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Friday, May 30, 2014
Volume 10 • Issue No. 22
‘Hike through History’ Explores South Berwick’s Historic Trades SOUTH BERWICK Arthur Swasey may have seemed like a man with a vision when, about 1912, he moved his family from their farm to the village and opened a bakery near the electric trolley line that had revolutionized transportation since horse and buggy days. But probably not in his wildest dreams did he imagine that over 100 years later a great-great-great grandson would study his life and then use something called the Internet to develop a script based on the story of the Swasey Bakery. Equally implausible was that hundreds of students would come to the very same building to learn—and eat fresh bread baked by a direct Swasey descendant.
Left photo: Arthur Swasey (on wagon) delivering bread from his bakery on Main Street in South Berwick about 1915. Right photo: Dawson Scharf (center), a descendant of Arthur Swasey and an eighth grader at Marshwood Middle School in Eliot, is shown in the kitchen at his family’s Spring Hill restaurant. From left, his aunt Karyn Scharf, mother Dulcy Scharf, great uncle Harland Goodwin, and grandmother Rosalie Scharf.
That is exactly what will happen this month as Marshwood Middle School eighth grader Dawson Scharf prepares to become one of dozens of his-
torical presenters for this year’s ‘Hike through History’ scheduled for Friday, May 30. Village trades will be the focus of this all-day tour for 560 pupils of Central El-
ementary School, Eliot Elementary School, and Berwick Academy, who will visit the shops and homes of the baker and 21 other individuals who lived and worked
here over a century ago. Dawson Scharf is one of about 180 eighth graders studying the history of particular South Berwick tradespeople, in order to make presentations to the younger students. The historical information about the trades has been developed from the Old Berwick Historical Society archives, for the society’s new Hike through History website. Dawson’s grandmother, Rosalie Scharf, may have inherited the Swasey talent for baking. She is the owner of Spring Hill Restaurant, where bread is still baked weekly. Spring Hill has been a family business for almost See HISTORY page 4...
‘Uncorked!’ - A Success For York Education Foundation YORK Recently the York Education Foundation (YEF) held its annual ‘Uncorked! 2014” fundraising event at the Cliff House. ‘Uncorked!’ is a casual wine tasting and food sampling festival featuring area restaurants, a silent auction, and musical en-
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tertainment. YEF is pleased to report that the event was a huge success, raising over $28,000, the most ever in its 10 year history! YEF is an independent, non-profit organization of community volunteers committed to excellence in education. Its mission is to provide funding for innovative and challenging programs in the York Public Schools that are beyond the scope of traditional funding. With funds raised through community-based activities, such as ‘Uncorked!’, YEF awards grants for exceptional projects and programs proposed by York educators and employees at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Since its inception in 2004, The York Education Foundation has issued more than $150,000 in grants to fund programs that reach beyond the core curriculum and traditional funding. Attendees were treated to gourmet food provided by Beachmere Inn, Clay Hill Farm Restaurant, The Cliff House, Jonathan’s, Ocean Restaurant at Cape Arundel Inn, Robert’s Maine Grill, Roost Café and Bistro, Sun & Surf, Beach Pea
Baking Company, and R&R Chocolate. Fine wines were provided by Pine State Beverage and My Winey Sister. By all accounts the food and drink this year were once again exceptional. Businesses and craftspeople from York, surrounding towns, and beyond provided products, services, and other donations which resulted in a silent auction of more than 130 items. A highlight this year was a complete orthodontics package donated by Dr. Tanya Glidden of Atlantic Orthodontic Center, with a value of over $5,000. YEF would also like to acknowledge the law firm of Clark & Howell for underwriting this year’s event. Generous contributions were received from D. F. Richard and York Hospital,
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The 5th annual “Beach Bike Ride for Charity” starts at the Wells Beach Harbor, Atlantic Ave, to benefit the American Cancer Society.
‘Beach Bike Ride for Charity’ Set For June 14 WELLS The 5th Annual ‘Beach Bike Ride for Charity’ in Wells Beach begins at 8 a.m. and will again benefit the American Cancer Society (ACS). Riders may register online at www. beachbikeride.org. The ride starts and finishes at the Wells Beach Harbor parking lot at the end of Atlantic Avenue. The registration fee is $35 and includes a free ‘Beach Bike Ride’ t-shirt for the first 100 registered riders. A water stop will be available along the route and a light snack will be provided at the finish. Traffic supervision will
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also be provided along the tenmile route to ensure a safe and comfortable ride along the roads of the beautiful Wells seacoast. “We emphasize that the ‘Beach Bike Ride’ is just that, a ride not a race,” stated Sally Fairweather, co-founder of the event. “We encourage people to bring friends and a camera to capture the beauty of the Maine seacoast”. “We are truly excited to be working with the ‘Beach Bike Ride for Charity’ once again this year so that we may continue offering our services to as many cancer patients as possible in the See BIKE page 6...
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