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Fine tuning park proposal

By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer The Bridgton Board of Selectmen held a workshop this week on the proposed conservation easement and the corresponding stewardship committee agreement for Pondicherry Park.

Last month, by a vote of 1,225 in favor and 372 opposed, voters approved accepting the 66-acre Pondicherry Park in downtown Bridgton from Loon Echo Land Trust, with the provision that the board of selectmen successfully negotiate the terms of the conservation easement with LELT and the Stewardship Committee agreement with LELT and Lakes Environmental Association

by June 30, 2012, or the selectmen have the right to terminate, subject to renewal by voters.

The workshop selectmen held Nov. 29 allowed the five board members to carefully review the proposed conservation easement that has been “tweaked” by Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz, page by page — all 24 of them — and the three-page Stewardship REFLECTIONS — As Pearl Harbor Day approaches its 70th anniversary, Gertrude Perkins, 92, holds a photo of her only brother, who was killed in World War II. Perkins remembers working as a welder in the South Portland Shipyards building ships for the war effort from 1942 to 1946.

Remembering ‘Pearl’ at 70

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer SOUTH CASCO — When Mainers heard the news of an attack on Pearl Harbor 70 years ago, it had the same gutwrenching effect as broadcasts of the planes hitting the Twin Towers did 10 years ago.

Many of those people (now in their 70s and 90s) ranged from their pre-teen years to their mid-20s when the Japanese military struck Pearl Harbor in that infamous pre-dawn attack that took place on Dec. 7, 1941.

Several residents living at the Casco Inn and Residential Care Facility remember being at the dinner table and listening to the radio when the bombing of Pearl Harbor was announced.

“I was terrified. I thought how awful it was. I wondered what it was going to bring about for the country,” said 89-year-old Ruth Smith, who lived in Waterville in 1941.

“I remember Pearl Harbor. I was 18,” said Hope Leeman, 87. “We were having Sunday dinner, the whole family. Someone called us on the phone to tell us about it. Everyone was stunned, really.”

“The next year all the guys were gone,” Leeman said.

The surprise attack bombings from Japanese airplanes killed 2,402 Americans and injured 1,282 people as well as wiping out the naval base operations, fuel supplies, and 188 military aircraft. The next day, Dec. 8, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt declared the United States had entered into World War II. Young men went to war on European soil.

“I was a war widow. I don’t have any fond memories of World War II,” one woman said. Another lost her only brother in the war. Almost everyone could name someone who died, and knew many who had served in WWII, which lasted from 1942 until 1945.

Life in America changed during wartime. People thought at any time planes could bomb their homes as had happened in Hawaii. They recalled shutting their curtains at night with this fear.

Mary Bennett, 95, recalled working in as a tower, where her job was to check in with the air traffic controller every time she PEARL HARBOR, Page A

Committee agreement, as well.

Berkowitz pointed out that the draft conservation easement offered up by LELT has several areas where he either added or deleted certain words and sentences in order to bring them more in line with what would best serve the town. The town manager also noted that Town Attorney Richard Spencer told him that much of the language in the conservation easement document is what is referred to as “boilerplate,” or standard legal language.

Negotiating team named The Board will have Selectmen Bernie King and Doug Taft, as well as the town manager, serve as the negotiation team for the town, when they meet with LELT and LEA representatives to work out the conservation easement and committee agreement for Pondicherry Park.

Berkowitz said he sees no reason to hold the negotiating sessions in executive session — or closed-door meetings — saying they will all be held in public session.

As far as the appointment of mem-

bers to the Pondicherry Park Stewardship Committee, the board concurred that no more than seven people should serve at one time — one each from LEA and LELT and appointed by those organizations — and five from Bridgton whom the selectmen will appoint.

The purpose of the Stewardship Committee “is to develop and, from time to time, to recommend any amendments to the Pondicherry Park Management Plan for the Town of Bridgton to consider for adoption,” and “the Committee shall also recommend to the Town various tasks that are appropriate to maintain the Park…”

The selectmen have not seen a copy of the proposed Management Plan drafted by LEA and LELT, saying they want draft copies available to them prior to the start of the negotiation sessions. Chairman Arthur Triglione said a public hearing would be held to explain the conservation easement and the committee agreement to voters, prior to the board considering enacting the PARK PROPOSAL, Page A

Group, Manoian reconcile, reevaluate

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The Bridgton Comprehensive Plan Committee is considering seeking yet another extension — this time for a year, until March of 2013 — before delivering a form-based code document for Bridgton.

Coming on the heels of a controversial failed March 1, 2011 petition to ban big box stores and fast food restaurants on Portland Road, selectmen had initially wanted the committee to deliver site plan amendments for the corridor in time for a November vote, to protect the town’s traditional New England character and charm.

But once the committee agreed to endorse a form-based code approach as endorsed by Bridgton Director of Economic and Community Development, Alan Manoian, it became clear that they would need more time to do the job right — since a big part of the form-based code approach involves citizen participation to make sure the standards truly reflect the town’s unique character.

It took the committee five months of weekly meetings since April just to get comfortable talking amongst each other in terms of transects and build-to lines; how could they expect Bridgton residents who rejected traditional zoning in the 1980s to embrace something as unfamiliar as form-based codes?

Several months ago, Selectmen agreed to extend the referendum date on the Portland Road site plan review ordinance revisions to June 2012.

The committee, reasoning that development pressures might shift elsewhere if form-based codes were only applied to one corridor, voted to also develop form-based codes for the downtown, Route 117 headed toward Harrison, Route 302 west to the Fryeburg line, and Route 302 east to the Naples line, beyond what is traditionally referred to as Portland Road.

On Monday, debate over extending the deadline for form-based code submission began when member Dick Danis moved that it be extended to March 2013. Member

Ann-Marie Amiel immediately objected to the idea.

“We already have some potential developers lined up (on the Portland Road) whose plans may not at all be in keeping with what the committee is trying to do,” Amiel said. The committee is looking at extending the traditional New England village development pattern of the downtown up Portland Road from Pondicherry Square to Mt. Henry Road, with onstreet parking and buildings close to the sidewalk, with parking in the back. The pattern would gradually get more automobile-oriented after Willett Road, but development standards and design elements would still be spelled out in detail.

At best, she said, waiting an additional year to tighten the rules would mean that Bridgton would “lose ground” in its efforts to have development standards reflect the town’s wishes. At worst, Amiel said, “it would be extremely dangerous,” apparently referring to MANOIAN, Page 12A

VISUAL AID — Bridgton Economic and Community Development Director Alan Manoian brought his prized 1971 Mosrite guitar to Monday’s Comprehensive Plan Committee meeting to explain that the form-based code he’ll be delivering to Bridgton will be all but complete, except for the valuesbased fine-tuning that it’s up to the public to provide.

(Gail Geraghty Photo)

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — It is a common saying: “There is no such thing as a free lunch.”

Well, there is no such thing as a free grant either. Often times, municipalities need to pay for a percentage of the project when grant money is awarded.

The Naples Board of Selectmen on Monday established a policy that any match-

ing funds grant application — being submitted on behalf of the town — must get a nod to go forward from both the town manager and the selectmen.

The decision to create such a policy derived from a conversation started by Town Manager Derik Goodine about the upcoming application process for the Community Development Block Grants. Each spring, Cumberland County divvies up grant money for projects

designed to improve towns countywide.

Goodine asked for the board’s sanction to apply for a grant to assist in the cost of two studies for expanding the underground fire suppression lines. One study was to determine aquifer levels for a well system, and the other study would investigate drinking water qualities.

The topic of grants had also come up because the Naples Fire and Rescue Department

(NFRD) had received two grants, and some funds needed to be appropriated to cover onethird of the expense.

Selectman Rick Paraschak questioned whether or not town grant writers should give Goodine a heads-up when grants would require the town to pay a percentage of costs, or pay an amount equal to the grant.

“If you apply for a grant and MATCHES, Page A

Is matching fund grant way to go?

Grant will bring gift of literacy to area families

By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer There are great learning opportunities for kids and their parents to explore, thanks to the Western Maine Family Literacy Program!

Earlier this year, the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy awarded a $25,000 Lighthouse grant to School Administrative Districts 61 and 72 Regional Adult & Community Education for the Western Maine Family Literacy Program.

The grant will be used to provide adult education, early childhood literacy, family literacy, parenting education, career STORY TIME — Little Molly is seen here with her Great exploration and job training to Aunt Nancy sharing one of their favorite pastimes — read- families through a combination of center-based and home-based ing!

services. The Crooked River Adult & Community Education Center in Casco is the primary site for the WMFLP, and other programming is provided at Molly Ockett Middle School in Fryeburg, Fryeburg Head Start, the Brownfield Public Library and at libraries in Bridgton, Sebago, Fryeburg, Denmark and Lovell as requested. Grant funds will also be used for outreach to local service providers and surrounding communities interested in establishing or expanding family literacy programs.

“The abilities to read, write and comprehend enable people to create brighter and more prosperous futures for themselves, their families and their communities,” Mrs. Bush said, at an award cer-

emony in Biddeford in June, when the grant awards were announced.

“The staff and volunteers with the Maine Family Literacy Initiative are making a difference in many lives, and I am proud of their work to make Maine a more literate state.”

Some of the towns currently being served by the WMFLP include Bridgton, Casco, Naples, Fryeburg, Hiram and Sebago,

and other towns in the two school districts.

Now, the Program’s Parent and Child Outreach Coordinator, Nicole Carey Kilborn, said she is excited to be spreading the word to families in the Lake Region who qualify for the services WMFLP has to offer — and she will work with families at their homes.

Nicole earned a Bachelor’s

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Hagerman, House candidate Roxanna Hagerman of Bridgton has announced she has filed papers with the Secretary of State to seek the Republican nomination to run for State Representative from District 98 in the November 2012 election.

The seat is currently held by Paul Waterhouse (R-Bridgton), who is not seeking reelection and has endorsed Hagerman for the seat.

“I was honored when Mr. Waterhouse came to me and said he would not be running and urged me to run for his seat. He has represented District 98 well over the years, and I hope to continue that tradition,” Hagerman said.

A business owner for 29 years, “Roxy” is the proprietor of “Roxy’s Hairport” on Main Hill. She is a member of the Bridgton Planning Board, spent two terms on the Bridgton Budget Committee, was chairwoman of the Bridgton

Republican Town Committee for two terms (and currently serves as vice chairwoman), and is a former secretary of the Cumberland County Republican Committee.

Born in Aroostook County, Roxy has picked many barrels of potatoes and is fiercely independent and conservative minded. She is passionate about her

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer HARRISON — When Stacy Martin decided to open a business at the former ice cream shop at the Crystal Lake Spa & Wellness Center in Harrison, she called her sister Kathy Farris.

With her own background in restaurants and her sister’s culinary skills, “I knew together we could make something wonderful happen,” said Martin.

The result is Ruby Slippers Café and Bakery at 103 Norway Road (Route 117), which serves a full breakfast and lunch — and has been earning rave reviews since a Nov. 5 soft opening for the quality of their candies and baked goods.

In opening the business with help from their children, nieces and older sister Laurie, a caterer, the sisters have taken to heart the advice of their mother after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

“We are truly a family business,” said Martin. In the two years before she died, Martin’s mother would often tell her daughters, “individually none of you are perfect, but if you girls stick together you can do

anything.”

The Ruby Slippers name was inspired by a brooch of ruby slippers Martin pinned on her mother just before she died, whose image has come to serve as a reminder of the importance of family and that “home isn’t always a place, more importantly, home is a feeling.”

Martin was a business major in college and has over 20 years experience in food service.

“My first job was working for Althea Mishoe at Shorelands back in 1984, when the restaurant was still small,” she said of the restaurant space she now leases as Ruby Slippers, overlooking Crystal Lake. While at Shorelands, she learned candy-making, and the went on to work at Maurice Restaurant in South Paris and later as manager of the Ground Round in Auburn.

Martin said Crystal Lake Spa owner Marlene Fillebrown approached her about opening a café in the colorfully-decorated dining area with murals on the walls and large picture windows.

“To me, it felt like I had come full circle, back to my roots. Harrison is a wonder-

(Continued from Page A) need matching funds from the community, I would rather know upfront,” Paraschak said.

He explained the fire station’s grant writer, Paul Ratigan, filled out the grant application paperwork. Then, the town budgeted for its cost percentage, and the department received equipment or training at a fraction of the cost thanks to the grants, he said.

Board of Selectmen Chairman Christine Powers asked if there should be a formal process of notifying the town manager when such grants were in their early stages.

Goodine agreed saying, “It’s nice to know I have the board’s

support” ahead of time. He cited occasions when he had completed the paperwork, and then found out the project the grant would have assisted is one that the board was not behind. Other times, the matching funds were not available.

The board did vote, 5-0, to implement the new protocol.

Goodine said as people let him know about matching fund grants during the initial application process, he would inform selectmen.

Goodine said he wanted the board to vote so it would be kosher to write the rest of the grant.

Selectman Dana Watson said his vote would be to move for-

Roxanna ‘Roxy’ Hagerman

politics, saying, “I believe ordinary people can make extraordinary differences.”

Her involvement in politics began in earnest when she worked as a volunteer on the 1986 gubernatorial campaign of Porter Leighton of Harrison, who mentored her on business, economics and constitutional rights.

When asked what her greatest accomplishment has been, she answered, “Single-parenting two beautiful and talented daughters.”

Daughter Ali resides in Arlington, Va. with her husband, and daughter India attends Plymouth State College in New Hampshire.

Roxy’s interests include sailing, genealogy, history and talking politics in her hair salon.

She’s an avid Red Sox fan, former marathoner and skier.

District 98 includes the towns of Bridgton, Harrison, Lovell, Stow and Sweden.

NEWEST LIONS — Two new members were inducted into the Bridgton Lions Club on Nov. 28.

The Bridgton Lions Club has two principle focuses — sight and hearing. The club helps support them by collecting glasses and hearing aids to distribute to those who cannot afford them. Pictured are left to right, new Lion Kent Shaline, Club President Ernie Fields and new Lion Cliff Tuchon.

If you would like to join the Lions Club or want more information about the club, call Bob Hatch at 647-2654 or ask any of the Lions Club members.

Family teams up to open Ruby Slippers Café & Bakery be providing in the banquet room upstairs.

Ruby Slippers has served a steady stream of customers so far with its full breakfast and lunch menu, with takeout also available. They feature local eggs, homemade quiche of the day, and signature French toast on Ciabatta bread for breakfast, and lunch features sandwiches, wraps, fresh salads, homemade soups, stews and chowder.

The business’s full bakery features homemade breads, muffins, scones, cookies, pies, SISTER ACT — Sisters Stacy Martin, left and Katherine cakes and hand-dipped chocoFarris hold court over a counter of sweet candies and baked lates and fudge. goods at their new business, Ruby Slippers Café and Bakery, in the Crystal Lake Spa and Wellness Center in Harrison. ful village, with so many great people. They have all been very welcoming and excited for us. We are elated to be here,” said Martin, who handles the business end of operations and makes the candy.

Farris, her business partner, does the bulk of the baking and cooking along with Farris’s son, Jason Millett, who has culinary experience from various restaurants including Parkside and Main in Farmington. Farris formerly owned Country Bumpkins

farm stand and bakery in Avon, was a kitchen manager at Sugarloaf, and has relocated to the Harrison area. An expert in custom cake design and decorating, Farris will also be doing custom cakes for all occasions.

“My oldest sister Laurie is in the process of moving to Maine from Rhode Island and helped with our grand opening” on Nov. 12, Martin said. That sister, an experienced caterer, will help with the catering service they will

ward with the paperwork only, and his vote was not fiscal commitment.

“I don’t want to be obligated to buy more stuff,” he said.

Goodine responded, “No, we would be on a list to be awarded, but we wouldn’t be obligated to do it and spend money.”

Watson clarified that the vote was only for Goodine to start the grant application process.

He asked that the motion be worded so spending money on projects was not tied to applying for the grant.

Any time a grant is awarded to a municipality or other entity, the recipient has the option to turn it down, Powers said.

Also, on Monday, NFRD Emergency Management Director Ephrem Paraschak

said the department had received two grants.

One grant covered two-thirds of the cost for firefighting gear such as chaps and chainsaws, he said. A separate grant provided a $4,600 boost in buying radio equipment; and the town would be responsible for the remaining $1,300, according to Ephrem Paraschak.

He requested the board to appropriate $2,400 from the town’s Emergency Reserve, and said half of that money would be reimbursed through the grant and a state refund.

Selectmen approved the plan.

Earlier in the meeting, Powers stated a “formal motion” was required to accept the grants for NFRD and the board did so with a unanimous vote.

“Thank you. We have a lot of great people getting great grants for us,” Powers said.

Town looks to get early grip on ‘matches’

Hours for the business are 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call them at 5834400.

But don’t try to reach them by following the Yellow Brick Road. According to a statement about the business name hanging from the wall, “The Ruby Slippers were never about evil witches, magic cities or roads paved in gold. It’s knowing how important family is, and that family isn’t always flesh and blood. It’s believing in yourself and knowing that together you can do anything.”

Park proposal

(Continued from Page A) terms of both documents.

After some discussion, the selectmen also agreed that the Stewardship Committee will make their decisions by a majority vote of four members, not “51% of the total number” as it was worded in the draft copy. Also, all of the Stewardship Committee meetings will be open to the public.

Selectman Doug Taft suggested limiting the number of terms someone appointed to the Stewardship Committee could serve, but Selectman Paul Hoyt noted that the board has not made that stipulation to any other town-appointed boards or committees, and the other selectmen agreed with Hoyt.

Selectman Taft also said he wanted to know how much the maintenance costs for Pondicherry Park will run the town, and Berkowitz said he has included $5,000 in the upcoming budget year for that.

“Five thousand dollars is about what I was planning (for maintenance at Pondicherry Park),” Berkowitz said, noting that he is budgeting $40,000 to $45,000 in the same budget for the maintenance of the BRAG recreation fields off Route 302.

Conservation easement The town manager said that, at points throughout the negotiation process, he will be running any changes and/or amendments to the draft conservation easement by Town Atty. Spencer, for his legal opinion.

Selectman Taft also said he does not want to see Pondicherry Park increase in size in the future.

“I would not like to see them keep adding acreage out there,” said Taft.

We’re at 66 acres now, and it started at 20 (acres) and then went to 40 (acres)…My concern is we could end up at Long Lake, and what we have could be 10 times larger (than the 66 acres now in Pondicherry Park).”

Other concerns raised by the selectmen included: • the board concurred, with only Selectman Woody Woodward opposed, to not allow any paved trails in Pondicherry Park; • the town manager acknowledged that a point raised by Bear Zaidman, regarding the effect of certain types of waste water disposal into surface waters of properties abutting Pondicherry Park, should be reviewed by the town’s attorney; • that dogs should not be allowed in Pondicherry Park, except in one designated area; • that prior to adoption by the town, the selectmen want to see the boundary lines of Pondicherry Park marked by LELT; and • the selectmen agreed that any future amendments to the conservation easement should be made “by mutual judgment and agreement” of all parties.

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Bridgton selectmen notes

Budget Watch — Bridgton Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz reported Nov. 8, that as of the close of business on Oct. 31, 2011 the Town had received 40% of its projected revenues excluding taxes and had expended about 37% of its budget.

“This is against the benchmark of 33%,” Berkowitz said.

The key elements contributing to the expenditures to date included the Cumberland County tax assessment paid at 100%, the long-term debt payment at 50%, insurances at 57%, outside agency payouts at 79% and the capital account expenditures at 46%.

“If we continue to have freak early winter storms this could affect the November expenditures to date report, otherwise I expect we will be closer to the benchmark as of Dec. 1, 2011.”

Personnel Change — The town manager announced that, as of Oct. 29, Everett McCabe, of Bridgton, was hired by the Town of Bridgton Public Works

Department for a position vacancy in the Parks Department.

“Everett is a Bridgton resident with his Class B (driver’s) license as well as a state arborist license,” said Berkowitz, in announcing McCabe’s hiring Nov. 8. “Those licenses coupled with his equipment operations experience will be an added value to the Department and the services they continually provide.”

State Revenue Sharing — On Nov. 22, Berkowitz said, “We received $21,000 in revenue sharing, which brings our total received to date to $120,612, leaving a balance due of $161,733. This means as of November we have received about 1% more than the year to date amount thus far.”

The town manager said that, due to the economy, “I expect January, February and March to be very, very lean.”

Peabody Pond Dam — Berkowitz said that he has been approached by a representative from the Town of Sebago who indicated he is coordinat-

Cebra campaign forms advisory group

The Cebra for Senate Campaign has formed an Advisory Group.

“In my four terms in the Maine Legislature, I have been able to turn to people in the district for advice and wise council,” said State Representative Rich Cebra (R-Naples). “When I am elected to the (Maine) Senate, I would like to bring that idea to the entire Senate District.”

Rep. Cebra is seeking the Senate District 13 seat currently occupied by Senator Dave Hastings who is in his fourth term and is term limited.

“In my travels around the district, one thing I have repeatedly heard from people is that they want their senator to communicate with them on a regular basis, and they would like to have their concerns, comments and ideas heard. There are a lot of bills in the legislature and talking with the people that these bills directly affect is crucial in making an informed decision,” Cebra said. “This group has a good pulse on the area’s needs and reflects a wide range of local residents and business people who are the area’s job creators, as well as area local government officials who have very close ties with their communities.”

A good example of the issues that local feedback is essential to range from lake water levels, to how health insurance might be reformed, to how tax issues affect employers and employees.

“I would like to thank this group of concerned citizens for their support and for agreeing to help. This is an open group and I welcome input from all the people in our communities,” Cebra said. “I would love the opportunity to talk about the issues of the day with anyone who would like to discuss them.”

Rep. Cebra can be reached at 693-4951 or e-mail at info@ richcebra.com The Advisory Group currently includes: Mark Bancroft, Bancroft Contracting Corp., South Paris; Robert Caron Sr., ADVISORY GROUP, Page A

ing the efforts to repair the dam on Peabody Pond, which abuts the towns of Bridgton, Naples and Sebago. Berkowitz said the “details have yet to be worked out” and he understands there is the potential for making an application for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, and he will keep the selectmen informed.

BAC Volunteers — The Bridgton Board of Selectmen is seeking citizens who would like to be considered for an appointment to the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Advisory Committee.

Town officials report that there was little response to a published public notice searching for volunteers. Interested citizens should submit letters of interest as soon as possible. Letters of interest must be submitted to: Town Manager, Bridgton Town Office, 3 Chase Street, Suite 1, Bridgton, Maine 04009.

THE REDNECKS HAVE ARRIVED — Holding the scissors and sign at their Nov. 18 ribboncutting and grand opening are Janice and Sid Shane, owners of the relocated Redneck Lounge at The Commons Driving Range on Route 117 in Bridgton. Holly Dvorak of TD Bank, who is the incoming president of the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, holds the left corner of the sign.

DEP fines two LR area landowners

By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer Two Lake Region landowners have been fined by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for violating state environmental laws.

Dana C. Rogers, of Naples, was found to have violated provisions of the Maine Hazardous Waste, Septage and Solid Waste Management Act and the Department’s Septage Management Rules by disposing of at least 1,000 gallons of septage at a location neither exempt from licensing, nor licensed, for septage land application. To resolve the violations, Rogers will pay $1,524 as a civil monetary penalty pursuant to the terms of a payment plan.

Paul White, of Raymond, has

been fined $1,100 in civil penalties for violating Maine’s Natural Resources Protection Act on land he owns near Raymond Pond.

In both cases, administrative consent agreements were approved by the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection and the Office of the Attorney General.

In addition, Rogers violated the Department’s rules for NonHazardous Waste Transporter Licenses by transporting the septage without a non-hazardous waste transporter license.

An inspection conducted by Department staff confirmed that Rogers performed requested corrective actions and satisfactorily remediated the disposal site.

White was fined “for disturbing or causing to be disturbed

soil adjacent to a great pond, constructing or causing to be constructed a permanent structure adjacent to a great pond, and repairing or altering a permanent structure adjacent to a great pond without first obtaining a permit from the Department,” according to the DEP’s monthly enforcement report for September, 2011.

Specifically, White “constructed or caused to be constructed an access way within 75 feet of Raymond Pond by removing a top layer of forest peat and underlying fill. As the access way neared the pond, it was bordered by a stone retaining wall. In addition, an existing patio located 25 feet from the normal high water line of the pond was being reconstructed

and a stone retaining wall associated with the patio had been altered,” the report states.

Following Department involvement, “White submitted an afterthe-fact permit by rule notification to the DEP for approval to replace the stone retaining wall associated with the existing patio,” according to the report.

The DEP approved the permit by rule. In addition, an inspection by DEP staff determined that restoration had been completed in accordance with an approved restoration plan. To resolve the violations, White agreed to monitor the survival of planted and impacted vegetation and replace dead or dying vegetation until December 31, 2013, and paid the $1,100 as a civil monetary penalty.

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The Town of Naples wants to be 100 percent certain the roof of the new Museum and Visitors’ Center building can handle any additional weight where the town’s original fire hose tower sits.

Although removing the hose tower is one of the options, it is not one that town officials favor.

And, a public vote a few years

ago proves a sentiment to save the fire hose tower.

The Naples Board of Selectmen selected the solution of finding out from the supplier Mainely Trusses what is required to strengthen the trusses to support any sort of weather — and to keep the hose tower in place.

The board’s decision was also recommended by Museum Curator Merry Watson, who

read the engineer’s report.

Two weeks ago, the town hired engineer Mark Gray, president of JAMM, a firm in Poland. He wrote up a report presenting the town’s options.

“We contracted Mark to look at deficiencies,” Selectman Rick Paraschak said, “as far as engineering to fix, to brace the tower

sufficiently both against wind shear and snow weight.”

“It isn’t like the roof is going to cave in, we just wanted to take extra precaution” against New England weather, he said, adding the tower was on a building for 50-plus years and survived.

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At 70, remembering Pearl Harbor — ‘A terrible thing’ (Continued from Page A) heard or spotted an airplane.

She would call the air traffic controller who would check if the plane was listed to be in the air space.

“People thought the planes might try to bomb Maine. I probably worked there a year or two,” Bennett said.

A newlywed living in Naples when the war broke out, Bennett said, “My husband, he was drafted and had his physical.

But, the war ended before he was ready. So, he didn’t have to go. I was thankful he didn’t have to go. A lot of the Naples fellows had to go to war.”

“Food was rationed. Well, it was not easy. Some things you could get quite a bit of, and other stuff like sugar and butter you got less of,” Bennette said.

When America entered into WWII, Gertrude Perkins was married with five children. One was an infant when the war started and her oldest boy was six years old.

“The rationing ticket was for food,” the 92-year-old said.

“A lot of things were rationed, but sugar especially. So, I had to have the ration book to go to the store and get food. Some of the things I’d like to have I couldn’t

find,” Perkins said.

“If your car broke down, you had trouble fixing it. And boy, gas, you had trouble finding gas, because you were rationed on that, too,” she said.

For three years, civilians’ ability to obtain gasoline and car parts were also limited as those items were funneled toward the war effort.

Work erupted as South Portland Shipyard backed the war campaign with a steady supply of Liberty Ships. The work force included women.

“I did work in the shipyards.

I was a welder,” said Perkins.

“I went out and did tacking, putting little pieces to hold the steel board so a welder could finish it. They liked my tacking well enough. So, they taught me how to weld.”

She left her children in the care of her sister-in-law, while she worked her shift from midnight until 7 a.m. “because the guys were all going to war.

That’s why so many women worked in the shipyards.”

“Some of it was real hard, depending on where they put you to work. They assigned you a place every day when you went in. You signed in, got your equipment, and there was

a note that told you where you were working that day,” Perkins said.

“There was one place I refused to go. There were wooden planks and the bottom of the ship was 50 feet down,” she said, explaining with the safety goggles she could not see where she was stepping.

“That day I went to my boss, and said, ‘I really don’t have to work.’ So, they sent a man, and had me work somewhere else,” Perkins said.

Another Portland resident, Leeman was still living at home, and wasn’t permitted to seek employment in the shipyard – despite the good wages.

“My mom wouldn’t let me go work in the shipyard. She said it was no place for a woman.

The men were either too old or exempt from the war because they were working in the shipyard,” she said.

So, Leeman got a cashier’s job at Dyer’s Grocery where “I was safe and sound.”

“It was funny. The older guys had went into the service, and only the 15-year-old boys were left.

They were too young to be a romantic interest, but they were there, and they were fun to hang

out with,” said Leeman.

Naples resident, Sonny Berman, now lives with his wife, Pat, on their Long Lake property. In 1941, he was 12 – one of those boys too young to enlist even when WWII came to a close.

In 1941, Maine had previously made a change to its Blue Laws, which prohibited businesses from opening on Sundays. The new ordinance allowed movie theaters to open at 3 p.m. on Sundays, he said.

“My dad took us to the local theater in Lewiston-Auburn.

When we came out after the movie, he was acquainted with the manager of the theater, and

(Continued from Page A) The board agreed that saving the hose tower was a priority. The vintage hose tower had been rescued from the older building, and residents wanted it salvaged, Paraschak said.

“It’s a nice addition. It needs to stay,” he said.

According to Paraschak, the town will bear the cost of the engineering — as stated according to the bid contract.

The contractor agreed to pay for the necessary bracing — or

other solutions to reinforce the trusses.

“The engineering was always our cost. We paid Pine Tree Engineering, that’s the way it is in the bid,” he said.

The contractor, Henry Turcotte, said he thought the trusses were sufficient to hold the weight of the tower, but he wanted to get the job finished — according to the recent requests.

“We need to get the truss company to okay it. Then, I will

do whatever I need for braces. I will pay extra to make it safe,” Turcotte said. “But, the town should pay for the second engineers.”

“I just want to get it done. I just want to finish the project,” he said.

“The engineering part was always going to be our nickel anyway,” Paraschak said.

Selectman Robert “Bob” Caron Sr. asked, “Are we looking at more engineering costs?

Is Mark’s engineering study

adequate to move ahead?”

Selectman Paraschak responded, “We contracted Pine Tree Engineering. The bid document gave us a cost to go to the State Fire Marshal. Whoever got the job would have had the same scenario” of needing to contract a second engineer.

“In hindsight, should we have gotten Pine Tree to do everything?” Paraschak said.

Town Manager Derik Goodine said the most recent report cost $750.

When nylons were a scarce commodity In 1942, nylon was used for parachutes and tents in the World War II effort. So during the war, nylons were a scarce commodity in America.

“One of my aunts was married to someone who had a department store in Cambridge, Mass. It was called Harvard Bazaar. A couple times a year during the war, Aunt Sadie would send a box of nylons to her sisters in her hometown of Lewiston. I remember there was a lot of excitement among my aunts.” — Sonny Berman, 82, Naples

“I remember one day going up to Congress Street to a store that sold nylons; and I stood in the line a long time to get nylons. Mine were getting pretty worn with runs. Usually, it was hard to find nylons. All of a sudden, they said they had nylons to sell, and the line was all the way down the street. I will never forget that.”

— Gertrude Perkins, 92, South Casco “Nylons were scarce. So, if you had a pair you took good care of them.” — Hope Leeman, 87, South Casco Compiled by Dawn De Busk

the manager stopped him and told him about Pearl Harbor.

As I stood by and listened, I didn’t really comprehend what they were saying. When we left, I asked my father what happened,” he said. “I don’t remember his words. But he told me a terrible thing had happened to the country, and he thought we were going to be at war.”

Berman is 10 years older than his wife, who has a memory of the day the war was declared over.

“I was five or six. I was on a train to New Jersey. The conductor was telling everyone the war was over, and asked me if I wanted to blow the whistle,”

she said. “I did not understand.

I was young. My mom kept saying, ‘Your father’s going to come home.’”

“But, I got to blow the whistle on the train, and that was kind of neat,” Pat said.

Everywhere, the message of the war’s end was met with celebration.

“It was crazy. Everyone went to Portland that night. People were all over the streets,” Leeman said.

“It was a real wing ding,” she said.

In Naples, “they had parties to celebrate the boys coming home, and just had a good time,” Bennett said.

Can new museum roof support tower? Cebra advisory group

(Continued from Page A) CR Caron New England Electric, Naples; Pastor Bob Celeste, Harrison; Bruce Chalmers, The Chalmers Group, Bridgton; Dan Craffey, Moose Landing Marina, Naples; Richard Cross, Naples Town Republican Chairman; Gordon Davis, Auditor State of Maine, Harrison; Charlie Frechette, Sebago Lake Marina, Sebago; Toby Hammond, retired, former CEO Hancock Lumber Co., Naples; Roger Jackson, Jackson’s Sugar Shack and Vegetable Stand, Oxford; Michael Lee, investment advisor, former member NRA Board of Directors, Denmark; Dan Macdonald, Macdonald Motors, Bridgton; Chris Matthews, CPA, Jones and Matthews, P.A., Bridgton; Paul Mattson, NRA certified instructor, Harrison; Ben McKenney, Grandpa Joe’s and Lake Region Produce, Baldwin; Diane Monaco, Anne Plummer Realty, Naples; Robert Neault Esq., attorney, Naples; Scott Owens, LexMad Construction, Oxford; Ray Richardson, Maine Conservative Radio and TV talk show host, author, Westbrook; Joseph Robinson, retired, Robinson Manufacturing Co., Paris; the Hon. Ralph Sarty, legislator, retired Maine be. There is the Long Lake Game Warden, Denmark; the Hon. Rick Sykes, former legislaMarina, and there is the (Bay tor, retired principal, Harrison; and Nancy Vose, senior adjunct of Naples) Condominiums,” instructor, Leslie University, Naples. he said. “Can we get a different trail? A trail cutting by Inn of Naples to Kent’s Landing would be the way to go.”

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(Continued from Page A) battle plan,” Goodine said.

Paraschak questioned how infrequently the middle of the Causeway is used as a starting point for snowmobilers.

“If memory serves me right, there haven’t been many that use the town dock. The only time would be with a lot of snow,” Paraschak said.

He admitted he had witnessed people trying to unload their sleds on the Causeway by the town dock, and suggested the town put up signs telling people about alternate spots to off-load snowmobiles.

“With signage, we could

shuffle them down to Kent’s Landing,” Paraschak said.

“If they do go on the boardwalk, that would be a lot of money lost,” Selectman Robert “Bob” Caron Sr. said.

Paraschak said putting up signs prohibiting the use of snowmobiles on the boardwalk was a good start.

Goodine agreed, “We’ll put signs on the board walk.

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One resident recommended orange netting as a visual deterrent and a physical barrier to keep snowmobiles from travelling between Long Lake and the boardwalk.

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According to Paraschak, the public beach road will be done by the end of the week.

“For the most part it will be usable for the winter,” he said.

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The reason for our decreased interest in the natural landscape is caused by a lack of understanding about the environment.

During a stroll through town, you may see a bright orange butterfly and identify it as a Monarch. But would you also know that the monarch before you was the fifth generation of the year and was making its way back to Mexico?

During a walk in the woods, you might find a vibrant mushroom in a stand of trees. Would you also realize that the colorful fruiting structure we often refer to as a mushroom, is only a small part of the massive fungus that lives underground, weighing up to 100 tons?

Imagine the excitement you would feel if you could walk through the woods knowing the names of the various species around you and their interconnectedness.

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Sy Montgomery, naturalist, and author of a similar magazine, The Curious Naturalist, has been quoted in saying, “I love this book! Naturally Curious is the field guide to New England that I wish I’d been issued the moment I moved here. Now into my third decade exploring our fields, woods and marshes, I found to my delight that Mary Holland has much to teach me.”

Each month the Lakes Environmental Association Caplan Environmental Education Series will delve into the topics and species covered in Naturally Curious, and other informational guides. Each event will start with a short interactive PowerPoint presentation, followed by an hour-long walk through local ecosystems putting our new knowledge to use.

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Police and court news

Bridgton Police blotter incidents These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Tuesday, November 22: 12:29 p.m. A caller from Fosterville Road reported that a coat was stolen from their front porch.

2:32 p.m. A subject reported that someone had just stolen a snowblower off their front lawn that “was not for sale.”

3:59 p.m. A police officer responded to a report of a domestic disturbance on Mount Henry Road, and peace was restored.

5:35 p.m. A parent came to the police station to speak with a police officer about their “daughter being assaulted at Stevens Brook Elementary School by a male.” The parent said the daughter does not want to attend school, now that the boy who allegedly assaulted her is in class.

10:28 p.m. Gretta M. Sens, 19, of Bridgton, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license and violating conditions of release, following a traffic stop at the intersection of North High Street (Route 302) and Sweden Road (Route 93). Sens was released on bail.

Wednesday, November 23: 9:41 a.m. A police officer responded to a report of an abandoned car that had struck a utility pole on South High Street near the Denmark town line. Central Maine Power workers were already on scene and said the pole was sheered.

1:24 p.m. The owner of a business on Portland Road reported the theft of checks.

5:24 p.m. Police responded to a domestic disturbance on Fowler Street where Matthew S. Edson, 33, of Bridgton, was arrested and charged with domestic violence assault. Edson was released on bail.

Thursday, November 24: 8:55 a.m. The theft of $300 to $400 worth of change from a residence on Rocky Top Lane was reported.

Friday, November 25: 7:48 a.m. A police officer responded to a report of a business on Portland Road that had been broken into overnight.

12:57 p.m. A caller reported theft in that a subject who they had lent their cell phone to had returned a different cell phone to them.

1:22 p.m. A police officer responded to the report of a possible burglary on Plummer’s Landing Road, as the homeowner had returned home to find a door ajar.

2:06 p.m. A caller reported a male “on a ‘boogie board’ type device paddling down Moose Pond towards Denmark in just shorts and a T-shirt. Caller is worried that if he falls he will freeze.” The call was referred to the Maine Warden Service, due to the road conditions getting down Stone Road.

6:54 p.m. A 1998 Ford Taurus operated by Wendy J. Baker, of Harrison, and a 2001 Toyota Tundra pickup truck operated by Jon M. McCarriston, of Haverhill, Mass., that was towing a trailer, collided on Portland Road (Route 302) near Rite-Aid. Sunday, November 27: 6:28 p.m. A caller from Evans Road reported a horse in their dooryard “that has been coming there recently.”

Monday, November 28: 4:55 a.m. No injuries were reported, when a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier operated by Lisa J. Staley, of Bridgton, struck a deer near the intersection of Chadbourne Hill Road and Highland Road.

7:14 a.m. Two dogs — a black Portuguese Water Spaniel and a black Labrador retriever — were reported missing from Portland Road.

8:18 a.m. No injuries were reported, when a 1996 Audi A4 operated by Adam James Allen, of Bridgton, and a 1997 Jeep Cherokee operated by Miles D. Gervais, of Bridgton, collided on Pond Road.

11:16 a.m. A caller from an apartment at Sawyer Circle reported their iPod™ and some cash had been stolen.

1 p.m. A subject reported an unknown person killed a pig near the power lines off Monk Road.

7:48 p.m. Unknown subjects cut padlocks and broke in to a storage unit at a business on Portland Road.

9:51 p.m. A caller reported a burglary in progress at an apartment on Walker Street. The responding police officer reported POLICE BLOTTER, Page 12A

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TAKING A TOUR — After a few days of learning about fire safety at their school, students from ABC Academy in West Bridgton went on a follow-up trip to the Bridgton Fire Station.

Items on the Fryeburg Police log

FRYEBURG — This is a partial listing of incidents handled by the Fryeburg Police Department from November 21 through 27, 2011: Monday, November 21: 4:20 p.m. A caller reported suspicious activity at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds where minors were observed on top of the Pulling Ring Building.

Thursday, November 24: 4:50 a.m. Fryeburg Police assisted Fryeburg Rescue personnel at a medical call on Bridgton Road.

Friday, November 25: 10 a.m. A police officer respond-

ed to a report of a house on Fish Street where lights had been seen flashing on and off the previous night. The home was unlocked and unoccupied and there was no vehicle in the yard, when police arrived on scene. A follow-up visit was performed, later in the day.

3 p.m. Fryeburg Police assisted the Fryeburg Fire Department with a report of smoke and a fire in the wall at a residence on Wick’s Road.

5:30 p.m. A snowblower was reported stolen from a shed on Lovewell’s Pond Road.

9 p.m. A restaurant owner reported an unknown caller has been ordering food and not picking it up, saying this has happened several times.

Saturday, November 26: 8:39 a.m. A hunter reported CUMBERLAND COUNTY a verbal confrontation with a The following individuals property owner on Highland were arrested and charged with Park Road, while hunting with crimes allegedly committed in the Lake Region and were transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland: Jerry Maurice Hansen Jr., 31, of Oxford, at 3:09 p.m. on Nov. 14 in Naples by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office on four holds for another law enforcement agency.

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permission on property owned by their father.

9:37 a.m. Fryeburg Police assisted Fryeburg Rescue personnel with two patients at an apartment on Silver Parkway, both of whom were transported to the hospital.

12:30 p.m. A 2002 GMC Yukon operated by Audrey C. Boyd, of Fryeburg, struck a

utility pole in the parking lot of White Mountain Overheard Doors. The vehicle had minor damage to the front bumper and hood, and the utility pole sustained no damage.

Sunday, November 27: 10 a.m.

A police officer was informed of the activation of an audible alarm at an ATM at a bank on Main Street.

Alleged thief arrested

FRYEBURG — A 23-year-old woman who was being sought by Fryeburg Police after they recovered 400 alleged stolen items worth between $5,000 and $6,000 at a Howe Street property Nov. 15 has been arrested in New Hampshire.

Nicole Irene DeRosa, of Madison, Maine, was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property on Nov. 17 and transported to the Oxford County Jail in Paris where she was later released on bail, according to an intake officer at the jail Tuesday morning.

According to police, DeRosa had allegedly stored items taken from various stores in Maine and New Hampshire inside a tagalong trailer at a Howe Street address. Acting on a tip, Fryeburg Police went to that location and recovered items including framed pictures, prints, artwork, lamps, ornaments and decorations.

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Naples tree lighting

Department • 6 to 6:30 p.m., Tree Lighting/Reading of the Secret of Naples Maine and Christmas Caroling • 6:30 to 7 p.m., Cookies/hot chocolate donated by members of the Naples Grange and photo opportunity with Santa This year, Naples Main Street will auction off 25 wreaths decorated with extras and donated by area businesses.

Auction bidders do not need to be present to win. Winners will be contacted after the auction closes at 6 p.m. All proceeds SUZANNE SILVERMOON of Blue Pearl Yoga Studio is will be used to supplement the offering Beginner Iyengar Form Yoga on Friday, Dec. 2 as the town’s share of the causeway final program in Evergreen’s 2011 fitness series. restoration project.

For more information about this upcoming event, call Connie Eldridge at 831-0890.

LOVELL — An opportuni- cially for beginners — as each ty for beginners to experience individual expresses the pose to Iyengar Form Yoga is the final their greatest degree,” she said.

Iyengar Yoga practice is said program in this year’s fitness NAPLES — The Naples represents a need/request for a series offered by Evergreen to be deeply nourishing to the Institute for Wellness. nervous system with a major Community Resource Council child in the community.

On Friday, Dec. 2, from 6 to emphasis placed on proper is once again gearing up for its Please help provide a nice Christmas 4 Kids program.

Christmas for these children. 7:30 p.m., certified instructor breathing. Yoga has been shown For many years, the CRC, Stop by, pick a star, purchase Suzanne Silvermoon will lead to boost the immune system, with ongoing support from the an item and return it to the the class at her Blue Pearl Yoga reduces stress, and creates strength, balance, flexibility and community, has provided gifts tree — unwrapped — by Dec. Studio in Lovell.

Iyengar Yoga was created by stillness. and meals to Naples families 15. If you know a child in need “We maintain a nurturing, in need. Tony’s Foodland will this year, and wish to make a B.K.S. Iyengar, and is a form of non-competitive environment Hatha Yoga known for its use of once again provide the CRC donation or have any questions, that encourages heart-centered props, such as belts, blocks and with a Christmas tree on which please call Connie at 693-6805. blankets, as aids in performing self love and compassion,” to place its “stars.” Each star Happy Holidays to all. asanas (postures). According to Silvermoon said.

Silvermoon is a Registered Silvermoon, Beginner Iyengar Form Yoga is designed to pro- Yoga Teacher (RYT-500) and vide new yoga students with a Yoga Therapy Practitioner with foundational awareness of body, 30 years of personal practice mind and spirit through the prac- experience in a wide variety of styles. She also brings to tice of the asanas.

“By using yoga props, stu- her teaching the knowledge of CASCO — Casco Parks and Recreation invites the public to gather with friends and family to celebrate the holidays. Join the dents are guided into supported working as a holistic nurse for Lake Region High School Band for carols, and tree lighting in and modified expressions of the past 16 years. Her Blue Pearl the yoga poses so that proper Yoga Studio is located at 411 Casco Day Park on Friday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m.

After, the public is welcome to head inside the Casco Community body alignment is maintained,” Main Street in Lovell, above the Lovell Hardware Store. The class Center for a performance by Mayberry Hill Preschool, cookie Silvermoon said.

The props enable students is free and open to all with a $10 decorating and a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Claus. to perform the asanas correctly, suggested donation to Evergreen For more information, contact Recreation Director Beth Latsey minimizing the risk of injury or Institute for Wellness. at 627-4187. strain, and making the postures For more information or to accessible to both young and register for Friday’s class, conold. tact Suzanne Silvermoon at 831“This helps to foster a sense 0868 or e-mail indigo.8.yoga@ CASCO — The choir of the of Eugene Long and accompa- of security and safety — espe- gmail.com Casco Village Church United nied by Miriam Wetzel, will perChurch of Christ on Route 121 form a variety of music, includin Casco Village is gathering ing sacred Christmas favorites on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. to as well as contemporary selecbring the Christmas spirit to the tions. They also will invite the community. audience to join in and sing The choir, under the direction some favorite carols.

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Group meetings The Men’s Discussion Group will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 and Wednesday, Dec. 28. The Scrabble Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13 and Tuesday, Dec. 27. Staff, volunteers and friends will gather for the annual Bring-a-Dish Christmas Buffet at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

A reminder to Christmas shoppers; gift certificates are available for our Book Barn. The library will be closed on Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24.

Annual Appeal Time It is Annual Appeal Time at the Naples Library. The library appreciates patrons’ support to help it continue to offer its programs, services, current materials and technology free of charge to Naples and surrounding communities. Donation forms are available at the Circulation Desks, or donations can now be made online from the library’s website.

For further details, call 693-6841 or check their website, www. naples.lib.me.us

NAPLES — Santa is coming to the Naples Library. He’ll be making two visits to the library this year: on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 10:30 a.m. (snow date Dec. 20) and Thursday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. (snow date Dec. 22).

Youth Library Other events in the Youth Library include Tuesday Storytime, at 10:30 a.m., Thursday Storytime with Music at 10:30 a.m., and Pajama Storytime at 6 p.m. The Tween Book Group will be reading Ten True Animal Rescues on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m., and the Kids Book Group will be reading Santa Paws on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m.

For the adults Register early for the three workshops: Candy Cane Candlesticks with Syntha Green on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m., a Boxwood Tree Workshop with Carol Drew of Watkins Flowers on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m., and “Using Your E-reader” with Christine Powers at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13.

Show and Tell dinner

HARRISON — The Harrison Historical Society will hold its annual dinner and “show and tell” on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the Carlson Homestead, across from the museum on Haskell Hill Road.

The evening of warm fires, good friends and a fun program will begin with a potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call Elaine Smith at 583-2213.

Fryeburg tree lighting

FRYEBURG — Join the Town of Fryeburg as it celebrates its annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Bradley Park on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. The Fryeburg Academy Choral will entertain with Christmas songs, and the Fryeburg Academy Interact Club will be serving hot cocoa and cookies. And Santa will be arriving.

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HORSES WILL LEAD THE WAY — at Saturday’s Candlelight Stroll down Main Street, which starts at 5:15 p.m. from Pondicherry Square, and will be followed by the 9th annual Festival of Lights Parade at 5:30 p.m. and a tree-lighting ceremony at 6 p.m. at the Bridgton Community Center. The evening will wrap up with a visit by Santa inside the community center, as well as holiday crafts and snacks for the children.

9th annual Festival of Lights

Bridgton’s 9th annual Festival of Lights takes place this Saturday, Dec. 3 in Bridgton’s Downtown district.

Folks are invited to meet at Pondicherry Square at 5:15 p.m. for a Candlelight Stroll down

Main Street into downtown.

“We just got our delivery of 1,000 candles and warmly invite all our Bridgton families, neighbors and visitors to make this the largest Downtown Candlelight Stroll in the state

Brownfield Church tree lighting

BROWNFIELD — The Brownfield Community Church is announcing that, for the first time in recent memory, it will hold a Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. at the Bean-Spring Memorial Park. The park is directly across the street from the church.

The ceremony will include a special appearance by the Fryeburg Academy Singers under the direction of Brent LaCasce. They will sing two seasonal songs and then lead those gathered in singing two to three Christmas carols.

Children are invited to bring a decoration to hang on the tree, and each child will be given a candy cane.

In addition, the Brownfield Recreation Department will arrive with a number of children on a horse-drawn wagon and join in the festivities.

After the tree lighting events conclude, all are invited to enjoy hot chocolate and cookies across the street at the church.

The church gives special thanks to Ward Simonton, who provided the Christmas tree; also great thanks go to LaCasce and his singers; to Brownfield Public Works and the town of Brownfield, and to Tara Warren, director of the Recreation Department.

There will be ample parking, either in the church parking lot or at the library.

of Maine this year,” said Alan Manoian, Bridgton’s director of Economic and Community Development.

Strollers then can settle in with parade-watchers for the traditional Festival of Lights Parade, which starts at 5:30 p.m. at Main Street. Once the parade has passed by, all are invited to the Tree Lighting Ceremony in front of the Bridgton Community Center at 15 Depot Street at 6 p.m. The evening will wrap up with a visit by Santa inside the community center, as well as holiday crafts and snacks for the children.

For more information, contact Tom Tash at 647-8786, or Carmen Lone at 647-3116.

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SEBAGO — Nimble fingers and creative hands are busy finishing hundreds of items for the 5th annual Santa’s Workshop for Kids Only Shopping to be held in conjunction with a Breakfast with Santa in Sebago on Sunday, Dec. 4. Santa Claus will be present to pose for free photos with the children.

After breakfast, any young folks under 12 who choose to shop will be escorted upstairs by elves who will assist with shopping for secretive presents for family members and pets from lists prepared by parents. In consideration of additional expenses at this time of year, all gifts will range in price from 25 cents up to $1. Each purchased gift will be wrapped by volunteers before the children rejoin their families to pay for their purchases. No adult family members will be shopping in this area.

New this year will be an adult sales table in the dining area. This will feature many handmade gifts, again reasonably priced for $5 or less.

For the fifth year the Knit Wits of Maple Grove Grange and their friends are preparing for the big event, which has some changes for this year.

They are combining with the Breakfast with Santa sponsored by the Sebago Lions Club and SES Student Council for their “Making Holiday Wishes” program. The two events will occur simultaneously at the Sebago Town Hall on Bridgton Road from 8 to 11 a.m. with breakfast in the dining area and the workshop in the gymnasium.

Proceeds from the breakfast will provide holiday meals and gifts of clothing and toys for children of Sebago. The workshop proceeds will also benefit Sebago students by supporting scholarships for graduating seniors, providing dictionaries for each third SANTA, Page 10B

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Fuel donations are greatly needed

Donations are needed for the Bridgton Community Center’s Fuel Collaborative, which helps Bridgton residents with heating emergencies in winter. Anyone can make a check out to donate to this cause, payable to BCC Fuel, 15 Depot Street, Bridgton, ME 04009. It is tax-deductible.

There will be a wine and cheese reception for guest artist Varvara Harmon on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Gallery 302, 112 Main Street.

CrossWalk Community Outreach is partnering with the Toys for Tots campaign to collect new toys for needy children in Cumberland County. Two Toys for Tots collection boxes have been placed at the Family Dollar store in Bridgton for collecting toys.

If you would like to spread the Christmas cheer to make the season

brighter, drop off your unwrapped toys in the collection bin inside their store, until Dec. 15.

Don’t forget the Christmas Parade,treelightingandCandlelight Stroll on Saturday, Dec. 3. The Candlelight Stroll starts at 5:15 p.m. from Pondicherry Square, the Parade starts at 5:30 p.m. from Main Street, and the tree lighting is at 6 p.m. at the Community Center, which will also be the site for Santa and Mrs. Claus, crafts and refreshments, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The Knights of Columbus are holding a Sunday Brunch on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, North High Street. Also on that day, the United Methodist Women will hold a Silver Tea from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Methodist Church on Main Street.

WATERFORD — There will be a “Stamp-a-Stack” Stampin’ Up! card-making party at the Wilkins Community House in Waterford Village on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.

For $20, participants can make 10 cards, two each of five Christmas designs.

This is a benefit for the Waterford Congregational Church (UCC) to help raise funds to rebuild the church steeple.

Come enjoy a fun afternoon of relaxation and creativity.

Participants can enter to win a beautiful handmade Christmas Keepsake Box. Space is limited to 12. To sign up, please contact Dianne Morse-Leonard at 5834820 or at dmorseleonard@ yahoo.com

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Harrison dance

HARRISON — Dance with the Country Ridge Riders on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Harrison VFW Post on Route 35.

Admission to the BYOB dance is $10 per person and WATERFORD — A Socrates you must be 21 years old. For Café gathering will be held reservations, call Ellen at 461- at the Waterford Library on 4558 or Lou at 461-4548.

Monday, Dec. 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The topic for the December meeting will be “The Culture of Individualism: Too Much, Too Little, Just Right?”

The moderator will be Sally Chappell.

Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month.

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A busy holiday weekend

Don’t forget the busy weekend coming up starting with the Friday, Dec. 2 tree lighting in the village at 7 p.m. There will be carol singing, refreshments, the tree lighting and a visit from Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. If anyone would like to make goodies for the refreshment table, call the library at 925-3177.

Then there is the benefit supper for Paul McLaughlin at the Center Lovell Fire Barn on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 4 to 7 p.m. Then it’s off to the VFW hall for the Fan Fare concert of holiday music starting at 7 p.m.

If this doesn’t put you in the holiday spirit, bah humbug.

The 6th annual running/ walking Gasping Gobbler had a perfect autumn day, crisp but not freezing or howling wind.

This 5K run/walk has grown in popularity, with many young people hoping to knock Seth Eastman from the top.

No such luck, as the state champion took the win in stride.

The top female winner was Cathleen Livingston, and the first place walker was Judith Yeary. It takes many volunteers to make this event successful each year, and the Recreation Commission would like to thank all those who helped.

They would also like to thank the VFW for the use of the hall.

Proceeds of the race go to the Recreation Commission.

The Snowflake Fair at the Lovell United Church of Christ was wonderful. The beautiful balsam wreaths, berry bowls and fir pillows put everyone in the mood for shopping. The Girl Scouts put on a fantastic lunch with a very sinful dessert.

The winner of the Thanksgiving Basket raffle was Cliff Rowe, who turned it over to Pastor Alison to give to a family in need. The wreath was won by Annette Lozier and the afghan by Kay Tossette. The

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The Lovell United Church of Christ Online Holiday Auction is getting some great action. If you didn’t know about it, an individual can log onto www. lovellucc.org and follow the auction instructions. There are a lot of goodies to bid on: gift certificates, cruises, furniture, artwork, monthly baked goods and on and on. The auction is part of the church’s Operation Renovation, which will get the church roof and other needs paid for. In order for all the bids to be acknowledged promptly, the bidding on all articles will stop promptly at 9 a.m. sharp on Sunday, Dec. 11. Be aware that toward the end there may be some frantic bidding, so get in early for that extra special item you want.

Once again the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library will be holding a holiday raffle of theme baskets for the public to buy a ticket. Among the themes are Gardening, Italian Food, Stephen King, Birds and Snow and Local History.

The library elves have been working hard to make these baskets attractive and temping for all. They can be seen at the library early in December, with the winners to be drawn on Monday, Dec. 19. One of these baskets could turn out to be a surprise gift for a loved one, you never can tell. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5.

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Can’t decide what to buy? The workshop workers will be willing to give advice.

Sorry, parents aren’t allowed in the workshop but they can enjoy the book fair, maybe finding just the right book for their child. There also will be snacks, and the parents can watch a basketball game while the kids are busy shopping. Look for more information next week. If a parent or grandparent would like to volunteer to help that day, they can contact Jean Andrews at 925-1163.

The committee for the Mother Seton House has been working furiously to get the money needed to buy a house. In two weeks, these dedicated people will see their dream come true because of two grants donated

CHRISTMAS FANFARE — The musical group Fan Fare, posing for their first Christmas concert at the Poland Spring Resort this past October. The group will perform on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall on Smarts Hill Road. to the cause.

With this great news, and the fact that it’s the holiday season, it calls for a party. The Mother Seton House’s annual Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, Dec. 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church Hall. Along with the Mother Seton mothers and babies, there will be another special guest. This guest isn’t hard to recognize, with his long white beard and his red suit and his ho, ho, ho. To make this the very best party ever, help is needed for certain decorations and food. For anyone willing to help, you can get a list of the items needed by contacting Cyndi Broyer.

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After School Program students and the Fryeburg Police Department are working together on a food drive. The goal for this group is 300 pounds of food by December 9.

For those who would like be part of this effort, you can drop off non-perishable food items in the decorated box at the New Suncook School and Thriftway in Fryeburg.

Donations can also be dropped off afternoons while PKA is in session at the New Suncook.

Having heard the urgent need over the Thanksgiving holiday, this effort is very important for those who are in need.

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Area births

Public suppers Sunshine Club Bean Supper

CASCO — The Sunshine Club is holding a public supper on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Crescent Lake Community Center on Route 11, Webbs Mills Road, Casco. The menu is home-baked beans, hot dogs, chop suey, pasta and potato salads, coleslaw, Jell-O, bread, pies and beverages. The cost is $7 for adults, $4 age 5-12, and under five, free. Sunshine Club Public Suppers are held on the first Saturday of the months of September through December, and February through May. There is no supper in January.

Pancakes in West Baldwin

WEST BALDWIN — A pancake breakfast will be served from 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at the West Baldwin Church on Route 113. The menu is pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee and orange juice.

Adult cost is $6, children pay $3.

Kolofsky family benefit supper

SEBAGO — A benefit baked bean supper will be held for the family of Peter Kolofsky, who was killed in a hunting accident, on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Sebago Town Hall. The menu is two kinds of beans, hot dogs, rolls, brown bread and pies. Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children age 10 and under.

Buffet Breakfast in Harrison

HARRISON — A buffet breakfast will be served during Christmas in Harrison on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the United Parish Congregational Church of Harrison and North Bridgton, across from Crystal Lake Park. The menu is scrambled eggs, homemade pancakes, home fries, sausage, fresh fruit, coffee, tea, hot cocoa and orange juice. Donations are appreciated.

Waterford World’s Fair supper

HARRISON — The Waterford World’s Fair Committee is hosting a baked stuffed haddock supper during Christmas in Harrison

on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the United Parish Congregational Church at 77 Main Street in Harrison. The menu will be baked stuffed haddock, potato, vegetables, coleslaw, rolls, drink and homemade pies. For those who are not fish lovers, there will be homemade macaroni and cheese. The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for kids under six.

Sunday Brunch at St. Joseph

The St. Joseph Church Knights Of Columbus Council 11376 will hold a Sunday Brunch on Dec. 4 at the St. Joseph Parish Hall after the 10 a.m. Mass. They will serve a fresh fruit cup, scrambled eggs, bacon or sausage and crème brulee French toast. Cost at the door is $9 per person, $5 for children under 12 and advance tickets sales will be $8 and $4. Join them for a wonderful meal and a great time with your friends and fellow parishioners.

Spaghetti supper benefit

SOUTH PARIS — The Oxford Hills Viking Football Team will hold a spaghetti dinner benefit supper on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. for Josh and Kristy Basso and their four sons and daughter, who lost their West Paris home due to a fire on Nov. 6. The supper will be held at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School on Route 26 in South Paris, and all are welcome, with donations accepted.

Free community breakfast

NAPLES — The Lake Region Vineyard Church is sponsoring a free community breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, in the gym of the Naples Town Office. Residents of the greater Bridgton/Naples area are invited to attend and jump-start their day in the midst of the busy holiday season.

Pancakes with Santa

BROWNFIELD — A Pancake and Sausage Breakfast with Santa will be held on Sunday, Dec. 11 from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Masonic Hall, Route 160, Brownfield. The meal is sponsored by the Brownfield Historical Society. Free photos will be taken of children and Santa. Cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children.

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Breakfast with Santa (Continued from Page A) grade student and a variety of other awards, contests and donations for youngsters as part of the Community Service Program of the Grange.

Heather (Murphy) Perkins and Howard W. Perkins III of Denmark have a son, Declan Todd Perkins, born on Nov. 22, 2011 at The Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H. Declan weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces. He joins Elizabeth Perkins, age 3. Maternal grandparents: Alan and Kathie Davis of Fryeburg. Paternal grandparents: Beverly and Howard Perkins Jr. of Fryeburg.

Raymond Library news

RAYMOND — Here’s what’s happening through the New Year at the Raymond Public Library: Annual Bake Sale and Gift Basket Sale On Sunday, Dec. 11, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., the library will have tables filled with delectable pastries, delicious cookies, candies, pies, breads and all kinds of scrumptious sweets to savor, presented in festive wrappings.

Once again, there will also be unique, reasonably-priced Holiday Gift Baskets for sale. These baskets will be available through the month of December, while they last. They can be given to teachers, as a hostess gift or as a last-minute gift item. Those who are bringing donations to the bake sale are asked to drop the goodies off the day before, Dec. 10, between 3 and 5 p.m., so they can be arranged and priced.

Holiday Hours The library will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day, but will be open the next day, Dec. 26 and Jan. 2.

There will be no Storytime on Dec. 26 or Dec. 28. Storytime will resume on Jan. 2.

Weather or Not If there is a snowstorm or the weather is bad, call ahead, as the library may be closed. If Raymond schools are closed or delayed, then Storytime will be cancelled for that day; however, the library may still be open.

Outreach Program The Raymond Village Library has a volunteer program called

Holiday weekend

(Continued from Page A) The Lovell Rec program is selling Christmas trees down at Rosie’s for $20 each. Proceeds benefit the Rec program.

The Neighborhood Watch announced that there will be no December meeting. The next meeting will be on Jan. 18 at the New Suncook School cafeteria. The group recommends that if you have elderly neighbors, you might like to check on them now and then to make sure they’re okay.

Outreach, and that is exactly what it does. For anyone who loves to read and is unable to come into the library, for any number of reasons, (illness, lack of transportation, etc.), the library’s volunteers will come to you with your chosen books and will collect and return them when you’re done with them.

This is offered in order to allow all library patrons to use their library.

It just takes a phone call to the library at 655-4283.

‘Lighting’

The annual SAD 61 holiday tree lighting will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Lake Region High School.

The evening will include music by Lake Region elementary students, AFS Students’ presentations, time with Santa and Elves, and refreshments.

The high school concert will be at 7 p.m.

School menu

SAD 61 Elementary School Monday, Dec. 5 — Friday, Dec. 9 MONDAY: Low-fat mac & cheese, ham chunks, baby carrots, applesauce, milk.

TUESDAY: Sloppy Joes, whole-wheat bun, cucumber coins, diced peaches, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Early release: Tuna sandwich, whole-wheat bread, mini pretzels, apple, milk.

THURSDAY: Pizza, salad bar, pineapple, milk.

FRIDAY: Colby cheese omelet, bacon round, mixed fruit, milk.

SAD 61 Middle School Monday, Dec. 5 — Friday, Dec. 9 MONDAY: Stuffed-crust pizza, chicken nuggets, deli sandwich, dipping sauce, Goldfish, fruit cocktail, milk.

TUESDAY: Beef taco, BBQ rib, black beans, salad bar, ice cream, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Chicken Alfredo, BBQ rib, deli sandwich, salad bar, fruit cocktail, milk.

THURSDAY: Sweet & sour pork w/rice and oriental veggies, deli sandwich, fortune cookie, milk.

FRIDAY: Pizza, deli sandwich, salad bar, mini pretzels, pineapple, milk.

Crafts fair

Special Sale of Christmas Collectibles

FRYEBURG — The Seton Society of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton will hold a special sale of the Christmas collectibles of a Lovell estate on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be many quality collectibles, including Department 56 Villages®, Byers’ Choice Carolers®, Annalee Dolls,® Possible Dreams® and Lenox Figurines®. There will be lots of traditional decorations too. There’ll be something for everyone.

Raymond Church Holiday Fair

Holiday Fair, a parent-sponsored financial aid fundraiser, will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school on Bunker Hill Road in South Tamworth, N.H. There’ll be a Bargain Bazaar for kids; vendor’s tables with gift items, pottery, candles, cards, indoor gardens and more; a Festival of Trees raffle; homemade Christmas cookies, and gift raffles each half-hour. For more information, call 603-323-7000 or visit www. communityschoolnh.org

Sabbathday Grange Fair

NEW GLOUCESTER — The Sabbathday Lake Grange will hold its Christmas Fair and Sale on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Grange in New Gloucester. All of the tables have been rented and some great crafters will offer their creations. Soup and chop suey will be served for lunch and turkey pies will be sold while Christmas in Denmark DENMARK — A Christmas supplies last. Also for sale will Fair will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, be RADA cutlery, cooked foods, at the Denmark Town Hall, from a wide variety of books and other 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There’ll be crafts, assorted raffles.

Kids Only baked goods, Christmas decorations Christmas shopping and more. For more information, SEBAGO — Kids will be contact Joan Knolla, 452-2887, or assisted by elves to shop in secret e-mail bandjatcmci2@yahoo.com for family members (even pets) at S.T.U.D. Craft Fair BROWNFIELD — Brownfield a Christmas Kids Only Shopping Recreation is sponsoring its 5th celebration on Sunday, Dec. 4 annual S.T.U.D. craft fair on from 8 to 11 a.m. at Sebago Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 Town Hall on Bridgton Road. p.m. at the Community Center in Maple Grove Grange Knit Wits Brownfield. Crafters, home sales have provided the gifts, which consultants and local small busi- range in price from 25 cents to nesses have been invited to show $1, and each purchased gift will their wares, and Santa will stop be wrapped by volunteers before in to have his picture taken with the children rejoin their families the little ones. New this year is a to pay for their purchases. No children’s-only room, where kids adults will be shopping in the can shop for family members at Kids Only Shopping area. The discount prices. For more informa- event will be held in the gym, tion, e-mail brownfieldrecdept@ simultaneously with a Breakfast with Santa event in the dining yahoo.com area, sponsored by the Sebago A Homemade Lions Club and SES Student Christmas Fair BAR MILLS — The Bar Mills Council.

‘Calling All Angels’ Fair Parish House on Route 4A is the EAST OTISFIELD — A site of “A Homemade Christmas” fair set for Saturday, Dec. 3 from “Calling All Angels” Christmas 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and sponsored by Craft Fair will be held on the First Congregational Church Saturday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to of Buxton. There’ll be homemade 2 p.m. at the East Otisfield Free wreaths, baked goods, fudge, quilts Baptist Church, 231 Rayville and crafts. For more information, Road, Otisfield. There will be a bake sale and cookie walk, call 929-8371. crafts, gifts, RADA cutlery, Community School Christmas mugs, attic treasures, Holiday Fair TAMWORTH, N.H. — The and a special angel collection on Community School’s annual display by Marion Culbert.

RAYMOND — The Raymond Village Community Church, 27 Main Street, will hold its annual Holiday Fair on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and will feature raffles, wreaths, crafts, jewelry, baked goods and a cookie walk. Breakfast and lunch will be available.

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Remember the bottle drive on Saturday, Dec. 3 to benefit LRHS Girls Basketball. It will be held at The Christmas Shoppe in Naples, across from the Kansas Road, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For each bag donated, you receive a raffle ticket to be applied towards a live Christmas tree, holiday centerpieces or gift baskets. This

is the first of three benefits to be held at The Christmas Shoppe. Donna Church is the event sponsor, call her at 9396724; or Felicia Winslow, co-event coordinator, at 2333236 for more information.

The Sunshine Club will hold a supper at the Webbs Mills Community Hall on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 5 to 6 p.m. Cost is $7 for adults, children 6 to 12, $4. The menu is red and white beans, hot dogs, coleslaw, potato

December 1, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page 11A salad, and of course, yummy pies.

There will be a Fish Fry at the American Legion on Friday, Dec. 2, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Get your New Year’s Eve dance tickets at the lounge.

A Chinese Auction on Sunday, Dec. 4, sponsored by the Sebago-Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, will benefit Naples community programs. Doors open at 11 a.m. at the Naples Town Hall Gym, and the drawing starts

at 1 p.m. There will be a light lunch before getting settled in for the drawings.

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Comp Plan Committee, Manoian reevaluate timeline (Continued from Page A) a type or scale of development totally out of character to what Bridgton has known. Then, too, she added, if the process of creating new standards is delayed too long “we may lose people” who might otherwise like to be involved.

Member Greg Watkins, who seconded Danis’s motion, acknowledged that Portland Road “is on the verge of a major turnover” in growth. But without taking enough time to “cross all our i’s and dot all our t’s, we’re destined to fail.”

And it takes a lot of time to educate people, he said, so that not only will they understand the basic mechanics of how the code works to guide growth,

they can embrace it as something unique, created just for Bridgton.

Manoian pointed out that very few towns that have tackled form-based codes in Maine and New England thus far (the codes have only been around since 2006) have tried to apply them townwide. Most towns target creation of a form-based code for one stretch of highway corridor and its accompanying side streets to a depth of one block.

When he officially ends his employment as Bridgton’s planner on Jan. 2, Manoian will be delivering a form-based code for Portland Road, from the bridge over Stevens Brook to the Naples line, and for Downtown

Main Street, from Main Hill to Pondicherry Square. The code will also include street, building and parking standards for side streets, going one block deep, both in the downtown and on Portland Road.

While a majority of members appeared to be in favor of delaying delivery of the document for a year, the committee tabled action on the motion until after they’ve had a chance to study the codes as Manoian has promised them, at a 75% level of completion. The codes to be delivered on Jan. 2 will include the regulating plan, which are the design standards for each transect, or section of street, laid out on a map and color-coded to show what stan-

dards are allowed for parking setbacks, build-to lines and so forth.

Manoian said it usually takes two to three years for a town to formulate a form-based code.

It took three years for it to be done in the neighboring town of Standish, where he served for a year as a technical consultant for the drafting of a form-based code along its busy Main Street, Route 25. The Standish code passed successfully, unlike in Damariscotta, where a committee worked on the code for at least two years but were hurt by charges of a conflict of interest by a developer.

Monday’s meeting had none of the contentious atmosphere of the previous meeting, when

degree in Education at Lesley University where she majored in Human Development and Family Studies, minored in Theater Education and specialized in teaching reading. She also did her graduate work at Lesley University in Creative Arts and Learning.

“People say a lot about how literacy/education is important,” said Nicole, “but, it’s hard to picture, until you see different families learn together and grow!

I never realized how important it was — but to actually see the ‘click’, when families read together and the joy it brings them — it’s like a surprise!”

“I believe in this program, and I don’t know of anything more important,” she said. “Being part of this literacy program to me is that, while I used to enjoy teaching, now I am actually living as a teacher, in this program — I am getting a chance to see the benefits — and they are greater than anything I’ve done in education.”

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“I go to Story Time at the Bridgton Public Library, as part of the parent and child education piece that I do,” Nicole said. “We talk about nutrition, and the adult education aspect, too.”

“There will be a lot of outings in the summer, as part of the program, too,” she said.

When she is working with individual families on literacy and reading, Nicole said, “We will sit together, and I will model how it’s easy to do.”

Nicole, the mother of two small children, said her house isn’t always spic and span, so she doesn’t judge others for how their homes look.

“I’m a judgement-free zone, and I don’t care what’s in their cupboards or what’s on their floors — I believe really strongly in this program,” Nicole said. “The most important things for a child to have are shelter, warmth, food, cleanliness and love — and literacy, to me, is on the same level and vice versa.”

“It is really, really important

to read to children,” Nicole said, with a sense of urgency in her voice. “Even with my own children, I read 10 books a day, on average, to our oldest daughter, Molly. There is no question, it is all based on literacy. It’s like hope and self-esteem. My goal is to help people learn the importance and fun of sitting down and reading every day.”

Interestingly, Nicole said young Molly looks to books to console her.

“Molly always reaches for books when she’s cranky,” said Nicole. “She looks to books as comfort.”

“I feel like I’m here for a reason,” Nicole said. “I am fortunate to have learned skills at the best place I could, and I believe I can help people actually make a change in their lives through this literacy outreach program. I know I’m fortunate, because I can bring things to the table and can go and actually make change to a situation.”

As for parents who want to learn

how to read themselves, or who wish to improve on their family’s reading skills, Nicole stated, “All you need is someone who knows you’re a good investment — I’ve had a lot of good investments, and I hope I can get more!”

A family must have one parent who has less than a 12th Grade reading level and at least one child under the age of eight, in order to qualify for the services offered by the Western Maine Family Literacy Program.

As the holiday season approaches, Nicole said she thinks what fun it would be for parents to have books as presents for their kids, and read to them.

“Children enjoy it, when they listen to someone telling them a story with different, funny voices,” Nicole said.

Carrie Castonguay is the director of the Western Maine Family Literacy Program. To learn more about the WMFLP, Call 1-888825-4291, ext. 22 or e-mail kristia.merriam@lakeregionschools. org

(Continued from Page A) activities of Maine’s mammals as well as the dormancy of native plants and insects. The best way to get excited about a weasel molting, or a beaver stashing food for winter, is to go outside and see it with your own eyes!

The program will include a short indoor presenta­tion, as well as an hour-long outdoor exploration in Pondicherry Park. The presentation will take place at Loon Echo Land Trust’s new facility on 8 Depot Street, Suite 4 in Bridgton.

Please come dressed for the

Grant to aid family literacy program

LEA program, ‘Exploring Seaons’ weather.

Dates and times are subject to change. E-mail sarah@leamaine.org or call 647-8580, ext.

12 to register for events.

Events in the Caplan Family Environmental Education Series at LEA are made possible through the generous support of Hu and

Ray Caplan and their family.

Dr. and Mrs. Caplan have been members and directors of LEA since the mid 1970s.

Dr. Caplan was the vice president of LEA’s Board of Directors from 1978-1980 and president from 1982-1990. Mrs. Caplan was the secretary from 19922006. The Caplans recognize the vital importance of education in all as­pects of LEA’s work in protecting the Lake Region’s most important resource and asset: its bodies of water and watersheds.

member Bear Zaidman called for a vote of no confidence against Manoian (the vote failed). Before Monday’s meeting began, Manoian asked the chairman for a few minutes.

He then stood up, walked to the other side of the long table to where Zaidman was

County arrest log

(Continued from Page A) Jr., 64, of Casco, at 3:10 p.m. on Nov. 16 in Casco by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office for criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and violating a condition of release.

Jonathan Michael Lepage, 22, of Casco, at 1:56 p.m. on Nov. 19 in Casco by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office for failure to pay a fine.

Ryen Thomas O’Connor, 23, of Bridgton, at 5:59 p.m. on Nov. 19 by Bridgton Police on a hold for another law enforcement agency.

Richard F. Bryan Miller, 36, of Casco, at 3:55 a.m. on Nov. 20 in Casco by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office for assault, aggravated assault and criminal threatening.

Joseph Brian Starbird, 35, of Harrison, at 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 24 in Naples by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office for having a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (two prior convictions), operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license and failure to pay a fine, as well as on a hold for another law enforcement agency.

Melissa Ann Dash, 25, of Naples, at 2:11 a.m. on Nov. 27 in Naples by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office for domestic violence assault and refusing to sign a uniform court summons.

OXFORD COUNTY ARRESTS The following individuals were arrested for crimes allegedly committed in the Lake Region and were transported to the Oxford County Jail in Paris: Lacey Anne Drew, 23, of Center Conway, N.H., at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 in Bridgton by Bridgton Police on a probation violation.

Nikki Lynn Holman, 28, of East Parsonsfield, at 10:57 p.m. on Nov. 18 by the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office in Porter for disorderly conduct.

Ronald E. Richards Jr., 29, of Hiram, at 9:40 p.m. on Nov. 20 in Porter by the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office for failure to appear in court.

Police blotter (Continued from Page A) it appeared entry was attempted through a back door and that “someone tried to open the door by force with a pry bar.” The caller reported seeing someone wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt who was approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall.

10:02 p.m. Police responded to a report of an assault at an apartment building on Main Street and issued a summons for assault to Christopher Burnell, 28, of Fryeburg.

Tickets: During this reporting period, police issued 12 summonses and 54 warnings.

Santa afternoon

STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s College invites the community to an afternoon with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m., on the campus at the Mercy Hall dining area on the ground floor.

Activities include making crafts, decorating cookies and celebrating the holidays. At 4:45 p.m., everyone will follow Santa outside to the annual Christmas tree lighting.

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Where: Sebago Town Hall When: Sunday, Dec. 5th

All-you-can-eat scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, coffee, milk, an d O.J.

Cost: $6.00 adults / $5.00 in advance $3.50 Child 3–12 / $3.00 in advance $20.00 Family Max. / $18.00 in advance Children under 2 FREE After eating, young folks under twelve will be escorted upstairs by elves, who will assist with shopping for secretive presents for family members, including pets, from lists prepared by parents. In consideration of additional expenses at this time of year, all gifts range in price from $.25 up to a $1.00. No adult family members will be allowed to shop in this area. Each purchased gift will be wrapped by volunteers before the children rejoin their families.

Trees 6’ to 8’, Handcrafted Wreaths 12” - 36” Garlands & Swags, Memorial Baskets & More!

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Proceeds benefit the Sebago Students by supporting scholarships for graduating seniors, providing dictionaries for each third grade student and a variety of other awards, contests, and donations for youngsters as part of the Community Service Program of the Grange.

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Lake Region High School Project Graduation Bottle Drive and Raffle at 1794 Roosevelt Trail on Sat., Dec. 3rd

Directions: At Moose Landing Marina head towards Windham, turn left onto Brook Hollow Road, Turn right onto Natures Way, approx. 1/4 mile to end.

sitting, and shook his hand. He told members he and Zaidman had met earlier in the day and resolved their differences, which Manoian acknowledged arose when he’d put other projects, mainly sewer inspections, ahead of the work he’d promised to provide to the committee.

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Opinion & Comment

December 1, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page B

Our view

School budget talks, not business as usual

After seeing two proposed school budgets rejected at the polls this past spring, Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kathleen Beecher has decided a different approach is needed.

Dr. Beecher wants to create an open exchange of ideas between taxpayers and town officials on how to make the school system more efficient. SAD 61 took a positive step in that direction last week by hosting a pre-budget season workshop, which attracted selectmen, town managers and State Senators David Hastings (R-Fryeburg) and Bill Diamond (D-Windham). Maybe the most encouraging sign wasn’t necessarily the strong turnout, but instead, the tone inside the room. Probing questions were asked.

Honest opinions about the state of local education were made and accepted. And, there was a genuine move to work closer together throughout the budget formation process, rather than waiting to air concerns during budget hearings or at selectmen’s meetings.

Dr. Beecher also wants a clearer understanding as to the financial impact any tax increase will have on local municipalities.

Finding a balance between paying for a quality educational program while avoiding crushing tax hikes will be difficult. Taxpayer after taxpayer at the budget hearings reminded the school board just who tough it is to make ends meet, especially in the current economy. When school board reductions to the proposed budget failed to go deep enough to lighten the load on taxpayers, they revolted with a “No” vote, twice. Naples Selectman Rick Paraschak warned school officials that any increase in the school budget will fall squarely on taxpayers because there is no longer any wiggle room to make cuts on the municipal side of the ledger.

Out of every tax dollar, 78 cents goes to SAD 61, while the town operates on 14 cents, Paraschak said. With general assistance and other social programs costing more, Paraschak sees the town standing on the edge of a cliff. “We’re trying our best to keep costs down knowing what our taxpayers are up against, but it is very difficult to do.” Sebago Selectman Allen Crabtree echoed those sentiments, noting SAD 61 claims 70% of local tax dollars.

“We’re hurting,” he said.

Difficult times require thinking outside of the box on all fronts, from searching for ways to get more mileage out of every dollar to taking a closer look at why it is more costly to provide educational services here compared to districts 20 or 30 miles east from the Lake Region.

The superintendent has already taken a closer look at a neighboring, comparable school system, Gray-New Gloucester, to determine why SAD 61’s per pupil cost and other expenditures are higher. G-NG covers some of its costs by charging fees to participate in athletics and for outside groups to use school facilities.

Presently, SAD 61 charges a pay-to-play fee for some, but not all sports. Officials are also revamping its fee schedule to use facilities. SAD 61 has also made a greater investment in putting technology into the hands of students. Each Lake Region High School students is provided with a laptop computer. Gray-NG does not provide laptops to each student. When the state financed the 1to-1 program at the middle school level, SAD 61 officials felt it was important to keep technology in the hands of students when they moved up to the high school. Today, the tech budget checks in at close to $1 million, which raised some eyebrows, including Sebago Director Richard Merritt who pushed for a reduction in that line during the last budget debate. How much is too much?

One can expect more debate on this issue in 2012.

Another area is staffing. New Sebago Director Sherry Miller has already requested from SAD 61 administration a closer breakdown on present staffing levels compared to numbers developed by the state as part of the Essential Programs and Services funding model. At Gray-NG, one principal serves two schools.

Could SAD 61 follow suit? Administration is one of many areas that will receive closer scrutiny. Dr. Beecher also found that because SAD 61 operates its own vocational center, that carries a greater cost compared to school districts, like Gray-NG, which pay a fee to send students to tech training. This district started a Pre-K program years ago, financed with local money. Gray-NG recently added Pre-K, likely financed with its state aid dollars.

Dr. Beecher says that since SAD 61 facilities are scattered across a big region, efficiencies are lost because of the distance. Places like Windham can save money because its middle school and high school are located on the same property.

Another big-ticket item is special education. SE Director Lisa Caron said SAD 61 has about 360 students receiving services, down from 435 about eight years ago. Still, School Board director Richard Merritt found that figure “staggering.” Some children require extensive assistance due to their disabilities. By state mandate, schools are required to provide various services, which can be expensive. Parents often want more, which Caron understands. But, she tries to hold the line, and occasionally finds herself at hearings because parents have challenged her decision regarding services. Caron says the district has a solid track record in defending its actions, recently winning two out of three cases.

What truly separates SAD 61 and surrounding school districts is what the state contributes to local education.

SAD 61’s Financial Coordinator, Sherrie Small, gave the group a crash course on the state’s complicated school funding formula — EPS — and gave an outline of the upcoming budget formation schedule. The glaring figure when comparing SAD 61 to nearby school systems is state subsidy. While some receive in the 50% range, SAD 61 receives 4.42%. SAD 61 taxpayers pick up 95.58%. Our lakes are a treasure, but also a curse when it comes to the present school funding formula. SAD 61 has lost over $6 million in state aid over the past five years because of the area’s valuation. Here are the 2011 state values for SAD 61 towns — Bridgton $1,032,250,000; Casco $611,650,000; Naples $747,750,000; and Sebago $391,700,000. Gray-New Gloucester, a two-town district, checks in at $891,800,000 and $480,350,000, respectively.

Surprisingly, there actually may be some good news coming from the numbers above. Valuations dipped from 2010, which could mean slightly more state aid. Naples Town Manager Derik Goodine suggested as a good faith effort the school district should apply any additional aid to the budget to reduce costs, not view it as “a windfall.” “Taxpayers are screaming for relief. We can’t help them,” he said. “If you (SAD 61) get a few extra dollars, give it back to them.”

Can our local politicians scrape up a few more dollars for SAD 61 by pushing for changes in the state funding formula?

Both Hastings and Diamond agreed that the time might be right to seek more reforms. They suggested that SAD 61 should invite the state’s commissioner of education to a meeting to hear firsthand how crippling the current funding system is to this district.

“Hearing it is a lot different than reading about it,” Diamond said.

SCHOOL BUDGET, Page 11B

PERFORMING AT MERRILL AUDITORIUM — Taking part in the Maine State Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker are dancers from The Ballroom in Harrison. They include: (back row, left to right) Elise Dekutoski, Nikki Moore, Juliette Lauzier, Sarah Douglas and Miranda Murphy; (front row) Jasmine Rondeau, Hannah Leonard, Breahna Jenkins, Clare Kramer and Lauren Ruby. The Nutcracker runs Dec. 2-4 at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland. For tickets, contact PorTIX at tickets. porttix.com or 842-0800.

Black sesame seeds

By Alice Darlington I thought I was living in a horror movie! Every time I looked down at the young golden retriever, I saw another small black sesame seed surface on his head, only I knew it wasn’t a seed. It was a deer tick!

I’d pluck it off and put it into my tick jar, a jar filled with alcohol that I keep near me so that I don’t have to go to the bathroom each time I find a tick. After taking about 10 ticks off the golden, I thought I was finished because he is the tick magnet, whereas my black lab has a slippery close coat that seems to repel most ticks. But no, I looked down at her and saw shiny spots in her black hair and, yes, it was one, two, no another nine deer ticks! I thought I had gotten pretty used to them, but I really haven’t. In fact, although I have always loved winter, this year I am wishing it would hurry up and come. I am actually annoyed when the forecast calls for another warm 60s day!

I have never seen so many ticks regardless of where the dogs have been, especially this late in the year. Long ago, I did find one deer tick on our cat in November. That was a big surprise. Now, it’s ho hum, another! The other day, I was cleaning when the vacuum sucked in a small black jellybean from under a footstool and I realized it was an engorged tick, no doubt dead and therefore

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DEER TICKS are still thriving in the area thanks to the warm, wet weather. detached from the lab that likes a quantity in my two tick jars, to sleep in the nearby chair. Ho, but I think I won’t start counthum, another! ing tick legs.

I have even taken to sexing The tick cycle starts with the ticks, male or female! The males tick eggs hatching into larvae are smaller and all black, true in spring. They then climb up sesame seed look-alikes; the a blade of grass and wait for a females have a brown shield- small animal such as a mouse like back behind their black to pass by and brush up against heads. I learned this from the the larva that then attaches and Internet. I discovered that there takes its first blood meal after is a great deal to learn about which it drops off and molts into ticks. Frankly, I’m becoming a nymph. Interestingly, nymphs more confused with the more I are sexless, neither male nor learn. Turns out that a tick larva female. These then seek out looks a lot like a female tick — higher brush to climb so that black head and bronze shield they can attach to larger hosts back, but the larva has only such as deer, dogs or humans six legs, whereas the nymphs for another blood meal, dropand adults have eight. I never ping off after and, in this case, thought to count! True, I have usually overwintering to molt

Hard times ahead

Hard times are ahead. As a nation, we’re marching toward a cliff and the question is: Will we continue and go off the precipice or will we change course?

Anyone with a basic knowledge of arithmetic knows things cannot go on as they are.

Political leaders have promised that we can provide medical care for the poor, the elderly, and now everyone else as well — forever. They talk as though it will be possible to provide food, clothing and housing for anyone who asks as well. I’m no math genius, but even I know that’s impossible. Yet, our political leaders insist that if we increase taxes on the rich we’ll be able to keep marching. They have to know that even if we taxed the rich at 100% it would only provide enough revenue to keep going for a few more months before bankruptcy.

So many Americans have depended on government for so long, they don’t know how to take care of themselves. But if the country goes bankrupt — if we march off that cliff — all that government assistance will end abruptly. Then what? Chaos, of course. Many are preparing

for exactly that scenario to one degree or another and I see what they see, but isn’t there still some way to avoid it?

That we cannot continue as we’re going is indisputable, but what’s the alternative? How can we avoid marching off the cliff?

Can we make cuts to the checks and programs slowly? Can we do it slowly enough to both avoid the cliff and give dependent Americans time to adjust to making their own way?

Will they? There was a time in America — still in the memory of living citizens — when people did live by their own labors.

Those who could not were supported by families or by churches and private charities.

Can we gradually return to that kind of nation? Maybe I’m too optimistic, but I prefer to think we can. I prefer to think there are still enough Americans who realize the path we’re on leads to bankruptcy and chaos. I prefer to think there are enough of us to elect a congress and president who will cut the behemoth government has become — cut it surgically, systematically and incrementally. If we do it gradually, can we avoid chaos? Can we avoid violence?

into adults in the second spring.

Adults follow the same routine of climbing up brush, higher still, to attach onto larger creatures such as deer and bears. It is here that males and females find each other to mate. The female falls off, producing as many as 3,000 eggs, and then she dies. The ticks around in November are most probably adults or nymphs.

The warm, wet weather is to blame, I think, as well as the warm wet summer and as this is obviously a boom year for deer ticks, perhaps the animals they feed on are also thriving.

It would appear that more deer means more deer ticks.

I wish I knew what likes to prey on ticks! Does anything?

They seem to be so small and tough it would be difficult for a wasp to pierce that body to lay its egg inside as wasps do with so many other insects and spiders. It turns out that when ticks are engorged, some wasps do pierce these fat targets and deposit their larvae inside to parasitize them. Also, I’m told that guinea fowl enjoy ticks and wild turkeys can consume up to 200 a day and pheasants, around 50, but if this is true, they are not making a dent in the tick population this year. More predators definitely needed!

My husband asks what purpose ticks serve, why do they exist? He asks the same question about mosquitoes. I give the same answer — no purpose, they exist to exist just as we humans do, and they seem to be pretty good at surviving, just as SESAME, Page B

Front Row Seat

by Tom McLaughlin News Columnist

Whoever we elect must also be capable of explaining to the American people in terms they can understand why cutting is vital to our survival, why it has never been possible for government to fulfill the promises it made. Look at Social Security alone: it can only work when there are more people being born than are growing old — as long as children in American families outnumber parents.

That’s how it was in America while I was growing up, but it isn’t that way anymore.

Those who dreamed up Social Security during the New Deal and added more expensive social programs during the Great Society, then started preaching about over-population. They championed birth control and abortion to prevent births, then justified it all by preaching that “the planet” couldn’t sustain them. What they conveniently overlooked was that the world they there-

by created couldn’t sustain their beloved Social Security either. The children they prevented or the 45 million they killed in the womb since Roe vs. Wade in 1973 would not be paying FICA taxes. Social Security is a Ponzi scheme with elderly baby boomers as its beneficiaries until it collapses.

Those children they did allow to be born are the ones who get stiffed. Medicare and other Great Society programs have similar scenarios.

The handwriting is on the wall. Unlike Babylonian king Belshazzar, we don’t need a biblical prophet to translate it for us. We don’t even need a calculator because the arithmetic is simple. The handwriting on the wall for 21st century Americans reads: “Change course or collapse.”

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

He can be reached at tommclaughlin@fairpoint.net

Opinions

Page B, The Bridgton News, December 1, 2011

Letters

Planning committee

To The Editor: Halloween came to the Bridgton Comprehensive Planning Committee on Nov. 14. The ghosts and ghouls showed their fangs and teeth.

While the economic planning director was not present, they devised a letter that finally led to his resignation.

The meeting on Nov. 21 was so full of venom that one wonders why anybody would give of his/her time to volunteer to make this town better. Even the question of accepting expert advice or who is the spokesman/woman for the committee needed lengthy discussion. I wish this committee good luck to get anything done that will further our town’s development.

Are some members of this committee trying to further or prevent future development? Is their objection to, or obsession with, the development director based on knowledge or is it purely ego driven?

For over three years, we have seen the development director besieged with request, demands to do more and more; with more criticism than was his due. Every stone has been thrown at him, yet he continued. Last week’s boulder was one stone to many.

Bridgton is at a crossroad.

With Alan Manoian, we could have gone straight ahead. That route is blocked now. Will the committee choose the right or wrong turn?

It is a little more than two years that (former Bridgton Chief of Police) David Lyons resigned because of the malevolence he experienced. At that time, I asked, “Who is next?”

I guess that question has been answered and still remains.

Ingrid von Kannewurff Bridgton

Dog-friendly

To The Editor: As the Town of Bridgton proceeds with negotiations with Loon Echo Land Trust and Lakes Environmental Association to transfer ownership of Pondicherry Park to the Town of Bridgton, I expect that discussions to allow dogs on leashes will produce an outcome that is fair to all townspeople.

There are many emotional reasons for allowing dogs in the park, but I will refrain from mentioning these and instead stick to what I think are some rational arguments.

The vast majority of dog owners/guardians clean up after their dogs because they also want to walk in a park that is safe and clean. Denying dogs access to Pondicherry Park is akin to not letting people in the park because they might or will

litter.

Dogs on a leash will not bother wildlife any more than human visitors to the park will.

Dogs and their owners contribute to the local economy with veterinary and grooming visits and purchases of food and accessories.

Pet owners pay property taxes and many of us donated funds to the Pondicherry Park project thinking that it would be a welcoming recreational area for all of Bridgton’s citizens and visitors.

Maine is a dog-friendly state.

Acadia National Park and all Maine state parks, except for Sebago Beach State Park, allow dogs on leashes. Bridgton’s Pondicherry Park should not be an exception.

Lega Medcalf Bridgton

Healthcare tax

To The Editor: As America waits for the “super committee” to reveal deficit-cutting proposals, it is refreshing to see that 160 members of Congress recently signed a letter to the committee members, urging them to reject any proposals to tax employersponsored healthcare benefits.

The letter notes that efforts to cap or eliminate tax exclusions would negatively impact millions of Americans.

From AARP’s point of view, taxing health benefits would disproportionately affect older Americans who have higher coverage costs. I was happy to see that among the names on the letter were Representatives Michael Michaud and Chellie Pingree, our members of Congress from Maine.

Already older Americans are reeling from a very turbulent economic period. In many cases, their savings are simply not what they use to be and, depending on their age and health, they may experience difficulty making up for this shortfall. It is important for our representatives to continue to work together across the aisle as they did when they composed this letter to the super committee.

Standing strong and united to protect all working Americans, especially the older workforce, is of paramount importance.

Jane Magnus AARP Outreach Volunteer Windham

Our community

To The Editor: I live in a community that is clearly doing the best it can to help one another. This is evident by the benefit to help Paul McLaughlin of Lovell with his outrageous medical bills for an outrageous and terrifying illness.

On the same evening, Dec. 3, there will be a fundraiser, gourmet desserts and a con-

cert with the talented Davy Sturtevant, “The Turkels” along with Jenny and Greg Huang Dale — all exceptional musicians. The benefit will take place at Sweden’s Town Meeting Hall. The fundraiser is for the Sweden Community Emergency Fund. The fund’s purpose is to help neighbors when they are faced with horrendous, life threatening and altering financial challenges.

These have included such things as money for heating fuel, transportation, medical bills, roof repairs, childcare, etc.

In addition to the two fundraisers, there will be a concert at the VFW Hall that same night — don’t know if that is a fundraiser or not — and a Christmas shindig in Bridgton after the parade. It’s going to be a difficult choice for some to make who would like to be at all four events at once.

All of this is to say, the spirit of community in this part of Maine is exceptional. Despite differences in politics and very bad economic trials and tribulations, folks around here do care about the welfare of one another more than they care about abstract ideologies.

On another note, I am very grateful that The Bridgton News is doing such a good job of printing counterpoint, balanced opinion pieces and letters. I have always felt it the duty of a free people to speak up when they care deeply about the various forces, which have direct affect on their lives and it is the duty of a free press to present a balanced cross-section of opinions. In particular, I enjoyed Mike Corrigan’s take on the Occupy Wall Street movement.

I think he has it right, in that this movement — manifestations of which are occurring all over the globe — is not inspired by a particular political party, but by folks who have been feeling increasingly that their choices and options for higher education, affordable medical treatment, livable and secure wages and a decent home to call their own, has been severely compromised. Money, what it can buy not only in terms of goods, but in terms of power and a form of destructive competitiveness that supercedes empathy, justice or a true participatory democracy, has taken root and requires serious reform and work. Without justice, empathy or respect for differences, protection for our natural resources, the ability to share and more awareness of our own capacity to be both sinner and the sinned against and/or forgiveness precludes the hope for peace. The advent season is upon us. Our communities are showing us what is possible to change the world for the better.

Virginia (Tilla) Durr Sweden

be in Harrison. We were each given a beautiful commemorative “Challenge Coin” from the Kelleys (of North Bridgton) and thanked for our service.

On behalf of my friends, I want to thank the people we didn’t know who made it an outstanding day. You live in a beautiful district.

Gary Keown Gold Coast, Queensland Australia

Calendar

To The Editor: Thank you to all the people who have bought the “Scenes of Bridgton, Maine, and Beyond” calendar, which supports St. Peter’s Episcopal Church’s Outreach Program.

The funds raised go to local, state and international charities such as St. Peter’s Café (a monthly luncheon prepared for Bridgton food pantry recipients), the Bridgton Food Pantry (a yearly gift for purchases of needed food items), Christmas for Teens (a joint local ecumenical church effort to make Christmas happy for teens), a week scholarship to Camp Bishopwood and a scholarship to Camp Susan Curtis; on the state level, we contribute to Good Shepherd Food-Bank and the Family Crisis Center; and on the international level, we contribute to St. Vincent’s School (for handicapped youth) in Haiti and an Episcopal church in Haiti.

I would especially like to thank Hayes True Value, Corn Shop Trading, Cool Moose and Blueberries and ME for selling the calendars in their stores for so many years.

Elna Stone Bridgton

Shawnee Peak

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis News Columnist

Good neighbors

There has been a confusion of the seasons lately: a big snowstorm bracketed by very warm days. The day after the storm, with a foot of snow on the ground, I paddled my kayak on the lake.

Afterward, I came ashore and put my paddle away, got out the ice chopper, and chopped ice in the driveway. In spite of this temporary confusion, we know winter is approaching because early some mornings we see columns of mist rising off the water, creating a stately procession of tall white shapes that move wraith-like up the lake.

The tall shapes sway gracefully as if speaking with one other, and the tallest occasionally bend down slightly toward the smaller ones. Silhouetted against the dark background of the trees on the opposite shore, it would be easy to believe they are lake spirits out for a dawn stroll, parading regally up the boulevard of their watery domain.

The birds have not yet come to the feeders this morning, and I am hoping that the chickadees, nuthatches and woodpeckers who normally breakfast here are tucked snugly into their featherbeds. By this time of the year, these birds should have found hollow cavities inside trees where they can roost on cold nights, crowding together to conserve body heat and keep from freezing. More than 20 species of birds in our area use natural cavities in trees for nesting and for winter roosting.

Woodpeckers are the primary cavity nesters and excavators.

Their strong bills and neck muscles are specially designed for opening up cavities in hard wood, both for their nests and to dig out insects. Other species, such as chickadees, nuthatches, brown creepers, and some owls, are secondary cavity nesters. They lack the equipment necessary for creating holes in trees, and even though they can improve or enlarge existing cavities they are dependent on woodpeckers, and on natural decay, to do the

To The Editor: I was born and raised in Bridgton, so like most locals, I have been enjoying Shawnee Peak and all its wonderful programs for many years.

This year, however, I have developed an even greater appreciation for them. They have a program this year that I heard about while on the phone with my fiancé, Chris. He is serving in Afghanistan right now, and normally does not have much to say because he is not allowed to talk about anything that goes on over there or even tell me where he is or the exact date he will be home.

This phone call was different (Continued from Page B) though. He was so excited to tell me that while checking we humans are, at least for the present. Long term, who knows out the snow reports on the but if I had to wager on ticks versus humans, I unhappily would mountains he saw that Shawnee place my bet on ticks.

Alice Darlington is a resident of Casco.

Peak was giving any soldiers that were deployed this year a free season’s pass! Hearing the excitement in his voice was so nice. He loves snowboarding more than anyone I know, and Commercial – Residential – Industrial To The Editor: I can’t think of a better gift for • Electrical Contractor • Refrigeration/Air Conditioning This past Veterans Day, him.

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Most cavity nesting birds are insect eaters. They feed on insect eggs, larvae, and pupae year round, retarding the growth of local insect populations and preventing epidemics of insects from developing. When woodpeckers flake off the bark, or puncture and drill into trees in search of insects, they alter the habitat of the insects who live in and on the trees, exposing them to the drying sun and wind, as well as to freezing and to danger from other predators. Research on woodpeckers and their feeding methods has found that they control insect populations as much by this indirect damage as by eating the insects.

With the arrival of winter, many of those birds will need to find cavities in old trees where they can find shelter from the weather. All the birds who nest in tree cavities in spring, and roost in them in winter, are extremely beneficial to our forest, but these good neighbors would not be able to survive around here without an adequate supply of suitable trees in the forest for them to use. Woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches, brown creepers, and owls can live only in forests that contain trees of different ages. In our neighborhood we are fortunate to still have enough old trees to support a population of cavity-nesting and cavity-roosting birds.

Perhaps the tall wraiths moving serenely up the lake in the early mornings are the lake spirits, but they might also be the spirits of old trees that long ago sheltered growing young families of birds, and kept them warm on cold nights.

• The Christmas Bird Count will be held Dec. 28, 2011. To learn how to participate, phone 647-2847. We especially need Feeder Counters — folks who live within the 15-mile circle, who watch from the comfort of home, and who are able to identify the most common birds at their feeders.

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(Continued from Page B) now because that is where his base is, but when we visit for Christmas, we try to get in as much skiing and snowboarding as we can afford. This year, because of Shawnee Peak’s generosity, he will be able to hit the slopes whenever he wants during the 10 days we are home. I just wanted them and the town to know that this pass means so much more than a few free trips to the mountain; it has lifted both of our spirits and is a great reminder to him of why he makes the sacrifices he does.

Thank you for supporting him and all of our troops!

Nicole Davis Clarksville, Tenn.

Formerly of Bridgton

Bill of Rights

To The Editor: Dec. 15, 2011 will be the 220th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. For those of you who do not know or never was taught it in school, the first 10 amendments of the Constitution is the Bill of Rights. Those first 10 amendments protect our rights as citizens of the United States of America. These rights do not pertain to immigrants, but through oversight of the judicial system and the law enforcement, immigrants still enjoy a lot these same rights.

These rights that are given to us are God-given rights. Only God could give us these rights.

Government cannot give us these rights, but government can easily take them away from us.

Over the years, the government has slowly whittled away our God-given rights. These rights were so important that not only is it written in the Constitution, but our forefathers were so adamant about it that they incorporated it in the first 10 amendments of the Constitution. The following excerpt from the Declaration

William Cosby. Cosby brought a libel suit against Zenger. A young lawyer named Andrew Hamilton was persuaded to represent Zenger. Hamilton used an unusual defense. The question was: how can the articles be libelous if they are true?

Hamilton instructed the jury not only to judge the defendant, but to judge the justness of the law. Cosby lost his case, and out of this decision, a new idea was born. If a law could rule that people can be unjust, so could a law be challenged and ruled unjust. People started thinking that they had a right to free speech, which is a natural right. Because of this ruling and new ideas coming out of this case, it served as another catalyst to incorporate it in the First Amendment, which is now known as Freedom of Speech.

Our Constitution is 7,200 words long. The European Union constitution is a mind boggling 76,000 words long.

Our Constitution is one of the longest running Constitutions in the world today. How many more years will it stand? Only God knows. As a nation, we all must stand together to protect, preserve and stop the erosion of our Constitutional rights.

When the election of 2012 rolls around, vote for those whom are willing to protect and preserve our Constitutional rights.

Let’s celebrate and preserve this special document. Happy Bill of Rights Day. Richard E. Cross Naples

Thanksgiving meals

To The Editor: The Naples Community Resource Council would like to send out a BIG “thank you”

to our community for helping provide Thanksgiving meals to our neighbors in need.

Thank you to Tony’s Foodland for providing us a place for our successful food drive; Naples Cub Scout Troop 156 for their food drive; Songo Locks School and the SAD 61 Transportation Department for their turkey drives; Walmart and Shaws for helping with turkey purchases; and the Lions Club for their help with the distribution of the meals.

It is these, and our community members that helped place 64 Thanksgiving meals on tables this year for our less fortunate — we, the Naples CRC, thank you for your continued support. If you wish to make a donation to help with our upcoming Christmas 4 Kids program, please mail a check to: Naples CRC, P.O. Box 447, Naples, ME 04055.

With heartfelt thanks, Connie Madura, President Naples Community Resource Council

Dinner thanks

To The Editor: I would like to publicly thank the owner and staff of 302 West Smokehouse & Tavern in Fryeburg for providing a first-rate Thanksgiving dinner for me and my family (and many other people).

This is the sixth year they have done this. I can’t thank them enough. The food was exceptional, and the staff was friendly and welcoming.

Thanks again!

Mike C. and Family Fryeburg

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By Stan Cohen Medicare Volunteer Counselor Medicare pays for ambulance services if they are medically necessary. Generally, an ambulance trip is considered medically necessary if it is the only way to transport a person to or from a needed service that is covered by Medicare. Medicare will only cover ambulance transport to certain locations, such as a hospital, a skilled nursing facility, or a beneficiary’s home.

When determining whether an ambulance service will be considered medically necessary, emergency and non-emergency transportation services can be thought of separately.

In an emergency, when a person’s health is in serious danger and every second counts to prevent their health from getting worse, Medicare will cover ambulance services only if the patient’s condition is so serious that use of any other method of transportation would endanger their health. In any situation where another means of transportation could have been used without endangering the individual’s health, regardless of the availability of that transportation, Medicare will

not pay for the ambulance service. It is important to note that a situation that seems to be an emergency, but turns out not to be one, is generally treated as an emergency. For example, if a person appears to be having a heart attack and is transported to the hospital by ambulance, the ride will still be covered even if the person was not having a heart attack.

If the ambulance ride is covered, then Medicare will pay 80% of its approved amount for the service, and the beneficiary will be responsible for 20% (many Medigap policies, however, will cover that 20%). All Medicare ambulance suppliers must accept assignment, and therefore cannot charge more than the 20% coinsurance.

Special Note: During the Part D Open Enrollment period (Oct. 15 through Dec. 7), in addition to Medicare Counselor Stan Cohen’s availability at Bridgton Hospital on Tuesdays from 8 to 11 a.m., counselor Phil Ohman will be available by appointment on Tuesdays at the Naples Library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and on Thursdays at the Bridgton Community Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 1-800-427-7411 to make an appointment with Mr. Ohman.

The Computer Crimes Unit

Views from Senate

by Bill Diamond State Senator, D-Windham

Computers are wonderful things. They have transformed the way we conduct business, practice medicine, write, and even watch TV and movies.

Unfortunately, they also have transformed crime as well. One of the most infamous criminal uses of computers is the role they play in child sexual abuse and child pornography. Fortunately, we have the dedicated members of the State Police Computer Crimes Unit (CCU) working to uncover and prosecute these crimes.

The Computer Crimes Unit is absolutely critical in rescuing sexually abused children and arresting and prosecuting sexual predators. When they go through the hard drives and other electronic storage media of suspected offenders, they find all kinds of things.

In addition to evidence, they often discover information that can identify kids that are being victimized, both in Maine and out of state, and use that information to stop their abuse.

The CCU has played an important role in several highprofile sex offender cases, including a husband and wife

in Sanford, who brutally sexually assaulted a 24-month-old baby and took photographs of their assaults, and a man in Lisbon Falls, who was sexually attracted to babies and watched online porn of one and two-year-olds engaged in sex acts.

Unfortunately, the CCU exists almost entirely on grant funding, some of which is due to run out next year, and in the meantime they have a backlog of two to three years of evidence to go through.

To me, this is an intolerable situation. There are over 500 items of electronic evidence waiting to be examined by law enforcement, and each piece of evidence represents abuse that could still be going on.

The longer the evidence just sits there, the longer innocent children are being terribly abused.

This is a human rights issue for children — children who are being sexually assaulted and tortured all for the purpose of the sexual gratification of paying child porn viewers.

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of Independence explains some of these God-given rights: “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Now lets go back and relive a day that began on Sept. 23, 1776. Somewhere in a small park in New York City, an event unfolded.

A young man of 21 years of age was about to be hanged. He was an unknown schoolteacher from Connecticut. The noose was already around his neck.

A small band of Red Coats surrounded him. Many New Yorkers that were sympathizers of King George III had come to watch the hanging. They were anxiously waiting to see this young radical die. After all, he wanted to see this new country of ours to be free of English rule. This young man name was Nathan Hale.

Over the years, school children were taught that he died for our country. It isn’t exactly true. We were still a very young nation and the United States was still in its infant stage of becoming the United States of America. Nathan Hale died not for our country alone, but for an idea. At the hanging, he was given a chance to say his last words before the noose was tightened around his neck.

These are the famous words that were spoken on that day. This is what he said, “I only regret that I have but one life to give to my country.” These are the famous words that were etched in men’s minds for all eternity.

He had an idea — a free country — and he stood behind that idea even if it meant his life.

Another event took place even earlier that made men think. In 1735 in New York, an interesting case occurred. A jury acquitted John Peter Zenger, the editor of the New York Weekly Journal. Apparently, he had published anonymous articles against the corruption of the then Governor of New York,

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Maine victories in a divided Washington

Despite the frustrating partisan tone in Washington, I’m pleased to report some progress on key Maine priorities.

Congress recently cleared a funding bill that addresses two local concerns: our truck weight problem and the USDA’s insistence on limiting vegetables like potatoes in its School Meals Program.

These issues impact our state’s economy and some real progress has recently been made to address them both.

First, truck weights. By now, we know all the arguments. Letting heavier trucks use the Interstate reduces fuel consumption, cuts emissions, reduces travel times, reduces wear and tear on our local roads, and reduces the competitive economic disadvantage between Maine and our neighbors. Getting heavy trucks away from town centers and onto the Interstate is also safer. Unfortunately, for years, there has been significant resistance to allowing Maine to make this change.

Recently, we had a tremendous victory when Congress passed a funding bill that will allow heavier trucks on the Interstate for the next 20 years. After Senator Collins included a provision on this in a transportation-funding bill, I worked hard with Democrats and Republicans in the House to make sure it was included in the final bill. Every member of our congressional delegation, as well as countless organizations throughout Maine, has pushed for this change for years. Moving forward, I will continue my advocacy on this issue by continuing to push the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act, a bipar-

tisan bill that I authored to give each state the authority to make changes like these permanent.

Now onto potatoes. The same bill that included the truck weight fix also contained a provision that I fought for that corrects a flawed USDA regulation, which would have restricted starchy vegetables like potatoes in new dietary guidelines for the School Meals Program.

This misguided effort would have decimated school budgets, deprived our children of a whole class of nutritious vegetables, and hurt Maine’s potato industry. Thankfully a lot of my colleagues agreed with me and supported the effort to overrule this regulation.

It was refreshing to see that our government still has the ability to self-correct. But it doesn’t stop there.

Another example of positive change that impacts Maine involved our state’s paper companies and their workers. Proposed EPA regu-

Views from Washington

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lations set new standards for more than 200,000 boilers, process heaters, and incinerators. While I strongly support the overarching goal of cutting down on pollutants, the way the regulation was written would have been harmful.

In fact, it would have required companies such as Maine’s paper mills to burn oil, gas, or coal instead of natural materials such as biomass (a byproduct of the papermaking process) in their boilers.

This would not only have been a negative for the environment, but it would have dramatically increased costs to these businesses at a time they can least afford

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State Senator Bill Diamond is a resident of Windham, and serves the District 12 communities of Casco, Frye Island, Raymond, Standish, Windham and Hollis.

(Continued from Page B) year I submitted legislation to provide the resources the CCU needs not just to reduce the backlog of cases, but also to keep up with the constant steam of new cases that keep coming in.

I am working with a national organization, The National Association to Protect Children (PROTECT.org) on this legislation. They recently launched a national campaign to rescue children from sexual abuse and they have recognized this bill as part of that effort. For

it. Thankfully, on Oct. 14, the Obama administration responded to my request to address these concerns administratively by clarifying that biomass is categorized as a fuel and not solid waste. This revision will ensure that this renewable resource continues to be a viable fuel for the paper industry. It will also help preserve Maine jobs.

And while addressing truck weights, USDA regulations, and biomass issues are criti-

cal, there is still more that needs to be done.

For example, I think most Americans would appreciate the federal government buying American products whenever possible. Doing so ensures that they not only get a quality product, but also that American companies and workers benefit from the positive economic impacts of such purchases.

For decades, the Department of Defense bought Americanmade athletic footwear for our military’s training uniforms.

Unfortunately, they recently stopped providing Americanmade shoes for our service members to train in, which is in violation of federal procurement rules. Reversing this policy would not only be the right thing to do, but it would also boost jobs in Maine because New Balance

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While there is work that remains, it’s good to see that despite the partisan gridlock in Washington that we can still work together to get things done for Maine. I hope it’s a sign of what’s to come.

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Bridgton – Turnkey 3 BR, 4BA "C" unit townhome with boat slip & beach rights on Moose Pond.

Fireplace, finished basement with wood stove, 1st MBR, loft & tennis courts. Seller offering $5000 credit for new carpeting. $279,900.

Bridgton – Great road frontage!

740 ft. on this 2.53-acre parcel with Highland Lake rights & protective convenants. Private boat dock & 1000 ft. common lakefront with swimming dock, float, gazebo & picnic area.

Excellent fishing too! $109,900.

Bridgton- Spellbinding sunsets & glorious panoramic mountain views are yours with this twoacre lot in lovely neighborhood overlooking Kezar Pond & Mt. Washington. $99,500.

Bridgton – Neatly-maintained mobile home not far out of town on a nice private .90± acre lot. Lots of new improvements & upgrades to home. Ready to move in. Possible snowmobile trail access. Priced to sell! $65,000.

Calendar Please note: Deadline for all calendar submissions is Tuesday at noon.

BALDWIN Dec. 3 — Pancake Breakfast, 7-9 a.m., West Baldwin Church, Rte. 113.

BRIDGTON Dec. 1 — Drawing held by Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce for “The Great Winter Escape” raffle. FMI: 647-3472.

Dec. 1 — Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club, Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, 7:15 a.m., Alliance Church.

Dec. 1-Dec. 31 — Multimedia guest artist Varvara Harmon, noon to 5 p.m. M-F, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. & Sun., Gallery 302, 112 Main St. Dec. 1 — Gathering Place Support Group, noon, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 92 Sweden Rd. Dec. 1, 8 — Continuing Tai Chi, 3:30 to 5 p.m., Town Hall.

Dec. 1 — Chickadee Quilters, 7 p.m., Community Center.

Dec. 2, 5, 7 — Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., Town Hall. FMI: 647-2402.

Dec. 2, 9 — Mother Goose Time, 10:30 a.m., library.

Dec. 3 — Connecting with Yourself Through Writing, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Fifth House Lodge, So. Bridgton. FMI: 647-3506.

Dec. 3, 10 — Table Tennis, 1 to 4 p.m., Town Hall.

Dec. 3 — Maine author Barbara Walsh visit and book signing, August Gale & Sammy In The Sky, 1 to 2 p.m., library.

Dec. 3 — Wine & Cheese reception for guest artist Varvara Harmon, 5 to 7 p.m., Gallery 302, 112 Main St. Dec. 3 — Community Candlelight Stroll, 5:15 p.m., gather at Pondicherry Square. FMI: 6478786.

Dec. 3 — Christmas Parade, 5:30 p.m., Main Street.

Dec. 3 — Tree Lighting, 6 p.m., Santa & Mrs. Claus, crafts & refreshments, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Community Center. FMI: 647-8786.

Dec. 4 — Sunday Brunch by Knights of Columbus, 11 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, No. High St. Dec. 4 — United Methodist Women Silver Tea, 1 to 3 p.m., Methodist Church.

Dec. 5 — Tot Time, 10 a.m., No. Bridgton Library.

Dec. 5 — Knitting Circle, 11 a.m., No. Bridgton Library.

Dec. 5 — Cribbage, 2 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 92 Sweden Rd. Dec. 6 — Tai Chi Maine beginners’ class, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Town Hall.

Dec. 6 — Chickadee Quilters, 10 a.m., Community Center.

Dec. 6 — Bridge, 12:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 92 Sweden Rd. Dec. 6 — COPD Support Group, 1 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 92 Sweden Rd. Dec. 6 — Mushers Bowl meeting, 5 p.m., Community Center.

Dec. 6 — NAMI Support Group, 7 p.m., Community Center.

Dec. 7 — Senior Lunch, noon, United Methodist Church.

Dec. 7 — Bridgton Bookies, 3 p.m., library.

Dec. 7 — Bible Study, 6 p.m., Community Center.

Dec. 8 — Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club, Tom Chandel on Suicide Awareness, 7:15 a.m., Alliance Church.

Dec. 8 — The Gathering Place Support Group, noon, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 92 Sweden Rd. Dec. 8 — Winter session be-

Dec. 2, 5, 7 — Step Into Fitness Indoor Walking Program, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Lake Region High School.

FMI: 647-3116.

Dec. 2 — Fish Fry, 5:30 p.m., American Legion, Rte. 11.

Dec. 3 — Bottle Drive to benefit LRHS Girls Basketball, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Christmas Shoppe, Rte. 302.

FMI: 233-3236, 939-6724.

Dec. 4 — Chinese Auction by Sebago Lakes Region Chamber, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., drawings start 1 p.m., Naples Town Gym. Dec. 5 — Red Cross training, disaster services overview, 6-9 p.m., Naples Town Hall. FMI: 874-1192, ext. 122.

Dec. 6 — Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m., library. FMI: 693-6841.

Dec. 6 — Tween Book Club, Ten True Animal Rescues, 6 p.m., library.

Dec. 6-7 — Red Cross training, client casework, providing emergency assistance, 6-9 p.m., Naples Town Hall. FMI: 874-1192, ext.

122.

Dec. 7 — Holiday Tree Lighting, 5:30 p.m., Lake Region High School, elementary school concert at 7 p.m.

Dec. 7 — Candy Cane Candlestick making with Syntha Green, 6 p.m., library. FMI: 6936841.

Dec. 8 — Red Cross training, shelter operations, 6-9 p.m., Naples Town Hall. FMI: 874-1192, ext.

122.

Dec. 8 — Boxwood Tree Workshop with Carol Drew, 7 p.m., library. FMI: 693-6841.

Dec. 10 — Free community breakfast by Lake Region Vineyard Church, 8-10 a.m., Naples Town Office gym.

Dec. 10 — Red Cross training, Psychological First Aid: Helping Others in Times of Stress, 9 a.m. to noon, Naples Town Hall. FMI: 8741192, ext. 122.

Dec. 10 — Christmas Silent Wreath Auction, kids activities, 4-6 p.m., Singer Center, Village Green.

FMI: 831-0890.

Dec. 10 — Tree Lighting, 6 p.m., Singer Center, Village Green.

FMI: 831-0890.

Dec. 10 — Movie, Gods and Generals, part 1, 6:30 p.m., Cornerstone Gospel Church, Sebago Rd. RAYMOND Dec. 3 — Annual Holiday Fair, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Raymond Village Community Church, 27 Main St. Dec. 11 — Annual Library Bake Sale and Gift Basket Sale, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., library.

SEBAGO Dec. 3 — Benefit baked bean supper for Peter Kolofsky family, 5 to 7 p.m., Sebago Town Hall.

Dec. 4 — Santa’s Workshop & Breakfast, kids-only shopping, free Santa photo, adult sales table, 8 to 11 a.m., Sebago Town Hall, Bridgton Rd. Dec. 9 — Celebrate the Music of Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., No. Sebago Methodist Church, 820 Sebago Rd. Dec. 11 — Annual Cookie Walk, 3-5 p.m., Spaulding Memorial Library.

SWEDEN Dec. 3 — Holiday Harmonies & Decadent Desserts, benefit for

TOWN OF NAPLES

The Harrison Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Harrison Town Office, to review two applications: An Administration Appeal and Shoreland Variance submitted by Gary Searles, Tax Map 45, Lot 77, and a Dimensional Variance, submitted by Robert and Janet Swett, Tax Map 34, Lots 6-3 & 6-4.

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s/Mary M. Tremblay Administrative Secretary

3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

FOUND CANOE

A green fiberglass Rivers and Gilman, squaw model canoe has been found floating in Long Lake, Naples, Maine. This canoe can be claimed, with proof of ownership. If not claimed by April 30, 2012 it will be disposed of, in accordance with Section 15 C.17f. of the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.

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TOWN OF BRIDGTON 3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

INTERESTED CITIZENS NEEDED The Town of Bridgton is seeking interested citizens to be considered for appointment to the Bridgton Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. The Town seeks to fill one of the three appointed positions it makes with a person who has a strong interest in the future of the community through economic development efforts. The Corporation is a private nonprofit entity that works with the Town to improve the economic vitality and employment opportunities in Bridgton. The appointed individual, serving as a volunteer, will work with the full Board of Directors taking on tasks and projects.

Interested persons are asked to send a letter of interest or go to the Town’s website www.Bridgtonmaine.org under forms and complete a committee application form, to be turned into the Town at 3 Chase Street, Suite #1, Bridgton, Maine. The Select Board would like to complete the appointment no later than their January 10, 2012 Board meeting.

For the Select Board Mitchell A. Berkowitz, Town Manager 2T48

emergency fund, 7 p.m., Sweden Town Meeting House. FMI: 9252526.

WATERFORD Dec. 4 — Stampin’ Up! cardmaking party, 2 p.m., Wilkins Community House, Waterford Village, benefits Waterford Congregational Church. FMI: 5834820.

Dec. 5 — Socrates Cafe, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., library. FMI: 583-6957.

AREA EVENTS Dec. 2 — Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:15 a.m., Rec. bldg., King St., Oxford. FMI: 783-4153, 743-9153.

Dec. 2 ­ — Open house by Western Maine Art Group, 5 to 7 p.m., Matolscy Art Center, 480 Main St., Norway.

Dec. 3 — Christmas Fair, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sabbathday Lake Grange, New Gloucester.

Dec. 3 — Homemade Christmas Fair, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bar Mills Parish House, Rte. 4A. FMI: 9298371.

Dec. 3 — Beginning Knitters, 10 to 11 a.m., Soldiers Memorial Library, Hiram. FMI: 625-4650.

Dec. 3 — Community School Holiday Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Community School, Bunker Hill Rd., So. Tamworth, N.H. FMI: 603323-7000.

Dec. 4 — Spaghetti supper benefit for Josh and Kristy Basso family, 5-7 p.m., Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.

Dec. 4 — Holiday Gala by Western Maine Art Group, 5 to 8 p.m., Matolscy Art Center, 480 Main St., Norway.

Dec. 7 — Knotty Knitters, noon to 2 p.m., Soldiers Memorial Library, 85 Main St., Hiram. FMI: 625-4650.

Dec. 7 — Baking a healthier holiday dessert, 5:30 to 7 p.m., First Congregational Church, 17 East Main St., So. Paris. FMI: 1-866609-5183.

Dec. 10 — Calling All Angels Fair, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, 231 Rayville Rd., Otisfield.

Dec. 10 — Statewide Book Club on The Healing of America by T.R. Reid, 1-3 p.m., Soldiers Memorial Library, Hiram. FMI: 625-4650. ##### AREA FOOD PANTRIES BRIDGTON — Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Methodist Church, 98 Main St. FMI: 647-4476.

BROWNFIELD — Brownfield Food Pantry, 1 to 5 p.m. third Thursdays, 701 Pequawket Trl. FMI: 935-2333.

CASCO — Casco Food Pantry, 6 to 7 p.m. third Mondays, Casco Alliance Church.

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

FRYEBURG — Food Pantry, Fryeburg Assembly of God, by appointment, 8 Drift Rd. FMI: 9353129.

NAPLES — Naples Food Pantry, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays,

United Methodist Church, Village Green, FMI: 838-9045; The Food Basket and Kyrie’s Kitchen, 1st & 3rd Mondays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Naples Town Hall gym, FMI: 6153226.

RAYMOND — Raymond Food Pantry, 4-6 p.m., 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Lake Region Baptist Church, 1273 Main St. FMI: 2325830.

SEBAGO — Sebago Food Pantry and Clothes Closet, Nazarene Church, Rte. 114, 4th Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.; clothes closet Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

STANDISH — Catherine’s Cupboard Food Pantry, 6 p.m.

Wednesdays, Standish Town Hall, Rte. 35.

SWEDEN — Sweden House Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, Sweden Church basement, 137 Bridgton Rd. FMI: 909-208-6377, 256-7380. ###### 12 STEP MEETINGS BRIDGTON Monday through Friday — Alcoholics Anonymous, noon to 1 p.m., American Legion, Depot St. O/D Monday — Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Community Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH Tuesday — Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 225 High Street.

Thursday — Narcotics Anonymous Women’s Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd. (Rte. 93) off Rte. 302.

CASCO Monday through Saturday — Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302).

Thursday — Alcoholics Anonymous, Ladies Step-Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., beginners welcome.

Clyde Bailey Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail, (Rte. 302) So. Casco.

Sunday — Al Anon Family Groups, 6:30 p.m. Clyde Bailey Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302), So. Casco.

HARRISON Sunday — Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., Harrison Congregational Church, corner Route 117 and Dawes Hill Road.

NAPLES Thursday — Al Anon, 7:30 p.m. Beginners Meeting, 7:45 p.m.

Open Meeting, Naples Methodist Church, Village Green, side door entrance down stairs.

NO. CONWAY, N.H. Wednesday — Adult Children of Alcoholics (& other dysfunctions), 7:30 p.m., Ste. B, Eastern Slope Inn, 2760 White Mtn. Highway, No. Conway, N.H. Friday — Al-Anon, 8 p.m., Gibson Center, Grove St. & White Mtn. Hwy, No. Conway, N.H. WATERFORD Thursday — Adult Children of Alcoholics, 10 a.m., library.

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF BRIDGTON

Public Notice

Bill Callahan, Naples Harbor Master 207-693-6363, 339-234-2339 (cell)

Dec. 1 — Soup & Song, Congregational Church of Harrison.

Dec. 1, 8 — Drumming, Dance & Hoops, 6 p.m., Community Room, fire station. FMI: 583-2241.

Dec. 2 — Arrival of Santa 6:30 p.m., visits 7 to 8 p.m., Town Office.

Dec. 3 — Holiday Pancake & Egg Breakfast, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Congregational Church of Harrison.

Dec. 3 — Dance with Country Ridge Riders, 8 p.m. to midnight, VFW Post, Rte. 35. FMI: 461-4558, 461-4548.

Dec. 3 — Free Zumba toning 8:30 a.m., class/demo 9 a.m., Ballroom.

Dec. 3 — Christmas Parade 9:30 a.m., Christmas in Harrison events 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., throughout village.

Dec. 3 — Baked stuffed haddock dinner by Waterford World’s Fair Committee, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Congregational Church of Harrison.

Dec. 5 — Coed Adult Pickup Basketball, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Harrison Elementary School gym.

Dec. 6 — Coed Teen Pickup Basketball, 6-8 p.m., Harrison Elementary School gym.

Dec. 7 — Annual potluck dinner & show and tell by Harrison Historical Society, 5:30 p.m., Carlson Homestead across from museum, Haskell Hill Rd. FMI: 583-2213.

Dec. 9 — Red Hat Ladies of the Lakes, noon, Olde Mill Tavern.

Dec. 10 — Rabies Clinic, 1-3 p.m., Harrison Fire Station.

LOVELL Dec. 1-Dec. 11 — Online Auction to benefit renovations at Lovell United Church of Christ, ends 9 a.m. Dec. 11, visit www. lovellucc.org Dec. 2 — Tree Lighting, 7 p.m., library.

Dec. 3 — Benefit supper for Paul McLaughlin, 4 to 7 p.m., Center Lovell Fire barn.

Dec. 3 — Fan Fare Concert, 7 p.m., VFW Hall, Smarts Hill Rd. Dec. 4 — Potluck Advent Supper, 5:30 p.m., Lovell United Church of Christ, Rte. 5.

Dec. 5 — Preschool Storytime, 10 to 11 a.m., library.

Dec. 5 — Mouse Paint Storytime, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library.

Dec. 7 — Charlotte’s Web, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library.

Dec. 10 — Yuletide Patron Appreciation Day, 9 a.m. to noon, Lewis Dana Hill Memorial Library, No. Lovell.

Dec. 10 — Santa’s Secret Workshop, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., New Suncook School. FMI: 925-1163.

Dec. 11 — Mother Seton House annual Christmas party, 3-5 p.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church Hall.

NAPLES Dec. 1 — Storytime with Music, 10:30 a.m., library.

Dec. 1 — Pajama Storytime, 6 p.m., library.

Dec. 1 — Coaches/Youth Basketball Clinic, Grades 3-6, 6:30 to 7:45 pm, coaches meeting 7 p.m., Lake Region High School gym.

FMI: 627-4187, 693-6221, ext.

226.

Dec. 2 — Showcase Days, Extended Learning Opportunities, 8 a.m. until end of school day, LRHS. FMI: Jamie Riel, 647-3581.

Public Notice From November 1, 2011 – April 15, 2012 no vehicle shall be parked on any public street or way from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. as per MRSA 29A Section 2068-2069 and the Bridgton Traffic Ordinance adopted January 10, 1995 and amended August 27, 1996 and October 25, 2005. A townwide parking ban may be called for with notification. Vehicles may be towed at owner’s expense.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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TOWN OF BRIDGTON 3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

NOTICE TO PERSON(S) PLOWING DRIVEWAYS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF BRIDGTON, MAINE Warning is hereby given that no person or persons shall plow, shovel or otherwise deposit snow, or cause the same to be done, into the limits of any traveled public way within the Town of Bridgton.

It is permissible to plow the snow bank left by the street plow directly in front of a driveway to each side of the driveway onto the snow bank.

Pursuant to MRSA 17A, Section 505, “Placing Obstructions on a Traveled Road” and MRSA 29A Section 2396 “Snow, a person may not place and allow to remain on a public way snow or slush that has not accumulated there naturally.” Persons in violation of these laws shall be subject to legal action.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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The Harrison Board of Selectmen will hold public hearings on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Office regarding applications submitted by Walter Connell to operate an Automobile Graveyard/Junkyard on 60 Springhouse Road, Harrison, Tax Map 53, Lot 3E-2 and John Campbell, d/b/a Sports Cars, to operate an Automobile Graveyard/Junkyard on Edes Falls Road, Harrison, Tax Map 3, Lot 12-3.

All interested individuals are encouraged to attend.

s/Mary M. Tremblay Administrative Secretary

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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC FORECLOSURE SALE

PURSUANT TO 14 M.R.S.A. §6323 By virtue of and in execution of a refundable and non-interest bearing Judgment of Foreclosure and Order of deposit thereon providing for a closing Sale entered on August 24, 2011, in the within thirty (30) days of the date of the Cumberland County Superior Court, public sale, at which time the balance of Civil Action Docket No. RE-2010-50, in the bid price will be due and payable in an action brought by Midfirst Bank, cash, certified check or check acceptable Plaintiff, against Susan Scott, Defendant, to mortgagee upon presentation of the for the foreclosure of a mortgage dated Deed. The property will be sold subject to January 12, 2007, and recorded in the all easements and rights-of-way either of Cumberland County Registry of Deeds in record or otherwise existing. The propBook 24769, Page 105, the statutory erty will be sold subject to real estate ninety (90) day redemption period having taxes assessed and due and payable to elapsed without redemption, notice is Town of Bridgton, water and sewer hereby given that there will be sold at a charges and any liens and encumbrances public sale at 3:30 p.m. on January 3, of greater priority than said mortgage.

2012, at the law offices of David E. The property shall be sold AS IS, and Stearns, Esquire, AINSWORTH, THELIN WHERE IS without any warranties & RAFTICE, P. A., Seven Ocean Street, whatsoever expressed, implied or othSouth Portland, ME 04106, (207) 767- erwise which warranties are disclaimed.

4824, all and singular the premises Additional terms to be announced at the described in said mortgage and being a sale. Additional information concerning certain lot of land with the buildings the property may be found at www.forethereon, situated in the Town of Bridgton, closuresnow.com County of Cumberland, and State of Prospective bidders are advised to conMaine, described in said mortgage as tact Ainsworth, Thelin & Raftice, P.A. as being located at 187 Main Street. (Note: close as possible to their departure to The identification of the location of the attend the sale in order to confirm the property is as stated in the mortgage, occurrence of the sale as scheduled. which may have been subject to change Prospective bidders who reside outside a and/or differ from the Town records). fifty (50) mile radius of Portland, Maine, TERMS OF SALE:

The property shall be sold to the highest bidder at the sale, who shall pay a deposit of Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($5,000.00) in cash, certified check or funds acceptable to mortgagee at the time and place of sale. The successful bidder shall be required to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement with said Midfirst Bank with the aforesaid Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($5,000.00) or sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid price, whichever is greater, as a non-

may participate at the sale via telephone upon approval obtained from Ainsworth, Thelin & Raftice, P.A. at least five (5) days prior to the sale and on such terms as are acceptable to mortgagee.

DATED: November 28, 2011 David E. Stearns, Esq. Attorney for Midfirst Bank AINSWORTH, THELIN & RAFTICE, P.A. P.O. Box 2412 South Portland, ME 04116-2412 (207) 767-4824

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Calendar

gins for Karate after-school program, 3:20 to 4:20 p.m., Stevens Brook Elementary School. FMI: 647-8786.

Dec. 9 — Easy Riders Snowmobile Club potluck, 5:30 p.m., Community Center.

Dec. 10 — December: A Month of Hibernation, Caplan Environmental Education program, 9 a.m., Loon Echo Land Trust new office, 8 Depot St., Ste. 4, w/walk in Pondicherry Park to follow. FMI: 647-8580, ext. 12.

Dec. 10 — Holiday Book Sale and Open House, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., No. Bridgton Library.

Dec. 10 — Make holiday craft with Carol, 11 a.m. to noon, library.

Dec. 11 — Promise Singers, 4 p.m., Congregational Church, So. High St. BROWNFIELD Dec. 2 — Benefit concert with the Roy Sludge Trio & Silent Auction for Brownfield Library, auction 6:30 to 8 p.m., concert to follow, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Dugway Rd. FMI: 935-2817.

Dec. 3 — 5th annual S.T.U.D. craft fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Community Center.

Dec. 4 — Christmas Tree Lighting, 4 p.m., Bean-Spring Memorial Park.

Dec. 6 — Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber Annual Dinner, 6-8:30 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Dugway Rd. FMI: 6473472.

Dec. 11 — Pancake and Sausage Breakfast, 7:30 to 10 a.m., Masonic Hall, Rte. 160.

CASCO Dec. 2 — Christmas Tree Lighting, 6 p.m., Casco Day Park.

FMI: 627-4187.

Dec. 3 — Sunshine Club supper, 5-6 p.m., Webbs Mills Community Hall.

Dec. 11 — Choir concert, 4 p.m., Casco Village Church, Rte. 121.

DENMARK Dec. 3 — Preregister for Denmark Church Gingerbread House workshop; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Denmark Municipal Building, or call Pam Hale, 215-7171 or Nancy Sanborn, 452-2110.

Dec. 3 — Christmas Fair by Denmark Church, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Denmark Municipal Building. FMI: 452-2887.

Dec. 6 — Promise Singers, 7 p.m., Denmark Congregational Church.

Dec. 10 —­ Gingerbread House Making, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Denmark Town Hall. FMI: 215-7101.

FRYEBURG Dec. 2 — Veterans Service Officer, 9 to 11 a.m., American Legion, Bradley St. FMI: 3241839.

Dec. 2 — Jazz artist Tish Oney, 7:30 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy. FMI: 935-9232.

Dec. 3 — Lovell Estate Sale of Christmas collectibles, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.

Dec. 3 — Live Met Opera in HD, Rodelinda, 1 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy. FMI: 9359232.

Dec. 4 — Christmas Tree Lighting, 6 p.m., Bradley Park.

Dec. 5 — Fryeburg Bridge, 12:30 p.m., Legion Hall, Bradley St. Dec. 7 — Fryeburg Business Assn. Social, 5-7 p.m., Dream it...

Create it Studios, Portland St. Dec. 8 — Hospice Choir organizational meeting, 6-8 p.m., Fryeburg New Church, 12 Oxford St. FMI: 928-2066.

Dec. 8 — Beer & Wine-making free workshop, 7-8:30 p.m., Spice & Grain Natural Foods, 17 Portland St. FMI: 347-1703.

HARRISON

December 1, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page B

Classifieds

Page B, The Bridgton News, December 1, 2011

Discriminatory Advertising under the Fair Housing Act

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 at 42 U.S.C. 3604(c) makes it unlawful “to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale, or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

CHALMERS INSURANCE &

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GOT’CHA COVERED — Painting. HILLTOP FIREWOOD — Interior, exterior, superior service at Seasoned, $220 cord delivered. Call affordable prices. Fully insured. Free for details, 890-9300. tf20 estimates. Kevin 693-3684.

8t42x DON’T MISS THIS ONE — EXPERIENCED CARPENTER Christmas Sale Lovell Estate at — looking for work, also painting St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, projects, references, winter rates. Call Fryeburg, December 3, 9-1. Lots of Chris, 207-256-2222.

4t46x collectibles and miscellaneous items.

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4t47x 583-4694.

9t48x SEMI-RETIRED CONTRACTOR — looking for plumbing and electric work in the local area. Call 647-8026.

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DAY CARE

CATERPILLAR CLUBHOUSE — childcare in Bridgton has full/part time slots for all ages. Toddler and preschool curriculum. I have a degree in K-8 education and 180 hours in early childhood development. For more information, contact 595-5209. 8t42

FOR SALE

$5 FOR TATTERED – U.S. Flag when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x 5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, Windham, 893-0339. tf46

PLEASE CONSIDER – donating your leftover garage sale items and your attic, basement and closet overflow to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.

For more information, call 935-4358 ext. 21. Thank you. tf28

FIRE­ARMS – Sup­plies. Buy, sell, trade. Wan­ted, firearms, ammunition & mili­tary items. Swe­den Trad­ing Post. 207-647-8163. tf43

POOL TABLE — 8’ custom built.

Full slate support. Excellent condition.

Includes balls, cue sticks, rack, brush & custom-made cover. Price is $800. Call 207-925-3041, leave message. 1t48x SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL — Logger and heat with carbon neutral wood or wood pellets. Purchase a Central Boiler outdoor wood furnace on sale, EPA qualified to 97% efficient.

603-447-2282.

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77” GOLD TWEED SOFA BED — $30. Double drop leaf pine table, $25. New Pella double hung window 27”Wx36”H, low E glass, $35.

New 42” round maple pedestal table, expandable, $50. 16”x35” threedrawer bureau, $25. 42”x21” deep 7-drawer pine desk, $25. Stone 25” vanity top with sink (new) $15. New (still in box) 30” Luan bifold door with hardward, $20. Call 207-4154476 Bridgton.

2t47 SEASONED FIREWOOD — Cut, split & delivered, $230 cord. Green, cut, split & delivered, $190 cord.

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HARRISON — Main Street, sunny 2nd floor 2-bedroom apartment, fully -applianced in “like new” condition.

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HARRISON VILLAGE — Lovely, NORTH BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom 2-bedroom antique cape on quiet side apartment, close to lake, large yard & street. Large kitchen, new bathroom, BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom apartment parking. $475 month plus utilities. walk to town, park & lakes. Plowing, by monument. Second floor. Heat, No smoking or pets. References and trash pickup & landscaping included. water, electricity, $850 a month. Call security. Call 233-5758. tf46 $650 plus utilities. Call Peter at 650207-513-2102.

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3t48 SEBAGO — 2-bedroom duplex, priLISE’S BARGAIN CENTER — NAPLES — Like-new condo, 2 bed- vate, clean, deck, yard, newly painted, SOUTH BRIDGTON — 3-bedroom Jackets $5, sweaters $3, all winter room, 2 bath. Stainless steel appliances, new flooring, washer/dryer hookups. apartment, very large, laundry facilities clothing on sale. 24 Skillin Circle, off W/D hookup, 1,100 square feet, pets $650 lower unit or $750 upper unit. on site. $675 plus utilities, references Depot Street. Starting 11/23-12/3, 10- negotiated. IAMC325@yahoo.com First, security and year lease. Call and security. Call 247-4707. tf39 4.

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3t46x 647-3883. tf48 WANTED TO BUY 1996 KINGSTON — horse trailer. CASCO — Completely furnished APARTMENT — Lovely 2-bedroom, Extra 2-foot front with saddle, bridle, rooms, heat, lights & cable TV includ- second floor unit in West Bridgton: 1/2 BRIDGTON — Looking for fixersacks, ramp load, aluminum skin, ed. $120 weekly. No pets. Call cell, bath, on-demand hot water, gas heat. upper log cabin or camp. Close to water. steel frame, Sweden, $5,500. 207- 207-650-3529. tf44 Non-smoking, balcony deck with view, Will pay up to $100,000. Privacy a plus.

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1t48x 4t46x beautifully secluded with a garage Call John at 617-943-7570.

WATERFORD — Waterfront, private, bay. Pets with permission. Credit hisVEHI­CLES FOR SALE 2-bedroom, 1 full bath apartment, on REAL ESTATE FOR SALE tory and references required. Asking 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE top floor of year-round unit in private, $575. Renter pays own electric and BRIDGTON — Beaver Creek Farm — Larado, 4-door, 4-wheel drive, quiet area on Back Pond. Located 15 fuel, arranges plowing and yard care - Road, 3 acres, black top road with red, new sticker, power everything, 6- feet from the water’s edge. Knotty pine fenced gardening space available upon electricity, site cleared with driveway. cylinder, CD player, extra tire. Looks interior with lots of sunshine, deck over- request. Contact Samanthia at Maine View of Mt. Washington and other great, runs great. 178,000 miles. looks the pond. Great spot for single Lakeside Getaways at 207-647-4000 mountains. $33,000. 583-6695. tf23 $1,900. Call 671-8189.

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3t48 LAND — Owner financed land in with deposit. $550 month plus utilities.

JESUS IS LORD – new and used Call 207-647-4000, pics available. 3t48 SEBAGO — 1-bedroom apartment, Western Maine. www.tchad.com: auto parts. National locator. Most 1t48x carpeted, fireplace, covered patio, Tel:207-743-8703. parts 2 days. Good used cars. Ovide’s SMALL ONE-BEDROOM — in-law lake view, beach nearby, quiet, no Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 Bridg­ton, apartment on second floor. Pets wel- smoking indoors, no pets. Includes BRIDGTON — Beaver Creek Farm 207-647-5477.

tf30 come, electric and heat included. First heat & electric. $750 per month + Road, 3.27 acres, well, black top road, and last month/references required. security deposit. 787-2121.

4t45 mountain views, electricity. $27,000.

FOR RENT 583-6695. tf23 $550 month.

1t48 HARRISON — 1-bedroom, 1-bath, BRIDGTON – 1, 2, and 3-bedroom BRIDGTON — Cozy one-bedroom very cute, in-law apartment. Newly BRIDGTON — Hio Ridge Road, apartments. $550-$675 mo. plus ref- furnished apartment, country setting, 3 carpeted, quiet area, deck with lake approx. 27 acres for sale by owner. erences and security. JPD Properties, miles from town, sun room, open deck. views. 2 miles from town. Suited for Good developable land, mostly cleared.

310-0693. tf2 Includes heat, power, cable/Internet, single person, $525 month includes $59,000. 207-650-5669. tf21 driveway snow removal, rubbish pick- heat and electric. No smoker/1st & BRIDGTON — Furnished 1-bed- up. Deposit and first months’ rent due BUSINESS SERVICES room apartment. Heat & utilities upon move in. $200 weekly. Available security required. Call 207-647-4000, 3t48 HEAP HAULERS — Towing service. included. $200 per week plus security December 15, 2011. Call 207-415- pics available.

Cash paid for junk cars. Call 655-5963. deposit. Call 647-3565. tf38 4476.

2t47 BRIDGTON — 3 bedrooms, 3 bath- tf12 BRIDGTON — 4-bedroom, 2-¾ STONEHAM — House for rent, sea- rooms, 1-car garage condominium on baths and 1-½ bath, spiral staircase, sonal or monthly. 3-bedroom, 3-bath, the golf course. $1,100 month plus B & L ROOFING — 20 years 6t46x experience, fully insured. New roofs great yard, many great features. modern open interior, surrounded by utilities. 409-8579.

BRIDGTON: Three 2-bedroom apart- White Mountain National Forest, close NAPLES — 1-bedroom apartment. and repairs. Call 207-650-6479. tf20 ments, great space (different areas of to Sunday River and Shawnee Peak ski Includes electric, heat and cable. No DEN­MARK HOUSE — Painting, Bridgton). All rents need application areas, on state snomobile trail, cross- pets. $600 per month. Call 693-5010 Inc. Inter­ior and Exterior Paint­ing. Also, and security deposit and first month country skiing/hiking/biking from door, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

2t48 Paper­hang­ing. 35 yrs. ex­pe­ri­ence. Call rent when approved. Call Ralph at close to Kezar lake, 2-car garage. $850/ for esti­mates. Call John Math­ews, 207Lake Country Property Rentals (207) month & utilities, 1-month’s deposit, no WEST BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom 452-2781.

tf31 693-3032. Have clients for renting, smoking, small dogs considered. Call apartment available. $650 month & need owners for homes or apartments. 207-890-4501.

4t48x security deposit. Includes heat. No pets.

3, 2 and 1-bedroom units needed.tf30 207-450-4271. EHO 2t48 WEST BRIDGTON — Beaver BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom mobile Pond. Quiet studio apartment includes home. W/D, partially furnished. heat, $400 month. Available now. Call Private lot. No pets. $650 month plus Suzanne, 781-631-6731. tf44 utilities. 207-839-2172.

9t44x DELIVERY NORTH BRIDGTON — 1-bedroom AVAILABLE! ANTIQUES • USED FURNITURE BRIDGTON — Easy walk to down- apartment, second floor, nice location, town. First floor, 1-bedroom apart- heat included, $650 month. Call 617• Huge Selection of Costume Jewelry and Beads ment with deck, off-street parking, 272-6815.

5t45 • Vintage Clothing • Sports Cards water & trash removal included. No DRYING • Large Selection of Comic Books pets. $410/month plus utilities. First CASCO — 2-bedroom houses & RACKS & security deposit. Call 647-2675. mobile homes starting at $575 month.

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Promise Singers The Promise Singers will once again present their festive Annual Christmas Concert.

This year, the Bridgton performance will be a wonderful way to start your holiday festivities. This concert is being held on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. at the First Congregational Church on South High Street, Bridgton. Snow date is Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. The concert is open to all. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted and donated to local causes.

A concert will be held in Denmark on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.

This will be held at the Denmark Congregational Church. Snow date is Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.

The program includes both traditional and contemporary Christmas music along with winter selections. The audience will have a chance to join in on traditional carols. The Promise Singers have been performing together for more than 20 years.

Come and enjoy. It’s a great way to begin your holiday season!

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DECEMBER TRIVIA

FRYEBURG — The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center continues The Met Opera Live in HD Series with Rodelinda on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 12:30 p.m. and Faust on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m.

Tickets are $26 for adults, $23 for seniors (65-plus) and $18 for students, and are available for purchase online at www.fryeburgacademy.org/pac or by calling the Box Office at 935-9232. The theater is located at 18 Bradley Street on the Fryeburg Academy campus in Fryeburg.

Plan to come early and have lunch in the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Art Center’s beautiful lobby. Beginning one hour before start time, Lake Region Caterers will be offering a unique variety of fresh sandwiches and hearty soups, as well as delicious desserts and other tasty snacks, both sweet and salty.

Also, the Fryeburg Academy Opera Lecture Series continues on Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Dec. 7 to discuss Faust. Led by Fryeburg Academy’s own opera enthusiast Joe DeVito, this series is designed to help opera lovers prepare for each of the Met Operas.

Join Joe as he summarizes the plot, introduces the music, shares some reviews and gives an interpretive view of the upcoming Met simulcast. All are welcome, no previous opera knowledge is needed.

Admission is free, though donations are appreciated. For more information, call the box office at 935-9232.

Storyteller Jo Radner

and has been entertaining audiences from Boise to Boston since the 1980s.

Spend an evening with Jo Radner and enjoy her storytelling potpourri on Thursday, Dec. 8. Storytelling Dinners are held each Thursday evening at the Corner House in Center Sandwich. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., and storytelling starts after dessert. The cost is $19.95 per person, plus tax and gratuity. For more information and reservations, contact the Corner House Inn at 603-284-6219, or online at info@cornerhouseinn.com

Feeney dates

STANDISH — The Feeney Players at Saint Joseph’s College will present, The Importance of Being Earnest, a popular comedy

by Oscar Wilde, on Dec. 9, 10, and 11, at the Standish campus.

Directed by John Daggett of Harrison, the farce features cleverly written satire and witty dialogue. It will be shown at the Viola George Auditorium in Harold Alfond Hall on Friday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $10 at the door or $5 for children under 18. Call 893-7723.

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CENTER SANDWICH, N.H. — Lovell storyteller Jo Radner will return to the Corner House Inn in Center Sandwich, N.H., on Thursday evening, Dec. 8, with a magnificently mixed bag of stories stretching from the sublime to the ridiculous.

What stories will she tell?

This year, she says, it will be a crazy quilt of tales, something for every taste. A magical, funny, moving folktale she heard from Bhutanese Nepali refugees — New Hampshire’s newest residents — will share the evening with some of her signature spoof “oral histories” of leading nursery rhyme characters. (How did the cow get over the moon?

Did Peter Pumpkin Eater really keep his wife “very well” in a pumpkin shell?) And Jo may also tell one of the real-life stories from her new CD, “Yankee Ingenuity: Stories of Headstrong and Resourceful People.”

Jo’s deadpan humor and verbal agility have made her a favorite at theaters, festivals, conferences, schools, and community events; she also offers storytelling and oral history workshops.

“Jo tells in an understated Maine style with a smart, wry wit and powerful punch,” said Jeff Gere, director of the Honolulu Talk Story Festival where Jo performed this fall.

Jo lives in the woods of Lovell, neighbor to weasels, bears, moose, and the ghosts of the strong-willed ancestors who appear in her stories. Her audiences call her “a smart, genuine teller,” and “comfortable to listen to.” She delights in eccentrics and in people who think (whether or not they are correct) that they have the unique, best way of doing things. She believes that humor and gravity are good bedfellows.

Past president of the American Folklore Society, Washington Storytellers Theatre, and the National Storytelling Network, she is writing a book about the long tradition of humorous writing and performance in rural northern New England. She has been studying, teaching, and collecting stories most of her life

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Obituaries

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Ida M. Packard

Barry E. Walsh

Martha E. Hilton

SEBAGO — Ida May Packard, 82, passed away on Nov. 25, 2011, at Maine Medical Center after a brief illness.

She was born in Mexico on Nov. 15, 1929, the daughter of Avis (Whitman) and Harry Eastman. She attended Mexico schools and was proud to receive her diploma when she was 77.

Ida met Donald Packard in 1947 and after a brief courtship they were married later that same year. Ida had an entrepreneurial spirit as she dabbled in selling flowers and with her husband owned and operated The Outlet Beach on Sabbathday Lake.

When in better health, Ida was an active outdoorswoman who enjoyed riding snowmobiles and motorcycles, biking, camping and hunting. She was especially proud of her five-point buck. She and Don frequently kicked up their heels at country-western dances. During her retirement, she loved to travel all over the country with Don. They lived for a time in Arizona, Florida and South Carolina.

In her spare time, Ida crocheted. She showed her love for her family with many crocheted afghans. There are people all over the country she has met along the way that she gave her afghans to as well as the children at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. She also made hats for the Cancer Society. Ida was a woman who cared deeply for others.

She was predeceased by her parents; son, Edward Packard; brothers, Charlie and Victor Eastman; sister, Midell Garneau; and her grandson.

Ida is survived by her loving husband, Donald Packard, married 64 years; children, Donna Brulotte, Ralph Packard, Bradford Packard and Heidi Packard; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; many nephews and nieces; and extended family and friends.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, at Elmwood Cemetery, 587 Elmwood Road, Pownal, with the Rev. Philip Shearman officiating.

Arrangements are under the guidance of Independent Death Care, 660 Brighton Avenue, Portland. To offer words of condolence, sign a guest book and share memories, go to the obituary page at www.independentdeathcare.com In lieu of flowers, a donation to help find a cure for rheumatoid arthritis can be made to: The Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 7669, Atlanta, Georgia 30357-0669.

FARMINGTON, N.H. — Barry E. Walsh, 76, of Farmington, N.H., died Nov. 20, 2011 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital.

Born March 6, 1935, in Boston, Mass., he was the son of the late James Walsh and Deborah (Bean) Wentworth. He was raised in Bridgton, and graduated from Bridgton High School. Barry lived in Farmington for over 32 years, coming from Portsmouth.

Having been retired for 14 years, he worked as a painting contractor, also worked for Damart of Rollinsford, Harris Stamp Co., Cabletron, and had owned a carpet store and was a carpet installer.

He enjoyed playing golf, reading, crossword puzzles and history.

Survivors include his former wife of many years, Donna L. Walsh of Farmington, N.H.; three sons, Jesse Walsh of Bridgton, John Walsh of Portland and Steven Spinney of Farmington, N.H.; a daughter, Cynthia L. Perillie of Somersworth, N.H.; two sisters, Deborah Woodbury of Bridgton and Cathy Vizzo of Stratford, Conn.; a brother, Brian Collins of northern Maine; two grandsons and one granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by a son, Jason Michael Walsh, who passed away on Jan. 27, 2011.

A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 at the First Baptist Church on Grove Street, Farmington, N.H. with Pastor Richard Rizzi officiating.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the NH Food Bank, Dept F, P.O. Box 9510, Manchester, N.H. 03108-9510.

Arrangements are in the care of the Peaslee Funeral Home, 24 Central Street, Farmington, N.H. For online condolences please visit www.peasleefuneralhome.com

Martha E. “Betty” Hilton, 90, of Bridgton, died at Bridgton Hospital on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. She was born Nov. 3, 1921 in Sweden, a daughter of Leslie Truman Chandler and Florence Adelaide Littlefield.

She attended school in Sweden through the eighth grade and obtained her GED at adult education in Fryeburg in 1968. She was a homemaker but also worked at various camps doing laundry, picked apples at local orchards, and worked at the Bridgton Shoe Shop. She loved her family and enjoyed family reunions, cooking, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, knitting and quilting.

She is survived by her children, Robert Harmon, Randall Harmon, Philip Harmon, Sandra Hewson, Stanley Harmon, James Harmon, Paul Harmon, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her first husband, William E. Harmon, children Kenneth Harmon and Katherine Morrill, her second husband, Leonard Elmer Hilton, and all of her siblings except Beulah C. Holden of Harrison.

There will be a private interment service on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 at Forest Hill Cemetery in Bridgton, followed by a Celebration of Life at the Masonic Temple, 166 Harrison Rd., Bridgton, from 1 to 4 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations, in her name, can be made to The American Cancer Society, 1 Main St. #300, Topsham, ME 04086-1240.

GORHAM — Francis C. “Frank” Ward, 89, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, at a Portland hospital.

Born in Portland on April 2, 1922, he was the son of George H. and Anna Cragin Ward. He grew up in South Portland and was a 1940 graduate of South Portland High School.

Frank began work for Armour and Co. of Portland in 1940 holding positions as truck driver and quality control officer as well as working in the meat plant and on the loading dock. In 1979, he retired due to a work-related injury.

In 1942, he joined the U.S. Army proudly and bravely serving in George Patton’s 3rd Army, Co. F, 1308th Engineers Regiment. He saw action in both the European and Pacific Theaters. His unit landed on Utah Beach a few days following D-Day. In 1946, he was honorably discharged, having attained the rank of S/Sgt. On Sept. 5, 1953, he married Joan Maynard and they settled in Gorham to raise their family.

During the fires of 1947, he assisted the South Portland Fire Department in their efforts to suppress fires. His interest in firefighting continued and he joined the Gorham Fire Department in 1954. He rose through the ranks to hold the position of captain of Tank 1 at Central Station and retired after 37 years of service.

He was an avid Red Sox fan and enjoyed the time spent with family and friends. He was a member of American Legion Post 0178 and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

His wife predeceased him in 1980.

Surviving are three children, Paula J. Ward of Gorham, Karen E. Ward of Limerick and John M. Ward of Raymond; five grandchildren; one step-grandchild; and two greatgrandchildren.

Visiting hours were held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, at the Dolby and Dorr Funeral Chapel, 76 State Street, Gorham.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to: The Gorham Fire and Rescue Dept., 270 Main St., Gorham, ME 04038 or the Animal Refuge League, P.O. Box 336, Westbrook, ME 04098-0336.

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BROWNFIELD — Ernest Benjamin “Ernie,” Baldwin Sr., 71, of Brownfield, formerly of Andover, Mass. and Wilmington, Mass. died peacefully at home on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011.

Ernie was the co-owner of Baldwin Crane and Equipment, Inc., located in Wilmington, Mass. and was a 50-year member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local #4 in Boston.

Ernie is survived by his beloved wife of 51 years, Shirley (Smith) Baldwin. He was the loving father of his children, Deborah L. Baldwin of Plaistow, N.H., Linda J. Finlayson of Andover, Mass., Ernest Benjamin Baldwin, Jr. of Andover and Christina R. Gunn of Hooksett, N.H.; nine grandchildren; brothers, Lionel Baldwin of Gloucester, William Earl Baldwin of Byfield and David Baldwin of Hamilton, Mass. and Stuart, Fla.; a sister, Gloria Krzys of Londonderry, N.H.; nieces, nephews and cousins galore!

Visiting hours were held on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at the Nichols Funeral Home, Inc., 187 Middlesex Avenue (Rte. 62), Wilmington, Mass. A funeral service was held on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at Calvary Christian Church, 47 Grove Street, Lynnfield, Mass. Family and friends will also gather Saturday, Dec. 3 for visiting hours at 10 to 11 a.m. followed by an 11 a.m. funeral service at the Kezar Falls Assembly of God Church, Route 25, Parsonsfield. Interment to follow on the Baldwin Family Farm in Brownfield.

Philip W. Strout Sr. WESTBROOK — Philip Wayne Strout Sr. passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 22, 2011.

Born in Gorham on Nov. 29, 1940, he was the son of Ruth (Verrill) and Raymond Strout. He was raised and educated in Gorham and was a 1959 graduate of Gorham High School.

Soon after, he would serve his country in the United States Navy. Phil also took the time to go on for more education to get his electrician’s license.

The S.D. Warren Paper Mill of Westbrook was the place he returned to day after day, working long hours for many years to provide for his family. The mill is from where he retired.

In 1961, Phil met Beatrice A. Maxwell, soon married, was a constant provider and built a life of memories. These moments were celebrated this past October in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary.

He liked fishing and hunting, as well as being in the Maine woods on the ATV. He was a lifetime member of the Scarborough Rod and Gun Club and would meet there as long as he was able. He enjoyed the time spent in his reloading room, had a love for travel, Harleys, lobster and had a great sense of humor. Above all, Phil was a devoted family man, a constant provider who, through great sacrifice, always looked out for the welfare of his family.

Survivors include his wife, Beatrice A. Strout of Westbrook; three children, Philip W. Strout Jr. of Windham, Sylvia J. DeRoche of Westbrook and Daniel E. Strout of Westbrook; three brothers, Paul Strout of Gorham, Gary Day of Casco and Richard Day of Windham; five grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

A period of visitation was held on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, at the Dolby Funeral Chapel, 434 River Road, Windham, followed by a funeral service. Pastor Tony Vafiades officiated.

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FRYEBURG, MAINE — Anthony Condello, 92, of Fryeburg, passed away on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 at the Condello family home in Fryeburg, after several months of debilitating health issues.

Born in Westfield, N.Y., June 10, 1919, the son of Domenic and Louise (Calarco) Condello, he resided in Fredonia, N.Y. for most of his life. He was one of nine siblings and a first generation Italian American whose family emigrated from Reggio, Calabria, Italy.

While serving his country in the 253rd Infantry, 63rd Division during WWII, Anthony was wounded in Germany on April 8, 1945. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal. He was Honorably Discharged from the Army on Sept.

12, 1945. As an accomplished musician, he played gigs before, during and after WWII, and did a one-time appearance with Kay Kyser of Kay Kyser’s “Kollege of Musical Knowledge.” In the mid 1950s he went to work for the True Temper Corporation in Dunkirk, N.Y., and remained in their employ for 35 years until his retirement.

Anthony had a passion for great jazz and swing era music with his favorite musician being Benny Goodman. Anthony’s son, Charles, credits his father for instilling in him the joy of music and for being his inspiration to become a musician and music educator. Anthony was also an avid golfer in his younger years and greatly enjoyed sports of all kinds.

In his mid-sixties, he became a Ham Radio Operator, earning an Advanced License to operate in the Amateur Radio hobby and communicated with people from all over the world. He would now be referred to as a “Silent Key” in his hobby, whose Call Sign was “KE2JM.” Anthony is survived by his son, Charles Condello, 60 (formerly of Fredonia, N.Y.); daughter-in-law, Ann (Musto) Condello (formerly of Woburn, Mass.); and his grandchildren, Paul Condello, 24; John Condello, 22; and Deborah Condello, 21; all of Fryeburg. He is predeceased by his wife Doris Marie (Draggett) Condello, also of Fredonia, N.Y. A gentle, patient, compassionate, but strong individual, “Tony” will always be remembered by his son as a most beloved father and by his grandchildren as a most beloved grandfather. He was the greatest possible role model for their lives and will forever remain their hero.

Visiting hours were held Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 at Wood Funeral Home, 9 Warren Street, Fryeburg, Maine. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Fryeburg. Arrangements are with Wood Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.woodfuneralhome.org

Walston Chubb, “Bud,” Gallie, 84, of Center Lovell, Maine died peacefully in his daughter’s home in Freeport on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011.

Born in Manhattan on July 11, 1927, he was the son of Thomas Muir Gallie and Mavis Chubb. Bud spent his early years in Riverdale, N.Y. and attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School there before moving to Houston, Tex. in the early 40s. After graduating from Lamar High School in Houston, Tex., Bud served in the US Navy shortly before the end of WWII. He graduated from the University of Texas in Austin, Tex. and then received an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1953.

In 1954, he married Patricia George of Canonsburg, Pa. and they raised four children together in New Vernon, N.J. Bud enjoyed a successful career in commercial banking and held executive positions at the National Bank of North America and the Bank of New York. He and his family also lived in San Diego, Calif. while he worked at Southern California First National Bank.

Growing up in the depression era had a lasting impact on his life and he was a long-term advocate for raising awareness of the National Debt and the negative impact of unaddressed federal budget deficits. He was passionate about local and national politics and was actively involved in the Lovell Historic Society and the Milfoil committee that strived to preserve Maine’s fresh water lakes.

Bud had a lifelong connection to Center Lovell, where he spent his summers since childhood. He appreciated the opportunity his ancestral home provided to reconnect with the beauty of the White Mountains, the peace of the woods, exercise, and time with family and friends.

Bud was also was a talented photographer and started taking photographs and family films in his late teens. He enjoyed spending time in the darkroom and documenting important family events.

He is survived by his brother Tom of Durham, N.C. and sister Rosalind Tufts of Northfield, Mass., in addition to his four children: Chubb and Will of Los Angeles, Calif., Mary of Freeport, and Suzanne of Harvard, Mass., as well as five grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to the Lovell Historical Society, P.O. Box 166, Lovell, ME 04051.

A service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. at the Wilde Memorial Chapel in the Evergreen Cemetery, 672 Stevens Avenue, Portland, Maine.

Robert E. Kenerson FRYEBURG — Robert E. Kenerson, 82, passed away peacefully Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 at Bridgton Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in North Conway, N.H. on December 11, 1928, the son of Percival and Arolin Kenerson.

Robert graduated from Fryeburg Academy in 1948. Soon after, he entered the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged in 1950. In June 1951, he married Lucille Annis. After graduation from Culinary Institute of America, Robert and Lucille spent the summers in Fryeburg, owning and operating Jockey Cap DriveIn. Winters he was a chef at the University of Connecticut. After moving back to Fryeburg, the couple owned Kenerson’s 5 & 10 Cent Store for nearly twenty years. Robert was a Fryeburg selectman for six years and later worked at the Fryeburg Post Office until his retirement. For many years, he cooked at the Fryeburg Fair Livestock dining hall and then worked at the Camping Office. He tended his Christmas tree farm in East Fryeburg until recently.

Robert was an active member of the Pythagorean Masonic Lodge #11; Pythagorean Chapter #169, Order of the Eastern Star, where he served as Worshipful Master and Worthy Patron. He was also a life member of the Lion’s Club and a dedicated member of the First Congregational Church in Fryeburg.

Robert was predeceased by Lucille, his wife of 59 years, in 2010; his son Reginald; his brother Phil; and his sister Irene. He is survived by his son Rob and his wife Kathi of Levant; his daughter Teresa Price and husband Ed of Fryeburg; his sister Beverly Bartlett and husband Waine of Windham; his brother Paul and wife Betty of Jacksonville, Fla.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

A special thanks goes out to his excellent caregivers, Laurel, Priscilla, Bonnie, Tori and Venna.

Visiting hours were held from 6 to 8 p.m., with a Masonic Memorial Service at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 30th at Wood Funeral Home, 9 Warren Street, Fryeburg, Maine. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 1st at the First Congregational Church, Fryeburg.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Association in Maine, 122 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330.

Arrangements are made with Wood Funeral Home, Fryeburg. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.woodfuneralhome.org

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Deer tagged at area game stations Sebago, buck, 200 pounds, 9 points; Dan Reinhard of Naples, buck, 104 pounds, 4 points; Tina Packard of Sebago, buck, spike horn; David Pomerleau of Westbrook, buck, 182 pounds, 7 points.

Nov. 1: Carolyn Wood of Baldwin, doe; Bill Boyer of Standish, buck; Tanner Boyer of Standish, doe; Travis Erickson of Standish, doe.

Nov. 2: Ken Lund of Standish, doe; David Winchell of Standish, buck, spike horn; Richard Aucoin of Sebago, doe; Katherine Allen of Naples, buck, 198 pounds, 8 points; Christopher Harriman of Sebago, doe.

Nov. 3: Paul Thibault of Burlington, Mass., doe.

Nov. 4: Morgan Colangello of Windham, buck.

Nov. 5: Bieh Vehido Diaz of Westbrook, doe; Storm Covens of Falmouth, doe; Eric Pooler of Buxton, buck; Dylan Miner of Baldwin, buck, 112 pounds, 6 points; Kevin Martin of Standish, buck; Brian Jordan of Sebago, buck, 220 pounds, 8 points; Tom Harrison of Pawtucket, Mass., buck, 117 pounds; James McDonald of Casco, buck; Duane Albert of Gorham, doe, 108 pounds; Zachery Gardiner of Westbrook, buck, 93 pounds; Jeffrey Clarke of Sebago, doe; Ben Delcourt of Standish, buck; Andrew Traill of Gorham, buck; Gayle Small of Cornish, buck; Joel Poirier of Buxton, buck.

Nov. 7: Tom Frost of Baldwin, doe; Wayne Roma of Windham, buck, 118 pounds, spike horn; Dick Boyman of Gorham, buck.

Nov. 8: Bethany Libby of Standish, doe; Marek Krasnick of Sebago, buck, 216 pounds, 6 points.

Nov. 9: Dana Morin of Standish, buck; Matthew Perry of Windham, doe, 117 pounds.

Nov. 10: John Karaniza of Standish, doe; David Hutchins of Sebago, buck, 190 pounds, 6 points.

Nov. 11: Lawrence Stevens of Sweden, buck, 125 pounds,

5 points; Anne Maraleese of Standish, doe; Kevin McDonough of Standish, buck; Kenneth Crosby of Naples, buck.

Nov. 12: Glen Pierce of Sebago, doe, 125 pounds; Greg Martin of Sebago, buck, 168 pounds, 5 points; Danica Barrows of Baldwin, buck; Matthew Waters of Jacksonville, Fla., doe; Kevin Denis of Steep Falls, buck; Raymond Allard of Sebago, doe; Dennis Dinsmore of Dracut, Mass., buck.

Nov. 14: Richard Fritz III of Lisbon Falls, buck, 98 pounds, 2 points; Daniel Patch of Sebago, buck, 5 points.

Nov. 15: Don Roy of Standish, buck.

Nov. 16: Randall Rafuse Sr. of Gorham, buck, 129 pounds, 4 points; Douglas Horne of Naples, buck, 168 pounds, 7 points; Alan Greene of Sebago, buck, 141 pounds, 6 points.

Nov. 17: Richard Ovide Jr. of Windham, buck, 7 points; Michael Poole of Standish, buck, spike horn; Gerald Peters of Baldwin, buck; Kenneth Morrell of Standish, buck, 190 pounds, 8 points; Daniel Dyer of Standish, buck, 169 pounds, 8 points; John Graham of Naples, buck, 140 pounds, 6 points.

Nov. 18: Peter Karasin of Camphill, Pa., doe, 128 pounds; Doug Chabot III of Westbrook, buck, 172 pounds, 7 points; Daryl Morrow of Gorham, buck, 120 pounds, spike horn; Michael Ferron of Gorham buck, 148 pounds, 7 points; Norm Towne of Bridgton, buck; Joseph Dame of Standish, doe; John Reilly of Sebago, buck, 172 pounds, 8 points; Michael Didonato Jr. of Gorham, buck.

Nov. 19: Chris Burnell of West Baldwin, buck; Richard Denham of Lynn, Mass., doe; Dale Cressey of East Baldwin, buck, 208 pounds, 8 points; Joel Fenderson of Hollis, doe; James Goodale of Standish, buck.

Nov. 20: Charley Kennedy of Standish, buck; Robert Ferron of Scarborough, doe; Erik Christensen of Sebago, buck.

Nov. 22: Cressman Holland II of West Baldwin, doe; Samuel Spizzuoco of Gorham, buck; Charles O’Brien of Bridgton, doe; Edward Black of Sebago, doe; Michael Mayberry of Naples, doe.

Nov. 23: Charles Frechette of Sebago, buck, 4 points; Kristen Sands of Sebago, buck; Courtney Parker of Sebago, buck, 139 pounds, 8 points; Paul Hutchins of Sebago, buck, 164 pounds, 7 points; Travis Caruso of Sebago, buck, 155 pounds, 8 points; Jason Luce of Sebago, buck, 109 pounds, 5 points; Robert McDonald of

Gorham, doe.

Nov. 24: Archibald Howe Jr. of Gorham, buck; James Adams of Westbrook, buck; Bruce Storer of Gorham, doe; Gene Bahr of Sebago, buck; Charles Watters of Standish, buck; Russell Hughes of Gorham, doe; Donald Fortin of Portland, buck, 155 pounds, 8 points; Keith McIsaac of South Portland, buck, 173 pounds, 8 points; Paul Anderson of Sebago, buck, 114 pounds; Chris Parker of Sebago, buck, 192 pounds, 9 points.

Nov. 25: Daron Willey of Casco, doe, 107 pounds; Perry Dunzik of Buxton, buck, 132 pounds, 8 points; Ryan Quincy of Sebago, buck, spike horn; Philip Douglas of Sebago, doe; Leroy Boucher of Standish, doe; Linwood Houghton of Gorham, buck, 196 pounds, 8 points; Eric Hackett III of Freetown, Mass., doe; Dean Wood of Baldwin, doe; Anthony Wood of Baldwin, doe; Todd Murphy of Denmark, buck; Todd Kent of Westbrook, doe; Damian Thorne of Westbrook, doe; Tyler Buzzell of Gorham, buck; Charlotte Carroll of Raymond, doe.

Nov. 26: Ryan Ackley of Portland, buck, spike horn; Guy Thompson of Standish, buck, spike horn; Craig Lymburner of Standish, buck, 162 pounds, 12 points; David Moore of Naples, doe; Michael St. Cyr of Sebago, buck, 108 pounds, spike horn; Daniel Kelley of Limerick, doe; Todd Grant of Windham, buck; James Wescott of Windham, doe; Kenneth Morrell II of Standish, buck.

Casco AG Store Nov. 5: Nikkol Hawkes of Casco, buck, 113 pounds; Kevin Raven of Otisfield, doe; Melissa Gregoire of Raymond, buck, 4 points.

Nov. 7: Betty Silver of Casco, doe; Edwin Barker of Naples, doe.

Nov. 8: Sammual Knowken of Otisfield, buck, 150 pounds.

Nov. 9: Arthur Baker of Baker, Fla., buck, 220 pounds, 8 points; Daniel Pyle of Otisfield, buck, 110 pounds, 2 points.

Nov. 21: Michael Lowe of Naples, buck, 187 pounds, 7 points; Gary Tates of Casco, doe, Kevin Fifad of Ohio, buck.

Nov. 23: John Hawkes of Hollis, doe; Zachary Tidd of Casco, buck, 150 pounds, 8 points; Marry Johnson of Bridgton, buck, 110 pounds, 6 points; Richard Plummer of Raymond, doe; Michael Richards of Naples, buck.

Nov. 24: Jeffrey Lowell of Windham, buck, 144 pounds, 8 points.

Nov. 25: Richard Boutillier of Bridgton, doe; Richard Jackson of Casco, doe, 116

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Many hunters closed out the regular firearm season empty handed, while others saw plenty of does but were relegated to being spectators because they did not possess “any deer” permits.

These hunters, however, enjoyed success in 2011. They tagged deer at the following local inspection stations: Jordan Store, East Sebago Expanded season: Dylan Wortheim of Hollis, buck; Raymond McIntyre Sr. of Standish, buck; Stephen Vacchiano of Sebago, buck; Thomas Saunders of Sebago, doe, 128 pounds; David Ferris Jr. of Standish, buck; Joey St. Hilaire of Hiram, doe; Dale Cressey of East Baldwin, buck; Brian Morse of Hiram, doe; Eric Newcomb of Sebago, doe.

Youth Day: Joseph Poirier of Buxton, doe, 110 pounds; Nick Ferris of Standish, doe; Aaron Erickson of Gorham, buck, 7 points.

Oct. 29: Andre Cameron of Sebago, buck, 131 pounds, 4 points; Mike Lippa of South Portland, buck; Bruce Hilton of Standish, doe, 108 pounds; Steve Foster of Limington, doe; Clark Bliss of Baldwin, doe; Jeffrey Anderson of Naples, doe, 124 pounds; Jeremy Wight of Sebago, buck; Gilbert Merritt of Sebago, doe; David Belisle of Poland, buck, 162 pounds, 8 points; Raymond Nelson of Sebago, buck, 212 pounds, 9 points; Dustin Frizzell of Sebago, buck; Richard Smyth of Standish, buck, 100 pounds, spike horn; Jay Jordan of Buxton, buck; Gordon Wentworth of Wells, doe; Darren Files of Skowhegan, doe; Michael Chambers of Gorham, buck; Floyd Newcomb of Steep Falls, doe, 140 pounds; Mike Erskine of Portland, buck.

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(Continued from Page B) N.H., doe; Bradford Welch of Casco, doe; Betty Hodgkin of New Gloucester, buck, 115 pounds; Christina Burdwood of Naples, doe; Russell Burnett of Casco, doe; Nick Rinchich of Otisfield, buck.

Nov. 27: Jacob Young of Raymond, buck; John Cummings of Naples, buck,

164 pounds, 10 points; Harold Shanning Jr. of Poland, doe.

Others on AG Big Board: Nicholas Ataliodes, buck, 95 pounds; Matthew Jerome, buck, 110 pounds, 4 points; Robert Rose, doe; Rachel Plummer, doe; Jeremiah Gleicz, buck, 190 pounds; Eric Symanski, doe, 92 pounds; Mathieu Duquette, doe; Robert Sawyer,

buck, 5 points; Alan Plummer, doe; Ryan Jackson, buck, 125 pounds; Zachary Heath, buck; Andrew Madura, doe; Michael Vaillancourt, buck; Mark Smith, buck; Jacob Plummer, buck, 168 pounds, 10 points; Wayne Cox, buck, 180 pounds, 4 points.

William Darling, buck; Robert Burnett, doe, 65 pounds;

Maurice Edwards, buck; Michael West, doe; Daniel Hill, doe; Michael Tuffs, doe; Cody Moon, doe; Scott Madden, buck, 250 pounds, 8 points; Jeremy Lewis, buck, 220 pounds, 10 points; Benjamin Bailey, buck, 118 pounds; Barry Keck, buck, spike horn; Bradley Bartlett Jr., buck, 190 pounds, 7 points; Matthew Capano, buck, 8

points; Alexander Hall, buck, 147 pounds, 8 points; Nicholas Beaudey, buck, 138 pounds, 5 points; Stephen Bennett, buck, 115 pounds, 4 points; Samuel Knowlan, buck, 150 pounds, 8 points; Joseph Troiano, doe; Daniel Capano, doe; Bruce Butler, doe; Richard Dahms, doe; Joshua Lovell, buck, 185 pounds, 7 points; Ryan Edwards,

buck, 105 pounds, 5 points; Dean Duquette, doe; Rodney Braley Jr., buck, 110 pounds, 2 points; Robert Symonds, buck, 3 points; Barbara Lesniac, doe; John H. Plummer, doe; Michael McKay, buck, 125 pounds; Kevin Getchell, doe, 103 pounds; Jeremy Emmons, buck, 172 pounds, 9 points;

Schools and libraries in the towns of Bridgton, Casco, Denmark, Harrison, Naples, Sebago and Raymond have the opportunity to receive small grants from Loon Echo Land Trust for environmental education programs.

Applications are to be downloaded from Loon Echo’s website at www.LELT.org and returned by the deadline on Jan. 15, 2012.

Loon Echo will again offer a “Mayberry Hill Forest Field

Day.” The field day will be held at Loon Echo’s 160-acre Mayberry Hill Preserve in Casco, which is managed for sustainable forestry, wildlife and recreation. The field day is sponsored by Loon Echo, the Maine Forest Service and Maine Project Learning Tree.

Field day sponsors arrange the tailored program with the teacher, and students will learn about forestry, tree types, wildlife, and much more as a way to gain experience and

an understanding of local forests, their complex nature and importance to our culture.

Funds for the educational grants are made available through Loon Echo’s Educational Endowment, and since 1998 hundreds of children have benefited from programs that teach about the natural world. The endowment was developed as a memorial to two teachers, Helen Allen and Polly Bartlett.

Helen Allen granted Loon

Echo a conservation easement to forever protect her beautiful hilltop farm on Quaker Ridge in Casco. After her death at the age of 94, Helen Allen’s bequest to Loon Echo allowed the Trust to create a fund to support yearly programs in local schools and libraries.

Polly Bartlett was one of the original Board members of Loon Echo. Each year, she treated her third grade students at Sebago Elementary School to a winter walk with

Maine Audubon. When she died in 2000 at the age of 48, the Trust created a fund in her memory to ensure that third graders at Sebago Elementary would always take their winter walk.

Loon Echo Land Trust protects land in the northern Sebago Lake region of Maine to conserve its natural resources and character for future generations. Currently, 3,400 acres of land is protected and six land preserves are

available for public use. Loon Echo relies on the support and generosity of public and private contributions to conserve more land and to care for the lands already under protection. Please contact Loon Echo at 647-4352 or info@ lelt.org with questions about the grant program or their land protection efforts. Again, grant application materials can be downloaded from Loon Echo’s website at www.

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December 1, 2011, The Bridgton News, Page 11B

Geo Bee master

SHOW & TELL — Second graders at Sebago Elementary School are studying about Native Americans, which prompted student Michael Chase to bring to class a bison hide that his father owns. Students enjoyed reading about the bison hide! Pictured are kindergartener Danielle Chase and second grader Michael Chase.

(Photo by Kathy Harmon)

tion: On what continent are Guarani and Aymara Lakes?

The answer: South America.

Did Tony get the answer right?

Yes, he certainly did! So, Tony Charbonneau took the title of 2011 MOMS Geo Bee winner!

USM Chamber singer

Gwen Randall of Bridgton recently performed as part of the University of Southern Maine School of Music student ensembles.

The USM School of Music, located near the coastal and mountain regions of Maine in the heart of Maine’s population center, is a vibrant hub of artistic and educational activity. As the only School of Music in a public university in New England, the School of Music features a faculty of distinguished performers, teachers, scholars, and mentors.

TONY CHARBONNEAU — is the Molly Ockett Middle Gwen performed as a USM Chamber Singer, mezzo-soprano.

School Geo Bee Winner, having beaten out 24 other contes- More than 100 concerts and events are presented each academic year; tants Nov. 22.

(Ackley Photo) open to the public, these are either free or have modest ticket prices.

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(Continued from Page B) However, it will be a stiff battle because for every additional dollar SAD 61 receives means another school system is losing that $1.

“Nobody wants to give up what they already have,” Hastings said.

Based on the current formula, Hastings sarcastically said, “If we drained our lakes, we’d be better off.”

Another step to seek out input will be the creation of a blog on the SAD 61 website. Residents will be able to make suggestions on ways to improve the schools. With so much at stake, open conversation is essential for this region to move forward. While criticism will likely occur, energy should also be placed in the form of constructive suggestions. Give Dr. Beecher credit for asking town officials to be honest about how they feel about local education. Bridgton Selectman Woody Woodward was frank about comments he has heard from taxpayers. “People talk about the amount of money we spend on education and follow it up with ‘What do we get for it?’

They feel that if they have to pay higher taxes, they want to be sure it is worthwhile. It is easier for taxpayers to accept paying more if they are seeing good results.”

Change is certainly occurring at the high school, both inside and out. Early reports indicate the move to the “Studio” and “Academy” programs has produced promising results (see next week’s story).

LRHS Principal Ted Finn has brought a high level of leadership, enthusiasm, insight, guidance and support to a school undergoing major transition. While there has been some bumps in the road — as one would expect when trying a drastically different approach while also adjusting to inconveniences caused by major building construction and renovation — LRHS appears on the right path to a brighter future.

SAD 61 found itself on the wrong path — one of discontent and sometimes mistrust — this past June. Dr. Beecher recognized it, and doesn’t want to follow that path again. She and the SAD 61 School Board appear to be on the right path by opening talks early with town officials to develop a budget that taxpayers can live with and support. We can no longer afford a “business as usual” mentality. The time has come to change our approach, especially if there is money to be saved. It is also time to seriously look at every line and make hard decisions as to what is a need and what is simply a want.

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(Continued from Page 12B) at Lake Region and Fryeburg Academy, Jake was scouted and recruited by Coach Todd Vasey, who is 56-23 in eight seasons at Dean.

“Jake has been a real, solid contributor for the last two years,” the coach said. “He plays on all special teams and is the first linebacker to substitute in. He’s great in kick coverage and executes his assignments well.”

As a freshman, Jake played tight end, but was moved to linebacker this season. In his high school days, Jake was a running back and anchored the defense as linebacker. Jake’s biggest adjustment from high school to the junior college level has been the “speed of the game.”

Down the road, Jake hopes to continue playing football at a Division I program, where he will likely enroll as a business major.

Jake is the son of Jim Albert of Harrison and Kathy Albert of Bridgton.

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(Continued from Page 12B) ketball team. A health science major, Kim is the daughter of Susan and Wayne Rivet.

A senior sports marketing major, Jacob is a member of the USM cross country, indoor track (sprints) and outdoor track (middle distance) teams.

Jake is the son of Kelly and Jim Moore.

Established in 1988 to honor the outstanding academic achievement of students participating in intercollegiate athletics, Husky student-athletes must be full-time students during both semesters of the academic year, maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average and be members of at least one varsity sport.

As a Division III institution, Southern Maine fully supports the spirit and philosophy that places the highest priority on the overall quality of the student-athlete’s educational experience.

Twenty-two of the University of Southern Maine’s varsity intercollegiate teams were rep-

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By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer FRYEBURG — When they began the Molly Ockett School Geo Bee last Tuesday afternoon, 25 students walked to the microphone — one by one, they answered the multiple choice questions in Round One on United States geography, in Round Two on U.S. Geographic Comparisons, and in Round Three on U.S. Physical Geography.

At the end of those first three rounds, there were just five students still in contention to win the 2011 Molly Ockett Middle School Geo Bee — four boys and a girl.

Round Four dealt with Continents — and it was double elimination — every finalist had a chance to miss two questions, before being counted out — but there were no multiple choice questions.

In the end, if Tony Charbonneau hadn’t correctly answered the following question, the double elimination would begin all over again for those five finalists — the ques-

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Wise Scholar-Athletes

GORHAM — Succeeding as an athlete and earning the privilege and title of collegiate student-athlete is challenging enough and certainly worthy of praise.

For those unfamiliar with the rigors of collegiate athletics, college student-athletes are held to a higher standard academically to earn their playing time. From full course loads, practices, traveling to away games, game-days, community service and part-time jobs, University of Southern Maine student-athletes have learned to balance a full spate of roles and responsibilities.

The USM Department of Athletics recognized 119 of its roughly 450 student-athletes for achieving scholastically by honoring them as Scholar-Athletes at the 24th annual William B. Wise Scholar Athlete Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Nov. 13.

Bridgton resident Kim Rivet and Jacob Moore were among the scholar-athletes honored.

A senior, Kim is a member of the USM women’s basSCHOLAR-ATHLETES, Page 11B

Arizona Bowl Bound

Jake Albert is headed to the Valley of the Sun this weekend.

As a member of the Dean College football team, Jake and his Bulldog teammates will play in the Valley of the Sun Bowl in Phoenix, Ariz. on Saturday.

Dean College (7-1, ranked 11th in the National Junior College Athletic Association poll) is the Northeast Football Conference champions. The Bulldogs won their fourth NFC championship in five years, and were undefeated in conference play. The Bulldogs lost their season opener, 20-18 to Navy Prep, and then ripped off seven straight wins.

Dean (located in Franklin, Mass.) will play 18th-ranked Glendale Community College (8-3). The game will be played at 1 p.m. The two teams met in the Valley of the Sun Bowl in 2009 with Glendale squeaking out a 10-9 victory. The winner

Jake Albert of Saturday’s game does not advance to another round.

Wearing #43, Jake is a linebacker and special teams player for the Bulldogs. In his second season at Dean after playing his high school ball JAKE, Page 11B

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The Laker boys face Morse in the only boys’ game of the day at 10 a.m.

The Laker girls take on Morse at 11:30 a.m. followed by: Westbrook vs. Lake Region at 1 p.m.; Gorham vs. Waynflete at 2:30 p.m.; dinner break 4 to 5 p.m.; Westbrook vs. Waynflete at 5:15 p.m.; and Lake Region vs. Gorham at 6:45 p.m.

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BUCKS SPARRING — Hunters had a tougher time crossing paths with bucks in the Lake Region area. Most tagging stations reported numbers were down in 2011.

(Photo by R.G. Bernier) Nov. 15: Andrew Moore, Richard Nordon, doe; Philip buck; Richard Merrill Jr., buck, Richardson, doe; Michael 8 points.

Smith, buck, spike horn; Nov. 16: Michael Snow, Gordon Wentworth, doe; buck, 183 pounds, 8 points; Robert Pelletier, buck, 11 Michael Clemons, doe; George points; Jeffrey Mason, buck, Finn, buck, 220 pounds, 12 136 pounds, 8 points; Sean points.

Watson, buck, 156 pounds, 8 Nov. 17: Elbridge Russell, points; Merle Bucknell, buck, buck, 191 pounds, 8 points; 4 points.

Russell Day, buck, 165 pounds, Nov. 21: Marc Solari, doe; 8 points; Lewis Travis, doe; Valerini Valentino, spike horn; Julie Ryan, buck.

William Day Sr., buck, 98 Nov. 18: Kenneth Wright, pounds, 6 points. buck; Jimmy Lapointe, buck, Kathleen Benson, doe.

4 points; Donald O. Moore, Nov. 22: Bruce Stuart, buck; buck, 176 pounds, 8 points.

Andrew Solari, spike horn; Nov. 19: Gary Lanouette, Stephen Burke, buck. buck; Derrick Walker, doe; Nov. 23: Robert Gagnon,

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buck; Jeffrey Greenleaf, buck; Warren Hurd, buck.

Nov. 25: Russell Schroeder, buck; Keeno Legare, buck, 157 pounds, 8 points; Jason Bartlett, doe; Rusty Stacey, doe; Doris Ela, buck; Jay Transue, doe; Joshua Enos, doe; Mark Harmon, doe; Joel Guptill Sr., buck, 75 pounds; Vincent Pestilli, buck, 240 pounds, 9 points; Richard Merrill Sr., buck, 4 points; Derek Potter, buck; Josh Shrier, doe; Allan Reed, doe; Mark Hamlin, doe; Betty Burke, doe; Jesse Burke, spike horn; Gary MacFarlane, buck; Roy Andrews, buck, 8 points.

Nov. 26: Thomas Kingsbury, buck, 8 points; Randy Burnell, doe, 148 pounds; Keith Johnson, buck; Stephen Day, buck, 3 points; Edward Hamilton, doe; Lawrence Scholz, doe; Thomas Harriman, doe; Ken Richardson, buck; Matthew Lane, buck; Isabella Santarelli, doe.

Public skating

The Bridgton Ice Arena in North Bridgton is open for public skating on Sundays and Tuesdays from noon to 2 p.m.

Call ahead to confirm at 6477637.

Prices: $4 for adults, $3 for students in grades 1-12, $2 for children ages 5 and younger, $2 for seniors ages 62 and older, and $4 for rentals. Bridgton residents skate at no charge (possess proof of residency).

For more information regarding adult leagues, learn to skate, scheduling and other programs, contact Rink Manager Matt Foye at 647-7637. The arena is located on the Bridgton Academy campus.

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(Continued from Page 10B) David Mondville, buck, 101 pounds, 5 points.

Jimbob’s Store, Denmark Expanded season: Dennis Lord, doe; W. Jackson, doe.

Youth Day: Tucker Murch, spike horn; Janelle Wiesemann, doe; Ben “Beagle” Dunham, doe.

Residents Only: John Bragdon, buck, 6 points; Ernest Smith, doe; Mark Merrill, doe; Jake Pingree, buck, 4 points; Mark Hatch, buck; Galen Burke, buck, 4 points.

Oct. 31: Timothy Watkins, doe, 138 pounds; Paul Kiesman Jr., doe; John Sargent, spike horn; Karl Davis, buck, 8 points; Zachary Jones, buck; Stephanie Cousins, buck, 6 points; Stan Smith, buck; Derek Prox, buck, 4 points.

Nov. 2: Ken Ribas, buck, 190 pounds, 4 points.

Nov. 3: Gary Ruddock, doe; Robert Winslow, buck; Christian Kuvaja, buck.

Nov. 4: Ronald Ash, buck, 161 pounds, 7 points; Harvey Walker, buck.

Nov. 5: Margo Mannett, buck; Matthew Osgood, doe; Paul Kiesman Sr., doe; Steven Kiesman, doe; Brent Nelson Jr., doe; Rusty Eastman, spike horn; Wayne Morey, buck, 6 points; Glenn Graves, spike horn.

Nov. 7: Chester Eastwood, spike horn.

Nov. 8: Ronald Lizotte Sr., spike horn; Dennis Brown, doe; Brian Henderson, spike horn; Peter Korb, doe.

Nov. 9: Thomas Guptill, buck, 180 pounds, 8 points; Lester Holden, buck; John Pelletier, doe.

Nov. 10: Mylonas Theofitos, buck, 157 pounds; Wayne Kenerson, doe.

Nov. 11: Albert Hamilton, buck; Patrick Lawler, doe; Kyle Keenan, doe; Charles Newhall III, doe.

Nov. 12: Keith Schrader, doe; Paul Sullivan, doe; Breanna Burnell, spike horn; Edward Ricci, buck; Earl Rivard, doe, 138 pounds; David Hargreaves, spike horn; Thomas Pingree, spike horn.

Nov. 13: Matthew Phelbin, buck; Joshua Eastman, buck.

Nov. 14: Donald Wentworth, doe; Richard Mason, spike horn, 124 pounds.