LEGAL NOTICES for Thursday, April 23, 2020

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STATE OF MAINE
PROBATE COURT
COURT ST.,
SKOWHEGAN, ME
SOMERSET, ss
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
18-A MRSA sec. 3-801

The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The first publication date of this notice March 26, 2020

If you are a creditor of an estate listed below, you must present your claim within four months of the first publication date of this Notice to Creditors by filing a written statement of your claim on a proper form with the Register of Probate of this Court or by delivering or mailing to the Personal Representative listed below at the address published by his name, a written statement of the claim indicating the basis therefore, the name and address of the claimant and the amount claimed or in such other manner as the law may provide. See 18-C M.R.S.A. §3-804.

2020-059 – Estate of NORA P. YOUNG, late of New Portland, Me deceased. Martin C. Clague, 205 Linden Ponds Way, #HG723, Hingham, MA 02043 appointed Personal Representative.

2020-060 – Estate of MURLENE J. KIMBALL, late of Palmyra, Me deceased. Albert F. Kimball, Jr. 10 Old Colbath Road, Exeter, Me 04435 appointed Personal Representative.

2020-062 – Estate of GORDON G. PROVOST, late of Skowhegan, Me deceased. Sharon H. Provost, 16 Provost Lane, Skowhegan, Me 04976 appointed Personal Representative.

2020-064 – Estate of SUSAN MARIE NELSON, late of Canaan, Me deceased. Gorey N. Nelson, 800 Main Street, Canaan, Me 04924 appointed Personal Representative.

2020-066 – Estate of DURWOOD HAYDEN, late of Hartland, Me deceased. Dann L. Hayden, 756 Athens Road, Hartland, Me 04943 and Dena L. Hayden, 64 Treadwell Acres, Hermon, Me 04401 appointed Co-Personal Representative

2020-068 – Estate of MALCOLM D. WHITNEY, late of Canaan, Me deceased. Rita Louise Page, 431 Jones Road, Garland, Maine 04939 appointed Personal Representative.

2020-070 – Estate of GORDON L. BIZEAU, late of St. Albans, Me deceased. Joan Fleisman, 12 Kimberly Field, Enfield, CT 06082 and Timothy Bizeau, 16 Pleasant Street, Windsor, CT 06095 appointed Co-Personal Representatives.

2020-071 – Estate of CHRISTINE J. WORSTER, late of Cambridge, Me deceased. Clarence W. Worster, Jr., PO Box 44, Cambridge, Me 04923 appointed Personal Representative.

2020-072 – Estate of GUNNAR J. LOVELY, late of Pittsfield, Me deceased. Joseph E. Lovely, 158 Livingston Street, Pittsfield, Me 04967 appointed Personal Representative.

2020-074 – Estate of JACK C. DIONNE, late of Skowhegan, Me deceased. Jane D. Jewell, 227 Beckwith Road, Cornville, Me 04976 appointed Personal Representative.

2020-075 – Estate of MATTHEW G. PRATT, late of Smithfield, Me deceased. Rhys Pratt, 11 Raymond Road, Topsham, Me 04086 and Dana Daigle, 81 Halifax Street, Winslow, Me 04901 appointed Co-Personal Representatives.

2020-076 – Estate of CAROL ANDERSON, late of Caratunk, Me deceased. Cheryl Anderson, PO Box 56, Caratunk, Me 04925 appointed Personal Representative.

2020-078 – Estate of PAUL F. LASKEY, SR., late of Rockwood, Me deceased. Doreen A. Berry-Laskey, PO Box 328, Rockwood, Me 04478 appointed Personal Representative.

2020-079 – Estate of PETER J. DYER, late of Fairfield, Me deceased. Frederick J. Dyer, Jr., 285 Center Road, Fairfield, Me 04937 appointed Personal Represenative.

2020-080 – Estate of LINDA L. FANJOY, late of Skowhegan, Me deceased. Judith A. Mantor, 476 Thurston Hill Road, Madison, Me 04950 appointed Personal Representative.

To be published on March 26, 2020 & April 2, 2020.
Dated: March 23, 2020 /s/ Victoria Hatch,
Register of Probate
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Healthcare workers applauded

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Waterville Fire and Police were joined by other local first responders in thanking local healthcare professionals at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Thayer campus, in Waterville, on April 15. (photo by Waterville Police Deputy Chief William Bonney)

Community comes together for Easter egg and paper scavenger hunt in Vassalboro

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Eggs displayed outside St. Bridget’s Communtity Center. (photos courtesy of Victor Esposito)

Victor Esposito, along with a student’s parent, built two-foot tall Easter eggs, and brought them to JMG (Jobs for Maine Graduates) student’s home where they were painted. The eggs were then brought back to Esposito. From there they were distributed throughout Vassalboro. Meanwhile, Donald, Lisa and Jessica Breton organized a paper egg scavenger hunt. There was a good turnout for the event, according to organizers.

Victor Esposito is the JMG Master Specialist at Vassalboro Community School.

Photo courtesy of Victor Esposito

Photo courtesy of Victor Esposito

Photo courtesy of Victor Esposito

Social distancing shouldn’t lead to social isolation

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Courtesy of AARP Maine

Even in the best of times, social isolation is a significant problem. In Maine, 587,300 people over the age of 50 live alone and are at higher risk of social isolation, which is now magnified by the “social distancing” requirements across the country.

That’s worrisome. In fact, the World Health Organization was so concerned that the “social distancing” directive was contributing to isolation that it has modified the wording of its guidance: It now urges people to practice “physical distancing” to prevent the spread of the virus.

Make no mistake: The long-term effects of social isolation are very real. Over a prolonged period, the impact of social isolation is as harmful to an individual as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In fact, isolation is more dangerous to one’s health than obesity, and it’s linked to a greater likelihood of early death, accelerated cognitive decline, poor cardiovascular function, stroke and depression in adults 50 and older.

We may have all scaled back our personal interactions to stay safe, but that doesn’t mean we have to be alone. Today’s technology offers myriad ways to keep in touch with family, friends, neighbors and loved ones.

Here are some steps to stay connected:

  • Measure your risk for isolation – or that of your loved one – at AARP Foundation’s Connect2Affect.org. This platform also provides lists of community assistance programs for medical care, food, and job training.
  • Plug into the growing number of mutual aid groups that organize volunteers to assist older neighbors by, for example, picking up prescriptions or going grocery shopping for them. AARP recently launched the “Community Connections” tool, also in Spanish, to help you find a group in your area. You can also request a “friendly call” from an AARP volunteer through the website or by calling 1-888-281-0145.
  • Go virtual. Many in-person activities are now being offered online. Your local fitness center, for example, might be offering virtual exercise classes. Or perhaps your book club now meets online. AARP’s website offers daily fitness videos, links to movies that stream online, and other ideas to stay active and engaged during this difficult time.
  • Volunteer to provide critical services. It’s a way to assist others while also helping you find purpose and avoid isolation. Mentors and tutors, for example, are always in high demand and both roles can easily be filled remotely. You might also want to volunteer to answer helpline calls related to the pandemic. Visit https://createthegood.aarp.org.
  • Identify vulnerable older adults in your family or neighborhood and make a plan to have someone reach out to them on a regular basis by phone, text, email or virtual chat. This is an excellent opportunity to introduce someone unacquainted with Zoom, Skype or Facetime to this new method of communication.
  • If you are working from home, consider virtual lunches or happy hours. It’s important to take time to catch up with your colleagues on a more informal level. (And you might even glean a few tips on successfully navigating the new world of telework.)
  • Go old school. Reach out to a family member or friend by sending a letter or postcard. Enclose a photo or two in the letter to spark a fond memory.

“Physical distancing, so critical right now, does not have to mean social disconnection. We can maintain and even increase our social connectedness during this difficult time,” says Lisa Marsh Ryerson, President of AARP Foundation, which is exploring creative ways to help older adults connect and stay connected — to each other and to their communities.

If there is one thing that this pandemic has made clear, it’s that personal connections are immensely valuable and sorely missed. Let’s resolve to keep those links strong and vibrant during this crisis, especially for our most vulnerable family, friends and neighbors.

Please visit www.aarp.org/me for information on resources, volunteer opportunities and more. Send an email to me@aarp.org if you have questions, or if there is anything you need.

Mid-Maine Chamber Golf Classic rescheduled to Aug. 18

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photo: Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce

The annual Mid-Maine Chamber Golf Classic tournament, originally scheduled for June 15 at the Waterville Country Club, has been postponed to Tuesday, August 18, for this year, with an 11 a.m., shotgun start.

Given the current orders relating to COVID-19, the determination was made that it is too early to say when courses and other operations will be allowed to open, so an alternate date was chosen for August.

Team registrations are currently being accepted for this prize-laden tournament, with a chance to win $1,000,000. The entrance fee for Chamber members is $125 per team member, or $150 for non-chamber team members.

This year’s Chamber Golf Classic is sponsored by Central Maine Power and Maine State Credit Union.

For questions, please contact Cindy Stevens at (207) 649-5225, or email cindy@midmainechamber.com.

GROWING YOUR BUSINESS – Contractors: grow your business in hard times

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by Dan Beaulieu
Business consultant

My mother used to say there is always a way. No matter what the challenge, no matter how hard the times, there is always a way to make it through. And my mother at 92 years old has seen depressions, wars, recession and all sorts of challenges and always she has survived.

And now we face this, this common enemy, this virus that is threatening not only our health but our economy and our businesses as well.

But as mom always said, there is always a way, there is always a plan that can be creatively conceived and implemented to get through just about anything, even these hard times.

As promised, here are some more ideas to help you grow your business in these very bleak times.

This time we’ll talk about what you can do if you are a contractor. I know contractors are having it hard right now. Jobs are being canceled, because people do not want strangers in their houses, (nor should they) But, you can work outdoors right?

This is a great time to be putting on new roofs or siding. These are projects that can be done with minimum human contact. How about adding decks or porches? How about putting up a new fence, or building a new shed or garage, or maybe even a gazebo? These are all great projects that are done in the spring and especially when the weather gets warmer and even better outdoors!

How about working in temporarily closed businesses. This is an excellent time for closed businesses to be remodeled. Dentist offices, Spas and Beauty Salons, even municipal office buildings, anywhere that are closed and people are working from home, are places where there has never been a better time to paint, or lay new flooring, or new wiring, or plumbing.

All of these are opportunities to not only stay busy, but actually grow your business during these hard times.

But you have to get the word out there. Often people, customers, don’t think of these things. You have to put these ideas in front of them through advertising, whether traditional print, or social media, or even the good old U.S Post Office. If you’re on a budget, write up a flyer and pass them around various neighborhoods. Use your eyes and your ears. Look around to see what people need. Drive through your local area and see which houses have peeling or faded paint, or sagging porches, or a collapsing fences, or need new roofs and leave appropriate flyers advertising your business’s capabilities and always include – this is vitally important – special offers.

And remember that advertising and marketing are numbers games. You can leave 50 flyers and only get two inquiries; and win only one job. Well, that’s a job you would not have had. The important thing is to be an outlier, to always think different. And if you do this, if you are ambitious and innovative and persistent, you, in the end, will grow your business in any circumstances, even these times.

FOR YOUR HEALTH – Get stronger every day with at-home workouts: staying active at home is easier

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Staying active at home is easier with the Bowflex Max Total, which offers personalized workouts and coaching technology that can keep you motivated over the long term.

(NAPSI) — These days, people are navigating unprecedented times that have them rethinking how they live and work. While big shifts to normal, daily habits can be unsettling, this also provides an opportunity to start new routines and make positive changes.

Many are spending more time at home, so adding structure is more important than ever—especially when it comes to staying active. Studies have shown that exercise can help boost your mood, productivity and immunity.

According to Tom Holland, exercise physiologist, Bowflex fitness adviser and host of iHeartRadio’s Fitness Disrupted podcast, it takes most people a minimum of two months to form a new habit. He recommends making the most of your time at home to establish healthy routines.

To help you get started, Holland offers these simple tips to add at-home fitness into your daily routine:

Connect with a Coach: When motivation wanes, there are plenty of subscription services and online resources. For example, there’s the Bowflex JRNY app, which features a personal fitness coach who gives spoken instruction and encouragement as you push through your custom workouts—available on the Bowflex Max Total and Bowflex BXT216 treadmill.

Start small: You don’t have to commit to an hour or more; aim for several micro workouts of 5, 10 and 15 minutes throughout the day; those add up and count as much as one long workout.

Put it on the Calendar: Keep exercise at the top of your to-do list by scheduling a daily walk or run or streaming a yoga class.

Multi-task: Connect to streaming content and sweat through your favorite daytime show, or catch up on the news.

Home Gym Essentials: Holland recommends including one piece of cardio and one piece of strength equipment in your home gym.

Creating healthy habits now can carry you through the current times, and help set you on a path to finish up the year feeling healthy and stronger than ever.

Waterville farmers market to reopen April 30

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The Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market will re-open at the Head of Falls on Thursday, April 30, at 2 p.m. ,and remain open until 6 p.m. each Thursday as a food distribution location.

Due to COVID-19 concerns, the market is encouraging pre-orders from the local farmers. There will be an updated list of vendors posted on the Facebook page listing those attending the opening so they may be contacted directly.

A recent Facebook post outlined some specific cautions and operational rules which will be in place for the market:

Residents are reminded to follow safety rules when visiting the market.

Visitors to the market are asked to keep a distance of six feet from each other and to allow the vendors as much space as possible during transactions. The first half hour of the market will be reserved for senior citizens along with “high risk” customers. Everyone is asked to refrain from socializing, eating, or lingering in the market or vicinity.

It will be helpful to the vendors to bring an assortment of smaller bills if paying with cash, or providing a pen if paying with a check.

For more information: www.Watervillefarmersmarket.org or visit Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market on Facebook.

SOLON & BEYOND: Rest of news from Solon Elementary School

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Marilyn Rogers-Bull & Percyby Marilyn Rogers-Bull & Percy
grams29@tds.net
Solon, Maine 04979

Good morning, dear friends. Don’t worry, be happy!

This is the rest of the Solon School News letter that I received last week. Solon Students Win District MEA Awards: Six Solon students are the recipients of awards in the RSU #74 MEA Awards Program. Awards are given to the student or students who receive the highest score in reading, math, and science in the district on Maine Educational Assessment each year.

Fifth grader Kaitlin Dellarma won the math award for her perfect score on the fourth grade MEA last spring.

Five Solon fifth graders received perfect scores in reading/English language arts on the fourth grade MEA last spring. Winners were Kaitlin Dellarma, David Dixon, Jillian Robinson, Veronica Hoffman, and Kaylynn Clark.

CCS sixth grader William Rogers achieved highest score in the district in science on the MEA he took as a fifth grader at the Solon School last spring.

Each winner received a certificate and a check for $50. Their names are displayed on a plaque at CCS. Thank you to Chet and Sara Hiskox and the Solon, CCS, and Garret Schenck PTO’s for supporting this award program. Congratulations to our winners!

As a Valentine’s day activity and an annual tradition, the students played Hearts in multi-age groups on February 13.

K-5 students who turned in their vacation week bingo cards got a chance to go snowshoeing with Ms. Rich in the fields behind the school on February 28. The bingo cards showed the healthy activities students did during vacation instead of screen time.

Solon Celebrates Happy Birthday Maine Week: During the week of March 13, Solon Elementary School celebrated the State of Maine’s 200th birthday with lots of special activities. These included daily guest readers (like Maine boxer Brandon Berry, dress-up days, daily trivia contests, and a “Munch & Learn” activity. We thank Mrs. LaChance and Mrs. Stevens for organizing the week’s events for us.

Again, I thank the person who sent me all of the things happening at our school in the past months and I hope and pray that things will be back to normal in the Spring.

Received the following e-mail from Sarah, Karla and Mary Lou, at HappyKnits, in Skowhegan.

Dear Yarn Friends, We wish we could see you in person, but until that day comes, we’d like to let you know of a few different ways you can replenish your yarn supply ( and support us here at Happyknits, too!)

Sarah is still happy to mail yarn, needles and accessories directly from Happyknits to you. Contact us via Facebook or email (leave a phone number , please) and she will call you back.

We’ve partnered with Berroco to bring you there 1-2-3 Dropship Program. It is as easy as 1-2-3: You (# 1)find a yarn or kit at Berroco, then contact Happyknits (#2) to place your order, and then (#3) Berroco ships your purchase to your house. By the way, they’re offering this for more than just Burroco yarns – Lang, Lopi and others are also acailable.

Making things with fiber is how many of us are staying focused these days. Let us know if we can help. Until we meet again, please keep yourselves safe! Sarah, Karla and Mary Lou.

There are several things that are keeping me going these difficult days: Praying, watching the many different birds at our feeders and knitting pin cushions as if they are going out of style! Knitting is surely a good way to calm down, I swear by it, but praying is at the top of my list.

Came across a recipe for “A Happy Marriage,” recently, and I’m sending it as Percy’s memoir: Take two happy people and separate them from their parents. Add the following ingredients in generous proportions: Love, Acceptance, Respect, Communication, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness, Self-Control, Commitment, Faith, Hope and Truth. Mix together, then thoroughly sift in daily life. Strain out jealousy, arrogance, selfishness, provocation and accounting of wrongs. Bake in the trials and tribulations of life for 50 years, then celebrate when golden. (This was hand written on a pretty piece of paper but it doesn’t say who thought up that good advice.) Hope you like it, and that it will help sooth you in these troubled times.

Great birthday!

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Lydia White, 7 of Benton. (photo by Tawni Lively)

First responders from Fairfield, Benton, Clinton and Winslow helped make Lydias birthday special. Photo by Tawni Lively

When you are daddy’s little girl, as Lydia White, 7 of Benton is, daddys know no limits to making things special. Lydia’s dad, Ken White, of Benton, needed to find a way to make his little girls “quarantine birthday” special. So he called on the local superheroes from Fairfield, Benton, Clinton and Winslow, to help him accomplish his goal. They did not disappoint. Each town sent at least two trucks to parade by little Lydia’s home. They blared sirens and lit up their lights as they convoyed past. Thank you to all of you superheroes out there, making things special, and keeping us safe.