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Kevin Attra
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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Island Times Newspaper, 2002-2013 at Portland Public Library Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Island Times Newspaper, 2009 by an authorized administrator of Portland Public Library Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. SLAND IMES OCT0BER2009 A community newspaper covering the islands ofCasco Bay FREE INSIDE Golf cart lntheNews rampage solved ' on Peaks Island AN ew Educational Model is Considered BYKEVINATTRA While brainstorming ideas ~ for the Children's Workshop a According to officer Robert Lobster fishing in the bay. Lauterbach of the Peaks Patrol, group ef Peaks Island residents "" by mid-September five or six hit upon a new kind of/earning golf carts had been stolen from experiencefor ,hildren. various locations on Peaks Island 'PageJ Round trip ticketing for ferry service may be and taken for joy rides that, in some cases, ended badly for the implemented byJanuary carts. ALookatthe BY KEVIN ATTRA but a recent dash that flared The ad wi II use the ehrasc One was found in a ditch near up between two prominent "gene ral manager/CEO/ the transfer station. Another one November Ballot At the outset of the Casco members of Long Island and !'resident" in its job description, was wrecked and abandoned Vottrs go to the polls on Bay Island Transit District's Peaks Island may hint at a though he vehemently assured in Trott-Littlejohn Park, a nd a November 3. Here's a brief monthly board meeting deeper resentment over the the lioard that the actua I job third was foWld smashed up on look at the candidates and tlie Thursday, Sept. 24, President issue. descrietion had not been the baseball field, abandoned in questions being put to the public Donna Rockett said she wanted Board member Jim Phipps changccl. such a way that AAA towing before the curtain is dr11W11. to encourage the board to said he projected a lot of Some discussion was given operator Paul Bridges was hard imelemcnt roundtrip ticketing resistance to round trip to finalizin_g the design Page JO pressed to get it out. by January using toe existing ticketing, especially if paper rcguirements for the new boat, A fourth one disappeared bemg funded with $1.5 million paper ticket ~tern. tickets are used. "The only way completely. The owner parked it will work is if the deckhands in stimulus money through Interim General Manager it down front 011 a Saturday and Nick Mavodones Jr. said that a leave somebody on the dock if the Maine Department of lnMemorv found it missing on Tuesday. study committee composed of thC)' don't have a ticket, and I Transportation. A roll call ifisland r,sidenn Like many of the victims, she who passd away lastyear. office personnel and lioat staff don't see that happening," he Several members cautioned had formed and met that week said. the board that making large didn't report it right away, pagt15 to begin studying the process. He recommended that design changes at this late date thinking it had been "borrowed" For more than a year the electronic ticketing be would be ltke looking a gift island fashion and would transit district has been trying pursued instead, which board horse in the mouth, ano might be returned, but that never Ready for Winter? to plug a perceived hole in its member Chris Hoppin has cost them their funding,_ happened. Fi11111uial rol11m11ist Nilde Eivms revenue stream in order to been advocating for all along. Board member -Patrick Police were confident that maximize profits for scheduled "Electronic ticketing is still out Flynn argued that the board islanders were involved in the IJUllints three gowmn:ent programs service to the islands. there. We haven't abandoned was obligated to ensure that thefts - some people consider that http~u gtt reatfy for winter The board believes that from it," J\lr. Hoppin said, but.owing the boat, which will be built it a seasonal ritual: leaves fall, according to a modified design '1f11Jfo,t ca'JibacJ. in )~UT pocket. $70,000 to S75,000 is lost to costs he added that "a gooil carts disappear • but officer annually to riders who use water first step is paper ticketing. based on theAucocisco Ill, will Lauterbach said the severe Page16 taxis or other alternate means In otner business, a search not have some hidden flaw or of transportation to get to the committee for the new limitation that would make it damage being done to the islands and then ride the ferry seneral manai;,er's position is obsolete before it even hit the vehicles was something new. back into Portland for free. wordsmithing an ad that will water. He recommended tliat owners lntheArts The debate over which island be sent to internetj<,b sites. ·our "I agree we don't want to look park their carts off the streets community is the most guilty plan is not to do this quietly in a giffnorsc in the mouth," he and chain them up if possible of doing this has been quietly any way shape or form," said said, "but I don't want to look a because many were club carts IslandHoney Sells hovering under the radar, Mr.Hoppin. jackass in the mouth eithec." with universal ignition keys, a convenience on a golf course but OutFast "I don't know how ofttn he's essentially useless for security. The Peaks Patrol stepped up EadJyear is dijferent for Howard Woodside retires from spent the night here," said Mr. Christian Filipos, who produca surveillance, especially at night CBITDafter 26 years \fa,·odones. and asked people to report any Ptalu hla11d llflney. He reportedly had grrat skill Page4 susP.icious activity immediately. being buik. in developing relationships with 1 he case broke in mid He has omlasted several general vendors and subcontrnctors and September when a suspect, 18, managers and "is a big reason ~Ir. Mavodoncs sa,d that he was confronted by police and Art Roamin2'S and ochers m the organization confessed. A second person \Ya$ Fiber umne,tiom. 'two artists the district runs so weJI," said interun Genera I Manager Nick came to rely oo him to resolve also implicated, but before a tlJf)()I warrant could be issued for rus who use and other materials ~favodones Jr. in a briefceremony their cvr.ry need when it came to make warm, S(//ntlima wearable te.> outside services. He was arrest he n ,med rumselfin. ,orecognize~!r. Woodside before According to officer Patrick art are Tt'Uiewedby Art UttorJamie the monthly board of directors said to be invaluable during construction ofthe terminal. Connolly all the carts have Hogan. meeting Thursday, Sepr. 24. been accounted for, but he Pagt14 Mr. Woodside rerired this When his turn came, added that the rampage may month after 26 years with the Mr. Woodside praised ,he have begun earlier, involving company. "This is, wirhout a organization, especially rhe unreported incidents of carts REGULAR doubt, one of the mosr unusual general 'managers he had that were borrowed and returned FEATURES organizations ever," he sa1d. worked with. unharmed. He heard about them Board President Donna "We could not, with al1 irs incidental!)' during the summer when owners mentioned finding Rockeu presented him wi,h a failures, have done all rhis Howard "Woody" Woodside their carts somewhere other than Letters p. 6 plaque commemoranng his yrars without them.'' {left) accepts a commemorative where they'd left them the night of service, bur deferred to Mr. Explaining rhat he had a lo, YOGA p.7 elaque from board President of people to rhank, he wem before. Donna Rockett. ~fo, oclones, who has known hun Charges were filed by two of around the table and shook each Love ofPeaks staffphoto the longesr, ro make a speech. the victims whose carts were p.8 person's hand, rhen, wuh his ln it he said that Mr. Woods,dc damaged. In one case the vehicle PIES p.11 BYKEVINATTRA has been employed longer than wife, Flom, he left ro pick up h!S was totaled, sustaining Sl,500 granddaughter, who he said was The Puzzle p.12 anyone else on the staff, but the worth of damage, including When rhe Casco Bay Island public never see!- him. "a full-rime job as well." electrical wiring that reportedly Star Gazing p.13 Transit District was organized "Woody hates ,he pubuc," he In the brief pause after ,he had been rippedout of tlie cart. in 1982 our the ashes of the said. Woodsides left, Mr. l\lavodones The case nas been turned over to District Attorney's office At the 5th Maine p.15 foiled Casco Bay Lines, port Mr. WoodSidc was described as cold another board member the and is expected to go to court in engineer Howard "Woody" a dedicated worker who showed char Mr. Woodscde was also an Financial Tides p.16 November. Neither suspect has Woodside stepped m to help get great care in getting things done, enthusiastic hiker. ''He used to rhe 0edgling orgaruzauon off the have a sacellitc phone, so I could a prior record, but because they Community Notes p.18 whether tt -.,-as sweeping a floor are over 18 they will face charges ground, overseeing construction or putting a boat back in service. get him on most mountams." .______, of the new tcrmina! when it was as adults . PAGE2 ISIANDTIMES October 2009 On the cover:
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BYKEVINATTRA Dom Zappone's latest acquisitioo, Six years ago to the day after walking the "Gallant", is the only schooner away from that deal, Dom signed designed and built by R.D. Culler in papers making the Gallant his own the style ofan 18th century Chesapeake aga in, this time for real. I le spent the Bay pilot ship still in cxisrcnce today. summer restoring her at the Gowen "I owned it once before for a week/' shippud in Portland. said Dom, but apparently befbrc the She's a classic Culler;' he sa id, " the ' . - transaction could be fi nalized another jibboom, red sail. If you know Culler, buyer suddenly appeared offering more you'd look at this and know it's one of money and the owner reneged on the his.n dea l. Dom was philosophical about In the 1960s and 1970s R.0. it, deciding to concentrate on more Culler, familiarly known as Pete, was constructive projects rather than spin considered one of a few authorities his wheels in a drawn out court battle. on the design and construction of traditional small boats and wooden boats. He wrote manr articles on the subjecc and auchored three books still popular today: "Boats, Oars and ,.. I Rowing", "Skiffs and Schooners", ----·, and "The Spray", about building and sailing a replica of a Joshua Slocum vessel. "Pete had a cult following," said Dom. "Some people didn't like him as a publicity hound, but he was a rradirionalist." According to the Motor Bookstore website (www. themocorbookstore.com) "Culler's writing helped launch the wooden boar revi,-al and inspired a generation of enthusiasts." The Gallant is 40 feet long on deck, 60 feet in length overall including the jibboom - a spar attached ro the bowspri t so chat an extra jib can be rigged. According ro Dom, she was built fo r a Maryland senator in 1966 ABOVE: Aided by one of the repairmen and is "a picrurc•pcrfcct postcard when at the Gowen shipyard, Dom Zappone she's in the water.,, (left) cxamjocs a throttJe cable from the Galfant (top). RIGHT: A rear view of the She will be moored off Peaks Island ship with a traditional skiff Dom built fo r a brief period this month before well before buying the Gallant. "I finally berthing fo r the winter on the Portland have a place to put it," he said. side. • October 2009 ISLAND TIMES PAGE3 Timothy Devaner was appointed \X' hen we spoke, he was busy As a wilderness instructor, he New principal hired principal of the Peaks Island and packing up for the move, but said provided t raining in kayaking, Cliff Island elementarv schools on the island schools are "famasic". hiking, whitewater and canoeing for Peaks and Cliff \'(ledne!'day, Sept. 16. · "They have a great, dedicated as well as cross-cultural He has 20 years of experience in staff and they're great learning communication. island schools New York City teaching Spanish, environments;' he said. In addition to !\Ir. Devaney's Italian, history and other subjects, He earned masters degrees from appoinlmcm, two new teachers BY KEVIN ATTRA and has also worked at a specialized Hofstra Lniversity and Teachers have been h ired for the Peaks Island REPORTED BY SHOSHANA HOOSE academy for gifced children from College of Columbia University, is School: Jul ia Brenner, who will PORTLANDPUBUCSCHOOLS working class homes. fluent in Spamsh and proficient in teach kindergarten, and Maureen A graduate of Bowdoin College, rrench, Italian, German and Thai. Cott, who w ill teach first and ,\Ir. De,·anev's roots are in Maine. He is expected to start work second grade. He said he ;ccepted rhe position o n Oct. 8, relieving Assistant Ms. Cott, whose mother lives on because he wanted to come back Superintendent Jill Blackwood who the island, is a graduate of Lesley to teach in the state. In his new is temporarily filling t he principal University and recently complered position, he will have both teaching vacancy. her internship with .\!any Rivers, a and ad ministrative duties in the There is some pressure to multi-age reaching program at Hall schools. maintain student enrollment as his elememary school. He plans co li"e on the mainland primary dury, he said, but having Ms. Brenner is a graduate of for now, he said, and has already been an Outward Bound wilderness Vassar with a masters degree from found an apartment in Portland. insrrucror ro corporate executives, Columbia Unh·crsity Teachers He is married, and the couple educators, university students and College. She taught for two years in is expecting their first ch ild in at-risk youth, he clearly knows how Sale Lake City before relocating ro December. ro motivate people. Portland.
be made. Anew idea in There arc pracucal maucrs. to consider as wellt tran~poning kids to and from Winter parking update education germinates rhc i(,land, making ptO\'isions for the wearhcr and coordin2ting invohement BYKEVINATTRA on Peaks Island with the Pubhc !iaferv and Pubhc Works departments and pro~-icling food for the INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PEAKS ISLAND COUNCILOR BOB HURLEY campers.. Mr. H urlry ,~athtred the fallowi11g 11!form(lfio11 from City Parking _War.ager John BY PERRY SUlliERLAND It was guessed rhat from 200 wecklr, to 01111 &11/01 .\fallllgmJCIII. On Monday, Sept. 21 about 30 people 1000 total, children might be tnvolvcd. Pmmdo Prop,rty participated in a strategic planning Ed Daranyi descnbed a similar effori in meeung at the Fifth Maine to figure Colomdo, affiliatt-d wuh the public school I) 16 spaces in the Casco Bay Lines garage \\-,ll be a,-ai!able on Nov. 1, the out how to tnc rcasc revenues for the system chat C\·olved into a very successful number and the date have been 10fluenced br continuing repairs. Letters Peak, Island non-profits and businesses. '"summer acadenw" wuh 150 to 200 kid~ have already been sent out to those who have previously called or written for weekly and as many as 1SO adult volunteers During rhe meering, organi1.ed by Gail rhem, and the 16 spaces will be awarded ro che first 16 responders. Kelly, Chris Wolff, J\fary Terry and Bill invoh·ed in the program. Zimmerman, a conversation about the Consohda,ing the various services 2) So far this year 139 IR permirs for on-street parking have been issued to Children's \\orkshop's Island Rovers on the island into one comprchcns.t"\"C islander.,. Though no breakd own is avatlabk, Mr. Pcvcrada thinks the "great t.iummer camp eventually led to an idt'2 program was rhouglu to have economic majority" ofthem arc Peaks residents. for cornbioing the varier)· of summer benefils ranging from creaung jobs for 3) The city's agreement with the Ocean Gatewa,· garage developer is that [ecnagcrs co atrracring families to the programs currently eg_isring on rhe ,sland the city can not rent out spaces in parking lot« in the vicinity of the garage mco a comprehensive. educa1iona1, da)° island, but )tr. Zimmt·rman cauuonecl camp e,perience for children in rhc rhar "there needs 10 be an opuon co back uncil it 1s full. Currently 620 space~ arc still avatlablc and 544 are rented, but greater Pore land community. out of the procc~s. and rhere also needs the number ofrenters will ptobably decrease during rhe winter. The unpaved Specificall)', a day camp p1!01 program co be an objective review of the potenual parking lot on Thames Streer is contractually occupied by the CAT until would be marketed through an umbrella liabili,ies which migh, render the ptocess Nov. 1 and by the city for its ernplO)CCS. (280 spac~-s). orgamzauon along with orher exi~ting unfeasiblc.H 4) The Casco Bay Lines garage is currently owned jo10rly by a private summer programs such as the sailing & In light of the stated intentions of rennis classes at the Trefethen Club, tht Porrland School Superiotendenr Dr. company and the city. Because ofma intenance and operational costs, the city Fifth ~Jaine's experienrial H iscory Days James l\!orsc that rhe Peaks lsl,md School tlunks the garage is generating little, if anr, profit for its share and current!)· learning series, Sue Hanlcy's hbcr A rrs develop a curriculum that attracts children wants to selI it- The proposed deal would stipulate that none of the existing camp<; , he Horse Island Camp and J\laine fro m the mainland, the Casco Bay Camp tenants would be evicted and that spaces would be assii,mcd to p<.:optc on the Island Kapk's «aining and expedirionary concept may be jus, whar the doctor waiting listas they become available. The city would also retain 11s SO spaces. service. ordered. Tem2tivel)' named the Casco Bay Camp, the consolidated program was not 0 11 )1· seen as a service to rhe chilcln.-n, bur also an economic development opporturuty for For Every Day & Every Occasion the island Accorcung to Bill Zimmerman, chair of the Peaks Island l·und who Sin1ply Elegant or Elegantly Simple! imtially suggested 1he idea in emails sem Something for every taste & every budget to the community in August, HThere are orher possibilities, including ,hose porenually created by llrtists, musicians, oncntccring trainers, folks inrerestecl in COME SEE PORTLAND'S ONLY FULL SERVICE FISH MARKET conservation and environmental issues. Every fillet is custom cut, pin boned, fully trimmed and ready to prepare. perfom,i ng ans, language classes, cooking cl-asses. Portland's Largest Wine selection "Casco Bay Camp would no, be 'running' any of the individual activiries or programs," he wrore in an email lacer. "Rather [it would be) coordinating the We Buy Local process and supporting the individuol Fresh Local Harvested Fish: Cod, Haddock, Flounder, Mussels, Ot1sters & More activines and programs. 0 Ic needs to hnve a lean budget m terms Fresh Local Produce, Local Cheeses, Maine Wines, Come See Ottr Selections of rhe oversight role; it should ma ke From around the world and right next door. moncr for the parudpanr organizations," he added. The Peaks Island Fund would consider providing a start-up grant if Call ahead, we will have September Specials Include enough commumty part1c1pauon and commirmenc is gener.ued,. he said. your order ready to pick up Celebrate Indian Summer with Development of someihing like the in time to catch the boat Loch Duart Salmon for the grill $12/lb Casco Bal' Camp would rcqwrc study. In addition ro 2. survey to determine interest among thccxisangcamps, an examination September hours: Monday Thru Saturday 10:00- 6:30 ofissues such as legal liability, occounting and insurance requirements would need to 262 Comniercial Street, Portland's Old Port 207-775-7560 PAGE4 ISLAND TIMES October 2009
and one water supplier. Using more CBJTD as an independent ferry line operates 365 days per year with no Linesfrom than one utility companr leads ro without rc,·enue from parking ga!llges holidays. ln exchange for permission costly duplication and possible safety or government subsidies place a to operate as a monopoly, the MPUC Casco Bay Lines issues. Ferrr service is no different in difficult and costly burden on islanders. requires it to provide year-round, BY CHRIS HOPPIN chis regard. A Ithough chc fuel surcharge concluded un-interrupted services. To do so, An important pare of public utility Aug. 31, other price increases continue it maintains backup boats chat sit Recent reports of complaints by regulanon concerns charges for the to impact passengers, vehicles and dockside in Portland, ready literally islanders to che Maine Public Utility scrYices provided. Simply put, public freight. on a moment's notice to be used when Commission cell me that this subject utilities must receive approval from the Members of the elected board of needed. should be explored in chis column. utility commission for all rate changes. directors continue to look fo r alternate Think of the problems caused when The Casco Bay Island Transit District For example, che MPUC must appro"c rc,·cnuc sources and cost savings we lose electric power or when our that operates Casco Bay Lines is ticket prices before CBTTD can put measures for the District's SS million water stops flowing. And then think of similar co other public ucilities, like chem into effect, and rate increases annual budget. what would happen if the CBITD was elcccricily, water and telephone that are challenged require derailed One a lternative that has been unable ro operate the ferries on lime companies, since specific stare public justification. challenged by some islanders is the to and from the six islands it serves, utility_ commissions scrutinize their CBlTD and irs islander owners and opcmtioo ofspecial ferry boat charters, especiallr during the winter. operaaons. customers witnessed char process cruises and Casco Bay tours, but these Each of us can recall when that was Unlike ocher businesses which are 111 detail with the temporarr fuel services generate revenue and reduce necessary and the Bar Misc or the market driven, public utilities are surcharge initiated last year, as well as the overhead costs of maintaining the Island Romance was pressed into ofien monopolies. The public has the overall price changes that were put backup fleet, which the ferry service is action to maintain scheduled sen·ice. deternuned that communities are uico effect earlier this year. mandated co have on hand. 111e backup boats also pinch-hit when better served by one electric service ln my opinion, the 1980s origins of Like other utilities, Casco Hay Lines ple '09 vintagP J>N,1ks Island and thin like w•rer; hand, dressed in a full bee sun and locked honey sold out quickly from !arc August to inside a shed so the bees wouldn't get away. September it's black He said ir WllS hot and uuserablc work until BY KEVIN A TTRA and thick as molasses. Cunis Rindlaub helped him ger a powered In early September honey wenron s.1le at Christian doesn't bother extractor working. Evergreen Landing on Peaks TsL1nd. Two to separate or blend his Chrisrian also helped Cunis get some si,es were avatlable, supplied in glass jars honey, he simply collects hives started and rhcy are abour the only arranged oo cirher side ofan old bucket oo ital! at the end of the year honey producers left on the island. a small table our hy the beach. and it is what it is. Last winter Curtis lost both of his hives The prices were painted on two small, What re is above al l for unknown reasons. In late 2006 a flat scones ,hat read "large jar $5" and dsc is organic, and many phenomenon knowo as Colony Collapse "small jar $3", and inside the bucker was restaurants and health Disorder hit North Amcnca~ in which an nocc explaining how the honor sysccm food stores in Maine and unusually luge number of bee colonies worked. Pennsylvania buy it. He inexplicably disappeared. Christian Filipos, a rcscaurarcur from also uses it himself at his Disappearances have been reporred Allenrown, Peonsylvarua, has been raising amount of rainfall and a hos, of other restaurant in Allentown, allegedly as far back as 1896 under such bees on rhe island for 10 years. His farher, things. Yo,,,u~ OyttrHoust. terms as '·disappearing disease0 and Gus Filipos, who has been on rhe island "Everrthing is die rared by nature," be Locally, Rosemont market buys it and a "spnngdwindle". since 1934 and lives at rhe landing, acts said. couple ofkirchens in rown use it, including Since 2007 Colony Collapse has spread as sales manager. He keeps an eye on the In high season on Peaks Island, the the Radisson Hotel on Pore Streer. to Europe and other pans of the world, table, collects the money and restocks the best honey is made wirh flowers from the Honey bees only live 30 days in the himng large producers the baiclcst-; jars. linden tree, he sap;, bur orher goo-a plants act1vc season~ bur winter bees survh-e until dnving some out of business altogether. Because it is derived from fJowers 1 are sumac, black locust, raspberrr and spring when rhey can be replaced br a new "Right now there's probably more Christian says honey is a variable thing, blueberry. La« summer honey also makes gcneranon ofseasonal workers. money in selling bees than there is io influenced each year by whKh plants were use of milkweed and aster. According to Gus, m his fim year of honey," said Cunis. Even so, this )'c-a.r 1s blooming while the bees were active, 1he Honer made in May and June is whne operation Christian extracted honey by vimage was gone in a monrh. Little toys are notjust for breakfast anymore t1ons• MSH.A. With hiscoricallr ~, interfst rates, nowjs 'P,!OOILtimyo/efinancc _your home and undertake much needed energy efficiency improvements. WJperfor~ certified ener8Y audits and car, pro~i~e all of •our euer8Y and o/ca erization needs incl(1ding in.srolling new At Lisa Lynch's Cafe on Peaks again so I could take her picture she Island the counter staff have been \vindows and ti sealipg and jnsnlatini?. refused, claiming to be camera-shy. ~rs,\ur receiving more than cash in their tip On the other hand, Peaks Island You will e.xpcriehce botb 1nergy avinls jnd increased comfort in jar. Sometime before the summer Councilor Mike Langella who your liomc. l season got started little toys started happened to be there at die time said showing up as well he would pose, and gleefullr made "Oh teah, we get all kinds of rabbit ears behind the pigs head things, said Ellen I lusron who with his fingers. Renovtt,tions New C~nst-ruction . Additions. and, pointed out an alien and two small Among the now permanent 1]5Jsland Avenue Peaks Island, ME 04108 babies sitting on the cash register. collection that has been glued to the Then she pulled out a red pig the cash register (above) are one of the 207-766-5919 www_tjwhome.com size of a golf ball from under the Seven Dwarfs, a ladybug, a death counter, but when I asked to do it metal black duck and a red buddha. October 2009 ISLAND TIMES PAGE5 G9vernments. by input from people who regularly automobile industry and highway New guide hints at The guide, essentially a fold rode the buses. It is admittedly not funding," said Sarah Cushman, out sheet with route maps, fares, perfect - one of the bus schedules is lead organizer with the grass timetables and contact information wrong because a change needed to be roots organization Portland Green an ambitious future for seven mass transit providers made in the route after the guide was Streets, which is working to change in the region, signals the start of published "while the ink was still wet", commuting behavior in the greater for mass transit a coordinated system of public according to Ed Collins, who chairs Portland area. She believes the transportation throughout the region, the PACTS Transit Committee and preferred method of transportation and the organizers were so excited is the director ofShurtleBus/ZOOM. for an overwhelming majority of that they included it in ~ift bags "I would say this is a first step towards Americans is the car. handed out during Portland s Worker a comprehensive system," he said. Just to prove the point, next month Appreciation Day, Thursday Sept. \/\'hen folded it measures 3 ½ inches Maine voters will be asked to approve 24. by 8 ½ inches and easily fits in a shirt a $71 million stare bond package, It has everything you need to know pocket (though that's probably not of which S55 million is slated for to use the Greater Portland Transit where you'll wane to keep it), and highways and bridges while $5.4 District METRO bus service in given the size, it's uoforrunace that it million will go towards mass transit Portland, Westbrook and Falmouth, wasn't published as a booklet. systems, less than 8 percent of the the South Portland bus system, the For one thing the ferry schedules total bond package. intercity Shuttle Bus and Zoom could have been included. Bur also, "Compared to the automobile, it commuter services from Portland when unfolded it is over 2 feet in is really terrible how poorly public IP Old Orchard Beach, Saco and either direction, making it awkward transit is supported. That it exists at Biddeford, and Amtrak's Downeaster to use on a crowded bus or standing all is a really great thing", said Ms. service to Boston. in the wind and rain - a typical day in Cuchman. No doubt owing to the size and Portland this year. METRO currently has a number complexity of the Casco Bay Island H owever, a pocketbook would be of buses that have fa r outlived their Transit District ferry schedule, it prohibitively expensive to publish and designed usefulness with over was not included in the guide but difficult and costly to modify as the 600,000 miles on each of them. To information about the Bay Lines is routes and schedules change, which replace them, the company bought 10 (and uselessly, a route map as well). they do often. Unfortunately, mass buses built in 1996 from the Defaware T he guide also lists information transit is notoriously under-utilized Arca Regional Transit district, all BY KEVlNATTRA about the Regional Transportation and under-funded in this state, as they havi ng 200,000 to 250,000 m iles Program, Wave and the York County are elsewhere in the country. on them already because the district A new regional transit g uide Community Action Corporation "Federal money goes to the doesn't have the money to buy new which provide transportation to featuring public transp ortation plea.t.uee TRANSIT, page 8 options t hroughout the g reater students and people with disabilities Portland area was published last or other special needs. month, produced by the Portland T he content of the guide was ASHMO RE REA LTY Area Comprehensive Transit System based on information gathered in (PACT S) in cooperation with a regional transit study conducted l~l AND R E A l. L'iTA 'Ti,, the G reater Portland Council of in 2007, which itself was motivated LIN£S,frompreviou,,pa9e excludes the costs for regular service, such as the cost of ferries, the terminal, regular routine maintenance rakes and staff members providing duties for the primary ferry out of service for regular routes. extended periods of time. In response to complaints made Thar redundancy costs money. Some to the MPUC, the CBITD provided might even call it overhead, like the specific derails of these costs - terminal and office staff. And, like identifying expenditures that would every part of the CBITD's operations, be eliminated if tour and charter the board and staff seek ways to reduce services were disconrinued, including its cost. Fortunately, the tvlPUC allows marketing, staffing, fuel and other Casco Bay Lines to offset those backup expenses - that showed a total of costs with revenue from charters, $352,046. cruises and tours. The bottom line is impressive: These Several years ago, when the CBITD additional services using the backup bought the used Bay Mist ferry as a boats genuared a profit of $285,206 in backup boar a local cruise compa1ly FY 2009 (derails are on the website at called the O lde Pore Mariner Fleet u-.rasttJbayline1.ttJm). complained to the utility commission. Improved revenues came from In its response, the MPUC ruled that increased ma rketing, with updated the CBITD should have enough ferries brochures and optimizing the website to serve regular operations, including as well as other special promotions. spares as needed. Those marketing efforts also generated The commissioners also concluded additional walk-up ticket sales for day that CBITD should use all spare boat trippers who choose to ride on regular capacity for charters, tours and cruises. ferry trips instead of tours. Their ticket Finallr, they indicated that rhe propu purchases were not included in the COstS Standard for rhese added trips was itemized cours revenues above. the marginal or extra cost co provide When computing revenues at the end the charter, cruise and tour services. of August, for example, rhe District In other words, they should pay for saw a drop in scheduled service themselves. revenues of $78,587. Those were offset The CBITD promotes tours using by an increase of $77,485 in revenues a number of regular routes, ranging from groups sales ofcharters, catering from the mail boat and Diamond Pass and tours. runs co sunrise, sunset and moonlight CBITD has backup ferries that don't cruises, to generate revenue from just sic there. Ther provided more than tourists. Special charters, lobster bakes a 9uarter million dollars in extra net and Bailey Island crnises generate income last year while standing by, additional revenue. In the fiscal year read)' to ser ve. Those funds did not 2009 which ended Apr. 30 those trips have co come from islanders paying for generated specific itemized revenues tickets, vehicles and freight. We have totaling $637,252. backup fe rries that operate as extra Although most categorize the backup cash generat0rs and we hope to make boats as overhead, others claim they them generate even more re,•enuc in are an unnecessary cost burden. One the furore. way to identify those costs is to look for expenses that would not occur if these services were not provided, which PAGE6 ISIANDTIMES October 2009 Island Views approval as they become a,·ailable. Community Letters The application asks for much of the same personal data that is required a bidding of routes w ithin che ISLAND .. TIMES 'l'o the Editor when applring for a mortgage or Portland area took place so these other housing program. Porms and ~---- T propose that the Charter workers could fintl new positions. an outline of the process are available Commission consider the following Routes on Peaks Island have from Mary Terrr, Casco Rar Island Publisher: Kevin Attra issues: oot been affected, due in part to Felio\\·, an and evening light slants in a particularly improving concentration a nd mental vigorous breathing exercises that you can YOGA FOR LIFE lovely way. clarity, sul:iduing cravings and improving do sitting still, but I prefer to teach those The apples by the driveway are ripe digestion. in person. and delicious, and the days are still Ion~ Many of the yoga postures and Energizing breathing exercises are A ~-ogic p<'J'8J}('('tiV<' 011 enough for a great day hike. The earths movements are specifically designed helpful at the beginning of the day for seasonal transitions are stirring, calling to stretch and strengthen the muscles folks experiencing depression, sluggish health and sin1ple Iiv i ng me out to revel in the most sweetly of respiration and to encourage deeper digestive systems or general lethargy.ror BY REBECCA JOHANNA STEPHANS invigorating air of the year. Breathe breathing. As we move the torso into side people with sedentary jobs, I recommend deeply of this refreshing autumn air and bends, twists, back arches and forward standing up to breathe and moving every R,heccajoha11na Stephans kodm weekly I swear you will hear your cells thanking folds we open up more and more space few hours. With condolences to my xoxa classes am/ private yoga lessons"" Peaks you for such a delectahle treat! for a fu ll deep breath. Simply bringing allergy-ridden neighbors, 1 invite you to Jsland attd ir, PortlanO. You may direct y.c,ur \\/hen I was a horse-crazy teenager awareness to standing or sitting, with practice daily breathi ng cxcrcis,,s outside commenh, inquiria, or column u/em to 766-- living near farm country in Pennsylvania, l'O HaraSquals Beginsla nding. Bend your knees and round forward until your fingertips touch theground (left), lhen lower your hips down lowards your heelswhile rising up ontoyour toes (right). Inhale in lhe squat As you exhale, press your heels tothe ground as you raise your hips(left) . Inhale back into the sQuat. Move as slowly or Quickly as youli ke, and repeal for 12 breaths or until youfatigue. If youhave knee issues, do not lower your hips below your knees. Twists and Side Bend Stand withyou r feel comfortably wide and rest your fingertips on your shoulders withelbows wide(le ft). Twist sideto side from your waisl. Inhale lhroughyour noslrilsas you lwisl loo ne side and exhale stronglylhrough lhe moulh as you twist to the other side. Alternate b_realh: take two sips of breath inas you twisl side to side, and lhen two breaths out on the next two twists. Repeat for 12breaths. For theside bend (right), strelch one hand down along your leg as the other hand slides up along your rib cage. Exhale intothe bend, inhale upright, thenexhale lo the other side. Repeat side toside for 12 breaths. Breatho f Joy Stand with your feet about hipwidlhapart. Raise your arms in front of you to shoulder height. Stretch your arms out wide. lhen sweep them up overhead (left). Then fling your arms down andback while bending your knees (righl). Take three sips of breath in through your noslrils as the arms come up, and exhale strongly through the mouth as the arms fly down. This ismeant to be an exuberant, joyful breath. Repeatlor 12 breaths as quickly as you like. Prana Pullsin Goddess Pose and5 -Poinled Star (left) Stand withyour feet comfortably wide, toes pointed outward a bit and knees bendingout over your toes. On the inhale reach Finish this series with five more your arms up over head and ont heex hale pull your fists in sun breaths and then bring your lowards the base of your rib cage (this movement is shown in palms together in front of your the photo). Doa series of 12 breaths likelhat. Conlinuewilh heart (right). Pause, feel your feet another series, this lime reaching your arms straight out in on the earth, andlee! your body front instead of overhead. Rest in 5-pointedstar withyour feet breathing. wide and arms strelched straight out from your shoulders unlil your breathis calm and even. Rebecca Johanna Stephans, Kripalu Certified Yoga Teacher since 1994, has 22 years experience in the healing arts. PAGES ISLAND TIMES October 2009 For the love ofPeaks! So, I always did what she told me, and cooking them at 4:00 [a.m.J and by 5:00 I put my coat on and she said, "Millie we were all through and came home in didn't have all those cars and all the isn't this wonderful? "The waves were bicycles and all the things that are the boat. crashing across the street and it was just My son said to me - he was 14 at the around. It's hard to describe it really. I the most spectacular thing you'd ever Millie Macisaac loved it and thats why I wanted to come time - "\,Vhere have you been?., I said we back! \,Vhen l came on this island I said want to sec and she looked at me and went over; we couldn't refuse. The first said, "Isn't this wonderful?" time we ever did anything like that, that what better place is there in the world I said, "Oh my gosh!" I've never seen Part2 than this? It just is such a peaceful place. we ever stayed out after 12:00. \Ve didn't anything so beautiful. want to miss the opportunity, something There wasn't anr hustle and bustle. Just a She said, ·~et's_ go back and get your AS TOLD TO FRAN HOUSTON quiet place, thats all it was. like that was so beautiful and the water husband. Lets get George." was so nice and the moon shining down \.Ve had some wonderful people I had th rec boys sleeping downstairs on that lived on the island ar the time. I on the water. And we had lobsters at 4:00 three cots, and my oldest boy said "What in the morning. Then we came home remember an incident that happened, are you doing mother?" I said, "We're this Mr. and Mrs. White that lived to our kids and they said, "That Mrs. going to the backshore. Rita wants us to \o\lhite, she's always getting you into around the corner. Fim they lived on look at the waves." Island Avenue in a little small house. trouble!" She was a lover of the island. Oh, she just So l called George, and I didn't tell Those were the good times that we had. loved the island. him what he was going to see. And he Something to remember. Something you put his coat on and saw the waves, too. would never do anyplace else. She lived in Lowell and one night, this That's the type of person she was, she is how my husband met her: She and saw the beauty in something, and she'd my husband were going back to work, come over and want to share it. \Ve and they were waiting for the ferry and shared that, and it was really something! the ferry didn't come. They were told One other day that was so beautiful, that they were not going to run another she came and picked me up and she said fe rry, so she said, "Well they have to run she was taking me to some street down another ferry, because how do we get to front where they had beautiful flowers work in the morning? l think I'll call the all growi ng all over, I forget the name governor." of them, they were gorgeous and the it' She called the governor. I forget sun was shining on them and she could his name at that time. It was Sunday see the beauty in so many things and ~ afternoon. She thought he'd be sitting she always wanted to share them. Those home on Sunday afternoon, and she got were the friends that l had \\·ho were so him on the phone. He called the office at wonderful. What was Peaks Island like 50 vears the ferry and he got a terr~· to come over Another night we went to the dance ago? . and pick them up, the ones that didn't get Oh I loved it. When I walked on the a ride back. down at the Clubhouse, and Mr. island for the first time, it's a hard thing Yarrington - who is now dead - had a From then on, Mr. and Mrs. \Vhite boat, and after the dance he said "Why to describe. It was so peaceful, so quiet; were our friends, and we had the best it just came o,•er you, the peace of the don't we all go over to Cliffisland> I have rime with them! She would come over a friend over there." Have you lived on Pe11ks far a long time? island. And how beautiful it was and DtJ you have a Peaks ls/and sttJry lt> It/I in the middle ofnight (she lived on the It was a beautiful moonlit night and so ef serene, it just hit me when l walked on backshorc - on Island Avenue first, then memorm from rhildhood or that illustrates the island, and at that time we did n't my husband and I went, and the Whites w~ you love living h,ref Please email or she moved to the backshore) and she and another couple, and we had lobsters. have all the cars. It was just a peaceful, said, "Millie, come with me. put your c,rll Fran Houston. She has already heard quiet little village. They picked the lobsters right outside some great slories and six wt1111J to hear coatonoveryourpajamas,you HAVE to [email protected], or tall It was very different down front. lt see this." there - Cliff was like this [gestures] and they picked the lobsters and started 766.2~86. TRANSIT,frompa9e5 than those efforts could provide. The the METRO bus has slowly crept up The new transit guide may be an ones, according to Dick Nye, senior board implemented (or in some cases from 1.24 million in 2000 to over 1.5 answer. By laying out all the public director of transportation and tried to implement) measures that million, but it's not clear whether this maintenance with the bus line. transit options conveniently in one would only have saved the d istrict is due to more_public interest or just double-sided map, the coalition of But METRO will be able to buy less than 1 percent of its SS million more people. "The system is going to two new diesel models next year transit providers thinks it will help operating budget anyway. be empowered by [greater ridersfiipJ people who aren't regular riders use thanks to funding from the Federal Ms. Cushman feels Portland has regardless ofwhy _it's increasing," said Transit Authority and the stimulus the service. "This is the missing link," the best transit sys tem in the state Ms. Cushman. "They need bodies." said Ms. Cushman. "To have it all in bill. On the other hand, a orivately with its access to a variety of public "How do we encourage people to held utility like the Casco nay Island one place is a big deal, it's the simplest transportation services, but lacking take that very first step of taking the thing." Transit District gets no financial a huge ridership the system is caught bus?" she asked. support from the state and minimal in a financial catch-22. To get more fecleral assistance, so it is more people riding, transit services need to directly deJ>Cndenr on ridership and provide frequent service which means ticket sales for the bulk ofits revenue. they need a lot ofvehicles and drivers. Facing a stag~ering shortfa ll last But most ofthem can't expand unless Last minute winners year, the districts board of directors the ridership increases, giving them cried to avoid raising ticket prices by the necessary demand for service and micromanaging expenses in order to the money co make it happen. cut costs, but needed far more money In the last 10 years ridership on 518-0000 In this picture John Whitman and David Norton in the blue Soling FoUeroo {with For all your transportation needs spinnaker, right) have just overtaktn Peter Dinan's AJerion Mnboosic at the finish line to wio Sunday's 11mpteentb annual Around Peaks Island race, Sef'· 6 . Said Folleroo ttammate Mike Richards, #I served on the race committee so didn't sail on Peaks Island this year, which is probably why they won." photo by Mike Richards October 2009 ISLANDTIM ES Cilg Council Affolde1bl• Hou,in9 - T,can,po,te1llon Cllolo• - Communlly D•Y•lopm•nl Dea, 1,land neighbor,. Thank you fo, allowing me the privilege of ,etving you on the Portland City Council ,ince 100«.. I had campaigned and wa, elected on a platform of affordablec hou,ing. tranIpottation ohoice. and community dev•lopm•nt a, well a, a commitment to public patticipotion in the- planning proce,,. Ple-a,e- Yi1it my web,ite. 111111111.kcarindonogh11e.t:om. lo learn mote about my ,eco,d and why I am ,ee-king the- hono, of you, yote- again in 1009. Co11ncilor Donoghue, 30, holds a Bachelor of Art.s from the University of Massachusetts at Amhorst and a Master of Planning & Development from ttHt RelUNJam. USM Muakle School of Public Service In Portland. H• works at Spec-tfum Companies In Cape EUza.. City Councilor l(eYin Donoghue beth and lives with his wffe, Krista, on Munjoy HIil. Affordable tlou,ing: I worked wilh bolh Home,larl and lhe Peak# l1land Council lo deYelop 1l1Glegie1 for soning reform, lhal promote affordable homeowner,hip ond lo enoble cur,enl homeowner, lo earn income from acce,,ory dwelling unill. Ttan,porlalion Choice: I worked lo creole i,londer parking permit, for Thame, SI. introduce o new ca11haring program. ond enoble o loai ,emce on Peokt ltlond. I om ol,o odYocoling for belle, commute, fe,ry lickel pricing ol Co,co Boy line,. Community DeYelopmenl: I worked wilh cily 1loff and Cliff l1lond A,,ociolion lo plan for and con,trucl o new borge landing ond po,,enge, ,heller on lhe cily pier ond ,e,idenl, of Peokt l1lond lo build o community go,den ol Ttoll·lilllejohn Park. I/land vol•tt lhould fe•I fo,tu11ale lo hav• the tore oppoitu11ily lo ,end back a repre,enlallYe who i, a, 1i11cere. haNhuotklng. innovallY•. and thoughtful a, Kevin Donoghue lo the Oily Council. In hi, fir/I ter111, he followed lhiough 011 tho,e 0NP01 he p10111iled lo pu,,u• with 1110,e than a lime bit of ,uooe11. mhal a no••I idea that i,t He I, ,0111eone who Ii/ten, lo hi, con,tituenll and actually follow, lh,ough 011 hi, p,01111,e,. •hat 1110,e can 111e Qlk of the per,011 who repre,ent, u,? K••in ha, earned three 1110,e yeau 011 our Oily Council. KIM Goodhue Paid fO¥ by the CommHtH to Re-Elec,t Kevin l>onogh... • 75 B-St, PTLD ME 04101 PAGE10 ISLAND TIMES October 2009 A look at the l\lr. Levinsky is an educational ------technician at Windham High School - Offfclal Ballot and secretary-treasurer for cwo high November ballot Gene,al Municipal Election school athletic conferences. He has Portf.and, Maine - been endorsed by the League ofYoung - District One Peaks Island - Voters. Election day Tuesday, Nov. 3 - November 3, 2009 Mr. Outerbridge is owner of the - gourmet pizzeria Bonobo and is lnstrvctlons to Votffs - notably opposed to fluoridation BYKEVINATTRA A. lo ,ote, 19 In IN ..;,) O pointing D yotw cllotcetll., Hke I*.: • B.FCIIOW~atolhenumberMandldalftrobe11all:edl)r-,.(lfb. - of drinking water. He organized a - C. To-.te Jct I l*IOn w!IOM n,mell not,rlnled on lhe Nik.II, .iie U.Wtdl#lll's MN(ln lhe h - ciuzen's campaign in June called - P~••r11 ..0VII. On November 3, island voters will - - Fluoride Leave Our Water (FLOW) decide who gets seated on the City _...,_ - to get a referendum on the November Conncil, the School Committee, the Pottlll'ICfWtt• 1i - !;OJ eo...;i "'*"' One CN:s:lric:I Cl$co e,y U.. Dbct« - ballot calling for its remo,·al, bur was Portland Water District, the Peaks - ...... 01£ ...... """"'""" ~'11riiilil·m unable to get enough signatures. Island Council and the Casco Bar - o Bnodon.°'8... E. =, Lem..,_ K_L •1:w011.- - , ....!'°'1'Sa.l!I ,, ...... Island Transit Dismct (Casco Bav 0 °"--Bonebekker, Emo R - -c Doooghut,Ke"-J. 0 Ouriert,ndge, Of¥w w. UC«dlsb::~161" - Casco BaY Lin<'s board Lines) board of duecrors. In additio,.;, 7!a.:,..,sir. u eo. Stwl , , seven state referendums are being put 0 Candidates for the Casco Bay - o 0 before the public: five citizen initiatives - Lines board of dtrecrors arc Erno "'.... w Casco Bay Lb$ D~or - and cwo pieces oflegislarion. - CllyCO\IICI At I.Mge PNtcslti.nd Counc:I ...... g'*'lf.,..,,. 0 -·--~l\l'bomuL Ms.Jacobs is the health officer forthe - ...... s, ll>$iNf ~fl.It C..COBilyU,..lllndo, - Munjor Hill and have made their AIU>,;< ·- town ofLongJsland and runs the Cove - c ThcmpSOft, Satltl J. C; Rob«1s,.SuellM B. ~)'ja,Tf!'.m - livmgs in Portland dm·mg rnx,s, 8l9iltbn!'"' 351~""'8- '"' .,, Side Bed & Breakfast there with her Mr. Bragdon, a Democrat, still .....___ - -c 0 huslYand, Rod. Mr. Akes is supervisor makes his living that way as owner and .... ·~A--n...-.en..~...., - of the Public Services Deparunenr on operatorof A-Plus f'amily Taxi. He SU)'S - 0 0 ..,....,emu,c. - Peaks Island. - .158-~l -'*ld he is a pr0poncnt of universal equality w - and civil rights, and based on written - -.... 0 - ...... - • ------ABOVE: Som pie ballot from the City Clerk's office online at www.portla11d1nai1Jt gov/votn/votu.asp. statements he's made, seems in favor by the Spectrum Companies, an of mayoral dectfons and gay marnage affordable housing consulrancr in but opposed to immigrant voring, Cape r.lizabcth, and has been on City Council candidate Charles Bragdon miffpl,oto unless he considers migrant workers the C ity Council since 2006. I le "permanem taxparing people", He is a proponent of mass transit and would also like to increased infrastructure for bicycle replace rhe cir, manager and pedestrian use, as well as increased with an administrator affordable housing, and serves on Massage & Rebalancing C ity Council• incumbents Nick "so no unelected cir, boards of the Casco Ba\' Lutes and official will e,·er have the Greater Portland Tr{1lSlt District Mavodones (left) and Kevin Donoghue. more power than the METRO as well as on numerous st4Jfphoto elected officials" (http:// transit and housing commmees tharlesbmgdl)lfordtJ•«11111cil. (http.J/k.nindonogh11t.«1111/). Peaks 1-;la.nd Con11eil wordpm,.co,,,). Prescott H. Paine Kripalu Bodyworkcr Tn the Peaks Island Council race, Mr. Donoghue SehoolCorrnnitt<.'e two I-year positions created by the 207 .615.3296 pea [email protected] rn is a Green Parry resignations of councilors Mike Candidates running for 3-year terms Independent employed Langella and Bob Hurley will be filled on the School Committee are east end by Suellen Roberts and councilor Tom resident Jenna \"cdil of \'esper Street Bohan in unopposed elections, and for District I and incumbent Sarah two 3-year positions will be filled by Thompson of Starbird Road at-large, Marjorie Phyfe and Ruth Heller, also both unopposed. unopposed. Ms. \"endil has been a political organi,er wtth Opportunity Ma ine and the Maine Pc'Oplc's Alliance, and 1s 8t~t,c, l{eferendums currently a field direct0r for the League The following measures will also of Young Voters (/Jttp://jtn1101~11dil.(om/ appear on the 1':ovember 3 ballot, as Slit/), written here. Ms. Thompson is an educational marketer for a local biotechnology Question I: People's \'ero - An company and has sc1·ved as Chair Act To End Discrimination of the Personnel Committee for the in Civil Marriage and Affirm school system since 2008. Religious Freedom. "Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and \Vat<'r District '1111st(>(l allows individuals and religious Deering resident Kcnnerh l .cvinsky groups to refuse to perform these of Hamblet •\ ·venue and west ender marriages?" Oliver Omerbridge of Dow Street The wording of this quesuon ts arc competing for a 3-ycar position deliberate and confusing. If vou are m as a trustee wich rbe Portland \X"atcr plea.1,e,1ee BALLOT, page 16 District. • October 2009 ISLAND TIMES PAGEu Peak5 5land ~ xpe-rienceS (P I ~- S) Island Mysteries by Pal,ner BY JERRY GARMAN Each year there is a national mystery "It was a damp and writers contest which requires a one a No paragraph entry starting with, "It was foggy night when" a dark and stormy night ...". Islands by Parlong sign was posted in the middle their very nature arc mysterious and of a back shore vernal pool {turtles I -h,\J j 011 ... fed up with visitors); blue-gold ours are no exception. The Casco Bay a island version would start like this: cockatiel went missing (still missing); a small box turtle went missing (still s~cre4 ql-\4 missing); island pheasants vanished "It was a damp and (feral cats quiet); blue trash bags rroft\11el, foggy night when" the exploded overnight (dogs, cats, crows SaintAnthony by the Se;t Catholic and seagulls all quiet). Flock of red retreat burned to the ground during a flamingos perched in island trees winter snowstorm (suspected causes? (actually sunbumed seagulls). there are nun); the bulletin board "It w~s a da~,e and in front of Hannigan's store caught foggy rughtwhen 50bicycle fire (inflammatory letters had been owners disappeared (Public Safety posted); Central Avenue and 'Welch holds bike auction); sailboats and Avenue signs disappeared (part of the dinghies went missi ng (orher islands island witness protection program); a searched); over 500 pounds of sea glass was removed (summer visitors searched); cobblestones went missing from a Welch Street renovation project (entire island under suspicion); stone sculptures on the back shore got dismantled Qealousy); 600 reggae fans disalpeared one Sunday (hurrah!). " t was a damp and foeey night when" the neighbor's leaves piled up on your property (possibly too many of your loud parties); someone took your special parking spot (the same person who takes your seat on the ferry); fall vegetables disappeared from the We're making Peaks Islanders' gardens of"peoplc from away" (could be anyone on the island); snow you financial life easier. shoveled off the driveway got shoveled back onto it (we all know who is doing 1 ~~it w~s a dafI1p and Casco Bay's 1st Island Bank Branch foggy rught when an island is Convenient and rumor startea circulating (as usual car with keys left in the ignition went clockwise around the island); red FULL SERVICE! missing {valet service}: valentine hearts appeared everywhere in the lobby of The Inn on Peaks Island "It was a damP, and (island romantics); the $.host of the foggy nieht when" cracks C cncral roamed the Fifth Maine • Home Equity Lines of Crecfrt appeared in 'Rannigan's glass door museum (protesting too many (round up the usual suspects); pancake breakfasts); strange noises • First Mortgages controversial messages were removed and moving furniture was heard at the from the bulletin boards (island Litchfield cottage (spirits miss fresh • Full Array of Personal & censor at large); 425 tennis balls ve&ctables once grown there). Business Banking Products were removed from Doug MacVanc's It was a damp and house (island dogs suspected); a large foggy night when" this • Wealth Management referee chair disappeared from the article mysteriously ended. Expertise TEIA tennis courts (a very large dog suspected). Branch Hours: Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Sat: 9:00 am • 12:00 noon ATM: 9:00 am· 11:00 pm ' MAINE BANK& TRUST • •, m,11,u b,111k / 01 m,1111r people · A divisian of • ~nitedBank 766-2960 • www.mainebank.com @ I \ ~~ 02009Peopk',UNtHh"k ~mb«FDIC ,~.._...,• ,1,-,.Nld atil~at«-Nm•O...-w__..~-11e1~~11t-V.Mlflhrkl~-•~t1 Strange birds inhabit a tree on the back shore r..-• ..,,,._aa,,._.,_Mf_ll 144 Fore St.2nd Fir• Portland.ME 04101 • 1.07-756-7710 www.hannaford.com SOLUTION TO LAST MONTH'S PUZZLE create a ma>terpiece ii) yovr kitcJ...e" R R C E L V E 0 B D October 2009 ISLAND TIMES PAGE13 ALMANAC October 2009 Sky Oct. 1- 1958: Congress establishes NASA. Sunrise is at 6:38 AM, sunser 6:23 Star Gazing BY MIKE RICHARDS PM. Like an Octopus has eight arms, October Oct. 3- 1815: T he first known meteorite means "eighth month," but it's been the from M:irs lands in France, having been 10th month since Roman King N umus blasted off Mars' surface by a larger meteor Pompilius added January ,nd February to ,ind «oped Mars' weak groviry. rhe from of the calendar in 713 BC. In this Oct. 4- 1957: Russians bunch Sputnik, month alone we gain almost 1.5 hours of the first m:in .. made sarellite, igniting che darkness, the better to see the stars, moons space race. Full '" Harve.sr., moon secs over and planets abo\.'e us. rown this Sunday morning>< 7:08 AM and rises out ofthe ocean again ar6:04 l'M. PLANETS Oct. 5- 1923: Ed Hubble discovers char The ruddy dawn sky is graced hr Venus, spiral galaxies like ours exisr throughout the brilliant lonely "scar.. rising in rhc e.1st, the uruverst. Mercury is easiest ro see chis though a litde lower each day as it heads Mond•r morning before dawn. away toward the backside of the sun. But Ocr.8-S2turn isjusr J/3' abovtMercury she's not really alone: In fact, Venus serves this morning, with Venus well above th,m. as our guide to J\lercurr, rhar elusive speck Oct. 9- 1604: Kepler discovered his oflight below and to the left ofit. Being so supernova, the latest one in our galaxy •nd small and quick, Mercury will soon duck only 20,000 light years away. Ar the rime, our ofsight behind the sun. this cosm.ic explosion was brighter rhan Faince-r Saturn stares the month next to any stor or planet in the sky; rod•y, all that Mercury bur rises up beside Venus by mid remains is •n expanding shell ofcolorful month and then hangs above it. Saturn's gas and dust. rings were edge-on ro E-urh recendy, bur Oct. 11- !Ast quarter moon is high in rhe now we start to see the northern face of sky at sun rise. Sacurn·s rings, rhc first time since 1994. Oct. 13- Saturn is now 1/2' ro th< left Mars is high in che sky before dawn •nd of Venus, with Mercury below them. The wanders slowly into the Bee.hi\'c star duster Moon ,s at pengee, closest to Earrh rhis in Cancerbymomh'send. month, but It's dose to the qu:irrer rnoon, In the evening ro the south, mighty dividing the magnetic artuetion and Jupi«r (89,000 nules wide) outshines every modcroring high tides. star. With steadied binoculars, you can Oct. 15- 1582: Pope Gregory XIII see che four Galilean moons splayed out to introduces his new calendar (the one we the sides of rhis gas giant, and they visibly use today), replacing the 1600 year-old change positions throughout the night, Juhan calendar wh,ch was les.s precise and occasionall)' casting shadows on cop of had gotten rhe months our of synch with Jupiter's mostly-hydrogen clouds, and e,·en the seasons. more rarely eclipsing each other. Oct. 16- A tbm crescent moon hangs ro Illustration byJam ie Ho&"n Well within the course ofa single Earthly the right of( from the top) S•turn, Venus night, Jupiter rotates all rhc way around and Mercury at 6 AM, worth a look with . so fast that it's noticeably fatter than it is binoculars. rail. Earth, being far closer to the sun, is Oct. 18- New moon means dark skies orbiting fascer than Jupiter and l.. ving it all night. Take your binoculars out and be behind quickly, so now is the tin1e to check astounded 3toll the stars in our Milky Way ic out wich .1 cclcscope. The two outer golaxy. Hjghest{"spring") tide this month planets, Unnus and Neptune, arc .ilso ar 11:35 AM, 11.8 feet above rhe month's viSiblc now, though you'll need a finder's lowest ride ar 5:54 PM. Thi< is the weekend chart. to pull the boa cs our- Oet. 21- Orionid meteor shower peaks STARS tonight, and rhe crescent Moon sets :ir Earth's orbital period of365 days n.. rly 7:38 PM, so seeing should be grear chis marches the 360 degrees in a circle, so year. Look easrward and you should $et a the stars move westw.ud about 1" per meceor every couple of minutes, as rhey hir day except for the North Star, which is tbe Earth's upper atmosphere ar40 miles constantly at 45" to the horizon and serves per second. as the center of the stars that seem to circle Oct. 22· 2136 BC- Chinese make as the Ear ch turns. m•nkind's fi,sr ,~cord of a solar eclipse. Overhead, the Northern Cross appears Tbey still awe people today, so imagine first to my eres, ond ifl add wing-tips to che what fe.-. rs they instilled then. short timber it becomes the constcllarion Oct. 25· First quarter moon is high ar Cygnus the Swan. To the north in Lyro is sunset and ar apogee, its furrhuc point brilliant Vcgo, blue and hot, spmning twice away from Earth, so tides :1re about as a.s fast as our sun and burning through its unimpressi\•east:heygethere in Maine. hydrogen fuel at a prodigious rate. Its pole Ocr. 26· T har's Jupiter to the left of rhe is pointed toward us •nd is fairly close ot 25 small •nd slightly gibbous moon. "Neap" light years, so when it goes supernova in 4 tide is today, wirh jusr 5.6 feet between million years it may throw a nasty gamma highat5:50AMand low at 11:46 AM. ray our way. Because ofE-uth's wobbly spin, Oct. 31- Sunri$eiS at 7:15 AM ,nd sunser Vega~ our North Scar 14,000 years ago is at 5:33 PM this Halloween Saturday and will be again in another 14,000 years, night. Ancient Celts in Ireland celebrated if you like to plan ahead and mark that on Sam.hain, the end of tbe harvest, by carving your calendar. faces into gourds and hanging bones from rbe windows to ward off the wandering COMETS& METEORS spirits. 1200 rears ago, Pope Gregory IV T his month, one comet passes west moved All Sames' D•y ftom May to Nov. l of Aquila the Eagle in the evening, and to rake advantage of this pagan celebration another passes near Venus in the morning. already underw•y- Halley's Comer last approached the sun in Moldy seed potatoes shipped from 1986 and left a trail ofd ust through which America caused blight and famine in Earth passes on the 21st, creating t he Ireland from 1845 ro 1852 and drove Orionid Meteor Shower, which should be a million Irish ro America, bringing good this ye-u. H alloween with them. Daylight Saving Red-giant Arcturus, the fulcrum of Time ends tomorrow at 2 AM, so turn your TR'"°' ""'11...... BoOtcs che Herdsman is j ust setting o n clocks back an hour before you hit the hay a3 IJUU A\Dl"t: tonight. Tomorrow you'U have more lighr m .1~G.C011 the western horizon as yellow Capella in ~~-.w,.W Auriga the Charioteer rises in the east. in the morning and less in the evening and that's a good thing for st-.r-gazers. PAGE14 ISi.AND TIMES October 2009 breas t cancer benefit show at the Gem Gallery in February 2.0 0 7. She created painted wood items, I then added fe lt ornaments and t table runners with pink polka dots, calling the series, "Dots for Dot" in oam1ngs memory of her mother, Dot Flynn. Twenty percent of sales are donated Fibrr connections to the Susan G. Komen Fund (ww5. komen.org). She attaches a tag BY JAMIE HOGAN bearing a photo of Dot to every piece, As the fall air turns crisp, we yearn delighted when someone says, "I for fuzzy warmth. How fitting that didn't know Dot the taxi driver was October 3 is the International Day your mother!" of Felt. An organization called We Kat hy finds irony in her use of Felt United (www.fe ltunited.com) pink, "a color my mother a lways intends to garner global visibility wanted to put me in. But l was not with fiber artists all overt he world a girly-girl, not with five brothers!" posting photos of their fiber art in She added, "I like folk art and old action. The Food and Agriculture timey painting, but this lets me work Organization of the United Nations outside of that, with bright colors.• also named 2009 the International She makes lively hooked rugs, Year of Natural Fibres (www. ornaments, and pillows a longside naturalfibres2009.org). her painted wooden pieces. With Given that wool is produced in the mixed experience of craft fairs about 100 countries, its demand as behind her, Kathy is organizing a a natural product is sensitive to the Family Craft Fair, to be held at the s ame economic s lowdown as any Doug Macvane Community Center other. Peaks Island artist, Suzanne on _Saturday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to Parrott, is dismayed that the wool 2p.m. she ordered from Canada will not She sa id, "Anybody participating arrive unt il after her upcoming has to be related to the Toohey Girls, show, "Inside and Out", opening by blood or marriage," referring to Friday, Oct. 9 at the Gem Gallery her mother, Dot, and aunt, Betty (www. pea ksisla ndart.blogs pot. Slayney, island sisters with hearty com). Still, she is k nee deep in wool fam ily trees on Peaks Island. Kathy scraps a nd eager to transform will show her wood and wool. Her nephew, Connor, will show his glass the gallery into an installation of ABOVE: Suzanne Parrott creates fingerless gloves in cozy textures and colors texture. works, wh ile her sister-in-law, Beth, for "Inside and Out" at the Gem Gallery. BELOW: Kathy Newell'• Dots fo r Doc will provide a baked goods table " lt will be mostly wearable, and creations support breast can cer research while honoring her mother, Dor Flynn. mostly felt," Suzanne said. She will and son•in-law, Adam, will exhibit ex hibit vests, s k irts, a nd a wid e photos byJami< Hoga11 photography. range of fingerless gloves in various Kathy's cousin, Gayl Vail, will sell sizes and subtleties of shades. She's elasticity- that synthetic fibres just this past summer. Kathy has been handmade cards, with Gayl 's s ister, also fabricating bags, made from her cannot match." working in wool since taking a one Meg, and nephew, Justin, showing own designs which are carved onto Suzanne will use her painting day rug-hooking class at Ma ine pottery, while another s ister, Laurie, blocks , hand-pr inted with fabric ta len t s as a backd rop for her College of Art (www.meca.edu). will sell quilts. Each of them will inks onto canvas or oil cloth, and we arable piec es, including "I just loved it," she exc la imed. donate a piece for a chance table, sewn. "I'll also have felt sa mp les rest ructured clothing not made She approaches her fiber work in manned by Kat hy's mother-in-law, for feeling. It's odd that people are from wool. In recognition of the the same folk art manner as her with 100 percent of t he proceeds reluctant to touch art, but the t.acti le In ternational Day of Felt, she will paintings on wood. "I draw the donated to t he Ma in e Cancer qualities are so important. And, this create a felt awning fo r the doorway pict ure, but I use wool inst ead Foundation (www.mainecancer.org). is sturdy wool," Suzanne said. of the gallery "unless it rains." she of paint. And it's portable. Even "Cancer has touched all of us in As Nat ura l Fibres 200 9 puts said. the hunt for old clothes and army some way; said Kathy. She and it, "Wool's complex prote in An other Pea k s Island artist, blankets is fun. Plu s, sometimes daughter, Amanda will walk in the structure is responsible for unique Kathy Newell, knows all about rain. peop le even leave t hem on my Susan C. Komen Race fo r the Cure on characteri st ies and properties Ii interfered with her schedule of doorstep." Sunday, Oct. 18. Their team n ame? such as exceptional resilience and outdoor craft fa irs that she installed She first contributed pieces to a The Pink Polka Dots. in the ya rd next to the Gem Gallery Antiques on Peaks Enjoy the Adventure! Located on the Lions' Club Fairgrounds. Fall/Winter Hours; 11-5 • Open now through Columbus • Day Weekend; Fri.-Sun. Columbus Day to Thanksgiving; • Saturdays & Sundays. Thanksgiving to Christmas (including Christmas Eve Day); Saturdays. October 2009 ISIAND TIMES PAGE15 Island Newspapers From the FIFTH MAINE A neat way tod iscover the past BY KIM MACISAAC FIFTH MAINE MUSEUMCURATOR The "island grapevine", as old 1imcrs call it, has kepi generations of islanders informed of news events, goings-on, . -•. even gossip and tall tales. Yet Peaks has always had its share of newspapers as ..: well. . -.. . One of the earliest was the Island Gazette, a hand written newspaper edited by E.A. Daniels and published by James B. Jones for several years in the late 1860s and early 1870s. It contained poetry, letters to the editor, historical articles, and commentary on island social events. The February 7, 1870 issue printed this announcement: "In a few weeks there will be no lack of bacon on the Island, as the Smokehouse is in full operation.'' The brand new Peaks Island School in 1880. The meat that was smoked came from pl,oto courtesy ofth< Fiftl, Mai.,, Museum pi,gs raised on the island. An 1869 issue reponed the following: house, wh ich is under the supervision will accommodate 120 scholars; and, as School. It holds the distinction of being "The Portland Argus (newspaper) of the of Mr. E.E. Fassett, is silllated in the this number much exceeds the number of the oldest elementary school building 15th instant contains an account ofa visit centre of the island, the main entrance school going children now registered in slill in use io lhc Portland school district. of inspection lately paid by the editor of facing Portland. The inspection showed the dislricl, it is likely co meet all wants It replaced the original one room wooden that journal with the Mayor of Ponland 1ha1 the schoolrooms were wel I ordered for many years." school house, built in 1832 on the site and several other gentlemen, to a school and spacious, and the arrangements and The school house described in the where the fire trucks and ambulance now house now in an advanced slate of conveniences all that could be desired. Argus is none other than the central reside. construction on Peaks Island. The school The siructurc will cosl only S6,000 and portion of our current Peaks Island I n M e m 0 r y Since Halloween is a celebration career in Optometry, he was also an granddaughters. Bobbi Jo Limburner, son William of the dead, we thought it would be avid sailor. I le was predeceased by h.is Ro bert S. Stevens, 82, Porrland, A. (his wife Anne-Marie), brorher appropriate this month to briefly wife Ruth, and is survived br his sister Thursday Dec. 25 at Gosnell Hospice Edward, sisters Mary Dyer and Judith mention the people in the Casco Bay Rhoda Tolford Scone, son Timothy House in Scarborough. He was an Potter, 10 grandchildren, rwo great island community who died since W. (wife Kathryn), daughter Nancy cducacor and principal in Maine, grandchildren and many nieces and October 2008 in order to make a T. Aceto (husband William), nieces Connecticut and Massachusetts, and nephews. collective record of the year and to Margaret Loomis and Andrea Davis spent summers on L ittle Diamond remember their lives. (husband Robert "Skip" Davis), and Island where he served as a captain for This record is in large part thanks two grandchildren. the Casco Bay l,ines and also opetatcd February 2009 ro rhe tireless efforrs of our staff a fishing charter service. He was researcher Irene Schensred who predeceased by his wife Lo uise, and Irving S. "Bud" Fisher, 88, Great diligentlr studies the area newspapers November 2008 is survived by his daughters Pamela S. Diamond Island, Tuesday Pcb. 24 at for relevant information. Our records O hda and Marsha L., son Daniel W., t he Maine Veteran's Home. A retired may not be complete, we apologize in David L. Adams Sr., 69, Peaks brother Daniel, eight grandchildren mineralogist and professor, he served advance for any omissions. Island, Saturday Dec. 13 of idiopathic and fiye great-grandchildren. as treasurer of the Great Diamond Names arc listed Ln alphbctical order, pulmonary fibrosis. J\ talented Richard C. Watson, 65, Long Island Association for many years. grouped monthly based on the date of clockmaker and dedicated monitor Island. Monday Dec. l in hospital. He is survived by his wife Virginia death. There were no recorded deaths of local politics, he is survived by his Having retired from a 30-year career (Stockman), daughter Beth M., sons for people in connection to the islands wife Jan Parks A., his daughter Debbie at Control Devices in Standish, he Charles F. and Lawrence F. (wife in months that arc not listed hcre. Heckman, sons David L. Adams had recently mo,•ed co the island Abigail), and four grandchildren. His Jr. (wife Pamela Jane) and Brian E . and cook u p lobstering. He spent brother Joseph Otto was killed during (pMtnet O a,·id J. Blackwell), his sister his first Thanksgiving t here the World War II at the Battle ofthe Bulge. October 2008 Nancy Adams, two granddaughters, pre,•ious week. He was predeceased Charles A. H ar vey, Jr., 59, two nieces and one nephew. by his brother William and one son Chebeague Island, Wednesday Feb. F lor ence M . Connolly, 94, Richard "Dick" Dougherty, 88, Richard Clarke Jr. He is survived by 18 after a brief illness. A trial lawrer Gulfport, Fl, Monday Oct. 6, 2008 of Brighton, NY, Wednesday Nov. 19 of his wife Mary Tompson, daughters who served on President Carter's unspecified causes. She grew up on w1specified causes. J\ veteran of World S:mdy Atwood (husband Wayne), and Peaks Island and later on Munjoy Hill, War II and journalist with the Gannett , p/e Fort Scammcl in o rder to preserve it. (onb SISt nrividu»'S25 farntly}~ you, dONOOM wt She was prcdcccascd by her sistcr Betty Donald L . Perry, 69, Peaks Island, BALLOT,frompa91112 Municipal Association sar it g ives che state too much authority over Are You Ready municipal decisions. Tn addition, the)· say chat tytng spending Iimits to for Winter? che previous rears' expenses makes the budget process unresponsive to current conditions. Start saving mone.;1 before A fairly evenhanded account of the winter approaches debate over 9ucstions 2 and 4 can be found through the More Green Now website at: bttp://wu-w.moregrtttmow.com/ BY NICOLE EVANS 11e11~/39/26/d,N,u,. Energy saving improvements m2dc to Question 5: Citizen Iniuative - An existing homes " i II provide homeowners Act to Establish the Maine w,rh a SI ,500 {maximum) federal rax Medical Marijuana Act. "Do c redit next )'ear. The uResidenlia l School Committee candidates Jenna Vendil (left) aod incumbent Sarah Thompson you want to change the medical Energy Properry Crcdir" applies to (right}. marijuana laws to allow treatment upgrades including insulation, energy pboto,from jt•n•V Question 7: Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 1, &a:id Constitutional Resolutions of 2009). "Do you favor amending alty t he Constitution of Maine to increase the amount of time that local officials have to certify the KIRK GOODHUE ALYCE A. BAUERLE JILL KEEFE signatures on direct Initiative petitions?" LAURIE WILDES DEB HANNA This amendment gives citizens two m o re wee ks (10 workdays) in each legislative session to get their petitions to the legislature, and adjusts Nitole Evans is a Projett Director with PEAKS ISLAND PORTlAN0 LONG ISLAND t he amount of tim e allowed for CAIH Greater Portland, a partnenhip • • • signature certification by two days, of community leaders ana industry 207.766.5966 207.775.7253 207.232.0758 reducing it in the case of a people's experts managed by United Way tbat veto and increasing it fot an initiative. enables families and individuals in Legislators also get an extra week to Cumberland County to achievefimmtial return initiatives to petitioners. stability_. She can be contacted at WWW .P DRTISLAND.COM [email protected] October 2009 ISIAND TIMES PAGE17 0 p I N I 0 N City Catering to CAT Passengers Complicates CBL User Parking BY HENRY MYERS permitted to park in the Thames Street lot. . Thus the city has foregone the greater revenues 1t would have Portland's contract with CAT owner, Bay Ferries, contai_ns MARINE received from CBL users. Moreover {and worse m terms of PASSENGER provisions for CAT passengers to use the Thames Street dirt besmirching its credibility) it has considered the sa~faction of TERMINAL lot located across the street from the Ocean Gateway terminal. parking needs ofout-of -state CAT passengers_more important PARKING The parking fee of $10/day goes to the _city, which previously than providing for parking needs of taxpay~ng residents of leased space in this lot to Casco Bay Lmes users enor to the Portland's island territories who have been denied the option of opening ofthe Ocean Gatew~y garage and arrival of the CAT. eaying for relatively convenient and inexpensive parking in the This pact with Bay Ferries was made not w1thsta11d 1ng Thames Street lot. an agreement between the city and_ the own_ers of the Oce~n At bottom city officialdom has pandered to a commercial Gateway parking garage that proh1b1tcd public parking on CIIY enterprise, Bay Ferries, which yields little benefit to the ci~y land in its vicinity until all the spaces allotted for. long-term at the expense of citizens who provide the funds that pay their parking in the garage were leased, an_agreementwh,c~ ~ppears salaries. to haveoeen entered into by city officialdom without g1v1ng the The fact that CBL, which has a responsibility to represent affected public an opportunity to comment there.upon. . irs owners with respect to their mainland parkin~ need_s, as In 2008 the city received $17,110 from parking associated well as the citizens and local media by and large don t take issue with Bay Ferries, compared with a lowball estimate of with such behavior does not bo ·, ' PAGE 18 ISLAND TIMES October 2009 COMl\fLWTY XOTES Children must be accompanied by an Tbe (lem FALL 2009 SHOW room. 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