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Saturday, January 23, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Would You Like To END Taxation?
"Any
local government can be restructured to meet their annual budget needs
"Without" taxes. TRF (Tax Retirement Funds) paying for every City, County,
State’s annual budgetary needs!"
Would you like to END taxation? Are you ready to end all Taxation? Not lower but ELIMINATE!
This is the TRAILER TO: "The Only Game in Town" - "The Way Our Government Can Be".
The documentary brings forward what every person should know and Comprehend to do just that.
Who profits from investments; Ownership of the Economy; the Productivity value of the people?
CAFR, GOVERNMENT, AND YOU
Filling in the void of Government "Collective" Investment and Gross Income Totals
Taxation? Not Needed! We have seen Government's Game, now it is Time that Government learned the People's ....Only Game in Town!
Walter Burien - CAFR1.com
Would you like to END taxation? Are you ready to end all Taxation? Not lower but ELIMINATE!
This is the TRAILER TO: "The Only Game in Town" - "The Way Our Government Can Be".
The documentary brings forward what every person should know and Comprehend to do just that.
Who profits from investments; Ownership of the Economy; the Productivity value of the people?
CAFR, GOVERNMENT, AND YOU
Filling in the void of Government "Collective" Investment and Gross Income Totals
Taxation? Not Needed! We have seen Government's Game, now it is Time that Government learned the People's ....Only Game in Town!
Walter Burien - CAFR1.com
Tuesday's Special Town Meeting Agenda 01/26/10
AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL WORKSHOP &
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010
LISBON TOWN OFFICE
6:00 P.M.
Note special time.
Now if you go on the Town website they list another meeting starting at 7:00pm, one might want to bring a lunch.
TOWN COUNCIL WORKSHOP &
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010
LISBON TOWN OFFICE
6:00 P.M.
Note special time.
Now if you go on the Town website they list another meeting starting at 7:00pm, one might want to bring a lunch.
2. ROLL CALL
___Councilor Bowie ___Councilor Larochelle ___ Councilor Mason
___Councilor Cote ___Councilor Lunt ___Councilor Pomelow
___Councilor Crafts
3. WORKSHOP
A. Economic & Community Development Department Overview Presentation
WooHoo!
B. IT & Town Engineer Department Overview Presentation
C. Street Light Discussion
4. WORKSHOP ADJOURNMENT
2010-20 ORDER to Adjourn
5. EXECUTIVE SESSION
2010-21 ORDER 1 MRSA § 405 (6) (A) Personnel Matter – Finance Director Discussion
6. ADJOURNMENT
2010-22 ORDER to Adjourn
Thursday, January 21, 2010
LCS Students Benefit from Volunteers
Lisbon
– Each week, teachers and students at Lisbon Community School, are
visited by a number of Lisbon Volunteers. Community members,
employees from area businesses, parents and
grandparents alike, who have attended a Volunteer training class offered at the
school, are welcome. Volunteers spend time assisting teachers in their
classrooms, working with students in smaller groups on specific projects, and
often times share a hobby of their own. During a recent classroom
visit to students in Suzie Piraino’s fourth grade class, Patti Roberts of
Turner shared her knowledge and passion of woodworking. After the
lesson, Mrs. Roberts presented every student with their own wooden spoon.
“Mrs. Roberts visits with my students every week and works on fluency
levels,” shares Piraino. “They love meeting with her each
week to demonstrate their progress in reading fluency.”
FMI
on Volunteer opportunities in Lisbon Schools, contact, Community Resource
Coordinator, Monica Millhime by calling 754-0021 or email mmillhime@lisbonschoolsme.org
to register for the monthly training class.
I'm Patti Roberts and I work with these
students. This is what I would like to add.
When I first took the volunteer project for Mrs.
Piraino, I believed it was just for 2 days, then she asked if I could do it
until the end of the year. I was very skeptical at first since I work well
with younger children and was not sure about 4th graders.
Well I have to tell you
seeing these children excel in their fluency I realize how very special
each one of the children are. So for Christmas they needed something
special that was theirs so I thought of the wooden spoons. May God bless
each child and maybe one day they could make something special for another
class.
Thanks.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Here's One To Make You Chuckle
A woman goes into Bass Pro Shop to buy a rod and reel for her grandson's
birthday. She doesn't know which one to get so she just grabs one and goes
over to the counter.
A Bass Pro Shop associate is standing there wearing dark shades. She says,
'Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?'
He says, 'Ma'am, I'm completely blind; but if you'll drop it on the counter,
I can tell you everything from the sound it makes.'
She doesn't believe him but drops it on the counter anyway.
He says, 'That's a six-foot Shakespeare graphite rod with a Zebco 404 reel
and 10-LB. test line. It's a good all around combination and it's on sale
this week for only $20.00.
She says, 'It's amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound of it
dropping on the counter. I'll take it!' As she opens her purse, her credit
card drops on the floor.
'Oh, that sounds like a Master Card,' he says.
She bends down to pick it up and accidentally farts. At first she is really
embarrassed, but then realizes there is no way the blind clerk could tell it
was she who tooted. Being blind, he would n't know that she was the only
person around.
The man rings up the sale and says, 'That'll be $34.50 please.'
The woman is totally confused by this and asks, 'Didn't you tell me the rod
and reel were on sale for $20.00? How did you get $34.50?'
He replies, 'Yes, Ma'am. The rod and reel is $20.00, but the Duck Call is
$11.00 and the Bear Repellent is $3.50
birthday. She doesn't know which one to get so she just grabs one and goes
over to the counter.
A Bass Pro Shop associate is standing there wearing dark shades. She says,
'Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?'
He says, 'Ma'am, I'm completely blind; but if you'll drop it on the counter,
I can tell you everything from the sound it makes.'
She doesn't believe him but drops it on the counter anyway.
He says, 'That's a six-foot Shakespeare graphite rod with a Zebco 404 reel
and 10-LB. test line. It's a good all around combination and it's on sale
this week for only $20.00.
She says, 'It's amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound of it
dropping on the counter. I'll take it!' As she opens her purse, her credit
card drops on the floor.
'Oh, that sounds like a Master Card,' he says.
She bends down to pick it up and accidentally farts. At first she is really
embarrassed, but then realizes there is no way the blind clerk could tell it
was she who tooted. Being blind, he would n't know that she was the only
person around.
The man rings up the sale and says, 'That'll be $34.50 please.'
The woman is totally confused by this and asks, 'Didn't you tell me the rod
and reel were on sale for $20.00? How did you get $34.50?'
He replies, 'Yes, Ma'am. The rod and reel is $20.00, but the Duck Call is
$11.00 and the Bear Repellent is $3.50
If You Can Be Swayed By Big Government, What Do You Think Little Gov't. Is Doing?
"H1N1 swine flu hoax falls apart at the seams
Wednesday, January 20, 2010by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...)
(NaturalNews) The great swine flu hoax of 2009 is now falling apart at the seams as one country after another unloads hundreds of millions of doses of unused swine flu vaccines. No informed person wants the injection anymore, and the entire fear-based campaign to promote the vaccines has now been exposed as outright quackery and propaganda.
Even doctors are now calling the pandemic a complete hoax. As reported on FoxNews, Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg, a leading health authority in Europe, says that drug companies "organized a 'campaign of panic' to put pressure on the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a pandemic. He believes it is 'one of the greatest medicine scandals of the century,' and he has called for an inquiry." (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933...)"
Read More->
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The Internet Is Next To Be Ruined By Government Control
"FCC looks at ways to assert authority over Web access
By Cecilia Kang
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 15, 2010; A22
The Federal Communications Commission is considering aggressive moves to stake out its authority to oversee consumer access to the Internet, as a recent court hearing and industry opposition have cast doubt on its power over Web service providers.
The FCC, which regulates public access to telephone and television services, has been working to claim the same role for the Internet. The stakes are high, as the Obama administration pushes an agenda of open broadband access for all and big corporations work to protect their enormous investments in a new and powerful medium.
"This is a pivotal moment," said Ben Scott, director of policy at the public interest group Free Press. The government wants to treat broadband Internet as a national infrastructure, he said, like phone lines or the broadcast spectrum. But federal regulators are grappling with older policies that do not clearly protect consumers' access to the Web, their privacy or prices of service."
Read more >>
By Cecilia Kang
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 15, 2010; A22
The Federal Communications Commission is considering aggressive moves to stake out its authority to oversee consumer access to the Internet, as a recent court hearing and industry opposition have cast doubt on its power over Web service providers.
The FCC, which regulates public access to telephone and television services, has been working to claim the same role for the Internet. The stakes are high, as the Obama administration pushes an agenda of open broadband access for all and big corporations work to protect their enormous investments in a new and powerful medium.
"This is a pivotal moment," said Ben Scott, director of policy at the public interest group Free Press. The government wants to treat broadband Internet as a national infrastructure, he said, like phone lines or the broadcast spectrum. But federal regulators are grappling with older policies that do not clearly protect consumers' access to the Web, their privacy or prices of service."
Read more >>
Monday, January 18, 2010
Tango Mike Mike
Please watch this and learn what Tango Mike Mike means. You've never seen anything quite like this!
"...did this as a way to honor all those who have struggled to come back from serving our country in times of war. The most interesting part for me was something I didn't find out until after I created this photoplay, was that this was Roy's second tour. He had been so gravely wounded, by stepping on a landmine, on his first tour that he was drummed out of the Army after returning. Roy built his body back up and returned to the service after proving himself fit and joined the elite Green Beret's and went back to Vietnam for a second tour for which he received the Medal of Honor"
"...did this as a way to honor all those who have struggled to come back from serving our country in times of war. The most interesting part for me was something I didn't find out until after I created this photoplay, was that this was Roy's second tour. He had been so gravely wounded, by stepping on a landmine, on his first tour that he was drummed out of the Army after returning. Roy built his body back up and returned to the service after proving himself fit and joined the elite Green Beret's and went back to Vietnam for a second tour for which he received the Medal of Honor"
Military Records Now Available, Form DD-214
This might be good information for some of the guys!
DD-214
Please pass on to other vets.
It's official; DD-214s are NOW Online.
The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has provided the following website for veterans to gain access to their DD-214s
online: http://vetrecs.archives.gov/
This may be particularly helpful when a veteran needs a copy of his DD-214 for employment purposes. NPRC is working to make it easier for veterans with computers and Internet access to obtain copies of documents from their military files.
Military veterans and the next of kin of deceased former military members may now use a new online military personnel records system to request documents.
Other individuals with a need for documents must still complete the Standard Form 180, which can be downloaded from the online web site. Because the requester will be asked to supply all information essential for NPRC to process the request, delays that normally occur when NPRC has to ask veterans for additional information will be minimized. The new web-based application was designed to provide better service on these requests by eliminating the records centers mailroom and processing time.
Please pass this information on to former military personnel you may know and their dependents.
Important Vote For All Of Us In Massachusetts
| Call your Friends, Family and Co-Workers in Massachusetts and ask them to Vote for Scott Brown for U.S. Senate! |
Tomorrow there is an historic election happening in Massachusetts--the race to fill the seat previously held by Ted Kennedy in the US Senate. Despite all early predictions, the race is now a dead heat between Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Martha Coakley and there is a real possibility that Scott Brown gets sent to the United States Senate to be the 41st vote against this disastrous Health Care plan that will hurt Maine families and small businesses.
I have met Scott and let me assure you, he is a great guy and an independent thinker not beholden to special interests. Everybody in Maine knows someone in Massachusetts. I'm asking you to call your Bay State friends and family and let them know what is at stake and ask them to go to the polls tomorrow, January 19, to vote for Scott Brown.
We have a chance to start bringing some sanity back to Washington, that process starts tomorrow and with you help, we will succeed!
Jason
Truth or Fiction, Whatever You Believe, The Message Is Clear, Get Informed
"Intelligence Ties to The Underwear Bomber
Could the Christmas day bomb attempt on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 have been a false flag set up by various intelligence agencies with the goal of tightening the grip of governments on its people while enriching a few well-connected individuals and corporations?That idea—seemingly incomprehensible at first glance—gains credence the more one looks to connect a few dots.
There remain many unanswered questions about just what happened in the months, days and hours leading up to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s attempt to detonate the explosive pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN)—which he had concealed in his underwear—as the flight descended on Detroit."
Read more>>
Sunday, January 17, 2010
We Aren't Being Told The Truth, Imagine That
Thousands of Americans died from H1N1 even after receiving vaccine shots
Sunday, January 17, 2010
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...)
"(NaturalNews) The CDC is engaged in a very clever, statistically devious spin campaign, and nearly every journalist in the mainstream media has fallen for its ploy. No one has yet reported what I'm about to reveal here.
It all started with the CDC's recent release of new statistics about swine flu fatalities, infection rates and vaccination rates. According to the CDC:"
"The CDC is intentionally not tracking how many of the dead were previously vaccinated. They want you (and mainstream media journalists) to mistakenly believe that ZERO deaths occurred in those who were vaccinated. But this is blatantly false. Being vaccinated against H1N1 swine flu offers absolutely no reduction in mortality from swine flu infections."
Read More >>
Sunday, January 17, 2010by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...)
"(NaturalNews) The CDC is engaged in a very clever, statistically devious spin campaign, and nearly every journalist in the mainstream media has fallen for its ploy. No one has yet reported what I'm about to reveal here.
It all started with the CDC's recent release of new statistics about swine flu fatalities, infection rates and vaccination rates. According to the CDC:"
"The CDC is intentionally not tracking how many of the dead were previously vaccinated. They want you (and mainstream media journalists) to mistakenly believe that ZERO deaths occurred in those who were vaccinated. But this is blatantly false. Being vaccinated against H1N1 swine flu offers absolutely no reduction in mortality from swine flu infections."
Read More >>
Friday, January 15, 2010
Agenda for Tues. Town Council Meeting
AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
LISBON TOWN OFFICE
7:00 P.M.
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
LISBON TOWN OFFICE
7:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE TO FLAG
2. ROLL CALL
___Councilor Bowie ___Councilor Larochelle ___ Councilor Mason
___Councilor Cote ___Councilor Lunt ___Councilor Pomelow
___Councilor Crafts
Town Clerk reading of meeting rules
3. PUBLIC HEARING
4. CONSENT AGENDA
2010-11 ORDER A. Minutes of December 15, 2009
5. COUNCIL ORDERS, RESOLUTIONS, & ORDINANCES
2010-12 ORDER − School General Obligation Bond Public Hearing
2010-13 ORDER − Appeals Board Resignation
2010-14 ORDER − Weatherization Bids
2010-15 ORDER − Committee Liaisons
2010-16 ORDER − Set Tax Rate of Interest
2010-17 ORDER − Land Appraisal Contract
6. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Assessing Presentation
B. Town Manager’s Report/Finance Report
7. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
8. APPOINTMENTS
9. COUNCILOR COMMUNICATIONS
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
2010-18 ORDER − 1 M.R.S.A. § 405 (6) (A) Personnel Matters – Town Manager’s Review
11. ADJOURNMENT
2010-19 ORDER to Adjourn
RSPCA - just takes a click to help - please do!
RSPCA - Free and Quick - please do it
Hi, all you animal lovers!
This is pretty simple... Please tell ten friends to each tell a further ten today!
The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute (about 15 seconds) to go to their site and click on the purple box 'fund food for animals for free'. This doesn't cost you a thing.
Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising.
Here's the web site! Please pass it along to people you know.
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/
AGAIN, PLEASE TELL 10 FRIENDS!
Hi, all you animal lovers!
This is pretty simple... Please tell ten friends to each tell a further ten today!
The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute (about 15 seconds) to go to their site and click on the purple box 'fund food for animals for free'. This doesn't cost you a thing.
Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in exchange for advertising.
Here's the web site! Please pass it along to people you know.
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/
AGAIN, PLEASE TELL 10 FRIENDS!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Adult Education Classes
Hi There!
I just wanted to let you know that adult education will be
starting it's academic classes the week of MLK Jr. day. There will be
Algebra on Tue 1/19, English on Wed 1/20, Environmental Science on Thu
1/21 and U.S. History on Mon 1/25. GED preparation and testing will
also resume on Tuesday 1/19 at 6:00PM. Additionally, we have a host of
Inland Fisheries & Wildlife classes offered here this Spring. There
will be a Snowmobile Safety Education course at 19 Gartley Street on
Sat January 23rd from 9:00AM to 3:00PM. This will be facilitated by
Lisbon School Department's own Darrell Orr in conjunction with IF&W
staff. If people would like more information about any of our courses
they may visit our website at http://lisbon.maineadulted.org. If there are further questions we can be reached at 353-3037 and either Sara Flowers or Sylvia Crafts can
provide more information. Thanks so much! (c:
Sara Flowers, Director
Lisbon Adult & Community Education
Two Sugg Drive
Lisbon Falls, Maine 04252
(207) 353-3037 Phone
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Town Council and Planning Board Meeting Thursday Jan. 14
Lisbon Town Council and Planning Board are holding a public meeting on Thursday January 14, 2010 at the Town Office beginning at 6:00 pm.
This would be the Proposed Town of Lisbon Property Maintenance Ordinance
Red Sox Fever?
How would you like to win FOUR TICKETS to a Boston Red Sox
game?
The dates, teams and locations of the seats are listed below.
For just a $5 donation you could be the proud winner of FOUR tickets to a game
in Boston. Imagine the new (or current) friends, and long-lost relatives
who would like to go with you?
The Lisbon PWS PAG is once again selling
tickets for $5 each or a book of 5 for only $20. All proceeds
benefit PWS students in areas not included in the budget.
Checks may be
made payable to PWS PAG.
Don’t delay…last year we sold
out! Can’t you almost here it… L E T ‘ S P
L A Y B A L L !
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The REAL winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
BELOW IS THE REAL WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE!
Wouldn't it be fitting if this went completely around the world!.....
John Gebhardt's wife, Mindy, said that this little girl's entire family was executed. The insurgents intended to execute the little girl also, and shot her in the head...but they failed to kill her. She was cared for in John's hospital and is healing up, but continues to cry and moan. The nurses said John is the only one who seems to calm her down, so John has spent the last four nights holding her while they both slept in that chair. The girl is coming along with her healing.
He is a real Star of the war, and represents what America is trying to do.
This, my friends, is worth sharing. Go for it!! You'll never see things like this in the news. Please keep this going. Nothing will happen if you don't, but the American public needs to see pictures like this and needs to realize that what we're doing over there is making a difference.. Even if it is just one little girl at a time.
Town Council Budget Workshop Tonight
Well, they finally posted a notice on the town's website about the Council Workshop Tonight.
Listed as from 7:00pm to 9:00pm At Town Office.
Come see your elected officials and Hired Officials in action for yourself.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Some History Facts About Lisbon and the Androscoggin River
The following information is from an Environmental Studies Program at Bates College. See link at end of posting.
"LISBON, ME
http://abacus.bates.edu/acad/depts/environ/projects/AndroscogginTimeline.html
[TLR is not responsible for spelling errors.]
"LISBON, ME
Carlin Aloe
Frederick Brown
Greg Shyloski
Nicole Rom
Peter Beeson
Story Reed
1605 Spring the earliest voyage of discovery up the Androscoggin River by Captain George Weymouth.
1628 Thomas Purchase, settles at "Little River", then
known as "Ten Miles Falls" as a fisherman. This area will become to be
known as Lisbon Falls.
1683 Richard Wharton, bought the land from Thomas
Purchase and expanded on a deed Purchase had made with six Indian
Chiefs: Warumbee (Worumbo) Darumkme, Wihikermet, Wedon, Domhegon,
Nechonogusset. However, he never settled in the area.
1787 First real settlers arrive in the area now know
as Lisbon, such as the White Family, The Whitney’s. However, the
Russel’s build the first house and Joseph the second.
1790-1800. Six saw mills are established along the
bank of the Androscoggin in the area now know as Lisbon. These Mills
process logs and then "team" them to Topsham for shipbuilding.
1799 On June 22, the area now known as Lisbon was
incorporated under the name of Thompsonborough, named in honor of the
Thompson family who were extremely large landowners in the area.
1800 The area sees its first labor trouble in the lumber mills from French Settlers who revolt against wealthy mill owners.
1802 Name of Thompsonborough or Thompsonville was changed to Lisbon on March 4.
1804 Abner Coombs built a sawmill on the Sabattus River.
1810 Population of Lisbon, 450. Wooden woolen mill was erected on the Sabattus River at Lisbon.
1812 The War of 1812. With the embargo, an economic
depression follows the war and many of the lumber mills are abandoned
or dispersed to other locations.
1814 The Androscoggin experiences a huge flood in the
spring and 21 saw mills are swept away by the very power which
attracted them there.
1818 The village now know as Lisbon Falls was
originally established as Little River Village on December 14, 1818 and
the name was changed to Lisbon Falls on February 20, 1865. A post
office was established there in December; first bridge (a wooden toll
bridge) was built linking Lisbon Falls with Durham across the
Androscoggin River.
1827 Lisbon Falls, then called Little River had grown
to be quite a "little Hamlet". This can be attested to by the fact that
in this year 13 men and women in the village were licensed to sell
liquor.
1840 Population of Lisbon, 1,100. A new town hall was constructed in Durham to replace Old North Meeting House.
1850 Population of Lisbon, 1,495.
1851 The Androscoggin Railroad, later operated by the Maine Central Railroad, commences operations through Lisbon.
1861 Edward Plummer and John G. Tebbets purchased
territory along Androscoggin River known as Barker Estate (Estate was
valuable because it comprised all the water power of the ten mile
falls).
1861 John G. Tebbets and Edwrd Plummer, foreseeing
the complextion of the Androscoggin Railroad and the excellent water of
the area, charter with Oliver Moses to create a textile mill. The
Railroad and the mill played an important part in the growth of the
towns economy.
1864 Oliver Moses unites with these two men to
exploit that waterpower; served as president of the company until his
death in 1882.
1864 Creation of the famous/ infamous, Worumbo Mill.
The Worumbo Mill gained fame or its manufacture of Sterling cloths of
pure wool fine enough for the finest women’s gowns. Their cloth won
several international prizes for their product.
1864 Worumbo Mill was incorporated in Lisbon Falls;
Farnsworth Mill was constructed in Lisbon Center at the same site as
the first sawmill made in 1804.
1865 Name of Little River Village was changed to
Lisbon Falls on February 20. First German settlers arrive in Lisbon
Falls. Also in this year, postal facilities, transportation, lodging,
and fire protection become firmly established.
1865 Frank Guttman became superintendent of the mill and supervised it until 1918.
1867 N.W.Farwell bought what grew to be known as Farwell Mill.
1870 Population of Lisbon, 2,014.
1872 Farwell’s Cotton Mills were incorporated just above the Farnsworth Mill on the Sabattus.
1873 A work force of 170 was employed at the Worumbo
Mill in Lisbon Falls. began to produce woolens, 120,00 yrds/yr, by
using the power supplied by a cribwork dam on the Androscoggin.
1876 Worumbo Mill receives gold medal at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia for its fine wool cloth.
1884 A post office was established at Lisbon Center.
1889 Lisbon Falls Fibre Company was incorporated and
used sulfite paper making process. Lisbon Paint Company was destroyed
by fire.
1890 340 men and 110 women were employed at the Worumbo Mill in Lisbon Falls.
1893 Worumbo Mill receives its 2nd gold medal at the Centennial Exposition at Chicago.
1890’s Some important social movements and
institution of the 1890’s include; the creation of Frost Park and
Shiloh evangelist colony.
1895 Wooden toll bridge between Lisbon Falls and Durham was replaced by an iron bridge.
1898 The Lewiston, Brunswick and Bath Street Railway,
later to be known as the Lewiston, Augusta, and Waterville Street
Railway, and as the Androscoggin and Kennebec Street Railway, commences
operations through Lisbon and Lisbon Falls between Lewist
on and Bath.
1900 Population of Lisbon, 3,603. Serious industrial river pollution recognized produced primarily from paper wills.
1901 The Great Fire of 1901. On April 6, 1901 the
business section of Lisbon Falls was reduced to smoldering ashes. Only
two stores remained standing in the entire village. The great flames
destroyed thirty-one buildings. More than 50 families were left
homeless. Total cost $200,000.
1912 Name of the Lisbon Falls High Fibre Company was changed to Pejepscot Paper Company.
1920 Population of Lisbon, 4,019.
1920 Worumbo Mill, addition was made to the original red brick building on either side of Canal Street.
1936 Iron Bridge between Durham and Lisbon Falls
(route 9) across the Androscoggin River was carried away by floodwaters
and replaced with a steel bridge built by the American Bridge Company.
This was the second largest flood recorded.
1937 Trolley service between Bath and Lisbon Falls ended.
1940 Population of Lisbon, 4,123.
1941 Trolley service between Lisbon Falls and Lewiston ended. And fumes overwhelmed the public and there was call for clean up.
1942 Worumbo Mill honored with the Army and Navy Efficiency Award.
1948 Sodium nitrate was dumped into the river in Lewiston as an attempt to control the odor.
1950 Population of Lisbon, 4,318.
1956, July 29 Oliver Moses III notices that the
textile industry was in a severe decline and his sons did not want to
inherit the mill so Oliver Moses sold the mill to J.P. Stevens Company.
1960 The last log drives took place on the Androscoggin River.
1964 J.P. Stevens announced that the mill was closing (due to increase in productivity and decline in prices)
1964, September 23 Worumbo Mill closed (two months after Farnsworth Mill made a similar announcement.
1967 Herbert A. Miller, the president and owner of Max Miller Industries bought Farnsworth Mill in Lisbon Center.
1987 Huge flood on April 27.
1987, July 23 Disastrous fire puts an end to Worumbo Mill.
1989 Oil spill coming from two old railroad oil tankers located at Farwell Mill."
http://abacus.bates.edu/acad/depts/environ/projects/AndroscogginTimeline.html
[TLR is not responsible for spelling errors.]
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise
Tale of Two
Houses
House #1
A 20 room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house, all heated by gas. In one month this residence consumes more energy than the average American household does in a year. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2400 per month. In natural gas alone, this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home. This house is not situated in a Northern or Midwestern 'snow belt' area. It's in the South.
House #2
Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university. This house incorporates every 'green' feature current home construction can provide. The house is 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on a high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal heat-pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground.
The water (usually 67 degrees F) heats the house in the winter and cools it in the summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas and it consumes one-quarter electricity required for a conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Surrounding flowers and shrubs native to the area enable the property to blend into the surrounding rural landscape.
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HOUSE #1 is outside of Nashville, Tennessee;
It is the home of the 'Environmentalist' [hypocrite] Al Gore.
HOUSE #2 is on a ranch near Crawford ,Texas; it is the
residence of the Ex-President of the United States, George W. Bush.
THIS is the definition of an " inconvenient truth " !!!
I sure hope this gets passed to everyone!
And, yes ... I DID check Snopes prior to forwarding it.
You can verify this it at: http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/house.asp
Grandpa and Bo, the dog
Grandpop
and Bo, the Dog
This would be funny if it weren't so true!!!  My father-in-law had prostate surgery.. We brought him to the hospital at 7:30 a.m., and he was operated on at eight. We were amazed when the hospital called at noon to tell us he could go home. Two months later our hound dog, Bo also had prostate surgery. When I brought him in, I asked the veterinarian what time I should pick him up. The vet told me Bo would remain overnight.  "Overnight?" I said. My father-in-law came home the same day."  The vet looked at me and said,
"Bo's
not on
Medicare!"
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Saturday, January 9, 2010
Take A Look at this ......"A Snow Tractor"....
1926
Snow Tractor
Talk about
ingenuity!
This is a 1926 silent film (on
video) of
a
tractor-snow-machine
invented by Henry Ford, who is
shown driving it.
Watch the whole thing. Note the
"hat and
tie."
Friday, January 8, 2010
Behind Closed Doors
They are doing it
again... Reid and Pelosi are holding secret, backroom meetings to put the final
touches on ObamaCare. I'm done with government working in the shadows, away from
public scrutiny. This is exactly how
the Vladimir Lenin and Josef Stalin came to power in 1903 .....
it appears that Reid and Pelosi is on a much faster
track! ---- C.
C. BENDERMANN
Congressional leadership will not hold formal
Conference meetings to resolve the difference between the House and Senate
ObamaCare bills.
The plan was hatched during a meeting with Obama's "Chicago" team of experts at the White House. As a result, only a select few will work on the final ObamaCare legislation -- out of public view, free of traditional governing rules, and without a single member of the opposition party!
And efforts to open these meetings up to the public have been rebuffed.
The plan was hatched during a meeting with Obama's "Chicago" team of experts at the White House. As a result, only a select few will work on the final ObamaCare legislation -- out of public view, free of traditional governing rules, and without a single member of the opposition party!
And efforts to open these meetings up to the public have been rebuffed.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to a
C-SPAN request to televise the
reconciliation process by
saying:
"There has never been a more open process for
any legislation," and hinted that keeping the public at bay is the best way to
push the legislation through. "We will do whatever is necessary to pass the
bill," Pelosi concluded.
With public opposition to ObamaCare continuing to build, Reid and Pelosi are determined to use whatever political shenanigans
they can to pass this bill as quickly as possible.
With public opposition to ObamaCare continuing to build, Reid and Pelosi are determined to use whatever political shenanigans
they can to pass this bill as quickly as possible.
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