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Portland Fine Craft Show The Maine Crafts Association proudly presents the returns for itsFinesixth 6th annual Portland Craft Showseason on Saturday, August 28th from 10-5pm, rain or withshine, a juried fine craft show in its new location 120 Free Street on Portland, ME. The show features over 100 Saturday, 28th fromarea 10 exhibitorsAugust from the greater New England in basketry, ceramics, fiber arts, a.m.exhibiting to 5 p.m. furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, paper, printmaking, stone and wood.
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Figgy Closes Celebrated West End Takeout Natalie “Figgy” DiBenedetto, chef and owner of Figgy’s on Walker Street has closed her famous West End fried chicken takeout. Figgy won a cash prize and some celebrity on the Food Network’s “Chopped” in 2019. The episode, “Dollar Dishes,” featured affordable dishes like fried chicken, Figgy’s specialty. Indeed, she so impressed one judge, they exclaimed that Figgy’s preparation was the “fried chicken of my dreams!” Figgy announced that July 31st would be her last day, and a message on her website reads in part: “It has been a fun, stressful and interesting ride over the last 6+ years and I have no regrets. It’s just become too
By Tony Zeli
Six years ago, the Maine Crafts Association held the Portland Fine Craft Show alongside the already heavily attended WCSH Sidewalk Art Festival. Organized and promoted separately, the two shows existed side-by-side and supported each other.
Keeping Art in the West End The much-celebrated WCSH Sidewalk Art Festival ran for over fifty years. The art festival drew up to 30,000 people every August to Portland’s downtown. It was a huge show and helped bring the city’s art scene alive every summer. At one point the art festival ran all the way up to the 600 block of Congress Street, between High and State Streets. But the festival shrunk its parameters over its final years. This created a gap that the Maine Crafts Association was happy to fill. They launched the Portland Fine Craft Show right there on the 600 block of Congress Street. For two years, both art shows seemed to thrive together.Then WCSH stopped producing their art fest, leaving the Portland Fine Craft Show to run solo. Fortunately, Maine Crafts Association kept their show in the neighborhood. And though attendance did not meet the numbers of the sidewalk art fest, it did remain strong. The art lovers kept coming.
Portland Fine Craft Show used to be held on Congress Street but will move to the Free St. lot next to the former Children's Museum. –Photo by Tony Zeli (2017)
the event a new look and layout than it has had years past. The event will feel new but will still have all of the wonderful aspects that keep visitors coming back annually,” said show director Simonne Feeney. The show features over one hundred artists from Maine and the Northeast. Exhibitors offer fine crafts such as baskets, ceramics, furniture, jewelry, leather, wood, metal, paper goods, and more. Also, Maine arts organizations will have outreach booths alongside the exhibitors. “Attendees will be able to find and shop with their favorite fine craft artists from all over the greater New England area, and it is all just steps away from the previous location,” says Feeney.
“Plus, with this change, the street is now open for vehicles, which will facilitate bringing more attendees to the event and The show had five seasons on Con- more foot traffic to the local businesses of gress Street, but then the pandemic hit the surrounding area.” Chef/owner Natalie “Figgy” DiBened- forcing them to pause during 2020. Now, etto closes her takeout business. During the five years that the show restarting the event, Maine Crafts Associ–Photo by Tony Zeli (2019) ation moves the show to the large parking was held between State and High Streets, lot beside the old Children’s Museum on it closed that segment of Congress Street darn difficult to make a profit AND lead to vehicles. For 2021, the Portland Fine Free Street. a healthy home and family life... It’s a priviCraft Show avoids the issue. It’s now in a lege to have served you, and it’s a privilege “We are delighted with the show’s to be served.” new location.The 120 Free Street lot gives Cont'd on Pg. 3
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Visual Identity Created by Ebenezer Akakpo Ebenezer Akakpo of South Portland designed and developed a new visual identity for the 2021 show. His design features a pattern incorporating the Adinkra symbol for “Unity in Diversity” that is used in his native country, Ghana. Akakpo is a longtime Portland Fine Craft Show exhibitor and Maine Crafts Association member. He makes home goods and jewelry featuring his patterns and designs. Also, his -WEN File photo by Tony Zeli designs are featured in public art around Portland. Find him at the show in booth parking lot. And it’s just down the road at #807 and read more about his art in an 120 Free Street. interview with the artist on Page 5. “The new location gives us the opportunity for growth in years to come,” says Feeney. Tony Zeli publishes and edits The West Admission is free and open to the End News. Reach him at thewestendnews@gmail.com. public.
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This was not the first time in July that members of the public targeted Portland police officers. In a separate incident at around 9 p.m. on Monday, July 6th, officers responded to several calls for illegal fireworks. A group of at least 300 people Officers confiscated the weapon be- gathered in the area of Oxford and Anderfore Archer attempted to escape and re- son Streets. sist arrest. Archer assaulted officers and As officers made efforts to move and made several attempts to obtain their disperse the crowds, some fired fireworks firearms. at them. Police arrested one 17-year-old During this incident, a crowd formed male from Portland and charged him with and acted hostile towards officers. A per- disorderly conduct and criminal use of exson in the crowd, a 17-year-old male of plosives. Portland, challenged officers to fight and “We hold our officers to high stanacted aggressively. The suspect threw a metal container at the hood of a police dards and expect them to display provehicle, causing damage, and shoved an of- fessionalism, courtesy and compassion ficer. Police arrested the male on charges during their interactions with the public,” of assault, disorderly conduct, criminal said Chief Frank Clark. “It is not too much mischief, and criminal threatening. He was to expect the same level of decency in later released into the custody of a parent. return, so that everyone involved in an interaction goes home safely to their famOfficers took Archer to the Cum- ily.” Chief Clark called the violence against berland County Jail. He was charged with officers “cowardly and unwarranted.” being a felon in possession of a firearm, Mayor Kate Snyder also denounced in addition to two counts of assault on a police officer and a count of assault and the violence aimed at police officers. City refusing to submit to arrest.Three officers Manager Jon Jennings said, “The attacks on were treated and released from Mercy our police officers are completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated.” Hospital.
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Bicycles & Health By Dr. Oren Gersten If you’ve ever ridden a bike, then you know there is nothing quite like the feeling of rolling down a street or trail in the open air. It’s a level of freedom and connection that doesn’t happen in a car. In addition to enjoyment, there are some interesting and unexpected ways in which bikes can help benefit personal and community health.
1. Safer Transportation Infrastructure Riding in cars is an inherently dangerous activity. Globally, car crashes are the leading cause of death for young people (cdc.gov). Riding bicycles is not without risk. However, as cities change their infrastructure from being car centric to including safe walking, biking, and public transit options, the streets become safer for everyone.
2. Cleaner Air Living near a highway is a risk factor for developing asthma. Bikes do not create any emissions, which helps keep our air cleaner.
3. Jobs available to a diversity of people Sales, repair, education, tourism, trail building, city planning are all examples of green jobs created around bikes. These jobs are available to wider range of ages and abilities than some other sectors which require higher education.
4. Cost Savings
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Can Portland Be Saved? By Rosanne Graef
The cost of owning and maintaining a bike is miniscule when compared to owning a car and filling it with gas. And the Are you living in a small city that’s lomoney saved by using a bike can be redi- cated at the end of the line yet is included rected to other health activities: healthy in top ten lists in lifestyle, news, and finanfood, entertainment, vacation just to name cial magazines? Watch out! a few. What may seem gratifying and a little exciting at first, could really be an “all that 5. Physical Fitness glitters is not gold” warning. A letter notiNational exercise guidelines recom- fying you that your home’s assessed value mend at least 150 minutes per week of has increased from $310,000 to $826,000 moderate intensity physical activity for - or a similar note to the landlord who adults, and more for children. For many owns the building where you rent - may folks with sedentary jobs finding the time be in the mail. to exercise can be a major barrier to Unless you just awoke from a long meeting these guidelines. Biking for transwinter’s nap, you’re most certainly aware portation allows people to build physical of the financial shock many residents of activity into their day. If someone’s bike Portland recently received. It came either commute is fifteen minutes and they bike in the form of revaluation notices or reto work five days a week, then they have quests for rent increases. The magnitude met the exercise goal! Even biking to work of the hikes will be life-altering for some. or school once per week can put a good Why was this reassessment allowed dent in the weekly physical activity quota. to play out the way it did? There’s plenty Bicycles and your health of blame to go around. But apportioning If you are interested in getting into biking blame is not my purpose. Rather, I’d like but have questions or are looking for to explore a couple of ideas that may be resources, check out www.bikemaine. useful to pursue. Let’s try to make living in org which is a great resource with good our city possible for those who hope to educational materials. be here for the long haul.
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Dr. Oren Gersten is a board-certified family doctor. He brings his passion for connecting and caring to his private practice, Portland Direct Primary Care in South Portland. Reach him at (207) 618-9792 or PortlandDirectCare.com.
Consider, please, owner-occupied small multi-unit buildings. There are lots of these in Portland. Many of them are older single-family homes that were cut up into apartments as households grew smaller. Others are classic double- and triple-deckers or conversions from first-floor retail/apartments above. These are not the buildings that are “investments” for absentee landlords, often run by property managers and commonly looked upon by renters as exploitative enterprises tuned to maximize owners’ incomes while minimizing their costs and responsibilities. These buildings are first and foremost the owner’s home.
For these landlords, renting real estate is not their main occupation. In fact, many strive to keep their rents lower than average to keep tenants long-term. This practice helps to build neighborhood stability and benefits the larger community as well. How about offering an incentive to these smaller providers of owner-occupied affordable housing? Or how about changing some zoning regulations to encourage more reconfigurations or additions that would allow homeowners to convert single-family homes into rentable living units for others as well? In the past, the City of Portland, in collaboration with Maine State Housing and local banks such as People’s Heritage and Bangor Savings, sponsored a New Neighbors home-buying program. New Neighbors encouraged accountable owner-occupied landlording for first-time homebuyers. In return for a no-money down loan, buyers committed to remaining in and maintaining their buildings for ten years. Several people who participated in the program are still in their homes over twenty years on. And they remain grateful for getting the chance to live where they wanted and, in turn, offer reasonably priced rental units to others. Could such a program fly here again? Something to encourage residents - both owners and renters - to commit to investing their time and energy, as well as their money, in creating more affordable housing? This is how our community will flourish. Rosanne Graef lives in the West End and is a regular volunteer contributor. Email: lavidalocalwen@gmail.com.
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Ebenezer Akakpo:
Art that helps us live interdependently Every month PelotonLabs co-founder Liz Trice interviews a local community member. This month, Liz caught up with Ebenezer Akakpo, an artist and entrepreneur whose jewelry and houseware designs are inspired by ancient Adinkra symbols from his boyhood home of Ghana.
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hat is the meaning of the Adinkra symbols you work with? The symbols are from my native country. Depending on the symbol, they can represent what’s most important to a person, such as friendship, hope, or endurance. These ancient, Ghanian symbols have appeared in cloth, architecture, and homes for centuries. In fact, architects and graphic designers in Ghana still use these symbols in their work today. For me, the symbols often reflect how I’m feeling or what’s happening in the world around me. For example, when I was working on designing the Metro bus shelter across the street from Maine College of Art, I was impacted by the chaos happening in our country, so I decided to use the symbols for friendship and hope. It’s these large-scale, visible projects that I believe can truly make an impact.
-Photo by Micheal Wilson
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The above Metro bus shelter was designed by Akakpo and can be found across from MECA in downtown Portland, and below are some of his designs featuring ancient symbols from his native country of Ghana. -Photo of jewlery by Jon Doucette
I was an apprentice jeweler in Ghana, and my father had expressed an interest in me studying outside of the country. While researching options, I visited the United States Agency of International Development (USAID) in Ghana, where they ran weekly workshops about how to apply for scholarships to American schools. I narrowed down my choices to art schools in Maine, Texas, and Indiana. Based on the student advisor’s advice, I decided to apply to the Maine College of Art in Portland. While I was waiting for a response, I studied jewelry design and stone setting at a trade school in Italy. I moved to Maine in 1998.
What are you working on now? I’m working on my website, Akakpo & Company. I want customers who come to the site for the first time to understand the meaning behind the symbols. Adinkra, and its personal connection to shoppers, can be a challenging concept to communicate. It’s important to me that first-time customers understand their meaning, and how it’s reflected in my designs.
I also notice that my customers are also attracted to different symbols based on what’s going on in the world. For example, when our new president was elected, the hope symbol was especially popular. More recently, likely due to the effects of the pandemic, people have been attracted to symbols representing endurance and unity.
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I’m also thinking about larger-scale projects, much like the work I did at the bus shelter. I enjoy blending elements of technology and design for a sculptural effect. Right now, I’m playing with the symbols and their movement in a larger format. When I work with Adinkra in this way, I see the symbols differently. I’m really inspired by challenging, sculptural projects, and my hope is to do more public pieces in the near future. As I continue to look ahead, my hope is to one day have a chain of stores that sell home goods, such as glasses, pillows, cur-
symbols in beautiful and meaningful ways. For now, I’ve been running small batches of screen-printed glasses and pillows, but I’m continuing to explore options that will help increase production. -Photo by Jacob.Visuals Maybe someday I’ll be the Crate & Barrel of Ebenezer. How cool would it be to a business of that size coming from Maine? To view Ebenezer’s work or to request a tour of his studio, visit: Akakpo & Company: https://www.akakpo. com Maine Culture: https://maineculture.com You can also find his designs at local craft shows, Maine Craft Portland, Coffee By Design,Venn and Maker, Portland Museum of Art, and Cia Café in South Portland. To learn more about Adinkra symbols: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adinkra_ symbols
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New Tool Links Local Businesses with Boomers & Retirees Local business organizations launch SMJC, a job recruitment tool aimed at retired and semiretired persons.
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e know there are many 55+ yearolds who would love to become part of the labor shortage solution.”
By Mary Alice Scott Local business owners suffered large revenue losses during the early parts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now they are seeing the beginnings of a robust tourism season. But a severe labor shortage makes it difficult to meet demand. It’s a new layer of stress following a year of unprecedented obstacles. With these concerns in mind, Portland Buy Local partnered with Portland Downtown, Collective Commitments, Heart at Work Associates, and Local Economy Payroll to create the Southern Maine Jobs Collaborative (SMJC). This new program links local businesses with a workforce of retired and semi-retired persons who want a chance to participate in the post-pandemic rebirth of the local business community.
SMJC’s job recruitment website specializes in connecting baby boomers with employers struggling to fill workforce gaps.
“We believe there is an untapped workforce of retired and semi-retired persons who would like to become part of the solution,” said Barbara Babkirk of Heart at Work Associates. The ideal candidate for the program is currently enjoying their retirement but wants to contribute to the reemerging economy. Interested parties can register without creating a formal resume or other inconveniences of a job search.
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“What’s special about this partnership is the connections between independent business owners and the boomer community,” said Cary Tyson, executive director of Portland Downtown. “Our five organizations are uniquely positioned to connect two groups of people with specific needs that will help each other in this peculiar time.”
Help a local business owner through the busy tourist season while earning additional Registration is free for Boomers and income to supplement your businesses. To learn more visit https:// retirement. mainejobs.theboomerinstitute.com. “We know there are many 55+ yearolds who would love to become part of the labor shortage solution,” said Pat Pinto, AARP Maine’s Volunteer State President.
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A vibrant, growing community of hope By Northern Light Mercy Hospital
Melissa also commented that the state of Maine remains committed to making sure the McAuley Residences are set up for future success. The passing of LD 1771, an Act to Stabilize Families, in 2018 helped to fund the initial years of the Bangor residence, and Melissa and Northern Light Health plan to stay in close collaboration to meet and exceed the desired outcomes for the benefit of all Maine mothers who need support for substance use disorder and their families.
If there is a secret recipe for helping mothers overcome substance abuse and move forward confidently on a path towards success, the McAuley Residence may have it. Since 1988, the McAuley Residence in Portland has been providing mothers struggling with substance use disorder and their children with housing and support. In 2020, a second residence was established in Bangor, coincidently at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both homes have had an extraordinary track record of getting families directed towards an optimistic and bright future. Currently, the Portland McAuley Residence is housing fifteen families and the Bangor residence has capacity for ten families. Melissa Skahan, vice president of mission integraMelissa Skahan tion at Northern Light Mercy Hospital, shares that she currently has five mothers entering higher education and many others leaving the residence to pursue successful career tracks. “When basic needs are met,” she comments, “families are able to fully engage in treatment and services. We provide capacity building to promote core life skills to cope with the challenges that life brings. It’s absolutely rewarding when that moment occurs when women start seeing
The McAuley Residence, located in Portland's West End with a second site in Bangor, provides mothers with substance use disorder and their children with housing and support. proach covering all aspects of recovery, including spirituality, parenting, physical and emotional wellness, career and education, financial responsibility, and recreation.This is done through professional staff who The McAuley Residence provides provide comprehensive individual coacha safe and comfortable home, access ing, psycho-educational and therapeutic to nutritious food, and multiple evi- groups, and community meetings.” denced-based interventions for both The McAuley Residence’s programmother and children. Women commit to ming is also well aligned with the state’s actively engage in their individualized proMaineMOM (Maine Maternal Opioid gram, which is designed to promote posModel) program. This program aims to itive, lasting changes. The goal is to break improve care for pregnant and postparthe cycle of unhealthy dependencies and tum people with opioid use disorder and encourage healthy independence. their infants by integrating maternal and Melissa adds, “We have a holistic ap- substance use treatment services. potential for themselves and their family and the ability to become a vibrant part of the community. They can’t do that if they are struggling to meet basic needs.”
“There really is something magic about seeing a young woman, who came into our program hopeless and in fear, walk out of our residence confident, full of life, and ready to take on the world with her newfound skills. It fills you with hope. So, yes, I guess you could call what we do here a recipe for success,” smiles Melissa. While the Bangor residence is only just over a year old, due to the high demand for services, both McAuley Residences are already planning to expand. McAuley Residence is a program of Northern Light Mercy Hospital.
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OMG CHARDONNAY By Layne V. Witherell
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There are brands of chardonnay, but the grape itself has become a brand. Chardonnay has, to say the least, taken some serious knocks lately. Sommeliers generally hate it, moving on to more obscure grapes to entice you and your money. The natural wine people have moved on to Piquette, that trashy French residue that has become cool and faddish. Yet despite it all chardonnay not only endures but seems to be thriving in all locales, prices, and circumstances. Our first example is the hallowed Cakebread Cellars from Napa Valley (since 1973).
Commercial Street. It is being poured for $14.00 a glass (in a plastic cup). It is perfectly reasonable to sip the elegance that is Cakebread Chardonnay and to admire and contemplate the glory that is both in your cup and the intricate flavors of your lobster roll. Great music, great lobster, a beautiful afternoon. I commend them for serving such a remarkable wine when they could have opted for a far lesser selection.
Jam Cellars: Buttery smoothness for the rooftop patio Moving on from the sublime to the, well, OMG of brand marketing is Jam Cellars Butter Chardonnay from California. The online liquor store Drizly can deliver it to you for $17.99 a bottle. It has be-
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A quote from a Drizly customer named Savannah sums it up, “My absolute favorite Chardonnay. Smooth as butter and gone in the blink of an eye.” With a world full of Savannah’s, Butter Chardonnay sales have catapulted from zip to 400,000 cases a year. We drank it from a can atop Bayside Bowl’s rooftop bar at 58 Alder Street, accompanied with shrimp tacos from their vintage Airstream kitchen. Frankly, it is better than I thought it would be, but it is hard to put on the critic’s hat when listening to music and eating delicious food alongside your love.
"Smooth as butter and gone in the blink of an eye," comments Savannah, a Drizly customer, on Jam Cellars Butter Chardonnay. Photo taken at Bayside Bowl's rooftop bar. -All photos courtesy of L.ayne Witherell
are meticulously crafted to outperform After giving it some thought, Butter their price tag.” This could be a time to Chardonnay simply joins the pack of the take your profits and run. roughly $10.00 world of flavor of CaliforGood news for you, Savannah. Your nia Chardonnay alongside brands far too $17.99 per bottle “buttery Chardonnay” numerous to mention. Savannah the con- will soon be running you $10.00 … or sumer nailed it. They have done it. They less. have created a thing - complete with the “Butter Party Bus.” Willamette Valley Vineyards:
Jack and Delores Cakebread had a vision of Napa Valley when there were few people aware or looking. All their wines are classic examples that define elegance, finesse, and the good life via the vehicle of the grape. Their 2019 chardonnay runs around $40.00 at retail and as much as the market can bear in a white tablecloth restaurant. The photo [to right] is not a white tablecloth restaurant but is the bar at the Portland Lobster Company at 180
come a phenomenon partly because its bright buttery package virtually leaps out at you, and there are lots of adoring consumers.
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Portland Lobster Co. offers Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay, $14.00/plastic cup.
Their only problem is not in ducking down low in visibility. The massive Robert To really get your money’s worth, Mondavi Winery has introduced “Buttery combined with the big “wow,” you must Chardonnay” followed by the juggernaut go under the radar.Willamette Valley Vineof Ernest and Julio Gallo’s Dark Horse “Buttery Chardonnay,” whose “bold wines Cont'd on Next Page
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yards, Willamette Valley, Oregon, “Dijon Clone” Chardonnay, 2017, $17.99 bottle. Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris from the famed Willamette Valley (now a world heritage appellation) are no-brainers and have been for years. The original ten families who made wine here have just celebrated fifty years of their work. Great wine does not happen overnight. The cool climate has been kind and beneficial to these other grapes. Chardonnay, not so much. Original Chardonnay vines from nurseries in California were perfectly suited to the warmth of “the golden state,” not the misty coolness of the rainy, foggy state that is Oregon. The introduction of the Dijon clone from vine cuttings in Burgundy, France is fairly recent in Willamette Valley Chardonnays. They produce a wine that is nuanced and complex, resembling more a white Burgundy than a California Chardonnay. Why does this matter? Because the prices of French White Burgundy have skyrocketed. Part of that is the 25% tariff. The other part is the desirability of the wine in a world that is obsessed with wine that is more bling, investment, and a status symbol, than it is an enjoyable beverage to share with friends and family. Bourgogne (White Burgundy), Macon, Pouilly Fuisse, the exalted villages of Meursault and Puligny Montrachet, and the rest are very good wines, but when you attach the name “Gucci” to a good handbag it becomes overpriced and pre-
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cious. The best part about the Willamette Valley Vineyards, apart from the awesome price, is that desirable Pinot Noir from Oregon follows a “Gucci bag” trajectory. The Chardonnay just hasn’t caught up yet.
Lava Cap: Brawny wine from California Lava Cap Chardonnay, Sierra Foothills, California, 2017, $20.00 bottle. Three hundred case total production. We need to take a step back in history for a moment. For those of you who get your information from your smart phone, here are a few facts: Wine country vineyards in California in 1870 consisted of Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Sonoma. The prominence of Napa came later. But there was an early place dating from the Gold
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Rush of 1849, the Sierra Foothills and Placerville. The pioneers, mostly Europeans, planted a plethora of different grapes. Butter is chuggable with or without The one that became the signature grape shrimp or fish taco fare, especially suitable was Zinfandel. Even today, the area’s pro- out of a can on the deck or at the beach. duction is not that large. The region still The Willamette Valley Vineyards “Diresembles a gold rush camp, albeit with jon Clone” is perfect with scallops, pasmore tourists. ta, prosciutto, and goat cheese. You can I mention this because the style of spend more money on food because you Zinfandel in this region is brawny in na- have already saved it compared to a bottle ture. A winemaker tastes mostly their of overpriced Pouilly Fuisse. This is a wine own wines, with diversions as far as their you contemplate. imagination and budget can carry them. Get out the grill for the Lava Cap This is a brawny Chardonnay, made by Chardonnay. Roasted salmon with a rich a winemaker who previously made the sauce, smoked fish, grilled pork, fried oysfamed Heitz Cellars “Martha’s Vineyard” ters with a remoulade sauce, wild mushCabernet from Napa. Once that wine is rooms galore. This will even handle meat imprinted in your tastebuds there is no on the grill. going back to something light. The message here is that there is a OMG Chardonnay, as you have style for every taste and a budget for evseen, covers the entire range ery taste. Just get out there and experiof flavors of the grape. ment in the land of OMG Chardonnay.
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Quest: Nancy hikes all the Maine 4000 footers By Nancy Dorrans People keep asking me about my travel business. Is business picking up? Where is your first trip going to be? What is a vax-i-ca-tion? Why do we need to get tested to come back to this country if we’re already vaccinated? What about Canada? Are you going back to work as a dedicated substitute in the fall? What else is going on? My business is starting to wake up, and like a bear from hibernation it is a bit groggy. My first trips are going to be local. I’ve already driven to Ohio and back via Rhode Island on a VFF tour. According to Sage Publications, “Visiting family and friends (VFF) tourism, also called visiting friends and relatives tourism, is the practice of traveling to familiar or unfamiliar places for the purpose of meeting people who are personally esteemed or valued. VFF is considered to be among the oldest manifestations of travel.” A vax-i-ca-tion is the first trip you take after you’ve been fully vaccinated. Our CDC is still advising against international travel. Canada’s government said vaccinated US citizens would be able to enter on August 9th. As of the end of July, the White House had yet to commit. While many of us are eager to get traveling again, I’m finding cautious optimism with my clients. One good sign is that the 10% “risk hold” on my merchant account sales has been released! Not that there was much business coming in since March of 2020, but they are betting that my business is staying alive! So am I. And yes, the plan is to head back to Deering High School as a dedicated substitute in the fall.
What else? Bring on August!! My garden is bursting, live music is wafting, and outside is safest. It’s also where I prefer to be, whether for dining, cycling, swimming, paddling, or especially hiking. This summer I’ve even completed my quest to summit the highest mountains of Maine! Yes, life’s good here!!
Part 1 of 2: A 20-year quest to hike all 14 of the Maine 4000-footers!
lows!” Thus began my slow (twenty-year) quest to hike all fourteen of the Maine 4000 footers! These fourteen mountains are spread out in four different mountain ranges in Maine. Three of the highest are in Baxter State Park. The High Peaks range in Franklin County has eight peaks and 32.2 miles of the Appalachian Trail! The Bigelow Range has two peaks. Old Speck comes in as the fourth highest and is the only 4000-footer in the Mahoosuc Range, a northern extension of the Eastern White Mountains.
Hiking with Will was like hiking with a puppy. He kept running ahead and then back to check on me over and over, while I huffed along. We went up the Fire Wardens trail to summit Avery Peak and Bigelow West Peak. It was a cool clear bluebird sky Labor Day with stunning 360-degree views. The loop over to Horns Pond and -All photos courtesy of Nancy Dorrans down part of the Appalachian Trail is about twelve miles. “William the Good,” I met my Canadian friend Will Home, skier and hiking partner, probably hiked also known as “William the Good,” while almost twice that! skiing at Sugarloaf in 2001. It was my first winter in Maine after moving from northOld Speck came next in 2004. I wasn’t ern New Hampshire. That spring, my in a hurry to get my Maine peaks. Many friends from New Hampshire came over of my friends in the Maine Outdoor Adto ski with me at Reggae Fest and Will, venture Club (moac.org) were on a misa friend of my friends and regular at the sion to hike the forty-eight 4000-footers Widow’s Walk in Stratton, joined our pos- in New Hampshire. I was working on that se. With two big late season storms, the list, too. skiing was so good we didn’t stop to hear My first time up to Baxter State Park the music. was in 2005, with a small group at Kidney Like so many of his neighbors in Que- Pond cabins. Eight of us made the plan to bec, Will came to Maine for a week that hike up Baxter Peak. We inched up Abol summer to hang out on Old Orchard Slide and at the summit split into two Beach. I joined him one evening for fried groups. One group of more serious peak clams and pier fries and we planned to baggers went to “get” Hamlin Peak, and go hiking over Labor Day around Sugar- four of us ventured out over the Knife loaf. He said, “We should hike the Bige- Edge.
Nancy Dorrans on Baxter Peak, from the Knife Edge, 2005. Nancy is currently working as a Dedicated (in school) Substitute Teacher at Deering High School. She figured she could do something meaningful while we wait for travel to be safe again.
Stay tuned for the more of this story and the rest of my quest in the August print edition of The West End News and online at thewestendnews.com.
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We’re All in This Together: Climate Solutions Beyond Your Backyard
US Taxpayers Line Up to Fund EU Welfare Countries that have a carbon tax will levy a border adjustment tax against counties that do not.
Waste production multiplied tenfold over the past century and can be expected to double again by 2025. Households generate almost half.
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I don’t remember voting for this! What gives? Countries that try to get a handle on climate change are finding they need to do “all of the above.” If we are to cut emissions as much as needed, we will have to do many things simultaneously. One of those is a price on carbon.
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countries that don’t. That’s how we, US taxpayers, end up paying for the European Union’s fiscal needs.
We could capture that cash flow here. If we had a carbon tax, like that in the EU, our producers wouldn’t pay the EU’s border adjustment tax. Not only that, but we would also charge our own border adjustment tax on goods from countries Recently, the European Union an- that still don’t have a carbon fee. nounced a new climate policy: “At the heart of the European road map is increased prices for carbon. Nearly every sector of the economy would have to pay a price for the emissions it produces. [It] proposed taxes on imports of goods made outside the European Union, in countries with less stringent climate policies. . .” -The New York Times, July 14, 2021
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Can we have a carbon tax in Maine?
The way these fees, or taxes, work is the reason that we can’t have significant state or regional carbon taxes. Our constitution prevents restriction of commerce between states. Thus, we cannot cure the tax difference between states with a border adjustment.
Some sort of fee or tax proportionSo, the US needs to adopt a national to greenhouse gas emissions has been al carbon tax and border adjustment as imposed by all the economically advanced soon as possible. And, to make it equitacountries, except guess who? Us. ble, it needs to return the funds in a way that leaves low-income people whole. The What is a border adjustment carbon fee and dividend embodied in the tax and how do we pay for it? Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, HR 2307, does that. If producers must pay a tax on the fossil fuel energy they use, then they must The planet we save will be our own! add that cost to the price of their products. As such, it might make them uncom- Allen Armstrong is a retired mechanical engineer who has been educating petitive with producers from a country about climate change since 2004. He that doesn’t have such a tax. The solution is a Climate Reality Project presenter is a border adjustment tax. Used by coun- and member of the Portland Climate tries that have a carbon tax, the border Action Team of the Sierra Club and adjustment tax is paid by producers in Citizens’ Climate Lobby.
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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visits the Portland Head Light over the Fourth of July weekend to promote the country’s progress against Covid-19… In business news… Dinner theater returns to Anthony’s Italian Kitchen with ‘A Salute to Broadway’… A new cafe and market called Smalls is opening up at 28 Brackett Street near Harbor View Park… From the world of lists… Many heard that Portland ranked #8 in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Places to Live in the US… But did you know that Sanford is hometown to Maine’s only Olympian at the 2020 Tokyo games, Rachel Schneider who is competing in track and field… California is sending the most athletes to the games (126)… But Colorado is sending more per capita (5.9 Olympic athletes per million population)… In politics and other mistakes… Governor Mills declares August 7th and 8th as Maine’s First Annual Wild Blueberry Weekend… Paul LePage files to run for governor for a third term in 2022…
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