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Friday, January 3, 2025 Volume 21 • Issue No. 1
Local Girl Scouts Donate the Goods OPA Offers 23rd Year of Free Classic Films
YORK The Town of York’s local Girl Scout Troop 1615 recently earned one of their community patches by brainstorming ways to make the world a better place. The troop came up with the idea of creating holiday bags for children in the hospital. Troop 1615
reached out to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund in Boston, forging a collaboration to support their efforts in providing care and hope to children battling cancer. The girls were given a list of needs and donation guidelines, which inspired them to come up
with their own ideas for filling the bags. Together, Troop 1615 made over 70 bags for the boys and girls in the hospital, using nearly $500 of their own troop funds to give back to the community. They had a lot of fun while doing it and have so much to be proud of. Well done, Troop 1615!
Historic Quilt Donated to HSWO WELLS The Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit (HSWO) Director Bryce Waldrop welcomed HSWO member Anita Cabana to the museum, where she recently donated her grandmother’s quilt (pictured below). The quilt, made by Anita’s grandmother Lenna Gray Morrill, was created in 1895. The story goes that while sitting bedside to her ill husband, Frank, Lenna spent countless hours designing, cutting, and stitching, with one simple goal: to create
an elaborate, colorful quilt to keep Frank warm. With love, patience, and tenacity, Lenna succeeded. Lenna finished her creation, an eighty-inch square quilt of vibrant colors, intricate shapes, lace, and decorative stitching. It was early March, still cold, when she presented the
quilt to Frank, laying the warm covering over him as he battled his illness. Sadly, Frank passed away just a few days later, on March 12, 1895, in Wells. Lenna’s creation is called a “crazy” quilt and is a masterpiece that exemplifies Victorian See QUILT on page 9 . . .
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OGUNQUIT Ogunquit Performing Arts (OPA) has announced the winter schedule for its 23rd Classic Film Festival. The festival offers a Sunday afternoon alternative for those who prefer watching classic films indoors over outdoor activities like snowshoeing, ice skating, or cross-country skiing, or when the weather is bad. Films will once again be screened at the Dunaway Center’s community auditorium, on two Sunday afternoons each month at 2 p.m. Due to licensing restrictions, movie titles and starring actors can only be promoted at the Dunaway Center via film posters or through the OPA email list.
OPA will be showcasing drama films on January 5 and 19; musicals, a salute to a great film composer on February 2 and 16; mystery films on March 2 and 16; and films of romance on April 6 and 27. The Sunday af ter noon series offers a great opportunity for fellowship with friends and family, providing a perfect antidote to winter’s cabin fever. Admission, parking, and popcorn are always free. The Dunaway Center’s community auditorium is located at 23 School Street in Ogunquit. For more information and to sign up for the mailing list, visit www.ogunquitperformingarts.org.
GWS Acknowledges Indigenous Tribes SOUTH BERWICK Marshwood’s Great Works School (GWS) is taking steps to support their students’ knowledge of Wabanaki people in a variety of ways. One way is through the creation of a GWS land acknowledgment. A land acknowledgment is a formal statement that recognizes the Indigenous people who were the original stewards of the land where the acknowledgment is being presented. It is a way to demonstrate respect and gratitude for their historical and ongoing traditions that value our natural spaces. Four th grade st udents Emily, Gigi, Logan, and Myloh (pictured at right) collaborated to create a land acknowledgment of their very own, sharing it with the school community on Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, October 4. Students will also read the acknowledgement throughout the year during the school’s morning announcements. “We acknowledge that the land where Great Works School stands was, for thousands of years, the land of the Wabanaki, The People of the Dawn. The Wabanaki were the first stewards of this land and continue
to protect our environment. Their love and respect for the natural world allows us to enjoy this beautiful place that we now call home. Here at Great Works School, we’re building an appreciation of the natural world that surrounds us. We know that it is our responsibility to preserve and protect our outdoor spaces See LAND on page 7 . . .
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