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Wyatte Chandler, age 1 ½, was seriously burned on Wednesday, June 12th. A benefit spa-ghetti dinner with a Chinese raffle and a 50/50 raffle will take place on Saturday, June 22nd. (Photo courtesy of the family)

Downeast Broadband Utility Ahead of Schedule, Setting the Stage for Other Communities

By Jayna Smith

Nearly 70 people were in at-tendance for Downeast Broad-band Utility’s Business After Hours presentation on Wednes-day, June 12th. The public meeting was held at Calais Motor Inn and presented by St. Croix Valley Chamber of Commerce with sponsorship

by Downeast Broadband Util-ity, First National Bank, and Downeast Economic Develop-ment.

City Manager Mike Ellis opened the meeting, com-mending the efforts of both the City of Calais and the Town of Baileyville for “agreeing to invest in themselves” when other companies would not.

“It’s taken a lot of hard work, great vision and leadership, and a spirit of collaboration of our communities,” he stated, with regards to the creation of Downeast Broadband Utility (DBU).

“[DBU] is the first of its kind, non-profit, open-access, fiber optic network in the State of Maine,” Ellis explained.

Registered nurses and medical laboratory scientists at Calais Regional Hospital--joined by some com-munity members--held an informational picket on Monday morning, June 17th. (Photo by Jayna Smith)

economy. “Our residents soon will realize that it’s just a mat-ter of time that the dividends will be reinvested back into our area which will eventually help everyone, regardless of what tax bracket one may be in,” Ellis said.

City Looks to Install Electric Vehicle Chargers

Nurses Hold Informational Picket

By Jayna Smith

A young Calais boy sus-tained serious injuries late last Wednesday afternoon, June 12th while sitting at a backyard campfire, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Wyatte Chandler, age 1 ½, was sitting with his mother Courtnie Chandler when his father, Joshua Barnard, poured a flammable liquid over the fire. The liquid pouring from the bottle ignited, at which time Barnard instinctively dropped the bottle, accidentally spill-ing some of the contents on Wyatte.

The boy was transferred to Calais Regional Hospital and then to Boston’s Mass General. He was being treated with burns originally reported as to

60% of his body.Wyatte’s aunt, Keri

Barnard, provided The Calais Advertiser with an update on Friday, ex-plaining that his burns are now considered to be on 30% of his body. Wyatte, she said, has been transferred to Shriners Hospital.

By Jayna Smith

The City of Eastport has a new police chief. City Man-ager Ross Argir confirmed that Peter Harris, who has been act-ing as interim police chief, has been officially hired to lead the city’s police department. When appointed as interim police chief this past April, Harris had become the city’s ninth police chief in the last 10 years.

According to Argir, the East-port City Council voted 4-1 to hire Harris as Chief of Police with a salary of $47,500. His appointment is subject to a one-year probationary period.

As interim chief, Harris re-placed Michael Donahe. Do-nahe’s employment with the city was terminated in April. At that time, Argir told The Calais Advertiser that he could “neither confirm nor deny why Mr. Donahe was fired,

and though the decision was [Argir’s], the city council was kept informed.”

Donahe had replaced Dale Earle in the chief’s position. Earle was hired in October of 2015 and dismissed in Novem-ber of 2017.

According to Argir, who began his own employment with the City of Eastport just six months ago, Harris was hired to the department in July of 2018. Harris holds a Bach-elor’s degree from Atlantic Union College and is a graduate of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.

Argir said of Harris in April when Harris was assigned as interim, “Though his appoint-ment as interim chief is his first supervisory role in law enforce-ment, I am confident he has the skills, mindset, and integrity to lead the department.”

Serving Calais and Baileyville, DBU will provide “super high-speed internet” through dark fiber network to businesses and residences in the two towns.

By making a fiber optic net-work accessible, a positive im-pact will be created, promising to attract new businesses to the area and creating higher paying jobs, thus, boosting the local

By Kaileigh Deacon

Every day brings advance-ments in technology that changes the way our days go and how our lives work. For a growing number of people, the change comes in the form of choosing an electric vehicle over the traditional fuel run models.

As Calais looks toward the future of Downtown and city growth, one thing to consider is to be appealing to all potential visitors, including those with electric vehicles. The council previously heard a presenta-tion from Tesla that would install Tesla electric chargers in Calais. At the time the council

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Dan Sullivan, President of Downeast Broadband Utility, addresses the audience at the Business After Hours public meeting held last week. (Photo by Jayna Smith)

Dan Sullivan, President of Downeast Broadband Utility, told those in attendance that he has “been inundated by other towns, from other states, how we built this model, how did this work…” He said other area towns are very interested in connecting to this network.

A major benefit of fiber, Sullivan explained, “is its sym-metrical capabilities, the fact that you get the same speed up and down.” This eliminates buffering and allows for the use of multiple devices simul-taneously without interruption, unlike with coaxial. With fiber optic internet access, there are no electricity disruptions as with cable internet connection, therefore, a more consistent service.

Sullivan stated, “This par-ticular network is called an open-access, dark fiber net-work. There’s no signal in it. All this is is a cable and a telephone pole all around these two communities. It’s then up to an internet service provider like Pioneer, Axiom, GWI, and others to then sell you the

service.” This, of course, will stimulate competitive pricing among providers, as customers can shop around for the best pricing and service options.

“The taxpayers in these two towns [of Calais and Bai-leyville] own that network, so if an ISP (internet service pro-vider) decides to no longer be there, they walk out the door, another comes in because you own the infrastructure. That is a huge, huge piece to this,” Sullivan stated. And those internet providers leasing the network will generate revenue for DBU.

Also providing information at the Business After Hours event was Tim McAfee, CEO of Pioneer Broadband. Pioneer Broadband is the designer for the network and has been hired as the construction and engi-neering firm for the network, a project it won by bid. McAfee presented the technical aspects and updates of the project.

He informed the audience that once the project is com-plete and ready for customer access, Pioneer Broadband will be DBU’s first provider. “And we want more providers. We want that competition. We

want to be kept accountable for our actions here. We want you all to want our service. We want the competition to come in and drive you to us,” he said.

McAfee provided an expla-nation of how the open-access network will work. “DBU owns the fiber, they run the construction, they are respon-sible for all the loans and con-tracts, and they pay an operator to manage the network,” he said, adding that the operator is Riverside Electric. “You, as the customer, will never talk to DBU…

“Then there’s an operator that’s responsible for plac-ing all the orders from the network, all the repairs, all of the operation, the money, everything goes through this operator. Then there’s the retailer, that’s us, the internet service provider. We’re going to bring you services through that fiber.”

Retailers such as Pioneer Broadband will interact with the operator when a customer has called the retailer for ser-vice. “In no way does the owner (DBU) talk to the end-user. The towns deal with the operator and the retailers. It’s just a highway, but it’s a really big highway.”

Maps were shown indicat-ing service locations. McAfee said it has taken 35 miles of fiber-optic cables in Baileyville and 47 in Calais. “We’re talk-ing about 85 miles of fiber that your communities have come together and desired and funded and contracted to build. And I’m happy to tell you that we are making great strides on this project. We are ahead of schedule.”

McAfee confirmed that the DBU network will be open and ready for access early this fall, possibly before its Octo-

ber deadline, although some areas could be ready as early as mid-July.

As phases--or areas--are completed, DBU will take ownership and notify all pre-approved ISPs, a step taken to ensure that no one ISP has an advantage over another. At that

point, those ISPs can advertise for and hook-up customers.

More information and up-dates on Downeast Broadband Utility can be found on Fa-cebook (www.facebook.com/downeastbroadband) or its website (www.downeastbroad-band.com).

To help Wyatte and his fam-ily with medical and associ-ated travel expenses, a benefit spaghetti dinner is scheduled for this Saturday, June 22nd. It will be at the St. Croix Bowling Club on Main Street in Calais

from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The cost is $10 per person or $30 for a family and will include a Chi-nese raffle and a 50/50 raffle.

Donations can also be made to Wyatte at Downeast Credit Union or by mailing a donation to Wyatte’s grandmother Jill Barnard on his behalf, 55 Price Street, Calais, ME 04619.

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Calais School Committee Closes Out School Year

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By Kaileigh Deacon

As June comes to a close, so does the end of the school year. The Calais School Committee held their June meeting last Tues-day at the Calais Middle High School Library. The first order of business was to go over the end of the year business.

Superintendent Ron Jenkins told the School Committee that he heard nothing but compli-ments on the graduation cer-emony. The graduation featured the Huntley Brooks Drummers including three of the graduating seniors as well as Dwayne Tomah performing a gathering song for the first time in 129 years. The full end of the year ceremonies for all schools went well and were

positively received.The Cobscook Communi-

ty Learning Center also held their end of year graduation in Trescott. This year there were three students that graduated and they chose to hold a smaller ceremony of their own rather than participating in the Calais High School graduation as they have done in the past. Their ceremony took place last Monday at the CCLC.

Even though the end of the year is still in their minds, the School Committee started looking ahead to filling more of the vacant posi-tions within the Calais schools. The Committee approved the hiring of the fall and winter sports coaches. All the coaches were returning coaches as well as the

volunteers. They also approved the hiring of the yearly advisors for clubs, classes, and organiza-tions. The approval to hire all of these was unanimous.

In order to start getting staffed for the upcoming year, the School Committee needs to hire two Special Education Teachers for the Calais Alternative School. The committee heard the Super-intendent and Principal Carter’s recommendation to hire Lisa Tirrell for one of the positions with all in favor. The second of the two positions was tabled until a later date.

The final position the Com-mittee heard a recommendation on was the hiring for the vacant bookkeeping position in the cen-tral office. Prior to the discussion

and recommendation, the Com-mittee adjourned into executive session to discuss a personnel matter. Upon reentering public session Superintendent Jenkins recommended to the Commit-tee the hiring of Brittany Oc-chiogrosso for the position with a vote of three and Celia Geel abstained.

The hiring for the central office will help with the staffing in the office which has been short since a resignation. The office is still recovering from the data breach with the Ransomware attack earlier this year, Superintendent Jenkins told the committee. Up to now, the office has been having someone come in and help with the payroll aspect of the Central Office bookkeeping duties until a

replacement could be hired.The Committee also broke into

executive session to discuss the salary for the Outdoor Adventure Club advisor. When they returned the committee stated that they had reached an agreement con-cerning the salary and the agree-ment would be signed at the next regular Committee meeting when it had been typed up.

Unless immediate action is needed, the School Committee will not meet again until July 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Calais Middle High School Library. Should more immediate action be needed on any item the Committee may call a special meeting in the in-tervening weeks.

voted down the proposal not only because it was specific to Tesla vehicles but because it was something they did not believe the city needed at the time.

Last Thursday night, Gordon Beck of A Climate to Thrive came before the council and presented his proposal for installation of two electric vehicle chargers in Downtown Calais. Unlike the previous proposal, the new one would include chargers that would work for any electric car, not just Teslas.

There were two propos-als put before the council on Thursday, both of which would include free installation of the necessary equipment for the charging stations and/or the equipment itself. The first proposal would be that A Climate to Thrive would install the equipment for the city con-necting to the already existing power hookup, and then the city would be responsible for the power usage of any vehicle charging. The second option would allow the city to join a network that would bill the vehicle owner for the use of electricity at the rate the city sets.

The first option would have no cost to the city other than the electricity usage of charg-ing the vehicles while the second option would have an annual fee of $240 for the city. After much discussion and following the recommenda-tion of City Manager Mike Ellis, the council voted 5-2, with Billy Howard and Mike Sherrard opposed, to choose the first option for a year and see what the cost to the city would be. The charging ports would be right in the parking lot on Main Street next to the fountain where the electricity already runs and will require the use of two parking spaces but won’t completely eliminate them for use by other vehicles either.

Also looking at further im-provements to the Downtown, the council voted to approve the installation of security cameras at the Calais Free Li-brary. There were two bids

on the project from Fielding Security as well as Black Bear Security. The council agreed to go with the lower bid of Field-ing Security to come from the undesignated fund balance. The system would include the installation of security cameras and panic buttons.

The ATV club is still looking to do more with the Karplus property out on River Road. The latest proposal would be that the City allow for a land

swap with the abutting land-owners that would allow the ATV club a right of way access across the back of these proper-ties. The Council felt that the proposal should be presented in written form to see exactly what the Club is looking at so that they can talk to the abutting landowners to gauge their feelings on the proposal as well. No action on this was taken at the time.

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The day after the Business

After Hours meeting, the DBU decided to allow the early hook up for the Broadband Utility as soon as the second week of July for Lincoln, Washington, North, and South Streets. City Manager Mike Ellis told the Council that if things stay on track the project will likely be completed by the end of the year rather than going into 2020.

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As a hospital employee and mem-ber of the Maine State Nurses As-sociation (MSNA), the union that represents nurses and lab scientists at CRH, I want to thank those who have been supporting us during these last several months of difficult contract bargaining.

It’s important that the community knows what is going on inside the hospital. Management is portraying their offer to us inaccurately. The actual cash value of the cuts they are demanding from us is about $1,700 per person per year. These proposed cuts come at the same time the hos-pital is claiming to be having its best financial year in a decade. To be clear union members are not asking for additional money, only to keep the current benefits we have.

Unfortunately, management has already imposed these same cuts on all of the non-union staff, which is heartbreaking. We wish non-union

employees could have said “no” to these cuts, just like we are saying “no” to them. Is it any mystery to why more CRH employees are trying to unionize? Having a union is the only way that hospital employees can protect our work environment and also the patient care environment. Our union employees are very seri-ous about doing both.

I would also like people to know that it is the members of the union who are making the decisions about what we will accept from manage-ment and what we won’t accept. Our union is democratic; it responds to what we want, not the other way around.

Thank you again for your sup-port and please know that our fight is not just for us, but for our entire community.

Laura Chadwick, MLS (ASCP)CM

Hello, this is Representative Dennis Keschl from Belgrade. I am a member of the Legisla-ture's Appropriations Commit-tee, and the Town Manager for the Town of Belgrade.

Just this week, the Appropri-ations Committee completed its work on a proposed two-year budget. Several previous Republican radio addresses have outlined serious concerns about the proposal submitted by Governor Mills. Among those concerns were:

-The Governor proposed to increase the current budget by 11%, spending 99.995% of all available monies in order to avoid raising taxes this year. It only saved 5 cents out of every dollar taken in from taxpayers in case something unexpected happens,

-The Governor proposed to cut back on the increase to rev-enue sharing that was promised by the 128th Legislature,

-The Governor relied on one-time sources of revenues that will not be available during the next biennial budget, thus creating a serious revenue gap in the coming years, and, she proposed several new initia-tives that will negatively im-pact local property taxes going forward.

These concerns about Gov-ernor Mills' budget remain, es-pecially regarding its long-term impact on family budgets, and on local property taxes.

None-the-less, the Republi-can members of the Appropria-tion Committee, led by Senator Jim Hamper and Representa-tive Sawin Millett were able to reduce the spending proposed in the Governor’s budget to under $8 billion, while increas-ing funding for education, and restoring money to our tech centers, workforce training and health care.

erty tax relief…To give direct tax relief to homeowners, the budget increases the Homestead Exemption by $5,000 to allow Maine residents to exempt

$25,000 from their property taxes without increasing the impact on local municipalities because we offset this increase by requiring the State to pay 70% of the cost of this initia-tive.

Republicans insisted on this type of tax relief, because it goes directly to homeowners in the form of lower tax bills.

In addition, in an effort to provide relief to nearly 13,000 low-income taxpayers, this budget expands the eligibility for the Property Tax Fairness Credit.

Finally, we increased revenue sharing from the 2.5% In FY20 and 3.0% in FY21 to 3.0% and 3.8%, and for those local mu-nicipalities who have already gone to Town Meeting, there is a provision that they will not have to go back to Town Meeting to spend this year’s increased amount of Revenue Sharing… if they spend it on road repairs or to reduce their property tax commitment. While this only partly restores the Governor's proposed revenue sharing cuts to towns and cities we were able

to make substantial progress in fulfilling our commitment to providing the full 5% of Rev-enue Sharing promised.

Republicans were also suc-cessful in increasing funds for career and technical education by more than 2.5 million dol-lars, as recommended by Re-publican members of the Edu-cation Committee. It remains to be seen if the majority budget reported out of the Appropria-tions Committee has enough support to get the required two-thirds vote of the House and Senate to become law.

However, one thing is cer-tain, Maine Republicans in the Legislature will continue to fight for tax relief, even though Democrats control Augusta.

We know how hard you work and want to ensure that we can let you keep as much of your earnings as possible. You know how best to spend those hard-earned dollars.

This is Representative Dennis Keschl from Belgrade, thank you for listening.

Representative Dennis Kes-chl represents House District 76, the towns of Belgrade, Fayette, Mount Vernon, Rome, Vienna and Wayne.

Governor Mills Applauds Legislature’s Approval of Biennial Budget

Governor Janet Mills issued the following state-ment last week on the Legislature’s approval of the biennial budget:

“This bipartisan vote represents the culmination of months of work by my Administration and by both Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature. Like all compromises, no one achieved all that they wanted, but this budget accomplishes meaningful and important strides in expanding health care, improving our education system, providing property tax relief, and saving money for a rainy day. These are the priorities that Maine people have asked us to deliver on, and I am proud to work with the Legislature to have done so. I appreciate the work that members on both sides of the aisle have put into this process, and I look forward to signing this budget into law.”

Perhaps most importantly, Republicans were able to pro-vide increased property tax relief and savings in the State’s Rainy Day Fund.

As a Town Manager, I had one serious concern as I joined the 129th Legislature…prop-erty tax relief. This concern was shared by all Republicans on the Appropriations Com-mittee.We know that local property taxes are already too high. To fund her new spend-ing initiatives, Governor Mills proposed cutting revenue shar-ing to towns and cities by $160 million. Less revenue to local towns usually results in higher taxes and less money for local road repairs.

The budget that is now being considered by the full Legis-lature is slightly less onerous than Governor Mill's original proposal. It now stands at just under $8 billion…and it is not the budget that Republicans would propose if we were in charge. However, the proposal does contain important provi-sions that Republicans were successful in having included in the budget. Among these are:

Property tax relief!The so-called Keschl/Millet

budget proposal allocates an additional $75 million in prop-

State Budget Includes Republican Proposal for Property Tax Relief

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Remembering Mok, Intrepid Stories & His Special Column

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Still No Signs of Coutinho

This newspaper has so many special chapters in its lengthy and checkered history, not the least of which is Maurice Berry and his column, “I Re-member, I Remember.”

He had a set of unforget-table skills that he shared with his Boy Scout troop. Things like how to prepare a delectable meal of porcupine or muskrat; how to get your canoe from point A to point

B; how to smoke alewives; even how to look at a tree and know if the wood grain was best for paddles or axe handles.

His nephew, Victor Berry, who returned to Jacksonville calling himself “a casualty of Southeast Asia,” adored his Uncle Mok who took him under his wing and helped him return from the trauma of war. Victor always used to

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say he helped wear down that path to Mok’s door, where he loved to hear that kind voice say, “Come in if you’re good-looking.”

Mok died the day after the Fourth of July 20 years ago. He was often referred to as one of the greatest storytellers in Washington County. Many of these stories over the years were cleaned up a little and printed in this paper. The sole survivor of 11 children, he referred to his placement in that hierarchy as “four up and seven down.” Brother Harry, born in 1898, was the oldest and sister Lois, born in 1920, was the youngest.

Who could say where his nickname came from, but for his entire 88 years, he had a thick unruly mane of hair. As a rambunctious kid, the Indi-ans tagged him “Mop,” and it stuck through his childhood. His Aunt Helen called him Mopsie for a while, and even-tually, it just became Mok to nearly everyone.

He was a woodsman, saw-mill operator, Boy Scout lead-er, registered Maine Guide, trapper and indomitable col-umnist for this paper. He made over 13 canoes in his

backyard shop and his happy hours often extended way beyond the norm.

He had a thing for skunks. As a boy, sometimes he would have as many as 20 caged. Then his father would let them all out and he’d have to start all over again. Everyone wondered about this affinity for skunks until many years later he revealed that every once in a while he’d get a day off from school because he smelled so bad the teacher would send him home.

His real-life experiences were fine-tuned by soaking up the storytelling skills of a master storyteller. Gus Smith, longtime Jacksonville resident and Civil War vet-eran, had been imprisoned at Andersonville. “He was in that prison for a long time. Until Richmond was freed,” Mok told this reporter years ago. “And one time another veteran came to visit him. He had one leg, and he came with his horse and wagon and pitched a tent in Gus’ yard. I’d sit on that milkin’ stool, and the stories … He’d talk … and I listened.”

Well-known as a canoe maker, Mok often said what

makes a good canoe is getting the shear just right. “With mine, you never get water in your face. The ribs are cedar. The stem and sternboard are ash. The inwales are spruce. The gunwales are ash and the deck is ash.”

His MVNO column was a favorite for years. He focused on long-ago reminiscences, and these columnists always occupied a revered place in this paper. Only the late Car-lene (Kelley) Hale’s “Machi-as Memories” can compare to his. Many still talk about her delightful column, one that ended way too soon.

I accompanied Victor to the courthouse in 2009 to make the case for renaming Township 18 Berry Township. Fittingly, it happened. Berrys were among the first settlers. Berrys donated the land for the Jacksonville Cemetery. And six generations of Berrys are buried there.

At the MVNO (Machias Valley News Observer), we miss you, Maurice Leland Berry. I can only hope, some-where beyond the Pearly Gate, you’re cranking out “I Remember, I Remember.”

By Jayna Smith

Last seen over a month ago, police in Massachu-setts are still searching for Jacqueline “Jackie” Coutinho, age 53, formerly of Princeton.

Coutinho was last seen on the morning of Wednesday, May 15th in Hinsdale, Mas-sachusetts, about 15 miles east of Pittsfield.

Family said Coutinho had been staying with her sister in Hinsdale for the month prior to her disappearance, having come there from Florida. She also has ties to Nantucket.

At the end of last week, Hinsdale Police Chief Susan Rathbun told The Calais Ad-vertiser that efforts are still being made to find Coutinho. “The search has continued since Jacqueline Coutinho went missing,” the chief said. “Berkshire Mountain Search and Rescue has been diligently searching since May 15, 2019.”

Chief Rathbun said police have no leads or tips towards Coutinho’s whereabouts. Coutinho is described as a white female, approximate-

ly 5’ 6”, 130 pounds, with blonde and gray hair.

Facebook and GoFundMe pages have been created to provide updates, wwww.face-book.com/findjackiecoutinho and www.gofundme.com/find-jackie-coutinho to assist with costs associated in the search.

Anyone who may have seen Coutinho or has information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Hinsdale, Massa-chusetts Police Department at 1-413-655-0201.

Old Films Unearthed of Washington County Life Between the World Wars

Photo shows famed Maine writer

Edmund Ware

Smith in middle at Dob-sis Club some 90

years ago.

What if we had the ability to actually see our Maine ancestors as they worked and played in the outdoors? Impossible? Not entirely, it turns out as visitors will see at a new exhibit open-ing the Fourth of July weekend at the Grand Lake Stream His-torical Society Museum.

The Society has uncovered motion picture films from near-ly a century ago that show visiting outdoorsman and their families as they fished, hunted and camped near a remote lake in eastern Maine. Also shown are the local Maine guides and employees who worked for the visitors as intimates and often as friends.

The 16mm films were shot between the World Wars by Henry S. Dennison whose fam-ily owned a compound on Sys-ladobsis Lake, part of the St. Croix watershed in Washington County. Dennison’s grandfather, founder of a successful paper products company in Bruns-wick, helped build what the family named the Dobsis Club in 1872. For many generations, the Dennisons would bring fam-ily and friends to Dobsis as the lake is nicknamed.

Their adventures were chron-icled not only in these rare films but in the peerless writing of Edmund Ware Smith, often described as the finest outdoor writer Maine ever produced, who was Henry Dennison’s son in law.

Smith’s books and magazine articles introduced readers to the true life exploits of the Dob-

sis “sports” and guides as well as to a fictional character Smith named “Jeff Coongate, the One-Eyed Poacher,” a scourge of Downeast game wardens.

The exhibit includes many rare pictures and films of Smith and friends engaged in the out-door pursuits he learned at Dob-sis— poling canoes, fly fishing for salmon, deer hunting at a cabin he helped build on Third Chain Lake and splashing in the lake shallows with his wife and children.

Also included are many arti-facts from the Dobsis Club—china dinnerware, Dennison’s tackle box, daily camp diaries and the club flag, among oth-ers.

All were preserved and pre-sented to the Grand Lake Stream Museum by Hannah Dennison and Jay Petri, fifth generation Dennison descendents. Petri maintains a camp on Dobsis Lake that was part of the origi-nal Dobsis Club.

The family has kept the club

alive although the original loca-tion at Dobsis Dam was sold in the 1950s and its iconic build-ings later lost to fire.

Yet the memories of its early days live on through the camera lens of Henry Dennison and the classic writings of Edmund Ware Smith, some still in print.

Elders in Grand Lake Stream recently were able to identify relatives and townspeople cap-tured in the films who have been dead for many decades

“It’s been amazing to watch the reactions of the older resi-dents as they’ve seen images of neighbors they grew up with as children,” says the Society’s president, Elaine Brown. “It’s as if they’ve come back to life!”

The exhibit will be open Fri-day and Saturday, July 5 and 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Grand Lake Stream Historical Society Museum. For museum information, call 207-796-5007 or email [email protected].

His first wife Helen Dennison Smith is to his right, two club guides to his left. (Credit: GLS Historical Society)

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1st Annual Eastport Barkfest By Natalie Boomer

The first annual Eastport Barkfest will be taking place on Saturday, June 29th. The day will begin at 8 a.m. and will be packed with activities for guests and their dogs all day long. The event will be hosted by Lisa Stephen from Sweet-ies Dogorama, Mary Repole, Paula DeFilippo, Jodi and Jake from The Pet Store, Danielle Wheeler, Jamie Wiles Bacon, and volunteers. “We all as a collective group of business owners wanted to bring further attention to our beautiful city of Eastport and help keep the mo-

mentum of excitement building for the upcoming events that will be happening throughout the summer season in our town. What better way to do that than a family event that includes their fur babies?”, said Bacon. Throughout the day all dogs are welcome in town, but they must be up to date on current vaccinations, especially Borde-tella. Guests may be asked for documentation; therefore, they must carry verification. First thing in the morning, there will be a 5K9 Walk/Race beginning in front of the Moose Isle Inn on Washington Street at 8 a.m. The winner will receive a free

breakfast at the Waco Diner. At 9 a.m. there will be a vet on the deck of the Waco Diner. Dr. Deb Nelson will be answering questions for anyone who is curious about their pets. There will be complimentary break-fast biscuits for all dogs who attend. Training with Jamie Bacon, the master trainer, will be downtown on Water Street at 10 a.m. and again at 4 p.m. She will be teaching dogs how to sit and stay, free of charge. Also on Water Street, the Sit and Stay Olympics will take place at 11 a.m. The dog who holds a certain position for the longest amount of time will

take home a trophy. At noon there will be a meeting at the Waco Diner to discuss what it takes to become a member of the veterinary field. Pups on Parade, where dogs and their humans dress up and compete against each other, will be at 1 p.m. on Water Street. Following the parade, at 2 p.m. a Smooch a Pooch booth will be set up where guests can get a kiss from a few pups and vote for the best one. During this time there will also be photo ops for guests and their dogs downtown, a Dogs of Downeast Calendar KickOff where guests can vote for their favorite pictures for a

2020 fundraiser, and Dogs on the Run, an obstacle course. At 4 p.m. Dr. Deb will give advice on how to travel with your pets, again on the deck of the Waco Diner. At 7 p.m. there will be a dog trick contest at Sutherland Amphitheater. The night will end with a movie, “My Dog Skip,” at the amphitheater. “We are starting off a little smaller than we had anticipated this year, but I think it’s going to be an exceptional event, nonethe-less,” said Bacon. All profits from the Eastport Barkfest will go to Eastport’s Labor of Love Food Pantry. This will provide pet food to families in need.

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A long time Calais Free Li-brary tradition “Lunch with the Librarian” will be incorporated into the fun as our summer read-ing program will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Children are en-couraged to bring their lunches

to the library, or just munch on the snacks we’ll have here.

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skills from the year before. Ad-ditionally, spending time at the library will help motivate the whole family to join in on some fun summer time activities.

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After a very successful pre-sentation of Melinda Jaques and friends' puppet show rendition of Hansel & Gretel at the library in Dennysville, we had some time left before the parents came to pick them up, during which the kids made some very slapdash, but entertaining-for-them, stick puppets, using library-themed pencils for sticks. Seeing the kids so happy to be back at the library, having attended when they were younger and came to Story Hour, inspired us to think of some way to capital-

ize on the puppet concept this summer.

We could do a five day week, but, more likely, once a week for maybe 4 or 5 weeks would be better. Our thought is that the first meeting would be an hour or so of puppet demonstrations with Me-linda Jaques and others, plus discussion on how the group might produce something of their own. Melinda would show them (and demonstrate with) various types of puppets - stick to string, I think. The next sessions, possibly sec-ond, third and, fourth, would be dealing with the various

aspects of 1) creating a plot, storyline, purpose, 2) creating the puppets, & 3) planning the script, or at least concept plans - oh yes, and practicing the “performance(s)!" How they would work together or in sequence would be for the participants, young and old, to figure out together. The final (maybe 5th) session would be, of course, presenting the results to an admiring public. (e.g./i. e. the parents.)

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Disappointing Attendance at Baileyville Annual Town MeetingBy Lynn Lawless

The Annual Town Meeting was held Tuesday, June 11th at the Woodland Elementary School with a disappointing 19 people in attendance. Andrew Snow-man was elected to moderate the meeting except for Article 6 from which he recused himself and Police Chief Bob Fitzsimmons moderated.

The following Town Warrants were all approved to raise and appropriate the following funds with little discussion:

Article One to elect a Modera-tor to preside at said meeting

Article Two $353,400 for Em-ployee Benefits

Article Three $282,710 for Administration

Article Four $29,200 for As-sessing

Article Five $2,500 for the Planning Board

Article Six $16,940 for Code Enforcement and Plumbing In-spection

Article Seven $39,180 for the Municipal Building

Article Eight $50 for the Pres-ervation of Town Records

Article Nine $73,880 for Insur-ance Coverage

Article Ten $395,000 for the Town’s contractual TIF Reim-bursement

Article Eleven $335,500 for the Police Department

Article Twelve $10,700 for Animal Control

Article Thirteen $50,920 for the Fire Department

Article Fourteen $158,000 for Hydrant Rental

Article Fifteen $50,500 for Ambulance Coverage

Article Sixteen $1,950 for Dis-patching Service

Article Seventeen $50,600 for Street Lights

Article Eighteen $15,000 for Police Cruiser Reserve

Article Nineteen $364,920 for the Public Works Department

Article Twenty $200,000 for Road Paving

Article Twenty-One $14,200 for Care of Cemeteries

Article Twenty-Three $294,470 for the Wastewater Treatment Plant

Article Twenty-Four $152,850 for the Parks and Recreation Program

Article Twenty-Five $9,600 for the Town’s Community Access Channel

Article Twenty-Six $47,070 for the Woodland Public Library

Article Twenty-Seven $8,620 on the Tennis Court

Article Twenty-Eight $4,000 for the Princeton Regional Airport Authority

Article Twenty-Nine $700 to transfer the amount of snow-mobile registration excise tax received in the fiscal year to the St. Croix Trailriders for trail maintenance

Article Thirty $2,000 for the Woodland Holiday Committee activities

Article Thirty-One $4,300 for Charitable Donations

Article Thirty-Two $13,500 for General Assistance

Article Thirty-Three $40,000 to fund the Year 2000 sewer bond for Economic Development

Article Thirty-Four $75,000 for

automatic lien foreclosure when it is in the best interest of the Town. Prior to any tax-acquired sale, the former owner or owners of said property may be permitted to repurchase such property for a cash payment at least equal to all back taxes and sewer fees owed, or which otherwise would have been assessed on said property, and all interest, lien charges and legal fees for the reconveyance. If the former owner or owners of said property do not repurchase the property, the Town may solicit sealed bids to sell the tax-acquired property except in cases where the Town Council finds it in the better interest to hold such property. In any such sale by bid process, the Town Council can retain the right to accept or reject any or all bids

Article Forty-Seven to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Council on behalf of the Town to sell and /or dispose of any Town-owned, low value or valueless, excess, surplus, broken or irrepa-rable personal property, unusable real estate, or equipment

Article Forty-Eight to see if the Town will vote to delegate its authority to accept gifts of money and property, whether conditional, unconditional or in trust, to the Town Council on be-half of the municipality allowing the Town Council to reject any proposed gift if the conditions at-tached to accepting the gift do not

in the Council’s opinion benefit the Town.

Article Forty-Nine to see if the Town will authorize the Town Council to close the Town Books on June 30, 2020

Article Fifty to see if the Town will authorize the Town Council to designate portions of certain operating accounts as non-lapsing at the end of the fiscal year when necessary to carry out the pur-poses of the accounts or to send identified, unexpended funds to reserve accounts for use in future years

The Baileyville School Com-mittee Warrants approved with little discussion. To see what sum the school administrative unit will be authorized to expend are as follows:

Article One $2,122,288 for Regular Instruction

Article Two $833,809 for Spe-cial Education

Article Three $183,950 for Other Instruction

Article Four $352,649 for Stu-dent and Staff Support

Article Five $180,099 for Sys-tem Administration

Article Six $427,558 for School Administration

Article Seven $209,367 for Transportation and Buses

Article Eight $954,239 for Fa-cilities Maintenance

Article Nine $93,500 for Other Expenditures

Article Ten $0 for Adult Edu-cation

Article Eleven $1,989,270 for the Total Cost of funding public education from kindergarten to grade 12 as described in the Es-sential Programs and Services Funding Act

Article Twelve 1,338,270 in additional local funds, which exceeds the State’s Essential Programs and Services allocation model. Passed with a 16-4 vote

Article Thirteen $5,357,459 for the School Committee to expend for the fiscal; year beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30,2020 from the school administrative unit’s contribution to the total cost of funding public educa-tion from kindergarten to grade 12 as described in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act, non-state-funded school con-struction projects, additional local funds for school purposes under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20A, section 15690, unexpended balances, tuition receipts, state subsidy and other receipts for the support of schools

Article Fourteen to contract with the Waite School Commit-tee to accept for instruction Waite elementary students in Prek-6 at the Woodland Elementary School and Woodland Jr/Sr High School and grades 7&8 with the contract to have a term not to exceed five years.

Equipment ReserveArticle Thirty-Five $544,150

to pay for the statutorily required Washing County Tax

Article Thirty-Six $300,950 for obligated debt service

Article Thirty-Seven to appro-priate all TIF fund revenues to first reimburse the TIF taxpayer as approved in Article 10, then to fund the 2003A sewer extension bond payment, then any remain-ing funds to be used for adopted TIF program purposes of Eco-nomic and Community Devel-opment in the fiscal year 2018 to 2019 and ensuing years to include the amount in Article 33

Article Thirty-Eight to accept funds provided by the Maine State Legislature

Article Thirty-Nine a sum not to exceed $180,000 for the 2017 Sewer Expansion Project payment

Article Forty a sum not to ex-ceed $13,000 for the repair and replacement of the lights for the basketball court across from the high school

Article Forty-One $198,050 from Anticipated Revenues to reduce taxes for the fiscal year 2019-2020.

Article Forty-Two to authorize the Town Council, during the fiscal year 2019-2020, to move funds approved in this meeting from one warrant article to an-other as long as such action does not result in an increase of the total budget

Article Forty-Three to autho-rize the Town Council to post the Warrant for the next annual Town meeting seven days before the meeting, making suitable arrange-ments for said meeting’ also to authorize the Town Council to set an alternative Town Meeting date, with seven days of notice, and have the Town Report available at least three days prior to said Town Meeting for the purpose of approving the annual town budget if such budget cannot be ready for approval at the traditional time of the Annual Town Meeting in March.

Article Forty-Four to see if the Town will authorize the Town to accept prepayments of taxes and to enact monthly tax payment plan(s) and to waive the interest for those taxpayers who sign a legal document to participate and do fully, timely participate in such a plan

Article Forty-Five to see if the Town will vote to charge interest of 7% per annum on all unpaid taxes as of 4 p.m. on November 29,2019 or 30 days after the is-suance of the tax bills if after October 29, 2019 except for those successfully, timely pay-ing into an agreed monthly tax payment plan and to pay interest when required at the rate of 4% per annum

Article Forty-Six to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Council on behalf of the Town to sell and/or dispose of any real estate acquired by the Town for nonpayment of taxes thereon, on such terms as the Council deems advisable and to execute quitclaim, deeds for such property after three weeks of publication in a local newspa-per. Also, to allow the Council to authorize the Treasurer to waive

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The 2019 International Homecoming Festival parade will begin in St. Stephen and end in Calais on Saturday, August 10th. Pictured is an ANAH Shrine clown in the 2015 parade. (Photo by Jayna Smith)

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The 46th annual Interna-tional Homecoming Festival is quickly approaching, this year slated for August 7th through the 11th, and the committee has been hard at work firming up the details.

Co-chair of the festival from the U.S. side is Roxanne Red-ding. She confirmed that the festival will once again kick off with the opening ceremony on Wednesday, August 7th. This event is open to the public and will include dignitaries from both sides of the border, law enforcement officers, repre-sentatives from many different groups and more, all com-ing together to celebrate the friendship between the two communities.

Following the opening cer-emony, the always-popular

Calais Fire Association’s street dance for kids will take place in the municipal parking at the city building. Also returning is Thursday night’s concert in the downtown community park as well as the alumni basketball game.

The weekend promises to be a busy one, as per usual, Redding said, with the St. Croix Valley Chamber of Com-merce’s Street Fair and the In-ternational Parade on Saturday, August 10th, with the parade this year starting on the St. Stephen side.

Free activities for kids will also return. These will include the inflatables and laser tag among other things. The Inter-national Homecoming Festival will go out with a bang with a great fireworks show on Sun-day evening, August 11th.

Redding said the events

mentioned are only a few of the many planned, and that the complete schedule will soon be available. There is still time for groups or businesses to host an event, and anyone wish-ing to help volunteer as a committee member or at any event is welcome to do so.

Committee members will soon be meeting with businesses as they seek donations to con-tinue the events of International Homecoming Festival. Anyone wishing to make a donation to this hometown tradition can mail a check or money order to the festival at PO Box 1012, Calais, ME 04619.

Keep up to date with all of the festival happenings by following it on Facebook: In-ternational Homecoming Festival. Inquiries can also be sent through the Facebook page. The website www.internationalhomecoming-festival.org will also be available for viewing soon.

Rededication of Passamaquoddy Indian Memorial

Dwayne Tomah performing a Passamaquoddy song that had not been sung in 129 years. (Photo by Natalie Boomer)

By Natalie Boomer

Dwayne Tomah led a dedi-cation of the Passamaquoddy Indian Memorial on Friday the 14th. The memorial unveiling and rededication ceremony served as a reminder of the sacrifices made by the Pas-samaquoddy people in the Revolutionary War. The cer-emony was held at the original monument site, on Middle Road in Pleasant Point where nearly 200 Native American’s who took part in the Revolu-tionary War are buried. They began the dedication with an authentic bugle call played by a veteran, drumming and prayer.

“This Passamaquoddy Indian Memorial is very historic. Our contribution to the American Revolution that our people have made and the friends that we have in nearby communi-ties help us and we help them to gain their independence,” said Tomah. A smudging cer-emony then took place which is customary in Passamaquoddy villages. During the smudging ceremony, Tomah performed a song that hadn’t been sung in 129 years. “This song is a gathering song that was sung by Newel Joseph of the Pas-samaquoddy Tribe, a promi-nent Passamaquoddy Tribal member, influential in those

times of keeping our culture, language, and songs alive,” he said. The original dedication took place in 1916 and had over 500 visitors attend. An American flag was raised and history of tribal members who served in the Revolutionary War was shared. Mary Alice Look, from the Daughters of the American Revolution, spoke words of dedication and history as well. “The efforts of the Passamaquoddy Tribe dur-ing the American Revolution were considering. They served as scouts for Colonel John Al-len who had been named Super-intendent of Eastern Indians by General George Washington.

Their most well-known ser-vice was under the leadership of Governor Francis Neptune. They gathered at East Machias Lake just as a British Naval Ex-pedition made their attack upon the settlement at Machias. Gov-ernor Francis with his Indians formed an important part of the force,” said Look. The Tribal Chief then went up and joined

Tomah for the unveiling of the monument. “In honor of the Indian Patriots for their loyal service during the Revolution-ary War that was directed by the Daughters of the American Revolution, June 14th, 1916,” he said. The ceremony was followed by a potluck at the Elderly Meal Site in Pleasant Point.

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The Borderline Trio with Lenard Rutledge was one of the many musical guests at last year's Music on the Green series which offers an evening of fun and entertainment that the whole family can enjoy. (Photo by Kaileigh Deacon)

By: Kaileigh Deacon

With the beginning of summer also comes the start of music filling down-town Calais. For the last 12 years, ev-ery Tuesday night the Triangle Park on Main Street comes to life with music and people as the Music on the Green concert series welcomes local musi-cians and allows them to showcase their talent in an outdoor venue.

Music on the Green is much more than a concert every week; it is family time, community time and a gathering place for all. Each week the lawn in front of the stage fills with families and people out enjoying a night of music completely free. Thanks to businesses around Calais, the cost of the singers and musicians coming to Downtown Calais is covered.

There is more to this event than just the music and the time spent with friends and loved ones. There is also the chance to help community groups as well. The St. Croix Number 1 Fire-house is on hand every Tuesday evening to make sure those that might have

missed their supper have the chance to get some red hot dogs and cold drinks to enjoy while they are at the concert. The Firehouse has been part of the event for years selling 50/50 tickets as well as food.

For those that have already had their dinner but are craving something sweet, the Calais High School Volleyball team has their Sweet Shoppe stocked with homemade goodies. All the money the team raises goes toward helping pur-chase equipment and other needs for the team. The team sets up next to the stage and makes regular rounds going chair to chair across the lawn and the cars parked on the street to make sure everyone gets their fill.

Every Tuesday evening offers some-thing different and gives the chance for those in attendance to not only enjoy the music but to also catch up with friends and neighbors. It’s not uncommon to find kids dancing around the park or playing a game of tag while others sit and sing along with the songs they know and tap their feet to new favorites.

This year’s lineup features recurring

favorites and some new groups as well. There is a variety of music and a bit of something for almost everyone’s musical tastes.

Music on the Green started their sea-son on June 18 with the Grand Lake Stream Strumming Wildcats Ukulele

performance. The concerts start at 6:30 p.m. and be sure to bring your preferred seating chair, blanket or vehicle and enjoy the music. To find out more about the concerts including weather cancelations or changes follow the Music on the Green Facebook page.

music encapsulates the essence of their comradely which is the driving force at the heart of this enthusiastic trio.

HighTime plays with breath-taking energy and passion that is both effortless yet drivingly soulful and fun. Neighbors, Ciaran and Seamus, and great friend Michael, have a unique and virtuoso musical connec-tion through so many years of performing together and indi-vidually all the while enchant-ing audiences worldwide with music, song and dance steeped in the well of Irish tradition. No doubt their music and energy-fueled live performances are sure to get the hands clapping

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Ireland champion on harp, whistle, singing and dancing, Seamus is one of the few of his age responsible for main-taining the oldest style of Irish singing. Sean-Nos, or Old Style singing, an ancient form of decorative Irish song, is of huge importance to him. He proudly boasts the beauty of this Irish art form wherever he goes, delivering haunting renditions of poignant Irish folklore and mesmeric melodies to attentive audiences. His Sea-Nos danc-ing is one of the highlights of the show.

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Hall is located at 2 Park St., downtown Calais, Maine, right across from the 2nd Baptist Church and City Hall. Ticket prices are $20 adult, $5 for 15 years and under. Pre-show tickets can be purchased at Karen's Diner and Korner Pub, downtown Calais. For more information or reservations please call 207-214-2067. Our FB is Calais Celtic Concert Series, please LIKE our site and support us.

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National Amateur Radio Field DayDemonstrates Science, Skill, and Service

with the St. Croix Valley Amateur Radio Club

June 22 • 2 p.m., through late morning June 23 Alexander Elementary School

A “GOTA” (Get On The Air) station will be setup on site and any non-licensed person will be able to experience first-hand the fun of amateur radio.

FMI: www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio orwww.stcroixvalleyamateurradioclub.com

Tests will be given for all classes of amateur radio license at the Field Day

site on the 22nd at 10 am.

Charlotte Fire & Rescue Auxiliary Yard Sale

June 29 • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Charlotte Fire Station

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A large assortment of items will be available. Lunches of hot dogs, chili, beans, sandwiches, and more

will also be sold throughout the day. Contact Peter Frost for donations of yard sale items

at 214-9155 or 454-2647 or drop off at the station on June 27 or 28.

JUNE 19: SummerKeys Presents: Mary Potterton Me-morial Concerts at Congre-gational Christian Church in Lubec at 7:30 p.m. Chamber Music Trio of John Newell, Ina Litera and Matt Goeke. FMI 207-733 -2316.

JUNE 20 & 21: Greenhorns presents Seaweed Symposium at Reversing Hall on Leigh-ton Point Road in Pembroke. RSVP: [email protected]. FMI go to greenhorns.org/events-calendar. 2 days of sem-inars, shore field trips, boat trip in Cobscook Bay, farm-grown lunches.

JUNE 21: Matt Linton in concert at Second Baptist Church in Calasi at 6 p.m. FMI contact Gloria at 454-2579.

JUNE 21: Hymn for Her concert at Eastport Arts Center at 7 p.m. (Backwoods punk-folk)

JUNE 22 & 23: Ham Radio Field Day - learning about, and actually sending messag-es, via amateur (ham) radio equipment, outdoors at the Al-exander Elementary School - Saturday 2 p.m. through Sun-

day, late morning.JUNE 22-24: Free Spay

and Neuter Clinic for cats in Machias. To book an appoint-ment call 721-8395 they are open Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

JUNE 22: Sunrise County Farmers’ Market first day in Easport Port Authority parking lot from 10 a.m. to noon.

JUNE 22: Dennysville Am-bulance Public Dinner at the Pembroke School at 5 p.m.

JUNE 23: The Pembroke Trotting Association is hav-ing a fundraiser to support the Washington County Fair in August 2019 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Pembroke Fairgrounds. Come listen to Brad Sawyer, Against the Grain and Friends. The Food Shack will be open.

JUNE 25: Sunrise County Farmers’ Market first day in Calais from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

JUNE 25: Weekly Bible Study at Holy Trinity Chapel in Dennysville (on Cemetery Road) at 7 p.m.

JUNE 26: Charlotte Histori-cal Society monthly meeting at the Charlotte Town Hall at 7 p.m.

JUNE 26: SummerKeys

Presents: Mary Potterton Me-morial Concerts at Congre-gational Christian Church in Lubec at 7:30 p.m. Summer-Keys founder Bruce Potterton, piano. Refreshments hosted by CCLC.

JUNE 26: Ken Waldman, “Portrait of an Artist as Santa Claus concert at Eastport Arts Center at 7 p.m. Gifts for audi-ence members.

JUNE 27: Sip ’n’ Paint in-spired by animal art of Ex-pressionist painter Franz Marc, led by Sue Riddle at Eastport Arts Center from 7 to 9 p.m. Preregister: [email protected], (207) 454-8822.

JUNE 28: Jane Lanctot and Jan Holms, Baroque flute and harpsichord concert at East-port Arts Center at 7 p.m. Re-ception sponsored by The Pet Store, Eastport.

JUNE 28: Food Sale at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church be-ginning at 8 a.m.

JUNE 28: Calais Area Breast Cancer Support Group will be meeting at 3 p.m. in the downstairs parlor at the Calais United Methodist Church, 849 Main St., Calais. This month we will be discussing Chapter 6 of “Breasts – The Owner’s Manual” by Dr. Kristi Funk. This free “gathering” is a com-forting and safe environment to find encouragement and hope. Open to all that have a breast cancer diagnosis. FMI call Marianne at 454-0501.

JUNE 28: Riverside Re-bekah’s Food Sale at Bai-leyville Food Mart from 9 a.m. until noon.

JUNE 29: Big Yard Sale (Charlotte Fire & Rescue Aux-iliary) at the Fire Station from 9 a.m. to 2 - p.m.

JULY 2: Weekly Bible Study at Holy Trinity Chapel in Dennysville (on Cemetery Road) at 7 p.m.

JULY 6: Hunter May in con-cert at Second Baptist Church in Calais at 6 p.m. Love offer-ing. FMI contact Gloria at 454-2579.

JULY 10: Roast turkey sup-per at Cherryfield Congrega-tional Church Fellowship Hall (River Road, Cherryfield). Din-ner served at 5:30 (Doors open at 5).

-2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays every month: The Monday Night Music Circle at CCLC at 6 p.m. Bring an instrument or come and listen!

-Irene Chadbourne food pantry open 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed holidays.

-TOPS 228 Baileyville meets at 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at People’s United Methodist Church, Baileyville. Corner of Third and Summit Street.

-Zumba, dance-based fitness is being offered at St. Anne’s Church in Calais at 8:30 a.m. All levels welcome.

-3rd Monday of each month: Eastern Area Agency on Ag-ing cafe in Machias held at the Blue Bird Ranch Restaurant at 11 a.m.

-Last Monday of each month: Veterans’ Meet and Greet at Schooner Pub on Main Street in Calais at 6 p.m. Enjoy free appetizers and so-cialize with fellow veterans. All are welcome.

-Third Monday of each month: American Legion Sher-man Brothers Post #3 monthly meeting at St. Anne’s Episco-pal Church in Calais at 6 p.m. All veterans and their families are welcome to attend.

-First Monday Tea at the li-brary (except when it falls on a federal/state holiday) at Lin-coln Memorial Public Library in Dennysville (parking lot shared with church),15 King Street from 4 to 7 p.m.

-4th Monday of the month: Potluck and Community Dis-cussion: Building a Recovery Community. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Your Place, Inc., 8 Old Mill Road, Ellsworth. Bring a potluck dish to share if you choose. FMI email [email protected] or call 667-7171.

-Chair Drumming at St. Anne’s Church in Calais at 9 a.m.

-Knitting group at the Pem-broke Library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

-Ironworks Quilters at the Pembroke Library from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

-St. Croix International Quilter’s Guild meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Methodist Homes Rec. Center at 6 p.m. New members welcome.

-AL-ANON meets at 6:30 p.m. in the old Calais Hospital basement.

-St. Croix Valley International Garden Club meets April to Jan-uary, third Wednesday afternoon of the month. Activities include garden tours, demonstrations, speakers and tips. FMI Anne (506) 466-6637 or email us at [email protected].

-Are you affected by a loved one’s drinking? AL-ANON meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m at West Lubec Methodist Church.

-Calais Community Cafe is serving lunch at noon at 72 Palmer Lane, Calais. For reser-vations call 454-2215.

-Wednesday Morning Knit-ters at the Calais Free Library from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Upcom-ing dates: 6/26; 7/10, 7/24; 8/14, 8/28. FMI: 454-2758.

-Wednesday Morning Weav-ers at the Calais Free Library from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Upcom-ing dates: 7/10, 8/7. FMI: 454-2758.

-Writer’s Group meets on al-ternate Wednesdays at CCLC in the Heartwood Lodge at 1 p.m. No fee. All writers are wel-come! FMI [email protected].

-Calais Free Library Lunch with the Librarian from noon to 1 p.m. Bring a bag lunch or just simply join the librarian for lunch, story and activity time and to also collect reading priz-es. Upcoming dates: 6/19, 6/26, 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24. FMI: 454-2758.

- Life Drawing Workshop at Eastport Arts Center from 7 to 9 p.m. Info: [email protected], or 853-2358. For all levels.

- Dennys River Farmers’ Mar-ket - church parking lot from 3 to 5:30 p.m.

-The Freeway - Addiction Recovery at Calvary Chapel, 295 North Street, Calais. Ad-dicts, friends, family mem-bers; All are welcome. 7 p.m. First Tuesday of the month has potluck and testimony at 6:30 p.m.

-Ecstatic Dance, 5 to 6 p.m. at Eastport Arts Center. Info: [email protected].

-Chair Yoga Classes from 11:30 a.m. to noon at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church. There is a cost. FMI 454-8016.

Just for Today AFG, AL ANON Are you affected by a loved one’s drinking? Group meets every Tuesday night at 6:30 (CAN), 5:30 (US), at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, 407 Milltown Blvd. St. Stephen’s, New Bruns-wick. Please use entrance on back side of building next to church.

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Amateur Radio Field DayMembers of the St. Croix Val-

ley Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the national Ama-teur Radio Field Day exercise at the Alexander Elementary School on June 22 through late morning June 23. Since 1993, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary ham

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Dr. Piazza has reintroduced cataract surgery as a service at Downeast Community Hospital in Machias since March of this year. Having assisted Dr. Piazza for over 15 years from 1993 to 2008, patients should be reassured that the operating room team at DECH have become experts in supporting safe and cost-effective cataract surgery and are excited to be part of offering this service along with Dr. Piazza to patients in Washington county.

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-Irene Chadbourne food pantry open 10 a.m. to noon. Closed holidays.

-Crafters gather to work on projects at 10 a.m. at St. Anne’s, Church St., Calais - FMI call 454-8016.

-Zumba, dance-based fitness is being offered at St. Anne’s Church in Calais at 8:30 a.m. All levels welcome.

-International Dance from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Eastport Arts Center. Info: eastportartscenter.org.

-Eastern Area Agency on Aging cafe serving meals at Palmer Lane Estates in Calais at 11:30 a.m.

-St. Croix Valley Assembly of God is sponsoring Overcom-ers Outreach, a biblical study of the 12 Step Program. If in-terested contact Pastor Chuck Green 315-806-6457 or Rex at 207-904-8087.

-Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in the Calais Hospital old building Every Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.

-KinderArts presents Tiny Yogis, runs through June 27 from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Free; for children up to age 5, must come with parent or caregiver, EAC.

-Calais Free Library Home School from 10 a.m. to noon. FMI 454-2758.

-StAR (St. Anne’s Reads) at Calais Free Library from 3 to 4 p.m. Story, conversation and activity for ages 5 and up.

-Wiggles and Giggles at the Calais Free Library from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Babies, tod-dlers and caregivers are wel-come.

-Irene Chadbourne food pan-try open 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Closed holidays.

-Creative Coloring at St. Anne’s Church in Calais from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. FMI call 454-8016.

-1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays: Mu-sic Circle (country, bluegrass, gospel) for participants and lis-teners at the Pembroke Library at 6:30 p.m.

-Gentle Flow Yoga with Katie Wilson from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Eastport Arts Center. Info: [email protected].

-Spinners at the Pembroke Li-brary from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

-Saturday Morning Knitters at Calais Free Library from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Upcoming dates: 6/15, 7/20, 8/17. FMI 454-2758.

-Children’s Theater Workshop from 10 to 11:30 a.m., through April 20, for all ages (6 & un-der should be accompanied by a caregiver), free, EAC. Questions: [email protected].

-Lego Builders Club is back at Calais Free Library from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Geared towards 5 and older. (Megablocks/Duplos are available for younger kids.) All are welcome! Upcoming dates: 7/6, 8/3. FMI 454-2758.

-First Sunday of the month: Coffeehouse at Cobscook Community Learning Center from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

-Third Sunday of each month, meeting of the St. Cro-ix Valley Amateur Radio Club in the rec. room at Methodist Homes at 5:30 p.m.

Life Drawing Workshop

Through June

Yoga with Christine Felker at St. Anne’s Church on Mon-days. Classes begin at 10 a.m. and are geared to individual levels of ability and comfort. FMI contact Christine at 454-7341. Please check radio for weather cancellations.

Life Drawing Workshop, session at Eastport Arts Center begins June 12; no workshop June 26 or July 3. For all lev-els. Info: [email protected], or 853-2358.

radio stations in public lo-cations during Field Day to showcase the science and skill of Amateur Radio. This event is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. For more than a 100 years, Ama-teur Radio - also called ham radio - has allowed people from all walks of life to experiment with electronics and communi-cations techniques, as well as provide a free public service to their communities during a disaster or emergency, all with-out needing a cell phone or the Internet. Ham radio functions completely independent of the Internet or cell phone infra-structure, can interface with tablets or smartphones, and can be set up almost anywhere in minutes. In today's electronic do-it-yourself (DIY) environ-ment, ham radio remains one of the best ways for people to learn about electronics, phys-ics, meteorology, and numerous

other scientific disciplines.The public will have a chance

to meet and talk with area ham radio operators and see for themselves what the Ama-teur Radio Service is about. A “GOTA” (Get On The Air) station will be set-up on site and any non-licensed person will be able to experience first-hand the fun of amateur radio. Anyone may become a licensed Amateur Radio operator. There are over 725,000 licensed hams in the United states, as young as 5 and as old as 100. And with clubs such as the St. Croix Valley Amateur Radio Club, it’s easy for anybody to get involved right here in Down East Maine.

To learn more about Amateur Radio, go to www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio.

The St. Croix Valley Ama-teur Radio Club also maintains a website at: www.stcroixval-leyamateurradioclub.com.

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EAC’s International Dancers visit Alexander, Sipayik

EAC International Dancers are shown doing dance-based outreach with students at the Alexander Elementary School. Rachel Silver-man, who presented about life in Israel, is in the center. (EAC photo)

Each spring and fall Eastport Arts Center’s International Dancers take time from their busy schedules to reach out and share the joy of dance with area schools. This year, children at Alexander Elementary and Beatrice Rafferty schools were the lucky participants.

Alexander Elementary School students in grades 2-8 put on their “dancing shoes” for a fun time learning about Israel and two of the country’s popular folk dances. The International Dancers, along with Calais resi-dent Rachel Silverman, gave

the students some insights on life in Israel. Rachel’s family has lived in this Mediterranean country since the 1930s and she shared her personal knowledge of life there with the very atten-tive children. Following her discussion, the older students were introduced and learned the dance moves to “Tzadik Katemar” (the Happy Dance) while the younger children learned the dance “Hashual” (the Fox Dance). “Hashual,” a circle dance, demonstrates the story of a fox as an unwanted visitor of a farm and the various

ways the people scare it away.Beatrice Rafferty third grad-

ers started their session learning “Hashual”, and because they were such fast learners, also learned “Tzadik Katemar”.

"I was very impressed with the students’ interest in learn-ing the dances of Israel,” noted Mary Szwec, lead dance in-structor for both school’s ses-sions. "It was a very rewarding experience for all teachers, students, and the International Dancers.”

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The 25th Annual Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival will be held on July 27th and 28th. This festival started in 1993 when resident Cathy Samuel was approached by lo-cal business owners who were looking to bring more people to the Grand Lake Stream area. Samuel along with So-phie Melanson came up with the idea of the festival and

have been involved ever since. Samuel is now the Artistic Director and Melanson is the festival’s chairperson. To this day Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival includes folkart, music, culture, food, and so much more. From contem-porary to jazz, bluegrass and American Roots, there will be plenty of music through-out the weekend. Performers include Averill Lovely Band, Ed Howe with Denny Breau,

Jim Gallant, The Grand Lake Stream Strummin’ Wildcats, Ken and Jane Brooks, Joe and Nellie Kennedy, The Mark Tipton Quartet and Old Time Music Jam. More than 60 folk artists and handcrafters are scheduled to be at the festival as well such as Baskets by Dot, Cabin Pottery, Allagash Tails, Preston Nets, Harbor Candle Company, Nestle-wood Birds, Iris Designs, Circle Stone Designs, Mag-

gie’s Farm, Dragonfly Instru-ments, DeMar All Natural, and many more.There will also be locally made canoes, a historical photo display, a quilt display tent, and a children’s tent for kids ages 4 to 12 to participate in arts and crafts, free of charge. Some of Maine favorites will be available at the food tent including lobster rolls and smoked salmon. Hamburgers, hotdogs, fried chicken, ice

cream and other dishes will also be sold. Greta N’ Dave’s Place, Grand Lake Stream Fire Department, Mainely Smoked Salmon, David’s Creole Gumbo, and Lana’s Luscious Lobster Rolls are scheduled to be there as well. The Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival will be held on the battlefield in the village center in Grand Lake Stream. Tickets are available at $8 for one day or $12 for both.

Sailors’ Songs of Love & Marriage

June is the most common month for couples to say “I Do,” so the Pembroke Library’s monthly Chantey Sing salutes those who have taken the vow with Sailors’ Songs of Love & Marriage. Everyone is invited

to listen and to join in the sing-ing at the Pembroke Library at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26th. The songs are sometimes beautiful and romantic, some-times raucous and rowdy, and always entertaining. Led by the singing of “From Away Downeast,” featuring banjo, fiddle, concertina and guitar,

and often having boisterous choruses, those in attendance will have plenty of opportuni-ties to raise their voices to sa-lute “Jack Tar” and his “Polly.” Some of the songs, such as the serious ballads “The Unduti-ful Daughter” and “The Rich Nobleman’s Daughter,” tell of the women who either wait

patiently ashore, or dress as men to go to sea with their true loves. Others, such as “Clear Away the Track and Let the Bulgine Run” were used as chanteys, the true worksongs. Men, Women, and the Sea - - - they make for great songs and a great evening of entertain-ment. Admission is Free. The

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WOODLAND DRAGONS BASEBALL IN ACTION PHOTOS

Pictured is the Woodland Dragon 2019 DAC championship baseball team. Members include front l-r: Luke McDonald, Ethan Moore, Justin Monk, Alex Morrison, Gavin Gardner, Drew Hayward, and Coach Joey Gardner. Back l-r: Coach Kenny Murphy, Coach Keith Moody, Braden Barrett, Matthew Minoty, Kobe Overlock, Ian Howland, Dylan Damon, Aaron Cilley, Evan Phelps, Keagan Wormell, and Coach Mike Hayward.

Dragon senior ace hurler Drew Hayward brings the pitch to the plate.

Junior outfielder Ian Howland takes a smooth swing at Mans-field.

Left field senior Ethan Moore makes a catch in DAC action.

Senior Gavin Gardner controls the action at short-stop for the Dragons.

RIGHT: Braden Barrett makes a quick play to his right to first base. Freshman catcher Keagan Wormell stops the wild pitch from get-

ting past.

Right fielder Dylan Damon handles the hit and squares for the relay to the infield.

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Woodland Recreation Dept. Summer Day Camp

The Woodland Recreation Dept. is proud to announce its 2019 Summer Day Camp Program will

be back again for its 34rd year! The Day Camp will begin on Tuesday, June. 18 at 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The day camp program will be held at the Woodland Elementary School. Children entering grade 1 - grade 7 are welcome to attend. The cost will be $8 day for residents and $20 for non-residents. F. M. I. , please contact the Recreation dept. at 427-6205 or on Facebook.

PLEASE NOTE: A participant is not registered for the Summer day camp, until payment is made at the Town Office PRIOR to attending the day camp. The Day Camp staff WILL NOT accept payment for the camp at the Elementary School. Children will not be able to attend / participate until payment is made at the Town Office.

Woodland Recreation Department is once again offering FunTown / SplashTown tickets at dis-counted rates.

FunTown / SplashTown combo passes are available for $30 each, or approximately 25% off the price at the park. We are selling passes for those 48” and taller, which will give the participant access to both parks. Passes sold during the summer are good for the 2019 season. All sales of tickets are final. All passes may be purchased using cash or check, and can be purchased at the Town Office. Discount tickets for the 2019 season will be sold at the town office starting June 16th and continue until Sept. 2, 2019.

For more information, please call the Town Office at 427-3442, Mike Boies, Woodland Rec Dept. at 427-6205 or on Facebook.

Woodland Rec. Calendar*Attention: F. M. I.: please contact the Recreation Dept. at

427-6205 or on Facebook.TUES. JUNE 189 a.m.: SUMMER DAY CAMP, GR. K / 6, COMPLETED),

WES3 p.m.: GIRLS’ SOFTBALL, GLIDDEN FIELD6 p.m.: PICKLE BALL (ADULTS), WES GYMWED. JUNE 199 a.m.: SUMMER DAY CAMP, GR. K / 6, COMPLETED),

WES5 p.m.: GIRLS ELEM. SOFTBALL, (GR. 3 / 6) GLIDDEN

FIELDTHURS. JUNE 209 a.m.: SUMMER DAY CAMP, GR. K / 6, COMPLETED),

WESFRI. JUNE 219 a.m.: SUMMER DAY CAMP, GR. K / 6, COMPLETED),

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2019 Woodland Recreation Dept. Summer Day Camp Staff. They are (L to R): Makayla Overlock, Sara Boies (Camp Director) Jenny Cox, Shawna Monk, Sabre Phelps, Luke McDonald, Ian Howland and Taylor Lane. The staff has many exciting events, trips and surprises for the 2019 Summer Camp Season. Come and join the fun!

Congratulations to the Woodland Dragons for receiving the 2019 Northern Maine Baseball Sportsmanship award!

Pictured are the 2019 Gordie Mitchell 3-person scramble tournament champions, as they shot a fine 11-under-par 59. Winners are Josh Porter, Toby Cole, and Russell McLean. (More action shots next week)

Gordie Mitchell 3-Person Scramble

Congratulations to the team of Toby Cole, Josh Porter, and Russell McLean for their championship victory, shooting a fine 11-under-par 59! All winners are listed below:

1st Division:1st (59) Toby Cole, Josh Porter, Russell McLean2nd (61) Darren Libby, Don McGee, Joel McGee3rd (62) Mike Ellis, Joe Footer, Steve Leighton4th (63)R Eddie Nicholas, Robert Finn, Dennis Lewey

2nd Division:1st (62) Jordan Leeman, Scott MacDonald, Jamie Mc-

Carthy2nd (63) Dave Hyslop, Rob Watson, Donnie Sears3rd (67) Jason Redding, Jeremy Beers, Ricky Kroll4th (68)R Nick DelMonaco, Shane DelMonaco, Pat Sul-

livan

3rd Division:1st (67) Travis Pelletier, Andy Knowles, Andrew Ramsdell2nd (68) Adam Pollock, Rick Carpenter, Beau Scott

3rd (69) Aaron Westrack, Hardy Preston, Kevin Westrack4th (70) Jeremy Bard, Herm Gadway, Chris Siering

Ladies Division: 1st (77) Fran Lacoute, Darlene Horne, Julie Jordan 2nd (81) Theresa Wright, Sandy Wentworth, Chrys Landrigan

Long Drive:Ladies #2 Fran LaCoute Men’s #2 Ben Maloney

Pins: #1 Mike Ellis (6’ 1”) #6 J.R. Gibson (3’ 1”) #8 John Sawyer

(6’ 3”)2019 Woodland Rec. Staff

Woodland Dragons Receive Sportsmanship Award

By Natalie Boomer

On Wednesday, Brian Duffy of Calais High School, along with a few of his students traveled to the Meddybemps Boat Launch to try out two of the boats they built in class. Duffy offers a boat building class for the students throughout the school year. “This boat was built and it was designed to be a rowboat, or a sailboat, but our intention is to work with the computer electron-ics class next year and make it a solar electric boat,” said Duffy. Students who were involved in the building of the boat were Alex Newsome, Anthony Dana, Richard Seeley, Erik Schneider, and Seth Staples. Although it is not quite finished, some students tested it out anyway. “One of the reasons I’m doing this today is because I wanted to give the seniors a chance to go for a ride in the boat they built. Even though it needs a little bit of finish work, we’ll take it back in the fall and the rest of the students can get a chance to use

it then,” he said. One student even built his very own fishing boat independently. Zac Gower, a junior at Calais High School launched his fishing boat as well. “He built most of it last year, but finished it this year,” Duffy said. “He built that himself starting last year, in a tech 2 class and it was mostly finished, it just needed paint and I wouldn’t let him sand inside of the shop so he had to wait for the weather to get nice so he could take it outside and sand it.” Duffy has been teaching this class for two years. Even though he hasn’t been teaching long, he has built other boats and some kayaks in the past. Although the boat is not finished yet, he plans on starting to build another in the fall after this one is completed.

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Town of Princeton Fresh Water FestivalSaturday, June 22, 2019

7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ParadesActivities throughout town

Games • FoodPrizes • Music

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Community Breakfast 7 to 10 a.m. at the Masonic Hall by Lewey Lodge.

5K Race at the Princeton Fire Station at 8 a.m. Registration at 7:30 a.m. Sponsored by Machias Savings Bank.

Parade at 10 a.m. Begins at Princeton Elementary on Main Street and goes to Brewer Andrews Field. $5 float entry free. Prizes. Sponsored by Princeton Food Mart.

Shirttail Parade at Brewer Andrews Field after the parade.

Rubber Ducky Race at 1 p.m.

University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Greenland Point Grand Opening at 2 p.m.

EVENTS SCHEDULE7 to 10 a.m. - Community Breakfast at Masonic Hall8 a.m. - 5K Race at Princeton Fire Station10 a.m. - Parade11 a.m. - Basketball Shoot-out at Princeton Park and Rec.11 a.m. - Pie Eating Contest for kids ages 8-14 at Princeton Food Mart11 a.m. - Huntley Brooks singersNoon - Anything That Floats Casey Blanchard1 p.m. - Horse Shoe Tournament at Princeton Rod & Gun Club. $5 entry fee.2 p.m. - Rubber Ducky Race at Princeton Park and Rec.3 p.m. - Downeast Raffle Drawing. (Do not need to be present to win)4 p.m. - End of Festival!

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Children’s GamesDunk Tank - Princeton Fire Dept.Bounce House - PPRCPaint Ball - Princeton Rod & Gun ClubBike Raffle - Machias Savings BankFace PaintingBook Sale - Princeton Library Volunteers

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“I am happy to say our team...brought home the trophy,” said Washington County Sheriff Barry Curtis. “I was honored to have some of Shawn's fam-ily there with us and very excited his parents helped hand out the trophies.” From left to right: Washington County Sheriff Barry Curtis, Shawn’s mother Debbie Donahue, Shawn’s widow Dar-lene Donahue and Shawn’s Dad Fred Donahue.

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Sheriff’s Office Shines at Shooting Star Competitionn Wednesday, June 5 the Maine

Sheriffs Association held the Shawn Donahue Memorial “Shooting Star” Competition, named for a Washing-ton County Chief Deputy who died in 2014. The competition recognizes the best shots in the state and the best-shooting sheriff’s department. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office team finished the day in first place. (Submitted photos)

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VINA E. MCKAY Baileyville – A graveside service for

Vina Elizabeth (Gallant) McKay, 98, who entered into eternal rest on Janu-ary 23, 2019 will be held 2 p.m., Satur-day, June 22nd at Woodland Cemetery. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & Eastport. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.maysfuneralhome.com.

DALE A. CHURCHILL

A committal service will be held in honor of Dale A. Churchill at noon on Saturday , June 29th, 2019 at the Princeton Cemetery, West Street, Princeton, ME.

Statement from Bishop Deeley Regarding Passage of Physician-Assisted Suicide in Maine

“The passage of physician-assisted suicide, which comes on the eighth legislative at-tempt in Maine, legalizes a practice which has devastating effects on the common good. Suicide is always a tragedy. Allowing doctors to prescribe deadly medications to hasten a person’s death is a horrendous wound to the dignity of the hu-man person. With this law, the elderly will feel undue pressure to view this as an option to pre-vent being a burden to others; there will be a further desensi-tization of the value of human life; and young people will now think that people can and should be disposable. This law devalues individual human life and the essential human bonds that call us to value one another and care for one another. This is a sad day for Maine. Let us all pray for an increase in the understanding and respect for the value and dignity of human life from conception to natural death.”

AUSTIN DEAN FULLERTON

PRINCETON/TEXAS - Aus-tin Dean Fullerton, 36, died June 9th, 2019, from a brain aneurysm at a hospital in Texas. He had many illnesses that he battled with over his 36 short years. Austin fought a brain bleed for almost two years until this aneurysm formed and his battle was lost. He knew he would not live a long life, and for that reason Austin became an organ/body donor. Many people may live on with his organs and many others may get cured due to

The family of Bernard Johnson would like to thank all of the people that have supported us in one way or another since his passing.

To first responders Bill Lee, Charlie Ball and Dave Claroni, we thank you for your professionalism and your compassion. To Brian, Anthony, Melissa and the entire staff of May’s funeral home we thank you for helping us cope with our loss with such warmth and tenderness. To Chaplin David Sivret, Mike McLean, the United Veterans Honor Guard, and any active duty personnel who were part of the service – you can never know how much your presence meant to the family. To Sue Carter and Donna Geel as representatives of Calais Elementary School and Washington County Community College and as the wonderful caring human beings that they are, we thank you for organizing and preparing the reception. To the Calais Education Association and the entire faculty and staff of Calais High School for their condolences, their gifts and donations, we thank you. To all of you that were present at his service and/or donated to the Red Beach Scholarship fund in Dad’s memory, we thank you.

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his forethought to medical science.Austin was born in Calais on November 9th, 1982, the son of

the late John Fullerton and Christine (MacArthur). Austin loved playing baseball, fishing and going camping as a kid. He liked fixing cars and worked as a mechanic in Texas. He loved his children and spending time with them.

He spent many years of his short life living in the fast lane. Like all others, he lived his life the best way he could. Austin seemed to be always trying to find himself and his place in this world. We like to think his purpose in life was to help others by being an organ/body donor!

He is survived by his mother; his children, Kaylinn and Trevor; his brother, Jerrid and (Jenn); nephew, Lucas Fullerton and (Charlotte); nieces, Taylor and (Dillon), Cassidy and Camille. Also surviving are Austin’s uncles and aunts, Bill and May, Ted and Jill, Mike and Peggy, Skippy and Norma, Wayne and Billie, Diane and Alan, Jamie, Tommy, Esther and Ricky; grandfather, Ellis MacArthur and many cousins.

In addition to his father, John and grandparents, Jack, Char-lotte and Ruby, Austin was predeceased by his sisters, Tanya and Jessica; uncles, Donnie Rae, Timmy and Allard; aunts, Sandra and Laura Lee. He will be missed by the mother of his children, Sarah Guinther.

There will be a Celebration of Life 20 July 2019 at 11 a.m. at Ted and Jill’s Camp, 218 Camp Road, Cooper.

Window at Sewall Church to Shine in June

Submitted by Ann Carter

This month the lovely east window at the church will be alight in honor of the twentieth anniversary of Ken and Ann Carter, married on June 26th in 1999. Ann, who still plays the piano for the services, met Ken in that very place the previous summer, where he’d been in-vited to come join his siblings Arthur (and wife Cynthia) and Ernie Carter and Lula Weiland in the church where their grand-mother, and then their mother also, had worshipped, a goodly number of years before. How-ever, he then kept coming back, and … the rest is history!

Services during the summer and into the fall will continue on most Sundays at 4 p.m. Only oc-casionally are services not held due to other church activities elsewhere that call away our pas-tors and at least part of the con-gregation. There are hopes that these dates, as they approach, will be announced, at least on our Facebook page. All are very welcome to come to enjoy the worship and fellowship of this small, but committed, congrega-tion. If you have questions, the Facebook page is a good place to go, or call the pastors, Ron & Colin Windhorst, at 726-3905 or any member.

JAMES A. LIBBYJames A. Libby died on

June 17, 2019 after a more than heroic battle with cancer. Jimmy worked for the City of Calais for many years. He worked con-struction in Reno, Nevada. Jimmy also had a few years of tree cutting experience with Bob’s Tree Service. He was full of comical stories for each and every job he did over the years. Jimmy loved to socialize with any-one that would listen. He was also a great friend will-ing to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. Jimmy truly would have given a stranger the shirt off of his own back if they were in need. He was also one of the toughest human beings to exist, right down to the very end of his life with hardly a compliment. The table under the tree on Union Street will never look the same.

Jimmy was predeceased by his father, Paul Libby. Surviv-ing are his mother, D. Evelyn Goodine; his brother Charlie Libby and his wife Wanda; his two sisters, Paula Dunne, Lisa Thornton and her husband Clifford and their families.

A sincere heartfelt thanks needs to be extended to Karen Davis, Mary Johnson and the entire staff at CRMS for their compassion, patience and exceptional care and handling of Jimmy.

Per Jimmy’s request there will be no funeral service. A graveside service will be held at a later date.

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By Ron Cuddy

In the block of downtown Eastport which in recent years the Moose Island Bakery and Without a Paddle have been, there was once the Baywatch Cafe. We used to drive down there from Calais and we were there New Year’s Eve 2001 to celebrate the arrival of the 21st century. It makes a good setting for this story. This is a work of fiction.

“WELL, I’LL BE DAMNED!” THE BARKEEP SAID.

Mattie had that look she had when you knew something was going to happen.

“Let’s go down to Eastport,” she said. She saw me looking toward the window. “Come on, what’s a little rain.”

A little rain! You could hardly make out the trees out there dancing in the wind. I turned back to her.

“Come on,” she repeated. “You know the clams at the Baywatch are the best.”

It wasn’t easy to say no to Mattie Donan when she had that set-on-adventure look on her face.

So we headed out of Calais. The windswept sheets of water across the River Road, the col-lege to our right was a blur of red brick, the windshield wipers on full still couldn’t clear off the water. I was driving partly by memory of the way. In Eastport, the four o’clock sky was eight o’clock dark. There was a lone man making his way along a sidewalk, his collar pulled up.

Inside, a fire was blazing in the big fireplace. We took a table

overlooking the inner harbor. The water there was very choppy and the boats seemed to be try-ing to escape their moorings. Somewhere above, the wind moaned and the hinges of a sign hung outside above the entrance squealed. Light from the fire danced across the faces of those nearest to it.

At the bar, an old man pulled his pipe out of his tobacco-stained beard. “Night like this,” he croaked, “Sadie left. Clear out into a storm.”

His right eye looked mean and it twitched; somehow, you knew the left one was blind.

The moan of the wind above swelled, people shifted their butts on the wood chairs and a woman there said, “Ah, Silas Terriot. You just wouldn’t be-lieve there was another man.”

Her hair had been dyed red, and her yellow-brown makeup was smeared. A sixty-plus rusty bolt trying to be a still useful thirty-five.

The street door opened then and an old woman came in on a gust of wind. A man near there got up and closed the door with some effort. He kicked a chair to her, and she dropped onto it.

“There was another man.” The voice came from a dark corner.

The man who stepped into the firelight could have been in his early to mid-forties. His short beard was streaked with grey. His dark eyes were set close in a narrow face.

“That other man was my fa-

ther, Thomas Llewelyn,” he said. He was looking at the blown-in woman. “I guess nobody here knew she’d been married and had a son. Me - Jimmy Llewe-lyn.

“No, we never knew,” said the woman with the dyed hair and the rust-colored makeup.

“I was staying with an aunt in Milbridge. When she left old Si-las there, she came back, she and my father got back together.”

The blown-in woman had removed her mittens and was struggling with bony fingers to undo her hood. Her hair was mussed up, her lips washed out and you were charitable if you called what she had on a sweater. Her jeans were too big and she wore workmen’s boots.

“When I left here,” she said, “I was carrying his child.” She pointed with violence toward Silas Terriot. “His.”

The old man had been follow-ing this. He dropped his pipe. “What’s that, you say?”

The sign outside clattered to the sidewalk.

“Well I’ll be damned!” the barkeep said.

“Thomas got to drinking too much,” she continued. “He wouldn’t work and he beat me.” Turning to the man who’d come from the corner, she said, “You knew what he was Jimmy.”

“Oh yes,” Sadie said. “We named him Arthur - Artie.” Turning to old Silas, she added “You didn’t deserve a junior.

“When he was twelve, he killed Thomas. They said it was justified, that Thomas was

The Long Winding Road

Writer’s Cornerabusing me.

“He left when he was eighteen and I never saw him again.”

Apparently lost in the storm, a bird crashed through the win-dow and fell to the floor - dead - whether of exhaustion or a broken neck, I couldn't tell. But what I could tell was what was going to happen next.

When I stood, Sadie’s eyes were on me and I knew that she

knew. The man from the corner, the older son Jimmy had crossed the room to be with her.

Mattie was holding my hand. “My mother was the aunt in Milbridge,” she said. “She told her where to find you.

“It was I who answered the phone. When she mentioned - this, how could I have re-sisted?”

“Well I’ll be damned!” the barkeep said.

By Renata Bartnicki

The long winding road is rimmed by beautyIts bright glossy greens sure do overwhelmWhile autumn waits to fulfill its dutyToday, summer stand tall at nature’s helm

The long winding road is rimmed by seasonsAs one glitters and glows, the next preparesEach one created for many reasonsAnd for every one, Mother Earth cares

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WCCC Offering a Wide Range of Outdoor Activities for SummerIf you’re privileged enough

to live in Eastern Maine during the summer, there’s no better way to make the most of it than getting outdoors – and Wash-ington County Community College’s Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC) is looking to encourage area residents to do exactly that. This year’s sched-ule offers several new activities for local youth, along with some new opportunities for adults as well.

Join Shead High School science teacher and biologist Stephanie Allard in a week-long adventure exploring the diverse marine ecosystems found in Washington County, Maine. Travel by foot, lobster boat, and sea kayak exploring tide pools, rocky intertidal zones, mudflats, and local waters. Look for whales, fish for lobster, tow for plankton, dig for clams, and hunt for creatures hidden in the rockweed. Be prepared to get

dirty, have fun, and learn a lot! The camp will run from June 24-28th and is intended for ages 12-16. The cost of the camp is $200.

Two backpacking camps, one for ages 10-12 and one for ages 13-14, are planned for July. Both camps will teach team-building skills, orientation, gear packing, camp site set up and take down, leaving no trace, navigation, and geocaching. The beginner camp will take place from July 15th-19th, with an overnight campout at Cobscook Bay State Park on the 18th. The expedition camp will take place from July 29th-August 2nd, with an overnight at the Bold Coast on August 1st. The fee for participants is $150 each.

From August 5th to 9th, there will be a high school canoe camp at Keene’s Lake. This is an entry level canoe camp providing practical experience on preparing a tandem canoe

trip. It promotes safe paddling, maneuvering, and team com-munication. It will be for ages 14-17 with a cost of $150.

Also in August is the always-popular Youth Summer Sailing Camp, organized and sponsored alongside the Passamaquoddy Yacht Club. “It improves team building as youth are working with a partner to learn how to sail a vessel,” McCormick said. Partners are rotated through for variety and opportunity to work with different person-alities. “It gets you out of your comfort zone, and it’s good for self-growth,” McCormick ex-plained. “It’s a fun environment that attracts kids from all over Washington County.”

The Youth Summer Sailing camp involves two beginner sessions, one intermediate, and one advanced. The beginner ses-sions will be held at Indian and Keene’s Lake from August 5th-9th and 12th-16th, respectively. The intermediate session will be at Keene’s Lake from August 19th-23rd. The advanced session will be at Boyden’s Lake from August 26th-29th. The camps are open to ages 8-18, with the exception of the advanced ses-sion, which is for ages 12-18. Both the beginner and inter-mediate camps cost $135 per participant while the advanced session is $150. Scholarships are available thanks to the generous support of the Passamaquoddy Yacht Club.

Adults wishing to build upon their own canoeing skills will benefit from a late July course. Participants will become certi-fied in Level 1 Skills and Com-bined Safety and Rescue on Flatwater through the American Canoe Association. It will run July 27 and 28th for a fee of $180 and is intended for ages and 16 and up.

Adults wanting to take it a step further and become certi-

fied in teaching canoe skills themselves can do so with a Level 2 certification from the American Canoe Association gained during a special in-structor workshop from August 20-23rd at Keene’s Lake. That workshop is $550.

The OAC also maintains the college rock wall, currently open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The pub-lic is welcome to come and give the course a try over the sum-mer months. In addition to the rock wall, the OAC is currently developing its rope course, with team-building actively taking

place on the low ropes/challenge course. The high ropes course is anticipated to be installed this summer.

As always at the OAC, com-munity members can rent moun-tain bikes, canoes, sea kayaks, paddleboards, and ample camp-ing gear, including tents. Hours vary over the summer and inter-ested parties are encouraged to call ahead to reserve or request gear.

Register for any summer pro-gram by going to www.wccc.me.edu/oac, calling 454-1060 and leaving a message, or e-mailing [email protected].

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rently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Psychology program.

Nicholas J. Hallowell of Calais, ME is a senior who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Business Adminis-tration with a concentration in financial management/Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

Jacob Endre of Harrington, ME is a senior who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with an Undergraduate Certificate in Counterterrorism and Security program.

Emily M. Lobley of Marshfield, ME is a senior who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology - Human Movement Science/Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

Lisa Jeanne Curtis of Princeton, ME is a sophomore who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration and Public Health/Master of Science in Occupa-tional Therapy program.

Paige LeeAnne Fitch of Princeton, ME is a sophomore who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice/Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration program.

Emily Ansley Martin of Steuben, ME is a junior who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

Honors ListCameron Parr of Calais, ME is a senior who is currently enrolled

in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Sport Management/Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

Ernest N. Smith of Calais, ME is a sophomore who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences/Doctor of Pharmacy program.

Lauren V. Terry of Marshfield, ME is a senior who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

Hannah D. Lank of Perry, ME is a junior who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Studies/Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program.

Dean's ListSophia Faith McDonald of Baileyville, ME is a sophomore who

is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education with a concentration in physical science program.

Libby A. Kalloch of Cutler, ME is a junior who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

Tristan Elwell Alley of Jonesport, ME is a senior who is cur-rently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Health Sci-ences program.

Megan Scoville of Lubec, ME is a sophomore who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Admin-istration and Public Health program.

Paige L. Preston of Roque Bluffs, ME is a sophomore who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

Husson University Honors WCCC Honor’s List

SummerKeys ConcertThe Mary Potterton Memorial Concerts are a series of free concerts held each summer in Lubec in

memory of the mother of the founder of SummerKeys, a Music Vacation - an immersion music pro-gram that serves adults from all over the world. In addition to the music classes offered, the weekly summer concert series, now in its 28th season, continues to enrich the community. Bruce Potterton will be performing at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26. Mr. Potterton is a resident of New Jersey and a summertime fixture Downeast. He is a member of the faculty at Henry St. Settlement and at Turtle Bay Music Schools in NYC. The classical piano program will include works by Debussy, Faure, Haydn and Schumann as well as transcriptions by Hugh Sam. CCLC will host the refreshments!

All concerts are free and take place upstairs at 7:30 p.m. at the Congregational Christian Church in Lubec. Piano tuning donations are gratefully accepted. Intermission refreshments are provided by local businesses. For more information on our concert series as well as the music, cabaret, photography, and writing classes at SummerKeys, A Music Vacation, visit our website at www.summerkeys.com, call 207-733-2316 or email [email protected]

President’s ListKaylee Alley of Cherryfield.Bethany Joelle Borden of Princeton.Emily Lauren Bosley of Marshfield.Gene Andrew Holmes of Dennysville.Whitney Marie Kneeland of Baileyville.Lauren Murphy of Pembroke.Briggette Newell of Perry.Cindy Ann Rier of East Machias.Samantha Lynn Ritchie of Baileyville.Eve Noel Rottersman of CharlotteElaine France Trainor of Robbinston.Angelica Rae Underhill of Calais.Dean’s ListRachel Nicole Ackley of Cooper.Tabitha Jane Bennett of Pembroke.Jackson Terrence Blythe of Machiasport.Hailley Eugenie Bradbury of Eastport.Lee Alan Cain of Charlotte.Cassidy Rae Chambers of Calais.Amethyst Curtis of Cooper.Isaac Robert Curtis of Pembroke.

Samantha Denbow-Seeley of Whiting.Michael Drew Ferris of Alexander.Kenneth Charles Fisher of Jonesport.Keila Paige Gallway of Cooper.Christopher Lee Graham of Eastport.Tannis Marie Hawkins of Baileyville.Samuel Braxton Hayward of Calais.Nicole Christine Howland of Princeton.Sara Leeman of Baileyville.Jennifer Marie Libby of Beals.Kevin Makepeace of Whiting.Matthew Mallock of Eastport.Sarah Merrill of Ellsworth.Nicole Merritt of Lambert Lake.Katelyn May Mitchell of Perry.Kaitlyn Marie Pettegrow of East Machias.Ashleigh Nicole Pyles of Cooper.Caleb Benjamin Schrader of Pembroke.Jodie Ann Shank of Whiting.Austin Phillip Smith of Dennysville.Gloria Tinker of Calais.George Townsend of Calais.

EAC Presents Graduating Seniors With Arts Awards

Area Residents Named To Dean’s List at University Of New EnglandCalais, ME: John LaPointe

Perry, ME: Jodie Griffin

As part of Eastport Arts Cen-ter’s annual tradition, a group of high school seniors who have excelled in music, theater or the visual arts were presented with arts awards during their gradua-tion ceremonies. These talented students were nominated by their dedicated teachers, and selected

based on their commitment and contribution to the fine arts in their schools and communities.

This year’s Calais honorees are Johanna Dulge, music; Adida Edwards, theater; and Trinity White, visual art. Shead honor-ees are Henry Mills, music; C.J. Francis, theater; and Brooklyn

Gardner, theater. Washington Academy honorees are Nathan Carver, music; Kate Somes, theater and Sage Bagley, visual art.

EAC extends congratulations to all and best wishes to the stu-dents as they continue to pursue their creative endeavors.

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Dear Folks, a number of people who live in other towns in our area have told me that they’ve been enjoying our Cooper Column; some have even been collecting them. Doesn’t it feel good to share with others?

And speaking of sharing reminds me of a book I read many years ago. The title went something like this: “All I know about life, I learned in Kindergarten.” (I’ll have to research the author’s name, or if you’re interested in reading it, you could research it.) I remember some of the lessons he learned: how to share with others, how to be kind to oth-ers, not to hit others (Love that one!), how to be generous with your possessions (or your time, effort, your caring and concern for others) and many more life lessons - in general, how to get along with others; lifelong

lessons that have stood him in good stead all his life.

I’d like to find that book and re-read it. Maybe I could learn some life lessons that I’ve missed that could help me through the rest of my life. Good Idea?

And now some hot news from the Marion Transfer Station (MTA). I’ve just been informed that they’re planning to put into effect some new policies in the next few weeks. Among them will be the 100-pound mini-mum so-called “flat fee ticket.” And it has cost our town plenty over the years. The reason: Each town pays the cost for disposal of household trash, known as “Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) of its own resi-dents. The scales at MTS are not certified to weigh 100 lbs. and the town of Cooper will be charged for a full 100 lbs. That is a very high volume of trash - a very full pick-up load. If you can, secure your trash until you have a full load; or if

not, you could combine with your neighbors until together there’s a full load. Some resi-dents drop off a bag or two on their way to work or shopping, which is costing our town - and other towns also - a lot of extra, needless expense.

The MTS is a municipal corporation made up of the towns Cooper, Charlotte, Cut-ler, East Machias, Eastport, Lubec, Machiasport, Meddy-bemps, Northfield, Pembroke, Perry, Wesley, Whiting and the Unorganized Territories of Washington County.

I’ll have more information in my next column.

And now - guess what! Some Cooper kids are having birth-days! So happy birthday wish-es go out to our sweet little girl Exie Crowe on Saturday, June 15th. She will be ten years old, a nice age for a little girl. And Happy Birthday wishes also to Sam Perkins on Monday the 17th. Sam’s been in the news a lot recently - Busy boy! - and now he’s off for a week in our nation’s capital in Washington D.C. with the 4-H again. He’ll have some stories to tell us

when he gets back. A while ago I reported to you

that the “Doomsday Clock” had been re-set to two minutes to midnight by the international group of scientists who keep track of everything that’s hap-pening on this planet. Midnight represents Armageddon, the end of life on this Earth. This is only the second time in his-tory it’s been set at 2 minutes to 12 midnight. Their reasons include climate change speed-ing up (till now, it’s nearing the point of no return), and Trump’s effect on America and the world.

I’ve set one of my clocks at 2 minutes to midnight. I eye it every day and try to figure out how I - in my piddling little way - can do my part to help the Earth survive, like recycling everything that can be recycled, and not use items that require too much energy to manufacture (example: one of my pet peeves - kleenex and it’s kin). Ever notice how when you pull a kleenex out of the box it makes a cloud of fine dust? That means it has been refined to the point where it’s

already in the process of dis-integrating - that’s why it is so soft. A lot of extra energy was used to manufacture it.

Here’s a quote from Jane Goodall: “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of dif-ference you want to make.”

Next week in our town col-umn, I’d like to start a new series of “Where are they now?” interviews with those who grew up in Cooper and are now living adult lives with careers, jobs, families or still in the educational system. So if you’re one of them, or you know someone who is, let us know. We’re interested.

I’ll close with an interest-ing and informative text from the Koran, the sacred book of Islam: “Your Lord is God, who created heaven and the earth in six days and then ascended the throne. He throws the veil of night over the day.” Sound familiar? I thought so. And so Goodnight, Gracie.

Lynn Lawless441-9677

Hello Baileyville, how was your week? I gotta tell ya mine was a doozy. I started it off by missing the Town Council meeting on Monday. I have no excuse. I fell asleep. Tuesday, I went to the Annual Town Meet-ing (see article in this week’s paper). Wednesday my step-dad, Jim Greenlaw had a heart attack and we went to Bangor for a vacation at EMMC. All went well and four stents later we got home on Saturday. Oh yes, and because I was in Ban-gor, I missed the School Com-mittee meeting. Yup, it was a busy week.

Now, I gotta tell ya I am very upset with the people in our little town this week and be-lieve me I am including myself in this. Only 19 people showed up for the Annual Town Meet-ing. I hear people complaining all the time about our town and what needs to be done here. No one goes to the Town Council Meetings or to School Commit-tee meetings other than three who go to every meeting. This little town could have so much going for it, but we are all too “busy” to do anything for it.

What we do have here is a good community to raise a fam-ily in. This is still a town that children can ride their bikes,

take a walk, play in the park and other than a very rare oc-currence they are safe.

We need to get out of our comfort zones for a little bit and bring this town back to life. It only takes an hour a week to volunteer for a committee or two or three even because most don’t meet every week. Committee members, PLEASE contact me. Give me your information. Let me get the word out there about what you are doing and when you are meeting. I will get the times and write-ups in this column, and when possible also do an article about your committee and what it is being done to improve our town.

There will be a 45th reunion for the Woodland High School class of 1974 on August 9th. From 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Spednic Club in Woodland meet with old classmates and their families that you haven’t seen in forever and take pic-tures. Go out and see how the town has changed and come back. During the afternoon Family Time, WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL will be OPEN for you to take a peek. Take your family in and show them where you went to high school! It has changed a lot in 45 years. A few rooms and the gym will be open for a look from 1 to

3:30. Don’t miss it! Then there will be dynamites and fries available for $5 at the Spednic Club. Drinks can be purchased at the club. Social Hour is from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. This time is just for the Class of 1974 and their guests. We have some fun stuff planned like who has the most grandchildren (or chil-dren), who traveled the longest distance to attend, or who is re-tired. We can share “Remember When,” and anything we need to arrange for a future reunion. Memorial time is 4:30 to 5’ish p.m. We have organized to have a classmate tell a story or memory about each deceased classmate. Anyone who wishes can also share their stories and pictures. Darlene Norman has volunteered to set this up, so contact her if you want to be part of this. We end when we are done sharing. There will be a blessing said just before dinner which is from 5’ish to 7 p.m. Jerry Crosby (yes, our classmate) will have three choices available. a) Spaghetti and garlic bread, salad $9 b) Sirloin tips, mashed potato, gravy, vegetable and roll $12 or c) Chicken breast, mashed potato, vegetable and roll $10. Please pay ahead so Jerry will have an idea of how much to buy. He will prepare a few ex-tras, but please send your name and dinner choices on a piece of paper with a check to Sped-nic Club, class of 1974 reunion, 6 3rd Avenue, Baileyville, ME 04694. Dinner will be ready to be served by 5 and will start right as soon as memorial time and the blessing are done. Short cleanup and help would be appreciated. A dance will be from 7 to 11 p.m. featuring Old Skool with Butch Hanson, another WHS graduate. We are opening the dance to the 1973 and 1975 classes of WHS as no class went through high school

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Ethan Clark, Keeley Smith, Abigail Moses, Sophia Rogers, Jacob Footer, and Dylan Smith received medals for participating in C.E.S. Royal Readers Club for the entire school year.

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What do I know this week? Not a heck of a lot as I’ve been too busy running around. Sometimes I just don’t get to stay home and do things I’m supposed to be doing, like cleaning. Does anyone really enjoy running the vacuum and washing the windows?

On Saturday evening, John & Patty Wentworth entertained at their home; a birthday party was held for Wanda Brown (John’s mom). A great barbeque and salads were served to those present. The kids threatened ev-eryone with water balloons. A good time with a good family.

Welcome to Baring, Karen Bridges! Karen is residing in the former home of Bertha Johnson.

Get well wishes going out to Corey McCray. Corey is home recuperating after a stint at a Bangor hospital. Everyone is cheering you on, Corey. Feel better!!

Thank you, thank you to Ray Faulkner. Ray made 20 perfect

crosses for me to use at the Baring Cemetery. What would I do without wonderful friends and neighbors?

Congratulations to our daugh-ter Carol and granddaugh-ter Shannon. Carol moved to Florida last year and completed an esthetician course. She now resides in Bonita Springs and is employed at a spa plus she ac-cepted a management position at Chico’s Apparel.

Shannon moved to West Palm Beach in May. She is employed at the Hilton West Palm as a sales director and coordinator. Shannon’s husband recently joined her at their new home in Palm Beach Gardens.

Sending out good thoughts and get well wishes to Sam Saunders, Edna Ferson, Little Wyatte Chandler, Ruth Lyons, and Philip Keen.

Another congratulations goes out to Jade Johnson, grand-daughter of Gene & Kaloua Cookson. Jade graduated from Lemon Bay Hill High School in Englewood, FL. She will attend the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. Her

major will be Arts and Applied Design.

Did you all read or hear about Baileyville’s Clean-Up Day? What a great job they did with the many people that showed up to help. My question is, “why can’t other communities do this?” I think we all can show the community pride demonstrated by the folks in Baileyville. Look around your neighborhood, your street, your block....do lawns need to be mowed, are there elderly that can’t do the work, are there empty lots that need to be cleaned up? There so much we all need to be more aware of. Where is our pride? Where is our love of community? There must be someone in each com-munity that can take on the leadership and get this project going. Are you sitting on your hands and doing nothing? It’s time we made the world a bet-ter place, and it can start right where we live.

“Truly care—and the rest will take care of itself.”

Stay strong; be well; you are loved.

alone and this event is a chance to see more of the WHS crowd as a whole. The club has a ca-pacity of 125, so we would love to see it be a great reunion for a lot of people and have the place filled! We are still organizing other activities. Most of the information is on Facebook so class members join the group online for updates.

The Grand Lake Stream ATV Club and Tomah Country Trail Riders are sponsoring an ATV Safety Training Program on June 23rd from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Students age 10-12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. For more information please contact Donn Renaud 796-2777 or Al LaPlante 796-5050

The Alexander Grange Community Yard Sale will be held Saturday, June 22nd from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Birthdays this week are Ron-ald Siering, Gwen Johnson, Judy Siering, Charles Santerre, Michael Tackach, Christopher McClure, Ian Pratt, Vanessa Flood, Charlene Woodruff, Tracy Bartlett, Heather Dana, and Chris Bell. Ellen and Don Roffey are celebrating their anniversary this week.

Until next week Baileyville, stay healthy and happy. Get out and enjoy this beautiful weather and while you are out there take a look around. Think about what you could do to help this great town prosper.

As always if you have any news please give me a call at 441-9677 or e-mail me at [email protected].

(continued from page 22)Baileyville

By John Dudley & Cassie Oakes

At 80-John Dudley Needs Help

Fifteen years ago John Dudley asked, “What will we do with all this history stuff stored in my cellar?” That in-formation is in the safe storage room in our municipal build-ing; thank you! And now the question is who will care of our history.

Who will keep our ACHS website available? Who will work with our town webmas-ter and David Chase, owner of mainething.com, to transfer our history to our town site? Who will protect our paper history? Our archives are in our Municipal Building, they have six files full of organized history and twice the number

of shelves, plus maps and pic-tures. Call John for a tour!

We must also protect our digital history. We have a lap-top dedicated to local history; that is where John puts down ideas for articles that Cassie publishes (and eventually get into our website). That laptop has stories organized by place and subject, most are not found elsewhere.

We should continue our Image Outreach series at the Grange Hall. This year (2019) we feature Ernest LaBelle’s Mill as it moved around our area. Next year we will have a new show on the Maine Bicen-tennial. And now is the time to plan our Alexander Bicen-tennial for 2025. When asked, John Dudley tells people that ACHS is in hibernation. Should the historical society

concept return to activity?Happy Birthday toJohn

Dudley who is now 80. And he does need help, lots of help. He hopes to keep researching and writing. Look in Cassie’s Column this fall for a series on Washington County in 1820. Happy Birthday, Maine, you are 200!

Call John Dudley between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. He is slow and if he doesn’t pick up, leave a message. John hopes to leave our history in good hands.

John plans to be at the Com-munity Market from 4-5 on Friday, June 21st with book is-sues of the Newsletter.

Come talk to John, share your thoughts and history and dreams for the future. Come visit with your neighbors, come be part of the commu-nity.

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Jim and Dolly Sullivan with the young man that carried their son’s stone. (Submitted photo)

Hikers returning Hero Stones to Gold Star Families. (Submitted photo)

Cassie Oakes

Area students and their fami-lies are invited to participate in a Ham Radio Exercise at the Alexander Elementary School June 22nd-23rd. Using special transmitters (with no Internet), students and licensed radio am-ateur operators will be able to make contacts worldwide and even via orbiting satellites and the International Space Station in an annual exercise designed to be fun.

This year the Maine Ham Ra-dio Society is teaming up with the local St. Croix Valley Ama-teur Radio Club in conducting “Field Day” at the Alexander Elementary School. There will be a special GOTA Station (Get-On-The-Air) that students and their families can use to make contacts.

Field Day times are Saturday, June 22nd starting at 2 p.m. until 2 p.m. Sunday. The best times for students and their families to visit is Saturday 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. or Sunday 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

The Alexander Town Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, June 24th, at the Al-exander Elementary School at 6:30 p.m. Dump stickers will be available. This is the fiscal yearly meeting so budgets will be vot-ed on for the school and town. This includes the budget for de-partments of the town including roads and fire department, for examples. Karen Poor, Alex-ander Town Clerk, informed me that the town will also be voting on a job description for her posi-tion and the plan. The

School Budget is being moved to the beginning of the meeting and the Municipal Budget will be after.

Also, the Town Office now has the new dump stickers avail-able during Town Office hours, so stop by and get yours.

The Navy ship the Stout Dog 55 that Anthony McClure serves on will be in Eastport from July 2nd-5th. Anthony is the son of David and Dawn McClure and he is looking forward to spend-ing time with them while his ship is there. Daughter Anna-Jean will be home for the 4th as well. Anna-Jean just returned from studying abroad in Athens, Greece for a semester of school. Anna will continue her final year of college at Embry Riddle in Daytona, Florida.

The Alexander Grange held their Flag Retirement Ceremony again this year on June 14th at the Grange Hall with about 15 people in attendance. Over 400 flags were retired with dignity in a ceremony in the Grange Yard. Grange member Dale Holst was the Master of Ceremonies and was assisted by Jim Sullivan, though many community mem-bers helped to make the event a success. The American Legion donated the burning barrel for the event and several Alexander Fire Fighters were there to make sure the fire was safe. After all those flags were put to rest, those in attendance regrouped inside the Grange Hall for some refreshments and conversation. Discussion for next year’s re-tirement is already underway

hoping to get more folks inter-ested and involved. And a spe-cial thank you to Granger Jim Sullivan for mowing the grass at the Grange in preparation for the event.

A last reminder that there will be a Community Yard Sale at the Alexander Grange on Sat-urday, June 22nd 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The community is invited to come to the Grange Hall and sell their treasures! There will be no charge. You need to bring your own table and supplies. If it rains the Grange (and mem-bers) have first refusal inside the hall. If you are having a yard sale that same day in your home let the Grange know and they will compile a list and send folks your way, too! For more information contact Elizabeth McVicar, Lenny and Debbie Hanson, Rhonda Oakes, Dale Holst or any Grange Member.

Starting on Friday, June 21st the Grange will be sponsoring a Community Market. Debbie Hanson explains the project in this way. “The Alexander Grange will be sponsoring a Community Market on Fridays. The start date will be June 21st and go through September 27th, it will be held 4 p.m.-7 p.m. at the Grange Hall on Cooper Road in Alexander. Spaces are free but you must bring your own tables, awnings and chairs. Any ques-tions or to sign up contact Deb Hanson or Rhonda Oakes.”

Folks at the Alexander Grange are at it again. Plans have begun for the Hometown Jubilee to be held on July 6th, 2019. So far in the works are a breakfast at 7 a.m. at the Breakneck Mountain ATV Club on the Cooper Road in Alexander. There will be fun at the Grange at 10 a.m. which will include free games, food including dynamites, hot dogs and ice cream sundaes, grab bags and more. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. (Those taking part in the parade need to meet at Newman’s Garage on the Cooper Road in Alexander (at 10:30-10:45.) The Cake Walk starts at 1 p.m. at the Alexan-der Grange Hall on the Cooper Road in Alexander.

For more information about the breakfast contact Llewellyn Dwelley. To sell your wares or to put a float in the parade (no charge) contact Debbie Hanson. For games and parade contact Lenny Hanson. For Cake Walk contact Elizabeth McVicar and general information contact Dale Holst, Rhonda Oakes or any Grange member.

Mark your calendars folks. There will be a Singspiration and Give Away at Keys to Life Church in Calais on June 29th from 9-2. There are going to be lots of items, food and drinks and it is all free of charge and fun! Hope to see you there!

While many of us celebrated Memorial Day with trips to the lake, cookouts and fun, this is how Jim and Dolly Sullivan of Alexander Maine celebrated. They are Gold Star Parents to their son, CPT. Christopher Sul-livan, who gave his life for our freedom on January 18, 2005, in Baghdad Iraq. The Summit Proj-ect does two major events per

year when Gold Star Families come together to meet the volun-teers who carry the Hero Stones that represent Maine’s Fallen Heroes. Memorial Day Week-end the families and volunteers met in Baxter State Park. The stones representing the fallen arrived late in the afternoon on Saturday. They were transported from Portland to Bangor where they were received by volun-teers who carried them in a con-voy of motorcycles, led by State Troopers, to Baxter State Park to present them to the families. The volunteers who carry these stones are tasked with learning the story of the Fallen Hero they are carrying.

Shortly after the convoy ar-rived, they gathered in a circle and the bikers and troopers who transported the stones intro-duced themselves and said the name of the Fallen Hero whose stone they transported, and the family walked to the center of the circle to receive their he-ro’s stone. It is an emotionally charged exchange.

Saturday evening there is time for the families to share stories of their loved ones and the vol-unteers who transport or carry the stones. This year the trails up the mountain were closed because of the ice and snow still present. Sunday morning, in the pouring rain, the hikers set out to carry the Hero Stones on Rainbow Trail; there were four groups of hikers. When the hikers reached the peak of their climb, they formed a sharing circle where one by one they showed the stone representing the fallen hero they carried and tell what they had learned about that person.

As the groups returned, the families gathered in a circle to receive their loved one’s stone from the volunteer who car-ried it. One by one the hikers told who they were and said the name of the fallen hero whose stone they carried and returned the stone to the family or some-one who received that stone on behalf of the family. There are hugs and tears of gratitude.

It is hard to explain the con-nection that is felt between the families and the volunteer bik-ers and hikers, the gratitude the family feels because their hero is not forgotten, and the grati-tude the volunteer feels for the sacrifice that hero and the family have made. Sometimes the vol-unteer is someone who knew the family or even served with the hero, sometimes the volunteer is a parent, spouse or sibling of the fallen hero, for them the climb carrying the weight of the stone is healing. Most often the vol-unteer is someone who did not know the person or the family, but in the process of research-ing or speaking with the fam-ily learned about the hero they carried. They are touched by the reality that someone they had never met was willing to give their life to protect the freedoms they enjoy.

Jim and Dolly had the op-portunity to spend time with the young man who carried Chris’s stone. Cam attends Boston Col-lege and learned about the Sum-

mit Project from Dave Cote, the founder of the Summit Project. Last October he came to Acadia National Park to experience it for himself. He carried one of the Spirit Stones. It was while lis-tening to the stories of the fallen during the sharing circle on the top of Mount Cadillac that he realized how many people over the years have sacrificed their lives protecting the freedoms we all enjoy. He decided then that he would take part again and influence others to also be-come involved. Cam told them that what he learned about Chris from talking with us and reading articles he researched online, he was most touched by the story of Chris giving his money to the homeless on New Year’s Eve.

Thank you for sharing this with us Dolly and Jim, A mov-ing and loving tribute to Maine’s Fallen Heroes and their families. Thank you to all that make these events possible and thank you, Chris, for your ultimate service and sacrifice you gave to this country.

Upcoming birthday wishes for the upcoming week go out to Brian Giles, Laura Cousins, Elwin Daley, Nicole Napoleo-ni, my cousin Alison Bohanon, Skip Poole, Gerald Cooper and Katie Greenlaw.

Upcoming anniversary wishes for the upcoming week go out to

Kelly and Brenda McDonough, John and Kristina Knowles, John and Pat Foley and Keith and Brenda Prout. I wish all couples many more years of wedded bliss!

Good thoughts this week go to Carlos Oakes, Jr., Pike Seavey, Avis McIntyre, Eva Rose Fair-brother, Elwin Daley, Lenny Hanson, Fern Garner and Fred Wallace. And don’t forget about those wonderful caretakers who give so unselfishly to their loved ones.

This week has not been a good week. I spent the entire week home due to being under the weather. I was finally able to get out a little bit on Friday and at-tended the Retirement Flag Cer-emony at the Grange, followed by delicious refreshments. Then it was out again on Sunday for church in Baileyville. Let me tell you I was sick and tired of being sick and tired by the end of the week.

If you have news to share, a group or club meeting, an activ-ity, bragging rights for you or your family please do not hesi-tate to contact me. My email address is [email protected]. Our phone number is 454-2344 and you can contact me on my Facebook page Cassie Oakes. You may also snail mail me at 1328 Airline Road, Alexander, ME 04694.

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Wildlife Photos

Remember America is still at War in Afghanistan.

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(Photo by Patricia Johnson)

Calais, Maine. (Photo by Thomas Stabinski)

(Photo by Roland Johnson)Meddybemps, Maine. (Photo by Maxine Palmeter)

(Photo by The Propeller Guy in Princeton)

(Photo by The Propeller Guy in Princeton)

(Photo by Elmer Bailey)

(Photo by Jimmy Lowe)

(Photo by The Propeller Guy in Princeton)

A bumble bee crawling out from the inside of a Lady Slipper taken in Robbinston, Maine. (Photo by Cheryl Stabinski)

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NoticeWashington County Community College is seeking

Request for Quotation in the following areas:• Student Counseling Services

Deadline for all submissions is 7/28/2019 at 9 a.m.

Please contact Melvin D. Adams III, Ed.D. at 454-1032 or visit

https://www.wccc.me.edu/about-wccc/news-info/rfp/ For more information

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STATE OF MAINEYORK, ss.

DISTRICT COURTSPRINGVALEDocket Number RE-19-31)

) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

ORDER FOR SERVICEBY ALTERNATIVE MEANS(M.R. Civ. P. 4(g))

This Court has reviewed the Motion of the Plaintiff for Service by Alternative Means. This type of action is for declaratory judgment to quiet title on the foreclosure of a municipal tax lien. The attorney for the Plaintiff is Alan E. Shepard, Shepard & Read, 93 Main St., Kennebunk, Maine. Property of the Defendant may be affected which includes a real estate interest in property located at 5 Allen Street in Sanford, Maine.

The Moving Party has demonstrated that the addressed of the party is unknown and cannot be ascertained by reasonable dili-gence and requested method of service is reasonably calculated to provide actual notice of the pendency of the action to the party to be served and is the most practical manner to effecting notice of the suit.

It is ORDERED that Service can be made upon the other party by publishing a copy of this order one a week for three consecutive weeks in The Calais Advertiser, a newspaper of general circulation in Calais, Maine.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that the party being served appear and serve an answer to the complaint to the serving party’s at-torney at the address listed above within forty-one (41) days after the first publication in the newspaper. Failure to serve an answer will cause judgment by default to be entered, granting relief sought in the motion or complaint.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITYYORK COUNTY

Plaintiff

v.

ERIN D. FORTUNE andNICOLAI J. FORTUNE

Defendants

Effective July 1st construction crews will be working on Route 9 in Crawford to replace

the Rocky Stream Bridge.

The work will require Route 9 to be restricted to one lane with alternating traffic governed by temporary traffic signals. Please plan travel accordingly as there will be slight delays in travel time as a result of the work. The lane restriction will be 15’ in width for the duration of the work.

The work is expected to be complete by September 30th.

Please direct any questions regarding the project to T Buck Construction during normal business hours at 207-783-6223, or Aaron at 207-272-2792.

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NoticeWashington County Community College

is seeking Request for Quotation in the following areas:

-Sailboat Repairs-Marine Upholstery

Deadline for all submissions is 7/12/2019 at 9 am.

Please contact Ashley Macdonald at 454-1023 or visit https://www.wccc.me.edu/about-wccc/

news-info/rfp/ For more information

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NOTICEThe Town of Alexander will be holding the Annual Budget Meeting

on Monday, June 24, 2019 at 6:30 pm at the Alexander Elementary School.

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Legals/Notices

Legals/NoticesRobbinston

Kathy Mekelburg454-0654

A secret ballot was held on the school budget. All votes were in favor of the budget. The town is responsible for funding regular instruction, special ed., systems admin-istration, transportation and buses. There was no money needed for technical educa-tion, other instruction, student and staff support, facilities maintenance and other com-mitments. Total expenditure on essential services for the town is $718,486.30. The to-tal amount the town needs to spend is $423,660,00. The difference between the two numbers is due to state fund-ing which is dependent on the town raising the $423,660. The town will raise the appro-priate additional $149,931.95 to send the state’s program. This makes the total school funding at $868,418.25.

Sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Michelle Critchley.

The front window of the Sewall Congregational Church is lit during June in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Ken and Ann Carter. There will be a hymn sing at the church on June 30th. Everyone is wel-come to attend and request their favorite hymn.

Go to www.calais.news today!

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Legals/Notices

Grand Lake Stream

Town NewsPrinceton

Princeton's Park and Recreation and Fire Department Slip'n Slide enjoyed by the kids. (Submitted photo)

Aaron Kesel at Mount Everest. (Submitted photo)

Sandra Smith

First, a final reminder that this coming Saturday is the Fresh Water Festival with a full day of activities. See the center pages of this week’s paper for all of the events!

Tuesday was the Town of Princeton election. The results are as follows: For selectmen (3-year term for two candidates) 85 votes for John Leighton and 83 votes for Jason Theriault; for school board (3-year term for 2 candidates) 83 votes for Greg Monk, 78 votes for Tiffany Ramsdell, 13 votes for Dana Kadey; for water district (3-year term for one candidate) George Wallace 39 votes.

Also, I have to report that the time I had been showing for the Princeton Town Meeting had been changed from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. which I just learned on Fri-day. I am very sorry and will be sure to double-check the times of town meetings in the future.

Wednesday was a meeting of the Princeton Library Com-mittee. Attending were Nancy Davies, Pat Wyeth, myself and Librarian, Heidi Potter. She reported that the ramp has been

painted with an anti-slip surface and the area behind the library is in the process of being cleared. We then voted to stain the rail-ings, paint the doors, shutters and window trim. Selectman Jason Theriault is working with a vendor on a design for a new sign. We are looking forward to the book sale at the Freshwater Festival. There will be a great selection of books, thanks to do-nations. For $5, a special library bag can be filled with books of your choice. The library has a busy summer schedule planned. Story hour will continue on the third Wednesday of the month from 4 - 5 p.m. The summer reading program for young pa-trons is ready to go. The prize this year is a selection of books on dinosaurs. For every book read a credit is given which goes into a drawing for the prize. Last summer 13 youngsters read 85 books. Let’s see if we can beat that figure. Also starting on Wednesday, June 26 from 2 - 3 is the Summer of Science Program. The kids really loved this activ-ity, so please check with Heidi about signing up.

On Wednesday, as well, there was a meeting of the Princeton

Parks and Recreation Committee to make plans for the Slip’n Slide event and work on final plans for the Fresh Water Festival.

Saturday was the Slip’n Slide and we lucked out with perfect weather. Fire Chief Tony Rams-dell and Parks and Recreation’s Meredith Carle set down a large tarp at Brewer Andrews Field. Then Tony gave the tarp a good soaking from the fire depart-ment’s tank truck. Addison Ramsdell had fun squirting on the soap. We started at noon and by the end of the event, around 1:30, we had about 20 children from toddlers to eighth graders enjoying running and then slid-ing. Every so often Chief Tony gave a spray to keep the tarp wet and energize the kids. Popsicles were provided and everyone agreed it was a happy time...even for the adults watching the kids. Small towns are the best. Thanks again to Fire Chief Tony and PPRC’s Meredith.

Saturday was the Grover & Peta Brown Benefit at the Princ-eton Rod & Gun Club. There was a great turnout and as usual, sumptuous dishes were donated for the pot luck supper. Be-tween the raffle and donations, a goodly amount was raised to help the Browns.

I was given this interesting story. Aaron Kesel, former young resident of Princeton and son of Jim Kesel, took an exciting trip

for the holidayTo send me news, just drop me

a note [email protected] or give me a call after 10 a.m. at 796-2261. My deadline to submit the column is 4 p.m. on Monday.

Dave McCullough

Another great reason to live in Grand Lake Stream is to join with people who have busy lives and are not familiar with all the many attractions and issues faced by this small community. We were indeed fortunate to have Senator Mari-anne Moore from Maine Sen-ate District 6 and Kathy Javner from the Maine House of Rep-resentatives. There was a strong turnout at the Pine Tree Store as residents took the opportunity to ask questions about open-ing the dam sluice way and

the problems associated with introducing a new strand of fish. Communicating between federal, state and local folks was an important part of the discussions. The guests went on a walking trip through the “middle walk” then across the dam followed by a tour of the wonderful Grand Lake Stream Museum then the fish hatchery. A most informative event where everyone listened and learned.

Don’t forget that the “middle walk stream” is stocked specifi-cally for youth 16 and under. A great place to catch fish and de-velop the skills to catch the big

BID REQUESTLEGAL TOWN ROADS

SNOW REMOVAL AND SANDING

The Town of Alexander is soliciting bids for Snow Removal and Sanding of 17.42 miles of State Aid Highways and Town Ways for the upcoming three Snow Seasons. Successful bidder must supply own equipment and General Liability, Automobile Liability and Workers Compensation and employers’ Liability Certificate of Insurances naming the Town of Alexander as additional insured OR provide an approved Predetermination of Independent Contractor Status form instead of Worker’s Compensation certificate and abide by the Town of Alexander’s Sand/Salt Shed & Sand/Salt Use Policy, which was adopted February 22, 2017. Copies may be picked up with the required Bid Forms at the Alexander Town Office located at 50 Cooper Road Alexander, ME 04694.

Sealed bids marked “BID, TOWN ROADS SNOW REMOVAL & SANDING” must be received at the town office by 6:00 pm May 9, 2019. Bids received after this date and time will not be considered. Bid to be opened at the Selectmen’s Meeting May 9, 2019. The Selectmen reserve the right to reject any or all bids.

For more information, please contact Karen Poor, Town Clerk at 454-3011.

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with some of his coworkers from Texas Instruments. Mount Ever-est has been in the news and little did we know that in April Aaron was climbing the mountain.

Finally, for Frodo, our Corgi’s third birthday, we gave him a scoop of vanilla ice cream and lots of extra attention.

June 19 - Princeton Library Story Hour 4 - 5 p.m.

June 19 - Princeton Parks and Recreation Meeting 6 p.m., Fire station

June 22 - Princeton Fresh Water Festival

June 24 - “Let’s Talk About It” Book Group - Princeton Library 7 p.m.

June 26 - Princeton Library Summer Science Program 2 - 3 p.m.

June 28 - Princeton Town Office Closing at noon for the closing of town books.

July 4 - (Thursday) Princeton Town Office and Library closed

ones!!Speaking of “The Middle

Walk”, have you noticed how clean it looks and that flowers that have been planted? We can thank a man and his dog walk-ing about town for keeping things in such nice condition!

July 4th is just around the corner. I was talking with a person who just flew in from California to go fishing. After chatting about hide-outs for the big salmon and the fishing con-ditions, he wanted to be sure Grand Lake Stream would be having a July 4th celebration and parade. If there are ques-tions regarding the July 4th activities call 796-2286 or 796-2100. Next week we will have details in the column! Last year we had 20+ floats so lets make this year’s parade bigger and better. The theme is “Celebrat-ing Grand Lake Stream Amer-ica” so any float idea is a good one. We will have trophies for each category. Bring the whole family plus a beautiful day with sunshine!

FAMILY FUN NOTICE: Join Down East Lakes Land Trust for the first installment of the DLLT Outdoor Film Series on Friday, June 21st generously sponsored by Machias Savings Bank. This free series runs on the third Friday of June, July, and August on the Grand Lake Stream ball field. The first film on the 21st is Disney’s “White Fang.” Popcorn will be pro-vided, and movie-goers should bring chairs and drinks. Bring the whole family! You might put some bug spray in your back pocket just in case.

Last week I was at Leen’s Lodge and discovered the 5 Star cooking technique called

SOUS VIDE that Scott has been using to cook prime rib. DDDElicious is the only was to describe the results.

The Grand Lake Stream and Tomah Country Trail Riders will be hosting an ATV Safety Course on Sunday, June 23 from 9-3:30 at the GLS School Building at 15 Water Street in Grand Lake Stream. If you have or know of a child under the age of 16 it is essential that they take a safety course and this is an excellent opportunity to take the course locally. The local wardens may opt to give a young person a warning but it is unwise to count on such a warn-ing. To pre-register, Call Sue LaPlante 796-5050 or Donna Renaud 796-2777. Lunch will be provided by the clubs.

Mark your calendar for a spectacular event coming on June 29th! The GLS ATV Club and the Snowmobile Club will be hosting a spaghetti supper. Dinner will be spaghetti with meat sauce, bread, salad, and ice cream with strawberries. The evening will feature dinner, Italian music, a photo booth, 50/50 and bingo. Dinner will be available from 5-7, with bingo to follow. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets are at the door. Come out and sup-port the clubs who do so much to make local trails great rid-ing.

The Grand Lake Stream Fire Department continues it’s train-ing mode with the emergency vehicle operation now complet-ed. The department assisted the Princeton Department in two recent structural fires in Princ-eton. The GLS Department will be part of the July 4th event and also the “Folk Art Festival”.

Thanks to the volunteers who help keep Grand Lake Stream safe!

On Tuesday, June 25th, please join Downeast Lakes Land Trust and the Passamaquoddy Wildlife Department’s (PWD) John Sewell for a unique pre-sentation on the Downeast Deer Partnership. This impactful re-search has major implications for the health and well-being of Downeast Maine’s white-tailed deer herd. Mr. Sewell has been tracking area deer through GPS collaring methods, and will de-scribe the progress of the proj-ect. In addition, DLLT Presi-dent David Montague will speak about DLLT’s partnership with the PWD, and initial efforts of implementing this project in the Downeast Lakes Community Forest and Grand Lake Stream. Meet at the Grand Lake Stream School Building at 6 pm. For more information, please con-tact DLLT at (207) 796 – 2100, or email [email protected].

A last comment to make you smile. Jenifer decided this year that she would put some artifi-cial flowers in her window box-es because our friends the deer walk across the street at night and clean out the “real ones”. In the morning there are always a few fake blossoms that the deer family tried and spit out on the ground below the boxes. At least they are consistent and perhaps hopeful.

Your humble correspondent, Dave McCullough, contact at: 207-796-2286 or [email protected]

The Town of Alexander is soliciting bids for Snow Removal and Sanding of 17.42 miles of State Aid Highways and Town Ways for the upcoming three Snow Seasons. Successful bidder must supply own equipment and General Liability, Automobile Liability and Workers Compensation and employers’ Liability Certificate of Insurances naming the Town of Alexander as additional insured OR provide an approved Predetermination of Independent Contractor Status form instead of Worker’s Compensation certificate and abide by the Town of Alexander’s Sand/Salt Shed & Sand/Salt Use Policy, which was adopted February 22, 2017. Copies may be picked up with the required Bid Forms at the Alexander Town Office located at 50 Cooper Road Alexander, ME 04694.

Sealed bids marked “BID, TOWN ROADS SNOW REMOVAL & SANDING” must be received at the town office by 6 p.m. July 9, 2019. Bids received after this date and time will not be considered. Bid to be opened at the Selectmen’s Meeting July 9, 2019. The Selectmen reserve the right to reject any or all bids.

For more information, please contact Karen Poor, Town Clerk at 454-3011.

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Application Period Open for Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Down East Maine Missions is now soliciting applications for its 2019 Neighbors Help-ing Neighbors home repair program. The NHN program provides home repair services for low income residents in the coastal communities of Washington County. In the last twenty years, hundreds of low income households have received essential, life-saving repairs. Typical repairs include roofing, painting, window and door replacement, skirting repair on mobile homes, as well as access issues such as wheelchair ramps, porches, and stairs.

Application forms can be found at many local town of-fices or completed online at www.downeastmainemissions.com. Applications can also be requested by writing to Down East Maine Missions, P. O. Box 286, East Machias, ME 04630. For more information, contact David Grainger, Direc-tor, by calling 207-299-5706 or by email at [email protected].

HELP WANTED

AOS 962019~ 2020 Vacancy

Rose M. Gaffney Elementary

Grades 7/8 Math Teacher

Position will be filled when a suitable candidate is found.

Send letter of application, resume, transcripts, copy of certification and three letters of reference to:

Scott K. PorterSuperintendent of Schools

AOS 96Machias Bay Area School System

291 Court StreetMachias, ME 04654

(207) 255-6585

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CA000006350

Substitute Custodians Needed

The Calais School Department is accepting applications for

Substitute Custodians (Fingerprints and Criminal History Background

Check are Required)

Applications are available atthe Superintendent’s Office

32 Blue Devil Hill, Calais, ME 04619(207) 454-2296

EOE

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Medical Office Administrative AssistantBlue Devil Health Center

School Year 19-20

Assistant to staff at health center daily from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. plus additional time as needed to provide minor first aid, medication administration, scheduling, data input and retrieval, billing, reception, and customer service.

Qualifications: Education and/or experience in medical office and/or M.A., C.N.A. or C.R.M.A. preferred; excellent computer and communication skills required. D.O.E. background check/fingerprinting required upon hire.

For information you may contact: [email protected].

Please submit resume/references and application to:Office of the Superintendent of Schools

Attn: Ann Skriletz32 Blue Devil Hill, Calais, ME 04619

(207) 454-7561

Position will close when suitable candidate is found.

E.O.E.

Registered Nurse – Chronic Care Manager

Full time Position – Monday through Friday

Market competitive salary; 100% employer paid health, dental, vision premiums; 8 Holidays; 9 days off in first year.

Eastport Health Care has an immediate opening for a full time Registered Nurse - Chronic Care Manager in the Eastport office. The position requires a highly motivated and experienced Registered Nurse with a minimum of 3 years’ experience with supervision/leadership skills. Must have proficient computer skills, working knowledge of electronic health records, team-focused, possess excellent communication skills, and a positive attitude. Care management experience is preferred.Please submit cover letter and resume to:

Eastport Health Care, Inc.Attn: Roxy Woodworth, H.R.30 Boynton St.Eastport, ME [email protected]

Eastport Health Care is an equal opportunity employer & providerCA000006353

QI Coordinator - providing admin support to the Executive Director of Quality

Scheduled Hours: Full Time M-F 40 Hours Salary starting at $13.50 depending on experience Benefits: ~ Competitive health insurance plan including: 25% discount on DECH medical services Bi-weekly premiums at $17.00 for single and $65.00 for family coverage ~ Employer paid life insurance ~ 401k retirement plan with minimum hospital contribution of 3% and matching % (when eligible) ~ Generous time off plan ~ Additional benefits available Successful candidates will have: ~ Associates degree ~ Typing 40 wpm, word processing, spreadhseets, databases, desktop publishing experience ~ Medical terminology preferred ~ Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities with flexibility and organization. Must possess a high level of initiative in order to complete required duties.

Take the first step. . .Visit our website to learn more andcomplete our online application at

http://www.dech.orgEOE

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Princeton School Department is seeking an Ed Tech II or III for fall.

If interested, send resume, certification and application to:Charity Williams

Princeton School Department289 Main Street

Princeton, ME 04668or email [email protected]

All applications can be found on our website at www.aos90.org under job opportunities

Calais American LegionMichael McLean • 454-3435

TAPS: Bernie Johnson. Bernie will be sadly missed by family and friends. The “ United Veterans Honor Guard” participated in the funeral service. We will also participate in the 4 July parade in Eastport. Correspondence: Commander Calais American Legion Sherman Brothers Post #3, PO Box 311, Calais, Maine 04619. Email: Calais American Legion. Facebook: Calais American Le-gion. Tel: 207-214-4410(cell). Commander Mike.

Need newspaper?

Stop by our office at

23 Church St. in Calais to

pick some up.

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HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Send us your wildlife photos! Email to [email protected]

Health Center DirectorThe Passamaquoddy Tribe’s Pleasant Point Health Center is seeking to employ a Health Center Director. The successful applicant will take on responsible for the overall administration and management of the Health Center programs in accordance with the decisions and priorities by the Tribal Chief and Council along with the terms and conditions contained within Health Center grants and contracts. Interested persons should contact the Pleasant Point Human Resources Department at (207) 853-5112 for an application.

Referral SpecialistThe Passamaquoddy Tribe’s Pleasant Point Health Center is seeking to employ a Referral Specialist. The successful applicant will work cooperatively with the Purchased & Referred Care (PRC) staff in ensuring the timely scheduling, coordination, and consultation tracking for referred patients outside of our facility. The Referral Specialist will establish and maintain relationships with identified server providers, obtaining and inputting medical information to complete the referral process. Interested persons should contact the Pleasant Point Human Resources Department at (207) 853-5112 for an application.

Tribal Operations DirectorThe Passamaquoddy Tribal Government is seeking to employ a Tribal Operations Director. The successful applicant will take on responsible for the overall administration and management of the Tribal Government in accordance with the decisions and priorities by the Tribal Chief and Council. Interested persons should contact the Pleasant Point Human Resources Department at (207) 853-5112 for an application.

HELP WANTED - Passamaquoddy Tribe’s Pleasant Point

Health Center and Passamaquoddy Tribal Government

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Conservation Law Enforcement InstructorFull-time, 3 year grant funded position

Washington County Community College (WCCC) is seeking to fill a three-year grant funded full-time faculty position in the Conservation Law Enforcement program. This position will prepare students for entry level positions relevant to conservation law enforcement and prepare students for upper division coursework at Universities and colleges where a bachelor’s degree in conservation law is desired. Comply with pertinent federal, state, MCCS and WCCC regulations; student academic advising, committee work, professional development activities, curriculum development, contact with students outside the classroom, participation in college recruitment activities. This position is on a day/evening schedule.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Conservation Law with 5 to 10 years’ experience in the field. If the right candidate has an associate degree in criminal justice or conservation law and 5 to 10 years’ experience in the field, the candidate will be expected to get their bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field within 3 years.

PROJECTED START DATE: Fall 2019 (semester starts: August 19, 2019) STARTING SALARY: $35,280.39 - $47,413.08 depending on education and experience. BENEFITS: 100% employer paid health, dental and life insurance for employees (spouse/domestic partner/dependent coverage also available), vision insurance, choice between Maine Public Employees Retirement System or TIAA CREF in lieu of social security, generous sick/personal time allowances, professional development, and free tuition within the MCCS for employee, spouse and qualifying dependents.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Review of applications will begin Friday, June 28, 2019. Please send cover letter, resume, unofficial transcripts and a list of three professional references to [email protected] or mail to: Robyn Leighton, Human Resource Coordinator, Washington County Community College, One College Drive, Calais, ME 04619. WCCC is an EO/AA Employer

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Washington County Community College

Short-Term Seasonal Worker Washington County Community College is currently looking to hire a short-term (10 to 12 weeks) seasonal worker. Primary duties include lawn maintenance. Provide project assistance to current maintenance staff for general maintenance and repair of buildings and grounds. These duties may require the use of hand tools and small power tools. Additional duties may also include general custodial services.

The right candidates should have knowledge of materials, methods, and equipment used in maintenance work as well as experience with lawn equipment. Ability to understand and follow simple oral and written instructions; perform a variety of routine manual tasks in the care, cleaning and limited maintenance of buildings and equipment; must be 18 years old; have a valid driver’s license; and ability to lift 50 pounds unassisted required.

This position will pay $12.10 an hour, with no benefits and no expectation the position will continue beyond the dates listed above. Interested candidates should submit a WCCC employment application from the college website, www.wccc.me.edu or pick up an application at the receptionist area of the college and return by Wednesday, May 29, 2019 or mail to Robyn Leighton, Human Resources, WCCC, One College Drive, Calais, ME 04619 WCCC is an EO/AA Employer

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Store Manager (full time) Must have strong communication skills, computer literate and able to contribute in creative ways to improve & grow our company, possess an understanding of bookkeeping principles, able to review contracts, invoices and run reports.

Duties include: Staff supervision, Purchasing and stocking inventory, customer service & satisfaction mediation and employee training. Business degree a plus but not mandatory. Flexible work schedule is required. Salaried position.

Guptill’s Lawn & Garden883 Main Street

East Machias, ME 04630(207) 255-4130

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Delivery Driver (part time)For pick up and deliveries of lawn & tractor equipment. Must have valid Maine Driver's license and be able to load and unload products.

Guptill’s Lawn & Garden883 Main Street

East Machias, ME 04630(207) 255-4130

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2 col x 3.2”

Store Manager (full time) Must have strong communication skills, computer literate and able to contribute in creative ways to improve & grow our company, possess an understanding of bookkeeping principles, able to review contracts, invoices and run reports.

Duties include: Staff supervision, Purchasing and stocking inventory, customer service & satisfaction mediation and employee training. Business degree a plus but not mandatory. Flexible work schedule is required. Salaried position.

Guptill’s Lawn & Garden883 Main Street

East Machias, ME 04630(207) 255-4130

MVNO000006780

Delivery Driver (part time)For pick up and deliveries of lawn & tractor equipment. Must have valid Maine Driver's license and be able to load and unload products.

Guptill’s Lawn & Garden883 Main Street

East Machias, ME 04630(207) 255-4130

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2 col x 3.2”

Moosabec CSD and School Union 103

Openings 2019-2020 School Year

Jonesport-Beals High SchoolGrades 9-12

Music Teacher (Part-time 14.29%)Bus Driver

Jonesport Elementary SchoolKindergarten Teacher

Music Teacher (Part-time 57.14%)Pre-K Educational Technician III

2 - Special Education Educational Technician IIIs

Beals Elementary SchoolMusic Teacher (Part-time 28.57%)

Custodian/Bus Driver

* * * * * * *Positions will remain open until filled. For an application, please

visit our website at www.union103.org or contact:

Superintendent of Schools127 Snare Creek Lane

Jonesport, ME 04649-3138Tel. (207)497-2154/Fax (207)497-2703

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Two People needed for Office Spring Cleaning. Some heavy lifting is required.

$15 per hour, up to 4 hours. References are an asset. For more information, please call the

office (207) 454-3561.

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7,000 FT. OF WAREHOUSE

SPACE AVAILABLE!RENT ALL OR PARTIAL.

Loading dock and overhead doors and office.

Call 454-7712, 214-9136 or 214-7497

Handyman$18/hr

Roofing and leaks, Carpentry, Painting

and General Maintenance.

Call Wayne McNally 207-271-6541

FOR RENTSpacious single story 2 bedroom

apartment1200 sq. ft. apartment has

ceramic tiled kitchen/dining room, full bath and carpeted living

room. All appliances included, washer/dryer, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, & garbage disposal.

$1,125/mo includes HEAT, heated attached garage, water/septic, mowing, shoveling & plowing

of snow and garbage removal. Located on riverfront property.

www.cousinsrealtyonline.com207-214-6030

Free Paper or Digital Subscription for Active or Retired, US Military, Police,

Border Patrol, Fire Fighters and First Responders.

Call (207) 454-3561 • Toll Free 1-844-268-6356or Send Email to

[email protected]

The Calais Advertiser is grateful to all our heroes in uniform and retired who served our great nation for the protection of others.

If one of your loved ones is serving overseas please let us know and we will send their copy in US Military Mail Service (MPS)

Huge Yard Sale

Saturday, June 22nd

9 AM - 4 PMGrand Lake Stream

SchoolhouseTo benefit Women to

Women Group, Grand Lake Stream

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FOR RENTLarge one bedroom

apartment down town Calais on Main street.

Kitchen, LR, bedroom, bathroom.

Rent $490 plus utilities. First, last, security. Refer-ences and lease required.

No pets.

Please call 207-214 7176 or

text 540-588-6803 for an application.

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35 Cottage Lane, Baileyville, Maine • 207-897-5281$335,000 CA000006349

For Sale Waterfront Home at Bear Cove on Meddybemps Lake

Large basement apartment: Over 1000 square feet, living room, bedroom, half bathroom, kitchen, wood stove, storage. Also shared shower and laundry. New paint and kitchen. All utilities included. Modern home in Calais area with 4 acres of land overlooking a pond. We are looking for a person or persons to live in a basement apartment at a modified rent in return for assistance with looking after our two dogs and looking after the house when we are away. Nonsmokers, no drugs, no cats, dog might be considered. References from previous landlords and or employer required. Call and leave a message at 207-454-4105.

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MeddybempsLinda Baniszeski

It’s a lovely day in the neigh-borhood! Beautiful azure blue skies decorated by puffy white clouds in many shapes and sizes. If that was not wonder-ful enough, a light breeze from the lake kept the bugs away. A horde of dragonflies is flying about. They have come to our rescue as they gobble up the mosquitos and assorted bugs that endlessly pest us.

Happy Anniversary to Patty and Dana Reynolds. Madge Orchard celebrates her birthday on June 21 and Pete McCoubrey on the 25th. Congratulations and many blessings to each.

Continued get well wishes to Corey McCray who was hospi-talized for a very serious illness. It hasn’t kept him down. Since treatment and release, Corey has been busily readying his gardens, camp and dock for the summer season. Best wishes, as well, for good health for Paulyne Ward and a quick re-covery. Paulyne and I saw each other awaiting tests last Friday at Calais Regional Hospital.

has been collected and take a group photo. The more the mer-rier!” *Please contact us if you have an area/shoreline that you DO NOT want us to touch*

Many more boats have been launched for the season and are seen bobbing at their docks. We got ours in yesterday, and it was delightful to buzz around the lake for the first time. Scuffy au-tomatically took her perch on the

front seat with her paws resting on the railing, as the wind blew her hair and gave her great joy! All we have to say is “boaty?” and she speeds to the dock to jump aboard.

Please let me know about your family, organization and town news at [email protected] or phone 454-3719.

FURNISHED AND UN-FURNISHED 1 AND 2 BDRM APTS in Calais and Baileyville. Contact 214-0033 after 7 p.m. Heidi Hol-ley: 207-347-0880.

FURNISHED EFFICIEN-CY APTS - Located in Bai-leyville. Heat, electric and cable TV included. Laundry available on premises. No pets allowed. Call for more info. 427-6698.

ONE BEDROOM AND EF-FICIENCY APARTMENTS 91 North St. Calais. Call 952-9097.

MODERN NEWLY REN-OVATED SUITE OF OF-FICES. 5 offices with kitchen handicap accessible bathroom, parking lot. Heat, electric and AC included 214-9136 or 454-7712.

HOUSE FOR RENT - In Robbinston. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. No utilities. 1st month + security deposit required. $950 per month. 207-454-2287.

1 OR 2 BDRM APTS AND STOREFRONT available in Calais and Princeton. 949-1321.

STUDIO APARTMENT fur-nished with household items, internet, cable, heat, all inclu-sive. $1,200. 207-454-0241

LARGE 1 BEDROOM IN CALAIS. All utilities includ-ed. Very inexpensive. Call 853-3101.

In Search of Laborers and Concrete Workers. Call Gray’s Concrete 255-8912.

TWO BUILDINGS FOR SALE in excellent location on Route 1 in Robbinston, very reasonable price. Leave clear message 207-454-3573.

AVAILABLE RENTALS IN ROBBINSTON - Studio Apartment excellent for single or couple. Two or Three Bed-room Apartment, no pets. Very reasonable rents. Leave clear message, 207-454-3573.

The waiting areas sometimes become quite a social place.

Here is hoping every father in our community had a wonderful Father’s Day. Scuffy got Barry a card and weather vane for his little tool building. It looks good. Scuffy did a good job.

Following is the latest news from Meddybemps Lake Asso-ciation by way of Amy Rothberg Salamon: “Summer Greetings to Everyone!

Our favorite time of year is finally here and what better way to kick off the season than our first Meddybemps Lake Trash Cleanup Day!

LMA Members and Volunteers are partnering with Keith Ramos and Interns of The Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, 7/5/2019 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. with Saturday 7/6/2019 as the rain date. The accessible lake shoreline, islands and cove areas will be done. (Please be

sensitive to owners and their personal property.) We all love Meddybemps Lake and want to keep it as clean as possible for all to enjoy! Join us for a fun morning on the lake gathering as much trash as you can safely collect. If you would like to par-ticipate, please e-mail the LMA at [email protected] or Amy Salamon at [email protected]

The lake has been divided into various sections as noted on a map. LMA is asking for volun-teers to assist in this effort for an area where you are comfortable to do this. Printed copies of the map will be available at the town dock on the morning of the cleanup day. We welcome every-one to participate, whether it be by a motorboat, canoe, kayak or by foot. Once all of the trash has been collected, we will meet at the Town Dock at 1 p.m. to prop-erly dispose of everything that

FOR RENTSHARED PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE

ON NORTH STREET IN CALAIS

Approximately 400 sq. ft. of private space including 3 large exam/office rooms. Plus common reception and waiting area. Optional private office

available in basement. On-site parking.

Ideal for a satellite:Medical • Law • Podiatric • Real Estate

Chiropractic • Counseling • MassageOptometric • Denturist • Dental Hygienist

CEDAR RIDGE PROPERTIES LLC(207) 454-2312 • [email protected]

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HELP WANTED

726-4748

STUMP GRINDING

WANTED: BOAT TENDEREastport, ME

Are you mechanically-inclined, have knowledge of the tides, able to perform physically demanding tasks and looking for full time seasonal work?

The Boat Tender is responsible for the preparation of seaweed bags, towing/tying off bags to an anchor and transporting full bags to shore, removing rocks, rope, and changing blades and anvils in the Mechanical Harvester. Must haves: valid driver’s license, vehicle, experience with an outboard motor and be eligible to apply for seaweed harvesters’ licence.

If this sounds like you, please contact: Mike Shaw at [email protected] or 207-949-3353.

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Seeking freelance journalist to contributeweekly articles on assignment.

Send cover letter and writing sample [email protected].

Marshall Healthcare Facility

Immediate OpeningRN/LPN Charge Nurse

Evening Shift/Full and Part timeCNA

Part time all shiftsMed Tech

Part time/Day shift-every other weekendDietary/Cook

8 Hours a weekLaundry

Every other weekendPlease send resume to: [email protected]

or mailed to: Marshall Healthcare Facility16 Beal Street

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Marshall Healthcare Facility

Immediate OpeningRN/LPN Charge Nurse

Evening Shift/Full and Part timeCNA

Part time all shiftsMed Tech

Part time/Day shift-every other weekendDietary/Cook

8 Hours a weekLaundry

Every other weekendPlease send resume to: [email protected]

or mailed to: Marshall Healthcare Facility16 Beal Street

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Night Shift RN

Marshall Healthcare Facility

Immediate OpeningRN/LPN Charge Nurse

Evening Shift/Full and Part timeCNA

Part time all shiftsMed Tech

Part time/Day shift-every other weekendDietary/Cook

8 Hours a weekLaundry

Every other weekendPlease send resume to: [email protected]

or mailed to: Marshall Healthcare Facility16 Beal Street

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Fulltime Days

Marshall Healthcare Facility

Immediate OpeningRN/LPN Charge Nurse

Evening Shift/Full and Part timeCNA

Part time all shiftsMed Tech

Part time/Day shift-every other weekendDietary/Cook

8 Hours a weekLaundry

Every other weekendPlease send resume to: [email protected]

or mailed to: Marshall Healthcare Facility16 Beal Street

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Fulltime

FULL TIME PAYROLL MANAGERMILBRIDGE ME

Jasper Wyman & Son is seeking a Payroll Manager to join our Finance Team. The Payroll Manager is responsible for overseeing the processing of company payroll. Ensures accurate calculation of wages, tax withholdings, company deductions, as well as all year-end adjustments and tax reporting. Being a Payroll Manager prepares reports on employee pay, bonuses, vacation, sick time, disability and workers compensation leave, and taxes/withholdings, etc. Ensures proper governmental reporting and compliance. Manages all aspects of our Payroll Department. Additionally, the Payroll Manager may require accountability to both finance and human resource departments.

Example Duties and Responsibilities –

Maintain payroll system (ADP) by managing the design of the system, directing the collection, calculation, • and entering of data for all locationsCreate and maintain payroll policies and procedures • Provide system support to human resources team members; Maintain and update the ADP self-managed • portal for all employees; Provide main line of customer support for all employeesCalculate and process payroll for all locations; Coordinate the timely processing of weekly hourly payroll • and salary payroll for all locations through regular communications with the payroll processing teamsGenerate payroll data for entries to the general ledger; Prepare monthly payroll accrual entries for all • locations; Reconcile Flex, HSA, other medical benefit invoices to payroll recordsMonitor the timely preparation and filing of all monthly, quarterly, and annual federal, state and local payroll • tax related reports

Qualifications –

Associates Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a similar field required• Accounting experience preferred, with at least 3 years of progressive experience in a payroll management • role. including responsibility for payroll processing in a multi-facility company, manufacturing operations knowledge preferredMust be efficient, with a strong attention to detail, decision-making, and judgement• Must have strong internal and external customer communication and collaboration support orientation, • demonstrated professional demeanor, and the ability to maintain confidential informationMust have strong organization and planning skills, demonstrated ability to work independently and within • teams, and exercise sound judgment and problem solvingTechnical and comprehensive knowledge of all payroll and benefit systems, reporting and analysis, • accounting, and payroll tax functionsProficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and payroll software applications (ADP • Workforce preferred)

Physical Demands –

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and walk as well as sit for a long period of time. Must be able to answer the telephone. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is a full-time, year round position. Benefits include: Medical, Dental, company paid Life Insurance, AD&D, STD, LTD, 401K Savings Plan, competitive vacation time and more. Salary TBD based on qualifications.

Please send resume and/or further questions to:

April NortonDirector of Human Resources

Phone: 207-546-3800 EXT 318Fax: 207-546-3311

Email: [email protected]/AA

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HELP WANTEDWashington Place

Maintenance Position (Part-Time)

Must be able to perform general maintenance, which includes repairs, plumbing, painting,

mowing, yard care, rug care and maintaining upkeep of building.

Experience helpful, but will train.

Contact Lila Taylor at 207-454-3663CA000006326

The Calais Advertiser is looking for correspondents from the following towns:

Eastport, Pleasant Point, Perry, Pembroke, Robbinston, Charlotte, Dennysville, Whiting, Lubec, Talmadge/Waite/

Topsfield, Vanceboro/Lambert Lake, Campobello, Deer Island, and Grand Manan to provide news each week,

such as local events, resident news and more. Interested? Email [email protected]

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Face Painting is always a big hit and fairs and carnivals. Aubrey Beers-Demolet gets her face painted by Sierra Barnes to look like a dalmatian.

PES Penny Carnival!

Who doesn't love a good caterpillar toss game? Larrea Norris kept coming back again and again to play and win a prize at Wednesday's End of the Year Carnival at Princeton Elementary School.

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Tom goes crazy over the laser pointer light! We keep him busy, LOL!

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Flag Retirement CeremonyJim Sullivan giving in-struction on how to retire a flag to Carlos Oakes, Jr. (Photo by Natalie Boomer)

By Natalie Boomer

A flag retirement ceremony took place on Friday at the Alexander Grange Hall. This event gave members of the community a chance to retire their worn, torn or tattered flags. “It went well, a small but dedicated group this year. It was the third time that we have held it. We've always done it on Flag Day,” said Rhonda Oakes of the Alexander Grange #304. “The Grange sponsors it, and it is open to the public and folks are welcome to bring their torn and worn flags. Folks also give their flags to Grangers to have them retired. In previous years John Dudley led the event, this year an Alexander Grange Master and Navy Veteran led us. There always seems to be discussion about our family and friends that served,” said

Oakes. Although Jim Sullivan retired most of the flags, others had the opportunity to retire their own flag or help others with theirs. “Fire Department members were there with water tanks to put the fire out if it es-

caped the fire barrel. Afterward we go inside the Grange Hall for refreshments and conver-sation,” she said. Lessons and history were shared throughout the ceremony.

Fr. Kevin Martin from St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish provided a $3,500 check to Fr. David Sivret, President of Irene Chadbourne Ecumenical Food Pantry. The money will be used to purchase and install a large upright freezer. St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish applied for a grant from Catholic Charities Maine. A $2,000 grant was approved from the “Matthew 25 Award.” The remainder was donated by a St. Kateri Parish family who wished to remain anonymous. (Photo by Pierre Little)

St. Kateri Donates to Food Pantry