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Volume IV, Issue XII POSTAL CUSTOMER DECEMBER, 2001

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Road Runner Staff:Kevin Woodbrey Laurie ForbesNorma Richard

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Boy Scout Troop 800 and 2nd year Webelos Cub Scouts from Pack 800 prepare to embark on a challenging hike up Old SpeckMountain in Grafton Notch on November 18th. Read more about it on page 4.

Raymond Elementary School Principal’s ReportBy: Norma Richard, PrincipalWinter is right around the corner, and atthe Raymond Elementary School thatmeans dealing with snowsuits, jackets,snow pants, boots, hats and mittens. Iwould like to remind parents to label allitems of winter clothing. Students shoulddress appropriately for the winter weatherand we want to make sure that all itemsare returned to their rightful owners. Ourlost and found grows by leaps and boundsat this time of year, so please check withthe office if your child has lost any itemsof clothing.

We do have recess each day during the win-ter months unless the weather is so severethat all children remain inside. If childrenare too sick to go out for recess, then theywould benefit from staying home. We dohave some children with respiratory orother medical alerts who cannot tolerate

the cold temperatures and need to stay outof the cold weather. With a doctor’s note,we are happy to provide an alternative in-side recess for these children. All otherchildren will go outside, so please makesure your children are warmly dressed andprepared for recess.

We would also like to remind parents thatchildren who are sick should remain homeuntil they are well enough to tackle thedemands of the school day without expos-ing other children to colds or flu. We alsorequire that children are fever-free for 24hours before returning to school.

The school cancellation procedures arepublished in the school handbook. To re-view, in the event of no school due toweather or other emergency conditions, thecancellation announcements will be broad-cast on the local television stations (chan-

nels 6, 8 and 13) and radio stations(WPOR, WMGX, & WGAN) as soon aspossible. School delays are coordinatedwith the receiving school systems, West-brook, Windham, Poland and Gray, soweather in these districts may affect bus-ing our elementary students. Safety is al-ways our first consideration in cancelingor delaying the start of school.

We also want to remind parents that theyshould have notified the school in writingof alternate plans for early dismissal dueto weather or other emergencies. We areunable to call parents at the time of dis-missal to discuss alternate plans. Pleasebe sure that your child knows in advancewhere he/she will be dropped on these days.Hopefully we will have an easier winter andstick to our regular schedule and schoolcalendar.

Attention Raymond Property OwnersIn 1998 the 118th Session of the Maine StateLegislature enacted significant property taxrelief in the form of the Homestead Exemp-tion. A qualified homeowner is entitled toa $7,140 reduction in valuation. Last yeara substantial number of Raymond propertyowners took advantage of this program andhad their property taxes reduced by$106.74.

This notice is intended for permanentMaine residents who may be eligible forthis program and do not claim the Home-

stead Exemption elsewhere. If you havepreviously applied for this exemption, youdo not need to reapply.

Please contact the Assessing Office to re-ceive an application. Applications mustbe submitted no later than April 1, 2002,to receive this exemption for the 2002 taxyear.

If you have any questions, please feel freeto contact the Raymond Assessing Officeat 655-4712.

Raymond PTAReflections ProgramThe Reflections Program is off to a greatstart. We are very excited about the levelof participation, as over 60 students havesigned up for the program. The studentshave been busy working on their artprojects at the workshops and at home. Welook forward to displaying the artwork atthe school for all to enjoy. Please remem-ber that November 30th is the deadline forsubmissions. Students should write theirname, grade and title of artwork (if any)on the back of the entry. Artwork can besubmitted to either school office.

In This Issue

Food Pantry Thank-You ................................. 2Tax Relief Form Help December 8th ............. 2Mentoring ........................................................ 2Rabies Clinic January 19th ........................... 2Two Local Runners Raise Donations ............ 2Raymond Village Library News ..................... 3Fantasy and The Lord of the Rings ............... 3Raymond Rattlers Snowmobile Club ............. 3Troop 800 Report ............................................ 4Bean Supper Thank-You ................................. 54th-Graders Travel Back In Time .................. 5JSMS Recreation Area News .......................... 57th Grade Calendar Fundraiser .................... 5Raymond Recreation Fruit Sale ..................... 6Raymond Tour ................................................. 6PTA College Scholarships Available ............. 6Title I ................................................................ 6Title VI (Chapter II) ........................................ 6Raymond Elementary Honor Roll ................. 6Local Entitlement ............................................ 6Childfind .......................................................... 6Final Playoff Soccer ....................................... 6Indoor Swimming ............................................ 6JSMS Basketball Schedule ............................. 7JSMS Student Wins Honor! ............................ 7JSMS Math Teams Place First! ..................... 7JSMS Math Teams ........................................... 7Jordan-Small Honor Roll ............................... 7Lions Help Leverage A $75,000 Grant ......... 8Bottle Drive Fundraiser ................................. 8Local Financial Services Firm Opens .......... 8

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Food Pantry Thank-YouBy: Diane Goosetrey, Pantry Manager

The Raymond Food Pantry wishes to thank  Boy ScoutTroop 800 for their successful town wide food drive plustheir monetary donation with which we can purchase itemsnot on our shelves. The troop leaders should be certainly proud of their scouts and the parents who are raising them.

I also want to thank the residents of the Town of FryeIsland who graciously donated their unused food items toour food pantry instead of taking them to their winter quar-ters. We greatly appreciate our neighboring town’s com-mitment to our community.

Two Local Runners RaiseDonations For CharitiesThe 2001 Army Ten Miler was scheduled for October 15in Washington, D.C. It is the largest ten mile road race inthe country. This year’s race had 18,000 registrants.

One local runner resolved to run in the race and plannedto use it as a means of raising money for the Arlington,Virginia, Chapter of the American Red Cross. The race,however, was canceled less than a week before. First Ser-geant Michael Hughes of the Army Reserve’s 98th Divi-sion in Lewiston raised pledges from local citizens. De-spite the fact that the race was canceled, Michael and hisfamily went to D.C. and ran in two unofficial ten mileevents over that weekend.

Upon returning to Raymond, Michael informed all hissponsors that the race had been canceled. All of the spon-sors graciously instructed him to accept their donationanyway. He recently delivered it to the charity with in-structions to earmark the proceeds to benefit the childrenof victims in the September 11 tragedy at the Pentagon.He also wishes to thank the following sponsors:

Darcy and Bryan ConnorJoanne Varney

Rod and Karyn KnightsJohn L. Legere

Sister Sylvia ComerSister Michele Aronica

Beth ClarkJoe Hanslip

Jay CoyneDawn Dean

Russ and Betty RemaliaRenee Robbins

Elijah’s BlueberriesRoger Bennett

Carlene LemieuxJ. Michael Reilly

Another local runner, Diane Zawistowski, will be step-ping off in January to run the Walt Disney World Mara-thon. She is trying to raise $3500 for the Leukemia andLymphoma Society. Please get in touch with her to makeyour pledge. She also welcomes your support if you shouldsee her on the road training . Please honk!!

MentoringBy: Jenna Morse and Alex Jackson

We would like to talk to you about our experiences in theRaymond Mentoring Partnership. If you were thinkingabout becoming a mentor, read on. The more mentorsthere are, the more students can be involved, which helpskids stay busy after school and not get into trouble. Thereare students waiting to be partnered up with a caring adultor older teen, and that could be you.

Mentoring is fun because you get a new friend and canplan activities, and you both learn new things every time.Some of the things we have done include decorating ourmentor bag, pumpkin carving, shopping, visiting the Port-land Art Gallery, swimming and working on planning anevent for all the other mentors and mentees. We are allgoing to see the Wizard of Oz in December. We can’t

wait for it tosnow, so wecan go tubing,snowshoeingand maybeeven skiing orsnowboarding.

Mentoring is apartnership be-tween an adultand a studentwho both havea desire tomake the rela-tionship work!

Don’t delay, call today. Raymond Mentoring Partnership:655-8672 ext. 107

Tax Relief Form HelpDecember 8th

On Saturday morning, December 8th, Representative JoeBruno will be helping anyone who needs assistance fill-ing out their 2000 tax year State Tax Relief form. He willbe in the Town Office from 9:00am to 12:00 noon. Noappointment will be needed. If you don’t have a copy ofyour 2000-2001 tax bill (last year’s), the Town Office willbe able to give you a copy. You will also have to knowwhat your annual income was for last year.

Rabies Clinic January 19th

Because dog licensing must be done by January 31, 2002,without incurring additional fines, the Town of Raymondand Jordan Bay Animal Hospital will be conducting ourannual Rabies Clinic at the Public Works Garage on WebbsMills Road.

The hours will be from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Dogs and catswill be vaccinated for rabies at a cost of $8.00 per animal.Please be sure to have your pets restrained in boxes or ona leash for the protection of everyone involved.

Our pantry shelves are full of food items but we are stilllacking personnel hygiene items such as soap. shampoo,tooth paste, deodorant, etc; all paper goods such as toiletpaper, napkins, tissues, food wraps & bags; all cleaningproducts and laundry supplies. 

If any Raymond resident is in need of the pantry’sassistance due to the temporary loss of job, illness andunable to work or meet your medical bills, choosing tobuy medicine, fuel or food, feed your family, we are hereto help you out. Please be assured all information will bekept in strictest confidence because you will be dealingonly with me. I can be reached by calling 428-3206 andleaving your number or call Raymond Town Hall and askthem to contact me.

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Raymond Village LibraryNewsNew Library HoursThe evening hours are changing for December, Januaryand February. The library will close at 7pm on Mondayand Wednesday evenings. During inclement weather,please call 655-4283 to make certain that the library isopen.

Holiday HoursThe Raymond Village Library will be closed December24 and December 31.

Holiday Bake SaleOn Sunday, December 9, there will be a Bake Sale at thelibrary, beginning at 11am. All kinds of special holidaycookies and treats will be available for purchase.

Book Discussion GroupThere will be no Book Group meeting in December.

Club Holiday MeetingThe December Raymond Village Library Club meetingwill be held Thursday, December 6, at 7pm. There will bea brief business meeting followed by a program presentedby Jani Cummings’s second and third grade class. Theywill present traditions of Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanuk-kah and the Chinese New Year. In lieu of the usual gift

exchange, please bring a donation for the Raymond FoodPantry. They especially need boxes of kleenex and break-fast foods such as instant coffee, hot chocolate mix, jamsand jellies. For more information, you may call the li-brary at 655-4283.

Art ExhibitOnce again, the Raymond Village Library is pleased to beable to have the paintings of local artists decorating thelibrary this holiday season. These artists are students ofCharlene Lee, and the paintings will be on display fromThanksgiving through December for your holiday giftchoosing.

Fantasy andThe Lord of the RingsBy: Laurie Forbes

2001’s Summer Reading Program at the Raymond Vil-lage Library was devoted to the exploration of fairy tales,folk tales and fantasy. The category of fiction known as“fantasy” includes tales, legends, myths, fables and alsoscience fiction. The differences between these subcatego-ries can be a little hard to define, and many readers, au-thors and critics struggle to separate them, sometimesdrawing distinctions such as “magic” or “technology” or“lessons.” For most of us, though, fantasy simply offers away - obviously and often profoundly – to step back fromeveryday life. We are challenged to open our minds anduse our imaginations in order to permit the “unbeliev-able” to become real for a short time. Doing so can be“unbelievably” rewarding.

December of 2001 will see the release of the first of threemovies based upon The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien,an author and Oxford (England) University professor whodied in 1973. Although this book was originally pub-lished in the mid-1950s, it was only a few years prior toTolkien’s death that most of us experienced this wonder-ful work (and world) for the first time. It took a while tocatch on, but after a bit of a slow start - and much to hisdismay - Tolkien and his characters not only became popu-lar but also became pop-culture icons, particularly on col-lege campuses. Today, we no longer see “Frodo Lives!”bumper stickers on minivans, but the popularity of thisand an earlier work, The Hobbit, has not abated.

“On silver necklaces they strung the flowering stars, oncrowns they hung the dragon-fire, in twisted wire theymeshed the light of moon and sun.” (from The Hobbit)

Generation after generation rediscovers Tolkien. The Lordof the Rings has been named one of the greatest works of

the 20th century in several polls, and even makes it to“greatest ever” booklists. What is the appeal? Certainlyany adult – with car repairs, mortgage payments, dentalbills, etc. – might choose to suspend real life for a whileand get lost in a fantasy story. And maybe for some theirsatisfaction with the story is just in this simple escape.But what sets Tolkien’s books apart from those of manyother fantasy writers is the reader’s eventual and total beliefin what was previously unbelievable. Fairly early on, youstop saying, “There are no such things as elves,” and startadmiring their culture and then mourning their loss: be-ings which once enriched the world and now are gone.

Elves. Dwarves. Wizards. Goblins. Hobbits. Men. Huh?Yup! And you might not even find the humans as true-to-life as the rest. The historian Tolkien gave each “race” itsown origin and cultural background, so richly detailedthat it can be studied like that of any other ancient people.The linguist

Tolkien gave each race its own language and the Elvestheir own alphabet. In the case of “Elvish,” the languagescan be learned – spoken and written – by YOU. The de-voutly religious Tolkien wove a spell of creation for hisworld which is stunningly beautiful and moving. We readof the Gift of Men (death) and of the immortal Elves’struggle to deal with unlimited Time. We read of alli-ances and betrayals, deeds of great valor and great shame,darkness and distrust, light and learning – all either cul-minating in or focused on the book’s central quest, whichis the attempt to destroy the One Ring.

But here is the “touch”: for Tolkien grass is grass (lawns,grains), and trees are trees (elms, oaks), and the sun risesin the east and sets in the west. Middle-earth IS Earth –at a somewhat earlier time than now. The physical as-pects of Tolkien’s world are very familiar to us. It feelsright. Within this framework, Tolkien then blends themore “fantastical” elements (hobbits, elves). They haveparties, quarrels, problems, fun – like we do. The reader

gets to know them, relaxes with them — and is just asstartled as they are by malevolent willow trees and bodi-less Dark Riders. More to the point, the motivations ofall creatures – from the familiar to the bizarre – are very,very “human” and understandable. You feel the Dwarves’suspicion of others and their need for secrecy; the long-protected and sheltered Hobbits’ love of good food andthe simple life; the majesty and sorrow of the Elves; theferocity and dedication of the Men who hold back theDarkness. “I am not altogether on anybody’s side, be-cause nobody is altogether on my side, if you understandme,” says a courageous, gentle creature you wish existed.

Even the various types of magic, if “magic” is the rightword, are “real”. Each race seems to have its specialty orniche, but these gifts are a sort of natural, Earth-based,elemental phenomena, subject to weaknesses and incon-sistencies and failure. In other words the magic is almosttouchable by and accessible to all of us. Some of the thingswe do every day could easily be considered quite magicalby comparison.

And songs… and stories… and poetry. All this, and it’sa page-turner, too! The writing is excellent and the ac-tion exhilarating. You’ll catch yourself reading certain pas-sages over and over again, just to hear their “music.” Thereis still time to read this amazing book before everyoneflocks to the theaters in December. For convenience, thestory is usually found in three separate volumes: The Fel-lowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return ofthe King. The movies will be presented this way, too,coming out in December of 2001, 2002 and 2003.

The Raymond Village Library has these books and alsohas The Hobbit (a children’s story published in 1937 whichresulted in The Lord of the Rings) and The Silmarillion(for the serious reader, the background events and historyleading up to The Lord of the Rings). Those of us who arenow joyously on our fifteenth or twentieth re-read salutethe first-timers: you’re in for a unique experience.

Special Programat

The Raymond VillageLibrary

STORY TIME FOR BABIESDECEMBER 6, 2001, 9:30 AM

JOHN DIONNEOccupational Therapy Assistantat Raymond Elementary School

MOVEMENT FOR LITTLE ONES

Raymond Preschool ProgramRaymond Elementary School

434 Webbs Mills RoadRaymond, ME 04071655-8672, Ext. 108

Raymond Rattlers Snowmobile Club NewsLet it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

The Raymond Rattlers have kicked off the season withtheir first two meetings on November 7th and November21st. At these two previous meetings the club elected newofficers. President is Jeff Weeks, VP is Larry Wood, Sec-retary is Danielle Lewis, and the Treasurer is Sandra Clark.

The club meets every other Wednesday for a potluck sup-per at 6pm followed by the meeting at 7pm. The firstDecember meeting is on the 5th, and this is also the clubChristmas Party. The meeting will be at 6pm followed by

the Christmas Party. The meetings are held at KokatosiCampground and kids are welcome! If you would like tobe a member of the Raymond Rattlers, the family mem-bership is $25. This includes the Maine Snowmobile As-sociation monthly newspaper and Accidental Death In-surance. If you are a business and would like to supportyour local club, you are able to have a business member-ship, which puts your company name in the MSA news-paper.

If you are a registered snowmobile owner, we need yoursupport. Please help us maintain the trails you ride on by

becoming a memberor making a dona-tion. We currentlyhave 31 family mem-berships and 6 busi-ness memberships.

If you have any ques-tions, please contactthe club President,Jeff Weeks, at his office, Weeks Insurance & FinancialServices, at 655-4400 or email: jeffreyw@megalink.net.

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Troop 800 ReportBy Kyle Woodbrey, Troop Scribe

Boy Scouts of America Troop 800’s November theme wasart and woodcarving. We did things like carve necker-chief slides and paint them. We had a walking stick carv-ing contest and carved designs on our patrol flagpoles.Sandy Winde talked to us about wood. He showed usdifferent types of wood like Kings Pine and Oak. He alsotold us about what the wood is used for. Jay Peterson andKevin Woodbrey told us about carving techniques. Theyexplained using pocket knifes, X-acto knifes, chisels, andgouges for carving. The use of carbon paper, for transfer-ring images to wood, was also demonstrated. Most of thescouts hadn’t heard of carbon paper.

In December the theme will be Pioneering and Woodslore.We will work on lashing and a zip line.

On Sunday, November 18th, the Cub Scout Second YearWebelos joined the Boys Scouts on a hike up Old SpeckMountain in Grafton Notch. We all arrived early in themorning at Jordan-Small Middle School Parking lot. Di-rections and maps were passed out. From there, we setoff to the mountain in cars. On the way we had a slightproblem with motion sickness, but we won’t mention whohad that problem.

We arrived at the mountain, took in the view, counted off(there were 35 of us), and began the journey to the top.When we started off, it was too hot so coats were takenoff. As we got higher up the mountain, the temperaturegot colder and we had to put our coats back on. The trailbecame icier and more snow covered the ground. Westopped about half way to the top for lunch. Groups wereformed to have a bit of discussion. We continued on thehike after lunch.

At 12:30 all the cub scouts and two boys scouts, beingconcerned about getting down off the mountain beforedark, headed back down the mountain. The rest of theBoy Scouts continued up the mountain to the top. Theconditions got more challenging as we climbed. Finallywe reached the top after a four-hour hike. There were afew Canadian Jays that tried to make friends with us. Alookout tower was also there, and we decided to climb upand take a look. We climbed the long steel ladder verycarefully. At the top the wind and the view were extraor-dinary! From the tower was you could see everything formiles around.

The trail down was steeper than normal stairs the entireway. Some people flew down like their hiking boots hadrockets attached, the others edged down grabbing treesall the way. At the bottom everybody was glad the tripwas over even though they had fun.

To keep up to date on upcoming Troop 800 activities, checkout the Troop’s web pages on the Town’s website at http://www.raymondmaine.org which includes information andthings that the Scouts have been up to. To contact by phone:Tom Wiley, Scoutmaster, 655-2048 or John Hanley, TroopCommittee Chair, 998-5304.

Above and to the right are images from theOld Speck hike.

The group of Boy Scouts that hiked to the summit of Old Speck

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Bean Supper Thank-YouBy: William Yates,Assistant Senior Patrol LeaderTroop 800 would like to thank all those who attended ourbean supper on Saturday, November 10th. The Troop made$470 and donated $50 of that to our charter, RaymondVillage Community Church, for the use of the building.We hope to see you all again next year.

JSMS Recreation Area NewsFundraising is off to a good start.

Students at JSMS took part in a fun activity called “Pointsfor pennies”. Each class collected points by putting pen-nies in a container. They could then deduct points fromother classes by putting silver coins in their jars. Anotherunique aspect of this fundraiser is that the teachers set thefirst prize/reward. Some teachers agreed to bake cookiesfor the class or provide popcorn and a movie if their classhas the most points! Thank you, teachers, for your sup-port.

Peer council will also be making and selling JSMS mag-nets at school after Thanksgiving for $1 each. You cannothave too many magnets on your new locker!

Please note that the concession stand at JSMS home bas-ketball games will support the Recreation area. If you area parent who attends games, you could help by runningthe stand for the hour before or following your child’sgame. (Boys play first in December and girls play first inJanuary. Games begin at 4pm.) Call Karen Knight (6553167). We could also help high school age students fulfillcommunity service hours if they would like to volunteerto run the concession stand.

We realize that evening meetings are horrible for mostpeople, but please call and tell us that you would like tohelp even if you cannot get to a meeting. (Diane Shively655 4766, Vicki Gordan 655 7717, Jo Martyn-Fisher 6553167 ) There will be three main fundraisers this year spear-headed by 7th grade, 6th grade and 5th grade.

Vicki Gordan, (655 7717) Julie Orsini and Betty Remaliaare brainstorming ideas for a 6th grade fundraiser. 6thgrade parents please talk to these valiant volunteers andoffer your ideas and support.

Linda O’ Neill and Heidi Trickey need other interested5th grade parents to help them with a fifth grade fund-raiser.

The 7th grade fundraiser is a “Giving Calendar” whichwill be sold by 7th graders Dec 3rd – 14th. The calendarpage is for the month of January 2002 and will sell for $5.On each day in January a drawing will be made, and thebuyer will get a chance to win cash or a donated prize.There are 31 prizes to win and over $750 in prizes! Theslip is returned to the pool for more than one chance towin. Please support your 7th grade students in their goalto sell 10 calendars each. The goal is to raise $3000. Cal-endars will be available in the office and at the JSMS bas-ketball games, if parents in other grades are interested inpurchasing or selling them.

We would like to thank the following individuals and busi-nesses for their donations towards achieving our goal ofraising $20,000 for phase one of the Recreation Area.

Justin SharafRonald and Joan MortonScott and Vicki GordanGrace and Peter LeavittNancy and Lee GardnerMrs. G. Robert LawrenceMrs Phyllis HawkesMr and Mrs David TeufelGeorge and Carol PlaceDavid GuiselyLisa and Lloyd Parker JrPaul and Serena WhitcherPhilip and Valerie HammetThe Mark Reed FamilyDon and Mary Feltovic

Lee’s Family Trailer SalesHeaven and Earth MassageStaples (Windham)Cabin CandleryTrue ValueHannafordRaymond Village FloristShawnee PeakThe Olde HouseGarden Gate SalonJordan Bay Animal HospitalDeb’s DinerChips Etc

Donations to the Jordan-Small Middle School OutdoorRecreation Area can be made payable to Jordan-SmallMiddle School and mailed to:

Jordan-Small Middle School423 Webbs Mills RoadRaymond, ME 04071

Thank you for your continuing support of Raymond’s chil-dren.

The next meeting is scheduled for November 29th at JSMS.

7th Grade CalendarFundraiser Support 7th graders in their efforts to raise money for theRecreation Area at Jordan-Small Middle School. Buy calendars for $5 each and sit back and see if you winone of 31 cash or donated prizes in the month of January.The calendar would make a nice gift for Christmas andhelp students to raise money for their break time area.

4th-GradersTravel Back In TimeLast month fourth-graders from RES traveled to Augustato investigate life in Maine during the colonial period.On their visit to the Maine State Museum they explored avariety of topics in Maine’s history through a scavengerhunt: shipbuilding, quarrying, fishing, lumber, mammalsand early manufacturing. After a quick lunch, they headedacross the Kennebec to land at Fort Western. Students wereable to experience life as a member of the colonial HowardFamily, as a visitor to the Howard Family Store or as arevolutionary soldier stationed at the fort. Museums allover the state of Maine have designed educational pro-grams which reinforce the Maine Learning Results andoffer students an enriching experience while they’re learn-ing about Maine’s history. Teachers as well as studentsagreed that this was the best visit to Augusta ever!

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Raymond Elementary SchoolFirst Quarter Honor RollGRADE 3 HONORS

Haley AckerNicole MurrayMadison RankinMatthew MorseCory ParkerBryan PetersonTyler RemaliaAmanda RossBenjamin SadakLindsay WebberJustin WinslowSamantha ZawistowskiA. J. BennettSpencer BrownJennifer CobbKyle HargreavesOlivia HurdDelaney KennyWeston MasiAbigail MorneaultSarah TrippTyler WindeJosh ChristyMolly CloutierAnthony J. EdgecombColin GordanJenna Martyn-Fisher

GRADE 3 HIGHHONORS

Daniel ConnorMollissa DreyerCassandra GordanJackie GuiseleyAlex O’NeillElizabeth ShivelyDrew GagnonLydia ManchesterDeanna Weeks

GRADE 4 HONORS

Ben AlgeoCaroline BlakeAshley CoxHaley DesjardinsAnna KlinkerchAbbie McIvorA. J. OlsenMarybeth WileyAbby BrockelbankAnthony DighelloIan DufourJenna EastmanJordan FlynnAmber GillisPatty HaycockDevin MacKenzieMegan StevensonEthan WardJordan BakerKaitlyn ChandlerZachary KnightsMorgan LarrabeeJoshua LevinessNathaniel OhmanJulia TrepanierJames PlummerKatelyn LloyJustin TerryDean DarienAudrey SaremiChelsea TevanianKatie Allen

GRADE 4 HIGHHONORS

Emily DodgeSam Hutchinson

Title IBy: Margaret Mains

The Title I teacher this year is Margaret Mains who willbe assisted by Nicole Beers. They will be working withchildren who scored below the twentieth percentile onmath and reading assessments. Students will be workedwith during their regular reading and/or math period af-ter the child has received instruction from his/her regularclassroom teacher, often in the child’s classroom. Thisinstruction does not take the place of classroom teachingbut is in addition to that instruction.

Title I monies are federal funds sent to the states for dis-tribution to the schools.

If you have any questions concerning the Title I program,please call me at school (655-8672).

Title VI (Chapter II)By: Dr. Mary E. Waters,Director of Student Services

This year Title VI (Chapter II) money will be used to as-sist a district team in developing a local assessment sys-tem for the Raymond School District.

Former Chapter II monies have been included with othernoncompetitive federal funds under one umbrella calledIASA. Chapter II has been renamed Title VI. The actualfund amount and project requirements have not changedsignificantly.

If you have any questions about Title VI programming orplanning, please call me at school (655-8666).

Local EntitlementThis year, local entitlement funds are being used to payfor three educational technicians in Special Education.These educational technicians. are working with studentsto help reduce the pupil/teacher ratio in the Resource Roomand to give students more individual attention in the class-room. Money from this year’s grant has also been setaside for specific training and adaptive equipment.

Local entitlement money is that money set aside by theFederal Government to help fund special education. Themoney flows through the State to local districts where itis used at the district’s discretion for special educationprogramming.

ChildfindBy: Dr. Mary E. Waters,Director of Student Services

Each year we attempt to locate children in the communitywho may require special education services. If you have aquestion about your child’s development in the areas ofspeech and language, gross and fine motor (using largeand small muscles), hearing, vision, or learning, pleasecall the school. If your child is three or older we willconduct a free screening at home. If your child is youngerthan three, we can provide some screening services in yourhome, and/or make arrangements for screening at the ap-propriate community agency. Our obligation also extendsto Raymond students who attend private schools. If yourchild attends private school and you feel he or she mayrequire special education services, please notify us.

If you know of a child (your neighbor, niece, nephew, orthe child of a friend) who is a Raymond resident and mayneed this service, please encourage their parents to callthe school.

All screening is done only with parental permission andparticipation. If a problem is found, an appropriate refer-ral is made with parental permission. The results of thescreening are confidential, and the rights of both parentsand children are protected under Maine Special Educa-tion Law.

If you have any questions or wish to refer a child for screen-ing, please call me at the school (655-8666).

Indoor SwimmingBy: Alex, Pat and Robyn

The fall swim program continues to go from strength tostrength. We have 20 3/4 graders enrolled and are enjoy-ing our new location at Colonial Mast Pool in Naples.All of the students are progressing well and are workingtowards their American Red Cross swim certificates. Theyshould also be complimented on their great behavior anddedication to doing their best.

Thanks to our helpers Lisa Parker and Ann Richard: theirassistance means that children get more intensive indi-vidual help.

We look forward to being able to offer this program againin the spring.

Final Playoff Soccer:JSMS 4 - Sabattus 2Congratulations go to our girls’ soccer team as they wontheir first ever playoff game in a shootout. Through twohalves of soccer, the teams were tied 1 to 1, and it re-mained that way through three overtime sessions. Thegame was won in a five-person shootout. Both teamsplayed very well, and both teams demonstrated greatsportsmanship throughout the game.

Scoring for Raymond were Ashley Daggett, Ashley Blan-chard, Amy Cobb, and Kayla Taylor, who scored the gamewinner!

Our girls’ final game came against Pownal in the division

PTA College ScholarshipsAvailableThe Raymond PTA is offering two $1,000 college schol-arships to Raymond high school students. Any Raymondresident who will be graduating from high school thisspring and planning on attending college in the fall isencouraged to apply. Scholarships are awarded to indi-viduals who have been actively involved in communityand extracurricular activities and who demonstrates aca-demic achievement.

Applications can be obtained on the Raymond website orby calling the Raymond Elementary School at 655-8672.All applications must be submitted by February 1, 2002.

Raymond RecreationFruit SaleMany thanks for the support shown to the RaymondRec. through the purchase(s) of citrus fruit. The salewas a success! For those who placed orders, the pick update is Saturday, December 8. Please pick up between9:00am and noon at Fire Lane 111 off RT 85! Wecannot store the fruit beyond this time, and it may betaken for distribution with food boxes.

We have ordered extra oranges and grapefruit, for thosewho would still like to support Raymond Rec. andmight have missed the order-by date! Contact Pat @655-4657 to order or if you have a problem getting yourfruit.

Raymond TourMrs. Malnati, Mrs. Tounge, and their third grade classeswould like to send a special thank-you to Trish Cole andNorman Ridlon for being our tour guide and driver onour trip around the town of Raymond. We visited manysites including the Nathaniel Hawthorne House, wherewe stopped, ate our snacks, and talked about the author’sboyhood experiences in Raymond.

finals at Pownal. Weplayed hard and lost3-0 to the eventualLeague champion,Pownal.

Special thanks go toour girls’ soccerteam for represent-ing themselves, ourschool and their par-ents with distinc-tion!

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Jordan-Small Middle SchoolFirst Quarter Honor RollOn behalf of the students and staff of Jordan-Small MiddleSchool, let us congratulate the following students for theiracademic excellence during the first quarter of the year.

5TH GRADE

Brianna Bisesti Chelsea BissonnetteLogan Cline Courtney BrunoPhoebe Crockett Sibyl CunninghamSamuel Dobbin Adam GreenwoodTaylor Duncanson Megan HardingErin Durkan Hannah HuberNick Gredin Elijah HughesAndrew O’neill Rebecca MorrisJacob Perry Kelsey NadeauBrittany Reed Kees VanhaasterenAlyson Schadler Lauren WeeksAshley Baker Thomas CaveKathleen Cook Daniel ChuteNate Dixon Alyson FeltovicPatrick Martin Evan FlynnJacob Trickey Jacob HothamDanielle Walton Rusty LibbyEric Wisutskie Nina McnallyBreanna Zoidis Christopher MyersBrandi Mitchell Brittany PlummerChad Zawistowski Branda Wood

HIGH HONORS

Laura Sanborn Ali KnightBrett Bisesti Ashley Waldron

SIXTH GRADE

Natasha Carson Harmony BrownApril Cox Grant DodgeKhristopher Fenton Alexandra GordanJulia Hartig Travis GuerretteRobyn Stillings Nicole LloyTravis Ward Ian LevinskyBridget Byrne Jared MarcinukAmy Mcintire Taylor ParkerDouglas Remick Elizabeth StevensonKyle Woodbrey Amy CobbAshlee Daggett Danielle Holman

HIGH HONORS

Sarah Crockett Alison Gagnon

7TH GRADE

Alyse Bartholomew Shawna BissonnetteTravis Cook Julia ComeauAshley Leavitt Amanda EvansJohn Shively Roman GosneyKainani Stevens Samantha MurphyHahhah Whitcher Molly NiziolKaz Powell James WileyStephen Wisutskie Ian AckerBrett Coggan Amanda BrunoTaylor Fey Brittany CogswellTroy Knight Skylar DuncansonElliot Lamarre Kayleigh FlynnKameron Purinton Andrew JordanDan Tracy Wyndham JuneauGrace Keilt-Freyre Corey MatheisJeremy Salamone Emjay Williams

HIGH HONORS

Cameron Gosney Katie EastmanAmanda Hammett Keegan BrownBryan Connor Jennifer CurtisNicole Gagne Andrew ReedKayla Taylor

We are proud of your efforts in representing yourselves,your families and our school with distinction. Well done!

JSMS Math TeamsPlace First!Congratulations go to our math teams for their efforts atthe first Pine Tree League Math Meet! Our 6th and 7th

grade teams both placed first in the team competition, asthey outpaced 12 other Pine Tree League Schools. In theindividual competition, T.J. Cook finished first, and IanAcker finished third.

6th grade team members competing were:

Ian LevinskyLyzz StevensonHarmony BrownKyle WoodbreyAmy McIntireKhris Fenton

7th grade team members competing were:

T.J. CookIan Acker

Nicole GagneAmanda HammettStephen Wisutskie

Keegan Brown

Three cheers on a terrific math meet.

2001 –2002 JSMSMath TeamsThe following students will be representing Jordan-SmallMiddle School in math competitions both in our Pine TreeLeague math meets and also in meets in the Greater Port-land area. We wish them well as they represent our schooland community!

5th GRADE MATH TEAM

Chad ZawistowskiAndrew O’Neill

Zachary VanBaarsAshley Waldron

Nick GredinLaura Sanborn

6th GRADE MATH TEAM

Lyzz Stevenson Harmony Brown Kyle Woodbrey Khris Fenton Ian Levinsky Amy McIntire Bridget Byrne

Patrick Lockwood Djaylan Burns

7th GRADE MATH TEAM

T.J. Cook Stephen Wisutskie

Andrew Reed Keegan Brown

Ian Acker Nicole Gagne

Kainani Stevens Wyndham Juneau Andy Bissonnette

Brett Coggan Amanda Hammett

Dan Tracy James Wiley

JSMS Basketball Schedule2001 – 2002By: Christian Elkington, Principal

JSMS will be starting our first Winter Basketball seasonin the Pine Tree League this December. Approximately30 seventh graders will be participating on our two teams.Coaches for our teams are Mr. Dionne (boys) and Mr.Fitch (girls). We ask community members to join us insupporting our teams by attending some or all of our homegames. All home games are played in our school’s com-munity gymnasium! We will be playing the followingschedule:

Exhibition Dec. 3 (Mon.) vs. PownalDec. 7 (Fri.) vs. MonmouthDec. 10 (Mon.) vs. DurhamDec. l3 (Thurs.) @ Sabattus

Dec. 19 (Wed.) vs. RichmondDec. 20 (Thurs.) @ Litchfield

Jan. 7 (Mon.) vs. St. John’sJan. 10 (Thurs.) @ Wales

Jan. 14 (Mon.) vs. MinotJan. 17 (Thurs) @ Buckfield

Jan. 24 (Thurs.) vs. McFalls

BOYS PLAY FIRST IN DECEMBER.GIRLS PLAY FIRST IN JANUARY.ALL GAMES START AT 4:00pm

We look forward to your joining us for our first JSMSBasketball season! A refreshment stand will be availableto purchase snacks and goodies. All proceeds will go to-wards our Recreation Area fundraiser.

Jordan-Small Middle SchoolStudent Wins Honor!Sixth graders at JSMS recently had a classroom visit froma forester, Mr. Greg Foster, who spoke with students aboutforestry in Maine. While here, he also introduced a state-wide poster contest sponsored by the Maine Forestry As-sociation entitled, “What’s Green and Growing in Maine?”This is a contest open to all of Maine’s sixth graders.

On behalf of the students and staff of JSMS, we wouldlike to congratulate sixth grader Amy McIntire, whoseposter was selected as not only the Jordan-Small MiddleSchool winner, but also the first place poster for all ofCumberland County. She will be receiving a U.S. Sav-ings Bond for her first place finish. Her poster will nowgo on to be judged among entries from the entire state ofMaine.

Great job, Amy! Best wishes at the state level competi-tion!

CONGRATULATIONS!

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Local Financial Services Firm OpensJeffrey and Scott Weeks are pleased to announce that“Weeks Insurance & Financial Services” is now open at1311 Roosevelt Trail at Panther Run Shoppes in Ray-mond, Maine. The business will specialize in providinghome, auto, life, business insurance and financial services.

In addition the business also has access to mortgagesthrough Capital Quest Financial Services, Inc.

Jeff has 11 years of experience in the financial servicesfield, of which the last 3 years he owned and operated hisown business. Scott has over 10 years of experience inthe property casualty industry working as an underwriterfor an insurance company in New England and managingan insurance agency in New Hampshire.

Both Jeff and Scott maintain their required licenses andcontinue to attend educational seminars to stay updatedon current issues and regulations. Scott has obtained hisCPCU (chartered property casualty underwriter) designa-tion.

Jeff and Scott, brothers, both grew up in the Lakes RegionArea and graduated from Lake Region High School. Theyalso both graduated from University of Maine at Farm-ington. Jeff has lived in Raymond with his wife and fam-ily for the past 8 years and has been involved in localactivities such as co-coordinating the Raymond RecreationBasketball program. He is the current President of theRaymond Rattlers Snowmobile Club. Scott is very ex-cited to be back in Maine with his wife and family.

Both Jeff and Scott are looking forward to growing theirfamily owned business in the Lakes Region Area. In thisday and age of mergers and acquisitions, they feel it isimportant to bring back local personal service to the areaconsumers. They both enjoy educating customers in all

aspects of insurance and financial services.

Please stop by and say hello or call 207-655-4400. Pleasewatch for their upcoming seminars.

Scott Weeks Jeff Weeks

Lions Help Leverage A $75,000 Grant To The Iris NetworkOn October 13, 2001, the Raymond and Windham LionsClubs showed that their commitment to service in the com-munity holds strong and true. The group spent the daypainting a newly constructed garage at the Iris Network,formerly the Maine Center for the Blind and VisuallyImpaired.

Their volunteer work was part of a match requirementfrom the Lions Clubs International Foundation whichgranted the Iris Network $75,000 to help renovate its 95-year old Ryan building. Maine-based Lions Clubs raisedmatching funds within the state and are providing in-kindservice, such as painting, as requirements for this grant.The grant represents 10% of the $750,000 needed to com-plete the renovation project.

According to Lions District Governor Clyde Ricker ofWindham, “This is the largest grant awarded by the Li-ons Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) to a Maine-based organization.”

The purpose of this project is to develop a state-of-the-arttraining center for computer access technology, pre-voca-tional training, personal adjustment counseling and otherskills training for people who are blind. Every seven min-utes someone in America loses the sense of sight. Withthe aging of the population and the dramatic increase inthe incidence of age-related visual impairment, the IrisNetwork is establishing group classes along with the moretraditional one-on-one training in blindness skills to bet-ter serve this increasing population.

It is anticipated that the renovation will result in shorterwaiting lists and increase the numbers of clients servedby 56%. Clients will be referred to the Resource Centerfrom the Network’s outreach offices in Augusta, Bangor,Ellsworth, Houlton, Lewiston, Rockland and Saco. Cli-ents may commute or stay at the Residential Facility onthe Portland campus.

Worldwide, Lions Clubs are recognized for their serviceto the blind and visually impaired. This service beganduring the Lions 1925 International Convention, througha challenge issued by Helen Keller to become “knights ofthe blind” in the crusade against darkness. Since then,Lions have sought to light the path to hope, health andhappiness for millions of people living with a visual im-pairment.

The Iris Network was established in 1905 and is the state’sonly independent, nonprofit agency devoted to providingservices and advocacy for people who are blind or visu-

ally impaired. Its nine outreach offices help bring inde-pendence to the estimated 20,000 people in Maine copingwith vision loss.

“The Iris Network is truly grateful for the support andcommitment of Lions Clubs to this project,” remarkedSteven Obremski, President and CEO of the Iris Network.“Through the efforts of Lions Clubs and their dedicationin accomplishing this project, the Iris Network can con-tinue to move forward with its goals and objectives, thusenhancing the quality of life for people in Maine who areblind or visually impaired.”

Raymond & Windham Lions paint new garage at the Iris Network. Pictured from left to right are: Mel Roast, BobWallace, Bud Ward, Elaine Jones, Barbara Phinney, Cathy Fortier, Pat Foster, District Governor Clyde Ricker,and Steven Obremski, President of the Iris Network. Not pictured Bob Jones and Mike Collins

Bottle Drive Fundraiser In Memory Of Comdr. RobertSchlegelIn Honor of Comdr. Robert Schlegel, the uncle of a 5th

grader at JSMS, who died as a result of the September11th attack at the Pentagon, a bottle drive fundraiser isbeing held. Bottles can be taken to The Bottle ExchangeRedemption Center on Rt 302 in Windham (just aboveSeacoast Fun Park) and credited to JSMS Memorial Fund.

This drive will run from 11/6/01 through 12/31/01. Mon-ies raised will be donated to help fund a memorial to bebuilt at Gray-NewGloucester High School.

If you have any questions or for pick-up, please call Emilyor Sue Allen at 627-3140.