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Friday, April 29, 2016
Volume 12 • Issue No. 18
May Day Festival in Kennebunk this Saturday KENNEBUNK Kennebunk’s 18th Annual May Day Festival will be held on Saturday, May 7, 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’ll be lots to do on Main Street, in Lafayette Park and in Rotary Park too. Gather the family at the Kennebunk Free Library and visit the Book Sale, participate in the Faerie Festival, or visit the many
Puppetheads during the May day parade in Kennebunk. (photo from www. kennebunkmaine.us/mayday)
Nonprofits in our community who will be on the front lawn with important information and fun fundraising opportunities.
Next door, the UU Church will be hosting a paper flower making session and across the street, the Brick Store Museum will be
hosting a Make-Your-Own May Basket event. Check out the Open House Events at KK&W Water District which will be celebrating “Drinking Water Week� and A Place To Start which will be serving cookies, lemonade and providing tours of their new office. The Waterhouse Center will have a craft market, free wagon rides and you can climb the rock wall – its 25’ high with 5 climbing paths to keep traffic moving. Our photo booth will be back with instant photo strips and we are adding a social media station so you can Facebook, twitter and email your friends and family immediately after your May Day Festival pictures are taken! In between there will be live music, safety demonstrations and free wagon rides.
Rotary Park is looking great this year and 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, and pottery wheel demonstrations. This park will also have a dance dome bounce house and another craft market. This year’s May Day Parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Main Street and includes many of our Little Leaguers in full uniform. You’ll also see some well-known Mascots, classic cars, the Shoe String Puppet Theater, marching bands, Gym Dandies and Shriners! See MAY page 8...
York County Special Olympics Announces Spring Games KITTERY Approximately 350 Special Olympians are expected to attend the York County Spring Games on Thursday, May 5 at Shapleigh Field in Kittery. Opening ceremonies are sched-
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uled for 9 a.m., and events begin immediately thereafter and continue through 2 p.m. Special Olympics athletes from all over York County attend the annual event, which is a divisioning event for the Special Olympics Maine State Summer Games, held each June in Orono. Athletes participate in track and field events, and there is a division for athletes using wheelchairs and other assistive devices as well. Sponsors of the event include the Knights of Columbus, York Hospital, Coastal Fitness, the Kittery Lions, and Robert’s Maine Grill. Nearly all of the event officials are student athletes from Traip Academy. Logistical support is provided by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Many Law Enforcement agencies send representatives who assist in award presentations. The events are open to the public and spectators are welcome. Souvenirs and concessions are available. We recommend bring folding chairs as seating is very limited. Shapleigh Field is located adjacent to the Shapleigh Middle School, 43 Stevenson Road in
Kittery. From the Kittery Traffic Circle, follow Route 236/Dow Highway (toward Eliot) and turn right onto Stevenson Road (only 2/10 mile, just after the overpass). Follow until you see the school on your left. Please note that parking is extremely limited, additional parking is provided at the Church at Spruce Creek and shuttles are provided. Illegally parked vehicles will be subject to ticketing or towing.
Marginal Way Recognized by Yankee Magazine OGUNQUIT The Marginal Way was recognized with a Yankee Magazine Editor’s Choice award for Best of New England 2016. The magazine is featuring the Marginal Way in a special section in the May/June Issue which will be on the newsstands in late April The special section includes Yankee’s state by state listings of what to eat, where to stay, and what to do. “We’re really proud of the Marginal Way,� stated Paul
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Officer Candice Noble and Officer Michael Grogan from the Eliot Police Department help award and congratulate young participants in the York County Special Olympics ceremonies from 2011. (Photo courtesy Officer Candice Noble)
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Breen, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Marginal Way Preservation Committee. “Every year people from all over the country come here to Ogunquit and the Marginal Way is one of their favorite places to visit.� The Marginal Way Preservation Fund raises funds to assist with repairs to the Marginal Way from erosion and storm damage. Learn more about Marginal Way Preservation Fund by calling 207-641-2200 or visiting www.marginalwayfund.org.
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