As I ventured into the barnyard, I noticed all the goats and Earnest the pig standing out in a freshly tilled area of the yard. Earnest had dirt encrusted on his snout, so it appears he had been the lead tiller, which he is very good at.

National Safe Boating Week is May 21-27 this year. And Memorial Day is just around the corner. The new recreational boating season is upon us and it’s a good time to review some boating basics.

Cathrina Skov hadn’t planned on living in Waldoboro even though it was on the coast, an attraction because she was from New Hampshire’s coast. Mostly, she wasn’t ready to settle down or leave the nomadic lifestyle she and her husband had crafted as raft river guides. But then the Miller place came up for sale, and she has never left.

March 27: To start with, I watched Turning Point with Pastor David Jeremiah, In Touch, with Pastor Charles Stanley, and Lead the Way, with Pastor Michael Youssef. I read my Christian devotionals and watched classic movies on TV. I done some writing. I had my lunch and supper in the dining room with my friends. I was helped to bed early afterwards.

Damariscotta Mills alewives have been a major boon to our towns of Nobleboro and Newcastle. In 1977, the total fishery catch was 10,211 bushels, with an income of $28,284. Each town received a net income, after paying expenses, of $12,000. In the previous year, the catch was even higher at 14,772 bushels. With 1978 high prices for alewives for lobster bait, the potential income could exceed that of a year ago.

Most of us look for love and support. It is so much a part of the human experience. Often people with disabilities do not have the opportunity or support to find and hold on to that love. But sometimes, just sometimes, the tumblers fall perfectly into place and love blossoms.

Large individual schools of alewives are already gathering in the Gulf of Maine to make their yearly journey up the Damariscotta River. Their ultimate goal is to reach their spawning grounds in Damariscotta Lake when conditions are optimal for raising a new generation of alewives.