CHEBEAGUE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY September 2012 What’s New at CTC? CTC Staff in the Spotlight Lucas Hamilton

Annual Winter Fare Changes Stockholder Meeting Type Fare The CTC Board of Individual Tickets One Way Directors is pleased The CTC annual Adult $ 6.50 to announce that at meeting was held on Child (Age 6-11)) $ 1.50 their July meeting, July 28th at the Is- it voted to reduce Lucas is finishing up Pet $ 1.50 his second year as a land Hall. Minutes of the ferry fares for the meeting and Ticket Books summer deckhand. He the 2012-2013 win- presentations are Commuters $ 27.00 lives on Cousins Island available on the Stock- ter season to their with his parents, Mi- Commuters - Holiday week $ 22.00 holder page of the 2011 winter levels. chael and Denise. Lu- CTC website. The Resident/Parking Permit Holder - Adult $ 35.00 The new fares cas is the grandson of Board presented its Stockholder - Adult $ 52.00 shown here are Martha and Floyd recommendation that effective October Hamilton. the company convert Child (Age 6-11)) $ 23.50 1st. Lucas graduated from to a non-profit 501 (c) Pet $ 26.50 Yarmouth High School (3) corporation. A special stockholder and is a junior at Bard meeting was held on Thank You! College, majoring in August 25th for a vote music. He hopes to on the recommenda- The Board wishes to extend its route carrier and then Post Master perform professionally. tion. (The meeting thanks to the Directors who left of Chebeague. She retired from the His first love is the was held before this the CTC Board during 2012. USPS in 2011. drums (just like his newsletter went to Gina’s first introduction to the CTC grandfather Floyd) and Specs Eaton has spent his career was as the first female deckhand publication—check the he plays the guitar. If in public education, both as a teach- back in the early 80’s. She served CTC website for re- you have seen Lucas sults of the meeting). er and an administrator. He is cur- on the CTC Board of Directors two rently a principal at Spruce Moun- separate times, with total time drumming his fingers on the ferry rides, now tain High School. Specs has been served of eleven years, before retir- you know why! Reminder! coming to Chebeague for nearly 20 ing in 2012. Lucas is also an avid years. He and his wife Grace built a Jill Hamilton is the daughter of runner. He runs in the Charging boat fares home here in 2001. He plans to is allowed on an ex- Wayne and Arlene Dyer and has Clam Festival race and retire on Chebeague. He served two ception basis. Cus- lived on Chebeague most of her during our recent char- terms on the Board, one as Treas- tomers who do not adult life. Jill has two children, She ter in Rockland he urer. pay the charged fare managed his schedule within 24 hours will is a commuter , working nights as a be charged the full Gina Ross married Doug Ross in nurse at Maine Medical Center. so he could run in the fare amount for the 1981 and moved to the Island. To- Jill brought to the Board the per- Lobster Festival race. charged tickets. Cus- gether they have two children and spective of a mother of school age He and our other sum- tomers who do not she has two from a previous mar- children and a commuter. As a mer deckhand, Alex pay their charges riage. She has four grandchildren commuter who works nights, Jill Hensley, are long time may be denied use of and one on the way. our ferry services. has a unique perspective on the friends. Gina participated in many Island Lucas says he likes his organizations and eventually land- challenges of trying to live on the job at CTC because he ed a full time job with the United Island with a non-standard work Business Office: is outside and he gets States Post Office, first as a rural schedule. (207) 846-5227/846-3700 to see his grandmother 123 Roy Hill Rd, PO Box 27 Martha all summer— Chebeague Island, ME 04017 Meet our new Directors in he stays with her when [email protected] on duty! chebeaguetrans.com October’s Newsletter! Thanks, Lucas!