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Friday, January 20, 2023
Volume 19 • Issue No. 3
Annual Cure Sanfilippo Syndrome Fundraiser WELLS Serving delicious blueberry pancakes is an everyday occurrence at the Maine Diner in Wells, but on Saturday, January 28, National Blueberry Pancake Day, the diner will host its 5th Annual Cure Sanfilippo Syndrome fundraiser. 100% of pancake proceeds will go to researching the fatal neurodegenerative and multi-system genetic disease caused by an enzyme deficiency. Currently there is no FDAapproved treatment or cure. Spencer Smith, son of Wells High School alum Nate Smith, is a young child who is aff licted with Sanfilippo Syndrome. Often called Childhood Alzheimer’s, “the disease causes children to lose all
the skills they’ve gained, suffer seizures and movement disorders, experience pain and suffering, and then die, often before the second decade of life,” wrote www. curesanfilippofoundation.org. To support Spencer and his family’s mission to help find a cure, the Maine Diner is once again offering on January 28, blueberry or plain pancakes at $1 per pancake or $3 for a stack - and the special “Get Stacked at the Maine Diner” t-shirts at the Remember The Maine gift shop located next door. From January 28 through February 4, 100% of sales of blueberry pancake batter shipping orders will also be included in the fundraising. This year’s event also includes a
raffle for a framed autographed picture of Boston Bruin Patrice Bergeron. Raffle tickets are $5 each. The winner will be chosen at the end of the day on January 28. Maine Diner has raised more than $23,000 so far for research, trials, and finding a cure. Donations will also be accepted year round and can be made over the phone with a credit card as well – or visit www.facebook.com/mypalspencercuresanfilippo. A bucket is kept on the counter for in-kind donations. There is a $1 donation for every blueberry soda, blueberry soda float, and blue paw beer sold. Maine Diner is open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily except on Wednesdays. For more information visit www.mainediner.com.
Month-Long LEGO Build-Off OGUNQUIT Village Toy Funatic’s 5th Annual LEGO Build-Off kicks off on Friday, January 20, and runs through Friday, February 24. Kids of all ages are invited to use their imaginations to build an original LEGO creation with their existing kits, and to compete with other master builders in the area. The toy shop encourages everyone to beat the winter blues and join in on the fun! The BuildOff is a great way for everyone to get those creative juices flowing to build a unique LEGO masterpiece.
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Contestants are encouraged to use their personal LEGO sets to build a unique vision from an experience, a favorite location, a scene from a book, a super cool vehicle, a colorful building, a crazy flying machine, or a favorite animal – the possibilities are limitless! Once complete, original creations can be brought into the store to enter the contest. Participants are encouraged to pull from their exiting LEGO sets to make unique, new creations, but are discouraged from replicating exact official LEGO sets.
Entries will be displayed in the store’s front windows on Main Street, with all masterpieces to be returned to their master builders after the contest ends. There are age brackets for everyone, so this can be made a family or a group event. Village Toy Funatic knows that LEGO is not just for kids – big kids love LEGO, too! Now is the time to show the world that creativity! Contestants are encouraged to bring designs in for disSee LEGOS on page 6 . . .
Use Caution when Venturing Out onto Any Ice STATEWIDE With an unusually mild winter across most of the state, ice conditions will vary statewide, and the Maine Warden Service is urging everyone to check the ice before heading out onto any of Maine’s lakes, ponds and rivers. “Ice conditions on many of Maine’s larger lakes are still unsafe, and even though smaller ponds may have ice, we are urging everyone to check the ice before heading out,” said Maine Warden Service Colonel Dan Scott. The combination of warmer winter weather and frequent rain during the first half of January
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is to bring along an ice chisel or some means of testing the depth of the ice and check it frequently as you walk to your location,” said Colonel Scott. “Use extreme caution especially if you plan to bring a snowmobile or ATV onto the ice. Not only does the added weight of the machine require thicker ice, but your increased speed causes you to move from safe to unsafe ice much more rapidly,” said Colonel Scott. For sportspeople and outdoor enthusiasts considering going out onto the ice, the Maine Warden Service offers these tips
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to stay safe out there: Never guess the thickness of the ice - check it! Check the ice in several different places using an auger or some other means to make a test hole and determine the thickness. Make several, beginning at the shore on outwards. Check the ice with a partner, so if something does happen, someone is there to help. The Warden Services encourages those outside doing it alone, to bring along a lifejacket. If ice at the shoreline is cracked or squishy, stay off. See ICE on page 8 . . .
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