LETTER FROM THE MANAGER SCENE AT THE CLUB THE LECTURE

The holidays are fast approaching. If you ”Jobs, Jobs, Jobs” have not made plans to book your holiday Friday, November 18 party this year, please contact us as soon as Gov. LePage at the Cocktails and Hors possible. We have many wonderful rooms Cumberland Club d’Oeuvres at 5:00 that can accommodate your party of any size. PM Lecture at 5:30, We will take great care of you and your guests Dinner Buffet to from the time your event starts, until the last follow. guest leaves. We will take care of every detail so you can relax and enjoy. Club member Eliot Cutler was born and raised in Bangor. Following his graduation I hope your Thanksgiving plans include the from Harvard and Georgetown Law, he Cumberland Club. This year we will be fea- forged a career in private enterprise and Steve Barton, Dan Kennedy, Steven Hayward. public service, helping governments, citizens turing our traditional buffet. We will have Gov. Paul LePage addressed Club groups and corporate clients grapple with two times available for dining: 12:00 PM members on Oct. 12, outlining his agenda legal and public policy problems. and 2:30 PM. Please make your reservations Lynn and Matt for the coming year. He said one of his top priorities is to eliminate the tax on pensions, early as space does become limited for this Goldfarb Eliot inherited from his immigrant parents to keep senior citizens in Maine, so the state a lifelong commitment to public service. special event. can “profit from their intellectual wisdom.” From 1968 to 1973, he worked for U.S. He also said he wants Maine to switch from Senator Ed Muskie, helping craft the Clean oil heat to natural gas, to return vocational If your Thanksgiving holiday takes you out of Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the National training to the public school curriculum, to Environmental Policy Act and other envi- town, please consider having our baker, Dar- recruit more retirees to teaching jobs and to ronmental laws. rel; prepare your pies for you! make the state more competitive with New Hampshire on liquor sales taxes. Cutler later served in the White House as Almost one hundred Club members turned out for the Governor’s address, We will also be delighted to help with your Associate Director for Natural Resources, which was also broadcast by Maine Public Radio the following week. Energy and Science in the Office of Manage- Thanksgiving Meal. We can box up Thanks- ment and Budget, where he was responsible giving dinners for you. With time being so UPCOMING HOLIDAY EVENTS for overseeing the policies – and billions of limited for most, we would be honored to Mark your calendar now for a festive season at the Cumberland Club -- taxpayer dollars -- at the Departments of and be sure to make early reservations! Agriculture, Energy and Interior, and at the help make it easier for you!! Environmental Protection Agency. Thurs. Nov. 10: Movie Night: “Atlantic City”: Join the group for As you can see from the many events high- dinner at 5:00 PM with the movie showing at 7:00 PM. A seasoned negotiator, Eliot represented the lighted in our newsletter, we have a lot going President in the negotiations that led to Fri. Nov. 18: Joshua Chamberlain Lecture with Eliot Cutler. the settlement of the Maine Indian land on at the club. We hope that you will visit us Cocktails at 5 PM, Lecture at 5:30. Please reserve early, particularly if claims case. He also served as White House often and keep the Cumberland Club at the you plan to stay for dinner. energy policy chief during the energy crises forefront of your places to frequent often. Bruce Buxton, Mignon Montalvo, Denny Denham, Midge Denham, of the late 1970s and represented the US in Thurs. Nov. 24: Thanksgiving Buffet. Two seatings at 12:00 and 2:30. international negotiations. Ed Montalvo. $35 per person, $15 for children under 12, children under 2 free. If there is anything that I can do to make Sun. Dec. 11: The Magic of Christmas. Brunch at 11 AM, As an Independent candidate in Maine’s your club experience more enjoyable, please Concert at 1 PM. 2010 gubernatorial campaign, Eliot garnered 36.3% of the votes, the highest let me know. Fri. Dec. 23: Hanukkah Menorah Lighting, 5:30 PM. percentage of any independent candidate for major office in the United States in I look forward to seeing you at the Club, Sat. Dec. 31: Gala New Year’s Eve Dinner, with special menu. 2010 -- and the strongest finish among all Sun. Jan. 1, 2012: New Year’s Day Buffet. first-time independent candidates for gover- nor in Maine. Steven Hayward Two seatings at 12 and 2:30. General Manager Be sure to visit our website at Please reserve early for this important www.cumberlandclub.org! lecture. Gloria and Lloyd Lathrop celebrate his 70th birthday with cake... and cupcakes. 116 High Street • Portland, ME 04101

November, 2011 | Volume 15 | Issue 10 Message from the President

What is happening to our 200 year old building? The club is getting a much needed facelift. Over the years, we know there have been some architectural changes to the building. But did you know that few of the houses built around the time of the Cumberland Club had foundation plant- ings? In old photographs of this building and other buildings of the late 19th Century, foundation plantings are rarely seen. BENEFITS & EVENTS Currently, these very overgrown and not well-maintained plantings are causing damage to the bricks as well as to the windows and window frames. These over- Use your Club membership card to CHRIS DENCH, THE CLUB’S GO-TO GUY PRESIDENT grown plantings make it nearly impossible to repair and restore the front of the save at these local businesses: building. The intent is remove all the foundation plantings, replace the loam and Penelope P. Carson plant sod in the front yard. This will leave the building more in keeping with the Cumberland Club members may rarely see Chris Dench at work -- but they Harmon & Barton’s Florist, Portland: [email protected] era of its construction and will prevent continued damage to the brick and wood. see the results of it on every visit. 10% off local sales to Club Members. We are in the process of repairing all the white painted wood in the entryway and Akari Salon & Spa, Portland: Chris is the Club’s Maintenance and Housekeeping Staffer. Starting at 5:30 VICE PRESIDENT both doors have been refinished; there is much work to do because of an incred- 5% discount on all services and retail. AM, he vacuums the carpets and sets up rooms for meetings and social ible amount of rotted wood, as well as lead paint. This restoration will also include Century Tire, Portland: functions. He also rakes and mows the lawn, tends the flowers and, during Brian Petrovek the lovely window above the balustrade. I expect that it will all look quite beauti- 10% off all tires and auto parts the winter months, shovels and snow blows the walkways. [email protected] ful when it is completed in the next few weeks. (not including labor). Custom Coach & Limousine, Portland: Chris is 34, and unmarried. He commutes to Next on the list is the removal of the window shutters on all three floors of the Portland from his home in Buxton. He’s been building’s front. This presents quite a challenge because they are in very bad con- 10% off standard rates. SECRETARY Emerald City, Portland: working for the Club for the past six years or dition, and there is concern about how to remove them for restoration this winter 10% off any purchase over $25. so. “It’s a pretty good job,” he says. “I’m just Matthew Goldfarb without further damaging their condition. Once removed, the shutters will be [email protected] Joseph’s, Portland: thankful to have a job.” completely restored for installation in the spring. 10% off suits, suit coats and dress pants. Before that happens, the next task will be to repair and restore all the wood Lovely Things, Portland: When he’s not tending to the Club, Chris enjoys hunting, fishing and four-wheeling at window frames and window sashes on the front of the building. The windows 5% discount. TREASURER also have a lot of rotted wood as well as lead paint. The last job on this restoration Portland Harbor Hotel, Portland: his parents’ camp in Garland. Richard Emerson project is the repair of the wrought iron fencing. Reserve an overnight stay in the Old Port at General Manager Steven Hayward calls Chris [email protected] preferred rates. “a quiet, unassuming hard worker.” Business I wanted you, the membership, to know what we are doing to the building. We Springer’s Jewelers, Portland: Manager Martha Withee agrees: “Chris is the will all be proud of how our historic Cumberland Club will look when the project $100 off any purchase of $500 or more. is completed. The Sudbury Inn, Bethel: hardest working person at the Club. That’s GENERAL MANAGER 10% off published rates. how he stays so skinny.” Steven Hayward [email protected] Penny Penelope P. Carson, President 116 High Street, Portland, ME 04101 | 207.773.6402 | www.cumberlandclub.org