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DEXTER - On Saturday, February 13th, Dexter Regional High School will host the Class C State Wrestling tournament. The time for team check in will begin at 7:00 AM, with weigh-in starting at 8:00 AM. Coaches meetings will be held at the conclusion of the weigh-ins with opening ceremonies beginning at 8:45 AM. Wrestling will begin at 9:30 AM. Admission will be charged at the door. All are welcomed to attend! DEXTER - Sno-Fest 2010 kicks off on Friday, Feb. 12 with the Chili/Chowder & More! Cookoff. NEW this year, we have added the category of “Best of Moosehead” where area restaurants can enter a signature dish for everyone to taste and judge. Of course, we will still have chili and chowder/soups and home baked desserts. The cookoff costs $7 and is from 5:30-7:30 at the clubhouse on Scammon Rd. in Greenville. The celebration continues Saturday, Feb. 13 with a Snowmobile Scavenger Ride beginning at 9:00am. No sled? No problem! Come to the clubhouse by sled or by car, pick up your map and go find “treasures” then return to the clubhouse for prizes which will be drawn at 1:30. Also, on Saturday is our annual Cook Out/ Cook In at 12:00 at the clubhouse. Outside there will be a fire to roast hot dogs, marshmallows and make s'mores. Inside there will be deep fried turkey, hamburgers and hotdogs. All this FREE! (donations gratefully accepted). Tuesday will be the Family Ride & Kids Eat FREE Lunch. Meet at the clubhouse at 9:00 for a guided scenic ride for the whole family. Then it's back to the clubhouse where kids eat free lunch. There will also be activities for the kids. If you don't ride, come on over at 11:30 for the lunch and activities. Friday, Feb. 20, Moosehead Riders wraps up Sno-Fest with a Snowmobile Parade and Bonfire at the Dept. of Forestry on Lakeview St. We will start with a “lighted” parade at 7:00 followed by hot cocoa and cookies by the fire. Again, it doesn't matter if you have a snowmobile or not - come on over! Any questions? Call 695-3580 MAINE – Want to get your kids on the ice to experience the joy of hooking a fish? Want to show your friends and neighbors how much fun it is to fish? Valentine’s weekend is the time to do it as the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife promotes Family Fishing Days. On Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14, people can fish for free on Maine’s waterways. This free fishing event is open to any person except those whose license has been revoked or suspended. All fishing regulations apply. For a complete list of fishing regulations, including limits and sizes, visit www.mefishwildlife.com and click on “fishing.” Fishing, whether on open water or on ice, is one of the most popular activities in Maine, drawing thousands upon thousands of residents and out-of-state visitors to the state’s nearly 6,000 lakes and ponds and almost 32,000 miles of rivers and streams. Approximately 286,000 people annually purchase fishing licenses in Maine, and the sport has a $300 million impact on the state’s economy. “Family Fishing Days provide the perfect opportunity for adults to introduce children to fishing,” said Commissioner Roland “Danny” Martin. “It’s also a chance to show family and friends who have never fished that fishing provides fun, memorable experiences that can’t be duplicated.” Want to continue the fishing experience throughout the year? Fishing licenses are available for purchase on IF&W’s Web site, www.mefishwildlife.com, at any of the more than 285 MOSES licensing agents statewide, or at town offices and other locations. They also are available at our main office at 284 State St., Augusta. Wassookeag Snowmobile Club's sends special thanks go out this week to Roger Wyman, George McCourt, Steve Wilber and Bob Gelzinis for help on the trails and at the clubhouse. Kudos also go to Steve Hughes and the pre tech students at TCTC, Rich Pfirman, Judy Craig and Bob Shank. We are very busy preparing for our 10th Annual Winterfest. Lynn McKusick and Del Hodgkins have been planning, organizing and just plain doing anything and everything to make this year's events a success. We need help from all available club members on Friday (Feb 12) beginning at 9 AM at the lake and Saturday (Feb 13) starting at 6 AM. Our trails are in surprisingly good shape in spite of the recent rain. ITS 85 (Railroad Bed) is groomed and has a great base, there is a washout behind Tillsons but it is well frozen. The side trails are holding up pretty well, they have some frozen washouts and bare spots. Generally the power lines need more snow but are passable. Safety Note : ITS 85 (Railroad Bed) is posted 25 MPH thru town!! There are 8 road crossings – slow down and ride safe. Club meetings are first and third Tuesdays, 7 PM at the clubhouse on #10 Road. Kitchen Hours 7AM – 4PM Sat & Sun.
Nutrition Kitchen giving a hand-up, not a hand-out By Diana Bowley of the BDN Staff: DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Hovering over a hot frying pan Wednesday, Judy Morrison was a little sloppy in making her first waffles.
“I didn’t know you could actually cook them yourself,” she muttered. Taking a peek at Morrison’s work, Tom Iverson Jr. of Sebec turned around and flashed a big grin to the approximately 20 people in the audience who were gathered around in a cafe-type setting watching the pair prepare southern fried chicken on a waffle on two television monitors. “She’s got a little mess over there, but that’s OK for the first time,” he said. While foodies watch Emeril Lagasse on television to learn how to prepare exotic concoctions, those who need lessons in basic food preparation watch cooks in the Nutrition Kitchen in Dover-Foxcroft prepare healthful but inexpensive and quick meals using common ingredients. The Nutrition Kitchen is the brainchild of Chris Reardon, who semi-retired after selling his partnership in his fast-paced California company years ago. He then moved across the country and settled into an aging Grange Hall in Dover-Foxcroft where he began devoting his life to people who need help to improve their lives. Reardon, who believes most people don’t need a handout but rather a hand up, co-founded the John Adams Institute, which helps show others how to stretch their budgets by cooking healthy and low-cost meals.
“I believe the current pantry system is broken as it exists today; it institutionalizes hunger,” Reardon said. People need to learn how to stretch their budgets and eat better, he said. More than 500 people are served each month at the SAVE pantry on the first floor of the grange hall. The second floor of the hall is used to teach cooking and other skills. Reardon has converted the third floor into his living quarters. Wednesday’s cooking session on a spacious stage equipped as a kitchen on the second floor educates pantry users and visitors from other organizations who can then share their knowledge. Participants included local residents, several people from the Penobscot Indian Nation in Old Town and representatives of local organiza-tions. It was a chance for Judy Morrison to see how the Nutrition Kitchen could fit into her role as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer. “Isn’t this great?” Morrison said after she and the other attendees tasted the fried chicken and waffles, which were smothered in a white sauce. Iverson, Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency’s director, and Dennis Dyer, Dover-Foxcroft police chief, were the guest chefs for this week’s cooking lessons. Dyer demonstrated how to make a quick and hearty macaroni and hamburger soup and provided the recipe and a taste of his famous sweet-and-sour meat-balls.
And that is what Reardon intended it to be. “The purpose is to teach [people] how to cook pantry food to turn the meal into a family time,” he said. National statistics show that 67 percent of the average American household budgets are spent on meals prepared outside of the home, and those meals are typically higher in sodium and fat content, Reardon said. “That’s pretty appalling,” he said. Reardon draws no salary and gets donations from the community, the Good Shepherd Food-Bank and corporations throughout the country. He said he can stretch every dollar that is donated to SAVE into about $30 worth of food and $30 worth of training. Mary Ryan, a volunteer at the Indian Women’s Mission Center Inc. on Indian Island, found it amazing that Reardon has devoted his time and building to show others how to stretch their budgets by cooking healthful and low-cost meals. “I was surprised at how quickly you can make a delicious soup,” she said, adding that it also was fun. For Reardon, the cooking lessons have to be fun, familiar, affordable and easy to cook. DEXTER - By Librarian Liz Breault: On January 13th, we began to place the new 14 digit barcode labels on all our books, videos, audios and magazines. Because we are still using our old circulation software and likely to continue to use it for at least another year, we cannot cover over our old 6 digit barcodes. Prior to placing the new barcodes on books, I am going through the entire collection, and removing little used and out of date items. The entire juvenile collection has been weeded and I've begun on the adult fiction collection. All weeded items will go into this summer's book sale which will be held during Dexter Fest on July 24th. Twelve members of the Abbott Memorial Library's book club were on hand, Wednesday, January 27th to examine the issue of global warming. For this meeting 2/3 of the members read "With Speed and Violence" by Fred Pearce, a journalist who has been writing about climate change for 20 years. Other members read "Climate Confusion" by Roy D. Spencer a scientist/meteorologist formerly with NASA and climate skeptic. A good discussion ensued, with most members learning a great deal from the discussion. Next month we'll report on books dealing with food, health and nutrition. Invitations have been mailed out for the library's annual children's Valentine's Day Tea Party, which will take place on Friday, February 12 at 4 P.M. We are planning a somewhat smaller, more manageable party this year. DATT (Dexter area towns in transition) will be showing two short films("Stuff and here at the library at 7 P.M. on Tuesday, February 9. This group is comprised of local citizens who are committed to raising public awareness of the world's dwindling supply of fossil fuels and the need to rebuild our community based on locally produced food and goods.
On the weekend of February 12th thru the 14th, 2010, the Town of Dexter and Wassookeag Snowmobile Club will host the 10th Annual Winter Festival on Lake Wassookeag. Friday, February 12:
RADAR RUN: The Wassookeag Snowmobile Club will host the event on Lake Wassookeag at the Dexter Recreation Area off Route 23. Registration will Begin at 8:00 AM and competition will continue until 2:00 PM. The entry fee will be $5 for one run or $10 for three runs. Track distance is 1,000 ft. We will run under MSDRA rules. Classes are Trail, Stock, Improved, Super, Open, along with Mini for kids, Antique and the ever popular Anything goes! Admission is free, parking by donation. For more information call Matt McKusick at 924-5074. ADULT DANCE: Saturday night at the K of C Hall in Dexter, Doors will open at 7:30 PM and a DJ will be playing 8:00 PM until midnight. Admission is $10 per person this year. A basket raffle at the door. "Where's the Beef" raffle tickets will be on sale. WHERE'S THE BEEF RAFFLE: 2 Winners will receive $250 worth of meat from the P & L Country Market in Dexter. Proceeds to benefit the Ripley Trail Riders & the Wassookeag Snowmobile Club. Ticket are $2 each and will be available during the dance. See a member of the clubs for tickets. Drawing Sunday at the WSC house at noon. SNOWMOBILE PARADE: Parade participants will gather at McFarland Street (near the Highway Garage) at 10:00 AM on Sunday. The parade will begin promptly at 11:00 AM. Judging will take place as the parade comes to the end on the Four Seasons Adventure Trail (old rail bed) behind the Dexter Fire Department. Awards will be presented immediately following the parade at the Wassookeag Snowmobile Club, Number Ten Road. Registration is required. Forms can be picked up at the Dexter Town Office or on the website: www.dextermaine.org. There is no entry fee. Prizes will be awarded to the top place in three competition categories: Prizes will also be awarded to the winner in two categories; SNOW SCULPTURES: The Dexter Regional High School Class Competition will be judged on Friday, February 13th. Cash prizes will be given to each of the four participating classes: 1) $100, 2) $75, 3) $50, and 4) $25 There are three categories for the open competition (at the Lake Wassookeag Beach Area); ICE WARS DRAG RACES: The Wassookeag Snowmobile Club will host the event on Lake Wassookeag at the Dexter Recreation Area off Route 23. Registration will run from 7:00-8:30 AM. Track distance is 660 ft. We will run under MSDRA rules. Classes are Trail, Stock, Improved, Super, Open, and Outlaw. Cash prizes for winners. Admission is free, parking by donation. For more information call Matt McKusick at 924-5074. For Rules go to www.maineice.com For more Festival information, call the Dexter Town Office at 924-7351 or visit the Town website at www.DexterMaine.org.
PENQUIS - Did you know several of our volunteers are from the Retired Senior Volunteer Program? We also have volunteers who participate in the Aspire Program. There are formally battered women on our volunteer staff and there are those who have been lucky enough to have never been stalked, harassed, beaten or feared for their lives. What all these people have in common is a passion for the issue of domestic abuse and the desire to empower those who have been victimized to know that it wasn't their fault, that they don't have to live this way and that they can get safe. Did you know that volunteers help staff our out reach offices in Dexter, Milo and Greenville? Volunteers also facilitate two support groups and assist in answering our 24 hour help line, both in the office and from home after hours, weekends and holidays. Most recently, volunteers participated with our Teen Services Coordinator in Nat'l Teen Dating Violence Awareness Week, staffing information tables at five area high schools (We call it tabling). Wouldn't you like to be part of this dynamic group providing services to victims, working towards social change and encouraging zero tolerance? The past several years we have collaborated with the Piscataquis Adult Education Cooperative in promoting our 36 hour trainings required to join our direct service volunteer staff. Please look for our information in the Fall and Spring adult education flyers. There is still room in our next 36 hour training which begins Tuesday, March 2, from 5 pm to 8 pm at our 8 Mechanic Street office in Dover-Foxcroft. Please call Ginger at 564-8165 for more information and to register. Womancare recognizes there is no way a staff of eight could provide the services we do without our volunteers. All our volunteer advocates are well trained and very capable to assist victims. Womancare is grateful and proud of our volunteer staff. Please think about joining us! Dexter Area Towns in Transition (DATT) is holding the final night of our free film series in the basement of the Abbott Memorial Library at 6:30 PM on Thursday February 9th. Two short films will be shown and then discussed. "The Story of Stuff" examines how we are influenced as consumers to want things that we don't really need, and how that influence affects all aspects of our lives. Large topics, short movies, interesting discussion afterwards, fueled by local refreshments! DATT is a group of local residents working together to make a conscious plan to use less energy, and we invite your support
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“They’re dripping over the side,” the Milo woman remarked as she pushed a clean white chef’s hat into place on her head with the palm of her hand.
The institute also distributes food through the Social Advancement of Virtues Endowment, or SAVE, a nonprofit organization that Reardon also founded. While one purpose of the organization is to feed the hungry with donated and solicited foods from throughout the country, its longer term purpose is to train and provide mentoring services so the needy can improve their lives.
“I think this is good for the public because it isn’t a high-class cooking school. We’re just people off the street who like to share our techniques with others,” Dyer said.
