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Down East Hospice is the only volunteer program of cost-free comfort care for the terminally ill, the grieving, and their families throughout Washington County. The nationally certified course, one of the most scenic in New England, starts on Route 1 in Pembroke, and finishes at Reversing Falls Park on the western shore of Cobscook Bay.

Commemorative T-shirts will be given to the first 30 pre-entries. Shirts will also be for sale at the event. Pre-entries must be received before May 28. Participants may also sign up on race day. An awards ceremony for all divisions and highest pledges for an individual and team and a cookout at Reversing Falls Park will follow the race. Bring a dish to share.

Entry fee is $8 for those 16 and under; $15 for adults; $30 maximum for families.
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Bikers pay just $10 to register, $15 for a couple. Cars, too, are also invited to follow along for a $25 donation. Registration is at 10 am at the triangle park in Calais, departure along scenic Route 1 to Lubec at 11 for a fun stop at Cohill's. Door prizes, 50/50 and great company!
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Club members will learn wilderness survival skills for being outdoors in the woods, on mountains and waterways, such as: map and compass reading, GPS and Geocaching; Lost Person Scenario; building a survival kit, packing a backpack; Leave No Trace principles and practices; winter wilderness survival; environmental ethics; water and boater safety; rock climbing; snowshoeing and cross-country skiing; plant identification; animal tracking; canoeing and kayaking; overnight adventures and hikes throughout Maine.

Possible carpooling/bussing may be arranged from Calais and Machias, depending on number of students enrolled. There will be two instructors, one for each of the age groups. Bobbi-Jo Bourdeau of Washington County graduated in 2012 from the University of Maine at Machias with a BS in Outdoor Recreational Management and a minor in Psychology. She was the assistant director of MWR for the United States Navy, established local youth leadership groups as an AmeriCorps volunteer, and has worked in many local schools and with many local non-profit organizations. She and her son live in Jacksonville Maine and together enjoy being outside as much as possible. You can usually find them in a tent, on a bike, in a boat, up a mountain, or around a campfire. Bobbi-Jo will lead ages 8 through 12.

Michael Giudilli was born in Oswego, New York, on the shores of lake Ontario and is a recent graduate of the University of Maine at Machias Environmental Recreation and Tourism Management Program. He has gathered a great deal of work experience in the outdoor education field, including as the Assistant Program Director at Greenland Point Center, as an Education intern for the National Park Service, and as the Program Director for the Deer Lake Wilderness School in Killingworth, CT. These work experiences, along with Michael's extensive outdoor experiences on have spurned my passion for outdoor education. Michael will lead ages 13 through 18. Cubs are open to two age groups - 8 to 12 and 13 to 18 – for youth of all skill levels with a strong desire to learn and explore while showing respect for you fellow club members, your leaders, and the environment. No previous experience in the outdoor/wilderness environment is required. Class fee is $5 per class.

Bring lunch and snacks. Parents and students will receive an application packet that will describe what will be required for the club adventures. Please call Carrie at 733-2233 ext. 322 to sign up.
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Club members will learn wilderness survival skills for being outdoors in the woods, on mountains and waterways, such as: map and compass reading, GPS and Geocaching; Lost Person Scenario; building a survival kit, packing a backpack; Leave No Trace principles and practices; winter wilderness survival; environmental ethics; water and boater safety; rock climbing; snowshoeing and cross-country skiing; plant identification; animal tracking; canoeing and kayaking; overnight adventures and hikes throughout Maine.

Possible carpooling/bussing may be arranged from Calais and Machias, depending on number of students enrolled. There will be two instructors, one for each of the age groups. Bobbi-Jo Bourdeau of Washington County graduated in 2012 from the University of Maine at Machias with a BS in Outdoor Recreational Management and a minor in Psychology. She was the assistant director of MWR for the United States Navy, established local youth leadership groups as an AmeriCorps volunteer, and has worked in many local schools and with many local non-profit organizations. She and her son live in Jacksonville Maine and together enjoy being outside as much as possible. You can usually find them in a tent, on a bike, in a boat, up a mountain, or around a campfire. Bobbi-Jo will lead ages 8 through 12.

Michael Giudilli was born in Oswego, New York, on the shores of lake Ontario and is a recent graduate of the University of Maine at Machias Environmental Recreation and Tourism Management Program. He has gathered a great deal of work experience in the outdoor education field, including as the Assistant Program Director at Greenland Point Center, as an Education intern for the National Park Service, and as the Program Director for the Deer Lake Wilderness School in Killingworth, CT. These work experiences, along with Michael's extensive outdoor experiences on have spurned my passion for outdoor education. Michael will lead ages 13 through 18. Cubs are open to two age groups - 8 to 12 and 13 to 18 – for youth of all skill levels with a strong desire to learn and explore while showing respect for you fellow club members, your leaders, and the environment. No previous experience in the outdoor/wilderness environment is required. Class fee is $5 per class.

Bring lunch and snacks. Parents and students will receive an application packet that will describe what will be required for the club adventures. Please call Carrie at 733-2233 ext. 322 to sign up.
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The Longevity Stick has become extremly popular among senior citizens. It is a low impact exercise which can reduce the risk of injuries. The movements help with balance, flexibility, strength, and breathing techniques. Instructor: Pat Christopher Date, Time: Thursdays, 4-4:30pm, June 13-September 19 (no class 6/27, 7/4 or 8/15) Class fee: $5 suggested donation Special instructions: Particpants will need to purchase or make a Longevity Stick – a 3/4" - 1 1/4" dowel (or PVC pipe) one to two inches longer than your height with rubber end caps. Tennis or athletic shoes are recommended as well as loose clothing. All ages
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The Longevity Stick has become extremly popular among senior citizens. It is a low impact exercise which can reduce the risk of injuries. The movements help with balance, flexibility, strength, and breathing techniques. Instructor: Pat Christopher Date, Time: Thursdays, 4-4:30pm, June 13-September 19 (no class 6/27, 7/4 or 8/15) Class fee: $5 suggested donation Special instructions: Particpants will need to purchase or make a Longevity Stick – a 3/4" - 1 1/4" dowel (or PVC pipe) one to two inches longer than your height with rubber end caps. Tennis or athletic shoes are recommended as well as loose clothing. All ages
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All your favorite River Day activities and offerings are back this year. Bring the kids for the only frog-jumping contest in Maine. Then stay all day for games, dunk tank, train rides, concessions, and homemade lemonade. There is a new jumbo water slide for the bigger kids.

Mom and dad and all the relatives will enjoy the auction, our haddock fish fry with all the trimmings ($12), and taped music throughout the day. Local country/western band, Desperado, takes the stage at 3:30 and will rock the crowd until 7:30. Watch this paper and other local listings the week of the festival for the full day's schedule. River Day's rain date is Sunday, June 23.

As always, River Day is a chem-free event. Absolutely no bicycles, or animals of any kind other than service dogs, are allowed in the park. River Day is an all-volunteer event. Want to help out? Call Nancy at 263-8315.
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All are welcome. Free admission.
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Looking for a small workshop? Paint Lubec plein air painting workshops are limited typically to only 4 students. You'll get much more feedback and personal help in these small workshops. Only 90 miles from Bar Harbor, Maine!

Workshops run Tuesday-Friday, 9-1. This leaves you plenty of time in the afternoons to explore the Island and the Maritimes - or, you can paint more on your own! Campobello Island and nearby Lubec, Maine, offer hiking, biking, kayaking, whale watch tours and more! Price of each workshop - only US $300, not including lodging. Class size is limited, so reserve soon!
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The Longevity Stick has become extremly popular among senior citizens. It is a low impact exercise which can reduce the risk of injuries. The movements help with balance, flexibility, strength, and breathing techniques. Instructor: Pat Christopher Date, Time: Thursdays, 4-4:30pm, June 13-September 19 (no class 6/27, 7/4 or 8/15) Class fee: $5 suggested donation Special instructions: Particpants will need to purchase or make a Longevity Stick – a 3/4" - 1 1/4" dowel (or PVC pipe) one to two inches longer than your height with rubber end caps. Tennis or athletic shoes are recommended as well as loose clothing. All ages
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Thousands of submissions are tossed every day by publishers because they don't meet submission requirements. There are simple steps to ensure your work will be read.

Morning Session, 9 am until 12 noon: Through discussion and examples, participants in this workshop will gain necessary knowledge and skills to navigate the publishing world. Participants will go home with a toolkit that will help them get their work noticed.

Afternoon Session, 1 until 3 pm: Poets are invited to bring samples of their work so that we can offer suggestions for how to improve their chances for publication.

Class fee: $35. Please bring 1-2 poems you would like to share. Please bring snacks and lunch, if desired. Ages: 15 +

Scholarship money is available for this course; please inquire if interested.
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The Longevity Stick has become extremly popular among senior citizens. It is a low impact exercise which can reduce the risk of injuries. The movements help with balance, flexibility, strength, and breathing techniques. Instructor: Pat Christopher Date, Time: Thursdays, 4-4:30pm, June 13-September 19 (no class 6/27, 7/4 or 8/15) Class fee: $5 suggested donation Special instructions: Particpants will need to purchase or make a Longevity Stick – a 3/4" - 1 1/4" dowel (or PVC pipe) one to two inches longer than your height with rubber end caps. Tennis or athletic shoes are recommended as well as loose clothing. All ages
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The Longevity Stick has become extremly popular among senior citizens. It is a low impact exercise which can reduce the risk of injuries. The movements help with balance, flexibility, strength, and breathing techniques. Instructor: Pat Christopher Date, Time: Thursdays, 4-4:30pm, June 13-September 19 (no class 6/27, 7/4 or 8/15) Class fee: $5 suggested donation Special instructions: Particpants will need to purchase or make a Longevity Stick – a 3/4" - 1 1/4" dowel (or PVC pipe) one to two inches longer than your height with rubber end caps. Tennis or athletic shoes are recommended as well as loose clothing. All ages
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Iota: The Conference of Short Prose is New England's newest literary offering, and is the only conference that focuses exclusively on the writing of short prose and hybrid forms of poetry. Featuring renowned faculty Sven Birkerts (nonfiction, essay), Arielle Greenberg (poetry and hybrid forms), and Lewis Robinson (short fiction), Iota allows participants to immerse in shorter works and focus on new writing.

Iota: The Concept

Iota celebrates and inspires an economy of words in a largesse of place. Participants will spend this time will skilled faculty and a community of writers focused on short forms. Iota's emphasis is generative: create new work while you're here. Write in the morning, attend workshops and community discussions in the afternoon. The learning continues after the workshops, as Iota's classrooms encompass the great, natural beauty of Maine's Bold Coast and Campobello Island.

Iota: The Faculty

Sven Birkerts is the author of nine books, has been the editor of AGNI since July 2002, and has received grants from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest and Guggenheim Foundations. He has reviewed regularly for The New York Times Book Review, The New Republic, Esquire, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and others.

Arielle Greenberg is the author of poetry collections My Kafka and Given, and the chapbooks Shake Her and Farther Down: Songs from the Allergy Trials. She is also co-author of the hybrid genre book Home/Birth. Her poems have been included in Best American Poetry and other anthologies.

Lewis Robinson is the author of the novel Water Dogs and the short story collection Officer Friendly. Lewis graduated from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop in 2001. He has received a Whiting Award and an NEA fellowship.

Iota: How to Register

Visit our website: www.cclc.me/iota for complete information. Cost: $650 includes workshop, food and lodging. $625 for registrations postmarked by May 1. Commuter prices: $440 for workshop, lunches and dinners. $375 for workshop and lunches

Iota is co-sponsored by the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance and the Stonecoast MFA program at the University of Southern Maine.
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The Longevity Stick has become extremly popular among senior citizens. It is a low impact exercise which can reduce the risk of injuries. The movements help with balance, flexibility, strength, and breathing techniques. Instructor: Pat Christopher Date, Time: Thursdays, 4-4:30pm, June 13-September 19 (no class 6/27, 7/4 or 8/15) Class fee: $5 suggested donation Special instructions: Particpants will need to purchase or make a Longevity Stick – a 3/4" - 1 1/4" dowel (or PVC pipe) one to two inches longer than your height with rubber end caps. Tennis or athletic shoes are recommended as well as loose clothing. All ages
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The Longevity Stick has become extremly popular among senior citizens. It is a low impact exercise which can reduce the risk of injuries. The movements help with balance, flexibility, strength, and breathing techniques. Instructor: Pat Christopher Date, Time: Thursdays, 4-4:30pm, June 13-September 19 (no class 6/27, 7/4 or 8/15) Class fee: $5 suggested donation Special instructions: Particpants will need to purchase or make a Longevity Stick – a 3/4" - 1 1/4" dowel (or PVC pipe) one to two inches longer than your height with rubber end caps. Tennis or athletic shoes are recommended as well as loose clothing. All ages
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Last year, hundreds of people visited lighthouses along the Maine coast in the largest effort of its kind in the nation. This year we expect another fun family event.For a listing of Maine lighthouses that will be open this day, see www.visitmaine.com.
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A series of gardening programs, facilitated by Paula Ehlers Kovecses is being offered. A Native and Invasive Plant Identification Walk is planned for Saturday, October 12. Why are invasive plant species detrimental to the environment? Why are native plants so important to our ecosystems? What can we do to eradicate invasive species from Maine? Learn the key identifying features of both native and invasive species commonly found in Maine and how you can identify them. This is an outdoor, hands on workshop and a fair amount walking involved. Please dress appropriately. $10 fee.
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