When does a president have nothing to say? On Saturday, August 9th, Nancy Hopkins-Davisson, president of Waterman’s Community Center, got choked up by the significance of the occasion as she looked out from the stage of the nearly completed building towards a sea of faces. Nearly 350 of them looked expectantly at her from the
At Hog Island Audubon Camp, the unknown becomes known
The children gather around a large, blank map of Hog Island on the floor, excitedly awaiting the chance to draw in their recent discoveries. At the Family Camp, one of the Maine Audubon Society’s summer programs on Hog Island, Maine, the children and their parents have just returned from a full morning’s exploration of a
Let the Fund Raising Begin!
An auction held Aug. 10 on Diane and Don Pendleton’s property to benefit the Beacon Project was a huge success, raising $22,000 from sales of furniture, rugs, accessories, paintings, antiques, jewelry and other small objects. Co-chairs Diane Head, Libby King and Ginny Hall praised community members who donated pieces. Under the bidding tent the atmosphere
From the Deck: Volunteer help
A wise old man told me, “If you haven’t been aground, you haven’t been anywhere.” I have proven him right a number of times and one of those times I hit the old sloop a very hard whack on a very hard rock and started a seam, squished the cotton right out of it. So
Islesboro group gets to work on an eldercare facility
For many island communities, caring for elderly citizens is difficult because of geographic isolation. The lack of facilities on-island means that elders find themselves separated from familiar surroundings and neighbors. Vinalhaven’s response was to build the Ivan Calderwood Homestead, an on-island adult family care home which opened in the fall of 2001 (WWF, Sept. 2002).
Out of Touch
To the Editor: In his July 2003 [letter] “Right Spokesperson?”, Mr. Parker reveals he is uninformed and out of touch with the issues and concerns shared by many Chebeague Island residents, one of which is property assessments and related taxes. Despite his connections with the island, Mr. Parker apparently has little knowledge of Mr. Hill’s
In the Mail
To the editor: You’ve probably already heard about it, but there was a typo in the McCloskey article (WWF, July 03). It said Bob’s island was in East Blue Hill Bay. We met Steve Cartwright recently at the picnic mentioned in the article (and loved the one in Island Journal) so we know he knows
Island Teachers’ Conference scheduled for October
The Island Teachers’ Conference is planned for Oct. 2-3 at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Over 80 island educators will be attending, along with 20 or more representatives of other schools, nonprofit organizations, education foundations and the state. The goal of the conference is to bring island teachers together to share their unique experiences and
Who Speaks for Chebeague?
To the editor: I am writing in response to letters written by both Beverly Johnson and Bette Tellinghuisen printed in the WWF’s August issue. The aforementioned letters were responses to a letter written by Steven Parker titled “Right Spokesperson?” After reading Mrs. Johnson and Ms. Tellinghuisen’s replies to the editorial I felt compelled to respond
Easing the joints Sea Cucumber products find favor with elderly dogs, others
Entrepreneur Peter Collin, of Stonington, has come a long way since he began his sea cucumber odyssey in 1988, searching for a way to profit from the potential in the underutilized Cucumaria frondosa. He’s not yet able to retire on earnings from his anti-arthritic sea cucumber products, but he’s made giant progress since he and