Previous Entries
February 27, 2001 - March 31, 2001
Date: March 31, 2001 Name: anne tomaszewski Location: zephyrhills, fl. Email: wavst@webtv.net Comment: i worked at Hardwood Products of Guilford Maine. i lived in Parkman for many years. we moved to Fl. 2yr. ago. Would like to email people in Maine. left many good friends behind.
Date: March 31, 2001 Name: Dustin Charrier Location: Corinna Me Email: Comment:
Date: March 29, 2001 Name: sara conner Location: paatterson LA Email: danga_chick@hotmail.com Comment: hello how you doing love your site
Date: March 29, 2001 Name: Marilyn Conway Location: Prague, OK Email: bmconway@brightok.net Comment: Ken, You are becoming the National Geographic of Corinna, Maine. I've heard of those birds, but had never seen one - they must have to walk carefully with that long beak!
Never thought I'd become a birdwatcher of any kind, but they are fun to watch. My biggest discovery in Oklahoma was seeing a Road Runner - you know they really do look like the cartoon character of the same name. Keep trying new things with that camera of yours - you always get positive responses when you do.
Date: March 28, 2001 Name: Mark and Tanya Berube Location: Hendersonville, NC. Email: mt82@bellsouth.net Comment: Looking at the picture of Corinna today, was unbelievable. Having not visited since 1999, a lot has changed. These pictures are great.
Thanks Mr. Dow
Date: March 26, 2001 Name: Joe Bennett (son of eelweir) Location: McKinney, Texas Email: jlbennett@mail.com Comment: My dad told me about this site so I visited. I'd rather come to Corinna in person..........seems I'm in "economic exile" from Central Maine, working to support my family in (of all places) North Central Texas.
Joe- Until you can make visit. Keep in touch here. -Ken
Date: March 26, 2001 Name: Elaine Williams Location: Silver Spring, MD Email: ejrandall@home.com Comment: There are many wonderful pictures in Cattail Press but I am awed by the picture on March 21st. What strikes me most is how the sun illuminates the tree – showing its true colors and textures and how it’s brightness and clarity dwarfs every thing around it. Thank you for sharing what you see in both words and pictures.
Thank you, Elaine. It is a striking photograph. I am pleased that you enjoy it. -Ken
Date: March 26, 2001 Name: Claudia Breslin Location: Wickford, RI Email: CCbreeze7@aol.com Comment: Hello Ken from one of the flatlanders,
I LOVE that photo you posted on March 21st, the one YOU liked so much that you posted it twice. You should add that to your wallpaper collection.
I also enjoy that weather chair alot. What a neat item.
Cannot wait to come up to Maine again. I am getting the antique bug. Great stores up these.
Just get rid of the awful snow. YUCK.Claudia- Thank you. We are trying but nature seems to have other ideas this year. The snow should be gone in a couple of weeks. -Ken
Date: March 23, 2001 Name: Peter Michaud Location: Newburgh, Maine Email: peterrmichaud@aol.com Comment: Ken: Mum & Dad tipped me off to your very nice website some time ago but since I only had access to a computer at work, I was not able to check in regularly. Mum is grateful that you put her back in touch with her relative in England - they correspond regularly now. I had to smile when I read about the Odd Fellows hall being saved - I remember those long-ago days when you and I tried smoking some of your grandmother's (Carmen) cigarettes up on the fire escape and we fretted about starting high school in the fall. I hardly ever get out Corinna way anymore and the only other person I see fairly regularly, other than my folks, has been Susan Goetz (nee Burrill). Great work on your website to say nothing about the colossal effort it must take.
PMPeter- I told your mother I wouldn't admit to smoking in those long-ago days. I could tell she knew better. Mothers always find out... -Ken
Date: March 23, 2001 Name: Marilyn Conway Location: Prague, Oklahoma Email: bmconway@brightok.net Comment: Ken, I like Norm's idea of the coffee table book of all your photos. I'd like to sign up right now for the 1st edition! I too liked your "Lone Tree" photo.
Marilyn- That's a good name for that picture. -Ken
Date: March 22, 2001 Name: Debi (Dow) Emmons Location: Gray, Maine Email: galadriel_emm@yahoo.com Comment: Gee - and I thought I was the only one in the Dow family who liked to write....(I'm sort of a second cousin to you, as my dad was Robert Dow of Exeter, brother to Herb Dow, Sr of Corinna). Great job!!
Date: March 22, 2001 Name: Norm Clarke Location: Right here Email: npclarke@gwi.net Comment: Ken,
More great photos!
Have you thought about compiling them into a book?
Perhaps you could combine them with "old" photos of Corinna. It would make a nice coffee table book and would be a quick seller, I'm sure.
Congrats on the awards, thanks for this site and for the terrific photos. As our lives get faster and faster, it's great to slow down a little and go back home for a while, even if it's on a small screen in front of us.Norm- I'm not sure what I will do with all the pictures. It's is quite a collection--maybe a book of some sort... -Ken
Date: March 21, 2001 Name: Mark and Tanya Berube Location: Hendersonville, NC. Email: mt82@bellsouth.net Comment: just want to say, the excellent picture of the town hall brought back so many memories of the "pal games" couldn't believe it.
Thank you....Mark & TanyaMark & Tanya- There are many good memories there. Lots of basketball has been played in the town hall in the last 100 years. -Ken
Date: March 21, 2001 Name: Gerald Smith Location: Windsor, CA Email: glsmith@jerre.com Comment: Ken,
Your March 20th photo is outstanding!! Are you a professional photographer too? Keep them coming...
Best regards, GeraldThank you, Gerald. I've found that if I take enough pictures, some of them are good. -Ken
Date: March 21, 2001 Name: Mary Location: Corinna Email: Comment: March 20th Nice picture!
Is that the full moon in the background?
Great site first one on my list every morning.Mary- Thank you. Yes, that is the moon, almost full. -Ken
Date: March 20, 2001 Name: Denise (Dow) Webster Location: Jeffersonville, VT Email: teadrinkers@mt-mansfield.com Comment: Hi, Ken,
It's been a strange day! My sister sent me Michael Dow's website, and I sent him an e-mail - and he gave me your website. My dad was Robert Dow, your grandfather's youngest brother - that makes me your dad's first cousin, even if I am only 40-something! We've lost touch with alot of family since Dad's death, and Mom moving to Bangor - it's been nice touching base with a couple of cousins. And, I have your folks e-mail address from a comment earlier, so will send them a note. This is a great site! What a great idea. It seems like a million years since I've been to Corinna - maybe we'll have to make a swing through this summer! Would love to hear from - my best to your family, and keep up the good work!
Date: March 20, 2001 Name: Daniel Parker Location: New Bern, NC Email: danielp@ncfreedom Comment: Ken I think I recall the Dexter Road coming in at an offset to the new bridge. I am interested in why they couldn't have made a straight shot to the Newport road?
Dan
Date: March 19, 2001 Name: liz(hartley)richards Location: dexter Email: lizrich31@hotmail.com Comment: WOW WHAT A GAME!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM, COACHES, PARENTS@ FANS..GOOD JOB. HOPE YOU HAVE MANY MORE GOLD ONES..
Date: March 19, 2001 Name: Wes Harris Location: Fort Gordon, GA Email: mainex3@yahoo.com Comment: Congratulations to the Nokomis girls on finishing off a tremendous season. Excellent job girls....
You deserve a gold ball!!
Date: March 18, 2001 Name: Herb and Betty Dow Location: Zephyrhills, Fl. Email: bnhdow2@earthlink.net Comment: Congratulations to the Nokomis Girls Basketball Team. Soon after the game was over, about 10:30, we learned on the internet of the fantastic ball game and win of the Nokomis Girls. Would liked to have been there. Congratulations to the Nokomis Girls Team.
It was a great game! The girls did a wonderful job.
Date: March 18, 2001 Name: Walter E. Hatch Location: Graham, Washington Email: Comment:
Date: March 18, 2001 Name: Judi Location: Corinna Email: Comment: Love this site. Was hoping the wallpaper would include 4 different pics of the swim front. Would love to see it in the 4 seasons. Lots of fun and memories there when the kids were learning to swim. Ken you were a good teacher....
Thank you, Judi. I have many fond memories of all the kids at the Swim Front. I am planning "4-season" pictures of the location. -Ken
Date: March 18, 2001 Name: Claudia Breslin Location: Wickford, RI Email: CCbreeze7@aol.com Comment: Hi Ken,
We have spring in RI. I have finally bought my own digital camera. I have enjoyed your photos so much I figured it was about time. I purchased an Olympus D490, it is about the same as the Kodak you are using except it folds up smaller to fit in a pocket. I still have my film cameras though, I will never part with them. Hope to see Corinna soon, as soon as you guys have spring. I really enjoyed the photos of my sister's house at Christmas. Even though I now have a brand new 4-wheel drive vehicle, I remain a flatlander and cannot venture north in the winter...yet.Claudia- Keep checking The Cattail Press. I'll let you know when Spring is here. -Ken
Date: March 17, 2001 Name: Bruce Clarke Location: Corinna Email: blcbjc@kynd.net Comment: Very interesting to note that Corinna enjoyed participation from over 100 concerned citizens at town meeting, DURING A SNOWSTORM! That's small town democracy in action. The fact that the Federal Government is holding our town up as a model of how to get things done properly during a Superfund incident speaks highly of our citizens and officials.
Good to hear from other old classmates, such as Ona Tuttle. Also saw a comment from my ancient brother, Norm. We just call him Patch now. Ask him why. Bruce Clarke
Date: March 17, 2001 Name: Ann Kelley Location: Boothbay Email: Comment: You have a great web site! Maybe you could include a small map of Maine and show where Corinna is (pardon my ignorance of local geography!)
Ann- That's a great idea! I should have thought of it. I have included a small map on the Welcome/Background page. Thanks. -Ken
Date: March 16, 2001 Name: Cherri Deveau Location: East Millinocket Email: bigsher@midmaine.com Comment: Your wonderful town manager, Judy Doore, told me all about your great site! I could hardly wait to view it after speaking to her. Every word she said was true - it is certainly one of the most interesting sites I have visited. The Town of Corinna should be very proud of the site creator and you deserve any recognition that is bestowed upon you. Your daily updates show dedication to your community and all of its citizens; your little town should be proud! Good luck with the completion of your Superfund project.
Cherri Deveau
ps The Town of East Millinocket would love to steal your town manager, you are very lucky to have such a smart, hardworking lady! She was certainly a great asset to our community as well.
Date: March 16, 2001 Name: Susan Location: Ledyard, CT Email: SueZQS72@AOL.com Comment: Hey Gigi and Aunt Bets...this one's for you! Hope you warm up soon, I'll try to send Spring! :)
Date: March 15, 2001 Name: Mary Location: Corinna Email: Comment: Ken & Paco,
WHAT A WONDERFUL STORY AND PHOTOS! WISH MORE KIDS HIS AGE COULD TAKE THAT TRIP WITH THEIR DAD! [ANOTHER WALLPAPER FOR YOU!]Mary- Thank you. I like the Seeking the Falls story. Paco and I had fun doing it. -Ken
Date: March 14, 2001 Name: JIM BENNETT Location: ZEPHYRHILLS FL. & HAMPDEN ME Email: EELWEIR@CS.COM Comment: WORKED IN CORINNA IN 1951 AT THE PEA VINING STATION LEVELING OUT THE PILE OF ROTTING VINES. DESPITE THAT I STILL HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF CORINNA. RECENTLY MADE FRIENDS WITH THE EMERSONS OF CORINNA AND FOUND OUT ABOUT YOUR WEBSITE. LOVE THE WALLPAPER SHOTS.
Date: March 14, 2001 Name: liz(hartley)richards Location: dexter Email: lizrich31@hotmail.com Comment: congratulations to the dow family on another well deserved award!! also congrats to the nokomis girls basketball team on their win, must be something in the water or air besides pollution. so many interesting comments from people of all ages. really appreciate this great site!!! keep up the good work.
Date: March 13, 2001 Name: Wes Harris Location: FT Gordon, Georgia Email: mainex3@yahoo.com Comment: Congratulations to the Nokomis Girls Basketball Team !!!!!! Great job girls. Keep
up the hard work in the State Finals.
Date: March 12, 2001 Name: Darrell Hartley Location: Corinna Email: dhart@somtel.com Comment: Congratulations Ken & Herb on the Cattailpress recognition in the Town Report. I understand (from the Town Meeting yesterday (3/10/01) that a special group from DC few in here recently. The comment from them "We learned more about what was going on in Corinna and the EPA works from The Cattailpress than from their own computers at headquarters in Washington DC.
That is quite a "Compliment" indeed. You have helped Corinna in many ways! THANK YOU!
Date: March 11, 2001 Name: Wayne R. Brown Location: Fort Myers, FL Email: rubway@earthlink.net Comment: Some one was inquiring recently about LeeRoy Levenseller. He made an entry, and his wife, Elaine made one here about a year ago. I checked back and they did not include email address but appear to be located in Milton, FL - near Pensacola. Elaine's sister, Peggy (Mrs. Lee) Kaufman lives in Dexter and Her and Elaine's parents are Walter and Arlene Ireland, living in Corinna. My first wife was Walter's sister. I hope this helps whoever is interested.
Wayne
Date: March 10, 2001 Name: kelli clukey richardson Location: Corinna Email: rkamrich@tdstelme.net Comment: How about those "AWESOME Nokomis Basketball teams?"
Date: March 9, 2001 Name: Nelson Curtis Location: Shelton, CT Email: Greenbush412@aol.com Comment: I have just learned about you website and enjoy it a great deal. Keep up the good work
Date: March 8, 2001 Name: Janet Miller Location: Taft, CA Email: richandjan@earthlink.net Comment: Hi Ken,
Congratulations on another nice award. I've really enjoyed your winter pictures, especially the red barn in the snow, which is my current wallpaper at work. Everybody at work likes my wallpapers from Corinna - they usually say "How do you cope out here, after living in a place like that!"
Also: if Charlie Randall, originally from Palmyra sees this, please write in again with your email address, the "josh" one didn't work.
Date: March 7, 2001 Name: Wes Harris Location: FT Gordon, Georgia Email: mainex3@yahoo.com Comment: Ken, Congratulations on your award. This site is excellent and the award was well deserved. From being so far away, this is one of the best ways to keep track of what's happening in Corinna, and keep in touch with your "roots". I think if you keep getting all these snowstorms, the EPA will never get back to work on the old mill site.
To all those in the cold weather...please stay safe and keep warm....
Wes
Date: March 7, 2001 Name: Ona Chadwick (Tuttle) Location: Bristol Me. Email: kevin@tidewater.net Comment: Dear Ken, I really enjoy this site. My mom Madaline Tuttle has this site as her homepage and checks it daily. I must admit when I visit mom and family I come into town by way of the Williams Road so I do not see much of town except in your pictures. I came across some names here in your guest book that I want to try to contact. Thanks for nice trip down memory lane. Ona
Date: March 5, 2001 Name: Jean Vanasek Location: Shelby, NC Email: jeanv@connectu.net Comment: I just came across your site after reading the DailyMe.com. I use to live in Dexter and like to keep up with what is going on. Love the site, love the photos. I downloaded all your wallpaper, to add a touch of central Maine to my computer. I plan on checking in often, to see what is going on. Congratulations on your award.
Date: March 5, 2001 Name: Mark and Tanya Berube Location: Hendersonville, NC. Email: mt82@bellsouth.net Comment: Was glad to find this site, great job !!!
Date: March 5, 2001 Name: RICHARD N. BRAGG Location: WASHBURN. MAINE Email: ritbragg@ainop.com Comment:
Date: March 4, 2001 Name: Glenice Willette Location: Corinna, Me Email: gwillett@tdstelme.net Comment: Hi Ken,
I just want to tell you again how very much I enjoy your updates and pictures that you still provide us with most every day; I continue to check in every morning.
In reading the Guest Book this morning I saw where ROLAND PLOURDE from Florida had written a message. I worked at Davis Supply for many years and remember Roland well. If he wants to get in touch with me he now has my E Mail address.
Date: March 4, 2001 Name: colin jackson Location: allagash me. Email: moosetowner2001@yahoo.com Comment: nice site
Date: March 4, 2001 Name: Roland Plourde Location: Holiday, Florida 34690 Email: Comment: Miss being in Corinna once a week, use to call on Davis Hardware, was wondering if Bob and Andy Davis and the rest of the crew is still in Corinna.
Date: March 4, 2001 Name: MARSHALL GILBERT Location: GUILFORD MAINE Email: oldman_75@hotmail.com Comment: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK I LiKE THE WAY YOU GO ABOUT DOING THE PAPER THANK YOU
Date: March 3, 2001 Name: Norman Stevens Location: York, Me Email: bumpies@netzero.net Comment: I was born and grew up in Newport. I left there in 1944 to enter the service. I remember many good times in Corinna as a high schooler. Your site is very interesting. We go to Newport to the Alumni dinners in August and I always like a ride through Corinna to reminisce.
Norm
Date: March 3, 2001 Name: Brian Knowles Location: Rochester NY Email: bpknowles@aol.com Comment: Ken and Herb, Congratulations on another community recognition award. You certainly have created a very interesting and informative site.
I am glad to see the information explaining what the end results of the clean up will be. This should be a great time for Corinna. There is plenty of time and so cash assistance to plan a new Downtown, unlike many of the other times the had to start over. I'm sure in the past money was short and rebuilding immediately was required.
Just following up on a comment made by Ed Brouder about a website classmates.com, there are quite a few CUA Alumni listed. Maybe I missed some earlier mention of this site, but I would encourage readers to go the site and register.
To Dan Parker I believe Leroy L. is still living on northern Florida. I am quite sure the Alumni Association has an address for him, at least they did several years ago. Jane S. may also have an address for him, with my latest move a lot of my stuff is in storage.
Ken keep up the great work and thanks for the site.
Date: March 2, 2001 Name: CHARLES RANDALL Location: SOMERSET PA. 15501 Email: josh.randall.me@aol Comment: KEN THIS IS YOUR OLD FRIEND IN PA. THIS SIGHT YOU HAVE PUT TOGETHER IS REALLY SOMETHING. I HAVE UNFORTUNATELY JUST GOT STARTED VIEWING YOUR HOME TOWN. A VERY BELATED CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND EFFORTS ON THIS PROJECT. IT REALLY HELPS ME BECOME A LITTLE LESS HOMESICK FOR CENTRAL MAINE. AGAIN, A JOB WELL DONE. ALSO PLEASE GIVE MY BEST TO ALL THE GREAT PEOPLE FROM OUR DAYS AT NOKOMIS. A BIG HELLO TO ALL FROM CHARLIE RANDALL IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Date: March 2, 2001 Name: Scott Wintle Location: Dexter, Me Email: swintle@kynd.com Comment: I love your pictures, like seeing old pics of the town.
You can check out some old Dexter pics at http://www.kynd.com/~swintle/frame3.html
Date: March 2, 2001 Name: Tom Prue Location: Orono Email: WtPrue@Aol.com Comment: I like to watch the progress and get the temperature over there this winter.
Date: March 2, 2001 Name: Donna Boody Location: Bangor Email: dab58pnb@aol.com Comment: Ken, Another well deserved award. Congratulations!
Date: March 1, 2001 Name: Ronald Russell Location: Rumford, ME Email: ronrus@agate.net Comment: Congratulations Ken, you surely are worthy of any and all awards that are bestowed on you. I for one of many, enjoy looking at the cattail press every day. I plan on coming through Corinna on my snowmobile before the winter is out.
Date: March 1, 2001 Name: Aunt Dotty Location: Zephyrhills, Florida Email: budsawtelle@cs.com Comment: Dear Kenny,
Congratulations on all your awards. You have really put a lot of work into this program.
Love, Aunt Dotty
Date: February 28, 2001 Name: Daniel Parker Location: New Bern, NC Email: danielp@ncfreedom Comment: I don't know if any one heard of Earl Zambona's death. He was 57 years old and died on February 17, 2001. He graduated in 1963 from CUA and worked at the woolen mill. His obituary was in the (thedailyme.com). Still love to look at the cattailpress just about everyday. I would like to know if any one knows where Leroy Levenseller is and his e-mail.
Danny Parker
Date: February 27, 2001 Name: Norm Clarke Location: Never quite there Email: npclarke@gwi.net Comment: Ken,
Glad to see new stuff. Don't know what we'll do if this site closes. It's been a great way to maintain contact with old friends and acquaintances. Thanks again.
Also, keep publishing letters from my not all that much younger brother Bruce. His doctors have always said that letter writing was good therapy since the basket making didn't work out and his setting fire to the therapists couch got his sessions cut short.Norm- The Cattail Press will continue. Meanwhile, hide the matches! -Ken
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