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HIRAM — What kinds of stories shaped New England identities in the 17th and 18th centuries? On Saturday, August 10, at 1:30 p.m., Storyteller Jo Radner will give listeners a glimpse into that world in her performance of “Tangled Lives: Native People and English Settlers in Colonial New England” Saturday, Aug. 10, at 1:30 p.m.

“Tangled Lives” blends and juxtaposes material from Abenaki and English tradition, tracing some of the intertwined threads in the relationships between English settlers and native peoples as they contested the “middle ground” — land to which each group felt entitled, land on which different cultures clashed, mingled and merged. The stories reveal the way English and native people in this region saw one another as defenders and trespassers, pursuers and refugees, relatives and aliens, kind neighbors and ruthless destroyers.

Radner presents stories gleaned from research and from the written memoirs of two families who arrived in Massachusetts in 1635, migrating over time to settle the new towns of Haverhill, Mass., Penacook (Concord), N.H., and finally Fryeburg. Because the stories relate to her own ancestors, Radner’s quest to understand colonial lives invites all listeners to consider how they and their relatives and neighbors are part of the history of northern New England.

Radner received her doctorate from Harvard University. Before returning to her family home in western Maine as a freelance storyteller and oral historian, she spent 31 years as professor at American University in Washington, D.C., teaching literature, folklore, women’s studies, American studies, Celtic studies and storytelling. She has published books and articles in all those fields, and is now writing a book titled “Performing the Paper: Rural Self-Improvement in Northern New England,” about a 19th-century village tradition of creating and performing handwritten literary newspapers. She is past president of the American Folklore Society and the National Storytelling Network.

The program will be held in the Hiram Community Center, 14 Historical Ridge; the society’s business meeting will begin at 1 p.m., and the program will commence at 1:30 p.m. There is a suggested donation of $10. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 207-615-4390.

Page 7 is now a medical biology student at the University of New England. About to enter her junior year and carrying a full course load. The surgery was a success, but she still deals with some troublesome after effects and related symptoms. She has nerve damage in her feet and it was also discovered that she had scoliosis — a double s-curve in her back.

One specialist told her she needed a rod in her back. Instead, she wore a brace. She was also told that she’d probably never walk normally again. But she and her physical therapist worked tirelessly together for more than four years and today, except for when she’s tired, she walks fine.

The most debilitating Chiari symptoms she has to deal with are fatigue and headaches. They prevent her from doing the sports she used to love and sometimes, from doing anything at all. “I get headaches almost daily,” she said, “and when the pressure changes with the weather. What brings them on really bad and really fast is a jarring motion, anything that involves running and jumping.

“They start in the back of the head and it’s like if you’re nailing something into a wall. Usually, it spreads and sometimes it’s in one whole half of my head or sometimes it’ll just stay in the back.

“Some days I’ll wake up with a headache and I’ll know it’s going to be hard to even get through my classes. Other days I’ll wake up feeling fine and I’ll think I need to get a lot of work done. I don’t know how I’ll feel tomorrow, you know? I try to get my work done as far in advance as I can because I never know.”

At the beginning of this story, I said if you were to see her today, it would probably never occur to you that Heidi was anything but well and healthy. Her mother explains why. “It’s because even when she’s not doing well, she often doesn’t let on. I know that she does not complain. When I say she’s my hero, she is my hero. I know how bad of a debilitating headache she can have or how horrible she’ll feel and she will very rarely say I feel bad.”

But the fact that she’s not apt to complain and usually looks fine can mean that many people don’t have a clue what she might be up against. Her closest friends know and are very supportive, but others not so much. Sometimes, even when she tries to explain. “When I tell people what I have they have no idea what it is,” she said. “And it’s just hard when they don’t understand.”

“That’s because she looks okay,” said Lili. “She looks normal. You know, it’s really hard on her. She has headaches every day and people want her to go play and they want her to go out partying and she can’t, she can’t. She can make the choice — one day I’m going to dance with my friends or I’m going to run down that hill. And then she suffers from headaches but if you look at her, you don’t see it.”

Heidi decided that instead of staying silent about her Chiari she would become an advocate not only for herself but also for other people with rare, invisible diseases. She also decided to go into the medical field after college.

“I want to be able to help people who are in situations similar to mine and experience pain every day but feel misunderstood because their pain might not be obvious to other people. I want to be able to help people who also have conditions that most people haven’t heard of, and be someone who can relate to and help them through their experiences.”

Chiari malformation resources.

You can find a lot more information about Chiari malformation on the Conquer Chiari website. The organization sponsors walk every year, including two in Maine. (https://www.conquerchiari.org/)

NORWAY — The Norway Country Club Ladies Golf Association is planning their 6th annual Drive Out Cancer Golf Tournament, which will take place Thursday, Aug. 15, at Norway Country Club.

Proceeds from this golf tournament will be donated to the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. The tournament has raised a total of more than $38,000 through cash donations and items donated for the silent auction and ticket raffle table over the past five years.

The tournament will be a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The $50 entry fee covers greens fees, cart, lunch and a $15 donation to the CRC of WM. Women interested in playing in the tournament may sign up at the golf course or call the club, 207-743-9840, nongolfers may sign up and attend the luncheon at 12:30 p.m. or $20.

Cash donations of any amount are appreciated, including options to help sponsor the tournament. Anyone interested in sponsorship or making a donation may call 207807-0226 or email info@ crcofwm.org.

The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine is at 199 Main St., in the Stephens Memorial Hospital Specialty Clinic building. For information, visit www.crcofwm. org.

LOVELL — The Kezar Lake Watershed Association is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a photo contest that will focus on 20 key plant and wildlife species in the area being used to study climate change.

By incorporating citizen science observation into the contest, the association hopes to call attention to the effects of climate change on the watershed, it said in a news release.

“We are looking for the majesty and details of these key species in action,” said Don Griggs and Laura Robinson, KLWA board members.

The photographs should be taken within the Kezar Lake watershed between July 13 and Aug. 15. Photos submitted to KLWAphotocontest@gmail.com must list the species and location of each photo, and be received by Thursday, Aug. 15.

Details of the contest — including the specific species that are eligible subjects — are available at klwa.us/photocontest.

A panel of judges will award three prizes: First Prize — a full-day rental of a Harris Tritoon pontoon boat from Kezar Lake Marina, valued at $400;(Second Prize — a $150 gift certificate from Harvest Gold Gallery in Lovell; Third Prize — a $100 dinner-for-two gift certificate from the Lodge at Pleasant Point, Kezar Lake.

On Aug. 29, 1969 the Kezar Lake Gypsy Moth Fund voted to change its name to the Kezar Lake Association. Over the past 50 years, KLWA has developed a broad range of programs and services fulfilling its mission to preserve and protect the watershed, benefitting local residents and summer guests alike.

KLWA hopes that the photo contest will not only mark the organization’s anniversary but call attention to the University of Maine’s “Signs of the Seasons” program of citizen science and spark the involvement of area residents in their effort to monitor changes in key indicator species throughout the year, organizers said. “These observations are generating a richly detailed record of seasonal change that is allowing scientists to better track and predict the effects of climate change in our region.”

CASCO — The Casco Village Church United Church of Christ, 941 Meadow Road (Route 121) in Casco Village will hold its annual Casco Days Supper from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 27. The meal includes beans, hotdogs, chop suey, casseroles, salads, beverages and desserts, including homemade pies. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children 8 and under. The maximum amount a family with young chldren would pay is $21.

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