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Area Scouts work toward, receive Eagle Scout recognition

Local Scouts perform more than 6,000 hours of service on road to Eagle Scout AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Valley District finished 2018 with 36 Scouts attaining the highest rank in Boy Scouting — the Eagle Scout. The Scouting district covers five counties (Kennebec, Lincoln, Knox, Franklin and Somerset) sweeping from the Canadian border to the rocky coast. In 2018, there were 141 Eagles from the State of Maine and 52,160 young men across the nation earned Scouting’s lofty award. If all of those Class of 2018 Eagle Scouts wanted to gather to watch the Red Sox at Fenway Park, they would fill up all of the 37,731 seats and spill out onto Yawkey Way. Locally, churches and charities from Jackman to Camden and Wilton to Albion saw Scouts providing more than 6,000 hours of service just through projects led by teenagers hoping to earn their Eagle Scout rank. “This is absolutely amazing,” said Kennebec Valley District Chairman

Submitted photos Brian Hayes stands with his father, Daniel Hayes, of Farmington. Brian organized a clean up for three-mile stretch of Sandy River to mitigate hazards and pollution to benefit environment, fishermen and recreational boat owners. Participants removed many tires, including massive tractor tires and small ATV tires, bags of debris filled with harmful plastics, etc., after securing permissions from the Town of Farmington, State of Maine Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife, and 23 landowners affected.

Peter Logiodice of Pittsfield receiving the praise of the Maine Legislature from State Rep Scott Strom during his Eagle ceremony last summer. Peter’s project was building a wheelchair ramp for a church in Pittsfield. He ended up building stairs and a new deck.

Bruce Rueger of Wateville. “When you think of all the good our Scouts are doing in the community — building handicap ramps, restoring forgotten veterans grave markers, making life easier for seniors and the needy, and building trails — I am truly impressed. It really is heartening, in this day and age, to see a program where young people are taught they have a responsibility to help other people at all times. I am so proud of our Scouts.” The fact that a boy is an Eagle Scout has always carried with it a special significance. The award

of the Eagle Scout service project is to demonstrate hone, learn and develop leadership skills. Related to this are important lessons in project management and taking responsibility for a significant accomplishment. Maine Scouts, by county, who have attained Eagle Scout designation:

is a performance-based achievement, whose standards have been well-maintained over the years. Not every boy who joins Scouts, BSA earns the Eagle Scout rank. This represents more than 2.25 million Boy Scouts, who have attained the rank since 1912. While a Life Scout, a Scout plans, develops and gives leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, school or the community. In addition to providing service and fulfilling the part of the Scout Oath, “to help other people at all times,” one of the primary purposes

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Vintage photos of towns in central Maine program set for March 16

READFIELD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Selections of vintage photos from Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company will be shown at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 16, presented by Kevin Johnson, photo archivist for the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport. Johnson will tell the story of the EIPC and present a slideshow of historical views of Readfield in addition to the neighboring towns of Winthrop, Wayne, Fayette, Mt. Vernon, Vienna, Belgrade and Manchester.

According to Johnson, the EIPC was founded in 1909 in Belfast by Rudolph Herman Cassens. He photographed small towns and rural areas from Maine to New York, producing â&#x20AC;&#x153;real photoâ&#x20AC;? postcards that were used for promoting tourism. Cassensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; company produced over 50,000 glass plate negatives between 1909 and 1947 including some of businesses, houses, local landmarks and lakeside scenes in Readfield and the immediate area. Viewers will be taken back

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— it was a good enough reason any more. As the weather went from one form of precipitation to another, Perly looked out his kitchen window, across his barren field and knew he was in for one of those March days that push us Mainers right to the edge and almost over it — those days that make us think seriously of living somewhere farther south. After a breakfast of oatmeal and reheated beans, Perly made himself some tea and sat in the rocker by the kitchen stove to drink it and think of something useful he could be doing that day. He tried to put the present weather conditions out of his mind and

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thought instead about the garden he’d been planning to put in this spring. Every year around this time he planned his garden. On this morning he hoped this would finally be the year that the garden he planned in February would, in some way, resemble the garden he planted come Memorial Day weekend. He knew he wanted his peas planted first, but he couldn’t decide if he should plant them early and take his chances with an early May frost or wait till the end of May like the pea-planting traditionalists. He’d always been among the Memorial Day weekend pea-planters in town and over the years had even

been known to ridicule the early-birds of pea-planting society down at the store. On this particular March morning, Perly was feeling more contrary than normal and felt like doing something completely different. Still, it wouldn’t be the timing of his pea-planting that he’d scratch that itch with. Around this time, out of the blue, Perly’s phone rang. The sudden sound of its sharp ring nearly gave him a coronary since Perly wasn’t used to getting calls at such an early hour. In fact, he wasn’t used to getting calls at any hour. His friends knew Perly preferred talking in person and only kept the phone around

for emergencies. On the other end of the line was Wallace Watts, who wanted to talk to Perly about town business. After almost an hour of cajoling, Wallace managed to convince Perly to do something that would — for good and ill — change his life forever. Perly had agreed to run for Second Selectman at the town meeting in March. 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 207240-8324 / maineauthorjohn.mcdonald@yahoo. com.

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Land trust releases its 2019 lecture series schedule

WAYNE — The Kennebec Land Trust has announced the dates and speakers for its 17th annual Lyceum lecture series. This year’s program is all about Maine’s Insects: Ecology and Conservation. KLT’s popular annual March lecture series is modeled after the early New England lyceums that began in 1826 in Massachusetts. For many years New England lyceums hosted lectures, debates, and concerts for public audiences. The Trust’s Lyceum is supported by Gloria and Lincoln Ladd. This year’s series is sponsored by the Maine Entomological Society. All three March programs are free and open to the public and are held at the Ladd Recreation Center in Wayne.

Maine Aquatic Insects: Ecology, habitats, & conservation Thursday, March 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dr. Hamish Grieg, University of Maine, will speak about the ecology and diversity of aquatic insects; new insights into the insects of Maine’s lesser known fresh wa-

ters; and insect conservation and use as bio-indicators of water quality.

Terrestrial Insects: Conservation, ecology, & threats Thursday, March 21, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Charlene Donahue, retired state entomologist and president of the Maine Entomological Society, will give an overview of the value of insects, speak about the decline of insects, and share tips on how we can reduce human impact.

Interactions Among Plants & Insects: The Complex Web They Weave Thursday, March 28, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Roger Rittmaster, Maine Master Naturalist, will speak about the co-evolution and diversity of plants and insects

in Maine, plant and insect interactions, and the importance of native species in maintaining a healthy ecosystem.

2019 Spring Lyceum Insect Programs Thursday, May 9, 2019 Location: Reynolds Forest, Sidney David Courtemanch and Tom Danielson, biologists, will lead a walk to explore aquatic insects. Streams provide an important microhabitat in the landscape. Saturday, June 1, 2019 Location: Hutchinson Pond, Manchester Join the Maine Entomologial Society to explore the world of insects. Newcomers and more experienced entomologists alike are invited to come and learn about insect identification in this ecologically diverse conservation area. For more information contact KLT or visit http://www. tklt.org/lyceum/.

STUDENT NEWS

Belgrade Lakes Region students on UMaine fall 2018 dean’s list

2018 completed 12 or more credit hours in the semester and earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Some students have requested that their information not be released, therefore their names are not included.

Area students on the list are: Belgrade: Jack DiGirolamo, Lucy Guarnieri, Sawyer Michaud, Jill Twist. Fayette: Abigail Despres, Ashley Harmon, Natalie Harmon.

Mount Vernon: Dylan Getchell, Zack Holman. Oakland: Andrew Bolduc, Katie Crumrine, Olivia Durkee, Joshua Schaff, Cody Stevens, Emmy Warren. Readfield: Jillian Beland, Kaitlyn Chick,

Karissa Lucas, Ashley Russell, Thalia Sweeney, Kelcey Thornton, Natalie Wicks. Rome: Lilly DeLisle, Jordan Pelletier. Sidney: Kyle Bernier, Daeghan Elkin, Kyle Gleason, Hannah

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Belgrade Lakes Region students on Organization provides fly fishing opportunities to disabled veterans UMaine fall 2018 dean’s list

ORONO — The University of Maine recognized 2,388 students for achieving dean’s list honors in the fall 2018 semester, including many from the Belgrade Lakes Region. Students who received dean’s list honors for fall 2018 completed 12 or more credit hours in the semester and earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Some students have requested that their information not be released, therefore their names are not included.

Area students on the list are: Belgrade: Jack DiGirolamo, Lucy Guarnieri, Sawyer Michaud, Jill Twist. Fayette: Abigail Despres, Ashley Harmon, Natalie Harmon. Mount Vernon: Dylan Getchell, Zack Holman. Oakland: Andrew Bolduc, Katie Crumrine, Olivia Durkee, Joshua Schaff, Cody Stevens, Emmy Warren. Readfield: Jillian Beland, Kaitlyn Chick,

Karissa Lucas, Ashley Russell, Thalia Sweeney, Kelcey Thornton, Natalie Wicks. Rome: Lilly DeLisle, Jordan Pelletier. Sidney: Kyle Bernier, Daeghan Elkin, Kyle Gleason, Hannah Hargrove, Taylor Lenentine, Sarah Martin, Katie Mercier, Lauren Mercier, Taylor Poissonnier, Walker Thomas, Brian Tibbetts. Vienna: Brody Looney. Winthrop: Kevin Chamberland, Matt Ingram, Lydia Lavoie.

EDUCATION NEWS

Art society taking applications for scholarship WATERVILLE — The Waterville Area Art Society is now accepting applications for its annual $500 scholarship award to be given to a graduating high school senior who pursues a degree in visual arts, performing arts or music. It is open to students from Waterville, Winslow, Lawrence and Messalonskee high schools, Erskine and Maine Arts academies, and Mid-Maine Technical

Center. Detailed guidelines have been sent to area high schools. Art teachers are requested to submit nominations and include student contact information; a recommendation; information about student’s artistic ability and need; and three photos or video clips of student work. These can be submitted by mail to Waterville Area Art Society, P.O. Box 2703, Waterville, ME 04903-

2703) or digitally to waasmaine@gmail.com. Nominations must be submitted by May 1. Previous winners and former applicants are also eligible to apply again with a former high school or college teacher’s nomination and materials. To receive further information, send email to waasmaine@gmail.com or contact Mary Morrison at 207-872-5843.

AUGUSTA — Back In The Maine Stream is a non-profit organization run by disabled veterans who help other disabled Maine veterans increase their quality-of-life and heal physical and emotional trauma through recreational fishing. The organization is

looking for new members. Monthly meetings cover organizational business and usually include some kind of learning sessions like fly tying, knot tying, rod-building, fishing techniques, discussing upcoming fishing trips, and the usual fishing stories.

Meetings take place at the American Legion Post 205 on Route 17 (396 Eastern Avenue) at 9 a.m., the fourth Wednesday of each month. For more information, call Marc Bilodeau at 207998-3569.

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DOC Acting Commissioner Liberty to speak at Criminal Justice open house March 20 WATERVILLE — Acting Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, Randall Liberty, will speak about the field of criminology in today’s world at Thomas College from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20.

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Reporting on the meaning of H.O.P.E.

By Diane Atwood Health Reporter Jack Sullivan knew what it meant to be depressed. He had experienced seasonal affective disorder before but always felt better fairly quickly. About two years ago, things were different. “It just started snowballing and it got way out of control. I was having unbelievable anxiety, then severe depression. I was hospitalized for a little bit and got on a medication that finally worked. I’ve been doing much better.” It’s not just the medication that’s been helping Sullivan. It’s also the support he’s been getting from a group called H.O.P.E. — Healing of Persons Exceptional. The group was started in

1987 by Dr. Ken Hamilton, a surgeon from South Paris. His initial purpose was to help five of his patients who had cancer “get ahold of their lives and face their life-threatening illness.” “It was modeled after instruction I got in medical school in 1962 that I am to promise my patients I will do my best to help them get on with their lives.,” he explained. “It wasn’t until we’d been going for a few months that family members wondered if they could be a part of it, and then somebody with depression wondered and then somebody else with some other disease wondered.” The primary mission of H.O.P.E.was and still is to: • Help people find meaning, value and purpose

in life • C reate a safe place to practice attitudinal healing and letting go of fear and conflict by seeing life in a peaceful and loving way. The core of what Hamilton has tried to accomplish with H.O.P.E is based on the teachings of Earl Nightingale, who coined the phrase “the essence of success.” “Success to Nightingale was the progressive realization of a worthy ideal. All of us are born with one,” Hamilton added. “Life may make it difficult to serve that ideal, but the greatest service you can do for yourself and others is to bring the ideal back and serve it.” Sullivan learned about

H.O.P.E. from his friend, Bob Gaudreau, who has belonged to a group in Portland for several years. It spoke to him. “I started going along because I was looking for some kind of peace, serenity or whatever. As I started to get better on medication, I continued going to the group because I like going,” Gaudreau said. “I like the people who attend and it’s a place for me to go. I think of it as a place of refuge. I know I can be safe, I can discuss anything that’s going on with me and vice versa. There’s a lot of support.” For Gaudreau, belonging to H.O.P.E. led to an attitude shift about his own issues. “I find the group to be metaphysical. It answers

three questions: Where did we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? And I came up with a fourth question. What are we going to do when we find the answers?” Gaudreau related. “H.O.P.E provided answers and helped heal my attitude. I have a mental health challenge called bipolar disorder, but I’m more than a disease — I’m a human being.” The H.O.P.E. group Sullivan and Gaudreau attend is led by Liz Holder, who has her own story to share. “I got sober in 1986. About three or four years later, I started seeking spirituality and discovered attitudinal healing in the form of “A Course in Miracles” by Jerry Jampolsky and Marianne Williamson. That became my passion and I

ran a few groups in New York and in Florida,” she said. “I moved to Maine about (nearly 13) years ago and started counseling at Serenity House. I knew I wanted to start a spirituality group, but I couldn’t call it a Course in Miracles. I needed a format.” Holder prayed about it, and about 10 days later Hamilton showed up at Serenity House wanting to talk to someone about his H.O.P.E. groups. “I said ‘Where have you been all my life?’ He said ‘Waiting.’ And so, that’s how it happened. It is my passion to do these groups and to help people. I’ve seen the miracles of HOPE helping people find

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March is ‘National Nutrition Month’ so let’s share a meal and eat less Jodi Cornelio

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Since March is National Nutrition month let’s look at ways that we can eat less. Here is a simple statement. If you eat less you will weigh less. Downsize even your healthy choices and your body will downsize, too. Here are some tips to help you focus on eating less.

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and gassy. “Just saying.” 2. If you’re not into sharing, order just an appetizer and a side salad. Most apps are a meal in themselves and the salad will fill you up. 3. Order from the kids menu or the senior section as it is typically a smaller portion. 4. If you order a full

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2. D ownsize the utensils. Eat with chop sticks instead of a tablespoon or big fork. It will make your food last longer and you won’t be shoveling large bites into your mouth. 3. Learn to eyeball appropriate portion sizes. A serving of meat should be no bigger than a deck of cards. That’s 3 oz. A serving of rice or cereal is the

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themselves under all those layers of conditioning and fear. It’s open to anyone.” Holder guides two groups — both free-flowing in that they talk about anything and everything. She’s careful, though, to keep the focus on attitudinal healing. “Attitudinal healing is basically changing the way you think. By changing the way you think, you can change your entire life,” she noted. “It is healing. I have lupus, and I am a recovering alcoholic and drug addict. My parents died in

a gangster drama with dark comedic moments, but not as quirky as “Fargo” nor as bleak as “The Hateful Eight.” Not to mention, it feels like too much of a slouch for its two-hour runtime. A good cut down to maybe an hour-and-ahalf runtime with a proper balance between genres would’ve helped matters.

If you have the patience, you can still enjoy some of the action and comedy the movie provides. It has a good mix of shocking violence and knee-slapping laughs that might surprise you. Some of it gets pretty absurd, especially in the very end when it gets a little too far-fetched. It becomes one of those movies

where you’re not sure if it was worth watching or it’s a waste of time. Neeson easily carries the film as a simple man using only wit instead of skills to avenge his loved ones. Once again, his gruffness and great voice shine throughout the entire movie. Though she gives a good performance, Dern

is only in the first quarter of the film that can be disappointing for fans of the actress. Bateman’s performance is so silly and over the top, he looks like if Dave Franco was playing Michael Corleone. In the case of “Cold Pursuit,” Neeson fans will indulge while others will likely seek out a rental. Ei-

ther way, it makes anybody curious to seek out the original version that might be worth a look. THE MOVIE’S RATNG: R (for strong violence, drug material, and some language including sexual references) THE CRITIC’S RATING: 2.75 Stars (Out of Four)

size of a small 60 watt light bulb. Baked potatoes should be no bigger than your computer mouse. A serving of vegetables is the size of a baseball. Follow these guidelines and you will automatically have proper portion control. 4. Use smaller single portion containers to store left overs. That way you won’t be tempted to eat more than you need when pulling a bowl out of the refrigerator.

1. M any of us don’t have time to have breakfast making Dunkin Donuts or the local bakery a regular visit. Take notice, those bagels and muffins are supersized. Nowadays, one bagel is equivalent to three bread servings. Eat half of it or better yet share your bagel with a coworker. Same with the muffin and that way you will have extra money to buy your co-worker a coffee, too. 2. Pizza can be loaded

with calories and fat. Ask for less cheese, ask for vegetable toppings instead of the sausage and meats and only have one piece instead of the whole pie. It’s enough to satisfy your craving for this fun food. 3. Peanut butter and nuts. These are great snack foods and good fats, but remember they still have calories and can add up quickly if not controlled. A serving of peanut butter is

the size of a golf ball which is approximately 2 tablespoons, 190 calories and 16 gms of fat. That’s a lot of fat so don’t take a tablespoon and eat out of the peanut butter jar. Likewise with nuts, portion out 20 nuts in a baggy and take that to work or store in your car. Don’t keep the whole canister with you to eat mindlessly and challenge your portion control. Portion control is all

about awareness of the amount of food you are eating. Be mindful and aware in the month of March and hopefully you will develop some lifelong healthy habits and gain friends with sharing a plate along the way.

Jodi Cornelio is CEO of Turner Publishing, as well as a certified trainer and nutritionist.

a car accident, so I’ve suffered severe grief in my life. You can’t change the past, but you can change the way you look at it and you can change what you do with it. You don’t have to let it define you.” No one knows the difference a H.O.P.E. group can make in someone’s life better than Hamilton. He’s helped guide more than 5,000 meetings —at one time, he was doing eight a week. He’s written three books: “SoulCircling: The Journey to the Who,” “The H.O.P.E. Story” with Joyce Murphy, R.N., and “The H.O.P.E. Manual.” He wants to continue guid-

ing groups and to train others to guide their own H.O.P.E. groups. Holder can also train anyone who’s interested. “What I have learned over the last 47 years is to be shared unconditionally with anybody who can use it for the benefit of themselves or another human being,” Hamilton stressed. “So get in touch with me.” You’ll find lots of information on the H.O.P.E.

website, and here are details about the groups that Hamilton and Holder now lead: • First Congregational Church, Haskell House, 17 E Main St, South Paris, Mondays 4 to 6 p.m.; contact Ken Hamilton 207- 890-3673. • Maine Medical Center, Dana Health Education Center, 22 Bramhall St., Room 1, Portland, Wednesdays, 5 to 7 p.m.; contact Liz

Holder 727-420-2964. • P ortland Recovery Community Center, 468 Forest Ave., Portland, Thursdays, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; contact Liz Holder 727-420-2964.

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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