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FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2011 VOL. 23 NO. 144 CONWAY, N.H. MT. WASHINGTON VALLEY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER 356-3456
Rape victim going skydiving to 'take back’ day that was taken from her three years ago
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Natasha Repass
CONWAY — The date of Aug. 22 has haunted Natasha Repass for the last three years. That's the date a transient stalked and raped her as she walked along Route 16. Now, she wants to remember that date for something else: skydiving. "I wanted to do something to take my day back," said Repass, 24 of Fryeburg, Maine. "If I spend the
day sad and depressed, he (her attacker) wins." Repass will jump along with about 17 other people at Skydive New England in Lebanon, Maine. The other purpose of the event is to kick of her efforts to create a non-profit organization to benefit victims of sexual assault and incest who have had their cases adjudicated in the court system. "It takes forever to go through the court system. see SKYDIVING page 15
Jen's Friends celebrates $1 million milestone
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CONWAY — Jen's Friends, the local support organization for clients battling cancer, is throwing a million dollar party at Cranmore Aug. 18, and board members
are inviting the community to join them in the celebration. “Our treasurer, Nancy Davis, looked up some historical information this past April, and asked if we realized that we would be spending our millionth dollar on clients come August. So,” said Kathy Swee-
ney, president of Jen's Friends, in a recent interview at her North Conway offi ce with Jen's Friends vice president Wendy Holmes, “rather than have a fund-raiser, we felt it would be good to invite the comsee FRIENDS page 13
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