Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me. back issues from December 2007:
Libra: Entertaining evening is in store
Dec 01, 2007 ... CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Brad Delson, 30; Sarah Silverman,37; Bette Midler, 62; Woody Allen, 72. Happy Birthday: Don't let your emotions cause you to make poordecisions about where you live, what you study or your beliefs andfamily traditions. Look at the big picture before ...
Looking back
Dec 01, 2007 ... Will you please give me a short space in your paper in which toexpress my views in regard to the outrageous fare the Lewiston-Mechanic Falls Railway is charging us from Minot corner to Lewiston?I had occasion to ride to Lewiston the first day they opened forbusiness, and you can imagine ...
Boat flips; man dies
Dec 01, 2007 ... WAYNE - One man died and another was in critical condition Fridayafter their boat overturned on Androscoggin Lake around noon. Peter Sturtevant, 51, of Fayette was taken by ambulance toCentral Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, where he was pronounceddead, according to several ...
Mother is the victim of bombshell
Dec 01, 2007 ... DEAR ABBY: My daughter, "Courtney," was recently married, and theweek leading up to the wedding was a disaster. My husband, "Jeff," and I paid for the majority of her lavishwedding with assistance from her new in-laws. My ex-husband, "Earl"(Courtney's father), didn't pay for any ...
Auburn reader requests car seat info
Dec 01, 2007 ... Dear Sun Spots: Help! I am an old lady who doesn't know too muchabout children's car seats. I'm having friends come up from Floridafor Christmas. They are coming on a plane. They have a little girlwho is 5 years old, and I know that at that age they have to bestrapped in car seats ....
Plyometrics makes people better jumpers
Dec 01, 2007 ... DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I love volleyball, but I am far from the bestplayer on my team. I'd be a lot better if I could jump higher. Whatkind of exercise can make me a better jumper? I am a girl, if thatmakes any difference. - Anon. ANSWER: Plyometrics makes people - boys and girls - ...
Next moose lottery set for Kittery
Dec 01, 2007 ... AUGUSTA - Department of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeCommissioner, Roland "Dan" Martin announced today that the annualMoose Lottery will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 6 p.m. atthe Kittery Trading Post. Since 1999, the Department has rotated the lottery throughout ...
LAYHL Squirt Orange wins, ties
Dec 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - LAYHL Squirt Orange downed Maine Coast Orange, 7-2, inrecent hockey action. Kevin Bannister led Lewiston with four goalsand an assist. Evan Bowers netted a pair, and Nick Carlin potted hisfirst of the season. Orange assists went to Tyler Poisson and ...
Three sentenced in Auburn McDonald's robbery
Dec 01, 2007; ... AUBURN - Three men, two of whom robbed a local McDonald'srestaurant last summer while masked and brandishing baseball bats,were sent to prison Friday. The third man worked at the fast food restaurant on Center Streetand left the door unlocked for the other two. All pleaded ...
Crash injures driver on Route 196
Dec 01, 2007 ... LISBON - One driver was hurt Thursday afternoon when her car wasstruck from behind by a pickup truck on Route 196 near the BigApple. According to investigating officer Jeff Picard, Robert Gibson,22, of 62 Free St., was driving east on Route 196 near the Big Applewhen he fell ...
By the numbers Top-grossing movies
Dec 01, 2007 ... $601 million: Gross revenue from "Titanic," released 1997 $461 million: Revenue from "Star Wars: Episode IV, A New ...
Police seeking source of alcohol given to Greene boy
Dec 01, 2007 ... GREENE - State police are investigating a report of a teenagerwho passed out this week after drinking a fifth of whiskey and wasrevived. The 17-year-old's mother called police, who are attempting tolearn where the teenager obtained the liquor. No charges have beenfiled. The ...
Swimmers star in Canada
Dec 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - Five members of the Twin Cities Swim Team (TCST) ofthe Auburn-Lewiston YMCA/YWCA turned in strong performances at therecent All-Star Swim Meet in Fredericton, New Brunswick. TCST coach Tom Manduca, who was also selected head coach for TeamMaine, said that the meet pitted ...
Demons sweep first two games
Dec 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - The Lewiston Demons hockey team opened their seasonwith a pairof wins and is the early leader in the Northern MiddleSchool Hockey League. Lewiston downed Waterville, 3-2, in its opener. It was a hard-fought battle, with Lewiston goalie Brady Ouellette ...
More snow days?
Dec 01, 2007 ... Like all school districts, Auburn is studying how to cut costsand meet the state consolidation law. The law requires all schools,even those not consolidating, to cut costs in administration,transportation, plant maintenance and special education. On six pages of possible ways to ...
SUV strikes house, rolls
Dec 01, 2007; ... LEWISTON - Two men escaped with minor injuries Friday night whenthe SUV they were riding in struck a house and flipped at Oxford andLincoln streets. The driver of the vehicle was charged with drunken driving. Police said Kevin Lawlor, 28, of Auburn was driving at the end ...
Middle East peace summit is an exercise in futility
Dec 01, 2007 ... Just as Thanksgiving and Christmas come around with predictableregularity, so, too, do Middle East peace summits arrive near theend of modern presidencies. Bill Clinton had his and now the Bush administration is treadingwhere previous fools have trod with what appears to be ...
Winter parking hours begin today
Dec 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - Wintertime parking restrictions go into effect today.Vehicles parked on city streets for more than one hour betweenmidnight and 6 a.m. will be ticketed. Vehicle owners are urged to make alternate arrangements forparking off the street. City parking lots are ...
Charges
Dec 01, 2007 ... Richard Jackson, 19, of 13 Wedgewood Ave., on a charge ofdomestic assault, 9:30 p.m. Thursday at that address. Justin Wilson, 19, of 139 Oak St., on charges of assault,carrying a concealed weapon and violating conditions of release,9:35 p.m. Thursday at that address. Timothy ...
Funeral Notices
Dec 01, 2007 ... BARTLETT - Charlene, 80, died Nov. 20. At Charlene's requestthere will not be a funeral service. Her burial will be heldSaturday at the West Bowdoin Cemetery at 11 a.m. The family wouldlike to invite everyone to the West Bowdoin Baptist Church hallafter the burial. Those wishing to make ...
Breakout> Auburn doctor lighting up Christmas magic
Dec 01, 2007; ... For information about the Vista Drive light show, go towww.auburnlights.com.Auburn doctor lighting up Christmas magic AUBURN - Six large stars made from steel rods will be added thisyear to a Christmas display that wowed visitors on Vista Drive lastyear. Karen and Jamie ...
Gingerbread house contest is today
Dec 01, 2007; ... FARMINGTON - Washing windows and decorating the empty store onBroadway on Friday, members of the Franklin County Chamber ofCommerce prepared the space for the gingerbread house contest. Thepublic is welcome to view and vote on the entries today from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. during the Chester ...
There's nothing miserly about the size of CLT's cast for 'A Christmas Carol: the Musical'
Dec 01, 2007 ... WHAT: "A Christmas Carol: the Musical" WHO: Community Little Theatre WHEN: at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, 7 and 8; and at 2 p.m. Dec. 8 and 9 WHERE: Great Falls Performing Arts Center, 30 Academy St., Auburn TICKETS: $15. Call the box office at 783-0958, or ...
A disconnect
Dec 01, 2007 ... It's a sorry state of affairs when the country sends men andwomen to war and, God forbid, they are wounded and disabled, only toreturn and then are asked to return the remainder of their signingbonuses because they were not able to fulfill their full obligation. What has this ...
Buckfield water loan to be refinanced
Dec 01, 2007; ... BUCKFIELD - Buckfield Village Corporation customers voted 7-1Thursday night to refinance a $113,250 loan to save approximately$7,000 in interest charges. The money is for a variety of needs, including operatingexpenses, corporation Chairwoman Rosita Gagne-Friel said. The ...
Lighten up outside the Loggins home
Dec 01, 2007 ... Soon, maybe even today, the Loggins home on Vista Drive in Auburnwill make its neighborhood awash in a twinkling deluge of holidayspirit, with audio accompaniment, intricate illuminated choreographyand rubbernecking spectators. This year will be reportedly even bigger, better, but ...
Alien sanctuary
Dec 01, 2007 ... While the entire country expresses outrage at the New YorkDemocratic governor's effort to give illegal aliens driver'slicenses and at Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton's support of theseefforts, Maine quietly continues to issue driver's licenses toillegals who have absolutely no ...
Split vote leaves questions
Dec 01, 2007 ... Auburn's K-6 schools still have early release Wednesdays, but notbecause of consensus decision-making by its school committee. Inrejecting a compromise to take six early-release days from theschool calendar, the committee neither endorsed nor improved uponthe controversial ...
Obvious conclusion
Dec 01, 2007 ... A recent article asked the question - should findings of anindependent commission, looking into the allegations of misconductin the Dennis Dechaine case, be made public? That seems painfully obvious to me. Yes, the findings should bemade available to the public. The commission ...
Northfield will blend sacred and secular
Dec 01, 2007 ... Northfield, the Farmington-based early music vocal ensemble, willcelebrate the holiday season in song at four concerts. The groupwill offer a mix of sacred and secular songs from Europe andAmerica, sung in many languages. Old favorites will be interwoven with rarely heard songs ....
Do you know a GR8PL8?
Dec 01, 2007 ... Nearly 1 in 10 Maine vehicles sports a vanity license plate - oneof the highest rates in the country. DSYURS? The Sun Journal is looking for vanity plate devotees for a story.Love your plate and want others to know about ...
Man charged with rape of 14-year-old
Dec 01, 2007; ... WILTON - A Mexico man accused of supplying drugs to a 14-year-old girl and then raping her at a party Nov. 10 was arraigned Fridayin Franklin County Superior Court in Farmington. Craig Leander Tracy, 24, who was convicted in 2005 of furnishingliquor to a 15-year-old girl in Jay and ...
Paris Hill homes open doors
Dec 01, 2007; ... PARIS - Undeterred by a cold morning wind, a large crowd flockedto Paris Hill on Friday to take part in the first day of holidayhouse tours. The tours feature eight private homes as well as Paris HillPewter, the Paris Post Office, the First Baptist Church of Paris,the Hamlin ...
Community band will spread holiday cheer
Dec 01, 2007 ... BETHEL - Continuing its longtime holiday tradition, the MahoosucCommunity Band will perform its Christmas concert Monday, Dec. 10,at the Bethel Inn Conference Center. The concert features traditional Christmas music and otherselections for concert bands. It is a ...
Maineiacs escape with win in shootout
Dec 01, 2007 ... Ed Harding was happy about the victory but not pleased with howit occurred. His Lewiston Maineiacs built a 3-0 lead Friday night and thenwatched Moncton rally and force overtime. Lewiston had to win thegame in a shoot-out on a Kevin Marshall goal for the 4-3 win at theMoncton ...
Polar Bears chew up hapless Eagles, 65-36
Dec 01, 2007 ... BRUNSWICK - The Bowdoin College women's basketball team forced 35turnovers and held Husson to a season-low in points in a 65-36victory on Friday evening. The Polar Bears improve to 3-2 this season and will host EmmanuelCollege today at 6 p.m. Husson remains winless at 0-4. Up ...
Officers cleared in two deaths
Dec 01, 2007; ... AUGUSTA - Two fatal police shootings that occurred two days apartin September in Waldoboro and Rumford have each been ruledjustifiable. According to Attorney General Steven Rowe, State Trooper TimothyBlack was legally justified when he shot and killed Scott J. White,46, on Sept ....
Healthy Androscoggin hires two
Dec 01, 2007 ... Lewiston - Healthy Androscoggin, 364 Main St., Lewiston hasannounced the addition of two employees who will help theorganization better respond to the health needs of the AndroscogginCounty community. Erin Guay, MPH, has been hired as the physical activity,nutrition and tobacco ...
Scouting for Bigfoot, a timeline
Dec 01, 2007 ... 4:50 p.m. It's dusk, a chilly 28 degrees. The guys - group leaderChris Julian and prospective members going out for the first time -load up with supplies from his minivan at the head of a closed-upcamp road. We're off. 5:15 p.m. Set up base of operations in the woods, dropping off ...
Geiger associates attain industry certification
Dec 01, 2007 ... LEWISTON - Twenty-one Geiger associates earned their CertifiedAdvertising Specialist or Master Advertising Specialist designationin October. With their addition, Geiger has a total of 108 designations onrecord with Promotional Products Association International,including 67 CAS ...
Looking for Bigfoot
Dec 01, 2007; ... PULLOUT: In 2006, a truck driver claimed three Bigfoot crossed the road infront of him in Canton. Andover's had quite a few reports. For a box: To report a sighting, contact Maine Bigfoot Research at 974-6411or via e-mail at mainebfresearch@yahoo.com Looking for ...
BEP issues draft order for Androscoggin
Dec 01, 2007; ... LEWISTON - Advocates for improving water quality on theAndroscoggin River said Friday they both win and lose in a recentlyissued draft order for changes to pollution permits for two millsand a dam operator on the river. Among other things the order, which won't be voted on until ...
Eats: Heidi's Brooklyn Deli
Dec 02, 2007; ... AUBURN - All I know is, Heidi's isn't your normal restaurantfranchise. It certainly looks like it - an upscale version of your downtownsub shop with glossy professional food photos and catchy sandwichnames like "transplanted New Yorker" and "Hell's Kitchen." I went in ...
Tea promises better beauty
Dec 02, 2007; ... One Boston-based tea company has looking good in the bag. Sipping Beauty's new line of teas promises to help women improvetheir skin, get a full night of sleep, manage their weight and evenfreshen their breath. The teas, which come in six different varieties, each ...
Your assignment: Be happier
Dec 02, 2007; ... The last book I read, Al Gore's "Assault on Reason," made mevery, very sad. I needed a pick-me-up, a chaser. A book to make me happy - no,not just happy. Happier. Tal Ben-Shahar's "Happier" is hard to ignore. There it is on thenew-releases table. There it is on "The Daily ...
Ear Worm music reviews
Dec 02, 2007; ... Jens Lekman "Night Falls Over Kortedala" Pop: A On his second CD, Sweden's Lekman hopscotches from Bacharach-esque pop to beat-heavy disco to Motown-soaked soul with astonishingease. If that wasn't cool enough, the 26-year has added more ache tohis lyrics, turning out tunes which ...
Calories add up at the movie concession stand
Dec 02, 2007 ... It's boffo box office time. But let's face it. You go to the movies, you end up at theconcession stand. The smell of popcorn beckons. The Junior Mints melt your resolve.The large Coke with ice washes away the guilt. And the calories add up. Fitsugar.com does the ...
The keys to good gaming
Dec 02, 2007 ... The second version of Logitech's more-than-capable keyboard comesin a smaller, sleeker package, but lacks nothing from its previousiteration. The keys feel great for gaming, macros are easy toprogram and the board has three different ...
Opening this week
Dec 02, 2007; ... Here's a casting match-up no one demanded: Hayden Christensen andJessica Alba play a married couple whose relationship is tested ashe prepares to undergo major heart surgery. At first, the operationseems to be going well, but then Christensen finds himself awake butparalyzed while the ...
Face Time: Doug Hajicek of MonsterQuest
Dec 02, 2007; ... Doug Hajicek is creator of the History Channel's MonsterQuest, a13-part weekly series that "reveals the truth of legendary monstersightings around the world." It's his quest to explain theunexplained. Hajicek is known for his productions of "The Man Who Walks withBears" for ...
Edward Nathan "Eddie Mac" McLellan
Dec 01, 2007 ... AUBURN - Edward Nathan "Eddie Mac" McLellan, 76, of LivermoreFalls, passed away on Monday, Nov. 26, at Hospice House ofAndroscoggin in Auburn. He was born on May 16, 1931, the son of Everett and Leola HuntMcLellan in Thomaston where he attended local schools. He served inthe U.S ....
Rosalie Ann Smart Edwards
Dec 01, 2007 ... BRIDGTON - Rosalie Ann Smart Edwards, 70, of Maple Ridge Road inHarrison, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Bridgton Hospital.Family and friends were by her side as she went to be with the Lord. She was born on Feb. 15, 1937, in Sweden, to Ilan and MinnieNevers Allen Smart ....
Raynald R. Bolduc
Dec 01, 2007 ... Brunswick - Raynald "Squeaky" R. Bolduc, 80, of PejepscotTerrace, died Thursday, Nov. 29, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was born in Lewiston on April 9, 1927, the son of Paul Marteland Rose Bolduc and attended local schools. During World War II, he served in the Navy ...
Robert "Red" Bauer
Dec 01, 2007 ... AUBURN - Robert "Red" Bauer, 77, of Wales, died Thursday, Nov.29, at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born on Sept. 5, 1930, in Grand Rapids, Mich., the son ofRobert R. and Irene B. Bauer. He attended Howe Military School inHowe, Ind., and served in the U.S. Coast Guard from ...
They Might Be Giants opt for something else
Dec 02, 2007; ... You might suppose that collaborating with They Might Be Giantswould be a load of laughs, given the charming wackiness of indie-pop tunes such as "Particle Man," "Ana Eng" and "Birdhouse in YourSoul." But John Linnell and John Flansburgh, while brainy, clever andfunny, also are ...
Who are all these people calling themselves my Friends?
Dec 02, 2007; ... I've noticed a disturbing trend among my small but lively rosterof Facebook Friends: I have absolutely no clue who most of them are. This is weird for a number of reasons, the first of which is thatpeople who are about six years younger than me evidently can snaptheir fingers and ...
Do you know a GR8PL8?
Dec 02, 2007 ... Nearly 1 in 10 Maine vehicles sports a vanity license plate - oneof the highest rates in the country. DSYURS? The Sun Journal is looking for vanity plate devotees for a story.Love your plate and want others to know about ...
Top 10 best budget buys for the holiday season
Dec 02, 2007; ... Holiday shopping for tech gear is as perplexing as ever. Even Ifind it overwhelming. But I've done some sorting, and here are myrecommendations of this year's best buys. You'll find items for arange of budgets, ages and activities.1. Nintendo Wii Nintendo's Wii has been in short ...
OneRepublic is all about second chances
Dec 02, 2007; ... LOS ANGELES - Ryan Tedder, the front man and founding member ofthe alt-rock band OneRepublic, is first and foremost a writer. He'spenned tunes for such pop starlets as Natasha Bedingfield and HilaryDuff, co-wrote with Jesse McCartney a U.K. chart-topping hit("Bleeding Love") for Leona ...
Night Life
Dec 02, 2007 ... Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations.If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue at the numberbelow.Tonight BINGO!, 8 p.m., Geno's Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers Ted Leo and the Pharmacists w/ KristeenYoung and ...
Coffee Break: Juan Valdez's Latest Incarnation
Dec 02, 2007; ... BOGOTA, Colombia - The ever-faithful mule is still by his side,the poncho neatly draped across his shoulder, the straw hat perchedatop the serene, mustachioed visage. But this is a new Juan Valdez - younger, more vigorous, more eco-conscious - a Colombian coffee grower for the ...
Mystery photo
Dec 02, 2007 ... If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us atbmail@sunjournal.com or call 689-2896. Please leave your name ...
His? Hers? Ours? These bathrooms serve all
Dec 02, 2007; ... When Robin Peckham first began attending Brown University, thebathrooms in his dormitory made him uncomfortable. But it wasn't themessy sinks or soap scum that made Peckham ill at ease; it was thesigns on the door. Peckham, a 19-year-old sophomore, does not identify as male ...
Game offers a new take on World War II
Dec 02, 2007 ... "Saboteur" Platform: Xbox 360 Style: Single-player action Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: Pandemic Release: 2008 It's been a few months since we've heard anything aboutPandemic's exciting variation on the World War II-era game, so wechecked ...
Road Trip: Bakeries
Dec 02, 2007; ... The fresh bread. The best cookies. The strawberry cream cheesecroissants! We tell you where to find some of the tastiest bakedgoods on the roads outside L-A. How many of us who live in the Lewiston-Auburn area haveexperienced walking out of our house in the morning and smelling ...