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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2010 VOL. 2 NO. 207 PORTLAND, ME PORTLAND’S DAILY NEWSPAPER 699-5801 Red Claws open home hoop season tonight See Sports on page 6 Ethics panel urges censure for Rangel See the story on page 2 City, committee to celebrate opening of Portland Skatepark See the Events Calendar, page 13 FREE In a move that increases chances that interna- tional ferry service returns to New England next year, the Nova Scotia provincial government has agreed to subsidize some start-up costs for the ser- vice, officials in Canada confirmed. Meanwhile, the Yarmouth (NS) group pursuing restoration of the service has narrowed its vendor search from four proposals to two, officials said. The Daily Sun has also learned that the Yarmouth process has stalled because provincial officials have demanded more information before committing to either of the plans under consideration. At issue is restoring the decades-old ferry link between New England and Nova Scotia that ended when the high-speed Cat stopped service. While Yarmouth officials insist they can create a service for next year, they conceded that such a late start brings many economic challenges. While the Cat received millions of dollars in annual Nova Scotia subsidies, the government had signaled little interest in subsidizing the Canadian province to subsidize intl. ferry Diane Rood pauses at the High Street intersection with Congress Street as the city’s Christmas tree passes on its way to Monument Square Thursday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) BY CURTIS ROBINSON THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN see FERRY page 3 A 50-foot tall Colorado blue spruce was a tight squeeze on Congress Street Thursday morning, creating a momen- tary bottleneck in the Arts District as a team of city staff and volunteers guided this year’s municipal Christmas tree to Monument Square. It was up to the skills of Dan McGuinness, driver with Shaw Brothers Construc- tion, to make the necessary City’s 50-foot Christmas tree trucked to square see TREE page 16 Holiday spruce a tight squeeze Olympia Sports will be closing their location at 544 Congress St. at the end of December. When the L.L. Bean Outlet adjacent to the sporting goods store closed in September, a representative with Olympia Sports confirmed that the business does have an opt-out clause in its lease that allows Olympia to leave the space upon L.L. Bean’s departure. (MATT DODGE PHOTO) Olympia Sports is closing its down- town location at the end of December after 13 years of business. The company said the decision to close the store at 544 Congress Street was based on several factors. The state of the economy, “has caused all retail- ers to evaluate each location very carefully,” according to a press state- ment from the company Thursday. “We feel as though our surrounding locations adequately serve the greater Portland community, and afford us the opportunity to effectively provide our Portland area residents with the ser- vice and convenience they have come to rely on us for,” said the release. Olympia Sports to shut down its Congress Street location BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN see OLYMPIA page 3
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  • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2010 VOL. 2 NO. 207 PORTLAND, ME PORTLANDS DAILY NEWSPAPER 699-5801

    Red Claws open home hoop season tonight

    See Sports on page 6

    Ethics panel urges censure for Rangel See the story on page 2

    City, committee to celebrate opening of Portland Skatepark

    See the Events Calendar, page 13

    FREE

    In a move that increases chances that interna-tional ferry service returns to New England next year, the Nova Scotia provincial government has agreed to subsidize some start-up costs for the ser-vice, offi cials in Canada confi rmed.

    Meanwhile, the Yarmouth (NS) group pursuing

    restoration of the service has narrowed its vendor search from four proposals to two, offi cials said.

    The Daily Sun has also learned that the Yarmouth process has stalled because provincial offi cials have demanded more information before committing to either of the plans under consideration.

    At issue is restoring the decades-old ferry link between New England and Nova Scotia that ended

    when the high-speed Cat stopped service. While Yarmouth offi cials insist they can create a service for next year, they conceded that such a late start brings many economic challenges.

    While the Cat received millions of dollars in annual Nova Scotia subsidies, the government had signaled little interest in subsidizing the

    Canadian province to subsidize intl. ferry

    Diane Rood pauses at the High Street intersection with Congress Street as the citys Christmas tree passes on its way to Monument Square Thursday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

    BY CURTIS ROBINSONTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

    BY DAVID CARKHUFFTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

    see FERRY page 3

    A 50-foot tall Colorado blue spruce was a tight squeeze on Congress Street Thursday morning, creating a momen-tary bottleneck in the Arts District as a team of city staff and volunteers guided this years municipal Christmas tree to Monument Square.

    It was up to the skills of Dan McGuinness, driver with Shaw Brothers Construc-tion, to make the necessary

    Citys 50-foot Christmas tree trucked to square

    see TREE page 16

    Holiday spruce a tight squeeze

    Olympia Sports will be closing their location at 544 Congress St. at the end of December. When the L.L. Bean Outlet adjacent to the sporting goods store closed in September, a representative with Olympia Sports con rmed that the business does have an opt-out clause in its lease that allows Olympia to leave the space upon L.L. Beans departure. (MATT DODGE PHOTO)

    Olympia Sports is closing its down-town location at the end of December after 13 years of business.

    The company said the decision to close the store at 544 Congress Street was based on several factors. The state of the economy, has caused all retail-ers to evaluate each location very

    carefully, according to a press state-ment from the company Thursday.

    We feel as though our surrounding locations adequately serve the greater Portland community, and afford us the opportunity to effectively provide our Portland area residents with the ser-vice and convenience they have come to rely on us for, said the release.

    Olympia Sports to shut down its Congress Street location

    BY MATT DODGETHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

    see OLYMPIA page 3

  • Page 2 THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Friday, November 19, 2010

    AUGUSTA (AP) Now a minority in Maines House of Representatives for the fi rst time in three decades, Democrats on Thursday chose their key state budget negotiator as their fl oor leader for the upcoming two-year session, while promising to return in two years as a majority once again.

    For minority leader, the Democrats chose Rep. Emily Cain of Orono over Reps. Seth Berry of Bowdoinham and Cynthia Dill of Cape Elizabeth. Cain served for the last two years as Appropriations Committees House chair, while Berry served as in the No. 2 fl oor position as majority whip. Dill, a lawyer, has served two House terms.

    As head of Appropriations, Cain played a key role in diffi cult budget deliberations involving both par-ties, experience she said put her in a unique position the lead a caucus that has not been relegated to minor-ity status since the 1973-74 session.

    Even though shes barred by Maines term limits from seeking a fi fth consecutive term in 2012, Cain pledged to recruit Democratic leg-islative candidates who can help restore her partys control of the House, she said.

    Today is not an end, just a moment in the process, said Cain, who urged caucus members to view themselves not as a new minority but as an emerging majority.

    Maine House Democrats choose leaders

    WASHINGTON (AP) The House ethics committee on Thursday recommended cen-sure for longtime Rep. Charles Rangel, sug-gesting that the New York Democrat suffer the embarrassment of standing before his colleagues while receiving an oral rebuke by the speaker for fi nancial and fundrais-ing misconduct.

    Censure is the most serious congres-sional discipline short of expulsion. The House, which could change the recom-mended discipline by making it more seri-ous or less serious, probably will consider the recommendation after Thanksgiving.

    The ethics committee voted 9-1 to rec-ommend censure and that Rangel pay any taxes he owes on income from a vacation villa in the Dominican Republic. The fi ve Democrats and fi ve Republicans on the panel deliberated for about three hours behind closed doors.

    Earlier, at a sanctions hearing, the 20-term congressman apologized for his misconduct but said he was not a crooked politician out for personal gain. He was in the House hearing room when the ethics committee chairman, Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California, announced the rec-ommendation.

    Rangel faced Lofgren after the verdict and said, I hope you can see your way clear to indicate any action taken by me was not with the intention of bringing any disgrace on the House or enriching myself personally.

    The vote against censure probably came from Rep. G.K. Butterfi eld, D-N.C., a former member of his states Supreme Court. He said before deliberations that he believed the facts merited a reprimand. A less serious punishment, a reprimand requires a House vote, but theres no oral rebuke.

    Its unclear how much Rangel owes in taxes. An ethics committee document indicated he owed $16,775 as of 1990, but Rangel has paid some of his back taxes.

    The ethics committees chief counsel, Blake Chisam, had recommended censure for Rangel. The ethics committee could

    have opted for lighter punishments, such as a reprimand, a fi ne or a report deplor-ing the congressmans behavior. Chisam, responding to questions from committee members, said he personally believed that Rangels conduct did not amount to corrup-tion.

    Rangel, 80, ended the sanctions hearing with an emotional plea to salvage his repu-tation.

    Before speaking, Rangel sat for several minutes trying to compose himself. He placed his hands over his eyes and then his chin, before he slowly stood up and said in a gravelly voice that was barely audible: I dont know how much longer I have to live.

    Facing the committee members, he asked them to see your way clear to say, This member was not corrupt.

    He continued: Theres no excuse for my behavior and no intent to go beyond what has been given to me as a salary. I apologize for any embarrassment Ive caused you individually and collectively as a member of the greatest institution in the world.

    In the most dramatic clash of the pro-ceeding, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, questioned the assertion of Rangel the former chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee that he wasnt corrupt.

    Failure to pay taxes for 17 years. What is that? McCaul asked, referring to Ran-gels shortchanging the Internal Revenue Service on rental income from his villa in the Dominican Republic.

    McCaul also noted the committees fi nd-ing that Rangel solicited donors for the Charles B. Rangel Center at City College of New York from donors who had business before the Ways and Means Committee.

    After an investigation that began in summer 2008, Rangel was convicted Tues-day by a jury of his House peers on 11 of 13 charges of rules violations.

    He was found to have improperly used offi cial resources congressional let-terheads and staff to raise funds from businesses and foundations for the Rangel Center. A brochure with some of Rangels solicitation letters asked for $30 million, or $6 million a year for fi ve years.

    He also was found guilty of fi ling a decades worth of misleading annual fi nan-cial disclosure forms that failed to list hun-dreds of thousands of dollars in assets, and failure to pay taxes on his Dominican unit.

    Chisam said donations to the Rangel Center were going poorly, then spiked after Rangel rose to the top of the Ways and Means Committee. He noted the center would benefi t minority students and asked, What kid of example is that of what public service ought to be?

    Ethics panel urges censure for Rangel

    Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. goes over his notes while appearing before the House Ethics Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

    Jobless bene ts to expire as Congress debates tax

    WASHINGTON (AP) Jobless benefi ts will run out for 2 million people during the holiday season unless they are renewed by a Congress thats focus-ing more attention on a quarrel over preserving tax cuts for people making more than $200,000 a year.

    Its looking iffy at best whether Congress will renew jobless benefi ts averaging $310 per week nationwide that are presently claimed by almost 5 million people who have been out of work for more than six months.

    An extension of jobless benefi ts enacted this summer expires Dec. 1, and on Thursday, a bill to extend them for three months failed in the House. Democrats brought the bill to the fl oor under fast-track rules that required a two-thirds vote to pass. Republicans opposed the legislation because they were denied a chance to attach spending cuts, so the measure fell despite winning a 258-154 majority.

    WORLD/NATION

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    TonightLow: 29

    Record: 9 (1956)Sunset: 4:12 p.m.

    TomorrowHigh: 48Low: 26

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    1,398U.S. military deaths in

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    DOW JONES173.35 to 11,181.23

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    Harry Potter

    actors share torrid kiss

    SAYWHAT...A kiss that is never tasted, is forever

    and ever wasted.Billie Holiday

    LONDON (AP) Daniel Radcliffe was expecting a tender embrace when it came time to kiss co-star Emma Watson in the new Harry Potter fi lm. What he got was torrid necking, Watson working magic with her lips like an animal, he said.

    I thought it was going to be like a soft, sensual sort of moment, and it was this very vigorous kissing scene, said Radcliffe, reprising the title role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, the second-to-last of the big-screen adven-tures about the teen wizard, which opens Friday.

    She really went for it, I have to say. It caught me slightly off guard, but yeah, Im not complaining. Many men would lose a limb to be in that position, Radcliffe said in an interview.

    The fi lm casts Harry and best pals Hermione Granger (Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) out into the world to fend for themselves, and the jour-ney puts severe strain on their friendship.

    Under the spell of an arti-fact containing part of the evil Voldemorts soul, Ron is sent into a jealous rage by a vision of Hermione, the girl he loves, and Harry taunt-ing him as a third wheel in their relationship. Hermione and Harry then turn to each other and do some kissing that looks positively bestial.

    That was mainly Emma, I have to say, said director David Yates.

    The fi rst take was too tame, and Yates said he told the actors it needed to be more pagan and mad. Thats when Watson really delivered.

    I guess I just realized that I would have fewer takes to do if I just got on with it and just gave David what he wanted, which was a passionate kiss. Which was something that would really rock Rons boat and really be quite painful and nasty for him to watch, Watson said.

    Grint shot Rons raging reactions alone, without Watson and Radcliffe on set. But he was on hand for Watson and Radcliffes por-tions, though he was struck by a case of the giggles watching the colleagues he grew up with in the Harry Potter franchise getting down and dirty.

    When they were there actually fi lming that kiss, they did actually want me there to kind of play off something, but I just found that too funny, Grint said. Emma sent me out because I kept laughing. It just looked really strange.

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    AUGUSTA (AP) Just as doctors and pharmacists have done, Maine medical marijuana caregivers are forming a trade association to give them a unifi ed voice in the state. But its members say it also will help to ensure good prices for the pain-easing drug and advocate for patients.

    Were here fi rst and foremost to advocate on behalf of peoples whose job this is, Jonathan Leavitt, board chairman of Medical Marijuana Care-givers of Maine said Thursday. Were also here to guarantee that patients get the best prices, and thats going to be done by forming real solid rela-tionships with caregivers and helping them network to lower their prices.

    The announcement at the State House came a year after Maine voters expanded a decade-old medical mari-juana law. The law set the stage for a formal system for obtaining the drug and authorized one dispensary for each of the states eight regional public health districts.

    Maine also allows caregivers to pro-vide one-on-one services to patients who suffer from chronic, painful ill-nesses and fi nd relief in marijuana. About 100 of the roughly 500 caregivers in the state have banded together in the new trade association, Leavitt said.

    Besides creating a setting for making patient referrals, Leavitt sees the association as a single voice to advocate for common interests. For example, its members see a need to drop a portion of the law that requires marijuana-treated patients to be reg-istered with the state.

    We resent that, said Leavitt, who noted that recipients of other medi-

    cines dont have to be registered.The state Health and Human Ser-

    vices Department said there are now 102 registered patients and about 100 more applicants. But offi cials are anticipating 800 more later this year as dispensaries gear up for ser-vices. Caregivers also would like to be allowed to legally posses more than 2.5 ounces of marijuana.

    The association provides caregivers with a network for exchanges of sup-plies of marijuana, which Leavitt said can help them to offer marijuana to patients for signifi cantly less than the $350 to $400 per ounce he says some dispensaries charge.

    Leo Trudel, executive director of Safe Alternatives, a dispensary in the northern Maine town of French-ville, said his business charges $250 an ounce, although he acknowledged that prices are not cheap, due to qual-ity assurance costs and the laws of supply and demand.

    Growing marijuana for medical use is not like growing tomatoes in your backyard, Trudel said.

    But caregivers see themselves as alternatives to dispensaries for patients, not competitors.

    Would I tell a patient not to use a dispensary? Absolutely not, said Fred Kessler, a patient who suffers from Chrons disease and is on the board of the caregivers association.

    Kessler, a former unsuccessful applicant to operate a dispensary in western Maine, sees a role for the caregivers association in establishing standards for the drug and self-polic-ing in addition to working with state policymakers.

    Marijuana caregivers form unit

    replacement service. That has apparently changed, at least in the initial phases.

    Yes, the province has indicated it may fund some starting costs, said Dave Whiting, director of the Yarmouth Area Industrial Com-mission, in a telephone interview Wednesday. The assistance would not likely extend to operating expenses, he added. As examples of what might be funded, he said a more intensive marketing cam-paign to offset a late start or per-haps help with a boat.

    Whiting said that ... service for next year, thats out goal, thats still our goal.

    Service for the 2011 summer season has been dismissed as eco-nomically unfeasible by at least one other group considering a New England-Canada ferry based from Halifax. Portland offi cials, includ-ing the city manager, have said such service seems unlikely.

    Whiting also confi rmed that his organizations process has been slowed by provincial offi cials seek-ing more information. They dont want to write a blank check, he explained.Were trying to verify some numbers in the proposals.

    I thought we could have wrapped this up, said Whiting. At this point, we dont have enough [infor-mation] to satisfy the province.

    He said offi cials are concerned, in part, because of the extensive costs of the Cat, which was approved for up to $12 million in annual pay-ments although it actually required about $8 million. Multi-million dollar subsidies are common for the Canadian ferry systems.

    As for the two companies still in the running to operate the service, details of their plans are being kept private. While Port-land is still considered a favorite for the New England ferry port, Whiting also confi rmed that both Boston and Bar Harbor are in the running.

    Whether it comes next summer or not, the restored ferry service is unlikely to replicate the high-speed crossing that brought the Cat international fame, but decreased on-board revenue and reportedly caused more sea sickness.

    Instead, it will be replaced by more of a cruise service with the capacity to carry trucks. The vehicle capacity is important because the ferry brings Nova Scotia trucked products, especially seafood, closer to American markets.

    FERRY from page one

    Ferry subsidy con rmed

    When the L.L. Bean Outlet adja-cent to the sporting goods store closed in September, a representative with Olympia Sports confi rmed that the business has an opt-out clause in its lease that allows them to leave the space upon L.L. Beans departure.

    The recent closing of the outlet store on Congress Street, while not identi-fi ed as the primary reason for the decision to close, was a factor, accord-ing to the press release.

    Both the Olympia Sports space and the former L.L. Bean Outlet property are owned by Craig Foster, with leas-ing handled by commercial real estate fi rm CB Richard Ellis/The Boulos Company.

    At the time of the L.L. Bean clos-ing, Carla Manganello with Olym-pia Sports said that the store would remain at 544 Congress until after the holiday shopping season, and would reassess its tenancy after Christmas.

    Well see how we do with L.L. Beans being gone, its never been a strong store for us but we do it because we like supporting the downtown area, said Manganello in September.

    With 25,000 square feet, the L.L. Bean/Olympia Sports space is one of the downtown Arts Districts largest commercial spaces, and has been eyed by some for a potential role in the arts and culture community.

    The property also features an updated HVAC system, and entrances off both Congress and Free streets, according to CBRE broker Drew Sigfridson.

    Weve reached out to some of the people that runs art galleries and are

    involved in the art community, but we have not have any interest from them, said Sigfridson in September.

    With 25,000 feet of space, you need someone who has the skills and net-work to manage that, said City Coun-cilor David Marshall. You will not be able to fi nd one arts-related group able to fi ll that footprint. It would have to be collaboration of entities and some-one with managerial ability to make that happen, he said.

    Worse case scenario, the space remains vacant for period of time, and if were unable to fi nd a tenant or unable to create a collaboration, then art or an installation in the space can provide sense that there is some activity, said Marshall, who runs a local artists co-op in the district at the Constellation Gallery. It would be far better than having vacant box of 25,000 square feet.

    Olympia Sports has 28 locations across the state and 150 stores throughout New England, New York and Pennsylvania.

    The announcement comes after Olympia Sports opened a new location in Old Town on Wednesday. Locations near Portland include the Maine Mall, Northgate, Falmouth, Scarborough and Westbrook.

    There will be no full-time layoffs associated with the closing of the store and transfers will be offered to interested employees, according to the release. The company said the sport-ing goods chain has never laid off a full time employee.

    A liquidation sale will be running at the store until its closing at the end of December.

    OLYMPIA from page one

    Traf c passes

    the vacant L.L. Bean

    Outlet store

    adjacent to Olympia

    sporting goods in a

    scene on Congress

    Street earlier

    this week. (DAVID

    CARKHUFF PHOTO)

    No full-time layoffs planned

  • Page 4 THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Friday, November 19, 2010

    Missiles fi red from the Chinese mainland could destroy fi ve of the six major U.S. air bases in the Far East. So states a new report of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, adding:

    Saturation missile strikes could destroy U.S. air defenses, runways, parked aircraft, and fuel and maintenance facilities. Complicating this scenario is the future deployment of Chinas anti-ship ballistic missile, which could hold U.S. aircraft carriers at bay outside their normal oper-ating range.

    Opposite Taiwan, Chinas mis-sile force has reached 1,600.

    Beijing is also building rockets, submarines and surface fl eets to extend her dominance out to the third chain of islands, enabling the Peoples Liberation Army to strike U.S. carriers and bases as far away as Guam.

    Since the demise of the blue-water navy of Russian Adm. Sergei Gorshkov, the Pacifi c has been an American lake. No more.

    China lays claim to all the Paracel and Spratly islands of the South China Sea, all the Sen-kakus in the East China Sea, and all the oil and gas beneath and around those islets and reefs.

    Americas offer to mediate these claims, which involve half a dozen other anxious Asian nations, has been rudely rebuffed

    Who fed the tiger?

    by Beijing.At the G20 gathering in Seoul,

    South Korea, Barack Obama got an earful from China about the Fed sinking the dollar and learned that Beijing would not be revaluing its currency to help with our chronic trade defi cits.

    As China holds a huge share of U.S. debt, Obama is not about to get sassy with our banker, who might just cut off the credit America, running a budget defi -cit of 10 percent of gross domestic product, desperately needs.

    Napoleon said of the Middle Kingdom, Let (China) sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world. The shaking has begun.

    So the question arises: Who put us in this predicament? Who awakened, fed and nurtured this tiger to where she is growling at all Asia and baring her teeth at the United States? Answer: the free trade uber alles Republicans.

    Richard Nixon opened China. His 1972 Shanghai communi-que pointed inexorably to what Jimmy Carter did in 1979: break

    relations and abrogate our secu-rity pact with Taiwan, and rec-ognize the Peoples Republic as the sole legitimate government of China.

    In 1982, the Ronald Reagan White House signed on to a com-munique with Deng Xiaopings China by which we agreed to reduce and eventually end all arms sales to Taiwan as tensions in the strait diminished.

    Under George H.W. Bush, Bei-jings crushing of the Tiananmen Square protest with tanks was not allowed to interfere with busi-ness.

    Repeatedly, Republicans voted to extend most-favored-nation status to China. Dissenters were castigated as isolationists and protectionists.

    Under Bush II, the GOP made MFN permanent and sponsored Beijings entry into the World Trade Organization, despite Chi-nas downing of a U.S. surveil-lance plane and incarceration of its American crew on Hainan

    see BUCHANAN page 5

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    We welcome your ideas and opinions on all topics and consider every signed letter for publication. Limit letters to 300 words and include your address and phone number. Longer letters will only be published as space allows and may be edited. Anonymous letters, letters without full names and generic letters will not be published. Please send your letters to: THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, [email protected]. You may FAX your letters to 899-4963, Attention: Editor.

    Wrigley Field: Its one of the most iconic stadi-ums in America, with a distinctive urban location, nearly a century of history and an old-fashioned ambience. Its the best thing about the Chicago Cubs since Ernie Banks. But, as was once the case with Ernie Banks, maybe its time to admit that Wrigley cant go on forever.

    Thats the obvious conclusion to draw from the

    Time to tear down Wrigley Field?

    Steve Chapman

    Creators Syndicate

    organizations request for tax-payers to invest up to $300 million in the park. The Rick-etts family spent $845 million to acquire the Cubs from Tri-bune Co. last year, the high-est price ever paid for a Major League Baseball franchise. But now the new owners fi nd they cant afford the upkeep on their elderly home, which runs about $10 million a year.

    So they want the state, county and city to divert a share of future entertainment taxes to help fund a major renovation. Never mind that the state of Illinois is broke and the city of Chicago has a record budget defi cit.

    Chairman Tom Ricketts says the owners cant justify putting more money into the park and the adjacent area unless you know Wrigley is going to

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    Napoleon said of the Middle King-dom, Let (China) sleep, for when

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  • THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Friday, November 19, 2010 Page 5

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    Wrigley, while attractive in many ways, faces demise

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    be there. Left unspoken is the pros-pect that it wont be there that the Cubs will move to new quarters in the suburbs or raze the old park and put up something suited to the needs of a 21st-century team.

    Not a bad idea. Wrigley is attrac-tive and charming in many ways, but its like driving a vintage car: After a while, the novelty is not enough to justify the antiquated design. The ivy-covered walls and manu-ally operated scoreboard have to be balanced against the cramped con-courses, primitive restrooms, modest kitchen facilities and obstructed views.

    To even think of replacing the nos-talgia-drenched ballpark is heresy to diehard Cubs fans. But Yankee Stadium was even richer in history and tradition winning tradition, by the way when the Yankees abandoned it in 2008.

    This year, the Dallas Cowboys managed to suppress sentiment long enough to demolish Texas Stadium, probably the most recognizable facil-ity in the National Football League and just 39 years old.

    Ricketts envisions playing in Wrig-ley for another 50 years. In what universe does that make sense?

    He argues this would be a no-lose deal for the public because all the tax

    revenue to be diverted to the Cubs is money that would not be generated without their presence in Wrigley. Those are dollars that wouldnt have been spent anywhere, he said in a meeting with the Tribune edito-rial board.

    Wrong. These things may affect where people spend, but not what they spend, says University of Chi-cago economist Allen Sanderson. People allocate a certain share of their budgets for entertainment. Absent the Cubs, they will go to movies, concerts, museums, White Sox games, Six Flags Great America or Navy Pier.

    But its not as though the Cubs would be absent. Blessed with one of the biggest markets in America, and fans who turn out win or lose, they are not about to pick up and move to Nashville.

    So they should be thinking of how to make the best of their location. A new park would rid the Cubs of their maintenance headaches, while pro-viding them better ways to relieve fans of cash lots of luxury boxes, better dining, new shops and diver-sions.

    It would allow the team to hire better players and pamper them in style. The architect could lovingly

    re-create the treasured features of the existing stadium, while omitting the shortcomings.

    I am not immune to the appeal of Wrigley, though I was wearing a Cardinals cap the last time I went. But I am immune to the appeal of using tax dollars to enrich a private business. If you own a building that is falling apart, you should either sell it, spend the money to fi x it up or admit its not worth saving not ask your neighbors to pick up the tab.

    The Cubs can command ample resources. They have the third-highest ticket prices in baseball, and they outdraw 23 other clubs.

    Sure, lots of other teams have gotten government help with their parks, including the Bears and the Sox. But not only were they also bad deals for the public, they were made in an era when our governments had plenty of money to waste.

    That day, you may have noticed, is over. Could be Wrigley Fields time has passed as well.

    (Steve Chapman blogs daily at newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/steve_chapman. To fi nd out more about Chapman, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.)

    Island. Colin Powell was forced to apologize.For decades, corporate America championed

    investing in China and trade with China, though the massive transfer of U.S. factories, technologies and jobs was clearly empowering China and weak-ening America.

    Now, with U.S. political, military, industrial and strategic decline vis a vis China manifest to the world, we hear the wails of American businessmen that they are not being treated fairly by the Chi-nese. And the politicians responsible for building up China are now talking tough about confronting and containing China.

    Sorry, but that cat cannot be walked back.Review commission chair Dan Slane says his

    members have concluded that China is adopting a highly discriminatory policy of favoring domestic producers over foreign manufacturers. Under the guise of fostering indigenous innovation ... the gov-ernment of China appears determined to exclude foreigners from bidding on government contracts at the central, provincial and local levels.

    Imagine that! The Chinese are ignoring WTO rules and putting China fi rst. Dont they understand how the Global Economy works? Youre not supposed to tilt the fi eld in favor of the home team.

    One knows not whether to laugh or cry.The policy the Chinese are pursuing, economic

    nationalism, was virtually invented by the Repub-lican Party. Protectionism was the declared policy of the GOP from the day its fi rst president took offi ce in 1861 to the day Calvin Coolidge left in 1929.

    Free trade was the policy of a Great Britain whose clocks those generations of Americans cleaned, even as the Chinese are cleaning ours.

    As for a U.S. policy of containment, we have no vital interest in Chinas border dispute with India, or Beijings claims to islands in the South and East

    China seas, or in Chinas claims against Russia dating to the ninth century.

    Time for our Asians friends to take responsibility for defending their own claims. As LBJ said in 1964, We are not about to send Americans boys 9 or 10 thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves. This time,

    lets mean it.The day of the globalist has come and gone.

    (To fi nd out more about Patrick Buchanan, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com.)

    BUCHANAN from page 4

    CHAPMAN from page 4

    Painters Mike Kwiatkowski (left) and Bill Barnoski with the National Decorating Co. paint the historic Wrigley Field marquee from red to Northwestern University purple Monday in Chicago. Northwestern will host Illinois for a Big Ten Conference game Saturday, Nov. 20. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

    China ignores WTO, puts its own interests rst

  • Page 6 THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Friday, November 19, 2010

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    Snowmaking begins at Sugarloaf CARRABASSETT VALLEY (AP) Snowmaking

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    It is time for pro basketball in Portland.The NBA developmental league Maine Red Claws

    open their second season with a pair of games this weekend against the Austin Toros at the Portland Expo. The season opener is tonight at 7 p.m.

    To say the Red Claws had a successful 2009-2010 season both on and off the court would be an under-statement. They fi nished 27-23 and in 4th place in the Eastern Division. They missed out on the play-offs, but still sold out every home game. The support was noticed.

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    one player, Mario West, returns from the 2009-2010 team. He will be a key player though. Mario is a hard working kid, said Ainge. He is a leader on the court and will be very valuable to us this season.

    The other nine players on the roster are inexperi-enced, but Ainge expects big things from all of them. They are young and they will make mistakes, but they will play hard. We have some good players and they are very energetic.

    It is hard to control who gets called up to the teams NBA affi liates in Boston and Charlotte, but the Red Claws coach expects this team to stay together this season at least for the most part.

    Since they are so young, I think the big clubs will leave them alone, but anything can happen, said Ainge.

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    The Red Claws won their lone preseason game Monday in Augusta 102-88 over the Springfi eld Armor. Five players scored in double digits. They hope to continue that kind of result into the regu-lar season. If thats the case, there will be plenty of exciting nights at the Portland Expo.

    One thing us this season, claimed Ainge, we will be entertaining and the fans will fall in love with this team.

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    NEW YORK (AP) For once, Felix Hernandez got all the support he needed for a big win.

    The Seattle ace earned the AL Cy Young Award on Thursday despite a modest 13-12 record. His major league-leading 2.27 ERA and superior stats put him far ahead of Tampa Bays David Price and the Yankees CC Sabathia and their impres-sive win-loss numbers.

    Victimized by the Mariners poor hitting all season, Hernan-dez found ample backing with the voters in this pitchers duel. They clearly recognized how little the last-place Mariners helped him in 10 starts, they were either shut out or held to one run.

    This confi rms the Cy Young is an award not only for the pitcher with the most wins, but the most dominant, a teary-eyed Hernandez said while celebrating with rela-tives at the family home in

    Valencia, Venezuela.King Felix got 21 of the 28

    fi rst-place votes and 167 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. The 24-year-old right-hander led the league in innings (249 2-3), was second in strikeouts

    (232) and held AL opponents to the lowest batting average (.212).

    Price, who went 19-6 with a 2.72 ERA, was second with four fi rst-place votes and 111 points. Sabathia, who was 21-7 with a 3.18 ERA, drew the other three fi rst-place votes and fi nished third at 102.

    I feel like they got it right, Price said on a conference call from Nashville, Tenn. Felix, I thought he deserved it, even though he didnt have a lot of wins. You cant really control all that. You cant control the offense, and the hitters and stuff like that.

    The numbers he put up those were pretty ridiculous numbers outside of the won-loss column, he said. I feel as if Felix was on a different team if he was on the Yankees or something like that hes going to win quite a few ball-games.

    King Felix! Seattle ace Hernandez wins AL Cy Young

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    Today is Friday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2010. There are 42 days left in the year.

    Todays Highlight in History:On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham

    Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefi eld in Pennsylvania.

    On this date:In 1794, the United States and Britain

    signed Jays Treaty, which resolved some issues left over from the Revolutionary War.

    In 1831, the 20th president of the United States, James Garfi eld, was born in Orange Township, Ohio.

    In 1919, the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY) by a vote of 55 in favor, 39 against, short of the two-thirds majority needed for ratifi cation.

    In 1942, during World War II, Russian forces launched their winter offensive against the Germans along the Don front.

    In 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean made the second manned landing on the moon.

    In 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the fi rst Arab leader to visit Israel.

    In 1985, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev met for the fi rst time as they began their summit in Geneva.

    In 1990, the pop duo Milli Vanilli were stripped of their Grammy Award because other singers had lent their voices to the Girl You Know Its True album.

    One year ago: President Barack Obama wrapped up his weeklong Asia trip in South Korea, where he said the United States had begun talking with allies about fresh punish-ment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear weapons pursuits.

    Todays Birthdays: Actor Alan Young is 91. Talk show host Larry King is 77. Former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch is 75. Talk show host Dick Cavett is 74. Broadcasting and sports mogul Ted Turner is 72. Singer Pete Moore is 71. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is 71. TV journalist Gar-rick Utley is 71. Actor Dan Haggerty is 69. Former Health and Human Services Sec-retary Tommy G. Thompson is 69. Fashion designer Calvin Klein is 68. Actor Robert Beltran is 57. Actress Kathleen Quinlan is 56. Actress Glynnis OConnor is 55. Former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins is 54. Actress Allison Janney is 51. Rock musician Matt Sorum (Guns N Roses, Velvet Revolver) is 50. Actress Meg Ryan is 49. Actress-direc-tor Jodie Foster is 48. Actress Terry Farrell is 47. TV chef Rocco DiSpirito is 44. Actor Jason Scott Lee is 44. Olympic gold medal runner Gail Devers is 44. Actress Erika Alex-ander is 41. Rock musician Travis McNabb is 41. Singer Tony Rich is 39. Country singer Jason Albert is 37. Country singer Billy Cur-rington is 37. Dancer-choreographer Savion Glover is 37. Olympic gold medal gymnast Kerri Strug is 33. Actor Reid Scott is 33.

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    ANNIES MAILBOX Dear Annie: My son and daughter-in-law have a 14-year-old son and a well-endowed 12-year-old daughter, and the two of them behave like lovers. They will sit crammed togeth-er in the same chair with their arms wrapped around each other, holding hands with their legs entwined. If he goes out-side, she follows. Their bodies are constantly touching each other. The even do this at family gatherings, and their parents seem oblivious. My granddaughter is usually the one who instigates this behavior, but my grandson goes along with it. My husband and I nd it offensive, as does everyone else in the family. We are dreading the upcoming holidays. My son and his wife both work and are not in the house when these children come home from school, which makes me wonder what goes on when the kids are alone together for hours. My husband doesnt want to say anything to our son because he fears it will cause a rift. Our daughter-in-law has never liked us and keeps her distance as much as possible. What is your opinion? -- Grandparents of Kissing Siblings Dear Grandparents: Parents need to supervise budding ad-olescents because their hormones and developing bodies can get them into trouble -- even with a sibling. Someone should speak to your son. If you are unwilling to do so, perhaps you could enlist a relative, friend or even one of the childrens school counselors to suggest he pay more attention to his kids. Dear Annie: When my wife and I were engaged, she bought a house in her name. We married ve years ago, and she still has not put my name on our home even though all of my pay-roll checks are deposited into our joint account from which the mortgage is paid. I am not after her money or the house, but I wonder what

    I can do to feel comfortable with this situation. We have three wonderful children, and we own two cars in both of our names, but not the mortgage. She makes more money than I do. Is this why? -- Confused Dear Confused: Have you asked your wife directly about this? Even if your income were not helping to pay for the mortgage, you are a married couple with children and these things should be in both of your names. Some women, out of self-protection, are reluctant to cede sole ownership of their possessions. However, were the situation reversed, she surely would expect you to add her name to the house. Unless your credit history makes you a risk, we suggest you discuss this with her and ask that she explain her reasoning. Dear Annie: I am writing in response to Tom, who met the girl of his dreams at a restaurant and is having dif culty handling rejection from her. He seems to be the victim of un-requited love, something I have experienced more than once. My heart goes out to him. Rejection is never easy, especially as we get older and see opportunities to nd the right person slipping away. Unfortu-nately, for men, it seems that the person of our dreams is the college cutie who ignored us back in the day. Or maybe we were too busy pursuing an education and missed the chance to date during that time. As a 43-year-old male, I am adjusting my expectations and desires. There are many wonderful women closer to my age who would make terri c lifelong companions. I hope Tom gets over his desire for this much younger woman and searches for a more mature, yet equally desirable woman to share his life with. -- Trey Dear Trey: We hope so, too.

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    Rock That Festival at The Big Easy6 p.m. The Big Easy hosts the Rock That Festival, singer/Songwriter 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. w/ Hutch Heelan (no cover). Also Nov. 20 and 21. http://www.bigeasyportland.com/calendar/

    Medeski, Martin and Wood at Port City 8 p.m. A group that effortlessly straddles the gap between avant-garde improvisation and accessible groove-based jazz, Medeski, Martin, & Wood have simultaneously earned stand-ings as relentlessly innovative musicians and an enormously popular act. The bands reputation has achieved massive pro-portions. As they always have, the three core bandmembers contributed to numerous other recording projects, both as sidemen and leaders. Increasingly, their word was gold and their efforts carved paths for musicians to follow. $25 advance, $28 day of, $48

    Ta Ka Di Mi at One Longfellow8 p.m. Ta Ka Di Mi is percussion legend Glen Velez join-ing rhythm voice master Lori Cotler in thrilling compositions

    derived from music of the Mid-East, Central Asia and the Mediterranean. A multifarious array of frame drums, bird calls and exotic noisemakers blend with South Indian Konnakol drum language to deliver an evening of pure rhythm and pulse.Eminent composer John Cage has written speci cally for Velez, and he has been commis-sioned by the Rockefeller Foundation, Jerome Founda-tion and most recently by the Lark String Quartet. $18 adv/$20 door, One Longfellow Square. www.onelongfel-lowsquare.com

    Mean Creek with The No. 9, Audrey Ryan9 p.m. Bostons Mean Creek, others at SPACE. Mean Creek bends genres, simultaneously channeling the straight-ahead rock energy of the Replacements and the alt-coun-try stylings of Buffalo Tom. Local alt-country rockers The No. 9 are fronted by Gullys Stu Gurley. Mt. Desert Island native Audrey Ryans brand of experimental folk melds in uences from the past (Dylan, Mitchell, Young) with her contemporaries (Flaming Lips, Wilco, Arcade Fire) to open the evening. SPACE Gallery, $7, 18 plus. www.space538.org/events.php

    Saturday, Nov. 20

    The Red Curtain Music Series7 p.m. The Red Curtain Music Series continues on the Blue stage with a new crop of performers in-the-round. redcur-tainmusicseries.com or portcityblue.com.

    Christine Lavin and Don White8 p.m. Two of the funniest entertainers on todays songwriting scene, Christine Lavin and Don White tour with an evening of smart, funny songs that can make you laugh and cry. One Longfellow Square. $20 adv/$23 door.

    Mezcalitos at Mayo Street8 p.m. Mezcalitos feature Tom Whitehead on guitar & vocals, Jon Cooper on ddle, mandolin & dobro, Sam Goodall on ddle, John Clark on bass, Hayes Porter eld on drums and Tanya Whiton as a guest vocalist. $10.

    Marie Stella / Theodore Treehouse at Bayside Bowl9 p.m. Marie Stella take to Bayside Bowl for their last show of 2010. The band is joined by Burlington, Vt.s Villanelles and local indie-dance-pop band Theodore Treehouse. $5.

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    Friday, Nov. 19

    Discussion of mental illness in Maineat University of Southern Maine9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Its a Community Affair will offer a half-day of presentations and discussions about mental illness in Maine. Presented by Spring Harbor Hospital, in partnership with Maine Medical Center and the University of Southern Maine, the event will take place in the Talbot Lecture Hall on the University of Southern Maine Campus. It is free and open to the public. Presenters include: Dennis King, President of Spring Harbor Hospital; Doug Robbins, M.D., Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Maine Medical Center; Millicent Monks, author of Songs of Three Islands, A Story of Mental Illness in an Iconic American Family; Robert Small, Director of USMs University Health and Clinical Services; and Vincent Flaherty, Director of USMs School of Social Work. A variety of mental health providers will also have information available at the event. Exhibitors include: Maine Mental Health Partners, Spring Harbor Hospital, Maine Medical Center, NAMI-Maine, Spur-wink, and Shalom House. Space is limited. To register, call 761-2239 or email [email protected].

    The Art of December at MHS10 a.m. The Art of December: Original Holiday Cards by Maine Artists from the Mildred Burrage Collection. Open to the public: Nov. 17, 2010 through Jan. 3, 2011, at Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., MondaySaturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.; The Art of Decem-ber: Original Holiday Cards by Maine Artists from the Mil-dred Burrage Collection displays a selection of holiday cards that demonstrate the wide range of artists who called Maine home and further exempli es the personal connec-tions of Mildred Burrage, whose love for the holidays may be seen throughout her collection. The Mildred Burrage Collection, donated to the society in 2005, illustrates the personal life and professional career of Mildred Giddings Burrage (1890-1983) through correspondence, ephemera, photographs and writings. The collection demonstrates the relationships Mildred shared with Maine and American art-ists and craftsmen, museum curators, cultural institutions and personal friends. This collection includes an assort-ment of holiday cards, including many handmade works by nationally known artists, especially during the period of the 1960s and 70s when Ms. Burrages in uence in the Maine crafts movement was at its peak. Join the Maine Historical Society on Dec. 3 for the First Friday Art Walk and opening reception. Refreshments will be served. The Art of Decem-ber is on display in the Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. Lecture Hall. www.mainehistory.org

    Green Room: The Musical Maine premiere8 p.m. Presented by New Edge Entertainment, Green Room: The Musical makes its Maine premiere. Directed by John Bryson, this musical is a new backstage musical illustrating the journey of four college best friends determined to make it out of the Green Room and onto the Broadway Stage. They live out their complicated lives in the green room of their college theater department. Funny and heartwarming, this modern musical gives an authentic account of the struggles these four have in nding their place in the world. Nov. 19 and 20, $10. Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Boulevard. www.LucidStage.com

    Warren Millers 61st lm: Wintervention6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Get ready for Warren Millers 61st lm: Wintervention! Do you have a skiing or snowboard-ing problem? Do you always take just one more run? If you answered yes to either of these, it may be time for a Wintervention. Narrated by skiing icon Jonny Moseley, Warren Millers Wintervention is the de nitive solution for the snow-obsessed. Wintervention takes riders like Chris Davenport, Jonny Moseley and Lindsey Vonn on a global tour of Alaska, Norway, Canada, Antarctica and beyond delivering a successful Wintervention for all of us in need. Warren Miller lms attract a cult-like following and mark the of cial start of winter for sports enthusiasts everywhere. This lm is screening at Merrill Auditorium. www.skinet.com/warrenmiller

    Dramatic Repertory Company auditions6:30 p.m. Portlands newest theatre company, Dramatic Repertory Company, announces open auditions for actors on Nov. 19 and 20 with appointments starting at 6:30 p.m. The auditions will be held at Portland Ballet Studios, 517 Forest Ave.e, Suite 2 in Portland. The auditions are open to all with a special emphasis on men of all ages and actors of color. All acting positions with Dramatic Repertory Com-

    pany feature paid performances and paid rehearsal time. Interested actors should email [email protected] with their name, age, contact information, headshot (if avail-able), resume (if available) and their preferred date. They will be contacted with a con rmed date and time. Actors should prepare two contrasting, contemporary monologues under 3 minutes each. Dramatic Repertory Company aims to make a dramatic difference in the community. We are Portlands newest not-for-pro t theatre company. DRC intends to produce new and overlooked works that other-wise may never be seen in Maine, as well as provide fresh perspectives on classic works. The curtain will rise on the companys inaugural production in February 2011.

    UNUM Challenge Home Game No. 1 for the Pirates7 p.m. Its another Bud Light Hockey Night in Portland and the start of the fth annual UNUM Challenge between the Portland Pirates and the Worcester Sharks. At each game in each city, one lucky fan will be chosen from the submitted entrees as the UNUM Challenge Fan of the Game. Its also Maine Bureau of Highway Safety Night. State Highway of cers will be on hand to stress the importance of highway safety and interact with fans. Its also Maine Park and Recreation Night with the rst 1,000 fans into the game receiving thundersticks. The action takes place at the Cumberland County Civic Center, home of the Portland Pirates hockey team. www.portlandpirates.com

    A Victorian Christmas8 p.m. As part of Victoria Mansions public programs that explore the 1890s to the 1930s, the period during which the houses second owners, the Libby family, lived on-site, please join Victoria Mansion to participate in a popular form of 1890s entertainment that is a combination of projected color images, live drama, live music, hilarious comedy and boisterous audience participation ... the great grandfather of the cinema. This particular interactive, intergenerational show features holiday carols and short stories. For more information on the American Magic-Lantern Theater and this show, please visit: www.victoriamansion.org

    Adam and Eve and What REALLY Happened in the Garden of Eden 8 p.m. Adam and Eve and What REALLY Happened in the Garden of Eden. A hilarious musical battle of the rst sexes at the Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St., Nov. 11-28. Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. $15-$22. Box Of ce, 773-0333, http://oldportplayhouse.com

    Steel Magnolias at Portland Players8 p.m. Steel Magnolias. Nov. 5-Nov. 21 at Portland Play-ers in South Portland. Join us for this compelling comedy-drama about a group of Louisiana women who are tough as steel and delicate as sweet southern magnolias. Steel Magnolias explores the deep threads of friendship and is the perfect start to the holiday season. Show times are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m., and Sunday after-noons at 2:30 p.m. Contact the Box Of ce at 799-7337. www.portlandplayers.org/shows/current.html

    Saturday, Nov. 20

    Gingerbread time in Auburn 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The annual Gingerbread Fair will take place at First Universalist Church of Auburn. Find

    well-known favorites like gift baskets, high-quality crafts, homemade pies, silent auc-tion, books, CDs, jewelry, raf e, white elephant plus the new UU Cookbook, a must-have featuring a wide variety of healthy and exotic selections. Auburn UU will again offer its popular lunch with music by Phil House. First Universalist is located at 169 Pleasant St. (enter on Spring Street, across from Dairy Joy). Plenty of parking; accessible. FMI 783-0461.

    The Mission Mall in South Portland9 a.m. to noon. The Mis-sion Mall will open for its fth season at the Holly Daze Bazaar at the First Congrega-tional Church/United Church of Christ on Cottage Road in South Portland. The Mission Mall is an alternative gift fair showcasing several local char-ities. Shoppers make dona-tions by check or cash to the charities of their choice in honor

    of loved ones. For each donation, the buyer gets an attractive gift card to present to the recipient. The card includes informa-tion about the selected charity and its mission and provides the satisfaction of knowing that the gift is bettering the lives of those in need. The Mission Mall will be held in the churchs Wright Pavilion, which faces Mitchell Road. Featured charities for 2010 are the Animal Refuge League, Cancer Community Center, Grace Street Ministries, GLSEN (Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network), Cape Elizabeth/South Portland Emergency Food Pantry and Crisis Ministries, Preble Street, and Hospice of Southern Maine. Fair Trade coffee also will be offered for sale at the Mission Mall.

    Holly Daze Bazaar in SoPo9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Holly Daze Bazaar will be held at the First Congregational Church, 301 Cottage Road, South Portland. Featured will be wreaths, gifts, etc., Fair fancy candy and baked goods, the Christmas room, trash n treasures, knit goods, jewelry, books, and the Mission Mall.A luncheon will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will include Haddock chowder, lobster,crab meat, and chicken salad Rolls and apple crisp. The church is handicapped accessible. 799-4001

    Multicultural Book Fair10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The CAFAM Chinese School will hold its fth-annual MANY STORIES Multicultural Book Fair at the Breakwater School, 856 Brighton Avenue, Portland, Maine. The sale offers New Englands largest and best selection of childrens books featuring cultures around the world and within the U.S. Titles are chosen by Curious City Books for grades K to 12. This years fair features Maine author, Char-lotte Agell, who will sign copies of her new chapter book, The Accidental Adventures of India McCallister. Chinese dumplings will be for sale. Educators receive a 10 percent discount. Cash and checks only. For additional informa-tion, please contact Kelli Pryor at 892-3640 or by e-mail at [email protected]. For 13 years, the CAFAM Chinese School has provided Mandarin language, dance, art, and culture classes for families from all over southern Maine.

    Annual Greek Pastry Bake Sale10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Annual Greek Pastry Bake Sale by Greek Ladies Philoptochos Society, Holy Trinity Church, 133 Pleasant Street, Portland. Advance orders can be called in no later than Nov. 18 to the Church Of ce at774-0281. SweetBread, Pastries, Spanakopita and more.

    The Kids Magic-Lantern Show10 a.m. Victoria Mansion and American Magic-Lantern Theater Present: The Kids Magic-Lantern Show, at John Ford Theater, Portland High School, 284 Cumberland Ave. Tickets must be pre-purchased. $10/adult and $5/child up to age 17. Travel back in time with the boisterous fun of Americas only Victorian magic-lantern show. An authen-tic 1890s visual extravaganza projected on a full-sized screen the kind of show that led to the movies! Stories like Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland, animate comedy and songs all dramatized on screen by a live showman and singer/pianist. The kids participate in the fun, creating sound effects, and joining in chants and sing-alongs like Old McDonald. For 16 years, the American Magic-Lantern Theater has delighted audiences from Lincoln Center to Singapore. This event is suitable for ages 3-8. www.victo-riamansion.org

    Contractors do nishing work on the new Portland Skatepark at Dougherty Field Thursday. The city and the Skatepark Planning Committee will of cially cut the caution tape and open the park to the public Saturday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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    Anna Pasta product of Italy 99 lb. Anna Pasta product of Italy 99 lb. 30 shapes and sizes 30 shapes and sizes

    San Marzano brand tomatoes San Marzano brand tomatoes 28 oz. can $1.99 28 oz. can $1.99

    For The Holidays.... For The Holidays.... Castagne ( chestnuts from Italy) Castagne ( chestnuts from Italy)

    Bacala ( salted cod ) Bacala ( salted cod )

    45 India Street, Portland, ME 207-775-1854 207-774-9046

    Open Mon-Fri 8am to 5:30 pm Sat. 8am to 5pm

    Three Sons Lobster and Fish 207-761-0825

    72 Commercial Street - Maine Wharf (between Ri-Ras and Dry Dock)

    Open Mon thru Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 9am-6pm

    Check our website for prices, specials & promotions

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    WE ALSO CARRY: Live M aine Steamers & Mussels, Live Rock Crabs & Crabmeat, Live Maine Oysters, Haddock Fillet, Lobster Tails, Fresh-Picked Lobstermeat, Jumbo Shrimp & more!

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