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Norridgewock
Oosoola Days a Big Hit
Harold “Stubby” Brown
honored for many years of
volunteering.
The Town of Norridgewock Parks Committee in
conjunction with the Norridgewock Area Chamber
of Commerce hosted the
2016 Oosoola Days event
on Labor Day.
The 44th annual event
began with a tremendous
parade beginning at Mill
Stream Elementary School,
leading down Main Street
and into Oosoola Park.
Dozens
of
volunteers
joined in the parade while
hundreds lined the street to
observe.
Ervina Goodridge, Norridgewock’s oldest citizen and Boston Post Cane
holder, was the parade’s
Grand Marshall. Escorted
by Chamber of Commerce
President Bob Gilcott in
a sports car provided by
Hight Chevrolet, Mrs. Goodridge proudly led the
line of parade participants
through her hometown.
Morgan Aviation took
first place in the parade
content with their stunning
yellow plane being brought
down Main Street. The
Somerset Grange and Far
North Acres Dog Grooming rounded out the top
three parade entries.
In Oosoola Park, the festivities continued with numerous vendors, including
the Norridgewock Sportsman Association and United Bikers of Maine hosting
a chicken barbeque. Activities included a mechanical
bull, bounce house, carnival games, and dunk tank.
The dunk tank was donated by Four Season’s
Home Maintenance to support a fundraising effort by
the Norridgewock Fire Department. This year, guests
were invited to dunk Norridgewock firefighters Jim
Gordon and Nick Quimby,
State Rep. Brad Farrin, and
Town Manager Richard LaBelle.
Hundreds of people, both
young and old, gathered
at the park on the shore
of the Kennebec River to
watch the annual frog races. Harold “Stubby” Brown
was honored for his many
years of volunteering to
coordinate the horseshoes
tournament. Parks Committee members Val Trial
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and Sherri Lewis presented
“Stubby” with a plaque
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Oosoola Days to him.
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year for the 45th Annual
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Funny things kids say!
4-year-old great grandson.
All of sudden he yelled,
“Look G.G. Your arm muscles are falling out.”
Guess to a 4-year-old,
when your muscles sag they
seem to be falling out!
– Ann Warner, Bridgton
Maine
I was having a long conversation with a 9-year-old
boy about healthy eating.
We were talking about sugary and fattening foods versus nutritional foods.
Knowing that his grandfather and my mother are
diabetics, I then said, “But
for some of us, eating right
is even more important because of our genes. It’s possible that even if you and I
eat really healthy, exercise,
do everything right, we
could end up with diabetes
because it’s in our genes.”
He looked perplexed, then
reached over and touched a
pair of jeans.
He said, “Because of
these? It’s in my jeans?”
– Linda in Auburn.
My daughter was teaching her 3-year-old daughter
about danger, like stopping
to look both ways when
crossing the street, how to
snuff out fire if her clothes
caught on fire, about strangers, etc. When crossing the
street one day to get the
mail, my daughter put her
daughter to the test. They
stopped at the end of the
driveway, and my daughter asked, “what do we do
now?” Her daughter replied, “Stop, drop and roll.”
– Dottie Libby in Poland.
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I was at my daughter’s
home to pick up my 3-yearold grandson. I said to him,
“You’re my baby.”
He said, “I not a baby.”
To which I said, “You will
always be my baby.”
Again, he responded, “I
not a baby.”
We left and headed to the
store. When I got him out
of his car seat, again I said,
“You’re my baby.”
This time he responded,
“I not a baby. I Anthony
and I can talk!”
– Lucy Sorensen via
email.
One day this summer, I
was sitting outside with my
I was invited to my
nephew’s for dinner one
night. Upon arriving, his
five-year-old daughter was
practicing basketball drills.
She had three of her toys
lined up in the living room.
As she was dribbling, her
eyes were glued to the ball
as she tried her best to maneuver around the toys. At
one point she informed me,
“Auntie Jean, this takes a lot
of constipation!”
– Jean in Monmouth.
It was Christmas time and
the family was gathering at
my parents’ house. As each
group arrived they deposited gifts under the Christmas tree. Each time, my
five-year-old nephew Scott
would do a count of how
many gifts were for him.
Finally, I said, “You
know, Scott, Christmas is a
time for giving, not just for
getting.”
He gave me a strange look
and walked away. Returning a minute later he asked,
“But Auntie Jean, who am I
supposed to forgive?”
– Jean in Monmouth.
A few years ago our sixyear-old grandson spent the
night. Early the next morning he ran into our room
and leaped in between his
grandfather and me and
quickly dropped off to
sleep. I asked him later what
had happened.
He said, “There was
something weird going on
in the kitchen.”
My coffeemaker’s timer
is set for 4:30 a.m. and begins its sputtering and gurgling at that time.
– Carole Richards in
Livermore.
When our boys were lit-
tle we pulled up to the ice
cream shop. I turned around
to ask the boys what they
wanted. The oldest one said
he would like a half-andhalf softserve. The younger
one, who was 3 years old
and always wanted what his
brother was having, looked
at us, shaking his head yes,
and said, in his deep, little
voice, “I have a whole-andwhole!”
– Steve and Bonnie Jones
in Oxford.
After spending time in the
pool with my grandchildren,
I looked at my hands and
noticed that I had wrinkles
from being in the water for
a while. I told my grandson
that I had been in the pool
for a long time and was going to get out of the pool
because I was starting to
get all wrinkly. My 7-yearold grandson looked at
me puzzled and said, “But
Grandma, you’re already all
wrinkly.”
– Louise Stevens, Jay.
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Red Barn Market is a Maine Shopping Adventure
By G R MacGregor
What started as an
idea and dream is now
a reality. What once
started in a small building on the property that
was once a blacksmith
shop is now a thriving
business that has moved
to the Red Barn and
its’ 7000 square foot of
floor space. With aisles
neatly divided the building is now stocked to the
gills with quality used
and very useful items
and everything else you
can think of to furnish a
household including today’s hottest trends like
Pinterest projects, farmhouse décor and wedding schemes.
Just driving down the
road and pulling into 91
Madison Street in North
Anson and seeing this
very picturesque barn
immediately makes you
feel like you are on a
true Maine shopping adventure and experience.
Says owner Lisa Brown,
“Most of the items you
will find I have hand
picked and selected with
what my customers are
looking for and many
times I am requested to
go out and find a specific item they want which
I call “customized shopping”. A lot of people
tell me the selection is
insane and once they
come here they become
regulars. I do the shopping for every piece in
the barn.” And there’s
plenty of shopping to
do because husband
Dan’s strong belief is
“if you’re going to sell
anything you need inventory, inventory and
more inventory.”
As a result this dynamic duo fills the barn
on a weekly basis insuring that there is always
something new to find
at the Red Barn Market.
And as Lisa Brown says
“the more fresh inventory the more you’ll come
back.” From books, jewelry, furniture and even
the kitchen sink you’ll
be sure to not go home
empty handed. Open
6 days a week 8am to
5pm and closed Mondays. If you really want
to fill your Maine shopping experience bucket
list then you owe it to
yourself to visit the Red
Barn Market in North
Anson. You’ll be glad
you did. n
Auxiliary Honors
Members for Dedication
Prior to their regular monthly meeting on
Sept. 12, the American
Legion Auxiliary, Unit
39 in Madison honored
their “eldest members.”
Alta Vicniere and Arlene
Hoyt, both in their 90s,
have well over 20 years’
continuous membership
and are still going strong!
Their dedication to our
veterans is inspiring.
American Legion Auxiliary members have
dedicated themselves for
nearly a century to meeting the needs of our nation’s veterans, military
and their families both
here and abroad. They
volunteer millions of
hours yearly, with a value of nearly $2 billion.
As part of the world’s
largest women’s patriotic service organization,
Auxiliary
volunteers
Owners Dan and Lisa Brown. Photo by George MacGregor
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continuous membership.
across the country also
step up to honor veterans and military through
annual scholarships and
ALA Girls State programs, teaching high
school juniors to be lead-
ers grounded in patriotism and Americanism.
To learn more about the
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volunteer, donate or join,
visit www.ALAforVeterans.org.n
Rod’s support of pro-growth,
pro-business policies have created
20,000 new jobs over six years.
CUTTING TAXES.
Rod supported the largest tax cut
in our state’s history and fought
for lower taxes, saving nearly
600,000 Mainers over
$135 million in 2017.
REFORMING
HEALTH INSURANCE.
As Chairman of the Insurance and
Financial Services Committee, Rod
fought for lower costs, increased
coverage, improved care and to
make the marketplace simpler,
fairer and more transparent.
RESPONSIBLE
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Working across the aisle, Rod
helped crack down on fraud and
abuse in our welfare system.
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Paddle Board Yoga: Quieting the Mind and Enjoying Nature
Jodi Cornelio
Live Long, Live Well
Jodi R. Cornelio, AS, BA, MBA
Nutritionist, Personal Trainer
and Motivational Speaker
[email protected]
Where do I begin?
There are so many benefits to yoga on a paddleboard. First of all
and more importantly,
you don’t need to be a
yogi to enjoy yoga paddle boarding. All you
need really is a little bit
of guts to get on a paddle board feeling like
the entire lake might be
watching you. That’s
really how I felt the first
time I tried it and now I
don’t even care and neither does anyone else.
I think my biggest
fear was that I would
perform a pose and
lose my bathing suit.
I’ve done that before
on water skis and I’m
still embarrassed to talk
about it. Now, 20 years
later, I am prepared
with a more conservative type of suit and that
has become a non issue
as well.
Okay, there is one
more issue I had. The
first time I tried yoga
on a paddle board I kept
drifting into my neighbor’s dock and even
when I tried to avoid
that and correct my position I drifted into the
outlet to the lake. I really didn’t like that. So
now I paddle a couple
hundred yards off shore
and drop anchor. Problem solved! Technically, a yogi would probably call that cheating
as paddleboard yoga is
supposed to be freeing
as you drift. For me, the
quest to minimize my
stress is far more freeing and I am still drifting albeit only 20 yards,
not a half mile.
The first time you try
yoga on a paddleboard
you should experiment
with poses that include
four points of your
body to remain on the
board. By that I mean
your hands and knees
such as we do in the Cat
and Cow pose or in the
downward-facing dog
position with your feet
and hands braced on
the board. Over time
progress into the more
challenging poses with
three points and then
two points. You will
be amazed as to how
quickly this happens if
you stick with it. You
will gain strength and
balance more rapidly
on a board. You see the
effort of putting yourself into different poses
while resisting against
the motion of waves
activates every muscle
in your body especially
your stabilizing muscles, “Your Core.”
For you non-yogi
people, get out on your
board and do some
simple stretches. Touch
your toes, bend at your
waist, sit on your board
and twist your spine.
All of these simple
stretches on a board
will still cause you to
activate your core muscles as you will still be
resisting the motion of
the waves. You will be
stretched and toned in
no time.
In ending I will leave
you with this: If you are
a nature lover and have
never tried paddleboard
exercise, try it, for when
you combine the yoga
practice or your stretching practice, with the
natural elements of sun-
shine, water and fresh
air, you get the added
benefits that nature always provides. Do it for
your mind and body!
Live Long, Live well.n
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New England Youth Softball Camp a Success!
New England Softball Camp is a place
for girls to grow and
gain confidence both
mentally and physically. We cover all facets
of the game and coach
the girls on how to play
every position. They
never know what they
might like if they never
try it. As a result, they
may fall love with a
position they’ve never
played before during
the course of the week.
My goal as a coach is
to have the girls feel
exceptionally confident
when they leave. I want
them to go home and
show off all their new
softball skills and be
proud doing it!
There is absolutely
nothing more rewarding
as a coach than watching your players self
confidence grow. When
a girl finally achieves a
goal she has been working so hard on all week,
and her face beams with
pride... That right there
is why I coach.
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call the story we told about
someone from Iowa who received an express shipment
of live Maine lobsters as a
gift. After opening the box
and checking them out, the
person proceeded to throw
them out because they were
all dark brown not bright
red the way they thought
live lobsters were supposed
to be.
We questioned the truth
of the story in a column
and within a week we
heard from a lobster dealer
in Stonington who said he
deals with the problem of
the color of live lobsters all
the time. And yes, the sto-
ries you hear about people
throwing out live lobsters
because they’re not bright
red, are true.
John McDonald is a
Maine Storyteller who performs regularly at banquets,
conferences, conventions
and other events throughout
New England. He is also
the author of five books on
Maine including: The Maine
Dictionary, A Storyteller’s
Guide to Maine, A moose
and a Lobster walk into a
Bar and its sequel: Moose
Memoirs and Lobster Tales.
Telephone: 207.899.1868
or email: maineauthorjohn.
[email protected]
(Photo by Mark Huard/ Owner of Central Maine Photography)
Trivial Things
John McDonald
A few years ago I wrote
a book titled “John McDonald’s Maine Trivia,” and
ever since that book was
published people think my
head is filled with all kinds
of useless information. Yes,
the book is doing well,
thank you, but it generates
lots of email from people
who assume my I can answer their most trivial questions.
Just the other day I got
an email from Richard in
Windham who writes: Hi
John, ever since I read your
trivia book I thought you
might be able to help me
with the origins of the nautical words “port” and “star-
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Loony for Loons
V. Paul Reynolds
We have a loon in our
downstairs bathroom. No,
it’s not swimming around in
the tub; it is the focal point
of a lovely acrylic painting
we bought at a Maine art
show. We also have loons
out in front of our place,
real ones. Our place is on
a lake. How blessed we
are, not only by the haunting hoots of the Common
Loon, but by the privilege
of awakening each day to
the special dawns that spill
across Branch Lake and
into our bedroom.
To be honest, though, a
loon is just another wild
creature on the list of critters that hang out in our
neck of the woods - no
more or less valued by me
than the osprey, the eagle,
the crows, the deer, the
mergansers or the fox that
hangs around out back for
my handouts.
My lake neighbors, I
know, place the loon at
the pinnacle of the watchable wildlife hierarchy.
The Branch Pond Association, of which I am a
member, has a Loon Count
Committee. The BPA has
a Head Loon Ranger, who
appoints other volunteer
Loon Rangers whose mission it is to count loons and
report. From what I gather,
this local loon initiative
is an extension of a larger
state-wide loon-counting
project for Audubon and
other loon-protection organizations.
Maine has one of the
largest populations of
Common Loons in the
lower 48. So much so that a
Portland-based, loon-study
organization is assisting
Massachusetts in the relocating of loon chicks to the
Bay State.
Since BPA’s main mission is to watchdog our
lake’s water quality, members see the lake’s loon
presence as an indicator
of water quality. Loons are
known to be, as they say,
“an indicator species.” Apparently there is some scientific validity to this view.
Among the lake camp owners who belong to the lake
association there seems to
be group consensus that
there is a straight-line correlation between loon numbers and water quality.
This can be a compellingly seductive theory. In
truth, though, it is not that
simple.
As Maine’s bird biologist Brad Allen points out,
habitat is the main determinant of a lake’s loon numbers. Allen says that “they
are very sensitive to human
disturbance.” Therefore,
our camps and cottages,
our docks and floats, our
jet skis and power boats
impact their shoreline nesting areas and reproduction
rates - and willingness to
stay around.
Additionally, as Allen
notes, loons are long-lived
critters and very territorial.
They will kill other loon
interlopers and their young.
A given lake or pond will
only support X number of
loon pairs, no matter how
pristine the water quality.
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Two grants totaling
$15,500 will aid the Somerset Cultural Planning Committee (SCPC) in creating a
cultural plan for Somerset
County. The grants include
$10,000 from the Maine
Arts Commission’s Creative Communities = Economic Development program and $5,500 from the
Maine Community Foundation.
A collaboration between
the Wesserunsett Arts
Council and Main Street
Skowhegan, SCPC is initiating a yearlong process
to craft a cultural plan that
will help guide tourism efforts and ultimately boost
economic and community
development throughout
Somerset County.
“SCPC’s vision of a thriving community is one that
highly values the arts,” said
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bell. “Our guiding principle
is that the community is the
expert, and we will engage
the community throughout
the planning process.”
SCPC seeks to involve
all sectors of the community, including local
government,
businesses,
nonprofits, and individuals. In addition to forging relationships and collaborations, the planning
process will identify all of
Somerset County’s cultural
assets — including visual,
performing, craft, literary,
and broadcast arts, as well
as arts facilities, historical
features, arts and cultural
organizations, working artists and craftspeople, and
recreational and agricultural resources — to determine how best to use these
assets to the county’s advantage as well as how best
to promote them.
When the plan is complete it will guide tourism
development,
including
the creation of recreational,
food, and historical tours
around Somerset County;
development of new events
and festivals such as performing/visual arts, music, and food events; and
further enhancement of
recreational assets such as
the Kennebec River Gorge
in Skowhegan, which has
long been regarded as the
potential future home of a
whitewater recreation area.
SCPC has hired Saskia
Reinholt of Reinholt Consulting to lead the planning
process. Reinholt specializes in comprehensive cultural planning and has facilitated projects including
an arts and heritage plan
for the High Peaks Creative
Council in Franklin County
and most recently a cultural
blueprint for Waterville
Creates! and Waterville
Main Street.
“Cultural planning is
an essential part of regeneration strategies for communities,” Reinholt said.
“Many communities suffer from economic decline
and shrinking populations.
Incorporating cultural planning into a community’s
toolkit helps revitalize
downtowns and regions.”
Since both the Maine Arts
Commission and Maine
Community
Foundation
grants require a dollar-fordollar match, SCPC will
conduct several fundraisers
to meet that requirement.
SCPC will kick off the
planning process with one
such fundraiser, the Somerset Family Arts Festival, at Bigelow Brewing
Company in Skowhegan
on Saturday, Oct. 15, from
noon to 4 p.m. Sponsored
by Skowhegan Savings
Bank, the event will include food tastings, an art
fair, demonstrations, music, dancing, and children’s
art activities. Tickets are
$20 for adults 21 and over
and include four craft beer
sampler vouchers; there is
no charge for children and
adults under 21. Tickets are
available online at FamilyArtsFest.bpt.me.
Community engagement
meetings will begin the following week, and SCPC
encourages everyone who
wants to participate to attend one or more of these
free events (see list below).
Community members’ input is essential as SCPC
explores creativity and culture in Somerset County
and develops a plan that
will guide cultural initiatives over the next five to
10 years.
Public launch of the
Somerset Cultural Planning Project
Thursday, Oct. 20, 5 to
7:30 p.m. at Prescott Building, Good-Will Hinckley,
16 Prescott Drive, Hinckley. This launch meeting
will include a wine tasting.
Bring a flashlight if you
wish to explore the L.C.
Bates Museum’s Halloween exhibit before or after
the event.
Community Meeting
Thursday, Oct. 27, noon
to 1 p.m. at Lakewood Golf
Course Clubhouse, Madison. Lunch will be provided.
Community Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 3, 9 to 10
a.m. at Northern Outdoors,
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with just 2 vendors. This year
they have expanded to 9 and
offer a variety of locally produced foods and products from
vegetables and eggs, to beef and
chicken, along with handcrafted
pottery, knitted goods, and beeswax products. Teaming with
the Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets to offer SNAP/
EBT shoppers bonus dollars
for fruits and vegetables as part
of the “Maine Harvest Bucks”
program, the Madison Farmers’
Market is dedicated to increasing access of healthy foods to
the Madison community. To
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Phillips Old Home Days Memory Walk
More than one hundred and sixty walkers participated in the
Phillips Old Home
Days Memory Walk organized by the family
of Marjorie Toothaker
who lost her battle with
cancer in 2009. As a
tribute to their mother
who always wanted
her daughters to stay
close and do things together, the girls formed
a Scholarship Committee and raised money
by doing crafts together
and selling them at local fairs. It has grown
from there.
They started the three
mile Memory Walk
during Phillips Old
Home Days in an effort for residents to support, remember and celebrate others who were
diagnosed with cancer.
Proceeds from the walk
go to support those who
have been affected by
the disease.
“Cancer is not an individual’s diagnosis. It
is a disease that affects
the whole village.”
Said Yolanda Smith,
Margie
Toothaker’s
daughter. “It impacts
family, friends and
the surrounding community. Therefore the
only way to tackle this
disease is as a whole
group. Together we
fight.”
This
year,
the
Toothaker
Family
chose two very brave
little boys to support,
Trent Flanders and
Drayk
Hendershot,
sons of Phillips natives,
Anne Coffren Flanders
and Kim Borden Hendershot. Ironically, both
four year olds were
diagnosed in the first
week of March, only
two days apart.
Trent has a brain tumor located on the top
of his brain stem. It is
incredibly rare “Trent
has had six different
surgeries” Anne Coffren Flanders told organizers of the walk. “He
has had to relearn all his
abilities, including how
to walk again for the
third time.”
September 23rd there
will be testing for Trent
Flanders to see what is
left of the tumor. This
test will determine the
next course of treatment. Anne Flanders
and her husband, Scott
Flanders are very hopeful.
Drayk Hendershot,
son of Damon and Kim
Borden Hendershot suffers from Ewing’s Sarcoma, a bone cancer.
His cancer originated
from the rib. The tumor
grew so big that it compromised his breathing
and pushed his heart to
one side of his chest.
Because tumor is attached to the ribs the
possibility of surgery
is not an option at this
time.
“Drayk has a full time
job.” Smith said, “He
goes to the hospital
Monday through Friday
for chemotherapy. And
if he is well enough,
he can come home on
the weekend. Drayk
reminds us that sometimes real superheroes
live in the hearts of
small children fighting
big battles.”
These two little boys
certainly have inspired
those around them.
They have been through
so much in their short
lives. Both parents have
been grateful for the
support of the community.
“It is so overwhelming.” said Kim Borden,
“We cannot thank everyone enough.”
This
year
the
Toothaker family remembered,
Francis
“Skip Ross” who had
put up a courageous
fight and lost his battle
on August 22, 2015.
Ross was diagnosed
with stage III lung cancer in 2013. He was
treated with chemotherapy and radiation until
the cancer traveled to
his brain, pancreas, and
other organs. His family was presented with a
lilac bush that was from
Margie
Toothaker’s
garden in memory of
Ross.
It was also a celebration for fifteen year old
Taylor Lane who just
celebrated one year of
being cancer free. The
family presented her
with a necklace which
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Ladd, Bobbi Lilley and Amy Arms.
stated “She believed
she could, so she did!”
They were not only
there to celebrate Taylor’s joyous moment
but to wish her continued health in the future.
A balloon release was
held in memory of those
we have lost. “Cancer
affects so many lives.”
Scott Ladd, master
of ceremonies said,
“These balloons and
their messages help us
remember all lives lost
and lives touched by
this disease.”
After the ceremony,
walkers and a few runners made the three
mile route in the summer heat and returned
to claim prizes donated
by local businesses.
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Hendershot’s Cancer
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Donations for Trent
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Lynn Annette York
1962-2016
Edmond J. LaPointe
1929-2016
Edmond J. LaPointe, 87,
passed away September 1,
2016 at Mount St. Joseph
in Waterville, surrounded
by his family. He was born
June 10, 1929 in Caribou,
the son of Edmond J. Sr.
and Stella E. (Doufor)
LaPointe.
He attended Saint Dennis Catholic Church in Fort
Fairfield and Immaculate
Heart of Mary Catholic
church in Fairfield. In his
later years, he attended
Winnecook
Christian
Church where he enjoyed
many friendships and fellowship. He enjoyed fishing, spending time writing
music and playing guitar.
Edmond is survived by
his former wife and mother
of his children, Elva M.
LaPointe; daughter, Sharon
Carter and husband henry
of Albion; brothers, Peter
LaPointe and wife Jewel
of Belmont, NH, John
LaPointe and wife Claire
of Hillsboro, NH; sister-
Robin L. Fowle, 53,
passed away Wednesday,
Sept. 7, at Redington-Fairview General Hospital in
Skowhegan after a battle
with cancer, surrounded by
her loving family.
She was born in DoverFoxcroft on April 1, 1963,
the daughter of Roland F.
and Georgia D. (Grant)
Royal. She went to Penquis Valley High School in
Milo.
On April 18, 1981, she
married Jeff Fowle in Milo.
She was employed at Camp
Matoaka from 2004 to
2012 and Brownies Jani-
torial from 2009 to 2013.
Robin enjoyed crossword
puzzles, and cherished time
spent with her grandsons.
Robin “Nanny” was a
devoted grandmother and
loved her three grandchildren, Isaiah, Adam and
Liam with all her heart. She
lived for those boys and it
broke her heart when she
knew she would not see
them grow up. She always
made sure her five boys
were cared for and I will
continue to do the same.
She is survived by her
husband of 35 years, Jeff
Fowle of Mercer; two sons,
Brandon M. Fowle and
wife Alicia of Glenburn,
and Adam R. Fowle and fiance Hailey Shaw of Skowhegan; three grandsons, Isaiah Shields of Skowhegan,
Adam Fowle, Jr. of Skowhegan, and Liam Fowle of
Glenburn; father, Roland
Royal of Milo; two sisters,
Debbie Flagg of Charleston, Ann Royal of Bangor;
mother-in-law, Betty Fowle
of Skowhegan; brother-
Lynn Annette York, age 54, died September 4, 2016 at
her home in Clinton. A celebration of life was held from
Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the home of Dennis and
Linda Shannon, 1892 Bangor Road, Clinton. Arrangements by Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service,
Skowhegan. n
Norman “Norm” A. Lasselle
1935-2016
Norman “Norm” A. Lasselle, Sr., 81, died peacefully on Monday, August
29, 2016 in Pittsfield surrounded by his loving family after a short illness. He
was born in Burnham on
May 20, 1935, the son of
Avon “Jigg” L. and Vera W.
(Southard) Lasselle.
Norman retired after
spending 22 years in the
shoe shops, Northeast
Shoe and Dexter Shoe and
spent 22 years working for
Cianbro. Norm was a fine
bowler and was on candlepin bowling leagues. He
was an avid snowmobiler,
leading Lappy’s Raiders.
He was a past Noble Grand
with I.O.O.F twice in Pittsfield. He was on the Pittsfield fire department for 12
years. Norm loved hunting
and fishing. He was active
in the Fish and Game for
many years.
He is survived by his
wife, Sheila M. (Brann)
Lasselle of Pittsfield; his
children, Debi Collman and
companion Jeff Stearns of
Benton, Cindy Morse and
husband Scott of North
Berwick, Norman Jr. and
wife Michelle of Pittsfield;
3 grandchildren, Jeremy,
Sare, and Amanda; 5 great
grandchildren,
Taylor,
Jackson, Lyrik, Gabe, and
Parker; brother, Charlie
Simpson of Waterville;
sister, Judelle Strange of
Brunswick; many niece,
nephews and cousins; and
canine companion, Willie.
He was predeceased by his
parents; 2 brothers, George
Simpson and Leroy “Sam”
Lasselle; sister, Gloria Abbott. n
William W. Glidden
“Bill” died unexpectedly
at Maine Medical Center
in Portland on August 28,
2016 at the age of 73.
Bill was born on January 28, 1943 in Waterville,
Maine to Clifton and Doris
(Hapworth) Glidden. He
graduated from Winslow
High School, and then attended Berkshire Christian
College before serving in
the Navy during the Vietnam era. He married Lily
Cady, the love of his life,
in 1990. Bill retired from
Central Maine Power in
2004, where he had worked
for 35 years as a Meter
Technician.
Bill was an accomplished
musician, playing trumpet
and bass guitar, and had a
wonderful singing voice.
Over the years Bill played
with several bands, including the R.B. Hall Band
and several country bands.
Bill was generous with his
time and talent, playing
frequently at church and
in area nursing homes. He
was an intelligent and witty
individual who loved to
debate Biblical philosophy
and discuss current events.
Bill is survived by his
wife Lily Glidden; son,
William Jeffrey Glidden of
Florida and his two children; step children, Laurie Bourgoin and husband
Eric, Steve Pottle and wife
Kim, and Wayne Harmon
ll and wife Nicole; his six
grandchildren
Danielle,
Dylan, Lindsay, Morgan,
Sierra, and Aaron; his
great-grandson, Ayden; his
brother, Clifton Glidden,
Jr. and wife Sandra of Virginia; his nephew, Clifton
Glidden lll “Skip” and his
partner Mary Erickson;
his nephew Mark Glidden
and wife Sheryl, his niece,
Sherri Corbin and husband
Victor; his niece Doraine
Glidden; and several great
nieces and nephews. He is
pre-deceased by his parents
and a very dear friend, Bob
Holt.
The family would like
to thank the staff at Maine
Medical Center for their
skilled and compassionate care. Special thanks to
Chaplain Abby for her ministry of word and song.
In lieu of flowers, please
send donations to Lakeside
Advent Campground Association, William Glidden Memorial Scholarship,
Attn: Benita Alley, Treasurer, PO Box 142, Beals, ME
04611. n
in-law Debbie LaPointe of
Antrum, NH; grandchildren, Tanya L. Lennon of
Albion, Randy LaPointe,
Jr and wife Monica of Fairfield, Shawn LaPointe and
wife Kimberly of Canaan;
great grandchildren, Jacob
and Bradley Lennon, Chase
LaPointe, Mackinzie and
Cayden LaPointe; many
nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased
by his only son, Randy
and brothers Archie and
William LaPointe as well
as his parents Edmond
J. LaPointe and Stella E.
LaPointe.
A private memorial service will be held at a later
date at the convenience of
the family. n
Robin L. Fowle
1963 - 2016
William W. Glidden
1943-2016
September 2016
in-law, Alan Fowle II of
Skowhegan; special friend,
Darlene Jones of Norridgewock; aunt, Jeanine Hayes
of Missouri; uncle, Clayton
Royal of Dexter; family
friend, Jackie Willinski of
Milo; two nephews, Dylan
Flagg of Charleston, and
J.J. Witham of Brownville;
three nieces, Brittany and
Cassandra Fowle of New
Hampshire, and Riannon
Phillips of Kittery; and
also, many uncles and relatives that loved her dearly.
She was predeceased
by her mother, Georgia
(Grant) Royal.
“You are now with god
and no longer have to suffer
from that evil disease.”
“I will love you forever.”
Love, Jeff
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be held at a later date at the
convenience of the family.
Arrangements under the
direction and care of Dan &
Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service, 445 Waterville
Road, Skowhegan, ME
04976. n
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“Toby”
A heartwarming story about the growing
bond between a child and a new pet –
inspired by the author’s experience with a
rescue dog of the same name.
By Hazel Mitchell
Author-Illustrator
National Cup XV, the 15th edition, took place in Auroa, Colorado July 22nd through
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When a young boy and
his father move from one
house to another, they decide to adopt a dog from
the local rescue shelter. But
their chosen dog, Toby, is
having a tough time adjusting to his new life outside the shelter—howling
all night, hiding fearfully
from his new humans, forgetting where to go to the
bathroom, and chasing a
ball through the flower bed.
The boy has promised to
train his new companion,
and he’s trying his best, but
Dad is starting to get exasperated. Will Toby ever feel
comfortable with his new
family and settle into his
forever home, or will Dad
decide he’s not the right dog
for them after all?
A heartwarming story
about the growing bond
between a child and a new
pet—inspired by the author’s experience with a
rescue dog of the same
name. Maybe you have
heard of Toby on Facebook
or in the local news. A few
years ago, Hazel Mitchell
and her husband decided
to foster a poodle (from a
family of nine poodles) that
was seized from an abusive breeder in Aroostook
County. Toby was terrified
of everything; he often sat
by himself in the corner,
quivering with fear, as he
hadn’t known any better.
After weeks of fostering,
Hazel decided with her
husband that they would
adopt Toby.
Hazel and her husband
needed to be away from
their home for a few days,
six months after adopting
Toby. They were nervous to
leave Toby. He had still never been outside and still had
many nervous tendencies.
They decided to do a testrun wit hToby at a nearby
kennel for a day. Things
went bad very quickly;
shortly after Hazel dropped
Toby at the kennel, he escaped. Hazel and her husband were devastated. They
searched and searched for
over a week, with help from
friends and many people in
the area. By some miracle,
they eventually found Toby.
Hazel was overjoyed having Toby back in her life.
She was also reassured of
humanity’s goodness by
the overwhelming support
her and her husband had
received from friends and
others in the area who had
helped search for Toby, in
addition to the outpouring
of support and love on social media from all over the
world. She truly felt that the
whole world had been rooting for Toby.
This picture book teaches
young readers about the
wonderful, but often difficult, process of rescuing
and adopting pets.
Hazel Mitchell has illustrated numerous books
for children. “Toby” is her
author-illustrator
debut.
Originally from Yorkshire,
England, she now lives in
Maine with her husband
and a brave rescue poodle
named Toby, whose eightday disappearance drew
national attention when the
story was shared across social media.
Published by Candlewick
and available online as well
as at bookstores. Get Tobyinspired goodies and more
information at www.hazelmitchell.com.
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Hammond Lumber Mills Again are First in Safety
The Northeast Lumber
Manufacturers Association (NeLMA) announced
in June that it has given
Hammond Lumber Company four awards for
outstanding safety performance during 2016 at
Hammond’s sawmill and
planer mill in Belgrade.
The awards are given
to mills operating in the
New England states, plus
New York and Pennsylvania.
A Maine family-owned
business founded in 1953,
Hammond finished first in
Division 2 for the combined operations of both
mills. Divisions are determined by the number
of worker-hours logged
during a calendar year. A
Division 1 classification
represents 1 to 25,000
hours, while Division
2 represents 25,000 to
50,000 hours.
The Maine familyowned business also
earned first place in Division 1 for planer-mill
safety, second place in
Division 2 for sawmill
safety, and a fourth honor
for achieving an accidentfree year in both mills.
Perhaps best known today as a building supplier
operating 13 retail stores
throughout Maine, Hammond Lumber began in
1953 as a three-man sawmill, which is still housed
at its original location in
Belgrade. In its 63 years
of continuous operation,
the Hammond mill has
seldom had a lost-time accident and has won many
safety awards.
According to safety
director Bruce Pelletier,
there has not been a losttime accident in the saw-
mill since 2004, nor in the
planer mill since 2001.
A safety committee established in 1985 continues to meet once a month
to identify and correct potential safety hazards on
the job as well as discuss
ideas for keeping everyone in the company safe
during their off-hours,
too. The position of fulltime safety director was
created in 2005 and has
been filled by Pelletier
ever since.
There are currently 12
people working in the
sawmill, and 7 in the
planer mill, representing a
total of 243 years of experience at Hammond. Gerald Manley has worked
for the company for 37
years, Craig Dawes for
36, Cliff Elliott for 31, and
Rob Higgins for 22. Richard Thyng, Alan Bickford
and Travis Manley have
all been on the job more
than 15 years. Ron Albair
has 12 years in.
Those with less than 10
years are Bruce Albair,
Coyt Ingraham, Chris
Hinkel, Frank Walker,
Matt Dawes, Nate Hewitt,
Josh Ladd, Kris Merrill, Miranda Bickford,
Ray Ashland and Elijah
Gagne.
Travis Manley is Gerald’s son, Miranda Bickford is Alan’s daughter
and Matt Dawes is Craig
Dawes’ son. Craig’s father, Ken, retired from
Hammond in 2002 after
15 years with the company.
In addition to its safety
record, the Hammond
sawmill has been recognized for its “whole
log” approach to milling. Nothing from the log
goes to waste. The bark
becomes mulch, and both
sawdust and shavings are
used as bedding for farm
animals. The ends of the
boards are used for crafts,
for kindling, and for fuel
to run biomass generators.
The “slabwood” pieces or
“edgings” from the log
are fed into a chipper,
and the resulting chips
are used to make paper.
The core log may then be
used for Maine Pine Log
Homes, Hammond’s line
of building packages, or it
may be further milled into
dimensional lumber.
“It’s important to us
not to waste anything,”
says Donald Hammond.
“There are only so many
trees, so we don’t want to
use more than we need to.
Selective cutting is practiced on most of the lots
from which the company
buys logs, and many of
these lots are now in their
third cutting. The result is
sustained yield from the
same acreage.
“In fact,” says Hammond, “even though the
production volume of
our mill has increased
quite a bit over the years,
the number of acres harvested has increased very
little. You could say it’s
as important to us to keep
our resource safe as it is to
keep our people safe. We
depend on both.”
Further
information
about Hammond Lumber Company is available toll free in Maine at
1-866-HAMMOND, or
online at www.hammondlumber.com. n
Suicide Squad (Warner Bros./DC Comics)
Lucas Allen
When Zack Snyder started the DC Cinematic Universe, most people don’t
know what to make of it
with the ambitious but entertaining Man of Steel
and Batman V. Superman:
Dawn of Justice. Compared to the lighter and
colorful Marvel Cinematic
Universe, these films are
darker both story-wise and
filmmaking-wise. Fortunately, the next film Suicide
Squad should help breathe
new life into this universe.
While still dark in places,
it’s certainly feels lighter
thanks in part to its likable
leads who happen to be
psychotic supervillains.
In the wake of Superman’s death, Amanda
Waller (Viola Davis) asks
the government to create a
special team of mercenaries to carry out the most
dangerous missions. But
instead of superheroes, she
wanted to assemble the
team of imprisoned criminals some of which were
captured by Batman (Ben
Affleck) and make them
expendable. Keeping them
on a leash is Colonel Rick
Flag (Joel Kinnaman), who
wants to save his girlfriend
Dr. June Moone (Cara Delevingne) possessed by a
spiritual entity called the
Enchantress. She’s using
her magical powers to bring
about the end of the world.
Leading the new team
is Deadshot (Will Smith),
an expert marksman and a
loving father. Then there’s
Harley Quinn (Margot
Robbie) the psychotic girl-
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(Jai Courtney), Killer Croc
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Beach). Though they have
a mission to do in exchange
for a reduced sentence, they
have to contend with the
Enchantress’ minions and
the Joker who just wants his
girlfriend back.
Instead of Snyder this
time, it’s David Ayer whose
previous experience with
gritty action includes End
of Watch and Fury. But
rather than make it all gritty,
he wisely adds humor and
bringing much needed levity to this universe. The result is a DC film that’s both
dark, wacky, and actionpacked without feeling too
mishandled that will satisfy
especially the non-comic
book reading crowd. The
structure gets pretty tricky
in the beginning when it
has to introduce to several
of the villains one at a time,
but the plot gets smoother
from there.
The plot itself is itself
an odd mix of The Avengers and Ghostbusters. The
villains come together,
put aside their differences,
and then confront the big
baddie with an end-of-theworld plan. But throughout
these usual beats, the main
characters are surprisingly
likable and you’ll feel like
you’re part of this team of
nutcases. It’s something
you don’t expect in a big
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Smith’s signature comic
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Independence
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form their own opinions.
On the upside, his rock star/
pimp combination is quite
by 21 Pilots probably won’t
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to make a killing on the pop
charts.
DC is finally upping their
game with Suicide Squad
that’ll finally put them on
edge with Marvel. It’s definitely more fun to see villains go at it with each other
that’s certainly different
from the normal superhero
movie. Marvel will have to
step up their rogue’s gallery
if they want to do something similar to this.
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Hammond Designer Wins Kitchen Award
Turns customer’s dream into reality…and gold
Lori Hardy has created hundreds of kitchens during her 14 years
working as a designer,
eight of them in the
Kitchen Bath & Flooring Center at Hammond
Lumber
Company’s
Bangor store. After helping a Dedham couple
create a kitchen for their
new home in 2015, she
decided to submit her
design to an industry
contest.
This spring, Hardy received word from Candlelight Cabinetry that
her entry in the national
competition had won the
company’s Excellence in
Design Gold Award for
finishing second among
more than 40 designs
submitted. (First place
was platinum.)
“I’m thrilled,” she
says. “Although I’ve
been designing kitchens
for a long time, this is the
first one I’ve entered in a
contest.”
Hardy designed the
award-winner for the the
home of Laura Michaud
and her husband, Bill.
When they were ready
to think about where
the kitchen should go
and what it should look
like, they called Hardy at
Hammond Lumber, and
the process began.
“Lori came down numerous times to the
house,” says Laura Michaud, “and actually laid
out patterns with tape on
the floor so that I knew
where my islands were.
And she measured on
the walls, and I could see
drawings that showed
my refrigerator’s going
here, my sink is going to
be there, and my stove
Designer Lori Hardy of Hammond Lumber Company
(left) with customer Laura Michaud in the finished
kitchen that won a national award.
The awarding-winning kitchen designed by Lori Hardy
of Hammond Lumber Company.
top here. So, when we
got to the ordering point,
we knew it was all going
to fit in here perfectly.
And it did.”
Hardy says that, depending on the details
involved, it usually takes
a few weeks to a month
of going back and forth
with the homeowner to
get a rough layout and a
design. She and the Michauds hit it off well as
they began to talk about
the customers’ space and
how they would live in
it.
“Laura and I would
different ideas together
so that both would be
happy with the result.
“Lori was really great
at helping my husband
Bill and I meld our two
styles together,” Laura
Michaud says with a
chuckle. “He’s definitely
more ornate in his choices, and I like things a a
little simpler. She was
great at helping us find
that fine line that he liked
and I liked, and keeping
us both on track…and
still married!”
The Michaud kitchen,
along with one in Holden
call or email,” says Hardy. “I could shoot her an
email if I had a question.
If she thought of something, she could email
me her list. It made it
much easier also to keep
track of what she wanted, to make sure those
important things were
incorporated into the
space. And then as time
progressed, we could see
how things were evolving and changing.”
One of the services
the Hammond designer
provided was helping
the Michauds blend their
also designed by Hardy,
will be featured on the
Eastern Maine Medical
Center Auxiliary’s 12th
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Saturday, October 1st.
Details about the tour
are available at www.
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information
about designing a kitchen with Hammond Lumber Company is available
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Bath & Flooring Center,
or going online to www.
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The Healthy Geezer
By: Fred Cecitti
By Fred Cicetti
If you smoke, you owe
it to yourself to quit. And I
believe you have an obligation to try to help others to
quit. I’m doing my part by
offering this unusual series
of columns. No scolding or
exaggerated scare tactics.
I’m giving you just the facts
in a chain of bulletins.
You can stick these columns on bulletin boards and
refrigerators. I recommend
giving them to a smoker you
love.
Here are more:
• Cigarette smokers die
younger than nonsmokers.
Smoking shortens lives by
about 14 years.
• Tobacco use remains the
leading preventable cause of
death in the United States,
causing 443,000 deaths each
year.
• Because of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
(“second-hand smoke”), an
estimated 3,000 nonsmoking Americans die of lung
cancer every year.
• Tobacco use accounts for
about one third of all cancer
deaths in the United States.
• Smoking causes almost 90
percent of lung cancers.
• More than 7 million current and former smokers suffer from chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD),
the name used to describe
both chronic bronchitis and
emphysema. About 85 percent of COPD deaths are
caused by smoking.
• About 80 percent of all
smokers would like to quit.
• It’s never too late to quit.
It doesn’t matter how old
you are or how long you’ve
smoked.
• Within minutes of smoking the last cigarette, the
body begins to restore itself.
After two weeks, circulation
and lung function improve.
A year after quitting, the risk
of coronary heart disease is
half that of a smoker’s. At 10
years, the lung cancer death
rate is cut in half. At 15
years after quitting, the risk
of coronary heart disease is
that of a nonsmoker’s.
• Some smokers can just
stop “cold turkey.” Others
need help with drugs and
behavior modification. Relapse rates are the highest
in the first few weeks; they
go down substantially after
about three months.
• One study found that the
greatest reductions in cigarette use were achieved
when smoking became more
expensive and alternative
recreational activities were
provided.
• Nicotine replacement
therapies (NRTs) are medicines that relieve a smoker’s
nicotine withdrawal symptoms. NRTs are available
as patches, gums, inhalers,
nasal sprays, or lozenges.
NRTs should be used with
behavioral modification.
• Bupropion (Zyban) is a
prescription antidepressant
that affects brain chemicals
involved in craving nico-
tine.
• Varenicline (Chantix) reduces the pleasurable effects of smoking and helps
reduce nicotine withdrawal
symptoms.
If you want to quit smoking and need help, contact
one of the following organizations:
American Cancer Society,
www.cancer.org; American
Heart Association, www.
amhrt.org; American Lung
Association, www.lungusa.
org; National Cancer Institute, www.cancer.gov; Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention Office on Smoking & Health, www.cdc.gov/
tobacco;
Smokefree.gov,
www.smokefree.gov.
If you have used tobacco,
you should have regular oral
exams by your physician or
dentist. These exams will
detect changes that could
be cancer or a precursor of
cancer.
Cancer and other conditions of the lung have the
following symptoms: a new
cough, a change in cough,
coughing up blood, hoarseness, difficulty breathing,
wheezing, headaches, chest
pain, loss of appetite, weight
loss, general fatigue, and
repeated respiratory infections. However, many lung
cancers have no apparent
symptoms until they are advanced.
If you have been a tobacco user or continue to
smoke or chew, it’s critical
that you get regular medical
attention.
If you would like to ask
a question, write to fred@
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Bereavement: Take Care of Yourself, Too
When you and your
family are grieving the
death or serious illness of
a loved one, it’s easy to get
focused on the needs of
your family and the list of
tasks that have to be completed. But don’t forget to
take care of yourself, too.
It is important to get the
time and space you need
for your own important
grief journey. The following are a few suggestions
to help you take care of
yourself following a death,
but apply to any kind of
loss you might be experiencing.
Listen to your body:
If you need to cry, then
cry. If you need to sleep,
then do so. If you need to
talk to someone, seek out
someone who will listen.
If you need to reminisce,
then take the time. It is
important for the grieving
process that you go with
the flow.
Lower expectations for
yourself: You can’t expect
yourself to run at full capacity for some time. Give
yourself a break and don’t
expect yourself to perform
as well as you did prior to
your loss. Educate others
that it will take some time
before your performance
is back to normal.
Let others know what
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Don’t expect others to
know what you need.
Communicate to family
and friends how they can
support you.
Take the time to do the
things you need to do
for yourself: When you
feel up to it, engage in activities to which you feel
drawn. It could be visiting
a place you haven’t been to
in a while, walks in nature,
reading, etc.
Pamper yourself: Treat
yourself well. Without
breaking your budget, do
things for yourself that
are helpful like walks, being with people who are
nurturing to you, and inexpensive activities.
Keep a journal: Writing
down your thoughts and
feelings can help you to
validate and work through
your grief.
Get physical exercise:
If you exercised prior to
your loss, try to maintain
the same routine. If you
did not exercise prior to
your loss visit your doctor before embarking on a
physical exercise routine.
Physical exercise can improve the way you feel.
Obtain a proper diet
and sleep: Maintaining a
healthy diet and getting
proper sleep is essential
for functioning as well as
you can. If you are having
difficulty with either, visit
your doctor.
Be aware of others’
reactions: Many people
do not know how to react appropriately to your
grief. Some are more comfortable than others in
responding to your situation. Be aware that people
have different ideas not
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bereavement counseling.
Don’t hesitate to contact
a medical and or mental
health specialist if you
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Danielle Does DIY: Spray Paint Art?
Danielle Pushard Emery
Danielle is a wife and a mother to her two fur babies. She is
a graphic designer at Turner
Publishing. She has her degree in communications and
new media.
My name is Danielle
Pushard Emery. I love
crafts and artistic challenges. For my First DIY,
(Do It Yourself) I chose a
pin. Pinterest is a website
that lets you organize and
bookmark creative ideas,
or just things you would
like to have someday
(check out my Pinterest
page just search DaniellePushard).
Warning must be outside
for this pin. When I did this
pin, the wind died down
and it was hot. Those two
combined equals Danielle
getting sick from fumes!
I was even outside too. If
you decide to do this, a
mask is a must.
This was the pin that
won the vote on Facebook
with an astounding five,
that’s right, FIVE likes.
I went from the picture
on this one and it went
pretty well. As you can
see, you plop your leaves
on the paper and you simply Spray paint over, and
BOOM art.
I got spray paint, canvas
and fake plants all at the
wonderful Lobby of Hobbies. (Hobby Lobby)
They even had these tiny
little bottles of spray paint,
perfect for what I needed.
I got the Krylon short Cuts
Hobby/Craft paint in 5 different colors. I got orange,
white, silver, bronze, and
purple. The canvas was
the same kind as the last
DIY 8X10 acrylic canvas.
There was soooo much
to choose from with all
the fake plants, so I just
got some fall leaves and
this weird Christmas fern
Table of all things needed
for Pin
thing... (It was on sale, so I
needed it).
I started off by pulling
the leaves I needed, and
placing them how I wanted
on the canvas. I then chose
the color I wanted to use
first which was orange. I
was going for a fall theme
with the first one. I recommend figuring out a way to
get the leaves to stay, so
they don’t fly off from the
force of the paint. I learned
the hard way. The leaves
went flying and I decided
against the smaller leaves
as pictured.
Attempt two was okay,
just got spray paint on my
free hand that was holding
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hands.
After I got the first color
of orange as some of the
base layer, I let that dry
for a minute. I then put the
leaves as best I could, back
on the imprint and sprayed
white over to get it to pop.
I did it a couple times with
the orange and white, until
I got the desired effect.
On the Sides I used the
White Christmas fern and
sprayed the bronze color
to get the branch effect. I
personally think it came
out really cool.
For the second painting
I sprayed a layer of silver,
I let that dry while I got
some clean non tainted hot
air into my lungs. I simply
placed the fern over the
top. I was able to just hold
the end of the fake plant
and spray without having
to hold it down. That was
the easiest one to do and it
came out awesome if I do
say so myself.
I’m giving this pin 4.5
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Train Travel Around the World
Victor Block
try, where grapes have been
grown and wine produced
since 1677.
Information about these
and other U.S. trains is
available at Amtrak.com.
For most people, taking a
train is one way of traveling from one place to another. For others, the trip
itself is the major attraction.
They’re interested
in the ride, passing scenery
and sometimes activities
available to passengers.
Let’s take a virtual journey
aboard several outstanding
rail trips around the country
and the world.
Given the beauty of the
soaring Alps mountains in
Switzerland, it’s no surprise that there’s a choice
of trains which introduce
passengers to their splendor. The Bernina Express
crosses the Alps between
Northern and Southern Europe, and offers dramatic
views of towering mountains, castles and, eventually, the sun-soaked villages
of southern Italy. For more
information, the website
is https://www.rhb.ch/en/
panoramic-trains/berninaexpress.
Another shorter but
equally dramatic ride
through the Swiss Alps is
provided by the Glacier Express. Its 8 hour, 180-milelong trips connect two famous mountain resorts, and
climb to a height of 6,670
feet above sea level.
Views outside change
with the time of year, from
rolling meadows in sum-
Superb Scenery.
Amtrak
Attractions.
There’s no need to leave
the United States to enjoy
some inviting scenic rides.
The California Zephyr between Chicago and San
Francisco climbs both the
Rocky and snow-capped
Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The Adirondack train is
named for the mountain
range it passes, and also
rolls through New York’s
Hudson Valley wine coun-
mer to a tapestry of color
during the fall to the snowblanketed winter landscape. More information is
available at www.glacierexpress.ch.
The setting is equally
dramatic in Canada’s towering Rocky Mountains.
Rocky Mountaineer trains
climb towering peaks and
pass desert-like canyon terrain.
Oversize windows provide unobstructed views of
the scenery. More information is available at rockymountaineer.com.
From Golf Drives to
Game Drives.
Travelers who prefer to
combine activities with a
train ride have a wide range
of alternatives. A long list
of choices is available to
passengers on the Belmond
Royal Scotsman. As it rolls
through the breathtaking
countryside of Scotland,
they may disembark to play
golf in the country where
the game was invented, explore beautiful rural homes
and visit Scotch whiskey
distilleries that offer tours
and tastings.
For more
information, log onto bel-
mond.com/royal-scotsmantrain.
Train experiences in Africa can include viewing
animals in their natural environment. Trips aboard
the Desert Express in Namibia offer game drives,
cheetah and leopard viewing at a safari guest farm,
and lion feeding.
Another excursion explores sand dunes up to
1,000 feet high in the vast
Namib Desert, which
stretches more than 1,200
miles along Africa’s Atlantic coast. For more information log on to http://
www.namibweb.com/desertexpress.html.
Old and New.
The Ffestiniog Railway,
one of several “Great Little
Trains of Wales,” is the
oldest operating railroad
company in the world. It
was founded in 1832, and
in 1863 became the first
narrow gauge train service
to introduce steam engines
– two of which still are in
use.
This group of miniature,
narrow gauge steam-driven
trains chugs through Wales
at slow speeds, so passen-
gers may enjoy the beauty
of the passing landscape.
The Ffestiniog route traverses the Aberglalsyn
Pass, a deep narrow gorge
which has been called the
most beautiful spot in the
United Kingdom, and huffs
and puffs up some of the
longest and steepest inclines in the country. For
more information, log onto
greatlittletrainsofwales.
co.uk.
The newest addition to
the list of great rail trips will
be the first luxury sleeper
train in South America,
which is scheduled to begin service during 2017.
The Belmond Andean Explorer will travel along one
of the highest rail routes in
the world, through the Andes Mountains of Peru at
altitudes reaching nearly
16,000 feet.
Passengers
will visit remote villages
and view the 10,725 foot
deep Cotahuasi Canyon.
More information is available at www.belmond.com/
belmond-andean-explorer.
Short and Long.
Even a train trip of only
11 miles can offer something special. Since 1902,
the narrow gauge Vale of
Rheidol train in Wales has
been transporting passengers through some of the
finest scenery in Britain.
As the cars makes a series
of twists and turns, views
outside change from open
fields to ancient woodlands
to rugged mountains. For
more information log onto
rheidolrailway.co.uk.
In contrast with the tiny
Vale of Rheidol track is
the longest single-service
train ride in the world. The
Trans-Siberian
Railway
covers 5,770 miles and
passes through eight time
zones as it connects Russia’s east and west.
Depending upon which
itinerary they select, passengers may stop at cities
along the route, including
the capital of Mongolia,
have a private viewing of
the Kremlin and take a
class in cooking traditional
Russian dishes.
Among companies with
which people may arrange Trans-Siberian trips
is Golden Eagle Luxury
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Economic Impact Study Reveals Maine Loggers
Contributed an Estimated $882 Million
The Professional Logging Contractors (PLC)
of Maine today released
results of the state’s first
of its kind comprehensive
study of the economic
impactof Maine logging,
showing the industry contributed an estimated $882
million to the state economy in 2014.
The study, conducted
with the University of
Maine and Farm Credit
East, revealed logging
supported more than 7,300
jobs in the Maine economy
in 2014,including more
than 4,600 direct logging
jobs and additional jobs in
industries including trucking.
Without loggers the
entire forest products industry and the timber
value chain upon which
hundreds of workers and
their communities depend
wouldcollapse, the study
found.
“This study reinforces
the importance and value
of a strong logging workforce in Maine, not only
to the economy, but to all
the many industries andcommunities here in the
state that depend on Maine
wood,” PLC Executive
Director Dana Doran, said.
“It also reveals that this is
an industry facing large
challenges in markets and
costs that threaten not only
loggers, but the entire forest economic value chain
that depends on loggers.”
To better understand the
nature of the harvesting industry in Maine, analysts
combined a traditional
input-output (IMPLAN)
analysis with primary
datagathered from approximately 60 percent of
the member companies of
the PLC. The study details
estimates of the economic
impact of logging in thestate of Maine for 2014 developed through both the
IMPLAN analysis as well
as a survey delivered to
members of the PLC in the
fall of 2015.
The survey requested
employment,
harvest,
and equipment outlay information for 2013 and
2014. Survey implementation and financial investment analysiswas done
by Farm Credit East, with
assistance from the PLC.
IMPLAN and survey results were analyzed by researchers at the University
of Maine.
The study showed the
average annual wage for
workers employed by
logging firms rose from
$30,751in 2004 to $42,795
in 2014. Worker wages and
proprietorincome for 2014
exceeded $296 million.
Over that same 10-year
period the study showed
the numbers of logging
firms and workers have remained relatively stable in
recent years.
Survey respondents reported an average of 22
employees per firm; 12 in
the woods, two in the office, six in trucking, and
two mechanics.
The study showed a
clear move to mechanization in the industry: Fully
63 percent of surveyed
firms were identified as
whole tree harvesting
operations,and another 26
percent as cut-to-length
harvesting operations –
both of which use combinations of mechanized
logging equipment such
asfeller bunchers, delimbers, grapple skidders,
forwarders, and harvesters
to cut, yard, and process
wood. Only 11 percent
were identified as conventional handcrews using
chain saws.
The study revealed most
firms surveyed trucked
all or the majority of timber harvested themselves,
while 24 percent relied on
outside sourcescontracted
for trucking. The study estimated logging supports
approximately 750 trucking jobs in Maine.
The study also showed
logging is an expensive
industry; average capital
expenditures per firm were
$626,000 per year.
For 2014, Maine Forest Service data showed
14,188,085 tons of timber
were harvested in Maine
including 7,289,270 tons
of pulpwood, 4,004,051
tons ofsaw timber, and
2,894,764 tons of biomass.
That was an increase over
2013, when data showed
14,092,191 tons of timber
were harvested in Maine,
including7,565,832 tons
of pulpwood, 3,833,158
tons of saw timber, and
2,693,201 tons of biomass.
The value of timber
sales in 2014 was estimated at $493 million.
Harvesting is an integral part of Maine’s forest
products industry. Wood,
wood pulp, and paper and
paperboard were Maine’s
4th, 5th and 6th mostvaluable exports, respectively,
for 2015, according to the
U.S. Census Bureau. In an
increasingly global world,
the competitiveness of
theseexports relies on the
economic feasibility and
health of the harvesting
industry that makes it all
possible. The industry today faces many challenges
but ismeeting them by
seeking new and nontraditional markets, increasing
the focus on professionalism and safety, utilizing
the latest technology, andworking to educate a new
and highly skilled generation of loggers for the future.
Maine’s loggers are a
vital part of the state’s forest products sector, which
is worth an estimated $8.5
billion annually.
The PLC of Maine was
formed in 1995 to give
independent logging contractors and sole proprietors a voice in a rapidly
changing forest industry.
A Boardof Directors made
up entirely of loggers
makes the PLC the only
logging organization in
Maine run by loggers for
loggers. The mission of the
PLCis to promote logging
as a profession, advocate
for logging professionals,
cultivate responsible forest
management, and sustain a
strong forest productsindustry. PLC members are
responsible for 75 percent
of the timber that is harvested from Maine’s forests annually.
Learn more about the
PLC at www.maineloggers.com. n
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Jeff McCabe is a proud resident of Skowhegan where he and his wife, Sara, have raised
their two children. Jeff’s professional career has been centered around Maine’s land and
natural resources. He is a registered Maine Guide and the former director of Lake George
Regional Park. Jeff is a former member of the Skowhegan Conservation Commission and
former chair of the Skowhegan Planning Board. He is also the Majority Leader in the Maine
State House. Jeff knows our land and our politics. He knows that rural Maine deserves
a strong voice in Augusta that fights for our way of life.
KEEPING OUR
JOBS IN MAINE
PROTECTING OUR
WORKING FAMILIES
ATTRACTING
NEW JOBS
Jeff knows that the best products
are made here in Maine.
That’s why he led the efforts to
keep jobs at the New Balance
factory in Skowhegan.
No one working 40 hours a week
should struggle to provide for their
family. Jeff believes that our
workers deserve fair wages and
equal pay for equal work.
Jeff believes that we need to invest
in our education system from pre-k
to community colleges and vocational
schools so that our workforce is
prepared for 21st century jobs.
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