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Friday, July 10, 2015
Volume 11 • Issue No. 28
Nicole’s Run/Walk to Benefit Caring Unlimited for 8th Year KENNEBUNK Annual 5k in Honor of Nicole Oliver Raises Awareness about Domestic Violence. On Saturday, July 18, the 8th Annual Nicole’s Run/Walk will take place at Lord’s Point on Kennebunk Beach. The 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) run or walk begins at 9 a.m., with registration opening at 6:45 a.m. Registration fees are $20 in advance, $25 on race day. Nicole’s Run/ Walk, presented in part by 2015 Event Sponsor: Kennebunk Savings Bank, will raise money to support the programs and services of Caring Unlimited,
The 8th Annual Nicole’s Run/Walk will take place at on Kennebunk Beach.
York County’s Domestic Violence Resource Center. The 1 kilometer Kid’s Fun Run will take off at 8:30 a.m.,
with advance registration fees of $10, $15 on race day. Online registration is available at www.nicolesrun.org.
Nicole’s Run/ Walk was first organized by friends and family of Nicole Oliver, a 24year old mother of two from Wells, Maine who was killed by her husband in 2007. Nicole had recently left her abusive husband and was working to rebuild a safe and secure life for herself and her two young sons. She was taking courses towards her goal of becoming a registered nurse when she was killed. Nicole's friend since childhood, Amanda Morris of Kennebunk, founded Nicole's Run in 2008. She says, "We know that this race saves lives.
Our goal when we created Nicole's Run was to give a voice to the voiceless and to create community awareness that domestic violence is very real and happens everyday." Each year, Caring Unlimited serves approximately 3,000 individuals whose lives are affected by domestic abuse through support and safety planning services including: 24-hour confidential hotline, emergency shelter, transitional housing, support and education groups, legal advocacy, schoolSee NICOLE page 8...
Kittery’s General William Whipple Remembered KITTERY This past Fourth of July, Gen.William Whipple, the Kittery-born signer of the Declaration of Independence, was remembered with a granite memorial stone and bronze plaque. The plaque is being installed and dedicated later this month within the Circle of Honor of Kittery's Memorial Park adjacent to Town Hall. The installa-
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tion is part of a citizen-initiated Historic Awareness Program facilitated by the Kittery Maine Improvement Foundation. Gen. Whipple – seaman, soldier, statesman and signer – had one of the more colorful careers among the Founding Fathers of this country. He was born in Kittery in 1830 and raised in the house that still stands at 88 Whipple Road near the back
gate of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard – the only Maine native to
sign the Declaration of Independence. He was educated publicly
in Kittery and went to sea at an early age, becoming a ship’s captain by age 21. He later settled across the river in Portsmouth, NH, and became a wealthy merchant there. Whipple was elected to the Continental Congress in 1776. A man of action, the former sea captain laid down his
A granite memorial stone and bronze plaque reflects on General William Whipple and his roll in signing the Declaration of Independence.
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Former Navy Seal Shares Journey From Underwater Demolition to Entrepreneur By Carin Lee Contributing Reporter KENNEBUNKPORT – Chris Bent has packed a lot of living into his 75 years. This former Navy Seal is now a retailer in Kennebunkport and, most recently, an author. The 1950’s movie “Frogmanâ€? started Bent’s journey. After studying at Yale University, he enlisted in the Navy and went through UDT/SEAL training. “No clue as what was ahead‌ During the third week, ‘Hell Week,’ you give your whole being to the instructors. You endure endless exhaustion and pain. In all of Hell Week you get 4 to 6 hours of sleep. I learned how to laugh, to swear,
and to live moment to moment. I never thought of quitting.� Bent graduated in July 1964 from Basic Underwater Demolition Seal (BUD/S) training and was first in his class at Underwater Swimmers School. While Officer in Charge (OIC) of a platoon, he was assigned to spacecraft recovery. He became the first human being to touch the first Apollo spacecraft to return from space, AS-201. AS-201 flew an unmanned, fully operational, suborbital flight, landing off Ascension Island in the South Atlantic in February, 1966. In the December prior he and his detachment also recovered Gemini 6 and 7. Bent continues to be in-
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Chris Bent points to a photo of himself touching the first Apollo spacecraft.
volved with the Seal community and has collaborated in mentoring future Seals. 80 percent of the men he and his fellow Seals mentored and recommended graduated from BUD/S.
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