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Campfire in the Turner Primary Library
Walking into the Turner
Primary School library
during Maine Week, the
children found a tent set
up, various stuffed animals gracing the nooks
and crannies, dozens of
books about Maine’s won-
derful selection of natural
wonders, and a campfire in
the middle of the floor.
Not a real campfire of
course, but a simulated
one set up by TPS Librarian, Meredith Thompson.
Thompson, who works
part time summers at
Cathedral Pines Campground, likes to get the
children excited about enjoying their state’s recreational possibilities, even
if it’s only in their backyards.
Each class that enters
the library is directed to sit
around the ‘campfire’ and
Mrs. Thompson explains,
“Imagine you are out in nature….” After an opening
talk about being safe when
out in nature and camping,
especially around fire, she
reads a book to them, A
Camping Spree with Mr.
Magee. In the background
the sounds of nature fill
the room. Meredith got the
sound effects off YouTube
of course.
With children sitting around the fire, Turner Primary School librarian Meredith
Thompson reads to a first grade class the story, A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee.
During Maine Week the library was decorated with a camping theme. (Photo by Bill
Van Tassel)
She then uses a booklet about Little Maine
Riddles to ask them questions about their state. The
children’s memories are
jogged with gentle topics
like: blueberries, chickadees, lobsters, seagulls and
moose for starters. All kids
enjoy sharing comments
like, “My dad and I saw
Turner Primary students check out books all about Maine
and its natural wonders during the library’s Camping/
Maine Week theme. (Photo by Bill Van Tassel)
a Moose,” or “I don’t like
lobster,” or “We picked
some blueberries on top of
Bear Mountain last year.”
For the younger classes,
Meredith explains the difference between a seagull
and the “ea-gull” [eagle].
As the kid’s begin to
get ancy, as first graders
are wont to do, she dismisses them from their
circle around the campfire to grab one of the
many books about Maine
and Maine’s natural wonders and check it out for a
week. Then Mrs. Thompson takes her place behind the check-out desk to
stamp the books and listen
to a few more enthusiastic
comments from the kids.
Each grade level, from
K thru 3 get this program
during Maine Week at
TPS. Hopefully, it is one
more way of getting the
children away from their
television sets and computers and out the back
door to discover their natural environment.n
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Happiness is a Healthy Smile!
Your child’s growing
smile can be healthy for
their lifetime. Most dental problems can be prevented, especially when
they are identified and
treated early on. Over
the last 33 years, many
children I have seen had
preventable problems.
That is why I am so passionate about starting
dental care early.
The American Dental
Association as well as
the Academies of Pediatric Dentistry and
Medicine recommend
that you bring your
baby to the dentist after
the first tooth comes in
(erupts) and no later than
the child’s first birthday.
This is known as a “well
baby check-up.”
With my Pediatric
Dental specialty training
and experience, I really
enjoy seeing children
this young and checking
for tooth decay and other
things that my affect the
teeth, including habits
such as thumb-sucking
and diet. With my training and experience I am
able to monitor growth,
development and tooth
eruption and sometimes
intervene to avoid more
extensive
orthodontic
treatment (braces). I can
also show you how to
clean your baby’s teeth
properly. I want every
child to have a healthy
lifelong smile!
Your child’s teeth begin to form under the
gingival (gums) even
before you see them. As
early as six months after
your baby is born, you
may begin to see the first
teeth erupt. The first set
of teeth, called “primary” teeth (often referred
to as “baby” teeth) are
important and should be
cared for. These teeth
not only help your baby
chew and eventually
speak, but also they help
the jaw develop and save
room for the permanent
teeth. Your baby may be
uncomfortable and fussy
because the gums can
become sore as the teeth
are coming into place.
You might try rubbing
the gums gently with
your finger or giving
your baby a cool teething ring or even a clean,
damp washcloth that has
been frozen, to chew on.
Teething gels are available, but some are not
advisable for children
younger than two years
Dr. Linda A. Eberhardt
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Androscoggin Dental Group
without first consulting
with a healthcare professional.
Your baby’s teeth and
gums should be cleaned.
It can be part of your
baby’s bathing routine.
When you clean your
baby’s body, you can
also wipe his/her gums
with a clean, moist soft
cloth or a piece of gauze.
As soon as the first tooth
appears, start brushing
your baby’s teeth twice a
day (morning and night).
use a soft-bristled, childsized tooth brush and a
fluoride toothpaste as
noted here. For children under three years
old, use no more than a
smear or grain-of-ricesized amount of fluoride
toothpaste. To clean your
child’s teeth and gums,
you can sit with the
child’s head in your lap.
Be sure you can see into
the child’s mouth easily.
Older children three to
six years old can have
their teeth brushed with
a pea-sized amount of
fluoride toothpaste. You
need to be certain that
your older child spits out
the toothpaste instead of
swallowing git.
Babies can develop
cavities (tooth decay).
Therefore, the time
during which teeth are
exposed to drinks containing sugar - such as
juice, formula and even
milk - should be limited.
Your child should never
go to bed with a bottle or
“sippy” cup with these
liquids. Also, you should
not dip your child’s pacifier in honey or any other
sweetener.
Usually the permanent teeth start erupting
(coming in) when your
child is six or seven
years old. I usually advise parents to check for
the six-year molars behind all of the primary
teeth when they start to
notice the permanent/
front teeth coming in.
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not noticed, not brushed
well and develop decay.
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permanent back teeth
often have deep pits and
grooves in which food
and plaque can build up
and destroy the enamel
surface. The permanent
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to erupt throughout the
teenage years and sometimes even during early
adult years. Brushing
twice a day (especially
at night!) with a fluoridecontaining
toothpaste
and cleaning between
the teeth once a day with
floss or another interdental cleaner are very important habits to develop
and continue. Snacking
and sugary foods and
drinks cans really cause
a lot of decay.
Regular dental checkups are just as important as regular medical
checkups. The health of
your mouth affects your
entire body. Your dentist
can identify problems,
such as cavities, and begin treatment as soon as
possible. Professional
cleanings and fluoride
applications will keep
the teeth strong.
Every child deserves
a healthy smile! With
early and regular dental
visits you can help your
child have a healthy
smile for life!
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A Family Tradition
John McDonald
I know I’m not the first
person to say that things
were simpler when I was
a kid in the 50s and 60s,
but, there, I’ve said it
anyway.
A reminder of how
simple things were
occurred to me the other
day as I sat in the car
waiting for my wife who
was shopping. I was
sitting in the car because
I don’t shop well, though
I have nothing against
those who do. What I
usually do when there’s
shopping to be done
is sit in the car in the
shopping center parking
lot, read a paper, guard
the valuables and keep
an eye on things there in
the lot.
It occurred to me as
I looked around that I
couldn’t name one of the
fancy vehicles around me
there in that sprawling
shopping center parking
lot. There were dozens
of different types of cars
and vans and trucks and
so forth - all with wild
colors and fancy shapes
- and I couldn’t give you
the name of one of them.
I’m old enough to
remember when there
were only about three
or four automakers in
America, and they each
made about two or three
different cars each. In
those days I could name
every car on the road
because almost everyone
owned either a Ford, a
Chevy or a Plymouth.
An oddball in those days
was someone who drove
a Studebaker, but we
didn’t have any of those
types in our small town,
and I was in my teens
before I saw my first
Studebaker up close. It
wasn’t worth the wait.
Despite the fact that
there were only a few
different kinds of cars
and trucks around, it
seemed that every family
had a distinctive vehicle,
whether it was a certain
kind of pickup, an oddly
dented sedan or a station
wagon of a certain color,
so every family car was
easy to identify, even
from a distance. It was
a big help to the nosy
people in town who
always liked to know
whose car was in whose
dooryard and for how
long. Come to think of
it, that hasn’t changed.
Nosy people still like to
know things like that.
Anyway, years ago
families
stayed
with the same
brand of car
generation after
generation. If you
were born into
a Ford family,
you bought Ford
cars, Ford trucks,
even Ford tractors.
Although
you
might have a few
Chevy or Plymouth
owners among your
wide circle of friends,
you never really got too
close to them. After all
if someone could go buy
a Chevy or a Plymouth,
who knows what else
they might be capable of
doing?
In those days a person
would
change
his
politics or his religion
or his spouse before
he’d change from a Ford
to a Chevy, or Chevy
to a Plymouth. A fella
might date
a woman from a Chevy
family but when it was
time to settle down he’d
seldom marry her.
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June 5, 2015
The Leeds Line
So much for May – June
is here already! Graduations, weddings, wedding
anniversaries, all worth
celebrating.
Leavitt’s
commencement
exercises are Sun., June 7 at
the Colisee. If you have a
graduate – college or high
school - in your Leeds
family, please let me know
so I can recognize them in
an upcoming column. I’ve
done this for many years
and it seems to be appreciated. Readers who remember students from a
younger age are glad to
follow their progress. Students coming up through
the ranks can benefit from
being made aware of some
of the choices available
beyond high school. And,
last but not least, our Leeds
students deserve a “well
done” for their achievement! So, do contact me
with the name, school,
degree and future plans
(job, internship or apprenticeship, grad school,
military service, etc.).
I will also include any
awards, scholarships, or
other recognition, as space
permits. Contact me by email at pushywoman@aol.
com or phone 524-2009.
Here’s to a strong finish to
the school year by all of
our students!
If you’re the parent of a
sixth grader at Leeds Central School, you may want
to be reminded of several
upcoming events. The
Boston trip is June 9th, the
District-wide sixth grade
field day is the 11th at
LCS, the 12th is the LCS
field day for all grades,
the 16th is the sixth grade
celebration, and the 17th
is the last day of school in
the District.
The town reports and
warrant for town meeting
are in and can be picked
up at the town office, the
recycling center, and the
post office. This year’s annual town report includes
the listing of all properties
in town and their valuations. You’ll also find the
beach pass on the inside
back cover which may be
requested by the beach or
gate attendant at Stinchfield Beach.
Municipal elections are
Friday, June 5, 1-8 p.m.,
with voting for Fire Chief
and Selectman. The only
nominations are Glenn
Holt and David Barker,
respectively, but write-ins
are accepted. Town meeting is Sat., June 6, at 1 p.m.
at Leeds Central School.
Among the articles on the
warrant is one about Leeds
entering into an agreement
with the Town of Greene
regarding maintenance of
the Line Road; two concerning vehicle needs of
the Road Dept. and the
Fire Dept.; one attached
to ongoing support for the
Road Upgrade Plan initiated a couple of years ago;
one for financial support
of 911 Dispatch services;
and one to help fund services provided by Turner
Rescue.
The Androscoggin Lake
association, ALIC, will be
offering lead-free sinkers and jigs at the school
prior to town meeting to
anyone who brings in their
lead tackle to exchange at
no cost. Lead poisoning is
the leading cause of death
of loons in Maine. Since
2013 Maine has banned
the use and sale of lead
sinkers 1 oz. or less and
in Sept. 2016, the sale of
bare lead-headed jibs 2 ½”
long or less will also be
banned. Help ALIC “get
the lead out” by taking
advantage of one of their
exchanges. A second exchange will take place on
Fri., June 19, at the Ladd
Center in Wayne when
ALIC will also sponsor
ME Audubon’s wonderful
slide show on loons. Refreshments will be served
at 6:15 followed by the 45
min. program at 6:30. Everyone is welcome!
Swimming lessons will
be held once again at the
town beach for children
of all ages and swimming ability. Classes will
be held M-F mornings,
July 6-10 and 13-17. Preregistration is required
and class sizes are limited.
Cost is very low: $15 per
child, I believe, and nonresidents can participate
for an additional $5 charge
per child. Forms will be
available at school as
well as at the town office,
where you can also obtain
additional information.
A reminder that no dogs
are allowed at the beach
and no alcohol may be
consumed on the premises. The beach is closed
between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
daily. A lot of work over
the years has gone into
preserving the beach and
launch area for Leeds taxpayers to enjoy. Your cooperation is appreciated in
making it a safe and suitable place for family recreation. Thanks.
Hours at the Leeds Post
Office have changed once
again.
The window is
now open 7am-11am,
12pm-2pm. Although the
lobby door is locked at
2, pickup from the blue
collection box outside remains at 3:45pm for the
time being.
Personnel
has changed as well. Dan
and I are done in Leeds;
Amy from the Monmouth
office is holding down
the fort now. You’ll find
me filling in as needed at
Greene – my 6th post office in my three-year stint
with the USPS.
Hope you all have a relaxing and safe summer.
Thanks for reading The
Leeds Line. I’ll see you
around town! n
The Leeds Historical
Society hopes to expand
its membership. We are
a small, aging group
and are in need of some
young blood to join us in
exploring and preserving
Leeds’ history.
Our projects range
from refurbishing the
old Leeds Town House,
where the Historical
Society is located, to
inventorying the collection, interviewing Leeds
residents, and developing
and presenting programs
to the Leeds Central
School students and the
general public. We welcome help with any of
these endeavors, and if
you have time to pound
some nails, to enter data
on the computer, or enjoy
the company of some of
our elder citizens, please
give us a call!
The Historical Society
is currently working on
a program about Leeds’
agricultural heritage, the
Grange, and the Leeds
Fair. If you were a member of the Grange or the
enjoyed the Leeds Fair,
we’d love to talk to you!
We also hope to publish
a collection of Leeds
stories, poems, and articles, and if you’d like
to submit something for
consideration, either your
own writing or something
from your old family papers, please give us a call.
The Leeds Historical
Society meets the first
Weds. of every month at
7:00 p.m. at the Leeds
History Center on Rt. 106
in Leeds Center. Please
join us! If you have any
questions or would like to
volunteer, call Laura Juraska at 524-2324. n
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News From the Turner Museum
The newest exhibit at the Turner Museum and Historical
Association, pictured above, is complete.
The Turner Museum and
Historical Association held
its spring meeting recently
and members present were
delighted to see the completion of the newest exhibit. Many compliments
for the craftsmanship in the
arrangement were given.
The fireplace insert for
the exhibit was donated
by Sterling Hinkley. The
insert came from his parents, Ward and Myrna
Hinkley’s home on Upper Street. The mantel was
rescued from Thomas Burdin’s woodworking shop
that was torn down several
years ago. The shop was located near the boat launch
on the Nezinscot River in
Turner Village. The bricks
which make up the hearth
floor piece were donated
by Cynthia French. They
were made at the brick yard
that operated on her home
property in 1827. The
hearth frame was donated
and constructed by David
McLauglin of Turner Sheet
Metal. Pete and Natalie
Pilsbury were kind enough
with their combined talents
to plan and prepare these
treasures for the new exhibit. Grateful Thank You
to everyone involved.
During the meeting reports were heard from the
Secretary and Treasurer.
Plans were discussed for
the upcoming 4th of July
Festival on the Green and
a float for the parade. Sub
committees will meet on
an as needed basis for the
planning efforts. Several
members volunteered to
do some spring cleaning
in the exhibit rooms. Plans
are also in the works for
special programs to be announced later this year.
Cynthia French has researched materials at the
museum and compiled information about Turner’s
Civil Defense Squad, Turner Fire Department and
Turner Rescue Department
histories. The notebook is a
work in progress. If anyone
has material they would
like to donate a copy of she
would appreciate the ad-
ditions of family involvement stories, newspaper
clippings and pictures of
equipment and those many
volunteers who were directly involved with these
public safety groups.
You are invited to come
by for a visit and Volunteers are willing to schedule group tours by appointment. Come join us
-Membership is free.
The museum is at 98
Matthews Way on the
fourth floor of the Leavitt
Institute Building in Turner
Center. Our hours are Tuesday and Thursday noon to
5:00 pm and by appointment. n
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The Sport Fish Debate
V. Paul Reynolds
If you had to make a
guess, what would you say
are the three most popular,
or sought after, freshwater
fish in Maine?
There is an answer, a
clear, unequivocal answer
to this question, and it is
not based on guesswork
or cracker barrel sessions
with sport fishermen. It
is an authoritative answer
arrived at by the most scientific methods possible:
thorough and methodical
public opinion surveys conducted by highly respected
professional polling organizations.
Before you read ahead
and find out the answer,
take a stab at your own
answer. On a piece of paper right down, in rank of
order, your choice for the
state’s top three fish species
in terms of angler interest
or angler hours. While you
are at it, answer a second
question: Do non-resident
anglers in Maine select the
same fish as residents when
asked the question?
Incidentally, Vic Morin,
my business partner and
co-publisher of the Northwoods Sporting Journal,
and I often make decisions
about content and covers
for our monthly publication
based on what we think
readers want or don’t want.
We don’t always agree. Of
Courier
late, we have been “debating” the aforementioned
question. “What is Maine’s
most popular game fish?”
Vic is a bass man . He has
a bass boat and fishes bass
competitively statewide.
On the other hand, I am
a trout man. I have nothing against bass or salmon,
which I do fish, but trout
are my thing.
Vic says that bass, especially largemouth bass
are king in Maine. He contends that brook trout “are
passe,” that they have been
relegated to a number two
position in Maine’s sport
fish popularity hierarchy.
“No way,” say I,” Bass
may be coming on but, in
Maine, square tails are still
king.”
Lookingfor a credible,
impartial answer, I consulted some professionals
- Maine’s regional fisheries biologists. I asked
each of them straight out
without leading the question,“ What, in your opinion and in rank of order, are
Maine’s most sought after
freshwater sport fish?”
Are you ready for this?
The state fisheries biologists, who are as close to
this issue as anybody can
be, expressed a clear consensus. The most popular
Maine sport fish are, in this
order: brook trout, bass,
and salmon. Fish and Wildlife Department spokesman, Mark Latti, directed
me to an extensive recent
state marketing survey conducted by Southwick Associates.
Here are some of the
highlights from the survey:
Sixty percent of Maine
residents named brook
trout as their favorite fish.
Next is smallmouth bass,
44 percent, and landlocked
salmon is the third most
popular game fish among
residents ( 35 percent).
Among nonresident anglers, it is a statistical tie
for the most popular fish:
brook trout vs. smallmouth
bass, 47 percent to 47 percent. Landlocked salmon is
a close third ( 38 percent).
My partner contends
that, survey or no survey,
a lot more money is spent
in Maine on bass fishing
gear than trout fishing gear.
I wouldn’t argue that point.
He also believes that, as a
rule, most of the state’s regional fisheries biologists
“have no use for bass” and,
therefore, my informal survey of these regional biologists is not representative
of what is really going on
out there in the state’s sport
fishery. Vic raises this question: “Why isn’t IF&W allowing bass tournaments
on Moosehead Lake, which
is now one of our best bass
lakes? This would generate
a lot of economic activity
in Greenville.”
Surprisingly, interest in
fishing for northern pike
and muskies is almost statistically irrelevant. Of
those anglers surveyed,
whether residents or nonresidents, five
percent
expressed an interest in
pike, while only two percent cared about fishing for
muskies. There were many
other species far preferred
over muskie and pike. Not
surprisingly, splake did not
fare well at all. The hatchery hybrid fish drew a four
percent response from residents; only one percent of
nonresidents indicated an
interest in splake.
What do you think? Let
me know. n
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June 5, 2015
Courier
Page 7
Princess and the Pea at Turner Elementary School
By Bill Van Tassel
Just the fact of elementary school students staging The Princess and the
Pea lends its own brand of
humor to the action, since
the plot has to do with marriage and making good
choices among a barrage
of bad options. Putting nine
to twelve year olds in that
position, and adding to it
the ‘updated’ humorous
touches of the directors, is
bound to give the audience
some chuckles.
Turner
Elementary
School has, for several
years, has invited Rob and
Lorrie Gray of Children’s
Stage Adventures from
New Hampshire to involve
their students in the production of musical comedies.
This year’s week-long staging, memorization of lines,
rehearsals, etc. was done to
reproduce Hans Christian
Anderson’s The Princess
and the Pea for family and
Leonie Quimby (left) and Jayden Blais were two of the
four cooks for the King in the Princess and the Pea
musical. What a smile! (Photo by Bill Van Tassel)
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the educational benefits
that come from good literature and dramatic skills like
reading, speaking, memorization and humor among
others.
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“Hush, Hush, Hush” a lullaby in B-E-D, was sung by
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The ten Ladies-in-Waiting
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were all given a chance
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Turner
Public
Mad Science is coming to
the TPL this summer!
Join Mad Science for a
high energy Super Hero
Science Show on Saturday,
June 13th, at 10:30 am.
Mad Science will demonstrate some of the coolest
super powers of all time.
This program is designed to
interest and delight students
in grades K-5. There is a
$10 fee for participation,
and students may sign up at
Turner Public Library.
4th of July Festival
It’s time to start thinking
about the 4th of July festivities! Non-profit groups,
vendors, and local crafters interested in having a
set-up on the green during
the Festival should contact
Vicki Varney at the Turner
Public Library. The parade,
featuring great floats, adorable kids, beautiful horses,
classic cars and tractors,
and fire/rescue equipment
will start at 10 am followed
by activities on the green including the TPL strawberry
shortcake sale, children’s
games, local vendors, and
additional food choices.
The Turner 12th Annual 5K
Woods Run will also take
place on the 4th of July.
Please contact Mary Wade
for more information.
TPL Book Sale
Plans are well underway
for the Annual Fourth of
July Turner Public Library
Book Sale. We rely on your
donations for this popular
event and will gratefully
accept your gently used
books, movies, audios,
games and puzzles. You
may leave your donations
in the lobby of the Leavitt
Institute Building any time
the library is open: Tuesdays
and Thursdays from noon to
7pm, and Saturday mornings
Even in excellent condition,
there is simply no market
for them.
The sale will be a twoday event, held from 8:30 to
1:00 on Saturday, July 4th,
and 9:00 to noon on Sunday,
July 5th. Do plan to come to
the sale! The reviews are
great, and you and your
friends will find enough bargains to carry you through
until June of 2016! Prices at
the sale are $1 for hardcov-
Flowers of a different variety were offered for dessert at
the Gardening Seminar!
from 9:30am to noon.
We respectfully request
you do not leave encyclopedias, textbooks, Readers Digest Books, or magazines.
ers, 50 cents for paperbacks,
and bargain paperbacks are
10 for $1. A few books will
be separately priced. Children’s books are 4 for $1.
Tripp Middle School students were excited about working with the TPS Pre-K class.
TPL/TPS/TMS
Turner Public Library
hosted a second iPad collaboration, this time with Mrs.
Hutchinson’s and Mrs. Libby’s Pre-K students from
TPS and Mrs. Maloney’s
TMS students. Both groups
of students were very excited about working together
and exploring the ipads. It
was fun to observe the different age levels working
together and enjoying the
experience. Both grade levels were totally engaged in
their work and were not at
all distracted by the activity around them. Great job
by students at both levels!
TPL has four iPads that are
available to be loaned out
on a two-week basis. The
iPads are loaded with early
learning applications that
were a big hit with the PreK students.
4th Annual Spring
Festival/Gardening
Seminar
The 4th annual Spring
Festival/Gardening Seminar sponsored by the Turner
Public Library was held on
April 25th, at 9:30 AM in
the Institute Building. Jody
Goodwin and Peter Ricker
were featured presenters
this year. Coffee and donuts
were served during the meet
and greet session.
Peter Ricker, from Ricker
Orchards, presented on how
to care for apple trees from
planting, pruning, and keeping pests away. Animals that
destroy fruit bearing trees
include, rabbits, deer, mice
and porcupines to name a
few. Keeping the base of
the trees clear of growth and
mulch will prevent animals
from bedding down and
damaging the trees. Like all
gardening there is summer
and winter maintenance.
Commercial pesticides are
used to prevent fruit loss.
Peter provided many handouts and listed the many
locations that support local
gardeners which include:
The University of Maine,
Cooperative
Extension,
Tedco Trees in Waterville,
Maine Soil Testing Service
and Renae Moran, Maine
State Pomologist, located at
the Highmoor Farm in Win-
ing shrubs and houseplants,
feeding them is a necessity. Organic herbicides are
Jody’s choice.
A luncheon was provided
by the TPL Board Members
for a small fee that included
finger rolls, fruit, vegetable
platter, brownies and water.
During the luncheon, door
prizes were drawn. Thank
you to Food City, Bryant’s
Hummingbird Farm, Hannaford, Clark’s Farm, Bags
from Mars, Linwood and
Maureen Gilbert, Turner
True Value Hardware, and
Paris Famer’s for their gen-
Annual Gardening Seminar participants gearing up for
Spring.
throp.
Jody, former LewistonSun Journal gardening columnist, eagerly shared her
expertise. During her slideshow, she highlighted the
many plants that grow in
different landscape environments. A handout with a list
of perennials for sun and
shade was shared. Jody also
touched upon where gardening supplies can be purchased in the area. Choosing
the location and sunlight is
very important. Maintaining
a beautiful garden, whether
perennials, annuals, flower-
erosity and their support of
the Turner Public Library.
Following the luncheon,
there was a Q&A session
with a very distinguished
panel moderated by John
Zocchi. Round table participants included Jody Goodwin, Peter Ricker, Cindy
Tibbetts, Chris Conlogue,
and Peter Young. The discussions focused on organic
herbicides versus commercial herbicides, pruning, and
planting on virgin grounds.
Thank you to all that enjoyed
the presentations and hope to
see you back next year. n
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Auburn Community Concert Band
Begins 34th Season of Free Concerts
The Auburn Community Concert Band, under the direction of Milt
Simon, will kick off its
annual summer series
of weekly outdoor evening concerts at Festival Plaza in downtown
Auburn on Wednesday,
June 17.
The 7:00 p.m. performance is the first of 10
programs scheduled for
this Main Street location. The free concerts
will continue weekly
on Wednesday evenings
through August 19th,
weather permitting. If
inclement weather is
forecasted, the band will
move its performance
indoors to the Franco
American
Heritage
Center, located on Cedar Street in Lewiston.
The one exception pertains to the June 17th
concert only, which will
take place at the Community Little Theater
Auditorium on Academy Street in Auburn,
if an indoor location is
needed that evening.
This year marks the
34th anniversary since
band conductor Milt
Simon first organized
this musical group. The
42 volunteer musicians
participating this summer range in age from
16 to 89, and together
represent a total of 16
Maine communities.
Simon stated that the
organization
“gives
many individuals a
chance to utilize musical talents neglected
since their high school
days, and the entire
community benefits.”
He added that the Auburn group “is one of
the larger community
bands in the state of
Maine, and commonly
attracts 300 to 400 people to its weekly concerts.”
The June 17th opening night performance
will feature many new
contemporary
songs
added to the band’s repertoire during this past
winter’s rehearsal season, along with some of
the band’s greatest hits
from the past 33 seasons.
Throughout the next
S
two months, the band
will present a different
musical theme and selection of songs every
Wednesday
evening.
People planning to attend any of the performances should bring
their own lawn chair
on which to sit, and are
advised to arrive at Festival Plaza well before
the 7:00 p.m. concert
start time, as large audiences are again expected this summer. Ample
free parking is available
in the parking garage
located across the street
from the Plaza.
For more information,
visit the band's web site
at www.auburncommunityband.com.
The members of this
summer’s concert band
are:
Flute: Barbara Jabaut,
Stefanie Libby, Carrie
Palmer, Kellie Pelletier,
River Stickney.
Clarinet: Dina Ford,
Rebecca Lazure, Denise Leavitt, Dorothy
LeClair, Louise Theberge, Patricia Varney,
Bass Clarinet: Jeremy
Doane.
Alto
Saxophones:
Mary Briggs, Kerry
Gould, David Griswold,
Melissa LeDuc.
Tenor Sax: Angela
Greenwald.
Baritone Sax: Jason
Toussaint.
Trumpets: Ivan Boudreau, Joshua Caron,
Elliot Epstein, Randy
Evans, Steve Fleck,
Jill Longstaff, Alison
Morin, Maurice Morin,
Nancy Morris.
French Horns: Stephanie Burke, Jennifer
Gaylord.
Trombones: Ben Barr,
Sonny Begin, Margaret
Berry, Fred Fahlsing,
Bob Libby, Chip Morrison.
Baritones:
Dennis Marenius, Jason
McVille.
Tubas: Mike Gamache, Duncan Webster.
Percussion:
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Local Scouts Attend Camporee in New York
During the weekend of May 1st to May 3rd Troop 187 attended the 53rd annual West Point Camporee at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. The scouts had the
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Robert “Bobby” Richards
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Robert “Bobby” Richards, 80, a resident of
Livermore, died Tuesday,
May 12th at Hospice House
of Androscoggin, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born January 30,
1935 in Livermore Falls,
the son of Adelard “Pete”
and Evelyn (Gilbert) Richards.
He was a 1953 graduate of Livermore Falls
High School. During high
school, Bobby and his
brother Gibby’s basketball
team were State Champions of 1951. He was also
an avid football player.
He joined the U.S. Navy
from 1955 – 1957 serving
on the U.S.S. Leyte Aircraft
Carrier. On May 12, 1956
at St. Rose of Lima Church
in Jay, he married Reinette
Simoneau. Bobby worked
for International Paper at
the Otis and Androscoggin
Mills in Jay, retiring in
1997, as a machine tender
on #5. He was a member
of the International Paper
Quarter Century Club and
the Andies 53 Club.
He enjoyed woodworking, camping in the great
north woods, especially at
Moosehead, breakfast with
his buddies, and cutting,
splitting, piling and burning wood. He also enjoyed
having a whiskey and Pepsi
on the porch at the end of
the day.
He is survived by his
wife of 59 years, Reinette
Richards of Livermore;
sons, Jeff Richards and
fiancée Desiree Dubreuil
of Livermore; Jack Richards and his wife Angela
of Livermore; Peter Richards and his wife Lisa of
Fayette; daughter, Joy
Lake and husband Greg of
Livermore Falls; 7 grandchildren, Brady and wife
Nicole, Ethan and fiancée
Caitlin Pike, Kasey, Gabey
Rae, Mattey, Samantha
Rae and Jake; and 2 greatgrandchildren, Kolby and
Harper Rae.
He was predeceased by
his parents, his brother,
Gibby Richards and sisterin-law, Glenda Richards. At
Bobby’s request there will
be no visitation or funeral
service because his family
will be cutting, splitting,
piling and burning wood as
well as having a whiskey
and Pepsi on the porch.
Messages of condolence
may be sent to: www.finleyfuneralhome.com. n
Wayne M. Sanborn
1943 ~ 2015
Wayne M. Sanborn, 71,
a resident of Blue Rock
Road, Monmouth, passed
away on Thurs. May 7th at
CMMC in Lewiston. He
was born in Lewiston on
December 22, 1943, the
son of Kenneth E. and Laura F. Gilman Sanborn.
Wayne attended Monmouth schools and gradu-
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ated from the grammar
school in 1958 and was a
1962 graduate from Monmouth Academy. He married Ronda Rote in 1963
and she died in 2003, he
later married his soul mate
Louise Anne Stowell in
1989 and she died in 1993.
Wayne worked for Twin
City Printing in Lewiston
from 1962 to 1982 and
from 1982 to 1995 at
Maine Printing and Business Forms in Portland. He
enjoyed traveling with his
daughters and grandchildren; he also enjoyed Elvis
music and watching westerns. His biggest joy was
his two daughters, son-inlaw and his grandchildren.
Wayne was a member of
Monmouth Lodge #110 AF
and AM.
He is survived by his
two daughters, Terri Sanborn Nadeau and her husband, Gerry, of Monmouth
and Shelli Sanborn, of
Lewiston; his grandson,
Tyler Wayne Nadeau, of
Monmouth; his granddaughter, Brittany Rose
Nadeau, of Monmouth; his
brother, Dana Sanborn and
his wife, Elda, of Tewksbury, Mass.
He was predeceased by
his parents; his brother,
Gerry Sanborn; his wife,
Ronda and wife, Louise.
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Abuse happens when an abuser feels
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use that power in a way that harms the
recipient. Children and pets are abused
because they are weaker, or can’t speak
for themselves – they are at the mercy
of their abusers. The same applies to
older people; abuse happens when the
older adult is in a place of weakness or
vulnerability or dependency.
Rarely, abuse happens because the
abuser is overstressed.
Parents
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children drove them to a place they
recognized was dangerously near an
abusive reaction. This can happen
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they don’t want to lose that parent’s
income;
When people use abusive, derogatory
terms for older adults; when they teach
their kids to laugh at old people and
make fun of their limitations;
Just three examples of elder abuse. To
stop the abuse, we (you and I) must
speak up. We must name it for what it
is, and report abusers to the authorities
(Adult Protective Services 1-800-6248404 or call 911). We cannot look the
other way. Society only changes when
each and every one of us stands up to
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He was born to Allen
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Waite Estes on March 6th,
1928 in Leeds, ME. He attended a one room schoolhouse in Leeds through 8th
grade when he graduated to
high school at Leavitt Academy in Turner, ME. Upon
graduation from there he attended 4 years at Bowdoin
College in Brunswick, ME.
where he graduated with a
degree in Chemical Engi-
neering. His specialty was
wood fiber chemistry and he
worked at numerous Paper
Mills throughout the country including the Groveton,
NH mill. He also worked
at several different research
labs and held patents for
several products including the disposable liner in
Pampers diapers and the
charcoal paper used in Lark
cigarette filters. He was a
truly brilliant scientist with
a very high IQ and was a
past member of The Genius
Society of America.
Along with his professional career he enjoyed numerous hobbies including
gardening, hunting and fishing, house renovations, and
music. After his retirement
from Maine Yankee Nuclear
Power Plant he enjoyed even
more hobbies including
his own home laboratory,
mushroom hunting and even
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His leadership caused his
sons to enjoy making music together, and has always
been a family tradition starting when they very young.
His legacy was captured in
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“Hillholme” after his family
home place in Maine. His
huge influence on others,
both family and friends, was
always to enjoy the comradery of making music and
merriment together. Quite
often for all night long!
His quick, easy smile and
laughter was just an indication of the amazing sense
of humor he possessed. He
loved good times, jokes and
was quite “The Prankster”.
Forever pulling a surprise
stunt on some unsuspecting
person. Although always
harmless, some were pretty
elaborate in their planning
and execution.
He was also renowned
for his love to just sit and
talk with people, and could
talk knowledgeably about
anything from quantum
physics, dream traveling,
religion and spirituality to
star constellations. He had
always been an avid reader, and was always able to
come up with an appropriate
quote or recite a meaningful
poem perfectly.
His greatest personal
treasure was the love of his
family and friends. He loved
and was loved in return by
all who knew him. He never
ever judged a person, rather
stood beside them through
both good and bad times.
He was the greatest Father
a boy and man could have,
and was deeply loved by his
entire family.
He is survived by 4 sons,
Allen of Gloucester, MA.
David of Jefferson, NH.
Bruce of Windham, ME.
Raleigh of Lake Mary, Fl.
8 grandchildren, 6 great
grandchildren, and 2 great
great grandchildren.
Thank you Pop, Rest in
Perfect Peace
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Defending Unemployment Claims
Submitted by
Rebecca Webber
This message will provide a lead up to the
Central Maine Human
Resources
Association
meeting on June 16, 2015,
from 7:45 a.m. to 9:30
a.m., at the Ramada Inn
in Lewiston, which will
feature Elizabeth Wyman,
Chief Hearings Officer at
the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation.
Unemployment claims
present one area where
employers often provide information that is
not consistent with what
may be needed in a different context, such as
a discrimination claim.
For example, suppose you
don’t mind if the employee gets unemployment
and you just write “laid
off ” or “not a good fit” for
an employee who actually
had a long list of bad behaviors? If that employee
then files a claim with
the Maine Human Rights
Commission,
claiming
that they were let go because of discrimination,
you can’t then, for the
first time, argue that the
employee was terrible at
what they did and they
were let go because of
bad performance. The
answers and the message
need to be the same in
any process at all involving the employee. Bottom
line: make sure to keep
the paperwork consistent
across the boards.
A key point in these
procedures: the focus will
be on the conduct that
was the straw that broke
the camel’s back. Let’s say
you have an employee
who routinely violated
clearly stated rules about
safety.You documented
the events and gave warnings but had not yet fired
them. But it’s the day that
they came in 10 minutes
late that you just lost
it. That’s it; you’ve had
enough. You fire them.
Others have come in late
or early and you’ve ridden it out but this is just
all you can take of this
person and you end it.
The problem? The focus
will be on whether the
employee, in coming in
10 minutes late, violated
a clearly stated rule that
other employees were
held to and that had been
made clear to the employee...and that showed
an intentional disregard
for the interests of the
employer. If the employee is just a knucklehead
with an alarm clock that
malfunctioned that day,
that test could be hard to
meet. Don’t make a decision to terminate without
some time to think it out
and decide without emotion and make sure the
decision is based on a pattern of misconduct.
One of the first questions is whether to oppose a claim. Whether an
employer hires a lawyer
or goes to the hearing itself, it will cost the company money or occupy
the time of supervisors
who would otherwise be
working. If benefits are
allowed, the only financial consequence to the
former employer is that
its experience rating will
be changed so that its
rate of contribution to
the unemployment insurance fund will increase.
An employer's experience rating is determined
every year by the Commission in accordance
with a complex formula.
If an employer has been
contributing
relatively
substantial amounts with
few claims over a period
of several years so that
its reserves are high, the
impact of an additional
claim may be marginal.
If the reserve excess is a
negative number, the impact of a claim could be
significant. (The reserve
excess number can be
found on the notice of
contribution form that
is sent to employers on a
yearly basis after the end
of the State’s fiscal year,
which means they usually
arrive in July or August.)
For assistance in learning some of the factors
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the “tax” division of the
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at 621-5120. Another option is to call your field
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may be able to get useful
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taped). At the same time,
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the employer will also be
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so statements made at an
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unemployment hearings
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that presents a risk for any
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Networking plays an
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fellow professionals can
help men and women
advance their careers.
But networking often
falls by the wayside for
today's busy professionals, many of whom simply can't find the time in
their hectic schedules to
foster relationships with
professional colleagues.
But the benefits of networking are numerous,
and it behooves men and
women to make an effort
to build and maintain
strong professional networks.
• Recognize the benefits of networking. Networking not only benefits individuals but also
the companies those
individuals own or work
for. When you foster a
professional
relationship, the other person
in that relationship will
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when they need a given
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as their bosses will no
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they played in bringing
in new business.
• Make networking a
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networking is about
more than just building
a web of contacts who
can help them find their
next job, they can begin
to prioritize networking
so it can help them in
their existing jobs. Make
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with current and previous clients and any other
contacts made over the
years.
• Revisit your network
from time to time. A network is only beneficial if
it remains current. Keep
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5 Ways To Enjoy Your BBQ Without Gaining Weight
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We all work so hard preparing for summertime fun and
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1. Try turkey burgers or
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grill and salmon or tuna steak
are the best when grilling outside.
There are many seasonings
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Crossroads of the Balkans
A graceful 17th-century church is perched on a small
island in Lake Bled, located in Slovenia.
Present-day Croatia, MonteBy Victor Block
As I strolled along an- negro, Bosnia & Herzegovcient ramparts that encircle a ina, and Slovenia were four
small medieval city, the view of the six small countries
changed with each twist and that emerged, and which I
turn. On one side was a maze visited during a “Crossroads
of narrow streets lined by of the Balkans” tour with
stone buildings. In the oth- Overseas Adventure Travel.
The end of the fighting
er direction were stunning
didn’t completely erase
views of the Adriatic Sea.
Not far away, I traveled ethnic tensions, but tothrough a terrain of rugged day they’re expressed with
mountains and deep can- words rather than war. Visitors hear good-natured but
yons.
Criss-crossing four minis- pointed jokes about people
cule countries that once were in neighboring states who
part of Yugoslavia, I delved once were fellow countryinto intriguing chapters of men.
The tiny sizes of the counhistory, gazed at breathtaking scenery and checked out tries - the four together have
local life in tiny towns and a total area less than twice as
magnificent cities. When large as Maine - makes travthat nation was created fol- eling between them convelowing World War I, it in- nient. At the same time that
cluded a number of different similarities become evident,
ethnic groups that set the so do interesting differences.
One attraction is the apstage for later conflict.
After those differences led peal of cities. Dubrovnik in
to violent fighting, Yugosla- Croatia is one of the most
via splintered along the bor- prominent Mediterranean
ders of its former republics. tourist resorts, with an Old
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walls that encircle the old
city are punctuated by turrets
and towers. Walking along
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provides the dramatic views
which I enjoyed.
Zagreb, Croatia’s capital,
has been a cultural center
since the Middle Ages and
boasts an inviting array of
museums, many perched
in the hilly, historical Upper Town. The pedestrianfriendly Lower Town has
inviting squares and parks
where locals gather to socialize at outdoor cafes.
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promenades. Statues and a
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of a Roman town beginning
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Hum is a mere dot on
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different way is Lake Bled
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good luck tradition calls for
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