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INDEX Funny Things Kids Say............. 2 Maine News Calendar............. 9 Movie Review.......................10 Victor Block......................... 14 John McDonald.................... 15 Classifieds........................... 16 V. Paul Reynolds................... 20 Healthy Geezer.................... 22
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ELLSWORTH — The Lisbon High School Drama Club recently competed in the state wide 2019 MPA One Act competitions. In order to perform in this competition, drama programs must have a 35-minute performance, which is graded on numerous aspects by theater professionals as judges. In preparation for this year’s competition, Lisbon High School Theatre Arts classes and the Independent Costuming class began working on the one act production “Scenes from The White Snake” in September. After completing a formal analysis of the play
and many hours of research, the 35-minute version was ready to be cast in December. Countless hours were spent in rehearsal, building and painting the set and creating 37 “Song Dynasty” costumes, six elaborate puppets, as well as many detailed properties. The Chinese & American Friendship Association of Maine kindly visited the students and provided feedback and advice during the rehearsal process. The Drama Club competed in the regional competition March 9 at Thornton Academy in Saco. Although the competition was fierce, Lisbon emerged
victorious. Regional Festival All Cast Awards were awarded to Ben Duquette, Ailiah French and Geoffrey Shambarger. Special Judges Commendations were awarded to Kierra Boucha-
rd for Puppet Design and Construction, Jenny Dong for Costume Design, LHS Costuming Class for Costume Construction, Liz Currie and Hunter McKellick for Drumming, Emily
Chase and Leigh Walls for Choreography, and Nick Eastman for Projection. Although the club had
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Submitted photo Lisbon High School Drama Club will be performing their Award Winning “Scenes from the White Snake” at Lisbon High School on Saturday April 6th at 6 pm and again at 8 pm as a fundraiser for their trip to the New England Drama Festival.
Lisbon High School cheerleading squad earns state title AUGUSTA — At the end of the 2017 -2018 season, the Lisbon High School Cheer squad said farewell to seven seniors. They had put together a
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talented team winning the regional competition and finishing in a close second at the state championship. Coach Nicole Adams expected this season to be a year of growth and development for the incoming group of freshmen and the very young squad. With only one senior, Lisbon had a lot of work to. “We had strong numbers,” recalled Adams, “but we still needed to build experience and confidence. The transition from recreational cheering to competition can be a rough one.” The group of 18 cheerleaders started training in late November and had an opportunity to compete at a showcase in early January. Adams, however, felt they still needed more time to perfect routines. Their first competition was the
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Midcoast photo Lisbon High School Cheer performs a series of lifts at the State Championship Competition.
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Funny things kids say! the mouths of babes.— Janet Heath of Jay
I was sitting on the couch soaking my foot in a tub of warm water. My r-year-old greatgranddaughter, Ramsey, hopped up on the couch beside me and asked me to read a book to her. She looked down at my foot soaking in the tub and said, “G.G., your foot is dirty!” “What?” I said. I set me foot up on the side of the tub. “Your foot is all purplely!” she said. Of course, we laughed! It was my bad veins she was seeing! — Rena “GG” Clark of No. Anson. When my boys were little (they were 4 and 5 years old, just 14 months apart), the younger one
was messing in the trash can and I raised my voice to scold him. My oldest son, then about 5 years old, said, “But Mama, Gregory is your mother and he loves you.” Well, I busted out laughing. Of course I knew what he meant. — Marilou Suchar, now 78, of Vassalboro My 4-year-old greatgrandson and I were singing Christmas songs. I started singing “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.” I was half way through the song when Hunter held up his finger and said, “ Meme, wait. You need the whole mouth full!” I have no teeth. Out of
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LISBON FALLS — Noah Austin has been playing ice and street hockey with his older brother, Ryley, since he was a youngster. Now a senior at Lisbon High School, he plays for the Eagles, the combined hockey team of Lisbon, Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham, Morse High School in Bath and Hyde School, also in Bath. At 16, his years of playing with the older kids has paid off in a big way. He was recently named recipient of the 2019 Travis Roy Award, which is awarded annually by the Travis Roy Foundation to the top Class A senior boys ice hockey player in the state. Austin scored a Class A-high 54 points and the Eagles made the playoffs for the first time in 14 years. He received the award during a ceremony at Auburn’s Hilton Garden Inn on March 16, one of five finalists for the award.
Submitted photos Noah Austin plays hockey for the combined Mt. Ararat, Lisbon, Morse and Hyde High School team. Austin, a Lisbon senior, was honored with the 2019 Travis Roy Award for his leadership and outstanding play with the Eagles team. His mother, Traci Austin, said, “To be recognized by the hockey community in this manner is incredible. We are very proud parents; not only because he won the award but because of his pure determination in what he sets out to achieve.” She said he “works hard on and off the ice in striving to be a standup individual.” Noah “would speak more about the meaning of partnering with Lisbon’s Unified Basketball team than his record-breaking stats,” Traci Austin said.
Lisbon Assistant Principal Eric Hall said that Noah “is an extremely hard-working student athlete who exemplifies what it is to be dedicated to both academics and athletics.” The Travis Roy Foundation was started by Roy, a former North Yarmouth Academy hockey player, after he was paralyzed from the neck down while playing hockey in his first game for Boston University in 1995. The foundation is dedicated to research and assistance for spinal injury cases.
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Central Maine Medical Center starts a breast milk depot LEWISTON — A depot for human milk donations — destined to help babies in need — opened at Central Maine Medical Center March 7, making CMMC the third hospital in Maine serving hundreds of families in the Northeast. A milk depot is a community location where screened milk donors can drop off milk for shipment to a central milk bank, where it will be screened, pasteurized and tested. Do-
nors are mothers who have more milk than their babies need; it is dispensed primarily to premature and sick babies whose mothers do not have enough milk for them. Mothers from the Lewiston area will now be able to drop off their milk conveniently at the depot for shipment to the milk bank. CMMC is working in partnership with Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast, which has 24 depots in nine states. “The presence of a milk
depot signifies a deep commitment to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of the community — the fragile babies whose lives depend on safe, pasteurized donor milk,” said Ann Marie Lindquist, director of community relations for Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast. “We are delighted to partner with Central Maine Medical Center to serve the community in this way.” CMMC celebrated its
new depot recently on the mezzanine level of the hospital at 60 High St. The family-friendly reception included refreshments and an opportunity to meet previous milk donors and learn more about the program. Milk donor screening, modeled after blood donor screening, includes health history, physician approval and a blood test. Milk from mothers who pass the screening is also pasteurized and tested by an inde-
pendent lab to ensure safety before being dispensed to hospitals or families. Human milk can be lifesaving for preterm infants. It is especially protective against a life-threatening condition called necrotizing enterocolitis, which affects one in 10 of the smallest preterm infants. Human breast milk is estimated to lower the risk of this condition by 79 percent. It also lowers hospital costs by reducing costs for care and
shortening hospital stays. Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast is a nonprofit community milk bank accredited by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America. Mothers who wish to donate milk can review guidelines on the milk bank website, www.milkbankne.org/donate, then contact a donor intake coordinator for screening at 617-527-6263 ext. 3 or donate@milkbankne.org.
Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame induction, awards banquet LEWISTON — The Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 36th annual induction and awards banquet Sunday, April 28, at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center by Wyndham, 490 Pleasant St. This year’s inductees for lifetime achievement will be introduced, as well as winners of the President’s Award — given to coaches and student-athletes for recent outstanding accomplishments — the “Flashback to Fame” Awards, and the Pioneer Award. This year’s Hall of Fame inductees for lifetime achievement will be Mark Ballard, Maureen Berube, Dave Morin, Mark Theriault and Jared Turcotte.
Ballard was very influential to baseball at Edward Little High School in Auburn from 1986-1990. He helped lead the ELHS baseball team to win the state championship in 1989. He also led the New Auburn Legion to a state championship in 1990. He has many accolades from his early career in baseball from high school and college, including being named as the North Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Year, and being selected first team allconference. He was also drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1993. An outstanding swimmer from Edward Little High School, Berube won the Class A state champion-
ship in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle in 1982 and was named to the Sunday Telegram All Star Swim Team that year. She was also named Maine Girls Swim League Swimmer of the Year and All Star in the 100, 200 and 400 relay in 1982. Morin has a long legacy of coaching in the community. He was the first coach to bring girls soccer to Edward Little High School and continued coaching for 32 seasons. He had 23 winning seasons and had a 64% winning percentage. Theriault is one of the most successful lacrosse players to come from the Auburn Lewiston community. He led Springfield College to win the National
Lacrosse Championship in 1994 and was named Most Outstanding Midfield in the nation in 1995. He later went on to play professional lacrosse for the Boston Blazers and was selected Team Unsung Hero in 1996. He’s entering his 19th season coaching college lacrosse and has led his team to eight NCAA appearances over the years. He’s been named the Little East Coach of the Year six times. Turcotte spent most of his athletic career being recognized as an outstanding football player. He received the Fitzpatrick Trophy in 2006, as well as being named Maine Gatorade Player of the year, Lewiston Sun Journal MVP, and the
Portland Press Herald Athlete of the Year all in 2006. He won the Maine State Championship Track and Field Long Jump in 2007. While at the University of Maine, he was named First Team All Colonial Athletic Conference and second team All American Sports Network in 2008. The Pioneer Award, “Flashback to Fame” Award, and Chamber President’s Awards will be named at a later date. The banquet begins at noon with a social period, followed by dinner and awards. Admission is by reservation only. For more information and tickets, call the LA Metro Chamber at 207-783-2249 or visit www.
LAMetroChamber.com. The Auburn Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame is a community activity of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, an organization of community-minded businesses serving Lewiston, Auburn and the surrounding communities. Located at 415 Lisbon St. in the heart of downtown Lewiston, the LA Metro Chamber offers networking events, professional development opportunities, educational scholarships, and practical resources to help professionals advance and businesses of all sizes grow. Call 207-783-2249 or visit lametrochamber.com to learn more.
Public breakfast April 7 at Sabattus American Legion Post 135 SABATTUS — The American Legion Harry J. Conway Post 135 will hold its monthly public Community Breakfast Sunday, April 7, from 7:30 to 10 a.m., at the post building, 40 Island Road. The cost is $8 per person; children 10 and under and WWII veterans eat free. The menu includes scrambled eggs, eggs to order, French toast, chipped beef, pancakes, sausage, ham, baked beans, two types of country fries, toast, muffins, orange juice, coffee, tea and milk.
Proceeds from the breakfast support community and veteran’s programs, such as veteran rehabilitation, national security, Americanism and children and youth. The next breakfasts will be the first Sundays of May and June, which is the scholarship breakfast. The Sabattus Harry J Conway American Legion Post 135 has been serving the local community since December 1924. The American Legion celebrates its 100th year of service in 2019.
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Winship Green introduces new dietary director
BATH — The Winship Green Center for Health & Rehabilitation team is delighted to introduce Rick Grover, director of dietary. Grover has been a part of the Winship Green team since September 2012, serving as a certified nursing assistant/medication. From there, he moved into the central supply, medical records and scheduling departments. Two years later, he became facility coordinator. In August 2018, he was asked to share his expertise in the kitchen and take on the role of director of dietary. Grover spent 30 years owning and operating restaurants prior
Center for Health & Rehabilitation, LLC to healthcare and was excited for the opportunity to bring his two passions together. His goal is to bring dining to the forefront of the residents’ daily lives. He wishes to create an environment where people’s social needs are as important as their nutritional needs. Winship Green offers a monthly “Dining Enhancement” program, offering a variety of spe-
cialties with everything from a “top your own pancake bar” to a 1950’s drive-in burger and milkshake lunch. As warmer weather takes hold, every Wednesday will find Winship Green’s team outdoors enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of barbecue in Maine. The focus of all this is to bring everyone together to eat, talk, sing and laugh as a family. Grover also sees part of
his mission as a teacher. He hopes to be able to work with culinary students and expose them to a side of the culinary field they may not get in class. Let’s face it. Food is as important as the care received, whether a stay is short- or long-term. Winship Green offers delicious meals, excellent nursing and rehabilitation care and daily, engaging activities. The team at Winship Green, located at 51 Winship St., is proud to have Grover and his love for the company and residents as one of its integral employees.
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Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends seeks baked goods, bottles for annual fundraiser GREENE — Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends is looking for bakers and bottle donations for its annual fundraiser this spring. The Easter Extravaganza Bake Sale and Bottle Drive will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20, in the old office of Sabattus Street Self Storage, 1434 Sabattus St., Lewiston. “This year there were times when this unmerciful and unforgiving cold winter I cried thinking how will these precious animals survive, especially with so
much devastation to their colonies and not enough time to rebuild,” Norm Blais, owner of Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends said. “Now with so much snow and trapped in wetlands the kitties have faced unrelenting flooding.” Tommy’s is a no-kill rescue that takes in abandoned and abused cats, gives them medical care, and provides safe shelter for them to live in. The cats who live in colonies continue to be resilient despite adversity. “They’re amazing,”
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earned the regional title, members knew they needed to make some minor improvements to the show based on feedback from the judges at the Thornton Academy competition. Coach Jennifer Fox evaluated the feedback and made both technical and dramatic adjustments to the show. The cast and crew rehearsed tirelessly in preparation for the state championship. LHS Drama performed “Scenes from The White Snake” March 23 at the Class B Maine Drama Festival State One Act competition at Ellsworth High School in Ellsworth. Nine schools competed over two days with each school being graded in the categories of acting, technical and staging. With a near-perfect performance, Lisbon won the competition with a score of 296 out of a possible 300 and will represent Maine at the New England Theatre Festival in Cranston, R.I. in April. State Festival All Cast awards were given to Emily Chase, Kierra Boucha-
Submitted photo Lisbon High School Drama members are Geoffrey Shambarger, Ben Duquette, Aliah French, Emily Chase, Kierra Bouchard, Austin Lachapelle, Cam Goslin, Liz Currie, Alex Cole, Sam Cordner, Xin Yi Jenny Dong, Amber Soucy, Celeste Brissette, Jaden Burnham, Brooke Cossar, Abby Cunningham, Johanna Kenney, Megan Libby, Abby Lucas, Amelia Mooney, Megan Ross, Courtney Sargent, Samantha Sitarz, Leigha Walls, Liz Currie, Xin Yi Jenny Dong, Kierra Bouchard, Emily Chase, Leigha Walls, Ashley Green, Katie Tibbetts, Nick Eastman, Chris Roupe, Hunter McKellick, Grace Tibbetts and Cody Pesce. Jennifer Fox serves as director, and Selena Cordner as assistant director. rd, Cameron Goslin and Austin Lachapelle. Special judges commen-dations were awarded to Kierra Bouchard for puppet de-
sign and construction, Emily Chase and Leigha Walls for choreography, Geoffrey Shambarger, Ben Duquette and Aliah French for excel-
lence in narra-tion, Xin Yi Jenny Dong for costume design/dramaturgy, and Chris Roupe, Liz Currie and Hunter McKel-lick for
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Church will host ‘Breakfast with the Easter Bunny’ April 6 LISBON FALLS — Lisbon United Methodist Church, 14 School St., will hold its annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny Saturday, April 6, from 8 to 10 a.m. The event has become a popular tradition for local children and their families. Come and enjoy a delicious pancake and sausage breakfast, with juice, coffee or tea. Create family memories by taking pictures with the Easter Bunny. The church offers the free breakfast as a community service. All are welcome. For more information contact the church at 207353-4982 or visit www.LisbonUMChurch.org.
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Submitted photo The campus of Central Maine Community College in Auburn. The college open house will be held Saturday, April 6.
AUBURN — Central Maine Community College will host its annual Spring Open House for prospective students and their families on Saturday, April 6. The campus at 1250 Turner St. will be open for the event from 9 a.m. to noon. In addition to having all academic programs, student organizations and athletics represented, staff members and students will be ready to assist with the admissions and financial aid application processes. Students can take guided tours, tour the campus on their own, or simply visit with representatives of certain programs, sports, or activities. Information will be available on the new academic
programs the college is starting in the fall: Plumbing and Heating Technology; HVAC/R (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) Technology; and Esports Management. The open house will also feature the grand opening of the college’s new Esports Arena, in which CMCC’s new Esports teams will begin competing in the fall. Students who complete an admissions application at the open house will not have to pay the $20 application fee. Refreshments will be available, prepared by culinary arts students. CMCC offers more than 40 degree programs and certificates that prepare graduates for immediate employment or transfer to a
four-year institution. In addition to on-campus housing and a large number of student clubs and activities, the College offers competitive athletic teams: varsity and JV basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, and cross-country for women, and varsity and JV basketball, baseball, soccer, cross-country and ice hockey for men. For more information about CMCC, the open house, or for directions to the campus, contact the college at 207-755-5273, enroll@cmcc.edu, or visit www.cmcc.edu. Prospective students and their families are encouraged to visit www.cmcc. edu/admissions-aid for updates and to RSVP for the open house.
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Something great is happening in Sabattus By Ross Cunningham SABATTUS — Somewhere around 2010, Christina Barcelou had a great night with good friends at Mixers Bar in Sabattus. She recalls walking out and saying to the people around her, “Someday I am going to buy this place.” In 2016, she and her husband Bob did just that. Mixers was opened in 1993 by Randy Greenwood and later owned by Mike Yohe. When Christina and her husband Bob took over the reigns, it was known as a gathering place for a younger crowd and had a
nightclub feel to it. Christina brought a new vision to Mixers. Her dream was to create a popular venue for live music that features something different each night. While the previous owners did not offer any food products, Christina created a full kitchen that offers delicious homecooked menus items such as shepherd’s pie and meatloaf as well as traditional pub food. The music has changed as well. The weekend lineup at Mixers has become known for a fantastic selection of tribute bands from all over New
England. Recently a Heart tribute band performed to a packed house. “The energy on an evening like that is intoxicating in itself,” Christina noted. Folks are known to travel from as far away as New Hampshire and Bangor to see shows representing the Best of the Best, according to Bob. “Our Sunday night Retro Dance Party has a group of close to 100 regulars that come from places like Scarborough and Winslow to dance to the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s each week” he says. While good food and fantastic music is their
primary goal, the owners are also focused on being a valuable part of the local community. They have used their venue for weddings, celebrations of life and baby showers. Most importantly, however, they have offered their facility for use by local non-profits to host fundraisers on a regular basis. They have hosted individual fundraisers for families in need and events for local sports teams as well as a “Toys for Tots” drive last winter with the U.S. Marines. They are in the planning stages of hosting a “Rally Run” again this June for
Submitted photo Christina Barcelou and Jen Fuller are ready to serve you at Mixers. the Betsy Ann House of Hope in Augusta. While several things have changed at Mixers these days, the most important is the presence of Christina and Bob. While they run a great bar, it’s their passion for live music, good food and a love of the community that sets
them apart. Located only a mile from the Maine Turnpike, with lots of free parking, the couple has created a gem off the beaten path. Visit www.mixersnightclublounge.com or visit them on Facebook to learn more about central Maine’s hottest live music venue.
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Farmer Kev – The Millennial Modern Day Milkman Farmer Kev’s Organic, of West Gardiner, which has provided farm shares of organic produce to the communities it serves for 10 years, is still growing. Owner and operator Kevin Leavitt shared his story as he celebrates his 10th year anniversary. “Farmer Kev” prides him-
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self on offering affordable and fresh produce, convenient for his customers. Leavitt grew up in Winthrop in a non-farming family, and was only exposed to gardening and farming when he was in high school and managed the community garden. “After a few summers
of gardening, I challenged myself to grow more food and sell it at the local farmers market,” he said. “I began leasing land and would continue to grow more each summer.” During the off-season he attended the University of Maine. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture and economics. He started Farmer Kev’s in 2009. “I had started Farmer Kev’s because it was something that I enjoyed doing, and I felt like it had many positive impacts on my community,” he said. “I felt a career in agriculture is something that I would feel proud
of. Organic farming has always had the stigma that it’s expensive, and my mission was to change that, and has always been to provide organic food to the average person.” Farmer Kev’s niche is being a farm that delivers produce directly to the customer’s door. “We’ve been called the modern day milkman,” he said. “There are a lot of farms that grow produce, but we are the only one locally that you can select what produce you want on our website and have it delivered.” The farm grows produce from May to January, which makes it an extended season
farm. “Which means that people can rely on us for most of the year,” he said. “We also put a large focus on affordability, and try our best to stay efficient so that the average Mainer can buy our produce.” After 10 years in business, Leavitt is not resting on his laurels. “As we look ahead, we have been putting a lot of in-
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Lisbon native returns to the classroom to give back By Ross Cunningham LISBON — The corporate board room and a pre-kindergarten classroom intersected in a very unique way March 26. Doug Herling, Lisbon native and president and CEO of Central Maine Power, took time out of his day to read a story to preschoolers at Lisbon Community School. “For the last 19 years, CMP has donated children’s books to school libraries and municipal libraries across the communities we serve,” said Herling in a letter to the students’ families. The books selected were traditionally Caldecott Award winners. “As the company’s new president and CEO and as a lifelong Mainer, it will be my goal to select work by the talented and hardworking writers and illustrators who choose to call Maine home.”
Joining Herling was author Patty Farrin, who has written “The Teacup Café.” The two took turns telling the wonderful tale of a mother and daughter sharing a cup of tea together and learning about finding the beauty inside of things. As Herling read the story, Farrin showed the beautiful drawings, created by Maine resident Hillary Davis. The four- and five-year-old children in teacher Kendra O’Connell’s class listened to the tale and talked with Farrin after the story. She shared her experience finding an old trailer and the beauty inside of it as she restored it. She encouraged them to look for the beauty inside people they meet as well. As a graduate of Lisbon High School, Herling said he found this visit especially rewarding because O’Connell taught Herling’s
daughter when she was a student at the Marion T. Morse elementary school in Lisbon Falls. Lisbon Community School Principal Robert Kahler was honored by not only the visit but also by the gift of autographed books for all the children in the class. “Although the PTO very graciously arranges for a visiting author or artist each year, this was a wonderful added bonus,” he said. It is a CMP tradition that the president visits a class to read each year, emphasizing the importance of reading in everyday life. March is National Reading Month, and Herling’s letter further states “Education is a priority in our giving, and we think this simple but special tradition emphasizes that commitment in a special way for children and Maine families.”
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Ross Cunningham photo Doug Herling, president and CEO of Central Maine Power Co., joins Maine author Patty Farrin to read her book, “The Teacup Café,” to pre-K students at Lisbon Community School.
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MAINE NEWS CALENDAR Tournament, competivie and social divisiions, 1-4 p.m., Bangor Savings Bank, 5 Senator Way, April 2 registration deadline, fee depending on age of players, size of the team., poceeds benefit Literacy Volunteers of Augusta www.lva-augusta.org, email info@lva-augusta. org. April 7 — Castlebay performance of Celtic music, 2 p.m.,University of Maine at Augusta, Jewett Auditorium, 46 University Drive, Augusta, 207-6213551. April 7 — U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors, 3 p.m. Williamson Center, Lawrence High School, 9 Church St., Fairfield, free, tickets available at www. armyfieldband.com/tickets. April 9 — Uiversity of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop on hayfield and pasture heath, 2-5 p.m., 9 Olson Road, South Paris. Register at maine. edu/register/product/ got-hayfields-and-pastures-2019. FMI, call 207342-5971 or email richard. kersbergen@maine.edu. April 9 — Author and Registered Maine Guide Earl Brechlin, "Return to Moose River: In Search of the Spirit of the Great North Woods," 6:30-8 p.m. Norway Public Library, 207-743-5309 ext. 1. April 10 — Sebasticook Regional Land Trust presentation, "Making Room for Grassland Birds in the Local Area," 6:30 p.m., at 93 Main coffee shop, 93 Main St., Unity, 207-9483766. April 10 — Lisbon Historical Society annual Antiques Night, doors open at 6:30 p.m. , event starts at 7 p.m. , MTM Center, 18 School St., parking at rear, 207-353-8510, LisbonHistSoc@gmail.com. April 11 — "History of Tourism and Vacationing in New England" presentation by historian David R. Jones, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St., Norway, 207-743-5309. April 11 — LA Metro Chamber "Business Before Hours," 7 to 9 a.m., Fish Bones Grill, 70 Lincoln St., Lewiston, 207-7832249. April 11 — “From the Light: Writing About Wounding Experiences,” 4-6 p.m., Waterville Public Library, 73 Main St., Waterville, free, but registration required, https:// from-the-light-poetry. eventbrite.com. April 11 — Athor Diane Smith, "Command Con-
flicts in Grant’s Overland Campaign: Ambition and Animosity in the Army of the Potomac," Joshua Chamberlain Civil War Roundtable, 7 p.m., Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, free, open to the public. April 13 — Turner Public Library’s Spring Seminar in Gardening (bee-friendly gardens), 9 a.m., Community Room of Leavitt Institute building, Route 117, (98 Matthews Way) Turner, 207-2252030. April 13 — Author T. Blen Parker will discuss his historical novels revolving around Swan Island, 10 a.m., Bridge Academy Public Library, 44 Middle Road, 207-7378810. April 13 — Public invited to attend monthly meeting of Maine Chapter of Freedom From Religion Foundation, 10 a.m. to noon, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 207-613-7080. April 13 — Inside yard sale with refreshment counter, 9 to 2 p.m., VFW Auxiliary 9787, 58 E. Main St, South Paris, 207743-5723. April 13 — Auburn Public Library hosts The Tanglewood Marionettes in "The Fairy Circus," 2 p.m., Schaeffer Theatre, Bates College, 329 College St., Lewiston, tickets available at library, $2, call 207-3336640 ext. 3 to reserve. April 13 — Bean and casserole supper, 5 to 6 p.m., Minot United Methodist Church, Route 121 and Empire Road, Minot. April 13 — Annual pork supper to benefit Leeds food pantry, 5 to 6:30 p.m., free-will donations, Leeds Community Church, 123 Church Hill Road, Leeds, 207-524-5444 or 207-5247151. April 13 — Fourth annual prom night for adults, 7 p.m., Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston; for reservations, 207-783-1585. April 13 — Farmington Contradance, (live music, all dances taught, beginners welcome) 8 to 10 p.m., Farmington Grange, 124 Bridge St., West Farmington, 207-4919928. April 13, 20 — Easter Candy & Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to noon, Cary Memorial Library, 17 Old Winthrop Road, Winthrop, 207-6853612. April 15 — Babysitter’s training course, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bridgton Commu-
nity Center, 15 Depot St., Bridgton, register by April 8, 207-647-3116. April 16 — “What Matters Most,” first of two health care decisionmaking workshops, free, limisted seating, 1-4 p.m., SeniorsPlus, 8 Falcon Road, 207-795-4010. April 17 — Kennebec Historical Society free presentation, “Stagecoaches on the Kennebec,” 6:30 p.m., Hope Baptist Church, 726 Western Ave., Manchester. April 19 — The Table's Good Friday Simple Service, 6 to 8 p.m., Norway Grange, 15 Whitman St, Norway, 207-461-3093. April 19, 20 — Tommy's Feral Feline Friends bake sale, bottle drive, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., old office of Sabattus Street Self Storage, 1434 Sabattus St., Lewiston, normblais39@ yahoo.com, Tommy's Feral Feline Friends on Facebook, or www.tommysferalfelinefriends.com. April 20 — Rummage sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oakland United Baptist Church, 45 Church St., Oakland, 207-465-7828.
carpools to site, email jimandmoe@gmail.com to get on list. Contra dances, 6:30-9 p.m., fourt Saturday of month, Facebook Otisfield Contra Dance, 207-5393072.
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Augusta Age Friendly Committee knitting group, 10 a.m.-noon Mondays, Buker Community Center, 26 Armory St. 207-6262350.
OXFORD: Oxford Hills Business After Hours, first Thursday of the month, 5:30 to 7 p.m., venue changes, 207743-2281. Anderson Staples American Legion, 169 King St., Oxford, meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of the month; all veterans welcome, 207-595-4200. LAKES REGION: Substance Abuse Coalition, second Thursday of the month, 4:30 tp 6 p.m., Bridgton Municipal Complex, Iredale Street, 207-803-9987. AUGUSTA: Kennebec Beekeepers Association, 6:30-8:30 p.m., second Thursday of the month, Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St. mainebeekeepers. org/kennebec-beekeepers.
AUBURN: Androscoggin County Republican Committee, second Thursday every month, Auburn City Hall. 207-576-9096.
BRIDGTON: Friends of the Bridgton Public Library, 9:30 a.m. second Tuesday of the month, Bridgton Public Library, 1 Church St.
BRUNSWICK: The Brunswick Toastmasters Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 8 Venture Ave. Conference room on the left of the Maine Technology Institute building. Members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills. https://2156. toastmastersclubs.org
Lakes Region Substance Awareness Coalition, 4:30-6 p.m. second Thursday of the month, Bridgton Municipal Complex, downstairs, lrsacmaine.org, lrsacoalition@ gmail.com, 207-803-9987. EMBDEN: Country Sunday Open Mic, 1-4 p.m., second and fourth Sunday of month, donation asked; Embden Community Center, 797 Embden Pond Road, Embden.
SKOWHEGAN: The Skowhegan Sportsman’s Club meets 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month, 857 East River Road, Skowhegan, 207649-1238.
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FAYETTE: The Coffee Break, social gathering, weekly 10:30 a.m. Thursdays (beginning Oct. 4), Underwood Library, 2006 Main St. 207-685-3778, faylib@faytte.lib.me.us. GREENE: Morse Memorial Library book discussion, third Thursday of the month, every other month beginning in January; 2 p.m. January, November; 5:30 p.m. March, May, July, September. Attend any or all, comment on Facebook, 105 Main St., 207-9465544, www.morse.lib. me.us. RANDOLPH: Prayer Shawl Ministry knitting/ crocheting group, weekly, 9-10:30 a.m., Wednesdays, Randolph United Methodist Church, 16 Asbury St., 207-767-3024. SABATTUS: Sabattus Rec Club Running Program, weekly 6 p.m. Wednesdays, meets in front of Mixer’s parking lot, Sabattus Road, all ages/ abilities,running@sabattusrec.com, Sabattus Rec Club Running Program Facebook. CANCELLATIONS None listed. POSTPONEMENTS None listed. Publish your event for $1 a word. Call 207-2252076 for prepayment options. Events for the Maine News Calendar should be received two weeks before the event in order to be considered for publication. Please refer to our deadline chart at this link for specific publication deadlines: http://www. centralmainetoday.com/ pdf/Deadlines.pdf/. Email your event information to mainenews@turnerpublishing.net and include: Date of event; name of event; time of event; venue location; town; contact phone number. Late submissions may not be published. Emailed events are processed faster.
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April 4,5,6 — Lake Region High School drama production of “West Side Story,” Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m., LRHS auditorium, 1877 Roosevelt Trail, Naples, 207-693-6221. April 5 — Concerts for a Cause presents DejaFunk Dance Party, 7:30 pm., First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. (Enter on Spring Street.), Auburn, 207-783-0461. April 6 — Livermore Community Center indoor yard sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 25 Church St., 207-212-7543. April 6 — Chicken Pot Pie supper with sides and homemade pies, to benefit annual North Waterford World's Fair, 5 to 6:30 p.m., North Waterford Congregational Church, 5 Kezars Road, (off Route 35, across from Melby’s store), Waterford, $10 per person; children six to 15, $5; children five and under free, 207-894-8185. April 6 — "Thanksgiving in April" turkey dinner and silent auction, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Lovell United Church of Christ, 1174 Main St., Center Lovell. April 6 — Community supper, 5:30 p.m., meal includes casseroles, salads, desserts, coffee and punch and a raffle of baked goods and household items, donations are accepted for the meal, Congregational Church of East Sumner, 50 Main St., Route 219, East Sumner, 207-388-2263 or 207-388-2667. April 6 — Spring Fling fundraiser to benefit patient care at Androscoggin Hospice House, 6:30 p.m., Martindale Country Club, 527 Beech Hill Road, Auburn, 207-777-7740. ext. 1311. April 6 — Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, 8 to 10 a.m., Lisbon United Methodist Church, 14 School St., Lisbon Falls, 207-353-4982. April 6 — Central Maine Community College spring open house, 9 a.m.-noon, 1250 Turner St. www.cmcc.edu. April 6 — First Saturday at the Williams House boutique breakfast, book sale, 9 a.m.-noon, 14 Old Winthrop Road, Wayne, 207-685-3612. April 6 — Poet Francoise Canter talks about mysterious Augusta poet Robert Nash, 10:30 a.m., Lithgow Library, 45 Wintrhop St. ,free, open to public, 207-626-2415, www.lithgowlibrary.org. April 6 — Public baked beans and casserole supper, hosted by American Legion Auxillary Post 86, 5-6 p.m., 15 Lewiston Road, Gray, $8, $4 for children under 12. April 6-7 — Gun & Knife Show, Newport Rec Center, 81 North St. 207341-1356. BigPineGunClub.org. April 7 — Literacy Volunteers of Augusta 12th annual Team Scrabble
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Central Maine Medical Center participating in key heart valve trial Study finds catheter-based procedure better than open-heart for many patients
low-risk patients who normally would undergo the more invasive procedure. CMHVI was the only Maine medical center included in the study, published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. Seventy-one medical centers and 1,000 patients participated in the trial of trans-catheter aortic valve replacement, which is a less invasive option for
LEWISTON — Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute was a participant in a recent national trial that could change the way many heart patients are treated, finding that catheter-guided aortic valve replacements perform better than open-heart surgery in
patients too frail to undergo surgery. The procedure, where doctors thread a catheter through a groin artery in the heart and install a new aortic valve, has become common over the last decade especially for this subgroup of heart patients. What doctors did not know is how the many low-risk patients — strong enough for surgery but offered this lower-impact option instead — would
fare with the procedure. The study found that one year after the procedure, the rate of death, stroke or re-hospitalization among these patients was significantly lower than with surgery. Hospital stays were shortened, too. There are an estimated five million adults in the United States with aortic stenosis — a buildup of calcium in the aortic valve that can lead to heart fail-
ure. The new study suggests that open-heart surgery may be required for many fewer patients going forward. “It’s absolutely going to change things,” said Dr. Andrew Eisenhauer, medical director of CMHVI. “Those people familiar with the subject will tell you that this will be the method of choice for most patients who need an aortic valve replacement.”
Eisenhauer noted more long-term studies need to be done; this trial only studied TAVR patients one year out from the procedure, and that for patients with congenital deformities of the aortic valve, or very young patients, TAVR may not be appropriate. Previous studies looked at outcomes for medium and high-risk patients, he said.
MOVIE REVIEW
‘Fighting with My Family’ is basically “sports theater,” with pro athletes pretending to kill each other for entertainment. But the new movie “Fighting with My Family” should help non-fans open up to the ins and outs of the rigorous experience that it takes to get to the top. Besides being written and directed by character actor Stephen Merchant, it’s also produced by WWE superstar and blockbuster actor Dwayne Johnson, The Rock, who also appears as
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ments to shine. Pugh does a fine job portraying her character as a humble yet determined young wrestler. Lowden is basically playing a “wet blanket” character meant to move the drama along, which can get grating for some viewers. Vaughn is surprisingly great in a serious role that doesn’t include his unfunny shtick, while Johnson has a good extended cameo. “Fighting with My Family” brings the right attitude and right amount of heart for its audiences. It’s likable enough that you can watch it once and feel good about yourself for the rest of the day. If it doesn’t make you want to watch wrestling, then nothing will. THE MOVIE’S RATING: PG-13 (for crude and sexual material, language throughout, some violence and drug content). THE CRITIC’S RATING: 3.25 Stars (Out of Four)
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Mountain Valley Conference championship in January. Delivering what Adams called a “less than perfect” routine, Lisbon put together enough points to edge out Mountain Valley High School by one-tenth of a point. This is when the team came together. With the leadership of the upper classmen and the added performances at Lisbon High basketball games, the team developed a more difficult routine and honed it to perfection. “Practicing is one thing, but performing in front of your peers adds a level of difficulty,” said Adams. The team attended the Southern Regional Class C championship at the Augusta Civic Center later that month. Lisbon performed wonderfully and with a substantially more difficult routine, a new level of confidence and no falls, they won the regional champi-
onship by an impressive seven-point margin over Sacopee Valley. The Class C state championship was held in Augusta Feb. 9. After a long day of waiting, Lisbon was slated to perform last. A clarification on the rules for the team before them had held up the Lisbon performance, leaving the cheerleaders anxiously waiting to come out from behind the curtain. If they were nervous when they took the stage, it didn’t show. “The performance was outstanding,” Adams said. “The stunts were spot on, and tumbling was the best they’d done all year.” This final performance was enough to give them the edge over Sacopee Valley by 1.5 points earning Lisbon the Title of Class C champion. Lisbon was also awarded the Southern Class C sportsmanship banner. Lisbon recently attended the New England Championship, which proved to be a great opportunity for this young team to gain even more experience. This team will
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Members of Lisbon High School cheer poses with the Class C State Championship Trophy. clearly be a strong competitor for several years. The 2018-2019 Lisbon High School Cheer squad consists of Senior Olivia
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Maine woman discusses her near death experience following pneumonia
By Diane Atwood Health Reporter Dana Scammon nearly died last year. She’s still dealing with the aftermath of what happened. I know her mother Denise and asked if she’d see if Dana would let me interview her for a blog post. I thought there might be some lessons she had learned from her experience that could help someone else. Dana said yes. And then she caught me off guard when she told me about her most important lesson. I’m not quite sure where to begin her story — I think maybe somewhere in the
middle. At about 1: 30 a.m. on July 17, 2018, she called her mother because she was having trouble breathing. She’d been under treatment for bronchitis, but Denise was alarmed by how she sounded and called for an ambulance. Dana thought it would be a quick trip to the ER. She had no idea how sick she really was. “When I got there, I was pretty much unconscious. I had about a dime size amount of air left between both of my lungs. I had pneumonia. They had to pump me full of fluids I was so dehydrated and malnourished. I was really out of it for the first week. I was pretty much in what
they used to call a druginduced coma. Basically, that’s what they had to do to keep me alive. My organs were shutting down so they had to put me on vasopressors, which in a sense, cut off circulation to your legs and your arms and just keep your vital organs alive. That’s how bad the pneumonia was,” said Dana. The infection wasn’t confined to Dana’s lungs. It had spread into her bloodstream and her organs were shutting down because her body was in septic shock. “The night I arrived, doctors told my mother that I probably wouldn’t be alive in the morning. At
some point, they asked my parents if they wanted to pull the plug and my parents said no, don’t, not yet. And within a few hours, I came to,” said Dana. She came to but had a fierce battle ahead of her. The four vasopressors she was on were her only chance of surviving the massive infection. That’s a lot for someone her size. She only weighed about 89 pounds at the time. She was also being treated with IV fluids, antibiotics, and other medications. When she started to “wake up” about a week after she was admitted, Dana still had trouble breathing on her own. “They were saying they
wanted to do a tracheostomy and I was stubborn — not realizing I was dying. My mom just looked at me and said you know, this is life or death, it’s yes or no. No, you’re dying. Yes, do this and save your life. And I was literally like a 16-year-old child. I rolled my eyes and said fine. They gave me a tracheostomy so I could breathe. That’s when it hit me — holy s**t, this is real,” explained Dana. Dana could breathe again, but she wasn’t out of the woods. The vasopressors drastically lowered the blood flow to her extremities, pushing it mainly to her organs, her heart, and
her brain to keep them alive. Once she was well enough to be off them, she noticed that her toes began to look as if they were bruised. “It just kept getting worse and worse and worse and my hands, fingertips had a little bit of that as well. But those started to kind of go away, so I figured my feet would too — I was like, come on guys, wake up, but my feet just never, never healed,” said Dana. Because they hadn’t been getting enough blood, all of Dana’s toes developed gangrene. There was nothing that could be done to
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Simple steps to better balance Jodi Cornelio
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alance is something we all need to work at and keep finely-tuned. That old saying — “Use it or lose it” — certainly holds true when it comes to balance, espe-
cially as we age. Maintaining our balance is particularly important in our senior years because trips and falls can lead to major setbacks, such as resulting in a broken hip, arm or other injury. Many things can interfere with balance, like loss of vision, loss of hearing and the use of new medications. Make sure you and your doctor are aware of your situation and discuss the following methods and exercises, which can help you with balance throughout your life and in your senior years. 1. Get appropriate
amounts of vitamin D. This helps with strong bones in the event of a fall and also helps prevent sore muscles and improves mental awareness. Now that the days are longer and spring is around the corner you can get appropriate amounts of vitamin D from 30 minutes a day in the sun. Otherwise, 600 IU to 800 IU of vitamin D supplementation is sufficient. Foods such as salmon and sardines have great sources of vitamin D as well. 2. Weight bearing exercises help keep
muscles and bones strong. We always need to challenge our muscles and bones as they will help with balance. The surgeon general rated the best exercises for strength and bone health as follows: Fast walking/ jogging, jumping rope, stair climbing, dancing, basketball, volleyball, tennis, skiing, skating, soccer, hiking, weight training and rowing. 3. For balance the following exercises are the best — Tai Chi and yoga. If you can find a local class or
video, try these options. Only 30 minutes a day will help with your balance. For the best results, try 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes in the afternoon. 4. If you are unable or unwilling to join a Tia Chi or yoga class, there are many things you can do in the privacy of your own home. Try some of the following every day several times a day: • Walking on tippy toes. This strengthens your legs and help with balance. • Walk the line. You’ve
seen on TV folks being arrested for OUI. The police officer has the individual touch their nose as they walk heelto-toe in a straight line. Try it. It’s not easy, even if you’re sober. You will want to pretend you are walking on a balancing beam and heel-to-toe walk in a straight line. Make sure you are close to a wall or the dining room table so that you can grab it if you feel like you are going to tip over. Do this for three minutes, several times
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save them. At first, doctors thought they would need to amputate half of at least one foot, but in the end, the surgeon did her best to save what tissue she could. Dana lost most of both big toes, especially on her right foot and about half of all her other toes. She says she used to run 10 miles a day. Post surgery, she couldn’t even walk. She spent 45 days in the hospital and was finally discharged to a rehab facility where she spent two weeks beginning to learn how to walk again. Dana explained, “When I got there I was still using a wheelchair, being pushed around. Then I forced myself to use a walker and it was about half and half. I’d hustle and wheel myself somewhere, but then I’d get up and walk. Walk like I was 97 years old.” Walking without toes still isn’t easy, but it’s easier. Dana’s goal is to run again someday. The hardest thing she has to endure is constant pain. “It’s like having a rubber band tied around your toes, trying to squeeze your foot down into a shoe
that’s two sizes too small, setting it on fire and having it run over. It’s really that bad. And it’s every second of every day,” said Dana. The pain is because of nerve damage. She takes a medication to deal with the issue, but takes no other, not even for the pain — which leads me to the biggest lesson Dana learned, She faced the fact that she had a serious drinking problem and that’s why she got into trouble in the first place. Dana explained, “It’s not that I got sick because of drinking, it was because I was too stubborn to admit I was sick because I didn’t want to go to the hospital. Every year I get bronchitis. This time, I did tell my mom I’d see the doctor. Sure enough they said I had bronchitis, gave me an antibiotic and an inhaler. I thought I was good to go back to drinking, but after a month, my cough and my lungs weren’t feeling any better.” She went back to see the doctor and was told she needed to go to the hospital. She refused and two weeks later was near death. As her body began to heal from the infection and the amputations, she
came to realize that she no longer had the urge to grab her drink of choice, beer. “I hate to say it but I kind of got a twofer. I got really sick and lost my toes, but the medications they gave me for the pneumonia were basically the same medicines they give patients when they go to detox. It was kind of a blessing in a way because I got sober. I can say that I was an alcoholic for sure and it’s just not the same at all. I don’t have a craving, I don’t hide it, it’s not the same. I have nothing to hide anymore,” Dana stated. Nothing to hide anymore, which is why Dana decided to tell her story. The whole story. Maybe someone else with a drinking problem will read it and turn his or her life around before something drastic happens. “I was just so dumb and drunk all the time that I didn’t care. I only wanted to drink and be happy. I hope people can see that you can get past drinking. I just want them to know that there’s going to be a better day. You may have a really great day and it might backfire and you have a really bad day. You may feel like punch-
ing someone or something. It’s going to be a battle, but keep fighting. Things get better, the next day is going to be amazing. Just keep going forward,” said Dana. Dana, who is 38, used to work in the sales department at Turner Publishing in Maine and before that, was in retail, jobs she’s not able to do right now. Determined to move on with her life and earn a living she has created a website and blog called LivingwithDana.com. Among other things, she chronicles her illness in more detail than I have given here. This is an excerpt from her most recent post: “As you can see, I’ve been through hell and fought my way back! Life lesson learned, the hard way! It has made me appreciate the little things in life and I’m grateful for them all! I always knew I was strong, but this just made me stronger! A HUGE price to pay, but I am still here and ready for my new adventures!” For many years, Diane Atwood was the health reporter on WCSH6. Now she is a blogger and podcaster at Catching Health with Diane Atwood, dianeatwood.com.
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Submitted photos These two photos show Dana Scammon before and after her 45-day stay in the ICU unit, battling pneumonia and fighting for her life.
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Lisbon Falls Rockin’ T Equine takes care of forgotten horses By Paula LaRoche LISBON FALLS — Unknown to many, tucked away on a quiet road in Lisbon Falls, there exists a very special place. Passing by, you may not notice the humble buildings or the sign hanging out front. You may not even notice the horses in the paddocks or the chickens roaming about, but make no mistake, The Rockin T Equine Rescue and Sanctuary at 60 Edgecomb Road is a very magical place, where life begins again for elderly, sick, abused or otherwise rejected animals. It’s Maine’s second largest horse sanctuary, situated on a vast 38-acre plot, and it provides a permanent residence for many animals with distinct needs. The santuary’s mission is simple — give these animals a second chance at a life without pain or worry and give them a promise to live the rest of their lives with dignity and respect. Long before the Rockin T opened its doors in 1996, owner Janet Tuttle knew her dream. As a young girl watching the powerful stallions racing around the track, she was in awe of their beau-
ty and grace. Her fascination and love for these magnificent animals manifested into a determination to care for them long after their racing careers had ended. She vowed to be there for them when no one else would. She began collecting money for the sick and injured animals and soon found herself foregoing vacations, spending sleepless nights in the barn nursing an ailing animal and seeking the resources to operate a rescue and sanctuary. The Rockin T is a nonprofit organization and does not receive any financial support from either the state or local governments. The strong core team of volunteers have helped grow the shelter immensely and it is currently home to a wide array of not only standard and miniature horses, but also to a mule, donkey, goat, bull and a variety of chickens, cats and dogs. Every animal at the Rockin T has a story. When they arrive, most are frightened and untrusting. It is only with a great deal of patience, knowledge and love that, with time, most learn to feel secure in this safe and healthy environment. Unfortunately, some of
Submitted photos Rockin’ T also has some resident goats and other animals.
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a day. • P ractice breathing. What does breathing have to do with balance? A lot. Breathing properly strengthens your body’s core muscles and the core of your body helps control balance. Let’s practice. Slowly
breathe in a big breath through your nose and, as you exhale, suck your stomach in and blow it all out. That’s proper breathing and should be done all day long. Nobody benefits from shallow breathers. • Weight shifting is my favorite for balance. Hold onto a stable structure like a chair,
table, the wall or a counter top. Put all your weight on your left leg and take your right foot off the floor. Hold for 30 seconds. Repeat on the other side. Don’t forget that breathing exercise; when you lift your foot off the floor you should be exhaling and sucking your belly in. Do this a lot throughout the
day until eventually you can let go of the wall. Challenge yourself but always have that safety net of the wall or chair close by.
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A good question: Does travel really ‘narrow the mind?’ John McDonald
When you awoke this morning you probably didn’t think you would be reading a quote from noted English essayist Gilbert K. Chesterton before your day ended, but what can I say? My thoughts of Chesterton came about one recent morning after I checked the kitchen thermometer. I can’t remember what the thermometer said, but it wasn’t nice. It made me want to take a trip to a place where thermometers know how to behave. At about this time, I remembered a quote I once read on the subject of travel. I’m almost certain it was Chesterton who once wrote something like this : “I’m now more certain than ever that travel narrows the mind.” It was one of those ironic statements English essayists like Chesterton are always making. You see, we’ve been told travel “broadens” the mind and makes us more tolerant and accepting of other cultures, languages and customs. Travel is not supposed to make us more narrow in our thoughts
and beliefs. After reading Chesterton’s opening comment, I had to read more. Chesterton says when he is in his study reading books about the exotic places of the world, he loves learning about the hearty miners or farmers or tradesmen of Asia or Africa or South America and his mind is broadened by this knowledge. He reads and celebrates the family of man, the human race to which we all belong and he enjoys a feeling of kinship with his brothers and sisters in far off places, who are going about their daily tasks and providing for their families — all that good stuff. Chesterton then cautions that after reading such books and having such universal thoughts, we should think long and hard before we decide to pack up and actually go and visit these noble human beings in those far off and exotic places, because once we go there (wherever it is) and meet these people and engage them in conversation and commerce, they cease to be “universal” and “noble” images in our minds. More than likely, they become obnoxious individuals — often in our face. Anyway, that’s what Chesterton thought.
Like I said before, it’s winter, a time when I start collecting and reading tour books and travel brochures about far-off places where the skies are always blue and sunny, the temperatures never dip below 70, and all the people in the travel pictures are either at the beach or the theater or some fancy restaurant. They’re all smiles like they don’t have a care in the world and their credit card bill will never arrive. I’ve been thinking a lot about tour books lately, and it’s not just because it’s so cold and the oil man comes by the house so often these days the neighbors now think he lives here. No, I’m thinking about tour books a lot lately because I’m supposed to be updating my book “Down the Road a-Piece - A Storytellers Guide to Maine,” — a travel book for the people here in Maine and our summer visitors. The way I see it now, my travel book will be the kind I’ve always wanted to have handy as I wandered around an unfamiliar place. I’ve already decided my revised tour book will have all kinds of detailed maps. Why? You ask. I’m not sure exactly why. I still have to decide what
they’ll be maps of and what colors I’ll use for my color-coding; the book will have maps showing roads that actually exist (of course), but it will also have maps showing roads I wish existed. This tour book will show all the scenic routes throughout Mane, which you’d expect, but it will also show less scenic routes and some routes in our state that are just plain ugly. My tour book will also have graphs and charts showing how one thing or another has increased or decreased over the years here in Maine. At this point, I haven’t quite decided what those things should be. Any ideas? In fact, I want to hear from you about any other things you’d like to see in a Maine travel book, because I want this book to be as useful to you as I hope it will be to me. I’ve just begun my editing so all of this might change. I look forward to hearing what you think. John McDonald is a storyteller and the author of five regional bestsellers – including “A Moose and a Lobster Walk into a Bar” and “The Maine Dictionary.” Contact him at 207-240-8324 / maineauthorjohn.mcdonald@ yahoo.com.
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Castlebay will perform at UMA Jewett Auditorium April 7 AUGUSTA — The “Concerts at Jewett” Series, sponsored by University of Maine at Augusta College of Arts and Sciences and UMA Senior College, will feature Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee of the folk duo Castlebay in “Bygone Ballads
of Maine” Sunday, April 7, beginning at 2 p.m. at UMA Jewett Auditorium, 46 University Drive. Julia Lane on Celtic harp and Fred Gosbee on 12-string guitar, fiddle and woodwinds will treat the audience to music collected across the state from
coastal seafaring communities to woodland logging camps. Castlebay tours the U.S. east coast as well as Ireland, Scotland and England. Tickets are $10, students $5, 12 and under free. Tickets are available at Dave’s Appliance in Winthrop and
at the door. Call 207-6213551, or email umasc@ maine.edu for more information or for mail order tickets. The next concert will be Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m. featuring Masanobu Ikemiya, classical and ragtime pianist.
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Cassadaga: A town with real spirit
By Victor Block Travel Writer As my wife Fyllis, our friend Kathy, and I contemplated visiting a tiny town in Florida, the choices were both varied and intriguing. Did we prefer joining a healing meditation circle or seeking spiritual counseling? Would we opt for a séance or class in ancient wisdom teachings? This is how planning for a trip to the Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp went. Adding to the appeal was the ironic fact that this destination, focused upon life after death and communicating with those who have entered that realm, is near Walt Disney World, with its wealth of fantasy-land, man-made attractions. Cassadaga was founded by George Colby, a medium, who claimed his “spirit guide” Seneca advised him to establish a spiritual center in Florida. Colby purchased land and, in 1894, incorporated the Southern Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp Meeting
Association. The camp — actually a neighborhoodsized community — sits in the lowlands characteristic of central Florida. Many of its approximately 75 residents are spiritualists of one kind or another. The bookstore and welcome center is the logical place to begin a visit. Its selection of books explores topics ranging from spiritualism and metaphysics to meditation and ghosts. Crystal balls and candles share shelf space with incense, Tibetan singing bowls and fairy statues. This is where people choose their activities and make arrangements. The names and telephone numbers of certified mediums and healers on duty each day are listed on a board. While Fyllis and Kathy headed for sessions with a “Certified Medium, Healer and Teacher,” I met with the Rev. Doctor Louis Gates, who is pastor of Colby Memorial Temple. I wanted to learn about spiritualism, and he was a treasure-trove of knowledge. Gates is very affable
Submitted photo and down-to-earth which, I concluded, are perfect traits for one who serves as both a pastor and a medium/healer/teacher. Based upon his description of Spiritualism as a combination of religion, philosophy and, among its disciples, science, I found I can relate to a number of its precepts. It is very welcoming, uplifting and supportive, and the overall message is one of love and hope. I understood the princi-
ple that people are responsible for themselves and control their own destiny, but that comes with a bit of potential downside. “Spiritualism is a tough religion,” the Gates explained, “because there’s no one else to blame if things go wrong.” While I was receiving an overview of Spiritualism, Fyllis and Kathy participated in a session with a practitioner. Fyllis came away impressed with a number of the woman’s comments.
“I see you traveling a lot for work” fit well with my wife’s role as a travel writer. “You like the outdoor and open space” was in keeping with the her love for hiking through woods. Among other observations were that I am a photographer (I take pictures to illustrate travel stories.), Fyllis’s daughter Ariane “has a good head on her shoulders” (she does) and that Fyllis has something to do with relics (which, I hope, referred to our recent visit to Greek and Roman archaeological sites during a trip to Sicily, rather than to me). On the other hand, some remarks seemed less relevant. For example, Fyllis has no present plans to be in the Pacific Northwest, speak before a large group of people or write a book. After our talking and listening sessions, we strolled around town which, given Cassadaga’s compact size, didn’t take long. The walking tour pamphlet led us to Seneca Park, which is named for George Colby’s spirit guide; a healing area
and Fairy Trail Park where, we read, Nature Spirits “only show themselves to those who believe.” We ended our visit at the Cassadaga Hotel for a snack and look-see. Even there, in the midst of its Victorian setting, guests may arrange for a psychic reading, séance and other services in keeping with the overall purpose of the town. That overriding goal, I concluded, is one with which both believers and any doubters can relate. For example, I suspect many people agree with the inspirational saying on a sign in the hotel: “Forgiveness lifts heaviness from the burdened heart.” On the other hand, skeptics might have less faith in another nearby pronouncement, which reads: “I believe in fairies. I do, I do, I do.” Those who consign themselves to that category of visitor may take heart in the assurance that Cassadaga welcomes “not only believers, but the curious and skeptical as well.”
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Erskine, Lisbon students win in Junior Achievement competition PORTLAND — Students from South China’s Erskine Academy were overall winners, and Lisbon High School students were regional winners in the Junior Achievement of Maine hosted its 13th Annual Titan Challenge for high school students Wednesday, Feb. 27. The business competition pitted teams of three high school students against each other as they attempted to manage a virtual company in a competitive marketplace. The event matched nearly 300 students with mentors from local businesses across the state. Students started the day by brainstorming mobile app ideas with their business mentors as part of Tyler Technologies’ Maine App Challenge.
Winners were: IDEXX Laboratories, Westbrook – Scarborough High School (Team 4) Ryan Ocampo, Lena Wood, Logan Lon. Thomas College, Waterville – Erskine Academy (Team 1) - Conner Paine, Myles Nored, Saif Rifat. Tyler Technologies, Yarmouth – Lisbon High School (Team 2) - Izaya May, Sean Spaulding. University of New England, Biddeford – Sanford Regional Technical Center (Team 1) - Christopher Caldeira, Jared Slowik. Bangor Savings Bank, Bangor – Hermon High
School (Team 1) - Connor Patten, Joel Bergeron, Nick Cox. Machias Savings Bank, Machias – Washington Academy (Team 3) - Bradley Lenfestey, Mailena Alicea, Taylor Bridges. The overall winner was Erskine Academy (Team 4) - Jay Austin, Marshal Dugal, and Seth Reed. The statewide winning students received scholarship money presented by the MES Foundation, and each regional winning student received Amazon gift cards. Statewide speaker Matt McGrath from Systems Engineering applauded the participants for their involvement in the business competition and encouraged
Overal winners Jay Austin, Marshal Dugal and Seth Reed of Erskine Academy’s team 4 the students to think outside the box when it comes to being a leader, starting a business, and impacting the
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Nintendo Switch; and a Twitch broadcast booth for live streaming matches. Esports (short for electronic sports) refers to the hugely popular and rapidly growing field of competitive video gaming. The college announced earlier this year it would be joining the National Association of Collegiate eSports (NACE) starting in the fall. Director of Admissions Andrew Morong noted that CMCC continues to recruit top players in Maine and beyond to join the first teams. Students who participate will have to meet the same requirements as other athletes at the college. Some of the games the
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FEATURE COLUMN
Grand Lake Stream hatchery repaired at last
V. Paul Reynolds If you are a fly fisherman whose passion is casting a line over landlocked salmon across moving water, Grand Lake Stream is the next thing to paradise. Since 1875, the state fish hatchery on the stream has been part of the GLS scene, and the source of salmon that populate the stream and the
adjoining West Grand Lake. Over the years, the GLS hatchery has produced annually 80,000 catchable brook trout and landlocked salmon. In fact, according to Lisa Kane, a spokesman, for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the GLS hatchery is the source of 75 percent of the landlocked salmon stocked statewide in Maine waters. In November, the state trap nets spawning wild salmon in the lake to take eggs that are then incubated and grown in the hatchery. In the past few years, a number of structural upgrades have been made at
the hatchery. Suddenly, in the summer of 2016, disaster struck. With the surface temperature of the water on the lake hovering near 80 degrees, the hatchery lost 30,000 brook trout fingerlings. The salmon fared better, but some were lost due to the unsuitably warm water being taken from the lake by the hatchery intake pipe. The solution, if this crisis was to be avoided in the future, was to rebuild the intake pipe and extend it two miles into colder water at 52 feet. Four million dollars, from a variety of sources, was allocated for the pipe repair project. It was a major
undertaking that involved moving fish to other locations. Additionally, there were some unhappy anglers as the construction project muddied the stream and made fishing next to impossible. All is well that ends well, however. Kane writes, “Construction of the pipeline began this August and was essentially completed by the end of November. Final grading, seeding and landscaping at the lake shore where the pipe connects with the hatchery line will occur as soon as weather permits in spring 2019. New valves on
the shoreline allow for water temperatures to be blended from ‘shallow’ and ‘deep’ as lake water is gravity fed to a new head box. Other improvements included the replacement of the antiquated UV water treatment system with the latest available modern UV equipment.” It is good to know, come spring, Grand lake Stream will be back to normal. The hatchery will be humming along with colder, more reliable incubation water for our future game fish, and open day anglers will only have to worry about flow levels and a pool that’s not taken.
By the way, if you have a Maine Sportsman’s license plate on your vehicle, take a bow. Your dollars for that plate helped underwrite the cost of the hatchery repair project. The author is editor of the Northwoods Sporting 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.maineoutdoorpublications.
Public breakfast will raise funds Joshua Chamberlain Roundtable for firefighting equipment LEEDS — The Leeds Volunteer Fire Department will hold a public “French Toast and Pancake Breakfast” Saturday, April 13, from 6:30 to 10 a.m. at Leeds Fire
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SENIORS CLUB TRAVEL
Lisbon Sunshine Seniors schedule bus tours, Red Sox game trip LISBON — The Sunshine Hill Neighbors Seniors, along with the Lisbon Parks and Recreation Department, is offering two overnight trips for 2019 as well as a Red Sox day trip. One of the trips is a eight-day/seven-night bus trip to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The second
trip will be a Branson, Missouri, show trip. All trips are open to all. The Canada trip is from June 19 to 26. Some of the attractions on the itinerary are guided tours of Halifax, Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Acadia National Parkl and a visit to the waterside town of Saint John, New Brunswick. Other attractions will
include Peggy’s Cove, Lunenburg, King’s Landing Historical Settlement, Anne of Green Gables and the natural wonder Hopewell Rocks. The trip includes seven nights lodging, 13 meals (seven breakfast, six dinners). The trip to Branson is Oct. 11 through 21, and will include shows by the
Sabattus free weekly group runs opened to all ages, abilities SABATTUS — The Sabattus Rec Running Program is inviting area runners, joggers and walkers to join the free Wednesday night group runs. The runs leave from in front of Mixer’s in the Sabattus Mini Mall at 6 p.m. every Wednesday, except in severe weather. There is no charge, and there is no pressure to do any more than desired. Groups usually go out for 30 to 45 minutes, depending on the routes chosen. There are usually
two or three pace/distance groups to choose from. The running program is entering its seventh year, and the group run night has been a part of the program since its inception. While the number of participants in the winter sometimes dwindles to single digits, as the weather warms and daylight lasts longer, the groups increase in size and pace/distance options. The run/walks are open to all ages and abilities. Regular participants have experi-
ence in a wide variety of race distances and can often offer a wealth of knowledge and advice. Whether people are only interested in getting some exercise in a loose, social setting, or are training for their first race, or are competing in a new distance this year, the group runs can be just what they’re looking for. For more information email running@sabattusrec.com, or check out the Sabattus Rec Club Running Program on Facebook.
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April 2019
The Healthy Geezer
By Fred Cicetti Q. I’m a 76-year-old woman, and I have to take a long nap every day because I’m up nights urinating. I know a lot of my contemporaries have the same problem. I’m curious to know how widespread this is. First, don’t presume the nightly bathroom trips are insignificant. See a doctor to determine the cause. There are solutions to your problem, but they depend upon a diagnosis. You’re suffering from a very common problem called “nocturia� — the need to urinate at night. Some people with severe nocturia get up as many as six times a night to go to the bathroom. The International Continence Society
defines nocturia as two or more voids at night. Nocturia is more common among seniors than younger people. In a survey taken by the National Sleep Foundation, about two thirds of the adults (55 to 84 years-old) polled reported an urge to go to the bathroom at least several nights a week. There are a variety of reasons for nocturia in older people. First, we produce less of a hormone that helps us retain fluid. Because of this decreased capacity, seniors produce more urine at night. Second, the bladder — a muscular sac — loses its capacity to hold urine. Third, we have more health problems that can affect the bladder. Both men and women get nocturia. Many men suffer from nocturia because of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as enlarged prostate. The prostate is a walnut-size organ
surrounding the tube (urethra) carrying urine from the bladder and out of your body. BPH is common in men 50 and older. An enlarged prostate may squeeze the urethra, making it hard to urinate. It may cause dribbling after you urinate or a frequent urge to urinate, especially at night. Pelvic organ displacement, menopause and childbirth can cause nocturia in many women. The pelvic floor is a network of muscles, ligaments and other tissues that hold up the pelvic organs — the vagina, rectum, uterus and bladder. When this hammock-like network weakens, the organs can slip out of place and create disorders. A woman reaches menopause when a year has passed since her last period. Menopause, like many of the changes in a woman’s body through her lifetime, is caused by changes in hormone levels. Meno-
pause can make it difficult to hold urine. There are other medical conditions that cause nocturia. These include infection, tumors, heart disease, high blood pressure, liver failure, diabetes and sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is much more common in older adults and men. Apnea is Greek for “without breath.� People with sleep apnea stop breathing for as long as 30 seconds at a time. These interruptions can happen hundreds of times a night. The breathing cessations may wake you. There are people who overproduce urine at night. This is called “nocturnal polyuria.� It can cause nocturia, too. Other causes of nocturia that are not medical conditions are drinking caffeine, alcohol or too much liquid close to bedtime. In addition, diuretic medications can contribute to the problem.
Radiologist joins CMMC team
LEWISTON — An experienced radiologist specializing in breast health has joined the team at Central Maine Medical Center. Dr. Jennifer Barna, a board-certified diagnostic specialist who most recently was employed in a private radiology practice in upstate New York, will start seeing patients at CMMC’s Bennett Breast Care Center in April. “Dr. Barna’s expertise — and her commitment to women’s health — is impressive,� said David Tupponce, president of CMMC and executive vice president of Central Maine Healthcare. “We’re delighted that she chose to join the team at CMMC and Bennett. She has sophisticated skills informed by more than a decade of radiology experience, and always puts the patient first.� Her new role is a return to Maine for Barna, who was chief of radiology at Down East Community Hospital
in Machias from 2006 to 2008. Trained at the University of Tennessee, she also worked as chief of the division of women’s imaging at University Radiology Associates/SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y. “I am excited to be joining the excellent team at CMMC, and look forward to serving the people of central Maine in the field of breast cancer detection,� Barna said. The Bennett Breast Care Center at CMMC provides a comprehensive range of breast imaging services, including 3D tomography for women with dense breast tissue. The American Cancer Society and the American Society of Breast Surgeons recommends annual screening mammography for women over the age of 40. The new 3D tomography will also soon be available at Central Maine Healthcare’s Topsham Care Center at the Topsham Fair Mall.
Lisbon High School 2019 Spring Sports Schedule BOYS BASEBALL DATE OPPONENT
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The Greater Lisbon Ledger
April 2019
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USM LAC Senior College Outdoor Adventure Club goes sleighing HARRISON — “The horses know the way to carry the sleigh over white and drifting snow…” Bursting into sleighing songs was irresistible as 11 members of University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn College’s Senior College Outdoor Adventure Club set out to explore the fields and woods of Harrison on a sunny Feb. 16. Sleigh bells ringing, two golden
Belgian horses — Madison and Dixon —stepped smartly across the fields following a trail that led into a fairytale woodland. A light snow clung to the branches. ”It’s like being in a Christmas card!” one member exclaimed. Bill and Darcy Winslow, owners of High View Farm, offer sleigh rides through their property for up to 12 people on suitable weekends in winter. ”If it’s
too cold for the horses, it’s too cold for you,” Bill explained, when postponing the group’s January outing, but the February day was perfect. A light snow the day before coated the trees. The temperature was a balmy 38 degrees. Dressed in layers with warm blankets to sit upon, the group was ready to enjoy what has become an annual event for the club. Part way into our trip,
The horses wait patiently for members to finish hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows.
club members passed a recently constructed yurt, heated with a wood stove and available for rent by the day. ”We will take you to it by sleigh and pick you up by sleigh the next day. All you have to do is keep the wood stove going,” Bill explained. Just before the ride’s end, the last stop included a campfire. Logs were blazing; hot chocolate and marshmallows for toast-
ing were waiting. Kelly, the farm dog who had run alongside the sleigh, pushed into the group, eager for us to drop a tasty treat. ”If it weren’t for this Senior College club, I would never have a horse-drawn sleighing experience like this,” one member said. Everyone agreed it was the perfect outing for a fine winter day. After nearly two hours on the trail,
the group enjoyed a hearty lunch at Cindy’s Dockside in Poland Spring. Senior College club membership is included in the annual membership fee of $35. Club members plan and share the cost of outings held throughout the year. If you would like to learn more about activities planned for spring and summer contact Pat Vampatella, ppvamp@maine. rr.net.
Submitted photos Ready for adventure, from left, Charlotte Bosworth, Les Bosworth, Diane Higgens, Lucille Clement, Diane Little, Irene Frye, Louise Michaud, Mary Jane Beardsley, Cindy Boyd, Pat Vampatella and Joanne Sabourin.
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The Greater Lisbon Ledger
April 2019
Lisbon Scouts learn archery skills during L.L. Bean visit LISBON — The Bear Den of Lisbon Cub Scout Pack 109 met in Freeport at L.L. Bean recently to learn about archery and knife sharpening. Thanks to a few great instructors, they both learned and had fun. Emily Parker, who runs the archery section at L.L. Bean, gave the Scouts a safety lesson involving ranges, bows and arrows. She taught the Scouts to not dry shoot the
bow, how to string the bow and how to correctly set the arrow and fire. She also provided general range safety information before allowing the Scouts to fire away. The range is inside the main L.L. Bean store in Freeport and has an array of bows. For safety and teaching purposes, the Scouts used bows with 20 pounds of pressure and target arrows. They fired at balloons that were taped to
large cardboard boxes. A few of those balloons got popped, as Bear Scouts Rex Turnell, Camden Therrien, Jake Baird, Sophia Kuhl, Robert Lawler, Bentley Bosse and Arrow of Light scout Liam Kuhl fired away for well over an hour. They engaged targets, retrieved their arrows and watched their peers do the same. Afterwards, Dave McClelland taught the Scouts
how to sharpen a knife. Several knives and several different sharpeners were used. He walked the Scouts through it by starting with a general safety lesson, explained how to sharpen a dull knife while demonstrating how himself, and then had the scouts practice. The Scouts all had their Whittlin Chip, and, so, had already been taught knife safety. Sharpening their knives was icing on
the cake, but a good safety measure because there are twice as many injuries with dull knives as there are with sharp ones. Obviously, the knives are also more effective when sharp. The Scouts had a great time and learned a lot on the Feb. 10 visit. In addition to learning about archery and knives, the Bears sold candy bars and popcorn this year to raise money in support of
a summer camp that allows them to camp with Scout leaders and no parents, readying them for camping with older kids. The Bears have two years to go before moving up to a troop, but they are not wasting any time getting ready for it. For more information about these events and more, please contact the pack at Pack109.lisbon@ gmail.com or look us up on Facebook: Pack109.Lisbon.
Submitted photo Emily Parker, of L.L. Bean, with Lisbon 109 Bear Den Scouts, from left, Robert Lawler, Rex Turnell, Liam Kuhl, Camden Therrien, Sophia Kuhl, Jake Baird and Bentley Bosse
Robert Lawler and Sophia Kuhl flex their bows while firing down range at L.L. Bean.
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