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Notes From The Council

The Council is happy to report that 112 islanders were able to get their Flu shot at our Annual Flu Clinic. That is up from 79 last year! Is it the convenience of having this available on the island or is it Mac and Beth’s homemade donuts? Thank you, Mac Passano and Beth Howe, for doing this year after year. They were delicious! The nights are getting colder and heating costs are going up. If you need help paying for home heating fuel, remember the Fuel Assistance Program is available to all Islanders. Fuel Assistance is available for all types of heating, - oil, propane, electric, or wood. Call Ester at 846-4178 and she will arrange delivery and payment directly to the supplier. Thanks to the generosity of the entire Island community, there is help available. And, if you need help, remember the Food Pantry is available as well. The Church and the Council work together to help individuals and families struggling with food insecurity through the Food Pantry, the Island version of Meals on Wheels, and Food Cards for Shaws or Hannaford for special dietary

needs. Call Ester to find the best way get the help you need. As you may be aware, blood draws on the mainland require an appointment and early morning appointments are often taken weeks in advance. If you need blood work done, especially first thing in the morning, the Maine Health nurse is here the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. No appointment needed. The nurse starts seeing people at 9:00AM. For faster care, please ask your doctor to send you the written order and bring your orders with you. If you don’t have written orders, the nurse can call your provider’s office. However, it may take a while to get that order confirmed. There is no fax machine available. All specimens are taken directly to Nordx. The nurse is also available to do blood pressure checks, dressing changes, suture removal, rapid strep tests, urine tests, and general nursing assessments. This service is available at no charge to patients and is sponsored by the Council.

Chebeague Island Library

846-4351 phone • 846-4358 fax cheblib@hotmail.com https://cheblib.booksys.net/opac/cheblib/index.html#menuHome Winter Hours: Monday 4:00-8:00pm • Tuesday & Thursday10:00am-1:00pm • Friday 10:00am-4:00pm • Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm Masks are currently required for all patrons regardless of vaccination status. Curbside pickup is available by request. Story time is Saturdays at 10:30am! NEW BOOKS Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini , The Blood of the Viper by Linda Watkins , Dinner with Jackson Pollock by Robyn Lea , A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci , Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America by Gigi Georges , The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk , The Daughters of Kobani by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon , The Cellist by Daniel Silva , Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson , Honeydew by Edith Perlman , Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan , The Curse of Greg by Chris Rylander , Dark Places by Gillian Flynn , Demelza by Winston Graham , Clean Getaway by Nic Stone , The Big Book of Paw Patrol by Golden Books , The Legend of Greg by Chris Rylander , Star Wars Complete Vehicles by Pablo Hidalgo , Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran , The Treasure Hunters Series by James Patterson Come in to the library to check out even more new books!

NEW MOVIES/TV SERIES Minari, No Man’s Land, Ruth, Some Kind of Heaven, Land

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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NOVEMBER 2021 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR