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CES and CMS Cross Country Runners Excel in Top-Finishing SeasonBy Lura Jackson

The Calais Elementary and Middle School students that took part in running cross coun-try in the recently-ended season finished remarkably well as a result of their dedication to the sport and the unflappable com-mitment of their coach, Margo Puma. The students took home several trophies for their repeat-ed exceptional performances as a team and as individuals.

Every team – Elementary Boys, Elementary Girls, and Junior High Boys – earned first place in the division, which consists of five schools. While there weren’t enough members to form the Junior High Girls

team, they were still able to run as individuals.

In the division final race, Kayleigh Scott placed 7th for the Junior High Girls. From the Junior High Boys’ team, Alex Richard came in 1st, Ethan Phillips came in 4th, Keegan Trainor placed 9th, and Braden White rounded out the top spots at 10th. Of the Elementary Girls, Jenna Cline placed 3rd, followed by a string of runners finishing in spots 5, 6, 7, and 8 - Tiernan Cox, Sarah Wentworth, Kenzie Smith, and Maliah Webb, respectively. Addison Ellsmore joined her teammates at the finish in 10th place. The

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By Lura Jackson

When Addison Coty met a tragic fate over the last summer, he left behind a wide network of close friends and a commu-nity that had long shared in his successes and his smiles. As a means of bringing everyone together and creating a lasting legacy that will support the future graduates of Calais High School, the Addison Coty Me-morial Turkey Trot is planned

for Saturday, November 24th.All of the proceeds from the

event – which involves a 5k run, a 1-mile “fun run” for kids, a Chinese raffle, and more – will go toward a scholarship fund. “I want to do $1,000 a year to a senior that deserves it,” ex-plained Angela Coty Demmons, Addison’s mother and one of the organizers of the event. “I’m hoping for a big turnout.”

The idea for a Turkey Trot was a remarkably good fit

as a way to honor Addison, Demmons said. Addison was extremely passionate about run-ning and finished 5th in the state in Class C in his senior year. One of his favorite events to run was the Turkey Trot in Brewer – a race held in November that rewards the winning male and female runners with a turkey. Skilled athlete that he was, Ad-dison brought the turkey home one year. “We cooked it up for Christmas dinner,” Demmons

beamed.Just like at the Brewer race,

the winning man and woman of Addison’s Turkey Trot will be bringing home their own turkey. Second and third place winners will receive a trophy or a medal. All of the participants that pre-register online or at the high school will receive a commemorative shirt. The shirt is hunter orange on account of the race being held on the last day of hunting season, and it

features a turkey on it. Addi-tional shirts will be available at the event for those that don’t pre-register, and more will be for sale as well.

The 5k will “start at Robbin-ston grade school, then it will go to the cemetery where he is, and then back to the grade school,” Demmons said. The 1-mile fun run – called Addi-son’s Mini Gobblers – will take place around the back field.

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Calais Tax Map Goes Digital By Kaileigh Deacon

In this day and age with more and more things going online and computer-based, it is es-sential that smaller areas keep up. Calais has taken yet another step in bridging the technologi-cal gap by creating a digital tax map. The map would allow visi-tors to view the City of Calais website and access property information that was previously only available when visiting the city building.

City assessor Andrea Walton has been working on construct-ing the map since she took the position. Her goal is to make the city’s information more acces-sible not only to its citizens but

to technology, the city also discussed a necessary upgrade to the software for the city’s website. The council voted unanimously to purchase both sets of software with the money coming from the economic de-velopment fund.

Calais’s tax map is live now. It can be viewed on the website by following these instruc-tions, provided by Walton: “Go to the City of Calais website (calaismaine.org), then go to departments and click Assess-ing. This will bring you to the Assessing page. Scroll down to where it says Parcel Viewer and click ‘Read More.’ Then on that page there is a link. Click that and it will take you to the GIS, or Parcel Viewer as some people call it. You can click on parcels and get the following information: owner, location, mailing address, assessment, and acreage.”

The City Council also ad-opted a new tobacco policy. The policy aims to encourage and promote a tobacco-free area. The city will receive tobacco-free area signage that will be posted in areas throughout

people looking to move here as well. The map shows all the lots in the city, providing detailed information about size, owner-ship and what the property is assessed at. The map also pro-vides rough property lines but would not be usable for legal purposes. The map would also show the trail lines leading in and out of town.

Walton has brought the map a great distance in the time she has been working on it, but there still is more work to do. Walton brought before the council the possibility of using CAI technology to add even more depth and features to the map as well as being able to input water and sewer lines. By doing this, viewers would be able to see not only a bird’s eye view of the properties but a street view and sketches of the properties as well. The addi-tions would benefit the citizens as well as various departments in the city.

The cost for the first year is $2,500 in start-up costs, plus the yearly fee of $2,400. After the first year, it would cost the city $2,400 a year to maintain. While looking at upgrades

The gray day didn’t stop these mummies from coming out to play! See more photos on page 17. (Photo by Lura Jackson)

Calais Elementary and Middle School’s Cross Country teams earned trophy after trophy this year as a result of their hard work and commitment to the sport and to their teammates. Coach Margo Puma led the team with the help of several parents. (Photo by Lura Jackson)

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Addison Coty Memorial Turkey TrotDemmons and her fellow

organizers are looking to make the event an annual occurrence, and they’ve turned to the right people for advice on how to do so. Arran Stevens, the orga-nizer of the annual Suddy 5k, was among those consulted. “He met with us and gave us a lot of ins and outs,” Dem-mons shared. “It really helped us out.”

For those who want to cel-ebrate Addison’s memory but aren’t inclined to run, a bas-ketball tournament is planned for next summer. “I said to myself, ‘What am I going to do for him? Well, let’s do a race, and then in the summer let’s do a basketball tournament. Let’s do two things that he loved into something for the community to remember him and to keep a scholarship going,’” Demmons said. “Hopefully for years.”

Donations for the scholar-ship fund can also be made at the event or at the high school. Volunteers that would like to lend a hand during the event are welcome. To pre-register on-line, search for Addison Coty Memorial Turkey Trot 5K on Facebook and follow the link on its page. The 1-mile fun run will begin at 9 a.m. and the 5k will start at 10 a.m.

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(continued from page 1)Elementary Boys had a simi-larly successful run with Noah White placing 1st, Wyatt Short, Chase Scott, and Parker Bailey coming in spots 4, 5, and 6 respectively, and Mikah Smith finishing in 8th place.

At the league championship meet, where 11 teams tested their mettle against one another, the Junior High Boys’ team won first place and the Elementary Boys’ and Girls’ teams won third.

The season began in Sep-

Cross Country Runners Exceltember and ran for six weeks. Practices were held on Mondays and Fridays with a meet every Wednesday, “rain or shine,” Puma said.

This is the second full year in which Puma has served as the cross country team’s coach. “I ran cross country when I was younger, and I loved it,” Puma explained. When they didn’t have a steady coach for the team, she came forward with the offer to train them. “They did fairly well the first year,” Puma said. “This year, every time a trophy was up, we took

one home,” she said.Some of Puma’s students are

returning ones, and they’ve been steadily honing their skills with her. She runs her practices with her unique combination of exceptional discipline and open engagement, inspiring her charges to break past barriers and challenge themselves.

Puma has been perfecting her own techniques in leading the practices as well, she said, describing how they are better organized with more structure, contributing to “better listening” from the students. “They did a

really good job. I expect them to do even better next year.”

A party was held on Wednes-day, October 24th, at the Calais Recreation Center, giving the students the chance to play ball and enjoy snacks together. “This is the one time of year they can let loose and be a bit more wild,” Puma said. “I told them if they demonstrated good teamwork and sportsmanship they would have a celebration, and this is it.” Tradewinds donated the cake for the event.

Puma praised the efforts of her assistant coaches, Gloria

Phillips and Heather White, as well as all of the parents that helped out during the season. “It really does take a village and this was a great example of what happens for children when there are so many helping hands,” Puma said. All of the positions involved are on a volunteer ba-sis. “It really is quite a beautiful collaboration.”

With such a strong second season, the students and their supporters are already looking forward to seeing how they’ll do next year.

town that have been designated tobacco-free. The city will work on establishing what course of action will be taken for violators of this policy. The vote to adopt the policy was unanimous.

City Manager Jim Porter spoke to the council about the possibility of applying for a Game Time grant. The grant would provide money for con-struction of a new park area at the Thomas DiCenzo Athletic Complex. The grant would offer $80,000 but would require that the city come up with match-ing funds. Porter advised the council that while proceeding with the park project was a good idea, the restrictiveness and amount that this grant would cost was not feasible for the

city. The Council agreed and sent the proposed park plans to the property committee for review and discussion on ways to come up with funds to support the changes.

City Clerk Theresa Porter said to the council that because of Ranked Choice Voting and the way the programs for it will run this year, there will be a slight delay in getting the results of the local elections. The results for the state elections will be calculated quickly after the polls close, but the software requires the changing of a thumb drive before local election results will be available. Porter said that the local results should be available an hour or so after the

polls close.The council briefly discussed

the upcoming county budget meeting. The council was en-couraged to attend the upcom-ing meeting on October 30th to show their displeasure with the expected increase in Calais’ por-tion of the County tax. The City of Calais experienced a 12% increase in County tax last year, and if this year’s budget goes through as proposed, the City of Calais will likely see an 8% increase again this year.

The city council will hold an organizational meeting on November 8th with a small limited agenda. The next regular council meeting will be held on November 15th at 6 p.m.

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Club Spreads Kindness at WES and BeyondBy Lura Jackson

A group of students at Wood-land Elementary School took part in “the Kindness Club” through the month of October with the assistance of 6th-grade teacher Jane Smith – and in so doing, they embraced and promoted a concept which they firmly believe can challenge bullying behaviors.

“Kindness means helping others when people are being picked on, or they’re being hurt mentally or physically,” explained Grace Howard. “I believe that no one should ever be bullied... you shouldn’t pick on someone just because they’re different.”

Grace is one of approxi-mately 15 students that came to club meetings once a week throughout the month. Each meeting involved working on a particular activity designed to spread kindness throughout the school – and well beyond.

One of the projects in which the Kindness Club is engaged is Operation Christmas Child. “We made boxes from card-board and we filled them up with little toys and we send them to people that need them,” explained Shaeyn Ferreira, who sees it as a valuable way to engage in “helping others less fortunate than us.” The filled boxes are sent to children all around the world.

Each of the students conducts school outreach, including 6th grader Denny Woodruff who joined fellow club participants in “giving a speech about the importance of wearing orange to unite against bul-lying” in each classroom for Unite Against Bullying Day, he explained. For Denny, kind-ness means “being helpful to anybody that is in need, and just to be loving.”

Students set personal goals for themselves during the month as well, Liam shared, describing how “Kindness sheets” worked for the club. “If you do something nice or kind, you write it on your sheet,” he said, emphasizing that his goal was to fill his whole sheet with kindness.

Sometimes the reminders to be kind were more passive in nature – serving as important daily reminders to everyone that saw them. The students crafted “Kindness bookmarks” that were distributed to every student in the school, each of them bearing positive adjec-tives. Each student in the club made a personalized tee shirt related to the club, giving them the opportunity to share positivity with everyone that sees them.

Woodland Elementary’s Kindness Club was a spin-off of the annual Octoberfest

Unite Against Bullying Walk organized by Dawn Smith. Dawn’s mother, Jane [Ms. Smith], started the club as a way to encourage uplifting behavior to flourish. “There are so many kind students at Woodland Elementary School, and I want them to have the op-portunity to spread the simple act of kindness,” Ms. Smith ex-plained. “Kindness needs to be a self-taught skill, and students need to have the opportunity to enhance that skill. Everyone can be encouraged to be kind and to demonstrate respect to others.”

According to Ms. Smith, “Ev-eryone needs to be kind at all times.” Ms. Smith underscored that it is not just something to do when you “wear a crown” or something that is contrived, but rather all students should be involved all the time with sincere acts of kindness.

The club has hosted guest

speakers, including Cassidy Carr, the reigning USA Na-tional Miss Maine Junior Teen. Carr demonstrated how im-possible it is to put toothpaste back inside the tube once it is squeezed out, a metaphor indicating how it is impossible to take back harsh words once they are spoken.

While the Kindness Club was only in existence for the month of October, its influ-ence is ongoing – and it may

be coming back next year. “My hope is that the Kindness Club will continue to be an integral part of the students’ environ-ment at Woodland Elementary School and that students will emanate that small acts of kindness are the right thing to do,” Ms. Smith said. “I believe that if one taps into the deep, profound kindness within, it dictates ‘This is just who I am: a kind person spreading kind-ness to others.’”

Customizing their personal Kindness Club tee shirts are these stu-dents of Woodland Elementary School, each of whom embraces the concept of kindness and how it can make the world a better place. (Photo by Lura Jackson)

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This election day voters will be asked to consider several bal-lot questions. Question 4, if passed, will bring $49 million to the seven campuses of the University of Maine System. Importantly, over $3 million would go to UMM to improve its buildings, classrooms and science labs, helping us better prepare the next generation of Maine leaders – a much-needed shot in the arm to a campus that plays a pivotal role in education, community outreach, and workforce development for our region.

The University of Maine at Machias has built its reputation on partnering with Down East communities and families to achieve their aspirations for higher education, improved job opportuni-ties, and a better life. UMM takes particular pride in its work with first-generation college students who often need help navigating what can be challenging transitions and intimidating processes. In addition, the Sunrise County Economic Council, working with UMM and other partners, have come together to facilitate a path-way to higher education for parents of young children through the Family Futures Downeast program. This two-generation program removes barriers for those who otherwise would not have the opportunity to work toward a college degree.

Our alumni can be found throughout our region, including in our local schools, helping to guide our kids through daily challenge and growth. During a recent conference of some 550 Washington County K-12 teachers, participants were asked who among them had received their Education degrees at UMM. Over 200 UMM grads proudly raised their hands.

UMM facilities are open to our communities, our campus com-ing alive with youth basketball tournaments and swim meets, classes for our kids and seniors, and events and performances in UMM’s Performing Arts Center.

In recognition of its potential impact on local Maine economies and the future of rural Maine, Question 4 has received broad state-wide support, including the Governor and almost all members of Maine’s House and Senate.

Education. Community. Economy. By supporting Question 4 on November 6 you will be saying YES to the education of our kids and Maine’s future workforce, the economic health and sustainability of our communities, and partnerships for a better Down East.

It’s that simple.-Charles Rudelitch, Executive Director,

Sunrise County Economic Council-Andy Egan, Head of Campus,

University of Maine at Machias

Golden for METhe election is right around the corner, and we’ll all be grateful

to see the political advertisements come to an end. It’s been a tough couple of months. As the days before Election Day have dwindled, the rhetoric and bluster have taken on a life of their own.

As I think about the key issues before us, the stakes are incred-ibly high. Washington County’s rates of overall mortality, rates of death from cancer and suicide, and rate of heart attacks are all higher than state and national averages. Washington County also has the highest rates of mortality in Maine due to opioid misuse. The statistics about health, poverty, and the high rates of uninsured go on an on. (Data from the Maine Shared Community Health Needs Assessment, 2015.)

When I go to the polls on November 6th, I won’t be voting for Bruce Poliquin. His voting record has consistently demonstrated his lack of understanding of the issues Mainers in Washington County and residents of the second district face daily. Join me in voting for Jared Golden. He’ll work to increase access to health insurance for all, reduce costs for prescription drugs, and address the high rates of Mainers living at or near the poverty level in our rural county. We need a representative in Washington D.C. who’ll work for us and vote on our behalf.

Beth Clifford, Perry, Maine

Danielle Smith Wins Scarecrow Fest’s Chili Cook-Off

Danielle Smith of Rachel Ashley Jewelers was the winner of this year’s Scarecrow Fest Chili Cook-Off held at Schooner Pub in Calais. Running a close second was Whitney Cross of Jo’s Diner.

Even with inclement weather, the hot chili brought folks into the Schooner Pub for the delicious tastings. The winner received cash prizes. Many thanks to all who participated.

Friends and Neighbors,I’m sure by now, you’ve heard about enough of the political ads

on television, radio, and Facebook, but I hope you’ll take just a minute to read this letter about a friend of mine running for the State Legislature.

Arthur Carter is a Washington County family man-the kind of guy that I trust to stick up for rural Maine in the State House. As a community leader, a man of vast experience and a veteran, I’m positive that Arthur understands that we need real investment in the future if Washington County is going to thrive for the next century. Art Carter will speak knowledgably and loudly for our communities and not be swayed by political pressures.

Please vote for Arthur Carter to be our next State Representa-tive for HD 140.

David Burns,Former State Senator for SD 6

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Voting: Maine’s PassionIf I were to tell you that Maine had the highest voter turnout of any state in America, would you

be surprised? If you live in Maine, of the people you see today, seven out of ten of them will gen-erally take time to register their vote each election season. No matter what your political opinion may be, the evidence is clear: Maine is a state that takes its voting very seriously.

Other factors distinguish Maine as a voting body. It was once commonly said: “As goes Maine, so goes the nation” – a phrase used between 1832-1932 on the basis that whomever Maine voted for president generally became such. While the correlation began to peter out after that, it didn’t stop the political parties from lobbying hard in our very remote and relatively low population state.

This year is the first in which a state will have a Ranked Choice Voting system on its ballot. Maine adopted the practice beginning with the June primaries following a public referendum vote. Other states are carefully watching how our process will go, though our particular state constitution does not allow for the Governor’s race to be decided by this system.

Around 100 years ago – on November 5th, 1919 – the Nineteenth Amendment to the federal constitution granted women the right to vote. Maine was among 36 states that voted in favor of it. According to Status of Women in the States, Maine now ranks 3rd in the country for women’s participation in politics.

Maine was among the four states in which black men have never lost their right to vote. It has taken some time, however, for an equal voice to be granted to each resident of the state – it wasn’t until September 13th, 1954, that the Maine legislature approved the right of Native Americans to vote.

No matter how you’ve gained your right to vote, when you do so next Tuesday you will be con-tinuing a long tradition of political participation in Maine.

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Calais and Community

A column of varied community interest, people, whimsical topics, destinations, ideas and maple syrup.

Submitted by K. Smith - Down East Freelance

Contributor Walking down the sidewalks

on Main Street in Calais Sat-urday morning October 27th, this is what I heard - “Let’s get a coffee at Katahdin Coffee House, and after that, let’s go to Crumbs and get lunch, we can do it all!” – “Thanks, Dad, this day was a great idea.” – “I found a deal and I never get a deal! Artemis Attic! Woot Woot!” – “I am going to check out the Calais Book Store.” – “We met at Karen’s Diner and I am stuffed!” – “Urban Moose has the coolest gifts, like, ever.” – “Mom, I want Jo’s for lunch, pleaseeeeee, Mom.” – “I entered the Schooner chili cook-off, I hope I win.” – “Free cider at the Olde Boston Shoe Store everyone!” – “I bought a Christmas gift at the Water-front Boutique today.” – “Miss Acadia is pretty, Mommy.” – “Ashley Jewelry is open! Let’s go in!” – “The scarecrow deco-rating is awesome, I love it!” .... (I personally felt like a couple even winked at me!) And my favorite: “I am so happy we moved here, Dad, Calais is the

BEST.” A big shout out to all of the

Calais Downtown Revitaliza-tion Coalition that made these comments, smiles and excite-ment a memorable family day come to life. It is planned com-munity events such as this that motivates people to reach out to one another and nourish one another in harmony and good-ness. I agree with the teenager who said, “Calais is the Best.” I am personally very grateful to be a part of the standards and growth of this stimulating area. We have so much to be proud of.

This is progress - New rules implemented by the European Union [EU] allow individual member states to block farmers from using genetically modified organisms (GMO), even if the variety has been approved on an EU-wide basis. Scotland was the first to opt out and Germany has followed with success, Ger-man Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner relays. Controversy concerning the safety and/or necessity of GMOs persists, but countries like these have decided not to idly sit by while the effects posed by long-term consumption of GMO foods

are revealed. This move makes Germany one of between 64 and 74 countries that have instituted some type of ban or mandatory labeling require-ments. “Sustainability, ensur-ing the future of life on Earth, is an infinite game, the endless expression of generosity on behalf of all.” – Paul Hawken, American environmentalist and author.

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

K. Smith is an International Contributor on multiple levels. She lives locally and has trav-eled extensively worldwide for both her work and pleasure. You may contact her at calais-com@outlook.com. Life is too short to blend in. - K. S.

Baileyville Looks at Proposed School ConstructionBy Kaileigh Deacon

At their regular Council meet-ing on Monday, October 22nd, the Baileyville Town Council heard a presentation from Su-perintendent Bill Braun and architect Steve Blatt on the pro-posed construction of a cafeteria at the Woodland Junior Senior High School.

The construction project is on the November 6 ballot as a bond issue in the amount of $1.6 million. The proposal would be for the addition of a cafeteria on the First Avenue end of the building. The current kitchen and cafeteria situation at the high school is using a converted locker room for a kitchen that prepares meals for both Wood-land schools and the gym serves

as both classroom and cafeteria during lunches.

The cost of the bond would be for the actual construction of the cafeteria as well as the furniture and kitchen supplies needed for completion. Steve Blatt said that the project would include little to no renovation to the existing building and would be mostly new construction so the project could be completed while there were students in the school if necessary. The project would take roughly seven to eight months for completion.

In addition to providing better kitchen facilities and a separate location for meals at the school, this project would also add a community space. With seating for 168 to 201, 14-foot-high ceilings and better acoustics, the

new cafeteria would provide an additional performance space and meeting space for the com-munity.

The bond vote will be on the November 6th ballot and a second informational meeting will be held during the school board meeting on October 30 at 5:30 p.m.

Superintendent Braun also presented to the Council the status of the other renovations being done at both schools. The playground at the elemen-tary school has been fitted with mats making the equipment safer for the students. The right side of the elementary school lot has been excavated to allow for better drainage. The roof, window and wall replacement is expected to be completed this

summer.At the high school the

new roof is coming close to completion. The instal-lation of the new boilers at the elementary school has been going along smoothly as well. Additional projects along with electrical work,

Architect Steve Blatt pres-ents the Baileyville Town Council with the proposed plans for the expansion proj-ect at the high school. The project would include con-struction of a cafeteria and kitchen which would double a community space. The $1.6 million project is on the Nov. 6 ballot. (Photo by Kaileigh Deacon)

lighting and exterior work will be completed later as the year goes on.

The Council held their third and final public hearing on the retail sale of marijuana. The or-dinance will not allow the retail sale, such as storefronts, within the city limits. The ordinance would not prohibit the cultiva-tion of marijuana or medical use. After the public hearing with no input, the council held the third and final reading of the ordinance amendments and passed it unanimously.

The Town Council also looked at the BUD’s proposed rate increase. The increase would raise the hydrant rental from $114,000 a year to $146,408 a year starting January 1 with a second increase in January 2020 to $168,421. The BUD stated that the rate increase results from not having kept up with raising rates to cover expenses. The rate increase would get the BUD back on track for this issue.

For residents, the minimum

rate increase will be from $64.48 per quarter to $80.60 per quarter, then in 2020, the rate would go from $80.60 to $90.69 per quarter.

“I think it’s time that the town looks at if it makes sense for us to go back to owning our utility district,” said Tim Call.

Town Manager Chris Lough-lin will look into what steps could be taken to consider a town-owned utility as well as meeting with the BUD. The BUD will be holding an open meeting about the rate increase on November 7 at 7 p.m. at the Woodland Elementary School.

The Council also discussed the upcoming County Budget. The town’s portion went up 52%. Chris Loughlin explained that about 4% of that 52% ac-counted for the budget increase this year while 48% of that increase goes to cover exist-ing costs. The total increase is roughly $180,000. The Council was encouraged to attend the meeting on the County Budget on October 30th in Machias.

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All of the many items collected in memory of Dotty will be used at Sarah’s House for patients re-ceiving treatment in Bangor that would otherwise have to travel a great distance or pay their own lodging. (Facebook photo)

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Calais Celtic Concerts will present one of the top folk bands in Quebec playing in the high energy style of Acadian folk music at the Calais High School, Friday, November 2, 2018, at 7 p.m. US/8 p.m. Canadian time. Doors will open at 6 p.m. EST. Bon DeBarras is an exciting show, featuring dance, French singing, and plenty of jig and body percussion. They have won numerous awards and are in de-mand around the world stage.

Bon DeBarras folk music is deeply rooted in the memory of French-speaking America. On their guitars, banjo, mandolin,

accordion, fiddle, washboard and harmonicas and integrating foot percussion, jig and body percussion, the trio creates musi-cal atmospheres that transcend boundaries and ages.

Bon DeBarras drew the atten-tion of European presenters in 2014 after receiving the Lynda Lemay Award at the Festival de la chanson de Granby. The group performed some twenty concerts in France on their 2016 Granby-Europe tour. Since its birth, the band has played throughout Canada, the United States, Swit-zerland and the United Kingdom as well as making regular ap-

Benefit for Sarah’s House in Memory of Dotty Johnson

pearances in France.With their latest album, En

panne de silence, Bon SeBarras moves boldly into a repertoire that is almost entirely original, steeped in poetry and rhythmic urban sounds and even a touch of First Nations influence. More innovative than ever, the trio remains true to the rhythms of French-speaking America with those unambiguous Quebec flavors supported by their new-est member with her fiddle. And that's how over the years, this warm-hearted band has been able to carry on an identity, a style and an energy-filled zest for life quite unique and beauti-fully served by the versatility of the musicians as well as their daring jigging and vivid body percussion.

The Calais High School is located at 34 Blue Devil Hill, Calais, Maine, right off of Rt. 1, behind the W.C.C.C. Tickets are $20 adult, $5 for 15 years and under. Families and kids are encouraged to see this Interna-tional group, and the magic of a Calais Celtic Concert. Pre-show tickets are on sale at Karen's Diner and Korner Pub, down-town Calais. Showtime will be at 7 p.m. US/8 p.m. Atlantic time. For more info/reserva-tions call 207-214-2067 or see our FB: Calais Celtic Concert Series and LIKE our site to stay informed of future shows.

Artist Website: bondebarras.ca

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Join us November 2, 2018 at 6 p.m. to learn how to use essential oils to stay physically and emotionally

well this winter season. We’ll have lavender lemonade, peppermint brownies, and a gift for everyone who stops by. Contact Linda Green: 207-454-7086 (H) 315-806-6456 (C) or email downeastEoils@gmail.com

Winter Wellness Workshop

322 North Street, Calais (St. Croix Valley Assembly of God)

Acadia Hearing CenterDavid A. Cuthbertson, Au.D., CCC-A

Toll Free: 1-888-667-4014We’ll be at the Masonic Hall, 10 Calais Ave., Calais

on Friday, November 9th and Friday, November 30th

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Princeton’s Annual Treats on Wheels

Musical chairs! (Photo by Sharon Norman)

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65 Little Falls Road Pem-broke: If you love old hous-es and enjoy renovating, this house is for you. New plumbing and wiring com-pleted this year. Chimney cleaned and sealed. Solid foundation. Set on majestic Pennamaquan River. Great area for kayaking, fishing and bird watching. This list-ing also includes the adja-

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Princeton Library Winner with Librarian-Heidi Potter, Peta Brown, Brad Potter and Bradley Potter. (Photo by Sharon Norman)

By Sandra Smith

On Sunday morning, we were hoping for clearing skies and ended up with half of our wishes coming true. It is a hard choice to cancel a long-planned event so we went ahead despite a bit of a drizzle. The Friends of Princeton and Princeton Parks and Rec-reation Committee set up their display and tables along with Sharon Norman and Deb Mann at 3:30 p.m. Other “wheels” started arriving shortly after to be ready for the start of the event at 4. From talking to everyone, we had around 115 youngsters along with their families who enjoyed the treats from the nine “wheels” participants.

Mostly it was clear with a bit of misting here and there and so we decided to have the games earlier than planned. We had six musical chairs groupings and a costume dance-off with prizes

for the winners.Additionally, the treats com-

mittee judged and awarded prizes of an outside Halloween decora-tion to the most creative “wheels” participants. The first prize went to the Princeton Library and helpers for their Scooby Doo theme, second prize to Tara Dwelley and third prize to the St. Croix Regional Health Center

and their staff.Finally from the treats commit-

tee, a very very special thank you and appreciation to those who made and then set up their fun displays for the children and their families to enjoy. It is important that our small Town of Princeton continues to come together as a community and continues to have and support these events.

Boston Post Cane Presentation

In the back from left to right, April Free, James McLaughlin Sr, Vicki McLaughlin, Jamie McLaughlin Jr., Greg Monk, Betty Monk, Amber Arbo, Scott Arbo. In the front Melinda Burke, Elsie Monk and Shain McIver. (Photo credit Wendy Goodwin)

By Sandra Smith

The family of Elsie Monk celebrated the presentation of the Boston Post Cane to her as Princeton’s oldest resident this past Wednesday, October 24.

The event in her honor was held at the Princeton Town Office and the presentation made by Chair-man of the Board of Selectmen, Scott Carle. Elsie, who was born in 1924, met the traditional crite-ria of being at least ninety years of age and a resident and regis-tered voter for at least ten years. Although recipients cannot keep the actual cane, they are given a plaque that represents the award. Refreshments included a cake designating her special day.

This long-standing tradition was started by the owner of the Boston Post newspaper, Edwin Grozier, in 1909. The original canes were made from ebony from Congo Africa and had a 14-carat gold head which was en-graved with the inscription, Pre-sented by the Boston Post to the oldest citizen of (name of town). Grozier sent anywhere from 431 to 700 canes to towns in Massa-chusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island. The canes were to be presented with the compli-ments of the Boston Post to the oldest male citizen of the town and at his death presented to the next oldest citizen of the town. The Board of Selectmen were to be the trustees of the cane and keep it in the hands of the oldest citizen. In 1930, after consider-able controversy, women also became eligible. Although the Boston Post’s last newspaper was 1956, the tradition still continues in many towns. (information from The Boston Post Cane Informa-tion Center)

Past Town of Princeton Hon-orees include Mildred D. Leg-acy; George P. Fenlason, Jessie A. Fisher, Hazel Ferris, Alice L. Bergeron; Flora B. Leavitt, Lovina Cochran, Orris E. Seavey, Harland S. Hitchings and Roy M. Smith. It seems that the names of other Boston Post Cane recipients of Princeton before 1991 have been lost. If anyone knows of someone, just drop me a note.

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Calais 8th Graders Seeking Leaf-filled Lawns

It's that time again! Calais 8th Graders are raising money for their 8th Grade class trip. We will be raking leaves Sat-urday, November 3rd with a rain date of Sunday, Nov 4th. We will be starting at 8:30 a.m. All money raised goes to ben-efit the 8th grade trip. There is not a set fee, it is all done by donation only. We will bring our own leaf bags, and haul it all away. Please call Calais Middle/High School 454-2591 during school hours or email jthigpen@calaisschools.org to schedule your lawn today. You may also call or email if you would like to purchase the filled leaf bags.

Angela Mingo will be relocating Nov. 6, 2018 to the

Rejuvenation Day Spa & Salon 109 North St., Calais

(H&R Block Building)

All your hair needs! Walk-ins welcome!Men, women and children.

Full service salon open Tuesday - Saturday*

*Saturday by appointment onlyI look forward to

seeing you! 207-214-5170

Benefit Potluck Dinner for Kelly (Howard) McLaughlin, battling a second round of lung cancer.

Saturday, Nov. 10 • Baileyville Spednic Club $6 per person or $15 for family.

Doors open at 4 p.m. Dinner at 5 p.m. Lots of Chinese Auction Items.

$100 scratch ticket tree.

Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace (Obamacare)

is shorter this year

November 1 – December 15, 2018Only 6 weeks!

Do you need help signing up or changing your present policy?

Anthem BC/BS is back in 2018 in Maine’s Marketplace and other policies have changed.

AppointmentsEastport Health Care - Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Downeast Community Hospital – TuesdayCalais Regional Hospital - Thursday

Call Eastport Health Care today for an appointment to see Deb Shields, 207-853-0189

THANKSGIVING PIESLet Riverside Rebekah Lodge Help with your Holiday Meal!

3 inch pie $3. 8 inch pie $8 – pumpkin, apple, lemon meringue, coconut cream, chocolate cream, cherry , custard, coconut custard

CHECK FOR OTHER FLAVORS AND PRICES Place orders by Sunday, November 18 by calling:

Martha 427-3722 / Pat 427-6031 / Polly 796-2230PICK UP PIES: Wed., Nov. 21 at Woodland Food Mart between 2 & 4 p.m. or

make special arrangements. Proceeds go to helping our neighbors.

Calais American Legion

Michael McLean454-3435

We Had Our Veterans’ Meet & Greet on Monday! It was a nice turnout! The Calais High School Veterans Ceremony is Friday, November 9 at 9:15 a.m. Any correspondence: Commander Calais American Legion Sherman Brothers Post #3, PO Box 311, Calais, Maine 04619. Email: calleg3@Yahoo.com. Facebook: Calais Ameri-can Legion. Tel: 207-214-4410 (cell). Please Leave Message. Commander Mike.

NOVEMBER: Exhibition: Through Her Lens: Women Photographers Of Mid-Coast Maine, 1895-1925, Washing-ton Street Gallery at Eastport Arts Center. Open by chance, during EAC events and by ap-pointment.

NOVEMBER 2: Riverside Rebekah Lodge #140 Food Sale at Baileyville Food Mart from 9 a.m. to noon.

NOVEMBER 3: Washing-ton County Gem and Mineral Society is having a meeting at the Pembroke Library at 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free and open to the public. Visit WCGMC on Facebook to RSVP.

NOVEMBER 3: Pancake breakfast at the Parish Hall in

Dennysville from 7 to 9 a.m.NOVEMBER 3: Charlotte

Craft Fair at the Charlotte School from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

NOVEMBER 7: Book Lovers’ Cafe at Calais Free Library from 10 to 11 a.m.

NOVEMBER 8: Maine Educational Opportunity Cen-ter is hosting a free workshop entitled “Essentials of College Planning for Adults 19 and Over” at WCCC in Calais at 9 and 11 a.m. Register: 1-800-281-3703 or visit meoc.maine.edu.

NOVEMBER 8:Friends of the Calais Free Library Work Day for the on-going Book Sale at 11 a.m. in the lower level. All members who are able and others who’d like to join in are welcome.

NOVEMBER 8: Calais Free Library STAR Kids’ Story and Activity, a non-re-ligious program sponsored by St. Anne’s Church from 3 to 4:15 p.m.

NOVEMBER 10: Free breakfast for all veterans at the Pembroke American Le-gion from 7 to 9 a.m.

NOVEMBER 10: John Fickett in concert at the Sec-ond Baptist Church in Calais at 6:30 p.m. FMI 454-4433 or www.calaisbaptist.org.

NOVEMBER 12: Washing-ton County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at East-port Port Authority (lower level). All are welcome. For further information please call the Emergency Management Office at 255-3931 or email wnema@washingtoncounty-maine.com.

THROUGH NOVEMBER 19: Thanksgiving Pie Sale, varied sizes, flavors and prices made by Riverside Rebekahs - order by Nov. 19. Call Martha at 427-3722; Pat at 427-6031 or Polly 796-2230.

NOVEMBER 24: Nostal-gic Storyteller’s at Calais Free Library from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Come and share a memo-ry about the local area history or just sit and listen.

-2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays every month: The Monday Night Music Circle at CCLC at 7 p.m. Bring an instrument or come and listen!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

-4th Monday of the month: Potluck and Community Dis-

cussion: Building a Recovery Community. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Your Place, Inc., 8 Old Mill Road, Ellsworth. Bring a potluck dish to share if you choose. FMI email de-nise@healthyacadia.org or call 667-7171.

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

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

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

-Calais Farmers’ Market in Triangle Park from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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

Calais Police Dept .Anonymous Tip Line:

454-8730Non-Emergencies:

454-2752EMERGENCY: DIAL 911

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$20 adult, $5 for 15 years and under, US funds. Tickets at Karen’s Diner & Korner Pub, Calais and at the

door. FMI/reservations call 207-214-2067. Facebook: Calais Celtic Concert Series. Artist website: bondebarras.ca

Calais Celtic Concerts Presents From Montreal, Québec

Calais High School34 Blue Devil Drive, Calais

FRI., NOV. 2 • 7PM US

BON De BARRAS

DON’T MISS THIS ONE!

A fusion of Québecois, Acadian and Celtic Folk Musicwith traditional step-dancing, high-energy music!

Services provided:DEEP, Medication Assisted Treatment

Individual and Group Counseling and Education

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES AVAILABLE

HealthWays/Regional Medical Center at Lubec

For more information or to make an appointment please call:5 Lowell Street, Calais (207) 454-1491

43 South Lubec Road, Lubec (207) 733-1090 ext 2198

SLIDING FEE DISCOUNT PROGRAM AVAILABLE

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

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

-St. Croix Valley Internation-al Garden Club meets April to January, third Wednesday af-ternoon of the month. Activi-ties include garden tours, dem-onstrations, speakers and tips. FMI Anne (506) 466-6637 or email us at SCVIGC@yahoo.com.

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

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

-Dennys River INDOOR Farmers’ Market in the par-ish hall, off King St. (Rte. 86) from 3 - 6 p.m.

-Book Sale - Lincoln Memo-rial Public Library - Church/library parking lot, off King St. (Rte. 86) from 3 - 6 p.m.

-Calais Free Library Wednesday Morning Knitters at 10 a.m.. Upcoming dates: Nov. 14 & 28, Dec.12.

-Wednesday Morning Weav-ers at the Calais Free Library at 10 a.m. Upcoming dates: Nov. 7, Dec. 5.

-Life Drawing Workshop, Wednesdays at Eastport Arts Center from 7-9 p.m, through November 14. No meeting October 31. Info: Joyce, (207) 853-2358 or jpweber@road-runner.com.

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

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

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

-Every other Thursday at CCLC, Thursday Writers group from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. No fee. All writers are welcome! FMI mrbrown64@msn.com.

-Wiggles and Giggles at the Calais Free Library from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Ba-bies, toddlers and caregivers are welcome.

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

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

-1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays: Music Circle (country, blue-grass, gospel) for participants and listeners at the Pembroke Library at 6:30 p.m.

-St. Stephen Farmers’ Mar-ket held near the Garcelon Civic Center every Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. AST.

-Gentle Flow Yoga with Katie Wilson at Eastport Arts Center, Saturdays, 8:30-9:30 am. No meeting 11/24 or 12/8. Info: anchorandbalanceyo-ga@gmail.com.

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

-Eastport Farmers’ Market by the Eastport breakwater from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

-Saturday Morning Knitters at Calais Free Library from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Upcoming dates: Nov. 17 and Dec. 15.

-Lego Club at Calais Free Library from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Upcoming dates: Nov. 3 & Dec. 1.

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

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

-Grief Support Group at United Methodist Church in Calais from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Share your story, receive so-cial support, and learn cop-ing techniques. Free. First and third Thursday of each month.

-International Dance at Eastport Arts Center, Thurs-days from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All welcome to explore world dance traditions. Greek, Ro-manian, Bulgarian and Israeli music, and more. Info: east-portartscenter.org.

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

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

-KinderArts presents Tiny Yogis with Caroline DiLio at Eastport Arts Center from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Free. Through November 15.

-Calais Free Library Crafts with Grammy Helen from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Upcoming dates: Nov. 1, 15.

The St. Croix Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Assembly #0342 was one of two assemblies in the state to receive the Supreme Council’s Civic Award recently. The assembly received its 4th Degree – the Patriotic Degree – in 1958. (Facebook photo)

Knights of ColumbusRecognized

Red Ribbon Week

The students of CES participat-ed in Red Ribbon Week recently, proclaiming their commitment to remaining drug free to their teachers, their classmates, and area law enforcement in doing so. The week began with a rally in the gym and a walk around the nearby streets with a red banner leading the way. The rest of the week was highlighted with silly hats and outfits. (Photos courtesy of Sue Clark)

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Photos by John Rogers unless

otherwise noted.Lady Blue Devil State Volleyball Action Shots From Ellsworth

Junior Olivia Huckins readies to setup the Lady Blue Devil front line.

Nice focus controlling the ser-vice from Hannah Gadway.

Junior Twyla Smiley sends another ball back over the net to WA.

Senior Captain Mackenzie LaPointe sets up the front line.

Nice job f r o m L i b e r o S i m o n e Polches handling the Lady R a i d e r serve

Lady Blue Devils huddle in a timeout at the State Final on Satur-day.

Powerful drive over the net in Ellsworth from senior Jasna Gri-lanc.

Nice job from E m i l y D o t e n controlling the service.

Super steady senior captain Kelsey LaCoote sends the ball back over the net.

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local veterans in our November 8th issue.

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Photos by John Rogers unless

otherwise noted.Maine Class C State Volleyball ActionLady Raiders Capture 2018 State Title In Ellsworth

State Semi-Final: Calais 3 North Yarmouth 0 Stats: Olivia Huckins 9/10 serving, 2 aces, 17 assists, 8 digs;

Jasna Grilanc 8/9 serving, 3 aces, 11 kills, 15 digs; Kelsey La-Coote 13/14 serving, 6 aces, 3 assists, 14 digs; Emily Doten 18/20 serving, 2 kills, 4 blocks, 12 digs; Mackenzie LaPointe 15/16 serving, 2 aces, 4 kills; Twyla Smiley 6/6 serving, 5 kills, 5 blocks, 3 digs.

State Final: WA 3 Calais 1Stats: Olivia Huckins 16/16 serving, 24 assists, 10 digs; Emily

Doten 8/10 serving, 3 aces, 4 blocks, 11 digs; Kelsey LaCoote 12/14 serving, 2 aces, 3 kills, 5 assists, 13 digs; Jasna Grilanc 12/14 serving, 3 aces, 20 kills, 25 digs; Mackenzie LaPointe 22/24 serving, 4 aces, 4 kills, 6 digs; Twyla Smiley 13/14 serv-ing, 3 kills, 4 blocks, 9 digs; Simone Polches 12 digs; Hannah Gadway 12-digs.

State Semi-Final: WA 3 Woodland 0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-22) Stats: Emily McArthur 6/8 serving, 5 kills, 4 digs; Emily Curtis

9/11 serving, 10 kills, 4 digs; Brooke Russell 23/26 serving, 5 aces, 12 assists, 5 digs

HS Boys’ Soccer ActionDragons Make It Into The Semi-Finals

Quarter-final: Woodland 4 Fort Fairfield 0The Woodland Dragons (15-1) earned a shutout against visiting

Fort Fairfield (8-8). Woodland started their scoring behind senior Sabre Phelps who scored off an assist by Drew Hayward in the first 8 minutes of the game. With less than two minutes left in the half, Hayward found the back of the net to lead the Dragons in to a 2-0 lead at half. Drew Hayward would go on to score a pair of goals in the second half including the state record tying 127th goal that come off an assist by Sabre Phelps. The Dragons back field led by seniors Gavin Gardner, Luke McDonald, Ethan Moore, freshmen Justin Overlock and Keagan Wormell notched their second shutout of the playoffs and allowed only five shots on their keeper, Alex Morrison. Morrison saved 2 of the five shots he faced.

Semifinal: PVHS 3 Woodland 0The Dragons traveled to Howland to play PVHS in semifinal

action. The Dragons were down 1-0 at halftime. After some unfortunate cards the Dragons found themselves playing short and lost to the Howlers 3-0. The Dragons end their season with a fine 15-2 mark, and the seniors end their career with a superb four-year record of 54-10-3.

Dragons Action shots in Semi-Final at Howland

Junior Dragon Chris Plissey brings the ball down the sideline against PVHS.

Cole Dunphy passes the ball to a teammate in Howland.

Senior veteran Drew Hayward gets the step on the defend-ing Howler.Dragon sophomore Jason Lockenwitz

sends the ball past an opponent.

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Sophomore Class Volleyball TournamentBy Kaileigh Deacon

During the school year, the stu-dents at local schools hold vari-ous fundraisers to raise money for events, causes and their class to do different activities. This year the sophomore class at Calais High School is taking a different approach to raising money.

This year the sophomore class will be holding their first annual Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament. The tournament will consist of twelve competitive teams and

six recreational teams. The teams will each compete separately with there being one Recreational Division Winner and one Com-petitive Division winner.

Games will start at 8 a.m. on November 10 at the Calais High School and are expected to go all day possibly as late as 10 p.m. The teams participating are a mix of student teams, community teams and one faculty team. The students of the sophomore class had hoped to get a few teams to play in this first year of the event

and then grow from there, and were pleasantly surprised with twelve teams.

The event came up as an idea by class advisor Stephanie Grif-fin who had been hearing the desire for co-ed volleyball play for quite a while and decided to bring the idea before the sopho-more class who embraced it wholeheartedly.

“The response was crazy. I’m very happy with how this turned out and the kids are very ex-cited,” sophomore class advisor

Stephanie Griffin said. In addition to the volleyball

games, there will be conces-sions offered by the students of the drama program all day and a Chinese raffle. As a separate raffle, the students will be selling tickets to a Thanksgiving basket that includes all things Thanks-giving themed.

The cost of team entry is $30 for a student team and $50 for an adult team. The two winning teams, one competitive and one recreational, will receive winner

t-shirts. The class would like to thank

everyone that has helped to bring this event to life. The people are volunteering their time to referee and keep score at the games as well as everyone who put in a team and donated items to the raffle.

Come out on November 10 and support the sophomore class in their fundraiser. Entrance fee is by donation and there will be plenty of fun and excitement to be hand.

11/1-Thursday-Sweet& Sour Meatballs, Sesame Vegeta-ble Rice, Green Beans, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/2-Friday-Pulled Pork, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Corn,

Wheat Bread, Dessert.11/5-Monday-Beef Goulash

with Elbow Macaroni, Sliced Zucchini, Wheat Bread, Des-sert.

11/6-Tuesday- Pork with Ap-

ple Onion Sauce, Cranberry and Lentil Rice, Mixed Vegetables, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/7-Wednesday-Vegetable Lasagna, Spinach, Mixed Veg-etables, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/8-Thursday-Shepherd’s Pie, Green Beans, Vegetable Medley, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/9-Friday-Sweet Thai Style Chicken, White Rice, Vegetable Medley, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/12-Monday-Braised Pork with White Wine & Herb Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli and Green Beans, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/13-Tuesday-Baked Beans & Hot Dogs, Corn, Wheat Bread, Dessert

11/14-Wednesday-Chicken with Garlic Sauce, Roasted Potatoes , Carrots and Broccoli, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/15-Thursday - Shells and Cheese, Peas, California Veggie Blend, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/16-Friday – Salisbury Steak with Onion Gravy, Spin-ach Mashed Potatoes, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/19-Monday- Pasta Shells with Italian Turkey Sausage, Sliced Zucchini and Spinach, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/20-Tuesday – Chicken and Scalloped Potatoes, Peppers, Onions and Turkey Bacon, Veg-etable Medley, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/21-Wednesday- Caribbean Mango Pork, Brown Rice and Black Beans, Caribbean Blend Vegetables, Wheat Bread, Des-sert.

11/22-Thursday-Sliced Tur-key and Mashed Potato, Stuff-ing and Squash, Peas, Cranberry Sauce, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/23-Friday-Chicken Pot Pie, Broccoli Cuts, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/26-Monday-Pulled Pork, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Corn, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/27-Tuesday-Western Om-elet, Roasted Potatoes, Spice Peaches, Wheat Bread, Des-sert.

11/28- Wednesday- Turkey Stew, Cauliflower and Broc-coli, Carrots, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/29-Thursday – Indian Style Chicken, Curried Rice Broccoli, Mixed Vegetables, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

11/30-Friday-Cheese and Beef Macaroni, Mixed Veg-etables, Green Beans, Wheat Bread, Dessert.

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From L to R: Senate candidates for District 6, Marianne Moore ( R ) and Christina Therrien (D); House District 138 candidate Kimberley Robinson ( R), House District 139 incumbent Will Tuell ( R) and Lisa Hanscom (D); House District 140 candidates Arthur Carter (R ) and Anne Perry (D - incumbent); House District 141 candidates Kathy Javner (R ) and Don Green (D). (Photo by Sarah Craighead Dedmon) See story on page VII.

Local Candidates Share Views, Common Ground at UMM Forum

A Look at the Candidates’ Contests

(continued on page II of Voter Guide)

(continued on page II of Voter Guide)

Referendum RoundupBy Lura Jackson

Voters will be presented with determining their approval for five separate questions in this referendum election. Most of the questions are bond issues; the first is a citizen initiative.

Question 1: Senior Home Health Initiative

“Do you want to create the Universal Home Care Program to provide home-based assis-tance to people with disabilities and senior citizens, regardless of income, funded by a new 3.8% tax on individuals and families with Maine wage and adjusted gross income above the amount subject to Social Security taxes, which is $128,400 in 2018?”

Question 1 seeks to establish a universal home care benefit

that would be funded entirely with a 3.8 percent tax on those that earn more than $128,400 a year. In other words, anyone making less than that amount would not have an additional tax. The new tax is estimated to generate between $180-$310 million a year from the higher-income Maine households that would be affected.

The program would enable adults 65 and older to receive long-term health care and social services in their homes at no cost. Income would not be a de-termining factor for receiving benefits through the program. The program and its trust fund would be overseen by a board of nine members representing personal care agencies, provid-ers of in-home care services, and those receiving in-home

care services.The question is being hotly

contested by two opposing sides. Mainers for Homecare is in favor of a “yes” vote. “There are tens of thousands of people in Maine right now who require in-home care and aren’t able to access it. Too many Mainers are forced to quit their jobs to provide care or to let their loved ones suffer or send them to a facility where they don’t want to be. This would attempt to address that,” Mike Tipping, a spokesperson for the Maine People’s Alliance, stated to the Bangor Daily News.

No on Question One is lead-ing the opposition in hopes of a “no” vote. “The impact of yet another proposed surtax on individuals and businesses — with an even lower income

threshold than what the Maine Legislature wisely repealed over the summer — will make it harder for Maine to do busi-ness, compete and grow our economy,” said Dana Connors, President of the Maine Cham-ber of Commerce, in an inter-view with the Free Press.

Bond QuestionsThe bond questions on the

ballot relate to state sanitation, transportation, and education infrastructure.

Question 2 asks Mainers: “Do you favor a $30,000,000 bond issue to improve water quality, support the planning and construction of wastewater treatment facilities and assist homeowners whose homes are served by substandard or malfunctioning wastewater treatment systems?”

Question 2 bond funds would be spent in three ways: $27.65 million for wastewater treat-ment facilities around the state and for enhanced modeling on coastal watersheds; $2 million to replace faulty septic tanks affecting coastal watersheds; and $350,000 in assistance to homeowners with faulty septic systems.

Question 3 poses: “Do you favor a $106,000,000 bond issue, including $101,000,000 for construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges and for facilities and equipment related to ports, piers, harbors, marine transpor-tation, freight and passenger railroads, aviation, transit and bicycle and pedestrian trails, to

By Lura Jackson

Upon opening your ballot this year you’ll see a bit of the familiar – and a bit of the new. Along with the customary dance of the incumbents and their challengers, this year’s midterm election is the first in which Mainers will be utiliz-ing the Ranked Choice Voting system.

The local racesAt the local level, Calais will

be determining two seats on the City Council on November 6th from a selection of three candidates. Two of the contend-ers – Artie Mingo and Eddie Moreside – have previously held seats on the City Council, while challenger Jarod Farn-Guillette is hoping to offer a new perspective in municipal leadership.

Mingo, who is a guiding force for his family’s cranberry, blueberry and balsam-product

farm, has been a steady pres-ence on the City Council for several terms. Moreside is the Director of Downeast EMS and previously served on the coun-cil before narrowly losing his seat in the last election. When former Councilor Anne Nixon resigned, Moreside stepped in to fill her seat and thus has been an interim councilor since June. Farn-Guillette, now working as the science teacher at Indian Township, is profes-sionally skilled in urban design and working with marginalized communities.

The two chosen candidates will join their four fellow Calais City Councilors to guide the future of a municipality that is approaching new ground in its co-development of a fiber optic network and an unprecedented revival of the historic down-town district. Calais remains faced with the ongoing chal-lenges of managing a balance of

providing services to the wider Eastern Washington County Community and a healthy, forward-thinking budget.

James Macdonald is running unchallenged for a seat on the School Committee.

At the Washington County level, only one position is being vied for by two candidates – all others are running unopposed. The contested seat is the 7th Prosecutorial District Attorney, who serves as the prosecutor in all criminal cases in Washington and Hancock County. Incum-bent Matthew Foster is aiming to continue his four-year run, while his challenger, Steven Juskewitch, wants to bring his 40 years of experience as a prosecutor to the table to try a new approach to the opioid abuse epidemic.

The unopposed positions on the ballot for Washington County are Republican Lyman Holmes for Judge of Probate,

Republican Carlene Holmes for Register of Probate, Repub-lican Jill Holmes for County Treasurer, Republican Sharon Strout for Register of Deeds, and Republican Barry Curtis for Sheriff.

Running for the state house

At the state level, incumbent Anne Perry’s seat in the Maine House of Representatives for District 140 – which comprises Baileyville, Calais, Charlotte, Passamaquoddy Indian Town-ship, Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point, Pembroke, Perry, Rob-binston and Baring Plantation – is being vied for by Art Carter of Charlotte. Democrat Perry is a resident of Calais that served as a nurse social worker for 28 years before becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner and has held five terms in the state house. Re-publican Carter is a retired Ma-jor of the United States Army’s Military Intelligence branch.

The two candidates vying for the Maine State Senate seat for District 6 – which consists of all of Washington County plus the Hancock County towns of Gouldsboro, Sullivan and Win-ter Harbor – are Calais resident Marianne Moore and Machias resident Christina Therrien. The seat was formerly held by Republican Joyce Maker, who opted not to run in this elec-tion.

Republican Moore has for-merly served as the Mayor of Calais. Her past career was as an upper manager in the tele-communications industry and of Curves in Calais. She now works with Healthy Acadia as a cancer patient navigator. Democrat Therrien has served as and is once again the Town Manager of Machias and has also been the Town Manager of Madawaska.

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For the Past 8 years Republicans Have Delivered for the People of Maine

Reduced State Regulations Lower Taxes & Reduced Debt Reformed Welfare Transportation Infrastructure Improved School Funding Formula Restored Trust in Government

Made Maine “Open for Business”

Promises Made = Promises Kept ! “This election day continue to support your Republican ticket”

Shawn Moody – Governor Representative Bruce Poliquin – United States Congress

Eric Brakey – United States Senate Marianne Moore – Maine Senate District 6

Billy Bob Faulkingham – House District 136 Will Tuell – House District 139 Larry Lockman – House District 137 Arthur Carter – House District 140 Kimberly Robinson – House District 138 Kathy Javner – House District 141 John Crowley – County Commissioner Matthew Foster – District Attorney

Barry Curtis – Washington County Sheriff

Paid for and authorized by the Washington County Republican Committee, Martin Ingham, Treasurer.

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(continued from page I of Voter Guide)Referendum Roundup

Candidate’s Contests

be used to match an estimated $137,000,000 in federal and other funds, and $5,000,000 for the upgrade of municipal culverts at stream crossings?”

Question 3 bond funds would be divided as follows: $80 million for highways and bridges, including building new ones and rehabilitating old ones; $20 million for trans-portation facilities, including ports, airports, railroads, and transit trails for pedestrians or bicycles; $5 million in grant funds for municipalities to upgrade culverts in areas of vulnerable wildlife habitats; and $1 million to the Maine Maritime Academy to upgrade their pier.

Question 4 affects University of Maine at Machias, and asks: “Do you favor a $49,000,000 bond issue to be matched by at least $49,000,000 in private and public funds to modern-ize and improve the facilities and infrastructure of Maine’s public universities in order to expand workforce develop-ment capacity and to attract and retain students to strengthen Maine’s economy and future workforce?”

Question 4 bond funds would be allocated to the University of Maine. What projects will be undertaken at that point will be determined by the University System’s 16-member Board

Four candidates are vying for the executive title of State Governor this year. Represent-ing the incumbent Republican party is Shawn Moody of Gorham, the Democrat’s can-didate is Janet Mills of Farm-ington. They are joined in the contest by two independents, Alan Caron of Freeport and Teresa Hayes of Buckfield. Moody is the entrepreneur behind Moody’s Collision Centers, which has more than 200 employees. Mills is the Maine Attorney General and she was the first female Dis-trict Attorney to be elected in New England. Caron started his own printing and design business in Portland and is an economic development con-sultant. Hayes was Maine’s first Independent State Trea-surer and has past experience serving in the Maine House of Representatives.

While Maine voters voted in favor of restoring Ranked Choice Voting for the state’s primary and federal elections in June, the vote does not affect the governor’s race. A consti-tutional amendment would be required for Ranked Choice Voting to be applicable to the governor’s seat.

Maine’s voices in Washing-ton and the Ranked Choice Voting system

For the first time, Maine will be casting its vote for it repre-

sentatives in Washington D.C. using the Ranked Choice Vot-ing system this year. The two contests – for the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate – are between multiple candidates, giving voters the chance to rank their choices in order of preference.

Four candidates are vying to become the Representa-tive to Congress for District 2. Maine has two districts in the House of Representatives with District 1 currently held by Democrat Chellie Pingree. District 2 has been held by Republican Bruce Poliquin of Oakland which is unusual in the United States House of Representatives in that it is the only District in New England to have a Republican represen-tative. Incumbent Poliquin is being challenged by Democrat Jared Golden of Lewiston, Independent Tiffany Bond of Portland and Independent William Hoar of Southwest Harbor.

Poliquin is a businessman that has previously served as Maine State Treasurer and was elected to his position in 2014. Golden is a veteran of the U.S. Marines with experi-ence in state legislation. Bond is a family law attorney. Hoar is a recovering alcoholic and addict that now teaches in the field of special education.

of Trustees.Question 5 involves Wash-

ington County Community College. “Do you favor a $15,000,000 bond issue to im-prove educational programs by upgrading facilities at all 7 of Maine’s community colleges in order to provide Maine people with access to high-skill, low-cost technical and career edu-cation?”

Funds from Question 5 would be divided between the seven community colleges in the state. Washington County Community College would receive $885,853 to enhance its instructional laboratories, improve its information tech-nology systems, and improve its instructional technologies in general.

Ranked Choice Voting Ballot

This year, voters will see two contests using the Ranked Choice Voting System. You have the option of picking who you like best by filling in the left-most oval, then ranking your next choices accordingly.

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Anne Perry has a plan to lower the cost of living and doing business in rural Maine

Please vote for Anne Perry on November 6.

State Representative House District 140For more information: aperry@maineline.net • @RepAnnePerry

Paid for and authorized by the candidate.

LOWER PROPERTY TAX:

INCREASE

EXPAND

PROVIDE

RESTORE

REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS:

Expand the Homestead Exemption, restore the state’s commitment to municipalities and push the state to finally fund 55% of local education costs.

Protect laws that require insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions, fund the Drugs for the Elderly program and expand access to preventive care to decrease costly emergency room use.

the Homestead Exemption by 50%

the property tax fairness credit by $3 million

the voter-approved 55% funding for local education

state funding that municipalities use for road repair and police and and fire protection

Anne is working for us

to lower the cost of health care

and create good jobs.

In Their Own Voice

Jarod Farn-Guillette is an urban designer and middle school science teacher running for Calais City Council. His pro-fessional background “includes urban planning and design for municipalities from Des Moines to Seoul, Korea, along with design work in graphic design, architectural and copy writ-ing and technical translation. Other work includes field ecol-ogy research with indigenous knowledge research units within Parks Canada and Environment Canada,” he provides.

Farn-Guillette is running for city council “because I know that my background working with low-income neighborhoods and marginalized communities will benefit our rural populace. My experience in placemaking and marketing places, along with my knowledge of planning policy and regulations will be

an asset for the council when making decisions that affect the look, feel and character of our small town. I want Calais to be a place that young families, families of diverse backgrounds, seek out and make a living, pur-suing their American dream of happiness, health and freedom. My vision for Calais is a vibrant rural city, much like in Randall Ardent, a prominent researcher and author in planning, who’s book, “Rural By Design” sets forth a highly navigable road map to revival for our munici-pality.”

What skills, qualities or experience do you have that separate you from your op-ponents?

“As stated above my skill sets are in communication, vision-ing. and creating places that are unique. Right now, noth-ing about Calais differentiates

us from any other struggling small town, from the Rust Belt, to the Salt Belt, we are just another city in decline. Part of my past professional experi-ence included relating historic conditions to the revival of a struggling district in Seoul. My technical expertise in planning and design, as well as with a general science background, provide for a well-rounded and practical candidate that bases their decisions on logic, research and pragmatism. I’m not sure that my other opponents have the same level of education, international experience, and imagination that I have. Right now, Calais needs some cre-ativity and imagination. Our population is down nearly 13% from 2010 to 2014, according to citydata.com, we need to reverse that trend, and augment the population pyramid of our

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town.”What challenges are facing

Calais in the coming term?“The challenges facing Calais

are many, we are under-policed, as the recent Calais Advertiser article related, we need more deputies, we need more police officers, we need to slow the stem of drugs entering our cities. But I think the real chal-lenge is creating a place that youth want to live in. We need a place that has a variety of ser-vices and amenities, much in the James Fallows idea of what a small town could be, and should be. We need to retain talent, we need to retain people that will be involved in the making of our city. That means things for youth to do, beyond just sports, music and the usual. Places for creatives, technology-based professionals to co-work cost effectively. The real challenges facing our city in my view is our gradual decline in population.”

If elected, what will be your top three priorities?

“My top three priorities are going to be planning, education and economy.

Voters should check my name if they want change, if they want to try a new trajectory, a new vi-sion. I’m not sure that business as usual will remain solvent for much longer and we could try something new. I’m the new, even though I’ve lived here since 1991.”

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Question 4 offers a historic opportunity to secure a stronger future for our region. Voting YES on Question 4 will bring $3 million to University of Maine at Machias, which supports

local businesses, keeps our young people here and attracts new opportunity to our region.

Paid for by the Maine Economic Growth Coalition, P.O. Box 550, Orono, ME 04473.

Improve UMM residence halls, classrooms and campus roads to increase recruitment and the success of local students while attracting bright young people to our area from away.

Bring more students, jobs and opportunities and keep them right here in Washington County.

Renovate UMM's Science Building to better prepare more students for good jobs in fields like marine science and nursing, meet Downeastworkforce needs and position UMM for the future.

Upgrade the Reynolds Center to better serve our students and community, which relies on UMM.

Matthew Foster is a Republican from Hancock running for District Attorney. He has served as the District Attorney for the past four years, and has been an attorney for 15 years in Maine. Some re-sponses cropped for space.

Why are you running for re-election?

“I am seeking re-election be-cause I simply love my job. I am honored to serve the people of Hancock and Washington Coun-ties and I am privileged to help see that justice is done. I enjoy the people with whom I work, and I am very pleased by the accom-plishments my team and I have made over the past four years. I have made many positive changes to the District Attorney’s Office and I have the skill and momentum to keep the office moving forward in a positive manner. There is much more to do.”

What skills, qualities or expe-rience do you have that separate you from your opponent?

“When I took over, my team worked through a massive backlog

In Their Own Voice

Steven Juskewitch is an Independent from Dedham running for District Attorney. He is running because “I can do a better job. I have the right experience. It isn’t about politics. It’s about justice done in a timely and professional manner.”

What skills, quali-ties or experience do you have that separate you from your op-ponent?

Steven Juskewitch - District AttorneyMatthew Foster - District Attorney

I have been a deputy district attorney and assistant DA for Hancock, Washington and Cumberland Counties, a suc-cessful trial attorney and prosecutor for over 40 years and Lt., Col. (Ret) U.S. Army for 28 years. I formerly served on the board of directors for MDI Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Married to my wife Andrea for 32 years, 5 children, one dog and one cat. Lifelong Maine sportsman and pet owner.

What are the challenges facing Washington and Han-cock County DA in the coming term?

Opioid Abuse is a health crisis; drug dealing is a war! The number of crime victims in Washington and Hancock Counties can be reduced if we coordinate police investiga-tions and training programs with prosecution programs; fully integrate drug courts with all resources available to families; focus on early intervention with family support and counseling services; use drug rehabilitation programs which recognize and treat mental, emotional, and addiction issues; and deter crime with timely consequences and firm sentences which recognize the injuries caused to crime victims…victims matter! There were 418 drug overdose deaths in Maine last year.

If elected what will be your top three priorities?Training and mentoring current prosecutors. Obtaining

a dedicated drug prosecutor with proper training. Working with the court on appropriate and timely bails and sentences, without blaming anyone, are my top three priorities.

of cases that were left in limbo and we have cut review time to a matter of days or weeks for most cases. I have taken a tough stance on crime and have been dedicated to holding criminals accountable. My staff and I have held out-of-state drug traffickers accountable while also being supportive of the Adult Drug Treatment Court in Washington County. We have made efforts to promote that pro-gram to give addicts an alternative to the traditional judicial process of jail and fines… In order that drug trafficking prosecutions get the priority and attention they deserve in Washington County, I have been personally handling all Maine Drug Enforcement cases in Machias and Calais.

When I took over as DA, three long-time ADA’s left the of-fice and I basically started from scratch with new prosecutors. We hit the ground running and my team continues to learn and improve… I have also attended several advanced trainings over the past four years including at-tending the National Computer Forensics Institute (by invitation and on full federal scholarship) in Hoover, Alabama where I learned about advanced computer forensic techniques. My profes-sional experience, my education, my dedication to my work as the District Attorney and my strong sense of integrity all make me a much better choice for DA than the other candidate.”

What are the challenges fac-

ing your office in the coming term?“Generally speaking, the continuing opi-

oid crisis will be the biggest challenge facing this office. The District Attorney’s Office can help with the opioid crisis by continuing to aggressively prosecute the out-of-state drug traffickers bringing the drugs into our communities. However, where there is a demand, there will always be a supply, so I will also advocate for new and expanded treatment options and continue to support the Adult Drug Treatment Court… I have also been going to schools and speaking to our children about drugs and other issues and I think that the job really starts with our youth. If we can change the way our chil-dren think about drugs and encourage them to make healthy life choices, we can change the direction of this crisis. I will continue to strongly advocate for community involve-ment and solutions.”

If re-elected what will be your top three next priorities?

“To continue to prosecute drug traffick-ers, domestic abusers and sexual predators to the fullest extent of the law; to continue to advocate for additional law enforcement resources to be allocated to our district; and to continue to seek out new treatment resources that can assist with our efforts to fight the opioid crisis. “

What makes you want to serve Downeast Maine as DA?

“The people of Hancock and Washington Counties cannot afford to press the “reset” button with yet another new DA and lose all of the excellent progress that has been accomplished over the past four years. I want to continue to serve as your District At-torney because I truly care about the people of Downeast Maine. I grew up here, I live here with my wife and daughter because we choose to live here. Downeast Maine is my home and I wouldn’t trust anybody else to protect it and keep its people safe and secure.”

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In Their Own Voice

Zak Ringelstein - U.S. SenateZak Ringelstein is a Demo-

crat from Yarmouth running for United States Senate. He is a public school teacher run-ning “because our country is in crisis. The corrupting influ-ence of big money in politics has produced record wealth inequality, a rapidly warming planet, and a dangerous dema-gogue in the White House. We need politicians who will stand up for what their constituents want, not what their donors demand. That’s why I’m not taking a single penny from corporations, PACs, lobbyists, or the fossil fuel industry. As Maine’s next U.S. senator, the only people I’ll answer to are my fellow Mainers.”

What skills, qualities or experience do you have that separate you from your op-ponents?

“I’m the only person in this race who has ever taught in a public school. I know what the

most vulnerable in our society are facing. When you’re a teacher, you don’t know what you’re going to face each morn-ing, but you are there to help the 15, 20, 30, or more students in your care. I’ve devoted my life to helping children and their families, and that’s what I’ll do in the U.S. Senate.”

What challenges are facing Maine in the coming term?

“Maine is facing its own unique set of challenges, in-cluding an aging population and dilapidated infrastructure. But we are also facing many of the same problems that face the country as a whole: extreme wealth inequality, environmen-tal catastrophe, lack of access to health care, and more.”

If elected, what will be your top three priorities?

“As Maine’s next U.S. Sena-tor, my top three priorities will be reducing the toxic influence of money in politics, passing

Medicare for all, and building a 100 percent renewable energy grid by 2035.

I want to serve Maine for many reasons, but the two most important are my sons, Zion and Jack. Zion is 2 years old, while Jack is seven months, and I am terrified about what kind of state and world we are leaving for them and other kids. Each and every one of us has to step up and do our part to make sure our children have a bright future.”

Eric Brakey - U.S. SenateEric Brakey is a Republican

from Auburn running for the United States Senate. Brakey, who has a background as a financial manager, served the past two terms in the Maine State Senate representing Dis-trict 20.

Why are you running for election?

“Maine people deserve a better deal. Washington D.C. is now the richest region in Amer-ica, with an average income twice that of Maine people and an economy built on selling our freedoms and tax dollars to the special interests. This must change. We deserve to keep more of the money we earn to grow our own economy, create better jobs and keep our kids

here. We deserve to be able to make our own healthcare choices without government bureaucrats and insurance ex-ecutives driving up the costs while standing between us and our doctors. We deserve to have our freedoms respected by our government, including our 2nd Amendment. And we deserve a US Senator who will fight for Maine, not the special interests.”

What skills, qualities or experience do you have that separate you from your op-ponents?

“I am the only candidate in this race who wants Washington D.C. to steal less money from our paychecks and stop telling us how to live. As a Maine State

Angus King - U.S. SenateAngus King is an Independent

from Brunswick running for reelection to the United States Senate. Before entering political service, King was an attorney, an alternative energy entrepreneur, and a college professor. He has served as Maine’s Governor for two terms and he has held his seat in the Senate for one term.

Why are you running for reelection?

“This is an important moment for Maine and the country. We are confronting challenges at home, from the opioid epidemic to an aging workforce to the high costs of healthcare – in addition to abroad – from trade disputes to foreign interference in our elections. During a time of great partisanship in Washington, I’ve spent the past six years forming relationships with Republicans and Democrats, to get things done. We have to work with our political counterparts if we want to move our country in a positive direction. While we’ve made im-portant progress to help people in Maine and across the country, there is still so much more work

to be done, and I don’t feel that it is time to walk away.”

What skills, qualities or experience do you have that separate you from your op-ponents?

“As I said, I’ve worked as a small business owner, attorney, journalist, professor, governor, and senator. Throughout my career, I’ve seen firsthand the many different ways leader-ship and independence can help Maine people. As a small busi-ness entrepreneur, I saw the importance of leadership in the private sector and the signifi-cance of the employer-employee relationship to the success of a company and the well-being of people who work there. As governor, I focused on education and workforce development, so young Mainers could prepare for the future, and so Maine people could find good jobs and provide for their families. Now as Senator, I’ve used my independence to work with both sides to overcome partisanship and get results for Maine. From improving access to affordable

health care, to fighting the opi-oid epidemic, to supporting our veterans, I remain determined to help Maine people. I hope that my record of hard work and honesty has earned the trust of people throughout our state, and would be honored to represent Maine people for a second term in the Senate.”

What are the challenges facing Maine in the coming term?

“Combating the opioid epi-demic, lowering the cost of health care, and revitalizing Maine’s rural economy are criti-cal issues facing our state.

The opioid crisis is the most serious public health crisis Maine has faced in my lifetime, and addressing it has been one of my top priorities in Congress. I have worked to advance several policies to help stem this ter-

rible epidemic, like pushing to allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe buprenorphine, a medicine that treats opioid dependence and cosponsored the Synthetics Traf-ficking and Overdose Protection (STOP) Act, which would help stem the flow of these dangerous drugs through the mail. From law enforcement, to prevention and treatment, it takes a compre-hensive approach to combating this crisis head on.

Lowering the cost of health care for Americans is also a top priority, so Maine people can be happy and healthy and do not have to choose between heat-ing their homes and paying for health care. I’ve worked to shore up and improve coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and I strongly support efforts to reduce healthcare costs and lower prescription drug prices. I have cosponsored the Medi-care Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, which would lower prescription drug prices for seniors by allowing Medicare to negotiate the price of pre-scription drugs and would help cut costs for nearly 41 million seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D. I cosponsored the Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act, bipartisan legislation that

would allow for the importation of drugs from licensed Canadian pharmacies.

Ensuring the strength of Maine’s rural economy is cen-tral to our state’s identity, and is essential to the health and well-being of communities through-out our state. That’s why I have pushed for the expansion of ac-cessible broadband and worked to support small business owners in rural Maine. I helped create a public-private partnership, the Economic Development Assessment Team, to grow and diversify the forest products in-dustry and bring federal invest-ment to the Maine woods. Maine manufacturing is also critical to our rural communities, which is why I pushed the Department of Defense to change its policy and issue U.S.-made athletic shoes for military recruits – a huge win for New Balance factories in Skowhegan and Norridge-wock.”

If reelected what will be your top three priorities?

Continuing to revitalize Maine’s rural economy, improve health care options for Maine people – including fighting the opioid crisis – and helping our veterans get access to the re-sources they need at home and through the VA.

Senator, I led the fight to restore our freedoms and protect our tax dollars in Augusta by re-forming welfare, passing Con-stitutional Carry and expanding healthcare freedom. Now, I am

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Christina Thierren is a Dem-ocrat from Machias running for Senate District 6. She has worked as a municipal manager for 20 years with five addi-tional years in public service work. She’s running because she believes the district “needs a strong voice to represent our needs in Augusta.”

What skills, qualities or experience do you have that separate you from your op-ponents?

“This is the first time I have sought election for any public office. I have a strong financial and budgeting background. I have implemented many proj-ects using creative financing ideas and the bartering system. I have a strong understanding of how tight budgets can be but the need to accomplish certain objectives are still necessary. I have worked with many dif-ferent personalities over the years and believe I can build relationships that are focused on results.”

What are the challenges facing your district in the coming term?

“Being a rural county with poor transportation corridors, limited public transportation, access to affordable health-care, lack of broadband, the opioid epidemic, and a declin-ing workforce due to an aging population.”

If elected what will be your top three priorities?

“My first priority will be to work with all Senators and Representatives to move is-

Christina Thierren - State SenateMarianne Moore - State SenateIn Their Own Voice

Jared Golden, Rep. to CongressJared Golden is a Democrat

from Lewiston running for the U.S. House of Representa-tives, Congressional District 2 [CD2]. He has formerly been a part of his family’s small business, served in the Marine Corps, been on the staff for the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee, and he is currently in the Maine State House of Representatives. He is run-ning because “public service is something I believe in. CD2 is my home and the people of this district are my friends, family, and neighbors. It would be an honor to work on their behalf in Washington.”

What skills, qualities or experience do you have that separate you from your op-ponents?

“I learned leadership from those who do it best – leaders in the US Marines. A good leader never ducks responsi-bility when things go wrong and never claims credit for successes. Imagine if the US Congress worked that way.”

What are the challenges facing CD2 in the coming term?

“Economic issues always top the list. Although unemploy-ment numbers may be low, CD2 families have still fallen behind. We must work to foster investment in new manufactur-ing – including 21st century

sues of significance importance forward. After all, an elected official represents all of the people in their district not just their party. Secondly, I believe that a healthy and educated workforce are vital for any eco-nomic development. A healthy population is a more productive population. We must make educational opportunities and vocational training affordable to our young people to ensure we can compete in attracting businesses. Finally, we must improve our ability to sell and transport products to the global economy.”

What makes you want to serve Downeast Maine?

I know the people in this district work hard and I believe this area can thrive with a little opportunity. People here have proven time and again just how much they can accomplish with very little resources. I want to help them get the re-sources they need to grow and prosper. We need everyone to work together to move Maine forward in a proud and positive manner.

use of our forest products – with jobs providing good pay and benefits.”

If elected what will be your top three priorities?

“Fixing the broken health-care system; partnering with the administration in the effort to launch an infrastructure project to rebuild our roads and bridges – and expand high speed internet to the rural areas of our state.”

What makes you want to serve rural Maine?

“Maine is the greatest place on the planet. The people of rural Maine and the 2nd CD are among the hardest-working and honest people one could ever meet. I was born here – my wife and I will raise our fam-ily here – and we are going to stay here.”

Marianne Moore is a Repub-lican from Calais running for the Maine State Senate, District 6. She was a corporate manage-ment specialist for 30 years and owned a small business for 12 years. She has been in public service for more than 13 years and has been a volunteer in the community for over 17 years. She is running because, “Hav-ing served nine years on the Calais City Council and four years as the Mayor of Calais, the time is now for me to step up and be the voice for the people of Down East Maine.”

What skills, qualities or experience do you have that separate you from your op-ponents?

In addition to my 13 years of public service, I also bring to the table more than 30 years of corporate experience, having retired from AT&T Commu-nications in 2000, along with

more than 12 years as a small business owner.

What are the challenges facing your district in the coming term?

1. Economic Development providing jobs and benefits. 2. Substance Use Disorder/Men-tal Health assistance. 3. Tax relief, both State and Local; and funding our schools at levels to provide quality education.

If elected what will be your top three priorities?

1. Find funding to reopen the Downeast Correctional Facility in Machiasport or use the facil-ity for the Pre-Release Center in Washington County (using the $10 million bond monies set aside for the project by the legislation in 2016). 2. Find funding for the Medicaid Ex-pansion as approved by the vot-ers in 2017. 3. Restore revenue sharing to 5% for property tax relief for our towns/cities.

What makes you want to serve Downeast Maine?

I moved to Calais more than 17 years ago and have made Down East Maine my home. I feel Washington County is forgotten in Augusta. I want to be your voice in Augusta!

Bruce Poliquin is a Republi-can from Oakland running for re-election to the United States House of Representatives, Dis-trict 2. Responses cropped for space.

Why are you running for reelection?

“After already having a career as a job creator with more than 35 years of experience, I wanted to give back and to serve Maine, where I was born and raised and where my family has had strong roots for more than three generations. I’m proud to have served in Congress and to have used my job creation experience to get Maine’s economy moving in the right direction with more jobs, less burdensome regula-tions, lower taxes, fairer trade, lower unemployment and better opportunities for our families.”

What skills, qualities or experience do you have that separate you from your op-ponents?

“I am the only job creator in this race. I am not interested in a career in politics—I’ve already had a career. My 35 years of job-creating experience gives me a unique knowledge of what it takes to work with anyone and to put in place policies that allow for the economy to grow. None of my opponents have that important experience.

I am also proud to be the only candidate in this race to have a proven and clear record protecting our Second Amend-ment rights. I am proud to have the endorsement of the Sports-man’s Alliance of Maine and the National Rifle Association, and to have an “A” rating from the NRA and an “A+” rating from the Gun Owners of Maine. In contrast, my opponent, Jared Golden, has a “D” rating from the NRA and an “F” from the Gun Owners of Maine. I am the only candidate that can be trusted to always stand up and defend your Second Amend-ment Rights.

In addition, I was able to se-cure one of the few seats on the House Veterans’ Affairs Com-mittee, the most influential body

Bruce Poliquin - Rep. to Congress

in Congress on all things dealing with our veterans.”

What are the challenges fac-ing CD2 in the coming term?

“One of the main challenges that continues to be top of mind for Mainers in Washington County is creating more jobs, bigger paychecks and a stronger economy.

Woodland Pulp, which em-ploys more than 500 Mainers in our community, has seen contin-ued success recently with new production. Recently, the mill has faced a challenge from DC regulators over the issue of the Forest City Dam. Members of the community from all different walks of life have come together to support the mill—from local stream guides and conserva-tionists to the homeowners and Local 9 Union. The community has pushed for a resolution to the issue so that the dam can be properly managed and so water levels and fisheries can be main-tained in the St. Croix River.

I have been proud to fight alongside Woodland Pulp in getting to a solution on this issue and to protect these 500 critical jobs. I’ve practically knocked down the door at the DC regulators—the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)—to make sure that the mill workers and the community are heard, including submitting my own legislation to resolve the issue in a sensible way. You can always count on me to be there for these jobs and those across Washington County.

In addition, it’s critical for our

rural communities in Washing-ton County to have better access to Internet and cell coverage. That is why I have been work-ing so hard to mobilize the federal government’s resources in supporting access to reliable broadband.”

If re-elected what will be your top three priorities?

“I remain focused on creating jobs and growing our economy in Washington County, lowering health care costs, and protect-ing our Second Amendment rights.”

What makes you want to serve rural Maine?

“One of my top priorities in Congress is supporting and saving our rural hospitals in Maine, including Calais Re-gional Hospital, so they can continue to serve our families, serve our Veterans and serve our communities.

Specifically, I helped Calais Regional get paid back the thousands of dollars they were owed by the federal govern-ment. When the hospital had to frontload the costs of providing services for Veterans through the VA Choice Program, the federal VA became delinquent in paying them back promptly, putting financial pressure on the hospital. I personally pressured the feds into paying Calais Re-gional back in full. In addition, I worked as a member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee on new legislation—now law—to reform the payment system so that hospitals are paid in a timely manner for the services they provide for our Veterans. This new law I helped write is helping to keep our rural hospi-tals open.

I worked across the aisle with Democratic Congressman Col-lin Peterson, a Democrat from Minnesota, to launch the bipar-tisan Rural Hospitals Caucus. We are committed to working together, regardless of party politics, to get things done and save health care for rural com-munities.”

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By Sarah Craighead Dedmon

A congenial tone permeated

the two-hour local candidate forum hosted by the University of Maine at Machias on Thurs-day, Oct. 25. Nine of ten local House and Senate candidates attended the event, represent-ing Senate District 6 and House Districts 138-140. The event was also live-streamed on www.machias.edu.

The event was coordinated by UMM Associate Profes-sor of Economics and Public Policy Jon Reisman, who pre-selected some questions to start the evening. The forum was co-moderated by UMM faculty members Tora Johnson and Sherrie Sprangers. Questions were also taken from the audi-ence, and each candidate was given one minute to respond.

A question concerning ballot referendum questions high-lighted a nearly universal con-cern about the way the ques-tions are written. “Do you think that the referendum processes and effective way for the public to participate in state govern-ment? If not, what changes would you like to make?”

Incumbent District 140 Rep. Anne Perry (D-Calais) said she supports the referendum process but acknowledges it is challenging to translate a short ballot question into state law. “I think the difficulty...is what gets passed and the title, and not always what’s in [the ref-erendum]. When the marijuana referendum got passed it was a 30-page document. Can you tell a book by its cover? Not always,” Perry said.

District 140 Republican challenger Arthur Carter said he is not fully supportive of the referendum process as it exists today. “I would like to see a

more appropriate method, to present the data not on the bal-lot only,” said Carter.

Currently Maine law re-quires 61,123 signatures on a petition to get a question onto the ballot, but makes no stipu-lation where those signatures come from so that all 61,123 signatures could, theoretically, come from supportive voters in only one county.

One question from the audi-ence both puzzled the candi-dates and received the same answer from each of the candi-dates: “What are your thoughts on offshore drilling off the coast of Maine, how will ben-efit the fishing industry?” asked Sprangers. Earlier this year the Trump administration moved to relax offshore drilling regula-tions and open new waters to drilling. The idea has received nearly universal opposition from congressional delegations of every state on the eastern seaboard, including Maine.

Senate District 6 Republican candidate Marianne Moore said she could not see anyway the fishing industry would benefit from offshore drilling. “I think we would need to use the history of what we’ve seen in Texas and the oil spills and the environmental issues that we’ve had there to learn their lessons and say no, we do not want offshore drilling,” said Moore.

Senate District 6 Democratic candidate Christina Therrien agreed. “I see no benefit to fish-ing. But I do see a significant danger in the proposal,” said Therrien. “Once you have dam-aged the environment to that extent, it could be 10, 20, 30 or hundreds of years before you can ever get back what you’ve lost… It’s such an important industry to the state. I would not support it in any way shape

Local Candidates Share Views, Common Ground at UMM Forum Anne Perry is a Democrat

from Calais running for reelec-tion to the State House of Rep-resentatives, District 140. Perry has a professional background as a Family Nurse Practitioner and served in the House of Rep-resentatives from 2003-2010 before reaching her term limit. She was re-elected in 2016. She is running for reelection because “I am very commit-ted to serving the people of this district. I have worked for twenty years as a nurse prac-titioner and have been able to understand the issues we all deal with daily.”

What skills, qualities or experience do you have that separate you from your op-

ponents?“I have had the privilege to

serve in the legislature for 8 years and now for two years. I have been able to work with fellow legislators for the people of Washington County and Maine.”

What are the challenges facing your district in the coming term?

“I plan to continue to find ways to address the opioid cri-sis, to keep our critical access hospitals viable, and keep the jobs we have and help small businesses succeed.”

Why should someone vote for you?

“I listen to all my constitu-ents and their input is very

Anne Perry - Rep. to the Legislature

Art Carter - Rep. to the LegislatureArt Carter is a Republican

from Charlotte running for the State House of Representa-tives, District 140. Carter is a retired Major U.S. Army, GS 14 Civil Servant, and a Member of Faculty at U.S. Army Intel-ligence School, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He is running “to attempt to solve the many medical issues that are prob-lems in Washington County,” and to “establish long term care for seniors and reduce the real estate tax burden on home owners.”

What skills, qualities or

experience do you have that separate you from your op-ponents?

“I have 40 years of leadership experience both in the military and federal government. In addition, I have been a corpo-ration president, an EMT, fire-man, grant writer, preparer of IRS non-profit status for many local organizations, hospice volunteer and fundraiser, Presi-dent of the Calais Area Food Pantry and active member of the Calais Regional Hospital Auxiliary.”

$3.05 million of the bond will be invested directly in Washington County at the University of Maine at Machias.

(The highest dollars per student for any campus in the University of Maine System)

QUESTION 4 IS AN INVESTMENTIN MAINE’S WORKFORCE

Thank you for your support of this important investment – especially in the Downeast Region.

Strong support locally for Question 4 will send an important message that Washington County values education.

TO:• Help with improving renovations in our classrooms and labs for more education and training where Washington County needs workers ie: Nursing, STEM Professionals.• Aid in improving our campus roads and pedestrian walkways for safety.• Assist in upgrading our Frederic A. Reynolds Fitness Center to better serve the campus and community.• Support recruitment and retention of students.• Help address the backlog of deferred maintenance at UMM.

Paid for by Citizens of Washington County

In Their Own Voice

important as I weigh in on issues. I am here to represent the whole district.”

or form.” Another question from the

audience asked, “How would you fund increased investment in our transportation infrastruc-ture or do you believe we do not need to do so?”

Carter answered first, noting that the common method of funding transportation infra-structure has been bonds, but he thinks it should be more ex-plicitly clear where the money

to repay the bonds will come from. “I don’t think we want to do tolls,” said Carter. “But I think all infrastructure that is properly government spon-sored should be established and paid for by bonds that are fully identified as to where the money will come from.”

Perry said that bonds put the state into debt, and that’s not necessarily the best way to handle road maintenance. “Another suggestion that has come up is a mileage tax. If I use the road, and I use it a lot, I’m willing to pay for the mileage, because those roads are important to me.” Perry noted that transportation has its own budget separate from the state’s biennial budget, but that revenues from the gas tax are dropping due to more efficient vehicles on the roads.

Moore said she agrees that our roads are falling apart and that the transportation tax can-not cover it all. She said there is a schedule in Augusta for road repair and replacement, and some roads aren’t sched-uled to be addressed for 20 years from now. “I’m not for the mileage tax because I think about so many people have to drive hours for treatments or to the doctors. I think that would

hurt our elderly,” said Moore. “I like the bond issues, I think that they’re important...I think the problem we ran into this last year is that the bonds were not released. They were held hos-tage, and so as a result of that a lot of the things that needed to be done were not done.”

Therrien said that she feels very strongly about this issue. “Failure to plan is planning to fail. I believe the state deferred things for so long and let them go without, nobody wants to pay more taxes. But if you let our roads and our infrastructure fall apart we will never attract economic development and other businesses to help lower the taxes on everybody. You have to invest in these things,” said Therrien. “We go out and patch something. Then we go back and patch something. Then we go back again and patch something...Let’s pick our projects, let’s address them well, let’s do them 100 percent and let’s not be going back there every single year so we can move on to the other com-munities and other needs.”

The full recording of the forum can be viewed on-line at https://youtu.be/ZR-hcUeT5L0.

VIII

In Their Own Voice

Terry Hayes - Governor

Shawn Moody - Governor

Janet Mills - Governor

Terry Hayes is an Indepen-dent from Buckfield running for the Governor’s office. Hayes is a former school teacher and administrator and served as a professional guardian ad litem for 28 years. As an entrepre-neur she started two successful small businesses. Responses were mainly provided in the third-person and should not be considered endorsements by the Calais Advertiser. Respons-es were cropped for length.

If elected, what will be your top priorities?

The Hayes Administration will prioritize growing Maine’s economy, lowering health care costs and preparing students for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We will develop a long-term, non-partisan, comprehensive economic development plan which will include attracting and retaining skilled workers... The Hayes Administration will

Janet Mills is a Democrat from Farmington running for the Governor’s office. She currently serves as the State Attorney General.

If elected, what will be your biggest priority?

“Lowering the cost of health care will be my top priority as governor – and this issue is very personal to me. Five years ago, my husband, Stan, suffered a debilitating stroke. For the next year before he passed away, he was in and out of healthcare facilities and we were fighting the challenges of the healthcare system in Maine. But I knew what we were going through was no different than what thousands of other working Maine families were going through. And today, there are far too many people who don’t have health insurance or can’t afford what they have. That’s why as governor I will I work to provide more health care options, expand Medicaid, improve pricing transpar-ency for medical procedures, negotiate for lower prescrip-

their full potential.What are the challenges

facing Maine in the coming term?

If we don’t address the par-tisanship that is crippling Au-gusta, we will continue to see the same results of two parties at war, and Maine is paying the price. Terry wholeheartedly be-lieves we can do this better.

We have a workforce short-age in Maine and need to ad-dress it in order to grow our economy. There are jobs avail-able, but not enough people to fill them.

Mainers are struggling to pay the exorbitant costs of health-care/health insurance. It is not sustainable when people are paying more for their health insurance premiums than their rent or mortgage. Too many people don’t have access to the care they need. With leadership from the Governor’s Office, we

will get health care right, and that means providing universal access to quality and afford-able healthcare. Our failure to get this done puts bigger and bigger barriers in the way of employers who often shoulder higher and higher insurance premiums and Mainers who want to enter the labor force or get a better job.

What sector of Maine’s economy has the greatest potential for growth?

Focus Maine has identified three areas for the greatest po-tential growth in Maine’s econ-omy as agriculture, aquaculture and biopharmaceuticals. To help Washington County be a leader in innovation and entre-preneurship and to make Maine be the best place in the country to work, we must prioritize workforce development and infrastructure improvements, most notably, the development

of public-private partnerships that will bring broadband to every community in our state.

What do you plan to do about a prison in Washing-ton County, if anything, and what’s the timeline?

“In February, when Maine’s outgoing Governor closed the prison, I questioned the action and said publicly, “This is no way to run a prison system or state. The people and busi-nesses in Machiasport and Washington County deserve answers.” When I’m Gover-nor, you will have a partner in the Blaine House and the Downeast Correctional Facility will remain open. I commend local leaders who spoke out and in some cases bucked a Governor from their own party to put their community first. Augusta could learn a thing or two from you.”

implement the will of Maine voters and expand MaineCare, which will provide insurance coverage to nearly 70,000 Mainers... As a former teacher and administrator, Terry’s goal is to see that every Mainer has access to a quality education that will give them the skills and tools they need to reach

tion drug prices, and rebuild Maine’s crumbling public health infrastructure -- all of which will help control health care costs.”

What’s the number one thing a governor can do to spur the economy in Wash-ington County?

“Growing the economy of Washington County begins with paying attention to Wash-ington County. The current administration has not done that, and, in fact, has actively harmed the economy by clos-ing Downeast Correctional. I want to change direction. I want to champion Washington

County.While there is no silver bullet to the economic

challenges faced by Washington County or Maine as a whole, I am proposing a comprehen-sive economic action plan to address all the fac-ets needed to grow our economy from expanding broadband, to providing more educational op-portunities like voc tech and computer science, to training and developing the workforce our state needs, to supporting small business growth by assisting with capital, along with helping bring Mainers home and supporting seniors who want to safely age in place. By approaching this challenge in a comprehensive manner, we can jumpstart rural economies, create jobs and lead to sustained economic growth.”

What do you plan to do about a prison in Washington County, if anything, and what’s the timeline?

“First, Governor LePage’s actions in closing Downeast Correctional were illegal and unneces-sary and, as Attorney General, I fought him in court. Downeast Correctional was not only an economic anchor for Washington County but it was also an example of how a prison should operate, with many of the inmates contributing to local communities. As governor, I will work with the Legislature and the Washington County congressional delegation to see if the prison can be reopened. I promise this to the people of Washington County, though: I will never treat you the way the current governor has.”

Shawn Moody is a Republican from Gorham running for Gover-nor. Moody is a successful entre-preneur that launched Moody’s Collision Centers.

What is your top priority as governor?

“You know how we talk about renewable energy? I believe the number one priority in my admin-istration in terms of renewable energy is going to be our youth. I have a passion for education. We really need to resource the class-room. The teachers are stressed out and they’re overworked. Contrary to what people think there’s a lot of turnover in educa-tion. They’ve lost a lot of respect, the pay, and it’s a complicated job. We just can’t continue down the road we’re on right now, it’s not sustainable. They don’t want

to be buying classroom supplies when we’re funding education at $2 billion.”

What can the governor can do to spur the economy in Washington County?

“Care for the elderly, draw the youth: The biggest opportunity we have to continue to grow our economy is to make sure that we take care of our aging demo-graphic and bring more youth to Maine. We should also look for ways to bring our young and elderly together, because when you partner the wisdom and ex-perience of age with the energy and enthusiasm of youth, it’s powerful.

Education is key. Starting a tech school [in Washington County], making sure that the University of Maine at Machias

continues to grow and offers the programs that people need for employment opportunities, Washington County Community College — make sure that contin-ues to get resourced adequately. I think that’s critical.

I think the state should help and participate in economic development. You’ve got some good things going on here, you really do. I think a treatment center, sober houses are going to be an essential part of it. We need a person who is stable, sober, and employed.

The opiate crisis intermingles itself with mental health. These things are related and connected. We need a comprehensive treat-ment center here in Washington County to take care of our folks that are in crisis.”

What do you plan to do about a prison in Washington County, if anything, and what's the timeline?

“I want to draw a comparison. When I first got on the university system board, my trustee orienta-tion was in Bangor. So I listened to the chancellor about fiduciary responsibilities, time commit-ments, and more. I looked around and said, why do we need [the Bangor building]? Why aren’t we on campus? That September they publicly announced they were going to shut down that Bangor system office and move to campus. I advocated for that decision to happen. I guarantee you some people in Bangor aren’t happy about it, but I felt like it was the best thing for the overall institution. We took six months to make the transition.

One thing I would pledge to you is if anything happened up here to that magnitude, the community would be involved, engaged, and we would come up with a plan for transition.

I can make tough decisions, but

by the same token I’m not going to do it in such a way that creates so much controversy and trouble, and I’ll look at repurposing our opportunities. Maybe there’s an opportunity for a treatment center in part of that [prison] space.”

(continued from page V of Voter Guide)

Eric Brakey - U.S. Senate

ready to take that same fight to U.S. Senate on behalf of all Maine people.”

What are the challenges facing Maine in the coming term?

“Ever since Angus King bankrupted Maine during his time as Governor, growing state spending 45% and leaving $1 billion in debt, we've struggled economically. Jobs left Maine and our kids have been leaving with them. Over the last four years, I've worked in the Maine Senate to cut taxes, reform welfare and create jobs. Now Maine has our lowest unemployment rate in 50 years, but we still need to create the better, high-paying jobs to keep our kids here. This is the greatest challenge for Maine that I intend to tackle as your next United States Senator.”

If elected what will be your top three priorities?

“1. Keep our kids here in Maine by creat-ing better jobs, attracting investment and leaving more money in the Maine economy. 2. Fix healthcare by empowering patients and cutting out big insurance and big gov-ernment middlemen standing between us and our doctors. 3. Protect our constitutional freedoms, including our 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms.”

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ANNIE M. SMITHPerry – Annie May Smith,

97, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018, surrounded by her family. Annie was born in Perry on January 11, 1921, daughter of Seth and Bertha (McPhail) Brackett.

Annie attended school in Perry and on February 29, 1944, married Roy Smith. She worked in the local sardine factories in Eastport for sev-eral years, and along with her husband operated their own farm. Together they raised pigs, cows, horses and even made and sold their own butter. Annie enjoyed reading, picking berries and spending time with her family.

In addition to her parents Seth and Bertha, Annie was predeceased by her husband Roy in 1985; her son, Ernest Smith, Sr. in 2018; three grand-children, William Smith, Bon-nie Devine and Judy Brackett; three sisters, Evelina Garcia, Margaret Mealey and Nina Morrell; and five brothers, Jo-seph, John, James, David and Richard Brackett.

Surviving are her two sons, Robert “Doug” Brackett and wife Madge Gibson of Calais, and Ernest Smith, Jr. and wife Sharon of Perry; many grand-children, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and dear friends.

A service for Annie and her son Ernest Smith, Sr. will be held 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, at Mays Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Calais. Burial will follow in Trott Cemetery, Perry. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & East-port. Condolences and memo-ries may be shared at www.MaysFuneralHome.com

FERDINAND LAMAR BETZ

Alexander – It is with great sadness that the family of Fer-dinand Lamar Betz announce his passing on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at the age of 85.

Known affectionately as “Lee” to friends and family, he grew up in Quakertown, Penn-sylvania and attended Lehigh University where he earned a business degree, graduating with high honors.

He served in the United States Navy shortly thereaf-ter and then began working for Lykes Brothers where he worked for the next 35 years. Lee met his wife Patricia while serving in the Navy in Florida. The two quickly fell in love and were married in 1959, becom-ing inseparable for the next 59 years.

Lee loved listening to music, spending time with friends and family, reading and following his favorite sports teams. He also enjoyed spending time in Maine and on the Emerald Island of Montserrat.

He is survived by his wife Patricia; son, Nathan; and his granddaughters, Carolyn and Jessica.

In keeping with Ferdinand’s wishes, there will be no servic-es. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ferdinand’s memory may be made to the Wounded War-rior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517. Arrangements by Mays Fu-neral Home, Calais & East-port. Condolences and memo-ries may be shared at www.MaysFuneralHome.com.

DOREEN MARIE (LEIGHTON) SAWYERCHARLOTTE--Doreen Marie (Leighton) Sawyer passed

away at home Oct. 25 surrounded by loved ones following a prolonged illness. Doreen was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick March 3, 1951, to Lynn (Fickett) Hill and John F. Leighton. She was the middle child of five siblings and grew up in Calais and Woodland. When she entered her freshman year of high school, a mutual friend introduced her to Tom Sawyer and it was love at first sight. Doreen and Tom married Jan. 11, 1969.

Doreen worked as a homemaker raising her two boys before beginning a 25-year career in school food service management. She launched the Charlotte School Lunch Program at its inception in the 1980s. Doreen was known not only for her cooking but for her ready smile, abundant hugs, positive attitude and the extra scoop of mashed po-tatoes she would sometimes offer to kids who asked nicely. Doreen managed the program until 1997 when she moved to Hermon, Maine, where she worked until her retirement.

Doreen was a member of the Hermon Baptist Church, a founding member of the Charlotte Volunteer Fire & Rescue Auxiliary and was an active community volunteer most of her life. She had a gift for sewing and was well known for the many dolls and quilts she made. Doreen’s faith sustained her through all the trials of her life and through her final days. Her joy in the Lord and her commitment to her husband and family stand as hallmarks of the faith, hope and love that characterized her life.

In addition to her parents, Doreen is predeceased by her father-in-law Clayton Sawyer.She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her husband, Tom; two sons, Tom

and Steven and wife Jessica; grandchildren, Taylor (Sawyer) Farrington and husband Shawn, Kaci Sawyer, Kalila Sawyer, Josie Dickerson and husband Dane, Jeorge Sawyer and Stewart Sawyer; great-grandchildren, Savannah and Elijah Farrington and Marley-Marie Merchant; brothers, Tom Leighton and wife Becky and Billy Leighton and partner Linda Sinclair; sisters, Sandra Newman and Laura Urquhart and husband Paul; mother-in-law, Thursa Sawyer; brother-in-law John and wife Youvonne; sister-in-law, Sandie Sawyer; and many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews, cousins and friends.

A memorial service was held Sunday, Oct. 28, at 2 p.m. at the Charlotte Baptist Church with Pastor Gary Kinney officiating. A reception followed at the Charlotte Elementary School. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Doreen’s memory to Charlotte Baptist Church, Pembroke Baptist Church or Charlotte Volunteer Fire & Rescue Auxiliary.

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THEDA E. ROLERSON1925-2018

Auburn - Theda E. Roler-son, 92, passed peacefully in her sleep on October 21, 2018, at her home with family by her side.

Theda was born in Au-burn on October 25, 1925, daughter of Grover and Lillian (Holmes) Rolerson. Theda graduated from Ed-ward Little High School in 1943.

Theda spent her ear-ly years of marriage in Lynn and Swampscott, Massachusetts. In 1960 she moved to Robbinston, Maine, where she and her family operated a general store and animal farm.

For the past 37 years, Theda has lived in her hometown of Auburn. She enjoyed being an R.A. for St. Mary’s School of Nursing. She enjoyed bird watching and creating habitat by planting trees and shrubs on her suburban property.

She is survived by a sister, Marjorie Arnold; daughter, Jane Brooks and her husband, Kenneth; sons, Kimmel, Karl and Dan Wester, and Dan’s wife, Tracy; grandchildren, Emily, Allison, Matthew, Hayley, Stefan and Justin; nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Theda especially appreciated visits and Christmas cookies from her niece Kathy Fyfe.

Theda’s family extends heartfelt thanks to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice caregivers for their exceptional care of Theda and the help they provided to the family.

A celebration of life will be held at Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 439 Park Avenue, Auburn on Nov. 13 at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, c/o Jane Brooks, P.O. Box 62, Athens, ME 04912.

GRACE MAE EDGERLYGrace Mae Edgerly, 78 went

to be with the Lord Savior and her husband Franklin Edgerly on October 26, 2018. Grace was born in Calais on July 10, 1940, daughter of the late Dorothy Mae Batron and Horace Niles. For the past thirteen years, she was a member of the Church of the Living Stone. Grace worked at Atlantic Rehab for 19 years. She loved raking blueberries, and she loved to talk about her family, grandkids and great-

LEWIS S. SCRIBNERRobbinston – Lewis Staples

Scribner, 86, passed away Sun-day, October 28, 2018, at Cal-ais Regional Hospital. Lewis was born in Calais on July 7, 1932, son of Guy and Thelma (Barnard) Scribner.

After graduating from Calais High School, Class of 1949, he moved to Syracuse, New York to work for Syracuse China. While there, Lewis also started drywalling. He eventually moved back to Maine and start-ed his own drywall company,

Perry Church Awarded Historic Preservation Funds

The restoration project for the exterior of the Perry Con-gregational Church building re-ceived a boost through a recent grant award of $18,500 from the Belvedere Fund for Historic Preservation. At the Church’s Annual Meeting on Monday evening, October 22, much appreciation was expressed to the Maine Community Founda-tion, which administers these funds. The grant is dedicated to the cost of a new roof and repainting the exterior trim of the historic Meetinghouse.

When the original struc-ture, built in 1828, burned to the ground in 1890, the new church building was rebuilt on the same foundation under the supervision of master build-er Henry Goulding of Perry. Completed in 1891, it has been used by the Perry Congrega-tional Church ever since.

The recent grant award is based on the recommendations of a conservation assessment carried out by Turk, Tracey and Larry, Architects of Portland, Maine, in 2003. Mr. Tobin Tracey, who lead the project, was subsequently appointed Chief Architect for the White House under the National Park Service in Washington, DC.

The grant proposal was based on the ability of the church to raise matching funds for the restoration of the steeple belfry, which was begun this summer by carpenter John Newcomb of Perry. Further work will be needed to prepare for painting next year. Under the terms of the grant, all the work must follow the guidelines of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Rehabilita-tion of Historic Properties. The Church Council expects to complete the project within twelve months, and anticipates requesting bid proposals early in the new year.

Pembroke LegionDuring the fall and pre-

Christmas season there are two raffles that are sponsored by the Pembroke Legion Auxiliary One is for an Alexa Tower with a gift card for accessories, and the other is for an electronic tablet with a gift card for acces-sories. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5; please call 726-5156 or 726-1041 to buy tickets, which are also available at the Pie Ladies’ Bakery and the Pembroke Irving. Winners will be drawn at the Legion and auxiliary Christmas party.

Also, there will be a special breakfast at the Legion Hall that will be free to all veterans on Saturday, November 10th from 7 - 9 a.m.

Bingo continues on Monday nights at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Sewall Memorial Congregational Church

Bit by bit the church makes its progress, not unimportant being an improvement to the wonderful new ramp, porch, and steps. The step-to-the-ground had been a mite to far down, so some cement paving pieces have been added to make it so much more safe and comfortable.

The Children’s Time at the church continues on the third Sunday of each month through December from 11 a.m to 12 noon. The activities include songs, stories, and games. Each child needs to be accompanied by an adult. These dates are November 18th and December 16th.

On Monday, November 19th, from 4 - 6 p.m., the Calais VFW will host a flag presentation at the church. All young people are particularly invited to participate.

grandkids. She was also a friend of Bill W. for 39 years. Surviving are her loving children, Brenda Edgerly and

companion Scott Walton, Edward and wife Malynda, Debra and husband Guy, Rusty and wife Lisa; 12 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and two cats she loved dearly.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, 2 p.m. at Church of the Living Stone, 55 Broadway Street, Baileyville, Maine.

initially in the Bangor area and later in Washington County. In 1985, Lewis married Karen Douglas. Together they started their own wreath company, Northstar Enterprises, in 1987. In 2004, Lewis and Karen started Karen’s Diner in Calais and in 2012, Karen’s Korner Pub.

He was a member of the American Legion in Calais where he also was a bartender for many years. Lewis loved the outdoors, kayaking, whitewater canoeing, hunting, riding his motorcycle, feeding the birds and painting, but his passion was cooking.

In addition to his parents, Lewis was predeceased by his beloved grandparents, Theodore and Ina (Perkins) Scribner; a daughter, Linda Scribner; and a previous wife, Joyce (Ca-porin) Scribner. Surviving are his wife of 33 years, Karen Scribner; his six children, Sean Scribner and companion Connie Ziegler of Charlotte, Kaitlin Scribner of Robbinston, Patrick Coleman and wife Connie of Calais, Mark Scribner and wife Nanette of Naples, Guy Scribner and wife Payton of Saco, and Christy Nash and companion Tom Courtois of Biddeford; his grandchildren, Noah, Eric, Gage, Caroline, Alexandra, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Nicholas, Isabelle, Carly, Emma, Olivia, Lewis, Ryan, Greg, Krysteana, Guy, Joyce, Noelle, Irene and Courtney; and many great-grandchildren.

A celebration of Lewis’ life will be held 2 p.m, Saturday, November 10th at Karen’s Diner & Korner Pub, Main St., Calais. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & Eastport. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.MaysFuneralHome.com.

Tractor Trailer Carrying Milk Crashes in Portland

State Police say a truck driver, Herbert Staples of Belfast, es-caped serious injuries when his fully-laden tractor trailer hauling milk went off I-295 in Portland the morning of Friday, October 26th. The tanker truck ended up on its side after crashing through guard rails off the southbound lanes.

The driver was transported to a Portland hospital. Milk spilled at the crash site and the Maine DEP and DOT were on the scene. The crash was off the southbound lane, just north of the S-turns, and along the banks of the Piscataqua River.

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Summer is definitely over judging from the cold weather we’ve had. Don’t forget to turn your clocks back an hour on November 4th. Sorry I didn’t have the October birthdays in the column already. I’ve been hav-ing a lot of back problems. Here they are! Constance Guerrette - 5th, Ginny Sterner - 11th, Autom Scott - 13th, David Crossman - 20th. For Novem-ber - Jacob Flewelling - 1st, Jacob Sterner - 4th, Anita Johnson - 8th, Ryan Johnson - 14th, Tyler Cookson - 16th, Alison Moffett - 17th, Nathan Moffett - 28th, Jeffrey Moffett - 29th. Happy Anniversary to Marshall and Donna Hennequin - 24th. If I missed your birthday or anniversary, please let me know. Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday, November 6 from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. at the Robbinston Community Center.

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Come on folks, send me some news, club news, family news, bragging rights and events. This column is only as good as you help me make it!

Singspirations at People’s United Methodist Church in Baileyville will beginning soon. This is a joint effort with the folks from Bethel Chapel in Talmadge. They will be com-ing once a month for some fel-lowship, music and hopefully, some light refreshments will follow this event. This event will start at 6 p.m. - the date of the first Singspiration will be announced.

While we are talking about the Methodist Church in Bai-

leyville you might want to mark your calendars. They will be having their annual Holiday Happenings November 10th. There will be crafts, Christmas items, a fudge table and baked goods. While there you can get a light lunch at their cafe.

The next regular Alexander Grange Meeting will be on No-vember 7th and begin at 7 p.m. All Grangers are encouraged to attend and help put the finishing touches on the November 12th Harvest Lunch.

Yup that is right, Harvest Lunch at the Grange on No-vember 12th from 11-1 and Vet-erans will eat free. The folks at the Grange are going to add to their Crock Pot Buffet with a Potato Bar. I am looking for-

ward to trying this new added attraction.

The First Breakneck Moun-tain Sno-Riders will meet on December 5th at 6:30 p.m. at the Club House. If you ride, please think about coming and supporting your club.

The Community Christmas Party plans are full speed ahead. Plans are being made and Santa has been contacted, so mark your calendars for December 8th.

Upcoming birthday wishes go to Shawn McVicar, Kyle Pyles, Kayla Pyles, Grazina Paegle, Luke Knowles, Coburn Wal-lace, David Davis, Frank Wil-liams and Joni Beauchamp.

I continue to look for special dates for special folks to add to my growing list. If you have a birthday or anniversary to share or someone who needs good thoughts please contact me.

I wish to send condolences to the family of Doreen Sawyer who recently passed away. Do-

reen will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. Many of the folks that grew up in Al-exander will remember Doreen through our past bus driver, her husband Uncle Pickle.

I had a very busy and full week. There were basketball skill drills, BINGO and a Hal-loween Party in Eastport with the Center. The party was a great deal of fun and the food was scrumptious. I had physi-cal therapy at Calais Regional Hospital, which believe it or not I rather enjoy. I went to AES to work in the library with Mom and Thursday night I attended Kids Club at Keys to Life Church in Calais where there was a great skit and we got to make brace-lets. Friday was the highlight of my week though when I got to go to Machias with Mom and Dad to watch Victory Champi-onship and Can Am Wrestling. I sat front row ringside and had a blast. During the show, they had a Halloween costume

contest and I won! What did I win you ask? The opportunity to stay after the show and meet all the wrestlers and take photos with them. I also am now able to attend another show on Sat-urday, November 24th free of charge. That show will benefit the ARISE Program in Machias and if the last show was any example it should be another evening of wrestling and fun. Sunday I attended church in Baileyville and Pastor Nick de-livered another great message. The youth showed a great video about praying for peace - how appropriate with all the crazy things going on in our country and world.

If you have news do not hesi-tate to contact me. My email address is ptcfan@hotmail.com. Our phone number is 454-2344 and you can contact me on my facebook page Cassie Oakes. You may also snail mail me at 1328 Airline Road, Alexander, ME 04694.

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The Annual Alexander Craft Fair was a hit. This is a great fundraiser for the PTG. AES will be looking for more help next year. Please remember, you don’t have to be at the fair all day, an hour there is perfect.

It is all about teamwork. Don’t forget that the weather

is getting cooler and that AES believes that students should get outside for fresh air and ac-tivity, so it is time to make sure that your children are prepared for recess. This includes hats, mittens, jackets and appropri-

ate shoes for the playground. There will be a retake picture

day for the AES cross-country team on November 6th. Ath-letes need to bring in their uni-forms.

Grade 8 is selling RADA Cutlery. Orders need to be in by November 30th.

Gymnastics will be start-ing in November and students need to have a current physical on file in the office per the ath-letic policy to participate.

Band takes place on Tues-days, so please make sure your students bring their instru-ments so they can participate.

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held November 8th. Please call the office to make an appointment with your stu-dent’s teacher.

November 9th will be an Early Release Day.

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This year winter will be colder than normal with snow-fall. The snowiest periods will be December, late January and early March.

I attended Soup and Poetry night on Friday evening at the library, it was a great turnout, a lovely variety of soups, rolls, bread, cookies, squares and much more. A lot of readers shared their poems and a gui-tar player and song livened us up. It was a great group of men and women. Little Ms. Carter was the highlight, she is so cute.

I took a quick trip to St. An-drews on Monday. There was a lot of traffic but it was a beauti-ful sunny day. The store is full

and they have all their Hallow-een and Christmas goodies out - some beautiful items.

It’s hard to get in a holiday shopping mood with all the rain, winds and coldness and Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas combined in the stores. It’s all a big rush.

So many robins, cardinals and squirrels are out this late. Some say it means an early spring - that would be wonder-ful.

If you like music, on Satur-day, Nov. 3rd there will be a variety concert at Upper Mills United Church from 5 - 7 US with Valley Gospel Singers, Cindy Ferriere, The Leemans, Greg Dunn and Al Richard and Claudette Norman. Go across the upper bridge, take a left and follow the road up,

You can’t miss the church, and they are so friendly and musi-cal you won’t want it to end. A lunch will follow.

It’s one craft show after the other until close to Christmas. The Covered Bridge Craft Sale will be held on Nov. 3rd at St. Stephen Legion 9 - 1 p.m. US with lots of hand-crafted items, homemade treats and much more. Charlotte Fire and Rescue Craft Fair is also on November 3rd from 9 - 2 p.m. at the school. That is a busy day and you get to see those you only see once a year. They feature a large food sale, fish chowder, chili, beans, hot dogs, sandwiches and drinks. No need to leave hungry.

November 4th Daylight Savings Time ends. Set clocks back one hour.

Local Veterans will be hon-ored on Friday, November 9th at 9:15 a.m. at Calais High School. Come early for the so-cial hour at 8 a.m. There will be singers and a slideshow of Veterans. It will be a wonder-ful celebration. See you there.

Veterans Day (USA) Re-membrance Day (Canada) is Nov 11th. In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row. Lt. John McCrae, Canadian Poet 1872-1918.

As Veterans Day approach-es, our thoughts turn to those brave Veterans who fought so very hard for the freedoms we Americans enjoy today. I can-not bear the thought of even one of our many thousands of paralyzed Veterans spending this Veterans Day alone and

forgotten in a VA hospital bed. They deserve to be honored and remembered on this spe-cial day.

“Old Glory” - long may it wave - born in Philadelphia on June 14th, 1777, the flag of the United States of America symbolizes the patriotic ideas of a nation “conceived in lib-erty” and admired around the world.

Watergate Salad

1 pkg. instant pistachio pudding

15 oz. can crushed pineapple1 bag miniature marshmallows

1 container whipped toppingMix all together and serve.

Nuts can be added if desired.

Shortbread Cookies

3 sticks butter or margarine softened.

1 pkg cream cheese 8 oz. 1/2 cup sugar 3 cups flour

powdered sugar

Mix butter, cream cheese and sugar until blended. Mix in flour. Shape dough into 1-inch balls, place on ungreased cookie sheets, and bake at 400 degrees for 10 -13 minutes or until light golden brown and set. Cool on wire racks. Sprin-kle with powdered sugar or candies. Makes 6 dozen.

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Downtown Calais Scarecrows

The Martha Unobskey Goldner Scarecrow

Submitted by Martha Unobskey Goldner

This is the Martha Unobskey Goldner contribution to revital-izing Main Street. Actually, it's just an effort to endorse any and all kinds of hyping why and when Calais was a great place for me to grow up, and for the Unobskeys to be in-volved with the hope that life in Calais and environs was just the best!

This was truly spirited by the great articles in The Calais Advertiser which seems so vi-tal and lively. It was just one of those things that I just wanted to do something. With cotton in her pockets and pine cones from the South, pine cones on her mind and heart, this is my idea of the happy experience I had and relive in memory all the time.

Pumpkin Decorating Casket Race

Catherine Bohanon and Jemah Leighton taking a break from paint-ing windows at Woodland Foodmart. (Photo by Beth McCray)

The Annual Harvest Party at the Second Baptist Church was not without its celebrity visitors this year. Everyone was excited to see Minnie Mouse, USA National Miss Junior Teen, and Miss Acadia Pre-Teen. (Photo by Sally Doten)

Window Painting in Baileyville Baptist Church Harvest Party

Ceramic pumpkin options were present this year at Calais Regional Hospital’s pumpkin painting activity in Triangle Park. (Photo by Lura Jackson)

Being the lone entrants didn’t stop this team of Walmart employees from putting on a good spirited show during the casket race this year. (Photo by Lura Jackson)

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Baileyville Utilities DistrictPublic Hearing Notice

October 15, 2018

The Baileyville Utilities District (BUD) is providing notice to its customers that a Public Hearing will be held on November 7, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Woodland Elementary School on 23 Fourth Avenue to discuss and hear comments on a proposed water rate increase. Water rates were last increase on October 1, 2009 nearly ten years from when the new rates will become effective. Although the BUD has worked diligently to maintain low rates, rising operational costs and an aging distribution system have now required that the BUD raise rates to both maintain and improve it's existing infrastructure and to properly operate it's water system. The proposed rate increase will involve two phases as described below:

Phase 1 - The amount of the initial proposed rate increase is estimated to be twenty-five percent or an additional $16.12/quarter for the average residential user. This is a quarterly increase for the average residential user from $64.48 to $80.60. We are requesting that the Phase 1 increase be effective as of January 1, 2019. In the January 1, 2019 or initial rate increase, the BUD is proposing to increase fire protection charges to the Town from $114,000 per year to $146,408 per year. Private fire protection for sprinkler service will be increased by 25% from $127/ inch of diameter to $159/ inch of diameter.

Phase 2 - The second-rate increase is necessary by January of 2020, due to the ongoing capital im-provements which will require a fifteen percent increase or an additional $12.09/quarter for the average residential user. This is a quarterly increase for the average residential user from $80.60 to $92.69. We are requesting that the Phase 2 increase be effective as of January 1, 2020. In the January 1, 2020 or Phase 2 increase, the BUD is proposing to increase fire protection charges to the Town from $146,408 per year to $168,421 per year. Private fire protection for sprinkler service will be increased by 15% from $159/inch of diameter to $183/inch of diameter.

The BUD is submitting this request for a rate change to the PUC pursuant to Title 35-A M.R.S. §6104. Pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. §6104, a customer has the right to request additional information relating to the present and proposed rates from the BUD, the right to an open and fair hearing, and the right to assistance from the Public Advocate. Customers also have the right under 35-A M.R.S. §6104 to peti-tion the Maine Public Utilities Commission to suspend and investigate the Company's rates pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. §6104 to petition the Maine Public Utilities Commission to suspend and investigate the Company's rates pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. Section 310, if, on or before December 7, 2018 (15% of the BUD's customers) file with the BUD's Chairman, Ronald Wallace, and with the Public Utilities Commis-sion, State House Station #18, Augusta, ME. 04333-0018, a petition or petitions demanding review by the PUC of the proposed rate changes. Signatures on the petitions filed pursuant to Section 7 are invalid unless accompanied by the printed names and addresses of the signers. Upon request, the BUD will provide customers with petition forms that include space for the signatures and the printed names and addresses of the signers.

A copy of material supporting the proposed rate increase will be available at the BUD office at 32 Main Street for inspection on or after October 1, 2018. If you have any questions or desire additional informa-tion, you may call Annaleis Hafford, Water District Manager at 223-2232 or Andrew Snowman, District Superintendent at 427-3328, or the PUC at 287-3831. For additional assistance, contact the Public

CEMETERY NOTICE TOWN OF BAILEYVILLE RESIDENTS

Please remove all flower arrangements and decorations by November 16, 2018. Anything

that is now removed by that date will be disposed of by the Baileyville Public Works Department.

NOTICETOWN OF BAILEYVILLE RESIDENTS

The Baileyville Public Works Department is requesting all residents remove their portable basketball backboards and equipment from the right of way on all town roads at least

15 feet from the edge of pavement NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 16, 2018. The Town will not be

responsible for any damage to equipment.

TOWN OF BAILEYVILLEWINTER CEMETERY INTERMENT

The Winter Interment for the Baileyville (Woodland) Cemetery is in effect from Monday, November 16, 2018

until April 1, 2019.

To prevent damage to existing lots and/or placement errors, winter interment will be permitted ONLY at the discretion of the Cemetery

Supervisor – 427-6208.

If interment is allowed, the requesting party will agree to pay all costs, including damages.

All work will be supervised by and completed to the satisfaction of the Cemetery Supervisor/Pubic Works Director.

TOWN OF BAILEYVILLEWINTER PARKING BAN

The Town of Baileyville’s Winter Parking Ban is effective November 16, 2018 through April 1, 2019.

Parking on Town StreetsFrom 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

FromNovember 16, 2018 until April 1, 2019 is prohibited.

Vehicles in violation of the parking ban will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the Stipulated Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated September 18, 2018 in the action entitled Nationstar HECM Acquisition Trust 2016-3, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not individually but solely as trustee v. Robert B. Mercer, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Carolyn Johnson et al., by the Maine District Court, Division of Machias, Docket No. MACDC-RE-17-33, where in the Court adjudged the foreclosure of a mortgage granted by Carolyn Johnson and Allen D. Johnson to Generation Mortgage Company, dated January 8, 2010 and recorded in the Washington County Registry of Deeds in Book 3611 at Page 222, should the period of redemption have expired without redemption of the property by the Estate of Carolyn Johnson, a public sale of the property described in the mortgage will be conducted on

December 5, 2018 commencing at 10:00 AM at 45 Court Street, Houlton, ME 04730

The property is located at 8 Pages Hill, Machiasport, in Washington County, reference as described in said mortgage.

The sale will be by public auction. All bidders for the property will be required to make a deposit of $5,000.00 in cash, certified or bank check at the time of the public sale made payable to Brock & Scott, PLLC, which deposit is non-refundable as to the highest bidder. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the public sale. In the event that a representative of Nationstar HECM Acquisition Trust 2016-3, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not individually but solely as trustee is not present at the time and place stated in this notice, no sale shall be deemed to have occurred and all rights to reschedule a subsequent sale are reserved.

Additional terms will be announced at the public sale.

Nationstar HECM Acquisition Trust 2016-3, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not individually but solely as trustee By its attorneys, Brock & Scott, PLLC John Michael Ney, Jr. 1080 Main Street, Suite 200 Pawtucket, RI 02860

THE TOWN OF PRINCETONWOULD LIKE ALL ARRANGEMENTS/

LIGHTS/ETC...REMOVED FROM THE WEST STREET AND SOUTH PRINCETON

CEMETERIES BY NOVEMBER 1, 2018

ANY ARRANGEMENTS LEFT ON NOVEMBER 2, 2018 WILL BE DISCARDED.

THIS WILL HELP WITH THE SPRING CLEANUP.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL THE TOWN OFFICE AT 796-2744.

PUBLIC NOTICEA Public Hearing will be held by the Municipal Officers of the City

of Calais on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Calais City Building to consider the following Special Amusement Permit Application:

St. Croix Bowling Club, 506 Main Street, Calais, ME

All citizens may appear and show just cause, if any, why this application should not be approved.

Per Order Calais City Council/s/ Theresa M. Porter, City Clerk

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10 “Siskel & __”12 Actor & comedian Martin13 “Out of __”; Meryl Streep/Robert

Redford film14 Selleck or Bergeron15 Oscar-winning Leslie Caron

movie16 “Touched by an __”19 “The King __”; Yul Brynner film23 Set __; leave shore24 “High __”; Gary Cooper classic25 “__ at the Opera”; Marx Brothers

movie28 Mitchell or McArdle30 __ Moore31 Actor Morales32 Q-Tip, for one33 Spend foolishly34 Chair or stool36 Role on “How I Met Your Mother”39 “Blue __”

42 Actress Debi44 “__ for Lambs”; Tom Cruise/Meryl

Streep film45 Aspirin alternative46 Recipe amt.47 Extend one’s subscription

DOWN1 “X-Men: Days of Future __”2 Resound3 Actor on “Criminal Minds”4 Suffix for puppet or profit5 Q-U connection6 Accessory for Don Ho7 “Joan of __”; Ingrid Bergman film8 “Harper Valley __”

10 File drawer, perhaps11 “NCIS” actor13 Have a bug15 Become firm17 Slangy refusal18 “__ Along, Little Dogies”20 And not21 Fawn’s mother22 “Message __ Bottle”; Kevin

Costner movie25 Commercials26 “__ Amsterdam”27 “__ Big Girl Now”28 Burro29 Natalie Cole’s dad31 “Please Don’t __ the Daisies”33 “How the West __ Won”35 Sullivan and Bradley37 Roof overhang38 “The Price Is Right” host39 Sandwich letters40 Fleur-de-__41 “Alley __”42 4 months from now: abbr.43 Pub order

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Town of BaileyvilleItems for Bid

The Town of Baileyville is putting the following items up for sale:

-2011 Ford Crown Victoria with 125,456 miles-2011 Ford Crown Victoria with approximately 140,000 miles-Swenson, 2 yard Stainless Steel Sander (from a 1 ton vehicle)-1999 Ford Ranger Pickup Truck 49,000 milesAll items are “As Is, Where Is”Bids must be in a sealed envelope marked “Town Excess

Equipment”, and be received by the Town Office no later than Tuesday, November 13, at 4 p.m. Bids will be opened at the Council Meeting later that night.

The winning bidder for each item is responsible for removing the item purchased at their own expense. One bid per item per household.

Baileyville is an equal opportunity employer.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Washington County Commissioners on behalf of the Washington County Unorganized

Territories for the following items.

Summer Road Maintenance/ Construction Work to be completed is located in the Townships: Berry Twp. & Twp. 19 ED

Crosspipe Replacement/ InstallationDitching Operations

Right of Way Cutting/ClearingShoulder RehabilitationRoadway Construction

A bid package including specifications for each item may be obtained from the Unorganized Territory Supervisor’s office, 28 Center Street, Machias, ME 04654 (207-255-8919).

Bids must be completed and filed with the Unorganized Territory Supervisor at P.O. Box 297, Machias, ME 04654 by 11 a.m., November 19, 2018. Bids received after that time will not be considered.

Bids will be opened and read aloud publicly at a meeting held at the Conference Room at 28 Center Street, Machias, ME on November 20, 2018 commencing at 11 a.m.

The Washington County Commissioners reserve the right to waive all formalities and to reject any and all bids (and accept any bid). The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder unless the Washington County Commissioners exercise their right to reject all bids.

Remember America is still at War in Afghanistan.

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Grand Lake Stream

(continued on page 21)

Dave McCullough

The fall rain season is upon us this year in a sound man-ner. West Grand Lake has been drawn so low this year that na-ture has the challenge of filling the lake back to its normal wa-ter levels. On the positive side, the lower water level has been very helpful with the hatchery project. The project has been moving along despite a variety of challenges.

One of the best features of having Election Day coming up soon is that maybe all the political talk will come to a close! Be sure and mark No-vember 6th on your calendar.

The annual Election Day bake and luncheon sale will be held at the School House. This event runs from 10 a.m. thru 4 p.m. and is sponsored by the Grand Lake Stream Historical Society. So go and vote and enjoy a lun-cheon of steamed hot dogs and baked goods. Always remem-ber that the bakers in Grand Lake Stream are some of the best in Washington County!!

On Friday, November 2nd, join DLLT staff and volunteers for the annual “Wild Foods Pot-luck Dinner!” Bring your best dish comprised of wild game, fruits and veggies from your garden, or other foraged foods. Participants should come to

the Grand Lake Stream School Building at 5 p.m. There will be a contest for the different categories, including best dish, most creative, and more! For more information, please con-tact DLLT at (207) 796-2100, or email info@downeastlakes.org.

After doing some history re-search on Grand Lake Stream I found in a 2006 Down East Magazine a recognition of an environmental award. Here are the highlights. “Starting with thirty people meeting in the basement of a town hall in 1999, the Downeast Lakes Land Trust

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Job openings at Yancy’s Restaurant

Delivery driver/kitchen helper$12 an hour plus tips with fixed schedule

11 a.m. to close Wed. thru Sat.36 hours a week

Delivery driver/kitchen helper$12 an hour plus tips with fixed schedule

2 p.m. to close Wed. thru Sat. 24 - 25 hour a week

Must have a clean driver’s license

Apply today: Yancy’s Restaurant332 North Street, Calais • 207-454-8200

Healthy Acadia, a community health coalition serving Maine’s Hancock and Washington counties to join a dynamic team passionate about making it easier for all people to lead healthier lives.

(Hancock ount – full time) -

Competitive salary and benefits are available. See full job description at www.healthyacadia.org.

To apply: Email in a single document a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to:

@healthyacadia.org. eadline 5pm, /9/18. Healthy Acadia is a 501c3 charitable organization.

Business Manager IIThis full-time position directs and oversees multiple college accounting functions (Accounts Receivable/Payable, General Ledger, Purchasing, Auxiliary Services). Plans, organizes, monitors, and prepares administrative service and fiscal transactions to ensure the most economical operations consistent with sound business practices and the financial resources of the college. Work involves the interpretation and application of controlling laws, regulations, policies and procedures in connection with various phases of the management process. Manages college worker compensation and insurance compliance programs. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Public/Business Administration in a related field with 4 years’ experience in administrative management including budget, finance, personnel and procurement functions is required. Directly related professional work experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis. Knowledge of database systems and Microsoft Office products preferred. Salary Range: Full-time, MSEA Supervisory Services Unit/salary commensurate with creden-tials and experience, Range 24, $49,982 to $57,678. Benefits: 100% employer paid health for employees, dental & life insurance for employees, Maine State Retirement, vacation/sick time allowances, professional development, and free tuition within the MCCS. Application Process: Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcripts, list three professional references (letters accepted) to resume@wccc.me.edu or mail to Robyn Leighton, Human Resource Coordinator, Washington County Community College, One College Drive, Calais, ME 04619. Attn: Business Manager II Search Committee, by close of business Friday, November 16, 2018. WCCC is an EO/AA Employer

Medical Assisting Adjunct Faculty Search

WCCC is seeking instructors to teach the following courses beginning in January 2019.

Evening Classes in Machias MDT135, Clinical Office Procedures I MDT221, Insurance Coding & Billing

MDT133, Medical DocumentationMinimum Qualifications: Associate Degree and

Certified or Registered Medical Assistant or Equivalent. Pay commensurate with education

and experience. FMI – 207-454-1016.

Please send resume to: Robyn Leighton, resume@wccc.me.edu WCCC is an EO/AA Employer

The Regional Medical Center at Lubec seeks to fill two positions in Behavioral Health: RMCL has an opening in our Behavioral Health department for a full-time licensed behavioral health clinician to maintain a client base in our East Machias clinic. Experience or background in motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care, pain and stress management, health-behavior change, and brief interventions is desirable.

We also seek to fill the position of Director of Behavioral Health (counseling and substance use disorder services). The position is based in the Lubec office. In addition to the duties noted above, the Director will be responsible for administrative oversight and day-to-day operations, grant and contract management, and department planning. We are looking for an individual with either knowledge of or willingness to learn innovative ways to integrate behavioral health with primary care.Graduate from an accredited school of social work, MSW or LCSW preferred.

Excellent benefit package. Please send resume and cover letter to:HealthWays/Regional Medical Center at LubecAttention: Human Resources, 43 South Lubec Road, Lubec, Maine 04652For more information call (207) 733-1090 • trier@rmcl.org

Equal Opportunity Employer

Princeton RIGHT: Washington County District 141 Senate Democratic Candidate Christina Ther-rien, Doreen Wallace, Sandra Smith, House Representative Democratic Candidate Donald Green. (Photo submitted by Sandra Smith)

Sandra Smith

Heidi, the librarian, had an-other fun story hour on Wednes-day. The children selected the two books that they wanted her to read from the Halloween themed ones she had set out for them. They then played a game using dice to select the parts to put on a paper pumpkin craft project. Heidi’s special treat was cupcakes with vampire teeth, which the children truly enjoyed. Note that there will not be a story hour in November due to the Thanksgiving holi-day. Heidi has been quite busy with adding all the wonderful donations to the shelves. She especially wanted patrons to know that she does have the latest Nicholas Sparks book, “Every Breath” and eleven new titles in large print books.

This past Saturday, the Princ-eton Library sponsored an event to meet Democratic Candidates, Washington County District 141 Senate candidate Christina Therrien from Machias and Representative candidate Don-ald Green from Berry Town-ship. Selectboard member Do-reen Wallace supplied pumpkin bread and I baked blueberry muffins and French donuts.

Unfortunately, once again at-tendance was low. It is a bit discouraging when we work so hard to arrange these events and not many attend. This was such an opportunity to meet these people, to ask them questions and to learn what their plans are to help this area. We have thanked all the candidates for taking time out of their busy schedules to come to Princeton. Note that the library has flyers from the candidates as well as information regarding the ballot questions. Question 1 is a Citi-zens’ Initiative and questions 2-5 are Bond Issues. Take the time to check these out ahead of the election on this upcom-ing Tuesday and don’t forget to vote. This may be a mid-term election but it is still an elec-tion of candidates for the State Representative and Senator for this area as well as U. S. Senator and Representative for Maine and our Governor.

Last reminder that the decora-tive items need to be removed from the cemeteries.

Town of Princeton Select-men’s’ Meetings-First and Third Tuesday each month at 6:30 p.m.

October 31 - Deadline for removing decorations from

cemeteriesNovember 3 - Rod & Gun

Club Annual Hunters Supper 5:30 p.m.

November 6 - Election DayNovember 10 - Princeton

PTO Spaghetti Dinner - Rod & Gun Club

November 12 - Princeton Elementary School Closed - Veterans’ Day

November 14 - Princeton Library Committee Meeting 5 - 6 p.m.

November 14 - Princeton El-ementary School Island Read-ers and Writers Rebekah Raye

November 21 - Princeton Elementary School - No School - Teachers Workshop

November 22 - Thanksgiv-ing

November 23 - Princeton Elementary School Closed

To send me news just drop me a note princetonnews@outlook.com or give me a call after 10 a.m. at 796-2261. My deadline to submit the column is 4 p.m. on Monday.

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TOWN OF BAILEYVILLETRANSFER STATION ATTENDANT

The Town of Baileyville is seeking applications for a Transfer Station Attendant.

This is a 40-hour per week hourly position with benefits. Applicants should be able to work around heavy

equipment and operate heavy equipment. Class B License preferred. Normal work week is Tuesday through Saturday. The selected person must be able to work well with members of the public.

Applications are available at the Baileyville Town Office and should be submitted by mail or delivered no later than noon on Friday, November 2, 2018 to Chris Loughlin, Town Manager, 63 Broadway, Baileyville, ME 04694.

Baileyville is an Equal Opportunity Employer

No commercial driver’s license required but candidates must have clean driving record, pass criminal and child protective background checks and meet drug and alcohol testing requirements.

Apply today to join our team assisting your neighbors overcome the challenge of finding safe, reliable transportation when they need it most.

Applications may be obtained from Downeast Community Partners, 248 Bucksport Rd, Ellsworth, ME 04605

Telephone: 207-664-0012; or download off of the website at www.downeastcommunitypartners.org.

PART TIME DRIVERS WANTED

Downeast Community Partners, serving Washington and Hancock counties, is seeking part-time drivers to join its transportation team in the Calais area. We provide transportation to individuals in need of rides for medical and other necessary appointments. Extensive training is provide to all drivers in order to provide safe and timely transportation as required by our transportation contracts.

In accordance with federal regulations, Downeast Community Partners is an equal opportunity

employer.

Maine Indian EducationPleasant Point Passamaquoddy School Department

Position Open Immediately

Community/School LiaisonLong-Term Substitute

To support the Pleasant Point Community in promoting the edu-cation of their youth attending Shead, Calais and Washington

Academy high schools.

Must have high school diploma or equivalent, CHRC and submit to substance abuse testing as required by the school committee.

Submit an application to: Superintendent of SchoolsMaine Indian Education

39A Union Street, Calais, ME 04619 • 207-454-2126Contact: Wanda.Barlow@bie.edu

MIE Non-Teaching Application is available at MIE,Beatrice Rafferty School and http://www.mie.bie.edu/

Accepting applications until Friday, November 2, 2018

Native American Preference/Equal Opportunity Employer St. Croix Regional Family Health Center

Are you a Cer�fied/Registered

Medical Assistant looking for that

perfect job?

If you are focused on excellence in care and strive for posi�ve outcomes for children, families,

and individuals, we want to talk to you.

Join our commi�ed team of professionals. We offer compe��ve wages and benefits.

Please send resume to: Corinne LaPlant, Execu�ve Director

St. Croix Regional Family Health Center 136 Mill Street, Princeton, ME 04668

scr�c.org

SCRFHC is an equal opportunity provider and employer

MAINE VETERANS’ HOME - MACHIASFood & Nutrition Services Manager

32 Veterans Way, Machias, ME 04654(207) 255-2405 or 1-877-866-4669

wcandelmo@mainevets.org

Equal Opportunity Employer

Maine Veterans’ Homes is a public, not for profit organization committed to providing skilled nursing and rehabilitation, long-term residential and dementia care to veterans, their spouses, widows, widowers, and gold star parents.

COOK

The Cook is responsible for safe food handling, preparation of food served in the facility, all production matters, and some therapeutic needs of the resident.

Prior food services experience required, Prior experience in institutional food preparation preferred.

If you would like to have a job that you can truly be proud of, Maine Veterans’ Homes is the place for you. For immediate consideration, you may mail / e-mail a cover letter and resume to:

Maine Veterans’ Homes Machias facility is seeking a part

time (20-hour) Cook.

(continued from page 19)Grand Lake Stream

sparked a $30 million conser-vation effort that has resulted in the protection of 340,000 acres of woodlands, 60 lakes with 445 miles of lakeshore and 1,500 miles of riverfront. The Trust’s work filled in the gaps to create more than a million contiguous acres of forestland in eastern Maine and western New Brunswick that will now remain forever free of devel-opment. For these accomplish-ments, the editors of Down East magazine are proud to name the Downeast Lakes Land Trust as the recipient of the 2006 Down East

Environmental Award.”

Got your wood stove going? How about this recipe from the “From Tanbark To Tough End” cookbook titled “Red Riding Hood Soup”: ½ pound of ham-burger browned, 2 cups stewed tomatoes, 2 cups of water, 1 8 oz. can of tomato sauce, 1 pkg. mixed vegetables, ½ packet of onion soup mix and 2 tsp. sug-ar. Mix all the ingredients into the browned hamburger. Cover and simmer 1 hour. How about that? Guaranteed to warm your inside

Send in news about your fam-ily to share!

Your humble correspondent, Dave McCullough, contact 207-712-8294 or dmccull1@maine.rr.com

News of the Hannah Weston Chapter, DARMembers of the Hannah

Weston Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution have set aside the month of November to recognize and honor both Active Duty Servicemen and Women and Veterans.

First they will recognized the veterans by gathering for a 11:45 a.m. meeting to be held on Nov. 3rd at the Machias Veterans Home to be followed by a talk about the MVH by Marcia Jackson. During that meeting and as the chapter has done in the past the November collection is earmarked for local Veter-ans. Headed by Jean Ingalls,

chair of the DAR Service for Veterans Committee, the funds collected will be used

to purchase Christmas and Valentine candy for the resi-

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Large one bedroom apartment down town

Calais at 411 Main Street.

Kitchen, LR. Rent $490 plus utilities.

First, last, security. References

and lease required. No cats or large pets.

Three bedroom house, large kitchen, LR, DR, with two bathrooms on

Spring Street. Large yard.

$650 plus utilities. First, last, security.

References and lease required. Jack Fortier

Auctioneer #auc16251 Washington Street, Calais • 207-904-8619

We buy and acceptconsignments, jewelry & coins.

One item or wholehouseholds.

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SCRTC News By Luke McDonald

SCTRC'S Building Trades had a great group of visitors from the Totally Trades work-shop held at WCCC Friday. Girls from all over Washington County participated in this all-day event. Two groups of 12 girls came to visit SCRTC. Mr. Sluzenski and Mr. James showed the students the shop and each got to build a toolbox to take home as well.

Mrs. Skriletz's CNA students participated in Calais Regional

Baring and AboutSally Doten

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It’s been sort of a quiet week around town. I haven’t heard of one exciting thing happening. So for this column I will have to make up stories. You will have to decide whether I’m telling the truth or not.

Recent guests at Doug & Mary McLellan’s have been their daughter Laurie Green from Casco and their grand-daughter Abby Green from Fort Kent. Abby is a nursing student at the University of

Maine, Fort Kent. Laurie was here for a quick stop, but Abby decided to be here for two week-ends. She was fascinated by the Calais Fire Department’s Haunted House. She enjoyed helping her uncle and aunt (Duane and Crystal) with this scary project.

Janice Ferry and I attended the Sarah’s House Benefit at the People’s United Methodist Church in Baileyville and then travelled just a few feet down the street to have lunch the Sodality of St. James Catholic Church. It was a good after-

noon with friends from both churches.

Since we’re on the church circuit, the Second Baptist Church in Calais held their annual Harvest Party. Over 80 kids participated in games, face painting, a cake walk, and cup cake decorating. Many thanks to the Christian Education Committee for making this such a huge success.

Are you a birdwatcher? I nev-er thought that I was until this summer and fall. We decided to move the feeders closer to the house in late summer because

the squirrels were keeping the birds away and wrecking ev-erything we put out. I now sit by the window and watch my feathered friends and can see their different personalities. We have purple finch, yellow finch, juncos, doves, bluebirds, and chickadees. My walkway into the house is messy with seeds but it’s worth it just to watch them.

Ladies over 60...are you just sitting at home and wondering if there’s anything exciting you can do? Well, do I have the answer for you. I teach a “sit-tercise class” on Tuesdays. We do all the motions while sitting or standing behind a chair. You

never let go of your chair. This is, of course, a safety thing. I would love to see any of you at the Second Baptist Church at 1 p.m. There is no cost, but plenty of laughs. Come enjoy exercising with me.

Thinking of special people this week and sending them love and prayers to Verna MacKechnie, Ken & Edith Colson, Neil Bohanon, Barbara Gibson, Eileen Lewis, Mary El-len Nadeau, and Emma Hill.

Thought of the Week: “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy cupcakes, and that’s kind of the same thing.”

Stay well; be strong; you are loved.

Hospital's Health & Wellness Fair at WCCC Wednesday. Several vendors and booths

were spread throughout the gym with great information for our students.

(continued from page 21)Hannah Weston Chapter

dents of the Machias Veterans Home.

In honoring our Active Duty Servicemen, Holly Da-vis, chair of the DAR Project Patriot Committee will be assembling four (4) Care Packages to send to service-men and women currently serving our country. She is asking that members donate items so that she can fill the packages. She has made up a list of suggested items and asks that members bring them to the November meeting so that she can get them out in time for the packages to ar-rive before Christmas. A list of suggested items that can be sent to the active service per-sonnel has been distributed to the membership. Davis stated, “If each one of us attending will bring a selection of the suggested items, we will then be able to assemble nice pack-

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CLEAN AND QUIET ROOMS. Smoking and non-smoking available. Reason-able rents. Call 454-3630.

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ages for our servicemen and women.”

For those not able to bring something to the meeting but still wishing to participate in the project, donations towards the cost of mailing the pack-ages can be sent to the chapter treasurer, Barbara Maloy of Machiasport.

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Immediate Openings

Full Time/Per Diem Dietary AideFull Time and Per Diem Housekeeping/Laundry

Essential Job Duties: To assist in serving food, setting up trays, plating up desserts, handling food, washing & handling dishes, put-ting away freight and making sure the kitchen is stocked and clean for the next shift. Check food temps make sure units are stocked, maintain food sanitation at all times.

Requirements: Ability to interact with residents and co-workers in a positive manner; is a team player and communicates well with all staff. Must be flexible and be able to get along with others.

Send resume to: Marshall Healthcare, LLC.16 Beal St., Machias. Call 207-255-3387with questions,

or emailofficemarshalls@firstatlantic.com

Immediate Opening

SIGN-ON BONUS!Full-Time R.N. Charge NurseShift: 40 Hours/Week. Days, Evenings

Essential Job Duties: Caring for primary residents in all ADL areas. Requires good customer service skills, flexibility, focus on creating homelike environment that puts residents rights and choices first. Direct nursing care to residents, must have experience in assessing residents, direct supervision of day to day activities performed by nursing assistants. Supervisor must ensure compliance with current federal and state standards and regulations. Excellent communication skills, flexibility and great customer service. Must be a team player with a “can do” attitude. LTC experience & electronic charting experience preferred.

Requirements: Registered Nurse in good standing with the State of Maine Board of Nursing.

Send resume to: Marshall Healthcare, LLC16 Beal St., Machias. Call 207-255-3387 with questions,

or emailofficemarshalls@firstatlantic.com

HELP WANTEDThe City of Calais is seeking an individual to

work part-time as an office assistant at the City Building approximately 28 hours per week. The position requires a detail-oriented individual with good general office, computer, written communication and people skills.

Send resume to: City of Calais, P.O. Box 413, 11 Church Street, Calais, ME 04619

Any questions please call 454-2521 extension 6. Deadline: November 2nd by 5 p.m.

The City of Calais is an

Equal Opportunity Employer

Director of Information TechnologyThis full-time position is responsible for leading and providing the technology vision and strategic planning activities for all Information Technology at the College. This position manages and leads the department in maintaining the administrative and educational computer technology systems, software, LAN, WAN, WLAN and telecommunications systems utilized by the College. Manages department personnel, electronic communi-cations, operating and capital budgets for the technology department, and serves as the senior technology ad-visor. Individual understands data and programming relational databases and is adept at troubleshooting and repairing systems, system administration, information and network security. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 2 years’ experience in information technology. Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree with 2 years’ experience in information technology management. Salary: $47,608.04 - $62,117.69, depending on education and experience; excellent benefit package. Application Deadline: Application review begins November 9, 2018. Interested candidates please visit the college website at www.wccc.me.edu to view the full position advertisement and application requirements. WCCC is an EO/AA Employer.

Immediate OpeningsSIGN-ON BONUS!

Full Time/Part-Time C.N.A-Multiple ShiftsEssential Job Duties: Caring for primary residents in all ADL areas. Requires good customer service skills, flexibility, focus on creating homelike environment that puts residents rights and choices first. Candidate will scan and administer medications to residents ensuring they receive the necessary care and services to attain the highest practicable, physical, mental, and psycho-social well-being in accordance to the plan of care. Excellent communication skills, flexibility and great customer service required. Willingness to change to promote improvement in care as needed. Ability to interact with residents and co-workers with a positive “can do attitude”, must be a team player and communicate well with all staff.

Requirements: C.N.A/M certificate in good standing with the State of Maine Registry

Marshall Healthcare, LLC, 16 Beal Street, Machias, ME. Call 207-255-3387 with questions,or emailofficemarshalls@firstatlantic.com

ANTICIPATED VACANCYState of Maine, EUT

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

The Education in the Unorganized Territory is seeking a full-time, seasonal:

Janitor/Bus Driver~Work is performed under general supervision~

QUALIFICATIONS:High school diploma or equivalent, 21 years of age, and no criminal and driving violations. Position is primarily janitorial with occasional bus driving as needed. Cleaning experience, bus driver endorsement preferred, but not necessary upon hire. A valid Criminal History Record Check as issued by the Department of Education, Certification Office.

To be considered qualified candidates must send a State of Maine Direct Hire Application, letter of interest, and resume to:

Edmunds Consolidated SchoolATTN: Trudy Newcomb, Principal

Edmunds TWP., 21 Harrison Road., ME 04628

DECH BirthsTo Penny and Zachary Merrill of Rob-

binston, Maine, a girl, Charlotte Elizabeth Merrill, born on Oct. 24, 2018, weighing 7 lbs., 4 oz., 21 inches long.

To Lindsey Berube and Brent McPhail, of Calais, Maine, a girl, Paisley Grace McPhail, born on Oct. 24, 2018,weighing 8 lbs., 19 inches long.

To Jordan and Emily Codrey of Rob-binston, Maine, a girl, Monroe Katherine Codrey, born on Oct. 26, 2018, weighing 8 lbs., 8 oz. 21.5 inches long.

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376 West Kennebec Road, Machias: Federal period cape, originally the Marston homestead on Little Kennebec Bay. House is mostly restored to period with 3BDR/1B, 5 fireplaces, & large two story barn with full foundation all on 3.5 acres with 330’ of water frontage! $209,900

19 Sullivan Street, Eastport: A 2 bed 1 bath home in the center of town with many upgrades from heating system to metal roof. Home is a 2 minutes walk to the breakwater or to the school. Move in ready!: $109,500

489 East River Road, Pembroke: 90+/- acres with a 3 bed, 3 bath Contemporary style home, large barn, multiple out buildings, & fields with lots of apple trees, with 600’+/- water frontage on the Pennamaquan River. A beautiful piece of property to start working with as a farm! $249,900

329 Garnet Head Road, Pembroke: A near new stick built home with 3 bed 3 ½ bath on the Pennamaquan River & Cobscook bay, with 4 ½ +/- acres, beautiful views, & nice gravel shoreline. Open concept full basement, open screen porch & patio, 3 bay garage with guest room & full bath over head. Home has views from every room, this is a must see property! $399,000

34 Snug Harbor Lane, Pembroke: A 2 bed 2 bath contemporary on the edge of Pennamaquan River & Cobscook Bay with 440’ shore front, 8+ acres of land, with large pond & great views! Home was built in 1992, open concept, 3 bay garage, daylight basement. Move in ready! $299,000

1036 Ayers Junction, Charlotte: A nice raised ranch nestled in the country with 3 acres, 3 bed 1 ½ bath, partially finished basement with family room, large 2 story 28x32 garage with 10’ doors & much more! Just 15 minutes to town amenities, less than 5 minutes to lakes, trails & farm stands! A great central location between Calais, Eastport & Machias! $175,000

146 Pine Tree Shore Road, Alexander: A lake house on the waters edge of Pocomoonshine Lake. 3 bed 2 bath, enclosed sun room, finished daylight basement, big deck, 219’ shore front, a 36x56 2 story garage. Great location, big views! Must see! $299,000

Dam Road, Baileyville: A 12x24 camp on the shore of Grand Falls Flowage with 200’+/- shore-front, & 1 acre of land. The land is leased land with Woodland Pulp LLC, very nice location with big views & miles of boating from camp & excellent bass fishing! $28,000

12 Dochet Lane, Robbinston: A cottage on the St. Croix River with deep waterfront. The cottage is not habitable, but saves the footprint on the waters edge. Great views & shore-front, with 5+ acres, 132’ shore-front, & new septic system. Very nice location! $114,900

24 Chandler Street, Calais: 3 building lots on Chandler & Pleasant Street. Road frontage on both roads, with power, & public water & sewer, with a total of 1.2 +/- acres. Mobile homes are allowed, ready to go! $14,000

16 Birch Lane, Alexander: A ranch home on Pleasant Lake, with easy access to the lake! Home has 100’ shore-front with 4+ acres, 3 bed 1 bath, metal roof, drilled well & dock. Great views! $124,900

M16 L33 Gin Cove Road, Perry: 1.24 acres on Gin Cove Road, on the water side of Lewis Cove. 400’ +/- of shorefront, drilled well on site. A good building site, look-ing out to the bay! $39,000

828 Main Street, Calais: This home wont last long! This dormered cape sits on the water side of Hinkley Hill with beautiful lawn right down to the St.Croix River. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, mud room, sun porch, full walk out foundation, attached 2 car garage, 2 heat pumps and more! $209,000

293 River Road, Calais: A 3 bed 2 bath Victorian style home just south of town with a 1+/- acre big yard. Home has a 2 car garage & a one car garage/game room, also has large eat in kitchen & 2 enclosed porches. A great family home! $170,000

#4051: 34 Downes Street, Calais: A New England farm house with 3 or 4 beds 1 ½ bath, fireplace, HWBB heat, hardwood floors, hot top drive, & 2 car garage. Wonderful downtown location! $115,000

61 Calais Ave, Calais: A 3 or 4 bed home in the center of town 1 ½ bath, one car garage, paved drive, has big bay windows, wood floors, hot air heat & is ready to move in! Just a short walk to stores or downtown. $94,000