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Volume 14 • Issue No. 29

Sue Rioux

Capturing the Seacoast in Glass By Nancy McCallum, Staff Writer KENNEBUNK When she was just nine years old, Sue Rioux and her dad, Richard Ward, packed up the car with her watercolor paintings and a card table, and headed from their home in Bangor to an art festival in Bar Harbor. Rioux marked her paintings at $5 and $10 apiece. A man approached and tried to talk her down on the price on one of the paintings. Rioux declined. Her father told her that she had just rebuffed one of the Rockefellers, and added “Good job!”

That was 53 years ago. The young artist who took her work seriously has grown up to be one of the best-known kaleidoscope artists in the world. Rioux, 62, lives and works in Kennebunk, her home since 1984. Her studio and shop, Sue Rioux Designs, are at 180 Port Road in Kennebunk’s Lower Village. Rioux’s most recent accolade was a Peoples’ Choice Award she received at The Brewster Kaleidoscope Society convention in Memphis, TN in May. The yearly convention is an internationally attended event, and features

the world’s best kaleidoscope artists. Rioux’s kaleidoscope, “Bluebird Sky,” was housed in a stained glass sculpture featuring two bluebirds. Rioux’s kaleidoscopes are distinctive for two reasons. First, there’s her intricate and evocative nature-themed sculptures that house the kaleidoscope. She is inspired by what she sees near her Kennebunk home – sea turtles, birds, butterflies, marshes, foliage. She often collects sea shells, which she embeds in the sculpture. She pieces the sculptures toSee RIOUX page 4...

Annual HarborFEST in Wells Next Saturday WELLS A full day of games and activities for the whole family will be found at this year’s annual HarborFEST to be held on July 28 at Wells Harbor Park, 331 Harbor Road in Wells. Activities will start at noon and include a lumberman’s challenge, doughnut eating contest,

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Arts & Entertainment 10-14 Business & Finance 19 Calendar of Events 6-7 Classifieds 33-35 Computer Lady 18 Health & Fitness 15-17 Home & Business 29-31 Library News 8 Obituaries 28 Pets 25-26 Puzzles 38 Real Estate 26-27,40 Sports 36 Where To Dine 21-24

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pirate treasure hunt, playground games, a kid’s fishing tournament, kayak races, paddle board demo, world championship lobster trap toss and more. Events include the Wells Chamber of Commerce Silent Auction, a Wells Rotary Club Chicken Cookout and a concert. Admission and parking are both free. Visit www.wellstown. org for details.

Festivities include a doughnut eating contest (left) and demonstrations by local firefighters (right).

Vintage Tractors and Engines Come to Eliot ELIOT Hundreds of antique tractors, engines and working farm machinery will be on display July 27-29 for the 23rd Annual Eliot Antique Tractor & Engine Show at the Raitt Homestead Farm Museum in Eliot. “We never know what will show up for displays and machinery but that’s what makes the show so interesting to everyone,” says Trustee Ryan Fowler. “Everyone loves watching Shingle Mill run and then visitors pick out the perfect souvenir shingle to take home. Right next door is the Blacksmith Shop where you can watch them work the forge and create unique items.” “Just about every kind of

equipment that was used on the farm from the Shingle Mill, Hildreth Woodsplitter, hit-n-miss engines, and all different makes of tractors, delight visitors of all ages,” states Vice President Phil St. Jean. Tractor Pulling is one of the events that everyone seems to enjoy (see photo below). It

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starts on Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning. And the Tractor Parade it is a real treat to watch as they all ride by. There’s plenty to see besides old machinery: Crafters, a flea market, demonstrations at various exhibits including the blacksmith forge and shingle mill. One of the favorite activi-

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ties is watching the ladies skillet toss on Saturday morning. Live bands, Friday night spaghetti dinner, Saturday morning pancake breakfast, silent auction, food, and lots of tractor pulling on Saturday and Sunday mornings, round out the show. For the kids there is the pedal pull each morning, barrel tractor rides, “kids korner” where they can play games, meet Betsy the wooden cow, and more. Admission is $7 per person with ages 12 and under free. Onsite parking is free. Raitt Homestead Farm Museum is located at 2077 State Road, Eliot. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.raittfarmmuseum.org or call 207-748-3303.

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