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PublishedFebruary 13, 2010
Scuttlebutt
According to the Web site wordorigins.org, "Scuttlebutt is an early 19th century nautical term for an open cask of water kept on deck for use by the crew. The term comes from scuttle - to cut a hole in - and butt - a large cask. Sailors would gather about the cask and trade stories and gossip, much like modern office workers do at the water cooler or coffee pot. By the turn of the 20th century, American sailors ...
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2010
Eric Crabtree completes Army’s basic training
Army National Guard Pvt. Eric M. Crabtree has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, ...
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2010
Peer-to-Peer Education Programs for people diagnosed with mental illness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness, Maine in collaboration with Mid-Coast Mental Health is sponsoring free Peer-to-Peer Education Programs in Waldo and Knox counties specifically for people diagnosed with mental illness. The nine-week series of classes will begin Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Mid-Coast Mental Health's Rockland and Belfast offices. The Rockland class is from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The Belfast class is ...
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2010
Family-to-Family Education Program addresses mental illness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness, Maine in collaboration with Mid-Coast Mental Health will sponsor a free Family-to-Family Education Program specifically for families of people diagnosed with mental illness. The 12-week series of classes will begin Thursday, Feb. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mid-Coast Mental Health's location in Owls Head. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to enroll, call ...
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2010
Medomak Valley holds Winter Carnival Week
Winter Carnival Week at Medomak Valley High School, sponsored by the Student Council, was held Feb. 8 to Feb. 12. It is a yearly event, with competitions between the classes each day. Winter Carnival Week included the caterpillar race, the banana relay, an obstacle course, a talent show, musical chairs, dress-up day, a limbo competition, a talent show, tug of war, a pantyhose race and a hula hoop competition.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2010
Maine Fishermen’s Forum posts draft schedule
The 35th annual Maine Fishermen's Forum will open Thursday, March 4 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. While the schedule has yet to be finalized, planned highlights of the three-day event include discussions on lobstering, the herring and groundfish fisheries, collaborating with other types of businesses, and the impacts of other ocean-based activities on those whose income depends on maritime harvests. The ...
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2010
Maine State Museum features history of Perry Greene’s Chinook dog breed
The late Perry Greene of Waldoboro and his Chinook dog breed are the subjects of a new temporary exhibit at the Maine State Museum in Augusta. The small exhibit, "An American Breed in Maine," is inspired by the museum's recently acquired Perry Greene Kennel collection and explores the history and popularity of the Chinook breed in American culture. Arthur Walden of New Hampshire began the breed as sled dogs in ...
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2010
Rockland officer to make memorial ride
Rockland Patrol Officer John. P Bagley, one of the city's several bike officers, will ride his bicycle to Washington, D.C., in May for the annual Police Unity Tour. On Feb. 10, he received a couple of donations to help pave the way. Bagley's colleagues in the Camden Police Department donated $250; and Rockland's Aurora Lodge of Masons, of which Bagley is a member, donated $300 to the officer's fundraising ...
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2010
Medomak Valley students make teddy bears for Haitian children
Kelly Steppe's Lifeskills class at Medomak Valley High School has been hard at work making teddy bears to send to Haiti to give some comfort to a young boy or girl in a Haitian orphanage.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2010
Land trust to lead snowshoe trek Feb. 13 at Burkett Mill Preserve
The Medomak Valley Land Trust will host a snowshoe/hike on its Burkett Mill Preserve on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. Burkett Mill, MVLT's largest preserve, has several miles of trails that wind around streams and bogs and up over small hills. This will be a very scenic winter snowshoe, but it could be strenuous depending upon the snow pack and weather conditions. The Burkett Mill preserve is mostly forested ...
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