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Friday, October 16, 2015
Volume 11 • Issue No. 42
A Story of Courage and Determination
Mark Thallander
Mark Thallander, a musician who has experienced serious life challenges, plays his music at churches and halls throughout the country. (Nancy Tuttle photo)
By Nancye Tuttle Contributing Writer OGUNQUIT – Magnificent music soars from the Ogunquit Baptist Church sanctuary to the sidewalk outdoors. A passerby stops, listens and recognizes the familiar hymn. Inside, Mark Thallander sits at the pipe organ — the only one in Ogunquit — playing the keys with his right hand and tapping the pedals with his feet. A talented musician, he shares his music at churches and concert halls in Maine and Massachusetts during his summers in Ogunquit. When he returns to his winter home in Palm Springs, California, he plays in churches across the country,
as well as at venues like Carnegie Hall and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City and the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Cal., where he was on the staff for years. Music has been Thallander’s passion since childhood, when piano and organ lessons ignited the talent that his mother had prayed for before he was born. “After I was conceived, my mother and her church organist prayed that I would be a player,� he said. “And when I was in fifth grade, my parents won an organ for a month and I took lessons. I loved it, and when the organ went back, they bought me a piano.� A musician from then on, he was acclaimed as one of the best church or-
ganists in the country, inspiring people with masterful playing. For the past twelve years, Mark Thallander’s story has become as inspirational as the hymns he plays in church. His story of faith, friendship and fighting back begins August 3, 2003, on a rain-soaked ride to Ogunquit from Worcester, Massachusetts, where Thallander had played at First Congregational Church. A storm erupted and Thallander, driving his friend Gary De Vaul’s car, was caught in wind and rain. “I was getting off the Wells/Ogunquit exit of the Maine Turnpike, lost See THALLANDAR page 4...
Museum Offers All Souls’ Walk in Kennebunk KENNEBUNK – In the spirit of Halloween, all are invited to the Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, for its ever-popular 12th Annual All Souls’ Walk on Saturday, October 24. Continuous tours through Hope Cemetery will begin at noon, with the last tour departing at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person, with RSU21
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students admitted free with a sponsorship by Hannaford Supermarket. The narrated historical walks begin at the Brick Store Museum at 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, and cover a halfmile loop through Kennebunk’s Hope Cemetery, lasting approximately one hour. Costumed interpreters portray the historical figures, and share their stories of love, loss, and fate. Not too spooky, it’s a perfect activ-
ity for the whole family. Participants visit more than a dozen gravesites and learn local history through the fascinating and often tragic tales of residents from bygone eras. Featured historical characters include ill-fated sea captains, a Civil War soldier killed in battle, children lost at sea, a teenager who faced tragedy on Mount Washington, and other Kennebunk notables from the past 250 years. Blooms & Heir-
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Marshwood Against Cancer Night Raises Funds SOUTH BERWICK – On Friday, October 2, Marshwood High School hosted their 2nd annual Marshwood Against Cancer night to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Coaches vs. Cancer program. The Marshwood Against Cancer night was a breast cancer fundraising and awareness evening that was hosted by the Marshwood football team and the cheerleaders. The evening featured an array of pink as well as numerous awareness and fundraising activities all spearheaded by the Marshwood Football and Cheering. The combined effort raised more than $1,600 for the American Cancer
Society, raising their total raised for cancer research over the past two years to $3,000. To participate in the program or for more information please contact Com-
munity Event Manager, Brian Casalinova at 207-344-9495. Coaches vs. Cancer is collaboration between the American Cancer Society and College
and High School Coaches. The program exists to leverage the community leadership and celebrity of our country’s finest coaches to raise cancer awareness and reduce cancer risk through educational programs, while raising funds for American Cancer Society research, education, advocacy and services. The American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by saving lives, diminishing suffering and preventing cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. For more information anytime, call toll free 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www. cancer.org.
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