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Friday, August 23, 2013
Volume 9 • Issue No. 34
Wells Chamber of Commerce to Serve Up Annual Chili-Fest
Lip-smacking, tonsil-tingling chili won tasters’ favor at the 2012 Chili-Fest sponsored by the Wells Chamber of Commerce. (courtesy photo)
WELLS – The Wells Chamber of Commerce will host its Annual Chili-Fest on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 24 and 25, at the Wells Junior High School on Route 1 in Wells. The event is scheduled from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. This traditional late summer event, sanctioned by the International Chili Society, is among the last events available for “chiliheads” to qualify
to compete in the World Championship, which will be held this year on Oct. 11 to 13 in Palm Springs, Calif. Entrants in past events have come from as far away as Florida, Nevada and Illinois. “We are going to a two-day event this year,” noted Eleanor Vadenais, executive director of the Wells Chamber. The chili event was a single day for the past four years, she said. “But we added the second
day this year to do a memorial event for Joe Harvey,” Vadenais added. The “Joe Harvey Memorial” Cook-Off on Saturday, Aug. 24, honors longtime head judge Joe Harvey, who passed away in August of 2011. Competition on Sunday, Aug. 25, will feature the “Maine State Cook-Off.” Both events will feature cooks in three categories: red See CHILI page 2...
Living History Encampment of the 1600s Planned at Museum SOUTH BERWICK – An outdoor “living history” presentation of a colonial encampment at the time of King William’s War in the late 1600s will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the town’s riverfront museum and park. “This is a family event for all concerned,” said Paula Ben-
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nett, program chair of the Old Berwick Historical Society, adding that re-enactors will travel here from around New England and eastern Canada. The society is sponsoring the event at their museum, the Counting House, to coincide with the 300th anniversary year of the establishment of Berwick, comprising the towns of South Berwick, North Berwick and Berwick of today. Bennett said the participants, led by veteran re-enactor Ken Hamilton, will demonstrate arts and crafts, regulation musket drills, cooking, camp
life, and colonial children’s games. Historical reproduction artifacts, including many depicting Native American folkways, will be on display throughout the site. “This is an easy and fun way to teach history because the public will witness the sights, smells and sounds of the era,” Bennett added. The program is free to all ages and presentations will be held rain or shine. Counting House Park on Liberty Street, along the Salmon Falls River, is See HISTORY page 6...
Local Average Tide Chart
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Re-enactor Ken Hamilton explains native life in this area during the late 1600s at a recent “living history” presentation at Counting House Museum. (courtesy photo)
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Teams get ready for play at last year’s Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament. (courtesy photo)
York Chamber to Host Annual Golf Tourney YORK – The Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce will present its 15th Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, Aug. 26, at The Ledges Golf Club. A box luncheon at noon will be followed by a shotgun start in scramble format at 1 p.m. An array of raffle and player prizes are planned, including a chance to win an iPad from York Hospital. J.S. Pelkey Funeral Home, the presenting sponsor, will provide some unexpected props on the course. A drive-through hospitality tent will be sponsored
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by Tapley Insurance and will include barbecue bites from The Meat House. Contributing sponsors Estes Oil and York Hospital will host surprise activities. A traditional Boston Whaler competition sponsored by York Harbor Marine and a $10,000 Hole in One contest sponsored by Lontine Insurance are also slated. A “Play with the Pro” event will feature Matt Blasik, who will be on the course to challenge players’ skills and offer tips. See GOLF page 27...
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