The town of Somerville gained a boost in its firefighting capabilities with the recent addition of a hydrant at Turner Pond on the South Colby Road on Monday, Sept. 19.
A Final Word on Intelligent Design
This is written in response to Lynnie Sedgwick’s letter of Sept. 15 titled “God did not want humans to be his puppets,” which she wrote in response to my letter of Aug. 18.
Thoughts on Election Day
How does one vote when one does not like either of the candidates? Luckily, this is a non-issue. After all, we are not electing friends or lovers, but government officials and constitutional representatives. One does not have to like a candidate one votes for.
Local Centenarians
With the 100th birthdays of two local residents, Martha Boggs and Woody Verge, it got me to reflecting about the people I have been privileged to know who have also reached 100 years, all remarkable, each in their own way. I believe people are living longer due to medical breakthroughs and our quality of life.
Westport Island
Hello, friends and neighbors! Mary Ellen did not have to twist my arm too much to take on writing the Westport Island newspaper column. But it will only be successful or informative if readers help out! Those who have an event to publicize or a business to advertise or good news to share with the community should please send me an email to pat-dick@midcoast.com or give me a call at 231-4049 to include it in next week’s paper. I have lived on Westport Island full-time almost nine years, after a career of educating and counseling high school students in New England and a childhood of dairy farming in Minnesota. I am so lucky to be living in this beautiful place surrounded by nice folks from all walks of life. I hope to meet more of you over time through this column. Don’t be shy.
View From Over the Hill Low power
When you live off the grid, as we do, you are somewhat hostage to the amount of energy your system gets from the sun. We have a grid of batteries, 24 up at the church, and these are connected to an inverter, which converts 12-volt battery power to 110 AC. We have all the usual things that take power and we usually chug right along no matter the weather. But this week we have been left without power unless we turn on the large automatic generator which sits outside the door. It consumes propane, so we don’t use it often.
Ponder & Stir
“She’s not your friend because of what you’ve done for her, but she’s your friend because of what you are to her.”
FRIDAY NIGHT
It’s Friday night and you want to go out. What should you do?
Somewhere in Somerville
I’d like to begin this week’s column with an apology to meteorologist Adam Epstein for calling him a weatherman in last week’s column. I don’t know if I offended him, but my daughter was aghast and said, “Mom, he’s a meteorologist!”
Guidelines in Choosing a Representative
In her letter “The lesser of two evils,” of Sept. 15, Jarryl Larson asks us (four times) to consider a candidate’s “education-religion background” as a major criterion in choosing who is most worthy of our votes.
Long Cove
Another fast-paced week is in the books. The days are growing shorter, and as of today we are down three hours and three minutes — to 12 hours and 14 minutes of daylight.
Jefferson Autumn vacation
Well, dear readers, I’ve been away, as they say. Autumn is a nice time to take a vacation. We took a road trip, my spouse and I, and have not stopped talking about the wonderful time “away.” If you missed the column, then I offer my heartfelt gratitude for appreciating these simple efforts.
Westport Island
Welcome home, Marcia! I’m sure you and your family have been very keen to have you home. We all send prayers and best wishes to you on your next steps in getting back to good health.
Round Pond
I have had many phone calls, visits, and emails about the excerpts from Shirley Ross’ letter that I have been including each week in the Round Pond news. People are really enjoying them, especially the natives that know everyone mentioned in the letter. I only wish that I had many more of her letters to share! A couple more tidbits from Shirley:
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