Another Pumpkinfest has come to an end and our children returned to their home outside of Boston this evening. But not before a final dinner together and our twin granddaughters recalling what they enjoyed this year … the moon bounces on Water Street, the pumpkin derby on the rainy Sunday morning. My son-in-law said it best, the spirit, the atmosphere, the creativity, and my daughter responded, what a great sense of community here!
Waste Watch
A big thank you goes out to all of our friends and neighbors who work so hard cleaning trash from the roadsides. I am sure you have seen them out there picking up the trash on the roads in our towns. I can’t imagine what a mess we would have without their dedication to eliminating the litter. Please help them out by not throwing trash out of your vehicle and making sure any trash you are carrying in a truck or trailer cannot fly off into the road. Also, I am quite sure they wouldn’t mind if they had some help in this effort.
Alna
A belated happy birthday to Mary Ouellette from her hubby Paul. My fault — he asked me at the bean supper and forgot to write it down.
Round Pond
Last Friday, Oct. 7, felt like the last gasp of summer. Temps reaching near 80 degrees with barely any wind. All this making for a perfect day for the last boat ride of the year. We headed out around noon, with Louds Island being our destination. Many thanks to Jimmy Ellsworth for allowing us to dock at Little Harbor and walk the island. I have always felt that Little Harbor, with its emerald green water and idyllic scenery, is one of the most beautiful and peaceful placse on earth.
Thrifty Good Food It's Pumpkin Time
We use the color orange for safety, to alert others of our presence in potentially dangerous situations, such as walking in the woods during hunting season. Of course, that activity in itself is not a wise endeavor. Maybe that is why we celebrate fall with colorful orange pumpkin displays everywhere, firmly stating that another harvest season has been safely achieved.
Westport Island
Hello, friends and neighbors! Fall is in the air, and with it comes the anticipation of activities near and far. This year at the Union Fair it was fun to see our national island athlete, Casco Bailey, jump his heart out over a big, blue swimming pool. Casco is a black labrador who lives with Erin Bailey and competes with Seacoast Dock Dogs, located in Berwick. These premier canine aquatic events include Extreme Vertical (high jump), Big Air (long jump), and Speed Retrieve (fetch the toy the fastest!).
Coastal Economist
The largest river on the Indonesian island of Java begins its long journey to the sea in the beautiful twin volcanic mountains of Wayang and Windu. As the stream moves northwest towards the city of Jakarta, its pure waters pass by hundreds of factories and facilities that use the flow as nature’s free waste-removal service. Textile manufacturers pour arsenic, mercury, heavy metals, and other contaminants into the river. By the time it empties into the Java Sea, the Citarum River has been transformed from life-sustaining H2O into the world’s most polluted waterway.
Wiscasset Senior Center
Mark your calendars and make your reservations for the next community supper at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19. The meal will feature a Thanksgiving-style turkey dinner. Please note: meal reservations must be made by noon on Monday, Oct. 17 by calling 882-8230. Chicken is always available as an alternative entree but must be specified with the meal reservation. All are welcome!
Edgecomb
This in from the Edgecomb Eddy School: The third, fourth, and fifth grade classes had a great time at the Conservation Fair in Union, on Thursday, Sept. 29. The students enjoyed learning that Katahdin sheep have hair instead of wool and found it interesting to hear about Max, the Galloway cow. There were also wonderful presentations on blueberry picking, how watersheds work, and nature songs involving sign language. Gee, I didn’t know about the hairy sheep!
Energy Matters Hurricane Lesson
Put a dinner plate in your freezer and let it chill. Put several ice cubes in a frying pan and turn on the heat. The cubes melt and the water evaporates. Hold the chilled dinner plate 10-12 inches above the water boiling in the pan. It will get moist as the water condenses.
Marilyn Beane’s World
Hi, dear readers. Here is your Marilyn Beane’s World columnist with more news of my sweetheart Elden and my lives at Crawford Commons Assisted Living, 132 Middle Road, Union, ME 04862-0628.
IT’S BACK
As you can see from the 1,711.5-pound gourd on the front page, Pumpkinfest is back.
Marilyn Beane’s World
Well! Hi, dear readers! Here is your Marilyn Beane’s World columnist with a new week into the month of September with more news of my sweetheart’s and my life at Crawford Commons Assisted Living, 132 Middle Road, Union, ME 04862-0628.
Just a Thought
I knew a local farmer who farmed in a way that was so inefficient that if you tried to do it more inefficiently than he did, you’d fail.
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