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Lawrence running back Nate Letourneau #25 high steps for 29 yards down the sidelines with the entire Mt. Blue team in pursuit. Letourneau's 80 yards rushing for the game helped Lawrence to an easy 41-8 win. (Photo by Russ Cannon)

Lawrence High School Defensive Tackle Tyler McKeen #70 splits a triple team to get at Mt. Blue Quarterback Ryan Backus #21 during Homecoming game action in Fairfield. The Bulldog defense kept the Cougars scrambling allowing only one touchdown. (Photo by Russ Cannon)

Lawrence defensive back Christian Powers #33 tips, intercepts, and returns the ball nearly the length of the field during second quarter action in Fairfield. On offense, Powers had 4 rushing touchdowns in the first half. (Photo by Russ Cannon) Lawrence running back Curtis Dow #21 drags two Mt. Blue defenders along for the ride during 4th quarter action at Keyes Field in Fairfield. (Photo by Russ Cannon)

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Advanced Quickbooks Training The Winthrop Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a QuickBooks Advanced Training session on Tuesday, October 27. For those already using QuickBooks--which is considered by many to be the best small business accounting software available--the session will provide training on QuickBooksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; advanced features. The session will take place from 6 to 8 pm in the training room of the Winthrop Area Federal Credit Union (located at the intersection of Route 202 and Highland Avenue in Winthrop). The cost of the training is $10 for Chamber members and $15 for nonmembers who preregister. At the door, the cost is $15 for Chamber members and $20

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their water consumption by 40% when offered warm water between 45 and 65 degrees. So start preparing NOW for the cold temps and help your horse transition easier. In the meantime itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the time of the year most horseback riders wait forâ&#x20AC;ŚFALL and heat free and bug free riding with gorgeous foliage and great friends! There are lots of shows, trail rides, and clinics going on still. Check out the calendar of events in the Horseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maine newspaper or on their website. You bet the Maine Trail Riders are planning some fantastic rides all throughout Maine in October â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Monmouth, Greene, Gardiner, Mt. Vernon, and Popham Beach, just to name a few. Check them out for more information at www.mainetrailriders.com. So get out and have some fun NOW before the snow and the cold weather come! n

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Indulge Your Dark Side with Jekyll and Hyde

This Halloween season, indulge your dark side with a theatrically thrilling production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, playing October 16-25 at The Public Theatre, Lewiston/Auburn’s Professional Theatre. This mesmerizing tale of inner demons comes to life in a way you’ve never imagined in this fiendishly clever adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of horror. Journey to a secret

room in London, where Dr Jekyll’s experiments with exotic powders have brought forth his other self—Edward Hyde, a villain free to commit the sins Dr. Jekyll is too civilized to comprehend. Featuring one actor portraying Dr. Jekyll and four actors portraying Hyde, each Hyde reveals the many faces of evil that lurk within the hearts of men. “We all have an inner demon of some sort,” says director

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An AARP Driver Safety Course for drivers 50 years of age and older will be presented from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at SeniorsPlus, 8 Falcon Road (at the Fairgrounds), Lewiston, Me., on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 and Thursday, December 10, 2009. Each class is a 4-hour course and part of Senior Plus’s education program. The class is interactive and no tests are required to “graduate.” The registration fee is $14 a person and ad-

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Mitchko, “we thought this project would be a great fit. It’s a spooky set (designed by Jennifer Madigan) loaded with alleys and fog and shadows and all sorts of things to make your goose-bumps rise. The music, lights, and sound effects are going to be very important elements.” Lighting designer Bart Garvey is looking forward to the challenge of sending shivers up your spine. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde will be performed at The Public Theatre, Lewiston/ Auburn’s Professional Theatre, Oct 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25. A free postshow discussion featuring the cast and director will follow the Oct 18th matinee. Performance times are Thurs. at 7pm, Fri. and Sat. at 8 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. Adults $18, Sr/ Stu $16, Group Rate (10+) $15. For tickets call The Public Theatre Box Office at 782-3200. For more information visit www.thepublictheatre.org. n

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The Wiyos at the Opera House

InternationallyAcclaimed Brooklyn-Based Band Performs in Central Maine to Help Support Facility Improvements at the Lake George Regional Park The Lake George Regional Park invites music lovers of all ages to experience an evening with The Wiyos at the Skowhegan Opera House on October 16, 2009 at 8PM. Proceeds from this concert will benefit facility improvements at the Lake George Regional Park. Tickets ($10 Balcony / $15 Floor) are available online at www. liveattheoperahouse.com, all Bull Moose Music locations, Skowhegan Chamber of Commerce or at select retail locations in Downtown Skowhegan. Discounted student tickets will be available upon presentation of a valid student ID. For more information or to schedule an interview with The Wiyos, contact Raffi DerSimonian at 207.756.0916. Fresh off of their summer tour opening for Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson, The Wiyos has been garnering international acclaim with their unique blend of old time country, ragtime and blues. The New Yorker raved, “The Wiyos, a Brooklynbased trio named after one New York City’s toughest old time street gangs, draw on rural blues, Vaudevillian, ragtime, spirituals, and Appalachian jug-band

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Critter Chatter – Oh Baby!

Carleen Cote Time to start planning for the babies that would begin arriving sometime in April. We gather the catalogs, deciding what supplies we need, and send in our order - a milk replacer for the raccoons, another milk replacer for all the other babies, medications, needles, syringes, various types of nipples, and supplies for the caring of wounds. Mealworms need to be ordered for the wild turkeys and waterfowl. Our incubator developed a problem with the heating element just at the time when we needed it. A call was made to the manufacturer. A new incubator was soon on the way (an unexpected expense of $1,500). However, it would be a lifesaver for the babies that arrive who are very close to being hypothermic. April arrives and so do the babies. The first are

squirrels. Because of the ever-increasing numbers of other animals that come to us, we decided several years ago to pass any squirrels on to another rehabilitator who does a superb job of caring for them. The raccoons soon started arriving. Containers for the babies started to fill the living room, formulas were made, the babies would be fed four times a day, the last feeding at midnight. Hundreds of used towels would also need to be washed, dried and folded for the next change (every time they are fed!). In between, the animals that we had wintered also needed to be cared for feedings and cleanings. They would be released in May. Usually, June is the busiest month for taking in babies, but this year, raccoon babies occupied every space in the house in May. We wondered what June would bring! They kept coming, in fact, so fast that we lost count. One night, my husband Donald added up the raccoons --150! We were overwhelmed and ex-

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Kate (left) and Carleen with the gray fox babies. (Photo by Donald Cote.) hausted. However, we were blessed to have dedicated volunteers, Amy, who came every day, and Nancy, who came every time I needed her (only a phone call away). God bless them! If you remember...spring and early summer were cold and wet. The volunteers came anyway, dressed in winter garb, but, nevertheless, shivering. The young animals that were transitioning from a bottle to solid food had been moved

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of them? We did it, at last. Each batch of raccoons reacted differently when taken to the chosen release site. Some left the carrier, happy to be free to roam unimpeded. Others remained for a time in their carrier, scared, terror showing in their eyes, but, eventually, they left and started exploring their new surroundings. Many coons will stay at the Center for the winter. I have said many times that if next year is like this year, I will run away! Course, by next spring, we'll have forgotten this year's trials and tribulations. NOTE: Carleen and Donald Cote operate the Duck Pond Wildlife Care Center on Rt. 3 in Vassalboro, a non-profit facility, supported entirely by the Cotes' own resources and outside donations. Call the Cotes at 445-4326 or write them at 1787 No. Belfast Ave., Vassalboro, ME 04989. n

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Movie Review: Jenniferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Body

be into devil worshipping, which seems to be too unrealistic to believe, and yet, you got Jennifer being possessed by some unnamed devil that eats people to stay alive. To me, these two things donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t add up too well because they feel like two separate subplots that offer no meaning whatsoever. If only they expand the devil plotline a little more by explaining the devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s background even deeper, then the movie would have made more sense. Plus, remember the 1973 classic The Exorcist? That movie explored the themes of Satan and devil possession much more effectively than this film,

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eating them like chicken. Needy starts to realize Jenniferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hunger and has to protect her boyfriend Chip (played by Johnny Simmons) from her best friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrath. But bodies are starting to pile up, and it seems Jennifer is forever doomed to be hungry. What really went over my head with this movie is the script, because Cody seems to use some of the same writing style as in Juno with high school students talking in some new, weird lingo that I feel wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make some sense to some viewers. However here, the dialogue feels tired and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to be as relevant as in some of the best high school movies of the past. Plus, this is a horror/comedy, so should it balance between being scary and being funny? It has plenty of laughs, but some awkward scary moments, including cheap surprises that have been done to death. There are even some frightening scenes that become unintentionally funny. So all in all, the movie turns out to be more silly than scary. What about the performances? To me, Megan Fox looks absolutely beautiful in the movie, and she seemed content to let the beauty of her

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Urban Legends: The Vanishing Hitchhiker Rides Again S. Juan Dube

? When I first moved to this area back in the sixties, I heard tales about a ghost hitchhiker on Route 26 in Poland. Those incidents always happened to what folklorists call a “FOAF” (“a friend of a friend”), and so they typically started out with a statement such as, “My father’s boss knows a truck driver who….” Although some details differed from one account to another, the basic narratives were quite similar: a lone driver picked up a young woman hitchhiker, who later disappeared while the car was moving. After a few years, however, Poland’s vanishing hitchhiker seemed to dis-

appear. Until recently, I had not heard that legend for 30 years or so. On August 6, however, Mark LaFlamme’s “Street Talk” column in the Lewiston Sun Journal was about a 16-year-old named David with an incredible tale to tell. Basically, David told LaFlamme that after midnight on July 11 he had been driving along Route 26 toward Oxford and picked up a young woman all dressed in white. She wanted to be taken to a church on Route 11, and as they proceeded, she asked David to hurry because she was late for her wedding. When David stopped at the church, she disappeared without ever opening the door of his car. Terrified, David chased after a Mechanic Falls policeman who had driven past and reported the incident to him. David is not the only per-

son to have been spooked by a phantom hitchhiker, and Route 26 is not the only haunted highway. These hitchhiking apparitions have been reported in many countries and most states. The well-known story became the title chapter of urban legend expert Jan Harold Brunvand’s book, The Vanishing Hitchhiker, in which he relates 15 versions of the tale and attempts to trace its origin. Brunvand also cites examples of hitchhiking ghost stories that predate the automobile. In those tales, the ghosts rode horseback behind the rider or in a horse-drawn wagon. Brunvand reports that there was even a version told by Chinese immigrants in which a beautiful female ghost walked behind a young man and disappeared when they reached her parents’ house. So, what are we to make

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petuated by pranksters. It would be relatively easy to leave a sweater or coat in the cemetery, and then hide. Along those lines, many years ago I had a student from Poland who claimed that she used to hitchhike along Route 122 toward Poland and try to slip quietly out of the car when the driver slowed for the Route 26 intersection. I doubted

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6th Annual Veterans Day Community Prayer Service

Prince of Peace Parish at Holy Family Church, located at 607 Sabattus Street in Lewiston, will host a community-wide Veterans Day Prayer Service. This is the sixth year that Holy Family offers the “We Remember and

Give Thanks” evening of reflection, honoring those who have served and those who are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces. This service will be held on Wednesday, November 11th at 6:30 P.M. at Holy Family Church. This is

community service and all are invited no matter what denomination or faith affiliation. Msgr. Marc Caron, Pastor of Prince of Peace Parish, will be joined by Rev. Lissa Bradford, Chaplain at The Hospice House and Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, Rev. Bill Blaine-Wallace, Multifaith Chaplain for Bates College will concelebrate. Music for the occasion will be a combined effort of the choir members from area Lewiston and Auburn churches. Henry St. Pierre will direct the choir. Dr. Paul G. Caron will accompany the combined group. Dr. Caron will perform his own arrangement of military songs that honor the different branches of our military as the flags for each are presented. All active and inactive military and their families are invited to attend. Those active soldiers living in the area or that home on leave are urged to attend in uniform. Words cannot explain our gratitude to each and every veteran for their service in defense of our country and special thanks to those who gave the ultimate gift to ensure our freedom. n

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the Dempsey Challenge from a relative who works at CMMC. He noted it was a great opportunity to raise money for the Center, and “…a great opportunity to meet the famous Hollywood star.” The smiling Dempsey quipped to his buddy, “lifechanging I expect.” The money raised will fund the ongoing work of the Dempsey Center. Aligned with CMMC, where Patrick’s mother Amanda has received her cancer treatments, the Center’s mission is to promote education, support and wellness services to enhance the quality of life for cancer patients and their families. One of Challenge’s big sponsors, Mercedes Benz, donated a new Mercedes GL 320 Sport Utility Vehicle to be used to transport patients to CMMC from outlying rural areas. The day of the race clearly showed the effort and professionalism that went into making the Challenge the successful event it was. The Dempsey Challenge website developed through CMMC was very user-friendly, even allowing participants to tweak their own websites

Irene O'Donnell begins her 25-mile trek at October 4th's Dempsey Challenge cycling fundraiser. Irene was one of the many employees of CMMC who participated in the events that day, including the 5-mile walk, the Fun Run and the 4 different cycling tours. The bikers, runners and walkers raised over one million dollars. O'Donnell lives in Turner with her husband, who also works at Central Maine Medical Center in the Anesthesia Department. (Photo submitted by Bruce O'Donnell) for tracking donations. The courses were fully marked

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Teal Toes and Ovarian Cancer

Bill Van Tassel

With winter almost here the observant pedestrian may not see many bared feet with teal-colored toenails. However, if you do spot a set of toes sporting the bluish-green polish, the association that should occur in your mind is ovarian cancer. The person with the Teal Toes will, more than likely, be purposely trying to get the observer to question her choice of nail color. In 2007 Carey Fitzmaurice of Maryland began an Ovarian Cancer Awareness Program she named Teal Toes. Its sole purpose was to raise awareness about this ‘silent killer’ among cancers, much as the color pink is now so readily associated

with breast cancer. Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Because of its insidious nature, OC is generally not diagnosed correctly until the disease has reached its latter stages. The end result is that 6569% of Stage 3 ovarian cancer patients die within five years. However, if caught early in Stage 1, the five-plus year survival rate jumps to 90%. In concert with the Presidential Declaration of September (2009) as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and the 2008 opening of the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing at CMMC, the Dempsey Center has adopted the Teal Toes program as part of its effort to raise local awareness about this particular form of women’s cancer. An inaugural seminar

was recently held at the Senior Plus Education Center in Lewiston. Though the Dempsey Center assists patients and families with all types of cancer, the September 29 seminar was specifically designed by Maureen Higgins of the Center to deal with ovarian cancer. Ronni Blaisdell from the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition was the featured speaker. After a short video designed to “Break the Silence” about this ‘silent and subtle’ gynecologic cancer, Ms. Blaisdell presented some statistics. They spoke to the main point that although a woman is ten times less likely to get ovarian cancer than breast cancer, the mortality rate of OC is three times greater, making it the ‘silent killer’. The main reason the mortality rate is high is related to the disease’s symptoms.

Initial symptoms like bloating, abdominal pain, feeling full or an urge to urinate can be caused by a number of less serious maladies. Doctors may frequently misdiagnose the problem, or the woman may just ignore the symptoms until the disease has progressed to an advanced stage. During the comment and question time, Anita Poulin of Auburn shared a personal example about her mother’s ovarian cancer. She emphasized to the group of women, “Always bring someone else with you to the doctor’s office.” The speaker agreed, “Doctors are busy people. Be your own advocate, and educated patient, and don’t be afraid to get a second opinion.” In reinforcing the advice in the literature given to the women, the speaker admonished, “If these common symptoms we’ve

Ronni Blaisdell from the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition was the speaker at a September 29 seminar held by the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing. The seminar was held at the Senior's Plus Education Center in Lewiston. A program called Teal Toes was introduced and much information was presented about the 'silent killer' called ovarian cancer. Also in the photo is one of the seminar's attendees, Elizabeth Meid of Auburn, Maine, who had many great questions for the speaker. (Photo by Bill Van Tassel) talked about occur daily for more than three weeks, get to the doctor. Then ask for a combination of three tests: a pelvic exam, an ultra sound and a CA-125 blood test.” The Teal Toes-Ovarian Cancer Awareness seminar was held just five days before the Dempsey Center held the first Patrick Dempsey Challenge. The fund-raising Challenge was a huge success, raising around $1 million with the participation of 3500 cyclists, walkers and runners. In March of 2008, television star and Maine native, Patrick Dempsey jump-started the Patrick Dempsey Center with a donation of $250,000. His motivation for starting the Center was his mother’s successful battle with Ovarian Cancer and the wonderful treatment she received at the Central Maine Medical Center Oncology Department. For more information about Ovarian Cancer or any form of cancer contact the Dempsey Center at: 1-877-DEMPCNT or on the web at www.dempseycenter. org. n

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HOUSE CALL FALL 2009

A Community Update On Good Health From Your Friends & Neighbors at DFD Russell Medical Centers

www.dfdrussell.org Message from our CEO, Laurie Kane-Lewis: Dear Community Members, DFD Russell Medical Centers in Leeds, Monmouth and Turner has been granted 3 year Recognition, as of March 23, 2009, by the National Committee for Quality Assurance/American Diabetes Association Diabetes Physician Recognition Program. The NCQA/ ADA Diabetes Physician Recognition Program is a voluntary effort to identify physicians who provide diabetes care consistent with the comprehensive diabetes care measures within the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS), ADA’s Standards of Medical Care and the Diabetes Quality Improvement Project. To receive recognition, DFD Russell Medical Center’s physicians submitted data that demonstrates performance that meets the Program’s key diabetes care measures. These measures include eye exams, blood pressure tests, nutrition therapy and patient satisfaction, among others. When people with diabetes receive quality care as outlined by these measures, they are less likely to suffer complications such as heart attacks, stroke, blindness, kidney disease and amputations.

What’s new at DFD?... e-prescribing Clinicians at our practice are now able to send electronic prescriptions to most pharmacies. This means that our clinicians will be able to respond electronically to rell requests from pharmacies as an alternative to timeconsuming phone calls and faxes. Our clinicians can also send new prescriptions directly to the computers at these pharmacies without faxing, phoning, or writing a paper prescription. This will reduce your wait time and the opportunity for a script to be lost. If your pharmacy is already enabled for e-prescribing, then we look forward to improving the safety and efciency of the prescribing process through e-prescribing.

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DFD Russell Medical Center utilizes a team approach to provide improved continuity of care, which has also shown to improve health outcomes for patients. The care team includes two clinicians, one physician and one FNP or PA, their medical assistants, and a behavioral health consultant. Medical assistants are assigned to a clinician and are often the individual that will phone on behalf of the clinician. They schedule followup appointments, ensure laboratory and other test orders are complete, and connect with specialists so that we have a complete health record. They are a critical part of the care team and we appreciate our wonderful medical assistants and their part in providing excellent care. Behavioral health providers are available for consultations during medical appointments or as a separate appointment for DFD patients. Our Behavioral Health Consultants (BHC) have specialized training in behavioral medicine and health in addition to their backgrounds in psychology or social work. As a member of your health care team, the BHC will have a close working relationship with you and your PCP to help resolve a variety of health issues such as: stress, pain, insomnia, habits or addictions, parenting matters, managing chronic conditions such as diabetes or heart disease, overcoming trauma, anxiety, phobias or depression, or improving family relationships. We are very proud of our clinicians and the care that they provide to all patients, from pediatrics to geriatrics, those with a chronic disease like diabetes, as well as those that strictly are seen for primary preventative care. We are working daily to improve the way that we care for patients by utilizing “best practice” guidelines and making the most of technological advances. Congratulations to Dr. Yindra, Dr. Barus, Dr. Molnar-Gabor, Dr. Smith, Dr. Huntress and their teams. Sincerely, Laurie Kane-Lewis, CEO

Please allow 24 hours for any rell request. And remember to call the pharmacy before picking up your prescription to ensure they have it ready.

What’s new on the horizon?... Patient Portal DFD will soon introduce web-based Secure Messaging and Patient Portal online patient services through our clinic’s website. Patient Portal is a secure interactive website for our patients. Our secure online communications will allow our patients to: • Receive notications regarding lab results and tests • Request rells • Email our business ofce with billing and insurance questions. Additionally, we will have the ability to send referrals to specialists and receive their consultation reports and ofce visit notes back. DFD will soon begin to collect email addresses and a signed email consent form for patients who are interesting in taking part. We are excited about our Patient Portal and hope that you will register once our Patient Portal setup is complete. DFD will keep you posted in our Winter House Call publication and on our website at: www.dfdrussell.org

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Telephone Hours: Monday thru Friday - 8:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 24 hour on call coverage is provided for our established patients by calling 524-3501.

DFD Russell Medical Centers are accepting new patients If you would like to schedule an appointment with one of our health care providers, please contact our ofce at 524-3501. We will provide you with a New Patient registration, or you can print the packet from our website at: www.dfdrussell.org/newpatientregistration.apx Thank you for choosing DFD Russell Medical Centers. Together we will develop a plan to best meet your healthcare needs.

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DFD Russell Medical Center has evening hours for established patients. • Evening hours Monday thru Thursday And weekend hours for our sick and injured patients: • Same day appointments • Saturday and Sunday morning hours • 24 hour on call coverage

• Pharyngitis • Upper respiratory Infection • Pain in soft tissue of limb • Headache • Lower back pain • Fever

With fall arriving a few weeks ago many of us are preparing for the colder months ahead. DFD Russell Medical Centers are working closely with the Maine CDC to help immunize our patients and community, and with area schools to help immunize area school children. Flu shot clinics for seasonal and H1N1 will be announced on our web site http://www.dfdrussell.org as our vaccine supply becomes available. Clinics will be held free for area school children and DFD patients. For more information regarding the seasonal u or H1N1, visit the Centers for Disease Control website at www.cdc.gov.

• Health care coverage information/counseling • Financial assistance program information • Transportation services • Housing • Nutrition programs

• Otitis, external, acute • Dermatitis • Knee pain • Cough • Sinusitus • Diarrhea • Shoulder pain

Source: Muskie School of Public Service, Analysis of 2006 Maine Emergency Department Use.

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HELPFUL HINTS FROM THE BILLING OFFICE: In order to accurately bill insurance companies for your services, we need to see your insurance card at every visit and to ask if any information has changed. If you have not been seen in the last year we need to obtain a new registration form and have you sign certain forms. Ask about our sliding fee program. Co-pays are expected at the time of service www.centralmainetoday.com

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Elder Couple Meets on the Internet

Bill Van Tassel

“Why is the phone always busy, Dad?” Back in the autumn of 2003 this was the question 69-year old George Field of Auburn kept getting from his grown children. He has nine. The answer strikes us a little odd. The family patriarch had been having extended phone conversations with his Massachusetts’s girlfriend, Joanne Mabey. Ten years ago this November, George lost his wife Kitty Field to Ovarian Cancer. They had been married 44 years, raising their nine children and working the dairy farm on Hardscrabble Road. Joanne Mabey had lost her spouse, Charles, in 1997, also to cancer. By 2003 the loneliness began to move the two, with a little nudging from certain family members, toward the new on-line dating service, eHarmony. Joanne was a church secretary at the time, and though familiar with computers, had to purchase one of her own to begin an eHarmony program and appease her kids. After investing her monthly fees for a whole year, the patented eHarmony matching system gave her ‘no matches’. The company refunded her money. With much reservation and caution she paid for another trial and kept her profile active.

George, who is conversant in many things including politics, agribusiness and nutrition, knew how to maneuver his way around the world wide web and make use of eHarmony. He had found himself increasingly lonely and depressed since his loss that, “I prayed to God that he either make me content or show me a good, Christian woman with whom I am compatible.” His brother advised him to “do something,” and that’s when eHarmony entered the picture. With a bit more luck than Joanne, George got several profile matches. Joanne would not, however, call it ‘luck’. She noted several times in our conversation, “God had His agenda.” Since her name kept appearing on George’s list of 35 matches, he called her. This was in July of 2003. The two continued to follow the eHarmony guidelines; emailing each other five meaningful questions; exchanging emails and beginning the long phone conversations. They finally met on neutral territory in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Joanne remembers with a laugh something George said at this first meeting. “There’s little time to waste at our age,” he quipped. So, they decided to drive up to the Field’s farm in Auburn that same day. Joanne was initially overwhelmed with meeting such a large family in quite a different environment than she was accustomed. The

George and Joanne Field of Auburn were both approaching three-score and ten when they subscribed to the online dating service, eHarmony. George is a wellknown dairy farmer on Hardscrabble Road, while Joanne was a church secretary from the suburbs of Worcester, Massachusetts. The couple lost their spouses to cancer in the late ‘90s, and have been happily remarried for six years. (Photo by Bill Van Tassel)

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married at Joanne’s church, Oak Hill Bible Advent Christian Church outside Worcester in November, 2003, and have been living at the farm in Auburn. Joanne has taken well to farm life. They both agree that after having become pretty set in their ways, they had to pray for help in unsetting some of those ‘ways’. They are grateful for the chance eHarmony gave them to meet a person of like faith. They had ‘common ground’ to make a fresh start. Their oldest son, George Jr. says, “Everything’s worked out really well. My grandmother died when my mother was just a baby, and she remained a single widow for 52 years. My mother (Kitty Field) told my dad that she didn’t want him to stay single like her mother. I think this new match was made by God.” n

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Central Maine Medical Center’s Wellness Solutions Programs

Sue Driscoll leads an aerobic class at the Central Maine Medical Center Wellness Center. Ballroom Dancing - This five-week series, led by Diane Williams, is a beginner class for learning the basic steps of the “tangy” tango and “sultry” salsa, two dances gaining in popularity. Prepare for those special occasions and social dances. Come with a partner for a fun night out. Fridays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Beginner Bellydancing Class instructor Imari (Lisa Cummings) has more than 17 years experience teaching this unique cardiovascular exercise. This six-week series is suitable for all ages and body types. Wednesdays from 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Bellydancing - For Youths Imari will introduce the basics of this art form to the younger set. This six-

week series will focus on building basic knowledge of bellydancing movements and use of props (veils, zills, feather fans). Suitable for ages 5 to teens. Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Core Strengthening Core strengthening not only strengthens back muscles, it tightens and flattens abdominal muscles and slims the hips and thighs. Exercises are performed on a mat. Balls and props are provided. Exercises for beginners, intermediates and advanced participants will be presented. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Fit-n-Fun - This entertaining exercise class is designed for the over-55 crowd and focuses on helping participants improve

aerobic capacity, strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Flexible Body, Flexible Life - Bette Swett-Thibeault will lead this six-week series designed to move participants carefully toward fitness, developing dynamic strength and flexibility. The program includes light aerobics, circuit training, stretches, and floor work, as well as ball work for balance and core strength. Participants should wear loose clothing and exercise shoes and bring a mat if they have one. Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Functional Fitness Learn to increase both core and upper body strength and improve the stability

of abdominal and low back muscles. Participants will discover how to prevent injury due to improper body mechanics and repetitive motion. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 12:30 p.m. Happy Hearts - A class designed for people with a “cardiac event” history including angioplasty, stents, heart attack, cardiac arrest, valve surgery, coronary artery bypass, stable angina, and transplants who have completed a cardiac rehabilitation program and are looking for a “maintenance” program. The class includes general supervision and individual, independent cardiovascular and strength training. It also incorporates group weight training and self-safety skills. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Personal Fitness - Begins with a one-on-one evaluation and program development session with a personal health counselor, then progresses to a structured group exercise plan. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 10:45 a.m.. Step Aerobics - A heartpumping, muscle-moving and grooving workout that alternates step with muscle work using weights, tubing, etc. Led by Sue Driscoll, this cardio workout is a head-to-toe body strengthener. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. T’ai Chi Chuan - Betsey

Foster leads this six-week series focusing on the ancient Chinese movement art that uses a sequence of precise movements, meditation, and synchronized breathing to improve health and wellbeing. T’ai Chi movement can improve stamina, muscle tone, agility, flexibility, and cardiovascular function. Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Yoga Certified yoga instructor Marcy Covey leads this series of yoga classes. Participants will learn to center and balance themselves through poses, breathing exercises, meditation, and relaxation. Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Fees differ for once- and twice-a-week participation. YouthFit “Move And Learn” A 12-week series designed for those between seven and 17 years of age who are overweight youth or at risk for obesity. Each class focuses on an educational module regarding nutrition, physical activity and/or self-esteem, followed by an exercise game where the child can use what they learn in a physical exercise. Call Jodi at 795-2473 for more details. Tuesday from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Zumba This Latin-inspired dance exercise program uses a variety of basic dance styles set to international music such as merengue, salsa, and reggaetone. Using principles of aerobic/ fitness interval training and resistance training, Zumba

is great for burning calories (up to 500 per class) while sculpting and toning the body. This six-week program is led by Cynthia Nicholas. Mondays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. All programs are offered in the CMMC Health and Wellness Center, 12 High Street Medical Office Building, Lewiston. Fees are assessed for participation in these programs and must be paid prior to beginning the program. Class registration is on a first-come, firstserved basis. Membership in the CMMC Wellness Center is open to the public. Call 795-2473 to register or to obtain more information. Information also available through the Events Calendar at www.cmmc.org. n

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Jodi Cornelio

Joan Lippert, in a recent article entitled Downsizing the American Child, noted that one out three children in the United States is overweight or obese. If that doesn’t get your attention, 45% of diabetes diagnosed in children is type 2 diabetes, which is the adult, maturity onset variety. Thirty years ago it was very rare to find maturity onset diabetes in children. Today that is not the case. Through research and support from many organizations, processes and toolkits have been designed to help parents, children and medical practices understand and address this growing concern. Being overweight as a child impacts self-esteem and confidence; it also has a negative impact on every organ in our bodies. Being overweight as a child plants a seed for serious diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, gall bladder and kidney failure and

opens the door to various types of cancers. I am not trying to scare you; I am just trying to help spread the word that this issue not only impacts our families and loved ones but it also impacts our future healthcare system and the future of our country. With this much disease on the rise in this country, our healthcare systems will not be able to support the demands it will face. I am part of a Central Maine Medical Center team that is trying to help parents and children learn about healthy lifestyles in a positive manner and guide the parent and child through a step-by-step approach to success when dealing with weight issues within the family. The tool that is used to measure whether or not your child is at risk for obesity or is overweight is call basal mass index (BMI). Due to the fact that children of various ages can be of different height, weight and gender, BMI is a tool that factors in those differences. BMI is considered a reliable indicator of body fat. If your child appears to look heavy, your pediatri-

cian may check their BMI. If the child’s BMI is above the 85th percentile, your pediatrician may measure any one or all of the following – blood pressure, triglycerides and cholesterol, blood sugar and liver enzymes – to see whether the excess weight has impacted your child’s overall health. At that point they may choose to refer you to a program such as ours at CMMC, called Youthfit, “Move and Learn,” or they may leave it up to you to work with your child at home. In any event, if you are reading this article, you are a concerned parent and it is only fair that I give you some tools that you can use to help address these weight issues and improve your family’s health. It is better to focus on health versus weight. Long term overall health is what we all are looking for and so is your child. Focusing on weight will only make the child self-conscious. In Youthfit we focus on Healthy Lifestyle habits. This brings me to the next point. It is always best to talk about behaviors that lead to overweight and behaviors that lead to better

One of the many recipients, Dr. Torah Tamasi, MD with Central Maine Pediatrics, receives a certificate of appreciation from Joan Orr, CHES, project director, Maine Center for Public Health at the keepMEhealthy 5 2 1 0 Summit & Celebration at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport, Maine. The celebration was held in honor of the many supporters and participants of the Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative (MYOC). health rather then weight itself or the act of eating. We coach the parents to control the home environment and set realistic and achievable goals, “behavior goals,” and we teach the parent and child to expect slow but steady progress. The toolkit that we used is based on the keepMEhealthy 5 2 1 0 guidelines. KeepMEhealthy 5 2 10 is used in our school systems and in our healthcare practices across the state of Maine. It is a simple recipe for success for a future of better health. I believe 5210 is not going away until we conquer this healthcare issue and it becomes a way of life for all of us, not only the children at risk. KeepMEhealthy was developed by Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative (MYOC). MYOC was established through a partnership between Maine Harvard Prevention Research Center, The Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Maine Center for Public Health (MCPH). Over the past five years MYOC has been sharing what they have learned and supporting and improving the system of care to assess the problem of youth overweight. The principles of KeepME healthy are based on better health and 5210 stands for

the following: 5 Eating 5 fruits and vegetables every day. 2 Watching less then 2 hours of TV per day. 1 Getting at least one hour of exercise every day. 0 Consuming zero sugary drinks. If you are not in a position to join a support program such as ours, here are some things you can do to improve your child and your family’s health. • First of all follow the 5 2 1 0 principles. • Introduce healthier elements into the foods you already eat. Add blueberries to your pancakes and fruit slices on your wholegrain (low sugared) cereals. • Read labels, and pick cereals that have less then 4gm. of sugar in them. • Move towards a reduced fat milk. (By the way, there is a lot of sugar in chocolate milk, I would rather not see that as a reduced fat choice.) • Involve your child in grocery shopping for healthy foods and involve them in food preparation. Children are more likely to eat what they helped create. • Stock the refrigerator with healthy foods, fruits, veggies, nuts. Kids love finger foods and they are easy

to grab when after-school hunger hits. • For treats, think moderation, not deprivation or supersize me. A scoop of ice cream or a favorite treat once in a while is ok, we just should not promote sweets and treats like that every day. Desserts should be fresh fruits. A family trip to the Dairy Queen for a small cone once a week is great after a day of hiking. • Scope out the school lunch program in advance and help your child choose healthier foods. • Encourage your kids to eat their colors, bright yellows and greens, which provide greater nutrients. Remember you are their role models and if you will not try spinach and new vegetables, neither will they. If you tell them they can only watch 2 hours of TV a day and you routinely plop your butt on the sofa after work and don’t move till it’s time to go to bed, what kind of message does that send? That it’s ok to watch hours of TV when I get older? Ugh, no. • Repeal the clean plate club. Forcing a child to eat is not encouraged. They need to learn the signals their bodies give them when they are hungry and the sigSee Support on page 17

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Day Tripper: Autumn Fun that Won’t Scare your Wallet

Molly Desmonde

October is a great time to get outside and enjoy the cool, comfortable days and the last colors of fall before the snow makes its inevitable appearance. If you are looking for fun outdoor activities to keep the family entertained as the days become shorter and the temperature slowly declines, you might want to check out some of these local activities for your family’s fall fun. Ricker Hill Orchards on Route 117 in Turner caters to the young as well as the young at heart. Kids of all ages can play in the corn and hay mazes or exhaust themselves in the bounce support from page 16

nals they give them when they are full. I hope some of these tips help you and your family. Feel free to inquire about CMMC’s Youthfit Program, “Move and Learn” or investigate the learning tools and Maine resources through the following websites: www.healthymainekids. org, Healthy Policy Partners, www.mcd.org/HPP,

house and the obstacle course. Activities for the family include pick your own apples and pumpkins. A day pass for the farm is $5 for children and $3 for adults. They are open daily from 10 am to 6 pm. For more information, call 2255552 or visit their website at www.rickerhill.com. Boothby’s Orchard, located on the Boothby Road in Livermore, is an activity that is enjoyable and family oriented. Open until Columbus Day, the orchard offers pick your own apples, free wagon rides on the weekends and a farm stand where you can buy seasonal vegetables, pumpkins and fall decorations for your home. For more information, please call 754-3500 or visit them online at www. mainehoneycrisp.com. For a fun-filled day of ac-

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John McDonald

I remember the days when you had to go to the bank to do your banking. What ever happened to those days? The other day I had some banking matters to settle, but instead of driving to the bank I made the mistake of trying to call my contemporary bank – my international, impersonal, computerized, digitalized, recorded, security-cameraed, monitored for quality assurance, new-age bank. Even though this global bank of mine still has a charming little branch here on Main Street, there was no local number in the phone book, so I had to dial their toll-free number, which immediately put me in close personal contact with a new-age computerized answering center in Fond du Lac, Wis. Banking experts say you haven't banked until you've banked with 'help' from a warm, fuzzy computerized answering system in friendly Fond du Lac. How did I know I was talking to an answering machine in Fond du Lac, Wis. – I hear you asking. Because after an hour of listening to a dizzying array of recorded instructions and banking 'options' and selecting all kinds of options on my phone pad – "If you're looking for something to do while we waste more of your time, please punch in your three favorite numbers, now." As I sat there holding the phone to my ear with my shoulder while waiting for a live human being to come along and rescue me from the bank's voice-mail gulag, I was also trying to read my newspaper. What eventually caught my eye was an article about how passenger train service

in Maine had once again done better than expected. Soon I went from reminiscing about the friendly banks of the good old days to the equally affable trains of days gone by. Back home our neighbor Carlton Butler used to tell me great stories about riding the train to Boston and back. His only complaint was that the conductors – who were all from the big city – all talked and moved much faster than necessary. On one of his last train trips to Boston, Carlton went into the train station there in Bangor and said to the ticket clerk, "I'd like a round-trip train ticket, please." All in a huff, the frazzled ticket clerk snapped at Carlton, "You like a round-trip train ticket TO WHERE? Without skipping a beat or raising his voice, Carlton said, "Well, now, figure it out. If it's a round trip train ticket, I hope it'll bring me right back here!" On another occasion Carlton was sitting in his seat when the conductor came by, stopped beside Carlton's seat and said, "Can't leave your bag in the aisle, it's got to be stowed above!" The conductor then stepped lively toward the back of the train. As was his custom, Carlton said nothing. He just sat quietly in his seat looking out the window. Fifteen minutes later the same fast-moving conductor was back. Again, he stopped beside Carlton's seat, and again snapped, "I said you can't leave your bag in the aisle, you've got to stow it above." Again, Carlton said nothing. He just sat there in his seat, looking out the window, as the conductor moved quickly toward the front of the train. Like clockwork the conductor was back in another fifteen minutes. But this time, when he stopped at Carlton's seat, he didn't say a word.

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Dottie Dymples - Pies for All Seasons Shirley Toncer There is a season for every pie or a pie for every season. In the spring, we look forward to the rhubarb pie or “the pie plant,” as it is known. In the summer we have all the wonderful berries, starting with the strawberry,

then blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. In the fall it’s the apples, peaches and cherries. Then come the winter holidays, with pumpkin and cranberries for Thanksgiving, followed by mincemeat for Christmas and, at our house, the lemon meringue. Pies have been popular since the thirteenth century. The early American pies

were made mostly with meat such as chicken pot pie on New Year’s Eve. We thank Thomas Hartley from Fall River, Mass. for our traditional pork pie brought from Canada. It’s almost impossible to name all the pies we can make, but the last one I will mention is the April Fools’ pie! Mother’s Strawberry Pie (A good summer pie) 1 baked pie shell 1 cup strawberries GLAZE 1 cup sugar 3 heaping tablespoons cornstarch ¾ cup water Fill the pie shell with fresh strawberries. Simmer the water and add the sugar and cornstarch. Cook until clear. Pour over berries in the pie shell. Cool in refrigerator and set. Serve with whipped cream. We always had our own raspberries, so when the berries were ripe my moth-

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OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS The homosexual “marriage” onslaught in public schools across the state started soon after the November 2003, court decision. • At my own children’s high school there was a school-wide assembly to celebrate samesex “marriage” in early December, 2003. It featured an array of speakers, including teachers at the school who announced that they would be “marrying” their same-sex partners and starting families either through adoption or articial insemination. Literature on same-sex marriage – how it is now a normal part of society – was handed out to the students. • Within months it was brought into the middle schools. In September, 2004, an 8th grade teacher in Brookline, MA, told National Public Radio that the marriage ruling had opened up the oodgates for teaching homosexuality. “In my mind, I know that, `OK, this is legal now.’ If somebody wants to challenge me, I’ll say, `Give me a break. It’s legal now,’” she told NPR. She added that she now discusses gay sex with her students as explicitly as she desires. For example, she said she tells the kids that lesbians can have vaginal intercourse using sex toys. • By the following year it was in elementary school curricula. Kindergartners were given picture books telling them that same-sex couples are just another kind of family, like their own parents. In 2005, when David Parker of Lexington, MA – a parent of a kindergartner – strongly insisted on being notied when teachers were discussing homosexuality or transgenderism with his son, the school had him arrested and put in jail overnight. • Second graders at the same school were read a book, “King and King”, about two men who have a romance and marry each other, with a picture of them kissing. When parents Rob and Robin Wirthlin complained, they were told that the school had no obligation to notify them or allow them to opt-out their child. • In 2006 the Parkers and Wirthlins led a Federal civil rights lawsuit to force the schools to notify parents and allow them to opt-out their elementary-school children when homosexual-related subjects were taught. The federal judges dismissed the case. • The judges ruled that because same-sex marriage is legal in Massachusetts, the school actually had a duty to normalize homosexual relationships to children, and that schools have no obligation to notify parents or let them opt-out their children! Acceptance of homosexuality had become a matter of good citizenship! • Think about that: Because same-sex marriage is “legal”, a Federal judge has ruled that the schools now have a duty to portray homosexual relationships as normal to children, despite what parents think or believe! • In 2006, in the elementary school where my daughter went to Kindergarten, the parents of a third-grader were forced to take their child out of school because a man undergoing a sex-change operation and cross-dressing was being brought into class to David Parker of teach the children that there are now “different kinds of families.” Lexington, MA School ofcials told the mother that her complaints to the principal were considered “inappropriate behavior.” • Libraries have also radically changed. School libraries across the state, from elementary school to high school, now have shelves of books to normalize homosexual behavior and the lifestyle in the minds of kids, some of them quite explicit and even pornographic. Parents’ complaints are ignored or met with hostility. Over the past year, homosexual groups have been using taxpayer money to distribute a large, slick hardcover book celebrating homosexual marriage titled “Courting Equality” into every school library in the state. • It’s become commonplace in Massachusetts schools for teachers to prominently display photos of their same-sex “spouses” and occasionally bring them to school functions. Both high schools in my own town now have principals who are “married” to their same-sex partners, whom they bring to school and introduce to the students. • “Gay days” in schools are considered necessary to ght “intolerance” which may exist against same-sex relationships. Hundreds of high schools and even middle schools across the state now hold “gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender appreciation days”. They “celebrate” homosexual marriage and move forward to other behaviors such as cross-dressing and transsexuality. In my own town, a school committee member recently announced that combating “homophobia” is now a top priority. • Once homosexuality is normalized, all boundaries are down. The schools are already moving on to normalizing transgenderism, including cross-dressing and sex changes. The state-funded Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth includes leaders who are transsexuals. OUR PUBLIC HEALTH

• The Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is “married”

to another man. In 2007 he told a crowd of kids at a state-sponsored youth event that it’s “wonderful being gay” and he wants to make sure there’s enough HIV testing available for all of them. • Since homosexual marriage became “legal” the rates of HIV / AIDS have gone up considerably in Massachusetts. This year public funding to deal with HIV/AIDS has risen by $500,000. As the homosexual lobby group MassEquality wrote to their supporters after successfully persuading the Legislature to spend that money: “With the rate of HIV infections rising dramatically in Massachusetts, it’s clear the ght against AIDS is far from over.” • Citing “the right to marry” as one of the “important challenges” in a place where “it’s a

great time to be gay”, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health helped produce The Little Black Book, Queer in the 21st Century, a hideous work of obscene pornography which was given to kids at Brookline High School on April 30, 2005. Among other things, it gives “tips” to boys on how to perform sex acts on other males. It also included a directory of bars in Boston where young men meet for anonymous sex. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

• Given the extreme dysfunctional nature of homosexual relationships, the Massachu-

setts Legislature has felt the need to spend more money every year to deal with skyrocketing homosexual domestic violence. This year $350,000 was budgeted, up $100,000 from last year. BUSINESS

• All insurance in Massachusetts must now recognize same-sex “married” couples in

their coverage. This includes auto insurance, health insurance, life insurance, etc. • Businesses must recognize same-sex “married” couples in all their benets, activities, etc., regarding both employees and customers. • The wedding industry is required to serve the homosexual community if requested. Wedding photographers, halls, caterers, etc., must do same-sex marriages or be arrested for discrimination. • Businesses are often “tested” for tolerance by homosexual activists. Groups of homosexual activists often go into restaurants or bars and publicly kiss and fondle each other to test whether the establishment demonstrates sufcient “equality” — now that homosexual marriage is “legal”. In fact, more and more overt displays of homosexual affection are seen in public places across the state to reinforce “marriage equality”. THE LEGAL PROFESSION

• Homosexual “married” couples can now demand to adopt children the same as normal

couples. Catholic Charities decided to abandon handling adoptions rather than submit to regulations requiring them to allow homosexuals to adopt the children in their care. • In 2006 the Massachusetts Department of Social Services (DSS) honored two men “married” to each other as their “Parents of the Year”. The men already adopted a baby through DSS (against the wishes of the baby’s birth parents). According to news reports, the day after that adoption was nal, DSS approached the men about adopting a second child. Homosexuals now appear to be put in line for adopting children ahead of heterosexual parents by state agencies in Massachusetts. GOVERNMENT MANDATES ABOUT THE FAMILY

• In 2004, Governor Mitt Romney ordered Justices of the Peace to perform homosexual

marriages when requested. or be red. At least one Justice of the Peace decided to resign. • Also, marriage licenses in Massachusetts now have “Party A and Party B” instead of “husband and wife.” Imagine having a marriage license like that. • Since homosexual relationships are now ofcially “normal”, the Legislature now gives enormous amounts of tax money to homosexual activist groups. In particular, the Massachusetts Commission on Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Youth is made up of the most radical and militant homosexual groups, who target children in the schools. This year they are getting $700,000 of taxpayer money to go into the public schools. • In 2008, Massachusetts changed the state Medicare laws to include homosexual “married” couples in the coverage. THE PUBLIC SQUARE

• Since gay “marriage”, annual gay pride parades have become more prominent. There

are more politicians and corporations participating, and even police organizations take part. And the envelope gets pushed further and further. There is now a profane “Dyke March” through downtown Boston, and recently a “transgender” parade in Northampton that included bare-chested women who have had their breasts surgically removed so they could “become” men. Governor Duvall Patrick even marched with his “out lesbian” 17-year old daughter in the 2008 Boston Pride event, right behind a “leather” group brandishing a black & blue ag, whips and chains! IN CONCLUSION Homosexual “marriage” hangs over society like a hammer with the force of law. And it’s only just begun. Unfortunately, like elsewhere in America, the imposition of same-sex marriage on the people of Massachusetts was a combination of radical, arrogant judges and pitifully cowardly politicians. It’s pretty clear that the homosexual movement’s obsession with marriage is not because large numbers of them actually want to marry each other. In fact, a very low percentage of homosexuals actually “marry”. (In fact, over the last three months, the Sunday Boston Globe’s marriage section hasn’t had any photos of homosexual marriages. In the beginning it was full of them.) Research shows that homosexual relationships are fundamentally dysfunctional on many levels, and “marriage” as we know it isn’t something they can achieve, or even desire. This is about putting the legal stamp of approval on homosexuality and imposing it with force throughout the various social and political institutions of a society that would never accept it otherwise. A copy of this article with links to source material: www.MassResistance.org

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Selecting Hunting Clothes Independent Power Having Open House October 17

What you wear on your back as a hunter can make the d i ff e r e n c e between a comfortable day in the woods and V. Paul Reynolds am idownright serable day. For the deer hunter who gets “turned around” and is forced to spend a night in the woods, clothing can spell the difference between misery and comfort, or even life and death. Of course, when it comes to clothing, climate and weather are determining factors. For Maine deer hunters, especially those who hunt the arboreal forests of the North Woods, the old Boy Scout motto applies: “Be Prepared.” That means, dress as though you expect the worst. In November in Maine, Mother Nature is as unpredictable as a sow bear with cubs. Mornings can start out sunny and mild and, by afternoon, turn to driving rain and plummeting temperatures. Then, just when you think that the weather is as bad as it can get, it gets worse. If you have ever been miles from your truck in a cedar swamp at 3 p.m. when the downpour transforms itself into a Nor’easter with fine, wind-driven snow and whiteout conditions, you know the puckery feeling. I have. But the warm clothing on my back, and the daypack I carried loaded to the gunwales with survival necessities, offered some comfort. As a young hunter, I dressed light and traveled light. A lighter, a candy bar, and an extra compass constituted my “survival gear.” In those days, when I was immortal, the prospect of getting lost and spending a night in the woods was just not part of the

equation. But time and experience has a way of “rounding out” most outdoorsmen. Some humility sets in. You soon learn how easily even the most adept deer hunter can get confused and lost in the woods. It’s a personal thing, depending upon how badly you want to be comfortable and how spleeny you are about cold feet or a chilly torso. When it comes to hunting clothes I’d rather have too many layers than not enough. You can always take off a layer and stuff it in your daypack. Here’s my take on how to be a properly attired deer hunter, especially in the woods of Maine. CLOTHING 1. A good quality fanny seat, preferably the kind that inflates and deflates. 2. Rubber pacs with some insulation. Spend the money for good ones that have inner sole support. (Too much water in the See Clothing on page 22

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With fluctuating energy costs, many frugal Mainers are looking towards alternative forms of energy to supply them with the hot water, electricity and heat that they need to survive. Wind power, solar power, geothermal heat pumps and many other high tech systems are starting to become very competitive as energy prices remain unstable. Outdoor wood furnaces and outdoor wood pellet furnaces have become very popular as alternative forms of heating. Independent Power in Greene specializes in energy alternatives that are reliable, efficient and environmentally friendly, including the E-Classic outdoor wood gasification furnace and the Maxim outdoor wood pellet furnace, both manufactured by Central Boiler. “Buying an outdoor wood or wood pellet boiler is a great way to save money and gain independence when energy prices are high, but other folks are simply looking for a way to upgrade their heating system,” states owner Rick Thibodeau. “If you burn wood indoors, switching to an outdoor wood boiler removes the threat of chimney fires and carbon monoxide. No more smoke, ashes and soot buildup indoors. There’s no cleaner, safer way to burn wood.” Whether you own a wood lot or buy firewood, an outdoor wood boiler is a

Rick Thibodeau of Independent Power goes over the features of an E-Classic outdoor wood gasification furnace recently with a fairgoer at the Litchfield Fair. great heating option. With the new state regulations that went into effect in 2007, consumers want to be sure that they are purchasing a model that meets the new emission limits and that they are compliant with the new rules for setbacks and siting. Not all wood boilers are created equal. Currently, there are a limited number of models available that meet the new requirements and some of those only meet Phase 1. As of April 1, 2010 only boilers that meet Phase 2 can be sold in Maine. “People want to take a close look at what they are about to buy. We can help them understand the new rules and set them up with a clean, high efficiency boiler that exceeds EPA Phase 2 requirements,”

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