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Friday, June 23, 2017
Volume 13 • Issue No. 25
Noble High School Student Wins National Contest NORTH BERWICK Joseph Horne, a student at Noble High School in North Berwick, has earned the Captain Ken Coskey Naval History Award for his website entitled “The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: Helping America Take a Stand Against the Axis Powers� at the National History Day national competition recently held at the University of Maryland.
Horne’s website focuses on the production of submarines at the naval shipyard and its influence in defeating the Axis Powers during World War II. His work was considered the best naval-themed project from all fifty states and seven other affiliates from various territories and countries. He received his medal during the closing ceremony held at the Xfinity Center at the University of
Maryland on June 15. Horne and forty-two other middle and high school students from Maine earned the right to compete in one of five categories at the national event based upon their rankings at the state level. The state contest was held at the University of Maine in April. Other award winners at the national competition included Devin Gifford from Greely Middle
Kennebunk SummerFest July 1 KENNEBUNK Mark your calendars! Kennebunk’s SummerFest is Saturday, July 1. The Festival Committee has been busy planning for months and they are bringing past favorite and exciting new events this year. Everyone loves a parade! As usual this year the public is invited to join the SummerFest parade! The parade lines up at 10 a.m. at Water Street. “Kids� of all ages are welcome. The Festival Committee con-
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tinues the tradition of the Red Wagon Brigade and in doing so remembers our friend, the late Al Searles. If you are interested, bring your Red Wagon to Water Street at 10 a.m. No wagon? That’s okay! Decorate your bicycle or doll carriage in a festive red, white and blue theme and join the fun! After the parade, there will be music on the plaza, where the band “Dad’s Night Out� will be playing throughout the day. The crafters and artisans will be at the Waterhouse Center beginning at 8 a.m. The crowd favorite face painter “Snowqueen� will be open for business at 8:30 a.m. at the Main Street end of the Waterhouse Center. At the parking lot end of the Waterhouse Center, the Rock Climbing Wall and the Horse and Wagon Rides will begin at 11 a.m. Pups in the Air will be at Lafayette Park from noon to 3 p.m. They are a creative, enthusiastic talented group of performing canines, sure to delight everyone. Rotary Park is where the bounce houses will be located from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check out the exciting Wildlife Encounters, which will be located at the library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a “walkup� exhibit featuring ambassador animals. At noon, join the fun at the Pie Eating contest! For a full schedule, visit www.kennebunkmaine.us/summerfest.
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WELLS Susan Brown, Vice President and Co-Founder of Small Miracles in Life Exist (SMILE Mass), recently presented one of their
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Noble HS student Joseph Horne wins Captain Ken Coskey Naval History Award at the University of Maryland in honor of National History Day.
and the Maine Historical Society. Next year’s theme is “Conflict and Compromise in History� and the state contest will take place on April 7, 2018 at the University of Maine. The competition is open to all Maine middle or high school students. For more information, contact State Coordinator John Taylor at john.m.taylor@ maine.edu; 207-474-7133.
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School (junior division) for her performance on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, and Samantha Norwood from Noble High School (senior division) for her performance about Irish Immigrants in Maine. Both ladies received the Outstanding Entry from Maine award. National History Day is a nationally recognized academic enrichment program promoting the study of history in schools. The program is modeled after science fairs and encourages students to take a creative approach to studying history. Participating students develop research papers, exhibits, documentaries, performances, or websites based on a topic they select connected to an annual theme. These entries are then evaluated by educators and people working in the field of history. The 2017 theme, “Taking a Stand in History,� encouraged students to explore many interesting topics related to local, state, national, and world history. National History Day in Maine is a collaboration of the University of Maine, the Margaret Chase Smith Library, Maine Humanities Council
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floating beach wheelchairs to Jonathan Carter, Town Manager and Fire Chief Wayne Vetre at the Lifeguard building on Atlantic Ave in Wells. SMILE Mass is a 501
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C3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing happy, healthy memories to families living with children or adults with disabilities. FMI: www.smilemass.org
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