March 19, 2021
The Weekly Sentinel 21
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~ News ~ ...DAR from page 2 class ranking. This year her AP courses include English Literature & Composition, Psychology, Environmental Science and Calculus. She completed French V in 11th grade. She is a member of the National Honor Society and, in 2020, received a National AP Scholar with Honor award. Not only is Kate the vicepresident of her senior class but also treasurer of the Environmental Club which hosted local trash pick-up fundraisers and donated the profits toward Australian wildfire relief. In sports Kate played varsity soccer as a freshman and varsity cross country as a sophomore. During 2017-2021, she was very active in track and field, being a two-time Western ME Conference Champion, school record holder, and State champion. In regard to community service, Kate, as a volunteer in the FLAGS Program, introduced the French language to fourth-graders at Wells Elementary by ‘teaching’ the children basic vocabulary and phrases.
Completion of Kennebunk River Watershed Management Plan KENNEBUNK The Kennebunk River Watershed-Based Management Plan, an important resource to guide restoration actions, has ...OMAA from page 12 for Mining, Chronium. Opened in 1953, OMAA was founded by Lost Generation artist Henry Strater. Closely tied to one of the earliest art colonies of the American modernist art movement, OMAA today houses a permanent collection of paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, and photographs from the late 1800s to the present. The museum showcases American art by mounting seasonal modern and contemporary exhibition programs from May through October. OMAA’s seaside landscape — a three-acre sculpture park containing 18 small gardens — complements its exhibitions and overlooks Narrow Cove and the ocean. For more information, go to www. ogunquitmuseum.org.
recently been developed thanks to a two-year grant-funded project. The Kennebunk River watershed drains an area of 59 square miles across six towns in York County. However, in recent years the Kennebunk River has failed to meet state Class B water quality standards for aquatic life and bacteria levels, and has been included on the state’s NPS Priority Watersheds list as an impaired waterbody. In 2018 the York County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, was awarded a $41,600 grant to create a Watershed-Based Management Plan (WBMP) for the Kennebunk River Watershed. Funding for this project was provided, in part, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Section 604(b) of the Clean Water Act. The funding is administered by the Maine DEP in partnership with the U.S. EPA. The plan, written by local consulting firm FB Environmen-
tal, includes a wide variety of information such as recent and historical water quality data, results from watershed surveys, a local ordinance review, pollutant load modeling, and input from local citizens and stakeholders. All of this information was evaluated to form an action plan with the goal of restoring the Kennebunk River and its tributaries back to meeting state Class B standards. The recommended actions also come with a timeline, estimated costs, and priority levels for each of the four main watershed towns (Arundel, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Lyman). Many of these recommended actions also received local support and endorsement via a survey and virtual public input sessions that were held throughout August 2020. This WBMP was developed to serve as a guide for watershed protection, restoration, and enhancement efforts over the next 10 years. The plan includes the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (US EPA)
nine minimum required elements, making the watershed eligible to apply for future grant funds through section 319 of the Clean Water Act to implement actions outlined in the plan. The plan is available to read and download on the WNERR website (wellsreserve.org/kennebunk). For more information, contact Mindee Goodrum, Project Manager at the York County Soil and Water Conservation District, at mgoodrum@yorkswcd.org or 207-432-3516.
ny of another kitty is especially important to help Sally relax enough to become confident. A person with cat experience, patience and lots of love for shy kitties would be the perfect match for Sally. Please call our shelter at 207-646-1611 or 207-985-3227 for more info on Sally. By the end of March we will have totally moved out of our former thrift shop next to the Wells IGA. Our new store at Cattail Farm, 1784 Post Road is an antique barn that boasts two levels of thrift, vintage and antique goodies. If you haven’t visited our new shop, Cattail Farm is open 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. We accept donations on Saturdays only 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Please limit donations to small items this week as we are very short staffed in our receiving department, and will not be able to accommodate lots of donations. If you have a large volume of donations, please save them until the week after.
~ Pets ~ Safe Haven Humane Society WELLS This is Sally. Gentle and shy, this beautiful eight year old has waited several years to find her forever home. She needs to build her self-confidence. The best place to do that is in a forever home with a loving, patient person or family.
Emma’s Angels NORTH BERWICK We have a real cutie this week - Penelope (Penny.) She is a two-year old Dachshund mix looking for a happy Maine home. Penny is Spayed, and up to date on her vaccinations. She has come to us from a shelter in Louisiana. She would do well in a home with kids over 10, and okay with other dogs. If you would like to bring this precious girl into your home, call 207676-5599. Emma’s Angels Rescue is an all-volunteer, foster-based rescue in North Berwick. Needed at this time: Leashes! They seem to always disappear. If you have any gently used or even new they can be left off at our drop box at 30 Meeting House Road, North Berwick, and thank you! If you are having a difficult time feeding your pets, please give us a call.
Emma’s Angels Rescue 30 Meeting House Road North Berwick, ME 03906
207-676-5599
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Sally was an unwanted kitty from midcoast Maine. Safe Haven brought her to Wells to rejoin her old friend Soulful. We had rescued Soulful from a holding facility earlier that year. They were so close, we wanted them both to enjoy a good life together. Unfortunately, it turned
out Soulful was very ill when we rescued her, and we lost her to cancer. We’re comforted to know that Sally and Soulful did have some time together, enjoying the good life at Safe Haven, before it was time to say goodbye. Since then, Sally has been a shy but dear kitty. She sits in her cat room, watching the other cats being brave, approaching visitors, getting pet. She’s interested in reaching out, but she just can’t quite take the giant leap of faith needed to trust people enough to interact with them. We’ve seen this so many times before. When shy kitties like Sally are adopted by the right person, the new family reports that the kitty has opened up, trusted and blossomed in their care. We want this for Sally! Are YOU the right person for Sally? She needs a quiet home and a happy, laidback kitty to be her new best friend. The compa-
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SAFE HAVEN HUMANE SOCIETY At Cattail Farm, 1784 Route 1, Wells • 207-646-1611
Our thrift shop in the plaza is now closed with the opening of our new store and kitty farmhouse. Cattail Shop Open Thursday-Sunday 11-4 Donations Accepted Saturday Only 12-3 (FMI 207-229-8314)
Help us pay our vet bills and other expenses!
VOLUNTEERS & DONATIONS NEEDED