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What do we make of these tragic events?

See Jeff Spofford’s column on page 4

Indictments in Dittmeyer case expected next week The victim at left; see the story, page 6

High school lacrosse event tonight doubles the fun See the story in Sports, Page 16

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After a banner 2010 season, Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park in Freeport has shared in the May mal-aise of seemingly non-stop rain.

"As you can imagine, it's defi nitely keeping our public use way down," said Andy Hutchinson, park manager. "We're gearing up for a busy season coming

up on Memorial Day weekend, but this time of year can be fairly busy too when the weather is nice, but when it's not, we can be very slow."

Slow has been the case at the Freeport park.In 2010, the park recorded 2,602,097 visitors, a

10 percent increase from 2009 and the most public use on record, he said. The park's 75th anniversary and new passport program to encourage park visi-tation helped boost attendance, but weather was a clincher, Hutchinson said.

Habon Khalid, 11 (left) and Leticia Iteka, also 11, till up the earth at Reiche

Community School Thursday, part of an effort to install raised beds at the

school. The fi fth graders were working where United Way volunteers removed

sod. On Saturday at 9 a.m., an hour before the WestFest community festival in the West End, the school will host its

Garden Day, when the public can help develop the gardens. The school plans

to involve the gardens in classroom instruction and curriculum, school staff

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“Watch Our Garden Grow” is the slogan for an ongoing fundraising effort to add

fencing and irrigation. Partners such as Lowe’s helped pay for the beds. For a story about the Saturday work party,

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Two Maine artists and a Washington, D.C.-based design fi rm lead the fi eld of candidates vying to create unique seating options along Portland’s new Bayside Trail.

The Portland Public Art Committee reviewed the resumes and work of a half dozen artists before narrowing down the list to four front-

runners during the committee's monthly meeting on Wednesday.

The leading candidates for the bench design project include, in no particular order, Main-ers Aaron T. Stephan and Celeste Roberge, Gary Haven Smith of New Hampshire and Washington, D.C. design fi rm Skye Design Studio, Ltd.

Artists chosen to render Bayside bench concepts

Wolfe’s Neck state park neck deep in May drizzleRapture forecast trumps weather as topic of online interest. — See the story on page 7

BY DAVID CARKHUFFTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Gary Haven Smith of New Hampshire creates benches from 10,000-year-old boulders found in landfills and excavation sites. Smith has expressed interest in designing a bench for one of the three sites along the Bayside Trail, and was chosen by the PPAC to make it to the next round of inter-views. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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BEIRUT, Lebanon (NY Times) — The Syrian government condemned on Wednesday American sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad and six of his top offi cials over the ferocious crackdown on antigovernment protesters that human rights activists say has killed at least 850 people.

The Syrian state news agency said that the sanc-tions were “one in a series of sanctions imposed by the U.S. administration against the Syrian people as part of the U.S. regional policies serving Israel.” The report added that the move “would not affect Syria’s independent choices and steadfastness.”

The American imposition of sanctions on Tuesday represented an escalation of pressure on Mr. Assad’s government, which has detained thousands and deployed the army in at least four towns and cities across the country to crush dissent.

Syria’s response came hours before President Obama delivered a much-anticipated speech on the Middle East during which he warned Mr. Assad that Syria would face increasing isolation if he did not address his people’s calls for a tran-sition to democracy. Mr. Obama, however, did not explicitly call for Mr. Assad’s removal.

The condemnation came as Syrian Army troops shelled Tall Kalakh, a town adjacent to the Leba-nese border, killing at least eight people and bring-ing the death toll since the assault on the town began last Saturday to 34, according to activists.

“We heard gunfi re early this morning coming from the Syrian side of the border,” a resident in Wadi Khaled, a Lebanese border area, said by phone. “Residents who fl ed Syria today said that all houses of those who fl ed in the past four days have been destroyed.”

Syria condemns U.S. sanctions on Assad

WASHINGTON (NY Times) — In the fi rst comprehensive state report on the 2010 coal mine disaster in West Virginia, an independent team of inves-tigators put the blame squarely on the owner of the mine, Massey Energy, concluding that it had “made life diffi cult” for miners who tried to address safety and built “a culture in which wrongdoing became acceptable.”

The report, released Thurs-day by an independent team appointed by the former West Virginia governor, Joe Manchin III, and led by the former fed-eral mine safety chief Davitt McAteer, echoed preliminary fi ndings by federal offi cials that

the blast could have been pre-vented if Massey had observed minimal safety standards. But it was more pointed in naming Massey as the culprit, using blunt language to describe what it said was a pattern of negli-gence that ultimately led to the deaths of 29 miners on April 5, 2010, in the worst American mining disaster in 40 years.

“The story of Upper Big Branch is a cautionary tale of hubris,” the report concluded. “A company that was a tower-ing presence in the Appalachian coalfi elds operated its mines in a profoundly reckless manner, and 29 coal miners paid with their lives for the corporate risk-taking.”

In a statement on Thursday, Massey Energy’s general coun-sel, Shane Harvey, disputed some of the report’s fi ndings. Seventeen company executives refused to be interviewed, a choice Mr. McAteer called “most unfortunate.”

The 120-page report offered a scathing indictment of Massey practices at the mine, called Upper Big Branch, pieced together through months of interviews, and analyzing docu-ments, data and correspon-dence.

Workers at the mine knew that conditions were bad, and the report opens with a passage about one miner’s fears the day before he died in the disaster.

Mine owner’s negligence led to blast, study fi nds

Obama backs deal based on 1967 lines

WASHINGTON (NY Times) — Seeking to harness the seis-mic political change still unfold-ing in the Arab world, President Obama on Thursday publicly called for the borders prevail-ing before the 1967 Israeli-Arab war to be the starting point for talks to settle the confl ict there, the fi rst time an American presi-dent has explicitly taken that position. He also said that a new Palestinian state should be demilitarized.

“At a time when the people of the Middle East and North Africa are casting off the bur-dens of the past, the drive for a lasting peace that ends the con-fl ict and resolves all claims is more urgent that ever,” he said.

Although Mr. Obama said that “the core issues” dividing Israelis and Palestinians remained to be negotiated, including the sear-ing questions of Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees, he spoke with striking frustra-tion that efforts to support an agreement in his fi rst two years in offi ce had so far failed.

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Julianne McCrery, the Texas woman charged with second degree murder in the death of her 6-year-old son, was ordered held without bail yesterday during an initial court appearance in Portsmouth District Court, according to the Associated Press.

McCrery, 42, of Irving, Texas, is accused of killing her son Camden Hughes on Saturday in Hampton, N.H., before dumping his body in the woods in South Berwick. She was taken into police custody yesterday morning and charged late Wednesday night.

Authorities believe McCrery may be suicidal. Indeed, AP reported that McCrery’s attorney said she might have initially planned the act as a mur-der-suicide.

“She told me, ‘I love my son very much. I know where he is. He’s in heaven. I want to go there as soon as possible,’” attorney George Murphy told AP.

Murphy said he was told by police that McCrery confessed in detail to her son’s death, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.

Friends who spoke to the media about McCrery said she was a caring mother but also showed signs of bipo-lar disorder.

Autopsy results from the Maine offi ce of the medical examiner show that Hughes died of asphyxiation, and that the death was a homicide, accord-ing to AP.

Hughes’s body was found under a blanket Saturday evening near Den-nett Road in South Berwick. Police spent the next four days trying to iden-tify the child. However, it wasn’t until a passerby recognized McCrery’s truck at the Chelmsford, Mass., rest area that authorities caught a break.

Gas prices falling in latest price survey

The drop in crude oil prices on the international markets over the past two weeks is starting to register at the pumps.

The price for a gallon of regular unleaded has fallen by 7 cents in the past week, according to Mainegasprices.com, a price tracking website. The aver-age is down to $3.94 per gallon, from $4.01 a week ago.

Prices could drop even further in the coming days. Benchmark crude oil remained below $100 a barrel yes-terday in mid-afternoon trading, well below recent highs of more than $112 a barrel. Gasoline futures also declined yesterday in futures trading.

According to the website, fuel prices

are cheapest across parts of central, northern and Downeast Maine. As of yesterday, the cheapest gas could be found in Columbia, near Ellsworth, at $3.62 per gallon. A Mobil station in Boothbay Harbor was the most expen-sive at $4.06 per gallon.

In Portland, the cheapest gas can be found at X-tra Mart on Brighton Avenue, at $3.87 per gallon.

Screening underway for two principal openings

Advisory committees made up of staff, parents and community members are set to begin screening applicants for two principal openings in the Port-land Public Schools.

A pool of candidates will be inter-viewed during the week of May 23 for the top position at Portland High School. Portland High’s current prin-cipal, Michael Johnson, is moving to Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) to become that school’s director.

Another pool of candidates will be interviewed for the principal job at Riverton Elementary School.

Finalists for the two openings will have second interviews on May 27. Portland Superintendent James C. Morse, Sr. said he expects to recom-mend appointments for the two posi-tions to the Portland School Board on June 7.

South Portland police warn of suspicious man

Police in South Portland have issued an alert regarding a suspicious man who reportedly accosted middle-school aged girls on multiple occasions in the past couple weeks.

In one incident, an unidentifi ed adult male subject reportedly approached middle school age girls walking together in the area of the Wainwright Recre-ational complex off Highland Avenue. The male reportedly drove by the girls on more than one occasion. Although acting friendly, he made inappropriate or suggestive comments to the girls, Lt. Frank Clark said in a news release.

During a second incident, the subject attempted to encourage the girl walk-ing alone to let him give her a ride home but she refused, Clark said.

The male is described as having dark, curly hair and a mustache and “operat-ing a beat up, old looking blue car.”

South Portland School Department alerted staff and parents throughout the district. Clark said it doesn’t that a crime was committed at this point but that police want to fi nd the man “in order to determine his intentions.”

Information can be directed to Det. Chris Todd at 799-5511 ext. 7448 or can

be left on the department’s confi dential tip lines at 347-4100.

Ghost hunters arrested in Orono

ORONO — Four people charged with trespassing late Tuesday near Ayers Island in the Penobscot River told authorities they were trying to docu-ment paranormal activity on the site of former textile and paper mills, accord-ing to the Associated Press.

Orono police said the group, two men and two women between 19 and 25 years old, allegedly climbed over a barbed-wire fence and ignored a no trespassing sign, AP reports.

According to local lore, a former mill foreman killed under mysterious circumstances haunts the island. AP reports that some locals also believe the island is haunted by a young girl whose father died after being tricked by a 300-year-old native American curse.

Police seek suspect in purse snatching

Portland Police are investigating a purse snatching that occurred Tues-day afternoon behind the Rite Aid pharmacy on Congress Street.

Lt. Gary Rogers said a 52-year-old woman who uses a motorized wheel-chair was accosted by a black male in his mid-20s who grabbed her purse from behind. The woman initially resisted, but the purse straps broke and the man fl ed, Rogers said.

At least one passerby heard the vic-tim’s screams and gave chase but lost sight of the suspect. The victim was not seriously injured, but did suffer a mark on her neck from the purse strap, police said.

The incident occurred at about 4:15 p.m. where Federal Street meets with the Rite Aid complex.

The suspect is described as being between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-10, weigh-ing roughly 165 pounds. He was wear-ing faded baggy jeans and a black jacket.

Anyone with information on this is asked to call Portland police at 874-8479 or text a tip to 274637 using the keyword “gotcha.”

Portland public services hosts open house Saturday

Portland’s Public Services depart-ment will host an open house at its Cen-tral Maintenance Facility on Hanover Street. The event is being held in con-nection with National Public Works Week, which celebrates public services crews and the impacts they have on communities.

At Saturday’s event, equipment will be on display, and refreshments will be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mem-bers of the department, including direc-tor Mike Bobinsky, will also be at the event to meet residents and answer questions.

“Public Works week gives us a chance to show the community what staff accomplish in Portland neighborhoods every day,” Michael Bobinsky, Director of Public Services, said in a statement.

“From planting trees to plowing streets, we keep the city running whether in six feet of snow or a hot summer day. I hope Portland residents can join us Saturday at the depart-ment’s open house and meet the crews who take care of their street,” he con-tinued.

For more information on this local event and others being held across southern Maine for National Public Works Week, visit the city’s website at www.portlandmaine.gov.

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Suboxone abuse, treatment trends discussed by doctor

Editor,I am writing in response to your May 17 article,

“Suboxone abuse rears its head,” which I found mis-leading about this medication.

As described in the article, the purpose of Port-land’s Overdose Prevention Project is to “reduce the amount of fatal opiate overdoses in the city”. The article goes on to imply that Suboxone is part of the problem of fatal opiate overdoses, rather than part of the solution. However, no information or statis-tics about the actual dangers of Suboxone overdose are presented. This may leave readers believing that there is an impending epidemic of death by Suboxone overdose.

The truth is that Suboxone, even in overdose, is vastly safer than other opiates. By design, Subox-one in isolated overdose is extremely unlikely to cause fatality. This is a major reason its medical use has been advocated for treatment of opiate addiction by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and other federal agencies.

I am unaware of any deaths in Maine caused by Suboxone. Nationally, over the nine years since its introduction, Suboxone has been linked to very few deaths — so few, in fact, that clear statistics are not available — but most reports indicate fewer than 100. Further, these cases have generally involved co-intoxication with other, more hazardous drugs of abuse (which may have been fatal even without the presence of Suboxone) and/or intentional crushing and intravenous injection of the Suboxone.

The last two weeks have been especially hard ones news-wise for people who have dedicated their lives to loving and protect-ing their children above all else. Two weeks ago, we learned about a young mother who selfi shly placed her daughter in her car late at night in order so that she could allegedly conduct a drug transaction more than an hour away from the child’s home.

Krista Dittmeyer was tragi-cally murdered during the alleged drug deal. That sad out-come doesn’t change the fact that she placed her 14-month-old daughter in complete danger in a way most parents are unable to comprehend. It’s even sadder to think that with the drug problem we are facing as a society, thou-sands of children are victims of this type of behavior every day.

Just as I was coming to terms with the danger little Aliyah was placed in, helped largely in part by the knowledge that she was in the good hands of Ms. Dittmey-er’s family, we learned of the boy found dead on the side of a dirt road in South Berwick, who we now know and love as Camden Pierce Hughes.

For four long days, Camden remained unidentifi ed. Even when the case drew national

Camden Pierce Hughes

media attention, no grandparent, aunt, uncle or neighbor came for-ward to say that they knew and loved this precious little boy.

The heartbreak for the people of South Berwick and, indeed, the whole state was then and continues to be huge. My per-sonal breaking point was at the release of the little “Lightening McQueen” shoes Camden was wearing when he was killed. I know how much my son loves particular characters on items of clothing he owns. It broke my heart to know that the little boy we all came to love, once so full of life, would look down at his little shoes on his tiny little feet and be so excited to see “Lighten-ing McQueen” looking back up at him.

When we learned of Camden’s identity, we were able to fi nd videos of the little angel laugh-ing, joyfully playing on his tricy-cle and being as cute as any other child in our lives. We will never

know if Camden was ever able to comprehend just how crazy his own mother was or would turn out to be before he was murdered. I cry at the thought of how scared he must have been when he found out for sure.

McCrery is now reportedly tell-ing her attorney that she wants to “be in Heaven with her son.” She has the right idea in that Heaven implies an end to her life on earth. She is wrong to assume Heaven is her destination. I know in my

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So it will be up to a jury in New Hampshire to seek justice for little Camden. Tragically, the same messed-up court system that we’ve witnessed turning a blind eye to elite white collar criminals over recent years, also

protects murderous lunatics who kill their own children. McCrery will most certainly plead “not guilty by reason of insanity.” Because there is no other explanation but insanity to explain such a heinous act, a jury may indeed award that verdict. A lifetime spent in a psychiatric facility doesn’t feel like justice for Camden to me. I can only hope little Camden, with his loving heart, is a more forgiving person than I.

Camden Pierce Hughes. May you rest in peace.

(Jeffrey S. Spofford is the circulation manager for The Portland Daily Sun. His column appears Fridays.)

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What to make of this tragedy?

Suboxone can prove ‘highly effective’ for opiate addiction

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Contrast this to the profi le of the opiates commonly abused in Maine and elsewhere — heroin, methadone, oxycodone, and similar prescription painkillers. Unlike Suboxone, these substances are easily, and frequently, fatal in overdosage, even with no other substances involved, and even when taken by mouth in the standard fash-ion. Maine alone now logs roughly 100 deaths every year from overdose on these other opiates.

Nationally, the number of non-Suboxone opiate overdose deaths is greater than 10,000 annually, and still increasing. Methadone alone causes over 5,000 deaths annually. When you consider that the number of prescriptions for Suboxone, at about 6 million per year, now exceeds the number for methadone, and you consider the utter lack of a Suboxone fatality epidemic, you begin to get a clear sense of the relative dangers of these substances.

As a physician who has seen appropriate Suboxone treatment produce life-changing results in my own patients, I am highly concerned about the suggestion in the article

that doctors prescribing Suboxone should “stop doing so.” This medica-tion is by no means perfect or innoc-uous, but when combined with other modalities of treatment, it can be highly effective for opiate addiction.

Most importantly, even if diverted and abused, it is far less likely to lead to the ultimate tragedy of death. I hope this is something we can all agree is a positive step in a very chal-lenging struggle.

Dr. Daniel Filene, M.D.Portland

(Dr. Filene provided footnoted source material with his letter, including University of Maine, Mar-garet Chase Smith Policy Center (http://mcspolicycenter.umaine.edu/files/pdf/DD%20Report%2097-08%20Final%202.pdf); U.S. Cen-ters for Disease Control and Pre-vention (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db22.htm); and U.S. Food and Drug Administra-tion/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (http://buprenorphine.samhsa.gov/bwns/2010_presentations_pdf/09_Greene_508.pdf).

Jill McCrery’s 6-year-old son, Camden Pierce Hughes. McCrery was in Boston at the time she allegedly murdered her son, according to news reports. Police said his body was wrapped in a blanket and left on the side of a roadway in South Berwick on Saturday.(Photo from Facebook)

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Indictments expected next week against men charged in Krista Dittmeyer murder

OSSIPEE, N.H. — The three men arrested in connection with Krista Dittmeyer’s murder all avoided appearing in court Thursday, but it’s unlikely they will be away long.

Anthony Papile, 28, Michael Petelis, 28, and Trevor Ferguson, 23, were all scheduled for individual hearings at 3 p.m. Thursday in Ossipee District Court to determine if the state had enough evidence to hold them until they are formally charged by a grand jury.

But the hearings never happened. Ferguson waived his, and Papile and Petelis both asked to postpone theirs 60 days.

No new hearing date was made, but the next round of superior court indictments come out early next week. Formal charges against Petelis, Papile and Ferguson will likely be among them, making a new date irrelevant.

There’s no real difference between waiving the hearing and asking for a delay one day before the grand jury convenes, according to John Clothier, Ferguson’s lawyer. Either way formal charges will likely be out next week.

State Police arrested Papile on a charge of second-degree murder on May 11. Petelis and Ferguson were arrested the same day, accused of con-spiracy to commit robbery. All three men were arraigned in front of dozens of newspaper and television report-ers the following afternoon in Ossipee District Court.

Judge Robert Varney didn’t accept guilty or not guilty pleas, but he did refuse bail for Papile. He set Petelis’ and Ferguson’s bail at $250,000 cash, which neither could raise.

All three men are still in custody, Carroll County House of Corrections superintendent Jason Johnson said, but he would not confi rm if they were being held at his facility or not.

“I am not at liberty to discuss hous-ing information as it is a security issue,” he said in an e-mail. He did not respond to questions about the type of security concerns involved.

Clothier, however, confi rmed Fergu-son is still at the Carroll County Jail.

Calls to Papile’s and Petelis’ attorneys were not immediately returned.

Papile could face life in prison if con-victed on the charges he faces. Petelis and Ferguson are each looking at 15 years if convicted.

The charges could look different, however, by the time the formal indict-ments are released.

What authorities believe happened to Dittmeyer was well-documented at the arraignment. According to court documents, Papile and Petelis plotted to steal her drugs and money on the evening of April 22. Petelis lured Dit-tmeyer to his Ossipee apartment, the documents say, where Papile struck her in the head with a rubber club.

The two men then bound her with duct tape, and Papile put her into the truck of her car, according to the charges. He drove her car to the Cran-more ski area, where he arranged to have Ferguson pick him up, and he dumped her body, it's alleged.

Ferguson received gas money and a small amount of drugs for giving Papile a ride back to Ossipee, accord-ing to authorities, while Papile and Petelis divided up the drugs and money they stole from Dittmeyer.

Police found Dittmeyer’s car early on the morning of April 23. Her 14-month-old daughter was inside. A search and investigation ensued, and four day later authorities pulled her body out of a nearby snow-making pond at the base of Cranmore Ski Area in North Conway, N.H.

Petelis was known as Dittmeyer's "protector" before he plotted with Papile to rob her, the prosecutor said at his arraignment. He overdosed on drugs shortly before his arrest.

Both he and Papile have criminal records. Papile was serving two years probation for a receiving stolen prop-erty conviction when he was arrested, according to the Department of Cor-rections.

“We contend he violated rule seven,” Department of Corrections spokes-man Jeff Lyons said, which says he must remain arrest-free.

The department has fi led paper-work with the court for a hearing. The court had not yet set a date.

BY ERIK EISELETHE CONWAY DAILY SUN

A N.H. Fish and Game offi cer inves-

tigates the area around the missing

Portland woman’s car near Cranmore

Fitness Center in North Conway last

month. Offi cials found the body of

Krista Dittmeyer after this Nissan

Sentra, registered to Dittmeyer, was

found running with the door open, the emergency fl asher on and

her 14-month-old daughter inside. (JAMIE GEMMITI

FILE PHOTO)

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Talk of speculation that Christians will be swept up to Heaven on Saturday has become a popular online topic, even coming up on Russell's Facebook page.

"Whatever country misplaced its monsoon season, we found it for you," Russell wrote Thursday, a tongue-in-cheek reference to May's persistent drizzle.

Marion Leary of Philadelphia responded, "The is the prelim to Judgement Day :)"

Cris Edward Johnson of Pine Point then wrote, "This is seriously not my idea of Rapture."

Such is the discourse on the fi nal days online. Even print publications are getting in on the act. The Port-land Phoenix devoted its May 20-26 edition to the question: "Is this the end?" and in pure mocking fash-ion, gave tabloid treatment to the proposition.

If this topic seems familiar, thank Howard Camping, a California evangelist, who calculated by math equa-tions that the Second Coming is due May 21. His cur-rent end times prediction is that the Rapture will be on May 21, 2011 and that God will completely destroy the Earth and the universe fi ve months later on Oct. 21. If it's any consolation for non-believers, he had previ-

ously predicted that the Rapture would occur in Sep-tember 1994.

The Rapture as theology stems from 1 Thessalo-nians 4:16-17, which in the 21st Century King James Version, reads, "For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise fi rst; then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so shall we ever be with the Lord."

Many take issue with Camping and his May 21 predic-tion. Harry Walther, who calls himself "the most banned author in America," predicts a Mayan Doomsday on Dec. 22, 2012. His calculation is that the world has one year and a little over 200 days before the end times.

"The clock is counting down to The Coming of Antichrist in a Spaceship. Where will You be when the Screaming Starts?" he writes at www.satansrapture.com.

Walther blasts Camping, without naming him, in a missive at the Satan's Rapture website: "There is an

Internet Prophecy circulating where as a man claims that the 'rapture' or 'Doomsday'. ... It is nothing more than a guess, a speculation by a deluded, attention seeking man who is promoted by his lost followers, the 'blind leading the blind.'"

One apparent skeptic found a tongue-in-cheek way to have fun with Camping's prediction. On Craigslist, the poster from Nebraska wrote: "As you may know, the rapture is scheduled to happen this Saturday, May 21st. (http://judgementday2011.com). If you are one of many devout Christians who is going to ascend body and soul into heaven, you may have thought, 'What is going to happen to my pet after I'm gone?' Well worry no more because I have the solution: Due to my life of sin and debauchery, I unfortunately will not be joining the believers in paradise. Since I will be stuck here, I am willing to help you. For the price of only $100 per pet, I will sign a contract to give your favorite dog, cat, bird, or rodent a loving and caring post-rapture home. "

Even Camping's site, http://judgementday2011.com, has found a way to tweak a disbelieving public and try to raise some cash. "Don’t think the world will end on May 21st?" Camping challenges. "Are you sure that you will survive Judgement Day? Go ahead and shout it out to the world by buying the offi cial 'I Sur-vived Judgement Day 2011' T-Shirt right now!" Price is $20.40. No word on whether there are refunds.

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Antichrist in a Spaceship. Where will You be when the Screaming Starts?”

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Grand Hotel at Bayside Bowl8 p.m. “The great thing about Grand Hotel is in songs like ‘Visual,’ where Kyle Gervais’ pop music love gets to shine through unlike ever before. The rest of the band back it up so well, too. Gervais has a one-take style of vocals that keeps the feel real every time and it continues with Grand Hotel,” writes Mark Curdo of WCYY. 58 Adler St. $5, all ages.

Olas at Mayo Street Arts8 p.m. Olas at Mayo Street Arts. A band of musicians and dancers from Portland, inspired by traditional and modern fl amenco, translated through a blend of American folk, rock, Arabic and Afro-Cuban sounds. $10 at the door. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Mayo Street Arts is a nonprofi t music and arts center housed in the former St. Ansgar’s Church at 10 Mayo St. www.mayostreetarts.org

Saturday, May 21

David Crosby & Graham Nash at the State Theatre8 p.m. SOLD OUT. “As a duo, longtime creative partners David Crosby and Graham Nash bring out the best in each other, their distinct yet complementary styles balancing an equation that delivers a seamless and inspiring musi-cal whole. Two-thirds and one-half, respectively, of Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, these Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are legendary for their airtight and crystal-clear vocal harmonies, as sublime when delivered by simply these two together as they are from the larger con-fi gurations. It is a sound that’s one of the true touchstones of the rock ‘n’ roll era. Having toured as the occasional duo for four decades, Crosby and Nash will be backed by a band consisting of James Raymond playing keyboards, guitarist Dean Parks, bassist Kevin McCormick and Steve DiStan-islao on drums. The plan calls for Crosby and Stills to switch between acoustic and electric instruments as they play their classic tunes as well as a few new songs.” State Theatre.

Sunday, May 22

Portland Rossini Club fi nal concert3 p.m. The fi nal concert for the season of the Portland Ros-

sini Club will be held. The 140th season of public concerts is being held at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St. Parking is available behind the church and can be accessed from Park Street. Scheduled performances include Claude Debussy’s Images, Series II performed by pianist Carol Eaton Elowe of Brunswick; Five Songs by Johannes Brahms per-formed by soprano Olivia Casey and accompanied by Rich-ard Roberts on piano; Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen, Op. 15 performed by Cynthia Henriques of Falmouth and Franz Schubert’s Quintet, Op. 163 performed by violinist Eleanor Lehman of Scarborough, violist, Susanna Adams of Port-

land, cellist Barbara Graustein of Famouth plus two guest musicians, violinist, Robert Lehman and cellist, Volkhard Lindner. Suggested dona-tion for admission supports the club’s piano fund and is $10-$5 for seniors. Students free. FMI 797-8318 (Richard Roberts).

Tuesday, May 24

Jeff Beam & Will Gattis8 p.m. Jeff Beam & Will Gattis at Port City Music Hall. “The prestige that accompanies the title Maine’s Best Singer/Songwriter (as won in the 2007 Maine Songwriter Show-down) is not lost on its holder Will Gattis, a Portland-native singer/songwriter whose infl uences range from The Beatles, The Who, and Queen to Ben Folds Five, Nobuo Uematsu, and David Bowie. Describing his translation of those infl u-ences into his own songwriting and performing style, Gattis quips that what fans hear is ‘the hypothetical result of Ben Folds sitting next to Freddie Mercury in a philosophy class taught by Paul McCartney.’” Jeff Beam plays Indie/Psyche-delic/Rock. http://www.myspace.com/jeffbeammusic

Friday, May 27

Good Kids Sprouting Horns CD release party9 p.m. Winter is never really gone. The heat of summer days

reminds us, like a scar, of the wounds of 6 months past. Good Kids Sprouting Horns’ We Are Animals is a picture of winter, dark and moody, that follows last year’s Give Up The Ghost and trumps it. Frontman Anthony Bitetti recorded both albums by himself, but new equipment and experience has led to a marked improvement in audio fi delity. Bandmates Jessamy Luthin and Ryan Higgins contributed to the sound of the album this time around, as opposed to GUTG’s one-man-band approach. The result is an evocative, atmospheric album. Celebrate the new release on [dog] and [pony] with GKSH and openers Marie Stella and Theodore Treehouse. Marie Stella is a four piece indie noise pop band from Portland com-prised of Sydney Bourke (Satellite Lot, Isadora, Sunset Hearts), Matthew Erickson (Sunset Hearts), Bryan Bruchman (Man in Gray, DraculaZombieUSA), and Max Heinz (The List Exists, Sunset Hearts). $6, 18 plus. SPACE Gallery, http://www.space538.org.

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Will Gattis, a Portland-native singer/songwriter whose infl uences range from The Beatles, The Who, and Queen to Ben Folds Five, Nobuo Uematsu, and David Bowie, will perform at Port City Music Hall on Tuesday, May 24. (COURTESY PHOTO)

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Friday, May 20, 2011— Page 9

The PPAC reopened the search for artist-designed public benches after an underwhelming response to the 17 designs submitted in an initial round of the competition.

The benches were slated to be installed by June in time for the city’s annual Trails Day event, but with only two of the proposed designs earning fi ve-to-three affi r-mative votes from the project’s commissioning committee, the PAC decided to revamp the submission process in hopes of drawing a larger pool of candidates.

This time around the PPAC took a different approach — sending out a request for qualifi cations (RFQ) instead of a request for proposals (RFP). An RFQ asks designers and artists only to submit their profes-sional qualifi cations instead of a fully-rendered bench design.

“We need dozens [of submissions], not a dozen,” said Jack Soley, former PPAC chair, during January’s meet-ing.

The former director’s wishes were met during the RFQ process, which drew 107 submissions, including a strong showing of Maine artists.

“I’m really pleased with the RFQ

process because now we’ve been able to see people's work at their best and we have a good understanding of what is possible," said city coun-cilor and PPAC member Dave Mar-shall, adding, “The RFP process was, I think, a little too rigid.”

The PPAC chose three bench sites along the 1.2 mile-long trail — the plazas adjoining Elm Street and Planet Dog, and the base of the Loring Trail on the Eastern Prom. Now the committee must decide whether to select one artist to create a suite of three designs or exhibit one artist at each site.

“If one proposed design is very expensive but worth it, what are the considerations of allocating all of the budget to one artist?” asked commis-sioning panel member Anne Pringle during Wednesday’s meeting.

Some on the PPAC felt if a strong fi rst round of artist-designed benches could fi nd favor with the people of Portland, the Bayside Seat-ing project could become an ongoing initiative drawing additional public and private sponsorship.

“My feeling is this fi rst person has to hit a huge home run,” said Peggy Greenhut Golden. “I’ll feel badly if it's not a Maine artist, but I think this has legs and it's our job to make this fi rst one absolutely fabulous.”

The four artists leading the fi eld after Wednesday’s meeting will be interviewed by phone next week. Depending how the interview pro-cess goes, some or all of these artists

will be paid a stipend and asked to submit design concepts and budgets, according to Pringle.

The concepts will then be pre-sented by the commission panel to the full PPAC, who will make their fi nal selection of the one, two or three artists who will be asked to create detailed designs which will be brought to the City Council for approval by early September.

“We are still in the qualifying pro-cess, with the fi nal selection a few months down the road after the con-cept phase,” said Pringle in an e-mail to the Daily Sun.

Stephens, who earned his MFA from The Maine College of Art in 2002 and has shown extensively around Portland, was lauded by the PPAC for his background in site-spe-cifi c work.

Notable Stephens pieces in the Portland area include a tree-shaped sculpture created from salvaged lumber located in Westbrook High School, and an impossibly high dining room table and matching chairs in the atrium of the Univer-sity of Southern Maine’s Abromson Center.

“Having seen his work around for years, I have confi dence that he could do something fabulous,” said Greenhut Golden.

“I think he's a great, great choice. always comes up with something very intelligent and aesthetically pleasing that works on multiple

TOP: A metal grid Chaise lounge fi lled with smooth, round stones, made by Maine artist Celeste Roberge, who specializes in tradi-tional furniture made from less-than-tradi-tional materials. Roberge is one of four artists who made the short list to design a bench for Portland’s Bayside Trail, the Portland Public Art Committee decided on Wednesday. ABOVE RIGHT: The “Zipper Bench” by Washington D.C. design fi rm Skye Design Studio, Ltd. was a favorite example of an artist-designed bench among members of the Portland Public Art Committee. The commissioning panel of the PPAC will contact Skye and three other artists in the coming week before offering concept-design stipends. LEFT: Aaron T. Stephan’s 2005 work “Lift,” seen here at The University of Southern Maine’s Abromson Center. A well-known artist in the area with work at USM and Westbrook High School, as well as shows at many Portland galleries, Stephan was one of the artists chosen by the PPAC to make it to the next round of interviews. (COURTESY PHOTOS)

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Today is Friday, May 20, the 140th day of 2011. There are 225 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On May 20, 1861, during the Civil War, the

Confederate Congress resolved to move the capital of the Confederacy from Montgom-ery, Ala., to Richmond, Va. North Carolina voted to secede from the Union. Kentucky declared its neutrality.

On this date:In 1506, explorer Christopher Columbus

died in Spain.In 1902, the United States ended a

three-year military presence in Cuba as the Republic of Cuba was established under its fi rst elected president, Tomas Estrada Palma.

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N.Y., aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo fl ight to France.

In 1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland to become the fi rst woman to fl y solo across the Atlantic.

In 1939, regular trans-Atlantic mail service began as a Pan American Airways plane, the Yankee Clipper, took off from Port Washing-ton, N.Y., bound for Marseille, France.

In 1961, a white mob attacked a busload of Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Ala., prompting the federal government to send in U.S. marshals to restore order.

In 1969, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces captured Ap Bia Mountain, referred to as “Hamburger Hill” by the Americans, following one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.

In 1970, some 100,000 people demon-strated in New York’s Wall Street district in support of U.S. policy in Vietnam and Cam-bodia.

In 1985, the FBI arrested John A. Walker Jr., who was later convicted of heading a spy ring for the Soviet Union.

One year ago: Mexican President Felipe Calderon took his opposition to a new Ari-zona immigration law to the U.S. Congress, telling lawmakers it ignored “a reality that cannot be erased by decree.” A masked intruder stole a Picasso, a Matisse and three other masterpieces from a Paris museum.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor-author James McEachin is 81. Actor Anthony Zerbe is 75. Actor David Proval is 69. Singer Joe Cocker is 67. Singer-actress Cher is 65. Actor-comedian Dave Thomas is 62. Rock musician Warren Cann is 59. Rock musician Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go’s) is 53. Actor Bronson Pinchot is 52. Singer Susan Cow-sill is 52. Actor John Billingsley is 51. Actor Tony Goldwyn is 51. Singer Nick Heyward is 50. TV personality Ted Allen is 46. Actress Mindy Cohn is 45. Rock musician Tom Gorman (Belly) is 45. Actress Gina Ravera is 45. Actor Timothy Olyphant is 43. Rapper Busta Rhymes is 39. Rock musician Ryan Martinie is 36. Actor Matt Czuchry is 34.

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Portland Public Schools graduations 8:30 a.m. It’s graduation season in Portland. Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS) kicks off graduation ceremonies on Friday. The Portland Public Schools will hold the following graduation ceremonies: May 20, 8:30 a.m., Building B, Portland Arts and Technology High School graduation for the morning session; May 20, 11:30 a.m., Building B, Portland Arts and Technology High School graduation for the afternoon session; June 1, 10:30 a.m., Portland Expo, Deering High School graduation; June 2, 10:30 a.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland High School graduation; June 2, 6 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, Casco Bay High School graduation; June 9, 6 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland Adult Education graduation.

Maine Treasurer Bruce Poliquin with MHPC at Dimillo’s in Portlandnoon to 1:30 p.m. The Maine Heritage Policy Center presents “Fiscal Prudence: The Foundation of a Healthy Private Sector Economy and Job Creation” by Bruce Poliquin, Treasurer of Maine. DiMillo’s On the Water, 25 Long Wharf, Portland. MHPC Member: $17 per person, inclu-sive of tax and gratuity. Non-Member: $22 For additional information, please contact Amanda Clark at 321-2550 or aclark@mainepolicy.org.

Meet Portland’s city manager fi nalists5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Portland’s City Man-ager Search Committee, comprised of City Councilors Cheryl Leeman (chair), John Anton and Jill Duson, announced the selec-tion of three fi nalists from 65 applicants for the city’s top administrative position, city manager. The fi nalists include City of Port-land Acting City Manager Patricia Finnigan, Framingham, Mass. Town Manager Julian Suso, and North Andover, Mass. Town Man-ager Mark Rees. As a part of the selection process, the public is invited to a reception to meet the fi nalists at the State of Maine Room in City Hall Friday between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The City Council will begin interviews this weekend and will make a fi nal recommendation for city manager next month. The City Council commenced their search for a new City Manager in Feb-ruary following the retirement of City Man-ager Joseph E. Gray.

Economist Stewart Wallis at Hour Exchange event5:30 p.m. World renowned economist Stew-art Wallis of the New Economics Foundation in the United Kingdom is coming to the Maine Irish Heri-tage Center to speak on “The Great Transition.” “The Great Transition is about retooling local and global economies toward an economy that produces good jobs for everyone, improves human wellbeing, and decreases social inequal-ity — and does this all within planetary limits.” The event is being presented by Hour Exchange Portland and is free and open to the public, doors open at 5:00 and there will be an open Q and A session to discuss local solutions. All dona-tions collected will go towards sustaining Hour Exchange Portland’s operations. “Hour Exchange Portland creates an alternative local economy of neighbors helping neighbors. Neighbors exchange service cash-free and tax-free based on the currency of time, where everyone’s time is equal no matter what the service being provided. Over the years Hour Exchange Portland members have exchanged over 140,000 hours of community service and provided over 22,000 hours of free health care. Just last year members of Hour Exchange Portland were able to winterize nearly 100 homes and the Exchange helped approx. 140 seniors, 50 people with disabilities, 40 single parent families, and 400 lower income neighbors in the greater Portland area get services they needed while they contributed back to the community, utilizing their skills to help others. Anyone inter-ested in fi nding out more or joining Hour Exchange Portland can visit their website www.HourExchangePortland.org.”

‘Into Eternity’6:30 p.m. “Into Eternity” screening at the Portland Museum of Art. Friday, May 20, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 21, 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 22, 2 p.m. NR. A fi lm being screened at the Portland Museum of Art explores an effort to encapsulate

radioactive waste underground. “While gigantic monster machines dig deeper and deeper into the dark, experts above ground strive to fi nd solutions to the radioactive waste issue, solutions that can secure mankind now and in the future. A documentary timecapsule, it is a wondrous and frightening journey into the underworld and into the future.” In English, Finnish, and Swedish with English sub-titles.

Spring for 317!7 p.m. The stage at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Con-gress Street, Portland, will come alive with the sounds of Bluegrass, Celtic, Folk, Country and more at Spring for 317!, the annual concert to benefi t the 317 Main Street Community Music Center scholarship fund. The multi-tal-ented teaching staff at 317 Main Street will present a vig-orous selection of the wide variety of music styles taught at the music school. Some of Maine’s best-known acous-tic musicians will mix it up in many different arrangements and confi gurations in what promises to be night of great cameraderie and boundary-pushing musicianship. Perform-ers will include Melissa Bragdon, Erica Brown, Diana Hansen, Robin Jellis, Danielle Langord, Carter Logan, Andrew Mar-telle, Jason Phelps, Nicole Rabata, Steve Roy, Matt Shipman, Kathy Slack, Joe Walsh, Jed Wilson, Tom Whitehead, and stu-dent guests. The Portland-based bands (made up largely of 317 staff) The Jerks of Grass, The Stowaways, and Niaia will perform as well. All tickets are $20. All proceeds go directly to the scholarship fund. Children are welcome. St. Lawrence Arts Center is handicapped accessible. Tickets are available online at BrownPaperTickets.com (http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/172289) and in person at the Front Desk at 317 Main Street in Yarmouth during regular business hours.

Saturday, May 21

Daylily and Hosta Society plant sale8 a.m. to noon. Southern Maine Daylily and Hosta Society is having their annual plant sale May 21 from 8 a.m. to noon. It is held in the Hor-ticulture Building at Southern Maine Community College on Slocum Drive in South Portland. Look for Plant Sale signs on campus. There will be day-lilies, Hostas and other perennials for sale.

Friends of Feral Felines 12th annual Plant Sale9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rain or shine at 102 Saco St., Westbrook (corner of Saco Street and West Val-entine Street). All proceeds benefi t Friends of Feral Felines and helping feral cats in southern Maine.

Deering Yard Sale9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Deering High School Yard Sale, costumes, properties, books and more. On the lawn, in front of the auditorium. For more informa-tion, please contact Kathleen Harris at 874-8260.

Foreside Garden Club plant sale9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Foreside Garden Club is having its annual plant and bake sale the Falmouth Shopping Center on Rte. 1 in Falmouth. We will be selling perennials dug from our gardens, annuals and hanging baskets, herbs, and garden related items as well as homemade baked goods.Thank you. For more info call Mimi Hinkel at 829-3578.

National Public Works Week event in Westbrook9 a.m. to noon. The public is encouraged to attend regional events in the southern part of the state to celebrate National Public Works Week, May 15-21. With the theme of, Public Works: Serving You and Your Communities, the Maine Chapter of the APWA is proud to host several regional events where the public can view various equipment used everyday to keep roads and public infrastructure working properly. The town of Westbrook will be hosting an Open House and Reception at their facility on Saco Street in Westbrook This event will include tours of the facility, refreshments, and equipment will be on display. This event will also give the resident of Westbrook a chance to speak to management and staff of the Westbrook Department of Public Ser-vices and to learn more about a possible new Public Services facility.

UNE Commencement10 a.m. The University of New England will award associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees — in osteopathic medicine, health sci-ences, natural sciences, social sciences, human services, education, management and the liberal arts during a commencement ceremony at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Graduates will need to arrive for the line up at 9 a.m. Doors

will open for general seating at 9 a.m. U.S. Representative Michael H. Michaud, who represents Maine’s 2nd congres-sional district, will be the guest speaker at the 2011 Univer-sity of New England Commencement exercises. Michaud will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree. http://www.une.edu

Maine Law’s Commencement10 a.m. The Honorable David Brock Hornby, U.S. dis-trict court judge for the District of Maine, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Maine School of Law’s 2011 Commencement in Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Hornby joined the court in 1990 after his nomination by President George H.W. Bush and was chief judge from 1996 to 2003. In 2009, he received the prestigious Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award, an annual honor given to a federal judge of national stature and exemplary contribution to justice. Hornby assumed senior status on the court in May 2010. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1969, Hornby clerked for Hon. John Minor Wisdom of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Fol-lowing his clerkship, he served as an associate profes-sor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law, then moved to Maine and engaged in private legal practice. In 1982, Hornby became a federal magistrate judge for the District of Maine, a position he held until his appointment as an associate justice for the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 1988. Ninety students will be awarded degrees at Saturday’s ceremony. http://mainelaw.maine.edu/

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic will play the Maine State Pier, Commercial Street/Franklin Street, Portland, Saturday, June 4 at 8 p.m. See www.kahbang.com/maine-state-pier-concert-series/for details. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Tour of Calvary Cemetery10 a.m. The Maine Irish Heritage Center plans a tour of Cal-vary Cemetery on Main Street, South Portland, by Matthew Jude Barker. 780-0118

National Public Works Week event in Portland10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend regional events in the southern part of the state to celebrate National Public Works Week, May 15-21. With the theme of, Public Works: Serving You and Your Communities, the Maine Chapter of the APWA is proud to host several regional events where the public can view various equip-ment used everyday to keep roads and public infrastructure working properly. Portland Public Services will be hosting an Open House at their Central Maintenance Facility on Hanover Street in Portland. Equipment will be on display and refreshments will be available.

Second annual WestFest10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The West End Neighborhood Association will host the second annual WestFest event to be held rain or shine at the Reiche Community Center. “Our fi rst event in 2010 was a huge success and we are looking forward to gathering the community once again for a day of food, fun, music, arts and crafts, animal, kid activities and MORE. WestFest 2010 brought 700 people out to enjoy the day at Reiche Community Center and we expect an even bigger crowd this year.” www.wenamaine.org/events.htm

Meet three authors in Portland11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet and greet three Maine authors at Arby’s on Forest Ave., Portland on May 21 and 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days. Eugene Elcik, the 78-year-old author of ‘desperation of souls’ and the soon to be released ‘The Lobsterman of Deep Cove, Maine’ will be available to answer questions and sign books. The audacious crazy Dane author who made Maine his home will have both books; ‘Jerry the Joyful Jet’ and ‘The Almost Always Auda-cious Adventures of Larry and Wuppy ... The Easter Puppy’ available for sale and autographs. Lars will also have sev-eral pieces of his art on sale at prices the State of Maine can afford to replace the mural! Clay Hurtubise, owner of Raven House Publishing, and author of ‘Drug Trip’ and “Shaman: Devil’s Deal’ will also be at the event.

Multicultural Exercise for Health and Lovenoon to 6 p.m. Portland will hold its sixth annual Multicul-tural Exercise for Health and Love: a health fair that focuses on health screenings and referrals for racial and ethnic minority communities in the Greater Portland area. The event will celebrate the health and well being of Portland’s vibrant ethnic communities with multicultural food, dance and festivities. All attendees will be encouraged to take advantage of the culturally sensitive diabetes and heart health screenings, risk assessments and counseling. For more information, contact Dr. Bankole, A. K. at 207-874-8773, or via email bak@portlandmaine.gov. Admission is free. Portland Exposition Building, 239 Park Ave.

MPA Rising Tide Awards Dinner6 p.m. Maine People’s Alliance Rising Tide Awards Dinner, Woodford’s Congregational Church, UCC, 202 Woodford’s Street, Portland. Doors open at 6 p.m. “As always, our annual dinner will be a chance to celebrate the progressive leaders whose commitment to social change has made a real difference for Maine families and communities. Award winners include MPA member Shanna Rogers from Lewis-ton, Kit St. John of the Maine Center for Economic Policy and Representative Diane Russell of Portland. This year’s dinner will also be a chance for hundreds of us to recom-mit ourselves to the fi ght for justice. We know that Gover-nor LePage’s vision for Maine is not shared by the majority of Mainers. We can stop him and his corporate backers, but we’ll have to work hard — door-knocking, phone-banking, writing letters — especially between now and 2012.” Keynote speaker Jesselyn Radack, Homeland Security Director of the national Government Accountability Project (the nation’s lead-ing whistle-blower group), will share her experience holding government accountable to our vision of a just and free soci-ety. Tickets are $20 or $150 for a table of eight. Discounted tickets are available for a limited time by emailing charlene@mainepeoplesalliance.org. 797-0967 to order by phone.

‘Seven Shades of Green’ screened7 p.m. A screening of the documentary, “Seven Shades of Green” at the Maine Irish Heritage Center (Includes conver-sation afterward with writer/director Justin Bell.) Watch the trailer at: www.sevenshadesofgreen.net. “Seven Shades of Green” is a feature length documentary showing the jour-ney of a partial Irish-American narrator from home in Boston up to Maine and over to Nova Scotia, to Scotland, then to Ireland. Themes explored include: Irish identity, immigra-tion to the US and Ireland, history, the economy, faith, and storytelling itself. Suggested donation $7. Call 780-0118 or 232-2001.

Portland Youth Dance Company7 p.m. The Portland Youth Dance Company will highlight unique choreography and dancers at Portland High School. The show, “A Year in the Making,” will feature choreography developed by local artists and Broadway choreographers. The evening’s performance will also feature the dancers from the Outreach program. “Since 2002, over $15,000 dollars have been awarded to 21 underprivileged dancers to take dance classes through the scholarship program. This year’s show is sponsored by The Thomas Agency and Canney Communications.” The Outreach program has been running since 2006 and has reached over 700 stu-dents in the greater Portland area. Students have been given an opportunity to learn from Company members and members have been given a chance to teach and give back to their community. Portland Youth Dance is committed to promoting leadership, character and services through dance performance, educational and dance outreach. Call Portland Youth Dance at 712-4308 or purchase tickets at CascoBay Movers on Forest Avenue in Portland.

Will Juggle for Water! benefi t7:30 p.m. Will Juggle for Water! A Benefi t live action and comedy showcase by famed juggling act “TWO” at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. This performance is a benefi t for Engineers Without Borders (EWB). For more information on the act please visit www.twoshow.com. Tickets are $15 and available by placing advanced order at 347-3075 or by purchasing at our box offi ce the evening of the show. www.stlawrencearts.org

Sunday, May 22

Unity Center for Sacred Living10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Unity Center for Sacred Living, “an open, interfaith, Oneness oriented Spiritual Community ... here to evolve consciousness through what we call The New Spirituality,” is holding services. “We know that the essence of Spirit is within each and every one of us, and our aim is to create a safe and sacred space for each person to explore their own perception of Spirituality. UCSL offers weekly gatherings that are informative, creative, interac-tive, and sometimes ceremonial followed by fellowship. We hope you will come join us for our alternative services known as Sacred Living Gatherings.” Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Williston-West Church, Memorial Hall (2nd fl oor), 32 Thomas St. Portland. For more information call 221-0727 or email centerforsacredliving@gmail.com.

Maine Comics Arts Festival10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Maine Comics Arts Festival returns to Portland this May to celebrate the comic book art form. Over 100 comic writers, artists, publishers and cartoonists are expected to attend and exhibit at the third annual event on May 22 at Ocean Gateway on Portland’s waterfront. This year the festival has partnered with the Portland Public Library to offer programming on Saturday, May 21. Workshops and discussions include workshops on graphic novels, drawing workshops for kids, and many other events. All of Saturday’s events are in the library located at 5 Monument Square in Portland and are free and open to the public. The main festival exhibit runs on Sunday, May 22 at the Ocean Gateway facility located on Thames Street on Portland’s waterfront. Admission is $5, with kids 12 and under admitted free. For additional information visit the offi cial festival website at http://mainecomicsfestival.com or call Casablanca Comics at 780-1676. The Maine Comics Arts Festival is a production of Casablanca Comics of Portland. “Casablanca Comics is an award winning comic book retail store with two locations in southern Maine. Store owners Rick Lowell and Laura O’Meara have been sharing their love of comics with the public since 1987.”

Animal Refuge League Spring Fling Open House10 a.m. The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland will be holding a Spring Fling Open House at its facility, 449 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. The event features the ARL’s annual kitten shower, where guests are invited to fi ll the “Kitty Care-A-Van” with necessary supplies for the kit-tens expected to arrive in the next few weeks. The popular annual plant sale will kick off the event at 10 a.m. with all other festivities beginning at 11 a.m. “This year some very exciting features have been added to make it a memorable event for the whole family. Kid’s activities (such as face painting and crafts), fun family photos, and exciting new animal demonstrations. Miss Teen Maine USA 2011, Alexis McIwain will start the festivities by introducing the ARL’s new mascot, Miss Kitty and guests are invited to enjoy bake sale items (for humans and pets!) animal supplies, food and much, much more!”

Herb Adams lecture on the Civil War2 p.m. Lecture by local historian Herb Adams on the Civil War, the fi rst of many at the Maine Irish Heritage Center to commemorate the 150th anniversary. 780-0118

SMCC commencement2 p.m. Southern Maine Community College will celebrate its sixty-fourth commencement at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Tickets are not required, and there is no limit to the number of guests that can attend. For anyone requiring special accommodations or seating, please contact the Student Life Offi ce at 741-5967. Event parking for students and guests is available at the municipal garage adjacent to the Civic Center.

‘The Thinking Heart’ in Portland3 p.m. Four performances of “The Thinking Heart: the Life and Loves of Etty Hillesum,” will be presented in the Port-land area during April, May and June. Conversation con-cerning the work will follow performances. Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Ave., Portland, on May 22, at 3 p.m. Contact: Caroline Loupe, cmloupe@maine.rr.com, 926-5983. Admission: Donation requested. Glickman Family Library at the University of Southern Maine, 314 Forest Ave., seventh fl oor, Portland, on June 2, at 7 p.m. This performance is sponsored by Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. Contact: Joshua Bodwell, Executive Director, director@mainewriters.org, 228-8263.

‘Jekyll & Hyde’ auditions in Auburn6 p.m. Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theatre is announcing auditions for “Jekyll & Hyde,” the musical, call-ing for a huge cast, adults only please, on Sunday, May 22, and Monday, May 23, both days at 6 p.m. at Great Falls Performing Art Center, 30 Academy St., Auburn. Performance dates are August 5-14. FMI, please access www.laclt.com.

Monday, May 23

Rally for Peace in Darfurnoon to 1:15 p.m. Fur Cultural Revival (part of The Darfur Community Center of Maine) presents a Rally for Peace in Darfur/A New Southern Sudan at Monument Square (if it rains, the event will be in The Meg Perry Center, 644 Con-gress St.) This event is free and open to the public.

College scholarships for Riverton students1:30 p.m. C Port Credit Union will give 15 college schol-arships of $100 each to third, fourth and fi fth graders at Portland’s Riverton Elementary School at an awards cer-emony on May 23 at in the Riverton cafeteria. The credit union began partnering with the school on the “Riverton and Beyond” program four years ago. “The program aims to raise students’ aspirations and to get them thinking early about postsecondary education. Students work with a col-lege advisor to identify what they love to do now and how that might carry into future college studies. They also learn about writing college scholarship essays. The credit unionchooses scholarship recipients based on their essays.”

Dick Gregory at Bates College7 p.m. Dick Gregory, the African American comedian who transcended show-business success to become a promi-nent activist for social justice and civil rights, performs at Bates College in Lewiston, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Sponsored by the Bates Program in African American Studies and the Multifaith Chaplaincy, the event is open to the public at no cost, but reservations are required. Please contact 786-8272. “Gregory was one of a handful of black comedians who broke from the minstrelsy tradition to redefi ne the role of African American comedy. Throughout his career, he has used satire to comment on current political and race issues, turning his incisive humor and fame to good advantage in the civic arena. Today, the 78-year-old Gregory is also recognized as an entrepreneur with expertise in nutrition, but his focus remains on social and racial justice.”

The Singing Men of Maryland7:30 p.m. The Peaks Island Music Association presents The Singing Men of Maryland. The Singing Men of Maryland will perform at the Fifth Maine; 10 fabulous male voices, alumni of the Maryland State Boychoir, will sing a diversity of songs; free admission; a free-will offering will be taken to help defer their expense.

Tuesday, May 24

Bark in the Park at the Sea Dogs4:30 p.m. The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affi liate of the Boston Red Sox, will host the annual “Bark in the Park” event when the Sea Dogs take on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at 6 p.m. at Hadlock Field. “Take your dog out to the ballgame and enjoy a baseball game with the entire family. The Sea Dogs will open a special section located along the left-fi eld line in the ballpark for fans to be able to attend a Sea Dogs game with their beloved dogs. Tickets for the special dog section of the ball-park are $9 and include access to the park for both yourself and your dog. 879-9500 or online at www.seadogs.com

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levels,” said PPAC member Virginia Rose, who suggested that Stephen's notoriety in the Port-land area might make him the ideal candidate to attract additional funding for the project. “If we're looking for more funding, he's such a known quan-tity,” she said.

Roberge, a native Mainer who teaches sculp-ture at the University of Florida, was also well regarded and very familiar to many on the panel. Specializing in furniture-based forms, Roberge is known for creating chaise lounge-inspired sculp-tures both functional and decorative.

Rose, who has helped to sell Roberge’s work to the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, said the artist’s industrial style would fi t well in the post-industrial Bayside neighborhood. “I’m biased, but I think she fi ts in perfectly with that neighbor-hood and has the ability to identify with [it] his-torically,” she said.

Slides of Roberge’s metal grid chaise lounge sculpture fi lled with smooth rounds stones caught the committee’s attention, but in a letter to the PPAC, Roberge expressed interest in designing a piece around the concept of seaweed.

“I love the bench with the stones, I would have bought it and put it in my backyard, but I would have no problem working with her to create a con-cept around seaweed,” said Greenhut Golden.

Included in the Washington, D.C. design fi rm’s submission to the PPAC, a slide of Skye Design Studio’s “zipper bench” garnered a strong reaction from the group.

“The zipper bench was really impressive, I could totally see it in Bayside,” said Marshall.

“It’s beautiful. They are landscape architects, engineers, they get landscaping and design and they are creative,” said Greenhut Golden. How-ever, some on the committee expressed concerns that a large, multi-national fi rm like Skye might not be interested in splitting a $40,000 commis-sion.

“I would be thrilled to have them do all three, but they are a very big fi rm and this seems like a small project for them,” said Greenhut Golden.

“It’s not clear if they would be interested if they only got one out of three [sites],” said artists and PPAC member Pandora LaCasse.

The simple, naturalistic stone bench designs of New Hampshire sculpture Gary Haven Smith were seen as a fi tting aesthetic for the trail. Smith expressed interest in siting his work at the base of the Loring Trail, envisioning benches created from two glacier boulders, tumbled by the forces of nature for over 10,000 years, which would be visible from Interstate 295.

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A pedestrian follows the Bayside Trail along Interstate 295 near its intersection with the Eastern Prom Trail. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

Committee discusses use of one artist at three sites

"Last year was the exact oppo-site, we had a wonderful spring, very dry; because of that we had record public use in March and April, and actually we had our best year ever," he recalled.

This year, from January through April, the park drew 204,911 visitors for day use and camping; last year, 241,975 attended the park during the same period.

"Last weekend was extremely slow, weekdays are fairly quiet when school is still in session," Hutchinson said.

One school trip was can-celled on Monday because of the weather.

"It's just been miserable," agreed National Weather Service

meteorologist Michael Cempa, "it hasn't really been raining hard, it's just been constantly drizzling, and it's been cold."

Thursday's total for the month of 2.29 inches of rain in Portland is right on average for rainfall, the weather service reported.

"It seems worst than it is, other than Sunday, we haven't really had any heavy rain out of this system, mostly it's been drizzle and showers here and there," Cempa said.

"Until we hit this stretch when it started raining ... we only had .37 (inch of rain) since the fi rst of the month. So even though we were kind of cloudy and we saw rain, we really didn't have a lot of rain those days. The rest of it we picked up in the last four or fi ve days," he said.

The city has felt the psychologi-cal effects of 1.82 inches of rain in the last fi ve days since Sunday, including 1.02 inches on Sunday.

This weekend should bring a reprieve, he said. Expect breaks of sun on Saturday, and Sunday will probably be the nicest day, he said. More typical springlike weather will bring some rain showers and thunderstorms next week, Cempa predicted, and then it's unclear how the summer will shape up. May's persistent driz-zle may evoke memories of 2009, when the summer in Portland was essentially a wash.

"This week was a similar type of pattern that we had in 2009," Cempa said, but by contrast, in 2009, "in July we had this kind of weather. "Let's hope that doesn't happen."

Reiche building gardens from ground up

A Garden Day from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Reiche Com-munity School in Portland will give volunteers a chance to build garden beds.

United Way volunteers removed sod from a back lot, and wooden raised beds will take the place of grass behind the school, staff there noted. The school has been awarded a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant from the Lowe's Charitable and Edu-cational Foundation to develop the school garden.

The garden will be built by par-ents, students, staff and neighbors as part of West Fest, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The garden will complement an outdoor classroom that was constructed last year, the school reported. The outdoor space will serve as a "hands-on learning envi-ronment for students in kindergar-ten through fi fth grade," the school reported. "Lessons in health, nutrition, math, science, art and

sustainable practices will be incor-porated into the curriculum."

Reiche’s Green Team, made up of parents, teachers and adminis-trators, developed the idea for the garden. The nonprofi t group Cul-tivating Community worked with staff and parents on the design.

The Green Team held a poster contest for students, and the team is selling t-shirts to advertise and fundraise for the project. In addition to the Lowe’s grant, the garden project also has received grants from Portland Trails and Healthy Portland and donations from local businesses.

Students are growing seedlings in classrooms to be transplanted in the garden. It is hoped that the vegetables may be used in the school lunch program next fall. The Green Team is recruiting summer “garden sitters” to main-tain the plants over vacation, a form of running shifts to main-tain the gardens, staff reported.

Members of Reiche’s Green Team are Principal Paul Yarnev-ich, teachers Kevin Brewster and

Laura Graves and parents Judy Watson, Hazel Holmes, Lorie Dana, Leslie Pohl, Emily Pines and Molly Horn.

The effort to develop a plan for greening Reiche's school grounds began about four years ago as a result of a community charrette, the school reported. A grant from Portland resident Fred Padula helped the school start fl ower gardens and install a gazebo on the Clark Street side. Charlotte Maloney, a landscape architect, volunteered her time to create a plan for the garden based on ideas from the charette.

Last year, the school used a grant from Healthy Portland to begin composting fruit and vegetable waste from the class-rooms, adding one more aspect to Reiche’s greening process, the school noted. This year, Maloney again volunteered, designing a trapezoidal bed pattern that will put seven beds in a semicircle, along the fl ower gardens. These beds will have their own irriga-tion system.

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State park sees drop in attendance in early 2011

BY DAVID CARKHUFFTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

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Tonight at Memorial Field in Portland, high school lacrosse fans will get a chance to double their plea-sure. Four high school lacrosse teams will be fea-tured in a special prime time event.

At 5:30 p.m. under the lights, Cheverus will battle Windham. Then at 7:30 p.m., rivals Portland and Deering will go at it.

"It is really the fi rst time we have done something like this," said Deering coach Bob Rothbart. "All four of us coaches thought it would be a really cool thing to do. It is a great way to showcase Class A high school lacrosse."

All four teams are from Class A East, and all four are battling for playoff sports with just a few games to go in the regular season. Cheverus comes in with a record of (3-6) to take on (3-5) Windham. The winner of the opening game of the doubleheader will increase its chance at the playoffs. The loser will probably be out of it.

The Stags are in seventh place and the Eagles are in ninth, so with only six teams making the postsea-son every game is a big one.

"It is a must win for us," said Cheverus coach Deke Andrew. "Both teams are on the bubble with Mt. Ararat and Brunswick just ahead of us, so a win would be huge."

In the nightcap, it will be (8-1) Portland versus (8-1) Deering. Both teams are just behind Lewiston and Messalonskee in the standings. Not only is a higher seed up for grabs, but local bragging rights as well.

"This is the fi rst time in a few years the rivalry has been meaningful," admitted Portland coach Eric Begonia, "The kids at both schools grew up playing with and against each other so this game is always fun. Throw in the game at night under the lights

and it should be a great atmosphere.""It is always great every time we play each other,"

said Rams coach Bob Rothbart. "This will mean even more since we have the same record and are battling for a good playoff spot."

Besides a great doubleheader of lacrosse and some playoff spots on the line, there are several sub plots when it comes to the coaching staffs of the teams. Windham head coach Chris Shorr not only played at Deering, but was an assistant under cur-

rent coach Rams Bob Rothbart. Meantime Shorr's two assistants with the Eagles, Matt Morneau and Gar-rett McAdams, both played high school lacrosse at Portland High. Also, Cheverus coach Deke Andrew coached McAdams and Garrett on the middle school select team. To top it all off, most of the players and coaches taking part in tonight's doubleheader played with Back Bay Lacrosse.

"It will be a homecoming and a reunion of sorts," said Portland coach Eric Begonia. "It should all add up to a great environment on Friday night."

The environment couldn't be better for high school lacrosse in the state these days. The number of play-ers participating in the sport continues to rise, and interest is sky high.

"Our website, mainehighschoollacrosse.com gets over 6,000 hits a month," said Cheverus coach and website creator Deke Andrew. Tonight's primetime doubleheader will only help in the sport's growth. A big crowd is expected to a free event that will hopefully become a fi xture on the schedule from years to come.

"It will be a very unique night under the lights," said Portland coach Eric Begonia. "It will be a great night for high school lacrosse teams and fans. Now we just hope the weather cooperates." If that happens, then the forecast for high school lacrosse Friday night would picture perfect.

(Jeff Peterson anchors the 5 a.m., 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. news on WGME-TV, Channel 13. He formerly worked as sports director for the station.)

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H.S. LACROSSE DOUBLEHEADER

Tonight, Memorial Field5:30 p.m. Windham vs.

Cheverus 7:30 p.m. Portland vs.

Deering

BY JEFF PETERSONSPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

In tonight’s nightcap at Memorial Field, it will be (8-1) Portland High School (pictured) versus (8-1) Deering. (Photo courtesy of Portland High lacrosse)

High school lacrosse doubles the fun tonight