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Peaks Island Times : Jun 1978

Tim Fitzgerald

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PHoro FRANK DALEY PROTEC TED STORY·page 5 BRACKETT 11EMQRIAL CHu;cH STAPF WILL HOLD A rA8EWELL E­ MANAGING CEPTlON JUNE 11TH AT PM E:>ITOR TIM l'ITZGERALD FOR REV, HENRY HUDDLESTON PRODUCTION IRENE MURRAY AND FAMILY, ALL ISLANDS T. SHANE CORDIALLY INVITED, The Port:land Pl.aming Board ADVERTI SING LORETTA VOYER will hold two public hear­ TIM FITZGERALD ~ on the Areawi.de wacer SUBSCRI PTI ONS LORETTA VOYER Quality Manaf!/Dent Pl.an on DISTRIBUTION DOUG MACVANE AMERI CAN LEGION WILL HOLD THE Tuesday, June 13, 1978. SEC . - TREAS. I RENE HURRAY THEIR ANNUA~ SUIIMER FAIR ON The heariigs will begin at PHOTOGRAPHY & J ULY 8TH , LU~CHEON WILL 3:30 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. in EDITORI A:. START AT 11:50 AM, Roan 209, City Hall, 389 CONSU:.TANT LEON CLOUGli Ccngres.s Screet, Portland, Maine. If you are wable to attend these hearings, DOREEN MC CANN DANCERS please send your camx,nts THE Til1ES ASSUMES NO LIABILITY by letter to Donald l'.egathlin FOR ANY PRINTING ERROR IN AD - WILL PRESENT Planning Director, Roan 2ll, VERTISING OR OTHER MATTER, EX­ "PASSPORT TO HAPPINESS" City Hall, Port:land, Maine. CEPT TO PUBLISH A CORRECTION All correspondence received OF THAT POR~ION THAT IS I N ON MONDAY, JUNE 26TH will be distributed to d,c ERROR . 7:30 P .H. Planning Boaxd namers for their considerati.ai. GREENWOOD GA RDENS WE AT THE TIMES WOULD LI KE IF YOU HAVE BE EN RECEIVING YOUR EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT OUR' SUBSCRIPTION TO THE TIMES AT YOUR WINTER ADDRESS, PLEASE BE SURE TO ADVERTIS ING RATES, THEY ARE CHANGE THIS WHEN YOU ARRIVE FOR VERY REASONABLE, ATS 3 .oo PER THE SU MM ER. CAU LORETTA VOYER COLUMN INCH, WITH A DISCOUNT 76 6 - 2S23. ON HALF OR FULL PAGE ADS , WE WILL DESIGN THEM OURS ELVES Public Service Announce

Edwards, a former captain for Casco Bay Lines in the KEY 11JVE CHESS: Q - R8 1950s, has had a "deep in­ t erest in the Islands since that time." PEAXS ISLA~D SCHOOL Nfil FRIDAY , MAY 26th: Xing Jr . bond under t hedirection of Mr . Wiener CHESS TOURNAMENT-Monday after­ p r esented a 3 0 ain ute concert at t"tt"tf"t""i::l(.11"4La'U) '1 :r;:r OOct:7'C:Of"t noons all year , Bud Lester has the gya . Another b and concert ~ ...-0.,0*"10 1-' • c.n '1 ::1 <'1'-< :7' given of his time and talent to has been sc heduled by ~iverton :r c. 1.11,.. . c,o on organize and super vise a Chess • C:7' ~ ~- ::r- Elementa ry School for June 5th. g nc, l; '"tC."f Club. The tournament has been ::, o ,;,...~,o - C,.;::D;:J l'!l ::r'::l ..... t't u. going for several week s now and FOURTH GRADERS vill t ravel to oc.-o .... :,-~ the three top prizes are almost " .. '"t " .... () 0 August a with Mrs. Cleaons on >iVl 1110 ::r a" o -o all dec ided with 1 st place t o Fr iday. June 9th for tours of the OC->t"t :::r' CO +-' ::r' Josh Scandlen, Grade 2; 2nd place ~ >i ::, O ~ W 0 S t ate House , State Mu seua, Fo rt CllCC."0 ::1 -Cfll• Vl'"t to Pa ul Gorhaa, Grade 3; 3rd p l a ce Western & the Blaine Ho use . C >1()P l3 t"t '1 ...... , .... 0 ... --· CIJ finals wil l be hel d soon among OONNVli-~ U);D, Torr Kelso. Gra de2, Ron Flash V'I (ll UI ;:J "~ N & UPCOMI NG BIG EVENTS Vari ous c lass t"t<• ,.O::r nOM' # Ro bert Deane, Grade 6. ~ .... '1 :::t c o p icnics , a fie l d d•Y, trips t o O" (II n,.fo't

AMERI CAN LEGION • RI TTNG CONTEST Students i n Grade 6 have been writing t his week on t he theae of Americani sm . They are par­ ticipating i n a writing contest SERYlflG BREAKFAST sponsored by t he American Legion tl42 Randall - McVa ne Pos t. Peaks LUNCH & DfN NER Island winners should be announced soon with first prize of a $SO. FROM U.S. Savings Bond. I 7 A,M, TUESDAY, May 23rd: Mr . Stokes , TO Pr incipa l and Mrs. Rossi , guid ­ ance Counselor for Xing , Jr. High lOP ,11, School came out and spoke with } our 6t h graders as part of their pr eparation f o r seven th grade. DAI LY. Our students hope to attend a aodi f ied step- up day at King Jr. on the afternoon of June 2nd. 153 HIGH STREET THURSDAY,~ 25th ; MR , Storer•s cla ss froa Eaerson PORTLAND, MAINE School visited Peaks Is l and for t he day. Ellen Klain of t he recreat ion Dep t . and students fro• Grades 3, 4, &S gave guided tour s of t he I sland talking about hi storical & envir onmen t al facts . Have these events rea ll y aid­ the responsibility fo r t he ed Peaks Island in having cost and inst allation of the PROTECTION bet t er pro tection from disas­ hydran ts fal l s under the PWD t er? To find out, tvo aem­ The City of Port land want s · Un f ortunately, it is part o f bers of the Staff first in­ the Water Distrie:t(Pti'O) to human nature to wait until t erviewed Ra l ph Jack son, one ~a~e over these responsibil- there has been a disaster, of t he is l and callmen. Next , 1t1es on Peaks . But before or near disaster, before we went over water to talk PWD takes over t his project , there is preventive action with Deputy-Chief Carleton E they want the regu lation taken , o r so it seeas . Not Winslow of the Po rtland Fire· which prohibits the use of withstand ing, is t he case of Departmen t . From the Fire less than six inche pipe to the recent series of fires Depa rtmen t, we went to the Pub­ be revoked. here on Peaks I sl a nd. T he lic Safety Dcpart acnt to chat Our a lmost nev truck has a voices that were ra i s ed from with Fr!nk A, Amoroso , Direct or leak in t he tank and cannot the island, in conjunction of Public Safe ty Oepartaen t be used, although it has with the most r ecent fire and David Eldr idge , Head of' been promised that it wi ll on Welch Str eet, have cau sed be fixed shortly. the aost activity down a t t he Island Services Division. the fire barn since they In t alking vith Ralph , second So auch for pointing t he ripped out the f lappers and finger at Portland . For the in command of t he callmen 1 we went with a sound alar• s ys ­ were i nfo r aed that we are auc h Isla nd ve have problems that tem. bett er off now t han bef ore the both t he cal l aen and the last fire , but that there still Portland Fire Departaent a­ Ac c ording to some of the exist problems which i nhib it gree o n : first per sons to report t he the fireaen's perforaance o f Very f e w of t he streets a re Welch Street fire, there w-as duty. Among the probl ems marked# and f e wer houses are a fair amount of tiae ela psed brought to o ur a t tention are: numbered . This si t ua t ion has before t he firemen r esponded I f the wind is blowing st r o ng been brought up bef oro, and to the f ire. Once they did , enough in any one directi o n been defeated . Ho wever , with the water pressure seemed to the only people guaranteed ~ f all the great weal t h of a rtis ­ be too low to conta in the hearing the present fire alara t ic tal ent t hat resides on fire and it began to spread. syst em a r e those that l ive i n t hi s i sland , it seems an easy However, this possible c o n­ the proximity of the fire barn task to create a system o f flagration did not occur and markings and nu•ber s t ha t the firefighters were abl e to As a a a tter o f fact, there is a calling part y who live near would blend i nto the envl ron - extinguish the bl aze . t he fire barn to ensure t hat 11ent. For if by having a number t ho se callaen living on the on a house , or a street ma rked Since the fire t he following far edges of Peaks have heard the differ ence mean s saving ' has happened on Peaks: t he alarm . Portland feels a life or not, then the calm t hat t his si t uation does not and beauty of t he i sland is The first i nspection by any requ ire corrective action un­ not lost but ga i ned i n t he Portland fire chief ever . t il the proposed fir e house/ long run. c ommun ity center is comp l eted ­ The delivery of a near- nev even if it takes over a year Most impor t ant of al l com­ fire truck, which had been t o construct the s truct ure plaint s voiced sitting on the mainland by Ralph and (This exp l ains the t a rtiness others are t he specta t ors. waiti ng f or just such an in­ of the r e s pon se)! cident to arise that wou l d I n most areas of Peaks , t he gg AWAY.....!:!2!! FIRES! Al• deem it necessary to t rans­ low tn"c"fir!persoiis"to per­ port . r•mp o r no r amp .the size of t he hydrant ma i ns are f orm t heir Job without 1· n t er- truck , t hree and four inches in e r cnce. If you must see diameter, explaini ng t he low what ls going o n- try to For two consecutive Sundays water volumn. Wher eas in keep the cro wd a safe dis­ t her e has been a four hour Portland regulation s p rohibit tance ava y . t he use of hydrant pip es tra ining session with on ­ smal l er than six i nches . As / hands dri l l around Peaks t·In orde r t o answe r the q ues- far as !his o ne goes, i t ha s 10~ at the beginning of t his and training films for o~r turned int o a politica l ball­ call men , art1cle(Are we pro tected?) gaoe between Ci t y Hall and must !sk o urselves not wha; we I the Portland Wa t er Dist rict. the firemen are going t o do !" short, we have had a muc h It seems that years ago the t o protect us be tter , but iaproved , and much needed Ci t y of Portland vith the in. t eraction' be tween the Por. t - r a ther are we ready to work hel p of our taxes, paid for along side of the f i re fight ­ land Fire DepartQent and o ur and insta l led t he presen t Engine I 12, ers, or sit back and accept hydrant system. I n Portland, whatever happens? CONT, PG , 8 · PAGE 5 HEALTH CE:1/Te:R lo'EWS HEALTH CENTER NEWS 50 YRS, S'U11r.Jer ie on the LJaiJ and 800n ON MIDDLE CPR in Jut11 or ~ugu8t, OW' t>ieitors with arrive. A Please cat t the Beaith notorized permisoion slip STREET, Qmter (871 - 2901) to :register. signed by a parent wi ti pre­ vent dstay of nedicat or surgical treatr.,ent to a minor ·~ CHILTON PAINT C MaJ"ge 1Jilt be on vaoa tum in the pa.Nnts absence. June 7th through Jwu, 25, The 772- S671 49 ExCHANGE ST office wi ti be "!'en Ngular Often a minor niece, nephe:i)_, PORTLAND, ME houre e:rcept on HOnday I/hen or grar.dchitd .,,;tt becu,,;e iZZ hoU1'6 witt be 12 noon to 7:00. or> hur t and need treatment. PAINT-UNFIN ISHED FURNITURE­ /i:,satyn Catlagher RN, F/IA from Jlithout a permiasicm slip, a PAINTERS SUPPLIES­ Fami ty Prac tics wi tt cowr the long distance phone o:ztt must office >iifoh witi be closed be mde to obtain parental WALLPARER on lledne.sdays as usual. . After perrri..88ion. . So Grwmriea, WE WILL DEL IVER ANY ORDER hour.s_, oall. the Maine Uedioat. Gr-ar.dpies, Aunts, and Uncles Csnter (871- 0111), identify or fri,eruiJJ --be prepa2'ed and yourse tf ac an is, land Nsiden t have your vioi tor oome wi tJi and ask for the Famity Practice ihe necessary essential Dr. on Cati. peTni..esicn slip. THRIFT SHOP

LEAVE OP ABSENCE Bel-c.J is a s.a,,rple-- ... Jus-c l"e: ... WELCH STREET(NEXT TO ART ) ,wmber to have it notoriaed. GALLERY !brge witt be on a much needed PEAKS ISLAND, MAINE . leai,e of absence the month of SAMPLE-- Julw. In as much as thi,a i$ hm­ WE TURN DISCARDS INTO DOLLARS I home co,.,...,., ty and she o>i tt be I hereby give perr.rission for TAKE HOME A TREASURE, spending part of ths tu,,,, on ~e any ~dicat or aurgioaZ. t reat­ OPEN JUNE 17TH THRU is,tand enjoying the role of i,n,fe, Ment for my (son, daughter) in >u,meri:iker_, mother, and grar.d­ r.:g absence. LABOR DAY mcther_, it is requested tha-t /;AME istandsn respect her orivacy. llllTE OP SIRTI! UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE nease do not approach· hsr with DATE LP.ST TBTAJIVS SHOT WOMEN OF BRACKETT MEMORIAL any ....,aicat proble,.,,--o:ztt XNO',/N ALLEJK;IES ( i nctuding the 1/eaith Center during houre medicationaJ CHURCH and the Mains Nedical, Center CURREIIT ,~DICI!IES afte1' hours. T'M office IJitt //OSPITAL INS. be covered on a 5 da;J basis FATHER'S NA.lfE during Juty by Jane Coolidge HOTllER'S NANE RN FNA. u...-e witi be back CANVAS INDOORS OR OUT _, ,·.-.....c tt 1..---· HOME AND WORK PHOIIES in Augua:t on a S day L'U(So,8 . ADDRESS A NEW SERVICE IN MAINE SIC.¥A'I!JRES .,--,. . OJstom made CU$hioni NOTAP.Y SEAL for wk:ui, -.wought PAGE 6 Ll4TE iron or wood lra,tM furnit1.n in bti'!flily . striped or $01.d lid-it 'We1rflt eanvn. WANTED: ANTIQUE FURNITURE OIL LAMPS OLD QUILTS CLOCK\LO GUNS w, cvnom m,u c:an~ rep1.aoef'l'IIM1s SILVER ITEMS OLD POSTCARDS for ha:td to fit CNirs­ PEWTER in water resistant. ANY RELATED ANTIQUE ITEMS mildrwproo f, 18oz. chair clvek ,n 24 colors. CALL: 1; The ROBERT LOGAN 829- 3021 10 Exeh.angi! SUMt ,.~ Canvas Portland. Maine 041(11 C2071 n3-3888 WILL FURNISH ISLAND REFERENCES UPON REQUEST, ,, ~ Exchange .Mon-Sit 10-5 1-i,-4$ COLLECTION ______,. PROGRESS REPORT ON NEW PEA KS I SLAND COMMUNITY BUILDING

On ~arch 20, 1978 the Port l and City Council naaed the f ollow ­ ing to be members oftthe Peaks Island Building Coaaittee: :\.telanctJ, Matthew Barron, John Flynn, Theodore Warren , 1'- Crystal 't Dougl a s Macvane, Roberta De a ne , Pa ul Husted, & Raymond Herrick, William Dukes , Irene Schensted, Crafts Edward O!Millo, Willia• Lydon, and Harry Cur.11aings . The building committ ee held its first meeting at the Peaks F 1~, \YATIUIFOIIIID Ctlll'+'.TAL Island school Ap r il 1, 1978. At this meeting the site location k A.N OMli,0£ was u nan imously voted o n to be the present fire station and t he L 1N l .NS litt l e house next to it on the corner of Sterling Street. The WOOC.&H, general concensus of the coaaittec is for housing p ublic safety, JIW CLIIII'+' p u bl i c toilets, all purpose public rooms and a branch library. IMP'OIIIIT~D F ooos Mr. Cuamings wil l prepare suggestions for architect engineer TIUOITfON.U. RECOAU9 service for o u r next meeting . l'"l!

The City h a s now completed a l and survey on the property chosen. Th.- EK.dia~ The City bas an option on t he little house and t i tle search is IOE.vbanct"Sc. l\ntl:and, M.irw now under way and purchase should be p laced on t h e l ast council 77J--'iHJZ agenda i n June.

The H.U . O. e nvir onmonta l clearance bas bee n started and should be completed at this dat e.

On May 17, a meeting of the building coaaitteo was held at City II:[ ISLAND lS WATCHING Hall to choose an architect. Seven members attended and inter­ THE ISLAND IS WATCHIN G viewed three architects that had shown int erest in t he project. IS SHE CRAZY OR SANE •croup Design Project ' was chosen. This decision wi11 be pre THE ISLAND IS WATCHIN G sente d t o the City Council at a June aeeti ng . Due t o scheduling THEY SEEM SO PLA IN architects, this meeting was he ld at city hall, but it is the wish of t h e comaittce that all other neetings be held on t he is­ CURIOUS LY & A BIT SCARED land. THE SEPARAJ ION IS FINAL FINALLY WE VE DARED Target for construction sta rt : TO REALLY SET ME FREE If a l l plans s t ay on schedul e , the committee hopes to put tho building under con struct ion d u ring Septeaber . T h is would per• COULD WE EVER REALLY CONNECT mit t he exc3vation and cement work to be f inished while teaper­ THIS ISLAND &ME a t ures are still good. The Port l and Pier work s hould b e done THIS ISLAND ME by this t i me and t hat will help. & John J. Flyn n YET ~TI LL i 'N SURE CONGRATULATIONS to Island S.M.V . T. I . graduates : THEY LL WANT TO WATCH & SEE NOT ME Mary McCa nn r eceived her Associate degree as a ~arine NOT NE, Biologist Technician. - ANON- Laurie Bemis completed a course in Water Wa ste Tre~ tmcnt . PAGE 7

George Alexander lII (Grandson of Alberta 6 George Al exan der) completed a covrse in Hotel Management & Restaurant Can y ou bcAl il ? Operation. 'roo.n d Peo..Ks j n Thoaas Whitcoab , J r. (Grandson of Roy Whitcomb) completed 1 a course i n Law Enforceaent Techn o l ogy . I hr. 59-•s. 59-s. ~ - Sc."l "JI D.M.,V.a111• t 0- Dv• r ' " " BOOK APPRAISAL- I'/' Ro,., i-d! ! Gool>,< I BUY ANTIQUES . ON OR OFF THE ISLAND, WE UJC. 1• WILL OFFER A FREE AP PRA ISAL TOP DOLL.AR PA ID FOR SERVICE ON BOOKS FOR SALE, QUALITY PIECES. 5,3L AN APPOINIBE~T -4 ~8R0 MO N-SAT - PM DON HELLER 762 CONGRESS ST . CARLSON-TUR NER BOOKS 775-0902 772-0820 8 MILK ST,, PORTLAND mentary for the Cit y for Water Quality Again s ubmission to the EPA. TREFETHEN EVERGREEN IMPRO VE MENT The Peaks Island Wat­ We hope the guidelines ASSOCIATION er Quality Committee will be modified to is ready to start t he summer i n has written a report en­ enable a tiny residential full sving in spite of the win­ titled "Toward A MorP. ocean-side community ter daaage. Thanks to Ted ~and, Sensible Approach to to apply for a wa iver Ed Casey and his crew, we have Water Quality Planning without having to go two new ploats and the daaage on Peaks Island and in through a battery of ex­ to the club has beeft reapired. Other Rural Areas" pensive tests for toxic The club opens July 1st . which details its objec· materia ls such as ls Ecuaenical Vesper.Se rvices will tlons to the pla ns pub­ appropriate for a la rge continue on Sunday evenings at lished in March by the industrial ocean-side 7 pa and are opened to the pub­ Greater Portla nd Councll community like Los lic. or Governments (COO). Angeles. Senio r Cabaret Dance will be Copies of this report a nd Irene Schensted July 15th. also the COO March plans Reception for New Members will are in the Pl library. be July 29th. This past week COG We wish a ll a wonderful and issued revised plans NISSEN'S BAKERY act ive s uamer for 1978. moving In the direction JAMES BROWN desired by the committee. Distributor PROTECT ION CONT , Coples of the revised Peaks Island plans will also be in the Because of our unique situa­ llbrary. COO will submit tion o f being isolated fro• its revised plans to the the nearest helping hand, we Portland Planning Boord on all have to share in the quest June 13. (Public comment­ for better protection for our arY · is invited at that HEALTI! C8NTER TIPS faailies and the island. time.) The r evised COG POISON IVY Next aonth, The TIMES will plans together with our introduce the sixteen meabers comm ittee' s comments 1. Irrrwrs• a:riea in hot tJater of the newly formed Island will be placed on the agen­ at first, or hot bath with Services Division of the Pub­ da of the July Town Meet­ • tl'tion to area,, residents, not only in the the recommendation that 2- 3 ti,,wa a day. v3in of fire fig hting, but the City apply for a waiver 4. If aY'3QG 1.,)Sep, WCU''""' salt also in police duties and e­ of the secondary treat­ and wte,.. aoaka 3 time.a a day- mergency situat ions that arise 1 tbsp salt to 1 qt wter. o n the island. ment requirement for 5. If itching oecomes un­ For t he. staff Peaks, and seek permits bea.."GRIMM WHO PASSED AWAY ON prepare commentar y 2. Atlow to bl<>ed. MAY 13TH, 3. Soak 3 times a day in sait on the current EPA w-ter. THE FAMILY OF OR, JOSEPH guide lines, which were 4 . Cover o,ith bando:id. S, tt~ITE WHO PASSED AWAY •urltten with the city of 5. Clwck ts tam.a shots--if 5- ON rLAY l 6TH, Los Angeles In mindl! 10 yeare Bince last ons, g"et a Jerry O'Br ien and Will­ shot. THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM 8 . Watch for s-ig,u, of infeation. HEL~ER WHO PASSED AWAY iam Goodwin are pre· ON APRIL 23RD, paring separ ate com- Seek medical help if necessary. PAGE 8 ISLAND SEWAGE STUDY SCHOOLBOY BASKETBALL The first Annual School Sports 1WO YEARS Of sruov ANO tn!E Sll.JDY RECJ:l't£NllED Awards Dinner was he l d Tuesday, March 16 , at the Peaks rsland A. two year study of wastewater problems of the Islands Eleaentary School gymnasium. of the City of Portland was undertaken by the lireater Port­ Fe ted at the pot - luck supper land Council of Government s as a part of its area-wide were Coach Chuck Miranda's Peaks water quality planning program financed by a Federal grant Island Gulls b3sketball team and under Section 208 of the Feder al Water Pollution Control the girls cheerleading squad. Act. In or der to start the s t udy with public input, public In their first season with t he hearings were held on Cliff, Long, Great, Little Diamond, Boys Club League, the Gulls and Peaks islands in July, 1976. The meetings were pulled down three regular sea­ designed to inform the public of the planning program, son wins over Catheral, Hall, to seek their assessment of problems and measure the and Reiche Schools, while losing general acceptability of SOflE! of the alternatives being a heartbreaker to North School considered. These hearings were attended by between 20 in double overtiae . The tea• and 30 residents on each island, although the population savoted a come•back victory, of each island varies considerably. however, as they defeated North With the limited publ ic input given In the July 1976 in a tournament game held at hearings the COG study proceeded and a draft of a the Peaks Island School. 'Facilities Plan• was published in June 1977. This draft "Facilities Plan• generated considerable Coach Miranda praised his entire negative conmentaries from the nearly 200 Peaks Island team for their enthusiasm, not­ residents who attended the July 26, 1977 public hearing. ing that the boys played every In response to this public Input the alternative systeos game right to the buzzer, re­ presented were modified and recotnnendatlons were aardless of score. presented In the a Facilities Plan publfshed In December, 1977. These modifications also generated Three special awards were handed na,ch negative connentary, principally related to the out. but the coach nientioned t.hat Clean Water Act of 1977 signed Into l aw shortly after more than one player could easil y the plan was published. Certain provisions of that have been chosen for two of the law provide for less than the standard secondary awards . Chris Alves, the third treatment for discharges to deep ocean waters. highest scorer f or the team was The underlying assumption in the COG facilities selected 3S most improved play­ planning work for Peaks Island was that secondary er while Enid Willard grabbed the treatment would be required for the public outfalls, high scoring honors with 70 as required by the Federal llater Collution Control points. In the free- t hrow per Act, Amendments of 1972 and subsequent regulations. centage category 2 hoopcrs were Because of that assUIIJ)tlon detailed studies of the tied at the SO\ mark. Chris complicated tidal receiving waters and their assi11ilathe Morrill w3s avarded the fl spot, capacities for raw sewage were not performed. completing 18 out of 36, fol low­ Based on a s in.,le comparison of the size of the ed by Ron flash who went 6 for current dlstbarge and the size and nature of the tidal 12 from the foul line . receiving waters. it was noted in the facility plan that the raw sewage discharge probably did not have The basketball program started an overall adverse i°"act on the rece,1ving waters, last year by Chuck Miranda is except in the near shore area where fecal colifonn bac­ drawing well deserved praise teria concentrations may exceed the levels safe for from those involved with the swimming and harvesting shellfish. games, including a few rival The Peaks Island Water Quality eo«mittee a ided by coaches. The team's strong per­ the recent legislative trends has encouraged the City formance t oward the end of the to seek a waiver fr<)ffl the requirement for secondary season was an obvious payoff for sewage treatlllent. The City and the COG water quality the eaphasis placed on practicing planners discussed this at some lengt h and, as a result, t he ba sic fundamentals. ''These the modified "Areawide Water Quality Management Plan• kids were making plays that teams recommends that the City apply for the secondary treat­ in junior high l eague haven't ment waiver that Is now available under the 1977 Clean made'' quipped Mi randa . Water Act . In addition, COG suggests that further faci lities planning studies be undertaken. The Last year . Peaks wasn't in­ mod i fied area-wide plan i s now be ing printed and copies vol ved in league play but the should be available at the Peaks lsland Branch Library coach managed to ncgoti3te a (for those persons not on COG ' s mailing list ) by the t ime this issue of the Peaks Island Time s hits the CONT, PG, 15 newsstands . CONT , PG, 13 PAGE 9 PEAKS ISLAND LIBRARY TOWN MEETI NG ' 1978 Th is su:irne r as soon as school Bo und by a shar ed sen se of frustration at t he lack of abil­ lets o ut, we w il.1 begm. our ity to have knowledge 6 i nput i nto matters that affect our summ,r program. The theme island lives , a study gr oup , under t he leadership of Ro b w :1ll be Space and Star Wars . Ti f fa ny , vo ~ked through the wi n ter mo nths to outline the To e ncourag-e re ad in.g, boys probleas 4 design a aeans to so l ve thea . A townmeeting, and g lrls w :Ill be g :Ive n star the f i rst held on Peaks f sland in many year s, was t he r e ­ charts wb lch w :Ill ta le ther., su l t of these efforts. through the galaxy w :It h each On March 19, 1978, ve aet , eighty str ong to share informa­ book they read ...ex t ra cred :!t tion, confront issues, r each concensu s and take action. will be g:!Ye n to a child l1' The response a nd enthusia sm genera ted vns viewed as a re­ a parent re ads to them or l1' sounding success by those of us who had done so much work a child roads to the parents. on the design and organization, So parents, cooe to the 11- The concept of townaeetlnts vas unanimously adopted a s o brary w :Ith a ch :!ld and give vehicle t~ continue ou r activit y- both with the Ci ty Coun­ them a good start. cil and among our selve s. A comait tee of 14 peopl e was e ­ The Pe a lG L lb rary will be lected to serve unti l De c. , 1978, charged with the respon­ start lng :!ts SWMl!l r hours sibility of assembling, o r ganizing, and publicizing fu t ure June 12. Saturdays we will townaeetings as well as to repr esent opinion s and dec isions be closed. Our new hours made, to car ry out t he work of the Town Meeting a nd direct­ start lng June 12 w ill be: ly •uthorized by a T . M. vote . Additiona l ly, t he group was cha rge d to set up a pr ocess for e l ection of an on-going Monday, Tuesday , Thursday , To wn Mee ting Ci-ittee . and Pr i:lay 10 - 6 Red Fl ynn, Chalraan of the Publ ic Saf ety Building Com ­ ai t tee r eported th3t a aajority of his coaaitte e, after an Wednesday 10 - 9 indept h survey of isl ands ne eds, r ecomaended that •ith the $240,000 al l otted, vc adap t the c urrant fire stat i on for Saturday closed other public use and buil d a new bui l ding to house t he f i r e equipment and secure a s a Coamunit y Center the •djoin ing Th 1s w ill only be for the lot . An upda te a t the Ma y 21s t To wn Mee t i ng r eveals• summer . A ch lldren ' s day group of 11 islanders wi t h Flynn as Chairaan that have " :Ith s tor :i, s and f lli:ts 1s been a ccepted by t he City Counc il t o work with Councilor be :Ing planned for Fr i:lays . Ma t t Barr on . An a rchitec t has been selected a nd work is We also have sonie good boo ks in progr ess t o purcha se t he propert y adjoining the f ire to be re ad now. Soue boo kl bar n. about the sea,The Brenden Irene Schenst ed report ed on the vork of a multitude of Voy ag,, by T :!moth)' Sever ln, islanders vho h3ve spent long hours dea l ing v i t h t he pro ­ and The Lone Voyager by vision s of t he Cle·an Water Act of 1977~ which mandates J oseph Gar land . A myster y requi r eaents f or sewage and vast e t reat ment. Ori ginally by Dorothy Uhan k,The Imie s­ COG had pain s t o r equlri the islands t o t reat waste i n the t lgat i:m and a mov :ng story same manner as the City that is wi t h a a ul timil l ion dol ­ about the (!)• s Loose Change lar s econdary t reata~n t facilit y with all isla nd buildings by Sara Dav xlson . ''hooked i n to''a ''sewe r lin e.'' A waiver i n t he Act al l ow s cer tain coamunitles surround ed by oce an waters vher e there All these and many more are is no da nger of ecologica l unba lancing. t o app l y for per­ at your I sland L m rary . aission t o have only primary t r ea t men t of sewage. The What you can' t f :hd, Just group is involved in work to apply for such a waiver. The ask •. Lou 1se Hutt group is a lso opposed to a COC proposal t hat a lot•by-lot st r ess test of existing w•st e tre atmen t syst ems on t he i s­ land be preformed and s uggests r a t her that money a nd energy foc us on test ing o f wa t ers surr ounding t he island as wel l PEAKS ISLAND as advoca t i ng and couns eling island r e sidents on the cor ­ rect and safe use of t heir own part i cular systeas . The ART GALLERY T.N. voted una niaous l y t o recognize t his group as an of­ fici a l gr oup fo r issues r ealting t o wa ter qua l ity. Ray He rrick r e layed infor a ation on the progress o f t he OPEN ING SATURDAY MAY 27TH Por tl and Transfer Bridi e . I t has been pr oposed t hat the cur rent p ier be renovated to hold 20 t ons and be built so THRU LABOR DAY i t wou ld be portabl e in t he eve nt future p l ans call for a change of l oc ation fo r the r amp . He r eported t ha t work is EVERY AFTERNOON s lated to be gin t h i s suamer. CB I OA r equest ed input fro• t he Peaks Island ci t izens on t ht 1 - 5 P.M. CONT, PG , 13 PAGE 10 SALTWATER CHESS CHESS HAS SOMETIMES BEEN DESCRIBED AS A GAME WHICH IS ALL SKILL AND NO LUCK, A GAME IN WHICH THE WEAKER PLAYER HAS ALMOST NO CHANCE TO WIN, IN POKER, AN EVENING OF VERY GOOD HANDS WILLGIVE lOU AN ADVANTAGE OVER AN EX­ PERT, BUT THERES NOTHING LIKE THAT IN CHESS, HOWEV~R, LUCK DOES EXIST IN CHESS, AND IF THERES NOT A HUGE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN YOUR STRENGTH AND THE STRENGTH OF Y9UR OPPONENT, YOU DO HAVE A CHANCE , You WONT BEAT A STRONGER PLAYER IN A LONG MATCH, BUT YOU CAN TAKE A GAME OR TWO ON BREAKS ALONE, ...... (HESS IS COMPLICATED ENOUGH SO THAT DOZENS OF DI FFERENT IDEAS AND MANEUVERS COME INTO PLAY ON ALMOST EVERY MOVE, THREADING YOUR Ct!URCH NEWS WAY AMONG THES~ TO SORT OUT THE BEST IS TRICKY, AND ITS QUI TE POSSIBLE FOR EVEN A St. Christopher Trading Post ~TRONG PLAYER TO OVERLOOK SOMETHING SIMPLE, opened Saturday, May 27th. IF HE OVERLOOKS IT AND YOU SEE IT,HE MAY This year the Post will carry a complete new line of crafts, f!~.MAf~~ ~~R~ot~c~Y~~G~1~::9¥N~E~F(;~TER- needlework, crocheted itcas SINCE CERTAINLY HE WAS CAPABLE OF SEEING IT, along with knitted dolls, ce­ ramics, etc. A new feature You MAY BE VERY FAMILIAR WITH SOME OPENINGS this season will be a special AND AT A COMPLETE LOSS IN OTHERS, IF YOUR corner for children with grabs, OPPONENT CHOOSES AN OPENING IN WHICH YOU and items that youngsters will FEEL COMFORTABLE AND PLAY WELL, AGAIN YOU'VE be able t o purchase. Almost BEEN LUCKY, PARTICULARLY SINCE MOST STRONG anything you need yo u can find PLAYERS WILL KNOW MANY OPENINGS BETTER THAN in this shop. We are grateful YOU DO, at this point to all who aade dona t ions of gifts etc. to YOUR WEAKNESS MAY BE AN ADVANTAGE PSYCHOLIC­ the post. ALLY, YOUR OPPONENT KNOWS HES THE BETTER PLAYER, EXPECTS TO WIN EASILY, AND SO GETS The Women's Council of St. CAREtESS AN9 PLAYS VERY ~UPERFICIAL AND LAZY Christopher church held their CHES?· You RE LUCKY- HE s PALYING AT A LEVEL Annual Membership Dinner at THATS NO BETTER THAN YOUR OWN, Woodbury's Dairy Bar. At this meeting a gift was presented Bur DON'T EXPECT MIRACLES, Ir 's STILL MORE to the President, Frances Pal­ SENSIBLE TO IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS THAN IT IS mer, who worked with the coun­ TO COUNT ON BEING LUCKY, REVERSE AN OLD cil for two years and resigned To due to the fact that she vas AND RIDICULOUS ADAGE: GOOD IS BETTER THAN moving to Portland but prom­ LUCKY, ised support to the women of the council. All are grate ­ ARE YOU GOOD ENOUGH TO SOLVE OUR CHESS ful to Frances for a job w~ tl PROBLEM? WHITE OT TO PLAY AND MATE IN done. TWO, NO MATTER WHAT BLACK DOES, On July 9th at St . Joseph BUD LESTER Convent an outdoor Mass will be celebrated by Father Burns ln honor of the Golden Jubi ­ 110 Commerical St. TREAT YOURSELFTO THE BEST lee of Sister Rita, a former Thomas Block aeaber of the community. There will be organ selections UNISEX SALON as ~e ll as violin and vocal I I numbers. All Sister Rita's friends are expected to at ­ ha.1rcu.tteJ:'S ~ tend the celebration which will be followed by a lunch­ OR APPOINTMENTS eon to meet Father Burns. WAI.X IN SERVICE PAGE . ti JONES WHAR F: A FAJI I LIAR LANDMAR K HAS CHANGED ITS FACE ROPERT

Nostalgia is t he wo r d for it , Returning t o Peaks Island after a brief absence# a sense of s a dness comes over one lT TAKES EXPERIENCE AND at the physical changes by winter storms. The backshore road has wa shouts . Summer Residences and lobster shacks SPEC IAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE have suf fer ed damage. Trees have been felled by strong winds. But missed mos t of all will be our fami l iar wharfs AREA, THE HARKET, AND and pier s. Boat er s r e l y on them . Grandfathers fish on them. Chi l dren dive f r oa them. Artists paint them. THE FINANCING TO BRING Everyone aisses them. But one ha s been able to stand up staunchl y agai nst this past winte r's treacher ous storms. ABOUT SUCCES SFUL SALES Her face is brutally b att e red , and artists will no long - er be able to paint her as s h e silhouet ted a g ainst a f l am ­ OR PURCH ASES OF ISLAND ing sun s et nor t hrou gh si l ver y f og. Old J onos Wharf stil l va liant l y stands howeve r . muc h l ike the pione ering spirit PROPERTY t hat keeps old-tiae isa lnde rs, and many a newcomer too, from leaving their pl ace called '' home'' no aatter how bad the weather o r ha w viol ent t h e sea may become. LISTINGS ON LONG, PEAKS, As t he Rebel slid silently over the now tranqui l harbor LITTLE DIAl'klND, CL IFF, i n to its berth at the nev auto ferry wharf, the vriter re ­ calls vith a shiv er of app rehension th3t only a few ye ars GREAT DI Al'klND, CHEBEAGUE a go it was prefer abl e t o get out of the car and valk up AND OTHER ISLANDS INCLUD­ the aging planks tha t formed t he Old Jones Wharf ramp. ING LOTS, COTTAGES YEAR Finally in June o f 1 966 a new c a r fer ry p i er replaced t he & e ld landaark with auch jubilation and a parade of city of­ ROUND HOMES, DISTIN GUI SH­ f icals and a speech by the then current Gover nor John H. Reed. However the old wharf still proudl y s t ood nearby ED MA INLAND PROPERTY, and greeted every aosta lgic i slander with her head he l d high unt il the destr uc t ive Nor'easters of '78 final l y ALL PARTIES TO A REAL c hanged her i mage. I t wi ll present a different pict ure ESTATE TRANSACTION SHOULD for t he art is t s t o paint- but paint h·e r they ~!.!1) For J ones Wha r f has l ong been ''Motif Numbe r One''! BE FULLY SATISFIED, WE For curiosi ty the wr iter decided to do some rese arc h on ACHI EVE THIS GOAL, t he old pier. Where did i t get its name? Who was this man , JONES , •a name so coamon i n t el6phone direct ories FREE CONSULTATION ON f r om coast to coast? It wa s no surprise t ha t he was SELL ING YOUR PROPERTY - f ound to be as s t alwart as his naaesake. THROUGH OUR AGENCY OR ON Will ia• T. Jones yas an or phan bor n about the year 1817. OWN, He ran away f r o• hame in Port saouth, walking al l t he way YOUR to Boston at an earl y a ge of fourteen to s eek hi s f or tune. YOUR ISLAND AGENTS he was l ucky to f ind a job at a tavern fre quent ed by sail­ o r s , a nd i t was her e that young Jones met Captain John MIKE DONALDSON Bracke tt, J r . , who iaaediate l y took a f ancy t o t he boy , A short time l ater in 1 832 he sailed to Portland with HOWARD U. HELLER Capt ain Bra cket t , who was a well-knovn descendant of one of Peaks origi nal s ett l e r s. I n Portland, Jones learned a cooper ' s trade, a t hriving busin ess in the days of tall ships. He visited Peak s and decided t o set up a shop here. 0 I n 1 840 he courted and a arried Alaira We l ch, a granddaughter of J ohn Brackett, bu t their marriage was tragic as the br ide P fs~ancl died at the a ge of t venty -two . The young aan 's despondency was cur ed however by the charms of t he local schoo l tea che r. Rcalt)' Eliza Chamberlain , who came f ro~ Portl and to teach the i s ­ land childre n. The y were married rn 1848. They ha d five children of their own: three boys a nd two girls. (207)-775- 7253 As t he days of saili ng waned , Mr . Jones alter ed his c oope rs s hop int o a restaurant. He was so successful in h i s new enterprize tha t he and hi s wife en l arged t heir building in­ t o an inn, c alled t he ''Un i on House . '' It housed and enter­ t a ined visitors f or years until dest royed by the gr eat fir e on Peaks in 1918 . , ..scr ..il ~ . ....,_,. CONT, PG , 13 PAGE 12 772 ..1 17 TowN MEETING CONT, sible and with a decision not to"push through" such an impor ATTENTION: future of BatterY Steele . At the March 19th T . M. it was voted to tant item, it was vot ed to RED HEART YARNS 11 temporal'ily accept par·t of the suggest th..c land be left publi_c, Articles unt il July . NEEDLES , CROCH ET open, supervised and not developed Reports were presented by all HOOKS ARE NOW Fol lowing the first t ovnmee t ing, the coamittees with 3 aotlon the t.m . committee chaired by Ted carried to endorse the efforts AVA ILABLE AT THE Warren , broke into S working com of the Public Safety Committee; aittees: By-Laws ( since r enaaed to establ ish a sign near the HARBORVUE SHOP Town Meeting Articles), Pub l ic ferry landing i nforaing the Safety, Tr ansportation, Water people that the Maine State ISLAND AVENue _ Quality and Needs & Services. leash law is enforced on the 766 4447 The Public Safety committ ee in i sland; ther e be established response to a growing conceTn hours for t he duap to better SEWER STUDY COST. about t he rash of fires, took po l ice it a nd clean it up. di Tec t action in support of the The next Twon Meeting will The plan wil l be pub• Island Callmen . Through their be held in July at 2pm a t the licly discussed by both eff ort of letters to five of­ the City Co uncil and t he ficlas and t he press citing Peaks Island School. A parti~ agenda wlll include presentati Ci t y Planning Board 3 00n . faulty and non-existant equip­ of the T . M, Artlclc~ for ac­ The Planning Board wi l l ment, a meeting vas held between hold two public hea r i ngs Chief McDonough and 4 fi r e de­ ceptance and fol low- up on on Tuesday, June 13, 1978 . partment lieutants, the callaen Publlc Safety issues . The Town Mee t ing conc~et Wi\l The first ls sc heduled t o and aany interested islanders. begin at 3:30pm to ac ­ E~ uipment probl ems, a need for work only i f Island citltens comodate residents of the training and the coming t rans­ are invo l ved. isl ands dovn the Bay who ition to Public Safety personnel An open public meeting will must t ake the 5 : 30 boat serving the island were the fo­ home. The second hear­ cus of the meeting. Lines of be held Wednesday, June at ing will begin at 7:00pa communication were opened and 7 pm at the Fifth Maine Regi ­ for those vorking people we islanders owe special thanks aent to discuss and revise the T, M. Articles. Those un ­ who can catc~ t~e 8:00~ to John Matza and Steve Peterson 9:001 or lO:OOpm boat to as well as t he other 1 2 callaen able to attend are urged to Peak.s , make written suggestions and for their work 1 their concern The Planning Soard hear­ and their invol vement. comments and forward them to ings will be ~eld in Room A special TownMeeting slated Jill Tiffany, Centenni al Ave~ 209 of City Hall. No for Ma y 21st was to deal with 766-2875. There viii be copie dat es have been set for the pro½osed T. M. articles(by­ of the Ar\icles at the P. I the City Counci l hearings. laws) . However, due to~ prob­ Library. lem with pri nting , copies were BILL GOOD WIN not available until just prior J I LL Tl FFANY to the a eeting. In order to involve as many people as pos- PAGE 13 JoNES WHARF CONT, DELI l RESTAURANT Jones constantly iaproved his small vhorf as he was in­ 1 106 EXCHANGE STREET terested in establishing regular steamship routes to Port­ land for freight and passengeTS. He was one of t he origi ­ 772-7115 nal founders of th.e fsland Stea.11ship Co•pany . He also be­ ca•e interested ln shlpbulldtng, and built an i sland steam­ OPEN MONDAY THRU er called'' The Express•• in 1871, Yhlc~ called regularly on all the tslands in Casco Bay. SATURDAY - DAYS Jones was no stranger to winter's icy blasts. His records TUESDAY THRU mention that t he year 1845 was a real chiller. On 2/15/1845 the harbor between Peaks and Portland was completely frozen. SATURDAY - EVENING The ice was so thick and hard that he and his vife cros3ed t o t he city and back to do their shopping on a sleigh pull­ ENTERTA INMENT ed bra team of horses. ~ WEE KENDS William was an orphan boy w~o cade good in the e•rly days SERVI NG A of Peaks. Ke yor ked a nd lived unti l the year 1880 when he died at the age of six t h-two , Ke was so well-liked in the VARIETY OF community t~at both Jon es Lnadlng and Jones Wha r f are named SOUP, SALAD , after hia . Indeed he seems to have been as steadfa st and SANDW ICHES, stalwart as the old pier t hat bears his name : &DESSER TS MARIOS C. LITCHFIELD Particularly in this tender yet To THE EDI TOR: crucial s t age of its develop• While it ' s not easy these days ment, the town meeting aust to tell about such things. per· be built slowly and carefully haps the aost di i ficult and so as t o appeal to aore- not thank less of all tas ks i s that fewer people. Surely this of forging political haraony is t he f i rst step. Once solid~ where none has exist ed before T ly established. the "Town'' especially if the t ask is under the n c an choose for i t se l f how taken in a n a t mosphere as dis - rapidly and in what direction or dered and conten tious as can it is to grow. be found occasional l y around None o f us, regar d l ess o f our t hose of us l i ving on Peaks opinion of the Town Me et i ng Island. The difficul ty results foraation , shoul d be disap ­ from the f a ct that our island pointed a t the slow process is popu l ated .wit r ather vigor• of developaent . For, after ous , opinionated individuals, al l , political consciousn ess each of whoa has a part i cul ar is raised and b r ought to way of perceiving our coaaon fruition neither swiftly nor problems with cor respondin g · casual l y . Already aany very ''best'' solutions , and of ad- difficult steps have been vacating various courses of taken , boldly a nd primarily PHOTO LEON CLOUGH action intended t o yie l d those in the right dir ec t ion. Al l solution s. of us owe a great deal of Be tte How l and, a year­ While soae idealized goal may th~nks for this to those who round resident is one wel l be held in c oaaon , it is worke d so hard in this ex- of Ma i ne's two recip ­ l ike l y t hat the alter natin g con• ci t ing venture. But the most ient s t hi s year of a fusi on and blending of ideas as- difficult steps- t he most Guggenhei m Fellowsh ip . soci ated with' the co•p l ex int er- crucial challenges- have not Mrs. Howl and vill play of issues, solutions, and yet been taken, for t he Town spend her fellow s hip methods during pe riods of di s - Meetin g concept a ust cap t ure year work ing on a new cussion will strongl y f rus trate our i nterest a nd inspi re novel . Her pr evious t hose who seek quick and easy everyone t o part ic i pate i n books, l!-3 (Viltlng Puss} a nswers. its f uture . These aos t dif f i • and Bl ue°in Chicago, I t has been s a id t ha t t he cul ty t asks a r e also the aost publishedearlier t hi s " best" way is per haps t he aos t exc iti ng of all. Each one yea r by Harpe r 6 Row, d ifficul t . i f al l t h e many part s brings vith it a renewed pro­ r e c eiv ed nat iona l ac ­ which c an be chosen in human af• aise that t he Town Meetin g can claia and have been fairs. Freque nt ly, this "best" wo r k here. praised by among o t h­ path aay be rendered difficult We islanders t ake p ride ~n hang ­ er~, Nobel Laureate by a tendency to be obscure or ing together vhen t he goi ng gets Saul Bcl l ov . fundaaenta l in na ture. There rough . The next f ew months a r e Mrs. Hovland discover­ may even be a presumpt i on that certai n t o prov i de a good test ed Peaks when s he and coaplex probleas demand co•- of our v ill . The stakes are her t wo sons c ame out plex responses. Such, is the high. and t hey ran ge ~rom edu- for a day to ht ke case with the evolut ion of the cation to t r anspor tat ion , from ~hile vi s itin g tn t he Town Meeting concept on Pe ak s fir e protect ion to wa t er qua!l~y, Po r t land a r e a . She Isl and , Ther e are t hose who and f u rther . If we a l l par t1c1- says s he like s t he wi n­ fee l tha t a r igor ously s tructur- pat e, we surely will have every- ter especta lly. but e d political organizat ion is thing t o gai n . Such a deal finds the Island beau ­ necessary to cont end v ith the aust be wor th i t. tif ul in all s e a son s . aany impor tant social issues ''But I don' t have t o confronting t hi s isl a nd and STEVE ROB ERTS. tel l people t hat it p eop le everywhere. Per hap s is a rare and even so. But ~uch aore t han s uch a unique pla c e,''sbe says. mec hani cal contriva nce pe rhaps She feels t~at isl ander s what is needed is a concer ted are also unique ; t ber effor t to involve a l l the people. have a · s en$e of their Only i f s uch an effort can be own privavy and tha t r ea l ized . in such a way as to of others, and yet fo r a a genuine a nd support ­ highli ght our coamon bonds, can ive comaun lty. t he Town Mee t ing hope to ac­ Bette's How land lat est hieve a level of posit ive and book, Blue in Chica go , r eal impar t without the danger c an be purchased at any of becoaing either an elitist bookstore in the Port ­ or any o t her ainori ty group. 129 Commercial Sueet. Potttand, Maine T1I. (207> 775-343? land vicini t y, or be had at the Public Library . SPORTS CONT, ipating victory, they started A big tRanks to the celebrating t he night bef ore a nd residents of Peak ~ few pick-up games with teaas when the dus t c l eared in the Island n~d the sum- fro• uptown. Th is year t hey seventh inning, Peaks Al l St ars mer residents who broke into the big-time with the were on the heavy end of a Laugher pat ronized the P.I. Boys Club League. The Gulls winning 30-3. I'm sure we haven't Taxi while we we r& have their work cut out for thea heard the last of t his team and in operation. next year vith only one returnina so, the gauntlet is down . T~e things t~at are lettcraan, Frank Smith. Luckily, S/7/78 In their second trip t ~ aissed aostly~ are that Co ach Miranda ha s instituted the is l and t his season, Coloni al we don' t see you folks· intramural basketball among the seemed auch more pr epa red for as auch and Clare mis­ younger students at Pe•ks and softball. Although Peaks won ses the fa~iliar he hopes to fill i n his t eam the game 10-7, it could have gone voices on the phone. from t his source. to either tcaa right down to the We feel t hat a l ot of wire. friends were aade lt was brought to the atten­ S/ 14/ 78 Silly Pearson brought since then a nd hope­ tion of the faculty that the some of his teamaates from the fully you people feel aany years of basketball played Deering High Schoo l Baseball teaa the same . by the Peaks Island School have to the island for some alleged Sure do miss all the been lost becau se no effort was "batting practice." Lilte m.ost people who hit me with made t o preserve news articles, teams t hat travel over here t o their pocketbooks; trophies and other aoaentos. To play, they had a preconceived sai d the yrong name to ensure that this neglect isn't notion 35 to our ability. The a person, she had a' repeated, John Coyne vill build Allstars won 4 - 1 and t hen the cane; few said the~ a trophy case for the school. weren't going to pay; Deering te3a p layed a Peaks ls ­ and t loved eveTy minute Those player s receiving their land pick-up team. Hore than a of it . .. l ots •oTe but letters were : little eabarassing to a few all­ t~ls is our war of say­ Chris Alves Ronnflash s t ars(•yself included) was the ing: A Bl G TH:ANK you Steven Callow Joseph Ga l opc fact that we beat the Deering TO ALL! Philip Daigle Chris Morrill team, the Deering tea• beat the To the gent l e man 6 his Robert Dean Frank Saith pick-up team. and then the pick ­ family who took over, we Joseph Falconiori Enid ¥Hila.rd up team had the audacity to beat wish them all the very the allstars. Oh vell, so it be st. We know th3t they Ann Cleaents, acting at the goes on a s·unny Sunday on Peaks! will serve you as we ll school offered special thanks if not better then we to the cheerleaders. t heir J u st remember sports fans, if tried to do. coaches. and the paronts of all you can't be a sport, wear a One word of caution: of the above for their support spor t s shirt. Count your change when of the tea• at this years gaacs. ''Guy'' Charlie Trynor is DAN HOGA~ driving (HA HA!) . Receiving awards were coaches, GOOD LUC~, CHARLIE. Meg Conle y and Jeannie Alves as PAGE 15 well as t he girls on the squad : PHOTO LEON CLOUGH Lenny i Clare Waugh Karen Tuttle. Captain Beth Warren, Co - Captain --- KimbeTly Jackson, Alternate Pamela Callow Francine Alves Mary Willard He ather Seith Beth Faulker SOFTBALL Here's an update of t he games played by the Peaks I sland All ­ s tar team this year: 4/9/ 78 The season 's opener was p layed against Co l on ial Supply Co. of Portland. Peaks took charge easily and held on to the l2- 8 victory. 4/30/78 In the week preceding the gaae between Casco Bay Lines and Peaks Island, it was clear that everybody was ''up'' for the ao.tch. CBL , however, was up much too soon for the contest. An t ic - MAINLAND SHOPPERS f)~ PHONE 772 - 3704 FREE DELIVERY TO CASCO BAY LINES FOOD CENTER 585 CONGRESS STREET FORMERLY SHAW'S

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