Korean War photos on display

A photo exhibit, “My Dad’s Perspective: Preserving Beauty Amid War,” will be on display at the Freeport Community Library during October. The exhibit includes 50 images out of a collection of more than 300 taken in South Korea during the Korean War by photographer and Maine native Galen E. Leavitt.

Leavitt, a 1951 graduate of Waterville High School, joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Tachikawa, Japan. After being given a camera and six weeks of training by the military, Leavitt was flown to South Korea on many missions to photograph events – both tragic and celebratory. After he died in 2012, Margo Pullen, Leavitt’s youngest of four daughters, began sifting through some 300 color and black and white slides taken by her father. The collection of prints, matted and framed, even includes a photograph that Leavitt took of himself and Marilyn Monroe during a Korean War USO tour.

Lioness-Lions

fundraiser Saturday

The Freeport Lioness-Lions Club will be at Shaw’s Supermarket in Freeport on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m.-noon, for its annual White Cane Day.” Money donated benefits the Maine Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation, which helps people in need of eyeglasses and hearing aids. The group will also be collecting old eyeglasses, hearing aids and cell phones.

Fall Senior Expo in Freeport Oct. 7

The free Fall Senior Expo is Wednesday, Oct. 7, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport. There is ample parking, free admission and no registration. Representatives from senior communities, home health companies, estate management, rehabilitation and many more will showcase their services and be available for questions all day. Some 36 vendors will be on hand.

CHANS will offer free flu shots from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Speakers will be talking in the Speaker’s Gallery right outside the expo hall. Talks start at 10 a.m., and include new joint options, how to make sure your estate is organized, developing an Alzheimer-friendly business, and dealing with incontinence. There will be an afternoon demo of Zumba Gold with certified instructor Shari Chaney and friends, and antique appraisals will be provided by Stan Lourie for a $5 donation benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association. Attendees can also register for grand prize, which includes a night at the Hilton Garden Inn, movie tickets at the Nordica Theater and a $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant.

Maine Senior Guide, along with Beach Glass Transitions, is hosting the Fall Senior Expo. Maine Senior Guide is a free online web resource (www.MaineSeniorGuide.com) of services and information. Principal Deborah McLean of Freeport works with senior-focused companies to gain online exposure with no limits of distribution or geography. Lynn Peel, principal of Beach Glass Transitions, offers advice and direction for families helping a senior loved one relocate to safer, more secure housing (www.BeachGlassTransitions.com).

Fall festival at farm

The Fall Festival at Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport, is set for Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The family festival features activities and demonstrations, live music, hay-bale climbing, face painting, animal interactions and local food. Pumpkin hayrides will be running during the festival where participants can take a tractor ride out to the pumpkin patch and pick a pumpkin. The hayride is free with admission; small pumpkins cost $3. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit organization’s educational programming. Admission is $8, free for children 3 and under.

Pumpkin hayrides will continue through October on Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Admission is $5, free for those 3 and under. Small pumpkins cost additional $3.

Wolfe’s Neck Farm household membership is $35 per year. Those who sign up before Oct. 15 will be entered into a drawing for a two-night stay in one of the oceanfront cottages at Recompense Campground.

‘Middlemarch’ next

book group choice

The monthly Freeport Community Library book group meets Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m., to discuss “Middlemarch,” by English author George Eliot. Eliot began writing the novel 1869, completing it in 1871. The first reviews were mixed; however, it is now widely regarded as her best work and one of the greatest novels in English literature.

On Wednesday, Nov. 4, the group will discuss, “Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler: A True Love Story.”

For more information, call Belinda Stewart, 865-3307.

Turf field effort

hosts tri-town meeting

The Tri-Town Track & Field Project is hosting a gathering in Pownal on Oct. 7 called When We Build it, They Will Run. The event kicks off an effort to engage the community about the upcoming fundraising campaign to build a track and synthetic field facility for Durham, Freeport and Pownal at Freeport High School. The free event, including local refreshments and live music, will be at the William Allen Farm, from 6-8 pm. Attendees can RSVP at www.letsbuildit.eventbrite.com.

Arctic adventure

topic of lecture

On Friday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m., L.L. Bean Lecture Series will present a virtual journey to the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard given by Jordan Cargill, a Bates College geology student. Long yearbyen, Svalbard, is the world’s northernmost town. Cargill’s time in Longyearbyen allowed him to experience polar night and polar day, a total solar eclipse and displays of the aurora borealis. The free event will take place in the atrium of the camping department of L.L. Bean. Space is limited.

Join the challenge

to hike local trails

A Freeport Trail Challenge has begun in which participants hike four local through October and win prizes. They can collect stamps from each trail on the Trail Challenge Passport or post a photo selfie from their walk to Freeport Conservation Trust’s Facebook page or on Instagram #freeporttrailchallenge. There will be prizes for kids who get all four stamps in their passports and adults completing the challenge will be entered into a raffle for prizes.

The four trails in the challenge are Cousins River Trail, Powell Point Trail, Frost Gully Woods Trail and Hedgehog Mountain Trail. Pick up a Freeport Trail Challenge Passport around town and through the co-sponsors the town of Freeport, Casco Bay YMCA and Freeport Conservation Trust. Directions to each trailhead are on the passport cards or online at www.freeportconservationturst.org.

For more information, contact Freeport Conservation Trust at the Community Center, 865-3985, ext. 212, or email info@freeportconservationturst.org. All walks must be completed by the end of October, and passports turned in or photos posted by Nov. 2.

Scientist to talk

on comets, asteroids

Freeport Community Library will host “Comets, Meteorites, and Asteroids – Messengers from Space,” a family-friendly presentation with scientist and science teacher Jon Wallace, Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 6:30 p.m. Those on hand can examine different types of meteorites, look at samples from asteroids, planets and the moon, and learn what they tell us about our solar system.

Betty ReeZ runs Oct. 12

The eighth annual Betty ReeZ 5K and 1 Mile Cross-Country Trail Run will be held on Monday, Oct. 12, at the Pownal Road Recreational Facility, next to the entrance of the Freeport Transfer Facility. The 1-mile race begins at 9 a.m. and the 5K at 9:30. This year’s race will offer prize drawings and a Whoopie Pie raffle.

Once again, high school athletes will be reaching out to the Regional School Unit 5 elementary schools to encourage participation in the race and convey the importance of leading a healthy and active lifestyle. The 1-mile race was added two years ago to introduce kids and parents to running.

All proceeds from this race will benefit the Freeport Running Boosters and primarily focus on the continuing improvements and maintenance of the running trails. The original trail was built by the 2008 Freeport High School cross country team, their parents, and several local businesses for the benefit of local running teams, but has been used by the entire community for walking, skiing and recreation.

Pre-registration is $8 for the 1-mile and $12 for the 5K. Sign-up is available online at www.runinarace.com or registration forms are available through local sponsors and will also be distributed at RSU 5 schools by visiting FHS runners. Race day registration is available at the Pownal Road Field beginning at 8 a.m. Race day entrance fees are $15 for the 1 mile and $20 for the 5K, with registration closing at 8:45 a.m. T-shirts are available for registrants for an additional $11 until Sept. 30.

The 5K race will award a $100 prize to the overall male and female winners with various sized Betty ReeZ WhoopieZ awarded to the top two finishers of the following age groups: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and above. The 1-mile event features first- and second-place trophies for boys and girls in the following age groups: 6 and under, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. Runners from both races who finish will also get a Betty ReeZ WhoopieZ.

Bib drawings will be held for additional prizes, as well as a whoopie pie raffle. Tickets are available now through Oct. 12, by contacting a FHS runner, parent, coach or booster member, or by emailing Betty Zolla at BettyReeZ@comcast.net.

Flu clinic Oct. 14

A flu vaccination clinic is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 9-11 a.m., at Freeport Town Council Chambers. For information on what you need to know this flu season and a list of other flu clinics in the area, see

http://www.midcoasthealth.com/flunews.aspx.

Fire Prevention Week

Freeport will observe Fire Prevention Week Oct. 4-10. Freeport Fire and Rescue Department will host its annual Fire Prevention Open House on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 5-7 p.m. There will be additional displays and demonstrations from the Freeport Police Department for children and adults, including safety equipment, a performance from the Maine Pipes and Drum Corps, and demonstrations of police K-9 and medical providers. Public Safety personnel will also be on site. The fire auxiliary will sell grilled burgers and hot dogs.

2015 Freeport Walk for Epilepsy

On Sunday, Oct. 4, Freeport’s Walk for Epilepsy will begin at 11 a.m. at Freeport High School, 30 Holbrook St. Registration begins at 10 a.m. The walk will benefit the Epilepsy Foundation New England. Pre-registration (before Oct.1) is $15. Day-of registration is $20. Children under 12 are free. A light lunch is included with registration and a live auction will follow the walk.

For more information, contact Becky Daniel at rebecca_dan@msn.com or call 504-4406. To register online visit www.firstgiving.com/efne/2015FreeportWalk.

‘Casablaca’ to be screened

Freeport Community Library will hold its free Thursday film event Thursday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m., with the Academy Award-winning classic, “Casablanca,” a 1941 romantic drama starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

Absentee ballots available

Freeport voters can request an absentee ballot by completing the secretary of state’s online request form at www.maine.gov or by filling out a request form to mail or deliver in person to Freeport Town Clerk Christine Wolfe at the town office. Any registered voter can choose to vote absentee by mail or in person prior to Election Day, Nov. 3. Ballots are available roughly 30 days before the election (and at least 45 days before the election for uniformed service and overseas voters).

The ballot also will include three statewide questions, including one citizen’s initiative and two bond issues. For more information, see www.Maine.gov. For information about the Freeport election, call 865-4743, Ext. 123, or email cwolfe@freeportmaine.com.

Nominate Citizen of the Year

Each year the Freeport Town Council presents a Citizen of the Year Award to honor those who have contributed substantively to the quality of the town. Nomination forms are available at the Town Office, the Freeport Community Library and can be found at www.freeportmaine.com. Deadline for nominations is Dec. 10, 2015.

Upcoming meetings

Board of Appeals, Monday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Library Board of Trustees, Monday, Oct. 5, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

District 4 Town Council workshop, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 6:30 p.m., Maine Coast Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road. After workshop adjourns, council reconvenes at Town Hall for regularly scheduled meeting.

Planning Board, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

A full listing of upcoming town meetings and agendas is available on www.freeportmaine.com.

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