Jon Reisman

“Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive”- Walter Scott

“Liar, Liar, pants on fire”- various attributions, most recently credited to anyone exposed to Joe Biden, Adam Schiff, Anthony Fauci, Andrea Mitchell and/or White House spokesweenies.

In honor of last week's Read Across America Day, staff in all 11 FA Peabody branches donated 10-year-old Harleigh Clark's book Can You Teach Me? to local schools.  The company is also conducted a drawing for one of three copies of the book.  Pictured is Kristina Dean of the Calais office, presenting the book to the St. Croix Regional Technical Center early childhood education students and instructor Lauren Gillespie.  (FA Peabody photo)

Will Tuell

Representative Ken “Bucket” Davis (R-East Machias) received unanimous approval for his bill to designate the last Saturday in May as Maine Alewife Day during a meeting of the Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee on February 16. Davis, who has taught dozens of seventh and eighth graders about the Down East tradition of cold smoking alewives at one of the last remaining smokehouses on the Maine coast, submitted the bill for another harvester in the Midcoast who is also trying to keep the heritage fishery alive. 

Jayna Smith

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There was lots of cheering to be had at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Sunday for the 26th annual Maine State Junior High and Elementary Cheering Championships.  

The event is organized and sponsored each year by Calais Recreation Department.

This year’s competition saw 58 teams from across the state take part, up from last year’s 49 teams.  

Jayna Smith

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Calais Police Department recently welcomed a new addition to its force.  Officer Chris McCann has joined the ranks from a department in Maryland. 

McCann has spent his entire career in police patrol, most recently the last 14 years with the Cumberland (Maryland) Police Department.  Prior to his transition to Calais, he served as sergeant in charge of Cumberland’s nightshift.

Jayna Smith

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Culinary arts students at St. Croix Regional Technical Center (SCRTC) now have an additional collection of recipes at their fingertips, thanks to a donation of the Dr. Suzanne Haines Crawford International Culinary book collection.

According to SCRTC director Stan Sluzenski, Linda Godfrey, of Eastport’s Atlantic Leadership Center, facilitated the donation of over 100 culinary books from Dr. Crawford.  

Sending deepest condolences to the family of Christina McCarty–her parents Greg and Shirley Hold, who now reside in Florida, and brothers Brett, Trevor, and Jamie, along with Christy’s extended family, many of whom still live locally.  Christy passed away on Sunday, thankfully with her family by her side, after a battle with cancer.  She was a long-time friend of mine who grew up in Woodland.

This Thursday, March 16, Calais United Methodist Church at Main Street is having a take-out supper.  Pickup will be from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.  

The Huntley Brook Drummers performed at the state championship basketball game on Tuesday in support of the Calais Blue Devils team and their fellow Passamaquoddy tribal members.  The Calais team this year included eight tribal members.  Shown are (front) Muwin Dana, Amuwes Dana, Quoqsis Dana, Lennox Dana, (back) Aaron Dana, Wambli Martinez, Petak Lola, Tony Dana, Daniel Dana, and Matthew Dana II.  (Photo by Jayna Smith)

Calais High School students welcomed the week-long winter carnival last week, postponed from the week before February break due to weather.  The fun is hosted annually by Student Council.  Among the fun were dress-up days, including  “In Your 80s or From the 80s Day,” hall decorating, snow sculpture contests, and various other fun games and events.  Also included was the annual evening bonfire.  (Photo courtesy of Principal Heather Bowles)

Jayna Smith

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Quilting has long been around, with the sewing technique used in clothing originally believed to have been worn under armor for extra protection.  It is more common–as it has been used for centuries–for added warmth in bedding.