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Volume 19 • Issue No. 31
12th Annual Woodies in the Cove from Wells to Ogunquit WELLS & OGUNQUIT T he Twe l f t h A n nu a l “Woodies in the Cove” car show, sponsored by the Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit (HSWO), will be held on Saturday, August 12. The beloved annual show brings together classic cars, from the Model A Fords of the 1920s to the “Woodies” of the 1950s and 1960s. A “Woodie” is a woodpaneled station wagon or cruiser-style automobile that became
popular in the 1950s and 1960s, and continued in popularity as a car style through the 1970s and even into the 1980s. The car was frequently associated with the emerging West Coast surfer culture of the time. Think “Gidget,” “Beach Blanket Bingo,” Jan and Dean, and the Beach Boys. “Loading up the Woodie” with surf boards became a common theme in surf rock music. The side panels of the car’s body were typically finished with panels of
wood veneer, or were painted to resemble woodgrain. The appearance of polished wood resembled fine wooden furniture, and on many models, the wood detailing continued to the dashboard and the inner door panels as well. Some models even included wood panel detailing on the rear tailgate. Originally, a wood framework was used to augment the car’s appeal. Over See WOODIES on page 17 . . .
Maine’s Third Annual Wild Blueberry Weekend STATEWIDE This weekend, Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6, is Maine’s Third Annual Wild Blueberry Weekend. The weekend celebrates everything good about the wild blueberry, and honors the hardworking blueberry farmers and workers who grow and ship Maine’s largest produce export to markets both domestic and worldwide. The governor declared the first weekend in August as Maine’s first Wild Blueberry Weekend back in 2021. Maine produces 99% of all blueberries in the country, making it the single largest domestic blueberry producer in the
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United States. Blueberries are now grown by 485 Maine farms on over 42,000 acres across the state. The main producers are located in Franklin, Hancock, Lincoln, Kennebec, Knox, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Waldo and Washington counties, and there are farms in York county that also grow and harvest the wild fruit. Last year, Maine farmers harvested 77.5 million pounds of wild blueberries. According
to reports from The Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine, the first and second annual Wild Blueberry Weekends resulted in thousands of dollars in direct farm sales, with thousands of visitors touring the farms. Some farms will even offer “pick-yourown” sessions. Wild blueber r ies of fer greater health benefits than their commercially-grown counterparts, mainly because wild grown berries contain overall
higher amounts of antioxidants. The higher antioxidant content in wild blueberries helps protect the body from harmful free radicals that can contribute to chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, and premature aging. This year, Wild Blueberry Weekend will feature farm tours and other family-friendly activities at farms across the state. Wild blueberry-themed menu See BERRIES on page 2 . . .
Donation Supports “Open to Healing” Retreats OGUNQUIT Recently, eight families facing the loss of a child to pediatric cancer experienced a unique opportunity to attend a Rett’s Roost Open to Healing retreat, thanks to a generous $34,000 gift from One Mission, a nonprofit based in Westborough,
MA. The gift helps to make life a little bit brighter for kids with cancer and their families. The grant, presented to Rett’s Roost in December of 2022, went to help fund the five-day, four-night retreat, covering the cost of lodging, food, activities, therapists, and supplies.
The retreat, which took place at Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center in Saco, offered the families a meaningful and joyful respite, and was the 15th event of its kind since 2016. Rett’s Roost also offers separate retreats to families with a child who has survived cancer.
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Left to right: The Rosales from Duarte, CA; Fitzgeralds from Andover, MA; Jess and Avery Austin from Hampton, NH; Cavans from Ogunquit; Angelina and Matthew Wainhouse from Snoqualmie, WA; Tracy and Thomas Dubois from West Bridgewater, MA; Hawkes from Chepachet, RI; Keiana Christiansen and Alani Brown from Haverhill, MA; and Diazes from Bronx, NY.
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Over the course of their time together, the families had the opportunity to honor their deep loss, share and listen to each other’s stories, initiate valuable peer connections, receive therapeutic support, and learn practical self-care techniques to help mitigate the emotional burden families of childhood cancer carry. Parents participated in individual talk therapy sessions, relaxed through therapeutic massage, tried new self-care strategies for anxiety and grief, and took time to rest and rejuvenate with nature walks and restorative yoga. The children were supported with joyful and therapeutic activities like mindful martial See RETREAT on page 19 . . .
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