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Submitted photoFrom left to right: Sandy Martin mother, Tanner Martin sophomore; John Eliot, Dean of Students; Cassandra Stevens, mother, Alexis Cannon-Powell, freshman, Sandra Frazer grandmother; Angela Taylor, mother, Savannah Thomas, senior, and Bob Tuttle.The family members joined the Bethel Rotary members to congratulate these students for their community service and scholastic achievements. They were presented a certificate, a day pass to Mt Abram Ski Area and a gift card to Dunkin’ Donuts. Not pictured was junior Student of the Month Jewel Smith.

MEXICO — Jason Long, principal of T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School in Dixfield, was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the River Valley Rotary Club fellowship lun-cheon at HOPE Association. He spoke to the membership about the needs of his school, not only monetarily but also voluntarily. He is seeking any assistance anyone can provide.

Long stressed the need for substitute teachers and a va-riety of volunteers serving in various capacities, such as in the main office, cafeteria, li-

brary and on the buses. Long also mentioned the food pan-try supplied “by a mix of lo-cal donations as well as from the Dixfield Food Pantry and Sharing Center with the help of the Good Shepard Food Bank.”

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Submitted photoFrom left, Dave Duguay, River Vally Rotary Club president; Jason Long, principal of Dixfield Middle School; and Patricia Duguay, fellow Rotarian.

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Q. I think I have a small hernia in my groin that’s probably going to need sur-gery. How soon should I get this thing taken care of?

A: First, if you suspect you have a hernia, get it checked by a doctor imme-diately. Don’t treat it lightly. Eventually, almost all her-

nias require surgery. Hav-ing surgery before compli-cations occur makes sense.

You get a hernia when a section of an internal organ bulges through weak ab-dominal muscle tissue. The protruding organ is usually the intestines. About 80 per-cent of hernias are located in the groin. The overwhelm-ing majority of groin-hernia victims are men.

Hernias in the groin — called inquinal hernias — get bigger if they aren’t repaired. They can cause swelling and pain. They can be dangerous, too.

Most hernias can be pushed back into the abdominal cav-ity. However, an intestine can be trapped or incarcerated by a hernia. Incarceration can block defecation. Then there is a condition called strangu-lation, which cuts blood flow to the trapped section of the intestine and can kill it. A strangulated hernia is a surgi-cal emergency.

About 5 million Ameri-cans develop hernias annu-ally, but only 700,000 get them fixed surgically. The common theory for this phe-nomenon among doctors is that most people fear having

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SHELBURNE, N.H. — The Shelburne Trails Club and Mahoosuc Land Trust will offer a joint Speaker Series presentation by Car-oleen “Mac” Dudley at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at Shelburne Town Hall, 74 Village Road.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with light refreshments and hot drinks served. It is free and open to the public, and part of the Mahoosuc Land Trust and Shelburne Trails Club 2020 Speaker Series.

Dudley recently published the memoir of her grandmoth-er, Mildred, which documents Mildred’s life as the wife of Forest Guard Alva Richard-

son in the Wild River portion of the White Mountain Na-tional Forest in the 1920s and 1930s. “Where the Wild River Flows” is based upon Mil-dred’s notes and recollections she composed around 1970, later to be organized and edit-ed with notes by granddaugh-ter/ The book chronicles the first person account of Mil-dred’s life in the “New Hamp-shire Wilds” as a young wife accompanying her husband on his first assignment in that remote location.

This presentation offers an extensive photo collection from the period gathered by Dudley, along with anecdotes and stories from Mildred’s life and insights from Mac’s own

life in the Wild River Valley. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

“Like the Mahoosuc Range and the Androscoggin River, the Wild River is a regional treasure,” said Kirk Siegel, ex-ecutive director at Mahoosuc Land Trust. “When you walk along the Wild River, you’re not likely to be thinking about state lines. It will be vital in the future to think region-ally about connecting wildlife habitat as our towns grow and as climate change alters natu-ral communities.”

The Wild River f lows northeast from Bean’s Pur-chase in New Hampshire, joining with Evans Brook from Evans Notch in Maine

before f lowing into the Androscoggin River at Gil-ead near U.S Route 2. The Wild River Wilderness was designated in December 2006 with the passage of the New England Wilderness Act and is the newest Wilderness unit on the White Mountain Na-tional Forest. Approximately 23,700 acres are designated as Wilderness, all of which are managed by the US Forest Service. The northern portion of the Wilderness lies within the town of Shelburne.

Dudley to talk about ‘Where the Wild River Flows’ Feb. 28

Submitted photoCarter Dome circa 1928.


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Henry David Thoreau, be-holding Moosehead Lake for the first time, wrote “a gleam-ing silver platter at the end of the table.”

If only he could have seen the lake from the air! The first time I saw the big lake from the air in a northbound ski-plane my jaw dropped. The expansiveness, not only of the lake itself, but the entire north woods watershed, presents a panorama like no other.

Forty miles long and 10 miles wide, it is by far Maine’s largest lake and the largest mountain lake in the Eastern U.S. Long before Thoreau’s visit, Red Paint People came to Moosehead to fish and gather hornstone (f lint) for their hunting tools.

In contemporary times, Moosehead has proven itself a remarkable sport fishery. My late father took me fish-ing there as a kid many times. In the early 1950s, 18- and

20-pound Lake Trout were not unusual.

In recent years, a popula-tion excess of lake trout, ac-cording to the fisheries biolo-gists, had created forage com-petition among lakers, salmon and brook trout.

In 2008, the state greatly liberalized the take limit on lakers in order to reduce lake trout numbers and to impose some balance into the for-age equation. Today, 12 years later, there is good news. An-glers have been catching larg-er and larger brookies — and lots of them.

According to Greenville fisheries biologist Tom Ob-rey, 2019 was a banner year for brook trout anglers on Moosehead. Records show that 830 brookies were boated or put on the ice. Some of these were real lunkers. Obrey says 35 percent of these squaretails exceeded 20 inches.

This success story is at-tributable to sensible fisher-ies management, not to men-tion volunteer efforts over the years by the Moosehead Lake Fisheries Coalition and oth-ers, all designed to help Moth-er Nature recover the brookie populations in the lake.

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tion of brook trout spawn-ing boxes at Lily Bay by the Coalition are just some of the initiatives.

Given the angling suc-cesses at Moosehead, it seems plausible to expect that it is just a matter of time before some lucky fisherman hooks up with a new Maine record in the annals of brook trout brag-ging rights.

The author is editor of the Northwoods Sporting Journal. He is also a Maine guide and host of a weekly radio program, “Maine Out-doors,” heard at 7 p.m. Sun-days on The Voice of Maine News-Talk Network. He has authored three books; on-line purchase information is available at www.maineout-doorpublications

Brookies population recovers after sensible fisheries management

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FEATURE COLUMN

RUMFORD — The featured speaker at the River Valley Area Rotary Club fellowship luncheon on Monday, Feb. 3, was Dean Richmond of Pleas-ant River Farms in West Bethel.

Richmond spoke to Ro-tary Club members about the farm’s food waste col-lection and composting program. He offers food scrap collection from busi-nesses and institutions in the Bethel and Newry ar-eas, picking up food waste

and composting it with other organic materials.

There is no fee for this service, as the towns pay Richmond directly. Rich-mond provides 32 gal-lon totes and accepts all food scrap materials, food manufacturing waste and a limited number of paper products, including cof-fee filters, brown paper towels, brown napkins and cardboard egg cartons.

Also at the lunch, Rotar-ian Maureen Sheldon was Rotarian of the Day.

River Valley rotarians hear about Pleasant Valley Farms composting program

Submitted photoAt the River Valley Area Rotary Club Feb. 3 luncheon, from left, Rotarian of the Day Maureen Sheldon; Dean Richmond, of Pleasant River Farms in West Bethel; club President Dave Duguay.


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Stan Keach & Julie Davenport, in Music for Mavis 2020 Cabin Fever Coffee House Concer t Sunday Series, free [hat will be passed], 2-4 p.m., downstai r s under the Turner Library in the Community Room, 98 Mathew’s Way, Route 117, Turner, bring cookies to share, coffee and tea provided, 207-754-0954.

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Kevin Libby in Music for Mavis 2020 Cabin Feve r C of fe e Hou se Concert Sunday Series, free [hat will be passed], 2-4 p.m., downstairs under the Turner Library in the Community Room, 98 Mathew’s Way, Route 117, Turner, bring cookies to share, coffe and tea provided, 207-754-0954

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March 15 -- The Grown Ups in Music for Mavis 2020 Cabin Fever Coffee House Concer t Sunday Ser ies, f ree [hat wil l be passed], 2- 4 p.m., downstai r s under the Turner Library in the Community Room, 98 Mathew’s Way, Route 117, Turner, bring cookies to share, coffe and tea provided, 207-754-0954.

March upcoming events for the Franco Center, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston. For more information visit www.francocenter.org

6 — 7:30pm Chiharu Naruse. Piano Concer t Series

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Ski Museum of Maine first annual "Legends" Tom Kendall nordic race, Black Mountain, 39 Glover Road, Rumford, 207-265-2023.

MARCH 26Wayne Area Garden Club winter meeting, 6:30 p.m., Ladd Recreation Center, 26 Gott Road, Wayne.

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FEBRUARY 23

“Pancakes and Poetry” free winter poetry series, 11 a.m. First Universalist Church of Turner Center, l450 Turner Center Road, Turner, 207-458-6387 or Jenifer Talbot at 207-754-1129.

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V-Day aUbUrn 2020 present at ion of “T he Vagina Monologues,” 7 p.m., First Universalist Church,169 Pleasant St. (across from Dairy Joy), Auburn, 207-783-0461 or www.auburnuu.org.

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Free family workshop on f ish, f reedom and the settling of the State of Maine by painting a wooden fish for exhibit, sponsored by Upstream, 6 to 7 p.m. in the Children's Room, Gardiner Public Library, 152 Water St., Gardiner. in the Children's Room, Gardiner Public Library, 152 Water St., Gardiner, 207-582-0213.

FEBRUARY 23

“Concer ts a Jewet t” series, hosted by College of Arts and Sciences and UMA Senior College, featuring Christine Letcher, soprano and pianist, and the band PUMA, 2 p.m., Jewett Hall, 46 University Drive, Augusta, 207-621-3551.

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U M A f r e e d e n t a l cleanings and exams for children , UMA Dental Hygience Clinic, 201 Texas Ave., Bangor, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. call 207-262-7872 to book free appointment. For kids who don't have dental care.

FEBRUARY 28

Benefit supper for Ross and Brenda Gagne, who lost home in a fire, hosted by Turner Fire and Rescue Depar tment and Linda Ellsmore, 5-9 p.m., Boofy Quimby Hall, Turner.

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In April 1917, World War I

was raging toward its eventual conclusion, with the German army seemingly on the retreat. Lance Corporals Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) of the British Army get an impor-tant mission from their supe-rior General Erinmore (Colin Firth). Apparently, the German army is planning a surprise attack the next morning on another division of the Brit-ish army and Blake’s brother (Richard Madden) is among them. Now the two corporals will have to send a message to Colonel MacKenzie (Benedict Cumberbatch) before the at-tack could happen.

When they leave their trench, the two corporals have to cross through No Man’s Land while trying to avoid any enemy contact. Soon enough, they make it to the French countryside confronting more obstacles coming at them. The only question left for them is will they be able to make it to their destination in time.

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Private Ryan” by looking at the horrors of the war from the sol-dier’s perspective. With its sto-ry, it’s told in linear real-time fashion thanks to the innova-tive, one-take filmmaking. The end result is an exhilarat-ing experience that the viewer alongside the main characters through the intense drama and action. There’s never a mo-ment during the film where you might notice an edit or a simple cut that could’ve ruin the whole thing for the direc-tor. In fact, this could be the best one yet in terms of films being told in a single take that puts the other titles to shame.

One thing that also makes this film unique is the attention to detail between sets and cos-tumes. To get the whole thing just right, the people in charge of outside location and set design went above and beyond by mak-ing sure every placement of the camera goes right where it could to get the various shots correctly. It’s certainly such a difficult task to pull off, but they did an amaz-ing job and everything on the screen really shows.

If you’re expecting to see a gore-fest like the other mod-ern war films, then you’ll be pretty disappointed. However, the film makes it clear that it’s more about the people in-volved than the war itself and how being part of it could have

a devastating effect especially during that time. The best way to put it is that these themes are still relevant today as when the first World War was fought over a century ago.

The acting from the two main young actors help bring the authenticity to the film in stellar performances as sol-diers fighting in the biggest battle of their lives. When you watch them experience terror and death around them, you’re also experiencing it alongside them and it becomes important to have that emotional connec-tion. Some of the more promi-nent British actors like Firth, Cumberbatch, Madden, Mark Strong, and Andrew Scott have small but important roles in the film, and they all do their usual great work in their own singular scenes.

“1917” is a gritty, moving portrait of life in the front lines that will leave you stunned by both the story and the technical achievements the filmmakers went out of the way to com-plete. Naturally, it’s worth see-ing on the big screen no matter if you’re in the mood for some action or some hard-hitting drama.

THE MOVIE’S RATING: R (for violence, some disturb-ing images, and language)

THE CRITIC’S RATING: 4 Stars (Out of Four)

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AUBURN — Central Maine Community College re-cently announced its dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester.

Students with president’s honors earned a semester grade point average of 3.9 or higher (on a 4.0 scale). High honors denote a minimum GPA of 3.6 and honors recog-nizes those with a minimum GPA of 3.3.

Students from the Western Maine Foothills area on the list are:

President’s HonorsBethel: Daphne G. Champagne, Kaitlee M. Killam, Bry-

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High HonorsBethel: Hannah E. Evans, Michael L. Jones, Dixfield:

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HonorsBethel: Alivia F. Chappie, Thomas A. Coolidge, Mekia

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Lyon has been produc-ing the bank’s advertis-ing, marketing, public relations, social media and webpage in-house since she joined the bank staff in April 1997. As a community banker, this meant immersing her-self in various events, ranging from charitable fund-raisers to general com mu n it y-bu i ld i ng. She was a driving force in founding and carving out the bank’s role in the Fire and Ice Festival and the Chester Greenwood Christmas Tree Lighting, as well as numerous other events. She was also in-strumental in establish-ing the bank’s tradition

of creating Thanksgiving baskets for service fami-lies and created Fund-Raising Fridays, in which employees have raised about $84,000 for local charities since 2002 by paying to wear blue jeans on Fridays.

S h e i s c u r r e n t l y Vice Chairman of the Farmington Histor ical Associat ion Board of Trustees and worked for 18 years on the organiz-ing committee for the Franklin County Relay for Life.

“A n n a h a s a lways strongly believed in FSB and the positive impact the bank has on our com-munities. For her entire career here, she has taken great ownership in how we are presented in the eye of the public, well be-yond our banking servic-es, and has enjoyed tell-ing our story,” said Tim Thompson, President and CEO of Franklin Savings Bank.

Lyon holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Electronic Media from

the University of Ore-gon, her home state, and a diploma from the ABA School of Bank Market-ing and Management. She also holds a Certified Financial Marketing Pro-fessional certificate from the Institute for Certified Bankers at the American Bankers Association.

Pr ior to moving to Maine after college near-ly 40 years ago, Lyon “summered” most of her youth in a 200-year-old un-modernized Pema-quid farmhouse that was her grandfather’s child-hood home. This meant t raversing the United States by car every sum-mer. The family donated the shorefront acreage of the farmhouse property for the LaVerna Preserve and Lyon continues to serve on the LaVerna Foundation Board of Di-rectors.

I n add it ion to t he Maine Bankers’ Associa-tion Marketing and Leg-islative committees, and the Maine Cash Access Marketing Committee,

Lyon is a former trustee with the Catholic Foun-dation of Maine, a for-mer director for Maine’s Diocesan School Board, as well as other local boards.

Pr ior to coming to Franklin Savings Bank, Lyon worked in commu-nication for the Maine Legislature and was a repor ter and photog-rapher for the Portland Press Herald, Brunswick Times Record and Rock-land Courier Gazette.

Lyon lives in Wayne with her husband. They enjoy camping through-out Maine and training and hunting over their bird dogs.

‘In mid-February, Lyon will open her next chap-ter as she retires from the bank. Franklin Savings Bank has celebratory plans but welcomes any-one wishing to bid Lyon farewell to feel free to stop by the Farmington

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“We have a deep appre-ciation for the dedication Anna has given to Frank-lin Savings Bank and the communities we serve over all of these years.

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Two years ago, ironi-cally in the month of February, I picked up my mom in Rumford and was driving down Route 4 in Turner on my way to the airport. This was my third attempt to get my

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What surprised and de-lighted me during my visit to the Central American country was the treasure trove of other attractions and list of things to do in an area about one-fourth that of Maine.

Like most visitors, I spent some delicious time relax-ing on soft sand beaches. I also relived the mastery and mystery of the great Mayan civilization. I hiked hidden paths, enjoyed gentle canoe paddles and explored the jungle, rain forests and riv-ers encompassing inland Belize.

Just off the miniscule country’s Caribbean coast-line, some 200 island cayes (pronounced “keys”) are lapped by the warm tur-quoise waters. Most visitors head for Ambergris Caye, which has exploded in re-cent years as a diving and snorkeling destination.

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and Scott’s partner said, “Follow us, but don’t try to keep up.”

When I made it to the emergency room I was greeted at the door by one of the CMMC nurs-es. She asked, “Are you Jodi?” I said, “Yes.” She said, “Your mom is be-hind the cur tain,” and motioned for me to go see her. I went behind the curtain. There was my mom reaching for me, saying, “There’s my daughter,” in a meek lit-tle voice.

At the same time the cardiologist introduced herself and said, “Your mother is having a heart a t t a ck , we’re b r i ng-ing her up to the OR.” At that moment I felt all the blood in my body rush down to my feet. I wanted to look foolish, I wanted to hear her say, “You overreacted,” not “Your mother’s having a hear t at tack.” Water f illed my eyes and ran

down my cheek. I felt like I was going to pass out. It was a hor r ible feeling. Then Scott, “the pa ramed ic ,” g rabbed my hand and shouted. “Listen! Time matters! You did the right thing!” He took my hand and placed it on my mother’s stretcher and together we swiftly moved mom into the elevator to the OR.

It was like a switch went off in my brain. I snapped out of it, thanks to Scott. Scott and his partner, the cardiologist and the staff at CMHC and the CMMC Urgent Care folks are heroes and top notch. My mom pulled through with min-imal damage to her heart and the docs said it was because we all acted so quickly.

Every time I tell this story I cry. I’m so thank-ful to have my mom with me. I‘m sharing this sto-ry because I want you to keep your loved ones alive so be aware of the signs because “Time Mat ters” and nobody,

especially women, think this can happen to them. Hear t at tacks are still the number one killer for men and women. Some-times the signs are very d if ferent for woman. And since February is “Go Red for Women,” I want to share this story and the signs of a heart attack with all of you.

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Submitted photoStudents from Crescent Park School in Bethel served as honorary pages in the Maine State Senate on Jan 30. Sitting with their host, Sen. Senator Lisa Keim, are, from left, Gabby Doyon, Cecilia Ross, Cody-Ann Scanlon, Isia DeCato, Parker Gilman, Sarah DeCato, and Mary Scanlon.


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got ten sore,”explained McInnis-Misenor. “Things I would think nothing of doing — bending over and picking up a pen on the f loor or tugging open the refrigerator door or stand-ing up to reach for some-thing — have become dif-ficult tasks.”

McInnis-Misenor is not going through life alone. She has a strong support system that includes her husband Bret t, daugh-ter Sara and other family members (She’s one of 12 siblings.) and friends, but she has always been fierce-ly independent. She has a bachelor’s degree in social work and sociology and a master’s degree in social work, community organi-zation, public policy, plan-ning and financial admin-istration.

She has devoted her life to helping other people, especially people with dis-abilities. In fact, she is a co-author of the Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and was invited to Washington, DC four years ago to help celebrate its 25th anniversary. She at-tended with her daughter Sara.

For all McInnis-Misenor continues to do for other people to make their lives a little easier, she needed a bit of a push from her sister Beth to get some extra help for herself. Beth thought she should get a service dog; çr was pretty skeptical at first.

“I am a rather cynical person, and I was, yeah, right, a dog is going to put his teeth on my toes and take my socks off,” she said, adding, “I don’t be-lieve it.”

She finally agreed to look at some brochures, and the organization that interested her most was a non-profit group named NEADS (it used to be known as National Edu-cation for Assistance Dog Services and Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Amer-icans).

Because of her work with clients who were deaf, McInnis-Misenor was familiar with NEADS and had a lot of faith in the company. So she applied, was accepted, and in Oc-tober went to the NEADS headquarters in Massa-chusetts for an intensive two-week training.

“I tell you, I had to write a master’s thesis, I studied and graduated summa cum laude, and I have never been so nervous about go-ing to school,” she recalled.

The dog they chose for her was an English yel-low Labrador retriever named Sandy. Much to her amazement and delight, McInnis-Misenor passed the training. Sandy had been in training for more than a year and had already learned much of what would be needed.

“The dog is already trained, but if you don’t do it correctly, the dog will look at you and tilt their head like, ‘I don’t under-stand you.’ They either didn’t understand your command or your com-mand was odd. So it was really important for me to learn,” she added.

After two weeks, Mc-Innis-Misenor and Sandy headed home to Maine, and every day, the human continues to be amazed by what the dog can do.

“She opens and closes doors by tugging on a rope tied to the handle and uses

her nose to do things like push elevator buttons,” Mc-Innis-Misenor said. “When I say ‘paws,’ she uses her paws to activate electric door openers.”

One of the most amazing things is how Sandy can pick things up — things as small as a quarter.

“What they do is put their paw on it and get their tongue and top teeth on it and then they hold it be-tween their teeth and bring it over and put it in your lap, McInnis-Misenor ex-plained. “Credit cards, they do the same way. They’ll hold it in their mouth hori-zontal and bring it over to you. Say ‘hold’ and they’ll hold it there until you get your hands on it, then when you say ‘give,’, they’ll open their mouth and give it to you.”

One of the most interest-ing things Sandy learned was not to be afraid of clowns. That was impor-tant because McInnis-Misenor husband is a Shriner’s clown, and they wanted to be able to bring her to parades and not freak out.

Another thing Sandy can do is to act as a brace when McInnis-Misenor tries to transfer from one place to another, from her

wheelchair to her bed, for instance.

“I can tell Sandy to stand and stay and she will allow me to put my hand on her with my other hand on a gr-ab bar and transfer from the shower, to the toilet, what-ever. She won’t move, she won’t do anything,” McIn-nis-Misenor confirmed.

The cost of a service dogSo how much money do

you think it takes to train a service dog like Sandy? It costs NEADS about $45,000 to acquire, raise, train and match just one dog. McInnis-Misenor didn’t have to pay a cent, but all of NEADS’ clients, including her, must commit to raising a minimum of $8,000 to help support the organization.

To learn more about NEADS, what kinds of dogs they train, how they train them, and for whom, visit www.neads.org.

Kathy and Sandy in bed

SandyPage 8 Leavitt golf champ

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RUMFORD — Deb and Jim Morrison, owners of Western Maine Machines, 43 Exchange St., opened their new shop in November, prior to the holiday season. Countless hours were spent rebuilding the store front lo-cation. It is now clean, bright and friendly in design and customer service.

Deb specializes in alterations, sewing machine demon-strations and training. “This time of year I am very busy with alterations,” she noted. “Zippers take the most time, but I do everything from hems to tucks to outfit rebuilds.”

With the new technology in computerized sewing and quilt-ing machines, she has spent much of her hours viewing videos and practicing new techniques in sewing and quilting. “When

we sell one of our sewing machines, I work with the client to teach them the basics on operating the machine, and I go through the various programs with them,” she added.

Western Maine Machines offers a range of Brother sew-ing machines from standard to computerized, state-of-the-art appliances. “It is fun exploring the functionality of some of these new, computerized quilting machines and very rewarding creating your own-one-of-a-kind master-piece quilt,” said Deb. Jim, specializes in repairs and ser-vice. He says he finds it fascinating how some of the sim-plest issues on a sewing machine can give you the biggest problems. “Its always worth asking the expert for the quick fix rather than spending countless hours of frustration

when your machine’s not working properly,” he stressed.Jim works on all different types of sewing machines, old

and new. “They all come with their own challenges,” he says. “With the new equipment, I am always learning new tricks from my mentors and various ways to troubleshoot issues. It keeps the job exciting.”

When in town stop by Western Maine Machines to meet Jim and Deb Morrison. When you’re having problems with your sewing machine, its always nice to have someone lo-cal to call. You can also check out their new line of Brother sewing machines. They also sell vacuum cleaners and rent carpet shampoo machines, as well as offer alterations and dry cleaning.

Owner Deb Morrison is repairing a customer’s zipper. Alterations have been keeping Deb busy this season. Jim Morrison, owner, repairing a customer’s sewing machine.

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treated you well. Janu-ary was a bit crazy get-ting back in the swing of things again. Now that we have been a month into the new year, I can say I have kept my New Year’s resolution. If you are wonder ing what that resolution is, it’s being a better Britny inside and

out. I feel that as people we are always wanting to be a better version of our selves. Well, I did three things that will help anyone stay on track to bettering them-selves in this new year!

As I began my new year, I wanted to star t off with a fresh outlook on the future. To ac-complish that, I had to ref rame my mindset . For me, that means a lot of self-talk and always thinking “what if” I did this. What helps with this is remembering my blessings and the posi-tive things in my life. I write down in my jour-nal th ree th ings I’m thankful for that day. This has helped with training my mind to fo-cus on the positive side

of life. So, when you are on your own journey, write down three things you are thankful for, and this will help you re-frame your mindset.

The next thing that makes me a better Brit-ny is to move my body. I decided if I want to be a better human, making sure my body is taken care of is par t of that process. So, I go for a long walk or even do some yoga to take care of the temple God has given me. It’s so impor-tant to take care of your-self.

The thi rd and f inal thing I do is rest, which is so important for your mind, body and soul. Research has shown that taking time to rest will improve your overal l

system. For me, I either try to take a nap or even take time to do some-thing fun to reactivate my whole being. The are just small changes you can incorporate into your daily routine that will help you be a hap-pier you.

I want to thank you all for allowing me to be open about my jour-ney as well as being very patient with me through these past few months, when my ar ticles have been on and off again. Please know I’m con-stantly in prayer for you and th in k ing of new ways to enhance this ex-perience. I love you all so very much and hope this new year finds you well.

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A new year leads to a new mindsetBritny Belskis

Britny Belskis has earned an associate degree in early childhood education and is continuing her ministerial studies at Southeastern University in Florida.

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RUMFORD — Nancy Ban, vice president of Operation-al Innovation and Integration for Central Maine Health-care, was the guest speaker Jan. 13 at the Rotary Fellowship Luncheon, held Mondays at Hope Association, 85 Lincoln Ave.

In her role, Ban is accountable for the day-to-day op-erations of CMH’s two long term care facilities, Rumford Community Home, Bolster Heights Residential Care Cen-ter, the Maine Urgent Care facility in Topsham, and the Topsham Care Center. She also oversees CMH’s Results Management Office, which facilitates process improve-ment projects in support of the institution’s strategic plan.

Implied by the title, a lot of her work involves innovation — helping teams address old problems in new ways and using innovative thinking to come up with SMART solu-tions. At Rumford Community Home, the team is always thinking of ways they can serve the community better and provide just the right care where and when it is needed. This means assessing the needs of the River Valley Com-munity and providing the care our elders need.

Ban reported that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services created a five-star quality rating system to help patients, their families and caregivers compare nursing homes more easily. The Nursing Home Compare website features a quality rating system that gives each nursing home a rating of between one and five stars. In October, Rumford Community Home was awarded four stars.

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BETHEL — The Back-country Film Festival, a night of films that capture the spirit of winter, will take place be-ginning with a 6 p.m. social hour Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Gem Theater. 23 Cross St.

Presented by the Granite Backcountry Alliance, a nonprofit in western Maine and New Hampshire, and the Mahoosuc Land Trust, the films include those on adventure, environment

and climate, youth out-doors and ski culture. Beer, wine, pizza and raffle tick-ets will also be avaliable. Films begin at 7 p.m.

All money from admis-sion and raffle go to joint GBA-MLT backcountry tree skiing and land conser-vation projects.

GBA presents the Back-country Film Festival in select locations throughout Western Maine and New

Hampshire each season. GBA is a non-profit or-ganization improving the sport of backcountry skiing by providing low-impact human-powered tree skiing opportunities to the public through the creation, im-provement and maintenance of ski glades. GBA has es-tablished projects in the White Mountain National Forest, Weeks State Park, Randolph, NH community

forest, and on private land in Gorham, N.H., as well as several maintenance proj-ects in the WMNF. This year, GBA and MLT opened new glades on MLT’s Rumford Whitecap Moun-tain Preserve, with a back-country traverse to Black Mountain of Maine.

Mahoosuc Land Trust is an accredited land trust with a mission to conserve land to benefit the natural ar-

eas and communities of the Mahoosuc region in central Oxford County and eastern Coos County in New Hamp-shire. MLT has conserved roughly 8,500 acres, working with conservation organiza-tions, individuals, and agen-cies. MLT welcomes visitors to Valentine Farm Conserva-

tion Center, 13 preserves and 4 Androscoggin River canoe landings, and engages 150 to 200 volunteers per year to maintain and manage them.

For complete festival line-up and ticket informatin, visit granitebc.org/backcountry-film-festival and thegemthe-ater.com.

Backcountry Film Festival screens in Bethel Feb. 22

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