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See Maine From the Sea The best ways to experience a day on the water

A Piece of Maine:

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“Brewer Means Business� is more than just a catch phrase The changing face of

High School Students The Mediterranean flavors of Cleonice

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features THe business of burritos / 12 Abe and Heather Furth have been pleasing palates in Orono since 2005.

Rare and orphan diseases / 14 Scientists at The Jackson Lab are studying some of the great mysteries in health care. see maine from the sea/ 20 Whether you are aboard a schooner, sailboat, lobster boat, or sea kayak, the view of Maine from the Atlantic Ocean is spectacular.

Global Classrooms / 28 The face of Maine’s high school students is changing, thanks to Far East recruitment efforts of area high schools.

2012 best restaurants / 37 Our 2012 Best Restaurants survey was a smashing success! Find out who won across our region A Piece of Maine: Brewer / 44 This small city across the river packs quite a punch, for businesses and citizens alike.

Savory Crepes / 62 How does Martin Puckett relieve stress?

By working magic in his kitchen.

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cleonice / 66 Rich Hanson has introduced the Ellsworth area to fine Mediterranean cuisine— and people can’t get enough.

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From left to right, Bernadette Gaspar and Theresa Soucy of Frank’s Bake Shop in Bangor.

Frank’s is the winner for best doughnuts in Penobscot County, pictured on our cover.

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Metro fitness / 18 Let Olympic athletes motivate you into action.

TaLk of the Towns / 6 We offer up three ways to get out and enjoy our region this month.

woods & waters / 72 You harvest vegetables, but do you harvest wild game?

Biz Buzz & sightings / 8 People and places on the move.

last word / 80 Giving mustard it’s 15 minutes of fame.

What’s Happening / 53 Your August to-do list.

Metro sports / 60 Bangor Christian Soccer and UMaine football preview.

Perspectives / 70 Picture Maine through the lens of Robert Moran. savvy seniors / 73 How you can help end elder abuse.

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hanks to the support of our readers, our 2012 Best Restaurants contest is bigger and better than ever. Nearly 1,400 of you filled out our survey online or mailed your ballots into our office to let us know your favorite local restaurants in all of the eight surrounding counties— that’s twice as many respondents as last year!

From Rockland to Fort Kent and Greenville to Eastport, support poured in for local establishments that serve the best coffee, make the best doughnuts, and smoke the best BBQ. I don’t know about you, but after seeing the results, my hit list of local restaurants has quadrupled! You can look for your favorite local spot starting on page 37.

Food is fun to celebrate, and you’ll find other stories dedicated to restaurants throughout the issue. Be sure to read about young restaurateurs Abe and Heather Furth in our Movers and Shakers feature on page 10. We also spend time talking with chef Rich Hanson, who owns Cleonice in Ellsworth. And if you’re looking for something savory to make at home, Martin Puckett of Presque Isle shares his recipe for mushroom crepes in this month’s Food File feature.

You can find all of our previous Food File features, and their corresponding recipes, on our website—that’s nearly seven years’ worth of great stories and amazing meals that you can prepare right in your own kitchen. Just click on our “Archives” tab and browse away!

But there’s much more to this issue than just good food. As you read your way through this issue, you’ll be tantalized by gorgeous photos of Maine’s seacoast in our feature See Maine from the Water. Our writer, Henry Garfield, shares some of his favorite ways to view the coastline from the Atlantic Ocean.

You will also read about the changing face of high school students in our area. More and more of our public high schools are turning to the Far East to recruit students. And if you are one of our many female readers, you are not going to want to miss our special section called Fun Fearless Females: 2012 Women’s Guide. Here you will find information on everything from looking and feeling great, to balancing work and family life—you know, the things that matter most to women.

Melanie Brooks, editor

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Bangor: You can’t help but be impressed when listening to Eric Mihan discuss wine with his customers at Bangor Wine & Cheese Co. in downtown Bangor. He can pronounce everything and can pair any dish with a bottle of wine that is sure to please. And he’ll share his talents and knowledge with anyone who’s eager to learn, through his brand new wine school, Wine Underground.

A former opera singer, Mihan fell in love with wine while touring Europe. “Wine on the table in Italy is like salt and pepper on the table in America—it’s always there,” Mihan says. His interest in wine eventually won out over his interest in singing opera, and Mihan came to realize, through working at various wine merchants in Princeton, New Jersey, that people don’t know how to drink wine. He aims 6 / Bangor Metro August 2012

to change that with his wine school.

“In New Jersey, there were a lot of ways for people to learn about wine, from educational presentations to classes at the local community college,” he says. In Bangor, Maine—not so much.

Wine Underground is literally held in the basement of Bangor Wine & Cheese Co. on Hammond Street. The inaugural class, Wine Appreciation 101, is an hour-long experience that will teach you how to taste wine like a pro, make bottle selections in stores and restaurants, and how to serve and store wine in your home. Special Guest Classes and a four-session class called The World of Wine are also available.

“Most people might not know how to appreciate wine, but they appreciate good service and fun, which is what our class is about,” Mihan says.

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Art in Action Orono: The dust will fly this summer at the University of Maine in Orono where eight internationally known sculptors will take part in the fourth Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium, which is being held in partnership with UMaine.

The symposium will take place July 22 to August 30 in the College Avenue parking lot overlooking the Stillwater River, where the public can watch the sculptors wield a variety of tools—from simple chisels to loud power saws—as the sculptures come to life from Maine granite.

Seven sponsors—UMaine, the University of Maine Foundation, Husson University, Acadia Hospital, the cities of Bangor and Old Town, and the town of Orono—have been fundraising this year to receive one sculpture each (the University of Maine will receive two). The sculptures will be installed in the months following the symposium.

The sculptors are coming from as far as Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Taiwan, and New Zealand, and as close as Woolwich and Old Town. The work site will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. For more information, visit www.schoodicsculpture.org.

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Fun on Four Wheels Millinocket: The Katahdin Multi-Use Trail (KRMUT) is not quite a year old, but already it’s brought lots of fair weather, 4-wheeled action and adventure to Millinocket.

The 16 miles of trails are a welcome addition to the state’s ATV trail network, beckoning riders from near and far with nice wide, dry trails that offer up some spectacular views of Mount Katahdin and an array of wildlife.

The KRMUT, which took more than five years to come to fruition, is managed by volunteers, many from the Northern Timber Cruisers snowmobile club. Snowmobilers have been able to use the trail for the past two years, but ATV riders had to wait until last October to experience it for the first time. The trail opened to ATV riders again in May, and so far the response has been positive—both from riders and local businesses.

“Businesses downtown have seen groups of 40 to 50 riders looking for food and fuel,” says John Raymond, a Millinocket town councilman and one of

the ATV trail developers.

The design of the trail was very deliberate, Raymond says, and their design for keeping water off of the trail has created a new standard for other trail builders. The trail markers are also important to riders.

“Not only do we mark the miles, but we have also included the GPS information in case of an emergency,” Raymond says.

Safe riding is key, and any rider under 18 years of age is required by state law to wear a helmet. The trails are patrolled by Millinocket police officers with their own ATVs. But just because you have to be safe doesn’t mean you aren’t going to have fun.

Grab your friends and head to Millinocket this summer and fall for a gorgeous ride in the north Maine woods. www.bangormetro.com Bangor Metro / 7

biz buzz On the Move Bangor Savings Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of ANNETTE LEASE as vice president of wealth management for the Greater Bangor region. Lease brings over 10 years of financial planning and wealth management experience to her new role. She will be working at Bangor Savings Bank’s corporate office on Franklin Street in Bangor. www.bangor.com

his medical career as an intensive care corpsman at the Bethesda Naval Hospital and with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Union serving in Iraq. He came to MCMH in 2006. www.mainehospital.org LINDA K. SCHOTT has been

hired as the new president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle. She was previously a dean at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. www.umpi.edu

BONNIE LEWIS of South-

west Harbor has joined L.S. Robinson Co. as a commercial insurance accounts manager. Lewis has more than a dozen years of insurance experience and co-owns Mount Desert Granite and Brick with her husband. www.lsrins.com MELANIE MACE , a native

of downeast Maine, has joined Bangor-based Neuropsychology Service.

She specializes in the evaluation of adolescents and adults with a range of neurological, medical, and psychiatric disorders. www.neuropsychology-service.com JONATHAN NICHOLSON

has been promoted to senior vice president, senior regional business relationship officer in the Bar Harbor office of The First. Nicholson has been with the company since 1998. Previously, he held the role of assistant vice president, business relationship officer. www.thefirst.com Maine Coast Memorial Hospital has appointed two new nurse managers for their Ellsworth hospital.

DauNE LORD, RN, will work in the medical/surgical unit and CAMERON BIRD, RN, BSN, CCRN will work in the emergency department.

Lord has extensive experience as a nurse manager in the specialties of oncology, intensive care, care management, trauma, and coronary care. Bird began 8 / Bangor Metro August 2012

Camden National Bank is pleased to announce the promotions of three employees in our region for their outstanding commitment and contributions to the company. Sheri Bartlett, based in Rockland, and Laurie Bridge, manager of Camden National’s Hampden and Hermon offices, were named retail banking officers. Beth Rogers, based in Rockland, was named commercial banking officer. www.camdennational.com

Manna Outpatient Counseling Services has added two new staff members to its team. Renee Clark, LCPC-C provides counseling services to adults, adolescents, and children and has extensive experience working with women and children who have been victims of domestic abuse.

Holly merchant, LADC provides individual substance abuse counseling through Manna Outpatient Services and Manna’s Elijah House program. www.mannamaine.com JOHN L. MARTIN has been named

director of the University of Maine at Fort Kent’s Center for Rural Sustainable Development (CRSD). The Maine state representative is an assistant professor of political science at UMFK, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1977. www.umfk.edu Margaret M. Capehart, CFP has joined Gibson Financial Solutions LLC in Ellsworth. She worked at Albrecht Financial Services for 11 years before joining Gibson Financial Solutions. www.gibsonfinancialsolutions.com

Dennis claire, DPM, has joined the

medical staff at Brewer Medical Center.

His specialty practice focuses on highquality podiatric care. www.pchc.com DEB WHITMAN has joined the Phenix Title team as marketing manager/closing officer. Whitman brings over 20 years of title, loan closing, and financial expertise to her new job. www.phenixtitle.com JON R. FREDERICK of Derry, New

Hampshire, has been hired as the town manager for Mapleton, Chapman, and Castle Hill in Aroostook County. He will replace MARTIN PUCKETT, who has taken a job as the deputy city manager for Presque Isle. www.visitaroostook.com Penobscot Community Health Care welcomes eight new members to its care management team. Joining the team as RN care managers are SHERRY KELLYDELACOURT, ERIC PERKINS, SARAH LAPLANT, JAMIE BUTLER, and ROBIN O’CONNOR. New health coaches include KAREN SCHERMERHORN-GETCHELL and KATHRYN PARKER. KATHY BRAGDON moves from her care manage-

ment role in Old Town to the transitions care manager position in Bangor. www. pchc.com

Carrie Limeburner has been hired as the new executive director for Island Connections, a nonprofit service group providing transportation for MDI-area senior citizens. www.islandconnections.org Roger Raymond, former Bucksport

town manager, has joined Bangor’s Eaton Peabody Consulting Group as an economic development and municipal consultant. www.eatonpeabodyconsulting.com

Grants THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT MACHIAS received a $30,000 grant from

the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation to add a high-speed bindery to it’s professional Book Arts Studio, which is home to the UMM Press and serves as the printing facility for students in the English and Book Arts degree program. www.umm.maine.edu Several area arts organizations have received grant money from the National Endowment of the Arts. The AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL in Bangor received $35,000 to support the 2012 festival; the MAINE INDIAN BASKETMAKERS

ALLIANCE in Old Town received $30,000

to support an apprenticeship program; CULTURAL RESOURCES INC. of Rockland was awarded $15,000 to support a series of training workshops; and the PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM in Searsport received $10,000 to support a series of exhibitions featuring historic photographs. www.americanfolkfestival.com www.maineindianbaskets.org www.cultural-resources.org www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org

Awards J. MICHAEL PIERCE, president of Allen

Insurance and Financial of Camden, has been named to Commonwealth Financial Network’s President’s Club. This distinction recognizes successful financial advisors based on a ranking of annual production among Commonwealth’s network of 1,400 financial advisors. www.allenfg.com The WASHINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (WCCOG) has been presented with the 2012 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. This Calais-based municipal membership organization was recognized for its county-wide Brownfields program, which is restoring environmental vitality in a region greatly dependent on the health of its natural resources, while activating needed economic development. www.wccog.net

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Ryan was nominated by one of his employees, Tom Richmond, who is a helicopter pilot with the Army National Guard. www.esgr.org

employees, and to manufacturing or service excellence. www.alleninsuranceandfinancial.com www.mooseriverlumber.com

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CAMDEN NATIONAL BANK has acquired 15 branch banking locations from Bank of America. The branches to be acquired in our area include Brewer, Newport, Old Town, Rockland, and Bangor. This will expand Camden National’s franchise to 53 branches overall. www.camdennational.com

Gouldsboro has been recognized as a 2012 Editor’s Choice winner in Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England.

This designation is awarded by Yankee’s editors and contributors. www.elsasinn.com Pittsfield-based CIANBRO CORP. was recently listed in the top 100 contractors nationwide by Engineering News–Record.

Cianbro was ranked number 88. www.cianbro.com ALLEN INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL of Camden and MOOSE RIVER LUMBER CO.

of Moose River are two of the six companies that have been awarded the 2012 Governor’s Award for Business Excellence.

The 22nd annual awards recognize Maine companies that demonstrate a high level of commitment to their community,

Acquisitions

Elizabeth McMillian of Lamoine is

the new owner of The Grasshopper Shop of Ellsworth, having purchased the business from longtime owner Ken Schweikert. McMillian has a professional background in marketing and human resources. www.grasshoppershopofellsworth.com Does your company or organization have news to share? Visit us at www .bangormetro.com and click on the Submissions tab in the main menu.

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ROBERT BRYANT, the Penobscot Indian Nation’s chief of police, has been named Tribal Chief of the Year by WeTip, an organization that operates a national crime prevention and anonymous tip hotline. Bryant has led the force since 2006. www.penobscotnation.org

The Small Business Administration has recognized Bangor Savings Bank as the top lender in 2011 in three categories: Top Performing 7(a) Lender, Overall Top Dollar Volume Lender, and Top Performing Third Party Lender. This is the first time a single lending institution has been honored for leading in all categories. www.bangor.com

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3 1: Allison Arbo and Lisa Eldridge at the annual Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce gala at the Samoset Resort.

2: Karl Ward, Nikki Rubenstein, Christian Eberhardt, and Adam Kapalo from Nickerson O’Day at the 2012 Bangor Business Expo at the Civic Center.

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5: Governor Paul LePage giving a 2012 Governor’s Award for Business Excellence to Moose River Lumber president Charlie Lambert.

3: Maxine Nicole Buretta, modeling in the 4th annual WRFR Fashion Show.

6: Nancy Boyington, Paul Doody, and Dorothy Havey get ready to announce the winners of the 2012 Best of Waldo County Awards in Belfast.

4: Tom Wheeler, Debbie Mitchell-Dow, and Guy Dunbar represent Darling’s Chevrolet, Bar Harbor Bank and Trust, and Stanley Scooters and Subaru

7: Katie Bielinski, Matt McLaughlin, and Erin Timney at a recent Bangor Fusion Noontime Network event at MPBN.

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9 8: Chris Winstead and Dan Tremble at a recent Bangor Chamber After Hours event at Smart EyeCare Center.

9: Laura Donley and Jennifer Scripture at the Eastern Area Agency on Aging Senior Expo at the Spectacular Event Center in Bangor.

10: Tammy Bryant, Marcella Eldridge, Tracy King, Laurie Bridge, and Natalie Nadea representing Camden National Bank at the 2012 Bangor Business Expo at the Civic Center.

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The Business of Burritos The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Orono, thanks in part to the hard- working duo of Abe and Heather Furth. by henry garfield

e’ve been passionate about burritos for quite a long time,” says Heather Furth as she sits in the elevated reading area of Verve, the downtown Orono breakfast-and-lunch gathering spot she and her husband Abe opened two and a half years ago. It’s four in the afternoon, closing time, and the sun streams through the window, bathing the hardwood floors and high wooden beams in a welcoming light.

Abe sits in a chair that’s the twin of Heather’s, in front of a bookshelf full of literature—the names of notable authors such as T.C. Boyle, Joyce Carol Oates, and David Foster Wallace pop out from among the spines.

In 2001, when they were undergraduates at the University of Maine, Abe Furth and Heather Cressey spent the summer, as might any young couple in love, on a cross-country motorcycle trip. Their passion for western style burritos was kindled in northern California.

“We were staying in campsites and avoiding cities,” Abe recalls. “We came in just north of San Francisco to our first coastal community, and there was a burrito truck there about a mile from the ocean. We were camping about half a mile away, and we ate at that truck every day.”

“We were poor,” Heather adds. But she and Abe soon realized that they had stumbled upon a healthy, inexpensive, and delicious product they could market in Maine. Nine years later, Verve opened its doors.

Those nine years were full of learning experiences. They finished college—Abe with a degree in English, Heather in biology—married, and launched their first business in Orono, Woodman’s Bar and

ning water. His parents were teachers for the Audubon Expeditions Institute in Trescott. When they aren’t working, he and Heather are most likely kayaking, skiing, or otherwise indulging their shared passion for the outdoors.

They also share a passion for historic buildings. Verve’s building in Orono is the former Masonic Lodge, which the Furths purchased from the Masons three years ago. “It was built in 1848, and we’re the first non-Masons to own it,” Heather says.

They began renovating the three-story building from the top down, creating living space on the top two floors before tackling the space that would become Verve. Crews took out interior walls and installed new plumbing and wiring, but kept the original tin ceilings and upperfloor dining spaces. “The original building had big, open rooms, with high ceilings,” Abe says. “We wanted to keep that.”

The feeling of space is perhaps why so many local residents find Verve a friendly place to gather for lunch, grab a burrito on the way to work, or even to buy a book that catches their attention; they’re for sale through a consignment arrangement with a local bookseller. “We get a mixture of students and local folks, professors, grad students, people who just live in the area,” Heather says. “We like being a community meeting place.”

Running two businesses (Abe spends much of his work day at Woodman’s, while Heather manages Verve’s day-today operations) hasn’t left the couple too exhausted to plan for the future. They’ve recently purchased two adjacent buildings on Main Street in Bangor, and construction has begun on apartments on the upper floors. If all goes as planned, Bangor’s own Verve will open in the street-level

Grill, which they still own. “I knew early on that I wanted to do something entrepreneurial,” Abe says. “English helped with that, because you’re forced to do a lot of reading and writing. It helped when we were writing our business plan, and you also get inspired by reading other people’s stories.”

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space shared by both buildings in about a year and a half.

“We both feel passionate about the buildings, about taking a building that needs love but has great architecture, great bones, and bringing it back to something that it should be,” Abe says. “At the same time, we both appreciate the simplicity of not owning too much, or working just to buy more things.”

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“We like being a community meeting place.” —Heather Furth

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“Growing up, I loved science shows, but what I really remember is the Jerry Lewis telethon,” says Dr. Greg Cox, an associate professor at The Jackson Laboratory whose lab is part of the intriguingly named Rare and Orphan Disease Center. The annual telethon, hosted until recently by comedian and movie star Jerry Lewis, was a Labor Day weekend tradition, raising funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. “It was before cable had a thousand channels, so the telethon took over the entire weekend.”

But where some young people watching the show might have been inspired to pursue a career in the performing arts, Cox’s interests went elsewhere. Neuromuscular diseases to be precise. Which is what, after no small amount of study and hard work, brought him to the Bar Harborbased Laboratory. After decades of work in rare genetic disorders, this year the Laboratory established the Rare and Orphan Disease Center, an entity few in the region might be aware of but which countless individuals are depending on. “Through the work that we’re doing, we’re understanding the causes of these inherited diseases,

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as well as developing treatment strategies that can then be put toward improving human health,” Cox says.

The head of the center is Dr. Leah Rae Donahue, the director of Genetic Resource Science (GRS) at the Laboratory.

“The Rare and Orphan Disease Center is responsible for model development, and for making mouse models for the research community to use,” explains Donahue. “We call it ‘Rare and Orphan’ because the diseases affect a small portion of the population.”

The definition of a ‘rare’ disease is one that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. The funding provided for research into creating therapies and cures for these rare diseases is in no way comparable to that provided for more common diseases, like heart disease or cancer. In other words, these are diseases that don’t necessarily receive the public attention or fundraising efforts of a nationally broadcast, star-filled telethon.

“By concentrating them all into one place, we have the ability to draw more attention to these diseases than if they were to have to stand alone,” Donahue says. “That was the incentive behind The Jackson Lab’s Center.”

The approach is reaping true rewards; particularly in the eyes of patients, their families, and those individuals who spend their days advocating for these sometimes little-known diseases. Dr. Dione Kobayashi is a director at the Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Foundation, one of a number of organizations that see the work being done at the Rare and

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Orphan Disease Center as critical to their own pursuits.

“SMA is a rare disease that largely afflicts children and is caused by a genetic mutation,” explains Kobayashi. “It causes neuromuscular weakness, and occurs in varying degrees. Children born with the most severe form of SMA are unable to

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sit up and even patients with milder SMA have difficulty breathing. Many of these children succumb to the disease within a couple of years of life.”

Given that SMA is estimated to affect anywhere between just 1 in 6,000 to 1 in 10,000 individuals, the challenge is to get pharmaceutical companies interested in

current research Jackson Lab scientists are actively researching 29 rare diseases:

Alopecia areata Alstrom or Alström syndrome Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease Ataxia telangiectasia Charcot-Marie-Tooth Cicatricial alopecia Congenital muscular dystrophy Congenital myasthenic syndromes Costello syndrome Craniofacial and skeletal defects including cleft lip and palate Cystic fibrosis Duchenne muscular dystrophy Dyskeratosis congenital Epidermolysis bullosa

Friedreich’s ataxia Granulomatous disease, chronic Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy Leber congenital amaurosis Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2J Macrothrombocytopenia Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome Muscular dystrophies Neurofibromatosis type 1 Paraganglioma (familial) Rett syndrome Retinitis pigmentosa Spinal muscular atrophy or SMA Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress Usher syndrome type 1C www.bangormetro.com Bangor Metro / 15

Home and Heating Budgets Help To Make LIfe Easier

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erhaps the hardest thing for many of us to do in our daily lives is to create and stick to a budget. Whether it’s a business budget or a household budget, numbers are always tough to predict because life itself is hard to predict. But even with life’s curveballs, there are tools that can help us all manage our expenses more effectively.

Take the home energy budget plan.

Many companies offer a variation of an annual budget plan. These plans enable customers to spread out the cost of heating their home over a year, rather than paying for it upon delivery during the winter months.

And while energy prices are unpredictable, most companies will estimate your annual cost based on gallons purchased the previous year and spread them out into a monthly payment.

Being part of a budget plan also allows home owners to know that deliveries are scheduled on a regular basis according to weather trends and that fuel is available when you need it most.

Many budget plans also offer options for annual service and efficiency programs that factor in cleanings and tune ups with discounts on parts and labor. These plans combine the recommended attention your heating system needs with the peace of mind of knowing someone is there when you need them most.

Homeowners looking for an effective and consistent way to budget for their home heating needs should consider contacting your energy company about budgeting options in the spring, the time when most plans are being crafted Heating budgets are one way to help simplify the household’s financial landscape.

Getting financially organized will help you take better control of the money you make, control the recurring costs, and be better prepared for unexpected expenses.

Budgeting your heating costs each month is just one way to help you better manage your household budget. Here are some other effective ways to keep your home budget sharp: Know your fixed costs. Find out the costs you have that will not change and are absolutely necessary. Typically, these are auto, home, insurance, and utilities, among others. Getting these costs listed in one place is a great start.

Remember the variable costs. These change from month to month and can be groceries, entertainment, gas, etc. Figure out why they change and how you may control them.

Use a spreadsheet. There are many simple computer spreadsheets that you can use to automatically add and subtract for you. These make changes and planning faster and easier.

Assign every dollar. Categorize your income into all categories on your budget, including savings. Visualizing your priorities will help you save more and save less.

Set goals. Whether it’s with your savings account, a new home or car, a vacation getaway, or something else in the future, be sure to include in the budget.

Save your receipts. Planning what to spend and tracking what you spend are completely different. Seeing proof of your expenses will help you stay more aware.

Revisit often. Seeing your plan in action will enable you to update regularly. Be sure to set aside time each month to revisit the budget and adjust based on what you see.

Don’t forget to budget some fun. Be realistic and budget both some time and money for fun time. Be it a family vacation, a night out, or simply a trip to the movies, having balance is an important element in effective budgeting.

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metro health creating therapies. “The key is to make sure that the things [pharmaceutical] companies would normally spend quite a bit of time, effort and money on developing are already done for them in advance,” says Kobayashi.

“I feel like I can make a bigger difference to science by being here than I could possibly do if I was working on a single gene in my own lab.”

—Dr. Leah Rae Donahue Which is where The Jackson Laboratory’s Center comes in.

A noted leader in the field of SMA research, Dr. Cathleen Lutz directs Jackson’s GRS mouse models resource, which now has more than 6,000 unique strains of mice for the study of human disease.

“When I started working on SMA it was 2007, and we were just starting with mouse models,” Lutz says. “SMA now has two drugs in clinical trials. That’s incredibly exciting and gratifying, particularly because it wasn’t very long ago that we didn’t have that kind of finish to our stories. We’d have the models and the research, but they wouldn’t always get through to becoming therapies. The knowledge that we’ve gained in terms of genetics is making that final step more common now.”

The fact that there is a center that heads up this research is a huge benefit, according to Donahue. “I feel like I can make a bigger difference to science by being here than I could possibly do if I was working on a single gene in my own lab,” Donahue says. “Here, I’m contributing to the work being done by many different labs, allowing folks to take advantage of the resource materials that we are able to provide for them.”

Which may mean, if the strides being made and victories being achieved at The Jackson Laboratory’s Rare and Orphan Disease Center continue, all those telethon hosts may need to find something else to do with their weekends.

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up to more aggressive training or play by increasing workouts or mileage by 10% a week.

Although many of us shun it as a waste of time or consider it “boring,” make sure that you regularly stretch.

During the games, you’ll see many Olympians stretching—take a cue from them and incorporate flexibility training into your regimen.

Drink enough water. If you’re feeling thirsty, you’re already 1–3% dehydrated.

Drink up!

Regularly replace your shoes. Almost all of us are guilty of running our shoes into the ground, and our feet, ankles, knees, hips, and backs pay the price.

Experts recommend replacing running shoes every 250 to 500 miles, whether they look worn out or not.

Strengthen your muscles. Do resistance exercises two to three times a week

don’t continue. Pushing through that kind of pain can lead to serious injury that will leave you sidelined.

Learn and practice good technique.

Not only will this make you more efficient, it will stop you from putting too much stress on your joints. Olympic athletes train hard to master perfect movement patterns. This goes not only for sports, but for your workouts in general. Lifting weights incorrectly can lead to injury, as can an awkward running gait.

Make sure your equipment is appropriate for your sport and in good condition. It should fit well, and protective gear should be worn consistently during training.

If you should find yourself injured, how do you know if you need to see a doctor? The U.S. Olympic Committee’s medical staff say you should see a doctor if: You heard a popping sound when the

Although you might be mentally motivated to jump into a rigorous workout program or even something as innocuous as a competitive game of pick up basketball, if you’re not used to the level of activity, you’ll likely end up injured. ,targeting all the muscle groups (lower and upper body and core). Running, biking, and other cardiovascular activities do involve your leg muscles, but they don’t replace resistance training.

Listen to your body. If something hurts, stop. Even though exercise by its very nature challenges your muscles, if you feel sudden sharp or chronic throbbing pain,

injury occurred; the injury occurred to a joint; you have severe or prolonged pain lasting more than 48 to 72 hours; you can’t perform regular work or daily activities; or if you have an infection.

Wendy Watkins is a personal trainer and lifestyle coach at Bangor-Brewer Athletic Club in Brewer.

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But if the desire to compete in athletics remains stuck in the back of your mind, why not start to push it a little to the front of your mind? There are lots of chances to get involved in athletic events right here in our area, no matter what your age or sport. Most of us think of running when we consider “competing” in sports, but once you start looking, the opportunities to get involved and get active in numerous sports seem endless.

Whether your sport is volleyball, softball, power lifting, or track and field, chances are you can find a venue to compete within a reasonable distance. To get started, check with your local parks and recreation department, log on to active. com, check out the Maine Games (mainegames.org), a surprisingly little-known organization that fosters active lifestyles for all age levels, and ask at your local gym.

And even if you don’t compete, you can use some of the same smart training techniques suggested by the U.S. Olympic Committee’s medical staff to stay safe and get fit.

Don’t do too much, too soon. This is probably the biggest cause of weekend warrior injuries. Although you might be mentally motivated to jump into a rigorous workout program or even something innocuous such as a competitive game of pickup basketball, if you’re not used to the level of activity, you’ll likely end up injured. Instead, start out slowly, working

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The coast of Maine draws people from near and far each summer, and offers some particularly picturesque views. But hop aboard a seafaring vessel and you get a whole new view of Vacationland. By Henry Garfield

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f you haven’t seen Maine from the water, you haven’t really seen Maine.

It’s that simple.

And by water, I mean salt water. Sure, you can take the Katahdin out of Greenville and enjoy the spectacular scenery of Moosehead Lake, or you can float along a stretch of the Penobscot River on the Prudence out of Bangor, or you can take your canoe or kayak or rubber raft out on one of Maine’s myriad lakes and streams—all excellent ways to enjoy the natural beauty of our state. But it is the Coast (capitalization intentional) for which Maine is famous around the world.

To see Maine from offshore is to see it as the first European explorers did. The state’s name originated with these early seafarers: the “Main” differentiated the con-

tinental landmass from the thousands of large and small islands they encountered.

According to Hank and Jan Taft and Curtis Rinlaub, authors of A Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast, Maine packs more than 3,500 miles of coastline into approximately 250 linear miles between Kittery and Lubec. Maine’s coastal waters contain some 6,200 islands—more than Polynesia or the Caribbean.

The islands are the remnants of a drowned mountain range, pushed down by the glaciers of the last Ice Age and then flooded when the ice retreated. Some of the higher hills, in Acadia National Park and on the western shore of Penobscot Bay near Camden, remain prominent and visible for miles, but they are simply

the larger cousins of the islands that poke their tree-topped heads above the surface and the ledges that lurk just below it.

Those first explorers wrecked a few ships on such hazards, abetted by large tides and frequent fog. Today, navigating the Coast is made easier by aids like lighthouses, channel buoys, and charts, not to mention GPS technology and the presence of the U.S. Coast Guard, the state ferry service, and a plethora of commercial and recreational boats. And most of it is accessible to the average person, at reasonable cost.

The best way to see Maine from the water, of course, is to own your own boat.

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Maine from the water every day. They are among the hardest workers in the state, up before dawn and out on the water at first light, in fair weather and foul. That their office happens to be one of the world’s most famously beautiful places is simply one of the perks of the job, and it’s a rare lobsterman who doesn’t take an occasional moment between hauling traps to look up and appreciate this.

Maine is also home to many recreational boaters. Part of every summer will find many of us out on the water in a sailboat or cruiser, speedboat or yacht.

But you don’t have to own a boat to get out on the water. Opportunities abound to enjoy the Maine coast at whatever level

hop on a state ferry to one of the offshore islands for a day of sightseeing, or go out with a working lobsterman and try your hand at hauling a trap yourself.

If the Maine coast is a treasure chest, Penobscot Bay is its crown jewel. Forty miles long and 15 miles wide, the bay is home to working harbors, resorts, yearround island communities served by ferries and small airports, wide open sea passages, and narrow inlets and thoroughfares. Boats of all sizes, from freighters and cruise ships down to kayaks and skiffs, use the bay for commerce and recreation.

Rockland is the unofficial capital of Penobscot Bay. The harbor is huge and protected by a nearly mile-long granite

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breakwater whose construction was approved by Congress in 1880 and completed in 1902. From Rockland you can explore the coast in any direction you

choose. Once you clear Owl’s Head you can head west into the Muscle Ridge Channel toward Tenant’s Harbor and Port Clyde. To the east are Vinalhaven, North Haven, Isle Au Haut, and the islands off Stonington. South are the outlying islands, including Matinicus and Ragged Island, and the open sea. And a northerly heading takes you past the harbors of Rockport and Camden toward Belfast and the upper bay.

Rockland is served by every imaginable form of transportation. Eastern Maine Railroad runs a passenger train between Brunswick and Rockland five days a week between May and October. State ferries serve the islands of Vinalhaven, North Haven, and Matinicus. The Concord Coach bus line makes daily stops at the ferry landing on the coastal route between Portland and Bangor. Owl’s Head Airport, three miles from town, connects the area to the world by air.

Though sailboats now proliferate in the summer, Rockland remains a working harbor with multiple uses. There’s a fishing fleet and a U.S. Coast Guard Station. Prock

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Bangor Metro writer Hank Garfield, pictured on his sailboat in Rockland Harbor.

AUTO Marine, which services and repairs large vessels and performs heavy-duty marine contract work up and down the coast, including pier construction, dredging, and laying underwater pipe and cable, is based here, as are several tugboats that guide barges into and out of the bay.

Kevin “KC” Heyniger is the waterfront director of Rockland Community Sailing, a program run by the Apprenticeshop, a school for boatbuilding and seamanship. His goal is to “provide people access to their own harbor.” A variety of sailing lessons for youth and adults are available from April to October.

“The first thing people talk about when they get even a little ways out is how beautiful it is out there,” Heyniger says. “Beech Hill Mountain pops up, and the seven hills of Camden. Learning to sail is the gravy on top of the experience of just being out on the water.”

The basic teaching boat is a Colgate 26, designed by Steve Colgate, founder of the Colgate Offshore Sailing School. It can accommodate up to four students plus an instructor. The Colgate 26 is designed for safety and ease of handling in a variety of wind conditions. A popular feature, Heyniger says, is the sturdy metal handrail that runs along each side of the boat.

Many novice sailors find it disconcerting that the boat does not stay level all the time.

“The minute the boat starts to heel, they start to worry about tipping over,” Heyniger says. “The rail removes that anxiety, so that they can enjoy themselves.”

The Apprenticeshop is also in the business of building traditional wooden boats.

These are available to people who have completed a few lessons on the Colgate.

“We get a lot of people who have been looking at the harbor for years, seeing all the sailboats, and wondering if they could get out there,” Heyniger says.

He also leads educational sails, on which he’ll discuss Rockland’s lime quarrying history or the construction of the breakwater. On the latter trips, he’ll bring along a piece of granite and the small metal tools called “feathers” and “wedges” used to split the rock. He’ll demonstrate the process used to shape the 700,000 tons of granite blocks that make up the breakwater. “It gives people a chance to see their harbor in a whole new light,” he says.

The summer youth sailing programs are also popular; they typically include a mix of local kids and visitors. “One of the beauties of the program is that local kids

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Once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve acquired a modicum of sailing knowledge, boating on the Maine coast is well within a modest budget. The beauty of sailing is that the fuel is free. You will need a place to keep your boat, and if it has an engine, you will need to register it in the municipality where you live (not necessarily where the boat lives). You will need some basic safety equipment, including a

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the time and energy into learning how to pilot your own boat, Rockland offers many other options for getting out on the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;indeed, too many to list here.

Captain Bob Pratt, a marine biologist and licensed Merchant Marine officer, takes paying passengers out for twohour trips, sunset sails, and overnights on his 55-foot wooden ketch, Morning in Maine. Captain Daniel Bennett, an experienced single-handed ocean sailor whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s logged 100,000 miles (more than four times Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s circumference) at sea, offers similar experiences on Bufflehead, a 32-foot wooden gaff-rigged sloop. The Captain Jack is a 30-foot lobster boat that offers passengers an up-close look at the business of hauling lobsters. The easiest way to find out about these adventures is to check in at the headquarters of the Penobscot Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, in the same building as the Lighthouse Museum in downtown Rockland. Flyers are available, and someone will likely be there to answer any questions and help you find what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for.

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Come Boating! in Belfast has been helping people get out on the water since 2000.

Rockland, you can visit Vinalhaven or North Haven; from Bass Harbor on Mount Desert Island you can go out to Swan’s Island or Frenchboro, and from Lincolnville Beach you can make the shorter crossing to Islesboro. These ferries carry cars and trucks to and from the islands and serve as vital links to these offshore communities. An excursion ticket requires you to leave your vehicle on the mainland and to leave and return on the same day. But the cost is just $10—$5 for children ages 5 to 11 and free for children under 5. (Islesboro rates are $6 and $3). Though warm clothes are still recommended, the ferries do have indoor seating areas where you can get out of the wind.

Sea kayaking has become increasingly popular on the Maine coast in recent decades. Many places up and down the coast offer kayak rentals and lessons. You won’t see as much, because you are low on the water, and unless you’re an experienced kayaker you won’t want to venture far from sheltered waters. Kayaks are also difficult for other boaters to see, especially in swells, and a novice can get into trouble quickly when wind and waves come up. Your best bet is to go out with a group that includes at least one experienced guide. The Maine Island Trail Association maintains a series of campgrounds available to kayakers and other boaters and is a good source of information and support.

Annual memberships start at $45.

If you’re willing to supply a little muscle, a Belfast-based organization called Come Boating! will get you out on the water for free. Begun in 2000, Come Boating! built and maintains two Cornish pilot gigs—heavy wooden boats powered by six oars. They offer some 20 “community rows” every week during the spring, summer and fall, at no charge. A sign-up book at the group’s shed near the Belfast harbormaster’s office lists the times and the types of trips; most are for beginners, though Come Boating! crews have participated in gig races all over New England.

The oars, like the boats, are heavy.

Each rower pulls one oar, and a coxswain sits in the stern and steers. According to Chris Gordon, the group’s current vice president, gigs were designed in England to ferry local pilots out to arriving ships.

“The first boat that got out to the ship would get the job,” he says.

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is sign up and show up, Gordon says. The group has recently begun offering community sails on its Drascomb lugger, another old-style boat, which can take up to four passengers at a time (Come Boating! provides the skipper), also at no charge.

In the Mount Desert Island area, the mail boat to the Cranberry Islands provides an excellent way to get out on the water, and the backdrop of the mountains is spectacular. Thousands of Mainers and tourists sign up for whale-watching expeditions out of Bar Harbor every summer.

You can also take a passenger ferry across Frenchman Bay between Bar Harbor and Winter Harbor.

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Tours and Adventures out of Milbridge. A Coast Guard-licensed captain and a registered Maine Guide, Robertson owns and operates the Kandi Leigh, a 28-foot lobster boat built in Jonesport. In the off-season, he fishes commercially for scallops and sea urchins.

He began taking people out on tours in 2001. “It’s been kind of an evolution through the years,” he says. “I get a lot of business through the bed and breakfasts in the area.

Because I’m a small business, I can offer a more personalized experience.”

He now has two boats and a partner.

Trips typically leave the Milbridge town landing between 8 and 9 in the morning.

Robertson offers whale-watching trips, which go 15 miles out to sea, and he also gets a lot of avid birders for excursions near the lighthouse on Petit Manan Island, where a colony of puffins makes its home from May through mid-August.

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“Everybody says that,” he replies. “I hear that almost every trip. People are expecting a bird the size of a penguin, I guess.”

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A growing number of public high schools around Maine are boosting enrollment as well as enrichment by recruiting tuition-paying students from China and other countries.

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ike many Mainers, Jim Chasse enjoys fishing. So when the principal at Orono High School was tasked with maintaining enrollment, he decided to cast a wide net.

“I realized there are more ponds than just the one in your backyard,” Chasse says.

This fall, Orono’s student population will include teenagers from China, as well as Spain and France. “It’s really more of an effort to add international flavor to the school,” says Chasse. “You can study social studies and geography, or you can have the live entity amongst you.”

Enrolling Chinese high school students makes perfect sense at Orono, with the University of Maine so close by, Chasse says. “Most of these students want to get into a U.S. college so it’s almost as if they’re applying, but one year early,” he explains.

“They adjust to U.S. culture while they finish their high school diploma here.”

Orono started recruiting students from abroad about four years ago. They applied through the federal government to become what’s known as an F-1 international receiving school. Students who want

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feature story Camden Hills Regional High School international students from left: Vasily Semenikhin, Yvonne Yong, Zhouqi Wang, Barry Tang, and Steven Xu.

“China is the country that’s sending the most kids overseas—they have the population and the finances.” —Nick Ithomitis to attend such a school must go through the U.S. Consulate to obtain an F-1 student visa, which allows them to pursue full-time education in the United States. It can be a lengthy process. Once they are approved, F-1 students can study and receive grades at an accredited school for up to one year.

They must also pay tuition, unlike exchange students, who have J-1 visas and are sponsored by programs such as The Rotary Club and American Field Service.

Orono High School began its F-1 program in the fall of 2010 with seven students. Last year, they welcomed nine, including Yi “Judy” Zhou. “Since I was in middle school, I wanted to go to America for college,” says Zhou. She will soon start 30 / Bangor Metro August 2012

classes at St. Lawrence University in upstate New York.

Zhou and a number of her Chinese classmates picked American names to use while they are in the United States.

For some, the new name is based on a direct translation or sounds similar to their birth name. Others choose the name of a favorite athlete or movie star, or simply a name they like. Not all of the students want to be called by an English name, and some have no preference either way.

This September will mark the fourth school year that Camden Hills Regional High School has accepted tuition-paying students from abroad. Two are coming from China, another from Mexico, and

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the fourth hails from Germany. “What we’re trying to do is create this broader spectrum of kids,” says Dr. Nick Ithomitis, principal at the high school. “China is the country that’s sending the most kids overseas—they have the population and the finances. Our mission is to make sure that we have a blend of kids.”

Ithomitis says there was just one Chinese student at Camden Hills in 2008, but it generated a lot of press, including a story in America’s biggest Chinese newspaper, The Chinese Daily News. Soon after, public schools across the country were calling Ithomitis, curious about Camden Hills’ F-1 program. “My phone lit up. I was getting calls from Florida, Louisiana, and Ohio,” he says, adding, “I’m still getting calls.”

F-1 students who attend Camden Hills pay $18,000, with an additional $6,500 going directly to host families as a stipend. “The tuition we get, we’ve turned around to help send our kids overseas,” explains Ithomitis. “We had some students that went to Turkey and France last year.” He adds there are future plans for trips to Italy and Morocco. At Orono High School, F-1 students pay $25,000 a year for tuition, with about a third going to the University of Maine, which provides room and board for the teenagers.

“We’re not making money off this right now,” says Chasse, explaining that a good

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portion of Orono’s tuition goes toward “multi-culturalism expenses” to help both the international and Orono students adjust to their classmates from abroad. “The school is looking down the road. If, over time, we are able to bank some of the tuition fees, we’ll look at how that can help the local taxpayer by, for instance, adding an addition to the building or putting on a new roof.”

Like Camden Hills, students in Orono initially stayed with host families. But two

years ago, the school partnered with the University of Maine to provide housing for the kids. Last September, Orono took it a step further, hiring an international coordinator to live with the students on campus. “I’ve become their American mother in a sense,” says Mackenzie Grobmyer.

“They come to me for lots of random questions. They knock on my door at 10 o’clock at night just to ask about fixing their computer or if they don’t feel well.”

Grobmyer says one of her toughest tasks was finding things for the kids to do after school. In China, students typically attend classes from 8 a.m. until noon. They come home for two hours to grab lunch and rest, then head back from 2 until 6 in the evening. There are also mandatory “study halls” that can extend even further into the night. And it’s not uncommon for seniors in China to go to school on Saturdays as well.

“I think in the beginning they missed that structure and really didn’t know what to do with all that free time,” Grobmyer says. “That’s why we asked the students to participate in at least two after school activities throughout the year.”

“I’m not good at sports, but the team spirit made me want to stay on,” says Zhou. She explains that there are no sports teams in China because they are viewed as a waste of educational time. “I learned a lot of life lessons from being on a team, much more than learning from a lecture in class.”

“I played soccer,” says Xiyang Mo, who goes by the American name “Tim” after NBA star Tim Duncan. “Everybody is like family and big brothers. It was amazing.”

Most Chinese students learn English in school, but there is little opportunity for them to speak the language in their home countries. Joche Wang admits he struggled with his English the first few months at Camden Hills Regional High School. “Really hard, really hard,” he says.

“I could understand a little bit from the teacher talking, but not the writing. They write very fast here.” Wang adds that reading was also a challenge.

“We’ve come up with a lot of modifications to the curriculum,” says Jamie Gillette. The English teacher at Camden Hills sees it as no different than teaching a student with a learning disability.

“I think one of the struggles is that they come into a mainstream English class and we’re reading classic novels,” she

says. “It presents quite a challenge because so much of the language in these books is archaic.”

Gillette allowed one of her international students to listen to books on tape. She also

“They are thoughtful, sensitive additions to our school culture, and they’re really enriching our lives.

We’re getting so much from them.”

—Jamie Gillette provided simplified versions of reading assignments. “I held him accountable for all the writing that demonstrated his mastering of ideas,” she says. “I know he put in way more effort than many of his peers and actually produced really excellent work, even with the difficulties he faced.”

To gauge an incoming student’s command of English, Ithomitis conducts Skype interviews, but concedes it’s a weak link in the program. “Some of the kids that we enrolled, their English was not as good as we thought it was, and so we’ve had to scramble to try and figure out how to meet their needs,” he says. “We don’t want to put those kids in situations where they’re struggling because we don’t have the facilities or the support.”

Camden Hills and Orono both have ESL instructors at the school. Camden students are encouraged to join the International Club, where they interact with Maine students interested in traveling to other countries. “Having them in the club has been enlightening,” says Paige Kooyenga, who was student president last year.

“We learned from each other, we talked about cultural differences. It was kind of like bringing the outside in, and definitely Camden could use a little diversity.”

Orono provides student friendship ambassadors as well as local families who, in essence, adopt the international students while they’re here. Jim and Mary Bird took in Tim Mo. “He stayed with us during holidays, celebrated special occasions with us, and traveled with us to Bos-

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feature story ton to visit family and meet his American ‘cousins,’” Mary Bird says. “We’ve attended his soccer and basketball games, commiserated with him during exams, and helped him pick out a suit for the prom.”

“I really got to understand the difference between American and Chinese families,” says Chen “Yvonne” Yong, who attended Camden Hills last year. The 15-year-old, who attended a boarding school in China, says that her host family took great care of her while she was here. “My [biological] parents are always very busy,” she says. “Here, my host family really took care of me. They took me skiing at Sugarloaf last Christmas.”

Many of the students like the freedom of getting to choose what classes they can take, as teachers select their courses for them in China. “I went extreme and picked all kinds,” says Vasily Semenikhin, who attended Camden Hills last year. “Engineering, psychology, history—all classes that I could not take in China.”

Orono High School works with a sister school in Changsha, China, to bring stu-

dents over. Last March, a group of teachers and guidance counselors spent a week there. “To call it an eye opening experience is vastly understating what went down while we were there,” says Chris Libby, an advanced placement statistics teacher. He believes he now has a better understanding of why the students are choosing to attend American schools. “Everything is publicly ranked in China. How they do on tests, where they are within their class, where they go to college,” Libby explains.

At least four students will attend Camden Hills Regional High School this year through the F1 student visa program.

Orono High anticipates 15, and Stearns High School in Millinocket, which started its F1 program last year, is currently recruiting. Public high schools in Wiscasset, Kennebunk, and Bath will also welcome tuition-paying students for the first time next month.

Chasse makes it clear that these students aren’t excluding opportunities for local Orono High School students. “We would have some advanced placement

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The local Camden Hills students aren’t suffering from the F-1 program either.

“We’re not going to have to add teachers or room because we’re going to have an influx,” says Ithomitis. “The purpose was to provide more revenue, and I’m not going to say that was not part of the purpose, but it really was more cultural for this school.

To make sure that these kids were aware of what other kids were like.”

“It’s so easy to just focus on how much money [the F-1 students] are paying,” says Camden’s Jamie Gillette. She stresses that the notion that these international students are cash cows walking down the hallway couldn’t be further from the truth. “They are thoughtful, sensitive additions to our school culture, and they’re really enriching our lives. We’re getting so much from them.”

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Aroostook county Best Breakfast winner Grammy’s Country Kitchen, Linneus

Grammy’s Country Kitchen’s Spanish Omelet is a very satisfying three-egg omelet filled with cheese, bacon, ham, sausage, onions, mushrooms, green peppers, hot peppers, and home fries. Topped with salsa and cheddar cheese, you definitely feel like you’re getting a taste of The County with every bite. This omelet is massive, fills the entire plate, and comes with homemade toast. www.bangormetro.com Bangor Metro / 37

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ver 1,600 people participated in our 2012 Best Restaurant Survey—it’s our biggest and best contest yet! This year we asked readers to vote for their favorite local eateries in our eight surrounding counties.

The winners for each county can be found on the following pages. Did your favorite spot make the list?

aroostook county winners Pizza

Fries

Reno’s Family Restaurant, Caribou

Grammy’s Country Kitchen, Linneus

Sandwich

Family

Shamrock Café, Houlton Cindy’s Sub Shop, Caribou

Grammy’s Country Kitchen, Linneus

Ice Cream

Grammy’s Country Kitchen, Linneus

Houlton Farms Dairy, Houlton

Bar Irish Setter Pub, Presque Isle

Blueberry Pie Whoopie Pie Grammy’s Country Kitchen, Linneus

Doughnuts

Breakfast

Sadie’s Bakery, Houlton

Grammy’s Country Kitchen, Linneus Riverside Café, Presque Isle

Romantic

Fried Clams Grammy’s Country Kitchen, Linneus

Lobster Roll Grammy’s Country Kitchen, Linneus

Chowder Grammy’s Country Kitchen, Linneus

Wings Lakeview, St. Agatha

The Vault, Houlton Café Sorpresso, Presque Isle

BBQ Rib Truck, Fort Kent

Vegetarian Café Sorpresso, Presque Isle

Burger Irish Setter Pub, Presque Isle

Best New Restaurant The Crow’s Nest, Presque Isle

Aroostook county Best Burger winner Irish Setter Pub, Presque Isle

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The Pub Royale is a massive angus beef burger patty topped with Swiss, provolone, sauteed mushrooms, caramelized onions, and a signature spicy sauce. It’s served with your choice of French fries (the steak fries are pictured here) or onion rings. Is your mouth watering yet?

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hancock county sushi winner Shinbashi, Ellsworth

Shinbashi is one of the newest restaurants in our area to make our Best Of list, and with sushi as fresh and artistically created as theirs, we can see why they have such a loyal following downeast!

hancock county winners Pizza

Family

Finelli, Ellsworth

Helen’s Restaurant, Ellsworth

Sandwich

Coffee

Mother’s Kitchen, Bar Harbor 86 This, Ellsworth

The Maine Grind, Ellsworth

Ice Cream

Helen’s Restaurant, Ellsworth

MDI Ice Cream, Bar Harbor

Bar Finn’s Irish Pub, Ellsworth

Whoopie Pie Epi’s Subs, Bar Harbor

Doughnuts

Breakfast

Morning Glory Bakery, Bar Harbor

Café This Way, Bar Harbor Riverside Café, Ellsworth

Romantic

Ethnic Bangkok Thai, Ellsworth

Sushi Shinbashi, Ellsworth

Fried Clams Jordan’s Snack Bar, Ellsworth

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Blueberry Pie

Side Street Café, Bar Harbor

Chowder Union River Lobster Pot, Ellsworth

Wings Little Anthony’s, Bar Harbor Cleonice, Ellsworth

Cleonice, Ellsworth

Cocktails Side Street Café, Bar Harbor

Microbrew Atlantic Brewing, Bar Harbor

BBQ Maineley Meat, Bar Harbor

Vegetarian Eden Vegetarian Café, Bar Harbor

hancock county Cocktail winner Side Street Café, Bar Harbor

Side Street Cafe’s Cucumber Gin Martini is as refreshing as it is beautiful. It’s made with Hendrick’s gin and their house-made cucumber puree, which includes fresh squeezed lemon juice, cucumber, and some other secret ingredients owner Jena Young won’t divulge. It’s so good we don’t blame her!

Burger Side Street Café, Bar Harbor

Best New Restaurant Blue Hill Inn, Blue Hill

Fries Jordan’s Snack Bar, Ellsworth www.bangormetro.com Bangor Metro / 39

penobscot county Fries winner Paddy Murphy’s, Bangor This is the second year in a row that Paddy Murphy’s has won for best French Fries in our Best Restaurants contest. What makes them so good? “We have some tricks up our sleeves,” says Andy Day. The pub has a number of different sauces to dip them in, from traditional ketchup, to honey mustard, to their homemade garlic mayo.

penobscot county winners Wings

Pat’s Pizza, Orono

Geaghan’s, Bangor

Sandwich

Fries

Harvest Moon Deli, Orono

Paddy Murphy’s, Bangor

Ice Cream

Family

Gifford’s, Bangor

Dysart’s, Bangor Governor’s, Old Town

Bar Paddy Murphy’s, Bangor

Breakfast Dysart’s, Bangor

Ethnic Taste of India, Bangor

Sushi Yoshi, Brewer

Fried Clams

Coffee Giacomo’s, Bangor

Blueberry Pie Dysart’s, Bangor

Whoopie Pie

PENOBSCOT county WHOOPIE PIE winner Pizza Gourmet, Hampden

Pizza Gourmet’s whoopie pie recipe came from the grandmother of one of their very first employees. It has been modified over the years to accommodate larger batches, but fans still love the density of the cake and the fluffiness of the filling.

Pizza Gourmet, Hampden

Doughnuts Frank’s Bake Shop, Bangor

BBQ Moe’s, Bangor

Vegetarian

Anglers, Hampden McLaughlin Seafood, Bangor

Romantic

Lobster Roll

Cocktails

Eagle’s Nest, Eddington

Luna Bar & Grill, Bangor

Paddy Murphy’s, Bangor Woodman’s Bar & Grille, Orono

Chowder

Microbrew

Best New Restaurant

Captain Nick’s, Bangor

Sea Dog Brewing, Bangor

Moe’s, Bangor

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The Fiddlehead Restaurant, Bangor

The Fiddlehead Restaurant, Bangor

Burger

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knox county winners Lobster Roll Graffam Bros., Rockport

Chowder Cappy’s Chowder House, Camden

Coffee Rock City Coffee Roasters, Rockland

Romantic Primo Restaurant, Rockland knox county coffee winner Rock City Coffee Roasters, Rockland

If you love the smell of roasting coffee, head to Rockland. From the common to the most unusual, Rock City Coffee Roasters has it in stock. Sample it in the cafe or take a pound to go!

piscataquis/somerset county winners Ice Cream

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Gifford’s, Skowhegan Butterfield’s, Dover-Foxcroft

Family Ken’s Family Restaurant, Skowhegan Countryside Restaurant, Corinth

BBQ Spring Creek BBQ, Monson

Burger Black Frog, Greenville

Best New Restaurant Vittles, Pittsfield piscataquis/Somerset counties ice cream winner Gifford’s, Skowhegan

World’s Best Chocolate is a favorite for its deep chocolate taste, and the deliciously creamy texture that comes from using antique freezers and fresh Maine milk and cream. It’s won big-time awards, including two consecutive grand prizes at the World Dairy Expo. That’s the equivalent of the Oscars in the dairy industry, and no other product has won twice, let alone two years in a row.

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best restaurants Washington county Best Lobster Roll winner Quoddy Bay Lobster, Eastport

This summer marks the sixth season the Griffin family has been making sumptuous lobster rolls in Eastport. “We fresh pick the meat every morning,” says Shelly Griffin.

“On a typical summer day, we pick 200 pounds of meat.” Quoddy Bay Lobster offers three sizes of their famous rolls (the Jumbo holds nearly a half-pound of meat) and gives customers a choice of three dressings—warm butter, Miracle Whip, or mayo.

washington county winners

The blueberries for the pie at Helen’s Restaurant come from either Welch Farm in Roque Bluffs or Wyman’s in Cherryfield—fresh and local! The ingredients inside the crust are pure and simple: blueberries, sugar, cinnamon, butter, and a pinch of flour. Pies are made fresh by Helen’s bakers every day.

Family

Bank Square, Eastport

Helen’s Restaurant, Machias

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Fat Cat Deli, Machias

Dastardly Dick’s, Eastport

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The Polar Treat, Perry

Helen’s Restaurant, Machias

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Whoopie Pie

Happy Crab, Eastport The Pickled Herring, Eastport

Moose Island Bakery, Eastport

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Helen’s Restaurant, Machias

Liberty Café, Eastport

Ethnic Bank Square, Eastport

Fried Clams New Friendly Restaurant, Perry

Lobster Roll Quoddy Bay Lobster, Eastport

Chowder Quoddy Bay Lobster, Eastport

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Doughnuts Romantic The Pickled Herring, Eastport

Cocktails The Pickled Herring, Eastport

Vegetarian Bank Square, Eastport

Burger Helen’s Restaurant, Machias

Best New Restaurant Liberty Café, Eastport

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Alexia’s Pizza, Belfast

The Brick House Restaurant, Searsport

Delvino’s, Belfast

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Bell the Cat, Belfast

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Three Tides, Belfast

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Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. at Three Tides, Belfast

3 Tides, Belfast

Ralph’s Café, Brooks

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Ralph’s Café, Brooks

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Ralph’s Café, Brooks

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Just Barb’s, Searsport

Winterport House of Pizza, Winterport

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Anglers, Searsport Young’s Lobster Pound, Belfast

Weaver’s Bakery, Belfast

BBQ 4Points BBQ, Winterport

Vegetarian Chase’s Daily, Belfast

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Best New Restaurant 4Points BBQ, Winterport

waldo county Wings winner The Brick House Restaurant, Searsport

The wings at The Brick House aren’t your typical scrawny deep-fried chicken wings. Owner Joe Perry serves them whole and rubbed with a mix of spices. He bakes them in the oven and fries them just enough to make them crispy. They’re served with homemade blue cheese or ranch dressing and a side of hot sauce.

waldo county Microbrew winner Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. at Three Tides, Belfast

With over 17 different brews, it’s no wonder that this Belfast-based brewing company has such a loyal following. Their beer is served in bars and restaurants across Maine, but the best place to enjoy a pint is at their own pub, Three Tides.

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Brewer is celebrating its bicentennial this year and there's plenty to cheer about. This small city really packs a punch when it comes to business and community involvement.

By Melanie Brooks

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Savings moving to the area, Brewer has been enticing people to come across the river ever since the Bon Ton was ferrying passengers to and fro.

History The City of Brewer was not named after a frothy beverageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in fact, brewing beer has never been a historic part of this city.

It was named after Col. John Brewer from Worcester, Massachusetts, who landed in the area in 1771 to tame the wilderness.

His settlement, which he originally named New Worcester, encompassed what is today Brewer, Orrington, and Holden. Brewer

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rewer has always sort of lived in the shadows of the Queen City across the river, but not for any good reason. This small city of about 9,400 residents has changed continuously over the past 200 years to be a thriving business community, no matter the economic climate.

Everyone from the city manager to the police department to the local business owners and school administrators work hard to make Brewer a friendly community. And it shows! From a new K-8 school and police department, to businesses like Cianbro and Machias

struck out on its own as a city in 1812, but didn’t receive its city charter until 1889.

John Brewer isn’t the city’s most famous resident, however. That accolade is saved for Joshua L. Chamberlain, who was born in a house on North Main Street in 1828. Chamberlain graduated from Bowdoin College and was a battlefield commander at Gettysburg during the Civil War. The four-term Maine governor spent his adult years lecturing, writing, and conducting business until his death in 1914.

The city’s location on the banks of the Penobscot River has had a hand in the various industries that have dominated Brewer since the 19th century.

Shipbuilding was one of the earliest industries in Brewer, as was the lumber industry. Ships of all sizes and sorts built on the Brewer waterfront could easily sail or steam down the river to the Atlantic Ocean. Logs from the great north woods would travel down the river to Brewer to be processed, planed, turned into paper, or shipped elsewhere.

The shores of the Penobscot on the Brewer side were rife with clay, which made it a great area for brick making.

Brewer bricks were in high demand after catastrophic fires in cities, like The Great Boston Fire of 1872. It’s said that much of Boston’s Beacon Hill area is built with Brewer bricks.

Water access also helped build the ice industry in Brewer. Ice would be harvested from nearby lakes and rivers, starting in January and continuing as long as Mother Nature and competition between businesses would allow. Getchell Brothers is one of the oldest companies in Brewer to cut ice, and their business is still located on the shores of the Penobscot River.

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Brewer’s Riverwalk Project Brewer has accomplished a lot in the past decade to clean up and sustain their waterfront property, though the common citizen might not notice. They’ve spent $4 million in stabilizing the shore from erosion, cleaned up the property once occupied by the Eastern Fine Paper Mill (which closed in 2004), created a children’s’ garden, rerouted some streets, and created access to public parking, so more people can get to and enjoy the banks of the Penobscot River.

The Brewer Riverwalk project has been in the works since 2000. The plans have changed over time, but the overall

Top: Getchell Brother’s store with fleet of ice trucks. Middle: A vessel on a shipyard marine railway that was brought in for replanking. Bottom: Brick-making crew and finished bricks. Brewer actually lies in a series of hollows left by the men who excavated the clay. www.bangormetro.com Bangor Metro / 45

a piece of maine: Brewer visitor’s center erected across from Hardy Street to serve as a good starting place for the Riverwalk. It would have public restrooms, a kiosk with informational pamphlets, and, hopefully, an ice cream stand or take-out restaurant.

A long-term plan for the project is to expand the Riverwalk to loop around the entire city along the Felts Brook. People

Everyone from the city manager to the police department to the local business owners and school adminisrators work hard to make Brewer a friendly community. could use this pathway to walk, jog, or bicycle off the main streets and through quiet scenery. It’s a bold plan, but one that would benefit the entire area.

Top: A view of the Penobscot River from the Children's Garden. Above: Cianbro's Eastern Manufacturig Facility located on South Main Street.

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goal of creating a walkable area to bring businesses back to the downtown has stayed the same.

“We want to encourage people to walk around and enjoy our waterfront,” says the city’s director of economic development, D’arcy Main-Boyington. “When people start getting out of their cars to walk around, we believe businesses will come back to the downtown area. This project will make the property around the downtown waterfront more valuable and popular for small businesses—that’s our goal.”

The team of Main-Boyington and Nicole Gogan has other plans for the Riverwalk. They would like to see a small

Brewer’s business tagline is clever, and actually lives up to the culture of business in the city. In June, Governor LePage officially designated nine “business-friendly” communities throughout the state, and Brewer was one of them.

“We focus on being as businessfriendly as possible,” Main-Boyington says. “That means we continuously work to streamline the process of starting and running a business, while trying to make it more affordable, easier, and quicker.”

“Brewer has a supportive community for business people,” says Karl Ward, CEO of Nickerson and O’Day, a company that has been located in Brewer since the mid 1950s. “The people who work for the city are fair, reasonable, and accessible.”

That accessibility is what’s important, and it’s something the Economic Development Office takes seriously.

“Our goal is to help Brewer businesses succeed,” Main-Boyington says. “We offer free business classes and help business owners learn to market themselves.

We want business owners to consider the

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Karl Ward’s family hails from Brewer, and he remembers Wilson Street as always being the center of commercial activity. “People thought that the I-395 extension would detract from business in Brewer but in truth, it didn’t. It added to the economic activity.” Businesses such

“We focus on being as business-friendly as possible.”

–D'arcy Main-Boyington

D'arcy Main-Boyington and Nicole Gogan from Brewer's Offiice of Economic Development with deputy mayor, Kevin O'Connell.

es in Brewer whenever possible—from clothing stores to caterers,” says Joe Cote, general manager of Cianbro’s Eastern Manufacturing Facility. “Anytime we can use, buy from, or support Brewer businesses, we’ll do it. To me, that means an awful lot.” The company, which moved onto the old Eastern Fine Paper property in 2008, employs locals as well as employees from the outlying areas and even across the country.

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active in the community, and we have a great base of clients. The new branch is a great way to service our existing clients as well as attracting new ones.”

The tie between Machias Savings Bank and Brewer goes even deeper. Joshua Chamberlain, then governor of Maine, signed the bank’s charter in 1869.

But it’s not just the Economic Development Office that supports local businesses—other local businesses do their part to support each other.

“Cianbro buys from small business-

as Lowe’s, WalMart, and Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems took advantage of the undeveloped property at the far end of Wilson Street, which is easily accessible from I-395.

But business is growing beyond Main Street and Wilson Street. There are currently two business parks in Brewer, and a new one on Wiswell Road is in the works.

“This new park will focus on energy-related businesses but will also allow manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, and all of the same uses you would find on our other parks,” says Main-Boyington. “Our retail and service businesses are often the most visible businesses, since they are on the main traffic corridors, but the manufacturers who are often tucked away in our business parks are critically important to the health of our economy,” says Main-Boyington.

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A Caring Community â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although Brewer is technically a city, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like it,â&#x20AC;? says Joe Cote. The general manager of Cianbroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eastern Manufacturing Facility and his family

have lived in Brewer since 1985. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have our big box stores as well as small local businesses. We have the amenities of a small city without all the landmass.â&#x20AC;?

Both of Coteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughters went through the Brewer school system, and Cote canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say enough about the opportunities they were afforded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The culture, teachers, and administration have done so much for my children,â&#x20AC;? Cote says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Between basketball, soccer, track, and theater, there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t many school functions we have missed.â&#x20AC;?

Jim Donnelly has three children who currently attend school in Brewer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All three are active in sports and the arts and they all play an instrument,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also all had the opportunity to be involved in the gifted and talented program. If anything, we have to talk them out of doing things!â&#x20AC;?

The Donnellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, who moved to Brewer from Presque Isle 14 years ago, were looking for a community where their kids would have a good living experience. Within a month of moving to their neighborhood in Brewer, they felt instantly welcomed.

While both Cote and Donnelly laud the opportunities the community affords their kids, they also say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very easy for adults to get involved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take very long to get to know people in the community,â&#x20AC;? Cote says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People here are very friendly. People arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afraid to say hello to you in the grocery store.â&#x20AC;? Donnelly has been a Little League coach for the past 10 years and is active in youth hockey and the music boosters at Brewer High School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The new auditorium at the Brewer Community School is state-of-the-art,â&#x20AC;?

Donnelly says. The school, the largest K-8 school in the entire state, is a feather in the cap for Brewer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a beautiful building. They really put a lot of thought into it, too. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brewer has made several improvements over the years, including the school and the Fire and Safety building.

These are big benefits to the community, and people like new things,â&#x20AC;? Cote says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brewer has grown slowly over the years and smartly within our meansâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important.â&#x20AC;?

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August 19 Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, and Cracker / Bangor Waterfront Pavilion

August 11 Blueberry Wing Ding / Lincolnville Beach

Blueberry Wing Ding • August 11 Maine blueberries are considered a delicacy in other parts of the country—so take advantage of the harvest season and chow down this month!

Bangor Waterfront Concert Featuring Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, and Cracker • August 19 The Last Summer on Earth Tour features some of the biggest names in the music business. Summer never sounded so good.

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Events

Theater

August 1 Merryspring Annual Kitchen Tour Camden, Rockport, & Lincolnville Visit eight uniquely designed kitchens and enjoy demonstrations and tastings from area chefs throughout the day.

10 am–3 pm.

236-2239 • www.merryspring.org August 1 Brubeck Brothers Quartet Strand Theatre, Rockland The Brubeck family has delighted Bay Chamber Concerts audiences with their special music and unique personalities.

Come enjoy their return with Brubeck standards you have always loved, plus new works you will also treasure. 8 pm.

236-2823 www.baychamberconcerts.org August 1–4 Monmouth Fair Monmouth Experience a small family agricultural fair, filled with animal exhibits, midway rides, and crafts.

933-2249 • www.monmouthfair.com August 1–4 Northern Maine Fair Northern Maine Fairgrounds Presque Isle This large, family fair includes rides, exhibits, horse pulling, harness racing, and lots more.

769-2258 www.northernmainefairgrounds.com August 1–5 Bangor State Fair Bass Park, Bangor At the Bangor State Fair you can enjoy rides, midway games, outdoor concerts, a demolition derby, great food, a petting zoo, and lots more.

947-5555 • www.bangorciviccenter.com August 1–5 65th Annual Lobster Festival Harbor Park, Rockland This world-famous festival is one of New England’s great summer events. There

Music will be tons of Maine lobsters served, waterfront activities, maritime displays and demonstrations, arts and crafts, harbor cruises, live entertainment, and so much more.

800-562-2529 www.mainelobsterfestival.com August 1–12 Schoodic Arts Festival Winter Harbor Come out and catch top-quality performances and workshops the whole family can enjoy. Prices for performances vary.

963-2569 • www.schoodicartsforall.org August 1–31 Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium University of Maine, Orono Nationally recognized sculptors will work during the weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm in the Steam Plant Parking Lot off of College Avenue. Stop by to watch them work.

667-5268 • www.schoodicsculpture.org August 2 A Musical Rendezvous Rockport Opera House Chris Brubeck’s Vignettes for Nonet has become a beloved addition to the “crossover” literature, bringing jazz and classical musicians together. Come hear Sospiro Winds play this work with the Brubecks and perform some of the classical literature for woodwind quintet.

8 pm.

236-2823 www.baychamberconcerts.org August 2 Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series: Stesha Cano Pickering Square, Bangor Jazz enthusiasts won’t want to miss this performance by Stesha Cano. Outdoor market opens at 5 pm; concert starts at 6. www.downtownbangor.com August 2 & 3 Dover-Foxcroft Shiretown

Homecoming Dover-Foxcroft This town-wide event includes a parade, crafts, food, kids’ games, music, fireworks, and much more.

564-3318 • www.dover-foxcroft.org August 2–5 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Fort Knox, Prospect Shakespeare comes to Fort Knox, thanks to Ten Bucks Theatre Troupe. 6 pm. $10.

469-6553 www.fortknox.maineguide.com August 3 Cellardoor Winery–A Grape Affair Cellardoor Winery Vineyard Lincolnville Al fresco dining in the vineyard with live music and dancing. Chef Lani Temple of Megunticook Market will prepare summer fare with local ingredients.

5–9 pm.

763-4478 • www.mainewine.com August 3 Mount Hope Cemetery Tour Bangor Many of Maine’s statesmen, military, and civic leaders are entombed in style at Mount Hope Cemetery, which is also the final resting place for some infamous characters whose colorful legends still survive. 5 pm. $7 nonmembers. Free for members and children under 12. www.bangormuseum.org August 3–12 International Homecoming Festival Calais This 10-day event celebrates the friendship between host cities Calais, Maine and St. Stephen, New Brunswick with events on both sides of the border.

There will be artists, crafts, food, and plenty of fun. www.internationalhomecoming festival.com August 4 WLBZ 2 Sidewalk Art Festival Downtown Bangor

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This annual event takes over downtown Bangor, much to the delight of fans and artists alike. Awards will be given and fun will be had all day long.

991-5312 August 4 Bangor Summer Arts & Crafts Festival Pickering Square, Bangor Over 50 Maine artisans will showcase their work in conjunction with the WLBZ Sidewalk Art Festival. 9 am–4 pm. www.visitbangormaine.org August 4 & 5 Wings & Wheels Spectacular & Aerobatic Air Show Owls Head Transportation Museum High-wheel bicycles, classic cars, antique planes, and a high-performance air show. Model-T rides and activities for the whole family. 9:30 am–5 pm. $15 adults; free for children under 18.

594-4478 • www.ohtm.com August 4 & 5 250th Anniversary Celebration Blue Hill Celebrate the landing of the first settlers in Blue Hill with festivities and fun all around town. There will be a blessing of the fleet, a parade, and more.

374-3242 • www.bluehillpeninsula.org August 4 & 5 Le Festival Chautaqua Frenchville This is the first annual event for Frenchville. There will be a host of events, including a BBQ, vendors, musical performances, and more. www.greatermadawaskachamber.com August 5 Beech Hill Blueberry Free Pick Beech Hill Reserve, Rockport Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust for a day of picking free blueberries. Organic blueberry fields are open for you to pick as many berries as you can. Bring a picnic and take a tour of Beech Nut, the historic stone hut on top of the Beech Hill Preserve. 8 am–2 pm.

236-7091 • www.coastalmountains.org August 6 & 7 Revolutionary Encampment at the General Henry Knox Museum Montpelier

Come watch Major General David Bernier and the 25th Continental Regiment. 10 am–4 pm. www.knoxmuseum.org August 7 Lobsters on the Sound Harbor House, Southwest Harbor This elegant annual fundraiser is a must for anyone who loves Mount Desert Island.

Join them for lobsters, friendship, and cocktails, while the sun sets over the water.

244-3713 • www.harborhousemdi.org August 7 & 14 Bangor Band Concert Bangor Enjoy free concerts by one of the oldest community bands in the country.

Locations vary. 7 pm. www.bangorband.org August 7 & 21 Devil’s Half Acre Tour Bangor This area along Bangor’s waterfront came to be known as the Devil’s Half Acre due to the vice and violence in the Queen City’s past. Explore the wicked side of downtown Bangor on this short walking tour. Tour includes adult content.

7 pm. $7 nonmembers; free for members and children under 12. www.bangormuseum.org August 7–9 Swan Island Music Festival Burnt Coat Harbor, Swan Island More than a dozen groups will perform traditional music of the sea. Catch the tunes live aboard a windjammer.

374-2993 • www.sailmainecoast.com August 8 Summer Encore from NT Live: One Man, Two Guvnors The Grand, Ellsworth A revived 18th century comedy set in 1960s Brighton starring James Corden.

6 pm. $10–$17.

667-9500 • www.grandonline.org August 8 Edna St. Vincent Millay Guided Walk Whitehall Inn, Camden Experience a guided walk to local Millay sites, all within five blocks of the Whitehall Inn. 3–6 pm.

236-3391 • www.whitehall-inn.com

August 9 The Four Seasons Rockport Opera House Capturing fall, winter, spring, and summer in an extraordinary way, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons concerti are among the best-loved works from the baroque musical literature. Join an expanded ensemble of favorite chamber musicians for these works, along with the virtuosic Vivaldi concerto for two cellos. 8 pm.

236-2823 www.baychamberconcerts.org August 9 & 23 Cellardoor Winery Pairings 101 Cellardoor Winery Vineyard Lincolnville Unlock the mysteries of food and wine pairing. Understand the basics of aroma identification, learn about the art and science of food and wine pairings, and enjoy pairings of savory and sweet treats with wines. 5:30–7 pm. $20.

263-4478 • www.mainewine.com August 9–12 KahBang Festival Bangor Independent music lovers rejoice at the KahBang Annual Music Festival, bent on discovering “the next big thing.” www.kahbang.com August 9–12 Caribou Cares About Kids Caribou Caribou hosts a three-day festival for kids! There’s something for every kid: a parade, games, outdoor movies, hayrides, and a bike race.

498-6156 • www.cariboumaine.net August 9–15 Acadian Festival Madawaska This annual festival includes a reenactment of the first Acadian landing in northern Maine, traditional Acadian supper, Soiree du bon Vieux Temps (night of good old times), cultural displays, golf tournament, parade, and much more.

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This fair includes grandstand shows, horse shows, family-friendly events, food, and much more.

474-2947 www.skowheganstatefair.com August 10 Luminous Baroque Farnsworth Wyeth Center, Rockport Come to one or both of these one-hour concerts in the Farnsworth Museum’s beautiful Wyeth Center Gallery. The program is a survey of Baroque composers with both familiar and little known masterpieces. 6 and 8:15 pm.

236-2823 www.baychamberconcerts.org August 10–12 Ployes Festival Fort Kent This festival is all about ployes and features eating contests, a cooking contest, street bazaar, Acadian foods, and more.

834-5354 • www.fortkentchamber.com August 10–12 10th Annual Maine Boats, Homes, & Harbor Show Harbor and Buoy Parks, Rockland Maine’s only in-water boat and home show features artists, architects, boatbuilders, craftsmen, designers, furniture makers, and marine gear vendors, plus music, food, and more. No pets allowed. 10 am–4 pm. $12 adults; free for children under 12.

800-565-4951 • www.maineboats.com August 10–12 9th Annual Fort Kent Muskie Derby Fort Kent This annual fishing derby is fun for all ages. Cast your line in the scenic St. John River and try to catch the biggest muskie of the weekend. Take part in the other non-fishing activities, too, like the street dance and the fireworks show. www.fortkent-muskie.com August 10–12 31st Annual Maine Antiques Festival Union Maine’s largest antiques event is not to be missed. Dealers from across the U.S. and Canada will be offering a variety of antiques and vintage collectables for sale. Fri. 2–7 pm; Sat. 9 am–5 pm; 56 / Bangor Metro August 2012

Music Sun. 9 am–4 pm. $8 per day; $25 for the weekend.

221-3108 • www.maineantiquefest.com August 10–12 & 17–19 Sylvia Eastport Arts Center This play is about a dog named Sylvia and the couple who adopts her. Written

by A.R. Gurney, it was first produced in 1995. See it in Eastport this summer. www.stageeast.org August 11 Blueberry Wing Ding McLaughlin’s Lobster Shack Lincolnville Beach This event features a blueberry pancake breakfast, blueberry-themed crafts, and homemade blueberry baked goods. Sponsored by the Lincolnville Improvement Association. 7–10:30 am.

236-0028 August 11 22nd Annual St. Francis Fair Blue Hill Fairgrounds This event features food, music, crafts, bounce house, wagon rides, and other family-friendly activities. Proceeds benefit Hancock County Home Care and Hospice.

374-5200 • www.stfrancisbluehill.com August 11 Winter Harbor Lobster Festival Winter Harbor This fun-filled event draws a crowd every year. There will be many activities, including a blueberry pancake breakfast, lobster boat races, a parade, craft fair, and delicious food. 8 am–6 pm.

546-2960 • www.acadia-schoodic.org August 11 & 12 Ride Aroostook Presque Isle This two-day bike tour raises funds for Camp Adventure, a summer camp for children ages 12–17 with Type 1 diabetes.

Camping, dorm accommodations, meals, and entertainment are planned to create a festive atmosphere. A fundraising pledge of $200 is required.

498-1112 • www.ridearoostook.org August 11 & 12 Olde Bristol Days: 17th Century Encampment Colonial Pemaquid State

Historical Site, Bristol This weekend event showcases civilian and military aspects of 17th century life, including reenactors demonstrating equipment, crafts, cooking, and more. 9 am–5 pm.

677-2423 www.friendsofcolonialpemaquid.org August 11 & 12 Paranormal/Psychic Faire Fort Knox, Prospect Meet with people who believe in things unusual. This unique event features psychics, ghost hunters, exorcists, UFOlogists, and renowned cryptozoologist and author Loren Coleman. Regular fort admission and $2 donation is requested.

469-6553 www.fortknox.maineguide.com August 12 Mountain Day on Blue Hill Mountain Blue Hill The Blue Hill Heritage Trust is sponsoring Mountain Day, a free community celebration for the entire family at Hayes Trail Field on Blue Hill Mountain. Bring a picnic and join us for music, children’s activities, and guided hikes up the mountain. 12–3 pm.

347-5118 www.bluehillheritagetrust.org August 12–18 Senior League World Series Shawn T. Mansfield Stadium, Bangor For the 11th year in a row, Bangor will host the Senior League World Series championships. Five U.S. regional winners, as well as teams from Canada, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East will compete. http://worldseries.bangorinfo.com August 14–18 Machias Wild Blueberry Festival Machias This annual event is in its 37th year and features more than 250 craft booths, a road race, pie-eating and cooking contests, kids’ activities, farm tours, and more.

255-6665 • www.machiasblueberry.com August 16 Dreams and Passions Rockport Opera House What would the summer be without

the return of some of our good friends from the St. Lawrence String Quartet, the remarkable violinist, Livia Sohn, and their long-time collaborator, Stephen Prutsman? Their rich program includes works from the classical, romantic, and modern periods. 8 pm.

236-2823 www.baychamberconcerts.org August 16 Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series: The Veayo Twins Pickering Square, Bangor Catch the modern and alternative music of The Veayo Twins. Outdoor market opens at 5 pm; concert starts at 6. www.downtownbangor.com August 16–19 Penobscot Bay Rendezvous Thomaston, Rockland & Camden Maine’s most exciting sail and powerboat regatta. There will be daily races for sailboats and events for powerboats. This event also features lobster bakes, BBQs, dancing, and fireworks.

266-9381 www.mainedreamvacation.com August 17 An Uncommon Affair Pascal Hall, Rockport We invite you to join us for a delightful evening of cocktails and music in lovely and intimate Pascal Hall, a renovated historic church. Four members of the Bay Chamber family return to play two familiar masterpieces and a little known gem by the Spanish composer, Joaquín Turina. 8 pm. $75.

236-2823 www.baychamberconcerts.org August 17 Midcoast Breast Cancer Classic Rockland Golf Club Join the fun with 18 holes of golf, lunch, and prizes to support breast cancer services in the midcoast through Pen Bay Healthcare. This event is hosted by the Rockland Women’s Golf Club. 9 am.

594-6715 August 18 Annual Railroad Workers Reunion Greenville Head to Greenville for a day of fun, including historical tours, displays,

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a craft fair, entertainment, food, and more at the Greenville Junction Historic Railroad Depot. 10 am–4 pm.

695-2702 • www.greenvilledepot.org August 18 Customer Appreciation Day Belfast Co-Op Parking Lot Join your friends and neighbors for a BBQ, free product samples from local co-op vendors, and information from alternative health practitioners.

Live music, door prizes, and raffles throughout the day. Proceeds donated to local nonprofits. 10 am–6 pm.

338-2532 • www.belfast.coop August 18 Jonathan Fisher Antiques Show Blue Hill Fairgrounds Don’t miss the 5th annual show by the Jonathan Fisher House. 9 am–2 pm. $7.

374-2459 August 18 Ghosts of Fort Knox Guided Tour Fort Knox, Prospect Join the East Coast Ghost Hunters on a guided tour of Fort Knox in search of ghosts and paranormal phenomena.

Tours are hourly and capacity is limited.

Advanced registration and pre-payment is required. 7–10 pm. $10.

469-6553 www.fortknox.maineguide.com August 18 Champion the Cure Challenge Brewer The Champion the Cure Challenge is a 1k Family Walk, a 5-or 10k walk/run, a 25-, 50-, or 100-mile bike ride, or a 50mile motorcycle ride. All proceeds raised benefit the patients at Eastern Maine Medical Center’s CancerCare of Maine.

973-5055 • www.ctcchallenge.org August 18 & 19 Granite Cutting Demonstration Fort Knox, Prospect Come and view the skills that were used to create the architectural masterpiece known as Fort Knox. 10 am–4 pm.

469-6553 www.fortknox.maineguide.com August 18–25 Union Fair Union Fairgrounds, Union 58 / Bangor Metro August 2012

Music This classic rural fair includes harness racing, an old-fashioned pig scramble, wild blueberry pie-baking and eating contests, animal and tractor pulls, sheep shearing, 4-H exhibits, carnival rides, and fireworks.

785-3281 • www.unionfair.org August 19 Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, and Cracker Bangor Waterfront Pavilion The Last Summer on Earth Tour brings four big-name bands to Bangor. Gates open at 5 pm. $23.25–$62.25.

800-745-3000 www.waterfrontconcerts.com August 19 Tour de la Vallée St. John River Valley Bring your family and friends to ride with you on this grand tour of the St. John River Valley, starting and ending at Fort Kent. There are many different distances to choose from, so cyclists of all ages and experience levels are welcome. www.nmmc.org/biketour August 19 Tommyknockers and More Bus Tour Bangor See the city of Bangor through the books and movies of this famous author on an air-conditioned motor coach. The tour is sure to entertain with a mix of educational, historic, and interactive sites. All tours leave from the Bangor Waterfront. 2 pm. $20.

947-5205 • www.visitbangormaine.com August 21 & 22 The Original Bar Harbor Antiques Show Bar Harbor Regency Hotel Dealers of fine art and antiques will be on hand to show a wide variety of high-end goods for sale. Tues. 4–7 pm; Wed. 10 am–4 pm. $8; free for children 14 and under.

221-3108 • www.pauldavisshows.com August 21–24 2012 Atlantic Nationals Boat Races Blue Hill Four days of racing one of the finest class of boats—the Atlantics. If you love to sail, you aren’t going to want to miss this event. www.anstaybluehill2012.com

August 22 Def Leppard, Poison & Lita Ford Bangor Waterfront Pavilion British rockers, Def Leppard, have teamed up with American rockers, Poison, for a 2012 summer tour. The “Rock of Ages” tour rolls into Bangor to end the summer on a high note. 5 pm. $41.75–$101.75.

800-745-3000 www.waterfrontconcerts.com August 23 First Chair All Stars–Dvorak Rockport Opera House This popular concert presents principal players from America’s great orchestras, playing chamber music works by Antonin Dvorak. 8 pm.

236-2823 www.baychamberconcerts.org August 23–26 Crown of Maine Balloon Fest Northern Maine Fairgrounds Presque Isle This is your opportunity to take a hot air balloon ride over beautiful Aroostook County.

764-6561 www.crownofmaineballoonfest.org August 24 First Chair All Stars–Joseph Silverstein’s 80th Birthday Bash Rockport Opera House We honor Joseph Silverstein’s 80th birthday and his life in music with this very special birthday bash. Our longtime musical host, Silverstein celebrates his birthday in style with works of Rossini, Mozart, and Brahms. 8 pm.

236-2823 www.baychamberconcerts.org August 24 Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series: Marshall Ford Swing Band Pickering Square, Bangor Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy the swing music of the Marshall Ford Swing Band. Outdoor market opens at 5 pm; concert starts at 6. www.downtownbangor.com August 24–26 American Folk Festival Bangor Waterfront More than 15 performing groups on five stages. The lineup includes bluegrass,

zydeco, blues, Irish, Quebecois, Native gospel, and much more. There will also be a children’s area, food, crafts, and workshops.

992-2630 www.americanfolkfestival.com August 25 35th Annual New England Auto Auction Owls Head Transportation Museum Up to 200 antique, classic, and special interest vehicles go up for bid. Gates open at 7 am; auction starts at 9:30 am. $15 adults; free for children under 18.

594-4418 • www.ohtm.com August 28 Moonlight Nature Walk Fernald’s Neck Preserve, Lincolnville Coastal Mountains Land Trust invites you to join Hildy Ellis, educator with the Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District, to search for nocturnal spiders, bats, and other things that go bump in the night. 7–8:30 pm.

236-7091 • www.coastalmountains.org August 30 Season Finale–Curtis on Tour Meets First Chair All Stars Rockport Opera House How often can you hear the two greatest

wind serenades on a single program with a star-studded cast of musicians? The group comes from the Curtis Institute of Music and includes several principal players from America’s great orchestras at this season finale. 8 pm.

236-2823 www.baychamberconcerts.org August 30 Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series: The Time Pilots Pickering Square, Bangor Everyone’s favorite 80s band comes to Bangor. Outdoor market opens at 5 pm; concert starts at 6. www.downtownbangor.com August 30–September 2 County Bluegrass Festival Fort Fairfield Four days of fabulous musical performances in the County from New England, Canada, Tennessee, and more. www.countybluegrass.com August 30–September 3 Blue Hill Fair Blue Hill This country fair showcases the best of Maine agriculture along with carnival rides, food, and live entertainment.

374-3701 • www.bluehillfair.com

August 31 Moon Viewing at the Penobscot Narrows Observatory Prospect See the moon in a whole new light. Rain and/or clouds will result in cancellation, so call ahead. 8–10 pm. $5.

469-6553 www.fortknox.maineguide.com August 31 Big Time Rush With Cody Simpson Bangor Waterfront Pavilion Big Time Rush brings friend Cody Simpson to Bangor for a stop on their summer tour. Gates open at 5 pm. $22–$67.

800-745-3000 www.waterfrontconcerts.com August 31–September 2 Camden Windjammer Festival Camden A celebration of Maine’s historic windjammer fleet. Boat parades, fireworks, music, food, maritime heritage exhibits, and demonstrations over this three-day event.

236-4404 www.camdenwindjammerfestival.com

museums Hancock County Abbe Museum Bar Harbor 822-3519 • www.abbemuseum.org Birdsacre-Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary & Homestead Ellsworth 667-8460 • www.birdsacre.com George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History Bar Harbor 288-5015 • www.coamuseum.org Seal Cove Auto Museum Seal Cove 244-9242 www.sealcoveautomuseum.org Wendell Gilley Museum Southwest Harbor 244-7555 www.wendellgilleymuseum.org

Woodlawn Museum Ellsworth 667-8671 www.woodlawnmuseum.org Knox County Coastal Children’s Museum Rockland 385-1105 www.coastalchildrensmuseum.org Farnsworth Art Museum & Wyeth Center Rockland 596-6457 www.farnsworthmuseum.com Maine Lighthouse Museum Rockland 594-3301 www.mainelighthousemuseum.com

Owls Head Transportation Museum Owls Head 594-4418 • www.ohtm.org Penobscot County Hudson Museum at the University of Maine Orono 581-1901 www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum Maine Discovery Museum Bangor 262-7200 www.mainediscoverymuseum.org University of Maine Museum of Art Bangor 561-3350 • www.umma.maine.edu

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metro sports: college The UMaine football team taking the field in their NCAA quarterfinal game at Georgia Southern University in 2011.

UMaine Football on a Roll

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oming off a 9-4 campaign that saw the team finish #8 in the national polls and a NCAA Final Eight appearance, the University of Maine football team will be looking for its third NCAA playoff appearance in five years in 2012. Despite key losses from last season’s senior class that saw five players receive invitations from NFL teams, the Black Bears have an experienced and talented group returning to the gridiron in the fall.

“To be successful we must play as a tough, hard nosed football team throughout the fall,” says head coach Jack Cosgrove, who is entering his 20th season at the helm of the Black Bears.

The Black Bears return four All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) honorees on the offensive side of the ball in wide receiver Maurice McDonald, tight end Justin Perillo, and offensive linemen Chris Howley and Josh Spearin. Also coming back is kicker Brian Harvey, who has started the last two years.

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“We will rely on a veteran offensive line and wide receivers unit,” Cosgrove says. “These groups must lead our offense as we grow our new quarterback and running back.”

On defense, the Black Bears return All-CAA selections Michael Cole and Kendall James. The 2010 All-CAA linebacker Donte Dennis also returns after missing all of last season due to injury.

“Our defense will be led by a very strong linebacker crew,” says Cosgrove. “The return of Dennis, who missed all of last fall, is an added bonus. Our secondary will return our two corners, Darlos James and Kendall James ( no relation), but must overcome the loss of our two outstanding safeties, Trevor Coston and Jerron McMillian. Up front is where we will be working to overcome graduation losses at our tackle spot. All-Conference defensive end Cole, who led the CAA in sacks, will be a key for us there.”

The Black Bears will encounter anoth-

UMaine wide receiver Maurice McDonald

er tough schedule, featuring the 1,000th game in program history in Maine’s season-opener on September 8 at Boston College. Maine plays its home opener on September 22 against Northeast Conference Champion University of Albany while the challenging CAA schedule features the 100th game in the Maine-New Hampshire rivalry on October 20 at the home of the Black Bears, Alfond Stadium.

Photo: courtesy of the University of Maine Athletic Media Relations

The 2012 team has some big shoes to fill, but Coach Cosgrove is confident that his returning players will carry the ball. By Andrew Mahoney

metro sports: high school The 2011 State Championship team

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angor Christian High School had 98 kids enrolled for the 2011–2012 school year. Forty of those were young men. Twentythree of them played for the boys’ soccer team, bringing home the gold ball as state champions for the third year in a row.

Since the school doesn’t outfit a football team, most of the student athletes sign up for soccer in the fall. For such a small school—the Patriots are in class D—they’ve found great success, winning the state title four times in the last seven years under the guidance of coach Aaron Wilcox.

“There are four other class D teams that we play in the Penobscot Valley Conference,” Wilcox says. “We try to schedule games with larger schools during the year for some competition, and we have done very well at the pre-season soccer tournament at Hampden every year. There we play schools in class A and B and frequently beat them.”

Wilcox, an alum of Bangor Christian himself, has spent 21 years at the school as a teacher, coach, and athletic director.

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America named him the private school boys’ soccer coach of the year for New England. The biggest challenge he faces this season is the loss of the team’s star player—his son Brad—to graduation.

Last season, Brad set a state record for

most career goals in boys’ high school soccer in Maine. He also holds the singleseason goal-scoring record of 44, which he set during his junior year.

But even though one of the state’s best scorers has gone on to college, Wilcox is confident his team will fare just fine. “Last season Brad missed five games,” he says.

“He had the whooping cough and had to have surgery for a cut on his knee. We still won those five games without him, which helped with the confidence for the rest of the team. One game we were missing three starters, and we were still able to win.”

Wilcox attributes the success of Bangor Christian’s soccer program to the number of opportunities younger kids in the area have to play soccer outside of school athletics. “Kids are getting started earlier,” Wilcox says. “There are Bangor soccer clubs, travel teams, and we even have a Pee Wee soccer program right here at the school.”

Team building, on and off the field, is important to Wilcox. Many of his players take part in summer league play, a weekly scrimmage at Bangor Christian, and 20 of them attended a team camp in Pennsylvania last month. “The teams we play at camp killed us,” Wilcox says and laughs.

“But we go for the experience. It’s always so much fun.”

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food file Martin Puckett and his wife Kari at their home in Presque isle.

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Savory O Crêpes Presque Isle’s deputy city manager, Martin Puckett, finds cooking provides both a creative outlet and a way to relax.

It also makes for a delicious meal for his family and those lucky enough to be invited to dinner. By Hollie Gowen

n a drizzly, June night in a cozy house along Route 1 in Presque Isle, Martin Puckett is blending up a batch of crêpe batter and expounding on the perfect consistency.

“The secret to this is that you want it thin enough to be able to twirl in the pan,” Puckett says. “It should look like a very thin pancake batter.”

He pops the batter into the fridge, where it will chill for a few hours or overnight, and pulls out another batch that is ready to cook. He uses an 8-inch crêpe pan but says any frying pan with a low edge will do. Just bring to medium high heat, melt some butter, and then start pouring and swirling.

“The first one is usually the hardest,” Puckett says, as he flips over a beautifully browned, caramelized crêpe. “These things are so durable. It looks like they’re very flimsy, but they can take a beating. If it doesn’t turn out perfect, you just wrap up the edges and no one will ever know.”

As he falls into a routine of swirling, flipping, and stacking crêpes, letting the pan cool slightly in between each one, he explains that he grew up cooking with his family and decided to attend culinary school after a high school teacher advised him that “women like it when you cook for them.”

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food file Isle firm, laughs at this and says, “But when we first started dating, I cooked for you. I really liked him. I never cook, never, ever. I just eat.”

And she eats well with her husband in the kitchen. Even in Aroostook County, where it can occasionally be hard to find the right ingredients, Puckett has his ways.

“Martin has this dealer—a mushroom

dealer,” Wells-Puckett says. “He’ll call her and say, ‘Hey Linda, I’m short on oysters, what have you got?’”

Puckett uses oyster mushrooms, along with portabellas and shiitakes, mixed with sautéed shallots and creamy cheese to make the tasty and satisfying filling for the crêpes. He encourages people to try a variety of mushrooms and cheeses to find

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what they like best.

“I’m not afraid to experiment,” he says.

“You can’t be afraid to make mistakes. I’ve learned so much by making mistakes.”

Puckett mastered crêpe-making while working at the Bar Harbor Inn. There they were stuffed with cherries and served as dessert, but the same basic crêpe recipe can be used for a variety of dishes from sweet to savory, depending on the filling.

While he says learned a lot working at the inn, he found being behind the scenes in the kitchen isolating. “The thing that bothered me was I never got to see people enjoy the food.”

That, coupled with the stressful environment of a restaurant kitchen, led him

“You can't be afraid to make mistakes. I've learned so much by making mistakes.”

—Martin Puckett

mushroom CrÊpes Crêpes: 2 eggs 1 cup milk ¹/³ cup water 1 cup flour 1 pinch salt 2 tablespoons melted butter Filling: 3 shallots, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound mixed mushrooms, sliced 1 egg 6 ounces goat cheese or cream cheese ¹/² cup Jarlsberg or Gruyere cheese 3 cloves garlic ¹/² teaspoon dried tarragon ¹/³ cup parmesan cheese Prepare the crêpes: Mix in blender for five seconds. Scrape sides and mix for 5 seconds more. Put in an airtight container in fridge for 2 hours or up to 24 hours.

To cook, heat crêpe pan or a frying plan

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with a low edge over medium high heat.

Melt enough butter in the pan to coat the bottom. Pour ¹/⁴ cup batter into pan and swirl to coat. Cook until the top is dry and then flip. Cook 15 seconds more.

Prepare the filling: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan and sauté shallots. Add mushrooms and cook three minutes over medium high heat. Remove mixture from heat and transfer to a bowl.

In a separate bowl, mix egg, goat cheese (or cream cheese), Jarlsberg (or Gruyere), tarragon, and salt & pepper to taste. Fold mushroom and shallot mixture into this cheese mixture.

Spoon ¹/² cup of mixture into the middle of a crêpe. Fold like an envelope.

Place in greased glass 9x13 baking dish.

Repeat. Brush filled crêpes with olive oil or melted butter. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 12-15 minutes or until cheese has browned.

to make a change. Puckett attended the University of Maine and earned a bachelor’s degree in public management and then a master’s in public administration.

Puckett admits that he might have jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire, as city government certainly has its share of stressful moments. However, he finds he can always come home and unwind by doing a little cooking for his wife and 3-year-old daughter Sabine.

“I like that it is very methodical,” Puckett says. “You have all your ingredients lined up, and even if you have a chaotic day, once you start cooking you can control it.”

The control he has over his culinary creations is evident a few moments later as he pulls from the oven a baking dish laden with piping hot filled crêpes topped with browned, crisped Parmesan cheese.

Plated with sautéed green beans and served with a delicious bowl of potato leek soup, the once delicate-looking crêpes become the star of a hearty meal. The slight crunch of their edges mingles with their fluffy interior and the creamy, meaty mushroom mixture to produce a palatepleasing taste and texture combination.

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kitchen confidential Where are you from and how did you end up in Bangor, Maine?

I was born in the Bronx in New York. I had been cooking in Boston and New York for about 13 years and decided it was time to leave the city.

What is your first food memory?

My family would go to my Italian grandparents’ house in the Bronx on Sundays.

All sorts of family members and friends would be there and we would eat and talk for hours.

What are some of your early cooking experiences?

When I was 12 years old, my parents left me home for a couple hours while they went to pick up my future sister-in-law from the airport. I decided to make myself some scrambled eggs with ham and cheese, which was delicious, but I burned a hole in our Formica countertop with the hot pan. I wasn’t allowed home alone for a while after that but the cooking bug was officially unleashed.

Any family influences on your style and taste?

My mother’s name is Cleonice. I named my restaurant after her.

Where did you study/apprentice?

I went to Newbury Culinary Institute in Brookline, Massachusetts and apprenticed at The Daily Catch in Boston.

When did you realize you were a chef?

When I was reviewed in The Boston Globe. I was awarded three stars.

Mediterranean Bistro Cleonice has been a hot spot in downtown Ellsworth for a decade. Chef Rich Hanson uses local ingredients to create dishes with an international flair.

His culinary consciousness has kept people coming back again and again. By melanie Brooks

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When did Cleonice open? How/Why did it happen?

The restaurant opened on June 22, 2002.

My previous job ended, and my wife and I were trying to decide what to do. We were shown the space that was to become Cleonice and fell in love with it—it was then that we knew we would open a restaurant. We have been here 10 years.

Your background is with Italian cuisine. How did the idea for a Mediterranean restaurant come about?

When we saw the space that would be-

Photos: william s. brehm—riverside studio

Cleonice

What do you consider to be your pivotal career move?

Moving to Maine.

come Cleonice, dominated as it is by the 32-foot mahogany bar, we immediately thought tapas and mezze was a good fit. The menu went with my interests as a chef and also with the fresh ingredients I could source.

Find us on Facebook to see our menu

What role does your wife play in the business?

My wife Cary runs the front of the house and crafts our wine list.

She also manages our farm we call Artisana.

Can you tell us more about those locally-sourced ingredients?

Maine has great farmers, fishermen, cheese makers, and food crafters. Buying from them supports the community and keeps

Opposite page: Chef Rich Hanson by the bar at Cleonice. Above: One of Hanson’s signature dishes—Lomo con Almejas.

jobs, and young people, in the state. Small, family farms handle every aspect of the growing and selling of their production.

They know if an animal is sick or a water source is contaminated, and take the steps necessary to prevent danger to the public. Factory food relies on spot checks and proper handling, and often fails. Local food is tastier, safer, and better for our community.

What is your favorite ingredient to work with?

It may sound like a cliché, but I love to work with whatever fresh new thing comes through the door—whether it’s a halibut caught six hours ago or some hand jigged calamari or the first heirloom tomatoes of the season or locally foraged fiddleheads, ramps, or chanterelle mushrooms.

What is the dish we will be featuring? How did it come about and what ingredients are used?

Lomo con Almejas, which is pork tenderloin and clams simmered with chorizo sausage, tomatoes, and sherry.

Your favorite restaurant (besides your own...)?

86 This in Ellsworth, Francine in Camden, Primo in Rockland, and Fore Street in Portland.

Least favorite job-related task?

Firing somebody.

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Hancock County Cherry Stones Fine local seafood and much more in an old familiar location. Across from the Village Green in Downtown Bar Harbor.

185 Main St., Bar Harbor 207-801-2290 The Crocker House Country Inn Simple, elegant fare in a comfortable setting. Garden fresh vegetables, breads and desserts made daily. Extensive wine and imported beer list, fully stocked bar. Dinner served daily May 1 to Oct. 31.

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The Lucerne Inn Travelers have been coming to the Lucerne Inn overlooking Phillips Lake for almost 200 years. Make dining out an event with a four-course meal in a dining room with a view from every window.

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Penobscot The Coach House Affordable & delicious homestyle cooking served in a casual & friendly atmosphere.

We serve breakfast, lunch & dinner 7 days a week. Eat in or call for take out.

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Schooners Seafood & Steakhouse Enjoy dinner on our beautiful deck overlooking the Penobscot River, or enjoy our delicious cuisine that will tempt your taste buds on a romantic rendezvous for two or in an enticing environment for the whole family.

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Owned and operated by The Rave family, Thistles provides one of the best dining experiences in Bangor. At Thistles you will be introduced to a superb menu of cuisine that is truly global.

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The last time you really surprised yourself in the kitchen?

I was trying to come up with an appetizer item for the Share Our Strength fundraiser in Portland last year. I wanted something that represented our cuisine, used fresh local ingredients, and could be executed in a cold kitchen, as I had to travel to the site and be set up by early afternoon. I came up with a play on clams and linguine in salad form. Chilled, barely cooked clams in garlic confit and cucumber cut like linguineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a refreshing, crunchy bite served on the half shell. It came out great!

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Robert Moran, originally from Houlton, maintains photography studios in Bar Harbor and Portland. Moran took his first (and only) photography course in college at the University of Maine in Presque Isle. He has several photos in exhibitions across the country and abroad this year, inlcuding the PRC Gallery at Boston University, Soho Photo in New York City, PhotoCenter Northwest in Seattle, and Siamsa Tire Gallery in Ireland. An avid traveler, Moran has photographed throughout the state, as well as destinations as far away as West Africa, Cuba, and Antarctia.

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HunterGardener Semantics We harvest vegetables but do we “harvest” wild game? by brad eden

smugly correct them and say I didn’t catch a deer or a partridge but I did kill them. That was harsh, but is still true.

It is apparently taboo and politically incorrect to be reminded that there is blood and butchering involved in procuring meat, and for most, that task has been reduced to simply swiping a card at the grocery store. I don’t use the term “harvest” when it applies to my killing of game. For me the individual game animal deserves respect, which is honesty, even if it offends some people.

Speaking of respect, many hunters will only kill what they eat; yet some game meat doesn’t appeal to them, such as the American Woodcock. The woodcock is a migratory upland game bird often described as livery and disgusting-tasting.

This long-beaked bird flies the width of the U.S. and beyond, south to north and back again every year. That marathon flight has created blood-red breast meat and white-meat legs. This is in sharp contrast to our best-known Maine game bird, the ruffed grouse that have delicious white breast meat but shoe-leather leg meat from spending the majority of the time on their feet. In the spirit of this Restaurant Issue, I offer the following recipe in hopes it will save some woodcock from lingering at the bottom of freezers and eventually being discarded.

Thanks for not falling asleep during my semantics sermon. Now I am off to HARVEST some veggies from my garden to accompany my Woodcock Stir Fry! Brad Eden is an artist, writer, Registered Maine Master Guide, and owner/editor of the online magazine www.uplandjournal.com

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Take woodcock and fillet off breasts and cut into thirds. Take the skin off the legs and thighs. Mix together the marinade and marinate woodcock meat for at least an hour (the longer the better). Heat a wok or a pan with oil until smoking hot. Add meat and stir-fry until cooked on outside but rare inside. Serve with white rice and top with a sprinkle of chopped green onion. Will feed up to 4 people. This recipe will change peoples’ palates!

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any of us hunter-gardeners have our summer gardens well under way, despite a very wet planting season.

We have been tending our plots and harvesting our vegetables and will soon stock our winter larders. The hunters amongst us often use the term “harvest,” as well, when it comes to filling freezers with meat.

I can’t stomach that word being used in that context. It is a euphemism and is dishonest to me. The irony is that antihunters and anti-hunting organizations also detest its use in describing the killing of an animal. They suggest the word is just a smoke screen intended to be less offensive. Although that word only describes the end result of a hunt, they are right in my opinion. I harvest broccoli, but I don’t believe that I necessarily harvest wild game.

I’ll concede that, in the context of game management and tallying totals or “harvest numbers,” the term is applicable and appropriate. The wildlife agencies need some measure to describe and monitor the management of wild game to sustainable and renewable levels. And certainly hunting is the most effective way to manage game populations. But when I see a fellow sportsman wax on about “harvesting” this animal or that it irks me at a visceral level.

What other term can or should be used? Kill? Take? Bag? Catch? I have had non-hunting friends and relatives innocently ask me if I “caught” anything during a hunting season. That may apply to catching and releasing a bass, but you don’t “catch” a game animal. In my younger, more arrogant, years I would

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Can you imagine being 75 years old and living every day in isolation, fear, and shame?

This is an unfortunate reality for thousands of Mainers who are experiencing physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation, usually at the hands of someone they trust.

by Jessica L. Maurer

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lder abuse is challenging. Most of us reaching retirement age are living independent, full lives. We take care of ourselves and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe we could ever be victimized. However, as our health declines, we become less independent and more reliant on others for our care; we become more vulnerable. Unfortunately, this vulnerability leads to abuse in far too many situations.

The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that one in 9 Americans over 60 will experience abuse, neglect, or exploitation this year. In Maine, this translates into 33,000 potential victims. Elder abuse cuts across all socioeconomic groups and anyone can be a victim, including American icon Mickey Rooney, who told his

harrowing tale of abuse at the hands of a stepchild before Congress last year.

More than 80% of the perpetrators are family members or caregivers. Abusers use fear to control victims, playing on the fear of being left without care or being institutionalized. Victims are often too afraid or ashamed to ask for help and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where to turn. This means most cases of elder abuse go unreported.

Because older victims often have few support systems and are reliant on their abusers for care, the impact of abuse, neglect, and exploitation is magnified, resulting in the loss of independence, complicating illnesses, and even death. In fact, victims of financial exploitation are three times more likely to die in the next www.bangormetro.com Bangor Metro / 73

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decade than those in the same age group who are not victims.

There are many support services for victims of elder abuse, and there are many local, statewide, and national initiatives to prevent and reduce elder abuse. Because this problem remains hidden from view, most of these services and efforts are poorly funded. For instance, the Elder Justice Act was passed by Congress years ago, but has never been funded. Adequate funding for these efforts is imperative if we are ever to fully support victims and hold abusers accountable.

Until this time, the only way to end elder abuse is to get involved. How can you help?

Educate yourself Learn the signs of elder abuse, find out what resources exist in your community to help victims, and speak to others in your community about elder abuse. Call 877-ELDERS-1 to get advice about how to help a friend who may be a victim.

Be a good friend Look for signs of abuse—notice differences in personality or behavior such as becoming socially isolated or withdrawn,

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800-750-5353 Medicare

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Adult Protective Services

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Confidential number to report suspected elder abuse or financial exploitation.

signs of physical abuse, and problems with finances. Share your concerns for their safety and ask how you can help.

Connect them to resources that might help put them on a path to safety.

Report elder abuse If you’re really worried about an abusive situation, report the abuse to Adult Protective Services at 800-624-8404 or to your local law enforcement agency. Reports can be anonymous and can save lives.

Advocate for more resources Call members of Maine’s congressional delegation and ask them to adequately fund the Elder Justice Act and call the Governor and ask him to include more resources for elder abuse prevention in next year’s budget.

Maine’s network of Area Agencies on Aging is the leading source of information for thousands of Maine seniors on aging, healthy living, and benefits. Programs and outreach support services improve the physical, social, and emotional well-being of older adults. Our workers and volunteers know firsthand that elder abuse is a real problem in Maine. We can’t solve this problem without your help.

Please get involved and become an elder advocate today.

Jessica L. Maurer, Esq., is the executive director of the Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging. A licensed Maine attorney, Maurer is a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

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There are many statewide resources to help you.

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ast summer was a busy one in Washington, and for millions of older Americans it was also a time loaded with anxiety. Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries watched all summer long in 2011, as their benefits were debated over and over again, wondering what changes might be on the horizon. Doesn’t it seem reasonable that conversations about you should include you? Let’s work together to make that happen.

In this crucial election year, AARP is taking the necessary steps to bring the discussion about Social Security and Medicare out from behind closed doors in Washington and into the hands of Americans everywhere. You’ve Earned a Say is our national initiative to give millions of Americans who rely on these programs the chance to tell us what they think should happen around Social Security and Medicare. Here in Maine, AARP is holding community events and working with community leaders across the state.

Our goal? To give Mainers the chance to

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state their views and offer their ideas about how to keep Social Security and Medicare strong long into the future. AARP is listening through You’ve Earned a Say questionnaires that are being distributed to our members and their families.

We need Washington to do the same.

We call the effort You’ve Earned a Say, because you’ve earned your benefits by paying into Social Security and Medicare for years. You deserve to know what changes politicians are putting on the table, so you can speak out about how they would affect you and your family. This is a national conversation, and we want you to be a part of it. Your voice matters, because Social Security and Medicare are the foundation of income and health security in retirement for most Americans— a role that has become even more crucial in today’s tough economy.

It is worth noting that here in Maine more than a third of Social Security beneficiaries rely on their monthly checks for one hundred percent of their income.

With even a slight reduction in their ben-

efit, these older Mainers could be making choices no one should have to make. They should not be deciding between buying food or keeping up with their living expenses. The 267,000 Medicare beneficiaries in Maine need Medicare, including guaranteed coverage for doctors, hospitals, and prescription drugs, to help them afford healthcare.

The protection of both of these programs has never been more important.

AARP Maine is working to make sure your voice is heard loud and clear, and we encourage you to go to our website at www.earnedasay.org to join in the discussion. You can also complete the questionnaire by telephone by calling 888-OUR-AARP. It will only take a few minutes (there are just six questions), but we hope you will take the time. We look forward to hearing from you.

JANE MARGESSON is a communications professional with over 20 years of experience with AARP. She currently serves as director of communications for AARP.

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For the Love of Mustard The things adults do to amuse themselves in public can be downright silly. But if it makes you smile and chuckle, who the heck cares? by chris quimby

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ecently, my wife reserved a table for us at a local restaurant. Expecting to arrive later than she would, I called her quickly to ask her what my last name was.

“You are Mr. Nickerson,” she responded, with an obvious smile in her tone.

A few years ago, we decided that when asked for our name at eating establishments, we would give a false one. This provides my family with a greater thrill than one might imagine and invites the possibility that we need to get out more often.

After arriving and waiting in the lobby for a few minutes, entertaining ourselves by observing customers entering and exiting the bathrooms, our temporary named was called.

“Nickerson!?”

My wife and I gave each other childish smiles and followed the hostess to our table.

Clearly, being seated at an Italian restaurant under a pseudonym does not technically qualify us as spies, but it does add a measure of intrigue to a sometimes mundane existence.

Since I tend to worry more than I should, I sometimes fear what might happen if the restaurant staff discovered that I was actually Mr. Quimby. At the very least, they may just laugh it off.

However, they may also feel they are being made sport of by a couple of immature adults and may wish to return the prank by introducing some foreign matter into our entrées.

But that’s not the most outlandish behavior we engage in while eating out. In fact, oftentimes when at diners, we have the audacity to request an item known as mustard.

Mustard is apparently a rare condiment, and is, as evidenced by its curious and consistent absence on the tables, consumed only by me and my family. I’m pretty sure most restaurants keep a bottle of it on hand, just in case we show up.

Strange, too, because in my youth I had always figured mustard to be a staple condiment. In fact, the way I saw it, ketchup was the president and mustard his running mate.

Perhaps that’s why, for security reasons, it’s always hiding in an undisclosed location.

It is unfortunate that mustard will likely never attain the same level of popularity as its tomato-based competitor, mostly due to its absence on the tables, but also because of ketchup’s overconfident declaration of being extra fancy.

Such pretentiousness from a condiment is difficult to refute, since there is currently no scientific method of determining how fancy a ketchup should actually be, and how much fanciness is simply too fancy.

Such a situation provokes curiosity but very few enduring problems, as a simple request to the waitstaff will usually yield the customers the mustard they so desire.

But is this the way it should be?

For the good of mankind and hamburgers, I would like to use my public platform to call for an end to the premeditated marginalization of mustard. For too long, patrons have been sitting idly by while ketchup is given protected status and privilege that exceed its worth.

My name is Mr. Nickerson and I approved this message.

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