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Friday, August 28, 2015
Volume 11 • Issue No. 35
Pres. Bush Sr. Sails with Disabled Aboard ‘Impossible Dream’ KENNEBUNKPORT – Former President George HW Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush set sail this past week with the crew of the Impossible Dream, a unique catamaran designed for disabled sailors, a chance for the watermen and activists to thank the 41st President of the United States for signing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law in the summer of 1990. The sailors were excited to be able to offer the President - a renowned boater - the opportunity to take the helm of this remarkable accessible vessel. Deborah Mellen, skipper
Harry Horgan, President George HW Bush and Captain William Rey aboard The Impossible Dream. (Evan Sisley, Office of George Bush photo)
of the Impossible Dream, was paralyzed in a car accident the
same year President Bush signed the landmark law. "The ADA
changed millions of lives for the better, and we're so pleased to be able to thank the President for his leadership 25 years ago," she said. "My life was never the same after my accident, but the ADA gives every disabled person hope for a happy and productive life. President Bush's impact on my life, and the life of so many others, has been profound." The former President and First Lady boarded the Impossible Dream for a sail on the Atlantic Ocean and a lunch catered by Ports of Italy restaurant in Kennebunk, Maine. The President, who at 91 often relies upon a wheelchair for mobility, piloted
the watercraft for most of the trip and experienced the unique controls that make it fully operational by a person in a wheelchair. The Impossible Dream, a 60-foot wheelchair accessible catamaran yacht, set sail from Miami, Florida this summer up the eastern seaboard in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the ADA. Along the way, the crew has taken over 400 wheelchair-bound children and adults and their families to enjoy a sail. The non-profit Impossible Dream is based in Miami at the Shake-A-Leg Miami CommuSee SAIL page 5...
A ‘Purr-fect’ Afternoon at Safe Haven Open House By Nancye Tuttle Contributing Reporter WELLS – Despite blistering heat, David Budnik donned a cat costume on Saturday, August 22 and waved to Post Road passersby, beckoning them to stop in at the open house at Safe Haven Humane Society’s
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cheerful new home. But the real fun took place inside the former-day-carecenter-turned-cat-shelter, as dozens of furry felines played, purred and charmed about 100 cat-loving volunteers and visitors. Oadie, a 9-month-old kitten, pawed at a play mouse that sisters Molly and Claire Matthews from Kennebunkport offered to him. Sibling kittens Pee Wee and Turbo groomed each other to the delight of the Haklar family, vacationing in Wells from Edison, N.J. And Sage curled up contentedly as volunteer
Ogunquit resident David Budnik, a Safe Haven volunteer, dressed up in a cat costume and welcomed visitors to Safe Haven’s open house at its new home in Wells.
Grace Campanella of Wells stroked her back. “We’re pleased with the
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Honor Flight Maine Celebrates 70th Anniversary WWII Ending STATEWIDE – Coordinators of Honor Flight Maine announced today that 27 Maine Veterans will be taking a trip to Washington, D.C. to visit memorials built to honor their service to the nation. This trip, taking place August 29-30, 2015, is the fourth Honor Flight trip to be planned and executed for Veterans currently living in Maine.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. “Victory in Japan� or VJ Day occurred 70 years ago in August 1945. The Japanese formally surrendered September 2, 1945. On that day, our fighting men and women finally realized that they would actually survive a war that took the lives of so many. On August 29, Honor Flight Maine will
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turnout,� said Joyce McKay, Safe Haven’s executive director. “We didn’t know what to
expect but we’re happy and proud to show off our new facility.� Safe Haven, a no-kill shelter that offers cat rescue, fostering and low cost spaying, neutering and adoption programs, was incorporated in 2002 as a fostering program in Kennebunk. McKay has been involved since 2003 and became executive director in 2006. When the shelter’s rented space at 1616 Post Road in Wells was put up for sale last year, she knew she needed to find a new home.
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celebrate their accomplishment with them at their long-awaited National World War II Memorial. Their trip is free thanks to generous and patriotic Mainers who contributed to this program. Honor Flight Maine was established in March 2014 and joined the national Honor See FLIGHT page 7...
Former U.S. Army Pfc. Ernest Jones, a WWII Veteran.
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