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LISBON FALLS — Lis-bon’s Cub Scout Pack 109 jump-started their scouting year by having fun at Camp Gustin on July 25.
The day started when the older cubs, Arrow of Light, gave a class to the younger scouts on how to prop-erly unfold and raise the American flag, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Immediately afterwards, the younger Scouts be-gan working on arts and crafts by creating small wooden boats and racing them in shallow water. The task was the final achieve-ment for those moving out of the Wolf rank, and the first achievement for those moving into the Wolf rank.
Meanwhile, the Webelos ranks met near the water-front to plan out their meals for an upcoming event and discussed budgets and shopping for what they would need. Afterwards, the Webelos went for a swim and snorkeled. All of them were tested by BSA standards before being al-lowed in deeper waters, and all of them passed the test. The group snorkeled way outside of the normal swimming boundaries, led by their lifeguard and den leader. They observed tur-tles, multiple birds, craw-fish and fish in their natural habitats.
Troop 109 joined the
pack by bringing canoes for all to use under the watchful eye of Scoutmas-ter Keith Kettlehut, who taught canoeing techniques to Scouts. The troop then joined the Webelos for a dip, jumping off of a float-ing dock and having a great time with their counter-parts.
In addition, Troop 2019, from Lewiston, joined for some fun in the sun, help-ing younger Scouts with arts and crafts, teaching songs, and fire starting. Some of the older Scouts were given swim tests upon arrival, and all passed with flying colors and were able to enjoy a cool dip in deep-er waters.
To cap off the event, fires lit by Hannah Arse-nault and Natalie Poulin of Troop 2019 were used for an award ceremony that saw numerous Cub Scouts receive award after award, as this is a very active pack.
The Wolf Den saw its Scouts accomplish every single achievement pos-sible for a scout of that rank to earn; the Bears re-ceived achievements that they taught to themselves; and two Webelos, Jake
Lisbon Scouts kick off the new year at Camp Gustin
Scouts create wooden paddle boats.
Submitted photosBentley Bosse and Jake Baird retire an American flag under Arrow of Light leader Gene Baird’s supervision.
ScoutsgPage 5
INDEX Letter from the Editor.............2Funny things kids say ..............3V. Paul Reynolds .....................6Movie Review ........................6Reader Recipe ........................8Classifieds ............................12
FEATURE ARTICLESAsk the trainer - pre-workout meals ....................................7
Quitting smoking during the pandemic can be challenging and life saving at the same time........................ 7
As goes Maine... away goes hunger ..................................9
Prepare your deck for winter .10
Leaf-peeping might not always involve a vehicle ...................15
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Hello, Readers,I am following up with an update on Turner Publishing’s family of 20 “Good News” community publications. The great news is we are still here providing good
local news to more than 200,000 Maine homes representing 607,000 readers. Thank you all for your support, kind words and letters and, most importantly, the good news you send to us.
Also, big thanks go out to our advertisers who have stood by us during the turbulence of the pandemic. Our advertisers make it possible for us to mail our pubs to over 50 percent of the state of Maine and provide you with good community news! We need you both and “It’s Still All Good” news!
With that being said, many business have not weathered the storm. One such business was our mail company that had to close their Maine operation in June due to repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic. This mail service not only supported TPI by mailing our pubs but also helped larger companies get their holiday and sales events yers to all of you. Because of this tragedy, Turner Publishing joined forces with other printing and mailing companies to provide the direct mail service that was lost in the state of Maine. We are happy to say we think we gured out a program that will work for most but, as always, we want your feedback.
What does this mean for our readers? You will still be getting your regular good news publication monthly in your mailbox; that has not changed. The day you receive your publication may have changed.
Depending on the publication, you may receive it in your mailbox a week earlier or a week later than typically expected. This move was made to be able to provide businesses with a vehicle to deliver their holiday and sales event yers in a timely manner. Our readers will not only be getting the good news but also grocery store specials, seasonal specials from places like Tire Warehouse, auto sales and shopper holiday sales specials. We think that is positive news, and we hope you agree.
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Communication is key. The underlying macro-economic fundamentals are strong and that, combined with low interest rates and the governmental support for small businesses, has helped us all through these tough times. We are happy to say we are seeing business growth all around us. Let’s all keep supporting one another, stay positive, stay safe and keep read-ing because “Its All Good News!”
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Many moons ago when I would bring my daughter to daycare everyday we would pass a farm with corn fields. Well, one day, out of the blue, she started crying like crazy to the point I pulled over and asked her, “April, what’s wrong?” She replied, “The corn is taller than I am!” So now every year when I see the corn growing it makes me smile.
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Our grandson, a very talkative 4 year old, was on our porch playing with me. He looked up and said, “Jamma, look! The wind is making the trees dance. Let’s dance too!” So we danced with the wind and the trees. – Jan Downing, Skowhegan
When our son was three years old his father took him to Santa’s Village up in NH along with his baby daughters mother and his baby sister, her mother holding their baby. When our son sat on Santa’s knee, Santa asked, (looking at the baby) “Ho, Ho, Ho and who do we have here?” My son spoke up, “She’s my half-sister!” Santa replied, “I don’t know – but she looks pretty whole to me!”
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DURHAM -— Graze in Peace started in 2016 as a non-profit, critical safety net for vulner-able farm animals who had routinely fallen through the cracks in Maine. As other farm animal rescues focus only on animal welfare seizures, and tradition-al animal shelters are not equipped to handle farm animals, we pro-vide a second chance and forever home to beloved farm animals with no place else to go. Through our farm animal rescue, humane education, sustainable living, and therapeutic care farm programs, we are building a base of compassion in our community where ALL beings can live in peace and thrive together.
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Medicare Open Enrollment runs October 15–December 7
October 15 through December 7 is the official Medicare Open Enrollment Season and your chance to make any changes you’d like to your policies.
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On August 14th, Social Security turns 85 years old. This critical program has remained strong over its 85-year history largely because of its dedicated funding, vigorous support from the American people and the commitment of elected officials to work together in order to make the changes needed to se-cure its financial future.
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Baird and Johnny Breton, received the Historic Trails Award.
After the awards cer-emony, more than 20 tat-tered flags were retired in the camp fires. Assistant Cub Master Ed Poulin di-rected the young Scouts as they moved forward with flags, gently laid them on the fires, and rendered the Scout Salute before walk-ing away. The fires were then extinguished and all moved toward the flag pole for a class on lowering the colors properly.
Every Scout pitched in when it came to folding the flag into its proper triangu-lar form.
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Troop 109 Scouts take part in the award ceremony.
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For many years the poli-cymakers at the Maine De-partment of Inland Fisher-ies and Wildlife resisted bringing the crossbow into the mix of legal hunting de-vices. All the while, other states were adopting fairly liberal allowances for the crossbow.
The Maine Bowhunters Association long opposed the crossbows, arguing that
they did not fit the bow crite-ria like traditional bows, re-curves and compound bows. The non-purists, on the other hand, argued that the crossbow was just another hunting device, ethically no better or no worse than com-pound bows when it came to the ethical dimensions of fair chase. The same group insisted that not all hunters are physically capable of handling the draw weights of compound bows, and that crossbows opened up new hunt opportunities for older folks, the disabled and oth-ers less capable physically.
All of this is relatively moot now. The department is finally on board with the crossbows, albeit with some minor restrictions and sea-sonal parameters for hunt-
ers. The crossbows regula-tions are changing rapidly. This fall’s crossbow rules are quite different from last year’s.
Here are the highlights:
1. You don’t need to take both the archery safety course and the crossbow safety course, if you already hold a firearms big game li-cense; the crossbow safety course is now offered on-line.
2. If you are 64 years old or younger, and hold a crossbow license, you may hunt with a crossbow during the October archery season and the November firearms season, but unlike conven-tional bow hunters, you can
not take a doe unless you have a doe permit for the zone in which you are hunt-ing. Neither can you hunt with a crossbow during the muzzleloader season or the expanded archery season in September.
3. If you are 65 or older, the world is your oyster! You may, with a crossbow, hunt any wild bird or ani-mal during any open sea-son. You may also hunt deer with a crossbow during the muzzleloader season and the expanded archery season. You may also take a deer of either sex during the Octo-ber archery season without a special doe permit as long as you are hunting in a wildlife management district that is-sues doe permits.
There are particular reg-ulations about crossbow equipment. Draw weight must be at least 100 pounds. Crossbows must have a trig-ger safety. Pistol grip cross-bows are prohibited, but scopes or sights are allowed.
Regulations regarding disability permits and youth hunting with crossbows are a bit complicated, so you need to check for the details on the department’s website.
Be advised, too, that there are some specific areas of the state — Marsh Island in Old Town, for example — where crossbows are not permitted. Ditto some of the offshore islands and state sanctuaries. Check the law book.
I have had limited expe-
rience hunting deer with crossbows in Maryland. Al-though somewhat awkward to carry through the woods when still hunting, they are extremely accurate and ef-fective as a deer hunting de-vice. The crossbows I used required cocking and some physical effort.
The author is editor of the “Northwoods Sport-ing Journal.” He is also a Maine guide and host of a weekly radio program — “Maine Outdoors” — heard Sundays at 7 p.m. on “The Voice of Maine News - Talk Network.” He has authored three books; online purchase information is available at www.maineoutdoorpublica-tions.com. or at www.sport-ingjournal.com. Contact email is: [email protected]
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By Lucas AllenRoad rage can be a com-
mon occurrence on the road, when a simple case of bad driving can turn deadly. The new thriller “Unhinged” shows what happens when deadly road rage gets dead-lier in the hands of an or-dinary psychopath. When you watch this movie, think about the next time you come across a problem on the road, especially from any random driver.
Down on her luck after losing her salon job, newly divorced Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late to drop off her teenage son,
Kyle (Gabriel Bateman) at school before meeting with her best friend/lawyer Andy (Jimmi Simpson). When she enters the freeway, she runs into traffic. Stressed, she tries to break through before driving past a big gray truck. Unfortunately, that truck is driven by a man (Russell Crowe) who the night be-fore committed murder and arson on his ex-wife.
When the man confronts Rachel and her son, de-manding an apology, she tells the guy off and goes on with her day. But that’s
not the end of it — she is stalked by the man and chased through the streets of New Orleans. He also stole her phone and uses her con-tact list to threaten the lives of her family and friends as part of his deadly game.
Though she did try to get the police’s help, she still has to protect her son and survive the wrath of the murderous man.
If you’re hoping a running commentary on the recent pandemic of raging Karens and gun-toting men, then this movie is not going to give you the same entertain-ment as the videos on social media. It’s simply a B-mov-ie made from a C-script with an A-actor going above and beyond such quality.
This film mainly depends on the actions of the evil man and how his presence affects the main character. How you feel about Rachel’s stock family drama can determine your emotional connection to her situation as the movie goes on. All in all, it’s an R-rated serial killer film slam
banged into an episode of “A Million Little Things,” and it works pretty fine for what it is.
Another thing that makes it a fine thriller is the healthy amount of chase scenes on the road, with some fright-ening crashes. The stunt driving team really put out all the stops for a modestly budgeted film to create chaos on the scale of “Mad Max.” However, some of the action scenes suffer from shaky cam and it becomes disorienting for any average viewer. Sometimes it helps to see everything that’s go-ing on, and this story is sim-ple enough for some steady camerawork.
But the real reason to see this movie, especially on the big screen with theaters re-opening, is Crowe giv-ing the most terrifying per-formance of his career. The Oscar-winning actor un-veils his darker side, giving his character an evil charm and some vicious charisma whenever he appears on screen. This no-name villain
helps make a big impact on everybody’s deepest fears about being on the road and being stuck in traffic. When you look at it, this guy is like Jason Voorhees, only with-out the hockey mask but with a voice and the same imposing figure.
Both Pistorius and Bate-man are merely serviceable to the film and delivers good enough acting while being outshined by Crowe. Crowe helps make “Unhinged” a watchable thriller, with the star devouring the material through and through. It’s not a great film by any stretch of the imagination, but you could do worse like any-thing you’ve come across in streaming. At least the re-opening of theaters across the state will get us prepare for more anticipated titles coming out the rest of the year.
THE MOVIE’S RAT-ING: R (for strong vio-lent content, and language throughout)
THE CRITIC’S RAT-ING: 3 Stars (Out of Four)
‘Unhinged’
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David, who turns 50 this year, has been a smoker most of his adult life — about three packs a week until last May, when he decided to quit. Again. He’s tried four or five times before, but each of those failed at-tempts has taught him some lessons. This time, hopefully, he won’t re-peat his past mistakes.
The longest stretch he went without a cigarette was about seven months. The most important les-son he has learned is this:
“I made the mistake of thinking I could have just one,” he recalled.
Now he knows better, but it’s not always easy. Being in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic helps, but it also presents new challenges.
The biggest challenge is that his job takes him out on the road quite a bit now, whereas before, he spent a good part of it indoors in a smoke-free environment. These days, he says he’s often just one step away from wide-open spaces, where it would be easy to light up. So far, he has resist-ed. Maybe the smoking patch he wears is help-ing. He also tried chew-ing gum, but didn’t like
how it was “messing” with his teeth.
Except for work, he pretty much stays at home. He and his girl-friend used to enjoy go-ing out for dinner and drinks, which often led to having a smoke. Now they eat at home and smoking is not allowed. His girlfriend is a nurse and had been urging him to quit. She’s his stron-gest supporter.
Most of his friends are non-smokers, but there are a few he’d meet for
drinks and a smoke. There’s no place for them to gather right now, so that’s one trigger he doesn’t have to worry about. There are others, though, in addition to his working environment.
“When I’m home and have downtime, I have to find something to keep myself busy,” he said. “Doing something — playing music or do-ing a home improve-ment project — keeps me from wanting to take that cigarette break. I also
try to avoid television programs or movies that show people smoking. If I see someone smoking, it makes me want one.”
He says it wasn’t the pandemic that made him quit. He just got sick of not feeling great when he woke up, of having a bad taste in his mouth.
A good time to quit?Elizabeth Deprey is
a tobacco prevention coordinator at Healthy Communities of the Cap-ital Area (HCCA), serv-ing Maine’s Kennebec County. She says now
might just be a good time for some people to quit smoking because their routines have already been disrupted. When I asked her about smoking being a possible stress reliever, this was her re-sponse:
“I know that some peo-ple do feel that they get a little bit of stress re-lief when they smoke or vape, but unfortunately, that is a momentary feel-ing, and then you actu-ally feel more stressed as your body starts to feel that nicotine withdraw-
Submitted photoElizabeth Deprey, program coor-dinator of Tobacco Prevention, Healthy Communities of the Capital Area.
Quitting smoking during the pandemic can be challenging and life saving at the same time
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Live Long, Live WellJodi R. Cornelio, AS, BA, MBANutritionist, Personal Trainer and Motivational [email protected]
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Many of us feel that just because we work out every day or every other day we can eat whatever we want. Sorry, not true if you are interested in weight con-trol. It's still all based on input and output. If you
eat an ice cream sundae worth 800 calories, going for a 30-minute walk is not going to burn off that ice cream. You’re better off to bank on a 9-mile run. Do you really want to be eating ice cream before a tough workout? Many of us are concerned on what to or what not to eat before exercising.
It mostly depends on your food comfort level. If you have a sensitive diges-tive system, you need to eat light or not at all. It's best to have an empty stomach or at least have food emp-tied out of your gut prior to
a long run or tough aerobic workout. Eating at least one hour before your train-ing allows for the gut to empty enough to perform most aerobic activities provided you eat a small amount. Easily digestible foods for sensitive diges-tive systems consist of foods low in fat and fiber. Foods such as ½ banana, wheat toast or some low-fat yogurt are some of the best choices. High fat and high fiber foods hold food in the stomach longer and are counterproductive if you want to empty the gut. Always remember the
amount of food is most im-portant for digestive com-fort. You need just enough to give you energy without bloating or slowing you down.
So are you trying to burn fat? Most of us are. If that is the case, you’ll need to be in the carbohydrate –burning zone. So what does that mean? Although it's true that exercising on an empty stomach or at a low carbohydrate storage level will burn fat, it does not cause a reduction in body fat. Burning fat while exercising means working out at a lower intensity,
therefore a lower meta-bolic burn (in other words, burning fewer calories at a slower rate, i.e. fewer calo-ries per minute). Whereas if you fuel your body with carbohydrate sources and put your body in a car-bohydrate burning zone, you will blast through fat stores at a higher rate, therefore burning more calories per minute. With the addition of good food sources after a workout you will also continue the carbohydrate and fat stor-age burn. The secret is not to provide a high level of calories but a high level
of carbohydrates. This can be achieved with small amounts of dry unsweet-ened cereal, wheat breads or grains, low-fat yogurts, fruits, vegetables, oatmeal. These are all good carbo-hydrate sources. If you are a long distance runner, you will need to add some good quality fats to your pre-training in order to sustain your energy level for the long haul.
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working with companies, healthcare entities and towns to create environ-ments that help support people trying to quit and help prevent others from using tobacco products in the first place.
“We help create tobac-co-free policies in busi-nesses, in schools, in hos-pitals so that people who are trying to quit have places to go. If you want to walk off a craving, for instance, you can go to a smoke-free park, or if you’re trying to make a positive change, you have a smoke-free workplace,” Deprey said. “Imagine trying to diet and some-body has a box of Krispy Kremes in the office ev-ery day. That’s not really a place where you can easily make a positive change. We’re trying to create these supportive environments through policy changes and other prevention work.”
Establishing smoke-free policies hasn’t been top of mind for a lot of people and businesses during the pandemic, but Deprey thinks smokers
would be wise to con-sider how their habit might interfere with their body’s ability to fight in-fections, including CO-VID-19.
“Something to consid-er is that smoking affects your immune system, and this is not a time when you want to be impact-ing your immune system. We’re all scared about getting COVID-19. If you do get it, you want your immune system to be in top fighting shape.”
Her concerns are backed up by the CDC, which urges people not to smoke, listing it as a COVID risk factor on its website, which states “Being a current or for-mer cigarette smoker may increase your risk of severe illness from CO-VID-19. If you currently smoke, quit. If you used to smoke, don’t start again. If you’ve never smoked, don’t start.”
Help is available.If you agree it would
be a good time to quit, Deprey recommends turning to the Center for Tobacco Indepen-dence for support. It has a helpline called Maine QuitLink, which provides phone and online coach-ing and individual servic-es. You can visit the Quit-
Link website (https://mainequitlink.com/) or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW. The resources are free, and the counseling is in-dividualized.
Quitting is not easy, she stressed. You are dealing with a nicotine addiction as well as a strong habit. David certainly under-stands the challenges. He recommends finding things to keep busy and trying to get some exer-cise.
“Start out with easy workouts, because you’ll feel the effects of smok-ing at first. I have a Wii game, and I can make it as easy or difficult as I want, but even on easy, at the end of the work-out, you can feel short of breath. Just stick with it.”
In general, try not to get discouraged. These are challenging times.
“Now when I wake up I feel pretty good, but the pandemic has interfered with my mood. Every day I wake up and it’s the same. The things I used to enjoy doing aren’t avail-able right now. There is a feeling of depression, not related to smoking, but to the pandemic,” David noted. “As for quitting, you’ve got to keep with it. Even if you slip, don’t give up.”
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Hunger in Maine is much more prevalent than most people know, and it affects our state deeply. Commu-nity members of all ages, all throughout our state, lack ac-cess to adequate food. Hun-ger needs a much broader definition. So does food.
Last year, the Good Shep-herd Food Bank was instru-mental is serving over 30 million meals to Maine peo-ple. Thirty million. But don’t be fooled: this did not meet all the need that was there. It may be a hard figure to take in, but try for a moment: here in Maine, even 30 million meals does not fill the hun-ger gap.
Over the past few months, I have shared time with lead-ers of organizations such as the Good Shepherd Food
Bank, smaller local food banks, AIO out of Rock-land, Full Plates Full Poten-tial (founded by Justin Al-fond and John Woods), the Greater Boston Food Bank, Feeding America, and more. I love these people. I love their spirits, their vision, their drive, and their internal need to be impactful mem-bers of society. It is a beau-tiful thing to witness and experience the determina-tion that is so firmly rooted within these leaders.
One thing all leaders I met with said, is that their goal is to work themselves out of a job—to end all hunger in Maine. Imagine.
Some people are especial-ly cognizant of the deciding role that nutrition, or lack thereof, plays in the develop-
ment of our youth. Right now, at least one in five Maine c h i l d r e n are expe-r i e n c i n g h u n g e r . Due to CO-VID-19, the number may be higher. Further, if we as a state keep do-ing exactly what we are (and aren’t) doing now, food inse-curity (and the results of it) in Maine will only increase. So how do we approach this issue?
We need to feed kids in a way that lasts a lifetime. Let me explain.
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hours, pay attention, re-tain information, and devel-op as does a child fueled by nutritious food. Therefore, organizations like the ones I just mentioned, and the people who lead them, are silent heroes. They are doing everything in their power to make sure this doesn’t hap-pen, and they are doing one heck of a great job.
Now, let’s think beyond
the immediate need for a moment. What else feeds kids?
We need to feed kids posi-tive ideas, books that take them to new places, keys to the libraries of the world, direct access to education and career opportunities that might seem untouchable, the crucial ability to identify op-portunities, access to speak-ers who can share their sto-ries about building a life of significance, and most of all, awareness of what’s possible.
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As goes Maine… away goes hungerFEATURE COLUMN
AUGUSTA — Several students from the area have been named to the University of Maine at Augusta full-time stu-dent dean’s list for academic achievement for the spring 2020 semester.
To qualify for the full-time dean’s list, students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of 100-level or higher UMA coursework (exclusive of pass/fail courses) and maintain a semester grade point average in these courses of 3.25 or higher, with no grade below C- in any of these courses.
Area students recognized for academic achievement are:
Bowdoin: Darya Yurina;Bowdoinham: Aaron Holmes, Narcisse Isafamba, Ian Poeraatmadja, Erynn Taylor;Durham: Bailey Davis, William Thornton;Lisbon: Seth Adams;Lisbon Falls: Samantha Bolduc, Nik Hamlin, Sarah Jama, Jenn Moody;Litchfield: Alyssa Albert, Kaitie St Jean, Jennifer Twadelle;Sabattus: Chris Crowley, Keely Deschaine;Wales: Amy Cooley.
Area students named to UMA full-time dean’s list
FARMINGTON — A number of students from the Lis-bon Ledger area have been named to the University of Maine at Farmington’s spring 2020 dean’s list.
Students whose grade point average for the semester is equal to or greater than 3.8 are awarded high academic achievement. Students whose grade point average for the semester is less than 3.8 but equal to or greater than 3.5 are awarded academic achievement.
CASTINE — Students from the Lisbon Ledger area are among those named to the Maine Maritime Academy dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement in the second semester of the 2019-20 academic year.
Students named to the dean’s list earn a grade point av-erage of 3.3 or above on a 4.0 scale.
Recognized for academic achievement are:BOWDOIN: Wyatt Card, Marine Engineering Technology.LISBON FALLS: Jacob Bussiere, Marine Engineering Technology; Tanton Mattson, Power Engineering Tech-nology.WALES: Matthew Plante, Power Engineering Operations.
Area students named to Maine Maritime dean’s list
BRISTOL, R.I. — Amela MacDonald, of Durham, Maine, has been named to the spring 2020 dean’s list at Roger Williams University.
Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the dean’s list that semester.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Anne Daley, of Lis-bon, Maine, has been named to Colorado College’s 2019-20 dean’s list.
Daley was a senior at Colorado College during the 2019-20 academic year.
Students who achieve a grade point average of 3.75 or higher are named to the dean’s list, which is released once a year. To qualify, a student must complete seven units in the academic year and those courses must be taken for a letter grade.
Durham student named to Roger Williams dean’s list
Lisbon student named to Colorado College dean’s list
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Homeowners often take steps to winterize the inte-rior of their homes in the weeks before winter's arriv-al, but such efforts should extend to the outside of a home as well.
Decks make for great gathering places when the weather permits. Decks are where many people spend their free time and eat their meals come spring and summer, when the tem-peratures climb and the sun sets well into the eve-
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We are pleased to an-nounce the latest ROCK-STAR Award Winner for the 3rd quarter of 2020 – Derek Roberts. Derek was rewarded with a trophy, $50, and a paid day off. Derek has been with the Credit Union full time as a loan clerk since 2019 at the Lisbon office. He has been
part of the staff on and off throughout the years since 2011, filling in for mater-nity leave staff members and helping out whenever needed. Derek is always willing to assist in any way he can, at any moment. Whether it be answering phones in the background, filling in at the last minute
as a greeter, making extra trips to the Branch, he is always willing and does it with a smile.
Derek lives in Lewiston with his wife and daughter, Jahnalene and Jacelyn (13 mos.) and their 2 cats Tux and Myla.
He enjoys spontane-ous trips with his family
to explore the great out-doors and likes playing board games and reading books. Derek is the leader of a teen youth program at Marston’s Corner Baptist Church and has coached basketball for many years on the high school level, currently coaching at the Auburn High School rec
department. He is passion-ate about working with and guiding youth and spent 3 years working full time for Camp Good News for kids.
Congratulations, Derek! Thanks for your great ser-vice to our members and staff and for being such a positive role model. Derek Roberts
Lisbon CU Picks 3rd Quarter Rockstar
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I got started in pho-tography in 1969 as the fraternity newsman/yearbook editor. Our ser-vice fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, though it had little else, it did have a Minolta single lens reflex with which I could exper-iment.
After graduating college, I worked the summer at a boys’ camp in Harmony, Maine. The water ski in-structor, Dave Driscoll, was also skilled in karate and photography. Dave, in addition to breaking boards, had fashioned a darkroom on the second floor of the bathhouse. He was also my mentoring counselor and he loaned me a camera when he saw my interest in photography.
Being a city boy from New Jersey, I was off to the races with that camera to capture Maine’s beauti-ful landscapes and sunsets on the Great Moose Lake. The variety of camper personalities and the var-ied activities with the kids that summer made for great picture taking, along with learning dark-room skills. (I had begun nurturing an interest in art while in college and that helped give me an eye for composition.)
With one more summer at Wild Goose Camp and the encouragement from Dave, I was developing a passion for recording im-ages, both in black and white and color slides. That fall (1972), I took a teaching job in Turner, Maine and my first apart-ment had a bathroom
that would double as a darkroom. I had also pur-chased a Minolta SLR and one extra lens.
When I married and moved with our growing family to a mobile home park, the darkroom was history for five or six years. So, I concentrated on color slides and learn-ing how to take better photos. When our family of six moved in 1984 to a home in Turner, I built a darkroom in the basement. I spent my free time ex-ploring the snowy woods of Turner and shooting many frames of my stu-dents over the years.
Though I did some lo-cal photography jobs and a few (very few) maga-zine submissions, tak-ing photos would always be an avocation. I had no interest in pursuing it as a career. I was con-tent with teaching, rais-ing my family and be-ing an active member of my church. (I did work a temporary summer job at the Lewiston Sun/Journal Photo Department.)
While I was taking spo-radic art classes at night in Augusta and Gorham, I was putting together a nice portfolio of my pho-tographic work. A file cabinet of photos and slides was being filled with a large collection of portraiture, landscape, ar-chitecture, and other sub-ject matter. A few samples of the black and white photographs accompany this article. They were taken between 1972 and 1984.
Turner Publishing’s photographer, Bill Van Tassel
“Happy Camper” portrait was taken in 1973 at Wild Goose Camp in Harmony, Maine. A young camper from Connecticut was the subject.
Portrait of a work associate taken near Great Falls in Auburn in 1985, while I was enrolled in a Jere Dewaters photography class at UMA.
My youngest son Tom found a great resting spot on a construction site near our Turner home.
My first winter in Maine motivated me and my Minolta to Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston.
My son Ed, now a teacher in Winthrop, displaying one of his many, great facial expressions while trying to get the soap bubbles going.
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I cannot remember the location, but one hot day this summer I was walking on a sidewalk somewhere when rising waves of a distinct odor filled my nose. Initially, I could not determine exactly what the aroma was, but soon it occurred to me. That smells like I am walking through a Midway/Concession area at a Maine Fair.
Though not terribly unpleasant, it is a unique aroma found only at Agricultural Fairs. I’m guessing it is gener-ated from thousands of dusty steps on a fusion of spilled lemonade and soda, melted ice cream, splattered mustard and catsup, dropped plates of fries, fried onions, doughboys, and likely a touch of cow or horse manure from the bottom of someone’s New Bal-ance. There may even be a few drops of engine grease or oil in the mix.
I have attended many Maine Fairs over the years; the state has 26 of them. The locations ex-tend from the southwest border (Ossipee Valley Fair) to the northeast in Presque Isle (The North-ern Maine Fair). They are normally held from mid-June (Monmouth Fair) to the first week of October when Maine’s Blue-Rib-bon event, the Fryeburg Fair takes place.
Though tradition-ally the Agri-Fairs were started to give farmers a chance to show their livestock, learn about breeding and improve-ments in farming meth-ods, today they serve many other purposes ar-eas of entertainment. If you want a smaller event you can pick the Water-ford World’s Fair that started in 1850. (Interest-ing fact: The only year it was cancelled was 1918 due to the Flu Pandem-ic.) If you like a larger event you may choose the Fryeburg, Skow-hegan, or Oxford County Fair.
Over the 200 years since the Skowhegan Fair got started, a few attractions have been added to the agricultural aspects: the Midway Rides and Refreshments, the Woodsman Competi-
tions, Music and Magic shows, tractor and truck pulls, craft shows, demo-lition derbies, ladies and children’s events such as skillet throwing and pig scrambles. One of the first events added in some locations was har-ness racing. Of course, the 4-H exhibitions and youth competitions have become an important ad-dition.
The most recent ad-dition to the list of fairs is the Common Ground Fair started in 1977 by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. Its first lo-cation was the Litchfield Fairgrounds at a different time than its namesake. Growth found it moving to Windsor Fairgrounds. Then in 1998 it opened on its own property in Unity.
Many fairs become known for certain fea-tures. It may be the en-tertainment attractions; Country Western stars like Tricia Yearwood or Blake Shelton; their family orientation; the educational aspects, es-pecially for youth; their size, small or large; the harness racing; etc.
I attended my first fair in 1975 with my new wife. I believe it was the Litchfield Fair. I had moved to Maine in 1973 from a city along the Delaware River in New Jersey. I’m not sure I had ever seen an Ox, espe-cially one pulling heavy stone. And though I had experienced the unique odors of living along the polluted (at that time) Delaware River, the Agri-Fair aroma I noted in the first paragraph was something new -- “though not terribly un-pleasant”.
Everyone reading this knows that, currently, all Maine Agricultural Fairs were cancelled this year of 2020 and Covid19 Pandemic, with Oxford Hills, Springfield and Fryeburg the last to go. I’m sure many Mainers miss the summer fairs. Is it possible that they also miss the distinc-tive atmosphere arising from those well-trodden grounds between the Livestock and the Mid-way areas? Bill Van Tassel photos
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Sure, “Travel & Leisure” magazine called Maine “a great go-to” for viewing fall foliage, and “Earthworks” placed the state first in its list of 10 best places for leaf-peeping, but don’t tell that to Roger Cross.
He chose to view the tap-estry of color from above, riding in a vintage biplane that climbs, dips and turns above magnificent areas of the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania. He’s among those who seek and find new ways — and places — to enjoy Mother Nature’s annual fall foliage extravaganza.
Whether you happen to be away from the Pine Tree State when the fall color peaks or simply seek some-thing different, the choice is there for the looking.
The Kinzua Sky Walk, located in a state park of the same name in Penn-sylvania, was included on a list of the most beautiful structures of its kind in the world. It extends 624 feet over a deep gorge, and a vertigo-inducing section of glass floor offers panoramic views of the surroundings. (For more information log on to visitpa.com.)
Taking flight in a hot air balloon is another way to enjoy the spectacular transi-tion of seasons, and there’s a number of opportunities to do so. A typical experi-ence is available on flights above Virginia’s Shenando-ah Valley. Trips usually de-part within the first hour af-ter sunrise and the last hour of daylight, adding to the beauty of sweeping views
of the Blue Ridge and Ap-palachian Mountains. (val-leyballooning.com)
An even more adventur-ous way to view fall foli-age is to paraglide above it, riding thermals to soar over Colorado’s high mountain peaks and deep valleys. Af-ter a briefing, installation of a comfortable harness and a few running steps, pilot and passenger — who sits in front to enjoy the best views — soar off a hillside like a bird taking flight. (as-penparagliding.com)
Equally adrenalin-boost-ing is a ride on the Runaway Mountain Coaster at the Mountain Adventure Park in Branson, Mo. The track dips, turns and corkscrews through the Ozark woods, and riders may choose to pass by the fall foliage at speeds over 30 miles an hour, or to use the brake to slow the descent. (bran-sonalpinemountaincoaster.com)
There’s also something to be said for enjoying the leaves at a more casual pace, and those who opt for life in the slower lane also have an array of inno-vative choices. The forest-surrounded Mountain Bike Park is but one recreational alternative available at the Massanutten Resort in Vir-ginia. It offers paths that wind through foliage and challenge veteran riders, as
well as a beginner-friendly introduction to down-hill biking for neophytes. (massresort.com)
Those who would rather let someone else do the work may enjoy the view from the back of a horse in a state that people don’t usually associate with col-orful fall foliage. Visitors to the family-owned Bitterroot Ranch in Wyoming have a choice of beginner lessons, trail rides, cattle round-ups and other horse-related ac-tivities.
In fall, leaves of aspen trees provide a stunning orange and gold backdrop, while early summer brings a carpet of pink bitterroot flowers accentuated by vivid splashes of yellow ar-rowleaf balsamroot. (bitter-rootranch.com)
If you think dog sledding takes places only when the ground is covered by snow, think again. The Muddy Paw Sled Dog Kennel op-erates rides from spring to winter, including when
the New Hampshire coun-tryside is at its most spec-tacular. After meeting and greeting their new furry friends, guests help the musher prepare the dogs for their sojourn, then clamber into a wheeled cart to enjoy the ride. (dogslednh.com)
Even this list of new and different ways to view fall foliage doesn’t come close to including all of the pos-sibilities. Among other alternatives are river trips in the Pacific Northwest by the American Queen Steamboat Company (aqsc.com), cruises in a paddle wheeler through a remote area of Kentucky (shaker-villageky.org) and lake sail-ings through pristine South Carolina wilderness that’s home to a diversity of wild-life and rushing waterfalls (jocasseelaketours.com).
Then there’s riding the rails behind a vintage steam locomotive through coun-tryside surrounding Wilm-ington, Del. (wwrr.com), a jaunt through vineyard-covered terrain in Califor-nia (napavalleywinetrol-ley.com) and holing up in a comfortable tree house perched right in the colorful foliage (glampinghub.com).
Whatever your prefer-ence for enjoying fall col-ors, there may well be op-portunities to do it your way.
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Mainers Deserve Responsible Budgeting
TURNER/LISBON - As state leg-islators, we are both committed to responsible budgeting. You have to make your family budgets work in line with your income, so do our families. Local businesses have to keep their budgets responsible in order to be suc-cessful, and if they just keep raising prices signi cantly to cover their ir-responsible spending, they’re going to lose customers and fail in the end.
Maine’s government needs to budget responsibly like Mainers have to. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case for the most recent state budget. The last state budget that we voted on as legislators was an increase of $800 million dollars over the previous state budget. That’s an 11% increase - and that’s just for the General Fund portion of the state budget!
When this budget was passed, Maine’s economy was doing well on the heels of Republican policies that cut taxes for working Mainers, improved our business climate, and achieved historically low unemployment rates.
However, Republicans were concerned about what would happen if the economy took a downturn and revenues decreased. While none of us could have predicted the coronavirus pandemic and associated shutdowns a year ago, we did know that the economy hits rough patches and you have to be prepared when it does.
Now, here we are in 2020 with an irresponsibly large state budget in the midst of a recession. Businesses that can’t have as many customers, or that have closed, aren’t generating the pro ts they’re used to and they’re not sending as much in taxes to the state. People who have been laid off won’t
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We will keep working for responsible,
sustainable, common sense spending policies from our state government.
be paying as much in income tax. And so forth. The end result?
A major decrease in state revenues to fund the massive state budget.
Maine is expected to see a revenue shortfall of over half a billion dollars during the remainder of this budget cycle, and a shortfall of one and a half billion dollars over the next three years.
The Democrats who insisted on a spend, spend, spend budget dug
our state into a hole and left us no wiggle room. That’s not responsible budgeting, and it’s not helping the people of Maine. We believe in saving, spending when necessary, and being responsible - especially when you’re using other people’s hard-earned dollars like the government is.
That’s why we voted against the state budget - because we did not believe it was a responsible use of your hard-earned tax dollars. And we’re seeing that play out now, and will be for months and years ahead as we have to debate what programs to cut. Tax increases will likely come up at some point - though we rmly believe they should not be part of the conversation.
We will keep working for responsible, sustainable, common sense spending policies from our state government. That’s our responsibility to you, the taxpayers and the people we represent.
Since we’re in a campaign year, you’re going to hear a lot about a lot of the votes we’ve taken - including the one on the most recent state budget. We urge you to do your own research and always reach out to us if you want to talk about the reasons for votes. We work for you, and we’d be happy to have a conversation about state policies.
