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Dempsey Challenge Huge Success Bill Van Tassel

The Dempsey Challenge on October 4 attracted 3,500 cyclists, walkers and runners from over 30 states, Canada and even a couple of Europeans. The first, big fundraiser for the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing raised over a million dollars for the new (March 2008) center at Central Maine Medical Center. After a Saturday night of heavy rain, clouds remained but very few raindrops fell from the sky during the events. This was a much-welcomed occurrence, especially to the bikers in the 10, 25, 50 and 100-mile rides. The longer tours would take the cyclists from Payne-Simard Park in Lewiston through the outskirts of Auburn all the way to Naples and Harrison and finally back to Payne/Simard (Railroad Park.) At a press conference the previous evening Patrick Dempsey, star of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, said he was once again happy to be back in Maine. Dempsey was born at CMMC and raised in Turner and Buckfield. The latter town is where he resided when he won a state championship in downhill skiing and began his first of many steps in his performing career. Dempsey told the group gathered in the CMMC conference room, “…although *No actual sharks were harmed during the creation of this ad.

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 that 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 almost 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) it never rains in California, this is Maine.” He had taken a short (20 mile) ride in the rain that day with his friends, professional cyclists George Hincapie, David Zabriskie and Ted King. Showing an ever-ready sense of humor, he was chaffing with CMMC executive Peter Chalke, who was with that group of rid-

ers, as to how Chalke was holding up after the very wet outing. Professional cyclist Ted King said that he heard about 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

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Star of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and avid cyclist Patrick Dempsey begins the Dempsey Challenge cycling event from Lewiston’s Payne Simard Park area. Dempsey was born at CMMC and raised in the towns of Buckfield and Turner. In March 2008 he donated $250,000 to get the Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing started at CMMC. His efforts are part of his response to his mother’s successful battle with ovarian cancer and his appreciation for the care she received at Central Maine Medical Center. (Photo submitted by Bruce O’Donnell) 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

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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 for tracking donations. The courses were fully marked and manned by the many volunteers. Rest stations had much-needed refreshments with tents to get bike

problems fixed. Vehicles circled the courses looking for anyone that needed assistance. Payne Simard Park was filled with vendors dealing with food, safety, cancer, biking and also some entertainment. The pre-race speakers all noted that L/A had not seen many events of this magnitude before, and echoed Patrick Dempsey’s comments that the Challenge would continue to be a successful and fun event for the community in years to come. The outpouring of community support was evident to the cyclist as the townspeople along the route were out cheering and thanking the fundraisers in the saddles. n

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Doggie Fair The Tri County Obedience club is hosting Responsible Dog Ownership Day & Doggie Fair on Sunday, Oct. 25th 10a-3p at the Mercer Community Center, 1015 Beech Hill Road (Route 2), Mercer, Maine. This AKC initiated event will include vendors, pet photographer, rescue organizations, agility demonstrations, games, grooming tips for owners & info from the AKC on various topics

& how to decide whether you’re ready to include a dog in your house, fun, and more. There will be raffles & a food court. Free admission- donations accepted. The club will be hosting AKC canine good citizen (CGC) testing. $15/dog.To register, Dale: 397-4105. Animal Communicator, $30/dog/30mins. To register, Donna: 778-9261. www. tcocmaine. com n

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Eunice Thorpe and Lorri Kibbe are pleased to announce the sale of the new Redington Memorial Home Assisted Living home in Skowhegen cookbook. The woman are promoting the cookbook as the sales go toward this non-profit

organization to benefit the home’s residents. Recipes from staff, family members, residents and Board members were submitted. Call 474-2444 if you would like a piece of history. n

Come one. Come all. You are all invited to this First Annual Hunter’s Widow Basket Bingo sponsored by the Skowhegan Lions Club. We would like to honor those that are left behind on opening day of hunting by having you join us in a fun-filled day of games and prizes, food and comradery. The event will be held on opening day-October 31st at the Skowhegan-Madison Elks lodge on Silver Street in Skowhegan. The doors will open at 8 am and we will be serving foods from local kitchens for breakfast and lunch. There will be 18 games of Bingo to satisfy the most ardent Longaberger fan, from brand new styles and new colored ceramic cookware, to foyer benches and coat racks. The cost this year for all 18 games is $20.00. There will also be a 50/50 raffle because we all like the chance to go home with cash. A few more raffles for more quality Longaberger items, and a silent auction of great donations from local merchants will

also give attendees more opportunities to win and to support the Skowhegan Lions Club at the same time. The Skowhegan Lions Club has so many programs that give money back into several community towns and this ‘fun-raiser’ is one way to help us continue to give to those programs. We also know that times are tough and Christmas is on the way, why not win some gifts for those loved ones this year? We so appreciate all your support from last year’s successful event and would like to thank those local businesses that have already donated towards this year’s kitty: Northeast Merchandising, Hight Jeep, Hight Chevy, Dan & Scotts Funeral Services, Labonville, Sherwin Williams Paints, Traveling Therapy Therapeutic Massage, Walmart, Travers Electric, and H & R Block. Contact us for more information email skowheganlions@yahoo. com or call our ‘fun-raiser’ chairwoman, Elizabeth Doucette at 474-0541. n

The Old Days Fun and Games The Traveling History Display Case presented by the Skowhegan History House is now on display at the Somerset Sports and Fitness building at 6 Commerce Drive, Skowhegan. The current theme, The Old Days- Fun and Games, offers a historical perspective of sports and community recreation in Skowhegan in the late 1800’s - 1939. The display includes memorabilia depicting the original Skowhegan High School and Bloomfield Academy on Island Avenue with its staff and students of 1922, a wonderful photo of the 1899 foot ball team, the 1918 photo of the girl’s basketball team and their coach- Margaret Chase, an 1800’s pugilist, SHS Curling Party photo, photos of Roland T. Pat-

ten and his wheels club, as well as the 1939 game ball of Skowhegan- Madison football rivalry. This display will remain at Somerset Sports and Fitness through November. Visitors are most welcome. The Skowhegan History House strives to preserve our community’s heritage by protecting, maintaining, and promoting the unique collections located at the History House. Skowhegan History House volunteers create the themes for the Traveling History Display and locate the case in the community throughout the year. The current theme was prepared by Melvin Burnham, president of the History House Association, Inc. Board of Trustees. n

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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 disappear. 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

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Ask the Trainer - Support for Children Who Are Overweight

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 pediatrician 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 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

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).

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 afterschool 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

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Anson-No.Anson Snowmobile Club, a club associated with the Maine Snowmobile Association, will be hosting their 20th Annual Craft Fair, November 7 at the Carrabec High School in No. Anson. The Fair hours are Saturday 9 A.M.3 P.M. There will be over 100 tables of crafts and food. The Club will have hot dynamites, hot dogs, baked beans, hot turkey sandwiches, donuts from Al’s Pizza, coffee and cold punch, homemade pies and

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Nothin’ but Small Talk… The Lipizanners are coming to Town! Jess Small

Bred by Hapsburg monarchy for its use during the times of war and peace, the Lipizzaner horse is the oldest of the European horse breeds. Four hundred years of very selective breeding and the historical and cultural development of the breed makes it a horse of rare purity. The Hapsburg family controlled both Spain and Austria when the art of classical riding made its revival during the Renaissance period in Europe. When the need for faster and lighter horses arose for war purposes and for the riding school, people began crossing Berber and Arabian stallions to Iberian mares. The outcome was a sturdy mount with great beauty and intelligence. Maximillian II of Austria and the Archduke Charles continued with similar crossings. The Archduke started a private studfarm with Spanish stock in 1580 at Lippiza near the Adriatic Sea. There on the Karst plateau the horses bred in Lippiza became today’s Lippizanner. These all-white horses are noted for their sturdy

build and proud way of going. They are remarkably strong and athletic and have survived two world wars and near extinction to be a popular breed today due in part to the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. This school is the oldest surviving institution of its kind in the world and its focus has remained the same since the 16th century, to teach the art of classical horsemanship. To this day the School has used Lipizzaner horses exclusively because of their ability to perform all the steps and movements in dressage. The Lipizzaner (called Lipizzan in the US) almost became extinct during World War II when all the mares and foals from Italy, Austria, and Yugoslavia where transferred to Hostau in Czechoslovakia by the German High Command. The director of the Spanish Riding School at the time, Alois Podhajsky with great effort and heroic measures was able to save the school .With the guidance of General Patten, the herd was rescued by the American Army, which retrieved the mares and returned them to Austrian soil. Today the Lipizzan horse can be found throughout the world, including the United States. Because there are only 3,000 in the world, they are still considered a rare breed. Extreme care is

The World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions will be at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Tuesday, November 3rd. These powerful and athletic horses with an even more powerful history will put their amazing talent on display. It will be a great treat for the entire horse loving family. taken when breeding these horses to retain their purity, and therefore a small number of foals are born every year. The foals usually are born very dark and lighten to an almost pure white as they grow older. A white hair coat is predominant in the breed. The Lipizzan is not a very tall horse, averaging 14.2 to 15.2 hands, but is very strong in stature with a crested neck, powerful shoulders, muscular hind quarters, and strong legs with well-defined tendons and joints. They have large expressive eyes and handsome head. Want to see with your own eyes the magnificent

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The Skowhegan Lions Club is looking for participants in our yearly International Peace Poster Competition. Every year the local club hosts this event and has worked with the youth in our communities to help spread the concept of world peace across our own particular local living areas. This helps many amateur and budding artists achieve self-esteem and confidence in their own artistic abilities. Cash awards and recognition dinners, along with an art show at the Skowhegan Free Public Library bring our future "Picasso’s" into the limelight so all of the community can see the great posters created by these wonderful and insightful thinking minds. Some of the winners from past contests have gone on to extend their abilities through other art programs and college studies and continue with it because of the boost from winning a "contest" at such an early age. The contest is open to anyone who wants to par-

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ticipate, between the ages of 11 and 13 (by November 15th). This includes home schooled children, church groups, any youth group, private schooled children, and children who attend school irregularly or the Good Will Hinkley Home. The Skowhegan Lions Club would like to extend the invitation to all children, regardless if there is an art program they are involved in. We realize that just because a program is not in place, it doesn’t mean that there aren’t amazing artists waiting to be acknowledged and discovered. We would love to find you!! To find out more about the contest and the guidelines for submitting a Peace Poster, please get in touch with our local Peace Poster Chairwoman, Elizabeth Doucette. She can be reached through email at skowheganlions@yahoo. com or by phone 207474-0541. Let us all create peace at home, in our hearts, locally, globally and most importantly, in our future generations. n

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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 Ap-

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Time To Review Medicare Options Anthony Arruda

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By Fred Cicetti Q. My understanding is that angina is not as serious as heart disease. Is this true? Angina pectoris--or simply angina--is the medical term for chest pain or discomfort usually caused by coronary artery disease. Angina is a sign that someone is at increased risk of heart attack, cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death. If you get angina, you should get medical attention immediately. Angina (pronounced “an-JI-nuh” or “AN-juhnuh”) hits when the heart doesn’t get enough blood. This usually happens when there is a narrowing or blockage in one or more of the vessels that supply blood to the heart. Angina can come from exertion. It may make you sweat or lose your breath. The pain can strike your arm or neck, too. “Stable angina” comes on with exertion and then goes away easily. You can have this kind of angina for a long time. When the pattern of angina changes a lot, it’s called “unstable angina.” This is a danger sign. Unstable angina may be the first sign of a heart attack. Then there is “variant angina pectoris” or “Prinzmetal’s angina.” It usually occurs spontaneously and almost always occurs when a person is at rest. It doesn’t follow physical exertion or emotional stress, either. Variant angina is caused by transient coronary artery spasm. Physicians have a variety of diagnostic tools. An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) can tell a doctor if your heart has been damaged by a heart attack. If the EKG is done while you are having chest pain, it can also show if your angina is caused by a problem with your

heart A stress test is often done while you walk on a treadmill. Your doctor will look at your EKG to see if it’s abnormal when you exercise. Your doctor may also have x-rays of the heart taken before and after you exercise. These pictures can show if an area of the heart is not getting enough blood during exercise. A cardiac catheterization involves inserting a long, thin tube into an artery in the arm or leg and then guiding it into the heart. Dye is injected into the arteries around the heart. X-rays are taken. The x-rays will show it if any of the arteries that supply the heart are blocked. Most people diagnosed with heart disease have to take medicine. Medicines called beta blockers, calcium channel blockers and nitrates can help relieve angina. There are surgical options. Angioplasty uses a tiny balloon to push open blocked arteries around the heart. The balloon is inserted in an artery in the arm or leg. A stent (a small tube) might be put into the artery where the blockage was to hold the artery open. In bypass surgery, the surgeon takes pieces of veins or arteries from the legs and sews them into the arteries of the heart to bring blood past a blockage and increase the blood flow to the heart. If you have a question, please write to fred@ healthygeezer.com. n

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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

Mary Dempsey (left), coordinator of the Patrick Dempsey Center, is painting on the teal polish of Teal Toes on the fingers of Barbara Miller of North Carolina. Miller also has a house in Stoneham and heard about the Ovarian Cancer Awareness seminar through the media. The seminar went right to the hour-and-a-half limit with questions from attendees, so not much time remained for someone to volunteer their toenails for polishing. (Photo by Bill Van Tassel) 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) 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

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If you’ve seen the 2007 movie Juno, then most likely you’ve heard of writer Diablo Cody, who won an Oscar for her screenplay. This time, she puts all that energy from her Oscar-winning comedy into her original horror/comedy script entitled Jennifer’s Body. Directed by Karen Kusama, the new horror/ comedy takes an unconventional approach to make you laugh and make you afraid. As a result, the movie can please some but alienate others. Fresh from the blockbuster success of last summer’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, 23-year old Megan Fox tackles her first lead-

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ing role as Jennifer Check, the beautiful and popular high school cheerleader in a small town of Devil’s Kettle. Mamma Mia’s Amanda Seyfried plays her nerdy best friend Needy Lesnicky. One night, the two of them go out to a local bar to check out a new emo/indie band called Low Shoulder. Later on, the band takes Jennifer to a secret spot where she is sacrificed as part of the band’s devilish ritual. But for some reason, Jennifer comes back to life and has a hunger for her fellow male students by eating them like chicken. Needy starts to realize Jennifer’s hunger and has to protect her boyfriend

Chip (played by Johnny Simmons) from her best friend’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 wouldn’t make some sense to some viewers. However here, the dialogue feels tired and didn’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 fright-

ening 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 character be more important than the dialogue. Her acting isn’t bad, but she has a long way to go before she can make a great acting performance. Amanda Seyfried at least gives a more realistic performance than the rest of the cast as a nerdy girl with heart and emotion, and she was able to convey her feelings very well in her character. The soundtrack is also not bad because the music by some emo/indie bands fits the movie. I’m sure there are plenty of people out there who like this sort of rock/pop/punk combo kind-

of music, but I feel I’m not into this kind-of modern music. It would’ve been nice if they had expanded it into a few more genres like classic rock and pop. The worst thing about the script for me is that they didn’t properly explain the origin of Jennifer’s possession. You have this fictional emo band that appears to 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 don’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 devil’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, and succeeded in scaring the viewer way better. Maybe someday, Jennifer’s Body might have a cult following just like The Rocky Horror Picture Show as referenced in the movie. But for me, I see it as a badly written horror/comedy that is more funny than scary. I’m sure there are better well-written horror/comedies including some good ones from the 1980s like Fright Night and The Lost Boys that have a more timeless relevance than this film. If you’re into emo/indie music, this might be a delight for you but other than that, stay away. Final Rating: 1.5 Stars (Out of Four) n

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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 lo-

cal 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 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.

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kids will enjoy the pig races and tractor pulls that will be held throughout the month. Since there is so much to do that you will have to make a day of it, Harvest Hill also has a variety of places to eat right on the farm such as the Cauldron Café and the Loni Dog hot dog stand. The Candy Shack has local products and the pizza booth is run by a local vendor. For times, ticket prices and directions, please visit their website at www.harvesthillfarms.com. This is a great time of year to get outside with the

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October 2009 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 rehabili-

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tator 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 exhausted. However, we were blessed to have dedicated volunteers, Amy, who came every day, and Nancy, who came every

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time it rained (every day?). Pens with the smaller babies were wrapped with blankets and tarps to keep the babies warm and dry. Donald spent hours each day answering calls about babies that were found alone, cold and hungry. Raccoons, skunks, mink, weasels, opossums, fawns, foxes, porcupines and woodchucks would call the Center home for several

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enough spots to release 150 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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October 2009

Don’t Bank on It

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 newage 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 win-

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dow, 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. All in a huff, the conductor reached down with both hands, grabbed the offending bag, walked to the door of the train, opened it, and heaved the bag out into the puckerbrush. Passengers on that side of the train, including Carlton, watched as the bag broke open and its contents were soon spread for fifty yards along the tracks. The conductor then walked casually back to Carlton's seat and said, "There! What do you think of that?" Carlton looked at the conductor, then turned and glanced out the window and said, quietly, "I probably wouldn't think much of it - if it were my bag." Just then the computerized answering system said, "If you'd like to have these instructions repeated, just push a number, any number, we don't care." I quietly hung up the phone, because at that point I didn't care 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

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“Understanding Insulin: Myths & Realities”

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Low-Carb Connection, the Redington-Fairview General Hospital Diabetes Support Group, will host a special presentation “Understanding Insulin: Myths & Realities” on Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 pm, in Conference Room #1, 46 Fairview Avenue, Skowhegan.

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Somerset Stone Center Offers Isokern Chimney Systems

October 2009

Family Values In A New Key

The Wisdom of Thought By Hubert Kauffman

Do you know who you are?

Constructed from volcanic pumice from Iceland, Isokern fireplace systems have been in use in the United States since 1987. Pumice stone, a natural material, is an ideal material for chimney and fireplace systems because it does not expand or contract with temperature change, reducing the possibility of cracking and structural damage that can often happen with other materials. Another added feature of pumice stone is that it is lightweight, allowing for faster and easier installation. The firebox and chimney systems are available in indoor or outdoor models and the modular construction allows for numerous variations to tailor to almost any application. The chimney systems are a simple concept in that they utilize tongue and groove joinery to make installation easy. The mortar is also made from pumice stone, which bonds as strong as the product itself. The folks at Somerset Stone Center & Excavation offer the full Isokern line and are extremely helpful with guiding you through the steps to have this unique system in your own home. They also offer professional installation. This line of chimney systems is also ideal for contractors who are looking to save money and provide a unique product while also getting the project done much faster or ahead of schedule. Somerset Stone Center also offers a gorgeous variety of natural stone thin veneer which is easy to install for the contractor or do-ityourselfer. The thin veneer, while also good for a wide array of projects around the home, is the perfect finishing touch on the Isokern fireplace and chimney system. The natural stone brings warmth and beauty to your home inside or out. Visit Somerset Stone Center & Excavation store and retail yard at 43 Green Road in Fairfield, call 4532616, or visit their website for their full line of products and project samples: www.somersetstonecenter. com. You can also visit their booth at the Maine Green Home and Energy Show October 23-25 at the

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to his own efforts. “I’ve been lucky,” he says. Like the rest of us, Bill’s knowledge of himself comes from the time when he began to think in an organized way – at about the age of seven. Beliefs about himself, formed before he was able to think maturely, still exist and influence his thoughts and feelings, sometimes in difficult-topin-down ways. For example, Bill often feels that his luck will run out and that he will fall into bad times. Bill’s wife, Laura, has questioned him about that feeling many times always getting the same truthful reply, “I don’t know.” Laura, having recently read an article about the roots of such

feelings, suggested that Bill see a counselor. What Bill learned is that he is still reacting to the belief that he is a “bad boy.” That belief is not compatible with successful events in his later life. He resolves the conflict by attributing good things to luck. Since luck is fickle, he fears its end. With that insight, Bill has been able to think about himself more realistically, allowing him greater enjoyment of his good life. Hubert Kauffman is a Life Coach who believes that good lives can become better. He can be reached at (207) 743-9667 or kaufhubert@aol.com. n

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A WARNING FOR MAINE: What Same-Sex “Marriage” Has Done to Massachusetts... It’s far worse than most people realize... by Brian Camenker

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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Thewww.centralmainetoday.com Somerset Express

Skowhegan Savings Supports “Sparkle” as a Corporate Sponsor John Witherspoon, president and CEO of Skowhegan Savings, is pleased to announce the bank’s recent $1,500 corporate sponsorship of Sparkle, a celebration designed to benefit nonprofit organizations hosted by Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce on November 7, 2009 in Palmyra. “We feel that support-

ing our local nonprofits is a very important part of Skowhegan Savings’ mission,” stated Witherspoon. “Sparkle has raised nearly $45,000 in the last three years for non-profits in the region and we are proud to sponsor this event.” Witherspoon and Angel Quick, Skowhegan Savings’ Dexter branch manager, presented a check to Gary Bellefleur, president

of the Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce and George Lougee, cochair of Sparkle in September. The Sparkle event includes a fashion show, a live and silent auction and entertainment in a partylike setting. Tickets are $35 per person; $60 per couple. For more information, visit www.ourchamber.org. n

From the left are Gary Bellefleur, president of the Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce; Angel Quick, Skowhegan Savings’ Dexter branch manager, John Witherspoon, Skowhegan Savings’ president, and George Lougee, co-chair of Sparkle.

October 2009

Keeping Hearts Warm United Way Of Mid-Maine Collecting New And Gently Used Blankets United Way of MidMaine is collecting new and gently used blankets for their fall “Keeping Hearts Warm” program. Blankets will be collected until October 24th – the 19th Annual Make a Difference Day – and then provided to home-bound seniors and adults who receive Meals on Wheels

services through Spectrum Generations. Drop off your snuggly best M-F 8:00-4:30 at United Way of Mid-Maine offices on 105 Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville. A collection will also take place on Saturday, October 24th 9:00 am-2:00 pm at the Hathaway Center in Waterville.

Many thanks to Butler’s Cleaners, Skowhegan Savings Bank, HealthReach RSVP and Spectrum Generations for helping with the Keeping Hearts Warm program. United Way of MidMaine serves northern Kennebec, Somerset, and western Waldo counties. n

Special Events at RFGH In their on-going commitment to promote good health in the community, Redington-Fairview General Hospital will be offering the following educational and wellness programs: Look Good, Feel Better: RFGH, the American Cancer Society, and a local cosmetologist collaborate to provide this FREE program for women undergoing cancer treatment. Practice make-up techniques with skin care products, get information on free wigs and turbans, and take home complimentary products. The next session will be held on October 19, 9:00 - 11:00 am in RFGH Conference Room #2, 46 Fairview Avenue, Skowhegan. Call the RFGH Oncology Clinic at 858-2129 for more information and to reserve space. Women’s Health: an evening of discussion on health topics important to women, will be held on Tuesday,

October 20, 5:30 - 7:00 pm in RFGH Conference Room #1, 46 Fairview Avenue, Skowhegan. Topics: Bone Health ~ Alicia Forster, MD (Skowhegan Family Practice); Heart Health ~ Kathleen Lees, PA (RFGH Hospitalist Team); Breast Cancer Prevention, Pam Elias, RTR, M, CNMT (RFGH Director of Radiology). For more information and to reserve space call 858-2318. Overcoming Tobacco Dependence: Will be held on Thursday, November 10, 6:00 - 7:00 pm in RFGH Conference Room #1, 46 Fairview Avenue, Skowhegan. Join presenter Jim Fortunato, TTS-C, RFGH Tobacco Treatment Specialist for a presentation that will cover: Motivation, Confidence, Quit Methods/ Medications, Triggers, Rewards, Stress, RFGH’s New Tobacco Cessation Support

Group, the Maine Tobacco Helpline, and Somerset Heart Health’s Quit & Win Program. For more information and to reserve space call 858-2318. Somerset Sports & Fitness: Began their new Fall hours on Monday, October 5: Monday - Friday: 4:00 am - 8:00 pm; Saturday & Sunday: 7:00 am - noon. KidKare also returned starting October 5. Hours of KidKare are Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 8:00 - 11:00 am. $3.00 per child per visit. Come check out the new machines and renovations. Classes offered seven days/ week - see our updated monthly class schedule at www.rfgh.net/ssfschedule. html “The Biggest Winner” participants are into their 4th week of their 10-week program! Watch their unbelievable hard work on Channel 11! n

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