The Bangor Daily News from Bangor, Maine • 8

BULLDOft 8 Bangor Daily News Sat-Sun January 18 -19 1992 MAINE WEEKEND Portland crew films in Eastport Story on aquaculture could air on national network it puts mind at ease just as bad in Portland right Bob Elliot i lips said we have established a good pipeline with them and their initial interest is good The educational science and na-ture thrust of Discovery makes this an attractive project for Elliot and Phillips teamed up last year to take a look at New England diners a piece which will be aired on the Discovery Channel March 15 The aquaculture film also will include looks at the cargo port and other business activity in the region There was considerable concern around the city that this high vacancy rate in buildings in the downtown business district would create a negative impression but Elliot said not at all the reason here Tourism and retail activity probably even enter into the piece If it puts mind at ease just as bad in Portland right now Believe me we have to come to Eastport to see empty stores We have plenty at By Bruce Kyle Down East Bureau EASTPORT The love affair with Eastport blossomed anew this week as a Portland television crew interviewed representatives of a local aquaculture industry for a piece that could be aired on a national cable network In recent weeks an Associated Press story on the ability of the cargo port to thrive in tough times has been printed in dozens of newspapers across the land as far afield as Los Angeles The history and economy are the cover story this month in Asahi Plaza a Japanese language travel magazine published in New York Now comes NBC-affiliate WCSH-TV Channel 6 in Portland which spent three days this week filming an in-depth report on finfish aquaculture in the Eastport-Lubec region The piece prepared by Phillips and Elliot will air as a three-part se ries in Portland and Bangor next month and may eventually show up on Discovery Channel Elliot said been planning the aquaculture project at least three years but the day-to-day work of doing the news has a way of pushing things back really happy we finally got to this a fascinating industry and on the cutting The thrust of the piece Elliot said how this region has been able to keep its tradition of working with the sea while moving into the modern era certainly not an expert but this method of catching fish makes a lot more sense to me than chasing them all over the The two braved bitter weather to go out to several cage sites' operated by both small independent growers and larger companies especially Elliot said the combination of good old Yankee ingenuity anj high-tech methods at work here We also went to a processing plant in Lubec where moved beyond just packing sardines to processing salmon and sea urchins The spin-offs into the rest of the economy is an interesting feature of this The product itself bad either were treated to a salmon dinner and it absolutely was the best farmed fish ever had every bit as good as Elliot said The deal with the Discovery Channel is not yet definite Phil BELOW ZERO temperatures keep intrepid Portland television news reporters Steve Phillips and Bob Elliot from zooming in on aquaculture industry (NEWS Photo by Bruce Kyle) Newport panel recommends $221777 budget cut the users were elderly people he said The committee also recommended that taxes become due on Nov 2 with the overdue interest percentage to be set at the state maximum when that figure is known Final voting on the budget will be at the March annual town meeting It is scheduled for 10 am Saturday March 7 at the Newport Elementary School gymnasium An attempt by Cox to reopen the public works account and cut an additional $10000 failed ed $58835 from the education assessment $1200 from Sebasticook Valley Snowmobile Club allocation for fireworks $7704 from support agencies $19250 from general assistance $4000 from muncipal buildings $4400 from hydrant service and $2000 from municipal insurance A recommended cut of $22558 in the administration account was targeted at one office employee Proposed 4-percent pay raises were also deleted The cut passed by a 10-6 vote An attempt by Cox to cut $12500 from the Fire Department account was defeated The controversy surrounded a telephone line for fire emergencies Cox said the line was one of two direct lines into the Penobscot County Department need two direct he said because we are getting a helluva deal on dispatch services ($3600 a year) mean we can dump money down the Several committee members said they could not support such a cut because of the possibility of the loss of life in the event of a fire Committee members suggested spending $8000 on support services rather than the proposed amount of $15704 Many requests were denied several were trimmed sharply but a $1000 request from the Newport Community Food Bank was increased to $1255 Richard Stone said we are going to help anyone let us help the people of Stone said 50 to 100 families a week were using the food bank Most of ACCREDITATION TEAM Police beat 7 PITTSFIELD Pittsfield Police Officer Chris Tremblay responded to a report of a lost child shortly after 7 pm Thursday A child believed to be about 3 years old had wandered into the Mobil Station on South Main Street Employees there were attempting to locate the parents or guardian A parent subsequently appeared looking for the child who had apparently wandered away from the laundromat at the Pittsfield Bowling Center Later the same evening Tremblay responded to a report of an attempted burglary at the Sunset Mobile Home Park According to Tremblay it appeared a screwdriver had been used to try to pry the door open The attempt was unsuccessful Gordon Somers 61 of Old Town was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor shortly before midnight He was driving on Route 2 SAD 68 Adult Education DOVER-FOXCROFT The SAD 68 Adult Education Program will hold a course on how to hand-quilt Registration may be done by contacting Elklen Dow at 564-2589 before Thursday Jan 23 to discuss materials needed Classes begin at 6:30 pm Thursday Jan 30 and continue for 12 weeks at SeDoMoCha Middle School The fee is $15 and Colleges Among those who worked on the redesign of the philosophies and goals in preparation for accreditation are (from left) Amanda Sherburne Jim Orinkwater and Greg Bellemare The steering chairman of the project was Paul Bouchard (NEWS Photo by Diana Bowley) FACULTY at Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford are busy working toward the 10-year accreditation of the school The process began a year ago and will end after a team of 15 educators from throughout New England visit the school and evaluate the programs in March for the New England Association of Schools In brief Christmas project assisted needy CORINNA The annual Cor-inna Community Christmas Project served 18 families and 30 children with the help of civic organizations businesses churches and the United Bikers of Maine which donated stuffed animals for the children Other assistance is available to those who have lost jobs or homes or who need clothing or food Call Jackie Emerson at 278-2232 from 4 to 6 pm Monday through Friday The Corinna Salvation Army unit held the first Coats for Kids program The program was led by the Salvation Army Welfare Secretaries Rev Randall Scheri and Rev Krisann Byrne-Scheri Assistance was rendered to 20 children from 12 families Some jackets are still available at the Corinna United Methodist Church Call 278-5000 from 10 am to 2 pm Monday through Friday Church women to install officers CORINNA Officers will be installed in the United Methodist Women organization during the morning worship service Sunday Jan 26 at the Corinna United Methodist Church Installed will be Jacqueline Emerson of Corinna president Althea Moran of Plymouth vice president Evangeline Matijc-zyk of North Newport secretary Mary Perkins of Corinna treasurer Alice Hopkins of Corinna Christian social involvement and global concerns coordinator Phyllis Seavey will be Christian personhood coordinator Beulah Knowles supportive community chairman Anna Amsden and Muriel Micue members of the nominating committee and Hallie Downing secretary of program resources All are of Corinna The UMW will meet at 1:30 pm Tuesday Feb 11 at the home of Eva Henderson Center Street DOT to explain highway project CORNVILLE Maine Department of Transportation representatives will explain plans to rebuild part of Route 150 at a public meeting at 7 pm Wednesday Jan 22 at the Cornville Town Hall West Ridge Road The area where work will be carried out begins near the Skowhegan town line at the north end of a 1967 improvement project and extends north about 12 miles A plan of the proposed project is available at the Cornville Town Office during business hours Rep office AUGUSTA A staff member from Congressman Tom Andrews' district office wil be in Augusta from 10 to 11:30 am Thursday Jan 30 at Lithgow Library Winthrop Street and from 1 to 2:30 pm at the Belgrade Town Hall on Route 27 Dexter rabies clinic DEXTER A rabies clinic will be held from 1 to 3 pm Saturday Feb 8 at the Dexter Regional Vocational Center sponsored by the cooperative education class of Dexter Regional High School The fee is $8 per animal 0 from page 1 the committee proposed that $1955827 be raised from taxation less than that raised in 1991 When the budget process began the tax rate was projected to be $1530 per $1 000 of valuation If all recommended cuts are approved at the March town meeting the mill rate could remain at level of $1390 During the first budget session Wednesday evening $101830 in cuts were recommended Another $119947 was trimmed Thursday night The cuts includ- Bates plans activities for King birthday LEWISTON Julius Chambers director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund will speak at Bates College during activities commemorating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr Chambers has headed the organization since 1984 He wil speak at 10 am Monday Jan 20 in Chase Hall Lounge Chambers has argued in federal courts many civil-rights cases involving education employment voting rights and public accommodations The Rev James Reese director of the Racial Ethnic Ministry Unit for the Presbyterian Church USA will discuss King I at 7 pm Sunday Jan 19 at the college chapel Other during King Week include An organizational drama written and directed by Bates senior Ozzie Jones as a senior thesis project at 8 pm Friday and Saturday Jan 17-18 and at 2 pm Sunday Jan 19 at Schaeffer Theatre A lecture on Quest for Black Political Equity Toward the Year by Lawrence Hanks a member of the political science faculty at Tuskgee University at 3 pm Monday Jan 20 at Skelton Lounge Chase Hall Have a a celebration of King's life led by college chaplain the Rev Wesley Avram at 4 pm Monday Jan 20 at Bates Chapel A discussion of views of King and his work at 5:30 pm Monday Jan20 at Rowe Room Chase Hall Two films depicting aspects of the Black experience in America A Filmed Record Montgomery to at 4 pm and the Heat of the starring Sidney Poitier at 5:30 pm Tuesday Jan 21 at Lecture Hall 104 Olin Arts Center The documentary video Every on 1926 Bates graduate John Davis a civil-rights pioneer at 7:30 pm Thursday Jan 23 at Filene Room Pettigrew Hall A talk on Chicano literature by Leticia Zervas-Gaytan instructor in Spanish at 4:15 pm Friday Jan 24 at Room 113 Carnegie Science Hall A performance of the one-woman play I a by Bates senior Anike Sojourner who wrote the drama about the life of abolitionist Sojourner Truth at 9 pm Friday Jan 24 The location will be announced jacks up ticket sales nessman was convinced that the day he buys a ticket is the day he will win But he has put off buying that first ticket in the event his assumption is wrong Thermo Pride FROM A ROBINSON OIL COMPANY placed a reminder to customers in the window citing the ever Most of the customers there were regulars 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