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Friday, April 25, 2014
Volume 10 • Issue No. 17
York County Special Olympics Announces Spring Games KITTerY Approximately 375 Special Olympians, ranging in ages from 5 to 83, are expected to gather at Shapleigh Field in Kittery to
attend the York County Spring Games on Thursday, May 1. Opening ceremonies are scheduled for 9:15 a.m., and events begin immediately thereafter,
Left: Special Olympian Dennis Dean II. Right: Special Olympian Nathan Small of SAD 60. (courtesy photo)
continuing through 2 p.m. Special Olympics athletes from all over York County attend the annual event, which is a qualifying event for the Special Olympics Maine State Summer Games, held each June in Orono. Athletes will participate in track and field events, and there will be a division for athletes using wheelchairs and other assistive devices as well. Sponsors of the event include the Knights of Columbus and York Hospital. Nearly all of the event officials are student athletes from Traip Academy. Logistical support will be provided by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Many Law Enforcement agencies will send representatives who assist in award presentations. The events are open to the public and spectators
dragonflies, A “Green” Alternative For Pest Control WellS Since 1976, dragonflies from the Wells Chamber of Commerce have patrolled the skies in Wells and the surrounding towns. The program
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was started as an alternative to chemical spraying and has been a great success. Dragonfly nymphs are the beginning stage of the commonly called “Devil’s Darning Needle” or “Mosquito Hawk” native to the woodland ponds and swampy areas of the world. There are 450 species of dragonflies native to North America alone. The nymphs develop buried in the muddy shallows where they consume huge numbers of mosquitoes and other insects. They are considered beneficial insects as they reduce populations of pest insects in their surrounding environment. They do not sting and do not bite humans. Dragonflies are also very beautiful and friendly additions to your neighborhood. Nymphs can be introduced to fresh water ponds, marshes, swamps and other slow moving waterways where they will complete their metamorphosis into adults and continue to prey upon mosquitoes in large quantities. The nymphs will climb out of the
water onto waterside vegetation and hatch. The females mate and lay eggs in the area surrounding the water and the cycle continues. To order Dragonfly Nymphs, download the order form from www.wellschamber. org. Deadline for ordering is Friday, May 2 and delivery is scheduled for May 9-10 and May 16-17. For more information, contact the Wells Chamber of Commerce at 207-646-2451 or wellschamber@wellschamber. org.
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are welcome. The committee would like to give special thanks to The First Congregational Church of Kittery Point, the Knights of Columbus of York and Kittery, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, York Hospital, Law Enforcement Agencies from all over York County, the Kittery Recreation Dept., and the Kittery School Department. Without
the support of these groups, the games would not be possible. Please note that parking is extremely limited, and shuttles may be used. If so, you will be directed where to park by officials at the event. Illegally parked vehicles will be subject to ticketing or towing. For more information, call Dennis Dean at 207-451-7469 or email ddcrna@comcast.net.
may day Festival in Kennebunk Saturday KeNNeBuNK Kennebunk’s 16th Annual May Day Festival will be held on Saturday, May 3, with promises of a full day of family-friendly activities throughout the downtown. Look for maps on Main Street to plot your course and join some or all of the excitement that day. Duffy’s Tavern & Grill will serve up a $6 benefit pancake breakfast that includes pancakes and bacon, coffee and juice, all served by some familiar volunteer faces. Afterward, there will be a lot to do on Main Street, in Lafayette Park and in Rotary Park too. Gather the family at the Kennebunk Free Library and shop the book sale or participate in the Faerie Festival. The Brick Store Museum will be hosting a Make-Your-Own May Basket event, as well as hosting the Maine Women in the Arts “Clothesline Show” in their Program Center. Check out the Rummage Sale at Christ Church
on Dane Street and the plant sale at Kennebunk Baptist Church on Main Street. There’s an open house at the Water District which will be celebrating “Drinking Water Week” with water games like Rain Gutter Regatta and the Fish Cup Game. The Kennebunk Farmers’ Market celebrates it’s opening day in their new (temporary) location on Garden Street. Climb the rock wall, enjoy live music, safety demonstrations and free wagon rides. New this year, Shipyard is bringing their Capt’n Eli’s Soda Draft Truck to town! Rotary Park is looking better than ever and this year it will be hosting artists/craftspeople on both sides of the gazebo. And you’ll want to get over to Lafayette Park for May Pole Dancing by the Portland School of Ballet, as well as face painting by Camp Kita and pottery wheel See MAY DAY page 12...
The May Day parade at last year’s May Day festivities in Kennebunk. (photo from www.kennebunkmaine.us)
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