Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me. back issues from September 2008:
Husband scratches head at lingerie
Sep 01, 2008 ... DEAR ABBY: When my wife sees lingerie she likes in a store, sheasks me to buy it for her birthday or our anniversary. The problemis, she'll wear the item only once and never wear it again. She hasa fortune in lingerie in her dresser drawer just taking up space. I hate wasting ...
Stepmom gives love, none returned
Sep 01, 2008 ... DEAR ABBY: I was raised by a horrible stepmom who made it herpurpose in life to make my brother and me miserable. When I became astepmom, I made it my goal to be the best one I could be, and forthe next 15 years was a giving, loving stepmother to both myhusband's children. The ...
Torn achilles tendon is common injury
Sep 01, 2008 ... DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a reasonably fit, 61-year-old male whoexercises several times a week by walking and the use of Nautilusequipment. I am 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weigh 170 pounds. Irecently ruptured my Achilles tendon while jogging across a parkinglot to my car in a futile attempt ...
Potassium is cells principal mineral
Sep 01, 2008 ... DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What is the significance of having elevatedpotassium? I have had it for a long time. I've been told to give upbananas, but I haven't eaten one in 20 years. I have also given upcitrus fruit and potatoes. - R.S. ANSWER: Potassium is found inside body cells, where it ...
Leo: Don't make snap decisions about travel
Sep 01, 2008 ... CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Gloria Estefan, 51; Dr. PhilMcGraw, 58; Barry Gibb, 62; Lily Tomlin, 69. Happy Birthday: Don't lament over spilled milk when there is somuch to experience and look forward to. For every lost connection,you will find someone new and exciting to fill the ...
Looking back
Sep 01, 2008 ... Ladies of Lewiston Auburn, attend the baby show at City Hall,Wednesday, Sept, 9, at 10 a.m. Over 185 of the best looking and bestnatured babies from this part of Maine will be there. They want tosee you, and you want to give them a warm welcome. Don't miss it.It's a real live baby show, ...
Gemini: Put things in perspective
Sep 01, 2008 ... CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Andy Roddick, 26; Rich Cronin, 33;Lisa Ling, 35; Cameron Diaz, 36. Happy Birthday: You look, you evaluate and you proceed. That'syour way and it will lead to a bright and prosperous future thisyear. You are willing to work hard and will be able to ...
Reader may have to travel for music lessons
Sep 01, 2008 ... Dear Sun Spots: You have helped so many readers. I read yourcolumn everyday to find info or help give info. I would like my kidsto learn to play piano, guitar or drums. Would you know of a placein Rumford? Thank you for all your help. - Trisha, Rumford. Answer: In addition to ...
Mobile home central air service available
Sep 01, 2008 ... Dear Sun Spots: In response to Lori in Monmouth (Sun Spots,Monday, Aug. 25) looking for a company to service her central air inher mobile home in Monmouth - Heutz Oil Co. at 32 Alfred PlourdeParkway in Lewiston does service residential central air units andwe do service the Monmouth ...
Police log
Sep 01, 2008 ... Denis E. Carrier, 54, of 70 Blake St., Lewiston, disorderlyconduct, 1:04 a.m. Saturday at 43 Walnut St. Wayne L. Rucker, 27, of 76 Wilson Pond Road, Monmouth, disorderlyconduct, 1:30 a.m. Saturday at 124 Bartlett St. William J. Scardoni, 29, transient, carrying a concealed ...
'We've enjoyed our lives to the fullest'
Sep 01, 2008; ... LEWISTON - It was the late 1930s in Caribou. He was an altar boy. She was in the choir. George and Norma DeVoe, married 65 years, started dating when shewas in the eighth grade at Holy Rosary. He was at Caribou High. "She had that certain smile, and wouldn't take her eyes ...
Fire up the roaster
Sep 01, 2008; ... LISBON - What do you get when you cross a 120-pound pig, 10 dozenears of corn, 80-plus family members, an old bike, an even olderwasher bin and that one corny relative decked out in a homemade corncostume handing out corn-shaped cookies? Welcome to the 40th annual Bouchard-Charest ...
Stubborn blaze at mulch facility sends smoke high
Sep 01, 2008; ... POLAND - More than 100 firefighters from about 20 communitiesfought far into Sunday night to contain more than 20 acres ofblazing mulch at the Jolly Gardener mulch plant on Route 122 inPoland. And officials anticipate that it will take days to fullyextinguish the flames and erase ...
One good turn deserves another
Sep 01, 2008 ... Steve Boulet and the rest of the management team atWahlcoMetroflex were so bowled over by the response to the employeegas gift cards they gave over the Fourth, that they did it again forthis holiday weekend. Boulet and his team handed out $100 gas gift cards to about 150employees ...
By the numbers Republican convention
Sep 01, 2008 ... 4: Number of days of the 39th Republican National Convention 2,380: Number of delegates expected to attend 2,227: Number of alternate delegates ...
N.H. woman survives serious crash on I-95
Sep 01, 2008; ... SABATTUS - A New Hampshire woman may have escaped with nothingmore serious than broken bones after a serious crash on the Maineturnpike Sunday afternoon. But she didn't escape without an OUIcharge, according to the police. Elizabeth Drolet, 24, of Nashua, N.H., was charged with ...
Decision to organize rests with workers
Sep 01, 2008 ... The Employee Free Choice Act would restore workers right to formunions. Maine's working families are falling behind while those atop theeconomic ladder are raking record profits. Wages are falling whilehealth care costs and oil prices are soaring and retirement securityis all but ...
Joe Biden a good adviser on security issues
Sep 01, 2008 ... The choice of Joe Biden as candidate for veep made me recall aconversation with him at the 2004 Democratic convention. The Delaware senator was fuming that his party's nominee, Sen.John Kerry, wouldn't go on the offensive. Biden wanted Kerry toattack Bush failings on national ...
Apple Valley
Sep 01, 2008 ... LISBON - Golden Delicious Senior Ladies: Low gross, Olive Knoop57, Claire Kelly 57; Low net, Claire Veilleux 37, Claudette Stewart40. Pin, Barbara Pohle 9-8, Pauline Perham 21-0. 50/50, PaulinePerham.Riverside PORTLAND - Women's Maine State Golf Association, August 26:Flight I, ...
Finding the place for paper
Sep 01, 2008 ... Pardon us for being a little stoic this Labor Day. Too many friends and neighbors are losing their employment for usto celebrate. Wausau Paper is shutting down its No. 10 machine at the Otis Millin Jay, which has been the economic heart of the community for morethan a ...
Quick bites
Sep 01, 2008 ... This week: Social Security McCain: Opposes higher payroll taxes as a solution to fund theprogram, but would consider "almost anything" as ...
Sun Journal Democracy Buffet Election entree: Scott Kauffman
Sep 01, 2008; ... LEEDS - If Scott Kauffman could never go to another Red Sox gameagain, he'd be sad but he wouldn't crush him. The same for the NewEngland Patriots. And the Celtics. But tell him he couldn't pound campaign signs into the lawn orwork 21-hour days for his favorite candidate, and he'd ...
Table Talk
Sep 01, 2008 ... What do you think of John McCain's pick for VP? Is Alaska Gov.Sarah Palin the ...
Bates College Concert Series offers mix of jazz, classical, Latin music
Sep 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - A trio led by pianist-composer Danilo Perez, whom TheNew York Times called "one of the best things that happened to jazzaround the turn of the millennium," will open the 2008-09 BatesCollege Concert Series Thursday, Sept. 11. Featuring a lively blend of jazz, Latin and ...
STOMP Explosive percussion
Sep 01, 2008 ... The international percussion sensation, better known as STOMP,will return to Portland's Merrill Auditorium Friday, Saturday andSunday Sept. 26, 27 and 28, courtesy of PCA Great Performances. Thedance troupe that had a more than 10-year run Off-Broadway and hasearned countless awards uses ...
'Happy ending'
Sep 01, 2008; ... SALEM TOWNSHIP - A massive air and ground search for a 9-year-old Winslow girl who wandered off from a family reunion on Saturdaymorning ended Sunday afternoon when the girl was found, according tothe Maine Warden Service. Leah Cuetara was last seen at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday playing ...
Funeral Notices
Sep 01, 2008 ... Barker - Lester Jr., died on Aug. 8. A public memorial servicewill be held at the Fairbanks Union Church on Thursday, Sept. 4, at11 a.m. The following evening, Sept. 5, there will be a publicmemorial service at the Elks Lodge in West Farmington at 7 p.m.Interment will take place at a ...
Edward Little class reunites for 70th year
Sep 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - The Edward Little High School Class of' 1938 held its70-year reunion on Aug. 17 at the Chick-A-Dee. In attendance were 25 classmates, and 12 guests. Welcoming theattendees were Co-Chairmen Dr. John James and Glenna Davis. A short social period preceded lunch, after ...
Sibley receives CIC designation
Sep 01, 2008 ... AUBURN - The designation of Certified Insurance Counselor hasbeen conferred upon Betsy Sibley at the Northeast Bank InsuranceGroup, following her successful completion of a rigorous insuranceeducation program, sponsored by the Society of Certified InsuranceCounselors. Sibley has ...
Women's Network schedules event
Sep 01, 2008 ... FREEPORT - The Maine Women's Network announces that its annualCelebration of Amazing Women will be held Sept. 16 at the HiltonGarden Inn in Freeport. Women will learn how to be "recalled, remembered and referred," aterm coined by author and national speaker Sasha ZeBryk, who ...
Births
Sep 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - Central Maine Medical Center announces the followingbirths. Logan Alexander Perkins, a boy to Kara Powell and Donald Perkinsof Sabattus, Aug. 7. Sibling, Nicholas; grandparents, Linda Morse ofLisbon Falls, Helen Perkins and Stacie Sturgeon of New Gloucester,Jay Wilkins ...
8th District Court, Lewiston
Sep 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - The following cases were heard recently in 8thDistrict Court: David Jalbert, 19, Lewiston, disorderly conduct, loudunreasonable noise on Sept. 7, 2007, found guilty, fined $75. Maurice L. James, 19, West Bath, possession of marijuana on Feb.24, guilty by default, ...
8th District Court, Lewiston
Sep 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - The following cases were heard recently in 8thDistrict Court. Dennis James Schrepper, 57, Lewiston, operating while licensesuspended or revoked on Feb. 4, found guilty, fined $250. Katherine Scott, 44, Auburn, unlawful possession of scheduleddrug on Oct. 16, 2007, ...
11th District Court, Rumford
Sep 01, 2008 ... RUMFORD - The following cases were closed recently in 11thDistrict Court: Gary L. Broomhall, 41, Mexico, unlawful trafficking in scheduleddrugs, criminal forfeiture of property on June 14, sent to jurytrial. Torrey G. Burgess Jr., 19, Mexico, minor consuming liquor on ...
Parton contest packs em in
Sep 01, 2008; ... DIXFIELD - Sunday's Dolly Parton Look-A-Like contest packed theCountryfolk Music Theatre on Route 2 in East Dixfield village withpeople of all ages. It also gave five women an opportunity to show off and eithersing a Dolly song or share a few Parton words. Prior to the 1:15 ...
Boys soccer overview
Sep 01, 2008 ... The St. Dom's boys soccer team might have been a quiet entry intothe Western C tournament last year, but the seventh-ranked Saintsmade plenty of noise claiming their second state title this decade.The Saints should be among the top local soccer teams again thisfall while teams like ...
Roadrunners Crossman tough to catch
Sep 01, 2008; ... FARMINGTON - Being a goal scorer takes skill, an ability to useyour teammates and being in the right place at the right time. Alex Crossman succeeded at all three last fall. "It was basically a lot of movement and quick passes andbreakaways," the Mt. Abram senior said. "I was ...
Delmas era arrives
Sep 01, 2008; ... LEWISTON - Getting to the top is tough enough. Staying there is tougher. Two years ago, goaltender Peter Delmas walked into the LewistonMaineiacs training camp. Barely noticeable, Delmas slinked aroundthe Androscoggin Bank Colisee at 6-feet and a slender 162 pounds. He ...
Maineiac youngsters top Tigres
Sep 01, 2008; ... LEWISTON - The rookies got to sit at the back of the bus, thistime. Of course, the bus carrying the Lewiston Maineiacs to their firstexhibition game of the season was filled with nearly all rookies,but who's counting? Coach and GM Ed Harding selected 20 players to travel to ...
Lester E. Barker Jr.
Sep 01, 2008 ... FARMINGTON --- Lester E. Barker Jr., 79, of Farmington, a hard-working man, died Thursday night, Aug. 28, at his home surrounded byhis family. He was born on Aug. 16, 1929, in Farmington, the son of Lester E.Sr., and Phyllis (Duley) Barker. He attended New Vineyard andFarmington ...
Stephen Andrew Fleury
Sep 01, 2008 ... PEMBROKE, N.C. - Stephen Andrew Fleury, 48, of Pembroke, N.C.,died after a long illness on Aug. 30, with his loving mother, Maisie(Dolorges) Fleury and sister, Kendra Kaye by his side. He was formerly from Mechanic Falls. He was born in Cranston,R.I., on Oct. 19, 1959, of his ...
L. Carolyn "Carrie" Harkins
Sep 01, 2008 ... LEWISTON - L. Carolyn "Carrie" Harkins, 94, of Lewiston, diedpeacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Montello Manor, following alengthy illness. Her granddaughter was by her side. Born in Everett, Mass., on April 11, 1914, she was the daughterof James P. and Katherine Keyo Snow. She ...
Neighbors stand in for grandparents
Sep 02, 2008 ... DEAR ABBY: "Nobody's Grandma" (June 12) is sad about herchildren's desire to remain childless. I would encourage her to seekout a family in her neighborhood, church or other shared connectionswho live far from family or have no grandparents. I lived far from both sets of ...
Check It Out
Sep 02, 2008 ... Items submitted to Check it Out must be events that benefitnonprofit organizations and be open to the public. Submissionsshould be received at least seven days in advance of theevent.Farmington area Livermore Falls, Tuesday, Sept. 2: Silver & Gold concert, 6-8p.m., Livermore ...
Treatments for wet macular degeneration
Sep 02, 2008 ... DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Everything I read or hear about maculardegeneration is always about dry macular degeneration. I happen tohave the wet kind, and would like to know what its treatments are.I've heard that vitamins work. Do they? Thank you. - T.R. ANSWER: In the well-off countries ...
Virgo: A lot rides on how much you do
Sep 02, 2008 ... Happy Birthday: There is plenty on the line and the boundariesare limited. You will have to calculate your every move, making sureyou don't waffle or give in too soon. Balance will be the key togetting what you want in the end. ARIES (March 21-April 19): You'll feel emotionally up ...
Looking back
Sep 02, 2008 ... If the electric road wishes to do something real nice it mighthave the signs on the cars illuminated at night, to save the botherof stopping every car until you get the right one. Visitors, whilefinding the car service satisfactory, often comment on this feature. The city of Auburn ...
Hospice volunteer training available
Sep 02, 2008 ... Dear Sun Spots: In response to more needs, Androscoggin Home Care& Hospice is offering classes this fall in the Lewiston, Rumford andFarmington areas for compassionate people to be trained as hospicevolunteers. Hospice volunteers help support terminally ill patients and ...
Charges
Sep 02, 2008 ... Willie J. Brown, 41, 64 James St. #1, Auburn, unspecifiedwarrant, 9:21 p.m. Saturday at Goff and School streets. Joseph M. Couture, 25, of 47 E. Auburn Lumber Road, Auburn,operating under the influence, 12:37 a.m. Sunday at 699 Center St. Edward Ker, 25, of 47 East Auburn ...
Teen unhurt in Durham rollover
Sep 02, 2008 ... DURHAM - A 17-year-old Brunswick driver escaped apparent injuryin a single-vehicle rollover on Cedar Pond Road on Monday night. Maine State Trooper Tyler Stevenson said Matthew Snyder wasdriving west on Cedar Pond Road and failed to negotiate a rightcurve, lost control of his car, ...
Man dies at state park
Sep 02, 2008; ... GRAFTON TOWNSHIP - Law enforcement officials are releasing fewdetails about a body discovered in Grafton Notch State Park inOxford County on Monday. Trooper Paul Casey of the Maine State Police said the body of theeldery man, whose name is not being released pending ...
AFL-CIO lobbies to seek change
Sep 02, 2008; ... LEWISTON - More than 200 people gathered. More than 10 laborunions from across the state were represented. And one message rangas clear as the September sky shining overhead. Change is needed. Change is coming. Change could be just 63 daysaway, but it will take the largest ...
Working for the FBI
Sep 02, 2008; ... LEWISTON - At 5 feet, 6 inches tall, stout and soft-spoken, DonGoulet could pass for a mild-mannered businessman. Perhaps a parishpriest. Never a war hero with a pair of Purple Hearts. Certainly not aretired FBI agent who shadowed Mafia guys and once toted an M-16rifle during an ...
By the numbers Blueberries
Sep 02, 2008 ... 6,000: Number of blueberries a single bush can produce in a year 1916: Year the first commercial crop was produced in ...
Car, motorcycle crash in Lisbon
Sep 02, 2008 ... LISBON - There were no injuries in a car-motorcycle crash onRoute 196 in Lisbon Falls on Monday. Investigating officer Jeffrey Williams identified the drivers asMiranda Pomerleau, 20, of Lisbon, and Daniel Bussiere, 45, ofLewiston. He said ...
Couple hurt in West Paris crash
Sep 02, 2008; ... WEST PARIS - A husband and wife were hospitalized after a Mondayevening crash on Route 26 in West Paris. Trooper Gregory Tirado of the Maine State Police said officialsare not releasing the names of the West Paris couple pendingnotification of family members. The crash occurred at ...
State leads efforts to protect workers
Sep 02, 2008 ... We must continue to put the famous Maine work ethic to work toimprove the lives of all Mainers. Rising unemployment, home foreclosures, unaffordable fuel andheating oil: these tidings of our nation's economic downturn underthe Bush administration's failed policies were hardly cause ...
End of summer means real campaign begins
Sep 02, 2008 ... It's hard to be a hero in America. John Kerry learned that thehard way. He returned from the war in Vietnam, decorated by hisgrateful country, and turned on the men he had left behind, accusingthem of crimes and atrocities. Years later, after he "reported forduty" as the nominee of his ...
Fault the law, not the schools
Sep 02, 2008 ... The annual troubles of the Lewiston school system's diversity andthe strict standards of No Child Left Behind are growing worse. Thisyear, four schools failed to make "adequate yearly progress," whichsome consider equal to a "failing school." Yet the one-size-fits-all approach of ...
Matolcsy schedules show, sale and reception
Sep 02, 2008 ... NORWAY - The Matolcsy Arts Center will wrap up the summer seasonwith a show and sale of artwork by Western Maine Art Group membersand a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5. Oil paintings, watercolors, illustrations, metal sculpture, woodcarvings and cut paper will be ...
Reviews of new bluegrass albums
Sep 02, 2008; ... Jerry Douglas, "Glide," Koch Records, 11 tracks After 35 years in bluegrass, Jerry Douglas is a legend at 52. Heranks among the best Dobro players in the history of the genre. ButDouglas doesn't like to be confined within the boundaries of anygenre. And his 12 solo albums are ...
Leafing through new reads Some of the season's most promising new titles feature the arts
Sep 02, 2008; ... Literature is a wellspring for all the arts. I intend no arrogance. It's just that writing is one of the olderart forms - more mature than films, sound recordings and so on.Shakespeare was the fountain for Verdi's "Macbeth," the James Whaleand Kenneth Branagh adaptations of ...
Wanted: yard sale items to help theater
Sep 02, 2008 ... MONMOUTH - The Theater At Monmouth is seeking donations for itsannual yard sale to be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27-28. The theater is looking for household items, furniture, books,antiques, costume pieces, props and unique items. Items that won'tbe accepted include clothes, ...
Tuesday
Sep 02, 2008 ... Jay: Wednesday, Sept. 3, Work Session Selectmen/BuildingInspector, 6:30 p.m., Town ...
Vandals deface church
Sep 02, 2008; ... LIVERMORE FALLS - For the fourth time this summer the EatonMemorial United Methodist Church building has been defaced bygraffiti. Volunteers stripping rotting plaster inside a church entranceFriday, said it is hard enough to maintain a building, never mindthe extra work that is ...