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Kevin Attra
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The Puzzle p. 8 BY KEVINATTRA c,·crything or1 1he ground goes into wd Kelley. Schndler's picrnrc is in the Casco Bay Lines ticket office.. and that he Brio p.8 the sewer or imo the watcrt she Compla.ining about tht: PIC 11mlmg Tb•ndOJ Ftb 17 al lhr said. 1ncomplctcness and lack of won't be sol
w:urn. I tncd to find energy assistance for BY CYNTHIA PEDUKIN him in Portland. l le had a Iready applied ro DIVER PROP and rhere were few options left. I This has been a very cold and snowy encourngcd him to speak with hts church wimer, and strong winds along with the leader and asked bun to call back if he did DOWN cold has increased fuel consumption not get assistance. for heaung. Ptak! lskmd Tax 011d En,rg;• That phone call left me feeling helpless. UNDERWATER Assi.s1a11a has received many applications I know we cannot help people outside this year. The cost ofoi l keep< ti sing, over of our community because we do not S4 per gallon now, and our energy dollars have enough fundmg to • OuildlngSupplfos • Asphtdt/coocrt'telrucb • Ulihtit'StweUdrilllng Peaks Island student wins national award • Gravel . stone BY SHOSHANA HOOSE Last year, she worked with some friends on a school pr~ect dealing with the harmful effects of Styrofoam. "We were outraged at the statistics we were finding," slie said. "When I read things like Styrofoam takes one million vcars to decompose or plastic water bottles are made with che1nicals that cause cancer, it motivates me to take action." Charlotte and her friends formed the "Green Team", an environmental action g roup at the school. Their first project was to secure a grant to purchase compost bins, which are filled wit h worms, for their school's classrooms. Charlorte and her club placed larger bins outside the cafeteria, and students 90. 9 WWW .WIT()g.org 104.1 can put snack waste such as banana peels and apple cores in them. The compost is usea to enrich the soil in the school's organic garden, which is weeded by club Peaks Islander Charlotte Eisenberg, a members. YOUR COMMUNITY RADIO STATION K;ng Middle School student, was named To promote other healthy one ofMaine' s top rwo youth volunteers environmental habits, Green Team for 2011 by The Prudential Spirit of members used recycled paper to make Community Awards, a nationwide bookmarks and posters with facts program honoring young people for about global warming, and they made FEATURING: outstanding acts ofvofunteerism. presentations to sixth-grade classrooms. Charlotte, an eighth-_grader, was The group also is working on a video nominated by the school for helping to to help classmates understand the create and lead an environmental club at importance ofcomr?5ting. a wide variety of excellent locally-produced King that encourages composting and "The young people recognized by the "green" living. Prudential Spirit ofCommunity Awards public affairs programs weekdays 1-1 :30 pm and 1he second Maine winner is Ian demonstrate an enormous capacity for Pelletier of Deer Isle-Stonington H igh giving and reaching out to those in need," Monday thru Thursday evenings 7:30-8:30 pm School. The awards pro_gram, now m said Gerald N. Tirozz.i, executive director its 16th year, is conducted-by Prudential ofth e National Association ofSeco ndary Financial in partnership with the School Principals. Nat ional Association of Secondary More than 5,000 students were De1nocracy Now! noon-1 pm on weekdays School Principals. nominated for the award and reviewed by As state honorees, Charlotte and Ian an independent judging P":llel. The panel each will receive Sl,000, an e ngraved selected state honorees and distinguished silver medallion and an all-expense· finalists based on criteria such as personal Free Speech Radio News 7-7:30pm on weekdays p_aid trip in early Mar to Washmgton, initiative, creativity, effort, impact and D .C. T here, they wil join the top two ~rsonal growth. honorees from each of the other states The Prudential Spirit of Community and the District of Columbia for several Awards represent the United States' d'!)'s of national recognition eve nts. Ten largest youth recognition program 01 them will be named America's top based solely on volunteer service. Since 90. 9/ 104.1 FM youth volunteers for 2011 at that time. the program began in 1995, more than Since childhood, Charlotte has g:i_ven 95,000 young volunteers nationwide tours at the Fifth Maine Civil ~War have been honored at the local, state or ALSO STREAMING LIVE 24X7 h istory museum, collected hats and national level. For more information, mittens for a family shelter, and worked please visit www.nassp.org/spirit. WMPG.ORG as a phone canvasser for a presidential campaign. March 20n ISLAND TIMES PAGE3 Pl C.from pagei and New Island :wenut"S, currently ewmated are [verbally) a112cking the members." at $3. l million. The extensions would add However, the council 15 considering 60 houses to ,he S)'Stcm with an additional sponsoring an informational meeung for the :1llowance for fu1ure developme.nc of vacant communlly ch is month chat would include lots. Rep. Weaver, Rep. Snackey ~nd one member Approximotdy Sl.3 m1lhon w,11 be used ,n eac:-.h from the Alltan«andrhe TIC. drawing up plans and con Peaks Island Fiber A rts Camp wide cleanup Summer2011 June 27-Jut,, 1 Wizard Camp BY MARY ANNE M ITCHELL July 18-22 Medieval Camp August 1·5 Creating Artwear International Ocean clean up day lase fall Peat is looking for volunteers on the August 9-13 French Camp found a lot of small items on the beaches. island 10 be stewards to whatever streec Small pieces of plastic, Styrofoam and or streets they choose, including some Contact Susan Hanley at 332-2443, or cigarette buns were found in abundance areas Down Fron,. We have started to ask [email protected] and these are the most dangerous for local businesses to help keep che areas in www.peaksislandfiberattscamp.com wildlife. front of their stores and their curbs clean Here on the island these uems go down of debris. but may need 0ther areas Down drains and wash into the water from our Front mo nitored. many roads. Cigarette butts do not break Peat will also be looking for volunteers down, but rum brown when wee. Pish eat t0 plant small uee seedlings in cclcbrarion them thinking they are food of Earth Day and at Peaks Fest. We will We have asked the city for cigareue be giving out seedli ngs on Sarurday April containers at the ferry landing and up by 23 and at Peaks l•csr to people or children ,he bulkun board Down Front. Some who would like to plantancl help ma intain businesses na, e agreed 10 put them out these seedlings to grow into trees after Home Check when rheyopen in rhe spring, and we have losing so many trees on the island to age, talked to Casco Bay Lines about putting stonns) and disea~e. them on the Portland side. !'lease conrncr Mary Anne Mitchell at We are thankful to the Inn for putting 766 5152 or papoH,hen,itrbell@yah{)O.COJIJ to chem out m front of thctr businc..-ss and the volunteer. Scanning Gull for pulling one prominemly by their business. Just scan your check on your home scanner. Upload it via our secure website. Then you're finished. It's deposited. Free and easy! We're leading Credit Unions-and Banks-with Convenient Technologies. HOME CHECK SCA.NNINC I M08tl£ BANKING I OPEN TRANSFQS I FREE BILL PAY ( E-5TATEM£NTS Learn More at cportcu.org. 800-464-0253 Portl.nd:; ~ Riw-rside lndustri.a1 Pkwy Scarbotou~ 313 US Route 1 ~ 1113'(1 A.uf<,sta! 399 Weste,n Avttiu,e PAGE4 ISLAND TIMES March 2011 May through October and also work at the Lines from Casco Bay events. POLICE LOG Jan/ Feb 2011 They arc always loolung for more new rnernbers. For rnore _informatjon> conract Provided VJ' Portkmd Pon« Dtparflfm1t BY CHRIS HOPPIN Dan Doane at 766-5014. The Peaks Island Land Preserve is Tim<· Date Description I ,ocation Reader reactions to the fust column another island orvnization that J>lays an on ,·olunteer organizations promp1 this important pare in life on Peaks lsland. January additional report. Island org,mizationsare Incorporated in 1994, PILP became an always looking for more support, c1thcr official 501C(3) non-profi t and acquired with new working volunteers or with i,s first pmpercy, the 14-acre Battery Steele 14:40 2 J:lollow Up Central Ave participants as financial contributors. site, for $70,000. Ac<1uisition was possible 11:59 4 Animal Bite Upper A St The Peaks Island Children's through genero\ls donations from scores ofis landers and the City ofPortland. 09:21 5 Animal CompL~int Elizabeth St Workshop is 0J>Cn year round 10 promote Loud Party Island Ave and nurrure the happy and healthy growth PILP acquires, preserves and serves as 19:40 5 ofPeaks Island children, fam,lies, and the stewards of Peaks lsl•nd lands for the use 10:48 8 f'ollowUp Island Ave and enjoyment of islanders and visitors. entire community. 20:50 8 Animal Complaint Island Ave Its holdings currently include more rhan lt welcornes community volunteers in 13:43 9 Animal Complaint New Island Ave a number of fun and flexible volunteer a dozen properties representing about one roles. The children love IO have visiiors quarter ofthe entire island. 04:06 11 Alarm/ Burglary Peaks Island come in and read ro them or share any PTLP owns or has easements on liattery 20:29 11 Alarm/Burglary Peaks Island Steele, backshorc Seashore parcels, Oa\~cs special knowledge or skills. 18:30 14 Assist Citizen Lurhcr St For example, who might know a lot and Skilhllgs Woods, Clark Woods in 20:28 14 Persons Bothering Central Ave about flo,vers or plants on Peaks Island? Tolman Heights, Cicy Parcels, and Parker Take the kids, who love to explore and Preserve. Other holdings u1clude Ballfidd 21:44 14 Layout/Incapacitated Central Ave learn more, for a nature walk and pass woods, Spruce Street and parcel~ on 11:16 15 Animal Complaint Whitehead Sc Spruce and Elizabeth Suecrs and Sargent that information along to a younger 02:46 19 Suspicious Acuviry Cenm1.li\ve generation. and Tolman Roads. 18:48 Bui:glary Residential Peaks Island The Workshop's teachers always \'olonccers work a~ ~· 1.and Stewards" 19 appreciate having chaperones and helping who regularlv walk t hrough specific 12:59 21 Check Well Being lslwd i\ve prop~rties to check for erosion, hands for excursions and projects during 21:19 21 Assist Ciuzcn Island Ave encroachmenc. invasive plane species. the school year as well as during the 09:51 22 Parking Complaint Island Ave acdon-filled summer camp monrhs. trash. damage or abuse such as tree People who arc interested in shanng cuttings. These are reported 10 rhe 16:26 23 Assault IslanJA,,e and learning wuh the island's youngest designated coordinator or board member 20:06 23 Domestic Dispute Islwd Ave foracoon. residents are asked ro contact Christina 14:18 24 Follo"'Up New Island Ave foster or call the PICW at 766-2854 or via Other volunteers clean up propercies 2J:30 25 J\. Peaks sland ~xper,ienceS (D I ~- S) True Grit T'or most people "True Grit" refers preserve many of the organizations to the m,wie of the same name: for and activities so essential to our island the older group (1 %9) their Marshall community. Their fingerprints can be Reuben (Rooster) J. Cogburn was foun d on the CBITD, the I .ion's Club, John Wayne and their :.tattie Ross was the TEIA. the Fifth Maine, the Eighth Kim Darby; the younger group (2010) Maine, the American Legion Post will remember Jeff Bridges and Hailee 142, the Peaks Island Library, the F'ay Srcinfcld in the same roles. Garman Senior Center, elections, the To date the Health Center has recognized the follo\\~ng senior islanders: The p lot revolves around Mame's Star, the Peaks lsland Neighborhood h iring Marshall Cogburn on her Association, Saturday Night at t he mission of justice to avenge the Movies, variety shows. the Music 1994 Hardy " Bud" Perry murder ofher father. Rooster Cogburn Association and ouc churches. 1995Doreen McCan n is reputed ,o have "GRIT" (srick-co It is easy to thi nk of our island 1996MargcErico iti,-cncss involving motivation and community as a fine tapestry made 1997FayGarman perseverance in the pursuit of a goal up of many threads. These threads, 1998 Sam McCain despite setbacks). thick or thin, s hon or long, plain or 1999 James "Jimmie" Brown Sixteen years ago, still remembenng colored, arc all woven togcrhcr. While 2000 Loretta Voyer,John &Dottie Pl)'Tlll this movie, Dr. "Chuck" Radis few have been recognized, there arc 2001 Tom Quigg presented an l -a co the Peaks Island many grill)' islanders involved in 2002 A lbert McCain Health Center 13oard co honor those over 30 island organizations who arc 2003 Arn old Berndt islanders "wh o in spice of advanced also com·erting their energies imo 2004J ohn Feeney, Sr. age or chronic illness, continue co look preserving our community. We are 2005 Bob C.'tre)' beyond them• Ives and coorribute all threads in this island tapestry and t ime and love , heir community". He must continue to have a collective 2006 Don Webster called it the TRUE GRIT A\'<'ARD, dream of offering care, support a nd 2007 Jerry Garman which is announced annual!}' a t the love to follow islanders. True Grit can 2008 George & Cevia Rosol Lion's Club Var err Show. be contagious. 2009 Gene & Kay Taylor Their leadersnip, vision and energy 2010Judy Piawlock has promoted, advanced and helped PAGE6 ISLAND TIMES March 2011 Island Views Peaks Island Land Preserve from Congresswoman Letters pup@1t1oinWN1SJgNidt,_, Chellie Pingree ISLAND.a.: TIMES .([htfallo•••g II o klttrfrom R.ou Ln11t, afa=r • • • • - ...... ,.. Ca.tro B'!)' L'nn dttkhand/malr far 15 Jl'flT.f, now -- ».,-k,in_t, the Sm, Fn111ri.1DJ Bay 11m1. JI awfanvon!,d THANKS PEAKS PUllLIC WORKS I• us b., (;raham Hults, »IN, /,41 butt;,, jrtq11m1 CREW! (411/(J(/ with him 4bONI tht (f}IJ/fdtl Jisp111t 11/ tht As we head rnto spring. 1t may be u me to Publisher: Kevin Attra &!, U""· H11/11 •Yott, '!4 lot of11/alfdtrs pn,bah!, rcn ecc on 1he cold, blu~terv, snowy and 1CC· covered days of this past ~•1ntcr. On some ,.,,,,mlxr Ron frtHII afa,, ym n&', Ht •w, Jwn,, a Mem ber of the Society of /nmd/yJrtl(an01tJl1')'·" n f' those days I though, abou, how grateful I was tor the efforts of our Public Works folks, Professional Journalists I am sorn-to .sec chac the labor management r suspect many others on the isl.and Rebma Jo1amta Stephans is_ on sabbatical untd the spnng equinox. She ,s unplufU!.ing from phone and email until then. 7Ceep brtathing! C ,-, r-· ";"\ .-.., Autumn 1992: I had been studying yoga in -~) ...:--2) ~0,t~ ~l..?J ~ Portland, Maine lor about six months when I first visited Kripalu Center in Lenox. I was exhausted and heart-broken ' ~ ···'~1~~ and looking forward totw oweeks of nurturing. r, As the first week progressed, I found myself increasingly Rebecca Johanna Stephans, Kripalu Certified Yoga Teacher since 1994, has 23 years experience in the healing arts. PAGES ISLANDTIMES March2011 67 See 43 Across ACROSS 68 Trust Somethings Fishy~ by Anna Tierney • 1 What cryptanalysts do 69 Leghorns, for instance 7 Unisex ~ent 11 Huff or-1\llcGee DOWN 14 Asian country 15 Greenspan 1 Amatcuqiaintings 16 Musical syllable 2 Town in NW France 017 Wretch 3 lava in Genoa 19 Funf minus vier 4 °fu'mehony member 20 Suit 5 Gossip 21 Fair 6 and run 22 Skeeter bane 7 Famous Manhattan street 23 Apprehends 8 Tocsin 024 Reason to wash hands 9 American warrior 26 The "eternally nameless" 10 Bonn to Berlin (dir.) 28 Half of a famous rivalry •11 "Deacon Blues"band 029 Sea urchin gQnads 12 Character in "The Tempest" •32 Tiburon in-Enilish •13 Devilfish 35 Effect otearths rotation 18 Quentin's muse 38 Boxer, for example 22 tmbodiment of 65 Across 40 Rival 24 Something NYC and London 42 PalofGeorgeandJerry share •43 With 67 Across, inventor of 25 Dis~sition detective fiction 27 Noted fur traders 44 Turner or Hcntoff 29 HomeofTommyTrojan 45 l\1ode of propulsion 30 Keanu's big role 47 Long-lived rock band 31 Connimely •49 Jimmy Buffett lost it 33 Word li ke why, be, or tea 54 de Mujeres 34 124pints 58 Gufs nickname 36 Basque separatist grp. 59 Olympic sport 37 Tennis term 50 Dollar comP,etitor 56 O'Neal, formerly 60 Toiletries and cosmetics giant 39 1},son's manager Cus D'__ 51 First word oIT.S. Eliot's 61 Kurosawa's last epic film 41 Ernst __, evolutionary 57 Rockicon 0 masterpiece 62 Nautical tool biologist 60 Directionless 64 Defunct automaker 52 Grace or green 62 Fruitsde 46 Wfieel with grooved rim 53 Boston ~ports radio (with W) 63 Where Ducks and Panthers 65 See 22 Down 48 Tust 55 Use credit card 66 Auxiliary 49 F'ightordiscard play Ferry Convenient by Palmer lslattd-baked pizza, great food to travel, attd ottfv steps away fro"' the tenttittal. CA PTT ON CONTEST: We know that BR TO images oftt:n .______...GI inspire captions not intended by the anise, so_ starting wi~h chis issue we're goini to let you do tt yourself. Send m your capttons 10 A e~~/;t; s [email protected] and we'll publish the hesr ones each month. 94 Commercial Street, Portland 207 874.2639 SOLUTION TO LAST MONTH'S PUZZLE Grouped by \X'ord Final Column Adde Span Mini Coons ART Sparmn Martini Cartoons Lose Tile Price ACT Lactose Tactile Practice Using Coot Feats HER Ushering Cheroot Feathers King Wined Scone NO\X' Knowing Winnowed Snowcone Vain Mania Wing lLL Villain Mantilla Willing Scar Pied Baling LOT Slotcar Piloted Ballocing Why Pending Page ORT Worthy Portending Portage Facing Vicious Pass TOR Factoring Victorious Pastors Pester Pared Scum ROT Protester Parroted Scrotum Come Slight Sting POT Compote Spotlight Spotting Shy Sled Pleaser ANT Shanty Slanted Pleasanter Learn Boring Fear THE Leathern Bothering Feather March 2011 ISLAND TIMES PAGE9 March 2011 Sky StarGazing BY MIKE RICHARDS of the Gemini twins, with dim Cancer, March heralds che Vernal Equinox, the Crab, to the left of them, sporting che srart of spri11g in che Northern its faint Beehive srar cluster. Below Hemisphere and fall in che Southern them is Procyo11 in Canis Minor (Little Hemisphere. As Earth's Norrh Pole Dog), and below that is brillianr Sirius. turns sideways co chc su11, che sun Northwest of rhem is yellow Capella sneaks north of Earth's equaior, slowly in Auriga, the Charioteer. To the ease warming our land and water. At dawn is Regulus in Leo the Lion, and on on the Equinox, rhe sun rises direcdy the eastern horizon is red-giant srar ease; ac dusk it sets directly west. Ever Arcwrt1s in Booces the Herdsman. Just since che Autumnal equinox lasr follow che arc drawn by the handle of September, che sun has risen south of east and has sec soucl, of west. After the Big Dipper, and you'll find_ Arc111rus ··.,,. ,' easily. Just for fun, rake your binoculars ,, it -~.... f the Vernal equinox on March 20, ir : . and sweep che night sky, and you'll find ~ • will rise north of ease and sec north of -·, double stars, several star clusrers and '': .. west, giving us more light than dark. J. • I ·' maybe a galaxy or cwo. Our _closest scar, , .,',I t The birds notice the change in light, che sun, is waking up from its dormant ) •' and many have returned to che islands .• period and spewing the occasional solar already to claim cheir mates and flare our way (see spatewtathcr.com), territories before the summer crowd arrives. The trees can fed the warmth producing auroras ac both poles. as well and gee rheir juices flowing from ALMANAC root co branch. March 1- Sunrise is at 6:19 a.m. and PLANETS sunset is at 5:28 p.m. Those on the early boat to town this morning may see Scientists now escimate that the Venus about three fingers to the right of number of planets circling stars in our the waning crescent moon out over the galaxy number in ~he billions,_wich bay. millions of planecs m the Goldilocks March 4- New moon means no Zone, nor coo close co or far from their host stars, where life may thrive. The moonlight ro spoil rhe contrast in the night sky, the better for hunting fainter same is likely crue for che billions of cele.,tial quarry. orher galaxies in the universe. Carl March 5- On this day i n 1999, Sagan was right - life musr ex,sr satellites o rbiting Eart h to decect elsewhere, and we may find each other nuclear cesrs were swamped by the first in our lifetime. In our own solar system; known burst of gamma-rays. It only sciencisrs have detected yet another lasced 1/5 ofa second, bur it contained planer, larger rhan Pluto and way o~t as much energy as rhe sun produces in beyond ir, which may result in Plut? s l000years. reinscacemenr ro planer status. We ve March 6 - The waxing crescenr also sent a spaceship up dose to another moon's at apogee and seems quire small comet and discovered rhar thejers ofgas as it slides by Jupiter co our line ofsight spraying off it into spa~e are ?~ade of tonightjust after sunset. . . carbon dioxide from the dry tee ms1de. March 12- First quarter moon 1s high This month, our solar system's at sunrise. Neap ride today runs just smallest planet will cavort with irs 5.7 feec berween high and low, hardly largest planer (only to our line of sight, enough co call a ride, really. . . ofcourse). Tiny Mercury is only 3,000 March 13- Daylight Savmg T,me miles across and has che closest orbit ro rhe sun of any planer, which makes starts today, so spring your docks ahead an hour or you'll be la1e. The nexr few it hard to sec because of the solar glare. Mighty Jupiter is 89,000 miles across evenings, Mercury dance~ with Jupicer, like Laurel and Hardy Ill Way Our and has been easy ro see all winter. West," During the middle of the month, March 14- Albert Einstein's birthday Mercury rises in the west over Portland in 1879. Daylight Saving Time starts just as Jupiter sets, at arr:1's len~th j_ust a again today: 'spring ahead' you_r cloc~s finger's width apart. Jupiter w11f sull he an hour and give yourself more light this brighter, but you'll see Mer~ry to its evening (nor good for astronomers). righr. During the last halfof this month, March 19- Full "Lenten" moon is also Mercury gives its best appea,rance _all at perigee, its closesc to Earth, s.o ic's year. Venus is now rhe bnght morning pulling tides "astronomically" higher star' above the eastern horizon before and lower than normal. High tides are dawn, but it's moving swittly around the at noon and midnight, and low tides are Sun and dropping lower every day. L1cer at sunrise and sunset, with 13.1 feet of in the month, Venus passes Neptune ro difference between them. T hat's a lot our line ofsigh t. Yellow Saturn rises in of potenrial hydroelectricity, if only we rhe ease ar sunset, reaching opposirion ro could harness it. rbe sun in early April. Though $arum's March 20- Vernal equinox roday at rings are rilred only slightly n?w, 7:21 p.m. Spring has sprung! through a telescope it looks amazing. March 26- Last quarter moon is high Still, the best views ofSarurn are on the at sunset. The next few days are best internet atsaturnjpl.11asa.gov. for scoping o ut our nearest celestial Thursday, March 17: __ _ . neighbor, as t he shadow on the lunar STARS lloghal returns for SL Patrick's Day! Traditional Irish music from 7-topm. Nor.over. surface show che craters, rills and ridges ro advantage. In rhe southwest quadrant of sky, March 31- Sunrise is now at 6:26 a.m. Wine &Chocolate Special: the winter constellations of Orion, and sunser is ar 7:05 p.m. Just above An oYernight stay Sundar. Thursday f~~ only $139 (plus ta,). lnclu~ a bottle of . Taurus and Canis Major (Big Dog) the eastern horizoo before dawn this select wine and delicious chocolate waiting for )"OU myour room. \al1d through Apnl. are now setting. Overhead around morning, the waning crescent moon 1br Inn on Peaks Island 33 bland Aw:.. Peats Island, ~iE 107.766.SlOO wwwJnnonptaks.com 9 p.m. are Castor and Poll11x, the heads hovers above and left of Venus. PAGE10 ISLAND TIMES March 2011 N ow in its second year, }Club is the journalism dub ofscudenrs in_Zrades one throu)!h five at the red brick schoolhouse, Peaks Island Elementary School, escablished in 1832. Members: Madison Alves, Nick Boyle, Audrer. B"yrne,Jameson Cliilds Calder Davis, Maisy Davis, Dianne Dervis, Gabi Dumas, Dudley Holdridge, !lo Holdridge, Eleanor Johnson, Isabella Levine, Elisa Membreno, Anna Mitchell, Eddie Sylvescer, Ishmael Sylvester, East Underwood, Phineas Underwood, Kaethe Marie Wilson, Maisie Winter. Advisers: Diane Eacret, Editor; Lisa Penalver, Art Director; Sandra Lucas. Contact: peabjclub@g,nai!.com. Peaks J-Club J\IIath Team Adels Close Call Honors A PLAY BY ILO HOLDRIDGE, GRACE 2 BY N ICK BOYLE, GRACE 5 Back in January our Peaks Island Oramatis Personae: llo, a boy: OSI: Meow. 8 lemenrary School math team came in Osi Dosi. a cat; 911 operator; EMTl: ILO: T hat means OK. Hi. an astounding sixth out of 34 teams that EMT2; Veterinarian Bod Veterinarian Bod. This cat's nose is broken. Would you take care of him? arc from all over Ma.me~ and first in the district. Scene 1: At Home VET:O.K. ILO: Slow down. NO-O-O-O-O! ILO: Thank you. Bye. Mach team coach Beau Boyle says, "If OSI: Rrrrrrrrrrrtrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! we keep working at it, I think we can get a ILO: Over the speed limit, Osi Dosi. Scene 3: At Home first-place trophy by the end oft he year." Wall, wall! Stop cat, there is a wall. JLO: It is 9:00. It is time for bed. The next time t he team will be Pea/es Island Sdml hosltd 1/N acrlaimed You're going to hurt yourself! Good night. compeung IS in March. T hey hope to [A beat later.] OSI: Rawwwaoooo /llr1ine-based Figures of Speuh St11dent repeat or impro<·e their performance from E nsemble for a pe,jorn1a11tt Paul ... that hurt. Can I have a Band-aid? I Scene 4: later of their mo-sr recent meet. think I broke my nose. Call 911. ILO: Kitty. how was the food? BJ1'!)'a11. The show 1/las part ef a lromi11g The math team comprises Nick Boyle, [Ring. ring.] OSI: Great. t11od11le rmtered 011 tall tr,les. In the Ertc Conrad, Rowan Daligan, Dianne 911: Hi. how can I help you? ILO: How many shots d id you have? Jollowi11g series, Stretch of!magi nation O ervis" 0:lnny H~nley, Anna Mitchell ILO: My cat has broken his nose. OSI: Four. (belo,v), st11de11ts tt/1 tales front the poi111 of and Luna Soley. Coaches are Beau Boyle, 911: We w ill be there in one minute. ILO: How many hours of sleep did 11ieJ11efa w11tet11poraryjo11malist. -Edifq,· Melissa Conrnd and Jack Soley. OSI [In the background] Meow. you get? OSI: Twenty-four. Scene 2: In the Ambulance ILO: I thought you would. EMT: Away. away. away to the OSI: Could I take a nap? STRETCH of IMAGINATION - Part 1 hospital. ILO: Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. ILO: No. the vet. O.K. EMTl: O.K. to ... oh. yes. the vet. OSI: Zzzzzzzuzzz.zzzz. Raising Paul To the VET! BY JONATHAN BERGH, GRADE 5 OSI: Meow, meow! ILO: That hurts my ears! Day 1. Hi, I'm Jonathan Bergh from The Massachusects EMTl: Stop yelling in the Paper. I'm here to see Paul Bunyan being born in Bangor, ambulance! Maine. Tc's caking five gianr white scorks to deliver him EMT2: It hurts my ears, too. to Mrs. and Mr. Bunyan! He's as big as a house so we're putting him in a logging wagon for a crib. Scene 3: At the Vet Day 2. The parents have to milk rwo dozen cows co EMT!: When you get in, throw the keep his bottle full. They also have to feed him 10 barrels cat on the table and leave and pick him up on July 4, 3042. co of porridge keep his rumbling stomach from knocking EMT2: He will be fine while you are down houses! gone. They will feed him good food. As you can see, it's going to be a lot of work for the cat pepperoni and other cat treats. Bunyans to raise Paul. ILO: Sorry, I have Jo get my cat in the vet. EMTl and EMT2: Goodbye. have a good afternoon. ILO: Thanks. bye. see ya. peace. ok bye. I hear you kitty. Lefs go in. Book signing and knitting workshop Aulhor Robin Hansen and illustrator great in:,llirauon for mr art for kc Harbor Jamie Hog.rn w,11 be at KnitWit Yam Shop \1ittcos." !>he has illustrated sc,·cral books, oo Saturday, .March 5. from 10 a.m. to 2 mcludJ.ngStrp/,mit l'tnrl.\1rPkt Cuts Ojj; and p.m.1 for ;1 workshop :and book signing for teaches tllustnation at Maine Colkge of Art. l L£IT£RS,frompa9e6 ( pronounced "trefethcrcn''. like " brc,heren', fo r those newer LO the 1slaod.) l'm not at all step. Troe, except for the "ont)'." 11\e voce was surethMm chis case, 1he2/3 rule is noccssuy. for secession, not proceu 1mplemenuu ion. l undersood the desue to move the l"'1naJJy. at tbe legislative he:nings in electoral goalposts in one's fa vor. Bul we Augusta the comrruucc chaLr announced are a democrac)', and though ic ain't ahvays her opposnio1\ to secession. in pan at k ait. pret ry, democracy should be the rule h<,rc. In a bc.:ca usc: 1he stcessiouists broke off t heir dc.rnocracy, 50 percent plus-one vote is a wm. meetings with rhe Portland Ciry Council, A good rule of Lhumb for debating chc idea claiming the counselors im;isted on discussing is chis: apply the rule, reverse lhe ouccomc. soluuons to secession when the mandated \Vould the result be fa1rf l fa vore on island purpose of the meetings was onl)' to settle on independence came out at, sa y, 58 percenc the terms ofsepa.r atio:n. Ac:cordiog to Sc-n:tt<)r against secession, 42 percent for, would the Schne.1 HOW TO MAKE A DREAM COME TRUE by Annie O'Brien What's your creative dream? It's a new year, and there are steps you can take to ensure that nextyear at this time, you' /[be on your way to realizing your dream. Recently Ronda asked me about some mention the actual doing ofthe creative pla ns can be realized if they're solidly significant supports for my work, of the things I do to keep developing work, day after day - that actually make supported with positive thoughts. providing information. resources, skill - and to make a living with - mx t hings happen. Anyone can dream of Learn to t urn your doubts into building, sustenance and inspiration creative work. I've pursuecl writing ana writing a novel, but it's the person who challenges and opportunities. Not, "I'll for me. One of the greatest gifts of illustrating children's books for tnirty sits down and actually types a page a day never make it as a songwriter because I participating is meeting other people years. In the process, l'vc had t hirty that eventually realizes die dream. don't have any connections," but "I really who do what you do. books published. Ronda's question Most days f make a list ofwh at l hope need to focus on making connections in Experts prompted me to identify the tools I've to accomplish, usually about four times the music business." F'ind people who have been successful used to keep myself moving towards my more than is actually possible for me to To support this core foundation, here g(!als. doing something you dream of doing. do! W hat matters is t liat I keep moving. are some other eractices: One of these cterts might become a Envisioning .------, Books&Exerci.ses mentor. You mi t also want to seek out Ifyou're hoping to make your I collect books on t he a creativity coac who's an expert in the dream come true, it's essential Exercise: The Ideal Day• creative process and on the process. to get dear about what that art forms I pursue. When Research & Contacts dream is. One of the simplest Imagine whac an ordinary day would look like if your I feel stuck or want to dig and most powerful things to I f part of your dream includes dream had come true. See yourself waking up in rhe deeper, I grab a book and getting paid to do what you love, part do is to regularly imagine what find an exercise. TheArtut's of you r time should be spent gathering )'.OUr life will look like once the morning and moving through the d ay. Where arc you/ Way by Juli a Cameron is information about how your field works. aream is realized. You might Who are you with/What are you doing/ the best-known of this How do you find the _l)eoplc who can create a collage (also callee! a genre of books. Other life map, treasure map, or mind Once the images are clear, write them down with as give you paying jobs> Try professional much concrete derail as possible, from what you wear to favorite authors ofm ine are organizations in your fiefd, such as the map) of words and images, Barbara Sher (see box) and Society of Children's Book \ol/riters and drawn or cut from magazines, what you eat to what your surroundings look like. Eric M aisel. Illustrators, or the Writers Guild. to be a constant reminder of O nce you've gotten rhe day onto paper, read what you've Morning Pages where you're headed. written and sort the ideas into 1. what you absolutely need If I could recommend Settmg Coals a si ngle practice which Nex~ ,aentify your concrete to fulfill your dream; 2. what's optional bur would be nice; would be most beneficial goals. l hey should be Specific, and 3. whar's dispensable. to realiz in_g a creative Achievable, and Measureable Now you're ready for goals and tasks ro turn these visions goal, it woulil be this one. (S.A.M .). How would you into reality. A.s described by J ulia know when )'.OU have reached Cameron, morning pages your dream? What would the are three pagesoflonghand, evidence be? ('Adapted from Wisl> rcsl'cctive toolboxes. Alternative Healing -- Intro to Acupuncture "Okay, t hat's all well and good," you by Jeff Logan, LAC might say, "but what about the whole needle thing?" Not something most Acupuncture is one of the eight chronic and acute pain. lt is also an people arc terribly keen on, I grant you, branches of Oriental Medicine, which excellent stress management tool that but in 14 years of clinical practice in also includes herbal medicine, therapeutic helps 10 calm the "fi~ht or flight" which f've seen a range ofemotions from exercise and diet (considered by ancient system t hat is in chrome overdrive in apprehensive all the way up to honest-to physicians the most important because many overworked and overwrought God terrified, I have never had a patient people eat every day). Americans. who was unable to tolerate the needles. T he selection ofacupunct ure points is But unlike many other complimentary On the contrary, and yes this is based on a diagnostic framework initially therapies, Oriental Medicine is a somewhac counterintuitive, most people laid out in the Yellow Emperor's Classic completely separate and comprehensive find the sessions very, very relaxing, and ofTnternal Medicine, wh ich was written system-requiring a Masters or Doctoral many people even fall asleep. somewhere around 1000 BC. level of training-that does not depend That being said, one of_the things I Unlike Western medical diagnosis, upon a Western Stress 10 patients IS tnat which is reductionist and therefore diagnosis in order to they are in control. Ifat any looks for the single underlying cause of treat a patient. point during the session, a pathology, in Oriental Medicine one Because Oriental patient wants to stop, they looks at the major complaint within Medicine has its simply say so, the needles the context of everything that is going function as switches on that railroad that own diagnostic are removed, and they go on with a patient. A diagnosis is then help to maintain the flow ofqi, or energy, la nguage, a on their merry w·Ay. made that ties all those varying elements through this system. practitioner is Assuming one conquers together into what is called a pattern There are 12 principal meridians, each fully able to treat their needle apprehension, of disharmony, which is composed of affiliated with one of the 12 principal a patient who has what is a session like? several areas ofdysfu nction that are then organs. Points are selected in order completely baffled T here is a long intake in all addressed simultaneously. to improve qi now, which helps t<> their Western which the major complaint This gives the medici ne great maxim i,.c the production of the essential physicians. T his is is explored, along with flexibility, particu larly with complex substances (including qi, pronounced not to say that one the functioning of all multi-faceted presentations. the,) by strengthening the 12 principal system is preferable the various organs. A Once a diagnosis is made, acupuncture provisional diagnosis is organs and eliminating any pathology. to another; ln fact, above.: acupunrure treatment points are selected to address the various Using this system, acupunct ure they go very well made, and this is confirmed problem areas identified in the diagnosis. ca n be used 10 treat a large variety of toget her. They by feeling the pulse and Acupuncture points are organized ailments - from asthma and allergies, arc merely two different languages for looking at the tongue. along lines, called meridians, t hat are to gynecological problems, digestive organizing and describing the same similar to a railroad. T he points then difficulties, sleep issues and all manner of information, with different tools in their continued on nut pag< alttrnative liealing.. .creati ve pt1rsuits ...common ground... clJOices. ..distillin_g i1iformatio11 ... out in nature sustainable energy... re,invable resourc:es ... divmity ... non-mainstream lifestyles ...i11depe11dent media March 2011 ISLAND TIMES PAGE13 SSC£SS!ON,from pa9~, city." She also cited rhe change in police Ar its Feb. 20 meeting, the UC handed CH£LLI£.trompa9e6 "[ also didn't like seeing people being COYc.ragc. out a draft version of Rep. Weaver's bill By removing the income cap for Social which Hauthorizcs the incorporation of diseofrnnchised," in reference to the 2004 The greatest concerns on both sides of Security, we can avoid forcing seniors revaluation that sparked the previous rhe issue right now seem co be the cosrn ro Peaks Island, House Island , Pumpkin movement. separate from Poctland on the one band, Knob and Catnip Island imo che Town Of to work longer aod stretch their dollars /\ lliance membcts say they enjoy being and maintain the same level ofservices on Pms Island'' ifa ppro,·cd by referendum. even thinner. Those who contribuce more parr of the city rather than • small cown. the other, especially m educauon. Rep. Weaver said, "This doesn't do would also recch·e more, buc this isn't the urvt" spent a lot of Ol11C working With According to UC member Jane Gerard, anythmg ocher than give you a chance co only way the legislation improves benefits. small town governments. I decided I her group is wo,king with the city ro vote. I just want (Peaks Island residents] We need a cost-of-living adjustment didn't like ir," said one in an imervi,ew last obtain realistic figures. "\Xle're using their to have the choice. They're going to make (COLA) that better reflects the rising com 0 year. numbc.rs, she said. their own bed." for seniors. For the last t\\."O years, seniors Many also feel that the hypothetical On Feb. 23 Mayor Nicholas M. "The vote will be in November» said have had to make do without a COLA town of Peaks Island couldn't provide ,he Mavodoncs, Jr. wroce :1 letter to the Peaks I IC member Edwards. "We've gor 'a long increase. Why? Because the Consumer level of education, services, culture and Island community stating, "the Ciry of nmc to talk about things and gee our ace Price lndex to which the COT,/\ is tied has enrercainmem that Portland offers. Portland is in the process of compiling together." been hit hard by the econom)'- However, Bur for those in favor of independence, up .. to-date tnformation on the services As of Thursday, Peb. 24, $con Nash essenrial cosrs for seniors- such as for the issue 1s about sclf-gon·rnancc. T hey provided to the island including fiscal ccportcd chat the Alliance had 63 feel the city is callous and self-serving in its impacrs." signarures on the petition. Oo Saturday, prescription drugs or heating oil-have dealings with chc island, and is indifferent The mformauon will include rhe cost Feb. 26 he posted a message calling for conrinued ro go up. to the requirements oflife on an island. of all city department secvices as well as phone numbers in ocdcr to verify the T his lcgisla,ion would link the "We can do better," said one. "The the Portland School System, and will be signamres because he was amcious co send COi.A ,o a new index based on these cemetery mowing issue last sumtne:r is an posted at: 1P1PW.portlandt1111i11e.gou/ptaksish11d it in to the legislature. essentials. And in years where no COi.A example of what dorsn't work with the by March 18. increase is rnggered, a $250 check would aucomaiically be senc ro recipients. We DISTINCTIVE HOMES FOR DISCER NING PEOPLE were able ro give seniors this paymen t Cetfflied Refleicology. ..restoring in 200?. Congress did nm pass a similar )00( body's ~erg'/ efforr in 20IO, even though many of my balance colleagues and 1 supponed it. This is 001 ,he kmd of thing rhar we should leave ro partisan dcbare. Foe 75 year<, Social Security has worked co reverse once alarming trends of poverty KIRK GOO DHUE A LYCE A. BAUERLE Jil l KEEFE among seniors. This legislarion is whar we need to continue thu important work for LAURI E WILDES DEB HANNA anorher 75. Let's take rhis step to ensure a proper qualiry of life for older Americans Island who so deserve it. Sole PEAKS ISLAND PORTLAND LONG ISLAND NOTE: i\fa,!1 people ha,-, called my office Work • • abo111 not mei,ing raxjof111.r thny-,ar.1Jyo11 ,..,,,, 7 lteller Slreet 207.766.5966 207.775.7253 207.232.0758 to rtmve 1'1<111 l!J mail, tall 1-800-829-3676, or Peaks Island downmd them al www.irs.gov. [',. also posted ME 04108 a webpa.l!' with mo11ms farfa• tax prrpanrtion 207-557-8888 atwww.pingrce.house.gov. ~k@!),n~-- • • • Acupuncture (continued from previous page) The pulse is felt in the same genecal would treat them for free because they had %010 area as a Western physician would use, nor done their job properly. A paradigm but in the Oriental system there are three shift indeed. positions and t wo levels on each arm, Any q uestions th at anyone h as, for a total of 12 pulse positions. These please feel free to e-mail me atjlognt1@ positions each correspond to one oft he 12 11winevxllness.com. principal organs in the O riental Medical system, and there are particular qualities to the pulse t hat indicate particular problems. The tongue also contains Jeff Logan practices Awp11ncture and particular areas tbat give a great deal of Chinese herbal medicine "' Mait1e di~nostic information. Integrative \,Vellness it1 Portland. www. Once the diagnosis is fine-tuned using maiuewellness.com the information gleaned from the toni,'1JC and pulse, between 15 and 20 needles arc inserted in points that will address the pcoblcms outlined in the diagnosis. These arc ret ained for 25 minutes and then Cover design by Jamie Hogon removed. 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