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Friday, March 16, 2018
Volume 14 • Issue No. 11
Chase Farm Gets Sappy for Maine’s Maple Sunday STATEWIDE Commissioner Walt Whitcomb formally announced that Maine has adopted the international grading system for maple syrup. This standard to take effect, comes in advance of this year’s Maine Maple Sunday, held March 25. Most Maine producers have already implemented the voluntary standards in hopes of providing consumers with a better understanding of the natural product they are buying.
Buckets hang on trees gathering sap at Chase Farms in Wells.
Maple Sunday is held annually, every fourth Sunday of the month. Participating sugarhouses will be open for visitors to enjoy freshly made maple syrup and candy, demonstrations of syrup production, sugarbush tours and a variety of other family activities. The voluntary standards announced by Whitcomb are designed to match those used by other countries in order to give consumers standardized information for selecting maple
syrup. It is in response to a 2010 petition from the International Maple Syrup Institute, an organization of producers in the United States and Canada. “The new system, utilized by most Maine producers, combines four to five different systems into one standard that is easier for consumers to follow,” said Whitcomb. “Customers benefit from a system that more accurately portrays what they See MAPLE page 5...
Military & Musical Veterans to Speak YORK COUNTY The final installment of York County Senior College’s 2018 Gary Sullivan Memorial Lecture Series will take place March 21 with a nod to military and musical history through the eyes of two accomplished women. Jen Fullmer, head of Boots2Roots and a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, works to assist active duty military
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members to transition to Maine. Fullmer has served in a variety of leadership positions, including flying squadron command, Chief of Staff of the Joint Interagency Task Force South, facilitating the interdiction of illicit trafficking and other narco-terrorist threats, and Vice Commander of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, where she was second in charge of United States Central Command’s largest air wing, responsible for combat operations and installation support for 8,000 U.S. and coalition warfighters. Fullmer is a command pilot with more than 2,500 flight
hours in the B-1 Bomber, including 90 combat missions over Afghanistan and Iraq during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom from October 2001 to May 2014. Her lecture “Beyond the Cockpit” is sure to inspire and educate. The afternoon features Monica Grabin, musician and historian, who specializes in how American history is reflected in song. She plays guitar, banjo and autoharp and various percussion instruments. Her focus in this YCSC program will be on music of the 50s and 60s, and a few from “the greatest decade of American songwriting,” the 40’s.
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Morning lectures take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch and a second lecture, given from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
All winter lectures will be given at Denis Hall on the See LECTURE page 4...
Sen. King Talks with Local Leaders on Economy WELLS U.S. Senator Angus King joined business leaders and community members to discuss ways to grow the economy in York County. Senator King spoke at the York County Community College “Eggs and Issues” series last week. He discussed his work in Washington to support job growth in Maine and discussed the importance of workforce development and broadband infrastructure for York County and the state. Before the talk, King mingled with locals in the new Pratt
residents, and others on hand. “Growing Maine’s economy is a comprehensive effort that leverages the resources of all
levels of government, the innovative minds in the private sector, and the vision of the business community to create jobs and support our communities,” Senator King said. “It was great to hear from so many dedicated people in York County today who are moving proactively to strengthen the workforce and support hard working people in Maine. With all hands on deck, we can help ensure qualified workers are taking good jobs in York County and across the state.”
U.S. Senator Angus King addressing a packed house at Eggs & Issues, at York County Community College. (courtesy photo)
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& Whitney building on the YCCC campus in Wells. The event was virtually sold out, with area business and civic leaders,
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Above: Jen Fullmer. Right: Monica Grabin.
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