Garden Club Seeking New Members

Traffic Island in Springvale Photo: Southern Maine Garden Club By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor The folks who plant the flowers at key intersections in Sanford and Springvale are looking for new members for their club. The next meeting of Southern Maine Garden Club is 1 to 3 pm on Thursday, June 20, at Springvale Library. The scheduled speaker is Pamela Durack, the horticulture and landscaping instructor at Southern Maine Career Center. The club has been in existence for 28 years.…
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Mousam Way Land Trust Works to Restore American Chestnut

Large American chestnut trees from the late 19th century Photo: Courtesy of The American Chestnut Foundation By Lawrence Furbish In the summer of 1904, the chief forester of the Bronx Zoo in New York City noticed brown leaves in mid-summer on the majestic American chestnut trees lining the zoo’s walkways. By 1905, the disease was observed in a number of other locations, and in 1906, the assistant curator of the New York Botanical Garden was writing about a new epidemic…
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Out in the Woods

Spittlebug deposits can damage the plants they inhabit. That ‘Snake Spit’ is Really Someone’s Home Photo: Kevin McKeon By Kevin McKeon, Maine Master Naturalist We’ve probably all noticed the spit-like white foam clinging on herbaceous growth and among evergreen needles during our woods and trails walks — that stuff some people call “snake spit.” This stuff is actually a microhabitat: It's the home of spittlebugs. Plants move water and nutrients from their roots up to the leaves during the photosynthetic…
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School Notes

Compiled by Carolyn Cadigan A special day for CJL student athletes: After months of planning by teachers and staff, Carl J. Lamb Elementary School (CJL) held its first-ever Special Olympics event on June 3, bringing smiles and athletic achievement to students with disabilities. Special Education Director Kathryn McCall and PE Teacher Tatyana Wolterbeek teamed up with fellow teachers Dave Eldridge and Gabby Lieske to plan the athletic events, opening/closing ceremonies, parade of athletes, and commemorative t-shirts and medals. The competitions…
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Sports Notes

Sanford High School’s girls’ tennis team finished 11-5 to earn the No. 7 seed in the Class A South playoffs. Photo: Ryan Geary By Sam Bonsey, Sanford Schools Communications Coordinator SHS girls’ tennis end magical season in Regional Final Sanford High School’s girls’ tennis season ended at the Class A South Regional Final against Falmouth on Monday, June 10, at Bates College in Lewiston. Sanford finished the season at 11-5 to earn the No. 7 seed and beat No. 2…
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