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Written by SVWeekly.com Staff: DEXTER - Tri-County Technical Center (TCTC) in conjunction with the Maine Career Centers of Bangor and Dover-Foxcroft and the Training and Development Corporation (TDC) held a Transition Fair on April 30. The Fair was attended by both TCTC students and local area businesses. The businesses made TCTC students aware of their current employment opportunities, had them fill out job applications, and submit resumes. The Fair was organized by Judy Holt, Tracy Dula, Sue Cyr, and Rebecca Rogerio of the Career Center and TDC. The following businesses were represented: JSI Fixtures Inc., Cianbro, Maine State Police, Charlotte White Center, Care & Comfort, Sebasticook Family Doctors, Mayo Regional Hospital, Newport Industrial Fabrication, Inc., Maine Staffing Group, Maine Marine Trade Association, Penquis Higher Education Center, Job Corps, US Army, and Bowman Brothers. Information about job opportunities, employment incentives, and both Pre-Apprentice and Apprentice programs was distributed to the students and businesses attending. A more in-depth fair is planned for fall. MAINE - Laura Rand Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Penobscot and Hancock counties, today reminded producers of the acreage reporting requirements that must be met prior to receiving program benefits. Filing an accurate acreage report for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage and prevented planting acreage, can prevent the loss of benefits for a variety of programs. According to Rand, acreage reports on crops are due in the county office by the earlier of July 15 or 15 calendar days before the onset of harvest or grazing of the specific crop acreage being reported. “It is also very important that producers report crop losses, including those insured under Federal Crop Insurance (FCIC) and Non-insured Assistance Program (NAP) within 15 days of the date damage occurred or 15 days from the date damage is apparent,” says Rand. “Losses and or damages to crops must be reported after each disaster occurrence and in a timely manner to insure continued eligibility for benefits.” Producers are encouraged to visit their local FSA county office to file the required FSA-578 certification report before the deadline dates expire.
DOVER-FOXCROFT - The Wellness Councils of America has bestowed its coveted Gold level Well Workplace Award on Mayo Regional Hospital, which now joins an elite group of "America's Healthiest Companies" committed to supporting worksite employee health. WELCOA designates bronze, silver, gold and platinum recognition to a select number of employers -- just over 900 worldwide -- that meet a rigorous criteria in their efforts to advance employee health, lower health care costs, and improve productivity. Mayo's comprehensive award application was prepared by Ken Proctor, Director of Human Resources, and Roxanne Nason, manager of the WorkWISE occupational health program, with support from the hospital's Wellness Committee. "Mayo's mission statement is dedicated to improving the health status of those we serve," said Ralph Gabarro, hospital CEO. "I believe it is critical to our efforts to achieve well region status for us to assume a leadership role in wellness, and provide a comprehensive wellness program for our employees. We are committed to assisting our employees and their family members in making informed lifestyle changes that can reduce health risks and stimulate their overall sense of well being." Mayo Regional is the largest employer in Piscataquis County, with over 460 staff at the hospital, and at nine physician offices located in Dover-Foxcroft, Dexter, Milo, Guilford and Corinna. The hospital's Wellness Committee coordinates wellness activities, such as the annual employee health fair on May 21, designed to support healthy living. "Good companies know their employees are their most valuable asset. Great companies, however, go beyond surface recognition by taking care of their employees," said David Hunnicutt, President of Wellness Councils of America." Mayo Regional Hospital has made a tremendous commitment to its employees by creating a supportive environment and adopting policies that support their employees' overall health." Proctor, Mayo's HR director, said the hospital regularly surveys employee satisfaction levels and tracks turnover rates in order to maintain a positive work environment. He believes offering a wide range of wellness programming is a key component in demonstrating that Mayo cares about its employees. "Mayo has established the goal of being both the provider of choice, and the employer of choice in our rural region," added Gabarro. "We believe that achieving the Well Workplace designation by WELCOA shows how serious we are about retaining healthy, happy, motivated employees who view Mayo as a great place to work." With more than 2,500 member organizations located throughout North America, WELCOA is highly regarded for its results-oriented approach to worksite wellness. Only a handful of companies each year meet the rigorous standards to achieve a Well Workplace Award. GREENVILLE - Greenville Recreation Department Presents the 7th Annual Kids Fishing Derby on May 17, 2008 at Pit Pond for ages up to 15 yrs old. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. and fishing begins 8:00 a.m. Weigh-In and refreshments will be at 11:30 a.m. and presentation of Prizes at 12 noon. Clean up will be from 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Pine Tree Hospice and the American Legion Post in Dover-Foxcroft are collaborating on an educational program, “Wounded Warriors and What They Can Teach Us,” being held on Friday evening, June 6, 2008 at the American Legion Chadbourne-Merrill Post #29 on Park Street in Dover-Foxcroft. This powerful and meaningful presentation is open to the public and will provide information on the psychological impact of war on veterans and valuable end-of-life material directed to Veterans, their families and their caregivers (personal and professional). More than 600,000 veterans die each year. In 2001, 25% of Americans who died were veterans. However, most veterans do not die in a Veterans' Affairs medical center. Therefore, it is important for healthcare providers in all settings to be familiar with the often unique needs of the veteran population, especially with regard to chronic terminal illness at the end of life. The program will focus on several ways the caregivers can provide this special care making the end of life process a time of healing for a wounded spirit. Guest speakers include Dr. Patrick Daly, Palliative Care Director at the Veterans Administration, and Kandyce Powell, Executive Director of the Maine Hospice Council and Chair of the National Hospice/Veterans Advisory Committee, who will discuss the (first in the nation) Hospice/Veterans Partnership, status of Veterans, hospice care in Maine and local community referrals and services for Veterans. Representative Pete Johnson from the Cecil R. Cole Post # 94 in Greenville and Pine Tree Hospice Board President, Sue Mackey Andrews, will also address the group. Marcia Walden, a Home Health and Hospice Nurse at Community Health and Counseling Services will review hospice services provided locally. Amy Madigan-Dube, Coordinator of Volunteers and Client Services, will review the variety of volunteer opportunities available at Pine Tree Hospice. Doors will open for social time at 4:30 p.m., followed by a potluck dinner at 5:00 p.m. The program portion of the evening will take place from 5:45 – 8:45 p.m. For additional information about the program, please call Ed Conroy, American Legion Post #29 Commander at 564-3265 or Cynthia Scott, Executive Director of Pine Tree Hospice at 564-4359.
Written By Dexter Alumnis Adam Craig, Olympic hopefulIt's amazing how much more tiring riding fast is than riding slow. So, with this little tidbit in mind, THIS week would be a great one to go on a huge sweet mountain bike ride, do some intervals and crash my face off. Not LAST week, when I rode fast enough to get real tired and had another (fairly important) race coming up… Ah, live and learn (again)… I guess the genesis of the problem for me is the fact that I hold exploring and finding sweet new trails in awesome locales in a bit higher regard than chasing a bunch of dudes around a city park. I like chasing a bunch of dudes, racing is what I do. But proper Woods Riding is what I will do for the rest of my life. Better practice up now while I'm racing so I'm ready when the rest of time comes around… To all those who support this racing effort, I'm sorry. I do love it. Which is why I do it. Those days like last Sunday in Germany will keep me coming back for years to come. Wednesday of this week in the Sierra de Guadarrama Mountains north of Madrid will keep me coming back for the rest of my days. I took off with a jersey full of food and a map, the obvious route being up over the (snowy) crest at 2200 meters and down the headwaters of some river drainage, which I envisioned as beautiful river grade singletrack all the way to the valley. Obviously. Three hours later I was hiking through a small snowfield to gain the crest. Perfect. Except I'd had my map plucked from my pocket whilst descending cow-trail singletrack off the previous Puerto de Morcuera… And couldn't tell what drainage I wanted. I picked one and committed. 1k of scree slope descending later I ran into some guy who was hiking. I spoke my broken Spainish and he replied in triple speed… I got the gist of it though. I was on the wrong ridge and this trail ended in a cliff. Back to the top… I gave up on the ultimate drainage when I saw an obviously class AA singletrack heading down another ridge. It was mint. 4 hours in and I was an hour or so from home, with a tailwind. Sweet. If only my ultra supportive, ultra awesome team support weren't concerned for me… Tom was just leaving Mira Flores to look for me when I rolled into town, saving me the heinous grunt up to the house… Not a bad day.
Good thing the race in Madrid's Casa de Campo is notoriously easy. You just roll around for a couple hours in about the position you started (for me this was 8th, awesome) and then you're done. If only… About a dozen really steep climbs need to be surmounted per lap, and we did seven. The descents are just short and pedally enough that you never really recover, regardless of how many times you hit the handful of perfect hip jumps for your own personal entertainment. If it weren't for these (really awesome) jumps this day would have been a total loss for me. 31st place almost five minutes down is a tough pill to swallow (or force feed yourself) after being in the lead group the week before… But man, those jumps were fun. The hands-down best one started from a G'd out right turn and floated over a knoll into a G'd out left. It was great. My race tactics all revolved around getting in front of whoever I wanted to show the jump, or letting them catch up. Did I mention it was great… If only I'd been riding fast everywhere else. Anyway, we've got Ollie for that. Beckinsale was solid today in 19th, if he'd only gotten around Todd in 18th I'd still be second in the USA Olympic team chase with 54 points to Todd's 51, I think. Good thing two guys go, and I've got some time to get in proper shape… Thanks for reading, we'll check back in after whatever random European racing happens in the next three weeks before the world cup resumes in Andorra on May 31. Here's a pic of the start. It sure is nice to be on the front row. Playing Where's Waldo with start photos is never a good sign… There sure were lots of people in the park on a sunny Sunday afternoon. They seemed pretty into the bike race too…
CENTRAL MAINE - North Country Riding Club is hosting an “Equine Spring Shot Clinic” with Ronald Miles, D.V.M. of Foxcroft Veterinary Services on Saturday, May 10, 2008. The Clinic is being held at NCRC’s Show Grounds at Bud Elms Field, Old Ripley Road in Dexter starting at 9am. The clinic is open for Foxcroft Vet’s customers only (but you don't have to be an NCRC member). Dr. Miles said that due to the high demand for yearly shots, barn visits will be limited this spring, so the clinic is the time to get your shots early for show season. The regular yearly shots and coggins will be provided, but no teeth floating, sheath cleaning or other procedures will be preformed. There will be no farm fee. Please call Bonnie at 278-5897 to set up the time frame you that will work for you and to get a head count for a smooth running clinic on Saturday May 10th. North Country Riding Club's next monthly meeting will be on April 30th at the Dexter Town Hall, 6:30 Snack n' Chat and 7 pm meeting and is open to the public. If you have more questions about North Country Riding Club, contact Judy Wilbur Craig, NCRC Media Correspondent at judy@DexterMaine.com or 924.3067. Adoptions Plus is hosting a Microchip and Rabies Clinic on May 10, 2008 from 11:00 to 12:00 at the Pet Motel on Route 7 in Corinna. Rabies shots will be $15, Micro Chips only $35 and Nail trims just $5. Proceeds are going to the non-profit groupo Adoptions Plus to help the stray animals at the Pet Motel to find their forever homes. Protect your pets to protect your family. In order to license your dogs you must have an up to date rabies shot and it is state law that all cats must possess a valid rabies shot. Dexter Vet Clinic will be doing this clinic at Pet Motel on the Dexter Road in Corinna. For more questions please call Mike at 924-7513 or Marsha at 270-0385.
Book written by author Charles Todd TheDailyME.com is now featuring local book reviews by a local reviewer Litera Scripta. Most books are found locally at Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter. We hope you enjoy...... In this the eleventh in a series of Inspector Ian Rutledge novels, the author has brilliantly outdone himself – or, I should say “they have outdone themselves”, since this series is written by a mother/son team. If you have not read any of these books you are really missing something, as they are beautifully written and historically retrospective since the leading character is a veteran of the First World War. Add to that Hamish MacLeod, his best friend and a sergeant under his command during the war whom he had to execute because of his refusal to obey orders, haunts him. Not in the sense of actually appearing, but through his conscience. Rutledge has never been able to “put the ghost to rest” because he questions his decision to order the execution. Hamish, therefore, rides along in the back seat of the inspector's car and offers his opinions along the way. This makes for some very interesting conversations, as you might guess. While these books are listed as mysteries, they are written more to show the reader the inner-workings of the characters' minds. Yes, there is always someone murdered, and always a long list of possible suspects, and several twists and turns along the way to the resolution of the case. Inspector Rutledge's personality and background perfectly support his expertise in investigation, as he does so with a hand not as heavy as that of the local police force, wherever he is “sleuthing”. The manner in which he talks with suspects and the families of the victims, and his unfailing courtesy and kindness is refreshing. There are no SWAT teams on the rooftops, no screaming through bull horns, and no rough treatment to force a confession. Inspector Rutledge is the epitome of an old-time English gentleman who just happens to be a Scotland Yard official. The joint authors of this series must work through telepathy to get their thoughts and words to meld so perfectly, as one lives in Delaware, and the other lives in North Carolina. The stories, however, all take place in Great Britain shortly after the war, so perhaps this electronic age has made it all possible.
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If only I'd recovered from that day instead of climbing up the Morcuera Pass again the next day to check out another cow trail. It ended in a fireroad decscent, which I wasn't that into, so I was looking for more trails when I ended up sliding down the road on my side at an alarming rate of speed. Turns out ancient roads have rocks on them. Who knew… Guess I should look where I AM going instead of where I WANT to go… Possible metaphor for life? Anywho, riding a bunch and crashing pretty much sorted out being really tired for the rest of the week… Shocking.
