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35 Union St. / PO Box 766, Brunswick, ME 04011 729-0757 www.peopleplusmaine.org August 2018 Volume 18, No. 8 People Plus supports an engaged, healthy, and independent life for older adults, while joining others to build community for all ages

“We’re Ready!” The People Plus kitchen crew was again heralded for their service at last month’s Volunteer Appreciation event. Volunteers were given umbrellas “just in case” the weather for the Center’s annual picnic didn’t work out. NEW! Aging Parents Series Primping Pansies. Barbara Wyman, who last month was named the People Plus Volunteer of the Year, takes a minute from her desk duties to be sure the flowers at our front entry “look perfect!” “Navigating the journey” People Plus, Mid Coast-Parkview Health, parents when we hit our 50’s, helping them Volunteers thanked at Spectrum Generations and the folks at navigate the journey of aging can be an addi- Rousseau Management are teaming resources tional challenge for both parties. Where will to develop a new, “after work” series aimed at they live? How do we have the talk about “humanizing and customizing” the challenges giving up the car keys? What about the legal ice cream “sociable” and rewards associated with “kids” helping questions that arise? These questions are just Center volunteers gathered on Thursday, awarded to Carol Israel of Harpswell. their aging parents find and utilize needed the tip of the iceberg when it comes to dealing July 19, to “celebrate volunteerism and to fete “Frank's kitchen crew” was again recognized resources. Join us Tuesday, Aug. 21, 6-7:30 with aging parents. Additional topics will friends!” Certificates, gifts and awards were for outstanding work, and volunteers were pm where we will provide critical and helpful include transportation, housing, medical, legal, presented, Executive Director Stacy V. Frizzle treated to candy coupons courtesy of Maine information as we take this journey together. and more! These programs are free and open acknowledged the “power and importance” of Street Sweets, as well a new People Plus logo If we are lucky enough to still have our to the public, please call 729-0757 to register. volunteers, and everyone (except maybe Ralph umbrellas, exclusively for volunteers! Laughlin) enjoyed their ice cream sundaes, Guests were entertained with a fun look at smothered in whipped cream. nostalgic candy from their youth with Paul 2018 top honors went to Barbara Wyman Giggey from Maine Street Sweets and then of Brunswick, who was named People Plus enjoyed an ice cream buffet with all their Health Expo in September! Volunteer of the Year, for her countless hours favorite toppings. The seventh annual People for vendors and for visitors, and of service on the front desk, making food “This Center as we know it could not exist Plus Senior Health Expo is set, visitor admission is always free. for the seniors and teens, helping with office a day without these dedicated, passionate and coming this year with an excit- Ellis said the move to projects, and taking over the daily birth- talented volunteers,” Frizzle added. ing new site and a new date. Brunswick Landing is nec- day calls to members. Board member Jack Nearly 200 volunteers support more than Programming Coordinator essary because of renovation Hudson of Brunswick was named Board 50 health, wellness, technology, education, Jill Ellis reports early regis- plans at the Cooks Corner Trustee Volunteer of the Year and Brunswick creative, social and outreach programs each tration is “strong” and says Shopping Mall. “We’re excited Area Teen Center Volunteer of the Year was month at the People Plus Center. there is every reason to expect by the possibilities the new this year’s event, coming to the Brunswick space offers,” she added. ‘Aging Well’ Lunch and Learn: Recreation Center at 220 Neptune Drive on Sponsorship opportunities are still avail- Brunswick Landing on Tuesday, Sept. 18, able and vendors seeking tables will find Picnic is back! “Changes in the “will be the best one yet!” prices the same as last year. Non-profit “This is certainly the premier event of its exhibitor tables are still only $75, and for- The People Plus Summer Picnic at Healthcare Landscape” kind in our community,” Ellis added, “last profit tables are $125. Tables are released Thomas Point, canceled on July 26 because year, more than 700 people participated, and on a first-come, first-served basis. “We’re of foul weather, has been rescheduled for Mon, Aug 20, 12 pm. our sponsorship and exhibition opportunities filling up fast,” Ellis observed.Registration Thursday, Aug. 9, at noon! "We got lots Join Lois Skillings, were sold out!” She added that the Expo is Deadline is August 10! Sponsors and of pushback from members," Chef Frank President and CEO of always a “great meet and greet opportunity” vendors as of print date include: Connors said, "no one questioned the Mid Coast–Parkview Health, to get informed FREE admission! wisdom of canceling, but everyone was 2018 LEAD SPONSORS & PARTNERS on the recent changes Swag Bags for first 500 bummed and glum about missing the in healthcare both on a Flu Shots • Reiki picnic! Minds were made to be changed! national and local level. Chance to win train tickets Connors said Executive Director Stacy Lois will give her per- Hearing Scopes Frizzle and programming coordinator Jill spective on the state of Program registrations Ellis "made a bunch of quick calls," and healthcare, as well as provide insight on Meet Local Authors both the beach and the band - Off Their where she sees it going from her decades Refreshments Rockers from Highland Green- were able of experience in this region, including what to reschedule. "Is that lucky or what?" it will mean for the citizens of the Midcoast Event Sponsors: Avita of Brunswick/Sunnybrook Senior Living, Bridges Home Services, Connors asked. If you had your name on a and the overall health of our community. Brackett Funeral Home, Healthy Living for ME; Neighbors, Inc. Refreshment Sponsor: list for July 26, you should call the Center Free, open to the public. Bring your lunch, ClearCaptions; Location Sponsor: Town of Brunswick; Exhibitors: Amtrak Downeaster, to reconfirm, "Join us as we pray for good we provide drinks, chips, dessert. Please Androscoggin Home Health Care, Area First Responders, Augat Chiropractic, Bath Housing, weather on the ninth," Connors added. call to register. Brunswick Area Respite Care, CHANS Home Health Care, Cohen on the Meadows, Disability Rights Maine/Maine Relay, Funeral Alternatives, Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine, Harpswell Aging at Home, Hearts & Hands Reiki, Maine Bureau of Insurance, Maine Emergency Management Agency, Maine Insurance Group, Maine Pines Racquet and Fitness, Mary’s Affordable Hearing Aids, Merrymeeting Bay Triad, Mid Coast Hospital, Mid Coast 164th Topsham Fair Senior Health Center, Penquis Foster Grandparent Program, People Plus, Spectrum Generations Aging & Disability Resource Counseling, Spectrum Generations Meals on Wheels, Stetson’s Funeral Home, The Highlands, Topsham Dental Arts, Write on Writers of People Plus. August 7-12, Seniors Day is Tuesday, Aug. 7 FMI visit www.peopleplusmaine.org or call Jill Ellis at 729-0757. Page 2 People Plus News August 2018 August 2018 People Plus News Page 3

People Plus News Thursday Hikers Destination by Betty Bavor Putting down roots Who’s visited the Squirrel Point Lighthouse the name Squirrel Point. enjoyed, endured, suffered tragic and life Program when the property was put up for The monthly newspaper of People Plus, People Plus is such a lovely place to rock that I discovered on a hiking trip on Arrowsic Island along the bank of the The Kennebec River became an important changing experiences while on assignment sale in 1998 with quick negative response. The serving residents of the Brunswick- work. I’ve been overwhelmed in the years ago, with Gertie trotting by my side. From the Kennebec River? May 26, Thursday hikers waterway needing improved navigational at this lighthouse. Several have written their sale did not happen. Trenholm was having Topsham-Harpswell area. Editorial followed the narrow woods and marsh trail aids replacing the lanterns that were hung memoirs, stories of events and happenings health issues and the for sale sign was out last few weeks by the dozens of heart- So she will forever rest in the backyard submissions and advertising queries with gentle ups and downs, a few roots and from buoys at strategic points while living the life of a again in 2002. Residents were outraged and felt well-wishes and compassionate notes next to the pond, under a dogwood tree Executive should be e-mailed to: rocks with Maine nature at its best. We for safe passage by towboat lighthouse keeper. This is a organized Citizens for Squirrel Point. They [email protected] regarding the loss of my dog Gertie. Her marked with a heart. While putting down Director spotted lady slippers, delicate purple gay companies and Kennebec profession and lifestyle of the sent a letter to Senator Olympia Snow hoping passing has been more impactful than I roots there, I’m sure she’s chasing squir- wings, trillium, star shaped flowers, grasses, Steam Company. President past lost to technology. to maintain the original quest. Retired Navy Questions, comments and written contri- anticipated and I miss her tremendously. rels and having all the treats she likes up Stacy V. Frizzle ferns, and a variety of trees along the way. Grover Cleveland appropri- I’m jumping ahead to Rear Admiral Leonard wanted to buy the butions should be sent by the 15th of the Gertie’s inoperable, cancerous tumor in doggy heaven... Birds provided music, 70+degree tempera- ated $4,650 in 1895 and the 1993 when Mike Trenholm, property for personal use. I imagine many month to: had become very large and she was strug- So I thank you all again for the warmth her head and say goodbye over the last ture, sun and a gentle breeze was ideal for 25 foot tall lighthouse was a semi retired realtor nego- long meetings took place, but finally the citi- gling to eat or walk and even her breath- and affection that you had for that sweet our 1 ½ mile trek to this historic Lighthouse. completed in 1898 with a tiated with the Coast Guard zens won and the property has reverted back The Editor, People Plus News month or so and I know that she appreci- P. O. Box 766 ing had become labored. dog. She loved coming to the Center every As we neared the site our quiet solitude was small 5th order Fresnel lens to lease the property and to the federal government and is listed on the So we took her to the vet ated that. interrupted with hammering. This property, having a fixed red light with form a non-profit group National Register of Historic Preservation. Brunswick, ME 04011-0766 Greeting all of you every day here at Office phone (207) 729-0757 and there, surrounded by sadly, has fallen into disrepair with a chain a white sector to the south- called SQUIRREL POINT The roof workers descended when we arrived my children and Jonathan, the People Plus Center was absolutely of legal events in recent years which I will ward. George Matthews ASSOCIATION. He was and we asked what is ahead for the lighthouse. Gertie was given a shot that her favorite place to be. She knew when touch upon later. It’s nice to see some TLC was the first keeper in awarded the lighthouse by The girl said, “she was a laborer, not on the People Plus helped her to relax and be we turned the corner in the car onto currently taking place. 1898 serving until 1912.* an act of congress in 1996 board who are looking for ideas. Did we Board of Trustees very calm. We then spent Cumberland Street and would get excited Arrowsic Island was one of the first and Additional structures were with conditions it be used have any?” Fortunately, needed repairs are a good long while strok- to run in and get her first treat of the day largest colonial settlements in Maine having added to the site through for educational, historic, being done and people are welcome to visit Carol S. Aderman, Chair, Freeport ing her soft fur, crooning from Pat at the desk. There were many 50 or so families in 1670. In spite of armed the years and the light was recreational, cultural and the property - no one is allowed in any build- David R. Forkey, 1st Vice Chair, Georgetown words of love and comfort more to follow every day and I’m sure guards around it’s boundary, Indians attacked increased in intensity in wildlife conservation pro- ings. We refreshed with our snacks & water Jack Hudson, 2nd Vice Chair, Brunswick to her, and showering her she’s getting her fill of them now as well. in August 1676 and massacred 9 families. 1902. It was automated in grams for the general public, bottles before hiking the 1½ mile trail back to The settlement recovered and became known 1979 with a modern 250mm and also be maintained in our cars. A day to remember and stay tuned Kelsie M. West-Ezzo, Finance, Topsham with affection. She was in Having her here at the Center her happy place and seemed for the last seven years enabled as ‘Newtown’. Massachusetts Governor lens powered by a solar panel. The fog horn a manner consistent with provisions of the for future Squirrel Point developments of this Charles S. Evans, Secretary, Topsham Samuel Shute made a visit in 1717 arriving at is deactivated in lieu of GPS technology. National Historic Presentation Act of 1966.* Maine Lighthouse. It is worth the hike to visit very tranquil as she looked her to become a part of the People Mitchell W. Brown, Brunswick this point aboard his frigate “Squirrel” hence Many lighthouse keepers and families have Controversy arose with the Maine Lights this historic site and I wish them well. up at me with those big Plus community. She put down Carolyn Bulliner, Brunswick brown eyes for one last her roots here as well and became Thomas Farrell, Ex-officio, Brunswick time. Then they softly everyone’s dog as she brought us The fateful ride of Pepe Caruso The Nosher Catherine Jarratt, Brunswick closed and after a long sigh of content- day. It was her all together in a way that only by W.A. Mogk by Vince McDermott animals can. Don L. Kniseley, Brunswick ment she died peacefully with her head very deepest joy This is a tale from long ago, Memorial Donation in Memory of I may have finally seen "The Nosher," So I’ll say it again, I really love Stephen F. Loebs, PhD, Topsham in my lap. to visit all the of the fateful ride of Pepe Caruso. the deer which roams through my We brought her home and buried her in classes, nuzzling working here. Everyone is so kind neighborhood and takes a bite here, a O. Jeanne d’Arc Mayo, Topsham our backyard under a young Dogwood your palms under the table during art and thoughtful and warm and friendly. It Pepe no speaka' da English so good, Priscilla Despres nibble there. It, like other deer. likes but he always try to be understood. Joseph Palma, Harpswell tree that my daughter gave me in May for or resting her head on your foot during is the atmosphere we try to create with August 19, 1927 – June 27, 2018 hosta. I was driving away from my Chris Perry, Portland my 50th birthday. a meeting. She especially loved to visit classes and programs that bring people He heard that Santa would visit one night house when a deer crossed the street together for socialization and health. Yet Richard J. Rizzo, Yarmouth Frank, along with his friends at Page each of you during meals when I would at Al & Moe's, he was filled with delight. not far from my car. It didn't scamper Monuments Company, have taken it upon have to command her back to my office it is all of you who truly foster and grow off, just proceeded on its way. It was Dustin Slocum, Brunswick So he jumped on his horse for the long dusty ride MOTHER NATURE'S SURPRISES by Betty Bavor themselves to have a site marker made for and out of the way. this organization. mature, but had no rack. It was 11:30 Annee Tara, Brunswick And Gertie was one lucky dog to be a he had a fine steed, his horse was named Clyde. Eight Thursday Hikers gathered in Topsham you pick one by its shell, as recommended, they in the morning. I have seen many deer us. I gave him a very large heart-shaped So many of you stopped by to scratch to enjoy a hike at Beaver Park in Lisbon. The can reach around and bite you and they don't Kim Watson, Topsham part of this Center that Builds Community. Pepe rode over gullys, he rode thru the bush of all ages at all times of the day in my day was perfect and as we drove into the like to let go. A friend of hers had this happen he rode for so long, he got a blister on his tush. area, but only one with a rack - and it People Plus Staff parking lot, the lead car dodged what appeared when he moved a slow moving snapping tor- was a small one. I have never seen fully Pepe galloped with a fury, he would not be late to be a rock, stump or debris in the center of the toise off the road for its safety. mature male. They must be out there - Stacy V. Frizzle From Tomato Stack Salad it was just before dawn when he entered the gate. parking area. Each driver avoided the object Enough time spent watching this incredible fauns appear every year. Executive director parking a safe distance away. We exited our act of nature - we were off on the nice trails [email protected] Anita’s As the sun rose that day, it all became clear cars to investigate and to our amazement it was circling ponds, seeing fitness/exercise courses, Who Ate My Soap? Ingredients Instructions there would be no Santa Claus, no Santa Claus here. Jill Ellis a snapping turtle on the nest she has prepared checking spring growth and enjoying the by Vince McDermott Plate • 4 large heirloom toma- 1. Slice your tomatoes about 1/8” thick in this sand lot for her eggs. One of the hikers scenery within the park. We rested at a picnic Program and event coordinator toes in different colors/ Outside was Santa Ana, not the Santa he overheard I put out soap to ward off hungry [email protected] Anita Huey 2. Slice your avocado in half, remove pit, and slice 1/8” and Al & Moe was a church, Pepe felt most perturbed. went to the Ranger Station to report the area for a water and snack break. The varieties thick sections turtle and suggest a cone be brought to trail map showed a way back on an deer. The effort is partly successful. (207) 504-6439 • 1 avocado I have used Ivory and Irish Spring. Elizabeth White 3. Slice the smoked mozzarella into 1/8” rounds Like famous Paul Revere, Pepe had a great ride alert visitors. The young ranger who unexplored trail so we did not have Office manager • 8 thin slices of mozzarella but he did not survive, just a horse named Clyde A few bars of Ivory have disap- [email protected] 4. Blend the olive oil and basil in a blender. came, was intrigued and told us he had to retrace out tracks. We hiked about [email protected] cheese, cut in half arrived on this job a week or so ago. He three miles leaving plenty more trails to peared. Who ate them or carried • 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil 5. Stack alternating layers of tomato, avocado, arugula, them off? If I see a critter foaming Frank Connors I hope that everyone is having a great The Discovery of had not seen a snapping turtle lay eggs so far explore on another day. Rangers advised us not Media & Outreach summer. This is the first summer that I have • 1 c. arugula mozzarella, drizzling your basil olive oil and adding a away from water. We did not know how many to go on the swamp trails due to heavy rain, so at the mouth, is it rabid or just enjoy- dash of salt and pepper in between some of the layers Brunswick and Topsham [email protected] ever planted a garden and I have to say that I • 2 Tb. chopped basil eggs had been laid but while we watched, 15 that can be another day of adventure. ing my soap? I do not intend to stay • dash of pepper 6. Top it with an additional drizzle of basil olive oil by Sally Hartikka around to find out. Jennifer Felkay am having a lot of fun. I was very fortunate that white eggs dropped from this turtle into the soft Back at our cars, we discovered four cones Marketing coordinator my neighbor gave me everything that I need to Gliding on the wide stream they came, sand nest below. We all wondered if the babies with yellow caution tape around them. The Failing Hearts [email protected] get my garden growing. I made a few mistakes • Take zucchini noodles and make a pasta Proceeding warily, they barely spoke would make it across the parking lot to safety in turtle nest was covered with sand an no by Virginia Sabin along the way. One of them was putting the salad. As they surveyed this untamed ground. the woods. Birds, raccoons muskrats and other Mommy! I hope Mother Nature has her eye Jordan Cardone cages for the tomatoes on upside down but I critters enjoy a succulent meal of baby turtles. on the baby turtles. When we return one day We were sweethearts Teen Center coordinator • Make a tomato stack (recipe provided) Twas the same year Jamestown was founded Half a century ago [email protected] keep embracing the growing process! Maybe I guess it is survival of the fittest as the species to do the swamp trails, maybe one of the turtle part of it is because my vegetables are thriving I will continue to watch my garden grow and When Pejepscot* saw its first white folk. does continue to exist. A member of our group offspring will have returned to their birth site We married, made a family Patricia Naberezny and nothing has come along and started to eat enjoy all of the vegetables that are growing. A young native lad took note of their coming. related a snapping turtle experience she had. in the parking lot and be laying her eggs for the Built a home on a hill Receptionist my harvest! I hope that you try something different this He watched from behind some broad oaks She said snapping turtles have long necks and if next generation. With a mountain view [email protected] summer with all of you summer produce. I have enjoyed hearing my daughter say that And wondered at their boat, their significance, Of changing purples Lynne Smith our house smells likes lettuce and she is eating And wondered at their strange appearance, Strong hearts and changing views Hearts not true enough Membership/VTN coordinator it daily! So whether you have a garden or not, Their hairy faces and peculiar cloaks. [email protected] I am sure that you have an abundance of zuc- And differing views chini, summer squash and other vegetables. He watched how they studied the falls, BRUNSWICK AREA Not strong enough The question you may be asking yourself is As they wondered how they might prevail. To climb mountains Spectrum Generations Staff “what is something different that I can do with Their boat, an awkward means of conveyance To change views these summer vegetables?” Was large, cumbersome, a hindrance; As evening fell and then the night Casey Henson Respite Care I have given this some thought and I have Would they triumph or turn tail? Decades ago Meals on Wheels coordinator come up with some ideas: One man jumped out, painter in hand, You clung to your mountain [email protected] And I to my ocean view • Make zoodles (zucchini noodles) and Attaching the boat to this alien place. Hannah Tompkins creating a nest. Top with olive oil, pepper Your heart is failing now and Parmesan cheese and broil. The child, bronzed and lithesome, Aging & Disability Resource counselor Wondered just why they had come, And I’m feeling mine has failed you [email protected] • Cook green beans and chill them then add Italian dressing for a nice salad. A split second of fear crossing his face. Who were these people, did they mean any harm? Write on Should he run to his chief for assistance? Check out past newspapers online at Were others following behind their craft? Writers www.peopleplusmaine.org Were there weapons in their rough raft? Wednesdays He kept silent and stayed at a distance. at 1 pm He watched as they used ropes and pulled, Pulled and pushed and lifted, chests bare For 29 years the “Club” has been a social program offering Weapon Of Choice Until the vessel began to rise “time off for caregivers and joyful hours for participants” by Vince McDermott Above the falls to where calm water lies in a warm, welcoming community environment. More and more Brunswick residents And to the broad lake which lay there. They then disappeared, at least for a time; Full or half day sessions - filled with a variety of engaging, stimulating activities. are carrying weapons of some sort when they take a walk, work in their The boy told the tribe of his sighting, Come visit our convenient location in Brunswick. garden, or go for the mail. The purpose Of these remarkable creatures he’d seen, of the weapon is a defense against a Keeping still about how scared he’d been, Call 7298571 for more Information or to schedule a visit. rabid critter. I have a long dandelion Of these Androscoggin explorers alighting. Brunswick Area Respite Care is a 501(c)3 Non Profit organization remover with a sharp pronged end; a

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri August at People Plus . . . 1 2 3 News & Views with Frank & Stacy 8:00 'Easy Riders' Biking Club 8:30 Table Tennis 9:00 Mah-Jongg Good Morning Program Viewed weekly on Cable Channel 3, 8:45 Cribbage 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 9:00 Loosen Up Brunswick Community TV: Mon 4 pm, 9:00 Mah-Jongg 11:00 Yoga 10:00 Tai Chi - Short Form Volunteers and Participants Needed! Wed 7 am, Sun 9 pm. 9:00 Loosen Up 2:00pm Chair Yoga 10:30 Meals on Wheels And viewed online, anyeme: 10:00 Meals on Wheels 3:30pm Collette Trip Talk: 11:15 Qigong The Good Morning Program is a daily A volunteer is needed to fill 1 or 2 shifts per hfp://vimeo.com/harpswelltv 10:00 Table Tennis Discover America's Music Cities 12:30pm Advanced Bridge safety check-in program managed by People month. To volunteer you need to have your 12:30pm Tai Chi - Long Form 6:00pm Beginning Line Dancing 6:30pm Folk Dance Brunswick Plus and physically located at the Brunswick own transportation to the Police Station to People Plus 729-0757 1:00pm Write on Writers 7:15pm Advanced Line Dancing Police Department. Available to older adults arrive there about 9:30 am and are usually 5:30pm Knights of Columbus or the disabled in Brunswick, Harpswell, and done in less than an hour. 5 6 7 8 8:30 Table Tennis 9 10 Freeport, it enables those who have registered Applications to participate in the program 9:00 Grace 9:00 Mah-Jongg 8:30 Table Tennis 8:00 'Easy Riders' Biking Club 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 9:00 Mah-Jongg to call in by phone seven mornings a week are available online at peopleplusmaine.org, Church 9:00 Crafters 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 8:45 Cribbage 11:00 Yoga at the Beach 9:00 Loosen Up to say they are O.K. The Good Morning at the Center, or at the Brunswick Police 9:00 Loosen Up 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey 9:00 Mah-Jongg 11:00 Lunch/Connections 10:00 Tai Chi - Short Form Program is ideal for those who live alone and Department. 6:00pm Swing 10:00 Zumba 10:30 Yoga with Ann 9:00 Loosen Up Member Picnic at Thomas Point 10:30 Meals on Wheels are concerned about their comfort and safety. For more information call or email Tulle It is also helpful for those who have recently Frazer (725-8942) or [email protected] Dance 11:00 Table Tennis 12:30pm Aerobics Lite 10:00 Meals on Wheels Beach (Rescheduled from July) 11:15 Qigong returned from the hospital or a rehabilitation Brunswick 12:00pm Bridge 10:00 Table Tennis 2:00pm Chair Yoga 12:30pm Advanced Bridge facility. 12:30pm Tai Chi - Long Form 6:00pm Beginning Line Dancing 6:30pm Folk Dance Brunswick 1:00pm Write on Writers 7:15pm Advanced Line Dancing Swing Dance Brunswick returns to People Plus! 12 13 14 15 16 17 Best Buddies! Center members Dorothy Boddaert (left) and Sixta (Cita) Levine, enjoy a 9:00 Grace 9:00 Mah-Jongg 8:30 Table Tennis 8:00 'Easy Riders' Biking Club 8:30 Table Tennis 9:00 Mah-Jongg seasonal reunion at the Center last month. Cita spends part of her winter in Florida and is always Sunday, Aug 5, 6-8 pm. All ages and all fun. Please bring dance shoes to change Church 9:00 Crafters 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 8:45 Cribbage 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 9:00 Loosen Up glad to see “Dottie and the rest of the gang,” when she returns to Brunswick. generations are welcome and you don’t into when you arrive, to protect the dance 9:00 Loosen Up 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey 9:00 Mah-Jongg 11:00 Yoga 10:00 Tai Chi - Short Form need to bring a partner! We welcome floor from street grit. Hint: comfortable 10:00 Zumba 10:30 Yoga with Ann 9:00 Loosen Up 2:00pm Chair Yoga 10:30 Meals on Wheels Try Chair Yoga- new dancers and there’s a beginner’s shoes with smooth soles that aren’t too 11:00 Table Tennis 11:30 LUNCH OUT 10:00 Meals on Wheels 6:00pm Beginning Line Dancing 11:15 Qigong Balance and Falls lesson from 6:00-6:30. Come and join the sticky on the floor make it easier to dance. 12:00pm Bridge 12:30pm Aerobics Lite 10:00 Table Tennis 7:15pm Advanced Line Dancing 12:30pm Advanced Bridge Workshop Get stronger while lesson even if you’re not a beginner to Open to the public. Suggested donation $5, 12:30pm Medicare 101 12:30pm Tai Chi - Long Form 6:30pm Folk Dance Brunswick help welcome newcomers and enjoy the includes dance and lesson. 3:00pm Kaffeestunde! German Club 1:00pm Write on Writers with Reform Physical Therapy safely seated! 4:30pm TCAC Meeting Thu, Aug 30, 12:30 pm. Dr. Christina Thursdays, 2 pm. A wonderful blend of 19 9:00 Mah-Jongg 20 21 22 23 24 Levesque, PT, DPT of Reform Physical breathing and stretching to improve balance, 9:00 Grace 9:00 Crafters 8:30 Table Tennis 8:00 'Easy Riders' Biking Club 8:30 Table Tennis 9:00 Mah-Jongg Therapy is back to teach us what balance stability and peace-of-mind with instructor Church 9:00 Loosen Up 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 8:45 Cribbage 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 9:00 Loosen Up means, how to prevent a fall and how to Audrey Palma – come try it out! For all levels. Proud Olympian 10:00 Zumba 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey 9:00 Mah-Jongg 11:00 Yoga 10:00 Tai Chi - Short Form properly handle a fall if one occurs. Perfect $5 members/$10 non-members. Class is on Brunswick’s special Special 11:00 Table Tennis 10:30 Yoga with Ann 9:00 Loosen Up 2:00pm Chair Yoga 10:30 Meals on Wheels Thursdays for August, then switching back to tips for all year long! Free, open to the public. Olympian Megan Rosenberg 12:00pm Lunch and Learn: 12:30pm Aerobics Lite 10:00 Meals on Wheels 6:00pm Beginning Line Dancing 11:15 Qigong Registration appreciated! Tuesdays for the fall. was in Seattle, Washington, Changes in Healthcare 2:00pm Books a la Carte 10:00 Table Tennis 7:15pm Advanced Line Dancing 12:30pm Advanced Bridge 12:00pm Bridge 6:00pm Aging Parent Series: 12:30pm Tai Chi - Long Form 6:30pm Folk Dance Brunswick last month, competing in 6:30pm SAGE Dance Club Navigating the Journey 1:00pm Write on Writers the national final track and 6:30pm Civil War Book Club 6:30pm Brunswick Coin/Stamp field events. She came home 26 27 28 29 30 31 all smiles, and loaded with 9:00 Grace 9:00 Mah-Jongg 8:30 Table Tennis 8:00 'Easy Riders' Biking Club 8:30 Table Tennis 9:00 Mah-Jongg medals, taking first place Church 9:00 Crafters 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 8:45 Cribbage 9:30 Beg/Intermediate Bridge 9:00 Loosen Up in the 400 meter dash, third 9:00 Loosen Up 10:00 Art with Connie Bailey 9:00 Mah-Jongg 11:00 Yoga 10:00 Tai Chi - Short Form place in the 200 meter dash, 10:00 Zumba 10:30 Yoga with Ann 9:00 Loosen Up 12:30pm Balance/Falls Workshop 10:30 Meals on Wheels seventh place in the 100 11:00 Table Tennis 12:30pm Aerobics Lite 10:00 Meals on Wheels 2:00pm Chair Yoga 11:15 Qigong meter dash and a third place 12:00pm Bridge 2:30pm Cafe en Francais 10:00 Table Tennis 6:00pm Beginning Line Dancing 12:30pm Advanced Bridge in the 4x4 relay. 12:30pm Tai Chi - Long Form 7:15pm Advanced Line Dancing 6:30pm Folk Dance Brunswick When she’s not training for 1:00pm Write on Writers her field events, Megan is a key member of the Lunch & Senior Real Estate Specialist, SRES • Accredited Staging Professional, ASP Connections kitchen crew at People Plus. I love selling homes along the Midcoast. Military Retired Spouse with a lot of moving experience! August is full of wonders! Avita Men’s Group FREE Market Analysis! Weekly Luncheon Collette Travel Trips Nancy Beal, Realtor Trip Presentation for America’s Music Cities! (207)751-0752 Join Executive Director, Gary Currier, Thu Aug 2, 3:30 pm. Travel April 7-14, 2019 and visit New [email protected] ® Resident Dining Director, Howard Smith and Orleans, Memphis & Nashville with Collette. Highlights www.midcoastmainehomes.com Maintenance Director, Mike Smith for a weekly include French Quarter, cooking demo at New Orleans men’s lunch at Avita! This group is open to Avita School of Cooking, Graceland, Jazz Revue, a Swamp Tour, Century 21 Baribeau Agency, 51 Pleasant Street, Brunswick ME 04011 residents and the Brunswick community. wine tasting at Belle Meade Plantation, Grand Ole Opry Show, Country Music Hall of Fame, Ryman Auditorium, th and Historic RCA Studio B! Come to People Plus to hear all When: Every Thursday starting July 26 about this fantastic trip! Open to the public. 12:00-1:00 PM | Open to the public There’sThere’s retirement. Winter. And And then then there’s there’s SAVE THE DATE Imperial Cities Trip Presentation! Where: Avita of Brunswick WINTERTHE ATHIGHLANDS. THE HIGHLANDS! 89 Admiral Fitch Ave | Brunswick, ME Thu, Oct 18, 2 pm. Visit Prague, Vienna & Budapest October 7-17, 2019 with Collette! Highlights include RSVP: 207.729.6222 or email Prague Castle, Lobkowicz Palace, Classical Music [email protected] Performances, Danube River Cruise, Bratislava, Budapest, Matthias Church, Fisherman’s Bastion, DON’T JUST RETIRE School Visit, Visegrad, Renaissance Dinner. Come Assisted Living Specializing in Memory Care here all about this trip! Free, open to the public. FROM LIFE—EMBRACE IT. Visit us online at avitaofbrunswick.com Experience a healthy, active, exciting lifestyle in the Senior Companion and Hair Cuts for Seniors retirement community Fridays, 9-12 pm. Drop in for a $10 haircut with Margarita Personal Care Services that offers it all: Day, former owner of Margarita’s Hair Styles in Brunswick. ALL-DAY DINING 1 to 24 hours All proceeds benefit People Plus. No appointment neces- THERE’S NEVER A DULL sary, just show up with clean hair and she will give you a SALTWATER “ HEATED POOL• Indoor heated saltwater pool Yarmouth,Yarmouth, Freeport,Freeport, cut! Open to the public! MOMENT HERE...UNLESS • Two full time personal trainers WORRY-FREE LIVING • Hiking trails Cumberland,Cumberland, FalmouthFalmouth Call 729-0757 to register for classes & events. IT’S YOUR CHOICE.” • Restaurant-style dining 729-0991729-0991 Spectrum Generations CALL (207) 725-2650 DAVE C. • Brewery tours & much more! Medicare 101 Session TO LEARN MORE Tue, Aug 14, 12:30 pm. Learn about Medicare and its many “Parts” on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Open to the public. CALL (888) 760-1042 TODAY TO Registration required. Please notify NOW HIRING SCHEDULE YOUR PERSONAL TOUR & LUNCH us two weeks prior to an event if you require special accommodations. Brunswick to Portland $13-$15/hr 3030 GOVERNORS GOVERNORS WAY,WAY, TOPSHAM,TOPSHAM MEME 0408604086 | WWW.HIGHLANDSRC.COM Free Yoga, Free Massage! Free, suggested $15 donation. Page 6 People Plus News August 2018 August 2018 People Plus News Page 7 We appreciate our volunteers!

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Smile Everyone! The Thursday hikers (above) take a break and smile for the camera during a day trip to Little John’s Island, in Yarmouth. Precious Moments! Good times were had by all during the Volunteer Appreciation Social last month. Surprised Volunteer of the Year Barbara Wading’s Wonderful! Gladys and Betty (top & left) enjoy the surf at Reid State Park during a Frank’s Field Trip visit last month, Wyman (top left) gets a congratulatory hug from Richard Giustra, Board Volunteer of the Year Jack Hudson (top right) poses with Executive while George Herman (above) tried to photograph a Green-headed fly. Director Stacy Frizzle, and members listen intently while Paul Giggey of Maine Street Sweets explains the not-so-complicated history of candy. Books A La Carte This group of readers gather to discuss, trade, lend, and donate books of any genre - there is no assigned list. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 3 PM. Pagan Spring by G.M. Mallet. “There are certain things you want in a village mystery: a pretty setting, a tasteful murder, an appealing sleuth . . . Malliet delivers all that.” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times. G. M. Malliet has charmed mystery lovers, cozy fans, and Agatha Christie devotees everywhere with Wicked Autumn and A Fatal Winter, the critically-acclaimed mysteries that introduced former spy turned cleric Max Tudor. Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain. The author delivers a breakout book about a small southern town fifty years ago, and the darkest—and most hopeful—places in the human heart. Set in rural Grace County, North Carolina in a time of state-mandated sterilizations and racial tension, the story is of two young women, seem- ingly worlds apart, but both haunted by tragedy. Jane and Ivy are thrown together and must ask themselves: how

can you know what you believe is right, when everyone is Brunswick Studio, Pierce of The Morris Jeff by Photo We are HG telling you it’s wrong? Twisted Prey by John Sanford. A rich psychopath, College of Education Dean, Holistic Nurse, Clinical Social Worker, Taryn Grant had run successfully for the U.S. Senate, Singers in a Rock Band, HG Community Garden Master Gardeners, where Lucas had predicted she’d fit right in. He was also convinced that she’d been responsible for three murders, Highland Green Residents though he’d never been able to prove it. A federal World-class orthopedic surgeons… marshal now, with a very wide scope of investigation, he’s heard rumors that Grant has used her seat on the Senate and a team of specialty-trained nurses, therapists, and professionals working collaboratively intelligence committee to be very useful - using them to to offer you excellence in joint replacement in our nationally-recognized community hospital. assassinate another senator. Grant stops at nothing. The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman. The book intro- We welcome you to make an appointment with Jacob H. Furey, MD or Thomas J. Kryzak, Jr.,MD by calling (207) 442-0350. duces the luminous and haunting world of Blackwell, Massachusetts, capturing the unexpected turns in its history and in our own lives. From the town’s founder, MID COAST a brave young woman from England who has no fear of Center for JOINT The Northeast’s Premier 55+ Active Adult Lifestyle Community blizzards or bears, to the young man who runs away to New York City with only his dog for company, the charac- REPLACEMENT ters are extraordinary and vivid. 7 Evergreen Circle, Topsham, Maine | 207-725-4549 | HighlandGreenLifestyle.com www.midcoasthealth.com/jointcenter Please send comments to [email protected] Page 8 People Plus News August 2018 August 2018 People Plus News Page 9

Brunswick Area Teen Center Weekly Slow Down, Winners You Move Too Fast! Senior Intermediate Cribbage July 4: No cribbage played Summer, Slow Down, consumed instead with a July 11: Lorraine LaRoche, 721 You Move Too Fast, We couple pizza days thrown Teen Lois Fournier, 717 Wanna Make in there. The Summer Last!!! July brought a couple of Center Anita Owens, 700 I remember that song……… big news items! United Anne Bouchard, 691 Bye Bye July! It seems like time Way chose to feature the News July 18: Mike Linkovich, 726, always goes by so quickly in the story of one of our long- Jordan Cardone (Perfect Game!) summer, warp speed compared time teen members (6 Robert Frost, 703 to winter, which feels like it lasts years) who just graduated forever sometimes. from High School this year, in the and Rotarians!!!!!! George Tetu, 696 July at the Teen Center was busy, next United Way campaign video! Now comes August….During Pete Watson, 692 busier than any previous summer They came in to film her along July I have re-organized the TC office, creating an additional July 25: Rollande Fortin, 723 but not quite as busy as during the with the Teen Center program Lois Fournier, 702 school year. Our numbers contin- and some of the adult People Plus workspace for our anticipated ued to fall in the teens, with a few programs! We feel honored as an Coordinator Assistant and inter- Rick Fortin, 700 views are underway! The kids, Thanks, Carol. Carol Israel (left) got a bag full of goodies and a huge hug quiet days scattered here and there. Organization and excited to share Senior Bridge The only pattern we noticed was with others how our programs pos- catching wind of this are like “why, from Teen Center Coordinator Jordan Cardone at the People Plus Volunteer we are perfectly fine with these that rainy days = lots of kids! itively impact our members’ lives! June 22: John Rich, 5,100 Executive Director Appreciation event last month. “It’s hard to imagine the Teen Center without guys” meaning our two young male A Process! A big change we noticed was in Other big news, as part of our Stacy Frizzle was caught recently, Carol,” Cardone said. summer staffers! I agree! But…. Paul Betit, 5,030 food preference continuing efforts to utilize “cleaning up” in the office where those two young men are both June 25: Steve Gross, 3,890 and consump- downstairs space during Teen Frank Connors is now a part-time headed back off to college even Bill Coop, 3,580 Changing your perception on health care tion! Hot meals program hours, especially during employee. “His desk is clean!” she The Michaud family clustered around Tom & Judy (lower right, in front) during a though we would be happy to keep Wish come true! lasted a couple the school year when it is literally John Rich, 3,030 was heard to exclaim, “But we miss Red Sox game in Boston last month. It has been a “long-held dream” of the family to enjoy a game from Medical definition of health care: The maintaining and restoration them forever! of days instead overcrowded upstairs, People Plus June 30: Sherry Watson, 3,930 him when he’s not here,” she added. the “Green Monster” in Fenwy Park. Michaud said it was a night to remember, “even if the Sox LOST!” of health by the treatment and prevention of disease especially by trained I believe August 9th will be their and licensed professionals (as in medicine, dentistry, clinical psychology, of a couple of Board member, Carolyn Bulliner, Woody Townsend, 3,730 hors and fruit, also a member of the Brunswick last day with us and I will be taking and public health). What is your definition of health? vacation the next week and return- July 2: Joyce Lyons, 4,490 go-gurts, bagels, Rotary, wrote and submitted a Membership Big Top Deli, 10% off, anytime Maine State Music Theatre, WHO definition of health: Health is a state of complete physical, mental p o p - t a r t s , grant to Rotary to submit to the ing to hopefully train a new assis- Richard Totten, 3,910 and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. tant during the last two weeks of 70 Maine St, Brunswick, 721-8900 Senior discount (60+) on matinee tickets carrots, sand- District Rotary for funding to Woody Townsend, 3,830 Benefits www.bigtopdeli.com 22 Elm Street, Brunswick, 725-8769 Health care vs Sick care – We live in a nation that focuses on trying to August! wiches, crackers acquire laptops and a storage/ July 6: John Rich, 3,340 Bill Dodge Auto Group, www.msmt.org fix problems rather than preventing them. We live in a “Sick Care” world. and cheese and charging cart for downstairs use Our long time Volunteer Carol The following businesses offer discounts for Dr. Tim Coffin Israel was awarded our TC Lorraine LaRoche, 2,640 People Plus members. 10% off parts and service Pauline’s Bloomers, 10% off, anytime (within Symptoms vs Cause - Are we just chasing symptoms or treating the cause? lots of lemon- by the Teen Program members, 262 Bath Rd., Brunswick, 800-652-6118 normal delivery range) ade, milk and and the grant was approved for just Volunteer of the year award at July 9: Terry Law, 4,350 Arby’s, 10% off, excluding combos/coupons Simply look at the drug commercials; we are chasing one symptom after another covering up one the annual Volunteer Ice Cream 118 Pleasant St, Brunswick, 729-6653 153 Park Row, Brunswick, 725-5952 with a drug to have to cover another caused by the same drug. I use a metaphor all the time that apple juice were under $5,000! Thank You Carol Alan Reder, 4,280 Topsham Fair Mall, Topsham, 729-8244 www.billdodgeautogroup.com www.paulinesbloomers.com Social in July! She www.arbys.com I think makes it easy to understand. Think of your problem as a burning fire, the smoke alarm is was specially com- Ellie Peterson, 3,830 Eveningstar Cinema, Discount bag of popcorn Reflections (Salon), 10% off, Mon and Fri going off letting you know that there is a problem (symptom). Does it make more sense to take July 13: Woody Townsend, 3,730 Attorney N. Seth Levy, at evening shows 12 Center St, Brunswick, 729-8028 mended for the Discounted legal services/documents including the battery out of the smoke alarm so the sound stops and go about your business (drugs) or to gallons and gallons Bill Coop, 3,190 ($1 sml, $1. 50 medium) www.reflectionsbylucie.com put out the fire (take care of the cause)? We tend to cover up issues rather than putting the fire out. wills, living wills and estates 149 Maine St, Brunswick, 729-5486 Austin Tom of slime she made July 16: Lloyd Jones, 4,310 14 Maine St, Brunswick, 319-4431 Thomas Point Beach, $1 weekday admission Where do you think the US ranks within the world in terms of health? with the kids while www.eveningstarcinema.com 29 Meadow Road, Brunswick, 725-6009 Woody Townsend, 3,860 www.sethlevylaw.com • US spends more on healthcare than the next 3 countries combined volunteering ☺ Fairground Café, 10% off, anytime www.thomaspointbeach.com John Rich, 3,730 Augat Chiropractic, Topsham Fair Mall, Topsham, 729-5366 • Spends over $8,000 per person per year Thank you Carol! Tire Warehouse, 20% off labor Enjoy what’s Free consultation and cursory exam • US ranks 37th in world health care through studies done by world health organization 9 Pleasant St, Brunswick, 725-7177 J&J Cleaners, 10% off pickups: Wednesdays Topsham Fair Mall, Topsham, 725-7020 left of summer! (customers over 55) www.tirewarehouse.net • Neighbors to the north have not figured it out either they rank 30th We will because Autometrics, 10% off labor Maine Street, Brunswick, 729-0176 21 Bath Road, Brunswick, 729-0842 Tucker Ford, 10% off invoice, parts and service • Better living through pharmacology? - How is this working out for us. before we know it Lee’s Tire & Service, 157 Pleasant St. , Brunswick, 725-1228 Prevention is the key. It is easier to maintain a healthy body than it is to regain one. Proper health the start of a new Berrie’s Hearing and Optical Center, 10% off parts (excludes tires) 10% off a complete set of eyewear, up to $500 Wilbur’s of Maine, 10% off, anytime starts day 1 of life. Healthy kids make healthy adults. school year will be Do your dues! 35 Gurnet Road, Brunswick, 729-4131 43 Maine St, Brunswick, 729-4462 The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human upon us! EEK off costs of hearing aids 27 Monument Place, Topsham, 729-1676 Still only $40 - Brunswick res. 86 Maine St, Brunswick, 725-5111 Wild Oats, 725-6287, 10% off on Mondays frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease. - Thomas Edison Until Next Month, Maine Optometry, Jordan and the gang $50 - all other towns www.berriesopticians.com 149 Maine St, Brunswick, 725-6287 $30 off complete pair of glasses wildoatsbakery.com 82 Maine St, Brunswick, 729-8474 www.maineoptometry.com *Benefits subject to change Funeral Alternatives is a locally-owned and operated family business. Did you know Medicare will pay up to $2,010 each year for out-patient To Serve You Better, we’ve moved to 46 Bath Rd physical therapy? Simple cremations still only $1,425 439 Lewiston Road, Topsham Why let it go (207) 725-4400 to waste? www.reform-pt.com Dog Days of summer? Just call the chicks!

*Fully Insured *Bonded *LLC 46 Bath Rd, Brunswick • 406-4028 • www.funeralalternatives.net www.chicksdochores.com Page 10 People Plus News August 2018 August 2018 People Plus News Page 11 Speaking Central Maine Area Agency on Aging Southern Midcoast Aging and Disability Resource Center Not my last mountain, not yet! Frankly 35 Union St, Suite 1, Brunswick, ME 04011 There are some among us who would knee and a pacemaker!” Miles said to me a “walk”of nearly a mile, my buddy Walter Frank 2077290475 | www.spectrumgenerations.org expect that my mountain climbing days once. “Why would I climb a mountain with said it was “too short” to be called a hike). are over. To them I’d suggest, “not so fast... the expectation I would end up carrying an I let it all out! I love my Jane, but I left her Connors it ain’t over ‘til I say it’s old man, and a little kid in my dust! That old feeling was back, there August 2018 over!” off?” he asked me when I I was, summiting yet another mountain.... we’ll spend at least a minute and a “selfie,” You may recall stories pushed for a trip. “Maybe I looked up a list of Maine’s ten highest leaning against South Bubble Erattic! Yes, of my trips to Katahdin. we should set our sights peaks, just so I could point out to Miles I’d we’ll drive to the top of Cadillac, just to get That mountain (5,267 a little lower,” was the climbed six of them more than once. To that it on our list, and get ourselves in the mood. feet) is a spiritual force closest I came recently list I’d quickly add Tumbledown, Boarstone, Sure we’ll hike some long, shoreside trails, Join us in Maine and in me, and Maine's 10 to a promise. Pleasant, Streaked, South Turner, Bradbury “just for the views,” but each and every step, I’ve never been disap- So last weekend, I’m and Double Top mountains, just in case you know I’ll be trying to add spring to my pointed, climbing it’s Highest Mountains steaming up the most Miles was paying attention and told me two, step, just so Miles will go home thinking various trails. I did it (according to Travelmaine.com) gradual shoulder of ol’ maybe three of those “Highest Peaks,” I’d maybe, just maybe, that old man has another first with my Boy Scout (star means I've summitted) Rattlesnake Mountain, climbed on ski lifts! The point I was trying Katahdin in him. troop, again (and again) Katahdin - 5,267* (that’s over in New to make is that I’d been climbing for the fun with my Jane, again with Sugarloaf - 4,240* Hampshire, I was of it for more years than he’d been alive, that The Harpswell Garden Club

family and friends, and Crocker – 4,228 worried I might run into I’d carried HIM to the top of more than one will meet Thursday August 16, 2018 at the Volunteer Meal on Wheels drivers needed Wednesdays for the Woolwich/Bath route. last, on my 60th birthday Old Speck – 4,180 someone I knew) telling of these peaks when he was a wee babe, and Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. There are five consumers in Bath and one consumer in Woolwich that needs your help. with my son Miles. In the Bigelow (WestPeak) – 4,150* anyone who cared that he should be kinder to me in MY old age. The program will begin at 1 p.m. After a past decade, I’ve spent (Avery Peak) – 4,090* I was “in training” for As you read this, Miles, grandboy Jadon brief business meeting, Nancy Sferra of Routes take approximately 1 hour. Must be able to meet at People Plus at 10:00 a.m. or more time than practical, North Brother – 4,143* Mount Katahdin. One and I are on our way to see the wonders of Nature Conservancy will present “Nature at the Bath Senior Center at 11:00 a.m. You may have to lift up to 30 lbs. trying to get my preferred Saddleback – 4,116* lady asked me “what’s a Acadia. We’re doing a long August weekend C o n s e r va n c y’s climbing buddy, Miles, Saddleback Horn - 4,023* Katahdin,” I just smiled of camping together, boys only, planning Work in Mid-Coast If you are interested in volunteering please contact, to schedule a replay with Mount Abraham – 4,049 at her, I’m guessing she to climb the Beehive, the Bubbles, the Maine.” Free and open to the public. Maria Raymond, at (207) 620-1684 or by email [email protected]. number one grandboy Mount Redington – 4,010 was from New Jersey. Precipice and anything else that gets in our (Jadon) in tow, just to get Mount Spaulding – 4,010 There were a dozen way. I’ll have to remind him of the family FMI call Becky the next generation in the hikers in our group, story and go find Connors Nubble, and 833-6159. Saturday habit of a Katahdin climb, aged 15 to 75, and I held but somehow, someway, Miles is usually less my own. Jane said it was because I, “held September 8, 2018 than motivated. More than one discussion back,” to walk with her, but near the crest of has ended badly. “Dad, now you have a bad that peak, (vertical rise of maybe 400 feet, We are also looking for two volunteers to do home assessments for our Meals on as three chefs battle to win your Create you own Field Trip Wheels consumers in the Brunswick area. Volunteers will visit with the consumers and August is “high season” in Maine - bright no accidents, and I only got lost two, ask them questions about the services they need and complete a home assessment. votes for the best dish! days, warm weather - “it’s time to get maybe three times!” Trips included an New/renewing members for July out and enjoy our unique state when it’s adventure in Boston, a light show tour at If you have good communication skills, are professional and have reliable transportation * indicates new membership Eugenie Holland • Mary Schreiber at its best!” according to Frank Coastal Maine Botanical, trips Festivities begin at 5 p.m. • indicates donation made Ellen S. Lee * Eileen Stiles • Connors. During the past year, to Popham Beach and Reid State please call: Casey Henson, 607-4406 or email [email protected]. Connors led a dozen field trips Park, a half-dozen light houses, with membership Cita Levine Howard Stiles • David Reed • Charles Tuttle from the Center, and was quick the Maine State Museum, the CLC YMCA Lifetime to admit he was taking August Blaine House, even a crematory Membership Susie Reed• Connie Riendeau Smith Harpswell off, for some trips of his own. in Richmond. He suggested the 525 Main Street, Damariscotta “Thanks to the van loan from real reason for the success of Joe Civita, Harpswell Alan Sockloff John LaForge Peggy LaForge Coastal Landing and a cash grant from the trip, “each one ended with a dinner or Brunswick Carol Sockloff Scott Lemieux at Ameriprise Financial, lunch.” Connors said he’s “working on list Mary Lee Ward Edward Roy * our first year of Frank’s Field Trips was for next year,” and hoping members will Tickets Linda Arnold Jane Roy* Michael Arnold Topsham a blast! No one died,” he said, “we had call him with their lists of favorite places. It is a Wedding $75 per person Ann Baldwin Chuck Annable * Other Places Lillian Bates Joyce Edgecomb DeVito, Monica Annable * It is a Mystery Dinner (provides 15 meals for our homebound Diane Briggs Deb Considine Georgetown seniors and disabled adults) Robert Cressey David Cranston Richard DeVito, It is a Fun Filled Night That You Won’t Want to Miss Nancy Grote Skilled and Assisted Living in Midcoast Maine Marcia Cranston Georgetown or James Hodge Marsha Hilton-Kingdon * Linda Earle, * Naples, Fla. Janice Hodge Samantha Wilkinson, * You are cordially invited to Spectrum Generations’ Cohen Community Center Mystery $700 for a table of eight Mary Lemieux Jean Hodgkins Georgetown Dinner, on Saturday, September 22, 2018 (Marriage Can be a Mystery). The event, which includes program ad Donna Perreault will be modeled after a real wedding reception party, will take place at the Cohen (provides 110 meals). Community Center, 22 Town Farm Road in Hallowell.

You will delight in all the craziness that takes place at a wedding while enjoying a For sponsorship opportunities or to gourmet meal with the show. The entrée will be your choice of pan roasted beef, donate an auction item call or email potatoes aligot, rainbow Swiss chard, red wine sauce –or– dill salmon, parsnip puree, Sarah Brown green bean bundles, crispy maitake mushrooms, herbed aioli, with choice of soup and at (207) 620-1677 or dessert. Full cash bar will also be available. [email protected] 207-729-9936 • [email protected] “Wedding gifts” are encouraged by way of sponsorships. Gift registry will follow but think dry dog or cat food, gift certificates to Hannaford, Petco, Benefiting 204 Bath Road • Brunswick, Maine 04011 or Tractor Supply, and of course checks are always Spectrum Generations’ welcome. Meals on Wheels and CLC YMCA Community Programs Tickets will be available for purchase by stopping by the Cohen Center or by calling us at 626-7777. August is National Immunization Awareness Month www.rmimaine.com Cost is $45 a ticket or $240 for a table of 6. BRACKETT FUNERAL HOME Vaccines are not just for kids – all adults A Ladner Family Service should have their vaccination needs Traditional Funerals Memorial Gatherings Cremation Services Till Death Do Us Part…. assessed at their doctor’s office, or through visits with other healthcare providers. All adults need vaccinations to protect against serious diseases that 142 Neptune Drive, Brunswick 142 Neptune Drive, Brunswick could result in severe illness requiring (207) 837-6560 (207) 725-5801 medical treatment or even hospitalization, Celebrating Life missed work, and not being able to care Spectrum Generations is an equal opportunity provider. for family. Peter W. Ladner • Christopher C. Ladner

Glenn P. Henderson, CFSP • Gregory A. Giberson 24 Maurice Drive, Brunswick 11 Bank Street, Brunswick 29 Maurice Drive, Brunswick PROUD TO PARTNER WITH PEOPLE PLUS 29 Federal Street • Brunswick, Maine 04011-1590 (207) 725-4379 (207) 212-6736 (207) 725-7495 Phone 207-725-5511 • Fax 207-729-5930 www.brackettfuneralhome.com We take your loved ones comfort and health to heart. Page 12 People Plus News August 2018 Temporary medical equipment Student Show featured in Cafe Gallery loan helps everyone Do you have a temporary need of a little support? A wheelchair, crutches, a walker, shower and toileting devices? The People Plus Center maintains a “lending inventory” and it’s ready when you are. “It started almost by accident,” explained Frank Connors, the Center staffer who usually hauls the surplus equipment up and down the stairs to a basement storage area, “We had members who’d used this equipment and no longer needed it, they offered it to us, we saw the need and the oppor- tunity, and away it went!” Now, on a regular basis, members needing equipment to keep them safe and secure at home have a new source of Gathering Honey, watercolor pencil. by Karen Giustra access. “Everyone wins,” Connors said. You can have it, I don't need it! Bernie “We ask people to bring it in clean and in A unique collection of original works and ink, graphite and charcoal, pastel Pagurko offers an unneeded wheelchair to a working condition,” he added, “we take from member/students of Consuelo chalks and scratchboard. Bailey, who medical equipment loan program operated care of the rest.” If you have a specific Bailey’s art class are on display in the has taught at the Center for more than at People Plus. The aim is to connect used need, or equipment to loan to the program, Union Street Gallery at People Plus 20 years, wants to “expose” students to equipment with new users. call or come by the Center. through August. This multi-media pre- “the several major forms of expression” sentation features more than two dozen during a typical class cycle of several new and original works by the student months, and to then encourage them to Classified Ads artists of People Plus, and is the first of work with the media where they feel the the season show for Bailey’s popular, most comfortable. Weekly classes are Professional Personal Support. Nuisance Wildlife? Call Critter long-running class. conducted Tuesday mornings, and run Call Grammie B’s Cleaning/Helper Catchers (Grant Connors) for the Student artists invited to exhibit approximately two hours. During the Services. We’ll discuss your needs safe and humane removal of skunks, include: Beth Aldenberg, Lorraine “brighter” summer months, the class and solve your problems. Call Donna, opossum, squirrels and other natural Berte, Sandra Cox, Linda Glick, Karen often goes “on location,”. 207-939-5019. pests. ADC licensed. Call 729-0460. Giustra, Jenna Haskins, Myrtle and These collected works are always Tony LaCroix, Richard Nickerson, matted or framed and “almost always” Need Notary Services? People Plus Items to sell? Services to offer? Over Valerie Robbins, Margaret Sanfasin, are for sale. The show may be seen member Lorraine Berte will provide 4,000 readers, in print and online. Contact Francis Shaw and Al Tyrol. during normal business hours at the Notary services to other members, in 729-0757 or [email protected] Bailey’s mixed-media classes include People Plus Center, 35 Union Street, exchange for a donation to the Center. to advertise in these classifieds. instruction in the uses of watercolors, Brunswick. Call 841-2555 for more information. watercolor pencils, colored pencils, pen LET'S EAT by Gladys Szabo Once a month we venture out Socializing is what it’s about We welcome any age or gender Just sign up to attend Different areas are explored Summer months we hit the shores Winter, we keep close to home Too far we do not roam Car pooling leaves no one behind Thanks to others who are so kind Friends gathering, old and new Indulging in conversations, including good food We welcome all - How about you?

Lunch out!

Jaquish Island – Off Bailey Island, Tuesday, Aug 14th Eagle Island – Former home of named after an early settler who led Admiral Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the men from Maine in the French and – Unoccupied Land’s End – Bailey’s Island. Upper Flag Island North Pole. Given to the State of Maine by Indian War. except by summer lovers. at 11:30 a.m. Peary’s family, it is now a national landmark.

Ash Point South Harpswell – Eastern tip of Bailey’s Island – Eastern peninsula Haskell’s Island – Privately owned Halfway Rock Lighthouse – 13 mile Harpswell Neck. (Basin of the town of Harpswell. Watch island distinguished by height (93 Halfway between Small Point and Horse Island – Popular with Point is the Western tip) Harpswell towers are relics of World War II. feet) and gazebo at Northern tip. Portland. Signal: white, flashing red picnickers – sandy beach. township is said to include more 515 Basin Point Rd,every 90 seconds. islands than any other in America. South Harpswell Sign up for the car pool!