Fire Department Open Houses, Cruise Ship Talks, Stress Management
A lot of briefs and press releases are below
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Gary Friedmann for State Representative.
SOUTHWEST HARBOR FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE!
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Have you ever wished you could check out a fire truck? Would you like to spray a fire hose? Have you ever had the chance to look inside the compartments of a fire truck to see and learn about all the amazing equipment inside?
Members of the Southwest Harbor Fire Department will be at the station on October 5 to show all of this and more to kids AND adults! There will also be tours of the station.
Do you have questions about fire safety and your home? Do you need help getting smoke detectors?
Have you thought you might like to be on the fire department, but you have questions?
Firefighters will be happy to talk with you and answer any questions you might have.
There will be helmets and stickers for children, and light refreshments for everyone.
Saturday, October 5, 2024
10:00 a.m. -2:00 p. m., rain or shine
Versant Project on Pretty Marsh Road
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—Work started Friday, September 27, 2024.
Versant will be replacing power poles along Pretty Marsh Road starting at the intersection of Route 102 and starting last Friday, September 27, 2024.
The project extends for 2.4 miles and is expected to take approximately nine weeks. There will be traffic delays and some lane closures.
LEDGELAWN TRAFFIC IMPACTS
BAR HARBOR—Traffic Impact on Lower Ledgelawn Avenue – September 30 to October 2.
Beginning Monday, September 30, contractor installation of a new water main will begin near the Cromwell Brook bridge on lower Ledgelawn Avenue. Minor traffic disruptions are expected during equipment mobilization. The work will be performed over a two- to three-day period. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
ACADIA’S OKTOBERFEST LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Calling all Volunteers!
Oktoberfest is only possible because of our wonderful volunteers!
We still need some volunteers for Saturday, October 12:
Set-up 9 a.m. - noon
Traffic control 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Ticket gate 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. (need 3)
Chamber sales table 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Chamber sales table 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. (need 2)
Pourer for Definitive Brewing 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Relief pourer 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Back door guard noon - 2:30 p.m.
Back door guard 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Volunteers receive a complimentary full admission, including a souvenir beer glass.
If you are interested, please contact Cynthia at: office@acadiachamber.com!
David R. Harding Memorial Golf Tournament Rescheduled to October 1,
BAR HARBOR—After extensive monitoring of weather forecasts and consultation with Kebo Valley Golf Course, MDI Hospital and Bar Harbor Bank & Trust have made the difficult decision to reschedule the David R. Harding Memorial Golf Tournament due to the rain and unfavorable weather conditions expected on Thursday, September 26.
The tournament will now take place on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, with a shotgun start scheduled for noon at Kebo Valley Golf Course.
“We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and share in the disappointment of this necessary change,” said organizer Claire Sasner, Donor Engagement Officer for MDI Hospital. “Your participation means a lot to us, and we hope you can still join us for what promises to be a fantastic day of golf honoring David R. Harding and supporting the health and well-being of all in our region!”
Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you on the course on Tuesday, October 1! For more information, please contact Claire Sasner at claire.sasner@mdihospital.org.
CRUISE SHIP TALKS
BAR HARBOR—A citizen-led cruise ship talk is at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the YWCA on Mt. Desert St. The talk is organized by Charles Sidman.
Some councilors have said that they will individually meet with residents about the cruise ship article on the warrant. All are at the Jesup Memorial Library.
Val Peacock: Saturday, October 5, 10-12 p.m.; Tuesday, October 22, 3-5 p.m.; Saturday, November 2, 10-12 p.m.
Matt Hochman: Saturday, October 5 from 2-5 p.m., Jesup Library
Kyle Scot Shank: Wednesday, October 9, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Town-led Discussion: Thursday, October 3, 6 p.m.
This is led by the town “to learn, ask questions, and get answers about the proposed changes to cruise ship visitation regulations on the November 5, 2024 ballot.
This is an in-person event with a Zoom participation option.
Location: Town Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 93 Cottage Street
Time: 6:00 PM
Zoom information: Zoom webinar link, passcode is 853192
Tools for Today & Tomorrow Program for Stress Reduction Resumes for MDI Faculty and Students
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—With the local schools back in session, a program offering classes in stress reduction and self-regulation is returning for a second year.
The program, Tools For Today & Tomorrow, offers proven techniques to keep participants’ mental health stable and resilient. The Tools program is the creation of Tom Speare, who in 2013 began teaching the techniques to corporations, schools, and private clients worldwide.
The Tools program was first introduced on MDI in 2023 with classes offered to faculty and students at the Mount Desert Elementary School (MDES). Speare has since expanded the program to include faculty and staff at MDI High School and Trenton Elementary, with plans for additional growth in the future. Speare has now taught over 100 classes between the school locations, providing weekly opportunities to de-stress and find balance, and looks forward to more than doubling that number over the coming school year.
According to Heather Dorr, principal of MDES, “The value in this program is multi- faceted. The physical, emotional, and mental benefits are measurable and undeniable. Not only does one learn strategies for approaching, navigating, and recovering from stress, one also learns to raise self-care nearer to the top of the list of priorities. That alone is the best thing one can do for oneself.”
Tools for Today & Tomorrow is housed under the non-profit home of Healthy Acadia, which serves as the program’s fiscal sponsor. All Tools classes are provided at no cost to the school district and made possible solely through grants and private donations.
Community support for Tools for Today & Tomorrow to increase stress reduction resources in the local schools is greatly appreciated. To make a donation, visit http://bit.ly/SupportToolsforTodayandTomorrow.
Healthy Acadia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that engages in a broad range of initiatives to build healthier communities and make it easier for people to lead healthy lives across Washington and Hancock Counties, Maine. Learn more at www.healthyacadia.org.
SWEDISH MUSIC
Swedish Music and Dance will be featured at this month's International Folkdance with the Kotwica Band along with dances from the Baltic to the Black Sea, October 5, 7:00-9:00 p.m., at the MDI-YWCA, 36 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor. Dances will be taught by Carolyn Rapkievian - no experience and no partner is needed. Sponsored by the Downeast Folk Dancers. Admission is $10 at the door. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559917761571
ACADIA WILDLIFE CENTER TALK:
“Saving Sick and Injured Wild Animals”
BAR HARBOR—Tony Mullane, executive director of Acadia Wildlife Center, will present “Saving Sick and Injured Wild Animals” at Garland Farm on Oct. 10, presented by the Bar Harbor Garden Club. The center's mission is to heal sick and injured native wildlife and accepts most species of native birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians with the goal of returning healthy animals back to the wild.
Mullane is following in Ann Rivers, his mother’s footsteps, who founded and operated the wildlife center for the past 30 years. He will share his unique childhood from catching eagles, to feeding squirrels, to pushing a moose calf through the woods, and highlight the center’s accomplishments and the significant importance of wildlife in Maine’s ecosystems.
Mullane will bring to his presentation a few of the Ambassador Animals he uses in educating the public about Maine’s wildlife. The ambassadors are determined to be non-releasable due to the injuries they have sustained and each has found a safe and wonderful home at the Acadia Wildlife Center.
The wildlife center relies on the generous support of the local community to fulfill its mission and the Bar Harbor Garden Club suggests those who attend the program bring any of the following items to help support the center: unscented HE laundry detergent, laundry sheets, Hefty large garbage bags, pick-a-size Bounty paper towels, unscented tissues, 409 spray, Huggies Natural Baby Wipes, unsalted cashews or lightly used, unfrayed hand towels, washcloths or small polar fleece blankets.
Mullane’s one-hour presentation will begin at 1 p.m., with time for questions. For those interested in seeing the gardens of Beatrix Farrand at Garland Farm, a short tour will be offered at noon, prior to the program.
The presentation is one of the monthly programs offered by the Bar Harbor Garden Club to the public. All members and guests must register for the event by emailing Barbara Amstutz at amstutzbarbara53@gmail.com or calling (215) 764-0468.
Halloween-themed 5K Run and Walk to Benefit the SPCA of Hancock County
HOWL-O-RUN
LAMOINE – Put on your best costume and strap on your running shoes for the Sixth Annual Jim Nobil Howl-O-Run 5K Walk and Run to benefit the SPCA of Hancock County.
Howl-O-Run is being held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 27, at Marlboro Beach in Lamoine. All the proceeds will support the animals in the SPCA’s care.
Participants will run or walk a scenic route decorated with Jack-O-Lanterns and boasting views of Frenchman Bay and mountains of Acadia National Park. Well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome. Costumes for adults, kids, and canines are encouraged.
There will be prizes for top adult, child, and canine runners as well as for best costumes for both humans and dogs.
The cost is only $25 per person and $15 for children. You can register online or in person on the day of the event beginning at 10 a.m. The first 50 people to sign up will receive a free custom T-shirt designed by local artist Lisa Williams.
If you are unable to take part in the race, you can become an event sponsor and have your logo featured on the event T-shirt as well as the SPCA’s website. You can also sponsor your favorite runner or walker. The deadline for T-shirt sponsorships is October 5.
Howl-O-Run is named after former SPCA Board President Jim Nobil. He served as president of the non-profit organization for many years and was instrumental in raising the funds to build the current SPCA shelter in Trenton, which opened its doors in 2010.
Nobil passed away in 2013, but his wife, Lynn Nobil, and daughter, Kiersten Persoff, are still active SPCA volunteers.
This year’s presenting event sponsor is the Maine Community Foundation Mimi Fund.
For more information about the race or to find out how you can become an event sponsor, contact race organizer Jamie O’Keefe at 207-299-8732 or jamieokeefe67@gmailcom. To register or become a sponsor online, visit https://www.spcahancockcounty.org/howl-o-run-2024/
MDI Produce Exchange: A Community Space to Share or Pick Up Fresh Produce
BAR HARBOR—Starting October 1, 2024, MDI residents will have the opportunity to participate in the MDI Produce Exchange, a community-driven give-and-take produce trailer managed by Healthy Acadia’s Downeast Gleaning Initiative and located at Peggy Rockefeller Farm in Bar Harbor (538 Norway Drive - accessible via the Crooked Road entrance). This space allows community members to donate excess garden or farm produce or take home fresh food as needed - free of charge.
Using this give-and-take model, Healthy Acadia’s Downeast Gleaning Initiative aims to reduce food waste and expand community access to fresh, local produce. The refrigerated trailer will be open for anyone to drop off fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, or other homegrown items. Community members are welcome to take whatever they need, ensuring food does not go to waste while helping neighbors.
How It Works
Donations: Fresh produce, including fruits, vegetables, and eggs, can be dropped off at the farm’s refrigerated trailer.
Pick-ups: Anyone can take what they need from the fridge, simply by bringing their own container for transport.
The Downeast Gleaning Initiative will manage the upkeep of the trailer. Community members are asked to fill out a brief form when donating or collecting food, helping to track what’s available. Starting October 1, a list of items available in the produce trailer will be posted on Healthy Acadia’s website so visitors can easily check what's fresh before arriving: https://healthyacadia.org/hffa-mdi-produce-exchange. To access the produce trailer at 538 Norway Drive, visitors should enter via the Crooked Road entrance and follow the signs marked, "Healthy Acadia Produce." The program is slated to run through the end of the harvest season.
Follow @downeastgleaning on Instagram for the latest updates on gleaning efforts across Hancock and Washington counties.
For more information about the MDI Produce Exchange, please contact Molly Hetzel at (207) 406-2614 or molly.hetzel@healthyacadia.org.
Healthy Acadia is a 501c3 nonprofit community health organization working to build vibrant communities and make it easier for everyone to lead healthy lives throughout Washington and Hancock counties, and across Maine. For more information about Healthy Acadia’s efforts to address food insecurity, and other health initiatives, visit www.healthyacadia.org.
HANDIWORKS WEEKEND!
ArtWaves, the hidden gem of an arts center at the head of MDI, is bursting with creativity with a Fall Handworks Weekend, October 11-13 to jumpstart the Fall programs
.Where else can you experience all these hands-on workshops and return to the campus for Open Studio time to expand on the process and share ideas? Lasting connections are formed. There is joy in creating with your own hands. Registration is open for Felted Rug Making, Pyrography (woodburning), Stained Glass Mosaic, Wooden Spoon Carving and so much more!
Friday October 11,
1:30 - 5:00 p.m. Intro to Mosaics - Fall Birch Trees
Saturday Oct 12,
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Intro to Woodburning
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Woodburning Memorial Ornaments
Sunday Oct 13,
9:00 - 4:00 p.m. Spoon carving
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Rug Felting
Trailblazers: Music by Pioneering Late 19th and Early 20th Century Women
BAR HARBOR—Violist Molly Gebrian and pianist Danny Holt present a fun and informative lecture-recital: Their new album, Trailblazers, shines a spotlight on music from the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Henriëtte Bosmans, Ethel Smyth, and Dora Pejačević–women who were unabashedly themselves, defying the social expectations of their time against the backdrop of world wars and a global pandemic. Originally written for cello and piano, all three sonatas are presented here in new arrangements for viola and piano, marking a significant contribution to the viola repertoire. Gebrian and Holt will perform selections from the album, interspersed with a multimedia presentation telling the stories of these remarkable women. Their new album from Acis Productions, Trailblazers, is available on all major streaming platforms.
Dr. Molly Gebrian is a professional violist and scholar with a background in cognitive neuroscience. Her area of expertise is applying the research on learning and memory to practicing and performing music. She also investigates the intersections between music and language. As a performer, she prioritizes the works of living composers and those who have traditionally been excluded from the culture of classical music. She holds degrees in both music and neuroscience from Oberlin College and Conservatory, New England Conservatory of Music, and Rice University. Previously, she was the viola professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of Arizona. After a decade of teaching viola at the collegiate level, she will join the faculty at New England Conservatory of Music in fall, 2024, to teach courses on the science of practicing.
Called “phenomenal” by the late music critic Alan Rich, and hailed as one of the “local heroes” of the Los Angeles music scene (LAcitybeat.com), pianist Danny Holt performs around the globe in concert halls (Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hollywood Bowl), clubs (Joe’s Pub, The Blue Whale, Copenhagen Jazzhouse) art galleries (MASS MoCA, Hammer Museum), churches, living rooms, and wherever else he can find a piano and someone to listen. He has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Blue Man Group, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, the California EAR Unit, and the Calder Quartet. His recorded catalog includes the recent solo album “Piano Music of Mike Garson” and other solo, chamber, and orchestral releases on the Innova Recordings label, pfMENTUM, New World Records, Deutsche Grammophon, and L’st records. Holt holds degrees from California Institute of the Arts, Hampshire College, Smith College, and Interlochen Arts Academy.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
This event is free and in-person only. Register here: https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/trailblazers
Tackling Bias in Healthcare with Angela Marshall, MD
Thursday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m.
BAR HARBOR—Dr. Angela Marshall will discuss her book Dismissed: Tackling the Biases that Undermine Our Healthcare and explore ways we can empower patients and providers to ensure better care for all.
Dr. Marshall’s talk will begin at 6:30, but arrive early for an author’s reception beginning at 6:00 p.m. Attendees will have a chance to settle in and chat with Dr. Marshall. Refreshments and light snacks will be served.
Angela Marshall, MD is the author of Dismissed: Tackling the Biases That Undermine Our Healthcare. A nationally recognized expert in women’s healthcare, she is a board-certified internist, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and the founder of Comprehensive Women’s Health, a primary-care practice for women in the Washington, DC area. Dr. Marshall is also the immediate past chair of the board of directors for Black Women's Health Imperative, the oldest national nonprofit aimed at achieving health equity for Black women around the globe.
Copies of Dismissed: Tackling the Biases That Undermine our Health Care will be for sale, courtesy of Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops.
This program is presented by the Mount Desert Island YWCA and co-sponsored by the Jesup Memorial Library, Northern Light Health, Healthy Acadia, MDI REWG, Juneteenth Downeast, Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP, Bar Harbor Congregational Church, and Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops.
CME credit available for healthcare providers who attend in person.
This event is free and in-person or online. Register here: https://www.jesuplibrary.org/events/marshall
Striped Bass Anglers/Fishers!
Dr. Yan Jiao of Virginia Tech is conducting on-line surveys to gather insights from stakeholders on the stock structure, migration patterns, and management strategies of Atlantic striped bass. Your expertise and participation are vital to helping improve assessment model development and management strategy evaluation.
The first of two surveys is now available and focuses on stakeholders' knowledge and perceptions of striped bass stock structure and migration patterns. The second survey, to be released this winter, will explore perceptions of striped bass management strategies.
Your input will contribute to the conservation of striped bass and provide valuable scientific advice to fisheries managers. All stakeholders involved in striped bass fisheries are welcome to participate and share this survey with others who may be interested.
Please be assured that all responses are confidential and will be used solely for research purposes.
Thank you for your valuable contribution! You can access the survey via the link and QR code below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13oqAoK43Piljdp_WGhf7BSE1NHaoOaFOMt6npr9-qxo/edit
Bar Harbor Maine Blues Band Cryin' Out Loud Release Official Music Video for 'I Smoke Cigars and I Play the Blues'
BAR HARBOR—Cryin' Out Loud has released an official music video for "I Smoke Cigars and I Play the Blues," from their recent album Play Loud & Smoke Often.
Concert with Donna Coleman – Wednesday, October 9 at 5:30 p.m. in person
NORTHEAST HARBOR—The Northeast Harbor Library will host a free concert with pianist Dr. Donna Coleman on Wednesday, October 9 at 5:30 p.m. Coleman will perform the Piano Sonata No. 1 by American modernist composer Charles Ives (1874-1954).
Chockablock with hymn tunes and elements of the evolving Ragtime tradition, this seven movement sonata is the first half of the composer’s musical biography. The performance will be preceded by demonstrations of the material Ives quotes in the work and his transformation of it in this evocation of rural Americana at the end of the Romantic age.
Dr. Donna Coleman is one of the premiere interpreters of the music of Charles Ives. Former Head of Keyboard at Victorian College of the Arts and a dual citizen of Australia and the US, she now divides her time between Santa Fe and Melbourne Australia.
For more information or to register, visit the library’s website at nehlibrary.org. This event will be held in person. Registration is recommended. This event is free and open to the public.
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