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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

VOLUME 18, ISSUE 6 PO Box 75, North Waterboro, ME 04061 • 247-1033 • www.waterbororeporter.com THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020

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Kids climbing the Globe Hill at the Three Rivers Land Trust Office in Alfred where a sledding event will be held on Feb. 15. as part of the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend activities. COURTESY PHOTO

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Joyce Wood, the retiring administrative assistant at Alfred Town Hall, poses by the large chest given to her by Town Hall staff prior to her retirement. It was made by Jim Allaire, the code enforcement offi cer.PHOTO BY DONNA PIRONE

This fully-restored 1894 horse carousel will soon be relocated from Newfi eld to its new home in Orrington. COURTESY PHOTO

Come tell or listen to stories at the old Limerick brick town hall, Saturdays in February.

Good-bye to longtime town offi cial

BY ALLISON WILLIAMS

Joyce Wood, who was the ad-ministrative assistant to the Alfred board of selectmen these past 22 years, was given a well- attended farewell reception at The Bistro this past Sunday. Many friends and family members were present. I asked her what she planned to do in retirement. “Visit my grandkids, do handwork (she quilts) visit the Grand Canyon and stay home,” said Wood. There were some interesting gifts to unwrap. The fi rst was a large shelf made by Jim Allaire, whose hobby is woodworking. The second was an even larger ob-ject, which turned out to be a hope chest also made by Allaire, full of good things like candy and oth-er goodies. These included three bottles labeled with the following message (part on each bottle) “You have worked your yellow tail off – so now it’s time to – relax and go barefoot!”

Joyce will be missed at Alfred Town Hall.

BY CYNTHIA MATTHEWS

February can be a lonely month – some experience cabin fever. That was the spark for a winter writer’s get-together, now known as February Fireside Storytellers, set to meet Saturdays in February, in Limerick at the old brick town hall.Picture gathering around a fi re, listening to each other’s sto-ries and maybe telling one of your own. That’s the idea of this group. “Everyone sits in a circle and shares their story,” said local Maine author Carolyn Chute, one of the storytellers. “It’s casual, like a bunch of friends gathering to-gether.” Many people come with something written, from poetry, to short stories, memoires, nov-els, song lyrics, or just some ideas that they have written down but haven’t formulated into anything yet. “Just talking about it, reading it aloud, can help open things up,” said Chute. “Sometimes the read-ing sparks something else, creates another conversation.” You don’t have to have some-thing written to share. Your story could be verbal - you could ex-press it through music, art, pottery, or good old-fashioned story telling. “It’s really about being with other creative people,” said Gil Harris, a participant and organizer of the event.

The group started about ten-years ago in Kezar Falls, in the old bank building, a gathering of friends and neighbors. “There was no heat, no bathroom” said Harris, “but it was a lot of fun!” That event seemed to be a “one and done,” but those who attended never forgot it, and a few years later, started again, this time, meeting in the Commu-nity Room at the Limerick Public Library. “I found these low-key, friend-ly winter gatherings relaxing and inspiring, something to look for-ward to every winter,” said writer Shelley Burbank, a former report-er for this publication, who also helped to organize the event when it was at the library. If you’re a lit-tle concerned about reading your work in front of a published author like Carolyn Chute, don’t be. “Car-olyn is just very down to earth, and is interested in what everyone has to say and share,” added Burbank.

Storytellers to gather

“It’s a very supportive group,” said Harris. “We encourage you to come, read, listen, and share.”“Mostly it’s just relaxing and enjoyable to spend a few hours for several weeks in deepest winter, hanging out with other people and hearing stories,” added Burbank. “Just good, old-fashioned human connection.” “I love February now,” said Harris. “It’s a wonderful, commu-nity experience.” “It’s now something to look forward to,” said Marsha Michler, an original participant and faithful attendee, “and it’s Spring by the end!”

This year, the February Fireside Storytellers program is through the Limerick Parks and Recre-ation, and will take place at the old Limerick brick town hall, where they have been meeting for the last couple of years, located at 11 Main Street, Limerick. They will be meeting Saturdays, Feb. 1, 8, 15 and 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no reservation neces-sary, just “Come as you are,” said Chute. “You can come one Satur-day, or all four, stay for an hour, or stay through the afternoon. There is no registration fee - “it’s free!” Lunch is potluck – bring what-ever you want. There are no kitch-en facilities, but there is a refriger-ator to store cold foods, and there are outlets for crockpots. You don’t have to be a cook – you can just bring potato chips! Unlike that fi rst meeting, there is heat, bathrooms, and it is handicapped accessible. If you have any questions, want more information, or just want to make sure the group is meeting in case of weather, contact Harris at [email protected].

Local museum to close

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On Jan. 8, Laurie Sidelinger (shown in red), Chairperson of Honor Flight Maine visited the Fairgrounds

Pub in Cornish to discuss with local veterans how the program works. It is a three-day trip to Washington

D.C., free for all veterans. The board is currently looking for World War II vets who have not gone, as there

are around 600 in Maine. Other branches are going as well, but they are trying to get the WWII vets fi rst.

For more information, or if you are an interested veteran, visit www.honorfl ightmaine.org or call 370-7210. PHOTO BY CALISTA CROSS

Maine’s ATV Task force, cre-ated by Governor Mills to address opportunities and issues associat-ed with increasing ATV registra-tions, submitted their report and recommendations to the governor this week, which include limits on ATV sizes and weights, and rec-ognizes the importance of private landowners who allow public use of their land.“I thank the task force for its

work and look forward to review-ing its recommendations,” said Governor Janet Mills. “The rising popularity of ATVs provides many economic benefi ts to towns and business throughout the state, par-ticularly in rural Maine, which is why it is critical that we implement a collaborative strategy that sup-ports that growth, assists landown-ers in managing it, and continues to foster Maine’s tradition as a premier outdoor recreation destination.”The task force met fi rst on Sept.

5, and over the course of seven day-

State’s ATV task force submits recommendationsReport focuses on landowners, growth, economics, trail fundslong meetings from September to December came up with recom-mendations designed to manage the growth of ATV use, foster the economic benefi ts of the outdoor recreation economy associated with ATVs, and protect landowners and the environment. The report is available to view and download on the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife website.“In a relatively short period

of time, this task force examined a number of complex issues and provided reasonable and practical solutions that foster the economic growth of ATVs, assists and pro-tects private landowners who al-low public use of their lands, and protect and preserve Maine’s out-doors,” said MDIFW Commission-er Judy Camuso.“The Governor’s ATV task is

presenting comprehensive recom-mendations and communications strategies that support ATV owners (Continued on page 3)

Ocean leases raise concernProtect Maine’s Fishing Heri-tage (PMFH) has released a video involving fi shermen who believe that the rules and regulations around aquaculture leases need to be changed. Currently, a bill sup-ported by PMFH, LR 2718, has been tabled in legislative coun-cil. The proposal calls for lessen-ing the size of aquaculture leases in Maine.

Currently, a single person, business or corporation can lease up to 1,000 acres of the ocean. Those leases can be trans-ferred to an out of state corpo-ration, individual or businesswith h

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The 19th Century Curran Vil-lages (formerly Willowbrook museum) will close its Newfi eld campus after its last event on Feb. 1, a Community Ice Harvest on the Mill Pond (See Page 3).According to a message in the most recent newsletter, the Mu-seum Director, Robert Schmick says the original plan, when Willowbrook was gifted to the Curran Homestead back in 2016, was to eventually sell the New-fi eld properties and consolidate their collection into the Orrington campus – “...to become a greater educational resource in Orrington (Continued on page 3)

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A vision for the future of Newfield By C.J. Pike

The Comprehensive Planning Committee has worked tirelessly to document the opinions from the survey that was sent out by the town in our 2019 tax bills this past October.

They asked for everyone’s in-put, but only 209 residents took the time to respond.

Some of the top priorities were on the real estate taxes, whether to keep them low or not, and there were 200 responses. For the ma-jority of those people respond-ing 137 were in favor of keeping them low, and 22 said to improve the taxes.

For housing growth, there were a total of 196 responses, the majority of them, 130, said ‘no’ to that, and 51 answered ‘yes’

On Question #5, whether local tax support should go to the fire or rescue departments, road main-tenance, snow plowing, and other areas in the town, etc.

Answers to that were: Fire, 188 answered or which 139 said keep it the same;

Rescue had 189 responses and 137 said keep it the same. Road maintenance had 188 responses and 124 said keep it the same, 62 said to increase; for snowplowing 185 responses, 142 want to keep it the same and 39 want increases.

Water quality concerns were close, 182 responded; 88 thought that the quality would be impact-ed by development; and 87 said ‘no’ they were not concerned.

Would natural areas be lost to development? 202 responses of which 141 said ‘yes; and 57 said ‘no.’

There were 19 questions in all, and the complete survey is avail-able at the town office, during regular business hours.

Newfield does have a plan for the future and goals are in place. The Planning Board would like to protect the legacy of the town and the historic structures, support

Sledding ‘The Globe’ in Alfred

As part of the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend Feb. 15-16, the Three Rivers Land Trust will host a fun family event at their office at 235 Swetts Bridge Road, Alfred on Feb. 15, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

There will be sledding on “The Globe” hill next to the office (snow dependent) and a guided walk/snowshoe along the Little-field River. At the “River House” office, indoor activities will in-clude potluck soups; cocoa, tea, and coffee; coloring and crafts for kids (and adults!) and enrich-ing conversations with land trust members, staff and directors. The event is open to the public, and all ages welcome.

The event is free, although donations and memberships to support the land trust’s communi-ty conservation work are always appreciated. For more informa-tion about this event or the Three Rivers Land Trust and their work, contact Executive Director Cheri Brunault at 358-9695 (call/text) or [email protected].

Free fishing weekends

Free Fishing Weekends in Maine are this weekend, Feb. 15 and 16 and again on May 30 and 31. This means anyone can fish without a license, unless your license has been suspended or revoked. Normally, to fish in, or transport fish from inland waters, a valid Maine fishing license is re-quired for anyone 16 years of age or older. To fish on other days, you can purchase a fishing license on-line at https://moses.informe.org/cgi-bin/online/moses_v3/index.

General Fishing Laws apply on these free fishing days and can be found at https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing-boating/fishing/laws-rules/laws-definitions.htm-l#laws.

For a complete list of fishing derbies visit https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing-boating/fishing/fishing-derbies.html.

Great Maine Outdoor Weekend

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) hemp program is now accepting applications. DACF Indoor and Outdoor Hemp License applications are avail-able on the Bureau of Agricul-ture, Food and Rural Resources website, and are due at least 30 days before the anticipated date of planting.

Two proposed rule changes not implemented were an increase in the outdoor license acreage fee from $50 to $100 per acre and us-ing 0.3 percent total THC content instead of delta9-THC only as the defining line between hemp and marijuana.

The Department listened to growers and others during the public comment period of the rulemaking process. The message was clear; 2020 is not the year to increase fees. The outdoor license

Ma i n e De Pa rt M e n t o f ag r i C u lt u r e, Co n s e rvat i o n a n D fo r e s t ry

Hemp applications open to growersacreage fee will remain at $50 per acre.

Public feedback was also over-whelmingly in favor of keeping the definition of hemp as a Can-nabis sativa L. plant that contains not more than 0.3 percent delta-9-THC only. Maine will continue to use the 0.3 percent delta-9-THC only measurement at least through Oct. 31, 2020, when a USDA-ap-proved program will have to be-gin.

Three other proposed chang-es were included in the final rule. The first is unlimited licenses for indoor hemp. The fee for an in-door license will be $500 plus $0.25 per square foot of growing area. Being able to grow hemp crops in greenhouses and other indoor structures year-round is an option many Maine farmers have wanted since hemp growing be-came legal in Maine in 2016.

Another change that did get implemented was a rolling ap-plication process. Instead of only being able to apply during the Jan-uary 1 – April 1 window, applica-tions will be accepted year-round. No longer will all licenses expire at the end of the calendar year; hemp licenses will expire 365 days after the date of issue. When to apply is up to the grower but should be at least 30 days before their anticipated planting date.

The third change that remains in the final rule is the $20,000 cap on licensing agreement fees for either indoor or outdoor licenses separately.

For more information on Maine’s hemp licensing program, including the revised Chapter 274, Rules for Growing Hemp, visit https://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/hemp/.

Thursday, February 13, 2020 REPORTER

Community CalendarE M A I L N O N - P R O F I T E V E N T L I S T I N G S T O : N E W S @ W AT E R B O R O R E P O R T E R . C O M

UPCOMING EVENTS

GIRL SCOUT SIGN-UPS Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) announc-es that it will host new member sign-up events for potential mem-bers and volunteers on Feb. 13 at Line Elementary School, West Newfield at 6 p.m.; and Feb. 25 at Carl J. Lamb School, Springvale at 6 p.m. For more information about Girl Scouts visit girlscoutsofmaine.org or call 888-922-4763.

REGISTER TO VOTE, CHOOSE PARTY BY FEB. 14 Mainers can register to vote or enroll in a party on Election Day. Those already enrolled in a par-ty and decide they would like to make a change cannot do so after Feb. 14. Those not enrolled in a party may enroll on Election Day.

FOOD DRIVE Massabesic Middle School is holding a food drive through Feb. 14 to benefit the York County Shelter and Pan-try in Alfred. The shelter is need of food items, along with socks and underwear this year. If you would like to donate to the drive, please drop off your items to the school Monday-Friday between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m.

WRITERS! ANNUAL FEB-RUARY WRITER’S GROUP hosted by Maine author, Carolyn Chute on Saturdays, Feb. 15 and 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Limer-ick Brick Town Building. Bring an original piece to read and discuss. Potluck lunch. Presented by Limer-ick Parks and Recreation.

BAKED BEAN SUPPER Saturday, Feb. 15 from 4:30 to

6 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church, 19 Dora Lane, Limerick. Menu: baked beans, ham, hot dogs, chop suey, casseroles, desserts and bev-erage. Door prize. Adult $8, chil-dren 6-12 are $3, under 5 is free. Everyone is welcome.

LITTLE OSSIPEE LAKE FISHING DERBY Saturday, Feb. 15 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Gobeil Park Boat Launch on Route 5 in Waterboro. Register the day of the event from 6 to 9 a.m. at the boat launch or pur-chase tickets in advance at Lake-side Market in Eat Waterboro or Giles Family Farm store in Al-fred. Entry Fee is $20 for adults and $5 for children. Sponsored

Drawing to be held 3/31/20. Raffle to benefit the John H. Carroll Scholarship Fund.

Name:

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Win 100 gallons of fuel!

tickets$5each

11th Annual Oil Raffle to benefit:The John H. Carroll Memorial Scholarship Fund

Heating oil, K-1 or LPG to be delivered within the

J.P. Carroll delivery area. Please fill out the entry below and mail to:

J.P. Carroll Fuel Co.150 Washington StreetLimerick, ME 04048 (207) 293-2331

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by outofpelham.org and benefits K-12 special education students and adults in need.

SONGWRITING CIRCLE CONCERT & POTLUCK Sun-day, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. at the Den-mark Arts Center at 8 Hancock St. in Hiram. Event is free, bring food for putluck supper

ABENAKI DRAFT HORSE ASSOCIATION WINTERFEST 2020 on Feb. 23 (March 1 alternate date) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 117 Duke Lane, Lyman. Horse drawn sleigh rides/Wagon rides, Food and Music. Free Admission. Sleigh ride prices -- Adults $5, 15-18 years old $3, Children under 14 free if accom-panied on ride by an adult. Ques-

tions? Call Tom Bragg at 651 5282.CALLING ALL QUIL-

TERS! The Evergreen Quilt Guild will meet on Monday, Feb. 24, from 6-9 p.m., at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Route 1, two miles south of Kennebunk Vil-lage. Evergreen Quilters usual-ly meet the 4th Monday of each month except July and December, and the 3rd Monday of May. New-comers are always welcome.

BINGO NIGHT at Massabe-sic High School Thursday, Feb. 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the caf-eteria. Cost is $5 to play all night. All ages welcome. There will be baked goods and prizes. Orga-nized by the MHS Student Coun-cil with proceeds going back into school events.

BOSTON FLOWER SHOW The Springvale Public Library is hosting a trip to the Boston Flower Show at the Seaport World Trade Center on Thursday, March 12th from 8:00am to 5:30pm. This year’s theme is “ Garden Party: Celebrating Friends And Fami-ly.” The ticket price is $65 and in-cludes travel and the flower show admission. Food is not included. Food and drinks may be brought in a cooler, or purchased in Bos-ton. Tickets will be given out as you exit the bus in Boston. The bus will depart from Springvale Library, 443 Main St, at 8:00am. Please arrive 20 minutes prior to departure. Parking is available at the church parking lot across from the library. For more informa-tion or to purchase tickets please call Springvale Library at 207-324-4624 or go online at www.springvalelibrary.org.

PLUS: Houseplants, Gift Items

& Flowering Bulbs!OPEN: Wed.-Sat. 10 to 5;

Sun.-Mon. 10 to 3 • Closed Tuesdays95 Central Ave., Limerick • 793-6672

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We have roses, tulips, carnations and other beautiful single-stem

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ONGOING EVENTS

SCRABBLE with FRIENDS meets every Wed. at 1 p.m. at Sol-diers Memorial Library, 85 Main Street, Hiram. New members wel-come. Library Hours: Tues. 2-5 p.m., Wed and Thurs 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 625-4650 or visit www.soldiers.lib.me.us.

POETRY WORKSHOP, Lim-erick Public Library, 2nd Thurs. of every month at 6:30-8 p.m. All po-ets from beginners to advanced are invited to bring an original poem to discuss.

SUNDAY SERVICES of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is from 9 to 11 a.m. at 25 Westview Drive, Sanford or from 10 a.m. to noon at 15 Smith Lane, Saco.

ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP Free and open to any-one that has a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or any form of dementia. Understand the process of the disease and allows for shar-ing and questions. Third Wednes-day of each month 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Southern Maine Health Care Pavilion Conference Room, 35 July Street, Sanford. FMI 490-7600 Kathy or Jeri.

SANFORD MAINE STAGE is seeking volunteers to help the theatre in various capacities. We are looking for volunteers to help in sell-ing concessions, to work backstage during shows, help with costumes, sets, lights & sound, raffle table, etc. We have 5 shows scheduled for this year starting with “When irish eyes are smiling” on March 14 at 7pm and March 15 at 2 pm. Other shows, dates, times will be posted on our facebook page next week. If you are interested please let us know via our facebook page or [email protected]. This is a good way to get credit hours for those of you in high school.

SUNDAY SERVICES of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is from 9 to 11 a.m. at 25 Westview Drive, Sanford or from 10 a.m. to noon at 15 Smith Lane, Saco.

LYMAN COMMUNITY LI-BRAY WEEKLY PROGRAMS Tuesdays drop-in knitting and fiber optics group; Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. children’s and family movies in the activity room; Fridays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. is preschool storytime. The library is located at 10 John Street. Call 499-7114 FMI.

TOPS is a weight loss support group that meets every Wednesday from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. in the lower level of the Springvale Public Li-brary. Meetings are open to all. For more information, contact group leader Linda Rose at [email protected] or 676-9063.

FIBER ARTS GROUP Do you love to knit, crochet, sew, or spin? Waterboro Public Library invites you to join us every Thursday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. for an afternoon of crafting and conversation with fel-low artists. Sharing is encouraged. Bring your own tools, materials and current project with you. Assistance with knitting will usually be avail-able. We welcome crafters of all skill levels. Registration not required.

SQUARE POND FISHING DERBY Sunday, Feb. 16 from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration fees $20 for adults, $10 for kids 15 and under. No fishing license required on this free fishing weekend. Registration and fish check-in will be on West Shore Drive in Acton. Sponsored by the Sanford Elks Lodge #1470 and benefits the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. Prizes, raffles and more! FMI Troy Graffam 608-3488. COURTESY PHOTO FROM LAST YEAR’S DERBY

Thursday, February 13, 2020 PAGE 3REPORTER

The Friends of the Library are responsible for many library activities, like the recent dinner for retiring assistant librarian Karen Spiliopoulos. Members present were, back row from left, Susan Pierce, Janet Tucker, Carol Skowronski and Susan Dean. Front row from left, Allison Brewster, Karen Spiliopoulos, Beth DeWolf and Buffy Bullard. PHOTO BY ALISON WILLIAMS

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It will be 17 years in March that Karen Spiliopolis has been working as the assistant librari-an/children’s librarian at Parsons Memorial Library. Her emphasis has been on the youth program, leading the storyhour and pro-grams for the teenagers, , particu-larly the summer reading program in which Author Emily Cook read to them from her book, plus oth-ers. Among the new programs were the yoga program and the boxed gardens planted by the chil-dren. She was instrumental in see-ing that the beautiful murals were painted in the children’s room, says it has been a privilege meet-ing and knowing the people of Alfred. Libraries are changing she says but feels they will be around for many years.

She has enjoyed seeing the children she first met during Sto-ryhour graduate from high school and college. Her cheerful nature has been an asset in the children’s room. This past week the Friends of the Library feted her at a dinner at The Bistro and during the din-ner she was presented with a gift certificate to thank her for all her work with the youngsters.

How to Sell a Cottage It does not have to be

large (ours wasn’t) or waterfront (ours was) but if you want to sell a cottage (especially in Canada) it must have an inside bathroom. Americans do NOT LIKE OUT-SIDE TOILET FACILITIES. I am not talking about the dependable two holer in the barn. I am talking about a real bathroom with show-er and sink and toilet.

Our cottage in Canada had been for sale for several years. My cousin sometimes dabbles in real estate and I thought perhaps she would have better luck than we had. But no. Everyone wanted an inside bathroom. One prospective customer was very impressed with the barn behind the house. She suggested that we give the house (a traditional fisherman’s cottage) to the Roosevelt Park who would probably move it and then she could renovate the barn to her liking. I thought “Why don’t you do that?” but that did not appeal to her. We finally put a “For Sale” sign on the house (this is difficult if you live in another country) and some interest was shown. But not really serious interest.

All agreed that it was very charming. The kitchen had been papered with old nautical charts. Posters on the walls depicted themes related to fishing. My fa-vorite was “Sunday at Sea”, a lithograph in which the captain is reading the Bible to his crew on what we suppose is Sunday morn-ing. I found it on the floor of the old schoolhouse we owned on our farm in Alfred. My husband had made a frame for it, we took it to Campobello Island and I had no intention of leaving it behind if we sold the cottage.

There were also numer-ous lobster buoys ( at least 100 ) which we had picked up on the beaches and a “lifter” which is the thing you use to pick up your an-chor. I would have taken it with us – the new owners probably have no idea what it is -but what would we have done with it? The sleep-ing porch had once been former owner Mellie’s barber shop. Here there was also an old (workable) sewing machine and a couch. Up-stairs there were twin beds in the spare room. The real antiques I had given to the local museum – the butter churn, butter paddle etc. I did not plan on making butter.

But all these attractions did not impress buyers. They wanted a cottage with a real bathroom.

I had been promised by my spouse that when we sold our farm we would put in a septic field at our cottage and have a bathroom. Our daughter married a plumber

and you know the rest. My hus-band moved the milk house to the end of the deck and we were in business. Or so we thought.

We soon learned that a milk house at the end of the deck was NOT a real bathroom. Never mind that we now had a shower and sink and toilet. plus the hot water tank and storage. So we continued to look for a real buy-er and this past summer we found one. It didn’t matter that they had to go out the kitchen door and walk down the short deck to what I now call a Wash House. I point-ed out that in some Scandinavian countries this is commonplace and for some reason it had appeal. If the Scandinavians can do it, so can we. The wash house has sold the cottage.

Shaker movieParsons Memorial Library will

be showing “The Shakers” from the Ken Burns America collec-tion on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. This movie is 58 minutes long and is not rated.

Patrons attending the event will be eligible to be submitted for this month’s Bicentennial Give-away. This event is free and open to the public.

They call themselves the Unit-ed Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing but because of their ecstatic dancing the world called them Shakers. Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of this

particular American movement, and in the process, offers us a new and unusually moving was to un-derstand the Shakers.

Annual potluck and trivia

On Saturday, Feb. 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. Parsons Memorial Library will hold its annual potluck sup-per. Patrons are asked to bring a dish to share, bring a friend and be ready to play fun games of trivia for funny prizes. You may leave the affair realizing how much you do NOT know, but everyone else will be in the same boat.

Emery Mills Dam project update

Water in Mousam Lake was

lowered on Oct. 1, 2019 to initiate repairs to the Emery Mills Dam. According to Alex Hammerle, Facilities Director in Sanford, the repair work on the Emery Mills Dam was essentially completed on Dec. 11 and the water has been restored to the normal winter lev-el. In total about 2,150 gallons of grout were pumped into 26 bore locations. With the large amount of grout that has been pumped into the Dam, major voids have been filled and the Dam is much more solid than before the work was done. The leaks should be mini-mal when the water level is raised in the spring. After the grouting process was completed the re-mainder of the rip rap work (man-placed rock or rubble), capping of the Dam and road work was com-pleted. The project should end up below budget. The Engineering firm is working to finalize the as-built drawings in February.

Movie night at the community library

The Shapleigh Community Library, 607 Shapleigh Corner Road, is holding a movie night on Sunday Feb. 16 from 3 to 6 p.m. Toy Story 4 will be present-ed on the Big screen. Popcorn and drinks are provided.

MeetingsCapital Improvement Com-

mittee will meet on Feb. 20 at 6:30 pm on the second floor of the Town Hall, 22 Back Rd. The pub-lic is welcome to attend.

Rescue Squad will be holding a regular business meeting Thurs-day, Feb. 13 at 6:30 pm at the Pub-lic Safety Building, 506 Shapleigh Corner Road.

Board of Selectmen will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 6:00pm at the Town Hall.

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A little more than a month ago, the residents of a city in central China began getting terribly sick with a virus that no one had seen before. As that virus spread, one of the first things that public health officials did was begin to work on a vaccine because vaccines save lives.

They are one of the best tools to safeguard our health, protect the health of those around us, friends and loved ones and children.

You know a century ago, as Maine celebrated its 100th birth-day, influenza – the flu – posed a serious threat to our people and took thousands of lives. Globally, between 50 million and 100 mil-lion people (3 percent to 5 percent of the entire population) died from the flu between 1918 and 1920.

I don’t want that to happen again.

A hundred years later, the flu is still a public health concern, but thanks to vaccines, we are much safer than we used to be – if you get vaccinated.

Decades of scientific research prove that vaccines not only work but that they are safe.

Unfortunately, our state has had a vaccination opt-out rate that is three times higher than the

national average for kids enter-ing kindergarten. Our state ranks seventh in the country for the rate of non-medical opt-outs among school age children.

So last year alone, schools in Lincoln, York, and Cumberland counties experienced dangerous whooping cough outbreaks.

I supported Maine’s vaccina-tion laws and, like every other Mainer, I also highly value per-sonal choice. But, as your Gover-nor, I am charged with protecting the health and safety of all Maine people, and amidst these outbreaks it has become painfully clear that Maine laws have not adequately protected the health of Maine peo-ple.

Last year I signed a bill to re-move the non-medical exemptions from vaccination laws in order to better protect the health and wel-fare of people, especially young children, across our state – and this is something that four other states, including Mississippi, have done.

People opposed to this new law, however, have succeed in putting a referendum question on the ballot in March in the hopes of overturn-ing the law.

Their campaign is masquer-ading itself as opposition to “Big

Pharma,” but, really, pharmaceu-tical companies hardly benefit at all from producing vaccines, as the Bangor Daily News recently reported. And in trying to target so-called Big Pharma, whom no-body really likes, their campaign is purposefully trying to conflate vac-cinations with other issues like the opioid epidemic when these issues are distinctly different.

Don’t buy it. Vaccines work, but to make

them more effective, people need to be vaccinated, especially chil-dren.

As the American Academy of Pediatrics notes, ensuring that everyone who can get vaccinated does get vaccinated “is important because it uniquely protects the most vulnerable members of our communities, including infants, pregnant women and other indi-viduals whose immune systems cannot combat certain harmful or deadly infections or who aren’t el-igible to receive certain vaccines.”

Let’s not go back to a time when viruses like pertussis, the measles, mumps, or rubella were commonplace.

Let’s protect our children. Let’s protect the future.

I urge Maine people to vote No on 1 March 3rd.

Governor urges Mainers to vote No on Question 1

Representative Heidi Sampson (R-Alfred) has announced her in-tentions to seek a third term in the Maine House. Sampson is the top House Republican on the Educa-tion and Cultural Affairs commit-tee. She tirelessly advocates for expanding educational opportuni-ties for Maine students and their families.

“With all the money we are putting into our schools today, we need to do a much better job getting it into the classroom,” Sampson said. “We must improve career and technical education op-portunities for not just high school students but offer exposure to the various trades at the middle school level as well. Students need to un-derstand all the options available to them from the trades to college. We must get back to the basics and increasingly direct our funds into the classroom.”

Sampson has been a strong voice opposing what she sees as untested and unproven state edu-

Sampson announces re-election bid

cational mandates.“Maine should not be the guin-

ea pig for the latest education ex-periments,” she said. “Since 2010, the many education mandates have done nothing to improve student outcomes. However, they have everything to do with the senseless increase in the cost of education.”

With support of most of the legislature, Sampson led the ef-fort to repeal the 2012 Proficiency Based Diploma law.

“The controversial grading system which lacked transparency for parents angered both parents and teachers. We received over-whelming evidence this was a bad idea,” she said. “Furthermore, it doesn’t help students when we add layers of complexity to a sys-tem. It only creates confusion and costs more money.”

Prior to joining the Legislature four years ago, Sampson served on the State Board of Education where she chaired the Career and Technical Ed Committee. She’s also a tireless proponent of par-ent’s rights.

“Parents need to be involved with their children’s education and schools need to embrace and encourage their involvement.”

Sampson, who operates a farm when she is not in the Legislature, believes education is the founda-tion of Maine’s long-term eco-nomic growth.

“I’ve hired hundreds of young people of the years,” she said. “Opportunities to develop a strong work ethic is critical and it starts when they are young. We must expand opportunities, so our youngsters have a firm footing to be successful in life. They are the future of this state.”

Sampson has represented Al-fred, Newfield and parts of Lim-erick, Parsonsfield and Shapleigh since joining the Legislature in 2016. She and her husband Bob have three children and several grandchildren.

For more information or to get involved with Sampson’s cam-paign, contact her at 590-1909 or by email at [email protected].

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Massabesic’s Noah Beal Hernandez stands atop the 160 lb. weight class podium at the Class A South-west Regional Wrestling Championships. Noble’s Chris Pilcher was runner-up, Ethan Penney of Sanford was third and Spencer Hutchinson of Kennebunk was fourth.

Jacob Bretton works to pin Cam Bennett of Kennebunk at the Class A South Wrestling Championships held at Massabesic High School. Bretton finished fourth in the 220 lb. division.

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Massabesic got superb perfor-mances up and down their roster, boosting them to a solid fifth-place finish overall with 146 points at the annual Class A Southwestern swim championships held Satur-day, Feb. 8 in Portland.

Kennebunk was first with 256 points. Gorham was runner-up with 199 and Yarmouth took third at 197. Thornton Academy fin-ished fourth with 173. Thirteen schools competed.

The Mustangs scooped up 62 of their 146 points thanks to tre-mendous performances from their three relay units, beginning with the 200-medley relay unit that got things going in the right di-rection with a second-place finish and a quick 26 points, when they posted their personal best time of 2:02.03.

Aleena Beneszewski swam first; Evelyn Soule-Parent and Ki-ley Semo next followed by Maia Alling on anchor.

Coach Kerry Chamberlain was thrilled with the perfor-mance; “Our girls went into beast mode with our relay unit setting the tone in the first event. This is the hardest working team I’ve ever seen here and it’s a privilege to coach them.”

Later, the 200-freestlye relay unit with Kaitlynne Chenard off the blocks first, Isabella Lamon-tagne swimming second, Semo third and Kassidy Lang on anchor picked up 14 team points with a seventh-place finish.

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Massabesic wrestlers made the podium in nine different weight classes, giving them a second place overall finish with 160.5 points at the annual Class A Southwest Regional Wrestling Championships held Feb. 8-9 at Massabesic High School.

Noah Beal Hernandez was a perfect 4-0, winning the 160 lb. weight class. He pinned Sawyer Merrill of Cheverus in his first match and followed with a pin of Portland’s Patience Tshinanzam-bi. Hernandez, who last year won the 152-lb. division, advanced to

Scots place fourth Bonny Eagle got first-place

finishes in three different weight classes; good for fourth place overall at the annual Class A Southwest Regional Wrestling Championships.

Caden Frost won at 106 and Colby Frost won at 126. Chris Rankin brought home gold at 120.

Noble finished first with 225.5 points. Massabesic was second with 160.5 and Marshwood was third with 103.

Cam Frost was second best, wrestling at 113 and the Scots got a fourth-place finish from Trevor Perkins.

the final with a pin of Sanford’s Ethan Penney and he finished up his gold medal run with a pin of Chris Pilcher of Noble.

Massabesic got runner-up fin-ishes from three wrestlers: Sean Wakefield took silver at 182; Mat-thew Pooler was second at 152 and Garrett Francouer was second at 132.

Jack Carroll (126) and Jack Trask (120) both brought home bronze medals and Jacob Bretton (220), Jake Langevin (145) and Micah Fitzgerald (138) all made the fourth place podium.

Noble finished first with 225.5 points. Marshwood was third with 103.

The 400-freestyle relay gave the Mustangs 22 more points thanks to a fourth-place finish and another personal best (4:15.56). That unit had Emma Hartigan off the blocks first with Evelyn Dal-Pra swimming second. Soule-Par-ent swam third and Mikayla Sta-ples was the anchor.

Individually, Massabesic had plenty to cheer about: Hartigan, a freshman, posted a personal best 2:10.79 in the 200-freestyle giving her a fourth-place finish. She sparkled later with anoth-er personal best, this time in the 500-freestyle where she took bronze with a 5:46.40.

Alling, a sophomore, was her usual reliable self. She blew the field away in the 50 with a blis-tering 25.69 (just two other swim-mers managed times under 27 sec-onds; and only six managed times under 28) and she posted a solid 1:04.52 in the 100-backstroke, which was good for third place.

Soule-Parent, another fresh-man, put up a personal best time of 1:06.16 in the 100-butterfly that gave her a third-place finish. Massabesic got additional points from Lang (10th place in the 50); Staples (9th place in the 500); and Beneszewski (8th place in the backstroke).

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the loss of his dear Anna by his side.

For most of her life, Anna was the consummate homemaker car-ing for her husband and children. She held various positions over the years, but her family received her unconditional love and atten-tion.

Anna was a voracious book reader, loved to grow fl owers and was an amazing seamstress and cook. She respected nature and taught her daughter Terry so much about Maine’s native birds and plants.

Quoting her daughter Terry, “She was a very beautiful person both inside out with a quiet na-ture about her; my mother had the biggest heart and warmest smile. Mom had a certain style and grace about her; she was a pleasure to all that she met over the years. On numerous occasions people have shared how she touched their lives, in one way or another. Mom had many friends whom she kept in touch with; she was one of those few that still liked to write long letters. She was often ad-mired for her beautiful handwrit-ing. Mom was loved and adored by so many.”

“Her granddaughters loved her and at times she was almost like their second mom in addi-tion to being such a loving grand-mother. Mom spent a great deal of time with her granddaughters and gave each of them so many sweet memories to cherish. She will be missed and will always be in our hearts forever; mom was truly an angel on earth.”

Anna is survived by her hus-band David Tebbetts of Water-boro; two daughters Terry Anna Bouchard and partner Jason Hyde of Waterboro and Becka Sinclair; four granddaughters, Nealey Rae McIninch and Maggie McInich, both of Maine; Gully Omars-dottir of Iceland; Fanney Anna Omarsdottir of London; three great grandsons with one on the way and one great granddaughter.

Anna was predeceased by her son Omar Adalbjornsson and her son-in-law Peter Leavitt.

As a couple, Anna and David wanted this to be a quiet, private time. Anna’s family will hold a celebration of her life in the late spring early summer when “moth-er nature” replenishes the gardens and earth with color and beauty.

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Obituaries

Harold E. SpragueHarold E. Sprague, 81, of

Alfred, passed away on Jan. 30, 2020 at St. Andre Health Care in Bidd-eford, Maine , surrounded by family.

He was born on the family farm in Parsonsfield, Maine on Feb. 9, 1938, son of Norman and Eliza-beth Sprague.

He joined the Army when he left school and served in Germa-ny. After the Army he became a woodsman, worked at the Alfred Transfer Station, and worked as a Welder at George Robert’s Con-crete until his retirement.

Harold enjoyed gardening, metal detecting, tinkering on small engines and his nightly fl u shots!

Harold is predeceased by his sister, Anita Sanborn, brother Henry Sprague, daughter Brenda Sprague, and step son Timothy Brackett.

He is survived by his wife, Gloria; daughters Diana Sprague and April Sias; step daughters Cindy Sanborn and Jayme Page; brother Russell Sprague of West Baldwin; sisters Irene Hagins of Parsonsfi eld and Mary Eastman of Cheyenne, Wyoming; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Graveside service to be an-nounced in the Spring.

Russell Earl LuntRussell Earl Lunt died un-

expectedly at his home in Albu-querque, New Mexico on Jan. 29, 2020. He was born in Portland, at the Osteopath-ic Hospital on Aug. 23, 1968. He was 51 years old.

Russell was a Jack of all Trades working in such jobs as construction, being a cook and working on a dragger. He was willing to try just about anything and whatever he did he put his whole soul into it.

Russell attended both South Portland High School and Bon-ney Eagle High School. He was in track and was a natural runner. He loved to fi sh, play cribbage, walking with his dog, Roxie, and reading. He was passionate about football, especially the Redskins and the Patriots. His passion for Nascar was even greater, Dale Earnhart Sr. and Jr. being his fa-

vorites. He had a heart as big as all out doors and would do any-thing for you. He was loved by everyone who got to know him and he was very loyal to his fami-ly and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Charlene Rideout Lunt of New Mexico formerly of Portland; his father, Robert E. Lunt of South Portland; his mother, Elaine (El-lie) Lancaster Lunt Collomy and her husband Daniel T. Collomy ll of North Waterboro; two broth-ers, Edward Lunt, his wife Mary Lee Frederick Lunt and their sons Nicholas and Gabriel Lunt of Naples; Peter Lunt, his wife Deb Bernard Lunt and their son Andrew Lunt; a step-brother Ga-briel Collomy and a step-sister J.C. Collomy of Waterboro and step-grandparents Dan and Olive Collomy of Buxton. Also left be-hind were uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces. He is pre-deceased by his paternal grand-parents Earl and Rita Lunt, his Uncle John Lunt, his maternal grandparents, an uncle and aunt and a step-aunt.

He is and will be missed by those that loved him and one day we will be with him again in eter-nity. We love you Russell.

A memorial service will be held at the Free Baptist Church in Waterboro, by Pastor Charles Sto-rey on Feb. 15, 2020 at 11 a.m.

Anna S. TebbettsAnna Sigridur Tebbetts, 82, of

Waterboro, passed away with her loving fami-ly by her side at the Gos-nell Memorial Hospice House in Scarbor-ough on Feb. 2, 2020.

Anna was born on Aug. 5, 1937 in Olafs-fjordur, Iceland, the daughter of Bergpor and Sigrun (Sigtryggs-dottir) Gudmundsson.

Anna was raised in Iceland and attended the universities there. She also attended the Uni-versity of New Hampshire for her degree in Hotel Management and Hospitality.

In the early 1960’s Anna began working for a hotel in Akureyri, Iceland. During this time she met her future husband David, who was stationed there while in the Navy. It was ‘love at fi rst sight’ for David as Anna walked through the hotel for a night of dancing. Anna and David were married in 1962 and have been happily together ever since.

Anna and David shared an amazing marriage; they had so much fun together as a couple through the years which includ-ed: parties in their home, dancing the night away, going camping or traveling to visit with friends and family. David is inconsolable with

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Newfi eld businesses, and market the town “as a recreational hub.” Some of the other goals, accord-ing to the board, are to maintain the rural character of the town, provide safe travel, protect the natural resources and protect the zoning and land use

The Comprehensive Plan was fi rst created in 1981 setting up the goals and growth for the town. They would like to see the use of public funds and work together with the town’s boards and com-mittees on issues that affect local government, “to stimulate eco-nomic growth, and conserve large rural territories as working land-scapes and natural gems.”

Dance the night away There will be a Valentine’s

Dance on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the West Newfi eld Town Hall at 23 So, Effi ngham Road, from 7 pm. - midnight. This is BYOB, over 21, and is $10 per person. DJ reggie will be spinning the tunes, and proceeds will benefi t the a lo-cal food pantry. Bring non-perish-able food items for chance in raf-fl e. Reggie plays a mix of oldies, country and more.

On Saturday, Feb. 29, there will be a Leap Year’s dance with DJ Reggie again same times, $10 per person and BYOB. for anyone over the age of 21.

Rod and Gun Club hosts fi shing derby

Northern York County Rod and Gun Club will hold their an-nual Ice fi shing Derby on Rock Haven Lake on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 7a.m. to 3 p.m. Kids 16 and under fi sh for free and adults pay $10. Kids receive trophies for the biggest fi sh for 1st. 2nd. and 3 rd. places; and adults receive 1/2 of the fees. Food is available.

Recreation news Game Night will be held, Feb.

13, at the West Newfi eld Town Hall at 23 So. Effi ngham Road from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

The next Paint Night will be held on Feb. 20 at the Town Hall, at 23 So. Effi ngham Road, from

6:30-8:30 p.m. It is $20 per per-son; Sign up now by contacting Karyn at [email protected] or text: 749-9457. Pre registration is required.

Happy birthday!Birthday wishes go to Kali

Goodfi eld, Mason David Bonhert, and Sean Iannazzo.

Meetings Cub Scout Pack #329 will

meet on Monday, Feb. 17, at Line School at 818 Water Street at 6 p.m. Anastasia Ferguson is the Cubmaster.

Newfi eld Selectmen will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 23 So. Effi ngham Road at the West New-fi eld Town Hall at 6 p.m.

Newfi eld Firefi ghters will have a training session on Tues-day, Feb. 18, at the Public Safe-ty Building at 85 Water Street in West Newfi eld at 7 p.m. New members are welcome to attend.

Tea Time will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the New-fi eld Village Library at 637 Water Street at 3 p.m.

Boy Scout Troop #329 will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the Brick Town all at 11 Main Street in Limerick at 6:30 p.m. New members are welcome. Jim Dion is the Scoutmaster. Call Joe Iannazzo at 850-6237.

Newfi eld Rescue Squad will have their monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Newfi eld Public Safety Building at 85 Wa-ter Street at 7 p.m. Anyone inter-ested in volunteering may contact Dick or Hazel McGlincey at 793-2045 or any rescue

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Pingree Maple ProductsCelebrating our 50th Maple Season!

FREE SAMPLESFREE SAMPLES of our maple syrup, maple cream, of our maple syrup, maple cream, maple jelly and maple syrup on ice-cream!

maple jelly and maple syrup on ice-cream!

We are open Syrup Saturday, March 23rd andMaine Maple Sunday, March 24th from 9am-3pmand anytime the steam is rising!

www.pingreemapleproducts.com90 High Road, Cornish • Tom Pingree 651-4118

See us at the Kennebunk and Scarborough Farmer’s Markets and at the Cornish Apple Festival!

Open March 24 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Come sample our syrup on ice cream and see the maple syrup evaporator at work. We have plenty of syrup and homemade

goodies for sale and if he’s feeling up to it, Franklin the maple hound, will be greeting our guests and posing for a photo. RESTROOMS • HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE • 247-4319

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Vickie’s Olde School Gift Shoppe Gift Shoppe

Gift Shoppe open - new gift ideas for Spring!

52 Elm St., Limerick

Open Sat. & Sun., March 23 & 24 from 10am-4pm

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We carry a variety of feeds for your horses, chickens, goats and other animals. We also have hay, shavings,

straw, fencing, gates, wild bird food and more!

Andy’sAGWAY

$6 pancake breakfast Saturday, March 23 8 a.m.-Noon

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-4 [email protected] • www.andysagway.com13 Cole Farm Road, Dayton • 282-2998

Andy’s

The friendliest feed store in Maine!

Celebrating Maine Maple Weekend!

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100 Shaker Hill Road • Alfred • 324-2944

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MAPLE SYRUP Maple Sugar Candies, Maple Lollipops, Maple Butter, Maple Fudge, Maple Peanuts & more!

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“OUR OWN” Maple Apple Crisp Fresh Maple Cider Donuts

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Visit our Visit our Post and Beam Sugarhouse!Post and Beam Sugarhouse!

FAMILY FARMFAMILY FARMGILE’SGILE’S

Triple C Farm 1 Brock Road, Lyman, Maine 04002

Come on out and have a great time on the farm!

PANCAKE BREAKFASTOpen 7am-12pm Farm closes at 1:30pm.

We will be open both March 23 and 24 for a delicious all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast served with homemade sausage, juice, milk, coffee, and our own warm maple syrup. Come and see all the farm animals and brand new post and beam sugar house in operation. There will be a couple of new items this year including bacon sea salt maple cream candy, maple needhams, whoopie pies, homemade butter and more!

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OUR OWN MAPLE SYRUP! Tours & samples anytime!

APPOINTMENTS WELCOME!299 Bond Springs Road (Rt. 11), West Newfi [email protected] • thurstonandpeters.com793-8886 or 793-8040

• Maple Cotton Candy • Maple Candy & Needhams • Jams & Honey

Open all weekends thru March 31, 9am-4pmMaple Sunday, March 24, 9am-4pm

MAPLE HILL SUGARHOUSE93 Hicks Road, Newfi eldCome Celebrate spring with us! Our sugarhouse will be warm and inviting. Free samples of out Maine maple syrup on ice cream, maple cream and nuts. Free sugarhouse tours and face painting. our snack hut will be open for lunch. March 23-24, 9am-4pm

MAPLE HOUSE FARM1063 West Road WaterboroTony and Kim Wolfi nger hope to put a smile on your face as you en-joy a sample of their sweet maple syrup on ice cream. Visit, relax and take in the sights and smells of the syrup being made on our home-made wood fi red evaporator and

possibly say hello to Franklin the maple hound as he makes several visits to our parking area through-out the day. Restroom facilities and handicapped accessible.March 24, 9am-4pm MERRIFIELD FARM195 North Gorham RoadGorham

Come and join us for Maine Ma-ple Sunday’s 36th Anniversary. Watch the boiling process, black-smith working, antiques on dis-play, 4-H Brass Knob Club giving ox cart rides, music, self- guided barn tour, play area for the chil-dren and a 1900’s ice house. Pan-cake breakfast (outside), maple syrup, candy, maple cotton can-dy, maple soft serve ice cream, smoked cheese, maple cream and more available to purchase. Portable restrooms. March 23-24, 9am-4pm March 16-17, 9am-3pm, sales only

MORIN’S SUGAR HOUSE45 Morin DriveLimerickCelebrating 49 years! All you can eat pancakes with our fresh hot syrup. Maple yours, maple good-ies like our maple peanuts & more. Free ice cream with syrup. Our syrup for sale in all sizes including glass.

March 24, 8am-3pm NATURALLY JAMMIN’802 Cape RoadLimington

Retail store off ering honey, jams, syrup and more. Now serving honey-sweetened ice cream in the following fl avors: blueberry, chocolate, coff ee, grape nut, hon-ey vanilla, maple, strawberry, ap-ple pie and pumpkin. A surprise celebrity chef from the Food Net-work will be scooping ice cream on maple weekend.March 22-24, 9am-7pm

PARSONS MAPLE PRODUCTS322 Buck Street, GorhamSap boiler will be rinning all day for maoe syrup demonstrations. Pancaked breaskfast from 8am to noon, free samples of syrup over ice cream, heated indoor seating, maple products for sale. - our 27th year! March 24, 7am-5pmPINGREE MAPLE PRODUCTS90 High Road, CornishOpen Saturday’s and Sunday’s the month of March including Maine Maple Sunday®, we will have samples of maple syrup on ice cream and demonstrate how pure maple syrup is produced. We off er Pure Maine Maple Syr-up, maple cream, maple candy, maple jelly, granulated maple sugar & other homemade maple items which are for sale the entire year. We can ship maple products for your convenience around the holidays or any time of year. Sign up for door prizes and sample our maple syrup on ice cream. Farm tours, school tours and re-strooms. Celebrating our 50th year of maple syrup production! March 23-24, 9am-3pm

THURSTON AND PETERS SUGARHOUSE299 Bond Spring RoadNewfi eld“TAPS” (Thurston and Peters Sugarhouse) makes maple syrup the “new fashioned” way (tub-ing, vacuum, reverse osmosis, oil fi red evaporator) With “old fash-ioned” hospitality. Stop by for a tour and sample our maple syrup and maple soft serve! Candy and maple cream too! All weekends from March 2-31, 9am-4pm

TRIPLE C BOILERS1 Brock Road, LymanCome enjoy our new traditional post & beam sugarhouse, with our all you can eat pancake breakfast including our own homemade sausage. Maple goodies for ev-erybody from lollipops to whoop-ie pies, and NEW Homemade Needhams with a touch of Maple! Barn fi lled with a variety of ani-mals for everyone to enjoy. March 23-24, 7am-12pm pan-cake breakfast, Sugarhouse open until 2pm

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