are going through.”

The program shifted to how one would react to a

negative situation. Eley outlined four different means of intervention — direct, diversion, delegate and delayed.

Direct — stepping into a given situation with people that are involved.

Diversion — create a distraction to shift the focus of the situation.

Delegate — if the situation causes the bystander to feel comfortable, give the power of intervention to someone else, such as a friend, parent or teacher.

Delayed — again, if there is no comfort level to intervene immediately, do something afterward, such as check on the wellbeing

of the person who was the target of the situation.

Eley then grouped the students and assigned a “D” word to each. A scenario was assigned to each group, which then, using their D-word, had to develop how they would address the situation.

Seeing that the class period was near its end, Eley thanked students for their participation and encouraged them to be the person they want to be in life.

“You’ve got to decide,” he said.

He added, “A horrible message is feeling that people don’t care or people

Sam Eley, Program Assistant for Boys to Men don’t see what is happening to you. Show them that someone does care.”

As students packed up their school items, they were thanked for speaking up, exploring a wide range of issues and challenging each

other.

Eley and the Boys to Men program recognize these young teens represent the next wave of leaders, who hopefully end gender-based bias, harassment, abuse and violence.

Kindness rules the day at LRMS (Continued from Page 1C) kind to others. To make our planet a better, kinder place to live, Chase advised the middle schoolers to look in the mirror every day and to love who they see. Once that is accomplished, they will find it easier to love others and to accept everyone as a unique individual. They learned that all people have a story, a life history, and that every life has its share of ups and downs, joys and frustrations. He reminded students that no matter what challenges their lives may bring, they can either become better or bitter. Learning from difficult experiences helps us to grow.

He left students with the message that having a positive attitude and forgiving others for their unkindness will make them both physically and mentally healthier and happier.

After the assembly, Mr. Chase met with a small group of students to answer any questions and to listen to their particular concerns.

He encouraged these students to become examples of kindness for their peers and entrusted them to keep

the upbeat momentum going at Lake Region Middle School.

Later in the day, the Kindness Guy spent an hour after school with staff members and advised them to continue their hard work of providing a safe and caring environment in which students can learn. He hopes that teachers will integrate kindness into their curriculum in fun and innovative ways.

Michael’s work is not aligned with any particular belief system — his teachings are based on the universal language of kindness, which embraces all and excludes none. He has written two bestselling books — “am I being kind” and “Loving Everyone” — on this subject and is currently working on his third, with an expected release date in 2017.

“Michael J. Chase is one of the most authentic, genuine and caring people I have ever met. He is a fabulous presenter and gifted speaker.

If there were more people like Michael around I know our world would be a better place,” — Jeffrey Eisen, Bestselling Author and Life

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Awarded The Exemplary Practice Award by the Maine Association for Middle Level Education, Chase’s program is designed to reduce adolescent conflict and create positive, respectful and kinder behavior. It has also inspired students to perform thousands of acts of kindness in their classrooms and communities. By encouraging a pro-kindness philosophy and empowering students to be more accepting of themselves

and others, the results from this presentation are a safer, healthier and happier school environment.

During his program, The Kindness Guy also shares emotionally-charged stories of his own struggles as a teenager, and how he survived a family history of bullying, depression, and substance abuse. Now focusing on kindness and positive choices, he reveals exactly how he turned his life around and made all of his dreams Michael Chase, The Kindness Guy come true.

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Mount Meader

If hikers are up for some more strenuous hikes, I’d like to recommend some of the peaks in the mountain range that stretches from the Baldfaces to the Royces on the New Hampshire side of Evans Notch. These peaks provide some of the finest views in the Notch, but getting to their summits will require longer hikes and are classed as “difficult.”

This week, I’d like to recommend Mount Meader (2,782 feet). It sits right in the middle of this range and can be reached directly via the 2.9-mile Mount Meader Trail or from the trails along the ridge from the north or the south.

Mount Meader has open ledges near its summit that offer sweeping views to the south and of the eastern mountains in Evans Notch.

I’m fond of Mount Meader and its sister peaks north and south because of their wildness and remoteness. This area, however, came very close to being part of what could have been the largest ski area in the Northeast. In 1936, the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) and the White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) developed the Borderline proposal to build backcountry ski trails throughout the Evans Notch area. (“Borderline Development To Open Up Many New Ski Trails,” Portland Evening Express, Jan. 14, 1936).

The Borderline proposal would have had “hike upski down” backcountry ski trails on Mount Meader and the other mountains in the area including Eastman, Kearsarge North, South Baldface, East and West Royce Mountains, and Speckled Mountain. The AMC Cold River Camp in Evans Notch would have served as the base camp for skiers and winter enthusiasts, and the CCC would have provided the labor

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DEnmark Mountain Hiker Bonnie Marsh kicking footsteps into the climb to snowy Mount Meader.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree)

by Allen Crabtree Zealand Notch and the Kancamagus Valley, and several other places in the White Mountain National Forest. There is interest today in reopening some of the old CCC backcountry trails and developing backcountry glade skiing, but nothing of the scope envisioned with the Borderline

proposal.

The first mile of the Mount Meader trail is an old logging road, wide and smooth with a very easy grade, well-marked with yellow paint blazes on the trees. At 1.0 miles at a trail junction, a short side trail leads to Brickett Falls on Mill Brook — a small but pretty cascade over a small waterfall with a total fall of about 75 feet. In the springtime, Brickett Falls is spectacular, but I think it is just as impressive in the dead of winter with the ice buildup from the water freezing as it gushes over the rocks.

The trail to the summit of Mount Meader continues from the Brickett Falls trail junction at a modest pitch through a beech forest to a series of 11 switchbacks that climb about 600 feet vertical to the top of the ridge. The first eight switchbacks continue at only a slightly more modest pitch, but the last switchbacks are very steep and exceedingly rocky. The east knob of Mount Meader is reached at 2.9 miles with some steep sections near the top. Just before the main summit of Mount Meader there is a junction with the Basin Rim Trail MEADER, Page 4C

ALUMNI GAME The Lake Region High School boys’ basketball program would like to invite everyone to this year’s Alumni Game to be held Wednesday, Nov. 23. A first team game opens the action at 4 p.m. followed by a JV game at 5:30 and a varsity game at 7 p.m.

The 2016 state championship team will be honored with a pre-game ceremony before the varsity game.

If you are a former Laker player and would like to play please e-mail Coach Mayo at john.mayo@lakeregionschools.org. Alumni are needed to play against the first team and JV team.

This is fundraiser for the team. Donations will be accepted at the door, and a 50/s50 raffle will take place.

Laker Girls on road Lake Region Coach Paul True has his club on the road for a few preseason games — Saturday at York with the JV at 11 a.m. and the varsity team at 12:30 p.m., and on Tuesday at Oxford Hills for a 5:30 JV game and a 7 p.m. varsity tilt. The Lakers will host an all-day tournament on Saturday, Dec. 3 (schedule still be worked on, stay tuned).

Raider Girls in Portland Fryeburg Academy Coach Sean Watson will take a look at his Raider girls’ varsity basketball team in action this Friday in Portland (631 Stevens Avenue). FA will take on the Maine Girls Academy (formerly Catherine McAuley) on Friday at 8 p.m. It’s back to the MGA on Saturday as the Raiders play Wells at noon and Windham at 3 p.m.

The Raider boys travel to Ellsworth on Friday then head to Mount Desert Isle on Saturday.

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Denmark Mountain Hiker Eric Dunn on the final approach to the summit of snowy Mount Meader.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree)

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to cut the ski trails. The Borderline proposal never got beyond the planning stage however, because of development of ski lifts on Cranmore Mountain, the destructive hurricane of 1938, and concerns about sufficient snowfall on some of the peaks planned for trail development.

The CCC built backcountry ski trails on Black Mountain and North Doublehead Mountain in Jackson, N.H. in the mid1930s. There are other backcountry ski trails in

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Regional sports

Mount Meader (Continued from Page 3C) coming in from the north (right). Past the summit the Meader Ridge Trail continues south to Eagle Crag.

Enjoy the wildness of Mount Meader and contemplate what it might have looked like had circumstances been different. This is a more difficult hike than some I’ve written about in these columns, but I believe that the rewards of the side trip to the waterfall and the views from the open ledges make the effort worthwhile. A word of caution — expect snow and ice on the high peaks this time of year. Hikers need to be prepared with proper footwear (microspikes) and clothing.

Mount Meader in Coos County, Bean’s Purchase, Chatham, New Hampshire Difficulty – Difficult Trail distance – 2.9 miles to the summit Hiking time – 2¾ hours to the summit Elevation – 2,782 feet Vertical gain – 2,270 feet Coordinates – 44° 16’ 08” N 71° 03’ 14” W Topographic Map – USGS Wild River 7.5-minute quad 44.10567; -71.094 Directions to the trailhead — Follow Route 113 from Fryeburg north into Evans Notch. Continue north about a half-mile from the parking area for the Baldface Trails to the Mount Meader trailhead on the west (left) side of the road going north. There is room for parking a few cars on Denmark Mountain Hikers having lunch at the frigid and windy summit of Mount Meader (left to right) the side of the road. The trail is well marked.

Donna Morton, Mary Lou Moulton, Eric Dunn, Bonnie Marsh and Margaret Mathis. (Photo by Allen Crabtree)

Trust completes new lot Until recently, hikers wishing to ascend Loon Echo Land Trust’s Ledges Trail to the summit of Pleasant Mountain had to park along Mountain Road in Denmark.

Upon hearing the need for a parking lot, North Rock Partners, represented by Bridgton resident Phil Libby, responded by donating 2.39 acres of land specifically to ease the problem.

Upon receiving the deed to the property on Nov. 2, Loon Echo immediately designed

a parking lot and hired local contractor, Khiel Excavation, to do the construction.

The need for the new parking area arose due to the year-round popularity of the Ledges Trail on Pleasant Mountain.

“Loon Echo recognized the safety concern that the lack of adequate off-road parking created with only a small pull-off available,” said Thom Perkins, executive director of Loon Echo Land Trust. “Now instead of

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a line of cars parked along Mountain Road, 18-20 cars can be accommodated right at the trailhead.”

“We are happy to provide this recreational parking lot for the public at one of our most popular hiking trails at Pleasant Mountain Preserve,” said Jon Evans, Loon Echo’s stewardship manager. “This new parking area will be open year-round and will be plowed throughout the upcoming winter season.”

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Fun & games

November 24, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 5C

This week’s puzzle theme:

Holiday Movies

ACROSS 1. Group of pupils 6. Fossil fuel 9. Dust arachnid 13. Abdominal muscle, pl.

14. Grass bristle 15. Like a ballerina 16. Deflect 17. *She played wife and mom in 21 Across 18. Lazybones 19. *It happened on 34th Street 21. *Nicholas Cage ‘s “The ____ Man” 23. Wednesday’s child issue?

24. Mouthful, swallowed 25. ____ Francisco 28. ____ Verde National Park 30. Adorn the halls with holly, e.g.

35. Singer Tori 37. Jailbird’s home 39. Tax of one tenth 40. Popular e-reader 41. DNA half 43. Inmate’s weapon 44. Loose-fitting top 46. “____ and sound” 47. Performed alone, pl.

48. Madison Square Garden and STAPLES Center, e.g.

50. Snouts or beaks 52. *”____ Takes a Holiday” with Basil Rathbone (1930) 53. Inoffensive manner

55. Long time 57. *Jim Carrey’s green grump 60. *Holiday movie time traveler 64. Courtroom excuse 65. Bo Peep’s follower 67. Bus commuter 68. Object of Tiny Tim’s affection 69. Corn piece 70. Twig of a willow tree 71. Aquatic snakes 72. Pastrami partner 73. Proceeds DOWN 1. Pack like sardines 2. Denim innovator 3. Maple, to a botanist 4. Scarecrow stuffing 5. “The Goldbergs,” e.g.

6. Arc de Triomphe, e.g.

7. Leave speechless 8. Big mess 9. Between mini and maxi 10. Short for “it will” 11. He plus she 12. “Ever” to a poet 15. Marine gastropod 20. Olden day blood-drawing equipment 22. Priest’s vestment 24. Like a knight in shining armor?

25. *Billy Bob Thorton’s was bad 26. Love, to Napoleon and Josephine 27. Nobody

29. ____ Candies, chocolatier 31. Treat without respect 32. ____ vs. pathos 33. Popular cook-off dish 34. *”Home Alone” main character 36. *Jim Carrey’s was green when he stole Christmas

38. *It’s wonderful?

42. Three-masted vessel 45. Tabby’s favorite herb 49. Pollen ____ 51. Feeling at a funeral 54. Holiday feeling 56. Hustle and bustle sound 57. Tar to feathers 58. Tiny river

59. Wading bird 60. Dried up 61. Norse deity 62. Turned to the right

63. Makes mistakes 64. Gobbled up 66. *”Jingle All the ____”

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Trust completes Ledges Trail parking lot area miles from trailhead to the summit of Pleasant Mountain with a 1,600-foot elevation gain. The new parking area is located at the at the site of the previous four-car roadside parking pull-off, approx-

Hunters can help to food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and households across the state. The fact that this program has grown so steadily is both a testament to the need and the generosity of Mainers.”

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local residents to conserve the region’s natural resources and character for current and future generations.

Loon Echo serves seven towns including Bridgton, Casco, Denmark, Harrison, Naples, Raymond and Sebago with an area of 320 square miles located directly north of Sebago Lake.

Loon Echo works within its service area to safeguard water quality, preserve scenic gems such as Bald Pate Mountain, and provide outreach and fun educational programs to the public. Loon Echo assists landowners to

take steps to ensure future generations will benefit from the preservation of their lands.

For information about

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With the 2016 hunting season underway, Governor Paul R. LePage is again urging Maine hunters to consider supporting the Hunters for the Hungry Program by donating all or part of their harvest to feed families in need.

The popular program provides a means for Maine hunters, as well as hunters from other states, to donate harvested game to food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and households with a medical need.

“The Hunters for the Hungry Program is a way that Maine hunters can pursue a sport they love and help their neighbors at the same time,” said Governor LePage.

“Donations can provide meat

imately three miles from the intersection of Mountain Road and Route 302 in Bridgton.

“We would like to thank Phil Libby of North Rock Partners, Khiel Excavation and the Town of Denmark.

With their help and support the project was completed ahead of schedule,“ said David Diller, Loon Echo Land Trust’s president.

Loon Echo Land Trust protects nearly 6,700 acres of land and manages 30 miles of multi-use trails in the northern Sebago Lake region. Its mission is to work with the

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(Continued from Page 4C) Loon Echo’s Ledges Trail is a popular hike year-round for outdoor enthusiasts looking to summit the state’s iconic Pleasant Mountain.

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Hunters can help those in need to stock up (Continued from Page 5C) Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner Walt Whitcomb noted that since its establishment in 1996, the Hunters

for the Hungry Program has provided thousands of nutritious meals to people across the state.

“Since 1996, Maine sportsmen and women have contrib-

uted to a program that provides nutritious meals to people across Maine,” said Whitcomb.

“The Hunters for the Hungry Program puts high-quality, native protein on the tables of

SPECIAL THANK YOU — To show her appreciation to veterans for their service to this country, Reiyn Hart, age 11 and a fifth grader at Stevens Brook Elementary School, made a card and had her classmates sign it. On Veterans Day, she brought the card to the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough, where her grandmother, Maggie Hart, works and helps with activities there throughout the day in the Recreation Therapy Department, and presented it to a veteran. Reiyn is the daughter of Kimberly and Peter Leighton of Bridgton and Kelcey Hart.

Maine families.”

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry distributes many types of donations to food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and households with a medical need. The Hunters for the Hungry Program is part of the Department’s Emergency Food Assistance Program. It is done in cooperation with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s wardens, Maine State Troopers and hunters, are all working towards a common goal of helping fellow Mainers.

The program accepts bear, deer and moose donations.

Road-kill donations are also accepted, provided the meat is not damaged. Hunters do not pay for the processing of donated meat. Meat processing costs are paid for by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the charity that receives the food. Hunters choosing to keep their game can still donate a few pounds to the program.

Meat processors that are interested in getting involved with the program and learning how it works should call 207287-7513.

For more information, to donate, or to get connected to a Hunters for the Hungry participating meat processor call toll free, 1-888-4DEERME (1-888-433-3763).

The program also has a Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/pages/ M a i n e - H u n t e r s - f o r- t h e Hungry/197411763763406

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Opinion & Comment

November 24, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 1D

A wake-up call

I learned something today that I must tell our community because I think many of you will want to know. I am the director of Birthwise Midwifery School on South High Street in Bridgton, and today one of our first-year African-American students contacted us to tell us she would be withdrawing from our program because she was concerned about her personal safety while traveling to and staying in Maine for our two-week academic sessions. When she was last here in September, she saw the many Trump yard signs, with few opposing signs to balance them; she saw the truck parked in the lot next door to Birthwise with “Secure the Border” signs; and she experienced awkward interactions with community members.

Now, in the wake of our presidential election, she was experiencing anxiety about traveling to Maine from her diverse urban environment.

My first (private) response was to defend our community as being safe and tolerant and tell her she had nothing to fear. Then I listened more closely to what this student was telling us and how she experienced the Bridgton area as a black woman during a national election with the outcome we just experienced.

My own disbelief that Trump received the support he did in our local community, in the state of Maine, and all over this country, leaves me searching for an explanation of why a man who fomented fear of outsiders, demeaned women, and vilified whole cultural and religious groups could come to represent us in the highest office of the land. “People were just voting for a change” seems to be the consensus — it doesn’t mean people support any of the hateful things Trump stands for. As a white woman I have the privilege of believing that and going on with my life as usual, but black or Latina women tell us the landscape looks very different now.

Birthwise has been training midwives from all over the U.S. and Canada for 22 years in our little rural Maine village. Today we are questioning the viability of keeping our institution in Bridgton if we are serious about our commitment to diversifying the profession as we have professed. It makes me profoundly sad to think that we would need to move to Portland in order for our student body to feel safe.

So why did I feel compelled to tell you all this?

It’s because I am learning, the hard way, that being a white person in the U.S. gives me privileges that I need to use for the good of others. Standing by while people say and do things that demean other people is not OK. As so many wise ones before us have told us: remaining silent in the face of aggression or injustice is siding with the aggressor. If things are to change at all, we must start speaking up when we witness even small aggressions happening around us. I for one do not want my home community to be known as a place that does not welcome certain people because their skin color, their religion or culture differs from most of ours. The student that withdrew from Birthwise this morning made me realize that whether or not I think all people are safe in rural Maine is irrelevant if one of my students tells me she feels unsafe — it was the best wake-up call I could have received.

Heidi Fillmore, Certified Professional Midwife and educator Bridgton, Maine

The Fryeburg Historical Society will be hosting its Third Annual Christmas Tea on Friday, Dec. 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Colonel Samuel Osgood House, 83 Portland St., in Fryeburg. This is a lovely way to celebrate the holidays so bring your family and friends and enjoy a delightful afternoon. To get into the spirit, vintage hats will be available at the house to wear at the tea or please feel free to wear one of your own! A $10 donation to the Historical Society is suggested at the door. Everyone is welcome and they look forward to seeing you there!

Moving into a transition

Those of you that have changed jobs — especially if it has meant an increase in responsibilities — will best understand the paragraphs that follow. And those who have ever altered your geography or enlarged your circle of friends (true and false) and enemies (threatening or just annoying) will also sympathize with the travail I describe.

I refer, obviously, to the installation of Donald Trump as the freshly-minted president of our country. He’s probably as surprised as most cognoscenti at the outcome of election.

Did he really want to win or was he merely running the ego exercise his personality required? We’ll have to wait for the posthumous memoir for the true answer.

Meanwhile he must push ahead with the task every White House victor confronts: He must settle on policies, both foreign and domestic, that will maintain the loyalties of his diverse constituencies. He has to make those choices when his campaign utterances were often contradictory or simply dropped from his agenda. Not just policies, however. Perhaps more importantly he must pick the personnel to whom he can delegate and rely on not to plunge him deep into too many crevasses.

Letters Under the treehouse

To The Editor: My treasure is found, wrapped in the pages of The Bridgton News. Everyone can find it, too, under a treehouse “Earth Notes” is an outgrowth of logo, but unfortunately not a deep ecology discussion group. every week. What makes the Writers reflect a delight in and contreasure so precious is its goldcern for the earth and are individuen words, diamond subjects, ally responsible for opinions and radiant values, rich humor and information. Community members are invited to submit abundant love. Thank you to articles. E-mail beepbeep207@roadrunner.com for details.

Peter Lewis for reminding me of the bountiful nature of our own ordinary lives in Maine.

Especially, “Girl in a Gray Sweatshirt” filled me with The Saco River Valley, fed from the western mountains pure joy. With much gratitude, of Maine and New Hampshire, collects its water from the Dell Foss snowfields, the rain and the springs below us that fill this Sweden winding, pristine waterway as she meanders through dozens of small towns all the way to the sea. In another age, this area was a mile thick with ice. As the glaciers receded and carved the landscape, they left in their wake a porous, silt and sand surface just beneath the topsoil that serves as a massive filter for the groundwater as it sinks back into the aquifer while we all sleep soundly. The Ice Age also left us with some of the To The Editor: It is around this time every purest water in the world.

“From ancient times, explorers have ‘followed the water.’ year that I find myself more Water’s unique chemical and physical properties are essential emotionally fragile than norto human survival. Without water, basic physical processes mal, and despite being aware would be impossible. Cells within the human body would of the cause, the power of the heart still surprises me.

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The still waters

What would Bob do?

HELPING HANDS — Peter Rabbit Preschool of Naples had a Thanksgiving food drive to benefit the Naples Community Resource Council this week. Connie Madura and Annie Bowman gave a great presentation to the kids about how they can help their neighbors in need. The kids used their “helping hands” to fill the special “helping hands bag” full to overflowing!

As a stay-at-home parent, or a sweatpants ninja as I think of myself, my heart is tethered for better or worse to those of my children, ages 5, 3 and 7 months. It is a fact that their best days are mine, and our worst days, well, they feel like they will never end. It is not until my wife comes home from school and saves the day that I realize how important the memory of Bob Dunning is to my life, family and this community.

In his daughter Jessie, my wife, Bob’s spirit is alive and well and as tangible as a dropped framing hammer landing square on your bare toes. When I observe her with her high school students and our children using gentleness as her go-to tool, and choosing to be goofy instead of annoyed with something that is horribly annoying, it reminds me of him. The same can be said of Bob’s wife, Sally, who has given her life to caring for anyone who happened to cross her path at Bridgton Hospital in the past 30-plus years. Be it a baby taking his/her first breath outside of his/her mother’s womb, a hospice patient preparing to leave this world for whatever comes next, or someone she has met at the vending machine who she does not know, they are getting a hug from her if they need one, no questions asked.

The day after Thanksgiving is Bob’s day and it has been nine years since he was summoned to the rickety, old, falling down barn in the stars, as we tell our young children.

In that time, I have used his example to let only love for what truly matters fill my heart, and to let the rest of the world go by. There was absolutely no room in Bob’s heart for hate. As his son Dan shared at the celebration of Bob’s life, during a lunch break Bob once let a mosquito suck the blood out of his arm until it was chock full and then fly off, saying “he is only trying to make a living.”

At a time when I have felt embarrassed for the anger that the president-elect has drawn out of me during the run up to this year’s election because of what he stands for, I have decided to follow Bob’s lead and extend unconditional sup-

Small World

by Henry Precht BN Columnist

From all accounts, Trump, inexperienced in elected office, does not have a very large Rolodex of names who are talented, true (meaning loyal to the Trump cause) and free of conflicting and troublesome independent ambitions. One thing is sure: the pens of hostile liberals and frustrated fellow conservatives are inked-up and poised to attack at their slightest displeasure. The press describes an operation plagued with snafus and animosities. Two transition team members are dropped because they are friendly with Governor Christie who, in an earlier prosecutorial life, sent Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father to TRANSITION, Page 3D

Tree Talk Old Growth Forests

By Robert Fogg Licensed Arborist Last month, I wrote about renewable energy. In particular, Maine wood energy, in the form of firewood and pellets. Naturally, for us to make use of this type of energy, we must harvest it from the forest (or from your front yard, as in my case as an arborist).

In the past, there have been times when there has been some opposition to harvesting our forests, especially back in the days before the current clear-cutting laws were put into place. Most timber harvesting done these days is considered sustainable and beneficial to the forest. I’d like to talk a little more about that.

Mature, old-growth forests are stagnant, slowgrowing and they support very little wildlife. Very little sunlight hits the ground or even the lower level canopy. The growth is limited to the very tips of the trees, which limits their growth severely. I’ve seen instances where the growth rings on trees cut from old-growth forests are so close together they look like a stereo record (for those old enough to know what that is). When no sun hits the ground, there is no new growth for wildlife to use for cover, so it leaves in search of new growth.

When you selective cut a forest, you let in sunlight, not only to the ground, but to the lower canopy which stimulates increased growth. The process also scarifies the earth, making it easier for seeds to take root and sprout. The new growth provides cover and food for wildlife. The years after a selective cut, new growth OLD GROWTH, Page 2D port to those who are being threatened to be squished by the hands of the powerful.

In his presence, Bob’s kindness and giving spirit was contagious, even to those who might try to vaccinate themselves from the noble causes he stood up for. Despite our world’s need to differentiate and define the many “isms” that define hate, Bob’s way of letting each person be a human first is how he has inspired me to do the same. Within our community, state, country and world, there are people who are deemed “different” being stepped on and looked down upon, it seems, to only improve the view from the top. When in fact, if those at the bottom are broken down

systematically then everything and everyone on top will crumble, as well. Bob Dunning is still with us and is exemplified by those people we all know who give of themselves for others blindly.

To try and accurately define Bob and what he meant to our family and friends is not possible. But, to honor his vision and courage by helping anyone who happens to land in the mud at our feet is a choice we all have. Going forward, please act as if your next step could be a slippery one and you don’t care who reaches down to pick you up. Measuring once and cutting twice, Michael Toohey Denmark LETTERS, Page 2D

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Needs of caregivers

To The Editor: I recently participated in a tele-town hall hosted by AARP Maine on behalf of family caregivers across the state. Twelve hundred Maine residents participated during the hour-long discussion. Our goal? To raise awareness about the needs of caregivers and to start to examine the supports and services Maine caregivers need in their own communities.

With 178,000 family caregivers in the State of Maine taking care of a loved one every day, we know these issues are of paramount importance. When you are a caregiver, trying to balance work and other home and family responsibilities can feel overwhelming. The truth is that caregiving can take a toll on your family as well as your career. I was a caregiver for my mom for over a decade. I know how hard it can be.

That’s why AARP Maine is dedicated to working with family caregivers to ensure that the supports needed to care both for their loved one and for themselves are in place. As we head into a new year and

Bob Dunning PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF WATERFORD Joint Planning Board Site Walk

The Waterford and Harrison Planning Boards will be jointly holding a site walk to review land subdivisions on Chase Gate Road off Deer Hill Road, at 1 p.m., on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016.

The boards will meet at the Deer Hill Road entrance to Chase Gate Road. If it is raining or snowing, the site walk will be moved to Sunday, Dec. 4th at 1 p.m.

The public is welcome to attend.

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TOWN OF NAPLES OFFICE CLOSED

The Town of Naples is seeking volunteers to serve on the following committees: Naples Property Use Committee Naples Recreation Committee Individuals wishing to serve and/or who may have questions about the committees, please contact Kate Matthews at the Naples Town Office at (207) 693-6364, or kmatthews@townofnaples.org 3T47 PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF CASCO WINTER PARKING BAN

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Lovell residents attending, or planning to attend, a school of postsecondary education (whether liberal arts or vocational) are invited to apply. The Warren B. and John W. McKeen Educational Foundation will be awarding a number of scholarships to such students who have been Lovell residents for at least one year.

Application forms may be obtained at the Lovell Town Office (Tel.: 207-925-6272), or at the office of the Foundation’s Trustee, Peter J. Malia Jr., HastingsMalia, P.A., P.O. Box 290, 376 Main Street, Fryeburg, ME 04037 (Tel.: 207-935-2061), or at the Guidance Office at Fryeburg Academy. Some financial information will be required, since awards must be made on the basis of financial need, but such information will be kept confidential.

Completed applications must be received by January 31, in order to be considered.

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There will be a parking ban on all public streets in the Town of Casco during winter storm events.

This includes a period of time for cleanup following a storm.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on August 3, 2016 by the Maine District Court for Cumberland County, in Bridgton, Docket No. BRI-RE-2015-14, in the action entitled Infinity Federal Credit Union v. Darrin S. Allen and Catrina M. Allen, wherein the Court adjudged the foreclosure of a certain mortgage given by Darrin S. Allen and Catrina M. Allen to Infinity Federal Credit Union dated March 9, 2012 and recorded in the Western District of the Oxford County Registry of Deeds in Book 595, Page 577, the period of redemption having expired, a public sale of the property described in the mortgage will be conducted on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, commencing at 10:00 a.m., at the law firm of Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, 84 Marginal Way, Suite 600, Portland, Maine 04101, of the following property: PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Certain property located at 27 Lords Hill Road in Denmark, County of Oxford and State of Maine. The property is also described on the Denmark Tax Maps as Map 14, Lot 37-B. Reference is made to said mortgage deed for a more detailed legal description of the property to be conveyed.

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Public Hearing

The Naples Planning Board will be holding a meeting at 15 Village Green Lane, on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.

On the agenda: 1.) An application for a Minor Site Plan Review, submitted by James Davenport, for the proposed construction of a replacement building of the existing Lakeside Dairy Bar building, found at Map U25, Lot 12.

2.) An application for a Major Site Plan Review, submitted by Crepeau Investments, Inc., for property found at 295 Sebago Road, found on Tax Map R05, Lot 22, for the proposed expansion of Naples KOA Campground.

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Racist, xenophobic, homophobic, Islamophobic, misogynist — all these epithets now aimed at Donald Trump and his supporters used to be directed my way. Why? Because I was a teacher who taught students to think critically. I was “poisoning young minds,” said leftists who believed they knew better how issues should be covered in public school — their way and no other. I didn’t just offer “both sides,” because seldom are there only two. I offered multiple viewpoints on controversial issues, encouraged each student to pick what sounded best and defend it. I fostered the kinds of diversity that genuinely improve education: diversity of thought and opinion.

To many on the left — and it may now be accurate to say most — the only kinds of diversity that count are those of skin color, sex or ethnicity. However, none of that helps if everyone thinks alike and that’s how it is throughout academia now, kindergarten through graduate school.

About once a month, I wrote up classroom Socratic dialogues and published them, maybe 200 or so. Most of my other columns expressed my own opinions on the issues of the day and after about 1993 or ’94 those opinions were increasingly conservative. Many readers on the left assumed I was pushing my opinions on students and tried to have me disciplined, silenced, fired or have my teaching license

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me@aarp.org AARP has also created a wonderful online resource center so caregivers across the country can join a network of support and find even more resources. Please visit www.aarp.org/caregiving for more information. Let’s work together to support caregivers in Maine.

Lee Ann Stearns, AARP Maine Volunteer Westbrook

With thanks

To The Editor: I would like to thank the many people who gave their time and energy, made Clean Elections contributions and wrote letters of support for my candidacy for state representative in Casco, Poland and Raymond. The campaign was a true team effort and we LETTERS, Page 6D

They’re not listening any more

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THE NAPLES TOWN OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 25TH AND 26TH IN OBSERVANCE OF THANKSGIVING.

the next legislative session, we hope to work toward meaningful solutions to effectively address these issues.

In addition, caregivers and their families now have access to a free publication called the Maine Caregiver Resource Guide. The guide is full of state-specific tips, tools and resources to help family caregivers at every stage of their caregiving journey. You can get yours today by e-mailing

Public Notice

THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON NOVEMBER 29, 2016 AT 7:00 P.M., AT THE DENMARK MUNICIPAL BUILDING TO ADOPT THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE ORDINANCE. PUBLIC WELCOME.

QUILT WINNER ANNOUNCED — Sharon Wilson of Harrison VFW Auxiliary shows a quilt made by the Chickadee Quilters of Bridgton, which was won at the Veterans Day dinner by Joyce Lattin. All veterans attending put in their names for prizes including the quilt.

TERMS OF SALE: THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS,” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER AS TO THE CONDITION OF OR TITLE TO THE PROPERTY. The property will be sold subject to all outstanding municipal assessments, whether or not of record in the Western District of the Oxford County Registry of Deeds, as well as all real estate transfer taxes assessed on the transfer. The sale will be by public auction. The deposit to bid, which is nonrefundable as to the highest bidder, is $5,000.00 in official bank check or certified funds (cash deposits not accepted). The deposit to bid should be made payable to Infinity Federal Credit Union. The highest bidder will be required to execute a purchase and sale agreement with Infinity Federal Credit Union at the time and place of sale. The balance of the sale price will be due and payable within 30 days of the public sale. Conveyance of the property will be by release deed. All other terms, including any modifications of or additions to the terms set forth above, will be announced at the public sale.

Dated: November 3, 2016 By: David S. Sherman, Jr., Esq. Attorney for Infinity Federal Credit Union Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon 84 Marginal Way, Suite 600 Portland, ME 04101-2480 (207) 772-1941

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by Tom McLaughlin BN Columnist pulled. All along the way, letters to the editor appeared with the slurs listed above. I read them in class and students were surprised.

“But you don’t tell us what to believe,” they responded.

“Evidently they don’t know that,” I’d answer.

“We should all write letters back and tell them,” some suggested.

“You can if you want,” I’d say, “but not in class. You have to do it on your own.” Several did.

There were classroom dialogues on affirmative action in which I’d explain how racial quotas worked in college admissions, hiring and awarding public contracts. After publishing those, I was “racist.” There were discussions about jihad and Koranic verses encouraging Muslims to kill infidels, etc. After them came “Islamophobic” slurs. We discussed illegal immigration and I described what I saw after flying down to the Mexican border. After those came out, I was “xenophobic.” We discussed referendum questions on Maine’s ballot about gay rights, gay marriage, partial-birth abortion, Indian casinos and others. After writing them up, I was “homophobic,” “misogynist,” “racist” and so forth.

When I read those letters aloud in class, students asked: “Don’t they bother you?”

“They did at first,” I responded, “but they don’t anymore. Calling me ‘racist’ or ‘misogynist’ doesn’t make it so. Name-calling indicates the writers have run out of arguments, and slurs are all they have.”

I enjoyed playing devil’s advocate with students. It was easy to parrot arguments from left, right or middle because I held them over the years. Like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, I had been an Alinskyite radical. Then, I moved right to become a liberal before finally emerging as a genuLISTENING, Page 3D

Tree Talk (Continued from Page 1D) just explodes and the woodlot is like a magnet to wildlife, especially deer and moose, which browse on the tips of the new shoots.

There’s another factor too, that people often take for granted. A working forest, that is being sustainably harvested, produces income to the owner. This goes a long way to paying taxes and justifying the ownership of the forest. If a forest cannot support itself financially, there’s a likelihood that it will be sold off for a more profitable use, such as development.

Recent years, with the paper industry systematically leaving the state, a shadow has been cast over our timber industry. So, now we need to come up with new uses for our low-grade timber. I believe this presents a huge opportunity. Right now, I am told, 70% of Maine households are still heating with #2 heating oil or propane. Much of this energy comes from half way around the world, and the revenues not only leave Maine and the United States, but they support some very questionable activities. Why not take advantage of our “timber rich” state and switch over to some type of local wood heat thus keeping the money in the Maine economy.

I’m not saying you should rip out your current heating system in favor of wood heat, but I would suggest that next time you need a boiler/furnace replacement, you consider a type of local wood heat, rather than re-upping with an oil or propane system. You might also consider a supplemental wood heat system, while leaving your old fossil fuel system as a backup.

Recently, there has been a big push to Eat Local. I suggest we also try to Heat Local.

Robert Fogg is general manager of Q-Team Tree Service in Naples and is also a licensed arborist. He can be reached at RobertFogg@Q-Team.com or 693-3831.

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November 24, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 3D

Great things happening here

As I write this, it is snowing outside my window. I drove through the blizzardy conditions on Route 11 this evening and, as much as I love the mileage of the diesel engine in my car, I sure miss all-wheel drive!

The promotion plan and branding Request for Proposals is out. I had a great open house with prospective applicants and received great feedback to modify the deliverables (that is, what we get at the end of the project). This is going to be a fun project; I can’t wait for it to get going!

The selectmen are continuing their discussions on preparing projects and programs for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). There was a public hearing on their discussion thus far on Tuesday, Nov. 23; however there will be more opportunities to weigh in so look for the public notices in the newspaper in the next calendar year.

I have attended a few networking and learning opportunities — one on Broadband for Rural Communities and another from the Maine Downtown Institute. I also had a check in with the folks at Maine International Trade to keep Bridgton on the list for foreign companies looking to locate in Maine.

I also will attend Educate Maine to hear the latest on workforce training, as well as the state of education in Maine. An educated populace is a boon for economic development and skilled labor is a must in my attraction work for companies to come Bridgton.

It is also trade show season — I represented you at MaineBiz and E2Tech and will head down to Florida on Dec. 4 to attend the Site Selection Forum. When we prepared the budget for the current year, much emphasis was placed on attending trade shows to keep the buzz going on how great Bridgton is and all the great things happening here! The Site Selection Forum is with the professionals, from all over the country, who perform the research and feasibility to discover businesses for expansion and relocation. I am going to the forum to tell them to consider Bridgton in their work and encourage them to come up for a visit!

Other promotional efforts include more magazine and circular advertising to the traveling public. We have a great ad to use that showcases Bridgton very well so look for that coming out over the next few months. I am also working with the Chamber on a new and improved downtown map for their area guide and for printing to give to businesses for the next season. These were also budget priorities in the current year budget.

Speaking of budget, it’s time to begin preparing the operations budget for next year!

Festival of Lights is on Dec. 3. Businesses are planning fun things, including J. Décor’s wine tasting in the afternoon, the Historical Society is holding an open house in the afternoon, and, Beth’s Café will be open during the parade!

Please note, the parade route has changed, starting at the Highland Beach area and then going down to Main Street and turning up Depot Street by Ricky’s Diner to go back around to the Bridgton Community Center, for Santa to step off his float and meet with the children. Before the parade, there will be a freeze dance at the Library Courtyard, and across the street, right before the parade, we will light the tree! Bring nonperishable food to the tree lighting to help Bridgton Hospital in their efforts to Stamp out Hunger. I love this event; it’s a great way to kick off the holiday season and for the community to come out and have some fun together!

The Land Use and Zoning Committee will be going out to meet with folks about the proposed zoning they have prepared. Part of their outreach will be working with Lake Region Television to have some spots with committee members talking about their work and specifically about zoning.

We are also looking for a way to have a call-in show —

Luke E. Caiazzo Sr.

Planning Front

by Anne Krieg Bridgton Director of Planning, Economic & Community Development

wouldn’t that be cool? We are also going out for informal discussions in coffee shops and bars and community events so please ask questions when you see any of the committee members. Their current work can be found on the town’s website under “Planning.”

The Building Committee is working on the Town Hall improvements, the roof at the municipal office and the Community Center, as well as other projects the town is considering in the capital plan. This is a great group of people dedicated to making sure our projects reflect the highest quality in construction and as efficient as possible.

The planning board is working on their signage requirements at a workshop on Dec. 13. They are also looking to gain an understanding of LED signs, specifically how the brightness can be controlled. The public is encouraged to let board members know their thoughts on these issues.

I am working with Opportunity Alliance on community development projects, specifically for our youth in crisis.

I am also working with St. Joseph’s College and Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG) on the followup from the food study. A January meeting is planned for the Bridgton area stakeholders to meet again — date, time and location to be announced.

GPCOG has also been a busy time. We had an executive committee meeting and we also are planning the budget for 2017. GPCOG is hitting the road to meet throughout the member area to hear from people about what GPCOG could be doing for their communities, as well as hear GPCOG does right now for communities. The Lake Region meeting is Friday, Dec. 2 at noon at the Adult Education Center in Casco. Lunch will be provided so if you do want to come, let me know so we can plan accordingly.

At the polls, Recreation Director Gary Colello and I handed out information to voters about the great programs Gary runs for folks of all ages and, a town newsletter that reviews all of the projects we have going in the municipal office. Copies are available in the lobby. Let us know if a newsletter approach is a sound way to get you information on what is happening in Bridgton and the programs and services available to you.

I am pleased to announce the George Szok of Bridgton will be working with us part-time as a grant writer. We are lucky to have George as he brings a wealth of knowledge from his past career in proposal writing. He starts Nov. 28 so pop in to say hello. Many of you know George from his great work with the Bridgton Rotary Club.

Don’t forget the Saturday after Thanksgiving is Small Business Saturday so please come downtown and shop local!

Bridgton has great shops to spark your creativity with gift giving this year and more businesses are coming all the time!

Their success depends upon your community support so come downtown, see your friends and enjoy holiday shopping in the convenience of your downtown!

Best wishes for Thanksgiving. I am grateful for my family and friends and to serve Bridgton in planning and development.

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Trump has made an admirable effort to reach out to those who voted against him and, in contrast to his campaign verbiage, to speak softly and appoint in tones of moderation and compromise — to assuage anger; to seek constructive remedies; to opt for the middle road and for a balance of policies and appointments; to be statesmanlike. This course of action will require some getting used to by folks fired up by his harsh campaign rhetoric.

Trump may well be up to the challenge. After all, his is not the history of an ideologue or issues fanatic. He has flipflopped between parties, personalities and policies. He can continue that strategy as long as it seems to be working with large groups of his supporters. Trying to be helpful, I would flag two points of danger: dubious appointees and foredoomed policies.

The men (are there any women beyond kin?) rumored to be on his various short lists include some pretty unattractive office seekers. Men like former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who have taken questionable money after leaving office. Or, like ideologues Frank Gaffney and John Bolton, they have authored extreme positions. These men are not going to harvest new friends for the president-elect.

The two senior White House positions announced so far — Republican Party chair Reince Priebus and radical journalist Steve Bannon — illustrate the practice of offering a bit for each wing of the party. The liberals are incensed by the latter, a neo-nationalist; conservatives are doubtful about the former.

We shall see which one survives and whether both can prosper.

Second, there are policies for the Middle East, towards NATO, and involving Putin that will require a future article.

Trump also has to try to untangle his web of properties and contracts so as to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest with his past life. He says his children will take over the businesses. But will that be enough of a separation barrier? For purists, it means storing up problems for the future.

And then there are the many prima donnas on Capitol Hill, in the press, and in Washington life. It will be difficult for Trump to avoid offending some, or many, of those delicate egos.

In these difficult times, let us reserve a sigh of sympathy for Trump as he seeks to sort out his choices. Student demonstrations, name-calling and labeling, impatience with policy changes — none of that serves any positive purpose. Patience and understanding are the virtues to be sought by pro- and anti-Trumpeters — at least for a reasonable period of time.

Henry Precht is a retired Foreign Service Officer.

Efforts by leftists to have me silenced or removed from teaching flared up sporadically for 10 or 12 years and I kept a file throughout. After retiring, I wrote it up and tried to shop the manuscript around to various agents with no success. Times are a-changin’, however, as witnessed by the evening and morning of Nov. 8 and Nov. 9. Liberals controlling media were shocked to discover that, like me, there are millions out here who have become inured to their ubiquitous slurs. They shot everything they had at Donald Trump and others who didn’t march in lockstep, then sat back expecting their favored candidates to win as they always had, and were shocked when they didn’t.

From 9 p.m. Tuesday night and 1 a.m. Wednesday, I flipped through the liberal news channels: NBC, MSNBC, CNN, CBS and ABC. Pundits were all lined up, but gone were the smug expressions of election nights past. They were ashen — all of them. “How could we have been so wrong?” they asked each other. Why did all those “working class” white guys switch to Trump? Did they not listen to us? Well no, they didn’t. They heard you cry wolf for decades and they’re not listening anymore.

Maybe it’s time to shop my manuscript around again.

I had been calling it “Poisoning Young Minds,” but maybe it’s time to call it something else. “Teaching While Deplorable” perhaps? “Irredeemable Instructor”? or “Privileged Pedagogue”? I have to think about this.

Tom McLaughlin of Lovell is a retired middle school U.S. History teacher.

Patricia D. Cole CASCO — Patricia “Trish” Dorothy Cole, 69, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, after a long illness.

She was born in Germany on Oct. 26, 1947, a daughter of William and Lee Hanson.

Trish grew up in Cape Elizabeth and graduated from high school there in 1966. In 1982, she married Dennis Cole and had two sons together, Darren and Wade.

Trish will be remembered for her beautiful gardens, which grew larger each year.

She was a bargain hunter with an eye for quality. Trish was an active volunteer often using her artistic flair to make beautiful displays.

Surviving are her two sons and a granddaughter.

There was a celebration of life from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Rd. Casco.

Online condolences may be left for the family at hallfuneralhome.net

In Memory of

Nancy L. Allen 4/5/76 — 11/26/05

We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new.

We thought about you yesterday, and days before that, too.

We think of you in silence, we often speak your name.

All we have are memories and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is our keepsake, with which we’ll never part.

God has you in his keeping, we have you in our heart.

Love , Mom, Erwin and Randy

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(Continued from Page 2D) ine conservative in my forties. My evolution, as described first by either Georges Clemenceau or Winston Churchill, went thus: “If you’re not a liberal when you’re twenty, you have no heart. If you’re not a conservative when you’re forty, you have no brains.” Unless they read my column regularly, students didn’t know what I really thought.

NAPLES — Luke E. Caiazzo Sr., 90, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016.

He was born on July 17, 1926, the son of Mary Lafavore and Henry Caiazzo in Portland.

Luke grew up in the Portland area and attended Portland High School. During his junior year, he was called to serve his country and entered the U.S. Navy.

He served for 29 months and holds the American Theatre Ribbon and Victory Bar. While serving, he attended Radio School in Sampson, N.Y. for communications and served mainly in Philadelphia , Pa., and Norfolk, Va. during WWII. On June 22, 1947, Luke married Audrey Wetmore. Luke and Audrey were fortunate enough to have celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary earlier this year. Together, they raised three children — Luke E. Caiazzo Jr., Cynthia J. Strout and Rendell L. Russell. The family loved to take weekend trips to the mountains, doing various outdoor activities. They never tired of seeing new sights and exploring many favorite spots in New Hampshire and Maine.

Luke and Audrey made their home in Portland and Westbrook before relocating to Naples in 2007.

Luke later returned to school to graduate and earn his high school diploma. He began his career at Cushman Bakery and, ultimately, retired with a 29-year service award in 1985 from the U.S. Postal Service in Westbrook.

Luke loved to create and build and spent many hours building furniture for their home. One of his, and Audrey’s, greatest accomplishments was the log cabin they built together from the ground up on the lake at Coffee Pond in Casco. It was a place of many wonderful memories for family and friends. He also served as the road commissioner for many years.

Luke also loved to travel and, once he retired, he and Audrey did just that. They traveled to nearly all the lower 48 states and made a winter home in Zephyrhills, Fla. and summered in Maine. During that time, they were also frequent visitors to Richmond, Ind., where Luke Jr. lived and raised his family and to Bishop, Calif., where oldest daughter, Cindy, resided with her husband and children.

Youngest daughter Rendell and her family lived nearby in Maine and kept the home-fires burning while they were away.

He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Audrey Wetmore Caiazzo of Naples; son, Luke Jr. of Richmond, Ind.; daughters, Cindy of Naples and Rendell of Raymond; nine grandchildren, 20 greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Services will be private. You may offer your condolences to the family at www.jonesrichandhutchins.com In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Alzheimer’s Association, Maine, 383 US Route One #2C, Scarborough, ME 04074.

Joan Ladd GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Joan Ladd, 58, passed away peacefully Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at Tidelands Community Hospice House in South Carolina.

She was born July 2, 1958, in Torrington, Conn., to Rose (Certillo) and the late Theodore Grosclaude.

Following her retirement from the Aetna Insurance Company in Middletown, Conn., she and her beloved husband of 28 years, David, relocated to Myrtle Beach, S.C. She loved being outdoors and enjoyed golfing, fishing, and gardening. Joan’s favorite time of the year was spending summers at her camp in Maine. When she wasn’t working in her own garden, she could be found volunteering at Brookgreen Gardens.

Along with her loving husband, left to cherish Joan’s memory is her mother, Rose Grosclaude of Torrington, Conn.; a stepdaughter, Stacey Ladd of Southington, Conn.; her stepson, David J. Ladd of Cheshire, Conn.; her brother, Gary (Amy) Grosclaude of Colebrook, Conn.; her sister, Jane (Brian) Spinney of Greer, S.C.; her mother-in-law, Mary Ladd of Cheshire, Conn.; and several nieces, a nephew, as well as a great-niece and a great-nephew.

At the request of the family, memorial contributions may be made to: Brookgreen Gardens, PO Box 3368, Pawleys Island, SC 29585. http://www.brookgreen.org/ways-to-give.html Services for Joan will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Burroughs Funeral Home and Cremation Services is assisting the family during this most difficult time. To view these details online, kindly visit, www.burroughsfh.com

Alfred J. Wright FRYEBURG — Alfred John Wright, 77, passed away peacefully in his sleep with his loving wife by his side on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016.

He was born and raised in Newtown, Pa., on Oct. 19, 1939, to Alfred Walton Wright and Dorothy Lawler Webb Wright.

He married his high school sweetheart, Linda Gray, in 1958. After working in the town’s bakery and apprenticing under the owner, Alfred and Linda started their own bakery business in 1967. In 1977, they decided to move their family to the country to buy a farm and raise their own food. His mother-in-law, Gertrude Conover, jokingly, showed Al a farm for sale in Chatham, N.H., in Yankee Magazine. Al and his family traveled to N.H. to see the farm, and soon bought it.

After working in a shoe factory and then at Dunkin’ Donuts in North Conway, N.H., Alfred bought the Stow Corner Store with his son David, in 1981. After a short time, his love of baking provided the way to start a bakery at the store. He made the biggest and best éclairs, cheese Danish, blintzes and many other delectables north of Boston. People came from all over just to sample his pastries and his creations were featured in various newspapers and magazines. Al was an artistic baker as well, making his sister’s and his children’s wedding cakes, and his grandchildren’s birthday cakes. At the store, Alfred could be found talking with locals about current issues, politics, and the stock market over coffee and homemade donuts.

Al also drove the school bus for many years for MSAD #72, and enjoyed having a route that included his grandchildren. He enjoyed the outdoors and loved to hunt in his younger years.

Alfred leaves behind his devoted wife of 58 years, Linda, and their three children: Donna Wright Hennessy and her husband, John, of Chatham, N.H., Alfred J. Wright Jr. and his wife, Melanie, of Harrison, and David M. Wright and his wife, Joann, of Wales, Mass.

He was lovingly known as “Pop-Pop” to his 13 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind his sister, Karla Wright Edwards, her husband Wayne, of Wrightstown Pa., and their family; and his caring sister-in-law, Lois Falkler, who helped assist Linda in his care. Linda lovingly and patiently cared for him for the last 12 years, from the time he suffered his first stroke.

The family would like to thank the nurses and aides of Visiting Nurse Home Care and Hospice of North Conway, N.H., and David and Joann for the direct care and time they spent with Al and Linda.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Son-Rise Family Church, PO Box 172 , Fryeburg, ME 04037, or to Visiting Nurse Home Care and Hospice, PO Box 432, North Conway, NH 03860.

Services will be private. Arrangements are in the care of the Wood Funeral Home, 9 Warren St., Fryeburg.

Words of condolence and tribute may be shared with Al’s family at www.woodfuneralhome.org

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Morrison Center – Good Neighbors Seeking Direct Support Professionals for Residential Supports

(Experience Preferred, but will train the right candidate) The agency is seeking caring, creative and energetic team members to provide services to adults with severe cognitive and physical disabilities in our residential settings. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting with personal care, facilitating activities and community involvement, documentation, and promoting life skill development.

Still waters

(Continued from Page 1D) die. None of the essential physical functions, such as breathing, digestion, or muscle movement, could take place without water. About 70 percent of the human body is made up of water and, coincidentally, more than 70 percent of Earth is covered in water. Water creates an environment that sustains and nurtures plants, animals and humans, making Earth a perfect match for life in general.” — NASA I love knowing that our makeup is the same as the planet’s makeup — mostly water. No wonder we are drawn to the water’s edge and seek to be on it, in it, live on its shores, hear its sounds, and gulp its quenching, cooling essence. The saline and mineral content in our tears and sweat is that of the ocean. We are indeed inherently and at a cellular level connected to this planet we call home.

Maybe you have heard of the Survival Rule of 3: You can survive three minutes without air, three hours without shelter (in a harsh environment), three days without water, and three weeks without food.

The water that comes out of our faucets contains the same molecules that the Neanderthals drank. The overall amount of water on our planet has remained the same for two billion years. Our lakes, rivers, and oceans evaporate to form clouds, and then eventually condense to create precipitation that infiltrates into the earth’s surface to recharge the water table or become surface run-off.

In a 100-year period, a water molecule spends 98 years in the ocean, 20 months as ice, about two weeks in lakes and rivers, and less than a week in the atmosphere. Yet, most of the earth’s surface water is permanently frozen or salty.

In our back yards, under the Earth’s surface, deep within our shared aquifer, is a multi-national corporation’s bore holes and wellheads that are tapping our shared resource to earn more dollars — they do not pay us for their water extraction.

Our good neighbor from Switzerland, Nestlé, the largest food processing company in the world, has set up camp in Maine. Nestlé operates within the U.S. under many names, including Poland Spring. And the rate at which they are withdrawing, piping, trucking, bottling, distributing and selling our water, from here to Philadelphia and Manhattan, is unprecedented and staggering.

This summer, the National Drought Mitigation Center has declared much of Maine in severe drought conditions. This is more than obvious if you look at the receding shorelines everywhere you turn.

Around 2003, Nestlé purchased about 600 acres from under our noses on Cold Spring Road in the sleepy town of Denmark. Before we knew what was happening, an application for bulk water extraction showed up on the three selectmen’s desks. Both citizens and elected officials scrambled to set guidelines, find laws and create regulations to establish a strong ordinance regarding bulk water extraction. At that time, we had little to stand on legally or legislatively, and in the end Poland Spring/Nestlé was granted a permit for bulk water extraction.

Now that permit is up for renewal. Nestlé has the green light to withdraw and sell 105 million gallons of water annually in Denmark for free. Nestlé Waters International also has Maine strongholds in Fryeburg, Kingfield, Poland, Dallas Plantation, Pierce Pond Township and St. Albans. A permit to extract water in Rumford is in the works as you read this.

According to the representatives of Nestlé Water International who attended the public hearing in Denmark on November 15, Poland Spring reduced their extraction rate in Denmark by 20% since the summer drought. Was that enough? Should they be the ones to determine the appropriate extraction rate? Do we trust their technical staff or anyone paid by them to accurately report, monitor and do the right thing?

Wells have gone dry in Denmark due to drought conditions, which have had a great impact on local people. Though the USDA labeled this region as a “disaster” area, Nestlé keeps pumping and exporting their water 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The state has not intervened to halt the export of our water for bottling and selling even though some local residents are struggling to meet basic needs.

Maine people need to determine the true costs of havSTILL WATERS, Page 6D

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Community focus

November 24, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 5D

Calendar BRIDGTON Thur., Nov. 24 — Free Fitness Classes, Town Hall, Sweat with Gary 8-8:55 a.m.; Zumba with Vicki 9:15-10:15 a.m.

Fri.-Sun., Nov. 25-27 — Christmas tree sale, Central Station, Gibbs Ave., Fri. 5-8 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sun., Nov. 27 — Music for Medieval Christmas, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 42 Sweden Rd., 2 p.m., $10 donation. Kids free.

Thur., Dec. 1 — Chickadee Quilters, Community Center, 6:30 p.m.

Fri., Dec. 2 — 2nd Annual Tree Lighting, 6 p.m. GBLR Chamber office. Cookies and hot chocolate by Bridgton Lions.

Sat., Dec. 3 — Festival of Lights, parade 5:30 p.m., then back to Community Center.

CASCO Sun., Dec. 4 — Christmas Concert, Casco Village Church, 4 p.m. Free-will offering.

DENMARK Fri., Nov. 25 — Easy/Moderate Day after Thanksgiving Hike to be announced. Meet at the Denmark Congregational Church at 8 a.m. FMI: 207756-2247.

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FRYEBURG Tue., Nov. 29 — Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman PAC, 18 Bradley St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission is free.

Thur., Dec 1 — Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman PAC, 18 Bradley St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission is free.

Tue., Dec. 6 — Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman PAC, 18 Bradley St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission is free.

HARRISON Sun., Nov. 27 — Christmas Concert w/Phil House and Kathy Haley, 2 p.m., Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church.

Thur.-Sat., Dec, 1-3 — Christmas in Harrison activities, Various events. See schedule.

Thur., Dec 1 — Senior Luncheon (50 & over), 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Caswell Conservancy Center. $6/person. Bingo and games follow.

Sat., Dec. 3 — Indoor Yard Sale, 10:30 after parade, Caswell Conservancy Center.

Sat., Dec. 3 — Christmas Fair, East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Sat., Dec. 3 — Otisfield Tree Lighting, Community Hall, 2-4 p.m. Craft making, Santa at 4:30.

Tue., Dec. 6 — Harrison Rec Senior Luncheon, 11 - 2, Community Room. Sponsor Friendly Riders, $3/person, Lunch at noon.

Wed., Dec. 7 — Historical Society meeting, Mary’s house, 5 p.m., potluck and show and tell.

LOVELL Sat., Nov. 26 — Annual Holiday Open Houe, Harvest Gold Gallery, 1-5 p.m., refreshments.

Wed., Nov. 30 — The St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble, 7 p.m., Lovell United Church of Christ RAYMOND. Fri.-Sat., Nov. 25-26 — Sedona Wellness open

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house/unveiling of Crystal Showroom, Fri. noon-6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Fri. - Sun., Nov. 25 - 28 — Holiday Open House/Art Show, Hole in the Wall Studioworks, Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sun. 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sun., Nov. 27 — Annual Christmas Tree lighting, 5 p.m., library.

Wed., Nov. 30 — Evening with Maine author Eleanor Brackbill, 6:30 - 8 p.m., library.

WATERFORD Sat., Dec. 3 — Baked Stuffed Haddock Dinner, North Waterford church, 5-6:30 p.m. for Waterford Worlds Fair. $10/person.

AREA EVENTS Wed., Nov. 30 — Panel discussion, “Women in STEM”, OHCHS, S. Paris, 5:30-7 p.m.

Sat., Dec. 3 — Shaker Christmas Fair, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 10 a.m.3 p.m.

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

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

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

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

2nd Mon.) Nazarene Church, Rte. 114. FMI: 274-1569.

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

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station. Card games before, bingo after. FMI: 627-4044.

Bridge, 1 p.m., Bradley St., Fryeburg. Runs year-

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

CONSULT OUR LISTING OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND LET AN EXPERT DO THE JOB! ACCOUNTANTS Chandel Associates Accounting, Taxes Audits, Full Service Payroll 3 Elm St., Bridgton Office 647-5711 Jones & Matthews, PA Certified Public Accountants Accounting and taxes Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg.

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

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

APPLIANCE REPAIR

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

CLEANING SERVICES First Impressions Cleaning Inc. Residential & Commercial Seasonal 647-5096

Professional Cleaning and Property Management Housekeeping and much more 583-4314

CONTRACTORS

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

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

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

Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA Complete comprehensive oral hygiene care Infants – Seniors Most dental insurances, MaineCare 647-4125 bdhc@myfairpoint.net Mountain View Dentistry Dr. Leslie A. Elston Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry 207-647-3628 MountainViewDentistryMaine.com

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Servicemaster Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office Great Northern Docks, Inc. Sales & Service Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration Route 302, Naples 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 693-3770 1-800-423-4042 www.greatnortherndocks.com TLC Home Maintenance Co.

Jones Appliance Service/Repair LLC Quality service you deserve COMPUTERS All major brands jonesappliances@aol.com 647-4432 Grammy Geek Tech support for seniors (jr’s too) 1-1 support at your home ATTORNEYS Malware & virus removal/PC repair Free pick-up & delivery 207-310-0289 Shelley P. Carter, Attorney Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA 110 Portland St., Fryeburg, ME 04037 Ms. C’s Computer Repair 935-1950 www.spcarterlaw.com Virus and spyware removal PC repairs 207-228-5279 27 Zion Hill Road, Bridgton Michael G. Friedman, Esq., PA 132 Main St. Naples Computer Services P.O. Box 10, Bridgton, ME 04009 PC repair/upgrades – on-site service 647-8360 Virus and spy-ware removal Home and business networking Hastings Malia, PA Video security systems 376 Main Street – PO Box 290 71 Harrison Rd., Naples 207-693-3746 Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-2061 www.hastings-law.com

CARETAKERS

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

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

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

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

EXCAVATION Snow’s Excavation Complete site work Foundations-Septic-Lots cleared 207-647-2697

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

FLOORING Bolsters Decorating Center Carpet – vinyl – ceramic Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202

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

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

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

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

Tai Chi Maine, 9 a.m., white crane, 10 a.m. set practice, Town Hall, Bridgton.

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

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

Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Methodist Church, 98 Main St., Bridgton.

FMI: 647-4476.

Bridge, 12:15 p.m., Bridgton Community Center.

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

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

Harrison Food Pantry, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Adventist Church, 2 Naples Rd. FMI: 583-6178.

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

Al-Anon Bridgton, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

FLOORING J & M Wood Floors Installation/Sanding/Refinishing Fully insured – Free estimates 207-337-5623

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

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

647-2402.

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

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

Senior Lunch, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bridgton Community Center.

Taoist Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Beginner Class, Denmark Ars Center.

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

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

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

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station. Card games before, bingo after. FMI: 627-4044.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

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

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

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

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

OIL DEALERS Dead River Co. Range & Fuel Oil Oil Burner Service Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton

PAINTING CONTRACTORS Jerry’s Painting Service Quality Painting – Interior/Exterior Fully Insured – Free Estimates 207-527-2552

Roberts Overhead Doors Commercial/residential – free estimates Now offering Master Card & Visa Webber Painting & Restoration 207-595-2311 Interior & Exterior Painting Repairs, updates, mold washing HEATING Estimates & Insured (207)831-8354 Bass Heating Oil Burner Service Sales and Installations Waterford (207) 595-8829

INSULATION Western Me. Insulation Inc Batts, blown or foamed Over 30 yrs experience Free estimates – fully insured 7 days a week – 693-3585

INSURANCE Ace Insurance Agency Inc. Home and Auto 43 East Main Street Denmark 1-800-452-0745 Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311 Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

PLUMBING & HEATING Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. Specializing in repair service in The Lake Region 647-4436 Holt Plumbing Inc. Service work – pumps Camp openings – 30 years exp.

207-318-9981

Bridgton Veterinary Kennels Boarding Route 117, Bridgton, Me. Tel. 647-8804

MASONRY D & D Masonry Chimneys/fireplaces/walks/etc.

Fully insured Free estimates Darryl & Doug Hunt 693-5060

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

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

SELF STORAGE Bridgton Storage 409 Portland Rd 28 units & 4000’ open barn Bridgton 647-3206 JB Self Storage Rt. 5 Lovell, Maine Monthly/yearly secure storage 207-925-3045

SEPTIC TANK PUMPING Dyer Septic Septic systems installed & repaired Site work-emergency service-ecofriendly 1-877-250-4546 207-583-4546

SNOWPLOWING Webber Snowplowing Service Private roads, Second homes Parking lots, Camps, Fully insured 30 years experience 207-831-8354

SURVEYORS F. Jonathan Bliss, P.L.S. Bliss & Associates Surveying, Land Planning 693 Main St, Lovell 207-925-1468 blissinc@fairpoint.net

Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Ken Karpowich Plumbing Land info services – Surveys Repairs/Installation/Remodeling Boundary/Topographic/Flood elevation Master Plumber in ME & NH PO Box 485, Harrison, Maine Over 20 years experience 207-925-1423 Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr. PLS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Over 10,000 surveys on file Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscape TREE SERVICE Organic lawn & garden maintenance Shoreline restoration Creative stonework, property watch Q-Team & Cook’s Tree Service Removal-pruning-cabling-chipping Snowplowing & sanding 207-693-6646 www.clementbros.com Stump grinding-bucket work-bobcat Crane-licensed & fully insured Q Team 693-3831 or Cook’s 647-4051 REAL ESTATE Toll free 207-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com

Southern Maine Retirement Services Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Chalmers Real Estate 100 Main St., Bridgton Life and Senior Dental Insurance 150 Main St., Bridgton 1-866-886-4340 Tel. 647-3311

KENNELS

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

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

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

Taoist Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Beginner Class, Harrison Cong. Church.

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

Tai Chi Maine, Beginner Practice, 10 a.m., Town Hall, Bridgton.

Harrison Farmers’ Market, 1-5 p.m., Rte. 117, just outside of Village.

Free Beginners Spanish Class, 3 to 4 p.m. downstairs, Bridgton Library.

Over 40 Men’s Basketball, 4 p.m., Brownfield/Denmark School.

SATURDAYS Bridgton Farmers Market, Bridgton Methodist Church, 9-noon.

Sebago Clothes Closet, 9 a.m. to noon, Warming Hut, Rte. 114, Sebago, next to Nazarene Church.

Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to noon, Charlotte Hobbs Library, Lovell.

AA Meeting, O/BB/ D/A/L, 7 to 8 p.m., Lovell Church of Christ, 1174 Main St., Lovell.

Al-Anon, 7 to 8 p.m., Lovell Church of Christ, 1174 Main St., Lovell.

AA Beginner’s & Group Mtgs., 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

SUNDAYS Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., Harrison Congregational Church.

Ping Pong, 1-4 p.m., Bridgton Town Hall. All welcome. Equipment provided free. 7 tables.

Kezar Realty Homes, Land & Vacation Rentals Lovell Village 207-925-1500 KezarRealty.com Lakes Region Properties “At the Lights in Naples” Waterfront, Residential Commercial & Land 207-693-7000 Oberg Agency Residential, Business, Lake Shore Property 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

RUBBISH SERVICE ABC Rubbish Weekly Pick-up Container Service Tel. 743-5417 AM Enterprises LLC Trash & snow removal Serving Harrison & Bridgton ameinc@outlook.com 207-749-2850

Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Complete tree service – free estimates Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Licensed and insured Utility and Landscape Arborist Waterford ME – 583-2474

VETERINARY Bridgton Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Rt. 117, Bridgton, ME 647-8804 Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Route 302, Fryeburg 207-935-2244 Norway Veterinary Hospital Naples Clinic Corner Rte. 302 & Lambs Mill Rd.

By Appointment 693-3135

WINDOW TREATMENTS Bolsters Decorating Center Custom window treatments Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202

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The wild goose chase

When I learned that Maine Audubon Society had scheduled a Wild Goose Chase it seemed like a good way to spend a late autumn day, so I signed up to go along. The day was sunny and mild as eight birders, plus a leader, climbed into the van to go in search of migrating geese. We drove past farms, slowing down to scan the fields, and before long we found a field with a few grazing cattle and a large flock of Canada Geese. The geese had their heads down, probably feeding on seeds, berries, and grains which, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology website allaboutbirds.org is what Canada Geese eat at this time of year.

We set up spotting scopes and enjoyed watching individual birds. Although it looked as if the flock was made up entirely of Canada Geese, we wondered if a Cackling Goose, or a

(Continued from Page 4D) ing their water extracted and shipped out of state, especially during periods of drought.

As I reflect on this situation, I can hear the cry that the water companies bring jobs to the state and pay their taxes. But do these benefits outweigh the costs? Do we have a clue what we would do if one of the largest corporations on the planet compromises our water supply?

Do we want a corporation to control our drinking water?

Do we really want to continue to allow our water, a basic necessity of our lives,

to become a mere commodity for sale to anyone who will pay for it? Pay attention — the situation is heading in that direction if we don’t wake up, unite, and take action.

Jen Deraspe, founder of Nurture Through Nature Retreat Center in Denmark, lives off the grid on the southwest slopes of Pleasant Mountain and has a fierce appreciation for the natural world and all its inhabitants.

Resources: TAPPED (documentary film based in Fryeburg, Maine) https://youtu.be/

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that you will feel comfortable contacting me with your thoughts or concerns. The 128th Legislature will be sworn in on Dec. 7 and I will be ready to hit the ground running when we convene in January.

I would also like to thank Rep. McClellan for his service to our community and for running a positive cam-

paign.

I am grateful to be able to serve my constituents and am looking forward to representing all the people in Maine House District 66.

Respectfully, Representative-Elect Jessica Fay, Maine House District 66 Parts of Casco, Poland and Raymond

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(Continued from Page 2D) would not have won without all of our hard work. It is an honor to be elected.

To all the voters in House District 66, I am honored to be representing you and will need your input. I hope

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FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS 2016 DECEMBER 3

Games and fun with Bridgton Recreation will happen in the library courtyard at 5 p.m.

Tree lighting will happen across from the library at 5:15 p.m.

Parade commences at 5:30 p.m.

NEW Parade route begins at the parking lot by Highland Lake Beach, left onto Main Street; continue down Main Street to Depot Street (at Ricky’s Diner), turn right onto Depot Street, proceed past the Bridgton Community Center to Main Street. Santa will be dropped off at the Community Center for a party at the Bridgton Community Center

SPECIAL EVENTS

BUSINESSES WILL HAVE SPECIALS PLANNED (AND TO WARM UP IN!)

ORGANIZATIONS WITH EVENTS PLANNED Methodist Church Central Fire Station Rufus Porter Museum

(Webb House on Main Street)

Library

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Bird Watch

by Jean Preis BN Columnist rather unremarkable and were hard to see, but we persisted.

Eventually we saw their distinctive head pattern and knew they were Horned Larks, birds who breed across Canada and come south in winter. Smaller than a Robin, Horned Larks eat seeds and insects on the ground, and when they fly they sing a thin, high-pitched song.

Our next stop on the Wild Goose Chase was at another field with a large flock of Canada Geese. Spotting scopes were set up, and as we began to check out individual birds in the flock we discovered a blue-morph Snow Goose, or Blue Goose.

Almost immediately, everyone was able to find the bird and have a good look at the dark blue-gray body and white head, but soon the flock lifted up, and we had a brief view of it in the air before the flock flew out of sight.

Our Wild Goose Chase had been a success. We had taken time to look carefully at Canada Geese, and to enjoy them. We saw Horned Larks, and a blue-morph Snow Goose. We also refreshed our knowledge of rarities, so this winter if we happen to see a Cackling Goose, Greater White-Fronted Goose, or even Ross’s Goose mixed in with a flock of Canada Geese we will be better prepared. I was also reminded that surprises sometimes await if we take time to notice what is around us. Earlier in the day, on my way to meet the group for the Wild Goose Chase, I had driven past a flock of Canada Geese, but had not taken the time to stop and look at them. I wonder what I missed.

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