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Friday, March 10, 2017
Volume 13 • Issue No. 10
PSO Performing at York Elementary School YORK The Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) will be coming to the York Elementary School on Friday, March 10 at 9 a.m. to perform a KinderKonzert for the kindergarten and first grade. The concert will be about 45 minutes in duration in which five members of the PSO will introduce the children to classical musical instruments. They
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will also have an instrumental "petting zoo" for the children to touch the instruments. After the Elementary School, they will go over to Coastal Ridge and have another concert there for the second and third graders. This event came about when Robert Moody, music director for the PSO, came to speak at the York Rotary Club.
York Rotary was subsequently approached by the PSO to see if it would be willing to sponsor on of these concerts for the elementary school. There are 5 professional members of the symphony who will participate. The cost is $2,500. York Rotary stepped up for $500 with the local business community and parents organization raised the balance.
Reporter Shares War Stories in Senior College Lecture WELLS Louis Salome (pictured), a retired Cox Newspapers reporter, shares behind-the-scenes stories of conflicts in the war zones of Europe, Asia and Africa in a lecture “What’s Your Blood?â€? on Wednesday, March 15, 10 a.m.-noon, in the mid-cafĂŠ at York County Community College, 112 College Drive, Wells. The lecture, presented as part of the spring semester offerings from South Coast Senior College (SCSC), is free and
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open to all. Salome, who also teaches the SCSC course “Tribes Rule: Roots of Conflict in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria,� will take his audience on a fascinating journey that includes fleeing on a makeshift raft from Kurdistan, chasing Iraqi scud missile strikes and racing past check posts in Uzbekistan.
Salome bases his lecture on scenes from his travel diary that was published as a highlypraised book. One reviewer noted: “It is a wonderful book, a rare opportunity to be a companion to a road-worn, wise, but never weary observer of the world’s woes.� South Coast Senior College is part of the Maine Senior
Daylight Saving Time Inspires Energy Savings When the time comes, people around the world diligently turn their clocks an hour ahead come the springtime and turn them back again when autumn arrives. This is because of daylight saving time, an idea first introduced centuries ago by Benjamin Franklin. When daylight saving time, or DST, was first introduced, much of what people did in their daily lives was governed by sunlight, as it was difficult to do anything once the sun set and night could only be illuminated by fire and candles. Franklin felt the country could be more productive if everyone rose earlier to maximize daytime. In the summer, pushing the clocks ahead allowed people to work longer into the evening. But Franklin’s idea was not officially implemented until much later, when it was instituted during World War I to save
money on electricity and devote more money to coal during the time of war. DST was repealed during peacetime, but implemented again during World War II and once again during the 1973 oil embargo. Today, more than 70 countries participate in DST, many of which do so because they believe it helps to save money on electricity. In
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College Network. It is open to York County and Seacoast N.H. residents, age 50 and up, yearround and seasonal. Annual membership is $25. Classes are $25. Lectures are free to all, no matter your age. Call 207-216-4344 or visit www.yccc.edu/SeniorCollege for information, schedules and to register.
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the United States, Arizona and Hawaii do not participate. Despite all of the hype surrounding DST and its financial impact, a 1975 U.S. Department of Transportation Study indicated that DST has a relatively insignificant impact on electricity usage. A 2008 study conducted in the state of Indiana compared electricity use before
and after the state adopted DST. The results indicated a 1 percent increase in residential electricity use after DST was implemented. Various governments and scientists continue to look at the practice of DST to see if it has any measurable benefits. Some medical studies indicate that DST can disrupt sleeping patterns, leading to added stress on the body and an increased risk of heart attack. But DST has its supporters as well, and individuals can take their own steps to curb electricity usage throughout the year. * Tailor your schedule to the daylight hours. Rise when the sun rises and go to bed when the sun sets to reduce your reliance on electricity. * Only use lights in the rooms you’re occupying. Turn off electrical appliances and fixtures when you leave the room. See TIME page 3...
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Daylight savings begins at 2 a.m. on March 12