Postal Patron PRSRT STD U.S. Postage Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 PAID Permit No. 62 Portland, ME The Cape Cour erECRWSS Volume 24 Number 15 An Independent Not-for-Profi t Newspaper Oct. 12 - Oct. 25, 2011 Serving Cape Elizabeth Since 1988 capecourier.com Dog days fi ll Cape grad’s gap year

Farm out! Above: Madelyn Tier- ney, a student at Our School preschool in Photo by Barry Rosen Scarborough, feeds Recent Cape Elizabeth High School graduate Delaney Ratner and her chickens during a re- border collie Kelso compete in an agility competition. cent fi eld trip to Ale- wive’s Brook Farm in By Wendy Keeler tering the University of Massachu- Cape Elizabeth. The Delaney Ratner may not be setts next fall, is working on a more children checked out cracking as many books this fall as specifi c form of agility – the four- lobsters in tanks, fed fellow members of Cape Elizabeth legged variety. the chickens, and har- High School’s Class of 2011, but the Ratner, her border collie Kelso vested vegetables. At time that Ratner, 18, devotes daily and her miniature schnauzer Jone- right: Bob the Builder, to studying and preparation may ri- sy are currently in Louisville, Ky., aka Nathanael Drake, val that of some of her friends who competing in the U.S. Dog Agil- and Emery Rideout are college freshmen. ity Association’s Cynosport World walk through a fi eld While her peers learn to balance Games, the fi nal qualifying event picking carrots and the demands of college life, Ratner, potatoes. who is taking a year off before en- See RATNER, page 18 Photos by Kate Harnden Top concerns for council candidates: library, open space Cape Courier board Both of the candidates for Town Council are running unopposed. Kathy Ray would be new to the council chair steps down and David Sherman is seeking a second term. The Cape Courier asked them to answer a few questions to help voters know more about them before the Nov. 8 election. They were asked not to exceed 600 words. Here are their responses: after serving 16 years Kathy Ray: David Sherman: By Patricia McCarthy What do you feel is the most pressing What do you feel is the most pressing Gene Miliard, a member of The Cape issue facing the town and why? And how issue facing the town and why? And how Courier board of directors for the last 16 do you propose to deal with this issue? do you propose to deal with this issue? years and its current chairman, has resigned. I’ve started to attend Town Council meetings Although development pressures have Miliard, a vice as well as committee meetings. So far I see subsided recently as a result of the slowing president at TD Insur- that the library project is one of many impor- economy, I believe that preserving open ance, said he’s been tant issues facing the Town Council. space (including farmland) will be a chal- asked to serve on a I’m planning on meeting with Jay Scherma lenge for years to come. Along with our church fi nance board to gather the current information on the school system, our town’s incredible land- and that will require project so I can come up to speed. scape is what attracted most of us to move much of his time Kathy Ray here. We therefore need to take steps now to David Sherman available for volun- It’s likely that the council will be asked to encourage land preservation in the future. decide on whether to put a bond referen- teering, although he dum on next year’s ballot for a library renovation and expan- We can preserve open space through zoning amendments and land added that he’s going sion. Do you believe this is needed? acquisition in partnership with private landowners or the Cape to miss working with Gene Miliard As I come up to speed on this important town issue, I will be bet- Elizabeth Land Trust. For example, recent ordinance changes have The Cape Courier. ter able to understand what renovation/expansion is needed. My expanded the types of business that can occur on farmland. That Miliard said the late Bill Wadman, a neigh- understanding is that the plans are currently with the architects. helps farms survive and preserves our agricultural heritage. bor who was serving on the board, suggested he take a seat on the board. At the time, the How do you determine what amount is reasonable to spend on It’s likely the council will be asked to decide on whether to put a See RAY, page 6 See SHERMAN, page 6 See CHAIR, page 6 Page 2 • The Cape Courier LETTERS/THANK YOUS Oct. 12 - Oct. 25, 2011

The Cape Courier Citing other ways Sherman: ‘Thoughtful, Lifelong resident Ray P.O. Box 6242 to communicate, caring, intelligent’ called cooperative, Cape Elizabeth Maine 04107 207-767-5023 candidates say no in serving this town ‘diligent, hardworking’ capecourier.com to posting signs We are lucky to live in a community I am writing to endorse Kathy Ray for OUR MISSION STATEMENT where so many people volunteer their time the Cape Elizabeth Town Council. The mission of The Cape Courier is to foster The undersigned candidates for the up- in so many different ways. I have known Kathy since she joined the a sense of community by presenting news coming Town Council and School Board A perfect example is Dave Sherman, South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club specifi c and unique to Cape Elizabeth and its elections have agreed not to use campaign who is up for re-election to the council. in 1994. She served as club president the residents, and, whenever possible, to promote year after I was president. Working with volunteerism within our community. signs. Dave has served on the council since 2008 We have made this decision for two and before that served for six years on the Kathy I have learned that she is a diligent BOARD OF DIRECTORS reasons. First, we would rather avoid the Planning Board. and hardworking individual. Trish Brigham, Elizabeth Brogan, Debbie unsightliness of signs. Second, we don’t He has sacrifi ced his personal energies, As a lifelong resident of Cape Elizabeth, Butterworth, Bob Dodd, Sheila Mayberry, Kathy cares very much about our town, as Bill Springer, Beth Webster believe that signs enhance the electorate’s time, and attention to focus on our town’s understanding of the issues facing our town concerns. He has done so in a thought- she has demonstrated with her eight years Publisher: Patricia McCarthy or schools. ful, caring, and intelligent manner. I am of service on the School Board (serving two [email protected] We have several ways to communicate thankful that he has agreed to run for re- years as chair). In this position Kathy has Editor: Patricia McCarthy with voters, including through The Cape election. demonstrated her ability to work effectively (Letters, general news) Courier and “Candidates’ Night,” and we I look forward to voting for him on with others in dealing with many diffi cult [email protected] don’t believe that signs add value to the Election Day, and I urge you to vote for issues – a trait that will be very valuable in serving the citizens of this town. School/Community Editor: Wendy Keeler process. him, too. (Business, Neighbors, schools, religion, sports) During the time leading up to the Novem- Peter G. Cary Kathy has also spent time as a member of [email protected] ber election, we will do our best to commu- The Iris Network, an organization that ad- vocates for the blind and visually impaired. Advertising Manager: Colleen Taintor nicate with voters about the issues facing She devotes much of her time advocating (Display ads): [email protected] Cape Elizabeth. However, we will not be Shore Acres resident posting campaign signs around town. for the causes she believes in – the town of Bookkeeper: Dorothy Stack wants council to rethink Cape Elizabeth is one of them. [email protected] Katharine Ray and David Sherman, Town Council candidates plans for new library Adrienne Murphy Production Manager: Sheila Zimmerman and Webmaster: Wendy Derzawiec Joanna Morrissey, Elizabeth Scifres Have you been to the Thomas Memorial and Mary Townsend, Photo fi nishing: Megan McConagha Library lately? Notice about School Board candidates The only time I’ve been there that it was Distribution: Jeff Hewett somewhat crowded was when there was an publication For general information & classifi ed ads: opening of some kind; usually the art ex- [email protected]/207-767-5023 of letters during Coach to dog owners: hibits. Writers: Debbie Butterworth, Wendy There has always been a place to sit election season Derzawiec, Bob Dodd,Wendy Keeler, Please clean up pet quietly and read. The lighting is good. The Patricia McCarthy, Ellen Van Fleet computers work and the employees are The Cape Courier will not be able to Photographers: Sarah Beard Buckley messes at Gull Crest helpful in fi nding whatever information one publish all letters received in support Jenny Campbell, Kate Harnden, Ann Kaplan, needs. I would like to know what services For all of you who walk your dogs at of candidates for the November Jack Kennealy, Patricia McCarthy, Justin are lacking. Gull Crest Fields, I understand that it’s a election. No more than one letter of Rogers, Noah Whittenburg I am told that the building needs repair wonderful place for your dogs to run and support for any particular candidate, Proofreaders: Suzanne Higgins, Phyllis and maintenance. I haven’t seen the es- walk. received by deadline, will be Locke, Anita Samuelsen, Sheila Zimmerman timates, but I’m sure the number is well However, please remember that these published in any single edition below the $40,000,000 I’ve seen kicked of The Cape Courier. The Cape Courier is published as fi elds are athletic fi elds, primarily for foot- a community service, printed by The Times around for a new upscale library depicted ball during the fall. Teams range from the Record in Brunswick and mailed free to in this publication and other places. Letters should be high school down to 2nd-graders playing residents 22 times a year. We disclaim all In addition, the town is spending thou- no longer than 250 words. legal responsibility for errors, omissions or fl ag football on Sundays. sands to fi nd out how to raise thousands. Is typographical errors. All reasonable care is As I am sure you are all aware, the act this a full-employment act for consultants The best method of letter submission taken to see that errors do not occur. We print of playing football requires that the players and architects? is email. All letters submitted by email corrections if notifi cation is received in a timely spend a fair amount of time on the ground. manner. Photographs will not be returned but In my opinion, that is money down the should be sent to the editor at editor@ As such, I respectfully request that when may be picked up at our offi ce drain in these times when budgets are tight capecourier.com. you walk your dog(s) on the Gull Crest in Cape Elizabeth Town Hall. and there is a constant fi ght to keep essen- Fields, please clean up after them. LETTER & SUBMISSION POLICY tials funded. Letters received by the editor by email I can assure you that all the players and We welcome letters to the editor. Maximum With the advent of the Kindle and the will be acknowledged by return email, coaches will appreciate it. length: 250 words. We reserve the right to refuse Nook, and who-knows-what’s down the usually within 24 hours. A letter that letters and do not withhold names. 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Please include a message on your correspondence if you prefer to have your voluntary subscription/contribution remain anony- www.thegoodtablerestaurant.net P.O. Box 6242 mous. Checks also may be dropped off at The Cape Courier offi ce in the basement of Town Hall. sign up to receive our weekly black board specials Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 Oct. 12 - Oct. 25, 2011 TOWN HALL NEWS The Cape Courier • Page 3 Clerk: Election Day registration still OK

Voters will still be able to register on to save time. Election Day this year, despite a law elimi- Another law affects absentee voting, nating same-day registration, Town Clerk Lane said. Voters may still vote absentee Debra Lane said. for any reason up until the end of busi- Because a people’s veto of the legisla- ness on Thursday, Nov. 3. After that peri- tion is on the Nov. 8 ballot, the new law is od, however, a voter will need to fi ll out a stayed until after that referendum is decid- “special circumstances” application for an ed, Lane said. absentee ballot. Permitted circumstances Call Elisabeth for all your real estate needs. If the referendum to overturn the leg- are an unexpected absence from town dur- islation is approved, same-day registration ing the entire time polls are open; a physi- and voting will continue, but if the referen- cal disability, incapacity or illness that will dum fails, the new law will require voters prevent a voter from getting to the polls; or to register no later than the Thursday before an inability to travel to the polls because the Election Day in order to vote in that year’s voter is a resident of an island. election. The clerk’s offi ce in Town Hall is open Lane is reminding voters that they will from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays need proof of identity and residency to reg- and from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays ister. She also asked that voters seeking to through Fridays. make changes to their registration, such as Voting on Election Day will be in the a name change or change of address within Cape Elizabeth High School gymnasium Cape Elizabeth, do so prior to Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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The Town Council’s Appointments Com- sions will begin Jan. 1. mittee is looking for volunteers to fi ll vacan- If interested in applying, an applica- cies on eight boards and commissions. tion form is available online at http://www. The vacancies are on the Arts Commis- capeelizabeth.com/government/rules_regs/ For school board and town meeting agendas sion, the Board of Assessment Review, the forms/form.htm. please visit: Conservation Commission, the Fort Wil- Applications are also available at Town www.capeelizabeth.com liams Advisory Commission, the Person- Hall or by contacting Town Clerk Debra nel Appeals Board, the Planning Board, the Lane at [email protected] or by Thomas Memorial Library Trustees, and the phone at 799-7665. Zoning Board of Appeals. Applications must be turned in by Make santoro your 1st call for a pleasant experience! The terms on all the boards and commis- Nov. 4. We offer the OPTION of “Lease now and sell later”.

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By Wendy Derzawiec Mitchell said his client, Sheldon Gold- continued its debate on whether to recom- open space currently available to each Cape The Planning Board will hold a public man, would rather pay the fee than convey mend an increase in the open-space impact Elizabeth household. hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, on a pro- a pedestrian easement that would ultimately fee charged developers. The new fi gures would also increase the posal to add a fi fth lot to the Golden Ridge encroach on one of the proposed new lots. Ultimately, the board avoided recom- required amount of donated open space – if subdivision near the southern end of Great “I would hate to impose something like mending a fee amount, but by a 6-1 vote did the Planning Board prefers that kind of com- Pond. this if the Conservation Commission thinks advise the Town Council to update the fi g- pensation – from 12,545 square feet (.288 The developer, Golden Ridge LLC, was it is something that is not important,” said ures used to calculate the fee. Board mem- acres) to 14,767 square feet (.339 acres) for before the board in August to ask for a 90- board Chairwoman Elaine Falender. The ber Henry Steinberg, who has opposed a fee each new lot or housing unit. day extension on approval of a fourth lot trail the board is eyeing would run from a increase because of the current economy, that was granted in May. Golden Ridge was proposed extension of Golden Ridge Lane, a voted “no.” Let them ‘RB’ originally approved in 2003 as a three-lot private way off Route 77, behind Rudy’s of The fee is based on what it would cost to A second recommendation formulated for subdivision. the Cape and the business district that fronts buy enough open space to maintain the cur- the Town Council Sept. 20 was also related John Mitchell, a consultant representing Route 77. Its proximity to the business dis- rent ratio of public open space to developed to open space, but the advice was probably Golden Ridge, presented plans for a fi fth trict and to existing trails makes it a prime land in town. New census fi gures, coupled not what the council was looking for. lot at the Sept. 20 meeting of the Planning location for extending pedestrian access. with a recent townwide revaluation, means By a unanimous vote, the Planning Board approved a recommendation to the Town Board. Board members tabled the item, not If the board does not require the land the cost has gone up. Council that two parcels – Turkey Hill Farm, only to schedule a public hearing but also to donation, the impact fee would amount to The current fee of $4,320 for each new 120 Old Ocean House Road, and the Loveitt allow the Conservation Commission time to $8,640 for the two new lots. The money lot was set in 2002, when open space was Heirs property off Locksley Road – not be re- decide whether to recommend that the devel- would go into the town’s land-acquisition valued at $15,000 an acre and there was .288 moved from the Residence B zoning district. oper donate 25,000 square feet of open space fund and would be returned to the developer acres of public open space per Cape Eliza- Residence B is the zoning district targeted to comply with town regulations. if not used to purchase open space within 10 beth household. for residential growth under the town’s com- The town requires developers to either do- years. Using 2010 census data and the 2011 nate public open space or pay a fee to make valuation of $19,850 per acre, the new fee prehensive plan. The council, on advice from up for the impact the development will have Open-space fee due for refresh would be $6,729 per lot. That would pay for its ordinance subcommittee this summer, on community open space. In a related matter, the board on Sept. 20 .339 acres, which is the amount of public forwarded to the board a recommendation to remove these parcels from the zone be- cause they are protected from development by conservation easements. The Planning Board, however, saw the RB zone as the most appropriate place for the parcels. “They are in the district that gives Super Fall Deal! the town the greatest toolbox for preserving open space,” said Chairwoman Elaine Fal- ender. While designated as a growth area, the General Plumbing & Gas Services RB zone also requires cluster development, whereby 40 percent of the development’s Commercial or Residential land area must be set aside for open space. These mandatory open-space requirements are missing from the other residential zoning D.A.Roberts, Inc. districts in Cape Elizabeth, Falender said. 799-2174 or 252-7221

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Requests for absentee ballots to be mailed or delivered Custom Sewing must also be received by the Town Clerk’s Offi ce by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3. For Your Interior: Home/Boat Town Clerk's Offi ce Hours - Town Hall Monday 7:30 - 5:00 Tuesday - Friday 7:30 - 4:00 Window Treatments Polls - Cape Elizabeth High School Gymnasium Tuesday, November 8 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Slipcovers For More Information - www.capeelizabeth.com Pillows *In the event a voter who intended to vote at the polls on Election Day fi nds they have an Outdoor/Boat Cushions unexpected absence during the entire time the polls are open on election day, or a voter with a physical disability or an incapacity or illness that makes the voter unable to leave home or treatment facility, may apply for a special circumstances application allowing them to cast an absentee ballot. 785-2649 cell 542-9164 Page 6 • The Cape Courier FROM THE FRONT PAGE Oct. 12 - Oct. 25, 2011

Cape Elizabeth will also weigh in with their as chair and several as fi nance chair. I have Ray Katharine N. Ray thoughts about the budget. Whatever budget a background in fi nance having retired from Cont. from page 1______Education: B.A. in communications, is passed, it will represent the work of many Maine Bank and Trust, where I was a vice the project? University of Maine people and will require the majority vote of president, branch manager and commercial the Town Council. lender. I also worked as a partner at Goo- The amount of money that is reasonable Occupation: Retired from banking career will be easier to determine once all the drich and Ray recruiting. I’m committed to Age: 52 What signifi cant cuts or increases would facts are reviewed. community service as I currently am a mem- Political experience: Eight years you favor in upcoming budgets? ber of the South Portland Cape Elizabeth Do you feel the town needs new rules to deal on Cape Elizabeth School Board Until I see the budgets, it is impossible to Rotary Club, the board of the Iris Network, with short-term rentals of houses? If so, comment on cuts or increases. and the clerk of the Squirrel Island Village what kinds of restrictions would you favor? years now because of the economy. How Why do you want to serve on the council? Corporation. I recently attended the Ordinance Commit- long do you think this can continue? I’m running for Town Council as I’m a life- Why should Cape voters elect you? tee meeting as they are looking at this very The school budget is passed by the voters, long resident of Cape Elizabeth and care I am very committed to Cape Elizabeth and issue. When all the information is gathered so it will depend on what the citizens of very much for my town. I’ve thought about will spend the time needed to research the and reviewed, I will be better able to com- Cape Elizabeth want for a budget. The town serving on the Town Council for a num- issues and make the most informed deci- ment on this issue. manager will propose the town budget and it ber of years and feel it is time to make that sions I can. I consider myself to be a good The town and school department have will then be approved by the Town Council. change. I’ve served on the Cape Elizabeth listener and will do my best to represent the passed very tight budgets for several During that process, I know the citizens of School Board for eight years, including two citizens of Cape Elizabeth.

responsible budgets. Sherman David S. Sherman Jr. is also gratifying to hear from citizens who What signifi cant cuts or increases would appreciate my service. Doing this work has Cont. from page 1______Education: B.A., Universityof Texas; you favor in upcoming budgets? introduced me to some amazing people. J.D., University of Michigan Law School bond referendum on next year’s ballot On the municipal side, I don’t foresee any Why should Cape voters re-elect you? Occupation: Attorney at Drummond for a library renovation and expansion. large increases or cuts. We should consider I have a track record of service to the town, Woodsum & MacMahon, Portland Do you believe this is needed? the addition of a paid EMT to supplement the having served on the Cape Elizabeth Education Our current facility is inadequate in several re- Age: 49 services provided by our rescue volunteers. Foundation for four years, the Planning Board spects, including ADA non-compliance, poor Political experience: One term on Town Why do you want to stay on the council? for six, and the council for three. I like to get air circulation, and an outdated heating sys- Council (2008-11), current chair; two I enjoy working on issues facing our town things done and am committed to doing my best tem. Many citizens use the library. Especially terms on Planning Board (2000-06), and trying to develop the best approach. It for our town – both for today and our future. in this economy, it is an important resource including two years as chair and gatehring place. We can limp along with what we have, or we can plan a new building a large increase in short-term rentals, with taken to the printer to produce a printing plate that will serve us for decades to come. tenants hosting large gatherings that can be Chair for the presses. Now, he said, all of the layout Cont. from page 1______How do you determine what amount is disruptive. I do not favor regulating short- and pre-press operations are done on a comput- reasonable to spend on the project? term rentals if the home is rented only a few paper was still being led by Ellen Van Fleet, er and transmitted electronically to the printer. Because a new library would be a substan- times a year or does not abut a neighbor- who founded The Cape Courier. “I think it’s a great newspaper and a great tial investment, the council will seek a lot of hood. If, however, the rental property is “We just pretty much went along with service to the town and I’ve been happy to public input before deciding whether to pro- leased more than twice a year and is located what she wanted to do,” Miliard said of his learn the inner workings of it,” Miliard add- ceed and how much to spend. If the project near other homes, we should require com- early days on the board. ed, and the board has “always been a very moves forward, we will need a substantial pliance with health and safety codes. During his time on the board, Miliard said, cordial and hardworking group.” portion to be raised privately, with the rest The town and school department have the biggest change has been the technology At its Sept. 29 meeting, the board of The to be fi nanced by a bond. passed very tight budgets for several involved in producing the paper. Cape Courier named current member Bill Do you feel the town needs new rules to deal years now because of the economy. How Initially, Miliard noted, the paper was “past- Springer as chairman to replace Miliard. with short-term rentals of houses? If f so, long do you think this can continue? ed up” – with the type printed out on glossy Also, Elizabeth Brogan, former editor of the what kinds of restrictions would you favor? I believe the town and school department strips and then affi xed to paper outlines of a paper, was elected unanimously to the board Yes. Some neighborhoods are experiencing have planned well and will continue passing page with wax. Then those pages would be as a new member.

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Reported by Debbie Butterworth ARRESTS Casey Thomas Pearson 9-16 Cape Elizabeth resident, operating under COMPLAINTS the infl uence of alcohol, Route 77 Broker | Designer 9-9 An offi cer met with a resident of the Fowler Road area about a taxi driver ACCIDENTS 207.799.1353 | [email protected] who had stopped at the residence and 9-20 Abby Hunter, Trish Brigham, accident www.breakwaterdevelopment.com was possibly involved in a scam. on Route 77 9-10 An offi cer met with a resident of the 9-24 Christopher Wellman, deer, Fowler Road Ocean House Road area about a burglary complaint. It was established that the FIRE CALLS burglary was due to a domestic situation. 9-14 Mutual Aid, South Portland 9-12 An offi cer met with a resident about a 9-15 Mutual Aid, South Portland    telephone harassment complaint. 9-16 Watercraft rescue, Hannaford Cove 9-12 An offi cer met with a resident of the Shore 9-17 Philip Road, carbon monoxide Road area about a lost or stolen purse. The investigation purse was later located by the owner. 9-19 Mare’s Hollow, alarm 9-12 An offi cer met with a resident of 9019 Spurwink River, water rescue Pennsylvania who reported a motor 9-19 Spoondrift Lane, electrical problem vehicle burglary at Fort Williams. A 9-23 Cross Hill, fi re alarm window had been broken and a purse 9-25 Mutual Aid, South Portland taken. The purse contained money, 9-26 Mountain View Road, power line down personal ID, credit cards and jewelry. 9-15 An offi cer met with a resident of New RESCUE CALLS Zealand at Fort Williams who reported There were 17 runs to Maine Medical Center. a motor vehicle burglary. A window had been smashed out and a purse was missing. It contained personal ID,   #   passport, credit cards and cash. 9-20 An offi cer met with a resident of the  #     Spurwink Avenue area about fraudulent charges against checking and credit card accounts. The fraudulent activity had occurred in Florida and Russia. 9-22 An offi cer met with a resident of the Wells Road area about a possible Fall Clean-Ups burglary complaint. Nothing appeared to be missing. Trimming 9-22 Two offi cers responded to a residence in the Fowler Road area for a well-being check. Jon and Sue’ll Do It 9-23 An offi cer met with a resident about 773 - 4660 harassing phone calls. 9-24 An offi cer met with a resident of the Mitchell Road area about a criminal Open House mischief complaint. The house was egged sometime during the night. The Workroom Sat/Sun 9-26 An offi cer met with a contractor about the 12 to 2 theft of some staging at a local job site. Custom Sewing 9-26 An offi cer met with a resident of the Broad Cove area about a found cell For Your Interior: phone. The owner was identifi ed and Home/Boat www.eastmanmeadows.com property returned. Window Treatments 9-27 An offi cer met with a resident of the Slipcovers Shore Road area about a criminal Pillows mischief complaint. A window had been Outdoor/Boat Cushions Bruce Balfour 799-8551 x7114 shot with a BB gun. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 9-27 An offi cer met with another resident of Owned and operated by NRT the Shore Road area about a criminal 785-2649 cell 542-9164 mischief complaint. A window had been damaged by a BB gun.

SUMMONSES 9-14 Portland resident, speeding (48/40 zone) Sawyer Road, $119 9-15 Cape Elizabeth resident, failure to produce insurance, Route 77, $171 9-15 Portland resident, speeding (39/25 zone), Sawyer Road, $137 9-16 South Portland resident, unregistered vehicle, Scott Dyer Road, $70 9-16 Cape Elizabeth resident, operating under the infl uence of alcohol, Route 77 9-16 South Portland resident, failure to produce insurance, Route 77, $171 9-18 South Portland resident, operating after license suspension, Route 77 9-19 Portland resident, speeding (63/35 zone), Route 77, $265 9-19 South Portland resident, speeding (44/30 zone), Shore Road, $137 9-22 South Portland resident, failure to produce insurance, Sawyer Road, $177 9-22 Cape Elizabeth resident, failure to produce insurance, Scott Dyer Road, $177 9-22 Massachusetts resident, unregistered vehicle, Fort Williams, $70 9-22 Auburn resident, failure to produce insurance, Route 77, $177 9-23 South Portland resident, uninspected vehicle, Scott Dyer Road, $133 9-23 Cape Elizabeth resident, possession of alcohol by a minor, Dennison Drive 9-25 New Hampshire resident, operating without a license, Route 77 9-26 Scarborough resident, failure to provide license, Sawyer Road, $137

JUVENILE SUMMONS 9-23 Possession of alcohol by a minor 9-23 Possession of alcohol by a minor Page 8 • The Cape Courier HISTORY Oct. 12 - Oct. 25, 2011 Stepping into the Sesquicentennial

A 2011 Cape Courier series by Ellen Van Fleet fol- lows the development of the Civil War through the eyes of people who lived in Cape Elizabeth 150 years ago. Cape Elizabeth author Paul J. Ledman’s book, “A Maine Town Responds,” is the main guide. Small en- tries in the Courier capture the news and concerns as events unfolding outside of Cape Elizabeth thrust their way into the local consciousness. News items from the Portland Transcript are printed verbatim.

October 12, 1861 – Col. Goddard’s Cal- The dry and fancy goods stores vary Regiment goes into camp at Augusta now close precisely at 7 o’clock, Saturday next week, where it will remain for a few evening excepted. [Portland Transcript] weeks for thorough drill. [Portland Tran- script] Capt. Staples’ Company of Home Guards, at Fort Scammel, have been The total expenses of the war paid off, having been in service two months amount to over 8 millions a week. [Portland – about $180 were disbursed. [Portland Transcript] Transcript] Phoro courtesy United States Senate The two armies in Virginia are The police have been visiting “Fort Scammel and Fort Gorges,” a painting by Seth Eastman, was completed in 1872 now face to face for a distance of nine miles. the liquor stores of late and have made some just before all work on Fort Gorges was stopped by the government. [Portland Transcript] large hauls. Liquor to the amount of $1,600 The iron steamer Bermuda has were seized in the store of Mr. Samuel Cad- slipped into Savannah with a valuable cargo wick, Market Square. [Portland Transcript] is 1,957. The Government has requisitions land Transcript] of contraband goods. [Portland Transcript] Howard S. Griffi n, a private of for three more regiments which will make The manufacture of tents for the the Tenth Maine Regiment, was drowned on our force in the fi eld 16,000 men. [Portland One of our prisoners escaped army is now giving employment to a large the passage from Fall River. Every regiment Transcript] from Virginia, reports the sufferings of our number of men and women in the city. [Port- men taken prisoners as great, and their treat- loses one on its way to Washington. [Port- land Transcript] A few nights since a fl ock of land Transcript] ment barbarous. One was shot from the street sea ducks dashed against the glass lantern Our government has taken the by a woman. [Portland Transcript] There is a report of a slave insur- of the outer light house, at Cape Elizabeth, fi rst step towards an exchange of prisoners, rection in Missouri, about three weeks ago in with such violence as to break the thick plate The Cherokees, it appears, are having determined to release a number of which 85 negroes were killed. The plot was glass and admit three of them inside the lan- divided – John Ross, with 8,000 Chero- rebel prisoners equal to those recently re- wide-spread. [Portland Transcript] tern. [Portland Transcript] kees, declaring for the Union, and Reed, a leased at Richmond, on taking an oath not to half-breed, raising the secession fl ag. In a A murderous rebel in Baltimore The color of the horses for the bear arms. [Portland Transcript] skirmish Ross’s body guard were victorious. poisoned a soldier of the 9th Maine Regi- Cavalry Regiment is required to be either [Portland Transcript] Oct. 21, 1861 – The Battle of Ball’s Bluff, bay, brown, black or sorrel; for one company ment by selling him a piece of watermelon near Leesburg, was lost to the Confederacy. the horses are to be iron-grey in color. [Port- The gunboat Kineo, built by Mr. charged with arsenic. [Portland Transcript] The South captured 553 prisoners and suf- land Transcript] Dyer at Cape Elizabeth, was to be launched October 19, 1861 – Maine’s full quota fered fewer than 200 total casualties while a on Wednesday afternoon. [Portland Tran- of the half million troops to be called out is Gen. McClellan has now entire total of 223 Federals were killed, 226 were script] 16,250. The quota of Cumberland County control of the army of the Potomac, said to wounded, and 553 were captured on the number 240,000 men. [Portland Transcript] banks of the Potomac. The only U.S. Sena- tor to be killed in battle, Edward Dickinson No less than a dozen regimen- Historical society plans Oct. 17, 22 programs Baker from Oregon and a friend of Lincoln’s, tal postmasters have been detected purloin- died that day. [Wikipedia.com] The Cape Elizabeth Historical Preserva- ‘Bus tour’ ing letters belonging to soldiers. The rascals tion Society plans two programs next month. CEHPS members Wayne Brooking and ought to be shot. [Portland Transcript] Norm Jordan will offer a historical bus tour ‘Beginner Genealogy Those who have blankets, of the southern end of Cape Elizabeth on in the Internet Age’ stockings, etc., which they can bestow upon Saturday, Oct, 22, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wayne “Alex” Brooking, Jr., a member of the soldiers are requested to send them to the The historical society’s quarters on the the Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation Ladies Committee room, new City Building, bottom fl oor of Thomas Memorial Library Society, will present “Beginner Genealogy which is open daily from 2 to 5 p.m. [Port- are open to the public every Thursday from For School Board and Town in the Internet Age” at 7 p.m. on Monday, land Transcript] 9 a.m. to noon. Oct. 17, in the Cape Elizabeth Community Council Agendas Email [email protected] for more Center’s community room. Brooking will The Widow’s Wood Society information about the society or about be- please visit: give basic tips on searching for information … during the past year has distributed 336 coming a member. on the Web. cords of wood and 13 tons of coal among 438 poor widows and destitute families, thus www.capeelizabeth.com preventing a vast amount of suffering. [Port-

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At left, daughter and father, Lisa Wednesday, October 12 Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m., Town Hall chamber and Tony Kosto- Town Council, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall poulos, the owners chamber, 320 Ocean House Road School Board Workshop, 7:30 p.m., high of The Good Table Saturday, October 15 school library Wednesday, October 26 restaurant on Cape Elizabeth Land Trust Geology Route 77, which Town Council Ordinance Committee, 8 Walk, 9 a.m., beginning at 330 Ocean is celebrating 25 House Road. a.m., Town Hall years in Cape Field Hockey Pumpkin Sale, 9 a.m.-noon, Ongoing each week Elizabeth. Community Center Al-Anon, Newcomers’ meeting, 6:15 p.m., This photo was Lions Club Lobster Dinner, 5-6 p.m., regular meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, at Bowery Beach Schoolhouse, Two Lights taken 10 years United Methodist Church, 280 Ocean Road ago. House Road (Route 77). Regular meeting Monday, October 17 7 p.m. Fridays at St. Alban’s Episcopal Good Table invites public to milestone party “Genealogy in the Internet Age,” Cape Church, 885 Shore Road. Elizabeth Historic Preservation Society, 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 2 p.m. Saturdays, The Good Table restaurant will host a opened in March 2002. p.m., Community Center. First Congregational Church, 301 public party to mark its 25th anniversary on Lisa Kostopoulos said the restaurant has Tuesday, October 18 Cottage Road, South Portland; 7 p.m. Oct. 16. frequently supported charities with fund- Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall chamber Wednesdays, St. Bartholomew Church, The party is “our ‘thank you’ for the years raisers for organizations such as the Kid- 8 Two Lights Road; 7 p.m. Fridays, St. of support, friendship and goodwill we have ney Foundation, the Leukemia Foundation, Wednesday, October 19 Alban’s Church, 885 Shore Road. been blessed with,” said Lisa Kostopoulos, Portland Ovations, the Cape Elizabeth Farm Municipal Candidates Night, 6:30-7:30 Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation who owns the restaurant with her father, Alliance and Maine College of Art. She said p.m., Town Hall chamber Society, 9 a.m.–noon Thursdays, except Future Open Space Preservation holidays, storm days, Thomas Memorial Tony. the restaurant hosted a “Greek Night” at Committee, 7 p.m., William H. Jordan Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road. Public welcome. The party, which is free, will be from 6 to the restaurant last year, with the entire fam- Conference Room, Town Hall Cape Elizabeth Lions Club, 6:39 p.m., 8 p.m., she said. ily cooking and serving to raise $3,000 for Thursday, October 20 fi rst and third Tuesdays (except July The Good Table opened on Oct. 13, 1986. Feeding America. Fort Williams Advisory Commission, 6:30 and August) at the Bowery Beach It was destroyed by fi re in August 2001, The restaurant also supports local farms, p.m., Public Works Schoolhouse, head of Two Lights Road. but the owners decided to rebuild. The new buying 85 percent of its produce from Cape Thomas Memorial Library Board of Steve Hayes, 799-4610, or Bruce Balfour, building, which was slightly larger but had Elizabeth or nearby farms in season, she Trustees, 6:30 p.m., Thomas Memorial 831-0166. the same amount of seating as the original, said. Library Fire-Police meetings, 7 p.m. third Thursday Saturday, October 22 of each month except July and August at the Cape Elizabeth Police Station, 325 Cape Lions Club Cape Elizabeth Land Trust Introduction Ocean House Road. to Robinson Woods walk, 1:30 p.m., The South Portland/Cape Elizabeth to host lobster dinners Robinson Woods Kiosk, Shore Road Rotary Club, each Wednesday at 6:15 Tuesday, October 25 p.m. at the Purpoodock Country Club on on Oct. 15, Nov. 12 School Board Finance Committee, 6:30 Spurwink Road. For information contact p.m., high school library Marge Barker, president, 838-8129. The Cape Elizabeth Lions Club will host lobster dinners from 5 to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, Oct. 15 and Nov. 12, at the Lions’ clubhouse, the Bowery Beach Schoolhouse, at the inter- CABLE GUIDE CHANNEL 3 section of Two Lights and Wheeler roads. The dinners, which will include baked po- tato, corn and blueberry cake, will be $13 for Town Council (live): Oct. 12 - 7:30 p.m. one lobster and $19 for two lobsters. Diners Town Council replay: Oct. 13 & 14 - 2 & 8 p.m.; Oct. 15 - 9 a.m. can bring their own alcohol and eat in or take School Board replay: Oct. 15 & 16 - 2 & 7 p.m.; Oct. 16 - 9 a.m. out their dinners. Club members meet the first and third Healthy Aging - Nutrition: Oct. 23 - 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. Tuesdays of each month at 6:39 p.m. and are Healthy Aging - Depression and Anxiety: Oct. 24 - 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. always looking for new members. Contact Photo by Lee Taylor Healthy Aging - Memory: Oct. 25 - 11 a.m., & 5 p.m. Mark Fleming at 899-3654, Bruce Balfour at Lions Club member Bob Bothel transfers Healthy Aging - Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis: Oct. 26 - 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. 831-0166, or Bill Stressenger at 767-5257 for a cooked lobster from the pot to an ice Zoning Board of Appeals (live): Oct. 25 - 7 p.m. information about joining the Lions. chest at a lobster dinner last month. 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Geology, Robinson Woods walks planned soon The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust plans two 3½-hour guided walks this month. Some hiking experience is recommended for both. CELT board member Sheldon Smith will lead an Oct. 15 walk that will focus on the geological history of Cape Elizabeth. The group will meet at 9 a.m. at the CELT offi ce at 330 Ocean House Road and take a shuttle to Two Lights State Park. Snacks and water will be provided, but participants should bring their own lunches. CELT volunteer Ang Foley will lead an in- Photo by Claire Guyer troductory walk to Robinson Woods at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22. The group will ex- Bib Jordan of William H. Jordan Farm talks with, center, “Of Farms and Fables” Director plore Robinson Woods’ wildfl ower trail, ob- Jennie Hahn and playwright Corey Tamler about farming in August 2010 at Jordan’s Farm. serving how plants and animals adapt to the changing seasons. Group members, who will By Mary Townsend That dream may sound like a fairy tale, meet at the Robinson Woods kiosk on Shore Once upon a time, South Portland artist but that fairy tale has turned into a three- Road, will receive a “CELT Trail Passport” Jennie Hahn dreamed of bringing actors and year project, the culmination of which will that includes a scavenger hunt for Robinson Photo by Chris Franklin farmers together to tell a story about local be the play, “Of Farms and Fables,” which Woods and four other CELT trails. food and the farmers who grow it. In Hahn’s will open at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, at The cost for each walk is $6 per person, Land Trust volunteer Ang Foley will lead a dream, actors worked as farmers, and farm- Camp Ketcha in Scarborough. or $12 per family. walk through Robinson Woods on Oct. 22. ers worked as actors, so they could learn The play, which Hahn directs, is a col- Register for the walks at Community about each other’s lives and create a story laboration among actors from Open Waters Services’ offi ce in the Cape Elizabeth Com- 2868 for more information. that would help people appreciate farms and Theater in South Portland and farmers and munity Center at 343 Ocean House Road CELT permanently conserves and pro- how hard people on them work to grow good farm workers from William H. Jordan Farm in or online by going to www.cape.k12.me.us vides stewardship for lands cherished by the food for others to eat (so they can live hap- and clicking on the “Register now” link on community. Go to www.capelandtrust.org pily ever after). —see ‘OF FARMS & FABLES’, page 13 the “Community Services” page. Call 799- for more information about CELT.

Cape ballerina to dance in ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Field hockey pumpkin sale planned Oct. 15 Cape Elizabeth High School sophomore Shows are planned at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on The Cape Elizabeth fi eld hockey boosters’ annual Maddie Miele and other young dancers from both days, and tickets are $15. Go to www. pumpkin sale will be held at the Community Center on southern Maine will perform on Saturdays, mainestateballet.org or call 781-3587 be- Saturday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to noon, or until all pump- Oct. 15 and 22, in the Maine State Ballet’s tween 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through kins are sold. Baked goods and hot apple cider also will “Hansel and Gretel.” The performances will Friday, to buy tickets. Tickets are also for be for sale. be the fi rst shows in the ballet company’s re- sale at the Maine State Ballet offi ces at 348 All proceeds will benefi t the Cape Elizabeth High cently renovated theater in Falmouth. U.S. Route One in Falmouth. School fi eld hockey teams and will help cover costs for an assistant varsity coach, gear, goal repairs, and other items not covered by the school budget. Red Cross blood drive Email cefi [email protected] for more information. in Cape on Oct. 27 The American Red Cross will hold a Cape Elizabeth community blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, at St. Bartholomew Parish. All donors will receive a $5 gift card to Panera Bakery in South Portland. Call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to www.redcross- blood.org to schedule an appointment. X@86I C@GQ  Xr‚ssr ) Cape Construction, Inc. #      #  My Clients tell you best: “Our biggest challenge was one of trust. We needed a contractor to remodel a kitchen, bathrooms, fl oors and move walls while we were #     living and working away. That is, until we met Steve! Steve had wonderful ideas and #    a fantastic crew of people working with him. He had an eye for what worked and we trusted him implicitly. We even asked him to choose the beautiful granite for our kitchen when we couldn’t decide from afar. The combination of his experience, expertise and integrity earned him our everlasting gratitude and gave us a lovely new home in which U‚Gvtu‡†C‚€r8h r we can enjoy our new lives in Maine”. — Barbara and Kerry Allen, Cape Elizabeth D‡urQ‚q8‚‰r Cape Elizabeth’s Remodeling Expert Tu‚ƒƒvt8r‡r  For a Great Remodeling Experience, Call Steve Today: 615-6670 &((##%$ New Construction, Remodeling, Renovation, Additions Steve Bornick 207.615.6670 www.capeconstructioninc.com Page 12 • The Cape Courier LIBRARY Oct. 12 - Oct. 25, 2011

No story time sessions Friends’ Book & Bake during preparations Sale Oct. 27-29 for annual sale

The Friends of the Thomas Memorial Library Annual There will be no story time from Oct. 16 Fall Book & Bake Sale is set for Oct. 27-29. to 29 as the Friends of the Thomas Memorial It kicks off with an Early-Bird Sale from 5 to 8 p.m. on Library prepare for their annual Fall Book & Thursday, Oct. 27, where you’ll fi nd the best selection, Bake Sale, to be held on Oct. 27, 28 and 29. including recent bestsellers, nearly new children’s books Story time will resume as usual the week and much more. The fee for this event is $10, but free if of Oct. 30. you are a Thomas Memorial Library Foundation donor. Because there will be no story time the The sale continues from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. week before Halloween, children and par- 28, and from 9 am. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. ents are invited to come to story time in cos- If you are interested in making something for the bake tume during the week of Oct. 9-15, when the sale, please stop by the library to add your name to a theme will be Halloween stories. sign-up sheet or call Edna Krull at 799-0277. Visit www.thomasmemoriallibrary.org for Proceeds benefi t the Thomas Memorial Library Foun- a complete story time schedule or information about the book sale at the library’s website. dation in its mission to support the library. File photo by Patricia McCarthy Boys pore through many books at 2009 sale.

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‘Heathy Aging’ series to return to Channel 3 Cape Memory Cruisers!

CETV, Cape Elizabeth’s public-access The videos are also available for loan at Channel 3, will broadcast the series “Healthy the Thomas Memorial Library. Aging” at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. during the week of Oct. 23. Maine Bottle Bill Debate Originally recorded in 2006 and featur- CETV will also present a two-hour debate ing expert discussion of topics ranging from on the cost and effectiveness of the Maine bone health to brain fi tness, the series was Bottle Bill, the legislation allowing deposits sponsored by the Thomas Memorial Library on beverage containers. Experts’ opinions of and Community Services, with funding from the bottle bill ranged from “expensive” and the Lebensfi eld Foundation. “ineffi cient” to “convenient” and “success- CETV will air the following segments: ful” in this debate hosted by ecomaine, the “Nutrition” on Sunday, Oct. 23; “Depres- waste management agency that processes sion” on Monday, Oct. 24; “Memory” on Cape Elizabeth’s solid waste. Tuesday, Oct. 25; “Bone Health” on Wednes- The Maine Bottle Bill Debate will air at 2 day, Oct. 26; “Urinary Health” on Thursday, p.m. and 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17. Check Oct. 27; “Brain Fitness” on Friday, Oct. 28; the program guide on Channel 3 or at www. and “Medicare” on Saturday, Oct. 29. capeelizabeth.com for future broadcasts.

Get out the sneakers: Indoor walks have resumed Community Services has started up its walk at any pace and for any length of time. indoor walking program for senior citizens There is no fee, but participants are asked in the Community Center. Seniors can drop to sign in at the front desk. Call Community in any time between 9:45 and 10:30 a.m. to Services at 799-2868 for more information. Members of the Cape Memory Cruisers, a team of employees, family members and friends of residents of Cape Memory Care, an assisted living center for people with Alzheimer’s and other memory problems, gather Sept. 24 at Payson Park in Portland during the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The team, which included, left to right, musician Ann Sparling; CMC employees Debbie Gilbert, Bri Johnston and Cape resident Jackie ‘Of Farms & Fables’ ‘Theater tells a story, Price; friends Emily Harvey and Kathy Spizzuoco; and, front, Kitty Gross, daughter of Cont. from page 11______CMC Executive Director Olga Gross, raised more than $800 for Alzheimer’s research. and what better story CMC will celebrate its fi rst anniversary on Nov. 4. to tell than how your Cape Elizabeth, Maine Benson Farm in Gor- ham, and Broadturn Farm in Scarborough. food is produced ...?’ Nov. 9 trip to include ‘Legally Blonde,’ lunch Jordan’s Farm co-owner Penny Jordan –Penny Jordan warmed up to the project right away. A Community Services excursion to 8:30 a.m. “My willingness to collaborate goes back Danvers, Mass., on Wednesday, Nov. 9, The cost, $99 per person, includes ticket, to my passion for live theater,” said Jordan, views with the farm workers. will include a stop at the North Shore Music lunch and transportation. who was recently featured in Maine maga- In addition to the Oct. 27 show, perfor- Theater to see “Legally Blonde, the Musi- Register at Community Services’ offi ce zine because of her activism on behalf of mances are planned at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. cal,” after lunch at the Danversport Yacht in the Cape Elizabeth Community Center, local farms. “Theater tells a story, and what 28; at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29; and Club. 343 Ocean House Road, or online by going better story to tell than how your food is pro- at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30. Camp Ketcha The group will travel on a custom to www.cape.k12.me.us and clicking on the duced, who the people are who produce it, is located at 336 Black Point Road in Scar- coach, which will leave from the back of “Community Services” link. and what it takes to produce it?” borough. Tickets are $15, or “pay what you the Cape Elizabeth Community Center at Call 799-2868 for more information. Hahn, along with actor Keith Anctil, play- can.” Go to www.brownpapertickets.com/ wright Cory Tamler, and theater manager event/203840 to reserve tickets. Claire Guyer, spent the summer of 2010 The project is funded by The MAP Fund, working on the three farms. Over a 12-week the Maine Arts Commission, the Maine Hu- period, the three worked side by side with manities Council, and the Ella Lyman Cabot farmers and farm workers, planting, weed- Trust. Additional support has been provided ing and harvesting to experience what goes by R.O.I.L., Cape Farm Alliance, Maine into operating a family farm. Farmland Trust, Scarborough Land Conser- Once a week, the actors provided lunch vation Trust, Cultivating Community, and for the farmers and farm hands, who shared Threshold to Maine. their thoughts, ideas and experiences. Mate- Contact Hahn at 899-5208 or info@open- rial for the script was gathered during the waters.org, or go to www.open-waters.org lunchtime story circles and personal inter- for more information.

Discover Waynflete Town of Cape Elizabeth Board & Commission Vacancies View the Campus, Visit Classes, Meet the Head of School lower, middle, and upper schools The Town Council Appointments Committee is pleased to announce the following board Thursday, October 20, 2011 and commission vacancies: Arts Commission 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Board of Assessment Review Conservation Commission lower, middle, and upper schools Fort Williams Advisory Commission Thursday, November 17, 2011 Personnel Appeals Board 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Planning Board Thomas Memorial Library Trustees Contact the Admission Office at 207.774.5721, ext. 224 Zoning Board of Appeals www.waynflete.org Terms will begin January 1, 2012. Applicants may apply on line at www.capeelizabeth. com. A description and meeting schedule of each board is also available on the Independent education from town’s website. Applications are available at Town Hall or by contacting Debra Lane, Early Childhood through Grade 12 Waynflete Assistant Town Manager at 799-7665 or [email protected].

Applications must be submitted to Debra Lane no later than Friday, November 4, 2011. Our next advertising deadline is October 14. Email: [email protected] Page 14 • The Cape Courier SCHOOLS Oct. 12 - Oct. 25, 2011

Fifty-fi ve CEHS students earn AP awards CEHS has seven National Merit semifi nalists;

Fifty-fi ve Cape Elizabeth High School Kelsey Krull, Joe Long, Rob Macdonald, fi ve students commended for performance students – 38 from the Class of 2011 and 17 Kelsey Maguire, Jack Roos, Ross Sherman, By Wendy Keeler National Merit semifi nalist. from the Class of 2012 – earned AP Scholar Emily Taintor, Hannah Wallace and Paul For the second straight year, Cape Eliza- Awards from the College Board for excep- Wennberg. beth High School has more National Merit Commended students tional achievement on advanced placement Scholars with Honor Scholarship Competition semifinalists than An additional fi ve CEHS seniors have exams they took this spring. Students take been commended for their performance Ten students qualifi ed for the AP Scholar any other Maine public or private school. AP exams after completing college-level on the test: Vanessa R. Blair-Glantz, the with Honor Award by earning an average courses, and the College Board recognizes Semifi nalists daughter of Marti Blair and Larry Glantz; grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, several levels of achievement based on the Seven seniors, the same number as last Victoria L. Brigham, the daughter of Trish and grades of 3 or higher on four or more number of courses and exams taken. year, have been named semifi nalists for their and Tom Brigham; Paul C. Hamerski, the of these exams: Karyn Barrett, Ben Ber- performance on the PSAT – the Preliminary son of Lisa Cotter and Tom Hamerski; National AP Scholars man, Paul Hamerski, McClaran Hayes, Ian SAT – which they took in October 2010 Claire L. Muscat, the daughter of Sarah and Eight students qualifi ed for both the Na- McInerney, Ned Melanson, Rachel Nichols, when they were juniors: Ethan N. DiNinno, Paul Muscat; and Melissa L. Stewart, the tional AP Scholar Award and the AP Scholar Maggie Rabasca, Delaney Ratner and Me- the son of Julia Beckett and A.J. DiNinno; daughter of Josalind and Timothy Stewart. with Distinction Award by earning an aver- lissa Stewart. John A. Harrison, the son of Margo and Craig About 1.5 million juniors in 22,000 age grade of 4 or higher on a fi ve-point scale Harrison; Julia G. Hintlian, the daughter of high schools entered the 2012 National Mer- on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or AP Scholars Martha MacAuslan and Varney Hintlian; it Scholarship Program by taking the PSAT, higher on eight or more of these exams: Alex Nineteen students qualifi ed for the AP Gregory M. Howard, the son of Michelle which served as an initial screen of program Diaz, Reid Douty, Peter Governali, Lucy Scholar Award by completing three or and Michael Howard; William C. McCarthy, entrants. The nationwide pool of semifi nal- Hewitt, Matt Miklavic, Jack Queeney, Ben more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher: the son of Candee Kaknes and Terry Mc- ists, which represents less than 1 percent of Richardson and Brendan Stewart. Max Aronson, Blake Barritt, Lydia Ber- man, Ally Boyington, Brian Brett, Victoria Carthy; Maggie C. Rabasca, the daughter U.S. high school seniors, includes the high- Scholars with Distinction Brigham, Lena Castro, Olivia Cooper, Sar- of Kristie and Steve Rabasca; and Charlotte est-scoring entrants in each state. The num- Eighteen students qualifi ed for the AP ah Cummings, Emily Donovan, Forest He- W. Rutty, the daughter of Alison Morton and ber of semifi nalists in a state is proportional Scholar with Distinction Award by earning witt, Julia Hintlian, Gregory Howard, Sage Lee Rutty. The seven will continue in the to the state’s percentage of the national an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Hunt, Wil Laprade, Andrew Lynch, Maria competition for National Merit Scholarship total of graduating seniors. Commended Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on Morris, Claire Muscat and Lynn Tarbox. awards to be offered in the spring. Students, placing among the top 5 percent fi ve or more of these exams: Abigail Arm- Members of the Class of 2012 will have Cape resident Chris W. Burke, a senior at of students, are recognized for their excep- strong, Sydney Banks, Kelsey Barton, Will the possibility of achieving higher AP Waynfl ete School in Portland, is also a 2012 tional academic promise. Bollenbach, Theo Bowe, Camille Braun, Scholar recognition upon completion of Allison Chase, Will Daly, Ethan DiNinno, AP courses being taken this school year. HSPA’s annual citrus fundraiser under way Games, hay maze, trebuchet, scarecrow contest, In the Cape Elizabeth High School Par- der now,” and enter “588352” in the “orga- rides to be part of Oct. 22 Harvest Festival ent Association’s annual citrus fruit sale nization” box to make an order online. An fundraiser, now under way, freshly picked order form is also included in this issue of The 2011 Harvest Festival, set for 4-8 p.m. for $5 apiece seven days a week at Alewive’s citrus is delivered from Florida Indian River The Cape Courier. on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Pond Cove School, Brook Farm and Jordan’s Farm. Groves in Vero Beach within a few days of Orders must be received by Nov 11. De- will include the fi rst annual scarecrow con- At the event, the Maiden Cove Children’s harvesting. All proceeds raised in the sale livery for senior citizens is free. test, games, train rides, a hay maze, a trebu- Center will run a “wee witches and wizards benefi t teacher grants, enrichment activities Contact Susan Leighton at sjleighton1@ chet and a cake walk. Both inside and outside area” for younger children. and college scholarships for CEHS students. yahoo.com or 799-2156 for more informa- activities are planned, weather permitting. Co-sponsors of the events are the Pond Go to www.fruitorder.com, click on “or- tion. Cape residents across town are invited to Cove and Middle School parents associa- create and display scarecrows outside homes tions, the Cape Farm Alliance, Arlington Res- and businesses. Then they can vote for their torations, and the Cape Business Alliance. favorites in fi ve categories: traditional, fun- Contact Tara Simopoulos at tarasimo- ny, whimsical, spooky, business, and Cape [email protected] or 939-9766 for more Proud to be a Maine Producer spirit. 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Harvest Lunch! ‘Gold in the Hills’ to open on Nov. 10 Pond Cove School third-graders, left to right, Maya Bloom, Anna Cornell and Lucy Kenniston, pose on Sept. 22 in front of some of the decorations that adorned the cafetorium during Pond Cove’s and Cape Elizabeth Middle School’s annual Harvest Lunch. “Over 80 percent of the delicious harvest meal came from Jordan’s Farm and Alewive’s Brook Farm, and many parents helped the caf- eteria prepare and serve the lunch,” Pond Cove Parents Association Co- President Amy Lombardo said about the lunch which she called a “posi- tive” event “uniting our schools and farms.” Parents also decorated the cafeteria with hay bales, scarecrows and mums.

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MISSING SIGN

Photo by Jenny Campbell CEHS Class of 2012 “Gold in the Hills” cast members include, left to right, Alexander Enna, Emily The Class of 2012 is looking for Ham and Luke Sisselman. the “Congratulations” sign which went missing after graduation in A cast of 40 – including Cape Elizabeth Sam Barksdale plays the hero, Alexan- June. High School students and faculty members, der Enna plays the villain, and E.B. Cough- senior citizens and children – will bring lin is the heroine in the production. Luke If you have had the sign for to the stage the melodrama, “Gold in the Sisselman brings to life the tough beer hall Hills.” manager, and Emily Ham the knowing old safekeeping, now is the time The musical, which includes dancing, woman. to return it to the high school. will open on Thursday, Nov. 10, and run “‘Gold in the Hills’ has all the types from You will have the apprecia- through Thanksgiving Eve in the CEHS au- the 1890s,” Mullen said. tion of the future graduates of ditorium. Flash Allen is music director, and songs CEHS! The play is set in 1891 in a place where include “Sidewalks of New York” and After “you could trust people who worked in the the Ball.” soil, but you had to be wary of city slick- Contact Mullen at rmullen@capeeliza- ers,” CEHS Theater Department Director bethschools.org for more information about Richard Mullen said. the production. Free Design Consultation

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Cape police to hold forum about youth trends MSPA’s Scholastic Book Fair to run Oct. 20-28

Cape Elizabeth police offi cers will dis- The event is sponsored by Healthy Out- The Cape Elizabeth Middle School Par- Crowley will tell stories and answer questions cuss current youth trends in town at a forum reach for Prevention and Education, a Cape ents Association will host its annual Scholas- about his “Survivor” adventures. planned from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Elizabeth organization that encourages stu- tic Book Fair from Thursday, Oct. 20, through For the fi rst time, people will be able to Oct. 20, at the Cape Elizabeth Community dents to make wise lifestyle choices. Friday, Oct. 28, in the area between the fifth- buy books online during part of the sale at Center. Police will offer tips and answer Go to www.capehope.org or email ho- grade wing and the middle school gym. scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs. questions. [email protected] for more information. The sale will include books for middle- This year, the MSPA challenges each stu- schoolers, young teens and adults, includ- dent to donate $1 to the “One for Books” ing mystery and adventure novels, fantasy program. Scholastic will match the dollars trilogies, sports guides, and bestsellers from to buy books to replace classroom libraries Cape Little League’s annual meeting on Oct. 25 more than 150 publishers. Hours for the sale, that were destroyed by tornadoes in Spring- which will not be open on the weekend, will fi eld, Mass., in June. Book fair patrons also Cape Elizabeth Little League will hold its members recommended by CELL’s nomi- be 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. except on Friday, Oct. can help build CEMS classroom libraries by annual meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, in nating committee. Absentee ballots must be 28, when the sale will end at noon. buying books for teachers in the “classroom the Pond Cove/Middle School cafetorium. picked up in person by the person request- wish list” program.. The board will present an overview of the ing them. Email [email protected] to ‘Survivor’ winner Bob Crowley All are welcome to attend the fair, where 2012 season, including a summary of the request a ballot. The fair will also be open from 6 to 8 p.m. cash, credit cards and checks made payable league’s fi nancial status, and board members Contact Mike O’Connor at 767-5860 or on Tuesday, Feb. 25 – “Family Night” – when to “MSPA” will be accepted. Contact Book will vote on the approval of the 2012 board [email protected] for information. South Portland resident and retired teacher, Fair Chair Amy Bates at bates7994@gmail. Bob Crowley, winner of the 2008 reality show, com or 767-3458 for more information, or “Survivor,” will visit from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to volunteer. PCPA’s Scholastic book fair set for Oct. 20-27 FREE Pillows with every The Pond Cove Parents Association’s Scholastic, Inc. annual Scholastic Book Fair will run from Book fair hours will be 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Organic Mattress Purchase! Thursday, Oct. 20, to Thursday, Oct. 27, in and 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20; 8 Sleep chemical-free tonight on the Pond Cove “knuckle,” located between a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, and Mon- the finest organic mattresses and the fourth-grade wing and the media center. day, Oct. 24; 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 bedding in the world. Money raised through the sale will ben- p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25; 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Come visit us in Kittery just efi t the PCPA, which directly supports pro- on Wednesday, Oct. 26; and 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. one mile east on Rte 236 from the grams and events for Pond Cove kids. Sales on Thursday, Oct.27. Kittery Circle. We’re in the front in last year’s fair totaled more than $17,000 Parents and kids are invited to don cos- of Dan’s Crossing across from the and enabled the PCPA to purchase more than tumes during evening sale hours on “Fam- Post Office. $6,500 worth of books and materials from ily Night” Oct. 25, when prizes for costumes We’ll give you will be awarded. free pillows with Visit www.bookfairs.scholastic.com/home the purchase of any page/pondcove for information about the sale. organic mattress. FREE PILLOWS! Go to www.capepcpa.org to fi nd out when TheCleanBedroom Vindle Builders classes will visit the fair. Contact Erin Sal- Organic Mattress Showrooms Ron Spidle, owner vador at [email protected] or call 799-0478 to sign up to volunteer. Dan's Crossing / Suite 102, 5 Shapleigh Road, Kittery, Maine 03904 custom framing to fine carpentry Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm or shop online anytime at www.thecleanbedroom.com 207-329-9017 Call (207)438-9778 or Toll Free (866)380-5892. Other showrooms in Wickford, RI; Westport, CT; New York City, NY Where integrity means business Fully insured vindlebuilders.com

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The Rev. Carl Arico, who travels around The following day, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., By Wendy Keeler reality of hunger in our world and in our lo- the world leading spiritual retreats and work- he will present “Taste of Silence: A Retreat The First Congregational Church United cal community so that Jesus’ prayer might shops on contemplative and centering prayer, on Centering Prayer.” The $50 fee for the Church of Christ in South Portland will join truly come true.” will be at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church from retreat will cover lunch and coffee. Reser- other United Church of Christ churches in Parishioners plan to donate 111 nonperish- Friday, Oct. 14, through Sunday, Oct. 16. vations are recommended. Arico will be the November in an 11-day effort aimed at put- able food items to the Cape Elizabeth-South Centering prayer, a method of contemplative guest speaker at St. Alban’s 9:30 a.m. ser- ting an end to world hunger. In the “Mission: Portland Emergency Food Pantry, which is prayer, places a strong emphasis on interior vice on Sunday. 1” effort, congregations will work together to housed in the church. At a potluck dinner silence. Go to www.stalbansmaine.org or call 799- donate 1 million healthy food items to food set for 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, church Arico will speak at a free supper, to which 4014 to make reservations for the retreat. St. pantries, send 11,111 letters to Congress in members will write 111 letters to legislators, the public is invited, at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Alban’s is located at 885 Shore Road. support of more effective U.S. foreign aid, “because we believe that our faith requires and raise at least $111,111 in online dona- advocacy,” Peters said. tions for UCC’s Neighbors in Need mission, Donna Yellen of Preble Street Resources which seeks to support ministries of justice and the Maine Hunger Initiative will speak at SERVICES and compassion. 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the church. The effort is named “Mission: 1,” because “Donna will challenge us by asking, “No Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene Family Shabbat services: of “the oneness to which Jesus calls us,” said more food pantries and soup kitchens?” Pe- 499 Ocean House Road (Route 77) Second Friday: 6:30 p.m. Elsa Peters, associate minister at First Con- ters said. “… We know that this dream seems gregational. “On Meetinghouse Hill, we will 799-3692 First Baptist Church of South Portland impossible, but we believe that we can do it www.capenazarene.org 879 Sawyer St., South Portland dream with our whole denomination that it together.” Sunday School for all ages: 9:30 a.m. 799-4565 is possible to end hunger within our lifetime. Call 799-4095 or email offi ce@fccucc. Sunday Worship Celebration: 10:45 a.m. www.spfbc.com In these 11 powerful days, we will face the org for more information. Evening Prayer: Wednesday: 7 p.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sermon recordings available to download. Awana Clubs (Grades 3-8) Tuesday 6:20 p.m. Church to hold rummage sale on Oct. 15 Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church First Congregational Church United 280 Ocean House Road Church of Christ The First Congregational Church Unit- Wright Pavilion. 799-8396 301 Cottage Road, South Portland Chapel Service: 8 a.m. 799-3361 ed Church of Christ will hold a rummage The church is located at 301 Cottage Sanctuary Service: 10 a.m. www.fccucc.org sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Road in South Portland. Go to www.fccucc. Child care: 10 a.m. service Chapel Worship: 8:30 a.m. Oct. 15, in the church’s Guptill Hall and org or call 799-3661 for more information. Audio tapes of services available. Sanctuary Worship: 10 a.m. Cape Shore Assembly of God Sunday school through eighth grade: 10 a.m. 536 Cottage Road, South Portland St. Alban’s Episcopal Church Problem       doors? No problem! 799-3152 885 Shore Road Sunday Prayer & Intercession: 9:30 a.m. 799-4014 Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. www.stalbansmaine.org Family Bible Studies: Wednesday: 7 p.m. Sunday Services Sermon recordings available to download. 8:00 a.m. Rite I The Church of Jesus Christ 9:30 a.m. Rite II, with choir of Latter-day Saints 5:30 p.m. informal service                29 Ocean House Road Sunday School at 9:30 767-5000 4-11 year-olds + nursery   P  Sacrament Meeting: Sunday 9-10:10 a.m. Wednesday Service 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:15-11 a.m. Call       Dave Thibodeau: 874-0178 www.wishlisthomeimprovements.com Primary: 10:15 a.m.-noon St. Bartholomew Relief Society, Priesthood: 11 a.m.-noon Roman Catholic Church 8 Two Lights Road Congregation Bet Ha’am 799-5528 81 Westbrook St., South Portland www.saintbarts.com 879-0028 Sunday Mass: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. www.bethaam.org Weekday Masses: Worship: Friday: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. Eucharistic Service: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9 a.m.

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and New York this spring and summer, the Ratner duo earned scores that put them at No. 11 in ‘I love sports and I love Cont. from page 1______the United States in Jonesy’s height class. dogs, and agility is a They need to score in the top four this week for the International Federation of Cyno- to make it to the world competition. really good opportunity logical Sports 2012 World Agility Cham- If not for Jonesy’s transportability – he is to combine them.’ pionships, which will take place in May in small enough to fi t inside a carrier that can Forth Worth, Texas. be stowed under an airplane seat – he would – Delaney Ratner In dog-agility events, handlers such as not be competing this week for a spot on the Ratner direct a dog through a complicated world team. This spring, Ratner intended obstacle course in a race for accuracy and to compete only with Kelso at qualifying no USDAA events in Maine, Ratner has to time. Dogs compete off leash without the competitions in Texas and Georgia. travel out of state to compete. “That’s why incentive of food or toys. Handlers are not “But Jonesy can fi t in a carrier that slides I chose UMass over the University of New allowed to touch their dogs or the obstacles under the seat in front of you on a plane, so Hampshire,” said Ratner, who plans to con- and have to rely on voice, movement, and we put in a form for Jonesy. He ended up tinue competing next year. “I need to fi nd various body signals to control their dogs. doing really, really well,” Ratner said. dog-friendly housing or fi le (for) an off- Dogs compete in various height classes and Typically, border collies are more bid- campus exemption.” earn points for their performance. dable than schnauzers, Ratner said. “The whole premise of agility is steering “Border collies really like work. They ‘All-encompassing’ your dog around an obstacle course against really like having a job,” Ratner said. “But Ratner spends no more than 20 minutes a the clock without any errors,” Ratner said at Jonesy is complicated. He doesn’t want to day running through agility events with her home in late September, surrounded by the work just to work, so you really need to re- dogs, but training is “pretty all-encompass- Ratner family’s four dogs. Photo by Kate Harnden inforce him in training with food and toys. I ing,” she said. In addition to attending weekly agil- Kelso and Jonesy are performing in dif- Delaney Ratner and her dogs, Jonesy, left, mean, how long would you stay at your job ferent height classes in this week’s compe- if you weren’t being paid?” ity classes in Portland and Buxton, Ratner and Kelso, take a break from backyard-agility teaches classes and attends intensive three- tition, the outcome of which will determine training on Oct. 3. which handlers and dogs make it onto the ‘Bombproof’ to fi ve-day camps, where top trainers from United States team to compete at the world Ratner has been competing in agility around the world lead seminars. She also competition. and Kelso will make the world team, she events since she was six years old, inspired spends time each week watching training vid- Kelso entered the competition with mid- said. by her mother Cindy, a longtime dog han- eos and footage from agility competitions. dling scores from the past three qualifying But Ratner and Jonesy stand a chance. In dler and trainer, who teaches agility classes Handlers have to be in prime physical competitions, so it’s unlikely that Ratner qualifying competitions in Texas, Georgia around Cumberland County. condition, so Ratner works with a personal Ratner’s fi rst agility teacher? trainer and devotes time to working out “Our border collie Shane,” Ratner said. regularly. “He was (like) the horse you would put But she has no complaints about the time your kid on if you didn’t want them to fall. she puts into training and competing. He was bombproof.” “I have always been pretty athletic,” Ratner’s second dog, Page, another bor- said Ratner, who played fi eld hockey, der collie, taught her another skill: how to basketball, baseball, and ran cross coun- lose. try during her years in the Cape schools. “She was humbling and funny, and “I love sports and I love dogs, and agil- sometimes she just wanted to have fun. ity is a really good opportunity to combine She would smoke a class and crush every- them.” one, or she would just jump on the judges The agility community is also a big draw, and lick them in the middle of the compe- said Ratner, who has made friends from all tition,” Ratner said. “She taught me how to over the world during competitions and at lose, because I won a lot with Shane, and training camps. I like winning. With Page, I didn’t win so much.” ‘Fifty moms’ Dog agility may look cute and fun – dogs “I have made a lot of really good friends run through tunnels, jump over hurdles, who love sports and are crazy dog people,” weave through closely spaced poles and Ratner said. “It’s a defi nite community, and jump through rings – but dog handling and I have 50 moms.” training is not for wimps. Cindy Ratner loves that fact. Throughout the year, Ratner competes “If she puts something about someone on two to four weekends a month at two- or Facebook, all these people will put stuff on three-day competitions. Because there are (Delaney’s Facebook wall), saying, ‘Who is this person? Does your mom know?” Cindy said. Ratner, who has made a name for herself regionally, is one of the youngest handlers at the national championships and has no plans to quit competing in the near future. 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Seven family members run in 65 Roses Race Just married! Ann Zeigler and Justin Unger were married at the Black Point Inn on Prout’s Neck on Sept. 24. The bride’s father and the groom’s cousin offi ciated at the cer- emony. The bride’s sister, Kate Lera of Redwood City, Calif., was matron of honor; and the groom’s broth- er, Matthew Unger of New York City, was best man. Left to right, Danielle Speckman Sterling, Nate Speckman, Tony Nappi, Josh Nappi, Meghan The daughter of Gildart Nappi, Johnny Speckman, and Tyler Sterling ran the 65 Roses Race on Sept. 25. the Rev. Luther and Pat Zeigler of Newton, Photo by Michele Stapleton Aaron Sterling may have been 30 years Medical Center in Biddeford. Mass., Ann is a 2004 Ann Zeigler and Justin Unger old when he died in August from complica- “... Aaron was the reason why she changed graduate of the National tions resulting from cystic fi brosis, but in his careers and why she has the compassion for Cathedral School in Washington, D.C. She Unger of Cape Elizabeth, is a 2004 gradu- three decades Sterling had a life-changing what she does,” said Danielle’s mother, Cape graduated from Bowdoin College in Bruns- ate of Cape Elizabeth High School. He impact on the lives of others. resident Donna Nappi. wick in 2008 and works as a marketing and graduated in 2008 from Babson College in After Sterling had a lung transplant in A group of family members honored 2003, his sister-in-law, Danielle Speckman social media manager for the Boston Red Wellesley, Mass., and works as a marketing Sterling, who grew up in Cape, quit her job Aaron Sterling on Sept. 25 by running in the Sox. analyst at Digitas in Boston. and went back to school to get a degree in 65 Roses Race in Portland, which was dedi- The groom, the son of Lynne and David The couple resides in Boston. respiratory therapy. The wife of Sterling’s cated to him this year. The runners included brother, Tyler, who donated a lung to his Danielle and Tyler Sterling; Donna Nappi’s brother for the transplant, Danielle is now sons, Nate and Johnny Speckman; her hus- a respiratory therapist at Southern Maine band Tony; and his son and daughter-in-law, Five generations Josh and Meghan Gildart Nappi. Although Aaron and Tyler Sterling did Five generations united recently when not grow up in Cape, the family has Cape Cape resident Norma Sweetsir, rear row, roots: their great-grandfather, Robert Thay- left, got together with, center, grand- er Sterling, was the last civilian keeper of son Dan Morin; right, daughter Marie Portland Head Light. Morin; front row, her mother Lillian – Wendy Keeler Ronfeldt; and grandson Tyler Morin. “My son (Dan) just had his fi rst child,” Marie Morin, a Kennebunk resident who Organic, Natural Seeds, grew up in Cape, wrote in an email to Soils, Herbicides, and The Cape Courier, “making my mother Insecticides (Norma) a great grandmother and her Open 6 days a week mother (Lilian) a great-great grand- Closed Tuesdays mother!” Dan, who now lives in Ken- One-stop shopping for these nebunk, attended Cape schools until he great products! 
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