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Maine Coastal News Winterport, Maine 04496-0710 U.S.A.


P.O. Box 710 (207) 223-8846 Fax (207) 223-9004 E-mail - igmatats@aol.com Web site: www.mainescoast.com Publisher's Note


Maine Coastal News is published 12 times a year and is dedicated to covering the news along the entire coast of Maine, Kittery to Eastport. We cover general marine news, commercial fi shing, yachting (power and sail), boat yard and waterfront news and maritime history. Distribution of Maine Coastal News is from Eastport to Marblehead, MA and is free on the newsstand. It also can be obtained by subscription. A year subscription, 12 issues, is $20.00. A single copy is $2.00, which covers the postage. Foreign rates for subscriptions are $40.00 per year.


The Maine Coastal News offi ce is located at 966 North Main Street, Winterport, Maine. Comments or additional information write: Maine Coastal News, P.O. Box 710, Winterport,


Maine 04496. Publisher Editor-in-Chief


Jon B. Johansen Rachel Elward


Advertising Sara MacCorkle To contact Sara directly: (207) 350-7094


mainecoastalnewsads@gmail.com


Advertising Deadlines: The deadline for the August issue is July 10. The deadline for the September issue is August 14.


We all can get locked in our own little world immersed in what we love and never really pay attention to the bigger picture. I can sit for hours on end either computerizing newspaper articles or simply reading a good book. I try not to pay attention to the bigger picture as I would rather be in a good mood and not wound up over what some idiot pol- itician or criminal (sometimes one and the same) has done or is planning to do. When I am in the GMC (now with over 309,000 miles) I listen to music on XM radio. Just could not take those advertisements any- more, especially the political ones. When I am in the offi ce it is the television I use for background noise. I mostly watch sports because you do not have to really watch or history programs, but I can also watch some really dumb things. I fi gure it rounds me out. Despite how well you insulate yourself from the bad things life hands out from time to time, it will eventually knock on your door. Have you ever got that wakeup call, someone close to you has cancer or some other life-threatening disease? Sometimes the prognosis is good, but other times you know that their time is limited. Over the years I have had my share with my father passing when I was 12, an ex-wife gone from ovarian cancer when she was in her forties, and two years ago my present wife, Ann, was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was extremely fortunate. Having been a chemo nurse for a number of years she knew what to look for and when she saw something that was not right she did not hesitate to see a doctor. Her prognosis is extremely good, but we still keep our fi ngers crossed. Over the years I have noted the loss of


many good people to cancer or some other medical issue while covering coast. It is a sad part of life. The unfortunate aspect is that some of these medical issues are self infl icted. I am not against healthcare as such, but should we not be teaching people to be a little more conscious about the ramifi cations of some of the things they do before they develop an extreme medical issue? This summer over 1,400 will compete, including my wife and Ashlee Lowery of Boothbay (Ashlee heads the Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races and her hus- band is a double cancer survivor), in the Maine Cancer Foundation’s Tri for a Cure in South Portland on 26 July. Ann competed two years ago and this did not go quite as planned as we ended up in the emergency room at Maine Medical Center. She has been swimming, biking and running trying to get in shape the last few months. Now the push is on with just a month to go. The reason for the Tri for a Cure is to raise money to reduce the incidence of cancer in the State of Maine. They support education, hospice, prevention, research, screening, support, survivorship and trans- portation. The goal is $1,500,000 and they are more than a third of the way there. There are a lot of very worthwhile organizations to give to, but this is one I would hope you would consider supporting! Thanks. To donate: triforacure.org, click "make a donation" and enter Ann Johan- sen or Ashlee Lowery in the "triathlete name". Here is the link: http://triforacure. kintera.org/faf/search/searchParticipants. asp?ievent=1123509&_ga=1.152231865.1 071202662.1435144306


MCN's Calendar of Waterfront Events


On-Going Exhibits: -6 July


Ingrained: The Art of the Ship carver


Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316 – 1 November 2015


Making the Best of It: The Spirit & Work Ethic of Marine People Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316


7 August – 28 September 2015 Staying the Course: Working Women of Portland’s Waterfront Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316


14 November 2015 – 15 May 2016 Wavelength: The Story of Signals at Sea


Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316


17 July – 18 October Out of the Fire: A Tool-smith’s Art Maine Maritime Museum Bath


Info: (207) 443-1316 JUNE


27 Harraseeket Regatta Harraseeket Yacht Club South Freeport


28 Bass Harbor Lobster Boat Races Bass Harbor Info: Wayne Rich (207) 244-9623


25-26 Camden Regatta Camden Yacht Club Camden


26 Harpswell Lobster Boat Races Harpswell Info: Albert Rose (207) 844-0346


12 Stonington Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Stonington Info: Nick Wiberg, (207) 348-2375


12 BHYC Foundation Cup Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Boothbay Harbor


18-19 PHRF Maine State Championship 18-19 Penobscot Pursuit Race


19 Friendship Lobster Boat Races Barge middle of harbor Friendship Info: Wes Lash, Jr. (207) 832-7807


25 Sequin Island Trophy Race 8-9 Monhegan Race


15 Long Island Lobster Boat Races Long Island


Info: Lisa Kimball (207) 332-3968 15 MS Regatta


MS Society of New England Portland Harbor


16 Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races State Park Restaurant Pemaquid


Info: Don Drisko & Laurie Crane (207) 677-2432


16 MS Harborfest Lobster Boat Races Portland Yacht Services Portland


Info: Jon Johansen (207) 223-8846


28-30 ONE Championship 30 Far Out Challenge Pursuit Race


SEPTEMBER 12 Around Islesboro Race Penobscot Bay


10 - SailMaine Regatta – Fall Series 58 Fore Street Portland


Info: (207) 772-7245


10 Maine Lobster Boat Racing Assoc. Awards Banquet & Dinner Jeff’s Catering Brewer


Info: (207) 223-8846 NOVEMBER


7 - SailMaine Regatta - Frosty Series 58 Fore Street Portland


Info: (207) 772-7245


14 - SailMaine Regatta - Frosty Series 58 Fore Street Portland


Info: (207) 772-7245


5 Round Southport Race Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Boothbay Harbor


11 Hospice of Maine Regatta Mount Desert Island


JULY 4 Moosebec Reach Lobster Boat Races U. S. Coast Guard Station Jonesport Info: Adrian Rittenhouse (207) 598- 6387


AUGUST 1-2 BHYC Regatta Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Boothbay Harbor


2 Tom Morris Memorial Pursuit Race 7-8 Downeast Race Weekend


8 Winter Harbor Lobster Boat Races Town Dock Winter Harbor Info: Scott Young (207) 963-7272


17-20 Newport International Boat Show Newport, RI Info: www.newportboatshow.com


26 - SailMaine Regatta – Fall Series 58 Fore Street Portland


Info: (207) 772-7245


29-1 NEFMC Meeting Radisson Plymouth, MA


OCTOBER


3 - SailMaine Regatta – Fall Series 58 Fore Street Portland


Info: (207) 772-7245


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