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Friday, November 25, 2016
Volume 12 • Issue No. 48
Christmas Prelude Celebration December 1-11 YORK COUNTY – Kennebunkport’s “Christmas Prelude� 2016 is the ultimate seaside holiday celebration and a great way to kick off the Christmas season. Prelude will remind you of Christmas’ of the past, when the whole town is transformed with bright lights, bows and boughs and everyone comes together to celebrate this festive time the first two weeks of December. The Christmas Prelude celebration began in 1982 and has since become one of the most popular annual events in Kennebunkport. Visitors come from
Tree Lighting Ceremony in Dock Square (www.christmasprelude.com photo)
all over the world to take part in festive activities for all ages. The celebrations start off with the Dock Square tree lighting,
where everyone gathers around as carolers take the stage to sing our favorite Christmas tunes. Other events include historic
Celebrate York’s Festival of Lights December 1-4 and December 10-11 YORK York's annual Festival of Lights celebration will light up York Village on Saturday, December 3 at 4:30 p.m. Many Festival of Lights activities and traditions will take place, including the annual Scavenger
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Hunt throughout the Village. Pick up your “passports� at area businesses up to a week in advance and earn a chance to win a $200 gift certificate to Maximus Hobby Shop (sponsored by Home Team Jimmy Hager & Nancy Raynes Remax Realty One). Passports due back to Remick Barn between noon. and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday December 3 to qualify. The Town of York’s Festival of Lights committee will be coordinating the Festival of Lights Parade again this year. The parade will begin on Saturday, December 3 at 4:30 p.m.
and will march from Foster’s Clam Bake on Axholme Road, York, through the Village Square ending at the Village Elementary School. You’ll see marching bands, floats, clowns, antique cars, public service organizations, business establishments and much more. Many other events, sponsored by the Festival of Lights committee, such as caroling, ornament painting at Firefly Pottery, a Christmas tea at Jefferds Tavern, a Holiday Craft fair at Village Elementary School, a See LIGHTS page 7...
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is no wonder that Christmas Prelude has gained a large amount of media attention. HGTV recently featured the annual Kennebunkport celebration as the “#2 Christmas Town in America.� Prelude celebrations have spread to nearby towns Kennebunk and Cape Porpoise, which constructs a Christmas tree made out of lobster traps! There are many events that take place during Christmas Prelude, including workshops, painting parties, arts and craft fairs, lobster trap tree lighting, See PRELUDE page 4...
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The Nubble lights up on Nov. 26. (Larrysramble.blogspot.com photo)
YORK The annual Lighting of the Nubble on Saturday, November 26, will be held at Cape Neddick Lighthouse, 11 Sohier Park Road, York Beach. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. with the York High School Chamber Singers
and Santa on a YBFD ladder truck at 6 p.m., followed immediately with the island lights illuminated. Complimentary cookies and hot chocolate for all. Shuttles running from Ellis Park at Short Sands Beach from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Plan to come early!
Annual Spirit of Giving Campaign is Under Way 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 nonprofit 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.
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house tours, sleigh rides, concerts and more. Kids will love watching Santa arrive in town on a real Maine Lobster Boat! Shoppers will delight in the steals and deals around town, with stores offering great seasonal discounts for those looking to get a jump on their Christmas shopping! Many shop owners and art galleries will even serve up cookies and fresh cider to warm up visitors as they browse. There are also several local craft fairs that offer unique and hand made gifts from local artisans. With so many festive ways to celebrate the holiday season, it
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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 See SPIRITS page 6...
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