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Friday, August 7, 2015
Volume 11 • Issue No. 32
Eliot Boy Scout Unleashes Happiness By Carin Lee Contributing Reporter ELIOT – The town of Eliot now has a dog park, “barks & rec�, thanks to the hard work of Chad Gregor, who built it as part of his ongoing journey toward becoming an Eagle Scout. Construction work began on June 13 and was completed by June 20. Gregor became a Cub Scout at age 7, the earliest age a boy can join the Scouts. He knew by the time he crossed over to Boy Scouts at age 11 that he wanted to go all the way. “The rank of Eagle Scout presents you with opportunities,�
Chad Gregor at the “barks & rec� dog park. (Chad Gregor photo)
Gregor said, “whether it’s for college or the military. It repre-
sents that you can do hard work to attain high achievement.�
Gregor started the public service project needed for Eagle Scout rank by going to Heather Muzeroll-Roy, Director of Community Service in Eliot. Gregor chose the dog park project feeling it would “make the biggest impact on the community.� He had a lot of planning to do, including extensive research into other existing dog parks and communicating with the animal control officer in Eliot. Gregor drew up a budget, researching the price of fencing and the other tools and materials needed to build the park. He designed the park to fit the space the Town had given him at Frost Tufts Park: 11,800 square feet.
Gregor eventually presented his design to the Eliot Board of Selectmen and the Scouting Council. The Town approved it and the Council gave a pre-approval pending Gregor’s adding space for wheelchairs. Gregor then moved into the fundraising phase of the project. He set up donation jars at local stores. With the help of the Town Clerk he emailed all dog owners in town. He organized a May 16 fundraising dog walk from the Fogg Public Library down to the dog park area. When walkers and dogs reached their destination, See BARK page 6...
Irish Music Trio to Present Benefit Concert KITTERY The Press Gang, an Irish traditional music trio out of Portland, will present a benefit concert for the Maine Beaches Area Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The concert will be held at the Star Theater in the Kittery Community Center on Saturday evening, August 15 at 7
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p.m. The Press Gang, composed of Alden Robinson on fiddle, “Junior� Stevens on accordion and concertina and Owen Marshall on guitar, has toured widely across the US performing the instrumental dance music of Ireland with their own unique perspective. They intersperse their repertoire of Irish melodies with related tunes from Quebec, Scotland, and Appalachia, and some fine New England waltz-
es thrown in for good measure! Since forming in 2009, The Press Gang has played at a number of prominent venues and festivals, including Boston's legendary Club Passim, Portland's One Longfellow Square, the Old Songs Festival in Woodstock, the New World Festival in Vermont, among many others. The band released a critically acclaimed debut album in 2010, and followed it up with a new album in 2014, "The Happy Days of Youth�.
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One of the members of the trio may be well-known to area residents. Chris “Junior� Ste-
vens grew up in Cape Neddick, See TRIO page 2...
Atria Takes Part in Safety Matters Contest KENNEBUNK Atria Senior Living asked all Atria communities across the country to participate in a Safety Matters Contest that could include a poster and video submission. The local first responders from Kennebunk Fire-Rescue and Kennebunk Police Department supported the idea and played a huge role in the making of the video. LT. Eric O’Brien starred as “Lt. Awesome�, Brenda Robinson- as “Sgt. Bobbie T. Beagle� and Breeanna Zoidis FF/EMT-B - as “Sparky.� “Having our first responders participate and be a part of
something like this is exciting. They go above and beyond each day to help keep our community stay safe. This was a lot of fun. Everybody really enjoyed it,� said Engage Life Director
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Amber Wilson. Care Staff Attendant, Georgia Swain and June Gilpatric played the “Atria Safety Top Dogs� while residents Therese Paquette and Rita Lemieux
joined in on the fun in two scenes in the video. The screenplay and video production was done by Amber Wilson and Georgia Swain and can be seen on Atria Kennebunk’s facebook page.
Atria team gathers as they prepare for Safety Matters contest.
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The Press Gang will perform a benefit concert for the Maine Beaches Area Walk to End Alzheimer’s on August 15.
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