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VOLUME 13 ISSUE 3
NOVEMBER 2014
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Community Collaboration Helps LEAP
LEAP is a local nonprofit organization whose
mission is, in part, to
help people live happier and healthier lives.
Since 1980, LEAP has
provided residential and
habilitation supports to
adults with cognitive disabilities. More recently,
as part of its wellness
program, LEAP has developed community gardens
and a fit trail system on
its Farmington Falls Road
property. A stewardship
forest management plan
and educational forest are
in development, and there
are dreams of a farmers’
market providing fresh
fruits and vegetables and
jobs for people of all abilities.
The projects developed
by volunteers and funded
through grants, donations and fundraising, are
open to the public. There
are walking trails, and a
unique series of fit stations scattered along the
trails where people can
workout different muscle
groups to create a wholebody workout. The stations flow through the
natural terrain of the forest
and include the accessibility station; the warm-up
station; the strength station, the aerobic station
and the contemplation/
cool-down station. Darryl
Wood, LEAP’s Executive
Director, says, “People of
all abilities should be encouraged to participate in
their own wellness, and
we are proud to have the
accessibility station start
the route.”
With Franklin Savings Bank and Hammond
Lumber Company providing funding and raw materials, this station and all
the others were designed
and constructed by the
carpentry and construction students at Foster
Tech. And these stations
are built to last for generations! Pictured above
on the “contemplation
station” are Foster Tech’s
Damien Cochran, Devin
Eldridge, and Dustin Josselyn. Also enjoying this
fun moment are Peter Judkins of Franklin Savings,
and Al Feather of Hammond Lumber, reclining
after the load-bearing test.
Peter said, “Franklin
Savings Bank is pleased
to be able to do our part to
support a healthy lifestyle
for members of our community. What a beautiful
place to exercise and enjoy the outdoors!”
Al noted, Hammond
Lumber Company is
proud to be part of this
unique and rewarding
community project! It has
been a pleasure to work
with an organization like
LEAP who sees the value
in community wellness
and health.”
Darryl said, “LEAP
provides an invaluable
service to families and
individual in west central Maine, but we also
understand that when we
give, we get back plenty
Pictured above on the “contemplation station” are Foster Tech’s Damien Cochran,
Devin Eldridge, and Dustin Josselyn. Also enjoying this fun moment are Peter Judkins
of Franklin Savings, and Al Feather of Hammond Lumber, reclining after the loadbearing test.
in return. We believe that
the more of us that think
this way, the stronger we
all will be, including those
who need a helping hand.”
LEAP is a local nonprofit residential service
provider who strives to
empower people of all
abilities to believe in
themselves, live healthy
and well, make friends
in our communities, and
have hope for the future.
Our foundational principle is to provide services
that encourage well being,
self-expression and experiences of joy.
For more information on
LEAP, and to learn more
about our mission and
services, please visit us at
www.leapcommunity.org.n
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as Citizen Of the Year
for 2014. Adrian and
Debbie donated much of
their time for auctions to
raise funds for various
organizations that help
the community. Adrian
talked to the Emblem
Club about the tremendous amount of work
that goes into prepar-
ing for an auction. The
Farmington
Emblem
Club give them a plaque
and flowers. A meal of
soups, salads, bread and
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Phoenix Cross Country
Big Changes To
Physical Ed.
The new school year
has begun and with the
recently awarded grant to
Healthy Community Coalition and area schools
there are more physical
activity opportunities for
students.
Healthy
Community
Coalition of Greater
Franklin County was
awarded a $1.8 million
Carol M. White Physical Education Program
(PEP) grant in April
titled “Franklin County
Youth Bringing Home the
Gold”. This grant is for
three years and includes
Mt. Blue RSD, MSAD
#58, and Flagstaff RSU.
The goals of the PEP
grant are to:
a) increase daily physical activity for all students
b) increase the number
of students who consume
the recommended daily
amounts of fruits and vegetables
c) improve physical
education and nutrition
education curriculum
The PEP grant offers
the schools a number of
opportunities to improve
the daily physical activity and nutrition education for students. Before
and after school activities,
equipment for physical
education and classroom
learning, and professional
development for staff to
teach best practices and
lead upcoming activities
are part of the grant.
Laurie Soucy, PEP
grant director and Angela
Norton, program coordi-
nator, look forward to implementing the activities
of the “Franklin County
Youth Bringing Home the
Gold” PEP grant and collaborating with schools
and community organizations, as they work together to enhance the health
and wellness of all children in Franklin County.
If you have any questions
regarding the grant, or
any of the required data
collection, please contact
Laurie Soucy at lsoucy@
fchn.org or (207)7792924.
About Healthy Community
Coalition
of
Greater Franklin County.
Healthy
Community
Coalition of Greater
Franklin County, founded
in 1989, is one of the oldest health coalitions in the
country. Its mission is to
measurably improve the
wellbeing of all people in
Greater Franklin County
and neighboring towns
using a coordinated public
health approach of education, promotion, and outreach. With its qualified
staff of public health professionals, Healthy Community Coalition offers
health screenings, health
information,
programs
and events to support
healthy lifestyles that prevent disease and improve
quality of life. Its community outreach efforts
appear in every town and
corner of the region. For
more information, please
visit www.fchn.org/hcc. n
“Souper” Supper
The
Chesterville
Grange will be having a
public “souper” supper on
Friday, November 14th,
serving between 5:00
and 6:30 pm. Homemade
soups, chowders, breads,
and dessert. Adults, $5.00;
Child, $2.50. FMI 7782282 or 778-5845. n
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Sam Brenner was the first Spruce Mountain boy to the
finish during a recent meet with Lewiston, Leavitt and
Oxford Hills high schools. Brenner was 10th overall with
a time of 22:10. (Photo by Bill Van Tassel)
Megan Mercier, pictured here, finished two places behind
her sister Mallory for Spruce Mountain's Cross Country
team. The girls and their teammates were in a September
26 race in Oxford Hills. Teammate Anneka Dubord was
the first Phoenix girl to the finish line, getting 20th overall. (Photo by Bill Van Tassel)
Jake Lord Play It Safe Alumni Game
3rd Annual Jake Lord
Play It Safe Alumni Basketball Game.
The 3rd Annual JLPISF
Alumni Basketball Games
will be played on Friday,
November 28, 2014 at the
Spruce Mountain High
School North Campus
Gym.
There will be three games
this year.
5:00pm - SMHS Boys
Alumni vs. Current SMHS
Boys
6:30pm - Girls Alumni
vs. Current SMHS Girls
8:00pm - Jay vs. LF
Alumni (We have to bring
the rivalry back for a night!)
If you would like to make
a donation please send me
a message or contact me
at playitsafefoundation@
gmail.com or 207-9319606. Donors will be all be
recognized for their generosity at the event.
If you would like to play,
please contact Chris Bessey.
It’s guaranteed to be a
fun and exciting evening of
basketball, good food and
great raffle items!
The Jake Lord Play it Safe
foundation is about high
quality sports equipment,
concussion awareness and
screening programs, and
promoting policies that protect youth athletes.
The mission of the Jake
Lord Play It Safe Foundation is to promote safety
in youth sports, to increase
public awareness of the impact of concussions on the
mental health of athletes
and to promote public policies that will protect youth
from the devastating conse-
quences of head injuries.
The Jake Lord Play It
Safe Foundation raises
funds to purchase high
quality sports equipment
that will help diminish the
likelihood of concussions
and permanent or long-term
injuries to young athletes.
The money is being used to
help high schools purchase
better sports equipment.
The long term goal is to
provide helmets throughout the state, and perhaps in
other states. In addition, the
Foundation engages in public awareness activities to
increase public understanding of the danger of head injuries to young athletes, and
also promotes statutory and
regulatory changes at the
state level to better protect
youth who engage in school
or town sports programs.
For more information or
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Gail Saviello Memorial Tennis Scrambles Results
The Tyngtown Club
of Wilton had a wonderful turnout for
their
annual
“Gail Saviello Memorial Tennis
Scrambles”
on
Saturday, October
18th!
The
ladies winners
were Patty Schoen
and Stacey Edgar. The
men’s winners were Eddie Yuen and Mark Stofan. A yearly fundraising
event, the tennis tournament proceeds go towards
the upkeep and maintenance of the clay tennis
courts at the Academy
Hill School in Wilton.
The Tyngtown Club
is in it’s 114th year, and
from it’s beginning, continues to be propelled
by a group of dedicated,
highly motivated women
working to make a
contribution
to
their community. They hold a
variety of fundraising events
each year and
donate
the
proceeds
to
The
Wilton
Free Public Library, the Wilton
Scholarship Fund, the
Wilton Early
Childhood
Center and
others. They
also
provide
a n d
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flowers for
over
30 window boxes throughout
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Winter Farmers
Market
The Farmington Winter
Farmers Market will begin
again Nov 1 and will meet
every Saturday until May;
from 9 am until 12 noon.
The market meets in the
Farmington Grange Hall
at 124 Bridge Street. Every second Saturday will
feature a fiber spinning
meet as well. For more information contact Bonnie
Clark, 778-6637.n
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John McDonald
from the desk of Connie Jones...
Getting Old or Growing Old?
Similar phrases, but what a world of
difference between the two! Which are
you? – getting old or growing old?
Getting old. Just picture it. Drooping
shoulders, head hung low. “Getting old
isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.” “Things
sure aren’t like they used to be.” This
person is part of that statistic that always
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is spent watching TV. These people
seem to be sitting on the sidelines,
just waiting for the days to go by until
they die. “Nobody wants us…I’m just
too old…” It seems that they got to a
certain point and just gave up.
Growing old. Ah-h-h. A huge
difference. This is active, we’re still
growing, becoming something new,
expanding, changing. Still not mature
or complete, we still have more to
become! I think of the trees in the fall
– that’s growing old. They don’t die
before they become a blaze of glory.
We are those leaves – still growing
towards maturity. We are not complete
yet, we are still growing. Let’s do it
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changing ourselves and changing the
entire world around us.
These people are still learning, still
have new ideas, have new goals and
aims. They are still curious about the
world around them, want to better
understand themselves and the people
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maybe spending more time listening
and watching, than expounding! This
becomes the wisdom of old age.
A very wise woman once said –
I look forward to how I will change in
5 or 10 years. This is what I think now.
I’m anxious to see how I’ll change in
the future. -- Coronetta Adams (my
mom)
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No one from Maine has
ever been elected president of the United States.
James G. Blaine, one of
Maine’s most famous and
successful
politicians,
came closest. Our western
neighbor New Hampshire
gave the country President
Franklin Pierce, but many
historians consider him
one of our worst. I’d rather
not claim any than have to
claim Pierce.
Although he hated to
admit it, James G. Blaine
was actually “from away.”
He was born in 1830 in the
sleep little town of West
Brownsville, Pennsylvania,
coming to Maine in 1854
when he was hired as editor
of the Kennebec Journal
in Augusta. Later, in what
some would call a step up
and others would consider
a step down he moved to
Portland to become editor
of the Portland Advertiser.
In 1859 Blaine was elected
to the Maine House of
Representatives, where he
served three years, the last
as Speaker. He then moved
on to the U.S. Congress
as Maine’s representative.
He did so well as Speaker
of the Maine House that
his colleagues in Congress
elected him Speaker there
as well.
Wanting a better job,
Blaine resigned from
Congress in 1876 and
ran unsuccessfully for
the Republican nomination for president. He ran
for the same nomination
four years later and lost
Participating with
again. Third time being
the charm – at least for the
presidential nomination –
Blaine became the Republican candidate for President in 1884, but managed
to lose the election, anyway, to Grover Cleveland.
But he came sooo close.
How close?
Well, he lost New York
State, and thereby the election, by about one thousand votes.
Many people, including
Blaine, thought he lost because of inflammatory remarks made in New York
on the eve of the election
by Reverend Samuel D.
Burchard, supposedly on
Blaine’s behalf. In a fiery
speech Rev. Burchard referred to the opposing party – the Democrats – as the
party of “… Rum, Romanism and Rebellion!” Blaine
sat there on the podium,
powerless to do anything
As expected, the emotional speech got lots of
people all riled up. And remember, this all occurred
well before talk radio,
iPhones, facebook, twitter and texting. The reverend’s words spread like
wildfire throughout New
York’s immigrant population, offending many Irish
Catholics in the process.
In the remaining hours of
the campaign, Blaine reminded New York voters
that his own mother was
a Catholic, but it was not
enough. Too much damage had been done by the
reverend’s remarks and
Blaine lost the election.
The campaign between
Blaine and Cleveland became famous for two silly
campaign slogans, one
aimed at each candidate. I
know. What campaign slogans aren’t silly?
Cleveland supporters
often chanted, “James G.
Blaine, James G. Blaine,
the continental liar from
the State of Maine.” While
Blaine supporters, after
discovering that Cleveland fathered a child out
of wedlock, chanted, “Ma,
Ma, where’s my pa?”
After Cleveland won
the election, the ending of the chant became,
“Gone to the White House,
ha,ha,ha.”Don’t you wish
our politics still had such
wholesome scandals?
I suppose Longfellow
could have written better
slogans, but, as far as we
know, he never offered his
services to either candidaten.
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Maine Deer Season Outlook
V. Paul Reynolds
Contrary to a recent
press release issued by
the Maine Department
of Inland Fisheres and
Wildlife, Maine’s 2014
firearms season for deer
kicks off with a Maine
residents only opening
day November 1st, not
November 2nd. Starting
the following Monday,
November 3rd, the deer
season is open to all licensed big game hunters. ( If you wait until
MDIF&W’s announced
start date of November
4th you will have missed
opening day).
What’s the Maine deer
season outlook?
Pretty darn good if you
combine the statistics,
the deer biologist’s forecast and the so-called
“anecdotal evidence.”
According to the harvest data and all the buzz
there has been a definite
rebound of deer numbers
following the severe winters of 2008 and 2009.
Kyle Ravana, Maine’s
deer biologist, estimates
that if normal hunting
conditions and hunter effort prevail, this year’s
dear kill will be in the
25,750 range, nearly a
20 percent increase from
last year’s kill. The total
deer kill for the last ten
years is as follows: 2012
– 21,553; 2011 – 18,839;
2010 – 20,063; 2009 –
18,092; 2008 – 21,062;
2007 – 28,885; 2006 –
29,918; 2005 – 28,148;
2004 – 30,926; 2003 –
30,313.
According to Ravana,
harvest trends support
the fact that the population has rebounded.
Ravana says, “Last
year, WMD 3 in Eastern
Aroostook County had
its highest buck harvest
ever, and WMD 6, while
not a historical high, had
one of its highest buck
harvests ever. As a result
of the increasing deer
population in WMDs 3
and 6, the department
issued any-deer permits
in these WMDs 3 and 6
for 2013. Hunter surveys
also show that hunters
are seeing more deer.”
“Most telling is the
annual buck kill, an index used by the department to note trends in the
population. Maine’s buck
kill has increased each
of the past four years.
Last year’s buck harvest
increased 23% from the
previous year. In much
of the state, the buck kill
exceeded the 10-year average, another sign the
deer population has rebounded.”
The deer recovery is
attributted to a number of factors: first and
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foremost, consecutively
mild winters, “focused
predator control” (dead
coyotes), and better protection of deer wintering
areas.
In general, outdoor
people are reporting deer
sightings from one end of
the state to the other. This
has not been the case for
too long. Deer hunters
are pumped.
Most exciting of all,
perhaps, are some nearrecord buck harvests last
fall in the big woods of
far northern Maine.
This trend, combined
with the likely survival
of Maine’s traditional
bear hunt, can only help
Maine’s hard-pressed rural economy. It will take
time to bring back many
non-resident deer hunters
who have been staying
away in droves.
The promotional arm
of the Maine Department
of Inland Fishheries and
Wildlife, when it gets
its calendar organized,
might consider some
overdue marketing initiatives to get the word out
about the long-awaited
recovery of Maine’s
once- beleaguered deer
herd.
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 (WVOMFM 103.9, WQVM-FM
101.3) and former information officer for the
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Noember 2014
The Healthy Geezer
By: Fred Cecitti
Q. Do people who are
color blind see everything in black and white?
“Color blindness” is
the common term used
to describe color vision
deficiency. The term is
misleading, because total
color blindness that turns
the world into shades of
gray is rare.
The most common type
of color blindness makes
it difficult for people to
discriminate
between
red and green. The next
most common form of
the deficiency affects the
perception of blues and
yellows. Those with blueyellow blindness almost
always have red-green
blindness, too.
Many people with color
blindness don’t know they
have it. For example, they
are taught at an early age
that grass is green. They
look at lawns and see yellow grass. Subsequently,
if you ask them what color the grass is, they will
tell you it’s green.
(Please don’t ask me
how they handle shopping for bananas.)
Color blindness affects
about ten percent of men,
but only one percent of
women. Most people with
color blindness inherited
it. There is no treatment
to correct inherited color blindness. However,
there are specially tinted
eyeglasses that can help
people with deficiencies
to discriminate between
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Jodi Cornelio
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Jodi R. Cornelio, AS, BA, MBA
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Listed below are five
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anywhere to flatten your
stomach. Not only are
these exercises good for
flattening your stomach
they are great for your
entire core strength and
a healthy back.
Just do each exercise
every other day 3 sets
of 12 repetitions and
feel you core tighten,
see your stomach flatten and improve your
posture. The best thing
about these movements
is that you can do them
all standing. No floor
mats or heavy equipment needed and you
can actually sneak a few
in while you are at work.
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1. Slow motion front
kick: Stand with straight
posture, lift right knee
belly button height then
extend your leg out
straight, draw it back in
and toe touch the floor to
the starting position. Repeat 12 times. Repeat on
the opposite leg.
2. Side Bends with or
without weights: Heavy
weights are not necessary if you are trying to
thin the waist line. The
exercise is exactly how
it sounds. Just point your
index finger to your baby
toe and bend side to side.
The more the better. Try
to do 100 side to side.
3. Torso twist with
weight: This exercise
is very affective with a
light to moderate hands
weight. Hold one dumbbell with both hand
straight out in front of
you, chest high with
straight arms. Rotate to
the left and then rotate
to the right. Leave hips
stationary and only twist
at the waist as the upper
body follows.
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knee pull: No weight
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little more. With hands
over head at a left side
angle bring your opposite knee into your chest
to meet your arms and
repeat up and down 12
times on each side.
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Reach for the sky to your
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cross your midsection.
Repeat 12 times of each
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Noember 2014
Nothin’ But Small Talk…Horses Helping Soldiers
Jess Small
This month we pay tribute to those military personnel who have served
our country. They have
fought for our freedom
and put their lives on the
line to ensure our safety.
Now they are home and
we need to make sure
they know our appreciation and are taken care of.
For decades horses have
carried soldiers bravely
into war, carried cannons
and ammunition for the
artillerymen, pulled wagons full of supplies for the
all military, and carried
the American flag proudly
head on into battle. Today horses are helping
wounded soldiers on the
road to recover from their
physical and emotional
injuries, as well as help
them to adjust back into
civilian life.
When you are in the
presence of a horse you
feel a rush of emotions
– strength, focus, energy, awe, and just overwhelmed with their beau-
ty and power. Scientists
and therapists have recognized these complex emotions and the quick bond
between humans and
horses and have begun to
use them for many therapeutic purposes. Horses
are smart and perceptive
animals. Each horse has
its own personality, just
as humans do. Their personality traits are not the
same as human traits, but
they are traits that we as
humans can relate to and
that is what helps seal the
bond between our species.
Horses can help facilitate healing because they
have a natural ability to
know what a person needs
to heal, whether it is an
emotional block, a bad repetitive behavior, or even
a physical problem.
Equine assisted therapy
program are becoming
more and more popular
all over the cover. More
farm and programs are
opening their doors every year. Many of them
are now focusing on post
traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD). Horses and soldiers are a lot alike. They
are both hard wired to stay
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In most equine assisted
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On the ground activities
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and combat zones. This
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then are able to help them
to find solutions. The participants quickly learn
and recognize unhealthy
behaviors, acknowledge
their strengths and weaknesses and work to incorporate new healthy behaviors.
Horses are also used
to help wounded soldiers
heal their physical aliments. Riding a horse is
soothing, stress free, and
once can find comfort
with the rhythmic rocking motion of the horse.
Soldiers who have trouble walking or can’t run
feel at one with the horse
and can focus on their
balance and posture as
well as using all muscle
groups while in the saddle. Horses and humans
have a pelvis that works
the same way, both with
identical hip movements
while walking. Sitting on
a horse allows a person’s
body parts do move naturally.
Therapeutic riding also
helps with traumatic brain
injuries and PTSD. While
riding your mind must be
in the present and focused
on yourself, the horse,
and your riding. Being
in the saddle helps your
brain work on the “right
now” and does not let
rider focus on any intrusive thinking or distracted
thoughts. Many researchers have discovered and
proved that horses tend
to mirror the human emotions and the claim that
horses are very effective partners for helping
a human heal as well as
helping them to achieve
higher levels of personal
growth. A horse’s behavior can change the emotional state of a person.
One session of Equine
Assisted Psychotherapy
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sessions on the “couch”.
Our soldiers deserve to be
at peace and feel comfort
upon their return home.
Horses can give that to
them. Farms and ranches
that offer equine therapy
on the ground and in the
saddle are becoming more
and more popular. Many
of them are branching out
and primarily focusing
on our wounded soldiers
while a majority continues to focus on children
and therapy needs.
Our services members
and their families make
daily sacrifices for all of
us living in the United
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Employees Honored at Annual Reception
The University of
Maine at Farmington’s
North Dining Hall was
the festive setting for the
Oct 30 annual employee
recognition banquet for
Franklin
Community
Health Network (FCHN).
Employees with five or
more years of service and
at five-year milestones
were invited to attend,
along with their managers.
Rebecca
Arsenault,
FCHN president/CEO,
welcomed the group and
thanked everyone for the
quality of their work.
“You demonstrate our
values of pride, innovation, caring, and excellence every day toward
our vision of being the
best we can be. Employees are the most important resource in any organization,” she said. “The
97 individuals invited
here today are therefore
acknowledged and commended for their contributions toward the success of this health care
system. All combined
you have given 1,260
years of service.”
Employees and their
guests attended the banquet that included a buffet meal, entertainment
by the popular comedian
Bob Marley, booklets
with anecdotes from a supervisor about each employee, and door prizes.
Employees recognized
received congratulations
from Arsenault, as well as
certificates, pins, scarves,
and a cash gift based
upon years of service.
Mary O’Donal was acknowledged for her longevity with 54 years of
service. O’Donal started
her career at the original
facility on the Fairbanks
Road. When the hospital
opened at its present location in 1975, O’Donal
held several positions before finally settling into
the medical records department where she has
been for more than 20
years.
The longer-term employees included: 50
years: Carol James, laundry; 40 years: Cheryl
Bunker, accounting; and
Michelle Lucey, nursing; 35 years: Marsha
James, Farmington Family Practice; Dianne Parker, laboratory; and Lesa
Thompson, laboratory;
30 years: Carolyn Hastings, radiology; Lori Ireland, coding; and Marie
Wade, physical rehabilitation and sports medicine; 25 years: Joel Chandler, radiology; Celeste
Farrington, Farmington
Family Practice; Patricia
Longtime Franklin Community Health Network employees from left: Mary O’Donal,
Lesa Thompson, Michelle Lucey, Marsha James, and Carol James.
Richards, nursing; Nancy
Simpson, nursing; and
Nancy Thomas, nursing.
Franklin Community
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member of the MaineHealth system. FCHN includes Franklin Memorial
Hospital, Franklin Health
medical practices, Ev-
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and the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater
Franklin County. n
Spruce Mountain Middle School Holds 4th Annual
Christmas Craft Fair
The Spruce Mountain
Middle School boosters
club is hosting the Fourth
Annual Christmas Craft
Fair from 10am to 3 pm on
Saturday November 15th.
The boosters club will be
serving free popcorn and
cider donated by a local or-
chard, along with free gift
wrapping and bake sale.
The eighth grade students
have compiled theme baskets such as Movie night
and Spa day baskets to
raffle off also. The fair will
include products and vendors from Lia Sophia, thir-
ty-one brand, Pampered
Chef,Scentzy,Goat’s Milk
Soaps and Lotions, Sticks
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Soul Day Spa, handcrafted
wooden signs and doll’s
clothes along with other
products from local artisans such as quilts, home-
made cards, jewelry, mittens from woolen sweaters,
pocketbooks, jellies and
jams. Bessey Designs will
be taking orders for Spruce
Mountain Phoenix school
items. Get a head start on
your holiday shopping. All
proceeds will be donated to
the eighth grade class trip
to Boston in the spring. The
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by touring Fenway Park
and the Freedom Trail, and
they also explore local colleges and universities to
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Save the date for the
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will be held Saturday,
November 22 at UMF’s
North Dining Hall. The
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attic and bring it to the
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riety of items have been
donated to date, including
handmade furniture, ski
tickets, artwork, a yoga
retreat, and a chance to
be a Brewer for the Day
at Baxter Brewing Company.
The Great Charity Auction is generously sponsored this year by Pitcher Perfect Tire Service,
Franklin Chrysler, and
Walmart. Auction items
are welcomed in advance.
Please contact the United
Way at 778-5048 or visit
the office at 232 Broadway, Farmington.
The United Way of the
Tri-Valley Area would
like to thank area stylists
who participated in the
recent second annual CutA-Thon. The generous
stylists from Hair Razor,
Medulla, Silver Shears
and Snippers donated their
time to cut hair recently
and gave all $1,200 of the
proceeds to the United
Way. Silver Shears was a
new participant this year
and we are pleased to announce the spirited group
raised the most money at
this year’s event.
A Button Brunch was
held last weekend at
Franklin Memorial Hospital to celebrate the United
Way’s Buttons for Babes
program reaching a milestone of raising $30,000
in two years. The Brunch
was also an opportunity
to recruit new volunteers
to become engaged in the
project. More than 60 people participated! Money
raised as part of Buttons
for Babes helps to support
the unmet needs of children in Greater Franklin
County. Applications are
available at uwtva.org. n
The Great Charity Auction committee members Melissa Caminiti, Bruce Williamson
and Wanda Williamson display a beautiful quilt donated by none other than committee
member Wanda Williamson.
Cut-A-Thon volunteers Kathy Gregory, Betty Jespersen, Geri Harkins, Anne Rackliffe,
and Brenda Clark Live United.
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Caregiver
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SeniorsPlus is holding a
Caregiver Support Group
at the Farmington Town
Office, the First Monday
of each month, from 3:00
to 4:30pm.
This is a wonderful
chance to connect with
others, share experiences,
gain information, support
and a friendly ear.
You do not have to preregister to attend the support group.
This opportunity is
FREE and open to the
public. For further information, call SeniorsPlus
at 1-800-427-1241.
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is to enrich the lives of
seniors and adults with
disabilities. SeniorsPlus
believes in supporting
the independence, dignity
and quality of life of those
we serve. It serves as the
local Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center
for Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties,
and provides a network
of support, information,
services and resources for
older adults and adults
with disabilities and their
families. For more information, visit http://www.
seniorsplus.org/ or call
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Lieutenant Aaron Marden and firefighter Ethan Boyd visited the bank in Farmington to show the gear to FSB’s
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Noember 2014
CHESTER GREENWOOD DAY IS COMING UP
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2014
Chester Greenwood
Day is our annual celebration of Farmington
resident Chester Greenwood, the inventor of
earmuffs. Greenwood
was only fifteen when
he designed the first
pair of ear protectors
out of wire, beaver fur,
and cloth. At the age of
nineteen, he acquired
a U.S. patent. By age
twenty-eight, the Chester Greenwood & Com-
pany factory was producing and shipping
champion ear protectors
worldwide. In 1936 the
company had its biggest
year producing 400,000
pairs.
The annual Chester Greenwood Day is
hosted by the Franklin County Chamber of
Commerce and takes
place the first Saturday
in December, bringing
thousands to the area to
watch and/or participate
in the hour-long parade.
Cash Prizes of over $800
are awarded for floats
entering the parade.This
year’s theme is “Holiday Movies” and earmuffs must be worn on
participating floats.
Sample the Chili in
Meetinghouse Park after the parade, and warm
up from the inside out
as you enjoy the Annual Chili Challenge! Or
head to Bangor Savings
Bank on Main Street
to view the wonderful
gingerbread houses that
many have spent hours
on in the Annual Gingerbread House Contest. Those who attend
may also enjoy a tasty
piece of cake in honor of
Chester Greenwood.
As you stroll through
the downtown area,
you’ll see folks of all
ages having great fun
while shopping, enjoying food from the
wonderful eateries, or
viewing the trees at the
Rotary Club’s Festival
of Trees event at the
Historic North Church.
You may even run into
one of Chester’s family as many make the
trek to Farmington each
year to participate in the
parade and visit with
relatives who still live
locally. Musicians and
carolers from Mt Blue
High School and UMF
will line the streets and
corners sharing beautiful songs and carols for
passersby.
Please visit the Chamber website to learn how
to become involved
in this year’s Chester
Greenwood Day, including parade registration
forms, Chili and Gingerbread contest entry
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Finally!—Enough Passion, Variety, and
Chance to Contribute!
If you ask Kathleen
Szostek what makes
her career as a realtor
satisfying to her, she’ll
list many aspects of her
work that she loves.
One might surprise you,
as she recites an underpinning of her mission:
“Under all is the land.
Upon its wise utilization and widely allocated ownership depend
the survival and growth
of free institutions and
of our civilization.”
This is the preamble of
the more than centuryold Realtors’ Code of
Ethics. The documents
continues to specify
how realtors shall conduct themselves in the
service of this important work.
Kathleen dubs herself
a ‘raving capitalist’!—
she is a sincere proponent of the free-market
economy and the ingenuity that is especially
evident in Maine, where
small businesses make
up a large percentage of
the economy.
In a career that spans
11 years, Kathleen has
earned a reputation for
outstanding marketing
skill. She notes: “Marketing is key—outstanding photographs,
a voice-narrated visual
tour, an attractive internet presence. Sure,
I use other tools: keen
negotiating skill, genuinely listening to clients, and the ability to
insightfully assess the
market. But if buy-
Kathleen is an agent
with The Maine Real
Estate Network in Auburn, one of 22 offices of the company
throughout the state.
In that agency of 450,
Kathleen is consistently
in the top 5% of agents
ers are not lured into a
home, there won’t be a
sale.”
“I enjoy the wide
range of great people
I’ve met in this business. Helping someone
get into their first home,
or with mixed emotion
leave their home of 50
years, or invest in a
multi to fund their kids
college later….it’s just
the best!”
for the number of
closed sales each year.
You may reach her at
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12-Dec
vs. Messalonskee
4:00/5:30/7:00
16-Dec v
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4:00/5:30/7:00
18-Dec
vs. Mt. Ararat
4:00/5:30/7:00
20-Dec
at Brewer
10:00/11:30/1:00
23-Dec
at Lawrence
4:00/5:30/7:00
30-Dec
vs. Bangor
4:00/5:30/7:00
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10:00/11:30/1:00
6-Jan
at Lewiston
4:00/5:30/7:00
8-Jan
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10-Jan
at Oxford Hills
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vs. Brunswick
4:00/5:30/7:00
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at Messalonskee
1:00/2:30/4:00
23-Jan
at Bangor
4:00/5:30/7:00
27-Jan
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30-Jan
at Edward Little
4:00/5:30/7:00
3-Feb
vs. Hampden
5:00
5-Feb
vs. Oxford Hills
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22-Nov Tourney at MBMS & UMF**
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2:40
2-Dec
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9-Dec
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5:30/7:00
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at Messalonskee
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at Edward Little
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at Skowhegan
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at Brunswick
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19-Jan
vs. Messalonskee
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23-Jan
vs. Bangor
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27-Jan
at Lawrence
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29-Jan
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CLUES ACROSS
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32. Not a convenient
time
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All Across America
Sudoku Puzzle Answer
Puzzle on page 21
The Unite States of America is the land that I love and call home.
So I proudly pledge my allegiance to our flag.
What’s more, I do affirm:
All across America I love to see out Country’s flag
flying in the breeze.
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I love to see a gleaming white, flagpole tall and true,
that under God, for peace unfurls
our flag’s red, white, and blue.
I love to see the Stars and Stripes
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the spirit of America, -- our Country’s Honor Roll.
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Puzzle on page 8
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Never Forget
Remembering
Our
Heroes
Stephanie Stevens
SSgt. USMC
12 years and 1 tour.
Thanks - U!
Fritz Gurschick
Air Force MSGT
We love you and appreciate
you and your many years of
service to this country.
Richard P. Ducharme Sr.
E3 - U.S. Navy
Thank You!
Love Michelle
Michael W Wentzel
USMC LCPL
We are very proud of you!
Thank You to all our Veterans
from all of us at Turner Publishing!
James T. Minkowsky
Jonathan Mark Bishop
PFC
Proud of your US Navy service in Iraq
and your continued leadership as a Navy
reservist. We love you Mom, Dad, family,
Daughters, girlfriend and closellp friends.
We commend your commitment, hard
work and the sacrifices you have made.
Stand strong and Proud. Semper Fi.
Peter M Leavitt
Robert Sylvia
of Turner, Maine
stationed with the USS
Detroit (AOE4) during the
Vietnam EraThank you, Eva
Lance McKusick
Gunnery Sergeant
Thank you for your years
of dedication and service
for our freedom.
Army Corporal
Falmouth, Mass
Wilder G. Purdy
Machinist Mate 3Rd Class –
Navy 1944 LCT Group 39 996
Tom Sylvia
Harold W. Small
Army Chief Warrant
Officer II
LOVE YOU PAPA
LOVE YOU DAD!
Henry B. Poisson
Ryan C. McCarthy
WWII & Korean Veteran
Bronze Star, Silver Star &
British Military Medal for
His Bravery
Edward “Diddy” Richard
1st LT - B-24 Co-pilot WWII
You are never forgotten!
From your family
SSG Army
Recently graduated from
Army Ranger School
A loving, caring and respectful
Husband, Father, Grandfather and a
honorable contributor to his country.
U.S. Navy - Vietnam
2nd Class Petty Officer
Purple Heart & Silver Star Recipient
Thank You & We Love You!
Albert E. Soucy
Ryan Stevens
SSgt. USMC
12 years and 8 tour.
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Eric I. Mitchell
U.S. Army - Retired colonel
23 Years of Service
Walter Small
PFC-U.S. Army - Rifle
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WWII - Pacific/Philippines
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Aruba: An Inviting Winter Getaway
Most people visit Aruba for its white sand beaches.
Aruba has a variety of landscapes, including cactus.
By Victor Block
Photos courtesy of
Len Kaufman
A gleaming white sand
beach that rims the azure
sea is set off by an explosion
of scarlet, purple and other
vivid colors of lush tropical
foliage. Nearby, stretches of
rocks and pebbly soil interspersed with cactus comprise
a very different terrain. The
variety of landscapes found
on Aruba is echoed by the diversity of its attractions.
The island’s stretches
of white sand beaches are
among the most beautiful in
the Caribbean. Touches of
European charm add to its
appeals.
The Dutch took control of
Aruba in 1636 and have held
sway over it since then, except for a short period in the
early 19th century. Reminders of this Dutch heritage are
everywhere.
One distinctive landmark
is a windmill built in 1804
that once drained water from
their presence.
Reminders of Aruba’s
agricultural past in the park
include a long-deserted adobe farm house, while abandoned mines recall a minigold rush that got underway
in 1825 and lasted for nearly
a century.
Speaking of gold, 12 casinos have earned Aruba the
nickname of “Las Vegas of
the Caribbean.” While most
are located in resort hotels,
two are in Oranjestad, the
capital city.
Oranjestad also has other
attractions. The Dutch colonial architecture of many
buildings, some dating back
to the late 18th century,
comes in a variety of pastel
colors. The busy port teems
with boats, and sidewalks
with crowds of sightseers
and shoppers.
When not spending money
on shopping or gambling,
visitors have a choice of
several small but interesting
museums. The Archaeologi-
low-lying areas of Holland.
In 1960, it was taken apart,
shipped to Aruba and reassembled in its unlikely Caribbean setting, where it has
housed several restaurants
and night clubs.
Most people visit Aruba
for its beaches. A seven-mile
stretch backs up to high-rise
hotels that rim the sheltered
southwestern and western
coastline. The windswept
northern and eastern coasts,
which are battered by the
sea, have been left largely
undeveloped.
Rugged limestone cliffs
run along much of the northeastern coastline. They mark
one boundary of Arikok National Park, an ecological
preserve that sprawls over
nearly 20% of the island.
Intriguing chapters of
Aruba’s history come alive
in this setting. Shallow caves
recall a time when Arawak
Indians inhabited the island.
Drawings that ornament
walls and ceilings attest to
cal Museum is housed in a
cluster of colorfully painted
homes that were built around
1870. Exhibits showcase the
history of Indians on Aruba.
They range from an ancient
long house and native hut to
artifacts dating back as far as
2500 BC.
The Historical Museum
of Aruba is housed in Fort
Zoutman. That fortification
was built in 1796-1798 to
protect the island from pirates.
The museum has displays
about farming, fishing and
other aspects of island life,
including interesting tidbits about villages I had explored. For example, Noord
began as an Indian community, while Rancho was established as a fishing village
around 1855.
Stops at other towns also
provide introductions to
what locals call “the real
Aruba.” San Nicolas once
jumped to the beat of workers at the now-abandoned
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The Dutch colonial architecture of many buildings
comes in a variety of pastel colors.
nearby oil refinery, but it’s
on the quiet side these days.
A mini-promenade along
the main street is lined by
shops and restaurants, but
the biggest draw in town is
Charlie’s Bar. Beginning in
the early 1940s, scuba divers who dropped by attached
their underwater finds to the
walls and ceiling, creating
what today is a bric-a-brac
heaven. Virtually every inch
of available space is adorned
with automobile license
plates, paper money and
business cards from around
the world, and other mementoes too varied and numerous
to list.
The main claim to fame of
Paradera village is its location close to two intriguing
sites that were sacred places
to Indians. The Ayo and Casibari rock formations consist
of huge boulders that rise up
from the desert terrain. Over
time, prevailing winds have
carved the rocks into unusual
shapes which, with a little
imagination, resemble birds
and dragons.
Steps have been carved
into the rock at Casibari
and those who climb to the
top enjoy a panoramic view
of the island. Some of the
stones at Ayo still bear petroglyphs scratched and painted
onto the surface by Indian
artists.
Those boulders rising
from a flat, stark landscape
provide a setting very different from the white sand
beaches of Aruba. Both are
among the something-foreveryone variety that makes
the island an inviting winter
getaway destination.
Victor Block is an awardwinning travel journalist
who lives in Washington,
D.C., and spends summers
in Rangeley, Maine. He is
a guidebook author who has
traveled to more than 70
countries. His articles appear in newspapers around
the country, and on travel
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Never Forget
Remembering Our Heroes
Bliss Richard
Alphonse J. Arsenault
Ivan J. Cormier
US Navy 1990-1993
Boiler Technician
Served USS Midway, USS
Kittyhawk - Persian Gulf War
Rumford & Mexico, Maine
Tech/Sargeant: H. CO-4th BN. Signal CORP.
US Army. Thank you Dad for serving in WW2,
in Normandy, France, June 4, 1944 “D” Day
& Liberating all those people. You are our
Hero! from your 4 loving daughters.
Mexico ME. MSG/E-8: US Air Force/
Retired. Thanks for serving
your country, especially Vietnam.
We are proud of you always.
Your family in Rumford ME.
Justin Buck
Robert M. Richard
Ryan Chamberlain
US Navy
Class of 2014 LHS
Proud of you, Love Mom
Specialist
Army 1971
Infantry (II Bravo)
Thank you for your service!
We’re proud of you.
Michael L. Madore
Mitchell Riley
Rumford Maine. Spec 4 US Army
78th Engineers BN 1975-1978.
We will never forget your service
to our country. You made your
family & extended family proud!
Thanks for protecting our
freedom! Love you, Mom
Flavia M. Maillet
Andrew Quasnitschka
WW2 LASLOW Yeoman
1st Class
My hero, my friend,
my dearest Mother
Army CPT
David Garippa
LCPL
Chief Petty Officer
In Loving Memory
1/26/88 ~ 4/1/2009
Your our hero!
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Critter Chatter: Foxes and Helpful Folks
Carleen Cote
Foxes present the fewest
health issues. Nevertheless,
they are not immune to
mange, their biggest problem. Mange is caused by a
mite that burrows under the
skin. The excreted mites'
waste causes the itch. The
fox scratches until open
wounds occur. These become infected and crusty
and their hair falls out. If
this happens in cold weather, the fox will die from
hypothermia. The mites
survive by sucking blood
which causes anemia and
may lead to death.
As with most wildlife,
foxes might have other internal parasites, such as
round worm, hook worm
and lung worm. The stress
of captivity apparently
cause these parasites to
multiply and cause health
issues. External parasites
include lice, ticks and fleas.
These are treatable.
Rabies in foxes has not
been a problem for many
years. However in southern Maine, three aggressive
grey foxes that attacked
humans tested positive for
this virus. This year, 22
young foxes arrived at the
Center in need of care. This
is the most we have ever
received in one year. Many
calls came in about foxes
hanging out around homes
and on golf courses. With
the explosion of fox families and the loss of habitat, inevitably some virus
will affect this animal, as it
has with raccoons, skunks,
woodchucks and bats.
Most folks who offer
to volunteer at the Center
want to work with the animals, until they learn about
the required vaccinations,
but this summer two people
called to volunteer who had
no interest in working with
animals.
We happily welcomed
Gerard, from Augusta,
who said he'd do any work
that needed doing. True to
his word, he raked lawns,
weeded and cared for flower
beds, cleaned out a building
in which we'd raised chickens for the storage of food
and equipment, and washed
tubs and kennels used for
the wildlife. If there was a
job to be done, he was willing. When the school year
started, we bid Gerard farewell as he returned to his
paying job. Thank you, Gerard, for all your assistance
this summer!
Brenda, from Waterville,
initially wanted to work
with the animals, but stayed
with us anyway. Joining us
on Saturdays (she works at
her job four days a week),
she did the dirty work of
scrubbing and sanitizing
the raccoon water dishes
and food trays, and washing
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net. Extension Programs
The Franklin County
Homemaker
Extension
programs for the month of
December as follows. The
public is more then welcome to join us at any of
our meetings or community
service projects.
Neighborhood-- Dec 10
at 1:30 PM at Trinity Methodist Church for Holiday
party. FMI call 778-4517.
Weld --Dec 9 at 10:30
AM at Town Office Meeting Room for Holiday party. FMI call 585-2545.
North Chesterville--Dec
11 at 7:00 PM at Chesterville Town Office for Annual Holiday Party. FMI
contact call 778-3156
Wilton Day--Dec .11 at
10:00 AM at Private Home
for Holiday party. FMI call
645-2423.
In partnership with the
University of Maine cooperative Extension.
Clearwater-- Dec 12 at
7:00 PM at Shorey Chapel
for story telling and holiday
party. FMI call 778-9089.
Kingfield--Dec 18 at
11:00 AM at Webster Hall
for pot luck dinner and gift
exchange. FMI call 684-
5579.
Strong Learning and
Sharing--Dec 18 at 10:00
AM at The Methodist Parish House for Holiday party
and show and tell. FMI call
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