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Friday, December 20, 2013
Volume 9 • Issue No. 51
Old Village Inn Grants Wishes this Holiday Season by Ethan Bukowiec Staff Reporter OGUNQUIT Since the Maine Chapter of Make-A-Wish opened in 1992, the cause has granted over 1,100 wishes to children with lifethreatening medical conditions. Since 2009, Dean Goodman and the staff at the Old Village Inn in Ogunquit have helped grant twoand-a-half wishes. The Old Village Inn’s yearly Make-A-Wish Christmas Ball fundraiser started in 2009, and has raised about $16,000 in the last four years. For year five, Goodman hopes to raise $6,000, which is enough to grant a whole wish. The Inn will open its doors on Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. for a night of good food, libations, music and
The Old Village Inn will host its annual Christmas Ball on Dec. 21 to benefit Make-A-Wish Maine. To date, Old Village Inn has raised over $16,000 from the yearly event.
raffles to benefit a child in Maine who needs it. “We really like that all of the money goes to Make-A-Wish Maine and that they use every
penny to grant a wish for a child,” Goodman said. While the Inn’s Christmas Ball is only one night, Goodman and his staff have been working
Maine Diner Recognized for 30th Anniversary WELLS Wells lawmakers, State Senator Ron Collins and State Representative Kathy Chase, presented Dick Henry, owner of the Maine Diner in Wells, a Legislative Sen-
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timent on the occasion of the establishment’s 30th anniversary. Over the past three decades, the award-winning, familyowned restaurant known for its hallmark hospitality, speedy service, and hearty home cooking has served more than six million customers. It has received various accolades and made television appearances on programs such as the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives,” the NBC
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“Today Show,” and the Bostonbased “Phantom Gourmet” show. In 2010, the Maine diner was the recipient of the Maine Restaurant Association’s Restaurateur of the Year Award. Both Senator Collins and Representative Chase were delighted to have the opportunity to acknowledge Mr. Henry for his years of success as a small business owner in Maine.
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From left to right: State Senator Ron Collins stood with Dick Henry, owner of the Maine Diner, and State Representative Kathy Chase to recognize the Maine Diner for 30 years of excellent service.
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grant a wish last year. Rebecca Leaming, who is the Development Manager at Make-A-Wish Maine, has worked with the Old Village Inn for the past two years and has become privy to the group’s willingness to make a difference. “Dean and his staff are very passionate about raising the money for Maine children with life-threatening medical conditions,” Leaming said. “They put in a lot of time and effort into the event, which is evident by their continued yearly success and sold out event. They plan for the event and begin fundraising months
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for the past three months to put the event together and raise funds for Make-A-Wish. This will mark the first year that the Inn will hold a 50/50 raffle, and Goodman says it has been all hands on deck to collect all the prizes to raffle. “Customers and staff have pitched in to help with the fundraising,” said Goodman. “Everyone in the town has done something.” The first three years that Old Village Inn raised funds for Make-A-Wish Maine yielded an average of about $3,000 each year, but the dedication of Goodman and his staff allowed them to raise the full $6,000 needed to
by Susan Richardson Contributing writer KITTERY Town Manager Nancy Colbert Puff’s team-player attitude was apparent during a recent discussion of her new role in Kittery’s town government, and it’s a perspective that comes naturally. Colbert Puff played basketball and softball in college and loves tennis as well. “I’m a former athlete,” she said. Her team spirit makes her quick to acknowledge the other players in Kittery’s leadership positions. She said she is still at the stage of listening to department heads in terms of goal-setting, adding, “They’re educating me.” Named as town manager in October, Colbert Puff officially took office on Nov. 12.
Nancy Colbert Puff looks to combine her love for Kittery with her passion and exper tise in town planning and administration to her new role as Kittery’s town manager. (photo courtesy Susan Richardson)
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