Think We Can Change The Earth

"Occasionally another attack of common sense and logic makes its way to the surface despite the constant attempts at fear mongering from left wing liberals types, some with not so hidden agendas. and those who want to make money from those fears.  Our earth has, will, and continues to control her own destiny.  Look up active volcanoes of the world on the Internet.  From the huge one in Chile just a year or two ago, to here in our backyard where in Hawaii and Wyoming we have two of the most active volcanic areas of the world spewing various emissions constantly.  Heck, remember Mt. Saint Helen's.  Another example of just how much carbon the earth can really absorb.  For you "believers" this may be a little harsh.  I didn't write it, but I do find it very interesting!" 

For all of you out there in America and across the globe who have fought so hard to tackle the hideous enemy of our planet, namely carbon emissions, that bogus god you worship named "Climate Change" or "Global Warming",  there is some really bad news that will be very painful for you to process. But it is my duty to pass it on to you anyway. 

Are you sitting down?

Okay, here's the bombshell. The current volcanic eruption going on in Iceland , in it's first week of spewing volcanic ash, NEGATED EVERY SINGLE EFFORT you have made in the past five years to control CO2 emissions on our planet.  Not only that, this single act of God, in it's first week, has added emissions to the earth estimated to be 42 times more than can be corrected by the extreme human regulations proposed for annual reductions.

I know, I know.... (have a group hug)...it's very disheartening to realize that all of the carbon emission savings you have accomplished while suffering the inconvenience and expense of driving Prius hybrids, buying fabric grocery bags, sitting up til midnight to finish your kid's "The Green Revolution" science project, throwing out all of your non-green cleaning supplies, using only two squares of toilet paper, putting a brick in your toilet tank reservoir, selling your SUV and speedboat, going on vacation to a city park instead of Yosemite, nearly getting hit every day on your bicycle, replacing all of your $1 light bulbs with $10 light bulbs ...well, all of those things you have done have all gone down the tubes in just the first week.

The volcanic ash emitted into the Earth's atmosphere in the first week has totally erased every single effort you have made to reduce the evil beast, carbon.  And, those hundreds of thousands of American jobs you helped move to  Asia  with expensive emissions demands on businesses... you know, the ones that are creating even more emissions than when they were creating American jobs, well that must seem really worthwhile now.

I'm so sorry. And I do wish that there was some kind of a silver lining to this volcanic ash cloud but the fact of the matter is that the brush fire season across the western U.S.A. will start in about two months and those fires will negate your efforts to reduce carbon emissions in our world for the next two years.

  

So, grab a Coke, give the world a hug, and have nice day!

The Scent in the Air

Albert, picks up the scent of a 'swinging' good time in Lisbon!

Rock Be Gone

Took a drive up Rt.9 to view construction work. K&K Excavation is doing a great job of rebuilding the road.  They aren't letting anything stand in their way.  Take a Look.

 

 

Beaver Park Summer Camp

BEAVER PARK SUMMER CAMP
‘DISCOVERING YOUR COMMUNITY ON TWO WHEELS’

The Beaver Park Summer Camp will start June 14, 2010 and end June 26, 2010.  The theme is ‘Discovering Your Community on Two Wheels.’  Participants will bike to various areas in the Lisbon area increasing their mileage distance each day.  Local hikes will be incorporated into each day’s activity.  

The final bike ride will be a 30 to 50 mile bike ride.  Participants will meet at Beaver Park on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for the first week and 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of the second week.  

The date, location and distance of the long ride will be decided by the participants during the second week of camp. Anyone who enjoys biking and can start out riding eight to ten miles the first day is encouraged to attend camp.  Participants must have a well maintained mountain or hybrid bike. 

The registration fee is $10.00 per person and must be paid by June 9, 2010.  For more information and to register contact Verla Brooks at Beaver Park 353-9075.

BEAVER PARK
37 Cotton Road, Lisbon, Maine, 04250
Telephone 353-9075
Verla Brooks, Lisbon Park Ranger
vbrooks@lisbonme.org

FREE FISHING DAYS JUNE 5-6

Correction to Dates Listed in Fishing Rule Book

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife encourages anglers to take part in Family Free Fishing Days on June 5-6.

As stated by law, the spring Family Free Fishing Days will be held June 5-6, 2010. On these days, any person may fish without a license so long as their license has not previously been suspended or revoked.

Fishing rules and regulations on gear restrictions, and size and bag limits as listed in the fishing law book apply.

Please Note: The new two-year fishing law book released last month by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife incorrectly identifies the state's spring "Free Family Fishing Days" as May 29-30.

Family Free Fishing Days are designed as an introduction for would-be anglers to the sport of fishing in Maine's waters. Without making a license a requirement on those days, it is a risk-free invitation for newcomers to try the sport for themselves.

For more information, please contact the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at (207) 287-8000 or visit http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/regulations_seasons/index.htm#freefishingdays.

Today Is Endangered Species Day

 Here are some website links with more information about Endangered Species.

http://www.fws.gov/ecos/ajax/tess_public/pub/stateOccurrenceIndividual.jsp?state=ME

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ESDay/2010.html


http://www.fws.gov/ecos/ajax/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=E07L

Fish and Wildlife Service Celebrates Endangered Species Day
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service issued the following news release:

On May 21, 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and several conservation organizations will observe Endangered Species Day to recognize the conservation programs underway nationwide aimed at protecting America's threatened and endangered species.

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has helped to prevent the extinction of hundreds of species. Co-administered by the Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the purpose of the ESA is to conserve imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend.

"The Endangered Species Act is the nation's premier law protecting biodiversity today," said Acting Service Director Rowan Gould. "The bald eagle, American alligator and gray wolf are all species which once found themselves on the list, facing the brink of extinction, but have successfully rebounded. The wood stork, Kirtland's warbler, Louisiana black bear and Kemp's Ridley sea turtle are still listed species that are showing good progress towards achieving recovery -- the ultimate goal of the ESA. These species and many others continue to benefit from the protections afforded by the ESA and the dedicated people who work through the Act to ensure their continued existence."

The Service and Endangered Species Coalition are cosponsoring four signature events around the country to focus public support on rare and imperiled species. Events will be held in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Maine and Montana. Michael J. Bean, counselor for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the U.S. Department of the Interior, is scheduled to speak during the Washington, D.C. event, which will take place at the United States Botanic Garden.

In addition, many of the Service's field and regional offices will be hosting events in their communities and providing unique programs to visitors on endangered species conservation. For more information on how you can find an event near you, please visit www.fws.gov/endangered/ESDay/2010.html

The Service works with other Federal agencies, state, local and tribal governments, environmental organizations, industry groups, academia, the scientific community and members of the public to help conserve our nation's threatened and endangered fish, wildlife and plants.

Endangered Species Day honors this national commitment to recovering endangered species and their habitats and provides an opportunity to learn about what efforts are being made to conserve them.

There are currently 1,324 species listed in the U.S.: 750 plants and 574 animals. To find out what endangered species are near you, and how you can help, please visit www.fws.gov/endangered.

Here is a Video of the Volcano in Iceland Erupting

Eyjafjallajokull at the crater

Maine Fish Stocking Report Available Online

Rep. Lisa Miller, D-Somerville, has announced that 2010 fish stocking reports from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are now available.

 Every year the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife stocks local lakes and ponds in order to help build native fish stocks and to ensure healthier fish for Maine sportsmen.

"It's spring and time to think about fishing!" said Miller. "I have distributed copies of these lists in town offices and some stores in the area, but if you would like me to mail a list to you, just call me at 549-7171 with your address or email me at Rep. Miller." (lisammaine@gmail.com)

Instead of "hearing through the grapevine" where the stocking took place, anglers will now be able to view online where the stocking is taking place.

Waters are categorized by county, listed by town, and include the date of stocking as well as the species, quantity, and size of fish released.

To view the daily updates go to: Fish Stocking Reports (http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/reports/stocking/index.htm).

Lisbon HS Marine Biology Project‏

Lisbon - Lisbon High School announces a Marine Biology service learning project.  This years’ LHS marine biology classes, and students at the Lisbon Community School have been raising endangered Atlantic Salmon.  Students were granted a permit to release the salmon in the Little River in Lisbon in attempts to help reintroduce salmon into the Androscoggin River Watershed.  High School students have decided to team up with two fourth grade classes at the Lisbon Community School to add a service learning component to their salmon rearing project.   During the week of May 17  teams of LHS students will be guest speaking at LCS helping to prepare the fourth grade students for their field experience at the Little River.

(Photos Courtesy of Olivia Griset)

  Each marine biology class will be mentoring a fourth grade class on Wednesday, May 19th and another class on Thursday May 20th to participate in the release and to be involved in a water quality testing activity.  The release day event will take place from 11:00 a.m. until 12:15 pm at the Little River in Lisbon.  Volunteers are needed and community members are invited to attend!  This is an incredible opportunity for older students to share their knowledge with younger students, and for both groups of students to give back to their environment by raising and releasing these endangered fish in an ideal site in Lisbon!  

FMI contact Olivia Griset by emailing ogriset@lisbonschoolsme.org or call 353-3030, or Monica Millhime, mmillhime@lisbonschoolsme.org or call 754-0021.  

               

Lisbon Falls Residents Participate in 3rd annual National PrayerFlight‏

The picture taken over the State House also shows the tent in Capital Park where the annual "on the ground" Capital National Day of Prayer event was taking place at the time of the PrayerFlight. 
(Photo by Bethany Douglass)

Maine Pilot participates in the third National Day of Prayer PrayerFlight


Jerry Douglass, owner of Brunswick business, The Modular Advantage, piloted his private plane over Maine’s capital City of Augusta, last week in the third annual “50 Capitals” PrayerFlight.  On board and praying for our Capital City and the State of Maine were Pastor Steve DeGroft & Associate Pastor Jonathan Jones of Lisbon Falls Baptist Church, Richard Garrett, Lisbon Falls resident, and Bethany Douglass of Temple.

The "50 Capitals" PrayerFlight was first organized and flown in 2008 when approximately 75 pilots from every state in the nation made history through a coordinated effort to pray over every capital city in the United States from private aircraft in observance of the annual National Day of Prayer.

Pictured in front of the plane are (left to right) Associate Pastor Jonathan Jones, Lisbon Falls Baptist Church, Brunswick business owner and pilot and Lisbon Falls resident, Jerry Douglass, and Richard Garrett, Lisbon Falls resident.  (Photo by Bethany Douglass)

For more information contact:

Kathy Todd

State Coordinator, Maine National Day of Prayer Task Force

kathleenatodd@gmail.com

729-8403

Bee Informed

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THE UNEXPLAINED ...

Buzz kill! Is this 'bee Armageddon'?

Nature's most valuable workers mysteriously vanishing out of thin air

By Chelsea Schilling

Honeybee (photo: USDA, Rob Flynn)

What is devastating the world's honeybees?

In what appears to be a honeybee mystery of Armageddon proportions that has baffled scientists and beekeepers, more than one-third of the nation's bee population is mysteriously disappearing – and researchers warn the unexplained phenomenon threatens one-third of the American diet.

Entire colonies of honeybees are abandoning hives and food stores, including honey and pollen. In collapsed colonies, adult bees mysteriously disappear, and there is no accumulation of dead bees. Even hive pests such as wax moths and hive beetles are nowhere to be found around affected colonies. Likewise, other honeybees are reluctant or unwilling to rob the abandoned hives of honey.

Only days before a honeybee colony collapses, according to Bee Culture Magazine, the colony appears to be strong and fully functional. Read more.

Don't Let This Bug Pest You or Your Pets

On April 14, Governor Baldacci signed legislation to permanently establish May as the Lyme Disease Public Awareness Month.

Rep. Plummer Warns of Early Season for Lyme Disease

AUGUSTA – State Rep. Gary Plummer says that Lyme disease has reached every county in Maine and is striking earlier this year due to the mild winter. Cases of the disease peak in June and July, he said; but this year Mainers contracted the potentially debilitating illness as early as February. York and Cumberland counties are most heavily hit, but the disease has marched to the state’s northernmost reaches.

Rep. Plummer (R-Windham) was with Governor Baldacci today for the ceremonial signing of LD 1709, “An Act to Enhance Public Awareness of Lyme Disease.” As emergency legislation, it is already in effect. Last spring, Rep. Plummer introduced a joint resolution to recognize May 2009 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Maine, which passed with unanimous consent.

The new law permanently establishes May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month. It also directs the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to make appropriate information available to the public to improve education and awareness about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. A website run by the center will link to resources recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“Summertime in Maine is when everyone is outside,” said Rep. Plummer. “We’re not going to stop working and playing outdoors. But we have to keep in mind that this threat to our health is very serious, and we should take the best precautions against it.”

The number of cases of Lyme disease in Maine has increased annually. Last year, 929 cases were reported, up from 338 in 2006. Medical experts say the actual number may be 10 times higher. The classic early sign of Lyme disease is a “bull’s-eye” rash and flu-like symptoms of fever, achiness and fatigue. But not everyone with Lyme disease gets or remembers a rash, which is most commonly an expanding, uniformly red rash. In more than half of the victims, no rash appears.

Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and is spread by the bite of an infected deer tick. The highest incidence occurs in children between the ages of five and 14. According to Mainely Ticks Inc., based in Windham, the best defense is a daily check to look for the deer ticks, which are no bigger than a poppy seed. Checks should include looking and feeling all over the body for tiny dark bumps, especially in the “hot zones” – behind the knees, in the groin, in the armpits, under the breasts, behind the ears and in the scalp. It is estimated that more than 75 percent of Lyme disease cases are contracted within 100 feet of the home.

Timely removal of a deer tick can help prevent infection. Grab the tick with fine-nosed tweezers as close to the skin as possible and pull straight up with steady pressure. Disinfect the bite site and save the tick in a plastic bag for identification.

Pennies Perform Preventing Pests

Wanda    Says ,

ZIP LOCK BAG - Good tip!
We went with friends to Sweety Pies on Sunday for breakfast and sat in the patio section beside the house.   We happened to notice zip lock baggies pinned to a post and a wall.  The bags were half filled with water, each contained 4 pennies, and they were zipped shut.  Naturally we were curious!  Ms. Sweety told us that these baggies kept the flies away!  So naturally we were even more curious!  We actually watched some flies come in the open window, stand around on the window sill, and then fly out again.  And there were no flies in the eating area!  This morning I checked this out on Google.  Below are comments on this fly control idea.  I'm now a believer!
 

  Zip-lock water bags

Ann Says:
I tried the ziplock bag and pennies this weekend.. I have a horse trailer.  The flies were bad while I was camping. I put the baggie with pennies above the door of the LQ. NOT ONE FLY came in the trailer. The horse trailer part had many. Not sure why it works but it does!


Danielle Martin Says:

Fill a ziplock bag with water and 5 or 6 pennies and hang it in the problem area. In my case it was a particular window in my home. It had a slight passage way for insects. Every since I have done that, it has kept flies and wasps away. Some say that wasps and flies mistake the bag for some other insect nest and are threatened.

Maggie Says:


I swear by the plastic bag of water trick. I have them on porch and basement.  We saw these in Northeast Mo. at an Amish grocery store &have used them since. They say it works because a fly sees a reflection &won't come around.

DJ Says:

Regarding the science behind zip log bags of water? My research found that the millions of molecules of water presents its own prism effect and given that flies have a lot of eyes, to them it's like a zillion disco balls reflecting light, colors and movement in a dizzying manner. When you figure that flies are prey for many other bugs, animals, birds, etc., they simply won't take the risk of being around that much perceived action. I moved to a rural area and thought these "hillbillies" were just yanking my city boy chain but I tried it and it worked immediately! We went from hundreds of flies to seeing the occasional one, but he didn't hang around long.

May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night,


and the road downhill all the way to your door.

Preparing The Garden For Spring? Check This Out

www.sacobaygardenclub.com

The Flag That Doesn't Fly

THE FLAG THAT DOESN'T FLY

Between the fields where the flag is planted, there are 9+ miles of flower fields that go all the way to the ocean. The flowers are grown by seed companies. It's a beautiful place, close to Vandenberg AFB. 

Check out the dimensions of the flag. The  Floral Flag is 740 feet long and 390 feet wide and maintains the proper Flag dimensions, as described in Executive Order #10834. This Flag is 6.65 acres and is the first Floral Flag to be planted with 5 pointed Stars, comprised of White Larkspur. Each Star is 24 feet in diameter; each Stripe is 30 feet wide. This Flag is estimated to contain more than 400,000 Larkspur plants, with 4-5 flower stems each, for a total of more than 2 million flowers.



Aerial photo courtesy of Bill Morson 
For our soldiers.... Please don't break it 

 

When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our servicemen. There is nothing attached....

Open Water Fishing Season Opens Early

March 25, 2010

MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES & WILDLIFE 284 State St., SHS 41, Augusta, ME 04333 www.mefishwildlife.com Main Number: 287-8000
MEDIA: For more information, call IF&W Spokeswoman Deborah Turcotte at (207) 592-1164

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 25, 2010

Open Water Fishing Season Now Open

AUGUSTA – Open water fishing season is now open under an emergency law signed by Gov. John E. Baldacci today, Thursday, March 25, 2010.

All lakes, ponds and brooks are open except those with specific opening-day regulations that start after April 1 as listed in the 2008-2009 Open Water Fishing Law Book.
Bag and size limit rules contained in the 2008-2009 Open Water Fishing Law Book also apply.
The emergency law is in effect until April 1, 2010.

A new fishing law book that combines ice fishing and open water fishing rules, including several new regulations, will become effective on April 1, 2010. Distribution of this law book began a couple of weeks ago and is available where fishing licenses are sold.

“People have been anxious to drop their lines given that ice fishing season ended too soon in some parts of the state, with many lakes and ponds experiencing early ice out conditions,” Commissioner Roland “Danny” Martin said. “We’re happy to provide this opportunity to anglers, and remind them to be mindful of early spring cold-water conditions by being safe.”
Open water fishing season historically begins on April 1 on most waters of the state. Because of unseasonably warm weather opening up waterways in many counties and strong public interest in wanting to fish, Maine Sen. Bruce Bryant, D-Oxford County, sponsored emergency legislation to start the season early.

“Let’s go fishing!” exclaimed Sen. Bryant, upon the Governor’s signature of the bill.
Emergency law opens season today (March 25), but 2008-2009 rules apply until April 1

Spring Has Sprung In Lisbon

Story and photos submitted by: Todd Comber

While Driving around the other day dodging potholes

 

and admiring the freedom of a warm spring day, we watched a few horses

as they also enjoyed it by grazing.

 

With a 'keen eye'  one might notice buckets sitting next to trees along side the roadway, if  ya dare take your eyes off the road..    

That's a sure sign winter has passed and the spring and maple "syrup l" season are here.   When I was a kid growing up  North  of Lisbon, Sap ran so much some people even 'tapped' the telephone poles that held the wires up that spanned the Moose River. 

But to find some young residents in the actual process of running their own maple syrup processor,

now that is priceless.

L to R Neighbors Nicholas Bergeron and Bailey Bergeron lend a hand to Cole and Samantha Bolduc as dad Pat manages the operation. 

Rep. Joy Proposes Plan to Divide Maine into Two States

Do You Live in the Green Area?

AUGUSTA – State Rep. Henry Joy submitted legislation today that would divide Maine into two states, one in the north and the other in the south. He says the action was sparked by the growing possibility
that the so-called Maine North Woods nature preserve would become
reality, forcing a massive relocation of population out of the region.
“The environmentalists have been working towards this for years,” said Rep. Joy (R-Crystal). “They plan to take 10 million acres in northern Maine and turn it over to the federal government. The land
could not be used for any further development, and private property
would be seized with no compensation. They don’t want anybody up there.”
Plans for the North Woods preserve were detailed today in a front p.... According to the article, a group called Keeping Maine’s Forests is close to a final plan for delivery to the federal government as early
as this month.
“I’m sorry to say that the governor appears to be on board with this scheme,” Rep. Joy said. “Perhaps he doesn’t fully comprehend the scale of the transformation. Why would he be in favor of surrendering more
than half of the state’s land? That’s why we need to split into two
states – so the people of northern Maine can decide their own destiny.
They don’t like being used as pawns in some giant environmental chess
game.”
Under Rep. Joy’s plan, the state of Maine would encompass most of the northern, eastern and western counties – Aroostook, Piscataquis, Somerset, Franklin, Penobscot, and parts of Washington, Hancock and
Oxford. The newly created state of Northern Massachusetts would include
the counties of York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Lincoln,
Waldo, Knox and Kennebec. Hancock County would be split in half.
Washington County would remain part of Maine except for a strip along
the coast.
“Some people might think a bill to divide Maine into two states is a joke,” said Rep. Joy, now serving his eighth term in the Maine House. “It won’t seem very funny if the environmental extremists get their
way, and we see a forced relocation of the population of northern
Maine. That is exactly the plan of the 1992 Biodiversity Treaty, run by
the United Nations. They want half of the United States to be returned
to wilderness. Northern Maine would become part of the Northern Forest
Bioregion, some 26 million acres of timberland running from northern
New York to eastern Maine.
Before Rep. Joy’s proposal can proceed, it must be cleared by the Legislative Council, a 10-member group of legislative leaders.

 Bottom line folks, find a candiate and work your ass off to get them elected. persuade your unenrolled friends to pick a side and get busy. This is it for Maine, we either change it in 2010 or we might as well
all pack up and leave. Years ago when my husband and I were involved
with land use and land rights issues too many people scoffed at the
prospect of a national park in the north maine woods....... well not
much to scoff at anymore, they have already met with Obama and his
staff to protect most of maine from development... gee what effect do
you think that will have on jobs???

http://www.pressherald.com/news/critics-see-flaws-in-effort-to-protect-working-forest_2010-03-08.html

Age Is Just A Number

"The best glider pilots in North America over the age of 55 recently gathered to compete in the Senior Soaring National Championships. Former fighter pilots and commercial airline pilots call soaring the greatest test of all.  How can a 2,000 pound plane with no engine stay aloft for hours flying at 65 miles per hour? Growing Bolder stopped by the final practice round to find out.

And what would a championship be without a reliable ground crew? In this case, the crew chief usually goes by another name -- wife. See how the women are keeping the planes -- and pilots -- in tip-top shape."

Formidable Flamingos

Formidable Flamingos