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Join us on Twitter @TheCalaisAdv Like us on Facebook VOL. 181, NO. 52 DECEMBER 29, 2016 © 2016 The Calais Advertiser Inc. $1.50 (tax included) Grand Opening at St. Croix Tissue CHS Graduates Make Final Estimated 1 Million Gallon Leak at Trek Through CES Woodland Pulp LLC Relay for Life of St. Calais DHHS Office Closure In Croix Valley 90 Days 3rd Annual Art & Crafts Along the Knock on Wood Waterfront A Success Destroyed by Fire Downeast LNG’s Applications Canceled WES Principal Retires CDRC Scarecrows Stolen Calais Man Jailed For Crossing St. Croix River on Air Mattress CRH Announces New Year’s Baby Porter: Sewage Spill Into St. Croix Visitor Center Likely Had Little Impact City to Purchase Former Crumbs Cafe & Bake Shoppe Grand Reopening ofOpens Community Downtown Thrift Store Draws Large Crowd Bordertown Subz Has New Owners and Grand Reopening Poliquin Tours Hydropower We meet/beat ANY competitor’s ad price! System, Reasserts Legislation Missing Girl Comes Home Safe Check out prattcars.com US Route 1, Calais • 207-454-0600 PAGE 2 A CHS Christmas Tradition By Kaileigh Deacon For the last several years the students of the Calais High School Student Council and National Honor Society have helped those that would not get much of a Christmas, to get a little bit more. At the beginning of December, the students held a Rock-a-thon that raised money so they could go out and buy presents. The CHS students rocked their way to $2700 which is the most they have raised to date with this fundraiser. The students are given a list of names from the Calais Children’s Project of kids who are going to be staying there over the holiday; they also get a list of some things that the kids would want. This year there were ten kids to buy for as well, but the Student Council and National Honor Society members also purchased gifts that could be used by everyone. On Wednesday the students stayed after school to wrap all of the gifts they had bought the previous week. From 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. the students wrapped gifts, listened to music and had a good time. “This is my favorite fundraiser that Student Council does,” Student Council Advisor Lori Ellis said. The kids also go to the Children’s Project to decorate the lobby with Christmas decorations to make things a little more festive. Once the kids have decorated and delivered their presents, they headed back to the high school to have their Christmas party. The kids grab their stuff and have a sleepover at the high school in the library. They have a gift exchange, watch movies, play games and video games, and eat. This year Lori Ellis and Janice Rice teamed up and made homemade pizza for the kids for supper and in the morning before school started, the kids got a homemade breakfast too. Thanks to the Student Council and National Honor Society the kids at the Calais Children’s Project got a few presents to open on Christmas. Members of the Calais High School Student Council and Na- tional Honor Society gave Santa a hand and delivered gifts to the Calais a children's project. The Lawn Mowers group raised $2700 to buy gifts ATVs for the 10 kids that stayed at Chainsaws the Children's project over the & More Christmas holiday. (Photo by Kaileigh Deacon). CERTIFIED MECHANIC FULLY STOCKED PARTS DEPT. 188 North St., Calais / 454-2551 Kylie Donovan and Dylan Carrier worked on wrapping gifts Wednesday afternoon for the Calais Children's Project. Photo by Kaileigh Deacon). 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According tion, students also learned how Cobscook Community Learning to Look, “After experiencing a to assess patients for critical them to the content in advance. scook Experiential Program is Center to high school students regular CPR and first aid class, injuries; perform CPR; splint Our students needed to know a high school program offered in the Cobscook Experiential and then taking this, I think a sprains, fractures, and other how critical systems in the hu- through Calais High School Program and community par- Wilderness First Aid class offers unstable injuries; identify and man body work. They needed at the Cobscook Community ticipants. the unique experience of hands- treat cold and heat related inju- to know how to identify signs Learning Center, ans is accept- Half of the group is running on practice through real-world ries like hypothermia and heat and symptoms of an injury, and ing new students for the second around, pretending to have been scenarios, which for me is more stroke; treat wounds and burns; how to treat them. Our students semester which begins January stung by bees. Each has been beneficial.” extract and carry patients; and learned a good deal about how 17, 2017. Information about given a set of symptoms to act Wilderness Medical Associ- learned the basics of backcoun- the human body works, and Cobscook can be found at www. out by the course instructor, ates is an organization that try medicine. how to help people who are cobscook.me or by calling 207- Bangor-area paramedic and teaches courses in remote and “Wilderness First Aid has experiencing medical emergen- 733-2233. registered master sea kayaking practical medicine. A wilderness been a fantastic way to deliver cies. The class offered invalu- guide, Stephen Leavins. A few setting is one in which advanced a portion of our health curricu- able knowledge and experience, students pretend to freak out. A life support like a hospital or lum this year,” said Cobscook as well as the confidence to couple pretend to start itching. ambulance is more than two teacher Michael Giudilli, who help people in emergency situ- CUBAN Another few play it cool to start, hours away. For many engaged along with co-teacher Kara ations.” and then pretend that they’re in outdoor jobs or activities in McCrimmon, holds Wilderness Wilderness Medical Associ- CIGARS having a hard time breathing. Washington County, many situ- First Responder certification ates offers a range of courses Top Shelf Cigar St. Stephen The other half of the group – the ations could qualify as a remote throughout Maine and across from WMA. “We wanted our Now legal to bring into rescuers – moves in to practice or wilderness situation. students to succeed in earning the country. Information about the assessment and response Cobscook sophomore Lexie their WFA certifications, so we their offerings can be found at the U.S. from Canada skills they’ve learned over WFA Morrill hadn’t taken a first aid spent a lot of time introducing www.wildmed.com. The Cob- Call 506-465-8898 the three-day course. class before. “Given where I Gus Look, a junior at Cob- live, and given the many out- scook, was one of the respond- door activities we do at school, ers in the bee scenario. His I think it will help a lot having patient moved from fine, to this kind of training. I would having an itchy throat, to having not have felt prepared to help a hard time breathing. During people before taking the class. the class, Look learned that Now I feel more confident to Your American dollar is worth more! 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We had a great and beyond to local schools; time together,” commented one-on-one technical assistance Editor Healthy Acadia Food Programs to teachers, cooks and admin- AMY JEANROY Manager Regina Grabrovac, istrators; and mini equipment [email protected] Food Service staff from three districts and seven schools represent- who organized the event. “I and farm to school grants to ing over 600 students gathered at Pembroke and Rose M. Gaffney am so delighted that we were five schools. Graphic Designer Elementary Schools for a Local Food Implementation training able to provide these resources With the completion of CHERYL STABINSKI offered by Chef Ron Adams of Maine Farm and Sea Cooperative. to our school food service staff, Healthy Acadia’s 2-year US- [email protected] Photo credit: Regina Grabrovac. who truly work very hard under DA-funded initiative, local challenging conditions and foods distribution to schools Advertising On November 29 and 30, Local Implementation,” “Har- limitations.” has now been passed on to BETH MCCRAY nine food service staff from vest of the Month and Market- Over the last two years, Richard East of Growing Con- seven schools representing ing”; “Scratch Cooking: Why Healthy Acadia's 2015 USDA cern Farm & Nursery (Calais), Reception over 600 students in three re- and When?” and “Building a grant award also provided who transports fresh foods via KATHY DEVINE gional school districts gathered Seasoning Kit.” Participants funding to convene “School refrigerated truck from central Reporters at Pembroke and Rose M.