Sunday, June 7, 2009
Bear Roaming
Well I got another call today, this one from Pete about a sow tending to his empty bird feeder before moving on. Pete was impressed, but his wife was not. Bears are searching for that free meal now, especially moms. The other issue is that sows are breeding. This brings the males from far and wide. It is reported that a male can smell a sow in heat from ten miles away. While a females home range is less than a mile square. The male can travel over 20 miles a day, searching for the females. It is also the sad time of year. By the end of the month, studies report that 50% of the cubs born in January will have died. From drowning in dens, crushed, lost and starved, starved or most will be killed by other bears. See the male will kill the cubs to force the sow back into heat again. Nature is sometimes very cruel. For more see maineblackbear.blogspot.com
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Today is June 9 - the day to vote on the School Budget at your Town Office. Seems that the Business Manager's BONUS CLAUSE may STILL BE IN HER CONTRACT...maybe that's why she didn't have any changes - so she could receive a $5,000.00 bonus from taxpayer money. I'll have to verify that at tomorrow's Budget & Finance meeting. BTW-you won't find THAT in anything mailed out by the Superintendent of Schools (or for voters to vote on). But it's sure one reason to vote NO on this current proposed budget.
ReplyDeleteI called the Eddington Town Manager yesterday to see if there was any word re: the Governor signing the Emergency Bill that would have deferred the penalty for districts that did not consolidate. Nothing as of last night so any vote for YES, means you're voting for the higher tax rate.
BTW, Lorin, re: that angry call you received from Clifton's School Board rep the other night...be advised that Clifton's School Board rep was NOT at the June 4th meeting. Just another reason why people shouldn't place blind trust in the board (or their reps).