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The Tim Horton’s
Question of the Week
What do you think
should be the name of
the new MA Mascot?
And the new Mascot is...
By steVe BRoWn
LINCOLN – Meet the new
(and as yet unnamed) mascot
of the Mattanawcook Academy
Lynx.
According to Shelley McIntyre, President of the RSU
#67 Athletic Boosters, it was
a parent that first approached
her with the idea of getting a
new mascot suit. The old one Lucky the Lynx - had been out
of service for a while, so Shelley said she would share his idea
and see what people thought.
She first floated it to her class
while substitute teaching, and
See Mascot on page 2
Hawkes takes on Region III position
Melissa Quintela - "Leon"
Jason Smith - "Larry"
It’s
Prom
Time
B R
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y
Matt Guiod - "Curry"
Shelly Crosby - "Leo"
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K
MILLINOCKET – Just in
time for spring prom season a
truckload of gowns was delivered to St. Marten’s Thrift Shop
in Millincket. The gowns were
gathered and donated by the
Key Club of Catherine McCauley High School in South Portland. The gowns were not just
delivered by truck; they filled
the truck. Many were brand new
and never worn.
Last winter, the Key Club of
Catherine McCauley sent a load
of winter clothing and boots to
Sue Smith - "Lincoln"
St. Marten’s. At the time, Mrs.
Ek promised to bring some
gowns up in the spring. The response by the McCauley girls
was amazing. It is rare for the
words, gown and truckload to
be used together, but that is just
what happened. The gowns are
all sizes, colors and styles, including a few two piece gowns.
St. Martens Thrift shop is open
to the public on Wednesdays
and Thursdays each week and
has a wide variety of items for
people of all ages.
Mary Lou
Corriveau
at left and
Dot Howard
in center of
St. Marten’s
Thrift Shop
in Millinocket receive many
gowns from
Candace
Anderson
Ek of Portland.
Duncan McIntyre - "Linc"
By Steve Brown
Region III in Lincoln has a new
director. On March 28 Mary
Hawkes, who has been acting in
the role of assistant director, was
officially given the position. The
previous director, Alan Dickey,
is remaining at Region III to
assist Hawkes in the transition.
Starting as a bookkeeper
in 1989, Hawkes has filled a
variety of roles at Region III
over the past 23 years, ranging
from transportation director
to business manager. She was
instrumental in bringing the
first local internet provider into
the Lincoln area -- working on
a grant that led to Region III
installing a data line, routers
and a bank of modems at their
West Broadway location, and
then selling the first dial-up
internet accounts to residents
in the surrounding towns.
Hawkes’ oversight of the dayto-day operation of the service
See Hawkes on page 2
Over the top
The Minions volleyball team won the Every 15 Minutes fundraiser tournament at Mattanawcook Academy this past weekend. Front row left to right: Ariel Vanedestine, Adam Boyington, Kassy Taylor. Back row: Jason Clay, Jeremy Drost, Justin
Cloukey, JJ Murchison.
Biz Profile
Exploring Salmon Brook
By steVe BRoWn
Mike Bisson - "Missing"
Kelli McLeod - "Bezo
(the Abanaki-Penobscot word
for lynx)"
Shelley McIntyre - "Linc"
I have a hairy little dog. I know
that isn’t a particularly rare attribute for a dog, as almost every
breed comes fully equipped with
follicles. But my dog (Zaccheus
– or Zacky for short) is a Peeka-Poo, which is a cross between
a Pekinese and a Poodle. Why
anyone would attempt such a
thing I cannot say, but I have
one, and learned after I brought
See Biz on page 2
Abigail Brown shows off Zacky before (left) and after (right) his day at the spa.
Center, Melissa Kimball gets re-acquainted with Zachy at her shop.
In case you missed it - News from around the area
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As of Wednesday, April 10, 2012, the United States
National Debt was $15,641,933,967,438. Each Citizen’s share
was $49,919, and each Taxpayer’s share was $137,957.
Bowers Mountain project in
jeopardy
LINCOLN - The Land Use
Regulation Commission voted
5-0 last Friday, April 6 to deny
First Wind subsidiary Champlain Wind’s request to withdraw its proposal to build a
27-turbine wind farm on Bowers Mountain.
As a result of the LURC vote,
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county line. Now LURC is free
to reject the project at a May 4
special meeting.
Opponents of the plan object
to the visual effect it would
have on nearby lakes and
ponds. The company has reduced the original number of
wind turbines and the project’s
footprint.
Stearns High School honor
roll
MILLINOCKET – The thirdquarter honor roll at Stearns
High School:
High honors, seniors: Samantha Donley, Lillian Dow,
Steven Gregory, Taylor Lane,
Alyssa McLean, Ashley Rollins, Andrea Steward; honors:
Alisha Arsenault, Danielle
Currie, Chelsea Cyr, Dustin
Harvey, Ryan Hibbs, Connor
Stevens, Josh Studer, Shuai Ni
Tan (Grace) and Jeremy Tinkham.
High honors, juniors: Leo
Delmotte, Tyson Girsa, Sigrid Koizar, William Leighton,
Mark Lyons, Kristen Manzo,
Alexandria Mooney, Taylor
Pelkey, Reegan Waite, Emily
Wark, Zhen Yu (Dennis); hon-
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Maine Communities Seek
Business Friendly Recognition
Pre-paid heating oil protections become law
GARDINER – Maine has a
new law designed to provide
greater protections to consumers who use pre-paid home
heating contracts. LD 1895, An
Act To Protect Consumers by
Strengthening the Laws Governing Prepaid Home Heating
Oil Contracts, was signed into
law by Governor Paul LePage
on March 30.
The new law addresses the
issue of oil dealers taking prepayments from customers, but
then failing to supply the fuel,
Mascot
Continued from Page 1
the idea spread “just like a wildfire”. They were so excited
about it that Shelley brought it
up at the next booster meeting,
and the other members shared
the students’ enthusiasm. The
group had to sort through quite
a few ugly costumes before a
few senior girls finally found the
one they all felt would represent
the school well. The boosters
started spreading the word that
a fundraising campaign had
begun, and they were quickly
awed by the positive response
of the community.
The school staff, students,
fans, and area businesses all
pitched in to bring the new mascot home. The cheerleaders did
a pie-in-the-face contest that
brought in over $100. Local
Traci Gauthier, Director of the Lincoln Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, stands to the Governor’s
left during a recent meeting to have several communities in the state declared ‘Business Friendly’.
“The goal of the program is strategy.
Augusta, Maine - There are
These communities should
many communities across to encourage a business friendMaine striving to enhance and ly climate in municipalities be congratulated that they are
expand business opportunities. throughout the State and better taking a proactive approach
In an effort to acknowledge position Maine for economic to being considered business
friendly, said Department of
each for their continued com- prosperity,” said Gov. LePage.
A review team will now begin Economic and Community
mitment to becoming business
friendly, Governor Paul LePage looking at each community’s Development Commissioner,
is recognizing those cities and application to determine if that George Gervais. “Our Departcommunity is eligible to be rec- ment will work with any Maine
towns.
A total of 19 cities and towns ognized as “business friendly”. community that wants to earn
from Aroostook to York County Multiple areas of criteria will be this designation; we want every
are the first to be potentially considered including customer Maine city and town to be busiconsidered as a “Certified Busi- service, business involvement ness friendly.”
The 19 Maine communities
ness Friendly Community”. The and collaboration, input from
Program was announced last the public and licensing and being considered in this first
month by Governor LePage permitting. Each community round are: Augusta, Bath, Biddwhich recognizes communities will be evaluated on an individ- eford, Brewer, Bucksport, Cumfor following the Governor’s ual basis. Communities deemed berland, Falmouth, Gorham,
lead by understanding the im- “Business Friendly” will be rec- Guilford, Houlton, Kennebunk,
portance of promoting job cre- ognized by Governor LePage in Lincoln, Pittsfield, Presque Isle, Continued from Page 1
ation, reducing red tape and be- May and will become a key part Rumford, Saco, Sanford, South him home that his hair continues
to grow. If we do not get him a
of Maine’s business attraction Portland and Waterboro.
ing “open for business”.
haircut regularly he turns into a
and Hawkes is excited about to increasing the school’s ties mop head.
Call me sheltered, but growthe opportunities to continue with area businesses. Region
to effect a positive direction III currently offers both adult ing up I never considered the
Continued from Page 1
for Region III in her new role. ed classes and also specialized possibility of taking my pet to
allowed Region III to provide
Currently Region III serves training courses that are be groomed. Our house pets
free dial-up access to all of 184 students from five area designed to give companies were mostly cats, and they took
the area schools. Later, when high schools that draw from 28 the skilled workforce they need care of that aspect of their lives
technology advanced and a towns in our area. Participants to compete in this difficult themselves, and I was good with
new state program offered in the programs offered by economy. In the past the school that. But then my children and
free data lines to area schools, Region III have won awards has crafted courses in Autocad, I were given this furry little
Hawkes oversaw the program for excellence in their particular various computer specialties bundle of joy, and I found myat Region III that trained fields of concentration, with the and other technologies that self in the position of having no
teachers and administrators most recent being the culinary area businesses needed. And idea where to take him. The vet
from schools all around the students who were honored according to Hawkes, their didn’t seem like the right anregion on how to utilize on April 3 for their first-place involvement with the Lincoln swer. After all, he wasn’t sick,
their new internet pipelines. finish in the state’s first National Lakes Region Chamber of and I don’t go to the hospital
Hawkes has been involved in Restaurant Association Prostart Commerce’s “Touch a Truck when I need a trim. Thankfully,
writing many grants at Region Invitational. But above contest – Touch a Trade” event a friend told me about Salmon
III over the years. In all they awards, Hawkes is most proud during the Expo on April 28 Brook Grooming in Winn.
Since starting ExploringLintotal approximately $700,000 of Region III’s performance is another example of Region
and are responsible for a number in helping students achieve III’s commitment to preparing coln.com, and even more so
of positive changes at the school. success after high school. Over students for successful careers. now that the Penobscot Valley
One of the grants was used to 75 percent of Region III students Hawkes says she is looking Explorer is on the scene, I take
make the facility completely go on to post-secondary school forward to leveraging Region a camera almost everywhere I
asbestos-free. Another led to the education and Hawkes’ primary III’s greatest strengths – a go. Sometimes I will leave it at
installation of an elevator and focus in her new role will be to strong staff and dedicated board home if I am just running out,
others were used to help Region position the school to continue members – toward meeting but when it comes to checking
out a new business or place it
III become certified as ADA- to equip the students with those goals.
will definitely be at my side. So
compliant. Much has changed the skills they need to excel.
the first time I visited Salmon
during her tenure at the school
Hawkes is also looking forward
Biz
Hawkes
News
Continued from Page 1
ors: Sarah Bogue, Stephanie
Decker, Thomas Fiske, Kyle
McVey, Jordan Morrow.
High honors, sophomores:
Elijah Harmon, Sydney Sennett, Baileigh Studer; honors:
Seth Brown, Shawn Cyr, Molly
Donley, Sophia Dow, Mikayla Glidden, Zachary Hartley,
Christopher Johansen, Kacie
McLaughlin, Tyson Tracy.
High honors, freshmen: Tanner McLaughlin; honors: Danielle Babineau, Andrew Carney, Connor Clogston, Kayla
Daigle, Michael Di Bona, Abby
Fiske, Jordan Fournier, Beverley Guay, Ryan Hallett, Nicole
Knowlton, Marc Morneault, Nicole Vadnais, Lily Young.
Lincoln police meeting goals
LINCOLN – The Lincoln Po-
lice Department’s clearance rate
is 31 percent, matching Chief
William Lawrence’s goal, he
reports.
The clearance rate reflects an
increase of nearly 30 percent.
The department roster is now at
full staff, with six full-time and
10 reserve officers. Lawrence
also reports that a detective’s
position has been filled with
an officer with about 12 years
of experience. The community
was burdened with unsolved
burglaries and thefts and the
department was understaffed in
previous years, the chief said.
Millinocket residents lose
power
BANGOR- Some 2,241 Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. customers in the area lost electric
power at about 10:30 a.m. this
past Monday due to an equipment failure.
Power was restored by Monday afternoon, Bangor Hydro
reported.
A culture clash at UMaine
ORONO – Pro-life and traditional marriage activists demonstrated this past Monday at
the University of Maine, which
was beginning its Pride Week in
support of gay and transgender
rights.
The Genocide Awareness
Project displayed graphic images of genocide alongside those
of aborted fetuses. Those demonstrators, along with two gay
marriage opponents, debated
and at times clashed with students on the other side of those
issues. A crowd of students,
officials and faculty stood in a
circle and cheered as a rainbow
flag was raised over the university mall.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Committee backs MPBN
funding
AUGUSTA – In a unanimous
vote last Thursday, April 5, the
legislature’s
Appropriations
Committee rejected Gov. Paul
LePage’s proposal to eliminate
all state funding for the Maine
Public Broadcasting Network.
An amendment drafted by
Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta,
directs Finance Commissioner
Sawin Millett and the Maine
Emergency Management Agency to work with MPBN to determine what it costs to provide
the statewide emergency-alert
system. The amendment also
would require MPBN to report
on its future plans and how it
might use its transmission bandwidth to provide other services
to the state for a fee.
Katz’s amendment was key to
the unanimous vote.
leaving the consumers with neither oil nor the money they paid.
The law requires that a dealer
offering prepaid contracts for
home heating oil, kerosene or
liquefied petroleum gas register
the dealer’s intent to do so with
the commissioner of the Deprtment Professional and Financial
Regulation by June 30 of each
year. It also requires the dealer
to file a report with the commissioner by October 31 each year
to demonstrate compliance with
the law.
“Maine people can have confidence that the vast majority of
our fuel dealers are completely
reputable and honest in their
dealings with customers,” Governor LePage commented. “To
discourage the rare case when
a dealer doesn’t meet its obligation, however, Maine law has
now been strengthened.”
Any registered dealer who
fails to provide the required report or who makes a false statement on it will be referred to the
Attorney General’s Office.
businesses, led by Clay GMC
and Transition Hair and Tanning, also donated to the cause.
According to Shelley, Transitions ran a special on tanning
in March, and then donated a
portion of every package sold
that month. That resulted in
a check for $150 towards the
project, which went to buy an
extra set of hands and feet for
the mascot, equipping him for
both indoor and outdoor events.
When it was all said and done,
approximately $1200 was raised
to bring the new mascot home.
Shelley says “We live in a pretty amazing community when
it comes to this kind of stuff.
They love school spirit as much
as we do.”
Now that he has arrived, the
boosters are facing a new challenge: the newest Lynx needs
a name. While some feel that
he should retain the name of
his predecessor, the majority of
those polled think that Lucky
has retired, and the new Lynx
needs a name all his own. If
you have a suggestion, send it
in to info@pvexplorer.com, and
we’ll pass it along to Shelley
and the boosters.
In addition to the selection of
the name, according to Shelley
there is one more aspect of the
mascot fundraiser that needs to
be resolved. She claims that Mr.
Pietras, the MA principal, promised to dye his hair maroon if the
fundraiser for the new mascot
was successful. Shelley’s question, now that the costume is
here, is “When will Mr. Pietras
make good on his promise?”.
We at the Penobscot Valley Explorer share her question, and
will be glad to document the
answer when Mr. Pietras fulfills
his vow.
Brook I went prepared to explore the business and document my experience.
Salmon Brook Grooming is
owned and operated by Melissa Kimball. Melissa has been
grooming cats and dogs in Winn
since 2002. Originally an animal technician working at a veterinarian’s office, Melissa found
her niche in the Lincoln area by
starting her own shop. She is a
professional groomer certified
by the Oklahoma School of Dog
Grooming, and I can testify that
she does a great job.
I have a tendency to put off
doing things that will take time
or cost me money, so I waited
before visiting Melissa until my
dog couldn’t see through his
bangs. I actually felt a little bad
when I brought him in, because
Zacky can be sketchy with
strangers, and I didn’t figure sitting through a shampoo, cut and
nail trimming would improve
his demeanor. I would have
tried to do it myself, but I do not
have the time, skill, or patience
to cut his hair and nails. Sometimes the best course of action is
to call in a professional, and for
me pet grooming is one of those
times. I have to say that when I
picked up my dog after his first
visit to Melissa, I was pleasantly
surprised at how well it went.
First, he looked good. The
tangled mop was gone, and my
dashing, well-defined little dog
was back. But beyond looking
good, I think he felt good, too.
I had expected him to resist her
tooth and nail (literally), but instead he was happy as he could
be. I suppose being rid of all
that extra hair made him feel
brand new.
And not only was it painless
for Zacky – Melissa had really
taken all of my pain out of the
process, too. Scheduling his
appointment was simple, she
got him in right away, and I just
came back a couple hours later
to a well-groomed pooch. And
to be honest, I found the price
to be very reasonable. So much
so, that after thinking about
what it would have taken of me
to attempt it myself, I found
myself saying “Really? Are you
sure?”.
If you need your dog or cat
groomed, I encourage you to
give Melissa and Salmon Brook
Grooming a try. She offers
grooming, ear cleaning, nail
clipping, and even nail painting(!). Thank the Lord I have a
male dog, so that I don’t have to
comment on that idea…
Former MTA chief gets three
years
PORTLAND - The former
head of the Maine Turnpike Authority was sentenced on Friday,
April 6 to three years in prison
for misusing up to $230,000 in
agency funds.
Using credit and gift cards
paid for by the MTA, Paul Violette stayed at five-star hotels
and ate at high-end restaurants
here and abroad among his lavish purchases. Violette pleaded
guilty in February to stealing
$150,000 to $230,000 from the
authority for his personal use
from 2003 and 2010.
House majority leader, according to a report from The Maine
Wire.
MaineToday Media’s majority
owner is Donald Sussman, husband of liberal Congresswomen
Chellie Pingree and a major
donor to liberal causes. MTM
published the Portland Press
Herald, the Kennebec Journal in
Augusta and the Morning Sentinel in Waterville.
According to The Maine Wire,
the papers refused to run Curtis’ piece based on its criticism
of the paper’s owner and his
spouse.
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‘Violette law’ is signed
AUGUSTA - A bill allowing
Maine courts to order the forfeiture of retirement benefits
for a state employee convicted
of a crime was signed into law
last Friday, April 6 by Gov. Paul
LePage.
What became known as the
“Violette bill” surfaced, the Associated Press reports, amid a
scandal in which former Maine
Turnpike Executive Director
Paul Violette was sent to jail
for theft of public funds. The
new law will allow the court to
award the pension to the spouse,
dependent or former spouse of
the convicted employee.
E.O.E.
MaineToday Media bans GOP
letter
PORTLAND – MaineToday
Media has refused to run a piece
by Republican Phil Curtis, the
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House approves child care
measure
AUGUSTA - The Maine House
voted 76-66 this past Monday to
support a bill that removes the
collective bargaining rights for
private child care providers who
receive state subsidies.
L.D. 1894 passed the Senate
last week. Following another
round of voting, the bill will go
to Gov. Paul LePage who supports the measure. It repeals a
law passed by the Democraticcontrolled legislature in 2008
to allow providers who are not
state employees, but receive
state subsidies, to unionize.
Approximately 200 of the
state’s 1,300 family childcare
providers have joined the Maine
State Employees Association
for union representation.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
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Stepping Off The Edge
A Los Angeles man was
stripped of his stair climbing
championship title after it was
discovered that he used an elevator during the competition.
Miguel Larios stunned a field
of elite stair racers when he
reached the top of the 62-story
Aon Center in a record-breaking
7 minutes and 45 seconds. He
claimed that his quick time was
due to the intimate knowledge
he had gained of the building during the ten years he had
worked there.
After security video of Larios
taking the elevator during the
competition surfaced, he was
stripped of both the title and his
job. Another racer was declared
this year’s climbing champion
with a time of 8 minutes and 2
seconds.
More than 750 people participated in the stair climbing race
as a fund raiser for the American
Lung Association of California.
While many elite racers took
part, most of the entrants viewed
it as a fun event and were happy
to just reach the top.
All’s Fair
Children may know the difference between right and wrong
long before we thought. A study
published in the scientific journal “PloS One” (www.plosone.
org) found that by 15 months of
age most infants have a sense of
fairness. And this sense of fairness is directly related to their
willingness to share.
When shown videos of an actor splitting food between two
people, the babies spent more
time looking at scenes showing
an unequal division of the food.
Next, the children were asked to
share their favorite toys. Of the
kids who were willing to share
the toys, 92 percent had spent
more time watching the video of
unfair division of food.
Researchers suggest that these
children were surprised by the
unequal distribution and that it
violated their sense of fairness.
The study also suggests that the
link between moral judgments
and behavior is developed earlier than previously believed.
The Gift of Communication
Most of us have never heard
of LORM, but for the deafblind
population of Europe it is a primary form of communication.
Developed in the late 19th century by Heinrich Landesman
- who lost his hearing at age
15 and was blind by his 30s LORM is a hand touch alphabet
where a “speaker” uses the tips
of his fingers to stroke a “listener’s” hand, communicating
different letters and punctuation. The main drawback of this
method is that the parties must
be touching to communicate.
LORM has leapfrogged into
the 21st century with the development in Berlin of the Mobile
LORM Glove, which allows
the deafblind to “talk” over distances. The glove contains sensors that are activated when the
speaker strokes the glove. The
letters are transmitted through
a Bluetooth device and mobile
phone to the listener’s phone,
then received by a glove worn
by the listener. The glove vibrates in a way that simulates
the stroking of the hand touch
alphabet, relaying the speaker’s
words to the listener.
For the first time, the deafblind
can use LORM to communicate
over distances and messages can
be shared with several people at
once. The message can also be
transmitted to the cell phone of
a sighted person in the form of
a text message, and the sighted
person can text a response to the
deafblind person.
Obesity-Autism Link
Need another reason to eat
healthier and move more? A
recent study has found that children born to very overweight or
obese mothers are more likely to
develop autism.
A study of 1,000 children found
that those whose mothers were
obese had a 67 percent higher
rate of autism that those born
of healthy-weight moms. They
also showed more than double
the chance of having developmental delays. The study is
published in the May edition of
“Pediatrics” (http://pediatrics.
aappublications.org/).
Since a third of American
women of child-bearing age are
obese, these findings are significant.
Earth Day Challenge for
Kid Artists - deadline end of April!
As Earth Day approaches,
the Natural Resources Council
of Maine (NRCM) is inviting
Maine elementary school age
kids to create images of a pollution-free world, in honor of
Earth Day and Rachel Carson’s
contribution to a cleaner environment.
The artworks may be up to 8.5”
by 11” and will be featured in a
slide show on NRCM’s website.
In addition, artwork submitted
will automatically be considered
for use as an image on a tee-shirt
for NRCM’s 5k and kid’s “fun
run” event in September, to will
honor the anniversary of the
publication of the book, Silent
Spring. The event, dubbed “Rachel’s Run and Kids’ Fun,” will
raise funds for and awareness
about NRCM’s ongoing work
to keep toxic chemicals out of
Maine’s air, water, wildlife, and
forests.
2012 marks the 50th anniversary of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, a book that helped
launch the environmental movement and changed our society
by illustrating the connection of
human beings with all other life
around us. Rachel Carson demonstrated the effects of dangerous chemicals, most notably the
pesticide DDT, on the environment, particularly on birds. Bald
eagles and other species suffered huge population declines
as a result of this poison.
Submissions for the Earth Day
slideshow may be mailed or
dropped off, by the end of April,
to the Natural Resources Council of Maine, 3 Wade St, Augusta, ME 04330. Alternatively,
photographs of the artwork, or
questions about the event, may
be emailed to Stacie Haines at
shaines@nrcm.org .
For up to date information about Bangor Hydro, visit www.bhe.com
Thursday, April 12
BANGOR - “Stages of
Grief”, an informational session sponsored by St. Joseph
Hospice. For information, call
Renee Hunter at 907-1810. St.
Joseph Hospital, Broadway; 6
p.m.
BANGOR – Fields Pond
Book Discussion Group, “The
Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild”
by Craig Childs. Free. Bangor
Public Library, Harlow St.; 7
p.m.
Friday, April 13
OLD TOWN - Spaghetti supper and silent auction to benefit Animal Orphanage. $15/
family. Takeout available. Old
Town Elementary School;
4:30 p.m.
ORONO – Jazz Night at Orono Arts Cafe. A jazz-focused
version of the regular monthly
session. $5/adults, $3/students
through high school. Those
wishing to perform may sign
in at 6:30 and be ready for the
show to begin at 7. Programs
should be appropriate for a
family audience and last about
10 minutes. For information contact mary.bird@umit.
maine.edu or call 866-2578.
Keith Anderson Community
House, 19 Bennoch Rd.; 6:30
p.m.
Saturday, April 14
MEDWAY - Community
Indoor Yard Sale & Expo - A
Cure for Log Cabin Fever.
Proceeds from table rentals to
benefit the Katahdin Relay for
Life. Medway Middle School;
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ORONO - Eastern Maine
Orchid Society’s Orchid Sale
& Raffle. New and unusual
orchids; minis and standards.
Club members on hand to answer all your questions. FREE
and open to the public. Clapp
Greenhouses, Umaine; 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
MILFORD – Baked Bean
Supper to benefit the Animal Orphanage.
$7/adults,
$2/children. Takeout available. Milford Congregational
Church; 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
EDDINGTON – Eagle Scout
Fund Raiser. Baked bean supper (w/chop suey option) and
dessert auction from 4 - 6 p.m.
Live entertainment to follow
from 6-9 pm. All the proceeds
will go toward an Eagle Scout
project, consisting of a Veteran’s Memorial. For information, contact Scott Baillargeon
at 207-659-6373 or umpd66@
aol.com. Eddington Elementary School, 440 Main Rd.; 4
- 9 p.m.
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HAMPDEN - Brunch Bingo,
new program every 3rd Sunday of the month. Breakfast
starts at 9 a.m. followed by
Lunch menu at 12 noon, along
with regular Bingo. Held every
month. For information contact Bill Sinclair at 862-2553
or HAMPDENVFW@TDS.
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VFW, 41 Canoe St.; begins at
9 a.m.
BANGOR - Guest Speaker
The Rev. Dr. Charles T. Crabtree, president of Zion Bible
College, Haverhill, Mass. For
information contact Rev. Ron
Morris at 947-0324.
Glad
Tidings Church, 1033 Broadway; 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Monday, April 16 to Friday,
April 20
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whole week! $40/day member,
$50/day nonmember; $200/
week member, $250/week
nonmember. Advance registration required. Please call
989-2591 or register online
at
www.maineaudubon.org.
Fields Pond Audubon Center,
216 Fields Pond Rd.; 9 a.m. to
3 p.m.
Friday, April 20
BANGOR - Broadway’s
Next Hit Musical is coming
to the Gracie Theatre at Husson (which, if you think about
it, is Off Broadway!). Master
improvisers gather made-up
song suggestions from the audience and create a spontaneous evening of music, humor
and laughter. The audience
votes for their favorite song
and watches at the cast turns
it into a full-blown improvised
musical. For information go to
http://www.gracietheatre.com.
Gracie Theatre, Husson University, 1 College Circle; 7:30
p.m.
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HOLDEN – Join University
of Maine’s forest vegetation
instructor, Steve Sader, for a
tree id walk and more. Learn
how to use a plant key to identify unknown species. Steve will
demonstrate how to measure
the height of a tree with a clinometer (participants will have
a chance to take the measureto explore the nature center and/ ment themselves). Participants
or the outdoors for themselves.
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the wood? Join Pete Robinson PVAEC by calling 564-6525.
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insect inspired yoga class filled
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and laughter. We will take a nature walk after class to enjoy the
outdoors and locate some live
insects. Parents can choose to
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Op-ed
Stop the Presses!
Editorial & Local News
We’ve Got Mail
To The Editor:
By Cynthia Izon
Journalists have a tremendous
responsibility to report the facts.
Editorials and letters to the editor are the places where people’s
opinions should be aired. Not in
the news stories. Although, we
in the United States of America are known for “Freedom of
Speech”, that does not entitle
journalists to exploit the truth or
withhold it in the news.
And yet, down through the
years in American history the
truth is too often exploited, or
completely absent from the
news. The Cary Grant movie
“His Girl Friday” is hilarious
and sad at times, in its portrayal
of the newspaper industry. It
showed how a newspaperman
would sell his own mother for a
sensational story because sensation sells newspapers.
Even Joseph Pulitzer, creator
of the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism, defended sensationalism
because he thought that people
needed to know about crime in
order to combat it. His competitor, William Randolph Hearst, is
credited with helping to start the
Spanish-American War. When
his illustrator, Frederic Remington, asked to be allowed to come
home because Havana was too
quiet, Hearst replied, “Please
remain. You furnish the pictures
and I’ll furnish the war.”
A tidbit of history that I found
to be interesting: the earliest reported newspaper was printed
in China in 713 and was called
“Mixed News”. I wonder how
much “freedom of speech” they
were allowed? I’m sure that the
emperor received glowing reports from the press since a bad
report could’ve meant a beheading. I’m just guessing.
Newspapers have held tre-
mendous sway with their readers. The have the power to whip
the mobs into a frenzy, to “dethrown” a political candidate, or
help a candidate win.
They also have the power to
silence their opposition. Just
ask Maine’s House Majority
Leader, Phil Curtis. He recently
submitted an editorial to Maine
Today Media and it was rejected. Why, you ask? Because the
editorial pointed out that Chellie
Pingree’s husband, Donald
Sussman, bought the Maine Today Media company that owns
the Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, and Morning
Sentinel.
Here is an excerpt from House
Majority Leader, Phil Curtis’
editorial as printed in www.
themainewire.com, “Democrats
routinely decry the influence
that big corporations and big
money hold over our political
process. How hypocritical it
is to see two of their standardbearers—the congresswoman
who is a leader in the “progressive caucus” and her husband
who is one of the largest patrons
of Democratic causes in the
country—use their money to infiltrate the institutions that give
Maine people their news.
Sussman pledges to stay out
of any editorial decisions the
newspapers make. I have news
for Donald: buying a newspaper is an editorial decision. No
matter how much Donald says
outwardly that he wants his
new media outlets to be unbiased, bias will be inherent and
intractable. Journalism ethics
expert Bob Steele called Sussman’s ownership a legitimate
concern.”
If you still believe that Don-
ald Sussman will stay out of
any editorial decisions that his
newspaper makes then I have
some swamp land that I would
like to sell to you. You’ll hardly
notice the mosquitoes.
I would expect a liberal to
continue buying newspapers
from Sussman’s company, but
conservatives? You are simply
giving your money to left-wing
causes and as I heard the governor say at a Lincoln Day Dinner
in Somerset, you’re just paying
them to lie to you.
It’s one thing if the newspaper allows both sides to speak.
That’s great. But Maine Today
Media showed its true colors by
rejecting Representative Curtis’
editorial.
In keeping with sensationalism
why didn’t they take the opportunity to allow his editorial and
then turn around and capitalize on it to draw more readers?
Have someone from their side
write an editorial favoring them.
Start a firestorm to sell more papers. Or maybe I shouldn’t give
them any ideas.
Don’t expect those papers to
inform the public, especially
those in Pingree’s district, of
Pingree’s pending investigation from the Federal Elections
Commission for taking Sussman’s private jet to a 2010
fundraiser in New York. Don’t
expect them to report on the
times that she has been cited for
breaking campaign finance laws
by not reporting her donations.
Ironically at the same time as
she is hypocritically spouting
“get money out of politics”.
Don’t expect them to print the
truth.
Thomas
endorses Plowman for U.S. Senate
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RIPLEY – State Sen. Douglas
Thomas will support one of
his colleagues in the six-way
Republican primary for U.S.
Senate. The Ripley lawmaker
announced that he’ll back
State Sen. Debra Plowman of
Hampden in the primary to
succeed retiring U.S. Senator
Olympia Snowe.
“I think if she can win the
primary, she stands the best
chance to beat (Angus) King,”
Thomas said Sunday. “Debbie
is a real conservative and has
been for the 16 years she’s
served in the Legislature. Check
her record. She and her husband
own PDQ Door in Hampden, so
she understands how tough it is
to run a business in Maine. I like
the rest (of the contenders), but
think Debbie is best.”
Plowman said she was pleased
with the endorsement. “I am
honored to be Doug’s choice,”
said the Hampden lawmaker.
“Doug and I have worked
together for the last 8 years in
the Legislature and I have great
respect for Doug. He works
hard and cares deeply.”
Thomas served three years in
the Maine House before being
elected to the State Senate in
2010.
Plowman is currently serving
her fourth term in the State
Senate. She was first elected to
the House of Representatives
in 1992, where she represented
Hampden,
Newburgh
and
Dixmont. She was re-elected
to the House for three more
terms, serving a total of 8 years
on the Legislature’s Judiciary
Committee including 6 years as
the ranking member.
In 2000, she returned to the
private sector to help run PDQ
Door, the family business. But
after a four year break, she won
a three way primary for the
State Senate in 2004, and went
on to win three more elections
in District 33.
Plowman is also a member
of the American Legislative
Exchange
Council’s
Civil
Justice Task Force, and the
National
Conference
of
State Legislatures’ Standing
Committee on Legislative
Effectiveness.
Other candidates in the
Republican U.S. Senate primary
are Richard A. Bennett, former
President of the Maine Senate;
Scott
D’Amboise,
former
Lisbon
Falls
Selectman;
Charles E. Summers, Jr., Maine
Secretary of State; Bruce
Poliquin, Maine State Treasurer;
and William Schneider, Maine
Attorney General.
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Mike Heath and Paul Madore protested at Orono to stop
people from accepting ‘sodomy
based marriage’. So they are not
against lesbians?
Do you know that the word
sodomy was actually used as
a term for any type of sex that
was not missionary. It was used
for oral sex, sex outside of marriage, other positions etc.
I do not, in any way, under any
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be gay. I do think that some people experiment and some people
Nancy Rotkowitz
Dover Foxcroft
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Here it is, Spring
already. I haven’t written a
column since Christmas. But
now we are getting back into
the spring of things. Thanks
for being patient and I do
hope that you will all support
us this year in the many
events that we will be doing.
Thank you, Kathleen
for returning to a committee.
Thanks to Dale, Brenda, Sally,
and Jean for their volunteering
to make all that we do possible.
We are sponsoring
a NFI Athlete to be on the
Special Olympic team again
this year in June. We are
also giving 2 scholarships
to
deserving
graduating
seniors from Mattawamkeag.
We did sponsor the Boy
Scouts of America again this year.
We have decided to
have a Mother’s Day Supper
on May 10. We will be having
smothered
beef,
potato,
vegetable, breads and drinks.
There will be different kinds of
cakes for dessert. We have had
to raise the price of our meals
due to the high cost of food.
The charge for adults will be $7,
senior citizens (60 and over) will
be $6.50, and children (12 and
under) will be $4. All mothers
will be charged $4 for their
meal-they deserve a break!!
We have decided to
have our “Fun Day” on July
28. That is the same day as the
Mattawamkeag class reunion.
The theme will be “TV Shows”.
We do hope that we will have
many participants in the parade
this year. We will have more
information available in our
next column. If you have any
questions about what’s going
on, you can contact either Dale
(736 – 7680) or me (736 – 4731).
We do have a lot of
work to do outside of this year.
scraping and painting the park
benches, getting new flowerpots,
and planting flowers outside the
municipal building. We will help
clean up the cemetery and put
spring flowers in the urns there.
We are always willing
to accept volunteers to help
us. We do have two ladies
from Lincoln and one from
Macwahoc. They just want to
help us a spruce up our town a
little; we certainly do appreciate
their help. If you are looking
to do something with your idle
time, come see us or call. We can
have a good time while we work!
Our next meeting
is on April 16 at 10 AM
at the municipal building.
Enjoy the nice spring
weather.
By Senator Susan Collins
Elected office is a place for
public service, not personal
gain. As demonstrated by the
recent press stories, however,
questions have been raised
about whether lawmakers have
been exempt - legally or practically - from the reach of our
laws and regulations prohibiting
insider trading. For example,
what if a Member of Congress
learned, in a classified briefing,
that a major defense contractor
was about to declare bankruptcy
and that Member sold his stock
before the news was made public? Is this fair? Is it legal?
“60 Minutes” first raised these
troubling questions in a report
late last year. And the allegations come at a time when, unfortunately, the public’s faith in
Congress is already extremely
low. A recent Gallup poll shows
that nearly 70 percent of the
American public has little or no
confidence in Congress. Other
polls show that Americans rate
Members of Congress at or near
the bottom of the list in terms of
perceived honesty and ethical
standards.
This erosion of public trust is
not confined to Congress, but it
taints the public’s view of our
entire federal system. With
the many challenges our nation
faces, we must act to restore and to deserve - the trust of the
American people.
Recently, the President signed
into law the most significant
ethics reform in many years. The clear message of this new
law, which I support, is that
Members of Congress are not
above the law.
This common-sense legislation, known as the Stop Trading
on Congressional Knowledge,
or STOCK, Act, makes it crystal
clear that members of Congress
are forbidden from trading on
insider information. My committee, Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, held a
hearing on this bill shortly after the “60 Minutes” report
aired. At the time, we learned
that despite reassurances from
legal experts and the Securities and Exchange Commission
that no so such exemption actually existed, there was persistent
disagreement about the issue. That’s why I felt it was important to send a very clear message that Members of Congress
are not exempt from the insider
trading laws, and that is exactly
what this bill does. In addition,
top federal agency employees
who have real influence within
their agencies will also be subject to these same rules. And all
will have to report online, making information easily accessible to the public.
The STOCK Act, which passed
the Senate with overwhelming
bipartisan support, is a small,
but meaningful, example showing that elected representatives
do hear our constituents and we
can work across the aisle. I believe we sent a strong message
that makes it absolutely clear
that Members of Congress and
their staffs are expected to play
by the same rules as the public,
and are not exempt from insider
trading laws. This new law reassures the American people that
elective office is a place for public service, not private gain.
People using the Windows
Vista operating system should
be aware that Tuesday (4/10)
was the last day of mainstream
support for the widely used
operating system. The OS was
originally released in 2006 as a
follow-up to Windows XP.
This change does not mean
that users are simply out there
on their own. The OS is now
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are available for a fee.
Mainstream support for Win-
dows XP ended in 2009. The
OS has been in Extended Support since then and will remain
supported until April 2014.
Windows Vista users will enjoy
Extended Support until April of
2017.
Congress Should Play by the Same Rules
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
The Outdoor Notebook
Outdoor
Outdoors in Maine
Realities of Global Warming
By Bob Cram
The winter we’ve just
experienced should be enough
for even the most skeptical to
consider the reality of global
warming.
Few sub-zero
stretches and long snow-less
periods this winter culminated
with days in March that reached
into the 80s. But global warming
is a complicated process and
many people still argue about its
actual cause.
Global warming is a fact, not
a theory. It’s measurable. It is
a proven fact, for instance, that
so-called “greenhouse gases”
that trap the sun’s heat within
the atmosphere and prevent
it from radiating back into
space, most commonly carbon
dioxide (CO2), have increased
in the atmosphere by nearly 100
parts per million in the last 140
years. Both CO2 levels and
temperatures have risen sharply
since 1950. Most of this is
directly attributable to man.
We have clear cut land and
like much but that’s an average.
In the colder regions, like the
Arctic and Antarctic, the change
has been more dramatic, as
much as nine degrees on the
Antarctic Peninsula. Here are
some examples:
In 1979 the arctic ice pack
stretched from edge to edge of
the landmasses that surrounded
it. Since that time the ice pack
has shrunk nine percent per
decade. Some climate models
show that all the arctic ice will
be gone in summer by the end of
this century. Imagine being able
to take a cruise to the North Pole
instead of going by dogsled.
President Taft signed legislation
creating Glacier National Park
in Montana in 1910. At that
time the park was home to an
estimated 150 glaciers. Since
then the number has decreased
to fewer than 30. Scientists
predict that in the next 30 years
most if not all the park’s glaciers
will be gone.
burned forests. We are driving
cars, trucks and airplanes and
heating homes with fossil fuels
at a frenzied rate. And there are
now nearly eight billion of us
doing it.
The earth’s average temperature
has risen one degree in the last
100 years. That doesn’t sound
Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania,
famous
from
the
book
and movie “The Snows of
Kilimanjaro”, has lost almost all
its snow cover since 1912. On
average, freshwater breakup in
the Northern Hemisphere now
occurs nine days earlier than
it did 150 years ago. Autumn
The Sunday Hunting Bugaboo
By V. Paul Reynolds
freeze-up comes 10 days later.
It’s true that warming and
cooling trends have happened
fairly often in the past. A
thousand years ago Europe was
a relatively warm place for much
of the year. Wine grapes grew
in England and English wine
competed with French varieties.
But by some 400 years ago the
Thames River in London froze
repeatedly and growing wine
grapes in that country was a
thing of the past.
We also know from ice
borings taken from Greenland
and Antarctic glaciers that
sometimes very rapid climate
changes occurred in the distant
past, sometimes in as little
as a decade. But this usually
happened due to the influence of
such things as massive volcanic
eruptions that spewed gases into
the world’s atmosphere and cut
off the sun’s heat.
We are now seeing significant
changes in the Earth’s climate
in decades without the influence
of cataclysmic natural forces,
changes that once took
thousands of years to occur.
Man-made greenhouse gases are
increasing in our atmosphere at
a faster rate than plants and the
oceans can absorb them. Ocean
levels are rising as glaciers melt
and their melt waters flow to the
sea. Just one foot of rise in the
average ocean level will bring
drastic consequences to coastal
cities like New York and Boston.
And low-lying countries like the
Seychelles in the Indian Ocean
will simply disappear.
We are driving more fuelefficient cars, conserving more
and recycling many things.
Public outcries about cutting
rain forests and burning jungles
are slowly reducing the effects
of
these
climate-changing
processes. And public awareness
of the changes around us may
lead to reversal of what many
see as an inevitable decline.
In the meantime the upside
of all this, in Maine at least,
is lower heating costs, earlier
springs, longer summers and
longer-lasting falls.
Even
considering the shorter length of
winter sports activities, that may
not be such a bad thing.
The Barn Door
Bringing in the gang
By Deb McKay
Opened my door on Easter
Morning to find it snowing. Quite a surprise to me and very
unexpected. The horses were
in the barn warm and dry with
newly bedded stalls. Which
brings up a topic every horse
owner thinks about - Bedding. Whether to use shavings or
sawdust? Wood Pellets? Corn
Pellet? Pine Shavings? Cedar
Shavings? Paper? Where to get
it? The local mill, a hardware
store, the local big box store
or the chain of national animal
supply stores? With the price
of gas rising every day it seems,
just driving to get the bedding
is now something to consider. What price do we want to pay
for something which we put
into a stall only to dig it out
and throw it away the next day? Only horse people can be so
crazy, even cat litter lasts longer. A gracious friend and hay
supplier has a small wood mill
which he uses constantly and
produces wonderful fine cedar sawdust and shavings. He
generally was creating a pile
of it as waste material. When I
found that out, I simply asked if
I could haul it away for him. He
was pleased, because now he no
longer has to clean out his shop,
the boys and I will gladly come
to sweep and shovel and his pile
has diminished considerably. There is something about the
smell of cedar in the barn that
brings a lift to my step and pleasure to the senses.
Then comes the next step of
the bedding issue, what to do
with all that used bedding and
the animal byproducts mixed
in? Some can be used on gardens, lawns and fields as fertilizer. Aand I will admit I have an
over abundance of black, loose,
wonderfully composted manure
available. Of course moving it
without equipment means using manual labor, shovels and
wheelbarrows. Not something I
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really like doing. Think about
this folks, we drive to town,
load up on bedding, distribute
it throughout the stalls, the next
day we sift through said bedding
and haul the unwanted parts to
the manure pile, which will
set a few months until we dig
down and refill the wheelbarrow
with the bedding we originally
dumped there, to haul it to the
garden to plant our vegetables
in. Wait a minute, I think that
perhaps I am looking at this
wrong. We have created a circle
of recycling which provides our
table and shelves with naturally
grown, healthy fruits and vegetables to eat fresh and can for
winter. ( If you have trouble finding that wonderful black gold
of manure, stop by KD Stable
and we will show you a golden
mountain of it which you may
partake of to your hearts content. We will even lend you
the shovel and wheelbarrow to
move it with.)
As I think of it, isn’t it best that
we create or are part of the circle
of life? On this Easter Sunday,
with the snow coming down and
the wind blowing hard, perhaps
it is a good thing to talk about
bedding stalls and the resulting
vegetable garden this summer.
Looking forward to warm days,
blue skies and plants growing
in the freshly turned earth fertilized with composted manure
and the first sprigs of vegetables
pushing their way skyward. I
think I’ll get a cup of tea and the
latest seed catalog to browse.
Join me?
This winter the task force
that studied the question of
why Maine was experiencing
a huge decline in nonresident
hunters released its findings.
Although the task force came
up with a few good ideas, and
even some useful statistics, it
timidly tippy-toed around one
key reason why nonresident
hunters aren’t coming to
Maine: no Sunday hunting.
Here is the sum and total
of the report’s comment on
Sunday
hunting.
“Sunday
hunting was much discussed
by task force members; the
group was evenly divided on
whether to recommend a revisit
to this contentious issue.”
Why did the task force more
or less write off Sunday hunting
as a lost cause? One member
of the group, Don Kleiner, said
that past efforts to legislatively
change Maine’s longstanding
prohibition of Sunday hunting
had been repeatedly shot down
by lawmakers. He also indicated
that Maine’s new commissioner
of fish and wildlife, Chandler
Woodcock, would be unlikely
to support another attempt to
open Maine to Sunday hunting.
Kleiner felt that it was a lost
cause and a waste of energy.
Dave Maynard, the only
nonresident to serve on the task
force, said that he frankly was
“frustrated and disappointed”
that the group shunted aside
the Sunday hunting issue.
Maynard agrees that allowing
Sunday hunting in Maine
would go a long way toward
bringing nonresident hunters
back to the Pine Tree State.
Another task force member,
Aroostook County guide and
outfitter Tenley Bennett, said
that she, too, was concerned
about
the report’s lack of
emphasis on Sunday hunting
and its potential to fix the
problem.
Bennett
would
like to see some legislative
initiative that would create a
limited Sunday hunting permit
for Maine’s north woods. An
unnsuccessful attempt to do just
this was attempted a few years
ago by the Sportsman’s Alliance
of Maine (SAM). George Smith,
SAM’s former director, says
that he has “given up on Sunday
hunting.” Too much opposition
from guides, oufitters and
landowners,
says
Smith.
Since a vast majority of the
states across the country that
offer big game hunting do permit
Sunday hunting, you don’t have
to go far to get feedback from
nonresident hunters who stopped
coming to Maine in the fall.
Chuck Murphy, from Westport,
Massachusetts: “No hunting on
Sunday makes no sense---there
is no logical reason. Especially
when 39 other states allow
some sort of Sunday hunting.
This really gets me angry.”
Eustis Guide Ray Craemer,
who also favors Sunday
hunting, pinpoints the other
main reason why Maine has
lost more than 30 percent of its
nonresident hunters in the last
decade: “Spend more money
on deer recovery and less
trying to answer questions we
already know the answers to,”
says Craemer. What did the
task force have to say about the
part that a declining deer herd
has had on hunter decline? Not
much, especially considering
its irrefutable causal impact
on hunting license sales.
Here’s the task force finding:
“Nonresident hunters have
responded to...lack of marketing
effort, exacerbated by a drop
in the whitetail population...”
Interestingly enough, Fish
and Wildlife Commissioner
Chandler Woodcock says that
he is not opposed to Sunday
hunting in Maine, that he is
keeping an open mind, as
is the governor. Again the
task force deserves credit for
generating some good, creative
ideas that collectively can help
make Maine more attractive
to nonresident hunters. For
example, allowing nonresident
deer hunters to hunt on Maine’s
opening day would be a good
“game starter” It is blatantly
discriminatory and provincial.
How many nonresident hunters
have been driven to other states
by this short-sighted regulation?
As the nostrom goes, “drastic
times require drastic measures.”
So what if Sunday hunting in
Maine is controversial! That
is no reason to shy away from
the issue, if it has positive
potential to resolve a truly
critical and damaging trend.
The task force closes its
report this way: “Maine’s
decline in Nonresident hunter
numbers is more significant
than the national trend would
suggest. There are significant
hunter numbers in the drive to
market that may be encouraged
to add Maine as a hunting
destination. We recommend
that the legislature implement
our
recommenda­tions
to
have every out of state hunter
add Maine to their “bucket
list” of destinations to hunt.”
It seems logical that, unless
Maine policymakers address the
monumental issues that affect
hunter behavior - deer numbers
and Sunday hunting - reversing
the nonresident hunter trend
will be difficult. Isn’t it time to
revisit the Sunday hunting issue?
The author is editor of the
Northwoods Sporting Journal.
He is also a Maine Guide,
co-host of a weekly radio
program “Maine Outdoors”
heard Sundays at 7 p.m. on
The Voice of Maine NewsTalk Network (WVOM-FM
103.9, WQVM-FM 101.3) and
former information officer for
the Maine Dept. of Fish and
Wildlife. His e-mail address is
paul@sportingjournal.com and
his new book is “A Maine Deer
Hunter’s Logbook.”
Free Drifting
Penobscot
Bronze
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“Nobody ever got a heart attack fighting a trout. Those
smallmouth bass there are
tougher than a bad mother-inlaw, and you got such a bunch
of big ones over here.” Lefty
Kreh, the originator of this and
many other hilarious one-liners,
has become a legend in fly fishing circles around the world.
Name almost anything with
gills and he has caught it on a
fly. Even so, with all his fishing
travels and wrangling of countless species worldwide, Lefty
would tell you that the smallmouth bass is his favorite of all
the freshwater species.
Like Lefty, the smallmouth
bass was the first fish I remember catching on a fly, and with
the Penobscot River running
through my back yard, it seems
fitting. The big water of the
Penobscot is renowned smallmouth territory and draws both
spin casting and fly fishers alike,
and with good reason. The river
is rich in baitfish, crayfish, as
well as insect hatches, and a
multitude of other feeding opportunities to keep the resident
smallmouth population booming in both number and size.
I often see bass seekers working the riverbanks looking for
that next aggressive strike and
the thrilling acrobatic leaps of
a hard fighting smallmouth that
follow. Popular stretches of the
river extend from Howland and
south to the greater Bangor area.
However, in my experience the
best fishing for smallmouth
can be had further north of the
Howland Dam in the stretches
along route 2 that pass through
the little towns of Mattawamkeag, Winn, and further south
through Lincoln. This 30 mile
stretch offers excellent structure
fishing around countless islands,
boulders, and grassy shallows.
Small cold water tributaries provide optimal hunting grounds
where smallmouths capitalize
by ambushing careless baitfish.
Four pound smallmouth are not
uncommon, but the challenge of
landing these large fish becomes
apparent quickly after a solid
hook-up, as they go airborne
again and again in an attempt
to shake the hook. If you were
looking for a good work out for
your forearm, then you’ve settled on the right approach. Even
mid-size fish put up a fight that
can fold your wrist.
Like trout, smallmouth bass
have a preferred range of water temperature where they will
feed aggressively. Spring fishing in cold water can be very
slow, but once the water hits
55-60 degrees the action starts
to heat up. Usually this occurs
sometime in May and corresponds with the spawning period. The action leading up to
and following the spawn can be
extraordinary, with spawning
activity usually stretching into
mid-June. However, excellent
fishing continues through the
entire summer with an occasional hiatus during the hottest
periods of the day.
For those interested in fly fishing these waters as Lefty and
I do, only a narrow selection
of flies is needed. Fly fishing
around the spawning period will
be most successful with sub-
Lincoln area trail report
surface flies such as a simple
Woolly Bugger. I prefer an olive
Woolly Bugger with a beadhead
to give the fly better action in
the water, and to sink the fly to
the desired depth quicker. Another excellent subsurface fly is
the Clouser Minnow, which was
designed specifically for smallmouth bass by an applauded fly
tier and fisherman named Bob
Clouser. Excellent top-water
flies include bug poppers and
large stonefly imitations, such
as The Bugmeister.
Silently working a fly along
the riverbanks and shallows
from a canoe or drift boat is my
preferred style. The lack of a
rumbling engine really takes the
edge off and provides the perfect sense of calm when that big
bronze-back clobbers your topwater bug popper. If you are
interested in fly fishing the Penobscot River for the first time,
a Maine guide can get you onto
full-tilt smallmouth fishing with
a fly rod or spin caster in a flash.
To name one I know personally:
Kevin McKay, a master Maine
guide in Brewer, is a well-known
Penobscot guide and excellent
fly fishermen who loves seeking
smallmouths. Visit maineguide.
com to browse Maine’s many
experienced guides.
Contributed by Henry Carey, Penobscot Off-Road Riders
There has been a lot of work
going on the last couple of
weeks.
The bridge over Rocky Brook
has had ramps put in, making it
easier for ATV’s to get across.
The trail behind Why Not Stop
has been fixed and the wet holes
have been filled with the help of
Treeline.
The Club unloading site now
has 4 picnic tables so folks will
have more places to set.
We have work dates planned
for the 14th and 21st of April. If
the weather holds and we don’t
get a lot of rain, I think the trails
will open soon.
A view of the bridge across Rocky Brook. The bridge
recently had ramps installed to make crossing easier.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Opinions & Columns
The Frary Home Companion
The Maine Conservative Voice
Partisanship in the good
old days
Lawbreaker
By: Andy Torbett
By Professor John Frary
In December 1980 a former
student and his wife treated me to
dinner at the Toledo Restaurant
in Manhattan. We had much to
talk about and by the time we
arrived at dessert there was only
one other customer in the place.
Our conversation had turned to
Reagan’s election and it drew
this old gentleman to our table
like a magnet. He asked to join
us, saying that he couldn’t resist
joining a talk about politics.
He turned out to be a
fascinating
conversationalist
with a fine fund of stories about
his career in the old Tammany
Hall Democratic machine. His
principle job as a precinct captain
in the ‘20s and ‘30s was making
sure that all the Democrat ducks
were in a row come voting day.
This meant making sure that
Democrats who weren’t ill,
relocated, dead or in jail got to
the polls. He claimed that he
failed to predict the turn out
accurately in only one election.
His precinct included the
luxury apartments known as
”The Dakotas.” In those days
the doormen would not allow a
Democratic precinct captain on
the premises, but that had never
been a problem. The residents
were all registered Republicans
and he counted them as votes for
the Republican candidate. His
single miscalculation was in the
1932 election. The members and
servants of a family living there
were neighbors of Franklin D.
Roosevelt in Dutchess County so
they had personal reasons more
important than party loyalty.
In those days registration as
a Democrat or Republican was
more binding than marriage
vows are these days. Party
affiliation was a generally
reliable indicator of your choice
of candidate, barring exceptional
circumstances like personal
friendship. I’m told my maternal
grandmother, who was the same
age as the old Tammany Hall
guy, opposed mixed marriages.
She didn’t believe Republicans
should
marry
Democrats.
Today contestants for office
usually run against opposing
candidates first and foremost.
In times past they ran against
the opposing party along with
the opposing candidates. If
you want to get an idea of real
partisanship read the words of
Indiana’s Gov. Oliver Morton:
“Everyone who shoots down
negroes in the streets, burns
negro
school-houses
and
meeting-houses, and murders
women and children by the light
of their own flaming dwellings,
calls himself a Democrat. In
short, the Democratic Party
may be described as a common
sewer and loathsome receptacle
into which is emptied every
element of treason, North
and South, every element of
inhumanity and barbarism
which has dishonored the age.”
Rep. Owen Lovejoy (R-Illinois)
was even more eloquent: “The
principle of enslaving human
beings because they are inferior,
is this: If a man is a cripple, trip
him up; if he is old and weak,
and bowed with the weight of
years, strike him, for he cannot
strike back; if idiotic, take
advantage of him; and if a child,
deceive him. This, sir, this is
the doctrine of Democrats and
the doctrine of devils as well,
and there is no place in the
universe outside the five points
of hell and the Democratic
Party where the practice and
prevalence of such doctrines
would not be a disgrace.”
Those words were spoken in
the years following the Civil
War when feelings were still
hot and Republicans could say
with perfect accuracy that every
Union soldier shot, bayoneted
or blown up was wounded or
killed by a Democrat. There
had been no Republican Party
in the South until after the war.
Republicans like Lovejoy
and Morton naturally ignored
the anti-slavery Democrats
who fought in blue uniforms,
but
“political
license”
allows them at least as much
latitude as “poetic license.”
Or, as Democratic Speaker
Tip O’Neill once observed,
“Politics ain’t bean bag.”
After things had calmed down,
with the Rebs and Yanks more
or less reconciled, Maine’s great
Thomas Brackett Reed could
still say, “We live in a world
of sin and sorrow. That’s why
there’s a Democratic Party,”
That’s what real partisanship
used to look like. Last year
a Republican won a special
congressional election in a New
York district where registered
Democrats
outnumber
Republican five-to-one. Party
registration is still a big part
of political calculations, but
it’s not what it used to be.
Professor John Frary of
Farmington is a former U.S.
Congress candidate, a retired
history professor, a board
member of Maine Taxpayers
United and an associate editor
of the International Military
Encyclopedia. He can be
reached at jfrary8070@aol.
com.
The Knit Ditz
Stash Meditations
By Diane Oliver
How’s your stash?
Years ago when I only knew
how to crochet, it seemed that
the only yarns available (at
least where I shopped) were
mass-produced acrylics. I didn’t
have a firm grasp on gauge or
yarn weight, so my purchases
were based solely on color. My
gauge ignorance didn’t cause
any issues with blankets and if
the cardigan intended for the
newborn was so small it only fit
his teddy bear, so be it.
Because I was only crocheting
the occasional gift item, I had no
need to buy yarn in advance. My
tiny “stash” was comprised of
the leftovers of various projects
and was, for the most part, baby
pastel colored. Each new project
called for a trip to the craft store.
When I started knitting
and discovered the world of
online knitting forums, I was
fascinated by the variety of
colors and fibers other knitters
were using. I made it my
mission to find sources for those
beautiful yarns. As I merrily
clicked away at online yarn
stores and shopped at local yarn
stores (LYS), my baskets filled
with bright selections that I just
had to have. I was especially
attracted to highly variegated
yarns in wild colors.
Initially I really enjoyed
working with these colorful
yarns. I liked the way they
dressed up the basic socks I
was making. But as I learned
complex knitting techniques, I
found myself using more solid
or semi-solid yarns. This change
in knitting style necessitated
even more shopping trips, and
more gorgeous yarn found its
way into my yarn hutch.
Then two things happened
almost simultaneously that
caused me to cast a critical eye
toward my stash – the economy
tanked and I developed a touch
of anxiety about my stash.
The economy is selfexplanatory.
Like
many
Americans, I suddenly had
less money for discretionary
spending. I no longer hit the
“buy now” button with impunity.
I thought – and still continue to
think - long and hard about each
yarn purchase. Before buying
yarn from my LYS, I put it back
on the shelf and walk away; if
I still want the yarn next week,
then I’ll buy it. Instead of filling
my online cart so my total is
large enough to qualify for
free shipping, I’m more likely
to whittle my choices down to
one item and happily pay the
shipping. And instead of being
haunted by the thought that if
I don’t buy now I’ll never get
my hands on a particular yarn, I
recognize that there will always
be more yarn. So even if I don’t
buy that limited-time-only
colorway, there will be another
equally beautiful skein in the
future.
My yarn anxiety was caused by
having too much of a good thing.
Because I found myself buying
multiple versions of similar
yarns, the sheer quantity of yarn
was overwhelming. And while
I’m still in love with most of
my stash, some of those earliest
purchases were still there,
mocking me. I began to feel an
amazing amount of stress about
these underappreciated yarns,
until I could no longer ignore
them. I finally reached the point
where I knew I had to act.
Now when I select stash yarn
for a new project, I look at those
older purchases first. I’m trying
to think of creative ways to use
those yarns and, surprisingly,
I’ve fallen back in love with
some of them.
Of course, there are others that
I don’t enjoy at all. And when I
don’t enjoy working with a yarn,
I stop using it. Life is too short
to spend my free time doing
something that doesn’t bring me
joy. It’s time for these yarns to
find a new home where they will
be loved.
My stash is slowly becoming
what I want it to be – both in
quantity and in style. I might
always have a skein or two of
what-was-I-thinking yarn in
there, but now it more closely
resembles
a
well-curated
collection than a schizophrenic
nightmare.
So once again, how’s your
stash?
Lincoln Library News
By Library Director Linda Morrill
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We have programs for adults
membership and $25.00 for a
as well. We invite adult readers
family membership.
For children we offer the (ages 18 and up) to check
out our “Fireside Chat” book
following programs weekly:
· Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Join the fun discussion held twice a month
at the library. We have two
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Wednesday of each month at
5:10 p.m. and the third Thursday
of each month at 2 p.m. New
members are welcome to join
anytime. Please contact Mary Jo
Hammond at 794-2765 for more
information. The next book will
be Stuart Woods' “Chiefs”.
Borrow one of the Efficiency
Maine Kill-A-Watt monitors
to detect power use by your
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At the Lincoln Memorial
Library we have four Killa-Watt devices that may be
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updated “How to Use” sheet.
The kits may be borrowed for
three weeks. Once you use the
monitor you can figure out how
much each appliance/electronic
device uses. They are available
at the adult check-out desk.
Get more information about
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We are a nation of laws. It is
how we maintain the public
peace. Our businesses rely on
laws to validate and insure the
contracts in which they operate. Law is the means to hold
the members of a civil society
accountable to decency and responsibility.
I would suspect that a majority
of Americans have at one time
or another found themselves
crossways to some rule or regulation. While we all may grouse
and grumble at the results of our
negligence or maybe just plain
rebellion, oftentimes it soon
becomes clear that some laws
were put there for the protection
of the public. So we respectfully
submit to the repercussions of
our actions.
Not so for the members of the
Democrat Party, who forage
the halls of Washington, D.C.
in search of more slush funds
to consume. The Federal government is supposed to pass a
budget each year. It’s the law.
Senate President Harry Reid has
refused to even allow budgets,
passed by the House of Representatives, to come to the floor
to be voted on and now the Federal government has not had an
operating budget for three years.
The “Honorable” Mr. Reid
claims that the Republican-led
House has not put forth a budget to vote on. Yet the House has
repeatedly put forth bi-partisan
budgets, passed in the House,
that Reid will not acknowledge
for a vote. The Senate President
seems more content to break the
law than to honor the legisla-
tion of a duly elected House of
Representatives, the laws that
govern him and responsibilities
required of him that are vested
in the position and authority he
currently retains.
Perhaps Mr. Reid is pouting
in frustration that the budgets
presented by President Obama
cannot make it out of the House
with a single positive vote. Yes,
the House of Representatives
have voted unanimously against
the executive budget proposals
on multiple occasions. Barack
Obama has proven to be so inept on matters of budget that
both Democrats and Republicans have refused to have the
President’s fiscal disaster on
their hands and have voted a
resounding bi-partisan “no”.
That’s zero, Z.E.R.O, zero votes
for the President. Strapped with
a leader in the Oval Office that
is feckless at best on matters of
economy, Harry Reid has decided that perhaps it is best if the
law does not apply to him. Better no budget, than a balanced
budget. Sadly, Mr. Reid, even
the nation of Mexico has an operating budget. Shouldn’t we at
least try?
But Mr. Reid is not the most
notable lawbreaker amongst
Democrat leaders. President
Obama now finds the signature
act of his administration in direct challenge to the Law of
the Land, the Constitution. As
ObamaCare weighs before the
Justices of the Supreme Court,
the President has taken the unprecedented tact of threatening
the highest court of the United
States while it is in deliberation. The President challenged
the court’s authority to judge
the constitutional merit of a
law, which is one of the primary
purposes of the Supreme Court.
This outraged the American
people and rightly so. The President has spent the week trying
to “walk back” his words, but
curiously, trying to couch his
words in such a way as to leave
his threat on the table.
This leaves the citizens of the
United States with these questions: If the President is the
Constitutional lawyer he claims
to be, then is he simply an inept, incompetent lawyer or is
he someone who fundamentally
disdains the system of checks
and balances that founding fathers established? If you were
a Party who believed the government should rule the people,
not the people rule the government, wouldn’t you view laws
that held you accountable and
checked your actions as frustrating encumbrances or barriers
to the advance of your agenda?
Something to think about. What
is certain is this: When we the
citizens break a law, we pay a
fine or face incarceration. When
our leaders in Washington break
the law and are exposed, they,
by their actions, tell we the people to simply go to Hades.
Right Minded, but Left of Center
Rush, Angus and
volunteerism
By John R. Clark
Let’s get Rush out of the
way first. I think others have
expressed enough outrage so
I don’t have to. I’ll simply say
this: If you are a follower of
this thing masquerading as an
intelligent life form, you have
my pity and utter contempt.
I suspect you lost the ability
to think independently quite
some time ago and aren’t
someone I’d feel comfortable
having anywhere near me. On
a positive note, this creature is
doing amazing things in terms
of alienating over 50 percent
of the voters in America with
his comments. Good thing he
supports Republicans.
I realized shortly after writing
last week’s column that I had
misspelled Senator Snowe’s last
name. I apologize for doing so.
On the subject of the open
Senate seat, I was very excited
when Chellie Pingree indicated
she was considering running. I’d
very much like to send another
woman to represent Maine in
the U.S. Senate. However, she
realized almost immediately
once Angus King entered the
race, her chances were markedly
diminished. That was, I’m sure
a personal disappointment, but
an insightful move.
I thought overnight about a
King candidacy and reached the
same conclusion the editorial
folks at the Bangor Daily News
did. Sending an accomplished
independent to represent Maine
in the Senate is a very attractive
idea. One, in fact that I’d love to
see happen in other states, if not
this year, then in 2014.
I was a state employee under
King’s administration and
had my gripes, but there’s no
getting around the fact that
he’s smart, tough and could be
a huge deal maker/breaker in
a sharply divided and polemic
body which is what we’re likely
to have again come January
2013. I found it interesting that
the first poll done following his
announcement had him beating
all comers handily.
I had an interesting
conversation with an educator
last week that’s worth sharing.
We were talking about all the
kids who are in crisis, have
trouble fitting in or who are just
plain lost in our school system.
Believe me, there are plenty
of them. We try endless grant/
government programs to “fix”
the problem, but there’s a pretty
effective and low-cost solution.
I’ve mentioned it before and
it’s worth noting again. Any
youngster who has a positive,
nurturing
and
respectful
relationship with an adult has
a fighting chance of surviving
adolescence in more or less one
piece.
You don’t need to join an
organization to make such a
connection. Don’t get me wrong,
there are some excellent groups
focused on doing this, but the
fewer layers of “stuff” we put
between acts of compassion and
those giving/receiving them,
the better off we are. Have you
made a positive impact on a
youngster recently?
On to the ongoing disaster
called the computer problem
at DHS. Isn’t it time we
completely dismantled this train
wreck called a department and
started from scratch. Want to
bet nobody gets fired for lying,
incompetence or wasting your
tax dollars in this big buck
fiasco?
Millinocket Memorial Library Notes
By Director John McManus
This is the first of my monthly
columns for the Explorer. Each
month I plan on writing about
the various aspects of the library; i.e. library services such
as Interlibrary Loans, technology, library issues, etc.
The history of the library is relatively recent. In early 1919, a
Library Committee was formed
to study the need for a library in
Millinocket. A warrant was then
drawn up and presented at the
annual town meeting in March
1919. According to the official
accounts of the meeting, the library warrant was nearly voted
down until Sidney Stevens, a
lawyer who was on the committee, proposed that the name for
the new library be changed from
the Millinocket Free Public Library to the Millinocket Memorial Library to honor those
men from town who had fallen
in the war. Changing the name
changed a lot of minds and the
library became a reality.
The first location for the library
was on the corner of Penobscot
Ave. and Central St. in the Gonya block where a barbershop is
now. As time passed it quickly
became obvious that the major
problem facing the library was
lack of adequate housing for the
growing collection.
In order to expand, the library
needed to be in a new location.
Over the years, many possible
sites were debated and rejected.
It was not until 1961 that the
library was to occupy the land
that had once been the site of
the Great Northern Hotel. A
new building was constructed,
the collection was moved and
the new library was dedicated
on Dec. 11, 1963.
The old adage that the only
constant is change is certainly
true when describing the library. While the physical plant
has been altered slightly over
the years, the ways in which
the library conducts its business
are considerably different from
what had gone on before.
In recent years, the need for
more space has once again become an issue. Luckily several
factors have alleviated the need
to expand. The first factor has
been judicious weeding. This
process eliminates material that
has not been used in years, eliminating irrelevant non-fiction particularly in the sciences and
health - and discarding books
that are damaged beyond repair. The other factor has been
technology. Patrons can now
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look for information beyond
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The internet has become a major
source for patron interests. One
example of this is Interlibrary
loan, which has made acquiring materials easier. The staff
can search and find materials
that are not in our library but are
available in other libraries both
in the state and elsewhere. The
MARVEL databases, acquired
by the Maine School and Library Network, allows students
and adults access to information
resources that were never available before on one site.
Future articles will explore
other areas of the library. This
column has only addressed one
issue. There are many more. In
the meantime, I welcome any
comments, criticism or suggestions from my readers. Please
send these to jmcman@millinocket.lib.me.us.
Also, please visit our website,
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Tongue-in-Cheek
Opinions & Columns
In 500 Words Or Less…
Deep Trouble
By Chuck McKay
Flashbacks to childhood trauma always result in cheap entertainment, which is why I knew
this week I would have to write
about my turn in the dunk tank.
It started out as a way to raise
some money for a local charity.
But when I climbed in, it immediately turned into something
more sinister -- basically an opportunity for thousands of angry
people around the community to
release some pent-up hatred by
repeatedly humiliating and degrading a tub of water.
Sitting on that platform, waiting for that first plunge, took
me back to one of the diving
boards at the Bangor YWCA
pool where as a fourth-grader I
fidgeted and shook for several
minutes before the menacing
swim instructor nearly threw me
in the water.
I guess this is what constituted a
“swim class” back in the 1980s.
As part of the “non-swimmers”
group, this aquatic genius had
allowed me to fart around in the
shallow end for five weeks, dog
paddling and doing fruity little
kicking drills while holding
onto the side of the pool.
Then, on the last day of class I
was supposed to fearlessly dive
into the deep end as though it
were as natural and intuitive as
picking a scab.
Everyone else gleefully hopped
into the water, wearing only
their swimsuits. I put myself
at the end of one line and another pathetic little guy named
Heath kept himself at the end
of the other, each of us armored
in enough Styrofoam to close a
municipal landfill.
When our turns came, Heath
and I stood on our respective
diving boards, stricken by the
simple facts of the situation:
breathing was necessary to continue existence and being underwater evidently made breathing
just about impossible.
Incredulous, the instructor told
everyone we were “making a
mountain out of a molehill.”
He strode onto Heath’s diving
board and tossed him flailing
and screaming into the water.
It took me only a second to decide that if my lungs were going to fill with water anyway, I
might as well avoid Heath’s humiliation. So I grabbed my nose
and hopped in.
The worst part is, that pinhead
probably went home thinking
he had taught us how to swim.
In reality, I didn’t touch the water again for years. To this day,
I still won’t go under without
holding my nose, and while
I can maneuver in deep water when necessary I generally
avoid it, being about as graceful
and efficient a swimmer as your
average Dodge Durango.
In how many other potentially
lethal situations do we expect
kids to learn by just jumping
It begins with a cup of
coffee...
in and learning to cope? Imagine if we taught people to drive
that way. “Just pay attention and
wear your seat belt, and you’ll
be fine. Now GET IN THE
CAR.”
Fortunately, my inadequate
swimming skills were not much
of a problem in the dunk tank,
since it was only four feet deep.
I was able to use some of the
larger ice cubes to keep myself
afloat until my feet found the
bottom.
Overall, it wasn’t that bad. I
don’t know what the big deal is
about throwing a ball to dump
somebody in the water. It’s not
like I didn’t need the bath.
The kids had a good time and
the whole experience forced me
to reflect on a character-shaping
event from my past and realize,
after much introspection, that I
could eek out another 600 words
this week by whining about it.
Whew!
Chuck McKay is a Maine freelance writer and lifeguard. His
website is www.sardinereport.
com.
Mr. Mike’s Musings
Shaking hands with Obama:
A once-in-a-lifetime experience
Mom’s Eye View
men in Coast Guard uniforms.
We finally were led through
a metal gate onto the jetport
tarmac and re-assembled inside
a gated area. About a dozen
reporters and television cameras
were set on a platform to our
right. We were separated from
the general Portland terminal to
enable even tighter security.
“If I could have your attention,
there a few things I want to go
over,” said the lead security
man in front of our gated area.
“Please do not give the president
any gifts. We can take care of
that later. And don’t hand him a
pen to sign anything.”
“How about taking pictures?
Is that okay?” asked someone in
the crowd.
“Yes,” said the security man.
“Just look at all those reporters
with cameras over there.”
To the left on the tarmac
we could hear the whirl of a
helicopter and guessed it was
for
emergencies.
Security
people, official greeters and
other important-looking folks
roamed the expansive tarmac.
Then we saw it, at first a dot
in the sky to the north, an
approaching plane. It was the
legendary jet known as Air
Force One. After landing and
taxiing out of sight for a few
minutes, it rolled broadside in
front of us about 75 yards away.
The rear hatch door opened
first and dozens of suited and
uniformed people poured onto
the tarmac. I wondered what
free, now costs money. What is
this world coming to? Will we
soon be charged for the air we
breathe?
As part of the morning “routine,’ I usually try to catch the
early morning local news, especially the weather. I know. I can
look out the window and get a
sense of what the day may be
like. But remember, it’s part of
a routine.
But on this morning the remote for the television didn’t
work. My goodness, no Kevin
Mannix, no weather forecast. I
won’t know what to wear!
This was an easy fix. Two new
batteries and there he was, wrapping up the weekend forecast.
But what about today Kevin?
The day was not going to be
exceptionally busy, but there
were a few people I needed to
see. Coffee, a well rounded tire,
clothes I thought might match
the day’s temperature and I was
ready to hit the road.
Three blocks from the house I
realized that I had forgotten my
cell phone. What to do? I could
turn around and pick it up or I
could try to make it through the
day without it. Isn’t that what
we all did not so many years
ago, before the advent of the
cell phone? This need for constant contact has become an obsession.
I should have just kept going.
When I picked it up, I discovered that I had not charged the
battery as I normally do. Once
charged, it beeped, rang and
sputtered, making all kinds of
noises resulting from missed
calls to appointment reminders from the calendar function.
Whatever happened to those
little pocket calendars anyway?
By now, the day was ‘out of
sync.’ Nothing big, just a bunch
of little things. I decided to stop,
regroup and get another cup of
coffee. The clerk at the drivethru must have sensed that it had
not been the best morning of the
week and gave me an extra large
coffee for the price of a regular.
“It was a special today,” she
said. I thanked her and headed
down the road.
Now, I have this idea for an
invention. It’s called the ‘auto
bib’, designed for those of us
who eat and drive at the same
time. Every once and awhile I
have been known to spill just
a bit of something on a freshly laundered white shirt, and
wouldn’t you know that this
particular morning...
My hope is that tomorrow will
be a better day. For starters, I
just bought a new coffee maker.
Medication virgin
By Mike Estrada – WTOS FM 96.7, 101.1, 105.1 FM
All the ‘special guests’ were
packed inside a classroom at
the Air National Guard building
on the grounds of the Portland
International Jetport.
“Hey, look outside,” she said.
I craned my neck to see two
men in uniform, securing highpowered rifles inside backpacks
and readying to ascend to the
surrounding rooftops. “Yup,”
I thought, the president must
really be on his way.”
Thanks to The Boy’s
connections from a college
internship
in
Washington,
D.C., we got a once-in-lifetime
experience: a chance to see the
president of the United States
in person! Obama was on a
whirlwind tour of Burlington,
Vt. and Portland to raise funds
for his reelection campaign.
To say the small crowd was
awestruck would not be an
exaggeration.
The feeling of anticipation was
much like seeing the inside of
a major league ballpark for the
first time or catching a glimpse
of a movie star. It was an unreal,
out-of-body type experience as
we anticipated seeing the leader
of the free world.
Security was tight. Men in suits
with earpiece communication
devices mulled about. After
exiting the building to assemble
outside, we were checked off
a guest list and examined with
hand-held metal detectors.
And that included everyone
assembled, even four young
By Jan Laux
Humans are creatures of habit. We get up each day from a
‘hopefully’ restful night’s sleep,
refreshed and ready to tackle
the challenges of a new day.
Much of our day is based upon
a personal routine that we have
developed over time and while
daily activities may vary to
some degree there is a core that
remains constant and provides
structure for the day. They are
the things we come to expect
and don’t think much about. But
when that daily routine is disturbed, it can send the entire day
into a tailspin.
Part of my daily routine includes making coffee. Coffee,
water, flip the switch and by the
time I get back from walking the
dog , the coffee is ready. Except
this morning! When I entered
the house, there was no aroma
of freshly brewed coffee. Had I
forgotten to turn on the switch?
I didn’t think so. I tried turning on the coffee maker several
more times and got the same result. Absolutely no sign of life.
Dead! Thank goodness for the
AE Robinson store just around
the corner.
Almost at the store, I notice
that the car turned the corner
with a bit of sluggishness. I pull
over, get out and notice that the
front right tire seems a bit low
on air pressure. Not flat, but
almost. Did you know it now
costs money to put air in your
tires? Something that used to be
By Debra Colby-Conklin
all those people could be doing.
Then the front door opened and
the president appeared!
He fairly danced down the
stairs, paused to shake hands
with Portland mayor Michael
Brennan and strutted to our
group. It was clear he had time
for a personal greeting.
Obama live is very much like
Obama on film. He’s thin, but
not skinny. He’s every bit of
6’1” tall. His dark suit and silver
necktie fit him impeccably.
I snapped photos like a tinsel
town reporter at a Hollywood
premiere. The president was
immersed in the crowd – and
shrouded by grim-looking
Secret Service people behind.
I thrust out my hand from the
back. “M. President,” I said.
He answered, “How are you
sir?” as he grasped my hand
with a firm, but not too tight
shake.
As he moved among the line
I couldn’t help but ask “Who
do you like in the Final Four?”
He answered, “Kentucky looks
pretty tough.”
Wow, he’s not just a president.
He knows his sports!
PVExplorer.com
NORTHERN PENOBSCOT TECH
REGION III
Accepting applications for:
FINANCE COORDINATOR
Year Round, 40 hr. per week position.
This position requires significant experience in accounting and all phases of bookkeeping to include
AP, PR, GL as well as Budget Prep, Administering Benefits and Annual Audit Prep. Also requires
demonstrated ability in computer use, accounting software (ADS Profund a plus), solid working
knowledge of MS Office applications and excellent organizational skills with the ability to work
under timelines. Candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills with strong ability to multi-task as
well as working independently & collaboratively in an articulate and effective manner.
Qualifications include:
Five years experience.
Prior school experience and Post Secondary education preferred.
Hourly Wage commensurate with education and experience.
Excellent benefits.
All Applicants will submit: cover letters, resume, three letters of reference and completed application.
Apply to:
Director
Northern Penobscot Tech Region III
35 West Broadway
Lincoln, ME 04457
(207-794-3004)
Applications will close when position is filled.
EOE
“The best way to learn
something new is to try it.”
After a recent visit to the
doctor’s office he told me he
was going to prescribe some
medication for my insomnia,
but that it would be the lowest
dose available and that I was
supposed to half that as well.
When I asked him why such a
super-low dosage he called me
a “medication virgin” meaning
a person without a history of
prescription drug use.
I found myself smiling at being
called a “virgin” anything. After
forty-nine years, two marriages
and two children, to be called
a “virgin” seemed humorous to
me. As I drove home though, I
began to think more about the
term “virgin” and how it might
otherwise apply to other things
besides its most obvious use.
The more I thought about it the
more I realized I was more of a
“virgin” than I imagined myself
to be. That there were still a ton
of things I had yet to do.
*Travel virgin – I’ve travelled
by car to a lot of places and
flew on a plane a couple of
times, even taken the monorail
around Vegas and a shuttle bus
to get from one place to another.
I’ve taken the Greyhound to
Boston and been taxied around
in a yellow cab, but I’ve never
travelled anywhere by subway
within the city. I’ve never ridden
in a tractor trailer truck down
the highways and byways of
America. I’ve never toured from
state to state in a travel trailer
and I’ve never floated around on
a cruise ship dropping anchor in
one faraway port after another.
*Scuba diving virgin – I’ve
waded into the ocean, rushed
into the crashing surfs at Old
Orchard, rode the tide back in
on a boogie board at Popham
Beach and cast a fishing road
into the surf, but have never been
beneath the waves to see what
lives there. I fantasize about
floating the length of a coral
reef in Hawaii. Or watching a
school of fish scoot past me and
to maybe even see a manta ray
lift itself from the sandy bottom
and then glide away through the
water.
*Gold card carrier virgin – I
have yet to receive my first gold
card despite paying off several
credit cards over the years
and never missing a payment.
Granted the balances I’m given
are small, but I feel justified in
believing I should receive some
acknowledgement of my perfect
credit card rating by being
rewarded with a fancy gold card.
*Being on a committee
virgin – I guess to be on a
committee you have to believe
in something strongly enough
to want to change the direction
of it or persuade the voters into
believing that your way is the
best way. I’ve never believed
that strongly in anything. I tend
to believe that everyone has
their own opinions and it’s not
up to me to manipulate them
into believing my opinion is the
only right one.
As much as I’d like to be
experienced about a great many
more things, I feel being a
virgin can’t be all bad. It simply
means that there are a lot more
challenges and opportunities for
me out there. And I hope to be
ready for them…after a good
night’s sleep…with the help of
a super-low dosage prescription
med.
(To contact Deb, email her at:
djpconkl@hotmail.com)
Newman’s K9 Corner
Is “co-ownership” the
best choice?
By Betsy Newman
I co-own an adult female Vizsla in addition to owning my ever-so-spoiled male Vizsla Luke.
The reason I co-own the female
is so that I can have a puppy
from a future litter to show in
the “Bred by Exhibitor” class in
dog shows. The reason I want
to show in that class is due to
some necessary steps in becoming a dog show judge which remains a goal of mine.
The co-ownership of this dog
makes sense. It is a means to an
end and up to the moment I take
that dog’s puppy in the ring I am
just a name on paperwork sitting
in some archive at the AKC. I
have nothing to do with the dog
on a day to day basis. She is the
ever-so-spoiled dog that lives in
another house…another house
that is owned by a very good
friend as a matter of fact.
Luke is co-owned as well. My
daughter Ashley and I are listed
on his paperwork as co-owners.
This also makes sense to me.
If anything were to happen to
me Luke would pass to Ashley
along the same idea as a joint
checking account not having to
go through probate.
What makes no sense to me
however is “someone” entering
into a co-ownership agreement
with “someone” who up to the
moment of signing on the dotted
line they were total strangers?
There is so much muddy water
that has to be navigated when
two people own one dog you either have to know and trust the
partner really (and I mean really
well) or you have to make sure
the agreement between the two
parties is iron clad having every
detail spelled out while being
blessed by a good attorney.
Strangers co-owning a strangers dog is a concept that is growing in popularity unfortunately.
Aware of laws that dictate the
number of dogs you can own
in any one household in addition to the social stigma associated with puppy mills, some
breeders (representing a cross
section of all breeds including
mixed breeds like Schnoodles,
Doodles, Puggles, etc., etc.) are
getting around all of that by putting their breeding stock into coowner homes. It is a neat trick,
unless you are the uneducated
new co-owner in the hands of a
dishonest breeder.
While on the surface getting
a “valuable” adult animal “free”
seems like a good deal, you will
be expected in most instances to
spend your money on veterinary
visits and grooming and food.
Meanwhile you may lose all of
your rights pertaining to actually choosing that veterinarian
or groomer you are paying in
addition to what food you feed.
I ran into an example of just
how complicated all of this can
get a few weeks ago at my kennel with a new co-owner of one
of the mixed breeds that are so
popular. They had answered an
ad for the dog. I had to call the
breeder/co-owner upon drop off
to verify the dog’s inoculation
record before accepting the dog
for boarding. I ended up putting the person in front of me
on the phone with the breeder
who was demanding to speak to
her. One was insisting the dog
could be left here because of our
good reputation, the other was
demanding it be brought back to
them for the duration of the vacation because it said so in their
two year contract….never mind
the fact that the breeder lived
close to three hours away in the
opposite direction.
That is the tip of the iceberg
of things that can go wrong so
I would advise as in all cases
“look before you leap” as coownership is not for everybody.
Betsy Newman owns Moosehead Trail Boarding Kennel and
Back to Basics Obedience training in Newport, ME. She is a
professional groomer, trainer
and show handler and a retired
Animal Control Officer, veterinary assistant and breeder.
Sports
Beantown Breakdown
Sporty Sermon
Red Sox: A Closer
Look - The Case for
Daniel Bard
Making a big stink
By Shelby Gilcott
I walked back into my old
stomping grounds last weekend:
The Portland Expo. A friend lent
me his courtside season tickets
for a Maine Red Claws game,
and my mom and I took advantage.
We sat two seats back on the
floor. Our entire surroundings
smelled like man sweat. The
mascot, Crusher, jumped on the
seat in front of me and my mom
and I immediately looked at
each other with wrinkled noses.
“Eww! He stinks!” I said.
The players and mascot were
stinky, yes (nothing had changed
there), but the game was far
from that. The Red Claws are,
in my eyes, the strongest I have
ever seen them as a team. They
are ranked 6th in the East and
have more energy, more spunk
and chemistry on the court. I
was impressed to watch such a
transformed team from last season. There were only two players who are the same from last
season.
We were sitting so close to the
basket (right beside it) that we
felt like we were right in the action (hence courtside seats). The
game ball landed right in my lap
during one play and the ball boy
who was crouched beside us
had to be aware of falling players also.
The neat thing about watching
and following the D-League is
there is so much turnover and
players moving up and down the
spectrum of talent.
The greatest part of our trip
last Friday night was the fact
that, from when I arrived to
when I left, I felt a great sense
of pride. I was proud of what I
did for such an outstanding organization (no, I am not trying
to suck up). All I am saying is
that it was nice to sit and enjoy a
game without the stresses of an
intern position. I was there. And
I was soaking in ALL the action,
the other fans, the entire halftime show and got to watch as
an outsider—a fan. I even have
gained a relationship with the
owner of the Claws. Now that
is what you call networking at
its best. There is nothing stinky
about that either. And I don’t regret a bit of it.
I also noticed that they replaced me, the public relations
intern, with another blonde girl
(not that color of hair has any-
BASEBALL
11, 3:30
May 22, at Bangor Christian, 4
May 24, Greater Houlton Christian,
3:30
May 25, Bangor Christian, 3:30
May 29, at PVHS, 4
By Nathan Conley
thing to do with it) who looked
like she knew what she was doing on the outside, but was intimidated to death on the inside.
I know exactly what you’re going through, honey.
I have all kinds of stories to
tell about my game-night experiences involving season-ticket
holders, the mascot, etc. Now
I can say I was mimicking a
season-ticket holder for a day.
Heck, we even had our own
waitress! And anyone could tell
that we hadn’t had this status before because the perky waitress
actually jumped us when she
came over to ask what she could
get us.
Oh, well, it was great while it
lasted. Not to mention that the
Red Claws won.
P.S. I hope everyone had a very
safe and happy Easter!
Katahdin Spring Sports Schedule
April 23, at PVHS, 4 p.m.
April 26, at Southern Aroostook,
3:30
April 30, Schenck, 3:30
May 2, S. Aroostook, 3:30
May 3, at Hodgdon, 4
May 8, at Schenck, 4:30
May 10, Hodgdon, 3:30
May 15, Greater Houlton Christian,
3:30
May 19, Deer Isle-Stonington (2),
SOFTBALL
April 23, at PVHS, 4 p.m.
April 26, at Southern Aroostook,
3:30
April 30, Schenck, 3:30
May 2, S. Aroostook, 3:30
May 3, at Hodgdon, 4
May 8, at Schenck, 4:30
May 10, Hodgdon, 3:30
May 15, at East Grand, 3:30
May 19, Deer Isle-Stonington (2),
11, 3:30
May 22, at Bangor Christian, 4
May 24, East Grand, 4
May 25, Bangor Christian, 3:30
May 29, at PVHS, 4
Schenck Spring Sports Schedule
BASEBALL
April 18, PVHS, 4 p.m.
April 20, at Bangor Christian, 4:30
April 23, at Mattanawcook, 4:30
April 25, Deer Isle-Stonington,
4:30
April 30, at Katahdin, 3:30
May 1, at Penquis, 4:30
May 4, at PCSS, 4:15
May 8, Katahdin, 4:30
May 9, at Stearns, 4:30
May 11, Penquis, 4:30
May 14, Mattanawcook, 4:30
May 16, at PVHS, 4
May 18, PCSS, 4:15
May 22, at Deer Isle-Stonington,
4:30
May 28, Bangor Christian, 1
May 30, Stearns, 4:30
SOFTBALL
April 18, PVHS, 4 p.m.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
April 20, at Bangor Christian, 4:30
April 23, at Mattanawcook, 4:30
April 25, Deer Isle-Stonington,
4:30
April 30, at Katahdin, 3:30
May 1, at Penquis, 4:30
May 4, at PCSS, 4:15
May 8, Katahdin, 4:30
May 9, at Stearns, 4:30
May 11, Penquis, 4:30
May 14, Mattanawcook, 4:30
May 16, at PVHS, 4
May 18, PCSS, 4:15
May 22, at Deer Isle-Stonington,
4:30
May 28, Bangor Christian, 1
May 30, Stearns, 4:30
BOYS TENNIS
April 23, at Stearns, 4 p.m.
April 25, at PCSS, 4
April 30, Lee, 4
May 2, DI-Stonington, 4
May 4, Mattanawcook, 4
May 5, at Fort Kent, 4
May 7, at DI-Stonington, 4
May 9, Stearns, 4
May 15, Lee, 4
May 17, at Mattanawcook, 4
May 19, Sumner, 4
May 22, PCSS, 4
GIRLS TENNIS
April 23, at Stearns, 4 p.m.
April 25, at PCSS, 4
April 30, Lee, 4
May 2, DI-Stonington, 4
May 4, Mattanawcook, 4
May 5, at Fort Kent, 4
May 7, at DI-Stonington, 4
May 9, Stearns, 4
May 15, Lee, 4
May 17, at Mattanawcook, 4
May 19, Sumner, 4
May 22, PCSS, 4
Almost Track Season!
MA graduates Ashley
Thurlow and Hilary
Pelkey pose with their
javelins after practicing in the fields behind
Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln.
Now that the back end of the
Red Sox bullpen has an ERA
higher than the point total on
Bobby Jenks’ driver’s license,
it’s time for a little reevaluation.
This isn’t the type of article I
wanted to be writing four games
into the season. I’ve been calling for Bard’s inclusion to the
rotation for several months now
and I finally got my wish. Two
blown saves in a single game
now has me reconsidering, and
Bobby Valentine should be doing the same.
The departure of Papelbon
this offseason left a gaping hole
in Boston’s bullpen, but a trade
with Oakland, which netted Andrew Bailey, helped to seemingly fill that enormous void.
Unfortunately for the Red Sox,
Bailey’s thumb decided to fall
apart before the season started
and the timetable for his return
remains a mystery.
In a somewhat surprising
move, Valentine named Alfredo
Aceves the closer in Bailey’s
absence, even though he has
never been a closer at any point
over his entire career. His audition for the new role went about
as well as Ozzie Guillen’s recent
interview with Time Magazine.
Aceves not only recorded an
out Monday Night in Toronto,
which he had not yet accomplished this year, but he also
actually notched his first save
of the season. Despite this one
successful appearance, the level
of concern still has to be alarm-
ingly high.
Mark Melancon, who was
also acquired by the Red Sox
via trade this offseason, did
have minimal experience as
closer last season with the Astros. Once the news of Bailey’s
thumb injury broke, many assumed he’d be the likely candidate to take over, or at least be
the safety valve if whoever was
chosen struggled with the new
role. However his start to the
season has been just as disastrous as Aceves’.
If these woes continue, the Red
Sox won’t be left with too many
other viable options. The organization’s stance regarding Daniel Bard’s transition to a starter
has been staunch, but another
slow start for April could cause
management’s mentality to
shift. Ever since the announcement of Lackey’s Tommy John
surgery, I have been a huge advocate for a move to the rotation
for Bard, and even as stubborn
as I am, sensibility and logic are
difficult arguments to ignore.
Another trade seems unlikely,
considering the timing and circumstances surrounding this
precarious situation for the Red
Sox. Therefore the solution
will almost definitely need to
be found within the organization. Taking every pitcher’s experience into account, all signs
would point to Bard being the
guy best suited for this role.
Besides, this was the season he
had been groomed for his entire
career in Boston anyway. This
was exactly the vision that the
team had for Bard given Papelbon’s propensity for chasing the
big contract.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Just as the
situation with Lackey’s injury
dictated the decision to move
Bard to the rotation, the Bailey
injury should now take precedence. You cannot win games
in the AL East without a quality
closer and it typically takes a little experience to make a quality
closer. Aceves has none.
He does have experience as
a starter, though. Aceves was
10-2 with a 2.61 ERA in 114 innings last year and performed
adequately in the rotation when
called upon. Although it flies
completely in the face of everything the Red Sox prepared
for in spring training, switching
the two pitchers’ current roles
would be the best solution for
the Red Sox moving forward. It
would be the least painful move
but could also potentially breed
the most success.
It’s a much easier fix the first
weak of the season as opposed
to a mid-season overhaul. It
takes a lot to admit a mistake.
Trust me. I know. But if the Red
Sox fail to place the team above
their egos now, then they could
end up being really sorry later…
again.
we had,” he said. “When
people
played
Stearns,
they were sore for a week.”
It hadn’t always been that
way for Stearns football.
While the basketball team was
a state Class A power in the
1960s, football languished.
“Stearns football had
been a door mat,” Trainor
recalled. “Then we won
Little
Ten
championships
in the ‘70s. The kids started
to believe in themselves.”
Hockey, meanwhile, wasn’t
played on the high school level
north of Waterville until the
1980s. It was Waterville, St.
Dom’s, Lewiston, Edward Little
and Brunswick – and that was it.
But the hockey boom of the
‘70s caught on. By the mid70s, Stearns started up a youth
program. Trainor was the coach.
Then, in ‘84, he coached the
Minutemen’s first varsity hockey
team. Trainor was 42 at the time.
“It was one of the hardest
things that I ever did,” he
recalled. “I had a full load of
teaching. We were traveling to
practices at the University and
then when the season started,
all the games were away.”
Trainor’s tennis teams were
comprised largely, as he
recalled it, of kids from his
neighborhood. He coached the
Minutemen to a Class B East
championship in 1985. Twenty
years later, his girls team
was one of the best around.
Now, it’s Lori Lincoln’s
job
to
guide
Stearns
through its tennis season.
Trainor might just
catch a match or two.
Everybody will know him.
“There’s a guy who deserves
some recognition,” Preble said.
Trainor taught biology and
was a guidance counselor
at Stearns, retiring about a
decade ago. He obtained his
masters in education from the
University of Maine in 1978.
He and Pat have three grown
children – Dave, Jan and Paul.
They still see a lot of each other
at games.
Trainor
gave much to his Alma Mater
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MILLINOCKET – A football
season has come and gone
without David Trainor on
the sidelines of the Stearns
Middle School team, preparing
them for the varsity level.
Now, with spring sports at
hand, the Minutemen get a
chance to miss Trainor all over
again. Trainor, a 1960 Stearns
graduate, had been coaching
tennis at the school for the
better part of the past 37 years.
As if that’s not enough, Trainor
was the school’s first ever
hockey coach, back in 1984.
Nowadays, as he enjoys
retirement with his wife
Pat, Trainor has time to
watch his grandsons play
football. He’s certainly done
his part for his alma mater.
“I enjoyed it,” Trainor said.
“Just to see the kids do well.”
That, in the words of Stearns
Athletic Director Chris Preble,
sums up Dave Trainor as a
coach. “He didn’t do it for the
attention,” Preble said. “He did
it for the kids. He was pretty
constant in our athletic program.”
Trainor, a football player
in high school, served as a
manager on the legendary
George
Wentworth’s
Stearns
basketball
teams.
“I was built too much
like a football player to
play basketball,” he joked.
Trainor’s middle school football
team went undefeated in 2006.
Right on cue, the Minutemen
won the Eastern Maine Class
C varsity title four years later.
That didn’t surprise him.
“The success that we had
was the consistency and the
quality of the young men that
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MA announces ‘State’ nominees
Wrapping Up March Music Madness
By Krista McComb
Members of the MA Jazz Band perform.
LINCOLN – The nominees
for the 2012 Girls and Boys
State convention have been announced.
Girls and Boys State are summer events where students learn
about government by participating in elections and legislative
activities in an educational setting. The program is open to
students who have completed
their junior year of high school.
Among other objectives, the
goal of the ‘State’ programs
includes fostering students
leadership skills, educating participants about the American
system of government, providing insight into American traditions, and stimulate in students
a desire to maintain and participate in the American form of
government.
This year’s nominees are:
(from left to right) Samantha
Miller, Isaac Ocana, Courtney
Burris, Joshua Wheeler and Ciara Tolman.
PATTY’S RACE
The Patricia Lynn Corbin Memorial Walk/Run
“When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure”
START TIME: (rain or shine) Sunday May 20, 2012 1:00 pm, Lee Academy, Lee
Maine. Race Day Registration begins at 11:00 am; Pre-Registration: See below
COURSE: 5K, beautiful woods trails, dirt roads and some pavement.
FACILITIES: Lee Academy facilities, bathroom/changing rooms. Water stations.
AWARDS: Certificates to the following finishers;
Male and Female: 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall.
Male and Female: 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the following age categories;
12 and under, 13–18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over.
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No duplicate award winners. No separate awards category for walkers.
REGISTRATION FEE: $10.00, payable to “Lee Academy” for “Patty’s Race”.
T-shirt to first 200 registrants.
PRE REGISTRATION AND / OR SPONSORSHIPS:
Please mail completed registration form with check (and/or sponsorship check) to:
Lee Academy, c/o Tabitha Jacobs, 26 Winn Rd., Lee, ME 04455 Tel. 207-738-2252
For Info. contact: Michael and Robin Corbin, Tel. 738-4354, e-mail corbin@fairpoint.net;
Or Todd Thurlow, Tel. 738-2089 (H) or 738-2251 (LA), Or visit www.pattysrace.com
Waiver & Registration Form; Patricia Lynn Corbin Memorial Walk/Run.
I know that running/walking is a potentially hazardous activity. I am medically able and properly
trained. I assume all risks associated with my participation in this event including, but not limited
to; falls, conditions of the course and effects of the weather including heat and humidity; all such
risks being known to me. Having read this registration form and waiver, knowing these facts
and in consideration of your accepting my entry; I for myself and anyone entitled to act on my
behalf, waive and release Lee Academy, event organizers, sponsors, and officials from all claims
or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation.
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LINCOLN – March was a
month dedicated to music at
Mattanawcook Academy and
all around the country. Music
In Our Schools Month or MIOSM is a month-long event
that was invented to draw attention to the significance of
music education in the schools
and community. This was
MA’s first year celebrating the
month of music in March.
MA wrapped up the month
with a final performance
Monday, March 26th. The
Tri-M performed a Solo and
Ensemble Night that was
free and open to the public.
Students performed classical pieces such as Ludwig
Van Beethoven’s “Seventh
Symphony” and “Fur Elise.”
There were also vocal performances by Nikki Smith, and
Merissa Jordan in “Homeward
Bound,” and Courtney Shaw
and Brianah Weston in “Don’t
Get Around Much Anymore.”
Tri-M is a new addition to
the school this year, honoring
students who are musically
involved as well as academically exceeding. It is offered
to sophomores, juniors and
seniors who are currently involved in a music class and
have a cumulative GPA of 90
or better. The society of Modern Music Masters was originally founded by Alexander
Harley and his wife Frances
in 1936, and has since become
a program of the National Association for Music Education
and officially renamed Tri-M
in 1983. Our own Tri-M chapter founded the 6,426th chapter of the society.
Earlier in the month, March
17th, the Jazz band went to
the Maine State Instrumental
Jazz Festival at Mount Desert
Island High School in MDI.
They placed 5th in division
4, with a total score of 83.
Trevor Marcho, band director,
said they played well but went
against some “very tough
judges.” Senior jazz members
Erica McPhail and Connor
Smart earned certificates for
their solos during the performance.
The band also got the school
involved with celebrating the
month of March by playing
music in the cafeteria during lunch. Each Friday was
dedicated to a different style
of music. They covered classic rock, pop, country and
a student’s choice day. The
schools atmosphere seemed
to enhance and students even
joined in by dancing during
their lunch.
The purpose of MIOSM is to
stress the importance of music
education in schools. It’s an
attempt to gain the support
of teachers, students, parents
and members of the community. As Tri-M and jazz band
member Connor Smart puts it,
“music to me is like a means
to an end, whether that end be
a day, a week, or a life time.
To ask what its importance is
to me is like the importance
of food or water. It’s not just
a hobby or something I do, its
a part of each and every day,
and without music I’m not
sure how those days would go.
But if the end-goal of a day is
some form of happiness, than
I’m pretty sure music is a tool
to achieve it.”
Points add up in state math meet
Lee Academy finishes well
BANGOR – The Bangor
Auditorium, known primarily
as the ‘Mecca’ of eastern Maine
basketball was the site, Tuesday,
of the 36th annual Maine State
Math Meet.
More than 900 students
from more than 90 Maine high
schools gathered for the final
meet of the serason which began
last October.
Locally, the students from Lee
Academy set the bar. Freshman
Yuri Li garnered 64 individual
points to place 2nd in his class.
Li’s points contributed to a team
total of 401 points, enough to allow Lee Academy to tie for 4th
place in their team division.
For more information on the
Maine State Math Meet, and for
complete scores, visit their website at www.maml.net.
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Margaret G. Hopkins
MILLINOCKET - Margaret Gerry Hopkins, 76, died
peacefully Wednesday, April
4, 2012, surrounded by her
family at the Millinocket Regional Hospital. The youngest
of nine children, she was born
March 12, 1936 in Millinocket to Bernard E. and Blanche
A. (McManemon) Gerry.
“Mickey”, as she was known
to friends and family, was
a lifelong resident of Millinocket. After graduating from
the Mercy Hospital School of
Nursing in Portland, she began her career in health care
as a nurse at the Millinocket
Community Hospital. Following a brief time as an industrial nurse for Great Northern
Paper Company, she returned
to the hospital to become its
director of nursing, manager
of patient services and finally chief operating officer,
a position she held until her
retirement in 1997. In addition to her degree in nursing,
Mickey earned a B.S.degree
from Unity College and was
enrolled in a masters program
at Husson College.
She is survived by her loving spouse of 49 years, Arnold
R. Hopkins of Millinocket; a
son, Jonathan Hopkins and
his wife Lynn of Hookset,
Steven W. White
N.H.; a daughter, Sarah Gatzoulis and her husband Arthur
of Manchester, N.H.; a sister,
Betty Corrigan of Portland; a
brother, Bishop Joseph Gerry O.S.B., St. Anselm College, Manchester, N.H.; four
grandchildren, Stephen and
Sam Hopkins, and George
and Christina Gatzoulis; and
several nieces, nephews and
cousins. In addition to her parents, Mickey was predeceased
by four sisters, Mary Blanche
Gerry, Barbara Tibbitts, Catherine Clark and Nora Cooper;
and two brothers, Rev. Jude
Gerry O.S.B. and Bernard
Gerry, Jr.
Friends visited with the family from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday,
April 10 at the Lamson Funeral Home, 11 Tamarack St.,
Millinocket, where a Prayer
Service was held at 7:30 p.m.
conducted by the officers
and members of St. Martin’s
Council #680, Knights of
Columbus. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at
11 a.m., Wednesday, April 11
at Christ the Divine Mercy
Parish at St. Martin of Tours
Catholic Church, 19 Colby
St., Millinocket with Bishop
Joseph Gerry celebrant. Interment will be at the Millinocket Cemetery.
SMYRNA MILLS - Steven W. “10-10” White,” 59,
passed away March 27, 2012
with his work family at his
side. He was born Aug. 30,
1952 in Island Falls, the son
of Ernest “Buck” and Mildred (Bragdon) White.
Steven had a huge, loving
heart. He married the love of
his life, Ruby Corneil, April
7, 1973. He was extremely
dedicated to his family and he
took great pride in his grandson, “Leo.” He volunteered as
captain of Oakfield Fire Department, as well as always
being there to lend a hand
to anyone who asked and he
would fix it the “White” way.
He was employed by Gerald
Pelletier Inc. and was proud
to be an “American Logger.”
He took great pride in his
work and he spoke highly of
his work family. He will be
greatly missed by all.
Steven was predeceased by
his father and mother; two
brothers, Donnis and Phillip
White; one sister, Dorothy;
father-in-law, Phillip Corneil;
and daughter-of-heart, Avis
Noyes.
Charles H. Priest
LOWELL - Charles H.
“Charlie” Priest, 82, husband
of the late Lenora P. “Nonie”
Priest, passed away April 3,
2012. He was born Oct. 3,
1929, in Lowell, the son of
Haller Varney Priest and Alice (Olmstead) Priest.
Charlie loved hunting, fishing and going cross-country
skiing. His camp at Escutarsis Lake was special to him,
and he enjoyed the people
there and helping them out.
He loved family gatherings where he could spend
time with his grandchildren.
Charlie was a very dedicated
citizen of the town of Lowell, where he served many
terms as selectman and was
fire warden for many years,
as well as whatever else was
needed for the good of the
town.
In addition to his parents
and his wife, he was predeceased by a granddaughter,
Molly E. Priest; daughter-inlaw, Jacqueline Priest; sister,
He is survived by his wife,
Ruby of Smyrna Mills; two
daughters, Jill and Matt Furrow of Merrill, and Kim and
Dean McLaughlin of Dyer
Brook; one grandson, Matthew “Leo” Furrow; a granddaughter-of-heart,
Brandilynn Noyes; three brothers,
Pete and Linda of Missouri,
Hiarm and Joan of Connecticut, and Harris and Patti
of Oakfield; three sisters,
Doliphine “Sissy” White of
Smyrna, Ella Smith of Oakfield, and Virgina Tucker of
Smyrna; two sisters-in-law,
Barbara White of Merrill,
and Penny White of Dyer
Brook; mother-in-law, Glady
Corneil; two brothers-in-law,
Phillip and Patty Corneil of
Smyrna, and John Corneil of
Merrill; and several nieces
and nephews.
A service was held at 11
a.m., Saturday, March 31 at
Bethel Pentecostal Church,
Oakfield, with the Rev. Sterling Lawrence officiating.
A luncheon followed at the
community center in Oakfield.
ney Cram; three sisters, Leona Snowman, June Thompson
and Annie Seavey; and several nieces and nephews.
There will be no services.
Arrangements are with Clay
Funeral Home, 7 Lee Rd.,
Lincoln.
Clay Funeral Home
Lounge areas provide comfortable settings for visiting.
7 Lee Road
Lincoln, Maine 04457
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207-794-2941 or 1-800-734-2941
Phyllis Carrier; brother, Fred
Stevens; and sister, Ellen
Shorey.
He is survived by five sons,
Everard Priest of Manchester, N.H and Ruth Thurlow of
Burlington, Kerry and Lynn
Priest of Hampden, Charles
Jr. and Susan Priest of Lowell, Kendall Priest and Elizabeth Lamphier of Brunswick,
and Christopher Priest of
Lincoln; two sisters, Marcia
Ploski and Grace Fossett; 10
grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Friends called at 12 noon,
Friday at Clay Funeral Home,
7 Lee Rd., Lincoln, where
funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. with the Rev. John
Fennell officiating. Interment was at West End Lowell
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be
made to Lung Association of
Maine, 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330.
Erma E. Grover
HOWLAND - Erma E.
Grover, 94, went to be with
the Lord April 5, 2012 at a
Howland health care facility.
She was born April 2, 1918 in
Danforth, the daughter of the
late James and Helena Mason.
Erma was predeceased by
her husband, George P. Grover; two sons, Joseph J. and
G. Philip Grover; and one
daughter, Glenna M. Armour. She is survived by two
daughters, Donna L. Keim
and Geraldine N. Lee, both
of Howland. She has many
Our expandable chapel is comfortable for small services and can be
expanded to seat up to 500 people.
Katherine A. Cram
EAST MILLINOCKET Katherine A. Cram, 84, died
April 2, 2012 at a Lincoln
hospital. She was born Feb. 4,
1928 in Medway, the daughter of David J and Florence B
(Thompson) Cram.
She is survived by a son, Sid-
13
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Erma was the last of her
family of 10 children - seven
brothers and three sisters.
A special thank you to Cummings Health Care Facility
for taking such good care of
her during the past two years.
At her special request, there
will be no services planned.
Arrangements with Clay Funeral Home, 7 Lee Rd., Lincoln.
clayfh@myfairpoint.net
Lamson
Funeral Home
www.lamsonfh.com
11 Tamarack St.
Millinocket, Maine
Phone: (207) 723-4000
17 Western Ave.
East Millinocket, Maine
Phone: (207) 746-3817
Reflections in Faith
Resurrection Day, So........
By Jeyy miCK, pastoR, BanGoR Baptist ChuRCh
The previous Sunday was of days on earth, and ascended into
course Easter. Now that Amer- heaven as described in Acts 1:9.
ica is more of a pluralistic na- For if one believed that mestion, the hype and grandeur of sage, they would have no other
this holiday that it generated conclusion other than Jesus was
from the past has slowly moved the Son of God. This would be
aside. After all, we are now a stretch for many today in our
about 2,000 years from this mi- scientific world of enlightenraculous event.
ment.
Today, many in our country
However, the fact is that Jesus
and the world do not believe was seen by many after his resthat a man named Jesus lived a urrection, including by over 500
life without sin, died for the sins people at one time! It seems to
of mankind on a Roman cross, reckon, if that many witnesses
was buried in a borrowed tomb, saw him after his death and buriand three days later was raised al, one might conclude it hapfrom the dead, lived for 40 more pened. But to admit that would
mean we would be accountable
to a higher being and one day
face him and give an account
for our life. In our crazy world
of very little responsibility and
accountability, who would want
that? Not many. So, we dismiss
the event as a myth, or explain
it away, and move on with our
lives as if it did not happen. But,
what if it did happen?
Through his resurrection, Jesus made it applicable to you
and me today, 2,000 years after the fact, but how? First, by
demonstrating his immeasurable love, Jesus lived for me.
God loved the world so much he
sent his Son into the world to redeem mankind, John 3:16. Man
had been separated from God
because of original sin committed in the Garden of Eden at
the dawn of creation. Scripture
states that Jesus came to seek
and to save those who were lost,
lost in their sin.
Secondly, his resurrection
demonstrated his astonishing
sacrifice, he died for me. He underwent suffering and anguish
for those who mocked and beat
him. He also suffered for you
and me! Since we have all fall-
en short of the glory of God, he
came for us and went through a
horrific sacrifice. Many cannot
imaging that God would enter
his creation and be crucified and
suffer at the hands of his creation. Yet, this is what scripture
teaches and this is what separates Christianity from all the
other religions of the world.
Lastly, his resurrection offered
an enduring hope; Jesus rose
from the dead for me. The crucifixion without the resurrection
would have been meaningless.
Many a man had died a martyr
and had been crucified during
the time of Jesus. Tens of thousands were crucified in the Roman Empire, so one more was
not even a thought. But only
one was raised from the dead to
never die again. That was Jesus
of Nazareth!
You may be thinking, can’t buy
it Jerry, too sci-fi for me. It is
hard to believe, but that is what
makes it so wonderful. Only
God could do something like
that. If you trust him by faith
you can receive his immeasurable love, his astonishing sacrifice, and receive his enduring
hope/guarantee of eternal life.
Church Directory
Chester
Lincoln
Chester Baptist Church - 794-2541
Seventh Day Adventist Church - 794-3361
Maranatha Riverside Church - 794-3338
Lincoln Christian Fellowship - 403-1346
Lincoln Center Church Of God - 794-2730
Lincoln Center Baptist Church - 794-2842
Living Hope Church Of Nazarene - 746-3760
First Congregation Church Of E. Millinocket - 746-5575 Lighthouse Baptist Church - 794-6822
First Congregational Church - 794-6613
Calvary Temple Assembly - 746-5274
First Bible Baptist Church - 794-6650
Congregation Church Inc. - 794-3152
Community Evangel Temple - 794-6181
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints - 794-2929
Enfield Baptist Church - 732-4200
Church of God Pentecostal - 794-2730
East Millinocket
Enfield
Howland
Mattawamkeag
United Methodist Church - 732-3589
Howland Baptist Church - 732-3170
Zion Pentecostal Church - 736-7655
Church Of God - 736-7676
Bible Baptist Church - 736-4791
Lee
Lee Baptist Church - 738-2747
Medway
Jesus Community Outreach - 746-3648
Glad Tidings Church Of God - 746-5304
Millinocket
St. Peters Church - 746-3333
St. Martin of Tours Parish - 723-5902
St. Andrews Episcopal Church - 723-5893
Millinocket Baptist Church - 723-6681
First Pentecostal Church - 723-6223
First Congregation Church - 723-5591
First Baptist Church - 723-5580
Church Of The Nazarene - 723-4533
Passadumkeag
Passadumkeag Baptist Church - 732-3270
Springfield
Springfield Congregational Church - 738-2155
West Enfield
Church Of God - 732-3014
Winn
St. Thomas Episcopal Church - 736-2010
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Automotive
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Fabrication
Greenville
Antiques & Collectibles
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Open Daily 10-5 (7 days)
Store: 207-848-7699
Funeral & Cremation
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Sebec 4 Corners
257-2435
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695-3103 day
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“When Quality and Reliability Count”
Fleamarket
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Closed for Christmas &
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Re-open weekend of Jan. 7th
Cleaners
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Outer Hammond St.
We specialize
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Full Service Dry Cleaning
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Vender Space Always Available.
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Gas & Groceries
Hanson Landworks
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Contractors
695-2216 or 280-2277
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Firewood For Sale
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Always priced competitively
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Cash exceptors
Everyday 3 cents discount on all cash
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Jewelry
Jewelry Repair & Manufacturing
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Batteries & Sizing while you wait
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WE ♥ REFERRALS
103 Center St.
Brewer, Maine
Jerry & Marian
(207) 217-6526
Lumber
Minden St. Greenville
695-4583 or
1-800-HEY-GRVL
Lincoln
Medway
Lounsbury’s
Davis Pharmacy
Ricks Market
Rite Aid
Tim Hortons
HAN
Hannaford
Hogan Tire
Why Not Shop
Lloyds Store
Gilmores Restaurant
Steaks & Stuff
Doc’s Place
McDonalds
Pat’s Pizza & Video
Cigarette Shopper
Golden Jade
Timber House
Circle K
Lennies Superette
Big Apple
Marianne’s
Country Diner
Aerie
Enfield
Enfield General Store
Howland
95 Market
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Emmy’s Restaurant
Handy Stop
Corner Store
Lee
Raymonds Variety
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Mattawamkeag
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PJ’s
Millinocket
McDonalds
AT Cafe
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Restaurants
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
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The Closed Case Report
Excerpts from the Lincoln and Millinocket District Court files
The following cases
were adjudicated between
March 8 and April 9, 2012:
Christopher L. Brann,
39, of Gardiner was sentenced
on a charge of unattended lines.
Fine $100.
Brandon Michael
Briggs, 23, of Kingman was
sentenced on a charge of
violating a protective order. 48
hours.
James Brousseau, 36,
of Rhode Island was sentenced
on a charge of operating an
unregistered snowmobile. Fine
$200.
Nick N. Brown, 43,
of Winslow is sentenced on a
charge of violating snowmobile
noise level limits. Fine $100.
Robert L. Bugdin,, 48,
of New York was sentenced
on a charge of operating
snowmobile left of center. Find
$100.
Aaron S. Burke, 27, of
Mattawamkeag was sentenced
on a charge of operating an
unregistered and snowmobile.
Fine $200.
Douglas J. Burrill, 25,
of Kingman was sentenced on a
charge of attaching false plates.
Fine $150.
Pasquale Caruso,
41, of Massachusetts was
sentenced on a charge of
operating a snowmobile left of
center. Fine $100.
Elicia Cassetta 26,
of Bangor was sentenced on
multiple charges of operating
while license is suspended or
revoked. Total fine $1000, total
jail time 10 days.
Murry Benedict
Cassidy,Jr., 48, of Jay, was
sentenced on a charge of
violation of Baxter State Park
rules. Fine $200.
Christopher C.
Chambers, 29, of Old Town
was sentenced on a charge of
failure to register vehicle. Fine
$100.
Daniel P. Charest, 35,
of Sydney was sentenced on a
charge of violating snowmobile
noise level limits. Find $100.
Lindsey B. Chebegia,,
62, of Lincoln was sentenced
on a charge of allowing a dog
to be at large. Fine $50.
Rachelle R.
Clippinger, 41, Patten,
committing unlawful use, fine
$350.
David M. Cobb, 63,
Danforth, speeding 30+ MPH,
fine $350.
Jeffrey R. Colella,
28, Waltham, operating
snowmobile left of center, fine
$100.
Ronald Cooper, 45,
Massachusetts, operating
snowmobile left of center, fine
$100.
Paul S. Creswell,
52, Massachusetts, operating
unregistered snowmobile, fine
$200.
Leroy R. Crowe,
35, Masstown, operating
snowmobile left of center, fine
$100.
Kevin N. Demmons,
45, Milford, fishing rule
violation, fine $120.
Richard Dormeyer,
43, New York, operating
unregistered snowmobile, fine
$200.
Tyler Dyer, 23,
Palermo, operating unregistered
snowmobile, fine $200.
Douglas Emery, 57,
Massachusetts, operating
snowmobile left of center, fine
$100.
Ryan H. Federico, 22,
East Millinocket, possession of
marijuana, fine $350.
Andrew Federman,
22, Old Town, fishing without a
valid license, fine $123.
Kimberly Fortine,
27, Lincoln, failure to register
vehicle, fine $100.
Russell C. Gagham,
44, Winthrop, operating
snowmobile left of center, fine
$100.
Laurie A. George, 38,
Millinocket, domestic violence
assault, fine $300.
Laurie A. George,
38, Millinocket, possession of
marijuana, fine $350.
Arnold Goryan,
31, Lincoln, harassment by
telephone, fine $150.
Justin W. Grass,
25, Windham, of violating
condition of release, fine $250.
Justin W. Grass,
25, Wimdham,Theft by
unauthorized taking or transfer,
fine $250, restitution $70.
Cameron Grillo,
22, Freeport, fishing rule of
violation, fine $120.
Wayne Guiggey, 66,
Sherman, operating ATV on
public way, fined $100.
Dale A. Haley,
28, Stonington, operating
unregistered snowmobile, fined
$200.
Desiree Harrison, 32,
Stacyville, criminal mischief,
fine $100, restitution $411.30.
Alan S. Heath, 49,
West Paris, possession of
marijuana, fined $350.
Tim R. Hersom 38,
New Hampshire, operating
snowmobile left of center, fine
$100.
Tim R. Hersom, 38,
New Hampshire, operating
unregistered snowmobile, fined
$200.
Don Higgins, 38,
Massachusetts, operating
snowmobile left of center, fined
$100.
Hugh J. Hill, 45,
Howland, domestic violence
assault, 48 hours.
Hugh J. Hill, 45,
Howland, violating conditions
of release, seven days.
Stephen Hodgetts
49, Massachusetts, failure
to provide and display
registration, fined $100.
Whitley Hussey,
20, Passadumkeag, operating
while license is suspended or
revoked, fine $500, 48 hours.
Whitley Hussey,
20, Passadumkeag, violating
condition of release, 48 hours.
Mark Ingersoll, 38,
Massachusetts, operating
snowmobile left of center, fine
$100.
Michael T. Ingersoll,
44, Massachusetts, operating
snowmobile left of center, fine
$100.
David C. Ireland,
Jr., 39, Howland, operating
while license is suspended or
revoked, fine $250.
Timothy J. Irish,27,
of Plymouth, operating
unregistered snowmobile, fine
$200.
Joshua R. Johnstone,
33, Brunswick, violation of
Baxter State Park rules, fine
$200.
Jamie A.Kaelin, 33,
Hersey, shooting from a motor
vehicle or motor boat, fine
$200.
Jamie a Kaelin, 33,
Hersey, rule violation, fine
$100.
Tamera S. Lebron,
20, of Millinocket, operating
vehicle without a license, fined
$200.
LR Hamilton
Holdings, Princeton, rule
violation, fine of $500.
Lori A. Mason, 57,
New York, failure to provide
and display registration, fine
$100.
Scott J. McGarry,
43, Massachusetts, operating
snowmobile left of center, fine
$100.
John S. McNeill,
42, Massachusetts, operating
snowmobile left of center, fine
$100.
Gregory S. Moore, 33,
Patten, shooting from a motor
vehicle or motor boat, fine
$200.
Gregory S. Moore,
33, Patten, rule violation, fine
$100.
William Moulton, 18,
Lincoln, theft by authorized
to use, 45 days, suspended;
operating while license
suspended or revoked, fined
$250; operating vehicle without
a license, 48 hours, suspended;
operating a vehicle without
license, 48 hours, suspended,
restitution $50.; Theft by
unauthorized use of the
property, 45 days, suspended,
restitution $50.
Roberto Nizolazzo,
42, Massachusetts, operating
unregistered snowmobile, fine
$200.
Theresa Osborne, 45,
Lincoln, allowing minor to
operate, fine $100..
Justin Perry, 20, East
Millinocket, minor possessing
liquor, fine $200.
Rickie Poplawski,
25, New York, operating
snowmobile on plowed road,
fine $100.
Dwight L. Priest,
55, Enfield, failure to register
vehicle, fine $100.
Joseph S. Provencher,
20, Poland, operating
snowmobile left of center, fine
$100.
Scott M. Quinn, 47,
Massachusetts, operating
snowmobile left of center, fine
$100.\
Karla L. Ramsay, 53,
Island Falls, theft by authorized
taking or transfer, fined $100.
Coty L. Reed,, 18,
Enfield, violating condition
of release, 48 hours; domestic
violence assault, 48 hours;
criminal mischief, 48 hours;
minor possessing liquor, fine
$250.
Clinton F. Rhoades,
33, Springfield, violating
protective order, 48 hours;
violating protective order, 48
hours; violating conditions of
release, fine $250; violating
protective order, fine $250.
Jeremy L. Rodrigue,
26, Woolwich, violating
snowmobile noise level limits,
fine $100.
Daniel Scott, 40,
Pennsylvania, operating
unregistered snowmobile, fine
$200.
Tonya Searles, 26,
Webster, attaching false plates,
fine $150.
David M. Silva,
52, Medway, operating
snowmobile on plowed road,
fine $100.
Tony Silver, 46,
West Paris, possessing fish in
violation, fine $120.
Gerald W. Smith, 55,
East Millinocket, operating
under the influence, fine $900,
12 days.
James M. Smith, 58,
Plymouth, ice fishing with
more than five lines, fine $100.
Jason Spingel 28,
Millinocket, sale and use of
drug paraphernalia, fined $300.
Susan Stanhope, 45,
Lincoln, failure to register
vehicle within 30 days, fine
$150.
John C. Sweet,III, 43,
Mount Desert, unattended lines,
fine $100.
Brad Tash, 30,
Chester, ice fishing with more
than five lines, fine $100.
Eric Theriault, 19,
East Millinocket, minor
possessing liquor, fine $200.
Tony Turcote,
Litchfield, violation of Baxter
State Park rules, fine $200.
Brady S. Vose, 22,
Lincoln, theft by unauthorized
taking or transfer, fine $250.
Andrew G. Wescott,
29, Windham, operating
while license is suspended or
revoked, fined $750.
Coleman Winfield, 57,
Auburn, operating snowmobile
left of center, fine $100.
Timothy M. York, 21,
East Millinocket, terrorizing,
fine $100.
Excerpts from the Penobscot County Jail log
April 2
April 4
Matthew Burch 24, of Old
Town
was arrested on an
outstanding warrant.
Alyssa Farrington, 20,
of Hudson was arrested on
charges of unlawful possession
of synthetic hallucinogenic
drugs, unlawful possession
of scheduled drugs, unlawful
furnishing
of
synthetic
hallucinogenic drugs, unlawful
trafficking in scheduled drugs,
and unlawful possession of
scheduled drugs.
April 3
Elicia Noreen Cassetta, 26,
of Milford was arrested on
a charge of operating while
license is suspended or revoked
in an outstanding warrant.
Joseph Kirk Crandall, 34,
of Howland was arrested on
outstanding warrant.
April 5
39, of Milford was arrested on
charges of criminal trespass and
domestic violence terrorizing.
April 6
Corey Eben Carr, 35, of Old
Town was arrested on charges
of domestic violence assault and
obstructing the report of a crime.
Brandon Thomas Whalen, 20,
of Howland was arrested on a
charge of violating a protective
order.
Michael Gary Thibodeau,
Something we can do now to
address high gas prices
By ConGRessman miKe miChaud
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 gave the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC) new authority to prevent speculation
and profiteering in oil futures
trading. While most Americans
didn’t know that Congress included this critical provision in
this bill, it’s long past time that
CFTC uses its new authority to
tackle high gas prices.
A lot of things impact the cost
of oil – production levels, demand, supply disruptions, natural disasters, speculation, and international affairs all play a role.
And there has been an overarching debate on the causes of recent oil price swings. Some say
price spikes are caused entirely
by the fundamentals of supply
and demand. Others contend
that excessive speculation in the
oil futures market and other issues are to blame.
But that debate has been largely ended. A lot of factors explain
the high prices we are seeing,
but it’s not as simple as conventional supply and demand calculations.
The facts bear this out. According to the Energy Information Administration, the supply
of oil and gasoline is higher today than it was three years ago,
when the national average price
for a gallon of gasoline was just
$1.90. And, while the national
average price of gasoline is
close to double that now, the demand for oil in the U.S. is at its
lowest level since April of 1997.
In addition, according to the
International Energy Agency,
in the last quarter of 2011 the
world oil supply rose by 1.3
million barrels per day while
demand only increased by 0.7
million barrels per day. Yet, during this same period, the price of
Texas light sweet crude rose by
over 12%. Meanwhile, oil speculators now control over 80 percent of the energy futures market, a figure that has more than
doubled over the past decade.
Groups as diverse as Exxon
Mobile, Goldman Sachs, the
Saudi Arabian government, the
American Trucking Association, Delta Airlines, the Petroleum Marketers Association of
America, and the St. Louis Federal Reserve have all indicated
that excessive oil speculation
significantly increases oil and
gasoline prices.
In fact, recent reports found
that excessive Wall Street oil
speculation adds $.56 a gallon
to the price we all pay at the
pump – money that’s lining the
pockets of hedge fund managers
and that Americans shouldn’t be
paying.
As the cost to fill our gas
tanks continues to skyrocket,
the CFTC continues to drag its
feet on imposing strict speculation limits to eliminate, prevent,
or diminish excessive oil speculation. Although the CFTC has
taken some initial steps in the
right direction, they are not
strong enough and not yet in
force due to Wall Street opposition and delays in oversight and
data collection. This is simply
unacceptable and must change.
That’s why I joined my colleagues in urging them to take
immediate action. I’ve also
pushed the Appropriations
Committee to adequately fund
the CFTC’s operations so they
have the resources necessary to
make a real difference and finally get the job done.
While there is no silver bullet to solving our high energy
prices, we should pursue an allof-the-above strategy to tackle
the problem. In my opinion,
we must develop new domestic
energy sources, expand oil and
gas production, and reduce our
overall reliance on oil through
greater efficiencies and the development of clean, renewable
energy. Maine has taken the
lead on developing biomass,
wind and tidal power, and federal policies should continue to
support the growth of these local sources of energy.
Our nation’s energy security is
critical to our economic growth
and ability to make our way out
of this recession. Right now,
CFTC’s primary duty should
be to ensure that the prices
Americans pay for gasoline and
heating oil are fair and that the
markets operate free from fraud,
abuse, and manipulation.
Ending excessive speculation
on Wall Street, which we know
adds directly to the price we pay
at the pump, is a no-brainer. The
CFTC must do what current law
mandates and end excessive oil
speculation once and for all.
April 7
Ashley Dickinson, 20, of
Millinocket
was
arrested
on an outstanding warrant.
Tamara Shadel Lebron, 20,
of Millinocket was arrested on
charges of unlawful possession
of scheduled drugs, receiving
stolen property, and violating
conditions of probation.
April 8
Cathrin Deltorto, 33, of
Lincoln was arrested on a
charge of criminal trespass.
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Penobscot County
Due to a change in
how arrest warrents are
processed by the state’s
court systems, we are
currently unable to obtain active warrants for
publication.
According to a
spokesperson for the
Maine State Court
System, the problem
should be rectified
shortly.
Have you thought about
adding to the family?
There is something
about the pitter-patter
of little feet on the floor
that turns a house into
a home. And if that
pitter-patter happens
to come from a family
member with 4 feet,
well... twice the blessings!
The Penobscot Valley
Humane Society currently has a wide selection of cats, kittens,
and dogs available for
adoption. Whether you
are seeking that mature feline friend for lazy Sunday mornings on the sofa, the high energy of a young kitten, or a canine
friend for bounding romps through the woods, they may have
your match.
Currently, in addition to their wonderful selection of cats,
they are also foster parenting a Saint Bernard, a Beagle mix,
and a Lab and Shepard mix.
So if a furry friend is in your future, stop by or give us a
call. You’ll be glad you did.
Penobscot Valley Humane Society
(207)794-3457
Park Avenue, Lincoln
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Students act out
HOWLAND – Twenty eight students at the
Hichborn Middle School in Howland put on a
show Friday. And what a show it was!
The Performing Arts Workshop is an 8 week
workshop that focuses on teaching the fundamentals of performing on stage. The workshop develops skills in the areas of singing, acting and dancing. The program was drected by Lana St.Cyr.
Friday’s variety show performances were the
culmination of the 8 week program. The show
included acts which touched on the issues facing todays youth such as bullying in the school
systems and being a “Contagious” friend (being a
good influence and to not surround yourself with
those who are a bad influence). The show also
featured an act about the effects of cancer in our
community. Other acts were purely just for fun and entertainment. The performance ended the night with
a Big Finale which was a choreographed dance
routine involving all 28 performers called “Dancing through the Decades”.
The cast offered 2 performances. The first was
offered to their peers during an in-school assem-
bly, while the second performanceheld Friday
evening was open to the public.
Based on the very positive the workshop and
performances have generated, the students are already planning on what they want to do next year!
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