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SUMMER IN BELGRADE, MAINE?????

SUMMER EVENTS IN AND AROUND BELGRADE LAKES VILLAGE

3RD ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL: SUNDAY, JUNE 10TH 10-4 AT THE CENTER FOR ALL SEASONS. SPEND THE AFTERNOON ENJOYING THE WORKS OF TALENTED LOCAL ARTISTS-HAVE A CARICATURE CREATED-PURCHASE A SPECIAL PIECE OF ART FOR YOUR HOME OR AS A GIFT

JULY 4TH CELEBRATION: A DAY FILLED WITH ACTIVITIES IN THE VILLAGE! BOAT PARADE ,CHICKEN BBQ SPONSORED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT-DEMONSTRATIONS-KIDS GAMES-FROG JUMPING-MUSIC– PARADE AT 4 PM AND MUCH MORE! FIREWORKS ON LONG POND AT DARK (APPROX. 9:15 P.M)

A COMPLETE LISTING OF THE DAY’S EVENTS WILL BE PUBLISHED AT THE END OF JUNE. CALL LAURA RICHTER AT 495-9217 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

AUGUST 4TH LOON FESTIVAL A SPECIAL DAY WITH CRAFTERS, ARTISTS, AUDUBON PRESENTATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, BOAT PARADE ON LONG POND, STORE SPECIALS, “ON GOLDEN POND” PLAYING AT THE CENTER FOR ALL SEASONS– FIREMEN’S BEAN HOLE BEAN SUPPER 5 PM LOON CALLING CONTEST AT THE ON LONG POND, STORE SPECIALS, “ON GOLDEN POND” PLAYING AT THE CENTER FOR ALL SEASONS– FIREMEN’S BEAN HOLE BEAN SUPPER 5 PM– LOON CALLING CONTEST AT THE LANDING AT 7:30 P.M.. A COMPLETE SCHEDULE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF JUNE. CALL GLORIA MCGRAW AT 495-9220 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

SPONSORED BY THE BELGRADE LAKES BUSINESS GROUP

AUGUST 16TH SUMMER CELEBRATIONS: LAST YEAR MOTOWN, THIS YEAR SOCK HOP. SLICK BACK YOUR HAIR AND DIG OUT THE POODLE SKIRTS AND LET’S HAVE SOME FUN! EVENT WILL BE HELD AT VILLAGE INN RESTAURANT. TICKETS WILL BE PRESOLD. SILENT AUCTION. CALL GAIL RIZZO AT 495-2525 OR KAREN SWAN AT 495-2264 FOR MORE INFORMATION LOOK FOR OCTOBER 6TH OCTOBERFEST & DECEMBER 1ST CHRISTMAS STROLL

REBUILDING OF THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH

THE REBUILDING OF THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH, AT THE CORNER OF THE WEST ROAD AND ROUTE 135, IS ABOUT TO START. THE FUND RAISING TO START CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN A SUCCESS THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THE MEMBERS AND MANY FRIENDS OF THE NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH. DRIVE BY THE CORNER AND WATCH THE PROGRESS OF REBUILDING DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

THE SUMMER SERIES OF WORSHHIP SERVICES IS BEING HELD AT THE NORTH BELGRADE COMMUNITY CENTER WITH REV. GILBERT MILLER OF HALLOWELL SERVING AS MINISTER. THIS SUMMER MARKS THE 173RD YEAR OF THE CHRUCH SERVICE TO GOD AND COMMUNITY. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO JOIN THE 10:00 A.M. SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES FOR THE SEASON.

RECREATION DIRECTOR'S (CATHY) REPORT

WOW! WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY PLANNING A WONDERFUL SUMMER FOR OUR RESIDENTS. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF INTERVIEWING SEVERAL CANDIDATES, MOST OF THEM COME FROM OUR OWN AREA, FOR SUMMER EMPLOYMENT AT THE CENTER FOR ALL SEASONS. WE HAVE SEVERAL ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR OUR TODDLERS, CHILDREN, TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULTS. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH A CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR JUNE & JULY. PLEASE KEEP THESE CALENDARS CLOSE AT HAND. THERE ARE SO MANY ACTIVITIES PLANNED THAT IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REMEMBER THEM ALL. A FEW HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE BELGRADE LAKES ART FESTIVAL BEING HELD AT THE CENTER ON JUNE 10TH, A 3-ON-3 COED TEEN BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 30TH, A HIKE UP FRENCH’S MOUNTAIN ON THE 4TH OF JULY, FOLLOWED BY AN ICE CREAM SOCIAL AT THE CENTER ON JULY 7TH. OH, AND LETS NOT FORGET ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY YARD SALE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT THE CENTER FOR ALL SEASONS ON SUNDAY JULY 22ND. COME JOIN US!

MY NEXT PROJECT IS TO OPEN OUR IN-GROUND POOL FOR OPEN SWIMS AND SWIMMING LESSONS FOR OUR DAY CAMPERS. SPEAKING OF DAY CAMPERS, WE HAVE A FEW MORE SLOTS AVAILABLE IN OUR SUMMER DAY CAMP AND WOULD LOVE TO SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE WITH YOUR CHILD. ANYWAY, THE POOL IS ONLY ONE PROJECT. WE WILL ALSO BE WORKING VERY HARD ON OPENING OUR OUTDOOR RESTROOMS THAT WILL INCLUDE WARM SHOWERS AND OPENING A CONCESSION STORE THAT WILL ADDRESS YOUR NEEDS WHILE USING OUR OUTDOOR RECREATION AREAS.

IT IS ALSO TIME TO START UP OUR GOLF COURSE WALK. JUNE 5TH IS THE FIRST WALK, WE WILL START AT THE OLD REC CENTER ON ROUTE 27 IN THE LAKES ON TUESDAYS AT 6 AM AND ON FRIDAYS AT 6 PM. THIS WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM LAST YEAR AND I CAN NOT WAIT TO GET STARTED THIS YEAR.

ALL OF THESE PROJECTS REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF PLANNING & LABOR. SPARE TIME, PLEASE CALL

MORE NEWS FROM CATHY AND THE CENTER FOR ALL SEASONS

THE BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREAITON HAS ANNOUNCED BELGRADE’S OUTSTANDING CITIZENS AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2000. THE RECIPIENTS WERE WILLIAM PULSIFER AND NANCY MAIRS. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU, YOU HAVE MADE A WONDERFUL COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

ON THAT NOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY CENTER SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS. WITHOUT YOU, MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOU ALL!!

PHONE NUMBER FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER

207 495-3481
RR 1 BOX 728
BELGRADE, MAINE 04917

WARNING BOATERS

BOATERS: CHECK AND REMOVE ALL PLANT PARTS FROM BOATS, MOTORS, TRAILERS, AND FISHING EQUIPMENT BEFORE AND AFTER LAUNCHING.

DISPOSE OF PLANTS IN A TRASH RECEPTACLE OR AWAY FROM THE WATER ON HIGH DRY LAND.

AVOID DRIVING, PADDLING OR SWIMMING THROUGH ANY PLANTS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: HTTP://WWW.STATE.ME.US/DEP/BLWQ/LAKE.HTM

PROTECT MAINE WATERS IT IS THE LAW FINES UP TO $500.00

BELGRADE LAKES REGION INC. INFORMATION CENTER

WE LOOK FORWARD TO A BOOMING TOURIST SEASON THIS YEAR, THANKS TO THE EXTENSIVE ADVERTISING OF THE BELGRADE LAKES REGION, INC.

OUR ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 6TH, FROM 1 TO 3 PM

DOUG AND CANDEE MCCAFFERTY WILL BE HOSTING THIS YEAR’S EVENT AT WHISPERWOOD COTTAGES, TAYLOR WOODS ROAD, BELGRADE. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL MEMBERS ATTEND AS WE WILL BE HOLDING ELECTIONS FOR A NEW SECRETARY AND VICE-PRESIDENT.

THE INFORMATION CENTER WILL BE OPEN FROM JUNE 9TH UNTIL LABOR DAY. THIS YEAR WE ARE IN NEED OF NEW VOLUNTEERS TO MAN THE INFORMATION CENTER. NO EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED. EVEN AS LITTLE AS THREE HOURS A WEEK WOULD BE APPRECIATED. IF INTERESTED, PLEASE CALL SYLVIA AMON AT 495-3509. I FOUND THIS CONTRIBUTION REWARDING AND A LOT OF FUN. WE DO SUPPLY FULL SUPPORT TO THE NEW VOLUNTEERS. JOIN US FOR A WONDERFUL 2001 SEASON.

PHONE NUMBER AT THE INFORMATION CENTER 207 495-2744

LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE NEWS

THE BELGRADE BOARD OF SELECTPERSONS, PLANNING BOARD & LRPC ARE JOINTLY CONSIDERING AN APPROACH TO LAND USE MANAGEMENT BASED ON WATERSHED PROTECTION, AS DIRECTED BY THE TOWN’S APPROPRIATION OF MARCH, 1999 AND MATCHED BY A STATE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION GRANT. THE CONCEPT IS TO COMPARE THE LAKES’ SAFE CAPACITY TO ABSORB PHOSPHORUS RUNOFF WITH ESTIMATES OF P RUNOFF BASED ON PRESENT AND FUTURE BUILD-OUT SCENARIOS FOR THE TOWN, PROPORTIONAL TO BELGRADE’S SHARE OF THE WATERSHED. FORECAST P LOADING WHICH APPROACHES A DANGER POINT WOULD TRIGGER MITIGATION ACTIONS AND/OR DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS. SELECTPERSON KATE GAWLER WILL CHAIR A GROUP OF PLANNING BOARD AND LRPC REPRESNETATIVES TO EXPLORE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THIS CONCEPT, WITH THE HELP OF KVCOG.

ON MAY 22 CONSULTING FORESTER, VITE VITALE, KATIE SMITH, ROGER NADEAU AND JACK SUTTON WALKED THE BOUNDARIES OF THE 65 ACRE PARCEL OF TOWN LAND WEST OF THE TRANSFER STATION AS THE FIRST STEP IN PREPARING A LONG RANGE FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THIS LAND. MEANWHILE, BELGRADE TREE WARDEN TISH CARR IS CONDUCTING A ROAD-SIDE SURVEY OF PROBLEM TREES ALONG TOWN ROADS. FUNDING FOR BOTH ACTIVITIES IS THROUGH A 2000 URBAN & COMMUNITY FORESTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GRANT.

KIRK SPERRY RECENTLY RESIGNED FROM THE LRPC. HIS INSIGHTFUL SERVICE TO THE COMMITTEE IS MUCH APPRECIATED AND WILL BE MISSED. TOWNSPEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE CURRENT LRPC VACANCY ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT TOWN MANAGER, KATE SMITH

BELGRADE PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS

SUMMER RESIDENTS AND YEAR-ROUNDERS, COME TO THE LIBRARY AND BE SURPRISED-BY OUR SIZE(MINI) AND BY OUR OFFERINGS (NEW, LIKE NEW, OR FULL OF PROMISE). OR PERHAPS YOU ARE ALREADY ONE OF THE 145 PATRONS WHO CIRCULATED 211 BOOKS IN APRIL.

AMONG THE NEW PURCHASES ARE THESE BOOKS: STICKS AND SCONES BY DAVIDSON, DREAMCATCHER BY KING, POTSHIP BY PARKER, LONABERGER: AN AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY, SEABISCUIT BY HILLENBRAND AND COLD PARADISE BY WOODS. NEW TITLES BY MARY HIGGINS CLARK AND JAMES PATTERSON WILL BE JOINED THIS SUMMER BY SUE GRAFTON’S AND JANET EVANOVICH’S NEWEST RELEASES. MANY BEAUTIFUL NEW CHILDREN’S BOOKS HAVE ALSO BEEN PURCHASED.

INTERLIBRARY LOANS CONTINUE TO GIVE US ACCESS TO BOOKS FROM OTHER LIBRARIES. THE COLBY LIBRARY HAS DONATED A MUCH NEEDED BOOK TRUCK AND A BOOKCASE. THE TOGUS PATIENT LIBRARY DONATED ROLLS OF PLASTIC BOOK COVERS. WE ARE GRATEFUL.

PETER MARS DID A BOOK SIGNING AT THE LIBRARY; HE WROTE A TASTE FOR MONEY, SET IN BELGRADE AND BASED ON A TRU STORY. A VERY PERSONABLE COUPLE, THE MARSES CHATTED WITH VISITORS ABOUT THE RESEACH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOOK. MELANIE REMINDS RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS THAT USE OF THE LIBRARY IS FREE. AND VISITORS MAY PURCHASEAN INEXPENSIVE USE CARD. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN: TUESDAY AND THURSDAY FROM 12 TO 7 AND THE 1ST, 3RD & 5TH SATURDAY 10 TO 2

FOR REFERENCE OR RENEWALS, PLEASE PHONE 495-3508. BOOK DROP ON THE PORCH, LAKE SIDE. USED BOOKS WILL BE ON SALE DURING THE ART SHOW JUNE 10 3RD ANNUAL BOOK SALE JULY 4TH “ON THE STREET” IN BELGRADE LAKES

FOR E-911 LOCATION PURPOSES

NAME:

CURRENT BOX NUMBER:

BEST DESCRIPTION OF PHYSICAL LOCATION:

LANDLORD IF APPLICABLE AND IF KNOWN:

MAP & LOT NUMBER ON TAX MAP IF KNOWN:

PHONE NUMBER:

PLEASE FILL OUT THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND RETURN TO THE TOWN OF BELGRADE NOT LATER THAN June 30th, 2001

TOWN OF BELGRADE
RR 2 BOX 912
BELGRADE, MAINE 04917

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

E-911 COMMITTEE

LOON FESTIVAL IN BELGRADE LAKES VILLAGE
AUGUST 4, 2001

• CRAFTERS, ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM 12 TO 6 P.M
• BOAT PARADE AT 2 P.M. LONG POND
• “ON GOLDEN POND” 2 VERSIONS PLAYING AT THE CENTER FOR ALL SEASONS 2 P.M. AND 6 P.M.
• LOON CALLING CONTEST AT 7:30 P.M. AT THE LANDING
• FIREMEN’S BEAN HOLE BEAN SUPPER AT 5 P.M. AT THE OLD REC CENTER
• LOON LUNCHES LOOK FOR THE SIGNS
• LOON TEA TIME OR LOON SUNSET CRUISE FROM THE GREAT POND MARINA 3 TO 5 P.M.
• AUDUBON PRESENTATIONS AND CRAFTS AT THE CENTER FROM 2 TO 4 P.M.
• IN-STORE SPECIAL ON LOON ITEMS. SEE EACH SHOP!!!!

SELECTPERSONS CORNER

Selectpersons meetings every first and third Tuesday of the month 7 P.M. Town Office. For those of you who would like to have something on an Agenda please have the information to the office not later than Thursday afternoon so that the Secretary (Mary) may have the information ready for the Selectpersons in a timely manner. Thank you

Planning Board meetings every first and third Thursday of the month 7 P.M. Town Office.

Code Enforcement Officer, Gary Fuller is here on Thursday evenings from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. for all of your building permit questions. Phone 495-2258 Home 495-3868

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