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Town of Mount Vernon
Community Newsletter
www.mtvernonme.org
Town Office:
Phone: 293-2379
Fax: 293-3507
[email protected]
Mon, Tues, Thurs:
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wed: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Fourth Sat. of each month:
9 a.m. - Noon
Selectmen Meetings:
Every other Mon. at the
Town Office
Warrant 6:30 p.m.
Regular Business 7 p.m.
Planning Board:
John Hagelin, Chair
293-2157
3rd Tues. of the month at
Community Center, 7 p.m.
Transfer Station:
Wayne Colebrook, Mgr.
458-1425
Sat. & Sun.
8:30 a.m. - Noon
Wed. 3 p.m. -7 p.m.
(Memorial Day thru
Labor Day)
November 2014
Selectmen:
[email protected]
Clyde Dyar, Chair
592-3700
[email protected]
Paul Crockett
293-2514
paul@@mtvernonme.org
Sherene Gilman
293-2388
[email protected]
Selectmen's Assistant
Amanda Couture
293-2277
[email protected]
Town Clerk& Tax
Collector
Rachel Meader
293-2379
[email protected]
Deputy Clerk
Amanda Wheeler
[email protected]
Treasurer
Marti Gross
293-2379
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Tina Mann
446-3297
[email protected]
General Assistance
Paul Crockett
293-2514
[email protected]
CEO, Plumbing & Health
Inspector
Richard Marble
293-2636
[email protected]
Wed. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Road Commissioner
Jeff Kent
293-2175
Animal
Control Officer
Kevin Wheeler
778-1815
Fire Chief
Dana Dunn
293-2114
(non-emergencies)
Rescue Director
Pat Rawson
293-2114
(non-emergencies)
Health Officer
Daniel K. Onion
293-2076
RSU #38
Supt. Of Schools
Donna H. Wolfrom, Ed.D.
685-3336
Board Members
Michael Apolito
293-3155
Russ Evans
293-3773
Madeline Snow
293-2050
Local School Comm.
Abby Dunn
Madeline Snow
Paid Business Advertisements
Inside this issue:
Selectboard Minutes
3
Mt. Vernon Comm. Ctr.
5
Mt. Vernon Health Officer
7
Dr. Shaw Mem. Library
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RSU #38 - School News
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Tina Mann, Newsletter Editor
P.O. Box 343
East Winthrop, ME 04343
FMI (207) 446-3297
Selectmen’s Desk
Fall is here and rain has tested the new drainage system installed from the catch basin
by the general store to where it empties into the stream by the beach. Three new
deep sump catch basins have been installed to keep the sand from entering Minnehonk Lake and thanks to the citizens of Mount Vernon, Community Partnership Corporation and the Maine Department of Transportation we now have a good system on
that side of the street and this rainy time has truly tested it. Work on the North side
will be done next year to complete the project.
The town office is very busy with roads, budget and taxes. We are getting the first
phase of paving the parking lot done before winter, putting in the gravel and rolling to
compact will be done shortly to alleviate most if not all the mud we face every spring.
There have been reports about speeders through the school zone, please slow down a
childs’ life is more important than getting somewhere fast if it isn’t an emergency.
The Town office has changed its banking system to make it easier for you to register
your vehicle and hopefully save sometime waiting in the lobby.
There are other issues that are before the board that you may read in the minutes and
please come to the board meetings or watch it live on local access TV. We welcome
your input and volunteerism to help Mount Vernon be a better place for all to enjoy.
Clyde Dyar,
On behalf of the Mount Vernon Board of Selectmen
Upcoming Meetings
From the
Newsletter Editor
Selectboard
(6:30 p.m. Town Office)
Articles for the December 2014 are due
Friday, November 28, 2014
November 3
November 17
We welcome articles from local groups or organizations for the newsletter.
Planning Board
Please contact me with any questions, comments
or articles.
(7:00 p.m. Mt. Vernon Community Ctr.)
Tina Mann, Editor
[email protected]
(207) 446-3297
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Town of Mount Vernon Select Board Meeting
Synopsis of Minutes - September 22, 2014
in buying the rest or putting them out to bid.
7:40pm Adjourn. Dyar motions to adjourn. Gilman seconds. Vote 3-0 in favor.
7:05pm Bids for Parking Lot. L.K. Dunn and Sons Total bid for materials, to excavate, and compact: $7500.
Crockett motions to reject bid because it exceeds the
budget. Gilman seconds. Vote 3-0 in favor to reject.
Town of Mount Vernon Select Board Meeting
Synopsis of Minutes - October 6, 2014
7:05pm Bids for Parking Lot (revisited). The town
only received one bid and it was above budget. Dyar has
talked with Dunn to see if we can get the bid down to
$2000 which may be possible if the town removes the
rock and buys the gravel.
7:06pm Planet Aid Box. Karen Cole is here to discuss
installing a Planet Aid box at the Swap Shop to earn the
town money. Planet Aid pays $0.05 per pound for all
clothes, books, shoes, household items, etc. The biggest
issue at swap shop is excess clothes. If we had a Planet
Aid box the clothes that are thrown away could be earning the town a nickel per pound instead of causing excess waste the town pays for. The box would be inside
the Transfer Station gate and their driver would have a
key to get in and empty the box. An agreement must be
signed by a town official to receive the box. The Planet
Aid box would primarily be there to deal with Swap Shop
overflow. Crockett will follow up on this. The selectmen
thank Karen for all the work she has done in the Swap
Shop.
7:05pm Flashing Light for School. A citizen is concerned about the high rate of speed with which people
go by the school. The cost of a flashing light is $15k and
the town would be responsible for maintaining it. This is
above budget right now but the Select Board will look
into it again at budget season.
7:10pm Downtown Drainage Project. MDOT are going to be grading and paving tomorrow. Discussion
about if they are going to do the other side of the road
near post office. MDOT changed pipes and leveled them
so there will not be any fast flow. Gilman asks about
maintenance on this and Dyar states the State is going
to come back and clean them out every year.
Dyar motions to appoint Karen Cole to the Transfer Station Committee. Gilman seconds. Vote 3-0 in favor.
7:15pm Global Towers. The selectmen went to Portland for the mediation conference concerning the Global
Towers lawsuit.
7:14pm Other Business.
-Gilman asks about newsletter and about copies for certain people, specifically sending one to the
7:20pm Down Town Drainage project. They should
begin digging on September 29th. The catch basins were person who has been awarded the Longevity Cane.
cleaned today. There will be a meeting this Thursday to Couture will make copies for Library and Town Office
and also send to Mildred Hall.
look at the environmental considerations, such as put-Gilman asks about where we are on heating
ting silt socks in the manholes. This year they will try to
get done as much as they can but it will not be finished oil. Dyar states he does not want to go out for bid if he
can help it because the price is going down. Dyar states
until 2015.
it would be better to get GA instead of a contract.
7:30pm Other Business
Downeast has done this in the past and Gilman will look
-Land Use Ordinance Printing. The changes
into it.
that have been made through the last few years need to
-Abatement Request. Crockett received an
be put together to have one all-inclusive ordinance. The application asking for abatement based on value of
ordinance will also be available online for viewing.
building.
-Gilman suggests newsletters should be at the
Dyar motions to enter executive session under 1
top of the section on the website. There has also been a M.R.S.A. § 405 (6)(F). Crockett seconds. Vote 3-0 in
request that copies need to be placed at the library.
favor.
Gilman told Alice if she wants to take people’s email ad- Select Board returns from executive session. No action
dresses, we could email newsletters to them. Discustaken.
sion about sending out a very few newsletters to people
7:32pm Adjourn. Dyar motions to adjourn. Gilman secwho do not have email and are too ill or infirm to pick
onds. Vote 3-0 in favor.
up their own copy at the library.
-Selectmen need to talk to assessor about the
To view entire meeting minutes
public easement near Long Pond and about making
contact the Town Office at 293-2379 or
copies of maps.
email Selectmen’s assistant at [email protected]
-Grant for Beach. Crockett received a letter
about a grant he applied for. It is for a one-time $10k
grant. His proposal has been approved and the town
will receive a check on October 15th 2014. This will be
used to replace the two floats and the dock at the town
beach. Crockett will talk to Cherie Wentzel. Dyar states
they should contact Ken Roy and see if he is interested
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Community Christmas Fair December 6th 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Readfield United Methodist Church
Route 17, Readfield
..featuring: Bountiful Baskets –
a silent auction of beautifully
presented and imaginative gift
baskets & items!
Beautiful Crafts and delicious specialty foods and baked goods!
The Cookie Walk
Recycled Riches
Wreaths/swags
Homemade Chowders, Chili, Sandwich and pie luncheon
Preorder your Christmas Wreath
The fair is famous for lovely decorated, full double sided wreaths. This year we will be offering early wreath pick up prior to the fair
starting the week of Thursday November 20th or you can get yours at the fair on December 6th. If you would like to preorder a
wreath please email the office at [email protected] or call us at 207-685-4211.
Readfield United Methodist Church
Route 17, Readfield
Advent and Christmas
Worship Services and Special Events
Nov.30, Sun, 1st Sunday of Advent Hope
Dec 6, Sat, Christmas Fair
Readfield United Methodist Church
Route 17, Readfield
“Open Mic Night”
Starting in January the second Saturday of the month from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. the Readfield United Methodist Church will be hosting
“Open Mic Night” in fellowship hall.
January 10th
February 14th
March 14th
April 11th
Singers and musicians, soloist or small combos, are invited to showcase their talents. Both originals and covers are acceptable,
and all musical genres encouraged, but please keep lyrics appropriate. Refreshments will be offered with proceeds going to local
charities. For more information contact hosts John Twitchell @ 685-4170 [email protected] or Rick Smith @ 860-2794 [email protected] .
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Mount Vernon Community Center
Available for public and private functions.
For information on the Community Center availability,
please contact: Mitzi Robinson 293-4578
Community
Center Café
Board of Trustees: Mitzi Robinson, Ann Warren, Jackie
Berry, Nancy Banner, Wanda Morse, Tammy McLaughlin, Donna Williams, Jon Berry
Saturdays:
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Board Meetings are held the first Wednesday of
every month at 7 p.m. at M.V.C.C.
Come enjoy coffee,
eats and conversation.
Tuesday AM Breakfast Mount Vernon Community Center
6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
For more information call 293-4082
Mt. Vernon Community Center Schedule
Winter Craft Fair
Saturday, November 29, 9:00 a.m.
Tree Lighting
Saturday, December 6
6:30 p.m., children's story
7:00 p.m. Santa and lighting of tree
Bring cookies to share
Hot chocolate and cider served
First Baptist Church Food Bank
The Food Bank is located at The First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon Village. It is open
each Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to Noon.
If you are in need of help during off hours, please call Betty White 293-2273, Helen
Wilkey 293-2351 or Irene Wadleigh 293-2308. Please leave a message if there is
no answer and you will be contacted.
Mt. Vernon Mason Lodges
Vernon Valley Lodge #99 meets the first Tuesday
each month.
Vernon Valley Chapter #68 meets the second
Tuesday of each month.
For further information, please contact Charles
Wadleigh at [email protected]
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Maranacook Adult & Community Education
RSU #38
is
Hosting a
FREE
informational session on
th
Monday, Nov. 17
(6-7:00 P.M.)
at Maranacook High School
To provide information on
Earning a High School Diploma
Don’t wait!
Get your High School Diploma NOW!
--------------------------------
Babysitting will be available onsite &
snacks will be served!
Look forward to seeing you there!
(Please call 685-4923 x.1065 for more information)
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3-Town Transportation Project
contributed by Dan Onion, MD
Mt. Vernon Health Officer
[email protected]
293-2076
Last year I wrote about the issues around senior driving and what can be done to diminish crash risks without isolating our seniors.
As a result of those and other conversations in town, the Mt. Vernon Community Partnership has undertaken a project to create a
volunteer transportation system in Mt Vernon along with Vienna and Fayette. Several town forums are planned over the next 3 weeks
to solicit ideas of how this might be done and how it might work. We encourage all who can to come and help us brainstorm a plan to
help our seniors “age in place”, rather than having to move away to family or assisted living when they can no longer safely drive.
Younger citizens without cars or drivers licenses, could also be served by the system being planned.
Nearly everybody over 45 has worried about an elderly parent or other loved one’s safety when driving. Crashes caused by older
drivers are a significant public health issue, especially in Maine, which has the oldest median age of all the states and a predominantly rural environment lacking much public transportation. In those rural areas, like Mt. Vernon, nearly 20% of the population is already
over 65, which the rest of the country is not predicted to reach until 2030. So seniors who live here must have a car and be able to
drive to do most things they need to do, from shopping, to medical care, to entertainment.
We frequently hear news reports of crashes involving elderly drivers.
At about age 70, national and Maine fatality rates per mile driven for drivers start to climb from those of younger adult rates; but
they don’t exceed the teen rates until age 85. Not all this fatality increase is from increased crash severity or frequency; at least half
the fatalities occur because older people are more fragile and break more easily in a crash. Older Mainers do have an increased rate
of crashes per mile driven with increasing age beyond about age 70, but “compensate” by driving less than younger adults.
Not everybody ages at the same rate, so age group definitions are unfairly limiting. And not all medical limitations preclude driving
with modest limits like fewer miles, day-time only, no throughways, or just in local areas. Older drivers with intact cognition usually
self-impose many such restrictions; the more troublesome group are those with early dementia. They are likely to worsen over a few
years and, and, because their judgment is often impaired, must rely on others to suggest or impose limitations, for their own and
others safety. The reality is that the average person has to retire from driving 5-10 years before they die. So we all need to plan for
how to recognize and decide when it’s time.
Drivers themselves and their families must be vigilant to recognize serious limitations as they develop; common signs are: hitting the
gas instead of the brake, experiencing minor or major car damage/crashes, failing to stop for stop signs or stop lights, trouble making left turns, driving too fast or slowly for the traffic conditions, and family feeling it is not safe for others (like children) to ride with
the senior driver. Family members can check by riding with or following the senior driver. If there is still doubt, self-screening can be
done with a very helpful on-line series of tests from the American Automobile Association called Roadwise Review (http://
seniordriving.aaa.com/evaluate-your-driving-ability/self-rating-tool).
And finally, to make the transition easier, planning for how the senior driver can get along without driving is crucial. That is where the
3 Community Transportation Project may help. Our vision is that we will recruit volunteer drivers for each of the 3 towns. They would
be scheduled by a part time dispatcher/coordinator to pick up users at their homes and transport them to Augusta or Farmington,
and perhaps Livermore Falls (for Fayette, especially) on a different day each week; in other words, Tuesdays would be Farmington
and Thursdays Augusta. The volunteers would drop the riders at a public transportation stop and go back for later for the return. For
instance, in Farmington, the drop off stop would probably be the Hospital, from which riders could, for $1, ride to Walmart, Hannafords, and/or downtown on scheduled Western Mountain transportation vans. To start up, temporary grants may help; but long term,
modest user fees and town support may be necessary. The public forums over the next 3 weeks are to judge whether we can recruit
drivers and riders for such a system, and how to modify the plan to maximize use and success.
Please come to any or all planned meetings to give us your thoughts and ideas:
•Saturday, Nov 1, 3:30-4:40 p.m., Fayette Central School, 2023 Main St, Rte 17, Fayette; before community supper
•Sunday, Nov 9, 3 p.m., North Vienna United Methodist Church, Tower (or Seavey Cor. on some GPSs) Rd, Vienna
•Saturday, Nov 15, 11:30 a.m., Mt. Vernon Community Center, Mt. Vernon Village
Free Thanksgiving Dinner
Free and open to EVERYONE is our Thanksgiving for the Community at the Torsey Church.
Thanksgiving Day, November 27th from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Come for dinner or just for appetizers & the all-day dessert bar. Cribbage & Uno games throughout the day!
For more information see our website at www.readfieldumc.org, or contact the Readfield UMC church office at
685-4211
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Loose Threads Quilting Chapter
Over the past twenty years, quilters from the Loose Threads chapter of the Pine Tree Quilters Guild have designed,
sewn, and machined quilted over twenty-five quilts that have been given to families in the Maranacook area who
have lost their homes to fire.
This past summer, chances on a Loose Thread quilt were sold during the Readfield Firemen’s supper and breakfast, the Mt. Vernon Firemen’s BBQ and the Manchester Firemen’s supper. The money raised from the quilt raffle
will be used to purchase materials for future quilts.
The drawing for the winning chance was held on October 8, during Fire Prevention Week at the Readfield Fire Station by Fire Chief, Lee Mank. The winner was Jean Allen of Mt. Vernon who said she bought her ticket primarily to
help the cause. She has donated the quilt to a family in need.
In addition to fire victims, Loose Threads has made quilts, pillow cases, bags, pet beds and other items which
were given to the Family Violence Project, Homeless Shelter, Alzheimer unit, area hospitals and an animal shelter.
Loose Threads is a group of quilters of all experiences. We work on many different projects, both individually and
as a group, learning and teaching each other as we go. The chapter meets twice a month at the Maranacook Professional Development Center on the North Road. New members are always welcome. Call Joan Mohlar (6854212) for more information.
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Dr. Shaw Memorial Library
contributed by Mary Anne Libby
We are hoping for a volunteer handyperson. Occasionally we have a light that won’t
work, or a door that doesn’t close completely, or a bit of trouble with some other function of the physical plant of the library, and we’d love to know we could call someone in
town to come to our aid! If you or someone you know would be willing to help out,
please contact us. You will have our deep gratitude, and perhaps occasional batches of
cookies! Our phone is 293-2565 (or just come in when we are open: Mondays 3-6,
Wednesdays 3-8, and Saturdays 10-3).
Our Can Due program, wherein you bring in items for the Mt. Vernon Food Bank and we absolve you of guilt about
overdue items at the library, is in full swing. Please bring in a few canned or boxed items when you come to grab
your next stack of books & movies! Last we heard, the food bank was looking for pie fillings and large cans of
baked beans, but we are happy to accept any food or personal care items you manage to bring. Thanks so much!
Lately we’ve seen renewed interest in our Maine book collection, both fiction and nonfiction. Because of limited
space, those collections are currently housed upstairs, though we are trying to find a way to at least bring the fiction collection downstairs. Maine authors are superb writers. Please come check out a few titles to start, and you’ll
want to go through the entire collection for your winter reading. I am just returning our old (1942 edition) copy of
Louise Dickinson Rich’s We Took To the Woods -- wonderful prose showing a deep appreciation of the Maine
woods. The binding is failing a bit, but that old thick pulpy paper is wonderful, and Margaret Webber had clipped a
brief note to the title page back in the 1970s, updating our library readers on the whereabouts of someone connected to the Rich family. The note is still there, now a part of the history of the book.
My favorite bits of the Dewey Decimal Classification system are the 300s and the 800s. The disciplines of sociology
and anthropology are covered in the 300s, and the 800s includes literature. Both of these can get to be messy
classes, they must cover much that isn’t always well-defined; and, in small libraries, we often simplify sections so
that somewhat similar topics can be found together. One major way we do that is to arrange all fiction simply by
author name, rather than assigning a section number. We take a few other liberties, too, based on the “geography”
of the library building itself, and on local interests.
If the 300s cover sociology and anthropology, that means the materials included there address our musings about
the “company we keep” and about our cultural traditions. We have a book on American women’s fashion through
time, we have books on raising children and on teaching, books that support us as we search for how to improve
our citizenship and community. Two of my favorites are Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken, and Weisman’s The World
Without Us. Within the juvenile 300s section are some of my favorite collections of folk tales and fairy tales in the
398s – the narratives which have traditionally taught us both the cultural expectations and the mundane lessons &
stories of our lives.
Within the 800s we house all poetry in 811 in order to keep it together. One of my favorite pieces of the literature
section are books of essays and letters. Some of my most beloved collections of essays include Kingsolver’s Small
Wonder, Annie Dillard’s For the Time Being, and one of Kurt Vonnegut’s last books entitled A Man Without a Country. Within our Maine 800s, we have E.B. White, May Sarton, Rich, Coatsworth, and John Gould – all great story
tellers, all greatly respected writers. All literature is about narrative and imagination, and while it explores our human condition, it takes us to a very different place at the same time.
I just finished Nichol’s Waiting For the Electricity, a great story of the inhabitants of a village in Georgia (the eastern Europe one, not the US one). What are you reading while the soup simmers on the stove?
Dr. Shaw Memorial Library
35 Demariano Rd. Mt. Vernon, ME 04352
Ph. 293-2565
email: [email protected]
Mon. 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Wed. 9 a.m. - Noon, 3-8 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Library Trustees: George Smith, Kathleen Kelley, Fred Webber, Dorcas Riley and Shari Hamilton
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Guest Column
by Senator Tom Saviello
Maine Receives Federal Funding to Combat Drug Epidemic
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) has been awarded more than $900,000 to combat the state’s growing
drug problem. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Justice and will be used to assist MDEA in investigating the sale
and manufacturing of methamphetamine. This year, MDEA has responded to 20 suspected meth labs, the same number as for all of 2013. Four new drug agents will be hired with the funds, according to the MDEA. For more information,
please go to this web site. http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Portal+News&id=629206&v=article2014
Maine Air Healthier
If the air seemed easier to breathe this past summer, you weren’t imagining it. The State of Maine experienced an unprecedented ozone season with absolutely no unhealthy ozone days, and the federal ozone standard was never exceeded. This is the first time that ozone levels have not reached the unhealthy level for sensitive groups since the Maine
Department of Environmental Protection began tracking ozone in back in 1980. For more information, please go to this
web site. http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Portal+News&id=628905&v=Article-2014
Vote in Honor of a Veteran
Maine’s “Vote in Honor of a Veteran” program is being offered once again by the Secretary of State’s Office. It’s a way
for voters to remember the sacrifices of brave soldiers, sailors and airmen so that all Americans can exercise the right to
vote. A signature part of the Vote in Honor of a Veteran program includes a free button that citizens can order from the
Office of the Secretary of State that can be personalized with the name of the veteran they wish to honor. Maine voters
can find out how to order the button and learn more about the program by going to this web site. http://www.maine.gov/
tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Portal+News&id=629091&v=Article-2014
Mill Stream Grange Quilt Raffle
The members of the Mill Stream Grange in Vienna make a quilt to raffle every year. Members work on it during
the winter and sell chances throughout the year. The winner is drawn at the regular Grange meeting that is
held following the Farmington Fair. Along with the annual plant sale in May, this raffle is the Grange's best
fundraiser. The proceeds from the raffle are used in part to finance the many community projects that the
Grange sponsors.
No one is quite sure when this began, but the tradition was started by Ivy Berry who would make a crazy quilt
and donate it to the Grange every year. Ivy did this for many years before the Grange members took it on as a
group project.
This year's winner was Sherene Gilman. Congratulations Sherene and many thanks to everyone who purchased
chances!
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Fifty Old Houses in Readfield
and the People Who Lived in Them
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! As you drive through Readfield have you wondered about the history of some of our
old homes? In this presentation you will learn something about more than fifty of our 18 th and 19th century homes
and some of the people who have lived in or built them.
Instructor: Dale Potter Clark
Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: Maranacook Community High School
Registration: $15 (Proceeds will help fund historical site markers in Readfield)
For more info, call Maranacook Adult Ed at 685-4923, ext. 1065
For details and to view all classes, go to: http://maranacook.maineadulted.org
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COMMUNITY FORUMS:
STRENGTHENING TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS FOR OUR RESIDENTS
To improve physical, economic and social health
When and Where:
Fayette: Fayette Central School before the community supper on Saturday, November
1, from 3:30 – 4:40 p.m.
Vienna: North Vienna United Methodist Church, Sunday, November 9, at 3:00 p.m.
Mount Vernon: The Community Center in the village, Saturday, November 15, at
11:30 a.m.

Learn more about successes and challenges in increasing access to transportation

We need to hear about your efforts, questions, and ideas

Participate in action planning to improve transportation in your community
Organized by the Three Community Transportation Committee of Fayette, Mount Vernon, and Vienna and sponsored by the Mount Vernon Community Partnership. For more information, contact Sandy Wright, 293-2582, or
[email protected]. Transportation may be provided.
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MOUNT VERNON COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP CORP. (CPC)
Fuel Assistance Fund
Winter is coming and some of our Mount Vernon families may need fuel they can’t afford. If you are able to help
them, you may donate to the Fuel Assistance Fund of the CPC. Both the General Assistance Manager of the Board
of Selectmen and Betty White of the Food Bank will make us aware of a family who needs these funds, and we will
respond. The process is anonymous. If you would like more information, contact Sandy Wright at the above contact information.
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Maranacook Area School District—RSU #38
School News
Mount Vernon Elementary School
Upcoming Events
Mt. Vernon Playgroup
The toddler playgroup has started on Tuesday mornings, from 9:00-11:00 at the Mt. Vernon Elementary School
gym. All community parents with their children from birth to 4 years of age, who are not enrolled in school are
welcome to join us. The toddler playgroup is an informal weekly event held on Tuesday mornings, full of activities that include free play, music, storytime, special guests, and when the weather permits, outdoor play. All
children and their responsible adults are welcome! Please call the Mt. Vernon School at 293-2261 ext.0
Maranacook Middle School - Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences at the Middle School are scheduled for November 13th and 20th from 3-7 p.m. We
will begin taking appointments on Monday, October 20th. Sign up with your son or daughter's team (Katahdin,
Acadia, Royal, Moose, and Sebago). The slots will be 10 minutes to allow for more time slots. You can also sign
up to meet with Unified Arts teachers (Art, Music, PE, Health, Foreign Language, Digital Citizenship), Gifted and
Talented and Special educations teachers. https://pickatime.com/client?ven=11602946&event=253330
RSU #38 Board of Directors
2014-2015 Meeting Schedule
Maranacook Community High School
Student Center
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
(unless otherwise noted)
November 5
November 19
December 3
December 17
January 7
January 21
February 4
February 25
March 4
ing
budget
March 18
March 25
April 1
April 8
April 15
May 6
May 13
7:00 p.m.
June 10
June 3
Business Meeting
Workshop Meeting
Business Meeting
Workshop Meeting
Business Mtg. (budget over
view)
Workshop – Budget
Business Meeting
Workshop – Budget
Business Meeting, Joint Meetwith Select Boards on
Donations needed
for Vicky’s Boutique
Vicky’s Boutique began in the middle school many
years ago and now looks much like a proper shop, with
custom-built clothes racks and a dressing room. We
wash and dry all donations.
Here’s what we’re looking for: jeans, sweatpants, leggings, winter coats, gloves, hats, long-sleeved and
short-sleeved tee shirts, gym shorts, socks, underwear, sneakers, boots, sandals, belts.
Workshop – Budget
Workshop – Budget
Business Meeting, including
budget deliberations
Workshop – Budget
Business Meeting – vote on
budget
Business Meeting
Budget Annual Meeting, High
School gymnasium,
Workshop Meeting
Business Meeting
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Maranacook Area School District—RSU #38
(cont’d)
Maranacook Adult Education
RSU 38 Maranacook Adult Education in Readfield has a new course lineup for Fall 2014. For details on these
and other courses, and to register, please visit http://maranacook.maineadulted.org For more information,
email us at [email protected] or call 685-4923, x 1065. We look forward to hearing from you.
HiSET (formerly GED), Testing Preparation & Testing, by appointment.
Driver Education at Maranacook, new class starts November 10.
Basic Karate Techniques, ages 8 through adult. 3 Tuesdays, 6-7:15 p.m., begins Nov. 4.
Digital Camera Workshop, 2 Saturdays, 9-11 a.m., Nov. 8 & Nov. 22.
Law of Attraction, 2 Mondays, 3:30-5:30, begins November 10.
Yoga and Deep Relaxation, 4 Mondays, 4:30-5:45 p.m. or 6:15-7:30 p.m., begins Nov. 10.
Adobe Photoshop for Intermediate Level Photographers, 6 Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m., Nov. 18-Jan. 6
Readfield History - 50 Old Houses and the People Who Lived in Them, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Wed. Nov. 19.
Past Life Regression, 1 Wednesday, 5:30–8:30 p.m., November 19.
Ceramics: Beginning/Intermediate, 7 Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m., Nov. 20-Jan. 22.
Meeting Your Spirit Guide, 1 Wednesday, 6-8 p.m., December 10.
Maranacook Adult Education
2250 Millard Harrison Drive
Readfield, ME 04355
Mt. Vernon-Vienna Giving Tree
Help your Mt. Vernon & Vienna neighbors
The Giving Tree will be set up
in the Mt. Vernon Country Store
on Saturday, November 22.
Help make a better Christmas
for a local family or lonely senior
by purchasing a request on the tree.
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Our Churches
Augusta
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
9 Summer Street, Augusta
Church Office: 622-2424
www.stmarksaugusta.org
9:30 a.m. Sunday Eucharist
Coffee fellowship to follow
Belgrade
Jr. ages 8-12; Sr. ages 13-18
For more information:
[email protected]
9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship;
Coffee, refreshments & conversation follow each service
First Baptist Church
Route 41, Mount Vernon Village
Church Office: 293-2141
Rev. Jay Wilson
Readfield United
Methodist Church
1564 Main St., Route 17
Rev. Desi Larson
Church Office: 685-4211
[email protected]
“…extending God’s open
arms in fellowship and
mission.”
Union Church of Belgrade Lakes
Main St, Belgrade Lakes
(United Methodist)
Church Office: 495-3599
Rev. Bill Meyer
10 a.m. Sunday worship service
Coffee and Refreshments follow
9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship
(nursery care provided)
North Vienna
United Methodist Church
572 Tower Road, North Vienna
Laura Church, Pastor
Church Office: 293-3710
Children’s Sunday School during
Worship
Wednesday — Adult Bible Study
Mt. Vernon
Dunn’s Corner Baptist Church
Wings Mills Road, Mt. Vernon
Church Office: 685-9829
Rev. John Dunn, Jr.
All are welcome to the service.
North Vienna
9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship
Sunday School
Creation Station, an after-school,
faith-based, arts-intensive program
for any children in grades K6. Meets on Wed. afternoons from
3:30-5:00 following the MSAD #9
school calendar.
Readfield
10 a.m. Sunday Worship
10 a.m. Sunday School/Nursery
Care
Vienna
Vienna Baptist Church
116 Main Street, Vienna
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship
Pastor Everrett Maxim
293-3061
Winthrop
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Winthrop Ctr. Friends Church
9:15 a.m. Sunday School classes
219 Winthrop Center Rd.,
toddler to adult
Winthrop
Youth Group for any youth grades
10:30 a.m. Worship service,
Church Office: 395-4669
6 & up meets the 1st & 3rd Sundays
Nursery is available
www.standrews.episcopalmaine.org
of each month.
Jr. Church for children up to age 9
The Rev. Jim Gill, Vicar
during worship service.
North Wayne
6:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Service
North Wayne Church
(non-denominational)
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Prayer meeting
- the HOUR OF POWER
10 Church St., Wayne
Youth group Young Adults 4
Pastor Jon Olson
Christ both Jr. & Sr. groups
Church Office: 293-2502
meet 4 p.m. every Sun. at the
[email protected]
church, Sept. to June
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