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The Calais Advertiser Article, January 17, 1917 Celebrating 100 Years!

The January 17, 1917 edi-tion of The Calais Advertiser included a simple and concise story about Dr. Walter Miner and the new business he had opened the week prior – the Calais Hospital. While many things have changed about Cal-ais and the surrounding areas in the last century, upon reading the article on the opening of the Calais Hospital, it is apparent that some things are timeless in this area and have stayed very much the same.

Dr. Miner opened his hospital and pledged that patients would not be turned away on account of inability to pay – just as Cal-ais Regional Hospital operates today. He also relied on the generosity of community mem-bers to assist with the purchase of equipment and furnishings - as it also occurred when the current facility was built and opened. The hospital recruits locally and outside of the area to ensure quality staff is avail-able to care for your family and neighbors, as Dr. Miner did. An abundant array of services is available locally now, as it was then, from the basics, such as lab and xray, to com-plex surgeries and emergency care. The community utiliz-ing the hospital services and supporting the organization is

Calais Regional Hospital – 100 Years of Care

still integral to the success and longevity of the hospital, just like it was in 1917.

It is also easy to see that the philosophy of civic responsi-bility, banding together for the betterment of the area and the overall sense of community was a seed planted over a cen-tury ago in our surrounding areas. Dr. Miner identified the need for a hospital in Calais and led the charge to bring that vi-sion to fruition. While there is no indication how long it took to get from idea to opening the doors, it can be assumed it was a bit of time and a lot of work. And while it required someone to lead the charge, it also took the perseverance, kindness and generosity of fellow commu-nity members to come together to provide for this tremendous community need. The same could be said for most any great

project our rural communities take on today.

A century ago, a vision for health care in our community was developed. Today, Calais Regional Hospital continues on with this vision providing high quality care to Eastern Washington County residents right here at home. Over 200

medical and other profession-als, aided by the latest science and technology, care for almost 1000 inpatient stays and over 300,000 outpatient encounters each year. Hospital staff treat patients in their homes, at the hospital and in the office.

In 2017 we celebrate our roots, our accomplishments

and our future. CRH will recognize and commemorate our century mark throughout the year. Watch for upcoming announcements about the vari-ous activities and join us as we move forward into the next century pursuing our vision to be the best rural hospital in Maine.

Dr. Miner’s new hospital on Church Street was opened for the reception of pa-tients last week, and there are now twelve undergoing treatment at the institution. It will be known as the Calais Hospital, and is not a private hospital, as many supposed, but its many conveniences for the cure of patients will be available to any reputable physi-cian, and no patient, Dr. Miner assures us, will be turned away on account of inability to pay charges.

The room furnished by Mrs. Conant was the one occupied by Miss MacNichol when the family resided in the present hospital. The hospital outfit is very complete, with the ex-ception of an X Ray. There is one here, but it in no wise is to the doctor’s liking and he is in hopes some generous minded man may provide the institu-tion with one more in keeping with the rest of the hospital ap-pliances. There is a complete laboratory outfit, a Barnastead sterilizing plant that cost over

$1,000 and other necessary appliances. The total cost so far is in the vicinity of $12,000 and further expenditure will be necessary before it is brought up to the standard laid down by the owner.

The matron is Miss Sarah Hunter, who comes highly recommended from the Bureau of Nurses, Boston; Miss Lila Roach is in charge of the culi-nary department and there are four nurses and an orderly.

Verna Mackechnie celebrated her 100th birthday on Monday at Washington Place in Calais. Surrounded by friends and family, Ms. MacKechnie enjoyed a lively party. A lifelong resident of the Calais area, Verna was always known for her strong work ethic. Even at 100 years of age, Vera continues to participate in most of the activities at Washington Place, and her friendly nature is enjoyed by everyone. (Photo by Amy Jeanroy).

The hospital has accom-modations for about thirty patients, and can be enlarged as needed. The rooms are large, airy, nicely finished and furnished. It is heated by two large furnaces, engaging com-fort in the coldest weather. So far rooms have been furnished by Judge and Mrs. George R. Gardner, the St. Croix Paper Co. through the general man-ager, Mr. Thompson Smith, and by Mrs. J Forbes Conant, as a memorial of her sister, Miss Helen Burrill MacNichol.

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Calais Regional Hospital welcomed the first baby of the New Year on January 7, 2017. Lincoln Tobias Tomah arrived at 10:25 a.m. weighing 8 lbs. 8.5 oz. Lincoln’s proud par-ents are Kathleen Clement and Brandon Tomah of Princeton. Lincoln also has a big brother, Liam, who is 20 months old awaiting his arrival at home.

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Baileyville Offers HopeBy Amy Jeanroy

Started in January of 2017, Baileyville is offering some-thing a little different to people suffering from addiction.

Any person who enters the Baileyville Police Department and requests help for their ad-diction will be screened for eli-gibility and assigned a Project HOPE volunteer, aptly referred to as an “Angel.”

This Angel will then walk the addict through the process toward detox and recovery, in-cluding accelerated placement in rehabilitation and treatment programs whenever possible.

Everyone is ready. There is training and educa-

tion for everyone involved in the Project HOPE process. The police officers receive special training on addiction-related issues. Officers also provide a Project HOPE flyer to individu-als or family members when responding to calls in which ad-diction or heroin-opiate misuse is known or suspected.

Angels provide support and comfort to participants and work with partnering treatment facilities to place addicts in one of the dozens of programs around the United States. An-gels are trained on the nature of addiction and the needs of someone going into

Anyone who enters the BPD

and requests help under Project HOPE is allowed to voluntarily turn in heroin, opioids, needles and drug paraphernalia without fear of arrest or charges.

This program works. Project HOPE does have a

track record of success. The program in Scarborough has helped 296 people so far.

Originally Started in Gloust-er, MA by the then Chief of Police John Rosenthal, this program acknowledges the need for immediate and criti-cal help for addicts who have made the decision to ask for assistance.

Known now as PAARI (Po-lice assisted addiction and recovering initiative.)

In November, Chief Bob Fitzsimmons heard of Project HOPE when it was being of-fered in Ellsworth. The police in Ellsworth offered the pro-gram on Tuesdays, and the Chief would like to offer it all the time.

“When an addicts says that enough is enough, that's when you strike. We have to be available and ready to do that any day of the week.” Says Fitzsimmons.

Project HOPE is for anyone suffering from addiction and wanting to get help. There is one thing that it isn't. It's not an excuse, to break the law. Fitzsimmons recalls a story

of someone trying to use the program to try to get out of accountability for doing some-thing wrong.

“Here is what I want people to know.” Says Fitzsimmons. “This is no get-out-of-jail-free card. There was an incident recently where someone was in trouble with the law and tried to use Project HOPE as an excuse. This is not a free pass.”

There is a significant cost involved in getting an addict into and through recovery. Baileyville has applied for seed money to help get started.

Funds used for Project HOPE are used for transportation and treatment costs. Bringing an ad-dict to Bangor and flying them to the available detox and then treatment facility is expensive. Some treatment facilities have grants to help offset the cost per person, but not all do. It's a many faceted issue, and every dollar donated is used to facili-tate the recovery process.

To donate to Project HOPE, send a check payable to

Project HOPEc/o Chief Bob FitzsimmonsBaileyville Police Depart-

mentPO Box 370Baileyville, ME 04694“This isn't just for Baileyville

residents. I don't care where you come from, if I can help you, I'll do it,” says the Chief.

Free Workshop Offered to Train Aspiring Stage Producers

Have you ever wanted to help with a stage production but didn’t want to be on stage? Have you ever wondered how a production is organized be-hind the scenes? Stage East will offer a free workshop, ‘How to Be a Producer,’ led by Anne Moody, from 1-3 pm on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Eastport Arts Center. Attendees are asked to please indicate that they plan to attend by emailing [email protected].

Moody’s career in perform-ing arts promotion began with professional positions where

she was instrumental in de-veloping and managing art and cultural opportunities in New York City. Her years of experience producing dance and theater productions com-menced with the role of pro-duction assistant on Broadway in New York. Since then, she has produced numerous plays in Maine for Acadia Annex Theater Company, Magnificent Liars, and Stage East. In addi-tion, Moody has been Produc-tion Manager for the Bangor Ballet since 2011. In addition to having the organizational

skills and creativity required to produce, she is also an ac-complished ballet performer. Moody resides in Pembroke.

Stage East is an Eastport-based community theater which celebrated its 25th year in 2015, and is a constituent member of the Eastport Arts Center, ‘Where Community and Creativity Meet.’ The East-port Arts Center is at 36 Wash-ington Street, Eastport, and is handicapped-accessible. For more information, please visit www.eastportartscenter.org, call (207) 853-4650, or email [email protected].

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SCRTC Awards PresentationCaitlin Reynolds, was presented a $2000.00 MELMAC

Scholarship by Building Trades Instructor and MELMAC Grant Leader Stan Sluzenski in a ceremony on January 4, 2017. Caitlin is the daughter of Jerry Reynolds of Calais.

The MELMAC Education Foundation was established Janu-ary 1, 2001 as Maine’s newest and largest foundation dedicated to advancing the cause of education for all Maine citizens. The MELMAC Education Foundation is committed to supporting high quality initiatives that serve the purpose of increasing educational opportunities for Maine people. The Foundation believes that Maine people and the State of Maine will thrive in the new economy by providing access to the appropriate education, skills and training at all levels.

The recipient for the scholarship must be accepted into a 4-year or 2-year college; makes a difference in the lives of others and that of his/her community; is a solid school citi-zen; demonstrates financial need; exhibits a commitment to public service; has the potential to make a difference in the world; and demonstrate satisfactory progress in their chosen post-secondary activity.

Caitlin is currently enrolled at Southern Maine Community College in the Culinary Arts program. She is a 2016 gradu-ate of St. Croix Regional Technical Center’s Culinary Arts program.

World Renowned Celtic Duo to Give Concert and Talk in EastportThe Eastport Arts Center

(EAC) is delighted to present world-famous fiddler Richard Wood with Gordon Belsher in concert on Saturday, January 21 at 7 pm (ET). This noted duo will follow their evening performance with an informal event the following day to kick off the EAC’s Sunday After-noons at the Arts Center series. The two musicians will share tales about their art and their lives as touring musicians, and play some more music at the event, Sunday, January 22 at 3 pm (ET).

For more than two decades, Richard Wood has impressed audiences all across Canada, as well as in the US, Europe, Ja-pan, and Australia. Highlights include TV guests appearances with Shania Twain on David Letterman and “Good Morning America,” a Carnegie Hall ap-pearance with Irish legends The

Chieftains, a featured perfor-mance on CBC’s Canada Day on Parliament Hill program, “Rita MacNeil and Friends,” and an appearance with Jean Butler of Riverdance on “Celtic Electric.”

Wood has played for Cana-da’s Prime Minister and Gov-ernor General, the Queen of England (in Toronto), and for the Emperor of Japan in Tokyo. Other notable gigs are Lincoln Center in New York City, Ep-cot theme park at Walt Disney World, and the touring fiddle spectacle “Bowfire.” Wood is proud to have entertained Canada’s armed forces in Bos-nia and Afghanistan. He has seven CD recordings and has won three Canadian East Coast Music Awards.

Gordon Belsher has been en-tertaining audiences in Canada and around the world for more than a quarter of a century,

performing solo at concerts, ceilidhs, conventions and pubs. In 2014, Belsher received the Music PEI’s Lifetime Achieve-ment Award. As accompanist and featured vocalist with Prince Edward Island fiddlers Richard Wood and Cynthia MacLeod, Belsher has toured extensively across Canada, in the US, the U.K., Europe, Japan, and Australia. His solo CD “Passed Presence, Past & Present” won Roots Traditional Recording of the Year at the MUSIC PEI Awards in 2013; in addition, recent solo CDs, “Call Up All the Neighbors” and “Reel in the Flickering Light” received nominations for Roots/Traditional Solo Recording of the Year in their respective is-

sue years at the Canadian East Coast Music Awards. Whether playing before large festival crowds or in intimate folk club settings, Belsher’s engaging personality, charming voice and versatility on a variety of instruments are a recipe for a memorable evening.

Tickets for the Saturday night concert are $15, and attendees 17 and under will be admitted free of charge; tickets are avail-able for purchase via the events calendar at eastportartscenter.org, or at the EAC box office one half hour before the per-formance.

Sunday Afternoons at the EAC programs are casual and interactive, and are held downstairs at the EAC. The

Sunday series runs weekly through April 23, skipping Easter Sunday. Hot drinks and refreshments are offered; and donations are gratefully accepted. A full listing of the 2017 programs is viewable here: http://eastportartscenter.org/constituent-groups/the-concert-series/.

For more information about Richard Wood, please visit http://www.rwood.ca; for infor-mation about Gordon Belsher, please visit http://www.guern-seycove.ca. The Eastport Arts Center is at 36 Washington Street, Eastport, and at http://www.eastportartscenter.org, and is handicapped-accessi-ble.

Wild Game Cooking Workshop

Date: January 14thTime: 9:00 am-12:00 pmLocation: Washington County Community College, 1 College

Dr., CalaisCost: $35 The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has

partnered with Maine's community colleges to offer a number of wild game cooking workshops over the next several months.

This workshop will offer the opportunity to participants to learn how to prepare wild game meat and sample the completed recipes. The workshop will be lead by a professionally trained chef and Department staff will be available to help answer questions.

To register, contact Nichole Cote 207-454-1012

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In Milo, a Way Forward in Fight Against Addiction

Milo is a lot like other Maine towns – a close-knit, rural com-munity where people know each other, care about each other, and try to work together to make their community bet-ter. Known as the “Town of Three Rivers,” Milo represents much of what makes rural Maine such a special place to live, not only in how its citizens treat each other, but how they come together in the face of adversity.

I was fortunate to recently visit Milo, where I had the op-portunity to learn about how the community is coming together to support one another in the face of a problem that is con-fronting cities and towns across the state – the opioid and heroin epidemic. To be frank, of all the challenges I’ve seen facing Maine over the years, this prob-lem is certainly one of the most difficult. And it’s a problem that has been particularly painful in rural areas, where critical treat-ment options can be fewer and more difficult to reach for those who need them. Maine saw a record number of overdose deaths last year, more than one a day, and over the past several years, the town of Milo has felt that pain too. Since 2011, this small town has seen more than a dozen heroin overdoses.

These tragic numbers are the driving reason why, for the last two years, I’ve been working so hard to understand this crisis and identify potential solutions, and that search for answers has taken me across

the state and allowed me to meet with hundreds of people – from law enforcement of-ficials and first responders, to people in recovery, to people struggling with addiction, to medical professionals who assist those fighting addiction. And last week, it brought me to the Police Department of-fice in Milo where I spoke with Police Chief and Interim Town Manager Damien Pickel, along with local volunteers and health care providers, about their in-novative approach to deal with addiction at the local level.

Because Milo, like so many Maine towns, has faced these challenges first hand, they have had to come together as a com-munity to respond. And that inspiring response is something we can learn from across the state. In order to combat the opioid crisis, Chief Pickel has helped institute a program that pairs community volunteers with treatment facilities and rehabilitation programs to help those struggling with addiction obtain the support they need. Community-based support groups help people struggling with addiction get information about treatment options in a judgment-free zone, and the donation program based out of the police department that provides supplies – like blan-kets, hats and mittens – sends a message that the department is here to help.

The innovative and impres-sive initiative led by the Milo Police Department is a positive

step forward in the battle of addiction that helps support people who are struggling, and keeps members of the com-munity informed and engaged. I hope its success can serve as a model for other Maine towns to replicate, because this type of collaboration between law enforcement and health care professionals is exactly what we need to turn the tide and help communities deal with addiction.

Ultimately, it’s the on-the-ground efforts like those I saw in Milo that are helping to save lives. And never before have these efforts been more impor-

tant. While this problem is of a scope that we have never seen before, it’s programs like these – driven by people like Chief Pickel and others throughout the community – that help give me hope that, together, we can beat this epidemic and save lives.

I will continue to do all I can in the Senate to fight for the resources that will help do so – and in the meantime, let’s continue to support one another and work together neighbor to neighbor and town to town; that’s the Maine way and I’m proud to be a part of it.

CORRECTIONWe’d like to make a correction to the article, “Old Building Gets a New Purpose”

that appeared in our January 5, 2017 edition. It was stated that the Townhouse Restaurant building was empty. It is not, the owner lives there.

Loon Stories Needed

By Amy Jeanroy

A Maine writer, Nick Leadley from Rangeley, is working on a book project featuring photos and stories about readers' first loon sightings or memorable experiences with the Common Loon. The author welcomes stories, poems, and Haiku about their experiences. These submissions will be included alongside his photographs throughout the book.

To submit your story, contact Mr. Leadley at:

Nick Leadley Nature Pho-tographyPO Box 945Rangeley, Maine 04970207 864-3846207 670-8427www.touchthewildphotos.com

Caught Being Good at CES

Last week's students are Calais Elementary School that were "caught being good" are Brooke Cor-bett, Jacob Footer, Ethan Pratt, Hailie Bowen and Annika Fortune. Congratulations and keep up the good work!

Have you ever wondered how a theater production is organized behind the scenes?

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“Sing” is Fun For All AgesBy Kaileigh Deacon

Sometimes even as an adult a good cartoon movie with talk-ing animals, singing, dancing, and a feel good storyline is just what you need.

In world where animals talk, sing, and have jobs theater owner Buster Moon is strug-gling to make his dream of a owning a thriving theater a reality. Moon has the theater but the thriving part needs work, he hasn’t had a success-ful show and now if he doesn’t figure out how to make some money quick he’s going to lose everything. Moon gets an idea

to hold a singing competition at his theater to get people back in the seats. After auditions come rehearsals and what could go wrong when you have a group of animals with problems of their own.

I went in expecting another fun movie and that’s exactly what I got. The writing on this film, not just for an animated film, but just as a film was a top notch. The writers created a compelling storyline that got you interested in not just the fun animation but what was happening as well. They also created characters that, despite being animals, were fun and

relatable, there was a character for everyone.

The actors who brought the characters to life do so with such believability. It was one of those movies where you heard the characters voice and rec-ognized the voice but couldn’t quite place it. Matthew McCon-aughey was an exception to this you recognized his voice as see as it came across. There were other big names that lent their voice and singing pipes to the film, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlene, Scarlett Johans-son, John C. Reily, and more helped round out the cast.

A big part of this movie is the

music. A movie that centers on a singing competition is bound to have a lot of music. One of the things I liked about the music in this film was the fact that each song fit the characters and wasn’t just added because it was a popular song. There are songs for all ages some that have been on the radio in recent years while others are songs from many years ago. The songs were also sung by the actors who provided the voices which help keep the voices con-sistent with the characters. Re-gardless of what kind of music you like you will find yourself singing along and maybe even

dancing in the aisles.I have to say that I thoroughly

enjoyed this movie and had a very good time. This is the perfect movie for a family night out or to unwind and have a good time. The story is good and the music will keep you singing along the whole time. The characters were fun and interesting and made you feel like you were in the movie.

I would give this movie a five out of five stars for fun, origi-nality, entertainment. I would recommend this to anyone, kids of all ages are sure to have a good time.

IFW Biologists Track New England Cottontails In The Snow

A New England cottontail. One of the major differences in ap-pearance between New England Cottontails and snowshoe hares is that cottontails remain brown in color during the winter, and snowshoe hares turn white. If you see a brown bunny this winter, let us know!

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Have you seen this rabbit? The New England cottontail is a State Endangered species in Maine, with an estimated population of less than 300. Each winter, biologists from the Maine Department of In-land Fisheries and Wildlife and our conservation partners conduct snow tracking surveys to monitor the sites known to have cottontails, and to search for new occurrences. So, if you’ve spotted a cottontail (see below for a comparison with the much more common snowshoe hare) please let us know so we can survey the site to confirm

their presence. Knowing ex-actly where cottontails occur is critical to our efforts to restore the species, so we’d greatly ap-preciate any reports.

New England cottontails and snowshoe hares are very similar in appearance through much of the year, but cottontails are generally smaller than hares (though overlap does occur), with shorter ears, legs, and feet. They have a wider appearing face, and often have a black spot on their forehead (though it’s difficult to observe). Cottontail hindfoot tracks are oval shaped and 2 ¾ – 4” long; whereas hindfoot tracks for snowshoe hares are 3 ½ – 6” long and are more triangular (or snowshoe shaped). The two species are easily distinguished during win-ter, because cottontails remain brown in color, but snowshoe hares change to white. So, if you see a brown bunny in winter, please let us know!

Track surveys during winter months let biologists know if New England Cottontails are present in an area.

New England cottontails once ranged as far inland as Porter, Lewiston, and Augusta, and as far east as Belfast. But, they are now relegated to about 30 confirmed sites (within the last few years) south of Portland. In contrast, snowshoe hares occur statewide.

The primary factor causing the decline in the state’s cot-tontail population is the loss of the dense shrubby thickets and young regenerating forest habi-tat due to natural growth into older forests, development, and other changes in land use. As a result, as part of our restoration efforts we manage over 60 acres at Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area for cotton-tails and other wildlife species (e.g., brown thrasher, American woodcock, prairie warbler) reli-ant on young forest habitat, and are developing plans to manage additional acreage in Mt. Aga-menticus Wildlife Management Area.

For more information on New England cottontails or to report a sighting, please contact:

Cory StearnsAssistant Regional Wildlife

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EAC To Offer Sauerkraut Workshop

Anne Hopkins will lead a work-shop on making sauerkraut from 2-4 pm, Saturday, January 14, at Eastport Arts Center. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn to ferment vegetables using two methods: salting and water brining, and will bring home two jars of kraut they’ve made during the session. Also included will be a discussion of the health benefits and traditions of fermented foods, with attention to identifying some of the pitfalls of fermentation. There will be Maine-grown organic produce for processing and homemade krauts for attendees to taste.

The workshop is intended for ages 12 and up, and the $15 fee includes materials; a sliding fee scale is available. Attendees are asked to bring two glass jars (preferably pint-size) with plastic lids, a favorite chopping knife, a cutting board and a medium-sized bowl.

Preregistration is required: please email Alison Brennan at [email protected] or call her at (207) 454-8822 for more information or to sign up. The Eastport Arts Center is at 36 Washington Street, Eastport and at www.eastportartscenter.org, and is handicapped-accessible.

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ACESBy Rob Patry

There is something magi-cal about being a Canadian in January on a cold wintry day and attending a hockey game. Perhaps it’s in our DNA or part of our collective spirit, but it meshes into our very core. There are sounds, sights, and smells that immediately trigger

responses in the brain to say yes, I am at a hockey game. I was fortunate enough to attend my first St. Stephen ACES game last Thursday night, and it brought back a flood of memories buried so deep in my being; I thought they had long been forgotten. Let me point out to you that the ACES for those who don’t know are

the local Junior A Hockey Club in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. They took on the Dieppe Commandos. The game was at the Garcelon Civic Centre. Although I’ve attended multiple events there, this was my first game and my first viewing of the ice. ICE. Is there a more Canadian image than arena ice? Ice has a smell, skates have a smell, and hockey equipment has a smell. All ac-centuated by the chilled air of the arena, the rink becomes the seminal symbol of every Cana-dian boy’s early existence. The sound of skates sliding across the ice sticks smacking pucks that whoosh across the frozen surface. A rubbery, fresh and exciting scent that can never be duplicated yet lives in the sub-conscious of every Canadian.

Then, the first spotting of that iconic beast of the rink, the marvel of hockey ice rink engineering, The Zamboni.

The brainchild of California native Frank J. Zamboni, it is the Golden State’s greatest gift to Canada. In its simplest of terms, it is an ice resurfacer. To a young Canadian boy, howev-er, it is the difference between a pair of dull black boots, and shiny, freshly polished ones. It creates a glistening almost new-like ice that highlights its colors, lines and emblems etched on its surface.

Filled with whistles, air horns, and a gabbing, nat-tering din, the entire arena is alive with people focusing on team favorites, statistics, and exchanges of trivia, memories, and sports pontificating. There is a palpable sense of life at a hockey game. More than any other organized sport either professional or amateur, it is at the apex of physical games, which evoke such strong emo-tions and rip nostalgic dreams directly from our youth.

Hockey games are a sport, now elevated to a trip down the ever-elongating paths, which connect us with a time gone by. Even the smell of hotdogs, beers, and deep fried onion rings is intoxicating in this monument built to male glory days of the past, present and future. We as Canadians are not easily defined, because, like laid back chameleons, we ana-lyze our present surroundings and adapt to changing the color of our skin. Hockey, however, expresses everything we are as people in three short twenty-minute periods. Tough, spirit filled, resilient, competitive, focused and driven. Yes, that pretty much sums us up.

The ACES lost. It would have been nice had they won, but it didn’t matter to me. I reconnected with a part of my Canadian youth. And that’s an ace in my pocket.

Tim Sample to Perform January 14 Maine Humorist Tim Sample

will bring his trademark “down east” humor to The First Con-gregational Church in Calais at 7pm, Saturday, January 14, 2017 in a fund raising concert to benefit the Slater and Slater Fire Relief Fund.

Sample, a Maine native and year-round Washington County resident, has been widely recog-nized as Maine’s foremost na-tive humorist. In a career span-ning four decades Sample has

produced over a dozen comedy albums; five of them (including his latest, the 2013 release Bert and I Rebooted) for the legend-ary Bert and I label.

From1993-2004 Tim was a regular correspondent for the Emmy Award winning TV Show CBS News Sunday Morn-ing.

Born in northern Aroostook County and raised on the Maine coast, Sample finally moved “all the way Down East” in the

summer of 2014.According to Sample the Jan-

uary 14th show provides “…a terrific opportunity for the local community to pull together and help support our neighbors The Slater Family, whose thriving local auto-repair business was suddenly shut down by a dev-astating fire on the weekend just before Thanksgiving 2016.

According to Sample, “This is how we’ve always done things here in Maine. Whenever a crisis hits one of our own, folks just seem to come out of the woodwork, pull together and help out – neighbor-to-neighbor. That’s the Maine way.“

100% of the proceeds from the January 14th concert will be donated to the Slater and Slater Fire Relief Fund, which has been established through the efforts of local clergy and The Machias Savings Bank. The fund is an ongoing relief effort administered by Sara Gavits, rector at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church, Calais.

Doors open at 6 pm, show time is 7pm, Saturday, January 14th at The First Congregation-al Church, 21 Calais Avenue, Calais. Tickets - $18 in advance, $20 at the door are available at the following locations:

Johnson’s Hardware, Karen’s Restaurant and Pub and Calais Books in Calais and Woodwind Gallery and Framing in Machias or by calling 207 454 8016

As with all Tim Sample per-formances the January 14th show will be 100% “ Fam-ily Friendly” with no raunchy, mean-spirited or “off color” material”.

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“Sing” is Fun For All Ages

By Kaileigh Deacon

Sometimes even as an adult a good cartoon movie with talking animals, singing, dancing, and a feel good storyline is just what you need.

In world where animals talk, sing, and have jobs theater owner Buster Moon is struggling to make his dream of a owning a thriving theater a reality. Moon has the theater but the thriving part needs work, he hasn’t had a successful show and now if he doesn’t figure out how to make some money quick he’s going to lose everything. Moon gets an idea to hold a singing competition at his theater to get people back in the seats. After auditions come rehearsals and what could go wrong when you have a group of animals with problems of their own.

I went in expecting another fun movie and that’s exactly what I got. The writing on this film, not just for an animated film, but just as a film was a top notch. The writers created a compelling storyline that got you interested in not just the fun animation but what was happening as well. They also created characters that, despite being animals, were fun and relatable, there was a character for everyone.

The actors who brought the characters to life do so with such be-lievability. It was one of those movies where you heard the characters voice and recognized the voice but couldn’t quite place it. Matthew McConaughey was an exception to this you recognized his voice as see as it came across. There were other big names that lent their voice and singing pipes to the film, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlene, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reily, and more helped round out the cast.

A big part of this movie is the music. A movie that centers on a singing competition is bound to have a lot of music. One of the things I liked about the music in this film, was the fact that each song fit the characters and wasn’t just added because it was a popular song. There are songs for all ages some that have been on the radio in recent years while others are songs from many years ago. The songs were also sung by the actors who provided the voices which help keep the voices consistent with the characters. Regardless of what kind of music you like you will find yourself singing along.

I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and had a very good time. This is the perfect movie for a family night out or to un-wind. The story is good and the music will keep you singing along the whole time. The characters were fun and interesting and made you feel like you were in the movie.

I would give this movie a five out of five stars for fun, originality, entertainment. I would recommend this to anyone, kids of all ages are sure to have a good time.

DECH New Year’s Baby

Caleb Neptune, pictured with his mother Sage Neptune, was the first baby born at Down East Community Hospital in 2017.

On January 8 at 8:46 am, Sage Neptune of Pleasant Point deliv-ered the first baby born at Down East Community Hospital for 2017. Caleb, the very handsome son of Sage Neptune and Tyler Davis, weighed in at a healthy 9 lbs., 3 oz. He is the third grand-child of Wilfred and Patricia Neptune and the first grandchild of Erica and Brian Davis.

Sage, who was cared for by Dr. Inegbenijie, Dr. Dwight, and the nurses in OB said, said this about her experience at DECH “The nurses and the doctors are great and I feel very blessed to have everyone here caring for me, they are all so helpful.”

Sage was the recipient of the baby basket put together for the New Year Baby with items from DECH and Community busi-nesses. She was surprised by the amount of gifts was very ap-preciative, “Thanks everyone so much for the basket. There were so many things from the hospital and local businesses. I just kept pulling out gift after gift.”

The gift basket that was pre-sented to the family was filled with donations made by the following local area businesses: Archibald’s, Bangor Savings Bank, Bar Harbor Bank, Berry Vines, Bella Vita, Bluebird Restaurant, Camden National Bank, Down East Credit Union, Dunkin Donuts, EBS, Helen’s Restaurant, Machias Hardware, Machias Laundromat, Machias Dental, Machias Savings Bank, Maine Books for Maine Kids, McDonald’s, Napa Auto Parts, Parlin Gardens, Pat’s Pizza, Subway Restaurant, Tom’s Mini Mart, True Value, Viking Lumber, Whole Foods Market.

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JANUARY 13: Anchor Lodge No.41 Knights of Py-thias of Eastport will be meet-ing at the Eastport Youth Cen-ter off of county road. Doors will be unlocked at 5:45pm.

JANUARY 17, 24 and 31: The Maine Educational Op-portunity Center will be host-ing FREE workshops entitled Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over at WCCC at 10:00 a.m. To register or for more information, call 1-800-281-3703 or visit us on the web at http://meoc.maine.edu. Also taking place at 1:00 p.m.

JANUARY 14: Tim Sam-ple in concert at the First Con-gregational Church, Calais at 7:00 p.m. Benefits The Slater and Slater Fire Fund. Tickets and information: 454-8016.

JANUARY 20: Lincoln Memorial Library in Dennys-ville - SPIES: a series of spy films, beginning with the first “modern” spy, Sidney Reilly - discussion and refreshments follow - beginning at 6 p.m.

JANUARY 21: The Ascen-sions in Concert at the Second Baptist Church in Calais at 6:30 p.m. Love offering. Con-tact Pam at 454-4433 for more information.

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FEBRUARY 3: Riverside Rebekah Lodge Food Sale at the Baileyville Food Mart from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

-2nd, 4th and 5th Mondays every month at 7:00 p.m.: The Monday Night Music Circle at CCLC. Bring an instrument or come and listen!

-Irene Chadbourne food pantry open 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed holidays.

-TOPS 228 Baileyville meets at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at People’s United Meth-odist Church, Baileyville. Corner of Third and Summit Street.

-Tap Your Toes at the Calais Free Library from 11:30 a.m. to noon. Babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers.

-St. Croix International Quilter’s Guild meets at the Methodist Homes Rec Center, 6:00 p.m. New members wel-come. 3rd Wednesday of each month:

-AL-ANON meets at 6:30 p.m. in the old Calais Hospital basement.

-Wednesday Morning Knit-ters at the Calais Free Library from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

-Irene Chadbourne food pantry open 10:00 a.m. to noon. Closed holidays.

-Crafters gather to work on projects at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anne’s, Church St., Calais - FMI call 454-8016.

-Homeschool Thursdays at the Calais Free Library from 10:00 a.m. to noon.

-International Dance Group at the Eastport Arts Center from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Explore world dance tradi-tions especially Green, Roman and Bulgarian.

-Wiggles and Giggles at the Calais Free Library from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Ba-bies, toddlers, and caregivers are welcome.

-Irene Chadbourne food pantry open 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Closed holidays.

-Creative Coloring at St.

-Overcomers Meeting at St. Croix Valley Assembly of God Church in Calais for those wanting to turn their lives around after prison or those wanting to break from drug/alcohol addiction. FMI call 207-454-8160.

-First Sunday of the month: Coffeehouse at Cobscook Community Learning Center from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

-Vanceboro United Method-ist Supper Church at 4:30 p.m. at the town community center. Food for body and soul. FMI call Cheryl at 207-794-8443.

-Calais Community Cafe is serving lunch at 12 noon at 72 Palmer Lane, Calais. For res-ervations call 454-2215.

of the Washington Co. His-torical & Genealogical Soci-ety will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Emergency Management Room at 28 Center Street, Machias. Speaker for the af-ternoon will be Nate Beal who will tell the ‘little known’ story of the HMS Halifax, a British vessel that was shipwrecked off Foster Island in Febru-ary of 1775. Beal will discuss the role the Halifax played in the June 1775 ‘Battle of Ma-chias.’

JANUARY 25: “Hot Wa-ter’ Sailors’ songs of Warm Seas and Warmer Ports (the Pembroke Library’s Monthly Chantey Sing) at the Pem-broke Library at 7:00 p.m. Led by “From Away Downeast.” Free admission.

-Movie Night at the Calais Free Library at 6:30 p.m.

-Ecstatic Dance at the East-port Arts Center from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Dance to rhythmic music to release stress.

Anne’s Church St., Calais from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. FMI call 454-8016.

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Woodland Rec. Notes

Elem. Basketball: Prac-tices have started. Schedules and rosters are posted in the WES gym. This program is co-ed and open to all grades 4-6. There is a $10 fee for the entire program. Players must register in order to be placed on a team.

Jr. (Grades K-5) , Sr. (Grades 3-8) Cheering: Reg-istration papers have been handed out at school. Sched-ule of practices are posted in the WES gym. Program is co-ed open to kids in grades K-8. Volunteer coaches are needed! Fee is $10.

J r. H i g h B a s k e t b a l l (Grades 6-8): The Woodland Rec. Department will again have jr. high basketball for grades 6 through 8. It will be held Saturday mornings at the WHS gym. Players in grades 6-8 from Woodland, Princeton, Waite, Talmadge, Alexander, Baring, Indian Township and Topsfield are invited to participate. Play-ers can join on Saturday, December 3 at 9:00 a.m. Fee is $10.

Open Gym Basketball: Sunday, January 8 , 15, 22 and 29 at the WHS gym, grades 4-8 at 4:30 p.m. Grades 9 and up at 6:00 p.m. Program is free.

Exercise/Aerobics: Sun-day, January 15, 22, 29 at 4:00 p.m. at the WES gym. Open to everyone age 13 and up. $5 per class. Held every Sunday and Wednesday. Wednesday 11, 18 and 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Tai Chi: Grades kindergar-ten through adult. January 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 5:30 p.m. at the Woodland Elem. School gym. Fees discussed with instructor.

Karate: Grades kindergar-ten through adult. January 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the Woodland Elem. School gym. Fees discussed with instructor.

FMI on any program please contact the Rec. Department at 427-6205 or Facebook.

Pictured is the Calais Blue Devil JV basketball team. Members include front l-r: Connor Cook, Alex Newsome, Ashton James, Dawson Critchley, Kyle Richard, and Scott Smith. Back l-r: Ryan Newell, Sebastian Moore, George Bailey, Bobby Moholland, Micheal McFar-lane, and Coach Cavanaugh. (Photo by John Rogers).

BLUE DEVIL ACTION IN PHOTOS

Pictured is the Calais Blue Devils basketball team. Members include front l-r: Justice Bassett, Blake Collins, Dawson Critchley, Kyle Richard, and Sebastian Moore. Back l-r: Coach Darrin Constant, Nathan Smith, Addison Coty, Branden Gillespie, John Socobasin, and Arthur Nicholas. (Photo by John Rogers).

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BLUE DEVIL ACTION IN PHOTOS

Kyle Richard sets off the foul line, for a 3-pointer. (Photo by John Rogers).

George Bailey plays solid straight-up defense for Calais. (Photo by John Rogers).

Blue Devil Ryan Newell lays it in off the glass. (Photo by John Rogers).

Sebastian Moore starts the ball up the sideline after collecting the rebound against Sumner. (Photo by John Rogers).

Blue Devil Blake Collins powers his way down the lane. (Photo by John Rogers).

Blue Devil Dawson Critchley rips down the rebound and looks for the outlet. (Photo by John Rogers).

Ca la i s ve t eran senior Brandon Gillespie brings the ball over mid-court. (Photo by John Rogers).

Brandon strong to the glass as he pounds inside for 23-points against Sumner, while powering the 53-45 victory. (Photo by John Rogers).

Justice Bassett takes a nice one-hander from the perimeter. (Photo by John Rogers).

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DAC Cheerleading Championship

Four Teams Bid For Title at Machias

The DAC cheerleading squads will compete this Sat-urday starting at 9:00 in the Bulldogs gymnasium in Ma-chias. Competing this year will be two regular DAC teams representing the hosting Bull-dogs and the Dragons from Woodland High School. Also this season the DAC welcomes back Calais High School and the new DAC squad from Sumner. Take a trip to Machias and enjoy the 2017 Champion-ship. Teams will play in the regionals two Saturdays later, January 28 at the Cross Center in Bangor.

Calais Recreation Starting Co-Ed Volleyball

Calais Recreation Depart-ment Coed Volleyball will start Jan 22nd. Anyone interested in putting a team in or being put on a team, please call the Rec Department at 454-2761.

Area Hoop StandingsThrough 1/9 - Local StandingsClass C Boys8 Sumner 3-6 9.910 Woodland 4-2 7-413 Narraguagus 2-6 5.416 Calais 1-5 3.2Class D Boys2 Machias 9-0 27.56 J-B 2-4 9.28 Shead 4-4 8.8Class C Girls4 Narraguagus 8-2 27.26 Calais 7-2 20.47 Woodland 6-3 19.614 Sumner 2-7 7.4Class D Girls1 Shead 9-0 30.79 J-B 3-4 3.213 Machias 0-10 0.0

New head Coach Darrin Constant watchers the Calais boys action. (Photo by John Rogers).

Solid job inside boxing out in the Blue Devils gym. (Photo by John Rogers).

Quick and powerful junior veteran Addison Coty powers into the glass at Calais. (Photo by John Rogers).

Ashton James pins opponent from Bucksport.

George Townsend pins opponent from Bucksport.

Colton Sherrard greets his opponent from PCHS.

This meet was held this past Saturday (1/7) at Caribou High School. (Photos submitted by Krista Vining).

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Why Am I Not Being Transformed?Pastor Trott

A question came my way not long ago that has arisen often through the years. When a person has an addiction or sin issue and pleads for God deliverance, why doesn’t take the problem away? Why after tears and years of pleading does God not instantly transform the sincere seeker?

God is greater than any sin or addiction. His plan for deliver-ance is known to Him and is not the same for every struggler. To say that God is a God of trans-formation is accurate. I would caution against any theology that dictates what that transfor-mation must be. A victim may

not be changed into a victor but he or she may be changed into a warrior.

Paul tells Timothy to fight the good fight of faith. Paul could not cure himself of his thorn in the flesh. It is strange that a man who raised the dead (Eutychus) could not heal himself of a chronic problem. God’s answer to Paul was, “My grace is suf-ficient.” Fatigue and seeming futility are weapons the enemy uses often to discourage.

Loving God doesn’t obligate Him to act in a desired or pre-dictable manner. As I read the Bible I am often amazed at the promises of sustaining grace (power, endurance and sound-ness of mind). Why do so many

think God touches a life and the problems instantly disap-pear? Some, a very few, may experience instant deliverance but for the majority struggling is what God enables the person to do. Why would all of the promises for help be present if the transformation is instant? Without struggle or resistance no strength would be possible.

I believe it is wrong to believe that God must deliver anyone from the struggle of living the Christian life. This life is sup-posed to be a struggle. Until each struggler embraces the reality of life long effort, they will be thinking God doesn’t love them or other disciple’s problems are easier.

In struggling, we find vic-tory and defeat. When I fail, I confess my sin and am forgiven and cleansed to move forward. Unbroken fellowship with God is what I desire; it is His desire too. My usefulness is the result of His work in me to prepare, equip and empower me to do

His will.I am saved by God’s grace

through faith. God’s love has saved me from sins penalty (though I must live with the consequences). I am being saved from sins power as I fellowship with God and respond to temp-tation with the weapons He has provided (scripture, prayer, and a moment by moment approach to resisting temptation). I will be saved from sins presence in the world and in my life when I die or Jesus comes and claims me as His own.

The Gospel is not the ultimate self-help or self-improvement message. It is a message of deliverance from sin and its accompanying problems and penalties. God promises to cure our individual problems com-pletely one day, but not neces-sarily now, hence the struggle. 1 Corinthians 10:13 instructs me, “No temptation has come to you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and will not let you be tempted beyond your

ability, but will the temptation He will also provide a way of escape so that you may be able to endure it.” God promises a way through it, not around, over or under it.

It saddens me to see so many who feel defeated and deficient. The deliverance God offers is real. To the defeated and dis-couraged I say, God’s love for you has not changed; it is not inadequate. His love can’t in-crease or decrease. We are on a journey. The destination is sure. God will complete what He has begun in you and me. Each day we are presented with enough grace (power) for that day. All we need for life and godliness is provided. We must use the resources.

The final solution to our struggle is in the future. For now we must live with consequences and fight the good fight. With God in my life, no failure is final. My hope is that God will become real to you in a new, sustaining way.

High School Boys HoopSchenck 70 Calais 58At home this past Monday the Blue Devils played host to the

visiting Schenck Wolverines from East Millinocket. A powerful 23-point first period output with 4-3’s by the guests pretty much put the game away as Calais was never able to close the gap inside of ten points. Chris King and Justin Thompson paced the attack earning 25/28-point respectively. On the Calais ledger Blake Col-lins paced with 15-points, Addison Coty hit 12, Justice Bassett and Brandon Gillespie connected with 10-each, John Socobasin made 6, and Nathan Smith added 5 in the loss.

Schenck 23 36 53 70Calais 10 22 43 58Houlton 75 Calais 32A balanced Shiretowner attack put 4-players in double figures

en-route to a 75-32 win at home over the visiting Calais Blue Devils. For the guests Addison Coty earned 10-points, Brandon Gillespie 6, Nathan Smith 6, and Justice Bassett 5 for the Blue Devils.

Calais 11 25 28 32Houlton 18 35 51 75In Harrington on Friday the Woodland Dragons had a strong

second period to earn a 26-18 advantage after 16-minutes of

High School Girls ActionAt Bucksport the Lady Blue Devils jumped early against their

hosts with Faith Tirrell pacing the opening 19-point frame by scoring 8-points. Then Calais extended the lead midway to 35-23, playing to a comfortable 56-51 decision even though the offense went flat in the last period collecting only 8-free-throws. Tirrell, Huckins, and Cook led the decision hitting 13-points each, and Sydney Farrar added 10.

Calais 19 35 48 56Bucksport 13 23 38 51In East Machias the visiting Lady Blue Devils faced a hot

Caitlyn Lyons who exploded for 32-points with 15 in the open-ing frame as they never looked back, playing to a critical 62-49 victory. Rylea Steeves added 17-points in the win. For the guests Olivia Huckins hit 14, Sydney Farrar 12, Lauren Cook 9, and 6-each by Bacon and Erskine.

Calais 13 27 36 49WA 21 40 47 62The surging Lady Knights from Narraguagus extended their sea-

son record to 8-2 with an important 50-41 win over Calais. Both teams opened tight ending the first period at 6-6. Good balance in the second gave the hosts a sizeable 29-18 advantage as they went to the lockers midway. They again tied their guests as both played to 9-points in the third, and then Guagus collected a 50-41 win at the final buzzer. An unusually weak 30% performance at the free throw stripe for Calais was a big part of the difference in the contest. Narraguagus had Leighton 15, Kennedy 9, Reynolds 8, and Perry 6, while the guests were led by Farrar with 13, Cook 9, and 7-each from Maxwell and Huckins.

Calais 6 18 27 41Narraguagus 6 29 38 50After defeating the Lady Knights on their home court, Wood-

land hosted Narraguagus this past Monday in a critical county showdown. In the opening frame Cox and Smith paced the hosts with 7/6-points respectively, while Guagus had 4 in the scoring column that gave the guests a 17-13 spread after one. They never looked back as a flat Lady Dragons squad stayed within reach until midway, and then lost any momentum in the second half

Calais Recreation Basketball Results3rd & 4th 1-3-17: MMA 28 Husson 11MMA was led by Phillip Bassett with 8pts, Kasen Dana

had 7pts, Louis Newell and Frabk Miliano each had 4pts, Lino Perez, Ike Soucy, and Sidizer Bassett each with 2pts.

Oliver Clark led Husson with 9pts, Garrett Clark, and Kate McPhee each had 1pt for Husson.

1-5-17: Husson 29 UMPI 8Oliver Clark led all scorers with 13pts, Kate McPhee

with 10pts, Shawn Cushing, Grace Howard, and Garrett Clark each had 2pts for Husson.

Colby Moholland led UMPI with 4pts, Jordon Barnard and Shawn Lyons each had 2pts.

5th & 6th1-2-17: Duke 48 Kentucky 36Jace Cook scored a game high 34pts to lead Duke,

Ryland Sabattus with 10pts, and Ryley case chipped in with 4pts.

Kaden Small led Kentucky with 14pts, Peyton Morang

had 7pts, Landon Ritchie with 6pts, Addison Jamerison with 4pts, Jaycee Harkins and Zack Johnson each with 2pts, and Brenna Critchley had 1pt.

1-4-17: Kansas 45 Syracuse 35Preston Bradford scorers a game high 26pts to lead

Kansas Brogan Brown had 11pts, Aidon Benson and Kacen Dana each with 4pts.

Megan Mitchell led Syracuse with 13pts, Alex Richard with 8pts, Mercedes Owen had 6pts, Nevaeh Thomas and Shawn Look each had 4pts.

7th & 8th1-7-17: Thunder 45 Celtics 33Jace Cook led all scorers with 17pts, Mason Ritchie with

14pts and Tony Dana had 10pts, Nadra Bassett chipped in with 4pts, for the Thunder.

Sophia McVicar led the Celtics with 16pts, Natalie Al-tvater with 8pts, Sage Phillips had 4pts, Ti Bennett with 3pts and Nichele Giero had 2pts.

1-7-17: Cavs 43 Thunder 38Petak Dana led the Cavs with 9pts, JD Turner, Luke

Furtek, and Justin Harnoise each scored 8pts, Davin Murry had 6pts, and Mitchell Gower added 4pts.

Jace Cook led the Thunder with 16pts, Nedra Bassett and Tony Dana each had 8pts, and Mason Ritchie added 6pts.

Men’s1-8-17: Lakers 61 Spurs 94Spurs scorers Andre Paul 32, Devin Hall 30, Devon

McPhee 15 and Charles Tomah 15. For the Lakers Zac Atkinson 22, Stacy Atkinson 14,

Matt Harvey 13, Arnie Clark 10Warriors 87 Cavs 75.Warriors scorers Jason Speedy and Pat Francis Jr 21pts,

Kyle Johnson 16For the Cavs Roger Socobasin 19 Steve McGinnley Jr

15 Jesse Bean 12Celtics 77 T-Wolves 66.Celtics scorers Nathen Newell 26, Frank Morrison 18,

Toby Cole 13For the T-Wolves Rod Tirrell Jr and John Mulcahy 17.

with Narraguagus securing a substantial 61-37 win. In the win Joyce hit 20, Leighton 16, and 8’s from Toppin and Perry. The Dragons had Cox with 13, Smith 8, and Russell 7.

Narraguagus 17 33 43 61Woodland 12 23 30 37At Machias the Lady Dragons had a cold start as they trailed by

a point after the opening 8, making just 6-free-throws. Six play-ers connected in the second 8, giving the guests a 20-15 spread that they never relinquished, playing to a 50-26 win. Sophomore Brooke Russell led all players with 15-points, Smith netted 9, Monk 8, Cox 7, and Beers 6. For the hosts Norman hit 8 with Haskell and McConnell each adding 6.

Woodland 6 20 31 50Machias 7 15 20 26

action. Opening after the half, Woodland again had solid of-fense spreading their lead to 51-37, eventually playing to an important 69-59 win in the “C” ranks. Sophomore Drew Hayward paced all players scoring a big 32-points with 5-assists and 4-steals. Riley Russell connected with 13 and 7-rebounds, Freshman Chris Plissey converted 8-points, and Moody and Cilley each netted 5-points in the win. Dinsmore hit 22 for the Knights with 10-each by Pineo and Rumery.

Woodland 10 26 51 69Narraguagus 9 18 37 59

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January 6, 2009January 6, 2017

Eighth AnniversaryYour life was a blessing,Your memory a treasure.,You are loved beyond wordsAnd missed beyond measure.

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PAUL “WIMMIE” DONOVAN

Calais – Paul “Wimmie” William Donovan, 74, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017, surrounded by his loved ones, at Calais Regional Hos-pital. Wimmie was born in Calais on July 25, 1942, son of the late Paul and Mary (Ross) Donovan. He graduated from Calais Memorial High School, Class of 1960, and shortly after started his career as a sales-man for Humpty Dumpty. On July 13, 1963, he married his high school sweetheart, Carol Elizabeth Campbell. Wimmie retired from Humpty Dumpty with 40 years of service. He was a Communicant of Immac-ulate Conception R.C. Church in Calais, a former member of the Calais Lions Club, and was an avid outdoorsman. Wim-mie enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking/carpentry and watching the Red Sox. He loved spending time at his camp on Cathance Lake with his fam-ily, especially his son and best friend, Jeffrey.

In addition to his parents he was predeceased by a brother, Wilfred Donovan; and a sister Donna Daye. Surviving are his loving wife of 53 years, Carol Donovan; three chil-dren, Troy Donovan and wife Laura “Curly” of Calais, Jeffrey Donovan of Calais, and Joanne Cushing and hus-band Ricky of Pembroke; eight grandchildren, Justin Donovan of Bangor, Jessica Raymond and husband Chris of Car-mel, Brianna, Derek, Piper and Sammy Donovan, all of Calais, James Farley MM1 USN and wife Fuka of Japan, and Tyler Farley IC2 USN and wife Ashley of San Diego, CA; four great-grandchildren, Brielle, Jamison, Jayce and Caleb; brother-in-law Joseph Campbell of AZ; sisters-in-law Peggy Bryant and husband Gordon of AZ, Linda Curtis of Grand Lake Stream, and Jackie Campbell of Glenburn; many nieces and nephews; and his canine companion Benji, and feline companion Squeek.

In keeping with Wimmie’s wishes, there will be no service. In honor of his son Jeffrey, donations in his memory may be made to the Frank Beckett Center, PO Box 384, Calais, ME 04619, where Jeff has been a participant for almost 30 years. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & Eastport. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.maysfuneralhome.com

The family of Barbara A. Maenhout would like to thank our neighbors, friends, and family for all the cards, phone calls, and food that were received after the recent death of of our wife and mother. It was a comfort knowing all the love and support that we received during this sad time, it was very much appreciated.

Thank You,Bob, Kirk, Kerry and extended family

We would like to thank so many people for the loving support and care given to my husband, Grant Seeley. We will be eternally grateful for the care that Dr. Wilkinson, Downeast Hospice and the staff at Calais Regional Hospital gave him. Maybe you sent a card, brought over food, called or said a prayer for Grant and myself....All of it is so appreciated. We wish we could thank each and every one of you personally and hope to be able to in the near future.

Love, the family of Grant Seeley.

FRANK E. HOWARDPrinceton - Frank E. How-

ard, 80, died January 4, 2017 at his residence on West Street. Born on Hodgdon, August 22, 1936, son of Willard and Mil-dred (Merritt) Howard, Sr.

He was employed as a woods-man for many years, then went on to working as a sternman on a number of fishing vessels. He made many friends during this time, which he held near and dear to his heart.

He enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisher-man. He also enjoyed a friendly game of cribbage with family and friends, reading and do-ing his puzzles. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, telling stories, jokes and making memories of which will remain in his grand-children's hearts forever.

He was predeceased by his parents, 2 brothers, Billy and Glen, a sister Ruby and a son Jody.

He is survived by his wife Sarah (Wood) Howard, daugh-ters, Kim Hatt and husband Raymond, Lisa Holmes and husband Doug, Holly Howard and lifelong companion Gary Richardson, Sr., his twin sister, Frances Hennings, eight grand-children ,18 great- grandchil-dren as well as several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held in the spring on April 29, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Princeton Cemetery on West Street.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to the Mary A. Johnson Founda-tion for Suicide Prevention, 60 Western Avenue, Box 263, Augusta, ME 04330.

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Again this week the weather has been variable. This past week the low temperatures have been 10 de-grees below zero and the prediction is 40 degrees above zero for Wednes-day with some unseasonable rain. “If you do not like the weather, wait a minute.” The St. Croix Valley did get a day-long snow storm on Saturday. For this storm the coast received the brunt of the snow and yesterday, the streets in Calais were snow-covered and slippery. Route 1 was bare and

offered good traveling.I checked out the new “General

Dollar” store in West Pembroke last Thursday. The outside of the store seems to be finished with the store’s lettering up and lights on. No one is exactly sure when the grand opening will be, but Pembroke residents think it will be this month. More informa-tion will be in this column as soon as it is available.

I was sorry to hear that Macy’s and K-Mart will be closing in Bangor. I did enjoy shopping in K-Mart. It looks like another eighty to ninety

workers will be losing jobs as the stores shut down. In Calais Kend-all’s will be closing next week and the word on the street is that it will reopen with new owners on January 31st. Good luck to both Jane in her future endeavors and the new owners as they take on a new store. Good luck too to the couple opening the Townhouse as an auction center.

The benefit dinner for Sammy Seavey will be held Saturday, Janu-ary 21 at 5 pm at the Pembroke El-ementary School. Raffle tables will be open at 3pm.

Barbara Windhorst will be sharing some stories of Arnold Lobel’s Owl, an owl not as quite as wise as we think owls need to be. (The library was closed last Monday because no volunteer was available for taking care of things. The library committee apologizes for any inconve-nience and asks for help if anyone has some time to donate.)

On Sunday the adult choir at the Dennysville-Edmunds Congregational Church had a chance to play the new chimes. The group really enjoyed their chance to work on a tune, but a critic says they will need a bit more time in practice before they are perfect. Perfection is in the future.

My cousin Dennis, both a chef and an inven-tor, visited the farm last week with a pair of cleats made especially for me. They are made with real cleats/grippers minus the rubber and have straps made of leather and Velcro. I have to admit they are much easier to get off and on. Thanks, Dennis.

Any residents wanting to travel the country, or even the city, these days need to be on the lookout for roaming deer. Yesterday, I saw two deer in Robbinston and three near the Rite Aid in Calais. The word in Calais is that many deer are roaming around town especially on the main routes of North Street and South Street.

Susan McCray finished her last treatment in Bangor last week. She and son Tim had lunch with Rolfe Flood, former resident of Woodland. Now Susan will be waiting for her medical team to set some tests in the spring. Elwin Daley is having surgery in Bangor this week to get a pace maker. Good luck to him. Others needing some good wished this week are Rhoda Lynn Leavitt, Blanche Haskins, Greta Leighton, who is still at Eastern Maine Medical Center, Madeline Perkins, Stan and Judy Clark, Dick Carroll and anyone else needing a lift.

j. J. Hanson is now back in Portland living with his sister Darcy. He is doing better and making the difficult adjustments to his accident. He is ea-ger to get back to work, but that may take a little while. J. J., you are an inspiration to us all.

In closing, I was surprised to find out that we, the people, will be funding the great wall of Mexico.

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By Dorothy Johnson

I have decided that my life is stranger than fiction. I am going to give you three events that just could not be made-up. They are too bizarre to be fic-tion; they are actual events that have taken place here on the farm over the last few weeks. Two incidences need a little background information.

The first incident has to do with earwigs, one of the ugli-est insects around this area. I have a ritual of putting a saddle with silk flowers on the memo-rial stones of my relatives in May. Carol Newman sells the saddles I like in Calais at the IGA/ True Value parking lot. Half way through the summer, I noticed that the saddles in the Robbinston Ridge Cemetery were being emptied; indeed, the flowers were being picked by the crows. The crows would pick out a flower and drop it to the ground. I was a bit per-plexed about the crows’ reasons for picking my flowers.

My older niece Donna did not like the looks of the half-empty saddles so she took the saddles off the stones, put them in a bag and brought them to me in Woodland. I just left the bag on the floor in the front porch and about 20 minutes later, I figured it out. The crows were removing the flowers to get to the earwigs that nested in the base material that held the flowers. On this particular eve-

ning, I had earwigs crawling everywhere. At that minute, I developed a healthy dislike for earwigs.

Imagine my surprise a couple of weeks ago when I was eat-ing my dry cereal and noticed movement under my small oat Os. You guessed it. I found a live earwig crawling through my cereal. I have not eaten any kind of cereal since then.

The second event happened last week. My cats are really good about using their kitty litter. My younger niece Linda brought in many bags of kitty litter from the dollar stores; in fact she brought in enough to get me through the winter if I buy a bag now and again. Last week while I was putting a new bag of kitty litter in the litter pans, I noticed some brown/black pieces of something in the litter. Imagine my surprise when I took a closer look and found that my kitty litter al-ready had been used by rats. I do not buy expensive kitty litter, but I do expect that, no matter what the price, my cats will be the first animals to use it. Recycled kitty litter? I think not.

The real banes of my exis-tence here on the farm are little rodents, specifically mice. I used to think that mice were cute with their little round ears and bright, beady eyes. I no longer think they are cute. They have nested in my car, set up housekeeping in my glove

compartment and used my air vents for their bathroom. Ev-ery time I turn the heater on, remnants of their nests blow over the dashboard and the smell of their “leavings” come with it.

I cannot even invite anyone to go for a ride with me because I do not have multiple gas masks. I have a box of bounce laundry sheets in the front seat and that does not seem to dis-courage the varmints at all. In fact, they seem to enjoy their new “bounce” houses. I did have hope that the mice had gone and just left their belong-ings and trash.

Imagine my surprise, read-ers, when on Friday, I drove my car down the Ridge to warm it up and while going past the former Mains’ farm, I had a mouse crawling up the outside of my windshield. I saw the round ears, the bright beady eyes and the white underbelly. That mouse went right up to the roof and although I have no actual proof, I assume he blew off the roof. When I came back to the farm, I searched the roof and saw no signs of him. Now, my questions are, “Where did that mouse come from? Was he riding with me on the inside of the car or was he always on the outside? Why did he decide to crawl up my windshield? Does he have any more cowardly friends still riding with me?”

For the last few weeks, I have tried to give readers a chuckle or two. For the next few weeks, I want to pres-ent some wonderful muffin recipes. Maybe after a few practice runs, cooks will find one appropriate for Valentine’s Day and their Valentines. This

first week will be a recipe for Jumbo Caramel Banana Muf-

fins, which I found in “Taste of Home” published in 2006.

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One-fourth cup shorteningOne cup sugar

One eggOne and one-half cup mashed ripe bananas

(about three large)One teaspoon vanilla extract

One and one-half cups all-purpose flourOne teaspoon baking sodaOne-fourth teaspoon salt

Caramel Icing:Two tablespoons butter

One-fourth cup packed brown sugarOne tablespoon milk

One-half cup confectioners’ sugarMethod:In a small mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add

egg; beat well. Add bananas and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture.

Fill paper-lined jumbo muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350 degrees for 23-28 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for five minutes before removing from pan to wire rack to cool completely.

For icing, in a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and milk; bring to a boil. Cool slightly. Whisk in confectioners’ sugar. Transfer to a re-sealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of bag and drizzle over muffins. Yield: six muffins.

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