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Friday, January 2, 2015
Volume 11 • Issue No. 1
School Project Includes Visit From Retired Baseball Great WELLS – Sometimes, thanks to hard work and unexpected good luck, a school assignment can exceed all the expectations of a teacher or, to use a baseball metaphor, hit a home run. Such was the case with Wells Junior High School eighth grade student Karissa Kenyon when, to the delight of her and surprise of fellow classmates and school staff, retired Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant accepted her invitation to be a guest speaker at WJHS and a part of her Social Studies project. This fall, one of Kenyon’s
Sitting at the front of Anne Gallo’s class room at WJHS, with student Karissa Kenyon, is Red Sox great Luis Tiant. (photo courtesy of John Box)
teachers, Matt Coleman, assigned his class to examine the subject of immigration. For this assignment, Coleman asked stu-
dents to select different angles to approach this often polarizing subject. Kenyon decided to research
the impact that immigration has had on baseball over the years. To do this, she examined the career of pitcher Luis Tiant and his journey from being a Cuban ballplayer in Castro’s Cuba to becoming an American playing in the Major Leagues. As luck would have it, Kenyon’s dad had a chance encounter with Tiant at a local convenience store in Wells. The two talked about Karissa’s project and Tiant agreed to a telephone interview with her. Next Tiant accepted an invitation from Kenyon to visit Coleman’s class and speak about
immigration. Coleman found that the soft-spoken Tiant was a “great speaker� who offered many anecdotes. “He had so many positive things to say, really good stuff,� she said. Tiant also visited Anne Gallo’s classroom to interact with students. Gallo, a big Red Sox fan and teaching teammate of Coleman, helped bring students up to speed about Tiant’s baseball career and legacy by using clippings and photos to See BASEBALL page 4...
Wells and Ogunquit Chambers Give High Fives for Santa SANFORD – It was PJ Day on December 17, and just as the North Pole is at its busiest, Santa took the time to visit the children at WABAN’s Fraser-Ford Child Development Center. Escorted by his helpers from the Wells and Ogunquit Chambers of Commerce, Santa arrived in a festive green trolley with a wave of his gloved hand and a big “Ho, Ho, Ho!�
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The children and staff welcomed Santa into a classroom with a cheery Christmas fireplace and a decorated tree and one by one, each child had an opportunity to meet Santa up close. Many had never seen Santa before and were awestruck with his twinkling blue eyes, fur-lined jacket and jingle bell bracelets. They touched the pom-pom on his hat or the holly decoration on its brim, but not a single child pulled on his real beard and curled mustache. Santa said, “The children don’t usually touch my beard. But when I visit retirement homes, the old folks are the ones who pull on my beard!�
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Patrick Hourihan, Marshwood High School class of 2014.
By Carin Lee, Staff Writer SOUTH BERWICK Patrick Hourihan, native and former resident of South Berwick, became an Eagle Scout on November 29, in a ceremony held in the South Berwick Town Hall. David Walker, Hourihan’s first scoutmaster, welcomed guests in attendance. “I believe in scouting. It helps young men learn things in ways that they are not conscious of learning. They think they are just having fun,� Walker stated. The color guard advanced
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Some of the children were able to share their wish for a Christmas gift, while others were happy with a high five from the jolly old elf. He handed each child a wrapped gift provided by the center and his helpers gave each child a stuffed animal, brought to the center by the members of the Chambers. “The Wells and Ogunquit Chambers have been visiting Waban for over twenty years with Santa. This is my fourteenth year and I just love it,� said Eleanor Vadenais, Executive Director of the Wells Chamber of Commerce.
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and led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. The many scouts present said the Oath of Scouting and then recited the Scouting Laws. Deacon Roger Mormand gave the invocation. Scouts of all ranks came forward to light seven candles, each representing one rank of scouts, as described by the boy who lit them. Walker emphasized that the trail from one rank to the next was long and often arduous. The Maine State Senate and House sent a letter of congratulations and Russ Abell, represent-
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ing the Town Council of South Berwick, complimented Hourihan on his accomplishment. “It’s a great example of family and community involvement,� Abell stated. Colonel Bruce Burke of the VFW recognized Hourihan’s outstanding achievement and exceptional leadership. South Berwick Rod and Gun Association President Domenick DeNuzzio said, “Scouting stays with you forever. Earning the order of See EAGLE page 4...
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