To the Editor:

I’m afraid that Doug Wright must have misinterpreted portions of my last letter to the editor, as it was not intended to be in the least condescending or patronizing.

Well, we won’t have Mary Bowers to kick around anymore. Looks like we won’t have Arthur Faucher to dust up, either.

Town managers and municipal superintendents walk a particularly fine line because they are responsible to the public and they usually serve at the whims of a board. They are the public face of their organization; the front line, rarely getting credit for good decisions and usually fielding an inordinate amount of grief for the bad ones.

Information and News from the Legislature.

I would like to extend my gratitude to Sen. David Trahan (R-Waldoboro) for all his hard work during the past year creating and introducing a bill that would have implemented a free saltwater fishing license in Maine.

To the Editor:

Recently in Gardiner, four kittens were found in a box on a snow bank, frozen to each other and barely alive. Thanks to Good Samaritans and the animal shelter, they received veterinary care. However, many less fortunate animals do not receive help in time.

Dear Lincoln County News Staff and Readers,

A Chicago researcher, I’m currently working on a project that includes Erastus Foote Jr., born in Wiscasset in 1851. After moving to Chicago in 1868, he opened the Dearborn Foundry Co. in 1873. Foote was president of this Chicago business until he retired and returned to Wiscasset in 1914. Upon his death in 1932, he was buried in Wiscasset. The Wood-Foote house remains standing in the town.

To the Editor:

Is it just me – or do others feel appalled and violated when, in reading a library book, they come upon comments and underlines on these sacred pages?

To the Editor:

Whereas I am very happy that the Whitefield School is celebrating diversity day by exposing our kids to examples of various other cultures, cooking, religion, and ethnic customs, I couldn’t help but notice the glaring omission of sexual minorities.

Last Sunday morning one of our Boat Shop apprentices was in a bad car accident at the Bristol Area Library. As she drove down the Old County Road on that snowy Sunday morning, she found that she was unable to stop with the icy, snowy conditions, and slid out into Rt. 130, unfortunately striking the oncoming snowplow. Both vehicles were totaled. It was a sad morning.

To the Editor:

This past week, the American Lung Association released its annual report card. This report has received significant attention across the state.

How sad to see a circa 1800 homestead on U.S. Rt. 1 in Wiscasset demolished to make way for a McDonald’s fast-junk-food restaurant. I checked out the old house awhile back and it had original nine-over-six windows, wide-board wainscoting and other details. It could easily have been saved.

‘Tis the season of Christmas angels and snow angels and the YMCA has their very own – fitness instructor Mary Snow. Mary’s joie de vivre is infectious and spreads to all who are fortunate enough to be her student. She cares about fitness (in a very broad sense) and the fitness of others. To that end she has raised money to purchase stationary cycles so that more people can participate. On Christmas Eve morning as a gift to her students she offered a longer than usual spinning class followed by a relaxing yoga session. She exemplifies what we love about this community. Thank you Mary. Thank you YMCA.

Looking over the last year in LCN pages, the story that kept drawing us back was our tribute to the late R.H. “Bob” Reny, who left us in July.

I have lived in Waldoboro since 2004. I can often hear the whistle of a train as it glides along the journey of life. I like to say my prayers in the morning, Please God, watch over the planes, trains and all those going our way today. A week or so ago I am just hanging around home, when I hear a voice say, “A boy wants a train for Christmas, not a little boy, an older boy.” I am certain of this.