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Friday, August 11, 2017

Volume 13 • Issue No. 32

Mill Field Festival Offers Old-Fashioned Family Fun NORTH BERWICK Hundreds of people are expected to attend the Town of North Berwick 2017 Mill Field Festival in the downtown area of North Berwick this Saturday, August 19. The annual event begins at 7 a.m. with a Firehouse Breakfast held at the William Hill Firehouse. Following breakfast, the D.A. Hurd Library 5K Road Race will take place at 8 a.m. Information regarding the race may be found at the library's website. At 9:30, a parade, themed “Away We Go!�, will start at Pratt and Whitney and proceed

Last year the Maine Garden Railway Society had a display at the annual Mill Field Festival. (http://mgrsmembers.blogspot.com photo)

down Wells street, onto Elm, then onto Madison and Market streets. After the parade, the festival will continue with many

activities that include craft and food vendors, a corn hole and horseshoe tournament and a children's doll carriage and tri-

cycle parade. Those in attendance may enjoy the Antique Car Show on display at The Hair Shop Parking Lot from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or take a ride on the roaming railroad, traveling around the village. Also at 10 a.m., the sponge cake contest will get underway. Enter your edible and unfrosted sponge cake between 10-11 a.m.; winners announced at 11:30, with winning entries available for purchase. (Proceeds will benefit the North Berwick Historical Society.) At noon, the Martin England & the Reconstructed live

band will perform in concert at the Mill Field Gazebo. Throughout the rest of the day, enjoy Hysterical Historical Games, Adult Bingo a Movie in the Park and of course Fireworks – displayed during the movie intermission. A special highlight of the Mill Field Festival will be the POW/MIA Chair of Honor unveiling to Quint-Cheney American Legion Post 87 at 21 Main St. Legion member Don Beaupre will be leading the unveiling ceremony at 11 a.m., shortly after the morning parade. The See MILL page 3...

Big Andrew Surf Contest/Fundraiser at York’s Beach YORK This year is the 10th Annual Big Andrew Surf Contest! The event will take place on Sunday, August 13 at Long Sands Beach in beautiful York, 171 Long Beach Ave. The surf contest is open to ages 5 and over, and will feature heats for various age groups and board styles. Registration starts at 6:30 a.m. to the left of the Long

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Arts & Entertainment 10-13 Business & Finance 15 Calendar of Events 6 Classifieds 32-35 Computer Lady 16 Health & Fitness 17-20 Home & Business 29-31 Library News 8-9 Obituaries 25 Pets 28 Puzzles 38 Real Estate 26-27,40 Sports 36-37 Where To Dine 21-24

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Sands Beach bath house, with the first heat beginning at 7 a.m. All surfers are encouraged to pre-register at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/the-10th-annual-big-andrew-sur so that the first heat can start on time. Over 60 contestants are expected from all over the East Coast, and more than 1,000 spectators. Throughout the contest, there will be a raffle that will include gifts provided to us by many generous sponsors, as well as other amazing gifts from local busi-

nesses. Lunch will be provided to all registered contestants and there will be a grill fired up to serve hungry beachgoers. At the end of the day, there will be an awards ceremony for surfers and the division winners, after which the winners of the raffle will be announced. Finally, a celebratory paddle-out will take place in honor of Andrew. All proceeds raised during the weekend directly benefit seacoast cancer patients and their familes within the Big Andrew Hospital Network.

Classic Woodies Celebrated by Historical Society WELLS/OGUNQUIT The Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit (HSWO) celebrates history with classic cars and vintage music and expands their popular summer fundraiser, “Woodies in the Cove,� to include a Friday evening “kick off� concert with local favorites, Lex and Joe. The Sixth Annual "Woodies in the Cove" Car Show to benefit the Historical Society will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2017 with a rain date of August 20. The event starts at 8:30 a.m. and runs until 2:00 p.m., at the 974 Post Road , a location on Route 1 that is generously donated for the event by

Wells Beach Resort, in Wells. A parade will start from there and follow through Ogunquit and into Perkins Cove between

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2 p.m. and 3 p.m. On Friday, August 18 at 7 p.m., a concert of swing and jazz music will be performed by

Lex and Joe with special guest Jon Ross to celebrate an era of Artists Balls and the gang that came to hear “The Ice House Five,� play in a fisherman’s ice house in Ogunquit’s Perkins Cove in the 1950’s. Mike Horn, who played clarinet in the original group, has shared the set list of songs to make give the evening an authentic sound. Lex and Joe have lived, and played music in Ogunquit and up and down the East Coast for over thirty years. A shared interest in the fabled swing era of the 1930's and 40's has resulted in this enduring musical collab-

“Woodies in the Cove� celebrates classic cars and music. (Jodi Locke photo)

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Photo from The Big Andrew Foundation’s post in the 10th Annual Big Andrew Surfing Contest. (facebook photo)

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