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One Man’s Island by Bob Libby

When the Romans created their decimal system calendar, they named the ninth month November. Indigenous Americans observed the seasons and the full moons and counted twelve months in the year. On Chebeague most of the hardwood crowns are becoming bare; looking up from the shores and beaches, we can finally view the homes and cottages that were hidden all summer in foliage. General elections are the focus of the first week of November. This will be our last election as residents of Chebeague. For almost twenty years we were “summer complaints” spending the best summer months at the Brick House. When we first moved here, we registered and voted in Cumberland; since 2007 we have voted in every election and participated in every town meeting, caucus, primary, and election on the island. We have voted in five presidential elections and voted in off years when very few decisions were voted on besides the nomination to represent Chebeague in the Casco Bay Transportation District. We have always tried to investigate each issue and its impact on the island and the nation. When we voted to secede in 2007, we

opined that as long as the residents thought things through and controlled the vote by clear majority, all things would work for the best. Now, our family embarks on its next adventure— returning to the status of property-owning taxpayers living away and getting back to Chebeague when we can. We have lived on Chebeague longer than anywhere else in our lives. Marjorie will have to figure who should be the next recipient of the Boston Post cane when Paula’s mother, Mary, moves with us to the farm in Parsonsfield. We consider ourselves Chebeaguers, with permanent interest in this community, and intend to contribute to this community’s future. November also celebrates Thanksgiving, a special New England holiday that started just down the coast at Popham Beach. Every year we have been truly grateful for our family’s good fortune and the friendships that made it possible for us to experience life on Chebeague. None of us can know what the future holds, but we are forever thankful for our lives as part of this community.

2016 Chebeague Island Directory Corrections

EYSTER, Darlene & Jeffrey Dreyer 16 Aarons Wharf Rd no phone 2545 Blue Heron Circle West Lafayette CO 80026 Jeffrey JeffDryer@yahoo.com 314 580-0842

WEBB, Morrison DeSoto & Stacie Jacob 55 Cottage Rd 847-9349 48 Ridge Road Portland ME 04103 Toby tobywebb1947@gmail.com

HULBURT, David & Clara

33 Cottage Rd 846-9004

WEBB, Rodman & Elise

57 Cottage Rd 846-3558

8 Proctor Road Woods Hole Ma 02453 David dmhulburt@gmail.com

2004 NW 58th Terrace Gainesville FL 32605 Elise elisewebb@mac.com

508 776-4673 508 776-3786

352 514-9032 352 514-0728

Clara Clara.Hulburt@gmail.com

Rod rbwebb@mac.com

Please send corrections and additions to gulldirect@hotmail.com .

TONKS-HARTLING, Gretchen & Jim 58 Division Point Road 846-8505 Jim jhartling@urbanpartners.us

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NOVEMBER 2017 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR