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Friday, August 3, 2012
Volume 8 • Issue No. 31
Marshwood Teacher Wins Age Group in Ironman Triathlon Science Instructor is 2nd in Amateur Division, 6th Best Overall By Timothy Gillis Staff Columnist
Vinny Johnson (photo courtesy of facebook)
SOUTH BERWICK – Vinny Johnson, a science teacher at Marshwood High School, finished first in his age group (35-39), second in the amateur division, and sixth overall in the Ironman Triathlon, held two weeks ago in Lake Placid, New York. The Ironman is a grueling race, one of a series of longdistance triathlons organized
by the World Triathlon Corporation and consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike, and a marathon 26.2-mile run, raced in that order and without a break. Johnson, who instructs students in biology and anatomy courses, said he uses what he teaches in the classroom when he is out on the race courses. “People say they have a feel for the race; I don’t,” Johnson said. “I have an analytical approach to it. Everything is planned out, even the amount of carbohydrates I need.” Things often have a way of
Kittery Youngsters Serve Local Seniors a Lobster Luncheon KITTERY – Nearly 100 Kittery area seniors armed themselves with bibs and crackers to enjoy the 10th Annual Kittery Recreation Senior Lobster Luncheon. Although rain threatened in the morning, Mother Nature prevailed, providing weather
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suitable to chow down. Held outdoors at Frisbee Common, which is the Kittery Rec Department and the Kittery Community Center’s new home, the luncheon turned out to be a great opportunity to share friendships and enjoy a wonderful lobster lunch. An annual event that offers the area’s seniors a chance to eat a generous portion of lobster or chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, clam chowder, and strawberry shortcake, the Lobster Luncheon is enjoyed by all who
attend. One portion of the event that continues to evolve and flourish is the relationship between the seniors and the participants in the Kittery Recreation Department’s Adolescent Adventure Program. Thirty-one youngsters, in grades 5 through 8, served as waitstaff for the lobsterfest. “Some of the kids came in with aprons, others were dressed in black, like they worked in a See LUNCH page 11...
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Lauren Welch and Olivia McCray of the Kittery Recreation Department’s Adventure Program helped serve at the department’s Senior Lobster Luncheon held on Thursday, July 26. (courtesy photo)
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changing doing the race, Johnson said. “At the end of race, though, I have a sense of trusting myself. Sometimes it can backfire, but for the most part, it gets me to a performance I feel like I’m capable of,” he said. He also returns the exchange and takes his triathlon experience into the classroom. So many high school classes are about rote memorization, he said, so he tries to infuse his lessons with real examples from his body’s chemical changes during such an exerting race. “Remember high school?
You were usually made to memorize charts and tables,” he said. “I try to use myself as an example, to have students note reactions in the body to tie into real life.” Johnson said he uses such personal examples as heart rate data over the course of a race to illustrate the way the body reacts to adverse conditions. He also covers such topics as nutrition and how it can help an athlete perform better. “I try to tie in my own, real-world experience in class,” he said. Johnson’s results meant that he qualified for the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, but he declined the spot. “Instead, this allows me to See IRON page 19...
Kennebunk Student Does Specialized Research with Professor KENNEBUNK – Amelie Jensen, daughter of Arleen and John Jensen of Kennebunk, was one of 46 Saint Michael’s College students to be awarded grants to do research with a professor this summer. Jensen, a senior biology major, graduated from Cheverus High School in Portland before attending Saint Michael’s College, which is located in Burlington, Vermont. Jensen is carrying out a project titled U.S. Fish & Wildlife internship, and working with Professor Doug Facey, head of the biology department at St. Mike’s. “I’m getting a lot of field experience,” Jensen said this week from Vermont. “I’m also working with Leah Szafranski, a member of the US Fish & Wildlife in Essex Junction, who was contracted to do this monitoring project.” Jensen and her partners are monitoring trees that were planted in the Lake Champlain watershed over the last twenty years to help with erosion and watershed quality.
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Kennebunk native Amelie Jensen, conducting research in Vermont (courtesy photo)
“So we are going back and looking at these trees and seeing how they’re doing,” she said. “We’re looking at the success of these planting projects to see what works best.” See RESEARCH page 8...
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