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Friday, August 14, 2020
Volume 16 • Issue No. 33
Pickleball Fans Invited to Open House YORK Many golf- or tennis-centric clubs bring platform tennis in to keep their members active and social during the winter and bring in revenue through lessons with pros, leagues, and food and beverage service. So, where does pickleball come into play? Platform Tennis Hall-ofFamer and pickleball enthusiast Patty Hogan put it this way: “Pickleball is a gateway drug for platform tennis. As long as you can get those players up the three steps to our elevated paddle courts, you are golden.” Hogan is a founder of Northern Lake George Paddle, which recently changed its name to Lake George Paddle and Pickleball because of the demand for the game, and uses the facility there for both sports simultaneously, all with the goal of promoting good health, racquet skills, and a friendly, active community. Many local parks and recreation departments now offer pickleball courts, including Wells, York, Ogunquit, and Kennebunk. To further the point of the sport’s popularity and despite the pandemic, York Paddle Tennis Club just raised $50K in
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conjunction with a $50K bank loan to pave four brand-new pickleball courts. One reason the two sports complement each other is seasonal. At clubs where summer paddle has fewer players, pickleball player numbers are at their highest. Another reason is that platform tennis courts offer
night-time play and fun. Most pickleball courts are day-use only in places that don’t necessarily promote hanging out. By taking advantage of paddle facilities with lights and huts, pickleball players get a sense of the community on which platSee PICKLEBALL page 4...
Free Ice Cream with Police on August 22 WELLS In a year marred with uncertainty, the public is invited to two free ice cream giveaways on Saturday, August 22 at two locations: Walter Marsh Recreation Center, 412 Branch Road, Wells, at 1 p.m. or Wells Harbor Park (end of Harbor Road) at 2 p.m. Members of the Wells Police Department will he handing out free ice cream bars to community members. This fun, friendly, and thoughtful idea was put together by Wells resident, Maureen Mahoney, who worked hard with local businesses and community sponsors to create this
event. Please follow social distancing guidelines. The York Police Department held a free ice cream event also, on August 6, with the additional help of Detective Jamie Robi. The give-away was so successful that the venue was moved from the police department to York Harbor beach. A refrigerated truck was contributed by TC Hafford Basement Systems. Other sponsors include Anthony’s Food Shop, C&S Auto & Truck, Dairy Queen of Wells, Hannaford, Kennebunk Savings Bank, and York-Ogunquit United Methodist Church. (Photo from York Police Department’s Facebook page)
Hurd Manor Up For Sale
Center for Wildlife Shares: A Lobsterman and His Gull NORTH BERWICK After a massive renovation project, the iconic Hurd Manor in North Berwick is being offered for sale at $1,050,000. The 25-room landmark mansion, with eight bedrooms and eleven baths, has been the showplace of this southern Maine community since 1893. Standing proudly on a small knoll at the intersection of Routes 9 and 4, Hurd Manor is described as the finest Eastlake Victorian residence in Maine by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., longtime director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. In 2011, Yankee Magazine bestowed a “Best of New England” honor on
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Hurd Manor for its architectural significance. It is beyond a doubt one of the timeless treasures of southern Maine. In a vibrant community, which boasts both Pratt & Whitney and Hussey Seating as corporate citizens, Hurd Manor hearkens back to the rich heritage of North Berwick and has played a leading role in its cultural evolution. The home was built for Mary R. Hurd, owner of the sprawling North Berwick Woolen Mill. She also owned the National Bank of North Berwick, and donated money for construction of the town’s fire station, liSee HURD page 2...
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CAPE NEDDICK “Red Eye” has been visiting Captain John Makowsky on his fishing boat for the past 16 years, sometimes spending hours on his boat, waiting for the just right fish. John has grown to know and adore this bird, and judging by her visiting schedule, she thinks he is pretty fantastic too. Captain John brought Red Eye to the Center for Wildlife after she came to his boat with an injured leg. Upon examination, the clinic director determined that she had old muscle and nerve trauma that was restricting her ability to keep her foot open and was fitted with a specialized
bootie and provided physical therapy. Improvement wasn’t evident and she wasn’t eating until Captain John showed up with donations of Brown Hake (her favorite fish!) and she gobbled it right up. She was then started on a homeopathic regimen for bruising and trauma and also received See GULL page 28... Have you seen our
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