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Your Community Newspaper Serving: ARUNDEL, BERWICK, CAPE NEDDICK, ELIOT, KENNEBUNK, KENNEBUNKPORT, KITTERY, KITTERY POINT, LEBANON, MOODY, NO. BERWICK, OGUNQUIT, SO. BERWICK, WELLS, YORK & YORK HARBOR
Friday, June 20, 2014
Volume 10 • Issue No. 25
Bush Sr. Celebrates 90th Birthday • ••• • ••••• •••• •••••••••••••••••••• • •• ••••• ••• ••• •••••••••••••••••••••••• KENNEBUNKPORT There was a lot of red, white and blue in evidence last week as friends, admirers and supporters of President George H.W Bush celebrated his 90th birthday with a lawn party. The party, held at the First Families Museum at White Columns on Maine Street, included no less than 90 birthday cakes of all shapes and sizes, most of them decorated in the aforemen-
tioned red, white and blue. There were balloons and music, and cake, ice cream and lemonade
were served to the community. The crowd estimated at as high as 600 people attended the
party on the afternoon of the former president’s birthday and hours after he had marked the
occasion by again sky diving, with assistance, in what has become a birthday ritual. At one point a video of people dressed in the nation’s colors was made, with the singing of ‘Happy Birthday’, led by Jane Morgan, that was to be delivered to President Bush. The cakes were judged with prizes going to Sonja Midgle in the adult category, Jilian LaPoint in the youth competition, and the Kennebunk Inn in the professional division. Those aiding in the celebration included Arundel Ice Cream, Video Creations, Bentley’s, In Town Trolley, and PackGen.
Living Sustainably Now And Forever ARUNDEL The children and teachers of School Around Us (SAU) recently lived for three school days in a sustainably-sound village that was created in the woods next to the school. They ate only food they had prepared, used only energy they created, built and used an outhouse, and never entered the school building. The children were responsible for everything including set up, wood collecting, tending the fire, preparing the food, maintaining warm water, keeping the site
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clean, and simply having fun. As a culminating event, students hosted a ‘sustainability unit share’ in which they invited their family and friends to experience the sustainable village. The children demonstrated the skills they learned, and shared information about the various areas of study in which they focused, such as: questions like “how far does my food travel and how sustainable is it?” and “how can we make changes to live in a more sustainable way?”, and processes like fermentation, aquaponics, cob oven building, hydraulic ram pump building, food preservation, using alternative cooking methods such as solar ovens and rocket stoves. Children at School Around Us had a very unique and authentic learning experience. The school’s educational philosophy is based on eight basic skills
which are encouraged in the child as part of a holistic learning process. This sustainable theme touched on all of these skills: environmental harmony, logical thinking, body knowledge, self knowledge, practical life skills, citizenship, creative arts, and communication. Some of the specific knowledge gained and practiced included gardening, preserving food, building and using tools, survival skills, problem solving, working in a team, creating and using different types of sustainable energy, reflecting on why living sustainably is important and recognizing our responsibilities to live sustainably. There were three groups that focused on the theme – food, energy and shelters. The shelter group centered
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Strawberry Festival to be Held June 28 SOUTH BERWICK The South Berwick Strawberry Festival officially kicks off summer for this quaint, southern Maine town. This is a significant year for the Town of South Berwick since it was incorporated 200 years ago. To commemorate our 200th year birth, this year’s T-shirt has featured a scene of the Town from a bygone era. All over town one can see the bright red, white, and green strawberry flags that not only line the main streets, but can also be seen flying from many houses. The day is filled with food, entertainment, games, and crafts. For thirty-nine consecutive years, hundreds of volunteers from South Berwick, have come together for a South Berwick tradition. As always, official Festi-
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val activities will take place only on the grounds of Central School, on Main Street, in the center of town. A stop at the Strawberry Festival Information Booth is a must to find out more about the day’s schedule for the entertainers, crafters, as well as the various activities throughout the fair grounds. At the information booth you can also purchase the strawberry festival t-shirts. Preparation of the strawberries start on Friday, the morning before the Festival at the Community Center, where over a hundred and fifty volunteers get together for a good old fashioned social to hull, slice, and sugar the berries. Early Saturday morning volunteers slice the biscuits, See STRAWBERRY page 5...
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