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VOL. 178 NO. 29 JULY 20, 2016 DOVER-FOXCROFT, MAINE 12 PAGES PRICE 75 CENTS HONOR ROLLS PAGE 6 SPORTS PAGE 7 Area students’ Shrine Lobster Bowl academic achievements training camp at FA Flags of Honor Council approves Hike recognizes near $4.4M those who served budget By Stuart Hedstrom son’s American Legion Post 116 By Stuart Hedstrom Staff Writer and the Wilderness Walk for War- Staff Writer MONSON — For the third year riors First Volunteer Group. DEXTER — The town coun- in a row a group, this year com- The outdoor bandstand had the cil gave its approval, via a 4-0 prised of about 20 individuals, is country’s and American Legion’s vote with several councilors not hiking approximately 120 miles flags flying and was decorated with in attendance, to a net budget of over 10 days from in-town Monson other red, white and blue decora- $4,386,211 for the 2016-17 fis- to the summit of Mount Katahdin tions as the Flags of Honor Hike cal year during a July 14 meet- through the 100-Mile Wilderness opening ceremony began. Wilder- ing at the town hall. The figure along the Appalachian Trail. This ness Walk for Warriors co-founder Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom represents an increase of a little year’s themed “Flags of Honor Tim Robinson — himself a veter- FLAGS OF HONOR HIKE — On July 16 the Wilderness Walk for Warriors “Flags of more than $43,300 (1 percent) Hike” supports the Wilderness an of the U.S. Navy — began by Honor Hike” started in Monson as 20 participants began the near 120-mile journey from the previous year. Walk for Warriors, raising mon- thanking the crowd for attending north to Mount Katahdin to honor fallen members of the armed forces and first- The net 2017 budget is com- ey for Maine veterans and service and saying, “This is our third year.” responders as well as raise funds to assist veterans and their families. Speaking at a prised of just over $3,939,800 in members and honoring the nation’s Robinson’s brother and orga- municipal operating expenses, fallen heroes. nization founder Chris Robinson pre-departure ceremony outside the Monson Center for Community and Commerce about $264,250 or 6.3 percent During the late morning of July also thanked everyone for attending Wilderness Walk for Warriors was co-founder Tim Robinson, left, and his brother and more than the year the before; 16 members of the Wilderness the hike kickoff. He said the team founder Chris Robinson. approximately $282,700 in Walk for Warriors team departed would be walking the near 120 Dexter’s share of the Penobscot from Bangor by the Maine Army miles to the top of Mount Katahdin, Robinson said in the fall of 2013, the endeavor. from Bangor. County tax; and an estimated National Guard Base for a 60-mile “All in honor of our service mem- at the age of 47, he was hiking by He said he would be hiking for When the Flags of Honor Hike $1,990,670 for the town’s por- ride to the Monson Center for Com- bers and raising money for them.” himself when he thought, “‘I have several individuals this year. One concludes at the summit of Mount tion of the SAD 46 spending munity and Commerce, escorted by Each of the Flags of Honor Hike never served my country or done is Robinson’s University of Maine- Katahdin, an American flag will plan — a district budget still the Patriot Riders of America. The participants raises pledges, such as anything like that, what can I do?’” Fort Kent fraternity brother Craig be displayed that had previously needs to be approved. Maine State Police lead the proces- for each mile traveled or at a flat Robinson then had an idea of com- Feeney, who passed away from been flown above the U.S. - Capi The over $6.2 million total of sion with team members transport- amount. The team members will bining his love of hiking and the cancer and was a firefighter in Cran- tol. The folded flag was presented these combined costs centers — ed in a pair of Downeast Emergen- have a hiking staff and attached to outdoors with giving back to those ston, R.I. Chris and Tim Robinson from the which represents a 4.5 percent cy Management Institute humvees. the staff will be a specific Flag of who have served. After talking with Robinson said attached to his office of U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin increase from 2015-16 — is off- Shortly before 1 p.m. the roar Honor including those for POW/ his brother Wilderness Walk for backpack would be the Maine State (R-Maine). set by nearly $1,827,000 in rev- of motorcycles could be heard in MIA, KIA, Honor and Remember, Warriors was born. Police license plate 616 on behalf of Tim Robinson said he has been enues (up by 15.5 percent) for downtown Monson as the proces- American Legion, Air Force, Army, “It has nothing to do with us be- the late Trooper Glenn Strange of asked why he and others work to the $4,386,211 total to be raised sion arrived from Bangor. Those Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Na- cause we do it for them, and that’s Houlton. Robinson asked the audi- through property taxes. waiting for the team and their escort tional Guard and multiple American what we need to remember,” Rob- ence to look at the license plate visi- Please see Page 12, Council Chair Michael Blake enjoyed a barbeque served by Mon- flags. inson said about those assisted by ble in the trailer carrying his gear up WALK said getting to the final figure and the approximate $43,300 increase to the net budget, “I can tell you took a lot of elbow grease to get there. For what we Advisory referendum enables SAD 41 has potential had to work with, I think we did a good job.” In her report, Town Manager funding opportunities Shelley Watson said, “The bud- UT residents to weigh in on get process was long and painful this year, with many cuts and for school renovations projects placed on hold. Many Atkinson deorganization thanks to the council and de- By Stuart Hedstrom about $2.15 million worth of reno- partment heads for their sincere By Stuart Hedstrom Milo on consecutive evenings, with ten notification to the Legislature Staff Writer vations, including window and door efforts to keep taxes in check.” Staff Writer the first being held for UT residents and to her. MILO — Last month the SAD replacements and upgrades to the Councilor Marcia Delaware, GREENVILLE — With the from the Moosehead Lake region “Phase two is the phase we’re 41 board of directors opted to delay heating system. who was part of the 4-0 budget town of Atkinson in the midst of on July 12 at the Greenville Town in and it’s probably the phase that an approximate $10 million school “They approved us for the bulk vote along with Blake and coun- the deorganization process, which if Office with about two dozen in at- involves the most work,” McInn- construction project, with no time- of the renovations of the project,” cilors Ron Apel and Fred Sher- successful would change the com- tendance. is said. She said a deorganization table set to resume, based on the Wright said, saying districts award- burne, wondered beforehand munity from a municipality to an County Commissioners Chair procedure has been written and concept of a 25-year plan to address ed QZAB monies need to use the about how the still to be deter- unorganized territory (UT) falling Fred Trask said the ballots, which reviewed by a state commission. the facility needs in the district with funds within three years. He said mined SAD 46 figure should be under the jurisdiction of Piscataquis are due to be mailed back to the On July 19 Atkinson citizens were pre-kindergarten through grade 12 recipients need a business partner handled in the Dexter spending County, over 650 advisory refer- county by Aug. 1, will “make an in- scheduled to vote on the deorgani- all being housed at the Penquis Val- to provide an in-kind match, and the plan. endum absentee ballots have been dication to the state Legislature how zation procedure via a special town ley School campus. During a July district has already spoken with the A near $14 million school mailed by the county to registered the people in the UTs feel about At- meeting. 13 meeting of the school board, Su- non-profit Pulling for Kids Founda- budget was voted down last voters in the UTs across the region. kinson deorganization.” He added, “They will vote whether they ac- perintendent Michael Wright said tion of Kansas about this. month at the polls in Dexter, The ballot asks if these residents “People in the UTs usually don’t cept the procedure or they have the funds may be available to make Wright said the state is making Exeter, Garland and Ripley, and support the deorganization of the have a voice.” opportunity to amend it,” she said. some of improvements that have more monies available through its a revised spending plan is be- town of Atkinson — either yes or Maine UT Fiscal Administrator Should the plan be voted down been discussed as part of of the School Revolving Renovation Fund ing brought to a district budget no — and the referendum results Marcia McInnis explained the mu- — on July 19 or a short time later school construction project. program. Districts are able to apply meeting on Thursday, July 21 at will be presented to the Maine Leg- nicipal deorganization process is post-amendments — then the deor- Wright said he recently received for funds and — like the QZAB 6 p.m. at the Ridge View Com- islature should the disbandment ef- comprised of three steps, with the ganization process would end. a letter from the state indicating program — depending on econom- munity School with an ensuing fort proceed that far. first phase already completed.- At McInnis said the advisory refer- SAD 41 has been approved for a ic factors only have to pay back a referendum set for Tuesday, July The county held two public hear- kinson residents have approved the $2.1 million quality zone academy portion of the awarded amount. 26. ings on the advisory referendum pursuit of deorganization, elected a Please see Page 2, bond (QZAB). QZAB funds for SAD 46 in the Dexter-area was Watson said the mill rate for UT residents, in Greenville and local committee and submitted writ- DEORGANIZATION building renovations come with a 0 approved for $685,600 from the would not be set until a later percent interest rate and the borrow- School Revolving Renovation date, and adjustments could be ing district pays the principal back Fund earlier in the year to fix a roof made should Dexter’s educa- in 25 years. at Dexter Regional High School. tion share be different than the Asphyxiation National basketball group “It would mean $700,000 or The district had 70 percent of the $1,990,670 projection. $800,000 could be saved,” Wright costs forgiven, needing to only pay “I think we ought to leave said, saying SAD 41 applied for $205,680 over 10 years — $20,568 it alone until we know where listed as cause selects Dexter coach a QZAB loan in the midst of the school construction project plan- Please see Page 3, Please see Page 3, of death DEXTER — Peter Murray has achievements and his veteran status ning. He said the project includes RENOVATIONS COUNCIL been the picture of stability on the in the area’s basketball coaching sidelines as the boys varsity basket- community. in homicide ball coach at Dexter Regional High The veteran high school English School for the past 23 years. teacher has played a key role in the By Nok-Noi Ricker And sta- work of the Maine Association of BDN Staff bility at Dex- Basketball Coaches for years, cur- GREENVILLE — A local man The Sports ter is saying rently serving as that organization’s who died in a June altercation, re- something, president. portedly in a dispute over rental OBSERVER given that the The MABC may be best known property, died of asphyxiation, ac- By Ernie Clark Tigers have for organizing the annual McDon- cording to the medical examiner’s had just two ald’s East-West Senior All-Star office. head coaches Weekend in Bangor after each high George Bradford Woodbury since 1967 — school basketball season as well as III, 32, of Greenville died June 25 Murray and the related Mr. Basketball award at a camp off Burnt Jacket Road, the legendary and other postseason honors rec- near Beaver Cove, according to Ed Guiski, ognizing outstanding achievement Maine Department of Public Safety who will be in the sport by players, coaches and spokesman Stephen McCausland. inducted post- others who contribute to the game. “The cause of death is asphyx- humously into The MABC also advocates on iation, with compression of chest the Maine behalf of the state’s coaching com- and neck, [and] the manner is homi- Basketball munity and the best interests of the cide,” Mark Belserene, spokesman Hall of Fame sport as well as sponsoring coach- for the state medical examiner, said next month. ing workshops, networking oppor- in an email. No further details were A solid record of accomplishment tunities and other activities to en- released. has ensued during Murray’s tenure hance the profession in Maine. Police were called to the camp that includes 260 victories, 15 post- Murray now will have the chance around 7 p.m., June 25, after a report season appearances, two trips to the to impact the sport at the national of a physical altercation between Eastern Maine finals and a Class C level after being elected last week two people that reportedly was over regional championship in 2005. to serve a two-year term on the ex- a dispute involving rental property, The Tigers, 12-6 a year ago, also ecutive board of the National High McCausland said in a release issued figure to be among the top teams in School Basketball Coaches Associ- Observer photo/Jeannette Hughes shortly after the incident. Class C North again next winter led ation. ANNUAL QUILT SHOW — For nearly three decades the Atkinson Lady Quilters by a strong returning senior class. have showcased members’ talents with a quilt show at the Atkinson United Methodist Please see Page 2, But Murray’s impact on the Please see Page 3, HOMICIDE sport in Maine goes beyond those MURRAY Church. This year’s 29th annual event was held on July 16. Page 2, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, July 20, 2016 The Piscataquis Observer Ogden earns his Deorganization Continued from Page 1 approved while the deorganization attempt for the 200-plus popula- Ph.D. in economics endum for UT voters is also a tion community of Cary Plantation part of the second phase. “It in southern Aroostook County was BOSTON — Benjamin “Ben- was a research assistant at the does not enhance or prevent the voted down in Augusta. jy” G. Ogden of Brookline, Boston University School of community of Atkinson deorga- “If you say ‘yes’ what happens to Mass. — formerly of Derby — Law. nizing, it is a way of expressing the other 50 or so towns?,” Lizotte received his doctorate in eco- Ogden will be an assistant how the voters of the UTs feel to said. nomics from Boston University professor of political science at the Legislature and the secretary He said the county UT budget is in April. Texas A&M University in Col- of state,” she said. about $1.5 million annually, while A 2007 graduate of Penquis lege Station, following a post- The Legislature, secretary of Atkinson’s municipal budget is Valley High School, Ogden doc at Universite libre de Brux- state and McInnis would receive the about $300,000 or approximately earned his bachelor’s in eco- elles from 2016-17. results from both Atkinson and the 20 percent of the $1.5 million. The nomics from Colby College in Ogden is the son of Benja- UT voters to finish the phase two. interim county manager said the ad- 2011 and his master’s from Bos- min and Tami Ogden of Derby, After a state commission reviews dition of Atkinson would raise the ton University in 2014. He was and he is the grandson of Ethel the deorganization plan, the doc- UT tax rate, but it is too early to say a graduate teaching assistant at French of Brownville. Ogden ument would then be voted on by exactly how much. File photo courtesy of Maine Senate Republican Office Massachusetts Institute of Tech- is married to Annelise (Annie) the Maine House and Senate. These “That’s always been the attrac- nology in Cambridge and from Wilson of San Juan Capistrano, legislators will make their decision tion of deorganization - the lower CAPTAIN JOHN “JAY” BRAINARD GOLD STAR May 2014 to May 2016 Ogden Calif. on “what’s best for the region and taxes,” Lizotte said, as a UT the BRIDGE — Legislation brought forward earlier in the what’s best for Maine,” McInnis costs would be lower than as a mu- year by Sen. Paul Davis (R-Sangerville) was unanimously said. nicipality. passed by the Maine Senate to name a bridge on the “If the Legislature approves the Referencing a map included in Stagecoach Road between Atkinson and Sebec as the Selectmen continue town deorganization it comes back to At- the Atkinson deorganization pro- “The Captain John ‘Jay’ Brainard Gold Star Memorial kinson for one more vote because cedure, Lizotte said the communi- Bridge.” A dedication/celebration of the bridge will take it’s such a terrific change to the ty is pursuing dissolution because place on Saturday, July 30 at 3 p.m. Pictured in Augusta manager search process government of Atkinson,” she said. almost half of the community’s “They lose their corporate powers, taxable acreage is the Tree Growth in March are, from left, Rep. Ray Wallace (R-Dexter), GREENVILLE — The board view applications for town man- they can’t enter into agreements or Program and about 13,000 acres Sen. Davis, Don White and Nancy White (Gold Star In of selectmen reviewed submit- ager in executive session. contracts.” of these lands are in tax-exempt or Loco Parentis), Rep. Paul Stearns (R-Guilford) and Rep. ted applications for the position Each of the five board mem- Interim County Manager Tom reduced valuation conservation pro- Norm Higgins (R-Dover-Foxcroft). of town manager during a spe- bers will work with Simko to Lizotte said this final vote needs to grams. “There’s very little tax base cial meeting on July 11. be briefed on five projects in or- pass by a two-thirds majority. When for the town to drawn on,” he said. After about an hour the board der to be better prepared for the asked, Lizotte said Atkinson had “It’s a very unusual situation, you agreed by consensus to take no town manager transition. These 326 residents in the 2010 census but have all of this land in one town,” Capt. Jay Brainard action on the items, other than projects are the ATV and snow- estimates have this number today Lizotte said. to have Town Manager John mobile trail, downtown revital- being closer to 300. The town has McInnis said liabilities would Simko prepare letters for Chair ization, the airport, Greenville about 230 registered voters. remain with Atkinson, such as con- Richard Peat to sign indicating Steam Plant revitalization and “This is the largest community tamination from a salt/sand pile and Gold Star Memorial the selectmen have received the solid waste disposal. that we know of that is disorganiz- a bridge on the McCorrison Road, materials and that review of the Simko is departing at the ing,” McInnis said. as identified in the deorganization documents is ongoing. end of the summer to become a The fiscal administrator said the plan. Lizotte said the county can Bridge dedication The selectmen were sched- municipal loan officer and vice last vote made by Atkinson resi- refuse to pay for improvements uled to have another special president with Androscoggin dents — if the deorganization gets needed to bring infrastructure up to meeting on July 18 to again re- Bank. that far — could be part of the gu- county standards. ATKINSON — The Gold Sen. Paul Davis (R-Sanger- bernatorial ballot in November “What we’ve tried to do is get At- Star family Nancy and Don ville), Rep. Norm Higgins 2018. If approved then the commu- kinson to discontinue some places,” White of Atkinson invite the (R-Dover-Foxcroft), Capt. nity would join the county UTs at Trask said, such as the McCorrison public to the Captain. John Brainard’s family, friends, the start of the next fiscal year in the Road bridge which is not the only “Jay” Brainard Gold Star Me- veterans and the communi- Homicide summer of 2019. way in and out to some properties. morial Bridge dedication/cel- ty will honor and remember Continued from Page 1 “Homicide … Now we pray “This is the fourth deorganization Shelley Lane, director of state ebration on Saturday, July 30 Capt. Brainard on July 30. the investigators go after that man attempt by Atkinson and it’s never schools for education in UT, said at 3 p.m. The event will be on The dedication is scheduled to Upon arrival, police determined who took my brother’s life,” Co- made it all the way through,” McIn- Atkinson currently has 34 K-12 the bridge spanning the Pisca- include the Maine Army Na- Woodbury was in need of medical rey Woodbury, of Portland said in nis said, saying very few deorgani- students who attend school in the taquis River between Atkin- tional Guard Marching Band, attention, and emergency medical a text. zation efforts have come to fruition. Milo-based SAD 41. She said ed- son and Sebec on the Stage- National Guard Honor Guard, personnel were summoned, he said. The Maine attorney general’s The first attempt in 1997 failed at ucational reasons are not why the coach Road. the Patriot Riders, military Woodbury was not responsive, and office will review the results of the the polls, and residents approved town is deorganizing but after look- Capt. Brainard lived in veterans, Gold Star families, he never regained consciousness. investigation once it has been com- deorganization in 2002 and 2004 ing at all the options “in this case Newport and Atkinson, at- the Summit Project stones and “We’re still investigating the pleted to determine whether charges only to have the plan rejected by the Dover-Foxcroft was the decision I tended middle school at the speeches by Capt. Brainard’s circumstance of his death,” Mc- will be filed, McCausland said. Legislature. made.” Lane cited the lower costs Penquis Valley School and he fellow Army aviators. Causland said last week. “We know Deputy Attorney General Lisa County Commissioner, and for- across all grades as well as pro- was a 2004 graduate of Fox- The bridge dedication will the medical examiner’s determi- Marchese said that investigators are mer state representative, Jim Annis gramming and transportation for croft Academy. Capt. Brain- be followed by food and fel- nation, and we continue to investi- still working on the case. said one Atkinson deorganization why she opted for RSU 68/Foxcroft ard was an Apache helicopter lowship at the Atkinson Town gate.” Maine State Police Major Crimes procedure was approved in the Academy for Atkinson pupils. pilot, killed in action in Af- Hall and the adjacent newly No charges have been filed, Unit and Evidence Response Team, House but fell one vote shy of pass- Lane said the town would need ghanistan on Memorial Day refurbished Atkinson Veterans and no arrest has been made, Mc- Greenville Police Department and ing in the Senate. to formally withdraw from SAD 41 2012. Memorial. Causland said. The identity of the the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Lizotte said the Legislature has in order for students to no longer at- person who fought with Woodbury Office responded to the scene. not favored the deorganization of tend schools in that district. was not released. Woodbury was born in Lewiston communities with several hundred “Right now we take care of about Friends don't let Woodbury’s brother said the and is survived by a daughter, ac- residents. He said earlier in the year 1,000 students in the UT,” she said, family believes charges should be cording to his obituary. a plan for the central Aroostook with a budget of about $12 million filed against the man who caused BDN writer Dawn Gagnon con- County town of Oxbow Plantation funding education for these pupils friends drunk drive his death. tributed to this report. — with about 50 residents — was across the state. Book talk July 30 51st Hall MONSON — The Monson Public Library will host a book talk by Lauri Anderson on Saturday, July 30 at 7 p.m. Mr. Anderson is family a Monson native who has lived on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for many years. He is a professor at Finlandia College and has written a number of books which feature Finnish-American characters. reunion on Aug. 7

SANGERVILLE — The descendents of John Taylor Hall and Adell Mancell Hall will gather for the 51st fam- ily reunion on Sunday, Aug. 7 at 11 a.m. at the Hall’s Christmas Tree Farm, 816 Douty Hill Road, S. A bean- hole-bean and potluck lunch will be held at noon. Bring a salad, casserole or dessert to share, along with an item for the auction. Come have fun and meet relatives for a day of reminiscing and renewing family relationships.

www.observer-me.com The Piscataquis Observer July 20, 2016, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Page 3 Council Second session of theatre’s Muzzy elected to Continued from Page 1 they’re going to be and then summer drama camp starts Aug. 1 Unity College trustees we’re going to know where we’re going to be,” Blake said. DOVER-FOXCROFT UNITY — The Unity College graduate of the University of Maine. In other business, the coun- — The first session of the Board of Trustees has added two “As a lifetime resident of Maine, cil briefly discussed the possi- Center Theatre for the Per- new members with broad experi- I am very excited to join the Unity bility of The Moving Wall be- forming Arts’ summer dra- ence in business and nonprofits, College Board of Trustees,” Muzzy ing hosted by Shirley B. Carter ma camp will be performing Luke Muzzy of Greenville and said. “My appreciation for Unity VFW Post 4298 next year at “The Fairy Tale Network” Howard Johnson of Toano, Va. College is rooted in my love for the Ellms Field instead of the Mount by John Woodard, directed Unity College President Dr. Me- state of Maine, its people and espe- Pleasant Cemetery. The wall, a by David Murray, on Friday, lik Peter Khoury praised the board’s cially the beautiful natural places. half-sized replica of the Vietnam July 2 at 6 p.m. — admission selections. “They are a dynam- I see Unity as focused on helping Veterans Memorial in Washing- is by donation. ic group of people who have led Maine — and our country, really ton, D.C. and also inscribed with The second session of dra- successful sustainability — with finding a balance the names of more than 58,000 ma camp, performing “To- efforts through times of that sustains communities Americans who lost their lives tally Terrific Tale Tales”, change in their organiza- and conserves our natural during the Vietnam War, would written and directed by Bob- tions,” Dr. Khoury said. resources for future gen- be more accessible to the public by Keniston, starts on Mon- “They are from business erations.” at Ellms Field. Exactly where day, Aug. 1 and space is still and government, from His civic interests on the property the monument available. private and public orga- include posts with the would be placed is still to be de- “Summer drama camp is nizations, from nonprof- Moosehead Lake Kiwan- termined. our longest running pro- its and for-profits and is Club, Maine Woods The VFW Post has been serv- gram,” said Patrick Myers, bring a blend of views Consortium, Mooseh- ing public suppers on Friday the Center Theatre’s execu- from inside the school, as Luke Muzzy ead Marine Museum, evenings and is conducting oth- tive director. “It was started alumni; and from outside Eastern Maine Health- er fundraisers to cover the costs by Jayne Lello, one of the the school, as thought leaders and care Charities, Maine Community needed to host The Moving Wall. founding members of the entrepreneurs.” Foundation, the Greenville Board Last month Post officials told the Center Theatre’s board. It is Muzzy — who oversees real es- of Selectmen, C.A. Dean Memorial council the plan is for the exhibit a great experience for kids of tate matters in Maine, New Hamp- Hospital, Moosehead Lake Cham- to arrive in Dexter on May 10, all ages as they learn to work shire and Vermont as senior land as- ber of Commerce and the Universi- 2017, be assembled by a crew of together on a play, make new Photo courtesy of Center Theatre set manager for Weyerhaeuser — is ty of Maine Foundation. Muzzy is veterans and then be on display friends, and have a lot of SUMMER DRAMA CAMP — Jonathan MacNeil tries on responsible for identifying and eval- married with two grown children. from May 11-17. fun.” a mouse mask at the Center Theatre Children’s summer uating lands that have recreational, “Luke brings a depth of nonprof- “We had a little mishap with Camp is held weekdays drama camp. Space is still available for the second conservation and development it experience blended with success our ceiling caving in,” Watson from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the session starting on Monday, Aug. 1. uses, working closely with state and in the business world that’s hard said, as the July 14 meeting was East Sangerville Grange local government, and community to match,” Dr. Khoury said. “As a moved from the council cham- with the final performance at leaders. lifelong Mainer and fourth-genera- bers to the town hall. “We are in the Center Theatre. Anyone business hours 10 a.m. to 4 Maine Highlands. This year A lifelong resident of Greenville, tion resident of Greenville, I doubt the process of getting estimates wishing to learn more about p.m. Monday through Friday. marks the 10th anniversary Muzzy is very involved in his com- there’s anyone who knows more to get that fixed.” She said thank- drama camp or enroll in the The Center Theatre is a of the theater reopening its munity and state, currently serving about Maine and its place in the fully no one was in the room second session, can call the nonprofit performing arts doors to produce affordable as president of the Moosehead Lake world than Luke. I am thrilled to when a portion of the chamber Center Theatre at 564-8943 center dedicated to making entertainment, arts and edu- Economic Development Council. have his perspective as a Unity Col- ceiling fell earlier in the week. or stop by during regular the arts a part of life in the cation. He is a 1983 Magna Cum Laude lege trustee.” SAD 4 lands grant to build Murray Renovations Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 would look into holding such a it’s my favorite kind of work — distance learning network session. curriculum,” Higgins said. Murray’s selection came during annually — at 0 percent interest. In other business, the direc- “I’m really thrilled to be hired WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. digital divide and actively interact the NHSBCA’s annual business “We’re just starting on the tors accepted the resignation of and on board in this district,” Sens. Susan Collins and Angus with experts and resources across meeting held in Kansas City, Mis- paperwork on that and I’m not Penquis Valley Assistant Prin- Director of Student Services King announced that the U.S. De- the country.” souri, as part of the organization’s sure where we’re going to go cipal Bill Vigue. In a letter to Lori Prestridge said. “This is partment of Agriculture has award- USDA Rural Development State summer convention. as a district,” Wright said as the the board Vigue, who had been day 18 and the staff here have ed a total of $1,644,596 in grant Director Virginia Manuel said, “I Murray becomes the first repre- school board will have more at Penquis Valley for two years, been very welcoming and sup- funding to four Maine school dis- am so pleased these five Maine sentative from a New England state discussions on the QZAB and said he was leaving to take a portive.” tricts and a rural health care provid- organizations from across our state to serve on the NHSBCA executive School Revolving Renovation similar position in SAD 53 in Prestridge said she has er through the Distance Learning have received grants through this board. Fund opportunities. Pittsfield to be closer to home. worked in the educational field and Telemedicine Loan and Grant important program. Distance learn- Board Chair Arthur Herbest The July 13 meeting enabled for 36 years. For the last 15 program. The funding will help ing and telemedicine services are said the $2.1 million in QZAB several new administrators to years she was the special edu- connect rural communities with critical to the quality of life for rural funds were approved based on introduce themselves to the cation director at the Mountain medical and educational experts in Maine residents, and these funds the school construction project, school board. View Youth Development Cen- other parts of the country, increas- will ensure that these programs are and the directors will need to AOS 43 Assistant Superin- ter in Charleston. ing access to health care, substance accessible, regardless of their rural discuss funding the rest of the tendent/Director of Curriculum The board also approved the misuse treatment and advanced ed- location.” work if the project is to contin- Meredith Higgins said, “I’ve appointments of the fall soccer ucational opportunities. The Distance Learning and Tele- ue. been on the job two weeks, and head coaches. Jason Mills and The Guilford-based SAD 4 will medicine Loan and Grant program Board member Bob Ade sug- I’ve been getting to know where Dawn McLaughlin will be lead- be awarded a $239,235 grant to es- provides funding to rural hospitals, gested holding a workshop with we stand as a district and as an ing the high school boys and tablish a distance learning network clinics, schools and libraries for the select boards of Atkinson, AOS.” She said she has worked girls squads respectively and connecting instructors at the Maine equipment and technical assistance Brownville, LaGrange and Milo in education for 24 years in both Crystal Cail and Erin Weston Tri-County Technology Center for telemedicine and distance learn- to examine the project costs. Maine and her native Florida. will be the middle school boys to students in 10 rural schools in ing. Grant recipients must demon- Peter Murray Herbest said he and Wright “I enjoy this kind of work, and girls head soccer coaches. Maine, three rural schools in New strate that they serve rural America, Hampshire as well as the Passam- prove there is an economic need aquoddy Recreation Boys & Girls and provide at least 15 percent in Club located in the Indian Town- matching funds. ship of Passamaquoddy. “Broadband and telehealth tech- nologies have become critical tools for rural communities, helping con- nect students with teachers and pa- tients with doctors,” Sens. Collins and King said in a joint statement. “This funding will support rural Mainers in their efforts to bridge the

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The sale will be by public auction. All bidders for the property will be required to make a deposit of $5,000.00 in cash, certified or bank check at the time of the public sale made payable to Shapiro & Morley, LLC, which deposit is non- refundable as to the highest bidder. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the public sale. In the event a representative of the mortgagee is not present at the time and place stated in this notice, no sale shall be deemed to have occurred and all rights to reschedule a subsequent sale are reserved. Additional terms will be announced at the public sale.

Shapiro & Morley, LLC, 707 Sable Oaks Dr., Suite 250, South Portland, Maine 04106, (207) 775- 6223. Page 4 July 20, 2016 Anonymous Churchill Dam celebration Expanding broadband citizens invited to marks 50th anniversary of in rural America High-speed internet is no caucus will promote discussions open meeting longer a luxury in today’s dig- on both sides of the aisle in or- Allagash Wilderness Waterway ital world — it’s an essential der to increase connectivity, To the Editor; tool that connects people and bridge geographic barriers, and I received an undated, un- By Matthew Laroche communities to economic and help close the digital divide in signed letter from “concerned In my 40 years of working in the educational opportunities like rural America. citizens of Sangerville” request- North Maine Woods I have never never before. And to succeed Broadband can be a great ing for my resignation as a Se- seen a Lombard Log Hauler actual- in the 21st-century economy, equalizer for our rural commu- lectman of Sangerville. ly run or ridden in a bateau. On July Congress needs to invest in the nities. Internet access opens In response to it and previous 23, 2016 that is going to change! As expansion of high-speed inter- new doors to information and queries on my actions and votes part of the festivities commemorat- net (otherwise known opportunity, both for as a selectman, I am inviting ing the 50th anniversary of the Alla- as broadband) in Maine our students looking you and anyone else with ques- gash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) and throughout rural to learn new skills and tions on my decisions and per- we will be hosting a celebration America. our businesses looking formance to come to my “Town event at Churchill Dam, in the heart This week, I was to grow. Hall Meeting” in the Sangerville of the waterway. proud to launch the There is no doubt Community Room, Wednesday, When we started planning the Senate Broadband about the econom- 20th of July from 6 to 8 p.m. 50th anniversary of the waterway, it Caucus with a bipar- ic benefits: for every I hope for this to be an infor- became obvious that people wanted tisan group of my col- $5 billion invested in mative and civil meeting. Re- to come to Churchill Dam. Chur- leagues. This group broadband infrastruc- freshments will be served. chill Depot once the hub of logging of senators — which ture, 250,000 jobs are Thomas F. Carone activities on the headwaters of the Photo courtesy of Kevin Brown includes Sens. Shelley created. And on top DAM — A cow moose and her calf near Churchill Dam Selectman of Sangerville Allagash is now the hub of recre- Moore Capito (R-West By U.S. Sen. of that, a recent study ational activities in the waterway. on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. Virginia), Heidi Heit- found that higher inter- On July 23rd, we have an ex- kamp (D-North Da- Angus King net speeds correspond citing day planned. The featured make bean hole beans, these will The celebration event at Chur- kota), John Boozman (I-Maine) with lower unemploy- We cannot morning activities will be running be served with hotdogs, coleslaw, chill Dam is open to the public at no (R-Arkansas), Amy ment rates, higher me- Chase Rapids and bateau rides on potato salad, and biscuits. This de- cost. The event is sponsored by the Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Lisa dian household income, and an Heron Lake. Two outfitters will be lectable fare will be supplemented following businesses and organiza- Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mi- increased rate of people getting afford to on site with canoes to rent and pro- with the goodies cooked at the open tions: Allagash Brewing Company, chael Bennet (D-Colo.), Dan their bachelor’s degree. vide shuttle service back to the dam fire baking contest and homemade Irving Woodlands, Clayton Lake Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Ma- Despite these benefits, we’re wait in fight from the takeout location at Bis- ice cream. Woodlands Holdings, Allagash ria Cantwell (D-Wash.) — will not where we should be in terms sonette Bridge. Waterway staff will The day will close with a flag Wilderness Waterway Foundation, focus on ways to strengthen of broadband connectivity. Ac- against Zika be providing tours of the boarding ceremony provided by Boy Scout Landvest, and Friends of Maine broadband infrastructure and cording to the Federal Commu- house and History Center through- Troop 184 from Caribou, and mu- State Parks. deployment across the coun- By U.S. Sen. Angus King out the day. sic by Larry Hall and the Just Folk The Allagash Wilderness Wa- try in order to help connect our Please see Page 10, In Maine, we’ve been battling The Maine Forest Service will Singers of Ashland. terway is managed by the Depart- communities to the internet. The BROADBAND insect and tick-borne diseases have a fire truck demonstration, he- The field next to the ranger sta- ment of Agriculture, Conservation like Lyme for decades. And that licopter water dropping demonstra- tion will be open to camping for and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and ‎experience has taught us the im- tion, and bring Smokey Bear. the event. There are AWW camp- Lands. portance of giving communities The Maine Department of Inland sites available across the river from For general information on the the tools they need to help pro- Fisheries and Wildlife will be de- the ranger station and water access Allagash Wilderness Waterway, IRS impersonation tect Maine families. So with the scribing the fishway and fish trap in campsites available at the Jaws, go to: www.maine.gov/allagash threat of Zika, an insect-borne the dam, and how they work. about two miles up the lake from for an information packet call 207- disease, looming on the horizon, Jason Bouchard, from Chandler Churchill. See www.mainesport- 941-4014; or write to the Bureau of takes troubling turn we also need to take immediate Lake Camps will provide ongoing ingcamps.com for camps available Parks and Lands, 106 Hogan Road, steps to prevent its spread. fly fishing lessons throughout the to rent in the area and www.north- Bangor, ME 04401. For most Americans, tax season ping fraud and financial exploita- The Zika virus is a mosqui- day. mainewoods.org for North Maine Matthew LaRoche is superin- ends on April 15. For the con artists tion against our seniors, who are the to-borne infectious disease that Amanda Barker and her husband Woods campsites near Churchill tendent of the Allagash Wilderness operating the pernicious IRS imper- frequent targets of scammers. This the U.S. Centers for Disease and Bob Sawyer have volunteered to Dam. Waterway. sonation scam, cheating honest tax- problem is immense. America’s se- Control (CDC) has linked to se- payers is a year-round job. niors lose a staggering $2.9 billion rious health conditions, includ- In this scam, fraudsters telephone each year to an ever-growing array ing birth defects such as micro- victims, impersonate an IRS agent, of financial exploitation schemes cephaly as well as neurological and demand payment for allegedly and scams. With the wave of Baby disorders. The CDC recently Trains, almost an accident? unpaid taxes. The callers frequently Boomers now a “Silver Tsunami” announced that more than 1,700 threaten victims with arrest, foreclo- of retirees, it is no mystery why cases of Zika have been report- Were trains almost an accident? gers in summer and freight all year In Pennsylvania, west of Phila- sure, or other adverse legal action. financial fraud targeting seniors is ed in the U.S. and its territories. Many members of my family from Oakland to Greenville. Made delphia and on a path to Chicago, Scammers often instruct considered “The Crime of But despite this very real threat, earned their livelihoods from rail- sense. Autos were still in the future, trains run a lot. Both freight and their victims to pay using the 21st Century.” our country remains woefully roads. But when I look at the history along with larger modes of highway passenger. When I was a kid, we a money wire or prepaid This most recent varia- underprepared to prevent the of wagons and coaches, autos and transportation. And because motor walked over to our local station debit card. tion of the IRS imperson- spread of this virus. trucks, and railroads, it seems to me vehicles were not yet ready to go, to watch those western passenger In the past several ation scam demonstrates This inaction is unacceptable, that trains nearly by accident snuck highways weren’t either. trains stop and then start again with weeks, however, the U.S. that these fraudsters are and threatens the health of fam- into a segment of history no other the passengers who had just got- Treasury Department has relentless in their desire ilies across the country, which means of transportation was filling. DOWN THE ROAD ten aboard. Those passengers ride learned that IRS imper- to rob our nation’s se- is why I’m leading a bipartisan They had wagons for freight and all night before reaching Chicago. sonation scammers in- niors of their hard-earned group of my colleagues on a bill coaches for passengers, pulled by A PIECE Comfortable cars, beds, dining cars, creasingly are demanding savings. Thousands of to support states and localities in horses, an ancient power of trans- and all that makes a train comfort- payment in the form of seniors in Maine and By Milt Gross order to meet the Zika fight head portation. Before long, cars and able. iTunes or other gift cards. across the country have on. Our bill, the Strengthening then trucks showed up in our history The tracks run a few miles south Once these con artists By U.S. Sen. contacted our Commit- Mosquito Abatement for Safe- of getting around. If I’m doing my math right, of a turnpike and is near a turnpike have the numbers on the Susan Collins tee’s Fraud Hotline (toll- ty and Health (SMASH) Act, But why the train? Easy answer. which is possible, about 60 years during their entire path west. Why back of the activated gift (R-Maine) free at 1-855-303-9470) would reauthorize critical public A more speedy way of getting there poked in before motor vehicles - the trains? Because trains were in- cards, they can either use to report that they have health tools in order to support and getting goods there was need- and roads - were on the scene. Let’s vented before motor vehicles. I had the cards for purchases or resell the received calls and emails that are local and state mosquito surveil- ed. The train met that need. It met think about trains for a minute. a choice in traveling between Phila- cards to third parties online. A res- scams. lance and control efforts. The that need because cars, trucks, and They are heavy, engines and cars delphia and Chicago, train, auto or ident of Kennebec County recent- In the Kennebec County case, a bill would authorize $130 mil- buses weren’t on the market at that alike. They require much steel for bus, or airlines. But what if Henry ly lost $1,000 in iTunes gift cards con artist impersonating a deputy moment in our history. their roadways. In Maine, like oth- through a similar scam. Please see Page 11, I just finished a book about a er places, cars and roads eventually Please see Page 10, As chairman of the Senate Aging Please see Page 10, ZIKA small railroad that carried passen- shoved trains aside. ACCIDENT Committee, I am focused on stop- IRS Inside the First Amendment: Are we drifting – individually – as a country? To the Editor: mighty God for all the blessings that track and are following His will? On this beautiful July morning in we have received? I hope so, as it is I personally believe that a major Out of sight, out of mind a very precious part of the world, I reality that freedom is not free. factor in the confused situations wonder how many others besides It is time for each of us to ask that we face both in our own lives By Gene Policinski mind are the spectacular, amazing, and we return to being citizens me are concerned about where we ourselves where we are going and and in the course of our nation is The red, white and blue bunting literally revolutionary messages who know little and perhaps care are and where we are going. I be- are we significantly involved in in direct relationship to our lack of is down, the flags are furled and the that these United States have pro- less about how our freedoms really lieve that all would agree that the efforts to help others in our family commitment to God. It may come last of the fireworks have been sent claimed since 1776 in the Declara- work. Too harsh? events, which we are confronted and in our community. Ask your- as a surprise to many that beautiful aloft. And for far too many of us, tion of Independence, since 1789 Once again, nearly four in 10 of with today, make us pause and con- self do you think you have become Knox County (where I live) is one that surge of patriotic fervor and ef- in the Constitution and since 1791 us cannot name a single one of our sider what is going on and why it is? self-centered and have you just set a of the most unchurched areas not fort found around July Fourth goes in the Bill of Rights: A respect for core First Amendment freedoms. It is apparent that the world has goal for yourself of achieving noto- only in New England, but in the en- back into metaphorical storage for “inalienable” rights, a commitment In fact, in the Newseum Institute’s changed significantly over the past riety or gaining significant material tire USA. another year. to a strong central government re- just-released State of the First 15 to 20 years. Our involvement in possessions, or are you simply drift- I encourage all who read this Not that millions of our fellow strained by the rule of law, and a Amendment survey, only one free- the Middle East and Afghanistan ing along and going with the flow column to evaluate their own lives citizens suddenly turn anti-Ameri- profound pledge to honor the basic dom - speech - could be named by and various locations in Africa have with no real purpose in your life. and decide to make a commitment can on July 5 - far from it. Ameri- rights of its citizens. even half of us. I wish I could say led to upheaval not only in these Neither of these paths is productive, to follow a change of course and to cans wear their love of country on Each year we celebrate those that’s the first year since the survey areas, but also in our blessed home- nor will they help you to bring hap- do things His way and not our own. their collective sleeves all year long, messages in uniquely American began 20 years ago that such was land. Are we truly accomplishing piness or stability in your life. I say this not from a position of and on license plates, T-shirts and ways: with songs and music on the the case. But it’s been the same ev- anything or are we simply snipping How influenced are you by the talking down to others, but as a sig- knickknacks galore. National Mall, parties and picnics in ery year. around the edges and avoiding the accepted norms and permissiveness nal to others to change as yours tru- But there is a sudden, dramatic parks, bright and noisy parades on We revert to being a place where, reality of solving the chaos we have in our society that basically say that ly learned this lesson the hard way. falloff in the depth of attention we Main Street and solemn moments in to our joy, some 75 percent of us do to face, and if not now, when? anything goes. If it feels good, do This may sound old fashioned to give to our nation. Back to work, fields of honor nationwide. As we recently celebrated our it. Is this you, or how recently have back to play, back to the daily grind And then, our proud annual mo- Please see Page 10, birth of freedom and liberty have you taken time to ask our Creator, Please see Page 11, - and largely out of sight, out of ments of national appreciation fade AMENDMENT we taken time to thank our Al- if He believes you are on the right COUNTRY GUIDE CONTACT US NEWSROOM CLASSIFIEDS IF YOU HAVE A STORY IDEA TO PLACE A LINE CLASSIFIED 12 East Main Street, Suite A, P.O. 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Annual Open Farm Day in Piscataquis County is Sunday

The Maine Department of Farm, owned by Dustin and produce three acres of Maine Agriculture, Conservation and Natasha Colbry, is a small, sus- Organic Farmers and Garden- Forestry is hosting the 27th an- tainable farm with mixed vege- ers Association (MOFGA) nual Open Farm Day on Sun- tables, meat birds, laying hens certified organic vegetables, day, July 24. Open Farm Day and pastured pork. The farm flowers, herbs and perennial/ is an annual family adventure provides the produce and meats medicinal plants. Mary Marga- Photo courtesy of Hibbard Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in which farms throughout all for the in-town farm store, CSA ret Ripley would like attendees PINNING CEREMONY — A pinning ceremony for recent graduates of a Hibbard 16 counties open their gates to and local restaurants. For more to “bring the kids to say hi to Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center certified nursing assistant (CNA) training offer the public an opportunity information and directions, our young pigs and chickens, program was held July 13 at the center in Dover-Foxcroft. From left are PVAEC to learn about Maine’s diverse visit www.sprucemillfarm. and take home some of our de- Director Thelma Reagan, CNA’s Morgan Harmon, Dana Homsted, Jacklyn Neal, agricultural community. Many com and www.facebook.com/ licious produce or a gorgeous Dominique Johnston, Renee Albair, Krista Thurlow and Dana Sherwood and CNA farms will have demonstra- SpruceMillFarm/. flower bouquet!” For more in- Training Coordinator Suzan Reed. Not pictured, Jennifer Jo Nicholas and Instructor tions, displays, farm-raised Ripley Farm at 62 Merrills formation and directions visit products for sale and animals Mills Road in Dover-Foxcroft www.ripleyorganicfarm.com Wendy Pullen, RN. and crops to experience. will be open from 1-4 p.m. and https://www.facebook. In Piscataquis County, two Gene and Mary Margaret Rip- com/RipleyFarm/. farms will welcome the public ley would like families to visit To learn more about Open for Open Farm Day. Spruce and get an inside view of their Farm Day and farms through- Mill Farm at 324 Sangerville working organic farm, crops, out Maine that are participat- Dover Cove Farmers’ Market Line Road in Dover-Foxcroft fields and high tunnel, includ- ing, visit http://www.maine. will be open to the public from ing a demonstration of the tools gov/dacf/ard/market_promo- offers Maine Harvest Bucks 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Spruce Mill and techniques they use to tion/open_farm_day.shtml/. DOVER-FOXCROFT — products, as well as vegetable fruits and vegetables, to folks The Dover Cove Farmers’ seeds and seedlings and are who need it by incentivizing Low Vision Market is excited to be one designed to help relieve food more healthful purchases, as of 35 farmers markets to of- insecurity. Research demon- opposed to trying to limit less fer Maine Harvest Bucks this strates that using SNAP dol- nutritious foods. It is very im- Group meets season. With the Maine Har- lars has a positive correlation portant to us that this program vest Bucks program, shoppers with childhood development operates smoothly for farmers Aug. 5 using federal Supplemental and long-term health as well as and their markets. We are end- Nutrition Assistance Program the stabilization of local econ- lessly grateful to the dozens of DOVER-FOXCROFT — (SNAP) benefits will receive omies. The Maine Harvest market and community mem- The Dover Low Vision Group a fruit and vegetable bonus Bucks program is also feder- bers who offer their time to will meet at the Thayer Park- voucher for every SNAP dollar ally funded under the USDA’s make this service available at way Community Room from spent at market. Food Insecurity Nutrition In- markets statewide.” 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Dover Cove Farmers’ Mar- centive Grant. Visitors will find friend- Aug. 5. Gene Monahan and ket signed up for the Maine The Maine Local Foods ly faces at the Dover Cove Jack Beverage will talk about Harvest Bucks program as Access Network received this Farmers’ Market’s information fishing,woodworking and part of an effort to combat grant via Wholesome Wave, a booth. They can explain how hunting while being blind or the fact that Maine ranks 1st national leader in nutrition in- the SNAP incentive program having low vision. Beverage in New England for food in- centive work. Maine Harvest works — look for the Maine will also talk about climbing security. “Our farmers want Bucks helps extend limited Harvest Bucks logo on the big the Appalachian Trail with to feed their neighbors. They SNAP dollars, bringing fresh yellow sign. Follow Dover- his son. want people to eat the food fruits and vegetables within CoveFarmersMarket on Face- All are welcome to attend, they work so hard to produce. reach and furthering the posi- book or dover_cove on Insta- to get support from others Maine Harvest Bucks are a tive impact of SNAP. gram. and learn about resources. great incentive to shop at the “Maine Harvest Bucks is a The market is at 1033 South For more information, please farmers’ market and get more nutrition incentive program,” Street (the Piscataquis Cham- contact Nancy 270-2730 or fruits and vegetables,” said Tr- explains Emilie Knight, SNAP ber of Commerce parking [email protected]. isha Smith, a market volunteer. program coordinator for the area) on Saturdays 9 a.m. to The federally-funded and Maine Federation of Farm- 1 p.m. and Tuesdays 2-6 p.m. state-administered SNAP pro- ers’ Markets (the organization Visit maineharvestbucks.org gram provides a national aver- that oversees the program at to learn about all the locations age of $28 per week to eligible farmers markets). “The obvi- (farmers markets and more) individuals. These benefits can ous goal is to get more local statewide where these SNAP be used for a variety of food nourishing food, in particular bonuses are available. Guess Who? Duplicate I am an actress born in Hawaii on June 20, 1967, but most people think of me as a native Australian. My breakthrough role came in a 1989 psychological thriller opposite Sam Neill.

bridge Kidman Nicole Answer: results GUILFORD — The Mid- Maine Duplicate Bridge Club played July 11 at the Guilford Memorial Library with the following results: first place, Joyce Cross of Dover-Fox- croft and Glen Rogers of Bowerbank; second, Norma White of Guilford and Pris- cilla Higgins of Dover-Fox- croft; and third, Aussie Dean of Guilford and Norman Bridge of Parkman. The next meeting will be Monday, July 25 at 1 p.m. More teams are always wel- come. For more information, please call 564-7781. USE THE CLASSIFIEDS TO BUY, SELL AND TRADE… Page 6, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, July 20, 2016 The Piscataquis Observer

Foxcroft Academy Honor Roll Students earn top grades at Penquis Dexter Regional High School DOVER-FOXCROFT — Fox- Ryan Vienneau, Kailee Ward, Jiaqi MILO — Officials at Penquis Spencer. DEXTER — Officials at Dexter Knowlton, Abigail Paige, Janette croft Academy officials have - an Xu, Botai Zhou and Wenyu Zhou. Valley School have announced the GRADE 10 — High honors: Regional High School recently list- Patterson, Jayna Robinson, Aino nounced the fourth-quarter honor Grade 10 — High honors: 2015-16 fourth-quarter honor roll. Kelsey Robinson. Honors: Me- ed the honor roll for the fourth quar- Rudloff-Eastman, Matthew Sickles, roll for the 2015-16 school year. Forrest Bates, Jinlin Chen, Jenna Students on the list include: gan Badger, Mitchell Carey, Olivia ter of the 2015-16 school year. Stu- Morgan Smith, Hunter Speed, El- The following students were recog- Clukey, Emily Curtis, Reginald GRADE 6 — High honors: Castellano, Julian Maxcy, Selena dents earning top grades included: yce Wigham, Anthony Woods and nized. Johnston, Gabrielle Jolin, Griffin Grady Atkinson. Honors: Eira Sibert, Daniel Spurgeon, Adam GRADE 9 — Highest honors: Hongyi Wu. Grade 9 — High honors: Brig- Loomis, Kaiyuan Ma, Avery Nel- Johnson and Alvin Robshaw. Stetson, Kortnie Stone, Alex Christopher Roderka. High hon- GRADE 10 — Highest hon- id Casey, Nicolas Daneman, Jona- son, Esau Olson and Jordan Thom- GRADE 7 — Honors: Ains- White and Noah Zambrano. ors: Ashley Downing and Shannon ors: Kaitlyn Webber. High honors: than Feix, Madison Hall, Abigail as. Honors: Austin Bickmore, ley Ade, Savannah Boislard, May GRADE 11 — High honors: O’Roak. Honors: Isabella Adam, Domanic Lovely. Honors: Kellie Henderson, Spencer Ireland, David Maya Hagelin, Matthew Harmon, Horton, Izaak Krause, Zakary Jordan Durant and Cody Guari- Emily Albair, Dillion Allen, Elise Bache, Rebecca Batron, Adriana Mcleish,Gavyn Moreshead, Mari- Tristan Honorowski, Charlotte Mills and Courtney Rouleau. no. Honors: Colin Beckett, Krista Beaudry, Samantha Bishop, Ethan Bryant, Amber Burns, Andre Car- ah Poulin, Dustin Simmons, Mat- Jolin, John Judkins, Sujeong Kim, GRADE 8 — High honors: Dearborn, Colleen Demaris, Col- Boutilier, Danielle Cummings, low, Matthison Deering, Aubrey thew Spooner, Hannah Sprecher Harley Knowles, Ryan Laffin, Shy- Grace McLaughlin. Honors: Syd- wyn Johnson, Alana Nickerson, Chase Dyer, Christopher Fitzger- Godin, Alex Gould, Gabrielle and Hunter Watt. Honors: Shania ler Lewis, Shiyun Liang, Shu Lin, ney Fowles and Tegan Johnson. Clayton Preble, Derek Robinson ald, Yike Gao, MacKenzie Gould, Grant, Brayden Greaves, Matthew Bates, Makenzie Beaudry, Julia Virginia Macomber, Randy Nelson, GRADE 9 — High honors: and Dereck Thomas. Kaylie Harris, Isaiah Hesseltine, Hanscome, Amber-Lynn Jusczak, Brasslett, Lauren Cooper, Rebekah Duc Hoang Nguyen, Jacob Olson, Katelyn Bolstridge and Camryn GRADE 12 — High honors: Brandon Higgins, Jordan Hughes, Fishburn-Batey, Jenne Haselton, Jae Hun Park, Joshua Reed, Jessica Rolfe. Honors: Jacob Baker, Jer- Jarod Webb. Honors: Morgan Devan Hunter, Autumn Irwin, Mark Please see Page 9, Matthieu Honorowski, Breanna Schwab, Levi Todd Stedman, Bran- emy Martin, Leah McKissick, Cavagnaro, Joshua Martin, Alyssa Kilmer, David Kirshkaln, Amber DEXTER REGIONAL Jazowski, Caleb Ladd, Alexis Lon- don Weston and Yuheng Zhang. Mackenzi Pelletier, Cymeria Murano, Kara Pariseau and Rachel don, Jacob Marsh, Michaleb Niles, Robshaw, Faith Sickler and Faith Whitten. Hannah Poland, Ashley Robinson, Please see Page 9, Greenville Middle & High Schools Cailin Seavey, Nathaniel Skomars, FOXCROFT ACADEMY Ridge View Community School GREENVILLE — School merleau. officials recently released those GRADE 9 — Honors: Dakota SeDoMoCha School DEXTER — Ridge View Com- Gould, Arianna Jandreau, JayDalee students named to the 2015-16 Morehouse and Emily Vraux. munity School officials recently Joyce, Trenton Judkins, Justin King, fourth-quarter honor roll at both GRADE 10 — High honors: DOVER-FOXCROFT — Se- Aidan Currie, Rebekah Demers, named the honor roll for the fourth Elizabeth Kinney, Jasmine Lewis, Greenville High School and Mid- Emmanuelle Bilodeau, Sierra DoMoCha School officials have Kevin Feix, Miles Gadwah, Olivia quarter of the 2015-16 school year. Dylan Moore, Maureen O’Roak, dle School. Bussell, Nicholas Foley and John announced the honor roll for the Goodine, Emily Harmon-Weeks, The following students were recog- Emma Paige, Adam Paquin, Shel- GRADE 7 — High honors: Watt. Honors: Shelby Cowin, fourth quarter of the 2015-16 school Chase Higgins, James Jankunas, nized. bie Poulin, Taylor Rideout, Amelia Jessica Cobb, Chritian Trujillo and Connor DiAngelo, Hunter Ferret- year. Earning top grades were: Benjamin Johnston, Makayla GRADE 5 — High honors: Rolfe, Ora Rudloff-Eastman, Na- Katherine Worster. Honors: Mad- ti, Damian Hemond, Anthony Ma- GRADE 5 — High Honors: Ivy Landry, Olivia McCorrison, Lilley Emma Alexander, Emily Andres- than Schobel, Cole Smith, Jachob ison Kane and Andrew Pierce. son and Reilly Pawnell. Batey, Ayda Holyoke, Lauren Mar- Povak, Aleshia Raymond, Maken- cu, Sydney Dyson, Sydney Fogler, Snodgrass, Kassidy Swimm, Jona- GRADE 8 — High honors: GRADE 11 — High honors: tin, Ella Molaghan, Rachel Mullis, zie Sands, Madyson Skipper, An- Phillip Folster, Jr., Annika King, than Whitman, Justin Williams and Noah Bilodeau, Amanda Kline, Keegan Cannell. Honors: Brian- Carter Pratt, Anna Raynes, Rylee thony Smith, Meghan Spooner and William Kusnierz, Annajayne Pit- Aaliyah Yennie. Morgan Noyes, Halle Pelleti- na Cobb and Trajdan MacFadyen. Speed and Adam Taylor. Honors: Alicia Webster. man and Payson Rienhardt. Hon- GRADE 7 — High honors: er and Thomas Watt. Honors: GRADE 12 — High honors: Justice Batchelder, Olivia Berce, GRADE 7 — High honors: ors: Joseph Bard, Amanda-Jo Abby Andrews, Valli Day, Peyton Camden Harmon, Tiegan Murray, Coty Lee. Honors: Brooke Noyes Justin Bessey, Cody Chambers, Maren O’Connell, Ava Rayfield, Blais, Caden Brown, Lauryn Brun- Grant, Avery Herrick, Brett Kus- Aleya Pelletier and Jessica Po- and Kaleb Redimarker. Cameron Chase, Garret Chase, Annabelle Rhoda and Madeline ner, Rosa Burgos, Ava Campbell, nierz, Santinaca Lawson, Olivia Adam Conner, Kaitlyn Cookson, Taylor. Honors: Kelli Black, Alys- Bryce Connor, Gianni Costonis, Peakes, Carter Polichak, Parker Caden Crocker, Taebria Currie, sa Boyd, Miriam Cameron, Sher- Jillian Dill, Zoe Dill, Olivia Gil- Ponte, Abigail Wakefield and PCSS lists honor roll Matthew Dourant, Kendall Dyer, yl Chase, Khrystofor Downing, man, Deago Gould, Jozlynn Haley, Jade Wintle. Honors: Kristopher Craig Farmer, Skylar Gibbs, Aman- Kaylee Durgin, Noah Lamb, Logan Kayden Kimball, Lucreshia Lyman, Bateman, Cheyenne Beem, Makay- GUILFORD — Piscataquis GRADE 8 — High honors: da Greenlaw, Alayna Hawkes, Martin, Maranda Poulin, Dakota Hailee McCourt, Alexander Morris, la Bignell, Cameron Blakely, Community Secondary School Madelynn Crosby, Ariona Gerry, Cadence Herrick, Logan Hinson, Richardson, Lucas Ronco, Luke St- Jillian Poliquin, Alex Race, Da- Demetri Burton, Hannah Campbell, Principal John Keane recently an- Caroline Goggin, Maceee Pearl and Jada Lewis, Kirsten Marshall, edman, Juliana Whalen and Brad- vid Race, Emma Ranquist, Aleaha Jacob Campbell, Madia Chesner, nounced the fourth-quarter honor Jemyni True. Honors: David Arm- Emily McGrew, Emily McLeish, ley Whitten. Richards, Kimberly Rideout, Caleb Jaycee Cook, Josephine Costo- roll for the 2015-16 school year. strong, Megan Beckwith, Melissa Candra O’Bar, Kholton Perry, Don- GRADE 8 — High honors: Schobel, Trevor Speed, Zachary nis, Hunter Dean, Robert Dorman, The following were included. Burdin, Gwenyth Burgess, Chelsea ald Poole, Nathaniel Porter, Aliza Enrico Ayala and Megan Fuller. Spizuoco, Cadence Tasker, Kelsey Rosalie Gillis, Kaitlyn Gray, Alli GRADE 7 — High honors: Joel Cookson, Austin ELderkin, Wayne Pulkkinen, Brayden Reier, Brayden Honors: Katherine Ames, Mol- Taylor, Emmaline Thereau, Min- Green, Aaliyah Hernandez, Irie Champlin, Louise Gerickont, Anna Haley, Shanoah Hill, Emily Hin- Rogers, Kiernan Schriver, Eli Shar- lie Brawn, Jenna Anderson, Kylie erva Wigham, Aaron Woodard and Hight, Myra Knowlton, Jaden La- Morin and Sarah Richards. Hon- richs, Jorja Hunt, Cameron Kendall, row, Cassandra Smith and Hannah Butts, Elisabeth Carlson, Hunter Bryleigh Woodbury. Bonte, Emily Leavitt, Isaac Limo- ors: Kyle Bagley, Colby Chadwick, Sean Kimball, Taylor Marson, Me- Vail. Clarke, Victoria Cyr, Karis Dankert, GRADE 6 — High honors: ges, Mary Mailhot, Joshua Mann, Cassie Chambers, Fisher Cobb, gan McLaughlin, Zachary Priest, GRADE 6 — High honors: Jediah Dean, Diana Demers, Adam Hanna Morse. Honors: Aliviah An- Lilah McCormack, Hunter Nelson, Elizabeth Gray, Sabrina Hamele, Preston Ricker, Olivia Riitano, Aine Casey, Emily Fuller, Jasper Dulac, Aaliyah Ellis, Izabella Foley, derson, Kiana Bennett, Molly Ben- Tayler Prentiss, Aaliyah Singleton, Joseph Keenan, Hunter Kemp, Morgan Smith and Mya Young. Makowski, Jacob Reed, Ruby Samuel Harmon-Weeks, Jacob Ire- nett, Owen Brown, Dakota Burns, Janessa Smith, Joseph St. Louis, MacKenzie LaBlanc, Megan Le- GRADE 9 — Honors: Rachel Rideout and Austin Seavey. Hon- Caitlyn Chabot, Patrick Childers, mieux, Jacob Nadeau, Gabriel Sil- ors: Marshall Burt, Grace Carlson, Please see Page 9, Clyde Day, Avery Gagnon, Peyton Please see Page 9, va, Makayla Talbot and Miranda Please see Page 9, Bodie Clarke, Kamryn Commeau, SEDOMOCHA Gilman, LaKota Glidden, Caroline RIDGE VIEW Turner. PCSS Page 7 July 20, 2016 Preparation makes for great beginnings, conclusions at Maine Lobster Bowl By Ernie Clark “It’s the kids, it’s the coaches, it’s meet as an offensive staff or a de- Staff Writer the mission of what the Shrine does, fensive staff. We met all three times DOVER-FOXCROFT — The really,” said East head coach Bob with both the offense and defense Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic Sinclair of Orono High School, who and looked at our stuff and looked is loaded with beginnings and con- also held the same position in 1999 at our personnel and made some de- clusions. when the East scored its first Lob- cisions about what we would run to The annual all-star football game ster Bowl victory after nine losses. put the kids in the best position to be featuring the state’s top high school “It’s an awful lot of work to do this, successful.” players from the previous year’s but once you take that first step and It’s almost the equivalent to fan- senior class is a summertime in- get here and start doing it, it goes by tasy football for the coaching staffs, stitution now in its 27th year, and really, really fast. taking the state’s best individual already has raised more than a “And what the Shrine does with football talent and molding it into half-million dollars for the Shrine all the money that’s raised and all successful offensive, defensive and BDN photo/Micky Bedell Hospitals for Children. the exposure they get to help kids special team units in just 15 practic- PLAYING FOR A CAUSE — Lobster Bowl East team players practice at Foxcroft To those who participate that’s in the hospitals, that’s where it’s at.” es spread over six days. the biggest beginning, the opportu- So no wonder given all the emo- Analyzing talent and developing Academy on Wednesday in preparation for the Saturday game. The Lobster Bowl, nity to help youngsters they don’t tional elements related to the event playbooks are two critical parts of featuring the top seniors from across Maine, benefits Shriners Children’s Hospitals. know begin to recover from injury that each year’s game is several the pre-training camp work, and or illness simply by playing a sport months in the making. that involves assessing roster-wide they love. Building a game plan trends as well as particular person- The game, played Saturday from Work on the Lobster Bowl be- nel groupings. East prevails over West as teams set historic Waterhouse Field in Bid- gins shortly after the end of the pre- “Take the Old Town kids, for deford after a weeklong training vious high school football season example,” said Sinclair. “They had camp at Foxcroft Academy, also when coaches from around the state a fantastic year last fall [reaching record for points in Lobster Bowl represents a personal football begin- nominate players from their teams the Class C North championship ning or conclusion for each player. to fill the rosters. game]. It was a great job by their By Will Kramlich seconds left in the half. line, then returned the pick 45 yards. It’s the last game affiliated with “It means a lot,” said recent coaches and the community came Sun Journal Staff That was more than enough time Therrien later ran in from one yard their high school careers for the ap- Foxcroft Academy graduate Con- alive and they brought football back BIDDEFORD — Defense be for Miller, who caught a short pass out on fourth down to cut the game proximately 90 players divided into nor Holmes of his selection. “It’s there, so we knew we were going darned. from Madison’s Chase Malloy on to 44-38. East and West squads, and many an amazing tradition that’s been to be taking [wide receiver Andre] The East scored a team-record 58 the East’s next play, then ran up the Miller countered with his third will never don their pads again — a going on for a long time and it’s Miller and [quarterback Jake] Jarvis points and combined with the West sideline, hurdled a defender, and scoring catch of the game, and sec- definitive but memorable conclu- something most high school foot- as a package. for game-record 110 overall points coasted in for six with 4.4 seconds ond from Jarvis, from 40 yards out sion to their careers. ball players look forward to once “We wanted to take advantage of in the East’s 58-52 victory in the left for a 44-30 East lead at halftime. and off a deflection. For others it’s the beginning of they’ve reached their prime and what those two kids do and coach 27th Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl “I’m just kind of a big receiver. “It was still there,” Miller said the next phase of their career, a head gotten to the end of their high them up with [Foxcroft’s] Hunter Classic at Waterhouse Field on Unless if there’s a big corner on me, of his chemistry with Jarvis. “You start of sorts for preseason practic- school careers.” Smith and Anthony Brunelle from Saturday. The East roster included it’s kind of a mismatch,” said Mill- could tell.” es on the collegiate level that begin The honorees then fulfill a Cony (of Augusta). That’s what we Bryce Salsbury of Dexter Regional er, the East MVP. “They were play- York’s Cullen McCarty did the next month. fund-raising responsibility in order did when we started, look at those and Foxcroft Academy’s Brandon ing kind of far back in the beginning scoring honors for the West next, And for some 20 coaches from to assure their participation in the kinds of combinations.” Brock, Connor Holmes and Hunt- of the game. So we just kept doing rumbling in from seven yards out. around the state who donate their game while the coaching staffs be- That exercise was repeated at ev- er Smith with Foxcroft head coach short routes. It worked out.” Then after the East opened the time to the effort, it’s both a final re- gin to formulate game plans during ery level on the field, all producing Danny White a member of the In a game that feature roughly fourth quarter with a drive ending in flection on the previous season and the dead of winter based on their what the coaches believe will be co- coaching staff. The Ponies’ Kimmy 150 plays, Miller made the most of an overthrow from Jarvis to Miller, a jump-start for the coming high preliminary rosters. Hanson a part of the East cheering getting the ball in his hands eight Doyon scored from one yard out to school campaign less than a month “We met a few times before we Please see Page 8, squad. times on offense. He caught seven tie the game 52-52. away. got here,” said Sinclair. “We didn’t LOBSTER BOWL “That’s a first for me and a lot of passes for 207 yards and four touch- “Coming from behind, it was other guys,” said West quarterback downs, and also added a 6-yard run. hard, but we did a good job of bat- Dalton Therrien of Oak Hill High “I just wanted to make a play ev- tling the entire game and never giv- School, who scored two touch- ery time I touched the ball because ing up,” Therrien said. downs. “A hundred-and-ten points I knew we had a lot of playmakers “It shows what kind of charac- Players try to beat the heat in a high school football game is on our team,” Miller said. “I just ter they have, they didn’t give up,” crazy.” knew every time that I got the ball added Stacen Doucette, Oak Hill’s The East, which narrowed the I just had to make something hap- coach who led the West coaching with multifaceted strategy West’s overall series lead to 18-9, pen because I wasn’t going to get it staff. jumped on the scoreboard early much.” Jarvis and Miller hooked up one — with some help from the West. Miller almost had another touch- last time for a score, ending the By Ernie Clark [18-packs],” said Danny White, Foxcroft Academy’s The opening kickoff went between down on the East’s first drive of the quartet of touchdown strikes with a Staff Writer chief financial officer and head football coach and West returners Cullen McCarty and second half, but Yarmouth’s Jack DOVER-FOXCROFT — One inevitable challenge a veteran member of the Lobster Bowl’s East team Lucas Rhoy, who both tried to catch Snyder jumped in front of a Malloy Please see Page 10, for Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic participants coaching staff. the kick but instead teamed up for pass intended for Miller at the goal EAST TEAM each year is contending with the heat of summer, and “It’s a lot, and by [mid-] Monday we had already a fumble. The East recovered, and the weeklong training camp under way at Foxcroft gone through 100 pounds of ice.” barely looked back. BDN photo/Micky Academy in Dover-Foxcroft in anticipation of the 27th Plenty of water also is available at practice, as well Brunswick’s Will Bessey ran in Bedell annual benefit game in Biddeford is no exception. as shade tents that enable the players and coaches to for a score on the third play of the TRAINING After enjoying mild temperatures on Sunday and a escape the mid-July sun. game to put the East up 6-0. The ROOM — Chris bright, comfortable Monday, the temperature and hu- “We’re going to be careful with our kids,” said West countered with a 2-yard run Sementelli midity began to inch up Tuesday as the East and West East head coach Bob Sinclair of Orono High School. from team MVP Zach Doyon, of squirts saline squads made up of the top players from the state’s high “We’ve got a shade tent to get them in the shade when Marshwood, followed by a 2-point into a puncture school Class of 2016 continued with their double- or we can. We give them water breaks, and we tell the throw from Therrien to Doyon, to triple-session daily practice schedules. kids, ‘If you’re not in a drill and you feel like you need make it 8-6. wound on the “Today’s pretty hot,” said recently graduated Ban- water, go get it.’ Bangor’s Dane Johnson ran in foot of Lobster gor High School running back Dane Johnson. “It’s not “We’re not going to take any chances.” from 16 yards out for the East on the Bowl West something that’s fun to look forward to, but we’re just The players and coaches are supported by a training ensuing drive, and Portland running player Danny going to continue to work hard. staff that includes Foxcroft Academy trainer Jackie back Joe Esposito tossed a 2-point Guiliani of “It’s adversity, but we’ve just got to push through it Tourtelotte, Chris Sementelli and his sports medicine score to Old Town’s Andre Miller South Portland to be ready for Saturday.” staff from MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta, for a 14-8 East lead. after morning Many of the players and coaches find the conditions and J.P. Stowe, who provides athletic training services The West had a short drive end practice on similar to those they experienced at the outset of pre- for Orono High School. with a punt from Leavitt’s Levi Wednesday at season practices in mid-August throughout their high “Safety is the first priority, no question,” said- Sin Craig — which turned out to be the Foxcroft Academy. Sementelli is the Sports Medicine school careers. clair. “First of all, we don’t want to put the kids in a lone punt of the game. The East got “We’ve been through it for four years in double ses- tough situation where many of them haven’t had a lot the ball back in West territory and Manager at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta; sions,” said former Brewer High School linebacker of physical activity until now, and we don’t want them needed just six plays for an Esposito this will be his 16th year with the Lobster Bowl. Dylan Severance, “so we just keep ourselves hydrated to be in a situation where they can’t play.” touchdown run. and try to stay in the shade as much as we can.” Sinclair and West head coach Stacen Doucette of The East got the ball right back Coping with the heat involves a multifaceted strate- Oak Hill High School in Wales also can adjust the thanks to a successful squib kick gy that begins in the air-conditioned dormitories on the amount of protective pads their players wear during that bounced off a West up-man. Foxcroft campus that house the players and coaches. practices to account for weather conditions. The ensuing drive lasted one play “We’re fortunate enough to have AC in our dorms, “We’ll take stuff off,” said Sinclair. “[Tuesday] after- into the second quarter, and Esposi- so after those hot practices we’ll shower up and just noon we’re going with just uppers. [Tuesday] morning to barreled in from a yard out to hang out there and cool off a bit,” said Johnson. “We we went with full pads because we felt we had to get make it 30-8. just have to eat well and stay hydrated to get ready for that out of the way and it was a little bit cooler then, but The West regained its scoring the heat.” we didn’t want to put them in full pads later in the day. touch on the next drive. Using eight That preparation includes drinks from fountain sta- “We’d rather take it a little easy on them and go up- runs (including four from Doyon) tions in the cafeteria during meals throughout the day, pers or just helmets. At some point in time [Wednes- and one pass, the West cut the defi- as well as water and other drinks made available in the day] we’re going to go just with helmets and review all cit to 30-14 with a 1-yard QB keep- dorms. of our special teams because we need to do that. er by Therrien. “By the end of the week we’ll have gone through “We don’t need to be out there banging heads every At that point in the game, it was BDN photo/Micky Bedell 50 cases of water [24-packs] and 50 cases of Gatorade day,” he added. “We just don’t need to do that.” Miller time. The Old Town receiver FOXCROFT ACADEMY HOSPITALITY — From left, was targeted four straight times by Curtis McLeod, Ethan Sewell-Berry, Isaiah Swan, Garret teammate Jake Jarvis, and caught Ring and Tyler Ripley, all Lobster Bowl team East players, two of them, including a 13-yard schedule subject sit down to lunch at Foxcroft Academy on Wednesday Foxcroft Youth to change scoring strike. SPORTS ON TAP The West sandwiched a pair of following morning practice. Wednesday, July 20—LE- Fitness River Festival Kids Half scoring drives (with Craig touch- The East and West teams Track travels GION BASEBALL: Navigators Mile Fun Run 7:30 a.m. and 5K 8 down passes going to Thornton spent a week in Dover- vs. Skowhegan 5 p.m. a.m. (Guilford athletic fields). TRI- Academy’s Corey Hart and Doyon) Foxcroft leading up to the to Brewer Thursday, July 21—LEGION ATHLON: Moosehead Try-Athlon around a failed fourth-down pass 2016 game on Saturday in BASEBALL: Zone 1 play-in at 9 a.m. (Bartley’s Garage Beach— from the East on a bad punt snap, Biddeford. BREWER — The Foxcroft Husson (Bangor). TRACK: Fox- Greenville). cutting the lead to 36-30 with 22 Youth Track team took part croft Youth Track at USATF-Maine Thursday, Aug. 4—TRACK: in the second USATF-Maine Group D meet 2 p.m. (Old Town Foxcroft Youth Track at Junior Di- Group D meet of the summer High School). vision qualifying meet 10 a.m. (Old season on July 14 at the Brewer Friday, July 22—LEGION Town High School). Community School. BASEBALL: Zone 1 tourney at Saturday, Aug. 6—GOLF: Heidi Clawson finished sec- Husson (Bangor). Grapevine Association golf scram- ond in the girls age 9-10 800 Saturday, July 23—CANOE ble 9 a.m. Squaw Mt. Village with a time of 3 minutes, 12.57 RACE: Three Rivers Kiwanis Se- (Greenville Junction). ROAD seconds. Clawson also came in bec River Canoe/Kayak Race 10 RACE: Pony Pride 5K 8 a.m. (Fox- BDN photo/Micky Bedell fourth in the 200 at 37.17 sec- a.m. (Sebec Village). LEGION croft Academy). HOME FOR A WEEK onds. BASEBALL: Zone 1 tourney Saturday, Aug. 13—LUM- — Zachary Peirce had four top 20 at Husson (Bangor). PISTOL BERJACK COMPETITION: A Lobster Bowl football performances among the boys SHOOTING: Big Pine Gun Club Forest Heritage Days Game player makes his way to the 9-10 age group. Peirce was sev- action pistol shooting competition of Logging 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. locker rooms at Foxcroft enth in the 1,500 at 7:05.02 and 8:30 a.m. (Rt. 150—Abbot). (Greenville school grounds). Academy following he finished 11th in the 400 with Thursday, July 28—TRACK: ROAD RACE: Maine Red Hot practice. The school hosted a time of 1:37.10. He also came Foxcroft Youth Track at US- Dog Festival 5K Bun Run 8 a.m. BDN photo/Micky Bedell both the East and West in 14th in the long jump with a ATF-Maine Group D meet 2 p.m. (Main St.-Dexter). TRACK: Fox- READY FOR THE GAME — The Lobster Bowl East teams in its dorms during distance of 9 feet, 4.5 inches and (Old Town High School). croft Youth Track at state champi- defense cheers post-practice at Foxcroft Academy in the week leading up to Peirce placed 17th in the javelin Saturday, July 30—ROAD onship meet 9 a.m. (Cony High preparation for the game on July 16 -- which the East the senior all-star game on with a throw of 41-09. RACE: Friends of Community School—Augusta). won 58-52. Saturday in Biddeford. Page 8, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, July 20, 2016 The Piscataquis Observer Fitness 5K Sebec Lake mapping and kids run kick off River project underway Festival Cloudy skies, cool tempera- density, etc.” tures and rough water did not Davis explained that this sys- GUILFORD — Friends of deter the Sebec Lake Invasive tem worked very efficiently. Community Fitness will host its Plant Patrol from starting the A two person team was able annual 5K race/walk and chil- 2016 mapping season this past to cover nearly a half mile of dren’s fun run on the morning of weekend. “It turns out those shoreline in about one hour. Saturday, July 30 as part of the cloudy skies are perfect for “We’ve observed that Sebec Piscataquis River Festival. viewing under the surface”, Lake, despite being one of the The kids race starts at 7:30 said Brian Krause, team mem- clearest, cleanest and deepest a.m. at the downtown recre- ber who teaches at the Foxcroft lakes in Maine, typically sees ational fields, with registration Academy. “There’s far less little or no vegetation beyond beginning at 7 a.m. The event is glare and the equipment we use six to seven feet of water depth. free, and the first 24 youngsters performs well even in rough That makes it quite walkable.” will receive a T-shirt and ribbon. water.” The results of the latest ses- Awards will be presented to first The team picked up in New- sion continue to be excellent. through third place. ell Cove, where they initiated “No invasives found,”Krause The 5K starts at 8 a.m. with the mapping/monitoring effort said. “Just healthy, native vege- Contributed photo registration at 7:30 a.m. This last summer. After evaluating tation common to Maine lakes.” LEAGUE CHAMPS — The Foxcroft team won a close 13-12 contest over Charleston year the course will be reversed the 2015 sessions, the team is Krause teaches in the science in the 2016 Penquis Little League Championship game on Saturday, July 16. Team with participants running and evolving their methods to better department at Foxcroft Acad- members are front, from left, Carter Pratt, Craig Farmer, Skyler Gibbs, Carter Merrill, walking in the opposite direc- meet the specific conditions of emy and he is getting students Brayden Reier and Cody Chambers. Back, coach Joel Pratt, Caden Crocker, Cameron tion of past years. Those taking Sebec Lake. interested in the environment Skomars, Lee Belote, Adam Conner, coach Tim Smith, Anthony Smith, Isaiah Arno, part will be timed with prizes “We tried something a bit involved in the project. awarded to the top three. different this session, putting The team currently has five Austin Seavey, coach Toby Arno and Cameron Chase. Registration forms are at the observer in the water, using more mapping sessions sched- www.comfitme.com and reg- the trunk scope walking along uled for this summer. “We have istration may be also be done the shore out to about five feet ambitious goals,” Davis said. on the morning of July 30. For deep.” said Rudy Davis, project Anyone interested in joining Sebec Lake Fourth of July canoe race results more information, please con- director. “This person is shad- the effort can contact Davis or tact 876-4813 or friendsofit- owed by a recorder in a boat Krause via the Sebec Lake As- SEBEC -- The annual Sebec Lake Recreation two miles C3 mixed Fessenden 42:16. [email protected]. who makes a record of where sociation website at www.sebe- canoe race was held mid-morning junior <=18: first Pearl Latanzi, Recreation two miles K2 wom- vegetation is seen, what type, clakeassoc.com. on the Fourth of July with the fol- Victoria Latanzi and Peter Latanzi en’s master 40-plus: first Dina Lat- STATE OF MAINE PROBATE COURT lowing results: 48:20. tanzi and Karen Lattanzi 48:27. 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You may present your claim by Recreation two miles C2 men’s Recreation two miles K1 wom- Recreation eight miles K1 wom- fi ling a written statement of your junior <=18: first Riley Hruby and en’s senior 50-plus: first Audrey en’s senior 50-plus: first Roberta claim on a proper form with the Eric Strutevant 48:51. Carter 38:40; and second Sandy McClain 1:56.08. Register of Probate of this Court Recreation two miles C2 men’s or by delivering or mailing to the senior 50-plus: Terry Wescott and Personal Representative listed below at the address published JP Latanzi 32:23. by his name a written statement of the Claim indicating the basis Lobster Bowl Photo courtesy of Sebec Lake Association therefore, the name and address Continued from Page 7 In particular, players are asked to of the claimant and the amount MAPPING SEBEC LAKE — Brian Krause using the trunk Find grasp their responsibilities within claimed or in such other manner scope to identify plant life in Newell Cove on Sebec Lake ‘The Piscataquis hesive units as well as a play- the playbook as soon as they can as the law may provide. See 18-A last week. Krause noted that “ it was easy to maneuver Observer’ book designed to maximize upon receiving it when they arrived MRSA §3-804. around and visibility of the lake bottom was outstanding!” on Facebook their potential. Sunday, and for the most part the TO ALL PERSONS INTER- “We all come from our different students are quick learners. ESTED IN ANY OF THE ES- TATES LISTED BELOW: types of schemes, but football is foot- “I think we’ve done great with 2016-059 ESTATE OF FRANK ball and ultimately the fundamentals it, our calls are getting on point and H. SPRANDEL, late of Brown- of football are the foundation of any time we have a question the ville, Maine deceased. Terry L. everything,” said Foxcroft football coaches are right there to help us,” Sprandel-Taylor, 319 Stickney Hill coach Danny White, an assistant said Dylan Severance, a linebacker Road, Brownville, ME 04414 ap- coach for this year’s East squad and representing Brewer High School. pointed Personal Representative. a Lobster Bowl player representing “They’ve been extremely helpful 2016-060 ESTATE OF ETTA the Ponies back in 2003. throughout this and I think our de- M. HUBBARD, late of Green- “There’s no right and wrong way fense is really starting to get it and ville, Maine deceased. Patricia H. Brown, P.O. Box 223, Monson, to do this, it’s just different and the get going.” ME 04464 appointed Personal terminology is different for the kids. For the coaches, early mastery of the Representative. But when you get right down to it, it playbook by the players is crucial to 2016-061 ESTATE OF LUCINDA just becomes football once the ball steady progress throughout the week. JEAN SNOWDEN, late of Green- is snapped and this is a very unique “Sunday and Monday and Tues- ville, Maine deceased. Gregory A. week. I said it as a player and it’s day are critical days, so we’ve got Snowden, P.O. Box 1752, Green- even more unique as a coach be- to be on the same page and that’s ville, ME 04441 appointed Per- cause you can live vicariously why those early meetings are so sonal Representative. through the kids. It’s tremendous.” important,” said White. “We’ve got 2016-062 ESTATE OF FRANK GEORGE PERKINS, late of Milo, Behind the scenes to get the offense and defense and Maine deceased. Kevin P. Per- When the players and coaches special teams in, and you’ve got to kins, 53 Ocean View Ave., South arrived on this picturesque campus make sure your offense is getting Portland, ME 04106 appointed in southern Piscataquis County on a good looks from your defense and Personal Representative. Sunday to start turning their prelim- that we’re giving the defense the 2016-063 ESTATE OF DALE inary work — in the players’ cases looks they need to see. We’ve got F. HUFF, late of Abbot, Maine de- getting in shape for the double- and to be able to find time and structure ceased. Scott M. Huff, 107 Cedar triple-session schedules leading up the practice plans so everybody is Springs Trail, Hendersonville, TN to the game — they were greeted by getting equal repetitions. 37075 appointed Personal Repre- sentative. a host facility that similarly was in “There’s a consensus of how things 2016-064 ESTATE OF RICHARD training camp mode. flow for the week, and probably by E. BLODGETT, late of Brownville, Air-conditioned dormitories, Monday night or Tuesday mid-morn- Maine deceased. Linda B. Graham, home to approximately 100 interna- ing we’d either say we’re all set in P.O. Box 355, Clinton, ME 04927 tional students during the academic this area or we have to circle back appointed Personal Representa- year, were prepped for the incoming because we’re falling behind and the tive. players, as were separate practice week’s getting away from us.” 2016-067 ESTATE OF EVERETT fields behind the school that- pro While the Lobster Bowl partic- E. GRAY, SR., late of Guilford, vide the teams considerable privacy ipants represent the state’s most Maine deceased. Stephanie L. Shahin, 5 Bates CT, Guilford, from each other. experienced high school football ME 04443 and Dale Gray, P.O. “We have the dormitories, the players, there’s also some teaching Box 116, Sangerville, ME 04479 facilities, the management staff to be done. appointed Personal Representa- and the staff in the dormitories that “Some of our kids have never tives. understands what a residential pro- pass-blocked out of a two-point set 2016-071 ESTATE OF LEON gram is, they’re all very capable and before because a lot of schools are R. FARRAR, SR., late of Brown- knowledgeable when it comes to in that shotgun spread formation, so ville, Maine deceased. Barbara J. having a summer camp of this size we’ve had to work with some kids Farrar, 1016 Main Road, Brown- because that’s essentially what this on that and I see improvement ev- ville, ME 04414 and Leon R. Far- rar, Jr., P.O. Box 732, Brownville, is,” White, also the chief financial ery day,” said Sinclair. ME 04414 appointed Personal officer at Foxcroft, said. “You just have to teach them and Representatives. “We’re very fortunate to be able to keep repping it and they’ll get bet- 2016-072 ESTATE OF BETSY host it here and to be able to operate al- ter. They’re bright kids and good ELLEN HILL, late of Dover-Fox- most like we run a normal school day.” athletes.” croft, Maine deceased. Isaac Perhaps no one on campus fac- How well they’ve understood Wilkins, 638 Airline Rd., Clifton, es more preparatory work than the those lessons and learned their ME 04428 appointed Personal cafeteria staff charged with feeding playbooks was not known for sure Representative. the players and coaches four times until late Saturday afternoon after Notice is hereby given by the respective petitioner that she has a day — including an 8 o’clock the East and West battled before fi led the following proceeding. “snack” each evening. upward of 5,000 football fans from This matter will be heard at 9:00 For the school’s veteran director around the state. a.m. or as soon thereafter as it of food service Rhonda Tyler and The West won last year’s game may be on August 9, 2016. The her staff, those efforts are similar 45-21 and leads the overall series requested action may be made to a typical school day even though 18-8, but after losing the first nine on or after the hearing date if no they are feeding only a quarter of games and 12 of the first 13, the suffi cient objection be heard. This the people they do daily from Sep- East has rebounded to win seven of notice complies with the require- tember to June — Foxcroft’s enroll- the last 13 matchups and six of the ments of 18-A M.R.S.A. §3-403 and Probate Rule 4. ment is approximately 450. last 10 since 2005. 2016-069 In Re: LAW LEWIS “First of all, they’re great kids,” But while regional bragging GRAY, minor. Petition of Steven A. said Tyler earlier this week. “It’s been rights are big news during train- Hinkley, legal guardian of said minor, a challenge the first couple of days ing camp and on game day, all requesting that the name of said child getting the numbers right. They’re the preparation these players and be changed to LAW ARTHUR LEWIS eating what we would typically pre- coaches have done reflects an even HINKLEY. Steven A. Hinkley, 6 Crows pare for our three lunch waves during higher calling. Corner Rd., Greenville, ME 04441. the school day for all the kids. “We all understand that the focus 2016-070 In Re: JESSIE LEE “We’re pretty much preparing for of this game is for the kids and the TOMASSO, minor. Petition of Kristine M. Arnold, legal guardian that many and they’re pretty much Shrine,” said White, “so as coaches of said minor, requesting that the eating all of it. They’re big eaters, you set aside what you do for the name of said child be changed to but they’re out there working hard.” good of the team and to make it the JESSIE LEE ARNOLD. Kristine Rest and repetitions best possible experience for the kids M. Arnold, P.O. Box 1607, Green- Training camp is both a physical while they’re here. ville, ME 04441. and mental challenge for the players. “We certainly want to put them To be published on July 20 While the teams enjoyed a bowl- in the best possible position to be & 27, 2016. ing outing on Tuesday and visited successful, but first and foremost Dated: July 14, 2016 nearby Peaks-Kenny State Park on it’s about understanding that this is /s/ Donna M. Peterson, Register Piscataquis County Probate Thursday, the rest of training camp a charitable event for an incredible Court is all about repetitions — and rest. cause. That’s why we’re here.” The Piscataquis Observer July 20, 2016, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Page 9 Bygone Days celebrated at Eveleth-Crafts-Sheridan House Dexter Regional By Shelagh Talbot beloved persons — Etta Hubbard. Fashions” — dresses belonging to mon to the Moosehead region. Continued from Page 6 ia Day, Jacob Hesseltine, Kilee Lew- GREENVILLE — The Mooseh- Nearby an adult mannequin wears a Rebecca Crafts, Julia Sheridan and In one of the closets you can is, Autumn Nickerson and Jasmine ead Historical Society celebrates magnificent dress made of a white Betsy Eveleth. The centerpiece of see, in addition to the heavy winter George Lewis, Andrew Woodard. Honors: Whitney Curtis. another summer by offering tours of gauzy material adorned with pale the collection is Crafts’ wedding coat, a stunning black tuxedo with Pinkham, Matthew Richards, GRADE 12 — Highest honors: the Eveleth-Crafts-Sheridan House. pink flowers and green leaves. The dress, which rests on one of the twin tails and the requisite striped pants. Hayley Rossman, Kayla Rob- Stacey Allen, Katherine Batron, The theme this year is Bygone Days, long full skirt is ruffled at the bot- beds in the room. A photograph of Hanging on the wall is a unique inson, Kayla Rutledge, Kira Jaina Boyd, Gabrielle Cavana- a theme aptly focused on the items tom and designed to be worn over the bride wearing it on her wedding item — a patented money pouch Swimm, Starr Tasker, Savanna ugh, Bryce Greaves, Lacey Hard- householders used every day, fea- numerous petticoats or a hoop. Ac- day in 1889 is nearby. The dress, that Arthur Crafts would strap to his Tilley, Matthew Watson and Ol- ing, Elizabeth Harrington, Mariah turing various textiles and artifacts. cording to notes, the dress belonged made of the finest creamy silk, is leg underneath his trousers, when ivia Webber. Hughes, Dayle Iverson, Kolby Kain, As I was folding some of my own to Lydia Scammon Bigney and may encrusted with pearls of all sizes. carrying large amounts of money GRADE 11 — Highest hon- Daniel Wallace, DeAnn Watson, “wrinkle resistant, made-in China” have been her wedding dress. That Sheridan wore the skirt for her own for his business. ors: Alyssa Brasier, Hannah Farrar, Emily Watson and Autumn-May summer clothes it struck me how would make it almost 200 years old wedding, and augmented it with a Oliver’s Room has a playful Brayden Miller, Tiffani Ortiz, Re- Young. High honors: Arielle Car- much attention and time went into as she was married in 1847. Consid- more modern blouse and veil from theme this year, “What are Little aghan Patterson, Ashley Reynolds, low, Jenna Crane, Kyle Emerson, not only the making, but also the ering its age and the delicacy of the 1923, displayed on the bed next to Boys’ Made Of?” Toys and games William Strauch and Abigail Web- Airiell Knowlton, Joseph Qualey caring for clothing from a century or fabric, it is one of the finest dresses Crafts’. Other items, including del- from the 1930s to the 1950s are ber. High honors: Brandon Allen, and Makayla Smith. Honors: Tatum more ago. We are so fortunate here on display this season. icate hand-painted fans and Victori- featured along with nightclothes, Kayli Cunningham, Caleb Cyr, Oliv- Green and Landon Shaw. in Greenville. Our historical society The dining room is set with Re- an purses are displayed in the closet. vintage Cub Scout items and a dress has some of the finest examples of becca Craft’s wedding china and The guest room features “Aprons outfit for a young man — featuring early textiles and clothing anywhere linens. Take a close look at the ex- through the Decades.” The amount a linen jacket and short pants. and this year’s exhibit shines a light quisite lace tablecloth — all pains- of care and attention to detail on This year’s tour is well worth tak- on some extraordinary examples. takingly made by hand. Imagine the even the simplest of aprons is unbe- ing — because a number of items Ridge View For starters, in the foyer a model hours and hours is must have taken lievable and again harkens back to are on display for the first time. One Continued from Page 6 Bashaw, Eric Bennett, Sean Galli- sits at the telephone table wearing a to complete. Craft was rightly proud a time with each piece of clothing comes away with a feeling of re- gan, Seth Hocking, Brian Johnson, lovely red silk dress. In those days, to have it gracing her table. was something special, something spect and understanding, especial- Grace Wallace and Isaac Webber. Nickolas Long, Aurora Martin, receiving or making a call was a big Arlene Jewett generously made treasured, and something to be care- ly in these “throw-away” times of GRADE 8 — High honors: Regan McNally, Shawnee McNal- deal. In fact the phone in the foyer is the lovely curtains in the sun porch. fully taken care of. This was even how folks would lovingly care for Jay-Kob Davis, Izabel Dorman, ly, Carver Myers, Cameron Paige, relatively modern — it has a dial — You can see a photo of her on a true of aprons, which were meant to their garments and personal items Madison Gauvin, Caitlyn Hardy, Jordan Ranquist, Eric Rosso, Ryan older phones were just picked up, special desk in the corner. The desk protect the clothing underneath. The for years and years, thus preserving Cloe Mountain, Sienna Newman, Smith, Alaina Spizuoco, Brock Thi- cranked a few times and an opera- came from Maine’s House of Rep- oldest apron in the collection, from them for us to enjoy today. Logan Perkins, Rachael Sickles bodeau, Stephen Thomas, Parker tor would magically appear on the resentatives courtesy of Sharon Lib- the early 1800s is satin and sports a The docent-guided tours take and Gage Stone. Honors: Kate- Tibbetts, Maleek Washington and line with “number please?” Long by Jones who faithfully served the lavish velvet trim. Each apron is dif- place on Wednesday through Friday lynn Babine, Erin Bache, Emilee Krystalynn Williams. distance phone calls could take up people in this district for a number ferent, each in its own way a mas- from 1-4 p.m., or by prior arrange- to an hour to connect and party lines of years. Interestingly, Arthur Crafts terpiece of needle art — cross stitch, ment. You can linger or go through were all the rage. They were most had also been a member of Maine’s embroidery, cut-work and ruffles — the rooms at a faster pace — whatev- THE likely the precursor to the gossip legislature. The sun porch has an not to mention some of the delicate er time you are able to spare — and it magazine. Everyone had their own open airy feeling — a soft silk rug fabrics they were made from. is certainly time well spent! For more combination of rings and on many covering a portion of the floor and The master bedroom is called information, contact the Moosehead occasions, those that shared the plants and wicker furniture com- “Gentleman’s Domain” for this ex- Historical Society at 444 Pritham Av- line would surreptitiously listen in. pleting the decor. It is easy to imag- hibit year. The bed is covered with enue. in Greenville Jct. The Carriage “All real estateLASSIFIEDS advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair DEADLINE There was no party line at the Ev- ine the family gathering there on heavy lap blankets, used when out House, which also contains the Lum- C eleth-Crafts-Sheridan house. lazy summer afternoons to enjoy in a carriage or sleigh to keep warm. berman’s Museum downstairs, is Housing Act and the Maine Human Rights Act, which make it illegal FRIDAYMONDAY AT AT 12:00 10:00AM P.M. In the living room, with a theme the views and take tea or some sum- Gentlemen’s attire is also displayed open Tuesday-Friday from 9 a.m. to to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of CALL 564-8355 race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin or FAX 564-7056 of tea parties, there are tea sets for a mer libation. including a heavy coat with fur col- 4 p.m. Don’t forget to check out the s r r TM child’s party as well as an adult par- Upstairs the bedrooms are all lar, a remarkable silk smoking jacket school room exhibit and general store sexual orientation. We will not knowingly accept any Please leave a message on advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. the answering machine if you ty. Floating on one of the child man- decorated with their own themes, draped on the bed, and a pair of boots exhibit in the barn. Call 695-2909 for call after business hours. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings EQUAL HOUSING We’ll return your call as nequins is a delicate white dress that as has been done in past years. Julia made from the knees of a Caribou. In more information or email mooseh- OPPORTUNITY soon as possible. belonged to one of the town’s most Sheridan’s room features “Bygone those early days, Caribou were com- [email protected]. advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.” Apartments Camps For Rent Miscellaneous r Fo Rent Lakefront Camp at SOUTH NEWSPAPER READERS TWIN LAKE, Rt. 11. 5 Miles WANTED to participate in an Foxcroft Academy 2 BD. SANGERVILLE. Upstairs South of Millinocket toward in-person research project. PCSS r s s r r r s r apt. with heat, t a h, now e- B ownville. Sandy beach. $400 Pa ticipant will eceive $100. Continued from Page 6 Woodard. Honors: Elizabeth Bag- Continued from Page 6 moval, water included. Electric per week. 508-326-7000. 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P.O. Box 30, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 • Fax: 564-7056 564-8355 Page 10, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, July 20, 2016 The Piscataquis Observer East team Continued from Page 7 in this game. Everybody’s smiling. Community Calendar They’re upset they lost, but they 46-yarder. know they played well. And they Wednesday, July 20 annual Variety Show starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 Sebec on the Stagecoach Rd., starts at The West’s response was a three- know it’s for a good cause.” DOVER-FOXCROFT: The FMI call 355-5507 or 277-3733. DOVER-FOXCROFT: The 3 p.m. and-out, punctuated by a Doyon Doyon led the West with three Thompson Free Library hosts a chil- DOVER-FOXCROFT: The Thompson Free Library hosts a chil- DOVER-FOXCROFT: A black- 2-yard loss on a fake-punt run. touchdowns (two running, one re- dren’s program with bug and reptile Foxcroft Academy boys basketball dren’s program in which participants smith demonstration with John Cal- A 12-play, all-run drive by the ceiving). He ran 18 times for 75 specimens at 10:30 a.m. FMI call team holds a yard sale from 7 a.m.-2 can play soccer and do drills with the derwood and friends — along with East ran the clock down from six yards and caught six passes for 56 564-3350. p.m. in the school parking lot, to go to- Foxcroft Academy soccer team at wood carver Chris Viera — will be at minutes to 17 seconds. Faced with more yards. Thursday, July 21 ward the summer basketball program. 10:30 a.m. FMI call 564-3350. the Blacksmith Shop Museum, 105 95 yards to go, the West pulled “He did everything today. All DEXTER: The SAD 46 district DOVER-FOXCROFT: The Thursday, July 28 Dawes Rd., from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. FMI out some tricks. Craig hit Hart for week we knew this kid was a stud,” budget meeting starts at 6 p.m. in the Center Theatre hosts a free family DOVER-FOXCROFT: A free call 564-8618. a hook-and-ladder with Doyon on Therrien said of Doyon. “I’ve Ridge View Community School caf- birthday party at 2 p.m. for its 10th session of the Essentials of College DOVER-FOXCROFT: The Do- second down, then the West was played with some great running eteria. anniversary, with American Legion Planning will be offered at PHEC at 1 ver-Foxcroft Kiwanis auction takes given one last chance thanks to a backs and (Zach and Cullen) are DOVER-FOXCROFT: The Post 29 sponsoring a free screening of p.m. To register call 1-800-281-3703 place from 4-9 p.m. at the Piscataquis pass interference penalty on the phenomenal. I felt like I was hand- Maine premiere of the veteran-made “The Lego Movie” at 3 p.m. FMI call or go to http://meoc.maine.edu. Valley Fairgrounds. FMI go to http:// next play. ing the ball right back off to Alex film “Range 15” will be at the Center 564-8943. DOVER-FOXCROFT: The Do- doverfoxcroftkiwanis.org. Therrien passed to Doyon, who (Mace) and Kyle (Flaherty).” Theatre at 7 p.m. FMI call 564-8943. MONSON: A traditional Finn ver-Foxcroft Kiwanis auction takes GREENVILLE: The annual ran up the left sideline before later- The East had a three-headed GREENVILLE: Jane and Ken dance takes place at the Finn Hall place from 6-9 p.m. at the Piscataquis Moosehead Try-Athlon, to benefit aling to McCarty, who then tossed monster at running back, with Es- Brooks perform at the Gazebo Con- from 7:30-10 p.m. FMI call 997- Valley Fairgrounds. FMI go to http:// the CA Dean auxiliary, starts at 9 a.m. it to Therrien, who ran out of room, posito, Bessey and Messalonskee’s cert Series at 7 p.m. — rain venue is 3639. doverfoxcroftkiwanis.org. at Bartley’s Garage Beach. FMI call time and options, and the game fi- Jack Bernatchez. The East ran for the Center for Moosehead History. SEBEC: The Three Rivers Ki- GREENVILLE: Hillbilly Swing 695-5200. nally came to an end. 271 yards to go along with 298 pass- Friday, July 22 wanis Foundation’s 10th annual Se- perform at the Gazebo Concert Series GREENVILLE JCT: Woofstock “I’ve been a part of a game that ing yards from Jarvis and Malloy. DEXTER: VFW Post 4298, 20 bec River Canoe/Kayak Race starts at at 7 p.m. — rain venue is the Center — Dogs for the Depot takes place was a 42-35 state game, and it was “We knew we could put points Cedar St., serves a chicken pot pie 10 a.m. by the Reading Room. FMI for Moosehead History. from 10 a.m.-noon. FMI go to www. whoever made the first mistake up because we knew we had a lot supper from 5-7 p.m. to benefit The call 943-2317 or 279-0481. Friday, July 29 greenvilledepot.org. lost,” Doucette said. “We made of playmakers,” Miller said. “We Moving Wall coming to town in Sunday, July 24 DEXTER: VFW Post 4298, 20 GUILFORD: The Bicentennial a couple mistakes, and came out just tried to get everybody the ball 2017. FMI call 270-0286. DOVER-FOXCROFT: The Cedar St., serves a baked bean/hot edition of the Piscataquis River Festi- on the wrong side of the (score- in space, let people go to work, have DOVER-FOXCROFT: The Foxcroft Academy boys basketball dog supper from 5-7 p.m. to benefit val features a day of events, including board), but there’s no losers here mismatches. It worked out.” Center Theatre summer drama camp team holds a yard sale from 7 a.m.-2 The Moving Wall coming to town in a 9:30 a.m. parade. participants will perform “The Fairy p.m. in the school parking lot, to go to- 2017. FMI call 270-0286. MONSON: The Monson Public Tale Network” at 6 p.m. at the theatre. ward the summer basketball program. DOVER-FOXCROFT: The Do- Library hosts a book talk with author FMI call 564-8943. Tuesday, July 26 ver-Foxcroft Kiwanis auction takes and former resident Lauri Anderson at Saturday, July 23 DEXTER: Ray Stafford performs place from 6-9 p.m. at the Piscataquis 7 p.m. Accident ABBOT: An action pistol shooting a Wayside Park concert at 6:30 p.m. Valley Fairgrounds. FMI go to http:// Sunday, July 31 Continued from Page 4 portation carries with it the number competition starts at 8:30 a.m. at the FMI go to www.dextermaine.org/up- doverfoxcroftkiwanis.org. DOVER-FOXCROFT: The of fans than does a train. Big Pine Gun Club, on Rt. 150, with coming-events. Saturday, July 30 Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis holds an Ford, or whoever was really first Dolores and I last year drove an additional three-gun match. FMI SANGERVILLE: The Sanger- ATKINSON: The dedication of auction barn sale from 1-4 p.m. at the in the motor vehicle industry, had clear to Boothbay to ride an old call 564-0721. ville Historical Society monthly meet- the Capt. Jay Brainard Gold Star Me- Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds. FMI come along before trains? coach behind an old steam engine. DEXTER: The Wayside Theatre’s ing starts at 1 p.m. at the museum. morial Bridge, between Atkinson and go to http://doverfoxcroftkiwanis.org. Answer: probably no trains. We’ve also ridden the old coaches I’m not saying trains have no pur- from Belfast through Brooks. We pose. I have no idea of the equivalent won’t forget either adventure. power of an engine compared to an For your railroad adventure, you auto, bus, or truck, but - think about can drive to one of those places or Broadband IRS this - one engine can pull a long buy or borrow your copy of “The Continued from Page 4 local leaders who are working Continued from Page 4 tion with the IRS imposter scam. string of passenger or freight cars. Old Somerset Railroad”. together to expand broadband in Federal authorities believe these No bus or truck can do likewise. Milt Gross can be reached for cor- nication Commission’s (FCC) our state. Groups like the Maine sheriff called the victim and told her suspects scammed almost $2 mil- One final thought about trains: rections, harassment, or other purposes 2016 Broadband Progress Re- State Chamber of Commerce, she would be arrested if she did not lion from more than 1,500 victims. probably no other means of trans- at [email protected]. port, one in 10 Americans lacks the Telecommunications Asso- immediately pay $1,000 in iTunes The arrests stemmed from a call access to broadband. The num- ciation of Maine, and the Maine gift cards for taxes she allegedly to the Committee’s Fraud Hotline. bers for rural America are even Farm Bureau and businesses like owed. The victim was told to buy The caller reported that her hus- more troubling, with 39 percent Axiom Technologies, Fairpoint, the cards at a local store and to call band had recently been contacted of rural Americans lacking ac- and GWI all recognize the need back with the gift card numbers. by an individual claiming to be Obituaries cess. to harness our collective exper- The victim did as she was told, but from the IRS and demanding im- The Senate Broadband Cau- tise and tackle this together. when the impersonator demand- mediate payment of alleged back cus will work to improve those With the collaborative work of ed even more money, she realized taxes. The Fraud Hotline investi- Obituary Notices numbers and support rural areas. the private sector and all levels she had been scammed and called gator who received the report was We recognize that high-speed of government, we can expand the police. By that time, it was too able to trace the $2,000 the victim CROSS, Nelson Armstrong, 87, Maine and Florida, at Fort internet is an integral resource broadband infrastructure and late. An investigator learned that the wired via MoneyGram to Minne- Pierce, FL, July 7, 2016. Graveside services will be held and that everyone across the open new doors ‚Äéof oppor- money had been transferred from sota and reported this information at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Dexter, on July 30, 2016, country should have access to tunity. In doing so, we can set the gift cards 25 minutes after they to the Treasury Inspector General. at 10 a.m. it — whether you live in rural Maine on a path to prosperity. were activated. The Inspector General’s subsequent TURNER, Sarah C. “Chris”, 79, Monson, at Dover-Foxcroft, Maine or anywhere else. The We have a lot of work to do It is important for taxpayers of investigation led to the arrest of the July 11, 2016. Graveside services will be private for Caucus also recognizes that in order to improve broadband all ages to know that the IRS and five suspects. These actions should family. A celebration of her life will be announced at a Congress doesn’t always have availability and connect all of Maine Revenue Services do not put criminals on notice that we will later date. Arrangements are in the care of the Lary all the answers, and that’s why rural America to this critical conduct business in this way. If relentlessly pursue those who seek Funeral Home. we will be actively engaging resource. My hope is that the either agency believes back taxes to rob seniors of their hard-earned with a broad range of industries Senate Broadband Caucus can are owed, the taxpayer is notified savings. and other stakeholders to meet be a force for good in that effort. in writing and there is a process The Aging Committee’s year- Nelson Armstrong Cross broadband challenges head on. Together, we can make a differ- for clarification, appeals, and for long campaign to combat the IRS Nelson Armstrong his parents; In Maine, we have no shortage ence for communities in Maine negotiating payment plans if taxes impersonation scam has had en- “Trapper” Cross, his sister, of organizations, businesses and and across the country. truly are owed. Threats of immedi- couraging successes. When we age 87, passed Marilyn ate arrest and demands for payment began our investigation, it was es- over the phone — whether by cred- timated that an IRS imposter reeled away on July 7, McGaffin We are online at 2016, at Treasure Coast and her it, debit, or gift card — are telltale in one victim for every 60 threaten- Hospice House in Fort Pierce, husband, www.observer-me.com LaBree signs of a scam. ing calls. Now, thanks to increased Last year, the Aging Committee’s public awareness, it takes a con FL, after a long illness. He Jim; his Fraud Hotline, which is staffed by artist more than 400 calls to trick was born in Greenville, ME, second NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE named experienced fraud investigators, re- someone into falling for this scam. to Donald Harvey and Iva wife, Mary; PURSUANT TO 14 M.R.S. §6323 ceived calls from more than 1,100 Still, far too many victims are Mabel (Wood) Cross. stepson, By virtue of a Judgment of Fore- seniors across the country. The losing their hard-earned money and, Nelson graduated from the F orest closure and Sale dated April 7, to UNE number-one complaint in 2015 was often, their retirement savings, to Hill School in Pottstown, PA, “Bushy” Simmons. 2016, entered in the Maine District the IRS imposter scam. It is estimat- these criminals. The iTunes varia- in 1946. He served with the He is survived by his wife, Court, District Thirteen, Division of Piscataquis at Dover-Foxcroft, dean’s list ed that this scam has cost innocent tion on the IRS impersonation scam Marines on Guam and in Judy of Fort Pierce; the mother Civil Action, Docket No. DOVDC- victims more than $41 million, av- underscores the point that, while China 30 miles from the of his children, Rosalie RE-2015-016, in an action brought BIDDEFORD — Jacob eraging more than $5,700 per vic- law enforcement, consumer protec- Great Wall but never saw it. Leighton, of Guilford; daugh- by MAINE HIGHLANDS FED- LaBree of Dover-Foxcroft re- tim. tion and aging agencies, and finan- He attended the University ter, Joan Forester and her hus- ERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, ceived dean’s list honors at the The Aging Committee’s effort to cial institutions have vital roles to of Maine at Brunswick and the band, William, of Madera, against Michael G. Davis, Per- University of New England for fight senior fraud is bearing real re- play, alert citizens are our first and Bentley School in Boston on CA; son, Stephen Cross and sonal Representative of the ES- the spring semester. sults. In May, the Treasury Inspec- best line of defense. Like scams, be- the GI Bill. Early in his work his wife, Kara, of North TATE OF PAULA M. DAVIS and tor General for Tax Administration ing aware and informed is never out MICHAEL G. DAVIS, individually, LEGAL arrested five individuals in connec- of season. life, he did bookkeeping for Berwick, ME; stepchildren, Defendants, and the STATE OF STATE OF MAINE Guilford Trust Bank and Fay Becky (Wayne) Carr, Bonnie MAINE, MAINE REVENUE SER- By virtue of and in execution of Scott. He was a real estate part- (Jerry) Mercado, Gordon VICES, Party in Interest, for the an Order on Motion for Summary ner with A.T. Gellerson flipping Simmons, Kelsey (Robyn) foreclosure of Mortgage Deed dat- Judgment entered in the houses before that was a thing. Simmons, David (Sue) ed June 16, 2005 and recorded in Piscataquis County District Court, He worked at Gellerson’s in Mooers, Rick (Lisa) Mooers, the Piscataquis County Registry of on February 28, 2016 in Civil Amendment Deeds in Book 1660 Page 314, the Action, Docket No. RE-16-1 Continued from Page 4 freedom of expression does not Dover-Foxcroft from 1950 until Robert (Leslie) Mooers, Holly statutory ninety (90) day redemp- brought by Howard S. Brower empower anyone to silence other he purchased the business in (Dave) Fontaine, and Heather tion period having elapsed without against Corey T. Hill and Melissa C. not think the First Amendment goes speakers as a means of dominating 1976. He sold the business in (Mike) Dykes; 26 grandchil- redemption, notice is hereby given Hill for the foreclosure of a too far in the rights it guarantees - the “marketplace of ideas.” 1983 and retired at age 55. He dren; 15 great-grandchildren; that there will be sold at public sale mortgage recorded in the at the offi ces of Maine Highlands religion, speech, press, assembly And, we return after the Fourth lived in Jensen Beach, FL, and several nieces and nephews. Piscataquis Registry of Deeds in and petition. But that also means to a nation more religiously diverse eventually Port St. Lucie and Graveside services will be Federal Credit Union, 73 Main Book 1967 at Page 47, the Street, Dexter, Maine, on August statutory ninety (90) day period of that this year, 21 percent said we than ever before - and as a result, a Fort Pierce. held at Mount Pleasant 25, 2016 at 1:00 P.M., all and redemption having expired, notice do have too much freedom (Some nation as challenged as ever before Nelson was in the Hall of Cemetery in Dexter, on July 30 singular the premises described is given that there will be sold at a 4 percent couldn’t even muster an to live up to the First Amendment’s Fame of the Indian River at 10 a.m. In lieu of traditional in said mortgage deed and being public sale at 10:00 a.m. on opinion.) guarantee of no official favor or dis- Shuffleboard Club. He was a expressions of sympathy, you situate at 4 Cottage Street in Guil- September 1, 2016 at the Law For another 364 days, we likely favor of any faith. In a time when long time pro and head tour- may make donations to the char- ford, Maine together with the 1988 Office of David Levesque, 242 Main will again be a place where some terror comes wrapped in misplaced nament director for the CECD ity of your choice or Treasure Victorian Mobile Home, 14x80, Street, Damariscotta, Maine, the distort how freedoms work, for religious claims, we can carry for- Serial #13009-IV80144FBK3 La- premises described in the political gain or social dispute. Not ward Independence Day sentiments Shuffleboard Club. Coast Hospice at 5000 Dunn bel #TRA114107 situate thereon mortgage and being a certain lot of He was predeceased by Rd., Fort Pierce, FL 34981. which is permanently attached to land only, described as Lot #3 on long after this year’s State of the by rejecting the emotional or polit- and become part of the real estate. Gales Road in Abbot, Piscataquis First Amendment (SOFA) survey ically expedient calls to lower - or The property shall be sold to County, Maine. was posted, a self-proclaimed Face- abandon - that gold standard of re- Sarah C. “Chris” Turner the highest bidder at the sale. The TERMS OF SALE: book “expert” explained how Con- ligious liberty. sum of Five Thousand Dollars The property will be sold to the gress was restrained from tramping How else to live year-round in MONSON – Sarah C. Turner, Campbell, ($5,000.00) will be required to be highest bidder at the sale, who shall on free speech rights - except, of the spirit of the Fourth? Support 79, wife of the late, John L. Darcy paid, in cash or by certifi ed check pay a deposit of five thousand course, for those damned flag burn- free expression for our younger Turner, died on July 11, 2016, Campbell, payable to Maine Highlands Fed- dollars ($5,000) in cash, certified ers who ought to be put in jail if not citizens. While this year’s SOFA at Mayo Regional Hospital, T ristan eral Credit Union, at the time and check or funds acceptable to the put to death. survey showed strong support for Dover-Foxcroft. She was born Turner, and place of sale. The balance of the mortgagee at the time and place of purchase price is to be paid within sale. The successful bidder shall be A fact for your next Fourth: Flag adults and college students to speak March 17, 1937, in Scotland, Ava Turner; thirty (30) days following the sale. required to execute a Purchase and burning (and other attempts at flag freely, pushing back against those the daughter of Donald and and her best Failure to pay the balance due Sale Agreement with Howard S. desecration) as political protest has who would “protect” others from Sarah E. (Parkin) Spalding. friend since within thirty (30) days following the Brower with the aforesaid five been protected by law for a quarter hearing that which might offend, Chris came to the United age five in sale shall be deemed a forfeiture thousand dollars ($5,000) as a non- century. We may not like it - and just 35 percent support such rights States as a British nanny and Scotland, of the successful bidder’s depos- refundable and non-interest most of us don’t, regardless of po- for high school students. enjoyed taking care of the Elspeth it. Additional terms may be an- bearing deposit thereon providing litical views or religious or regional But how do we expect the next many children in her charge. W ebster. nounced at the time of sale. for a closing within thirty (30) days differences - but we protect it as part generation of national leaders to The above property is being of the date of the public sale, at and price of protecting free expres- have a strong sense and native un- Time never took away Chris’ She was sold “as is” and will be conveyed which time the balance of the bid love for her husband, John, prede- by Release Deed without any war- price will be due and payable in sion. derstanding of freedom if we deny who passed away in 1982. ceased by ranty as to the condition, size or cash or certified funds payable to As the Republican and Dem- it at the very time we are concluding Although she only had two of her brother, location of the property or the state Howard S. Brower, which will then ocratic national conventions ap- the educational effort to provide a her own children, she had a Donald of title to the property. deliver a duly executed quitclaim proach, host cities prepare by stak- solid base for lifelong learning? large extended family includ- Spalding The property will be sold sub- deed. The sale shall be made ing out free speech zones, throwing If we were to transform Charles ject to utility easements and rights subject to: (a) any condition, which up barriers and barbed wire, and Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” into ing many who looked at her and his of way of record and utility ease- a title search would reveal, (b) any as a second mother. Chris will wife, gathering up insurance coverage a First Amendment mid-summer ments and rights of way that are unpaid taxes or assessments due to insulate themselves from the fi- tale, let us all leave behind the July always be remembered as a Shuna. visible on the face of the earth. to the Municipality of Abbot, and (c) nancial penalties of mass arrests of Fourth “fall off” of old and resolve good ear for listening without Graveside The property will be sold subject any facts which an accurate survey to real estate taxes assessed by of the premises might show. The protesters who have every right to to keep the spirit and understanding judgment. She enjoyed read- services will be private for fam- protest, but not to disrupt the pro- of free expression and religious lib- ing and being outdoors in the ily. A celebration of her life will and due and payable to the Town property shall be sold "as is" and of Guilford. "where is" without any warranties ceedings in Cleveland and Philadel- erty in our hearts year-round. sunshine. be announced at a later date. Further information regarding whatsoever expressed, implied or phia. No “humbug!” to that, I would She is survived by her two Burial will be in the family lot the terms and conditions of the otherwise. Other terms will be We protect political speech above hope. children, Ian Turner and his in Sebec Corner Cemetery. sale of this property may be ob- announced at the sale. Dated: June all others, so that the most robust Gene Policinski is chief operat- wife, Sharon, and Beth Arrangements are in the care of tained by contacting the offi ces 29, 2016 /s/David Levesque, Esq., and vigorous exchange of views ing officer of the Newseum Institute Campbell; nine grandchildren, the Lary Funeral Home, Dover- of Broderick & Broderick, P.A., at Bar No. 8640, Attorney for Howard about public policy and govern- and senior vice president of the In- Mandy Turner, Lexi Turner- Foxcroft. Messages of condo- (207) 794-6557. S. Brower, Law Office of David ment conduct can take place. But stitute’s First Amendment Center. Bragan, Leonard Soto, John lence may be expressed at Dated: July 15, 2016 Levesque, P.A., 242 Main Street, /s/ Richard H. Broderick, Jr., Esq. P.O. Box 425, Damariscotta, Maine even as the passions and rhetoric He can be reached at gpolicinski@ Bodhi Turner, Emily Turner, Eli www.laryfuneralhome.com. Attorney for Plaintiff 04543, 207-563-7416. run hot around presidential politics, newseum.org. The Piscataquis Observer July 20, 2016, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Page 11 Holy Family Parish launches capital Free birthday party and movie at the Center Theatre

campaign to construct new church DOVER-FOXCROFT — The fet at the theatre provided by the Center Theatre will be opening its famous bakers of the East Sanger- GREENVILLE — Holy Family doors at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July ville Grange, and the evening will Parish in Greenville has launched 23 for a free 10th birthday party as conclude with a preview of the first “Beginning a New Century of part of the 10th anniversary cele- act of the Theatre’s summer encore Faith” capital campaign, with a goal bration. There will be cake and ice performance. of constructing a new church, parish cream in the lobby and games for The encore performance will be hall and offices and renovating the the kids. Attendees will get a sneak held the first two weekends in Au- current rectory. preview of one of the performanc- gust and will bring together some “We’ve been talking about it for es in the theatre’s summer encore favorite songs and scenes from the probably eight or 10 years that the show, followed at 3 p.m. by a free past 10 years of Center Theatre building has been deteriorating, and showing of “The Lego Movie” productions. Tickets for the gala we’ve been putting Band-Aids on sponsored by the American Le- and encore show are available at it, trying to keep it, but it’s gotten to gion. www.centertheatre.org, by calling the point that it’s better to invest in a “We wanted to give something the theatre at 564-8943 or by drop- new building,” said Elizabeth Foote, back to the kids and families that ping by 20 East Main Street be- a member of the parish’s develop- have supported us over these 10 tween 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday ment committee. “We have a lot of years,” said Patrick Myers, the through Friday. older parishioners. We’re an aging Center Theatre’s executive direc- The theatre has also set up an community, and they can’t come to Photo courtesy of Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland tor, “With the help of the American anniversary gift registry for those the Mass because of the stairs.” CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW CHURCH FACILITY — Holy Family Parish in the Legion we were able to offer a free who want to get the theatre a gift to “It would be a lot to repair it,” showing of a great kid’s movie celebrate the milestone. The online said Steve Bilodeau, chairman of Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has launched a “Beginning a New Century of along with some other fun birthday registry can be found by going to the parish’s building committee. Faith” capital campaign to build a new church, parish hall and offices and to renovate party activities.” MyRegistry.com and searching for “We’re thinking in excess of a mil- the current rectory in Greenville. The new building will be constructed at 145 Pritham The birthday party is the first of Center Theatre or visiting www. lion dollars, but then, you’re still Avenue, the site of the parish’s current church. Many elements of the old church will a series of events celebrating the centertheatre.org. left with a century-old church that is be incorporated in the new structure, such as the stained glass windows, confessionals 10th anniversary. The next event “The registry is a way for people difficult to get in, and that isn’t de- and woodworking, tabernacle and baptismal font, among others. The $1.7 million is a gala being held on Thursday, to choose what they’re donating to signed for the community.” project would be completed in 2018, although the goal is for the church itself to be Aug. 4. The gala will start at 6 the theatre and buy something that For that reason, in addition to be- ready for Christmas services in December 2017, the 100th anniversary of the parish. p.m. with dinner at the Mill Event the theatre really needs,” Myers ing energy efficient and containing Center, followed by a dessert buf- said. enhancements like radiant heat in to have a lot of character, and it’s Inside the new church, 20 white ly $1.7 million, but fundraising is the floor, the new building will be going to have a lot of history that oak pews, which once stood in the already underway: a construction one floor with no steps. it will carry forward with it,” said Good Shepherd Sisters’ convent in loan will be provided by the Di- “I think because of how it’s going Foote. Old Orchard Beach, were gifted to ocesan Savings & Loan; Catholic to be on one floor, we will have new The new building will preserve the parish by Good Shepherd Parish Extension, a national fundraising Zika members,” said Cecile Shields, who the parish’s history and tradition in Saco. They will be installed over organization which supports and Continued from Page 4 This is a shame, and hopefully it’s serves on the parish’s building and while offering new amenities. All new carpeting with increased spac- strengthens dioceses across the a roadblock that we can overcome development committees. “I think 18 nave and sanctuary stained glass ing between the pews. country, will provide an additional lion for mosquito control, and together. that definitely will make a differ- windows will be removed, restored, The parish hall will have the ca- grant; and individual donors al- provide the first-ever compre- If there’s good news in the fight ence for us absolutely.” and reinstalled into the new church pacity to seat more than 150 people ready have contributed more than hensive survey of the resources against Zika, it’s that Maine re- The building, which will be con- in the same locations. The original and will include a new kitchen. $675,000. we have to fight mosquito-borne cently received some funding to structed at the current church site on confessionals and woodworking, “We believe that the parish hall Keeping the project on schedule diseases. combat the spread of the virus. 145 Pritham Avenue., will contain a tabernacle, and baptismal font will will be the nicest room of its kind would allow the new church to be I introduced the SMASH Act The Maine Department of Health new parish hall and offices. Across a be incorporated. A beautiful spire in town,” said Bilodeau. “We look opened by Christmas 2017, which is with Senators Bill Nelson (D-Flor- and Human Services (DHHS) will newly paved parking lot, the current will have the current cross memo- forward to the community using it.” the 100th anniversary of the parish. ida) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) receive $176,049 in federal fund- rectory will undergo a variety of inte- rial reinstalled at its top. The initial project timetable calls If individuals or businesses last month, and it’s quickly gain- ing, and according to the CDC, rior and exterior renovations and the The Holy Family statue will be for the demolition of the current would like to contribute toward ing steam. The bipartisan list of Maine can use this funding to installation of an attached garage. placed on the façade of a covered church in May 2017. The construc- “Beginning a New Century of cosponsors has grown, and we identify and investigate possible During the planning process, entrance. The church bell will be tion of the new church, sanctuary, Faith” through the construction of recently received support from outbreaks of the virus, coordinate project organizers solicited input installed in the belfry over the en- and nave would be completed by the new church, contact the parish the Infectious Diseases Society of a comprehensive response, iden- from many parishioners and dis- trance. The windows, bell, and December 2017. In 2018, the new at 695-2262 or the Diocese of Port- America – a group that represents tify and connect families affected covered that replicating the look spire will have the ability to be lit at parish offices and parish hall would land’s Office of Development at more than 10,000 infectious dis- by Zika to community services, and feel of the current church was night. The narthex, or the gathering be constructed inside the new 321-7835. Donations may be made eases experts and physicians and purchase supplies for Zika important to them. area between the entrance and the church building, and improvements in memory of a relative or friend, across the country. The broad sup- Prevention Kits. This certainly “I think that parishioners are all church, will be warmly lit and ap- would be made to the rectory. or in honor of a birthday or anni- port for our bill on both sides of isn’t a cure-all, but it’s a step in going to be pleased that it’s going pointed to be welcoming. In total, cost projections are near- versary. the aisle proves that this is an issue the right direction. that transcends partisanship. Zika presents a serious threat But despite this agreement, to the health and safety of Amer- Congress has been unable to come ican communities, and it’s time Smith named Stevens named together to break through the log- for Congress to get serious about Country jam and pass a comprehensive funding efforts to prevent the vi- Continued from Page 4 decision; I trust you will help to to dean’s list to dean’s list funding bill to address the Zika rus from spreading. I hope that make it a positive result. threat. Both the House and Senate means we can move forward the you, but I encourage you to uti- Jan Dolcater of Rockport is a NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Ka- TROY, N.Y. — Alexander Ste- have passed appropriations bills SMASH Act and give state and lize the Bible daily; it is a road member of a group of concerned leb Sterling Smith of Do- vens of Dover-Foxcroft has been that would do just that, but unfor- local officials the resources they map for life. In addition, I en- Midcoast citizens who meet to ver-Foxcroft was named to named to the dean’s list at Rens- tunately, we’re stuck in limbo over need to support mosquito con- courage you to pray daily for discuss issues of public interest. the dean’s list at Norwich selaer Polytechnic Institute for the how to tackle the differences in trol efforts. By doing so, we can guidance for your life and for Their weekly column “Another University for the spring 2016 spring semester. Stevens is a grad- those bills and send the President help protect families in Maine those around you, not only fami- View” has been awarded by the semester. uate of Foxcroft Academy. something he can sign into law. and across the country. ly or friends, but particularly for others and most certainly for our country. This needs to be done faithfully. In looking ahead to the next 10 to 20 years, I am fearful of where are our country is head- ed. It is a truism that any road will get you there, but when you get there, it probably will not be where you want to be. Please accept these words from me, as they are intended to be expressed in humility. It DOVER-FOXCROFT KIWANIS is inevitable that our beloved country is near a fateful time of ANNUAL AUCTION July 28-July 31, 2016 Thursday and Friday 6 pm – 9 pm Saturday 4 pm – 9 pm Sunday 1 pm – 4 pm

“Antiques Night-Plus” Thursday, July 28th “Featured Items” Night Friday, July 29th Corporate Sponsor’s Night Saturday, July 30th The Barn Sale Sunday, July 31st (cash & carry)

Bid on Moosehead and Haywood Wakefield -.two well-known fine furniture names being auctioned off (limited quantities)– along with vintage model trains, Governor Winthrop Desk, three Maine Lobster Dinners courtesy of Will’s SNS, 2 Red Sox Tickets courtesy of Zone Radio, Mountain View custom items and so much more...

NEW this year will be the addition of THE BARN SALE on Sunday, July 31st from 1p.m.-4p.m. This will be an “Everything Goes” Cash & Carry Sale and an opportunity for the public to tour the Auction Barn and make offers on anything remaining.

Maple Baked Bean Supper on Saturday complete with maple beans, cole slaw, hot dogs, rolls, and ice cream bars.

50/50 raffle running each night

The Kiwanis raffle tickets are ready now – with the prizes drawn on Saturday night, July 30th …this year prizes include three Cash Prizes of (1st ) $500.00, (2nd and 3rd ) $100.00 each. You can contact any Kiwanis member to purchase your possible winning tickets! Tickets will also be available the three nights of the Auction, July 28-July 30th

If you have items to donate, call Joe Guyotte at 343-2267 or Bob Moore at 717-3337. Additionally, Kiwanis members will be at the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds each Tuesday evening from 5:30-7:30p.m. to accept drop-off items.

AUCTION BLOCK – BARGAIN BARN – BOOK BARN- FOOD TRAILERS Page 12, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, July 20, 2016 The Piscataquis Observer HARMONY CAMP 2016 Photo courtesy of Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance HARMONY CAMP 2016 — The 2016 Dover- Foxcroft session of the Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance’s Harmony Camp took place over Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom three mornings last week at the Dover-Foxcroft MOTORCYCLE ESCORT — The 2016 Wilderness Walk Congregational Church. for Warriors “Flags of Honor Hike” participants traveled Children ages 6-9 with a motorcycle escort from Bangor to Monson on participated in stories, July 16. From Monson the hikers are walking nearly crafts, snacks and playtime 120 miles to the summit of Mount Katahdin to honor to help appreciate their fallen members of the military and emergency response own uniqueness and that services while also raising monies for related programs. of others.

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom MAINE STATE POLICE LICENSE PLATE — Wilderness Walk for Warriors founder Chris Robinson said during this year’s hike he would be walking with the Maine State Police license plate 616 attached to his pack, in honor of the late Trooper Glenn Strange of Houlton.

Photo courtesy of Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance Walk BUSY DRAWING — Continued from Page 1 ramp for a veteran in Derby to enable Sophia Rizzitello (top) him to get out of his home “and there was among the attendees raise funds to assist veterans and was no VA giving money for that.” of this year’s Harmony members of the military, with “We are here to support those peo- Camp, held by the Spruce some suggesting this aid is car- ple, that’s what we are doing,” Robin- Run-Womancare Alliance ried out by the U.S. Department son said. “These people are patriots.” of Veterans Affairs (VA). “What can be better than patriots, at the Dover-Foxcroft “It’s pretty easy,” Robinson said. bikes and veterans?,” Randy Kluj Congregational Church. He said Wilderness Walk for War- of Milo American Legion Post 41 Photo courtesy of Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance riors recently funded a wheelchair said. Kluj explained that around ART PROJECTS — From left, Anastasia Curtis, Dakota Thanksgiving and Christmas Wil- Bruyette and Sage Burris work on some Harmony Camp derness Walk for Warriors has art projects last week. The three-day Harmony Camp provided about a week’s worth of meals for veterans and families in is designed to promote self-esteem among its young need in eastern Piscataquis County participants. and elsewhere. “That’s where all this money is going, right into our own communi- ties in the state,” Kluj said. Tim Robinson concluded the cer- emony by saying that several team members will be bringing their phones to update the hike progress on Facebook — which can be found un- der “Wilderness Walk for Warriors.”