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A touch of spring Public comment on $30 million budget focuses on schools and local dispatch Council budget vote will sideration of the School Board’s proposed budget until a special Town Council meeting close local safety dispatch on April 30. By Bob Dodd Action on school budget delayed On April 13, about 40 citizens spoke at until April 30 meeting a public hearing on the town’s proposed About 25 citizens addressed the school combined $30 million budget for fi scal year budget at the public hearing. Those who 2009-2010. spoke were almost evenly divided in sup- If their comments are any measure, the porting one budget version over the other. sticking points in the budget come down to The council tabled action on the proposed mainly two: school budget until a special meeting to be 1. Which school budget is best, one that held on April 30. At that meeting, the coun- meets the Town Council’s goal of zero prop- cil intends to decide which budget to place erty tax increase or one approved by the before the town for a citizen vote. School Board that increases taxes by 0.6 A citizen vote on the school budget was percent? And on which version should citi- mandated by the state beginning last year as zens vote? part of the school consolidation process. A 2. Should the town’s emergency dispatch date of May 12 has been set for a citizen vote service be regionalized? on the school budget ultimately approved by In the end, the council voted 4-2 to accept the Town Council. the municipal budget as proposed. The ap- One budget version — approved by the proved municipal budget totals $8,533,254, School Board at an April 6 special meeting a $270,836 decrease from last year’s budget. — would increase the tax rate for school The action included the regionalization of services by 2.5 percent. When combined the dispatch services. with the municipal, county, and Community The council also voted 6-0 to table con- —see PUBLIC COMMENT, page 18 Arts Night!
Photo by Jack Kennealy Tulips, like the one above, have yet to bloom this spring in Cape Elizabeth, but crocuses and early-planted pansies have appeared around town, with the promise of more fl owers to come. Offi cials still baffl ed about half-million dollar cut in state education aid to Cape By Wendy Keeler alone districts—districts that have not con- Cape Elizabeth school offi cials remain solidated—such as Yarmouth and School baffl ed about why the state Department of Administrative District 51, which includes Education has cut aid to Cape schools by Cumberland and North Yarmouth, are to re- more than a half million ceive more state dollars, while increasing I’m so frustrated ... There’s aid than last year, aid to schools with simi- extreme frustration despite declin- lar property valuation ing enrollment and declines in student across the state. and rising prop- enrollment. Superinten- —Alan Hawkins, Cape erty valuations, dent Alan Hawkins sent Elizabeth Superintendent Hawkins pointed an inquiry to Jim Rier, out in a letter to the DOE’s Director of Rier. Finance and operations, “Please help Cape seventh-grader Hannah Newhall’s linoleum print of a lighthouse will be on display with on March 30, one week after he learned me, and then my School Board, and then the other works by middle school and Pond Cove students on April 29 in the schools’ cafetorium. The about the $504,339 cut. Since then, Hawkins voters understand these differences before event will also feature student drummers, a choir, jazz, and a student art sale. College art students has sent additional letters to Rier and DOE we fi nalize an already diffi cult budget sea- and visiting artists will create art projects with people who attend. For more, see page 13. Commissioner Susan Gendron, but to no son,” Hawkins wrote in an e-mail to Rier. avail. “... Looking at the red print on the charts, B2B registrations still available for fundraisers ‘Extreme frustration’ it is clear many, many school systems took “I’m getting no responses, and to be hon- hits, and each is struggling with this new As a past benefi ciary of the TD Banknorth CEEF has taken advantage of this chari- est with you, I’m so frustrated it isn’t funny,” information. But it is troubling to try to bal- Beach to Beacon 10K road race, the Cape table component of the race each year since Hawkins said April 8. “There’s extreme frus- ance the losses with the very large gains of Elizabeth Education Foundation has a being named the race benefi ciary in 2006. tration across the state.” some districts.” limited number of bib numbers available to At this time there are still registrations avail- State aid to school systems is decided by High school laptop initiative individuals interested in fundraising. able through CEEF. Any person interested a complicated formula that takes into ac- As a result of the cut, Cape Elizabeth Each year the Beach to Beacon Board of in obtaining a bib number for a fundraising count student enrollment and property valu- will not be able to partake of a recently an- Directors offers CEEF and other past race commitment should e-mail [email protected]. ations. Cape Elizabeth has had an 11-percent nounced state initiative to provide laptops to benefi ciaries the opportunity to purchase 25 Online registration for the increasingly increase in valuation and a 27-student de- students at all high schools, Hawkins said. race registrations for the purpose of fund- popular race closed in a record 1.75 hours crease in enrollment. However, other stand- —see EDUCATION AID, page 18 raising. on March 15. Page 2 • The Cape Courier • April 18, 2009 LETTERS
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Bonding for our future; two rounds of voting upcoming for transportation, energy, economic development and environmental projects
By Sen. Larry Bliss, District 7 Spring Clean-up Roads, schools, parks, cultural sites, Mowing and sewer and water facilities are the backbone of our public infrastructure, and many are in need of repair or upgrade. Jon and Sue’ll Do It Like most states, Maine issues bonds to 773 - 4660 pay for repair and upgrade of roads and other physical infrastructure. Bonding allows us to acquire match- ing funds from federal and private fund- ing sources. Imagine if you were looking to invest in a new roof for your home to Sen. Larry Bliss protect the infrastructure of the home so FOR SALE that interior damage does not occur. Then ing and are being reworked, discussed, vet- a family member steps forward, knowing ted, and ultimately redrafted. They will be you do not have money for such repairs, and debated in both the House and Senate before says he will give you $5000 if you come up being sent out to voters for their ultimate with $5000 to match what he gives you. You approval or rejection. It’s a dramatic invest- are cash-strapped so you must borrow from ment, $306 million over three years, but it Cape Elizabeth-Broad Cove Neighborhood: 3 bedroom, .46 acre, fi nished basement, wood a bank to get the matching funds, and of is necessary. President Obama’s stimulus stove, bay windows, southern exposure deck, fenced-in yard, shed, walk to local beach. course you will have to pay interest to the package is a signifi cant national investment, $425,000 bank on the $5K borrowed. But the money and now it is imperative that states step in from the family member is free – no inter- and do their part generating investment and est, no payback. What a deal, right? You job creation. will double your money, not to mention In 2008, according to Moody’s Inves- IF YOUR WALLS COULD your saving on repairs that will be more ex- tor Services, Maine ranked 35th lowest in TALK, THEY’D CRY FOR tensive and costly later. the nation with respect to net tax-supported The governor’s proposed bond pack- debt per capita, and 36th lowest in the na- A NEW COAT OF PAINT. age makes critical investments in energy tion with respect to debt as a percentage of independence, highways and bridges, pas- income. Maine’s tax-supported debt burden senger and freight rail, higher education, per capita is $618. The national median is POP’S PAINTING innovation and the environment. If enacted, $889. Wall Street gives Maine high marks Gary Pappalardo - Rob Dee Governor Baldacci’s investment package for its tax-supported debt policies. During will go to voters in two rounds of voting, its entire history as a state, Maine has never with $265.8 million on the November ballot defaulted on payments of principal and inter- Booking now for interior and 767-3915 and $40.4 million on the June 2010 ballot. est on general obligation or moral obligation Celebrating our 14th year in Cape The Governor’s package includes: $127.8 bonds. exterior residential painting. million for transportation projects, includ- In 1999, we enacted the ‘5-percent rule,’ – ing roads, bridges, rail, ferries and aviation; no more than 5 percent of the state’s annual $52 million for energy upgrades and build- revenues may be used to pay down debt. ing improvements at the state’s universities, With respect to the current bond issuance community colleges and Maine Maritime capacity of Maine and the 5-percent rule, Academy; $15.5 million for energy con- the state could issue as much as $500 mil- servation and the development of offshore lion in bonds if no other debt was issued and wind power; $67.5 million for competitive if the drawdown of bond proceeds occurred research and development grants, economic over time. This package is a clear step in the development and the redevelopment of right direction. It is a true investment in our Brunswick Naval Air Station; and $43.4 future. million for Land for Maine’s Future, work- In closing, if I can ever be of any assis- ing waterfronts, clean water and environ- tance to you or your family, please do not mental protection. hesitate to contact me. I can be reached at The governor’s bond proposal is simply home in South Portland at 799-8229, or in that — a proposal. All bond bills before the Augusta at 287-1515, or toll free, 1-800-423- Legislature have already had a public hear- 6900. I look forward to hearing from you. CAPE CONSTRUCTION, INC. "Building with Values" Finely Crafted New Homes/ Additions/ Remodeling
Call Steve Bornick (207) 615 - 6670 www.capeconstructioninc.com Page 4 • The Cape Courier • April 18 2009 TOWN HALL NEWS Hazardous waste collection set for May 9 Shore Road pathway fi nal report submitted Cape Elizabeth will hold its Household resins, adhesives, unknown substances, to council, available for review by public Hazardous Waste Collection Day from 9 arsenic-treated wood and asbestos-based a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the Public products. The Shore Road Pathway Study Com- ers,” says the report’s executive summary. Works building on Cooper Drive, below the Please tighten caps and lids, and leave mittee submitted its fi nal report to the Town The summary also notes the extensive recycling center. materials in original containers. Pack con- Council. The council offi cially accepted the efforts made to “incorporate public partici- Residents may bring: tainers in sturdy upright boxes and pad with report at its Monday, April 13 meeting, but pation into the project,” with meetings with From the yard: pesticides, insecticides, newspaper. Do not use garbage bags, and will begin substantive review at a later work- abutters on the land side of Shore Road, pub- fertilizer, herbicides, insect sprays, rodent never mix chemicals or smoke while han- shop. lished updates, Web site postings, mailings, killers, acids, No-Pest Strips, chlordane and dling hazardous materials. The 52-page report includes concept plan public comment periods at meetings, and a pool chemicals. Take items directly to the collection site, drawings, cost estimates, and photo simula- public forum. From the garage: antifreeze, brake fl uid, and stay in your vehicle and follow signage tions of a path estimated to cost $883,000. The report may be viewed on the town degreasers, carburetor cleaner, creosote, to dropoff area. “This plan represents the committee’s best Web site at www.capeelizabeth.com. Click gasoline, kerosene, oil-based and lead-based Material will not be accepted from con- efforts to balance the public safety needs of on “Shore Road Path” from the menu on the paints, solvents and paint thinner. tractors. pedestrians, the preservation of the unique right of the home page. From the house: fl uorescent light bulbs Do not bring medical waste, radioactive physical and natural characteristics of Shore Copies of the report are also available and ballasts, drain cleaners, furniture polish, waste, commercial waste, smoke detectors, Road, and impacts on abutting property own- from the town’s planning offi ce for $11. metal polish, mothballs, upholstery clean- ammunition, alkaline household batteries, ers, photo chemicals, fl oor cleaners, spot explosives, road fl ares, fi reworks, propane remover, button batteries, rechargeable bat- cylinders,* car batteries,* latex paint,*tires,* Route 77 pavement project to begin May 11 teries, old chemistry sets, mercury and mer- and motor oil.* cury thermometers, thermostats, electronics, *These items are accepted elsewhere at Beginning May 11, weather permitting, pavement along the stretch of Route 77 com- televisions and computer monitors. the Recycling Center, with some having a the town is scheduled to begin a pavement- monly called “The Strip,” Malley said. “The From the workbench: rust inhibitors, disposal fee. rehabilitation project on Route 77, between process is called 'milling' and involves re- wood preservatives, wood strippers, wood For more information, please call the the intersection at the east end of Fowler moving approximately 1.5 inches of asphalt stains, paint thinners, oil-based and lead- Cape Elizabeth Recycling Center at 799- Road south to Wentworth Road. and then replacing it with a new layer of the based paints, solvents, degreasers, sealants, 0324 or e-mail [email protected]. The work should take four to fi ve days to same thickness,” he said. complete, said Public Works Director Rob- The benefi ts of milling are primarily in ert Malley. “During the project, motorists maintaining the existing elevations, so that Recycling center offers spring Sunday hours should expect slight delays as the work is the guardrails and shoulders do not have to for disposal of leaf, yard wastes, recyclables being performed,” he said. be adjusted after the new layer of asphalt is He suggested motorists use Old Ocean applied, Malley said. The recycling center will be open for the Fees will be assessed for other items requir- House Road as an alternate route once con- The town has contracted with Dayton disposal of leaf, yard wastes and recyclables ing such. struction is underway. Sand & Gravel, Inc. to coordinate the work. on four consecutive Sundays beginning April For more information please call Public The town will be removing a layer of 19, 2009. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Works, 799-4151. Items normally destined for the transfer Spring schedule 42nd annual Engine One Labor Day Art Show station (household rubbish) will not be ac- Sunday, April 19 - 10:00 to 5:00 cepted. Sunday, April 26 - 10:00 to 5:00 to include craft area Fees will be waived for residents trans- Sunday, May 3 - 10:00 to 5:00 porting storm-related brush and limbs only. Sunday, May 10 - 10:00 to 5:00 The 42nd Annual Cape Elizabeth Fire De- light of the current economy. Registration is partment Engine One Labor Day Art Show $45 for the 2009 show or $50 for forms sub- will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, mitted after July 1, 2009. Last year's fee was Sept. 6, 2009, at Fort Williams Park. The $50, and $60 for late registrations. rain date is Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7. A complete information packet (PDF for- The popular art exhibit annually attracts mat), including registration form, rules and
more than 100 of New England’s top artists, regulations, may be downloaded from the Colleen Harrington-Boland Proprietor including many from Cape Elizabeth. town Web site. For School Board and Town New this year is the addition of a crafts More information about the Labor Day Art Council Agendas section, to be limited to a designated area of Show is available by calling (207) 799-1662 17 Wood Road Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 the fi eld. Artists must indicate whether their and leaving a message; or you may e-mail please visit: Tele: 207.730.2090 Web: noranoraimports.com display will include crafts on their registra- questions to [email protected]. CONTEMPORARY IRISH IMPORTS tion form. --from the town Web site www.capeelizabeth.com Also new is a reduced registration fee, in www.capeelizabeth.com
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By Gregory Walsh I fi gure one pound every two days. That’s of pounds of generally heavy, wet material about how much kitchen waste we, a house- that is not brought to the transfer station and hold of two, take out to the compost pile. dumped into the hopper. Sometimes it is more, but rarely is it less. The Waste Management Institute at Cor- It is more when we have guests visiting and nell University estimates that organic kitch- when all the kids are around for holidays en and yard waste makes up 20 to 30 percent or for family dinners and the like. It is less of the overall waste stream in a typical com- when we are not doing much in the way of munity. The online encyclopedia, Wikipe- cooking. dia, estimates that food waste alone makes Sometimes, when the snow is deep or up close to 20 percent of all municipal solid maybe when it’s raining, no one wants to waste. Somewhere within those numbers, make the trek out to the compost pile, a we are helped to envision the huge mass of fenced-off six-foot square situated about 50 all those bags of kitchen scraps as they are yards from the back door and known to our tossed into the hopper. You can hear the plop family as “Woodville.” When the compost as those bags of otherwise compostable ma- bucket is ignored, the stuff waits patiently terial are dropped to the bottom of the hop- in the kitchen or garage until my poor wife per week after week, inexorably adding their fi nally declares that she has had enough and weight to the mass of garbage that must be Lauren Hadiaris, second from left, stands with, from left to right, ecomaine Chairman Tony puts on her boots to brave the weather. trucked away at considerable expense to the Plante, Marcia Leander and ecomaine General Manager Kevin Roche. A pound every two days — that’s about town. 180 pounds annually — a fairly hefty Our little 36-square-foot pile of once-liv- Lauren Hadiaris of Cape Elizabeth was at a luncheon held at the ecomaine offi ces in amount, and that’s just scraps from the kitch- ing detritus, regularly picked over by crows, honored for her contributions to preserv- Portland in March. She was presented with en. On top of all that, Woodville is also the blue jays and other critters of the neighbor- ing the Cape Elizabeth local ecology with a framed award and a duffl e bag made from fi nal resting place for a much greater amount hood, has never provided us with even a the presentation of the 2009 eco-Excellence 100 percent post-consumer recycled mate- of organic yard wastes — the result of clip- bucketful of soil. We have never really made Award, given annually by ecomaine. rial. The recognition luncheon also included ping, raking, cutting and weeding activities an attempt at that type of composting. One The nomination was submitted by Had- an exchange of ideas among eco-Excellence that take place on so many warm-weather of these years, perhaps we will dedicate a iaris’s mother, Marcia Leander, to honor her winners from other participating ecomaine weekends. This material is measured by the new pile of garbage in the back yard — one daughter’s efforts to quantify the amount municipalities and a tour of the $3.7 million bucket or wheelbarrow load. Autumn leaves, designed to provide ‘black gold’ for the gar- of carbon dioxide generated by using Cape single-sort recycling system. sticks and branches are handled separately, den. Elizabeth’s transfer station as compared to a Cape Elizabeth is one of twenty-one com- of course, usually transported directly to Meanwhile, Woodville will continue to curbside trash pickup service. munities which own and operate ecomaine, the town transfer station in the back of our function as our own family repository for Hadiaris presented her fi ndings, by re- the only single-sort recycling facility in pickup truck. castoff organic material. We are always add- quest, to the town’s recycling committee Maine. This story of what goes out to Woodville ing to it, but it never seems to get any bigger. and to the Town Council and was honored has much greater signifi cance than one fam- And it’s a nice feeling to know that each year ily’s attempt at composting. In the broader we are diverting hundreds of pounds of ma- and more important sense, it means hundreds terial from the town dump.
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Gabriel Zimpritch Poetry Symposium April 30 Mary Hall and Jack Riddle exhibit at library
The 2009 Gabriel A. Zimpritch Poetry as a memorial to Gabriel Adam Zimpritch, continues through April Symposium will be held at Thomas Memo- a member of Cape Elizabeth High School An exhibit of new oil paintings by Maine scapes, still lifes and landscapes from other rial Library in Cape Elizabeth on Thursday, Class of 1996, who died suddenly on May artists Mary Hall and Jack Riddle is on view parts of the country and Europe. April 30. Student poets selected from Cape 2, 1995. at Thomas Memorial Library during the Both artists have shown widely in southern Elizabeth High School will spend the day writ- His passion for writing poetry prompted month of April. The pair, who had a joint Maine. Riddle has concurrent shows during ing poetry at The Telling Room in Portland. his family and friends to establish the Gabriel exhibit at the library in 2007, will show new April at Maine Medical Center and Maine Students will be working with Patricia A. Zimpritch Library Fund, which supports works for the fi rst time. Bank & Trust at Mill Creek, South Portland. Hagge, lead teacher at The Telling Room, the Poetry Collection at Thomas Memorial Mary Hall is showing work resulting A mid-show reception at the Thomas Me- and Molly McGrath, writer, editor, teacher Library and the Poetry Symposium. from a recent trip to San Miguel de Allende, morial Library is set for April 17, from 5:30 and program director at The Telling Room. Participating students will present their Mexico. Jack Riddle is also showing work to 7 p.m. The artists will discuss their work, Lisa Melanson of the English Department at poetry at 7 p.m. in the Community Room at inspired by trips to San Miguel as well as and light refreshments will be provided. The Cape Elizabeth High School will be choos- Thomas Memorial Library. This event is free a collection of Maine landscapes and sea- public is invited to attend. ing the students for the workshop and will and open to the public. Everyone is invited accompany them on their adventure in writ- to come and enjoy the results of the hard ing. work and remarkable talent of some of our The Poetry Symposium is held each year young people. SPRING LIBRARY SCHEDULE For more information call 799-1720 E-mail: [email protected] Zoe and Chase Gaston to exhibit arts and crafts Visit the library online at: www.ThomasMemorialLibrary.org work at library in May Mother Goose Story Time Themes Cape Elizabeth resident Zoe Gaston, and Zoe Gaston’s works include acrylic paint- Rhymes, songs and fi nger plays for babies up her son, Chase Gaston, will exhibit their arts ings with multiple themes. Chase Gaston’s to 18 months. April 19 - 25: and crafts work at the Thomas Memorial Li- work includes animal drawings, weavings Wednesdays, 11:00-11:30 a.m. Ribbit! Ribbit! brary during the month of May. and pottery. Tales for Tots This week we’ll hear stories and songs Songs, stories and movement for toddlers 18 about the spring peepers and their to 36 months. froggy cousins Lost Cat Wednesdays, 9:30-10:00 a.m. Thursdays, 9:30-10:00 a.m. April 26 - May 2: Fridays, 9:30-10:00 a.m. 14 Years-Old, Neutered Male Singin’ In the Rain Medium Size, Gray Hair, Green Eyes Story Garden This week we’ll hear stories and sing Last Seen 4/6/09 Songs, stories and movement for songs about the animals, plants, and Shore Road Area, Near Robinson preschoolers 3 to 5 years. people who love a rainy day. Woods Parking in Cape Elizabeth Tuesdays, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Fridays, 10:30-11:15 a.m. May 3 - May 9: Please Call Sue or Jim, 799-1764 Family Story Time Celebrate Moms With Any Information Songs, stories and movement for toddlers and In honor of Mother’s Day, we’ll hear preschoolers. Reward Offered For Return stories about moms and all they do. Saturdays, 10:30-11:00 a.m. Cape Anime Club April’s program will be a continuing Library Hours presentation of the series “Bleach,” shown Monday, Wednesday, Friday ...... 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. courtesy of Vix Media. Episodes 5-8 of Tuesday & Thursday ...... 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Volume 1: The Substitute will be featured. Saturday ...... 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, 3:15 -5 p.m. Sunday ...... Closed Library Community Room
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Reported by Debbie Butterworth insurance, Route 77, $171 COMPLAINTS 3-27 SP resident, speeding (44/35 zone) 3-11 An offi cer met with a resident of the Spurwink Ave., $119 Tammaro Landscaping Shore Road area who reported that 3-27 CE resident, speeding (49/35 zone) an account had been opened in the Spurwink Ave., $137 and plaintiff’s name at a New York branch 3-28 Peaks Island resident, failure to produce of a bank with which the plaintiff does insurance, Route 77, $171 Property Services, Inc. business. The plaintiff contacted the bank, the account has been closed and ARRESTS the bank is investigating the fraud. 3-17 Steuben resident, OAS, suspended 831-8535 3-22 An offi cer met with a resident of the driver’s license, possession of scheduled Ocean House Road area regarding a drug We would be honored to serve you and your family. possible harassment complaint. 3-21 Portland resident, outstanding warrant from Portland for theft Customer Service is our top priority SUMMONSES 3-22 SP resident, OUI refusal, Spurwink Ave. 3-19 CE resident, failure to produce insurance, Scott Dyer Rd., $171 ACCIDENTS 3-19 CE resident, unregistered vehicle, Route 3-13 Mary Elizabeth Simms, Allen Peddle, 77, $70 accident on Route 77 3-21 SP resident, failure to stop at stop sign, Shore Rd. FIRE CALLS 3-21 Gorham resident, uninspected vehicle, 3-20 Two Lights Rd., fi re investigation Route 77, $133 3-21 State Ave., possible structure fi re 3-22 SP resident, OUI, Spurwink Ave. 3-22 Oakview Dr., electrical problem 3-24 Gorham resident, speeding (40/30 zone) 3-23 Portland Jetport, aircraft standby Sawyer Rd., $137 3-24 Orono resident, failure to produce RESCUE CALLS insurance, Sawyer Rd., $171 There were 14 runs to Maine Medical Center. 3-27 CE resident, speeding (43/30 zone) There were 7 runs to Mercy Hospital Shore Rd., $137 There were 2 patients treated by Rescue 3-27 Windham resident, failure to produce personnel but not transported.
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Pond 5K set for May 31; FIT begins April 28 Cape athletes put in strong swimming, Registration forms for the 2009 Pond Cove the race is one of the biggest fundraisers for basketball performances at Special Olympics Challenge 5K, which will be held at 8 a.m. the Pond Cove Parents Association. All pro- on Sunday, May 31, are available at all three ceeds go directly to support Pond Cove. schools and at the Community Center. Online Corporate sponsorship, which includes a registration is open at www.active.com. variety of marketing benefi ts for the spon- This year is the 11th anniversary of the soring company, has been critical to the race, which has become a tradition for many fundraising success of the race. For more in the community. Both runners and walkers information about company sponsorship of participate, and entire families often take part the race at any level or about company dona- in the event. The 5K race will be followed by tions of prizes for race and age-group win- a one-mile dash for kids 12 and younger at ners, please contact Pond Cove Challenge 9:15 a.m. A kids’ fun run for children eight co-chair Andie Mahoney at andiemahoney@ and younger will follow the one-mile dash, maine.rr.com or 741-2482. with the youngest participants starting off CEEF spaghetti dinner the fun run with a diaper dash. To receive a race T-shirt, please register Friends in Training as soon as possible. Runners can pick up Pond Cove students can begin training by registration packets on race day morning signing up for F.I.T. (Friends in Training), or the day before from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at an after-school running program, which will the Cape Elizabeth Education Foundation’s be held from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and second annual spaghetti dinner in the school Thursdays from April 28 to May 28. For cafetorium. For more information about more information about F.I.T. and about vol- the race, contact Mahoney or co-chair Amy Gathering at the Cape pool on Friday, April 3, are swim relay team members, left to right, unteering, please contact Courtney Thoreck Cochran at [email protected]. The Thomas Bourdeaux, Gabe Brewington, Chase Gaston and Ruldy Pelzer. at [email protected]. race requires many volunteers. All interest- Sponsored by Bostwick & Co. and South- ed in volunteering should contact Michelle ern Maine Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Spencer at 767-7066. Sharing a silly moment on Satur- day, April 5, at the CELL coaches to receive ‘double-goal’ training Maine State Basket- ball Tournament in Cape Elizabeth Little League (CELL) was their fi rst goal is winning, but their “second, Gorham are mem- honored recently by the Positive Coaching more important goal is teaching life lessons bers of Cape Eliza- Alliance, a nonprofi t founded 11 years ago through sports.” beth’s basketball at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., All of CELL’s 120 adult volunteers, who team, left to right, with a mission of “transforming youth sports serve more than 450 youth athletes, will be- standing, Thomas so sports can transform youth.” The PCA come certifi ed in the program, Tom Brigham, Bourdeaux, Nolan bestows its “seal of commitment” on youth CELL’s director of baseball, said. Dorrance, Gabe sports organizations and schools that provide “It takes work to get coaches certifi ed, but Brewington, Sa- young athletes a character-building experi- we owe it to the families participating in our brina Holmes, Pe- ence by requiring all coaches to be trained programs to provide the best experience pos- ter Tarling; sitting, and certifi ed in the “double-goal coaching” sible,” Brigham said. Jamison Vickery, program. The program teaches coaches that Ian Robertson and Luke Lomma. Three Cape cyclists members of masters team Photos by Morrigan Cape Elizabeth athletes Graydon Stevens, newly-created OA Performance Center/Cy- Burns Fred Thomas, and Ted Darling, are part of a cleMania Masters Cycling Team. 32-member cycling team that will compete Last month, team members participated in By Karen Johnson in a series of masters-level road races, crite- a series of metabolic and physiological tests to The Cape Elizabeth Spe- riums, and stage races throughout the North- benchmark their early-season fi tness at the OA cial Olympics team was busy east during the 2009 cycling season. Sports Lab, a collaborative venture between during the month of March The OA Centers for Orthopaedics and the University of New England and OA. The preparing for the Cumberland CycleMania of Portland are sponsoring the lab is located in Saco. County Special Olympics Swim Meet and the Maine State Basketball Tournament. The swim meet took place on What’s news in your sport? April 3 at the Cape Elizabeth Student athletes, coaches, parents, boosters, and fans, send us your sports news! No High School pool. time to write an article about your favorite team? Just send us a photo with caption ‘Favorite event’ information. “This is our favorite event of the year,” said Kristen Send your news to The Cape Courier at P.O. Box 6242, e-mail us at communityedi- Cape athlete Luke Lomma swims during an event at the Spe- Cobb, Special Olympics [email protected], or use the drop box across from the tax offi ce at Town Hall. cial Olympic’s swim meet held April 3 at the Richards Pool. coach. “Athletes from all three schools swam in various races and all did very well, not only while Basketball tournament they were swimming but in cheering and The next day a team of Pond Cove and supporting their teammates. 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Cape Elizabeth Soccer Club registration for fall Cape Elizabeth natives Corey and Jonathan Brogan was elected as a Kristyn Allen Zimmerman are the parents fellow in the International Society of travel soccer underway through April 6 of Helen Brinley Zimmerman, born on Barristers, an honor society of trial lawyers Jan. 20 at Mercy Hospital during President chosen on the basis of excellence, integrity, Cape Elizabeth Soccer Club (CESC) is girls’ teams at the U9, U10, U11, U12, U13, Barack Obama’s Inauguration speech. ethics and professionalism in advocacy. currently holding online registration for fall and U14 levels, strives to create balanced Helen is named after her late maternal Brogan is a member of the Portland law travel soccer for boys and girls of all experi- teams at the developmental levels of soccer grandmother, Helen Brinley, who was the fi rm of Norman, Hanson & DeTroy. ence levels who will be in grades three or to maximize every player’s opportunity to daughter of Diane and George Brinley, higher at the start of the 2009-2010 school play and improve all season. all from Cape. Helen’s paternal grandpar- year. Registration, at www.capeelizabeth- The $150 season fee covers full uniform, ents are Jane and Barry Zimmerman of soccerclub.org, will end April 24. all fi eld and referee fees, and regular tourna- Hunt’s Point Road. Her maternal grand- The club’s mission is to provide soccer ment fees for the season. If space is available, father, George Brinley, formerly of Cape More Neighbors opportunities for eligible Cape children to late registrations may be accepted, but all who Elizabeth, now lives in Groton, Mass., with improve skills and sportsmanship in both register late will have to pay a late fee. his wife Ellen. on page 20 developmental and competitive league for- Player assessments Both 1995 graduates of Cape Elizabeth mats. The true mission is to have fun, a re- This spring, CESC may hold player as- High School, Corey works as a mortgage lease from CESC states. “After all, it is a sessments to allow the club to get a feel for broker with Stonecoast in Westbrook, and game.” each player’s abilities. CESC will announce Kristyn teaches second grade at Mabel Wil- Teams are divided by age groups based more details after registration has closed. son School in Cumberland. www.capecourier.com on each player’s age, not grade. For more information, please contact U9 to U14 Susan Haversat at 741-2840 or susanh1@ CESC, which plans to fi eld boys’ and maine.rr.com.
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Kayak safety seminar Substance abuse in CAPE CALENDAR to be held April 25 Cape topic of April 29 By Wendy Derzawiec, 767-4074 The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), in con- ‘coffee house’ (E-mail: [email protected]) junction with the Cape Elizabeth Water Ex- traction Team and more than 10 other groups, Cape Elizabeth H.O.P.E. will host an April Agendas for town and School Board meetings will offer a free paddle-sport safety seminar 29 “coffee house,” an opportunity for adult are available online at: www.capeelizabeth.com and open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on community members to foster candid con- Saturday, April 25, at the U.S. Coast Guard versation regarding substance abuse among Base, 259 High Street, South Portland. Cape youth. The event, which will begin at Monday, April 20 Community Center, 343 Ocean House Participants will learn trip-planning strat- 7 p.m., will be held in the community room– the room with a kitchen—at the Cape Eliza- Patriots Day Holiday. Town Hall, Thomas Road egies from Coast Guard recreational boating Memorial Library closed. Recycling Sunday, May 10 safety specialists, the U.S. Power Squadron, beth Community Center, 345 Ocean House Center open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, 7:30-11 the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Maine Marine Road. Thursday, April 23 a.m., Bowery Beach Schoolhouse, Two Patrol, professional kayak instructors, pro- Healthy Outreach for Prevention and Edu- cation is a one-year-old community action Recycling Committee, 7 p.m., Public Works, Lights and Wheeler roads fessional guides and other experts. All who Cooper Drive Ongoing each week bring kayaks will receive a free voluntary team with a goal to promote candid conversa- tion about drug and alcohol use and abuse in Monday, April 27 Al-Anon, Newcomers’ meeting, 6:15 p.m., paddle craft inspection from the Coast Guard Cape. All are welcome to attend meeetings. Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall regular meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, at Auxiliary outside the base perimeter. For more information about the event, chamber, 320 Ocean House Road United Methodist Church, 280 Ocean The event will also include exhibits of House Road (Rt. 77). Regular meeting contact Susan Klopp at [email protected]. Tuesday, April 28 kayaks and canoes, safety gear, weather-pro- 7 p.m. Fridays at St. Alban’s Episcopal tective clothing, in-the-water demonstrations School Board Finance Committee, 6:30 Church, 885 Shore Road. p.m., high school library, 345 Ocean of self- and assisted-rescue techniques, a Alcoholics Anonymous, 2 p.m. Saturdays, fl are demonstration, and a search-and-rescue Lions Club will hold House Road First Congregational Church, 301 Cottage demonstration by a Coast Guard helicopter. Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m., Town Rd., So. Port.; 7 p.m. Wednesdays, St. pancake breakfast on Hall chamber, 320 Ocean House Road Bartholomew Church, 8 Two Lights Rd.; All who want to expend or turn in expired School Board workshop, 7:30 p.m., high 7 p.m. Fridays, St. Alban’s Church, 885 fl ares can do so from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. May 10, Mother’s Day school library, 345 Ocean House Road Shore Road. Tours of USCG cutters, rescue boats, Wednesday, April 29 Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation work boats, and a Maine Marine Patrol ves- The Lions Club will hold its monthly pancake breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Town Council Ordinance Committee, 8 Society, 9 a.m.–noon Thursdays, except sel will also be offered. a.m., Town Hall, 320 Ocean House Road for holidays, storm days, Thomas For more information, contact Bryan Hol- Sunday, May 10, at the club’s Bowery Beach Pond Cove, Middle School Arts Night, Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Rd. lis at 767-0383 or [email protected]. Schoolhouse off Two Lights Road. 7-8:30 p.m. Volunteers assist with information Breakfast will include pancakes, French searches. Public welcome. Meetings are Thursday, April 30 toast, eggs, sausage, coffee, tea and juice. fi rst Monday of the month, 7 p.m., at the The cost is $5 for adults and $4 for children Town Council Budget Adoption Meeting, library. Community Services 7:30 p.m., Town Hall chamber, 320 Ocean younger than 12. Cape Elizabeth Lions Club, 6:39 p.m., to take group to Cole For more information about the break- House Road fi rst and third Tuesdays (except July fasts or about the Lions Club, please contact Friday, May 1 and August) at the Bowery Beach Porter show Cape resident and Lions Club President Kim “Of Mice and Men,” 7 p.m., Cape Elizabeth Schoolhouse, head of Two Lights Road. For more information about the Club, Brooks at 767-2733. High School auditorium, 345 Ocean Community Services will take a group to contact Kim Brooks, 767-2733, or Bruce House Road the North Shore Music Theatre in Massa- Saturday, May 2 Balfour, 799-4221. Fire-Police meetings, 7 p.m. third Thursday chusetts on Wednesday, July 15, to see Cole “Of Mice and Men,” 7 p.m., Cape Elizabeth of each month except July and August at Porter’s 1920s musical comedy, “Anything High School auditorium, 345 Ocean B the Cape Elizabeth Police Station, 325 Goes.” It is considered by some to be Por- House Road EC Ocean House Road. ter’s best and is packed full of high-energy, Sunday, May 3 Scrapbooking Sessions, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. big tap dance numbers. The group will have BAY ELECTRIC CO., INC. “Of Mice and Men,” 2 p.m., Cape Elizabeth fi rst Saturdays except July and August, lunch at the Danversport Yacht Club before High School auditorium, 345 Ocean Bowery Beach Schoolhouse, Two Lights the performance. Commercial Design-Build House Road and Wheeler roads. Cost is $15, to The cost, $99, includes a theater ticket, Industrial Maintenance Monday, May 4 benefi t Cape Elizabeth Lions local and lunch and transportation via a custom coach. Residential Trouble-Shooting School Board Wellness Committee, 3:15 international activities. Participants should The group will leave at 8:30 a.m. from the bring own supplies. For more information P.O. Box 6316 • Cape Elizabeth 04107 p.m., Town Center Fire Station, Jordan back of the Community Center. Way call Kim Brooks, Lions president, 207-799-0350 767-2733. Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation Society annual meeting, 7 p.m., Thomas The South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road Rotary Club, each Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. at the Purpoodock Country Club on Tuesday, May 5 Spurwink Road in Cape Elizabeth. For Planning Board workshop, 7 p.m., William more information on the SP/CE Rotary H. 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Maine Memory Land Trust offers Senior scams to be topic of May 5 Triad meeting Network to be topic of Earth Day Celebration Cape Elizabeth/South Portland Triad will fraud and tips for avoiding scams will also present a forum for senior citizens, “Just be discussed. May 2 lecture April 22 Say No to Senior Scams,” from 1 to 2 p.m. All senior citizens are invited to attend the on Tuesday, May 5, at the Cape Elizabeth event, which is free. Parking is at the rear of Kathy Amoroso, director of digital proj- The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust (CELT), a Town Center Fire Station, 325 Ocean House the building. Admission is free for everyone. ects at the Maine Historical Society (MHS) nonprofi t organization committed to the con- Road. Light refreshments will be provided by Key in Portland, will speak at the Greater Portland servation and stewardship of lands cherished Charles Kennedy of Key Bank and Nicole Bank. chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society’s by the Cape Elizabeth community, has con- Evans of United Way of Greater Portland, For more information, please contact 1 p.m. meeting Saturday, May 2, at The fi rmed details of the fi rst annual CELT Earth who is program director for the Greater Port- Cape Elizabeth Police Liaison Offi cer Mark Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Day Celebration. land Cash Coalition, will discuss the many Dorval at [email protected] or Refreshments will be served at 12:30 p.m. The Earth Day festivities will take place disguises of fraud, with special attention to 767-3323. Amoroso will discuss the reopening of the at the CELT offi ce, 330 Ocean House Road, scams that target senior citizens. Signs of MHS and what is new on the Memory Net- on April 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. work, a statewide digital museum that has ac- The fi rst annual Earth Day Celebration is ‘I Remember Cape’ series to start April 28 cess to thousands of historical items. She will dedicated to providing the families of Cape also offer tips on how best to use the Memory Elizabeth with fun activities that promote a Cape Elizabeth photographer and writer postcards she will provide, and which Reale- Network. healthy and sustainable earth. Educational Jan Reale-Hatem will present her popular Hatem hopes to share with members of the For more information about the genealogi- environmental videos will be streaming series, “I Remember Cape Elizabeth: Senior Cape community down the road. cal society, please go to www.rootsweb.ances- throughout the day and special locally made Stories, Extraordinary Memories,” on Tues- Light refreshments will be served at the try.com/~megpcmgs/. door prizes will be given away. days, April 28, May 5, and May 19 at the sessions. Although there is no cost, Reale- Hands-on activities will include: Community Center. Participants can attend Hatem encourages participants to register Family Fun Day set for * Making bird feeders and mystery boxes one or all sessions, which are free. in advance through Community Services at out of recycled materials A member of the Cape Elizabeth Histori- 799-2868. Seniors who cannot attend ses- June 13 * A rock and mineral collection cal Preservation Society, Reale-Hatem en- sions but wish to share memories about Cape * A planting station courages senior citizens to attend one or all Elizabeth are welcome to contact Reale- Family Fun Day will be held at Fort Wil- During the day there will be an ongoing three sessions to share personal stories about Hatem at 799-2457. liams Saturday, June 13, with a June 20 rain scavenger hunt outside. In addition, three life in Cape Elizabeth. Participants, who are The program is supported by a grant from date. Family Fun Day Committee members guided walks will take place at 10 a.m., 1 encouraged to bring a photograph to share, the Maine Humanities Council. encourage nonprofi ts to get involved. p.m. and 3 p.m. will have a chance to record memories on “The committee wants to make sure that all interested charitable organizations and booster Community Services to offer three-day trip to clubs have the opportunity to participate in this Community Services fantastic fundraising event,” Family Fun Day western Massachusetts committee member Steve Culver said. offers trip to the South All who are interested should contact Cul- Community Services is offering a three- a step-on guided tour of the area, including ver at 767-9072 or [email protected]. Community Services is offering a trip to day trip to western Massachusetts from Lenox and Stockbridge, with a look at some Charleston and Beaufort, S.C.; Savannah April 29 to May 1. The fi rst day, the group of the Gilded Age cottages and Tanglewood. and Jekyll Island, Ga.; and St. Augustine, will tour the Yankee Candle Flagship Store Tripgoers will also visit Chesterwood. Bridge games every Fla., from Oct. 11 to 17. and have lunch at Chandler’s Restaurant in The cost is $345 per person based on Ten meals, round-trip air from Portland, South Deerfi eld, Mass., and afterward will double occupancy, and many meals are in- Wednesday, Friday lodging in upscale hotels, services of a pro- head to the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge for cluded. Detailed itineraries are available at two nights. During the trip, the group will the Community Services offi ce. For more Bridge players can enjoy games twice a fessional tour director and entrance fees are visit the Norman Rockwell Museum, enjoy information, call the offi ce at 799-2868. week this summer at the Community Center. included in the cost of the trip. Detailed itin- All who know bridge’s bidding system and eraries are available for pickup at the Com- are interested in playing pre-planned hands munity Services offi ce. For more informa- are welcome to go solo or bring a partner on tion, call 799-2868. Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Fridays, players should bring partners to play ANTHONY from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost per day is $5. Free Chinese medicine For more information, please contact Com- munity Services at 799-2868. class offered May 5 Licensed acupuncturist Lynn MacDon- D’AGOSTINO ald-Webber of Coastal Wellness Family Chi- Garden Club to meet ropractic will offer an introduction to tradi- tional Chinese medicine (TCM) at 5:30 p.m. May 6 at Saint Bart’s on Tuesday, May 5. All are invited. 0b`a\Z 5\b`R =NV[aV[T N[Q ?R`a\_NaV\[ 0\ Acupuncture can be used to treat a wide The Cape Elizabeth Garden Club will variety of disorders, including anxiety, head- meet on Wednesday, May 6 at noon at Saint aches, hypertension, stress, asthma, arthritis, Bartholomew Church to listen to forester pain, insomnia, digestive disorders, infertil- Dennis Brennan talk about invasive plants. ity and menstrual disorders, and sports inju- Members should bring a lunch to enjoy prior ries. Macdonald-Webber will discuss how to the business meeting. Chinese medicine works and how it can be The garden club provides scholarships, used to help keep people healthy. and supports and cares for the gardens at Coastal Wellness, located at 300 Ocean Fort Williams Park and the Thomas Me- House Road, offers acupuncture, chiropractic morial Library. It also provides wreaths for care, massage, counseling, and naturopathic Cape Elizabeth’s public buildings at holiday medicine. As part of its community outreach, time. the center offers free classes at 5:30 p.m. the For information regarding membership, fi rst Tuesday of every month in its goal to please call Betty Montpelier at 799-0229. help people to live healthier lives, naturally. To register or get more information, please call 207-799-9355.
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Raffl e underway to Eight student Sweet job raise money for high musicians perform at school scholarship USM concert
This year, a Cape Elizabeth High School Eight young Cape musicians performed senior who will pursue studies in home- at the University of Southern Maine’s Youth building or a related fi eld after graduation Ensembles concert on April 16 at Merrill will receive the fi rst Cape Elizabeth Cold- Auditorium in Portland. well Banker Residential Brokerage Home- Mary-Elizabeth Simms played clarinet builders Scholarship on June 11, Senior with the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble and Night at the high school. Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra. Anas- All 2009 graduating seniors who plan to tasia Kouros, a middle school student, per- attend a college or trade school specializing formed with both the Portland Youth Wind in careers that relate to home-building or as- Ensemble and the Portland Youth Symphony sociated businesses are eligible. Orchestra. To help fund the scholarship, a raffl e is Emily McDuffi e played clarinet with the underway for a shed or playhouse to be built Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, and mem- by Cape Elizabeth builder Mike Cloutier of bers of the Portland Youth Symphony Or- Cloutier Construction. Tickets, which are $5 chestra included high school students Kath- apiece or $20 for fi ve, are available at Cape leen Mitchell on viola and Laura Hayes on violin. Elizabeth Coldwell Banker Residential Bro- As part of his community program in Cape Elizabeth High School’s Life Skills program, Cape musicians performing with the Port- kerage offi ce, 295 Ocean House Road. student Greg Gulino spent a recent Wednesday morning volunteering at a children’s story land Youth Junior Orchestra included high For more information, call 799-5000. hour at Whole Foods Market in Portland. Among several tasks, his responsibilities included school students Helen Gray-Bauer on viola setting up the juices and snacks and assisting with recycling. and Charlotte Rutty on violin, and middle school student Evan Long on violin. Cape Elizabeth Middle School honor roll for the second trimester Eighth grade Heather Chase, Robert DeMarco, Ethan CAPE CONNECTION High honors—Josephine Barth, Gabriel DuPerre, Trevor Ewald, Sarah Flaherty, Brewington, Allison Briggs, Anna Brogan, Elise Flathers, Henry Gent, Zoe Gillies, Pond Cove School • Games for indoor recess Moriah Brown, Justin Cary, Meghan Clif- Anna Goldstein, Jordan Greer, Audrey Grey, Getting involved: • Beads and jewelry-making tools ford, Alexander Cooley, Emma Dadmun, Kevin Hare, Dana Hatton, Dorothy Jan- • Volunteers are needed to Middle School Jamie Dell’Aquila, Clarice Diebold, Dan- ick, Isabel Johnston, John Kennealy, Omar hang student art work on an Getting involved: iel Epstein, Petar Filipov, Michaela Forde, Khalidi, Montserrat Kwan, MacKenzie as-needed basis. • World language teachers are looking Robert Freccero, Matthew Gilman, Caro- Leighton, Quinn Malter, Gabriel McGinn, Tangible resources needed: for someone who would be willing to line Gleason, Francesca Governali, Duncan Katherine Miklavic, Sophie Moore, Emma • Small refrigerator in good working transfer their resources from VHS to Hanrahan, Zachary Hillman, Emma Inhorn, O’Rourke, Mary Perkins, Hailey Petsinger, order not more than 26 inches wide. DVD format. A combination VHS/ Erin Lyons, Mireia Odlin, Madelaine Riker, Stuart Rutty, Liam Simpson, Jane Vaughan, • Small rubber or plastic animals DVD player would be required for this Samuel Sherman, Rohit Srungavarapu, Kisa Emily Wasserman, Allyson West, Addison • Uno task. Blank DVDs will be provided. Tabery, Natalie Underdown, Jenna Wallace. Wood. • Taboo Tangible resources needed: Honors—Brynee Allan, Ryan Allmend- Honors—David Allen, Samantha Al- • Caribou • Gently used copies of Jane Austen inger, Henry Babcock, Max Barber, Samuel tznauer, Julian Andrews, Amanda Barnett, • Barnyard Bingo novels Barksdale, Clifton Bauman, Jackson Ber- Ysanne Bethel, Zackery Bostwick, Allison • Soft balls with a diameter of about • DVD players man, Ellen Best, Sarah Blank, Jacob Brady, Bowe, Nicholas Bozek, Daniel Brett, Wil- six inches • Squishy “stress” balls Griffi n Carpenter, Cameron Caswell, Harper liam Britton, Morgan Connell, Alexander • Playmobil toys, such as pirates, • Size 8, 9, 10 knitting needles Chalat, Nolan Chase, Calvin Chen, Brian Conrad, Gavin Cottrell, Lucas Dvorzniak, horses, people, police, etc. • Yarn Chiozzi, Madeline Ciraldo, Harrison Clarke, Samuel Earnshaw, Justin Edgar, Thomas • “Star Wars” books High School Jane Coffrin, Zachary Culver, Deirdre Cur- Feenstra, Matthew Fisher, Meghan Fla- • Zoom ball or Zoom ball parts. 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“Of Mice and Men” cast and tech crew members will offer audiences shows on May 1, 2, and 3 in the Cape Elizabeth High School auditorium.
By Richard G. Mullen ject matter and is recommended for those 12 As part of an art class assignment on Japanese picture stories, Cape Elizabeth Middle School Cape Elizabeth High School years and older. In addition to the 7 p.m. show students sketched designs with pencil, went over the designs using chopsticks dipped in ink, Theater Director on May 1, there will be a 7 p.m. show on Sat- then used watercolors to paint within these outlines. Fifth-grader Joe Inhorn’s “The Return Despite setbacks for some of the 40 stu- urday, May 2, and one at 2 p.m. on Sunday, of the Monster” is one of many pieces of art that will be on display April 29 during the third dents who have worked on “Of Mice and May 3. annual Arts Night, being held at both the middle school and Pond Cove School this year. Men” at Cape Elizabeth High School, the ment and energy of the middle school. I can’t “show must go on.” The curtain will rise By Patricia McCarthy Class of 2011 holding wait to see what all of the kids have produced again on Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m. Pond Cove School fi rst-graders recently “Of Mice and Men” was the most com- cheesecake fundraiser created paintings in art class inspired by their this year. It’s always an amazing spectrum.” mended of 80 Maine One -=Act Festival dreams, then connected art to their regular Community members are invited to stroll shows produced this year by Maine high through April 28 classrooms by doing a writing exercise— the halls of both schools to view art in its schools. Judges awarded the ensemble award about dreams. varied forms. Students will be expressing Members of Cape Elizabeth High School’s to all 40 students, including Angelo Garcia, Community members will have a chance artistic talents in a range of ways beyond class of 2011 are selling cheesecakes from Rachel LaPlante, AJ Frustaci, Jon O’Hearn, to see these imaginative creations and a the visual. At the middle school, for exam- Izzy’s in Portland in a fundraiser that will run Sasha Kohan, Georgia Morris, and others. varied collection of other works at the ple, drummers and the school jazz band are through Tuesday, April 28. Fourteen varie- Additionally, Charles Colburn as Len- third annual Arts Night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. among the scheduled performers, and Pond ties of cheesecake are available, from plain nie, Sawyer Theriault as George, and Tom Wednesday, April 29. The show, which has Cove has an Arts Night Choir set to enter- with cherry, blueberry, or raspberry topping Campbell as Candy received All-Festival highlighted middle school artistic endeav- tain. Refreshments will be available. to Oreo chocolate chip, key lime, marble, star status. ors for two years, is expanding this year to Young Artists Bazaar and white chocolate raspberry. Prices range On the technical side, judges commend- showcase students in grades 1 through 8, and Maine College of Art students and other from $8 to $40. Cheesecakes will be avail- ed the set design, costumes, props, music, thus will be held at both the middle school visiting artists will create art projects with able for pickup on Friday, May 1, at the high sound, and lights, making “Of Mice and and Pond Cove. Cape students and community members, and school. Men” among the most commended shows “Arts Night is our way of continuing to a Young Artists Bazaar at the middle school All money raised through the sale will ever produced by Cape’s theater depart- work on emphasizing the fourth A—Art,” says will feature art for sale by students in grades go toward events for which each class is re- ment. Cape Elizabeth Middle School Principal Steve 1 through 12. Arts Night organizers are en- sponsible, the prom, the senior banquet, and “Of Mice and Men” contains mature sub- Connolly. “Our other three As are academics, couraging students interested in selling their other end-of-year activities among them. athletics and advocacy, not in any particular work to submit an application—available at To get an order form or for more infor- hierarchy. We’ve been working hard to cre- school offi ces—as soon as possible. Grandview mation please contact Ben at bnberman@ ate an environment that promotes art. We’re Another evening highlight will be the un- maine.rr.com or 799-5336. Payment, due also delighted to have the Pond Cove kids in- veiling of commemorative portraits created Window Cleaning when making orders, can be dropped off at volved, too. by middle school students of retiring school Insured the high school’s front offi ce, 345 Ocean References “I’m excited about having the elementary personnel. Free Estimates House Road. kids here, seeing the works and also the excite- —see ARTS NIGHT, page 17 Gutters Cleaned Screens Cleaned Chandeliers Cleaned Ceiling Fans Cleaned Satisfaction Guaranteed Call 207-772-7813 Organic, Sustainable and Beautiful: “It’s a Good Day for a Grand View!” Lawn Care that’s Safe for People, Pets and it’s Casco Bay Friendly!
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Students are rated by the U.S. Chess Chess Federation (USCF), the body that governs Cont. from page 14______competitive chess in the United States, on Nationals, the diversity is immediately strik- the same basis as adults. Advanced players ing There are teams here from every state, of any age typically hone their skills at adult representing exclusive private schools such tournaments. And while most players at the as Horace Mann and Dalton in Manhattan— tournament are no more enthusiastic about complete with their grand master coaches in chess than their other favorite sport—say tow—alongside similarly equipped teams baseball— top-rated players can be as fanati- from inner city public schools in Brooklyn, the cal about their sport as any sports star with Bronx, Philadelphia,Washington, D.C., and Olympic ambitions (yes, there is a chess Miami traveling courtesy of academic chess Olympics, too). Some of the top nationally scholarships and grants. The ranked players “Panda Pawns” from China- The Cape Elizabeth team spend hours ev- town in Manhattan are no- won ... a trophy so large ery day studying table in their red shirts with some of the thou- pandas and chess pieces. it had to be broken down sands of books There is a huge contingent into pieces before being on the subject from Brownsville, Texas, of chess theory and surrounding areas along shipped home. and attend tour- the Mexican border where naments once chess is a passion. There are or twice weekly, teams from private Christian typically devot- Gathering in Nashville are members of the Maine contingent, which included fi ve students schools, Catholic high schools and Jewish day ing at least one weekend day and often the from Cape, seven from John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor, three from Orono High schools; there are people wearing turbans and evening hours on a weekday to tournament School, one from Airline Community School in Aurora, and the entire 13-member champion- saris; and everyone is making friends with ev- play, not to mention online play. That’s not ship junior high chess team from Deer Isle-Stonington. eryone. to say though that there isn’t room for the Gary Kasparov more casual competitors. Kicking off the opening ceremonies held Cape team That boded well for the main event starting games, and the team was in 10th place! Fish- at the Grand Ole Opry, legendary chess The Cape students were arguably the the next day, and all breathed a sigh of relief bein also held his own in the championship master Gary Kasparov, arguably the great- most competitive of the Maine contingent. when team member Anthony Freccero ar- section. The Cape team and other Maine est chess player of all time, commented that Four players are the minimum number rived the morning of the event. With nation- teams entered the fi nal day in high spirits the number of participants at the tournament needed to make a successful team; the top ally ranked team member Fishbein booted and with great expectations. probably exceeded the total number of rated four scores from each team are tallied at the into the championship section and unable to When the last round fi nished, the Main- scholastic players in the U.S. at the time end of the tournament to arrive at the team play with the team because of his rating, they ers had a remarkable performance, with that Bobby Fischer achieved his spectacular score. As with the Maine State Champion- needed Freccero to make the required fourth seven trophies won—four of them by the claim to fame. And though no one since Fis- ship, larger teams have a signifi cant advan- player. With teammates ranging in age from Cape Elizabeth students and team. The Cape cher has received the same level of national tage. With only three students entered as grades 4 to 8, the four elected to enter the Elizabeth team won 16.5 points out of a pos- attention, the average level of play at the a team in the blitz tournament, Cape was K-9 U1250 section, the most competitive ju- sible 28, tying for seventh place and receiv- scholastic level has increased dramatically down by 12 games before players ever lifted nior high school section in the tournament ing the eighth-place trophy upon tie breaks in recent years. a pawn. They nearly won a trophy anyway. after championship. in the K-9 U1250—a trophy so large it had Eager for revenge to be broken down into pieces before be- Starting off the fi rst day, the Cape Eliza- ing shipped home! Fourth-grader Wesley beth team racked up a remarkable six points Parker and Freccero, an eighth-grader, also out of a possible eight among their four play- received individual trophies, tying for 25th ers, more than any other Maine team, and place. 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Central Africa Vision (CAV), graders, left to right, ning to give teacher a Portland-based Marcus Donnelly, holiday gifts donate We are so proud. nonprofi t founded in Lily Norris, and instead to a group that ...This is a fantastic 1997 by members of Catie O’Sullivan helps impoverished the Banyamalenge display one of the Central Africans, the learning experience Tutsi community in clothing drive col- teachers had no clue because [the students’] Maine and Africa, where their simple re- lection boxes that purpose is authentic. will distribute the will be located quest would lead. In clothes to survivors around the middle December, fi fth-grade —Elizabeth Johnston, and victims of geno- school through Fri- families contributed Cape Elizabeth School cide, ethnic wars, and day, May 1. 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Some kids made posters, Please call us. some mapped out where boxes should go and made posters to go on the boxes, and for the clothing drive a group of girls went to [Cape Elizabeth Middle School Principal] Steve Connolly and talked about the logistics of it all and the reasons behind some of the ideas, and then they got his fi nal approval.” Little did the teachers—or students— know what an education kids would get. “They truly feel like they are making a difference in the lives of people they have never met, whose lives are very different from their own. While that is the best lesson they could learn, they are also understand- ing what goes into an undertaking like this,” Johnston said. “Over the past weeks, I think REDUCED NEW LISTING many of the students have experienced some form of frustration at a forgotten detail, or 2 LIGHTHOUSE PT. ROAD, CE 2 DERMOT DR., CE lengthy process, but they have all felt such $659,000 $639,000 satisfaction and pride in the way things are turning out. This is a fantastic learning ex- ~ ALL PROPERTIES PROFESSIONALLY STAGED BY perience because their purpose is authentic. INTERIOR DECORATOR, MARYBETH OTTERBEIN OF ~ There is a job for every talent, and they need each other to put it all together in the end.” For information about the clothing drive, please contact Johnston at elizabeth_john- [email protected] or 799-8176. Cape Elizabeth High School CAV Since 2004, Cape Elizabeth High School Take a Virtual Tour of our staged properties for sale at: www.BostwickandCompany.com —see CLOTHING DRIVE, next page RELIGION April 18, 2009 • The Cape Courier • Page 17 ‘Hands for Haiti’ St. Alban’s Church kicks off $1.1 million SERVICES dinner, discussion set capital campaign for May 5 at St. Alban’s St. Alban’s Episcopal Church’s “One entrepreneurial and organic nature of the Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene Foundation” capital campaign co-chairs multitude of mission and outreach projects; 499 Ocean House Road (Route 77) Don Bonoff and Peg Thompson announced and a General Fund for Ministry and Facility 207-799-3692 the $1.1 million goal on Sunday, March 29. to provide a fi nancial cushion to the annual www.capenazarene.org Sunday School for all ages: 9:30 a.m. To date, the church has received more than budget each year, provided in large part by Sunday Worship Celebration: 10:45 a.m. $700,000 in gifts and pledges. the annual stewardship pledge drive. Evening Prayer: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. The campaign was sparked by parishio- “While we’ve certainly had to consider Sermon recordings available to download ners Nat and Betsy Saltonstall of Scarbor- carefully whether to launch a campaign dur- ough, who were inspired to help St. Alban’s ing a time of such economic uncertainty, this Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church complete a decade-old building project. Only is clearly a time when the church is able to 280 Ocean House Road framed and plumbed, the second fl oor of the provide a source of comfort, community, 207-799-8396 parish hall is now needed for an expanding and inspiration,” the Rev. James Adams said. Chapel Service: 8:15 a.m. youth program. The Saltonstalls’ challenge “Without being able to predict the future, pa- Sanctuary Service: 10:00 a.m. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. service grant requires that additional funds be raised rishioners have put a great deal of faith and Child care: 10:00 a.m. service Four St. Alban’s parishioners, who re- from within the parish and designated for the thought into their gifts to the One Foundation Audio tapes of services available cently traveled to Haiti, will lead a journey endowment. Members of the vestry of St. Campaign and will, without a doubt, help St. to Haiti the poorest country in the Western Alban’s have used this opportunity to con- Alban’s to remain strong in both good times Cape Shore Assembly of God Hemisphere, at “Hands for Haiti,” an eve- duct careful fi nancial planning to identify and bad.” 536 Cottage Road, South Portland ning of dinner and discussion on Tuesday, and meet the long-term needs of the church For more information, please contact Ad- 207-799-3152 May 5, at 6:30 p.m. in St. Alban’s Bonoff which has more than doubled in size in the ams, Thompson, Bonoff, or Senior Warden Sunday Prayer & Intercession: 9:30 a.m. Hall. last 10 years. Gordon Gayer through the church offi ce at Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. Featuring a collage of reports, photo- In addition to the new youth space, St. 799-4014 or [email protected]. Family Bible Studies: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. graphs, video and personal refl ections, the Sermon recordings available to download Alban’s aims to establish an endowment for discussion will examine the realities, needs, Youth and Children’s Ministry Fund, pri- The Church of Jesus Christ of hopes, achievements and “heart-stirring marily to support the youth director position; Latter-day Saints beauty of the Haitian people,” Sue Raftice, a Mission and Outreach Fund, to support the 29 Ocean House Road one of the event organizers, said. 207-767-5000 In addition to emphasizing the living con- Sacrament Meeting: Sunday 10-11:10 a.m. ditions associated with extreme poverty, lead- the schools team up. Sunday School: 11:15 a.m.-noon Arts Night “I came here from Portland, where we al- ers will also highlight ways in which Cape Cont. from page 13______Primary: 11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m. community members can have a positive im- ways had an art show, and I thought it would Relief Society, Priesthood: 12:05-1:00 p.m. pact on the lives of Haitians who are affected. “I love that this is a chance for members be great to have shows for both schools on of the community—not just parents—to the same night. The kids are all very excited Congregation Bet Ha’am Haitian/Caribbean-style cuisine will be served at 6:30. The event, which will be come in and see what our kids are up to,” and proud of their work. I think it’s impor- 81 Westbrook Street, South Portland says Connolly. “People may have an image 207-879-0028 hosted by the St. Alban’s Mission and Out- tant for them to know that the art they work from when they were in school, for good or www.bethaam.org reach Committee and sponsored by the Peter so hard on is valued and appreciated, so this Worship: Friday 7:30 p.m. Cooley Fund, will be free, and all will be bad! And I want to invite them in to see the is a wonderful opportunity.” Saturday 10:00 a.m. welcome. Donations to the Haiti Fund will evolution of what our schools look and feel To donate food for Arts Night or to volun- Family Shabbat services: be graciously accepted like now.” teer to mount and/or hang student artwork, Second Friday 6:30 p.m. For more information about the event, Pond Cove’s new art teacher, Maryjane please contact Lisa Gent at lisa@myfair- contact Sue Raftice at sraftice@maine. Johnston, suggested to her middle school point.net or Suzanne McGinn at smcginn@ First Baptist Church of South Portland counterpart, Marguerite Lawler-Rohner, that maine.rr.com. 879 Sawyer Street, South Portland rr.com or Sara Merrill at pmerrill@maine. 207-799-4565 rr.com, or visit www.stalbans.org. www.spfbc.com Sunday Morning Worship: 9:30 a.m. Awana Clubs (grades 3-8) Tuesday 6:20 p.m. Clothing drive Cont. from page 16______First Congregational Church United Church of Christ has had an active Central Africa Vision 301 Cottage Road, South Portland group, whose members have raised more 207-799-3361 than $6,000 over the years, most recently for Spring is here and so is Spring Clean Up! If you are in the market www.fccucc.org the CAV high school in Rwanda, and previ- for a good spring clean up and looking for an offer you cannot refuse, Chapel Service: 8:30 a.m. ously for micro-bank co-ops, through which Sanctuary Service: 10:00 a.m. then give us a call. For $350, our crew of two will work for a half-day Preschool Childcare: 10:00 a.m. impoverished women in the region get loans to rid your property of its winter mess and haul all debris away. Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. to start small businesses so they are able to support themselves and their families. Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church ‘Mr. CEHS’ Contest Ram Island Landscape & Design 885 Shore Road The high school CAV group will hold Efficiency with Excellence 207-799-4014 its second annual “Mr. CEHS” contest at 7 www.stalbansmaine.org p.m. Wednesday, May 6, in the school au- Rite I: Wednesday 9:00 a.m. [email protected] ~ 221-2045 ditorium. Rite I: Sunday 8:00 a.m. Rite II: Sunday 9:00 a.m. “It is kind of a talent show/pageant format Rite II: Sunday 10:30 a.m. that we tried for the fi rst time last year to raise Children’s Christian Education: Sunday money,” CEHS teacher and CAV faculty ad- Preschool-6th grade: 9:00 a.m. visor, Bill Brewington, said. “It’s all in good Nursery available: 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. fun, with a few boys from all the grade levels competing in interviews, evening wear and Saint Bartholomew Roman ‘talent.’ The $3 admission donation is how Catholic Church we raise money.” 8 Two Lights Road For more information about the CEHS 207-799-5528 www.saintbarts.com CAV group, please contact Brewington at Sunday Mass: 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. [email protected] or 799- Weekday Masses: 3309. For more information about CAV, visit Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. www.cav2000.org. Eucharistic Service: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30 a.m.
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tax increases, or in further cuts to the school dispatch services. Public comment budget. The emergency dispatch functions will be Education aid Cont. from page 1______Cont. from page 1______At the April 13 meeting, councilors indi- transferred to a regional facility to be shared cated their current positions on the question by Portland, South Portland and Cape Eliza- Services budgets, the overall impact on the of which budget version to put to the citizen beth. The facility is located in Portland. Although the DOE has negotiated an agree- property tax rate would be an increase of 0.6 vote. About 15 community members spoke at ment with Apple that makes it possible for percent. Two councilors, Sara Lennon and Dave the hearing on the dispatch issue, and nearly Maine to expand student laptop usage from However, several councilors supported Sherman, expressed support for the School all supported keeping the town’s dispatchers seventh and eighth grades into high school, sticking to the council’s original goal of a ze- Board-approved budget. at the Cape Elizabeth Public Safety building. schools that opt in must pay $242 for each ro-percent increase in the overall budget. In Three councilors, Anne Swift-Kayatta, Some spoke passionately, telling of personal laptop. order to do so, the School Board-approved David Backer and Penny Jordan, said they experiences in which a local dispatcher’s Before learning about the cut, school of- budget would need to be reduced. couldn’t support a school budget that re- knowledge of the town resulted in quick re- fi cials had hoped to put school department In March, the Town Council and the sulted in a property tax increase. However, sponses saving lives and property. contingency money toward the program. But School Board believed they had succeeded Backer said he’d be willing to support put- Several reminded councilors of a com- $163,000 in contingencies will now go to in crafting combined budgets that would re- ting the School Board-approved budget to mitment made by the council in 2008 to keep the school budget, if the Town Council and sult in no increase in the property tax rate. the voters. the dispatcher offi ce in town through 2010. voters approve the budget the School Board The plan, however, was derailed when the Councilor Jim Rowe sought to fi nd fur- Council chair Jim Rowe acknowledged adopted on April 5. Under that proposal, the state surprised town offi cials with a $504,000 ther compromise. He suggested splitting the that pledge. His vote against the proposed Town Council would apply another $200,000 cut in aid to Cape schools for the 2009-2010 difference between the zero-percent and 0.6 municipal budget was in opposition to the in undesignated funds to help make up the school year. percent versions, and putting a 0.3 percent closing of the dispatch offi ce that would re- loss; taxpayers would supply the remaining Some of the impact of the state cut was increase version to the voters. sult in about $200,000 in savings per year. $161,000. lessened by Town Council action to move Overwhelming support for Rowe said that he felt obligated to keep his At one point, Maine school offi cials up to $200,000 in undesignated funds to dispatchers fails to sway council word despite the current economic crisis feared that teachers at high schools that don’t the school budget. Another $163,500 will majority brought on by the severe recession. participate in the laptop program would lose come from school contingency funds. That By accepting the proposed municipal “The lesson I take from this is that I laptops they currently have, but a DOE Web still leaves about $140,000 in lost state aid budget as presented, councilors in effect shouldn’t have made this commitment in the site states that will not happen. that either needs to be made up in property acted to close down the town’s emergency fi rst place,” said Rowe. Conference call Councilor Penny Jordan also voted The morning of Tuesday, April 14, when against closing the offi ce, citing the need to The Cape Courier went to press, Gendron more carefully study the implications of the was scheduled to hold a telephone confer- closing. ence with Maine superintendents about the The majority of councilors supported laptop initiative and federal stimulus pack- JENNIFER DeSENA transferring the dispatch functionJENNIFER to the re- age grant money. 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Kassia Elizabeth Davies and Jason Sarah Maciejewski and Tim Brosnihan Brenna and Peter Kelley’s third son, Arin Mary Doherty and Jason Wil- Thomas Decker were married on Aug. 30 at welcomed the arrival of Adeline Albin Lochlan Edward Kelley, was born on Feb. liam Clark were married on Aug. 17 at the Tide’s Edge in Cape Elizabeth. Brosnihan on Oct. 9. Adeline’s grandpar- 7, in Norwalk, Conn. His older brothers are Spruce Point Inn Resort and Spa in Booth- Diane York of Wedding & Events Inc. ents are Leo and Stephanie Maciejewski, Stewart James, 4 and Grant Friedrich, 3. bay Harbor in an oceanfront ceremony on planned and offi ciated at the ceremony. and Paul and Millie Brosnihan of Millbury, The family formerly lived on Sweet Fern the inn’s front lawn, followed by a reception Guests were treated to a traditional Maine Mass. Road. in the Pemaquid Grand Ballroom. lobster bake and the sounds of The Jenny Lochlan’s grandparents are James and The daughter of John and Mary Anne Woodman Band. Helen Heggie of Short Hills, N.J., and Ed- Doherty of Cape Elizabeth, the bride is Kassia is the daughter of Elizabeth ward and Dorothy Kelley of Cranbury, N.J. a 1996 graduate of Cape Elizabeth High “Bettye” Ridge and Frederick John His great-grandmother is Gertrude Becker School. She received a bachelor of arts Davies, Jr. Jason is the son of Thomas and of Union, N.J. degree from Connecticut College in New Noreen Decker of Youngsville, N.C. The London, and a doctorate of veterinary bride’s sister, Stacia Davies of Los Angeles, medicine from Michigan State University in Calif., was maid of honor, and the groom’s East Lansing. brother Todd Decker of Youngsville, N.C., The groom is the son of Kathy Clark was best man. of Bridgeville, Pa., and David Clark of Kassia is a 1998 graduate of Cape Eliza- Glenshaw, Pa. He received a bachelor of sci- beth High School. Jason is a 1998 graduate ence degree in psychology and a master’s of Adeline Albin Brosnihan of Oneonta High School in Oneonta, N.Y. science degree in industrial and systems engi- The bride and groom graduated from Union neering from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. College in Schenectady, N.Y., in 2002. The bride works as an associate veteri- Kassia is employed by Boston College Law Everett and Linda Johnson announce narian at Rocky Mountain Small Animal School while pursuing a master’s degree in the engagement of their daughter, Abigail Hospital. The groom is a human factor’s counseling psychology at Boston College. Johnson, to Christopher Sedenka. A 2001 Lochlan Edward Kelley engineer at Jeppesen, a Boeing Company. Jason is employed by Johnson & Johnson. graduate of Cape Elizabeth High School The couple honeymooned in Aruba and The couple, who went on an island-hop- and a 2005 graduate of Syracuse Univer- Katie Dana recently gave a talk at the live in Evergreen, Colo. ping honeymoon in Hawaii, live in Charles- sity in New York, Abby has a master’s 237th national meeting of the American town, Mass., with their dog, Eddie. degree in audiology from the University Chemical Society in Salt Lake City, Utah. of Connecticut in Storrs, where she will Her presentation, entitled “RDX and HMX receive a doctorate in audiology in May. Destruction by Sulfi des and Black Car- She is currently completing her residency at bons,” addressed the chemical degradation Maxwell, Kluger and Makaretz ENT Surgi- of explosives residues in marine sediments. cal Associates in Portland, where she will More than 10,000 chemists, engineers, and be employed as an audiologist. She is the industry representatives attended the week- granddaughter of Ike and Julie Johnson. long conference. A 2001 CEHS graduate, Chris graduated from West Virginia Katie is a doctoral student in environmental University in 2005. He is a sports talk show engineering at Yale University in New Ha- host on WJAB radio and will be the “voice” ven, Conn. She is the daughter of Benson of the new Celtics D League team coming and Susan Dana. to Portland in the fall. Chris is the son of Donald and Susan Sedenka of Gorham. A June 2010 wedding is planned. For the second year in a row, Duval’s Service Center of South Portland, owned by Cape residents Mark and Anne Duval, has been named by AAA of Northern New England as “Maine Auto Repair Facility of the Year” in the independent-shop division. Jason Decker and Kassia Davies Each year, the organization gives the award to one dealership and one indepen- dent repair facility in each of the states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, based Emilie Nielsen Doody and Chad Doody on the facility’s performance based on crite- Jason William Clark and Arin Mary Doherty are the parents of Shiloh Hope Doody, ria for technician certifi cation and customer born Feb. 9 at Maine Medical Center. satisfaction, including a 12-month/12,000 Shiloh’s maternal grandparents are Cyn- mile warranty, a written estimate and AAA- Cape Elizabeth resident Diane Churchill thia Bean of New Port Richey, Fla., and mediated repair dispute arbitration. was named ‘Broker of the Month’ for Feb- Kurt Nielsen. Her maternal great-grand- “This is a very hard award to win,” Tom ruary at Waterglen Group. mother Mary Boynton lives in Raymond. Giasson of AAA said. “We hold all of our Shiloh’s paternal grandparents are Vinal facilities to the highest standards in the and Louanne Doody of Windham; and her industry so to fi nish number one is no easy paternal great-grandmothers are Dorothy task. And to win it two years in a row is an More Neighbors Doody of Sanford and Hilda Stairs of Wind- outstanding accomplishment.” ham. on page 9 Abigail Johnson and Christopher Sedenka
Jennifer DeSena was named “Broker of the Month” for March at Coldwell Banker Two former Cape residents will run EASTMAN MEADOWS CONDOMINIUMS Residential Brokerage. James Mooney the Boston Marathon on Patriots Day as has joined Coldwell as a real estate agent. a fundraiser for the Dana Farber Cancer Cape Elizabeth Maine Coldwell real estate agent Mary Walker, a Institute in Boston in memory of their x 46 Units Designed for Active Adults South Portland resident, recently completed a late grandfathers. Dave Downing, a 2001 real estate course in buyer representation. x One Level Living, Open Floor Plan Cape Elizabeth High School graduate, and x Slab/Full Basement/Walkout full Steve Bagdasarian, who graduated from x 2 or 3 bedrooms Cheverus High School the same year, are x 2 Car Garage both members of this year’s Dana Farber x 2 baths/ master with ADA compliant bath Elizabeth “Liz” Monaghan, a mort- marathon team. It will be the fi rst marathon Pre-Construction x Private patio deck or porch gage broker and the owner of Monaghan for both, who now live in Boston. x Cathedral Ceiling in Living Room Mortgage and Finance in Portland, became Savings x Surrounded By over 230+- Acres of Deeded the fi rst, and is currently the only mortgage Open Space professional in Maine to attain designation x Miles of Walking Trails as a Certifi ed Mortgage Consultant (CMC). Being Offered x Fitzpatrick Associates Inc. Developer Monaghan passed the National Association of Mortgage Brokers’ written certifi cation examination in July 2008. Certifi cation is www.eastmanmeadows.com granted once a candidate has met certain requirements. Bruce and Raye Balfour 799-5000 x 7114
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