Kennebec Journal from Augusta, Maine (2024)

August 1, 1996

Publication:

Kennebec Journali

Location:

Augusta, Maine

Issue Date:

Thursday, August 1, 1996

Page:

9

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i CAMP LEGEND: A Wiscasset camp pays tribute to a famous bird-watcher Page 13 SEHXESEC I0UBX1L Thursday August 1 1996 Augusta editor: Patty Ammons 621-5645 NEWS IN Craftsman seated on top list Brief Chair-maker named among best in US By MIKE LABERGE Staff Writer Paving job cost Richmond taxpayers RICHMOND About 1000 feet of the Dingley Road own is about to get paved for free In 1993 the University of Maine and the US Army Corps of Engi- neers used tire chips ground-up pieces of used rubber tires to surface part of the Dingley Road The project has since consisted of the Army measuring and monitoring the section of road to see how it has held up especially during the winter snow and bust Town Manager Phil Nadeau said the Army wants to use conventional paving methods to cover the portion of the road and study how that combination withstands the elements Tonight they will ask selectmen to allow them to do that Selectmen will meet at 7 pm at the town office get a L000-foot section of the Dingley Road paved for nothing about a $10000 Nadeau said The selectmen also are expected to consider a proposal from the Sagadahoc County Sheriffs Department to use the Central Fire Station for monthly overnight sentences for a offenders program The program sentences minors first-time offenders to community service projects in lieu of spending time behind bars in jafl Nadeau said offenders from the program already have completed projects in Richmond including painting and building counters at the fire station If selectmen approve the proposal the program would bring first-time offenders to town overnight and they would spend their time cleaning and painting at the fire station and possibly other areas of the community be cleaning waxing trucks things that are very hard to get done cm a voluntary Nadeau said could be a very productive relationship for us There will always be stuff for them to Also tonight selectmen are scheduled to continue discussion on removal of an oil tank at Richmond High School and hold an executive session on an undisclosed police personnel matter BOWDOINHAM Ask Steve Bunn why he makes Windsor chairs and onty Windsor chairs and he will teQ you they are like works of art: They start from the same raw goods but no two end up exactly alike The 44-year-old craftsman starts with straight solid logs ot oak and maple After a week or two of bending shaving and carving the logs have become detailed pieces of furniture worth more than $500 apiece In the weeks ahead work could well draw national interest American magazine has included him in its annual list of the best craftspeople profiling those who work with the traditional tools and techniques of early America He appears in the August issue now on sale Windsor chair really is the one piece of furniture that is uniquely American survived because they are durable and incredibly said Bunn who moved to Blaine from Delaware 11 years ago with his wife Ann Hartzler me like a piece of sculpture" he said Bunn a cabinetmaker by trade has been making Windsor chairs foil time about two years now from a shop at his Center Street home The decision was based partly on his love for that style of chair and partly on economics: He could make this chairs with good inexpensive logs from his firewood dealer and turn them out fairly quickly He made 26 chairs last year and he expects to make more than 30 this year He has sold chairs to people from as near as Bow-doinham and as for as Washington DC also received inquiries from people in Texas and Florida Last year a neighbor showed him a copy of American That issue included the annual list of the top 200 craftsmen Bunn looked it over and decided he would enter the contest the next year A professional photographer shot pictures of his chairs and of him working in his shop He mailed the contest entry tom and five slides to the offices in Harrisburg Pa and then forgot about it frankly expect to hear another Bunn said was as far as I was concerned a shot in the But last spring after quietly turning out chair after chair Bunn received a letter saying he had made the list The award pleased him but he still considers himself a simple craftsman When his moment in the light fades he most likely will be in his workshop the same as always turning out American classics a realy good compliment but not something going to put a chip on my Bunn said mime of an atta-boy that shows me moving in the right Staff photo JOE PHELAN Steven Thomas Bunn gouges out the bench of Windsor bend in his Bow-doinhsm workshop on Tuesday afternoon Staff changes on SAD 1 1 agenda GARDINER The School Administrative District 11 School Hoard will meet tonight to discuss several staff retirements and nominations Staff members up for nomination before the school board are: Kathi Susi half-time elementary art teacher John lind high school science teacher Kristie Littlefield high school social studies teacher Stephanie Bagley special education teacher Letters of retirement hade been submitted by: Marge Wyman Pittston cafeteria Roy Shea high school head custodian Two staff members have submitted their resignations: George Spencer Pray Street School custodian Paul Knoll high school guidance counselor The board is scheduled to meet at 7 pm in the central office board room in Gardiner Treat starts run with free party HALLO WELL Sharon Treat will kick off her Senate campaign with a free party at the Maple Hill' Farm in Hallowell from 2-4 pm Aug 11 Treat a candidate for Senate District 18 which includes the communities of Chelsea Farmingdale Hallowell Gardiner Manchester Monmouth Randolph Readfield Richmond West Gardiner and Winthrop has invited residents of these towns to attend the party The event according to a statement will feature live music refreshments and games for children and adults For more information or directions call Treat at 588-0414 Safety group honors ATV trainer SIDNEY Randy Violette from Power Equipment Plus has received a certificate of appreciation from the ATV Safety Institute for his support of all-ter-ram vehicle safety training in Central Maine The ATV Safety Institute is a nonprofit organization based in Irvine Calif Violette has sponsored training for ATV riders by providing the vehicles and other equipment and a site for training Display highlights brewing exploits The Gibbs Library will display the treasures of a couple of local beer consultants who have traveled around the world this month Whitefield residents Eleanor and Malvin Mayer have visited 129 countries consulting with brewers of beer is made all over the world and we were very fortunate to be able to travel as much as we said Ellie Ellie Mayer was the first female brewing chemist in the United States Malvin was an engineer for the company grandfather founded to bring brewing and fermentation from Austria After traveling for 50 years the Mayers returned to their cottage on Washington Pond Their art from Egypt Australia Japan Indonesia New Zealand and China will be on display this month Senate candidate vows spending cap AUGUSTA State Senate candidate Wayne Moss of Augusta has announced he voluntarily will limit his total campaign expenditures for the primary and general elections to $25000 in order to set an example for campaign finance reform An attorney who spent 15 years in the criminal division of the Maine Attorney General's Office Moss a Republican is vying to represent Senate District 15 which includes Augusta China Vassalboro and Winslow His Democratic opponent Is Beverty Daggett of Augusta Moss is asking supporters for L000 contributions of $1 or 100 contributions of 110 or some combination of the two in order to produce a radio ad The ad will focus on the importance of keeping the Augusta Mental Health Institute open and other Moss campaign themes' according to a news release So far Moss has spent on his campaign From staff report! Randolph voters OK budget at town meeting By KEITH EDWARDS Staff Writer said fttar OngdaQ who jeoheaded rf fats to craft the exanqjfeit sets the Officials noted a comprehensive plan is not a document locking the town into specific actions or requirements comprehensive plan is an inventory of whafs in town just a said Robert Davis selectman An enhanced E-911 ordinance crafted in response to a statewide project aimed at making it dress cm everything Coughlan said easier to locate streets and residences was also hope to get tins dene within a given the go-ahead by residents An article asking voters if they wanted the The ordinance was crafted this year by a town committee With passage of the ordinance some street names and most home address numbers are expected to change ordnance does tonjgi is sanity set some Coughlan noted that residents of roads with names that must be changed will be asked for their input dout need to go out and change your ad- asking voters if they i town to budget $5200 for a townwide trash and junkpickup was approved by a large margin despite die recommendation of the selectmen that the town ooy have the designated trash pickup day every other year expanded version of a plan written in 1974 was also overwhelmingly approved by voters years ago we formed a zoning committee because folks were concerned about development and wanted to protect their neighborhoods from lwihriHlflrf said Ed Gotham chairman of die Comprehensive Planning Committee that committee found out you realy do any zoning' unless consistent with a (valid) comprehensive plan The comprehensive plan written in 1974 was maybe one to two and a half pages it was no longer The 1996 version of the plan sets an economic development strategy and suggests adopting land use and development i RANDOLPH About 25 voters approved every item in a $453321 municipal budget an enhanced 911 ordinance and a revamped comprehensive plan with little debate at the annual town meeting Wednesday night at the TC Hamlin School Combined with $640000 share of the already-approved SAD 11 school budget and a Kennebec County tax of $50852 1996-97 budget is expected to raise taxes by less than $1 per $1000 of assessed property valuation A new comprehensive plan an updated and Up the wall POLICE Files i I Litchfield Police Department searched property Friday after a Kennebec Office investigation according to the MDEA press release Seized items included a jackup track belonging to Pelletier AUGUSTA About $275 in criminal mischief was done to a residence on Bond Brook Road in a burglary Sunday afternoon A screen on a window in the rear of the trader was pushed in and damaged in the break according to police An antique lamp was broken a picture on a wall was damaged and curtains were destroyed according to police ft -r 'v Sr 1 WINTHROP Karen Mann 33 was arrested for disorderly conduct Wednesday morning after police responded twice to complaints of loud noise at her home cm Main Street Police first were called to apartment about 2 am to investigate reports of a loud argument according to police Mann was warned to keep the noise down When police were called to the residence 4 second time around 6 am Mann was arrested and taken to Kennebec County Correctional Facility Mann was intoxicated and belligerent at the time of Ijer arrest according to police Twitchell who appeared to be traveling at a high rate of speed in the 25 mph zone skidded off the road to the right over a curb and a two-foot tall retaining wall before coming to rest on top of the wall and about four feet up the wall of a house behind the walL McKenna said speed was a factor in the accident with the dump truck obstructing traffic also being a contributing factor McKenna said charges against Twitched were a possibility but had not been filed Tuesday Damage to car was estimated at $2400 while the house sustained about $2000 in damages QQQ AUGUSTA Vandals pulled some plywood boards off a storage building on Maple Avenue Monday according to police Nothing was reported stolen from the building police said The vandalism was reported Tuesday afternoon CHELSEA A woman reported the theft of a earphone from a vehicle parked on McLaughlin Circle in Chelsea on Monday morning The theft occurred late Sunday night or early Monday morning according to police LITCHFIELD Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents arrested Rosaire Pelletier 38 of Hardscrabble Road after 21 marijuana plants were discovered growing about 300 yards from his residence Friday Pelletier was charged with unlawfol traf- in schedule drugs by cultivation to a MDEA press release MDEA agents Kennebec County Sheriffs Office deputies and members of the AUGUSTA Assault charges are pending against a 15-year-old boy after he legedty struck his sister in the face Sunday afternoon The boy strode his the face after thtyar car in the parking 1 Civic Center Drive acconfing to policy The girl suffered a bloody mouth and cut lip The boy also had allegedly assaulted us sister the i previous day according to police AUGUSTA An ATM wiarhin at Kennebec Savings Bank on State Street was vandalized late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning Police estimate about $1500 in damage was done Vandals poured or sprayed liquid into the machine sometime between 10:30 Tuesday and 1230 am Wednesday Augusta police are investigating the incident GARDINER A car driven fay a Pittston hit a house Tuesday morning About 11 am a car operated by Brian Twitchell ll of Pittston was driving on Washington Avenue at the Pine Street intersection when he came upon a parked dump track owned tty LaVoie Paving of Pittston that was blocking Washington At- ynttf Patrolman Rodney IfcKenna said AUGUSTA A Kennebec County sheriffs deputy arrested an Augusta man after a low-speed car chase in Manchester ended with the man abandoning his vehicle In a gavel pit according to police Paul Wilfred Duplin 30 was arrested on charges of assault eluding a police officer driving to endanger and operating after suspension Sundry night alter Duplin al- Pleate mt POLICE fa*gt 10 Photo RORY GLAESEMAN Logan Waterhouse a struggles to scale a climbing wall during the Community Collaborative held at the Gardiner Common on Sunday The event brought people of the community together to experience a rock climb ahare a meal and enjoy a discussion.

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