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Sam Krizo signs out books from assistant librarian Sandra Fowler after Thursday’s story time at Belgrade Public Library. This is the 10,000th book signed out this year.
December 5th means cold weather, parades, and craft fairs and maybe snow, to most, but in Troop 604 December 5th meant the annual Scouting for Food Drive. The boys went out in the community two weeks prior to this date and hung up door hangers reminding people of the Food Drive
coming up. Then on that cold day in December they set out again to gather the fruits of their labor to restock the shelves at the Winthrop Food Pantry, and stock them they did! The Scouts gathered many bags of groceries, which translated to almost 1,000 pounds of food for local
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Thank you to Sgt Patrick Araujo, electrical high voltage technician stationed in Iraq, and Sgt Elizabeth Araujo, Medic Nurse stationed in Germany. Proud parents are Jeff and Trudy Marshall of Jay, Maine.
SSGT Michael Williamson and SSGT Monica Williamson are married and serve in the same squadron. They are stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Arkansas, and have each served 5 tours in Iraq, 3 of them together. Mike is the son of Leslie Bull of Temple. He is a 2002 Mt. Blue Graduate. Mike and Monica are expecting a baby in February! THANK YOU for Serving our Country, Monica & Mike!
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Fayette Meetings Winthrop Hot Meal Kitchen 26th Year and Events The Fayette Board of Appeals will hear an appeal on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fayette Central School. The Fayette School Board will convene its next regular meeting will be Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at the Fayette Central School. Following the School Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m. there shall be a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen, School Board and Budget Committee regarding the 2010-2011 fiscal year budget ALL
Enjoy a delicious hot meal at the St. Francis Parish Hall when school is open on weekdays from 11:30- noon . Free and open to the public! Volunteers needed to help in the kitchen on Fridays and at other times as needed. Call Steve Dodge at 685- 3768 for more information. n
on Thursday, January 14, 2010. The Fayette Planning Board will meet on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fayette Central School. Volunteers Still Needed For Appeals Board And Budget Committee. n
New England Troops To Teachers Program Selects New Regional Coordinator The New England Troops to Teachers (NETTT) program is pleased to announce the selection of its new regional coordinator, Troy M. Gipps. Mr. Gipps served in a variety of state- and national-level education related assignments during his 21-year National Guard career, which places him in a unique position to serve as a liaison between
the military and New England’s public education community. His prior assignments have included state Education Services Officer and Apprenticeship Programs Coordinator for the Massachusetts National Guard and most recently, at the national level, he has served as the Army National Guard’s (ARNG) GI Bill Programs Manager and Chief of the ARNG Educa-
tion Support Center which provides counseling, data management and training support to the agency’s 50 state and four territorial Education Offices. The mainstay of recruiting for Troops to Teachers has historically been Service members transitioning off active duty and into a second career as public school teachers. “This will continue to be an important
market,” said Gipps. “However, New England is well positioned to dramatically expand the participation of the National Guard and Reserve.” The Army National Guard alone has over 17,000 Soldiers living and serving throughout New England. Many of these Soldiers have the skills and educational requirements necessary to serve their communities well as public school teachers. For those that need additional schooling to meet teacher certification requirements the benefits offered through the National Guard can be
combined with Troops to Teachers incentives such as a $5,000 stipend to assist with the certification process and a $10,000 bonus for qualifying participants. The New England Troops to Teachers program provides support to six New England states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Nearly 300 veterans have obtained teaching positions in New England since the programs’ beginning in 1994. For more information email nettt@maine.edu or visit www.newenglandttt. org. n
Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club (nonprofit square dance club) has hired AI Hipkins of Brunswick to be its new club caller. His first session will be on Wednesday, January 6 and will be open to beginners, age 17 and older. The first session will be free of charge for beginners. He will also teach a continuation course to the class that began in September and workshop for club members. The charge is $3.00 per person per session. Wednesday, January 13 will also be free for anyone coming for the first time if unable to come on January 6. After that all interested may come to watch but not participate until the next time a class for beginners will take place. Title: Modern Western Square Dance Course to Meet: Wednesday Evenings at the Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine Street, South Paris Course time: 6:30 PM Minimum Enrollment: none Maximum Enrollment: none Course Description: Come join us for fun, friends, good music and good times! Great exercise, both physical and mental. Casual dress. www.centralmainetoday.com
Al Hipkins On January 23, the club will have its monthly dance with Al Hipkins calling class level and mainstream 53. It is an opportunity for those who began classes in September to have fun dancing what they have learned. Carol Stewart will cue for the round dancing. Admission is $6.00 per person with refreshments at intermission. The dance will be held at the Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine St., South Paris from 7-10 PM. Non dancers are welcome to come at no charge. For more information call: Eleanor Herrick, President, Auburn Tel. 207-782-4050 or Sue Corning, Director, South Paris, Tel. 207-577-6894. n
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Clean a Little Greener, In Our Back Yard
As interest in reducing the number of chemicals in our homes has grown, so has the availability of “environmentally-friendly” cleaning products. Now even the most mainstream brands and grocery stores offer “green” alternatives. But instead of spending ever more money on every more cleaning products - even if they are better for your health and the environment than their chemical cousins - we can handle most of our household cleaning needs with one simple ingredient that is already on almost everyone’s pantry shelves: baking soda. Here are ways that baking soda, which comes in inexpensive cardboard cartons at the grocery store, or in even more economical 50-pound sacks at feed or farm stores, can be used around the home:
V. Paul Reynolds Soon Lucy had her turn. "She didn't hesitate," Sheryl says, pride in her voice." Lucy hit the water and swam like a streak for the bird. She was smokin'." When Sheryl Mayo and her 3-year old English cocker spaniel, Lucy, qualified to compete in the AKC National Field Trials in New York State earlier this fall, a family discussion took place. Sheryl and her husband Jim were on the fence about competing. It was to be a long drive to upper New York State. The competition would be fierce. "We finally decided at the last minute to go," she recalls. "Jim and I reasoned, what the heck, why not? It would be a fun experience for us and for Lucy," she remembers.
Scouring Powder: Throw out that stinky green stuff and instead sprinkle baking soda on your sink, tub or tile and scrub with a sponge. It even works great at getting greasy grime off pots and pans. Oven Cleaner: Before you go to bed, sprinkle baking soda in the bottom of the oven and spray with water. In the morning, wipe out the baking soda, along with burnt-on apple pie filling with a paper towel. Shampoo (a.k.a. “Nopoo”): Seriously. Mix about one tablespoon baking soda in one cup water. Massage into wet hair and scalp. Rinse. Now mix ¼ cup apple cider vinegar with a cup of water and pour over hair to make it silky and easy to comb. Deodorizer: Most people are familiar with reducing
Little did they know. The AKC National Field Trails were held at Clinton Corners, New York, at Dyson's Orchards in early November. It would be the 5th field trial experience for Sheryl and Lucy – their first exposure to a national event, however. In recounting what happened, Sheryl's excitement was infectious. " I was so nervous I almost threw up," the Hampden woman admitted. The AKC Field Trails for cocker spaniels include a mix of amateur and professional dog handlers, more professionals than amateurs like Sheryl Mayo. As a rule, First Place winners tend to be professional handlers competing in behalf of a dog owner, usually male handlers. "In the early field runs, Lucy held her own. Things went well. I did make a mistake in not following Lucy close enough, and the judge told me so, quietly," she remembers. " But Lucy nailed her birds and made fast retrieves," she said. The Mayo family has always enjoyed gundogs. Husband Jim started out with English setters, but, in time, got hooked on flushing dogs. Jim has a female
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odors in the refrigerator with an open box of baking soda and neutralizing pet smells by sprinkling carpets with baking soda and vacuuming, but did you know that baking soda can be used in place of under-
arm deodorant? Adding a cup or two (this is where the bulk bag comes in handy) to a bucket of cloth diapers (yes, some people still use those) cuts down on the odor and sprinkling a bit in the cat box keeps it
Lucy’s Special Day cocker named Sally. Their second dog, Lucy, became part of their family more or less by happenstance. A few years ago, Jim won a gun at a field trial raffle. Over Sheryl's mild protestations about caring for yet another dog, Jim bulled ahead. He swapped the gun for a cute little black English cocker pup, Lucy. The rest, as you will soon see, is history. Back to the AKC nationals: As the trials progressed, Sheryl knew that her dog was doing okay, but she was still a "nervous wreck." With just 16 dogs left out of a starting 60, the final event was the Water Series. For this event, a dispatched pheasant is catapulted out onto a pond. The dog must enter the water, swim out and retrieve the dead bird. Sheryl and Lucy waited for their turn. "I couldn't believe it," she exclaims." The dogs of the professional handlers were balking. They wouldn't go in the water!" Soon Lucy had her turn. "She didn't hesitate," Sheryl says, pride in her voice. "Lucy hit the water and swam like a streak for the bird. She was smokin'." "Well, Sheryl, at that point you must have had an inkling that you and Lucy were in the top of the heap," I said. "No, Paul, absolutely not. We really didn't have a clue. The judges don't give out any signals, and we were inexperienced enough not to read between the lines," she confesses. Sheryl says that as the competition progressed during the day, she kept one goal in mind: to just complete the event and not get cut. As the competitors gathered for the awards cer-
emony, the minor awards were presented. One of these is called the Gunner's Award. This selection is made, not by the judges, but by the gunners who shoot the birds during the field trials. The gunners decide among themselves which of the 60 competing dogs they would most like to hunt with. "I have always thought that that award was very special," says Sheryl. "When the judges announced that the gunners had selected Lucy as the gundog they would most like to share a normal bird hunt with, Jim and I were surprised and thrilled. It was the best thing that could have happened," she exclaimed. But it wasn't over for
fresh between changes. General Purpose AllAround Cleaning: Think of anything that needs cleaning - stinky toilets, grimy counters, slimy refrigerators, stained coffee cups, greasy teakettles - and all you really need is baking soda, water, and a sponge to get the job done. There are a few instances - such as cleaning mirrors or windows - when baking soda just isn’t the right tool, but its good buddy, vinegar, can do the job. Mix it with water, spray and wipe away with newspapers or a clean cloth. Don’t mix vinegar and baking soda, though, except when maintaining drains (pour a cup of baking soda down the drain, followed by three cups boiling water and one cup vinegar once a month to keep drains running smooth). The bak-
Sheryl and Lucy, not by a long shot. As the judges announced the Fourth Place, Third Place and Second Place winners, Sheryl recalls that a number of people starting looking towards her and Jim. "I know that it sounds silly, but I guess it just didn't sink in. Soon people began to applaud and then one of the judges came over and said, "Sheryl, you won. You and Lucy are the AKC National Champions for 2009.” Sheryl says that she and Jim were dumbstruck. "We just could not believe it! And to think that we almost didn't go to the trials at all," she said. Jim says that it was, given the odds, “some kind of mir-
ing soda just neutralizes the vinegar, after the exciting display of bubbles, leaving you with a not very effective mixture. Next time the array of green cleaners attracts your attention at the grocery store, think about taking a detour down the baking aisle and see what baking soda can do for you. This column was submitted by Andrea Lani, an Environmental Specialist with the Maine DEP Bureau of Air Quality. In Our Back Yard is a weekly column of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. E-mail your environmental questions to infodep@maine.gov or send them to In Our Back Yard, Maine DEP, 17 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. n
acle.” Indeed, the statistics underscore his point. Sheryl was the first female amateur dog handler to win the AKC National Field Trails for cocker spaniels since 1962! She is still pinching herself and smiling at Lucy. What's next? The Mayos no doubt will take time to gaze at the AKC trophy and the coveted AKC Golden Whistle. Lucy will flush a few more Maine grouse with Sheryl and Jim before the snow flies and enjoy her year's free supply of Purina dog chow. Oh, one other thing. During the exultations following the presentation of Lucy's national championship, the predictable question kept coming to Sheryl and Jim from field trail well-wishers. "What's Lucy's lineage? What line is she from?” Sheryl says, “All I could say was the truth. I don't know.” You can bet your dog whistle that Jim and Sheryl will spend the winter learning a lot more about the lineage of this special little black cocker spaniel named Lucy. The author is editor of the Northwoods Sporting Journal. He is also a Maine Guide, author of a new book, The Maine Deer Hunter's Logbook and cohost of a weekly radio program "Maine Outdoors" heard Sundays at 7 p.m. on The Voice of Maine NewsTalk Network (WVOM-FM 103.9, WQVM 101.3) and former information officer for the Maine Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. His e-mail address is paul@sportingjournal.com. n
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What’s in a Name? John McDonald
Back home in the 1970s, most people in town fell into two main groups – hippies and locals. It's been over thirty years now since the first wave of back-to-the-land hippies started arriving here in Maine in great numbers – buying old farms in small towns all over the state and causing quite a stir among the locals. To see an authentic 1970s-style hippie today, visit the Common Ground Fair some fall. In those days our town locals would drive around in good reliable American cars like a Ford or Chevy. Hippies tended to drive foreign funny-looking cars like Volvos and Saabs. By driving those odd-looking vehicles, those early hippies were pretty easy to spot. Locals in those days shopped at places like the Red & White, AG and Reny's and always read local newspapers. Local stores were filled with essentials like white bread, red hot dogs and Narragansett beer. The local newspaper
was filled with important things like your high school basketball scores and the weekly school menu. Hippies tended to shop out of something called the Whole Earth catalog or go to fledgling health food stores, where you would never find red hot dogs or Pabst Blue Ribbon. They avoided local newspapers and would go through quite a bit of trouble to get a newspaper from away like the hippie/liberal-slanted Boston Globe or New York Times. These papers from away never carried anything the regular folks in town wanted to read. If hippies read any Maine paper, it was the Maine Times, which made a point of not carrying high school basketball scores or school menus. Locals had their organizations like snowmobile clubs, gun clubs and Odd Fellows and the hippies had their organizations, too, like "free schools" and food co-ops – which always sounded a tad too socialist for many locals. Locals liked nothing better than a weekend of ATV racing, or in winter, snowmobiling, and loved to gather in smoke-filled bingo halls. They liked listening to the roar of a chain saw as much as they liked listening to George Jones.
Hippies spent their time contra-dancing and crosscountry skiing, and enjoyed the peace and quiet of hik-
ing and kayaking. The kids of locals had good, solid Maine names like Hollis and Perley and Clayton.
Hippie kids tended to have names like Karma and Eagle Feather. Locals and hippies would come together and get a good look at each other at the post office or special town meetings. On those occasions the locals would sit and roll their eyes when some over-educated hippie would take the floor and go on about some nonsensical idea or another. Since locals outnumbered the hippies by quite a margin, the nonsensical idea was usually shot down in short order. Years ago I had a neighbor who often used the word "hippie" to describe very different people in town – people who didn't appear to have much in common. Confused by her use of the word "hippie," I once asked her, “Theo, what is a hippie?” She looked at me quizzically, thinking that I, of all people, should know what a hippie is. I had a beard, had been to college and once owned a Volkswagen – all well-known hippie tendencies. After thinking my question over for a minute, she said: “Well, I'd say a hippie is someone from away, lives here even though they don't have to, and talks funny.” Nowadays, a whole generation of kids that were
born to those 1970s hippies and raised right here in Maine are becoming parents themselves. Some of these hippies even assume that their children and grandchildren are finally considered Maine natives – or locals. But like an old Mainer once said to his neighbor from away who wondered if his kids were considered Maine natives since they were born right here in Maine, "Well, if my cat had kittens in the oven, I wouldn't call them biscuits." Probably not, and I don't think he’d call them Eagle Feather, either. John McDonald is a humorist and storyteller who performs regularly throughout New England. He is the author of several best selling books including: Down the Road a piece: A Storyteller’s Guide to Maine, A Moose and a Lobster Walk into a Bar, The Maine Dictionary (a humorous look at Maine’s words and phrases) and his CD, Ain’t He Some Funny! The Best of John McDonald is available at (www.islandportpress.com). John’s e-mail address is mainestoryteller@yahoo.com. Call 899.1868 for bookings. n
HomeQuest Helps Buyers Qualify for MaineHousing’s “Gift of Green” started December 1, 2009, offers a grant of $2,500 to help first-time home buyers with down payment, closing costs and other prepaid expenses. The new program also offers a coupon worth up to $500 to help first-time homebuyers pay for a twopart home energy audit. In addition, first-time homebuyers can add the federal First-Time Homebuyer Credit of $8,000 to the “Gift of Green” and the additional federal home energy-efficiency tax credits worth up to $1,500 - saving $12,500 on the purchase of a home and repairs. HomeQuest has 12 hoMEworks home buyers education classes scheduled throughout 2010. The first session is scheduled to begin January 4, 2010 and The Community Concepts’ HomeQuest Neighbor Works Home ownership Center is now offering
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"Snow Day" by Megan Daigle of Farmingdale, first prize winner in the teen category
81 people cast ballots at the 7th annual Gingerbread House contest at the Harlow Gallery during Hallowell’s Holiday festival on Saturday. Winners in four categories were awarded “Hallowell Bucks� courtesy of the Hallowell Area Board of Trade. First prize winners received $40, second prize winners $25 and third prize winners $15 in Hallowell Bucks, as follows: Children 12 and under: 1st prize awarded to “Chateau Benoit� – by Rita and Marie Benoit of Hallowell Teens ages 13-18 1st prize awarded to “Snow Day� - Megan Daigle of Farmingdale 2nd prize awarded to “Wesley House� by HallDale High School students Kate, Amy, Joe, Kerri & Wesley 3rd prize awarded to “Winder Wonderland� by Hall-Dale High School students Miriam, Kerri, Katie & Ayaka Team or Family 1st prize awarded to “Gingerbread Boy’s House� by Lisa Lancaster of Augusta 2nd prize awarded to “Hall-Dale High School� by Hall-Dale High School students John Fredericks, Tyler Kalloch & Shyanne Bellavance 3rd prize awarded to “Igloo� by Hall-Dale High School students Max Stevens, Megan Daigle, Kate Jordan, Zach Pierce & Guilherme Borges All Others 1st prize awarded to “Hallowell Firehouse� by Marc Poirier of Hallowell 2nd prize awarded to “Skaters� by Madeleine Martin of Hallowell The Harlow Gallery is owned and operated by the Kennebec Valley Art Association, a membership based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization supporting the arts in Central Maine for half a century. n
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Electronic Submission Deadline: by midnight on February 1, 2010 Exhibition Dates: March 19 - 28, 2010 Opening Date: Friday, March 19, 2010 5 to 8 pm Location: The Harlow Gallery, 160 Water Street Hallowell, ME 04347 Gallery Hours: Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday noon to 4pm, Friday & Saturday noon to 6pm Contact Deborah Fahy at the Harlow Gallery: 207-622-3813, kvaa@ harlowgallery.org, www. harlowgallery.org Fee: No entry fee for A Matter of Conscience thanks to a grant from the Evergreen Foundation
The Kennebec Valley Art Association in Hallowell invites Maine high school age artists to submit three-dimension art work to A Matter of Conscience, a juried art exhibition coming to the Harlow Gallery in March 19 – 28, 2010. Submissions from individual artists, as well as group efforts are welcome, as long as all participating artists are between the ages of 14-18. Works must be original sculptural art (in three-dimensions) and may made out of one material or a combination of materials, including but not limited to ceramics or clay, wood, paper or cardboard, metal, assemblage, found objects. Work may incorporate any combination of traditional visual arts mediums such as drawing, painting, printmaking and may
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Kennebec Jewelry and Repair has brought the neighborhood jewelry store back to the capital area. Here you will find old-fashioned service and a customer friendly approach to jewelry sales and repair. Kennebec Jewelry and Repair now has two locations: 501 Maine Avenue in Farmingdale and 285 Water Street in Augusta (formerly G.M. Pollack’s). The owner is Brett Leighton, a Maine mineral enthusiast and collector, who has filled his showrooms with one-ofa-kind handcrafted pieces. Though the main focus is Maine State Tourmaline, you will also find diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and other precious gems. There is an extensive selection of custommade Maine gemstone jewelry in gold and silver.
You will also find one of Maine’s largest collections of rare watermelon tourmaline mined from the famous 1972 Newry, Maine find. There is something for everyone at Kennebec Jewelry and Repair, from large, bright pieces, to the delicate and understated. If you are looking for that special gift, you will certainly find it here. On the repair side, Kennebec Jewelry and Repair is proud to have Bob Gray, formerly of Nicolson and Ryan. With over 20 years experience, Bob is heading up the repair shop. Services include watchband and battery replacement, crystal polishing, chain soldering, stone setting, engraving and of course, ring-sizing. In most cases, have your ring sized while you wait! Kennebec Jewelry also pays top prices for your
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Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance Receives $5,000 Grant The Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance (BRCA) recently received a $5,000 grant from the Fund for Maine Land Conservation of the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) to develop plans and programs for a new collaborative nature education center. This project will develop plans and programs for a new collaborative nature education center focused on “evolution of place,” describing man’s relationship with the environment and especially the linkages between land use and water quality in order to foster a sustainable future for clean waters and protected land. BRCA will be working with all the lake associations in the Belgrades (North Pond Association, East Pond Association, McGrath Pond and Salmon Lake Association, the Messalonskee Lake Association, and the Belgrade Lakes Association) as well as the Maine Congress of Lake As-
sociations (COLA) and the Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute (MLCI) to develop plans and programs to help people learn about the lakes and how to live lightly on the lakes to protect water quality. The Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance (BRCA) was founded in 1988. Its mission is to conserve the lands, water quality, and natural heritage of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed. The BRCA has programs and special events throughout the year, including guided nature walks, the summer lecture series, and Aquafest, a watershed-wide community event in July. For 25 years, the Maine Community Foundation has been partnering with donors and community groups to strengthen Maine through grants and scholarships. For more information, visit the foundation’s website at www.mainecf.org or call toll-free 1-877-7006800. n
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Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Augusta On Monday, January 11, 2010, the 10th annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Greater Augusta will officially get underway as event volunteers and participants gather at Kennebec Community Church, located at 5 Glenridge Drive in Augusta, at 6:00 p.m. for a kick-off rally to launch their fundraising efforts for the year. Anyone interested in forming a team, volunteering for the event, joining the planning committee, or just finding out more about Relay For Life is encouraged to attend. Relay teams representing families, clubs, religious and civic organizations, neighborhoods, and local businesses will join the race to beat cancer by celebrating survivorship and taking turns walking around the
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track. Mark your calendar for the 2010 Relay For Life of Greater Augusta scheduled for June 18 & 19 at Hall-Dale High School in Farmingdale. The world’s largest grassroots fundraising movement, Relay For Life mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and provide participants with the opportunity to fight back against the disease. Relay brings together people from all walks of life with a shared mission of furthering the American Cancer Society’s vision of creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Relay For Life began in 1985 with one man who walked and ran around a track for 24 hours and raised $27,000 for the American Cancer Society. This year, Relay For Life will take place in nearly 5,100 communities in the United States and 20 other countries. The funds raised will support the Society’s mission of saving lives by helping people stay well, helping people get well, finding cures, and fighting back. Twenty-two Relay For Life events in Maine raised over $1.4 million last year for cancer research, education, advocacy, and patient services, including transportation for cancer patients to treatments, oneon-one support for women with breast cancer, cosmetologist consultations for women being treated for cancer, tobacco control education, and mammography outreach. For more information about the Relay For Life of Greater Augusta, to find out how to volunteer, or to RSVP for the Relay Kickoff, please contact Melissa Cushman at 207-373-3723 or Melissa.Cushman@ cancer.org. More information can also be found at relayforlife.org/greateraugustame. The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, the Society fights for every birthday threatened by every cancer in the community. As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about the American Cancer Society or to get help, call anytime, day or night, at 1-800-2272345 or visit cancer.org. n
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Earth Talk - Whales Still Largely Threatened
Dear EarthTalk: What is the current status of whales? How effective is the International Whaling Commission and which countries are involved in illegal whaling? -- Jonathan Wingate, Yulee, FL Some larger whale species have been recovering since the dark days before the whaling industry was regulated, but the majority of cetaceans—that is, the distinct order of marine mammals consisting of whales, dolphins and porpoises—are in decline, with some likely headed for extinction in the near term. According to data collected by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which maintains a “Red List” of threatened or endangered species, two of the largest whale species, humpbacks and southern rights, have rebounded since 1982 when the International Whaling Com-
mission (IWC) imposed a moratorium on commercial whaling. Based on IUCN’s 2008 survey of cetaceans, both species, while still threatened, were upgraded from “Vulnerable” to “Least Concern” status on the Red List. “Humpbacks and southern right whales are making a comeback in much of their range mainly because they have been protected from commercial hunting,” says Randall Reeves, IUCN’s assessment leader. “This is a great conservation success and clearly shows what needs to be done to ensure these ocean giants survive.” But other cetaceans haven’t fared so well. Almost a third of the world’s 80-plus cetacean species had their Red List status changed based on the IUCN’s 2008 assessment, with the vast majority now considered at greater risk than before. Overall, nearly a quarter of cetacean species are considered threatened, and of those,
"Some larger whale species (including the Humpback, pictured here) have been recovering since the dark days before the whaling industry was regulated, but the majority of cetaceans -which include whales, dolphins and porpoises -are in decline, with some likely headed for extinction in the near term." (Photo credit to "Stan Butler.")
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Johnson Hall Hiring Teens For Theater/Art Program Johnson Hall’s eighth annual Teen-Elementary School Shows (TESS) program is hiring teens interested in theater and art for creative, paid positions. Teens will help write, direct, and produce plays in local schools with elementary students as the actors. The 2010 theme is “Animation Comes Alive,” favorite animated fairy tales like Snow White, Cinderella, and Aladdin, brought to the stage. Needed are three theater directors and two art directors who are enthusiastic about theater or art, skilled with elementary students, committed, reliable, and have their own transportation or can arrange it. The TESS program operates from February to early
Teen Director Dan Pidgeon with play cast, River View School, 2009
May, at three schools in two-week sessions, three days a week. Schools are Dresden, Hamlin (Randolph and including Pittston kids, too) and one other. Teens can contact Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center Executive Director Judy Lloyd for an application at 582-7144, johnsonhall@ gwi.net, or come in person to 280 Water Street, Gardiner. Interviews will take place during January. TESS is financially supported this year by the Quimby Family Foundation and G&E Roofing. Johnson Hall’s teen directors will work with professional Theater Director Kathleen Nation in early February to write three scripts. Scripts are based
on literature chosen by the teens and directors. The plays will then be introduced to elementary school kids who have signed up for TESS, a free two-week after-school program. Theater teens, working with small groups of students and supervised by Nation, will be directors of their short plays. Art teens, supervised by a professional art director, will work with the “back-stage crew” of younger students to design and create the sets, costumes, and props. The program at each school will culminate in two theater productions, one presented during the school day to all the students at that school, and another in the evening, to parents and families. n
MaineGeneral’s Augusta Emergency Department Mural
Patients and family members visiting MaineGeneral Medical Center’s Augusta
emergency department now have something pleasant to help take their minds
off illnesses and injuries – a colorful mural adorning one wall and a large
column in the department’s waiting area. Auburn artist Joyce Coyne completed the work recently, logging about 50 hours on the whimsical wall and column paintings. Coyne, who received a stipend from MaineGeneral’s Art Committee for the work, also will be the featured artist for six weeks at the Augusta Campus starting Dec. 18. Her artwork will be displayed in the lobby hallway area, said Harriet Katz, who chairs the committee that also includes husband Sidney and
fellow volunteers Harold Shapiro, Ralph Staples and Roland Courtemanche. Katz said she met Coyne at an art show at Longfellow’s Greenhouses in Manchester and asked her about showing her work as a featured artist. Then David King, MGMC Augusta volunteer coordinator, asked Katz if she knew of an artist who may be interested in painting a mural suggested by Ed Raupe, director of nursing services at Augusta’s emergency department. Katz didn’t hesitate in referring Coyne.
“I saw her work (at Longfellow’s) and thought she’d be perfect,” she said. After Coyne accepted the commissioned work, she met with the full art committee before developing some sketches to review with Raupe and King. “I have heard several positive comments about the mural and expect many more to follow,” Katz added. “Joyce is a wonderful artist and I knew she’d create exactly what (Raupe and King) were looking for.” n
View A Great Selection of Listings of Maine Mountains & Lake Properties Online Johnson Hall Seeks Used Art/Music
Johnson Hall is pleased to announce a new addition to the annual Gardiner River Festival celebration: a benefit sale of all things music, media, performance and art. We at Johnson Hall are excited to bring together items both useful and beautiful and the people who will be happy to give them new homes. The sale will be held on June 19, 2010. We are actively seeking donations and will be accumulating as many suitable items as possible from now until the sale. Items wanted include: Musical Instru-
ments - Instrument Cases - Sheet Music - Record Albums - Tapes - CDs - Performance Videos - DVDs - Equipment - Costumes and Props - Paintings and Prints - Posters (especially performance and exhibitionrelated) - and Books on Fine and Applied Arts, Music, Theatre, and the other Performing Arts. Your contributions will help make this a successful event for the Hall and the community and further enhance Gardiner's reputation as a destination for music and the arts. We will
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be greatly appreciative and your donations are tax-deductible. Please drop items between 9 am and 5 pm on weekdays at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water Street, Gardiner, or call 582-7144 for pickup of a large lot of items. (Office closed December 24 to Jan.3.) Johnson Hall, a nonprofit arts organization, presents performances, classes, camps and activities for people of all ages, all year round at a historic theater in downtown Gardiner. Johnson Hall is Entertainment & More Since 1864. n
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