MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE The following document is provided by the LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY at the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library http://legislature.maine.gov/lawlib Reproduced from scanned originals with text recognition applied (searchable text may contain some errors and/or omissions) House Legislative Record of the One Hundred and Eighteenth Legislature of the State of Maine Volume III Second Regular Session March 19, 1998 - March 31, 1998 Second Special Session April 1 , 1 998 - April 8, 1998 Appendix House Legislative Sentiments Index Legislative Sentiments of the One Hundred and Eighteenth Legislature of the House of Representatives LEGISLATIVE RECORD - HOUSE APPENDIX DECEMBER 4, 1996 - DECEMBER 1,1998 APPENDIX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RECORD Erma Lyons, of Medway, on the occasion of her 100th 118TH MAINE LEGISLATURE birthday; (HLS 11) the following members of the Monmouth Academy boys The following expressions of Legislative Sentiment appeared soccer team, who are the 1996 Western Maine Class 0 Soccer in the House Calendar between December 4, 1996 and April 9, Champions: Conor Crawford, Josh Leeman, Zach Leeman, Jeff 1998 pursuant to Joint Rule 213: (These sentiments are dated Paradis, Jesse Quirion, Matt Quirion, Lauro Segundo, Chad December 4, 1996 through December 1, 1998.) Sirois, Ron Smith, Tom Berube, Matt Blais, Mark Michaud, Stan Warner A. Howard, for 40 years of dedicated service and Dumont, Tom Gardner, Evan Behles, Joe Carr, Chris Foss, Dary commitment as the Pastor of the North Nobleboro Baptist Stroup, Shelby Turcotte, Head Coach Gary Trafton, and team Church. Pastor Howard is an inspiration to church parishioners managers Katie Tibbetts and Ginger Bragg. We extend our and others in his community. We extend our appreciation for his congratulations and best wishes; (HLS 12) service to others; (HLS 1) Ervin V. and Evelyn E. Boxwell on the occasion of their 50th Dan and Shirli Allen, who have received the Oxford Hills wedding anniversary. We extend our congratulations and best Chamber of Commerce 1996 Community Service Award for their wishes; (HLS 13) tremendous contribution to performing arts in the region. We Elizabeth Socec, of Augusta, on the honored occasion of her extend our congratulations to them; (HLS 2) 90th birthday. We extend our congratulations and best wishes; Edith Woodard, of Corea, who has served the children in the (HLS 14) Gouldsboro Elementary School system in the Nutrition Program the Veterans of Foreign War Post #9459 in Lisbon for the for the past 40 years and has had a great impact on the learning burning of their 30-year mortgage. Their commitment to this goal results of those children. We extend our congratulations to her; through dedicated members and leadership serves as an (HLS 3) inspiration to all in Lisbon. Their continuous visibility in the Arian Leigh Haghkerdar, 12, of Bangor, after a courageous community and their dedication and involvement with the youth is battle with cancer. She was a seventh grade honor student and greatly appreciated. We extend our congratulations and best active in the Youth Fellowship at Hammond Street wishes; (HLS 15) Congregational Church and Girl Scouts. Arian will be greatly Brian J. Pelletier, of Boy Scout Troop #39 in Scarborough, missed by her family and loving friends; (IN MEMORIAM) (HLS who has attained the high rank and distinction of Eagle Scout. 4) We extend our congratulations and best wishes; (H LS 16) the South Portland High School Football Team, the Red Donald R. Early, of Boy Scout Troop #39 in Scarborough, Riots, who are the 1996 State Class A Football Champions, and who has attained the high rank and distinction of Eagle Scout. in extending our congratulations to them on their achievement; We extend our congratulations and best wishes; (HLS 17) (HLS 5) Zachary P. Stover, of Boy Scout Troop #39 in Scarborough, Michael Jeffrey, of Brewer, upon his retirement from coaching who has achieved the high rank and distinction of Eagle Scout. high school soccer. Over the past 2 decades, his contributions We extend our congratulations and best wishes; (HLS 18) at Southern Aroostook, Mt. Desert Island and Brewer High John Santerre, of Boy Scout Troop #39 in Scarborough, who Schools, and as head of the Maine Soccer Coaches Association, has achieved the high rank and distinction of Eagle Scout. We has helped spread the sport of soccer across the State. We extend our congratulations and best wishes; (HLS 19) extend our congratulations to him; (HLS 6) Andrew Martin Gowen, of the Bath Area Boy Scout Troop Hall-Dale Field Hockey Team members Joy Bengtson, #21, who has achieved the high rank and distinction of Eagle Kimberley Boulier, Theresa Clark, Courtney Davis, Sara Davis, Scout. We extend our congratulations and best wishes; (HLS Katie Evans, Abby Garofalo, Lindsey Graham, Kimberly Gray, 20) Corrie Howe, Heidi Johnson, Katherine Lane, Carolyn Mathews, Matthew Clark, of Norway, who through his dedication, Christie Monteith, Lucinda Perfetto, Suzanne Pratt, Kimberly perseverance and hard work has achieved the high rank and Stowers, Shauna Sweet, Erica Webber and Michelle Barry; team distinction of Eagle Scout. We extend our congratulations and manager Sara Davis; and Coach Ellen Vickers, winners of the best wishes; (HLS 21) 1996 Class C State Field Hockey Championship; (HLS 7) Donald A. Strout, of Corinth, in appreciation of his 24 years of Thomas Drehobl, of Brunswick, whose dedication and service service in the Maine State Legislature. Representative Strout as Director of the Brunswick Housing Authority for 23 years was first elected to the Legislature in 1972 for the 106th contributed to the betterment of the community and whose Legislature. He served on the Transportation Committee and compassion helped the lives of many Brunswick citizens, most recently served as Chair of that committee. During the particularly those less fortunate. He will be sadly missed by 115th, 116th and 117th Legislatures he also served on the those who knew him; (IN MEMORIAM) (HLS 8) Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee. Over the Lila Millett Brown, of Gray, beloved wife of Perley Brown. past quarter century Don's commitment and kindness to the They are now together again. She was a devoted and caring people of District 125 have been greatly appreciated. We extend mother of 3 and a sharing and giving grandmother. She touched our best wishes for the future; (HLS 22) so many with her tenderness and love. While we grieve we will Emily Brissette, a student at Hampden Academy, who scored remember the deeper the sorrow carves in our being, the more in the 99th percentile on the Maine Educational Assessment joy we can contain. Lila will be sadly missed by her family and tests. We extend our congratulations and best wishes; (HLS 23) many friends;(IN MEMORIAM) (HLS 9) Craig M. Parsons, of Boy Scout Troop #41 in Hampden, who Representative William F. Reed, of Dexter, who served with has achieved the high rank and distinction of Eagle Scout. We distinction in the Maine State Legislature as a Member of the extend our congratulations and best wishes; (HLS 24) House of Representatives in the 115th, 116th and 117th Gwilym Roberts, Professor Emeritus at the University of Legislatures. We acknowledge his unselfish and dedicated Maine at Farmington, on his 80th birthday. He taught at contributions to the State of Maine, and extend our warmest Farmington for 43 years and holds the record for the longest wishes; (HLS 10) tenured teacher in the University of Maine System. Professor H-2308 LEGISLATIVE RECORD - HOUSE APPENDIX DECEMBER 4,1996 - DECEMBER 1, 1998 Roberts also served in the Maine House of Representatives from Traip Academy. We extend our congratulations and best 1984-86. He still lectures throughout New England and is active wishes; (HLS 38) in the Alumni Foundation and Services at UMF. We extend our Janelle Proctor, of Traip Academy, who has scored 1000 congratulations and best wishes; (HLS 25) points in girls' basketball. She is the first girl in the history of Mr. Hastings "Bun" Bartley who has devoted more than 40 Traip Academy to achieve this feat. We extend our years of service to the Boy Scouts of America, Troop #57. We congratulations and best wishes; (HLS 39) extend our warmest wishes for the future; (HLS 26) Mae Schuman, of Bremen, on the honored occasion of her Robert King, Sr., of Whitefield, upon completion of his term 101st birthday, celebrated on December 6,1996. We extend our as President of Maine Metal Products Association. We extend warmest congratulations; (HLS 40) our congratulations and best wishes; (HLS 27) Mae and Gerald Hart, of Waterville, in honor of their 50th Bruce D. Olsen, Ph.D., a specialist in speech and hearing wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Hart were wed on November disorders, who was clinical manager of speech and language 11, 1946. We extend our warmest congratulations and best audiology at Mid-Maine Medical Center, directing the F.T. Hill wishes for the future; (HLS 41) Center for Communication Disorders. He was serving his first Keith Doyen, of Willard C. Doyen and Sons in Mapleton, who term on the Waterville City Council and was an active member of was recently named the 1996 Young Farmer of the Year by the St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Bruce was universally loved not Maine Potato Board. Keith, who has been farming with his family only for his many contributions but also for his gentle humor and almost all his life, will now be traveling to Louisiana, New Jersey unflagging patience. He will be sadly missed by his family, and Washington, D.C., attending meetings and conferences with friends and community; (HLS 28) the National Potato Council. We extend our warmest Mary Bowers, of Bangor, for being selected as an intern for congratulations and best wishes for the future; (HLS 42) the Presidential Classroom program.