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Finding hope in a metaphor

It was apparent that the self-contained camper had been abandoned long ago. Each time I went out exploring (riding around secondary roads in the area), I noticed the deserted vessel sitting serenely in its exclusive spot.

A single tree

Do you remember Ancestry’s One World Tree? It was designed to produce a family tree that connected everyone in the world genealogically. It failed due to multiple duplicates, serious errors including mistaken identities, inaccurate sources, and at the end users could only “read” entries with no method to correct mistakes.

Ark Animal Sanctuary – Week of June 7, 2021

The past couple of months The Ark has been hit with some pretty hefty vet bills. During COVID we did not have access to a vet and it put us behind on all of our vaccinations and wellness exams.

Pass the heat

Finally, the heat has arrived. The dour forecasts of gloom and doom or rain and damp have ended. Summer is here. Those of us who wear the wood stove fanny packs and three pairs of long underwear just to see if the cold has fallen below the thermometer are thrilled.

Patois beginning with D

C'est le mois de juin. Enfin. J' me r'semble que l'printemps a été long s't'année. Ca pris tu temps avant qu'il faise beau. Le mois d'Mai a trainé, quant a moué.

The pleasure of a friendly game

I believe there must have been nearly seventy people carefully placed in the American Legion Hall on that Saturday night, all there to participate in a night of Bingo.

Museums and community connections

When is the last time you visited a museum? According to the American Alliance of Museums, museums average 865 million visits per year or 2.3 million per day. Why? Museums have so much to offer.

Try your hand at a memoir

The New England Historic Genealogical Society is asking members and visitors to write a piece for their new project, Ancestor Strong, which honors ancestors who survived tough times.

A better-than-expected deal

I will blame it on the cream-colored sneakers, for without warning, I began to see all of my yard sale merchandise in a different light.

Addressing the city’s rental housing

Construction season is underway in Aroostook County and Presque Isle is no exception.

Junior volunteers at the museum

Junior volunteers are a group of children from age 10 on, who are involved in the Nylander Museum of Natural History and its mission. They came to the museum with family or a school tour, and wanted more.

Building safety benefits all

Typically, all exemption and current use applications are due by April 1 of the tax year. The Governor’s declared State of Civil Emergency extends this deadline. Do not wait. Please get your exemption applications to me soon to save money on your 2021 property tax bill.

Breaking the fast

Last week, I ate a meal at the Two Rivers Lunch in Allagash. It was my first visit to a restaurant in over a year.

Encounter with an icon

As we got closer to the landfill, we could see multitudes of scavengers circling the mountain of refuse below them. Ravens, seagulls, and other bird species soared above us, their sharp ocular skills fine tuned and prepared to guide them downward where they would masterfully snatch each edible morsel without hesitation.

Boosting retirement security for Mainers’ golden years

There is an estimated $7.7 trillion gap between the savings American households need to maintain their standard of living in retirement and what they actually have. Only half of American workers believe that they will have enough money to live comfortably in retirement.

Hospital staff have served heroically

National Hospital Week is May 9 through May 15. Perhaps no other year in more than a century has the impact of the community hospital been more critical than this past year during the COVID 19 Pandemic.

Letting go

My husband and I are in the process of renovating parts of our 196-year-old farmhouse. You don’t realize how much you can accumulate until you tackle something like this.

The Mother’s Day gift

He saw her from across the aisle, her familiar face now showing the effects of many years of hard work and worry. He panicked at first, wondering if he should turn rapidly in the opposite direction, park his shopping cart neatly in the corner, and walk directly out of the exit doors and climb into his car, never looking back.

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