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Submitted photoThe memorial plaque and a photo of Daniel “Nick” Knowlton, one of Lewiston’s music legends.

Submitted photoMargaret Craven sits at a table dedicated to the memory of her late husband, Jim Craven.

Submitted photoThe first ADA-compliant picnic table in Lewiston at Pet-tingill School Park will accommodate up to 3 wheelchairs.

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AUBURN — Pride L/A will host the second annual LGBTQ+ pride march and Liberation for All festival Saturday, June 30, begin-ning with a rally at 10:30 a.m. in Festival Plaza.

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LEWISTON — The city has been awarded a $30,000 play space grant from the Walt Disney Company’s Meet Me at the Park pro-gram, which will be used for the universally accessi-ble playground at Marcotte Park.

The grant is in support of the National Recreation & Park Association and Disney’s combined goal of providing one million kids and families with greater access to play, said a news release from the city. The playground is scheduled to be completed by fall.

The city was one of 25 across the country to get a grant under the program.

Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lew-iston, who has championed the project, said, “This project has been years in the making so on behalf of Lewiston area kids, we are so very thankful for this generous contribution and look forward to opening our playground later this year.

Lewiston’s Community Relations Coordinator Dot-tie Perham-Whittier, who has worked with Libby on the project, added, “At this playground, no one needs to watch from the sidelines, as all children—regardless of ability—can play side by side. We are also very proud that Lewiston will be the first city in Maine to have a universally accessi-ble playground.”

As part of the national Meet Me at the Park Pro-gram, park and recreation agencies across the country were invited to share their best ideas on increasing ac-cess to play spaces for chil-dren and families in their communities. Agencies with the most innovative and impactful project ideas were chosen to receive $30,000 grants to build

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Also receiving grants were Birmingham, Ala.; Pine Bluff, Ark.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Broward County, Fla.; Augusta, Ga.; Des Moines, Iowa; Vin-ton, Iowa; Highland, Ill.; Marion Park District, Ill.; Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas; Minneapolis Park & Rec-reation Board, Minnesota; Greensboro, N.C.; Mount Airy, N.C.; Columbus, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; Paw-nee Nation of Oklahoma; Coatesville, Pa.; Central Falls, R.I.; Florence, S.C.; Hidalgo County, Texas; Burlington, Vt.; Bremerton, Wash; Milwaukee, Wisc.; and Greater Huntington, W.Va.

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The first “Deadpool” film, released in 2016, was certainly a surprise for everyone. It’s an R-rated superhero action/comedy that skewers the genre in a subversive manner while introducing a lovable but murderous anti-hero to the masses. The sequel, “Deadpool 2,” ups the ante on every level thanks to the capable hands of John Wick and “Atomic Blonde” director David Leitch.

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THE MOVIE’S RAT-ING: R (for strong vi-olence and language throughout, sexual refer-ences and brief drug ma-terial)

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Always warm up before you stretch because it is unsafe to stretch a cold muscle. For me, I like to go for a long run or walk before golf, but if I don’t have time for that, I walk around the parking lot or march in place for five to 10 minutes.

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• Hold this position for no less than 30 seconds.

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As tourist season approach-es, it’s time to review our state’s policies on tourists, tourism and other seasonal enterprises. As we all know, tourism and helping tourists is an important business here in Maine.

“That’s nice, John,” I hear some of you say, “But who, besides you, knows this bit of useless information and who, besides you, cares?”

Probably nobody. I just thought it would be nice to review our state’s policies so if you happen to see a tourist wandering aimlessly through your part of Maine, you’ll be able to tell that tourist just where to go. It just happens

that Maine’s office of tourism puts out a little-known and never-read pamphlet giving tips to natives on how to help our summer visitors.

“Our state really does have a policy on those people, John?”

Yes it does and — for one thing — we try not to refer to those people as “those peo-ple.”

“Sorry, so what’s the state’s first tip?” The first tip is: “When it comes to tourism, be utilitarian.”

“I thought our state is sup-posed to avoid dabbling in religion.”

You may be thinking of Unitarian; Bunky. I said util-itarian! Besides, Unitarians don’t like dabbling in religion, either.

“Sorry, again.”Anyway, from Memorial

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in our state — whether using cash, check, major credit card, barter or even eBay.

“Does that include the tourists in those enormous, lumbering, slow-moving, gas-guzzling motor homes — those 100-foot long, haz-ardous-habitats on wheels, those unsafe ‘fat globules’ that continually clog our state’s al-ready saturated traffic arteries all summer?”

Are you through? Yes, it even includes ‘those people.’

“Wait a minute, John. What about a tourist who’s lost? A wandering bunch of lost tour-ists; now there’s a dependent lot, if I ever saw one.”

True, but even here you must never make a tourist FEEL dependent and must never use a lost tourist for amusement or sport. When a tourist rudely interrupts to ask for directions to some popular over-priced destination you

could never hope to afford, you should avoid the tempta-tion to direct them in circles just to see if they’re clever enough to follow your direc-tions and then see how long it takes them to figure it out.

When asked by a tourist: “What’s the quickest way to Bangor?” Don’t ask “Are you going by car?” and, when they say “Yes,” you chuckle and reply “That’s the quickest way.”

The folks in the tourist in-dustry have a saying — “A tourist is not an interruption of our lives here in Maine; a tourist is the reason we are alive.”

“Tourist people really say things like that, John?”

I know it sounds pretty numb but, yes, they really talk like that when no one else is around. They say a lot of oth-er things about tourists, most of which we couldn’t print in

this wholesome newspaper. The point is our state’s tourist people take their hospitality business very seriously. Tour-ist people really believe every visitor coming through the York toll booth on the Maine Turnpike is an important addi-tion to the state.

The legendary Leon Leon-wood Bean of Freeport, who knew a thing or two about dealing profitably with folks from away, used to tell his em-ployees, “A customer is not someone to argue or match wits with. Nobody ever won an argument with a customer.”

“L.L. Bean said that? Is he also the one who said: ‘Match-ing wits with some tourists is like dueling with an unarmed man?’ “

No! I’m sure he never said anything like that, at least when there was a summer complaint within earshot. In fact that’s just the kind

of smart-alecky remark that L.L.Bean was talking about.

“I never knew any of this about tourists, the tourist in-dustry or the people who run the tourist industry, John. I’m sure glad we had this review.”

I’m glad we did, too. Oh, and there will be a quiz!

Maine storyteller John Mc-Donald is the author of sever-al bestselling books including “The Maine Dictionary,” “A Moose and a Lobster Walk into a Bar” and “John Mc-Donald’s Maine Trivia.” His latest book, “Moose Mem-oirs and Lobster Tails,” is a sequel to “A Moose and a Lobster.” McDonald also entertains throughout New England, telling his Maine stories at banquets, conven-tions, conferences and other special events. Contact him at 207-240-8324 or maineau-thorjohn.mcdonald@yahoo.comnn

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LEWISTON — The Center for Wisdom’s Women has launched a $700,000 fundraising cam-paign to transform the for-mer St. Patrick’s convent into a long-term residen-tial recovery community for women. More than $199,750 has already been raised, including a signifi-cant lead gift from the Sis-ters of Charity.

The leaders of this effort, a five-member “Campaign Cabinet” and a 12-mem-ber honorary “Campaign Council,” recently gathered at the Nutrition Center, ad-jacent to the former convent at 143 Blake St. Campaign co-chairs Audrey Chapman and Mike Carey told those assembled that “supporting the women, who will be

living at Sophia’s House, will make our entire com-munity stronger.”

“Our goal is to raise the balance by the end of this year so we can begin reno-vations in January and have eleven women living there by the end of 2019,” added Klara Tammany, execu-tive director. “Not only are we renovating an historic structure in the middle of Lewiston, but women will again be living in a build-ing that originally provid-ed community living for women,” she said.

The building, donated to The Center for Wisdom’s Women by St. Mary’s Health System, has been vacant for 16 years. The total cost of renovations and repairs will exceed

$1.6 million. Two-thirds of the cost is already funded by a combination of his-toric tax credits, a grant from FHLBB under Nor-way Savings Bank’s spon-sorship, and a Community Development Block Grant from the city. The $700,000 in private gifts will make up the remainder

Sophia’s House will serve survivors of addic-tion, incarceration and trafficking, with an inno-vative program modeled on Thistle Farms in Nashville, Tenn. Of those entering their program, 84 percent complete it and of those, two-thirds remain sober and financially stable long-term. With a 20-year histo-ry of success, Thistle Farms also runs the largest survi-

vor-run social enterprise in the U.S. while spreading the truth that “love heals.”

Maine’s opioid epidemic and rising rates of traffick-ing and incarceration make this project critical.

“Sophia’s House will help individuals break cycles of trauma using a model that’s been proven to work. This project will em-power women to be their best selves and have a pos-itive impact on the life of our community,” said Kris-ten Cloutier, Lewiston’s City Council president and member of the Sophia’s House steering committee.

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Organizations collaborate on CNA trainingLEWISTON — Ca-

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Students accepted into the program will receive 180 hours of classroom instruc-tion, 20 hours of lab skills and 70 hours of clinical experience in a long-term health care facility. Suc-cessful candidates will sit for the state CNA exam and will have the opportunity to interview for a position with

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Christina King photoSeated, from left, Diane Price, Genesis; Liza Donald, Franklin County Adult Education; Marlene Gile, West-ern Maine Community Action; standing, Glen Kapiloff, Franklin County Adult Education.

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Lewiston Regional Tech-nical Center students have created a commercial for Lewiston Adult Education featuring hands-on classes.

Seniors in Sylvie St. Amand’s multimedia class shot footage, mixed and edited the 30-second com-mercial. They visited weld-ing, rug braiding and con-struction students during free time after school.

“It is a pleasure for me when my students use their skills and talents for ‘real’ projects,” said St. Amand. “It feels great to be able to give back to our school and community.”

Seniors working on the project included Habbon Abdillahi and Lindsay Morin of Lewiston High School; Kaelyn Jipson and Nelson “Nik” Peterson of Oak Hill High School. All are in the LRTC multime-dia program in addition to

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The seniors also helped when it came to show-ing how to post the video to YouTube, noted Mike Reagan, education and marketing coordinator for Lewiston Adult Education. “I couldn’t have done it without Habbon, Kaelyn, Lindsay and Nik,” he add-ed. “They are among the best students LRTC has

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Submitted photoLewiston Adult Education Rug braiding students Mary Gallie, left, and Diane Comas, center, get tips from in-structor Beth Derenburger in part of a new commercial promoting Lewiston Adult Education.

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The real beauty of the system is how it seamlessly integrates with the exist-ing heating system. Wa-ter is circulated through a flexible, heavily insulated, underground hose. Only a shallow trench is need-ed from the boiler to the house. The flexible hose means easy installation without the need for fittings that can impede the flow of water. Once connected to the home’s heating system, the boiler can heat all of the home’s domestic water. Because the outdoor wood boiler plugs into the exist-ing system, heat is distrib-uted evenly throughout the home. The boiler isn’t lim-ited to just baseboard heat-ing, the boiler can connect to a variety of heating sys-tems. There are available heat exchangers that will

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The outdoor wood boiler is flexible enough to handle many other application in-stallations including heated swimming pools, barns, greenhouses, and garages. These boilers also have the capacity to heat more than one house at a time leading to reduced heating costs all around.

Living here in Maine, heating costs can make a se-rious dent in a family’s bud-get. In addition to the hefty rebates available, these out-door wood boilers have an advantage in heat produc-tion. On average, one cord of wood contains about the same amount of energy as 200 gallons of oil.

Historically, firewood prices have remained steady. Oil prices, on the other hand, are subject to wild fluctuations. As we saw last winter, demand for oil sometimes outstrips the ability to deliver it where-

as wood doesn’t have that problem. Fire wood is a re-newable energy source that comes from local foresters. By using these boilers, you are promoting sustainable forestry, keeping your money local, and decreas-ing dependency on fossil fuels.

In today’s world, con-nectivity is everything. We can monitor our homes electronically and we can even have refrigerators that tell us when we need to go shopping. Central Boil-ers are no exception to the latest technology. Owners have the ability to monitor their boilers via the inter-net and their smart phones. They can observe tempera-tures and know when to re-load the firebox.

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LEWISTON — Imagine not talking or seeing an-other person for weeks… Imagine not being able to buy groceries. Now imag-ine how it would feel to help change those circum-stances for a senior by pro-viding them with the sup-port that they need…

SEARCH (Seek Elderly Alone, Renew Courage & Hope) is a program of Cath-olic Charities Maine cur-rently looking for families,

singles, retirees, college and high school students to volunteer a few hours a week for seniors who need a helping hand. The SEARCH program needs volunteers to help provide companionship and assis-tance with grocery shop-ping/ errands for senior cli-ents living in Androscoggin County. There are seniors from Auburn, Lewiston, Lisbon, Sabattus and Turn-er areas on a waiting list for

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The screenings are sponsored by the Lewiston Police Departmant, and the department said there is a larger screen this year for movies. Those who would like to vote may do it online at www.surveymonkey.com/r/XT3D57L

Pre-movie activities begin at 6 p.m. and will include Mr. Drew and His Animals Too, arts and crafts, inflatable obstacle course and jump house, a 10-person photo booth, games, yoga, ice hockey puck shooting accuracy challenge and Pinky D’s food truck. Free popcorn and wa-ter is given away as well.

All movies begin at dusk.Moves are on Wednesdays, except for the

Tuesday, Aug. 7 showing. The schedule and places this year are June 27, Simard Payne Park; July 11, Pathway New Vineyard Church; July 25, Drouin Field (next to the Colisee); Aug. 7, Lewiston Middle School Field (National Night Out) and Aug. 22, Pettingill School Park.

Anyone interested in being part of the events may contact Joe Philippon, of the Lewiston Po-lice Department, at jphilippon@lewistonmaine.gov. For more information, visit Lewiston Sum-mer Fun & Films on Facebook. n

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The purpose of the event is to highlight the importance of recycling and the collabo-ration of local organizations offering recycling options.

Several local organizations joined forces to make this event a success, including Community Credit Union, e-Waste Recycling Solutions, Records Management’s Shredding On Site, SHARE-Center and Stratham Tire.

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Community Credit Union runs a program they designed called “Do Your Part” each quarter, encour-aging members to do their part in saving the Earth by

participating in different recycling opportunities, including the recycling of cell phones and eye glass-es. They also periodical-ly hold shredding events within the branches. Visit www.communitycredi-tunion.com to learn more about upcoming communi-ty efforts.

Community Credit Union has been serving its members since 1945; branches are located at 144 Pine St., Lewiston; 40 Stanley St., Auburn; and 1025 Auburn Road, Turner. For more information, log onto www.communitycred-itunion.com.n

Submitted photoFrom left, Tiffany Mathon, Jessica Blackwell, Julia Copp, Jen Hogan, Natalie Mi-chaud, Ashley Ward and Matthew Shaw, volunteers from Community Credit Union, spent hours unloading vehicles at Recycle Day 2018.

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Myanmar is a traveler’s surprising delight (part one)

I was 3,000 feet high, floating in a hot air balloon over a vast plain dotted with massive and magnifi-cent centuries-old Buddhist pagodas, temples and mon-asteries.

This was but one of many fascinating activities and encounters I have enjoyed during several trips planned by Myths and Mountains — a tour company provid-ing journeys promising to “explore and experience.” My time in Myanmar (for-merly known as Burma) lived up to that expectation and more.

For example, the balloon ride sailed over the ancient city of Bagan, which was the capital of a kingdom during the ninth to 13th centuries, from which Bur-ma later evolved. More than 2,200 Buddhist struc-tures survive today and are part of the reason Myanmar is referred to as “The land of pagodas” — but only part of the reason.

For non-Buddhists an itinerary that includes a seemingly endless array of religious places may threat-en to cause a bit of pagoda overload. Even so, sites like Bagan and other Buddhist complexes, belong on any “must-see” list.

If the pervasiveness of religion in everyday life leads to an assumption that Myanmar (ME-un-mahr)

is only about Buddhism and Buddhist temples, think again. In fact, it’s a multi-racial country with interesting cities, intrigu-ing villages, stunning na-ture and attractions sure to excite and delight even the most intrepid traveler. This variety isn’t surprising in an area about the size of France and Great Britain combined.

Burma gained its inde-pendence from Britain in 1948. An oppressive mil-itary junta took control in 1962 and left a lasting stain on the nation’s histo-ry. The generals suppressed dissent, were accused of serious civil rights abuses and allowed the economy to stagnate, largely isolated from the rest of the world.

When free elections were permitted in 2015, the po-litical party of Aung San Suu Kyi won and she now serves as the state coun-selor. She has managed to institute new freedoms, economic reforms and oth-er advancements. However, the constitution still gives the military a strong voice in governance of the coun-try.

In recent years, tourism to Myanmar has slowly increased, and those who visit find plenty to satisfy a myriad of interests. Yangon is the largest city and com-mercial center. It boasts the most extensive collection of colonial-era buildings in southeast Asia, remind-ers of when Britain was in charge.

Mandalay, the second largest city, was the seat of

Burma’s kings before Brit-ish colonization. Now it’s a center of arts and crafts, with different neighbor-hoods dedicated to various trades.

More special to me were the villages scattered about the countryside, where people live much as their forebears did. Simple hous-es, made of intertwined bamboo, line narrow dusty lanes. Domesticated ani-mals often wander along the streets.

One place where life has changed little is Inle (In-lay) Lake, and a fascinating way of life it is.That large, shallow body of water is home to the Intha people, one of 135 nationalities comprising Myanmar’s total population. Each of those groups clings proud-ly to its distinctive dialects, clothing and traditions.

Small villages built, lit-erally, in the lake consist of rustic two-story houses on wooden stilts. Here and there is a restaurant store, post office, barber shop and other establishments of similar construction.

All transportation is by boat, primarily long, nar-

row, teakwood dinghys propelled by whining out-board motors. In a kind of over-water ballet, fish-ermen propel their vessel with a paddle held in one leg which leaves their hands free to cast the net. Farmers plant crops in floating gar-dens of water hyacinths and weeds bound together and anchored to the lake bottom by long bamboo poles

Even in this unique set-ting, pagodas dotted around the lake serve as reminders you are, in fact, in Myan-mar. It’s just another expe-rience, along with countless others, that make a visit to that destination so intrigu-ing. Next month, we’ll meet the equally fascinat-ing people of the country.

For more information call 800-670-6984 or log onto mythsandmountains.com.

Victor Block is an award-winning travel jour-nalist who spends summers in Rangeley, Maine. He is a guidebook author who has traveled to more than 80 countries. His articles ap-pear in newspapers around the country, and on travel websites.n

Submitted photosBalloons over Bagan.

Village scene.

Inle Lake farmers tending their gardens.

The Pagotta at night.

Village scene.

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“I had a such great experience! Very nice and friendly staff. They got me in same day I called and fix my problem. Dr. Chen is very professional! I’m gonna recomend this place to everyone I know!”

Also on its Facebook page is a video of Dr. Chen’s first attempt at dancing. You have to see it. Visit https://www.facebook.com/AuburnPlazaFamilyDentistry/. To call the office: 207-783-1351. The office is on Center Street.

Chocolate Church Arts Center has announced that Actors Equity Association member Dennis St. Pierre, who offers over 30 years

of stage and television experience, will lead the Chocolate Church Arts Center’s Summer Theatre Camp, July 30 to August 17. Students going

into fifth grade to ninth-grade will work with a music director and a professional choreographer as well as a professional person who works on the technology side of the theater.

This three-week adventure encourages skills of play, social interaction, story-telling, imagination, play writing, improvisation, impersonation and comedy interlaced with physical activity and engagement that will culminate into a show presented on Friday, Aug. 19, on the main stage of the Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington Street in Bath.

Our “Catching Health” reporter Diane Atwood has a great blog where you can read more of her articles

like the informative articles of hers that we publish each month. She also produces podcasts if you prefer to listen while doing other things, like maybe exercising? She discusses the different types of yoga and how to find one that works for you; swimming pool safety; insomnia; gout; and many more health-related topics. Read more at www.dianeatwood.com/.

We visited Downtown Diner’s Facebook page and were pleased to find many enticing food photos

– yum! The Diner is located in Augusta and has two entrances, front and back: 204 Water Street and 107 Commercial Street. Some of its recent food specials include homemade beef barley; haddock chowder; fish ‘n chips; breakfast all day; spaghetti with meatballs or hot sausage; an assortment of pies; and chocolate cake with buttercream frosting. Ooh la la! Call them at 207-623-9656.

Delta Ambulance was a gold-level sponsor for the 20th year in a row during the Trek Across Maine

bicycle fundraiser in June. “Our goal is to help Trekkers stay in the ride” said Delta’s Bill McKenna. “But, if circumstances warrant, we will transport riders to the nearest Rest Stop or, if necessary, to the hospital via the local ambulance services. The Trek has been successful and we are glad to be a part of its success. Lung health is essential.” For more information visit DeltaAmbulance.org.

Lisa Berry photoLisa Berry, owner of All 4 on the Floor, an obedience and training school, shared this photo taken during an afternoon training session, of one of her students, Miss Bailey, an eight-month-old Golden Retriever. Lisa is cer-tified in obedience training and her services also include boarding and pet sitting. She can be reached at 207-860-8155 or llberrylabtrio@gmail.com. She is located in Phil-lips.

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UMA awards Presidential Scholarships to incoming studentsAUGUSTA — Four-

teen students who will begin their academic ca-reers at the University of Maine at Augusta this fall will receive Presidential Scholarships, demonstrat-ing outstanding academ-ic achievement in high school. To be eligible, students must be enrolled full-time in a UMA bach-elor’s degree program. A limited number of schol-arships are still available

for qualified students who enroll by September 2018.

“I extend my congratu-lations to these students,” said UMA President Re-becca Wyke. “We are pleased to provide Maine students access to a col-lege degree. This schol-arship program removes a financial barrier for these students,” she continued, “and our 11 locations throughout the state allow

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Tabitha Bell Vet Technology Old Town High SchoolEmily Buzzell Computer Information Systems Carrabec High SchoolKara Chandler Art Messalonskee High SchoolAlexis Eldridge Art Gardiner High SchoolKayla Glidden Liberal Studies Cony High SchoolHunter Hoague Pre-Dental Hygiene Erskine AcademyDuncan John Picher Computer Information Systems Cony High SchoolMcKenna Porter Vet Technology Brewer High SchoolKathryn Ross Justice Studies Winthrop High SchoolJordan Roux Pre-Aviation Mt. View High SchoolCiarrah Roy Liberal Studies Lawrence High School Melissa Sehic Architecture Manchester Memorial HSMackenzie Small Mental Health & Human Services Winslow High SchoolDavid Young Pre-Aviation Maine Central Institute

Bashaw donation to St. Mary’s

Submitted photoBrayden Bashaw sits surrounded by some of the items he recently donated to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Cen-ter. His grandmother, Doris Comeau, and his dad, Travis Bashaw, are with him.

LEWISTON — Brayden Bashaw, 12, of Auburn re-cently delivered a Brady Buggy fire engine filled with toys to St. Mary’s Re-gional Medical Center as the culmination of a com-munity service project. The buggy accommodates an IV pole, which allows families to easily move young chil-dren around inpatient areas, along with their toys, stuffed animals and snacks. The American Red Cross recog-nized Brayden as a Commu-nity Service Real Hero for his efforts.

“Prior to receiving this wonderful buggy, we had one wagon, which did not accommodate an IV pole.

Pulling the wagon along with an IV was cumbersome to say the least,” shared Bar-

bara Childs, director of nurs-ing at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. “Brayden

is an amazing young man. His efforts are completely in line with our mission, and we’re grateful to him for this thoughtful gift.”

“My parents helped me understand the value of giv-ing back,” added Brayden. “Being able to help other kids is special!”

During the 2017 holiday season, Brayden raised ap-proximately $7,500 by mak-ing and selling pine cone ornaments and collecting monetary donations from friends, family and local businesses. Brayden plans to expand his philanthropic efforts in 2018 in the hope of helping even more peo-ple. n

Mad Science of Maine at Auburn

Public LibraryAUBURN — The Au-

burn Public Library will host Mad Science of Maine at 6 p.m. Monday, June 25, in the Androscoggin Community Room as they kick-off their 2018 summer reading program, Sounds of Silence. Come join the Mad Science Maestro in this ear-pleas-ing show about the sci-ence of sounds. Kids will open their ears and eyes as they explore sound as it travels through solids, liquids, and gases, and lis-

ten to the beautiful tones of Mad Science resonance tubes. Kids will even help to recreate an indoor thun-der storm. This Mad Sci-ence show is designed to inspire imaginative learn-ing. For more information, call 207-333-6640 ext. 3. This program is best for kids ages 4 through 12. Children may also sign up for the summer read-ing program at the science show. The Auburn Public Library is located at 49 Spring St. n