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St. Croix Technical Center’s State Championship SkillsUSA Team

Left to right: Front row: Amanda Ward, Shead High School, (SHS), Ashley Homsted, Calais High School, (CHS), Kiarra Newell, (CHS), Brooke Leeman, Woodland High School, (WHS), Willow Cobb, (WHS), Quinn Sluzenski, (CHS), Devonte Stevens, (WHS). Back row: Lance Morrison, (SHS), Taylorae Carter, (CHS), Toby Tomah, (WHS), Daynah Brown, (WHS), Paige Gillespie, (CHS), Sam Newell, (CHS), J.C. Meyers, (CHS). Absent from photo Miriah Howard (CHS). St. Croix Team members medaled in the following competitions: Dayna Brown (WHS), Employment Application Process, Willow Cobb (WHS) and Devonte Stevens (WHS), Carpentry Knowledge Test and Quinn Sluzenski (CHS) won an unprecedented third Gold medal in Prepared Speech and will attend the National Championship in Kansas City in June for the third time. (Submitted photo).

By Gwen Clark

A special school assembly was held at Woodland Elemen-tary School last Wednesday, March 19th, to honor one of their own classmates. Brianna Jack, a fifth grader at WES, was presented with the Pruden-tial Spirit of Community Award medallion. The event was at-tended by Brianna’s family, friends, teachers, and students. Principal Jane Smith reviewed the numerous accomplishments and volunteer hours that Brian-na has given to the community as well as other communities in Washington County.

Her accomplishments in-cluded holding a story time and placing over 100 books on the Woodland Library shelves. Guest readers have also at-tended and participated. She also started a summer reading challenge that was held at the library. In the summer of 2013 Brianna was granted $2000 from Target that was used to boost the story time program as well as developing a Bully Awareness Contest in the com-munity. In October 2012 she began her own non-profit or-ganization Maine Books for Maine Kids in order to get

books into the homes of kids county wide. By Christmas 2012 every child in her class was given books and 80 books were donated to the WHCA Christmas program. To date Brianna's donations of books have exceeded 1,723 books. Additionally, $500 was raised through a Read a Thon in her school which assisted in bring-ing Lynn Plourde, a Maine Author to the school. Last year she was able to bring Bess the Bus, a mobile literacy bus that brings books to give children to the school. Cynthia Lord, a noted Maine Author, heard about Brianna’s work, and donated books to the Maine Books for Maine Kids organization and met with the Woodland students during an assembly at the school.

Brianna visits other schools and libraries throughout the county. During the past two years, children’s books have been placed in hospitals, doc-tors’ waiting rooms, and a basket of books were given to the first New Year’s Baby at Calais Regional Hospital. During the past few Interna-tional Festivals in Calais, she reads and gives away over sixty books. Her sister Eliza helped

Ten year old Brianna Jack, daughter of Paul and Billie Jo Jack of Baileyville, was invited to Augusta on Thursday March 20th to be honored on the State House Floor by Representative Joyce Maker of Calais. Brianna was honored for all of her community service and for winning the 2014 Prudential Spirit of Community Award. Brianna also got to spend the day being a page. Pictured with Brianna are Senator David Burns from Whiting and Representative Joyce Maker from Calais. (Submitted photo).

Brianna Jack Receives Prudential Spirit of Community Award

her with a book drive in order to allow her to donate more

books to kids in Washington County. She attempts to donate as many Maine author books as she can.

Brianna is dedicated to her Maine Books for Maine Kids organization and maintains high honors in school. She con-tinues to donate books for chil-dren to read in her efforts. She was selected as Maine’s Top Middle Level Youth Volunteer for the 2014 Prudential Spirit of Community Award. The judges were so impressed with her out-standing volunteer work that she was chosen from among all other Maine nominees in this year’s programs to be recognized as one of our State’s Honorees for 2014. She was recognized at the State House in Augusta this past week while visiting the Legislature. The Prudential Award comes with a trip to Washington DC in May along with 101 other State Hon-orees to attend events of special recognition for their activities. Brianna will receive $1000 and be a candidate for one of ten national awards.

Brianna received a letter from the Chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial, John Strangfeld, and Executive Director of Secondary School Principals, JoAnn Bartolleti that reads as follows:

"We want to take this op-portunity to thank you for your compassionate dedication to improving the lives of others.

The kind of vision and commit-ment you have demonstrated is extremely important to the fu-ture of our neighborhoods, our cities, and our nation. Young volunteers like yourself are inspiring examples to all of us; you are our brightest hopes for a better tomorrow."

They informed her that she has also qualified for the Presi-dent’s Volunteer Service Award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and country.

Brianna has received a President's Volunteer Service Award certificate and a letter from President Barack Obama. Woodland Elementary Princi-pal Smith stated:

"Brianna, I want to person-ally thank you for all of the volunteer work that you do and for your consistency in being a high academic student. WES is proud of your accomplishments. I want to extend congratula-tions to your parents and sister as well. High achievements are usually a result of many posi-tive factors -initiative, ability, parental influence, and school environment. I know that you will represent Maine well in Washington DC."

This is a great honor not only for Brianna but for her school and her community. Congratu-lations!

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By Jayna Smith

Michael McLean, Com-mander of the American Le-gion Sherman Brothers Post 3 in Calais, is a true unsung hero. A Veteran of the United States Army, “Commander Mike” is a familiar face not only with area Veterans whom he assists, but also through his active role in volunteering throughout the community.

Each December, McLean can be found enduring the cold temperatures to assist with the Calais Lioness Club’s

Commander Michael McLean showing his recognition from Gov-ernor Paul LePage and from the Senate and House of Representa-tives.

On March 20, Fire Chief Posick presented a budget workshop to the Calais city council and members of the community.

Before he began, city man-ager Diane Barnes made a statement;

“In the budget you are look-ing at tonight, I have some things in there that I haven’t put into the budget for the last 3 years. The reason for doing that is that we do not have any funds in our capital improve-ments plan this year. With the fund balance that we have and the deficit balance that the school has, it affects our ability to have some funds set aside for capital improvements like I have for the last 3 years. So what I have included in these budgets is what we absolutely have to have to move forward. Hopefully next year we will have a better year in terms of fund balance.”

Chief Posick started out by saying that by going through the ambulance budget from a holistic sense he was able to reduce it by about $15,600 through trending it out vari-ous ways and seeing what we were actually spending on the ground.”

When the Calais Advertiser asked him to explain, he stated that “trending it out” referred to looking at a number of years and what the numbers were during that time, giving him an average or trend, to better establish what changes might be needed to their require-ments. This could (and did) result in savings, or it could mean that more money was needed. He often used the term “on the ground”, meaning ac-tual costs or savings based on what he was actually seeing in real life.

The Chief then covered the Ambulance budget line by line and shared what each line increase or decrease meant. Some highlights include:

Regular wages - decreased

by $645 due to personnel changes

Overtime wages - increased $10,000 to reflect the actual, on the ground need

Part time wages - increase by $3,000 to reflect the actual need

Benefits FICA/UC/WC - increase by $2609

Benefits Lifetime Retire-ment - increase by $2,812

Vehicle maintenance was reduced due to in house re-pairs.

Radio/repair reduced be-cause of a grant from Maine Health Access Foundation. This resulted in a $500 sav-ings. Additionally, the “narrow banding” has been finished.

Office supply- staying the same

Supplies and Oxygen - in-crease $600 in direct response to call volume.

Advertising- decrease by $750 due to staff being hired and not foreseeing the need for the advertising at this time.

Training - decrease for this year by $2,000

Legal and Audit Fees - de-crease by $1,400

Telephone - decrease by $562 due to changes in equip-ment and services.

Contract Services-Billing - decrease $5,000 due to review in trending numbers

Ambulance Principal - In-crease by $445. This is the final long-term debt principal payment for the start-up costs that included the purchase of three ambulances and equip-ment in 2009.

Ambulance Interest - De-crease by $446 to accurately reflect the final long-term inter-est payment.

Question: was asked if the cost charged to patients for transport was figured using these numbers.

A. The cost was set by Medicare and Maine Care, not them.

Question: Is there a way to go out to bid for billing services?

A. Yes, it could, but what is good about Caribou Fire is that they do everything electroni-cally.

The Chief strongly discour-aged it. He said that they have looked and compared, and there was nothing comparable to who they currently use.

It was again stressed that this was just a rough first draft and that numbers can change.

The meeting then shifted to the Fire Budget.

Fire budget has gone up $6,064 but Chief Posick want-ed to call out some of the addi-tions that have been added due to the CIP not having funds this year. Without that addition, the fire budget had actually gone down. Some of the accounts stayed the same. Highlights of the changes are shown below:

Regular wages - Reduced by $2,669 due to personnel changes

Overtime wages - decrease by $3,500

Firefighter wages - increase by $3,000

Benefits/Life Retirement - increase by $6,227. This in-crease is mandatory, according to the Chief.

Benefits/Health/Dental - Decrease $14,300

SCBA Maintenance - in-creased by $4,000. Self con-tained breathing apparatus are the air packs that go on the firefighter’s back when they go into a fire. The cylinders are only good for 15 years, and this increase reflects the replacement costs. The units are replaced over time so they are always up to date.

Safety Equipment - increase $12,000. This item comes be-cause there is no CIP funding for this year. Safety equipment is mandatory.

As always, there is a copy of each of these budgets available at The Calais Advertiser office or download from the City of Calais website.

Memorial Day Parade Among Many Projects for Commander McLean

Christmas Parade. As well, every August he withstands the heat during the Interna-tional Homecoming Festival Parade carrying the colors for the Americans while marching with the Canadian forces. And every spring, he works hard with help from local scouts and volunteers arranging American Flags on the graves of Veterans at the Calais Cemetery.

McLean’s list of commu-nity service projects extends further, but because of his modesty, recognition in the spotlight is not necessary for him. He has, however, been recognized by the Senate and House of Representatives for his active role in volunteer-ing. Even more, he recently was awarded recognition from Governor Paul LePage for his many years of selfless service to his community, our state, and the nation.

Now with spring approach-ing, McLean has been busy preparing for the city’s an-nual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. In addition to the organizational aspect he takes charge of, he will march in the May 26th parade which leads to the Ferry Point International Bridge to meet the Canadian forces. A brief observance will include wreaths being placed in the St. Croix River before proceeding to Main Street’s Memorial Park for the annual ceremony honoring our Veterans.

Anyone with questions about or suggestions for this year’s Memorial Day Parade are welcome to contact Com-mander Michael McLean at 214-4410.

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Calais City Council MeetingOn March 20, the city coun-

cil met at the public safety building. After the budget workshop, the meeting be-gan with special recognition of some of the Calais High School students.

1. Nicholas Hallowell for becoming the state champion in wrestling

2. The Calais High School Academic Decathlon for their high scores at state

3. The Lady Blue Devils basketball team for becoming State Champions.

Consent Agenda AcceptedOld Business City manager’s report -

Next week the Budget meet-ing will be at the same place and at that time they will be doing the Public Works which includes Public Works, Trans-fer Station and Cemetery. For the budget meetings scheduled for the 10th and 17th, they will be held in the Assembly room at WCCC. They will consist of the Rec Dept, library and administration. They will be completed on those 2 dates.

Public Safety - No new news but there will be a public safety meeting to discuss Fire-works and Dog ordinances. A date was set for April 3, at 5:00 at city building.

Public Works - Met in March to discuss material be-ing created for advertising Calais to outside businesses. Several of the CDRC mem-bers attended and would like to erect a sign just across from Marden’s to remind those coming across the bridge that there is more down the street than just stopping at Mardens and taking the back access to Walmart.

Also, reminding the coun-cil of the importance of get-ting the property transfer from the Moosehorn to establish an ATV trail. It is the first time in Aroostook county that the ATV business surpassed the snowmobile traffic, and the snowmobile business is a 30 million dollar business last year so it is clear that activ-ity is important. Everything is in place, the funding is there at the state level to help clubs create and maintain trails. The Moosehorn is beneficial to us in so many ways, but it is hin-dering Calais in this.

Comments from the com-munity:

There has been an ordinance

passed to allow ATV traffic in town but the trail notices have not been posted. If they could be posted, it would potentially help increase ATV traffic right now.

The Calais Advertiser asked: Currently how close to Calais can ATV come.

A. Hardscrabble RoadAnother question:Would the city allow some-

one to use their 501 C3 status to apply for a grant to main-tain those trails?

A. They would have to be a nonprofit.

CDRC ReportAnne Nixon: Flowers are

ordered and they are working on a way to get them watered. They have submitted a request for Junk in the Trunk and would like to have 4 events in June, July, Aug, Sept this year and would like to include the yard sale setting next the Bank of Maine. They would also like to have the merchants do sidewalk sales and asked that the town waive the fee. They didn’t have any success finding a product to clean the lamp light globes. The Passa-maquoddy symphony orches-tra is coming to the First Con-gregational Church in June (not April as was written).

Council Resolution on Casino Bill 1520 - The Pas-samaquoddy wanted to know if our council would update their resolution to support this LD 1520 which is one of 6 casino bills going through the house and senate right now. It did pass overwhelmingly in the house but was voted to be tabled in the senate. There were two bills sent back to the Senate and they are insisting that the Senate vote on them. These bills do not include LD 1520. The Senate does not want to deal with any Gaming bills until the State of Maine has created a Gaming Plan.

A motion to sign the resolu-tion was passed.

New Business Deputy Mayor John Ames

and Heather Donahue, Com-munity Events Coordinator from St. Stephen, were intro-duced to the room. They had expressed interest in working together with Calais to collab-orate on events and issues.

It was decided that Bai-leyville should be included in the discussion, and that a meeting should be scheduled.

Diane Barnes: I believe what you wanted was a mem-ber of the council be a liaison between the two cities.

DM Ames: I brought an events calendar to show you that we have a place where both cities could list their events.

It was decided that Diane should schedule a joint meet-ing between both sides to de-cide how to move forward.

Mayor Moore - We need to schedule a public hearing on the Downtown Revitalization Ordinance and the date set is May 8th with the Planning Board. A motion was made and carried.

Schedule public hearing on dangerous buildings - There are 2 buildings that would be included in the hearing sched-uled for April 24th.

Motion was made and car-ried.

Discussion on the sale of city property - The person never followed through on the Dodge pickup that was for sale. A motion was made to offer the truck to the next highest bidder.

Motion carried. Municipal Agent Appoint-

ment - A recommendation to appoint Brad Phillips to the position of Municipal Agent that is going to be vacant as of April 18th. He has received all the training.

Motion carried. Planet Aid Program - The

yellow boxes that you see around Bangor and they are trying to establish a route up here. They will accept old clothes and shoes etc and pay the town .05 a pound. They maintain it and they replace it. The high school and the el-ementary schools have agreed to place one at each school.

Motion carried.EDLF Withdrawal Mar-

keting - Develop a brochure entitled something like Why Do Business in Calais as part of our packet to give to busi-nesses looking to move to the Calais area.

It was requested that the council set aside $3,500 to-wards this endeavor.

Motion carried

Chamber of Commerce Carnival - set for June 26-29.

Motion carriedCIP Withdrawal - Fire

Department-Firef ight ing Equipment - Requesting the purchase and implementation of an updated Personnel Ac-countability System, not to exceed $1,000 and to expend the funds from the Fire CIP, fire fighting Equipment.

Motion carriedCIP Withdrawal - Fire De-

partment - SCBA -As part of the strategic plan created last year, there is a request to pur-chase 9 air cylinders for the fire fighter’s air packs for a total of $6,300 and to expend the funds from the Fire CIP, Self Contained Breathing Ap-paratus.

Globe Firefighting Gear Giveaway- Recommend au-thorizing the Fire Chief to apply for and if selected to receive 4 sets of fire fight-ing protective clothing under the “Globe Firefighting Gear Giveaway”.

Motion carried2014 Wellhead Protection

Grant - Authorize the water department to submit a 2014 wellhead protection grant ap-plication to the drinking water program. This is similar to the grant that they received back in 2006. The grant will be for a secondary containment sys-tem.

Motion carriedBank Accounts - Autho-

rized Signer- To appoint The-resa M Porter, City clerk/trea-surer to be authorized to sign all checks on all accounts for the city of Calais, as of March 21, 2014.

Motion carriedAudit Service Propos-

als- The recommendation by Diane Barnes was to reject all bids due to Tammy leav-ing and the current company Brantner, Thibodeau & Asso-ciates, is already familiar with Calais’ system.

Questions were raised about using a lower bidder, but Barnes reiterated that her rec-ommendation was to keep the company that already knows how the City does their books, since Tammy Ginn will no longer be available.

Motion was carried to re-ject all bids and remain with Brantner, Thibodeau & Asso-ciates for one year.

Mayor Moore presents Nicholas Hallowell a certificate for becoming the state champion in wrestling. (Photo by Amy Jeanroy).

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To The Editor:After spending a lot of time

at the State House in Augusta, I have come to the polemical conclusion that our lawmakers are inflicted with a paranoia/power complex. This complex is fertilized and infectiously spread by the sideshow cam-paigns of their fellow leftist comrades. The latest sideshow performance is that of slapping murder stickers on Medicaid expansion opponents, and con-ducting abusive railings that 157 Mainers will drop dead if the legislature doesn’t ex-pand Medicare; an accusation which has been debunked by a Forbes.com research scholar. Verbal violence has been the resort, an ominous ploy for which even former Gov. Bal-dacci has voiced disapproval. It has even gone so far that an extreme liberal online bulletin board posted an effusively lewd threat of blasting a bullet through the head of a Maine

Republican House member. And to point out: a female House member.

I witnessed this paranoia/power complex once again cripple liberal lawmakers on something that would have moved Maine’s young people forward by broadening their opportunities. The Act from the Department of Labor would have allowed teens to work in bowling alleys and movie theatres and would speed up the process for obtaining the required work permit. The process oftentimes takes so long that summer ends and they can no longer work. Employers don’t want to hire kids because of the unwieldy system. That places kids with a desire to work in a strangling and very frustrating spot. And there is nothing that young people can do about it. Our leaders in state government had this chance, and those with the paranoia/power complex did nothing.

Even the Maine School Man-agement Association supported the bill. Antagonists humor-ously claimed that by granting this freedom for Maine’s young people we would suddenly be placed in a time machine trans-porting us back a hundred years ago, enslaving us in hot facto-ries, exploited by employers, and getting our fingers chopped off. Once again, the state takes the self-proclaimed position of nanny.

The young people of Maine need those in leadership to be unselfish and forward looking. Young people don’t need extra bubble-wrapping parents, they don’t need more constraints, or warning labels, they don’t need more ineffective handouts, they don’t need more education crammed down their throats, they need real life. They need jobs, experience, and opportu-nities for a promising future. What young people need is for lawmakers to stop using them

as power tools; firing them up when they feel the urge to maximize their power.

I highly doubt, but neverthe-less hope, that the cycle of this erratic complex will stop at some point. Lawmakers need to face the reality of the future which they have the great privilege of helping formulate for the young people of Maine. Good decisions are not made in the habitation of baseless fear and narcissism.

As a young person, I am grateful to have those in gov-ernment who have not been seized by the paranoia/power complex. I have a warrior Rep-resentative Lawrence Lockman and a guarding Senator David Burns who are fighting for me. Let’s keep them fighting for all Maine’s young generation.

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To The Editor:The Crimea: Current events

in Crimean Province of the Ukraine are escalating tensions between Russia and western nations, especially the United States. Russia with its aggres-sive military occupation has violated another nation's sov-ereignty. They have gained the strategic and easy access to the straits between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean and to the Balkan region of Europe. Past history has shown this is not the first attempt by Russia to seize control over the area. I learned about this from a letter written by my ancestor in 1858.

His name was James M. Miller and he called Westport Island, Maine his home port. But he was a seafarer, a world traveler. His ships left Maine with crews and various cargoes. Being a shrewd businessman as well as a sailor, he chartered or purchased cargoes he knew he would sell for a hefty profit in various world ports. Once they

were delivered, he would invest the money in new cargoes and go off to other locations in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. In 1856 while at Genoa, Italy, he "chartered the Sardinian government at a good rate to carry government stores to the Crimea." Sardinia is an Italian island. Italy, Great Britain, France, and Turkey had formed a Coalition and were at war with Russia. This Crimean War had begun in 1853 over who would gain control over the Balkan region of Europe and the Black Sea. In Novem-ber 1853, Russia had destroyed a fleet of Turkish ships. But Turkish troops defeated the Russians on land near the Almar River in 1854. Great Britain in a battle defeated the Russians but lost many men at the famous "Charge of the Light Brigade". Miller decided to carry war supplies for the Coalition. His ship delivered them to what was then Con-stantinople and is now Istanbul, Turkey. During other trips he

was able to see the battlefields and witness the months long siege by the Russians of the city of Sevastopol in Crimea. Later in 1856 the Russians admitted defeat and withdrew from there and the entire Crimean area. The Coalition had won. Miller described the jubilant and loud celebrations of the now free Crimean people. Being an American, he understood. But also being,as always, the op-portunist businessman, Miller chartered to the French govern-ment to carry their equipment, soldiers and horses from the Crimea. He wrote: " I have the honor to be able to say that I commanded the first American merchant ship that ever visited Sevastopol."

My ancestor's presence in 1856 Crimea indicates peo-ple were participating in an emerging interdependence of world-wide economics. Also, locations such as the Crimea were recognized as being geo-graphically and economically strategic for all time. Peaceful

international relationships have to be maintained. This should be accomplished by diplomacy and not warfare. But during the Crimean War, the Coalition fought Russia on land and sea. Hopefully, in 2014 regional and global conflict can be avoided.

When I read Miller's letter, I am reading an interesting pri-mary source. He actually wit-nessed certain historical events. You gain an appreciation that outstanding individuals and or-dinary people create history. As historian David McCullough said: "History is about people. History is human. History is a story. It's by telling these stories that one teaches history, comes to understand history and grows to love history. It is often about families; it's about human beings." I wanted to share my ancestor's story. The original letter is now preserved at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine.

Karen E. Holmes

It has been a busy week for community news, and that means that despite our latest impending storm, spring has finally arrived. I had the opportunity to attend a couple of meetings and was so impressed that I wanted to share.

On Thursday, Chief Posick gave a budget workshop on both the Ambulance and the Fire budgets for 2014-2015. As you can imagine, budget meetings are not known as being exciting (for the most part), but this one was exceptional. First of all, the Chief handed out the budgets, accompanied by a detailed explanation of savings and expenditures. As he went through the budget, he gave reasoning behind his decisions, and welcomed questions on anything. It felt as if he was perhaps not thrilled to have to stand in front of everyone and speak, but he certainly knew what he was talking about, and had done a thorough job of working the numbers. Both budgets were the best examples of transparency and full disclosure I have ever seen.

Perhaps anyone who is about to embark on a budget meeting could ask for some tips on organization from Chief Posick.

Amy Jeanroy, Editor

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Monday was Town Meeting day in Baileyville. The annual town meeting is on hold, but a public hearing and special town meeting were held. At 9 am Po-lice Chief Robert Fitzsimmons was elected as moderator of the meeting by a 4-0 vote. Voting took place at the municipal building from 9am to 7 pm. At 5:30 it was reported that 25 citizens had voted.

The public hearing was held at 5:30 pm at the Woodland Elementary School. Town Manager Rick Bronson chaired the public hearing which was an informational conversa-tion concerning the Second Amendment to the Maritimes and Northeast Development and Tax Increment Financing District. The TIF targets dollar amounts that will be captured over a period of time, in this case 15 years, for the purpose of economic development. Town Manager Bronson said, “These dollar goals will not be met quickly. We have to over budget each stage of the devel-opment so that we will have projects waiting as the funds become available. If we under budget, we might run afoul of the TIF laws.”

Council Chair Tim Call add-ed, “The TIF funds will be earmarked for development, paying bonds and making the

industrial park better. These projects will benefit the citi-zens, enhance the town, but they will not increase budgets or taxation.”

Town Manager Bronson dis-tributed a list of eleven projects and the estimated costs. They are as follows: extension of municipal water and sewer lines to the commercial Park and the town’ 27-acre parcel ($700,000), design, permit-ting and construction of a boat ramp including parking area and bathroom facilities on the St. Croix River to help expand nature-based and adventure tourism of town ($150,000), construct and improve and re-pair sidewalks in commercial and on 27- acre parcel to im-prove the safety of pedestrian passage between properties ($507,000), professional ser-vice costs including engineer-ing, licensing, planning and legal expenses ($10,000 per year for 15 years), administra-tion costs for municipal staff, town manager and tax assessor for their duties as related to the Development Plan (#10,000 a year for 15 years), costs of payments to a general obliga-tion bond secured to finance the extension of sewer line on Route 1 and Route 9 for the district ($2,600,000), costs for marketing the park including nature-based tourism indus-try and hiring a marketing

consultant ($30,000 per year for15 years), planning and de-velopment staff time and costs related to Town’s Economic Development budget, programs and activities, ($75,000 per year for 15 years), establish-ment of an office to implement the town’s Economic Develop-ment programs and activities ($20,000), development and purchase new signage to di-rect vehicular and pedestrian businesses located within the district ($10,000) and establish permanent economic develop-ment revolving loans, invest-ment funds or gap financing to assist business start-up and expansion ($75,000 per year for 15 years).

At 6pm the Special Town Meeting was opened with Bob Fitzsimmons, moderator, Town Manager Bronson, four coun-cilors, two town employees, the wife of one councilor and a Calais Advertiser reporter in attendance. The meeting was over in 5 minutes as all articles were passed as follows: Article 12, the council was authorized to post the warrant for the An-nual Town Meeting seven days before the town meeting with town report available three days before the meeting (4-0); Article 13, the town voted to adopt the Second Amendment to the Maritimes Northeast Development and Tax Incre-ment Financing District as at-

tached (7-0); Article 14 Town authorized council to expend TIF funds from Maritimes Northeast Development and Tax District for planning and development as approved in the Second Amendment (7-6); Article 15, to authorize the council to shift funds from operating warrants as approved at last town meting to other operating accounts if this will not change the total approved

budget (7-0).Meeting was adjourned at

6:05 pm. The results of the town’s

council and school board ballots are as follows: Town Council 3 year term, David McAlpine and 2 year write-in Richard Gayton; School committee, two 3 year term Jamie Bohanon and Sheri-dan Smith and one year term Gwen Clark.

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Shelly Bodkin (left) discusses alcoholism and the effects of withdraw-al with the staff of Calais Regional Hospital during the third annual Patient Safety Awareness Week. (photo by Laura Jackson)

By Lura Jackson

During its third annual Pa-tient Safety Awareness Week, the Calais Regional Hospital gave a special presentation to its staff regarding the unique risks and challenges that face patients suffering from alco-hol withdrawal during hospi-talization. Though alcohol is considered socially acceptable, some patients are uncomfort-able divulging the extent of their drinking habits and this can result in potentially fatal

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To prevent that from hap-pening, the staff of CRH is becoming well versed in the CIWA-Ar (Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale, Revised) scale, which is a 10-point scale that categorizes symptoms based on when they tend to emerge following the last drink. Iden-tifying the presence of multiple symptoms enables staff to determine appropriate medical

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Bodkin stressed the impor-tance of awareness of the “kin-dling” effect, which results in the worsening of symptoms following a cycle of detoxifi-cation, withdrawal, and abuse. “Each time they start this cycle, their symptoms become much worse, making it harder and harder to treat the symptoms.” Bodkin continued, adding that “the goal of CRH is to safely reduce the severity of withdrawal symptoms,” and to help patients understand that “chronic alcoholism is a disease, and that’s what we’re

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Discovery House Continues To Help Despite ChallengesBy Dan Northcutt

According to the U.S. De-partment of Health & Human services, Maine continues to lead the nation in opiate abuse; most of this is in the form of prescription medication like Oxycodone. In clinical studies The Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention (CDC) pub-lished the following: “The last decade of evaluation research on drug treatment has demon-strated its overall effectiveness, public and private treatment programs showed participant improvement in seven areas: alcohol and drug use as well as medical, legal, employ-ment, family/social, and psy-chiatric problems, methadone maintenance treatments have shown significant and perva-sive changes among substance-dependent patients following standard treatments.” Despite this, the Maine State legislature has passed bills that seriously hinder a patient’s ability to seek long term and effective treat-ment. As a result the Discovery House in Calais continues to face changes that are detrimen-tal to patient outcome. Recent Maine Care reforms, which limited the number of people eligible to receive benefits, caused the sudden discontinu-ation of treatment for many of the facilities patients. A further regulation that limits the time frame in which a person can receive methadone or Subox-one treatments to 2 years will impose further complications in those seeking treatment. While there exists an opportunity for patients doing well in the pro-gram to have their treatment period extended, Tim Golding, Director and Clinical Supervi-sor at Discovery House, says

that the process by which pa-tients are granted the extensions are murky and there is no real framework in place enabling patients to utilize the extra time. The changes seem to stem from a lack of willingness on the taxpayers part to support treat-ment at clinics like Discovery House. However, not only have treatments of this type proven to be effective, they also appear to save taxpayers money. In areas where clinics like the Discovery House operate the communities see a marked decrease in drug related crime, overdose, and occurrences of diseases like Hepatitis or HIV/AIDS which are endemic to intravenous drug users. In addition there are the economic ramifications like the professionals employed at clin-ics, or patients that are unable to function successfully and maintain employment without treatment. According to Ni-cole Bourgeois, a pharmacist at Shoppers Pharmacy in St. Stephen, NB, where they have no time limits, placing an arbi-trary timeframe on treatment to 2 years would have serious im-pacts, “Most patients take it for

more than 2 years, they depend on it for several reasons.”

The practice of regulating medical treatment, in direct contrast to the recommenda-tions of healthcare providers, sets a dangerous precedent. Can dialysis or chemotherapy treat-ments be given a timeframe for Maine Care recipients? What if the patient derived renal failure or cancer as a result of personal choices like smoking or poor nutrition? The idea that addicts can just quit is entirely false. As a result of healthcare providers, pharmacies, and law enforcement continued crackdown on prescription opi-ate pill abuse, drug users have simply turned to cheaper and more readily available sources. There is currently a nationwide increase in the use of heroin and crack-cocaine. Tim Golding has heard anecdotal reports of the growing availability of these drugs in Washington County. Detective John Peterson of the Calais Police Department corroborates this saying that “we are seeing both heroin and crack-cocaine on the rise; espe-cially in this area.” Addicts in

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Historical Society to MeetBy Lura Jackson

The St. Croix Historical Society will have its first monthly meeting of the year on April 7th at the Holmestead on Main Street, at 7 pm. Local historian and teacher Jerry LaPointe will be giving a presentation on the many churches of St. Croix Valley and the significance of their roles in the development of the community.

All meetings of the SCHS are open to the public, with donations graciously accepted for the maintenance of the Holmestead and the adjacent Holmes Cottage and its period artifacts. The Society was founded in the 1950s, and though its activity dwindled briefly during the 1970s, it has since experienced a revival of interest thanks to the efforts of its committed volunteers.

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L.L. Bean To Open 4 New StoresBy Dan Northcutt

Maine’s own L.L. Bean is scouting 4 prospective locations for new stores. The company, which was founded in 1812 by Leon Leonwood Bean has been an integral part of the Maine economy and lifestyle for more than a century. An avid outdoorsman Bean saw the need for a waterproof and comfortable hunting boot, he took standard shoe rubbers and had a local cobbler fit them to leather uppers. Of the first hundred shoes shipped, at a cost of $3.25, ninety came back. This is where the company distinguished themselves, all 90 customers were promptly reimbursed every cent. Bean ap-

proached a rubber manufacturer in Boston requesting stronger bottoms, and in short order the company was a booming suc-cess. Recurring guests included baseball greats Babe Ruth and Ted Williams as well as Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt who would always stop in on their way to Campobello Island.

Residents of Maine know that economic growth in the state is often sluggish for two reasons, long hard winters, and the state’s remoteness. L.L. Bean found a way to turn both into a successful business strate-gy. Make products designed and tested to last in Maine’s winters and develop a mailing catalog with free shipping and the most comprehensive customer

service policy in the industry. The tenants of their business model are so endemic to their home state that they read like an old fashioned Yankee sermon, extolling hard work, depend-ability, integrity, and hometown pride. All of these traditional Maine business methods have payed off in a big way for the company. With sales in excess of $1.5 billion for the 2012 year the company has shown itself capable of weathering the economic uncertainty in the markets. It’s worth noting that $78.5 million was given back to the employees in the form of bolstered pension plans and year end bonuses.

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any community. So what de-termines an area's prospects? According to Mac Mckeever, a spokesperson with the compa-ny, “There are a combination of things we look at when deciding where to open a new store. We look at areas where there is not only a demonstrated history of purchasing from L.L.Bean from our catalogs and web site, but also levels of brand affinity and awareness regarding the L.L.Bean brand in a particular area. Of considerable impor-tance also is the prospective location’s access to outdoor recreational resources and the area’s proclivity for outdoor activities, as we offer a wide variety of outdoor activities out of each of our retail stores.”

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MDOT Projects Will Benefit Local Economy By Dorothy Johnson

The State of Maine is set to get a $2.02 billion dollar infu-sion to its economy if the funds come together for infrastructure construction as envisioned by the Maine DOT 2014-2016 Work Plan released last Janu-ary by David Bernhardt, Maine Department of Transportation Commissioner. The plan lists more than 1600 transportation jobs (bridges, highways, air-ports, railroad reconstruction, seaports and ferry terminals, etc) scheduled to be completed 2014 through 2016.

The plan enumerates all of Maine’s DOT projects, not just capital investments. This includes 600 miles of light paving of minor roads ($27 million), 73 miles of state

roads ($68 million), 258 miles of preservation paving on high priority roads ($2 million), 54 bridges ($190 million) and several airport and railroad projects ($69 million) as well as reconstruction of the Eastport Breakwater ($11 million). The most expensive project will be replacing the Union Street overpass above Interstate 95 ($8.9 million)

In Washington County, the state will replace “The Singing Bridge” (Tide Mill Bridge #2 on Route 1 in Edmunds Town-ship ($2.1 million) and rebuild approximately 5 miles from the bridge to Whiting Village ($8.9 million).

For Baileyville a 2014 proj-ect worth $747,100 will be to repair the railroad siding and railroad bridge at Woodland

Pulp, LLC. Three more proj-ects have been scheduled for the 2015-2016 year totaling $2.5 million. All three projects are on Route 1 and are as fol-lows: beginning 0.11 of a mile south of the Access Road and extending northerly 3.82 miles to 0.23 of a mile south of the Baileyville-Princeton town line, (This project depends upon Passamaquody grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs), beginning 0.05 of a mile south of the Houlton Road extending northerly 4.02 miles to 0.02 of a mile south of Baileyville-Princeton town line and replac-ing existing flashing beacon with dual flashing beacon at the intersection of Routes 1 and 9.

For Calais three projects have been planned totaling approxi-mately $500,000. For 2014

highway preservation paving will be done on Main Street beginning at North Street and extending northwesterly 0.41 of a mile. For the 2015-2016 year MDOT plans to replace the traffic signals at Route 9 and 0.07 of a mile south of Lincoln Street and make im-provements in closed system drainage located0.07 of a mile east of Washington Street.

For Princeton three projects are planned for the airport. For 2014, MDOT has scheduled 15 and 33 runways replace-ments with lighting and shift the runway threshold 200 feet. In the 2015-2016, the plan is to prepare runways 15 and 33 approach grubbing and grading to prevent obstructions from growing in the approaches and then for design and per-

mitting for runway 15 and 33 reconstruction at the Princeton Airport. Total amount pro-jected for the airport work is approximately $500, 000.

Highway light capital paving is also scheduled for Princeton, Alexander and Cooper, Lubec, Trescott Township and Cutler.

According to Commissioner Bernhart, construction sched-ules and funds are already allotted and contracts will be awarded this spring.

MDOT officials and local of-ficials are expecting that these projects will benefit the area as construction companies and related businesses begin to hire locally or move workers to the area for their jobs.

(Projects for other towns in Maine may be found at MDOT Work Plan).

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Everyone has their own tricks for growing as many tomatoes as possible, and I wanted to share a few of mine .

1. Don't crowd your tomato seedlings. This rings true for those of us who grow from seed. It can be difficult to thin seedlings when they need to be, especially when we are dreaming of biting into that first fresh tomato. Stay strong!

By keeping only the best of the best, you are ensuring that your tomatoes will bear the most fruit.

2. Provide plenty of light. Tomatoes need plenty of light. They may not get enough by sitting in your kitchen window. For optimum lighting, try using grow lights, and when you do move them outside, plant them in the sunniest part of your garden.

3. Tomato plants need strong stems. This can be done by set-ting a gentle fan on your seed-lings growing indoors for a few minutes each day. You could also run your hand gently over the seedlings for a few minutes a couple times a day. Strong stems resist splitting when heavily laden with fruit.

4. Water deeply, water often. Your tomatoes actually require plenty of water, and will suf-

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5. Mulch well, but wait. Don't mulch too early in the season, because your tomato plants require warm soil to grow well. Your heat loving tomatoes will appreciate the mulch, as long as it isn't applied so early it keeps

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There are plenty more ways to grow beautiful tomato plants. Do you have a favorite? Email me with your favorite tomato growing tips at [email protected].

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MARCH 28: Free Film Fri-days at the Calais Free Library starting at 6:30 p.m. For more information, please call 454-2758. Hope you can join us!

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MARCH 31: Gr. 5-12 music lesson recital at Calais Elem. School at 6:30 p.m.

APRIL 4: Contemporary Gospel Christian Concert at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Eastport from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Event is free.

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APRIL 5: Talent show at Charlotte Elementary School at 1:00 p.m. RSVP by March 28 to be entered. Contact An-drea at 454-0975.

APRIL 5: Breakfast at the Parish Hall in Dennysville from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Pancakes, eggs, bacon etc.

APRIL 5: A group of local fourth grade boys will be hold-ing a bottle drive in Calais. Monies raised will go to the Irene Chadbourne Ecumenical Food Pantry to help with its fundraising efforts for a much needed expansion. If you have any bottles or cans to donate to their cause, please call Lea at 454-3149. The boys thank you for your support!

APRIL 6: Bingo at Bai-leyville Odd Fellows’ Hall – doors open at 11 am for lunch; games begin at 1 pm

APRIL 7: The monthly meeting of the Historical So-ciety will be held at the Hol-mestead at 7:00 P.M. There will be a business meeting and an election of officers. Jerry LaPointe will present a program on churches in the St Croix Valley. There will be re-freshments.

APRIL 7: Lenten Soup & Sermon - Blakey Methodist

Church - Noon - sponsored by Greater Eastport Ecumenical Churches Association (GEE-CA).

APRIL 9: Book Group dis-cussion, “Flight Behavior” by Barbara Kingsolver at Calais Bookshop, 405 Main St. be-ginning at 5:30 p.m. FMI call 454-1110.

APRIL 11: George Magoon and the Down East Game War, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Grand Lake Stream, School Building, Water Street. Join Downeast Lakes Land Trust to welcome Ian Jesse discussing Edward Ives’ book, George Magoon and the Down East War Game.

APRIL 14: Lenten Soup & Sermon - St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (St. Catherine’s Room) - Noon - sponsored by Greater Eastport Ecumenical Churches Association (GEECA).

APRIL 16: Hunger Games Benefit Dinner. Dinner served promptly at 6:00 p.m. at Calais High School. All proceeds to benefit the Food Pantry

APRIL 17: Calais Area Job Fair at WCCC gymnasium from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 20: Easter Breakfast at Baileyville Odd Fellows’ Hall – 7 – 9:30 am

ONGOING: Meets once a week in Ma-

chias: Downeast Sexual As-sault Services offers a self-help support group to sexual assault survivors. No cost. FMI call 1-800-492-5550, ext. 258.

-2nd, 4th and 5th Monday: Every month at 7:00 p.m. the Monday Night Music Circle at CCLC. Bring an instrument or come and listen!

-Tuesdays & Thursdays: Piano and music lessons with John Newell at CCLC. FMI call 207-733-2233.

-First Tuesday of every month: Death Cafe at CCLC. Understanding of death and wonder of life. Light refresh-ments. FMI call 207-733-4844.

-Tuesdays: TOPS 256 meets at the United Methodist Church from 4:30 p.m to 6:00

p.m. Members are welcome and needed.

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

-Wednesdays: Centering Prayer Interfaith Group meets at Calais United Methodist Church at 6:00 p.m. A few minutes of thoughtful prayer and meditation every week. Call 454-3926 for more infor-mation.

-Fridays: Caregiver Sup-port group at Machias Veter-ans’ Home meets first Friday of every month at 2:00 p.m. Contact Lisa at 255-0162 FMI.

-Mondays - Weekly com-puter tutorials beginning at Lincoln Memorial Library in Dennysville 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Open and free to all.

-Saturdays: Shape-Note singing at the Cobscook Com-munity Learning Center, first Saturday of every month from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Potluck supper after. All levels of ex-perience welcome.

-Saturdays: Outdoor Ad-venture Club at the CCLC from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For youth age 8-12, all skill levels. FMI call 207-733-2233.

-Saturdays: Story Times @ the Calais Free LibrarySix Saturdays Starting March 1, 2014, 11:15 am to 12 noon.Preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first graders are all invited to join us as we read, play, sing, move, and create. Meet new friends. Discover new stories. March 29, April 5.

1st Thursday of the Month: WCDA will meet at the Machias CareerCenter and by video-conference at WCCC President’s Conference Room from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

1st Monday of the Month: Caregiver Support Group meets at the Maine Seacoast Mission in Cherryfield at 2:00 p.m. Contact number is 546-4456.

1st Friday of every Month: Foster/Adoptive/Kinship sup-port group meeting at the Rose M. Gaffney Elem. School in Machias from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. RSVP required, con-tact Mindy Cane (CHCS) at 263-2014 or email [email protected].

3rd Wednesday of Each Month: St. Croix Interna-tional Quilter’s Guild meets at the Methodist Homes Rec Center, 6 p.m. New members welcome.

Thursdays: (when school in session) at the Lincoln Me-morial Library in Dennysville - cursive writing practice, homework help, and gen-eral literacy workshops after school (bus drop-off permis-sion protocol necessary and parental pick up) - 2 to 5 p.m.

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One College Drive, Calais, Maine 04619

WCCC is an EO/AA Employer

Understand and apply knowledge in layout, assembly, installation, and troubleshooting of �ixtures, devices, services, heating systems, pumps, motors, and motor controls used in residential, commercial, and some industrial locations.

Understand and apply knowledge of electrical theory and techniques of the trade, including blueprint reading, wiring, pipe bending, motor control, switching, and power circuits.

Demonstrate ability to understand requirements of the National Electrical Code in all wiring installations.

Be eligible to take State of Maine journeyman’s electrician examination and to enter employment under a master electrician.

Qualify for employment opportunities with electrical contractors, electrical equipment suppliers, and industrial maintenance companies.

Cornerstone Baptist Church of Eastport, Maine will be hosting our

Where: Cornerstone Baptist Church, 112 County Road, Eastport, ME

When: FRIDAY APRIL 4 • 6-8PMWhy: To worship God with songs of Praise!

Who: Singing Worship Team from Cornerstone, The Downeast Worship Team from

Trenton, from Machias Christian Fellowship and Grace Period Worship

from Pembroke.

This entire event is free by an offering will be taken to benefit a local Ministry!

[email protected] / [email protected], 207-214-43388, 207-853-4208

PASTOR LEE CROSS

Lion’s Club Presents PlaqueIf you enter the Hannaford grocery store in Calais, Maine for

over 10 years, you have seen the Lion’s club charity book rack. The rack is full of used books, a little collection of well loved stories that are available to buy for $1.00 each. There is a small box located right on the rack where you can put your money, on the honor system. Your dollars go directly to the Lion’s club.

For years, Lion John Hazelwood took care of the book rack. Now that he has passed, his wife Mary and the employees at Shop and Save help keep the rack straightened and organized.

Dave Johnson and Mark Walton presented award of apprecia-tion to Manager Carla of Paradis Shop and Save as a thank you for having the book rack in their location. The book rack makes it convenient for the community to help out a wonderful charity and get a good read at the same time.

The award says in part: “To Paradis Shop and Save for your continuing dedication in

support of the Lion’s Club Book Rack and Lion’s Club Charities and what it represents.”

If you would like to donate books for the book rack, bring them to Johnson’s Hardware or WQDY.

Jordan Hatch Receives Maine Principal's AwardJordan Hatch of Calais, a senior at Calais

High School, has been selected to receive the 2014 Principal’s Award, given by Principal Matt Clark. The award sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship.

Jordan Hatch, Mr. Clark and other award winners and their principals will attend an Honors Luncheon at the Spectacular Event Center in Bangor on Saturday April 5, 2013 at 12:30 p.m.

The Honors Luncheon recognizes these outstanding students with the presentation of an individual plaque and the awarding of five $1000.00 scholarships in the names of Hor-ace O. McGowan and Richard W. Tyler. Mr. McGowan and Mr. Tyler were formed Maine principals and executive directors of the Asso-

ciation. This year an additional five $1000.00 scholarships will be presented through the efforts of the MPA Scholarship Golf Tournament and support from Berlin City Auto.

The Principal’s award is pre-sented in more than 100 Maine

public and private high schools by member principals of the MPA, the professional associa-tion which represents Maine’s school administrators.

Jordan is the daughter of Chris and Amanda Hatch of Calais.

St. Stephen: Garcelon Civic CenterBy Dan Northcutt

St. Stephen’s new civic center, which was scheduled to open last fall and later changed to March, is now set to be completed this summer. John Quatermain, mayor of St. Stephen, cited presumptive estimates and early problems with the ground as causative factors in the delays. While ground core samples were taken and tested for feasibility, by random chance the samples were all drawn from amenable spots, while the actual ground required work to allow for the construction. Moreover, the initial time frame was likely unrealistic. Mayor Quatermain compared Garcelon Civic Center to the Cuplex in St. John, the centers are roughly equivalent but the Cuplex took considerably longer to build than the original opening date of the St. Stephen center. Now Garcelon will be completed in about the same amount of time as that the Cuplex was. Current ongoing work includes seats being installed in the ice rink and tiling work throughout the pool facilities.

The ambitious project by Dora Construction out of Dieppe, NB, may prove to be worth the wait. Mayor Quartermain told The Calais Advertiser, “We are committed to ensuring that [the civic center] will be the best it can be for residents of Charlotte and Washington County.” This sum-mer the center is set to hold the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame Induction as well as some scheduled wedding and reception events. A spokesperson for the town said they will definitely be open in time for these.

Christine Henry, 343 Main Street, Calais 04619(207) 454-1185 • [email protected]

APRIL SCHEDULEMondays: Salsa with Rosie at 5:15PM in CalaisOn April 14 in addition to Salsa, Yin Yoga from 7-8PM with Christine in Calais

Tuesdays: Yoga Flow with Christine in Calais from 5:15-6:30PM

Wednesdays: Beginner’s Yoga with Christine in Calais at 8:00 a.m. Yoga at Alexander from 6-7:15PM.

Thursdays: Yoga in Baileyville from 5:45-7PM

Fridays: Yogalates with Samantha from 11am-Noon in Calais

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Pictured is the Pleasant Point youth wrestling team. Members include front l-r: Jenna, Aleksa, Ryleigh, Alan, Petak and Michael. Back l-r has: Coaches Isaac Jillson, Pos Bassett, and Mike Moore. (Photo by John Rogers).

Aleksa does a nice job going for the single leg takedown. (Photo by John Rogers).

Jenna earns 2-points for getting control in her match. (Photo by John Rogers).

Michael keeps his control staying behind his opponent. (Photo by John Rogers).

Ryleigh pushes her opponents head down, and tries to slide behind for control. (Photo by John Rogers).

Photos/Articles For ConsiderationSome sports fans are taking quality sports/recreation photos

that might be suitable for printing within our sports section. These pictures should be at 300dpi, very sharp focus, jpeg, and a nice action/still shot. If you have 1-3 such pictures we would be inter-ested in seeing them for consideration, along with appropriate copy. Please e-mail photos & copy as attachments to our sports reporter at [email protected]. They must be received anytime on Monday for the Tuesday edition.


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Seniors Play At UMMFinal Get Together Enjoys Second Season

Kristina Jamieson (Shead) takes the ball to the glass against teammate Jenna Demolet. (Photo by John Rogers).

Pictured above are the Senior Lady participants in the DAC Senior Classic at the University of Maine at Machias. Members are front l-r: Kristina Jamieson, Karissa Beam, Carolyn DeShiffart, and Karmen Kennedy. Back l-r has: Coach Chris Burke, Jenna Demolet, Amanda Preston, Brianna Cirone, Kasey Smith, Anna Ramsey, and Coach Sara Moore. (Photo by John Rogers).

The DAC held their second annual senior classic basketball game at UMM when confer-

ence seniors were divided among four teams and had a final opportunity to play each

other in basketball. In the opening game the

ladies played a thriller that went back and forth over the 32-minutes of action with the visiting team nipping the hosts 39-35. The leaders in their fi-nale were Amanda Preston and Anna Ramsey with 14-each, Brianna Cirone scoring 12, Kristina Jamieson 10, Karmen Kennedy 9, Jenna Demolet 8, and Kasey Smith 5.

The men’s contest, although not close, was a pleasure to watch with great shooting and a number of “fun” dunks during the four periods of play. While on the floor Toby Tomah had a career night scoring 30-big-points for the home team. Sam Lyons with 10, Spencer Thompson 8, and Tyler Cochran at 7 rounded out the winners scoring. Damon Lincoln paced the guests with 11-points, Nick Bradbury hit 10, John Batson 10, and Justin Paddock 6.

Thanks are extended from the DAC to coaches Sara Moore, Chris Burke, Darrean Constant, and James Getchell. Also, much appreciation is sent to volunteer officials Donnie Beal, Laura Bagley, and Peter Joyce. The DAC would also send their sincere thanks to UMM for being the host of this special event.

Kasey Smith (Shead) deflects the ball on Lady Knight Anna Ramsey. (Photo by John Rogers).


Woodland Rec. Dept. Activity Calendar

WED. MARCH 263:30 pm: WEE PEE WEE

BB, GR. K / 1; WES GYM5;00 pm: ELEM. / JR. HIGH

WRESTLING, GR. 2 / 8; WHS GYM

6:30 pm; EXERCISE / AER-OBICS, WES GYM

THURS. MARCH 273:30 pm: PEE WEE CHEER-

ING, GR. K / 3; WES GYMSUN. MARCH 304:00 pm: EXERCISE / AER-

OBICS, (AGES 13 & UP), WES

MON. MARCH 312:30 pm: KARATE, GR. K /

6, WES GYM4:00 pm: IN-HOUSE BB,

GR. 4 / 6, OPEN GYM; WES GYM

Pictured above are the senior participants in the DAC Senior Classic at the University of Maine at Machias. Members are front l-r: Travis Alley, Cole Beal, John Cushing, Sam Lyons, Patrick Merchant, Luke Hatch, Matthew Payne, Damon Lincoln, and Tyler Fenderson. Back l-r has: Coach James Getchell, John Batson, Devon Schoppee, Justin Paddock, Nick Bradbury, Spencer Thompson, Tyler Cochran, Toby Tomah, and Coach Darrean Constant. (Photo by John Rogers).

Senior Woodland Dragon gets to the paint in the senior classic at UMM. (Photo by John Rogers).

Toby Tomah (Woodland) skies to earn the rebound as the county seniors play their annual classic in Machias. (Photo by John Rogers).

John Cushing (Shead) takes the action to the glass. (Photo by John Rogers).

One College Drive, Calais, Maine 04619

Graduates who hold an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education will qualify for positions as teachers or childcare center directors in a variety of public and private childcare facilities. For persons interested in working in Head Start or other federally supported childcare institutions, the Associate Degree is required for continuing employment. Graduates may also apply to the division of certi�ication, Maine Department of Education, for Educational Technician II certi�ication.

The Associate in Science degree program is designed to transfer into a baccalaureate program in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or Mental Health and Human Services.

Graduates meet standards established by the National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the credentialing guidelines for the child development associate (CDA), and DHHS licensing.

WCCC is an EO/AA Employer

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Woodland Rec. Dept. News & Notes

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE: The annual and very popular Women’s VB League regular season matches on Mon., March 24 at 6:30 pm at the Woodland H. S. Gym. Any female from gr. 7 through adult may participate. F.M.I. contact the Woodland Rec. dept. at 427-6205, or [email protected], or on Facebook.

LATE WINTER / EARLY SPRING PROGRAMS: reg-istration forms can be picked at the Elem. School or the Baileyville Town Office.

In-house BB Players: every Mon. 4 / 6 pm, at the WES Gym; Coach Jamie Bohanon will teach skills and plater de-velopment, along with scrim-mage games.

Gr. 2 / 3 BB: every Tues. from 3:30 / 4;30 pm @ WES Gym; lots of skill work and fun!

GR. K / 1 BB: every Wed. from 3:30 / 4;30 pm @ WES Gym; lots of skill work and fun!

PEE WEE CHEERING: every Thurs. from 3:30 / 4:30 pm at WES Gym; lots of skill work and fun!

WRESTLING: Gr. 2 / 8: every Wed. @ 5 pm, at the WHS Gym; lots of skill work and fun!

ZUMBA: NOTE: New time, classes start at 6:15 pm !! Professional instructor, Rosa Subialdea will hold classes on Mon. Evenings from 6 - 7 pm at the Woodland Elem. School, on Mon. March 31& April 7. Classes will be open to anyone ages 13 and up.

KARATE CLASSES: held at the Woodland Elem. School; 2:30-3:10 pm. Grades K-3 (Younger students, and ALL beginners are released early). Held during school days only; 2:30-3:30pm: Grades 4-6 (Yel-low Belts ONLY)

ALL TIMES are EASTERN/U.S. times.

New students welcome! Past students may come back any-time! Remember you need to be registered with the Wood-land Rec. Dept.

EXERCISE / AEROBICS: on going, Sun. March 30 & April 6; Tues. March 25 , 2014, and every Sunday afternoon @ 4 pm, and on Wed. at 6:30 pm evening; classes are held at the Woodland Elem. School Gym.

The Woodland Parks & rec-reation is always interested in starting New programs. Please contact the Woodland Rec. dept. with your ideas and interest, at 427-6205 or [email protected], or on Facebook.

Down East Athletic Conference Winter All-Stars

Cheering All-StarsMachias: Ciara Schoppee Karigan Scanlon Brooke Beal Lorena MattoxJonesport-Beals Carlye Looke Kayla FarnsworthWoodland: Reanna Crowe Ingrid Subialdea Kylee CarusoNarraguagus: Emily Grant Jenny Mathews Bayley Ray-SmithCoach of the Year: Michelle Libby-JBDAC CHAMPS: NarraguagusSportsmanship: Jonesport-Beals

Girls BasketballMachias: Tate Dolley Kate Whitney Angelina Lyons Makayla ProutJonesport-Beals: Kali AlleyWoodland: Courtney JamesShead: Holly Preston Cierra SeeleyNarraguagus: Anna Ramsay Kelli Kennedy Carly Ann Young Karmen KennedyCoach of the Year: Sara Moore-SheadSportsmanship: Jonesport-Beals

Boys BasketballMachias: Logan Wood Justin PaddockJonesport-Beals: Cole Beal Sam LyonsWoodland: Damon Lincoln Tyler Cochran Toby TomahShead: Mark Clossey Nic Bradbury John CushingNarraguagus: Spencer ThompsonJohn BatsonCoach of the Year: Darrin Constant-SheadDAC CHAMPS: N/ASportsmanship: Jonesport-Beals

Nick Bradbury (Shead) takes the rebound out from the lane with Cole Beal defending (J-B). (Photo by John Rogers).

Senior center Toby Tomah (Woodland) looks to take it to the glass while teammate Tyler Cochran attempts the stop in the senior finale at UMM. (Photo by John Rogers).

Senior Tyler Fenderson (Shead) enters the paint with the ball, as the county seniors meet for one final time. (Photo by John Rogers).

6:30 pm; WOMAN’S VOL-LEYBALL LEAGUE, GR. 7 / ADULT: WHS GYM

6:15 pm: “ZUMBA”, AGES 13 & UP, WES GYM

TUES. APRIL 13:30 pm: PEE WEE BB,

(GR. 2 / 3) WES GYM

WED. APRIL 22:30 pm: WEE PEE WEE

BB (GR. K / 1), WES GYM5:00 pm: WRESTLING, GR.

2 / 8; WHS GYM6:30 pm; EXERCISE / AER-

OBICS, WES GYMTHURS. APRIL 32:30 pm: PEE WEE CHEER-

ING (GR. K / 3), WES GYM

Calendar(continued from page 14)

Harlem Superstars Showtime Basketball vs. Downeast Dream Team.

Thursday, March 27, 20146:30PM at Calais High SchoolPurchase tickets call Ed Leeman at 454-2591


Obituaries In Memory

Death Notice

Office Hours: Thurs/Fri-9am-4pm or by appointment21 Church Street, Calais, ME 04619 • Matthew Burden, Pastor 454-2579 or 454-3333

Sunday School and Discipleship Classes at 9:30AMMorning Worship - 10:45AM

Evening Service - 6PMMidWeek Bible Study & Prayer Meeting -

6:00pm (Wednesday)(Nursery Available at AM Service)

Tel: 454-0680 E-mail: [email protected]

Winter Mass Schedule Sunday

8:30 a.m.: Immaculate Conception, Calais

10:30 a.m.: St. James, Baileyville

Saturday4:00 p.m.: St. Joseph,

Eastport 5:30 p.m.: St. Ann,

Pleasant Pt.

29 Church Street, Calais / 454-8016The Rev Dr. Jennifer Reece, Priest in Charge

Holy Eucharist Sunday Morning at 9:00 amSunday School 9:00 am

Nursery Care provided during the service • Handicap Accessible

Worship: Sundays at 11AM Please join us!

Wonder what’s going on at People’s UMC? “Like” our

Facebook page!

Sunday School 9:45am-10:45amGrades K-8 will be learning about the Ten Commandments, with games, songs,

Bible stories, and the popular K-10-C animated DVDs. Need a ride? Call us.

Just off Route #1, between Calais & Baileyville, near Knock on Wood.47 Front Street - Look for the blue highway signs. - Phone 454-0531

Sunday School: 9:30AM • Sunday Worship/Study: 10:30 AM / 6:30 PMWednesday Night: Bible Classes, 6:30 PM

www.baringbaptistchurch.org

Children’s Classes - Sun. AM & Wed. Night / Youth Group Wed. @ 6:30PM

Facebook - BaringBaptistchurch

PASTOR BOBBY OLIVERSaturday, Sabbath School: 9:45 am

Church Service: 11 amBible Study: Tuesday at 3:30 pm

Calais Seventh-day Adventist® Church8 Chapel St, Calais, ME, 04619 • 207-454-7481

Arnet Mathers, PastorFor further information call 1-866-669-1110

In MemoryESTELLA E. JOHNSON

May 19, 1916 -March 24, 2013

Do not ask if we miss her,Oh, there is such a vacant place;Oft we think we hear her foot-steps,And we can see her smiling face.Days of sadness oft come o’er us,Tears in silence often flow;Memory keeps her ever near us,Though she died one year ago.

Remembered with loveThe Family

MARY (McVicar) SMALLMary (McVicar) Small, 92,

of Red Beach, Maine, passed away suddenly Monday, March 24, 2014.

Funeral arrangements will be held Monday, March 31, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Mays Funeral Home.

ROGER D. CLARKRoger D. Clark passed away

on December 17, 2013 at the age of 61. Roger grew up in Milltown, Maine and at the age of 15 he and his mother moved to Mississippi.

Roger graduated from high school in 1970. In 1975 he joined the Air Guard and his Basic Training of 4 months was at Lakeland, Texas. He then re-turned to Mississippi to enroll in nursing school and work. He graduated from school as an LPN. He then entered school to become an RN. Upon becoming an RN, he continued school and got his Master’s Degrees in Nursing, specializing in pre-mature newborns. He was com-missioned a second Lt. in the Air Guard. He was promoted to Load Master. After several years at this position he was given the job as flight nurse, picking up the badly wounded in Germany and flying them to Andrews AFB. After numerous years as a flight nurse he re-turned to being a Load Master. He retired from the Guard as a Major in 2005 after 35 years of service.

Roger was preceded in death by his father, Harold Clark and both sets of grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Clark and Mrs. J.R. Buckley. He is survived by his mother Kay Clark and daughter Jennifer Nicole Cooper, his son-in-law Jason Cooper, grandchildren Michael and Hannah Cooper and his special friend Christy Bokros and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Service was held at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home. At Roger’s request he was cremated and his ashes scattered around his cottage at his beloved Howard Lake.

Brad Phillips, The Mission : Calais Church of God

Would you mind if Jesus drops by today? You know, comes for a visit—sits down to chat. Check this out from Luke19:5-6 New Living Trans-lation 5. When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zac-chaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.”

6 Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. 7 But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.

I was pondering this question just the other night. I thought to myself, if Jesus were in Calais today, who would he be spend-ing the evening with? Who would he visit? With whom

would he stay? I guess there’s the obvious answers we might guess but I think Jesus would surprise us. I think we’d find him visiting places that might appall some if not many of us. Would he be in one of the local bars? Wouldn’t surprise me. How about knocking on the door of one of the local drug dealers? Pretty likely. Can you picture it? Can you see him walking through town visiting many of the places we avoid or pretend don’t exist? This is Jesus. These are the people He came for. Jesus constantly asso-ciated with the people in society that we wouldn’t want to. Why? Because He loved them and they desperately needed Him. Now before you raise your glass and order another round to celebrate the love of Christ, take a minute or two to read the rest of the story of Zacchaeus.

You see, Jesus went wherever he needed to in order to reach those that needed him BUT, He didn’t leave them in the state He found them. These people were changed. An encounter with Jesus Christ will change you. Lives were transformed; people were not the same. Old ways, old habits, old lifestyles went out the window. A new life began.

So, whether you’re a saint or a sinner reading this, take heart! Jesus desires a relation-ship with you. Perhaps this is the day He comes by your house. Revelation 3:20 NLT tells us: 20 “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. That meal, my friends, may just change your life!

Baileyville Police ReportFor the time period of March

10 through March 22, the Bai-leyville Police Department re-sponded to 79 calls for service including calls of domestic as-sault, automobile violations, operation after suspension, motor vehicle crash, civil as-sists, theft and unregistered motor vehicle. The department made 13 vehicle stops which resulted in nine warnings and four summonses being issued.

On March 10, police were called to a domestic assault on Broadway. After investigat-ing and questioning witnesses, there was not enough evidence to proceed.

On March 10, a male juve-

nile was found to be carrying passengers beyond his inter-mediate license restrictions on Main Street. He was fined $370 and issued a warning for speeding.

ONnMarch 10, Alan Har-less, Sr., 34, of Indian Town-ship was issued a summons for driving after suspension.

On March 12, on-duty offi-cer assisted Washington Count Sheriffs office with an OUI stop on Houlton Road. Sub-ject was arrested and taken to Washington County Jail.

On March 13, a domestic assault was investigated on Oxford Street, Investigation is ongoing.

On March 15, Chad Robin-son, 28, of Charlotte was ar-rested on a warrant and also charged with escape, illegal possession of a schedule W drug, failure to give correct name and date of birth, violat-ing conditions of release and possession of drug parapher-nalia. Subject was arrested on Houlton Road.

On March 15, on-duty of-ficer assisted Maine State Po-lice with a high speed pursuit on Route 9. Spike strip was deployed. Subject was arrest-ed by Maine State Police.

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Algonquin Resort in St. Andrews By-The-Sea ReopensBy Dan Northcutt

On March 19 The Alongquin Resort in St. Andrews By-The-Sea reopened after extensive renovations. It is now Canada’s only resort in Marriott’s pre-mium Autograph collection. The ceremony started with a traditional Maritime bagpiper, flanked on either side by Royal Canadian Mounted police in full honor guard regalia, play-ing the anthem as the colors were hoisted. The opening pageantry perfectly reflects

the community of St. Andrews by-the-Sea. A town that fully embraces heritage and history with a world class resort that offers the same. While the renovations, which include a state of the art gym, luxurious spa, indoor and outdoor pools with a unique waterslide, lavish guest rooms, and much more, what stands out the most is the resort’s dedication to its his-tory. The halls are decorated in larger than life re-mastered black and white photographs showcasing guests at leisure

from past eras, kilts are almost as common as suits, and a gen-eral atmosphere of old world sophistication pervades.

The festivities included guest speakers, Tim Ostrem (GM Algonquin Resort), Curtis Mal-loch (MLA Charlotte-Campo-bello), Manlio Marescotti (VP Marriott Inc.), Gordon Lang (COO Southwest Properties), and Gerry Chase (COO New Castle Hotels and Resorts). Guests were encouraged to sign an original piece of artwork, by New Brunswick based Geoff

Slater. Music was provided by Eddie Gouchie and Ryan LeB-lanc. A variety of foods, wines, champagne, and beer, were available as a part of the self-guided tour. The staff on hand were as courteous, accommo-dating, and knowledgeable as one would expect from a resort that has hosted royalty.

While the elegance of the reimagined Algonquin will certainly appeal to guests, more important to local residents is the economic impact. Michelle McIntyre, a member of the housekeeping department for the resort, who has worked at the Algonquin both before and after the renovations, said, “A lot of new jobs have been creat-ed at all levels, for a wide range of professional skillsets.” In Atlantic Canada, where white collar jobs are lost to the “brain drain” and blue collar workers continue to flock to the boom-ing Western Provinces local job creation is one of the most salient issues facing the Mari-times. There’s little doubt that the resort, backed by jugger-naut Marriott Inc., will attract

guests to the community of St. Andrews By-The-Sea. In fact, from the opening day speeches to their website, the resort seems to be using the town as one of their chief selling points. Furthermore, MLA Curtis Mal-loch used the opportunity to announce St. Andrews By-The-Sea as a port of call for a new St. John based cruise liner. This comes as welcome news to the largely tourism based service industry in Charlotte County. Considering the resort, cruise line, and exposure from both, St. Andrews By-The-Sea has a positive and growing economic outlook.

Reservations and inquiries can be made to the Resort at the following:

Toll Free: 1-855-5298693, Direct: (506) 529-8823, [email protected]

Or on social media at:Twitter: @AlgonquinResortFacebook: Algonquin Re-

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INEDCalais Police Report

found at a vacant property on Houlton Road. Building was secured.

On March 17, a motor ve-hicle crash took place on Palm Street. A vehicle backed into a school bus. No injuries and only minor damage was re-ported.

On March 17, a parked ve-hicle was blocking a driveway. Vehicle was moved.

On March 17, on-duty of-ficer found an intoxicated fe-male on First Avenue and he escorted her to her home.

On March 18, on-duty of-ficer conducted a civil assist concerning divorce issues on Broadway.

On March 18, on-duty offi-cer delivered a trespass warn-ing to Oxford Street on behalf of the Calais Police Depart-ment.

On March 19, on-duty offi-cer investigated suspicious ac-tivity on Houlton Road when a person(s)) tried to pry open a door at a residence. Nothing was missing from residence.

On March 19, Troy Cilley, 41, of Princeton was stopped

for an expired inspection stick-er and then received summons for failure to provide proof of insurance.

On March 20, Jason Olsson, 47, of Baileyville received a summons for the theft of a riding lawn mower (a felony theft) on Brook Street in Bar-ing.

On March 20, an adult male was taken into protective cus-tody and transported to Calais

Regional Hospital.On March 22, Leonard Tin-

ker, 41, of Baileyville was ar-rested for operating a motor vehicle with a registration ex-pired more than 150 days. Tin-ker was released on bail from the police station. His vehicle was towed and impounded.

On March 22, James Bailey, 43, of Grand Lake Stream re-ceived a summons for failure to provide roof of insurance.

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Calais Police Department has been busy this week with civil assists and investigations. Complaints received this week include, domestic assaults, as-saults, disorderly conduct and thefts.

Thursday, 3-20-14, David Sivret, 28, of Calais was arrest-ed on two warrants represent-ing multiple burglary charges. These warrants close several outstanding Calais cases and represent thousands of dollars in property both lost and recov-ered. Mr. Sivret is scheduled to appear in Washington County Superior Court to answer these felony charges on 5-19-14.

On 3-21-14, Shaele Walter, 20, of Calais was summoned for illegal possession of liquor by a minor. Ms Walter was seen by an officer, carrying a bottle which contained alcohol. Ms Walter is scheduled to appear in Calais District Court to answer the charge.

It has been a few weeks since we have mentioned our Tip Line which is still operational. The number is 454-8730 and we encourage residents to share information they believe to be suspicious in nature, or drug activity. All leads will be fully investigated.


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At high school March is a season unto itself. Basketball is over and has been since Feb-ruary vacation. Some schools, looking forward to next season, organize intramural games to keep players’ skills sharpened and to give the students who could not play for whatever reason hope for the future. The gym is usually available with-out scheduled basketball and cheerleading practices so it is a perfect time to find a chaperone and have a few shirts and skins games. This season can also keep a good year alive or lend time to forget a bad year.

Since sports related to bas-ketball have monopolized the gym since November, it is also a time to let the junior high and elementary traveling teams into the gym. The youngsters love to get in the big gym where they have been watching the stars all winter and experience how they themselves do on the

rubber floor. In some schools the Thes-

pians get a chance to use the stage in March. This only mat-ters if the stage is in the gym. Forward-thinking schools with larger student populations than ours here in Woodland, do not have the stage in the gym so non-athletes also have a chance to use it year around.

Years ago, the girls I coached would want to be in the gym in March. We would bring the junior high girls in and have a few pick up games and shoot around. What I wanted to do was practice for the upcom-ing softball season. Because Woodland had that rubber floor, we could actually run several drills inside. Since the snow was usually piled high on the baseball diamond, lawn and tennis courts, we shared the gym with the baseball and tennis teams. As soon as the weather cooperated, the girls’ team would move to the Little League Field or the Spednic

Club Field.My preference was the Little

League Field because it had that nice outfield fence. When any-one hit a ball over that fence, we knew it was a home run. At the Spednic Club Field any ball could be a home run depending on the speed of the batter and the outfielders. The Dragons had some high scoring games on both fields. We did not have a maximum deficit rule so we played all seven innings no matter what the score.

On one memorable after-noon, we were playing a team that rolled up a 36-18 score. At the beginning of the sixth inning, I told the girls not to swing at the ball until they had two strikes on them. The girls were aggressive hitters and this was a hard order for them to follow, but when the other pitcher started throwing balls, they caught on to the strategy. While the Dragons walked from base to base and then to home, the other team’s pitcher

started to cry. With every pitch, she cried harder. It was not a pretty sight, but it seemed in those days that winning was important.

This strategy went on for the sixth and seventh innings and finally, we were ahead 37 to 36 and the game was over. Drag-ons won with many walks and a few well-placed hits. What a day for a victory celebration of apple bread!

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Two cups sugar • One cup oilThree eggs

Three cups all purpose flour • One teaspoon saltOne teaspoon baking soda • One teaspoon cinnamon

Two teaspoons vanilla extractTwo cups peeled and chopped apples • One cup nuts (optional)

Method:Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease two loaf pansIn a large bowl beat together the sugar oil and eggs

In a separate bowl sift together flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamonAdd dry ingredients to sugar mixture

Add the vanilla, apples and nutsPour batter into prepared pans

Bake for one hour or until tester comes out of bread clean and dryThis is delicious bread and can be served warm or cold.

It is a healthy snack for hungry ball players.


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The Real Cost of Flushable WipesMost of us have seen them,

and many of us use these moist wipes for clean up in the bath-room. They seem like a won-derful idea, but are they really flushable? After all, how can they be strong enough to work well, and still be able to disinte-grate safely in the septic system or sewer?

The truth is, they don’t. Ac-cording to Consumer Reports, who tested 4 brands of flush-able wipes by testing the force required to push a metal ball through the layers, and then using a stand mixer to churn squares of wipes on low, it

took at least 10 minutes for the testers to agitate the wipes into small pieces. Which, accord-ing to the testers, is far more than your septic system would ever do.

Only by leaving the wipes in water overnight and repeating the test, could the testers find that two of the brands actually disintegrated. For the most part, wet wipes cause more harm than good.

The bottom line, says Con-sumer Reports, is that flush-able wipes really should not be flushed at all. If you are going to use them, it is being

recommended that you dispose of them in a waste receptacle, just as you would a non flush-able baby wipe. They also rec-ommend two specific brands; Cottonelle and Scott.

This problem is widespread. In the Greater Portland area, starting this Wednesday, there will be signs next to Hannaford grocery stores baby wipes dis-plays, saying that the wipes are not to be flushed.

According to the Maine Sun-day Telegram, a collaboration between the Portland Water district, the Maine Wastewa-ter Control Association, and

INDA, the association of the non-woven fabrics industry will begin an eight-week cam-paign, that will educate the public on the hazards of flush-ing wet wipes, and the cost of the clogs that could result.

The problem of flushing wet wipes is not just for the hom-eowner. Imagine an entire wa-ter district facing several clogs a week, as the Portland Water District faced. They decided to install screens to help catch the material, but the project cost $4.5 million dollars. This cost is passed on to taxpayers.

The problem with wet wipes

is not just an American prob-lem. In September 2013, Ca-nadians were paying at least $250 million a year for sewage clogs that were directly related to personal wipes.

In England, a 15 ton mass of wet wipes and grease was removed from the London sew-ers. The mass, which was the size of a city bus, took 3 nights with a crew using shovels and jets of water to break it up and be able to haul it to a landfill.

If you use wet wipes, flush-able or not, dispose of them in the trash, not the toilet. Keep you and your sewer happy.


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BaileyvilleDorothy Johnson

The weather has contained a little bit of everything except warmth this past week. An-other storm is predicted for Wednesday and then maybe we will have some warmer weath-er. Last week I was discour-aged by the cold; this week I am planning to stop complain-ing and enjoy whatever comes.

Congratulations to former Dragon Airman First Class Jason Seavey. On the 20th of March he received a United States Air Force Achievement Medal from his commander Lt. Col. Johnson. Jason is sta-tioned in Germany where he is a firefighter in his squadron. He went in the Air Force after he graduated from Woodland High School in 2012.

Congratulations to present Dragons Willow Cobb, De-vonte Stephens and Daynah Brown who competed in Skills USA and won medals. Willow won a silver and Devonte won a bronze, both in carpentry knowledge while Daynah won a bronze in employment appli-cation. Good job.

The JMG group competed in Portland with other JMG pro-grams in the category of life smarts. The Dragons lost by one point in overtime. Good

job.Girl Scout Troop 1391 from

Baileyville will be holding a cookie booth from 3 to 5 pm at the Woodland Food Mart on Friday, March 28th. They will be giving shoppers a chance to pick up some of those delicious Girl Scout Cookies.

I received a call from Har-riet Martell in Texas last night. On Saturday she was wearing a heart monitor and it sent a message to the technicians that her heart had stopped beating. They called her and told her to get to the hospital where the surgeons put in a pace maker on Sunday morning. She was feeling better late Sunday eve-ning, but she was still a it grog-gy from the procedure.

Jane McAllister and Polly Burlock have been on a road trip to Florida. They had a chance to drive to Ft. Meyers to check out the Red Sox facili-ties for spring training. Polly told me how green the grass was and how the flowers are all blooming and people do not have to wear boots, ice grip-pers and heavy jackets to go outside. The ladies had a won-derful time.

Carleton and Iris Brown have returned to town after spend-ing a lovely vacation with their family members in Arizona.

They enjoy the weather in the West in March and love having time with their grandchildren.

The Odd Fellows and Re-bekahs are getting ready for another beano afternoon for Sunday, April 6th. The lunches will begin at 11 am with hot dishes, soups, sandwiches and desserts. The beano games be-gin at 1 pm. The groups next breakfast will be Sunday, April 20th.

The People’s United Meth-odist Church members are planning their April supper

for Thursday, April 3rd . The menu for this month will be Italian dishes.

Happy birthday wishes are going out this week (March 28th through April 3rd) to the following: Sandra Reyes, Nick Brown, Gary Townsend, Chey-enne Ruane, Chelsey McGov-ern, Kyle Bailey, Sabastian Sanford, Stacey Sprague, Duane Burke, Dylan Harris, Caredwyn Foley, Nibby Sabat-tus, Martha Cox, Mary Cross-man, Gracie Shirley, Maddison Coleman, Andy Brown, An-drew James, Rodney Leighton

and Chris Everett. Have a great day.

Happy anniversary wishes to Patsy and Earl Hill and Kathy and David Irving. Those cakes must be getting a bit stale after all these years. Have great cel-ebrations for your special anni-versaries.

Sunny hellos and warm thoughts are going out to any-one who needs a lift this week. Special hellos are being sent to Freddie Wallace, Alice Jean Robinson, Melissa Corbett, Jeannie Shirley and Vivian Scott.

Calais American LegionMichael McLean

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I am honored to introduce our guest speaker for our Me-morial Day Ceremony. Mi-chael Smith (Patrol Agent) for the Calais Border Patrol. I welcome him and his fam-ily to Calais and thank you as

a veteran and your family for the support to our community. I want to thank the staff of the Calais Advertiser for their me-dia support for the American Legion and our veterans. We are a small community, but we can accomplish so much with our support from our local or-ganizations, businesses, and

clergy. Any correspondence: Com-

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MeddybempsLinda Baniszeski

Greetings from beautiful, sunny, warm, snowy, cold, rainy, windy, cloudy, muddy, icy Meddybemps -- all that within 3 days. It’s not boring around here, weatherwise. It is official-ly spring -- on the calendar; but you’d never know it looking out of the window in these environs. One of the cuter photos posted on Facebook was of a little cat plowing his body through deep snow with his head and tail sticking up -- and a caption something like this: “When I find that darned groundhog, I’m going to kick his behind!” The cat in the photo looks very similar to Terry Reynold’s cat, Toby, which made it even more amusing.

Happy Birthday wishes to Dale Archer on March 29; and Ruth Doten on April 3.

Meddybemps Annual Town Meeting is 7:00 PM Monday, March 31, at the Community Center. All residents are wel-come to attend. The 30 Articles of the Warrant, including elec-tion of officers, are posted at the Community Center. This is also available at Tammi Smith’s Calais office. Copies of the 2014 Town Report are also available this week at the Community Center and Tammi’s office.

Pete and Liz Trouant recently

visited family members. Pete said, “After a winter of not being able to plan anything (Thanksgiving, Christmas, mid-January), we had great visits with Liz’s sister in Cumberland (stayed with them); our son Dan and family, and his grandson Aden (our great grandson) in Norway. Sunday, most of us went from Dan’s to UM Farmington to watch grandson, Jagger, act in Shakespeare’s “Tempest”. He is a gifted actor, as was everyone in the play. It was a lot of fun to watch. We didn’t get much time to visit with him; but it was great to see him.”

Lance and Sherry Bagley traveled to Bangor to attend the Boat Show last weekend at the Cross Insurance Center. Barry and I were there on Friday. This time of the year, it’s almost a necessity to get to the big city on occasion. It eases the ‘cabin fever’ symptoms of long win-ter months. Seeing boats and summer fun equipment is an encourager that warmer weather can’t be too far away.

Janet Wooding is a great gardener and cook. We were blessed by a lovely loaf of homemade, whole wheat bread she gave to us. It didn’t last long. Among life’s greatest little pleasures is warmed home-made bread with gobs of butter.

Yum!Wally Lyons was a Good

Samaritan last week, when he pulled Barry from the snow on Lite Lane. Barry pulled close to the road’s edge to allow a car to pass. The tractor then slid into a snow filled ditch. It was a lot deeper than it looked. Awhile later, Wally came look-ing for Barry and pulled him out with his truck. Just one more example of the goodness of our neighbors in Meddybe-mps. Another great neighbor, Bill Doten, Jr., is always a great sport about figuring out my computer glitches, and recently setting up connections between our tv, Direct TV, dvd player and Netflix.

One of the reasons I retired from commercial business seven years ago was because I just didn’t want to keep learning new technology. Who knew technology would become just as daunting at home? In the summer we rely on our 17 year old grand nephew for techni-cal support when he visits. In fact, he is the one who got the garage door opener programed to operate from our car when he was about 13. It’s mostly a mystery to us; and I am very thankful for these helpers, and Apple Tech Support, or there would be no Meddybemps news coming from this location.

At Terry Reynolds’ home on Friday night, we were able to visit with Terry and Tammi Smith, Dana and Patty Reyn-olds, and Rob and Sherry Reyn-olds. Rob and Sherry had just returned from a trip to sunny Orlando, Florida with their daughters, Ashley and Emily. While in Florida, they visited Rob’s father, Erlin Reynolds and Sherry’s Aunt Beck. On Friday evening, Ashley was driving back from Husson Col-lege for the weekend.

Thanks to all who provide news. Please continue to send your news to [email protected] or phone 454-3719.


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These turkeys have been spotted in Alexander for the past few weeks. (Photo by Grazyna Kirsch).

Mr. McCormick’s students presented Dick Barnard of the St. Croix Fire Hall with two chopping blocks created here in our CMS/CHS Tech Ed Lab. Two Advanced Tech Ed students, Trent Stevens of Perry, and Bennett Cox of Robbinston, created two 20" x 24" birch cutting boards with our Tech Ed logo and a St. Croix Fire Hall logo routered into the upper corners using the CHS Tech Ed Dept's Computer Controlled Router. Trent and Bennett used local birch cut here in Eastern Washington County and sawn by Tom and Joyce Pottle's Pembroke Lumber. Mr. Barnard rewarded the students with Dunkin Donuts. (Submitted photo).

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The Baileyville PD along with the Woodland Elementary School and the Woodland Recreation Depart-ment, sponsored a "Spring Fling Movie Night" on Friday 3-21-14 at WES. Over 100 people attended and watched the movie Frozen.

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We lucked out again Sat-urday with only a dusting of snow which disappeared on Sunday. Unfortunately there is the potential for a big one on Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday. Maybe we’ll luck out on that one too.

Next Monday the Perry Congregational Church will sponsor the Soup and Sermon service with help from the

Sewall Memorial Congrega-tional Church and the North Perry Methodist Church. On April 7th, it will be held at the Blakely Methodist Church as-sisted by the Eastport Congre-gational Church.

I made an error in the news about the 8th grade supper and town meeting and election. The hours for voting are 12:45 to 7:00 pm, not 1 - 8 pm. The meeting begins at 7 pm. Hope to see you there.

Easternmost Chili/Chowder Cook-Off

The Easternmost Chili/Chowder Cook-off will be held Satur-day May 3 at 4:30pm in Lubec to benefit the Lubec Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium.

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$15 amateur. Deadline for registration is April 26. Awards will be presented to winners in each category.

Registration forms are available by emailing [email protected] or call 733-7503.

All proceeds to benefit the Lubec Schoodic International Sculp-ture Symposium.

Bring your best chili and chowders to the Easternmost Chili/Chowder cook-off to be held at the American Legion Post #65 Hall.


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Grand Lake StreamDave McCullough

I was pleased to have Randy Spencer’s new book arrive this week. We had placed the or-der in early January and finally it has been released. A BDN writer wrote a review of Wide and Deep and here are a few selected comments from his review.

“In his follow-up collec-tion of essays, Wide and Deep (Tales and Recollections from a Master Maine Fishing Guide), Spencer delivers a set of tales that will leave readers entertained, and leave his fel-low outdoor writers saying,

“Wow. Wish I’d written that.At the center of those places

is Grand Lake Stream, the tiny village where guides likely outnumber non-guides, and where his summer adventures begin.

Spencer lives near the stream, spends countless hours on nearby West Grand Lake, which feeds the stream, and ventures out onto many of the region’s productive bass-fiSpencer dives into the deep end with the book’s first es-say, A Cry For Help, which re-counts a tragic episode during which he tried to save a man who had been fishing in Grand

Lake Stream.Spencer also mines his own

innate curiosity in this book as he leads the reader into the fascinating world of Passa-maquoddy culture.

Burnham Tavern Docents Bring History to Life for the Downeast Lakes Land Trust

Things were looking de-cidedly old-fashioned as the Downeast Lakes Land Trust welcomed two period-clad docents from the Burnham Tavern Museum last Saturday afternoon. By candle light, Dr. Ruth and Robert Ahrens de-scribed the Battle of the Mar-garetta, the first naval battle of the American Revolution which occurred at Machias in 1775.

Dr. Ahrens has, for a num-ber of years, shared the his-tory of the battle with visi-tors from around the world. Throughout those years she has patiently gathered “pieces of the puzzle” to explain why things played out as they did, and how issues and events in Machias mirrored those in the larger “theater” of the Ameri-can Revolution.

“We can imagine a world without TVs and computers, but it is harder for us to think about how people lived in the late 1700s, with no indoor plumbing and no central heat-ing. What they lacked in our modern conveniences, they mostly had to make up for in sheer hard labor. And yet, these people are us.” Dr. Ah-rens asserted. “The men who took over the Unity, sailed the Falmouth Packet and eventually took the Marga-retta were declared pirates by the British government. Thus you see before you today, the descendant of a pirate,” said Dr. Ahrens with a deep curtsy and smile.

Indeed a quick glance at the list of men involved in-cluded names familiar in the region now: Browns, Chan-dlers, Holmes, Spragues, Wheatons, Whitneys and Woodruffs. This drew a few

chuckles from the audience as they saw their own names. A sense of pride and the re-flection; “We are still here, we are those people“ perme-ated the School Building in Grand Lake Stream, just two days walk from where these events took place nearly 240 years ago.

Dr. Ahrens shared an “up close and personal” look at the history created by people here in Washington County. She described back-up forces who forgot their ammunition, and the pregnant young woman who carried it through sixteen miles of forest to bring it to them. She explained how the people in Machias struggled to balance the needs of their hun-gry children with their greater ambitions for self-rule. Dr. Ahrens’ storytelling made real and present the struggles and fateful decisions the citizens of Machias made to provide for their families and to se-cure their future. “Machias is a very special place.” reflected Dr. Ahrens as she concluded her presentation.

Thanks to Arron Smith from Smith’s General Store in Springfield for the update on the coyote hunt for 2014. A total of 53 coyotes have been harvested: twenty-nine males and twenty- four fe-males. Smith’s General Store has tagged 41, Partridge Ridge Farm has tagged 3 and Two Rivers has tagged 9 from counts last reported.

Column readers have posed a variety of questions about the upcoming fishing season. Here are the questions and the answers. Thank you Warden Brad Richards for this infor-mation!

Do largemouth bass eat ale-wives? Yes

Small mouth fishing bag limits? Most area lakes that are managed for smallmouth have the following regulation: All bass between 13 and 18 inches must be released alive at once. April 1 – June 30: daily bag limit on bass: 1 fish.

July 1 – March 31: daily bag limit on bass: 2 fish. There are a few exceptions, the Grand Falls Flowage is catch and re-lease for smallmouth bass and then the St Croix River itself has the following regulations: •On bass: April 15 – June 30: 1 fish; July 1-September 30: 3 fish.

Stability of landlocked salmon fishing in the West Grand and stream? The suc-cess of the salmon population is highly dependent on stock-ing numbers. West Grand is stocked with around 10,000 8-10 inch fish annually. The stream is usually stocked with 75-100 brood stock from the hatchery as well. Big Lake is stocked with 1700 salmon as it is not as intensely man-aged for salmon. The stabil-ity is largely dependent on the health of the smelt population. The smelts are the main food source of the salmon, so the health of the salmon directly depends on them.

What to do with large mouth if we catch one? Kill it! Since the discovery of the Large-mouth in the St. Croix water-shed, it was decided that the Dept. was not going to man-age the fish so there was an emergency measure put into the rules allowing no size or bag limit on largemouth bass.

Are large mouth (bass) real-ly a threat and to what, smelts, salmon, perch, smallmouth bass? They are competing for food for all species. They will also eat small perch, salmon, bass, and smelts. They are an invasive fish that can out com-pete smallmouth on some wa-tersheds. They will outnum-ber smallmouths on the Grand falls Flowage as there is a lot more nesting habitat for large-mouth there.

Have a great week! (This morning it was 12 degrees) Come on SPRING!!

Be sure and check out the many new pictures on Grand Lake Stream July 4th Festival on Facebook. Great to see all the sunny weather!

Your humble correspondent, Dave McCullough, 207-839-4205 or [email protected]

Maine Army National Guard Promotion

Brig. Gen. James D. Camp-bell, The Adjutant General for Maine, announces the promo-tion to the rank specified below for the following:

JOSHUA SOUCY, PFC, Woodland, 185th Engineer Company

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Notice TO RESIDENTS OF ALEXANDER

The ANNUAL TOWN MEETING will be held at the Alexander Elementary School

Gym on Monday, March 31, 2014. Meeting begins at 6:30pm.

The Dragon’s DenCamille Howard

Welcome back, readers, to the Dragon’s Den! We have lots of ground to cover since we took last week off, so let’s get right down to business and go over this and last week’s news.

Last week, several students from WHS went to the Skills USA competition with the St. Croix Regional Techni-cal center. Students competed in their areas of expertise for gold,silver, and bronze medals. Several of our students came away victorious as the com-petition as well! Congratula-tions goes out to Willow Cobb

who won a silver medal in carpentry knowledge, Devote Stephens who won a bonze in carpentry knowledge, and Daynah Brown for a bronze in the employment applica-tion process. Good work to all skills USA competitions.

The JMG life smarts team traveled to Portland this week to compete in the statewide life smarts competition. Students answered questions about fi-nance, college living,and other skills that they will need to know after they graduate high school. Our team made it into the final competition, and lost by only one point in overtime! We are very proud of our team.

Good work, JMG!The high school basketball

season may have come to a close a few weeks ago, but the junior high basketball season ended this weekend. The teams competed in a travel team tour-nament, which the Junior high girls team won! Congratula-tions on a good season, Junior high athletes.

That’s just about all the news for this week. Next week is the last week of quarter three, bringing everyone closer to summer vacation, and the se-niors closer to Graduation day. We hope to see you back next week, and until then, thanks for checking in.

Calais High SchoolQuinn Sluzenski

Spring is officially here, but the weather doesn’t seem to know it yet. The visit to the state house that the girls’ bas-ketball team, Academic De-cathlon gold medalists, and wrestling state champion Nick Hallowell were supposed to take on Wednesday was post-poned in anticipation of in-clement weather. It will be rescheduled for a later date.

However, April is almost here, spring sports begin on Monday, and Calais High School students are thriving (despite the snow). Caitlyn Reynolds is now one of the three finalists in Maine in the process to become a member of the Maine State Board of Education. Governor LePage is responsible for nominating one of the finalists to become the new representative. Con-gratulations and good luck to Caitlyn as she continues through her application!

The math team traveled to their regional competition last week. Calais placed fourth in the eastern region for the regu-lar season and Riley Sluzenski won a bronze medal for being the third highest scoring fresh-man. Riley also won the Cal-ais coach’s award. Congratu-lations!

No group exemplifies the far-ranging achievement of Calais students like Student Council. Last week Student Council members, as well as representatives from several other Calais groups, attended a Leadership Conference in Brewer. This conference was run by the state executive board members, who include President Conor McCadden, President elect Dominic Gay-ton, Eastern Regional Presi-dent John LaPointe, and Junior High Representative Ken-dra Parks. Conor and Jordan Hatch, the Calais High School Student Council President, were co-winners of the annual scholarship for extraordinary community service. Both of their applications were so im-pressive that the Maine As-sociation of Student Councils chose to give the scholarship to two students for the first time ever.

Both the high school and middle school Student Coun-cils were recognized as Hon-or Councils. Only one other

council in Maine was chosen for this honor. Calais Middle School won the spirit cup, be-coming the first middle school to ever achieve this feat. The middle school and high school together raised $2100 out of the $3000 that the student councils across the state raised for the Ronald McDonald House. Thank you to every-one who supported their fund-raising efforts! Finally, the Student Council advisor Lori Ellis was recognized as the Maine Association of Student Councils Advisor of the Year. Congratulations to Mrs. Ellis, Conor, Jordan, and the rest of the Student Council represen-tatives!

The group will be follow-ing this eventful conference up with their own Leader-ship Conference. It will be held on Friday, April 11, from 10:30-3:30. Student Councils around the state are invited to this event, which will be held at Washington County Community College and fea-ture WCCC President Joseph Cassidy as the keynote speak-er. There will also be work-shops, a climbing wall, and a raffle. The cost is $13 per student.

Student Council, along with National Honor Society, will be hosting the 2nd Annual Hunger Games. This fund-raiser for the food pantry will be at April 16 at 6:00. A ten dollar ticket must be purchased ahead of time; this ticket could get you a meal as extravagant as fine steak or as lowly as spam and rice. Contact any Student Council or National Honor Society member to purchase a ticket and support hunger awareness in our com-munity.

The Harlem Superstars Showtime Basketball vs. Downeast Dream Team game will be on Thursday, March 27 at 6:30. It will be an entertain-ing and exciting game pitting the Harlem Superstars against the best high school players from Calais and Woodland.

The school committee has begun budget workshops for the 2014-2015 school year. Money is tight and sacrifices must be made, but we hope the school board and city council consider the great achieve-ments and pride coming from all the academics, athletics, and arts in Calais High School.


The Town of Princeton is seeking bids on sweeping all town roads (12 +/- miles), municipal lots and school parking lots.

Sweeping must be completed by May 16, 2014.Successful bidder must provide all necessary proof of insurance

before any work can begin.Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked

“Bid, Street Sweeping” with the bidder’s name and/or company listed, and please specify whether the bid is for wet or dry sweeping, to the Princeton Town Office, 15 Depot Street,

PO Box 408, Princeton, Maine 04668 by 4 PM April 14, 2014.Bids will be opened at the Selectman’s meeting on April 15, 2014.The Board of Selectmen reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

The Town of Baileyville is seeking proposals from qualified contractors to build two

baseball dugouts in the Woodland Village.The proposer should offer simple drawings and

descriptions of the structures they propose to build, along with full cost and time table.

A builder will be selected then the Town will negotiate the final design, price and construction time table.

Construction needs to be completed before May 1.Initial proposals should be submitted electronically

before April 1, 2014 to [email protected], please call Town Manager,

Rick Bronson at 42-3442

New committee being established in Waite! Waite is establishing a committee to recommend road maintenance and repairs for the town of Waite. The Waite roads are deteriorating, due primarily to commercial use. The committee’s goal is to plan affordable maintenance that ensures town roads continue to be safe for residential and commercial traffic. If you are concerned about our town roads please help and join this important committee! Call 796-2777.

Notice Town of RobbinstonAnnual Town Meeting & Election:

March 31, 2014Polls open at 12:45 & close at 8pm

at the Robbinston Grade SchoolAnnual meeting starts at 7pm

FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINENOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE

REVENUE OBLIGATION SECURITIES

Notice is hereby given that the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) intends to issue Revenue Obligation Securities (the “Securities”) pursuant to the Finance Authority of Maine Act (Chapter 110 of Title 10 of the Maine Revised Statutes, as amended) and has issued its Certificate of Approval for the Project to be financed with proceeds of the Securities. Set forth below is a summary of the Certificate including a description of the purpose for which the Securities will be issued, a statement of the maximum principal amount of the Securities and the time within which any proceeding to set aside certain actions of FAME with respect to the Project or the Securities or otherwise obtain relief on grounds of invalidity of such action must be commenced.

PROJECT USER: St. Croix Tissue, Inc.PROJECT LOCATION: 144 Main Street, Baileyville, Maine

PURPOSE OF PROJECT: To fund a portion of the acquisition and installation of two 200” light, dry, crepe (LDC) tissue machines to be located at the Woodland pulp mill in Baileyville, Maine. The LDC machines will each be capable of manufacturing 60,000 metric tons per year of bathroom, towel, and napkin grade tissue products.

MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF REVENUE OBLIGATION SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED BY FAME TO PROVIDE FINANCING FOR THE PROJECT: $7,500,000

Any action or proceeding in any court to contest the issuance of the Securities, to set aside the Certificate of Approval for the Project or to obtain relief upon the grounds that the Certificate of Approval was improperly issued, was issued for unauthorized purposes or is otherwise invalid for any reason, must be started within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. After the expiration of such a 30-day period of limitation, no right of action or defense founded upon the invalidity of the approval; or contesting any provision or the issuance of the Certificate of Approval or the issuance of the Securities may be started or asserted nor shall the Certificate of Approval or the issuance of Securities be open to question in any court upon any grounds.

This Notice published pursuant to 10 M.R.S.A. Section 1044(1).

Finance Authority of Maine5 Community Drive, P.O. Box 949

Augusta, ME 04332-0949(207) 623-3263

Contact Person: Christopher H. Roney, General Counsel

In accordance with the “Me. Self Service Storage Act” 1989,c62 (new), the personal property

belonging to the following individual will be sold at public auction: Brittany Polk at

1:00PM, Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Calais Self Storage, 406 South St., Calais, Me. 04619, 207-454-0454.


belonging to the following individual will be sold at public auction: Elizabeth Vancedarfield at

1:00PM, Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Calais Self Storage, 406 South St., Calais, Me. 04619, 207-454-0454.


belonging to the following individual will be sold at public auction: David Palczewski at 1:00PM, Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Calais Self Storage, 406 South St., Calais, Me. 04619, 207-454-0454.

Indian TownshipDonna Meader-York

The Indian Township School Library offers a program called “I Read”. Every book that a student reads gets recorded on a chart during their library time. There are 24 spaces for books, and once the sheet is full, the student earns a t-shirt at the end of the year. How-ever, along the way to a full sheet, students get to choose a free book to keep as their own for every 10 books read. Last week, the following students earned a free book; some be-ing for the second time! Mu-win Dana, Sierra Lank, Gabby Mendoza, Chris Parker, Simo-ne Polches,

Twyla Smiley, Jennah Nep-tune, Aaliyah Dana, Emma Soctomah, Eddy Tomah, and Sebastian Moore. Congratula-tions for being an avid reader! You are all well on your way to your t-shirt.

On Thursday March 27,

grades 2 and 3 are heading to UMM to swim! What a won-derful way to get some relief from this wretched winter. Also on Thursday, we hope to see everyone at our celebration for Dr. Seuss’ birthday from 4:00 – 5:00, at ITS. Much fun is to be had by staff, students, and their families.

Friday, March 28 is a Pro-fessional Development day for staff. There is no school for students on Friday.

Kci woliwon (a huge thank-you) to all who attended the benefit lunch and auction last Friday for our own Sandy Lyon. Also, heartfelt thanks to all who helped make it hap-pen. The benefit was pulled to-gether in just 8 short days and was a great success. Just goes to show you what we can do when we all work together!

That’s all the news for this week. Until next week, take care of yourselves, and keep learning!

Jennifer Brittany Ross Named to the Saint Anselm College Dean's List

Mark W. Cronin, Interim Dean of the College, announced that Jennifer Brittany Ross, a Nursing major, was named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2013 semester at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH.

Ross, a resident of Robbin-ston, is a member of the class of 2015.

To be eligible for this honor, a student must compile a grade point average of 3.0 or better.

Relay For Life “Carnival for a Cure” Orientation

Organizers for the Relay For Life of St. Croix Valley will hold an orientation and plan-ning meeting for team captains on Monday, March 31st at 5:30 pm at Calais Elementary School.

This year’s event is themed “Carnival for a Cure.” The relay will start at noon on Sat-urday, June 14th and wrap up with a celebration at midnight. Organizers made the change in order to accommodate partici-pants, families and friends who wanted to take part, but who could not stay overnight. The afternoon and evening timeline will also allow more entertain-ment and family activities throughout the entire event.

The Relay For Life gives everyone in the community a chance to help the organiza-tion save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Teams may register at any time of day by visiting www.relayforlife.org/washingtonme or by calling 1-800-227-2345.

This will be the 20th year for this cancer-fighting celebration and fundraiser in Washington County. For more informa-tion about this year’s Relay For Life, stop by the kickoff contact Marianne Moore at 454-0501.


Student Navigator (TAACCT III Grant Funded – Maine is IT!)Part-time position

Responsibilities: This part-time position starts July 1, 2014 and is designed to ensure planning, organization, administration and delivery of focused academic advising and student support services for students entering a wide array of degree certificate programs supported by Maine is IT!. WCCC’s programs are recognized in the U.S. Department of Labor/ETA TAACCCT Round III grant and are tied to workforce needs of local employers. Student Navigators will test and refine student support services designed to help TAA-eligible workers, Un/underemployed participants and veterans persist in the program of study. The goal for participants is the attainment of an IT credential of their choice as quickly as possible to fill high demand jobs across the state. The Student Navigator will also engage actively in program promotion and admission.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s Degree preferred, 2-4 years of related experience, knowledge of and proven experience in an educational environment, preferably student advising and experience with academic learning communities and preferably in a community college setting. Experience in program management, program evaluation and improvement projects. Knowl-edge of relevant IT certification is also desirable.

Compensation: Salary commensurate with the Agreement between the Maine Community College System and MEA Administrators Unit; Level 3 ($18,654.77 - $23,631.32) depending on education and experience. Benefits are prorated as appropriate.

Application Process: Please submit cover letter, resume, and unofficial transcripts and list three professional references by Friday, April 18, 2014 to [email protected] or Robyn Leighton, Payroll & Personnel Coordinator; Washington County Community College; One College Drive, Calais, ME 04619

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CooperArline Flood

454-3347

TOPS 256 met on Tuesday night with a small attendance. Jeff Townsend was the weekly basket winner, Tammi See-ley the raffle and Marcia the free week. The “Move and Improve” information was passed out. So far we have eight members starting the ex-ercise program. It’s a 12 week program with a needed eight week completion. Everyone’s name goes into a prize draw-ing. Britteny Seavey brings her now eight month old baby girl, Ellah. She is a beauti-ful child along with being especially smart. This little tyke feeds herself by hand, of course. She refuses her bottled food and jabbers for whatever her mother is quick to grab it and pop it into her mouth.

On Monday, Phil Flood drove his dad Ralph for a med-ical appointment at the Togus Veteran’s Hospital in Augusta. The weather was great for a change but the roads are a lit-tle rough.

Congratulations are in or-der for Fred Becker who has moved to the Philippines for three years. He mailed a pic-ture of a pretty, petite bride who he recently married. I’m sure his many friends will wish him well starting over at the age of 70.

The Cathance Grange/Coo-per Community enter Com-mittee has announced that they will be providing refresh-ments for the annual Cooper town meeting. They also have plans to raffle off a spring basket. Anyone wishing to contribute to the basket, they would like anything in the line of food and Easter decorations

there was a break but the roads had to be sanded once again as it kept snowing off and on.

A group enjoyed scrap book-ing at the Meddybemps Com-munity Center on Saturday with a hot soup dinner with the fixin’s. I’m sorry to miss out on the fun but the snow scared me off.

There was a coffee held after church on Sunday at the Med-dybemps Christian Church. I missed the service on the 16th because of a head cold and also missed sending in any news, sorry. Next Sunday Pastor Jeremy Townes will hold the service. He has a great voice in the songs that we sing. Be-lieve it is really needed.

We are drowning in sun-shine this morning, which is really needed. On the 20th at 12:57 the tilt of the earth rela-tive to the sun was zero. This marks the change in seasons. On the first day of spring, day and night are the same length. Equinox is from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” Everyone must know that the first full moon after the spring Equinox decides when Easter is. It’s the first Sunday after the full moon. Congratulations to Delyne Hold out great-granddaughter who came in third place in the high school category, the Downeast Salm-on Federations of the Rivers and Streams (fishing) theme Washington County Annual Student Art Contest. This year there was 265 entries from lo-cal kindergarten through grade 12 students. The artists will be asked to present their art work and receive their awards at DSF’s annual Smelt Fry on Friday, April 18 in Columbia Falls.

The winning artwork will be on display at the East Machias Aquatic Research Center over the summer.

On Sunday there was a birth-day party for Matthew Had-dock at his home in Cooper. Will, Justin, Louise and I were together for the first time in a while. Marcia and Paul were out from Calais and as usual the girls have a good time as do we all. Deny doesn’t have birthdays but his hair is getting grayer somehow. Happy birth-day to both of them. Thanks to the great care, cooking, etc. from Denny, Sandy has done so well on her long road to re-covery.

Another birthday part in the family was held in Edding-ton on Sunday, March 16th at

the home of Marit Wheelock, daughter of Paul and Karen Maria Wheelock. All her aunts and uncles and families along with many grandparents were there to help her usher in 11 big years.

Much sympathy to the family of Anne Bass. We got to know her and her family through our scrap booking over the years until they moved away to be in an area where her sweet granddaughter Marisa McCray could get more help after her injury. We really missed them after they moved as they were with the group all the time.

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to round it out, like the one that the Grange had last year. The meeting will be held at the hall on Monday, March 3st at 7 pm. The recreation com-mittee is planning some fun times as well as fund raisers to help with insulation for the Hall so meetings can be held in the colder months. Also they would like to help the Fire Department.

Marcia Wheelock and San-dy Lyon drove to Durham on Wednesday night to stay overnight with Tony and Sam Wheelock for an early morn-ing ride to the train into Bos-ton. Sandy had appointments at the Brigham Woman’s Hos-pital where she was a patient a month ago. The infection on her brain has started to heal and with rehab. she will even-tually be back to normal. It all takes time. They returned home on Friday with the good news that she wouldn’t need to go back for three months as long as she continues at the rate she has so far.

Sandy as received an over-whelming amount of support from her family, friends and her school. How can we ever thank the ITS for all they have done to help her financial. Even with good insurance there are many bills to pay and it helps so much.

Saturday there was a birth-day party for Caleb Townsend at his home on Pool St. There as a lot of little friends to join in play and help open presents. Also relatives were there to enjoy pizza and watch the fun. Vanessa made and decorated a fire department cake. It was amazing. As Caleb is a vol-untary Junior Fire Fighter the theme of the party was about the fire department. Caleb has his own outfit complete with a helmet. We rushed home dur-ing a fierce snow squall. Later

DECH BirthsTo Donna Townsend and

Abel Burse of Eastport. Cla-rissa May Burse, a girl, on 3/23/14. 7 lbs. 3 oz.


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952-0241. 3-TFN-C IN TOWN FURNISHED STUDIO APT. All utilities included, even internet. No pets please. $850/month. First, last and small security deposit. References a plus. Butch Han-son 454-2282. 7-TFN-CAPT. FOR RENT, 9 Cal-ais Avenue, 1 lg. and 1 sm. Bdrms. All utilities included except electric. Security de-posit and references. $775/mo. 512-6008. 10-TFN-C2 STUDIO APTS. Available in Calais. All inclusive. Call 207-952-0241. 11-TFN-C2 BDM APT. Church St., Cal-ais. Available April 1, 2014. Heat, water, electic, sewer, trash, lawn care, and plowing included. $775. month. 1st last and $300 security. Phone 207-214-5393. 11-TFN-CBACHELOR APT. North St., in Calais. 3rd floor.$275/month and damage deposit. No pets. 1-506-467-6077

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Beautiful 3BR/1BA Single FamilyNear Passamaquoddy Bay! Calais, Saint Croix Drive

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Airman First Class Jason Seavey of the 52D Civil Engineer Sqaudron of the 52D Fighter Wing of Spangdahlem, Germany received the United States Air Force Achievement Medal from Commander Lt. Col. Johnson on March 20, 2014. Jason graduated from Woodland High School in 2012 and enlisted in the Air Force before graduation. His specialty in his squadron is that of fire fighter. (Submitted photo)

CLEAN AND QUIET ROOMS. Smoking and non-smoking available. Reason-able rents. Call 454-3630 24-TFN-C FURNISHED ROOM for rent in quiet building in Calais. Call 454-7492. 14-TFN-CAPTS. 91 North Street, 1 BDRM and efficiency. No pets. 454-8936 day, 454-2287 evenings. 21-TFN-C2 BDRM APT. in Baileyville. Heat and utilities. $660/month. 214-0033 after 7 pm. 41-TFN-C1 or 2 BDRM APTS available in Calais and Princeton. Store front for rent in Calais on North Street. 949-1321.

48-TFN-CFURNISHED STUDIO APT. Heat, lights, cable in-cluded. WD hookup. All in-clusive. $1,000 a month. Call 207-952-0241. 2-TFN-C1 BDRM 1ST FLOOR STU-DIO APT. Nonsmoking. Heat, lights, water, sewer, plowing, garbage removal and cable included. $1,000/month. 207-

Governor’s Restaurants to Feature Raye’s MustardMaine-made stone-ground mustard will be tabletop item at all 6 locations

OLD TOWN and EASTPORT – Two iconic Maine family busi-nesses are teaming up. Raye’s Mustard, produced in Eastport, is now featured at Governor’s Restaurants, with locations in Old Town, Bangor, Ellsworth, Lewiston, Presque Isle and Waterville.

Squeeze bottles of Raye’s Down East Schooner Mustard are now gracing tabletops in each of the six Governor’s Res-taurants. Down East Schooner is Raye’s most prolific award winner, garnering a gold medal in the Classic American Yellow category at the World Wide Mustard Competition eight of the past ten years.

Founded in 1900, Raye’s Mustard is small batch-crafted in Eastport at the nation’s last re-maining traditional stone ground mustard mill. Operated by fourth-generation owners Karen and Kevin Raye, the historic mill produces over 20 varieties of Raye’s Mustard in a cold-grind process that preserves the natu-ral flavors of the mustard seeds and spices.

Governor’s Restaurant and Bakery began as an ice cream stand in Old Town. Founded in 1960 by Leith and Donna

Wadleigh, it soon became a year-round full-service restaurant and bakery. Over the years, it has become a Maine tradition, expanding to six locations, each known for good wholesome food and delicious desserts at a price Maine families can afford.

“It’s a thrill to know that our mustard will be served at Gov-ernor’s Restaurants, which are a fixture across the state,” said Karen Raye, of Raye’s Mustard. “It’s a great partnership between two Maine family businesses!”

“We are delighted to add Raye’s Mustard to our menu,” said Randy Wadleigh, of Gov-ernor’s. “At Governor’s, we pride ourselves on providing our customers with top quality Maine products whenever we

can, so Raye’s Mustard is a natural for us!”

For more information on Governor’s Restaurants, visit www.governorsrestaurant.com. For more information on Raye’s Mustard, visit www.rayesmus-tard.com.


The Calais Advertiser is looking for a reporter that would help cover news.

Duties would include: attending meetings and events, taking photographs and submitting interesting and relevant articles

on a weekly basis.

Interested candidates with reporting experience can e-mail [email protected]

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Full-time Faculty Positions - Starting August 2014General Position Description: WCCC Instructors are responsible for classroom teaching and related duties including assessment; record-keeping; curriculum and syllabus reviews; maintaining supplies; other professional duties related to the position. Also advise students and participate in retention initiatives, department and college committees and activi-ties, professional development activities, curriculum development, participation in college activities, comply with pertinent MCCS and WCCC regulations. The right applicant must have the ability to work collaboratively with other faculty and academic support services to meet the needs of students and the college; must have some teaching/training experience. Excellent written and oral communications skills are required. All positions listed are on a day/evening schedule.

Residential & Commercial Electricity InstructorPosition Information: This position will instruct and continue to develop the College’s Residential & Commercial Elec-tricity program. Instruction focuses on electrical theory and the techniques of the trade including blueprint reading, wiring, pipe bending, switches, troubleshooting, diagnostics and power circuits. Instruction also covers the layout, assembly, installation and troubleshooting of fixtures, devices, services, heating systems, pumps, motors and motor controls used in residential, commercial and light industrial applications. Emphasis is placed on teaching the National Electrical Code in all wiring installations. Classes are instructed both indoors and outside as necessary at off-site construction projects. The Instructor will establish partnerships with business and industry and other educational providers. Responsibilities: Teach a minimum of 25 contact hours. Minimum Qualifications: Diploma/Associate degree in Residential & Commercial Electricity or Electrical Technology, master’s electrician’s license, strong understanding of the National Electrical Code, at least eight years of work experience. Baccalaureate degree in a related field preferred. Other credentials and signifi-cance experience maybe considered. Compensation: $34,246 to $44,683 base salary plus extended year contract, salary commensurate with credentials and experience.

Culinary & Baking InstructorPosition Information: Responsible for the instruction of a one year Culinary & Baking program. Classes may be as-signed on a day and evening schedule and include extensive hands-on laboratory instruction and frequent meal prepara-tion. To enhance instruction, the instructor will develop and coordinate a visiting chef’s program to introduce students to a variety of foods and cooking styles. Responsibilities: Teach 15 credit hours a week with a maximum of 22 contact hours. Maintain a safe, healthy and sanitary work environment; demonstrate leadership, critical thinking, communication and interpersonal skills. The Instructor will maintain and establish partnerships with business and industry and other educational providers. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or subject area and culinary experience. Industry related national and state certifications or licensures in the culinary area such as HACCP, sanita-tion, and professional cooking certificates are valuable attributes. Other credentials and significance experience maybe considered. Compensation: $35,273 to $47,404, salary commensurate with credentials and experience.

Drafting/Blue Print Reading InstructorPosition Information: This position includes instruction in Architectural/Mechanical drafting and drawing, basic CAD, residential and commercial architectural drafting, and building science. The Instructor may also be assigned academic classes to round out the semester schedule. Responsibilities: Teach 15 credit hours a week. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline, a Master’s degree is preferred and at least four years of industry or teach-ing/training experience. A strong background in CAD is required. Other credentials and significance experience maybe considered. Compensation: $35,273 to $47,404, salary commensurate with credentials and experience.

Health Care Management InstructorPosition Information: This position is a two year grant funded full-time faculty position as a Heath Care Management Instructor. The college’s objective is to continue the position after grant funding is exhausted depending on enrollment and college resources. Responsibilities: Teach health care related courses, 15/18 credit hours a week. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a health related field, a master’s degree is preferred and at least 3 to 5 years’ field experience in a health care environment. Other credentials and significance experience maybe considered. Compensa-tion: $33,248 to $42,118, salary commensurate with credentials and experience.

Benefits: 100% employer paid health for employees, dental insurance, vision insurance, Maine State Retirement or TIAA CREF, generous personal/sick time allowances, paid holidays, professional development, and free tuition within the MCCS.

Application Process: Please indicate which position you are applying for in your cover letter and submit cover letter, resume, unofficial transcripts and list three professional references by Friday, April 11, 2014 to [email protected] or Robyn Leighton, Payroll & Personnel Coordinator; Washington County Community College; One College Drive, Calais, ME 04619. WCCC is an EO/AA Employer

VACANCY - CITY OF CALAISRECREATION DEPARTMENT

GROUNDS KEEPER - The City of Calais is currently accepting applications for a part-time Grounds Keeper for the Recreation Department. Applicant

must be at least 16 years of age and be able to start work immediately. The successful applicant will report to the Rec Director. Desirable qualifications include; Knowledge of equipment maintenance, equipment operation and

custodial care, knowledge of all facilities, fields, parks and grounds. Knowledge of sports fields and building maintenance, equipment operation, mowing, landscaping and snow/ice removal would be essential. Applicant

must possess a valid State of Maine driver’s license, and have physical strength and agility sufficient for performing the duties of the job.

SUMMER DAY CAMP COUNSELORS - The City of Calais is currently accepting applications for Summer Day Camp Counselors in the Recreation Department to assist in the day to day operations of the Summer Day Camp Program. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age and be able to work

June 23-August 22. Desirable qualifications include; having an enthusiastic attitude, experience and interest in working with kids of all ages, enjoyment of working outdoors, ability to work with other counselors, ability to plan and lead fun and meaningful activities, is reliable and prompt, as well as being a

positive role model for our campers.

LIFEGUARDS - The City of Calais is currently accepting applications for lifeguards in the Recreation Department to oversee the safety of swimmers

at the Howard Fox Memorial Pool and assist in the maintenance of the facility. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age and be able to work

June 23-August 24. Desirable qualifications include; knowledge of pool life guarding principles and practices, knowledge of basic CPR/First Aid,

knowledge of equipment used to maintain the pool and standard safety precautions. Those with current LGT/CPR/First Aid

certifications will be given preference.

Applications can be picked up at the Calais City Building or Recreation Department. Applications must be received no later than Friday, April 18th.

For more information please contact the Rec. Department at 454-2761 or by email. Please submit your applications by

email to [email protected] or by mail to the following address:

Recreation Director Attn. Toby Cole, City of CalaisP.O. Box 413, Calais, ME 04619

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MAINE INDIAN EDUCATIONBEATRICE RAFFERTY SCHOOL

2014-2015 School Year Position OpeningRe-Advertised

• Jr. High Math Teacher/Math Coach •

Position requires a strong background in Math to teach Jr. High Math and provide Math coaching to professional staff.

State of Maine certification and CHRC required. Must submit to substance abuse testing as required by the school committee.

Regionally-competitive salary and benefits.

Submit an application to:Ronald D. Jenkins, Superintendent of Schools

Maine Indian Education39A Union Street, Calais, ME 04619 • 207-454-2126

[email protected]

MIE Teacher Application available at: http://www.mie.bie.edu/

Accepting applications until a suitable candidate is found.

Native American Preference/Equal Opportunity Employer

Public Invited to 8th Annual Washington County 4-H Robotics Expo

The 8th Annual Washington County 4-H Robotics Expo will take place on Saturday, March 29 at the University of Maine at Machias Reynolds Gymnasium. The general public is invited to attend the exhibit session between 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. Come see local school and 4-H club's robotic displays and demonstra-tions as teams show off their work to the judges. Washington Academy Robotics and Tide Mill Enterprises will have displays. Admission is free.


Front row - Left to right: Robyn White, Elana Constiglia, Heather Baker, Catherine Thompson, Amanda Satinsky, Rachel Rae, Emily Smith. Back row left to right: Ael Fitzgerald, Katy Tickle, Worthy Advisor of Calais Assembly, Jackie Fraser, Grace Rowe and Stephanie Davis. (Submitted photo).

3 generations of Rainbow in Calais Assembly: Nina Crossman, Past Mother Advisor of Calais Assembly, Catherine Thompson, new-est member of Calais Assembly, great-granddaughter and Eileen Thompson grand daughter and past officer of Calais Assembly. (Submitted photo).

Calais Assembly of the In-ternational Order of Rainbow for Girls held an initiation on Sunday February 23,2014. The ceremony was performed by members from Calais, Ells-

worth and Orono Assemblies. Calais welcomed a new mem-ber who is a great grand daugh-ter of Nina Crossman who is a past Mother Advisor of Calais Assembly.

Calais Assembly of the International Order of Rainbow for Girls

Danforth Arrests

Danforth, Maine, March 22, 2014- The Maine Drug En-forcement Agency’s Aroostook County Task Force and the Clandestine Drug Laboratory Enforcement Team (CDLET) executed a search warrant earlier today at 34 Weatherbee Street in Danforth and located evidence of a clandestine meth-amphetamine manufacturing operation.

Charged as a result of this investigation are: Allen Rich-ardson, 39 YOA of Danforth, Maine. Charged with Class B trafficking of methamphet-amine, a Schedule W drug.

Tabbatha Osnoe, 30 YOA of Danforth, Maine. Charged with Class B trafficking of methamphetamine, a Schedule W drug.

Both Richardson and Osnoe were transported to the Wash-ington County Jail. Both were on probation and a probation hold was placed on them in ad-dition to the above charges.

Calais Assembly's term charity project is the Alzheim-er's Association.

Calais Assembly meets on the second and fourth Sunday of each month at 3:00PM at the Calais Masonic Hall on Calais Avenue, Calais, Me. Girls from the ages of 11-20 are encour-aged to make application to join the organization. For more information call 454-8577 and go to gorainbow.org.

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