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Chebeague Island Council Calendar

School House Seconds

#10 | October 2021

OCTOBER 2021 • Issue #10 • Chebeague Island Council Calendar

The deadline for submissions for the November issue is noon on October 20. Advertising rates are as follows: full page, $70, ½ page, $35; ¼ page, $20; 4-line classified, $5; 6 to 8 line classified, $10. Each submission should include the intended publication date, size wanted, and the number of months the ad should run. All ads must be paid for at the time of submission. ISLAND HANDYMAN “No Job is Too Small” Jeff Wescott Cover A few of the School House Second volunteers taking a break from packing up af- ter another busy season at the Council’s thrift shop. Pictured are Sarah Hopkins, Ursula King, Carolyn Schultz and Jan Ross. Christine Auffant and her team of volunteers made over $5,000 this summer which goes to support the Council’s Fuel and Food Assistance Program. Thank you to all the volunteers and to every- one who donated all the wonderful clothes, books, household items and unique treasures that make shopping at School House Seconds so much fun! About the Calendar The Calendar is published monthly by the Chebeague Island Council. It is available on-line at Chebeague Island News (www.chebeague.org) or www. chebeagueislandcalendar.com and mailed to every occupied residence on the island. The Calendar welcomes submissions from its readers, including letters and thank you notes, but it cannot publish anything that is political in nature, libelous, or obscene. All submissions should include the author’s name and contact information. Without exception, the deadline for submissions is noon on the 20 th day of the month preceding publication. Submissions and ad copy may be mailed (PO Box 12), left at the Council office (247 South Road) or emailed (cheabeagueislandcouncil@gmail.com) and sent as attachments (.doc; no pdfs) or included in the body of the text. Images and photographs should be sent in a .jpg, .jpeg, or .rtf format. Please do not use the old email address at as this is an inactive account. As a courtesy and space permitting, island nonprofits are given up to a free half page each month to publish their news. Any such submissions exceeding a half page will be charged at the usual rate. All submissions become the property of the Chebeague Island Council, which reserves the right to edit them for length and clarity. Submissions that are not time sensitive may be held until there is enough space to publish them. Additional information about submissions is available at www.chebeagueislandcalendar.com.

Contents Notes From The Council Chebeague Island Library

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Island Commons

Book Group CTC News

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The Recompense Fund 8 Chebeague United Methodist Church 10 Chebeague Island Historical Society 11 Notes From The Hall 12-13 Chebeague Island Community Center 12 From The Town Office 14 How I Got Here 15 October Calendar 16

Publisher Chebeague Island Council

Board Members Lola Armstrong, Christine Auffant,

Kristen Dyer Buxbaum, Jennifer Hackel, Deb Hall, Denise Hamilton, Tricia Haines Sarah Hopkins, Ester Knight, Kathy Kuntz Ann Thaxter Contact Us Email: chebeagueislandcouncil@gmail.com Phone: 207-846-4988 Mail: P.O. Box 12 Chebeague Island, ME 04017 In Person: Council Office, 247 South Road

Graphic Design Sharkey Graphic Solutions www.sharkeygraphics.com Printing Cyber Copy www.cybercopyme.com

40 South Road 207-400-6533 kaileedog@aol.com

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Coveside Physical Therapy, LLC • Mobile Physical Therapy Practice (508) 735-7507 / covesidephysicaltherapyllc@gmail.com / covesidephysicaltherapy-llc.com

Elizabeth Doughty, PT, DPT, GCS, CDP is a physical therapist who provides in-home physical therapy services right to your doorstep. Whether you have just received a total joint replacement, have had recent falls and want to improve your balance, are having increased pain in a specific joint or muscle or wish to become a little stronger with the warmer weather upon us, Elizabeth is able to assist by coming right to your home. By evaluating and working together with each and every client, a specific plan of care will be established to meet your goals. She received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Ithaca College and is Board Certified Geriatric Specialist. Elizabeth specializes in fall prevention and dementia as she is a Certified Dementia Practitioner. In addition, Elizabeth will be holding open clinic hours one day a month at the wellness clinic in addition to in-home appointments. Most insurances accepted, including Medicare. Please feel free to inquire using the email or phone number above. I look forward to working with you!

The Wellness Center with a MaineHealth Nurse Is Open for

Fuel & Medication Assistance

Blood Draws, Blood Pressure Checks, PT/ INR Testing, Medication Setup, Dressing

Please call Ester Knight at 846-4178 if you need help with fuel or medication assistance. All requests are confidential.

Changes, Suture Removal, Wellness Checks, and Health Information. No appointment needed. No charge for these services. Tuesday, October 12 th and 26 th , 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Message From Dr. Larson Direct Primary Care is a way to maintain access to all the essential elements of your health care. I am honored to have the opportunity to serve residents and guests of Chebeague Island and am happy to meet with you at the Wellness Center or in your homes. Working together to build on a foundation of listening, trust, and understanding, we can manage nearly 100% of your acute and chronic care needs together. What a relief to know that your doctor is but a phone call or text message away, ready and eager to support your physical and mental health, on your time and when it is convenient for you. Please stop by to say hello Friday mornings at the Wellness Center.

www.heidilarsonmd.com

Dr. Larson will be at the Wellness Center on Friday mornings, October 1, 15, 22 & 29 at 9-11:30am. Dr. Larson will not be here on October 8. No appointment needed. Please see her website for the full range of services she can provide. (207) 233-2502 • www.heidilarsonmd.com She will see folks who are not in her practice for a fee of $50.00. She does not bill insurance.

Dr. Zach and his Yarmouth Vet Center crew will be continuing at the Hall with visits scheduled for October 17 th , November 4 th , and December 2 nd . The sign up sheet will continue to be posted around 8:00 AM on the morning of each visit, with room for one pet per line. You cannot sign up for a specific time.

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Notes From The Council

These beautiful Fall days are some of best Island days, but we all know what is ahead. The Council has been busy preparing for the Flu Clinic. Last year we had a record number of participants and by the time this newsletter is in your mailbox the 2021 Flu Clinic will have happened, Mac and Beth’s delicious donuts will be gone, and the volunteers who worked hard to make it run smoothly will be able to relax. Thanks to all who, once again, helped to make sure as many Islanders as possible have a healthier winter. The Council will soon have a HEPA filter system in the Wellness

Center as part of a building wide effort to make the Community Center a safer place to go while COVID continues to be a concern. Dr. Larson and the Maine Health Care at Home nurses will continue to make health care available on the Island. Unfortunately, the Council had to put several of out Fall plans on pause due to COVID transmission rates in our area. Currently the workshop on home safety and fall prevention with Elizabeth Doughty, Wednesday Soup, and the annual USM Health Screening are on hold. Hopefully, these all will be back on the schedule soon!

Chebeague Island Library

846-4351 phone • 846-4358 fax cheblib@hotmail.com https://cheblib.booksys.net/opac/cheblib/index.html#menuHome

Our summer hours effective through Labor Day: Monday 6:00-8:00pm • Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00am-4:00pm • Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm Stay tuned to hear about our fall hours. We will announce on the Chebeague website, our website, the library Facebook page, and on our door and rolling outdoor sign. Curbside pickup is available by calling during business hours. Internet access is available 24/7 outside the library. Masks are required for unvaccinated patrons. Please do not come to the library if you are feeling sick. NEW BOOKS Halfway Rock Light Station by Ford Reiche • Garfield at Large: His 1 st Book by Jim Davis These Few Seeds by Meghan Sterling • ABCs of Maine by Harry Smith • Billy Summers by Stephen King The Damage by Caitlin Wahrer • Dead by Dawn by Paul Doiron

The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline • The Field House by Robin Clifford Wood Good Night, Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle • The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris • The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

The Shadow by James Patterson • Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin Come in to the library to check out even more new books!

NEW MOVIES/TV SERIES Bombshell Jurassic World Collection Nomadland

Is land directories are available for sale for $20. Send any edits for the 2022 directory to guldirect@hotmail.com. Thank you!

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Island Commons

132 Littlefield Road Chebeague Island, Maine 04017 www.islandcommons.com

Administrator, Amy Rich 207-846-5610 amy.rich@islandcommons.com

We sadly bid goodbye to our dear friend, mentor, and advisor Virginia Ballard . Ginny was with The Commons since the very beginning, and volunteered countless hours serving as our physician’s assistant. No one could better express what Ginny meant to us than our administrator, Amy Rich:

“Ginny was my beacon of light who guided me for 14 years. She was a hero, a selfless leader, our champion, and a true guardian angel on earth. I’m better for having known her, and the world was better place with her in it. They say you can’t teach compassion, but that’s exactly what Ginny did. She was all our example.”

Thank you to all who have made a donation to Island Commons in Ginny’s memory. She would be pleased to know your gifts will help us carry on her legacy of loving, compassionate care at Island Commons.

Book Group In person at the Library and via Zoom at 6 PM We’ll begin with a deeper dive into one of our summer books: Dancing in God’s Earthquake: The Coming Transformation of Religion by Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow

Here is a book of deep wisdom from a prophetic rabbi who has for fifty years worked to promote a progressive spirit of renewal that connects Jews, Christians, and people of other faiths. We all experience earthquakes in our lives--social, personal, religious. From those earthquakes renewal and new life can come forth if we learn to dance in the midst of the earthquake. –Amazon Book Group in person at the Library and... Via Zoom: meeting # 899 7984 6008 / password: 20152020 EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND FMI: gjbrown58a@gmail.com

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SAM BIRKETT, REALTOR®

I have joined Portside Real Estate Group, a local company with a passion for giving back to the community. I will be available at our Yarmouth office, as well as right here on Chebeague! I have lived on Chebeague for 34 years and look forward to serving the community’s real estate needs. I am here to help you navigate your way through the process , whether buying or selling- on island or off the island!

www.portsidereg.com sambirkett@portsidereg.com 207.504.6716

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CTC CREW ASSISTANCE SCHEDULE AND CANCELLED TRIPS DUE TO LOW TIDE

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h TRIP DELAYED DUE TO EXTREME LOW TIDE Key: hx TRIP CANCELLED DUE TO EXTREME LOW TIDE 0.2708 0.2951 0.3333 0.4167 0.5 0.5833 0.6181 0.6563 0.697916667 0.7604 0.8021 0.8333 0.8854 0.9375 0.2813 .30 6 . 4 8 . 271 0.5104 . 9 8 . 2 5 . 6 7 .708333333 . 7 8 . 1 5 . 4 8 . 9 8 0.947916667 depart Cheb: 6:30 7:05 8:00 10:00 12:00 2:00 2:50 3:45 4:45 6:15 7:15 8:00 9:15 10:30 Date dep Cousins: 6:45 7:20 8:15 10:15 12:15 2:15 3:05 4:00 5:00 6:30 7:30 8:15 9:30 10:45 10 - 1 Friday l l l l m m m m l l l l l 10 - 2 Saturday l l l m m m l l l l l 10 - 3 Sunday l l l m m m l 10 - 4 Monday l l l l l m m m m m l l 10 - 5 Tuesday m m l l l l m m m m l l 10 - 6 Wednesday m m l l l l m m m m m l 10 - 7 Thursday m m m l m m m m m m m l 10 - 8 Friday m m m l l l l l m m m m l 10 - 9 Saturday m m l l l l l m h m m 10 - 10 Sunday m m l l l l m 10 - 11 Monday l m m m l l l l l l m m 10 - 12 Tuesday l l m m m l l l l l l m 10 - 13 Wednesday l l l m m l l l l l l m 10 - 14 Thursday l l l m m m m l l l l l 10 - 15 Friday l l l l m m m m l l l l l 10 - 16 Saturday l l l m m m m l l l l 10 - 17 Sunday l l l m m m l 10 - 18 Monday m l l l l m m m m m l l 10 - 19 Tuesday m m l l l l m m m m l l 10 - 20 Wednesday m m m l l l l m m m m l 10 - 21 Thursday m m m l l l l m m m m l 10 - 22 Friday m m m l l l l l m m m m l 10 - 23 Saturday m m l l l l l m m m m 10 - 24 Sunday m m l l l l m 10 - 25 Monday m m m m l l l l l l m m 10 - 26 Tuesday l m m m l l l l l l m m 10 - 27 Wednesday l l m m m l l l l l m m 10 - 28 Thursday l l l m m l l l l l l m 10 - 29 Friday l l l m m m l l l l l l m 10 - 30 Saturday l l l l m m l l l l l l 10 - 31 Sunday l l m m m l l *NOTE 10/9 8pm trip will depart at 8:15pm*

Recompense’s new tool kit of grant resources will soon be available and we will enter a new era together. Our mission: To sustain Chebeague as a year-round community by supporting its nonprofit organizations

Our website: recompensefund.com

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CTC CREW ASSISTANCE SCHEDULE AND CANCELLED TRIPS DUE TO LOW TIDE

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h TRIP DELAYED DUE TO EXTREME LOW TIDE Key: hx TRIP CANCELLED DUE TO EXTREME LOW TIDE 0.2708 0.2951 0.3333 0.4167 0.5 0.5833 0.6181 0.6563 0.697916667 0.7604 0.8021 0.8333 0.8854 0.9375 0. 813 .30 6 . 4 8 . 271 0.5104 . 9 8 . 2 5 . 6 7 .708333333 . 7 8 . 1 5 . 4 8 . 9 8 0.947916667 depart Cheb: 6:30 7:05 8:00 10:00 12:00 2:00 2:50 3:45 4:45 6:15 7:15 8:00 9:15 10:30 Date dep Cousins: 6:45 7:20 8:15 10:15 12:15 2:15 3:05 4:00 5:00 6:30 7:30 8:15 9:30 10:45 11 - 1 Monday l l l l l m m m m l l l 11 - 2 Tuesday l l l l l m m m m l l l 11 - 3 Wednesday m l l l l m m m m m l l 11 - 4 Thursday m m l l l l m m m m l l 11 - 5 Friday m m m l l l l m m h m l l 11 - 6 Saturday m m l l l l m hx m m l 11 - 7 Sunday m l l l m m h 11 - 8 Monday m m m l l l l m m m m m 11 - 9 Tuesday m m m m l l l l l m m m 11 - 10 Wednesday m m m m l l l l l l m m 11 - 11 Thursday l l m m m l l l l l m m 11 - 12 Friday m m m m m l l l l l l m m 11 - 13 Saturday l l m m m l l l l l m 11 - 14 Sunday l l m m m l l 11 - 15 Monday l l l l m m m m m l l l 11 - 16 Tuesday l l l l l m m m m l l l 11 - 17 Wednesday l l l l l m m m m m l l 11 - 18 Thursday l l l l l m m m m m l l 11 - 19 Friday m l l l l l m m m m l l l 11 - 20 Saturday m l l l l m m m m l l 11 - 21 Sunday m l l l m m m 11 - 22 Monday m m m l l l l l m m m m 11 - 23 Tuesday m m m l l l l l m m m m 11 - 24 Wednesday m m m l l l l l l m m m 11 - 25 Thursday m m m m l l l l l m m m 11 - 26 Friday l m m m l l l l l l m m m 11 - 27 Saturday l m m m l l l l m m m 11 - 28 Sunday l m m l l l l 11 - 29 Monday l l l m m m l l l l l l 11 - 30 Tuesday l l l l m m m l l l l l 12 - 1 Wednesday l l l l m m m m m l l l *NOTE* 11-5 (Friday) 6:15pm trip will depart at 6:45pm; 11-6 (Saturday) 6:15/6:30pm trip is cancelled 11-7 (Sunday) 7:15pm trip with depart at 7:30pm Subject to change depending on dredging

NEW ARTIST CO-OPERATIVE ON CHEBEAGUE “BOUNTY OF ART” 63 South Road, across from Chandlers Beach access road open limited hours Wednesday & Saturday 10-2 only

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Chebeague Community Church A Reconciling Congregation

Contact us at chebeagueislandumc@gmail.com or at 207.846.6987 www.chebeagueumc.org

Thursdays at 1 PM , Ever wonder how to address issues like hunger and poverty from a faith perspective? Gloria Brown will be leading a Bible Study based on Bible Study using The Social Justice Bible Challenge by Marek P. Zabriski. Email her at gjbrown58a@ gmail.com for more information! Meeting ID: 232 499 191 Sundays at 10 AM, We will be offering a mix of indoor and outdoor worship gatherings. For indoor services, we are asking everyone to wear masks, practice physical distancing, and sanitize hands upon entry. We anticipate after Indigenous Peoples’ Day weekend to switch to remote services, but we are keeping an eye on the spread of the Delta variant, so stay tuned!

Upcoming services: October 3 rd – All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir! Join us for our annual Blessing of the Animals. Bring your pets that can handle being around other animals (leashed) to receive a blessing during this worship gathering where we give thanks for all God’s creatures. 10 AM on the church grounds. October 10 th – Indigenous Peoples’ Day Weekend We celebrate the Chebeague Community Church, acknowledging what it means to be in community together, community with God, and community with the land around us. Outdoors, 10 AM on the church grounds. Sign up for our enewsletter on our website!

A Big Thank You! to everyone who helped us along the journey of becoming the Chebeague Community Church.We couldn’t have done it without you – your conversations, gifts, support, encouragement, and more. To celebrate, please join us on Sunday, October 10 th at 10 AM for worship or 11 AM for food and refreshments as we take this next step together. Please, as well, take the time to drop Gloria Brown and Rochelle Rice a note of thanks for the many hours of time, energy, and commitment to bring us through the disaffiliation project with focus and love.

Family Fellowship, Food, and Faith! STAY TUNED! Look to the fall for new opportunities surrounding food, faith, families, and fellowship – all in the Parish House! We’re keeping an eye on COVID numbers so that we can gather safely for an all-ages-together faith formation experience that incorporates mission, sharing and growing together, connection – and fun!

Food Pantry Notes and Needs – As summer winds down to an end and you start looking to close up, consider donating your food items to the Food Pantry. Email chebundance@gmail.com if you have food to drop off. If you are looking for assistance with online groceries, contact Kel Hanley (814) 876-6792 or Polly Wentworth (207) 233-8382 to help you set up Whole Foods or Native Maine Direct . If you are in need or know of someone who is, please contact Denise Hamilton at (207) 838-6107. Sunday School and other Volunteer Opportunities! We’re looking for a team to help relaunch our Sunday children’s formation in the fall. Curriculum is provided – we’d love folks companion our kids with crafts, mission projects, and stories. Talk to Melissa at ml.yosuadavis@gmail.com for more details. We also need help with technology to offer hybrid services in the sanctuary (in-person and remote options). Let us know how you can help!

Chebeague Community Church – We Need You! With the formation of the Chebeague Community Church, we need you to help us be the church of the community and for the community. We have three categories of membership, open to anyone age 13 or older: Full Membership for those who claim the Chebeague Community Church as their home congregation, Associate Membership for those who may have formal church membership elsewhere, and Friends for those who are supportive of the church and its programs.

To become a member or if you’d like to learn more about membership, contact Melissa ( ml.yosuadavis@gmail.com ) or the church office. Our next orientation session for anyone interested in membership will be on Saturday, October 2 nd at 10 AM at the Parish House. We’ll take in members on Sunday, October 10th during our normal worship service.

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Notes from the Hall

The Hall’s annual meeting occurs at 5:30 p.m. on October 21. Please sign and return the proxy so that we may continue our mission of supporting our community. Proxies will also be available at the Library, Doughty’s Island Market, and the boatyard. We are eager to welcome new board members Binkie Boxer, Dylan Doughty, and Cyrus McLean. Dylan and Cyrus will head up our new entertainment committee with plans to keep the community engaged and having fun. HALLoween costume party for grownups with live entertainment and adult beverages anyone? UMaine reunion? Island jam night? They are looking for suggestions and maybe a little help to plan some evening events throughout the year. We had a wonderful if quiet summer, with numerous events, including our own Martha Hamilton Arts and Crafts Extravaganza. We had so much fun and redistributed so many crafting and fine arts treasures that we are doing it again next summer, so save your donations until the spring when we can store the bounty properly! We also had several wonderful musical evenings, with many more expected during the coming months, including the return of the Whalers and the kids’ plays and concerts. Please tell us what you want to see happening at the Hall. The Community Center has had an eventful summer, learning how to respond to an everchanging, seemingly never ending pandemic. Thank you for your continuing patience as we evolve to meet each new challenge. We have installed HEPA air purifiers in each portion of the building, which can purify 5,000 cubic feet of air in 30 minutes. This means that each portion of the building can have up to four turnovers of air per hour. According to the manufacturer’s website, each unit is “[e]quipped with 4-stage filtration and deodorization… to target the smallest and dirtiest particles through the use of an advanced and proprietary fiber material. An activated carbon filter reduces VOCs [volatile organic compounds] and odors, while a negative ion generator weighs down airborne particles so that they’re easier to capture.” We hope the installation of these filters will allay patrons’ fears about the air quality in the building.

Dr. Zack, of the Yarmouth Veterinary Clinic , will continue his visits on the first Thursday of each month. The sign-up sheet will go up on the front door of the Community Center around 8:00 a.m., and the first appointments start around 8:45. As a reminder, you cannot designate a specific time for your appointment nor can you wait inside the foyer (last month, someone or someone’s pet pooped on the rug in the foyer—sorry, Cindy). Instead, please wait outside or in your cars, and the vet will come outside to call you in when he is ready for you. If there are no sign-up slots left, call Sam (846-0510) because Dr. Zack is sometimes able to stay until the 2:00 p.m. boat to accommodate all his customers. Although the Hall may look quiet right now, we remain busy trying to put the finishing touches on the interior, with new Roman shades, HEPA air purifiers, and a few final accessories for the audiovisual system. Don’t forget to ask for a hearing-assist device at the next meeting or event, as we have numerous sets available. Once again, we are grateful to Chip Emery for the many hours he has spent and continues to devote to managing our new audiovisual system and to the Recompense Fund for helping underwrite the considerable cost of this equipment.

Update from the Chebeague Island Community Center

summer months and a drier environment for the books (and book lovers) all year round.

Please come admire our newly finished garden borders. Many thanks to Erin Whetham for her delicate and detailed design. We plan to install a new bike rack soon as well as some comfy outdoor chairs and tables to encourage you to linger with a book or your laptop or a friend and enjoy the garden. We are trying to create new ways of engaging our community through fun get togethers, seminars, and health-promoting events, while not neglecting our well-loved services, such as Drs. Heidi and Rybka, children’s story time, and—fingers crossed— Wednesday coffee and soup. If you have ideas for an event, please contact a member of one of our boards. Remember, we are all here to serve our island community.

In addition, the Library is installing heat pumps this month, meaning that there will finally be air conditioning during the

We hope to see you at the Community Center soon!

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CHEBEAGUE ISLAND HALL COMMUNITY CENTER PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING, OCTOBER 21, 2021, 5:30 P.M. The Chebeague Island Hall Community Center will hold its annual meeting Thursday October 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hall. This building serves the whole community, and everyone is a member. We require a 10% membership quorum to vote, so please show your interest and support by attending or returning this proxy so that we may continue to conduct business and elect members to the Board of Directors. Current members of the Board of Directors are Dianne Brewer, Denise Hamilton, Mary Soderstrom, Sam McLean, Gina Ross, Tad Runge, and Susie Stavropoulos; proposed members are Binkie Boxer, Dylan Doughty, and Cyrus McLean. Please fill out your proxy and mail or deliver it to Gina Ross at 214 South Rd or any of the other directors.

PROXY

I, the undersigned, consent to give Board of Director______________________the right to vote in my name with this proxy at the Annual Meeting of the Chebeague Island Hall Community Center on Thursday October 21, 2021.

Signed_____________________________________________

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From The Town office

Dear Chebeague Island Community: As you may have heard, several members of the Chebeague Island community have tested positive with COVID-19. As I write this letter, we are aware of 6 positive cases. If more than 3 cases are linked to several households, the CDC will investigate to determine if this is an outbreak with community spread. The highly contagious Delta variant is currently the main strain of COVID-19 affecting the entire United States. It is responsible for the spike in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the summer. According to the CDC, the Delta variant may cause more than twice as many infections and causes more severe illness in unvaccinated people. The most contagious period is two-days before a person tests positive or shows symptoms, however many cases may have no symptoms and are still contagious. As part of the testing protocol done by the volunteer island testing team, people with positive cases are advised to be in touch with their primary care provider (PCP). Folks who are positive are also expected to be in quarantine. In addition, anyone testing positive is advised to immediately notify any people they’ve been in contact with in the last two days (also known as contact tracing) as soon as they test positive. Ill persons should isolate until test results return as well as symptoms lessen, and follow the advice of their PCP. Vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna, and J & J) are still highly effective in preventing Delta variant infections and serious health outcomes, including death. Approximately 95% of the current COVID-19 cases in Maine are affecting unvaccinated people. Of the 44,000 COVID cases in Maine since the introduction of the vaccines, only 2246 have been breakthrough infections. The chance of a vaccinated person contracting COVID-19 from an encounter with an infected person is 1 in 5000. However, as of today, our current COVID-19 cases are “breakthrough” cases hitting vaccinated islanders. So far, COVID-19 infections for vaccinated people are known to be much less severe, shorter lasting, and transmissible for a shorter period of time. In most cases, the symptoms of breakthrough cases can be managed at home. The good news is, according to the Maine CDC, more than 95% of eligible residents in 04017 are vaccinated. With our high rate of vaccination, our fast-response CCTT team and the actions of those who tested positive— the current situation could likely have had more dire consequences. Thank you to the residents for protecting each other.

So, what is the best thing you can do today to minimize your risk of “getting it or spreading it”? 1. get vaccinated (12+ years old) 2. wear a mask indoors in public spaces (or when you don’t know the status of those around you) 3. maintain social distancing (including in outdoor gatherings) 4. contact your PCP if you have symptoms or think you were exposed and get tested 5. contact anyone you had close contact with in the 48 hour window around any COVID-19 6. symptoms or if you have gotten a positive test result If you cannot reach your PCP, you may also contact our volunteer Chebeague Covid Testing Team (CCTT), Jenny Hackel, NP at 734- 660-3461 or Nancy Hill, RN at 207-712-3184. Our testers have PCR and rapid tests for those who have been exposed and for those who have symptoms. You may also make an appointment for drive-through testing at the Walgreens in Yarmouth or obtain your own over-the-counter. Remember, if you do experience COVID-19 symptoms and test positive for COVID-19, it is important that you isolate, even from those in your household. This can be hard, but it is important. Secondly, you should notify everyone you were in contact with as soon as possible so they can test, isolate and recover. Additional information on what to do if you test positive can be found on the Maine CDC webpage located here. CDC guidelines recommend wearing a mask indoors in areas of substantial or high transmission. Masks work best when everyone wears one. A cloth or disposable mask offers some protection but a KN95 mask offers the highest level of protection. The Town is making KN95 masks available to all community members at the Town Office, Rec Center and Library. As I write this letter, every county in Maine is currently facing the Delta variant’s impact.Wearing a mask, even if you are vaccinated, will maximize protection from the Delta variant and will minimize the spread to others (including when you are outdoors and could be in close contact with those who are not fully vaccinated). Please continue to practice physical distancing with those who are not in your household or pod. As we move into the fall and winter let’s all do our part; stay vigilant, follow best practices, and be kind to one another. Sincerely, Justin L. Poirier Town Administrator

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How I Got Here

The desire to see puffins was what brought Katie Urich to Chebeague Island last spring. Thank goodness for puffins! Katie was living in southeast Pennsylvania and wanted a change. She was eager to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and live closer to nature. As she researched where to see puffins and the geography of Maine, she stumbled upon Chebeague Island; its beauty, and its strong community. Katie has a fascinating resume: she was a Children’s Librarian; an Americorps volunteer in Central Florida; and an English language teacher in Peru. Katie also put her Theater degree to work by teaching drama to children and adults and performing as a jazz vocalist. Katie was hired by the Chebeague Island Recreation Center to work at the Kids’ Place as an Assistant Preschool Teacher. She finds the children of Chebeague to be particularly observant and aware of their surroundings, as well as delightfully well-adjusted.

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OCTOBER 2021 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR

OCTOBER 2021 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 5 6 7 8 3 12 13 14 19 20 21 27 28 29 30 15 17 1 CUMC Worship, 10am CUMC Worship, 10am CUMC Worship, 10am 4 11 18 26 25 24 31 16 9 2 22 23 10 CUMC Worship, 10am Indigenous Peoples' Day Dr. Larson, Wellness Center, 9-11:30am Dr. Larson, Dr. Larson, Wellness Center, 9-11:30am Dr. Larson, Wellness Center, 9-11:30am Nurse Wellness Center 9-11:30

Wellness Center, 9-11:30am

Nurse Wellness Center 9-11:30

CUMC Worship, 10am Halloween