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BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The NFL has been playing football games on Thanksgiving Day since 1920, but here in Portland, the tradition goes back even further. Portland High and Deering High have been playing each other on Thanksgiving since 1911, and tomorrow’s game at 10:30 a.m. at Fitzpatrick Stadium will mark the 100th anniversary of the Turkey Day Game.

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The Turkey Day Game between Portland High and Deering High is at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Fitzpatrick Stadium. Officially, the game is an exhibition that raises money for school booster programs. It’s also a homecoming of sorts for many alumni and former players. There’s also serious football to be played.

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“Oh no, they play to win,” said Karen Woodsum, head of the booster club at Portland High. “The teams all take it very seriously, they always have. Part of that is just the tradition of the game, and part of it is the bragging rights.” Portland and Deering, both in the Class A division, almost always play each other during the regular season (Deering won this year’s matchup 28-7). But that wasn’t always the case, said Peter Gribbin, the see GAME page 3

Portlander wins $1M in lottery BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The Portland man said that, for years, it's been his dream to treat his teenage daughter to a cruise ship vacation, but that he could never quite afford the tickets. Raymond Frank, before retiring about four years ago, paid the bills by working with a paving crew. His daughter, Amanda Shaw, was eager to take a trip out onto the open ocean, but like for so many others, bills always seemed to get in the way, Frank said. "It's something we always wanted to do but didn't have the money for," he said. see LOTTERY page 3

From left, the acting director of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, Tim Poulin, presents state lottery winner Raymond Frank, of Portland, with a $1 million check Tuesday. (MATTHEW ARCO PHOTO)

Cheverus’ Key Club breaks another Thanksgiving food drive record BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Holidays are often a time of both giving thanks and helping those in need. The latter comes at no surprise to the students and adults who have a hand in Cheverus High School’s annual Key Club Turkey Drive. This year, volunteers collected a record-setting more than 750 Thanksgiving food baskets.

And while Key Club members say they are excited about helping a greater number of local families, they’re saddened by the ever growing need for support, says 17-year-old Gradeigh Cameron, a junior at Cheverus and vice president of the Key Club. “Every year this turkey drive grows exponentially,” Cameron said. “It’s sad when looking down the hallway and seeing these boxes and knowing that more families are in need.”

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Students and organizers were working overtime on Tuesday to deliver all the boxes, packed with enough fixings for a complete holiday meal, before stormy weather hit the area. Cameron, who has been taking part in the annual drive for three years, said there was certainly a mix of emotions. “The whole school has come out to help us put on this food drive ... and it pleases us that we’re helping see DRIVE page 3

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Online high schools attracting elite names PALO ALTO, Calif. (NY Times) — In June, about 30 seniors will graduate from a little-known online high school currently called the Education Program for Gifted Youth. But their diplomas will bear a different name: Stanford Online High School. Yes, that Stanford — the elite research university known for producing graduates who win Nobels and found Googles, not for teaching basic algebra to teenagers. Five years after the opening of the experimental program, some education experts consider Stanford’s decision to attach its name to the effort a milestone for online education. “This is significant,” said Bill Tucker, managing director of Education Sector, a nonpartisan policy institute. “One of our country’s most prestigious universities feels comfortable putting its considerable prestige and brand behind it.” As the line between virtual and classroom-based learning continues to blur, some see Stanford’s move as a sign that so, too, will the line between secondary and higher education. Several other universities — though none with the pedigree of Stanford — already operate online high schools, a development that has raised some questions about expertise and motives. “From my perspective, colleges, concentrate on what you’re good at,” said Ronald A. Crutcher, president of Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., who added that he had recently declined an offer from a forprofit education company to join other small liberal arts institutions in forming an online high school in their image. “Be consultants, but don’t contribute to a trend that I think has some real problems.” About 275,000 students nationwide are enrolled full time in online schools, according to Susan Patrick, president of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, a nonprofit advocacy group.

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Seoul votes a chaotic yes to free trade with U.S. SEOUL (NY Times) — Members of President Lee Myung-bak’s governing party, coughing from tear gas sprayed by an opposition legislator, rammed a free-trade agreement between South Korea and the United States through Parliament on Tuesday, ratifying a deal that has sharpened a political divide between the government and the opposition and between big business and voters unhappy with deepening economic inequality. Lawmakers of the governing Grand National Party caught the opposition by surprise by calling a snap plenary session. Opposition legislators rushed in but were too late to prevent their rivals from putting the bill to a vote. In a desperate attempt, one opposition lawmaker detonated a tear gas canister, throwing the National Assembly chamber into chaos. A scuffle

erupted, but members of the governing party outnumbered their foes and, while sneezing and wiping tears, passed the deal in a vote of 151 to 7. In the 299-seat National Assembly, 170 members showed up for the vote Tuesday, most of them governing party lawmakers. The opposition members either voted against the bill or abstained. Glass doors were shattered as legislative aides from the opposition parties tried to barge in, and security guards formed a human barricade. The government had urged quick approval of the deal, first signed in 2007 but long unratified by either country, arguing that it would help the economy grow. It also said the deal would lessen South Korea’s dependence on trade with China and deepen its alliance with the United States at a time of growing military threats from North Korea.

Egypt military pledges faster handover to civilian rule CAIRO (NY Times) — The ruling military council agreed on Tuesday to speed up the transition to civilian rule in a deal made with Islamist groups but which seemed unlikely to satisfy the demands of liberal parties and the more than 100,000 protesters who gathered in the center of the capital to demand an immediate transfer of power. The agreement came after the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces met with representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups in a session that was boycotted by most other political parties. The deal called for a new constitution and a presidential election no

later than next June, as well as a new civilian cabinet to be led by a technocrat prime minister rather than a politician. Under the agreement, the first round of elections for a national assembly would go ahead as scheduled on Monday, a major goal of the Brotherhood, which stands to win a large share of the seats. But it would also leave the civilian government reporting to the military — effectively a continuation of what amounts to martial law in civilian clothes — until next June. With the police crackdown galvanizing anger at what protesters see as the military council’s increasingly open play

for long-term political power, it was unclear whether any credible civilian leader would take the job of prime minister if the government remained subordinate to the military. “No one is going to accept another civilian government micromanaged” by the military commanders, said Hossam Bahgat, executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights. Referring to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces by its initials, Islam Lotfy, a onetime leader of the Muslim Brotherhood youth movement, said: “The people will not be happy if the SCAF just give them some painkillers.”

Republicans in Indiana seek to limit unions (NY Times) — Republican leaders in Indiana on Monday declared as their top legislative priority making Indiana a “right to work” state, setting the stage for a new battle over union rights that has already consumed many states. The proposal would prevent unions from negotiating contracts that would require workers to pay union dues. The notion instantly set off objections from the state’s union leaders, who said the true aim was to weaken labor unions, and from Democratic lawmakers, some of whom had left the state for more than a month early this year in an effort to block similar provisions. With an election year approaching, the Republican leaders’ decision to revisit the question places Indiana squarely in the center of a volatile political debate already playing out elsewhere. In Ohio, voters this month overwhelmingly repealed a law limiting collective bargaining for public sector workers, and in Wisconsin, a fight over bargaining rights has led critics of the state’s Republican governor to begin collecting signatures in the hope of recalling him from office. “We must remove the last barrier to job creation in Indiana,” said Representative Brian C. Bosma, the Republican speaker of the Indiana House, who said the legislation would probably be considered when lawmakers met in January. “Time and again, those charged with bringing new jobs to Indiana have given us very specific evidence that at least a third to a half of businesses looking for where to move take Indiana off the table because we’re not a right-to-work state.” Bosma said he was undeterred by indications from states like Ohio and Wisconsin that public opposition might follow new limits to unions.

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"Money was tight." Frank's luck changed earlier this month after scratching a winning lottery ticket he purchased just near his home, he said. It was where he scored a $1,000,000 Maine Millionaire instant ticket from Big Apple located at 16 Washington Ave. "It was a good ticket," he said with a big smile Tuesday, standing outside of the convinced store.

Frank, who drove up in a brand new navy blue pickup truck, met with lottery officials there to present the store with a $10,000 bonus check for selling the winning ticket. "We always enjoy watching people win something that can change their lives," said Tim Poulin, acting director of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations. Also present at the lottery ceremony was Frank's 15-year-old daughter, who said she always wanted

to join her grandparents when they would set sail on a cruise ship. "I told them I'd want to be in their suitcase," Shaw said. Frank claimed the first of four $1,000,000 instant wins among the Maine Millionaire tickets. Sales for the tickets began in late October. Lottery officials say they don't know when or where the next winner will crop up. The state lottery was established in 1974. Proceeds benefit the state's general fund.

Deering has won eight of the last nine Turkey Day football games GAME from page one

longtime announcer for the Turkey Day game. Gribbon, a Portland High graduate in 1957, says the teams first played in 1891, but after that only played occasionally for a period afterward. “I don’t know why they decided that year to play that game,” he said, referring to the Turkey Day Game. From its inception in 1911 until 1930, the game was held at Bayside Park — a venue that was located across from Fox Field in East Bayside, Gribbin said. In 1931, the game was moved to Fitzpatrick, where it’s been

held ever since. This season, Deering’s squad under first-year head coach John Gallant finished with a 6-4 record, losing in the playoffs to a Cheverus team that won its second consecutive state championship Saturday. Portland’s team, under coach Mike Bailey, finished 2-6 and did not make the playoffs. Deering has won eight of the last nine Turkey Day games, although Portland has the edge overall, winning 54 games to Deering’s 38. The two teams have tied seven times, and one game was canceled due to bad weather. For the two teams, the Turkey Day

game is a chance to wipe the slate clean on the regular season and earn bragging rights for the year. Gribbin says there have been plenty of games where the team with the better record lost, including in 2002, when Portland won the state championship but lost on Thanksgiving. “It can sort of make your season,” he said of the Turkey Day game. Beyond football, the game gives old friends and teammates a chance to re-connect. This year’s event, which has been in the planning stages for about a year, will honor former players, cheerleaders and others associated with the two programs during

halftime. “I like watching the game and covering the game, but it’s always nice to see someone you haven’t seen in a while, someone who is in your class,” Gribbin said. Over the years, the crowds have fallen off a bit, but organizers say attendance will be better if it’s a nice day, And if it snows like some forecasters suggest? Well that could make the game even more memorable. “In 1971 when they played it, it was a bad snowstorm, but they played in it,” Gribbin said. “Most people remember that game because of the snowstorm.”

Food drive organizer: ‘We always want to help as many families as we can’ DRIVE from page one

people “ he said. “We’re also sad at the same time that there’s so much need.” Last-minute pickups and delivers were also expected to take place this morning, said Diane Baker, an event organizer. “It’s always a sense of accomplishment,” she said, referring to the evergrowing need and rising number of

baskets delivered each year. “We always want to help as many families as we can,” Baker said. “So we’re grateful that we can help that many people and we’re very fortunate that we’re part of a community that can feed this many families.” Cameron and Baker were working alongside about 65 students. The students pack the food boxes and then

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drives in New England. Members work with more than 25 community-based agencies in Greater Portland to identify families in need.

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Masses at Cheverus High won’t ﬁx damage from abuse Editor, In an article in today’s Portland Daily Sun (“Former Cheverus abuse victims plan protest today,” Nov. 22), Cheverus President William Campbell, S.J. diminishes the lifelong harmful effects that the wreckage of child sex abuse permanently inflicts on its victims. President Campbell is disingenuous when he tries to convince us that by paying for counseling services and holding a couple of “healing masses” that Cheverus has fulfilled its moral and ethical obligation to provide fair and just financial reparations to the abuse victims for the losses in their lives that are as a direct result of their child sexual abuse. Trauma counseling is but one part of an abuse victim’s recovery program. “Healing masses” are no more than symbolic events that provide positive PR for the very same institution that failed to protect the children entrusted to its care in the first place. Of course, President Campbell makes no mention of punitive damages for the failure of Cheverus to protect its students. Would President Campbell suggest to a former Cheverus student, who was injured by a teacher in such a way that the student will always hobble when he walks, that counseling and “healing masses” are more than enough restitution for the student’s injuries? President Campbell has no business telling the abuse victims what’s right and just compensation for their injuries.

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Talking turkey: Passing on the home-cooked meal Thanksgiving should be everyone’s favorite holiday. It doesn’t involve the gift giving of stuff (just stuffing and getting stuffed) and is supposed to be about gratitude, religious or personal freedom, is typically the first official trip home from college/away (hence making Thanksgiving Eve the booziest night of the year — beating out New Year’s Eve and St. Patty’s Day), promotes laying off the red meat, and brings to mind a host of other things that go in the Thanksgiving Day pros column. The cons column can be lengthy as well, with the fear of dysfunctional family shenanigans and the ever-present images of Norman Rockwell illustrating how our Thanksgiving should be, but for the most part never is. For the majority of restaurant people, it’s one of two sanctioned days of closing down the operation, and living life as close to mainstream

Natalie Ladd ––––– What It’s Like normal as possible. Still, there is a wee percentage of places that will remain open tomorrow and take advantage of the 14 million Americans who are expected to dine out this year. Most will go to hotel brunches during a designated reservation seating period or to a corporate chain such as Bugaboo Creek and Denny’s, while others will dress to the nines and make reservations weeks in advance at upscale special occasion places such as the Harraseeket Inn Maine Dining Room in Freeport. According to a service bartender who’s working from open

to close, the Maine Dining Room has 800-plus reservations on the books and the ticket is $60 per adult and $30 per child before a drink, tax or gratuity. The day is an emotional and financial investment, and be it the holiday meal that’s the draw or the destination itself, most places that accept reservations are currently on waiting list status. And just why are all these people going out to dinner on Thanksgiving? Perhaps these statistics are as dry as the turkey on your Aunt Martha’s dinner table, but, according to a study done over the last two decades, the National Restaurant Association predicts that 14 million will go out to eat; an additional 16 million will order take-out to supplement their Thanksgiving feast. Those numbers seem high, but actually only constitute 6 percent of the public. see LADD page 8

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Thanks to Grammie On this holiday we give thanks for family, friends, life, blessings and good fortunes. Centered around a big feast, it’s a day to take stock in the good that surrounds us and be thankful, by gathering at the table. It isn’t always easy to pull this off. But on this day, I remember my grandmother, who left this world 33 years ago. Her spirit is very much alive today, and I am eternally thankful. When I was young, Thanksgiving was celebrated at my grandparents’ who lived across the fields from our house. My grandparents were farmers. Thanksgiving dinner was simple — it was a celebration of the harvest. In their modest home, tables were pulled together, along with a hodge-podge of chairs, white linen table cloths were ironed up, and the table was set. The farm was open on Thanksgiving day, so my parents and grandfather “worked the stand” and my grandmother prepared the meal. I loved my grandmother’s simple cooking. In the center of the kitchen was an old pot belly coal stove where the old alumi-

Karen Vachon ––––– Better with Age num pans danced as the vegetables cooked to a rapid boil. Fresh vegetable were mashed , seasoned with salt and pepper, and loads of butter. The pies were all baked by the time we arrived — minced meat, apple, and squash pie, along with her traditional pudding. She pulled Thanksgiving together beautifully. She inspired me to cook, teaching me to make yeast breads, applesauce, candies and pickles. The mere thought of her brings me back to the touch of her skin, the rumble of her cooking, and the smell of her house — I feel her presence still today. My grandmother passed away in December of 1978; my grandfather had died four years earlier. Despite the passing of my grandfather, Grammie didn’t miss a beat hosting Thanksgiv-

ing. Two years after my grandfather’s passing, she was diagnosed with cancer. It was her choice not to fight the disease, she would tell us: “I want to be with ‘Dad,’” and we accepted. Thanksgiving 1978 was the transition year. With my parents “working the stand,” the Thanksgiving meal became my job. The pudding was the mystery recipe. My grandmother lay in the living room, too weak to partake in the preparation, she coached me through each step of the pudding recipe. I did the rest of the meal on my own. That was the year that the turkey was cooked upside down, and some of the innards were left inside the bird — whoops! The gravy wasn’t the same (years later, I figured out why – my cookbook suggested skimming the fat – Grammie didn’t bother). The meal came together. My grandmother told me I’d make a good wife (phew!). A few weeks later, she passed away. When I first met my husband, the relationship had a bonus: his mother! It was as though my see VACHON page 5

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The community-building work at OccupyMaine too important to stop LETTERS from page 4

Such a conclusion is up to a jury. Unfortunately, the statute of limitations prevents the sexual abuse victims from filing a civil court action against Cheverus. In such a venue, former Cheverus teachers and students would be forced to testify under oath. The now, secretive trail of abuse would be exposed. And, aside from the legal technicalities of this case is the glaring and painful fact that President William Campbell, in his role as a Catholic Jesuit priest and teacher of the Gospel, would not dare preach a sermon in which he tried to explain and rationalize his failure to provide a full measure of justice to these victims. If he did try to explain his actions in the light of the Gospel, he would show himself to be a hypocrite of the greatest kind. Paul Kendrick Cheverus ’68

Keep our public parks open for public’s use Editor, From the Eastern Prom to the Western Prom, from Tommy’s Park to Longfellow Square, public parks are an integral part of what makes Portland a great place to live. After growing up in a boring suburb of Boston, I love having so many spaces to play Frisbee, read a book or stroll around sipping coffee, having wonderfully spontaneous conversations with the

wide array of people who live near me. Portland’s parks are where strangers become neighbors and neighbors become friends — it is here that the spirit of community that we all appreciate about life in this city comes alive. I believe wholeheartedly that the city government is obligated to protect these spaces. What a loss it would be for us all if private developers were to acquire the parks, locking the gates and erecting housing or commercial spaces there. If Occupy Maine were using the park in this way — if it were depriving our community of a public space, even one as little used as Lincoln Park, I would be against it. But it isn’t. It’s doing the opposite. Every day at the Occupation, strangers are sitting down to games of chess with each other. People are reaching out across lines of class, age, race, gender and political ideology to have meaningful conversations about our world and the future of our society. Lawyers and doctors are joining homeless people and students in devouring bowls of free hot soup. It isn’t “charity” with one group serving another; it’s actual community — people are coming together to share what little they have with their neighbors. It’s an exciting, beautiful and inspiring thing to see and participate in. There are so many people in our city who have been through the hell of war, who struggle daily with unemployment, poverty or disease, who have no place to call home or are otherwise overwhelmed by circumstances beyond their control. Camp is open to all of them — after all, the park belongs to them just as much as it belongs to anyone else. Given how damaged so many of us in this society are, the extent to which camp is truly peaceful and loving is remarkable. Nobody, however, is arguing against removing people who are intoxicated and threatening from the park — some people need to be in institutions where they can recover from mental illnesses like alcoholism and PTSD. What we are saying is that the work that is being done at OccupyMaine to build genuine community in Portland is too important to stop. Truly public spaces come with an inherent amount of risk that can be minimized but never fully removed — we recognize this risk and accept it. All too often, attempts to make public spaces “safe” entail racist security forces getting paid to chase away anyone who doesn’t look like a typical consumer. This kind of security has a much higher cost: diminished privacy, an increase in state-sponsored violence and a widespread systemic neglect of those who are deemed unwelcome.

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Trying to carve out space for gratitude “How was your Halloween?” I asked Matt. “Weird,” he rolled his eyes. “None of the kids said ‘thank you.’ They inspected what we placed in their bags as they walked away. That’s it. Not even any eye contact. No more full size next year!” (When I was a kid, whoever gave out full size Snickers were pretty much worshipped for the year. Their loss.) It is one thing to raise kids. It is a whole different game raising grateful ones. How do we instill gratitude when so many of us lament what we don’t have? We live in a country that idolizes independence. Makes it challenging to teach about what others do for us. Especially as parents, whose job descriptions read, “Bring us your tired, your whiney, your thankless!” it is easy to find oneself between a resentful rock and an ungrateful hard place.

Maggie Knowles ––––– Use Your Outdoor Voice On the rare occasion your partner lets you sleep in, for example, you lay there obsessing, “They are being so loud and why is the TV on and I know they haven’t let the dog out and I guarantee he is letting them eat sugar and the dishes are going to be all over the counter and I bet they won’t even make coffee. ...” until you rip off the sheets and treat everyone with dissatisfied ooginess. Rather than, “I know she would love to sleep an hour extra as well. It was so sweet that she got up so I can have

some quiet time.” Make sure you (perform and) thank each other for acts of spousal thoughtfulness in front of the kids. We certainly don’t keep it a secret when our munchkins don’t do what we want. It becomes a nasty habit to focus on the negative. Thank them for what they do do. You know how you feel if you work your tush off on a project and your boss is like, “Yeah, um. You totally printed it out on the wrong color paper.” Positive recognition goes a long way in bolstering young egos and instilling the power of gratitude. (I thanked Baby Boy the other day for being polite when we were at the store. For the rest of the day every other word out of his mouth was, “please.” They really do want to make us proud.) We need to carve out space for gratitude or we just get bitter and wrinkled.

Parents want to raise kids who are sincerely grateful for what they have and who they are. Holding a new toy over your head, “Whaddya say? Whaddya say?” until they mutter a robotic “Thanks, ma,” isn’t instilling deep appreciation. This is the perfect time of year to teach gratitude through giving. Adopt a local family for the holiday (through programs such as Angels and Elves in No Conway or The Maine Children’s Home) that has children the same age as yours. Have your kids pick out the clothes, toys and books. Twist: Don’t buy anything for your own kids. Notice: Do they sulk and complain that they aren’t getting treats or do they act with selfless spirit? It is quite humbling when kids realize there are young people out there that don’t have warm beds and see next page

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How to teach kids gratitude unlimited supplies of food and toys. Don’t shelter them from that. We live in a section of town where there are a lot of homeless people. Even at three, Baby Boy notices other people are not just like him. When he asks why someone is laying on the sidewalk I let him know that not everyone is lucky enough to have a house and a bed like he does. I don’t over-educate on the whys but it does make him sad that some people don’t get a bed at night. He also hasn’t complained about bedtime for days. When kids are aware of what’s around them—and what’s different— gratitude blooms. Maureen Healy, author of “365 Perfect Things to Say to Your Kids” has a fabulous tip that is appropriate for this “gimme” time of the year. When your kidlets hand you a list of 116 things they want, ask them to make a list of 116 things they would give or do for others. That list will shrink pretty quickly but it forces them to expand their horizons into the realm of selflessness. When they realize that there is often sacrifice at the hand of getting, they will become grateful for what they have. Another way to teach gratitude for the ever-important stuff that kids love is to make them save for part/all of it. We often buy things so they won’t flip out at Target but that only teaches us that bringing kids to Target is a horrible idea.

Our friend’s 7-year old son really wants an ATV. Sure his dad could have run down to wherever ATV’s are sold, but David is earning half of the cost by shoveling, raking and collecting neighbor’s bottles. How much more will he cherish and care for that knowing it came because of his own work? If your t’ween is ripping apart her looks or aptitude, let her. It is a terrible rite of passage that few escape. But then ask, “Tell me three things you do better than anyone/your best trait/favorite thing when you look in the mirror.” (If they don’t, you will show up in your robe at school screaming her name, a la Marlon Brando in “Streetcar.”) Self-gratitude is one of the hardest lessons to learn and most of us struggle with it daily. Remember our manta: I am enough. I do enough. I have enough. As a family, end each evening by remembering the best part of your day. Push aside all the crap that happened and grab onto that silvery moment that made getting up worthwhile. Gratitude is about being thankful not just when a card says we should. If you are alive and healthy, joyful and know love, then everyday is Thanksgiving. I am so thankful to all of you who read my words and allow me to continue along this path. I send you an abundance of warmth, smiles and love for your holiday. (Maggie Knowles is a columnist for The Portland Daily Sun. Her column appears Wednesdays. Email her at maggie@portlanddailysun.me.)

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Call 780-1070 for details. Falmouth Sea Grill, at 215 Foreside Road in Falmouth, will be a drop-off location this holiday season for Toys for Tots. People can drop off new, unwrapped toys for kids of all ages (including teens) from Dec. 1 to Dec. 14. Patrons of the restaurant who bring a new, unwrapped toy are eligible to receive 10 percent off their dinner (excluding holiday parties), the Falmouth Sea Grill reported. Toys collected in the community go to kids in the community. To learn more about the Toys for Tots program, visit toysfortots.org.

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Two sought in Free Street bar brawl Monday Portland Police are looking for two people accused of assaulting patrons at a Free Street pub Monday night. Police say a 46-year-old man was assaulted after he attempted to break up an argument between a couple inside Matthew’s at about 10:30 p.m. A second patron, a 43-year-old woman, was also injured. Both victims were found lying on the ground when police responded to a fight at Matthew’s, located at 133 Free St. Both were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after police say at least one of them attempted to stop in a fight in progress. When the man attempted to break up the fight, police say the people arguing turned and focused their attention on him. “Apparently the male victim had noticed a man and woman arguing,” said Lt. Gary Rogers, a Portland Police Department spokesman. “He went to check to see if everything was OK, at which point he was assaulted by both the female and male.” Rogers was not immediately aware of the relationship between the two victims, or the extent of their injuries. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Portland Police Depart-

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N.Y. fugitive arrested at OccupyMaine camp Police arrested a Brooklyn man wanted for parole violations inside OccupyMaine’s Lincoln Park encampment on Saturday. Officers were sent to the park in response to two people arguing, said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman. They made contact with 26-year-old Fecu Robert Fecu, who Rogers said was uncooperative with police. “He refused to give his name,” said Rogers, adding at one point he told officials to “call me OccupyMaine.” While talking to Fecu, officers noticed he was in possession of a knife. Rogers said he was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. According to a January 2009 story that ran in the New York Times, Fecu spent three and a half years in prison for robbery. Local officials identified him after he was booked into jail. He is being held without bail on the fugitive charge.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, November 23, the 327th day of 2011. There are 38 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1499 - Perkin Warbeck, pretender to English throne, is executed. 1848 - The Female Medical Educational Society is established in Boston, Massachusetts the same year the all-male American Medical Association is formed. 1903 - Italian singer Enrico Caruso makes his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, appearing in “Rigoletto.” 1936 - Life magazine, created by American Henry R. Luce, is first published. 1943 - U.S. forces defeat Japanese in Pacific battle of Tarawa in World War II. 1971 - China takes seat as a permanent member of U.N. Security Council. 1980 - An earthquake hits the Naples area in Italy, killing 2,570 people and leaving 30,000 homeless. 1996 - A hijacked Ethiopian airliner carrying 175 passengers runs out of fuel and crashes on the Comoros Islands, killing 125 people. 2001 - A crew digs for bodies and survivors under mud after a huge landslide sweeps over gold miners illegally digging into the side of a mountain in western Colombia, killing at least 28 people. 2004 - Russia lashes out at the United States for what it calls “unprecedented interference” in domestic affairs after U.S. officials allegedly took Moscow to task for recognizing Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych’s victory in the presidential election. 2006 - In London, a rare radioactive substance is used to kill ex-KGB spy turned Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko, who called Russian President Vladimir Putin “barbaric and ruthless” and blamed him personally for the poisoning. 2007 - Lebanon’s political tumult intensifies as President Emile Lahoud leaves office at the end of his term without a successor and hands security powers to the army. The rival, pro-Western Cabinet rejects the declaration. 2010 _ In a seismic shift on one of the most profound _ and profoundly contentious _ Roman Catholic teachings, the Vatican said Tuesday that condoms are the lesser of two evils when used to curb the spread of AIDS, even if their use prevents a pregnancy. Today’s Birthdays: Thomas Birch, English historian (17051766); Boris Karloff, British-born actor (1887-1969); Paul Celan, Romanian poet (1920-1970); Vo Van Kiet, former Vietnamese Prime Minister (1922-2008); Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer (1933--); Bruce Hornsby, U.S. singer (1954--); Oded Fehr, Israeli actor (1970--).

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Wednesday, Nov. 23 Da Block TV Show at Lucid Stage 8 p.m. Da Block Boyz N Da Building Bash Vol. 1 at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland. Live performances by K Em & B Aull/Conman/A.Willy/Mellmurk/Ga South/Loc Dab/ Demon Dog & Da Block! Music by Neeko Brown. Tickets are $8.

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California and Texas. They include Mark Littleﬁeld, a 1986 Portland High alumnus and football co-captain who now works as head athletic trainer for the New York Yankees, and Tom Bore, (Portland High class of 1961), a Florida retiree who has attended every game for more than half a century.

Thanksgiving dinner 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wayside Food Programs is partnering with United Way of Greater Portland to provide a free, community Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day at the Portland Club, 156 State St., Portland. This complete holiday meal is for those who might not otherwise have the means to prepare one or who want to enjoy the company of others on the holiday.

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100th Anniversary Turkey Day Game 10:30 a.m. One of the country’s oldest and most intense cross-town football rivalries will celebrate its centennial on Thanksgiving, Nov. 24 in Portland. Two of the city’s public high schools, Deering and Portland High, will face off at 10:30 a.m. in the 100th Turkey Day Game. Former players, coaches and cheerleaders are coming from as far away as

1 p.m. Wake N’ Bakery will be providing a free Thanksgiving dinner for all in need. “We’re open to anybody that wants it,” said Chris Vaughan, owner. The Westbrook cafe welcomes donated food for this event. 597 Bridgton Road, Westbrook. Serving until the food is gone, roughly until 6 p.m. The cafe plans about 200 dinners. 797-7344.

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noon to 3 p.m. The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance announced its 2011 Holiday Book Sale. Working in partnership with the Friends of the Portland Public Library and independent bookseller Longfellow Books, the MWPA will host a book signing with 25 Maine authors in the Portland Public Library. Authors scheduled to appear at the book sale include: Liza Bakewell, Crash Barry, Robert Chute, Susan Conley, Mary Morton Cowan, George Daughan, Paul Doiron, Gerri Eastment, Robin Hansen, Hannah Holmes, Lily King, Jessica Kinney, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Wesley McNair, Maria Padian, Elizabeth Peavey, Richard Roberts, Sandy Seeley Walling, Caitlin Shetterly, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Sarah

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The Polar Express train ride 2:45 p.m. The Polar Express returns to Portland. “And this year, we’ve added an early train time (2:45 p.m.) and another First Class car! Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between Nov. 25 and Dec. 23, 2:45 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. The Polar Express will come to life when the Maine Narrow Gauge train departs its Ocean Gateway depot for a journey to the ‘North Pole.’ Holiday decorations inside the train will add to the festive atmosphere as guests on board meet the conductor, have hot chocolate and a treat, listen to a reading of the enchanting story over our sound system, and sing carols. Santa will ride back with everyone to the train station from a special outpost of the North Pole and every child will receive their special bell on board the train.” www.mainenarrowgauge.org

Horse and Wagon Rides 4 p.m. “Free rides throughout enchanting downtown on a horse-drawn wagon. Enjoy the lights and sounds of the holiday season. Pick-up and drop-off every half hour in Monument Square.” Friday, Nov. 25 through Sunday, Dec. 18. Fridays (4 p.m. to 8 p.m.), Saturdays (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.), Sundays (1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) Visit portlandmaine.com for details.

Christmas Tree Lighting 5:30 p.m. Monument Square Christmas tree lighting. “Come see the spectacular lighting of the Christmas Tree at this annual tradition! Entertainment by Rick Charette and the Bubblegum Band and a visit by a very special guest!” Visit portlandmaine.com for details.

Pirates at home for Black Friday 7 p.m. Portland Pirates hockey will return to the Civic Center on Black Friday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. when the Worcester Sharks come to town for the first of 12 meetings this season. Offered during all nine Friday home games during the 2011-12 season is the special “Dollar Desert Dog” promotion where fans can purchase their “Desert Dog” hot dogs for a single dollar at any of the Civic Center concession locations on the concourse from an hour before faceoff until 10 minutes after the second period begins. In addition, the Portland Pirates Holiday Toy Drive will kickoff and all toy donations to Toys for Tots and cash donations to the Bruce Roberts Toy Fund will be rewarded with a pair of tickets to a future Pirates game. Individual tickets for the each of the remaining 29 home games of the Pirates 2011-12 regular season schedule are on sale and fans can purchase their tickets by visiting the Pirates ticket office, Cumberland County Civic Center box office (open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m.4:00 p.m.) or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

‘The Topp Twins’ 6:30 p.m. “The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls,” Friday, Nov. 25, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 26, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 27, 2 p.m. Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets: $7 and available on the day of the show. For a complete list of movies, visit moviesatthemuseum.org.

Saturday, Nov. 26 Down East Ski Sale 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The next Down East Ski Sale will be held Saturday, after Thanksgiving at the Portland Expo Building on Park Avenue near the ballpark. Admission is free. “For many, standing in line waiting for the sale to open is a tradition, but with over over 10,000 pieces of ski equipment: boots, skis, snowboards, bindings, helmets, clothing and poles, great deals can be found all day long! The general public may bring their ski related items to enter into the sale Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, from noon to 6 p.m. There is a $1 registration fee per item, and 20 percent commission is charged if the item is sold.”

Effingham Holiday Craft Festival 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Effingham Holiday Craft Festival will once again be held at the Effingham Elementary School. “This is the eighth year for the show, and has a very strong following. The artists and craftsmen come from all over New Hampshire, Maine and other New England states. Come see regular favorites as well as some new and unique vendors soon to become new favorites.” For directions to the show or for more information, please visit www.magneticmoon.com. Call (603) 539-9090.

Lucid Stage Holiday Arts & Crafts Show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lucid Stage’s second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, “Join us for Lucid Stage’s second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We’ll have all sorts of locally made arts and crafts, plus caricatures by Ed King, which make memorable gifts!” 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland. Also Sunday. see next page

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“The Wandering Beggar,” adapted for the stage by Howard Rosenﬁeld and directed by Harlan Baker (pictured), with Acorn Productions. A holiday show drawing on Jewish folk tales this production runs Dec. 2 to 18. View www.acorn-productions.org for details. (FILE PHOTO)

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Music in the House 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Longfellow House, In June 2002, the Maine Historical Society celebrated the centennial of the Wadsworth–Longfellow House as Maine’s ﬁrst house museum open to the public. “Come visit Maine Historical Society this holiday season for an exciting array of activities and programs scheduled from Nov. 19-Dec. 31.” www.mainehistory.org/holidays.shtml

‘The Nutcracker’ 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 4. Presented by Maine State Ballet. Tickets are $20-$60. “The Maine State Ballet brings the classic holiday story of Clara, the Nutcracker Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy to Merrill Auditorium. Maine State Ballet’s production of ‘The Nutcracker,’ with the live musical accompaniment by the Maine State Ballet Orchestra conducted by Karla Kelley, is a perennial favorite of Portland’s holiday season.” https://tickets.porttix. com/public/show_events_list.asp

Contra Dance at Mayo Street 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Contra Dance at Mayo Street Arts. $7 admission. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. Live music by Soupbone, Kathryn Larsen calling. All dances taught. Bring clean shoes for dancing. http://mayostreetarts.org/calendar/

Sunday, Nov. 27 Lucid Stage Holiday Arts & Crafts Show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lucid Stage’s second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, “Join us for Lucid Stage’s second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We’ll have all sorts of locally made arts and crafts, plus caricatures by Ed King, which make memorable gifts!” 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland.

‘The Nutcracker’ 2 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 4. Presented by Maine State Ballet. Tickets are $20-$60. “The Maine State Ballet brings the classic holiday story of Clara, the Nutcracker Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy to Merrill

Auditorium. Maine State Ballet’s production of ‘The Nutcracker,’ with the live musical accompaniment by the Maine State Ballet Orchestra conducted by Karla Kelley, is a perennial favorite of Portland’s holiday season.” https://tickets.porttix.com/public/ show_events_list.asp

Ryann Chamberlain fundraising benefit at Caso Novello in Westbrook 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. “Thanks for Giving” fundraising benefit for Ryann Chamberlain, Casa Novello, 649 Main St., Westbrook. Silent auction raffle, call for reservations. 854-9909. Please email Melissa at melissa. lefler@gmail.com.

‘Chefs and Musicians for Safe Harbor’ 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Portland is launching a new program Safe Harbor — a legal assistance fund to address the increase in requests the church receives by asylum seekers who need legal assistance. The church is kicking off this program with a benefit event concert “Chefs and Musicians for Safe Harbor,” on Sunday, Nov. 27, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at First Parish, 425 Congress St., Portland. “The Rev. Christina Sillari has stretched her discretionary funds as far as they will go to help asylum seekers who come to her for help at First Parish Unitarian Universalist. Rev. Sillari says ‘our many friends who provide pro bono and low cost legal assistance to asylum seekers are so backlogged with requests, that many asylum applicants must look elsewhere to find low-fee legal representation. These individuals endure a dilemma with a deadline: they must engage a lawyer’s services even before they have been granted a work permit to raise the fees for one. The stress is unimaginable; these asylum seekers must prove their lives are at risk and that worse perils face them if they are sent back to their home countries. Three people our church recently helped are talented, educated people who share our values, and for that they have already paid a high price — flight from their jobs and families.”

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