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Friday, November 17, 2017
Volume 13 • Issue No. 46
13th Annual Spirit of Giving Campaign is Underway OGUNQUITWhat is the spirit of giving? These words mean many things to many people, but in Ogunquit, they conjure up visions of hundreds of gifts gathered for needy children throughout the state. The Ogunquit Spirit of Giving Committee has been gathering gifts for over a decade to provide for children as the spirit of giving grows within the community. Gifts are collected for specific individual children served by two state-wide Maine non-
profit organizations: Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine (AFFM) and Frannie Peabody Center (FPC). The committee works with the Kinship Program of AFFM. That program works with kids who are being raised by relatives other than their natural parents. “It’s primarily grandparents raising their grandkids,� said Bette Hoxie, the program’s director. “Sometimes it’s an aunt or uncle. Most are on fixed incomes and most don’t get reimbursement
from DHHS as foster parents do. Holiday gifts are a luxury for many in this population. In order to provide gifts for the children, the care providers would need to use money that would otherwise be used to heat their homes or pay for food, utilities, medicines or other essentials." Katie Rutherford, Development Director of the Frannie Peabody Center, explains, "With the large majority of our clients living below the Federal Poverty Line, the holidays can take an extra toll
on families already struggling to maintain health stability." How does it all work? When you sign up, the Spirit of Giving Committee will email you with an actual “Christmas Wish List� from each child. They suggest you pick a few items from the list, spending about $50 per child sponsored. Presents are gathered at the gift “Collection Party� on December 3 at MaineStreet Bar, 195 Main Street, in Ogunquit. See SPIRIT page 6...
Slow Food Community Thanksgiving ELIOT Slow Food is a global movement which began in Italy as a challenge to the fast food industry. Its mission is to preserve local agriculture, revitalize regional food traditions and to draw the connection between our plate and the health of the planet. Slow Food Thanksgiving www.slowfoodusa.org reminds us to ‘Slow the fork down’ and take time for the pleasures of the table, family and community. Slow Food Seacoast is
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pleased to invite you to join in a community Thanksgiving celebration on Sunday, November 17. The event celebrates regional food traditions, and increased access to local foods. Slow Food provides the heritage turkeys, and fish. Attendees are encouraged to inspire each other by
contributing a side-dish made from a traditional recipe, heirloom ingredient, or foraged food. The gathering is being hosted at the scenic and historic Green Acres Retreat Center along the Piscataqua River in See SLOW page 8...
Early Christmas at York Beach & The Nubble
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Arts & Entertainment 14-17 Business & Finance 19 Calendar of Events 10 Classifieds 40-42 Computer Lady 12 Health & Fitness 21-26 Home & Business 37-39 Library News 13 Obituaries 33,37,40 Pets 36 Puzzles 46 Real Estate 35,48 Sports 43-44 Where To Dine 27-32
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YORK Sohier Park in York will be packed on Saturday night, November 25 with hundreds of festive folks anticipating the annual
It’s Back! Fire of 1947 Presentation KENNEBUNK The Brick Store Museum will present “The Fire of ’47: 70th Anniversary Retrospective� lecture by Kennebunk Town Historian Stephen Spofford on Saturday, November 18 at 7 p.m. in the Museum’s Program Center. This second presentation has been scheduled due to the vast popularity of the Fire of ’47 Talk at the Town Hall in October this year. Admission at the door is $5, and free for children under 18. The Fire of ’47 was a collection of over 200 fires that
burned in the State of Maine from October 13 through October 27 in 1947. Together, the fires consumed a quarter of a million acres of forest, and wiped
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holiday lights being lit at Cape Neddick Lighthouse (Nubble Light). The annual tradition includes hot cocoa and cookies, music from the York High School Chamber Singers, and a visit from Santa, who hitches a ride with the York Beach Fire Department Ladder Truck. Cape Neddick will be decked out for the holidays every night, 4 p.m. to midnight, through New Year’s Day. The Lighting of the Nubble will take place between 5-7 p.m. Shuttles will run 4:30-6:30 p.m. from Ellis park starting at 3:30. Visit York Beach business to shop and dine before the lighting celebration. Discounts and specials will be offered at various local business throughout the day. For information about more discounts and specials, visit www.gatewaytomaine.org.
Early Deadline! Please note: Thanksgiving scheduling requires a strict deadline for all ads and news for the Nov. 24 issue and must be submitted by noon on Monday, Nov. 20. Content received later may not be included in that week’s edition. Thank you and have a safe holiday!