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Bubar has served the town as road commissioner for several years and has gone above and beyond for our community at each and every turn, town officials said in a news release. “He spends countless hours rid-ing the roads ensuring that we are encouraging safe travel and well-maintained roadways,” the release said. “He has donated countless hours in oversight of the roads to better the town’s infrastructure.”

Bubar is infamous for his Maine ingenuity and mag-

netic personality. “As he spends countless hours on the roads plowing or haul-ing equipment, he is quick to drop what he is doing to check on a neighbor or ensure a nearby senior has what he or she may need. He maintains a world of knowledge about roads and construction and is willing to help with any task.”

In the last year, he in-vested many hours of his time and equipment to help improve the Friedrich’s Beach property on the shore of Great Pond. He has spent time ditching, improving gravel surfaces, trimming brush, and more. His in-kind donation was the vast majority of the match for a grant received from Bel-grade Regional Conserva-tion Alliance to improve the beach property.

“Carroll’s dedication to our town was on full display during the October Tropi-

cal Storm Philippe,” select-men said. “He spent time on town roads working—many hours of which went un-billed for time and equip-ment. He worked through the nights to help neigh-bors cut brush out and have gain access to public roads. Carroll is quick to lend a helping hand—even when someone isn’t in need. He keeps a smile on and always has a joke on hand to share a smile with someone else.

“His dedication to our community has been tre-mendous. As road commis-sioner, he truly goes above and beyond the call of duty. As a resident, he is thought-ful and willing to give all of his time, resources, and energy,” selectmen said, adding that the town was proud to present him with the award. n

Submitted photoRome First Selectman Richard LaBelle, left, presents resident Carroll Bubar with the 2018 Spirit of America Award at the March 10 town meeting.

Delta Ambulance to host Stop the Bleed class

WATERVILLE — Delta Ambulance will hold a free Stop the Bleed class at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 29 Chase Ave.

The event, which focuses on emergency bleeding control, is being held on na-tional Stop the Bleed Day, part of a campaign by the Department of Homeland Security to provide training for everyone in what to do in an emergency bleeding situation and to give every-one the tools to save a life.

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to operate farm equip-ment for hire on farms other than their own. Those who successfully complete the written and road tests will be issued a Federal Certificate of Training.

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It seems like only yes-terday when we applied for and received our fed-eral and state rehabilita-tion permits, and the first wildlife began to arrive at our rehab center. Since 1965, it was the choice of my husband Donald and I to forego vacations, evenings on the town and holiday celebrations to offer around-the-clock care for the abandoned and wounded critters brought to our door.

In 1996 I was asked to write about our Wild-life Care Center by Lea Davis, then editor of

The Town Line in South China. Turner Publishing also began publishing my column in its vari-ous newspapers through-out western and central Maine. In these articles I hoped to educate read-ers about Maine’s wild-life and the commitment needed to care for them. Back then, I couldn’t even imagine that 21 years later I would still be writing about and sharing our adventures. Many people have re-sponded, calling us with questions, needing ad-vice, or just telling us how much they enjoyed “Critter Chatter.”

I have written about all the species of wild-life we have rehabbed, the fun we have had over

their antics, the tears we have shed over those we lost and the bittersweet joy we have felt say-ing goodbye when they were released back to their homes in the wild. Through the years, we have met hundreds of wonderful people who have cared enough about the animals to often have driven many miles to get them to us. We have been blessed with many car-ing volunteers who have come to assist us with multiple daily chores -- we can’t ever thank them enough. So many good memories!

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is time to cut back on the numbers of animals we are able to rehab. This is not a decision that comes easily. It has also been a difficult decision to discontinue my column. My sincere thanks to the readers, to the newspa-pers that accepted my column and to my friend Lea, who prepared my column for publication from the beginning.

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Hey Friends,

It’s another full-of-adventure and beautiful-w o n d e r s - a r o u n d - u s month. I recently attended a conference at college, which led to some big inspirations for my articles. One thing that stuck with me is “Broken crayons still color.” This saying stopped me in my tracks.

This concept has so much depth to it. You are probably wondering what the heck I’m talking about right? When you see a broken crayon and it’s in a lot of different pieces, it still can color,

right? Well, let’s look at it this way. Just because a crayon is broken, does not mean it cannot color. Just because you go through life and fail, does not mean you won’t get back up. Just because something is not working out in the moment, does not mean it never will. Just because the crayon is broken, does not mean it will never color. (https://brokencrayonsstillcolor.org/) In this article, we will be on an adventure together to break apart the crayon and seeing how we can put it back together again.

“A broken crayon”

As I openly looked at this saying, I found the word broken in it. This is where we will start our quest. In our world today, we are bombarded with brokenness. It’s everywhere we look on TV, at home, and in our towns. This has become our world’s new normal. Here is a word for you today to be encouraged by; you may not want to embrace where you are, but it is so incredibly important to embrace who you are.

You are a daughter or son of the highest and are loved so much more than you know, no matter what

life looks like. For me, “broken” has been a word echoing in my mind for years because of my visual impairment and learning disabilities. It was almost like the cartoon where the devil was sitting on the left shoulder and the angel on the right. When the devil whispered that I was broken, not able to be fixed, the angel on the other side said, “Not today, Devil. I’m wrapping my girl with encouragement.” This is where I found hope that I (the crayon) still can color again. There is a light at the other end of the tunnel. The same can be said about you. The

holy one can transform your life into something beautiful and bright. There is hope at the end of all the messiness.

You still can color.Today, in this moment,

all your pain and brokenness has fallen away. Breathe in the possibility of hope and starting again. Reader, your future is brighter, let it shine brightly! Your broken crayon story needs to be heard and will inspire those around you in a mighty way. Don’t be scared; nothing good comes from comfort zones. Trust me I know! I’ve been there

and done that repeatedly. Embrace this new reality that you can color again! You are the brightest star in the galaxy! Enjoy the future!n

A broken crayon can still color

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April 8 - Right to Life speaker, Teresa McCann-Tumidajski, Sunday, 2 pm at Our Lady of Ransom Church in Mechanic Falls 207-739-9642.

MAINE NEWS CALENDAR

March 31- Randolph United Methodist Church Easter Egg Hunt Saturday March 31 2018 from 1 to 3pm 18 Asbury Street, Randolph FMI Carol @ 207-485-8041.

MARCH March 23 - Fill the Plate

Breakfast to benefit Meals on Wheels of SeniorsPlus, 7-9 a.m. Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch, Auburn, $20 per person ($25 at door); available at www.seniorsplus.org or 207-795-4010.

March 24 — Rotary Club of Farmington’s “The Price Is Right” fundraiser, 6 to 8 p.m., Mt. Blue High School, 129 Seamon Road, 207-491-5033

March 24 - Lions Pride Gardiner Community Market: Flea, craft, farm and fix, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Gardiner Lions Club House, 25 Lions St. GardinerMELions@gmail.com.

March 24 — Tri-County Mental Health Hope Gala & Silent Auction, 6 to 10 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch, 14 Great Falls Plaza, Auburn; for reservations, 207-783-9141 x105.

March 24 — Friends of Cary Memorial Library Easter Candy & Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-noon, Williams House, 14 Old Winthrop Road, 207-685-3612.

March 24, 25 — Maine Maple Weekend, Visit mainemapleproducers.com for information and participating producers.

March 25 — Old Time Maple Sugaring at Norlands Living History Center, 9:30 a.m to 2 p.m, 290 Norlands Rd, Livermore, 207-897-4366

March 25 — High school artists’ reception, 3 to 5 p.m., Danforth Gallery, Jewett Hall, 46 University Drive, Augusta.

March 25 - DaPonte String Quartet 3 p.m. Unitarian Church, 15 Plesant St., Brunswick, for ticket information www.DaPonte.org or 207-529-4555. Tickets also available at Sherman’s Books Damariscotta, Camden and Boothbay Harbor; Longfellow Books, Portland; Gulf of Maine Books, Brunswick.

March 27 — Hebron Historical Society, guest speaker Steve Pinkham, author of “Old Tales of the Maine Woods,” 7 p.m.,

Town Office, 351 Paris Road, Hebron, 207-966-2023.

March 28 — Winthrop Democratic Town Committee, 6 p.m., Winthrop Town Office, 17 Highland Ave., 207-377-7324

March 29 - Maine’s Vernal Pool Special Area Management Plan: Local Conservation of Vernal Pool Ecosystems, Aram Calhoun, professor of biology at University of Maine, and Elizabeth Hertz, Owner Blue Sky Planning Solutions, 7-8:30 p.m., Ladd Recreation Center, Wayne. Kennebec Land Trust Lyceum series. 207-377-2848.

March 29 — Screening of “The Passion of the Christ”, free admission, 6 p.m., Rangeley Free Baptist Church, corner of Main and Lake streets, discussion and light refresments to follow. Movie is for 12 and older; on-site child care available.

March 30 — Ben Zabin: The Magic Show, 7 p.m. at Orion Performing Arts Center, Mt. Ararat Middle School, 66 Republic Ave., Topsham, 729-2950.

March 31 — Loon Echo Land Trust sunset-moonrise hike to Bald Pate Mountain, 6 p.m., from Bald Pate parking lot, Route 107, Bridgton, 207-647-4352.

March 31 — Friends of Cary Memorial Library Easter Candy & Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-noon, Williams House, 14 Old Winthrop Road, 207-685-3612.

March 31 — Monica Wood, novelist, memoirist and playwright, 4:30 p.m. at the Carrabassett Valley Public Library, 3209 Carrabassett Drive #3, Carrabassett Valley, 207-233-3535.

APRILApril 3 — Toddlers to

preschool-aged children special program with Ms. Jenn and the Detective Nutrition, 10 a.m., Gardiner Public Library children’s room, 152 Water St., Gardiner, 207-582-3312.

April 6 - Bow Ties & Bean Boots Fundraiser for Teens To Trails, 6-9:30 p.m. O’Maine Studiios, Portland. visit www.teenstotrails.org.

April 6, 7, 12-14 (7:30 p.m); April 8, 15 (2 p.m.), L/A Community Little Theater production of “Urinetown,” 30 Academy St., Auburn, 207-783-0958.

April 7 — Dinner, auction and a performance by Joelle Morris, fundraiser for French Heritage Language Program, 6 to 9:30 p.m., Le Club Calumet, 334 West River Road, Augusta, 207-626-2350.

April 7 - “Springtime in Paris” fundraising soirée, 5 to 9:30 p.m., Le Club Calumet, 334 West River Road, Augusta, 207-626-2350.

April 7, 8 — Big Pine Gun Club 10th annual Gun & Knife Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday; Newport Recreation Center, 81 North St., Newport, 207-341-1356.

April 8 — State Street Traditional Jazz Band performance, 2 p.m., UMA Jewett Auditorium, 46 University Drive, 207-621-3551.

April 8 — Pause for Pets Craft & Vendor Fair,benefits the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Ramada Inn, 490 Pleasant St., Lewiston.

April 10 - Longley School annual Chili and Chowder Taste Challenge, 5:30 p.m., Longley Elementary School, 145 Birch St., Lewiston; $10, $5 age 10 and under.

April 11 — VFW Post

1603 monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m. 588 Minot Ave., 207-783-2561.

April 12 — Book discussion, “Stone Diaries” by Carol Shields, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St., Norway, 207-743-5309, ext. 1.

April 14 — Loon Echo Land Trust Volunteer Trail Work Day, Pleasant Mountain, Bridgton.

April 14 — Leeds Volunteer Fire Department French toast and pancake breakfast, 6:30 to 10 a.m., Leeds Fire Station, Ridge Road, Route 106.

April 14 — Texas Hole’em Tournament, 1 to 5:30 p.m. April 14, at the Oxford American Legion Post 112 hall, 169 King St, Oxford, 207-595-4200.

April 18 — “Going Zero Waste: Practical Tips to Reduce Your Household Trash,” 6:30 p.m., free and open to the public, Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St., Augusta, www.lithgow.lib.me.us.

April 20 - Medium Gloria Warner readings benefit for Turner fireworks fund, 6-9 p.m. Boofy Quimby Memorial Center, 95 Howes Corner Road. 207-212-8960 for tickets.

April 21 — Healthy Kids Day, 9 a.m. to noon, Kennebec Valley YMCA, 31 Union St., Augusta, 207-622-9622.

April 21 — Genealogy writing workshop, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Elks Lodge, 397 Civic Center Drive, Augusta, maineroots.org

April 21 — Maine author and journalist Douglas Rooks, reading from “Rise, Decline and Renewal: The Democratic Party in Maine,” 10:30 a.m., Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St., Augusta, 207-626-2415.

April 28 — Auction for Action to support the Rural Community Action Ministry’s hunger and homeless prevention services, doors open at 4:30 p.m.; auction at 6 p.m.,Boofy Quimby Memorial Center, 96 Howes Corner Road, Rte. 219, North Turner, 207-524-5095.

MAYMay 3 — Book

discussion, “In the Skin of the Lion” by Michael Ondaatje, 6:30-8 p.m., Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St., Norway, 207-743-5309, ext. 1.

May 5 — Lake Region Knights of Columbus Assembly Chili/Chowder Challenge, $7 admission, 5-6:30 p.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Windham. 207-595-8775.

May 9 — VFW Post 1603 monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m. 588 Minot Ave., 207-783-2561.

May 11 — Downtown Spring Festival, 2 to 5 p.m., Main Street, Norway, 207-739-2512.

May 19 - Bowdowin community celebration, 10 a.m.-2p.m. Bowdoin Central School. Vounteers, booths wanted. Angela Wheeler, wheelera@link75.org, 207-666-5779.

May 19-20 —Maine Mountain Quilters group quilt show, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Farmington Grange No. 12, 124 Bridge St., Farmington, 207-645-2295.

May 20 —Performance by classical pianist Chiharu Naruse, 2 p.m., UMA Jewett Auditorium, 46 University Drive, 207-621-3551.

May 28 — Smith-Wiley American Legion Post 4 Memorial Day parade, 10 a.m. Gardiner Armory, Brunswick Avenue, to Gardiner Common, light lunch at the post, 46 Griffin St., community invited, 207-582-9868.

MONTHLY MEETINGS

AUBURN:

Androscoggin County Republican Committee, second Thursday every month, Auburn City Hall. 207-576-9096.

SKOWHEGAN:The Skowhegan

Sportsman’s Club meets 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month, 857 East River Road, Skowhegan, 207-649-1238

OXFORD:Oxford Hills Business

After Hours, first Thursday of the month, 5:30 to 7 p.m., venue changes, 207-743-2281.

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Substance Abuse Coalition, second Thursday of the month, 4:30 tp 6 p.m., Bridgton Municipal Complex, Iredale Street, 207-803-9987.

AUGUSTA: Kennebec Beekeepers Association, 6-8:30 p.m., second Thursday of the month, Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St. mainebeekeepers.org/kennebec-beekeepers.

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May 20-26 — 2018 Diamond Tours bus trip to Ark Encounter plus more. $695 per person/dbl. occupancy. FMI www.grouptrips.com/mainetravelers or 207-446-0131.

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WINTHROP — Koussi-noc Chapter DAR spon-sors the DAR American History essay contest in the Augusta area. Students in grades six through eight from St. Michael School in Augusta, Windsor El-ementary School and Winthrop Middle School participated this year.

The topic was “World War I: Remembering the War to End All Wars.” Stu-dents had to imagine liv-ing in 1918 and state how the war will impact their lives. They had to discuss the pros and cons of the changes the war brought and how they imagine these changes will affect the United States in the years to come.

First and second place winners, chosen by a pan-el of three judges, were judged on historical accu-racy, adherence to topic, organization of material, interest, originality, spell-ing, grammar, punctua-

tion and neatness. A bibli-ography is required.

First place winners were Georgiana Da-vidson, grade 6, of St. Michael School; Ava Nadeau, grade 7, St. Mi-chael School; and Parker Reynolds, grade 8, Wind-sor Elementary School.

Second place winners were Teddy Wagner, grade 6, of Winthrop Middle School; Kameron Douin, grade 7, of St. Michael School; and Ethan Bar-rett, grade 8, of Windsor Elementary school. Stu-dents were honored at an awards ceremony held at Togus Auditorium March 12.

Nadeau and Reynolds are winners at the state level as well and will be honored at the Maine State DAR Conference April 28. Reynolds is also the winner of the North-east Division, represent-ing all of New England and New York.n

Submitted photoFrom left, Ava Nadeau, Parker Reynolds, Georgiana Davidson, Teddy Wagner and Ethan Barrett; Kameron Douin was absent.

Students from Augusta, Windsor, Winthrop receive awards in DAR essay contest

Travis Mills Foundation will honor Vietnam War veterans with free breakfast

WATERVILLE — The Travis Mills Foundation is inviting Maine’s Viet-nam War veterans to a free breakfast Thursday, March 29 – National Vietnam Vet-erans Day – from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Waterville Elks Lodge, 76 Industrial St.

U.S. Army SSG Mills will deliver prepared re-

marks to salute and wel-come home Vietnam War veterans. Mills is an ardent supporter of Vietnam veter-ans, and this event is his ini-tiative to say thank you to those who have sacrificed for the country’s freedoms.

Each attending Vietnam veteran is free of charge. There will be a modest $5 donation at the door for

civilian family members. First-come, first-served ba-sis will be given to Vietnam veterans; the foundation is asking that family attendees are limited so they are able to honor more veterans.

Questions regarding the event may be sent to foun-dation@travismills.org or call 207-480-3490 x5.n

AUGUSTA — The Children’s Center, 1 Al-den Ave., has scheduled the 17th annual Chili-Chowder Challenge for Saturday, March 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Augusta Armory, 179 Western Ave. The event is now the biggest, longest lasting and most often imitated chili and chowder competition in Maine. The fundraiser

began when a group of agency supporters or-ganized a fun event for kids and families to raise money for the programs at the Center.

The fun-filled, family-oriented event draws an enthusiastic crowd anx-ious to vote on their fa-vorite chilies and chow-ders from 12 to 15 local restaurants and caterers. In addition to the culi-

nary competition, which allows local chefs to compete for recognition in several categories, the event includes children’s crafts, a silent auction and live music. Spots for competing restaurants are highly valued and awards hold great importance for them. For more informa-tion, call 207- 626-3497, Ext. 125.n

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Cast of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ announcedMONMOUTH — The

Monmouth Community Players have announced the cast of their upcom-ing spring musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” — winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for best book. Featuring a fast-paced, wildly funny and touching book by Ra-chel Sheinkin and a truly fresh and vibrant score by William Finn, this spell-ing bee is sure to be one unforgettable experience. The production team for “Spelling Bee” includes director Josie French; musical director Steve Barter; assistant director Tim MacLeod; and pro-ducer Cindy Dunham.

The show follows six middle schoolers com-peting in their county spelling bee for a spot in a national bee. Moder-ated by the winner of the third annual bee, Rona Lisa Peretti (Karen Li-povsky of Monmouth), and vice principal Doug-las Panch (David Mar-shall of Monmouth), the play allows the audi-ence to learn about the contestants’ backstories and idiosyncratic quirks through song and dance. These kids are frighten-ingly competitive, treat-ing the bee as if it were the Olympics. Though, as with most competitions, there can be only one winner, and those who fail to achieve their goal are sent away with a hug and a juice box from the bee’s comfort counselor, Mitch Mahoney (Chad Jacobson of Topsham).

The first contestant is Boy Scout Chip Tolen-tino (Ethan Rombalski of Turner), who finds him-self assaulted by puberty

at an inopportune mo-ment. Next is Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre (Maya Veilleux and Al-exa Gallant, both of Au-gusta), a politically-active speller with a lisp render-ing her somewhat unin-telligible at times. The tender-hearted Leaf Co-neybear (Tim MacLeod of Auburn) was invited to the bee because the win-ner and first runner-up of his own district’s bee went to the winner’s Bat Mitzvah. William Barfée (Danny Gay of Auburn) is the uptight runner-up of last year’s bee with only one working nostril and a sea anemone circus in his basement. Marcy Park (Megan Record of Auburn) is a high-achiev-ing student with a multi-tude of talents. Finally, there is Olive Ostrovsky (Sarah Flagg of West-brook), a kind and bright young girl who loves her dictionary.

On the surface, “Put-nam” is an absurd and whimsical glimpse into the world of children’s competitive spelling, but strewn throughout are small moments of bitter realism. These moments are brought to life through a strong ensemble of characters portrayed by Jane Mitchell of Greene; Andy Tolman of Read-field; Sarah Wheatley of Old Town; Jeff Fair-field of Hallowell; Amy Griswold, Ginger Smith and Cindy Dunham of Winthrop; Henry Quintal of Augusta; Ann-Marie Caron and Nancy Ken-neally of Lewiston; and Ray Fletcher and John Lipovsky of Monmouth.

“Putnam” may be about a group of eccentric chil-dren, but it also touch-

es on real issues about childhood that is familiar to everyone. The show runs Friday, Saturday and

Sunday, April 20-22 and 27-29, at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. at historic Cumston Hall,

796 Main St. For infor-mation about ticket pric-es, to order tickets, or for more information, please

visit MCP’s website at www.monmouthcommu-nityplayers.org, or call 207-370-9566. n

Submitted photosChad Jacobson as Mitch Mahoney, comfort counselor.

Karen Lipovsky as Rona Lisa Peretti and David Marshall as vice principal Douglas Panch.

Full cast photo: The full cast, from left, in front, Chad Jacobson; seated, Ethan Rombalski, Tim MacLeod, Sarah Flagg, Danny Gay, Megan Record, Alexa Gallant, Maya Veilleux; third row, Ginger Smith, Cindy Dunham, Karen Lipovsky, David Marshall, Henry Quintal; back row, Ann-Marie Caron, John Lipovsky, Sarah Wheatley, Jeff Fairfield, Amy Griswold, Andy Tolman, Ray Fletcher, Jane Mitchell, Nancy Kenneally.

BELGRADE — The seventh annual Longa-berger Basket Bingo fundraiser will be held Friday, March 30, at Bel-grade Central School, 158 Depot Road, sponsored by the Belgrade Fire and Rescue Association and Friends of the Belgrade Public Library. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets

may be purchased for the raffle baskets at this time with the drawing set for 6 p.m. The regular bingo games begin at 6:30 p.m. Food such as hot dogs, hamburgers, sandwiches, chips, desserts, trail mix and drinks will be avail-able.

Tickets may be pur-chased beforehand at

Belgrade Central School, Day’s Real Estate in Bel-grade, Kennebec Valley Federal Credit Union in Oakland or by calling Joan at 207-242-9408 or Judy at 207-495-2101. Tickets may also be pur-chased at the Belgrade Town Meeting Saturday, March 17, at the Center for All Seasons. n

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MANCHESTER — Four central Maine stu-dents are among the five who received 2017 Alva S. Appleby Scholarships from the Maine Dental Association Charitable Foundation.

Stephanie Beeckel, of Augusta; Andrew Em-ery, of Winthrop; Luke Klinker, of Madison; and Jessica Pillsbury Smith, of Belgrade will each be awarded $5,000. To be considered for the annual Appleby Scholarship, a student must be a resident of the state of Maine, have completed his or her first year of dental school, and be currently enrolled in a dental school accredited by the American Dental Association.

Beeckel is a graduate of Cony High School and is a member of the class of 2020 at the University of New England College of Dental Medicine. She also earned a bachelor’s degree

from UNE, and traveled to Ecuador with a group of students from UNE in 2013 for a medical mis-sion, and, as co-president of International Medical Missions at UNE, led an-other group on a trip to Peru in 2014. She is the daughter of Thomas and Lisa Beeckel of Augusta.

Emery, a graduate of Winthrop High Schoo, is a member of the class of 2018 at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine who received his bachelor’s degree from the Univer-sity of New England. He is vice president of the Student National Den-tal Association/Hispanic National Dental Associa-tion chapter at the Uni-versity of Connecticut, is a Hartford Health Edu-cation Board member, and presented research as the Charles R. Mor-ris Award recipient at the 2017 American Academy

of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology annual session. He is the son of Robert and Donna Emery of Win-throp.

Klinker, a graduate of Madison Area Memorial High School, is a mem-ber of the class of 2018 at the University of New England College of Den-tal Medicine and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine at Farmington. He has worked as a reserve of-

ficer for the Oakland Po-lice Department and as a reserve deputy for the Kennebec County Sher-iff’s Office, and has been awarded the Maine Police Emerald Society Schol-arship. He is the son of Dr. Stephen and Lauren Klinker of Waterville.

Smith, a graduate of Messalonskee High School, is a member of the class of 2018 at the University of New Eng-land College of Dental

Medicine. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine at Farmington and an as-sociate degree from the University of Maine at Augusta. She has served on the UNE Class of 2018 Clinic Advisory Commit-tee, has been a biomedi-cal research investigator trained by the Collabora-tive Institutional Train-ing Initiative, and has re-ceived UNE’s P.D. Merrill Scholarship. She is the

daughter of Roger and Christine Pillsbury of Bel-grade.

Each of the students was awarded $5,000. To be considered for the an-nual Appleby Scholarship, a student must be a resi-dent of the state of Maine, have completed their first year of dental school, and be currently enrolled in a dental school accredited by the American Dental Association. n

Stephanie Beeckel Luke KlinkerAndrew Emery Jessica Pillsbury Smith

Four central Maine dental students receive Appleby scholarships

Wild leeks, fiddleheads and property taxes — what kind of omelet can we make?VIENNA — The

Kennebec Land Trust and Maine Woodland Own-ers are inviting the public to participate in a two-part introduction to non-timber forest products and Maine’s current-use property tax programs Wednesday, April 4, at 6 p.m. at Mill Stream Grange, Route 41. Dave Fuller, UMaine’s Coopera-tive Extension, and Harold Burnett, Two Trees Forestry, will be the guest presenters.

Woodlots produce more than just trees and wild-life habitat. Fuller will dis-cuss and sample some wild edibles with some other non-timber forest products as potential sources of rec-reation, income and suste-nance. The opportunities to procure materials for famil-iar Maine products, includ-ing maple syrup, balsam

pillows and wreaths, and birch bark, will be discussed along with fiddlehead ferns, wild leeks, birch syrup and weather sticks; the list is endless.

However, when it comes to property tax options for

the same Maine landowners, the list of options is short though the confusion seems endless. For example, recent rises in Tree Growth assess-ment rates have put some open space and tree growth assessments at surprising

parity. State and municipal concerns about suspected Tree Growth tax program misuse have heightened landowner awareness and concern. Burnett will at-tempt to evaluate which current-use program is best suited to your needs by pre-senting basic background information on the current-use programs and demon-

strating a current-use cal-culator to review the three tax programs. Interested landowners may bring their property’s assessment re-cord to plug into the calcu-lator to review how assess-ments under each program may differ.

Pizza and light refresh-ments will be served at the Grange. Save the date for

a field walk to accompany this workshop, April 29, at the Vienna Woods on Trask Road. The Kennebec Land Trust holds a conservation easement on this 71-acre parcel.

For directions, more in-formation, and to RSVP for dinner, please call 207-377-2848 or email Kbrewer@tklt.org. n

Zach Harder photoFiddlehead up close.

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The first thing you should understand about eating disorders is they are both psychological and medical illnesses. That’s what Dr. Patrice Lockhart tries to emphasize to her patients and their families. She’s a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in helping people — women and men — struggling with eating disorders. She is medical director of the New England Eating Dis-orders Program at Sweet-ser in Saco. Dr. Lockhart explains the difference and also what to say if you’re worried about someone.

Psychological side of eating disorders

On the psychological side, there is a distortion of thinking about size, weight and shape, and a person is often distressed by this. It can increase anxiety and depression — another hallmark of an eating pattern gone awry.

Someone may not feel they are acceptable or ad-equate or even worthy to live if they’re not exercis-ing at, say, a compulsive level or getting rid of food they eat by either purging, vomiting, diet pill use, laxatives or diuretics.

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tions are really physiolog-ic. Every organ system is affected by the dangers of an eating disorder. Purg-ing by vomiting can af-fect the electrical system in the heart by altering electrolyte balances that make the heart beat regu-larly. There’s also physical damage to the esophagus and to dental enamel — especially the esophagus. It’s like wearing away the inside of the esophagus with Drano because, of course, stomach acid is so damaging to surfaces and the body is not meant to throw up unless it’s getting rid of something that’s very toxic.

What should you say if you’re worried?

Acknowledge the prob-lem with words like “I’m worried about you.” “I don’t know whether this is happening or it’s just my perception but I’m worried.” “I see you treat-ing me differently.” “I see you isolating more.” “I see your schoolwork go-ing down.” Be objective rather than judgmental. Let the person know you care about them. An eating disorder can sneak up on someone, who is already self-judgmental, so they don’t need you to point out there’s something wrong with them. It’s con-cern, particularly about relationships, that tends to help people be willing to listen.

Providers — therapists, physicians and nurse prac-titioners — have an op-portunity and, I think, an obligation to ask questions they might not otherwise ask. What is your eating

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WAYNE — The Friends of the Library are hold-ing their Easter Candy and Bake Sale on the two Satur-days before Easter, March 24 and 31.

There will be handmade chocolates, a wonderful va-riety of homemade baked goods, and a spring bou-tique table. And, as always, gently used books will be

available for purchase.The sales will take place

from 9 a.m. to noon at the Williams House, 14 Old Winthrop Road.

Jan Folk and her team are gearing up to make chocolate bunnies, ducks, eggs, chocolate lollipops, chocolate covered cher-ries, an assortment of bars, turtles, peanut butter cups

and more.The chocolates, a Wayne

tradition for more than 25 years, sell out quickly and those who want to choose from a good selec-tion should come early on March 2.

All proceeds benefit the library. For more informa-tion, call 207-685-3612. n

Cary Memorial Library Easter candy and bake sale

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Rome voters approve budget, keep town positions electiveROME — Voters gath-

ered March 9 to 10 to determine the town’s op-erating budgets for the upcoming year. On refer-endum was the proposed paving and reconstruction of North Pond Road. This $315,000 construction proposal passed with 82 percent voter approval.

On Saturday, nearly 70 qualified voters gathered at the Community Center to debate the 60 remaining articles. In less than three hours, those present de-bated proposed changes in town officer positions and the budget for fiscal year

ending Dec. 31. A net mu-nicipal budget to be raised by taxation totaled nearly $593,000, representing an increase of approximately 3.7 percent over the previ-ous year.

Nearly 40 minutes of the meeting were dedicated to the proposed transition of town clerk, property tax collector and treasurer from elective positions with one-year terms to positions appointed by the Board of Selectmen. First Selectman Richard LaBelle presented the board’s proposal enumer-ating the pros and cons of

the transition, which was countered by tax collector and treasurer Tammy Ly-ons. There was little de-bate among residents after initial presentations were made and the proposals were soundly defeated.

The Recreation Com-mittee organized refresh-ments for the public. Alan LaBelle donated a hand-crafted table to be raffled; Fred Gagnon was the win-ner. All proceeds from the refreshments and raffle went to benefit Rome Town Clerk Abby DiPiet-ro who had been recently hospitalized.

With a total of 91 votes cast, Town Meeting Elec-tion returned incumbents to their respective seats: LaBelle, First Selectman with 65 votes; Lois Strat-ton, second selectman with 69 votes; Malcolm Charles, third select-man with 64 votes; Abby DiPietro, town clerk with 86 votes; Carroll Bubar, road commissioner with 81 votes; Lyons, property tax collector and treasurer with 84 and 83 votes, re-spectively; and Andrew Cook, RSU 18 Board of Directors, with 81 votes.n

Ballot clerks Kelly Archer (left) and Sandy Phillips (center) count written votes, as resident Kathleen Ross (right) looks on in anticipation.

Rome voters raise their hands in support of an article at the recent meeting. Peter Schultz moderated the meeting and was honored with the dedication of the annual town report.

Richard Greenan photosResidents Peter Kallin and Pierrette Kelly visit with town officials before the start of the annual town meeting.

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WINTHROP — The Winthrop Maine Histori-cal Society just changed the items in its display case at the Winthrop town clerk’s office, 17 Highland Ave. Visitors can now see five historic T-shirts and a sweatshirt that refer to events in the life of Win-throp. The town office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

One old shirt was do-nated by Robert Pelletier, retired firefighter, given to him when Winthrop Fire

Dept. celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1983. Also, there is a sweatshirt, do-nated by Sue Thomas, and a T-shirt, reminding visitors of the saying, “I Survived the Ice Storm of ‘98.”

One T-shirt brings back a time in the early 2000s when Winthrop was trying to decide if it wanted to build a new high school. The shirt was printed and distributed by proponents of the building, and it says, “It’s The Right Time

For Winthrop” and “Vote Yes Sept. 28th.”

Carleton Woolen Mill memories are stirred by the last two shirts — one given to the workers who had completed one year with no accidents, dis-playing the motto “Safety Works Here”; another celebrates the good times at the company picnics they used to put on for the employees.

The display was put to-gether by Carl Swanson, society secretary. n

Society puts historic T-shirts on display at town office

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WAYNE — The Cary Memorial Library will host Maine author and journal-ist Douglas Rooks Saturday,

March 24, at 1 p.m. at the library, 17 Old Winthrop Rd, just off Route 133. Rooks will read from his new book “Rise, Decline and Renewal: The Demo-cratic Party in Maine,” just published by Hamilton Books.

In “Rise, Decline and Renewal,” Rooks tells the story of the Maine Demo-cratic Party, rising from irrelevance with the elec-tion of Edmund Muskie in 1954. They successfully

challenged the ruling Re-publican Party, producing a model government in a state long perceived as a cultural and economic backwater. Leadership failures, however, led to diminished prosperity and political and institutional decline.

While this book focuses primarily on the evolution of the Democratic Party, it makes a strong case that only a vigorous two-party system based on compe-

tition rather than endless conflict can restore Maine state government to health.

The program is free and the library is handicapped accessible. Copies of this book, as well as his pre-vious book “Statesman: George Mitchel and the Art of the Possible” will be available for purchase and signing. For questions call 207-685-3612. For poten-tial weather issues that day, check the library’s website: http://www.cary-memorial.

Author Doug Rooks will speak abouthis new book at Cary library WATERVILLE — Kennebec

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WILTON — Friends of Western Maine Play Mu-seum are probably eager to know what is happen-ing at the museum as well as the projected opening date. Although not much seems to be happening on site, the board of direc-tors has been addressing requirements before the museum can open.

Of prime concern are the unexpected obligations from the federal grant received last summer, which had strict stipula-tions about the necessary steps needed to secure this funding. The board ini-tially thought this federal grant would complete the

fundraising, but as with so many grants of this nature, the board has had to spend money to accommodate project requirements. One of these expectations was that the museum hire an architect to work closely with the board, to fine-tune all the construction details of the project, in-cluding putting together a bid package with detailed bid specifications for a general contractor. This bid also included sub-con-tractors, customized build-outs of certain spaces, spe-cific items or price limits for different finishes for things like flooring, trim and other construction

materials. This has been a time-consuming and complicated undertaking; thanks to architect Marga-ret Innes, the bid package is complete and is current-ly being advertised. A de-cision on the contractor to finish the construction will be made in the very near future, with construction on-site to resume in April.

Exhibit planning for the main part of the build-ing has been completed, thanks to the committee working behind the scenes for many months. Should you like to purchase an item for use in an exhibit, please visit the registry https://www.myregistry.

com/giftlist/westernmain-eplaymuseum. Price points range from just a few dol-lars to more expensive items. The board mem-bers are grateful to mu-seum friends who have purchased many of these items on the wish list.

Despite this progress, the board faces the chal-lenges of moving from a planning and fund-raising venture to planning for opening a business — an-other varied and complex process. In early feasibil-ity studies, careful atten-tion was given to make sure the museum would be fiscally viable; four years after those early discus-

sions, budgeting is still accurate and the financial planning is sound. At this point, the board needs to address many other new issues, including hours of operation, admission fees, family memberships, sponsored memberships, and more. Finding a direc-tor is a process involving creating a job description, advertising, interviewing, hiring and orientation for the new director. Addi-tional staff may also be hired, and it will be neces-sary to recruit a group of volunteers who will help staff the museum during hours of operation. The board is also in the process

of creating a policies and procedure handbook — a less glamorous but essen-tial task.

For more information about donating, purchas-ing naming rights to one of the rooms still remain-ing, and other ways you can help, check out the museum website: www.westernmaineplay.org or contact board vice-president Lori Lewis at 207-645-3945, lorilewis@myfairpoint.net. Western Maine Play Museum is a registered non-profit with

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AUGUSTA — Are you a good listener? Are you comfortable talking on the phone? Do you have a pas-sion for helping others? If you answered yes to these questions, there is an op-portunity to put these skills to good use.

The Family Violence Project has an ongoing need for volunteer advocates to help answer our 24-Hour Helpline for those affected by domestic violence. As a volunteer advocate on the helpline, you will make a difference in people’s lives by volunteering once a month from the comfort of your home. Do you worry that you won’t know what to say? Family Violence Project offers free training that prepares you for this volunteer role; also, a staff person will always be avail-able to assist you by phone while you are volunteering. Participants in the training will learn about the com-plex issue of domestic vio-lence, the staff and services of Family Violence Project, and how to talk with callers and help them create safety plans. Although successful completion of training is required for this volunteer role, no other experience is necessary.

Family Violence Proj-ect’s next volunteer train-ing will be held in Augusta from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.:

Tuesday, April 3

Thursday, April 5 Tuesday, April 10 Thursday, April 12 Tuesday, April 17 Thursday, April 19 Tuesday, April 24 Thursday, April 26 Tuesday, May 1 Thursday, May 3 Tuesday, May 8 Thursday, May 10 Tuesday, May 15 Thursday, May 17 Tuesday, May 22

If you are interested in participating in this train-ing and volunteer opportu-nity, you must be 18 years of age or older, complete a volunteer interview, and pass background/reference checks prior to being ac-cepted into the training. Volunteer interviews must be completed March 24 by the end of the business day. While the training itself is free of charge, FVP asks for a $25 donation from those who are financially able to provide it; this will help cover the cost of back-ground checks. The inabil-ity to make a donation will not prevent a person from participating in this oppor-tunity!

To learn more about this opportunity or schedule an interview, please contact Jaime Mooney, advocacy director, at 207-620-9044 or jaimeg@familyviolen-ceproject.org. n

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AUGUSTA — The “Concerts at Jewett” se-ries, sponsored by Uni-versity of Maine at Au-gusta College of Arts and Sciences and UMA Se-nior College, will feature the State Street Tradi-tional Jazz Band Sunday, April 8 at 2 p.m. UMA Jewett Auditorium, 46 University Drive.

The State Street Tra-ditional Jazz Band per-

forms New Orleans jazz, referring to Dixieland and ragtime styles of the early 1900’s. The band plays under the direction of John Page, founder of the band and a trumpeter since he was eight-years-old. Based in Portland, the band is composed of Peter Dunphy, banjo; Barry Daniels, clarinet; Bill Rayne, trombone; Bill Thurston, drums;

Doug Protsik, piano and Pat Whitaker, tuba.

The next concert will be held Sunday, May 20, at 2 p.m. featuring classical pianist Chiharu Naruse. For information about tickets — avail-able at Pat’s Pizza in Au-gusta, Dave’s Appliance in Winthrop and at the door — call 207-621-3551, or email umasc@maine.edu. n

Submitted photoMembers of the State Street Traditional Jazz Band, from left, Bill Rayne, trombone; Barry Daniels, clarinet; Doug Protsik, piano; John Page, trumpet.

State Street Traditional Jazz Band will perform at UMA Jewett Auditorium

AUGUSTA — Michael Hall, executive director for the Augusta Downtown Al-liance, a member of Main Street Maine, and author of “Augusta, the Best Little City in New England. Se-riously.” will be the guest speaker at the Kennebec Historical Society meeting Wednesday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Viles Arbore-tum, 153 Hospital St.

A native of Florida, Hall moved to Augusta in 2016 to realize his goal of work-ing in a historic, urban set-ting. With a bachelor’s de-gree in history from Centre College, a master’s degree in communications from Rutgers University, and a

second master’s degree in architectural conservation from the University of Ed-inburgh, Hall feels fortu-nate to live and work in an environment where he gets to utilize all three of his de-grees.

A big fan of Maine, and an even bigger fan of Augusta, Hall takes full advantage of everything both places have to offer, including the mountains, coast, rivers and lakes. In his spare time, Hall enjoys reading Stephen King nov-els, getting out on the wa-ter, working with his board of directors and volunteer-ing.

When it comes to quirky

energy, Augusta has it in spades, he says, describ-ing it as a capital city with a schizophrenic personality sitting in one of the most beautiful valleys in all of Maine. From a calendar of local holidays to a profile on area neighborhoods to really weird history, as well as personal stories from lo-cal movers and shakers, his book is your glimpse into one of the most intriguing places around.

The Kennebec Historical Society’s April presenta-tion is free to the public, although donations will be accepted. For more in-formation, call 207-622-7718.n

The Kennebec Historical Society will present ‘Augusta, the Best Little City in New England. Seriously.’

TURNER — The sev-enth annual Auction for Action to support the Rural Community Action Min-istry’s hunger and home-less prevention services in more than 14 towns in the Lewiston-Auburn region — including Buckfield, Canton, Greene, Hart-ford, Leeds, Litchfield, Livermore, Monmouth, Sabattus, Sumner, Turner, Wales and Wayne — will be held Saturday, April 28, at 6 p.m.; doors will open at 4:30 p.m. at Boofy Quimby Memorial Center,

96 Howes Corner Road, Route 219.

There will be both live and silent auction items from antiques to hand-crafted quilts to gift cer-tificates from regional businesses up for bid. Ed Wheaton will serve as auctioneer, and Stan Da-vis and Chase Stewart will provide music. There will be door prizes, food and fun, as well as free admission. For more in-formation, call 207-524-5095 or visit RCAM on Facebook.n

Seventh annual auction will benefit Rural Community

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WILTON — The Sec-ond Annual Spring Gala and Experience Auction will be held Saturday, April 7, beginning at 5 p.m. at Calzolaio’s Pasta Restaurant, 284 Main St. Cocktails will begin at 5 p.m. with appetizers and a cash bar, followed by a dinner and live auction. (Dinner entree will be confirmed via email prior

to the event.) Some of this year’s “Experiences” up for bid include a ride in a private plane over Frank-lin County and a five-day Caribbean Villa vacation. Tickets are per person, and seating is limited. Contact Jessica Lewis (jessica.lyn.lewis@gmail.com) to place a reservation. Pro-ceeds from the event will benefit the Western Maine

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BELGRADE — The Belgrade Regional Conser-vation alliance is applying for accreditation, which involves a public comment period.

The land trust accredita-tion program recognizes land conservation organi-zations that meet national quality standards for pro-tecting natural places and working lands.

The Land Trust Accredi-tation Commission, an in-dependent program of the Land Trust Alliance, con-

ducts an extensive review of each applicant’s policies and programs. Accreda-tion would ensure that the Belgrade Regional Conser-vation Alliance practices meet or exceed the nation-ally recognized best prac-tices.

The public can submit signed written comments related to how the Belgrade Regional Conservation Al-liance complies with na-tional quality standards. These standards address the ethical and technical opera-

tion of a land trust. For the full list of standards, more information or to subm-mit a comment, visit www.landtrustaccreditation.org.

Comments can also be emailed to info@landtrust-accreditation.org, faxed to 518-587-3183, or mailed to Land Trust Accreditation Commission, Attn: Public Comments, 36 Phila Street, Suite 2, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

The deadline for submit-ting comments is May 20.n

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SKOWHEGAN — Ruth M. (Carpenter) Lapointe, 79, passed away Feb. 16, following a long-term illness, at Redington-Fairview General Hospital surrounded by her fam-ily. She was born Sept. 11, 1938, in Skowhegan, the daughter of Lynn and Jeanne M (Bouchard) Greenleaf.

She was educated in the schools of Skowhegan, graduating from Skow-hegan Area High School in 1956. On Oct. 27, 1956, she married George Lapointe in Skowhegan. She was a stay-at-home mom and later went to work in the food service industry at Bloomfield Elementary School from 1987 to 2000, when she retired. Ruth loved to play golf and enjoyed many rounds with family and friends over the years. Other hobbies were gar-dening and crocheting. There is comfort in know-ing Ruth is now catching up with Raymonde Morin, long-time neighbor, golf partner, close friend and daily coffee conversation-alist.

Ruth was blessed to have many special people in her life, especially her grandchildren and great grandchild, who meant so

much to her. Her nephew and niece, David Tozier and Nancy Cates, have always provided a great deal of love and support.

She is survived by her husband of 61 years, George Lapointe of Skow-hegan; son, Greg Lapointe and wife Ann Marie of Skowhegan; two daugh-ters, Diane Chamberland and husband Roger of Skowhegan, and Cathy Greene and husband Rick of Sidney; grand-children Bryan Lapointe and significant other Cortlynn Davis of Skow-hegan, Brandon Lapointe and fiancé Mason Smith of Skowhegan, Noah Greene of Sidney, and Micah Greene of Sidney; great grandson, Jonathan Lapointe of Skowhegan; a sister, Lynda LeBlanc of Port Richey, Fla., and her three sons, Mike, Scott and Jason; niece, Nancy Cates of Skowhegan; nephew, David Tozier of Berwick; many brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob and Gerry Lapointe, Fran-cis and Shirley Lapointe Paul and Phyllis Lapointe, Arthur Lapointe and Anita and Norman Lancaster; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her brother, Ronald Green-

leaf; sister, Corinne Tozi-er and parents, Lynn and Jeanne Greenleaf; father and mother-in-law, Joe and Edna Lapointe; sis-ters-in-law, Rita Spencer and Leona Lapointe.

Special heartfelt thank you’s to Dr. Forster, nurs-es, Kim, Jessica and Em-ily, and especially Pam from the respiratory care unit. Also, a special thank you to the Skowhegan/Madison Elks for all their support to our family and for providing the celebra-tion in honor of Ruth.

In lieu of flowers, friends wishing may make donations in Ruth’s mem-ory to the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care, P.O. Box 828, Waterville, ME 04901.

Arrangements under the direction of Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Ser-vice, Skowhegan. n

Ruth M. (Carpenter) Lapointe1938-2018

LEEDS — The Leeds Volunteer Fire Department will hold a public French toast and pancake breakfast Saturday, April 14, from 6:30 to 10 a.m. at Leeds

Fire Station, Ridge Road, Route 106. The menu will include pancakes, French toast, eggs, bacon, sau-sage, home fries, ham, homemade doughnuts, cof-

fee and juice. The cost is $6 for adults,

$4 for children. The funds raised will be used to pur-chase personnel structure firefightig equipment. n

Volunteer spring breakfast

SOUTH PORTLAND — Girl Scouts of Maine has announced it will host free Sprouting Daisies events for girls entering kindergar-ten or first grade and their families. Attendees will be invited to participate in an activity, learn about volun-teer opportunities, and learn how to earn GSME’s newest patch – Sprouting Daisies – for free.

“Girl Scouts helps girls

develop their full potential, even the youngest ones,” says Joanne Crepeau, CEO of Girl Scouts of Maine. “When a girl becomes a Girl Scout, she grows into a young woman who is self-confident, strong and compassionate. She learns how to build and maintain healthy relationships. She becomes more aware of the world around her and uses her skills and talents to make

her world a better place.”Sprouting Daisies March

events are planned for the following locations — Bowdoin, Lewiston, Mount Vernon, Waterford, Phillips, Turner, Auburn, Oxford, Damariscotta and Rockport. For more information about Girl Scouts or to see a full list of Sprouting Daisies events, visit girlscoutsof-maine.org or call 888-922-4763. n

Girl Scout events

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AUGUSTA — The Maine French Heritage Language program and French at UMA will host the “Springtime in Paris” fundraising soirée Saturday, April 7, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at Le Club Calumet, 334 West River Road. Proceeds from last year’s event raised more than $6,500, and this year’s event will continue to support the learning of French and emphasize the importance of the Franco-American culture.

“Springtime in Paris” features dinner, music with the talented mezzo-soprano Jo-elle Morris singing some of Edith Piaf’s songs, as well as silent and live auctions.

MFHLP is a non-profit after-school French language program offered by the Au-gusta Recreation Department and based at Buker Community Center, Armory Street. Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays to expose children to the French language,

the rich, Franco-American heritage in Augusta, in Maine and in different French countries all over the world. The goal is to offer a second language to younger students at a time when many language programs are being eliminated. What these stu-dents learn today can help them achieve success in an increasingly multilingual world!

French at University of Maine Augusta offers French classes and supports cultural programming in order to bring both elementary and university students together. Community involvement helps to enrich the program’s mission.

For information about the event and ticket avail-ability, call Wendy at Buker Community Center, 207-626-2350. n

Submitted photoStudents participating in the Maine French Heritage Language program at Buker Community Center in Augusta.

‘Springtime in Paris’ fundraiser planned

OAKLAND – Least of These Ministries, a non-profit committed to build-ing relationships with the homeless and guiding them toward self-suffi-ciency, has been selected as a beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps Reus-able Bag Program for the month of April.

The Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program,

launched in October 2015, is designed to support lo-cal non-profits through the sale of the reusable community bags.

Least of These was se-lected by Hannaford store leadership as the April beneficiary of the program at the Elm Plaza (140 Elm Plaza, Waterville) Han-naford store. For every reusable community bag

purchased at the Elm Plaza Hannaford, Least of These will receive a $1 donation; the goal is $1,000.

“We are beyond blessed to be chosen for Han-naford’s reusable bag program,” said Least of These Founder, Michelle Franzose. “This donation will help us get backpacks and resources that we

need to be able to help the homeless in our area.”

A non-profit based founded in 2014, Least of These has helped more than 3,000 people get the supplies and resources they need to guide them towards self-sufficiency. Learn more about Least of These by calling 207-680-0620 or visiting www.leastoftheseklc.com.n

Hannaford selects Least of These Ministries

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AUGUSTA — To address a critical shortage, the Uni-versity of Maine System will launch the Maine Engi-neering Pathways Program starting with the fall semes-ter to help more students prepare for a Maine-based career in engineering and to build workforce develop-ment capacity.

The program is designed to prepare students to gradu-ate in four years from an accredited engineering program ready to join the Maine workforce in a field with starting annual salaries in excess of $60,000.

Engineering employment has grown 25 percent over the last decade and Maine firms annually seek to fill more than 1,400 engineer-ing vacancies. The positions

are critical to maintaining the safety of Maine’s roads and bridges, sustaining the state’s utility infrastructure and leading Maine’s manu-facturing sectors.

Maine’s public univer-sities are the state’s only pathway to an engineering degree and are working to double engineering educa-tion capacity to help meet a statewide workforce need of more than 3,000 new engi-neers over the next decade. The projected workforce shortage is driven by grow-ing industry demand and an anticipated wave of retire-ments among existing engi-neers.

“Demand for engineers at Pratt and Whitney will continue to be strong for the foreseeable future,” said

Kevin McDonnell, director of engineering at Pratt and Whitney North Berwick Aero Systems. “We have our biggest backlog of new en-gine deliveries since World War II, and many new en-gine programs under devel-opment. The University of Maine System has a proven track record of providing us top notch engineers. Pratt and Whitney will continue to look to the Maine Uni-versity System to provide us with the best and brightest engineers as we develop and build the next generation of gas turbine engines.”

The 1 + 3 Maine Engi-neering Pathways Program creates an opportunity for students to begin the first year of their engineering education at the Bangor

and Augusta campuses of the University of Maine at Augusta, the University of Maine at Farmington, the University of Maine at Machias, or University of Maine at Presque Isle and then complete their engi-neering degree at the Uni-versity of Maine or the Uni-versity of Southern Maine.

Students will also be able to access the program at University College loca-tions in Bath/Brunswick, East Millinocket, Ellsworth, Houlton, Norway/South Paris, Rockland, Rumford, and Saco with a potential re-quirement for limited travel to a campus for lab work.

The program is intended to serve students who want to begin their academic ca-reers at an institution closer

to home or may need ac-cess to extra preparation to be ready for the academic rigors of engineering edu-cation. It also provides students at participating institutions with a chance to explore engineering as a possible career.

Students entering the Maine Engineering Path-ways Program will immedi-ately begin their engineering education at participating institutions taking an intro-ductory course to explore engineering as a career and foundational courses in mathematics and science. Following the success-ful completion of about 35 credits students will be able to transfer to either the Uni-versity of Maine or the Uni-versity of Southern Maine

on track to earning a work-ready degree in engineer-ing in just three additional years.

“There is great demand from industry for more engi-neers in Maine,” said Dana Humphrey, dean of the UMaine College of Engi-neering. “The Maine Engi-neering Pathways Program will help to address that need by providing a new way for Maine students to start their engineering stud-ies.”

Students and parents can learn more by visiting the Maine Engineering Path-ways Program website, downloading this fact sheet, or by contacting the admis-sion offices of the participat-ing institutions. n

University of Maine system creates pathways to engineering program

BOSTON, Mass. -- Maine students Isa-bel Violette Charland, of Fayette, and Lauren Brooke Williams, of Green, were named to

the fall 2017 dean’s list at Simmons College.

Both are majoring in nursing.

To qualify for dean’s list status, undergraduate

students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work in classes using the letter grade system. n

Students from Fayette, Greene named to Simmons dean’s list OAKLAND — Carol

A. Cote, 69, passed away Feb. 19, 2018, at her home. Arrangements by Dan &

Scott’s Cremation & Funer-al Service, Skowhegan. n

Carol A. Cote

ITHACA, N.Y. — Maine students Mira Moreau, of

Wayne, and Kristen Waite, of Turner, were named to the

Ithaca College dean’s list for the fall 2017 semester. n

Locals named to dean’s list