“Why are all these trees dripping on us,” was a question I was asked last week by a neighbor at camp. “It isn’t sap, just water.” Well, the simple answer is that the tree is “sweating.” Now, for the more scientific explanation. According to the United States Geological Survey, the process is actually called transpiration, […]
The following students will begin studying at Clarkson University this fall, in Pottsdam, New York, as members of the Class of 2020: Dakota Bragg, of Oakland, a graduate of Messalonskee High School, is majoring in environmental engineering. Brooke Davis, of Oakland, a graduate of Messalonskee High School, is majoring in civil engineering.
by Katie Ouilette Faithful readers, WALLS hope you are having a wonderful summer. Especially, since I just met some folks from Oklahoma and we talked briefly about the terrible weather they have experienced so far this summer. I guess what we believe and what we have heard on TV is absolutely right……..Maine…….the way life should […]
by Debbie Walker You might have already guessed that I enjoy words. I have the big dictionary, the thesaurus and the Internet with no end of words!! I love it! I decided to have some fun tonight. I get curious about “sayings.” I am going to share some southern sayings. When I moved to Florida […]
by Peter Cates Mahler: Symphony No. 5 – Yakov Kreizberg conducting the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic; OPMC Classics 006, cd, recorded September 28, 2010. Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), whose July 7 birthday anniversary is being celebrated as I write, was one of the truly great composers, on a scale with Beethoven, Brahms, Sibelius, Shostakovich, Vaughan Williams and a […]
Robert Sezak of Fairfield has announced his candidacy for Somerset County Commissioner for the District 1 towns of Fairfield and Norridgewock. “I am running for county commissioner because I believe a person working very hard can make a difference in finding solutions to the problems facing our towns and county,” Sezak said in his announcement. […]
by Milt Huntington We had just come from a Celtics games at Boston Garden and had decided to stay at King’s Grant just outside of Beantown on the way home to Maine. We had stayed there before and knew the food would be good and the rooms comfortable and quiet. The Inn boasted a delightful […]
Because of a late spring frost on the peach blooms in northern New Jersey, obtaining those luscious peaches was looking iffy this year, but the Living Communities Foundation finally got access to a limited quantity of them. Peaches will be arriving at the Palermo Community Center on July 29, August 12, and August 19. A […]
Text and photos by Bonnie N. Davis Opening Night The 19th Maine International Film Festival ((MIFF) began last Friday evening, with the showing of “Seasons,” a film with beautiful photography about creatures from insects to birds and beasts who occupied the verdant primordial forests. Introductions this year were short and homey, creating an atmosphere of […]
by Marilyn Rogers-Bull & Percy grams29@tds.net Solon, Maine 04979 Good morning, dear friends. Don’t worry, be happy! The Solon Pine Tree 4-H Club met at the fire station on July 9 with president Adam Peters presiding. Plans were made to do the Solon High School reunion dinner on Saturday, July 16. Several members and parents […]