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Friday, April 7, 2023
Volume 19 • Issue No. 14
Area Easter Egg Hunts & Services YORK COUNTY Grab the kids and head on over to the Easter Egg Hunt events this weekend! It is suggested to call ahead to RSVP or to register before the events.
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Lieutenant Neal Pawlik of the Ogunquit Police Department attended the Easter egg hunt on April 1.
Kennebunk Easter Egg Hunt 10 a.m. at Waterhouse Center, 55 Main St. #51, Kennebunk (ages 4 and under) or at Parsons Field, 19 Park St., Kennebunk (ages 5-10). Hop on down to meet the Easter Bunny and hunt for
Easter eggs! Registration strongly encouraged. Families with children in both age groups who do not want to attend both egg hunts may attend the hunt at the Waterhouse Center. FMI: www.kennebunkme.myrec.com. South Berwick Egg Hunt 10:30 a.m. at Central School, 197 Main St., South Berwick. Fun-filled morning includes games, egg hunt, touch-a-truck with the fire and police departments, and a visit by the Easter Bunny! Ages 2-8. Please register to
ensure enough eggs are hidden for all, at https://secure.rec1.com/me/southberwick/catalog. Wells Egg Hunt 11 a.m. presented by Wells Parks & Recreation and the Town of Wells at 412 Branch Rd., Wells. Special appearance from the Easter Bunny, and a prize table! Bring an Easter basket or bag, registration required at https://tinyurl. com/4d8ryrr9. See EASTER on page 10 . . .
“Clerks of Kittery” Staged Reading at Rice Public Library KITTERY On Wednesday, April 12 at 6 p.m., Rice Public Library presents the world premiere of the 1912 play, “The Clerks of Kittery,” as a staged reading. Arthur W. Sanborn’s comedy will be performed by a cast of seasoned actors, community members, and library patrons. Don Goettler, a local actor and producer known for “A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at the Hackmatack Playhouse, “A Thousand Clowns” at The Players’ Ring, and for his Seacoast Spotlight Award for Best Actor as LBJ in “All the Way,” directs the 111-year-old play. David Graf, a
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Kittery guitarist who performs as part of the trio Seasmoke, will provide musical accompaniment, setting the scene with music from the turn of the last century. Rice Public Library director Lee Perkins found “The Clerks of Kittery” about eight years ago. “A Rice Library patron requested Kittery-related research in the Library of Congress [archives] and I came across the 1912 play,” Perkins said. After searching for further records, she has been unable to find any mention of
previous productions. Though little is known of Arthur W. Sanborn, himself, this is not his only published play. In 1904, Sanborn wrote a shorter work called “Young America in the Hands of His Friends: A Political Drama,” starring Young America, Mr. Monopoly, and Miss Empire, among other personified ideas. Leaving allegory behind in 1912 as he wrote “Clerks of Kittery,” no one in the cast is even named after actual Kittery personalities, which is arguably for the best, as
many characters are given unflattering treatment. Written at a time of great change in and around Portsmouth Harbor, the fictitious characters look both back to the past - and Civil War memories and into the future, as a number of young characters jockey for a secure future in love and honor. At the center of it all are two whirlwind relationships: one between the seedy but charmSee CLERKS on page 17 . . .
YCCC to Host Free New Cook Bootcamps WELLS York County Community College is offering a free training program called “New Cook Bootcamps,” which is funded through a grant from the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce and the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan. This program is provided in partnership with the Maine Department of Labor and HospitalityMaine. The training will appeal to restaurant managers or owners with new kitchen staff, and those who are looking to get started in the restaurant industry, among others. This bootcamp is a four-day accelerated training program that will get attendees ready for a fast-paced career as a
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line cook. The training includes ServSafe Certification as well as an overview of the essential skills needed to begin a career in the culinary arts.
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Students will learn the safe handling of food to prevent foodborne illness, and the basics of kitchen safety while handling equipment and moving about the kitchen. They will also learn to identify and execute basic precision cuts, make a stock, prep vegetables for service, make a French omelet and other egg dishes, prepare mother sauces and variants, understand the liaison method of thickening, execute basic cooking methods (sauté, grill, roast, poach, braise, stew), and have hands-on experience prepping proteins (beef, pork, lamb, poultry and seafood). Opportunities to participate in job fairs at the completion of the training will be made available to those who are not
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currently employed in the industry. Students will be eligible for pre-apprenticeship credit. Successful trainees will also receive a $350 stipend upon completion. The stipends have been made possible through HospitalityMaine and the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce. To be eligible for the free training, students must be a Maine resident, at least 18 years of age before the start of the training, and have a high school diploma or equivalent. The program is being offered three times: April 10-13; April 24-27; and May 8-11. For more information visit www. yccc.edu/degree/new-cookbootcamps-2/.
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