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Colton Stanford of Winthrop has some fun on Maranacook Lake’s Norcross Beach with Sebastian Hughes who is being creative with the sand. Photo was taken on one of the 90-degree plus days from June 18-22.
Bill Van Tassel photosLucy Rheaume and Colton Stanford were having a bucket-splashing good time in Maranacook Lake on the 91-degree Sunday, June 22. Their families were enjoying the water and beach at Nor-cross Point in Winthrop in the late afternoon as were those in their sail boats on the lake.
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WINTHROP — The Winthrop Historical Soci-ety will host local histo-rian Carl Swanson from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 9, in a Zoom talk.
A business meeting of the historical society will follow the talk. If interested in attending,
contact Nick at [email protected] for the Zoom meeting link.
Swanson’s talk on “The History of the Winthrop Historical Society, Part II” will continue on from where Part I left off at his talk last September. He will do a quick re-
view of Part I material and will cover the years from the 1960s, the so-ciety’s beginnings until 2009 as time allows. The society reminds one of a candle that burns brightly at times, but almost goes out in other years. He will show what happened
at the monthly meetings, projects attempted, even the search for a building for the society.
Swanson was one of the founding members of the current society, which began in 2010, and has been a board member and secretary all but one of the past 10 years. He has helped with many of the projects and meetings during that time, such as the town calendar, art show, archiving and dis-play cabinets.
This is his fourth pre-sentation to the society, having spoken previously on Wiinthrop’s early in-dustry and early agricul-
ture. He has lived in Win-throp the past 56 years, and worked for Howard Harriman, Inmont Corp., Carleton Woolen Mill, Winthrop Commerce Center and D&D Realty.
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Local historian Swanson to speak to Winthrop Historical Society July 9
INDEX Funny things kids say ..............2Reader Recipe ........................6 V. Paul Reynolds ...................12Movie Review ......................14 Classifieds ............................14
FEATURE ARTICLESStaycation! ............................2
Tips for family camping trips ...5
How your retirement can feed hungry kids in Maine ..............7
Gluten-free dessert for berry season ...................................9
The good, the bad and the wild during coronavirus pandemic ..9
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• The wonders of na-ture: Professional and personal lives can make it hard to enjoy the great outdoors, even when it’s steps from your front door. During a staycation, commit to exploring local parks, hitting the trails to hike or mountain bike or renting a boat or kayak and taking to the water.
• City life: Just because you aren’t traveling far away doesn’t mean you cannot still get out of town for a day. Plan a day trip to a big city within driving distance of your
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• “Go” camping: Par-ents of young children can make a staycation more special by spend-ing a night camping in the backyard. Leave your devices indoors as you sit around the firepit tell-ing stories and making some delicious s’mores. Then set up the tents and sleep under the stars for a memorable night in the “wild.”
• Rainy day: If the weather is not cooperat-ing during your stayca-tion, create a backup plan to add a little life to rainy days. Plan a daylong film festival in which each member of the family gets to choose a movie everyone can watch to-gether. Make sure you have plenty of popcorn on hand and order in a few pizzas so everyone can focus on the films.
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With some of the Covid19 restrictions being lifted the new owners of the Highlands Golf Club, the Cutter family of Turner, are planning to get things moving again. The improved Grille at the Upper Street course and attracting more of the general public are two of their goals.
Bill Van Tassel PhotosSome early birds on the ladies 1st Tee on a nice June 23 at the High-lands Golf Course in Turner.
Highlands Golf Club get things moving again
New Owners at the Highlands Golf CourseJust as Winter 2020 began and the Covid
19 was lurking in the wings, Paul and Jan Cutter and their son Alex and his wife Eliza purchased both the High-land Golf Course and restaurant in Turner. The well-know site had been in operation since 1993 and managed the last 16 years by Dave Iannotti and George and Donna Chaisson.
The new owners are taking over a course that has been well-groomed. They feel fortunate that the course and its restaurant, The Highland Grille, are widely loved and supported. They have been “blown away” by the outpouring of support for the course and restaurant since they took over. They have been through a lot in the last six months and are grate-ful that the Town of Turner and its citizens have helped them through some tough times. “We are very lucky,” they comment.
They hope to continue their growth, not only in memberships, but also in their acclaim. “We have a goal of elevating the experience of both members
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the Highland Grille they plan to con-tinue providing great service to their members and bring in more public patronage. The Cutters add, “Our main focus has been trying to be inclusive to any and all who want a great place to eat in Turner, mak-ing sure that people know we are not
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finishing 18 holes on the course as well as a family with “picky” teenagers. “We have a dedicated dining space that we can use on busy nights so people can have a quieter spot to eat their meals.” There will also be Pub fare and weekly specials.
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At this time of year four years ago, I gave a talk to eight hundred people at a Lewiston, Maine, elementary school. In it, I shared some ideas about how the students could create an amazing upcoming summer vacation for them-selves. I had an absolute blast at the event, and the reaction from the kids and teachers assured me that my talk was well received.
After my talk, a teacher who was thanking me for my message shared a surprising perspective: she said that, for many of the students I had just met, leaving school on Fri-day is one of the largest stressors in their lives. When I asked why, I learned that many of these kids leave school at the end of each week knowing they won’t eat again until they return on Monday morning and are fed by the breakfast program. Then I learned a staggering statistic: in Lewiston, 100% of public school students receive free or reduced-price lunch, and this is true in many other cities and towns in Maine. This was news to me, as it may be to you. My heart sank into my stomach, and I tucked this piece of information into a file I knew I would someday reopen. This is that day.
At J.M. Arbour, we are changing what we do with com-pany profits and redirecting our focus to Maine’s future, which lies in today’s youth, tomorrow’s leaders. So, here is what we are planning to do.
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When I graduated from Bowdoin College, I remember people talking about the “need” to leave Maine in order to find “real economic opportunity.” I believe Maine has an abundance of opportunity, but to bring it to fruition we must align those who can mentor and provide opportuni-ties with those who want to learn and are willing to do the work—access and connections can be simplified and strengthened.
That is why the next part of our plan is to encourage the owners, executives, and leaders of the companies that hire us to manage their company retirement plans to join a
network we are building to provide support in the form of books and speeches (and overall mentorship) to kids who want to build fulfilling lives here in Maine.
I will sign off from this month’s column by saying that our goal is to feed kids for a lifetime. We want to feed them food as well as positivity, ideas, and hope, which they also need to thrive. We want to facilitate access to education, mentorships, and career opportunities to give Maine stu-dents the ability to build a rich and rewarding lives and retire on purpose, right here in Maine. We have titled this effort “The Purpose Project.”
Please call our office for more details; I am always thrilled to speak with people about this project and honest-ly, we need more teammates; we need your help to spread the word. Together, we can end weekend hunger and pro-vide life opportunities for Maine’s young people.
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FARMINGTON — Af-ter a week full of special activities in coordination with national nurses’ week, nursing leaders and peers recognized seven Franklin Memorial Hospital nursing and direct care profession-als on May 8 who demon-strate exceptional clinical practice and professional-ism, through the organiza-tion’s 9th annual Nursing and Direct Care Profes-sionals Excellence Awards.
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Jennifer Stevens, educa-tion program coordinator, and Darren Roundy, PT, Physical Rehab; were de-clared honorary nurses for the immeasurable support they both give unselfishly to nursing staff.
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OAKLAND — Soccer players around Maine normally hit the field in July for 11 hours of continuous soccer, but will trade in their cleats this year for 11 days of giving in honor of Cassidy Charette.
In light of COVID-19, the 5th Annual Kick for Cass, usually involving more than 400 players at Thomas Col-lege in Waterville, has been recreated and renamed Kick Back for Cass, a virtual giving event to be held July 1 through 11.
“The event was created to bring people together to re-member Cassidy, and we are committed to keeping her light shining,” said Riley Field, event organizer with the ShineOnCass Foundation and also a Messalonskee High School alumna. Cassidy Charette, who wore the #11 jer-
sey, was a standout midfielder for Messalonskee High School Girls Soccer and longtime community volunteer. She died Oct. 11, 2014, as a result of a hayride accident.
This year’s Kick Back for Cass invites teams and oth-ers to give back to their communities through volunteer work, contributions to local charities and sharing kindness during the 11-day virtual event. Participants will share how they and their teammates ShineOnCass in a “Pass for Cass” video challenge that will be shown on July 11, this year’s original date for the 11-hour game.
Field said her Kick Back for Cass project is making art for Pride Month and Black Lives Matter. Others are help-ing at homeless and animal shelters, stocking food pan-tries, giving to local charities and donating blood in honor of Cassidy.
“We will miss the excitement of being with high school soccer players from around the state and our annual re-union of many friends,” Fields said, “but giving back dur-
ing this time is what Cass would do. Not even the Corona-virus will stop us from Shining On.”
To participate in Kick Back For Cass and submit a team or individual video, visit shineoncass.org or the ShineO-nCass Facebook page. The demo “Pass for Cass” video on the ShineOnCass website and Facebook, features how participants locally, and internationally, are already Shin-ing On.
People can also donate $11 in memory of Cass to the ShineOnCass Foundation to support the charitable non-profit organization established to educate, inspire and em-power youth to shine their own light through kindness.
For more information at Kick Back For Cass, email [email protected] or call 207-314-6996.
Former Messalonksee High School alumni, Chelsey Oliver and Shawna Lachance, reunite with classmates to play in last year’s 11-hour soccer event “Kick For Cass” in honor and memory of Cas-sidy Charette. The 5th annual event has been reinvented in light of COVID-19 to a virtual giving event, Kick BACK for Cass, encouraging players and fans to give back to their communities through July 11.
High school soccer teams compete in 2019 Kick for Cass at Thomas College in Waterville.
Submitted photosFrom left, Gabi Martin, Grace Smith and Fern Calkins lead last year’s walk out ceremony before the 11th hour of soccer games at Kick for Cass. This year’s event is being transformed into a virtual giv-ing event in honor of Cassidy Charette, a longtime volunteer in her community.
Kick for Cass goes online this year through July 11
WATERVILLE — Bill Mitchell, president & CEO of GHM Insurance, was recently selected to receive the Rough Notes Commu-nity Service Award. Chosen from more than 35,000 in-dependent insurance agen-cies from across the coun-try, Mitchell’s commitment to community service is re-flected in the Rough Notes award.
Mitchell was nominated
for the Rough Notes Com-munity Service Award by Ken Walsh, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club YMCA of the Waterville Area at the Alfond Youth and Community Center. Walsh highlights many of the ways that Mitchell has given back including being a volunteer project manager for the construction of the AYCC’s current building to hosting the annual GHM
Golf Classic to benefit the AYCC’s after school pro-grams. According to Walsh, “unlike some donors who simply lend their name to an event and appear once the work is done to accept congratulations, Bill runs this (golf tournament) event from start to finish, we just show up to accept the check on the 18th hole. The grand total of the event’s contri-butions tops $500,000 to
date.”Mitchell said, “I am very
grateful and humbled in receiving the Rough Notes Community Service Award. GHM is very fortunate to have a great group of em-ployees who work hard every day to deliver ex-ceptional service, and who volunteer time supporting many local organizations. And equally important we have an amazing customer
base that supports GHM with their business, which allows us to give back to the communities in which we live and work. My late fa-ther, Paul Mitchell, was my mentor, who always urged me to give back to the com-munity whenever possible.”
GHM has been serv-ing the insurance needs of Maine families and busi-ness owners since 1901, through representing sev-
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The good, the bad and the wild during coronavirus pandemicGeorge Smith. A Maine
treasure. Three years ago, he was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lat-eral Sclerosis). From the get-go, he has tried to maintain a positive atti-tude, even as the disease has progressed throughout his body.
In an interview I did with him in 2018, he vowed not to let ALS de-fine the remaining years of his life. His outlook on life is a huge reason why he is a treasure, but not the only one. Smith is a champion of the outdoors, especially the Maine out-doors. For 18 years, he was executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine.
In 2017, he was pre-sented with the Harry Richardson Environmen-tal Leadership Award “for writing, speaking, advo-cating, and inspiring all of us to protect the woods, waters, and wildlife of Maine.” His home town of Mount Vernon gave
him the Spirit of America Award for his contribu-tions to the community. In 2018, he and his wife Lin-da donated their 125-acre woodlot near their home to the Kennebec Land Trust to support childhood programming.
Smith is also a prolific writer, whose topics, of course, include anything and everything to do with the outdoors, but he has also never been one to shy away from politics. Heis still able to write using two fingers and a comput-er program called Dragon Dictation. When I asked him if he’d like to write something for Catching Health about how he has been coping with the pan-demic, he said he would love to.
This is his story:“As we quarantined in
our homes, a lot of wild animals took over our yards. Linda and I have enjoyed most of them, but not all of them.
“One night two weeks ago, a bear tore down and busted our bird feeders, right in front of our kitch-en window. That bear also visited our neighbors and tore apart two of their bee-hives. Linda quickly put out new bird feeders which she brings in every night. I recommend that you do that because we have a lot of bears (45,000) and they are not just in rural Maine. They’re even showing up in our cities.
“We’ve enjoyed seeing a doe deer, with last year’s fawn, and the turkeys that feed all over our yard. We also have a stunning ar-ray and number of birds, including a bunch of warblers, lots of orioles, woodpeckers, goldfinch-es, a beautiful cardinal, and more. We also have a couple of geese that pa-rade across our lawn with their six babies. That’s quite a sight, and we have everything from loons to
turkey vultures and eagles flying up and down our stream.
“Then there are the crit-ters we’re not happy to see. One is a huge por-cupine, which Linda can walk right up too without worrying it. We also have two woodchucks that love to feast in Linda’s gar-dens. I always shot every woodchuck in our yard, but because of my illness I can’t hold or shoot a gun anymore, and Linda won’t
shoot them. She is trying to trap them, but no luck yet.
“I’d love to see a moose in our yard, but sadly, I haven’t seen a moose in Mount Vernon in years. I used to have a bunch on my woodlot. I think they must have been killed by ticks, which have signifi-cantly reduced Maine’s moose population.
Submitted photoGeorge Smith and Janet Mills
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“Today, I’m very wor-ried about our outdoor industry — especially guides and sporting camps — and our small business-es. A lot of sporting camps will not open this year be-cause they depend on out-of-staters, and they won’t be coming to Maine this summer. Guides have had almost all of their trips canceled. I encourage you to book a day with a Maine guide — I’ve spent many days with Maine guides, and every day was a great experience. You should also book a stay at a Maine sporting camp. They need you!
“Unfortunately, lots of small businesses have closed for good. Linda and I loved Kennebec Choco-lates in Augusta and were so disappointed when they closed for good about a month ago. During the seven years that we wrote weekly travel columns for the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, we got to know many wonder-ful owners of small res-taurants and inns, and we learned that for many, 80 percent or more of their income came from tour-ists. Without those tour-ists this year, many will not survive.
“Of course, not every-thing has been bad in this pandemic, and I’m not talking just about wildlife. So many great Mainers have reached out to help their family, friends and neighbors. Several ladies
from our church are doing Linda’s grocery shopping for her, and we even had two friends cut up all the downed limbs in our yard. We are so grateful for all this help.
“My illness continues to progress. A nurse, occupa-tional therapist, and phys-ical therapist were seeing me regularly, but because of the pandemic, all have had to stop. Because of my illness, and the expec-tation that the virus would kill me, we’ve kept ev-eryone out of our house. I really miss the visits from my friends.
“Thank goodness for Zoom. We Zoom for 90 minutes every Sunday af-ternoon with our kids and grandkids. That is won-derful, and we’ve even played games with our 3- and 6-year-old grand-daughters in Massachu-setts, using FaceTime. I’ve even Zoomed with Congressman Jared Gold-en and Gov. Janet Mills. Yup, I’m still giving them advice!
“In addition to being in a wheelchair, I am los-ing strength in my hands and arms, and it’s getting harder to breathe during the day. When I’m sleep-ing, I wear a mask and the trilogy machine blows air into my lungs. My voice is also getting softer, but I feel lucky I am still able to write my columns. And I am very lucky to have Linda as my wife, because she has to do a lot for me.
“We do enjoy rides around the area, and on nice days Linda gets me
out to ride in my wheel-chair up and down the road.Quite a few people driving up the road stop to visit. In the nice weather, I’ve also started visiting with people outside, care-ful to keep our distance.
“Of course, the black-flies are awful, but we’ve got to have something to complain about!”
It’s that last line that says it all for me. George Smith has to deal with in-numerable challenges, yet the only thing he has to complain about is Maine’s black flies. Thank you, George, for sharing your story. You are my hero (and so is Linda).
If you’d like to learn more about George, lis-ten to the podcast we did in 2018 :George Smith: Diagnosed with ALS” https://dianeatwood.com/george-smith-diagnosed-with-als/; or read the fol-lowup blog post “Stay-ing positive with ALS” https://dianeatwood.com/als-george-smith/. You can also read his column in the Bangor Daily News — George’s Outdoor News — http://george-soutdoornews.bangordai-lynews.com/ or follow him on Facebook https://w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /george.smith.54922.
Diane has been col-lecting stories from peo-ple about how they are coping during the CO-VID-19 pandemic. You can read them all on her blog “Catching Health” at CatchingHealth.com. This story is about George Smith.
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WAYNE — The annual Wayne Community Church auction will take place on-line this year.
The auction, from which 100 percent of the proceeds benefit the Wayne Com-munity Church and its mis-sions will take place July 10 through 17 at wayne-churchauction.com. The website for the auction includes color photos of items.
Auction booklets are available July 4 in front of church, with all items list-ed. Those who need help with computer bidding may call 207-685-3505. Submitted photo
Wayne Community Church auction will be online
Cedarville, Ohio — Linnea Estes, of Sidney, Maine, was named to the Cedar-ville University dean’s list for spring 2020.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Mira Moreau, of Wayne, Maine, was named to the Ithaca College dean’s list for the spring 2020 semester. Moreau is a Cinema & Photography major.
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WATERVILLE — Although unable to perform its “All Shakespeare, All the Time” concert this May, Reprise Choral Ensemble has reached out to support cen-tral Maine artists.
Reprise President Timothy Rector an-nounced that the ensemble donated $500 from proceeds from the January Bicen-tennial Concert to the Maine Artist Re-lief Fund. MARF, under the auspices of ArtsEngageME which is a supporting or-ganization of the Maine Arts Commission,
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With all 13 of the agen-cy’s bowling events can-celed, supporters will in-stead be walking, biking, reading, hiking, painting and doing other activities of their choice to raise funds for local youth, one-to-one mentoring programs.
According to Gwendolyn Hudson, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sis-ters of Mid-Maine, revenue from Bowl for Kids’ Sake makes up half of the organi-zation’s annual budget. The unforeseen changes due to Covid-19, Hudson said, are expected to result in a loss of more than $200,000 this year.
“Many Littles are expe-riencing increased stress, anxiety, fear and isolation,”
Hudson said. “Even in the best of times, they are fac-ing adversity at a higher rate than the average young per-son, and will bear the great-est burdens of trauma and financial insecurity because of this pandemic.
“Funding is critical right now to continue to provide Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring services to our most vulnerable popula-tion—our kids. That’s why we are asking our support-
ers to do whatever it takes to support our Littles,” she said.
Teams and individuals can register online at bbb-smidmaine.org, and then create a personal fundrais-ing page where supporters can make safe, electronic donations. Whatever It Takes 4 Kids’ Sake runs now through July 31. Every person who registers is in-cluded in a weekly drawing for local business gift cards.
Individuals who raise $125 and teams that raise $500 or more will receive Big Brothers Big Sisters t-shirts.
For more information about participating in What-ever It Takes 4 Kids’ Sake, becoming a sponsor, do-nating weekly prize gift cards, or information about becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister volunteer, visit bbbsmidmaine.org, email [email protected] or call 207-236-BBBS (2227).
Submitted photoLittles Ireland and Nicholas Norton, of Lewiston, read pen pal let-ters from their Bigs as part of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine’s efforts to Keep Kids Connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency’s largest fundraiser, Bowl for Kids’ Sake, is being trans-formed into a virtual “Whatever It Takes 4 Kids’ Sake” event.
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AUGUSTA — Fort Western, the 1754 National Landmark fort, store and house on the Kennebec River has reopned for the season, but with new hours.
Admission to the fort is free in June, and the gift shop will be closed. Nor-mal admission rates will apply in July and the gift shop will reopen, but it will only accept debit and credit cards, no cash. Augusta residents and active mili-
tary personnel are always admitted free of charge.
As per Augusta city poli-cy, all visitors and staff will be required to practice so-cial distancing while on the fort grounds, and wear face coverings while in the main Fort Garrison building.
Fort Western was built in 1754 as part of the Mas-sachusetts military and settlement expansion into the Kennebec River Valley. During the French and In-
dian War, soldiers were sta-tioned at the fort under the command of Capt. James Howard. It was a staging area for the Arnold Expedi-tion in 1775, and in 1778-79, Capt. Daniel Savage, under the command of Col. William Howard, operated a scouting company out of the fort.
During its 263 years, Fort Western has served as a fort, store, private home and tenement and has played a
central role in the founding of Hallowell, Augusta and the central Kennebec area.
June hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p..m. Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays; from July to October, ot wil be open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The last tour of the day starts at 3:30 pm. The last day for tours will be Oct. 12.
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A Hex, or if your Latin is good, a Hexagenia limbata, is a bomber-size Mayfly that shows up on Maine trout ponds in mid-summer, usually early July. For a trout, they are a turkey din-ner with all the fixin’s — a chance to get the most amount of food for the least amount of effort.
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Diane and I were camped at one of Wiggie Robin-son’s favorite trout ponds in early July. The fishing had been slow all day. Then just before dark the Hexes be-gan to bust through the still surface of the pond. Soon the pond was covered with these big-winged, lime-green duns. It looked like a flotilla of small sailboats “in irons,” becalmed by the dy-ing breeze.
Blup, Blup, Blup. The feeding began and the pond was peppered with sur-
face feeding trout dimples wherever you looked. The trout gorged themselves for about an hour. They also took our big White Wulffs without hesitation. Then the Hexes disappeared as fast as they came on, and the fishing slowed accordingly.
There is an ongoing de-bate among Maine anglers about what to call these big bugs. Anglers who know a lot more about entomology than I do say that most of us misname the Hex, calling it a Green Drake, as in “Hey, Joe. You really missed it. As soon as the sun went behind the mountain, the pond was covered with Green Drakes. A wicked hatch! Never seen anything to beat it.”
So the question is, I guess, “When is a Green Drake a Green Drake, and when is a Hex a Hex?” You
don’t care? Well, in that case, you’re probably just a casual fly fisher of trout. Those of us, whose heroes are fly fishing entomolo-gists, like to know our bugs, for that is how you get to know your trout and how best to seduce them.
I put the aforementioned question to Tom Fuller, a seasoned fly fisher, outdoor writer, author, and aspir-ing entomologist, who has written an informative new book, “Eastern Hatches.” Here is his answer:
“The differences between the Eastern Green Drake (3 tails on the dun) and the Hex hatch (two tails on the dun) are at best subtle. The Eastern has mottled wings; the Hex does not, but does have veins. Coloration and size really depend on the waters where they’re found
and the fertility. The real difference is the double gills found on body segment #1 on the Hex. The Eastern nymph has single gills on body segments 1 through 7.”
As Fuller pointed out, when these big bugs are onthe water, the fish are re-ally fired up and just about any big pattern will work. Wulffs, a large Adams, or a Hornberg never disappoint when the Hex hatch is on.
As always, the best of trout fishing in Maine begins to fade as summer comes on and water temperatures drive the brookies deep into the spring holes. But there is still time, especially because of the late spring and slow-warming waters. The farther north in Maine you go the more likely that the favorable water tem-
peratures will hold a while longer. And who knows? You might get lucky and get in on a Green Drake hatch during a cloudy, humid day. You won’t soon forget it, if it happens.
So whether your Green Drake is a Hexagenia lim-bata or an Ephemera gut-tulala, the trout don’t seem to care. And that’s what counts.
The author is editor of the “Northwoods Sport-ing Journal.” He is also a Maine guide and host of a weekly radio program — “Maine Outdoors” — heard Sundays at 7 p.m. on “The Voice of Maine News - Talk Network.” He has authored three books; on-line purchase information is available at www.maineout-doorpublications.com. or at www.sportingjournal.com.
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V. Paul Reynolds
It’s that time of year again! The sun is shining and we all want to get out of the house and enjoy the fresh air. This is also a time of year which motorcyclists are out on the road. Most riders often forget to mini-mize an obvious, but over-looked, risk: hearing loss! Earplugs can easily help reduce the risk of noise-in-duced hearing loss (NIHL).
Motorcyclists are among our population of Ameri-
cans who are at risk for NIHL. Thirty million Americans are at risk for NIHL in the workplace, recreational settings and at home. Motorcyclists are exposed to the loud noises of the motorcycle, as well as the wind noise. At 40 mph, motorcyclists are exposed to 90 decibels of low frequency wind noise that is caused by turbulent airflow around the helmet. OSHA requires hearing
protection for exposure over 85 decibels. The loud-er the noise is, the less time you are safely able to be ex-posed to the noise before it can cause permanent hear-ing damage.
If you ride a motorcycle or know someone that does, here are some tips:
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This means that harmful levels of noise are reduced, but not enough to interfere with your ability to hear en-gines or surrounding warn-ing signals.
• Avoid high speeds, which cause excessive wind noise.
• If you listen to music while you ride, use noise-cancelling earphones. Many people turn the vol-ume up to drown out the engine or wine noise, how-
ever this is only causing more noise exposure.
• Get your hearing tested! Dr. Becca Rancourt, our Audiologist at Waterville Audiology, will be able to determine your current hearing levels. If you have hearing loss, you will be educated on the appropriate steps to prevent any further damage.
If you wear hearing aids, please take them out and exchange them for hear-
ing protection as this will help prevent your hearing loss from becoming worse. Waterville Audiology of-fers custom hearing protec-tion, designed to fit your ear and your ear only. Call us today at 207-872-0320 to book your hearing test or custom hearing protection appointment!
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AUGUSTA/WATERVILLE/SKOWHEGAN —Kennebec Behavioral Health recently announced its 2020 college scholarship recipients. This year, the following students will each receive a $1,000 scholarship upon suc-cessful completion of their first semester at their chosen college or university. Each of these students will be pursu-ing a major related to mental health.
• Jillian Brown, Cony High School – Augusta• Ben Reed, Erskine Academy – South China• Caitlin Paul, Gardiner Area High School – Gardiner• Morgan Niles, Lawrence High School – Fairfield
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Interested students at partnering high schools were asked to submit an application, which included an essay question around why she or he is interested in pursuing a career in the behavioral health field. CEO Tom McAdam stated, “we are so pleased that the students who have ap-
plied already had a good understanding of the importance of the mental health field.”
The scholarships are made possible through KBH’s College Scholarship program developed to invest in fu-ture mental health professionals. Funds for the program are raised through donations as well as KBH’s annual “A Night Out” comedy show and basket raffle. This year, “A Night Out” is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Calu-met Club in Augusta. It will likely include an opportunity to attend virtually.
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WATERVILLE — Free nutritious meals and snacks will be available to children in Waterville and Oakland through mid-August through the Summer Food Service Program.
The Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA of Greater Waterville at the Alfond Youth & Community Center are again participating in the program, which provides meals to all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.
Meals will be provided first come, first served until Aug. 14 at:
Alfond Youth & Community Center, 126 North St.: Monday - Friday breakfast, 7:30 to 9 a.m.; lunch 11:30 a.m. to noon.
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Back before 9/11, there was a time when films like “Die Hard,” “Under Siege” and “Speed,” all about a lone man’s battle against domestic terrorism, were considered escapist enter-tainment. You may not be
able to find that kind of es-capist fun nowadays, but that doesn’t stop first-time German director Patrick Vollrath from trying with his thriller “7500.” But don’t expect any explosions or one-liners, since this is still a post-9/11 film dealing with the subject in a dramatic and intense way.
One rainy night, Ameri-can pilot Tobias (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is on a routine flight from Berlin to Paris. While his Cap-tain, Lutzmann, (Carlo Kitzlinger) is making the preparations, the co-pilot’s stewardess girlfriend Gokce (Aylin Tezel) is more wor-ried about their toddler son and his bright future. When
the plane takes off, it seems like another smooth flight. But then a small group of Muslim terrorists try to storm the cockpit, trying to take control of the plane. With quick thinking, To-bias manages to block the doorway from them, but not without sustaining an arm injury.
Lutzmann, however, is fatally wounded during the fight, leaving the co-pilot alone to try to control the plane before attempting an emergency landing. The hi-jackers are determined to get through the door, while threatening the other pas-sengers. One of the hijack-ers is a young student, Ve-dat (Omid Memar), whom
Tobias tries to convince to grow a conscience and break free of the terror. But the misguided youth is not sure whether or not to do the right thing when the other evildoers reveal their ulti-mate motive.
All of the movie’s major scenes take place within the confines of the airplane’s cockpit. Throughout the film’s 90-minute runtime, we’re experiencing what the main character sees and feel the horrific terror while it’s all happening. Though the movie is fiction, it still feels like it can happen anywhere which makes it all the scar-ier. After this movie, expect airport security become ex-tremely tighter.
Rather than simply be all about action, the movie focus more on character interaction between Tobias and Vedat. Things quiet down for the third act, but the intensity never lets up as we watch the young man go through a conflict of emotions unsure of how to get out of it. These two men become the film’s emotional heart filled with sadness and despair. In this era of giant-size, action-packed epics, it’s nice to see something simple yet effective to come our way.
With a tiny cast, the mov-ie is put upon the shoulders of its main star Gordon-Levitt. His performance is both solid and believable,
you feel for his character going through such a ter-rifying experience. Special mention goes to young Memar despite going over-the-top in some scenes he does deliver a fine portrayal of a panicked and terrified young man not knowing what to do in his dilemma.
If you can take it, “7500” is an intense ride of terror with some nice performanc-es to boot. For those who have Prime Video, it’s both worth watching and worth finding something different to try out.
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AUGUSTA — Kennebec Savings Bank president and CEO Andrew Silsby and Kennebec Federal Sav-ings and Loan Association of Waterville president and CEO Allan Rancourt have announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge the two finan-cial institutions under the Kennebec Savings Bank name. The merger was unanimously approved by both institutions’ board of directors and is antici-pated to be completed in
the fourth quarter of 2020, subject to customary clos-ing conditions, including the receipt of all required regulatory approvals.
“Our mission at KSB is to provide the high-est quality customer and community-focused bank-ing experience possible, which aligns perfectly with KFS’s longstanding com-mitment to the Waterville region,” said Silsby. “We are thrilled to welcome KFS’s talented employees and valued customers to
the KSB family.”“Kennebec Savings
Bank has a strong reputa-tion for excellence in cus-tomer service and commu-nity involvement — two values our banks proudly share,” said Rancourt. “I feel confident that this will be a win-win-win for our customers and employees, and for the Waterville re-gion.”
Under the terms of the merger agreement, KFS will be merged with and into KSB, and custom-
ers of KFS will become customers of KSB. Upon completion of the merger, KFS’s current locations will remain in operation and employees will tran-sition to KSB’s team. The combined bank will have approximately $1.25 bil-lion in assets.
“All of KFS’s customers can expect to see the same faces they know and trust and at the same convenient branches – but now will add easy access to KSB’s full array of products, ser-
vices, and locations,” said Silsby.
Customers of both KSB and KFS will see no change to their accounts or service levels until the merger is completed. KFS customers will receive communications prior to any changes to enhance their products, improve their account access, and any upgraded digital abili-ties. Once the banks are officially combined, KFS customers will have access to KSB branches, and vice
versa.Headquartered in Au-
gusta, KSB is a 150-year-old state-chartered com-munity bank with locations in Augusta, Waterville, Farmingdale, Winthrop, and Freeport.
KFS is an 84-year-old community bank with two locations in Waterville.
For more information, contact senior Vice Presi-dent David Holmblad at 207-274-3830 or [email protected].
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AUGUSTA — United Way of Kennebec Valley has named Readfield’s Chris and Sarah Voynik as its next cam-paign co-chairs. The Voyniks are charged with leading the organization’s 2020 fund-raising efforts.
Chris, director of mem-bership and government relations for Maine Farm Bureau, and Sarah, program manager at Merrill’s Detec-tor Dog Services, will lend their enthusiasm and exper-tise in building prosperous community partnerships to mobilize the caring power of those who live and work in Kennebec Valley, said a news release from the UWKV.
“Sarah and I grew up in this community. We went to elementary, middle, high school, and college togeth-er. This is our home,” said Chris, who is also a UWKV board member.
“It is the passion and people that make Kennebec
Valley such a special place,” Sarah added. “We’re excited to bring people of all ages and socio-economic back-grounds together to help lead the way for a better commu-nity.”
With the support of the Campaign Champions, a group comprised of business and community leaders who will facilitate campaign sup-port from across the region, the Voynik family will lead the way for United Way in expanding its network of individual and corporate do-nors.
“For the past three years, United Way has been very fortunate to have record-breaking campaigns,” Chris said. “While we are con-cerned about the effects the COVID-19 pandemic could have on our partner pro-grams, it is times like these when people in our commu-nity come together to protect those who need it most.”
As part of its annual initia-tive, United Way’s workplace campaigns engage more than 130 local businesses each year, representing more than 3,000 donors. Last year, do-nations to United Way to-taled more than $1.8 million and assisted 24,604 people in 50 programs across southern Kennebec County.
Chris graduated magna cum laude from Thomas Col-lege with a bachelor’s in busi-ness management. Prior to graduation, he founded Wag Rags—homemade dog toys from recycled T-shirts—and worked as finance manager for Merrill’s Investigations and Security. His entrepre-neurial spirit contributed to him being named Cynergy’s Young Professional of the year in 2017. After spending two years with the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Com-merce and working closely with hundreds of local busi-nesses, Chris started his po-
sition with the Maine Farm Bureau in 2019.
In addition to his involve-ment with United Way’s Emerging Leaders Soci-ety, Chris has been an ad-visory council member for the Thomas College Insti-tute for Business Innova-tion, served as a committee member for Cynergy Young Professionals, and was previ-ously a board member for the Kennebec Valley Humane Society.
Sarah, a K9 handler and trainer for Merrill’s Detec-tor Dogs, graduated magna cum laude from Thomas College with a bachelor’s in criminal justice and then obtained a master’s in criminal justice, gradu-ating summa cum laude from Purdue University Global. She grew up train-ing dogs with her family, and in 2013 she followed in her mother’s footsteps by taking over the family
business, Merrill’s Detec-tor Dog Services, and has been there for eight years. She manages the program, grows business, and trains explosives, narcotics, and bedbug detection dogs.
The Voyniks married in June 2019 and moved to Augusta from Readfield shortly after. “Giving back is a way for our entire com-munity to come together for great causes and pro-vide support for those in
need, whether it be mon-etary donations or time spent volunteering,” Sarah said.
In their minds, “Giving back means supporting the community when you may not need its support back,” Chris said.
Those interested in serving as a United Way Campaign Champion may contact 207-626-3400. For more information about United Way, visit uwkv.org.
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Scouting volunteer tapped to lead area districtAUGUSTA — Kelly
Pillsbury of Benton was elected to serve as the Kennebec Valley District chairwoman June 10 dur-ing the annual meeting of the Scouting District Committee, held virtually from the Viles Arbore-tum, where social distanc-ing was in effect.
The Ken nebec Val-ley District committee is comprised of volunteer Scouting leaders tasked with growing and deliver-ing quality Scouting pro-grams in Lincoln, Knox, Kennebec, Somerset and Franklin counties. Pills-bury is the top volunteer Scouting leader of the district, and her job is to motivate a talented team of people. District chairs preside at district com-mittee meetings and rep-resent the district on the council executive board. The District Committee includes subcommittees for Scouting activities & programs, advancement and recognition, camping, fundraising — including Friends of Scouting and popcorn sales — health and safety, marketing, member sh ip for new Scouting units and mem-bership growth, nominat-ing committee, training, etc.
“Kelly brings a great deal of knowledge and ex-perience to the job,” said Ryan Poulin of Sidney, who served on the Nomi-nating Committee mak-ing the selection. “I am anxious to see the great mountain tops she will lead Kennebec Valley District Scouts to during her term.”
Pillsbury has a bach-elor of science from de-gree f rom the Univer-sity of Maine in busi-ness management and an MBA from Thomas Col-lege. She is employed by Maine Dartmouth Fam-ily Medicine Residency in Augusta. Pi l lsbur y joined Scouting in 1995 as a Tiger Cub parent in Pack 471, Fairfield, and has held several positions including Advancement Chair, Den Leader, Pack Committee Chair and As-sistant Cubmaster. Kelly joined the Kennebec Val-ley District Committee in 2004, serving on several committees and as com-mittee chair in 2009-2010. She also served as the Cub
Scout Roundtable Com-missioner 2011-2012. She earned the Commissioner Key and was awarded the District Award of Merit — the highest award Scout-ing can bestow to a volun-teer at the district level.
Pillsbury also had the honor of serving as an as-sistant Scoutmaster for the Pine Tree Council contingent troop that at-tended the National Scout Jamboree in 2005. She has also served on the council’s national jambo-ree committee in 2010 as well as Maine Jam pro-gram staff in 2007 and 2013. Pllsbury has also completed the Greenwood Ranger t rain ing, Uni-versity of Scouting and Wood Badge. She has taught several University of Scouting courses and served on Wood Badge staff as Troop guide, quar-termaster, course director and mentor. Pillsbury is also a Vigil Honor mem-ber of the Brotherhood of Honor Campers, serv-ing as Troop Committee Chair for Troop 479 in China.
Outside of Scouting, Pillsbury is active with the Waterville Elks Lodge #905, where she currently serves as chair of the Ant-ler Youth Committee and served as Exalted Ruler in 2018-2019. She was awarded Off icer of the Year 2016-17, Making a Difference Special Cita-
tion 2018-19 and Mother of the Year in 2019. She is married to Bob Pillsbury, is proud mother of two sons — Richard and Con-nor — gained a daughter-in-law Lindsey, and has a grandson Silas.
The members of the District Committee also selected Bruce Rueger of Waterville and Charles Matthews of Fairfield to serve as vice chairs. Both are former district chairs. “Kelly is an outgoing, gre-garious, knowledgeable Scouter,” Rueger said.
“She has a wealth of expe-rience in Scouting and the community. I have worked with her in the past and look forward to doing so in the future.”
Matthews echoed those sentiments. “I have known Kelly for many years. She was a committee member in my troop. I asked Kel-ly to take on the District Chairman when I gave up the position in 2008,” Matthews said. He had served as district chair since 2003. “Kelly is a very dedicated Scouter,
and I feel that she will do a great job as district chair.”
Pillsbury’s term begins immediately. She thanked her predecessors Butch Dawbin of West Gardiner
and Travis Robins of Au-gusta, who had served as interim chairs each for several months while the Nominating Committee did its work.
Submitted photoPriscilla and Scott Adams of Troop 479 and Kelly Pillsbury. Scott Adams presented the report of the nominating committee during the annual meeting.
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