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Lewiston, Maine, Monday, July 11, 2005

CITY

Artists participate in postponed show

BY JEN OTTERSON Special to the Sun Journal
NORWAY A rainy Saturday caused the Norway Summer Festival to be postponed until Sunday, but didnt dampen the spirits of the artists or Main Streets small business owners. Most of the 65 artists scheduled to exhibit their work at the art show were able to attend despite the postponement. Anne Campbell, of Norway Downtown Revitalization, said that only a dozen artists had to cancel and that most of the food vendors were also able to come. According to Campbell, the showers on Sunday morning slowed foot-traffic on Main Street, but things had picked up again by noon. What a gorgeous day, she said of the afternoon weather. It couldnt get any better. Artist Paul Boucher, of Lewiston, was also pleased by the number of people attending the festival. Usually when a show is canceled, you dont see that many people the next day, he said. Bouchers wife, Susan, agreed that there were more people than she had expected, calling it a good flow of traffic. In addition to a chance to buy art from a wide variety of local artists, the festival offered poetry, an old time fiddle jam, and even free rides in a 1925 Model T Ford. Food was available all along the street, from slushes near the Norway Memorial Library to organic fruit smoothies at Fare Share Market. Many of downtown Norways small businesses opened their doors Sunday to welcome festival goers. Pat Blackman, coowner of Butterflies and Ivy, said that although the caf, which celebrated its first anniversary during the festival, isnt usually open on Sunday, the festival brought in a pretty consistent stream of hungry customers. Next door at The Irish Ewe, co-owner Dagny Lilley said that even without the hopedfor crowds of festival goers, Saturday did provide a pleasant upswing in foot-traffic. The yarn shop was also open Sunday, when Lilley said business continued to be good. In the Opera House across the street, skateboard shop Destoy celebrated its grand opening. Owner Bentley Hamilton called the festival weekend a very good time to open adding that business had been awesome. The festival brought customers who Hamilton said might not have otherwise come to the shop, which also offers custom screen printing.

Cops seek teens in rockthrowing

Authorities ask that any witnesses report to police
AUBURN City police are hunting a trio of teens suspected of raining rocks down on cars and trucks passing by high ground next to Veterans Memorial Bridge. On Sunday, the rock-throwers targeted more than a halfdozen vehicles as well as a handicapped man riding by on a powered wheelchair. Police Lt. Tim Cougle said so far people have been fortunate. No one has been injured, and the incidents havent resulted in any serious crashes. Damage estimates range between $4,000 and $5,000, Cougle said, noting the owners of eight vehicles reported damages or rock-throwing to police Sunday afternoon. A similar spree by teens was reported in the same area last weekend. Cougle said the rocky barrages have happened in an area where traffic is ready to cross over the Androscoggin River. Police are stepping up patrols in the area while they continue their investigation into the incidents. Cougle said police also searched the area on foot, but came up empty. Hes asking that anyone who witnessed the rock-throwing to call Auburn police and report what theyve seen.

Festival has expanded

The Norway Summer Festival began 33 years ago as the Norway Sidewalk Art Show. Over the past few years, the art show has expanded to include food, music, dance, and childrens activities. This years festival began Thursday with a talk about local mineralogist George Howe. The Maine-based womens drumming group Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm, per-

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NO RAIN THIS TIME: Local poet Joanna Reese reads at the third annual Poets on the Porch, part of the Norway Summer Festival.

formed Friday with Art Moves Dance Company. The Norway Library book sale, Fare Share Market yard sale and Oxford Hills 5K Run have also become a part of the Norway Summer Festival. Poets on the Porch, held on

the library lawn in its third year with the festival, offered 20 local poets a chance to read their work. Host Lisa Moore called the poets an amazing variety and array of voices. She could well have been speaking about the entire festival.

School water hookup almost done

BY WINSLOW DURGIN Special to the Sun Journal
MINOT The project to bring drinkable water to Minot Consolidated School is moving forward with installation of more than 2,000 feet of pipe from the town garage well to the school. We did it in just under three days, including stumping out the right of way, Road Manager Arlan Saunders said. Selectmen Steve French noted that connections at both ends remained to be completed, something that well driller Skip Hodgdon will be called in to do. He said he was still trying to determine whether a booster pump will be needed at the school. French expressed confidence that the project would be completed in time for the start of the new school year. For the past year and a half, the school has relied on bottled water because the old well failed in December 2003 and a new well, which was drilled during the holiday vacation, had high arsenic and radon readings. Selectmen responded to the request made two weeks ago by Candace Benwitz and Dan Gilpatric of the towns recreation committee to release money to build an access road into the property by setting up yet another committee of representatives from selectmen, school committee and recreation committee. The reason for the new committee is because the town meeting vote to harvest wood from the Morrison and Hanscome properties gave the school committee the authority to spend the money, selectmen authority to say what the money could be spent on, and the recreation committee developing a plan for the property. In other business, selectmen formally accepted the audit report for the year ending Jan. 31, 2005; set Sept. 26 as the date for a public hearing on a proposed cable television ordinance; and appointed Mary Buker, John Geismar, Larry Jackson, Karen Nichols and Pam Snow to join Lisa Sabatine on the recycling committee.

Buckfield selectmen approve appointments

Board also OKd playground, waste collection funds
BY M ARY S TANDARD Special to the Sun Journal
BUCKFIELD Selectmen have appointed Joanne Bly and Robert Tiff to the Planning Board and Warren Wright to the Budget Committee. Kay Hawkins was reappointed as licensed plumbing inspector, Robert Larabee was reappointed as the animal control officer, and Thomas Verrill was reappointed as sealer of weights and measures. Chairman Oscar Gammon led the meeting, which was attended by new Selectman Lawrence Stanley. A former selectman, he was elected in June to replace Joanne Bly, who did not seek another term. The board voted to set aside $500 for the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments household hazardous waste collection in the fall. It also approved spending up to $1,900 from the Recreation Commission Playground Reserve for a grand opening of the new playground. The Recreation Committee received a $45,000 grant from the state Department of Conservations Land and Water Conservation Fund in January to improve conditions at the Buckfield Ball Field with new backstops, fencing and installation of new playground equipment for the younger children.

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work first, Richards said. Crews built a new sidewalk and retaining wall along the street and put down the lines this spring. It was really too wet to work on the Franklin Pasture side this spring, he said. Thats changed and crews are nearly finished clearing trees and grading the site. The next step will be putting down gravel and asphalt. That should be finished mid-August, and the city will begin landscaping around the path. The path should be finished and ready for use by Sept. 15.
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ARRESTS Lewiston
Dean Fitzherbert, 33, 7 Main St., Greene, at 1930 Lisbon St., at 7:11 p.m. Saturday, charged with trafficking in a Schedule W drug, heroin, and held on a probation hold. John Bradley, 30, 50 Fairmount Ave., Lewiston, at Bartlett and College streets at 1:46 p.m. Saturday, charged with domestic violence assault, domestic violence threatening, driving to endanger and operating under the influence. Scott Strout, 20, 78 Horton St., Lewiston, at Bartlett and College streets at 5:09 a.m. Saturday on a probation hold. James Norton, 27, 17 Wellman St., Lewiston, at that address on Saturday, no time listed, charged with disorderly conduct. Thomas Coty, 23, 124 Pine St., Lewiston, at that address at 3:55 a.m. Sunday, charged with disorderly conduct. Eric Strout, 24, 65 Newbury St., Auburn, at 171 Park St. at 4:45 a.m. Sunday, charged with violation of conditions of release. Paul Fitzhebert, 28, 277 East Hardscrabble Road, Poland, at 1930 Lisbon St., at 9 p.m Saturday, on a probation hold. day in the Lowes parking lot on Center Street. Damage to his 2005 Dodge was estimated at $5,000.

Lewiston
Vehicles driven by Philip Batchelder, 44, 54 Knox St., Lewiston, and Jeremy Thibeault, 22, 7 Atwood St., Lewiston, collided at 7:04 p.m. Saturday at Ash and Shawmut streets. Damage to Batchelders 1990 Chevy pickup was estimated at $2,000; to Thibeaults 2001 Chevy pickup, $3,000. Vehicles driven by Jeremy Dubois, 25, 326 Main St., Monson, Mass., and Michael O. Ames, 43, 392 Sabattus St., Lewiston, collided at 11:05 a.m Sunday at Wood and Holland streets. Damage to Dubois 1988 Honda 2-door was estimated at $3,500; to the 1992 Ford pickup driven by Ames and owned by John Dallaire, 132 Sabattus St., Lewiston, $2,500.

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skunks spray when startled. And theres one of them thats trigger-happy, she said. Lewis began working with animals as a zoo keeper in Idaho. She became a licensed wildlife rehabber in Maine after finding an injured squirrel. At one point, Lewis cared for more than 20 animals in rehab, along with her own dogs, rats, lizards and other pets. Most of the time, her wild animals are small, from bats to raccoons. Once, she cared for a deer. Lewis figures she spends about $150 a week in vet bills, formula and feed. She operates solely on donations. When bills started outpacing income last year, she got a job at Pet Quarters. Because youre expensive.

Auburn
Wendi Arnold, 42, 336 Merrow Road, Auburn, at that address at 11:40 p.m. Saturday, charged with burglary and reporting a report of crime.

ACCIDENTS Auburn
A vehicle driven by Charles R. Smith, 33, of New Bedford, Mass., struck a stop sign mounted in a concrete base at 5:30 p.m. Fri-

Yes, you are, Lewis cooed to Kiara as she cradled her and scratched her back. Once theyre healthy and old enough, Lewis releases the animals into the wild. Most of the time, theyre placed on property offered by volunteers. After weeks or months of nightly feedings, emergency vet runs and trips to work, it can be heartbreaking to say goodbye. But Lewis always does. Its not an easy life, she said. But its worth it when you see them trot off into the wild.
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