Lisbon HS National Honor Society Induction‏

Pictured (l-r): Morgan Reeves, Samantha Foote, Jessica Campbell, Kimberly Morse, Justin Grant, Jordan Beauparlant, Sarah Giraldo, Holly Hogan, Jacqueline Knowles, Allicyn Fitzgerald, Nichole Conrad, Alexandria Campbell, Crystal Ingerson, Tara Metzger, Michael Degou, and Samuel Goldsberry.

Photo by Betty Grant

 

 

Lisbon - The induction ceremony for the Worumbo Chapter of the National Honor Society was held on the evening of Wednesday, November 3 at Lisbon High School. Sixteen students from the classes of 2011 and 2012 were recognized by family, friends, and faculty for their outstanding accomplishments in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Former Lisbon science teacher, Olivia Griset, returned as the evening’s keynote speaker and encouraged students to “seek out knowledge beyond the classroom and to use what they have learned to make the world a better place.” As NHS members, students will continue to demonstrate their commitment to helping others as they perform both individual and group service projects throughout the year.  A number of inductees are members of the Lisbon Young Adult Volunteer Program and the Community Service Club.  FMI on projects and other programs, volunteer and community partnership opportunities, contact Community Resource Coordinator Monica Millhime, 754-0021 or email mmillhime@lisbonschoolsme.org. 

 

Ron Paul Proposes A Solution OPT OUT AMERICA

Nov. 17, 2010 - Congressman Ron Paul (TX-14) introduces the American Traveler Dignity Act in response to regulatory measures taken by the TSA to implement potentially dangerous X-Ray screening procedures or invasive "pat-downs" by TSA officials. Campaign for Liberty has released a written statement opposing this regulatory overreach by the TSA.

Follow this link for Campaign for Liberty's written statement:
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blo...

Follow this link for the text of Ron Paul's bill, the American Traveler Dignity Act
http://paul.house.gov/index.php?optio...

VW Camper, How Many Remember This?

Here's A True Tale With A Happy Tail For An Ending

Missing Dog Found Miles From Home, Reunited With Owners

Dog Named Faith Found In St. Francis Tuesday Afternoon

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. -- An amazing journey lead a Waukesha County couple to find Faith, their 8-year old basset hound.Faith vanished from their Menomonee Falls yard Monday evening.She was found Tuesday afternoon in St. Francis, nearly 25 miles from home."How she ended up here, I don't know. But she did," said Elliot Brown, who found the dog. "I saw this little munchkin running down the street, so I started chasing her. She ran about a half-mile before I caught her. I know she doesn't look fast, but she is."

Click here to view video and read more.

Finally Some Politicians With Some Fortitude

New Jersey Legislators Take on the TSA

Help spread the word about invasive TSA screening by visiting and sharing: http://bit.ly/c0n2FL

TRENTON— Senator Michael J. Doherty (R-Hunterdon, Warren) and Senator James Beach (D-Camden) today announced they will present resolutions to the Senate and Assembly calling on the U.S. Congress to end TSA screening procedures requiring full body scans and pat downs at U.S. airports Their action comes in response to widespread concerns over privacy and radiation, as well as reports of inappropriate conduct by TSA agents during the screening process.

"The pursuit of security should not force Americans to surrender their civil liberties or basic human dignity at a TSA checkpoint," said Doherty. "Subjecting law-abiding American citizens to naked body scans and full body pat downs is intolerable, humiliating, vulnerable to abuse, and is fast becoming a disincentive to travel. Particularly concerning to us is the fact that physical searches result in children being touched in private areas of the body. Terrorists hate America because of the freedoms upon which this great nation was built. By implementing these screening measures, the TSA has already handed a victory to those who seek to destroy our freedoms."

 Read more here.

Listen To The Message Presented Here

 Just Listen, sorry the video image is very shaky but the message is clear.

www.stopthefraud2010.com

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It Takes A Cartoon To Make More Sense Than Lip Service From The Media

Cartoons to the rescue

You know that you're living strange times when an animated cartoon makes more sense that the talking heads in the media.

The US news media, including NPR, is doing everything it can to "normalize" the idea of uniformed federal agents being told they have the right to put their hands on the genitals of any man, woman or CHILD who wants to board a commercial passenger aircraft.

(Private jet passengers face no such indignities. They don't even have to pass through security!)

This "right to molest" will soon be extended to trains, buses, boats, and even travel on public roadways. The TSA - in its twisted institutional mind - thinks it controls EVERY mode of transportation. From there, it's a straight line to government buildings, courthouses and while we're at it why not schools, day care and hospitals too?

And what's a traffic stop on a deserted road without a quick feel of the female driver and her kids to make sure "everyone's safe?"

These abusive TSA practices are paving the way for this and don't think the social engineers who cooked them up don't know it.

For the most part the media applauds...

One particularly odious little creep, Alan Chartock of WAMC radio in Albany, NY (an NPR affiliate), spent the bulk of his call-in show today (11/16/10) ridiculing people who expressed concerns and cheerleading the morons who think the new "security measures" are a good idea and necessary.

No security expert who is not in the employ of Homeland Security or its countless vendors (actual or wannabe) thinks these abusive practices contribute to public safety in the least.

Stop flying until this bullshit stops

 

The Plan is Simple

1. If you absolutely, positively must fly, opt out of the scanners. Do it to protect your health and privacy.
2. If you can avoid flying, don’t fly. Hit the airlines in the pocketbook until the scanners and gropers are gone. Make the airlines work for us.
3. Raise holy hell. Register your disapproval of the scanners and gropers to your airline, your hotel and all government officials who claim to work for you. Educate your community.

For your Health

Backscatter X-ray uses ionizing radiation, a known cumulative health hazard, to produce images of passengers’ bodies. Children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those with defective DNA repair mechanisms are considered to be especially susceptible to the type of DNA damage caused by ionizing radiation. Also at high risk are those who have had, or currently have, skin cancer. Ionizing radiation’s effects are cumulative, meaning that each time you are exposed you are adding to your risk of developing cancer. Since the dosage of radiation from the backscatter X-ray machines is absorbed almost entirely by the skin and tissue directly under the skin, averaging the dose over the whole body gives an inaccurate picture of the actual harm. In their letter of concern, the UCSF faculty members noted that “the dose to the skin could be dangerously high”. The eyes are particularly susceptible to the effects of radiation, and as one study found allowing the eyes to be exposed to radiation can lead to an increased incidence of cataracts.

 

Read more. 

Grow Some Integrity, Grow Some Intelligence, Make The Call Before You Can Grow Nothing At All

 Scheduled for today, a very important bill to be voted on that will have an impact on your future that has yet to be fully realized.

 

S. 510: Oversight or Overreach?

Congress is likely to pick up S. 510, a sweeping overhaul of food safety regulation, in the lame duck session starting in November 2010.

By Patrick Tutwiler for GovTrack Insider

 

Oct. 15, 2010

 

In our first video seg­ment, Gov­Track In­sid­er re­porter Patrick Tutwiler in­ter­views Liz Re­itzig, the Sec­re­tary of the Na­tion­al In­de­pen­dent Con­sumers and Farm­ers As­so­ci­a­tion, about S. 510: Food Safe­ty Mod­ern­iza­tion Act. The bill is like­ly to come be­fore the Sen­ate in Novem­ber.

This is the first video in a se­ries of re­ports we plan on the sub­ject.
Also check out the 90-sec­ond sum­ma­ry of the bill by Main Street In­sid­er.
Tran­script:

Congress is like­ly to pick up S. 510, a sweep­ing over­haul of food safe­ty reg­u­la­tion, in the lame duck ses­sion start­ing in Novem­ber 2010. Many small farm­ing groups and or­gan­ic food en­thu­si­asts are wor­ried about the ef­fect the bill could have on the local and small farm pro­duc­tion chain.

Liz Re­itzig is Sec­re­tary of the Na­tion­al In­de­pen­dent Con­sumers and Farm­ers As­so­ci­a­tion.

 

Re­itzig: Sen­ate bill S. 510 is com­plete­ly flawed. 

Ques­tion from GovTrack.​us Users: Will this bill pre­vent me from hav­ing a home gar­den, shar­ing pro­duce with my friends, or dis­rupt in any way my local farmer’s mar­ket?

 

Re­itzig: What Sen­ate bill S. 510 does it is cre­ates statu­to­ry au­thor­i­ty for the FDA to come up with reg­u­la­tions gov­ern­ing all as­pects of food pro­duc­tion and pro­cess­ing. So whether or not it will af­fect a home gar­den or a farmer’s mar­ket, we prob­a­bly won’t see any­thing im­me­di­ate­ly af­fect­ing those, but once they come up with the reg­u­la­tions and start en­forc­ing we could see a dis­rup­tion in any­thing, any­thing from a farmer’s mar­ket to a child’s lemon­ade stand. 

Be­cause noth­ing is ex­plic­it­ly ex­empt­ed, so they are all im­plic­it­ly in­clud­ed. So the reg­u­la­tions could very eas­i­ly in­clude reg­u­la­tions such that they im­pose over­bur­den­some re­stric­tions on farm­ers going to mar­ket.

Gov­Track In­sid­er: But sure­ly it wasn’t the in­tent of the law­mak­ers to dis­rupt gar­dens or lemon­ade stands.

Re­itzig: Well I think the in­tent of the leg­is­la­tion is to give much broad­er au­thor­i­ty to the FDA, and then when you look at the lan­guage of the bill, when it gives the au­thor­i­ty to the FDA to act on “rea­son to be­lieve”, that’s giv­ing a lot of power, a lot of con­trol, to one per­son. 

An ex­am­ple of that is there is a thriv­ing and boom­ing fresh milk move­ment, peo­ple who want fresh milk di­rect­ly from farm­ers they know and trust. Well the FDA, CDC, and other or­ga­ni­za­tions have clear­ly said they don’t think any­body should drink fresh milk. If you go by that, they would have rea­son to be­lieve fresh milk might make some­body sick, and on that basis they could just shut down every fresh milk farmer, ev­ery­body who is sup­ply­ing fresh milk to a con­sumer be­cause they have that rea­son to be­lieve. Even if the in­tent is not ex­plic­it­ly stat­ed as con­trol over all farms, that is what is this leg­is­la­tion and they can use that to im­pose their world view on ev­ery­one. 

S. 510 does ex­empt small farm­ers and restau­rants from some of the FDA’s pro­posed new reg­u­la­to­ry au­thor­i­ty. How­ev­er, the scope of the final reg­u­la­tions will not be known until the law is en­act­ed and the FDA com­pletes the rule-mak­ing pro­cess.

 

Re­itzig: It’s like writ­ing a blank check to the FDA and say­ing now come up with the reg­u­la­tions. Once the bill is passed they can come up with what­ev­er reg­u­la­tions they want. Again for them to say we’re going to have reg­u­la­tions specif­i­cal­ly for small­er pro­duc­ers, they don’t yet have the reg­u­la­tions so how do we know what they are going to come up with? How do we know if it ac­tu­al­ly is going to ben­e­fit small pro­duc­ers or not? We don’t know, it’s this big un­known. And it’s this big blank check to the FDA who has al­ready been step­ping on small farms a lot.

 

 

Make the calls or send some faxes, it is up to us the moral maxes.

 

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Lisbon HS 1st Qtr. Honor Roll‏

LISBON HIGH SCHOOL

QUARTER 1 HONOR ROLL 2010-2011





High Honors



Grade 12 - Andrew Arias, Randi Brannon, Ryan Buzzell, Alexandria Campbell, Nichole Conrad, Forrest Cornell, Michael Degou, Taylor Haines, Jacqueline Knowles,Tara Metzger, Rachelle Moulton, Devin O’Connor, Kyrstin Ramich, Devyn St. Jean



Grade 11 – Jordan Beauparlant, Haley Eck, Samantha Foote, Sarah Giraldo, Justin Grant, Melissa Hoskins



Grade 10 – Kristianna Benoit, Miranda Carroll, Aaron French, Ethan Knowles, Brenten Laffely, Jaymi Thibeault



Grade 9 - Jacob Brenner, Dillon Clifford, Jennifer-Lynn Clifford, Sierra Crosby, Robert Dall, Paige Galligan, Nichole Jones, Shantal MacWhinnie, Kaitlyn Morse,  Jennifer Smith, Bryanna Sult





Honors



Grade 12 - Shaun Avery, Brianna Brown, Heather Budesheim, Alexander Corey, Allicyn Fitzgerald, Tobey Harrington, Stephanie Hayslip, Joshua Howe, Crystal  Ingerson, Hailey Jordan, Kayne Lavallee, Kelsey, Linnell, Katelyn McManus, Michael McNamara, Ashley Ridley, MaKayla Stevens, Taylor Stevens, Courtney Stich



Grade 11 - Cheyenne Cameron, Breanna Cota, Alex Danforth, Kenneth Fairbanks,  Nikkole Gardner, Michelle Hatherly, Briana Moore, Stephen Oliver, Morgan Reeves, Garrett Starr, James Stewart, Meagan Thomas



Grade 10 - Kayal Angelico, Ryan Brewer, Luci Charest, Levi Dussault, Aaron Halls



Grade 9 - Tyler Bard, Sarah Campbell, Nicholas Corey, Keely Domini, Bailey Galipeau, Paul Mason, Sierra O’Kane, Colby Perron, Tabitha Porter, Alexis Sardella, Stefan Smith

Sad Story

http://www.azcentral.com/community/pinal/articles/2010/11/15/20101115pinal-county-soldier-afghanistan-dog-euthanized.html

Lisbon Benefit Event THURSDAY 11/18‏

LHS American Citizenship Empty Bowls Project

Ice Hockey Grant Assistance Request‏

Dear Lisbon Teachers, Parents, Families and Friends:

If you would like to support the continuation of the Ice Hockey team at Lisbon High School, please complete this request no later than Tuesday, November 30. 

The ice hockey teams at Lisbon and Mt. Ararat high schools need to raise money to keep the program going.  Both schools have combined resources to participate in a grant competition to win $5000, with $2,500 designated for each schools’ team.   We need as many people as possible to take a brief 10 question, self-correcting multiple choice quiz on the Responsible Sports website sponsored by Liberty Mutual.  

We need your assistance.  Please follow the quick, and easy instructions to support the ice hockey teams.

1.  Click on one of these links to take the very brief quiz.  You do not need to be a parent or coach to take the quizzes.  The questions are mostly common sense and the system will tell you if you answered incorrectly so you can just change your response, if needed. 

Parenting Quiz:  http://www.responsiblesports.com/responsible_sport_parenting/responsible_sport_parenting_quiz.aspx

Coach Quiz:  http://www.responsiblesports.com/responsible_coaching/responsible_coaching_quiz.aspx

2.  After passing the quiz you will be directed to a form page.  Fill out this very short, simple form including your name and email.  Choose ME for the state and USA Hockey for the team affiliation.  You will need to either email me Marie Stuckey at ms@stuckey.comcastbiz.net a PDF of your quiz certificate by saving it to a file, or you can just use my first name and your first name for a password so I know it and can enter your account and get a copy of the certificate.   Just let me know if you've taken the quiz so I know to find your certificate.  You will need a different email address for each quiz you take.

3.  Next you will be asked what organization to assign your credit to.  Please fill in the organization field with:  Mt. Ararat/Lisbon Ice Hockey  Fill in the city field: Topsham and state with ME.

4.  Check the email inbox for the email you provided.  Click on the link in the email from Responsible Sports to verify yourself as the quiz taker.  Without this step, the quiz will not count so please check your inbox.

5.  Log into Responsible Sports if you are not already logged on:http://www.responsiblesports.com/default.aspx  The Sign In button is on the upper right hand side of the page.  Go to your Fan Page.  The button for this is also on the upper right.  Look for certifications on the right and click on the View PDF button.  Then save the PDF to a file and email it to me or let me know I can go into your account to get it. 

Please direct any additional questions to:

Marie and Scott Stuckey ms@stuckey.comcastbiz.net / Mount Ararat High School Ice Hockey Committee or Chris Moreau at cmoreau@lisbonschoolsme.org / LHS Assistant Principal / Co-Curricular Director

Notice To All Lisbon Residents

All Lisbon Residents

I have attended several meetings of the Lisbon Town Council and have looked into the tax situation.  I have reviewed several documents pertaining to taxation from the State of Maine Revenue Service and received a copy of the Lisbon Charter.  After careful review, it is my personal opinion the Town Manager has violated the Town Charter.  I have submitted a letter to the Town Council requesting the Town Manager be terminated for cause.  Below are the violations:

    a. The Town Manager failed to comply with paragraph 3.02 “… The Manager shall be responsible to the council for the proper administration of all affairs of the Town….” by misleading the Town Council into thinking the 2011 Commitment was prepared properly and contained all the documentation required by the State of Maine Property Tax Bulletin Number 15 in order to have a valid commitment. 

    b. The Town Manager failed to comply with paragraph 3.02(d) “The Manager shall see that all laws, provisions of the charter and acts of the council, subject to enforcement by him or her or by officers subject to his or her direction and supervision, are faithfully executed.”  The Town Manager has been a Town Manager for several years and as such is required to know what documentation is required for a valid commitment.  The Town Manager failed to ensure all required documentation for a valid commitment were prepared by the Tax Assessor.  Town Manager is not required to perform the duties as Tax Assessor but as the Tax Assessors direct supervisor the Town Manager is REQUIRED to have a “working knowledge” of the Tax Assessor position to include the documents necessary for a valid commitment.  The Town Manager is also required to ensure the required documents for “The Valuation Book” are prepared and present in the Tax Assessor’s office as required by State of Maine Property Bulletin Number 15.

 Under the provisions of the paragraph 3.02(d), the Town Manager is required to know the State of Maine laws as pertain to the operation of a municipality.  The Town Manager is the Chief Administrative Officer for the town.  The residents of the Town of Lisbon compensate the Town Manager very well to ensure the town is operating IAW State of Maine laws and regulations.  The Town Manager has failed to perform his required duties by not ensuring the required documentation was on file IAW State of Maine Property Bulletin Number 15.

c.    The Town Manager failed to comply with paragraph 3.02(b) “The Manager
 shall direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices and agencies of the Town except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by law.”  The Town Manager violated this paragraph by directing the Tax Collector to issue the 2011 Real Estate Tax Bill without a valid commitment.  

The Town Manager’s failure to comply with State of Maine laws has placed the Town of Lisbon is a situation where revenue is being collected improperly and without a valid commitment.  It is my understanding, the town is only authorized to collect taxes under a valid commitment and therefore, the town could continue to collect taxes under last year’s commitment, if it was valid, but can not collect any taxes under the new commitment as it is invalid and therefore does not exist.  The town is fraudulently collecting revenue without a valid commitment which I believe is against the law.  This could cause the Town Council and Town of Lisbon to be liable.

The Town Manager’s dereliction of duty is presently costing the Town of Lisbon a great deal of money.  The obvious additional cost is the hiring of a new Tax Assessor to prepare a valid commitment in order to legally collect revenue.  This includes preparing the documentation required by the State of Maine.  The town already paid for this service to the previous Tax Assessor and because he was not properly supervised and did not prepare the required documentation, the town is paying for this service again.  This additional cost could have been prevented had the Town Manager performed his required duties as outlined in the town charter.

    The town will have to send out new 2011 Real Estate Tax Bill once the town has a valid commitment.  Currently, the town is sending out statements to all the mortgage companies explaining the previous sent 2011 Real Estate Tax Bill sent to mortgage companies was in error.  Hopefully, this will eliminate any excessive home payments for Lisbon residents.  All of these actions require man-hours and postage the town will have to pay.  These additional costs will have to be paid by the residents of the town of Lisbon.  The residents of Lisbon already are paying their fair share without requiring the residents to pay for the incompetence of the Town Manager.  I believe the Town Council should retrieve all additional cost from Town Manager’s pay as he created this situation by failing to perform his duties as required by the charter.

Again, this is my personal opinion but if you share my opinion please, contact members of the Town Council and voice your opinion.  Residents can also attend the Town Council meetings on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at 06:30 PM at the Town Office and voice their opinion.

Larry A. Fillmore
Lisbon, Maine

Termination Of Town Manager

                                    8 November 2010

SUBJECT:  Termination of Town Manager for Cause

Lisbon Town Council
300 Lisbon Street
Lisbon, ME 04250

Respectfully, request Mr. Stephen Eldridge, Lisbon Town Manager, be terminated immediately for cause in accordance with (IAW) paragraph 3.03, Removal, Town of Lisbon Charter. Mr. Eldridge has failed to comply with paragraph 3.02, Power and Duties of the Town Manager, Town of Lisbon Charter as described below:

    a.  Mr. Eldridge failed to comply with paragraph 3.02 “… The Manager shall be responsible to the council for the proper administration of all affairs of the Town….” by misleading the Town Council into thinking the 2011 Commitment he presented to the council was prepared properly and contained all the documentation required by the State of Maine Property Tax Bulletin Number 15 in order to have a valid commitment.  Mr. Eldridge’s actions lead the council into voting on and approving an invalid commitment.

    b.  Mr. Eldridge failed to comply with paragraph 3.02(d) “The Manager shall see that all laws, provisions of the charter and acts of the council, subject to enforcement by him or her or by officers subject to his or her direction and supervision, are faithfully executed.”  Mr. Eldridge has been a Town Manager for several years and as such is required to know what documentation is required for a valid commitment.  Mr. Eldridge failed to ensure all required documentation for a valid commitment was prepared by the Tax Assessor.  Mr. Eldridge is not required to perform the duties as Tax Assessor but as the Tax Assessors direct supervisor Mr. Eldridge is REQUIRED to have a “working knowledge” of the Tax Assessor position to include the documents necessary for a valid commitment.  He is also required to ensure the required documents for “The Valuation Book” are prepared and present in the Tax Assessor’s office as required by State of Maine Property Bulletin Number 15.

 Under the provisions of the paragraph 3.02(d), Mr. Eldridge is required to know the State of Maine laws as pertain to the operation of a municipality.  The Town Manager is the Chief Administrative Officer for the town.  The residents of the Town of Lisbon compensate Mr. Eldridge very well to ensure the town is operating IAW State of Maine laws and regulations.  Mr. Eldridge has failed to perform his required duties by not ensuring the required documentation was on file IAW State of Maine Property Bulletin Number 15.

c.    Mr. Eldridge failed to comply with paragraph 3.02(b) “The Manager shall direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices and agencies of the Town except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by law.”  Mr. Eldridge violated this paragraph by directing the Tax Collector to issue the 2011 Real Estate Tax Bill without a valid commitment.  

Mr. Eldridge’s failure to comply with State of Maine law has placed the Town of Lisbon is a situation where revenue is being collected improperly and without a valid commitment.  The town is only authorized to collect taxes under a valid commitment and therefore, the town could continue to collect taxes under last year’s commitment if it was valid but can not collect any taxes under the new commitment as it is invalid and therefore does not exist.  The town is fraudulently collecting revenue without a valid commitment which I believe is against the law.  This could cause the Town Council and Town of Lisbon to be liable.

Mr. Eldridge’s dereliction of duty is presently costing the Town of Lisbon a great deal of money.  The obvious additional cost is the hiring of Mr. William Van Tuinen and his people to prepare a valid commitment in order to legally collect revenue.  This includes preparing the documentation required by the State of Maine.  The town already paid for this service to the previous Tax Assessor and because he was not properly supervised and did not prepare the required documentations the town is paying for this service again.  This additional cost could have been prevented had the Town Manager performed his required duties as outlined in the town charter.

    The town will have to send out new 2011 Real Estate Tax Bill once the town has a valid commitment.  Currently, the town is sending out statements to all the mortgage companies explaining the previous sent 2011 Real Estate Tax Bill sent to mortgage companies was in error.  Hopefully, this will eliminate any excessive home payments for Lisbon residents.  All of these actions require man-hours and postage the town will have to pay.  These additional costs will have to be paid by the residents of the town of Lisbon.  The residents of the town of Lisbon already are paying their fair share without requiring the residents to pay for the incompetence of the Town Manager.  I believe the Town Council should retrieve all additional cost from Mr. Eldridge’s pay as he created this situation by failing to perform his duties as required by the charter.



                        Larry A. Fillmore
                                      Lisbon, Maine

Town Council Agenda Tues. November 16, 2010

AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
LISBON TOWN OFFICE
6:30 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 Chummy’s Mid Town Diner
B. Victualer’s License for Canton Pearl
C. Special Entertainment Permit & Liquor License for Combs-Montfort American Legion Post 158

4. CONSENT AGENDA
2010-187 ORDER A. Victualer’s License for Chummy’s Mid Town Diner
B. Victualer’s License for Canton Pearl
C. Special Entertainment Permit & Liquor License for Combs-Montfort American Legion Post 158

5. COUNCIL ORDERS, RESOLUTIONS, & ORDINANCES
2010-188 ORDER − Sewer Foreclosures

6. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Introduction of New Economic & Community Development Director
B. Town Clerk Department Presentation
C. Finance Director’s Report
D. Town Manager’s Report
E. Draft Municipal Budget Schedule 2011-2012

7. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

8. APPOINTMENTS

9. COUNCILOR COMMUNICATIONS

10. EXECUTIVE SESSION

11. ADJOURNMENT
2010-189 ORDER to Adjourn

Happy Veteran's Day

To all of you veterans, thanks for your service and have an awesome day! 

And thanks to all of you who sincerely appreciate and support them...

What is a Veteran?

 

Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye.

Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg - or perhaps another sort of inner steel: the soul's ally forged in the refinery of adversity.

Except in parades, however, the men and women who have kept America safe wear no badge or emblem.

You can't tell a vet just by looking...

He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn't run out of fuel.

He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel.

She - or he - is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang.

He is the POW who went away one person and came back another - or didn't come back AT ALL.

He is the Quantico drill instructor who has never seen combat - but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members into Marines, and teaching them to watch each other's backs.

He is the parade - riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals with a prosthetic hand.

He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by.

He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose valor dies
unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean's sunless deep.

He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket - palsied now and aggravatingly slow - who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come.

He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being - a person who offered some of his life's most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs.

He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, greatest nation ever known.

So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over and say Thank You. That's all most people need, and in most cases it will mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded.

Two little words that mean a lot, "THANK YOU".

"It is the soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, Who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protestor to burn the flag."

Father Denis Edward O'Brien/USMC

Submitted by Bill Barr

Lisbon Falls

World Debut "Once we were Warriors Original Veteran's Day 2010 Military Tribute"

Join me TunesNorth, as we pay tribute to our military,
on this Veteran's Day 2010.

I wrote this song after my recent visit to the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall in DC.

This was an unforgettable experience, and the inspiration for this song.

Dedicated to the more than 50,000 Fallen Warriors,
our Brothers and Sisters of Arms.

They have earned our respect, honor and appreciation.
May they rest forever in the arms of a Grateful Nation.


 





Most of the images were taken during our recent trip.
The pictures of the Traveling Wall were taken here in Sault Ste. Marie
several years a go.
The Brothers at the wall are two members of the Michigan Chapter
of the Forgotten Eagles!

I salute all my fellow Veteran's, be they Army, Air Force, Marine Corps,
Navy, National Guard, and last but certainly not least
The US Coast Guard.

I have very strong personal ties to the Coast Guard.
I wrote and performed the song "Cutter Mackinaw"
at the Decommissioning Ceremony held here in
Sault Ste. Marie. The Captain and crew were very pleased
with the song. I was given a tour, and presented with a ball cap.
Not the kind the crew wear, but a Captains Hat complete with
the "scrambled eggs" on the brim. I was very honored to receive this
hat from the last presiding Captain of the old
USCG Cutter Mackinaw.
The Guardian of the North!

I proudly wear this hat here, and in several other videos.


If you enjoyed this video, and would like to see more
Check the following links for my other tributes to
our brave men and women of service.

Remember Us (Original) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wb_JC...
Walking with an Angel (Original) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGiD5q...
Brothers in Arms - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIkatA...
50,000 Names - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laSzIb...

"Once we were Warriors"
(lyrics)

I don't know how things got this way.
It's not the way I had it planned.
It seemed so clear when we were young,
And now I lay me down to sleep,
How will you live without your man.

Don't cry for me, I'm not alone.
They've carved our names here on this wall.
Think of us, from time to time, and let them know
Once we were Warriors,
Now we are names here on the wall.

I have my brothers, and my brothers all have me.
We fought and died for one and all.
And now forever we will stand here side by side.
Once we were Warriors,
Now we are names here on the wall.

If I could, you know I'd turn this world around
Change the things that we have done
And for all it's worth I hope forever you will know
You have always been the one.

I have my brothers, and my brothers all have me.
We fought and died for one and all.
And now forever we will stand here side by side.
Once we were Warriors,
Now we are names here on the wall.

Once we were Warriors,
Now we are names here on the wall.

I wish to thank my many friends and subscribers.
I am so honored by the fantastic response
And the comments I have received.

Thank you for watching my video.
Have a wonderful day!

Take care,
Tom
"TunesNorth"
A Proud US Navy Veteran!

Thank You To All Veterans, Past, Present, and Future

It is both my honor and my privilege to support our Brothers and Sisters Of
Service. I come from a family full of Veterans and have family and friends
in country now.  I was very moved by my recent trip to The Vietnam Memorial
Wall in Washington DC.  The trip was made to get the footage for my 50,000
Names tribute video.

I was so inspired I wrote my new song "Once we were Warriors"  I have been
working hard to create the video and am very pleased with the results.
I will post it around midnight tonight, so it will be available right on
Veteran's Day.

I invite everyone to stop in for a visit, and say Howdy!

I thank the Lisbon Reporter for their kindness and support.

I am proud to have my video shown here on their awesome site.

To my fellow Veterans, Active Duty, and all who support them,
I wish you nothing but the very best.
 
Have a fantastic Veteran's Day!
 
Take care.
Tom
"TunesNorth"
A Proud US Navy Veteran.

Veteran's Day 2010 Military Tribute Original by TunesNorth Walking with an Angel

Welcome to my Veteran's Day 2010 Military Tribute.
Dedicated to all our Military Veteran's and Active Duty.
Original song by TunesNorth.
On this Veteran's Day join me in honoring the Troops!

A tribute not only to American Veterans, but to our Allied troops as well.

Be they Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, National Guard or Coast Guard.

I am Proud to be a US Navy Veteran, and I take this time to honor our
Brothers and Sisters of Service.

I do not claim ownership of any images used is this video.
I did however write and perform the song; Walking with an Angel.

 

Veterans Day Tribute 2010

A Veterans Day tribute by Road Crew Mobile Unit One.

The Road Crew share a proud heritage with the military, collectively represented by our time as teens living at West Point, NY in the early 80's. This video was produced to honor the esteemed spirit of our veterans, past and present: patriots through and through.

Produced by: Road Crew Productions
Images: Courtesy of Department of Defense (http://www.dvidshub.net/video)
Music : Kevin MacLeod. (http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free

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Copyright 2010 Road Crew Productions, LLC

Pentagon Says What?

Pentagon: Mystery 'missile' likely a plane

Review concludes vapor plume that streaked across Calif. sky probably came from aircraft 

 

WASHINGTON — A mystery vapor trail that was filmed off the coast of southern California and looked like a missile launch was likely caused by a plane, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, closing its case on the incident. 

"With all the information that we have gathered over the last day and a half about this condensation trail ... we have no evidence to suggest that this was anything other than a contrail caused by an aircraft," said Col. David Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman.

The image was caught on tape by a KCBS news helicopter on Monday evening at rush hour. Video showed a billowing contrail apparently rising from the water about 35 miles west of Los Angeles and north of Catalina Island.

 

Contrails are created by streaks of condensation from the exhaust of jet aircraft flying at high altitudes.

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Smoke Stack Fails To Fall As Planned In Ohio

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/11/10/5443638-blasted-tower-falls-the-wrong-way-in-ohio?GT1=43001

Public Informational Meeting For Route 196 Corridor Traffic Study

 

STATE OF MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

 

NOTICE OF
A PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING
FOR THE

ROUTE 196 CORRIDOR
TRAFFIC STUDY
TOPSHAM, LISBON, AND LEWISTON

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010

7:00 pm at the Lisbon Town Office (Council Chambers)

The Maine Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Office of the Governor, the Maine Office of Redevelopment and Re-employment, the Towns of Topsham, Lisbon, and the City of Lewiston is conducting a Traffic Study of the Route 196 Corridor. The Study Corridor extends from I-295 in Topsham to I-95 in Lewiston. This study will serve to guide future infrastructure investments for this corridor. The purpose of this third and final public meeting is to present the study findings.

Representatives of the Study Team will be present at the Lisbon Council Chambers in the Town Offices located on 300 Lisbon Street on Monday November 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm. The meeting is expected to last approximately 2 hours concluding by 9:00 pm.
Accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Auxiliary aids will be provided upon advanced request. Children, accompanied by a parent, are welcome.

Any inquiries regarding this study may be directed to the attention of Chris Mann, Project Manager, Maine Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Systems Planning,
16 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0016. Telephone (207) 624-3300

Project Identification Number 016314.00
TTY Telephone (207) 624-3007 or (207) 287-3392