Now That All The Dust Has Settled, Here Are Some Facts About The Awesome Mine Rescue In Chile

By Michelle Malkin --

While the White House may not believe in American exceptionalism, I do.  And I'm thinking there's a whole bunch of people in Chile that would agree.

Regarding the mine rescue, did you know:

The guy that designed the rescue module was a NASA Engineer?

The Drill was made by Schramm Inc. from Pennsylvania.

The Drill Bits were made by Center Rock, Inc. located in Berlin, Pennsylvania.

The lead driller Jeff Hart and his team are from Denver, Colorado.

They are on loan from the US Military in Afghanistan where they are drilling water wells for our Forward Operating Bases.

He (op cit Jeff Hart) spent the next 33 days on his feet, operating the drill that finally provided a way out Saturday for 33 trapped miners.  "You have to feel through your feet what the drill is doing; it's a vibration you get so that you know what's happening," explained Hart.

Hart was called in from Afghanistan, "simply because he's the best" at drilling larger holes with the T130's wide-diameter drill bits, Stefanic said.

Standing before the levers, pressure meters and gauges on the T130's control panel, Hart and the rest of the team faced many challenges in drilling the shaft. At one point, the drill struck a metal support beam in the poorly mapped mine, shattering its hammers. Fresh equipment had to be flown in from the United States and progress was delayed for days as powerful magnets were lowered to pull out the pieces.

The mine's veins of gold and copper ran through quartzite with a high level of abrasive silica, rock so tough that it took all their expertise to keep the drill's hammers from curving off in unwanted directions. "It was horrible," said Center Rock President Brandon Fisher, exhausted after hardly sleeping during the effort.

Fisher, Stefanic and Hart called it the most difficult hole they had ever drilled, because of the lives at stake.

"If you're drilling for oil and you lose the hole, it's different. This time there's people down below," Stefanic said.

"We ruined some bits, worked through the problems as a team, and broke through," Hart said. "I'm very happy now."

Miners' relatives crowded around Hart on Saturday, hugging and posing for pictures with him as he walked down from the rescue operation into the tent camp where families had anxiously followed his work.

"He's become the hero of the day," said Dayana Olivares, whose friend Carlos Bugueno is one of the miners stuck below.

In a different day and age, Jeff Hart would be the most famous American in our country right now.  He would be honored at the White House.  School children would learn of his skill and heroism.  But because Jeff Hart works in an industry currently  being demonized by (insert name for the clowns currently running our country) more people in Chile will celebrate this symbol of American greatness than in America itself.

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Property Taxes Are Connected To Wall Street, Here's How

The Big Wall Street Banks Have Found A New Way To Strangle The American People: Predatory Property Tax Collection

It turns out that the big Wall Street banks have found a dirty new way to make loads of cash from U.S. homeowners, and they really, really don't want to talk about it.  So what is this dirty new business?  America's biggest financial institutions have become property tax collectors, and it is extremely lucrative.  From coast to coast, the big Wall Street banks are buying up thousands upon thousands of tax liens and are making a killing by socking distressed homeowners with predatory interest, outrageous penalties and almost unbelievable legal fees.  In some areas, the big banks are able to foreclose on these homes in as little as six months.  The elderly and the poor are the most common targets of these practices.  An absolutely brilliant expose in the Huffington Post has brought these issues to light, and it is creating quite a controversy in the financial world.  The big banks are doing nothing illegal here.  Local governments are offering to sell thousands of tax liens and somebody is going to end up buying them.  But something seems extremely unsavory about the big Wall Street banks capitalizing on the economic downturn that they were so instrumental in causing in such a predatory manner.

Today, millions of American families are barely hanging on to their homes by their fingernails.  Millions are out of work and millions of others are barely making enough to put food on the table.  Meanwhile, property taxes have absolutely soared in most areas of the nation over the past decade.  Many Americans are finding that when that time rolls around they simply do not have a big chunk of extra money to pay a property tax bill.
So millions of American families, including many that have completely paid off their homes, now find themselves in danger of being thrown out on to the street over an unpaid property tax bill.
For many local governments, the headache of trying to collect on thousands of property tax liens is just too much, so they are glad to "outsource" the work of collection.




Wall Street titans have a new sweet spot -- as surrogate tax collectors. They see profits in tacking on fees and threatening to foreclose when homeowners fall behind on property taxes.

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Lisbon Community School Receives Wal-Mart Distribution Grant‏

Lisbon Community School Principal, Carlene Iverson, and LCS School Resource Officer, Darin Estes, accept a grant of $250 for the school from Phil Williams, (at left) an associate at the Wal-Mart Distribution in Lewiston.  Photo by Monica Millhime.

Lisbon – Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Lewiston recently donated $250 to Lisbon Community School as part of Wal-Mart’s VAP (Volunteerism Always Pays) Program.  Phil Williams, an associate with Wal-Mart spent over 25 hours volunteering his time assisting Estes with Lisbon’s D.A.R.E. 5^th grade Bass Fishing Club.  The fishing club offered 24 fifth grade students two lessons of instruction and three fishing trips to Sabattus Lake.

“The Wal-Mart grant funds will be used to purchase additional titles for our library not currently budgeted,” shares Iverson.  “Our students benefit from the corporate grants and from our community partners’ employees volunteering time at our schools with real life experiences.”  Lisbon Community School located at 33 Mill Street, Lisbon, serves over 600 students from Pre-K to grade 5.

FMI on the Volunteer program and community partnership opportunities within the Lisbon Schools email Monica Millhime at mmillhime@lisbonschoolsme.org or call 754.0021.

So Just Who Is Independent Eliot Cutler?

Well, by his own admissions, he once was a Democrat, now he has been reborn again, so to speak as an Independent running for the candidacy of governor in this great state of Maine.  So, just because he has been successful in his private life as a businessman, he now wants to come back here and help Mainer's.  Ah,, hello, does anyone else think this is just a little bit awkward?

No matter how much money you throw at the problem, it still has to be fixed. 

The rhetoric used by candidates seeking public office is really amusing to me.  Some messages are clear and concise and others are hidden with words that would make 'seasoned hunters' brown with envy.  

For instance, now just how wrong is it for a person that basically snubs their nose at being educated in public schools and was afforded the opportunity to get an education in the private sector.  But NOW, society is good enough that they are wanting your vote for the position they seek.  Come on people see through the "smoke and mirrors". 

The political season in Maine and across this nation is in full swing.  And I liken it to not much difference then Carnival season.  Only real difference is our roadsides don't look like a paper and poster dump along the roads when the carnivals roll into town.  The entertainment is just about the same maybe even more stimulating.  But anyways, I just had to vent.   Read what one group has done for research on Eliot Cutler and take it as it may.

Thanks and make certain you get out and Vote this year.

Todd Comber

The Secret Files On Eliot Cutler

Civil Rights Team Training‏

Lisbon - On Friday, October 1, a training conference was held in Augusta for teacher, community and parent advisors of Civil Rights teams within Maine schools.  Lisbon Schools were well represented at the training.  Pictured (l-r) Lisbon Community School teacher aid advisor, Pearl Scribner; Philip W. Sugg teacher advisor, Gretchen Stevens; Lisbon High School parent advisor, Kathi Yergin, and Lisbon Community School teacher advisor, Amy Brown.  Community advisor for all three Lisbon Schools, Monica Millhime, also attended. 

“The Civil Rights Team Project is a school-based preventative program to combat hate, violence, prejudice, harassment and bias in schools,” shared Thomas Harnett, Assistant Attorney General and facilitator of the training session.  “The CRTP builds a collaborative of students, facility and community advisors who work together to create a safe environment for all students and to lower incidence of hate language in the school community.  Through regional student and staff in-service trainings, schools work together to reduce the incidence of bias language that too often leads to bias-based threats and violence.”  Advisors engaged in idea sharing and best practices and discussed activities for student teams to work on prior to the all day student training sessions.  Members of the Civil Rights team from Lisbon High School and Philip W. Sugg Middle School will be attending the training in Augusta on Tuesday, November 2.  Civil Rights team members from Lisbon Community School will be attending the student training on Wednesday, November 3.  "We are fortunate to have advisors in Lisbon who recognize the importance of intervention and peer building to reduce intolerance.  Students and advisors who attend training sessions come away feeling energized and empowered to work toward creating and maintaining a supportive, safe and caring environment at school," comments Millhime.  Photo by Monica Millhime

Ethics Commission Finds No Fault with LePage Auto Use

Press release issued yesterday.

Panel Votes 5-0 to turn back Ethics Complaint Filed by Democrats

Waterville, Maine - The Maine Ethics Commission today voted unanimously to reject a complaint filed by the Maine Democratic Party alleging an inappropriate in-kind contribution to the LePage for Governor Campaign.  The complaint alleged that Mardens had provided Paul LePage with a company car for use as part of his campaign for Governor.

In response to written requests from the Ethics Commission, John Morris, Chief of Staff of the Paul LePage for Governor Campaign, verified the following:

·         Paul LePage is provided a company car as part of his compensation
·         The company care has been a part of Paul's package for more than a decade
·         Mayor LePage is still employed as the General Manager at Mardens
·         Paul LePage is responsible for gas for the vehicle
·         The dollar value of the personal use mileage gets reported on Mayor LePage's W-2 as income for withholding and tax payment purposes.   This will include campaign mileage. 

"The Maine Democratic Party put out a press release concerning their complaint before the complaint had even been filed with the commission," said John Morris of the LePage Campaign.   "Today the Maine Ethics Commission decided unanimously not to pursue their complaint.   We appreciate the professionalism of the Ethics Commission staff and the quick and decisive decision reached by the commission members." 

http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/race-for-governorpanel-dismisses-two-ethics-complaints_2010-10-20.html 

Waking Up Is Hard To Do!

The newest Music Video from the Laryngospasms. Also for more music by the Laryngospasms be sure to check out their web music at www.Laryngospasms.com

If these 5 Minnesota nurse-anesthetists can pass gas as well as they can sing, I want my next surgery in their hospital.

The Singing Anesthesiologists - Listen carefully to the words! 

These singers are all Anesthesiologists in  Minnesota and they can really sing. 

They are also funny.  Here they sing "Waking up  is hard to  do"

Maine November 2, 2010 Ballot Questions

List of Ballot Questions

In their correct order, the questions that will appear on the November 2, 2010 General Election ballot are as follows:

Question 1: Citizen Initiative

Do you want to allow a casino with table games and slot machines at a single site in Oxford County, subject to local approval, with part of the profits going to specific state, local and tribal programs?

Question 2: Bond Issue

Do you favor a $5,000,000 bond issue to be awarded on a competitive basis to increase access to dental care in Maine, $3,500,000 to be used for a community-based teaching dental clinic affiliated with or operated by a college of dental medicine to be matched by $3,500,000 in other funds, and $1,500,000 to be used to create or upgrade community-based health and dental care clinics across the State to increase their capacity as teaching and dental clinics? 

Question 3: Bond Issue

Do you favor a $9,750,000 bond issue to invest in land conservation and working waterfront preservation and to preserve state parks to be matched by $9,250,000 in federal and other funds?

http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming.html

There Is Hope For Lisbon Residents Afterall,,, Check This Out!

20-year-old student named police chief in Mexico town

She was the only one to accept job in violence-wracked part of country

A 20-year-old criminology student has been named the chief of police in one of the most dangerous municipalities in Mexico's violence-wracked northern state of Chihuahua.

Marisol Valles Garcia, the only person to accept the post, took charge of public security for Guadalupe Distrito Bravo on Monday, according to radio station network Notisistema. The district has a population of 9,148 





Get Rid of the Old and Ineffective and bring in the young and energized!!!

We bet she doesn't write her own press releases for the local 'Up River' paper coverage.


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Does God Work Miracles Or Was This A Coincidence?

"Glenn Beck had been trying for weeks to get a military fly-over with
 fighter jets to start the event, but the White House blocked it saying
 it was "restricted airspace". The rally started at 10:00 am, but at
 precisely 9:59am, God gave us His fly-over that could not have been
 better. I still get Goose bumps (!) when I watch this."

Flying V to start Restoring Honor in America, 8/28

Anyone see this in the Lame Stream Media?

A Plan For Economic Growth From Jason Levesque

How to get the economy on track and bring jobs back to Maine’s 2nd District

Jason Levesque: “You don’t need 2400 pages of bureaucracy to call it a policy.” 

Auburn, Maine – 2^nd Congressional District Candidate Jason Levesque today released a series of policy goals and plans to get the economy back on track and bring jobs back to Maine.  The multi-point plan incorporates ideas Jason has been sharing across the district through his campaign for Congress.   These policies address the concerns voiced by members of the public during Jason’s 14 months on the campaign trail.
 
“I’m a small businessman, husband and father. I know what families are going through trying to manage their budgets right now.  The biggest concern I hear from people is the lack of jobs and the government’s inability to enact policies that lead to job creation, stability, and prosperity. The path Congress has put us on is unsustainable. We must change course, and change course right away. We know the solution is not this unlimited government spending we’ve been put through. People want jobs and we must fix the problems and remove the obstacles that are causing our massive job losses and preventing job growth.  We must eliminate the climate of uncertainty for small businesses.

“A part of my policy plan is to repeal and halt many of the activities of this current Congress.  Mike Michaud will follow Nancy Pelosi’s talking points and tell you that makes me a member of the party of ‘no.’  However, I believe that to put our nation and economy back on track we must first change the direction.  Repealing, reforming and stopping the massive spending and growth of government is the first step in doing so. Then, I will say ‘yes’ to policies that allow job creation so we can all get back to work.

“These are simple to address policy proposals that can be implemented quickly.  You don’t need 2400 pages of bureaucracy to call it a policy.”—Jason Levesque, 2^nd District Congressional Candidate.



THE LEVESQUE PLAN FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH

“We live in the greatest nation in the world; that does not mean it is not without problems and does not mean we cannot improve. In a global economic world, we must realize our economic stability is foremost in our domestic and foreign policy decisions. We must be stable to succeed”. –Jason Levesque



Improve our economy and bring jobs to Maine:

· Repeal Obamacare and replace with:
  Open state lines so people can purchase insurance from anywhere, same as car insurance.  This increases competition thereby reducing costs.

Implement true TORT reform to get lawyers out of the exam room. Cap payouts and require initial mediation to eliminate frivolous lawsuits.

Allow small businesses to pool to purchase insurance and get same rates as large companies.

All health care expenditures including insurance for everyone should be tax deductable.

· In addition to direct costs to employers--including a medical device excise tax, the massive cost for employers in this legislation is already killing jobs.



Reduce over regulation and require regulatory consistency:

We need a law requiring regulatory consistency. A five year “grandfather law” on new regulations with an emergency waiver process. We can’t keep forcing businesses to re-comply yearly to new and arbitrary regulations.

Review all regulations on a periodic timetable. Many imposed regulations are unnecessary and outdated.

Reduce the corporate tax rate:

We have second highest in the world-second to Japan. It has long been said in politics—how do you love employees and hate employers? The massive taxation on corporations limits their ability to grow and hire. If we reduce the corporate tax rate we will be able to allow them to expand and put more jobs on the payroll. While I would prefer a massive cut to 15%. I believe we have to do it in steps. I would favor a 5% reduction per biennium in order to get us down to a reasonable rate in the long term.



Reduce taxes:

Extend the Bush Tax Cuts. They affect everyone, you do not raise taxes in a recession—to not extend is to create a massive tax increase.

The Health Care Bill and the Cap and Trade legislation create massive tax and cost increases for businesses. Eliminating them would allow businesses to grow and hire.

Permanently abolish the Death Tax.

Reduce the Capital Gains tax.

The outrageous spending is sending us down an unsustainable path and Washington will demand more tax increases if we do not stop this.

Reduce payroll tax levels.





"Lower rates of taxation will stimulate economic activity and so raise the levels of personal and corporate income as to yield within a few years an increased – not a reduced – flow of revenues to the federal government." – John F. Kennedy, Jan. 17, 1963, annual budget message to the Congress, fiscal year 1964



Address Energy Independence:

Cap and Trade is a massive tax increase that will cost the average Maine family $1000 per year. It must not be implemented.

Implement tax incentives for renewable energy sources to increase output and/or construct new plants. Nuclear is a clean, efficient and affordable form of such.

Allow drilling in ANWAR to help reduce our dependence on foreign oil which is an economic and security drain on our nation.



Reduce our massive debt--$13 Trillion and Climbing:

Use unspent stimulus and TARP funds to pay down debt.

Require companies who are profitable and have received TARP funds to start paying back the money and use it to pay down the debt.

Require a balanced budget on all discretionary spending.

End the earmark process. All appropriations should be transparent and receive an up or down vote. Including pork-barrel funding projects in unrelated legislation diminishes the intent of the process.

Federal regulations and the process by which they are implemented should be reduced. Government needing to shrink is a policy. Agencies have far too much power to destroy companies. Their power should be limited.

All spending legislation should require a sunset provision so unnecessary or outdated programs are not continually funded indefinitely. Lawmakers should be required to periodically vote to continue funding.




Solve our Illegal Immigration Crisis:

Illegal immigration affects our economy, our education and health systems and our national security.

Scrap Metal Subs, So SIck

Inferior metal used on Navy subs

By Jennifer McDermott

Search under way for affected boats as fraud charges are leveled against Pennsylvania firm

The Navy is searching for metal used in submarines that fails to meet military specifications and was supplied by a Pennsylvania contractor who recently pleaded guilty to one count of major fraud against the U.S. government.

In a statement provided to The Day, the Navy called the fraud "calculated and widespread."


The search has so far cost the government more than $1.3 million, and the Navy said it may take years to determine the scope of the problem.

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Foreclosure Fiends Frighten Elderly Couple By Jack Booting Their Home

THE NEWEST JACK BOOTED THUGS CASE.

Please read the attached story that was just delivered by my clients.  I want everyone to understand just how widespread and pervasive these crimes are.  Our country has gone wild and out of control.

My elderly clients who drafted this terrifying letter are terrified.  I frankly am terrified.

The banks and their thugs now own this country.  Law enforcement does not care.

http://mattweidnerlaw.com/blog/about/

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P. W. Sugg Boys Soccer Results (10/19/10)‏

Sugg's boys, even with their loss, showed great improvement in their  
second meeting with Maranacook allowing half as many goals as before.  
The Greyhounds faced possibly the toughest team in the league on the  
frigid Tuesday evening and made Maranacook work for their goals but  
Maranacook's seasoned talent prevailed solidly defeating the  
Greyhounds 0-6. The Greyhounds' next bout will be when they travel to  
Hall-Dale Thursday.

P.W. Sugg Middle School Girls Soccer results- 10/19‏

On Tuesday 10/19, Lisbon Sugg middle school girls’ soccer lost 4 x0 against Maranacook.

Goalie Alexandra Sult (second half), showed great improvement by coming out of the goal several times with great confidence to get the ball, blocking several shots and kicking the ball far from the defense when after making the saves. Capitan Kailyn Hill once more played with great hustle and solidity, kicking several balls out from Lisbon’s defense line.

Centre Forward Ashley Conrad had two breakaways but unfortunately could not finalize them. In spite of the final score, Greyhounds played a very good game, showing great improvement since the last time they played against Maranacook (Maranacook 11 x 0 Lisbon).

Lisbon Sugg middle school girls’ next game is Tuesday, 10/21 at 4:30 pm, an away game against Hall Dale
 Rodrigo Juliani
Coach

Now Comes Mortgage Contract FraudGate

 Do you own a home, or at least think you do? 

Do you pay a mortgage?  Have you had to refinance?  Do you know who holds your note now?

These are questions that will get answered in this article.  But more importantly, will explain how you have been taken.

The worst is yet to come; foreclosure fraud is the banksters' least problem

By Ed Martin

What this amounts to is that when you get a mortgage from a bankster and sign a note that says you owe that bankster the money the note says you do, when the bankster sells the note, as is, to another bankster, the note has been paid off by the second bankster and the second bankster has nothing that shows you owe him any money at all.

So, when a second bankster, or anyone else that you've never heard of, says to you that you owe them money, you say to them, "Show me the legal document, signed and notarized by you and me that says I owe you money. I know that there is no such note because I've never signed one and I've never acknowledged that I owe you anything, verbally or in writing. Judge Boyko has ruled on this, saying that any legal contract must be in writing, and you don't have one. I no longer owe the original note holder anything because you've paid off my original note, thank you very much. I now owe nobody anything. You've been sold a pig in a poke and I now own my house free and clear.

Click here to read the full article.

Fraud Closure Gate Is Here To The Tune Of 45.5 Trillion Dollars

45.5 TRILLION DOLLAR LOSS

Bix Weir

"This is the way the world ends, this is the way the world ends, this is the way the world ends...not with a bang but a whimper."T.S. Eliot

For years I was thought of as "extreme" in my Road to Roota conclusions that we are about to experience a Creative Destruction event that will wipe clean all electronic and paper financial assets and debts from the face of the earth. I have tried to show people why and how through my Road to Roota Letters and slowly but surely many have opened their eyes.

After watching this interview even the "non believers" will have a hard time arguing that the massively corrupt banking system can avoid the crash...

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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Lisbon HS presents A Midsummer Night's Dream‏

The Lisbon High School Drama Club Proudly Presents:

William Shakespeare’s famous play deals with the complex lives of four young lovers, the upcoming wedding of the Duke of Athens and the queen of the Amazons, an unusual group of amateur actors, a deep and dark forest, and the mighty King and Queen of the beautiful Fairies. A timely rejected marriage arrangement, a thrilling custody battle, an unrequited and passionate love, a superb crew of some hopeful part-time actors and a very mischievous faun, are all ready to set the stage for this magical comedy!

Friday, Nov. 5^th and Saturday, Nov. 6^th at 7:00 pm. 

Sunday, Nov. 7^th at 2:00 pm.

At Lisbon High School

Tickets available at the door - $3.00

For more information contact Jen Fox: jfox@lisbonschoolsme.org, 353-3030 ext. 106

Aerobics Class‏

Lisbon Recreation Department
Adults from Beginners to Advance
Instructor: Stephanie Doughty
Call the Lisbon Recreation Department at 353-2289 for more information.

When:  Tuesdays and Thursdays
                  Nov. 2 – Dec. 16   (6 weeks)
                        (No classes Nov. 23 & 25)
Time:  6:00 pm – 7:00pm               Cost:  $30.00

Where:  MTM Center Gymnasium

Need to Bring:  Step, weights, floor mat, and water

Come work out for an hour in this aerobics class using platforms to accommodate all intensity levels! Moves and music blend in this three-dimensional fitness class for toning and cardiac fitness.  Classes include step, kickboxing, weight training, interval training, sport’s conditioning, circuit training, and body sculpting.  Call for more information. 353-2289

Register:    Lisbon Recreation Office:             Mail:
            Monday – Friday, 8:30-4:30        300 Lisbon St.
            18 School Street                Lisbon, Maine 04250
            Lisbon Falls                    Attention:  Lisbon Recreation

*Make checks payable to the Town of Lisbon*
Call the Lisbon Recreation Department at 353-2289 for more information.



Name (please print)____________________________________________Phone_________________
Address__________________________________________________________________________
Emergency Phone/Contact___________________________________________________________
Email address_____________________________________________________________________
I hereby release, absolve, indemnify, and hold harmless the Lisbon Recreation Department, its staff and supervisors, any and all of them in case of injury to the above-mentioned participant, or myself as an adult participant.  I hereby waive all claims against the aforementioned parties.  I realize that the parent/guardian and or adult participant is responsible for providing insurance covering the injury for the above-mentioned participant.  In case of the need for emergency medical treatment, I hereby give permission for such treatment to be given.

Participant’s Signature ________________________________________Date__________________

22.5% Is The Real Unemployment Rate In The United States

Just another example of something you won't find in the 'lame-stream' media.

"The official unemployment rate held steady at 9.6%, but the so-called underemployment rate, which includes labor-force dropouts and part-timers who would rather have a full-time job, surged to 17.1% from 16.7%. John Williams of Shadow Government Statistics—whose call for a negative payrolls number cited here was right on the money—further adjusts the underemployment rate to count folks who have been out of the labor force a year, who don't get counted among "discouraged workers" by the government. By his tally, true underemployment hit 22.5% in September, up from 22% in August, and a new high for the cycle but not one to crow over."

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Why the Housing Market Fiasco is fueling troubled times explained here.

Do Any Of The Political Pundits Understand This?  Doubtful Very Doubtful,  Wake Up America!

I Believe

The hearing impaired may click on the following link for the words.
http://www.andiesisle.com/creation/magnificent.html

What the Tea Party is - Cynthia Rosen - Rockland - Camden - Knox - The Herald Gazette

What the Tea Party is - Cynthia Rosen - Rockland - Camden - Knox - The Herald Gazette

Maine's Best Choice For Governor

Lisbon Emergency Drill TOMORROW 10/16‏

 Lisbon – On Saturday, October 16, The Lisbon Police, Fire, School and Lisbon Emergency, in conjunction with the Androscoggin County COBRA (Chemical Ordinance Biological Radiological Agents) Team, will conduct an emergency drill starting at 7:30 a.m. at the Lisbon Community School, 33 Mill Street in Lisbon.  The drill will examine how emergency personnel and school officials respond to a school based incident. The event will be evaluated by members of the Lisbon School Safety Committee in conjunction with Fire Chief David LaFountain of the Waterville Fire Department.

The event will place emergency responders and school officials in a simulated emergency that will take place at a school setting. The drill will also examine a number of procedures that have been worked on by the School District Safety Committee in response to an emergency that could happen at a school. The drill will also involve students from Lisbon High School S.A.D.D. Chapter who have agreed to be actors and actresses in this drill.

The drill will conclude with small group discussions based on each agency that participated followed by a large group discussion. A written report by Chief LaFountain will follow for review by Lisbon School Departments’ District Safety Committee. The drill is part of a grant received by the Town of Lisbon from the Maine Emergency Management Agency.  FMI contact Detective Bernie McAllister by calling 353-2500 or email bmcallister@lisbonpd.com

Great Comeback

OH HELL YEAH!  
Love This Comeback !!!!! 
One of my sons serves  in the military. He is still stateside, here in   California  . He called me yesterday to let me know how warm and welcoming people were to him and his troops everywhere he goes, telling me how people shake their hands and thank them for being willing to serve and fight for not only our own freedoms,  but so that others may have them also.  But he also told me about an incident in the grocery store he stopped at yesterday on his way home from the base. He said that ahead of several people in front of him stood a woman dressed in a burkha.  
He said when she got to the cashier she loudly remarked about the    U.S. Flag lapel pin the cashier wore on her smock. The cashier reached up and touched the pin, and said proudly, 'Yes, I always wear it and probably always will.'

The woman in the burkha then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing her countrymen, explaining that she was Iraqi.

A gentleman standing behind my son stepped   forward.  Put g his arm around my son's shoulders and nodding towards my son, he said in a calm and gentle voice to the Iraqi woman:

  'Lady, hundreds of thousands of men and women like this young man have fought and died so that YOU could stand here, in MY country and accuse a check-out cashier of bombing YOUR countrymen. It is my belief that had you been this outspoken in YOUR own country, we wouldn't need to be there today. But, hey, if you have now learned how to speak out so loudly and clearly, I'll gladly buy you a ticket and pay your way back to Iraq so you can straighten out the mess in YOUR country that you are obviously here in MY country to avoid.'

Everyone within hearing distance   cheered!  

IF YOU AGREE____ Pass this on to all your proud American friends.  
I just did.....HELL YEAH

Gordie                                                                                                 

Let the Lord be your Compass

(For a better Definition see Isaiah 41:10

 

 

 Some Gave All

Last Night's Levesque & Michaud Debate

Watch the full episode. See more Your Vote.

Second District Candidate Debate

Thursday, October 14 at 8:00 pm
Friday, October 15 at 1:00 pm
Monday, November 1 at 1:00 pm  

Your Vote 2010 offers a debate between Republican challenger Jason Levesque and Democratic incumbent Mike Michaud from the MPBN Lewiston studios. The candidates are vying for the seat in Maine's second Congressional district. This debate is available on MPBN Radio, MPBN TV and mpbn.net.

The MPBN News team will pose questions to each candidate, some of which come directly from the listening and viewing audience. To submit your question for inclusion in this debate please e-mail yourvote@mpbn.net by Tuesday, October 12 for the best chance of having it included in the debate.
In addition to the television and radio broadcasts, the debate will be archived for on-demand viewing on the Your Vote: 2010 web page.
The first district live candidate debate is scheduled for Thursday, October 21 at 8:00 pm.

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Oct 14th P.W. Girls Soccer results‏

On Tuesday 10/14, Lisbon Sugg middle school girls’ soccer played at home and lost 2 x1 against Gardner.

Even though Greyhounds’ defense was playing very well, the perfect wall pass made by Gardner’s forwards ended up in the Lisbon’s net. Gardner 1, Lisbon 0 that was the score of the first half. In the second half, when Lisbon was about to tie the game up, Gardner took advantage of a Lisbon’s defense mistake and scored their second goal. After that, Lisbon’s goal finally came, to chance the final score to Gardner 2x1 Lisbon.

Goalie Dakota Bisson did an outstanding job coming out of the goal several times with great confidence to get the ball. In two occasions she went out to face Gardner’s forward 1v1 and got the ball from the opponent’s feet in both.

Captain and Sweeper Kailyn Hill used once more her speed and good timing to get several balls out of the defense.

Left Midfielder Abby Gamache, who played her best game so far in this season, carried the ball many times from Lisbon’s defense to Lisbon’s attack, dribbling many opponents.

Offensive line kept showing great improvement by playing closer to each other and making several sharp passes, and Greyhounds’ striker Ashley Conrad once more delighted the public with her technique, and scored her 9^th goal in this season kicking the ball over the Goalie from 25 yards of distance.

Greyhounds played their best game so far in this season, showing great improvement since the last time they played against Gardner (Gardner 10 x 0 Lisbon).

Lisbon Sugg middle school girls’ next game is Tuesday, 10/19 at 3:30 pm, an away game against Maranacook.
 Rodrigo Juliani
Coach

P. W. Sugg Boys Soccer Results (10/14/10)‏

It was a most exciting match up as the Greyhound's hosted Gardener's  
finest hoping to better the 10 point loss they suffered the last go- 
around. Improvement doesn't do justice for what fans saw on the brisk  
Thursday afternoon as both teams fought eagerly for possession of the  
ball. Gardner was only able to get a handful of shots on goal but  
Keeper Eric Kane stopped every one including a penalty kick. Both  
teams went scoreless until late in the second half when Gardner was  
able to slip 3 fortunate goals past the tiring Sugg defense to defeat  
the home team 0-3. The 2 & 5 Greyhounds will head to Maranacook for  
their next game Tuesday October 14 as they face off again in what is  
bound to be a challenging game.

Lisbon Schools Honor Community Partners & Volunteers‏

Lisbon School Department Honors Community Partners & Volunteers

Lisbon – Recently the Lisbon School Department honored their Community Partners and Volunteers for the assistance during the 2009-2010 school year.   The event was held at Lisbon High Schools’ partner in education, the Green Ladle in Lewiston, and  marked the sixth annual night of celebration.  The administrators and staff from the community of Lisbon Schools, Lisbon Community School, Philip W. Sugg Middle School and Lisbon High School combined efforts to host the event.   Community Resource Coordinator, Monica Millhime, welcomed over 100 Volunteers, staff and family members. “Over the last six years 71,424 hours have been volunteered in the Lisbon Schools.  The number of hours by  our Volunteers has grown 309%,” commented Millhime.  “Last year, the combined efforts of our galvanized force of over 800 adult, young adult and junior Volunteers, along with over 60 Community Partners, Lisbon School teachers and students received 15,019 hours of volunteer service.”

A number of community volunteers and staff received the National Presidential Volunteer Service Award.  Receiving the Gold Award for over 500 hours:  Kathi Yergin, 1,307; Pam Shane, 1028; Trisha Thebeau, 636; Candace Barrett, 550; and Marilyn Curtis, 525.  Silver Awards for contributing over 250 hours:  Donna Rimiller, 378; Jonathan Carsley, 350; Suzanne Piraino, 331; Karen Whitney, 265; Amy Austin, 265; and Nichole Sautter, 265.  Bronze Awards for contributing over 100 hours:  Lisa Caron, 219; Adam J. Thebeau, 216; Tim Verrill, 215; Robin Roy, 208; Dottie Carsley, 200; Angela Shambarger, 178; Patti Roberts, 178; Carol Day, 166; Tim Morin, 158; Denise Morin, 155; Cheryl Gardner, 150; Kimberly Simpson, 141; Bobbi Hill, 135; Tara Grondin, 128; Michael Crosskill, 127; Roxanne Dobson, 123; Traci Austin, 123; Monica Millhime, 121; Maxine Shane, 113; Annette Clark, 112; Melvin Curtis, 110; and Jessica Mitchell, 109. 

Certificates of appreciation for community service were awarded to Tammy Bard, Brian Bilodeau, George Caron, Ruth Couture, Lisa Curtis, Deb Danuski, Kathy Dearing, Tony Dobson, Phyllis Gamache, Rick Green, Stacy Harriman, Glenn Hill, Mike Labbe, Ora and Ed Madden, Daryl Madore, Christina Maney, Anita Marenius, Muriel Michaud, Jim Millhime, Ryan O’Connor, Joe Piraino, Pete Reed, Mert Ricker, Wayne Ricker, Greg Shambarger and Jerry Yergin.  Staff appreciation certificates were awarded to Lorraine Bard, Renee Bernard, Marcia Bickford, Maggie Bouthot, Margaret Frankenberger, Lorraine Giasson, Barbara Grinder, Sue Hardison, Ken Healey, Nancy Holt, Carlene Iverson, Marcia Jolicoeur, Chris Moreau, Sheri Moreau, Kendra O’Connell, Kate Race, Jeff Ramich, Tara Robertson, Phyllis St. Pierre and Matt Watras.

Community Partnership Awards were presented to Sun Journal, Times Record, Lisbon Reporter, Flagship Cinema, Lisbon Library, Lisbon Federal Credit Union, LCS PTO, PWS PAG, LHS PAG, Lisbon Boosters, Sam’s, Subway, Wal-Mart, The Green Ladle, Turner Publishing, Great Falls TV, Twin City Times, Hannaford’s, Solo Bistro, Denny’s, Kohl’s, WMTW, WCSH, WGME, Topsham Grange, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Lewiston Elks Lodge 371, VFW Post #9459, Lisbon Police Department, Lisbon Fire Department, and Lisbon Emergency.

 “Lisbon Volunteers work hard to make our community of schools in Lisbon, stronger and safer.” Millhime said.   “Lisbon School Department is proud to be aligned with this prestigious national Volunteer Award Program, and we are especially proud of our Volunteers who pride themselves on making Volunteer services a central part of their lives.”  “Each and every time a Volunteer assists us with a project, whether it is in the classroom, tutoring, assisting as a reading buddy, chaperoning on a field trip, working from home on a special project, baking, or assisting in the office, our Volunteers are contributing to broadening a child’s educational horizon.  We have generations within families who all volunteer.  Last year, a number of folks joined our volunteer program from neighboring communities,” shares Millhime.

FMI on the Lisbon Volunteer and Partnership program call 754-0021 or email mmillhime@lisbonschoolsme.org. 

 

Pamela Shane with Kate Race, PWS Principal

 Kathi Yergin and Millhime

Lisbon School Department honored its Volunteers and Community Partners for contributing 15,019 hours of assistance.  Two outstanding volunteers for the year were Kathi Yergin volunteering 1,307 hours with her affiliation at both Philip W. Sugg Middle School and Lisbon High School and Pamela Shane volunteering 1,028 hours at Lisbon Community School.    “Lisbon is a proud Community of hard working people.   Over the last six years, the number of hours contributed by our Volunteers has grown 309%,” according to Community Resource Coordinator, Monica Millhime. 

Lisbon Rec 7th/8th grade football 30 - Winthrop 6‏

On Wednesday, 10/13, Lisbon Rec 7th/8th grade football (4-2) played on home turf and were victorious over Winthrop, final score 30-6.

 

The offense came to play all four quarters.  The 1st quarter included a drive that lasted 5-1/2 minutes, and the second quarter included a fourteen-play unstopppable march down the field to score.

 

Notable offensive players include Joe Philbrick with thirteen carries for 103 yards,including three touchdowns and (1) 2-point conversion; Sean Ball with three carries for 22 yards; RJ Sargent with (2) 2-point conversions; and Kyle Bourget with five carries for 72 yards, including one touchdown.  On passing, Klye Bourget was two-for-two for 35 yards, including a pass for (1) 2-point conversion.

 

There were big QB sacks from the defense, and a total of eight fumble recoveries.  Acknowledgements go to Joe Philbrick with seven tackles, including one QB sack, three assists, and causing two fumbles; Darren Ward with causing one fumble; Henry Adams had a fumble recovery, and Kyle Bourget caused a fumble on kick-off and recovered a fumble.

 

Lisbon Rec 7th/8th football has their next game under the lights at 6:00pm on Wednesday, 10/21 against Jay/Livermore.

 

For details of past games, game schedule, player recognitions, and a complete roster visit http://lisbon-football.webs.com/.

 

Mark Tupper

Head Coach