FIRST OFFICIAL PRACTICE DATES for fall sports:

Lisbon – Christopher Moreau, Assistant Principal/Co-Curricular Director of Lisbon High School

2 Sugg Drive, Lisbon Falls, announces the FIRST OFFICIAL PRACTICE DATES for fall sports:

Football – Monday, August 16^th  –  8:00 a.m.

Boys’ Soccer, Monday, August 16^th  –  9:00 a.m. 

Girls’ Soccer – Monday, August 16^th  –  4:00 p.m.

Cheering – Monday, August 16^th  – 12 noon to 2:00 p.m.

Field Hockey – Monday, August 16^th  – 5:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Cross Country – Tuesday, August 17^th –  8:00 a.m.

All participants need to complete a contract which is available in the main office at the high school and submit an up-to-date physical.    FMI contact Mr. Moreau by calling 353-3030, ext. 2009, or email cmoreau@lisbonschoolsme.org

Town Council Agenda For August 17th

This is kind of funny. Town manager Steve Eldridge has never put out an agenda so far in advance.  Must have been rattled last week with wondering who was getting arrested at the town office. 

Also note that beginning in September, council meetings will be starting at 6:30pm.

AGENDA

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 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

A. Victualer’s License for Kelly Gokey d/b/a T & A Variety, Inc.

B. Victualer’s License for Pauline McKinney d/b/a Polly’s Dogs

C. Pawnshop License for Dan Miller d/b/a Double Diamond Pawn

4. CONSENT AGENDA

2010-134 ORDER A. Victualer’s License for Kelly Gokey d/b/a T & A Variety, Inc.

B. Victualer’s License for Pauline McKinney d/b/a Polly’s Dogs

C. Pawnshop License for Dan Miller d/b/a Double Diamond Pawn

D. Minutes of July 20, 2010

5. COUNCIL ORDERS, RESOLUTIONS, & ORDINANCES

2010-135 ORDER − 2009-2010 Carry Forwards & Transfers

2010-136 ORDER − US Department of Justice 2010 COPS Grant Application

2010-137 ORDER − Marijuana Dispensary Moratoriums 

(No longer out the back door of Police station,  Appears to be available through Town Office Employees)

Will they offer drive thru service next?

2010-138 ORDER − Tax Commitment

6. OTHER BUSINESS

A. Finance Director’s Report

B. Nomination Papers for the November Election

C. Maine PACE Efficiency Maine

D. Town Manager’s Report

7. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

8. APPOINTMENTS

9. COUNCILOR COMMUNICATIONS

10. EXECUTIVE SESSION

11. ADJOURNMENT

2010-139 ORDER to Adjourn

12. COUNCIL WORKSHOP − If Necessary

Town Council To Hold Workshop On Revaluation Process

The Town Council will hold a workshop at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at the town office, 300 Lisbon St., to discuss the revaluation process. The public is invited to attend.

Town Employee Arrested For Growing Pot

Jon Paul was arrested last week in the town office and escourted out in hand cuffs for an alledged illegal activity.  Paul who is the town's computer technician, was arrested for an illegal pot growing operation.
The investigation and arrest were conducted by the Maine State Police and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.  It was stated that the Lisbon Police Department was not involved.  

It's tuff being Green in Lisbon.

Hmmm,,,  Chief David T. Brooks  how do you explain this one?   Right under your nose again.   Boy, is the town getting their money's worth with you, NOT.

Gives merit to comments made by residents earlier and really discredits the value of any dialogue from Brooks and his support group.

What will we have next, another self promoting benefit dinner to name the name for the new name that noone wants to name...When councilor Mason has to ask other councilors to sign the certificates she created for herself!

Wake Up Lisbon Residents.  YOU have been hoodwinked and bame boozled long enough don't you think?

You have councilors that are only interested in protecting the interest of themselves and their questionably unscruptulous, unethical, and illegal activities of the past.

The damned Attorney General's office can't even come to a conclusion of the fraud of $32,500 from the Town's economic developement fund.  Who signed that check?  What a Joke!

And for those keeping score, I wrote this.

Signed,

Todd Comber
A Lisbon Concerned Citizen founding member and Proudly a former resident.




And you have this lavishly funded Police Force in Lisbon for What?

Haven't seen anything in local papers about this yet have you? 

Michaud Pounces On Levesque

MICHAUD CAMPAIGN ATTACKS LEVESQUE’S INTEGRITY…

…with misleading spin


Auburn, Maine – According to a news website, Congressman Mike Michaud’s team is attacking Jason Levesque’s integrity with falsities in an effort to spin the 2nd District Congressman out of his own votes. According to a posting at DownEast.com, Greg Olson, campaign director for Michaud, sent two emails attacking Jason for print and radio ads he has been running in the district. The ads have mentioned that Mike Michaud voted for a ‘bailout’ along with the failed stimulus package and trillion dollar health care bill. According to Olson, these claims are untrue.


“Unfortunately, not everyone understands the importance of integrity. Mike’s opponent in Maine’s Second Congressional District race has recently started attacking Mike in radio and print ads, claiming that he is out of touch with what Mainers want. Among his charges, he says that Mike voted for the bailout even though his constituents were firmly against it. That is partly right. Voters in the second district did oppose Wall Street bailouts. However, Mike did too.” From Greg Olson in an email according to http://www.downeast.com/the-tipping-point/2010/august/conflict-maine-politics




Unfortunately for Congressman Michaud and his campaign director as Ronald Reagan said, “Facts are stubborn things.”


Apparently the litany of bail outs this government has voted for has confused even those in congress. Fact check: there’s been more than one.


Mike Michaud voted for the auto industry bail out and you can see roll call here: H R 7321


“When you start to try spin yourself out of your own votes, you know you are in trouble. Mike Michaud ignored the will of the public when he voted for the auto industry bailout. Now, he has again betrayed the public’s trust and interest by misleading voters about his own record with Greg Olson’s emails,” said Alicia Preston, spokesman for Levesque for Congress.




She continued, “If Congressman Michaud and his team would like to engage in a conversation on the issues and Mike Michaud’s record, Jason and his team would be happy to do that. We’d just appreciate it if they were honest in the discussion.”


For more information, please visit www.Levesqueforcongress.com.

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Lisbon Concerts In The Park

Tuesday's Town Council Agenda 8/3

AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 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

2010-124 ORDER A. Minutes of June 1, 2010
B. Minutes of June 15, 2010
C. Renewal Victualer’s License – Mark LaRoche d/b/a Mark’s Inc.

5. COUNCIL ORDERS, RESOLUTIONS, & ORDINANCES

2010-125 ORDINANCE − Street Light Ordinance (Final Passage)
2010-126 ORDER − US Department of Justice 2010 COPS grant application
2010-127 ORDER − Promotion Committee’s Itinerant Vendor/12 Month Mass Gathering Permit Amendment

6. OTHER BUSINESS

A. Fee Schedule Review
B. Town Manager’s Report

7. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

8. APPOINTMENTS

2010-128 ORDER − Resignation Planning Board Regular Member (1) Gerry Kamke
2010-129 ORDER − Resignation Planning Board Associate Member (1) Don Fellows
2010-130 ORDER − Planning Board Alternate (1) Gerry Kamke
2010-131 ORDER − Planning Board Regular Member (1) Don Fellows

9. COUNCILOR COMMUNICATIONS

10. EXECUTIVE SESSION

2010-132 ORDER 1 MRSA § 405 (6) (C) Economic development

11. ADJOURNMENT

2010-133 ORDER to Adjourn

The Ten Most Corrupt Politicians In Washington

Judicial Watch Announces List of Washington's "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians" for 2009

Washington, DCJudicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2009 list of Washington's "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians." The list, in alphabetical order, includes:

 Click here

Maine Loses Out On Federal Funding For Schools

Maine loses out on federal money for school reform

Maine's application for $75 million in Race to the Top funding falls short in competition scoring.

From staff and wire reports

Maine is out of the running for a share of $4.35 billion in federal Race to the Top education reform money.
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that 18 states and Washington, D.C., are finalists in the second round of a funding competition paid for with economic stimulus money.
Maine's application for up to $75 million fell short in competition scoring, while New England neighbors Massachusetts and Rhode Island made the list of finalists. 

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The Economy is so bad that...

The economy is so bad that?







1. I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.








2. African television stations are now showing 'Sponsor an American
Child' commercials!








3. Wives are having sex with their husbands because they can't afford
batteries.







4. I ordered a burger at McDonald's and the kid behind the counter asked,
"Can you afford fries with that?"








5. CEO's are now playing miniature golf.





6. Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.





7. My ATM gave me an IOU!





8. A stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of
pennies while she danced.





9. I saw a Mormon polygamist with only one wife.





10. I bought a toaster oven and my free gift with purchase was a bank.





11. Barack Obama changed his slogan to "Maybe We Can!"





12. If the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds," you call
them and ask if they meant you or them.





13. Hot Wheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than GM.





14. McDonald's is selling the 1/4 ouncer.





15. Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America .





16. Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their
childrens names.





17. My cousin had an exorcism but couldn't afford to pay for it, and they
re-possessed her!


18. A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico .





19. Motel Six won't leave the light on anymore.





20. A picture is now only worth 200 words.





21. They renamed Wall Street " Wal-Mart Street ."





22. When Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room.





23. The Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas is now managed by Somali
pirates.





24. Congress says they are looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. Oh
Great!! The guy who made $50 Billion disappear is being investigated by
the people who made $1.5 Trillion disappear!





And, finally...





25. I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs,
my savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc., I called the
Suicide Hotline. I got a call center in Pakistan , and when I told them
I was suicidal, they got all excited, and asked if I could drive a truck.

This Is Chilling

This is chilling... 
=============================================    In

1952

President  Truman

established  one  day  a  year  as  a
 "National Day of Prayer." 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 In 1988
 President Reagan  

designated the
 First Thursday in May of each year as

the National Day of Prayer. 

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   In June 2007
 (then)

Presidential
 Candidate Barack Obama

declared that the USA Was no longer  a
 Christian nation. 
--------------------------------------------------------------- 

 This year
 President Obama

canceled the
 21st annual National Day

of Prayer ceremony

at the White
 House under the ruse
 Of "not wanting to offend anyone" 
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

 On September 25, 2009

from 4 am until 7  pm,

a National Day of Prayer

for the Muslim religion was Held on Capitol Hill,
 Beside the White House.

There were over 50,000 Muslims that
 Day  in  D.C. 

       HE PRAYS WITH THE MUSLIMS! 
 I guess it Doesn't matter

if  "Christians" Are  offended  by  this  event -
 We  obviously Don't  count  as

"anyone"  Anymore. 
 The direction
 this country is headed
 should strike fear in the heart of every Christian,
 especially knowing that the
 Muslim religion believes that if Christians cannot be
 converted, they should be annihilated.   This is not a Rumor –

Go  to  the  website
 To  confirm  this  info:  ( http://www.islamoncapitolhill.com/ )
  Pay particular attention to the very bottom of the page:  "OUR TIME HAS COME"  I hope that this information will stir your spirit.

The words of 2 Chronicles 7:14    "If my people, Who are called by my Name,
 Will humble themselves And pray,
 And seek my face, and Turn from their Wicked ways,
 Then will I hear from Heaven
 And will forgive their Sin and will heal Their land." 
 We must pray for Our nation, our communities,
 Our families, and especially our children.
 They are the ones who are going to suffer the most..
 If  we  don't  PRAY
May  God  have  Mercy.

IN GOD WE TRUST.


 Please pass this on
 Maybe someone, somehow can figure out a way to put America

back on the map as it was when we were growing up,

a safe place to live,  and by
 The Ten Commandments and Pledge of Allegiance.

For Obama to continue as our president

is an INSULT TO OUR FOUNDING FATHERS 

Today's Inspirational Lesson

Today's Inspirational Lesson

Never irritate a woman,who can operate  a backhoe...

Thus endeth the lesson.
 Women are Angels...And when someone breaks our wings...We simply continue to fly....on a broomstick...We are flexible like that...

Hey Lisbon This One's For You

Fresh Flower Fotos

Benefit Concert and Spaghetti Dinner for Emma Dube at the VFW

Benefit Concert and Spaghetti Dinner for Emma Dube at the VFW 

52 Lisbon Street Lisbon, Me 

on July 31, 2010 5-8 p.m.

The Worumbo Mill Project‏

The Worumbo Mill Project

If by some miracle, the town purchases the Worumbo Mill

property for a Waterfront Park, some have expressed concern

about money invested in the MTM Center Park for their popular

Concerts in The Park.

My response is, concerts would still be held at MTM. It’s a great

neighborhood area, residents can just walk over, it’s centrally

located. I don’t think a Waterfront Park would take anything

away from that.

A downtown waterfront park, adjacent to Route 196 would

give people to pause, drive in, and hopefully check out what

else is available in town. A kiosk with town businesses, and

attractions, history of Worumbo Mill and Hydro Plant, schools,

the MTM Center with all it has to offer, concerts at MTM Park

with a directory. A map and history of the town. We have so much

to offer.

“Build it and they will come”. And work on Lisbon Village next, the

forgotten area of town.

You never know until you try.

And, it can always be sold by the town if it doesn’t work out.

I see it as a bold investment for the town and it’s future.

Properties listed with a Realtor go on the Internet, and are available

to a wide and varied number of investors. I have spoken with the listing

Agent, and he is willing to work with us on the project, but he will

not be sitting back waiting for something to come his way. He will be

working with potential buyers. Once sold, we lose control.

If not sold in six months the mill and office buildings will be demolished. 

  

Is this what we really want to happen?

THINK ABOUT IT.

IF YOU THINK IT’S A GOOD IDEA, CALL TOWN MANAGER ELDRIDGE,

CALL MS. BRADLEY, CALL YOUR TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS,

ESPECIALLY GINA MASON.

PHONE NUMBER FOR THE TOWN OFFICE IS: 353-3000.

EXTENSIONS:

TOWN MANAGER – 102

MS. BRADLEY – 122.

LEAVE MESSAGES FOR TOWN COUNCIL.

Dot Fitzgerald

A Very Concerned Lisbon Citizen

A Mother's Bond

Want to view some excellent photography that captures the birth of a Moose?  This occurred recently in Anchorage, Alaska.  Click here. 
Enjoy.

Click here for the photographer's website.

FIVE THINGS AMERICANS NEED TO UNDERSTAND

FIVE THINGS AMERICANS NEED TO UNDERSTAND
ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENT REALLY WORKS
John Hawkins, Townhall.com   January 26, 2010

    One of the biggest problems we have in this country is that so few
Americans understand how our government works in the real world.  Since
that's the case, most people simply aren't capable of making an informed
judgment about whether politicians can deliver on a promise.  With that
in mind, it seems like a good idea to go back to basics and explain what
so many of us have already learned the hard way about the government.

    Government can't compete on even footing with the private sector:
There's a reason why you get better service at Wal-Mart than at the DMV.
It's no coincidence that FedEx makes a profit while the post office loses
billions.  Moreover, it's no shocker that Enron and Lehman Brothers are
gone, but FEMA and ICE are still around.  It's because the government
can't compete on an even footing with private industry.

    Unlike businesses, they don't have their own money on the line, most
of their employees advance based on seniority, not merit, and government
agencies don't pay a big price for failure.  To the contrary, if a
government agency does a lousy job, it just means it will probably get a
bigger budget the next year.

    What it comes down to is that the only way the government can compete
with a business is by outspending it or by rewriting the laws to make the
business less competitive with the government.

    Government action often creates more problems than it solves: People
are always clamoring for the government to "solve" problems, but what
they don't understand is that when the government "fixes" one problem, it
can often create another issue that may be even worse in the process.

    Our government's attempts to "fix" one problem or another led to the
length of the Great Depression, the destruction of the black family in
America via welfare, marriages shattering across America because of
no-fault divorces, gas lines in the seventies, the Savings and Loan
crisis, and the current banking crisis that was caused by a
government-created housing bubble.

    While the government is not the root of all evil, many of the worst
problems we have as a society were exacerbated or created by the
government in its clumsy attempts to fix some long forgotten mess.  This
is why government should be treated as a necessary evil, not a force for
good.

    It's extremely difficult to shrink government: Our political system
rewards spending money and punishes cutting spending. For example, if you
create a 300 million dollar a year "Giving Fluffy Kittens to Orphans
Program," people will love you for it. Animal shelters and pro-orphan
advocates will publicly laud you for your compassion while orphanages
around the country will funnel campaign cash into your coffers.

    Meanwhile, if you bring up the cost of the program, most Americans
will shrug their shoulders and say, "Ah, it's only 300 million dollars."
However, if you suggest cutting 50 million dollars from the "Giving
Fluffy Kittens to Orphans Program," you'll be accused of hating orphans
and kittens while every orphanage in the country will be screaming for
your blood. In other words, government spending is easy to get started,
but difficult to stop.

    That's why it's wise to be very hesitant to create any new
programs -- because billions can be frittered away on useless debacles
like Head Start that have proven to be nearly impossible to kill despite
the fact that they don't work.

    Our politicians lack expertise: Many people seem to attribute almost
super human abilities to our politicians, but the reality is far
different.  Most of the politicians in DC are bright people, but as a
general rule, they have a very superficial understanding of the subjects
their legislation impacts.  How can we expect people who barely know how
to use the internet to handle a subject as complex as network neutrality?

    How can we think someone who has worked in government all of his life
can truly understand how much a new regulation may hurt someone running a
small business?  Moreover, given the length of bills that are being
shoved through Congress and the fact that these bills are written in
legalese, many of our legislators undoubtedly don't even fully understand
what they're voting on half the time.  Point being, even when members of
Congress have good intentions, their lack of hands-on experience can lead
to disaster.

    The first priority of our politicians isn't solving our problems: As
the great Thomas Sowell has said:

    No one will really understand politics until they understand that
politicians are not trying to solve our problems.  They are trying to
solve their own problems -- of which getting elected and re-elected are
number one and number two.  Whatever is number three is far behind.

    Getting reelected may entail lying about what a bill does, punishing
people who don't deserve it because it's popular, rewarding special
interests who may help your campaign, and promoting bills that sound good
but don't work.  The sad truth is that politicians are often rewarded at
the ballot box for pushing policies that sound good, but ultimately do
great harm to the country.  That's all the more reason to limit the power
of government as much as possible.

Ten Thoughts to Ponder

Ten Thoughts to Ponder

Number 10
Life is sexually transmitted.

Number 9
Good health is merely the slowest possible
rate at which one can die.

Number 8
Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny.
If you see him NOT HORNY, make him a sandwich ..

Number 7
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day,
teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.

Number 6
Some people are like a Slinky ...
not really good for anything, but you
still can't help but smile when
you shove them down the stairs.

Number 5
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday,
lying in hospitals, dying of nothing.

Number 4
All of us could take a lesson from the weather.
It pays no attention to criticism.

Number 3
Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00,
and a substantial tax cut saves you $30.00?

Number 2
In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird.
Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

And The Number 1 Thought
Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers;
what you do today, might burn Your BUTT tomorrow.

Husband Down

On the PA system:

 

 

'Cleanup on aisle 25, we have a husband      down.'

 
 A husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart.
The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart.

 
'What do you think you're doing?' asks the wife.

 
'They're on sale, only $10 for 24 cans he replies.

 
'Put them back, we can't afford them demands the wife', and so they carry on shopping.
 A few aisles further on along the woman picks up a $20 jar of face cream and puts it in the basket.

 
What do you think you're doing?' asks the husband.

 
'It's my face cream. It makes me look beautiful,' replies the wife. 

 
 Her husband retorts: 'So does 24 cans of Budweiser and it's half the price.'