Kennebec Journal from Augusta, Maine • 9

Local Maine Monday January 5 2004 B3 Central Maine Newspaper! tolerate exile from Portland bars Jason GranneD who works at the Calabash Havana Cafe a tobacco store but does his smoking in the alley outside of us pretty much have gotten used to the idea that we have to be By GREGORY KESICH Blethen Maine Newipapen With temperatures hovering around freezing and a heavy mist turning to ice at us feet it was not an evening to be outside taking the aic But that was just what Scott Drouin was doing Saturdnr night starring by the back door of Gritty on Ibre Street sucking on the filter end of a cigarette Because of new ban on smoking in bars Drouin was forced out on the street to do what he had been able to enjoy indoors only 73 hours earlier But be complaining a smoker Smoking outside no matter what the weather has become part of thedesL Tve got kids I'm used to being os-tradzedwhen I Drouin said understand (the ban) In theory Iap-prove of it I just don't think neces- Mmerei side I Old 1 i like Drouin out-i nearly every night spot in Port-sOH Port Is I'1' business from tobacco users Smokers driven out to the icy sidewalks Saturday said it was an issue of fairness Consumers should be allowed to decide if they want to go to a smoky-bar or not and if workers like the atmosphere they could find another job smokers said should just accept it asiart of the work said Mike Dominique who was visiting Portland for the weekend from Southington Conn you want to be a coal miner you have to recognize that there is some danger People who go to bars already make a choice said Brent Grimard who was -smoking outside op Fore Street a few doors away from a bufltt ing that according to a historical mark- er served as a store run by a man named Samuel Butts not a healthy environment whether you smoke or Grimard said come here to have a good time" Even though they complained bar patrons and employees said people are complying with the new law And al- though violating the ban carries a $100 fine for both the smoker and the estab-' iishment unclear who will be handing out the tickets Portland Police Chief Michael Chitwood has said he have the manpower to enforce a law be said is a Bar owners have posted signs and they reported that for the first few days they been challenged Smokers who already have been driven out of theaters restau-' rants workplaces and even their own homes havebecome used to smoking outside been that way for a said I 4 fc Nadeau like it Nadeau and Stad Beck who live in Portland stood outside Old Port Tavern Billiards on Sunday taking in cigarettes before they went upstairs to play pool Beck who carried her own pool cue sure how the new change would affect her pool game used to smoking while she plays Nadeau said she was concerned about the number of cigarette butts that now litter streets Shesaid she figured the city would have prepared for the new law by placing receptacles near where smokers will congregate disturbing to see all the cigarette butts on the she said While both Beck and Nadeau say they think bar owners not the state should determine whether to allow smoking they- acknowledged that they like being able to go to a small bar and hot step out smelling like smoke But they wondered whether play as much pool Billiard halls charge by the hour and they like the idea of paying flioney to step outside and smoke Outside Gritty Scott Drouin said sihokers who have gotten used to other slights would also adjust to this He just wishes it the government ordering him out into the arid these things are really so bad then just outlaw Drouin said never do that because of all the taxes lose In the end the consumer should make the decision If the bar is too smoky don't go in a HERB! cigarette outside Old Port Tavern Bll- Nadia Nadeau of Portland Raida In Portland on Sunday of bars this weekend While not every- one was taking the loss of indoor smoking privileges as calmly as he was they were taking it In spite of the smoking ban they had not abandoned the bars or tobacco On Thursday Maine became ttie fifth state in the country to ban in nearly all public places including bars pool halls and bowling alleys which were the last bastions of indoor smoking in public Similar bans are in the works in other states and the Re-: public of Ireland also declared its pubs smokefreeonJan1 1 State health officials say the ban shields bar employees and nonsmoking Jv --V t- 'jf'-K r- rt r' 1 i from secondhand smoke And it drive smoking drinkers to quit it might at least slow them down a little especially in the cold months Saturday was un the Old probably Eve parties three nights earlier and rents being due the Erst of the month than with a protest of angry smokers Still they are concerned that given the choice between drinking at home or in a smoke-free bar smoking ban could cost them vs 1 i Albion girl raises flag for troops Continued from B1 By COLIN HICKEY Staff Writer ALBION Sophie Lindsay has made it a daily ritual: Each morning before breakfast and each evening before dusk on school days and on weekends she takei the Xmue trip from her home to the town center to raise the American flag on foe pole that aits between file municipal building and the libnry The lyeanold Sophie a fourth-grader at Albion Elementary School has taken on thia duty as a sign of respect and support for hw two cousins both of them soldiers engaged in Operation Iraqi Freedom one in Kuwait the other in Baghdad Alteon native Harry Eaton a World War veteran donated the flag Sophie v4 love history the history of America and the history of the Lee said tells us where we dame from and jj where we are i Margaret woman of the board of trustees said the anniversary important to the city because this realjy is where dvuzation began in the Kennebec Valley If you look at some signs on businesses T- you will see they say established and because the fert was established far that Adams said archaeological ldence suggests that a team of 800 Massachusetts soldiers cleared and burned a swarth in the woods that left 200 yards of Jl open space in all directions A musket of that period could fire nice if it caught on with others" Saly Lindsay said Horsman and Gurney have been involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom since last spring Horsman a military policeman is one of tlw soldiers responsible for providing security at Baghdad International Airport 1 In appreciation for Sophie's support for him Horsman sent her an American flag that flew over that airport on Sept 20 and Jeff WiesrHn- enters the story Wiesner Counter of FlagCaseorg is a woodcrafter from Otis who makes oak flag cases that he donates to families who have had a loved one die who was a veteran The US military sends a burial American flag to all such families Many families choose not to get a flag case Wiesner said because of the ex- pense involved He started his nonprofit company he said sothat price does not have to be a consideration in finding a means to preserve and display such an navigable part of the Kennebec as a supply depot for Fbrt Halifax 17 miles farther north Adams mH nrlginal pinna i-nllpH for the construction or a roan tnat rougn- ly parallels present day US Route 201 to cany supplies from Fbrt Western to Fbrt Halifax But shortly after Ibrt Western was occupied officials realized the easier way was along the shallow waters of the river north of Augusta in the flat-bottomed shallow-draft boats like the bateau Adams said Using that method Fbrt Western explorers extended the use as a wilderness highway into the northerly reaches of what 66 years later would become the state of Maine The main house has been con-tinuously occupied since 1754 Adams said By the early 20th century the building had been converted to an apartment building and had deteriorated The Gannett family funded its restoration to something like its original form in 1921-22 and it berame a museum The fortifications and buildings were fully restored to their present conditions in 1987-88 be said Tbday about 25000 people ex- perlence Old Fbrt Western each year either through visits or educational outreach programs conducted by museum staff Adams said activity included ffis-plays and activities at the fort culminating in a fireworks dis- play in late afternoon on the eastern riverbank places ought to serve their communities as symbols that make people more aware of that experience and the rule we all have to make our communities better Adams said important object i flag "I kind of think it means a lot to the people over in Sophie said as she stood by the flag pole Sunday on a raw overcast afternoon Sophie has stuck with her commitment since March her ony breaks caning on drswhen the weather ii not fit for flying She gets help from family primarily her grandfather Dennis Lindsay on most days but this summer when her grandparents were i took on the flag raisi sel( traveling beck i de She has no plans to stop the practice even when her cousins Sgt Russell Horsman and Spc Joy Gurney return home from the Middle East "Wtfve encouraged it" said Saffy Lindsay Sophie's grandmother would be he said did not fit the criteria FlagCaseorg has established to qualify for a free flag case but her mitment he said so impressed him that he felt compelled to offer the Lindsay famify one of his creations Sunday he came down from Otis to give Sophie the case personally felt like this was something we should Wiesner said you have a fourth-grader willing to make a commitment to do this what kind of man would I be to turn my back to it?" 10-100 yards with accuracy and the soldiers wished to leave an attacking enemy no cover to at-v tack the building The fort also TO had longemnge artillery Records indicate the first of the rrutfor timbers used to build the which still stands within the walls of the recreated fort were felled in Dresden and floated up the Kennebec River Adams sud They arrived on Jufy 4 that year: The buikfing was com-ptateam the fell- 7 One of Fort block-houses also survives Officials from old Fbrt Western and Ibrt vt Halifax have planned Joint events this summer to mark their anniversaries including a river trip June 10-20 between the forts in the Augusta recreation of a flat-bottomed riv- er boat known as a bateau Re-fl enactors portraying soldiers of the period also plan encamp- Staff photo DAVID LEAMING Sophia Lindsay and her grandfather Dennis Lindsay begin to rales the American flag near the AlteonTown Office on Sunday The Lindsays raise and lower the flag dally to honor two relatives fighting In Operation Iraqi Freedom Coin Hicfcay 861-9205 chickeyOcentmlmainecom Court orders new trial after strip-search lawsuit ments at the forts on those days ttthe top of what was believed to be the Gary Ramal 623-3811 Ext 516 grsmalOcentralmainecom dered him during the first two searches to raise his hand over his head and turn around completely He also told the jury he was ordered to open his mouth move his tongue around and with his back toward the officers to bend over And touch his toes The appeals court granted Wood a new trial on two of the searches and upheld the trial jury's decision on the third and final search On the Net: 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals: Sheriff Bill Clark and Linda Hannan jail administrator at the time The lawsuit did not name the officers who conducted the searches Following the trial the jury found that Hancock County had not violated Fburth Amendment rights to protection from unreasonable search Stad seizure In his instructions to the jury UB District Judge George Sin-gal defined a strip search as deliberate visual inspection of the naked body of a prisoner which indudes the examination of the mouth and believe the court's instruction erroneously circumscribed the evaluation of the the appeals Serum1 Judge Frank Coffin wrote in the decision handed down Wednesday 20 years ago we defined a strip search as inspection of a naked individual without any scrutiny of the txxfy Wood who was arrested for domestic abuse and violating a court order testified during the trial that the jail employees or BANGOR CAP)- A federal appeals panel has ordered a new trial for a former Bar Harbor teacher who sued about strip searches fallowing Ms arrests on misdemeanor chuges in 2001 The three-judge panel of the 1st UB Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston said a district judge who heard Geoffrey YY case erred in giving instructions to the jury during the three-day trial hi Bangoe The S9-year-old Wood was searched on May 27 and again July 10 and 11 300L Wbod sued Hancock County Maine on target with port security Coast Guard says I Waterville to inaugurate as its next mayor said Friday Restaurant is doing the The inauguration win indude music ter the Waterville Senior High School Jazz Band and the high school a cappella singing group The Adelines Former City Councilor John Fbrtier will be master of ceremonies and former Mayor Paul LaVerdiere will offer remarks Joseph Jabar Sr a Superior Court justice will administer the oath of offire Steuber said the Opera House wUl be decorated with flowers and balloons Former mayors and current legislators have been invited to attend she said 7 Both the City Cpundl meeting and reception will follow the taau-guntton Steuber said the Council meeting agenda is kept short so people may attend the reception Cfty Councilor Paul LePage will be Inaugurated Tuesday 4 night as the city's 49th mayor in ceremonies to be held in the Opera House downtown The 6 pm event will be fol- lowed by a reception in the dance stucfioat The Center and a 7 pm Citar Council meeting over which LePage a Republi-Z can will preside for the first time as mayor and three new councilors will be Introduced Tbaccy Steuber chief execu- five assi stant to both the mayor I and City Administrator Ronald JSingel is organizing the inaugural activities is open to the I pttblic most definite Steuber not file the security plans After Jufy 1 the Coast Guard cart begin -shutting down shipping companies and facilities that have not implemented the new regulations only 5200 of 10000 ships and 1100 of 5000 port facilities The Coast Guard was author? ized after Jan 1 to levy fines of 625000 per violation for any operator or port facility that did BANGOR (AP) ports have done a good job meeting the Jan 1 deadline far submitting security plans to the UB Coast Guard AH facilities and shipping companies were required to file a security plan with their applicable governmental agent am happy to say that I think going to be very close to 100 percent compliant here in for filing te security plans said Lt Matt McCann of the Coast Guard's Marine Safety Office in Portland Overall Coast Guard officials said the deadline was met by SKOWHEGj Denture Cli: lEDUGATEkYOURSELFJ AN inic Extractions Fall Partial Dentures Re-Lina Same Day Repairs Dr Richard Berry Quality Dentures at a Reasonable Price By Appointment Only 474-9324 Improving community attitudes by teasing knowledge and understand mg is essential to the mentally ill HuM IMI'NOVI VUN I fcJ 1 ft ft'i vl ill wl II 'I Nt Central Maine Electrolysis of Asputa end Farmington Permanent Hair Removal for Women Men and Teens ATTENTION WINDSOR RESIDENTS Nomination Papers are now available at the town office for government positions up tor election in Much Positions to be filled at foe March 8 2004 election are: One 1 year term one 2 year term and one 3 yew term on foe Board of Selectmen Assessor and Overseer of the Poor me 1 year term and two 3 year terms on the Planning Board There are also two positions as alternates on foe Planning Board one 2 yew term and one 3 yew term one 1 year term on foe School Committee Nomination Papers must be returned to foe Windsor Town Office by Jan 231 2004 at 3fl) pm i I I NEW LOCATION: 88 Western Aw Augusta 1 I I la Ami Frederick If UoBnMdflBCtrajjRjail 1 hi iisii'ncjfti.