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Friday, March 29, 2019
Volume 15 • Issue No. 13
Center for Wildlife Breaks Ground CAPE NEDDICK The sound of heavy machinery is not usually music to a wildlife center’s ears, but for the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick, it means one thing – they’ve broken ground! For over 30 years the Center for Wildlife has been nestled at the base of Mount Agamenticus, and in that time has had only one indoor expansion. However, since that time demand for services has increased exponentially. “In 1995 we treated about 500 patients, and had no formal internship, environmental education, or research programming. This past year we treated 2,400 injured wild animals, hosted 30 interns and apprentices from across the country, and presented 375 environmental education programs in the community.” shares Executive Director, Kristen Lamb. Space is a real issue and has started to hinder the Center’s ability to serve wildlife and the public. The ranch house rests on standing water requiring expensive HEPA filters to run in each room 24 hours a day to keep air quality safe for patients and staff.
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Arts & Entertainment 11-16 Business & Finance 17 Calendar of Events 10 Classifieds 32-35 Computer Lady 37 Health & Fitness 18-19 Home & Business 29-31 Library News 8 Obituaries 26,28 Pets 25 Puzzles 38 Real Estate 26-27,40 Where To Dine 20-25
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This winter, the “Mammal” and “Reptile” Rooms have been full. Typically, patient volume triples during nesting season. Also, lack of space means the Center has had to turn away much needed donations of X-ray machines and incubators from local hospitals and vet clinics. With no indoor classroom space, the Education program has been forced to cancel programming due to weather. Approximately 100 requests for field trips and earned income events- representing about $45,000 in program fees have been turned away due to lack of appropriate space this year alone. There is no state or federal funding available for the medical treatment of wild animals. Since 2014, Center for Wildlife has been working feverishly on not only keeping up with demand
and establishing themselves as a leader in conservation medicine and environmental education,
but also laying the groundwork for a capital campaign. In 2016, through a mini-campaign, 8.5 acres of land adjacent to the current property and also abutting the Mount Agamenticus Conservation Region’s 16,000 acres of conservation land was purchased. Subsequently, a partnership with McHenry Architecture, Jewett Construction, and Ambit Engineering helped create plans for a state-of-the-art wildlife clinic and nature center – com-
plete with an indoor auditorium, additional classroom space, and intern housing (see rendition in photo). “Our new campus will be a place where community members can slow down and connect with the wildlife, and learn about how to steward the land in their own towns and backyards. Now fully engaged in a capital campaign, the Center has raised $2.4M towards a $4.5M project total through early and lead gifts. As in most projects of this magnitude, the first few See GROUND page 7...
Discovering Baseball’s First Indian BERWICK Ed Rice, former journalist, college instructor, and author of “Baseball’s First Indian”, will speak at 6 p.m. at the Berwick Public Library on Tuesday, April 2, on the legacy of Louis Sockalexis, the first-known Native American to play professional baseball. Louis Francis Sockalexis was a member of the Penobscot tribe, born at Indian Island, ME. He played his entire baseball career (1897-1899) as an outfielder for the Cleveland Spiders. Rice says Sockalexis was
the inspiration for the nickname of the Cleveland professional team, and a largely unrecognized, courageous civil rights icon representing Penobscot Nation and the state of Maine. Sockalexis paved the way for other pioneer American Indian baseball players, like Jim Thorpe and Hall of Fame pitcher Charlie Bender. He was legendary in his own time and, because of his sterling play in two seasons at Holy Cross College, he is considered one of the greatest college baseball players of the 19th century.
The Berwick Public Library is located at 103 Old Pine Hill Road, Berwick.
Community Unites for Good Cause NORTH BERWICK Thirteen thousand in Thirteen days! That’s what this small Maine community has raised for a local business and it’s owner. Nathan Dowling and his wife Katie operate Balata Fitness, a place where members of this close-knit community go to be healthy, reach goals, support one another, and make changes emotionally and physically. Nathan was recently diagnosed with Atrial flutter and Atrial fibrillation. Basically abnormal heart rhythms. In atrial fibrillation, the atria beat irregularly. In atrial flutter, the atria beat regularly, but faster than usual and more often than the ventricles. Medication is
used to lower the risk of stroke and help maintain normal heart rhythms. Not only is the medication very expensive, in this case, it is a band aid for a problem that
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needs to be fixed surgically. The cost of which is an astronomical $100,000 and counting. Over the years, Balata has helped raise thousands of dollars
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for local charities but now the community is coming together to help Nate. A GoFundMe account was set up and recently posted a total of $13,000 was raised in just thirteen days. Further partnering is planned with Aroma Joe’s, Thistle Pig Restaurant, James Beard Semifinalist Evan Mallet, Battle Crossfit, and others to create events to help defray the cost of Nate’s medication, surgery, and help keep the gym doors open! For more information on Balata Fitness, visit www.balatafitness.com. To contribute to Nate’s GoFundMe account, visit www.gofundme.com/supportfor-nathan-dowling-amp-balatafitness.
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