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Friday, September 18, 2015
Volume 11 • Issue No. 38
Eliot to Host “Wicked Good� Festival Next Saturday ELIOT Always the last Saturday in September, Eliot Festival Day, “Wicked Good� comes to downtown Eliot on September 26. This year’s theme is “Eliot - Wicked Good�. To kick off the celebration, there are Friday Evening Festivities at the Boat Basin. Once again there will be a Chili Cook-off; contact Dana Norton for more information or to be a chili contestant. Other food selections will also be available. Get ready to bop along with “Dancing DJ� Carmen Cronin, as she provides the evening’s entertainment. This year’s t-shirts and sweatshirts
Parade from a past Eliot Festival Days (courtesy of “Eliot Festival Days� on Facebook)
will also be available. The evening culminates with the always-spectacular fireworks, scheduled for 8 p.m.
Saturday begins at 7 a.m. at the First Congregational Church with a Pancake Breakfast. The Colonial Re-enact-
ment hosted by the 2nd Regiment of York County will be in McPherson’s Field all day; cannon shots will be at 9 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. The 5K Road Race starts from the Fire Station at 8:30 a.m. Packets may be picked up Friday evening from 5-7 p.m. or Saturday morning from 6:45 a.m. - 8 a.m. The Flag Raising Ceremony at Hammond Park at 10 a.m., with Rosemary Staples singing The National Anthem, kicks off the official opening of the booths. There are many vendors this year, offering food, drink, crafts, information, and more! There is a Kid’s Corner with events sponsored
by Christian Life Church. Dancing DJ Carmen Cronin, Brixham Danceworks, and Shades of Grass will be providing the day’s entertainment. In a continuing effort to improve the parade, there is another change to parade route this year to make it easier for more people to participate! We will be starting at the Boat Basin to allow for easier lining up and turning around. The parade will kick off at 11 a.m., and will proceed to State Road, pass the reviewing stand across from Hammond Park and end at the Library. Also new this See ELIOT page 11...
TIME Magazine Editors to Present at UNE Lecture YORK COUNTY – Nancy Gibbs, managing editor of TIME Magazine, and Michael Duffy, deputy managing editor, will present the University of New England’s 2015 George and Barbara Bush Distinguished Lecture, which will take place on September 24 at 5 p.m. in the Harold Alfond
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Forum on UNE’s Biddeford Campus. The lecture, titled “The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity,� is based on Gibbs’ and Duffy’s book with the same title, which spent 30 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. It was the second of Gibbs’ and Duffy’s best-selling presidential histories, following The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House (2007). Gibbs is the first woman to
hold the position of managing editor of TIME. She oversees the domestic, international and tablet editions of the magazine, TIME.com, TIME mobile and TIME for Kids. One of the most published writers in the history of the magazine, she has been an essayist and lead writer on virtually every major news event of the past two decades, including four presidential campaigns and the September 11 attacks, winSee TIME page 2...
Great Maine Outdoor Weekend: Sept. 25-27 YORK Celebrate being active outside in the Mount Agamenticus region during the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend, September 25-27! The Great Maine Outdoor Weekend is a series of statewide events led by outdoor oriented organizations and companies to celebrate the how, where, and what of being active outside in Maine. The Mount Agamenticus Conservation Program and partners have joined forces to connect friends and neighbors with the natural world, promote fall
fun, physical activity, and good health!
‘Eyes Like a Hawk’ is one of the programs featured on September 27.
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Left to right: Nancy Gibbs, managing editor of TIME Magazine, and Michael Duffy, deputy managing editor of TIME Magazine.
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Agamenticus Area Outdoor Opportunities: Summit Planting Project and Community Workday; Sunday September 20, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Get a jump-start on GMOW and come be a part of this wonderful enhancement project! We are thrilled to put the finishing touches on Phase 1 of the Big A Universal Access trail and deck project! Join York Parks & Recreation,, Mt. A, And SEABURY Fine Gardening + Design installing hardy native shrubs, perennials, and ground covers that will
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help beautify the summit and benefit wildlife. Thanks to our volunteers, partner organizations and funding from the Nathaniel Wheeler Trust this has been a wonderful community endeavor that will have a lasting impact. Many hands make light work! FMI and to register contact Robin Kerr rkerr@yorkmaine.org. Mount A TRAILFEST, with Jackalope Sports, LLC, Saturday, September 26, 9 a.m. Trail run fundraiser celebrating See OUTDOORS page 6...
Arts & Entertainment Check out the local talent!
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