Morning Sentinel from Waterville, Maine • 10

Morning Sentinel riday August 1 1986 Pittsfield Industrial Park in Pittsfield The trip began and ended with brief ings at the Kennebec Valley Vocational technical Institute in airfield At Wood Products plant man ager Brian Laont told the tour group his in general is financially doing fine Products of the mill a subsidiary of Wood Products Inc of Harwich Mass include lattice sheets and cubicles and a variety of other wooden display items seen quite a growth and a very encouraging acceptance of our ideas and our in the US mar ket Laont said On the other hand he acknowledged some of the younger workers the mill has employed have a SKOWHEGAN Business municipal and legislative leaders got a first hand look at the advantages and" disadvan tages facing Somerset County businesses Wednesday during a day long bus tour of the region Workers in the fields of government and education put' their heads together between stops to form a five year strate gy that the Maine Development ounda tion hopes will result in improvements in the county's economic status Included in tour were visits to Wood Products Inc in Bingham the Skowhegan Vocational Technical Center at Skowhegan Area High School Delong Sportswear Inc in Harmony and to Edwards Co and the work at the factory are highly valued by the Grinnell Iowa based company Rockwell said because they lead the nine other locations in pro dudtivity Delong Sportswear in Harmony turns out 1500 baseball jackets each day for major league teams colleges high schools and other organizations Accord ing to company figures sales are in' ex cess of $10 million annually with 99 percent of the production sold outside Maine However a proposed expansion at the site was not pursued to a lack of additional labor in the area and high workers compensation manage ment reported to the Maine Development oundation Training workers so an adequate sup ply is always available in the future was Other problems are market related Laont said He held up a pre finished pine board about 6 inches wide explain ing that people in the trade have seen samples and have reacted favorably like it very much They touch it they like it But they buy he shrugged Laont said the company believes sales will come after marketing efforts are stepped up after Christmas In themeantime has the equipment nee essary to turn out the paneling hooked up and ready to go he said In Harmony Delong Sportswear plant manager Ronald Rockwell said his com tendency to work only a few months and pany also has plenty of work but like quit often with little notice to the compa Wood has trouble sometimes luring ny which needs a steady workforce of workers around 50 people The 100 or so men and women that do Local So erset co i to sees prog essr fa i lures Governrrient education leaders hope to form a five year strategy to improve county's status By LINDA BEGIN Sentinel Staff one of the goals embraced by by county leaders in work sessions led throughout the day by MD President Henry Bour geois and Vice President Richard Kel so Other objectives proposed to help boost the economy includethe development of a support system for small businesses through the University of Maine system the creation and main tenance of an adequate highway system to transport raw materials and goods the promotion of educational opportuni ties and emphasizing existing human and natural resources that make Somer set County unique and desirable' Plans are to form an economic devel opment task force to supervise imple mentation of the five year strategy and a series of working groups to secure addi tional information and come up with ad ditional ideas Briefs negative donors needed at blood drive The negative red cell in ventory is currently at 60 per cent of optimal and is approaching a critical level according to the Red Cross The Red Cross needs all types of blood but especially the neg ative type There are two bloodmobiles coming up in the mid Maine area: Tuesday Aug 5 at the Winslow ire Hall Main Street Winslow from 1 6 pm and Wednesday Aug 6 from 2 6 pm at the downtown Water ville Peoples Heritage Bank balcony or more information con tact the Red Cross at 1 800 432 7376 Trailer park permit action due Tuesday OAKLAND The Oakland Planning meets Tuesday to con sider revoking the subdivision permit for Hidden Meadows Mobile Home Park Board members reviewed the history of the park at a workshop last month and will convene at 7:30 pm at the town office Tuesday to vote on the issue Also on the agenda is consid eration of preliminary and final plans for a nine lot subdivision proposed by Hobart and Jean Pierce on the west side of Town arm Road An inspection of that site was made by members during July After the fact ap Croval for a subdivision created yv Reginald Bizier on Hussey Hill Road in about 1971 will also be sought Under new business the board will take up applications from: Beverly Batey Beshara Saliba and John McDonald all for construction of decks on Messaonskee Lake Cynthia Reese for replacement of a sea sonal structure on East Pond and Richard reapplica tion to convert a seasonal dwell ing to year around use on Salmon Lake Bowdoin professor leads Colby program BRUNSWICK! John Turner professor of Romance languages at Bowdoin College will take leave of absence in 1986 87 to serve as director in residence of Colby ju niqryear in Spain program 'The program is in its third year and located in the city of Salamanca in northern Spain Unlike participants in many study away programs students in the Colby program will enroll in regular classes at the Unversdidad de Salamanca and be eligible to participate in sports cultural activities and every other aspect of student life There will be nine juniors en rolled in the 1986 87 program: seven from Colby one from Bowdoin and one from Wash ington University in St Louis Students in the Colby pro gram will live with Spanish families during the month long orientation period and they may choose to live in apart ments with Spanish students during the regular school year WOH employees cited by charity Three dozen employees of Waterville Osteopathic Hospital were recently honored by the March of Dimes for their partic ipation in the April walk a thon to raise money for the organiza tion Sally Powers March of Dimes regional coordinator presented the 36 walkers with a plaque The Employ ee Activity Committee Chair woman Nancy Lamontagne accepted the award on behalf of the walkers WOH received the plaque be cause it raised more than $1000 in the walk a thon Of the 30 tea ms that qualified 14 raised more than $1000 Ms Powers said Sentinel photo by Dick Maxwell Standing in the former Greyhound bus station Last Unicorn renovations for their Silver Street restaurant which will expand owners Honor Stanley and Rick Gallup look over the progress of into the bus station site BS 'L'' MuSSfl ''W ifTs IBtW XMMW I 1 1 Last Unicorn breaks through to bus station By PATRICIA MANGAN Sentinel Staff Those long lines Tdinner time for a table at the Last Unicorn ongilver Street may soon be only a memory The restaurant is undergoing renovations that will double seating accommodations say owners Rick Gallup and Honor Stanley The restaurant owners recently purchased the former Greyhound bus station office which lies adjacent to the eatery and are taking over the property to expand the dining area and kitchen Workers have already broken through the walls and the two buildings will be joined by an Business news archway said Gallup The facade of both buildings will be redone and the main entrance will be relocated to the former bus station The new dining section will be decorated with black granite tables purple and and tur quoise carpeting and art deco style etched glass The restaurant will also have a non smoking section Gallup said the expansion was prompted by the customers asked us to said Gallup were turning away The eight year old restaurant will also be expanding its menu New selections will in clude appetizers such as pate smoked salmon and fresh crabmeat Various salads and three or four specials for lunch and dinner will also be added to the res fare Prices will increase on certain items not on said Gallup The restaurant will close for seven to 10 days in September for the Renovations to be completed and it is expected to reopen at the end of September Part of the reconstruction of down town Silver Street calls for a widened sidewalk in front of the restaurant and Gallup said out door seating is planned for next summer Thomas names new dean of admissions Dr Richard Begin dean of Thomas College has an nounced the appointment of John MB dean of ad missions A de an Craig will be respon sible for tl devel opment of an effec tive and ef i ci ent admissions program as well as the marketing of the Thomas College undergraduate programs and services Having received his bache lor of arts degree from South ern Connecticut State University in 1970 and his mas ter of arts from Ball State Uni versity in 1971 Craig went on to earn his doctor of education from Columbia University in 1983 Since 1970 Craig has been involved professionally in a col legiate setting as a dean for stu dent services for both St University and Mercy College in New York and as a professor of marketing and management at Mercy College and assistant professor of mar keting at St University Most recently Craig served as director of marketing for the Brighton Chemical Corp in New York In making the announce ment Begin said: College is most fortunate to have an individual of such high caliber as its new dean for ad missions Dr academic background coupled with his practical experience in mar keting brings the dynamism to pur admissions effort that we believe will assure that the col lege retains its strong compet itive position among some of the leading educational institu tions in our market Craig will be residing in Wa terville with his wife and two children Craig EdD as CRAIG Kennebec County real estate transfers rederick Hussey China to Michael Swanholm and aye A racy both of China a parcel of field Mass a parcel of land being easterly by the Yorktown Road to gether with a right of way Patrick andjita Briggs Weeks Mills to Andrew and and Patricia A Wilkinson Cum berland RI a farm containing 90 acres being southerly by the main road leading from Waterville to Oakland John and Yvette Henry Pico Rivera Calif to Paul and Nellie Noel Winslow a parcel of land being at the east line of the Belgrade Road Rodney and Janice Har mon Oakland to William Wig gins Winslow and Susan Veilleux Waterville two parcel of land: the first being on the easterly line of Church Street the second being on the easterly side of Church Street William and Robert Joseph Zipse both of Marietta Ga Suz anne Zipse Maplewood NJ Carol Zipse New York NY Donna and Rodoiphc Mo rals Jr China to Reginald Bi zier Vassalboro a parcel of land being lots 10 and 20 of "Bradford Lane A Development for Ro dolphe and Arlene Morais in China Kennebec County Maine by Rowe and Ellis June 1978" Howard and Marcia Ann Charles Gorham to Jim Mitchell and Jed Davis A a Maine cor poration Augusta a parcel of land being at tne southwesterly corner of Lot 6 on a plan titled Phase I Ar nold Estates OAKLAND rom Kenneth Shaw of China to Byron Lee and Kathleen Louise Wrigley of Oakland a parcel of land being at the intersection of the west line of the right of way of the Maine central Railroad Co and in the center of the underpass accom Benton Randall and Nancy Wil son Windham to Rick and Jane Cook Augusta a parcel of land be ing pn the south line of Taylor Ave nue Cecile A Bernard Winslow and Anita Levasseur Pompano Beach la? to Raymond La chance Winslow a parcel of land iberti La Rochelle and Hodson SIDNEY rom John A and Rebecca Philbrick of Sidney to Stephen and Jody Knox of Oakland a parcel of land being on the wester ly side of the Middle Road VASSALBORO rom Stanley A Warner Sr and Jaye to Robert andVivi China to Mary Croswell Wren tham Mass twoparcels of land: the first with buildings being on the west shore of China Lake the sec ond tieina on the west shore of China Lake Lisa Sturtevant Gardineri a Stephen A and Mary Swift parcel of land being in the souther China to Markos A and Anna ly line of the road leading from Liakas Augusta a parcel of land Weeks Mills to South China being in the northwesterly right of way line'of Morrill Drive Edward and Charlene Henningsen South China to Karen Ottenstein nd David Galin East Winthrop two parcels of land: the first with buildings being on the easterly side of Arnold Road the second being at the northeasterly corner of Lot 17 Altoq Turner Jr and Pauline from airfield Street to the land of Portland Packing Co Ronald Gilbert Oakland to and Alice Ridky Oak land a parcel of land with build ings being in the northerly line of Birchwood Drive John Libby Oakland to Rich being on the westerly iine of the China known as Route US 202 ard and Carol A uller Oak lana a parcel ot land being Lot 12 ot "Libby Hill South" Phyllis armer Chapel Hill NC to Hazel Poulin China Kennebec County real estate transfers Included the following during the month of July: BELGRADE rom Xavier and Dorothy ronczkowski of New Port Riche 'la to James and Sharon Save of ort Lauderdale la and Kenneth and Marie Croke of West wood Mass a parcel of land with buildings being on the east shore of Pinkhams Cove in Great Pond to gether with a right of way James McAllister al mouth to Stephen andandace Vinette Belgrade Lakes a parcel of land being on the easteri side Route 11 containing 3724 acres CHINA rom James and Corinne Chapman fka Corinne Dee Turner China to Susan and Cunningham ot China to Maynara and Joye A Buck of Belfast a parcel of land being Lot ot "Rockwood developed for Ro dblphe and Arleen Morais in China Kennebec County Maine by Rowe and Ellis June 1982 Phase II" Harley Mairs Jr South China to Craig A and Susan A Burke Bridgton a parcel of land with buildings being at the southwest corner of land of rances ree marh Mihkel Hus and" Anu Koiv line of Dirigo Road I I AM A LZ QUUiii viitiia iu jonicad anu ii cue i West Windsor two parcels of land: the first being on the west side of the road leading from China land being on the west side of the Village to South ffhina the second road leading from South China to road running from South China to Highway 9 China Village known as the "Pond Stephen and Paula Road" Brown Clinton to Raymond Bruce A and Sheila A Gibbs LBlanc and Robert Talbot Mans John Olson Sr Weeks Mills a parcel of landbeing on the wester ly side of Pleasant View Ridge Road Jacqueline Vigue Water ville to Edward and Shirley Gurski Waterville a parcel of land being on the easterly shore on China Lake together with a right of way i Hazel Pellerin South China to Edward Comber Jr Augusta a modating the right of way leading parcel of land with buildings being on the northwesterly Tight of way an Warner a parcel of land with buildings being on the westerlyside of the North Belfast Road WINSLOW rom Kennebec ederal Sav ings and Loan Association of Wa terville to Winslow Baptist Church Inc of Winslow a parcel of land with buildings being in the souther ly side of the Dunbar Road WendelL Goodrich Winslow to Wendell Goodrich and Jane Edwards both of Winslow four parcels of land: the first being with buildings being at the south line of the road leading 'from Benton to Winslow the second being in the east line of the road leading from Benton to Winslow the third being on the east by the road leading from Benton to Winslow the Dayle A Zipse Placerville Calif fourth being at the 'north shore of Jan Zipse Wright olsom Calif the Mill Road in the south line of and Robert John Zipse Lewisburg the road leading from Winslow to ra to Raymond 5 ana Marilyn Petterson Berkeley Heights NJ a parcel of land being lots 213 214 and 215 of "East Lake Shores" to gether with a right of way ROME rom Sebastian and Ann Russo of Rome to Carmen Rus so of New Sharon a parcel of land with buildings bains Lot J26 of Bel grade Lakes Colony North by Al in the south line of Halifax street Dana Vigue Winslow to Doug and Michele A Veilleux Wa terville a parcel of land being on Stuart Street Phillip and Claudette Morn eau Winslow to John and Jea nine Libby Winslow a parcel of land with buildings being on the south side of the Abbott Road.