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Public Hearing Notice The Town of Dexter The Town of Dexter will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, July 2nd at 5:00 PM at the Dexter Town Office to discuss an application being submitted to the State of Maine CDBG program for a Non-Profit Development Grant. The purpose of the grant application is to aid Dexter Regional Development Corporation in its efforts to rehabilitate the Fossa building for the purpose of aiding local agricultural and goods producers in the community. Public comments will be solicited at this Hearing and will be submitted as part of the application. All persons wishing to make comments or ask questions about the grant application are invited to attend this Public Hearing. Comments may be submitted in writing to: Dave Pearson, Town Manager, 23 Main Street, Dexter, Maine 04930 at any time prior to the Public Hearing. TDD/TTY users may call 711. If you are physically unable to access any of the Town's programs or services, please call 924-7351, so that accommodations can be made. NOTE: If you are available, we really need to have your support. Please come to sign in andfind out about this project. The more attendees and signatures, the better chance we have to get this grant. For more information call DRDC President, Judy Wilbur Craig at 924.3067. Thank you for your support! MAINE - Interest in growing organic grains has sparked research development within the University of Maine and the farming community in the Northeast. UMaine has received several research and development grants to investigate growing organic grains for both livestock feed and for an increasing demand for human consumption. A series of workshops has been organized to help interested growers learn more about how to grow and harvest these crops. On July 10 from 11a.m.-1p.m., the W.R. Sherburne and Sons Dairy in Dexter will host a field day that will highlight some innovative weed management strategies in small grains. Fred and Shawn Sherburne are integrating oats, barley, bread wheat and sunflowers into their rotation to feed their cows and also to produce some higher value human grade grains. On July17, from 10 a.m.-2p.m., Rainbow Valley Farm in Sidney and Bullridge Farm in Albion will play host to another field day that will showcase their efforts to expand their production and use of organic gains on their dairy farms. At Rainbow Valley Farm participants will look at spring oats and discuss rotation strategies for organic producers who want to start growing grains in fields that are currently in sod crops. At Bullridge farm, participants will look at sunflower and soybean production. At Bullridge farm, Henry Perkins has set up an oil seed pressing operation for oil and protein meal for his livestock. The field day will start in Sidney and travel to Albion for lunch and the afternoon program. Please call 1-800-287-1426 to pre-register. The University of Maine's Rogers Farm will open its doors on July 27 from 1-4 p.m. for producers and interested individuals to highlight research on organic grain and forage production. The university is finishing up four years of organic forage and grain production andr esearchers will be on hand to discuss results. Other research at the Sustainable Agriculture research farm will be featured as well. No registration is required for this event. For more information about these events or to register, please call the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office at 1-800-287-1426 or visit http://www.umext.maine.edu/Waldo/Ag/Grain_Forage/workshops.htm Funding is provided through Northeast SARE project LNE06-240 “Expanding grain production and use on organic dairyfarms in Maine and Vermont." UMaine Extension programs are open and accessible to all in accordance with program goals. DEXTER – “Save Gas… Ride Local” - The North Country Riding Club is celebrating Independence weekend by hosting an Equitation Horse Sunday, July 5th with members and participants coming from all over Central & Northern Maine. Judge Cindy DeBeck will be presiding over the show. Riders' ages range from youngsters to the young at heart. The upcoming Equitation Show has 38 Classes including halter classes, English & Western classes, Lead Line for the youngest rider, draft / draft-cross halter class, and jumping. Plus NCRC brought back (2) Carriage Classes this year. NCRC shows are held at Bud Elms Field in the North Country Riding Club Show Arena in Dexter. Show registration starts at 7:00 am; Show time is 8:30 AM and will be held rain or shine (unless extreme conditions). All horses must have current rabies and coggins papers upon entering the Show Grounds for the safety of all horses.
NCRC is pleased to announce the re-formation of the Junior NCRC Club with advisor Sarah Rand. The juniors hold a separate meeting to voice their ideas, concerns as well as doing fund raising. Please let us know if you are interested. NCRC holds their monthly meeting the last Wednesday of the month; 6:30 pm for Snack'n Chat and 7 pm meeting time and the public is invited. We hold our “off season” meetings at the Town Hall on Hall Street in Dexter; across from Abbott Memorial Library and during show season at the NCRC Show Ring at Bud Elms Field in Dexter. Spectator admission & parking is free and food is available for the entire day. N CRC's remaining schedule for the 2009 season is:
President Lynn Robinson - 924-5727  Open 7 days a week - Monday thru Saturday 8 to 5 and Sunday 9 to 5 This week's Special: All Annuals 50% OFF DEXTER - Dexter Regional High School football coach Tim Wilson has been recognized as a 2009 recipient of the International Leadership Award from the World Affairs Council of Maine. Wilson was recognized for his involvement in Seeds of Peace, a program founded in 1993 that brings together youth from areas of conflict, such as the Middle East, in an effort to foster a spirit of peaceful co-existence. Wilson served as vice president and director of the Seeds of Peace camp in Otisfield, Maine, from its inception until his retirement in 2006, and he remains a camp adviser. He also has been active involving students from Dexter High in the Seeds of Peace experience and the issues faced by campers from other areas of the world. The International Leadership Award is presented annually to an individual, company or organization that works to provide peace locally and globally while exemplifying qualities of dedication, patience and leadership. The Seeds of Peace program also was presented an International Leadership Award by the World Affairs Council of Maine. The World Affairs Council of Maine was founded in 1977 to promote the understanding of world events and issues, foreign policy and international trade, and other countries and cultures. Wilson will enter the fourth year of his second stint as the head football coach at Dexter this fall. He previously coached the Tigers from 1966 to 1971, leading the team to state championships in 1969 and 1970.
A great success benefiting Good Shepherd Food-Bank On Saturday, June 20th, WCSH 6, WLBZ 2, and Hannaford Supermarkets, held Feed ME – a food drive to benefit the largest hunger relief organization in Maine - Good Shepherd Food-Bank . WCSH 6 and WLBZ 2 on-air personalities broadcasted live from Hannaford Supermarkets in Brewer, Lewiston, Portland, and Sanford. The exciting results: more than 6,000 pounds of food were collected among these four locations. On-the-spot cash donations surpassed $7,000 on that one day. Hannaford has been accepting donations at all registers throughout the month of June. As of this writing, the total is well over $25,000, with additional monies expected through these last two days of June. This is another example of the extreme generosity of Maine people, how the people of this state step up to the plate to help neighbors during tough times: these cash donations are projected at nearly 50% more than last year's total cash contributions. The Good Shepherd Food-Bank is able to leverage buying power in a significant way. Every dollar donated represents $12.50 worth of food. More than 40% of Maine children under the age of 12 show some evidence of hunger. More than 20,000 Maine children are hungry, and an additional 65,000 children are at risk of hunger. Children living in households with the risk of hunger are more likely to experience learning- or health-related problems. With school off for the summer, families who receive assistance through school for lunch or breakfast programs face the daunting task of providing up to 10 more meals per week – per child – until September. These generous donations will help many families tide over the summer months, especially those with children. Last year the Food-Bank distributed 10 million pounds of food to families and individuals throughout Maine. Partner agencies include soup kitchens, shelters, after school programs, food pantries, day care centers, senior centers and youth programs. The majority of Food-Bank clients are the working poor, senior citizens and children. For more information go to WCSH6.com or WLBZ2.com or call 1-800-464-1213. NEWPORT - “Be Creative at Your Library” this summer at the Newport Public Library and explore the worlds of music, dance, art, books, and more. The 2009 Summer Reading Program takes place during the months of July and August. Programs are planned for school-age children throughout the summer including story times, crafts, special presenters, live entertainment and more. Summer is an enjoyable and relaxing time for kids, but research shows that students often lose reading skills over summer vacation. The summer reading program at the Newport Public Library, part of the Newport Cultural Center, is designed to make reading fun and help kids maintain and improve their reading skills over the summer months. The “Be Creative at Your Library” Program will start on Thursday, July 9th with Annette Houston of the Valley Arts Alliance leading children on creating and designing their own book. Annette is a talented visual artist, fabric artist and teacher, having spent over 45 years as an educator and gifted and talented program coordinator, so please join us for this very special program. Children entering kindergarten and first grade will participate from 1:00 to 2:00PM and children entering 2nd to 4th grade will participate from 2:00 to 3:00PM. Pre - registration is required for this program. You may register your child (ren) and also find out more about our summer program by stopping into the Newport Cultural Center at 154 Main Street, by calling our children’s librarian, Joanne Elwell at 368 - 2038, or by emailing joanne@newportmaine.net. We look forward to seeing your family this summer at the Newport Cultural Center!
AUGUSTA—The Maine Department of Agriculture and University of Maine Cooperative Extension are encouraging home gardeners to check tomato and potato plants for symptoms of late blight, a highly destructive disease if left unmanaged. “We are urging home gardeners, especially those who may have recently planted tomato seedlings from a big box store, to check for this disease,” said Jim Dwyer, University of Maine Potato Specialist. The symptoms include irregular-shaped, water-soaked, greasy gray spots surrounded by white mold, which eventually turn into blackened areas on the stems and leaves. These blackened areas dry up, wilt and die. Dwyer also said, “Because the tomato fruits will be ruined by this fungus and the threat of late blight spreading to potatoes, home gardeners that find late blight on their plants should pull, bag and throw out these plants. They should not put them on the compost pile.” Earlier this week, late blight was detected in potatoes in a commercial field and on tomatoes in a home garden in New York. The long stretch of cool, cloudy and rainy weather this June has provided classic conditions for the spores of this fungus to disperse. The disease was also discovered in tomato seedlings stocked in the garden centers of large retailers in Maine. The company that produced the seedlings, Bonnie Plants, a large supplier of vegetable, herb and flower transplants based in Alabama, has cooperated fully and pulled its stock from sale and arranged for its destruction. For more information: PENQUIS - Rape Response Services is seeking volunteers in Penobscot and Piscataquis counties. An informational meeting on volunteer opportunities will be held on Monday, July 13 from 5:30-6:30pm at Penquis, 262 Harlow Street, Bangor. Light refreshments will be served. Rape Response Services offers hope, understanding, support, and advocacy to victims of sexual assault and their significant others, and educates the communities of Penobscot and Piscataquis counties about all aspects of this violent crime. To learn more, go to www.rrsonline.org. Call or email Sue Powers at 973-3651 or spowers@penquis.org for more information.
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine's state parks and historic sites will remain open and staffed on Monday, July 6, even though the day has been designated as the first state shutdown day of the new fiscal year. Maine Forest Service forest rangers also will remain on duty to provide law enforcement and forest protection in the Maine woods. "There are some services that we provide that are critical to the Maine economy," Commissioner Patrick McGowan of the Maine Department of Conservation said. "We will continue to protect our 17 million acres of forestland and to provide recreational opportunities for all of our more than 2 million visitors to our state parks and historic sites." The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands and the Maine Forest Service are both divisions under the Maine Department of Conservation. Last month, the Maine Legislature approved a budget plan that scheduled 10 government shutdown days in each of the next two fiscal years. Those shutdown days are expected to save about $14 million dollars. The first shutdown day for fiscal year 2009 will be Monday, July 6. Recognizing that some state operations are more essential, however, the Governor's Office has approved an exemption for certain categories of state employees. State park employees and MFS forest rangers are among those state employees exempted. "People should know our parks are open as usual," Will Harris, BPL director said. "They should not be concerned about making plans to go the beaches or to stay at our campgrounds." Some 2.2 million people visit Maine's state parks and historic sites annually, contributing $25.38 to the economy for every General Fund dollar spent on the parks. The total economic impact on the economy from visitation to state parks is more than $95 million per year. On Monday, July 6, BPL operational staff will be on duty, while headquarters staff will be off for the shutdown day, Harris said. Park managers, rangers, lifeguards and customer service representatives still will be working that day. "The full amenities of the parks will be available," the parks director said. Park fees still will be collected, and park facilities will be cleaned and maintained on a regular basis, he said. Harris pointed out that for the two fiscal years during which the shutdown days will occur, park staff won't be taking them during the regular park season, which extends from May to October. Operational park staff will take the shutdown days during the off season from November to April, he said. Those cost factors have been accounted for in the state budget, Harris said. A number of state parks have planned activities for the day. At Wolfe's Neck State Park in Freeport, for example, a nature interpretive session will be held at 2 p.m. At Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site in New Harbor, a lecture by Park Historian Tom Desjardin on archaeology work done at the site will be presented at 7:30 p.m. The Maine Department of Conservation's work supports the $ 6.5 billion forest industry in Maine through the efforts of the Maine Forest Service. Bill Williams, MFS Forest Protection supervisor, said that statewide, there will be roughly 30 to 40 forest rangers on duty during the shutdown day. "Any rangers who are scheduled to work will be working, responding to complaints, conducting inspections and performing law-enforcement activities," Williams said. Williams pointed out the MFS forest rangers are uniquely qualified to conduct law enforcement relative to timber theft and trespass violations, as well as water quality issues and the state's Forest Practices Act. "They're the state's only forest fire protection agency in the Unorganized Territories, and they have final authority for all forest fire activity statewide," he noted. For more information, contact Will Harris, Bureau of Parks and Lands director, at 287-4961, or Bill Williams, Maine Forest Service Forest Protection supervisor, at 287-4991.
Two past visitors to Greenville many years ago recently returned to pay their respects to the community. Although physically long gone from the scene, their presence is strongly being felt from photographs and prose on display in the Old Community Center, now called the Center for Moosehead History. The Dexter Historical Society has installed 35 black and white photographic archival digital pigment prints restored from photographer Bert Lincoln Call's original aged negatives. They were produced by Todd Watts of RadioRain Productions from Blanchard, and were put into 30" x 37" cherry picture frames, custom made in Dover-Foxcroft by Dave Lockwood of Green Door Framing. Included with each print are quotes on wall labels taken from, "The Maine Woods," written by author Henry David Thoreau. The Moosehead Historical Society is presenting this photo art show, "Maine's Woods Observations by Bert Lincoln Call and Henry David Thoreau" from June 27th to July 25th It is not far from the foot of Moosehead Lake where Call in the late 1880s, and Thoreau in 1853 and 1857, actually began their excursions into Maine's north woods. There is an exhibition web-site near completion to promote the show and DVD's will be for sale in July. The recent edition of Up North magazine published in Greenville features a six-page spread of photos that are in the show with a short biography of Bert Lincoln Call. Future venues to round out the 2009 summer and fall schedule include the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft, and the Penobscot Indian Nation Community Center on Indian Island in Old Town. In Millinocket, North Light Gallery will present a limited edition of prints from July 4th to Nov. 14th. On November 5th the show will be at the University of Southern Maine's Area Gallery in Portland and the Glickman library on campus will have a limited edition showing in 2010. Call's prints will be for sale to the public after the show closes in Greenville. GREENVILLE — In June this year Becky and Dan Hirn of Delphos, Ohio packed up and hit the road with their two young children to see America in their RV. The Hirn family has selected Moosehead Lake in Greenville, Maine as the next point of interest on their tour through the country. "We stayed at Moosehead Lake on our honeymoon. Now we want to show the kids this beautiful area that we fell in love with nine years ago," said Becky Hirn. The family is driving into Bangor, Maine on Monday and heading then heading north. After a short stay at the lake, they will drive the south for and continue with a tour of coastal Maine. The Hirns are driving the lower 48 states visiting about one state a week. So far they have visited New York, Vermont and New Hampshire. They are documenting their trip at www.ourtriptakesus.com. They have partnered with advertisers on their website and on the sides of their RV. See their website to follow the family through the country and learn about partnering with them. DOVER-FOXCROFT - Pine Tree Hospice and the Piscataquis Public Health Council welcomes the public to attend an Open House at their new location on Tuesday, June 30th from 3-5 p.m. The new offices are located at 883 West Main Street in Dover-Foxcroft on the campus of Mayo Regional Hospital (formerly Mayo Counseling Services). Meet the staff and take a tour, light refreshments will be served. FMI call PTH at 564-4346 or PPHC at 564-4344.
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