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Friday, August 5, 2016
Volume 12 • Issue No. 32
The 41st Annual Herbert D. Bracy Junior Golf Tournament YORK The 41st Annual Herbert D. Bracy Junior Golf Tournament will be hosted by the York Golf & Tennis Club on August 9. Registrations must be made without delay! The free event includes a round of golf, lunch, refreshments and prizes for five different groups (age on August 9, 2016): 8 and under (children play 4 holes); 9 to 11 (children play 9 holes), 12-13 (18 holes), 14-15 (18 holes), and 16-17 (18 holes). Named in honor of Herbert Bracy, an avid golfer and junior golf supporter, the event still is orchestrated by his family, including son, Ted, grandson Doug and his wife Brenda. Herbert, a caddy during the depression, loved the game of golf, particularly enjoying teaching juniors, even helping them to make clubs! “When junior golfers are ready to play in their first tournament, the Bracy Tournament is a great way to start,� according to Kyle Page, the PGA pro-
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ing in the pro shop, that states: “To York Golf & Tennis Club! This is nothing compared to my Bracy Tournament trophy! Thanks for helping me start my career!� Over the past 40 years, over 5,000 children have enjoyed the tournament which draws children from the entire Seacoast Area and beyond! To enter, all it takes is 1) a phone call to the ProShop: 207-363-2683, or 2) an email golfshopygt@gmail.com.
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9th Annual Blueberry Festival KENNEBUNK The ninth annual Blueberry Festival to benefit a local nonprofit will be held Holy Cross Lutheran Church’s August 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church on the corner of Lord and Storer Streets in Kennebunk. Quilted items, bags, aprons and many other handcrafted items will be for sale at the festival. The church will also offer homemade doughnuts, blueberry pies, cookies
and other treats for sale. Blueberry shortcake topped with fresh whipped cream, the festival’s namesake dessert, will also be available. All proceeds from the festival will benefit “In a Pinch,� a nonprofit that provides essential items not covered by Food Stamps for those in need in the local community. Crafters for a Cause — comprised of Holy Cross Lutheran’s Social Concerns Committee and other members of
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the congregation — work all year to create crafts for sale at the festival. Each year the Social Concerns Committee reviews community needs to select an organization to be the recipient of Blueberry Festival proceeds. For more information, call 207-985-4803. Photo to left: The Blueberry Festival at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Kennebunk offers hand crafted items and a wide array of blueberry-related items for sale, including homemade pies. (Courtesy photo)
Change of Command at Shipyard KITTERY Portsmouth Naval Shipyard held a Change of Command ceremony on Friday, July 29 in the former ship Building Ways. At that time, Captain William C. Greene was relieved by Captain David S. Hunt as Commander, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) was the shipyard’s honored guest at this event. Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Vice Adm. Thomas J. Moore presided over the ceremony and provided the keynote speech. Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, Rear Adm. John C. “Jack� Scorby, Jr. was also in attendance.
Greene assumed command May 24, 2013. During his tenure, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) completed 10 major availabilities, 100 intermediate level maintenance
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AJ Noel, Andrew Noel and Owen Fleck at a previous Bracy Tournament.
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fessional at the YG&TC. “Certainly lots of juniors have had their start here.� Indeed, it was where American Professional golfer Keegan Bradley made his tournament debut - at the age of 7! When Keegan won his first PGA Championship in 2011, he remembered where he got his start, the Bracy Tournament, thanks to his grandfather, the late Robert “Bob� Hansen. Keegan signed a PGA Championship flag, now hang-
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availabilities and 70 emergent submarine voyage repairs for the Navy. Highlights of this substantial workload include: USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720), completed on time and $8M under budget; USS Springfield (SSN 761), completed a day early and $3.4M under budget; USS Dallas (SSN 700), completed $6M under budget; inactivation of ex- Norfolk, completed $2M under budget with a crew release two weeks early; and USS Alexandria (SSN 757), completed two weeks early and $9M under budget. Throughout Greene’s time as Shipyard Commander, PNSY also received recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as
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a regional leader for reducing the shipyard’s environmental footprint. Additionally, the shipyard earned recognition at the Secretary of the Navy level for Environmental Restoration and Cultural Resource Management and at the Chief of Naval Operations level by receiving the Environmental Award for Sustainability and the Safety Excellence award. Portsmouth also earned a second consecutive recertification as a “Star� site in the Voluntary Protection Program of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Hunt previously served as See PNSY page 8...
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