Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me. back issues from February 2009:
Eats: Cole Farms
Feb 01, 2009; ... Special specials and, if there's still room, desserts too good toleave behind. I remember going to Cole Farms in Gray as a child; the rideseemed so long, but was always worth it. It occurred to me I haven'tbrought my own children there nearly enough to give them those ...
Face Time: Jeremy Brown
Feb 01, 2009; ... On Feb. 14, something called The Lewiston Root Cellar willcelebrate its grand opening at 89 Birch St. from noon to 3 p.m.Jeremy Brown knows the good things that have resulted from a similarproject in Portland's Munjoy Hill neighborhood. He's confident hope can grow here ...
The Edgy Veggie: Hot drinks with cool new tastes
Feb 01, 2009; ... Everybody loves a makeover, even, apparently, coffee, tea andcocoa. Our three favorite hot beverages have cultivated a new lookand a new taste (sort of). Cabaret Brewed Chocolate ($14.95, 6 ounces) rethinks cocoa as weknow it. A whole pound of raw cacao beans goes into every jar ....
Are video games bad for your relationships? Maybe
Feb 01, 2009; ... An interesting study came out of Brigham Young Universityrecently that links video game play to poor relationships withfamily and friends. Undergrad Alex Jensen and his faculty mentor, Laura Walker,published the results of their research - they collected data frommore than 800 ...
Opening this week
Feb 01, 2009; ... 'New in Town' Renee Zellweger plays the fish in this fish out of water comedyabout a big city gal whose job sends her to middle-of-nowhereMinnesota, where she has to learn to like such local pastimes as icefishing and getting drunk in bars. Harry Connick Jr. plays the small-town ...
What's your gripe?
Feb 01, 2009 ... I dislike drivers refusal to yield to walkers using canes,walkers and scooters. Extremely disrespectful. - Anonymous The snow problems around the Lewiston Public Library - everywinter it's dangerous to get to the library because of large snowbanks and lack of adequate plowing ...
Oh, the wonders of welcoming a wee one
Feb 01, 2009 ... I hope you're not tired of stories about my grandchildren becauseI love writing about them. There's been a column about the birth ofeach one - Addison, Anna, Lucy, and Jack; so of course, I must writeabout our newest arrival, little Abel. Do you recall that wild and woolly ...
Wireless keypad has some design flaws
Feb 01, 2009 ... Playstation 3 Wireless Keypad Rating: 5/10 It's about time the PS3 had an answer to the 360's Chatpad. Wejust wish Sony had taken more cues from Microsoft while developingits Wireless Keypad. While this keypad gets the job done, the unit'splacement above the controller makes ...
Mystery photo
Feb 01, 2009 ... If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us atbmail@sunjournal.com or call 689-2896 and leave a voice mail withyour answer. Please leave your name and phone number. Correctentries will be ...
Night Life
Feb 01, 2009 ... Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations.If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listingsmust be e-mailed to bmail@sunjournal.com and received no later thanThursday.Tonight Super Bowl bash, Lavish Night Club and Bar, Auburn Sunday ...
Raccoon the other dark meat
Feb 01, 2009; ... KANSAS CITY, Mo. - He rolls into the parking lot of Leon'sThriftway in an old maroon Impala with a trunk full of frozen meat. Raccoon - the other dark meat. In five minutes, Montrose, Mo., trapper Larry Brownsberger issold out in the lot at 39th Street and Kensington Avenue ....
Some tips for sunscreen safety
Feb 01, 2009; ... I'm going to Mexico this month and I was wondering: Can I usesunscreen from last summer? What about safety? I heard that somesunscreens have ingredients that are harmful. How do I know? A: Sunscreens typically last a year. So if you bought newsunscreen last summer, it should still ...
Dare to be different. Give your sweetheart an orchid.
Feb 01, 2009; ... Good morning. Here I am again and I am sorry to say, "No, itisn't spring yet." But, perhaps, we can bring a bit of spring intoyour life - and a bit of a new adventure along with it. Valentine's Day will be here shortly and I wanted to give some ofyou lovers out there a chance to ...
Inside a sleep clinic
Feb 01, 2009; ... People come here for a host of sometimes very serious problems.My problems included a talking wall and near failure to do what Icame here for. You see? I told you I couldn't sleep. Now there are pages of dataand hours of video to prove it. All this to verify to you, thesweetly ...
Talk of the town
Feb 01, 2009; ... It's like Auburn and Lewiston are breaking up. Word on the streetis, Sabattus was asked to pass a note to Lewiston in study hall inwhich Auburn lamented that the relationship was just not workingout. Although Auburn still wants to be friends. Frankly, I saw thiscoming. For years, rumors ...
Housing proposed for Great Falls School
Feb 01, 2009; ... AUBURN - The former Great Falls School would become home to 21apartment units, with room on the site for tenant parking and a newthird floor, according to a Community Concepts plan. The social-services provider and developer would share thebuilding with the Community Little Theatre ...
Giggling away on ze torture wheel
Feb 01, 2009; ... Wolfgang was gentle with me, assuring even. "Your feets are just fine," he said, his accent thick. "You musttrust me about this." His voice was firm, his head bald. He looked surprisingly likethe lead singer of Judas Priest but, in fact, was former CdS elite -a former Cirque ...
'Wendy and Lucy' shines as a poignant examination of joblessness
Feb 01, 2009; ... Wearing a blue hoodie, pants cut off at the knee and tansneakers, Wendy Carroll is on the run from her own sad life. In her20s and alone, she pulls into a drizzly Oregon town, has carproblems, gets into trouble with the law, and then loses her dog,Lucy. That's about the sum of ...
Fans scuffle at hockey game
Feb 01, 2009 ... LEWISTON - A disagreement among spectators over "somebody'slanguage" at the end of Saturday's Maineiacs game involved a punchbeing thrown and two patrons being ejected from the arena. No charges were filed and there were no injuries, police said. "Someone was concerned with ...
Buckfield man crashes into pole
Feb 01, 2009 ... BUCKFIELD - A local man was injured Saturday night when hisvehicle slammed into a utility pole, police said. Brandon Steele, whose age was not available, was taken toStephens Memorial Hospital after complaining of pain, said OxfordCounty Sheriff's Deputy William Nelson. "He ...
Police log
Feb 01, 2009 ... Nicholas Greig Pringle, 33, 22 Knox St., Lewiston, domesticviolence assault and burglary, 1:45 p.m. Friday on Pine Street. Patrick J. Inman, 23, of 227 Lincoln St., Lewiston, domesticviolence assault, 3:30 p.m. Friday, 227 Lincoln St. Brandy L. Bickford, 21, of 3 North Main ...
Auburn Winter Festival Sliding, skating, playing
Feb 01, 2009; ... AUBURN - Hundreds came out to play on the ice and snow during thecity's annual Winter Festival on Saturday. At the Walton School field, Tricia Tomlinson of Lewiston -wearing ski pants and with rosy cheeks - played with her daughter,Corra Tomlinson, 5, in a snow ...
Mitchell's Middle East mission is bound to fail
Feb 01, 2009 ... Like Linus van Pelt sitting alone in the pumpkin patch, GeorgeMitchell, Obama's special envoy to the Middle East, is in thatdysfunctional region thinking that if he and the Obamaadministration demonstrate enough sincerity, the diplomaticequivalent of the Great Pumpkin will arrive, making ...
Problems don't stop at the riverbanks
Feb 01, 2009 ... In a week dominated by the dismantling of the Citizens Commissionon Lewiston-Auburn Cooperation, it was impossible to avoid writingabout cooperation between the Twin Cities.It is well-known that mostpublic discussions around cooperation are dominated by pushes andpulls for consolidating ...
Response to column an example of mindless zeal
Feb 01, 2009 ... This one is for Doug. He was one of maybe 2,000 readers who fired off e-mails inresponse to a recent column criticizing that paragon of politicalanalysis, Rush Hudson Limbaugh III. I excoriated Limbaugh for sayingof Barack Obama's presidency, "I hope he fails." As is generally ...
Bungled bailout rules must be changed
Feb 01, 2009 ... The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Thursday,Jan. 29: "Troubling" is the kindest word we can think of to describe thegreed and irresponsibility displayed by Merrill Lynch chiefexecutive John Thain as his brokerage was going down the drain.Forced to sell the ...
Time to get past the Casella hysteria
Feb 01, 2009 ... The bid to turn over Lewiston's dump to Casella was dropped longago. It has been over 16 months since privatizing Lewiston's dump wasrejected, yet some in this community still cannot seem to getthemselves past it.Even while I argued in this very newspaper thatthe proposal was ...
Integration is hallmark of Maine's colleges
Feb 01, 2009; ... When President Barack Obama's tenure is later portrayed in novelsor the silver screen, an appropriate title could be, "Black Man inthe White House." Too bad it's taken. It was claimed 46 years ago by a man withMaine ties, Fred Morrow. Published in 1963, "Black Man in the ...
Senators, bring sense to stimulus
Feb 01, 2009 ... In economic stimulus, numbers have ceased to matter. The current package before Congress is $819 billion, but it couldbe a quadrillion, for all it matters. What's been proposed isstimulus at any cost, because continued lagging of American economicoutput is a failure beyond ...
Funeral Notices
Feb 01, 2009 ... AKERS - Patricia "Pat," 71, of West Paris, died Jan. 30. Memorialservices will be held at 1 p.m. at the West Paris Baptist Church onWednesday, Feb. 4, with Pastor Bruce Tyner officiating. Onlinecondolences may be left for the family at www.andrewsgreenleaf.com.Arrangements by Andrews ...
Ice-fishing nuisance
Feb 01, 2009 ... Snowmobilers are becoming a nuisance on Maine's lakes with theirhigh rates of speed and disregard for ice fishermen. On a recent fishing trip to Cobbosseecontee Lake, I had fishingtraps run over and destroyed by four snowmobilers speeding down thelake and driving right through ...
Worst policy
Feb 01, 2009 ... This is in response to the article "Religious freedom at centerof pot case," printed Jan. 24. Arresting nonviolent people for making a safer health choice,cannabis, compared to other medicinal/social drugs is scandalousreefer madness. Marijuana is less addicting than caffeine and ...
Unsaintly oversight
Feb 01, 2009 ... Why didn't the Sun Journal see fit to put a picture of the threewinning cheering teams on the front page of the sports section Jan.25? All of the divisions are equally entitled to that honor. There was a picture of the fifth-place Edward Little team on thefront page, instead of the ...
Intelligent, humble
Feb 01, 2009 ... Dennis Haszko, the Democratic candidate for House District 89(Farmington-Industry), and his family made a choice to live inFarmington because of its unique community, not simply because hewas born here. Not content to simply live here, he has also chosento take a genuine interest and ...
'Woods and woods and woods'
Feb 01, 2009; ... BORDER OF MAINE, QUEBEC - In 2003, drug agents in Maine receivedinformation that a shipment of cocaine was to be delivered acrossthe Canadian border near Coburn Gore. A team was quickly assembled. More than dozen agents and countydeputies went to the heavily wooded area in northern ...
Eyes on Maine's border
Feb 01, 2009; ... Oxford County police are now patrolling the county's rugged andmountainous border with Canada in search of illegal activity. "It'sonly a matter of time until the patrols pay off," says one. PARIS - Just past nightfall in remote wilderness near Maine'sborder with Canada, three small ...
Nonprofit chief promotes development
Feb 01, 2009; ... HEBRON - The chief of a nonprofit seeking to recruit and expandbusinesses in Maine said Saturday evening that regional developmentis necessary to grow the state's economy. Matthew C. Jacobson, president and CEO of Maine and Company,spoke before about 260 people at the Oxford Hills ...
Coutts, Fitzpatrick
Feb 01, 2009; ... BANGOR - Stephen and Christine Coutts of East Holden and Terranceand Denise Fitzpatrick of Camden are pleased to announce theengagement of their children, Caitlin Coutts and Brian Fitzpatrickof Bangor. The future bride is a 2002 graduate of Brewer High School and a2007 graduate ...
Vono, Barton
Feb 01, 2009; ... MECHANIC FALLS - Marianne Gallo of Mechanic Falls and AnthonyVono of Lynbrook, N.Y., are pleased to announce the engagement oftheir daughter, Dawn Marie Vono of Mechanic Falls, to David JamesBarton of Mechanic Falls, son of Jeffrey and Susan Barton of AlbanyTownship. Miss Vono is ...
Folker, Poussard
Feb 01, 2009; ... LEWISTON - Frank and Sharon Folker of Lewiston are announcing theengagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Folker of Lewiston, to ScottPoussard of Lewiston, son of Dan and Sue Robitaille of NewGloucester and David Poussard of Lyman, N.H. Miss Folker is a 2002 graduate of ...
Morin, Letourneau
Feb 01, 2009; ... LEWISTON - Jerry and Sandy Morin of Lewiston are announcing theengagement of their daughter, Heather Lee Morin of Lewiston, toRandy Letourneau of Lewiston, son of Henry and Christine Letourneauof Litchfield. Miss Morin is a 1997 graduate of Lewiston High School and a 2001graduate ...
Robbins, Edwards
Feb 01, 2009; ... POLAND - It is with great pleasure that Chris and Sandra Robbinsof Poland are announcing the engagement of their daughter, HeatherRobbins of Poland, to Ryan Edwards of Poland, son of Mark Edwards ofMechanic Falls and Ruth White of Falmouth. The future bride is a 2000 graduate of ...
L'Etoile, Reynolds
Feb 01, 2009; ... TURNER - Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L'Etoile of Turner are very pleasedto announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Anne, to GlenReynolds, son of Pamela Reynolds of Westbrook and Brian ...
Plourde, Bilodeau
Feb 01, 2009; ... AUBURN - The engagement of Jennifer Plourde, daughter of Richardand Debbie Plourde of Auburn, to Chris Bilodeau, son of Raymond andCarol Bilodeau of Turner, is announced. Miss Plourde is a 1998 graduate of Edward Little High School anda ...
Lee, Viets
Feb 01, 2009; ... OLD ORCHARD BEACH - The wedding of Karen Lee and Daniel Viets washeld on Oct. 18 at Old Orchard Beach. Pastor Mark Rockwoodofficiated at the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Carmen Fillmore of Lewiston and JohnLee of Buckfield. The bridegroom is the son of David and ...
Stuart, Peirce
Feb 01, 2009; ... BOLTON LANDING, N.Y. - Kristina P. Stuart and William D. Peirceof Queensbury, N.Y., were married at the Sagamora Resort on LakeGeorge on Nov. 21. The bride, a native of Sabattus, graduated from Oak Hill HighSchool in Wales and Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. She is employedat ...
Outsmarted
Feb 01, 2009; ... Greed, sloth, envy, gluttony, lust or wrath didn't spawn thecountry's financial crisis. In this case, our deadliest sin waspride. It's tempting to see our deepening economic crisis through theprism of the culture of greed that flourished under the let-markets-run-wild ideology of ...
Man saved from river, sled sinks
Feb 01, 2009; ... RUMFORD - A Rumford Point man was plucked from the AndroscogginRiver and airlifted to a Lewiston hospital on Saturday night. Michael Thurston, 21, spent about an hour mostly submerged afterthe snowmobile he was riding ran into open water at the confluenceof the Concord River, ...
Boys basketball Madison 60, Monmouth 49
Feb 01, 2009 ... MADISON - Senior forward Simon Elias notched a double-double with17 points and 12 rebounds as Madison fended off a scrappy Monmouth,60-49, in MVC boys basketball action Saturday. The Bulldogs (11-5) jumped out to a 30-19 halftime lead. SamPerkins contributed 16 points, while Ezra ...
High school roundup: Ruff's triple-double feeds Mountain Valley
Feb 01, 2009 ... RUMFORD - Travis Ruff recorded a triple-double with 14 points, 14rebounds and 12 assists to lead Mountain Valley to a 69-30 triumphover Telstar. The Falcons (14-2) broke the game open with a 24-12 spurt in thesecond quarter to take a 35-19 lead at the half. Ruff also recorded ...
Falcons pin Raiders, take Western B title
Feb 01, 2009; ... WELLS - The goal was to defend its regional title, and MountainValley figured it could do that against Wells and Oak Hill if itfinished its victories early and finished its losses still uprighton the mat. The Falcons needed all of the pin points they could muster asthey pulled ...
A sad reminder to try to ski safely
Feb 01, 2009 ... When word was received about the death of Rebecca McGill, 16, atSugarloaf on Jan. 20, it was a reminder of how we are allresponsible for our own safety on the ski trails. Each year, theNational Ski Areas Association and its member areas sponsor a safetyawareness week. That week was from ...
Steelers safe, but absurd wager
Feb 01, 2009 ... Wagering is stupid. There's also no limit to the stupidity youmay enjoy as a side dish with your Super Bowl XLIII wingding, ifit's your preference.You may bet on the style of the first touchdowncelebration (co-favorites: Santonio Holmes pretending he's a victimof the ...
Andies claim bragging rights
Feb 01, 2009; ... JAY - Livermore Falls could get used to this. As athletics in these proud, neighboring, riverside communitiesgo, life doesn't get much better than winning a game that punchesyour ticket to the playoffs and pays your rival's cab fare home. The Andies have accomplished that ...
Mastropietro puts stop to Maineaics, earns 3-0 shutout
Feb 01, 2009; ... LEWISTON - What a difference a day makes. Three different Victoriaville skaters scored, and AntonioMastropietro followed a forgettable, five-goal loss with amasterpiece, stopping all 34 shots he faced to lead the Tigres to a3-0 win over the Lewiston Maineiacs in front of 2,737 at ...
Maineiacs bid adieu
Feb 01, 2009; ... LEWISTON - More than 2,500 fans watched the Lewiston Maineiacstake on the Victoriaville Tigres at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee onSaturday. Meanwhile, in the offices on the building's first floor, the faxmachine started to churn, and Lewiston's grip on the Maineiacsslipped away, ...
Hounds howl in C meet
Feb 01, 2009; ... WELLS - The only pressure felt by the Lisbon wrestling team camefrom within, but that obviously had little bearing on the Greyhoundsrecord-breaking performance and their 212.5-point victory in theClass C Western regional championship Saturday. The Hounds stayed ahead of Dirigo, ...
Page 2: Largess looms large for Telstar
Feb 01, 2009 ... Whenever she wants to see Sunday River, Samantha Largess only hasto look out her bedroom window. The mountain has served as Largess's back yard and playground, soit's no surprise that she was born to go down hills of packedpowder, and go down them fast. "I think I started to ...
Page 2: Games to watch
Feb 01, 2009 ... MVC Champ. at Black Mountain Thursday and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Girls Alpine race between Sam Largess of Telstar, Emily Luce andNoelle Lake of Mt. Abram and Lindsay Jacques of Jay just one ofseveral compelling battles.Swimming KVAC Champ. at Bath Saturday, 9 ...
Obama selection leaves him riled up
Feb 01, 2009 ... Diane and I don't talk politics at the breakfast table muchanymore. In well-meaning attempts to keep my blood pressure incheck, she's been counseling me to forget about the Obama phenomenonand try to focus on the positive. Why, just the other morning Ilooked up from my Frosted ...
Jon Sassi Memorial 5K
Feb 01, 2009 ... At Black Mountain Classical BOYS TEAM SCORES: Mt. Blue 23, Gould Academy 75, Maranacook 81,Yarmouth 84, Leavitt 88, Fryeburg Academy 152, Winthrop 169, Caribou175, Falmouth 179, Greely 192, Oxford Hills 199, Mt. Abram 241,Telstar 279, Waynflete 306, Cape Elizabeth ...
Puck bounces away from Leavitt
Feb 01, 2009; ... AUBURN - The Westbrook boys hockey team has learned to gaugetheir success by which way the puck is bouncing. Saturday night, the puck was deflecting, caroming and ricochetingthe way of the Blue Blazes. Westbrook got a pair of fluky goals and held off a late Leavittrally for a ...
Pat Akers
Feb 01, 2009 ... WEST PARIS - Pat Akers, 71, wife of Howard Akers, died at herhome on Friday, Jan. 30, after a long illness. She was born in Rumford on Sept. 21, 1937, the daughter of Edwardand Mary (McKellick) Gilks Sr. She was educated in Rumford schoolsand received her high school diploma in ...
Frank Joseph Cannuli
Feb 01, 2009 ... WEST PARIS - Frank Joseph Cannuli, 63, of West Paris, diedThursday, Jan. 29, at his home following a long illness. He was born in Winchester, Mass., on Sept. 12, 1945, the son ofDomonic J. and Mary (Beauchamp) Cannuli, and was educated inMassachusetts schools. Frank had ...
Laurette Carrier
Feb 01, 2009 ... AUBURN - Laurette Carrier, 82, formerly of 11 Lisbon St.,Lewiston, died peacefully at the Androscoggin Hospice House inAuburn on Saturday, Jan. 31. She was born in Van Buren on Dec. 15, 1926, a daughter of thelate Joseph and Beatrice (Levesque) Levasseur. She was educated inVan ...