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Friday, January 8, 2016
Volume 12 • Issue No. 2
TV’s ‘Survivor’ Crowley in Kittery: Winning with Attitude and Alliances
Bob Crowley, winner of the 17th season of ‘Survivor’ will be in Kittery at a free lecture open to the public.
KITTERY – Come hear the winner of the 17th season of TV’s ‘Survivor’ reality show discuss how teamwork, developing real-life alliances and overcoming challenges helped him outlast 39 days in the jungle of Gabon and win ‘Survivor.’ The lecture will be on Wednesday, January 13
Ice Fishing Safety Warning STATEWIDE – Fisherman and outdoor enthusiasts are urged to exercise caution amidst reports of hazardous ice conditions in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) and throughout Maine with the opening of ice fishing season. Unseasonably warm weather has delayed the formation of good, solid ice in many parts of the state, including some of Maine’s northern most destinations. AWW Rangers from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry are reporting hazardous
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ice conditions on the Allagash headwater lakes. “This week many Maine residents and visitors will be out snowmobiling and ice fishing to open the 2016 season,� said Governor Paul R. LePage. “Anglers should enjoy the ice fishing season that began January 1, but exercise caution regarding ice conditions in light of the unseasonably warm weather Maine experienced over the Christmas holiday. Please take precautions so that your outdoor experiences are safe and memorable.� Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) Superintendent Matthew LaRoche warned that
Chamberlain Lake skimmed over for the first time on Monday night, December 28. Over a foot of snow was received on Tuesday. That snow will help insulate the ice and slow down the formation good solid ice. The smaller bodies of water and coves were frozen over when rangers were out checking ice conditions on Monday. Churchill Lake was 90 percent closed in on Monday, but there was open water all around the edges of the lake. There is also open water in all thoroughfares that connect the lakes. Rangers and wardens will be out checking the ice on Thursday and Friday. People can stop
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book, “Making Waves: The Stories of Maine’s Bob Crowley.� This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 207-4393800 or visit www.kitterycommunitycenter.org. The STAR Theatre is located in the Kittery Community Center at 120 Rogers Road, Kittery.
in at the Chamberlain Bridge Ranger Station for up to date information on ice conditions or call the waterway dispatch service in Ashland at 207-435-7963. If you have reservations at one of the area sporting camps, you should check with the camp operators before heading up for the weekend. LaRoche is urging people to stay off the ice with snowmobiles. If you do venture out on the ice, do so on foot, and stay in the coves, you should check the ice as you go out. “An inch of ice isn’t very much, and that thickness may vary from location to location,� LaRoche said. “The ice is just not safe enough to cross any of the waterway headwater lakes yet.� He urged
those heading out to fish this weekend to tell someone where you are going and take someone with you. The AWW superintendent warned all visitors to stay away from thoroughfares avoid tributary streams when traveling on the ice. “We usually have a good crowd out ice fishing on the first weekend of the season,� LaRoche said, referring to the ice fishing season that started January 1. “The native brook trout fishing is usually excellent when the season first opens.� The AWW provides: winter campgrounds at the Chamberlain Bridge and Kellogg Brook; See ICE page 2...
New Solar Tracker Helping To Power School KENNEBUNK – An innovative Vermontmade solar tracker is now helping to power the Middle School of the Kennebunks in southern Maine. The 6 kW solar system will help offset the electrical bills of Kennebunks public middle school, a school made up of grades 6-8 with over 400 students, faculty, and staff. Science teachers will be able to access real time information online tracking power produced that can be incorporated into existing curriculum. The Maine school first went solar 5 years ago with a small solar array located by the entrance to the gym. The
5.5 kW system was damaged during the winter of 2015. Naoto Inoue, owner of Solar Market, the installer of the new system, and Jeff Rodman, principal of MSK, decided a solar tracking system would better fit the needs of the school. The project utilized an American-made AllEarth Solar Tracker, which tracks the sun throughout the day to maximize energy production. The groundmounted pre-engineered solar trackers are designed for residential and commercial-scale installations and are manufactured nearby in Williston, Vt. by AllEarth Renewables. AllEarth Solar Trackers produce over 30 percent more
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from 7-8:30 p.m. at Kittery’s Star Theatre. A South Portland native and retired high school physics teacher, Bob became the oldest winner in the show’s history, at age 57. Bob will speak on his time on the show and in the wild. He will also speak about his life in Maine and sign copies of his
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An AllEarth Solar Tracker is now producing power for the Middle School of the Kennebunks in Kennebunk, and enhancing the students’ curriculum.
energy than fix ground-mounted systems and 45 percent more energy than rooftop systems per kilowatt installed.
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