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Test scores leads to a ‘call for action’

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer A new test, but similar results.

SAD 61 continues to struggle on state assessment math tests with most students scoring “well below” or “below” state expectations.

The results of the March 2016 testing were unveiled

by Assistant Superintendent of Schools Pat Hayden at the Dec. 19 school board meeting.

Hayden pointed out that

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for the third straight year a different test was used, thus it will take some time before school officials can make valid comparisons. She added that students took the assessment test for the first time online.

Terminology may have changed, but the end results have school board members wondering why SAD 61 continues to underperform.

While nearly 50% the Grade 3-5 students tested were “at” or “above” state expec-

tations in English Language Arts/Literacy, the numbers plummeted in Grades 6-8 to 31.72%, 36.59% and 28.57%.

High school students posted a 47.52%.

“We are not content where we are,” Hayden told directors. “There is more work to be done in the literacy area.”

To pull scores up on future tests, Hayden said curriculum and instructional changes will be made once officials fully analyze the data.

Statewide, math scores

remain low. Mathematics in SAD 61 remains a serious trouble spot. The percentage of students scoring “well below” or “below” state expectations were: Grade 3: 50.69% Grade 4: 64.66% Grade 5: 67.63% Grade 6: 67.59% Grade 7: 72.58% Grade 8: 73.81% High School: 82.86% Hayden pointed out that the district has contracted with TEST, Page 3A

Man conveys tax map issue two minutes at time

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — ­ A Casco resident, who has owned his waterfront parcel since 2010, has been trying to tell his story to the local selectmen two minutes at a time.

He has made several Freedom of Information Access (FOIA) requests to

the Town of Casco, including requests for tax maps of the property from 1965 through the present year. Another request was for a Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) map of the area where the property is located with Casco tax lot boundaries written on that map.

He talked about his FOIA

requests again during a Casco Board of Selectmen meeting in December.

According to town officials, the FOIA requests have been honored and those documents have been provided in hard copy or to review for the Casco resident who made the requests. By law, an FOIA request does not mandate that

Firehouse Chatter Meet & greet with Chief

By Jay Spenciner A “Greet the Chief” for new Bridgton Fire Chief Steve Fay was held last week; he started in this position on Monday, Dec. 5.

If you missed it, this is a second chance to meet him.

Steve was born in 1957 in Providence, R.I. His family moved to West Cranston, R.I. when he was six. For Rhode Island, it was a rural area. He lived there through high school until he went to the Air Force Prep School to strengthen his math background. Steve wanted to become a pilot and held a student pilot’s license when he graduated from high school. He was recruited to play hockey at the Air Force Academy.

But, being young, the structure at the prep school “wasn’t for him.”

He returned home and started at Community College of Rhode Island.

While working part-time as a short order cook (1976), Steve met some R.I. volunteer firefighters. They invited him to visit their firehouse. He enjoyed playing pool there with the guys so he became a volunteer firefighter. He discovered that firefighting was in his blood. He enjoyed learning the mechanics, hydraulics and operating pumps.

Steve graduated from Hawthorne College in N.H. with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He also had obtained a commercial pilot’s license.

Unfortunately, he was discovered to have hypoglycemia — low blood sugar — and this resulted in the commercial pilot’s license being cancelled, which also ended

his dream career.

So, he decided to become a firefighter.

In 1986, he was hired by the Warwick (R.I.) Fire Department. Warwick, Rhode Island’s second largest city, had some 220 firefighters. He attended recruit school and then became a 3rd class firefighter. He retired this month after 30 some years in the department as a captain. Steve sometimes acted as battalion chief, which meant he was responsible for half the city. He rode a ladder tower, similar to Bridgton’s, and still holds a basic EMT license.

Steve helped at the Station Night Club fire in West Warwick in 2003, which claimed 100 lives and injured 230 mostly young people.

The News recently spoke with the new Bridgton chief: JS: Did the Station Night Club fire stay with you for a while?

SF: That’s an interesting question.

Consciously, I thought no, but subconsciously, it did. I ran the rescue operation for the victims in the doorway. In some two hours, we were able to move 16 victims who survived. I also had the unfortunate experiences of being at the Sept. 11 attack and the Worcester warehouse fire (which claimed six firefighters). Yes, they did affect me.

JS: You lived your whole life in Rhode Island. Why did you come to Maine?

SF: To be perfectly candid, by ordinance in Warwick, I had to retire at age 60. About a year and a half ago, I put into play a plan CHIEF FAY, Page 5A

WELCOME TO BRIDGTON, CHIEF! — New Fire Chief Steve Fay (front) was the special guest of a Meet & Greet held at the Bridgton Municipal Complex.

Pictured are Town Manager Robert Peabody (left), Selectmen Bernie King and Bear Zaidman, and Deputy Town Manager Georgiann Fleck.

a municipality create new documents or supply documents it does not have.

For the past five months, David Kimball has been using the allotted two minutes of public participation to explain his land situation to the selectmen. He has spoken during public participation at every single selectmen’s meeting since July — about nine meetings total. Typically, Kimball’s participation time ends with a bit of chaos — as he continues to talk while the chairman tells him the twominute mark has passed.

The property that Kimball owns straddles Meadow Road (Route 121). Part of the land is uphill of Meadow Road, and the other portion is on the waterfront side of Parker Pond.

Kimball purchased the land in 2010 from Darlene Perry, the daughter of Cyrus Leach.

Kimball is seeking the tax

maps to prove at one point the land once owned by Cyrus Leach includes the area (about .07 acre) where someone has built a small dwelling.

Earlier this summer, Kimball handed to each selectman 40-plus pages of documents paper clipped together.

Most of the information is material that the Casco Town Office provided to Kimball.

In the fall, he provided each Casco board member with those same documents, but there was a table of contents added and the documents were in a clear binder.

On Dec. 6, he asked the selectmen to bring the binders back to the January meeting because he wanted them returned.

Most times, Kimball begins his public participation by asking the board if they have the binders containing the documents to which he will refer during his limited time.

Kimball said, “Could we please look at what I brought today?”

He referred to a FOIA “request from May 2016 — for a tax map to support the record of tax liens against Cyrus Leach. Here is a (FOIA) request, asking for who called my mortgage company and adjusted my mortgage payments,” he said.

“I would like to have a map that represents that area.

Outline the area on this map.

This is the most detailed map that you could possibly get your hands on. If you could outline that map and bring it to next meeting,” he said, referring to the MDOT map.

The selectmen have not said much in response to his situation. It is not that the selectmen are ignoring him.

The selectmen do not handle value assessments of land.

This is something that Town Manager Dave Morton TWO MINUTES, Page 2A

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer At first, Sophia Swiatek didn’t apply for the Bridgton Police Department police officer position.

She had been working at BPD as an intern as part of her Southern Maine Community College criminal justice course requirement.

“She did not originally apply due to her age,” Bridgton Police Chief Richard Stillman said.

“However, we discovered that as long as she has 60 college credits, she could apply and then she did.”

There were 27 applicants, and Swiatek landed the job.

She was introduced by Chief Stillman to the Bridgton selectmen Tuesday night.

Swiatek had been in the Police Explorer program in Portland during high school, and was hired as a public safety dispatcher right after graduation. She worked as a dispatcher for two years, but “always wanted to be a police officer.”

“She has been doing everything she could to become a police officer,” Chief Stillman said. “Her qualifications and enthusiasm stand out.”

In other selectmen meeting news: BRIDGTON, Page 2A

New Bridgton Police Officer Sophia Swiatek

Chief Stillman introduces new police officer to BOS

Paraschak in Cape final round NAPLES — The town manager of Naples is in the final round to possibly become the town manager of Cape Elizabeth.

Ahead of Ephrem Paraschak is a public meet and greet at the Thomas Memorial Library on Tuesday. Also, he “will meet with the heads of town departments and the interim superintendent of schools on Tuesday. Second interviews are scheduled with the Town Council on Wednesday morning,” according to a new release on the Town of Cape Elizabeth website.

According to the Dec. 21 news release, Paraschak was named as one of two finalists for the town manager position. The other candidate is Matthew Sturgis, who is the “current tax assessor

for Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth.”

Paraschak stepped into the position of Naples town manager July 1, 2014, replacing the former town manager Derik Goodine who had accepted a job in Bucksport.

In Naples, the interview process that Paraschak went through was conducted by a committee made up of local selectmen and volunteering residents.

In Cape Elizabeth, “the MANAGER, Page 8A

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HARRISON — Graduates and co-teachers of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Family to Family class in Harrison celebrating their final class in December.

Standing, from left: Pam Blake-Hartig, Kathleen Tolman, Beth Ugosoli, Noelle Hunter, Becky Smith (co-teacher), Linda Rooks, Monika Babinsky. Seated from left: Sally Stevens, Bonnie Trafford, Susan Dovell (co-teacher). For more information on future classes and support groups through NAMI in the Lake Region call Susan Dovell at 583-8054.

Bridgton Selectmen notes (Continued from Page 1A) Giving the idea a chance. Hearing Chamber of Commerce vice president Dan Harden explain how an ice bar would be handled at the Feb. 18 Winter Carnival, selectmen warmed up to the idea.

Looking to add new events and ideas to freshen up the annual winter celebration, the Chamber plans to include ice sculpting at Highland Lake Beach as part of the allday festivities that include the Freezing for a Reason ice dip, Unc’L Lunker’s youth fishing derby, games for kids and plenty of hot food for attendees.

And, add a “signature” drink like a shot of Bailey’s to supercharge a hot chocolate or the choice of a couple of beers on tap.

“It’s not going to be a full-blown bar and party all

day,” Harden told selectmen after officials gave an icy reception to the concept at a previous board meeting.

The ice bar (about 5 feet long and 4 feet high) will be positioned inside a large tent, which will be limited to those 21 years of age and older. Harden said IDs would be checked at the tent’s open entrance and signs would be placed indicating that consumption would be restricted to inside the tent — much like how the Chamber operates the annual Brew Fest at Point Sebago in Casco.

The ice bar will be open from 1:30 to about 6 p.m. — closing once the fireworks display ends.

Campfire Grille would cater the event — oversee the ice bar. (Later in the meeting, selectmen voted 4-1 to approve a catering permit from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. for

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Board Chairman Greg Watkins, who voted against the catering permit, voiced concerns regarding alcohol consumption being allowed in an area where events such as the ice dip and possible Radar Runs by the local snowmobile club will be held. He also wondered who would monitor snowmobilers, who might partake in a drink or two?

Bridgton Police Chief Richard Stillman said enforcement of operating a snowmobile and the use of alcohol falls under the Maine Warden Service’s jurisdiction.

When asked his opinion regarding making alcohol available at the Winter Carnival, Chief Stillman wrote to Town Manager Robert Peabody, “Generally, I am opposed to serving alcohol at events such as this as it is a large event with families and sends the wrong message about alcohol use. If the Select Board is inclined to approve it, I would ask that the area where alcohol is served be completely separate from the main event, access be restricted to persons over 21 and that no alcohol be allowed outside of this restricted area (no Solo cups).”

Harden pointed out that alcohol has been allowed at other events held on townBRIDGTON, Page 4A

(Continued from Page 1A) and Chairman Holly Hancock have been telling Kimball for months.

“Regarding all matters of assessing, the board has no power,” Morton said on Aug. 8. “The board has no authority. All matters of assessment go through an assessor.”

By law, the board of selectmen cannot assign values or change values to property. If an individual does not agree with the property values that should be addressed by an assessor Morton said.

Twice, Kimball has appeared before the Cumberland County Board of Assessors, in February 2015 and in June 2016. The objective for those hearings before the CCBA was to clarify land values.

On Dec. 6, Morton said, “We have provided 29 or 30 years of tax maps. We didn’t have tax maps prior to the taking of property for Route 121,” he said.

“The other issue is something about his escrow. We don’t contact escrow companies. If somebody calls up and asks for tax info for Mr. Smith, we provide that. The company decides what the escrow is. We don’t have anything to do with that,” he said.

“Issues about who owns what are private property issues that are best worked out with attorneys and surveyors,” Morton said.

It is not the board of selectmen’s role to address private property issues. Therefore, for the past five months, not much dialogue has occurred between Kimball and board members with the exception of the chairman. On Dec. 6, the board did discuss Kimball’s circumstances.

Some of the talk on the topic happened after Kimball’s two minutes when Casco Town Manager explained the status of the FOIA requests.

Also, the selectmen had a conversation on how to best help Kimball with his land value concerns. In addition, the board asked what the town has done to assist him so far.

According to Morton, a title search was completed and it showed that the land in question (.07 acres) is not part of Kimball’s parcel.

Most recently, a land surveyor has been engaged — Kimball chose the firm and the Town of Casco will cover the cost up to $1,000 for the survey, Morton said.

“He (Kimball) is a disabled Veteran. He deserves our respect. He deserves our help,” he said. “We have advised him. We did a title search at the town’s expense.”

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“It is complicated,” Morton said. “We don’t understand his issue because it changes.

His first complaint was that his taxes were too high. His second complaint was his taxes were too low. The third complaint is that the town has somehow taken his property.”

On Dec. 6, right before Kimball was supposed to wrap up his comments, he told the board to bring the binders he had given them to the next meeting. He said he wanted the booklets back “so that copies could go to the Attorney General’s office.”

“This is tax-accrued monies and following it determines ownership,” Kimball said. “There seems to be a problem with the Casco Town Hall and the administration of legal tax identification.”

Chairman Hancock said,

“You have exceeded your two minutes.”

Kimball asked again about the FOIA requests, “Do you understand what I am asking?”

Morton replied, “I understand. A Freedom of Information Act request can be for prior or existing documents, but not drawings. By law, the town is not compelled to create new documents.”

At that point, Kimball directed his comments to Morton.

“I am asking you for an honest answer as the Casco town manager and the tax collector,” he said. “It is a simple request David. If you don’t want to answer — that is your style.

The chairman said, “You have well exceeded your time.”

Man needs lawyer to get on agenda

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — A Casco resident with some concerns about the value and size of his property will have to hire a lawyer to be placed on the Casco Board of Selectmen’s agenda.

For about a half year, one of David Kimball’s requests has been to be put on the agenda. During public participation time, he asks for a spot on the selectmen’s agenda.

Several months ago, Chairman Holly Hancock told Kimball that in order to be placed on the agenda, he would have to hire an attorney. This request has been repeated during meetings this fall and winter.

Here is an example of the dialogue that took place during the public participation time when Kimball had the floor on Sept. 27. Since then, the title search has been completed, revealing that the .07 acres of lakefront land was not included in what was sold to Kimball.

“Did anyone look at what I gave you?” Kimball said to the board on Sept. 27. He was referring to the 40-plus pages of documents that he had acquired through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Town of Casco.

“We don’t have authority to address the issues you have.” Chairman Hancock said.

Kimball said, “‘We don’t know what issues I have to address?”

Hancock offered a list of what the town had already done to address his requests and inquiries.

“We have a title search being done. We presented you with the documents that you requested. A survey is what you need,” she said.

Kimball said, “This goes back to Wells Fargo. These people I bought it from have been (Casco residents) forever.

The land they owned on Parker Pond has been manipulated.”

“Why don’t you put me on the agenda?” Kimball said.

Hancock said, “We have looked at everything. We have tried to work with you. We have advised you” to hire a land surveyor and also to hire an attorney for the purpose of being on the agenda.”

Kimball turned his attention to the entire board, saying, “Every one of you has had a chance to look at it.”

“Please make a note of the position that you have taken.

I have given you more than enough to raise suspicion.

This isn’t Wall Street. This isn’t Main Street. This is Meadow Road,” Kimball said.

As of the most recent meeting, the board’s offer still stands. If Kimball hires an attorney, he will be placed on the agenda.

Prior to the meeting on Dec. 6, he told a selectman, “I am not going away.”

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Latest test scores prompt SAD 61 ‘call to action’ school board members.

So, he records board meetings, workshops and committee gatherings and later review conversations had that night. On a couple of occasions, he asked that board minutes be amended to accurately reflect comments he had made.

Earlier this year, some directors took offense with McMahon for not informing them that he was recording meetings. McMahon claimed that under Maine’s Right to Know law, he is permitted to record any and all school board meetings — which are open to the public — with or without notifying others.

At the Dec. 19 school board meeting, directors gave first reading approval to a “Recorded or Live Broadcast” policy (McMahon voted against).

The policy requires, “all persons who attend and wish to record any meeting of the Board and/or its committees must inform the chair(man) or secretary to the committee of their intentions upon arrival.

A written record will be kept.

Further, all recordings must be done in the open without any disturbance of the meeting. All recordings must be done in such a manner so that the view of the Board to the audience and the audience view to the Board must not be obstructed. Further, any recording before or after the public proceedings may be subject to Maine State Law regarding interception of oral communications, which is a Class C crime.”

Any violation of these rules “will be seen as interfering with the orderly conduct of Board proceedings and the offending party will be asked

The student representative to the SAD 61 School Board said Lake Region H.S. needs a “culture change” before results will improve. She says many students feel they are “not as smart” and “not as capable” as students at other schools.

Strain knows the feeling.

She is a very good student, having been just selected as the first alternate to the Youth Senate program to be held in Washington, D.C. based on a well-written essay. Feeling she might be over her head taking Pre-Calculus, Strain settled on statistics instead.

The risk of failing leads many students to enroll in less challenging courses.

Strain encouraged Hayden and school officials to “take a minute and talk with kids.”

“Ask them what do you need help with and what don’t you understand?” she said.

Bridgton Director Karla Swanson Murphy said if students are encouraged to take risks, SAD 61 needs to provide a supportive environment.

LRHS Principal Erik Good agreed with Strain’s assessment. In his first year on the job, Good saw a degree of “complacency,” but feels the culture is slowing changing with the arrival of proficiency-based learning system — which calls for students to learn and show proficiency in a subject area before they can move on to the next lesson.

Hayden will provide an update the school board at a future meeting.

In other school board news: Right to record. Sebago Director Joseph McMahon has a very hard time hearing conversations amongst fellow

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In an e-mail, McMahon said, “I am not aware of any prior recording activity that has interfered with the orderly conduct of proceedings.

This policy is unnecessary, as it is already in existing law. The mention of a Class C crime seems to be a threat.

It, too, is covered by existing law.”

Maine’s Right to Know law addresses recorded or live broadcasts as follows, “In order to facilitate the public policy so declared by the Legislature of opening the public’s business to public

scrutiny, all persons shall be entitled to attend public proceedings and to make written, taped or filmed records of the proceedings, or to live broadcast the same, provided the writing, taping, filming or broadcasting does not interfere with the orderly conduct of proceedings. The body or agency holding the public proceedings may make reasonable rules and regulations

governing these activities, so long as these rules or regulations do not defeat the purpose of this subchapter.”

McMahon added, “I will assume that this policy will not be used to impede the right of the public to exercise its rights. However, it would seem to be unnecessary and it may give to the public the appearance of a threat and SAD 61, Page 5A

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Casco Director Stan Buchanan questioned that with the many changes and instructional adjustments that have been made over the years why has SAD 61 continued to score poorly?

“Have we ever really found out what is really happening?” Buchanan asked Hayden. “We’re not making headway, and we need some type of call to action by the administrative team to get to the bottom of it. Find out what the obstacles are and crash through those barriers.

Its tiring hearing we’re trying to do this and that, but nothing is working…We have to dig deeper.”

Buchanan also termed the state constantly changing its testing methods as “asinine.”

Casco Director Tom Hancock found little satisfaction in Hayden’s comments that in some cases 50% or close to 50% of the students were “at” state expectations.

“Shouldn’t all of the children be at least at the state average?” he asked.

Casco Director Phil Shane wondered if students were taking the tests seriously?

Bridgton Director Nina Stoddard felt, as a parent and a school board member, that the results were “deplorable.”

She feels that the district has quality teachers and an “intelligent student body,” which should translate into better state assessment scores.

“Something is happening that is taking the focus off?” she said.

But, what?

Senior Mallory Strain may have the answer.

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Bridgton meeting (Continued from Page 2A) owned property. He cited the beer garden offered at the Village Folk Festival, held on the grounds of the Bridgton Community Center, as well as the former Winter Carnival Dance, which allowed BYOB at the Town Hall on North High Street.

Harden said the tent’s location could either be closer to the boat ramp area or possibly in the small parking area across from the beach. Due to the limited amount of parking in that area and the large crowd expected, Selectmen suggested the tent be placed near the dam area.

“I hope, I know, that the Chamber will do an outstanding job handling the situation there,” Selectman Bob McHatton said as selectmen approved the Chamber’s request, which McHatton called a “pilot program” with the future of other ice bars hinging upon how it fares this February.

The Winter Carnival is slated to run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Compromise reached.

Lake Region Adult Ed will continue to share meeting space with the Town of Bridgton.

Following a productive meeting between Adult Ed Director Madelyn Litz, Deputy Town Manager Georgiann Fleck and Rec Director Gary Colello, a new Memorandum of Understanding regarding use of the lower level meeting area has been reached.

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Sat., Jan 7 — Legislative meeting/Phyllis Ginzler, Community Center, 10 a.m.

BROWNFIELD Thur., Dec. 29 — Jammiepalooza, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Brownfield Community Center, $15 per child. FMI: 890-4240.

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

THE 2016 LONG LAKE Skating School Christmas Show at North Bridgton Academy featured top row (left to right): Laurie Green, head coach, Samantha Hoeflich, Nina Stoddard, Skye Hoeflich, River Hoeflich, Sadie Tirrell, Ellie Miller, Don Estabrooks, CheChe Stoddard, Casey, Raymond, Jeni Hieflich; middle row (left to right): Sylvie Gil, Rosie Sherlock, Perrin Gil, Delia Fontana, Alicia Fontana (behind Delia), Annabelle McParland (front), Peter Coffy-Slattery, Gryphen Selectmen approved the new agreement Tuesday night 4-1 (Bernie King opposed).

Town Manager Bob Peabody said the two big changes was the length of the agreement — from a year to six months (Jan. 1, 2017 to July 1, 2017) — and hours of facility usage — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., compared to the previous time slot of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Permit approved. A special amusement permit for the Noble House Inn was approved 5-0.

Town office closed on

Monday, Jan. 2.

Tree work planned.

Central Maine Power has informed town officials that their contractors may be conducting tree work here.

They use a limited amount of federally-approved herbicides to prevent growth.

Application is by hand directly to the tree needing to be controlled.

Landowners who object to use of herbicides on transmission corridors abutting their property may request a Landowner Maintenance Agreement. The forms, as well as additional informa-

tion, may be obtained by writing to CMP Vegetation Management, 83 Edison Drive, Augusta, ME 04336 or calling Nicholas Hahn at 207-621-3942.

There is an informational poster in the Town Office lobby.

Grass or not? What is the town’s next step to addressing the “green” areas along Depot Street? If the town decides to replant grass, Public Works Director Jim Kidder believes the areas will need time to take root and grow before allowing people onto them. Or, the

town could consider changing from grass to another surface.

Voters this fall supported allowing the Farmers’ Market back onto the “greens.” Selectmen will discuss this issue at their Jan. 10 board meeting (5 p.m.).

Upcoming meetings include: a workshop with the Recycling Committee on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 6:30 p.m.; and regular board meetings on Jan. 10 and Jan. 24 at 5 p.m.

Crunching the numbers. Selectman Bernie

King wonders if there is any real benefit of having a Budget Advisory Committee.

Selectmen decided to give the “added set of eyes” during budget season at least another go.

Interesed residents can apply to be a committee member.

Deborah Brusini, a member of the Bridgton Planning Board, is glad selectmen kept the committee. She plans to apply.

“It gives credibility (to the budget process),” she said.

Tue., Jan. 3 — Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman PAC, 18 Bradley St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission is free.

Thur., Jan. 5 — Pace Galleries of Art, Leura Hill Eastman PAC, 18 Bradley St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission is free.

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

RAYMOND Wed. Jan. 4 — Organizing workshop with Janie Downey Maxwell, Raymond Village Library, 4-6:30 p.m. FMI: 6554283.

WATERFORD Sat., Jan. 7 — Public supper, turkey dinner, North Waterford church, 5-6:30 p.m., $10.

AREA EVENTS

Fri., Dec. 30 — Har Lavon Jewish Community Chanukah Party, 5:30 p.m., Conway, N.H. FMI and RSVP 207256-0060 or e-mail e.g.roth. maine.@gmail.com Sun., Jan 1 — Southworth Planetarium CLOSED. Mon., Jan. 2 — Season of Light show, 1 p.m., Southworth Planetarium, 70 Falmouth St., Portland. FMI: www.usm. maine.edu/planet Tue., Jan. 3 — Dinosaurs at Dusk!, 1 p.m., Southworth Planetarium, 70 Falmouth St., Portland. FMI: www.usm. maine.edu/planet Wed., Jan. 4 — Eight Planets and Counting, 1 p.m., Southworth Planetarium, 70 Falmouth St., Portland. FMI: www.usm.maine.edu/planet

Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street. FMI: 6472402.

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

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

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

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

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station.

Card games before, bingo after. FMI: 627-4044.

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

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

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

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

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

Congregational Church, Bridgton.

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

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

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

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

FMI: 647-4476.

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

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

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

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

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

Al-Anon Bridgton, 7 p.m.

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

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

WEDNESDAYS Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street. FMI: 6472402.

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

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In a commentary dated Dec. 15 and entitled, “Dog’s demise strikes a chord,” the word neutered was incorrectly used. Spayed would have been the correct word since it was a female cat.

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December 29, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 5A

Bridgton Police blotter These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, December 19 7:59 a.m. Police handled a missing child report on Pinhook Road.

12:01 p.m. A motorist claimed that the town’s sidewalk plow/sander had struck a vehicle.

2:57 p.m. Police were informed by the Maine Department of Human Services that children were being removed from a local home.

4:20 p.m. A caller informed police that her ex-husband had used her information to obtain a bank loan.

6:20 p.m. An unattended death occurred on Wayside Avenue.

6:53 p.m. A vehicle slid backwards on Upper Ridge Road into a snow bank.

9:25 p.m. After reportedly doing “doughnuts” in a parking lot on Mountain Road, a truck went into a ditch.

Tuesday, December 20 1:36 p.m. Police were alerted that an elderly female had no heat at her home.

2:21 p.m. Police received a tip that a woman was headed to a store allegedly to sell drugs.

4:34 p.m. A caller requested to speak with an officer regarding problems he was having with some former friends.

6:11 p.m. Police looked for a red van, whose driver reportedly “was all over the road” along Route 302.

Wednesday, December 21 1:57 a.m. Police were asked to check on a woman’s wellbeing, after she may have been involved in a domestic situation.

6:44 a.m. A vehicle struck a deer while traveling on Route 117, near Lakeside Pines Campground. The vehicle sustained considerable damage.

10:08 a.m. Police were informed that a subject reportedly violated terms of a protection from abuse order and bail conditions.

1:06 p.m. A postal truck slid off Kimball Road, trying to avoid another vehicle that had swerved into his travel lane.

2:12 p.m. Police received a report of a hit-and-run collision at a local professional

building parking lot.

4:36 p.m. No injuries were reported when a vehicle went off Route 37.

Thursday, December 22 11:35 a.m. Police and rescue personnel responded to a single-vehicle crash on Middle Ridge Road.

11:43 a.m. Police went to a North Road home regarding a criminal trespass complaint.

5:37 p.m. A single-vehicle rollover crash with personal injury occurred at the intersection of North High Street and Aspen Drive.

6:38 p.m. A vehicle went off Fosterville Road.

7:32 p.m. An officer was requested at a Main Street property for an alleged theft there.

Friday, December 23 10:28 a.m. A vehicle avoided damage when it slid off the road at the Harrison Road and Island Point Road intersection.

1:46 p.m. A nonreportable collision occurred in the McDonald’s parking lot.

Police say the vehicles sustained “minor scrapes.”

1:52 p.m. A vehicle slid off South Bridgton Road.

5:41 p.m. A vehicle struck a deer while traveling on North High Street.

7:48 p.m. A trailer was reportedly stolen from a vehicle on Fosterville Road.

Saturday, December 24 10:03 a.m. Police met with a caller on Pond Road, who claimed to have been threatened.

12:36 p.m. A vehicle went off Portland Road.

7:51 p.m. Police assisted an Oxford County Sheriff’s deputy with a rollover crash on Knights Hill Road in Sweden.

8:02 p.m. A vehicle rolled over on Harrison Road. Injuries were reported.

8:29 p.m. Fryeburg Police alerted Bridgton officers that a hit-and-run accident had occurred there.

Sunday, December 25 12:26 p.m. A caller requested to speak with an officer regarding a custody issue.

1:17 p.m. A South High Street resident reported the theft of jewelry and medication.

NIGHT LIGHTS — Local photographer Ed Stevens ventured out after the recent snowfall and captured this view of downtown Bridgton as seen from the Bob Dunning Memorial Bridge in Pondicherry Park.

(Photo courtesy of One Camera One Lens One Town — OCOLOT)

Meet & Greet with new Fire Chief Steve Fay

Student Council members assisted with the purchasing of gifts. SES also thanked TD Bank for donating a large shopping bag full of snack bags, which many children enjoyed.

What is the objective?

Sometimes, students might wonder what is the objective of learning plans. At Songo Locks School, those objectives are being made quite clear. Learning targets are being identified and posted for students to see.

One teacher uses a flip chart that she carries from classroom to classroom. The chart also enables her to flip back to objectives already covered.

Another teacher posed her learning targets in the form of questions and then used the posting as an organizer to record notes, which the students could reference to complete their individual written response.

Students are able to respond more readily when administrators ask them what

they are learning and why their teachers are asking them to engage in activities.

Personnel moves. Kate Dargie was approved as a day treatment support technician at Songo Locks School, replacing Tania Brooks who resigned. There were six applicants, three were interviewed.

Deborah Rousseau was approved as a special education technician III at Lake Region Middle School, replacing Louise Chapman, who resigned. There were six applicants, four were interviewed.

Linda Freese, a French teacher at Lake Region High School, will retire at the end of the 2016-17 school year.

Donations accepted.

Theresa Hammond of Fiber Arts Cottage in Bridgton donated $500 worth of cloth to Lake Region High School.

Mary and Jeff Boccardi and Harry Chouinard each donated $25 to Lake Region Middle School in lieu of purchasing magazines.

and their abilities from what I’ve seen. My disappointment has nothing to do with the members I’ve experienced.

It’s the low numbers we have, which is an inherent problem regionally, at the state level and nationally. From what I’ve seen, we have practically no membership in the West (Bridgton). My disappointment is the numbers. I want people to understand that maybe they can give us a hand sometimes (by joining).

JS: Do you have anything to add?

SF: I do. I’ve found the town and the people very warm, very friendly and helpful. Diane and I had concerns about not being accepted because of where we come from. She really is looking forward to get-

ting up here. I’ve found nothing but open arms. I would like the BFD members’ hard, unselfish work and dedication recognized and the fact that they are true professionals. I want people in the community to have pride in their fire department. I want the community to understand that it’s their fire department.

It’s everybody’s.

Have a question for the Chief? Chief Fay is happy to answer fire questions from members of the community.

For example, did you ever wonder why a hole is cut in a building’s roof when it is on fire?

E-mail your questions to firechief@bridgtonmaine. org. The answers will appear in my Firehouse Chatter column.

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(Continued from Page 3A) that there may be something that the board wishes to hide.”

LRTV records most board meetings, and airs the proceedings on the public cable access channel.

At 6:56 p.m. on Dec. 19, McMahon informed School Board chairman Janice Barter he planned to use a voicerecording device.

Service recognized.

Naples Director Beth Chaplin was recognized with a Lamp of Learning plaque for six years of service. Meanwhile, Casco Director Phil Shane was recognized for 23 years of service on the school board.

Coming and going.

Principal Cheryl Turpin reported that Stevens Brook Elementary has an enrollment of 304 students — 51 moved in, 32 moved out, which is a transiency rate of 30%.

Penny War for holiday wishes. Sebago Elementary’s annual Penny War raised $880 to be used for the “Making Holiday Wishes” program.

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I’m familiar with dump tank operations. So, I have an idea, but I need to experience it.

JS: I’ve got to say, I’ve heard it once in a while from other chiefs, but it always impresses me your attitude of “we” rather than “I.” Much of the time the attitude is “I.” SF: This is not a vocation that one person can handle. I come from a family of lawyers. You can work in a law firm or you can hang your shingle out the door of your little office and you can have your “I” program there. This service (fire) requires creativity at times, the ability to change, the ability to think as things deteriorate. For one person to think that they can handle all that, they’re fooling themselves, and they’re doing an injustice to the people they’re leading and the people they’ve sworn to protect. When I say “we,” it’s wholeheartedly “we.” You can’t do it alone.

JS: I imagine you had some expectations when you started and I know you haven’t been chief for very long, but so far has the BFD lived up to your expectations or fallen short or would you rather not answer the question.

SF: I can answer that.

The core of the people that I’ve had experience with, I have to say, I am extremely pleased with their dedication

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SF: I don’t look at it as teaching. I look at it more as exchanging information.

Being it’s a “we” program, we might get involved in a formalized training exercise where I have something to offer and you folks have something to offer and we can come to a consensus. There are some things whereby the nature of where I come from we do a lot of. The other night, you guys were given accolades by Selectman King for the job done in extricating a victim in an accident, which is great. My previous department, we did a lot of vehicle extrications. One year, we did 64.

JS: We haven’t done 64 in my 18 years.

SF: When you do that many, you come up with techniques that are not readily-used elsewhere. For example, the sledgehammer always starts (unlike saws and spreaders, etc.). Do you follow me?

JS: Yes, it doesn’t take much to use it other than arms. What do you expect to learn from the BFD? I know one thing, rural water supply.

You had all hydrants.

SF: This is a mutual exchange of experiences and techniques. I think it will work well for all involved.

I’ve picked up a little. I know what a tank farm is.

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Currently, we really don’t do much in Bridgton and most other area towns as far as protecting firefighters from cancer. Most departments do not have exhaust systems for the diesel fumes (a known carcinogen). The Raymond Fire Department does have quite a program. Their guys who go inside have a second set of gear so they can put on clean gear after a structure fire while the contaminated gear is cleaned. They have a second hood. Do you have any plans for Bridgton to protect against cancer?

SF: We are in the process of looking at that now, not just myself, but Chiefs Todd Perreault, Paul Field and Eric Field. I have a full grasp of the cancer issue, not just in Bridgton. In Warwick, we fought for emission controls in the stations. In Rhode Island, there is a statute on the books. I don’t believe there is one in Maine. As of right now, we’re looking at a station study. If we’re going to replace the station sometime down the road, maybe five or 10 years, we need to make sure that all appropriate devices are incorporated into that construction. There may be a possibility of looking at grants.

JS: What do you expect to teach the BFD?

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(Continued from Page 1A) as to where I wanted to retire to if I didn’t work. When the job opened in Bridgton, I applied for it. I don’t like oppressive heat. The gang that heads to Florida, I hope they enjoy it, but it’s not for me. Having lived in Rhode Island my whole life, I would prefer not to live there the rest of my life. I’m getting a house right here in town that’s large for Diane and me and our wonderful dog.

My family can come visit.

I’m not racing back to Rhode Island. And, I didn’t want to leave the fire service.

JS: What is your philosophy as chief?

SF: This is not a “me” program, but a “we” program.

I have two jobs here as the chief — one is my responsibility to the town, to protect it; the other job is for the firefighters. My whole existence is to make sure they operate as safely as possible in a very risky business, so at the end of the day they return to their homes, to their loved ones and down the line can maintain a good quality of life.

JS: I personally have become concerned about firefighter safety as far as cancer. It’s a known fact that firefighters have a higher incidence of cancer than the general population.

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Community

Appliances were few when I was a kid When I was a kid we didn’t have the appliances that we have today. To keep our food cold, we had an icebox. The ice man came to the house with a block of ice held in his ice tongs. Under the icebox was a pan to catch the water as the ice melted.

Not to worry — with a large family like ours there were never leftovers. I was in high school when we finally could afford a refrigerator.

We did have a washing machine, however no dryer but the air outside. It was a ringer-type washer. The clothes swished around

inside the drum for a while to get the dirt out, then you had to put the clothes through the ringer, two rollers of hard rubber, to squeeze the soapy water out. From the ringer, the clothes fell into a sink of clean water. Then you turned the ringer and put the clothes through it again to squeeze as much water out as possible.

Then the clothes went into a basket to be carried outside to the clothesline. I can’t count the number of times my hands went through that ringer! Monday was always washday unless the weather was bad. Can you imagine

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dry fell to me, the youngest.

We had central heating in the form of a furnace with a big register in the floor of the living room. In the kitchen, we had a wood stove that later was converted to oil. That was our only other

Obituaries

source of heat so there was many a morning that those cold bedrooms upstairs made us eager to get dressed for school fast. Just to take a bath we had to light an oil heater to get the bathroom warm. Eventually my father cut a hole in the bathroom floor right over the kitchen stove so the bath routine and the toilet seat were nice and warm in the winter.

As for entertainment, we had no TV, only a radio. My father and I listened to the opera from New York City while we played rummy (he cheated). The family sat

together and heard the president declare war on Japan.

My favorite program was the Lux Radio Theater but it was on late so I’d sneak downstairs and turn it on. My mother knew about this but she never let on. We did have a vacuum cleaner, which I hated (and still do today).

Keeping house in those days was hard but we all had assigned chores, like washing the dishes. We used the sink in the washroom where we washed, rinsed, dried, and pushed the dishes through an opening into the pantry and LOVELL, Page 7A

Charles R. Enman Sr.

Alice M. Strout

William J. Byron Jr.

WINDHAM — Charles R. “Sonny” Enman Sr., 89, of Windham, joined his wife Theresa on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2016.

He was born in Portland, Sept. 11, 1927, the son of the late Edward and Janetta (Casley) Enman.

He grew up in Portland and attended local area schools before joining the Merchant Marines. Upon being honorably discharged, he married the “love of his life,” Theresa C. DeMerritt, on May 12, 1952. They spent 63 years together before her passing on Feb. 28, 2016. Charles deeply missed his wife in his remaining days.

Sonny worked for several Portland businesses before his career of 40 years with Maine Central Railroad. He retired from the Portland Yard Terminal at Rigby Yard in 1977 due to health issues.

Sonny enjoyed the horse racing at Scarborough Downs, playing cards with family, boating and fixing the family’s vehicles. He especially enjoyed trips to Prince Edward Island, Foxwoods, Atlantic City and Oxford Casino with his wife.

Charles was predeceased by his sister, Marjorie Porter; and his brother, Albert Enman, with whom he shared many adventures.

He is survived by his five children, Joyce Nielsen, of Windham, Janet Cordier of Standish, Charles R. Enman Jr. of Gorham, Joanne Palanza of Naples and John Enman of Windham; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; as well as his nephews and their families.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, at 10 a.m. at the Wilde Memorial Chapel in Evergreen Cemetery, 672 Stevens Avenue, Portland. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, South Portland. To sign Sonny’s guestbook and leave memories and condolences for the family, visit: www. advantageportland.com In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to an Animal Refugee League of your choosing.

LEWISTON — Alice M. Strout, 80, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 at her home Russell Park Manor in Lewiston with her husband of 42 years by her side.

She was born in Rumford, the daughter of Harry and Doris Glover. Alice received her education in Fryeburg, and graduated from Fryeburg Academy.

She was homemaker and enjoyed crocheting, baking, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Russell of Lewiston, two sons, Alpheus H. Hibbard Jr. and Michael W. Hibbard, both of Poland; a daughter, Julie Shane of Florida; her grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

Alice was predeceased by her siblings and a son, Mark W. Hibbard of Lewiston. She will be missed dearly.

WESTBROOK — William J. Byron Jr., 96, of Westbrook and formerly of Sebago and Rochester, N.H., died in Portland on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016.

Born in Exeter, N.H., on Sept. 21, 1920, he was the son of William J. and Elizabeth Cox Byron. He moved to East Rochester in the late 1930s, where he lived until he moved to Sebago in 2003.

William attended the Maine School for the Deaf in Portland. He left school at the age of 16, when his father passed away, to move back home to help his sisters, Addie and Bertha, support their mother. He was the oldest living alumna of the school for the deaf after his friend and classmate Miles Hawkins died in 2013.

William worked at Hubbard Shoe and Allen & Hall Box Factory, and retired from Thompson Center Arms, where he assembled muskets.

William loved to dance; even being deaf, no one would know he couldn’t hear the music. He loved woodworking and tinkering with machinery, and always was out in his shop building or fixing something. He seemed to be able to fix anything.

He also enjoyed his gun collection and hunting and fishing with his brother-in-law Johnny and nephew Wayne Baribeault. William bagged a moose with his stepson John Levesque in 2006.

William was a member of the Westbrook Deaf Senior Citizens, where he enjoyed socializing with others who were deaf, playing Bingo and card games and going out to eat.

William was predeceased by his father, William Byron Sr.; his mother, Elizabeth Cox Byron; his brother, Joseph Byron; and his sisters, Lydia Hersom, Evelyn Dane, Adelaide Baribeault and Bertha Byron. He was also predeceased by his infant son, Richard; his wife, Dorothy Costello Byron, in 2008; and wife Jane Leighton Levesque Byron, in 2011.

Survivors include his nieces and nephews; as well as his stepchildren, Norma Boulanger and Lawrence Levesque of Windham, John Levesque of Standish, and Nola Scott of Somersworth, N.H.; and many great-nieces and great-nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 299 Main Street, Gorham, followed by a reception at the church. To express condolences or participate in William’s online tribute, visit: www.dolbyfuneralchapels.com In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Maine Deaf Senior Citizens, 140 Old Alfred Road, East Waterboro, ME 04030-5110.

Mark Dekubber

Mark Dekubber, 55, passed away unexpectedly at home on Dec. 19, 2016.

He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Gail, his son Mark Jr., his stepchildren Jennifer Barden, Joann (Louis) Aubuchont and Suzanne (Scott) Monla, his many grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

There will be no services. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Donel B. Roberts Sr. SOUTH PARIS — Donel B. Roberts Sr., 98, died peacefully at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris, on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016.

Donel was born on Nov. 10, 1918 in Sudbury, Mass., to Frank and Della Roberts. He was a very active little boy and loved his sports! He was such a good baseball player that the high school team recruited him to play when he was still in middle school.

Donel was a huge New England sports fan and if there was a game on he could be found watching and rooting for his Red Sox, Patriots and Bruins!

During WWII Donel joined the Army; he was stationed on Saipan Island and worked to repair the advanced and complex instrumentation on the B29 Superfortress Bombers. These planes were designed to allow pilots to fly entirely relying on the instrumentation so it was crucial that these components were impeccably maintained. He was honorably discharged on Jan. 11, 1946, having reached the rank of Staff Sergeant.

Donel met his wife, Dorothy, on a blind date and he always liked to say, “It must have stuck,” because they would have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary this past November.

Donel was a hard-worker and he enjoyed working with his hands. He built the home in Sudbury, where he and Dorothy raised their three children. He worked for Carling Brewery for 19 years, and when they closed he took a position in the Maintenance Department at the Sudbury Housing Authority. This was likely his most favorite job as it provided a challenging environment that allowed him to perfect his homebuilding skills. Donel made sure all the tenants were well-taken-care of and many of those little old ladies rewarded him handsomely with home-baked treats and knitted hats. His son Donel Jr. has said that his dad would probably still be working there if he could!

Eventually Dorothy convinced him to retire, and they set out on their next great adventure — a camp on Long Lake in Maine.

They found the perfect spot and Donel set to work building their second home. It was here that he spent the remainder of his life, gardening and enjoying his retirement. He would have Wheaties with orange juice for breakfast each morning and work on various projects throughout the day. He was an avid fisherman and loved striper fishing. He’d be fishing every chance he got! He loved his grandchildren, and particularly loved turning his hearing aids down when they got a little too boisterous.

He had a heartwarming smile and a distinctive laugh; he’d always reward a good story with a “yeah?” and a chuckle. That chuckle will be dearly missed by his family, children Linda, Donel Jr., and Kenneth; his two daughters-in-law Elizabeth and Nancy; his seven grandchildren, Jessica, Trevor, Jena, Sara, Tyler, Abby and Kyleigh; and his six great-grandchildren William, Patrick, Lilian, Benjamin, Reed and Genevieve. Donel was predeceased by his beloved wife Dorothy.

Family and friends were invited to call from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28, at the Chandler Funeral Home, 8 Elm St., Bridgton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 29, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 225 South High St., Bridgton. Committal services will be private in Sudbury, Mass.

In lieu of flowers, Donel’s family asks that donations be considered to the Maine Veteran’s Home, 477 High St., South Paris, ME 04281. Words of condolence and tribute may be shared at www.chandlerfunerals.com

Raymond L. Richard PORTLAND — Raymond L. Richard, 55, for many years the de facto mayor of the corner of Middle and Exchange Streets, died recently at his home in Portland after declining health.

Ray was born in Westbrook, son of Judith Fay (Ferris) Richard and Rene Albert Richard. He attended Westbrook schools, but dropped out and left home at age 17. He loved the ocean and served for a time in the United States Navy. He was a skilled woodworker and storyteller. He enjoyed fishing off the Maine State Pier and traveling down to Old Orchard Beach to hang out with friends and play his guitar “Betsy.”

Ray was open about his lifelong struggle with alcohol abuse and life on the streets. For many years, he could be found almost every morning in his “office” at the corner of Middle and Exchange Streets, greeting passersby with a smile and a joke. He had many friends and was known both as a survivor and someone who looked out for his buddies. Three years ago, he was able to secure housing with the help of social workers from Preble Street, which allowed him to cook meals for himself and watch ballgames on television at his apartment.

Ray is survived by his mother, Judith Richard of Westbrook; three sisters, Carol Ann Dalpee of Casco, Christine Lothrop of Dixfield and Gayle Richard of Westbrook; a brother, Ron Richard of Westbrook; a cousin; and a daughter, Katherine Merrill.

A brief celebration of Ray’s life will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 30 on the corner of Middle and Exchange Streets, with coffee to follow in the offices of Warren, Currier & Buchanan, 57 Exchange Street. In the event of inclement weather, the memorial itself will be moved inside.

Margaret V. McAllister PORTLAND — Margaret V. McAllister, 79, of Waterford, passed away on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, at Maine Medical Center.

She was born in Boston, Mass., on Oct. 21, 1937, the daughter of Albert and Hazel O’Neill Allen. She married Eugene McAllister on June 29, 1957, and had been a homemaker all of her life. She enjoyed camping, canoeing trips fishing down the Crooked River and gardening. She loved spending time with her family and liked to make different recipes.

She is survived by her son Dale McAllister and his wife Marcia; her daughter Lisa Scribner and her significant other Ray Fox; grandchildren Katie Libby and her husband Corey, Kristina Wilson and her husband Eric, Jesse Scribner and his significant other Sierra Grover, Tamra Scribner and her partner Sierra McDaniels; four great-grandsons Cooper and Carter Libby and Blake and Trent Wilson; her siblings Albert Allen, Dorothy McDonald and Merle McAllister. She was predeceased by her parents; her husband Eugene; sisters Ruth Swett, Evelyn McAuliffe and Irene Trimback.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 1 p.m. at the North Waterford Congregational Church. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to Stoneham Rescue, PO Box 42, Stoneham, ME 04231. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes, & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris. Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com

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Terry S. Cram BOSTON, MASS. — Terry S. Cram, 63, of South Paris passed away on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital surrounded by his wife and daughter.

He was born in Norway on Sept. 23, 1953, the son of Stanley and Maxine Farr Cram. He graduated from Oxford Hills High School in 1971 and married Georgia McKay on Oct. 25, 1975. He had been head custodian at the Guy E. Rowe School in Norway for many years. He enjoyed family vacations, woodworking and musical shows and plays. He was Oxford Hills High School sports’ biggest fan, He rarely missed baseball, basketball or football games.

He is survived by his wife of South Paris; his daughter, Alicia of Oxford; his mother, Maxine of West Paris; his brother, Arnold Cram of Harrison; nieces, nephews and grandnephews.

He was predeceased by his father.

Online condolences may be shared with his family at www. chandlerfunerals.com Funeral services were held on Friday, Dec. 23 at 1 p.m. at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Auditorium. Visitation was held on Thursday evening at Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main Street, South Paris. Spring interment will be at Norway Pine Grove Cemetery in South Paris.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the SAD 17 Head Custodian Fund, 232 Main Street, South Paris, ME 04281.

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Community

December 29, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 7A

‘Moonlight Challenge’ just around corner those who raise the most money.

In addition to the main racing event, the evening will also feature an apresski dinner, live music, and dancing. Skiers, snowboarders, and spectators of all ages and abilities are welcome.

Anyone interested in participating can register online at www.MoonlightChallenge. org To learn more about the event or to purchase tickets, visit www.

MoonlightChallenge.org and spread the word by following The Moonlight Challenge on Facebook.

The Maine Children’s Cancer Program (MCCP) provides comprehensive treatment to children with cancer and blood disorders throughout Maine and southern New Hampshire. With

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Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy.

Casco/Naples Senior Meal Site, noon, Casco Fire Station.

Card games before, bingo after. FMI: 627-4044.

Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

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

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

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

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

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

FRIDAYS Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9-10 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Bridgton Town Hall, North High Street. Starting 11/14. FMI: 647-2402.

Taoist Tai Chi, 9 a.m., Beginner Class, Harrison Cong. Church.

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

Tai Chi Maine, Beginner Practice, 10 a.m., Town Hall, Bridgton.

Harrison Farmers’ Market, 1-5 p.m., Rte. 117, just outside of Village.

Free Beginners Spanish Class, 3 to 4 p.m. downstairs, Bridgton Library.

Over 40 Men’s Basketball, 4 p.m., Brownfield/Denmark School.

SATURDAYS Bridgton Farmers Market, Bridgton Methodist Church, 9 a.m.-noon.

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

Senior Lunch, noon, Bridgton Community Center.

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

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

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

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

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

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

THURSDAYS Rotary Club Meeting, 7:15 a.m. Bridgton Community Center.

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

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

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

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

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Children’s Cancer Program also provides a wealth of resources and critical support to help families through their

experience of living with childhood cancer. To learn more about the organization go to www.mmc.org/mccp

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Area Events

Wednesday Breakfast and Fellowship

NAPLES — The Naples United Methodist Church, 1000 Roosevelt Trail in Naples, will be hosting a breakfast and fellowship gathering every Wednesday morning from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. beginning in January and running through the end of April. Please come enjoy a good hot meal and warm fellowship on these cold winter days.

Everyone is welcome! In the case of inclement weather, the breakfast will be cancelled if SAD 61 schools are cancelled or delayed. For more information please call the church at 693-6594.

Open Tues.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fri & Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. • Sundays 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed most Mondays except for holidays).

103 Main St., Bridgton 647-3672

Area births

Lisa M. Barbour and Albion Charles Doe of Conway, N.H. are pleased to announce the arrival of their son, Albion Charles Doe III, born on Dec. 18, 2016, at 3:01 a.m. at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H. Maternal grandparents: Michelle Broyer of Fryeburg (deceased) and Dave Barbour of Jacksonville, Florida. Paternal grandparents: Clare J. and Bradley G. MacRae of Portsmouth, N.H. and Albion Charles Doe Sr. of Conway, N.H. Lori M. Allen and Devin S. Allen of Fryeburg are the proud parents of a son, Gavin Joseph Allen, born on Dec. 12, 2016, at 7:54 a.m. at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H. Gavin joins a brother, Drake, and sister, Brooklyn. Maternal grandparents: Gertrude Ryder of Fryeburg and David Scripture of Ossipee, N.H. Paternal grandparents: Catrina Dobbins of Fryeburg and Darrin Allen of Berlin, N.H.

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(Continued from Page 6A) we finally put them away.

Being the youngest, I just about came up to the sink but I also had my turn. I hated Sunday because mother always made a big meal after church and used lots of pans — hated those pans! Bless his heart, Daddy always came in and washed the pans for me.

Unfortunately, each of my sisters left our home for their own homes and most of the chores fell to mother and me.

Many times, my mother had to nag me to do my chores until she finally gave me a 50-cent allowance, which was my first paying job.

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On Friday, Jan. 20, Shawnee Peak will host the 3rd Annual On Target Moonlight Challenge, an evening of friendly slalom competition for skiers and snowboarders to support the Maine Children’s Cancer Program (MCCP). Access to the mountain starts at noon and the race kicks off at 5:30 p.m.

Last year’s Moonlight Challenge successfully raised over $50,000. They’re hoping to exceed $75,000 this year, with proceeds directly benefitting area children and families that are fighting cancer and blood disorders.

Prizes, including USSA Gold Passes with round-trip airfare to Colorado and tickets to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, will be awarded to teams and individuals with the fastest clocked times and

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Country living

Slow Cooker Program: Kids in the kitchen NORTH CONWAY, NH — The children joined Memorial Twelve Conway Elementary Hospital’s Justine Fierman School families ate, cooked and Brenda McKay for and played together during youth-based nutrition lesthe six-week slow cooker pro- sons and games focused on gram offered last fall through diabetes prevention. Parents a collaboration between joined Joy Gagnon from the UNH Cooperative Extension, UNH Cooperative Extension Memorial Hospital, and Nutrition Connections to Conway Elementary School. learn more about reading Each week dinner was food labels, identifying whole made ahead of time in a slow grains, increasing family cooker before the class and physical activity and shopping participants were given the wisely. recipe they would be bringing This program was home that day. Class members made possible through colate the meal before the class, laboration between UNH which gave them the chance to Cooperative Extension, see and taste what they would Memorial Hospital and be making that day. They Conway Elementary School. could also talk about what they The Cooperative Extension’s might do to modify the recipe Nutrition Connections or change ingredients to suit Program provided nutrition their individual tastes. lessons and organized the Once the meal was over, series. Conway Elementary parents helped their children recruited families and prochop vegetables and add ingre- vided teacher volunteers to dients together in a freezer help with the program while bag to take home. During this Memorial Hospital provided time participants practiced funds to purchase slow cookknife skills, food safety, and ers, knives and food to faciliways to include children in the tate the classes. The Mount cooking process. This allowed Washington Valley Kiwanis families to set aside time with Club supported the hospital’s their children to engage with Miranda Leavitt Diabetes them during meals and cook- Fund, which made the hospiing. They focused on showing tal’s support possible. the young chefs how to use The UNH Cooperative a knife, measure ingredients, Extension Nutrition Connand wash their hands and dish- ections program offers free es correctly. nutrition education to eligible Parents and children then individuals and families intersplit up for a quick lesson ested in learning more about tailored to each age group. eating healthy on a budget.

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Slow Cooker — Memorial Hospital diabetes nurse practitioner Justine Fierman teaches a Conway Elementary School student some tips on good nutrition at a recent cooking program cosponsored by the hospital and the UNH Cooperative Extension.

(Photo by Bill Lee) Participants learn about making healthy choices they can live with and the slow cooker program is a fun way to learn about using a slow cooker to prepare healthy, homemade meals when life is too busy

to spend a lot of time cooking meals.

The next slow cooker class will be offered to families of students at the John Fuller School in the beginning of January. If your child attends

the school and you would like to sign up for the slow cooker classes, please contact David Olson at 603-356-5381. To learn more about this program contact Joy Gagnon, Extension teacher, at 603-447-3834 or

e-mail joy.gagnon@unh.edu For more information on the Miranda Leavitt Diabetes Fund or the Miranda Center for Diabetes at Memorial Hospital, go to www.memorialhospitalnh.org/diabetes

Shawnee Peak off to great start Life is good at Shawnee Peak! They’re making snow and dropping ropes on new trails every day. By Tuesday, Dec. 27, they expected to have more than 30 trails and all five lifts open — the most in the Mt. Washington Valley area. They look forward to seeing you soon!

Both the Main and East Sides are now open and they have night skiing every night this week until 9 p.m.

Their list of events for

the remainder of Christmas Vacation week includes: Thursday, Dec. 29: Apresski party with Chad Porter in Blizzard’s Pub, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 29: Movie Night for kids showing Finding Dory in the Sugar Haus.

Friday, Dec. 30: Apres-ski party with Sam Adams.

Saturday, Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Party with Kennebunk River Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

For more information visit www.shawwneepeak.com

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Representatives of sites recognized in November by the Lets Go! Program.

Let’s Go! recognizes 16 healthy organizations NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — On Nov. 15, Memorial Hospital recognized 16 northern Carroll County schools, after school programs, childcare, and health care practices for building environments in which unhealthy food choices are limited and opportunities for physical activity are plentiful. The 16 sites are prioritizing healthy habits by making the healthy choice the easy choice.

President and CEO Scott McKinnon welcomed site representatives including teachers, nurses, doctors, business owners and after school program coordinators on Nov. 15 at Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway, N.H. The chosen sites were recognized for their work with Let’s Go!, a program coordinated through Memorial Hospital’s Population Health Department headed by Sue Ruka and coordinated by Danielle Koffenberger.

Memorial Hospital started the deptartment in 2015, in part-

nership with MaineHealth, to help their community become among the healthiest in America. Participating sites included: • Bartlett Community Preschool • Children Unlimited, Inc. • Vaughan Learning Center • Lilliputian Montessori School • Out-of-School Programs • Home Run Sports Training Center • Madison Recreation Department • John Fuller School • Josiah Bartlett Elementary School • Kennett High School • Madison Elementary School • Pine Tree Elementary School • A. Crosby Kennett Middle School • Conway Elementary School • Jackson Grammar School • Primary Care at Memorial Hospital • White Mountain

Naples manager (Continued from Page 1A) town council anticipates announcing the new town manager and his starting date the week of Jan. 9,” that town’s website said.

According to other news releases from the Town of Cape Elizabeth website, longtime Town Manager Michael McGovern plans to retire. After 31 years as town manager, McGovern’s last day on the job will be this Friday.

Paraschak could not be reached by cell phone or by office phone for an interview with The Bridgton News before press time. — DD

Community Health Center • T. Murray Wellness Center Inc. “More and more communities are embracing Let’s Go! evidence-based strategies and we’re seeing a difference in the health of our children. Kids are shunning sugary drinks, grabbing fruit during lunch, and making better media choices,” said Dr. Victoria Rogers, director of the Let’s Go! program.

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Sebago Clothes Closet, 9 a.m. to noon, Warming Hut, Rte. 114, Sebago, next to Nazarene Church.

Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to noon, Charlotte Hobbs Library, Lovell.

AA Meeting, O/BB/D/ A/L, 7 to 8 p.m., Lovell Church of Christ, 1174 Main St., Lovell.

Al-Anon, 7 to 8 p.m., Lovell Church of Christ, 1174 Main St., Lovell.

AA Beginner’s & Group Mtgs., 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 1311 Roosevelt Trl., Raymond.

SUNDAYS A l c o h o l i c s Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., Harrison Congregational Church.

Ping Pong, 1-4 p.m., Bridgton Town Hall. All welcome. Equipment provided free. 7 tables.

People in the News

December 29, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 9A

Potter: Ray of sunshine at Bridgton Hospital Bridgton Hospital presented its most recent Sunshine Award to Mike Potter, CNA. The Sunshine Award was established to reward and celebrate the extraordinary skills and compassionate care given by technical support staff.

Sunshine Award recipients consistently demonstrate compassion, patient and family focused care, passion about life, patient advocacy, and their support of all healthcare team members.

Potter was nominated by three former patients at Bridgton Hospital who all described him as friendly, compassionate, respectful, professional, and always asking, “How can I help DAD JOINS AVIATION GREATS — Ross Graham of Naples recently attended the you?” with a smile on his induction ceremony of his late father Commander Stewart Ross Graham Sr. into the face.

Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine at Wright Brothers National Memorial.

One patient noted that, “(Potter) seems to know what the patient needs before the patient asks.”

An example from another patient was that he checked on her several times throughout the shift. At one point, when she came out of the bathroom, her bed was freshly made and the room was immaculate. Additionally, when she needed smaller slipper socks Potter not only got them for her but put them on her feet.

Another patient in Bridgton Hospital’s Swing Bed Program, which offers rehabilitative care to get patients home quickly and safely without needing to go another facility, was so impressed with the program that she wanted to nominate everyone for all awards.

She specifically nominated Mike by saying that she was quite impressed with “the true concern that he showed for my safety and being as comfortable as possible. He would come up with ideas to make things easier for

Late Naples resident inducted to Flight Shrine Earns infusion certification

Although the decision was not an easy one, Stan Cohen of Bridgton plans to retire from volunteer Medicare counseling at the end of this month.

“It is amazing to me that, in the last 12 plus years, I have been privileged to help more than 1,800 people with their Medicare or MaineCare issues. Many of them met with me multiple times and I estimate that there were more than 4,000 one-on-

one sessions,” Cohen said.

“Those years have been very good to me. I can’t think of any other activity that would have been more fulfilling.”

Cohen is grateful to the many friends and associates in the Medicare communities who have helped him strive to be an effective advocate.

“I am especially indebted to the staffs of the Southern Maine Agency on Aging and Legal Services for the

Elderly for their unstinting support and encouragement,” he said. “I also express my appreciation to the folks at Bridgton Hospital, the Bridgton Community Center, and Bridgton Public Library for providing venue and support.”

At least for the time being, Cohen plans to continue his monthly “Medicare Nugget,” which appears in The News’ editorial section.

State Senator Bill Diamond, D-Windham, has been appointed by the Senate President to the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

The appointment makes him the Senate Democrats’ leading voice on issues regarding law enforcement and public order.

Sen. Diamond was also re-appointed to the bipartisan Government Oversight Committee, which directs the Legislature’s Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, or OPEGA, and ensures the integrity and efficiency of government programs and state officials.

“The law enforcement community protects and serves Mainers by keeping them safe, maintaining the peace and administering the correctional facilities, including the prison in my hometown of Windham,” said Sen. Diamond. “The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee undertakes tremendous work in setting the law enforcement policy agenda for our state. I’m eager to serve my constituents in this capacity.”

“I’m also honored to serve once again on the Government Oversight Committee,” Sen. Diamond said. “I’ll continue to safeguard the integrity of our state programs and institutions,

and to keep a diligent eye out for inappropriate, inefficient use of taxpayer resources.”

The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee has jurisdiction over law enforcement, the Maine Department of Public Safety and the Department of Corrections. It also oversees Maine’s criminal, juvenile and bail codes; criminal law and procedure; sentencing; the Criminal Law Advisory Commission; Criminal Justice Academy; victim’s rights; probation and parole; county jails; fire safety and arson; firearms; private investigators and security guards; and the Maine Emergency Management Agency.

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Join us December 31 for either…

First Seating 5:00 p.m. ~ Dinner Buffet until 7 p.m. $24.95 / person ($10.95 age 12 & under) ~ Second Seating 8:00 p.m. ~

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Stew’s pioneering efforts in helicopter resulted in the rescue of thousands of people in distress around the globe over the past 70 years. He helped prove the value of the helicopter as a revolutionary aircraft through his own imagination, tenacity and exceptional skills.

Both Graham and Erickson played an instrumental role in one of the earliest rescue missions undertaken by helicopters in the “Miracle of Gander” rescue. With 37 passengers and seven crewmembers, a Sabena Airlines DC-4 had crashed in a remote location when approaching the airport at Gander Island, Newfoundland. Graham supervised the disassembly, transport and reassembly of a HNS helicopter for the rescue mission in Gander.

The Coast Guardsmen rescued 18 survivors, demonstrating the usefulness of the new helicopters in saving lives in remote locations, and securing a permanent place for rotary-winged aircraft in the Coast Guard’s flight line.

Graham was the pilot for the first “air mail” to the remote Outer Banks. He also set a record in the area when he completed the first night helicopter medical evacuation flight, flying a patient from Cape Hatteras to Elizabeth City at night under adverse conditions, having to fly at low altitude along the shoreline and using the phosphorescence from the waves as they washed up on the beach as a navigation guide until he saw lights in Elizabeth City.

Graham taught Navy helicopter pilots and crewmembers the techniques he had pioneered while testing the dipping sonar. He flew the first night hoist pickup in a rescue mission in the Gulf of Mexico, and provided air coverage for the King and Queen of England when they were in the United States.

Commander Graham was recognized for his contribution to aviation in the Coast Guard Aviation Hall of Honors in 1995, and in the U.S. Naval Aviation Hall of Honor in 2004. During his career, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Air Medals, knighthood by the Belgium government, and numerous other awards for helicopter development.

“The First Flight Society is honored to add the portraits and legacies of Captain Frank Arthur Erickson and Commander Stewart Ross Graham in its Shrine of aviation greats,” the induction brochure stated.

me. He especially showed compassion, respect, and never once a comment or showing annoyance with the task ahead of him. He was always a gentleman.”

Potter began his career at Bridgton Hospital in the Environmental Services Department and became a Certified Nursing Assistant through Central Maine Healthcare’s Earn While You Learn Program, which provides further education while continuing to work and be paid.

As the patient nominations mentioned, Potter has a passion for helping others in any capacity and is a wonderful addition to Bridgton Hospital and Central Maine Healthcare.

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The late Commander Stewart Ross Graham Sr., a resident of Naples from 1960 to 2016, was inducted into the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine at Wright Brothers National Memorial on Dec. 17.

The induction was part of the 113th Wright Brothers Anniversary of Powered Flight in Kitty Hawk, N.C. In 1966, the Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association was rekindled as the newly-incorporated First Flight Society. A keystone of the Society’s work today is the close support it offers the National Park Service at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.

The Society established the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine, a portrait gallery that surrounds the Wright Flyer reproduction displayed in the Park’s visitor center at the Memorial. The Shrine is named for Paul E. Garber, the first director of the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum. The Shrine honors those individuals and groups that have achieved significant “firsts” in aviation’s development.

A new member of the First Flight Shrine has been inducted during Dec. 17 ceremonies every year since 1966 and is honored with the unveiling of their portrait.

Commander Graham (USCG Helicopter Pilot #2) joined Captain Frank A. Erikson (USCG Helicopter Pilot #1) as 2016 inductees.

Commander Graham passed away at the age of 98 on Aug. 13, 2016.

His son, Ross Graham of Naples, attended the induction ceremony.

“Both were true U.S. Coast Guard pioneers in helicopter operations and in its humanitarian mission of helicopter rescue and lifesaving,” according to the induction brochure.

Stewart Graham joined the Coast Guard in 1937 as a surfman. His interest in aviation developed quickly and he entering flight training, earning his wings in September 1941 as a naval aviation pilot. He then flew seaplanes and amphibians on wartime anti-submarine patrols, but was “awestruck” when he witnessed a demonstration of the helicopter by rotary-wing pioneer Dr. Igor Sikorsky. He quickly requested training on this new aircraft, and graduated from helicopter flight training in 1943. Graham was designated Coast Guard Helicopter Pilot #2. He then embarked on a remarkable career as rotary-wing instructor.

Bridgton Hospital, Outpatient Department is pleased to announce that Christine Lint, RN, is among 118 registered nurses who passed the Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation’s September 2016 Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI®) examination.

In doing so, Lint joins an elite, global community of more than 3,000 active CRNI®s. The domestic pass rate of firsttime takers of the exam was 71%.

INCC Chairman Lynn Hadaway says of the new CRNI®s, “Earning the respected CRNI® credential demonstrates a strong commitment to excellent clinical practice and positive patient outcomes. This achievement represents the highest dedication to infusion nursing and merits special recognition by their colleagues and employers.”

The exam tests the knowledge and expertise of registered nurses in eight core areas of infusion therapy practice: technology and clinical applications; fluid and electrolyte balance; pharmacology; infection prevention and control; special populations; transfusion therapy; antineoplastic/biologic therapy; and parenteral nutrition. In doing so, the exam validates the extensive knowledge and skill an expert registered nurse in infusion nursing possesses.

MIKE POTTER, CNA, receives Bridgton Hospital’s Sunshine Award.

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December 29, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

Raiders rally in fourth, but run out of steam

PRESENCE IN THE PAINT — Lake Region sophomore forward Brooke Harriman blocks the path of two Waynflete players inside the lane during last week’s early game against the Flyers. The Lakers rolled to a 63-44 victory.

Out on the fly

Lakers jump out to 23-6 lead and never look back

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer One way to beat a team that sports a taller front line is to force turnovers and beat them to the hoop.

Lake Region used a swarming defense against Waynflete last week to force 10 first-quarter turnovers, which resulted in several fastbreak point chances and a 23-6 lead.

Behind 18 points from Chandler True and 16 by Kristen Huntress, the Lakers raced past the Flyers 63-44 at Nutting Gym to improve to 3-2.

When the Lakers were fouled going to the hoop, they made their chances count. Huntress was 6-of-6 from the foul line while True went 6-of-8 as the team went 15-of-19, while Waynflete was just 5-of-7.

LR controlled the tempo from the opening tip, scoring their first eight points inside the lane, either on quick breaks to the hoop or by using a crisp passing attack that found players wide open for easy buckets.

True, who lead the Lakers with seven rebounds, knocked down a 3-pointer to make it 11-0 midway through the quarter, and later added a 3-point play off a strong drive to the rim and swishing a foul shot.

Waynflete finally put points on the board as junior forward Liz Olney tossed in a 3-pointer.

After LR’s Melissa Bonenfant drained a trey, the Flyers closed out the quarter with Lydia Giguere hauling

A big victory, close loss

Lakers 54, Old Orchard Beach 48: Tyler Walker tied for game-high honors with 19 points, scoring in each quarter, to lead the Lakers to a six-point road victory over the Sea Gulls.

After taking an 11-10 lead in the first quarter, the Lakers fell behind at intermission 31-28 as OOB’s Ian Reagan scored 11 points. Reagan finished the game with 19 points, the team’s lone player to reach double digits.

LR junior guard Tristen Chaine was rewarded for his aggressive play to the hoop, sinking 7-of-10 foul shots in the second half as the Lakers took control. Chaine finished with 13 points, while True Meyers added 10 points.

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By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — It appeared the Raiders had finally reached the top of the mountain when senior Mackenzie Buzzell went end-to-end for a layup to put Fryeburg up 31-30.

The clock, however, still had four minutes, 45 seconds left on it.

It proved Marshwood had plenty of time on its side to keep their perfect mark intact. With their defense forcing six turnovers, the Hawks (5-0) scored the game’s final nine points to pull past Fryeburg Academy 39-31 last Thursday night at Wadsworth Arena.

While Buzzell was clearly FA’s leader at both ends of the court with a gamehigh 16 points and nine rebounds, Marshwood put forth a full team effort — 10 players scored (Miranda Montgomery with a high of seven points), the Hawks turned the ball over just 9 times, and held an 11-3 advantage on the offensive glass.

Maybe the biggest key to Marshwood’s success was the Hawks’ ability to wear down the depleted Raiders, who were without one of their defensive stoppers and starter — Ali Fraize.

Fraize was a key cog in Fryeburg’s pressure-defense approach, but will be out for the rest of the season due to a hip injury, likely sustained during the fall soccer season.

“Ali — one of our best defenders — has a broken bone in her hip (and she is going to have surgery). She’s been playing through it. I can’t imagine playing with a broken hip,” FA Coach Sean Watson said. “So by playing some of our younger kids, we tried to make it as much as a half-court game as we could. We expended a lot of energy in the half-court game that we were gassed at the end.”

Fryeburg struggled offensively in the first quarter as the Hawks extended their defensive pressure, rarely giving FA shooters clean looks at the hoop. Freshman forward Kaylee Emery, who got the start in Fraize’s absence, showed few jitters, making a strong entry pass inside the paint to Makayla Cooper for a bucket and drawing a foul call with 24.2 seconds left in the quarter, converting one of two foul shots.

“They really mixed up their defenses — going from man to zone to a zone RAIDERS, Page 3B

FINDING THE SEAM IN THE FLYER DEFENSE — Laker senior guard Kristen Huntress (#4) takes the ball strong to the hoop against Waynflete.

(Rivet Photos) down a missed shot, scoring steal to make it 38-14.

The third quarter was a bit the bucket and a foul shot with ragged as Coach True used his 1.5 seconds to go.

The teams played a near reserves freely. They gained even second quarter (LR up some valuable experience fac15-12) with the Lakers con- ing full-court pressure, resulttinuing to attack inside and ing in 10 turnovers. But, True making foul shots (8-of-9). and Melody Millett each rattled Reserve Rachel Shanks netted home 3-pointers as the Lakers Raiders 50, Marshwood LAKERS, Page 2B a 3-pointer after a Huntress 49: “It was a wild game last Thursday and a great win for these guys,” said Fryeburg Academy Coach Sedge Saunders following his team’s thriller over the Hawks. FA has won three of their last four games.

Marshwood came out in a very aggressive 1-2-2 zone press and with their length, it caused the Raiders some problems.

“We had 16 turnovers in the first half and we never really got in much of a rhythm,” Coach Saunders said.

Despite the turnovers and being hurt on the offensive boards, the Raiders were only down seven points at the half.

“I told the guys at halftime that as bad as things went for us to only be down seven was a good sign and we were bound to play better in the second half,” Coach Saunders said.

For some inexplicable reason, Marshwood went away MAKING HIS MARK — First-year starting varsity from their 1-2-2 to straight guard Tristen Chaine has provided the Lakers with some man-to-man defense, which much needed scoring punch.

(Rivet Photo) allowed the Raiders to get

STRONG FINISH — Fryeburg Academy’s Mackenzie Buzzell (#13) draws contact on a strong drive to the hoop against Marshwood’s Jordyn Beers.

(Rivet Photos)

DOUBLE-TEAMED ON THE DRIVE — Raider forward Kalie Eastman drives between two Marshwood defenders during fourth quarter action.

FA boys rebound from a rough start to beat Hawks

things going offensively. FA also picked up their pressure defensively and got some easy hoops off of their defense.

“Tucker Buzzell had an outstanding all-around game and really set the tone defensively. He had a key steal toward the end of the game that cut the lead to one. Just prior to that, Ryan Hewes hit a big three to cut it to three, so those were two huge plays for us,” Coach Saunders said.

After another defensive stop by the Raiders, Coach Saunders called time out with 20 seconds to go to make sure FA got the shot he wanted. Cody Gullikson faked the handoff to Oscar Saunders and proceeded to drive base-

line for a nice wrap around layup with the left hand to put Fryeburg up by one.

“The basketball gods were shining on the Raiders as Marshwood missed a pretty good look at the hoop right at the buzzer,” Coach Saunders added. “As I said, Tucker had a great game for us and Cody Gullikson had a big second half that really gave us a charge. Isaac Wakefield had a solid effort for us off the bench and scored some tough hoops in the paint.”

It was a quality road win for the Raiders.

“The kids really deserved to win this one the way they persevered and battled back time and time again. They really showed a lot of guts to win this game on the road right before the break,” Coach Saunders said. “I sensed they wanted it more than the Marshwood kids.

This was a big one because Marshwood is a Class A team we will be jockeying with for a playoff spot, so this definitely gives us the upper hand for now. We play Kennebunk FA HOOPS, Page 3B

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Black Bears put up little fight against Laker girls (Continued from Page 1B) pushed the lead to 55-34 at the end of three.

The Lakers reacted to Flyer pressure better in the fourth quarter as multiple passes resulted in layups by Shanks and Huntress. LR was outscored 10-8, but closed the game with Shanks connecting on her second trey and Brooke Harriman netting a foul shot.

For the Lakers, Lauren Jakobs chipped in 10 points while Shanks had 8, Harriman 3, Bonenfant 3, Millett 3, and Aisley Sturk 2.

High scorer for the Flyers (2-3) was Lydia Giguere with 21 points and 5 rebounds.

Annika Brooks chipped in 10 points and 8 rebounds.

Turnovers: LR 25, Waynflete 31 Rebounds: LR 23, Waynflete 27 Offensive rebounds: LR 8, Waynflete 9 Lakers 63, Maranacook 13: The Lakers made quick work of the Black Bears, buildQUICK DRIBBLE OUT OF THE DEFENSIVE END by ing a 39-8 halftime lead to Lake Region senior guard Kristen Huntress (right). keep Maranacook winless last Friday at Nutting Gym.

NEAR STEAL ALONG THE SIDELINE — Playing some tight defensive coverage on the front end of the Lake Region press, senior forward Melody Millett (right) nearly comes up with a steal against Waynflete.

(Rivet Photos) Kristen Huntress scored a game-high 18 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Chandler True and Lauren Jakobs each chipped in 12 points as the Lakers improved to 4-2 at the holiday break.

The Black Bears posted the following scoring line: 5, 3,

4, 1 — meanwhile the Lakers closed out the contest with an 18-point fourth.

Other LR scorers: Brooke Harriman 6, Rachel Shanks 5, Eleina Sturk 4, Melissa Bonenfant 3, Aisley Sturk 3, Heal Watch: At 4-2, the Lakers are ranked fourth in

Class B South.

Up next: The Lakers return to regular season play with three road games — Thursday, Jan. 5 against Falmouth at 7 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 10 against St. Dom’s at 6:30 p.m.; and Thursday, Jan. 12 against Freeport at 7 p.m.

Laker boys hold off Sea Gulls, lose close one (Continued from Page 1B) Other scorers were: Mark Mayo 7, Douglas Mayo 3 and Tyler Breton 2. LR went 13-of-22 from the foul line, while the Gulls were 5-of-9.

“It was great to get backto-back wins. We made a few adjustments at the half defensively that held them to just 17 points in the second half. We also did a better job against their half-court trap. We passed the ball well against it,” LR Coach John Mayo said. “In the fourth quarter, we really took care of the ball well and took good shots when we had the

lead. We finished the game well. We were patient and when they fouled (us), we hit our free throws. Tristen (Chaine) was big down the stretch. They had to foul and he hit his foul shots when they counted.”

Maranacook 61, Lakers 58: Turnovers down the stretch proved to be the difference maker as the Lakers fell to the Black Bears.

Tyler Walker had another big-time outing, scoring 27 points, including two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, while also going 4-for-5 at the foul line.

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half-court trap and got down by as much as 10, but we fought back to cut it to one at the half. We had a good second quarter (with Walker scoring six as the Lakers out scored the Bears 14-11),” Coach Mayo said. “In the third quarter despite them hitting a couple of 3s, we played good defense and got into a flow offensively. In the fourth, they had a 3-point lead with around three minutes to go and they went back to their half-court trap.

We had several turnovers against it that lead to easy baskets. We battled and had to foul down the stretch and they hit their free throws. I liked our effort in this game.

We battled even when things were tough, unfortunately, a few turnovers at key times

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For the Lakers, Tristen Chaine chipped in 11 points (3-of-3 from the line), True Meyers netted 8, Mark Mayo 8 (6-of-7 from the line), Douglas Mayo 2, Tyler Breton 1 and Ethan Chadwick 1.

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Raiders rally, but fall short

LOOKING FOR SOME HELP along the sideline is Raider freshman Kaylee Emery (left), who turned in a strong game in her first varsity start.

(Rivet Photo)

FA boys’ hoops (Continued from Page 1B) the 30th, which is another Class A team we will be fighting for a playoff spot against. We’re hoping for a big crowd to cheer on these hardworking kids.”

Heal Watch: At 3-2, the Raiders are ranked fourth in Class A South.

Up next: The Raiders host Kennebunk (3-2) this Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Cape Elizabeth (2-2) on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 6 p.m. FA hosts Leavitt on Friday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m.

IFW ice fishing report Anglers can find the 2016 fishing law book and the 2017 fishing law book online. You can also purchase your 2017 license online.

If you would like more information, or need questions answered, please call the Regional Fisheries Offices at these locations and numbers: Region A – Gray 657-2345.

Region A – Sebago Lakes Region The early season cold has made for some excellent earlyseason ice fishing opportunities in the southern part of the state.

“There are a lot of people out already, and there are more than a couple of inches of ice on the smaller ponds. A lot of the bigger lakes are still open in the middle, but the shoreline and coves have frozen over,” said IFW Fisheries biologist Jim Pellerin.

If you are looking for some good early-season fishing for trout, try these ponds: The Otter Ponds in Standish, Littlefield Pond in Sanford, Barker Pond in Lyman, Knights Pond in Berwick, Hall Pond in Paris, Moose Pond in Acton, and Worthley Pond in Peru.

If you are looking to take the kids fishing, try Round Pond in Lyman and Lower Hinckley Pond in South Portland “On some of these ponds, like the Otters, anglers are doing great already,” said Pellerin, who noted that these ponds were stocked with trout that range from 12-15” in length with a few bigger ones as well.

Pellerin advises that if you are looking to fish for brookies, remember to fish shallow, in water that is five feet deep or FISHING REPORT, Page 4B

(Continued from Page 1B) with a chaser running out at Mackenzie. We heard from other coaches that Marshwood would throw a lot at us, but until we see it in real time, it’s hard to prepare for it. It’s on us as coaches. We probably could have used our timeouts better (to go over how to attack their defenses), but with a depleted roster, we figured we needed those timeouts to rest people in the fourth quarter,” Coach Watson said.

Marshwood enjoyed a 10-5 lead after one thanks to outside shooting from Natalie Herbold and Kara Anderson, who each knocked down 3-pointers.

The Hawks pushed their lead to 11 in the second quarter, mainly by getting second shot chances as Lauren Cusson and Miranda Montgomery each hauled down two offensive rebounds, which resulted in points.

FA scored just two points over the first five minutes of the quarter before reserve Zoe Bodwell sank a jumpshot from the right foul-line elbow. Fellow reserve Tina LeBlanc scored off a breakaway layup, Bodwell added a putback and Buzzell converted two foul shots as the Raiders closed out the half with a 6-2 run to make it 20-15.

“The kids that came off the bench really gave us a spark. Zoe hit a couple of big shots. Tina hustled out at the top of the break. Sometimes, it is not about the number of minutes you play, but what you do during those minutes,” Coach Watson added. “They’ve come so far already, getting used to

the speed of the game. We feel more comfortable with them now. They’re coming along. We started a freshman (Kaylee Emery) tonight, and she did really well.”

Making a few adjustments, the Raiders built some rhythm on the offensive end as center Nicole Bennett found Cooper and Emery inside for hoops as Fryeburg stayed with the Hawks.

Buzzell changed momentum with a 3-pointer from the left corner to make it 26-24. Montgomery gave the Hawks a four-point lead by making two foul shots, but FA’s Kaylin Delaney scooped up an offensive rebound and scored to end the quarter with the Raiders down just two points.

Quiet from a scoring standpoint, Nicole Bennett finally got the Raiders even with a determined drive down the lane. After Marshwood regained the lead on a Jordyn Beers bank shot off the glass, FA made its move as Buzzell converted a free throw after a power move through two defenders and then a fullcourt jaunt for a layup and FA’s first lead since their opening score.

Unfortunately, the Raiders were unable to close out the Hawks.

“Our kids have poise, grit and determination. They worked hard, but over the final three minutes, I think we ran out of steam. They put forth so much effort at the end of the third and start of the fourth,” Coach Watson said. “Rarely do we give up the baseline penetration. You want to do the right thing, but when you’re tired, it’s hard to do it. They wanted to go, but their legs didn’t get them

OUTSIDE SHOT FROM THE RIGHT WING is fired here by Raider senior guard Kaylin Delaney. there in time. Maybe we could have subbed differently at times, but you hate to get kids out of the game when the second quarter might be the most important part of the game. You never know.

We probably messed up, but we had a chance at the end.”

While disappointed about the missed chance to improve their record and tourney seeding, Coach Watson is pleased with his club’s steady improvement as FA heads into the Christmas break.

“We are really happy with how the team is developing.

We knew these kids could compete. They shouldn’t hang their heads after this loss because this Marshwood team (5-0) is going to win 12 to 15 games. We were

right in it. If we play our cards right and continue to do the right things, maybe we will see them again down the road (playoffs),” the coach said. “I am extremely happy with the way the kids compete. You can’t always measure progress strictly by wins. It’s a process. We talked about it in the locker room, how are we going to overcome adversity? It was a tough situation this afternoon when the kids got the news (about Ali). They battled like heck.”

Heal Watch: At 3-2, the Raiders are ranked fourth in Class A South.

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Regional sports

Senior Rambles Hiking Trips & Tips

by Allen Crabtree

Carter Ledge

The mountains and hills in our area that we hike on our weekly outings are more than just another trail and another climb. Each one has a story, or a special feature, or a magnificent vista to make them both unique and very interesting.

In these columns, I try to point out things about the hikes that are memorable so that when you hike there, and I hope that you will, they will make a lasting impression.

Carter Ledge (2,420 feet) is a prominent ledgy spur on the eastern side of Mount Chocorua (3,500 feet) in the Sandwich Range. I like Carter Ledge primarily because the way Chocorua and the Three Sisters loom over Carter’s large southwest-facing open ledge, and for the unique colony of Jack pine (Pinus banksiana) that grows there. The Carter Ledge trail wends through this unique stand of Jack Pine on the open ledges of Carter Ledge.

There are only two other Jack pine colonies on mountain tops in the White Mountains that I am aware of, in addition, of course, to the Jack pine stand atop our own Bald Pate mountain in Bridgton.

In addition to Mount Chocorua summit ridge that is always in your view when clambering up the open ledges of Carter Ledge, there are also outstanding views in all points of the compass from Carter Ledge, including Mount Washington and the Presidentials to the north, Pleasant Mountain to the east, and Chocorua Lakes and peaks to the south.

The name “Carter” is found on a number of features in the White Mountains, including Carter Dome, Carter Notch, the 10-mile long Carter-Moriah Range, two Carter Lakes, Carter Boulders, and Carter Ledge. According to Robert and Mary Hixon in their Place Names of the White Mountains (1980), these names are all credited to Dr. Ezra Carter, a physician from Concord, New Hampshire. Carter, who practiced in Concord from 1740 until his death in 1767, spent much of his time searching the White Mountains for medicinal herbs and roots.

There are two trails to the summit of Carter Ledge. The

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Denmark Mountain Hiker Quint Wilson enjoying the view of Mount Chocorua from Carter Ledge.

(Photo by Allen Crabtree) one from the northern trailhead at the White Ledge Forest Campground on Route 16 initially climbs through mixed hardwoods and conifers moderately (1,000 feet of elevation gain) up the Carter Ledge ridge, passing the junction with the Middle Sister Trail coming in from the right (east) at 1.0 mile, and then the Nickerson Ledge Trail coming in from the left (west) at 2.0 miles. The final 0.8 miles from there to the top of Carter Ledge are steep with loose gravel making for poor footing until the trail tops out at the summit ledges. If the White Ledge Forest Campground is closed add an additional 0.1–0.2 miles from Route 16 to the Carter Ledge trailhead.

The other trail to Carter Ledge starts at the Piper Trail parking lot and follows the Piper Trail for 1.2 miles to the junction with the Nickerson Ledge Trail that comes in from the right (east).

Follow the Nickerson Ledge Trail for another 0.8 miles to the junction with the Carter Ledge Trail. Much of the Nickerson Ledge Trail goes through a magical forest of pine, hemlock and fir. Turn left (west) on the Carter Ledge Trail and follow it to the tops of the ledge in an additional 0.8 miles.

One day while on the trail with the Denmark Mountain Hikers John Patrick commented that Carter Ledge also offers some popular rock climbing routes. The 5.6-rated Look Ma, No Belayer route is four pitches, and there are other steeper slabs on the northern end of the ledge. The rock climbing is reached from the Carter Ledge Trail just uphill from the junction with the Nickerson Ledge Trail. There is an unmarked trail off the trail to the left with the first overlook of Mount Chocorua, just below the steep part of the Carter Ledge Trail begins. Carter Ledge is a fine hike, and worthy as a destination in its own right. More adventurous souls, however, can continue their hike to the Middle Sister and from there to the summit of Mount Chocorua. Alternatively, the Piper Trail can be taken back down to Route 16 and the southern trailhead. A word of caution — the scramble over some of the cliffs from Carter Ledge to Middle Sister are demanding and can be dangerous in wet or icy conditions.

Carter Ledge in Carroll County, Albany, N.H. Difficulty – Moderate Denmark Mountain Hiker Nancy Sosman scaling a steep section on Carter Ledge. (Photo by Allen Crabtree) RAMBLES, Page 10B

Expanded ‘Road to Oxford 250’ returns

OXFORD – Oxford Plains Speedway owner and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) President Tom Mayberry announced today the continuation of the “Road To The Oxford 250” program in 2017.

Celebrating its fourth year in 2017, the groundbreaking “Road To The Oxford 250” concept will expand to give racers across the continent

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the 250 throughout the season.

The 2016 Oxford 250 saw droves of race fans from across North America and over 60 Super Late Models make the annual August trek to Oxford Plains Speedway, making this one of the most successful editions of the venerable race in over a decade.

Wayne Helliwell Jr. of Pelham, N.H., a winner of a “Road To The Oxford 250” qualifier in 2016, captured the checkered flag and took home nearly $30,000 for his winning efforts.

“This year’s race was a great event and once again proved that the Oxford 250 is one of the premier events in all of short track racing,” said Mayberry. “The ‘Road To The Oxford 250’ has grown every year since we first started it in 2014 and this year’s will be the biggest yet.

We will be able to keep the 250 in focus throughout the year and, while there will be several spots offered through the program, many of these will not have to be used since most of those competitors will advance through the famed heat races. The ‘Road’ will not reduce the number of starters that will be able to advance through qualifying.”

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Fishing report

(Continued from Page 3B) less. Use small bait, such as worms or small shiners, and don’t be afraid to use a small jig as well.

If you are looking to fish for some rainbows, head on over to Stanley Pond in Hiram, Norway Lake in Norway, Little Sebago in Gray, the Ranges in Poland, or Crystal Lake in Gray. Most of these ponds are a little larger but should have some good ice and fishing for rainbows by the first of the year.

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NFI NORTH, INC.

A National Leader in Human Services has an opening for the position of

PROGRAM COOK 25 hours weekly

NFI North Dodge House School, a Day Treatment Program in Bridgton, Maine, which serves 5–14 year olds has an immediate opening for a Program Cook.

The ideal candidate will have experience in food preparation and service, nutrition, as well as working with youth with diverse behavioral and emotional needs. The cook will be responsible for preparation of meals and snacks, cleaning and maintenance of the facilities, equipment and materials, for all Bureau of Nutrition (BUN) documentation and record keeping, shopping and menu planning.

We offer a supportive work environment, excellent training, and career growth opportunities.

NFI North is a proud partner with Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) College for America, an accredited, nonprofit college designed to develop working adults through cost-effective, competency-based higher education. Not only do we offer our employees access at incredibly low and affordable rates but now you can also enroll your immediate family members. SNHU offers accredited bachelor and associate degree programs completely online at your own pace for only $3,000 a year or less when eligible for our tuition reimbursement program.

John Khiel III Logging and Chipping, Inc., is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of full-time Log Truck Driver. Applicants must have a valid Class A CDL, medical card, and a clean driving record is also required.

We offer competitive wages and a comprehensive benefit package including: Health & Dental Insurances, IRA with Company Match, Uniforms, Paid Holidays and Vacations.

Competitive wages based on experience.

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A National Leader in Human Services has an opening for the position of

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The Town of Fryeburg is accepting applications for the position of Truck Driver/Equipment Operator/Laborer. This position is a semiskilled manual labor job for the municipal Highway Department. The position requires the operation of light to moderately heavy trucks and all truck attachments, as well as the use of several pieces of heavy equipment. Experience in road construction and repair, as well as snow and ice removal are recommended. Special requirements include; Class A or B, preferably A, CDL, and must be insurable under the Town’s vehicle insurance policy. A job description for this position is available at the Town Office and on our website at www.fryeburgmaine.org. The Town of Fryeburg offers a full range of benefits including health insurance and a retirement program. Please forward a letter of interest and an application or resume to Sharon Jackson, Town Manager, Town of Fryeburg, 16 Lovewell Pond Road, Fryeburg, ME 04037, or e-mail to townmanager@fryeburgmaine.org. The application period will remain open until the position is filled.

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BRIDGTON — One-bedroom apartment. Big sunny windows, oak cabinets, granite counter and wood floors. Freshly painted on dead-end street. Very quiet and wooded part of town. $700 month plus $700 security deposit. Utilities not included. Parking, rubbish, snow removal included. Call 207625-8812.

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Please contact Wayne Alexander at 647-8244 ext. 13 to request an application or pick up an application at the Bridgton office at 119 Sandy Creek Road.

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If you are interested please call 207-935-3351 and ask for Kristy, or stop by Fryeburg Health Care Center, 70 Fairview Drive, Fryeburg, or visit our website at www.fryeburghealthcare.com for an application.

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The Town of Denmark is accepting applications to fill a part-time position in its Public Works Department.

A valid Class A or B driver’s license, experience in operation of heavy equipment and mechanical aptitude are required. Preemployment drug and alcohol testing are required. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. Applications may be picked up at the Denmark Town Office during normal business hours, or may be found on the Town’s website at: www.denmarkmaine.org The Town of Denmark is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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NFI North, a national leader in human services is seeking a Program Director to provide oversight to its Bridgton Campus, which includes a Residential Treatment Program for Children 5– 14 and the Dodge House School which provides Day Treatment to grades K-8.

The programs are highly-respected throughout the state of Maine with onsite intensive therapeutic and educational programs. Work as part of a team to provide care and treatment interventions with the goal of the children returning successfully to their family.

The Program Director is responsible for the oversight of daily operations, managing a staff of approximately 25, and being part of a greater Maine leadership team. Administrative duties include budget oversight, payroll, and facilitation of management and staff meetings.

Requirements: Master Degree in Social Work or Human Services and three years supervisory experience, with LCSW or LCPC preferred. Competitive salary based on Experience.

Excellent benefits including: health and dental, vacation, retirement plan, tuition reimbursement and more. NFI North pays for all training and licensure fees!

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SNHU offers accredited bachelor and associate degree programs completely online at your own pace for only $3,000 a year or less when eligible for our tuition reimbursement program.

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BUSINESS SERVICES

LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER — Cats $70-$85, dogs starting at $100. Grant funds available for qualified Oxford County residents.

Rozzie May Animal Alliance www.RozzieMay.org 603-4471373. tf18

Expanded ‘Road to Oxford 250’ returns

WANTED

PLEASE CONSIDER — donating gently used furniture, household items and more to (Continued from Page 5B) Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.

FMI, go to our website www. tured in the “Road To The harvesthills.org for details or call Oxford 250” will be the PASS 935-4358, ext. 21. tf44 National Championship race

at Orange County Speedway on March 25. The winner of the 10th Running Of The Orange Blossom Special will be the first driver with a guaranteed spot for the 250. The best Super Late Models in the North and South will come together at Orange County Speedway with the added bonus of making the prestigious race.

The “Road” then con-

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tinues to a pair of international events in Canada in the late spring. PASS returns to Quebec at Autodrome Montmagny on May 21, with the top three finishers each from Canada and the United States advancing to the 250.

Then, on June 3, PASS heads to the Canadian Maritimes for an event at Speedway 600 in New Brunswick.

Like the Montmagny race, the top finishing drivers from Canada and the United States will advance to the 250, again this time three

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Opinion & Comment

December 29, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 7B

Small World

by Henry Precht BN Columnist

Resurrecting the days of greatness

E pluribus unum. In God we Trust: both traditional mottos worn out, finished, erased. We now have a new national directive: “Make America Great Again.” Before inscribing it on stone or printing it on legal tender, however, maybe we ought to analyze it a little.

Two words are key: “again,” referring to the period when the USA achieved overwhelming greatness. Those were, I would say, the years between the Spanish-American War and the end of the Japan war, minus, of course, the years of the Great Depression. And secondly: “great.” What were the elements that formed our “greatness” and to which we have now committed ourselves to return? We need to think back or read up on those glorious years before we make a definitive choice to reinstall or resurrect the components of our historic “greatness.” What was different in the “great” years compared to those now of unhappy decline?

For starters, let’s seek to replicate the greatness gap between a CEO’s take-home earnings and those of his average workers. In the “great” old days it used to be that the top income was something like 20 times the lowest income.

That would mean Washington policies should aim at sharply reducing the present difference, which happens to be several hundred times higher for the CEO. The bosses will be unhappy but we’re talking about restoring national “greatness,” not individual comfort.

Moving right along, we observe that a good measure of wealth equality between the classes prevailed in those days of “greatness.” Far fewer billionaires (if any) were celebrated.

To move toward that goal under Mr. Trump the top income tax rate ought to be raised from the present modest 40 percent or so to the “great” years’ rate of around 90 percent. Some well-off folks would be discomforted but America would be on its way back to supremacy.

Closer, [somewhat] comparable cash holdings weren’t the only thing that defined our “greatness” back then. We should return to the normal standard that one family owns one house, one car, and holds one job. Also, maybe just one TV set and a lot fewer electronic devices. And ballgame tickets ought to be priced so that a father can afford to take his son and a buddy to a game without consuming his entire entertainment budget.

American wardrobes should be emptied of their surplus; fewer article of clothing would be needed. My father was buried in the three-piece suit he was married in 22 years GREAT, Page 9B

Letters Check and balance

To The Editor: There is no national election but rather 50 statewide elections. The Republic of the United States of America is a collection of sovereign states.

The electors in each of these sovereign states vote per the results of the state’s plebiscite.

The popular vote in each state determines how many of the state’s electors each candidate will receive.

The Constitution, in Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 2, determines the number of electors each State shall have. “Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or

SUNSET SCENE at Pleasant Mountain taken last Thursday, Dec. 22, by James Hall.

Kick the can down the road

“I like birthdays,” said my granddaughter last year. “You get presents. You turn another number.” She had just turned five. “Next year, I’ll be six,” she added matter-of-factly and that day comes next Saturday. She’s a New-Year’s-Eve baby who arrived just in time to give her parents a tax deduction for 2010. I’ll be in attendance, bringing her a present — the Calico Critters Hazelnut Chipmunk Family Playset. It’s a box of four tiny anthropomorphic chipmunk figurines for $25. If I were shopping blindly for a present to give her and saw this on a shelf somewhere, I would never have purchased it. It looks overpriced, but that’s what she wants according to her mother. It’s not the $25 because that’s not a big number for us; it’s the objective value — but then I’m not objective when it comes to my grandchildren. She loves those little critters.

It so happens that I turn another number soon myself: 66.

I’ll be entering my late sixties, one could say, and I’m going to start collecting Social Security. I’ll only be getting 30% of what I would have otherwise been entitled to because of a law signed by President Reagan thirty years ago to prevent double dipping by teachers in states like Maine. As a career public school teacher in Maine, neither I nor my school district paid into Social Security for my teacher salary over 34 years. We both paid instead into the Maine State Retirement System. Because I worked other jobs all during that time, I Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.”

Based on the popular vote of each state’s electorate, the state sends a predetermined number of electors to vote for president and vice president to the Electoral College. Because there is no national plebiscite for President, totaling the vote on a national basis is an exercise in progressive wishful thinking.

Remember folks, we are a republic not a democracy: In a constitutional republic the powers of sovereignty are vested in the people and gov-

ernment is instituted to protect the people’s life, liberty, and property.

In a “living” constitutional democracy the powers of sovereignty are vested in the majority and government is instituted to protect the powers of the majority at the expense of the individual’s life, liberty, and property.

Those who want to do away with the Electoral College want a progressive democracy with a national plebiscite so that less than a handful of states with large populations will control the political course of the country.

This tyranny of a few large states dominating the rest of the states is precisely why the founders set up three independent branches of government and a system of checks and

Front Row Seat

by Tom McLaughlin BN Columnist

paid into Social Security for those salaries, and I still do in the form of self-employment tax. If I’m only going to get 30% of my SS benefit, I should only pay in 30%, right? But no, I have to kick in the entire amount. Will I get back what I paid in? Well, that depends on how long I live, and who knows how long that will be? Not me, and I don’t want to know either.

How long will I be able to collect a SS benefit? Nobody knows, but not indefinitely unless serious changes are made.

There are simply too many people collecting and not enough paying in. Any dummy knows that can’t go on forever but neither President Obama nor President-elect Trump have any announced plans to address that fact. There’s nothing but BENEFITS, Page 9B balances.

The founders believed that some government is necessary and that government would need some powers in order to function and provide the required protections.

However, the founders also knew that government needs to be limited to restrain government from the natural urge to usurp power and concentrate it in the hands of a few.

Restraint of power is woven throughout the Constitution to prevent individuals or factions from becoming despotic. One of those restraints upon the abuse of power by the federal government is the Electoral College.

The Constitution is not designed to produce efficiency in government; the Constitution is designed to protect the unalienable rights of the individual. The Constitution accomplishes this by creating inefficiencies that defuses power among the

three branches of the federal government, the states, and the people.

“Government is not reason, it is not eloquence — it is force. Like fire it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master…” (often attributed to George Washington).

Happy New Year Jock MacGregor Sebago

The best yet

To The Editor: The Christmas in Harrison Committee, along with the residents of Harrison, thank The Bridgton News for coverage of the Christmas in Harrison weekend. We are grateful for the article and feel that it generated a lot of visitors. This was the largest and most successful year that we have had. We had so many compliments!

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LYNX ON THE PROWL — Eric Helleberg of Bridgton captured these photographs of a lynx in search of breakfast along the shore of Moose Pond. The lynx had a squirrel in its sight, but failed in its attempt.

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(Continued from Page 7B) offers everything from decorating cookies, making ornaments, carriage rides and swag making absolutely free. It is through generous people like you and community spirit that we continue to make this a great event. This annual event is a special time for our residents and visitors. Thank you for helping us make it happen!

Merry Christmas from the Christmas in Harrison Committee and all of our Elves.

Sandy Swett President Christmas in Harrison

Tea party

To The Editor: A special thank you to Melinda Thomas, proprietor, and the staff of the Clipper Merchant Tea House for the lovely experience of a traditional Christmas Eve British high tea, complete with English wassail and song, a four course menu (printed up so nicely) with each course introduced by the ringing of the bell by the hostess herself, and the merry

festivities Dec. 19; a cold, but sunny day, and a good day for marchers, protestors, and all those who wanted to be part of this singular event.

The House of Representatives chamber was filled to capacity when we got there, so we watched the event on a flat screen TV in an overflow room next to the security check-in area.

There was one dramatic moment when David Bright, one of the Democrat electors, wrote in Sanders for president, instead of Clinton. He wanted to make the point that Bernie Sanders, not Hillary Clinton, had won the Democrat caucuses. The confusing situation was soon straightened out by our able secretary of state and a second ballot was issued and the voting was corrected (“Brief Protest as Maine electors Cast Vote,” Portland Press Herald, Dec. 20, 2016).

As this was going on, I turned to a lady standing next to me and said: “This could be a historic vote.” She gave me an angry look, and muttered: “All elections are historic.” I was referring to the mix-up on the ballots, so was perplexed by her comment, until To The Editor: I went down to Augusta to I realized she was referring to take part in the electoral day Donald Trump’s election for

tradition of the passing out of British Christmas crackers (or poppers) to add to the festivities. And all to the accompaniment of the beautiful voice and lilting strains of Elizabeth Roth and her harp.

Now that Downton Abbey is gone from our lives, here in Bridgton we can retain a bit of that world through the ambiance of the Tea House and the British tradition of tea, done with meticulous attention and care to detail in delicate food preparation and over 100 teas to choose from. A wonderful experience of gentility, ambiance, and warm hospitality. Melinda’s talents are truly a labor of love and soul and creativity — a total delight to all the senses.

So, welcome to Bridgton, Melinda, and thank you for offering us an oasis of beauty and gentleness in the ever increasingly hard and frightening world we live in today.

Ellen M. Bollen Bridgton

Good will knows best

This week’s puzzle theme:

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13. Underway 14. Tire measurement 15. Wear away 16. Luciano Pavarotti, e.g.

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The available Board of Selectpersons will hold a meeting on January 9, Male/Female – or – $6.00 2017, at 7:00 p.m.,Neutered/ at the Municipal Office Building located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: Spayed) 1. An application for a Liquor License for Naples American

be advised that aLegion $25 late be at 26 Casco Road.

Postfee 155,will located posed after January 31, 2017.

2. A Special Amusement Permit for Naples American Legion Post 155.

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highway, cool wind in ____ ____” It’s all the rage Person, place or thing PC brain Bingo-like game Moses’ older sister Be in pain Sail support *”Come on, shake your body, baby, do the ____” “Heat of the Moment” band Single-cell protozoan *Then along comes ____” Great white, e.g.

“Goodness gracious!”

Commoner *”Raindrops are falling on ____ ____” Saharan-like “Cause I’m a woman!

W-O-M-A-N...” singer Like Roman Empire ENT’s first concern *”My daddy’s sleeping

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During times of conflict

To The Editor: My World War II original 10th Mountain Division veteran father would often resort to “off beat” humor during times of family conflict, economic challenges, or blatant personal or governmental hypocrisy. He was often able to help us move beyond disappointment, despair or anger. He expected and mama ain’t ____” 60. *”So put another dime in the ____” 64. *”...I’ll tell you all about it when I see you ____” 65. “____ to Joy” 67. Abomination 68. Formal dishes 69. *”So bye, bye Miss American ____” 70. *”Oh, I was only twenty four hours from ____” 71. Front-line combat vehicle 72. Credit card acr.

73. Wheel shafts DOWN 1. Quilter’s stuffing 2. Not many 3. Something that’s unacceptable 4. Disappear, like into the sunset 5. Unbroken series of events 6. See him run!

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The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 6 P.M. on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at the Municipal Building located at 10 Iredale Street, in Bridgton, to accept oral and written comments on an application from Campfire Bridgton Inc. d/b/a Campfire Grille (518 Portland Road) for a Special Amusement Permit (live entertainment).

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DOG LICENSE REMINDER Kindly be advised that a $25 late fee will be imposed after January 31, 2017.

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Five and a half weeks after the election and there is still widespread anger among many, including the protesters outside the State House, throughout the nation, and locally, with comments such as: “bigotry, xenophobia, and misogyny” in a recent letter (“Courage and ability,” Dec. 1, 2016).

Such comments are misplaced, truly disturbing, and reflective of the unfortunate divisions in the country. Such invective serves no useful purpose; men (and women) of good will know better.

Bob Casimiro Bridgton

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TOWN OF WATERFORD Nomination Papers

Notice of Public Hearing

Nomination Papers are available at the Town Office for the position of Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor for a three-year term.

The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 6 P.M. on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at the Municipal Building located at 10 Iredale Street, in Bridgton, to accept oral and written comments on an application from Campfire Bridgton Inc. d/b/a Campfire Grille (518 Portland Road) for a for a New Liquor License.

Papers must be returned by 5:00 p.m., January 17, 2017.

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TOWN OF SEBAGO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The Town of Sebago Planning Board will hold the following Public Hearings on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., at the Sebago Town Office Building (406 Bridgton Rd.).

SITE PLAN REVIEW Verizon Wireless requests a Site Plan Review for a Wireless Telecommunications Facility located on Sebago Tax Map 12, Lot 5C. (Property owned by William Allen)

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American Legion Post 155 Pursuant to American Legion Post 155 By-Laws, Article XIV, notice is hereby given that amendments to the Post By-Laws will be presented at the next regular post meeting, being held on January 3, 2017, at 7 p.m.

All post members are encouraged to attend.

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Copies of the proposed Wind Energy Ordinance and the Fireworks Ordinances are available at the Town Office or online at www.denmarkmaine.org

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1. Call to Order 2. Approval of November 14, 2016 Minutes 3. Thomas F. Smith, Esq., has submitted an application for Amended Contract Zoning Agreement between The Town of Casco and Brian E. Chamberlain and Beverly J. Chamberlain for property known as Settlers Village, to permit conversion of the property to allow same to be divided into single dwelling units and thereby allow individual sale of properties. The property is located in a Contract Zone and is known as Map 8, Lot 14-A. This matter is continued from November 14, 2016.

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us to use the lessons exposed in the “jokes” as platforms for participation in reformative action. I seem to have inherited his “outside the box” powers of observation and sense of humor.

I would like to share a recent experience that is helping me overcome a worst nightmare becoming reality on Nov. 9, 2016. I was standing in line at the grocery store shortly before Thanksgiving and I happened to glance at the tabloid newspaper rack.

A very clever photographer happened to catch a classic bizarre facial expression of our “president-elect.” My first thought was “Where have I seen that expression before?” Almost instantly a character from a popular Dr. Seuss children’s book came to mind. If you guessed the Grinch, you are right!

As I stood there waiting, the similarities became so evident that I had to look away and try very hard to control the urge to laugh out loud. My next thought was, “I wonder who will steal Christmas first this year, the Grinch or Donald Trump?”

As I headed for the car, I decided I would prefer that the Grinch be the first to steal

Christmas because Dr. Seuss designed a very uplifting happy ending for that classic children’s story. A similar positive turn of events is still possible (if not exactly probable) despite the results of our 2016 presidential election.

One question still remains unanswered. What could the parents of Whoville have done if the Grinch had actually carried out his plot to ruin Christmas and continued to hatch more schemes to destroy any future celebrations of joy? It could be time for Americans to appoint a “committee” to do a preliminary investigation into our options for coping with a frightening possibility that appointed Cabinet members and leaders of government agencies, etc. will often succeed in “throwing the baby out with the bath water” while accomplishing dramatic (as opposed to rational) legislative changes. What will be the wages of “change for change’s sake”? Or we could simply fall back on watching endless classic holiday TV specials and movies or numerous college and professional football games, and LETTERS, Page 10B

death 8. Whatchamacallit 9. “Summertime” or “Porgy and Bess,” e.g.

10. “Laughing on the inside” in text 11. Month of Purim 12. D.C. bigwig 15. Thai or Mexican food, e.g.

20. a.k.a. dropsy 22. Delish!

24. Small bouquet 25. Geological rift 26. Aggressive 27. “Umble” Heep 29. *”I’ve got a blank space, baby, and I’ll write your ____” 31. Boisterous play 32. Collectively 33. Come to terms 34. *”...Here’s my number,

so call me ____” 36. Container weight 38. Kind of ski lift 42. “Farewell” in Paris 45. V.I.P. in Hawaii 49. Draper of “Mad Men” 51. Actress Fanning 54. Parkinson’s drug 56. Updike’s “Rabbit ____” 57. Turkish honorific 58. *”All you get is pain.

When I wanted sunshine I got ____” 59. Sound on Old MacDonald’s farm 60. Audience’s rejection 61. Hillary’s hubby 62. British river 63. December 25th, for short 64. Pre-college challenge 66. Party bowlful

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December 29, 2016, The Bridgton News, Page 9B

Have you welcomed the new town leadership?

Happy Holidays everyone! I hope you are enjoying your time with family and friends this year! I’m looking forward to some rest time for New Year’s weekend, which is not part of my usual routine!

I must tell you there are plenty of outside interests in investment into Bridgton! My prediction for Bridgton in 2017 is there will be more positive changes happening here!

Have you had a chance to welcome new folks in your town leadership? Bob Murphy was voted in as a selectman in November. Did you know you can e-mail selectmen to tell them your ideas, what’s working, what’s not working? Their e-mails are on the town’s website at www.bridgtonmaine. org. We have a new fire chief, Steve Fay, who is such a great guy! We also have a new library director, Amy Stone, who has some wonderful ideas to connect the library to the community even more! Libraries are literal and figurative cornerstones in a downtown so I am thrilled to be working with her to get more programs going there!

The Building Committee has been preparing specifications for us for the Town Hall, the Community Center, and other town building projects. We are grateful for their assistance and hope to get these project bid soon!

Opportunity Alliance is inviting people who provide formal or informal help to families in the Lake Region communities. We’re inviting you to join the first meeting of the Lake Region Collective Action Network (LRCAN) on Jan. 17 at the Bridgton Town Office, lower level, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The Network is to bring together all of our expertise and to support a greater vision. We know there are many issues families in our communities are facing that are best addressed together. Many of us already belong to coalitions around a specific topic area. The LRCAN will seek to serve as a central meeting place where we can learn from each other and improve our efficiency at tackling complex community problems. Snow date for the meeting will be Jan. 20, same time and location.

Did you go to Festival of Lights? It was another great year.

Now, we are gearing up for Winter Carnival. Mark Feb. 18 on your calendar for more winter fun!

The land use and zoning committee is meeting again to get the word out on their land use work for Route 302. We are planning outreach meetings so look for those advertisements. The last draft is on the town’s website under planning/ development so take a look at their work thus far. We are planning TV spots, coffee shop meetings, and places to have a beer with you to make it easier for you to get your questions answered and to obtain your input!

We are interviewing firms to help us prepare a marketing and promotion plan based upon a branding process. We will be using the Community Development Committee and the Bridgton Economic Development Corporation as the conduits for their work. I will post more about meetings once we have the firm on board as we are looking for public input on this process.

What is branding, you ask? Branding is our marquee, our community trademark and what our message is to businesses, residents, potential residents/businesses and visitors/second home owners regarding who we are and what we are as a community. It’s our elevator speech in the form of graphics and messages we use in our marketing and advertising.

I have meetings planned in the next few weeks with outreach folks at Maine DEP and Senator Collins’ office. It’s good to check in with state and federal staff to let them know

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what projects we are working on and how we can develop partnerships.

The applications for services and programs for the Community Development Block Program have been released.

The open house for applicants will be here in the office on Jan. 3 at 10 a.m. or Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. If you are thinking of applying for a program, please plan to attend one of these open houses. If you cannot make them, call Brenda Day in our office. The selectmen are looking to fund four programs

Resurrecting the days of greatness

(Continued from Page 7B) earlier. And he was a great man. He kept chickens and raised vegetables in the backyard. Should our modern condominiums allow that as a step toward resurrecting “greatness”?

Shifting from the material elements of “greatness,” perhaps we ought to reintroduce the draft as before — men only and tightly restricted deferments. But, not to worry — the draftees wouldn’t be assigned overseas unless the nation’s security was plainly imperiled. And, as Mr. Trump emphasizes, coalition countries that sign up with us must agree to pick up their share of the tab. Recall how we put the screws to the British in World War II. The government, moving backward to find “greatness,” must keep its hands off our lives. And it should certainly stay out of our bedrooms and other personal business. Citizens should be deemed qualified as in the old days to manage their personal relationships, health, and wellbeing without picket lines and government intrusions.

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Let us now enter the supermarkets of our “great” years.

Oops! There weren’t any and the shelves of shops were stocked with tens of items, not hundreds. Most importantly, we would want to restore a box of regular snack crackers to the standard size that stood us in good stead for decades before greatness-destroying manufacturers’ greed shrunk containers almost to disappearance.

But hold on! What if other nations catch on to Mr. Trump’s nostalgic thrust towards “greatness”? Will we be less secure if the Spanish dispatch their fleet to retake their colonial empire in Latin America? Or the French sign up a smart general to lead them to Moscow? The Brits thought they were “great” in the 19th and 20th centuries. Maybe all of us, especially the presidents-elect, should read up on what happened to the Roman Empire and the myths of “greatness” it reveled in. All those small fry, tinhorn emperors pretending they were the new, reborn Augustus…

Henry Precht is a retired Foreign Service Officer.

Leave the grandkids holding ‘the can’

(Continued from Page 7B) IOUs in the Social Security Trust Fund and more than 90 million Americans are out of the workforce — obviously not paying into it.

Meanwhile, there’s over $12 billion in the Maine Public Employees Retirement Fund. It’s over 80% funded and Governor LePage has made provisions to steadily increase that percentage. Compared to retired teachers in other states like California and Illinois, my pension is meager. Teachers and other public employees there get defined benefits that are two, three, and in some cases ten times what mine are, but their states are close to bankruptcy because of it. According to Forbes magazine Illinois has a $111 billion pension shortfall in 2016. Chicago’s alone is $9.5 billion. California had an unfunded pension liability of over $500 billion in 2014.

It’s worse now.

Democrats have been running those states for generations.

They’ve made commitments to public employee unions they knew couldn’t be kept. They also knew they’d be gone when the bills came due and they didn’t care. It’s called “kicking the can down the road.” They’re still kicking, but the end of the road is approaching fast.

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I’m at that stage of life during which many of my contemporaries are dying or becoming debilitated with various aliments. I’m not what I used to be, but I’m doing well compared to most, and so is my wife. We both hate to exercise, but we do it anyway and it’s paying off. She also nags me about eating vegetables. Life is good, for now. I’ve been on Medicare since my last birthday and she goes on it this year when she turns 65. But Medicare is another kind of Ponzi scheme like Social Security. More and more are collecting it but the number paying for it isn’t nearly keeping pace. Are our “leaders” in Washington addressing that? Nope.

President Obama has been patting himself on the back as his administration is about to end. When it does, he will have more than doubled our national debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion. All I can do about that issue and the others outlined above is write about them. I’ll keep on pointing it all out to people, most of whom don’t want to hear it. When I attend my granddaughter’s birthday next Saturday where all my other grandchildren will be, I’ll think about them some more.

I won’t say anything though. Why ruin a good party?

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

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Next month, I am back on the trade show booth tour, showing at Maine Real Estate and Development Association (MEREDA) on Jan. 26 in Portland so if you are going to this event, stop in to say hello!

I am also working on my operating budget for fiscal year 2018, which begins July 1, 2017 — doesn’t seem possible it’s time to do this again!

Best wishes to you all for 2017! I did keep my 2016 resolution of keeping a time sheet. Wow — maybe next year, a walking regimen is in order to have some clearing-of-thehead time! Generally, though, I found my time is split pretty well evenly between the three positions that make up my title, that is, planning, economic development, and community development.

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(Continued from Page 4B) Trail distance – 2.8 miles to the ledge via Carter Ledge Trail Hiking time – 2 hours 20 minutes to the ledge via Carter Ledge Trail Elevation – 2,420 feet Vertical gain – 1,700 feet Coordinates – 43° 57’ 50’’ N 71° 15’ 25’’ W Topographic Map – USGS Silver Lake 7.5-minute quad Directions to the trailheads: Take Route 16 south from Conway Village. The north trailhead is at the White Ledge

Forest Service Campground, on the right about five miles from Conway. Drive into the campground and take the left fork in the camp road. Parking is at the campground picnic area and there is room for four to six cars. Do not park in any of the campsite parking spots, nor at the trailhead. The trailhead for the Carter Ledge Trail is on the left. The campground is only open in the summer, and if the drive is gated there is room to park four or five cars on the edge of the camp road in front

of the gate just off Route 16. Do not block the gate please.

The south trailhead starts at the Piper Trail parking lot behind Davies Campground and General Store, about a mile south of the White Ledge Campground. There is ample room for parking in this large lot. The trailhead for the Piper Trail is well marked — follow this trail to connect to the Nickerson Ledge Trail and then to the Carter Ledge Trail, and from there to the top of Carter Ledge.

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Identify triggers — choose a substitute. We all need to plan ahead of time for how we will respond when we face the stress and boredom that triggers the bad habit.

For example, what are you going to do when you get the craving to smoke? Plan for it!

Plan for slipups. We all slipup every now and then.

When we fail, skip our exercise routine, eat junk food, or sleep late, it doesn’t make us bad people. It just makes us human. Join the club.

So don’t beat yourself up over a slip, plan for it (because it can happen) and get right back to the plan.

Never give up! And for God’s sake DON’T GO COLD TURKEY! Remember that you need a plan!

Breaking bad habits takes time and a whole lot of effort, but mostly it takes “stick-to-ittivness.” Most people who are successful at breaking their bad habits try and fail multiple times before they make it work. (this writer tried seven times before he was finally able to quit smoking for good.

Now he can enjoy watching his grandchildren grow up!)

You might not have success immediately, but that doesn’t mean you won’t have it. Have faith and you can break any bad habit.

Michael Corthell Bridgton, Maine

We accepted the will of the voters with great sadness, but also a willingness to soldier on and prepare for the next election, while working even harder for his defeat in 2012 if we honestly felt that four more years of him and his deeply-corrupt party would do even further damage to the most magnificent nation in history.

Obama did win a second term and I believe history will show that his governance has been one of horrendous damage to the fabric of America, as no foreign adversary in 240 years has been able to inflict the carnage on America that Barack Obama and his totally out-of-touch Democratic Party has.

From doubling the nation’s debt, to bitterly dividing Americans, to decimating our military readiness and trashing the Constitution, Obama’s lawless and imperial presidency has done everlasting damage to America.

Flash forward to the 2016 election and progressives have gone off the rails because enough Americans, who still believe in traditional values, decided to place in the office of president an individual who is beholden to no one and will surround himself with cabinet members who have vast experience in the areas that they will administer, unlike Democratic presidents who appoint lap-dogs, who will plausibly toe the corrupt radical far-left party line.

Millions of progressives are so distraught by the election of Donald Trump and the defeat of the disastrous Hillary Clinton, that they demanded that the electoral college members shift their votes to the disgraced Clinton.

If the will of the people, as laid out in the Constitution, had been overturned, one can envision all future elections boiling down to a virtual civil war. Wouldn’t that be great for our nation’s future during these perilous times?

It is long past time for progressives to come out of their safe spaces, give up their hot cocoa, crayons and coloring books, and join the rest of us in trying to put the country back on the rails.

Robert M. Howe, Jr. Bridgton

(Continued from Page 8B) eating or drinking to excess and absorbing the humor of late night TV hosts and hapless souls like me. Ready or not, here comes 2017!

Cindy Alden West Fryeburg

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To The Editor: How to Break Bad Habits We all know, for the most part, what a bad habit is and how hard it can be to break that habit. Change is hard.

But not LIVING well is much harder. ‘’The only proven and proper way to get rid of our bad habits is to replace them with good, healthy ones.’’

Smoking, gambling, eating junk food, drinking too much alcohol, spending too much time on the Internet, and even sex. Some seem benign, like gaming on the Internet, or binge watching our favorite shows. But, when these activities disrupt our productive lives and cause us to neglect our responsibilities then we do have a problem — a BAD habit.

The good news is that it is possible to eliminate a negative habit or bad routine.

How? With a plan of ACTION of course!

Visualize yourself succeeding. See yourself ditching those cigarettes. Buying healthy food or getting up early. Whatever the bad habit is that you’re trying to break, visualize yourself throwing it away. Picture yourself smiling and enjoying your success. See yourself building a new, healthier you.

“Buddy up.” How many times have you tried to break a habit alone? Or maybe you “quit smoking”… but you kept it to yourself? That way no one can see you fail, hmmm? Instead, try pairing up with someone and changing together. It’s about being accountable to each other.

And knowing that someone else expects you to be better is a powerful motivator.

Damage to America

To The Editor: Eight years ago, America’s voters elected, as president of the United States, a man that millions of us considered to be grossly unqualified to hold the most prestigious and powerful office in the entire world.

At the time, Obama was an undistinguished junior Senator from the politically-corrupt city of Chicago, Illinois. His main claim to fame was that he excelled at community organizing which, in essence, meant that he had perfected the art of shaking down corporations and business owners in order to secure over-the-top perks for his core constituency.

Many of us believed that Obama would be an unmitigated disaster for America.

We have been proven correct.