Falmouth Teacher in France for the summer

FALMOUTH FRENCH TEACHER RECEIVES AWARD


Congratulations to Sue Leonard, Falmouth High School French Teacher, who has been awarded a summer study scholarship from the French Embassy to study pedagogy (the study of being a teacher) and cultural topics of modern France. She will be spending six weeks in France during July and August.
Have a wonderful time!!

99 year young Falmouth resident recieves gold-headed cane

BOSTON POST GOLD-HEADED CANE


The Boston Post Cane was distributed to approximately 700 New England towns by the Boston Post Newspaper in 1909. It was understood that the town would give the cane to the oldest resident of the town. It was passed on to the next oldest resident when the holder died. The Falmouth Boston Post Gold Headed Cane has been given to Mabel Crockett who is 99 years young.

Night Hike at Gilsjand Farm, Falmouth

FUN AT MAINE AUDUBON AT GILSLAND FARM


Discover Gilsland Farm's nightlife in the darkness of the approaching new moon. Lean about fireflies and bioluminescence on this night hike; Thursday, August 5 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. FMI 781-2330 ext. 209.

Tile Project at the Falmouth Elementary School

K-2 TILE PROJECT TO BE INSTALLED AT THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL


The decision to build a new school inspired the Falmouth Elementary School Arts Teachers to come up with a project that would excite students and create some meaningful artwork for the interior spaces of the new Elementary School . The teachers approached the Falmouth Education Foundation with a request to fund the purchase of a 6" x 6" tile for each child, ceramic glazes and some help from a local artist to undertake this big project. Each grade level has created tiles in unique ways, related in some way to classroom level studies.

Do you have a police officer you would like to thank?

HOW TO COMPLIMENT A POLICE OFFICER


Quite often a citizen might observe that a Police Department employee has performed his or her duties in a noteworthy manner and wonder how to go about bringing this to the attention of the Falmouth Police Department. The Chief of Police would like to hear about these good performances by these officers and/or civilian employees.
You may send letters of compliment to Falmouth Police Department, Attn: Edward Tolan, 2 Marshall Drive, Falmouth, Maine 04105. Please be sure to include the date, time and location of the incident and fully describe why you believe the employee performed so well. If you know the employee's name or ID number, please include it.

Royal River Philharmonic Jazz Band Free Concert

6:30 - 7:30 PM Monday, July 26, 2010

This six piece band (cornet, clarinet, trombone, piano, banjo, and tuba) performs and sings selections in the traditional jazz style. The repertoire includes tunes from the ragtime era, early New Orleans, and mainstream early jazz. .

Where: Falmouth bandstand, behind WalMart, Route 1. Falmouth
Email: olinsawyer@aol.com

Falmouth Town Hall Meetings

TOWN MEETINGS


Monday, July 26, Town Meeting at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 27, Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

All meetings will be held in Town Hall.

Town Landing will now be "Carry In-Carry Out"

Due to people depositing non-harbor related trash in and around the Town Landing dumpster it is being removed as of Thursday, July 22nd, and Town Landing will now be a "Carry In-Carry Out" facility. We are sorry for any inconvenience but we have been forced to do this maintain the cleanliness of our resource and to protect the health of the neighborhood.

"Cool Chickens" at Pineland Farm

10am to 12pm Friday, July 23, 2010

Come learn about our feathered friends. We will interact with our flock of organic hens and chicks. We’ll collect eggs and find out what a chick needs to grow. Cost: $3.00 per person or $15.00 per family (children under two are free) Location: Valley Farm Education Center 110 Valley Farm Road, Pineland Farms, New Gloucester Maine

*Registration is required as space is limited – Program includes a story, craft and outdoor activity. Programs will run rain or shine, please come dressed for the appropriate weather.

For more information or to register please email education@pinelandfarms.org or call 926-3913 .

Cost: Cost: $3.00 per person or $15.00 per family (children under two are free)

Tour the Garden at the Tate Museum

Every Wednesday this summer...The wonderful tour includes seeing the colonial-style garden (a riot of roses, lavender, sweet basil, and scented geranium), and learning about Mary Tate's herb garden, used for cooking, medicine, and aromatic needs.

The Tate House was built in 1755 on a hilltop overlooking the Fore River in Portland, Maine, and the city’s once bustling mast yards. Maine was then the primary source of white pine, prized for its use as ship masts. George Tate came to Portland, along with his wife Mary, to serve as Mast Agent for the British Navy, overseeing the export of white pine to the great shipyards of England.


Tate modeled his Georgian-style home after the fashionable townhouses of London. At the time, it was exceptional for its grand size, innovative gambrel roof, and windowed third story. Though it is now dwarfed by neighboring Victorians and rambling townhouses, the house remains a relatively intact example of colonial architecture. Most extraordinary of all, the clapboards have never been painted!
Where: Tate House Museum, 1270 Westbrook St., Portland ME
http://www.tatehouse.org/

Island Home and Garden Tour - Casco Bay Maine

Island Home and Garden Tour

11-5 Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Discover Diamond Cove on Great Diamond Island, Maine. A private island community on the National Register of Historic Places and built on the site of what was Fort McKinley. View historic and custom waterfront homes along with private and common gardens.
This is a walking tour and not handicapped accessible. Lunch and dinner reservations are available at the General Store and Diamond’s Edge Restaurant. The tour will run from 11:00 to 5:00, rain or shine.

LIMITED TICKETS @ $20 PER PERSON and does not reflect transportation costs. Tickets available in person at: Greater Portland Landmarks, 93 High Street, Portland, Maine
• Skillins Greenhouse, Falmouth, Maine
• Broadway Gardens, South Portland, Maine
• Andy's Old Port and Pub, 94 Commercial Street, Portland Maine.
Contact Casco Bay Lines, Portland, Maine for ferry tickets and departure times to Diamond Cove.
Visit http://diamondcovetour.com/ for additional information about this tour or to buy tickets online.

Cost: $ 20.00

The last day for the Yarmouth Clam Festival

If you haven't visited the festival yet, today is your last chance! (Until next year, that is!)
View all of the un events going on today at: http://www.clamfestival.com/event/event_list.php?event_date=2010-07-18

Just some of the Clam Festival Highlights - TODAY

6:30 AM - 7:00 AM CLAM CLASSIC!


Yarmouth Clam Festival Canoe & Kayak Race

The race starts at Yarmouth Town Landing and goes down river, around Lanes Island, and up Cousins River to finish at the Muddy Rudder (approx. 6 miles).
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7:00 AM - 10:30 AM Blueberry Pancake Breakfast at Memorial Green.

Breakfast includes 2 golden pancakes, plain or blueberry, topped with real Cabot butter and maple syrup, a sausage patty, and your choice of two beverages (choose from juice, coffee, and milk) ($8).

Don't like pancakes? Order a breakfast sandwich ($3)!
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7:15 AM - 7:30 AM CLAM CLASSIC!

Clam Festival Kids' Fun Run - For children 3-12.  Starts and ends on Main Street at Memorial Green.

Streets Closed - The following streets will be closed from 6:30 to 9 AM for the Fun Run and the Pat's Pizza 5-Mile Classic:

Main St.
East Elm St.
School St.
Bridge St.
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CLAM CLASSIC!

30th Annual Pat's Pizza Clam Festival Classic: Five-Mile Road Race
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Trolley Tour of Historic Yarmouth The Yarmouth Historical Society offers an hour-long narrated tour of our historic town on "Trina" the trolley.
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10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Horse & Wagon Rides

Enjoy a free, gentle ride along Main Street in a Belgian-horse-drawn wagon owned by Dwayne and Becky Durgin of Meadow Creek Farm in Sumner.
Departing from Railroad (Village Green) Park or at the intersection of Main and Portland Streets.
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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Port City Jazz at NYA. This dynamic septet plays standards from the Great American Songbook, a mix of music that will keep your feet tapping and make you want to dance. Learn more about the band at the Port City Jazz website.
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11:00 AM CLAM CLASSIC!
Maine State Clam Shucking Contest on the Library Lawn.

Come, watch — and compete! Prizes go to the fastest shuckers in professional, amateur, and college heats (college shuckers, remember to wear your school's colors)!

A "celebrity" heat sets the competitive edge, pitting teams of southern Maine's news, sports, and weather broadcasters against each other. These arch rival shuckers return every year to defend and reclaim their status as fastest clamcasters in the east, west, north, and south.

Yarmouth Clam Festival Parade - tonight!

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CLAM CLASSIC!


Clam Festival Parade!
Streets Closed - The following streets will be closed from 5:30 to 7:30 PM for the parade:

Main St.

West Elm St.

McCartney St.

Portland St.

School St. (until 10 PM)

This year's theme, "Three Cheers for Champions — Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow", honors Herbie the 217-year-old Champion American Elm tree, who Yarmouth lost this year after a 50-year battle with Dutch elm disease, as well as Frank Knight, the man who championed Herbie's survival through those 50 years and 14 bouts of the killer disease.

Frank — now 101 years old! — will lead the parade as grand marshal, and float designs will celebrate champions of every kind — those who have inspired us in all aspects of life: sports, imagination, education, social action, the environment...DON'T MISS THIS PARADE — It'll be the best ever!

Bus Schedule May change - make your voice heard!

Falmouth Flyer - Proposed Route Change

The Town Council will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Metro Bus Route 7 schedule on Monday, July 26 at 7:00 pm. The proposed schedule change would impact service to the Foreside and Ocean View Routes as demonstrated on the chart below. The public is encouraged to attend and participate. Call 781-5253, ext. 5335 for more information.

A VISIT TO POLAND SPRING

FALMOUTH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OFFERS A VISIT TO POLAND SPRING


Explore the historic Maine State Building, built for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and then dismantled and brought back to Maine via freight train and ox cart. You will spend time at the Nettie Ricker Art Gallery and All Souls Chapel. The trip will leave from the Village Park (behind Wal-Mart/adjacent to Family Ice) on Tuesday July 13th at 10 a.m. There will be a stop for lunch and the trip will end at 3 p.m.

LIBRARY SUNDAE Social

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW FOR LIBRARY SUNDAE


Friends of the Falmouth Memorial Library will hold an Ice Cream Social on July 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be antique cars (some giving rides) maybe the Falmouth antique fire truck! There will be sundaes, Doc's Banjo Band, authors Richard and Nancy Fraser, valve cover racing and mush more. Don't miss this great family event. Tickets for rides and sundaes are $2.50. Everything else is free.

Help is needed to make this event a success. If you would like to help set up, take down, sell tickets, scoop ice cream, let the library know. Call 781-2351. They also needs help with creating posters and putting them up.

Tour the Chocolate Factory at Wilbur's of Maine

Tour the Chocolate Factory at Wilbur's of Maine!


11:00 am - 2:00 pm Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Tour the Chocolate Factory at Wilbur's of Maine Chocolate Confections. Visit chocolate production rooms & see what makes that piece of chocolate taste so good! Hear about the "life of the cocoa bean from tree to chocolate bar." Plenty of samples. Tour lasts about 30-45 minutes depending on size of tour group. Wilbur's of Maine Chocolate Confections, 174 Lower Main Street Freeport
Phone: (207) 865-4071
Cost: $3.50 per person

Happy July 4th!

The Star Spangled Banner

Oh, say, can you see,

by the dawn’s early light

What so proudly we hailed,

at the twilight’s last gleaming.

Whose broad stripes and bright stars,

through the perilous fight,

O're the ramparts we watched,

were so gallantly streaming.

And the rockets red glare,

the bombs bursting in air,

Gave proof through the night,

that our flag was still there.

Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave,

O’re the land of the free and the home of the brave

-by Francis Scott Key

Contra Dance

Contra Dance at the Falmouth Congregational Church, 269 Falmouth Road, Falmouth


7:15 p.m. Saturday, July 3, 2010

All dances taught, dessert potluck; partner not necessary! Rumblestrip band. Call 207-756-2201 FMI
Cost: $5 $10 free under 5