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Friday, April 9, 2021
Volume 17 • Issue No. 15
Patriot’s Day Celebrations Reimagined: “Splash into Spring” OGUNQUIT The Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce is kicking off the 2021 season with a reimagined version of their annual Patriot’s Day Celebration with a longer two week celebration entitled, “Splash in Spring” that will run from April 17 through May 2. The chamber encourages visitors to enjoy all the activities safely by following all COVID-19 protocols including wearing masks in all public outdoor and indoor spaces, social distancing whenever possible, and to practice good hand hygiene. The schedule of events include:
Children’s Book Authors
Purchase delightful books about Maine and have them personalized by three talented Maine woman authors who have written books for children. Go to villagetoyfunatic.com for more information.
Patriot’s Day Weekend Saturday, April 17 Caricature Artist
Sidewalk Sales
Browse the many unique shops and boutiques and get in some much needed retail therapy. Sidewalk sales will take place throughout the whole month.
Scavenger Hunt
April Showers Bring May Flowers Scavenger Hunt. Follow the clues and solve the puzzle and win a $50 Gift of Ogunquit Gift Certificate.
Local caricature artist, Michael Lynch, will be in Veteran’s Park, located in the center of Ogunquit, next to the Front Porch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free to the public!
Patriotic Fife & Drum Duo
Enjoy a performance of a patriotic fife & drum duo at 2 p.m. at Rotary
Park in Perkins Cove. Performance will last approximately 50 minutes.
Patriots Day Weekend Sunday, April 18 Patriotic Pooch Pageant & Meet Miss Maine
12-1:30 p.m. (registration begins at 11:30 a.m.) Parking lot of Liquid Dreams Surf Shop, 696 Main Street, Ogunquit. Dress your dog in costume or just come to watch the show! Two costume categories: Most Patriotic Pup & Favorite American. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes in each category. Free to enter. Weather permitting. Come meet
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Veteran Red Sox Pitcher and Loyal Fan Cross Paths YORK What do legendary Boston Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant and Ogunquit resident Michael Doyle have in common? A date with destiny, in the form of concurrent appointments at York Hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic at St. Christopher’s Church in York this past February. It all started back in 1975, when Red Sox fan Michael Doyle purchased a $2 bleacher seat for the October 4 American League Championship Game at
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Fenway Park, where the Red Sox played against the Oakland A’s. Red Sox star Luis Tiant pitched and won this first game, 7-1, and the Red Sox team went on to sweep the series, 3-0, advancing to the World Series to battle the Cincinnati Reds. The Sox took the Series to seven games, ultimately losing the last game and surrendering the dream for another year (actually, until 2004).
OGUNQUIT The Ogunquit Rotary Club is issuing a challenge to all community members, during the upcoming Patriots Day weekend (April 17-19) and thereafter. The Club encourages community members to find a veteran, active military, first responder, essential worker, or caring citizen near you and thank them with a commemorative star. Stars can be picked up 24/7 in the lobby at the Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce, located at 36 Main Street in Ogunquit. How are these stars created? The Ogunquit Rotary Club is a
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Doyle has been saving his game ticket since then, hoping to have it signed if he ever ran into Tiant. In fact, once he learned that Tiant had moved to Wells, Doyle started carrying the ticket in his wallet because he thought his chances of running into him were greater. Voila! On the second day of York Hospital’s
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All Residents Age 16+ Now Vaccine Eligible
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AUGUSTA Governor Janet Mills announced that all Maine residents age 16 and older are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, April 7. The acceleration of Maine’s vaccination timeline by a week and a half comes as Maine is expected to receive a significant increase in vaccine supply from the Federal government. “Maine continues to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible. With the Federal government significantly increasing our supply of vaccines, it is appropriate to accelerate our timeframe and make all
Maine people eligible beginning next Wednesday,” said Governor Janet Mills. “While this is a great step forward, Maine people should keep in mind that even though they are eligible it will still take time to get an appointment and get a vaccine. We will continue to work with vaccine providers across Maine to get shots into arms as quickly as we can.” As with all changes in eligibility, it will take some time for some vaccine clinics to begin to schedule appointments and administer COVID-19 vaccines. See VACCINE page 15... Have you seen our
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