Jeanne lives in Windham, Maine and has been quilting for about ten years. Each of her quilts has been displayed and judged. She has won 'Best of Show,' some 'Judge's Choice' awards and many Blue Ribbons. Her quilt 'Tea Party' was awarded 'Viewers' Choice' at the 2009 Maine Quilt Show in Augusta, Maine. She enjoys giving presentations and providing quilting demonstrations. This will be Jeanne's seventh one-woman Quilt Exhibit in Maine.

Jeanne is a volunteer interviewer for the Alliance For American Quilts. Through their 'Quilters' S.O.S. – Save Our Stories' program, quilters throughout the United States are interviewed and the stories are recorded. The interviews are presented online at allianceforamericanquilts.org and then archived in the Library of Congress for use by historians, educators, students, researchers about quilt history and preservation, etc. Quilters are encouraged to contact Jeanne Wright at 892-2809 if you are willing to be interviewed or if you know a quilter whose story should be told.

Jeanne also has a program of her own called 'A Quilter S.H.A.R.E.S – Seeks, Honors And Records Each Story.' As a volunteer, she takes some of her many quilts to independent living, assisted living and nursing home locations to share stories with the residents and they share their stories with her.

The Exhibit is at The Little Meetinghouse, 721 Roosevelt Trail (Rte.302), Windham, Maine, 9:00 – 3:00 both Friday and Saturday. Help preserve this historic building with your $3 donation at the door.

Doing the appraisal will be Dean Thompson and Richard Howard, long time antique dealers and appraisers. Fees charged for the Appraisal are $10 per item; $25 for 3 items. The spaghetti supper is $3 per person or $10 per family.

The Dexter Historical Society Membership Drive is continuing throughout the summer. The membership program consists of four levels of giving ranging from $25 to $200. Over 21 items of Dexter memorabilia and locally written history books are included in attractive tote bags given away at each level.

There will be an opportunity to sign up as a member and receive locally written Dexter books, other Dexter memorabilia, and a society tote bag as part of the membership fee. These packages are also available at the Abbott Museum Gift Shop. Membership eligibility is not limited to Dexter residents.

The Societies Bert Call/Thoreau Photo Art Exhibit is presently at the Monson Community Center. It will be displayed there for the month of August.

American Whirlwind Pictures was formed recently and is based in Maine. Their goal is to produce high quality films and to help support the arts and economy. Eventually they hope to create films, television pilots, and more, all made in the Northeast. Currently, Whirlwind Pictures is working on the film "Ramblin 'Round," a movie about two young people, Harvey and Edie stuck in the daily routine of life.

Harvey convinces Edie to explore a different side of life and loose themselves from responsibility. However, they meet with many obstacles along the way and find themselves on the wrong side of the law. As time continues, the two must decide whether they want to return to everyday life or take a risk and pursue something else.

One of the scenes from the movie included the actors driving over a causeway in an antique car while a seaplane flew overhead. For this scene Whirlwind Pictures chose to shoot on the causeway to Birch Island. The seaplane arrived from Greenville at 8 a.m. and docked at the Collins' dock, which is near to the causeway. After many delays, the shot the directors were looking for was accomplished by 11 a.m. Another flyover was done in order to get a different angle and the filming was done around noon.

During the filming 10 to 15 local people watched. They were quite interested in the whole filming process. According to Lois Lessard, one of the locals who watched the filming, the crew was very friendly and more than happy to answer any questions that people had. As she said, "We were just so impressed that they were such nice people."
The crew filmed in other local areas, such as the Merrill Bank in Pittsfield and during the Egg Festival."This content originally appeared as a copyrighted article in the SVWeekly.com and is used here with permission."

The story continues: By Judy Wilbur Craig in Dexter: The filming continued in Dexter on Monday, August 2nd, Tuesday & Wednesday, Monday August 9th on the Number 10 Road at Dana Wilbur's farmstead. The movie set included an old garage on the Wilbur farm which they put an old car in. They also filmed inside of Dana's kitchen off and on for 2 days.

One crew member mentioned that they had also filmed in other communities including Brooks Maine where they rode & filmed on the train for 2 days.

Ryan M. Bennett, 23, of Pittsfield wrote the script and co-directs the feature-length film. Ryan, whose grandparents, Gary & Joan Bennett has a family camp in the Number 10 neighborhood, said he has passed Dana's garage all his life and knew it was a perfect location for filming part of the movie.

As in Pittsfield, the crew of about 10 or so people, they were very friendly with the homeowners and people visiting the set.

Click to see pictures taken by Judy Wilbur Craig and Dana Wilbur during filming.

Mr. Frank Spizuoco and family, owners of Maine Military Supply, generously donated complete first aid kits, enough to supply one to every classroom K-12, every classroom at the Tri-County Technical Center and one for every vehicle and municipal building in Dexter.

The first aid kits will insure that each recipient will have everything needed in the case that an emergency situation should arise.

Dexter Regional High School, Tri-County Technical Center and the Town of Dexter would like to thank Mr. Spizuoco and his family for their generous and thoughtful donation.

Maine Military Supply is located at 735 Wilson Street in Brewer. Contact them by email camo@mainemilitary.com or by phone: 207- 989-6783 or visit their website at MaineMilitary.com.

Accepting the first aid kits recently are pictured left to right are Dexter Town Manager David Pearson, Frank Spizuoco, from Maine Military Supply, Stephen Bell Principal, Dexter Regional High School & Alaina and Zachary Spizuoco, children of Frank.

Check out the hundreds of photos and results from the fair!

These banners are furnished at no cost to enable families to show that one of their members is on active duty during the present wars.

To obtain a banner call Russell Titus at 924-7115 or James Rattigan at 924-6945.

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• It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.
• The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.
• The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all weather flag is displayed.
• The flag should be displayed on all days, especially on New Year's Day, January 1st; Inauguration Day, January 20th; Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, third Monday in January; Lincoln's birthday, February 12th; Washington's birthday, third Monday in February; Easter Sunday (variable); Mother's Day, second Sunday in May; Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May; Memorial Day (half-staff until noon), the last Monday in May; Flag Day, June 14th; Father's Day, third Sunday in June; Independence Day, July 4th; National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, July 27th; Labor Day, first Monday in September; Constitution Day, September 17th; Columbus Day, second Monday in October; Navy Day, October 27th; Veterans Day, November 11th; Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November; Christmas Day, December 25th; and such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States; the birthdays of States (dates of admission); and on State holidays.
• The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs.
• When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may be placed above the flag of the United States or to the United States flag's right.
• When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they are to be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace.
• When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in a window, the flag should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street.
• The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
• The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
• The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning. (Many American Legions offer this service. Check with your local groups.)

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As you know, many businesses may not have to register with the Town Office, so we may not have the information to include you in that listing. OR, you may have change email address; have a new website, phone number, etc. from your original listing.

Check out www.DexterMaine.org and click on Dexter Businesses and see if you are included and that your information is correct. If not, please use the submit form at the top of the page and make changes.

For more information contact webmaster Judy Craig Consulting at judy@DexterMaine.com or 924.3067

The website, www.MaineOpenGov.org, offers searchable databases of public information, including the payroll of all employees and retirees that draw paychecks from state or local government, from judges to elementary school teachers. The website also offers a searchable database of more than $1 billion in Maine vendor payments in 2006 and 2007. The website is unique because this information has never been available in a searchable format on the Internet.

Tarren Bragdon, CEO of the Portland-based think tank, says the website's purpose is to make state and local government more transparent. "MaineOpenGov.org provides a new, clear look into how state and local tax dollars are spent, down to the agency, person, and penny," Bragdon said in a press release.

Pull your can tabs and bring them to the Redemption Center or the High School and the Shriners use the tabs to purchase orthopedic beds, arts & craft supplies and dialysis time and many other items for their Children's Hospitals.

Save tabs from:

• soda, beer or juice cans
• high energy drink cans
• Cambell's soup cans
• Progresso soup cans
• Friskies & Alpo cat food cans

• Newspaper and Magazines
• Corrugated Cardboard
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• #2 Plastic (milk jugs, laundry detergent containers, kitty litter containers, etc.)
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