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Vol 11 • Issue 6 • Editor: Donna Woodward - 207-441-8170 - [email protected] • Sept 20131 77 7
Town Department Heads
State Senator:
Jim Hamper...................... 287-1505
State Representative:
Helen Rankin....................625-4620
Selectmen:
Tom Klinepeter..................935-2107
Rick Eastman...................542-6822
Paul Naughton.................935-4273
Town Manager:
(treasurer & Tax Collector)
Sharon Jackson................935-2805
Town Clerk:
Theresa Shaw...................935-2805
Public Works Director
(Road Com & Transfer Station)
Gary Whitten.....................935-2772
Police Chief:Phillip Weymouth..............935-3323
Fire Chief:
Richard "Ozzie" Sheaff.....935-2615
Fryeburg Rescue:
Steve Goldsmith............... 935-3024
Recreational Depart:
Rick Buzzell......................935-3933
Code Enforcement Officer:
Katie Haley........................935-2805
Animal Control Officer:
Kathleen Hathaway..........935-3197
Eastern Slope Airport:
David Cullinan..................935-4440
Fryeburg Library:
Donnette Barnes.............935-2731
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Maine Army National Guards Receive Warm Send-off In Portland Before Deployment by Editor, Donna Woodward
A bittersweet mixture of pride, anticipationand fear hung heavy in the Portland Expoon the morning of August 10th as a capacity crowd of family and friends gathered to honor 178 Maine ArmyNational Guard soldiers preparing fordeployment to Afghanistan.
The unit gathered outside WishcamperCenter on the University of Southern Maine campus and marched down DeeringAvenue, as a motorcycle honor guard ledthem to the Exposition Building. Onceinside, they were greeted with applauseand tears from the awaiting audience. I
was overwhelmed with bittersweet emotions of both pride and sadness as I searched andfound the face of my nephew among the parade of stoic marching soldiers.
Dignitaries including Gov. Paul LePage and U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King,gave a heroes' send-off to soldiers of the 133rd Engineer Battalion and 1035th Survey andDesign Team, both based in Gardiner.
These soldiers represent 110 cities and towns in Maine and seven communities in NewHampshire and Massachusetts. Five of these brave and heroic soldiers are from righthere in Fryeburg. Please keep Orie Bartlett, Grace Miller, Cal McCue, Devin Allen, andMichael Mowry in your hearts and prayers as they leave their families and community toserve. Also headed to Afghanistan from Unity Maine, is the first ever mother and son to bedeployed together in the same unit, Spc. Holly Parker and Spc. Andrew Parker. Husbandand father, Sgt. Randal Parker, is also with the 133rd but remains behind this trip.
The 133rd, Maine's largest Guard unit, wasmost recently deployed to Iraq for a year in2004. During that deployment, four of its soldiers were killed and 43 were wounded. The soldiers of the 133rd Engineer Battalionleft Maine on August 13th for Camp Shelby,Miss. where they spent three weeks of preparation before heading on to Afghanistanfor nine months. As you sit reading this paperthey have already begun their work to downsize and consolidate the bases atBagram, Afghanistan as the United States pre-pares to withdraw its remaining military forcesfrom the country and hand over the domesticsecurity responsibilities to Afghan forces.Brig. Gen. James Campbell, the Maine Army National Guard's adjutant general, described the upcoming mission as "unglamorous" but absolutely essential in theeffort to safely turn over military control of Afghanistan to its people.
Each day as you go through your routines with family, friends, and co-workers, stop andtake a minute to think of these soldiers and their families. Say a little prayer and hold themclose in your hearts until they are safely back home with us and then remind them often ofthe gratitude you feel for the gift of freedom you enjoy every day here in the valleybecause of the sacrifices they and their families made for you. Godspeed and God Blessthe 133rd Engineer Battalion.
Michael Mowry of Fryeburg with his Mom,Nancy Kiesman at the Portland send-off
Fryeburg Historical Society Dedicates New Home
A year after purchasing the former Ethel “Red” Smith house, the Fryeburg Historical Societyheld an open house and dedication of their new home at 83 Portland Street in Fryeburg onSaturday, July 27th. It was a gala affair with guided tours of the carefully restored 1832 home,rides on the replica of the Fryeburg Horse Railroad built by Edward Jones, a dedication ceremony at 1 p.m. and a light buffet luncheon on the lawn with white tablecloths and freshflowers provided by Mary Whitaker. Fryeburg Fair contributed the picnic tables, benches andice. Food for the luncheon was made by society members. The tour guides and the ladies whosat in each room were dressed in period clothing which added to the occasion. Mountain Top
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The keynote speaker ,Douglas Albert, past president of the Fryeburg Historical Society, owner ofMaine Turf Company and an adjunct professor at Southern Maine Community College in SouthPortland, spoke on the early history of the town dating back to the time of the Native Americans,the French and Indian War and Fryeburg’s connection to the war through General Joseph Frye,founder of the Town of Fryeburg, and Col. Samuel Osgood, one of the first proprietors and firstowner of Lot No. 2 the land on which the home sets . The home has been named for Col.Samuel Osgood and members of the James Osgood Family were present at the dedication andrecognized by society president Diane Jones. Amo Kimball spoke about her memories living inthe house when she was a little girl. Bill Vinton and his wife Catherine were owners of the house
at one time and their two daughters came for the dedication, one from Texas and the otherfrom Vermont. They also spoke of their childhood memories of the house. Local attorney CraigHolden came dressed as Uncle Sam and visited with people who were waiting for the tours.
Sally Whitaker, a charter member of the society, welcomed over 300 visitors as they arrivedand lined up for the guided tours. Sally began taping her program “The New Remember When”at the house before any work had begun and she and her husband Ed were very supportive ofthe restoration. Tour guides were Nancy Ray and Lonni Lewis of Fryeburg and Jo Harmon ofFalmouth, formerly of Brownfield. Ladies who sat in the rooms were Heidi Gould, BarbaraLawrence, Amo Kimball, Emily Fernald, Brenda Buzzell Hitchcock, Polly Lutte and FrancesDunham. . Ellen Guilford sold sale items and tickets for the buffet luncheon.
Ed and Diane Jones headed up the project working closely with Doug Guilford and crew who prepped and painted the exterior andinterior of the house taking great care to use historic colors, Craig Estes of Electric Extras who re-wired the entire house, and KenKarpowich who installed the new boiler to use with the original steam radiators. Kristen McDermott restored the original flower gardens. Much ground work was contributed by Clyde Watson of Clyde Watson, Inc., and John Hastings. Bob Hatch made anddonated the sign for the front of the house that reads, Col. Samuel Osgood House-1832.
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Fryeburg Business Associationhas had a very busy and exciting summer with lots ofactivities and public visibility.
July concerts in Bradley Park were very success and wedodge the thunderstorms and had all five concerts at thegazebo this year. Thank you to all that made it possibly, tothe great entertainers this year, and the many families andcommunity members who came to enjoy the evenings.
First Frye-Days had more vendors than ever this year in spite of the weather challenges.The big community First Frye-day of August was a great success with Magic radioremote, wonderful crafters and businesses, free lunch and open house at Poland Springoffice, and a concert in Bradley Park compliments of Rollins, Tyoe, and Hobson. It waswonderful to see so many visitors come to our little town and enjoy our community.
The big event of the summer was our 250th Birthday Party celebration on August 24th atthe Fryeburg Fairgrounds. Great summer long efforts were put forth by the FBA in orderto guarantee a prideful and successful day of celebration for the community. Thank youto the Fryeburg Rescue, Fire, and Police Department for their volunteer help that day aswell as all the non-profit organizations, and especially to the Fair Association for hostingour big event. The summer of 2013 will forever be reflected on as a big success for ourtown as we demonstrated what can be accomplished when we all do our part and help.
The E- Board held a working retreat at Donna Woodward’s house to evaluate and brainstorm the FBA procedures and guidelines as we move forward. It was a highly productive day of revisiting articles of corporations, operational guidelines, mission &objectives, board member job descriptions and responsibilities, and financial reports.
The FBA Economic Development Committee spearheaded a campaign in August tobring together the Western ME and MWV economic development groups along withBridgton’s Economic Director Anne Krieg, Town Managers from Bridgton and Fryeburg,and EDs of the chambers, in a brainstorming session for a more pro-active effort toattract businesses and companies to our area for the purpose of creating good jobs.Great ideas are already in the making and we will keep you posted as these efforts andideas turn into action plans.
As the summer comes to an end and we prepare for our September membership meeting, it is very obvious that our association is a much needed and valued asset to thetown of Fryeburg. Without the Fryeburg Business Association many needed efforts wouldgo unaccomplished and over looked. It is so important that, as involved and dedicatedbusiness people, we continue to work hand in hand to better our economic structure andbuild a better environment for our future. It is exciting to see new businesses joining theefforts with a 20% growth in memberships over the summer. Together we can make greatthings happen! Step up, get involved, join or chair a committee, let your voice be heardand your efforts be noticed.
Please mark your calendars and join us for our fall membership meeting at the Fryeburgfairgrounds (upstairs meeting room at the main gate building on Tuesday evening,September 10th starting at 6pm. Meeting will be lead by Vice-president David Chaffe inthe absence of Donna Woodward who will be checking a big one off her bucket list asshe vacations in Italy for the first time.
Historical Society story continued from front page
The outpouring of support from people has been outstanding with contributions of labor,period antiques and furnishings, financial contributions and grants from The Clarence E.Mulford Trust, The Kendal C. and Anna Ham Foundation, The Davis Foundation inPortland and donations from the Fryeburg Lions Club, the Fryeburg Rotary Club, theShawn Smith for Kids Foundation, Fryeburg House of Pizza, Papa’s Floral, and the Townof Fryeburg, member and private contributions. The society’s fundraising committeeattended the F.A. T.A. craft fair, held two raffles, purchased glass Christmas ornamentswith an etching of the house and the year the house was purchased, wooden boxes withthe house etched on the cover, set up a display at the Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum, held3 fundraising suppers, did a town wide mailing, and raised donations through Diane’sFacebook friends. Fundraising will continue as the interior of the post and beam barn willbe restored and the society’s extensive research library will be moved into it.
The society is offering room naming opportunities with thefirst 8 rooms in the main part of the house for $25,000.00per room. Rooms can be named in memory of a loved one,for a family by several family members, friends or by a business or corporation. Each room, with great care given tooriginality of the period of the home has been carefullyrestored. With each room that is named, a plaque will beerected as a permanent fixture by the entrance to the roominscribed as the donor wishes., It will help the historical society and also remember a family or loved one.
Please contact Diane Jones, President, if you would like tomake an appointment to visit the new home, view eachroom, and talk with her about this at 207-697-3484 or email [email protected] Fryeburg Historical Society is 501 (3) non- profit and all donations are tax deductible.
Beginning hours for tours at the home will be Tuesdays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Groups are asked to call ahead to make an appointment at 697-3484.
The society wishes to thank everyone who has helped in so many ways and who havebeen so supportive of this project. Fundraising is ongoing so please help us continue thegood work. You can send a check made out to The Fryeburg Historical Society, 83Portland Street, Fryeburg, Maine 04037 or contribute online by visiting the society’s website at www.fryeburghistorical.org and click on the ‘donate’ button.
Rotary of Fryeburg News
Meg Dyer, Executive Director of the LovellRecreation Department was guest speaker at theFryeburg Area Rotary Club. She reported on themulti-faceted program required to run a rural andmulti-town Recreational Program. Meg is a dynamic
speaker and as Recreation Director is on the first line of adults to model, teach andhelp our youth achieve their potential in sports and social functions. Two weeks out ofa month, an assigned Rotarian asks an influential person to speak to our club for fifteen to twenty minutes. We have outstanding and interesting speakers. Shown in
the photo L to R, Rotarian Bob Mallon, Meg Dyer and Club President, David Chaffee.
Rotary of Fryeburg were very excited to support the new home of the HistoricalSociety with a $500 check presented to Diane Jones, president of the society.
Conway Police Department - now accepting unwanted drugs in their lobby drop box
• The drop box is available and monitored 24/7, and the drugs are incinerated on a regular basis.
• To drop drugs off at the police station, put them first in a paper bag or envelope.
• Before you throw out prescription bottles, black any patient information with a marker.
• All drugs are accepted besides liquids and hypodermic needles, no questions asked.
FMI: contact Lt. Chris Perley at (603) 356-5715.
The final Habitat for Humanity yard sale of the year will be at Attitash BearPeak Lodge (4.4 miles west of the Route 16 and 302 intersection in Glen andturn left off 302 at the Grand Summit Hotel sign)
The sale will be held on Saturday Sept. 7 from 8:30 AM – 3PM and on SundaySept. 8 from 8:30 – 2PM. On Sunday no reasonable offer will be refused onremaining merchandise. Go on Facebook or at [email protected] tosee pictures of selected recently acquired merchandise.
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It has been a great summer but the weather feels like fall. In this issue I would liketo talk about an old issue that ihas been coming up again lately - scams!.
We have been receiving a lot of calls about possible scams ranging from letters,telephone calls iand e-mails and internet. You need to ask yourself several questionswhen you receive an offer for money or products. • Did I enter any lotteries or giveaways?• If it is a Canadian lottery did I go to Canada or the state in which they said I won?• Do I shop at the location that said I won?• If you receive a check and they want you to cash and send some of the monies
back, watch out.Other inportant tips are to never give any information over the phone, be careful onthe internet, and banks do not call and ask for information over the phone. If youreceive a call to help a friend in need get a return number and tell them you will callback and varify the information before acting. Other scams to separate you from your money includes: • a report of a contract hit out on you and for monies they will call off the contract.• wanting to send you millions to hold for them till they get out of the country
In the end, if it sounds too good to be true and they want money or information, it isa SCAM. Talk to your friends and especially your elderly parents about this and helpthem. They prey upon the elderly.
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SNOW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION UPDATEOn August 15 the MSAD 72 Building Committee held its first public meeting at MollyOckett to discuss building plans and options for the new Snow School. Approximatelysixty residents attended with representation from throughout the district. I would like tohave seen better attendance however, those who came were enthusiastic andexpressed great interest in the two options for the building plans. Their questions andcomments were helpful and appreciated.
Option A which left our portables in place was not even considered by the state anddiscarded as not viable. Option B would place the new school on the Molly Ockettcampus and would leave New Suncook School and Brownfield/Denmark School stilleducating our children. Option C would move all our schools onto the Molly Ockettcampus which would result in a consolidation that places all our students in oneschool. The above is an overly simplified explanation which is why you need to attend theupcoming meeting in your town that will be held this month. Not only do you need tounderstand these concepts and options you also need to understand the financial burden the district will have to undertake to make a new school possible.
The state initially told us if we built a basic school they would pay 100% of the cost.Last month they informed us four of our towns had a property evaluation above whatthey considered average for the state, therefore the funding split will now be the statefinancing 66% and the district 34%. This change could end with the district applyingfor an eight million twenty year bond. Another reason to attend your town meetingand learn how financing a bond will affect your local taxes. Again, town meetings willbe held during the month of September so check the date with your town office.
Snow School has to be replaced and the district has to decide what plan we willchoose when the Referendum is voted in December. Superintendent Robinson hasprepared an excellent and Informative power point which everyone should make aneffort to see and then ask questions which, I promise, he will be able to answer.
Remember this new school belongs to all of us and the Building Committee is lookingforward to hearing from all of you!
SAD #72 School District by Pat White, Member Building Committee
We would like to thank everyone for their patience since July 10 while we closedthe office on Wednesdays. We will resume our regular town office schedule theweek of August 26. We completed sorting through all the files in the attic and storage shed and have organized the files by departments according to the retention year. The files were moved to the brick building next to the library, whichwill serve as the location where we will store Town documents that we are requiredto retain according to State law.
The Blue Transfer Station Window stickers will expire August 31, 2013. The newwindow sticker is YELLOW. The stickers can be purchased at the town office for$20. You must have a valid window sticker in order to use the Transfer Station.
Tax liens were filed on Tuesday August 13th on unpaid 2013 taxes. The 2014taxes were committed August 22nd. Tax bills are expected to be in the mail withinthe first two weeks in September. The first half payment will be due October 10,2013 and the second half payment will be due May 1, 2014.
The next meeting for the Comprehensive Plan Committee will be MondaySeptember 16 at the town office from 6 to 7:30 pm. If you picked up aComprehensive Plan Survey when you voted in June, and have not returned it yet,please complete it and drop it off at the town office. We have received less than30 completed surveys. The survey is posted on the Town website or it can bepicked up at the town office.
The State of Maine Board of Pesticides Control will be sponsoring a free disposalprogram to dispose of banned, unusable pesticides. Registration is mandatory bySeptember 27. For more information you can call 207-287-2731 or visit their website at www.thinkfirstspraylast.org . We have this information on the Town website, www.fryeburgmaine.org, at the Town office and Transfer Station.
The Town will sponsor another Household Hazardous Day again this year inSeptember or October. We will be posting information as soon as the date hasbeen set.
We have several committees with open seats. If you have time, and would like toserve on a committee, please stop into the town office and complete an applica-tion. There is one vacant seat on the Planning Board and Appeals Board; andseveral vacant seats on the Budget Committee.
On behalf of the Town, I would like to thank the Fryeburg Business Association fororganizing the events to celebrate Fryeburg’s 250th Birthday with a special thankyou to Donna Woodward and Roy Andrews.
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Many times I have been asked about why I continue in public service and my answer is always the same; it is theplaces that I have gone and the people that I have met.July 27th this year was an example of just that.
On July 27, 1953, hostilities in Korea ended with the signingof an armistice. The fighting was over and our troops started coming home. Many refer to the Korean War as theforgotten war; sandwiched in between WW II and Vietnam.Those that served came home with no fan fare; they justcame home and resumed their lives without notice. Late lastyear, a Korea veteran came to me and asked if I would
sponsor a bill designating July 27th as Korean War Veteran Recognition Day. Thislegislation received unanimous support from the both the House and Senate, andwas signed into law by Governor LePage. As with any of the “designated” days instatute, the governor issues a proclamation that the State shall recognize the dayas such.
I was invited to the proclamation signing ceremony and in attendance were adozen Korean War veterans. Before and after the ceremony I had the opportunityto speak with each one of the veterans and this is the “people that I have met”part, and I wished there was more time for their stories.
One man told me about the day it ended and how eerie it was to not hear theguns firing. They were so accustomed to the noise of the big guns and then therewas silence. Another told of how he had joined the Marines and the war endedjust after he arrived in Korea, he said it was due to the fact that the NorthKoreans knew he was there. In speaking with one man, I asked if he was marriedwhen he joined, and he said no but he did have a girlfriend. He went on to tell meabout receiving a “Dear John” letter. One man talking about their return to theU.S.; “at least they didn’t spit on us.”
I had a close friend that was a Marine during the Korean War, he had served on atank retriever, and through the countless hours he and I spent together, I learnedmore about the war than any history course could ever teach, thank you Ted, forsharing your stories.
On July 27th I attended a ceremony in Rumford recognizing Korean veterans andmany awards and medals were distributed. Then it was on to Paris for a dinner atthe VFW Post in honor of the local Korean War vets. While addressing thoseassembled, I said that it is never too late to say Thank You. The response fromthose veterans is something I will never forget.
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The final Habitat for Humanity yard sale of the year is planned for Saturday,September 8th and Sunday, September 9th at Attitash Bear Peak Lodge. (TakeRoute 16 West from North Conway. At the Route 16 and 302 intersection in Glenfollow Route 302 for 4.4 miles and then turn left off 302 at the Grand SummitHotel sign)
The sale will be held from 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM on Saturday and from 8:30 – 2:00PM on Sunday.
On Sunday no reasonable offer will be refused on remaining merchandise. Visitthem on Facebook or their website [email protected] to see picturesof selected recently acquired merchandise. FMI - 603-383-7004
Weston’s Farm Free Community Dinner on Tuesday, August 20 was a hugesuccess. The weather was perfect and the turn out was fabulous.
For the second year in a row thisgreat community gathering israpidly becoming a much lovedtradition at the Weston Farm onRiver Road. A lot of work andpreparation is done by theWeston family and other localbusinesses to make this eveninga very special one for all toenjoy.
This gift of a free community dinner is the combined
donation and efforts of many. There are signs to be put up, walking paths andparking to be established, tents, picnic tables, and so much more to be done inpreparation. All costs and food was provided through the generosity of: Weston’sFarm, Shaw’s Supermarket, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Green Thumb Farms,and Poland Spring Water. Additional thanks extend to the Fryeburg Fair, D&DNecessary Rooms, and Town of Fryeburg and their police department. All thefood was from the local farmers such as corn on the cob from Weston’s Farmand prepared by Oxford House Inn, potatoes from Green Thumb and made intoa salad with peppers and herbs from Weston’s Farm, picnic chicken prepared byStone Mountain Arts Center,Ice Tea and water fromPoland Spring, and the maplesyrup for the vanilla ice creamalso from Weston’s Farm.
Thank you to all that madethis a great evening, includingthe staff and many volunteers.Good food, good friends, goodweather, wonderful countrysetting, and a beautiful fullmoon made this an night toremember. Great job Laurie,George, and John!
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There’s a party happening and everyone is invited to come celebrate thegrand opening of Lovewell Hearing on September 12th from 12:30-2:30. Come check out their new office, meet the owner and enter to win a free hearing aid! Light refreshments will be served.
Lovewell Hearing is now open for business in Fryeburg! Offering hearing evaluations,hearing aids of all technology levels, hearing aid cleaning/retubing,hearing aid repair services, custom fit hearing protection, batteries, and hearing aid repair pick up/drop off service (within the area).
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