December 1, 2022

Bridge showing its age, set for ’25 replacement

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer

Cornshop Bridge on Depot Streetis showing its age.

Built in 1947, the bridge spans Stevens Brook, and is targeted by the Maine Department of Transportation for replace ment in 2025.

MDOT is in the pre liminary phase of the proj ect, producing a “scope of work” video outlining why the bridge needs to be replaced and the cur rent plan. The state is also looking for public com ments.

To view the 5 minute, 26 second video, go to http://mainedot.gov/vpi

Julie Brask, MDOT’s project manager, said the bridge replacement will use both state and federal funding. The project will be advertised in 2024 with construction not likely until 2025.

The project consists of a full replacement of the bridge on the current align ment. The width of the bridge will be increased to allow for a sidewalk. It is proposed that the bridge will be closed dur ing construction with traf fic detoured to Route 302.

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Design Engineer

Flanders of Stantec said the project is currently in preliminary design phase with officials gathering information and looking at alternatives.

The bridge is 40 feet, 2 inches steel simple span with reinforced concrete deck. It is 22 feet curb to curb with a painted side walk on the upstream side. It has a weight capacity of 11 tons.

Flanders said the stacked granite abutments, which predate 1947 bridge construction, are in “poor condition,” noting that the timber grillage is “rotting.”

Flanders described the granite abutment as having “many wide, deep voids and evidence of shifting/ settling, including cracked and out-of-plumb stones.” She added that the north east wingwall has severe damage — “it has failed and slumped into the river.”

Other existing problems include:

• Exterior beams are heavily corroded including “holes and heavy flaking” rust

• Interior beams have freckled rust and deterio rated paint and are “heav

Local artist’s work chosen for visual ID

Vision Bridgton has a new logo for its commu nity engagement efforts that will be seen through out town.

Bridgton-based artist Beth Murphy’s design was chosen through a logo con test held by the Town of Bridgton Arts & Culture Subcommittee earlier this month.

The Town of Bridgton Arts & Culture Subcommittee announced the logo contest through

social media chan nels, as well as through e-mail to their Bridgton Artist Registry list. Susie Guthro, Arts & Culture Subcommittee chair and Vision Bridgton project manager, said, “It was really important to us to make this opportunity available to local artists first and we were pleased to see so many creative submissions come through. We didn’t have a particular design in mind, nor did we

have any specific colors we were looking for. We really wanted to see how local artists would interpret this theme.”

Murphy’s winning sub mission was chosen for her design elements that included a conversation bubble and the Bridgton mountains.

Murphy was excited to enter the contest.

“I saw the announce ment on social media and it

Naples closes gym, seeks expert opinion

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

NAPLES — The Carpenters performed a popular song, which had the lyrics, “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.”

That was how Naples Town Manager John Hawley’s workweek started — except that this Monday it was raining inside the town gymnasium.

“Water was leaking into the gym because of the removal of the old tarp and the heavy rain we received [Sunday] last night,” Hawley said. “The gym roof tarp was scheduled to be installed last Saturday, but due to the wind, the next attempt [to put on the new tarp] was made today.”

“When taking off the old tarp, it was discovered

Homes to be razed

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

CASCO — Two danger ous buildings, both located off Route 11 in Webbs Mills Village, will be removed through the demolition pro cess.

The timelines will be slightly different. That’s because the town recently purchased one of the lots, a parcel with burned out home at 466 Poland Springs Rd. Since the town is the owner, the disposal process can be fast-tracked.

For the second structure, located 475 Poland Springs Rd., the state law must be followed.

On Nov. 14, a public hearing was held to deter mine if the structure could be categorized as a building that could be removed by the town. That long-aban doned house was deemed dangerous and inhabitable. However, there is a 45-day wait once the homeowner receives an official letter via a deputy from Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). After that month and a half period, if the owner does not remove structure from property, the town has the legal go-ahead to put the building removal out to bid. Additionally, the town can tax the owner to get reimbursed.

On Nov. 14, the Casco Board of Selectmen voted to direct the town manager to solicit three bids to get rid of the burned out home that sits next to Webbs Mills Park, on the lot now owned by the town.

Casco to interview reval firms

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

CASCO — The Town of Casco is preparing for the inevitable — doing a com plete property revaluation to bring the land values in line with the real estate market.

If the town does not do a revaluation and the assessed values drop to less than 70%

of the market value, state law will force it to do so.

Also, if the town’s assessed values are at less than 70% of market value, then Casco residents lose the Homestead Exemption, according to Casco Town Manager Anthony “Tony” Ward.

During the 2022-23 bud

get season, half the estimat ed cost for a revaluation was ear-marked for that purpose and approved by voters at annual town meeting.

In mid-November, the Casco Board of Selectmen discussed the two bids and decided to schedule inter views with the two compa nies before making a deci

sion.

The bids were revealed: RK Valuation Advisory could do the job for $220,000; Vision Government Solutions pro posed a cost of $257,000.

Casco Town Manager Anthony “Tony” Ward had invited the town’s assessor

that the roof had settled and dipped in sections as much as 4-1/2 inches from the side walls. What is usually a flat and level roof has moved in just a year’s time,” he said.

Additionally, the shifting of the roof has exposed nails, some of which have punc tured the rubber membrane, he said.

Hawley reported the sta tus of the gym roof to the Naples Board of Selectmen on Monday evening. The board voted to address the problem immediately.

First, the Naples gym is closed to the public, effective the end of the business day on Tuesday. All scheduled activities will no longer be held in the gym.

Secondly, the town man ager will reach out to an engineering firm to get a quote on inspecting the roof

and making recommenda tions of what to do next.

Naples resident Ken Norton urged the town to hire a professional and get an expert’s recommendation on the roof.

“You need to get an engi neer… you are risking a lot,” he said.

Chairman Jim Grattelo asked if it was possible to get through the winter by using reinforcement beams to hold up roof.

Selectman Ted Shane responded.

“Hire a structural engi neer, and allow him to make the recommendation,” Shane said.

Norton expressed his concern that there might not be enough strength in the walls or roof for reinforce ment beams to work.

THEY WERE CADDIES 65 years ago

this same golf

Still chippy at age of 75

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

LOVELL — Golf is frequently referred to as “a lifelong sport” because people can continue to play it beyond their retirement years.

Four friends — whose combined ages equal 300 years — played a friendly game of golf at the Lake Kezar Country Club (LKCC) this fall and recalled the summers that they made money as caddies at the course.

Each of the gentlemen are 75 years old. Their birthdays are within three months of one another. They have known one another since they were toddlers. In fact, three of them are first cousins. All four grew up in Lovell, attending elementary school and Fryeburg Academy together.

In September these longtime friends, Barry Gilman who lives in Bridgton; Donnie Bean who resides in Fryeburg; Terry Adams who has a home in Fryeburg and is spending his first winter in Florida; and Brian Smith who resides and runs a business in North Conway, found a common time when all four could golf together. The autumn day was dry and warm — perfect temperatures for playing a round of golf, and it led them to reminiscing about their first paying job, caddying for customers at KLCC.

The golf course was a place where local school chil dren could make money during the summer. Working there was almost a rite of passage for kids growing up in Lovell.

Bean was 10 years old when he started working at

CHIPPY,

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course. From left to right: Barry Gilman, Terry Adams, Don Bean and Brian Smith pose after a game of golf at the Kezer Lake Country Club in September of this year. (Photo courtesy of KLCC General Manager Nancy Calvert.)

STILL SAFE BUT HEADED FOR REPLACEMENT — Built in 1947, the Cornshop Bridge is slated for full replacement in 2025 by Maine Department of Transportation.

RUST is raising havoc on the Cornshop Bridge, which spans Stevens Brook.

2 homes to be razed

“I want to see if the board is comfortable obtaining three quotes or if I should use RFPs. With get ting quotes, it’ll be quicker. With RFPs, there is more transparency” Casco Town Manager Tony Ward said.

Chairman Rob MacDonald shared his thoughts.

“For myself, because we want to be transparent, I would go with the RFPs,” he said.

Selectman Grant Plummer said he favored the faster method.

“That building is in a sensitive environment. That thing needs to go away as soon as possible to protect the water quality there. I think we take three (3) bids and deal with it soon as pos sible,” Plummer said.

His comment swayed the other selectmen. The vote was unanimous to give the town manager the go-ahead to reach out to contractors, asking them to bid to dis pose of the building.

Also during that select men’s meeting, the public hearing was held to cat egorize the structure at 475

Poland Spring Rd., as being so unsafe as to pose a public hazard.

Attorney Benjamin McCall, of Jensen Baird Gardiner and Henry, was present so that proceedings followed legal guidelines.

“At the end of the day, the town will have the option to take the building down and bill the property owner the cost,” McCall said.

Casco Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) John Weissman testified before the board.

The building on the property “had a fire 10 or 15 years ago. It was never repaired. It was abandoned. There are holes in the walls. The back wall is collapsing. There are animals living in it. At one point, it looked like some people were squatting in there or hanging out in there,” Weissman said.

The owner is Gloria Adams, and the town has not received communica tion from her.

Weissman stated he had made multiple efforts to contact her.

“We looked on Facebook. We sent numerous letters. I

got one of the daughter’s names. I went on Facebook and asked her to contact me,” he said.

That daughter was estranged from her mother, but provided contact infor mation for her sister, he said.

“The other daughter said, ‘We’ll tell mom.’ There was never any dialogue after that,” Weissman said.

One of the neighbors, Sam Brown, spoke at the hearing.

“Our property abuts the Adam’s house. I filed a complaint with the town in 2020. I followed up 6 months ago. I walk by it every morning. I look at the back side of the property. The wall is falling in on itself. Periodically, pieces of the metal roofing end up on Route 11 and [one of the neighbors] removes it from road and leans it against the building so vehicles don’t run over it,” Brown said.

Selectman Plummer had issue with this safety haz ard, too.

“I drive by it multiple times a day. It is one that needs to be dealt with,” he said.

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to provide the board with some insight since he has worked with the two com panies.

“It comes down to $10 per parcel cost difference,” according to Cumberland County Regional Assessing Director/Assessor Ben Thompson.

Thompson stressed the importance of standing behind the revaluation out comes.

“If we hire a revaluation company, we should stick firm to those values. There are going to be a lot of complaints. There is going to be pushback,” he told the board.

He had worked with both companies. For the most recent revaluations, Regional Assessing used Vision Government. He cited excellent communica tion and a bigger staff as reason to use Vision.

“We are living in a dif ferent world. With COVID behind us, there are still problems with retaining employees. Government Solutions has 55 apprais ers on their payroll. They experienced workers not

showing up, walking off the job. They were able to bring appraisers from Connecticut,” Thompson said.

“Communication is vital. Between us, between you guys, between the public, and definitely with the com pany. I was on the phone a few times a week. The com munication aspect is there” with Government Solutions, he said.

“I had communication problems with the other company. It is an hour away from Portland,” he said.

RK offers a posting of information, he said. However, the town uses the same software as Vision, which makes it easier for both staff and the public, he said.

Selectman Scott Avery spoke.

“The biggest goal is to realize that we are doling a revaluation. Let’s make it as smooth as we can make it. We don’t need the excessive headaches if you are deal ing with the wrong com pany,” Avery said.

Chairman Robert MacDonald asked the selectmen, “Do we want

to continue with interview process of two applicants? Or do we want to award the bid based on recommenda tions?”

Selectman Avery favored making a decision that night.

“I want this to go smooth as possible. I would be com fortable with Vision. That is who they want to work with,” he said.

Selectman Grant Plummer expressed concern about the price.

“It is $37,000 differ ence,” he said.

He asked if the interview process would change the timeframe to start the reval. Ward said no it would not.

Ward pointed out that in the Referrals for Proposals (RFPs) “there was a description that interviews will be held.”

The selectmen are sched uled to meet on Dec. 6, with the understanding that if there is more business to address, they will meet again on Dec. 20. It was unknown whether inter views of the revaluation firms would occur next month in December or next year in January.

NSB holds lots for Naples

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

NAPLES — When the voters in Naples voted down the purchase of par cels using already existing TIF money, some serious real estate offers came the landowner’s way.

The landowner is Norway Savings Bank (NSB). Even though there were other offers, repre sentatives from the bank agreed to hold the land for the town for about half a year.

“Following the defeat of the referendum asking

voters to approve the pur chase of the land [near the town hall], at your request, I reached out to Norway Savings Bank. I cried a lit tle and they agreed to hold those parcels until June 30, 2023. They said they had several offers. But they like working with towns,” according to Naples Town Manager John Hawley.

Essentially, the town manager signed a purchase agreement with NSB.

“We are all set for June 30, 2023. I signed the con tract with them. I didn’t want to lose the opportu

nity. The sharks are swim ming in the water,” he said.

Hawley announced the land-purchase negotiations during the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting on Monday.

The land is located west of the Village Green. The lots, which total 2.7 acres, are situated between the Naples Veterinary Clinic and the Naples Fire Station with some frontage facing Route 302. The price was $270,000. TIF money, an existing fund, would be

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Site work has started at the Rufus Porter Museum grounds in anticipation of the construction of a new third building.

“The museum extends its thanks to the highly skilled and responsible team built by Eli Hutchinson of Hutch’s Property and Tree of Lovell. There were sev eral trees that needed to be removed from the site. They were well organized, profes sional, efficient, and accom modating, even starting the

work earlier than expected,” RPM officials said. “With their excellent service, the museum is one step closer to breaking ground for its new building.”

The Rufus Porter Museum has embarked on a capital campaign to expand its cultural com plex with construction of a classic post and beam barn that will complement Main Street and the two other his toric museum buildings on the site. The new structure

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looked like a fun challenge. I was also intrigued by the Vision Bridgton project,” Murphy said.

Murphy graduated from Massachusetts College of Art with a degree in Graphic Design and has been work ing in the field for the last 25 years specializing in publication design, finance, ski marketing, and non profit fundraising. Murphy has called North Bridgton home for the last four years, where she lives with her husband and their two gold en retrievers.

Vision Bridgton is the community engagement process that will be occur ring over the next year and a half. A resident-driven com mittee is leading the charge in implementing a variety of community outreach efforts to gather stories from yearround and seasonal resi dents, business owners, and other stakeholders that will inform the Town of Bridgton Comprehensive Plan Task Force as it completes the 2024 Comprehensive Plan update.

In addition to informing the comprehensive plan, residents hope this process will foster collaboration and communication among organizations in Bridgton. Vision Bridgton efforts are underway and preliminary

will feature the Museum’s collection of over 30 wall murals, reconstructed and displayed in the design of the original rooms, as well as provide much-needed community meeting and classroom space.

“The staff and entire board of the Rufus Porter Museum want to thank Hutch’s Tree Service, and more personally Eli, Dan, Seth, Travis, Pat and Jim! Amazing job gentlemen!” RPM officials added.

engagement will be seen throughout the upcoming town events. For more information on Vision Bridgton please contact Susie Guthro at susan.guthro@opportunity alliance.org

Woodlands open house

Woodlands Memory Care of Bridgton will open its doors to the public for an open house Thursday, Dec. 8 through Sunday, Dec. 11.

The new facility at 200 North High Street will be open

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2022 Christmas Eve Sleepover!

For the second year in a row Oliver has graciously sacrificed his Christmas at home to play Santa. Oliver will stay the night at the shelter spending extra time with each cat and dog. Eight-year-old Oliver is the son of our amazing vet tech and loves volunteering and fostering for Harvest Hills. Socializing kittens is his absolute favorite!

This online event is a fundraising opportunity for the shelter. Inflation has hit us hard. Rising vet costs, an uptake in surrenders, and some unexpected emergencies have put a strain on us financially. Oliver is determined to reach his goal of raising $25,000 to support the care of our cats and dogs. Thank you so much for your help!

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Hawley referred to photos of the roof on his computer.

“What I have here a 2-X-4. This is 2-1/2-inch drop. There was 4-1/2-inch drop. It was level a year ago,” he said. “We assessed the rubber membrane. Because the roof is mov ing, all of those nails have punctured the rubber membrane. Without the tarp, the roof is leaking.”

Actually, the product covering the roof is an ice-rink liner because commercial tarps were not in supply, Hawley said.

Selectman Kevin Rogers said, “We close it.”

Hawley put several items on the table: Closing the gym for the unforeseeable future; which account to use to pay the engineering firm; and the logistics of holding a special town meeting to get permission to use funding for whatever fix is suggested.

“More importantly, when the engineers make a recom mendation, we might have to go to Special Town Meeting,” Hawley said.

The gym will need to be off limits when the engineers start the inspection.

“The other thing too: There is a false ceiling. Most of that false ceiling has to come down for them to inspect it,” he said. Hawley already had a conversation with the Community Activities Director Brian Crockett

“I met with Brian and talked about the possibility of it [the gym] being closed. Most of those activities can be moved. The most impactful, the highest number of individuals, are the ones going through the food pantry,” he said.

The board members had copies of the calendars showing gym use.

The selectmen voted, 5-0, to “stop all use in gymnasium effective tomorrow [Tuesday] at the end of business day, and to get an estimate for a structural engineer to come in and get the town through the winter.”

Shane explained that the reason he decided to wait until the end of the day was because a group was using the gym at 7 a.m., and it would be difficult to notify those people on such short notice.

As soon as possible, the town manager will notify the selectmen of those cost estimates. If it is more than $10,000, a special selectmen’s meeting will be held to vote on it. Hawley said using the firm that did the initial report might lead to cost savings. Another plus is that the engineer would be someone familiar with the structure, he said.

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for public tours on: Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Reservations not required.

Visitors will get a chance to meet the Woodlands Memory Care leadership team and enjoy guided tours.

A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. Refreshments to follow.

Woodlands Memory Care of Bridgton will be the first and only purpose-built senior living community in the Bridgton area, designed exclusively to address the unique needs of individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and related memory impairments. The 48-bed memory care community features 16 private and 16 shared rooms. Private pay and MaineCare accepted.

75, but still chippy as ever

the golf course. He lived close enough to ride his bicycle to the course.

“One day, I rode my bike up and was sitting in the caddy shack and a man came up to me and said, ‘Sonny, do you want to shag balls?’ He hit 50 golf balls and I went and found them. Then he hit 50 balls again, and I went a found those,” Bean said, adding he got paid $1.

Adams recalls that first job.

“All we did was shag balls. That was all I did at age 9. That would be the age. And when I got old enough, at 10 years old, I started caddying one bag, and playing ball,” he said.

Gilman provided some definitions.

“The caddy shack is a shack for the caddies to stay in when it was raining. It was a small building called a caddy shack. Also, there was a caddy master who was in charge of the cad dies,” he said.

“The first time I went caddying I was 10. I played my first round of golf when I was 11 or 12,” Gilman said.

Smith shared his experi ence.

“The same as these guys — probably 10 years old. The shagging balls — I did that when I was 10. We would shag balls before we started caddying. Before you went caddying, they wanted to make sure you could follow instructions, duck the golf balls,” he said.

This was the pay rate for caddies in the 1950s:

• 9 holes, carrying 1 golf bag, $1.25

• 9 holes, carrying 2 bags, $2.50

• 18 holes, carrying 2 bags, $5.00

Besides getting paid the rate, the caddies “might get a tip on top of that, which would be $1,” according to Bean.

During that time period, KLCC was a 9-hole golf course and it was custom ary for golfers to “play two rounds,” which meant to go around twice in order to play 18 holes.

“Sometimes, a caddy might go double twice, 36 holes altogether. I’ve done that a few times,” Bean said. Doing a double twice would earn a caddy $10, and that is not counting tips.

A Golf Course was built In Lovell

Lake Kezar Country Club was built in 1923. The establishment will, in fact, be 100 years old next year.

“Back in the day, what Lovell was famous for, back in the ‘30s and early ‘40s: Rudy Vallée had a camp right up on Kezar Lake,” according to Gilman.

Vallée wrote and per formed, The Maine Stein Song, which became a num ber one hit.

“Rudy Vallée had a lot of guests and I’m sure a lot of his friends played golf. That is why the golf course in Lovell was built.

Some of the entrepreneurs in town knew that people were coming to town and had nothing to do. Some of the local businessmen, there were three or four key guys, got together and decided to build a golf course. That was how it happened,” Gilman said. “They hired Donald Ross, who was a world-famous golf architect at the turn of the century.”

Living in Lovell, people knew that the golf course was one place to seek employment.

“That was about all there was for young people to do was Caddy. It was a source of income,” Gilman said.

“We could help buy school clothes and stuff like that,” Bean said.

Smith agreed.

“It was a really good income, compared to other jobs they had around, even for adults,” he said. “It was interesting. I don’t know how you guys learned about caddying, I learned about the caddying because my mother was a caddy up there.”

Both Gilman and Bean said their parents had worked as caddies as well.

Gilman estimated his seasonal employment with the golf course went from 1957 to 1963.

“We looked forward to that money for school clothes, and going to Lovell dances,” he said.

Bean added, “I would go to Town and Country in Bridgton and for $100, I’d get all my school clothes.”

Also, there was a store at the golf course that sold soda and snacks. Quite often, the caddies could be seen spending their money there, he said.

Bean estimated he worked at KLCC “off and on for 8 or 9 years. From the time I was 10 until I was 17 or 18. I was caddy master for a year. I was probably 17 or 18 then. I did that 7 days a week 10 hours a day.”

In addition to having an income, the caddying job taught certain skills.

“We learned the etiquette on what they had to do on the golf course, to be quiet when they are teeing off, not to walk on the green when you’re not supposed to, to give them the correct club when they asked for it,” Bean said, “and primar ily to watch where the golf ball landed so they would know where it is.”

“It enabled us to get to know a lot of nice people as caddies and to appreci ate the eloquent people who golfed there,” Bean said.

Smith said social interac tion was an exciting part of his job.

“It was interesting to meet people from different parts of the country,” he said.

Lovell had its celebrities: the rich and famous folks who golfed at the course.

“The Eastmans — back in the day, how he made his money, how the father made money, his name was Robert Eastman and he was president of a large print ing company in Chicago. He printed the Sears & Roebuck catalogues among other thing he did for print ing,” Gilman said.

Bean recalled the daugh ter’s name.

“Her name was Patty Eastman. I caddied for her,” Bean said. “She was very

nice lady.”

One day, Gilman arrived to his job in style.

“In 1957, I was 10 years old, I was probably one-half to three-quarters of the way to the golf course. Along came a Model A roadster with a rumble seat,” he said.

The driver was Lovell resident Fred Kimball — who co-owned the Stearns, Kimball & Walker Store. He asked Gilman if he wanted a ride.

“I hopped up in the rum ble seat. I took a trip. I got delivered to the golf course in a Model A Ford with a rumble seat. Later that year, he [Kimball] passed away,” Gilman recalled.

Benefit of caddying: Free golf

As time went on, work ing at the course provided the young boys with the opportunity to play golf.

“Anytime that golf clubs got lost or left behind — that was how we got our golf clubs. Of course, they were not a matched set,” Adams said. “That was how we got our golf clubs. They were older clubs with wooden shafts. They weren’t very good clubs. We were just kids and we don’t really know anything about technique. But, we loved to play.”

The country club allowed the caddies to play after 4 o’clock, he said.

“We got used to those clubs. We figured out what that club would do and what that club wouldn’t do. We would get fairly good at hit ting the balls,” Adams said.

Probably in the 1970s, the caddy job was phased out because most people rent golf carts. People no longer require the assistance of a caddy to carry bags.

Gilman believes golf is thriving at KLCC.

“One reason Lovell is so successful. The price is very reasonable. The last 3 or 4 years have been the best years,” he said.

After COVID, people have been more eager to get outdoors. Playing golf has been a welcomed activity for many people.

Gilman played on Oct 20.

“There was a 30-minute frost delay,” he said. “I’m trying to play three times a week. I’m still trying to shoot my age.”

About three years ago, Gilman suggested to his boyhood friends that all of them get together in the autumn for a round of golf at their old stomping grounds.

“We’ve been doing it for about three years,” Gilman said. “This last one was in September. Terry [Adams] has been treasurer of the Fryeburg Fair so he was very busy in October.”

Bean said the weather was cooperative.

“It was great day. We really enjoy socializing. We play golf but we have fun with each other,” he said.

Smith carried along that same vein, saying, “There’s a lot of laughing.”

Bean said he is able to laugh at himself.

“I am not a good golfer. They nicknamed me Nine Iron Bean. I played with two clubs— a 9-iron and a putter,” he said.

One year, he won the president’s cup using only those two clubs.

On the other hand,

Adams’ game has improved because he took up golfing to spend time with his adult sons.

“I play with my sons. They joined the Tuesday night men’s league at KLCC. If they hadn’t start ed playing golf, I wouldn’t have started playing golf again,” he said.

“The funny thing is when I was old enough to get carded, I was getting married and having kids. So, I didn’t play golf. I did play several times during that stretch, but not regular at all. You can’t play once in five years and be any good,” Adams said.

“I was 60 when I was buying actual golf clubs. That was because my boys got into golf. I am competi tive and decided to get as good as I could. I played two to three times a week. I tried to do three times most weeks. I studied YouTube techniques. That helped me a lot, helped me get lever age. As you get older you lose distance, you have to find ways to compensate. I believe I am as good at golf right now as I ever have been,” he said.

He carries his own clubs instead of someone else’s. However, KLCC still con tributes to his income.

“I actually still work for the golf course. I do their income tax. In my office, I do their payroll, the accounting and the income tax. I am glad to still be a part of that. It’s kind of neat they used my talent when I was 10, and they’re still using it, but not the same talent,” Adams said.

“We all have fond mem ories of caddying,” Bean said.

The caddy job provided “a neat lesson on dealing with people, and yourself, humanity in general,” Smith said.

The caddy master imparted life lessons on the young boys.

“They didn’t put up with people being lazy. They awarded people who were go-getters,” Smith said. Bean agreed.

“The work ethic started young for all of us,” he said.

ily deteriorated” at the ends

• The deck has multiple areas of poorly consolidat ed concrete with exposed, corroded rebar

• The paved wearing surface has numerous small cracks

• The guardrail is sub standard for safety for a bridge of this length and height over water, and the curb is deteriorated (last replaced in 1989).

MDOT is consid ering “On-Alignment Replacement,” which means the new bridge will be built in the same loca tion as the existing bridge.

Flanders said the span will be between 40 and 60 feet, will include either precast NEXT Beams with cast-in-place concrete deck or composite “G” beams with a cast-in-place con crete deck, and curb-to-curb width will be increased.

The plan calls for replac ing the painted sidewalk with a raised sidewalk on the upstream side.

Flanders noted that “closing the bridge dur ing construction is the best option for traffic control.”

MDOT’s schedule:

• November 2022, ondemand preliminary public meeting

• July 2023, preliminary plan complete

• August 2023, ondemand formal public meeting

• Early 2025, construc tion begins

To comment or for more information on the proposal, e-mail Julie.Brask@maine. gov and mention Bridgton Bridge, #0318, Work ID: 026236.00.

MOP BUCKET and trash can are the only remnants of an effort to remove water from the inside of the Naples Town Gymnasium. After the old tarp was removed, the roof started leaking from Sunday’s rainstorm. (De Busk Photo)

Bridgton Police Department

These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing):

Monday, November 21

6:39 p.m. Attempt to locate on Portland Road. Tuesday, November 22

12:19 a.m. A car and deer collided at the inter section of North High Street and Noncarrow Way.

7:14 a.m. Citizen assist to retrieve belongings from a Pond Road home.

2:33 p.m. Attempt to locate vehicle, which passed a stopped school bus on North High Street.

5:56 p.m. Citizen assist

on Troy Lane.

7:36 p.m. Shots fired on Burnham Road. Police found man shooting on his property; determined to have been done “in a safe and legal manner.”

11:14 p.m. Noise com plaint at a Main Street resi dence.

Wednesday, November 23

12:42 a.m. Traffic detail on Portland Road.

9:17 a.m. Male served a trespass notice at Bridgton Hospital.

12:23 p.m. Female jog ger reported vehicle driv ing slowly by her repeatedly with the window down on

Highland Road.

7:05 p.m. Citizen assist on Willis Park Road.

7:45 p.m. A car collid ed with a deer on South Bridgton Road.

11:20 p.m. Traffic detail on Harrison Road. Thursday, November 24

2:30 a.m. BPD officer assisted a county deputy with a combative arrestee on Denmark Road.

1:10 p.m. Minor inju ries were reported after two vehicles collided on Sandy Creek Road.

1:21 p.m. Harassment complaint at Sawyer Circle.

2:28 p.m. Mental health

Pick-up, dump truck collide

NAPLES — A Sebago man was injured Monday when his pickup truck col lided with a dump truck in Naples.

The 2018 Chevrolet truck driven by 56-year-old Preston Kennie of Sebago crossed the center line on Sebago Road when he hit the

dump truck, driven by James Saccuzzo, 33, of Lyman around 7:45 a.m., according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies say both were carrying loaded trailers. Kennie was taken to Maine Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries.

Saccuzzo was not injured and was cleared by medical personnel at the scene. Both trucks had extensive dam age and were towed from the scene.

Sebago Road was closed while the crash was recon structed. The cause is still under investigation.

event on Sanborns Grove Road.

4:40 p.m. Welfare check on Kimball Road.

6:49 p.m. A car and deer collided on North Bridgton Road.

9:15 p.m. Citizen assist on Willis Park Road.

Friday, November 25

4:39 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Portland Road.

7:04 p.m. A male was issued summonses for leav ing the scene of an accident and operating a motor vehi cle while suspended.

8:43 p.m. Criminal mis chief on Main Street.

8:57 p.m. Report of intoxicated and disorderly subject on Main Street; area checked with “no findings.” Saturday, November 26 2:01 a.m. Female caus ing a disturbance in the hospital emergency room. Police offered the subject a ride due to cold condi tions, but she refused. At 2:34 a.m., police received a report that the same indi vidual allegedly attempted to force entry into a home on South High Street, and was arrested on a criminal trespass charge.

7:48 p.m. Assist with a suspicious person complaint on Plains Road in Harrison.

11:01 p.m. Traffic detail on Portland Road.

Sunday, November 27 3:28 a.m. Mental health event on Kansas Road.

Fryeburg Police log

These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing):

Monday, November 21

7:31 p.m. Restraining order served to subject on Christopher Street.

10:23 p.m. Domestic disturbance on East View Lane.

Tuesday, November 22

3:44 a.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Portland Street.

4:38 a.m. Radar detail on Bridgton Road.

7:18 p.m. Domestic dis turbance at Burnt Meadow Road in Brownfield.

8:59 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Pequawket Trail in Brownfield.

Wednesday, November 23

2:01 a.m. During a peace officer detail at a Main Street business, police made an arrest.

12:15 p.m. Animal com plaint on Portland Street.

9:50 p.m. Subpoena served at a Portland Street

Teen dies in Route 35 crash

NAPLES — A 19-year-old Otisfield resident was killed when his vehicle struck a tree off Route 35 in Naples Sunday afternoon.

Ethan Gardner was driving a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta when it went off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree, causing extensive damage to the vehicle.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department reported that Gardner had been involved in a hit-andrun collision in the area of Route 302 and 35 in Naples at 1:25 p.m. A 2020 Chevrolet truck, operated by Evert Kinser, 59, of Naples was stopped in traffic at the traf fic light when the truck was struck from behind by Gardner’s car.

Police say Gardner fled the scene prior to depu ties’ arrival. Witnesses gave deputies a description of Gardner’s vehicle and the direction of travel from the scene — heading north on Route 35 toward Harrison.

Gardner’s car was located a short distance north on Route 35. He “sustained life-ending injuries” as a result of the crash, CCSO Captain Kerry Joyce reported.

Route 35 was shut down for an extended period of time while the crash was reconstructed by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, however, “speed appears to be a factor,” CCSO reported.

Gardner’s driver’s license was under suspension.

location.

9:53 p.m. Peace officer detail on North Fryeburg Road; arrest made.

Thursday, November 24

3:23 a.m. Assist county deputy on Denmark Road in Brownfield.

Friday, November 25 11:50 a.m. Motor vehi cle crash on Bridgton Road.

2:31 p.m. Vehicle off the road at the intersection of Portland Street and Budrich Drive.

5:30 p.m. Deer tag issued on Bridgton Road.

8:40 p.m. Suspicious activity on Portland Street investigated.

Saturday, November 26

2:19 a.m. Parking prob lem on Main Street.

4:37 a.m. Suspicious activity at Main Street busi ness.

5:06 p.m. Traffic com plaint at Fryeburg Plaza. Sunday, November 27 8:31 a.m. Assist citizen at intersection of Haley

Town Road and Bull Moose Run.

6:28 p.m. 9-1-1 hangup call on Hemlock Bridge Road.

NSB lots

used to buy the real estate if the deal is approved by residents.

“In this case, I think this was truly a missed opportunity for Naples. Naples does not have a lot of land for any growth or anything,” Hawley said. “We are already having growing pains”

“By owning these par cels, it allows us to con trol the parcels. Whether we don’t do anything with the land or we sell it, we control it. It protects the Village District,” he said.

It was unclear whether the land-purchase request would be presented to vot ers at annual town meeting or at the ballot box in May.

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE was sustained by a Chevrolet truck and dump truck following a collision Monday on Sebago Road in Naples. (Photo courtesy Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office)

FATALITY — An Otisfield teen died Sunday after noon when his Volkswagen Jetta left Route 35 and struck a tree in Naples. (Photo courtesy CCSO)

Fireworks display stays big

NAPLES — Naples prides itself on having a spec tacular fireworks display.

The show draws tens of thousand people to the Naples Causeway on the eve ning of July 4.

Unfortunately, the inflated cost of fireworks threatened to downsize the show in 2023. For the same amount of money that the town spent this past year, there would be one-third fewer shells exploding in the air.

On Monday, the Naples Board of Selectmen favored spending the extra money to keep the show the same size. Additionally, the town and the pyrotechnics com pany signed a three-year con tract, locking in the price of $14,500 for that timeframe.

“If you remember, the fireworks bids came back. We bid that out as $10,000 flat fee. At that fee, the fire works show was going to be two-thirds of what it normally is in term of shells. It would be an additional $4,500 to have the same show we are accustomed to,” according to

Author to speak tonight via Zoom

LOVELL — The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Speaker Series continues on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. with a Zoom-only poetry reading and slide show by Sarah Carlson.

Sarah developed her unique poetic voice as she began to process the sud den death of her husband, Barry, both therapeutical ly and out in the natural

world. She combines her writing with photography of scenes from her outdoor adventures in her home state of Maine and other wild places.

Her second book, In the Currents of Quiet, spans almost 14 years of writ ing and contains more than 150 poetry and pho tography pairings. Her third book, Tender Light Softens, has been written through the pandemic and was published by Golden Dragonfly Press this fall.

Sarah received her B.S. in Education in 1990 and her M.Ed. in 2009. Her books beautifully blend her love of the outdoors, jour ney toward wellness, and over 30 years of experi ence as an educator. Sarah believes that while word choice is important, espe

cially to a poet, it’s really the essence of our expe riences that matters. She shares her work with the hope that readers access moments of stillness where clarity crystallizes in what ever way they may need in their own times of explora tion and personal growth.

This is a Zoom-only talk. The link can be found by going to www.hobbsli

Drive-up vaccinations

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — ’Tis the season for respiratory illnesses, and, this year, especially in kids.

Memorial Hospital is hosting a drive-up vaccine clinic especially for chil dren and young adults on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 8 a.m. until noon at the Hospital’s

main entrance. Vaccines for the flu and COVID-19 will be available and adminis tered based on eligibility. COVID-19 booster shots will be available to those who have completed the ini tial vaccine series. Santa Claus will person

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For queries, contact the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library at 207-925- 3177.

The Hobbs Library Speaker Series is supported in part by a generous con tribution from Norway Savings Bank.

When to talk

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer

CASCO — Exactly one week before Election Day, an elected official spoke as a private citizen about one form of public involvement in the political process.

Susan Witonis urged her local selectmen to clarify public participation on the agenda because it might be confusing some citizens.

Witonis serves as the Cumberland County Commission.

But, she wasn’t wear ing that hat on the evening of Nov. 1 when she stood before the Casco Board of Selectmen.

“I’m here as a private citizen. I know in the past the public has been able to participate throughout the agenda. Does that still go on now? Does the public know that they can come and speak at any time on this agenda? Or are the

Hawthorne House Christmas party

RAYMOND — The beloved annual “Hawthorne House Christmas Party” will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 6 p.m. at Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home, located at 40 Hawthorne Road in Raymond.

A donation of $5 per adult is requested. Although walk-ins are welcome, res ervations are encouraged for planning. You may make a reservation by e-mailing hawthorne@maine.rr.com or calling or texting Becky Tracy at 207-329-0537.

The festivities will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m., fol lowed by dinner at 7 p.m. Attendees are asked to please bring a favorite culinary creation: an appetizer, main dish, bread, rolls, or dessert, along with serving spoons. They are also asked to please put their name on dishes and utensils. The cocktail hour and dinner will be BYOB, with guests asked to bring any alcoholic beverages or special mixers they might like. The Hawthorne House will provide setups of ice and standard mixers.

The festive evening will conclude with the singing of all-time favorite Christmas carols.

How to Support Fundraising Campaign Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home in Raymond has launched Phase 2 of its major fundraising effort to help fully repair and restore the National Register historic home. Donations may be made by sending a much-appre ciated check or online donation.

Please make checks payable to: Hawthorne Community Association, PO Box 185, South Casco, ME 04077. Credit card, debit card, and/or Paypal donations may be made online at: https://www.hawthorneassoc.com.

For more information, please contact Abel Bates at 207318-7131 or jbates4@maine.rr.com.

STORE RELOCATES — The Greater Bridgton Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at Jackalope Living’s new location on Main Street, at the Gateway building. Pictured from left to right: Tori Hill, Bridgton Community Development Coordinator; Erin Nelson of Norway Savings Bank; Keri Montague, Assistant Bridgton Community Development Coordinator; Shelley Matthews of Jackalope Living; Chamber Executive Director Angie Cook; Bridgton Deputy Town Manager Georgiann Fleck; and Bridgton Town Manager Bob Peabody.

COOKIE WALK — After a two-year hiatus inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the “Cookie Walk” will return to First Church on South High Street in Bridgton. Using a larger venue, the Guild will stage the walk in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, Dec. 10, opening at 9 a.m. It is anticipated that more than 30 varieties of cookies lovingly baked by Guild and members of the congregation will be arranged for selection by participants. Gloves and boxes will be provided for shoppers. Plenty of parking is available at the rear entry door. Come, satisfy your sweet tooth, and make your Christmas holiday a bit merrier.

Nathaniel Hawthorne. (Image courtesy of the Hawthorne Community Association)

Author Sarah Carlson

gazebo and fire pit in the rear, sheds, paved driveway and more. MUST SEE! $645,000

Bridgton – Beautiful like-new 4-5 bedroom home with four and a half baths, 3,000 s.f. of well-appointed living space with beautiful windows offering abundant natural light, stunning views of Mt. Washington with Westerly sunsets. The home also offers a finished daylight basement with two bedrooms, a large family room, a full bath, and a second washer and dryer. Granite counters and stainless appliances, radiant heat on first floor and garage, three propane fireplaces, central AC, stunning cherry wood flooring throughout, master suite, theatre room, central vac, wraparound deck with Trex decking, attached two-car garage, paved driveway, potting shed, fruit trees, lovely landscaping, and more. Large two-story shed in the rear to store all your extra things, and a whole-house generator. MUST SEE! $845,000

Laker boys’ soccer awards

Fall Fest at Sebago Elementary

SEBAGO — The Sebago Elementary School “Fall Fest” was held on Friday, Oct. 28. Thanks to the many volunteers from the com munity, such as the Sebago Elementary PTC, SPICE, the staff and administration the event was a great suc cess.

Students enjoyed wood working, two separate art projects, an educational walk on the nature trail, prepared and tasted apple sauce, and participated in outdoor sports. Maine game wardens were on hand

with a search and rescue canine team to meet stu dents and explain how these dogs find lost children and solve crimes. They also provided information on wild animals found in the Maine woods. Another spe cial guest was Sparks Ark Animal Services, an edu cational program that dis played unusual and exotic animals rescued in Maine.

The day was capped off with cider and treats, thanks to the PTC. This is an annu al event, and it gets better every year!

Do the Santa Shuffle

NFI North’s Bridge Crossing will hold its sec ond annual Santa Shuffle benefit 5K race and Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 3. The event benefits Bridge Crossing Academy (7 Nulty Street in Bridgton).

9:30 a.m. Children’s Fun Run — The day will start with some dashing through the snow led by one of Santa’s favorite Elves! 10:30 a.m., 5K Walk/Run — You’ll run through the seven levels of the Candy Cane Forest, past the sea of twirly-swirly gum drops and back to Bridge Crossing Academy where hot cocoa and festivities await!

Race Day registration

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12 ANGRY JURORS, performed by the Lake Region Drama Club, opens TONIGHT, Thursday, Dec. 1 and runs through Sunday in the high school auditorium. Show times are 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are sold at the door, $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors. Cast members include: (back row, left to right) Leah Edwards, Jenna Jordan, Payton Vogen, Alice O’Connor, Madison Paradis, Tyler Lafontaine, Emma McKenney and Zachary Cross; (front row) Molly Edwards, Evelyn Hayes, Reiyn Hart, Eva Fickett, Abigail Manchester, Abby Baker, Elise Conner and Finley Parritt. Missing from the photo were Sierra Allen, Shannon-Marie Goguen, Mackenzie Putnam, Seth Gilmore-Merritt and Sydney Mushrow.

12 Angry Jurors is a play that contemplates the responsibility of 12 ordinary people as they consider the guilt or innocence of a young man accused of murder. While we never learn the names of the jurors, throughout the course of the story, the 12 jurors bring their histories, prejudices, and biases to the jury room as they work through this life-or-death decision. Originally written for men only — in a time when women could not serve jury duty — there have been several adaptations where 12 Angry Women settle around the deliberation table, to this production of 12 Angry Jurors

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH HONORED — The Bridgton Lions Club honored recent Lake Region Students of the Month at this Monday’s meeting. Pictured above is September Student of the Month Melissa Mayo with Lion Elaine Spenciner, and November Student of the Month Larissa Harmon (below) flanked by Lions John Schuettinger and Ruth Shalline.

ALL STAR GOALIE — Lake Region girls’ soccer senior captain Emily Rock (goalkeeper #17) was the only Laker player to participate on the Class A/B All-Region Southern All-Star team. The game was held on Sunday, Nov. 13 at Thomas College in Waterville. The South beat the North All-Stars 7-2. Emily split time in goal, made 4 saves and allowed no goals. Jacob Chadbourne of Bridgton participated on the boys’ team.

AT THE SENIOR BOWL — Lake Region’s Jacob Chadbourne played in the A/B Senior Bowl, while his LR head coach, Ryan Harlow coached.

Lake Region varsity boys’ soccer coach Ryan Harlow presented the following awards: Jake Laferriere Coaches Award: Tyler Jones, Zach Vogel Isaac Rawson Award, Captain’s Award: Caiden Hall Quiet Man (Leadership) Award: Taylor Spearrin Most Improved: Caleb Coombs

Southern Maine B Regional All- Star: Jacob Chadbourne Western Maine Conference 1st Team All-Star: Jacob Chadbourne Western Maine Conference 2nd Team All-Star: Josiah England

Senior Rambles

Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree

Rattlesnake Mtn.

Eleven Denmark Mountain Hikers turned out for our alternate hike to Rattlesnake Mountain on Nov. 18. This is the first time we’ve climbed Rattlesnake since January 2020 when there was fresh snow to try out our snow shoes on. There was fresh snow on this 2022 hike from the storm two days before. Two inches or so fell, followed by rain that washed/melted much of it away. There was little snow at the beginning of the trail and as we climbed, there was a skim of frozen snow in the woods and here and there on the trail some small icy spots. We all carried our microspikes with us, but there was no need to put them on during our climb.

We started up the trail at 8:40 a.m., reaching the summit ledges at 9:30 a.m. after 50 minutes of hiking. The sun warmed us on the open ledges and there was almost no wind. Although it had been 24 degrees at the church when we start ed, temperatures rose to 42 degrees at the summit in the sun — a very enjoyable hiking day!

The main trail up Rattlesnake Mountain is the Bri-Mar Trail, made pos sible by the generosity of the private family that owns the mountain and named for Brian and Marlene Huntress who hiked the trail in the mid 1960s. The trail is easy to follow, with infrequent paint blazes on trees and rocks to show the way. The trail crosses the field from the parking lot, follows a broad woods road and then turns into a foot trail marked with a few red paint arrows. This trail climbs the shoulder of the mountain at a steep rate to the top of the ridge, where the trail lev els out and follows a long, nearly level ridge.

The trail continues on from the summit ledges to another overlook further south on the ridge, and Jane and Jean hiked over there to see the view. Denmark Mountain Hiker Rick Dennen had home-baked chocolate chip cookies for everyone and Denmark Mountain Hiker Susan Gassett had a poem for us — we really appreciate the efforts that Rick and Susan put into making our summit

stops just a little bit more enjoyable, and something to look forward to!

The summit ledges sud denly became crowded as a group of students from Westbrook High School joined us. They were on a school outing trip with their teacher, Darren Thayer, and were good company on the mountain. Rick had more than enough cookies to share with the students, and Susan took advan tage of the new audience to read her poem again. I added Darren’s name to our Denmark Mountain Hiker mailing list, and would be pleased to have him bring some of his students on our future hikes. Jeff suggested that the trip we made to the Redstone Quarry in North Conway would be a good class field trip, and I sent Darren our hike report with links to some of the histori cal records for the quarry. We spent an hour at the summit, heading down at 10:30 a.m., reaching the cars after 35 minutes of hiking.

Rattlesnakes on Rattlesnake Mountain

not only is it no longer found in Maine, there is only one known population in New Hampshire where it is on the State Endangered Wildlife list as Critically Imperiled. The Timber Rattlesnake is a large, thick black snake measuring 36-60 inches with a large triangular head and a large rattle at the end of the tail.

This is a fine hike with nice views, suitable for families with children who are up for a little climb ing, but no rock scrambles or steep ledges to climb. While on the Rattlesnake Mountain trail please respect the generosity of the landowners in making this hike possible — leave no trash and pick up any that you find along the trail, light no fires, and do not camp overnight. Leave the trail and the mountain as you found it, so that others may enjoy the hike – even though there are no more rattlesnakes on the moun tain.

Rattlesnake Mountain in Cumberland County, Casco, ME

Take a hike!

Hikes

2022

December

• Interested hikers meet at the Denmark Church at 8 a.m.

• Hikes are subject to change or cancellation.

December 2 — Easy – Raymond Community Forest and Pismire Bluff (640 feet), North Raymond. RT hiking 2 hours. RT driving 1.5 hours.

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opens at 8:45 a.m. Individual 5K Walk/Run registrations are $25 ($35 on Race Day); kids are free if pre-registered ($10 on Race Day). To register for the event, visit www. nfinorth.com/santa-shuffle

For more information about this event, including spon sorship opportunities, please contact Alisa Gibson at 603647-4404 or e-mail Alisa Gibson at alisagibson@nafi.com

Bridge Crossing provides a safe and loving refuge for young children ages 5-14. The guiding vision is a com mitment to help children return to their family or another home-like setting. BC provides specialized treatment and education to assist them through their journey of healing and ultimately help them find their happily ever after.

Proceeds from the Run for the Children 5K ensure that children at Bridge Crossing receive the best possible care, including a more robust children’s activities pro gram, increased education assistance, special services to families, and intensive therapies for children overcoming trauma. With over 24 years of caring for children, Bridge Crossing has a unique understanding of providing a safe, nurturing environment for children in crisis and the value of keeping families together following trauma.

Despite the name there are no longer any rattle snakes on Rattlesnake Mountain. They were once common on the mountain up until the 1880s, but there was a vigorous effort by local farmers to eradicate them, and the snakes were also hunted for their medic inal value. Any trace of rat tlers has been eliminated long ago. No rattlesnakes have been seen anywhere in Maine since 1901.

The Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) for which this mountain is named used to be found from the Massachusetts border up to the White Mountains in Maine and New Hampshire. However,

Difficulty – Easy Trail distance – 1.25 miles to summit

Hiking time – 45 min utes to 1 hour to summit

Elevation – 1,030 feet

Vertical gain – 580 feet

Coordinates – 43° 58’ 01’’ N 70° 29’ 07’’ W

Topographic Map –USGS Raymond 7.5-min ute quad

Directions to the trail head: Go south 0.9 miles from the intersection of Maine Routes 11 and 85 in Webb’s Mills on the Casco/ Raymond line in Maine. The parking lot is on the right (west) side of the road in an area roped off at the edge of a large field. There is room for 6 to 8 cars at the parking lot.

Postponed from Oct. 14 because of bad weather. The Raymond Community Forest is 356 acres of land in North Raymond located on Conesca Road, including much of Pismire Mountain and a large forested parcel beside Crescent Lake. DMH hiked this last in April 2021.

December 9 — Moderate – Black Mountain, (2,757 ft.), Jackson, NH – 3.2 mi RT, 1,450 feet elevation gain. RT hiking 3.0 hrs. RT driving 1.5 hours.

DMH hiked this twice – once in December 2013 on snowshoes, and once in October 2017. We will climb to the summit via the old Black Mountain Backcountry Ski trail and view the Black Mountain CCC Cabin on the way. Views of Mount Washington.

December 16 — Moderate – Peaked Mountain (1,734 feet), North Conway, NH – 4.2 mi RT, 1,200 feet elevation gain. RT hiking time 3.5 hours. RT driving 2 hours.

We’ve done this mountain four times, the last time in April 2018. There are nice views of Conway Village from the summit ledges. This is the easier alternative to Kearsarge North the same day.

December 16 — Difficult – Mount Kearsarge North (3,268 feet), North Conway, NH – 6.2 mi RT, 2,600 feet elevation gain. RT hiking 7 hours. RT driving 2.5 hours.

We haven’t climbed Kearsarge North as the DMH since October 2020. This is a more difficult alternate to the Peaked Mountain hike the same day.

station reports

Jimbob’s Store, Denmark

Thursday, November

17: Ernest Calderone, buck, 4 points; Richard Sanborn, buck, 119 pounds, 5 points; Richard Holden, buck, 106 pounds, spike horn; Nick Anderson, doe; Thomas Donovan, buck, 7

points; David Morin, but ton buck; Tyler Morin, doe; Calobe Thayer, doe; Arthur Mcaleer, fawn doe; Timothy Perry, doe; Scott Sinclair, buck, 138 pounds, 6 points; John Shields, doe; Dennis Lord, doe; Breanna Libby, doe, 128 pounds; Theresa

Ridlon, buck, 150 pounds, 7 points; Michael Pullis, buck, 4 points; Christian Kuvaja, buck, 8 points; Ian Biggers, buck, 5 points.

Friday, November 18: Logan Cox, buck, 140 pounds, 10 points; Mckae Curran, buck, 155 pounds,

8 points; Rosalind Day, buck, 103 pounds, spike horn; Stephen Burke, buck, 153 pounds, 10 points; Lawrence Harvie, button buck; Jonathon Hill, buck, 5 points; Ed Libby, buck, spike horn; Jared Wilkey,

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View of Crescent Lake from the summit ledges of Rattlesnake Mountain. (Photo by Allen Crabtree)

Denmark Mountain Hikers nearing the end of the Rattlesnake Mountain trail. (Photo by Allen Crabtree)

Denmark Mountain Hikers taking a break at the summit ledges of Rattlesnake Mountain. (Photo by Jeff Sturgis)

Denmark Mountain Hiker Rick Dennen baked chocolate chip cookies for the hikers. (Photo by Allen Crabtree)

Denmark Mountain Hiker Susan Gassett reading a poem to the group. (Photo by Allen Crabtree)

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majority of the people see ing this as they can only speak at public participa tion? Is it possible to get some clarification on that,” Witonis said. “And, to let more people know they can speak throughout the meet ing?”

Chairman Robert MacDonald responded.

“I would say that any one watching in on LRTV would know it is open to open [pubic] participation,” he said.

Casco Town Manager Anthony “Tony” Ward asked Witonis for her advice on the wording on the agenda. He asked if the change would be bet ter received by residents if it said: Public participation for non-agenda items.

She answered yes, and then suggested putting the open public participation either at the beginning or the end of the agenda.

Currently, it is listed at the beginning.

Selectman Scott Avery discussed having public sharing at the beginning versus at the end of the meeting.

“At the end, we’ve already made all the deci sions on everything above that bottom agenda item. I don’t mind having the public speak on whatev er they want to speak on. If we have it at the end, we’ve already done every thing — accepted a threeyear assessing contract and all those things. So, it is pretty much relevant at that point,” he said

“If everybody speaks at

the time we are discussing it, I like it better that way,” Avery said.

“I agree. As people have comments on each agenda item, they could speak,” Chairman MacDonald said. Witonis continued on the topic.

“The public participa tion could be changed… There is the public partici pation like I am speaking now. But, they will also know they speak as we go down through the agenda. I don’t think people real ize whether they can speak throughout the whole agen da. I think for the majority of the people it felt like the only time they can talk is during public participa tion,” she said.

Ward penned the word ing as she spoke.

“If the board chooses, I can change that. I can modify that to clarify [that] public participation is for any item, and the public can participate when rec ognized by the chair or vice chair for agenda items,” Ward said.

Selectman Grant

YOU CAN BRIGHTEN A

CHILD’S

HOLIDAY — Team Long Run and Bridgton Books are at it again, getting books to kids who need them the most. Come on down to Bridgton Books (Main Street) now through New Year’s and brighten a child’s holiday! Buy a book from Bridgton Books for a child, and Team Long Run will deliver it to a local Early Head Start family. “Books in the home support early literacy. By giving a child a book, you’ll make their holiday brighter and help them for the long run.” Pictured are Justin Ward, owner of Bridgton Books, and Hilary Harper-Wilcoxen of Team Long Run.

Plummer cautioned keep ing a balance.

“We need to be a little careful. This is our busi

ness meeting. At some point in time, it is time to take care of the business as well,” he said.

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Naples Town Manager John Hawley.

“We already had a threeyear contract. They will honor that price and shell count for the next three years,” he said.

The extra cost could come from the Unanticipated Fund Balance, he said.

The board is permit ted to use money from the UFB without going to vot

ers. However, the total cost for fireworks will be worked into future budgets, which

are approved by residents at annual town meeting. — DD

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ally thank kids for getting their vaccines. Dogs from Assistance Canine Training Services (ACTS) will also be on hand to provide assis

tance to those who need a friendly paw to hold. No appointments are necessary; just drive up, register, lower the car window and raise an arm.

Denmark Mountain Hikers schedule

hike because Christmas is the day before and people will be travelling for the

holidays. However, there are usually a few Denmark Mountain Hikers who get together and climb one of the Pleasant Mountain trails. Reach out to your fellow hikers and hit the trail!

December 30 — Easy –Peary Mountain (984 feet), Brownfield. 2 mi RT, 584 feet elevation gain. 1.5 hr. RT, ½-hour drive.

Time to celebrate the day-before-New Year’s Eve. Bring munchies and drinks to share. This is a close and easy hike to a

familiar mountain. We’ll do both Peary Mountain sum mits. Great views and good company!

For more info: If you have questions about the difficulty of a hike, or for any other information, please call John Patrick at 207-756-2247 (johnfp@ earthlink.net).

If you would like to meet DMH at a trailhead or some where along the route to the trailhead, please contact Allen Crabtree at 207-6539271 (denmarkmthiker@ gmail.com).

fawn female; Connor Hunt, buck, 159 pounds, 9 points; Lee Mitchell, buck, 196 pounds, 8 points; Michael Pullis, doe; Matthew Locke, doe; Anna Maxwell, buck, 129 pounds, 8 points.

Saturday, November 19: Pamela Watson, buck, 110 pounds, spike horn; Robert Lapointe, buck, 182 pounds, 8 points; Everett Yannelli, buck, 135 pounds, 8 points; James Shortsleeves, doe; Charles Record Sr., doe; Sean Kenney, buck, 112 pounds, 6 points; Benjamin Peare, doe; Richard Schwartz, doe; William Jope, buck, 148 pounds, 8 points; Richard Snow, buck, 163 pounds, 9 points; Dwayne Haskell, doe; Ella Cressy, fawn female; Michael Cressy, fawn female; Terry Guptill, buck, spike horn; James Welch, buck, 110 pounds, spike horn; Harold Henderson, buck, 8 points; Derek Barrows, buck, 130 pounds, spike horn; Gary Martin, buck; Richard Benoit, buck; Robert Desmarais, buck, 183.5 pounds, 8 points; Troy Murch, buck, spike horn; Conner Williams, doe; Luke Parker, doe, 111 pounds; Charles Weisemann III, buck, 102 pounds, 5 points; Ronald Rice, buck, 4 points; Connor Hunt, doe; Derek Potter, buck, 134 pounds, 6 points; Luke Mango, doe; Devin Brown, buck, 112 pounds, spike horn.

Monday, November 21: Sean Watson, buck, 151 pounds, 6 points; Marc Solari, buck, spike horn; Hailey Capano, buck, 95 pounds, spike horn; Michael Goodwin, doe; James Bell, doe, 104 pounds; Peter Korb, buck, 160 pounds, 6 points; Jason Yannelli, doe; Gordon Pulsifer, buck, 9 points; Peter Nilson, doe, 107 pounds; Alec Young, buck, 154 pounds, 10 points; Scott Harmon, doe; David Breton, doe.

Tuesday, November 22: Danny Gray, buck, 95 pounds, spike horn; Charles Forbes, buck, 139 pounds, 8 points; Charles Forbes, doe, 113 pounds; Brandon Capano, buck, 133.5 pounds, 6 points; Brande Viens, buck, 107.5 pounds, 6 points; Jennifer Pelkie, doe, 52.5 pounds; William Exley, buck, 162 pounds, 8 points; Harvey Walker, buck, spike horn; Jamie Duquette, buck, 7 points; Bryce Richardson, buck, 158 pounds, 8 points; Brandon Smith, buck, 8 points; Keith Quinn, buck, 144 pounds, 8 points; Thomas Canning, buck, 169 pounds, 10 points; Derrick Mack, buck, 8 points; Jason Justason, doe, 124 pounds.

Wednesday, November 23: Wendy Granitsas, buck, 3 points.

Jordan’s Store, Sebago

Thursday, November 17: Andrew Nabreski, East Falmouth, Mass., buck, 148 pounds, 7 points; Ian Campbell, Plympton, Mass., buck, 115 pounds, spike horn; Evan Pedrault, Westbrook, buck, 153 pounds, 10 points; H. Thomas Deiht, Batavia, Ill., buck; Ken Morrell, Standish, buck, 165 pounds, 8 points; Anne Macaleese, Standish, doe; Jason Luce, Sebago, buck, 140 pounds, spike horn; Andy MacDonald, Gorham, buck, 8 points; G. Russell, Standish, buck, spike horn; Dennis Jordan, Hollis, buck, 177 pounds, 8 points; M. Gosselin, Sebago, buck, 196 pounds, 10 points; Ray Paradis, Sebago, buck, 135 pounds, 6 points; Steve Clarke, Sebago, buck, 177 pounds, 3 points; Nate York, Sebago, buck, 160-plus pounds, 8 points; Greg Martin, Sebago, buck; Gary Dearborn, Hollis, buck, spike horn; Jim Fickett Jr., Gorham, doe.

Friday, November 19: Philip Carpentiere, Sebago, buck, spike horn; Joshua Howard, Standish, doe, 111 pounds; Isaac Stocks, Baldwin, doe; Carly Conry, Lyman, buck, spike horn; Thomas White, Westbrook, buck, spike horn; Thomas Pettersen, Standish, buck, 111 pounds, spike horn; Todd Pettersen, Standish, buck, 123 pounds, 5 points; Scott Coughlin, Franklin, Mass., buck, 4 points; Trenton Taylor, Standish, buck; Blair Martin, Standish, buck; Brian Jordan, Sebago, buck; David Kimball, buck; Owen Doyle, Gorham, buck, spike horn; Andrew Nabreski, Falmouth, Mass., doe, 118 pounds; Ryan Anderson, Sebago, buck, 138 pounds, 8 points; Stillman Stone, Fitzwilliams, N.H., buck, 192 pounds, 11 points; Paul St. John, Naples, doe; Kenneth Morrell, Standish, buck, 178 pounds, 8 points; Chris Lees, Naples, doe; Scott Douglas, Sebago, doe; John Trepanier, buck, 8 points; Mike Smith, Standish, buck, 160 pounds, 9 points; Earl Aube, Standish, buck, 130 pounds, 9 points; Dan Smith, Scarborough, buck, spike horn; Steve Emery, Rockport, Mass., doe; Douglas Lantagne, Fairfax, Vt., buck.

Monday, November 21: Dan Patch, Sebago, buck, 100 pounds, 3 points; Glenn Libby, Gorham, buck, spike horn.

Tuesday, November 22: Doug Horne, Sebago, doe; Garrett Kirkland, Naples, buck, spike horn; Matt White, Windham, doe; Laurie Hayer, Standish, buck; Gary Hayer, Standish, buck; Alex Hamlin, Gorham, doe.

Opinion & Comment

Down the Garden Path

by Nancy Donovan, Ph.D., PT Master Gardener Volunteer

The seedy side of winter

I can’t recall the last time I was able to work outside without several mobility-restricting layers of clothing in mid-November. However, I do not keep a diary and so I truthfully cannot be sure what the November weather was like last year. I think that I was more focused on when I could get my vaccines and making sure I had enough of the right kind of masks stashed away.

This year, the continued warm days have allowed me to complete tasks without having to work at the speed of light, or at least faster than the speed of still life. One of these November days, I was inside enjoying a day of rest with a good book and a warm beverage. At one point, my eyes were drawn to movement outside my windows. Specifically, I was surprised to see that the goldfinches were not eating at the birdfeeders, but they were plucking the seeds from the black-eyed coneflowers and the com mon mullein. On this day, the plants were the preferred bird feeders. Birds that have been shown to enjoy the seed heads or the seeds on the ground include cardinals, chicka dees, goldfinches, red-bellied woodpeckers, blue jays, nuthatches, towhees, wrens, titmice, juncos, and sparrows.

As I have written in other columns, I do not cut back anything in my gardens in the autumn. I do this after hav ing read that the dried plants that have died off for the winter provide food and shelter for insects, birds, and other little animals. Not cutting back my garden plants also allows me to eliminate, or avoid, one autumn garden task.

I do recall the first time I saw common mullein grow ing in my landscape. It is quite an eye-catching plant at its maturity. While many people consider the common mullein (Verbascum Thapsus) a weed, there are others that will intentionally plant it in gardens. There are also some herbalists that believe that it has medicinal benefits.

Common mullein is a non-native plant that is native to Eurasia and Africa, but is found in each state in the U.S. according to the Native Plant Trust. It has an interesting growth pattern. In its first year it is characterized by pale green and fuzzy leaves that remain low to the ground. During the second year, a flower spike appears and grows up to six feet high and bright yellow flowers develop. Each flower on the tall plant last only about one day, but flowers will open throughout the growing cycle. I have decided that I will welcome the common mullein on my land and I think of it as a part of a critter habitat that provides food and shelter that is needed by every species.

As most of us are going to be inside more than outside for the next few months, perhaps some time can be spent planning how to build critter habitats in our gardens, or on our wild land.

Following is a list of plants that have been demonstrat ed to be mini bird feeders in the fall and winter.

Witch Hazel Winterberry (lots of bright red berries enjoyed by birds) Hydrangea Sedum

Holly (also produces red berries)

Sunflowers

Asters

Coreopsis Coneflowers

Joe

Pye-Weed

Evening primrose Northern maidenhair fern Lady fern Hay-scented fern

Ostrich fern

Sensitive fern Cinnamon fern

Royal fern Christmas fern

Tufted hair grass

Switch panic grass

Little bluestem grass

Yellow prairie grass

Last winter after one snowstorm resulted in tufts of snow on the seedheads of the tall stalks of some of my perennials, I hurried outside with my camera before the sun melted the perennials top hats. While the dried plants provide food and shelter for birds and other critters, on that day I was able to witness the gentleness of the sparkling cottony puffs that accumulated on the tops of the plants, and I have pictures to show my friends from the southern states who can’t understand why I look forward to winter.

resulted in tufts of snow on the seed heads of the tall stalks of some perennials.

Howdy neighbor!

A Thanksgiving to Remember In Ye Olden Times

How was your Thanksgiving? It seemed a good one in this village, not so very cold and windy as the last few years have been, and the left-over snow added much to the festive spirit of the day. Though I didn’t see many on the road, when I went driving out to deliver an extra apple pie to South Bridgton, I did see many a driveway clogged with vehicles fresh from treks ‘over the river and through the woods.’

We sure have a lot to be thankful for this year, and I hope everyone got to enjoy their holiday surrounded by friends, family, and all the other reasons why. One thing in particular, which I was thankful for, which I would not see go unre corded in our annals, is the fact that I hear our local markets did much to ensure folks hereabouts were able to observe Thanksgiving in the traditional manner despite the economy’s straitened circumstances. Though the radio warned much of turkey shortages and the headlines frequently spoke of ris ing prices everywhere, I have since learned that our local markets, far from selling turkeys even at cost given their high price this year, in fact sold their turkeys at a great personal loss to themselves, pricing them not a bit higher per pound than in previous years when circumstances everywhere were better, and our wallets not so tight. Now that’s truly living up to the Thanksgiving spirit as known by of our ancestors, and it reminds me of Thanksgiving here in Bridgton 152 years ago, when one local market went out of its way to ensure no one in our town went hungry. Taking us back to The Bridgton News of Nov. 25, 1870, I’d like us all to reflect on the spirit of generosity which has ever characterized this most American of holidays.

“Thanksgiving seems not to have been forgotten by our people. We have good evidence that a great many ‘foul transactions’ have taken place in this vicinity within this past few days. We learn that the numerous patrons of Alvin Davis & Co. were enabled to observe the ‘time honored custom’ of having a turkey-dinner for Thanksgiving, through the

research offered.

It’s not okay

To The Editor: How wasteful can the town be?

Pretty “dam” wasteful. The Bridgton Select Board says “It’s okay” to waste tax payers’ dollars on needlessly opening and closing the dams during drawdown, as long as the DPW director continues to say the level is in compli ance. The levels at Woods Pond have only been in com pliance 7 of 45 days since the beginning of drawdown on Oct. 14. The level just prior to the opening was 3.5, the same as today’s level with the dam closed. With possibly 16 manipulations of the dam in 45 days, eight times the sea sonal average of 2 manipula tions, the town is in the same place. Assume it cost $1,000 to manipulate the dam so far. In the past, it only cost $100 for the entire season. If this nonsense continues to May, the wasteful and needless cost will be $4,000. Those taxpay ers’ dollars could pay for a portion of the reconstruction of the restrooms at Highland Beach. The evidence of erosion, while evident at Woods Pond, is very clear at Highland Beach.

There was no science, data, or environmental research utilized to develop the Town Lake Level Policy. That fact has been confirmed by the town administration in writing. Again, the Select Board says, “It’s okay” if the manager or director tells them research and data were used. Letters which were referred to the process of developing a “codified” policy, no data or

The town loudly and clear ly rebuked the board’s and administration’s efforts for a tax increase by a 4 to 1 vote against. Perhaps lack of docu mentation, and confidence in the town’s pronouncements and actions are the reasons.

Barry DeNofrio Bridgton

Cold & Fossil Fuels

To The Editor:

Apparently, based on a theory that is based on com puter projections that have proven to be very iffy, much of the country, including Maine, has subscribed to the theory that fossil fuels will be the end of the planet. Following this iffy theory, politicians in Washington and Augusta have been working to curtail and eliminate fossil fuel energy production and supply. They are eliminat ing fossil fuels that provide 85+% of America’s energy without providing alternate energy sources in sufficient quantity to replace the fossil fuel energy that they cut off. Maine has been in the van guard of the rush to convert from fossil fuel energy to electric energy.

Whether intentional or unintentional, the conse quences of unwise policy decisions by Washington and abetted by Augusta are descending on Mainers. As the weather turns from fall into winter, the outlook in Maine is bleak. Many of the older homes in Maine depend on fossil fuels for heat against the harshness of winter and the newer homes use electric heat pumps. Unfortunately, electricity is primarily gen

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director

characteristic liberality of this enterprising firm, they having distributed more than a hundred turkeys among the families in the village who are accustomed to trade with them. A similar donation, we learn, has been made by this firm every year since they commenced trade at ‘the new store,’ thus enabling all their customers to participate heartily, and with full stomachs, in the enjoyments of this the best of all our New England festivals. It cannot be otherwise than that this liberality will be appreciated on the part of the recipients, and that the investment will prove to be a ‘paying one,’ not only in an increase of business but in the cultivation of a kindly feeling on the part of the people toward the firm, growing out of this additional evidence that ‘money-getting’ is not the sole concern of the proprietors of this establishment. May the authoritative declaration that ‘it is more blessed to give than to receive’ prove strictly true in the case in point.”

I’m glad to see this sentiment still ringing true, over a century and a half later. And as a PS to this article, I wanted to note again; this coming Dec. 3 is the Festival of Lights, and anyone wishing to carry a light and walk at the head of the parade in the renewed traditional procession is encouraged to assemble at the fire station/historical society parking lot at 5 p.m. Come early however, anytime from 3 p.m. onwards, to participate in the Historical Society’s Christmas open house at the Methodist Church across the street. Till next time!

erated by fossil fuels, the cost of which has more than doubled for electric energy as well as fossil fuel energy. We know President Biden said that he would change nothing, but what will Governor Mills and Maine’s political class do to help Mainers out of this morass? We elect gover nors, legislators, senators and representatives to pro tect our rights, protect our person, protect our country and keep government within the strong lines drawn in the U.S. Constitution. We do not expect these elected officials to beggar us through stupid policies based on half-baked theories without proofs.

Governor Mills, please don’t let Mainers be cold this winter. Turn fossil fuel energy loose.

Jock MacGregor Sebago

Show some respect

To The Editor:

To The School Board

Members of SAD 61 — I have attended the last couple of board meetings in our district and some of you are to be commended for a job well done. Others of you should be ashamed of your selves, allow me to explain why.

When a member of the public wants to speak, you do not roll your eyes or shift in your seat because you are unhappy that this person has gotten up to speak. They have every right to get up and speak. You have done this to me twice and you did this to our students when they got up there to make a presentation to you on Nov.

21. They put a lot of thought into this presentation and a lot of work, as well. How I feel about their plan or policy change is of no con sequence at this time, but for some of you to sit there and roll your eyes and shift back and forth in your seats, shows complete disrespect for them and any of the citi zens of our school district.

Yes, we noticed you never rolled your eyes and shifted in your seat dur ing any of the other agenda items. It was only when the public wanted to make comments or presentations. Yes, some of those there that night messaged me and spoke to me directly about what they observed and how rude some of you looked when those of us got up to make public comments and presentations.

You need to remember that it is the citizens of your town, who elected you to that position on the school board. It is our taxes that pay for all levels of this school district including your sti pend, while it may be small, a stipend just the same. You also need to remember you are on that board for the kids. You disrespect them and you disrespect the seat you were elected to.

Now, I want you to think about that oath of office you took when you were elected. How many of you are abid ing by that oath of office?

Have you actually read the Constitution or did you just swear to uphold it without actually reading what it actu ally says? Are you going by memory from your middle school and high school years and have not read it since?

Reflect on these things.

So, the next time a tax

WIND AND WAVES — A seemingly endless snake-like pattern, etched into the eastern shore of Sebago Lake, casts lengthy shadows at sunset. (Photo by Suzanne Richard)

A SNOWSTORM

Opinions

Legals

TOWN OF BRIDGTON

3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARING Special Amusement Permit Application

The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, to accept oral and written comments on a Special Amusement Permit Application from Pine Tree State 4-H Club Founda tion DBA Magic Lantern for live music, education, and guest speakers. 1T48

PUBLIC NOTICE

Town of Waterford PLANNING BOARD

The Waterford Planning Board will hold a public hearing on December 21 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss:

• Proposed revisions to the Waterford Site Plan Review Ordinance regarding noise standards

• A proposed ordinance regarding yard and garage sales

Additionally, a public site walk will be held on Saturday, December 3 at 1 p.m., to walk the proposed Morse Home stead Subdivision on the corner of Hunts Corner Road and Bisbeetown Road. The board will meet on the west side of Hunts Corner Road just before the intersection with Bisbeetown Road.

Public welcome.

Information regarding the Morse Homestead Subdivision application, proposed Site Plan Review Ordinance revi sions, and Yard Sale Ordinance is available at the Water ford Town Office. 2T47

1069 Main Street, Lovell, ME 04051 Phone: 207-925-6272 Fax 207-925-1710

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF TAX SALE

The Town of Lovell Selectboard is accepting bids for the pur chase of tax acquired properties. Each bid must be in writing, in a sealed envelope marked with the Map and Lot and “Tax Sale Bid” on the outside. Each bid may be for one property only. Any person wishing to bid on multiple properties must submit a separate bid for each one. All bids must be received by the selectboard no later than 4 p.m. on December 6, 2022, late bids will not be opened or considered. All bids must be greater than any and all delinquent taxes, penalties, and fees due for that property.

Each bid must include the bidder’s name, mailing address, and phone number along with a deposit in the form of a certified check or money order for at least 20% of the amount bid. Any bid not containing the proper deposit will be rejected. The successful bidder’s deposit will be credited towards the total purchase price of the parcel. All unsuccessful bidders will have their deposits returned to them. The selectboard reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Successful bidders will have 60 days from the date of acceptance to complete the purchase. In the event that the successful bidder fails to complete the purchase, for any reason, in the time stated, the acceptance of that bid is void and their deposit shall be forfeited to the town. The selectboard may then negotiate a sale of the property with any or all of the unsuccessful bidders. Each property shall be conveyed by a Municipal Quit Claim Deed without covenants. Bids for the following parcel will be opened, reviewed, and awarded by the Selectboard at their December 6 meeting at the Lovell Town office at 1069 Main St. Lovell, starting at 7:15 p.m.: Map R02 Lot 035. The tax maps and other public in formation pertaining to this property may be reviewed at the Lovell Town office during regular business hours or by going to lovellmaine.org 1T48

1069 Main Street, Lovell, ME 04051 Phone: 207-925-6272 Fax 207-925-1710

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF TAX SALE

The Town of Lovell Selectboard is accepting bids for the pur chase of tax acquired properties. Each bid must be in writing, in a sealed envelope marked with the Map and Lot and “Tax Sale Bid” on the outside. Each bid may be for one property only. Any person wishing to bid on multiple properties must submit a separate bid for each one. All bids must be received by the selectboard no later than 4 p.m. on December 6, 2022, late bids will not be opened or considered. All bids must be greater than any and all delinquent taxes, penalties, and fees due for that property.

Each bid must include the bidder’s name, mailing address, and phone number along with a deposit in the form of a certified check or money order for at least 20% of the amount bid. Any bid not containing the proper deposit will be rejected. The suc cessful bidder’s deposit will be credited towards the total pur chase price of the parcel. All unsuccessful bidders will have their deposits returned to them. The selectboard reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Successful bidders will have 60 days from the date of acceptance to complete the purchase. In the event that the successful bidder fails to complete the pur chase, for any reason, in the time stated, the acceptance of that bid is void and their deposit shall be forfeited to the town. The selectboard may then negotiate a sale of the property with any or all of the unsuccessful bidders. Each property shall be con veyed by a Municipal Quit Claim Deed without covenants. Bids for the following parcels will be opened, reviewed, and awarded by the Selectboard at their December 6 meeting at the Lovell Town office at 1069 Main St. Lovell, starting at 7:15 p.m.: Map R09 Lot 007-C, Map R09 Lot 007-D, & Map R09 Lot 007-E. The tax maps and other public information pertaining to these properties may be reviewed at the Lovell Town office during regular business hours or by going to lovellmaine.org 1T48

payer from our district shows up to make a presen tation or make public com ments, show them a little respect and treat them with a little decency. That is all we ask, because one day it could be you making the

public comments or making the presentation and how would you feel if somebody just rolled their eyes and shifted in their seat when you got up, like you were a total waste of time and made them feel like what ever it is you have to say is not important when it could be quite important to you.

Peter

Morrison Bridgton

Venezuela Really?

To The Editor: Last week, the Biden administration authorized Chevron to pump oil in Venezuela, a communist country! Why are we sup porting the Nicolas Maduro

regime by easing sanctions imposed in 2019, over cor ruption and human rights concerns including grue some torture and killings? Why are we so desperate to buy oil from people who hate us, and then we have to transport this dirty oil across two continents?

More than a year ago,

LETTERS, Page 4B

Dr. Jan Carl ter Weele

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Committee Workshop

Select Board, Planning Board, & Ordinance Review Committee Workshop regarding Event Venues/Wedding Barns in the RURAL ZONE on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 6 p.m., in the Naples Town Office located at 15 Village Green Lane.

The meeting is open to the public and will also be avail able via Zoom.

Visit the Town of Naples Calendar for more information. 2T48

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Select Board Public Hearing

The Naples Select Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 6 p.m. It will take place at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda:

• Business License Application for Amati Day Spa located at 4 Meserve Street (found on Tax Map U10 Lot 45-001).

The public is welcome. 2T48

COMBINED NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS

12/1/2022

Cumberland County Community Development 142 Federal Street Portland, ME 04101

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the Cumberland County

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about December 19, 2022, the Cumberland County will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Community Develop ment Block Grant Funds (CDBG) under Title 1 of the Commu nity Development Act of 1974 to undertake a project known as Town of Bridgton, Highland Lake Beach Sidewalk Extension that will take place on Highland Road to Kennard Street. The proposed project will extend the sidewalk from Shorey Park to Kennard Street on Highland Road providing safe passage to and from Highland Lake Beach and boating area. The scope of work will consist of removing what remains of a deteriorated existing sidewalk. Once old sidewalk is removed, base course, vertical curbing and concrete in the walking section will be installed. Miscellaneous scope of work includes mobilization, temporary soil erosion and water pollution control. The amount of CDBG funds that will be used for this project is $132,128.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

The Cumberland County has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. There fore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Ad ditional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at

Cumberland County Community Development Office 142 Federal Street, Suite 102 Portland, Maine 04101 Tel. 207-619-1036

Contact: Courtney Kemp, Community Development Coordinator The ER may be examined or copied weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Cumberland County Community Develop ment Office 142 Federal Street, Suite 109, Portland ME 04101. All comments received by midnight December 18, 2022, will be considered by the Cumberland County prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION

The Cumberland County certifies to HUD that James H. Gailey in his capacity as County Manager consents to accept the juris diction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce re sponsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Cumberland County to use CDBG Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

HUD will accept objections to its release of fund and the Cum berland County certification for a period of fifteen days follow ing the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the follow ing bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Cumberland County (b) the Cumberland County has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatis factory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development at 202 Harlow Street Suite D2000 Bangor, ME 04401-4901 or e-mailed to cpd_covid-19oee-bos@hud.gov. Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

James H Gailey, Cumberland County Manager 142 Federal St., Portland ME 04101 1T48

Dr. Jan Carl ter Weele passed away Monday, November 21. Jan Started life in Groningen, Holland on March 22, 1935. After escaping Holland during World War II, Jan went on to graduate from Pomfret School, Princeton and finally his Doctorate in education from Har vard. Jan started his career in edu cation in Holmdel, N.J., as super intendent and retired from the Blue Hill, Maine, School District with stops along the way at Lake Region School District and as director gen eral of the International School of Geneva, Switzerland.

Upon his return from Geneva, Jan went to work for Gover nor John McKernan’s administration as deputy director of eco nomic and community development. When Jan finally retired he hung up his education cap and picked up a paint pallet and never looked back. He became a very accomplished artist with shows around the world. His paintings can be seen at Janterweele.com.

Jan is predeceased by father Carl Frits ter Weele and mother Margery Crane ter Weele, and a younger sister Fenneke Ge Jos lin. Jan leaves behind his longtime companion Motoko Schoning, a son Carl M. ter Weele, his husband Huy N. Nguyen, a brother Alexander ter Weele, a sister Margery Gagne and former wife Anne ter Weele.

Arrangements made by Jones Rich Barnes Funeral Home. To honor Jan’s life it is asked that you encourage and accept all your children’s dreams.

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Planning Board Meeting

The Naples Planning Board will hold a meeting on Tues day, December 6, 2022. The meeting will be in person at the Naples Town Hall Board Room located at 15 Village Green Lane starting at 6 p.m. On the Agenda:

An application for a modification to a site plan ap proved in 1989 for the property owned by Karen Swaim to modify her property lines (Tax Map R04, Lot 23-6)

An extension request for BWC Brandy Pond, LLC for a plan approved December 7, 2021, (Tax Map U52, Lot 96)

Plans may be viewed online at www.townofnaples.org. The public is welcome to attend the meeting. Any ques tions or concerns please contact codeoffice@townof naples.org 2T47

1069 Main Street, Lovell, ME 04051 Phone: 207-925-6272 Fax 207-925-1710

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF TAX SALE

The Town of Lovell Selectboard is accepting bids for the pur chase of tax acquired properties. Each bid must be in writing, in a sealed envelope marked with the Map and Lot and “Tax Sale Bid” on the outside. Each bid may be for one property only. Any person wishing to bid on multiple properties must submit a separate bid for each one. All bids must be received by the selectboard no later than 4 p.m. on December 6, 2022, late bids will not be opened or considered. All bids must be greater than any and all delinquent taxes, penalties, and fees due for that property.

Each bid must include the bidder’s name, mailing address, and phone number along with a deposit in the form of a certified check or money order for at least 20% of the amount bid. Any bid not containing the proper deposit will be rejected. The successful bidder’s deposit will be credited towards the total purchase price of the parcel. All unsuccessful bidders will have their deposits returned to them. The selectboard reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Successful bidders will have 60 days from the date of acceptance to complete the purchase. In the event that the successful bidder fails to complete the purchase, for any reason, in the time stated, the acceptance of that bid is void and their deposit shall be forfeited to the town.

The selectboard may then negotiate a sale of the property with any or all of the unsuccessful bidders. Each property shall be conveyed by a Municipal Quit Claim Deed without covenants.

Bids for the following parcel will be opened, reviewed, and awarded by the Selectboard at their December 6 meeting at the Lovell Town office at 1069 Main St. Lovell, starting at 7:15 p.m.: Map U2A Lot 045-T. The tax maps and other public information pertaining to this property may be reviewed at the Lovell Town office during regular business hours or by going to lovellmaine.org

Bernard L. Willey

A Celebration of Life honoring Bernard L. Willey of Casco will be held on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. at the American Legion Hall in Naples. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bernard’s name to: The Snell Foundation, PO Box 6304, Scarborough, ME 04070 or to the American Legion, 26 Casco Road, Naples, ME 04055.

Eric A. Farstad

Eric A. Farstad, 49, of Naples, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at the Maine Medical Center in Portland from inju ries he sustained in an automobile accident on Route 302 in Casco on Oct. 31, 2022.

He was born on July 27, 1973, in Portland, a son of Alan and Karen (Mitchell) Farstad and got his GED at Windham High School.

Eric worked at Sigco as a machine operator until he was injured and found it more fulling to take care of his family.

He enjoyed looking after his family, seeing his two young nieces, making friends and family smile with his silly little jokes.

Eric is loved by his wife, Dottie Farstad of Naples, whom he married on April 16, 2016, and been together with since 2009; a beautiful daughter whom he loved very much, Trinity R. Desjardins; two children who called him, “Dad,” Danielle Sliger and Kyler Hicks who will miss him dearly; his mother, Karen of Windham; his father, Alan of Naples; siblings, Matthew and Phelan Mitchell; two nieces, Aurora and Penelope who he loved dearly.

He was predeceased by Bertha E. Walker, Byron Mitchell, and Pearl Mitchell.

A celebration of Eric’s life will be announced at a later date.

Cremation arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco, where condolences and tributes may be shared at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

Frederick W. Dyer

Frederick W. Dyer, 86, of Bridgton, passed away on Mon day, October 31, 2022.

Frederick “Bill” was born in Portland, on June 17, 1936, son of Mary W. Theiling (Dyer) and Lewis M. Dyer. He gradu ated from Deering High School in Portland, Class of 1954. He lived many years in Westbrook, and his later years in Bridgton, He also spent his winters in Tavares, Fla., for 13 years. Bill worked for N.T. Fox Lumber Company for the majority of his life. He worked his way up from foreman of their Portland yard to manager of their Kennebunk yard. In his later years, he worked for St. Joseph’s Manor in Portland.

Bill loved and was quite good at many sports. In school, he ran track, played basketball and baseball. After high school, he played on a softball league and a bowling league; which he excelled at. Bill had a passion for the outdoors. He was a very avid hunter and angler. He enjoyed gardening and puttering around his yard in the summer.

He was very adamant about keeping the house and yard clean and neat. He was often seen with his pipe in his mouth while mowing the grass or raking leaves. Once he made the wise choice to stop smoking, he replaced the pipe with a toothpick, which he carried in his mouth often. Each winter he would feed the deer; he loved to watch them come into the yard each evening to eat and play. He loved to go to the beach and always liked a good tan, especially when he was a snow bird in sunny Florida.

Bill was quick with a joke and had a great sense of humor. He enjoyed telling stories and mak ing people laugh. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. Bill adored his grandchildren, great-grandchil dren and all of his family. He al ways made time to visit. He and his wife Arlene especially loved to take the children to special places and spend as much time as possible with them.

His wife, and love of his life, “Arlene” predeceased him. They were married for just a few months shy of 63 years. He leaves a son, Frederick W. (Billy) Dyer Jr. of Standish, a daughter, Michelle Williams and her husband Vincent of Norway, Maine. A predeceased brother Lewis Dyer of Milo, a sister Mary Cottle of Panama City, Fla., and a sister Kather ine Curtis of Portland. His three grandchildren: Nicole Parker and husband Luke of Sebago; Amy Parker and husband Abe of Ohio, and Adam Williams of Ashland, Ohio. Additional ly, five great-grandchildren: Brooke, Braylea, Ava, Ayla and Ryan. He also leaves many nieces, nephews and cousins.

A special “Thank You” to Bonny Dyer for her loving care and support and for always being there. Additional thanks to the wonderful and loving caregivers that he was blessed to have during the last few months of his life. Bill’s wishes were to have no funeral services. A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date. Online condolences may be expressed at Chad E. Poitras/Poitras, Neal & York at www.mainefuneral.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to his favorite charities “St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital” and “Harvest Hills Animal Shelter” in Fryeburg, Maine.

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Laura Wheaton

AUBURN — Laura Wheaton, 85, of Naples, died Sunday after noon, Nov. 27, 2022, at the Andro scoggin Hospice House in Auburn.

She was born on Aug. 23, 1937, in Cambridge, Mass., a daughter of Herbert and Lillian N. (Yee) Shaw.

Laura graduated from Water town High School and worked locally in various positions, but most notably for Stop & Shop in Waltham as a cashier for many years.

In the summer of 2003, she married Edmund Wheaton and they made their home in Naples.

Laura is loved by her husband, Ed of Naples; her five daugh ters and one son; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a sister, Mildred.

A time of memorial visitation will be held from 3-5 p.m., Sat urday, Dec. 3, 2022, at the Hall Funeral Home in Casco. A me morial service celebrating her life will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, at the funeral home, www.hallfuneralhome.net.

David I. Goldrup

David Irving Goldrup, of Bridgton, passed away with his loving family by his side on No vember 15, 2022. He was born July 19, 1933, in Freeport, Maine, the son of Henry Milton Goldrup and Elizabeth Emily Libby. He graduated from Freeport High School in 1951, as well as Bentley University, School of Accounting and Finance, Boston, Mass.

Upon graduation from Bentley, he entered the U.S. Army, serving at Fort Campbell, Ky., with the 11th Airborne and 101st Airborne Divisions as a paratrooper and member of the Fort Campbell Honor Guard Company. He continued to maintain friendships with fellow Honor Guard members at annual reunions through out the United States. Upon returning to civilian life in 1956, David accepted a position with the Wirthmore Feed Compa ny in their retail management program becoming manager of their Charlestown, N.H., retail store. While in this community, he was active in the local Rotary Club. Returning to Maine in 1960, David took a position with Hannaford Brothers Co. Accounting Department, responsible for a number of member stores in Maine and New Hampshire. In 1962 the operation of the Desert of Maine returned to the family and for fifteen years he assumed the position of general manager. During this time, in the winter months, he became affiliated with several public accounting firms, including Baker & Adam, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. in Portland and Boucher Perkins Campbell Paradis in Brunswick, as a staff accountant. After retirement, he continued to do tax work as an AARP tax volunteer. He was active in many community and civic organizations including the Jaycees, the Scottish and York Rite. David was a member of the Freeport Masonic Lodge A.F. & A.M. having served as Master in 1982 and as a member of the board of directors of the Freeport Historical Society. He was active in the television ministry of his church and as a director of Christian radio station WMSJ. He was very active in pursuing his family genealogy which included seven Mayflower passengers. He married the love of his life, Lorraine Mae Snow, of Orr’s Island, Maine, on July 19, 1954; having recently celebrated their 68th anniver sary. In their later years David and Lorraine moved to Bridgton, making many new friends and enjoying trips to Prince Edward Island and Moosehead Lake with his family.

He was predeceased by his parents, Henry and Elizabeth Goldrup and sisters Judith Goldrup Watson, Annabel Goldrup Blair and Karen Goldrup. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine Goldrup and daughters, Gayle Marie Goldrup Elliot and hus band James Pinkerton, Linda Susan Goldrup, grandson, Ryan David Elliot, brothers Henry Goldrup and Paul Goldrup, and many nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank An droscoggin Health Hospice for the kind and gentle care they provided David and his family, as well as the many friends in the community who reached out during this difficult time.

The family will hold a celebration of life on Saturday, De cember 3, 2022, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Honor Flight Maine www. honorflightmaine.org or The National Fragile X Foundation www.fragilex.org

Remembering

in deep love the passing of our daughter Gloria Gene Chaplin 12-7-1973 and Dad Gene Harvey Chaplin 12-4-1988

David B. Long

David B. Long, 65, of Naples, died unexpectedly on November 25, 2022. He was born on Janu ary 2,1957, in Bloomington, Ind., a son of Melvin and the late Nancy Long. He attended local schools graduating from Lake Region High School in 1975. David went on to serve his country in the U.S. Navy. After being discharged from the navy he went on to pursue a career as a ship fitter at Bath Iron Works.

He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved the outdoors as that was where he communed with God.

He is survived by his father, Melvin and step-mom, Eunice Long, his sister Beth Hunt and husband Steve, his sister Martha Capano and husband Dan, his brother Alan Long and wife Pat sy, his sister Sarah Plummer and husband Scott Howe, a stepsis ter Betty Hayes, five stepbrothers Barry Bartlett, Bruce Bartlett, Brent Bartlett, Ben Bartlett, Byron Bartlett, a stepson Shonn Breton and wife Nicole, stepson Christopher Johnson, step daughter Julie Phillips, stepson Nate Johnson and wife Jaime. His grandchildren included Sienna, Ava, Alex, Henry, Haven and Maddox and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his mom, Nancy Long, and stepbrother, Bradley Bartlett.

A private service will be on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Cas co, www.hallfuneralhome.net.

Sr. Ann E. McCreary

PORTLAND — Sr. Ann Elizabeth McCreary passed away Friday, November 11, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Rehab in Portland.

Sr. Ann was born November 13, 1936, in the Bronx, N.Y., the daughter of Ernest and Anna (Mann) McCreary. She was a 1956 graduate of Julia Richmond High School in Manhattan, N.Y. After graduation she was em ployed as a telephone operator and then she went on to work at Little Philosopher School of Learning in East Orange, N.J. Sr. Ann also lived in Belleville, N.J. and finally in Newark.

Sr. Ann received a certificate of completion from the Post Graduate School of Nursing in Chicago, Illinois and Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., where she learned to do sign language. She would go on to sign the Masses in her parish when she returned to New Jersey.

Sr. Ann was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Trevor. She joined the Community of the Resurrection July, 19 1996, and made final profession July 2, 2003. In 1997 she became a member of the Dominican Laity and made final promises in 2001.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Sat urday, December 3, 2022, at the St. Joseph Church, 225 S. High St. in Bridgton. For those unable to attend in per son, the service will be live streamed at https://vimeo.com/ event/2649674/4f5b3f4da8. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco. www.hallfuneralhome.net.

Larry Summers, former Obama Economic advi sor, told Democrats, and the world, that the excess spend ing by the Biden administra tion would lead to inflation.

On Sept. 15, Larry Summers characterized the Biden energy policies as “kind of insane.” Larry Summers was right then — maybe we should listen to him now.

When Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan heard about Biden’s energy policy, he said, “This is national security suicide — He shuts down energy pro duction in America — par ticularly in Alaska — then goes on bended knee to dic tators in countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, begging them to produce more energy. Does anyone in America think this makes sense?”

It seems that the almost religious ferocity of the Biden domestic green energy narra tive, must be followed regard less of the consequences.

The U.S.A. has been blessed with some of the larg est oil and gas reserves in the world. It is literally under our feet, near the cleanest and most efficient American oil refineries in the world, employing American work ers, who pay taxes and con tribute to our society.

Every nation has to drill into the same planet we call

earth. Wouldn’t it follow that a real “green energy policy” would logically require less oil from high polluting coun tries like Venezuela, and more oil from the U.S.A.? Will someone, anyone, please tell me how the Biden policy makes sense?

America first!

Bill Preis Bridgton

Propaganda Pud

To The Editor:

In deference to fellow contributor Don Vose of Naples, who in his Nov. 24 witty reply to my previous week’s letter regarding the dangers of an incipient police state in Florida, queried the readership as to what I may have meant by the phrase “animated arcane paranoid construct of a nation’s his torical reckoning.” I’d now like to cut to the chase and explain that unwieldy overuse of adjectives myself by way of the analogy of a pie, or as the English dub the recipe, a pudding. Here’s my recipe for an easy one-size of fascist fits all Il Duce governor Ron DeSantis (R, FL) “pud:”

1.) For the pastry: Onepart animation, (nothing to do with Ron’s asinine attacks upon Disneyland and its disobedience of his regime’s edicts), to twoparts arcane paranoid con structs:

With a pastry cutter or

Calendar of Area Events

Thursday, December 1 Charlotte Hobbs

Memorial Library Speaker Series continues at 6 p.m. with a Zoom-only poetry reading and slide show by Sarah Carlson. The link can be found by going to www. hobbslibrary.org

Mingle and Jingle at the United Parish Congregational Church in Harrison at 5:30 p.m., as part of Christmas in Harrison festivities. Christmas concert with the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Choir in the sanctuary; non-perishable food items to be collected for the Harrison Food Bank.

Friday, December 2 Holiday Tree Lighting at the Charlotte Hobbs Library on Main Street in Lovell on Friday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. Gallery 302 in Bridgton (112 Main Street) would like to invite you to a meet & greet reception, in Guenol Lefeuvre’s honor, from 5 to 7 p.m. The “Textured Porcelain” exhibit runs through Jan. 2.

Family Fun Night as part of Christmas in Harrison festivities at United Parish

two forked tongues, cut in two-parts culture wars using your executive bully pulpit all the while surrounded by Jack-booted military type thugs while you deliver your re-election acceptance speech of ginned up nativist jingoist tropes, xenophobia, homophobia, islamophobia, and misogyny. Mix well and set aside to rest while you deliver remarks about the nothing-burger of “replace ment theory” wokeism and critical race theory respec tively.

Congregational Church base ment; crafts, cookies and Santa!

Friday, December 2 & Saturday, December 3

Holiday Craft Fair, Norway Unitarian Universalist Church from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday Saturday, December 3

Texas Hold’em, JacksonSilver Post 68, 595 Gore Road, Locke Mills. Doors open 11 a.m., games begin 1 p.m. $50 buy-in, high hand option. BYOB (anyone under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian). Pull tabs. Meals and beverages available. FMI, Legion Office 875-2375.

Sunday, December 4 Christmas Tree Lighting, Bradley Park, Fryeburg at 6 p.m. Sing carols, enjoy refreshments and meet Santa. Fryeburg Academy’s Chorus will be there to lead the car ols; Interact Club will be handing out refreshments; Rev. Alison Lane-Olsen will say a blessing; Fryeburg Fire will be dropping Santa off for pictures.

Benefit Concert. The

2.) Now to construct the pud: Put aside all reckon ing with Jim Crow and the historical stain of Florida lynchings, and hide it all in the pastry of a state spon sored delusional revision ist historical narrative and bake until the Iowa and New Hampshire caucuses and then throw your hat into the ring of MAGA poo. With that, I trust, I’ve clarified all that rigamorole for my friend Don Vose. Jon St. Laurent Lovell

Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church is excit ed to announce the upcom ing Christmas Concert to ben efit area Teens Experiencing Homelessness. The concert sing-a-along will be held at 2 p.m. at the church on the Bolsters Mills Road in Harrison. Tony Landsperg and David Seeley will be leading attendees in song and Christmas spirit. Attendees are encouraged to bring a hygiene product to assist in making hygiene bags for teens.

Thursday, December 8 Talk about Holiday Songs. Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Series continues at 7 p.m. with a Zoom-only presentation by Dan Lupo, of A to G School of Music, who will both talk about holiday songs, and play them for us live (on Zoom). The link can be found by going to www. hobbslibrary.org Library Board meeting. The Harrison Village Library will hold a special meeting of the corporation at 6:30 p.m. at the library, for the pur pose of electing a new Board Treasurer and Secretary to fill vacated terms scheduled to occur on January 12, 2023.

Friday, December 9

Vaccination clinic , COVID-19 booster, ages 6 months and up, first and sec ond doses, bivalent boosters and flu shots, 2 to 5 p.m. at the Naples Town Office, pre sented by The Opportunity Alliance, Maine Community Action Partnership and Community Pharmacies.

Saturday, December 10 Cookie Walk at the First

Church, 33 South High Street, Bridgton, 9 a.m. Christmas Craft and Bake Sale, at the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located at 231 Rayville Road (off Route 121) in Otisfield.

Hawthorne House Christmas Party will be held at 6 p.m. at Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home, located at 40 Hawthorne Road in Raymond. A dona tion of $5 per adult is request ed. Although walk-ins are welcome, reservations are encouraged for planning. You may make a reservation by e-mailing hawthorne@ maine.rr.com or calling or texting Becky Tracy at (207) 329-0537. The festivities will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Attendees are asked to please bring a favorite culinary creation: an appetizer, main dish, bread, rolls, or dessert, along with serving spoons. They are also asked to please put their name on dishes and utensils.

Christmas in Naples, Cookie Walk at the Naples Library 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Santa escort with the Naples Fire Department 3 to 6 p.m., Kid’s Christmas Party at the Grange Hall 4 to 6 p.m., tree lighting with Santa 6 to 7 p.m. Click on “Christmas in Naples” banner at www. townofnaples.org/recreation for more information.

Sunday, December 11 Plenty of Cookies to choose from at the Spaulding Memorial Library (Sebago) famous Cookie Walk from 2 to 4 p.m.

This week’s puzzle theme: Happy Holidays

‘Tis THE Season

Saturday’s schedule full of holiday kickoff events

Turning the calendar page to December, it is officially the holiday season and the Christmas countdown has started. If you are looking to get into the holiday spirit or are searching for the perfect, unique gift, the Lake Region area has plenty to offer.

This Friday and Saturday, the area is booming with special events and holiday fairs. Check out this line-up: Friday, December 2 to Friday, December 23

Winter Wonderland North Pole Walk presented by the Bridgton Rec Department at the Town Ice Rink, free of charge (donations accepted, proceeds to the After-School Enrichment Programs). Christmas music, decorated rink for the holidays, walk through, fun for the whole family. Hours listed at the town hall gym and ice rink and the town website, bridgtonmaine.org

Saturday, December 3

Santa’s Workshop for Kids Only Shopping, presented by the Maple Grove Grange, 8 a.m. to noon at the Potter Academy gym, (Bridgton Road, Sebago).

Snowflake Fair, Lovell United Church of Christ, 1174 Main Street, 10 a.m. to noon, balsam wreaths, berry bowls, baked goods and gifts. Take-out lunch will be available, proceeds benefit the Mission’s Committee’s Christmas baskets for area families.

Drive-up Lunch, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lovell United Church of Christ. Choice of homemade corn chowder, biscuit and dessert or tuna sandwich, chips and dessert. Cost $5 per person. Drop by or call Joyce at 928-3132 to reserve a meal. Proceeds benefit LUCC Christmas bas kets for families in the community.

Open House. The Bridgton Historical Society will hold a pre-parade holiday open house with cookies and music 3 to 5 p.m. at the Bridgton Methodist Church on Main Street.

Festival of Lights Craft & Vendor Fair from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stevens Brook Elementary School (moved

from the Bridgton Town Hall Gym). About 60 vendors expected. Festival of Lights Parade theme is Candy Land. Parade line up is at 5:30 p.m. on Depot Street. Parade route: start at Stevens Brook Elementary School bus loop, left down Portland Road (Route 302), left down Main Street, left down Depot Street past Community Center. Tree lighting and community party at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center.

Christmas Village Fair, Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Christmas in Harrison activities include: 7:30 to 9 a.m., holiday breakfast, Olde Mill Tavern, donations requested; 9:30 a.m. Christmas parade; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Christmas scavenger hunt, pick up info at The Barking Chicken (Main Street); 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Quilt Show at United Parish Congregational Church; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. horse-drawn wagon rides, loading at Grange Hall; 10 a.m. to until gone, Cookie Walk at Harrison Village Library; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., holiday craft fair at Caswell Conservancy Center; 10 a.m. to until gone, ornament painting at Paint The Town (Main Street); 10 a.m. to until gone, make your own greenery swag at United Parish Church; 10 a.m. to noon, children’s gingerbread house contest; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. food trucks at Crystal Lake Park; 1:30 p.m. Christmas Lights Contest winner announced at Crystal Lake Park gazebo. Open houses from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Harrison General Store, Village Tie-Up, The Lions’ Den and The Barking Chicken.

Christmas Fair in from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Snow date is Sunday, Dec. 4 from noon to 3 p.m. This annual event is sponsored by the Denmark Congregational Church and is held at the Denmark Municipal Building.

Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4 Craft Fair, K.R.E., 974 Roosevelt Trail, Naples, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Handmade items, floral designs, antiques and white elephant. Something for everyone.

Kids can shop at Santa’s Workshop

SEBAGO — Santa’s Workshop is returning to Sebago for the 13th year with modifications to provide the opportunity for kids only shopping. This will occur on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the upper level of the Potter Academy Gymnasium on the Bridgton Road between 8 a.m. and noon.

Each year, Maple Grove Grange members and their friends prepare over 1,000 handcrafted and donated items for the annual Santa’s Workshop for Kids Only Shopping, sponsored by the Grange, on the first Saturday in December.

A new feature this year is a special mailbox to accept letters to Santa from attendees with a notation that replies from Secretarial Elves can be expected if a return address is pro vided.

Those young folks under age 12 who wish to shop will be escorted by elves who will assist with shop ping for secretive presents for up to 12 family members, plus pets, from

lists prepared by parents. In consid eration of additional expenses at this time of year, all gifts range in price of $1 or less. Each chosen gift will be wrapped by volunteers for the children to provide for secrecy before parents purchase the selected gifts. We would like to use gift bags to limit handling of gifts and wrapping paper, but are lacking larger ones. Donations of these would be appreciated.

Proceeds of the workshop sales are donated to the Holly Jolly Helpers at Sebago Elementary School to help with providing a Merry Christmas for many local families, as well as pro viding dictionaries for all third-grade students annually.

If you are one who believes this day is important to the youngsters and families of the area, contact Ann at 207-787-2489 for information on how you can help. Volunteers are needed on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 1-2 to prepare for the day, as well as during the event on Saturday. Should

NAPLES — The Community Resource Council of Naples is accept ing applications for its Christmas 4 Kids program. If your child is a resi dent of Naples, let CRC help ease the stress of the holiday by providing a few gifts and holiday meal for your family.

Applications are available at the Naples Town Office during business hours. All applications are due back no later than this Tuesday, Dec. 6.

The Umbrella Factory will once again host the CRC Giving Tree this year and Annette’s Diner will be host ing a Toy Drive for CRC kids. Please

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Christmas Fair in Denmark

Crabtree Special to The News

DENMARK — Buy local and socialize with your neighbors and friends at the Christmas Fair in Denmark this Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Snow date is Sunday, Dec. 4 from noon to 3 p.m.) This annual event is sponsored by the Denmark Congregational Church and is held at the Denmark Municipal Building.

Resist the siren song of the plastic reindeer and gifts from overseas, amid the cacophony of piped-in Christmas music at the mall.

Denmark offers a friendlier, closer alternative to driving all the way to Portland and putting up with the crowds. Instead, patronize our local Christmas Fair that is held close to home and offers unique, locally made gifts. At the Denmark Christmas Fair, you can get all kinds of homemade deco rations and baked goods to fill your gift list. There will be tables filled with unusual crafts and gifts that have been hand-made by local artisans and crafters. There is the Denmark Library book sale, raffles as well as a cookie

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Breakfasts & Suppers

HOLIDAY BREAKFAST

Join your neighbors and friends at the Olde Mill Tavern in Harrison this Saturday, Dec. 3 for a break fast put on by the folks from the United ParishCongregational Church of Harrison and North Bridgton. The menu includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee cake, muffins, coffee, tea, and juice. Hours are 7:30 to 9 a.m. Donations are most welcome.

MILLIE GILBERT runs the cookie walk table at the Denmark Christmas Fair. (Photo by Allen Crabtree)

By Allen

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Bridgton Farmers’ Market recipe

Oven-Roasted Brown Sugar Brined Pork Chops

By Nancy Tripp

Bridgton Farmers’ Market

There are several of our vendors at the Bridgton Winter Farmers’ Market that offer wonderful pasture or forest-raised pork. I have been challenged by some cuts of pork as I had always heard that pork needed to be well cooked and in doing so, the meat always came out tough and dry. So, I tried a new tech nique. Remembering a very excellent pork chop I had at a favorite restau rant, it had been brined in brown sugar. I began my search. This is what I found.

This recipe is for a short brining peri od. Shorter brining recipes have more salt in them and will brine far more quickly than overnight brining recipes. Suggested brining time is 1 to 4 hours and that suits me perfectly. The rest of the cook ing technique is one I have been using on thick beefsteaks with a lot of success. Using a favorite cast iron fry pan, I put a nice seared crust on the outside of the meat and then pop the pan in the oven at a high heat to finish the cooking. Outcomes to date have been very favorable with every bite disappearing. See what you think.

I brined in a plastic bag (set in a bowl in case of a leak) and then cooked the chops after 2 1/2 hours of brining. A thin cut of pork requires a shorter time in the brine (1 hour). The result was a very moist and tender pork chop. While resting the chops, I added a few cloves of chopped garlic and crushed fennel seed to the hot pan, toasted them until the garlic was just golden and deglazed the pan with red wine. I reduced the wine to half and added a pat of but ter. By this time, the chops had rested for 7 minutes and I poured the sauce over the chops and served them up. You can finish the chops any way you wish…or why not leave them plain? They are delicious as is.

Oven-Roasted

Brown Sugar Brined Pork Chops

2-4 Center Cut Pork Chops (thick is good)

Olive Oil

Salt & pepper

The Brine ¾ cup dark brown sugar ½ cup kosher salt 6 cups of water

Additional ingredients to add to the brine could be sev eral bay leaves, 3 or 4 crushed garlic cloves, a tablespoon of peppercorns, a few whole cloves, a tablespoon of juniper berries, crushed with a knife or a tablespoon of crushed

fennel. Your choice or the basic brine works just fine.

Stir together 2 cups of hot water (on the stove or microwave) brown sugar and salt until dissolved. Add 4 cups of cold water and stir. Place the pork chops in a resealable plastic bag and pour in the brine. Make sure the meat is covered. Refrigerate for 1 to 4 hours. Remove the pork from the brine and pat to dry.

To Cook

Heat your oven with an ovenproof (cast iron) skillet in it to 400 degrees. While the oven is preheating, prepare your pork chops. Remove from the brine, pat dry with a paper towel and oil on both sides and season with salt and pepper. Set aside until the oven is ready. When the oven reaches temp, carefully remove the pan from the oven with oven mitts (and keep them handy as that pan remains very hot).

Place on the stovetop at medium high heat. Add the chops and sear for about 3 minutes to a golden brown. Flip the chops and move the pan back to the oven to roast using your oven mitts.

Roast the meat to a temperature of 140 to 145 degrees at the thickest part of the meat, about 6 to 10 minutes. Begin checking the temperature at 6 minutes and every minute after.

Remove from the oven. Place on a platter and drizzle the pan juices over the meat, tent with foil and let the chops rest for at least 5 minutes. A few minutes more is better, but we never get to 10 minutes at our house.

Time to serve and enjoy!

The Bridgton Winter Farmers’ Market runs every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon through April 22. The BFM new winter location is the Masonic Hall, Oriental Lodge #13 at 166 Harrison Road (Route 117).

For a full list of vendors and information on ordering from vendors visit BFM at https://www.facebook.com/ BridgtonFarmersMarket/ or contact the Market at bridgton farmersmarket.me@gmail.com

Please no dogs. Sorry, we have a lease to honor.

BFM accepts credit cards and EBT. See you there!

Local Happenings

Be a Santa to a Senior

You can be a Santa to a senior.

Just stop by the Bridgton Community Center, select a bulb from the Christmas tree, purchase items listed, and then place the bulb and unwrapped gifts together in a holiday gift bag at the BCC.

The last day for collections will be Monday, Dec. 5.

Pre-Parade Open House at BHS

The Bridgton Historical Society will hold a preparade holiday open house with cookies and music this Saturday, Dec. 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Bridgton Methodist Church on Main Street.

Christmas in the Village Fair

CASCO — The Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ is hosting its annual “Christmas in the Village Fair” on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Vendors are back and there will be a Soup, Chili, Chowder Luncheon contest and a cookie walk. Please come enjoy Christmas swags, greenery, and other decor!

The church is located at 941 Meadow Road in Casco. Phone 207-627-4282 or e-mail cvcucc@gmail.com for more information.

Festival of Trees

WINDHAM — The 2022 Festival of Trees at the Windham Hill UCC will be this weekend, Friday through Sunday, Dec. 2-4.

The festival runs 12 to 8 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, and 12 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

There are 20 decorated trees sponsored by local busi nesses. Raffle tickets are 50 cents each.

Admission is free. Masks will be optional.

Café available: Mac n’ Cheese, hot dogs, fish chow der, tacos, whoopie pies and other sweet treats!

The church is located at 140 Windham Center Road. Festival proceeds will benefit WHUCC and its’ mission program.

Harrison Village Library Meeting

HARRISON — The Harrison Village Library will hold a special meeting of the corporation on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the library, for the purpose of electing a new Board treasurer and secretary to fill vacated terms scheduled to occur on Jan. 12, 2023.

DENTAL SERVICES

Cookie Walk

SEBAGO — Come hun gry for homemade good ies at Spaulding Memorial Library’s famous Cookie Walk. This year’s event will be Sunday, Dec. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. There will be a vast array of holiday cookies and family favorites, all made at home by library volunteers.

Fill a takeout box as you mosey around the offerings and choose your cookies. You just have to be sure to

be able to close the box, or start another box of good ies to keep for later (if you can resist eating them right away).

Also, note that a gift box of homemade cookies would be welcomed by your family and friends.

The cookie walk will be at the library at 282 Sebago Road (Route 114) in Sebago. For more information, call 787-2321.

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consider supporting the CRC program by visiting these businesses.

Financial donations are welcome and may be mailed to: CRC of Naples, PO Box 447, Naples, ME 04055. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

— a Denmark tradition. Mark your calendars and plan to attend this unique event in Denmark as we enter the Christmas season. If you have any questions about the

Fair, contact Joan Knolla, president of the Denmark Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship at 207452-2887 or e-mail her at bandjatcmci2@yahoo.com.

Classified Advertising

ATTENTION

Classified line ads are now posted on our website at NO EXTRA CHARGE! www.bridgton.com

HELP WANTED

MSAD72 SCHOOL DISTRICT — (EOE) in Fryeburg, Maine has immediate openings: Alpine ski team coach, custodians, van driv ers, bus drivers, bus aides, substi tutes. Visit www.msad72.org, call 207-935-2600 or pick up an appli cation today at Door #10, 25 Molly Ockett Drive, Fryeburg, ME tf45

HELP WANTED FOR SALE BUSINESS SERVICES

FUTURE LEADERS WANTED — Q-Team Tree Service in Naples. Visit Q-Team.com/benefits for info. tf51

FOR SALE

LITTLE GUYS FIREWOOD Cut, split, delivered. Prompt delivery. 603-960-2537 or 9356302. Fryeburg area $210 cord, over 20 miles add $10. 52t2x $5 FOR TATTERED — U.S. Flag when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, Windham, 893-0339. tf46

DRIED FIREWOOD — Dried twelve months. Selling seasoned hardwood year-round. One cord $350, cut, split, delivered. Call 207-595-5029; 207-583-4113. maineseasonedfirewood.com 52t31x

VEHICLES FOR SALE

JESUS IS LORD — new and used auto parts. National locator. Most parts 2 days. Good used cars. Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 Bridgton, 207-647-5477. tf30

BUSINESS SERVICES

KIMBALL PROPERTY MAIN TENANCE — Fall cleanup, Bark mulch, loam, aggregates installed. Brush removal, chipping avail able. Snowplowing and sanding locally. Fully Insured. Call 207595-8321, 583-8010. 5t48x

DENMARK HOUSE PAINTING — Since 1980. Interior and exte rior painting. Free estimates. Call John Mathews 452-2781. tf40x

PRIVATE DRIVER Transportation Service… Especially for Seniors. From shopping trips, pick-up and delivery to personal errands, airport, and special requests. Call or text your request to 207-2910193. 5t45x

WANTED

Retired Professor seeks temporary, preferably long-term housing be ginning December in quiet Bridg ton/Waterford/Harrison area. Nonsmoker. Have older cat. Please contact Paul at 207-393-0411. 1t48x

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Academy. If you are able to make a donation, you can do so with your credit card, Venmo, Paypal, or Applepay. Thank you for your thoughtful consider ation.

Website: www.fryebur gacademy.org/pac Phone: 207-544-9066

E-mail: boxoffice@frye burgacademy.org

walk table where you can fill a bag with your choice of homemade cookies.

Come early to enjoy a hearty soup and sandwich lunch, topped off by Kenny’s delicious homemade donuts

KENNEY RICHARDSON’S Famous Homemade Donuts are a special treat at the Denmark Christmas Fair. (Photos by Allen Crabtree)

MICKEY WARNER makes wonderful works of art and will be selling them at the Denmark Christmas Fair.

PLENTY OF COOKIES to choose from for holiday eat ing or gifts at the Spaulding Memorial Library famous Cookie Walk on Sunday, Dec. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Ceramics artist at Gallery 302

Guenola creates Textured Porcelain, which is ceramic pieces, organic in form, and inspired by her environment, her garden and her love of the seacoast. Guenola’s work reflects the color, depth, and textures of the natural world.

As a ceramicist, she uses clay pulled from the earth, water to shape the clay, and fire to vitrify the clay into functional pieces. She is fascinated by the fact that such a soft and malleable material can be sculpted and fired into a strong, functional piece of art that can used in everyday life.

All of Guenola’s work is wheel thrown, one of a kind, and made from porcelain clay. After creating the pieces on her wheel, she will spend hours decorating the surface, impress ing textures from our world, and adding underglazes and slips for a hint of color. Once happy with the surface detail, Guenola bisque fires the pieces in an electric kiln, before adding glaze and firing once again in a reduction kiln.

Guenola says, “it is always a thrill to open the kiln and see what awaits.”

This keeps her motivated and excited to continually experiment with her process. Guenola is looking forward to working in her newly renovated studio at home, where she will soon be firing in her new soda kiln.

Guenola Lefeuvre’s “Textured Porcelain” can be found at Gallery 302, located at 112 Main Street, in Bridgton, from Friday, Dec. 2 through Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. For additional information, please call 207-647-2787 during business hours, to speak with one of the gallery’s artists or visit gallery302.com.

Gallery 302 would like to invite you to a meet and greet reception, in Guenola’s honor, on Friday evening, Dec. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. Thank you for being a part of the journey!

Performances at LHEPAC

Upcoming performances at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, located on the Fryeburg Academy camps, on Bradley Street include:

Saturday, Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4 — Act One Dance Company presents The Nutcracker. Saturday’s show is at 5 p.m., while Sunday’s showing is at 2 p.m.

Tina Titzer’s Act One Dance Co presents their 13th Annual Nutcracker Sweets. This will be an enchanting evening filled with all of your favorite excerpts from the Nutcracker. Beginning with Waltz of the Snowflakes, to Clara’s home where Uncle Drosselmeyer brings lifesize dolls to dance at the Christmas Party! Follow the Angels and the Sugar Plum Fairy into the land of the Sweets where Waltz of the Flowers starts the magic and you continue watch ing Candy Canes, Spanish Chocolate and Russian Trepak just to name a few. A splendid shorter version, perfect for little ones and a great way to start your Holiday Season!

Tickets are available at Tina Titzer’s School of Dance and Spice & Grain in Fryeburg, or call 207-9354020. Adults $18, children ages 12 and under $15.

Thursday, Dec. 8,

6 p.m. — Points North Moving Screening, Jacinta A deeply intimate portrait of mothers and daughters and the effects of trauma, Jacinta follows a young woman in and out of pris on as she attempts to break free from an inherited cycle of addiction, incarceration, and crime. Please be aware that Jacinta contains some graphic imagery of active drug use. Viewer discretion is advised. After the screen

ing, there will be a conver sation about recovery with members of the Fryeburg community and the subject of the film, Jacinta

Tickets are free but must be reserved. Doors open at 5 p.m., the film starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, 1 p.m. — Met Opera Live in HD, The Hours. Soprano Renée Fleming makes her highly anticipated return to the Met in the world-pre miere production of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts’s The Hours adapted from Michael Cunningham’s acclaimed novel. The powerful story follows three women from different eras who each grapple with their inner demons and their roles in society.

Sunday, Dec. 11 at 4 and 7 p.m. — Fryeburg Academy presents Candlelight Concerts fea turing the FA Chorus and Band. No reservations are required this year to attend.

As always, the Candlelight Concerts are a free community event, but we are gratefully accepting donations to help support the arts here at Fryeburg

Benefit Concert

HARRISON — The Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church is excited to announce the upcoming Christmas Concert to ben efit area Teens Experiencing Homelessness.

The concert sing-a-along will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. at the Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church on the Bolsters Mills Road in Harrison. Tony Landsperg and David Seeley will be leading attendees in song and Christmas spirit.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a hygiene product to assist in making hygiene bags for teens. There will be a good will offering that will benefit the hygiene bags. Refreshments will be served. Please come and get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy the wonderful music being offered. The church is handicap accessible.

Sunday worship services are at 9 a.m. and are fol lowed by fellowship. All are welcome.

Gallery 302 is pleased to welcome guest artist, Guenola Lefeuvre.

GALLERY 302 welcomes textured porcelain guest art ist, Guenola Lefeuvre.

THE WALK by Judy Schneider is part of the exhibit “We Three Print & Paint” at the Matolcsy Center, 480 Main Street in Norway from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2. Other artists include Nikki Millonzi and Peter Herley. They will be working Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop in and see what they’re up to; witness their process while they print, paint and collaborate during these days. Please join Western Maine Art Group for an open studio reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, displaying a culmination of their week’s work. The gallery is free and open to the public.

at the Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church will be Tony Landsperg and David Seeley.

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