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Friday, January 7, 2021
Volume 18 • Issue No. 1
Multi-Million Dollar Donation on Scale to Attract Railroad Fans
One small section of the Maine Central Model Railroad, soon relocating to Kennebunkport from Jonesport, depicts downtown Bangor in the mid-1900s.
KENNEBUNKPORT The Maine Central Model Railroad will be relocating to a new home in 2022 at Kennebunkport’s Seashore Trolley Museum, thanks to a very generous donation from the Wyss Medical Foundation. The beautifully-crafted model railroad layout was built by Helen and Harold “Buz” Beal in Jonesport. For decades, the couple opened their home to guests from all over the world to view one of Maine’s largest layouts in HO-scale. From Quoddy Lighthouse to the mountains of Maine, to the paper mills and
Dragon Cement, street blocks representing the communities the Maine Central Model Railroad operated through and several roundhouses, tunnels, rivers and the ocean, the layout has it all. Best-selling author Steven King even provided the designs of his Victorian home in Bangor to the Beal’s, and they replicated it expertly. Upon Buz’s passing in 2013, Helen continued to curate the layout while looking for another model club or nonprofit to resume ownership. Because of the layout’s impressive size, no one could accept the donation
without taking the model apart and making the layout much smaller. Hansjoerg Wyss, a friend of the Beal’s and a rail enthusiast and philanthropist, approached Seashore Trolley Museum in 2020 to ask if they might consider providing a home for the layout. Like the other groups approached, the museum did not have the space to display such a large model. The museum researched the layout for months to determine how the layout could be kept as intact as possible and See TRAINS page 4...
Ice Dance International Presents Free Programs KITTERY Professional figure skating company Ice Dance International (IDI) is offering free performances and lessons throughout Maine this winter. The public is invited to watch world renowned skaters under the stars or take a skating lesson with the pros. As part of L.L. Bean’s series’ Winter Across Maine, IDI will be performing and providing ice skating lessons at no cost, thanks to a $10,000 gift
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YORK COUNTY Outdoors Again is a non-profit organization created by Geoff and Mike Howe, the former owners of Howe & Howe Technologies in Waterboro, to take paralyzed and handicapped individuals on adventures of which they might not have been capable without extensive help. With support of volunteers and donations, the organization arranges the transportation and planning required for the wheelchair-bound to enjoy camping, hunting, fishing, horseback riding, concerts, sporting events, and many others. In November, the program included an adaptive driving experience at Lee Speed-
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terhouse Center in Kennebunk, as well as lessons only on Tuesdays, January 11 and January 25 at 4 p.m.; lessons only Mondays, January 24 and January 31 at 4 p.m. at the Kittery Community Center, 120 Rogers Road, Kittery; and lessons only Tuesday, January 25 at 4 p.m. at York Parks and Recreation, 200 Route 1, York. IDI is a Kittery-based nonprofit organization that shares the joy of skating and the art of icedancing through performance,
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education and community engagement efforts. Winter Across Maine is a series of community events sponsored by L.L. Bean that encourages families and adults to enjoy active outdoor pursuits during the winter months. Details and registration of all winter events are available on Ice Dance International’s website www.icedanceinteranational.org. All Winter Across Maine events follow CDC and state COVID-19-safety guidelines.
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from the Freeport-based company. IDI events will run from January 11 to February 23. IDI will offer five free performances of “Solstice”, an original 13-minute fantasy ice-ballet, throughout the area. Afterwards, beginner and skilled skaters alike are invited to enjoy a free hourlong skating experience taught by IDI performers, including twotime US champion Alissa Czisny. Locally, performances and lessons include: Wednesday, January 26 at 6 p.m. at The Wa-
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ners Hockey game on January 8. Attendees to the 6 p.m. game will enjoy the view from a private lounge area right at ice-level, and a buffet dinner. These and all Outdoors Again events are free to clients and their families. Staff at Outdoors Again cherish the opportunity to witness individuals regain a sense of hope, excitement, and desire to get outdoors again and participate in activities they may never have imagined possible. The year-round activities assist with reintegration and social inclusion. To attend or sponsor an event, contact Outdoors Again at info@outdoorsagain. org or 207-247-8131, or visit www.outdoorsagain.org and on Facebook. Have you seen our
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