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Friday, June 4, 2021
Volume 17 • Issue No. 23
WHS Senior Receives National Recognition for Photograph
Wells High School senior Lilly Arbelo and her National Gold Key Award winning photo, “Gentle Suffocation” (Photo from Emily Knight)
WELLS Earlier this year, Lilly Arbelo, a senior at Wells High School, received a prestigious Gold Key award in the national portion of the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. This is for a creative photograph of hers titled, “Gentle Suffocation”. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition is presented annually by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. “I was really excited,” said Arbelo recalling the day when she first learned of this honor from her art teacher Emily Knight. “I remember I was
kind of having a rough day and then my teacher, Miss Knight (called).” According to Arbelo, both she and Knight shed a few tears while discussing this news. “I did not expect this at all,” said Arbelo. “From the 230,000 artworks submitted to this year’s competition, Lilly is one of approximately 800 students who will receive the National Gold Key Distinction,” commented teacher Knight in an email. “This is an exciting and well-deserved recognition of Lilly’s hard work and talent.” According to Knight, six Maine students re-
ceived a National Gold Key Award this year. According to Arbelo, she experienced PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) during her freshman and sophomore years resulting from a lingering situation that gave her the sensation of subtle suffocation. It was that experience that inspired her to create a photo demonstrating her apparent torment and frustration. To create that effect visually she used an old camera of her father’s, some LED lighting of hers, and an ordinary trash See PHOTO page 10...
Renowned Designer Attends Native American Jewelry Show YORK BEACH On Saturday and Sunday June 5-6, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., nationally-renowned jewelry designer David Rosales will be in person at the Little Bull in York Beach. He will present his latest designs in sterling silver and gold inlaid with precious and semi-precious stones from around the world. Over the past 20 years Rosales has taken the Native American jewelry industry by storm using contemporary stone combinations and settings. While his de-
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Ed Bullock, owner of The Little Bull with David Rosales, jewelry designer.
between artist and collector. This weekend is the latest in that line of hands-on experiential learning at the Bull.
While visiting The Little Bull this weekend you are encouraged to bring your ideas and dreams to create a custom design
for yourself, wedding rings or the perfect remembrance for a special occasion. Rosales is always looking for new ways to be different, exciting, and new. The Little Bull is at 16 Railroad Avenue, York Beach. For more information, visit www. thelittlebull.com or call 207-3637108. While this is an in-person event, they are offering virtual appointments for those who can’t make it or who are uncomfortable due to COVID-19. Masking is required for those unvaccinated. Hand sanitizer is available and encouraged.
Piscataqua Company Encamps in South Berwick SOUTH BERWICK Old Berwick Historical Society will be hosting the Piscataqua Company reenactors on Saturday, June 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Counting House Park, next door to the Counting House Museum at 2 Liberty Street. A presentation of Harmon’s Company of Snowshoemen, this historical encampment represents the settlers along the Piscataqua River, 1623-1640, including Dover and Portsmouth, NH, “Old” Berwick, York, and Kittery. Unlike the Pilgrims at Plymouth and
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signs are constantly evolving, he maintains the highest quality of Native American craftsmanship and silversmithing techniques from the heart of the southwest, Gallup, NM. Since 1988 The Little Bull has been a destination on the York Beach landscape. Established as a gathering space for Native artists and collectors alike, the Little Bull has sponsored over 25 Native Pow Wows in York Beach, brought in flute makers, drum makers, bead workers, basket makers, pipe carvers, authors and painters to expand the connection
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the Boston area under the Massachusetts Bay Company, these were not Puritans seeking freedom to worship as they wanted, they were men under contract by landed proprietors to establish economically viable communities. There was a focus on fishing, salting, lumbering, and trade. Part of their responsibility included defense of the communities. The Piscataqua Company attempts to remember those men and women who first settled New Hampshire and Maine. The society’s Counting
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House Museum will be open during the encampment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Encampment and Museum admission is free to the public, donations are gratefully accepted. Social distancing measures and masks are still encouraged.
This season, the Counting House Museum will be open June - October on Saturdays 1-4 p.m. and by appointment. Admission is free. More information is available by calling 207-384-0000 or at www.oldberwick.org. Have you seen our
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