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Norway Downtown Easter Festival Set for April 4 

People line up at the Norway Memorial Library to meet the Easter Bunny and pick up 

their Bunny Trail Map (notice no snow on the ground last year!). 

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Music will be provided by the Road Kingz. 

The dance will be on April 11th from 8 to 11 PM. 

Donations are $15 per person. BYOB 

For Tickets: Call Bob 557-4150 or Mary Ann 

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The event is hosted by Oxford Hills Rotary/ 

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children at the 11th annual 

Norway Downtown 

Easter Festival to be held 

Saturday April 4th from 

10am-1pm along Norway 

Main Street. 

Please start your journey 

at the Norway Memorial 

Library to meet the 

Easter Bunny, get details 

of the Event, nibble on 

some healthy snacks and 

pick up your Bunny Trail 

Map. Then skip your way 

along the Bunny Trail 

where participating businesses 

are hatching up 

surprises! 

Join in on the Main 

Street Egg Hunt, crafts, 

raffles and more! Remember 

to bring your 

camera! 

The Norway Downtown 

Easter Festival 

is open to everyone. 

There 

are no 

fees to 

join us 

for this 

Spring 

Celebration 

in Norway! 

This Event is 

a collaborative 

effort of the Norway 

Downtown 

Promotions Committee, 

Norway 

Recreation Department, 

Norway Memorial 

Library and Main 

Street businesses. 

For more information, 

contact Norway Parks & 

Recreation Director Deb 

Partridge at 743-6651 or 

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Easter Party at the Paris 

Public Library 

Billie Lou Damon, children's 

librarian, is pictured 

reading Easter 

stories to children. Hop 

right in to celebrate Easter 

and springtime at the 

Paris Public Library Easter 

Party! There will be an 

Easter egg hunt, stories, 

and crafts on Saturday, 

March 28th from 12-2:45 

PM in the children’s room. 

Everyone is welcome! For 

more information, contact 

the Paris Public Library at 

743-6994 or paris.public. 

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New Roofing for the Historic Pikes-Roberts Farmhouse 

Thanks to a generous 

grant from the Morton 

Kelly Foundation, Scott 

Vlaun of Moosepond Arts 

and Ecology cleared this 

winter’s accumulation of 

snow off the hip roof Pike- 

Roberts farmhouse and installed 

a temporary metal 

roof over a mélange of 

roofing materials. 

Metal roofing was chosen 

to provide maximum 

protection and lowest 

maintenance needs until 

the Western Foothills Land 

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rehabilitating the 1823 timber 

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original roof would have 

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Hebron HS Meeting 

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March. The public is invited. • 

The Zadoc Long Free 

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John McDonald 

I can remember back in 

the 1960s when the phone 

company announced 

plans to automate our 

phone service. It sounded 

exciting to me even though 

I didn’t know exactly what 

it would involve. Local 

business owners thought 

the changes would lead to 

a Golden Age in our town. 

Old-timers began to think 

that the world was coming 

unglued at the seams. 

With the new phone 

Star Party at the Paris 

Public Library 

Come to the Paris 

Public Library on Friday, 

March 6th at 6:30 PM for 

a Star Party! 

We will have some 

amateur astronomers 

on hand who will give 

us a short presentation 

discussing basic 

astronomy and telescope 

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system everyone would 

have to learn and use 

phone numbers and dial 

the correct number if they 

expected their call to go 

through. We had never 

used phone numbers in 

our town. I was almost 

12 years old at the time 

and didn’t even know that 

people in our town had 

telephone numbers. 

In those days the 

clunky hand-operated 

switchboard for the town 

phones sat in Thelma 

Ames’s kitchen. She was 

the town’s switchboard 

operator and handled 

every call in and out of 

town. On rare occasions 

when Thelma went out, 

use. Then we will 

head outside for some 

astronomical observation. 

Our astronomers will 

help us locate interesting 

phenomena to view 

through the telescopes. 

If you are interested 

in or curious about 

astronomy, please come 

The Party’s Over 

her sister Becky, who 

lived across the street, 

would come over to mind 

the switchboard. 

Before automation, 

you didn’t have to know 

anyone’s phone number. 

You’d just tell Thelma 

who you wanted to talk 

to and she’d connect you. 

Thelma really didn’t need 

the job, since her family 

was pretty well off by 

local standards. They say 

the only reason she took 

the fairly demanding job 

was because she wanted to 

know all the town gossip. 

And that switchboard job 

supplied Thelma with lots 

of raw, unfiltered town 

gossip. 

join us! 

You may contact 

the library for more 

information by phone at 

743-6994, by email at 

paris.public.library@ 

MSLN.net or visit the 

event on the library’s 

Facebook page for more 

information. • 

Like I said, whenever 

you wanted to call 

someone in town you’d 

pick up your receiver and 

nosy Thelma would come 

on and ask who you wanted 

to call. You understood 

upfront that anything you 

or the other party said on 

the phone could and would 

be overheard by Thelma 

Ames. 

That kind of 

eavesdropping may 

seem like an “invasion 

of privacy” in our 

hypersensitive age, but it 

didn’t bother us much and 

sometimes came in handy. 

For example, if Mother 

picked up the phone to 

call Marge Cook over on 

NOW YOU KNOW 

The current legal penalty for an adult who’s 

allowed minors to drink on a property they rent 

or own is a fi ne of up to $2000 and up to 1 year 

in jail. 

OXFORD HILLS 

the river road, Thelma 

might say, “Oh, Alice, I 

just heard Marge tell Esta 

Watts that she was going 

shopping. ”If you want, 

I’ll give you a call when 

Marge gets back. ”And 

she would. If you were 

interested, Thelma could 

even tell you what Marge 

said she was going to buy, 

and anything else she and 

Marge talked about. 

In this age of iPhones, 

emails, texts, tweets 

and twitters, I’m still 

not back to the kind of 

friendly, personal service 

I used to get from Thelma 

Ames. And Thelma never 

charged for the extra 

service. 

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Sexual assaults, fi ghts and injuries are much 

more common when people drink alcohol. 

Don’t provide alcohol to minors. 

It’s unsafe. It’s illegal. 

It’s irresponsible. 

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Since our family had 

an eight-party line back 

then, I always assumed 

there were other people 

listening in along with 

Thelma. I like to think 

that my public speaking 

career began with those 

party line calls of years 

ago. And even though I 

have gone on to speak 

to larger audiences in 

person and on the radio, 

I can only hope that my 

audiences today listen as 

often and as intently as 

my neighbors back home 

on that party line. 

More and more I agree 

with those who say, “not 

all change is for the best.• 

Western Maine Health Announce Board Appointments 

David Preble, 

Chairman, announced 

the appointment of H. 

Sawin Millett, Jr. and 

Holly Bancroft Brown as 

Trustees of the Western 

Maine Health, Stephens 

Memorial Hospital and 

Western Maine Multi 

Medical Specialist Boards. 

Millett, a native of 

Waterford, Maine, 

received a B.S. degree 

from Bates College in 

Lewiston and a Masters 

Degree in Education 

Administration from the 

University of Maine. 

His professional 

achievements include 

teaching and executive 

leadership positions 

including Commissioner 

of Education. Millett has 

enjoyed a distinguished 

career in public service. 

Key highlights include; 

Director of Legislative 

Operations under 

Governor McKernan, 

Senior Policy Advisor for 

Governor King, and two 

terms as Commissioner of 

Finance/Administrative 

and Financial Services for 

the State of Maine. 

Brown has served on 

the Stephens Community 

Healthcare Foundation 

since 2009 and is a past 

board member of Western 

Maine Multi Medical 

Specialists. She carries 

the tradition as the second 

generation of her family 

as a trustee of the Western 

Maine Health boards. 

She attended Montana 

State University and 

has been a local real 

estate broker since 2009, 

currently with The Maine 

Real Estate Network. In 

addition to service on 

Western Maine Health 

affiliate boards, Brown 

has served as a member of 

the Paris Planning Board, 

Maine Adaptive Sports 

and Recreation and the 

Gould Academy Board of 

Trustees. 

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March Events at the 

Norway Memorial Library 

March celebrations at 

the Norway Memorial 

Library’s Children’s 

Department. 

Did you know that Dr. 

Seuss’s birthday is March 

2nd, Harriet Tubman Day 

is March 10th and Maine 

became a state on March 

The Paris Public Library 

is hosting a Pi Day Pie 

Party on March 14th from 

3-5 pm! 

Pi Day is celebrated 

around the world on 3/14 to 

celebrate the mathematical 

constant known as pi. The 

15th? 

Celebrate these special 

days with us by crafting, 

coloring and crossword 

puzzles. 

We will have our regular 

weekly morning programs 

on Tuesday, 

Wednesday, and Friday 

Pi Day Pie Party 

library plans to celebrate Pi 

Day by hosting a pie party 

- make your favorite pie 

and bring it to the library to 

share. Sample all the pies 

while you are here! 

Check out the library’s 

Facebook event for more 

at 10:30 am. Board games, 

puzzles, and the play 

kitchen are also available 

every day. 

To learn more about our 

programs, contact Annika 

at 743-5309 extension 4 

or check out our website at 

www.norway.lib.me.us. • 

information and recipe 

ideas. 

You may also contact 

the library for more 

information by email at 

paris.public.library@ 

msln.net or call us at 743- 

6994. • 

Veterans Benefits 

Information Seminar 

Oxford Hills Veterans, 

their families and 

dependents are cordially 

invited to attend a benefits 

information presentation 

and discussion on Thursday 

March 12th from 7-9pm 

at the Anderson-Staples 

American Legion Hall 

169 King Street Oxford 

beginning with a meet 

and greet at 6:30pm with 

refreshments. 

“Nobody understands 

the needs of veterans more 

than the American Legion. 

We know the challenges 

facing veterans and their 

families and we know and 

understand how difficult 

it is to keep up with the 

benefits and entitlements 

they earned during service 

to our country,” said Rick 

Nugent Anderson-Staples 

Post 112 service officer. 

“We support our fellow 

veterans and their families 

by ensuring they receive 

the help and benefits they 

deserve. We’re here for 

them now because we’ve 

been there before.” 

This is the second of 

four seminars scheduled 

this year by Anderson- 

Staples American Legion 

Post 112. 

Areas of discussion 

will be the role of 

the Veterans Health 

Administration, Veterans 

Benefits Administration, 

VA Pensions, Vocational 

Rehabilitation Programs, 

Claims processing, What 

makes a good claim, the 

Veterans Access, Choice 

and Accountability Act 

of 2014 and the Claims 

backlog. 

For additional 

information please call 

Rick Nugent Post Service 

Officer at 595-4200 or 

e-mail your questions to: 

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Ireland is a nation with a 

rich history, some of which 

is celebrated every St. 

Patrick’s Day. The thirdlargest 

island in Europe 

and the 20th largest island 

in the world, Ireland lies in 

the North Atlantic west of 

Great Britain. 

Since 7500 B.C., when 

the first inhabitants were 

believed to occupy the land 

Key Events in Irish History 

of Ireland, many 

notable events 

have taken place 

on the Emerald 

Isle. 

Christianity 

comes to Ireland 

Although St. 

Patrick is largely 

credited with bringing 

Christianity to 

Ireland, the arrival of 

Christianity in Ireland 

may actually have been a 

by product of both St. Patrick’s 

missionary work and 

a visit by Palladius, abishop 

who was sent by the 

Pope to Ireland in 431 A.D. 

Accounts as to the success 

or failure of Palladius’ mission 

differ, but historians 

do agree that Palladius was 

ultimately banished from 

Ireland. 

St. Patrick might have 

been more tolerated because 

of his familiarity 

with Irish culture and language, 

and that may be the 

reason his name, and not 

Palladius, is linked with 

spreading Christianity in 

Ireland. 

Decline of Viking power 

Vikings made various 

raids and established fortresses 

in Ireland throughout 

the 8th and 9th centuries. 

One such fortress was 

close to where the city of 

Dublin now stands. 

During the Battle of Tara 

in 980, King MáelSechnaill 

mac Domnaill defeated 

Olaf Cuarán, resulting 

in Gaelic control of the 

Kingdom of Dublin. By 

1014,the Viking forces had 

been defeated by the armies 

of Brian Boru, and Viking 

power in Ireland began to 

decline, paving the way for 

other leadership. 

English rule begins 

Following the pleas of 

exiled Dermot MacMurrough 

to Henry II of England 

to help MacMurrough 

reclaim his kingshipin Ireland, 

Henry II decided to 

pay a visit to Ireland, and 

in 1171 he declared himself 

Lordship of Ireland. Upon 

signing the Treaty of Windsor 

in 1175, Henry II established 

Norman influence in 

Ireland, which lasted for 

several centuries. 

Scottish influence 

By the 14th century, Ireland 

had not had a high 

King since 1186. Much of 

the nation was divided by 

Irish dynasties and Anglo 

lords who ruled part of 

the land. In 1315, Edward 

Bruce, the younger brother 

of Robert the Bruce, King 

of Scotland, arrived in Ireland 

to rally the Irish to rise 

against Anglo control of the 

nation. 

Great Potato Famine 

Although cold winters 

in successive years around 

1740 resulted in large scale 

famine, the Great Potato 

Famine of1845 to 1849 is 

the famine many speak of 

when discussing famine in 

Ireland. During this time, 

a blight destroyed potato 

crops, knocking out twothirds 

of Ireland’s staple 

food. It is believed that 

roughly one million died 

as aresult of the famine, 

which also spurred an additional 

million people to 

emigrate. 

Britain rescinds some 

control 

In 1916, The Easter Rebellion 

was a battle between 

armed Irish patriots 

and British troops in Dublin. 

Rebel leaders were 

executed; however, the 

rebellion may have been 

the catalyst for the Anglo- 

Irish War, which began 

three years later and during 

which the British battled 

the Irish Republican Army. 

That battle eventually led 

to atreaty in which Britain 

rescinded control of most 

of Ireland, retaining only 

portions of Northern Ireland. 

This division caused a 

rift between those who accepted 

the treaty and the 

Irish Republican Army, 

which wanted all of Ireland 

to be free of Britain. 

By 1949, Britain declared 

Ulster in Northern Ireland 

a permanent part of the 

British Empire. The lower 

26 counties declared themselves 

the Irish Republic. 

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One of the more common 

wage and hour violations 

seen by the Department 

of Labor is illegal 

wage deductions and failure 

to pay employees 

when their employment 

ends. The law that applies 

to deductions from checks 

is 26 M.R.S.A. § 626. 

According to the law, 

an employee leaving employment 

must be paid in 

full within a reasonable 

time after demand at the 

office of the employer 

where payrolls are kept 

and wages are paid... 

and any loan or advance 

against future earnings or 

wages may be deducted if 

evidenced by a statement 

in writing signed by the 

employee. 

According to § 626, the 

term "employee" means 

any person who performs 

services for another in 

return for compensation, 

but does not include an 

independent contractor. A 

“reasonable time” means 

the earlier of either the 

next day on which employees 

would regularly 

be paid or a day not more 

than 2 weeks after the day 

on which the demand is 

made. 

If an employee sues, the 

employer may not deduct 

as a setoff or counterclaim 

any money due the 

employer as compensation 

for damages caused 

to the employer's property 

by the employee, or any 

money owed to the employer 

by the employee. 

An employer found in 

violation of § 626 is liable 

for the amount of unpaid 

wages and, in addition, a 

judgment rendered in favor 

of the employee must 

include a reasonable rate 

of interest, an additional 

amount equal to twice the 

amount of those wages as 

liquidated damages and 

costs of suit, including a 

reasonable attorney's fee. 

What if an employee 

tells her employer to just 

go ahead and make the 

deductions and not to 

worry about the signed 

agreement? If money has 

already been loaned to 

the employee, the offer 

is tempting but the employer 

shouldn’t make 

the wage deductions. An 

oral agreement will not be 

enough under the law and 

the employer becomes 

dependent on relations 

never souring with the 

employee. 

What if an employee 

has just been fired for 

damaging company 

equipment due to sheer 

inattention or sloppiness? 

The employer would really 

like to hold his check, 

or deduct the cost of the 

damage, but shouldn’t do 

it. While the employer’s 

reaction may be justified, 

it needs to separate 

payment of wages due 

to an employee for hours 

worked from any money 

an employee may owe. 

There are other avenues 

rather than wage withholding 

for recovering 

money owed. Deducting 

will give the employee a 

wage and hour claim that 

will multiply the amount 

owed plus include the employee’s 

attorney’s fees. 

When in doubt, pay it out 

– or at least give us a call 

to find out what to do! 

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as general guidance 

in the area of employment 

and corporate 

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CLUES ACROSS 

1. Printing speed measurement 

4. Fed 

7. A domed or vaulted 

recess 

11. Macaws 

12. Neck garment 

14. A billionth of an ohm 

15. Local area network 

16. Cleve. basketball 

hero 

18. Wounded & disfig 

ured 

20. Civil Rights group 

21. Master of ceremo 

nies 

22. Smallest artery 

branches 

26. Ref 

27. Exist 

28. Diagram of earth’s 

surface 

29. SE Asian sarsaparil 

la soft drink 

31. Fire remains 

35. 3rd tone 

36. Before 

37. It breaks down 

lactose 

39. A waterproof rain 

coat 

40. Atomic #18 

41. NW Canadian ter 

ritory 

42. Hindquarters 

44. Follows sigma 

46. Rural delivery 

47. Point that is one 

point N of due E 

48. Excels 

53. Berkus and Silver 

56. Famous for fables 

57. Philippine capital 

58. Meg Ryan’s ex-hus 

band 

62. Doleful 

63. Arugula genus 

64. Nursery verse 

65. The 7th Greek letter 

66. Container for ship 

ping 

67. Charge for services 

68. Immature onion 

plant 

CLUES DOWN 

1. Swedish statesman 

Olaf 

2. Baltic flat-bottomed 

boat (alt. sp.) 

3. Fingernail treatment 

4. Breezed through 

5. Check 

6. Stray 

7. Ancient computing 

devices 

8. Something cheerlead 

ers wave 

9. The woman 

10. Ambulance rescue 

initials 

12. In a drowsy manner 

13. A set of type of one 

style 

14. Not completely 

closed 

17. No (Scottish) 

19. Microelectrome 

chanical system 

22. Having the wind 

against the forward 

side 

23. Reestablish 

24. Khloe K’s former 

husband 

25.Verse forms 

29. Places to sit 

30. Chilean pianist 

Claudio 

32. Rounds of poker 

33. Spanish be 

34. Sing and play for 

somebody 

38. Chem. symbol for gold 

39. Praying insects 

43. Israeli politician Abba 

45. 7th planet from the sun 

49. Br. plural of a penny 

50. Largest continent 

51. Distress signal 

52. Senate and People 

of Rome 

54. Fill with high spirits 

55. Egyptian statesman 

Anwar 

57. Non-verbal entertainer 

58. 12th calendar month 

(abbr.) 

59. A major division of 

geological time 

60. Ultrahigh frequency 

61. Yes vote 

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 

You impress everyone with your creativity this week, 

Aries. Allow this creativity to be the inspiration behind 

projects you have been putting off of late. 

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 

Keep your goals relatively simple for the next few 

days, Taurus. You can benefit from the positive reinforcement 

of completing tasks and getting things done. 

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 

Gemini, you have been immersed in work and are 

starting to show the ill effects of keeping long hours. 

Now is a great time to take a few days off or enjoy a 

mini-vacation. 

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 

Cancer, you have a lot to get done, but resist the urge 

to micromanage every detail, as this could be a surefire 

path to burnout. You need to take a few breaths. 

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 

Leo, avoid the temptation to get started on another 

new project. You already have plenty of other things 

on your plate. Finish those tasks before moving on to 

something new. 

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It is sometimes easy to miss the forest for the trees, 

Virgo. Try taking a step back so you can look at a puzzling 

project from a new perspective. 

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 

Libra, you may be searching for a new adventure, but 

try to appreciate the here and now as well. It’s easy to 

get swept up in fantasies, but don’t let them carry you 

too far away. 

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 

Scorpio, you suspect that someone is hiding something, 

and that very well may be the case. Perhaps a 

welcome surprise is coming your way. Resist the urge 

to dig too deep. 

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 

You can probably talk your way out of trouble, Sagittarius, 

but this time it’s better to let things play out. 

Keep conversations light and free from controversy. 

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 

Capricorn, find balance between your personal ambitions 

and things you have to accomplish at work and at 

home. Finding a middle ground is the best approach. 

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 

Aquarius, you need a few extra people to contribute to 

a special task, but you do not know who to ask. If you 

think hard enough, you will know who you can depend 

on. 

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 

Your demeanor makes it easy for others to enjoy your 

company, and that will come in handy as your social 

schedule fills up in the days ahead. 

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The Griffin Clip 

V. Paul Reynolds 

The Miami Boat Show 

– if you will excuse the 

use of a popular grammatical 

corruption – is 

ginormous! 

It is a showplace for 

everything that is technologically 

on the cutting 

edge, not only for 

big expensive boats and 

outboards, but also for 

nautical devices and 

related gismos. For 

those of us who grew 

up relying on a 2 h.p. 

“kicker” outboard and 

a square stern canoe 

to get across the water, 

today’s options for 

powering a boat stagger 

the imagination. If you 

have a mind to go fast, 

very fast, and you have 

a fat wallet, Seven Marine 

from Germantown, 

Wisconsin will sell you 

an outboard engine that 

produces 627 horse 

power. And, for less 

than a million bucks, 

you can buy a boat that 

will handle four of these 

bronze-propped babies! 

Do the math. That’s 

2,500 horsepower. Talk 

about torque. 

You’re right. For most 

of us plebian working 

stiffs, the Miami Boat 

Show is mostly a fantasy 

trip, a tire-kicking 

exercise – a chance to 

dream and drool. 

If you take your time, 

though, and check out 

the booths carefully you 

will find some useful 

and innovative devices 

well within reach of any 

boater’s pocketbook. 

The man with the German 

accent who demos 

and sells the magic glue 

draws a crowd, and sells 

a lot of product. The 

same can be said for a 

number of other vendors 

who sell boating parts 

and cleaning products. 

The show stopper for 

me was a simple, relatively 

inexpensive new 

device called the Griffin 

Clip. At first glance it 

looks like a large, stainless 

steel paper clip with 

an eyebolt at the bottom. 

It is a device that 

revolutionizes the 

pulling of an 

anchor. It is 

a simplified 

and wellengineered 

refinement of 

an old sailor’s 

trick: using the power 

of the boat and some geometry 

to bring an anchor 

effortlessly to the 

surface. 

The brochure for 

the Griffin Clip 

explains,”Designed to 

rapidly retrieve an anchor 

from the ocean 

floor requiring almost 

no effort from boaters. 

With one fluid motion, 

the Griffin Clip slides 

over the anchor rope and 

the boat pulls the anchor 

to the surface. The arduous 

process of repeatedly 

pulling an anchor to 

reposition it in a precise 

location is eliminated 

with the Griffin Clip.” 

I met the designer of 

the Griffin Clip. He is 

Mark Griffin, 

a South 

Florida 

angler 

who does not 

like to spend time and 

energy pulling anchors. 

Mike said that he, like 

most inventors, tried a 

variety of prototypes 

before he finally got it 

right. 

His device is ideal for 

freeing up a stuck anchor, 

and it can also be 

used on chain as well as 

rope anchor lines. The 

device also has a commercial 

application for 

working boats over 32 

feet. 

The Griffin Clip is 

manufactured in Hollywood, 

Florida. It is 

priced at about $130.00. 

More information is 

available at 954 923 

6033. The online site is 

AnchorPull.com 

On bluewater 

fishing trips 

off the Florida 

Keys on 

my sonin-law’s 

b o a t 

Right 

Stuff, I generally draw 

anchor detail. It’s not 

unusual when fishing 

the Hump or the Reef 

Line to put out and retrieve 

more than a hundred 

feet of anchor line, 

numbers of times when 

the fishing is slow. 

Next time out we’ll 

have a Griffin Clip on 

board. 

The author is editor of 

the Northwoods Sporting 

Journal. He is also a 

Maine Guide, co-host of 

a weekly radio program 

“Maine Outdoors” 

heard Sundays at 7 p.m. 

on The Voice of Maine 

News-Talk Network 

(WVOM-FM 103.9, 

WQVM-FM 101.3) and 

former information officer 

for the Maine Dept. 

of Fish and Wildlife. His 

e-mail address is paul@ 

sportingjournal.com . 

He has two books “A 

Maine Deer Hunter’s 

Logbook” and his latest, 

“Backtrack.” Online information 

is available 

at www.maineoutdoorpublications.com 

or by 

calling Diane at (207) 

745-0049. • 

NAPLES FAMILY PRACTICE 

Jennifer Sullivan, F.N.P. 

Jennifer Sullivan, F.N.P. 

SPECIALTY 

Family Medicine 

Gerontological Nursing 

EDUCATION 

University of Southern Maine 

School of Nursing, Portland, Maine 

(undergraduate and graduate) 

CERTIFICATION 

Trauma, Advanced cardiac life support, 

Pediatric life support, 

Gerontological nursing 

MEMBERSHIP 

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 

Maine Nurse Practitioners Association 

A family nurse practitioner, 

Jennifer joins Naples Family 

Practice, working in partnership 

with Maureen Harpell, F.N.P. 

Certified in trauma, advanced cardiac life support, 

pediatric life support and gerontological 

nursing, Jennifer’s professional experiences include 

four years in the Emergency Department 

at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. 

A member of the American Academy of Nurse 

Practitioners and the Maine Nurse Practitioners 

Association, Jennifer enjoys working with 

patients of all ages, managing both acute and 

chronic illnesses. 

Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from the 

University of Southern Maine School of Nursing 

and worked on a skilled rehabilitation unit 

before enrolling in USM’s graduate program for 

family nurse practitioners. While completing 

her master’s degree, she worked with a program 

to bring health care to remote areas of the Dominican 

Republic. She later became an adjunct 

faculty member, teaching students in USM’s 

undergraduate nursing program. 

Committed to community service, Jennifer 

spent a term on the state’s Media and Courts 

Committee, to which she was appointed by the 

Maine Supreme Judicial Court. She has also 

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Unforgettable Superbowl Memories 

Russ Rodrique from Litchfield had the amazing opportunity to go to the Superbowl in Arizona in February and got these great pictures of former and present New 

England Patriot players. Russ also got to meet the quarterback of his favorite team Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos. Photo one is Russ with former Patriot star 

Deion Branch. Photo 2 is a picture of Julian Edelman taken from Russ’s seat. Photo 3 is Russ and Peyton Manning. 

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Andrew C. Eisenhauer, 

M.D., has been appointed 

medical director of the 

Central Maine Heart and 

Vascular Institute at Central 

Maine Medical Center. 

Dr. Eisenhauer will 

provide leadership and 

medical direction to the 

inpatient and outpatient 

programs and services 

provided by CMHVI. 

He will work with physicians, 

staff and administrative 

leadership to oversee 

quality and patient 

safety initiatives, efficiency 

of operations, and the 

overall performance of 

CMHVI. 

“Dr. Eisenhauer is a nationally 

known leader in 

clinical cardiology,” said 

Susan Horton, CMHVI 

Executive Director. We 

are very exciting about 

having someone with his 

demonstrated clinical, 

Eisenhauer Named CMHVI Medical Director 

teaching and leadership 

skills join our team. He 

also has a passion to keep 

our patients at the center 

of everything we do.” 

Prior to joining the 

CMHVI team, Dr. Eisenhauer 

worked as an interventional 

cardiologist at 

the Brigham and Women’s 

Hospital, Boston 

MA. He is a recognized 

leader in cardiology and 

interventional cardiology 

with expertise in treating 

complex coronary disease 

and structural heart disease. 

He received the Regional 

Top Doctor Castle 

Connolly award in 2014. 

He has numerous publications 

in the areas of 

interventional cardiology 

and transcatheter valve 

replacement. 

Dr. Eisenhauer graduated 

from Medical School 

at the New York University 

School of Medicine. 

He completed his internship 

and residency at Peter 

Bent Brigham Hospital, 

Boston MA. 

He completed his fellowship 

in interventional 

cardiology at Massachusetts 

General Hospital, 

Boston MA. Dr. Eisenhauer 

holds Board Certifications 

in Cardiovascular 

Disease, Interventional 

Cardiology and Internal 

Medicine. 

Andrew Eisenhauer, 

M.D. has extensive experience 

as a medical educator. 

In recent years he 

served in various capacities 

at Harvard Medical 

School, and the Brigham 

and Women’s Hospital, 

all in Boston. Earlier in 

his career was an assistant 

professor of medicine at 

the University of Chicago 

and the University of 

California, Los Angeles 

School of Medicine. 

His office is located at 

Central Maine Heart Associates, 

60 High Street 

Young Wing ground floor. 

Dr. Eisenhauer is accepting 

new patients. He can 

be reached at (207) 753- 

3900. 

The Central Maine 

Heart and Vascular Institute 

is a full service cardiac 

and vascular center 

which opened in May 

2003. Services provided 

include: cardiology, cardiac 

diagnostic services, 

cardiac catheterization, 

including PCI; cardiac 

surgery, including minimally 

invasive valve surgery, 

vein center; thoracic 

surgery; electrophysiology; 

a vascular lab and 

endovascular and vascular 

surgery. Inpatients 

are admitted to the innovative 

Single Stay Unit. 

CMHVI offers inpatient 

and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation 

and a variety 

of community education 

programs. Learn more at 

www.cmmc.org. • 

Magical, Mystical Moments 

(Is that you God?) 

I have a framed print that 

has been in my bathroom 

for at least 20 years. Probably 

3 to 4 times a week 

while I am getting ready for 

work I notice that it is hanging 

crooked and I reach up 

to straighten it. One day 

recently, I reached up to do 

the deed and this time as 

my fingertips made contact 

with the frame I felt a tingle 

go up my arm and the light 

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bulb went on in my brain! I 

had an epiphany! 

I read again the verse 

on the bottom on the print; 

Colossians 3:14 - Above 

all else, let love guide your 

life. 

It occurred to be that as 

we are bombarded with 

the things that happen 

on our life our love “gets 

crooked.” When someone 

hurts our feelings, we forget 

to love our neighbor 

and we start becoming disgruntled. 

When life is less than 

fair, we complain instead 

of embracing the situation 

with love. Suddenly our 

whole world is crooked. 

Every time things look 

bleak, remember love conquers 

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National Park System Includes a Variety of Sites 

Navajo National Monument, located in Arizona. 

By Victor Block 

Yellowstone National 

Park. Yosemite. City of 

Rocks National Reserve. 

City of Rocks? What, 

you may ask, does that 

have to do with two of the 

most magnificent jewels 

in the U.S. National Park 

Service crown? 

Mention “national 

parks” and people usually 

think of soaring landscapes 

and dramatic terrain. 

But that doesn’t tell 

the whole story. Dozens 

of smaller, lesser-known 

sites around the country 

have their own special 

appeals. They include 

magnificent scenery, 

overlooked chapters of 

American history and intriguing 

learning experiences. 

Westward Ho. 

In 1849, a miner heading 

for the California 

Gold Rush passed through 

a region of dramatic granite 

spires in Idaho that he 

dubbed “City of Rocks.” 

When a national reserve 

was established there 

140 years later, the name 

stuck. The outcroppings 

soar above alpine-like 

meadows to create an other-wordly 

landscape. 

The site also recalls 

the westward migration 

of early pioneers. Deep 

ruts cut into the ground 

by wagon wheels remain 

visible today. Inscriptions 

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Peacefield, located in Quincy, Mass., is preserved in the 

Adams National Historical Park. 

written on large rocks still 

bear the names of hardy 

souls who undertook the 

treacherous journey during 

the nation’s westward 

expansion. 

Pots and pools. 

Popping mud pots and 

pools of boiling water are 

among geological creations 

that dot the landscape 

of Lassen Volcanic 

National Park in California. 

Jagged peaks tell the 

story of the area’s eruptive 

past. All four types of volcanoes 

found throughout 

the world – plug dome, 

cinder cone, shield and 

composite – are found 

within the park. Gentle 

trails and scenic overlooks 

provide access into, 

and views over, the most 

dramatic areas. 

Inland beach. 

One of the largest and 

finest stretches of sand in 

the United States is located 

in landlocked Colorado. 

The tallest dunes 

in North America are the 

main attraction at Great 

Sand Dunes National 

Park. Topping them all is 

the spectacular Star Dune, 

which peaks at 750 feet.. 

The diverse landscape 

also includes rolling 

grasslands, wetlands, aspen 

forests and alpine 

lakes. Visitors may walk 

on the dunes and, when 

summer sand temperatures 

can reach 150 degrees, 

cool off by taking a 

dip in Medano Creek. 

Early Americans. 

Some 150 million years 

ago, a much larger river in 

what now is Utah attracted 

11 different types of dinosaurs 

to its banks. Their 

bones remain embedded 

in rock at Dinosaur National 

Monument. Most 

are fossils of Sauropods, 

high, long-necked plant 

eaters which were the biggest 

creatures ever to walk 

on earth. Other specimens 

range from large to small. 

Reminders of life of another 

kind also are found 

in the area. Rock petroglyphs 

remain from 800 to 

1,200 years ago when Fremont, 

Ute and Shoshone 

Indians left their marks. 

Near them stand remains 

of homesteads of settlers 

who arrived during the 

18th and 19th centuries. 

Navajo Nation. 

It’s the prehistoric 

Puebloan People who are 

recalled at Navajo National 

Monument in Arizona. 

Three 13th-century 

dwellings are perched in 

natural sandstone alcoves 

on cliffs overlooking wide 

canyons. The structures 

include roof beams, hand 

and foot holds, and other 

original architectural elements. 

A museum displays 

pottery, tools and 

other items of various 

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This landmark can be found at Theodore Roosevelt Island. 

Native American groups 

that took up residence in 

the Southwest including 

the Navajo, who live there 

today. 

Famous Family. 

Many decades after 

early Spanish explorers 

encountered families of 

Puebloan people in the 

Southwest, another family 

helped to establish and 

lead the new nation that 

was born along the eastern 

seaboard. A mansion 

in Quincy, Massachusetts 

named “Peacefield” 

served as home to John 

Adams, John Quincy Adams 

and subsequent generations 

of the famous 

family from 1720 to 1927. 

The house, now preserved 

in the Adams National 

Historical Park, was originally 

purchased in 1787 

by John Adams, then the 

minister to Great Britain, 

who later served as vice 

president and second 

president of the United 

States (1797-1801). John 

Quincy won fame as a 

diplomat, member of Congress, 

Secretary of State 

and the sixth president 

(1825-1829). Furnishings 

in the house include items 

acquired by each generation 

of the family. 

Park Patron. 

A lot of credit for the 

National Park system 

goes to President Theodore 

Roosevelt. During 

his stint as chief executive 

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pushed through legislation 

that established five 

national parks, along with 

a bill which empowered 

presidents who followed 

him to designate historic 

and other landmarks as 

national monuments. 

His conservation and 

preservation efforts are 

honored on a 91-acre 

outcrop in the Potomac 

River. What now is Theodore 

Roosevelt Island was 

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Zebb Duffany, of Otisfield, 

a member of the class 

of 2015, has been named 

to Assumption College's 

Dean's List, one of the 

school's highest academic 

honors. 

To earn a spot on the 

Dean's List, Assumption 

students must achieve a 

grade point average of 3.5 

for a five-class, 15-credit 

semester. Assumption College 

is located in Worcester, 

Mass. 

Provost Joseph Szakas 

today announced the University 

of Maine at Augusta’s 

2014 Fall Semester 

Dean’s List. 

To be on the Dean’s List, 

a student must earn a 3.25 

grade point average for a 

given semester and must be 

enrolled full-time. 

Local students include: 

Jeffrey Colby, Oxford; 

Kelley Evtushek, South 

Paris; Naomi Foster, South 

Paris; Amy Grant, Buckfield; 

Raymond Heikkinen, 

Norway; Chad Hill, 

Norway; Dori Lynn, Norway; 

Patience Moxcey, 

West Paris; Shawna Ramsay, 

South Paris; Martha 

Thompson, West Paris. 

Autumn Kish of Norway 

was named to the 

Marist College dean’s list 

for the fall 2014 semester. 

Autumn is a member of 

The Hamlin Memorial 

Library in Paris lists the 

following new items: 

Adult Fiction: First 

Frost by Sarah Addison 

Allen; Be Careful What 

You Wish For by Jeffrey 

Archer; The Boston Girl 

by Anita Diamant; All the 

Light We Cannot See by 

Anthony Doerr; The Job by 

Janet Evanovich; The Mistletoe 

Promise by Richard 

Paul Evans. 

Die Again by Tess Gerritsen; 

Saving Grace by Jane 

Green; Rain on the Dead 

by Jack Higgins; Hope to 

Well Done! 

the Class of 2017 and is 

majoring in Poltical Science. 

Marist College is located 

in Poughkeepsie, NY. 

Saint Joseph’s College, 

located in Standish, is 

pleased to announce that 

the following students were 

named to the Dean’s List 

for the fall 2014 semester. 

To be eligible for Dean’s 

List, a student must attain a 

GPA average of 3.5 or better, 

earn no less than a B- in 

all registered courses, and 

must carry a course load of 

no less than 14 credits. 


Develan Abbott of West 

Paris; David DiConzo of 

West Paris; Abbie Eastman 

of Norway; Garrett Fillebrown 

of Waterford; Ryan 

Godin of Norway; and John 

Pottle of Otisfield. 

The University of Maine 

at Farmington announces its 

Dean’s List for the fall 2014 

semester. UMF maintains a 

Dean’s List each semester 

New Materials at the 

Hamlin Memorial Library 

Die by James Patterson; 

Hush by Karen Robards; 

Betrayed by Lisa Scottoline; 

The Rosie Effect 

by Graeme C. Simsion; 

No Fortunate Son by Brad 

Taylor; Dogwood Hill by 

Sherryl Woods. 

Adult Nonfiction: 

American Sniper by Chris 

Kyle; 41: a portrait of my 

father by George W. Bush. 

Audiobooks: Leaving 

Time by Jodi Picoult. 

Young Adult: In Real 

Life by Cory Doctorow; 

Scorpion Mountain by 

John Flanagan, The Lost by 

James Patterson. 

Juvenile Nonfiction: 

Who Was Genghis Khan? 

by Nico Medina; 5000 

Awesome Facts About Everything 

by National Geographic 

Kids; What Was 

the Hindenburg? by Janet 

Pascal. 

Juvenile Fiction: Treaties, 

Trenches, Mud, and 

Blood by Nathan Hale; 

House of Robots by James 

Patterson; I Totally Funniest 

by James Patterson. 

Picture Books: Quest 

by Aaron Becker; The 

Book with No Pictures by 

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If you get a call supposedly 

from your grandchild 

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academic achievement. Students 

whose grade point 

average for the semester is 

less than 3.8 but equal to or 

greater than 3.5 are listed 

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Hebron: Jessica Gauthier, 

Samantha Hatch; Norway: 

Christa Bonney, 

Dylan Hadley, Jeffrey Lamar, 

Carl Langbehn, Timothy 

Roberts; South Paris: 

Kayla Dore, Susan Gary; 

Otisfield: Riley Chickering. 

Atupele Machika of 

Hebron, a member of the 

class of 2018, was named 

to the Dean’s List at Elmira 

College in Elmira, N.Y., 

for the Fall 2014 Term. 

The Dean’s List recognizes 

students that have a grade 

point average of 3.6 or 

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Yes, unfortunately, it’s true. Scam 

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want to call them, they’re out to get us 

at every turn. 

There was a recent news item about the 

scammers who billed a compounded 

skin cream to Medicare for over 

$13,000! I got a phone message just 

the other day that said that the sheriff’s 

 

less than an hour to arrest me for – who 

knows what…but if I just called them, 

they’d make it all better. I’m sure there 

was a hefty price tag attached to it. I 

just deleted it. (and no sheriff arrived!) 

Your phone is your best friend, because 

it keeps you connected to your friends 

and family. But it’s also your worst 

enemy, because those bad guys use it 

to get your information or money. The 

answer to all people who call you that 

you don’t know is NO. Hang up. Don’t 

answer when they call again. Use your 

voice mail as a screening tool. Don’t 

tell them anything – not your address, 

what year you graduated from high 

school, your husband’s date of birth, 

how long you’ve lived in your home… 

nothing. Nothing. Hang up. 

Check your Medicare statements. If 

you were to see a skin cream for pain 

that was billed to Medicare for $13,000, 

that you didn’t order, what would you 

do? You SHOULD immediately call 

 

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a fraud, you would also call us, your 

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suspicious than you’d like to be! 

Become a little rude! Beat them at 

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Nothin’ But Small Talk........First Aid at Home! 

Jess Small 

First aid kits at home 

are a must if you have 

animals! Horses are curious 

and playful creatures 

and sometimes 

even aggressive towards 

one another, so a horse 

owner must always be 

prepared for a wound or 

injury. A home first aid 

kit is essential as well as 

a portable one for your 

trailer and to take to 

events away from home. 

Your kit does not need to 

be elaborate but supply 

you with the necessary 

tools and equipment to 

treat injuries that don’t 

require medical attention 

or when you need 

a temporary measure 

until your veterinarian 

arrives. 

Primary rules of first 

aid start with calming 

yourself when you discover 

your horse is injured. 

Proceed in a calm 

slow manner and assess 

the situation. Remember 

to allow 30 to 60 minutes 

for a fresh would 

to stop bleeding. Larger 

flesh wounds may need 

stitches or staples to 

promote healing and 

minimize scarring and 

your veterinarian should 

be contact right away. 

I have had two flesh 

wounds on my horse’s 

head, one gash on the 

forehead and one slice 

by the corner of the eye. 

The forehead needed 15 

staples and was down 

to the muscle and the 

cut by the eye required 

many stitches. I had vets 

out that same night and 

today there is no scarring 

and healing was 

fast! 

You can buy a first aid 

kit directly with your vet 

that supplies you with 

medications and supplies. 

I did that many 

years ago but through 

the many years of horse 

ownership I have had 

to replenish mine with 

supplies and out of date 

medications. 

Self adhesive bandages, 

cotton, and gauze 

are extremely important 

to have on hand to 

A hoof boot is essential when dealing with hoof injuries 

and abscesses, as well as having your first 

aid kit stocked with adhesive wrap, gauze, salves, 

ointments, scissors, Epsom salts, and more! Oh and 

who can forget the faithful companion who never 

leaves your side while playing nurse to your injured 

horse! 

help stop bleeding and 

to keep wounds clean. 

After soaking an abscessed 

hoof for a month 

I thought about buying 

stock in Vet wrap and 

gauze pads as I had to 

wrap and pack the hoof 

with a poultice twice a 

day. I also had a boarder 

who had a puncture 

wound that required to 

keep clean by wrapping 

his leg with cotton and 

Vet wrap. 

Antiseptic would 

cleaner such as Iodine, 

Betadine or Novalsan 

are great to have on 

hands to use as scrubs 

for wash cuts, punctures 

and skin infections. Zinc 

Oxide Cream is handy 

for sunburned noses and 

to protect minor cuts and 

nicks. Antiseptic cream 

or ointment is a must 

have to help wounds 

health and keep them 

clean. Epsom salts are 

great for drawing out infections 

and are mostly 

used with hoof abscesses 

and wounds. I recommend 

if you have to 

soak a hoof to purchase 

a soaking bag. A friend 

loaned one to me and 

it made my life 100% 

times easier. I would 

recommend it to anyone 

who has a hoof to soak! 

Always have a pair of 

sharp scissors, wire cutters, 

and bandage cutters. 

If you have wire 

fencing you need to be 

prepared to cut wire in 

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Fill the Plate Breakfast to Benefit Meals On Wheels 

SeniorsPlus, the designated Agency 

on Aging for Western Maine, will hold a 

breakfast to benefit its Meals On Wheels 

nutrition program. The 

Fill the Plate 

Breakfast 

will be 

held 

on 

Friday, March 20 from 7 am to 9 am at 

the Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn. The 

breakfast will also honor local physician 

Dr. Alan Verrill with the Ikaria Award for 

singular and outstanding contributions 

toward improving the lives of 

older adults. Tickets are $20 

per person ($25 at the door) 

and are available at www. 

seniorsplus.org or 

by calling 207 795- 

4010. Sponsorship 

opportunities are 

also available on the 

Web site. 

The Fill the 

Plate Breakfast 

is presented in 

conjunction with 

March For Meals, a 

national campaign of 

the Meals On Wheels 

Association of America. 

Last year, SeniorsPlus 

delivered 98,600 meals to 

more than 1,200 homebound 

older adults and adults with 

disabilities in Androscoggin, Franklin 

and Oxford counties through its Meals On 

Wheels program. Almost 600 volunteers 

donate more than 28,000 hours to the 

program annually. Each meal provides one 

third of the recommended daily allowance 

of nutrition, a safety check, and a visit to 

these vulnerable adults. The majority of the 

consumers of Meals On Wheels are lower 

income, on fixed income, or MaineCare. 

“We struggle to keep up with the demand 

for Meals On Wheels and continually have 

a waiting list for the program,” said Betsy 

Sawyer-Manter, Executive Director of 

SeniorsPlus. “We seek funding through 

this event to keep the waiting lists to a 

minimum and to help fund the program.” 

The overall program goal of SeniorsPlus 

is to assist older adults and adults with 

disabilities in our tri-county area to remain 

at home safely for as long as possible. The 

overwhelming majority of older adults 

(greater than 95% in an AARP survey) 

wish to remain at home until they die. 

“Meals On Wheels can often determine a 

person’s ability to remain at home,” added 

Ms. Sawyer-Manter. 

Dr. Verrill is an internist affiliated with 

Central Maine Healthcare who is a frequent 

contributor to education programming at 

SeniorsPlus that engages more than 1,000 

Scholarship Opportunities Available 

Each spring, the Holocaust 

and Human Rights 

Center of Maine (HHRC) 

recognizes exemplary individuals 

through an annual 

program of awards and 

scholarships. 

The opportunities include 

the request for nominations 

for the Gerda Haas 

Award for Excellence in 

Human Rights Education 

and Leadership. In addition, 

the HHRC is soliciting 

scholarship applications 

from high school seniors 

for the Lawrence Alan Spiegel 

Remembrance Scholarship 

and k-12th grade 

students for the Mathilda 

Schlossberger Outstanding 

Student of the Year Awards. 

The HHRC also offers an 

annual award for Holocaust 

and human rights educators 

with the Holocaust 

Educator Professional Development 

Grant. 

All applications can be 

found online at hhrcmaine. 

org/awards-scholarships 

and submitted via email to 

infohhrc@maine.edu or sent 

to the Michael Klahr Center 

at 46 University Drive, 

Augusta, Maine 04330 before 

April 1. 

The Gerda Haas Award 

for Excellence in Human 

Rights Education and Leadership 

was created in honor 

of the HHRC’s founding 

mother, Gerda Haas. Gerda 

inspired many with her 

passion for human rights 

education. A Holocaust 

survivor originally from 

Germany, Gerda worked 

for many years as the librarian 

at Bates College. 

The Holocaust and Human 

Rights Center welcomes 

the opportunity to 

recognize and honor an 

individual who, like Gerda 

Haas, has demonstrated 

excellence and initiative 

in human rights education 

and leadership. The center 

welcomes nominations 

from the public, center staff 

and board members. The 

recipient will be recognized 

on May 31, 2015 at the Holocaust 

and Human Rights 

Center of Maine’s Annual 

Meeting. 

The Lawrence Alan Spiegel 

Remembrance Scholarship 

is a $1000 scholarship 

that is awarded annually to 

a graduating high school 

senior who resides in 

Maine, and who has been 

accepted at any accredited 

Title IV-eligible college or 

technical school. To apply, 

students are asked to submit 

an original essay that 

addresses the following 

question: Why is it important 

that the remembrance, 

history, and lessons of the 

Holocaust be passed to a 

new generation? 

Three levels of the 

Mathilda Schlossberger 

Outstanding Student of the 

Year Award are available 

each year. The award is given 

to one student applicant 

in each of the following 

grades K-4, 5-8 and 9-12. 

The Schlossberger Award 

recognizes students who 

have produced an exceptional 

piece of original writing, 

fiction or non-fiction, 

or an unusually expressive 

work of visual art, media, 

or performance relating to 

a human rights issue. 

For teachers, the Holocaust 

Educator Professional 

Development Grant 

is a professional development 

grant funded through 

the generosity of Dr. Julius 

Ciembroniewicz. The grant 

provides financial support 

to an outstanding Maine 

teacher – at any grade level, 

public or private – who is 

people annually. 

“Alan Verrill donates his time regularly 

to the education program at SeniorsPlus 

– often presenting classes as part of our 

Healthy Aging Series,” said Ms. Sawyer- 

Manter. “He is a joy to work with and has 

a huge fan base.” 

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regularly lives an active life into their 90s. 

The mission of SeniorsPlus is “to 

enrich the lives of seniors and adults 

with disabilities.” SeniorsPlus believes in 

supporting the independence, dignity, and 

quality of life of those it serves. Established 

in 1972, SeniorsPlus covers Androscoggin, 

Franklin, and Oxford counties and serves 

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adults with disabilities, and families and 

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Awarded annually, the 

$500 grant must be used to 

acquire knowledge or develop 

skills that enhance 

the recipient’s effectiveness 

as a teacher. 

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Healthy Bones and Calcium Sources 

Jodi Cornelio 

Live Long, Live Well 

Jodi R. Cornelio, AS, BA, MBA 

Nutritionist, Personal Trainer 

and Motivational Speaker 

jcornelio@turnerpublishing.net 

Are you a female between 

the ages of 20 to 

90 and been told by your 

doctor that you need more 

calcium in your diet? Are 

you post-menopausal? Are 

you lactose intolerant and 

wondering how you can get 

calcium in your diet? Have 

you been told you have 

osteopenia or osteoporosis 

and you are searching 

for more information on 

how to take care of your 

bone health? If any of this 

sounds like you please keep 

reading as I lay out a crash 

course in bone health. 

According to a study performed 

by the American 

College of Nutrition only 

16% of women between 

the age of 20 and 29 get 

the recommended amount 

of calcium in their diet. 

Healthcare professionals 

encourage calcium sources 

or supplements if you are 

female and especially if 

you are a female over the 

age of 40 years old. 

Females are at a higher 

risk for osteoporosis than 

their male counterparts for 

many reasons. Most women 

have smaller bones and 

less muscle mass than men 

and the difference in hormones 

play a role in calcium 

needs as well. 

Here are some examples 

of calcium rich choices that 

you can make to increase 

your calcium intake: 

Dairy products such as 

milk, cheese and yogurts 

are the obvious choices 

White beans, sardines, 

canned salmon – my favorite, 

make sure you eat 

the edible bones in canned 

salmon as that is the greatest 

source of calcium you 

can get. Dried figs, blackstrap 

molasses, kale and 

spinach, black-eyed peas, 

almonds and almond milk, 

oranges, turnip greens and 

beet greens, sesame seeds, 

seaweed, soymilk and firm 

tofu. 

Now that we have covered 

calcium, don’t forget 

your Vitamin D. You’ll 

need vitamin D to absorb 

the calcium you put into 

your body. They go hand 

and hand. You can get vitamin 

D through fortified 

foods such as orange juice 

and many cereals, just read 

the label to see if it says 

fortified with Vitamin D. 

Vitamin D also comes 

from sunlight and can be 

found as a supplement. If 

using supplements for calcium 

and or Vitamin D try 

to find a source that you can 

either drink or eat. Many 

companies offer chewable 

vitamins which tend to 

have a higher absorption 

rate. Shop around. 

The third topic on bone 

The Healthy Geezer 

health includes exercise. 

Resistance exercise along 

with healthy eating helps 

maintain bone health. So 

what is resistance training? 

Resistant training is weight 

bearing exercises but that 

doesn’t mean you have to 

start pumping iron. There 

are many other forms of 

weight bearing exercises. 

Walking is one of them and 

is great for bone strength 

and overall health. Pilates 

and even yoga can be 

weight bearing and great 

for bone health. Experiment 

with exercise and hopefully 

you will grow to love one 

of these types of exercise 

so that you can stick to it 

on a regular basis and your 

bones strength and overall 

health will stay healthy and 

even improve. 

Live Long Live Well. • 

Welcome Scott A. Dennis, CIC 

By: Fred Cecitti 

Q. What do the warnings 

on the bottles under my 

kitchen sink mean? I find 

them confusing. 

Many of the household 

products we use contain 

poisons. These include 

pesticides, oven cleaners, 

detergents, polish, paint 

and drain uncloggers. 

Manufacturers use a 

low-medium-high system 

on labels to alert you to 

hazards. The following are 

brief descriptions 

If the label on a container 

says “caution,” that 

means the contents could 

hurt you. For example, 

the product’s fumes might 

make you sick. 

If there is a “warning” 

on a label, that means you 

could be injured seriously 

if you don’t handle the 

product properly. A “warning” 

on a label can mean 

that the contents are flammable. 

“Danger” indicates that 

you should handle the 

product with extreme care, 

because it can be lethal. 

A possible explosion is 

among the hazards that require 

a danger label. 

If you have an emergency 

with a household product, 

here are some steps 

you can take. The order of 

the steps depends upon the 

severity of the problem. 

You can call 911, call your 

poison control center at 

800-222-1222, read the label 

for instructions and an 

emergency phone number. 

The following are some 

general first-aid instructions. 

*If you get a poison onto 

your skin or in your eyes, 

rinse the affected area in 

the shower for at least 15 

minutes. 

* If you inhale toxic 

fumes, get to fresh air immediately. 

* If poison is swallowed, 

do not use an emetic medicine 

such as syrup of ipecac 

to induce vomiting. Doctors 

no longer recommend 

using these medicines because 

there is no evidence 

they prevent poisons from 

entering the bloodstream. 

And now for some tips 

to prevent exposure to dangerous 

substances: 

* Don’t keep flammable 

products inside your home. 

* Check household products 

regularly for loose 

caps. 

* Keep products in their 

original containers; this 

prevents confusion and 

keeps the labels around for 

reference. 

* Don’t store toxic 

household products near 

food or medicine. 

* Never throw these 

products in the trash cans 

where children can get to 

them. Call your local government 

to find out where 

you can dispose of these 

products properly. 

The following is some 

information about the dangers 

in common household 

products. 

* Paint can irritate the 

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