Popped in to the Edgecomb Congo Thrift Shop for lunch last Tuesday, and wow! Is that the fount of local news! Listen to these goodies!
First, I lucked into Veula Reed's 95th birthday party! Super carrot cake! I am sure we all wish you the very best, Vi!
Then I learned of the lovelorn drake Mu Shan who has latched onto Debby Boucher, in spite of the fact he has a perfectly good mate, Mu Lan. Perhaps it's the grain bucket, Debby?
Bob Hardina is involved in his grandchildren's solar Go-Kart project. First time out, they burned out the motor. So Bob is looking for used but usable 12-volt DC solar chargers. Anyone got one, tucked away in the backs of your garages?
Among all the young scholars setting forth for higher education, Karen Brown is venturing to Kent's Hill Academy, Amanda Boucher to Concord Academy in Massachusetts, and Joe Hoyt is returning to Hebron Academy. Happy New Academic Year to you all and all the others trooping in to the Edgecomb Eddy, the several Lincoln County high and middle schools, and other private schools and colleges and universities! Welcome, new and returning students to the Center for Teaching and Learning, and the Deckhouse School!
For high school seniors uneasily eyeing college, be of good cheer! You can get College Algebra (MAT 122 L1) or Introduction to Psychology (PSY 101 L1) at Boothbay Regional HS, or College Writing (ENG 101 L1) at Lincoln Academy, provided by Central Maine Community College, all for reasonable tuition fees. Call 755-5233 for information. To register, call 800-891-2002, ext. 292 or online at www.cmcc.edu. Be very clear: These credits are transferable to any 4-year college or university, and at a fraction of the cost! Do it now, because classes start Sept. 4!
Dabney Lewis, Edgecomb's CEO, will be on vacation this Saturday, Labor Day weekend, he wants everyone to know. He'll be glad to consult permit applicants during the week before and the week after, as needed. His Boothbay Harbor office phone is 633.3671, his cell phone, 557.4748; ceo@edgecomb.org.
September 8 is the date for the Edgecomb Fire Department benefit dinner, hosted by the impressive array of Edgecomb Congregational Church cooks! Traditional beanpots, casseroles, salad bowls and desserts will abound. The supper will run from 5:00 to 6:30 pm., adults $6.00, children under 12, $3.00. Anyone wishing to donate food, help serve or clean up, call Gail Boudin, 882-7972, or the Church office, 882-4060. The Thrift Shop will be open at 4:00 p.m. for any who want to browse before eating.
Calloo, callay, some Fort Edgecomb news: Behold! The gleaming new shingles! They will shortly be completely waterproofed, which will darken them somewhat. Notice to all those who specifically donated toward the shingle supply: I have a number of shingles to endorse with your names on them, to be placed around the cupola! Feel free to call me, contact info below, and/or I will certainly try to track you down for your signature on a shingle blank!
Now, we need people to help clean the floors and paint the interior with appropriate stain. Park Manager Jim Davis has the supplies and tools. We need manpower! Jim's number at the Fort is 882-7777, or call me.
The Fort's Bicentennial is on the horizon! Our plans are heating up! If you want to be involved, you know where I am, holding the fort at 234 River Road, 633-2978, jocam@midcoast.com. This column appears in several local papers, and at www.Edgecomb.org.