Bethel Living April / May 2017

r!

Bethel LIVING

W le a O b Ye N ila er a P Av es su Is

6

FREE • Issue 20 April/May 2017

Spring is on it’s Way with Sally Sawyer and Leslie Kavanagh of

Mountain Greenery

John Amann - Entrepreneur / Culinary Artist

22 Broad Street and the Barking Dawg Chef Bill Slattery shares his Favorite Recipes for

Lobster Gnocchi and Creme Brûlée

Turkey Hunter Autumn Fournier

Brings a New Chapter of the National Wildlife Turkey Federation to Bethel Nora McCormack, Matt Stagliano and Eric Souther The Creative Minds Behind

Sunday River TV / Outside TV Cheryl Gillespie’s

Skiing with the Grandkids PLUS a Listing of Local Events

2

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

16 Parkway, Bethel ME | 207-824-2771 | mahoosucrealty.com | info@mahoosucrealty.com Visit mahoosucrealty.com or stop by our office at 16 Parkway in Bethel to view all listings.

Mountain Trail Views

Antique Timberframe

Norseman Inn & Motel Timber Creek Village $999,000

The Victoria Inn Sunday River Road $799,000

$338,500

$459,000

8 Bedroom B&B

Custom Birch Woods Home Sunday$384,900 River Inn

Newly Remodeled Commercial Building $599,000 $499,000

$675,000

Hutchinson Pond Waterfront $339,000

New! Bethel Chalet $364,500

Post & Beam Saltbox $220,000

Mt. Abram Area $170,000

Red House Farm Village $349,900

New Ski House $350,000

Great Vacation Home! $297,500

Will View Ski House $319,000

Charming Waterfront Cottage $198,000

Gehring Green Townhomes $445,000

Mt Abram Ski House

1870’s$269,000 Farmhouse $245,000

Timber Frame Ski House Sunday River Road $459,000 4 Bedroom Chalet

$359,000

4 Bdrm. Mountainside Chalet $519,000

Breathtaking Lake Views

Beautiful Historic Inn $349,000 $649,000

Exceptional Village Area Home $349,000

Village Area 2-Unit $250,000

Swan Hill Chalet $305,000

Log Cabin - Water Access $259,000

Andover Home $200,000

Viking Village - Ski in/out 6 Unit - Bethel $629,000

Minutes to the Mountain South Pond Shores New! $299,000 $324,500

Skiway Views

Sunday River Post & Beam $270,000 Country Log Home

$579,000

bedroom New! Mtn4Views ~ 5 Bedrooms $345,000 $589,000

South Pond Shores Cabin $329,000

$289,900

Ideal Ski House Commercial-Bethel $264,000

$549,000

Waterfront Ski Home $349,000 142+Acre Farm

$450,000

Private Log Sided Chalet $339,000

Red House Farm Village $295,000

Greenwood Chalet $239,000

4 Bdrm Southern Exposure $295,000

New 4 Bdrm Chalet - Views!

Under Construction $317,500

Private Log Home - 9 Acres $249,000

Mountain Area Vacation Home $252,900

2 Bed Bethel Condo $65,900

Bethel Area Home $229,000

Birch Woods Chalet $296,000

Great Location Sunday River $275,000

South Pond Shores $255,000

Paradise Rd Chalet $219,000

3 Bedroom Chalet Bethel $229,000

Andover Log Cabin $156,000 Introducing The Pines Condominiums, a 38 unit development near the base of Sunday River Ski Resort. Consisting of 8 buildings, spread out over 38 acres with Finished Units access to the Sunday River.

Now is the time to buy.

Cascades Condo $89,900

Take advantage of historically low interest rates$starting at 279,000 combined with a great selection of properties.

Affordable Hanover Home $125,000

Twitchell Brook Condo $249,000

Mt Abram Area Home $129,900

Make an appointment today 1-888-310-2771

Visit mahoosucrealty.com or stop by our office at 16 Parkway in Bethel to view all listings.

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

3

so vogue. vogue So

Maine GLOBALLY Mineral & WORN, Gem Museum Store MAINE TOURMALINE. LOCALLY MINED. DIG IT! Now MUSEUM STORE & PREVIEW GALLERY Jewelry Maine Gems Gifts Open!

•

•

Jewelry • Maine Gems • Gifts 99 Main Street

99 Main Street

4

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

•

•

Bethel, Maine

Bethel, Maine

•

•

207-824-3036

•

MaineMineralMuseum.org

207.824.3036

•

MaineMineralMuseum.org

Publisher’s Note Fall arrived and we took a deep breath.

Christmas was white and skiers and riders rejoiced. January rolled up with a curious warmth, followed by February’s “week of winter� — more than 40 inches of snow in seven days. A chilly March threw down more snow and we all exhaled. Spring is always a welcomed guest!

Websites, Print Marketing & More

Bethel 6

RIGHT HERE!! In Bethel, Maine

My production support team is wonderful, as are my advertisers, readers and subjects — you all make knocking together this magazine a joy, not a task. Every day I hear from friends and local folks who are as thrilled to live here as I am. Bethel and it’s surrounding villages, mountains, rivers and plains are where it’s at!

Updates at the SundayRich

kinson

Dic Co. uise Brewing LoRiver Home of E LONDMG AINE OREST IN UPTO

F

Maine Moose Lottery & Festival

ÊÓä£{

Ă•iĂŠnĂŠ

, ĂŠĂŠUĂŠĂŠ ĂƒĂƒ

Bethel 6 We talked with Ron Savage about

the Savage Companies, and the

importance of Community & Family

Society Historical tern Maine The Bethel from Wes Mt Abram on Exhibits ton Regi Events & Mt Washing Using lessspower to make more snow News, and the tfitter & on Ou technology for playground sustainability OriNew lights vice Dinner DeĂƒÂœĂŠ-ĂŒi>ÂŽ st Guide Serng & Getting rve Ha `ĂŠ ˆ n Fishi ily ÂˆĂƒĂŠUĂŠ Ă€ÂœÂˆÂ?i Maine Mineral & Gem Museum Hunting, PLUS a Listing ofFam Local Events Autum `ĂŠ ÂœĂ€Â˜ Â?iĂŠ >Ă€ĂŒÂˆÂ˜ Fournier ĂŠ Ă€i>“i LÂœÂ˜ĂŠ >ÂŤ with the June 12-14, 2015

Bethel Bait, Tackel & More With Sarah Lane and Jeremy Fredette Guns, ammo, fishing gear and more!

oorsthe Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce Outd From

Plans for expansion are in the works!

ÂœĂ•Ă€ ĂŠUĂŠ-ÂŤÂˆVi` `Â?ˆ˜} iĂƒiĂŠ Ă€ÂˆĂƒÂŤĂƒ Ă€Â˜Ă•ĂŒĂŠ*Ă•` ĂŠ Â?iĂ•ĂŠ Â…i `ĂŠUĂŠ Ă•ĂŒĂŒi >Ă€Ă€ÂœĂŒĂŠ->Â?> ĂŠ >Â?iĂŠEĂŠ

Fall Upcoming Events , ĂŠĂŠUĂŠĂŠ ĂƒĂƒĂ•iÊ£äÊ-*, & ĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠ Festivals

ÊÓä£x

The Local

ÂœĂ€ĂŒĂƒĂŠvĂ€ÂœÂ“ Ă€ÂŽÂˆÂ˜ĂƒĂŠ,iÂŤ iĂƒĂƒÂˆiĂŠ*i Chamber Bethel Area

In this issue we talk to Sally Sawyer and Leslie Kavanagh at Mountain Greenery as they ready their bright flowers and lush plants for gardens throughout the Bethel area.

We check in with John Amann, owner of 22 Broad Street, who encourages Chef Bill Slattery to share a couple fantastic recipes.

Autumn Fournier and the Bethel Beard Draggers are not — contrary to rumor — the latest country music sensation. Check inside to get the real story!

The energy from Nora, Matt & Eric at Sunday River TV sizzles; this dynamic team is a hoot and wonderfully creative. Cheryl Gillespie writes about getting the family to put down the electronics and get outside in Skiing with Grandkids; and we always have a listing of local events.

, ĂŠĂŠUĂŠĂŠ ĂƒĂƒĂ•iʙÊ7 / ,ÊÓä£x

enwood elle Hub in Gre Dara & Mich

with VĂŒĂƒ ĂŠEĂŠ*Ă€Âœ`Ă• UĂŠ*Ă€Âœ`Ă•Vi

ÂœV>Â?ĂŠ Ă€iĂƒÂ…ĂŠEĂŠ

Amanda Moran

’s

Edible Main Stree t Visit Norway, Maine

Check out Tucker’s Pub! Anna Sysko’

Greenhouse & Gard s ens Western Maine’s Fly Fishing Expo

L MAIN E HE ET 2015

June 12-14,

2015

B

TIVAL MOOSE FES MO

O S E F E S TI

L VA

INE The

BETHEL MA

Honor the Brave Flag

& MOOSE

Listing of Area Even ts

dly A family-frien brating weekend cele

NG

EVERYTHI

MOOSE!

LOTTERY

INSIDE

ival Map dule & Fest Event Sche el & Do in Beth What to See ing Wildlife & Hunt e Main in Western

Laurie K. Gilbert • 207.838.4447

BY PRESENTED

www.royalrivergraphics.com

WITH SUPPOR

T FROM

c o m e f e s t . e m o o s l m a i n b e t h e

laurie@royalrivergraphics.com

“Where To Eat�

New York Times, January 2013

Cozy rooms, great breakfast included; Mountain Explorer stop B Laurie Gilbert Publisher

A Bethel Legend Since 1986 Bethel Living is trademarked and owned by Laurie Gilbert. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Bethel Living is made possible by the participation of our advertisers. We offer them our thanks and ask you to consider them first when patronizing businesses in the Bethel, Maine area.

Cover photo credit: M Dirk MacKnight

Award-winning food 29 beers on tap Open 11.30 daily for lunch, dinner and late night Live Music Thursday-Saturday 8 pm

At The Sudbury Inn Great Brasserie food plus Sudbury Inn classics in our gorgeous bar room, fireside, or on our scenic porch

Open from 5:30pm - 9pm Thur – Sat for dinner and cocktails

Features Editor: Nate Scott Graphic Design: Ben Bruno and Laurie Gilbert for Royal River Graphics www.royalrivergraphics.com

151 Main Street • Bethel • (207) 824-2174 www.thesudburyinn.com Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

5

6

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

Mountain Greenery with Sally Sawyer and Leslie Kavanagh

The essential spring day which caps nature’s reawakening rush — Mother’s Day — falls on Sunday, May 14th this year and that means a lot of work is underway over at Mountain Greenery in West Bethel. For 30 years Sally Sawyer and Leslie Kavanagh have watched demand go from vegetable seedlings to flowering plants, and now back around to vegetable seedlings again as the home-farming trend gains traction. Whichever plants tickle your Mother’s Day fancy, the green thumbs working in the four greenhouses at this busy enterprise will have a large selection available when their doors open on that second Sunday in May. Seasonal favorites include many brightly colored hanging flower baskets, potted flowering plants and a generous assortment of flower seedlings — from pansies, petunias, daisies and geraniums (1392!!), to

begonias (646!!). Verbena and supertunias are grown from cuttings to compliment the extensive jumble of herbs (mint, rosemary, appletini mint) and vegetable seedlings like tomatoes (12 types!!), eggplants, hot peppers and a wagonload more.

Sally, Leslie and much of their same crew returns year after year, many of whom work with Sally during the winter months where she manages the Great American Ski Renting Company. Leslie spends the ski season at the Stevens Memorial medical clinic in Sunday River’s South Ridge Lodge. They enjoy winter but their passion is cultivating the greenery that makes summer gardens beautiful and productive.

Check out their photo in the 1991 People Magazine’s most beautiful people issue!

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

7

Plants and seedlings move steadily out the door and into peoples gardens until about the third week in June, then business slows into July — when the planting season ends.

Mountain Greenery closes from the middle of July until the grand reopening on Labor Day — with row upon row of chrysanthemums for fall decorating. Apples, cider and pumpkins round out their late season offerings.

But these autumn pleasures are a full summer away and there is much to go and do — savor and enjoy — while we watch spring’s plantings grow into summer’s abundance. Visit Mountain Greenery soon and get a jump start on the garden of your dreams!

FMI about Mountain Greenery call 207-836-2003, or email sss@megalink.net

8

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

Domestic and Exotic Wood From Around the World

Davis Mountain Builders

Walnut Mahogany Cherry

Birdseye Maple Cocobolo Birch

Wenge

Bubinga

Carpentry Mountain & General Contracting Davis Builders

...and much more!

207-364-1520 • rarewoodsusa.com 120 Swift River Rd. • Mexico, ME 04257

Kevin LaRue ~ OWNER (207) 665-2348 • (207) 357-6160 Cell MIL-TBP-41 compliant

Hours: 8-4, Monday through Friday NEW! Now open Saturday, 9-1, from April 1 through Columbus Day

Can’t see the mountains FOR THE TREES? Does your home or yard need a spring touch-up?

Let us help you prepare for a beautiful summer and fall viewing season Clearing for Views • Tree and Brush Cutting • Firewood available Staining and painting - protect and extend the life of your faded log-sided home

88 Main Street • Bethel, Maine 04217 Ruth Grover, Owner 207.824.3341 or 207.824.2989 ruthiesboutique1975@hotmail.com

Rut hie’s

BOUTIQUE

Kevin Blood • 207-351-5776 • kevblood@gmail.com Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

9

Whittemore Pool & Spa

MANAGEMENT

Installation, Service & Repair Property Management Snow blowing, lawn care & caretaking

(207) 491-7713 hottub1@roadrunner.com

33 Cross Street • PO Box 69 • Bethel, ME 04217 (207) 824-2139 • 1-800-858-2139 Fax: (207) 824-3554

www.westernmainesupply.com

Serving the Western Mountain Region of Maine

We understand that great vision and healthy eyes are important and we are ready and available to help you with all of your eyesight needs. From routine exams to eye emergencies, we are here for you.

• Comprehensive Eye Exams • Full Scope Medical Eye Care • Wide Variety of Frames

10

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATION SERVICE

GREENLEAF CHAPEL

37 Vernon Street, Bethel, ME 04217 • 207-824-2100 OTHER FUNERAL HOME LOCATIONS: Bridgton, South Paris & Mechanic Falls

Rumford • 56 Franklin St. 207-364-4491 Bethel • 140 Main St. (207) 824-2227

CHANDLER

www.mtnvieweyecare.com

Business Office: 51 Main Street, South Paris, ME 04281 207-743-2561

• Groovy Gifts • Bath & Body • Kitchen Kitsch • Apparel & Accessories • Cool Jewels

• Toys & Games • Wish Lists & Wrapping • ‘Books N Things’ pick up location • Cards

And NOW at 266 Main Street Saco, ME 04072 207-494-8626 or 844-449-9587 Toll Free Bethel, Maine - 2 Mechanic Street, 207.824.0224 Kennebunkport, Maine - 7&9 Ocean Ave., 207.967.1292 NabosInc@gmail.com • www.NabosInc.com

Conveniently located in the Village of Bethel • Fresh & Local Produce Available in Season

• Custom Cut Meats

• Freshly Baked Breads, Muffins, Donuts & Cakes

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

• Custom Birthday Cakes

• Frozen Foods, Paper Products & More!

71 Main Street • Bethel, Maine

(207) 824-2121

This ad brought to you by John Anderson

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

11

About 15 years ago John Amann dropped a culinary boulder into the Bethel area restaurant pond and the ripples are still being felt — pleasurably — to this day. Back then, there was a small edifice next to what is now the Ski Depot that was fondly known as the “Goat Ranch”. A shack really, but an inspiration to John, who had just purchased a Brookside condo and wanted to leave his native New Jersey to settle around here. The rock he heaved took the form of authentic New York style pizza, the thin crust miracle known worldwide as manna served up one delicious slice at a time. John could not bake the magical pies fast enough.

Quickly building on this success, John purchased the Gideon Hastings House, a Greek Revival gem overlooking the Bethel Town Common, and converted it into a B&B. Two years later he dropped his career in Labor Relations and moved to Maine permanently. After years of planning John was finally able to capitalize on his training at Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School, his passion for fine food and the kitchen skills that produce it. The intense gratification he realizes through the creation of delicious cuisine with a focus on uncomplicated quality ingredients such as superb oils, cheeses, pastas and meats sourced from Italy, Boston and New York has elevated his restaurant — 22 Broad Street — into a must visit destination for food lovers around southern Maine and beyond.

12

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

Partnering Executive Chefs Eben Smith and Bill Slattery Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

13

Â…iĂƒ 0526%9/23 /& &).% &//$

7).% "%%2

1

ATO

$ELI ĂŚ #AFÂŁ ĂŚ %SPRESSO "AR ,ARGEST "EER 7INE ,IQUOR 3ELECTION IN THE !REA .EW 9ORK 0IZZA "OARĂ&#x;S (EAD #OLD #UTS &RESH #UT -EATS 3EAFOOD ĂŚ ,OBSTER &ULL ,INE OF 'ROCERIES 3ANDWICHES ĂŚ #HEESE -EALS TO 'O

O ON TOAST

D DRESSING

,OCATED ON THE 3UNDAY 2IVER !CCESS 2OAD

!CROSS FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE 'RAND 3UMMIT (OTEL

nĂ“{Â‡ĂˆÂ™ĂˆÂ™ >Ă?\ĂŠnĂ“{‡äÇÓÇ

%!4 ). /2 4!+% /54

WWW BARKINGDAWGMARKET COM

While the warm and cozy martini bar and restaurant at 22 Broad Street is clearly a labor of love, it is not John’s only one. In 2006 he burned the little Goat Shack and built the 5,000 square foot Barking Dawg Market on its ashes. With the help of his wife Amy, John has steadily expanded the market’s offerings of prepared foods such as eggplant rotini, sausage and meatball marinara, chicken cutlet sandwiches, hearty lasagna and heavenly beef braciole. The Dawg is filled with fresh breads and baguettes, bagels, pastries, pies, whoopee

14

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

pies and Boar’s Head cold cuts. Craft beers, fine wines and a well stocked liquor selection ensure that the excellent victuals can be enjoyed with the proper potable pairing. The Barking Dawg is open year-round and they deliver during the non-winter season.

FMI visit 22broadstreet.com or call 207-824-3496 or call the Barking Dawg at 207-824-NYNY

Bill Slattery, Executive Chef at 22 Broad Street

Hills. Now a partnering chef at 22 Broad Street, he’s an avid skier, sailboat racer and golfer.

Bill Slattery, a native of Hull, MA , earned his degree in Culinary Arts at the Cordon Bleu School in Dover, NH. After working as the Executive Sous Chef at the York Harbor Inn in Ogunquit for the past 12 years he recently made a career and lifestyle shift to the Western Maine

Fresh soups and sauces are some of Bill’s favorite kitchen creations. BL convinced him to share a couple of his signature recipes: Lobster Gnocchi and Creme Brûlée Buon appetito!

Lobster Gnocchi

Almond Créme Brulee

INGREDIENTS: • 4 oz. pancetta, sliced

INGREDIENTS: • 1 qt. heavy cream

• 8 oz. crimini mushrooms, sliced

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 8 oz. shiitake mushrooms, sliced

• 1/4 lb. almonds, rough chopped

• 1 Tbs. shallots, minced

• 1/2 cup Amaretto

• 2 tsp. fresh sage, chopped

• 3/4 cup egg yolks

• 2 tsp. fresh thyme, chopped

• 1 tsp. vanilla

Serves 4

Serves 10

• 6 oz. white wine • 6 oz. shite stock • 1 tsp. white pepper • 1 tsp. salt • 1 lb. lobster meat • 20 ct gnocchi, cooked • 2 oz. butter • 1 tsp. truffle oil DIRECTIONS Sauté pancetta until crisp and reserve. Add olive oil to the same pan and heat. Add mushrooms, shallots and herbs, sauté to cook. Deglaze pan with wine, stock, and season with sale and pepper. Add lobster and cooked gnocchi to pan, cook just to heat. Swirl in butter to blend, and finish with truffle oil.

DIRECTIONS Roast nuts in oven to heat, remove when edges start to brown.

Combine almonds, cream and sugar in heavy sauce pan over medium-low heat. Gently heat stirring occasionally for 30 minutes to infuse almond flavor and to dissolve (not boil) sugar. Strain out almonds. Form liaison with flavored cream and egg yolks by adding a small amount of the hot cream to the yokes while stirring. Then add hot egg yolk mixture to cream while stirring. Stir in vanilla. Portion 4 ounces of cream mixture into créme brûlée molds, place on sheet pan and place in oven, pouring enough water into sheet pan to come 1/2 way up the sides of the molds / dishes to create water bath. Bake at 285° for approximately 30 minutes, until set.

THESE SHOULD NOT BE BROWNED. Cool and serve.

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

15

Business Lending Business Technical Assistance

Reservations Accepted

Residential lending

Lobsters * Seafood * Steaks * Pasta * Pizza Pub Fare * Full Bar * TV’s * Cold Draft Beers ½ Pound Burgers * Catering Available

Foreclosure Counseling

Present this Coupon for $5 OFF the purchase of $25 or more!

Dine In only. Limit one coupon per party per visit.

FUN, CASUAL, AFFORDABLE...

ONLY AT ROOSTER’S!! www.roostersroadhouse.com 159 Mayville Road (Rt. 2), Bethel • 824-0309

Credit Counseling Home Buyer Education Economic and Community Development NMLS #973575

www.mainebusinesslending.com

207-333-6419

We Can Save You $$$ On Propane!

• Low Prices • 30 Day Cash Price • Senior Discounts • NO Hidden Charges or Fees • Dependable Delivery • CETP Certified Service At Reasonable Rates • Prebuy Available

C.N. Brown Company CALL: 1-800-432-4211

Additional discounts when you sign up for C.N. Brown Electricity.

LOCAL 207-824-2142 Visit www.cnbrownelectricity.com Career opportunities online at cnbrown.com or call 739-6444 16

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

Order & Pay

ONLINE

Authentic Italian Cuisine, Steaks & Martini Bar "We specialize in wedding rehearsal dinners and intimate functions" Specialty MarTINIS s &INE )TALIAN &OOD s 'REAT (AND #UT 3TEAKS s 3ALADS 'LUTEN &REE /PTIONS s &IRESIDE $INING s !WARD 7INNING 7INE ,IST s 0RIVATE $INING 2OOMS "AR /PEN $AILY AT 2ESTAURANT AT

Award of Excellence

207-824-3496 • 22 Broad Street, Bethel 22broadstreet.com

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

17

Turkey Hunter

Autumn Fournier

brings a new chapter of the National Wildlife Turkey Federation to Bethel Spring is a good time of year to be a turkey.

The dreaded Thanksgiving Holiday is far off and the elaborate courtship rituals — featuring all that feather puffing, wing dragging and tail flaunting — help to dispel the winter blues. Which brings us, by curious coincidence, to the Bethel Beard Draggers’ first annual spring celebration of the Wild Turkey at the Bethel Inn Conference Center on April 28th. As a recently organized chapter of the National Wildlife Turkey Federation, the Beard Draggers are hosting this fun-filled get-together highlighted by raffles, displays, activities and a dinner to promote the preservation and responsible hunting of this native treasure.

wild turkeys in North America. After decades of dedicated work, that number recently hit a historic high of almost 7 million turkeys thanks to the tremendous efforts of their dedicated volunteers, professional staff and committed partners. Always looking to expand the sweep of their influence, the NWTF recognized local turkey hunter Autumn Fournier as devotee to their cause when they came across her picture on social media with not one, but two fine birds taken on a single day two years ago. Fred Bird, the NWTF Regional Director, reached out to Autumn and knew immediately that she was a great fit to start their new chapter here in Bethel.

When the NWTF was founded in 1973, there were about 1.5 million

If Autumn and the rest of the

18

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

Fournier family are not already out in the woods, they are bustling around their Mason Township home cooking, packing and prepping for their next outdoor adventure. Built in 2006 in a matter of weeks with the help of local friends, their homestead, nestled in the Western Maine mountains, is the perfect departure point for tracking deer, moose, turkey, bear and fisher cats. Autumn, whose future plans include acquiring a Registered Maine Guide’s license, began her life in the woods riding in her father’s backpack at the age of three. Now 21, Autumn has racked up thousands of hours in the woods studying it’s habitats, flora and fauna. Out beneath the pines or alongside a rushing river is where she feels most comfortable, developing survival skills on a never ending search for self-sufficiency. Shelter building, fire starting, fishing and foraging for wild foods embody a way of life that brings her contentment and confidence.

Assisted by her brother Gunner Fournier, as well as good friends Ryan Bennett and Parker Salatino, Autumn is working to expand the Bethel

Beard Draggers by reaching out to local people interested in hunting and conservation. Come out and support the NWTF and it’s new Bethel Beard Draggers Chapter at the Bethel Inn on Friday, April 28th from 4:30 to 9pm and learn how to more fully enjoy and support this local sport!

Membership to the NWTF is available online at nwtf.org, or visit the new local chapter on Facebook at nwtf - Bethel Beard Draggers.

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

19

HOME isn’t just where the heart is. Shared branching

means that “home” is anywhere there is a credit union.

At Oxford FCU you can complete a range of transactions anywhere you go! Credit Unions share their branches so you can access your finances when you are visiting, working, at college, or wherever you might be. There are over 170 Shared Branches in Maine and 5400+ nationwide, with all those shared branches, Oxford FCU is 225 River Road • Mexico

always nearby!

54 Fair Street • Norway 1.800.991.9219 20

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

oxfordfcu.org

• Italian Cured Meats & Cheeses

• Sub Menu • Fresh Seafood

• In-house Baked Breads, Cookies & Whoopie Pies

• Hand-Cut Angus Steaks • Hormone & Antibiotic-Free Deli Meats

• Specialty Sodas

Products from Maine, New England and All Over the World

(207) 824-4044 96 Sunday River Road, Bethel, ME 04217 Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

21

Maybe your goal is riding the first chair up Jordan Peak on Saturday morning, or perhaps you feel that waiting for dawn’s chill to subside is the wisest game plan, but either way the best option for planning your mountain adventure is to tune into “Wake Up Sunday River” — the live weekend show delivered by the talented trio that produces all the local content shown on Sunday River TV. Although their studio and office space are housed on the third floor of the South Ridge Lodge, Sunday River TV — an affiliate of Outside TV — is a completely independent television station.

22

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

Sunday River Resort may be their biggest client, but their advertising services are indispensable for bringing customers into local restaurants, B&Bs, retail and food stores as well as many other Bethel area businesses. During the busy winter months Nora McCormack, Eric Souther, and Matt Stagliano pre-record “Good Morning Sunday River” for the Monday through Friday time slot while also producing sponsored video spots. One popular offering underwritten by the Smokin’ Good BBQ is called “Junk in the Trunk” — where the fearless team zooms around poking into random people’s cars to find out what interesting things get stashed in the back. Sunday River TV doesn’t cover politics or international news, they prefer to focus

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

23

on local events, weather updates and entertainment options to help visitors make the most of their Bethel vacation. This creative team collaborates to come up with their own plans, their own style and they make it sound like a lotta fun!

Nora McCormack shoots and edits video, oversees ad sales, handles production on live shows and creates programming ideas all year round, while Eric and Matt use the off season to pursue a long slate of other projects. After she completed her degree at UNE Nora started working in the studio back when it was known as Resort Sports Network. With the growing popularity of Bethel as a wedding destination Nora has branched out into event and wedding videography through her company SP Films.

Eric Souther joined up during the RSN era then left to pursue opportunities in Colorado. His return to Sunday River TV brought a new focus to coverage of happenings around the area and interviews with local characters. During the summer he is a river guide for ELC Outdoors in Errol, NH. Matt Stagliano is finishing his second year with the team and brings a varied past from managing nightclubs to spending over a decade in high-tech management at Cisco Systems. Matt is also the CAO (Chief Administrative Officer) of an online magazine called breachbangclear.com.

24

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

The 2016-2017 season has been the most successful to date and plans are being made to ramp up the station’s summer presence. Whether you are visiting and need the local lowdown or you want some great exposure for a Bethel area business, Sunday River TV is the first stop in town.

To see Sunday River TV visit sundayriver.tv. To contact Nora and the guys email sundayriver@outsidetv.com or call 207-824-5077. Visit Nora’s SP Films at spfilms.com FMI on Matt visit firelancemedia.com or email matt@firelancemedia.com

Skin Cayer

By Penni Cayer 207-357-9211 Customized Facials • Anti-Aging Facials Acne Facials • Facial Waxing Nail Services • Natural and Gel

Performance Massage Becca Duclos, LMT 207.318.0629

Sportsmassage • Deep Tissue • NMT Post Injury / Post Surgery Recovery Stress Relief Located together at 16 Parkway, Unit 4, Bethel, ME 04216

Krazy Acres Konstruction, LLC

It’s Time to Play at the Jolly...

Roofing • Siding • Remodeling • Additions

(207) 418-5347 …Beautiful 150 Mayville Road/Route 2 207.824.4717 www.briarleainn.com

Dave & Patty Marin

Fully Insured • Over 25 Years Experience 346 Bear River Rd, Newry, ME 04261 krazykonstruction@yahoo.com Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

25

Skiing with the

Grandkids!

by Cheryl Gilllespie

One of the joys of being a grandparent is to share things you love with your grandchildren. With the price of equipment and day tickets or passes now for skiing, if you are still skiing in your senior or middle aged years, it is a true passion. Getting your grandchild or grandchildren out on the slopes to enjoy skiing with you is, as the commercial tells us, priceless.

Skiing or snowboarding is one of the best ways to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors with little ones who are separated from you by a couple generations. Gaps of fifty to sixty years easily melt away as you are on the top of a picturesque slope

26

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

about to traverse down. There is the talk of types of snow, perfect weather, and many other elements of a good ski/ snowboard day to be had. Even this new young generation is overwhelmed with the beauty of the mountains. Many ski areas cater to young skiers with such things as sugar shacks or mountain mascots that enchant even very young skiers. In the ski shops one can find stuffy images of such mascots and books about them for the grandchildren to take home and cherish.

After talking with friends who ski with grandchildren, I discovered many things make it fun that would never

have occurred to me. The number one thing that kept coming up in these conversations was the fact that it was almost a technology-

free activity. Yes, cell phones are pulled out on the lifts to check on other open lifts, slopes, or lost ski friends, or they are used for selfies or pictures when stopped at the top or for a break on slope side. But the actual process of skiing or snowboarding does not allow for talking or texting. It is an all-encompassing activity that is simply enjoyed with all the senses. Of course, there are the grands with cell phones or Go Pros out taking videos of the grandchildren’s descent. These precious movies will be shared in person or on social media to the delight of all friends and relatives. The technology gap between grandchildren and baby boomers is something usually so divisive. An activity that dispels that gap is valuable.

Brenda Silverman, a grandmother who skis with her grandson, says that their days on the slopes as she skis and he snowboards are the best times they have together. Her grandson leaves his iPad and the video games on it behind. He and his grandmother play old-fashioned, guessing games on the lifts and race and develop games to keep together going down the slopes. Brenda claims it has formed a special bond between them. She hopes to get her two other grandsons out on the mountain with them next season.

Another grandmother Carol Bent relishes her time on the mountain with her grandchildren.

She skis, but some of her grands snowboard.

She talks of fun things similar to what Brenda does, including the technology-free bonus, but she brings up something that is a plus for the older generation, also. Carol says she goes out of her way to keep herself in shape during the off season, so she can go skiing with her grandchildren. They get a chuckle out of having Gram on skis with them, and she has many wonderful pictures to verify this.

Now if your grandchildren are a bit too young to be up on skis or snow boards, there is always the possibility of having this joy with a ski friend who does have a grandchild. This author’s husband has loved sharing stories and videos of the ski escapades he has reveled in with his longtime ski friend Don Duperry and his grandson. Another “grand uncle” Paul Dunbar joins them. They all enjoy the skiing and then the après ski with the little one.

There is so much to skiing and boarding that can be enjoyed across the generations. Anyone who knows anything about this activity realizes that shopping for and playing with the equipment involved is half the fun. Is there anything more amusing than looking at tiny ski and boarding paraphernalia? For the slightly older grands, ski maps can be engrossing. This activity still can involve old-fashioned paper maps of the slopes. Highlighting the slopes conquered is an important après ski activity to be done together.

Finally, skiing and boarding are completely nonsexist pursuits. It spans generational gulfs of such things as technology, but also provides something for the grandparent of one sex to do with the grandchild of a different sex. This author and her husband cannot wait to get their new granddaughter out of the slopes. Let’s face it. Skiing and boarding are the perfect family activities.

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

27

Local Events

by Jessie Seymour Perkins

Jessie Seymour Perkins Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 1247, 8 Station Place • Bethel, ME 04217 Tel: 207.824.2282 • Fax: 207.824.7123 Toll-free: 800.442.5826 info@bethelmaine.com • www.bethelmaine.com www.facebook.com/bethelarea

ONGOING SPRING EVENTS Mar. 31-Apr. 1: Spring Festival

Apr. 16: Easter Sunday River Resort—Celebrate Easter on the slopes

Sunday River Resort – This annual

with a sunrise worship service and early-morning easter egg hunt at the

spring event on Friday and Saturday

base. 800-543-2754, www.sundayriver.com.

is Sunday River’s way of celebrating another great season. With live music,

May 1: Ski Maynia Sunday River Resort – For many skiers and riders, Ski

and classic events like the Margarita

Maynia is just as much a rite of passage as hitting the slopes on opening

Mix-Off, the Slip ‘N’ Flip, and more,

day. The only difference is Ski Maynia marks the end of the season with free

nothing marries a tropical party with

skiing/riding for everyone on May 1. 800-543-2754, www.sundayriver.com.

a mountain getaway better. 800-5432754, www.sundayriver.com.

May 5: 48th Annual Awards Celebration & Silent Auction – The Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce shows appreciation for the people who

Apr. 7-9: Passholder Weekend

make the Bethel area so special. Enjoy a fun night of celebration with a

Sunday River Resort – The Pond-

cocktail reception, awards ceremony, and silent auction at Mt. Abram.

A-Palooza pond skimming event on

www.bethelmaine.com

Saturday gets bigger, better, and wetter each spring. Visit sundayriver. com for registration information. The weekend will also include a free bar-

May 16: TRHS Spring Concert Telstar Regional High School Auditorium

becue for all New England Passholders on Sunday. 800-543-2754, www.

7pm. 207-824-2136

sundayriver.com.

May 18 & 20: Spring Musical Gould Academy, Church Street, 7:30pm – Apr. 15: The Great Tailgate Sunday River Resort – Spring skiing and

9pm 207-824-7700

tailgating go hand-in-hand, so it’s only natural that the Great Tailgate combines late season shredding with delicious food made in the back of a

May 19: Student Art Show Gould Academy, Owen Art Gallery, Church

truck. Join us in the Barker parking lot for live music, cornhole, and general

Street, 7pm – 9pm 207-824-7700

springtime revelry all weekend long. 800-543-2754, www.sundayriver.com.

28

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

BUILT FOR LIVING.

Toll-Free: (877) 209-8414 (207) 539-9600 schiavicustombuilders.com Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

29

Ready to buy a home of your own?

Chat with one of our lenders and find out how easy it is to

BANK with FRANK!

• Fixed or Adjustable Rate with several terms available to suit your needs.

• Great rates on secondary market or more flexible in-house programs • Land only mortgages with flexible terms

www.FranklinSavings.Bank River Valley Branch - Rumford: 364-7866 800-287-0752 Farmington - Rangeley - Skowhegan - Jay - Wilton - Ellsworth

30

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

EQUAL HOUSING

LENDER

Driveways We can repair your driveway after the winter wear and tear. We also re-grade and resurface driveways and parking areas.

Rock Walls

Septic Systems We install new complete systems and do repairs on existing systems.

We can build rock walls to enhance the beauty and functionality of any landscaping or driveway project.

Material Delivery

Road Work We build entirely new roads and maintain existing ones. From cutting new roads through the woods to grading and compacting gravel, we build and maintain safe long lasting roads.

Land Clearing

Our Bethel gravel pit supplies screened loam and gravel. We also accept brush and stumps for recycling at our facility. We can deliver our products in quantities small and large. We also provide quality fire wood delivery and have various types of bark mulch available.

Removal of stumps, brush and rocks; we leave the site ready to build on and transport all of the debris to our pit for recycling.

Snow Plowing / Removal and Ice Control

Foundation Holes

We offer complete snow plowing and snow removal services including sanding.

Complete digging, backfilling and grading.

P.O. Box 158, Bethel, ME 04217 • Phone: 207.824.2258 Fax: 207.824.3363 • doug@crossexcavation.com

www.crossexcavation.com

Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer is a coffee-lovin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer who has pounded the skins since his teens - fueled by his love for music and spirited beans. www.facebook.com/RockinRoastin 32

Bethel LIVING | BethelLiving.com

100% USDA Organic Certified Arabica Coffee Available at fine retailers throughout the Northeast including Bethel Foodliner, Hannaford Bros., Shaws Supermarkets, Star Market, Big Y, Roche Bros., IGA’s, Crosby’s, Donnelin’s, McKinnon’s, Philbrick’s, Dave’s Fresh Markets, Geissler’s and many, many others.

@RockinRoastin

www.rockinandroastin.com