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Friday, May 10, 2013
Volume 9 • Issue No. 19
Future of Wells to be explored at Public Workshop WellS – A group of property owners and interested residents got together in March to discuss ways to create more of a neighborhood feel in Wells. With traveler-oriented businesses strung out along Route 1, a growing cluster of municipal, school and health care services located on Route 109, and the train station and York County Community College located at opposite ends of this triangle, the town has no centralized location that could provide locally oriented servic-
Town of Wells sign board. (photo by Dan Brennan)
York High School Players Bring Wilder’s ‘Our Town’ to the Stage YOrK – In what may be one of the most poignant lines in the canon of American drama, near the close of Thornton Wilder’s exceptional “Our Town,” Emily Webb asks, “Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it… every, every minute?” Director Lisa Stathoplos explained that this year’s production commemorates the 75th an-
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niversary of this classic of American theater. But that is just one reason why it seemed appropriate to bring “Our Town” to life on the York High School stage this spring. This weekend, a cast of 16 students and one faculty member bring “Our Town” to the York High School stage. And to hear it in their own words, being a part of this production has been an extremely important experience to the cast members and crew. The cast, in order of appearance, includes faculty member Michael Crockett as the state manager and students Alex Jannetti, Taylor Pelletier, Ricky Festa, Haley DeVallierre, Sarah Palmer, Theo Bullock, Katie Ma-
honey, Rachel Peters, MaKenzie Moore, Addie Laprey, Sam Jacobsen, Abi Eneman, Jacob Selbach, Michael Mazur, Amanda Hamilton and James Gilbert. Senior Sarah Palmer, who portrays Mrs. Webb, explained the process of becoming someone else -- and telling a story -through the medium of theater, adding that she expects those who attend the production “are going to have a growing respect for what we do.” “We really want to take people back,” said MaKenzie Moore, who plays Emily Webb. “This play is so real.” Julie Walter, who is stage See WILDER page 6...
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The York High School Players rehearse a scene from Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.” The classic American drama goes on the boards on May 10 and 11 at the school. (courtesy photo)
es and a place for year-round residents to congregate. These property owners and other residents, along with Jon Carter, town manager, and his staff, spent half a day trading ideas. Concerns addressed included the lack of safe routes for children to bike or walk through town, the need to think about the right development at the train station, opportunities for smaller scale housing, and providing possible locations for a town center. On Tuesday, May 14, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Wells High
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Wells reserve educator Selected for arctic expedition WellS – Suzanne Kahn Eder, education director at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, will spend part of her summer in the Arctic aboard the Lindblad expedition ship National Geographic Explorer after having been selected as a 2013 Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. Eder was in Washington, D.C., recently for a pre-voyage workshop, where she met the other 13 Grosvenor Teacher Fellows, three of the expedition’s on-board naturalists, and the program’s coordinators. “It is a talented, well traveled, and passionate group of people and I feel so fortunate to have been selected for this program,” Eder said. “I keep expecting to wake from a dream.” The Fellows program recognizes teachers who best demonstrate excellence in geographic education. It provides an opportunity for them to experience geography through a once-in-a-lifetime journey and to share their experiences with their students and communities. Eder has directed education programs at the Wells Re-
Suzan ne Kahn Eder (cour tesy photo)
serve for five years. She oversees the Wells Reserve’s teacher workshops, public programs, school field trips, day camps, exhibits, and trailside interpretation. A former National Park Service ranger and now a registered Maine kayaking guide, she shares the wonders of the natural world through field-based education. This June, Eder will travel to Svalbard, Norway, to experience Arctic landscapes, wildlife, and culture. Led by an expert See ARCTIC page 3...
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School Auditorium, 200 Sanford Road, (located behind the Wells Town Hall) area residents can get a look at these ideas. The workshop, open to anyone who would like to attend, is designed to draw in feedback on the future of this area. Carter hopes that as many people as possible who live or work in the area will attend. “This is the most important time to get feedback from the community,” he said. “We want to hear as many different
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